Siegfried Adler is an executive with a software company who is active in the community. He is a vice president of Temple Israel and a volunteer with the American Red Cross.
Kathleen Dwyer is a 19-year resident of the community with a master's degree in education from Hofstra University and is a state-certified guidance counselor. Since 2001, Dwyer has been a member of middle and elementary school's site-based advisory committees.
Susan Stark, a former three-term member of the board, has announced she is willing to serve. She is retired and a long-time community activist.
And Susan Odery, a Curly Street resident, is also running. She is the mother of two children, practices real estate law, and is involved in Temple Emanu-El. She is bi-lingual, speaking Spanish and English.
Ketover is new Democratic leader
Joshua S. Ketover, an attorney and former state senate candidate, was elected leader of the Long Beach Democratic Party May 4. The change in leadership, at one of Long Island's oldest Democratic strongholds, came after former Long Beach City Councilman Scott K. Nigro stepped down after about a year as leader.
Ketover, 33, is a Long Beach native and senior partner in the Garden City-based law firm of Medina & Ketover. He ran unsuccessfully against State Senator Dean Skelos as part of Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi's "Fix Albany" campaign.
Ketover said he "welcomes the challenge of returning the City of Long Beach to the Democrats."
Pearl Weill, a former city councilmember, 50-year veteran of the party and a senior citizen activist, nominated Ketover for the seat. "The Long Beach Democrats should be honored to have a man of Josh Ketover's stature and integrity to lead them," she said. The nomination was seconded by Pearlie Wilson, another multi-decade member and activist in the African-American community.
"I will not ask any committee person or volunteer to do anything I would not do myself," said Ketover, who called the current Republican-controlled City Council a blemish on a great Democratic tradition.
"I welcome all the familiar faces and all the new volunteers stepping forward every week. Together we can take back our city and ensure a brighter future for our community."
The party has not announced its slate of candidates for the 2005 City Council election, but the terms of Democrats Leonard Remo and Denis Kelly expire Dec. 31.
Klass coming to city
As the author of New York State's Megan's Law, Senator Dean G. Skelos will host a child-safety awareness program at the Long Beach Middle School on May 13. The event will feature Marc Klaas, president of the KlaasKids Foundation for Children.
After his 12-year-old daughter, Polly, was kidnapped and murdered
in 1994, Marc Klaas established the KlaasKids Foundation to prevent crimes against children. In 1995, Mr. Klaas partnered with Senator Skelos to raise public awareness regarding the need for a New York State sex offender registry and, ultimately, to enact Megan's Law.
In conjunction with the Long Beach School District, Assemblyman
Harvey Weisenberg and Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford, Senator Skelos invited Marc Klaas to speak about various topics, including child safety, missing children, Megan's Law and Amber Alert. The event will begin at 12:30 p.m. and parents are invited to attend.
Marc Klaas is a nationally-recognized speaker who regularly appears
on national television news networks and joined former President Bill
Clinton to promote child safety issues.
City Fine Arts Show
set for June 11-12
The City of Long Beach will hold its 11th Annual Fine Arts Show on June 11-12. The show, co-sponsored by the Long Beach Public Library, will take place in Kennedy Plaza and will include live entertainment.
Artists are still needed and have until May 14 to apply for a space at this juried show, which brings hundreds of visitors every year.
The objectives of the show are to give artists an opportunity to display and sell their creative works, to give residents and visitors an experience of the current trends in the visual arts, and to encourage professional artists to come together for a profitable weekend of fun and exposure.
Media represented in the show include: oils, acrylics, pastels, mixed media, sculpture, drawings and prints, and photography. Monetary and non-monetary awards will be given in each media represented.
For more information or to receive an application for the show, call 431-1000 x 207.
Colors of Long Beach
Colors of Long Beach: Casas and Culture, is a multi-cultural event sponsored by Circulo de la Hispanidad and West End Arts June 5 from 2 to 6 p.m. at 26 W. Park Ave.
The event will highlight the visual, performing and cultural arts of the diverse Long Beach community. There will be an ongoing art exhibit, demonstrations, music and dance performances throughout the afternoon. Foods from around the world will be served. The second video of the "L.I. Habitat for Artists" project will be shown at the Long Beach Public Library at 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Afternoon activities can be reached by the old-fashioned trolley bus or by foot. A schedule of the day's activities will be available at Circulo or by visiting the West End Arts Web site at www.westendarts.org/events.html.
This event is free to the public and was made possible by a Special Legislative Grant from the NYS Education Department and State Senator Dean Skelos.
Temple Israel
offers celebration
Residents of the barrier island and surrounding areas are invited to attend the celebration of Israel Independence Day May 15 at Temple Israel in Long Beach from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The celebration is presented by the Jewish Board of Education and will represent 350 years of American Jewry and the dual identity of Jews in America and their alliance to Israel.
The celebration will include music, movies and snacks. For information or to reserve a space, call 432-1783, attention Barbara Semel, and leave a message.
