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Oyster Bay, Glen Cove School Districts Hold First Budget Presentations

JENNIFER CORR

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The Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District and the Glen Cove City School District both held their first 2023 through 2024 budget presentations at their last Board of Education meetings. The budget process often includes multiple presentations and workshops, a budget hearing and a vote in the spring. These budgets impact students, parents, district faculty and all tax-payers.

Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District:

The district began their budget process with the public on Jan. 24.

“We’ve been working very hard; being creative and managing our resources and all inflation and the spikes on several of the numbers you see as part of your own finance at home,” said Dr. Francesco Ianni, the superintendent of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District. “The financial and operation efficiency is a top priority and we always try to explore ways to make sure the students have what they need and that the tax will not go through the roof.”

The current 2022 through 2023 budget is balanced at approximately $62.1 million with a tax levy of 2.04 percent.

Dr. Ianni added that feedback is welcomed from the community. Budget presentations are available on the district’s website on the Board of Education homepage at obenschools.org.

This first presentation focused on the

overview of the budget process and the budget timeline.

Deputy Superintendent Maureen Raynor laid out various goals for this upcoming budget; including student achievement goals; finance and operation goals and community goals.

Under the student achievement goals, Raynor explained that the district through the 2022 through 2023 budget will strive to analyze the curriculum, course offerings and extra-curriculars to identify opportunities to enhance programs, as well as successfully implement the restructuring of the informational and instructional technology department.

As for goals relating to finance and operations, the district plans to oversee the progress of the 21st Century Capital Improvement Projects, a multi-year strategy for facility upgrades, while maintaining a sound, multi-year financial plan.

The district will also continue to strengthen partnerships between local governments and community organizations.

The budget focus this year, according to

the presentation, is to stay within the allowable tax levy cap; provide the best possible educational opportunities through district resources; continue maintenance and improvements of existing buildings and grounds; remain fiscally responsible and strengthen the district’s long-term financial condition.

The next budget presentations, that will include more information as the district receives it, will be held on Feb. 28 and Mar. 28. The budget adoption will be held on Apr. 18. The budget hearing will be held May 2, followed by a vote at Oyster Bay High School on May 16.

Glen Cove City School District:

At the Glen Cove City School District Board of Education meeting held on Jan. 25, Assistant Superintendent of Business Victoria Galante presented the first presentation of the 2023 through 2024 budget.

The current 2022 through 2023 budget balanced at approximately $102 million, with a 1.8 percent tax levy.

Similarly to the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District, the amount of state aid Glen Cove Schools will receive is not available because the Executive Budget from New York State has not been released yet. “At this time we usually have some direction from the state, but we haven’t so we have to start the process and we have to start somewhere,” Galante said.

Estimated revenues were approximately $70.8 million in tax levy; approximately $4.8 million in Payment in Lieu of Taxes; approximately $1.3 million in taxes on consumer utility bills; $55,000 in interest and earnings; approximately $24.3 million in state aid and approximately $1.3 million in reserves. This adds up to approximately $106.9 million. These numbers are subject to change as the district receives more information.

At the Feb. 8 budget workshop, the capital component, administrative component, reserves and update on state aid will be discussed.

To stay updated about the budget, visit glencoveschools.org.

Glen Cove City School District Assistant Superintendent Victoria Galante presents the first presentation on the 2023 through 2024 budget.

(Screenshot of Glen Cove City School District live stream)

(Screenshot of live stream from the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District)

Glen Cover Retires From The United Nations

After 32 years of service, Lt. Glenn Roberts, a Glen Cove native, recently retired from the United Nations where he worked for the Department of Safety and Security. After eight years in the United States Marine Corps from 1979 through 1987, he was hired in 1990 by the United Nations as a security professional in New York City. During his tenure, he had the opportunity to serve in a peacekeeping operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ) where he worked from 1993 to 1995. Upon returning to UN Headquarters in New York in 1995, he was assigned to protect VIPs and dignitaries. From 1996 through 2002, he was assigned to the SecretaryGeneral’s (SG) Protection Detail for Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Kofi Annan. Among the other protective duty assignments over the years, were Pope John Paul II, Pope Frances, US Presidents George W. Bush, William Jefferson Clinton, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. Toward the end of his career, he worked in the offices of Crisis Management and Strategic Planning.

Prior to working at the United Nations, he served in the United States Marine Corps, where he was a heavy equipment operator

and later served at American Embassies in Warsaw, Poland and Vienna, Austria. While serving to the American Embassy in Poland as a Marine Security Guard, at age 23, he was meritoriously promoted to Staff Sergeant. Upon completion of this tour of duty, he was reassigned to the American Embassy in Vienna, where he served as the Assistant Detachment Commander. In 1987, after serving eight years in the Corps, he was honorably discharged. He then went to work for a security firm by the name of MVM, which supported Federal agencies throughout the Departments of Defense, Justice, Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, and State, as well as the Social Security Administration. Contracted through the State Department, as a security professional, he was assigned to the American Embassy in Maputo, Mozambique, where he worked in protecting and securing a brand-new embassy while it was being constructed.

Glenn is happily married to Saada Roberts for the past 25 years and have two children, Kylee and Preston, who graduated from Ithaca and University of Buffalo, respectively, and share their home in Glen Cove with their canine companion, Apollo.

—Submitted by Glenn Roberts

Crossing Guard Released From Hospital

There was such an amazing outpouring of love for Glen Cove’s crossing guard, Carlos Vasquez, as he was released from Northwell Glen Cove Hospital on Jan. 17 after a very lengthy stay.

In early October 2022, Vasquez was critically injured when he was struck by an SUV driven by an 82 year-old Bayville resident.

He is beloved by the many students, parents and faculty of the Deasy Elementary School, many of whom were present upon his release from the hospital, as well as his fellow team members at Glen Cove Hospital. They were also joined by City of

Glen Cove Mayor Pamela Panzenbeck, Glen Cove Law Enforcement, the Glen Cove Volunteer Fire Dept. personnel, hospital staff and numerous friends, along with his wife and daughter.

He was visibly affected emotionally by the extraordinary support from all those present.

“We look forward to a full recovery for Mr. Vasquez and along with students and parents of Deasy School, hope to see him back at his post as their crossing guard very soon,” the mayor said.

—Submitted by the City of Glen Cove’s Office of the Mayor

Texas Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing $1 Million Winning Lotto Ticket, Prize Money From Relative

Iris Amador Argueta stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from cousin by misleading him about the value of the winning ticket

Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Texas woman pleaded guilty today to stealing a $1 million winning “scratch-off” ticket from her cousin and claiming more than $500,000 in a lump-sum payout in November 2020.

Iris Amador Argueta, 34, of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty before Judge Howard Sturim to one count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree (a C felony). She is expected to be sentenced to 1-1/3 years to 4 years in prison on March 15, 2023. In May 2022, the defendant forfeited $317,857.13 in winnings from her bank account, which were returned to the victim.

“This defendant thought she hit the jackpot when she passed off her cousin’s $1 million winning ‘scratch-off’ ticket as her own and claimed a lump sum payout of more than $500,000,” said DA Donnelly. “But her greedy actions also spelled the end of her luck, and now she will serve time in prison for her crime.”

“When the victim initially reported that his cousin had stolen his $1 million scratchoff ticket, it seemed farfetched that a relative could be so deceitful,” said Detective Lieutenant John Nagle of the Glen Cove Police Department. “When the collaborative effort between the Glen Cove Detective Division and the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office proved the victim’s allegations to be true, the defendant was arrested, and a majority of the $537,440 lump sum prize money was located and returned to the victim. The worst part of the crime was the fact that it was perpetrated by the victim’s own cousin.”

According to the joint investigation by the Glen Cove Police Department and NCDA, on October 28, 2020, the victim purchased a New York State Lottery $5 Hold ‘Em Poker “scratch-off” ticket at a 7-Eleven convenience store located at 194 Glen Street in Glen Cove. When he scratched the ticket, it revealed a $1,000,000 jackpot prize.

The victim contacted Argueta and asked

her to claim the prize on his behalf because he wished to remain anonymous. The victim promised Argueta $50,000 in exchange for claiming the prize and the defendant agreed.

The defendant, who lived in Virginia at the time of the crime, drove to New York and received the winning ticket from the victim. Because of COVID-19 precautions, the NYS Gaming Commission was not accepting winning tickets in person, and instead, on November 13, 2020, the defendant mailed the winning ticket to the NYS Gaming Commission.

Weeks later, the defendant appeared at the victim’s residence with paperwork purporting to be from the New York State Lottery, which indicated that the prize amount was only $20,000. The defendant also handed the victim an envelope containing $13,436 in cash and told him that the rest of the money was kept for taxes.

According to the investigation, an internet search later revealed a press release

on the NYS Lottery website that indicated Argueta had claimed the $1,000,000 prize from the ticket purchased in Glen Cove. The release further indicated that the defendant received the lump-sum payout of $537,440 after taxes.

Having learned of the press release, the victim called the defendant who insisted that she did not have any additional money for the victim and that if he continued to contact her, he would suffer legal consequences.

The joint investigation determined that the defendant received $537,440 from the NYS Gaming Commission as the lump-sum prize. The District Attorney wishes to thank the Glen Cove Police Department for their assistance with the investigation.

The case is being prosecuted by Deputy Bureau Chief Betty Rodriguez of the Financial Crimes Bureau. The defendant is represented by Lauriano Guzman, Esq. —Submitted by the Nassau County Office of the District Attorney

Glenn Roberts is retiring from the United Nations.

(Submitted by Glenn Roberts)

Crossing guard Carlos Vasquez received a grand welcome as he was released from the hospital with a traumatic brain injury. (Photos courtesy the City of Glen Cove Office of the Mayor)

RAISING HEALTH WITH AWARD-WINNING CARE

Glen Cove Hospital is among the nation's best for acute rehabilitation — and we don't stop there. From achieving national recognition in nursing and patient experience to being named an Age - Friendly Center of Excellence, we're proud to offer our community a level of care that exceeds expectations.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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THURSDAY, FEB. 2

Virtual Program: Cubism and the Trompe L’oeil Tradition at the Met

This exhibition offers a radically new view of Cubism by demonstrating its engagement with the age-old tradition of trompe l’oeil painting. This virtual program from the Glen Cove Public Library from 2 to 3 p.m. is presented by Lauren Kaplan. To register, visit glencovelibrary.org.

Movie Showing - Where The Crawdads Sing

The movie, “Where the Crawdads Sing,” will be showing at the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library, 89 E Main St. in Oyster Bay, at 2 and 6 p.m. The movie is 125 minutes long and is rated PG-13. Movie summary: For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina Coast. So, in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then, the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from

town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life, until the unthinkable happens.

FRIDAY, FEB. 3

Let’s Groove with Lisa Lisa Stockman will be at the Glen Cove Public Library to use the power of music to enrich children’s lives in this interactive singa-long program for children ages two to five. The event will go from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Register at glencovelibrary.org.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8

Bring Your Parent Teen Paint Night

The Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library, 89 E Main St. in Oyster Bay, at 7 p.m. invites teens to bring a parent or guardian and work together to create a collaborative painting of two “Cool Cats.” This is for children between grades fifth and 12. Register online at oysterbaylibrary.org.

THURSDAY, FEB. 9

Virtual Program: Focus on Fixed Income

Focus on Fixed Income is a 60-minute educational program from the Glen Cove Public Library that begins at 7 p.m. geared to people who are interested in creating a

reliable income stream. Vincent E. Sama, a financial advisor with Edward Jones, will cover bond characteristics and features, as well as key strategies, to get the most out of your fixed-income investments. Edward Jones, its employees and financial advisors are not estate planners and cannot provide tax or legal advice. You should consult your estate-planning attorney or qualified tax advisor regarding your situation. To register for this virtual program, visit glencovelibrary.org.

FRIDAY, FEB. 10

The Liverpool Shuffle at My Father’s Place

Celebrate The Beatles appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show 59 years later with The Liverpool Shuffle. There will be a Beatle Dinner Party, with doors opening at 6 p.m. and the show starting at 8 p.m. at The Metropolitan Restaurant & Bar, 3 Pratt Blvd. in Glen Cove. Purchase tickets at myfathersplace.

TUESDAY, FEB. 14

Romantic Valentine’s Dinner

Enjoy a romantic four course dinner at The Mansion at Glen Cove. (Getty Images)

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Enjoy a romantic four course dinner at The Mansion at Glen Cove, 200 Dosoris Lane in Glen Cove from 6 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $110 per person, exclusive of tax and gratuity.

For tickets, visit themansionatglencove.com.

ONGOING

Open Mic Night At Amalfi

Every Tuesday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. is Open Mic Night at Amalfi, 197 Forest Ave. in Glen Cove, hosted by David Lamm. All skill levels are welcome to show off their talent using the PA system, two microphones and available microphone covers. Tuesday also happens to be pasta night, so come on down.

Deep Roots Indoor Winter Market

The new home for the Deep Roots Farmers Market will be St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Glen Cove, 28 Highland Road, on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. except for the third Saturday of the month, starting Jan. 7. There will be no market on the third Saturday of the month because St. Paul’s hosts a free, hot meal and groceries to 80-plus men, women and children from the community on those days.

The Winter Market in Oyster Bay

Every Saturday starting Jan. 21 through April 29, excluding March 11 and April 8, there will be an Indoor Winter Market at St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. that will support small businesses. Come down and grab some food from one of the food vendors and shop incredibly talented business owners. For more information or for an application, visit foodtruckfridaypeople.com.

LEGAL NOTICES

Keyspan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid

PURPOSE: THE FILING OF NEW TARIFF AMMENDMENTS TO P.S.C. NO. 1 GAS TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSION’S ORDERS DATED JANUARY 19, 2023, IN P.S.C. CASES 4-M-0565 AND 20-M-0266.

TEXT: Notice is hereby given that Keyspan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid has led new tari amendments with the Public Service Commission to comply with the Commission’s Order is dated January 19, 2023, to become e ective February 1, 2023.

Keyspan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid (“KEDLI”) led tari revisions in response to a New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) Order Authorizing Phase 2 Arrears Reduction Program. Phase 2 of the Arrears Reduction Program provides automatic relief through direct bill credits to residential non-Energy A ordability Program (“EAP”) and small-commercial customers who have eligible arrears and who did not receive relief under the Phase 1 program, by issuing a one-time bill credit to reduce or eliminate accrued arrears through May 1, 2022. The PSC Order also establishes the Arrears Management Program (“AMP”) Phase 2 Surcharge to recover costs of these bill credits e ective February 1, 2023.

Notice is hereby given that starting on February 1, 2023, the AMP Phase 2 Surcharge will commence on customer bills and will be included in the Delivery Revenue Adjustment line. The AMP surcharge is located on the KEDLI website. For Residential customers:

https://www.nationalgridus.com/Long-Island-NY-Home/Bills-Meters-and-Rates/ ?regionkey=nylongisland&customertype=home and Business customers

https://www.nationalgridus.com/Long-Island-NY-Business/Bills-Meters-and-Rates /?regionkey=nylongisland&customertype=business

Copies of the proposed revisions are available for public inspection and can be obtained on the Company’s website at https://www.nationalgridus.com

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Happy Birthday, Schoolhouse Rock!

Iconic shorts that set school subjects to music turns 50

AMANDA OLSEN

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From the first notes of the intro (As your body grows bigger/Your mind must flower/It’s great to learn/’Cause knowledge is power!) children of the ‘70s and ‘80s and beyond will recognize the irresistible, educational earworms that make up Schoolhouse Rock. But who would think to set multiplication tables or the legislative process to music? Fifty years ago, that’s just what David McCall, Bob Dorough, and George Newall did. Their series changed the landscape of children’s animated programming, earning them four daytime Emmy wins and a further four nominations.

McCall, frustrated that his sons could memorize the lyrics to Rolling Stones songs but not their multiplication facts, complained to Newall, one of the creative directors at his ad agency. He wondered if the subject in question could be set to music. This set Newall on a search for just the right musician to put a tune to the times tables. His quest led him to Dorough, a prolific and quirky jazz musician who had once written a song based on the “Do not remove under penalty of law” written on the mattress tag. Their song writer acquired, they gave him the assignment.

Two weeks later, he came back with “Three is a Magic Number,” which blew Newall and McCall away.

The song was so catchy and inspiring that the agency’s art director and cartoonist, Tom Yohe, started drawing up characters and scenes. Though their original plan was to try and produce an educational record album, it soon became clear that they had much more on their hands. This creative team presented their series of short films to then-director of children’s programming at ABC, Michael Eisner, who just happened to be meeting with legendary animator Chuck Jones at the time. Newall recounted the story to The New York Times in 1994: “After we played the song and Tom showed them the storyboards, Eisner looked at Jones and said, ‘What do you think?’ “And Jones said, ‘I think you should buy it right away.’”

After we played the song and Tom showed them the storyboards, Eisner looked at Jones and said, ‘What do you think?’ “And Jones said, ‘I think you should buy it right away.”

technology. They also expanded their team to include Lynn Ahrens and Jack Sheldon. Ahrens had been working at the agency as a secretary, work that she found incredibly boring, so she started bringing her guitar to work. Between tasks she would play and write songs. This caught the attention of Newall, who asked her to write a song for Schoolhouse Rock. She wrote “The Preamble,” a song that set the beginning of the Constitution to music. Ahrens sang the version that went on the air in October 1975. She wrote or performed on songs throughout the rest of the original series. In a 2014 interview with Noblemania, Ahrens credited this chance for everything that came after in her work. “That opportunity led to a career as a copywriter, followed by freelance careers as a TV writer, a jingle writer, a television producer of many network shows for young people and ultimately a musical theatre writer. It all started there.”

Jack Sheldon, a performer from the Merv Griffin Show, lent his distinctive voice to songs like “Conjunction Junction” and “I’m Just a Bill.” Despite his many years as Griffin’s sidekick, his voice is perhaps most well-known from these performances.

were removed from the air shortly before the show’s 30th anniversary and a special DVD release.

A musical theatre adaptation of the show, titled Schoolhouse Rock Live!, premiered in 1993. It featured a collaboration between artists Scott Ferguson, Kyle Hall, George Keating, Lynn Ahrens, Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, and Kathy Mandry, utilizing some of Schoolhouse Rock’s most famous songs.

Disney is running a Family Singalong in celebration of this milestone anniver sary. This will be the fifth installment of the Singalong series and is hosted by Ryan Seacrest. It airs on Feb. 1 on ABC and will be available to stream on Hulu and Disney+ later in the month. All of the original episodes are available for streaming on the platform as well.

Performances during the special include:

Black Eyed Peas — “Three Is A Magic Number”

Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert — “Figure 8”

Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen — “I’m Just a Bill”

Julianne Hough – “Interplanet Janet”

The Muppets and Fortune Feimster — “Unpack Your Adjectives”

Anton’s top 10 Schoolhouse Rock songs

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After the initial series about multiplication, the group produced songs about grammar, civics, science and computer

The original five series ran from 1973 to 1984. The Walt Disney Company acquired Schoolhouse Rock in 1996 with their purchase of ABC. The show returned in the early 1990s with a series about money, and again in the early 2000s with shorts about the electoral college, voting for president, and a full series about the environment. These songs were not broadcast on TV and were only available through DVD or iTunes. Reruns of the original five series played on broadcast television until 2000, when they

NE-YO — “Verb: That’s What’s Happening”

Raven Symoné and Kal Penn — “Interjections”

Retta — “Ready or Not, Here I Come”

Shaquille O’Neal and Boys & Girls Club of Atlanta — “Conjunction Junction”

The stars from Disney’s Broadway pro ductions of Newsies, and “A Noun is a Person, Place or Thing”.

—George Newall, co-creator of Schoolhouse Rock

BOOK REVIEW

Welcome To His World Review of: Ted Kennedy: A Life by John A. Farrell

JOSEPH SCOTCHIE

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“We’re living in Ted Kennedy’s America.” That witticism was offered by Joe Sobran in the wake of the 1987 defeat of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. Senator Edward Kennedy (D---MASS) led the charge, declaring in a demagogic tirade that in “Robert Bork’s America,” women would be forced into back-alley abortions, blacks regulated to the back of the bus, school children denied the teachings of evolution, and “rogue police” breaking down anyone’s doors.

A qualified and articulate jurist, Bork never deserved the demagoguery slung his way. The man, however, had little support from the Ronald Reagan White House. Bork was defeated and liberals dominated the court for the next three decades.

Ted Kennedy’s America? Who can doubt it? In the early 2000s, Kennedy took on same sex marriage as a fighting cause. Conservatives snickered at this crazy old man. Who’s laughing now? The same Wall Street Journal, National Review, commentary-style conservatism that once opposed and ridiculed the gay rights agenda now supports Kennedy’s views on marriage.

John A. Farrell’s biography is the first full-length treatment of Kennedy since his death in 2009. It can be a tortured read on a tortured life. Not hagiography, the volume still ends in triumph. A Life is for those fans of Camelot who wish to relieve the Kennedy saga in all its tragedy and glory.

Ted Kennedy was born to the breed. His father, Joseph Sr., a wealthy banker, had wanted to make the leap into politics. The man lived for power. However, his tenure as U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, where he bitterly opposed America’s entry into World War II, sank any hopes. The torch was passed to Joe Junior, who also had a taste for politics. Muscular and confident, Joe Junior could never comb gray hair. He died in action during the war.

It was now onto Jack, Bobby, and Ted. In 1960, the youngest Kennedy worked as a West Coast coordinator for JFK’s winning presidential campaign. He

dreamed of a life in Arizona, far from the political world. That could never happen. The 1962 Massachusetts senate race beckoned. After Nov. 22, 1963 and June 6, 1968, Ted Kennedy’s own presidential run was an inevitability. It was as if destiny was out of his hands. When that 1980 challenge to President Jimmy Carter failed, Kennedy returned to the senate, where he had found a home.

Most of the book is a rendering of Kennedy’s many initiatives and triumphs: Proposing an opening to mainland China, cancer research, health care (where he worked with President Richard Nixon), AIDS research, liberal immigration, the vote for 18-year olds, the defeat not only of Bork, but earlier of both Clement Haynsworth and Harold Carswell to the Supreme Court, the nuclear freeze movement and oddly, acting as a courier for messages from the Reagan White House to the Mikhail Gorbachev Kremlin. It was to Kennedy that Gorbachev revealed his intention to withdraw from Afghanistan.

There is Kennedy the man. After the assassinations of his two older brothers, the burden of an entire family was on his shoulders. He carried that load for the next 40 years. On one weekend in December 1973, Kennedy had to tell his eldest son, Edward Jr., that a cancer would require the amputation of the young man’s right leg. That same day, he rushed off to a local Catholic church to usher Kathleen Kennedy, RFK’s eldest daughter, down the altar in matrimony.

political moments stand out. Farrell cites Kennedy’s floor leadership on the 1965 immigration bill. That bill, long a goal of President Kennedy, probably would have passed anyway. In truth, it was the president’s assassination that revived the bill. Still, the younger Kennedy’s hand was on the most significant legislation in American history.

Ted Kennedy’s own presidential run was an inevitability. It was as if destiny was out of his hands. When that 1980 challenge to President Jimmy Carter failed, Kennedy returned to the senate, where he had found a home.

Then there is Mary Jo Kopechne. On the night of July 18, 1969, Kennedy, while driving the young woman home from a reunion party of RFK staff members, hit the small Dyke Bridge in Chappaquiddick, MA, traveling, at some estimates, at up to 20 MPH. Too fast. He did dive into the water time and time again, trying to save Kopechne. Was it possible? Did he act soon enough? The controversy dogged the man for decades. It destroyed his presidential hopes, but not his political career. After 1968, Massachusetts badly needed a Kennedy in statewide office.

The author ends with the eventual triumph of Obamacare, a capstone on the senator’s career. To me, two

In 1965, it wasn’t yet clear that the Democrats would lose their grip on white working-class voters. In time, they did. Kennedy knew the 1965 bill would mean the end of European immigration, including his fellow Irish, into the U.S. No matter. The loss of the white working class has been made up for by millions of new Democratic Party voters from the ranks of Asian and Latino immigrants. President Lyndon Johnson was not the only pol to claim, wrongly, that the bill would not change the population makeup of the U.S. Kennedy made similar remarks. Who cares? It assisted the liberal cause in monumental ways. Farrell, however, gives only a few paragraphs to the 1980 immigration bill, one that expanded family reunification and increased legal immigration exponentially. During the 1980s and beyond, America has experienced the greatest demographic upheaval in modern history. Here, Farrell is not optimistic over the consequences. The other issue is the 1974 Boston busing crisis---a real American carnage. In 1970, Kennedy was under heat from the Kopechne tragedy. That year, during a re-election campaign, Irish South Boston stood with the man. Kennedy appreciated that tremendously.

In the early 1960s, Kennedy supported civil rights, but opposed school busing. In the fall of 1974, the bill came due. Black students from Roxbury, under court order, were bused to South Boston. Kennedy spoke at high schools in both Roxbury and South Boston, then made a beeline to Washington. He was sitting in his senate office when the school buses rolled.

drive the Irish out of the public schools and out of Boston all together.

“What can I do?” Kennedy, now busing proponent, asked. How about standing in the South Boston High School front entrance? Kennedy could have rented an apartment in Southie and enrolled his three children in the local public schools now being forcibly integrated, rather than sending them to a northern Virginia private academy.

This is more important than economics. In 1970, Irish Boston stood with their wayward son. Four years later, Kennedy sold his own people down the river. South Boston High School, once the pride of the Irish working-class, no longer exists. And we’re still living in Ted Kennedy’s America.

September 1974 represented the revenge of that city’s Anglo-Saxon elite. For decades, they smarted under Irish rule. By using the black population up from the South, their fellow co-religionists at least, for busing purposes the WASP could now

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SANTOS WATCH Santos Trek: The Georges Petition Edition

Octogenarian icon George Takei joins the chorus of calls for Rep. Santos’ resignation

attention on social media, and had surpassed its 25,000-signature goal by January 26.

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With nearly a full month of U.S. Congressional participation behind him, Representative George Santos (NY-03) seems to be staying the course in terms of smiling in public, making headlines, and being mostly (but not always) reticent about criticism and allegations against him.

However, such reticence from Santos and many of his peers in the House hasn’t stopped veteran actor, activist, and Star Trek: The Original Series star George Takei from taking a stand.

In late January, Takei started a petition calling for Santos’ resignation, calling the 34-year-old apparent Republican a “pathological liar” and “[a]nother George in the news.”

The petition, entitled “Get That ‘Other’ George Out of Congress,” quickly picked up

“I’m posting this petition because while there are very few things Democrats and Republicans can agree on, one of them should be that someone who has lied about everything in his life—his education, his jobs, his marriage, his finances, even being a college champion volleyball player, say what?—has no business being in Congress,” Takei wrote in the description of his online petition.

“I know we need two-thirds of Congress to agree, and that’s a tall order in a narrowly divided House. But if we don’t demand it, we’ll never get it.”

Whether or not they sign onto Takei’s petition, Nassau County voters do seem like they’re still feeling the sting of the Santos situation.

To put it in terms of Star Trek: The Next Generation, it seems fair to say that some

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Future Port Jefferson LIRR Electrification Has No Juice

Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2023 State of the State speech and accompanying 275 page book omitted any reference to the proposed $3.6 billion LIRR Port Jefferson electrification project.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s February 7th Public Hearing for potential Federal Transit Administration funding of their 2023 Program of Projects also omits funding to advance this project. The FTA will be providing close to $1.8 billion under various formula and competitive discretionary grant programs in 2023. Here is the link to the MTA February 7th Public Hearing for their upcoming 2023 Program of Projects.https://new.mta.info/ document/103001. By not including this project in the February 7th Public Hearing, is it the MTA’s intent to continue delaying consideration for electrification?

What ever happened to the MTA planning feasibility study funded under the prior $32 billion 20152019 Capital Plan to look into the feasibility of electrification?

Additional funding to advance the project beyond the planning study is not included in the MTA current $51 billion 2020 - 2024 Five

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Year Capital Plan. The next step would be finding several million to pay for a federal National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) review. This is necessary to preserve future eligibility for FTA funding. The most obvious source of funding from Washington would be requesting permission from the FTA to enter its national competitive discretionary Capital Investment Grant (CIG) New Starts Core Capacity Program. Has the MTA asked this of the FTA? Will this project be included in the next FTA CIG report submitted to Congress by March 2023 for federal fiscal year 2024?

We will not know if the project is included in the proposed MTA 2025 - 2044 Twenty Year Capital Needs Assessment Plan until it is released in October 2023. Port Jefferson electrification is competing against twenty other system expansion and enhancement projects that the MTA is considering.

Electrification of the Port Jefferson branch has been advocated since the 1960s by generations of elected officials with no success. In 1970, electrification was extended from Mineola to Huntington. In the 1980s, discussions took place between the MTA, LIRR, Suffolk County and many elected officials over which branch should be electrified first. The Ronkonkoma branch was selected over the Port Jefferson branch.

Without electrification east of Huntington, Port Jefferson branch riders will not have a one seat ride to Grand Central Madison via the $12.6 billion East Side Access project. There is insufficient height clearance to accommodate duel mode locomotives in the 63rd Street tunnel needed for access to Grand Central Madison.

A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT FOR LONG ISLAND

Sands, the world leader in developing integrated resorts, is proposing a multi-billion-dollar investment at the current site of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. This groundbreaking, world-class hospitality and entertainment project will be transformational for the Long Island economy, creating thousands of quality union jobs and generating millions of dollars in tax revenue.

A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY FOR LONG ISLAND BUSINESSES

Sands is committed to developing long-term partnerships with local businesses. For Long Island-based manufacturers, distributors, wholesale suppliers and other companies servicing the hospitality and entertainment industries, the Sands project will be an unprecedented opportunity to grow your business and be part of what will surely become an iconic centerpiece of the Long Island landscape.

Thousands of daily LIRR riders from diesel territory will still have to change at Jamaica for travel to Grand Central Madison or Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn.

Future opportunity for funding to progress this project beyond a planning study will be under upcoming MTA 2025 - 2029, 2030 - 2034 and 2035 -2039 Five Year Capital Plans. The estimated cost today is $3.6 billion, and will continue to grow over time. This is necessary to pay for design and engineering, environmental review, land acquisition for construction of power sub stations,

expansion of commuter parking, potential relocation and/or consolidation of existing stations, new stations and platforms, new electric Multiple Unit car storage yard, new track, third rail and signals. From start to finish could require fifteen to twenty years. before electrification of the Port Jefferson branch is completed. —Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously served as a former Director for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office of Operations and Program Management

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EastLine Theatre Brings Angels In America To Long Island

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Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, is a two-part, Pulitzer prize-winning play written by Tony Kushner. It was first performed in 1991, and it follows a gay man who was abandoned by his lover when he contracts HIV, the crumbling of a closeted Mormon’s marriage whose wife is slowly entering a nervous breakdown, a mother’s search for her son in the big city and a nurse who tends to a corrupt lawyer who battles the ghosts of his past.

EastLine Theatre, based in Wantagh, will be putting both parts of this show on at the BACCA Center in Lindenhurst throughout the month of February. It is believed to be the first performance of Angels in America on Long Island.

Long Island Weekly on Jan. 20 sat down via Zoom with Nicole Savin, Eastline’s co-artistic director, Danny Higgins, the director of “Angels in America,” actress Thea Kraus who is playing character Harper Pitt and actor Logan Clingan, who is playing character Prior Walter.

“[Angels in America] is one of the greatest plays ever written,” Higgins said. “It is ambition, for what it requires, and the possibility of doing it in our local community, which is has never been done, checked a lot of boxes for us. EastLine is celebrating its 10 year anniversary. All

roads led to Angels in America.”

It’s been a longtime coming for all those involved with “Angels in America,” as the planning for the production began a year ago. Auditions were held in July, and rehearsals, with just how lengthy this production is, began in September. And two weeks ahead of the Feb. 4 premiere, cast and crew moved into the BAACA Center for technical rehearsals.

“I think it’s exciting,” Clingan said when asked how they felt being weeks away from the premiere. “These characters are just once in a lifetime opportunities to play and even just from the first rehearsal, it slowly gets more anticipating as time goes on.”

Kraus echoed Clingan’s point, adding that its just as nerve wracking as it is exciting. She described her character, Harper Pitt, as an “agoraphobic Valium addict” and wacky.

“She’s sort of one of the people whose always on the outskirts of society,” Kraus said. “She approaches it with such, ‘yep, that’s who I am and there’s nothing I can do about it, and my life is falling apart in front of my eyes and there’s nothing I can do about it, but I’m handling it.’ And while she doesn’t do it gracefully, she does it. And that’s what matters.”

Clingan discussed their opening scene with their character, Prior Walter, who is telling their partner that he has AIDS.

“From there on out, Prior is physically going through a downward spiral, but tries the best to not let that hurt him emotionally and still has this positive, beautiful light that continues to radiate throughout the play, even when his boyfriend leaves him,” Clingan said. “He’s kind of suffering through this alone. He still finds light through these people he never met before,

through Harper and through [the character Hannah Pitt]. I think thats what I love about the role the most is that the trajectory is going through the darkest thing you could ever imagine going through, but still not letting it consume you.”

On the process of putting together this production, Higgins said that it first, it felt unobtainable in what it requires of the cast and the production team, who Higgins said is happily getting very little sleep.

“We have really tried to make Long Island the heart of our organization,” Savin reflected. “We feel that we as an island deserve culture, as high quality theater that the city can get and what’s different about is... that we are really trying to do works that you would otherwise not see on Long Island.”

To get tickets to see both parts of Angels in America, visit eastlinetheatre.org.

Julie Fergus, playing the Angel, rehearses a scene with Logan Clingan, who is playing Prior Walter.

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GAME DAY

History of Zorn’s

Best chicken wings

Cheese please

DINING

Preparing For The Big Chicken Wing Party?

Game day watchers are projected to eat more than a billion wings

BY ANTON MEDIA STAFF specialsections@antonmediagroup.com

Football fans might be surprised at the matchup, but one thing is not surprising: America’s love for chicken wings. This is never more apparent than on the final game day, when wings are at their hottest. Last year, Americans were anticipated to devour 1.42 billion wings while watching the the two final teams battle for the Lombardi Trophy, according the National Chicken Council’s (NCC) Wing Report.

“There will be no wing shortage,” said NCC spokesperson Tom Super. “Like almost anything else you buy right now, wings might be a little more expensive, but they’ll be stocked. I just wouldn’t wait until kickoff to be in line or order online.”

Last year, wholesale wing prices were down 19 percent from a mid-year high, according to USDA data. Retail wing prices are up about $0.30 per pound on average from the same time last year. Why the uptick? Many costs, like the price of chicken wings, have increased because of unusually high demand, record input costs, labor shortages that have reduced the supply of many goods, and government spending programs that have flooded the economy. Greater demand and less supply equals higher prices, ultimately resulting in the highest inflation that the country has seen in 40 years.

“Demand for chicken wings has been through the roof since the beginning of the pandemic,” Super added. “A shift from sit-down restaurants to takeout and quick service has boosted chicken wing consumption. Restaurants like wing joints and pizza places were built around takeout and delivery, and as long as people are sitting around watching TV and maybe drinking a beer, wings will remain in the game.”

To help meet increased demand last year, some chicken producers diverted birds traditionally marketed as whole birds for parts instead, like wings. More good news is the end-December frozen wing inventory totaled 73.2 million pounds, up 70 percent from last year, which should provide some cushion. Chicken companies, retailers and restaurants have planned ahead for the Big Game.

Maybe one day we can settle the debate over flats versus drums, but for now, editors at Anton Media Group, along with some of the most credible “Foodies” of the Facebook page Long Island Foodies, have shared their top picks for best local wings, in no particular order:

Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza

• 137 Old Country Rd., Carle Place; 516-877-7750

• 3430 Sunrise Hwy., Wantagh; 516-679-2625

• 8063 Jericho Tpke., Woodbury; 516-367-2625

Brews Brothers Grille

• 183 Franklin Ave., Franklin Square; 516-216-5008

Brooklyn Wing House

• 2441 Jericho Tpke., Garden City Park; 516-636-5191

Changing Times Pub

• 1247 Melville Rd., Farmingdale; 631-694-6462

Croxley’s Ale House

National Chicken Council

• 129 New Hyde Park Rd., Franklin Square; 516-326-9542

• 190 Main St., Farmingdale; 516-293-7700

• 7 S. Park Ave., Rockville Centre; 516-764-0470

EGP Oceanside

• 2823 Long Beach Rd., Oceanside; 516-766-9547

Elsie Lane

• 29 Jericho Tpke., New Hyde Park; 516-302-8412

• 295 Main St., Huntington; 631- 824-6236

Greek Xpress

• 182 New Hyde Park Rd., Franklin Square; 516-502-6126

• 59 Main St., East Rockaway; 516-593-4949

• 37 Great Neck Rd., Great Neck Plaza; 516-570-6814

• 437 S. Oyster Bay Rd., Plainview; 516-433-8070

Haunted House of Hamburgers

• 330 Fulton St., Farmingdale; 516-777-1031

J. Paul’s Terrace Cafe

• 239 Merrick Rd., Oceanside; 516-536-1806

Jackie Reilly’s

• 3964 Hempstead Tpke., Bethpage; 516-731-7544

The Main Event

• 799 Old Country Rd., Plainview; 516-935-5120

• 1815 Broadhollow Rd., Farmingdale; 631-522-1030

Majors Steakhouse

• 284 E. Meadow Ave., East Meadow; 516-794-6600

NY Flying Wings

• 554 Stewart Ave., Bethpage; 516-433-2463

Smokin’ Al’s

• 847 Merrick Rd., Massapequa Park; 516-799-4900

Spanky’s Food Factory

• 2458 Jericho Tpke., Garden City Park; 516-280-8440

Via Roma Pizza

• 1764 Merrick Ave., Merrick; 516-868-2311

Wings Over Farmingdale

• 221 Main St., Farmingdale; 516-756-9464

Zorn’s of Bethpage

• 4321 Hempstead Tpke., Bethpage; 516-731-5500

—Compiled by Christy Hinko

Lemon-Pesto Chicken Wings

Ingredients

4 pounds chicken wings, tips removed

3/4 cup store-bought basil pesto

1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1 lemon, zested and juiced

Preparation

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Place wings in a single layer on a baking sheet. Place in oven and bake for 25-30 minutes or until wings are well browned and crispy.

3. While wings are roasting, combine pesto, red pepper flakes, lemon juice, and lemon zest (the peel without any of the white pith) in a bowl large enough to hold all wings.

4. When wings are finished, remove from oven and place in pesto mixture. Toss to coat well.

Nutritional information, per serving: 420 calories; 27 g fat; 7 g saturated fat; 5 g carbohydrate;

2 g fiber; 40 g protein. Serves four.

—National Chicken Council

A Delicious Long Island Heritage

The history of Zorn’s of Bethpage

Zorn’s has been making delicious homemade food since 1940 when Peter Zorn opened his first retail store on Long Island. His vision was to offer wholesome, made-from-scratch meals using the freshest ingredients that busy families could take home with them, creating one of New York’s first take-out services. We are proud to be listed on the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry which honors businesses that have been in operation for at least 50 years and have contributed to their communities’ history.

In the 1930s, prior to the retail business in Bethpage, the Zorn family owned seven poultry farms on Long Island selling chickens and turkeys to wholesalers in Queens and the Bronx. At the time the Bethpage area was primarily farmland.

A short time after, he added his soon-to-be-famous southern fried chicken and bar-b-que spare ribs. This turned into a thriving take-out business. His menu kept growing as he met his customers’ needs. Before long he had a complete catering menu serving Long Island families all year long. Take-out meals and catering were new concepts in the 1950s and became very popular on Long Island. Many tried to imitate this concept, but Zorn’s Poultry Farms was always number one.

Today Zorn’s is owned and operated by Merrill S. Zorn, Peter Zorn’s only granddaughter, who grew up working in all aspects of the family business.

“We use the same recipes and cooking methods as my grandfather. Some of our traditions are looked upon as old-fashioned by today’s standards, but this is how we maintain our high quality and consistency. The value of our generous portions, personalized customer service, quality ingredients, and our family recipes have made our business a success,” said Merrill. “There is always a Zorn in the kitchen making sure that the original recipes passed down from my grandparents, are still prepared with the same quality and pride that they were 80 years ago!”

Zorn’s of Bethpage has transformed several times over the past 80 + years. For decades it was home to a functioning poultry farm and thousands of chickens and turkeys. In 2019, Merrill took on a massive undertaking by moving the entire business into a brand new 8,000 sq. ft. store at the same address in Bethpage. She was personally involved in the design of the new building and listened to customers’ ideas and suggestions

resulting in a beautiful new space with a dining area inside and out, as well as bathrooms for their patrons.

The new building pays tribute to the history of Zorn’s with historic photos and memorabilia used as décor.

“We kept our story alive not just for our family, but for our community and our staff, and we couldn’t be happier with how well the transition went, and all the love and support we were shown throughout the process,” Merrill added.

Inside Zorns retail store in the 1950s.

From left to right: Poppy and Nanna in the 1950s; Poppy with Merrill in the 1960s; and Merrill

Our new building on the original Bethpage property.

Skeeter.

From the original poultry farm in the 1930s, to our thriving retail store today.

Merrill was personally involved in the design of the new building and listened to customers’ ideas and suggestions.

Score Big With

Buffalo ranch popcorn

Nothing blasts the winter blues like gathering your favorite fans to watch the Big Game.

Good friends, a giant flat screen TV and fantastic food make it worth everyone’s while to come out of hibernation. Remember, though, under those football jerseys and team tees is your beach body — and yes, Memorial Day is just three short months away.

Happily, there are options that will get you swimsuit ready without skimping on Game Day flavor. Of course, there’s always the standard veggie platter (skip the dip!). But gathering with friends to watch the Big Game is a time-honored tradition that comes with its own special menu, at the top of which is an American favorite: Buffalo wings.

Named for their birthplace of Buffalo, New York, these bad boys are a staple of Game Day gatherings everywhere. But six of them will set you back more than 400 calories. Add ranch or blue cheese dressing and in you’re in for at least a couple hundred more.

This year, shake out the fat and calories by pairing spicy Buffalo taste with another American classic: popcorn.

A healthful whole grain (fiber), naturally low in fat, popcorn delivers the satisfying crunch your guests crave. This easy-to make Buffalo Ranch Seasoning Mix lets you sprinkle the crowd-pleasing flavor of wings on top of a heart-healthy snack that won’t bring regrets on the scale come Monday morning. Touchdown!

Blazing Buffalo Ranch Seasoning Mix

Perfect for game time and super easy to make, you’ll be the hit at any tailgating party. Yield: about 2 tablespoons seasoning mix

Ingredients

1 tablespoon ranch dressing or dip mix (from a 1 ounce package)

1 tablespoon seafood spice mix (or celery salt)

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon powdered sugar (or sugar)

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/4 teaspoon vegetable oil

6 quarts popped popcorn

Cooking spray, optional

Directions

In a small bowl, blend ranch dressing mix, spice mix, garlic powder, powdered sugar and cayenne pepper. Sprinkle with vegetable oil and blend until well incorporated. Place popcorn in a serving bowl and spray lightly with cooking spray. Sprinkle seasoning mix over popcorn to taste and toss. Store leftover seasoning mix in an airtight container for future use.

Nutrition Facts

45 calories

2.5 g total fat

0 g saturated fat

0 mg cholesterol

35 mg sodium

5 g carbohydrates

1 g fiber

0 g sugar

1 g protein

20 mg potassium

—The Popcorn Board

How To Cut And Serve Cheese

How to cut cheese may seem obvious, but there are many ways to improve your cheeseboard with a bit of creativity around your cheeses. Here, we’ll explore some ways to cut your cheese and the possibilities it opens up. But to get started, we recommend watching Chef Greg Gable’s video on how to make a perfect cheeseboard (www.cheeselovershop.com).

Choose an appropriate knife to cut your cheese

Different cheeses require different cutting techniques, to keep the cheese’s shape intact. For example, hard cheese needs to be cut with a sharp knife (or you simply won’t manage to cut it). However, if you try to cut a soft, ripened cheese with a sharp knife, the rind may stick to the edge, and your cheese may end up losing its shape. For soft, ripened cheese, use a knife with no edge, such as a butter knife. In the same vein, a crumbly cheese tends to stick to the blade, even with hollow-edged knives. The best way to keep its shape intact and ensure better visual appeal is to use a wire slicer.

The horizontal cut, both appealing and practical

Often, cheese is cut into slices, pretty much like a pie. However, you can choose to slice it horizontally, which gives you three main benefits:

• It makes the creamy paste more apparent, which gives a unique visual appeal, for example, to Saint André cheese.

• It allows some hard rubs, such as a granola rub, to be used on your cheese;

while this type of rub doesn’t normally stick to the rind, it will stick to the paste of your cheese.

• For your gratins and the like, a horizontal cut allows the rind to be spread more evenly, for a better crust.

If you want to cut your cheese horizontally and still serve it in a practical format to your guests, you can combine the two cuts, and cut the cheese into slices after separating the two halves. This combination is appealing for the flower-shaped Dorothy’s cheeses, in order to make beautiful petal-shaped slices.

Other ways to present your cheese

Some cheeses are better served whole, to be cut at the table. However, most cheeseboards look prettier if the hard cheeses are pre-cut. Depending on the shape of your slices, the best choice for presentation may differ. For rectangular cheeses, present your slices spread in an arc, like a fan of playing cards. For triangular slices, try stacking them up—just make sure that every edge faces the same way for a better effect.

Gable is the research chef for Savencia Cheese USA. Visit www.cheeselovershop. com to read more from Gable.

—Savencia Cheese USA

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Heart Healthy Treats For Valentine’s Day

BY TINA MCGEOUGH specialsections@antonmediagroup.com

Who doesn’t love sharing a sweet treat with a loved one on Valentine’s Day. With February also being American Heart Month, here are a few ways you can show your loved ones, and their hearts, some love with sweet, heart-healthy ideas.

Dates

For candy bar lovers—stuffed dates can taste like your favorite one.

To make them, simply split the date in half and remove the pit. Stuff the inside with peanut butter and drizzle the top with melted chocolate. Then, sprinkle on peanuts and pop into the fridge until the chocolate has hardened.

The combination of fiber, protein and healthy fat can also help make a meal or snack more filling and satisfying, and you’re getting all three here. You can swap out the peanut butter for any nut butter of choice or for an allergy friendly swap, use sunflower butter.

Dates can also be used to make betterfor-you brownie bites.

Blend dates with oats, nut butter and

cocoa powder for a chocolatey treat with less added sugar than your typical brownie. Plus, you’ll also be getting some hearthealthy fiber from the dates and wholegrain oats. Many whole grains, including oats, contain a type of fiber, called beta glucan, which may help lower cholesterol levels.

another Valentine’s favorite, but often contain ingredients that our hearts don’t love, such as added sugar. Instead of chocolate frosting, frost your cupcakes with chocolate hummus.

Chocolate hummus is rich, creamy and has that delicious chocolatey sweet flavor you’re looking for, but nearly three times less added sugar than a typical chocolate frosting.

You can also use chocolate hummus as a sweet dip for a snacking board. A mix of berries, almonds, pretzels and chocolate hummus is a fun way to pair sweet and savory treats.

Fruit Dessert

Blueberry Pie Foil Packet can be made in less than 20 minutes.

Mix blueberries, applesauce and cornstarch in one bowl, and olive oil, cinnamon, granola and salt in another. Spoon the blueberry mixture into cooking spray-lined aluminum foil and top with granola mixture. Fold the foil over the filling and cook in the oven at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes, or until the blueberries have burst.

Granola: The first ingredient in this granola is whole grain oats which are a heart healthy pick. Many whole grains, including oats, contain a type of fiber, called beta glucan, which may help lower cholesterol levels.

Blueberries: Berries are packed with heart-healthy fiber and antioxidants.

Hummus

Sweet treats like cake or cupcakes are

About 80 percent of Americans don’t meet recommended fruit intakes, so fruit-forward desserts are a great way to satisfy a sweet tooth, while also bumping up daily fruit intake. This simple

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—Tina McGeough is a registered dietician for Stop & Shop.

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Bringing The Goods To Market

Local farmer’s market moves indoors for winter

BY CHRISTY HINKO chinko@antonmediagroup.com

Although winter has been overly kind this season, the weekend farmer’s market in Great Neck has moved inside the Great Neck House through the end of March in order to help vendors continue to bring the goods to market. Shoppers are showing their appreciation for this sheltered event by continuing to frequent the market, week after week.

The venue may be small, but there is no shortage of neat treats and cool finds such as doggie bandanas, kitty bowties, essential oils, farm-fresh vegetables, intriguing horseradish blends, barbecue sauces and rubs, baked goods, gourmet pickles and cheeses, specialty coffees and local honey.

Some of the recent vendors include:

• Brian’s House of Spices

• All Baked Up of Sayville

• The Illegal Baker of Huntington

• Zippy Pets

• Qua Zay Culinary Services

• Italian Wife Bakes of Brooklyn

• The Cheese Guy of Yonkers

• Koltuk’s Honey, LLC

• Dobler Farms of Deer Park

• Horman’s Best Pickles of Glen Cove

• Diesel Cold Brew of Brooklyn

• Johnny Breads

• Brooklyn Essence, LLC

It is seemingly so popular with vendors also, many on a bi-weekly rotation, in order to accommodate all of the selling space requests. If you find something you love, check with the vendor to find out their next scheduled selling date, to coordinate your follow-up shopping adventure.

The indoor winter market, a collaborative event between Great Neck Park District and Deep Roots Farmers Market, runs Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through March 26 at Great Neck House (14 Arrandale Ave., Great Neck).

Visit www.gnparks.org for details.

Horman’s Best Pickles

Brooklyn Essence, LLC

Koltuk’s Honey, LLC

The Cheese Guy

All Baked Up

THe Illegal Baker

Photos by Christy Hinko

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Most Popular Cuisines In America

A new study has revealed that Chinese food is the most internet-searched cuisine in the United States, according to Google search data.

The research, conducted by experts at www.foodfirefriends.com, analyzed Google search data related to the 40 most popular cuisines in the world in different U.S. states, to find out what cuisines Americans search for (and eat) the most.

1. Chinese food

Known all over the world, Chinese food is certainly one of everyone’s most loved

cuisines. With an average of more than 3.35 million searches per month in the U.S. only, Chinese is Americans’ absolute favorite food.

2. Mexican food

With an average of 1.22 million Google searches in the USA, Mexican is Americans’ second most favorite food. Known for its spices and hot sauces, this cuisine is sought-after and appreciated globally.

3. Thai food

Thai food is third in the ranking. With

more than 823,000 monthly Google searches in the USA, Thai remains one of Americans’ first choices when it comes to foreign cuisines.

4. Indian food

Registering an average of 673,000 Google searches, Indian food is the fourth most Googled food in America.

5. Korean food

Another Asian cuisine features in fifth. Showing an average of 246,000 Google searches in the U.S., Korean food is the

fifth most popular cuisine in the States, followed by Japanese (with an average of 201,000 Google searches per month in the U.S.), and soul food (201,000).

Greek, Italian and Hawaiian food follow in the ranking with an average of 165,000, 165,000 and 90,500 searches in the U.S.

The study was conducted by foodfirefriends.com, which is dedicated to helping users grill and barbecue better, by offering practical guides, recipes, and advice on all aspects of outdoor cooking.

—Food Fire Friends

HOMES

Recently Sold

This fully gutted Colonial at 8 Mullon Ave. in Baxter Estates sold on Dec. 5 for $990,000. This property features an open layout living space and generously proportioned rooms throughout, boasts four bedrooms and four bathrooms. Upon entering, you are welcomed by the bright and airy living and dining rooms with a fireplace. The gourmet kitchen features a breakfast bar with a granite top, custom cabinets, premium stainless steel appliances, and a sliding door leading to the backyard and guest house with an extra garage. The second floor features the master bedroom with ensuite bathroom and a walk-in closet and two additional bedrooms and a full bathroom. The full basement provides spacious space for recreation and storage. It is connected to the garage with a separate entrance. The property is conveniently located in the heart of the sought-after section of Port Washington, one block from the train station, parks, shopping, dining and more.

This home at 48 Hillview Ave. in the Baxter Estates section of Port Washington sold on Dec. 28 for $777,500. Its charming front porch greets you to this three bedroom Village Colonial located less than a mile to downtown shops and restaurants. Enter into light-filled living room with brick wood burning fireplace and detailed leaded glass windows. The dining room leads to kitchen complete with gas cooking, Corian counters and Merilatt cabinetry. The second floor encompasses the bedrooms including the spacious master bedroom. The home has two bathrooms. The home has a detached one-car garage, new central air conditioning and hardwood floors throughout. It is conveniently located to all amenities including being located within a half of a mile to the train station. It is approximately three miles from the town beaches.

HOME & DESIGN Heat Your Home Safely Space heaters are a top cause of home fires during winter

This winter is projected to be a cold and bitter one, with many regions already experiencing record chills and snowfall. The Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY) reminds New Yorkers to follow some essential safety tips when heating their homes this winter.

Fire departments usually see an uptick in home fires during the winter. Carbon monoxide (CO) exposure and poisonings also increase during these months.

“There is an increased risk of home fires and carbon monoxide poisoning this time of year as residents use space heaters, portable heating sources, gas furnaces, and fireplaces to heat their homes,” said FASNY President Edward Tase, Jr. “We encourage New Yorkers to take proper precautions when they heat their homes this season.”

According to the National Fire Prevention Association, heating equipment is the second leading cause of home fires and the third leading cause of home fire deaths. Space heaters are the type of equipment most often involved in home heating equipment fires, accounting for more than two of every five fires (44 percent), as well as the vast majority of deaths and injuries in home fires caused by heating equipment.

Homeowners should keep space heaters a safe distance from combustible materials, such as curtains, bedding, and

upholstered furniture. To prevent CO exposure and poisoning, avoid the indoor use of unvented gas-burning appliances, unvented gas or wood-burning stoves, and unvented fireplaces.

Home heating tips

• Keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from heating equipment.

• Have a three-foot “kid-free zone” around open fires and space heaters.

• Never use your oven to heat your home.

• Install stationary space heating equipment, water heaters or central heating equipment according to the local codes and manufacturer’s instructions by qualified professionals.

• Have heating equipment and chimneys cleaned and inspected every year by a qualified professional.

• Turn portable heaters off when leaving the room or going to bed.

• Use the right kind of fuel specified by the manufacturer, for fuel-burning space heaters.

• All fuel-burning equipment should be vented to the outside.

• Make sure the fireplace has a sturdy screen to stop sparks from flying into the room. Ashes should be cool before putting them in a metal container. Keep the container a safe distance away from your home.

• Test smoke alarms at least once a month.

Homes shown here represent closed sales, sold by a variety of agencies and are selected for their interest to readers by the Anton Media Group editor. Except where noted, data and photos are provided courtesy of Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, Inc. and Zillow.

Love Where You Live

locals might feel like they voted for Data but got Lore instead.

Recent Highlights:

• In late January, Bowen Yang portrayed Santos in the congressman’s younger drag persona and in his current sweater-and-tie look on Saturday Night Live.

• Reps. Gregory Meeks and Joe Morelle of New York, the ranking members on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Administration Committee, respectively, have pushed to deny Santos access to classified materials. Axios noted, “Santos is not likely to be regularly exposed to classified information as a member of the Small Business Committee and the Science, Space and

Technology Committee, but lawmakers still face few barriers in accessing classified information.”

• On January 24, after bringing coffee and donuts for reporters waiting at his office, “Santos’ political operation filed a flurry of amended campaign finance reports, telling the feds, among other things, that a $500,000 loan he gave to his campaign didn’t, in fact, come from his personal funds as he’d previously claimed,” reported The Daily Beast. “But new campaign finance filings first reported by [the site] did not shed light on where the funds actually came from,” noted The Guardian

• On Twitter, Santos weighed in on Iran: “I support the freedom protesters in #Iran 100%. I will do everything in my power to help end the reign of terror plaguing their lives. #Freedom”

Thinking of Moving

SANTOS from page 6A

In Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series and films, Brent Spiner portrayed the iconic android Data (left) and, at times, also his ‘evil brother’ Lore.

Las Vegas Sands Launches Website To Grow Community Engagement On Resort Proposal

Las Vegas Sands announced the launch of SandsNewYork.com, a new website created to share information on the project, encourage community collaboration, and directly engage local Long Islanders on their ideas, questions, and concerns.

“Sands is excited to take another meaningful step in connecting with community members. It has been a lot of fun to connect with our grassroots community leaders, some of which I grew up with and graduated high school with, and have real conversations on this transformational project, former New York State Governor and Sands Senior Vice President David Paterson said. “We welcome more community conversations that lead to even deeper local partnerships.” The website includes a page for small business owners, briefly describing the company’s local priorities and procurement processes, as well as a form for those seeking supplier opportunities. Additionally, it includes a Community Voices page, where quotes are displayed from local leaders and stakeholders who are supportive of the project, and in favor of community collaboration on

the proposal.

“We are not here to convince, we are here to collaborate. We are thrilled at the unprecedented amount of support we have received on this project from the local communities and we look forward to hearing from more Long Islanders who want to get involved,” said Ron Reese, senior vice president of global communications and corporate affairs for Las Vegas Sands. “SandsNewYork.com gives them a direct line to our team on the ground, and will empower communities to take advantage of all the opportunities this project represents.”

—Submitted by Las Vegas Sands

An artist’s rendering of the entertainment complex at the current site of the Nassau Hub and Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. (Submitted photo)

WORD FIND

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Young children can have di culty distinguishing between subjective worlds in their heads and the objective world we share. ey sometimes believe their thoughts can directly cause things to happen. It’s not all wrong. oughts do change things, but only when combined by action, as you’ll prove this week.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Getting where you’re supposed to be will not require you to be assertive this week, so you can relax knowing that if it’s the right door, it will open for you without work. It’s safe to make yourself like water, nding the path of least resistance. You’ll interact especially well with Scorpio and Pisces.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Many of the week’s interactions are based in an implicit social contract, the details of which may be di erent to each person involved. Since the speci cs of a “deal” are never talked about, it takes a lot of paying attention to gather and live up to what they are. You win loyalty making every e ort in this regard.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Who is on your side? You, hopefully. Who else? Look around to see who is onboard with support for your goals. More importantly, who is onboard with support of you, just as you are, goals notwithstanding? Your support system should include people who don’t require you to be or do anything to be loved.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You can’t grow as a person without growing in awareness. New possibilities open when you can see, feel and know more. You welcome all chances to improve, even if they involve a moment of humility. No one said it would be comfortable. e opportunity to learn what you were doing wrong and correct it is a gift.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). What you pursue will run from you, and that’s just nature. e animals get around it. e lion stalks, the alligator sinks below the surface, the spider works on auspicious positioning then waits. You’ll think of your own less than obvious method of getting your prize and be quite e ective this week.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You eventually gure out what you’re supposed to do and do it. Whatever sort of false starts, missteps and confusion that happens before that is simply what it took to bring you onto the journey. How you got there will be a dim and inconsequential memory. It’s what you do when you get there that matters.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your way will be made light this week, mostly by your own excellent attitude. You may compromise because it would be harder for the others involved to do the same. Still, it won’t be worth it unless you can do it gladly with love and nonchalance. Don’t put yourself in a position to be resentful further down the road.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re so good at getting along with di erent types of people that you will nd yourself in the role of a human bridge between people who otherwise wouldn’t get along without you. In the spirit of tolerance, you’ll set a ne example and bring harmony to the scene.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). e limits and rules you’ve set are quite reasonable considering your scene and the sort of people in it, therefore you won’t have to do much to enforce your boundaries. But this isn’t a “set it and forget it” kind of plan. Check back as things change. Be ready to make new systems for di erent seasons.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). ere are many wonderful things that come with you being you, just how you are right now and exactly how your mind and body are in this moment. Focusing on your uniqueness as an asset will put you in the mindset to maximize your gifts. e world will want to celebrate you, so let them.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Just in case someone out there is wondering how they can be a better friend to you, model the behavior you’d most love to receive. You’ve been there for yourself all along and know exactly how you want the world to support you. e more you give yourself what you need, the quicker others will be to follow suit.

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS

ere’s a peace, a grace, a slow ease to the unfolding of this year. Serenity isn’t a butter y you’ll have to chase with a net because, in your many contemplative moments, it will land on your still shoulder. You will invent what helps you and end up helping many others. Mutual love and respect lead to adventurous plans with your favorite people. More highlights include a favorable international exchange, the sale of something old and an event you throw that’s the talk of the town.

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Solution: 14 Letters

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Alpha Atoll

Cove Cruise

Dalby

Dancing

Dawn Eton

Fine

Fraser Island

Gore

Hats

Humidity

North for the holidays

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Going against the grain

At the second table, declarer did not cover the ten of clubs with dummy’s jack at trick one, following low instead. East had to play the eight (an honor would have cost a trick), whereupon South contributed the deuce!

West could do no better than to exit with a trump, whereupon South won, drew trump and played the ace and another club to establish the suit. When East now returned the diamond ten, declarer rose with the ace, led a club to the nine and discarded his remaining diamond on dummy’s last club to make his game.

lead — ten of clubs.

deal occurred in a team-offour match. Both North-South pairs reached four spades, and both Wests led the ten of clubs.

At the first table, declarer made the natural play of covering the ten with the jack. East played the queen, and South won with the ace and drew the opposing trumps. He then led a small club, hoping to quickly establish a discard for his diamond loser.

But East took the club nine with the king and returned the ten of diamonds. Whatever South did from this point on, he had to lose a diamond, a heart and another club to East’s eight for down one.

In finding the winning play, declarer reasoned that West’s lead was either a singleton or from the doubleton 10-8, marking East with both club honors. West was therefore virtually certain to have the king of diamonds for his two-heart overcall.

Next, whether West had one or two clubs, no harm could come from refusing to play the jack on the first trick. If East produced an honor card, declarer could win the trick, while if East produced the eight — proving that the ten was a singleton and that South would have to lose two clubs no matter what he did — the trick could be conceded in order to keep West on lead. This gave declarer the time he needed to set up the clubs before the opponents could establish a diamond trick.

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LLEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that commencing on February 21st, 2023, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 16th, 2023 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six-month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code.

Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucountyny.

gov/526/County-Treasurer

Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person auction shall be held, same will commence on the 21st day of February 2023 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer.

A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucoun tyny.gov/527/AnnualTax-Lien-Sale

A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 08th, 2023. Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all ser-

vices, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audio-tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715.

Dated: January 25, 2023

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, NewYork TERMS OF SALE

Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts. However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.

The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership.

The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.

LEGAL NOTICES

The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

Furthermore, as to the bidding,

1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates.

2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates.

3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or

other noncompetitive bid.

4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited.

Dated: January 25, 2023

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York

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LEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that commencing on February 21st, 2023, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 16th, 2023 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six-month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code.

Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online.

Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucountyny.

gov/526/County-Treasurer

Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person auction shall be held, same will commence on the 21st day of February 2023 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer.

A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucoun tyny.gov/527/AnnualTax-Lien-Sale

A list of local properties

upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 08th, 2023.

Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audio-tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715.

Dated: January 25, 2023

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, NewYork TERMS OF SALE

Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts. However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.

The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership.

The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their

legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.

The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

Furthermore, as to the bidding,

1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates.

2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder

prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates.

3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid.

4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited.

Dated: January 25, 2023

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York 2-1; 1-25-2023-2T-#237560GCOB/OB

LEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

VILLAGE OF OYSTER BAY COVE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the fiscal affairs of the Incorporated Village of Oyster Bay Cove for the period beginning on May1, 2019 and ending on March 31, 2022 have been examined by the office of the State Comptroller and that the report of the examination prepared by the Office of the State Comptroller has been filed in my office where it is available as a public record for inspection by all interested persons. Pursuant to Section 35 of the General Municipal Law, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Oyster Bay Cove has prepared a written response to the report of examination prepared by the Office of the State Comptroller, and this too is on file.

Joanne A. Casale Village Clerk/Treasurer

Dated: February 1, 2023

2-1-2023-1T-#237857GCOB/OB

LLEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU Citibank, N.A. as Trustee for Chase Mortgage Finance Corporation, Multi-Class Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2002-S4, Plaintiff AGAINST Zahra Ziari; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 4, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 2, 2023 at 2:30PM,

Continued on page 8

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

LAVINE TO GARBARINO: ‘THANKS BUT NO THANKS’

Assemblymember Charles D. Lavine (D-North Shore, LI) responds to an email from Congressman Andrew Garbarino with the following statement:

“At a hastily called press event on Jan. 11, a lengthy parade of Nassau County Republicans took the extraordinarily courageous step of calling on their colleague George Santos to resign. They suggested that he was not welcome at either their headquarters or at their events. They indicated that their other Congressional Representatives would take it upon themselves to provide representation to the people of the Third Congressional District, the people Santos

was elected to represent.

On Jan. 18, I received an email from Congressman Andrew Garbarino, representing New York’s Second District in Suffolk County, advising that I was one of his ‘new constituents,’ and urging that I could rely on his office’s resources.

Along with everyone else in Northern Nassau and Northern Queens, I live in Santos’ Third Congressional District. I am not a constituent of Congressman Garbarino’s Suffolk District.

In response, I emailed my old friend Andy Garbarino as follows: ‘While I appreciate you reaching out, you are not my

We

Congressional representative and I am not your ‘new constituent.’ George Santos, with whom and for whom you campaigned, is my Congressional representative. That fact is truly shameful. Thanks again and wishing you well.’

So, to Congressman Garbarino, with whom I worked in the New York State Assembly before he was elected to the House of Representatives, I simply say, ‘Thanks but no thanks.’

For better or worse, Santos is our Congressman and I expect him, perhaps unrealistically, to make some effort to try to live up to his responsibilities.

I am not inclined to reach out to the same Republican politicians who offer assistance but are simply attempting to shield themselves from criticism. As the old saying goes, ‘Once bitten, twice shy.’

Should Santos be unresponsive to any requests I may have for assistance to the people I represent, I will reach out to either Senators Schumer or Gillibrand, or to any number of Democratic Congressional representatives.”

Charles Lavine represents the 13th Assembly District, which consists of portions of northeastern Nassau County. He serves as Chair of the Judiciary Committee and is a member of the Committees on Codes, Ethics

LEGAL NOTICES

premises known as 143 Skunks Misery Road, Locust Valley, NY 11560. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lattingtown, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 30 Block E Lots 222 262.

Approximate amount of judgment $1,219,346.56 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 007826/2016. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies

Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Janine T. Lynam, Esq.,

Referee

LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff

175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624

(877) 430-4792

Dated: January 23, 2023

2-22-15-8-1-2023-4T#237859-GCOB/OB

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU

NOTICES

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES COR-

PORATION MORTGAGE

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007BC4, V.

CLAUDIA RUDNET, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 19, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S.

BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE

PASS-THROUGH CER-

TIFICATES, SERIES 2007BC4 is the Plaintiff and CLAUDIA RUDNET, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on March 7, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 14 FAIRVIEW LANE, OYSTER BAY, NY 11771: Section 24, Block B, Lot 149 249:

PARCEL I (TAX LOT 249)

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL

OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE SOUTHEASTERLY SIDE OF MILL RIVER ROAD, IN THE VILLAGE AND TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

PARCEL II (TAX LOT 149)

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE SOUTHEASTERLY SIDE OF MILL RIVER HOLLOW ROAD, AT OYSTER BAY, TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold sub-

NOTICES

ject to provisions of filed Judgment Index 006890/ 2015. Matthew Vishnick, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

2-22-15-8-1-2023-4T#237919-GCOB/OB

Assemblymember Charles Lavine.

(Photo courtesy Mario1024! via Wikimedia Commons)

Pravato To Host Free Property Tax Assessment Grievance Workshops

Residents invited to attend South Shore Workshop on Feb. 8, North Shore Workshop on Feb. 13th

Town of Oyster Bay Receiver of Taxes

Jeffrey Pravato will host two free Property Tax Assessment Grievance Workshops for residents looking to acquire information on how to challenge their 20242025 property tax assessments. The workshops will be held in-person on Feb. 8 at 7pm at the North Massapequa Community Center (214 N. Albany Ave., Massapequa) and on Feb. 13th at 10am at Town Hall North (54 Audrey Ave., Oyster Bay).

“While Nassau County determines your value, we in town government want to make sure you know that you have a right as a homeowner to challenge your assessment. Remember, your assessment can only be lowered as the result of a challenge – it can never be raised – and this workshop helps you challenge for free,” said Receiver of Taxes Pravato. “If you are a homeowner who disagrees with the assessed value of your property, I invite you to attend this Property Tax Assessment Workshop, as the property tax grievance deadline of March 1

is approaching.”

In January, Nassau County notified residents of their home’s tentative assessed value for the 2024/2025 school tax period and the 2025 general tax period. Any residents who did not receive the notice may view it online at www.mynassauproperty.com or contact their County Legislator.

At the workshop, Receiver of Taxes Pravato will answer questions and show residents how to use online tools to file an “Application for Correction of Property Tax Assessment” online or via mail. There is no requirement to pay a law firm or agency to file a grievance. For those unable to attend the workshop, Receiver of Taxes Pravato offers an online video at www.oysterbaytown. com/grievancevideo

For more information on the Free Property Tax Grievance Workshop, please call 516-624-6380. For more information on your property, visit https://lrv.nassaucountyny.gov

—Submitted by the Town of Oyster Bay

Couples Invited To Town Of Oyster Bay Free Valentine’s Day Vow Renewal

Special event to feature re-enactment of America’s first Valentine

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Town Clerk Richard LaMarca invite residents to renew their wedding vows at a special ceremony on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Oyster Bay Town Hall. Co-sponsored by Raynham Hall Museum, the event will include a reading of America’s First Valentine, which was written on Feb. 14, 1779 in Oyster Bay. The special ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. and will include light refreshments for all guests.

“Valentine’s Day is the most romantic day of the year, and many couples celebrate their wedding anniversaries on this special day. We look forward to making this special day even better as couples renew their marriage vows and declare their endless love for one another,” said Supervisor Saladino.

“Couples often select Valentine’s Day to celebrate their relationship,” added Town Clerk LaMarca. “It may be a sentimental choice for couples who had their first date, first kiss, or even engagement on Valentine’s Day. Whatever the reason, we are proud to offer this special vow renewal ceremony at

Town Hall.”

The ceremony will take place at Oyster Bay Town Hall, 54 Audrey Avenue in Oyster Bay hamlet. The event is offered free of charge to town residents but reservations are required. Residents interested in renewing their wedding vows should RSVP to 516-624-6380.

The story of America’s first Valentine is a proud piece of Oyster Bay history which dates back to the time of the Revolutionary War, as British troops occupied Long Island homes. During the height of the American Revolutionary War, love improbably blossomed between Lt. Col Simcoe and a young patriot named Sally Townsend as the Townsend property served as a headquarters for a regiment of 300 British troops. Lt. Col. Simcoe presented Sally with a poem he wrote asking her to be his Valentine, and his famous poem, entitled ‘Will You Be My Valentine,’ became the first documented written Valentine in America.

—Submitted by the Town of Oyster Bay

Oyster Bay is home to the first, documented Valentine. (Photo courtesy Unsplash)

Get a head start on your property tax assessment with the Town of Oyster Bay. (Getty Images)

Celebrating The Lunar New Year Through Dance

Gribbin School kindergarten through second-grade students celebrated the Lunar New Year with a master class on Chinese ribbon dancing, presented by the American Street Dance Theater Company, from Jan. 17 to 19.

Instructor Cara Fragias taught students about the cultural tradition of ribbon dancing and demonstrated to students how to ribbon dance and guided them through

the process. The program, sponsored by the Glen Cove Education Foundation, is part of Principal Francine Santoro’s commitment to expanding arts and cultural education at Gribbin Elementary School. It’s also one of the many programs offered in the district to connect students with diverse cultures through the arts.

—Submitted by the Glen Cove City School District

Glen Cove High School Photography Students Earned National Honors From the PSA

Five Glen Cove High School photography students earned National honors for their work from the Photographic Society of America. Julia Petrizzo won Honorable Mention in the ‘Color’ category of the National Youth Photography Showcase, while Katie Arevalo, Elijah Goldstein, Betzy Mejia, and Valeria Rosseateau had their work chosen to be displayed out of hundreds of entries at the PSA’s National Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado this year.

Glen Cove High School photography teacher Melissa Johnides is beyond proud of her students who created thoughtful works that spanned genres from nature to portraiture to the abstract. The student’s photographs are also now featured on the PSA’s website. (https://psa[1]photo.org/ page/ys-2022)

For more information about the Glen Cove City School District, please visit the

district’s website at www.glencoveschools.org. Happenings in the district can also be followed on Facebook at www.facebook.com/glencovecityschools.

—Submitted by the Glen Cove City School District

Oyster Bay Business Students Attend Regional Conference

Oyster Bay High School’s student entrepreneurs recently took part in Virtual Enterprises International’s 2023 Long Island Regional Conference and Exhibition at LIU Post. Thirty-nine Oyster Bay High School students in grades 10 to 12 participated in the event with their business teacher Alexis Zaino. More than 2,000 students from 80 Long Island schools attended the tradeshow event to showcase their simulated businesses.

Oyster Bay High School students promoted their two innovative companies during the event – Sherbert Pharmaceuticals, a company that sells vitamin infused sherbet for kids, and Solar Seat, a beach chair designed to charge any device at the beach or pool using solar energy. The students created their own trade-floor booths and networked with fellow VE students and corporate volunteers from regional businesses and colleges. Six student-department heads from each business had

the opportunity to present their executive summary to four judges as part of several

competitions that were held during the day.

In addition, the students were able to “sell” their goods or services using Virtual Enterprises’ unique, virtual banking system during the event. At the end of the tradeshow, participants were awarded for best business plan, best sales pitch, best exhibit booth and more.

Being part of Virtual Enterprises International allows students to gain meaningful career and business experiences. Together with their peers, they not only develop an idea for a company, but manage the dayto-day operations and build their business and entrepreneurial skills along the way. The

Bay High School students look forward to continuing to grow their

Chinese Ribbon dancing is a traditional art form that originated in the Han and Tang Dynasty, comprising of long flowing ribbons and choreography to synchronized traditional Chinese music. (Photos courtesy the Glen Cove City School District)

The pictured Glen Cove High School photography students earned National honors for their work from the Photographic Society of America. From left Julia Petrizzo, Valeria Rosseateau, and Elijah Goldstein (Not pictured: Katie Arevalo and Betzy Mejia). (Photos courtesy the Glen Cove City School District)

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companies and skills.

—Submitted by the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District

Virtual Enterprise students from Oyster Bay High School promoted their simulated business “Solar Seat” during Virtual Enterprises International’s 2023 Long Island Regional Conference and Exhibition.

(Photos courtesy the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District)

Virtual Enterprise students from Oyster Bay High School promoted their simulated business “Sherbert Pharmaceuticals” during Virtual Enterprises International’s 2023 Long Island Regional Conference and Exhibition.

This photo by Julia Petrizzo won an Honorable Mention in the “Color” Category.

This photo by Elijah Goldstein was displayed at the PSA’s National Conference.

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