Port Chamber of Commerce Is Pride in Port Parade’s Grand Marshal

Come Out and Honor Them at the Parade on Saturday, Oct. 3

The Pride in Port Committee is proud to honor the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce by making it the Grand Marshal of Pride in Port’s 2009 Parade being held this year on Saturday, Oct. 3. Our active and energetic chamber of commerce is arguably one of the most successful ones on Long Island.

Since its inception in 1930, the chamber has taken an active and visible role in promoting Port Washington and its business community, which continually gives back to the community by supporting the various organizations in town.

Lee Aschenbrenner Passes at 90

A man dedicated to making this world a kinder place has passed. Lee Aschenbrenner: educator, volunteer and all around terrific person.

On August 18, 2009, the community of Port Washington, the town of North Hempstead, the county of Nassau, the State of New York, in fact, the entire world lost a most remarkable man! After a valiant effort to stay alive, Lee Aschenbrenner was defeated by the injuries he sustained on December 4, 2008. Lee was a man at 90 who still had many things left on his “to do” list. His list of accomplishments is long and varied but some of the most significant ones include being a devoted husband to his dedicated wife “T.” a loving and supportive father to his children, Karen (Jerry), Erik (Gayle) and Lynn (Bruce), an adoring grandfather to 10 and a super great-grandfather to eight!

Port Washington Portrayed in Pictures

Local resident Elly Shodell, director of the Local History Center at the Port Washington Public Library, has authored a collection of images that depict the rich and diverse history of Port Washington. The book, part of Arcadia Publishing’s “Images of America” series, is entitled, simply, Port Washington. It is available at the library, as well as at Dolphin Books, Alper’s Hardware and other local retail outlets, from Arcadia Publishing (www.arcadiapublishing.com) and, of course, from on-line booksellers. All author royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to the Port Washington Public Library Local History Center.

Cow Neck Historical Society Holds Its Annual Country Fair This Saturday!

On Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., you are invited to the Cow Neck Historical Society’s Annual Country Fair.

There will be a petting zoo, pony rides, face painting, games and you can get behind the controls of a real fire truck! And, they have antique tools and tractors on display in our old Dutch barn, Civil War re-enactors, fly tying demonstrations, a raffle for gift certificates to Port Washington’s finest restaurants, tours of the historic Sands-Willets House (ca. 1738-1845) and live music for your enjoyment.

Attorney General’s Office Informs Senior Citizens About Health Care Fraud

Brian Herrington, assistant director of Intergovernmental Affairs for New York State Attorney General (AG) Andrew Cuomo, spoke at the Port Washington Senior Center about how the AG’s Health Care Bureau helps to protect consumer rights. Herrington began by explaining that the AG’s office has many different structures that act to protect consumers, one of which is the Health Care Bureau. In addition, the AG’s office is responsible for providing legal representation for state agencies.

UJA Federation of NY’s Domestic Mission to Rhode Island

Emphasizes Volunteering to Help Those in Need

On a sizzling summer day, nearly 20 Jewish women from Long Island crammed into five cars loaded with bags of groceries and traveled to Rhode Island for a four-day social-action mission that included everything from feeding the hungry to building a home for the homeless, as part of UJA-Federation of New York’s Port Washington/Sands Point Women’s Volunteer Mission in Rhode Island.

New Assessor Offers Recommendations to Improve Department

Homeowners Now Able to Schedule One-on-One Meetings With Field Assessors

The assessed value of a property does not in itself determine the amount of taxes on a property in Nassau County. Assessments only determine an individual property’s share of the taxes imposed by municipalities, school districts or special taxing districts.

That was only one of the messages that Nassau County Assessor Ted Jankowski, appointed by County Executive Suozzi in January of this year, wished to convey at a recent visit to Anton Community Newspapers.

Update on Sandminers Monument

The president of the Sandminers Monument, Leo Cimini, advises that this project will honor Port Washington’s proud and long sandmining history is moving along. Once completed, the monument will be installed on West Shore Road.

Attorney General’s Project Sunlight Presented to Port Chamber of Commerce

At a meeting of the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce held at Ayhan’s Fish Kebab restaurant on Aug. 11, a representative of Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo’s office outlined an Internet program relating to governmental affairs known as Project Sunlight. The presentation was made by Mr. Brian Harrington, assistant director of government affairs, the office of the New York State Attorney General.

Mr. Harrington spoke of the Project Sunlight website as the first of its kind in New York State, which provides easy access to campaign finance, lobbying, agency contracts, member items, and legislative databases. The website is accessible on the Internet at sunlightny.org. New Yorkers can go on this website to see whether tax dollars are being spent and how their representatives are voting on key issues. This event is part of the attorney general’s statewide outreach efforts to inform the public about Project Sunlight and how it can be used. A brochure, which was distributed, outlined the goal of Project Sunlight as the promotion of the public’s right to know and monitor government decision-making. Mr. Harrington pointed out that Project Sunlight is an ongoing initiative and will be continually updated. The brochure described the following potential uses of the program:

Pre-Season Decision on Free Parking in Port Washington During the Holidays

Readers will recall after the holidays last year, a few business owners sent letters to the editor opposing the town’s initiative of offering free parking to shoppers during the holidays. It was an effort on the town’s part to stimulate business for our local merchants by providing free parking by covering up the meters with red bags.