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A Season Of Celebrating Community

Islamic Center of Long Island supports neighbors during Ramadan and year-round

JANET BURNS

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Across Nassau County, residents are marking the arrival of spring with rituals of gratitude, reflection, and jubilation.

Such is the case at the Islamic Center of Long Island (ICLI) in Westbury, where members are observing the holy month of Ramadan with donations, community dinners, and a series of events open to all.

Through the month of Ramadan, ICLI hosts an iftar meal for community members to break their daily fast together after Maghrib prayer, conducted daily after sunset.

Afterward, attendees have been gathering outdoors at the center to mingle and catch up with community in the (slowly) warming spring weather.

Habeeb Ahmed, Chairman of the ICLI, explained to Anton Media Group during a late-March tour of the center that Ramadan always brings in lots of members of the Muslim community, whether or not they come to services regularly throughout the year.

“It’s a very popular time of year,” Ahmed said.

Throughout the month, the center also collections donations from the community to support the center and to provide 300 grocery baskets to local families, packed with grains, dried fruits, and other essential items.

During Ramadan, Ahmed explained, the spiritual value of Muslims’ charitable donations is multiplied by 70, as established in the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad.

As a result of the community’s generosity, parts of the ICLI’s property in Westbury have been transformed for temporary storage of baskets.

As part of Anton’s walking tour of the center on a sunny lateMarch day, Ahmed pointed out

several large stacks of pre-made baskets covered with tarps on the ICLI’s less-trafficked sidewalks.

The ICLI also supplies food to its local community throughout the year with its well-stocked food pantry, open to all twice a week, featuring dried and canned goods, produce, frozen foods, household medicines, and other supplies.

The pantry was opened during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ahmed said, when lots of people on Long Island and around the country found themselves visiting food pantries for the first time. Since then, they’ve continued their emphasis on keeping the pantry stocked and available to all.

“The pandemic really changed everything,” Ahmed noted, referring to how the ICLI community suddenly had to adjust the ways that they gather, pray, eat, and serve God together.

In the coming weeks, ICLI will host celebrations of their faith, their community, and the arrival of spring.

On April 9, the Islamic Center is hosting their annual Eid Bazaar, featuring fresh fashions and jewerly for a rejuvenating spring. “Usually the weather is beautiful that day,” Ahmed said.

On April 12, the center is hosting their 19th-annual Interfaith Iftar, which invites community members of all faiths to celebrate the end of Ramadan and the arrival of spring.

In preparation for the spring and summer seaons, Ahmed has also been closely involved with planting and maintaining various

vibrant flowerbeds and potted plants around the property.

“I am very much into gardening, myself,” he said. “I’m kind of responsible for this; I’ve already made about 30 or 40 big pots, but at this time, it’s a little bit too early for flowers.”

“Right now, for example, you cannot put marigolds, you cannot put sunflowers, you cannot put impatiens in.”

“Pansies like cold weather, so I’m basically buying pansies, because so many people are coming, and I want to make the place more inviting for everyone.”

“I put a lot of pots in the courtyard area already, because at night it’s been beautiful, a lot of people are out there, socializing over a cup of tea.”

Next to the ICLI masjid’s main entrance, while pointing out the ICLI’s Peace Garden (featuring magnolia trees and a 9/11 memorial plaque, among other things), Ahmed added, “Daffodils are coming in.”

The Islamic Center of Long Island is located at 835 Brush Hollow Road in Westbury. Their mission is “to serve and engage Muslims by promoting the values and teachings of Islam and to advocate interfaith harmony in a multicultural environment in accordance with the Qur’an and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad” (peace be upon him).

Islamic Center of Long Island Chairman Habeeb Ahmed gave Anton Media Group a tour of the center’s community food pantry during our visit.

Blue tarps cover huge piles of seasonal food baskets prepared during Ramadan for distribution to local families in need.

Pre-packed bags sit lined up at the Islamic Center of Long Island’s food pantry, which remains stocked with essentials throughout the year.

Flowers are springing up quickly at the ICLI during the holy month of Ramadan. (Photos by Janet Burns)

NEIGHBORS IN THE NEWS Local Dancers Raise Money for

Community Leaders Honored At Roosevelt Fire House

In commemoration of March as Women’s History Month, Nassau County Legislator Kevan M. Abrahams partnered with Affinity by Molina Healthcare to present “Celebrating Women Who Tell Their Stories” – a special community event that was held at the Roosevelt Fire Department’s headquarters on Monday, March 27.

During the event, four influential women from the First Legislative District were honored for their advocacy and dedication to the community. Honorees included Sharon Leid, CEO of NetStruc

PR; Rochelle Gooding, a mental health therapist; Joyce Nolan, a strong advocate in the fight against sickle-cell anemia; and Rosita Brooks, a community volunteer and COVID-19 survivor. Each honoree was presented with a plaque and given gift bags courtesy of Millennium Sistahs, Malik Dupri, and other community sponsors. Comedienne Kim “Kiministry” Thompson was also presented with an award for donating her talent during the night.

— Submitted by the Office of Legislator Kevan M. Abrahams

Ronald McDonald House

On Saturday, March 25, eighty amazing dancers aged 7-18 from Glen Dance Studio in Old Brookville used their talents to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House (RMDH) Charities, New York Metro, during a performance at Maguire Theatre in Old Westbury.

These kids worked so hard to create a

diverse performance of Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Tap and Ballet to entertain their audience, but more importantly to help families in need.

RMDH provides a home for sick children and their families right here on Long Island.

— Submitted by Glen Dance Studio

Garden City Election Results

The Garden City Village Election was held Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at the St. Paul’s Field House. Congratulations to all the winners. Here are the official, certified Election results. This tally includes absentee ballots:

MAYOR:

• Two-Year Term Mary Carter Flanagan 1,351 (including 152 absentee ballots)

• Two-Year Term Judy Courtney 1,226 (including 85 absentee ballots)

TRUSTEES:

• Two-Year Term Edward Finneran 1,514 (including 110 absentee ballots)

• Two-Year Term Michele Harrington 1,312 (including 93 absentee ballots)

• Two-Year Term Bruce J. Chester 1,215 (including 137 absentee ballots)

• Two-Year Term Cosmo Veneziale 984 (including 67 absentee ballots)

• Two-Year Term Richard A. Williams 986 (including 119 absentee ballots)

• Two-Year Term Michael J. Sullivan 1,097 (including 137 absentee ballots) — Submitted by the Village of Garden City

Volunteers Help Strengthen Shoreline By Planting Dune Grass

Dozens of volunteers of all ages joined with Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, Councilman Thomas Hand, and Receiver of Taxes Jeff Pravato at the Town of Oyster Bay’s Annual Dune Day event. Held at TOBAY Beach, this program brings community groups, families, and individuals concerned about our environment together to help protect and preserve our beautiful shoreline by planting stalks of dune grass. Dunes along the south shore continue to face environmentally damaging storms that have a significant impact on the beach. Statistics indicate that the planting of dune grass provides a natural shield that is perfect for withstanding storm surges and high winds.

— Submitted by the Town of Oyster Bay

Dancers from Glen Dance Studio performed to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Metro New York. (Courtesy of Kimberly Leary)

Dozens of volunteers pitched in planting dune grass in late March. (Courtesy of the Town of Oyster Bay)

From left: Kim Thompson; Sharon Leid; Rochelle Gooding; Brian Otway of Affinity by Molina; Rosita Brooks and Joyce Nolan, pictured at the Roosevelt Fire Department Headquarters on Monday, March 27. (Credit: Jonathan Ortiz/Creative Focus Designs Inc.)

District Attorney Helps Launch ‘Blue Alert’

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On Friday, March 24, District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly was on hand to celebrate the launch of a new system for protecting police on Long Island.

In a Twitter post by the Nassau County District Attorney’s office, her office stated: “DA Donnelly was proud to stand with partners in law enforcement & government from across Long Island [to] celebrate a new Blue Alert system to apprehend suspects in police assaults & shootings.”

“It is an essential tool to keep our officers & communities safe.”

The Blue Alert system will work similarly to the Amber Alert system for locating missing and/or abducted children; when activated, the system will alert area residents via text that an officer has been endangered.

“We want them to call 911 if they get this alert, and they see something and they know what’s going on,” Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

OPEN LETTER FROM THE HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

The Hofstra Student Government Association stands with the “Say No to the Casino Civic Association” in asking Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman to say no to the casino. As students of Hofstra University and members of this community, we are deeply concerned about the direct negative impact a casino could have on our campus and the surrounding area.

We believe that allowing a casino to operate in close proximity to our campus would be irresponsible and could have serious consequences to students and community members, such as addiction and a decline in one’s mental health and well being. Scientific research and evidence shows the vast negative social and cultural implications casinos have on communities.

A casino is an inappropriate use of the HUB which should be used for the

innovation and creativity of the community. We should be investing in opportunities to foster growth and development, not in an industry that can be dangerous to students and community members.

The Hofstra Student Government Association urges you to say no to the proposed casino at the HUB. Please consider the concerns of our community and recommendations of public health experts in addiction prevention. Please consider our future generations by ensuring us a good education and a safe community. As college students, we are committed to advocating for ourselves and peers, and hope that you join us in this effort.

GIVE SANDS A CHANCE!

It’s puzzling to me how Nassau County residents can jump to opposing the development of a major resort and entertainment center at the site of the Nassau Coliseum. Those in opposition must be woefully misinformed about what a project of this scope could do for our community.

Besides the thousands of jobs, economic impacts to our small business, and higher education opportunities that continue to grow through LIU and NCC - think of what Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead can do with the millions of dollars in tax revenue this development will bring in annually! Think of the possible tax relief for

residents! Think of how we can partner with them for our childrens’ sports and theater programs! Think about how they will enrich the larger business ecosystem! The development itself is an exciting prospect - but having the Las Vegas Sands on Long Island opens doors for us that we cannot open alone.

Las Vegas Sands is not a mom-and-pop business opening another hourly motel - it’s the world’s most valuable integrated resort company and they want to build us the Nassau Hub of our dreams. Let’s give them a shot.

— Lashawn Lukes, Hempstead

(Credit: Wikimedia user Antony-22, CCA-SA 4.0)

— Will Germaine & Julie Singh on behalf of Hofstra’s Student Government Association SGA President and Vice President

District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly joined with elected officials and police to celebrate the new Blue Alert system.

(Credit: Nassau District Attorney’s Office via Twitter)

Scam/Larceny in New Hyde Park

According to NCPD detectives, a 60-year-old male victim received a phone call from a phone number titled “Nassau County Police” on Thursday, March 23 at 10:54 a.m. An unknown male on the phone stated the victim has an outstanding warrant in another state. The victim was told to withdraw $15,000 from the bank to purchase gift cards. The victim received numerous phone calls from different numbers following up with him which caused him to believe it was a scam. After giving the serial numbers from numerous gift cards the victim decided to stop as he became suspicious. The total loss was $4,700.

Grand Larceny in East Garden City

The Third Squad reports the details of a Grand Larceny that occurred on Sunday, March 19 at 10:52 p.m. According to detectives, a 2023 gray GMC Yukon and a 2023 white GMC Sierra were removed from the west parking lot of the Roosevelt Field

Mall, 630 Old Country Road, by unknown subjects. The combined value of these vehicles is $152,180.00. The vehicles were being stored at this location on behalf of a GMC dealership.

Burglary in New Hyde Park

According to detectives, two unknown male subjects approached the back of Cumberland Farms, located at 2202 New Hyde Park Road, on Monday, March 27 at approximately 5:00 a.m. and forcefully entered into two sheds in the back of the location, causing damage to the structures in the process. The two subjects then fled in a white 4-door sedan in an unknown direction. It is unknown if any currency or merchandise was taken from the premise. No description of the subjects available at this time.

All investigations are ongoing.

— Compiled from Nassau County Police Department releases

Admins Advise Parent-Child Conversations After Two ‘Bomb Threats’

JANET BURNS

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In mid-March, students and staff at Garden City Middle School had their school days disrupted by threats phoned in to the school. On both March 16 and March 17, a ‘bomb threat’ to the school was delivered by phone, causing evacuations two days in a row as law enforcement cleared the school for students’ safe return.

Following the false threats, school officials have sought to reassure parents as well as advise them to talk to students about what they experienced, and why calling in ‘false alarms’ is dangerous.

In a letter to families, Dr. Kusum Sinha, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools for Garden City Public Schools, wrote that, “this being the third security threat since the beginning of the calendar year, I recognize that it is an unsettling and disruptive situation for our students, parents, and staff.”

“I can reassure you that we continue to work in partnership with the Garden City and the Nassau County Police Departments, as the safety and security of our students

and staff are our top priority. As I’ve said in previous messages, any potential threat is taken extremely seriously, which is why our staff acted swiftly to evacuate students.”

“While these threats are concerning, they are not isolated to our community or our region,” Dr. Sinha wrote. “It is an unfortunate realization that schools throughout the nation have seen an increase in security threats. Please know that all threats to our schools are investigated by law enforcement with the full cooperation of our district.”

Dr. Sinha continued, “Often these types of incidents can lead to ‘copycat’ types of behaviors. You may want to speak to your child about the seriousness of these types of incidents. Any individual found to be responsible will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

“Finally, I recognize some students might be feeling anxious or uncertain due to the recent events at the middle school. Remaining mindful of our students’ social and emotional well-being, if your child needs to speak with one of our school counselors or needs additional assistance during this time, please do not hesitate to reach out to the building principal or your child’s guidance counselor.”

Groundbreaking Endometriosis Study Enters Phase 2

Study seeks healthy women to contribute to understanding of uterine health

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, a condition that affects 1 in 10 women. Many suffer in silence for an average of 8 years to get diagnosed. If their endometriosis is more mild, these women can go decades without proper care, which can have long-term effects on their health, including infertility.

That’s what happened to Megan Stade, 28, of Ronkonkoma, who had been experiencing debilitating cramps for nearly a decade with doctors telling her it was “just bad cramps” and to go on birth control to ease it. “I feel like a lot of people either don’t know about it or, you know, doctors will kind of just put it off as ‘Oh, you’re a young girl with bad periods. You know, you’ll be okay’. And then it kind of progresses and progresses to a point where you’re in excruciating pain,” she said when asked about her experience.

The constant unknown from the dozens of doctors she visited even took a toll on her mental health. “A lot of doctors...don’t know how to properly diagnose it yet because it is hard to identify. And you know, the only way to confirm you actually have it is to go under

the knife, and I feel like a lot of doctors don’t want to send people that way.”

Having a definitive diagnosis has definitely made a difference in her overall outlook. “Moving forward, obviously I have peace of mind knowing that I kind of have it there and ...if I do start getting that pain back again, I’ll have an idea why.”

What is Endometriosis?

Endometriosis occurs when endometrial-like tissue (normally found lining the uterus) grows outside of the uterus; endometriosis lesions are mainly found in the pelvic cavity, but can also be found in the lungs and other areas. Nearly 8.0 million women and girls suffer from endometriosis in the USA alone, and many more women and teens are likely undiagnosed. Symptoms can range from painful menstrual cramps to debilitating abdominal and pelvic pain and infertility. While the severity of endometriosis varies, the more extensive forms of the disorder can cause severe pain and disability. Approximately 40 percent of female infertility is associated with endometriosis.

But in the near future, instead of invasive, often costly-out-of-pocket diagnostic surgery, which delays treatment, soon menstrual blood could be used to diagnose the painful and complex condition. A new clinical trial is underway to make it a reality.

For more than 6 years, researchers at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research have been studying the use of menstrual blood to aid in diagnosis. More than 2,400 women nationwide have contributed their samples to the Researcher OutSmarts Endometriosis (ROSE) clinical study which has resulted in a series of research papers.

One of the participating doctors is Dr. Christine Metz, Professor in the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health, and professor in OB GYN in Department of OB GYN at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell. She made the comparison between the current diagnostic model and investigating a fire. “It’s kind of frustrating because what you learn about

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Megan Stade, a study participant.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5

Long Island a-Go Go with Barry Rivadue

Revisit the exciting transformation of Long Island during the 1960s, from its suburbs to fashion to new technology! Plus, pop culture and the way of life many of us remembered, including the nearby World’s Fair. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Mineola Memorial Library.

THURSDAY, APRIL 6

Ray and Nicole Greiche play “Lost Weekend”

Ray recorded his first full length album of 11 new original songs in 2019. Produced by Jefferson Thomas, and featuring longtime band mates, Ben Zwerin and Patrick Carmichael, along with backing vocals by Nicole Greiche, “Lost Weekend” continues Ray’s brand of singer/songwriter rock and roll with a hint of alternative country. Nicole & Ray create a sound

that is infused with folk, rock, country, and soul. 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Juniper at the Vanderbilt, 990 Corporate Drive, Westbury.

FRIDAY, APRIL 7

Dionne Warwick

Legendary hitmaker Dionne Warwick makes a tour stop at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury. 8:00. Tickets at Live Nation starting at $59.50 plus $16.00 in fees. This performance will be played in the half round. The stage will not rotate. This performance will be played to sections B, C, D, E, F and G. For information please call (917) 887-7410.

Cilla Owens at Adelphi University

Join Cilla and her Smooth Sailing Jazz Ensemble for a celebration inspired by Ella Fitzgerald’s centennial year and the birthday of Billie Holiday, as well as the music of Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan, Betty

Carter, and other jazz icons. 7:30 p.m. on the Westermann Stage, Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave, Garden City. $30, with discounts available to seniors, students and alumni. Information available at (516) 877-4000 or boxoffice@adelphi.edu.

SATURDAY, APRIL 8

Easter Brunch

Join True Food Kitchen at Roosevelt Field for Easter Brunch on April 8 and 9. Swap chocolate eggs for their exclusive Easter Weekend Features like Chocolate Bread Pudding French Toast and refreshing Spring Spritz varieties.

SUNDAY, APRIL 9

Easter Brunch

The Garden City Hotel’s famous Holiday Grand Buffet is back with Easter Brunch! Seatings available at 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. or 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. Please book on OpenTable. com or call (516) 877-9385 to reserve a table or for additional information. $100.00 advance deposit per person required to secure your reservations.

ICLI Eid Bazaar

Join the Islamic Center of Long Island with family and friends for food, drinks, henna, clothes, jewelry, and more. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 835 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury. For more info contact ICLI Office at: Email: info@icliny.org; Phone: (516) 333-3495.

TUESDAY, APRIL 11

Tips From Your Neighborhood General Surgeon (Virtual)

Northwell Health’s Dr. Jessica Louie, MD discusses various surgical issues you and/ or your family/friends may encounter and things to expect. Plenty of time for Q&A, so bring your questions! 6:00 p.m. Find ZOOM info at hillsidelibrary.info. This program is brought to you courtesy of Nassau Libraries Health Share.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12

AARP Tax Help

At Mineola Memorial Library: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. every Wednesday through April 12. Appointments must be made in advance at the Reference Desk or by calling (516) 746-8488 ext. 2.

At Westbury Memorial Public Library: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every Wednesday through April 12, with the exception of April 5 hours of 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Appointments only.

ONGOING

Easter Bunny Photo Experience

Roosevelt Field is pleased to announce Bunny visits for families as part of the Bunny Photo Experience, happening daily through April 9. Reservations are strongly encouraged. $39.99 per photo package. Please make reservations at rooseveltfieldbunnyphoto.splashthat.com/.

LEGAL NOTICES

GARDEN

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the Budget Hearing of the Garden City Union Free School District will be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 8:15 PM in the library of Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, New York, for the purpose of presentation of the budget of the estimated expenditures for the school fiscal year 2023-2024 as prepared by the Board of Education, to discuss other matters to be voted upon by voting machine on May 16, 2023 and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. A copy of such proposed budget shall be made available to and may be obtained by any taxpayer or resident in the District at any schoolhouse in the District during the hours from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or Holiday, beginning May 2, 2023.

Pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN that for the purpose of voting upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures for the school fiscal year 2023-2024 or propositions involving the expenditures of money or authorizing the levy of taxes, or for such other propositions as may have been duly presented, a vote will be held on Tuesday,

May 16, 2023 in the Gymnasium of Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, New York and the polls will be open for such vote on the said day from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that for the purpose of electing a trustee or trustees to serve as a member of the Board of Education an election will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 in the Gymnasium of Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, New York and the polls will be open for such vote on the said day from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM. The positions are as follows:

To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring June 30, 2026 as well as the remainder of the term preceding the commencement of the three (3) year term commencing on May 16, 2023 and expiring on June 30, 2023 as a result of the vacancy created by Matthew Wakeham’s resignation from the Board of Education.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that petitions nominating a candidate or candidates for the office of trustee and member of the Board of

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What Will You Do with Your Tax Refund?

The average refund in 2022 (for the 2021 tax year) was $3,176 for individual income taxpayers, according to the IRS.1 If you expect to receive a refund in 2023 after ling your 2022 tax return, will you save or spend it? While you may be tempted to indulge, consider using the money to solidify your long-term nancial position. No matter your stage in life or the size of your refund, there are ways you can use it to help reach your current and future nancial goals. Here are a few: For people starting out in their careers:

• Add to your emergency fund. Consider saving enough to have the equivalent of at least three-to-six months’ worth of income in an emergency fund. This could come in handy if you experience a sudden interruption to your income or a major unexpected expense.

• Pay off student loans. If you are carrying college debt or other loans, applying your refund to the balance can help reduce the total interest you pay or eliminate the debt entirely. Once you pay off your loans, allocate the amount you spent each month on student loans to another nancial goal to keep building your nancial foundation.

• Invest in an IRA. Think about starting a habit of investing your tax refund each year into an IRA, where any earnings can accumulate on a tax-deferred basis. While you are limited to contributing $6,500 annually ($7,500 for those age 50 and older), the savings can add up. For example, investing a $3,000 refund each year from age 26 to 65 earning seven percent annually would build to more than $640,000. For those starting families:

• Save for a down payment on a home. A tax refund can make a meaningful impact as you accumulate enough to purchase your rst home. Consider saving enough to cover at least 20 percent of the home’s

value. Doing so will eliminate the need for private mortgage insurance, which will cost you extra in interest payments.

• Start or add to a college fund for your children. With the cost of higher education continuing to rise, starting early and saving often can help you make funding tuition a reality. Certain options may provide tax advantages, so work with your nancial and tax professionals to nd the best strategy for you.

• Invest your refund. Consider adding your refund to your portfolio, using it to accelerate progress toward your longterm goals. Your refund could be used to purchase stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or other investments that are aligned with your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon.

• Create or update your legacy plan. Developing a will, trust, or other estate documents is important so that your wishes are clear in the event of your death. If you need to create or update legal matters, use your refund as a reason to take the next step. For those who have a solid financial foundation:

• Apply to home improvements. If you are planning to remodel your home, you may want to use the money to fund speci c upgrades, or to keep as a contingency fund throughout the project.

• Save for starting a new business. If you want to start your own business now or in retirement, the refund can provide a cash buffer to help you get started. It can either replace some of your regular income or be used to fund expenditures required to get the business up-andrunning.

For those approaching retirement:

• Increase your retirement savings. As your retirement date and goals get clearer, maximizing your retirement savings should take priority. Your

refund can help you make an additional investment towards your nancial future. If you are 50 or older and have earned income, current tax laws allow you to invest extra dollars in your IRA and workplace retirement plan. Work with your tax professional to learn about the opportunities and limitations that apply to your situation.

• Pay down your mortgage. Consider using your refund to make an additional principal payment to your home mortgage. Erasing debt prior to retirement can minimize a major nancial burden. For retirees:

• Spend it on your retirement dream. If you plan to travel or pursue a hobby in retirement, use the refund as a trigger to make it happen. Allow yourself to spend the money without guilt – after all, you’ve earned and planned for this opportunity.

• Invest in a Roth IRA. If you have any earned income that allows you to make retirement contributions, your tax refund can likely be placed into a Roth IRA. This vehicle provides potential tax-free growth of any earnings.

• Pay health care expenses. Today’s rising health care costs are often one of the biggest expenses for retirees. Consider applying the funds to Medicare or long-term care policy premiums. If your health care expenses are manageable, save the refund to pay for future expenses.

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Fly Fishing: Fun, Not Fiddly Casting lessons build confidence quickly

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It’s no surprise that saltwater fishing is productive and abundant on Long Island, since it is surrounded by salt water. What may be unexpected is that, despite our suburban surroundings, there are opportunities for freshwater fishing here as well. Most people would probably reach for a spinning rod, since they can be inexpensive and easy to use. Fly fishing, to the lay person, seems fiddly and expensive. However, the meditative and relaxing practice of fly fishing is both affordable and accessible, and few could guide you better than Paul McCain at River Bay Outfitters of Baldwin, NY.

“People have a misconception about fly fishing when they think expensive, and too they think it’s difficult. And it’s not expensive, not any more than any other fishing, right? And it’s not difficult. It’s different. Once you get the basic mechanics down, you’ll find that it’s just incredibly enjoyable, in my opinion.” McCain said.

Fly fishing is different from other types of fishing because it’s the weight of the line that carries the fly out to the target spot. In spin and bait fishing, the weight of the lure or an added sinker provides casting distance.

Some flies imitate an insect, others a small fish or crustacean, and some attract fish without resembling anything. Flies range in size from a fraction of an inch to more than a foot long, but most are between a half inch to 2 inches. Flies are made by tying hair, fur, feathers, or other materials, both natural and synthetic, onto a hook.

McCain conducts several classes, lessons, and guided trips throughout the year. For one-on-one casting lessons, McCain sets up a set of exercises in the grass at Baldwin Park, just down the road from his fly fishing shop. The first is a length of bright twine where the participant practices keeping the line in the air, moving it forwards and backwards smoothly without tangling it. There are cones to show the range that the rod should move, and the end of the line has a small piece of brightly colored marabou attached to make it visible. The back-andforth motion of keeping the line in the air should be smooth and balanced. The next step is transferring this side-to-side motion into a backward-forward motion that loads the rod with energy and then releases the energy to propel the line (and your fly)

forward.

McCain puts it this way: “So basically this, it’s not muscle. This is all about the casting the line. The flies are weightless. So you have the end of the line is tapered. You can feel how this line is split here and it gets thicker, thicker, thicker. This is what is transferring the energy. It’s all about timing. You want this rod to load it and release.”

In other words, you are using your arm to load the rod with potential energy in the first part of your cast, then releasing it

as kinetic energy to move the line in the second part. The timing of the motion is critical to get a cast that lands straight out and not in a tangled heap. McCain is not above tying your wrist to the rod if it will help your form.

Next is a test of placement; three hoops are set up on the ground, each one measured to be 15 feet apart. The goal is to land the marabou in each hoop. It isn’t difficult to imagine a fish at those distances and needing to place your fly at just those spots.

Timing and patience are key here as well, but nothing helps so much as practice. Be prepared to try, and try, and keep trying.

Finally, there is a hoop suspended from a frame and a line on the ground about thirty feet apart. With your feet on the line, the goal is to put the marabou exactly where you want it, this time through the hoop. By this time the “feel” has developed; rather than a series of separate steps, the cast seems more like one continuous movement. The hands are working in tandem rather than each performing their part. Here also, be prepared to make a number of attempts. Just reaching the hoop feels like an accomplishment.

River Bay Outfitters is located at 980 Church St, Baldwin, NY. The store is open Wednesday through Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 11-4.

Attempting to get the “ y” through the hoop. (Photo by Cory Olsen)

The author discussing casting mechanics with Paul McCain. (Photo by Cory Olsen)

Tying the rod to the author’s arm to improve form. (Photo by Cory Olsen)

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In late March, Louis Tomlinson’s documentary, All Of These Voices premiered and brought fangirls flocking to the theaters. Tomlinson is one of the five members of the world-famous boy band One Direction, which went on hiatus in 2015. The film takes you on a journey through Tomlinson’s emotional story of self-discovery.

We travel back in time for the opening of the documentary, which shows us Tomlinson’s audition and One Direction’s formation on The X-Factor. Although One Direction placed third place on The X-Factor, the band quickly became one of the most successful boy bands in history with popular hits like What Makes You Beautiful and Night Changes. The group released five albums and performed sold-out stadium world tours in the five years together. On March 25, 2015, Zayn Malik announced he was leaving One Direction. The band continued as a foursome for a few months, releasing one album post-Malik, and then

announced a ‘hiatus.’ Since then, each of the five members has gone on to have successful solo careers, most notably Harry Styles, who recently won ‘Album of the Year’ at the 2023 Grammys for his album Harry’s House.

The opening of the film was a heartbreaking reminder of the last performance of One Direction in December of 2015 when they sang their song History on The X-Factor. We got behind-the-scenes footage of that performance, witnessing the melancholic backstage banter and last group hug. While people may think the band was itching to go their separate ways, Tomlinson expressed how he couldn’t imagine a musical career without the band.

Tomlinson explained how it took a while to find his footing in the band. At the start his solo verses were often cut from songs, which led him to contribute to the band through writing, earning more writing credits than anyone else in the band. After the band’s break-up, Tomlinson had to discover his musical path again, this time navigating it without his four bandmates to support him.

Unfortunately, while trying to figure himself out, Tomlinson’s mother, Johanna Deakin, passed away in 2016 after struggling with leukemia. Tomlinson persevered, performing a tribute for his mother and first

solo performance days after she had passed. About three years later, his younger sister Félicité passed away at the age of 18. Still trying to find his path with a solo career, these brutal hits kept setting Tomlinson back.

Hearing Tomlinson’s raw honesty in the film was a shock to fans as One Direction had always been private about their personal lives. Finding the strength to have a successful career through memories of his mother encouraging him to always move forward and dedicated fans, Tomlinson released his first solo album in 2020 called Walls.

Tomlinson’s fan base gave him much-needed confidence and motivation. He recalled reading supportive tweets and doing performances where fans were lined up for hours and days just to get tickets.

Like many artists, Tomlinson’s tour was postponed due to the pandemic. During this time, Tomlinson bonded with his family. His maternal grandparents, his five siblings and close friends all were featured in the documentary talking about his personal life and career experiences. Fans got to see touching moments between Tomlinson and his son, Freddie, who was born in 2016.

When shows began getting rescheduled in 2022, Tomlinson was lucky to get back to his tour. The relationship Tomlinson has with his fans didn’t dwindle, and he got back

on stage to do what he loves. At each show, Tomlinson has a quote he says to his fans, “I need you and you need me.” The quote perfectly captures the relationship he has formed with the fans that have helped him thrive in his solo career.

By the end of the film, Tomlinson has completed his first world tour, formed a family-like bond with his band and tour staff, and released his second album, Faith In The Future.

For all of those who doubted the members of One Direction would be able to make it on their own, Tomlinson’s documentary is just one example of the hundreds of ways the boys have continued their successful careers.

Louis Tomlinson at his documentary premiere (Photo from Louis Tomlinson’s Instagram | @louist91)

Gold Coast Arts Center Joins The Long Island Arts Education Coalition

Gold Coast Arts is pleased to announce their participation in the newly-formed Long Island Arts Education Coalition (LIAEC), an initiative of Long Island Arts Alliance. LIAEC is comprised of a network of individuals from Nassau and Suffolk counties dedicated to advancing arts education on Long Island and in New York State.

Gold Coast Arts is proud to join the impressive group of arts administrators, arts educators, college and university leaders, and state agency representatives aimed at building capacity within and across the arts education field. Chaired by Regent Roger Tilles, LIAEC will advocate to advance policy change in ways that benefit all youth on Long Island.

The LIAEC has been established to join the growing number of regional and statewide coalitions designed to ensure that our legislators and Governor are aware of the essential need for every school to provide opportunities for kids to express themselves through study in the arts. Where arts programs thrive, students are learning in the arts with high engagement, expressing ideas in a variety of arts languages, and engaging in creative and reflective work. We also see students learning through the arts—meeting objectives in both an art form and another subject area and constructing and demonstrating understanding in highly creative and personal ways.

But quality arts programs don’t thrive on their own. One of the keys to their success has been the active involvement of arts advocates with a powerful and strategic message. “I believe in grass roots advocacy” says Hon. Roger Tilles, Long Island’s representative on the Board of Regents, Founder of Long Island Arts Alliance, and Chairman of LIAEC. “The most effective tool for action is to galvanize leading citizens to affect change as advocates of a common mission. And I have seen in Albany that the loudest voices are those best positioned to win the day. At this crucial time, when our representatives are setting educational policy with long term implications, it is our intent to join with counties across New York to guarantee that children will continue to enjoy the peace and fulfillment that the arts can bring to their lives. We can do no less.”

The LIAEC will work to develop systems and infrastructure that expand and sustain accessible arts education for all students, of all ages, within all 125 public school districts. It will focus on building and strengthening partnerships and collaborations between schools and arts and culture programs led by local arts organizations

and artists.

“For over 25 years, Gold Coast Arts has been dedicated to promoting and supporting the arts and artists through education, exhibition, performance, and outreach” says Regina Gil, Executive Director, and Founder of Gold Coast Arts. “We have seen

first-hand the positive impact that quality exposure to and education in the arts has had on the lives of thousands of children and adults of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities – including an increase in self-confidence, creative problem-solving skills, and the ability to work cooperatively

with others.

Engagement in the arts helps prepare students for jobs that have yet to be imagined. But due to cutbacks in funding and diminished respect for arts education in too many schools, not every child has access to a quality education in the arts. We look forward to working with so many influential arts leaders throughout our region to ensure that the arts remain a priority in the classrooms for all students throughout New York State.”

—Submitted by Gold Coast Arts Center

1199SEIU Members And Allies Arrested Protesting Healthcare Cuts

Hundreds of 1199SEIU healthcare workers and community supporters held a funeral procession through the streets of New York City. Mourners, dressed in black and carrying coffins and tombstones, were accompanied by a brass band in the style of a New Orleans second-line funeral.

Then, a group of 1199SEIU members and allies engaged in an act of non-violent civil disobedience in the street in front of the Governor’s office, holding tombstones illustrating what will happen if New York doesn’t invest in healthcare.

“In the spirt of Dr. King, who recognized that injustice in healthcare is the most ‘shocking and inhumane’ form of inequality, we are prepared to put our bodies on the line to protect access to healthcare in New York,” said 1199SEIU President George Gresham. “Cutting funding to safety-net hospitals, reducing wages of low-income homecare workers, and failing to close the Medicaid coverage gap would be disastrous for our healthcare system still reeling from three years of the pandemic. We need Gov. Hochul to recognize the gravity of New York’s healthcare crisis and the life-anddeath issues at stake.”

Three years to the month that the first COVID case was confirmed in New York, patients and workers continue to face the pandemic’s aftershocks. Safety-net hospitals are on the brink of closure, emergency rooms are overflowing, nursing home residents face interminably long wait times for bedside care, and homecare services are becoming ever harder to come by.

—Submitted by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East

1199SEIU healthcare workers were arrested at the protest.

1199SEIU healthcare workers held a New Orleans-style funeral march. (Photos by Kim Wessels)

PSEGLI Celebrates National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day with $1 Million Milestone

Company increases funding for 2023 grants to support small business owners

PSEG Long Island announced that it has granted $1.09 million over the past five years to help local businesses thrive. The company also said these economic development grants will continue to be funded in 2023 with an additional half a million dollars available. The announcement coincided with National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day (March 29) and was held at the office of a customer who received three sources of funding through PSEG Long Island programs.

“We are proud to announce that PSEG Long Island’s economic development grants have provided more than a million dollars to local businesses in the past five years, and we will continue to fund these very popular programs in 2023,” said John Keating, manager of Economic and Community Development for PSEG Long Island. “We support mom and pop shops and businesses that are enhancing downtowns and shopping districts because they are the backbone of Long Island’s economy. They create jobs and increase commerce. On this day before National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day, we encourage the public to support our local economy and our entrepreneurial neighbors.”

The announcement took place at the official grand opening of the law offices of Smith Carroad Wan & Parikh, P.C. in Smithtown, which recently moved into their completely renovated new building on East Main Street. The construction project earned them an $18,750 PSEG Long Island Main Street Revitalization grant.

Main Street Revitalization grants are available for businesses that complete projects to help improve the economic stability and growth of a municipality.

often financially difficult. Since 2018, nearly $204,000 has been provided to more than 100 new businesses under this program.

Smith Carroad Wan & Parikh also received energy efficiency rebates totaling more than $8,500 for installing new LED lighting and sensors in their new building.

The pandemic restrictions have set these small shops back and grants and resources from PSEG Long Island and other institutions can aid in the recovery of our downtown business districts.

Over the past five years, the grants have helped business owners create more than 900 local jobs. For the Smith Carroad Wan & Parikh building, the grant supported the interior infrastructure renovation, outside façade improvements and landscaping. Since 2018, Main Street Revitalization grants have supported renovation projects for 44 local businesses.

The law firm also qualified for another PSEG Long Island small business incentive because they renovated a building that had been vacant for more than a year. PSEG Long Island’s Vacant Space Revival program provides up to $10,000 in electric bill discounts for a new business’ first year, which is

“Congratulations to Smith Carroad Wan & Parikh for saving money while reducing your carbon footprint,” said Michael Voltz, director of Energy Efficiency and Renewables for PSEG Long Island. “You’re not only saving money and energy for your business; you are also doing your part to reduce the energy load for all of Long Island and beyond. We appreciate your commitment to the environment and we’re happy your renovations will help your bottom line.”

“I am so grateful to receive PSEG Long Island’s energy efficient rebates, Vacant Space Revival grant, and Main Street Revitalization grant,” said Timothy Wan, Esq., chief executive officer, Smith Carroad Wan & Parikh, P.C. “The discounts, grants and rebates helped with our renovation costs, allowing us to take our building from ‘safe and clean’ to ‘awesome!’”

“We are happy to help this new business launch in the Town of Smithtown,” said Barbara Franco, executive director of the Smithtown Chamber of Commerce. “We are great partners with PSEG Long Island. They

have provided many grants to the chamber and local businesses here in our main street and neighboring areas, and were very influential in helping us get through COVID-19.”

“It’s great to see an expression of support for local businesses, which are the backbone of Long Island communities,” said Eric Alexander, founder of the LI Main Street Alliance. “The pandemic restrictions have set these small shops back and grants and resources from PSEG Long Island and other institutions can aid in the recovery of our downtown business districts.”

PSEG Long Island’s Outdoor Commerce and Beautification grants, created in 2020 as a direct response to the pandemic, are being combined into one grant this year;

and the maximum amount of the grant has been increased to $10,000. Local chambers of commerce and business improvement districts can use the funding for beautification and downtown improvement projects to help their members.

In the last three years, PSEG Long Island has given out nearly $290,000 under these popular grant programs, including $4,759 granted to Smithtown Chamber of Commerce last year to purchase outdoor patio heaters and umbrellas.

To learn more about the small business support offered by PSEG Long Island, visit https://www.psegliny.com/ inthecommunity/revitalization.

—Submitted by PSEG Long Island

— Eric Alexander, founder of the LI Main Street Alliance

Smith Carroad Wan & Parikh also received energy efficiency rebates totaling more than $8,500.

(Photo by Smith Carroad Wan & Parikh)

Twisted Cow Distillery of East Northport was one of the businesses that took advantage of the Main Street Revitalization and Vacant Space programs. (Photo by PSEGLI)

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April is a great month for stargazing. There are a number of events taking place, and most are observable without a telescope. Nighttime is still chilly, so be sure to dress appropriately.

April 11: Mercury reaches both

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its greatest eastern elongation of 19.5 degrees from the Sun and its highest point in the sky. Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset.

April 15-16: Saturn. There will be an opportunity to view Saturn overnight. The Moon and Saturn will appear close together. You can observe the planet with the naked eye, but a telescope or binoculars will give you the best chance to differentiate the rings.

April 20: New Moon

April 16-25: Lyrids Meteor Shower. The Lyrids meteor shower produces about 20 meteors per hour at its peak on the night of the night of the 22nd into the morning of the 23rd. These meteors can sometimes produce bright dust trails that last for several seconds. The crescent moon will set early in the evening, leaving dark skies for what should be an excellent show. The best viewing will be from

COLUMNS The Passover Story

In a short time, during the holiday of Passover, we will celebrate the Exodus of the enslaved Israelites from Egypt. We will retell an enduring story about the Jewish people’s quintessential quest for freedom and redemption. It’s a story that has brought solace and a sense of promise to Jewish communities throughout their history, as they endured acts of persecution, pogroms, and even genocide. Its also a story that has inspired and empowered oppressed people everywhere who, even in their deepest despair, sensed that their own liberation was not beyond reach.

We Jews have always been storytellers. After all, the onset of Judaism does not begin with Shema Yisrael, (“Hear O Israel”) or “You shall have no other Almighty before me.” It starts with a story: “In the beginning, the Creator created heaven and earth. On Passover, too, we are regaled with tales, namely one that begins “I am the Creator who took you out of Egypt.”

The Zohar, the basic text of Jewish mysticism, suggests that when we tell the story of the Exodus on the eve of Passover, we adorn our Creator with jewels and beautify the Almighty. Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel reminds us: “Our Creator created human beings because He

loves stories…”

Stories help us to figure out who we are and what we should be. They reassure us – that life does not end at the grave, and that a part of us lives on in the stories others tell about us.

Isaac Bashevis Singer put it this way: “When a day passes, it is no longer there. What remains of it? Nothing more than a story. If stories weren’t told and books weren’t written, human beings would live like beasts, only for a day. The whole world, all human life, is one long story.”

Stories are more than entertainment: they are the language with which we come to understand our place in the world. The late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of Britain, writes: “As we sit

around the Seder table on Pesach rehearsing the journey from the bread of affliction to the wine of freedom, we commit ourselves to a momentous proposition: that history has meaning.” Passover isn’t so much about history as it is about memory. Rabbi Sacks puts it this way: “History is ‘his/her story.’ Memory is ‘my story.’” As it’s written in the Passover Hagadah, “Each person is obligated to see himself or herself as if he or she personally left Egypt.” We’re not supposed to just retell the story of our liberation, but to attempt to experience it and personally identify with it so that it becomes part of our consciousness. As the Torah repeats no less than thirty-six times, we must be kind to the stranger in our midst, because “[we] were strangers in the land of Egypt.” As such, our story should affect not only how we see ourselves, but how we treat others.

The story of our departure from Egypt is not a pretty one. We were slaves; we suffered, we were humiliated, and we were nearly lost. But our history as a people did not end that way. We are still here because we’ve persevered.

The Koran refers to the Jewish

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April 30: Asteroid 7 Iris. The asteroid will be in the constellation Libra, well above the horizon for most of the night. Here in New York, it will be visible between 11:33 P.M. and 02:59 A.M., reaching its highest point in the sky at 12:46 A.M., just above the southern horizon.

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At this very moment, we are also writing our own personal narrative. What will our children say about us? Will our stories be worthy of repetition to future generations? How will others remember us? Will it be with laughter, with pride, with love? Just something to think about as we get ready to tell over the most ageless story of them all.

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Is Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Worth $7.69 Billion?

In April 2019, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Office of Capital Construction President Janno Lieber claimed that the MTA could save between $500 million to $1 billion in costs for the proposed Second Avenue Subway Phase 2. This would have reduced the overall tab down to almost $5 billion. Promised cost savings were based upon reduction in excavation for the 125th Street Station and building the 116th Street Station in space no longer needed for other project work. Fast forward to February 2022, and instead the cost increased to $6.9 billion, Under the $51 billion 2020 - 2024 Five Year Capital Plan, the cost increased by $1 billion. The previous federal share of $2 billion or 33 percent has now been assumed to be 50 percent or $3.4 billion. There is no guarantee that the final cost could not end up billions more. This is based upon future advancement of design and engineering, construction contractors responses to the procurement process for contract(s) award followed by change orders during construction due to unforeseen site conditions or last minute changes in scope.

The March Federal Transit Administration Annual Report on

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Funding Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2024 now estimates the project cost of $7.69 billion. A significant portion of this cost increase is attributable to financing debt service costs and programming of contingency funding to deal with unforeseen costs. The MTA has a history of lowballing project costs by hiding both financing and debt service payments under the agency operating rather than capital budget. They also frequently program insufficient contingency funding. These funds are needed to cover costs when contractor bids come in higher than the engineer’s cost estimate. They also pay for contract change orders during the course of construction

due to unforeseen site conditions or scope changes requested by various maintenance, operations and other user groups.

New York Senator Charles Schumer claim that the $496 million under this bill can quickly be used to start construction once the FTA and MTA come to terms on a Capital Investment Grant Full Funding Grant Agreement is wishful thinking on his part. A legal Federal Transit Administration Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) to fund Second Ave Subway Phase 2 which would cap federal participation at $3.4 billion still remains an open question. The FTA has yet to identify the remaining $2.9 billion balance which would make up the full federal commitment. The MTA would be legally responsible to pay for any cost increases above $7.69 billion. The FFGA for Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 remains one to two years away from approval. All the FTA has provided to the MTA is permission to advance final design and engineering. The project still faces a myriad of hurdles. It will cost hundreds of millions per block to advance the subway from 96th to 125th Street. Is this a sound investment for commuters and taxpayers? MTA Chairman

Janno

Lieber has made clear that without both the proposed $3.5 billion new financial bailout from New York State plus implementation of Congestion Pricing, the money is just not there to begin work on the Second Avenue Subway Phase 2. Fully funding the $51 billion MTA 2020 - 2024 Five Year Capital Plan is dependent upon receipt of $15 billion generated by Congestion Toll Pricing. There is no guarantee that this will be implemented by June 2024, which would be 4 1/2 years later than previously assumed. The Federal Highway Administration has yet to complete the National Environmental Protect Act (NEPA) project review process. It will be finished when FHWA issues a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). The MTA Traffic Mobility Review Board has yet to meet. They will determine who will pay how much in tolls for those driving south of 60th Street in Manhattan. Various constituencies will be lobbying for exemptions or reductions. The current Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 budget is still evolving. The most critical issue to be resolved is identifying and securing the $4.35 billion local share toward the total project cost. It is a basic legal requirement to leverage

Birds And Native Plants, Part 2

If you want to help birds survive use native plants. Also if you want to observe birds go where there are native plants. You should visit Planting Fields Arboretum’s extensive native plant garden called a bird garden. It’s also worth a visit to one of the best native plant gardens, the NY Botanical Garden in the Bronx, which has a large stunning native plant section. On Long Island there are native plant gardens at Science Museum of Long Island, The Manes center at Nassau County Museum of Art, Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, Cow Neck Peninsula Historic society, Dodge House in Port Washington, TR Bird Sanctuary in Oyster Bay and Manorhaven Preserve. Visit in each different season to see what plants you like. That will help you decide what native plants you want to grow to help birds. April is a good time to plant which is why I am writing about it now. Birds and insects such as bees and butterflies depend on native plants for many reasons and discussing native plants now may be helpful for

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readers who want to remove some lawn or non-native, invasive plants and replace them.

You also need to know what conditions the plants you choose prefer. Do they want a wet or dry area, sun or shade or partial sun or shade? You also want to spread the blooming season over three months so you want plants that bloom in Spring, Summer or Autumn. Some native plants are better for birds than others. The best plants are oak trees, which support over 500 insects. The next

best is a very under-appreciated wild or black cherry tree. The best perennials are goldenrod and aster because they support many insects. To get more help in choosing plants you can go to a professional such Anthony Marinello, who lives and works on Long Island, and can be contacted at anthony@ dropseednativelandscapesli.com. Two other organizations that have volunteers who are glad to help you choose plants are Rewild and North Shore Audubon Society.

Native plants are sold at Bayles Garden Center in Port Washington and there are several plant sales run by non-profit organizations such as Rewild at Dodge house and other locations, North Shore Audubon Society at Garvies Point Museum and Preserve and at TR Bird Sanctuary in Oyster Bay. Check their websites soon because the plant sales are in April or the beginning of May. The Town of North Hempstead is offering to give a stipend of at least $300 to purchase native plants. Contact them for more information.

Lawn grass is not native and

future FTA capital funding under an approved FFGA to support advancement of the project. The MTA must also demonstrate that they have the financial capacity to pay for any unanticipated cost increases or funding shortfalls. How do they do this when the agency continues to face a multi year multi billion dollar financial shortfall? The MTA must also demonstrate that they will have sufficient operating and maintenance funds to support the next phase of proposed new subway service.

The MTA $51 billion 2020 - 2024 Five Year Capital Plan was adopted in late 2019 under the assumption that $15 billion would come from Congestion Price Tolling. Not a dime will appear until June 2024 or the last six months of the current MTA Capital Program. How will the MTA raise $15 billion over six months rather than five years? Will the MTA still be able to provide $4.35 billion in local funding to leverage $3.4 billion or more from Washington to pay for the $7.9 billion Second Avenue Subway Phase 2?

The odds continue to grow favoring Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 being postponed until the next MTA 2025 - 2029 Five Year Capital Plan is adopted.

not beneficial at all for insects and birds. If you want to remove part of your lawn there are techniques to do this before you plant. You can put cardboard over a section of lawn and cover with mulch or wood chips. You can plant right in that area after a few weeks. I also have a huge list of invasive , non-native plants that you should remove such as English ivy, vinca, mugwort, Norway maples, burning

bush, barberry and garlic mustard.

To read why you should plant native plants go to NorthShoreAudubon.org but there are many other resources as well.

A great facebook page is Long Island Native Plant Gardening Group with thousands of members, all very helpful. Contact me at nsaudubonsociety@gmail.com if you want to read more or have questions.

Native plants at the Guggenheim Preserve. The preserve is one of the last undisturbed patches of the original Hempstead Plains.

(photo by Alex Nuñez)

Peggy Maslow North Shore Audubon Society

ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE

In his first time performing on Long Island, Davide Cerreta, a world renown jazz singer, will be performing traditional jazz standards, swing, hard bop melodies and contemporary original compositions. He will be performing in a duo at Oulala Café & Lounge in Lynbrook with guitarist James Zitto. The performance will be held on April 8 at 7:30 p.m.

According to his publicist: “Cerreta was born and raised in Roma, Italy and for the past 13 years has toured throughout Europe, North America, South America, and Central America. He moved to the United States to continue his studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, in which he won a fellowship to teach at the Danilo Perez Foundation. Soon after, Cerreta went on to lead collegiate level workshops and become an Assistant Professor for the Voice Department at Berklee College of Music. In November 2023, he married Long Island native, Chastity Seda, which later then resulted in him discovering Oulala Cafe in Lynbrook, Long Island. Oulala Café is one of the very few jazz clubs in Nassau county. Oulala Café not only offers live entertainment, but also has exquisite dishes and drinks from the Caribbean.

Cerreta is currently based in New York City, performing, composing, and arranging for an upcoming project. His sound has evolved as he continues to be inspired by Kurt Elling, Jon Hendricks, and Frank Sinatra.”

Long Island Weekly spoke with Cerreta ahead of his performance about his experiences performing around the world and what attracted him to jazz in the first place.

Long Island Weekly: Can you tell me what attracted you to jazz in the first place?

Cerreta: It’s a funny story. I was looking at The Jungle Book when I was little. There are these little monkeys that scatting and

Bringing The New York City Jazz Scene To Long Island

improvising vocally, and that was my first approach to jazz and when I first fell in love with it without even being able to name it. I didn’t know it was jazz, I didn’t know they were scatting and I thought that it was really cool, and I wanted to do that. Later on, I discovered that was jazz by listening to all the greatest: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, to earlier Christmas albums my parents were listening to. And slowly I got more into jazz.

Long Island Weekly: Can you tell me about touring all these different countries throughout the world. It must be amazing to know that your love of music has taken you to so many amazing places.

Cerreta: It’s amazing that music brought my so far. I would have never imagined that as a kid. It was always my dream to travel the world through music and I would have never had imagined that I would have gotten me so far. I have so many other projects and ideas and dreams I would like to do. I started

in Avellino, which is close to Napoli. which is where I lived when I was 15. I moved there from Roma, where I was born. And I moved to Napoli. That’s where I started to sing around bars, cafes, little clubs. And then I studied at the [Domenico Cimarosa] Conservatory and during that time I had the opportunity to perform on a television show called Rai Uno Mattina In Famiglia. It’s a variety morning show that’s very famous in Italy. I performed there in my quartet. From there, I started to perform more and more around Italy, and then I moved to Germany where I worked and traveled back and forth between Italy and Germany playing in festivals, jazz clubs, theaters. Then I went back to Rome for a while, where I owned a jazz club called The Wolf Tree. And after that, I traveled to South America where I sang and played piano all over South America. I was in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil. Then I went back to Germany where I did X-Factor Germany. And I got to the top nine of X-Factor

Long Island Weekly: You’ve been to so many places and have met so many people. Would you say this has impacted your music?

Cerreta: I sing in Spanish, French, German, Italian and in English. And when I was living in Paris, that’s where I started to sing French... All those cultures I’ve experienced have influenced my music to this day. My own compositions are a mix of all these cultures, sounds and experiences.

Long Island Weekly: What stands out to you about the iconic New York jazz scene?

Cerreta: It is amazing. It’s beautiful to be a part of this jazz scene because it’s unique in the world. It’s where everything started, in a way. It has such a huge history and this is the real sound. That’s where you really meet the people that created this music and keep on expanding the meaning of jazz.

To learn more about Cerreta, hear his music and find out how you can see him live, visit www.davidecerreta.com.

Davide Cerreta performing on X-Factor Germany. (Photo courtesy Davide Cerreta)

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Seasonal gardening

Ellis Island by boat

The Orchid Show: Natural Heritage Is On View Through April 23

BY ANTON MEDIA STAFF specialsections@antonmediagroup.com

The 20th annual Orchid Show returns to The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) with landscape artist Lily Kwong as the guest designer. Featuring immersive installations of thousands of orchids, Kwong’s design of the exhibition transports guests to ethereal, reverent landscapes inspired by ancient Chinese garden design and artistic principles. The Orchid Show: Natural Heritage is on view through April 23, in NYBG’s historic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.

The Orchid Show: Natural Heritage by Kwong explores the diversity, adaptability, and worldwide cultural significance of these formidable flowers. Inspired by classic paintings of Chinese mountainscapes passed down through her family from Shanghai, Kwong utilizes an extraordinary array of orchids—including iconic and rare specimens—enveloping visitors

in towering mountainous forms that blend ecology, culture, and fantasy. Influenced by Kwong’s own heritage, medicinal traditions, and her artistic interpretation of nature as a healing force, the resulting experience beckons visitors into an immersive world in which humanity and nature coexist peacefully.

Working in collaboration with Kwong to bring her vision to life,

horticulturists and exhibitions

staff at NYBG have identified and assembled spectacular selections of orchids that are native to Asian countries and companion plantings. These flowers have been assembled to create dynamic displays that are not only visually dramatic and striking, but emotionally evocative, inspiring see ORCHID SHOW on page 5B

BY VALERIE SMITH specialsections@antonmediagroup.com

With the first day of spring approaching, warmer weather signals plants to come out of dormancy and start flourishing again. The time for spring lawn care tips is right around the corner. Even if your lawn and garden never went fully dormant, you can still expect your home landscape to begin thriving with warmer temperatures.

1Mow your lawn at the proper height again

The timing for which the first mow of the spring for your mature, established turfgrass widely varies depending on the area you live in. Grasses come out of dormancy differently depending on the environment and temperatures your area encounters. Generally speaking, however, mid-March is about the time for you to begin your regimen for spring green-up and

Spring Lawn Care Tips

mowing. It’s important to note that the first mow of the spring shouldn’t take place while warm season grass is dormant.

2Start with the appropriate fertilizer

Spring is one of the most important times of the year to use fertilizer. Warm season grasses are coming out of dormancy, so you will want to promote healthy roots and the return of green leaf blades. Be careful when making your first fertilizer application of the year. A lot of homeowners see their grass green up and immediately pull out the fertilizer and lawn mower. Wait until the last frost has hit.

3Set up a spring irrigation schedule

Dormant, warm season turfgrass

doesn’t need much water until the active growing season kicks in and your grass starts to green up. If you have a dormant, warm season lawn, it is not dead—it’s just “sleeping”.

in the spring.

Apply post-emergent herbicides throughout the spring as needed to control summer annual and perennial broadleaf weeds like crabgrass, dandelion, chickweed, white clover and knotweed.

6Prevent disease as temperatures warm up

4Control

weeds with a pre- or post-emergent herbicide

Pre-emergents should be applied during the spring when ground temperatures reach about 55 degrees. A pre-emergent herbicide functions to prevent weeds from emerging from the surface of the soil, as its name suggests. The exact dates for these applications differ depending on the area you live in, but generally speaking, pre-emergents should be applied between the beginning and middle of March

5Watch out for insects that may begin coming out

If your lawn has suffered from insect damage around this time in the past, it is a good idea to apply a broad-spectrum insecticide at this time to prevent them from coming back again.

If the insecticide is a granular product, be sure to water it in so that it soaks into your soil. On the other hand, if it’s a liquid product, you will either need to attach it to the end of your garden hose or tank mix it.

As previously mentioned, if you have a warm season lawn, circular brown or yellow spots, also known as spring dead spot, may start to show up as it comes out of dormancy.

Other potential disease outbreaks include brown patch and gray leaf spot. If you notice any disease outbreaks, you may need to make applications of a systemic fungicide. Even if you don’t have disease in your lawn, it’s still good practice to apply it preventively to keep disease from taking over— especially if you’ve had disease in the past around this time.

—Valerie Smith is a content strategist for Sod Solutions (www. sodsolutions.com)

It is time to wake the garden.

ORCHID SHOW from page 3B

visitors to reflect on their own plant heritage and ancestry. The exhibition’s varied installations evoking ancient mountainous topographies invite visitors to experience the boundlessness of nature’s creativity and imagine a future where environmental harmony is restored.

“I am deeply honored by the invitation to be the guest designer of NYBG’s historic, 20th annual Orchid Show. The garden’s conservatory, greenhouses, and educational programs inspired my early career. This exhibition’s design is my most autobiographical work to date, and the piece took shape through meditation and exploration of my ancestral roots stretching back generations to Shanghai,” said Kwong. “As the first woman of color to step into the role as guest designer, it felt urgent to celebrate an Asian-centered perspective in the midst of this charged and precarious moment,” she said. “The piece is meant to offer a bridge of cultural understanding across the valley between us, and act as an invitation to celebrate the diverse lineages that make up our country.”

“At a time when we are all starved for connection, the prayer of this installation is to offer a sense of community, reciprocity, and grounding into ancient wisdom and traditions that have guided us for millennia,” Kwong continued. “In traditional Chinese culture, flowers are the carriers of rich cultural information and have been revered by scholars for representing integrity, peace, and refinement. These beautiful and often elusive flowers invoke poetry and admiration, inspire entire scientific careers, and are a critical part of our ecosystems. Orchids are the perfect plant to draw people into the complexities of our relationships with the natural world and our vital roles nourishing those connections.”

Kwong tapped acclaimed composer, Gary Gunn, to create a 30-minute soundscape which plays on a continual loop throughout the Haupt Conservatory’s Seasonal Exhibition Galleries. Consisting of field

recordings interspersed with subtle musical moments created by traditional acoustic instruments native to areas in which orchids are most closely associated, these elements are interwoven to induce the feeling of traveling these natural terrains: footsteps wandering the forest of the Himalayas, the shakuhachi flute imitating the sound of wind blowing through bamboo, the guqin instrument evoking the sound of flowing water, children playing in a field adjacent to a nearby temple. While these aspects capture the external environments, abstract elements are also introduced to help convey an imagined inner-world of the orchid itself. Visitors will hear sporadic, and at times unfamiliar sound beds and spatial accents that play on the “otherworldly” qualities of the provocative plant.

Guests will also hear melodic/rhythmic structures composed of whispers and breathing, and vocal pads inspired by the “divine feminine energy” notions associated with orchids across many mythological/mystical traditions.

“We are thrilled to have Lily Kwong join us as the guest designer for The Orchid Show, sharing her artistic insight and perspective with our audiences,” said Jennifer Bernstein, chief executive officer and The William C. Steere Sr. president of The New York Botanical Garden. “Orchids are one of the largest families of flowering plants and the second most diverse plant family in the world. Lily’s meditative and captivating designs will reveal the importance of plants in reconnecting people to nature and as a powerful source of healing and self-discovery.”

On select evenings during the show, adults 21 and over can experience the exhibition through Orchid Nights, with music, cash bars, and food available for purchase. At NYBG Shop, visitors to The Orchid Show may browse thousands of top-quality orchids, from exotic, hard-to-find specimens for connoisseurs to elegant yet easy-togrow varieties for beginners, along with orchid products and books.

The New York Botanical Garden is located at 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx. Visit nybg.org for details.

Show artist Lily Kwong Gesi Schilling

New York Explorers:

BY LAUREN FELDMAN lfeldman@antonmediagroup.com

Spring is a chance for intrepid explorers to once again venture from their homes into the wide world. Long Island residents are particularly lucky, being so close to a plethora of exciting events, opportunities, and travel destinations. Whether you’re a family on spring break, a newcomer to the area, or are looking to get more in touch with the history of New York, the Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty Island tour offers something for you.

This editor, a lifelong Long Island resident, recently embarked with Statue City Cruises, the only authorized ferry service to visit these islands, for the very first time. Tours recently reopened to the public for Spring and Summer. Departing straight from The Battery at the southern tip of Manhattan—or Liberty State Park in Jersey City—a quick ferry ride delivers visitors to the shores of Lady Liberty. Perhaps the most popular and

sought after experience is the ability to climb up the Statue of Liberty. In recent years, much of the statue has been closed due to maintenance and safety concerns. Visitors will be pleased to note that this season currently allows visitors to ascend Lady Liberty’s pedestal, as well as her crown. Pedestal and crown climbs offer visitors a unique and exciting view of both the New York City and New Jersey shorelines. These

tickets must be purchased online in advance, and often sell quickly. Interested visitors should be sure to book their pedestal climbing tickets as soon as possible to ensure they can partake in this experience. For those who are unable to climb the statue, however, do not suppose that your trip will be lacking. There is much to do on the island besides.

This island, while small, offers an in depth, dynamic, and interactive exploration of the history of New York’s famous statue. From its conception by French designer Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi to the complicated scaling process and several construction challenges, visitors to the Statue of Liberty Museum can follow along all stages of Lady Liberty’s own immigration to the United states. Highlights from the museum include interactive models of the statue, many to scale with the real-life version—such as her foot, face, and ear—as well as a brief film on her history, and fun facts about aspects of her development.

Inside Lady Liberty’s crown

(Photo credit Alex Nuñez)

The Statue of Liberty as viewed from the island main level.

(Photo credit:Alex Nuñez)

Visit Ellis Island And Lady Liberty

This includes details on funding the statue, the trickiness of sending her overseas, and even how various citizens—themselves immigrants, working class, even poor—helped fund the completion of the statue.

Another brief ferry ride then carries visitors to the second element of the tour: Ellis Island. The nicknamed “Island of Hope, Island of Tears” passed 12 million immigrants through its halls between 1892 and 1954. It is common for visitors with immigrant histories to walk the halls of the Ellis Island Museum and seek out family names and dates of arrival. This is one of the most exciting elements for many. For those who do not have immigration history logged in Ellis Island, there is still much to explore. This beautiful island museum was given a fresh face in the 1980s to better preserve and capture the experiences of hopeful U.S. citizens. The museum’s three floors unveil a complicated and emotional history of individuals and families hoping for a better life.

The museum’s first floor features a walkthrough of the reality of

immigration to the United States and reasons why various groups found themselves here. This exhibit does not shy away from discussing complicated topics such as slavery or indentured servitude, but also acknowledges many of the hopes and dreams of immigrants to the United States prior to the opening of Ellis Island. A smaller exhibit to the side also explores immigration from 1945 to today, and what the process looks like for modern citizen applicants.

Mounting the stairs to floor two, visitors enter the registration room: a grand hall which truly captures the momentous occasion upon which many immigrants entered. This room allows visitors to experience what immigrants coming to the United States would have felt while they awaited clearance to enter the country. Two sets of museum exhibits on this floor break down the immigration process: health screening, education and wellness tests, as well as reasons why an individual or group might be turned away and sent back to their countries of origin. These

are touching displays which help demonstrate the challenges faced by immigrants in the early-to-mid 20th century, as well as the reality of how Ellis Island was able to operate such a large and successful facility for so many years.

For those who have taken this tour before, recent restorations to both islands have vastly improved and eased the experience and might

make another trip worth your while. For those who have never been, this editor can only encourage an expedition to two momentous staples of United States history which, while perhaps not as flashy as other destinations, offer a soulful and enlightening tale of the American dream and what it meant to so many. This tour is certainly a must do, and Spring is the perfect time to embark.

The Statue of Liberty Museum explores American ideals of free speech, independence, and suffrage. (Contributed photo)

The Wall of Passports, documents from a number of immigrants passing through Ellis Island. (Contributed photo)

The Ellis Island Museum allows visitors to explore the history of people immigrating to the United States, and even look for their own family records. (Photo credit: Marcia Levine)

HOMES

Recently Sold

This beautiful Flower Hill Ranch at 399 Stonytown Rd. offers a rare and unique opportunity to enjoy peace and quiet tucked away in your own private, beautifully landscaped oasis complete with luxurious in-ground pool with spa and imported marble pool deck. A true hidden gem, this four bedroom and four bathrooms home offers more than 5,000 square feet of total living space with a versatile layout. It sold on March 17 for $2,500,000. It has the potential for a fifth bedroom or an extended family room. The expansive full finished walk-out basement has a full bathroom, lockers, recreation area, wet bar and access to the pool. Other features include a stunning chef’s kitchen with new quartz countertops and Wolf and Sub Zero appliances. The bathrooms are updated. The primary suite is complete with light therapy, an aromatherapy steam shower and a spa bath. The home has new Pella windows, built-in blinds throughout, a water filtration system and security cameras.

HOME & DESIGN

New 363 Area Code Takes Effect In Nassau County

The New York State Department of Public Service announced that customers in the 516-area code region requesting new mobile or landline telephone service, an additional line, or a move in the location of their service, may be assigned a number in the new 363-area code. The new area code will provide additional much-needed phone numbers for residents and businesses in the existing 516-area code region.

The new 363-area code will be superimposed over the same geographical area as the existing 516-area code. The 516-area code is located within the boundaries of Nassau County and includes the city of Long Beach, and the towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay.

The area code overlay requires consumers to continue to dial 10 digits for local calls (area code + 7-digit telephone number) in the 516/363 area or 1 + 10 digits for calls to other area code regions. Customers in the 516-area code have already been completing local calls by dialing 10 digits since the July 16, 2022, national implementation of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Important facts to know about the new area code:

• Current phone numbers’ area codes will not change

• All calls within and between 516/363 must be dialed with 10 digits

• Consumers will continue to dial 1+ area code + telephone number for all calls to other area codes

• The price of a call, and the price of other telephone services, will not change due to the new overlay area code and what is a local call will remain a local call

• Calls to reach 911 Emergency Service will remain three digits

• If 211, 311, 411, 511, 611, 711, or 811 services are currently available in the community, consumers will still dial these codes with just three digits

This sprawling ranch on a third of an acre of flat land at 20 Oaktree Lane in the Manhasset village of Flower Hill sold on Feb. 13 for $1,750,000. This four bedroom home features a ground floor primary suite with a full bathroom and two walk-in closets. The spacious living room has a fireplace. The large and sunny den has lots of windows and sliding doors that lead to the backyard. There is a screened in porch. The home has an eat-in-kitchen. There is a huge, walk-up attic and an additional bedroom. The two-car garage is attached. This home’s easy floor plan is ideal for modernizing. This home is in the Port Washington School District. It is conveniently located near the park, schools, shopping, train station and major highways.

• Numbers in the 363-area code will not be available for assignment until remaining numbers in the 516-area code are exhausted. Customers should ensure that all services, automatic dialing equipment, applications, software, or other types of equipment recognize the new 363-area code as a valid area code. Some examples include life safety systems, fax machines, Internet dial-up numbers, alarm and security systems, gates, speed dialers, mobile phone contact lists, call forwarding settings, voicemail services, and similar functions. Business stationery, advertising materials, personal checks, and personal or pet ID tags should be updated as necessary to ensure each includes the 363-area code. All automatically dialed calls within the 516/363 area must be programmed to dial using 10-digits and the digit prefix “1” must be included for all calls to other area codes.

—New York State Department of Public Services

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.

Dodgers Tried To Hide Clemente: They Couldn’t

JOSEPH SCOTCHIE

jscotchie@antonmediagroup.com

Roberto Clemente was almost a Brooklyn Dodger. The man could have played in the same lineup as Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Carl Furillo, Roy Campanella and later, as a Los Angeles Dodger, with Frank Howard, Willie Davis, Maury Wills, and Tommy Davis.

It didn’t happen. In early 1954, Clemente, a native of Carolina, Puerto Rico, was signed as an unprotected bonus baby by the Brooklyn Dodgers. During the 1954 season, Clemente played for the Dodgers’ Triple-A farm team in Montreal. However, the youngster saw little action. The Pirates had an interest in Clemente. The Dodger brass knew it and Clemente played sparingly. He hit in batting practice with the pitchers and Dodger coaches ran down Clemente’s prospects when in conversation with scouts from rival teams. It didn’t work. Pirates scouts had already seen Clemente play in

fielding drills. They made him their first pick in the November 1954 rookie draft. For Clemente, it was off to Pittsburgh. He was a 12-time All Star, the National League’s Most Valuable Player in 1966 and a fourtime batting champion, winning the title in 1961, 1964, 1965 and 1967. In the field, Clemente won 12 consecutive Gold Glove awards. Clemente was a top star in an era that included such greats as Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and Henry Aaron.

Clemente played on the 1960 “Beat ‘Em Bucs” squad, which upset the New York Yankees in that year’s World Series, thanks to the dramatic game seven, ninth-inning home run by Bill Mazeroski. It would be another 11 years before the Pirates made it back into the Fall Classic. Clemente made the most of it. In 1971, the Pirates won the National League pennant. In the World Series, they were underdogs against the Baltimore Orioles, the defending World Champions who boasted a starting rotation with four 20-game winners. At age 37, Clemente stole the show. He batted .414, knocking out 12 hits in seven games and

homering in the decisive 2-1 Game Seven win at Baltimore over the Birds. Clemente was named Series MVP, accepting the award in an emotional, nationally-televised interview.

The next year, Clemente would cap his

Hall of Fame career by belting his 3,000th hit, a double on the last day of the regular season. Then tragedy struck. On New Year Eve’s 1972, Clemente organized a relief program for Nicaraguan residents victimized by an earthquake. Tragically, the cargo plane

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carrying Clemente crashed and a stunned Western Hemisphere mourned the passing of a baseball great, now dead at age 38.

Clemente’s legacy lives on. Following his untimely death, Clemente was immediately voted into the Hall of Fame as the directors bypassed the five-year waiting period rule. An annual Roberto Clemente Award is given to the big leaguer who “best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual’s contribution to his team.” Pittsburgh has a bridge named for Clemente and a monument to the man outside of PNC Stadium.

Clemente was about more than statistics. He was a terror on the base paths, stretching singles into doubles and galloping from first to third on base hits. Clemente had a cannon for an arm and he often snagged fly balls, basket-catch style, a la Willie Mays.

At the plate, Clemente hit all fields. For his career, he had 440 doubles and 166 triples. Four times he had over 200 hits in a season. In 1964, the Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies stopped off in bucolic Asheville, NC for a pre-season exhibition game. A Phillies hurler served an outside fastball to Clemente who promptly drilled it into the right field bleachers, the exact spot where Babe Ruth, in a 1925 exhibition in the same ballpark had hammered home run after home run. Why did they pitch Clemente outside? If a pitcher came inside, he would rifle it down the left field line for a double. Across the plate or on the outside, the same result. He was one of those ballplayers without a weak part in his game.

Espaillat To Honor Roberto Clemente

Espaillat urges Major League to retire the number 21 in honor of Clemente’s life and career

Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) recently reintroduced his resolution recognizing the significant human rights activism and baseball stardom legacy of Roberto Clemente, the first Puerto Rican and first person of Latino heritage to win a World Series as a starter, be named Most Valuable Player Award (MVP), be named World Series MVP, and be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

“Roberto Clemente was a trailblazer in the fight for Puerto Rican civil rights and utilized his stardom to advocate and defend the rights of Black and Brown communities around our nation,” said Rep. Espaillat. “Clemente was inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s visionary leadership, which spurred his own actions to demand equity for communities of color, better working conditions for MLB players, and his work to help level the playing field through training clinics for minority youth.

“Roberto Clemente was a model player

and social advocate, and I am proud to reintroduce a resolution to this Congress to honor his life’s work by urging the Major League Baseball (MLB) to permanently retire the number 21 and expand Roberto Clemente Day to include all ballparks requiring players, coaches, managers, and umpires to wear Clemente’s uniform number, 21, on that day.

“My legislation is a show of respect for the tremendous impact Roberto Clemente had on the lives of others through his humanitarian efforts around the world and his legacy that continues to inspire each of us,” Espaillat concluded.

Clemente became a union leader in the incipient Major League Baseball Players Association and defended players’ rights to demand better working conditions and benefits. In every city where the Pirates played, Clemente visited sick children in hospitals. He put his heart and soul into training clinics, providing baseball lessons and fun for boys and girls in Pittsburgh, his

home island of Puerto Rico, and throughout Latin America.

As the League did with Jackie Robinson’s iconic 42 in 1997 on the fiftieth anniversary of his breaking the color barrier in professional sports, the Espaillat Resolution is urging the MLB to retire the number 21 league-wide in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of Roberto Clemente’s tragic yet heroic death.

Since 1973, Major League Baseball has presented the Roberto Clemente Award to one player in the league who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual’s contribution to his team. In 2002, Major League Baseball declared the first annual Roberto Clemente Day and in 2021,the MLB announced September 15th would be the permanent date of Roberto Clemente Day to coincide with the beginning of Hispanic Heritage month each year.

—Submitted by the Office of Adriano Espillat

Seal Season Is Here

Keep a safe distance away from seals

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is reminding New Yorkers to share the shore with seals. The height of seal season in New York is upon us, and that means there is an increase in the potential for seal and human interactions as well.

It is very normal to see a single seal, even quite young, on the beach alone. Seals are at home on land just as much as they are in the water and do not require any assistance from us—except maintaining a safe and legal distance.

Please always keep at least 50 yards away from seals. Remember, if the seal is aware of your presence, you’re too close. Other signs that a person or pet are too close include raising flippers, yawning, eating sand and/ or rocks, and showing their teeth, as the seal pictured here is doing.

Seals and other marine mammals are protected by federal and state law. Only federally permitted individuals may handle them. If a seal appears injured or sick, call the 24-hour New York Stranding Hotline at 631-369-9829. Trained responders will administer any and all care the animal might require.

If you observe an individual harassing or endangering protected species like

seals, please contact DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs) to report the incident by calling 1-844-DECECOS for 24-hour dispatch or emailing central.dispatch@dec.ny.gov (for non-urgent violations). For urgent violations involving physical interaction, please use the Stranding Hotline.

For more information on keeping a safe distance from marine mammals, visit DEC’s website (www.dec.ny.gov/press/126948. html).

—New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Invest In Our New York Members Removed From Capitol For Protesting Budget

After the Invest in Our New York Campaign’s sleep-in was disbanded by State Police and members were removed from the Capitol Building War Room, Carolyn Martinez-Class, IONY Campaign Manager, released the following statement:

“The Invest in Our New York Campaign, and our partner organizations and allies cannot buy influence the way billionaires like Michael Bloomberg can. What we can do, however, is use our collective people power to hold space so Governor Hochul and legislators are forced to look the very people who depend on their representation in the eye during budget negotiations.

“We are extremely frustrated that Governor Hochul has decided to remove us from “the people’s house.” It’s a wellknown fact that negotiations happen in the dead of night. The $230 billion budget will impact our members’ daily lives; lawmakers will decide who will thrive and who will continue struggling to make ends meet. We deserve to be here and

to remind them of their responsibility to enact a budget for the people, not ultra-rich donors.”

—Submitted by Invest In Our New York

Invest In Our NY protesters at the capitol protest. (Photo by Invest in Our NY)

CB American Homes Acquires Leading Real Estate Agency Little Bay Realty Minority Caucus Honors Corinne Kaufman’s Fentanyl Fighting Crusade

Coldwell Banker American Homes, one of the largest residential real estate brokerage firms in the New York metropolitan area, has announced the acquisition of Little Bay Realty, a leading real estate agency located at 6324 Rt. 25A in Wading River, NY.

The strategic merger adds the talented team of agents from Little Bay Realty to the Coldwell Banker American Homes family. The company is excited to welcome the experienced and skilled agents to their team, as they share the same values of “Work Hard, Play Hard, and Give Back!”.

The acquisition of Little Bay Realty extends Coldwell Banker American Homes’ market share and exposure towards the North Fork of Long Island, allowing them to better serve the real estate needs of clients in the region, providing them with a wider range of services and expertise.

Mike Litzner, Broker of Coldwell Banker American Homes, said, “We are thrilled to welcome Little Bay to our American Homes family. Their team of agents is well-respected in the industry,

and we look forward to working with them to deliver the best possible experience for our clients.”

The acquisition of Little Bay Realty is the latest example of Coldwell Banker American Homes’commitment to growth and expansion in the real estate market. The company continues to explore opportunities to extend its reach and provide its clients with the highest level of service.

Little Bay Realty was founded in 1974 by Belinda Bender, who was among the first to recognize the unique appeal of the North Fork and Shelter Island areas of Long Island. Since then, the company has grown to become one of the most respected real estate brokerages in the region, known for its deep knowledge of the local market, commitment to customer service, and dedication to ethical business practices. Under Belinda’s leadership, the company continued to thrive, helping clients navigate the complexities of buying or selling a home with confidence and ease.

—Submitted by Coldwell Banker

During the Nassau County Legislature’s annual Women’s History Month Trailblazers ceremony at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building on March 20, Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D – Glen Cove) led the Minority Caucus in saluting Glen Cove resident Corinne Kaufman for her relentless advocacy in the fight to prevent fentanyl overdoses on Long Island.

Corinne and her family have first-hand knowledge of the devastation that is wrought by this deadly drug on a daily basis. Her granddaughter, Paige Gibbons, died on Nov. 20, 2022 – just four days after her 19th birthday – after she consumed a small piece of what she thought was a Percocet pill at a sleepover with friends. It turned out to be entirely fentanyl, and she died later that night.

In the aftermath of Paige’s tragic and sudden death, Kaufman has launched the Families Against Fentanyl campaign and is advocating for Narcan kits to be available in every middle and high school nurse’s office on Long Island. She is also urging Nassau County to distribute fentanyl test strips by bundling them with Narcan kits and distributing them directly to all who seek them; she

furthermore wants to increase awareness about fentanyl through campaigns in public schools and by asking the media to regularly publish fentanyl overdose death statistics.

“Four months ago, Corinne lost her beautiful granddaughter Paige to the scourge of fentanyl. Sometimes life puts you in a place that you never would have imagined, but what you’re doing in Paige’s memory is making such a difference,” Legislator DeRiggiWhitton told Kaufman during the ceremony. “I know the worst feeling for a mom or a grandma is not being able to do anything, but you are doing something extremely powerful.”

—Submitted by the Nassau County Minority Caucus

Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton pictured with Women’s History Month Trailblazer honoree Corinne Kaufman on Monday, March 20.

(Photo by Nassau County Minority Caucus)

WORD FIND

HOROSCOPES By Holiday Mathis

HOROSCOPES By

This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated below. Find the listed words in the grid. (They may run in any direction always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once.) Ring each word as you find it and when you have pleted the puzzle, there will be 17 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

Holiday Mathis

HOROSCOPES By Holiday Mathis

RIES (March 21-April 19). Your days will be enhanced by a fresh ritual you stumble upon or create. e repetition will calm and center you, giving you one more thing to be certain about in an uncertain world. Simple rituals are best, like having the same morning, night or exercise routine.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your opinion of yourself will uctuate quite a lot over the course of the week, but don’t let it worry you. Self-esteem doesn’t determine self-worth, and it’s not necessarily healthier to have high self-esteem either. Your success-move is to get curious about your thoughts and determine which ones help or hinder you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You may feel that someone is humoring you or not taking your work as seriously as they should. However, the joke is on them. ey’ll catch up to what you’re doing eventually. Until then, seek the company and feedback of the like-minded and the open-minded. Once you start looking for them, they’re everywhere.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Sure, you like to win, but you also know that winning all the time (or acting like you are) is neither useful nor fun. is week, you’ll take that pressure o yourself. You nd out what you’re capable of the same way everyone does: by trying and sometimes missing. You’ll progress joyfully.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll be in an existential mood, and you’ll think about the kind of person you want to be and what it will take to move toward that. You’ll have greater control over your time this week, which allows you to focus where you’d prefer to instead of reacting to the demands of others.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People tend to think that anyone trying too hard is covering something up. e power move is to believe in your own inherent worth so you’re not overly concerned with pleasing anyone else. Do what it takes to feel con dent. Prove things to yourself so you don’t have to prove them to anyone else.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Staying on task and focusing on the priorities of the moment will be your forte this week. Being motivated to tend to the right thing is a gift you don’t take lightly. e ability to apply yourself in this way will bring you many rewards, including a lucrative o er and a fun social opportunity.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Of course it would be weird and boring if everything went the way we wanted it to. While dissatisfaction is a normal part of life, chronic discontent brings everyone down. is week, you’ll gravitate to sunny personalities, and you’ll add to your network of easygoing types. ey’re usually more interesting, as they have better things to do than complain.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Making mistakes doesn’t mean you are a mistake. Be careful not to overidentify with the things that happen this week. Problems are something you have, not something you are. Whether it’s good luck or bad luck, don’t assume you earned it, but do take your good fortune and run with it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ve a keen sense of the energy in people, places and things. You’ll immediately sense good and bad vibes. You’ll spend some of your week making this talent work for you by favorably arranging the elements of your environment.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). ere are many reasons you might choose to x a thing -- for instance, a sense of responsibility, to satisfy your curiosity or to prove that you can. Beware of the fear-based reaction of “anxious xing.” Be willing to sit with a circumstance for a moment. You’ll nd felicitous success on the other side of acceptance.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). In life and bu ets, your eyes can be bigger than your appetite, and not everything tastes as good as it looks. Processing events is easier when you do it in small bites. Too much too fast can be upsetting. Portion your week modestly. You can always return for more.

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS ough you’ll see new places, not all adventures involve crossing rugged terrain or taking o in a plane. e greatest adventures of this season will be ights of the intellect. You’ll leap into new modes of thought. Experience will mature, teach, challenge and shape you. By this time next year, you’ll be a person with many more exciting options and a clear direction of which ones are right for you. More highlights: You’ll make a change working in a small group. You’ll be voted to a position. You’ll be embraced by a new family and show up strong at the requisite social events.

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Solution: 17 Letters

WORD FIND

This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated below. Find the listed words in the grid. (They may run in any direction but always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once.) Ring each word as you find it and when you have completed the puzzle, there will be 17 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

Big day out

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Having gotten safely over the bidding hurdle, Doub now had to find a way to make 12 tricks. With only 11 winners and the A-Q of hearts certain to lie over the K-J, it was not immediately apparent where an extra trick might come from.

It didn’t take Doub long to work out the solution. He won the opening spade lead with the ace and cashed four more spades and four diamonds to produce this position with the lead in the South hand:

North

♥ 8 5 4 2 West East

♥ A Q Immaterial

♣ K J

South

♥ K

♦

9

Opening lead — seven of spades.

This deal arose in the New England final of the 1991 North American Open Pairs. It features excellent bidding and play by Doug Doub.

Doub held the South hand and opened two clubs, planning to rebid two notrump to show a 22-24 point balanced hand. But when his partner bid two spades after West’s twoheart overcall, Doub decided to raise spades and await further developments. When North next bid diamonds, Doub leaped to six notrump to protect his king of hearts on the opening lead. This proved a wise choice, as a slam in spades or diamonds with North as declarer would

♣ A Q

The lead of the diamond nine left West without recourse. If he discarded the heart queen, Doub would concede a heart to the ace to force a club lead into the A-Q. When West in fact discarded the club jack, Doub plunked down the club ace, caught the king and so made the slam.

Of course, if West had had the foresight to keep his mouth shut during the bidding, it is doubtful Doub would have found the winning line of play. West therefore had good reason to kick himself when the play was over. I know, because I was West.

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the lesions, it’s like going to a house after it’s burned down and try to figure out who the arsonist was.”

While there have been a limited number of studies that have used endometrial tissue, this is the first of its kind to use menstrual blood to learn more about the health of the uterus. “No one had ever used menstrual blood as a biological specimen to learn about uterine health...There have been a few studies prior to ours looking at stem cells in the menstrual blood. But that’s because endometrium has to regrow every single month. Of course, it has these great stem cells, they can do that. But they were isolating them to treat all different kinds of health conditions that had nothing to do with the uterus. But we believe menstrual blood will tell us a lot about uterine health, infertility, fibrosis, abnormal bleeding, all sorts of interesting things that we would like to know about our health.”

Now in phase 2, the research team has kicked off a new clinical trial looking to enroll symptomatic woman to supply their blood prior to getting official diagnostic laparoscopic surgery. The goal is to validate the ability to predict diagnosis through the use of menstrual blood which will one day hopefully lead to an FDA approved non-invasive test.

If you’re a woman living with endometriosis or suspect you might have it, you may

be eligible to participate in the Research OutSmarts Endometriosis (ROSE) study. Healthy “controls” (those without symptoms of endometriosis, see below) are invited to participate too. By participating, you could help researchers develop a better way to diagnose and treat this understudied condition.

To learn more about ROSE: The ROSE research team (winner of the

2018 Northwell Innovation Challenge) is a group of Feinstein Institutes scientists and professionals who use several innovative approaches to study endometriosis and other women’s reproductive health disorders. Their goals are to reduce the time between symptoms of endometriosis and diagnosis; develop noninvasive (nonsurgical) methods to diagnose endometriosis; discover improved treatments for women

with endometriosis; better understand the genetic basis of endometriosis and relate it to what is occurring at the cellular level in the disease, with emphasis on the role of stromal cells and the immune system; alleviate the pain and suffering among women with endometriosis; and learn more about uterine health

By participating in the ROSE study, you can help us reach these goals.

To Participate in Phase 2: Complete an interest form or call (516) 562-3636 (ENDO) to find out how you can participate in the ROSE study.

If you are a woman with a diagnosis or suspicion of endometriosis who is over the age of 18 and not pregnant or breastfeeding, you will be asked to answer health/ gynecological questionnaires, provide a sample of menstrual effluent (ME), collected in the privacy of your home, and allow researchers to collect excess endometrial tissue samples removed during surgery (optional).

If you are a woman without endometriosis who is over the age of 18 and not pregnant or breastfeeding, you will be asked to answer health/gynecological questionnaires and provide a sample of menstrual effluent (ME), which is collected by you in the privacy of your home.

Anyone participating in the study will be asked to fill out a consent form.

—With contributions from Northwell Health

LEGAL NOTICESLEGAL NOTICESLEGAL NOTICESLEGAL NOTICES

Education must be filed with the Cler of the istrict at 56 Cathedral A enue, Garden City, New or , between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:30 PM on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or oliday, but by no later than April 1 , 2023 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, preailing time. Each acancy upon the oard of Education to be filled shall be considered a separate specific acancy. Each petition shall be directed to the Cler of the istrict must be signed by at least 3 ualified oters of the istrict (representing the greater of 25 ualified oters or 2 of the number of oters who oted in the 2022 annual election) must state the name and residence of each signer and must state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific acancy for which the candidate is nominated.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be re uired to fund the School istrict s budget for 2023-2024, exclusi e of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the istrict during business hours beginning May 2, 2023, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays at the Administration uilding, 56 Cathedral A enue, Garden City, New

or , the offices of each schoolhouse in the istrict, and on the website maintained by the istrict.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, that personal registration of oters is re uired either pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a oter has pre iously registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law in the Garden City nion ree School istrict and has oted at an annual or special district meeting in such district within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to ote at this election. If a oter is registered and eligible to ote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to ote at this election. All other persons who wish to ote must register.

Voters may register to ote on any school day not less than fi e (5) days preceding the election and budget ote at the Office of the istrict Cler , 56 Cathedral A enue, Garden City, New or , between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., pre ailing time, at which time any person will be entitled to ha e his or her name placed on such register of oters, pro ided that he or she is nown or pro en to the satisfaction of the oard of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to ote at such election for

which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Cler of the School istrict and will be open for inspection by any ualified oter of the istrict beginning May 11, 2023 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. (except Saturday, for which the hours will be between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon only), on each of the fi e (5) days prior to and the day set for the annual istrict election, except Sunday.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN,that military oters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a ualified oter of the Garden City nion ree School istrictby re uesting and returning a registration application to the istrict Cler in person, by mail to istrict Cler , Garden City nion ree School istrict, 56 Cathedral A enue, Garden City, New or 11530, by email to dicapuad gcufsd.net or fax sent to (516) 294-1045. The re uest for the registration application may include the military oter s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military oter registration application forms must be recei ed in the office of the istrict Cler no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN,that military oters who are ualified oters of the Garden City nion ree School istrict, may re uest an application for a military ballotfrom the istrict Cler in person, by mail to istrict Cler , Garden City nion ree School istrict, 56 Cathedral A enue, Garden City, New or , 11530, by email to dicapuad gcufsd.net, or fax sent to (516) 294-1045. In such re uest, the military oter may indicate their preference for recei ing the application by mail, fax or email. A military oter must return the original military ballot application by mail or in person to the office of the istrict Cler at the address abo e. In order for a military oter to be issued a military ballot, a alid military ballot application must be recei ed in the office of the istrict Cler no later than 5:00 p.m., on April 20, 2023. Military ballot applications recei ed in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military oter s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, a military oter s original military ballot must be returned by mail or in

person to the Office of the istrict Cler at 56 Cathedral A enue, Garden City, New or , 11530. Military ballots shall be can assed if they are recei ed by the istrict Cler before the close of polls on May 16, 2023 showing a cancellation mar of the nited States Postal Ser ice or a foreign country s postal ser ice, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the nited States Go ernment or recei ed not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 16, 2023 and signed and dated by the military oter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law of the State of New or , The oard of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 between the hours of 6:00A.M. and 9:00 P.M., pre ailing time, in the gymnasium of the Garden City igh School, 1 0 Roc away A enue, Garden City, New or , to prepare the register of the school district to be used at the udget Vote and election to be held in 2024 and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of such Register, at which time any person will be entitled to ha e his or her name placed on such Register pro ided that at such meeting

LEGAL NOTICES

of said oard of Registration he or she is nown or pro en to the satisfaction of such oard of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to ote at the school election for which such Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 16, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be a ailable at the Office of the istrict Cler , Room 1, Administration uilding, 56 Cathedral A enue, Garden City, New or for eligible residents after April 14, 2023 between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday through riday, except holidays. In accordance with Education Law

2018-a, completed applications for absentee ballotsmay not be recei ed by the istrict Cler earlier than April 1 , 2023, and must be recei ed by the istrict Cler at least se en days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the oter, or by May 9, 2023, or the day before the election, May 15, 2023, if the ballot is to be deli ered personally to the oter or to the agent named in the absentee ballot application. Absentee ballots must be recei ed by the istrict Cler not later than 5:00 P.M., pre ailing time, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN that a list of persons to whom absentee ballots are

issued will be a ailable for inspection to ualified oters of the istrict in the office of the istrict Cler on and after Thursday, May 11, 2023 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 12 Noon and 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM on wee days prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 16, 2023, the day set for the election. Any ualified oter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the ualifications as a oter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge. Any such written challenge shall be transmitted by the istrict Cler or a designee of the oard of Education to the inspectors of election, on election day.

AND FURTHER NO TICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the oard of Education in accordance with 2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for oting at said election, must be filed with the istrict Cler , at the istrict Office, 56 Cathedral Aenue, Garden City, New or , in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of Public earing, udget Vote and Election re uired by Section 2004 of the Education

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Dr. Peter Gregersen, co-director of the ROSE study, and Dr. Christine Metz, Professor in the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health.

(Photo by the Feinstein Institutes)

SCHOOL NEWS

FLORAL PARK MEMORIAL STUDENT SELECTED FOR ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP

Floral Park Memorial High School senior Samannita Mukherjee has been chosen as one of four recipients nationwide to receive a $10,000 Roger W. Kahn Scholarship, awarded by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

The Roger W. Kahn Scholarship was created to honor the memory of Roger Kahn and his passion for aviation and entertainment. Kahn spent the latter part of his career at Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation as a test pilot and then managed the technical service and sales division.

The scholarship is granted to high school seniors who plan to enroll in an engineering major at a college or university. Mukherjee has been invited to attend this year’s AIAA Awards Gala, which will take at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. in May.

— Submitted by the Sewanhaka Central High School District

MINEOLA RESIDENT SELECTED FOR TOP 10 STUDENTS AT BALL STATE UNIVERSITY

Brenden Resnick of Mineola has been recognized in the Top 10 of Ball State University’s second annual “Top 100 Students” list.

Resnick is a senior in the R. Wayne Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University, where he majors in Urban Planning and Development.

This award recognizes outstanding junior and senior undergraduates who represent the spirit of Beneficence, Ball State’s institutional statue and icon that symbolizes the generosity of the five Ball brothers whose land donation to the State of Indiana allowed the University to flourish.

Congratulations, Brenden!

— Information compiled by Anton Media Group Staff

CPR KITS DROPPED OFF AT MINEOLA AND WEST HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLS

More than 1,600 students each year will learn the skills to save a life through a district-wide CPR training initiative announced March 21 by the American Heart Association, the Mineola and West Hempstead High Schools and DSJ Advisory Group LLC, a full-service tax, accounting, and advisory firm with a staff of highly trained and dedicated professionals.

The kits were dropped off at Mineola High School and at West Hempstead High School on March 21.

As part of the program, made possible

by funding from DSJ, both high schools will receive an American Heart Association CPR & First Aid Anywhere Training Kit, which teaches the lifesaving skills of CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), along with AED (automated external defibrillator) use and choking relief. The American Heart Association will provide training to the teachers who in turn will administer the program and train the students.

— Submitted by the American Heart Association

NEW PRINCIPAL APPOINTED AT NEW HYDE PARK ROAD SCHOOL

New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District announced that Denise Connolly, the assistant principal of Garden City Park School and New Hyde Park Road School, has been promoted to principal of New Hyde Park Road School, effective July 1.

Connolly has served as assistant principal of both buildings since 2020. She started her career in the district in 2005 as an ENL and special education teacher.

Connolly earned her Bachelor of Arts in elementary education/special education from St. Joseph’s College, her Master of Science in education with a focus on teaching English to speakers of other languages in K-12 from Queens College, her Master of Science in Education in elementary reading and literacy K-6 from Walden University and her advanced certificate in educational leadership from LIU Post.

— Submitted by the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District

Garden City Park School and New Hyde Park Road School Assistant Principal Denise Connolly has been appointed as the new principal of New Hyde Park Road School, effective July 1.

(Courtesy of the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District)

CARLE PLACE RESIDENT MAKES DEAN’S LIST AT DICKINSON COLLEGE

Kaylie Renner, a first year student at Dickinson College, has been named to the Dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester. A graduate of Sacred Heart Academy, she is the daughter of Roy and Celia Renner of Carle Place. Renner also plays Division III softball for the Dickinson Red Devils.

All students earning a position on the Dean’s list - a recognition of academic excellence - must have a grade-point average of 3.7 or above on a 4.0 GPA scale for the semester. Dickinson College, located in historic Carlisle, PA, was chartered in 1783. The private liberal arts college is nationally recognized for its cross-disciplinary, active approach to learning, international education, civic engagement and its commitment to teaching its students about sustainability across the curriculum, the community and the globe.

— Submitted by Dickinson College

Kaylie Renner of Carle Place. (Courtesy of Dickinson College)

Floral Park Memorial High School senior Samannita Mukherjee has been chosen as one of four recipients nationwide to receive a $10,000 Roger W. Kahn Scholarship. (Courtesy of the Sewanhaka Central High School District)

Brenden Resnick of Mineola, a celebrated senior at Ball State University in Indiana. (Submitted photo)

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Law or on or before March 17, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.; prevailing time; must be typed or printed in English language; must be directed to the clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 183 ualified oters of the istrict (representing the greater of twenty-fi e (25) ualified voters of the district or 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election) and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

BOARD OF EDUCATION GARDEN CITY

UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

DANA DICAPUA DISTRICT CLERK

DISTRITO ESCOLAR GARDEN CITY

UNION FREE

AVISO DE AUDIENCIA

SOBRE EL PRESUPUESTO, REUNIÓN ANUAL Y ELECCIÓN ANUAL

POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que la Audiencia sobre el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar Garden City Union Free se llevará a cabo el día martes 9demayode 2023 a las 8:15p.m. en la biblioteca de Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, Nueva York, con el propósito de presentar el presupuesto de los gastos estimados para el a o fiscal escolar 2023-2024 según lo preparado por la Junta de Educación, analizar otros asuntos para su votación mediante la máquina de votación el 16 demayode 2023 y para otros asuntos que se tratarán en el orden del día debidamente sometidos a la consideración antes de la reunión. A partir del 2 demayode2023, se pondrá a disposición una copia del presupuesto sugerido para cualquier contribuyente o residente del distrito en cual uier edificio donde se encuentra la escuela del distrito entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 3:00p. m., todos los días, excepto los sábados, domingos o feriados.

De conformidad con el Capítulo 258 de las Leyesde 2008, se agregó la Sección 495 a la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles y requiere que el distrito escolar adjunte a su presupuesto sugerido un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrar el monto del valor estimado total del registro de e aluaci n final utilizado en el proceso presu-

puestario que estará exento de impuestos, enumerará todos los tipos de exención concedidos por la autoridad legal y mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el importe acumulativo que se espera recibir como pagos en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones concedidas. Además, dicho informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablero de anuncios que tenga el distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web administrado por el distrito.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, con el propósito de votar sobre la asignación de los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos estimados para el a o fiscal escolar 2023-2024 o para cumplir las propuestas que involucran gastos de dinero o autorizaciones para la recaudación de impuestos, o por otras propuestas debidamente presentadas, se realizará una votación el día martes 16 demayode2023 en el gimnasio de Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, Nueva York y las urnas estarán disponibles para la votación el día mencionado entre las

6:00a.m. y las 9:00p.m.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA ue, a los fines de elegir un fideicomisario o arios para desempeñarse como miembro(s) de la Junta de Educación, se realizará una votación el martes 16demayode2023 en el gimnasio de Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, Nueva York y las urnas estarán disponibles para la votación a partir del día mencionado entre las 6:00 a. m. y las

9:00p. m. Los puestos son los siguientes:

Elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación por un per odo de tres (3) a os a partir del 1 de julio de 2023 y ue finali a el 30 de unio de 2026, así como el resto del período anterior al comienzo del per odo de tres (3) a os comenzando el 16 de mayo de 2023 y terminando el 30 de junio de 2023 como resultado de la vacante creada por la renuncia de Matthew Wakeham a la Junta de Educación.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes para nominar a un candidato o a varios candidatos para el cargo de fideicomisario y miembro de la Junta de Educación deben presentarse ante la secretaria del distrito en 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, Nueva York, entre las 9:00a. m. y las 4:30 p.m., antes del 17 deabrilde2023 entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 5:00p. m., hora en vigor. Cada vacante para la Junta de Educación que se cubrirá se debe considerar una vacante espec fica y separada. Cada solicitud se dirigirá a la secretaria del distrito y deber estar firmada por al menos 3 otantes calificados del distrito (que representen 25 otantes calificados o el 2 % de la cantidad de votantes que votaron en la elección an-

ual de2022, el número que sea mayor) se deber indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, as como también el nombre y la residencia del candidato, y deberá describir la acante espec fica para la que se nomina al candidato.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que cualquier residente del Distrito puede obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se re uerir para financiar el presupuesto del distrito escolar para 2023-2024, sin incluir el dinero público, durante el horario laboral a partir del 2demayode 2023, excepto los sábados, domingos o feriados en el Edificio Administrativo, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, Nueva York, las oficinas de cada escuela del distrito y en el sitio web del distrito.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se requiere el registro personal de los votantes de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación o el Artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones. Si un votante se ha registrado previamente de conformidad con la Sección2014 de la Ley de Educación en el Distrito Escolar Garden City Union Free y ha votado en una reunión de distrito anual o extraordinaria en este distrito en los últimos cuatro(4)a os calendario, es elegible para votar en esta elección. Si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar en virtud del Artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones, también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deberán registrarse.

Los votantes pueden registrarse para votar cualquier día escolar no menos de cinco(5)d as antes de la elección y la votación del presupuesto en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito, en 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, Nueva York, entre las 9:00a. m. y las 3:00 p.m., hora en vigor, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en dicho registro de votantes, siempre que se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de la Junta de Registros que tiene o tendrá derecho a votar en la elección para la cual se prepara el registro.

El registro preparado según la Sección2014 de la Ley de Educación se presentará en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito escolar y estará abierto para que cualquier votante calificado del distrito pueda inspeccionarlo a partir del 11 demayode 2023 entre las 9:00a. m. y las 12:00 p.m., y entre la 1:00 p. m. y las 4:00p. m. (excepto los sábados, cuyo horario será entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 12:00 p.m. solamente), cada uno de los cinco(5)d as pre ios al d a establecido para la elección anual del distrito, excepto el domingo.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén actualmente registrados pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del istrito Escolar

Garden City Union Free pidiendo una solicitud de registro a la secretaria del distrito y entregándola en persona, por correo postal a la secretaria del distrito, Distrito Escolar Garden City Union Free, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, Nueva York 11530, por correo electrónico a dicapuad@gcufsd.net o por fax al (516)294-1045. El pedido de la solicitud de registro puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir dicha solicitud por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de solicitud de registro para votantes militares deben recibirse en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito antes de las 5:00 p.m. del 20deabrilde2023.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares ue sean otantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Garden City Union Free pueden pedir una solicitud de una boleta electoral militar a la secretaria del distrito en persona, por correo postal al Distrito Escolar Garden City Union Free, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, Nueva York, 11530, por correo electrónico a dicapuad@gcufsd.net o por fax al (516)294-1045. En esta solicitud, el votante militar puede indicar su preferencia sobre la recepción de la solicitud por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico. El votante militar debe entregar la solicitud original de boleta electoral militar por correo postal o en persona en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito en la direcci n ue figura arriba. Para que se le otorgue una boleta electoral militar a un votante militar, se debe recibir una solicitud de boleta electoral militar lida en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito antes de las 5:00 p.m. del 20de abril de 2023. Dichas solicitudes de boleta electoral militar recibidas conforme a lo mencionado anteriormente se procesarán de la misma manera que las solicitudes de boletas electorales no militares, en virtud de la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de boleta electoral militar puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir dicha boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la boleta electoral militar original de un votante militar debe entregarse por correo postal o en persona a la oficina de la secretaria del distrito en 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, Nueva York, 11530. Las boletas electorales militares se escrutarán si la secretaria del distrito las recibe antes del cierre de la votación el 16demayode 2023 y tienen una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos, o si se las recibe antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 16demayode 2023, y están firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo

de ello, con una fecha que establezca que no son posteriores al día previo a la elección.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, según la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación del estado de Nueva York, la Junta de Registros se reunirá el martes 16demayode 2023 entre las 6:00a. m. y las 9:00 p.m., hora en vigor, en el gimnasio de Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, Nueva York, para preparar el registro del distrito escolar que se usará en la votación sobre el presupuesto y la elección por realizarse en 2024 y cualquier reunión extraordinaria del distrito que pueda realizarse después de la preparación de dicho registro, momento en que toda persona tendrá derecho a que se coloque su nombre en tal registro siempre que en tal reunión de la Junta de Registros se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicha Junta que esa persona tiene derecho a votar en la elección escolar para la cual se prepara el registro, o en cualquier reunión extraordinaria del distrito realizada después del 16demayode2023. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de boleta electoral por ausencia estarán disponibles en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito, Room 1, Administration Building, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, Nueva York para los residentes elegibles después del 14deabrilde 2023 entre las 8:30a. m. y las 4:30 p.m., de lunes a viernes, excepto los feriados. De acuerdo con la Ley de Educación 2018-a, la secretaria del distrito no puede recibir las solicitudes de boleta electoral por ausencia completasantes del 17deabrilde 2023, y debe recibirlas al menos siete días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se debe enviar por correo postal al votante, o antes del 9 demayode2023, o el día antes de la elección, 15demayode 2023, si la boleta electoral se entregará personalmente al votante o al agente designado en la solicitud de boleta electoral por ausencia. La secretaria del distrito debe recibir las boletas electorales por ausencia antes de las 5:00 p.m., hora en vigor, del martes 16demayode2023.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que estará disponible en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito una lista de personas para las que se emitieron boletas electorales por ausencia a fin de ue los otantes calificados del distrito la inspeccionen luego del martes 11 demayode 2023 entre las 9:00a. m. y las 12:00 p.m., y entre la 1:00 p. m. y las 4:00p. m. los días de semana previos al día establecido para la elección anual y el 16demayode2023, día establecido para la elección. Cual uier otante calificado puede, después de analizar la lista, presentar una impugnación por escrito de las calificaciones como otante

de cualquier persona cuyo nombre aparezca en la lista en cuestión, indicando los motivos de ello. La secretaria del distrito o un designado de la Junta de Educación comunicará a los inspectores de la elección acerca de cualquier impugnación por escrito el día de la elección.

POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con una regla adoptada por la Junta de Educación de acuerdo con la Sección2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o propuesta para enmendar el presupuesto, o que de otra manera se presente para la votación en dicha elección, se debe presentar ante la secretaria del istrito, en la oficina del Distrito, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, Nueva or , con tiempo suficiente para permitir que el aviso de la propuesta se incluya con el aviso de audiencia pública, la votación del presupuesto y la elección, según lo dispuesto en la Sección2004 de la Ley de Educación, o antes del 17 demarzode 2023 a las 5:00 p. m., hora en vigor. Debe estar escrita a máquina o en letra de molde en inglés, debe dirigirse a la secretaria del Distrito Escolar, debe estar firmada por al menos 183 otantes calificados del Distrito (que representen einticinco (25) otantes calificados del distrito o el 5 de la cantidad de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior, el número que sea mayor) y debe indicar de manera legible el nombre de cada firmante. Sin embargo, la Junta de Educación no considerará ninguna solicitud de presentar ante los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de sus facultades de decisión, que esté fuera de la ley o que no incluya una asignación espec fica cuando dicha propuesta requiera un gasto de dinero, o cuando exista alguna otra razón válida para excluir la propuesta de la votación.

JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR GARDEN CITY UNION FREE DANA DICAPUA SECRETARIA DEL DISTRITO

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE ACCREDITED MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 20052 ASSET BACKED NOTES, Plaintiff, AGAINST JOSEPH IADEVAIA JR, et al. efendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on May 7, 2018.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100

Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 12, 2023 at 2:30 PM premises known as 116 Page Ln, Westbury, NY 11590.

Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at East Meadow, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 45, Block 460 and Lot 13.

Approximate amount of judgment $376,758.93 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #008848/2015.

Michael Annibale, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP - Attorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 4-5; 3-29-22-15-2023-4T#239534-NIN/CITY

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ing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 17-001255 74459 4-19-12-5; 3-29-22-2023-4T#239788-NIN/CITY

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of LOAIZA LAW FIRM, PLLC Articles of Organi ation filed with the Secretary of State of N.Y. (SSNY) 03/22/2023.

Office Location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC, 734 Franklin Ave. Suite 703, Garden City, NY 11530.

Purpose: Any lawful acti ity. 5-3; 4-26-19-12-5; 3-292023-6T-#240073-NIN/CITY

LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Baldwin UFSD, Bellmore UFSD, Bellmore-Merrick CHSD, Bethpage UFSD, Carle Place UFSD, East Meadow UFSD, East Rockaway UFSD, East Williston UFSD, Elmont UFSD, Farmingdale UFSD, Floral Park-Bellerose UFSD, Franklin Square UFSD, Freeport UFSD, Garden City UFSD, Glen Cove CSD, Great Neck UFSD, Hempstead Public Schools, Herricks UFSD, Hewlett-Woodmere UFSD, Hicksville UFSD, Island Park UFSD, Island Trees UFSD, Jericho UFSD, Lawrence UFSD, Levittown UFSD, Locust Valley CSD, Long Beach Public Schools, Lynbrook UFSD, Malverne UFSD, Manhasset UFSD, Massapequa UFSD, Merrick UFSD, Mineola UFSD, Nassau BOCES, New Hyde Park-Garden City Park UFSD, North Bellmore UFSD, North Merrick, North Shore CSD, Oceanside UFSD, Oyster Bay-East Norwich CSD, Plainedge UFSD, Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD, Port Washington UFSD, Rockville Centre UFSD, Roosevelt UFSD, Roslyn UFSD, Seaford UFSD, Sewanhaka CHSD, Syosset CSD, Uniondale UFSD, Valley Stream CHSD, Valley Stream 13 UFSD, Valley Stream 24 UFSD, Valley Stream 30 UFSD, Wantagh UFSD, Westbury UFSD, and West Hempstead located in the County of Nassau have, by Resolution, authorized the submission of sealed proposals for Special Education Related Educational Services for selected Student and Special Education Consulting Services to the Districts, (collectively, “Cooperating Districts”).

Nassau BOCES (the “Lead Participant”) is requesting sealed proposals from reputable and ualified companies and providers for furnishing

Special Education Services in the Cooperating Districts for the period beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2024. The Lead Participant will receive sealed proposals on, or prior to 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 21, 2023.

Proposals received after the stated date and time will be returned to the sender unopened. Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside with the corresponding proposal title below. Interested companies and/or providers may submit a separate proposal for one or more of the Special Education Services listed as follows.

RFP #2509 Academic Tutoring Services

RFP #2510 Related Services

RFP #2511 Skilled Nursing Staff Services

Proposals will be received until the above stated hour of prevailing time and date at the offices of Nassau OCES.

Proposals must be addressed to: Nassau OCES, Attn: Michael R. Perina, Purchasing Agent, 71 Clinton Road, PO Box 9195, Garden City, New York, 11530-9195. Proposals may be obtained at the same office beginning riday, March 31, 2023, Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., excluding holidays.

The Cooperating Districts intend to award contracts in their respective best interests, and each Cooperating District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals it receives as a result of this RFP, to negotiate with all ualified Proposers, or to cancel this RFP in part or its entirety, if it is in the best interest of the Cooperating District to do so. No proposer shall have any legal, equitable or contractual rights of any kind arising out of its submission of a proposal.

4-5-2023-1T-#240134-NIN/ CITY

LEGAL NOTICE

Incorporated Village of Stewart Manor Zoning Board of Appeals, Notice of Public Hearing. Notice is hereby given that a hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Inc. Village of Stewart Manor, New York is scheduled for Monday, April 24, 2023 at :00 pm at the Village of Stewart Manor, 120 Covert Avenue, Stewart Manor, NY 11530 to hear the following re uest for ariances: The applicant, Mark Robertson, 172 Argyle Road is proposing demolish the 1 car garage to construct a 2 story, 25’ 10’ South side addition, a 1 story 57 sq. ft. front yard addition and a front 79 sq. ft. covered open porch at this location. He is seeking variances from Sections: 1) 200-13.: eight and Bulk; Schedule. (Side Front Yard Aggregate), 2) 200-43.A.: Re uired Number of Spaces, 3) 200-42.C.:

Approved Parking Areas. The ariances sought are: 1)

1’1” in the North side yard.

2) 1 off street parking space.

3) 2.6 feet for the total aggregate. 4) Parking in front of the dwelling. 5) 4’5” to meet the average front yard setback. The application and accompanying exhibits are on file and may be inspected at the Village Office during normal business days between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. If anyone needs special accommodations for a disability, such person should contact the Village office at least 5 days before the hearing. At said hearing, all parties and interests will be given an opportunity to be heard.

By Order of the Zoning Board of Appeals Michael Berger Administrative Assistant ated: April 5, 2023

4-5-2023-1T-#240142-NIN/ CITY

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that an On-premise liquor license, #1346706 has been applied for by 718 Rest LLC to sell beer, wine, cider and liquor at retail in an On-Premises Restaurant for on premises consumption under the ABC Law at 176 Seventh Street Garden City NY 11530.

4-12-5-2023-2T-#240165NIN/CITY

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE VILLAGE OF STEWART MANOR

NOTICE is hereby given that the Tentative Budget for the Inc. Village of Stewart Manor, New York for the 2023-24 Fiscal Year has been completed by the udget Officer and a copy thereof has been filed in the Office of the Village Clerk at the Village Hall, 120 Covert Avenue, Stewart Manor, NY. On Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at :00 p.m., at the Village Hall, the Board will meet for the purpose of hearing any and all interested persons in connection herewith and to consider such budget for final adoption.

The tentative budget is available for inspection by the public on the Village website: www.stewartmanor.org, beginning April 10, 2023. The proposed annual compensation for the elected officials is as follows: 3,000 for Trustees, 3,000 for Village Justice and 3,500 for Mayor. Mayor Onorato has declined to recei e this 3,500.

In addition, pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the Local Government Exemption Impact Report is attached to the Tentative Budget for the Year 2023-24. The Report will be a part of the Final Budget for the year 2023-24. The Report is also posted on the Budgeting Authority’s bulletin board maintained for public notices.

By Order of the Board of Trustees

Rosemarie A. Biehayn Village Administrator ated: April 5, 2023

4-5-2023-1T-#240189-NIN/ CITY

MINEOLA

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. ROBERT H. WILGOSZ JR., et al, Defts. Index #606394/2022. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered January 24, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the north front steps of Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY April 20, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. prem. a Section 9, Block 48, Lot 27. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed udgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction. KEITH LAVALLEE, Referee. LEVY LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #100157

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED NOTEHOLDERS OF RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2007-2, V. JAMES KELLY, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 18, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED NOTEHOLDERS OF RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2007-2 is the Plaintiff and JAMES KELLY, 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 April 25, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 180 EVELYN RD, MINEOLA, NY 11501-3206: Section 9, loc 266, Lot 11 , 118: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT MINEOLA, TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index 003394/2013. Stuart Pudell, 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.

4-12-5; 3-29-22-2023-4T#239870-NIN/MA

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of RENTCO NY LLC. Articles of Organi ation filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 02/22/23. Office located in Nassau. SSN has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 165 Banbury Rd. Mineola NY 11501. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

5-10-3; 4-6-19-12-5-20236T-#240140-NIN/MA

NEW HYDE PARK

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST JENNIFER LYNN MASTRANGELO

A/K/A JENNIFER L. MASTRANGELO, A/K/A JENNIFER MASTRANGELO, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered November 16, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 1 , 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 19 GERARD AVENUE, NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at New Hyde Park, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 8, BLOCK B05, LOT 5. Approximate amount of udgment 1,25 ,385.92 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to pro isions of filed Judgment Index #004163/2014. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Richard M. Langone, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 00-305229 75355

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for MASTR

Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2006-OA2 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OA2, Plaintiff

AGAINST

Jacqueline Brown; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 6, 2023 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 April 20, 2023 at 3:00PM, premises known as 89 Law Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Elmont, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 37 Block 489 Lot 243. Approximate amount of udgment 604,401. 8 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to proisions of filed Judgment Index# 610547/2020. 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.”

Heather D. Crosley, 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

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LEGAL NOTICE

REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISITION TRUST C/O U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff - against - FRANK L. DOTSON, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on January 6, 2023. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 19th day of April, 2023 at 2:00 PM.

(Section: 35, loc : 463, Lot: 68)

Approximate amount of lien 531, 01.51 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to pro isions of filed udgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 003338/2016. Peter L. Kramer, Esq., Referee. (516) 510-4020).

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, NY 10170 Tel. 347/286-7409

ated: ebruary 13, 2023

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. DONNA PESIRI, et al, Defts. Index #607322/2022. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Feb. 16, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 2, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. prem. a Section 8, Block 306, Lot 23. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed udgment and terms of sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale. BRIAN DAVIS, Referee. LEVY LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #100207 4-19-12-5;3-29-2023-4T#239802-NIN/NHP

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Town of North HempsteadBoard of Zoning Appeals

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All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Lakeview, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York.

Premises known as 973 oodfield Road, est empstead, NY 11552.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Zoning Appeals of said Town will meet at Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York, on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 to consider any matters that may properly be heard by said Board, and will hold a public hearing on said date to consider applications and appeals.

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The following cases will be called at said public hearing starting at 10:00am.

APPEAL #21372 - Yee Ping Cheung; 15 Tuxedo Avenue, New Hyde Park; Section 9, Block 494, Lot 129; Zoned: Residence-C Variances from §§70-50.A and 70-52 to legalize an enclosed porch that is too close to the street and to legalize an addition that is too close to the rear property line.

APPEAL #21297.A - Gary Russell; 190 Urban Avenue, Westbury; Section 11, Block 28, Lot 20; Zoned: Residence-C Amendment to appeal #21297 for a variance from §70-50.C to construct a 2nd story addition that is too close to the street.

Plans are available for public viewing at https://northhempsteadny.gov/bzs.Persons interested in viewing the full file may do so by any time before the scheduled hearing by contacting the BZA department via e-mail at BZAdept@northhempsteadny.gov. Additionally, the public may view the live stream of this meeting at https:// northhempsteadny.gov/ townboardlive.

Any member of the public is able to attend and participate in a BZA hearing by appearing on the scheduled date and time. Comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Written comments are accepted by email up to 60 minutes prior to the hearing. Timely comment submissions will be made part of the record.

DAVID MAMMINA, R.A., Chairman; Board of Zoning Appeals

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU

BANK OF NEW YORK

MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST,

V.

NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 9, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 2 BIRCH LANE, NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040: Section 8, Block 21106, Lot 1: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING NEAR THE VILLAGE OF NEW HYDE PARK, TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index

612276/2017. George Esernio, 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.

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC, V. PATRICIA DOROTHY QUINN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM P. QUINN, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index 612179/2018. Peter Kramer, 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.

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WESTBURY

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FNMA”), Plaintiff AGAINST GLENDA ADAMS, DEL METELLUS, LOUIS METELLUS, ET AL., Defendant(s)

isions of filed Judgment Index 000546 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.”

TION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

JEANNIE ONKEN, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF BERT

G. ONKEN, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 6, 2020, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST is the Plaintiff and JEANNIE ONKEN, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF BERT G. ONKEN, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT,

GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 9, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Cler of the County of Nassau, wherein REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC is the Plaintiff and PATRICIA DOROTHY QUINN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM P. QUINN, 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 May 9, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 19 MAPLE DRIVE, NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040: Section 8, Block 211-10, Lot 110: ALL THOSE CERTAIN PARTS OF PLOTS, PIECES OR PARCELS OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON SITUATE, LYING AND BEING NEAR THE VILLAGE OF NEW HYDE PARK, TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, AND STATE OF NEW YORK

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. GEORGE JENKINS A/K/A GEORGE H. JENINS, et al, efts. Index #606566/2022. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Jan. 24, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on April 20, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 11, Block 451, Lot 18. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed udgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale. LOUIS IMBROTO, Referee. LEVY LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #100201

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. WALTER D. PR OR et al, efts. Index #607701/2022. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered January 24, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the north front steps of Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY April 20, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a Section 11, Block 102, Lot 254. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.

KEITH LAVALLEE, Referee. LEVY LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #100153

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Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered October 24, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 24, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 898 BALDWIN DRIVE, WESTBURY, NY 11590. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Westbury, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 11, Block 361, Lot 20. Approximate amount of judgment $916,549.03 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to proisions of filed Judgment Index 000 99 2012. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 18-003144 74378

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU

Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Raul Cruz a/k/a Raul A. Cruz; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 8, 2017 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 April 25, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 10 Third Avenue and 14 Third Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Westbury, in the Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 11 Block 110 Lots 151 and 152 f/k/a Section 11 Block 110 Lots 20, 21, and 22. Approximate amount of judgment $501,063.55 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to pro-

Stuart W. Moskowitz, 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: February 7, 2023

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR FINANCE OF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES ACQUISITION TRUST 2018-HB1, V. PATRICIA MULCAIR, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 2, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR FINANCE OF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES ACQUISITION TRUST 2018-HB1 is the Plaintiff and PATRICIA MULCAIR, 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 April 25, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 738 SALISBURY PARK DRIVE, WESTBURY, NY 11590: Section 45, Block 518, Lot 23: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND TOGETHER WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING NEAR WESTBURY, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index 610247/2021. Harold F. Damm, 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. *LOCA-

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, LOANCARE, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. THOMAS E. SOBCZAK, JR. A/K/A THOMAS SOBCZAK, JR. A/K/A THOMAS

E. SOBCZAK, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 4, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 3, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 97 Broadmoor Lane, Westbury, NY 11590. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Westbury, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 10, Block 22 and Lot 24. Approximate amount of judgment is $299,581.02 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to proisions of filed Judgment Index 611681 2018. This foreclosure sale will be held on the North Side Steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Michael Annibale, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 200799-14 4-19-12-5; 3-29-2023-4T#239966-NIN/WBY

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged

Premises:

162 STATE ST, WESTBURY, NY 11590

Section: 11, Block: 033, Lot: 0051

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU INDEX NO. 005626/2013

Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property U.S. BANK N.A. AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP. 2006-WMC1 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES

2006-WMC1

Plaintiff, vs. PUBLIC ADMINSITRATOR OF NASSAU COUNTY; JUDITH LINDSAY, AS HEIR

AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LYNVAL LEWIS LINDSAY, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of in, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of in, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are un nown to plaintiff if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of in, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of in, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are un nown to plaintiff; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR WMC MORTGAGE CORP.; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants.

To the above named Defendants

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusi e of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The

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United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $304,000.00 and interest, recorded on October 10, 2006, in Instrument Number 2006101000542 and in Liber 31070 at Page 363381 , of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 162 STATE ST, WESTBURY, NY 11590.

The relief sought in the fi l judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company file f e l u e proceeding against you and fil e e e court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Dated: February 2, 2023

Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane Partners, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Nadine Smith, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590

516-280-7675

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of Westbury, for hearing of appeals from orders of the Senior Building Inspector for matters as may be heard on Monday, April 17, 2023, at 7:30 P.M., at the Village Hall, 235 Lincoln Place, Westbury, New York. Interested parties may view the applications and associated materials at any time between the hours of 9:00am and 4:30pm, at the Cler s Office, 235 Lincoln Place, Westbury, N.Y.

Application 2023-04-01 or Maximo Bushfrers, on behalf of homeowner Mark Roberston, seeks to add a second story addition and a front porch, at the property known as 120 Woodoak Drive, Westbury, N.Y., 11590, which is in violation of §248-8Area. The building area shall not exceed 20% of the lot area.

(Max: 20%:Proposed 22.2%), §248-11Side yards

In the case of a single-family dwelling, there shall be two side yards, one on each side of the main building, the aggregate widths of which shall be at least 30 feet. Neither side yard shall be less than 12 feet wide. (Min 12’ single/ 30’ Aggregate, Proposed: 10.7’ single/30’ Aggregate).

The subject property is identified on the Nassau County Tax Map as Section: 10, Block: 318, Lot(s): 5, Zone: Residence A. It is located on the westerly side of Woodoak Drive, northerly of Parkway Drive.

Application 2023-04-02 of Jeffrey Smith, represented Dan D’Angelo (Captain Permit), seeks to legalize and maintain a rear deck and gazebo, at the property known as 510 Queen Street, Westbury N.Y., 11590, which is in violation of §248-8Area. The building area shall not exceed 20% of the lot area.

(Allowed: 20%: Proposed 22.5%), and §248-10Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard the depth of which shall not be less than 30 feet. Deck

(Required 30’, Proposed 24.0’) Gazebo (Required: 30’, Proposed: 23.5’) The sub ect property is identified on the Nassau County Tax Map as Section: 10, Block: 327, Lot(s): 2, Zone Residence: A. It is located on the southerly side of Queen Street, easterly of Knight Drive.

Application 2023-04-03 of Tanvir Sandhu, represented Serdar Ceylan (Architect), seeks to complete interior alterations to expand restaurant (Mediterranean Kebab House), at the address known as 190 Post Avenue, Westbury, N.Y., 11590, which is in violation of §248-267

Requirements. All structures and land uses hereafter erected, enlarged or extended shall be provided with the amount of off-street automobile parking space and loading and unloading space required the terms of this article, to meet the needs of persons making use of such structures or land. A permit for the erection, replacement, reconstruction, extension or substantial alteration of a structure or the development

of a land use shall not be issued unless off-street automobile parking facilities and, where required, loading, and unloading spaces shall have been laid out in accordance with the appropriate requirements for structures and uses, as set forth in this article. As used herein, parking facilities shall be constructed to include loading and unloading spaces required this article. (Required: spots, Proposed: 0 spots) The subject property is identified on the Nassau County Tax Map as Section:

10, Block: 228, Lot(s): 784, Zone: Bus B-2. It is located on the easterly side of Post Avenue., southerly of Maple Avenue.

Application 2023-04-04 of Vincent Monteforte seeks to add a second story addition and a rear addition at the address known as 64 McKinley Avenue, Westbury, N.Y., 11590, which is in violation of §248-8Area. The building area shall not exceed 20% of the lot area. (Allowed: 20%, Proposed: 22.9%) and §2489 Front yard. There shall be a front yard, the depth of which shall not be less than 30 feet. (Required: 30’, Proposed: 25.4’). The subect property is identified on the Nassau County Tax Map as Section: 10, Block: 293, Lot(s): 14, Zone: Residence A. It is located on the southerly side of McKinley Avenue, westerly of Jackson Street.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS

VILLAGE OF WESTBURY

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LEGAL NOTICE

INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF OLD WESTBURY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON A LOCAL LAW AMENDING

CHAPTER 83 OF THE VILLAGE CODE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

THAT on April 17, 2023, at 7:00 PM, at Village Hall, located at 1 Store Hill Road, Old Westbury, New York, the Board of Trustees will hold its March Public Meeting, as well as a public hearing to consider a Local Law amending Chapter 83, “Commercial Filming”, of the Code of the Village of Old Westbury, relating to the regulation of commercial Film Permits issued the Village.

Copies of the proposed local law is on file at Village all and posted on the Village’s website.

Dated: March ___, 2023

BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF OLD WESTBURY

Marina Chimerine, Mayor Fara Gaertner, Village Clerk 4-5-2023-1T-#240133-NIN/ WBY

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF

OLD WESTBURY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 191 OF THE VILLAGE CODE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

THAT on April 17, 2023, at 7:00 PM, at Village Hall, located at 1 Store Hill Road, Old Westbury, New York, the Board of Trustees will hold its March Public Meeting, as well as a public hearing to consider a Local Law amending Chapter 191, “Towing”, of the Code of the Village of Old Westbury, relating to the regulation of towing and storage of towed motor vehicles in the Village.

Copies of the proposed local law is on file at Village all and posted on the Village’s website.

Dated: March ___, 2023

BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF OLD WESTBURY Marina Chimerine, Mayor Fara Gaertner, Village Clerk 4-5-2023-1T-#240132-NIN/ WBY

LEGAL NOTICE REPLACEMENT OF METERS ORDINANCE

Preamble

The Board of Water Commissioners of the Carle Place Water District is empowered the Town Law of the State of New York and the Nassau County Civil Divisions Act to adopt ordinances, rules and regulations relating to the operation of the water district and the use of water therein. This Ordinance, duly adopted the Carle Place Water District Board of Water Commissioners on the 28th day of February, 2023, shall become and be effective and enforceable as of the 15th day of March, 2023. A water meter measures the quantity or volume of water that passes through a pipe. This measurement is then used to calculate the fee charged the District to a customer. A customer is a water consumer who has an established account with the District.

The water meters currently used throughout the District require the appearances of District employees at or near the meters to obtain a reading on water usage. In some cases, the meters are located within a structure and therefore the customer, or his agent, must be present to allow the District employee access Into the structure to obtain a meter reading. In addition, the water meters currently used throughout the District have generally surpassed their useful life. The advancement of smart meter technology enables the wireless transmission of customer water meter readings directly to the District, further enables customers to track their water use from their smartphone or computer and assists the District in detecting leaks sooner, which

furthers water conservation.

The District has purchased smart meters for installation. The District will contract with a third party vendor for the installation of the smart meters within the District.

Section 1

The District shall provide notice of the meter replacement program to customers within the District a regular mailing through the United States Postal Service, a publishing In the District’s designated newspaper(s), and the District webpage at least thirty (30) days in advance of the notice discussed in Section 2 below.

Section 2

Upon at least thirty (30) days notice to customers regular mail through the United States Postal Service and publishing in the District’s designated newspaper(s), the District shall commence replacing meters on a District wide basis for the purpose of increasing operational efficiency.

Section 3

Customers who do not provide access to a meter for replacement purposes after three written requests the District or its vendor for access shall be in violation of this Ordinance. Thereafter, non-compliance with each further written request shall be deemed a new violation of this Ordinance and therefore separate from any previous violation of this Ordinance.

Section 4

Customers with fewer than fi e iolations of this Ordinance: a. shall be assessed a water bill based upon average past water bill readings which shall include a service charge, not to exceed twenty-fi e dollars ($25.00), for the preparation of each bill based upon average past readings; and

b. shall be subject to the imposition ofa fine in accordance with this Ordinance, the Nassau County Civil Divisions Act or New York State Law in an amount not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each violation of this ordinance.

Section 5

Customers with fi e or more violations of this Ordinance shall be subject to the assessments and penalties discussed in Section 4 of the Ordinance and; upon thirty (30) days written notice delivered certified mail, return receipt requested, regular mail and personal delivery shall, as determined the District’s Board of Water Commissioners to be In the best interest of the District:

a. have their water service discontinued the District; or b. be subject to the installation of a meter, the District or its vendor. All costs associated with the Installation of the meter pit shall be a charge to the customer. The customer shall be notified of the costs associated with the Installation of the meter pit at least thirty (30) days In advance of the installation by certified mall, return receipt requested, regular mail and personal de-

livery.

Board of Commissioners

Carle Place Water District

Timothy E. Stellato

Kenneth M. Gass, Jr.

ltalo J. Vacchio

4-5-2023-1T-#240143-NIN/ WBY

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ROLL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Assessment Roll for the Village of Old Westbury, NY, for the year 20232024 has been completed as of April 1, 2023, and is on file in my office at 1 Store Hill Road, Old Westbury, NY where the same will remain open to public inspection for fifteen (15) days after the date of this notice.

VILLAGE OF OLD WESTBURY

Fara A. Gaertner

Village Administrator

Dated: March 31, 2023 Old Westbury, NY 4-5-2023-1T-#240144-NIN/ WBY

LEGAL NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, April 03, 2023 at 4:00pm, or as soon thereafter as possible, at the Village Hall, 1 Store Hill Road, Old Westbury, NY for the purpose of considering the adoption of the following Local Law:

Local Law No. 3 of 2023

entitled: “A Local Law to Override the Tax Levy Limit

Established in General Municipal Law 3-c.” This local law will establish a law that will allow the Village to adopt a budget for its fiscal year commencing June 1, 2023, that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the tax le y limit as defined in General Municipal Law 3-c. The above local law would be effective immediately upon filing with the Secretary of the State. A copy of said local law is available for review at the Village Hall during business hours.

Fara A. Gaertner

Village Administrator

Dated: March 31, 2023 Old Westbury, NY 4-5-2023-1T-#240145-NIN/ WBY

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU, EMIGRANT BANK, Plaintiff, vs. ESTATE OF ROSEMARY E. CALLAHAN, et. al. Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed and recorded on October 19, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola NY 11501 on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 172 Harvard Street, West-

bury, NY 11590. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Nassau, State of New York, Block 272 and Lot 26. Approximate amount of judgment is $270,905.49 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to pro isions of filed Judgment Index #000712/2014.

Elizabeth Gill, Esq., Referee Hertz, Cherson Rosenthal, P.C., 118-35 Queens Boulevard, 9th Floor, Forest Hills, NY 11375 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. #100314 4-16-19-12-5-2023-4T#240162-NIN/WBY

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS INC., V. MONIQUE ST CLAIR AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARIE ST CLAIR, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 9, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS INC. is the Plaintiff and MONIQUE ST CLAIR AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARIE ST CLAIR, 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 May 9, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 12 OAKDALE DR A/K/A 12 OAKSDALE DR, WESTBURY, NY 11590: Section 11, Block 418, Lot 14: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT NEW CASSEL, PARTLY IN THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD AND PARTLY IN THE TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index 009097/2015. Lawrence A. Weinreich, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Con-

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His Time on ‘Jeopardy’ Zach Wissner-Gross: Meet The ‘Jeopardy’ Contestant JOSEPH SCOTCHIE

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The Roslyn area is home to one of the finest school districts in America. And so, it attracts plenty of top talent to live there. It was only a matter of time before a Roslyn resident made it to Jeopardy!, the nation’s longtime top-ranked quiz show.

Zach Wissner-Gross is a math education worker from Roslyn Heights. Last Wednesday, March 22, he appeared on that show, facing off against returning champion, Melissa Klapper, a college professor from Merion, PA and Karen Morris, a veterinary student from Christiansburg, VA.

And the man did Roslyn proud. WissnerGross came in second, earning a tidy $2,000. The Roslyn Heights resident beat out Karen Morris, who totaled $1,000 in earnings for the half hour of work. Both finished behind Klapper. The returning champ checked in at $16,700 in earnings. That gave Klapper $59, 100 in total earnings for her two-day total.

On Thursday, March 23, Klapper’s reign was cut short. For that evening, she came in third with $1,000.

Wissner-Gross is a native of Great Neck, where he attended public schools. Afterward, he attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and earned his bachelor’s in Physics and Biology in 2007.

From there, Wissner-Gross earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Harvard University in 2012. There, he also completed the Medical Engineering/Medical Physics (MEMP) program at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology.

Currently, Wissner-Gross is a math education worker and leads the development of the math curriculum. He serves as the Vice President of math education at Amplify Education, a pioneer in K-12 education. He joined the Brooklyn-based institution as a product manager in 2015 and commutes there from his home in Roslyn Heights.

As a hobby, Wissner-Gross creates online puzzles and brain games under the profile The Riddler for the website FiveThirtyEight.com.

Prior to joining Amplify Education, Wissner-Gross, in 2012, founded School Yourself, a leading provider of digital math instruction. It creates interactive online

lessons for high school and college-level math and science subjects. There, he serves as a Chief Executive Officer and is involved in reinventing online education.

Getting on Jeopardy! is exceedingly difficult. It is a victory in itself. Wissner-Gross is one of the 400-450 contestants to get an opportunity to compete on the show out of 100,000 interested candidates per year. After a series of tests and interviews, he is getting

a chance to participate in America’s favorite quiz show.

Wissner-Gross went up against stiff competition. Going into the March 22 show, Klapper was a two-day champion with total winnings of $42,400. She became the March 21 episode champion with a winning score of $24,801.

The iconic quiz show is now in its 39th season in syndication.

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course, 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. *LOCA

TION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIREC TIVES.

4-26-19-12-5-2023-4T#240183-NIN/WBY

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU

JAMES B. NUTTER COMPANY, V. STELLA MARIE BLEDSOE

AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF THEODOSIA BLEDSOE A/K/A

THEODOSIA G. BLEDSOE, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 14, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein JAMES B. NUTTER COMPANY is the Plaintiff and STELLA MARIE BLEDSOE AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF THEODOSIA

BLEDSOE A/K/A THEODOSIA G. BLEDSOE, 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 May 9, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 189 SYLVESTER STREET, WESTBURY, NY 115903907: Section 11, Block 029, Lot 66 67:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PAR CEL OF LAND, ERECT ED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT WEST BURY, IN THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index 003519/2015. Cristina Prieto, 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. *LOCA

TION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN

ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIREC TIVES.

4-26-19-12-5-2023-4T#240187-NIN/WBY

LEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

VILLAGE OF OLD WESTBURY

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Old Westbury will hold a public hearing at Village Hall, located at 1 Store Hill Road, Old Westbury, New York, on Monday, April 17, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. to conduct the regular business of the Board of Trustees, and to consider the following application and any such other business that may come before the Board of Trustees:

Application of Dr. Shahrokh

Abiri Hastings Realty Group, LLC 10 Hastings Road request to change the one of the existing 19.9 acre property from a B4 zone to a BB zone, and to subdivide the property into eight (8) residential lots, each of which will be a minimum of two (2) acres. The above said property is currently located on the lot also known as Section 19, Block C, Lot 2A, 2B, 3A 3B on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map.

By Order of the Board of Trustees Mayor Marina Chimerine

Fara A. Gaertner Village Administrator

Dated: March 31, 2023

4-5-2023-1T-#240210-NIN/ WBY

LEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

VILLAGE OF OLD WESTBURY NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the Board of

Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Old Westbury will hold a public hearing at Village Hall, located at 1 Store Hill Road, Old Westbury, New York, on Monday, April 17, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. to conduct the regular business of the Board of Trustees, and to consider the following application and any such other business that may come before the Board of Trustees:

Application of Glen Oaks Club 175 Post Road request to install two (2) pickle ball courts, with a total dimension of 130’ by 65’, ad acent to the existing tennis courts, and located within the setback area required by 216-22.10(C) of the Village Code, requiring setback variances, to be used by club members for outdoor games.

The above said property is

currently located on the lot also known as Section 17, Block 15, Lot 1A 1B on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map.

By Order of the Board of Trustees

Mayor Marina Chimerine

Fara A. Gaertner Village Administrator

Dated: March 31, 2023

4-5-2023-1T-#240209-NIN/ WBY

Zach Wissner-Gross, left, with host Ken Jennings. (Photo courtesy Jeopardy)

Bunnies, Ducklings, And Chicks: Resist The Temptation

Just buy chocolate instead

Rabbits

AMANDA OLSEN JENNIFER CORR

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It’s spring, a time when many people consider adding some soft, fluffy friends to their home. Chicks, ducks, and rabbits are pets that are traditionally gifted around Easter. Associating these animals with renewal and rebirth extends well before Christianity.

It’s often told that these symbols of the season have their roots in pagan celebrations, but the Folklore Center at the Library of Congress found no historical evidence of this before the writings of Venerable Bede, who lived from 672 to 735. He mentions the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre as the origin for the month of April and the name given to the now Christian holiday of Easter. Though this is often connected to stories about a German goddess of similar name, sometimes written as Ostara, none of these accounts are older than Jacob Grimm’s original publication of the story in 1835. It’s more likely that these animals are associated with spring because of observations about eggs, rabbits and hares, and their habits and behaviors at this time.

Regardless of where the tradition springs from, it can be very tempting to gift one of these adorable animals, especially when they are young and small. It’s important to note what keeping rabbits, ducks, or chickens involves, however, and making sure both you and your home are up to the task.

Rabbits are the most common animal associated with the Easter holiday. While a recent law makes it illegal to sell rabbits from pet stores in New York State, that law does not take effect until 2024, making this the last Easter they can be purchased this way. Rabbits can weigh anywhere from 4 to 20 pounds depending on their breed, live up to 12 years, and need daily exercise. They can be litter trained and taught to come when called. They should live inside, in either a large pen or rabbit-proofed area, due to the danger of wild animals and weather conditions. Rabbits are social animals and do best with a companion, usually another rabbit.

Ducks

It’s not hard to see why people find tottering, fuzzy ducklings appealing. Ducklings quickly grow up into ducks, which can be up to 26 inches tall and weigh between 1.5 to 3.5 pounds. They have quite a demanding set of requirements in order to thrive. In order to clean their eyes and nostrils, domestic ducks need a water source that is deep enough for them to submerge their heads. Surprisingly, ducks don’t need a pond for swimming; a kiddie pool that is kept fresh works well enough. This means changing the water every day, since ducks wet their food in the water and also poop in it. Since domestic ducks can’t fly, it’s important that their living space is secure from wild animals. Ducks also do better with companions of the same species, although they will live with chickens.

Chickens

The sound of tiny chicks peeping from

the corner of the local feed store can be irresistible, but just like ducklings, they don’t stay small for long. Chickens range in size up to a few pounds and can live ten years. For the first eight weeks, they need to be kept inside, under heat lamps, until their adult feathers come in. Then they need to be kept outdoors, in a coop, with space enough to keep them from becoming stressed.

Once the cuteness wears off and the commitment kicks in, Easter pet owners often feel the sharp pang of buyer’s remorse. Shelters and rescues often see an uptick in surrenders in the weeks after Easter, when people begin to realize how much work is involved in keeping these animals.

When it comes to rabbits, Lori Ketcham of Save the Animal Rescue Foundation emphasizes the special attention required. “They’re wonderful pets, but they require daily cleaning, fresh food and water every day. They need attention. They need space. If you don’t pay attention to them, they get bored and start chewing on things. Boys spray urine on the wall. There’s a lot of things people should research before saying ‘it’s cute,’ and bringing it home from the pet shop.”

Worse yet, these living creatures are frequently abandoned in parks and wooded areas.

“Domestic ducks are thinking, feeling individuals, not school science experiments, Easter photo props or objects to be discarded like trash when you don’t want them anymore. Abandoning domestic fowl is as cruel and illegal as abandoning a dog or a cat. Domestic ducks have tiny wings, large bodies and generally no camouflage. They typically cannot fly, and they can never migrate — literally sitting ducks for predators and cruel

people when abandoned to the wild,” said John Di Leonardo, Executive Director of Humane Long Island. “Domestic ducks also lack the survival instincts of wild birds; many were raised in incubators and never learned even limited skills from their mother. When abandoned on ponds, they don’t know how to forage for naturally occurring food and often starve to death. They are routinely attacked and killed by predators, including raccoons, foxes, snapping turtles, and cruel humans.”

Bringing any animal into your life should be a careful, deliberate decision, not an impulse. Because of the serious commitment required, pets should not be given as gifts. It should be done with a great deal of thought and discussion, and with as little fanfare and excitement as possible to avoid stressing the animal.

“Taking any animal into your house if a lifetime commitment to that animal, so it’s not to be done for entertainment values and for things like looking cute; having a couple chicks running around at Easter, or a little baby bunny. Taking that into your home has to be carefully thought out on how you’re going to take care of it. Abandoning animals is a crime,” said Gary Rogers of the Nassau SPCA. He did have some encouraging news, however. “We’ve seen [the issue of Easter pets being abandoned], but we don’t see it as much anymore. But every once in a while, somebody thinks it’s cute to get theirs so now we’re dealing with the aftermath two to three months from now.”