Hooked On Flounder

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Hooked On Flounder

Friday, 15 March 2013 00:00

Beginners to old salts can’t

resist this fun, easy fishing

Whether or not spring shows its softer side, there will be plenty of fishing enthusiasts drowning sandworms on April 1st in pursuit of winter flounder. The two-month-long flounder season opens in April and is Long Island Sound’s harbinger of spring, offering what many consider the most delicious fish in our waters.

The Angler Fleet out of Port Washington sails for flounder daily, offering the unique feeling you get as the big fishing boat settles over a quiet bay sandflat early on a frigid morning. With minimal boat traffic this early in the season, the silence is overwhelming, and the morning sun gives the scenery a crisp clarity.

Winter Flounder: Fun to catch, great to eat. The chilly air is offset by the warming sun as well as the boat’s heated cabin and offerings of soup, hot chocolate and coffee in the galley. Flounder fishing is mostly done in the bays, so rough water is rarely an issue.

Everything you need is onboard, from rods and reels to bait. And the mates offer instruction to make every guest into an angler.

The Angler Fleet sails open boat by reservation daily with full-day 7 a.m.-3 p.m. trips aboard the Angler III and two half-day trips, 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. aboard the Angler II. Walk-on fishermen are accepted, but only reservations guarantee you a spot at the rail. There is also the 26-foot Angler Express available for six-person charters. All boats depart promptly from Inspiration Wharf at 405 Main St. in Port Washington. The phone number is 718-659-8181, and the website is www.theangler.com.

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Eighth-12th grade volunteers from Building Future Leaders; Gayle Jukofsky, Mid Island JCC; Rick Lewis, Executive Director, Mid-Island JCC; David Glassman; and Town of Oyster Bay Councilman Joe Pinto. Legislator Judy Jacobs, (D-Woodbury) attended the recent Plainview-Old Bethpage CARES Project PACE NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community) Walk sponsored by the Mid Island Jewish Community Center in Plainview. This Wellness Walk was filled with family activities, including face painting and a bouncy house. There was a community expo, a 50/50 raffle, live music and refreshments.

“It is a wonderful opportunity for everyone to come out, walk, get fit and have fun,” said Jacobs.

15 Get Tenure

Thursday, 16 May 2013 00:00

The Plainview-Old Bethpage Board of Education unanimously approved of 15 tenure recommendations during a school board meeting last week. The boardroom was packed with family and friends of each tenure recipient. Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Timothy Eagen commended them for the employees’ “efforts, hard work with our children and professionalism.”

Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction Jill Gierasch (l) and recipient Jennifer Hoffman. From JFK High School, guidance counselor Christina Rivas-Laline and teachers Owen Dugan, Michael Horun and Jennifer Santorello were recommended; teacher Linda Curran from H.B. Mattlin Middle School and JFK; teacher Amanda Gundling from POB Middle School and H.B. Mattlin Middle School; teacher Rachel Quattrocchi from POB Middle School; teacher Risa Henkel from POB Middle School and JFK High School; teacher Brian Gurney from POB Middle School; social worker Marc Galloway from Parkway School and Old Bethpage School; District Psychologist Jennifer Strangio-Lott, district teacher Jennifer Hoffman; teacher Dina Futterman from Stratford Road School; teacher Tara Gaudreault from Pasadena School and teacher Debra Lovett from Parkway School.