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Metamorphosis Landscape Design In the News
Business Owner, Ball Player Come to S.Y.A.G.’s Aid, Donate Bleachers
On Tuesday Sachem Youth Advisory Group (SYAG) baseball officials were downtrodden that someone would steal $10,000 worth of bleachers from their facility on Smith Road in Lake Ronkonkoma. One day later things have changed drastically.
Jason Merz, a landscape design company owner from East Islip, and Ray Navarette, a baseball player from the Long Island Ducks, said they will donate the funds to purchase new bleachers before the league’s opening day on April 14.
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Bleachers stolen from youth athletic baseball field
Exec suite: Jason Merz, Melville
So how has Franz Kafka, the early 20th-century author, influenced Jason C. Merz’s career?
For one thing, Merz says, when he was a freshman psychology major at Adelphi University, the class was called on to read Kafka’s most famous work, “The Metamorphosis.”
“The story had always stuck with me, as it suggests that we shouldn’t work like bugs for others, leaving little time for ourselves,” says Merz, 35, “and instead work for ourselves with dignity and pride in what we do.”
After graduation, Merz went to work for a landscape maintenance firm and, in time, looked to start a business more design-oriented.
The book’s title, which can be defined as a change in form, “conveniently makes for a great landscape design company name, as we literally change our clients’ landscapes,” he says. “[And] we wanted people to lose the image of a local grass cutter.”
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Extreme pools: They’re hot and cool
With gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon and Long Island still suffering from an economic slowdown, it seems the
“staycation” is here to stay. But if you’ve got a pool or are thinking about having one installed, the opportunities for making your own backyard into a summer wonderland are out there for the taking.
From environmental features and electronics to waterfalls and cool slides, this year’s pool trends run the gamut.
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