Saturday, Nov. 2
The Sunrise Detachment will hold its annual Marine Corps Ball on Nov. 2 from 6 to 11 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Memorare Council (2183 Jackson Ave., in Seaford). Formal attire is requested. Tickets are $85 per person. Call 516-798-9369 for details.
Kiwanis of Lindenhurst will hold a luncheon on Nov. 2 from noon to 3 p.m. in the Venetian Room at Lindenhurst Memorial Library (1 Lee Ave., in Lindenhurst). Call 631-957-7755 to reserve a seat.
The Air Force Association will hold its 50th Vietnam Anniversary Commemorative Medal and D.O.D. Lapel Pinning Ceremony on Nov. 2 at the American Museum of Armor (1303 Round Swamp Rd. in Bethpage) at 11:30 a.m. This year, the association will also honor Australian Vietnam Veterans.
Monday, Nov. 4
Legislator Seth Koslow will host a job and resource fair for veterans on Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Temple Beth Am of Merrick & Bellmore (2377 Merrick Ave., in Merrick). Call 516-571-6205 for details.
Tuesday, Nov. 5
Girl Scouts of South Huntington will hold a veterans lunch on Nov. 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at St. John’s Church (1670 NY-25A, in Cold Spring Harbor). Reservations are required. Email Jennifer at jmaier2012@yahoo.com for details.
A veterans’ support group is held every Tuesday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at East Meadow Public Library (1886 Front St., in East Meadow). Call Angel at 516-237-9259 for details.
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Thursday, Nov. 7
St. John’s University Veterans Success Center will hold a luncheon for veterans on Nov. 7 at 1:30 p.m. in the school’s D’Angelo Center. Registration is required. Email veterans@stjohns.edu for details.
Roslyn Middle School (375 Locust Ln. in Roslyn) will honor veterans on Nov. 7 at 9 a.m.
Mount Sinai South Nassau will hold a celebration on Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. in the famility’s conference center (1 Healthy Way, in Oceanside). Call 516-452-7457 for details.
Friday, Nov. 8
Kellenberg Memorial High School in Uniondale will hold a veterans’ tribute dinner on Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. Registration is required. Call 516-292-0200 for details.
The Town of North Hempstead will hold a celebration luncheon on Nov. 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Clinton G. Martin Park (1601 Marcus Ave., in New Hyde Park). Reservations are requested by calling 516-869-6311.
Nassau County will hold its monthly Senior Veterans’ Luncheon on Nov. 8 at 11:30 a.m. at Bethpage Community Center (103 Grumman Road West, in Bethpage) and also at St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus (78 Hempstead Ave., in Lynbrook). Reservations are required. Call 516-571-9910 for a seat in Bethpage. Call 516-227-8900 for a seat in Lynbrook.
Copiague Memorial Public Library (50 Deauville Blvd. in Copiague) will hold a celebration on Nov. 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Call 631-691-1111 to reserve a seat.
Saturday, Nov. 9
Leathernecks MC New York will hold its 24th Annual Hospital Run on Nov. 9 at the Marine Corps League in Massapequa. Ride registration begins at 9 a.m. with an afterparty at 1p.m.
American Legion Rusy Bohm Post 411 in Islip will hold a resource fair on Nov. 9 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 631-277-8383 for details.
New York Islanders and Long island Warriors Hockey will host Military Appreciation Hockey Fun for military family children at The Park at UBS Arena on Nov. 9 at 10:30 a.m. and at 11:30 a.m. Email amateurhockey@newyorkislanders.com for details.
Tumbleweeds Foundation, along with Sempre Fame BBQ will hold its annual Rib Eating Contest on Nov. 9 from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at American Legion (15 Elizabeth St. in Floral Park). Contest entry is $50; spectator admission is $10. Call 516-488-7900 for details.
Sunday, Nov. 10
VFW Butehorn Brothers Post 4987 (428 Stewart Ave. in Bethpage) will hold a celebration on Nov. 10 from 1 to 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person. Call 516-644-6662 for details.
United Veterans Organization (UVO) will hold its annual Veteran’s Day ceremony on Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. at Eisenhower Park, near parking field 6A.
Long Island National Cemetery (2040 Wellwood Ave., in Farmingdale) will hold a veterans’ honor ceremony on Nov. 10 at 2 p.m.
Fighters of Fire MC will hold its Turkey Run on Nov. 10 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Green Turtle (1740 Hempstead Tpke. In East Meadow) with an after party at American Legion Post 1082 (294 Bellmore Rd. in East Meadow).
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Monday, Nov. 11
The Carle Place American Legion will host a service on Veterans Day at 11 a.m. at Carle Place Veterans Memorial Park located at the corner of Westbury Ave. and Carle Rd.
Catholic Health will hold an outreach and screening event on Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 502 Commack Rd. in Deer Park. Event offers meal vouchers and food distribution. Call 631-242-7427 for details.
Elmont American Legion Post 1033 will hold its annual parade and celebration on Nov. 11. Assembly is at 10:30 a.m. at 60 Hill Ave., in Elmont, with a parade to Elmont Veterans’ Square and refreshments following back at the post on Hill Ave.
North Shore Towers (27040 Grand Central Parkway, in Floral Park) will hold its veterans’ celebration on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. at Towers on the Green. Call 718-423-3335 for details.
Friday, Nov. 15
The Boulton Center (37 W. Main St., in Bay Shore) will hold a musical tribute on Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. Tickets are $45. Visit www.boultoncenter.org for details.
Sunday, Nov. 17
Veterans Yoga Project will hold a donation-based yoga class on Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at American Legion Post 94 (22 Grove Place in Babylon). All yoga levels are invited to participate.
Hallockville Farm Museum will present The Battle of Long Island and the British Occupation on Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. at Hallock State Park Preserve Community Room (6062 South Ave., in Riverhead). Visit www.hallockville.org for details.
Wednesday, Nov. 20
Blue Star Mothers Chapter 6 will hold its meeting on Nov. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at VFW Medford (507 Long Island Ave., in Medford). New and associate members are welcome. Call 631-553-9592 for details.
Thursday, Nov. 21
PSEG Long Island and Suffolk County Veteran Service Agency will hold a Thanksgiving Distribution event for veterans on Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the H. Lee Dennison Bldg. (100 Veterans Memorial Hwy., in Hauppauge). Pre-registration is required. Visit www.bit.ly/thanksgiving-distribution call for details 631-582-3663, ext. 142.
Saturday, Nov. 23
American legion Auxiliary Unit 1887 will hold a craft and vendor fair on Nov. 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 381 Woodbridge Dr. in Ridge. Event benefits veterans, active military and Gold Star families. Email alaunit1887@yahoo.com for details.
Tuesday, Nov. 26
Nassau County Veterans’ Stand Down will be held on Nov. 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Freeport Armory (63 Babylon Tpke., in Freeport). Call 516-572-6565 for details.
Dr. Emily Gallagher was honored by the Manhasset Women's Coalition Against Breast Cancer, who earlier this year funded her research studying the association between pre-diabetes and triple-negative breast cancer (Photo courtesy of Mt. Sinai)
Dr. Emily Gallagher’s research marries her background in diabetes and its association with an aggressive form of breast cancer, which garnered her recognition and funding from the Manhasset Women’s Coalition Against Breast Cancer.
“I think this is a really important problem to try to get to the bottom of,” Gallagher, who is on the staff of Mount Sinai in Manhattan, said.
The Manhasset Women’s Coalition Against Breast Cancer hosts fundraisers to support breast cancer research, bolster awareness through education offer support for individuals diagnosed with breast cancer.
Gallagher was honored Wednesday night at the coalition’s Ladies Night Out, which celebrated 20 years of their outreach and raised funds for their continued efforts.
She called the coalition “incredibly moving” in their fundraising and advocacy efforts regarding breast cancer research.
“It was just amazing to see the community that they have and how invested they all are in each other and how grateful they are for everything that’s being done,” Gallagher said.
Gallagher connected with the Manhasset Women’s Coalition Against Breast Cancer earlier this year when they funded her research project to be carried out over the next two years. Gallagher’s was one of three projects selected by the coalition.
Her research project is studying triple-negative breast cancer, a more aggressive and spreadable form of the disease where cancer cells don’t have estrogen or progesterone receptors nor much of the HER2 protein. She said it is more common in younger, pre-menopausal women and typically Black women as well, which the correlation she said has yet to be understood.
Gallagher said triple-negative breast cancer is commonly associated with diabetes in younger women diagnosed with the disease. Her research is studying the association between the pre-diabetes phase and triple-negative breast cancer.
“And is there actually something in pre-diabetes, like the hormone levels, the high insulin levels, that are actually causing the development of triple-negative breast cancer or contributing to the decrease in the hormone receptor expression that could be explaining why people with this condition are more likely to get triple-negative breast cancer?” Gallagher said of what her research is questioning.
Gallagher, who is from Ireland, received her Doctor of Medicine from the University College Dublin, Ireland and her PhD in Physiology and Medical Physics from the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland.
She has been a doctor at Mount Sinai since 2007 where she serves as associate professor of medicine, endocrinology, diabetes and bone diseases.
While Gallagher is an endocrinologist, specializing in the endocrine system, diabetes and bone diseases, she said many of her patients are diagnosed with cancer and many of those diagnosed have a form of breast cancer.
Gallagher said many of her patients are being treated with chemotherapy, which can impact their endocrine system due to its effects on increasing blood sugar levels and steroids taken during treatment.
Her research, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health, marries both her background in endocrinology and breast cancer research – the disease many of her patients are battling.
With an average of over 44,000 Americans dying by guns each year, thousands of others
injured, and our children experiencing lockdown drills, it is clear that the United States is facing a devastating epidemic of gun violence, and Long Island deserves a voice that will protect us from this unnecessary, preventable violence.
That’s why I’m voting for Kim Keiserman for State Senate in the SD7 election on November 5th.
I got to know Kim through the Port Washington Democratic Club, and I am thrilled but not
surprised that her long commitment to sensible gun laws and passionate advocacy against gun violence is such a large part of her campaign and legislative plan.
Kim has put in the work to educate herself and her community about gun safety and the
necessary measures to keep guns off our streets. Before seeking elected office herself, Kim
worked hard to elect candidates devoted to gun safety.
Now, as a candidate, Kim has distinguished herself by taking part in Everytown for Gun Safety’s Demand a Seat training program and bootcamp, learning how to best serve and protect our district from gun violence.
In Albany, Kim promises to work on gun sense legislation that will ensure safe storage, increase training requirements, fund violence interruption programs, track down ghost guns, enforce red flag laws in Nassau County, and stop County Executive Blakeman’s effort to form an untrained, armed, vigilante militia.
Kim’s longtime commitment to gun safety has earned her the title of a Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate, the endorsement of Everytown for Gun Safety, and my vote.
I hope you will join me in voting for Kim Keiserman. We deserve safe schools and communities, free of the fear of gun violence, and Kim is ready to fight for that.
We will be voting for Kim Keiserman for state Senate this November. Here are some of the
reasons why we think you should vote for her, too:
Kim is super hardworking and passionate about the people in her community. We have worked with Kim on campaigns and in connection with clubs and she is relentless when it comes to getting things done. Nobody will work harder to deliver for the people of SD-7 than Kim Keiserman.
Kim cares deeply about women’s rights and, in particular, their right to make their own
healthcare and reproductive decisions. This is crucial for New Yorkers, as we can no longer rely on federal laws and courts to protect women.
Kim believes in sensible gun control legislation to keep New Yorkers – and especially our
children – safe.
Kim believes in a strong public education system that gives all kids equal opportunity, and she will make sure the schools in SD-7 get their fair share of resources.
Kim cares passionately about our environment, and she will do everything possible to bring
needed state resources to our district to preserve and protect our land, air, and water.
We have worked with Kim enough to know that she is smart, honest, hardworking, and tough. She will bring all of that and more to Albany. We will be lucky to have her representing us.
Please join us in voting for Kim Keiserman for state Senate in the general election.
Carle Place School District's bond proposition to expand universal pre-k failed. Proposition no. 1, a replacement project of the schools HVAC systems, passed. (Photo courtesy of Carle Place School District)
In a bond vote at the Carle Place School District, Proposition No. 1, an HVAC replacement project, was approved by a vote of 637 to 439. But Proposition No. 2, an extension to the district’s universal pre-K program, failed by a vote of 666 to 406.
“We look forward to sharing updates on the progress of the projects included in the first proposition and once again thank our community for its ongoing participation in the district,” Ted Cannone, superintendent of Carle Place School District, said in a statement.
The district will use $3 million from its existing capital reserves and $10 million from the bond to cover the total cost of this project, which is $13 million. The estimated impact to taxpayers for proposition No. 1 is approximately $12.82 on an average annual tax bill.
The HVAC project will replace the existing heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems at Carle Place Middle and High School with new, highly efficient systems. The systems will cool and clean the air in the classrooms and gymnasiums. The project will also replace the building’s suspended ceilings and new LED lighting will be installed.
“The existing heating plant at the middle school and high school is approximately 35 years old,” the bond presentation said. “Our current capital reserve balance is less than the funding required to complete a project of this magnitude.”
If it passed, the second proposition would have expanded Cherry Lane Elementary School by five classrooms to house the district’s UPK program. The district launched the program this year, which takes place in the newly renovated high school math and science room.
At a heated community bond forum on Oct. 10, many community members said the district could accommodate additional UPK classes without constructing new classrooms. Cannone said Cherry Lane Elementary School might be able to accommodate at least one additional UPK class if proposition No. 2 failed.
Kim Keiserman has been an involved and energetic community advocate and activist for over 20 years.
Kim’s dedicated service to the environment and the educational community over this time, as well as her leadership role in helping to elect Tom Suozzi are the best predictors of her potential effectiveness as our senator from District 7.
Kim Keiserman has earned our vote on Election Day, November 5! And, if you can, vote early!
Even before she declared her bid for state Senate District 7, Kim Keiserman has been a fighter for our Long Island communities.
I first met Kim not as a candidate for state Senate, nor in her role as the president of the Port Washington Democratic Club, nor as a student in one of her classrooms.
I met her as a member of Concerned Citizens of NY-03, a citizen’s group dedicated to the ouster of lying Congressman George Santos (R-NY) from office. My initial impression of her was clear: She was fed up with Santos’s unjust fraud and his enablers in the Nassau County GOP and took up the fight to force him out of our House seat.
As a group member, she was unafraid to call out anyone who sought to protect Santos or delay his expulsion, including in Washington, D.C., for congressional lawmakers to hear.
Since then, Kim has proven time and time again that she is dedicated to the principles of honest governance.
She has opposed forces attempting to make our government less transparent and safer while fighting to ensure that Long Islanders have effective, open and responsive representation.
She will never lose those core beliefs because she believes them in earnest, and she will bring them to a state government in Albany that over the past decade has been mired in scandal.
The word “fighter” has been used by politicians to varying meanings. A bulldog. A party loyalist. A loud mouthpiece. However, a fighter is not someone who holds strong policy positions and is unwilling to come to the negotiating table as it is often portrayed as.
Rather a fighter, in the sincerest form of the word, is someone who is present at the negotiating table and is willing to put in the work to prioritize the needs of their constituents over external forces and special interests. I use the word fighter here to describe Kim in the most sincere way possible: She has repeatedly demonstrated her dedication to Long Island, dedication that comes with actual effort and work.
Now more than ever, Long Island needs someone to fight for our interests in Albany. Someone who is willing to break with the party orthodoxy and choose their votes carefully to protect Long Islanders instead of voting like current state Sen. Jack Martins does – against reproductive freedoms, against funding for our schools, and against our union workers.
Someone who will focus on putting taxpayers and homeowners first, not someone with a history of playing to our worst fears to stoke division.
State Senate District 7 needs a fighter. We need Kim Keiserman.
I am very proud to support Kim Keiserman for State Senate in the general election this
November.
I first met Kim over a decade ago, when we were both volunteers on the Sousa Green
Committee. Kim’s daughters were young but she was finding the time to help the community in a positive, constructive way, by making it easier for families to get reusable lunch containers. Environmentally-friendly containers were not as readily available then as they are now and Kim sought to address that.
Each time I ran into Kim in the succeeding years, it was because she was working on something to improve the lives of people in our community. She brought her incisive intelligence, warmth and grace to every interaction and every project. We volunteered on more than one political campaign together and she always amazed me with her ability to distill issues down to their fundamental points while still considering all the nuances and variables involved.
Kim is the right representative for our community because she reflects our needs: she will work to protect our waterfront (as already demonstrated by her stewardship of the Baxter Pond Foundation), support public education (as seen by her involvement in multiple school-based volunteer organizations before her girls went to college), and will make sure to be a voice for reproductive freedom and sensible gun laws. Kim may be gracious, but she is a strong, tough advocate for causes she believes in. I know she will stand up for our community.
Kim has the endorsements of Congressman Tom Suozzi, the NYS AFL-CIO, and Planned
Parenthood. They all recognize her energy, her commitment, and her grasp of the issues.
Who was a better baseball player, Willie Mays or Mickey Mantle?
Aside from favoritism, Yankees’ and Giants’ fans, looking at the same facts, would come to different conclusions, but both were based upon facts. Real facts. It’s like the way things used to be with the Democrats and Republicans.
You spent too much on defense! You spent too little on defense! Both based upon facts, but with each looking at the facts differently. Getting back to Mays vs. Mantle, if you asked the same question to one not knowing a thing about baseball, such ignorance should not generate an opinion.
However, even with such ignorance, if they would provide an opinion, that would be called stupidity; giving an opinion without knowing anything. Let’s apply the same reasoning to comparing the economies during both the Trump and Biden administrations, utilizing the facts as provided by the Joint Economic Committee of Congress covering each presidential administration including former President Barack Obama.
You have probably seen our name in the paper, on social media or on signs posted around town, but you may not be familiar with who we are, what we do and what we stand for.
We are, first and foremost, an environmental conservation and advocacy organization. Our activities and decision-making are objective and driven by the best available science. Friends of the Bay’s mission is to preserve, protect and restore the ecological integrity and productivity of the Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Estuary and the surrounding watershed.
We accomplish this through:
Environmental advocacy
Water-quality monitoring
Shellfish restoration
Preparing and assisting in long-term plans for the bay and harbor
Educational programs and outreach
Beach cleanups and marine debris removal
Local wildlife monitoring
Friends of the Bay is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Approximately 90 percent of our operating budget comes from donations and grants.
We have a staff of three paid full-time employees: an executive director, a program coordinator and a volunteer coordinator. Our board of directors is comprised of fifteen community leaders who donate their time and expertise to the organization without compensation.
Friends of the Bay was formed in1987 by a group of citizens concerned about the impact of a proposed development at the former Jakobson Shipyard site on Oyster Bay’s Western Waterfront.
The plan was ultimately defeated in 1990, and in 1997 the Town of Oyster Bay and the State of New York acquired the property. FOB then led the public process that resulted in the Land Use Plan for The Oyster Bay Western Waterfront. This included the development of a public park, boat ramp and the WaterFront Center to promote sailing and education.
FOB’s recent advocacy has included:
Establishing shellfish sanctuaries in Oyster Bay, Mill Neck Creek and Cold Spring Harbor.
Enacting a temporary moratorium on shellfish harvesting on the bay bottomlands formerly leased to Frank M. Flower & Sons.
We have advocated for establishing shellfish sanctuaries where harvesting would be banned in perpetuity because shellfish populations, particularly oysters, have declined dramatically.
The sanctuaries would provide a place for these bivalves to grow, reproduce and provide larvae to rebuild sustainable shellfish populations.
We believe the expiration of the Frank M. Flower & Sons town lease for most of the bay will be an unprecedented opportunity for more sustainable harvesting options.
We supported the town’s enactment of a temporary moratorium on shellfish harvesting on those bottomlands on Oct. 1 to allow for a professional scientific survey to determine what shellfish, if any, remain on the bay bottom and the best areas for shellfish restoration and sanctuaries. In the meantime, baymen and recreational harvesters will still have access to areas outside the former lease that they have always had.
FOB has supported shellfish restoration projects:
North Shore Oyster Gardening Program.
Oyster Habitat Restoration and Monitoring Utilizing Spawner Sanctuaries in Oyster Bay and Cold Spring Harbor, a two-year project led by Adelphi University professors.
Putting the Oyster Back in Oyster Bay, a three-year project now in its first year led by professors from the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.
Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration and S.O.A.R 2.0 administered by The Nature Conservancy and Pew Charitable Trusts.
Because we feel education and outreach are important, FOB hosts monthly beach cleanups, speaker presentations, leads kayak conservation cruises and nature walks. In 2021 FOB launched Team Terrapin to monitor the diamondback terrapin population at Centre Island Beach.
We invite you to learn even more about who we are what we do by visiting our website www.friendsofthebay.org and by following us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
