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North Bellmore Civic Association Changes Top Leadership

After 10 years as president of the North Bellmore Civic As-sociation, which tackled

neighborhood issues such as West-ern Beef, the Army base, beautify-ing Jerusalem Avenue, proliferation of cell towers into the community and expansion of Stop & Shop, Re-inaldo Nunez stepped down re-cently and passed the presidency to Vice-President Stu Weinstein. Dan Checkla became the civic as-sociation’s vice-president.

Retiring from General Foods after 25 years as a corporate salesman, Nunez told Your NewsMag that “I’m moving south for the warmth.” He added that the move was bitter-sweet. “I’m excited to be retiring, but I’m also leaving something behind.”

What Nunez leaves behind is a legacy that included a groundswell of support leading to Western Beef withdrawing its application to occu-py the corner building at Jerusalem Avenue and Pea Pond Road (open now as North Shore Farms) after the Town of Hempstead agreed to allow Western Beef to come in.

He also pushed for re-beautifi ca-tion of Jerusalem Avenue between Newbridge Road and Bellmore Road, a clock tower at the corner of Newbridge Road and Jerusalem Avenue, and helped spearhead the challenge to keep a new cell tower from being placed on Southern Parkway and Bellmore Road.

Th e courts ruled against him and the association – and the Town of Hempstead – regarding the former 17-acre Army base, however, say-ing they found the town did not in-clude in its laws anything that de-fi ned what a developer could de-velop on the acreage.

“The state, the county and the town all had the opportunity to purchase the old Army base to keep it open for smart development,” remarked Weinstein, “but it wasn’t to be.”

“Reinaldo was an eff ective presi-dent,” Weinstein continued. He reached out to the public and elect-ed offi cials and because of it could get things accomplished, he said.

Added Dan Checkla, “Reinaldo was a terrifi c leader, and he sets a

high bar for the association” in the future. He said Nunez helped maintain the bi-partisan manner the association is revered for today.

CIVIC- MINDEDNunez moved to North Bell-

more 19 years ago from Union-dale. “Coming from Manhattan to UniondaIe, I wasn’t exposed to elected offi cials with whom I could speak,” he remembers. But under the leadership of Mary El-len Kraye of the Uniondale Civics Council, he saw how the council helped develop a community center, and spearhead better school programs and a learning center. He quickly became in-volved in UCC, and later would become president of the Union-dale Hispanic Association and the local Kiwanis club.

“Michael Balboni was the local representative at the time, and en-couraged me to continue my civics work within the community,” Nunez told this magazine. “Joe Mondello was also a member of

the Uniondale Hispanic Associa-tion,” he remembers, and Tom Gu-lotta would often work with both the UCC and Hispanic association.

Nunez said that as his family grew, he needed a new house for his children and moved to North Bellmore. He believes Norma Gon-salves [presiding offi cer of the Nas-sau County Legislature] and John Mulligan fi rst developed the foun-dation of the North Bellmore Civic Association, with Bill Christiansen quickly following Mulligan as pres-ident. Scott Belovin, Christiansen’s son-in-law, followed in Christian-sen’s shoes but was quickly fol-lowed by Nunez. “Th e people of Bellmore welcomed me right away, so I got involved,” he said.

“I think people in the communi-ty should be involved with civics and other community matters so they can impact their surround-ings,” Nunez said. “We were an ac-tivist association that made sure we responded to those things that could have had a negative impact on the community.”

NEW REALITYBoth Weinstein and Checkla face

new realities as president and vice-president of the association, where funding is down, reducing its outreach and ability to meet on a reg-ular basis. “We all met before Reinal-do left to agree to reduce our meet-ings from once a month to five a year,” said Weinstein. Those will be in Octo-ber and November during elections, in April, May and in June, during the annual association meeting.

“We have good membership, but must work to bolster it,” said Wein-stein. Although Checkla added, “We will increase our meetings when we think there are larger is-sues facing the community that need our attention and discussion.”

Meanwhile, as new North Bell-more Civic Association president, Weinstein still maintains a handle on the Town of Hempstead Civic Council, a council he helped form years ago. “It is a council that contin-ues to address larger regional issues across all communities when dis-cussion warrants it,” he concluded.

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Holiday Events in Your Neighborhood!BELLMORE

The Chamber of Com-merce of the Bellmores will kick off its annual

Christmas and Chanukah festivities on Friday, Novem-ber 28, with an invitation to COME MEET SANTA as he begins his annual rounds in Bellmore. Sitting atop a gleaming red fire truck from the Bellmore Fire Depart-ment, Santa will see children first at 9 a.m. to listen to their wishes at CVS Shopping Plaza on North Jerusalem Road in North Bellmore. The second stop is at 9:30 a.m. at the Stop&Shop Shopping Center, Jerusalem Avenue and Newbridge Road, follow by a 10 a.m. stop at Ace Shopping Center, Merrick Road and Bedford Avenue. Santa ends his rounds at

10:30 a.m. at the Bellmore Firehouse on Pettit Avenue before going to the Bellmore Movies with his elves at 11 a.m. to watch a free movie.

The chamber’s CHRIST-MAS TREE LIGHTING AND HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZAwill take place on Friday, De-cember 5, from 6-10 p.m, at the corner of Bedford Ave-nue and Broadway in Bell-more Village. Of course, San-ta will be back to say hello to the children and listen to all their wishes. The Christmas Tree lighting will be at 7 p.m., trolley rides will con-tinue from 6-10 p.m., horse and carriage rides will be available to ride through the home-decorated streets, and there will be plenty of re-freshments and festive holi-day music.

The MENORAH LIGHT-ING, celebrating the eight days of miraculous light, will be held on Wednesday, De-cember 17, at 6 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial in the Bellmore Village. Festivities include Chanukah songs and treats, and participation from the leaders of the syna-

gogues and temples in the area who will tell stories of the long-ago challenges that people overcame. Local tem-ple choirs will sing songs with accompaniment .

TOYS FOR TOTS drop-offs for new and unwrapped toys include the Bellmore Fire De-partment on Pettit Avenue, Stop & Shop on Newbridge Road and Jerusalem Avenue, the Dirty Dawg on Newbridge Road, Piccolo’s Ristorante on Sunrise Highway, Assembly-man Dave McDonough’s of-fice on Bedford Avenue and Connect Church on Corner Lane, South Bellmore.

MERRICKTh e Merrick Chamber of

Commerce will host its annual visit from SANTA on Saturday, December 6, at 11 a.m. at the

Merrick gazebo. Santa will ar-rive on the fi re truck thanks to the Merrick Fire Department. Come get your photo taken. Th e following day, Sunday, December 7, will be THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND ME-NORAH LIGHTING at 6 p.m. Both events are held at the Merrick LIRR parking lot, north of Sunrise Highway, at the intersection of Merrick Av-enue and Broadcast Plaza.

Meanwhile, the Merrick Ki-wanis Club will sponsor its annual GIFT WRAPPINGproject at Roosevelt Field starting Thursday, December 4, and all the way through to Christmas. Proceeds will go to the numerous projects the Kiwanians are involved with in the community, such as scholarships and the Merri-lympics activities.

Bellmore American Legion Post 948, VFW Post 2770, Ladies Auxiliary, Troop 192 and others from the community pose at the Bellmore Veterans Plaza in observance of Veterans Day, November 11.

Boy Scout Troop 351 poses in front of Veterans Monument at Veterans Memorial Plaza in Merrick on November 11. (Photo by JoAnn Paolillo)

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Giving Th anks!

November is the month for giving thanks. Veterans Day, November 11, was a beautiful, sunny day. Many people came out to help honor and recog-

nize those who have served our country during the annual Veterans Day ceremonies in the Merricks and Bellmores. See photos from various ceremonies in-side. Th ank you and God bless to all who serve to protect this country and the freedom we all cherish.

Th anksgiving is a time of refl ection, where one can look in the mirror and see all the good they are thankful for in life. I am most thankful for the love and support of family, friends, good health and the connection to a wonder-ful community that has been so gracious as to welcome and reach out to Your News-Mag, inviting us to events and special occa-sions. Happy 85th birthday to Sylvia Lebenger! Her daughter Stacy Goodman and husband Dr. Michel Goodman welcomed Your NewsMag into their south Bellmore home to wish Sylvia a happy 85th birthday, and take a picture of her with Ms. New York Senior America Jane Rubinstein. Check out the photo of both beautiful ladies inside.

In keeping with the spirit of Th anksgiving, Your NewsMag asked people what they are thankful for this year. Read what others in the neighborhood are giving thanks for this holiday season.

Be sure to mark your calendars. Th e Brotherhood Council’s Annual Th anksgiving Festival of Music is this weekend, November 23, at 2 p.m. at Calhoun High School. It is an event that I look forward to every year. I am a listener, though my husband and son both participate in the festival. Th e many talented musical groups and choirs from the schools and com-munity make it quite an enjoyable experience. If you have not been to the Brotherhood Th anksgiving con-cert, I encourage you to go. I promise you will leave with a good feeling of brotherhood and pride in our community. I always do.

If you are wondering what new twist you can add to your Th anksgiving dinner this year, read on to see what local chefs prepare for their own families on Th anksgiving Day. Perhaps their ideas can inspire you to add something new to your Th anksgiving table.

Th anksgiving always kicks off the whirlwind of holi-days. Chanukah and Christmas are just

around the corner. See inside for the com-munity menorah and tree lighting

events scheduled in your neighbor-hood. Also inside is information about some fun entertaining holiday local attractions you will not want to miss.

Did you know there are celebrities in our neighborhood? Local Merrick

women appeared on an episode of TV’s Dr. Oz this month. Find out who

your neighbors were and why they were on this popular television show . Plus, our local

celebrities, Kamellot, the Kennedy High School alumni band, have several performances sched-uled this winter. Find out more in the entertain-ment section of this issue.

Your NewsMag is delivered to every home in the Merricks and Bellmores free of charge because you live here and are residents of the communities. Ad-vertising support pays for Your NewsMag, so please support participating businesses by shop-ping locally. If you know something that is news-worthy please let us know. If your business is hav-ing an anniversary or someone in your family is celebrating a special occasion, we want to know. After all, your news is our news. Please join us on facebook and visit www.YourNewsMag.com for up-dates throughout the month. I hope you enjoy the November Thanksgiving issue of Your NewsMag. Happy Thanksgiving to all!

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PAGES 2-9: NEWSNorth Bellmore Civic Association changes top leadership; Lil’ Left Coast tweaks menu for patrons; Circle of Hope honors Mer-okians; Bellmore resident creates social media app; Birthday lady gets visit from Ms. Senior New York State; Kennedy Alumni open Walk of Recognition.

PAGE 10: COVER STORYReactions from around the communities on what Thanksgiving means to them.

PAGE 14: FEATURE What’s for Thanksgiving Dinner ..A look at what chefs around Bellmore and Merrick are cooking for their families at Thanksgiving – and who’s open.

PAGE 18: LIBRARIESNorth Merrick Library Launches Oral History ProjectNorth Merrick Library introduces an oral history as it embarks on commemorating its 50th year of community service.

PAGE 20: HOLIDAYSMerrick Brotherhood Sings its Annual Concert at Calhoun High School.

PAGE 23: ENTERTAINMENTKamellot To Play In-Residence at Local RestaurantThe popular Kennedy Alumni band Kamellot is setting up shop to play all winter at Savoy Tavern.

PLUS: Where Holiday festivities are in your neighborhood; Something to Wine about; Festival of Trees coming; Lionel O-gauge Holi-day layouts to view.


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Lil' Left Coast in Bellmore Updates Menu

After being open for roughly three months, Lil' Left Coast, an eclectic new lunch and early dinner eatery at 2496

Merrick Road in Bellmore, is designing new-er, lighter lunch fare after listening to custom-ers and taking stock of what they purchase for lunch at the eatery.

“Chris [Chris Randell, chef and owner of Lil' Left Coast] brings the tastes of Williams-burg, Bushwick and the meatpacking dis-tricts to Long Island with his foods and his coolness,” remarked Richard Rubenstein, proprietor of Bangz Hair Spa, 2773 Merrick Road in Bellmore.

While he eats at Lil' Left Coast at least twice a week, many of Rubenstein’s more than 100 employees also dine at or order lunch in from Lil' Left Coast. “I love his pirogues and the salads,” Rubenstein continued. The lunchtime and early dinner eatery has “the best flavors, bar none,” he said. He comment-ed that Randell may be preparing his lunches as comfort foods, infusing several ingredients within each dish to satisfy the hungriest of diners.

Tom Pecora, owner of Tom of New York, a spa for beauty and personal care at 135 Merrick Road, Merrick, told this magazine his 15 employees all eat at or order lunch from Lil' Left Coast and love it. “It’s tasty, and the brisket sandwich is outstanding,” he commented.

His employees have also found the fare to be chockfull of several tantalizing ingredients that can often leave them fuller than usual af-terward. As an example, the popular turkey burger features cheddar, poblano chilies, guacamole, Pico de Gallo and slaw, all on an onion roll. The “Corner Bodega” sandwich comprises fried eggs, bacon, roast tomato, American cheese and a touch of cream cheese, while the grilled cheese sandwich comes in a choice of a “Texas Stack” (three slices of thick toast) or in a “Pretender” (two thick cut whole grain slices).

For one Tom of New York employee, Lil' Left Coast presents itself as “a whole lot of a good thing.”

HEALTHFUL, ECLECTIC AMERICAN FOODIt’s all good, of course, to Chef Randell,

who sees it as a matter of taste. “Food at the Lil' Left Coast is healthful, eclectic Ameri-can food,” as he describes his new Bell-

more venture. He says the new business, a “light” spinoff of his successful Left Coast Kitchen at 1810 Merrick Road, Merrick, is doing “fantastic,” but he told Your News Mag he is ready to “tweak” the menu for the many regular patrons who have come for lunch at the eatery.

“I’m designing a new lunch menu for sa-lons, doctors’ offi ces and banks,” he said. As a “new concept,” diners will be able to choose one item each from a three diff er-ent columns, such as one appetizer among several from column one, one protein of many from column two and a robust se-lection of condiments from column three, for example.

But, “I haven’t begun to introduce half of the foods and tastes I want to,” he continued, perhaps signifying there is much more to come from this creative mind. “Why not offer cavatelli with Tasso ham, English peas, char-telles with mushrooms and reggiano cheese for dinner take out too?”

Of the decision to open Lil' Left Coast, Randell told this magazine in January that “My wife and I are from Bellmore and we can’t fi nd what we consider good take out in the area.” He says he started the Left Coast in the same fashion. “When we moved to Bellmore we couldn’t fi nd a restaurant to satisfy our food interests,” so they found Road House Blues up for sale and opened it to cook up what they consid-ered real American gastronomical treats for the neighborhoods to try. Th e restaurant has now been there four-and-a-half years.

Chef Randell is trained in the healthy food styling of California cuisine while adding the sophistication of Manhattan cuisines to ar-rive at his eclectic approach to cooking.

To find out what daily specials are available call Lil' Left Coast at 590-7590, or visit www.Lil'leftcoast.com.


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Circle of Hope to Host “Journey for a Purpose” Benefi tTh e Circle of Hope, a proj-

ect of the Chabad Center For Jewish Life of Merrick, will host its Third Annual Journey for a Purpose at the Sephardic Temple, 775 Branch Boule-vard on Tuesday, December 9, starting at 7 p.m. Melanie Rubin of Merrick will be hon-ored with the “Survivor Award.” Sheri Fisch of Mer-rick will also be honored with the “Community Service Award.” Teen and adult Vol-unteers involved in Cooking for Hope will be thanked and honored as well.

Evening attendees in-clude a special guest sing-er, Jill Shackner (“Les Mis-erables”), News 12 Long Is-land Reporter Shari Ein-horn and a host of local elected offi cials. Th is event is the primary fundraiser for Circle of Hope, which provides awareness, emo-tional support and hands-on help to individuals and their families coping with

breast cancer and other ill-nesses in the Merrick-Bell-more-Wantagh area.

Services the Circle of Hope offers include:• Support groups led by Jill

Levine, MSW, in a home-like suite where patients form an educational net-work and connect with others undergoing similar treatments.

• Educational health semi-nars for the community.

• A Wig Bank, in which those losing their hair can choose a wig to wear during the course of their treatment.

• Financial assistance given on a case-by-case basis, such as insurance copays, and assistance to/from the doctor with Dawson Taxi.

• Teen Cooking for Hope & Meals @ Home, which lo-cal teenagers get together and learn to cook various wholesome dishes for oth-ers in the community tak-ing chemotherapy treat-

ments, for example. Circle of Hope volunteers drop off these Kosher meals for those who need it most. A meal recipient told the

Circle of Hope program, “I hope you can give feedback to the volunteers - the food was really delicious. We all sat and had a wonderful dinner and talked about ‘normal/regular day things.’ This can sometimes be the most im-portant thing in the world and I thank you for it.”

Circle of Hope is a project of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life located at 2174 Hewlett Avenue, Suite 209, Merrick. For details on attending and/or contributing a journal ad to the December event, visit Cir-cleofHopeMerrick.org.

If you or someone you know is in need of these services, contact Michele Moscovitz at the Circle of Hope at 833-3057 or email at [email protected].


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I would like to take this op-portunity to thank the resi-dents of the 14th Assembly

District for their support this past Election Day.

Th rough the years, it has been an honor to serve as your assem-blyman and be able to assist the residents of my district whenever they contacted my offi ce for as-sistance. I have always said, the best part of being an assembly-man is the ability to help people

In January of 2015, as I return to Albany for the legislative session, I want to assure you that some of my foremost priorities will be to reduce taxes, reforming Common Core and enacting cyberbully legislation to protect our children.

Again, I thank you all for your overwhelming support and I look forward to representing the residents of my assembly district for the next two years.

David McDonoughAssemblyman,

14th Assembly District

Fall In With an Easy Beverage Crowd

Bellmore resident Adam Richichi works the social

media entrepreneurial route during his free time and has intro-duced a new social me-dia site he hopes can catch on with those who play with earnest in the social media space.

Called Bevy Social, the social media site is being designed to enable friends and family to communicate easily with one another about where the best bargains, deals and, indeed, best bever-ages can be found. Th e free app, for loading onto smart phones, can be downloaded from the website www.bevysocial.com to begin what could be a lasting and foolproof method of fi nding and imbibing in the perfect beverage of your choice.

“I’m passionate about so-cial media and sharing my experiences with others,” re-marked Richichi to Your NewsMag recently. “I like to see what others like.” Be-cause there are some 27 mil-lion hashtags for coffee, and 24 million hashtags for beer, he believes there is room to expand the notion of a drink-ing “room” where buddies, girlfriends and a whole social community could gather to discuss where the best bev-erages can be found in the local communities, what they might cost and how tasteful and artful they are in their presentation.

“We’re sharing what we are drinking, and our expe-riences,” he continued.

The motto “Sip, Snap and Share” effectively re-lays the mantra being cast with this cool social media site. Out for the evening, a couple or some friends

may imbibe in a drink such as a sensational coffee or aperitif, are intrigued by and wish to share it. With their smart phone, they take a photo of it from the app after following easy prompts, add a caption of where it was taken, what it is and who they were with, and add to the gallery.

A menu provides bever-age drinkers with several options, including building a list of friends, finding fa-vorite drinks, exploring, recommending, following what others are drinking and creating their own me-mentos of favorite drinks.

SIDE SCROLL FEATURESA game-changer to this

app, Richichi believes, is its side-scrolling ability. “Rath-er than scroll up and down, as one does on all other smart phones to see what information is available,”

users can scroll from left-to-right to see what their friends are recommending to drink, or where to find it, and what it looks like.

Richichi told Your News-Mag he is working with bev-erage and liquor companies in the hope of creating inter-active marketing and adver-tising campaigns that benefit everyone. “Perhaps some-one is out and drinking a great-tasting tea,” he said. The person, an hour or two later, finds themselves again drinking yet another tasty, satisfying tea elsewhere.

The teetotaller, wonder-ing where to find yet anoth-er tea to imbibe, might sud-denly find a discreet adver-tisement pop up in the app with information on where to find still another tea to explore, another brand to try in yet another local tea house the tea drinker may not know about.

“We’re working to create an eco-system of brands with Heart of Ten, Mount Gay Rum and Sip Dark” at the moment, Richichi says, to see what might work in-teractively for the app. Sip Dark, he says, off ers a cold steel ball that’s put into a drink to cool it without di-luting it, as ice would, for example.

Of course, Richichi says the bigger story behind the development of Bev Social is to create a suite of social media applications called AppHive, a “portfo-lio of successful apps” in the future. “I did build Bev Social to be commercially viable,” he says. He is working with a team of de-velopers at the moment.

In the meantime, stay cool or revv up with a bev-erage from the BevSocial app, available from www.bevysocial.com.


Gauging Lionel Trains for the Holidays

The biggest Lionel O-Gauge railroad in Nassau County is back for two weekends to get holiday revelers in

the spirit for the holidays! Located underneath the Cue Nine Bil-

liard Club in Levittown at 2953 Hempstead Turnpike, the Nassau Lionel Operating En-gineers invite you to come see them work their magic on trains of all lengths, sizes and shapes as they chug around and blow their whistles on an 80-foot x 35-foot lay-out that includes four mainlines of prima-ry track on three diff erent levels, a subway line, a trolley line, multiple freight yards and passenger stations, an operating turn-

table with roundhouse, and much more.Kids and train enthusiasts of every age can

see the Lionel O-gauge layout on Fridays, December 5 and 12, from 8-10 p.m.; on Sat-urdays, December 13, from 1-4 p.m.; and on Sundays, December 7 and 14, from 1-4 p.m.

Entrance to the layout is in back of the store, in the large parking lot off Division Avenue. The parking lot is accessed by making a turn at the traffic light from Hempstead Avenue onto Division Avenue. The layout is in a basement and therefore not handicapped accessible.

For information you can visit www.nloe.org or www.facebook.com/nassaulionelop-eratingengineers. Or you can call 735-6370.


What Are You Th ankful for this Th anksgiving Holiday Season?By Sharon Jonas

Your NewsMag posed the question What Do You Have to Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving Season?

to residents around the Bellmores and the Merricks to get a snapshot of what they believe they have to be thankful for,

as the Thanksgiving season gets underway.

What will you be thankful for this Th anksgiving? Happy Th anksgiving to all! No matter what you are thankful for, there is much to be thankful for this time of year.

Lydia Gal-lone, a home-maker from Bell-more, explained that “I give thanks for my health and

my three beautiful grandchildren.”

Einat Lampert of South Merrick, said she is “thankful for my wonderful fami-ly, husband and

boys! I’m also grateful for each of my clients and friends, who

are a part of my extended fami-ly at my studio.”

Stephany Mar-garonis, home-maker from Bell-more, responded that “I’m thank-ful for my three healthy kids.”

Flory Val-ladares, a teach-er from Merrick, said “I’m always grateful for all God has given

me, and for my family and our health.”

Tom Clem-ente, a Bellmore artist, said he is “most thankful for a great place to come home to.”

Megan Han-sen (age 10), a student at Mar-tin Avenue Ele-mentary School in Bellmore, re-sponded with,

“I’m grateful for family, friends and a home to live in.”

Shane Hansen (age 8), also a student at Martin Avenue Ele-mentary, added that “I’m giv-ing thanks for my family and video games.”

Peter Ascherfrom Merrick, who is retired, commented that “I’m thank-ful for my great family.”

Jack Deuter-mann (Age 8), of Bellmore, said he is thankful that “I don’t have Ebola and that I have electronics

for the power of education.”

Kathi Melworm, of South Merrick, said “I’m grateful for health and family. ”

Calhoun High School will present Calhoun Care, its

EIGHTH ANNUAL CALHOUN THANKS-GIVING FUNDRAISINGDINNER on Friday, No-vember 21, beginning at 7 p.m. The recom-mended donation for the dinner will be $10 per adult, and $5 for students and children. Entertainment for the event will include The Express Yourself Troupe, On-Tour per-formers, and other indi-vidual performers throughout the evening. Proceeds for the dinner

will benefit families in the Bellmore-Merrick community who may need clothing and more … 1840 MERRICK AVE-NUE in Merrick has been purchased by Merrick Financial Corp., according to Re-altors at Select-A-Home, which listed the property. New gas lines were being installed in the building, which for over 50 years was the business center of oper-ations of L&M Publica-tions. The Tuscano family closed its doors in August 2013 … GRACE EVANGELICAL

LUTHERAN CHURCH in North Bellmore will host “The Freeport High School Select Chorale Concert” on Sunday November 23, at 2 p.m .at the church, 1294 Bellmore Avenue. Come and listen to a variety of musical selec-tions by this talented group of young people. Refreshments will be served. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12 years of age. Call the church at 785-5029, or email to [email protected] ... THE MERRICK KIWANIS CLUB holds its annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, November 23, from 8-11 a.m. in the cafeteria at Calhoun

High School. Students from the school’s Key Club and members of the Merrick Middle School Builders Club will serve guests. Pro-ceeds benefit the Ki-wanis Club’s various ongoing projects throughout the commu-nity … BEDFORD PLA-ZA in Bellmore, at 2734-2736 Merrick Road, location of the Goodwill Store, is get-ting a facelift and other minor work done, and is expected to see a Kashi Restaurant come in to take over the space left vacant when Fast Break moved out … BELLA NOTTE Italian Restaurant at 2520 Mer-rick Road in Bellmore is

expected to move into a new building at Mill Pond in late winter-ear-ly spring … The newly opened NORTH SHORE FARMS at the corner of Pea Pond Road and Je-rusalem Avenue is do-nating upwards of 100 and more turkeys to help CONNECT CHURCH of Bellmore meet the needs of fami-lies through its Families Feeding Families pro-gram. Boxes of food, which includes turkeys, trimmings and break-fast for next morning will be distributed to families from the church on November 23 … THE MERRICK LI-BRARY will hold a Made with Code Party

for girls ages 12-18 on Thursday, December 4, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. .This workshop is run by the Girls Inc. of Long Is-land. Girls will get a chance to explore the countless possibilities of what can be created with software code, from using code in the music and fashion industries, to de-signing life-saving and hu-manitarian initia-tives. Th rough hands-on, interactive computer ex-ploration, girls will use code to create a 3-D kalei-doscope project, com-pose music and design their very own GIF! Par-ticipants have to register online at www.merrick-library.org or by phone 377-6112, x 125.

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Then join Santa and his elves for a free movie 11:00AM

The Bellmore Movies

Sponsored by The Chamber of Commece of the Bellmores, Bellmore Fire Dept. & Bellmore Movies

A Step Above Stairbuilders, LLC ......679-2622Academy Mortgage Corp ................504-3300Accounts Retrievable System, Inc. ..783-6566Advantage Acupuncture

Therapy & Massage .................313-5052 .............................826-0099

AG Electrical Supply Co., Inc. ..........221-2209All About Spanish ...........................462-7777All County Limousine ......................785-0500All Island Media, Inc. ......................281-9665Allied Account Services, Inc. ...........783-9500Allstate - Conneely Agency ............781-7722Alphabetland Day School & Camp ..826-9339American Bull Rentals .....................713-1039

.............221-4081Andersen’s Spring & Welding Corp. 785-7337Arby’s of Bellmore ..........................308-4535

........................376-5603Avenue Computers .........................809-5660Banner Transmission & Engine,

Corp. .........................................221-9459Bedford and Mane..........................221-5253Bedford Deli ....................................783-0155

.........................221-2234Bedford Wine & Liquor ...................785-0268Bella Jewelry ...................................355-8753Bellmore

American Legion Post ........948783-7127 ...............783-1188

Bellmore Bean Café .......................804-4624 ................679-3627

Bellmore Fire Department ..............221-4418Bellmore Fire District ......................781-9240Bellmore Herald Life .......................569-4000

Bellmore Jewish Center ..................781-3072Bellmore

Knights of Columbus #3689 .....639-7231Bellmore Lions Club ........................783-1471Bellmore Memorial Library.............785-2990 Bellmore Merrick EMS ....................785-7700Bellmore Movies &

The Show Place ........................783-7200Bellmore Playhouse .......................783-9669

.......................781-8111Bellmore Republican Club ..............783-0330Bellmore United Methodist

Nursery School .........................221-1483Bellmore Veterans

of Foreign Wars Post #2770 .....785-2617Bellmore Veterinary Hospital .........308-4050Bellmore Village

...........809-9191Bellmore/No Bellmore

Auxiliary Police .........................644-9856Berkenfeld, Dr. Michael, DDS ..........221-6262

...........783-0003Blossom Deli ...................................783-7960Bombshell Brows ............................308-7073Brucia, Tom, CFP .............................521-7362Built Well Solar Corp. ......................695-1000Buonomo, Angelo L., CPA ...............993-3085Canine Couture ...............................221-3134Capital One Bank ............................785-2221Carvalhos Restaurant ......................679-3300

...................679-5107

...........826-9273 ...............679-0900

Cherrywood Foot Care Group ........826-9000Chicken’s Road Corp. ......................221-5222

of Dr. Dana Walters ..................221-1212

Chocolate Works of Bellmore Merrick .................900-1119

Clair S. Bartholomew & Son Inc. .....785-0225Clothesline Clothing Company .......557-2162Cohen & Mason CPA’s PC ...............679-1970Coldwell Banker

...............809-1000Community Parent Center ..............771-9346Computer Works

..............889-3600Connect Church ..............................500-1133Costello’s Ace Hardware .................221-0010Cozy Cocoon .................................. 221-COZY

....606-6217 ............................967-0592

CrossFit Invasion .............................308-4010 ..............................608-9389

Cruise Planners ...............................620-0855Curbside Cravings ...........................523-4102Danny’s Chinese Kitchen ................783-9000

...........................679-0164Denenberg, David

(Nassau County Legislator) .......409-8524Dime Savings Bank .........................221-6000Dirty Dawg ......................................785-2442DSD Dance Center .........................783-6734Edward Jones Investments .............783-3046Elizabeth Arden

Red Door Salon & Spa ..............409-2800Energy Fuel .....................................221-3835

Entertainment Plus More .............783-4200 .............785-9600

Family Fence ..................................783-4904FasTracKids/JEI Learning Center .....224-3177Finker Wellness, Inc. .......................765-3272

of Long Island ...........................679-6200

For Goodness Steaks .....................783-MEATFour Seasons Design Group ............781-3155 Frank’s Gourmet of Bellmore .........679-3661

783-5454Gennaro Jewelers ...........................785-0134Gerrato Agency, Inc. .......................826-3666Giovanni Caboto Lodge #2372 .......390-7199Goodman, Michael Dr. ....................221-3310

..................................221-2022Have You Heard?, Inc. .....................409-0283Heart Health

of The South Shore ...................218-2510High-Tech Design

......805-6040Hillside-Lane Electric .....................221-7074Historical Society

of the Bellmores .......................785-2593 ....................................308-7575

Income Tax Plus ..............................785-3046Incredible Feets of Bellmore, Inc. ...826-3338

.............804-5867iProdigy of Bellmore .......................557-2882Island Federal

Credit Union .......631-851-1100 Ext 1602Island Greenery .............................785-0349Island Wide Speech ........................415-2751iSpin Indoor Cycling Studio .............781-6000

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Jam Dance & Fitness Center ...........781-5090Jerry’s Auto Center .........................785-8400Jim Cuccias and Sons

General Contractors .................221-6400Johnson, Sandra G., CPA, P.C. .........409-1120K.B. Bicycle Repair ..........................826-0457Kee-Zac Pharmacy ..........................221-4022Kaizen Centre

for Health & Wellness ..............781-9555Kardesh Jewelers ............................208-3002Kiwanis Club of the Bellmores, Inc. 680-4307Krinsky, Dr. David H., D.M.D. ...........785-2171Laser Plus Spa .................................785-0700

.............826-1100LisaFrasca.com -

....... 917-834-2000 ............................223-4758

Livingston Foot Care Specialists......826-0103Long Island Baseball .......................590-7075Madona Cole Originals ...................783-9178Marge Elias -Genworth

Long Term Care Insurance .......996-8879 .......................781-2629

Maui Wowi Smoothies ...................521-4008McDonough, Dave

(NYS Assemblyman) ................409-2070Medici, Dr. Paul R., D.D.S. ...............781-5405Mediterranean Diner ......................221-8721Menzies, Dr. Gerard,

.............783-7151Metropolitan Physical Therapy .......586-5533Meyerowitz & Meyerowitz,

....379-2770 ..................................884-8419

....................557-2206Morning Rose Café .........................221-2010Music Emporium ............................221-4888Nancy, “The Cupcake Lady” ...........679-6700Nassau County Police - 1st Pct. .......573-6100Nassau County Police - 7th Pct. ......573-6700Nassau Treasures Unlimited ...........785-1618

...................781-2053

Newbridge Coverage Corp. .............781-9000Newsday Media Group ........... 631-843-2935North Bellmore

American Legion # 1749 ...........785-5130North Bellmore

Dental Associates, P.C. ..............221-2271North Bellmore Fire Department ...409-4720North Bellmore Fire District ...........409-4701North Bellmore Public Library ........785-6260Oak Chalet ......................................826-1700Old Mill Nurseries LLC ....................679-6228Olga’s Hair Design ...........................826-0139Organize Me! of NY, LLC ..................783-9084

...221-2503Origami Owl Jewelry .......................522-4040Overview Computer Services, LLC ..210-2000Pampered Chef - S. Newman ..........221-8241Parts Authority Auto Parts

Superstores Inc. ........................221-5700 ..........................221-4100

Perri Funding ..................................409-1000 ...................................221-3749

Phoenix Medical Billing & Consultant Services Inc ...............................783-6692

Piccolo Ristorante ...........................679-8787

....679-4731Polara Jewelers ...............................785-4141Precision Pharmacy Inc...................785-4774Premier Care ...................................826-2273Pride for Youth/Long Island

Crisis Center .............................679-9000Ralph’s Famous Italian Ices .............221-3230Red Dragon

Karate Studio Inc. .....................785-8800ReMax Hearthstone ........................771-8300Ridgewood Savings Bank ................785-0385

Inc. ............................................665-9313

Rite Aid Pharmacy .........................826-3100Rock Underground ........................221-ROCKRoslyn Savings Bank .......................826-9100S & M Concrete ..............................546-4976Saf-T-Swim of Bellmore ..................557-2114Sal’s Lunch Box ...............................263-0344

................965-4699Schade, Robert F., C.P.A., P.C...........679-2495Segments ........................................221-9648Signarama .......................................783-1075Silverman & Associates ..................781-9700

LLP ............................................826-4300

South Shore Art Center ..................679-7716South Shore Country

Day School & Camp, Inc. ..........785-3311 .....................826-4444

Spiga Bakery ...................................557-2688 ...............308-3833

Stop & Shop ....................................826-0880Tamargo Custom Trailers ................809-5800

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Taekwondo Bellmore................785-5425

Umberto’s Bellmore .......................409-1400Unik Wax .......................................................

946-2906Village Auto ....................................785-7763Vintage Agency, Inc. .......................781-1407Vital Signs Plus, Inc. ........................223-3080

.........679-8393W.C. Mepham H.S.

...................785-8230 Weiss, David Paul, Esq. ...................783-0330Wollman, Dr. George F.,

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Christmas Tree Lighting & Holiday Extravaganza!December 5 from 6 - 10pm

Veteran’s Memorial Corner of Bedford and Broadway in Bellmore Village

• A visit from Santa

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December 5

December 17

Menorah LightingDecember 17 at 6pm

Veteran’s Memorial

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14 Your NewsMag NOVEMBER 2014 | VOL.2 №2FEATURE

What to Have for Th anksgiving Dinner T

hanksgiving is a quintessen-tial American holiday – like the Fourth the July – in

which people for at least two cen-turies have rejoiced and given thanks for the goodness and boun-ty harvested from the fi elds and the earth. Th oughts of food, foot-ball, family gatherings, worship, dressing up, food, holiday spirits, wood burning aromas, food, the fragrance of cinnamon, the cool brisk air, visiting and – did we men-tion food?

Your NewsMag visited with sev-eral chefs in the Bellmores and Merricks to fi nd out what they like to prepare, cook and serve at their homes during Th anksgiving – if they are not open on thanksgiving to serve the community, for exam-ple. What we found from this mod-est sampling is a rich assortment of tastes and creations based on the traditional sense of the Th anksgiv-ing feast, which includes not only the customary dishes of mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, mashed turnips and stuffi ng, but new creations thought up in the moment. In this warm environ-ment, there is room for just about any new dish that sparks interest, has taste and can be consumed by anyone with an appetite.

Steven Rosenbluth, executive chef at Anchor Down, 1960 Bay-berry Avenue in South Merrick, will be open on Th anksgiving morning for patrons to pick up Th anksgiving packages for

Th anksgiving dinner. But he won’t hang around after that, as he heads home to prepare Th anksgiving dinner with family and friends.

He says he will soak a turkey overnight in a brine of brown sug-ar, salt and spices to be sure to keep the turkey moist and the skin crispy, and then feature at the din-ner table Brussels sprouts with ba-con, for example, adding collard greens and kale, and sauté them all. He says he roasts the Brussels sprouts fi rst, however, after cutting them in half.

He works liberally with spices such rosemary, juniper and sage as well, to get more zest from his vege-tables. He may also serve mashed butternut squash and butternut squash soup, and admits to making a top-flight sweet potato pie. “Take dried cranberries, brown sugar, pe-cans and put them all in a baking pan with sweet potato, mix until the right texture and then top it with marshmallows and bake.”

Bake for approximately 45 min-utes, or until the marshmallows melt and brown, at a heat of 350 degrees.

He adds that he uses white wine when making gravy – complete with turkey giblets and stock, but develops a roué rather than corn-starch or other starchy ingredients to thicken the gravy.

Call Anchor Down at 544-4334 or visit www.anchordownny.com to select a Th anksgiving dinner package, with complete prices. Th e

restaurant will be open until 1 p.m. for orders to be picked up.

Meanwhile, a server at a popular supermarket in the area off ering a harvest root vegetable dish to cus-tomers for takeout that combines Brussels sprouts, potato, sweet po-tato and carrots heavily sautéed af-ter being roasted, noted a variation of Chef Rosenbluth’s sweet potato pie. “I purchase mini frozen sweet potato pies, line them on the tray, drizzle them with honey and top them with marshmallows.” She then puts them in the oven.

Ted Koumbis, chef at Bella Notte, 2520 Merrick Road in Bell-more, previous owner of Matteo’s on Bedford Avenue in Bellmore Vil-lage, says he will not be open on Thanksgiving. Rather, he will be with family and friends to feast on a vari-ety of traditional, Italian and Spanish dishes family members and friends always bring to the table.

He said he may bring a zucchini Bolognese, because it’s easy to make and the zucchini, acting as a low-carb substitute for pasta, will keep for several days without get-ting soggy.

He simply slices the zucchini thinly (julienne) into strips the length of the entire zucchini that take the shape of thin pasta, and mixes the strips with a Bolognese consisting of veal, pork and beef. Mixed into the Bolognese is a pu-ree of sweet onions, carrots, celery, red peppers and other vegetables to add sweetness to the Bolognese

to counter any tartness that may occur from the tomatoes and tomato paste, also added to the Bolognese.

Chef Koumbis also likes stuff ed artichoke leaves at Thanks-giving, where “everyone gets to pull a leaf off the artichoke.” He stuffs the artichokes with bread crumbs and garlic in a chicken stock, he said. Both dishes are available from the restaurant to add to your own Thanksgiving feast.

Chef Chris Randell of Left Coast, 1810 Merrick Road in Merrick, would feel at home with the above-mentioned dishes, as he is an eclectic American chef. He can rattle off “traditional” Spanish and Asian-themed Th anksgiving din-ners as handily as listing all the good “stuff ” he would include at Th anksgiving for his family.

“A Spanish Thanksgiving theme might be turkey with Spanish cho-rizo sausage stuffing, creamed corn and a green bean casserole” – to start, he told Your NewsMag. For an Asian theme, to bring out Asian fla-vors, he might suggest a soy-glazed turkey with sushi rice and stuffing. Both approaches, he added, could easily be introduced into any Thanksgiving feast, as all foods are welcome during this festive day.

For a typical Americana turkey, he might start with a smoked tur-key with garlic-infused mash pota-toes and a cornbread stuffi ng. Th en there are the assortment of colorful vegetables that comple-

ment such a dinner, such as broc-coli rabe, kale, Brussels sprouts, a string bean casserole, salad, collard greens and a host of other vegeta-bles, such as butternut squash.

For a typical mashed potato dish, however, he will use Yukon pota-toes. He says he first adds cold but-ter to the hot potatoes, and then does a slow mash all while drizzling in olive oil, slowly and carefully.

For a turkey gravy, he will use stock and giblets from the just-cooked turkey, adding herbs and salt to taste and adding in fl ower to thicken the gravy.

LET’S TALK TURKEYTurkey can be prepared several

ways, as noted above, with each preparation designed to bring out the juiciness, tenderness and fl a-vor of the turkey.

Jose Reyes, executive chef- owner at Las Bahias Latin-American Restaurant at 2319 Jerusalem Ave-nue in North Bellmore, provided Your NewsMag with a novel ap-proach to preparing a Th anksgiv-ing turkey. He explained that he puts the turkey in a properly fi t-ting bag with beer and rum, add-ing a measure of hot-fl avored spices into the bag, to marinate overnight – at least. Th e day of the dinner he submerges the bag into boiling water, where the turkey cooks for several hours before it is then taken out of the bag and put in the oven to finish, for about one hour. [CONT. ON PAGE 17]

Kale Salad• 1 bunch of kale (preferably organic)• c oarse Kosher salt or sea salt to taste• 1-2 tbsp olive oil• 1-2 avocados (depending on size and your preference)• ¼ cup diced sweet onion (or to taste)• 1-2 cloves garlic, minced• 1 tbsp lemon juice

Cut kale to bit-size pieces and sprinkle with salt. Drizzle olive oil over kale and massage oil into the leaves. Combine avocado, onion, garlic and lemon juice with kale and mix until avocado covers the leaves. Using your hands to mix this together is most eff ective.

Recipe courtesy Terri Lieberman. (See page 19 for story.)


Merrick, NY – In a 2002 issue of Neurological Focus, a peer-reviewed article was published by a Dr. Michael D. Martin, MD et al. in which the third sentence states: “The disc itself is active tissue that contains significant mechanisms for self-repair.” That article was published by a neurosurgeon and written directly for neurosurgeons.

“The Disc Itself is Active Tissue...”So what does that really mean to us? It tells us that the disc itself does have the ability to heal and repair if provided the proper mechanisms for self-healing. There is a specific mechanism inherent in each of the spinal discs called the “pump mechanism of disc nutrition” (see Fig 1). When this mechanism is not working properly, the spinal discs will begin to die causing bulges, herniations, and eventually spinal stenosis.

The spinal disc is one of the very few tissues in the body that does not have a direct blood supply for circulation. The only way that the disc gets the circulation of water, oxygen and nutrients for self-repair is via this specific disc pump mechanism. What happens when you decrease circulation in any type of tissue, whether it be animal tissue, plant tissue or human tissue? Exactly, it begins to become weak and degenerate.

Symptoms Are NOT The ProblemNow the symptoms of pain, numbness, and tingling that most experience with bulging, herniated or degenerative discs are NOT the problem. The definition of a symptom: “something that indicates the existence

of something else.” It is just like the dashboard of your car telling you that something is wrong (brake lights out, engine needs to be checked, overheating, etc.) Those lights that appear in your car dash are NOT the problem. You can remove the lights surgically or put a piece ofYou wouldn’t ignore your car’s check engine light...so don’t ignore your health.duct tape over the lights but the problem will NOT be fixed...the problem is still present.

Let’s take a look at a plant for example...if the leaves on a plant begin to turn brown, would you say that the brown leaves are the plant’s problem? Of course not, the leaves turning brown is just a condition that is telling you that there is something wrong with the plant. The plant is unhealthy and needs water and nutrients. You could spray paint the leaves green but it just covers up the condition. The underlying problem still exists and will continue to produce brown leaves until you fix the actual problem.

In your spine, when the pump mechanism of disc nutrition fails, the disc will begin to degenerate and become weak. This weakness in the disc is what produces the bulging, herniated, and degenerative discs.

The treatment that is provided at Spine Care Club is revolutionary and is specifically designed to artificially re-create the pump mechanism in the discs which allows the spinal discs to heal and repair. The best part of the treatment is that it uses no drugs, no injections, and no surgery. Plus it’s painless and many patients fall asleep while undergoing the treatment.

The amount of treatment needed to allow the discs to heal and repair varies from person to person and can only be determined after a detailed neurological and orthopedic evaluation. We do NOT accept everyone for treatment and will let you know if we can accept your case for treatment.

Dr. Russel Nersesov, DC at Spine Care Club will do a spinal disc severity examination to determine the extent of your disc damage for only $78. This examination will consist of a detailed neurological evaluation, extensive orthopedic testing, and a detailed analysis of the findings of your evaluation. He will sit down with you and go over your condition with you in complete detail. You will know exactly what is causing all your pain (or other symptoms).

Dr. Russel Nersesov will be offering this thorough spinal disc severity examination from now until Friday, December 5th, 2014.

Call 516-217-6205 to make an appointment with Dr. Russell Nersesov to determine if your spinal discs can be treated.

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2071 Merrick Road

Merrick, NY 11566

Figure 1: Proper anatomy of the discs and the pump

mechanism of disc nutrition.

Figure 1: Proper anatomy of the discs and the pump

mechanism of disc nutrition.

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Dave Feldman, proprietor of Sub-urbia Meat Market at 2056 Merrick Road in Merrick, uses natural, fresh-killed turkeys he says will maintain their juici-ness throughout the cooking process. “If I want to marinate, I will pull up the skin of the breast at the neck and rub a few spices onto the breast un-derneath the skin,” he said.

He said that when placing the turkey into a pan or tray for cooking, a larger amount of water at the bottom of the pan while covering the tur-key thoroughly with tinfoil will also create more mois-ture in the cooking process, and create a more moist bird. In addition to making more au jus with added water, “The water gets absorbed up through the dark meat and into the white meat for more moisture,” he said.

Feldman’s rules of thumb when cooking a turkey in-clude cooking at 20 minutes

per pound - up to a 20-pounder - for up to 3 ½ hours, and then referring to the pop-up in the breast for the remainder of time. “If stuffed, add ½ hour to the cooking time.” He bristles at the thought of cooking the turkey in a breast-down-legs up position to obtain a moister breast. “You couldn’t see the pop-up,” he laughed. “Always cook breast-side up.”

Feldman carves a turkey the way he creates poultry parts of legs, thighs, wings and breasts for his customers. He says to let the turkey cool down for the first 20-30 min-utes, because it could burn the carver’s skin if worked on while still too hot. Remember, it’s still cooking after it has been taken out of the oven.

He first separates the legs and thighs from the breast to make it easier to work with both pieces. With two legs and two thighs together as one piece, he cuts the “piece”

into two, which creates two pieces, each with a thigh and a leg. He then cuts into the space between the legs and thighs at the bone to create a thigh piece and drumstick.

Next, he digs into the breast-bone to separate the breast meat from the bone, coming up with two breasts. The breasts are then ready to be sliced and placed on the serv-ing plate, alongside the drum-sticks, thighs and wings, for a complete carved turkey dinner.

These suggestions for a Thanksgiving dinner may go a way to helping you figure out what bring to the table to make your Thanksgiving dinner a memorable one full of tastes, treats - and compliments. As for desserts of pumpkin pie, ambrosia and just about any-thing else that passes for lus-cious after-dinner treats...

Th is is a story about din-ner, not desserts, after all.

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all from the Your NewsMag staff!

WHAT TO HAVE FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER

[CONT. FROM PAGE 14]

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North Merrick Library Launches Oral History Projectby Erin Donohue

The North Merrick Public Li-brary invites you to come and be a part of its day-long oral

history project on Friday, Novem-ber 28. This is an opportunity to re-cord your memories of the library on video. Share withthe library what it means to you and the im-portance of the library in our com-munity. Do you know the library’s history, for example? Was your family part of the early years?

November 2014 marks 50 years since the North Merrick community established its own library. This will be one of many library milestones to be celebrated over the next two years, culminating in an anniversary celebration in 2016 - which is 50 years at the current location. The fol-lowing is a brief timeline, excerpted from a history of the library, pre-pared by Debe Lutrin in 1979.

TWICE REJECTEDDid you know that in 1964,

when the establishment of the li-brary was approved, it was the

third attempt at doing so? Prior to that, North Merrick residents (School District 29) had used the Merrick Library, which was estab-lished in 1891. Since North Mer-rick taxes did not cover Merrick li-brary services, North Merrick resi-dents could become nonresident members for an annual fee of $1.

Attempts to establish North Merrick’s own library were spurred by the population explo-sion in the 1940s. Th e North Mer-rick PTA established a library committee at the beginning of the 1950-51 school year. Was your family part of this initiative?

Th e committee surveyed the community to see if its own li-brary should be established. At the time, North Merrick’s popula-tion was reported to be 10,000 res-idents, but only 200 of them had purchased memberships to the Merrick Library.

On March 15, 1951, the proposal to establish a library in North Mer-rick was announced. Th e proposal would be voted on in May. Votes

on the proposal totaled 342, with 100 in favor and 242 against. Th e proposal to establish a library was defeated.

In 1956 the fees for a North Merrick resident to use the Mer-rick Library increased. Nonresi-dent adults would be charged $4 for membership, and each child’s membership would be increased to $2. In December of that year the discussion reopened for North Merrick to establish its own li-brary. In January of 1957 it was re-ported that taxpayers in North Merrick would once again be pre-sented with the opportunity in May to vote on a proposed library for the community.

In May 1957 only 60 people vot-ed at the annual school budget vote, whereas one week later 2,351 votes were cast in the North Merrick Library vote. Ballots in fa-vor were 546, with 1,805 against the establishment of a library. Again the library proposal was defeated, but why such a diff er-ence in the number of voters?

FEES FORCE THIRD VOTEFast forward to 1959, when 400

North Merrick residents were members of the Merrick Library - overcrowding was becoming an issue for the neighbors, so much so that memberships would be-come limited in 1960. By the end of 1960, fees for nonresidents to the Merrick Library were raised to $10 (to help support building ex-pansion) and membership by North Merrick families subse-quently dropped to 166.

The population of the communi-ty had grown to nearly 16,000 resi-dents. Merrick (School District 25) could not properly serve both North and South Merrick. Also at this time, North Merrick was one of only four districts in Nassau County without its own library. Over the next few years, urged by local newspapers, residents and PTAs, support to cre-ate a North Merrick Public Library grew to a new unprecedented level.

On November 21, 1964, votes were again cast, with a diff erent outcome this time: 1,623 were in

favor and 564 were against. Th e proposal to establish the North Merrick Public Library was passed by a landslide vote and a board of trustees was elected. Do you remember the names of those instrumental in the library’s launch?

Over these next two years the li-brary will continue to share its histo-ry. Watch for special events to mark this half-century milestone in the North Merrick community.

And the library wants to hear from you! Do you know the answers to any of the above questions? Were you here when the library was first established? Were you a student at the Meadowbrook School before it became the library?

To share your memories, stop in anytime on Friday, November 28, or reserve a time by emailing to [email protected] - if you can’t make it that day, alternate dates can be scheduled. North Merrick Li-brary looks forward to hearing from you. The library is located at 1691 Meadowbrook Road in Merrick.

HEALTH MATTERS 19Your NewsMagVOL.2 №2 | NOVEMBER 2014

Merrick Women Show Dr. Oz How It’s Done

By Sharon Jonas

For her mother Maxine Cohen’s 69th

birthday, Terri Lieberman of Merrick thought it would be fun to go into the

city to see a taping of the Doctor Oz TV show. While at the taping, when fi lling out the online ticket request form, Lieberman answered ‘yes’ to the question: Would you be willing to be a participant? Th e decision unexpectedly resulted in her and fi ve other Merrick women being given the opportunity to appear on the popular daytime show.

Contacted by the show’s producer, Lieber-man next agreed to appear in a segment fo-cusing on four specifi c foods that naturally detox the body – ginger, artichokes, beets and garlic. She was also asked to fi nd a group of friends to join her, so Lieberman reached out to Loretta Watstein, Lori Rosen, Shari Weissbach and Aimee Markowitz.

Short one person, a chance conversation in Suburbia Meat Market in Merrick with Susan Kaden’s husband, who mentioned that Susan was a professional corporate health coach, resulted in Lieberman asking her to join the group. With the group now complete, they embarked on the fi rst part of a homework assignment as part of the show - make three dishes using fresh garlic, which Dr. Oz would taste and judge on the show.

“My dish was a kale salad,” said Lieber-man. “I used the ingredients in a salad I used to buy when I was working, and tweaked it for my own taste.” Kaden made a bean dip and Watstein prepared a bruschetta-style garlic bread.

Th ey were also asked to record themselves preparing the dishes, with the aired segment including the short video clips of each cook describing and showing her creations.

On show day Dr. Oz sampled each dish before declaring Lieberman’s kale salad the winner.

OVERCOMING THE SPOTLIGHTSelected to represent the group on stage

and interact with Dr. Oz was Aimee Mar-kowitz. “I was so nervous, it was an out-of-body experience. I wish I could do it again without being so scared.”

Each was also asked to bring items found in their home pantries, which were on Dr.

Oz’s scavenger hunt list, Markowitz listened as Dr. Oz reviewed the benefi ts of adding dif-ferent forms of the four detoxifying foods to everyday diets. Despite her anxiety, Mar-kowitz gracefully represented the group, even managing a playful comment after sampling some ginger tea. “I can feel it work-ing already,” she remarked with a smile.

A week after the taping the adventurous group gathered at Weissbach’s house in early November to watch the airing of the show. Th ey excitedly chatted while eating an im-pressive array of healthy colorful salads Weissbach had created for her friends. Promptly at 2 p.m. they resettled in the den to watch their episode and relive the experi-ence.

Th e group whooped, giggled and com-mented while watching themselves. Rosen, whose role in the episode was smaller than the others, laughed about how she held up an artichoke when prompted by Dr. Oz. “I mastered the artichoke hold!” she boasted with mock pride.

Merokeans were aptly represented by the manner of the women, who all looked great and performed like pros. Even though they arrived dressed and made up for the taping in a SUV limo provided by the show, they all were still given hair and cosmetic touch-ups by stylists.

EARLIER EXPERIENCESDuring a commercial break, Markowitz

shared her past connection to Dr. Oz. She said that nine years ago her mother suff ered a serious heart attack at the age of 59. “I start-ed to read all of Dr. Oz’s books, then to learn about how to be healthy. His fi rst books were about the heart. I was afraid the same thing would happen to me.” Not only did Markow-itz gain knowledge from the books, she lost 100 pounds, which she has managed to maintain through the years.

Kaden, who studied nutrition, said she, too, was infl uenced by Dr. Oz, as he taught courses at the school she attended.

Th e that women see daily and adore - a smart, handsome and sincere doctor – is the real deal, according to the women. “He puts you at ease. He touches your shoulder or arm and reassures you,” said Markowitz.

At the end of the episode, a rapid-fi re suc-cession of texts chimed on the ladies’cell phones, and friends started calling in with comments about the show. “I haven’t had this much fun in years!” exclaimed Kaden.

Even birthday girl Maxine Cohen had her fun. At the show’s end she got the birthday hug and kiss from the lovable Dr. Oz she had requested.

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The many voices of the Merricks will once again be heard at the annual free Th anksgiving Concert sched-

uled for 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 23. Th e site of the festivities will be the auditorium at

Calhoun High School, State Street in Merrick.

Records show that the Brotherhood Council has been an active force in the Merricks since the early 1980s. It was orig-inally conceived to celebrate the diversity of the citizens who live in the Merricks who, although of diff erent beliefs and reli-gions, nonetheless work together to make our community a vibrant and peaceful place in which to live and work.

Th e concerts traditionally include many of the entities of our town--both secular and religious, entertaining us with their talent and their own unique ways of pay-ing homage to the Th anksgiving season.

Co-Presidents of the Brotherhood Council, Anne Burke and Lawrence Garfi nkel will once again host the event and will add their remarks to the ongo-ing festivities. Although the fi nal pro-gram has not been fi rmed up, we can once again expect representation from the Bellmore-Merrick high schools, the Merrick Chorale and several of our community’s church and synagogue-af-fi liated musical aggregations.

Th e audience talent will not be ig-nored as they will once again lift their aggregate voices in the Th anksgiving

Hymn and some other traditional and patriotic songs prompted by our own Richard Gilley.

Lawrence Garfi nkel--a senior adjunct professor in LIU-Post’s Media Arts De-partment, has regaled the group with Th anksgiving historic lore helping us to recall the “good old days “ of family Th anksgiving holidays, providing the audience with both serious and come-dic views of this best-loved American holiday and this year will no doubt give us the latest view of his research.

Th e Brotherhood Council has had a sto-ried past in the Merricks - providing us with such memorable moments as the lecture by the God Squad, A Taste of Brotherhood in 1994 and an Essay Contest for our youth defi ning “ Brotherhood.”

Th e current Board of the Merrick Brotherhood consists of Paul Laursen, Gladys Kruh, Frances Guercio, Adri-enne Garfi nkel, Richard Gilley. Rita Gil-ley, Anne Burke and Lawrence Garfi n-kel. Th e Board is recruiting some new citizens of the Merricks who would like to be included in the planning of future events. Anyone interested in participat-ing in the forthcoming meetings of the group is urged to contact Presidents Garfi nkel or Anne Burke.

Meanwhile, circle that concert date of Sunday, November 23, at 2 p.m. and plan to bring along your children, your neigh-bors and your friends and you enjoy the music of this important American holiday !

Festival of Trees Will Dazzle All!

United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nas-sau County presents the 25th Annual Festival of Trees happening at the Cra-

dle of Aviation Museum on Th anksgiving weekend, Friday- Sunday, November 28-30.

See dazzling displays of one-of-a-kind Christmas trees, view a gingerbread vil-lage, shop for gifts at Santa’s Gift Shop and hear continuous live entertainment during three days of themed Holiday merriment.

On Friday, November 28, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. is Italian Fest Friday, followed by Star Wars Saturday on Saturday, No-vember 29, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Sunday, November 30, from 10 a.m. to 5

p.m. is Margaritaville Sunday, complete with the entertainment from the Parrot Head Band.

Admission of $12 (children under 2 enter free) includes entrance into the festival and Cradle of Aviation Museum to see the de-signer trees, the gingerbread village, live en-tertainment, a vendor marketplace, Santa’s Gift Shop, the Junior Jet Club and … Santa!

Paid admission for children also includes cookie decorating activities.

To obtain tickets visit www.cradeofavia-tion.org, or visit www.facebook.com/ucpnfestivaloftrees.

Or call the CAM for information at 378-2000, ext.648.

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A Taste of the North ForkBy Linda Prussen

The Long Island Wine Council and the East End Tourism Alli-ance recently held the second

annual Taste North Fork event over Veteran’s Day Weekend. The event had special tastings at area vine-yards, and “hop-on, hop-off ” shut-tle service throughout the area.

My parents and I took advantage of the event on a Sunday. To get to the North Fork we got a ride to Hicksville and caught the Long Is-land Rail Road to Ronkonkoma, transferring to another train to Mattituck. Going directly from Merrick, Bellmore or Wantagh, we would have had to take the train to Jamaica first, transfer to Ronkon-koma and then catch a train to Mattituck. Although it’s actually a very pretty train ride through some heavily wooded areas.

Once in Mattituck we relied on the shuttles. The drivers were super friendly, and the shuttles had a set

route, if not a set schedule. This caused us a little concern at one of our stops, as we were there for a lit-tle over an hour without seeing a shuttle. Luckily, the wine helped the time pass by. [CONT. ON PAGE 22]

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We visited four vineyards: Raphael, Waters Crest, Lieb and Macari. Ra-phael, our first stop was a lovely vineyard to visit.

Waters Crest treated veterans to a free tast-ing and half-price tast-ings for everyone else. Waters Crest also im-pressed us with a num-ber of wines. Not usual-ly a rose fan, its 2013 Dry Rose was delecta-ble. So incredibly pale in color, it’s barely a blush away from white and a wonderful blend of chardonnay, pinot blanc and merlot.

Their 2013 Pinot Blanc was delicious. But most outstanding, and nearly sold out be-cause of Thanksgiving, is the “2013 CB—White

Blend.” The wine com-bines chardonnay, sau-vignon blanc and pinot blanc to nearly magical results.

Lieb treated us all to a free tasting of three wines in honor of Vet-erans Day. Its 2013 white blend was an ex-ceptional blend of chardonnay, pinot blanc, riesling, viogni-er, sauvignon blanc and gewürtzaminer. Al-so at Leib was a food truck from Noah’s restaurant in Green-port. This truck ban-ishes out of your mind any preconceived no-tions about food trucks and dirty water dogs. We had barbecued duck sliders.

For those who like their wine on the sweet-er side, Macari did not

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As our day came to a close, there was one small obstacle we en-countered. Most of the vineyards close around 5 p.m., and even if they stay open, the shuttle service stops at 5:30 p.m., while, unfortu-nately, the last train back to Hicksville is at 6:34 p.m. Love Lane in Mattituck, the area near the station, could use a coffee house, an ice cream shop or dessert place where people looking to cap off their day, or wait a little over an hour for a train, could spend time.

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Kamellot to Play In-Residence at Savoy Tavern

Kamellot, the high-energy R&B dance band comprising members of the Ken-nedy High School alumni, will play a

series of performances over the winter at the Savoy Tavern to help inaugurate the new Club Savoy, a club on Friday and Saturday nights that will feature local music from sing-er-songwriters to guest DJs to local bands.

“Kamellot plays a lot of outdoor venues during the spring and summer months and has developed a solid following,” remarked Dave Feldman, alumni, who is also publiciz-ing the band. “Taking up residency will now enable the band to reach out to its fan base and allow them to see and hear the band on a more regular basis,” he continued.

Merrick resident Eliot Negrin, who played lead guitar for the Long Island band Mazerin for some 30 years, has joined the band’s core of steady players to help maintain the rhythm and the energy the band emanates. Other core members include Alan Levy, Steve Fin-kelstein (also of Funk Filharmonik), Gary Morgenstern, Negrin and, occasionally, Ben Abruzzo.

Al Schonfeld, new general manager of the Savoy whose children attended Mepham, told Your NewsMag that Kamellot was tapped to inaugurate the new Friday-Satur-day night club to enable their fans to see the band during the winter months while it helps develop an energetic environment for a mature 35-to-60 age group looking to dance, drink and enjoy a fun social scene.

“We would like this club to become a des-tination where mature people and couples of all ages can come to socialize, dance and meet new friends,” said Schonfeld. He hopes it can also become a place where local musi-cians can call home.

Th e club, which opened on Wednesday, November 19, with a guest DJ, will feature Kamellot as its fi rst live band on Friday, No-vember 21, beginning at 10 p.m.

Gary Morgenstern, organist and some-time-percussionist of Kamellot and a core member of the band, said the band was sim-ply “paying it forward” to the community with these performances for all the support it has given throughout the years. “Th is band refl ects the generations of Kennedy alumni and encourages other younger alumni who are musicians to come down and play with the band,” he said.

He said the focus of the band was indeed to develop new levels of interaction with up-and-coming Kennedy music students so

they can participate and celebrate music by being in the band.

With the band thriving as a fertile commu-nity oasis to help develop new Kennedy alumni talent, Morgenstern said Kamellot was in early plans to perform at the Kennedy High School in the future, and hoped to bring alumnus Tito Batista into the mix. Ba-tista is front man for his band Tito & His Or-chestra – Th e Black Rose Band, a big-band swing band that sings everything from Mi-chael Buble to Sinatra to Latin swing.

Morgenstern said he was working toward getting musical students at the high school to participate with the band as it plays the high school venue , so they can experience the sense of excitement of playing in a real band.

He noted that Guy Savia, who owns the Savoy, purchased the restaurant from Frank Basile, a Kennedy alumnus who fi rst built the restaurant as Brooks and Porter. “Melis-sa Basile is still involved with alumni events,” said Morgenstern.

Kamellot’s exposure to its fan base isn’t limited simply to its high-energy R&B sounds, however. Th e band’s performances help to fund the Kennedy alumni scholar-ship foundation, which gives funding to promising students in the names of former alumni who have passed, and helps give back to the school with purchases of new signs and development of memorial sites, to name two.

Th e band will begin recording material in Negrin’s studio in Long Beach in the near fu-ture, Morgenstern said.

Schonfeld told this magazine that Club Sa-voy would begin weekly Friday and Saturday night operations by clearing out the tables in the restaurant to provide open room for men and women to dance or mingle, and enjoy the spirit of the moment with persons of similar interests.

For information on Club Savoy, call the restaurant at 506-7717. For information about Kamellot visit their facebook page at Kamellot. To learn about the scholarship fund, visit http://bellmorejfkalumni.org/.


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