Freeport Herald 04-17-2025

In Freeport, volunteers make food security personal

By MoHAMMAD RAFIQ mrafiq@liherald.com

At the Long Island Cares food pantry in Freeport, volunteers are essential. They greet clients, organize food, help with paperwork and keep the pantry functioning as federal food programs face cuts and the community need remains high.

April is National Volunteer Month, when recognizing their contributions is more important than ever.

Reyna Felix, the program coordinator at the pantry, said that the facility can’t function without volunteers. “Nothing would be possible without them,” she said. “My volun-

teers are my eyes inside the pantry. And when I find that, it’s like I can be focused on doing my job, and I know for sure that the pantry is in a good hands.

“Franklin, Roseanne and now my intern, Raina,” Felix added. “They’ve been such a blessing for the pantry because they always learn so fast, the process, and they also improve every day. They give me ideas. They suggest anything, any change, anything that we need to update.”

Raina Joseph, a Baldwin resident and a Stony Brook University student on the prenursing track, said she found out about the pantry through a school email listing volun-

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Job seekers attend spring fair at the Rec

By MoHAMMAD RAFIQ mrafiq@liherald.com

The Town of Hempstead’s biannual job fair returned to the Freeport Recreation Center on April 10, drawing more than 2,500 job seekers and 80 employers to one of the region’s largest hiring events.

Hosted by HempsteadWorks — the town’s workforce development program — the event, welcomed veterans and individuals with disabilities starting at 9:30 a.m., before opening to the general public at 10 a.m., according to the job fair’s organizers.

ILong Island, Nassau County and Suffolk, as far as the most high in-demand jobs,” he said. “A lot of it’s healthcare, manufacturing, the trades, construction, so we try to offer a variety of industries here so everyone’s looking for something different.”

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A steady stream of attendees flowed through the doors throughout the day, many eager for face time with recruiters after months of applying online.

Kurt Rockensies, deputy commissioner of the Town of Hempstead, noted that the fair attracted representatives from nearly every industry.

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For Matt Bernstein, 23, of Valley Stream, the event came at the perfect time.

“I studied business, currently working in social settings with people with disabilities and also children,” he said. “If there’s a position where I could combine my management skills that I learned in college while working with people of that population, that would be the perfect kind of blend.”

Bernstein, who spoke with representatives from The Center for Developmental Disabilities and QSAC, or Quality Services for Autism Community, said they “have exactly what I’m looking for.”

The current job market

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Courtesy Long Island Cares

Stony Brook university student Raina Joseph manages intake forms and client records as part of her internship at the Freeport pantry.

Thoughts for the holiday EASTER GREETING

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Happy Easter to you and your families in this Jubilee Year of Hope!

Our celebration of Easter rekindles our hope each year.

The Tomb is empty! Jesus is Risen!

A wealthy man and a member of the Sanhedrin, St. Joseph of Arimathea is one of those Gospel characters with a very brief but very important role.

In John 19:38-42, we see that after Jesus’ Crucifixion, Joseph of Arimathea asks Pilate for permission to take away Our Lord’s Body. This was a bold and courageous act of faith from a man “seeking the Kingdom of God.” (Mark 15:43)

Matthew, Fr. Simeon Leiva-Merikakis gives tribute to Joseph of Arimathea. He writes: “And how can we fail to do homage to Joseph of Arimathea? In performing a very humane corporal work of mercy by seeking out and burying the corpse of his beloved Teacher, Joseph becomes for all time a living icon of the eternal Father himself, stooping with compassion to enfold within his throbbing breast the mangled body of his beloved, Son, whom he himself handed over to sinners out of love for mankind.

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At long last, the Son of God on earth has fallen into the hands, not of a sinner, but of a just and compassionate man! Joseph of Arimathea enacts the justice and love of God himself.”

Joseph and Nicodemus together place our Lord’s Body reverently in linen cloths prepared with myrth, aloes and spices: “Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden a new tomb where no one had ever been laid. So because of the Jewish day of Preparation, as the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.”

In his commentary on the Gospel of

As we celebrate Easter Sunday, the Easter Octave, Divine Mercy Sunday and the Easter Season, let us remember and ask the intercession of the great Joseph of Arimathea who prepared the Tomb of Christ and the Body of Christ with such sensitive care and compassion, such faith, courage and reverence. The Tomb is Empty! He is Risen!

Sincerely in Christ, Most Reverend John O. Barres

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Eco-Rotaract plants and installs bat boxes

The Eco-Rotaract Nassau County Long Island Club led a communityfocused effort at Brookside Preserve on April 12, bringing together local volunteers to plant native species and install bat boxes throughout the park. The project aimed to restore natural habitats, support pollinators, and curb the spread of invasive plants by using regionally appropriate flora. In total, 35 native trees, bushes, and shrubs were planted, To boost the preserve’s ecological health even further, volunteers installed 12 bat

boxes—providing essential roosting spaces for bats, which help control insect populations, support biodiversity, and reduce mosquito-borne illnesses. Roughly fifteen Long Island residents participated in the event, which not only enhanced the local environment but also strengthened community bonds and inspired environmental stewardship. The initiative was a strong kickoff for the Eco-Rotaract Nassau County Long Island Club, which is to be chartered in July 2025. –Mohammad Rafiq

Courtesy Ama Karikari

Members of the Eco-Rotaract and volunteers came together to plant native species and install bat boxes at Brookside Preserve on April 12 to restore natural habitats.

Federal cuts threaten state library funding

By MADISON GUSLER mgusler@liherald.com

The White House issued an executive order on March 14 to reduce several federal agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services, or IMLS, the only federal agency solely dedicated to funding and serving libraries and museums across the U.S. and its territories.

The move puts $19 million in annual funding for New York libraries at risk.

The IMLS, established in 1996 through Congress’s passage of the Museum and Library Services Act, empowers libraries with grants, research, and policy support. Its potential elimination could disrupt services statewide.

“IMLS provides the scaffolding that enables local libraries to be creative, innovative, and to shine in their communities,” said Caroline Ashby, Nassau County Library System director. “Services provided by IMLS are things like research and data collection from libraries across the country, which enable library systems and local libraries to benchmark key performance indicators, overtime, against peer libraries. There’s no other source for libraries to get information like that.”

“By cutting off federal support from libraries, the Trump administration is cutting off opportunity for the American people — economically, culturally, professionally, and socially,” American Library Association President Cindy Hohl wrote in a statement.

On March 20, the ALA sent a letter to acting IMLS Director Keith Sonderling urging him to preserve the agency’s statutory responsibilities.

According to PBS, 80 percent of IMLS staff were placed on administrative leave earlier this month.

Libraries in California, Connecticut, and Washington have already reported canceled grants.

In New York, $8.1 million in “Grants to States” funding from IMLS flows to the New York State Library annually — covering 85 percent of its operating budget.

“The IMLS is the only federal agency dedicated to funding and serving libraries across the United States and its territories,” said Lee Ann Moltzen, director of the Freeport Memorial Library. “Except for relatively small instances, such as E-rate funding to defray internet costs and grant opportunities, funding for Nassau’s Public Libraries are not directly impacted by these cuts. However, the New York State Library and its Division of Library Development relies on IMLS ‘Grants to States’ funding.”

She added that some of the critical services provided by the NY State Library with IMLS support include the distribution of $104.6M in State Aid to Libraries, managing $45M in Public Library Construction Aid, processing public librarian certification, the collaborative Summer Reading at NY Libraries program resources, and administration of Novelny, a collection of online

databases to which patrons across New York State have access.

Freeport Memorial Library has in the past benefited from this support.

“Freeport has been the recipient of Construction Aid funds,” Moltzen said, “which we have used for capital projects including a renovation of the Library’s West Wing, building a new Tween Room, HVAC replacement, and a boiler replacement.

“Construction Aid helps us not only to adapt our buildings to changing needs, but also to update aging infrastructure,” she added.

Without IMLS funding, access to those resources could become delayed or disappear altogether.

“The majority of direct library fund-

ing comes from the local tax levy,” Moltzen explained. “Except in a few instances, the local libraries benefit from IMLS funding indirectly through services provided by the State Library. If IMLS funding were to be withheld, funds would need to be allocated from the NYS Budget to maintain these services.”

Community members who support the restoration of IMLS can use the Call to Action campaigns at www.nassaulibrary.org/advocacy to easily contact state and federal representatives.”

Kevin Verbesey, executive director of the Suffolk Cooperative Library System, emphasized the broader impact.

“The IMLS invests hundreds of millions of dollars each year to help libraries across the Island, the state, and the

country, develop literacy programs, workforce training, makes digital resources available, preserves our cultural heritage, and all kinds of civic engagement initiatives,” he said. “So this isn’t just budget trimming — it’s basically dismantling these important community infrastructure and services.”

Ashby added that the Nassau Library System also relies on the state’s infrastructure to deliver broadband Internet, interlibrary delivery, and a shared online catalog.

“The services that are provided trickle down to local libraries so they can really focus on the communities they serve,” she said.

Additional reporting by Mohammad Rafiq.

Regina Feeney and Rebekah Soumakis are part of the team keeping Freeport Memorial Library a hub for learning, culture, and connection.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

The Freeport Memorial Library has received state-funded Construction Aid to support renovations and infrastructure upgrades— funding now at risk if the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services is dismantled.

Herald file photo

The mural outside the Freeport Memorial Library represents various fixtures of Long Island living.

Trophy tribute honors the legacy of Carini

By CHARLES SHAW cshaw@liherald.com

In a heartfelt tribute to late Town of Hempstead Councilman Chris Carini, who represented Freeport and other areas on the Town Board, the Hometown Boys and Girls Flag Football League ended its spring season on March 30 by renaming its championship trophies in his honor.

The dedication took place at Cedar Creek Park in Seaford, where Councilman Carini was remembered not only as a public official, but also as a devoted father. According to league commissioner Wayne Raso, Carini regularly attended games to cheer on his 13-year-old son Joey, who has played in the league for eight years.

“He was a great guy with a great family,” Raso said. “He really, really cared about his community, his town, this county and this league.”

The hometown league began in 2003 as a boys-only program and was rebranded in 2021 to include girls,.

At the dedication ceremony, the league presented Carini’s wife, Danielle, his daughter, Ava, 18, and son with a plaque in appreciation of Carini’s efforts, and awarded $500 scholarships to his two children. The league also announced that, going forward, its championship award would be renamed after Carini.

At the dedication ceremony, league commissioner Wayne Raso, left, presented Danielle Carini and her two children, Joey and Ava, with a plaque in appreciation of her late husband, Christopher Carini, who supporting the league during his time as town councilman.

“Chris really loved this organization,” said Danielle Carini. “We’ve been a part of it for eight years now, so for them to do a dedication to him is really meaningful.”

Raso said Carini was “instrumental” in keeping the league going during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic. After the season was cut short in 2020, Carini advocated for the league’s safe return that summer, encouraging kids to get outside.

Carini, a Seaford resident and a Republican, was first elected to the Town Board in 2019. The councilman served in the 5th District, representing Freeport, Seaford, Wantagh, Bellmore, Merrick, Lido Beach and Point Lookout, until he unexpectedly died last July at age 49 while visiting family in Florida.

Before Carini joined the Town Board, he was a decorated veteran of law enforcement, serving for 22 years as an officer in the New York City, Metropoli-

tan Transportation Authority and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police departments.

Since Carini’s death, tributes have been pouring in, with community members coming together to honor his legacy. Last July, hundreds attended his funeral Mass at St. William the Abbot Church in Seaford. In November, the Seaford Chamber of Commerce held a candlelight vigil for him, drawing dozens to the lawn at Seaford High School.

His daughter said she was grateful to see how much the community has come together to honor his memory.

“Just remembering him and paying respect to him is so meaningful, because this whole thing meant a lot to him,” she said. “It’s really nice.”

Chris Schneider, who was appointed to fill Carini’s seat last August said the tribute was a meaningful reflection of Carini’s legacy.

“He was a tremendous supporter of youth sports and a tremendous supporter of the community,” Schneider said. “It’s a well-deserved honor.”

New York State Senator Steve Rhoads said that it was special for Carini to be remembered in this way, explaining that Carini was “a great guy” who was passionate and dedicated to the community.

“It’s just nice that the league is taking time out to name the championship trophy after Chris, which I know he would be thrilled about,” Rhoads said.

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ALEXANDRA AIEVOLI

Calhoun Senior Lacrosse

IT WAS A HISTORIC afternoon for Aievoli April 7 when the Colts defeated Carle Place, 14-6. The senior midfielder found the back of the net seven times, including the 100th goal of her high school career, to lead Calhoun’s offense. On the season, the multitalented threat ranks among Nassau County’s top 5 scorers with 26 goals and 11 assists through seven games, leading the Colts to a 6-1 start in the process. In 2024, she tallied 30 goals and 13 assists.

GAMES TO WATCH

Thursday, April 17

Baseball: Farmingdale at Massapequa...................10 a.m.

Baseball: Malverne at Plainedge.............................10 a.m.

Baseball: MacArthur at East Meadow .....................10 a.m.

Baseball: Long Beach at Baldwin ...........................10 a.m.

Baseball: Mepham at Hewlett .................................10 a.m.

Baseball: Calhoun at Kennedy ................................10 a.m.

Softball: Uniondale at East Rockaway.....................10 a.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Plainedge at Mepham .....................10 a.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Baldwin at Calhoun .........................10 a.m.

Boys Lacrosse: South Side at Carey........................11 a.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Long Beach at Oceanside ................1 p.m.

Saturday, April 19

Softball: Freeport at East Rockaway ..........................9 a.m.

Baseball: West Hempstead at V.S. Central ..............10 a.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Lynbrook at North Shore .................10 a.m.

Boys Lacrosse: North Shore at Plainedge ...............11 a.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Mepham at Baldwin ..........................1 p.m.

Monday, April 21

Girls Lacrosse: Lynbrook at Mineola .......................10 a.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Freeport at Malv/East Rock. .............1 p.m.

Baseball: Mepham at Calhoun .................................5 p.m.

Baseball: Long Beach at Kennedy ............................5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Plainedge at Oceanside ....................5 p.m.

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Freeport building new foundation

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

Freeport baseball is laying the foundation for success this spring aided by the rebirth of a crucial feeder program.

For the first time since 2021 Freeport was able to field a JV team, which longtime varsity head coach Roberto Delgado said will help develop younger players for future success on the bigger stage. Former JV head coach Osbandi Nunez, who led the Freeport Middle School team since 2022, is back in his old position which previously helped guide the Red Devils to the playoffs four straight seasons from 2015 to 2018.

“We have been really down with numbers the last four or five years since the pandemic, but I’m really excited for the future of the program with more kids willing to play,” Delgado said. “I’m looking forward to having a good season and reboosting the program.”

For the 2025 season, Delgado has some talent in key positions that he hopes could propel Freeport into the playoffs for the first time since 2018 in a challenging Conference AAA.

Senior Xavier Guardado brings versatility as a starting third baseman who can also pitch when needed. Guardado registered two hits and drove in one run in Freeport’s dominating 12-0 nonleague victory at Cold Spring Harbor on March 29.

Joshua Lightburn brings additional veteran leadership to the team as a senior utility player who can play outfield or infield and also pitch out of the bullpen. He registered two hits in the Cold Spring Harbor win.

Junior Frewin Diaz Baez helps lead the pitching staff as a starting catcher in his third season on varsity.

“He has matured a lot and he’s going to help us tremendously,” Delgado said of Diaz Baez, who collected two hits and an RBI in the Cold Spring Harbor win.

The pitching staff gained junior Kelvin Abreu, who got playing time at quarterback on the football team in the fall. Abreu recorded four strikeouts in two scoreless innings of relief work

make noise this spring in a challenging Class AAA.

against Cold Spring Harbor.

Freshman Yadiel Sime has also emerged as another pitching option who Delgado said is a capable starter. Sime, who is designated hitter when not on the mound, earned the win against Cold Spring Harbor with three shutout innings and three strikeouts to go along with two hits and three RBIs at the plate.

The Red Devils entered the week at 0-4 in Conference AAA and 1-5 overall with a challenging schedule that included league games against Farmingdale and Port Washington. Freeport is coming off a two-game sweep at the hands

of Port Washington, but was competitive in its last game on Monday in an eventual 6-1 loss with the game tied 1-1 in the third inning.

Freeport faces Herricks for two games starting at home Tuesday at 5 p.m. and then hosts Oceanside for another two-game series starting Friday afternoon. The Red Devils also have upcoming conference games against Syosset, Massapequa, Hicksville and Plainview.

“ I am expecting us to win some games and be able to compete,” Delgado said. “We hope we can get a playoff spot.”

Justine Stefanelli/Herald Freshman Yadiel Sime and the Red Devils are building for the future but also hope to

Dealing with cuts during volunteer month

teer opportunities. “I heard about the volunteer work through Stony Brook,” she said. “And then they said that I can, you know, volunteer at the pantry, there’s SNAP benefits and security. And I thought it was just a great idea to see how we can help the community in other ways.”

Joseph now handles intake forms, shelves inventory, and helps keep the pantry orderly. The experience, she said, has changed her perspective.

“I think that all help comes (in) different shapes and forms. No matter what you’re doing, it’s always worth it just because, you know, clients only come once a month. But that little three- or four-day help they have — it’s worth it. So I think that’s what matters, even though it’s temporary, but seeing a smile on their faces, knowing that they have some type of help from the community, means a lot.”

Roseann Kozarsky, a retired teacher’s aide from East Meadow, started volunteering after leaving her position with Nassau BOCES.

“When I retired, I kind of knew I wanted to do something with my time,” she said. “Volunteering has always been something I’ve done since my kids started school, and they’re now grown, they’re adults. I’ve always volunteered PTA at their religious school, and I just felt like that would be a good thing to do.”

Kozarsky now works on Tuesdays, when the pantry is open to veterans. “They come every week, so you really get to know them,” she said. “When I walk in, they’re almost like, you know, friends now. Everybody says hello, and you go in and you call in one person at a time, and you help them pick out their shopping that they want to do for that week.”

“It’s sad,” she added, “when you look at our veterans and they say that they don’t have enough money to

come to eat, that they need to supplement their food with the pantry. It’s sad. It shouldn’t be.”

Franklin Karp, of Long Beach, is a retired executive of electronics companies Harvey Electronics and Audio Video Systems Inc. who started volunteering in January 2024.

“I was pushed into retirement at the age of 68, and

for a while I found myself (having) not a lot of direction, other than reading the newspaper every day,” Karp said. “So I started looking around, and I had been familiar with Long Island Cares. So I said, let me give this a try.

“It became a wonderful thing for me, and I hope a wonderful thing for the people I get to help,” he added. “And it kind of like reordered my life.”

Karp now volunteers twice a week, and has gotten to know many pantry clients personally. “You see those people four times a month, you get to know even more about them, and they get to know a little about you,” he said. “It’s really eye-opening.”

Felix said that recent state and federal cuts to the Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program and the Emergency Food Assistance Program have had a major impact.

“They cut most of our funds, and we will be the first ones that experience that,” she said. “(The volunteers) feel very sad, because they’re the ones to help the clients. And sometimes they can’t even answer when the clients say, Oh, why you don’t have this, why you don’t have that, what’s going on? And, you know, it’s kind of tough. It’s a challenge for everybody.”

Still, the pantry continues to operate — thanks to the volunteers who keep showing up.

“Get over your fears, get over your inhibitions,” Karp said when asked what he would say to someone debating whether to get involved in volunteering. “You’ll find it to be one of the most rewarding things that you can do in your life.”

“It just makes you more aware, also, of what’s going on in your own neighborhood, your own community,” Kozarsky said.

“That little bit of help,” Joseph said, “comes a long way.”

Courtesy Long Island Cares

franklin Karp, a retired Ceo from Long Beach, helps organize pantry shelves during his tuesday volunteer shift at Long island Cares in freeport.

Soccer academy builds unity, confidence

In a welcoming space, preparing kids of all ages to compete in Long Island Junior League

By MELINDA ROLLS & CHRISTINA ARLOTTOA Special to the Herald

Second in a series of stories on immigration through a partnership between Herald Community Newspapers and Hofstra University.

As the sun dipped behind the trees in Uniondale on a recent Thursday, the rhythmic pulse of soccer balls colliding with cleats mixed with the sharp calls of coaches in Spanish. On the well-worn grass, athletes lined up one by one in familiar ritual, launching powerful kicks into the net as the goalkeeper battled each incoming shot.

The young athletes scattered across the field behind NuHealth’s A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility in Uniondale were members of the New York Soccer Latin Academy. The club, based in Uniondale-Hempstead, was founded in 2002 by NYSLA coach Francisco Guerrero to train players ages 5 to 19 for competition in the Long Island Junior Soccer League.

Community roots

Volunteer coaches, including Salvador Alvarenga, of Long Beach, who emigrated from El Salvador and started coaching when the team was founded, run the team. He began playing soccer at age 6, and after his playing career ended, transitioned to coaching to stay connected to the game.

Alvarenga highlighted the team’s family-centered culture, noting that many players have virtually grown up on soccer fields, especially those with older siblings already on the team. “For most of them, their mom was pregnant and they were already on the field … They practically were born here,” Alvarenga said.

He added that it was rewarding to know that the local Hispanic community recognizes NYSLA as a welcoming space for their children. “It’s really good to know that the Spanish community knows that we are here, and that they can bring the kids here,” Alvarenga said.

In line with family values, one of the academy’s core commitments since its creation has been maintaining affordable costs for families, which Alvarenga said is often not the case for American soccer academies. “We just charge basic fees to cover our expenses,” he said. “And now we’ve been surviving for 23 years, so we’re doing something good.”

With over two decades of coaching experience with NYSLA, Alvarenga explained that his coaching philosophy centers on more than developing skilled players. Instead, it is about instilling a deep love for the sport and discipline to prepare players for success beyond the game.

“They have to try their best,” Alvarenga said. “That’s what we try to tell them all the time, so they try to excel in whatever they do.”

Alvarenga shared that his greatest source of motivation to continue coach-

ing comes from watching young players grow and evolve through the academy.

“That’s our payment,” he said.

Friendship on the field

Two players share a bond that extends beyond passing the soccer ball. Kelli Crespin, 15, of Hempstead, and Angelina Escobar, 14, of Franklin Square, have spent the past seven years as the only two girls on their team’s roster.

Escobar, with family from Mexico and El Salvador, was first introduced to soccer by her grandfather. Crespin, with roots in El Salvador and Honduras, discovered the game through her older brother while he was playing for the academy

“I just came along with him, and the coach asked if I wanted to play,” Crespin said. “I ended up liking it, and I just kept coming back.”

But it wasn’t just the game that kept her coming back — it was also her friendship with Escobar, who became her closest friend on the team.

Both girls said that while playing exclusively with boys presents its own set of challenges, they are grateful for the resilience it has instilled in them. “Playing with the boys made me really strong,” Escobar said. “I’m not as sensitive anymore.”

Both girls shared that their coaches at the academy have also taught them valuable lessons that extend beyond the field. “I’ve learned a lot, and not just about soccer,” Crespin said. “It’s about becoming a better person while being more active.”

Escobar said her time under Guerrero’s coaching has profoundly shaped her as a player and beyond. “I’ve learned a lot from him because he’s taught me everything I know,” Escobar said. “How to play on the field, how to not be dirty,

how to act.”

After years of dedication to the team, Crespin emphasized her desire to now serve as a role model for younger team members.

players face off during practice.

“I would like to show them that no matter what, you can always do what you want to do,” Crespin said. “If you’re passionate about something, continue it. Keep on going.”

Two soccer academy

The New York Soccer Latin Academy is dedicated not only to teaching soccer’s fundamentals, but also to providing a welcoming space for the local Hispanic community.

Christina Artlotta/Herald photos

New York Soccer Latin Academy player Angelina Escobar received a jersey during a practice.

Life conquers death EASTER MESSAGE

Spring is the season of new life. We see evidence of that all around us as the trees start to turn green again and flowers bloom everywhere we look. This is especially noticeable coming out of the dormancy of winter. In this we see that God has built a witness to the Gospel in creation. Winter moves to spring, death gives way to life. That is the message of Easter. The cross of Good Friday leads to the empty grave of Easter Sunday.

The cross and the empty grave teach us powerful truths of our condition in relation to God. The cross teaches us two truths, one of which is very hard to take and the other extremely sublime. The hard truth is that we are far worse than most of us are willing to consider. The Bible says that we are sinners. The cross teaches us that we are such great sinners that the only atonement possible was the one and only Son who gave His life for us. The cross is God’s declaration of just how evil sin is, and we must accept that reality about ourselves. No one is good before a holy God. In our human pride we like to flatter ourselves and think that we are basically good, or that our good deeds can somehow outweigh our bad. The cross is God’s definitive statement that we cannot. Our sin is far greater than we realize. The sublime truth is that we are loved far more than most of us realize and far more deeply than we deserve.

The Bible is, at its heart, a love letter from God, and the cross is the supreme symbol of that love. Rather than condemn us for our sin, God makes a way for us to be cleansed and forgiven. God loves us so much that He is willing to pay the ultimate price that we might be cleansed and that our relationship with Him might be restored. Jesus said, “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” On the cross demonstrates the greatness of God’s love.

The empty grave teaches us that life conquers death. Mercy triumphs over judgement. Love conquers sin. Light dispels darkness. Jesus rose from the dead as the bearer of salvation for all who will come to Him, and the one who offers hope to all those tainted and tarnished by the stain of sin. He said to those who would hear Him, “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.” The empty grave is the fulfillment of that promise.

The message of Easter is that though we are sinners, God loved us so much that He paid the ultimate price that we might be forgiven, cleansed, and healed. As a mentor of mine would say, “God’s not angry, we can come home.” May the truth of the cross and the empty grave fill you with hope and peace now and always.

Phil Prestamo is the head pastor for Cornerstone Church in Freeport.

Happy 100th birthday to Pansey Keyes

Deputy Commissioner Debbie Pugliese presented a citation to Pansy Keyes on behalf of County Executive Bruce A. Blakeman.

Students take part in a Pride and Plant

On the morning of April 5, a wave of community spirit swept through Hofstra University as roughly 250 students from over 70 clubs and organizations gathered for the annual Pride and Plant.

By 9 a.m. that Saturday, students, including Mathew Carpio, Donielle Furline, Catherine Roth, all of Hempstead, and Javier Berrios and Amanda Stojanowski, from Uniondale, assembled at HofUSA on Hofstra’s North Campus to check in, grab gardening supplies and snapped a group photo before heading out. The initiative, which began in

2017, has become a cherished tradition that connects the university with the neighboring communities of Hempstead and Uniondale.

Student volunteers fanned an out across the area—some walking to nearby homes in Hempstead, others taking the Hofstra shuttle to Uniondale’s Community Center — armed with flowers and a shared mission to give back. Through the morning, the student teams planted flowers at dozens of homes, bringing color and connection to those in the community. –Jeffrey Bessen

Health Benefits of Forgiveness

Each one of us experience countless injustices in the course of everyday living. Like other experiences, it is not the experience itself so much that counts, but how you process it. The Mayo Clinic addresses the health benefits of “forgiveness” which they define as “an intentional decision to let go of resentment and anger”. Letting go of grudges and bitterness can lead to:

• Healthier relationships

• Improved mental health

• Less anxiety, stress and hostility

• Fewer symptoms of depression

• Lower blood pressure

• A stronger immune system

• Improved heart health

• Improved self-esteem

• Better sleep

Everett Worthington, Profession Emeritus of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, provides a free workbook at evworthington-forgiveness.com to aid those for whom forgiveness may be difficult (most

of us!), focusing on the REACH method. Recall: Recall the hurt. Look at the incident in an objective way and don’t try to push aside your feelings.

Empathize: Empathize with the offender without excusing the action or invalidating your own feelings. Maybe the person was having a bad day or was raised in dire circumstances.

Altruistic gift: Give the altruistic gift of forgiveness. Think about a time when you were rude or harsh, and recognize that everyone has shortcomings.

Commit: Make a decision to forgive. You can write a letter that you don’t send to help yourself make the commitment.

Hold: Hold on to forgiveness. Memories of the transgression or event won’t change. But how you react to those feelings will.

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned”. —Buddha

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Courtesy Hofstra University

A portion of the Hofstra students who took part in the schools annual Pride and Plant event on April 5.

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The 100th Year Birthday Celebration for Pansy Keyes of Freeport with her family took place at Coral House, and involved the sharing of many memories between generations. Nassau County Office for the Aging

From resumes to results, fair has all of it

could be frustrating for many job seekers, according to Bernstein, adding, “It’s tough, but you have to keep trying, and you gotta keep looking for what’s right for you. And I wouldn’t stop until you reach it.”

For employers like Marilyn Rodriguez of Harbor Child Care, which has locations across Long Island, the in-person event offers more than resumes.

“Yes, definitely, it’s good to get a feel for what the individual is like,” she said. “We’re currently looking to fill assistant teacher positions in our six locations across Nassau County.”

Harbor Child Care has taken part in previous job fairs run by the town and has successfully hired candidates as a result, with Rodriguez adding that the hires have been “amazing.”

“It gets the name out of our organization, and it gives us an opportunity to meet people that may not be internet savvy,” she said.

Other returning employers included FlexStaff, a recruiting division of Northwell Health.

Recruiter Allison Strawder said FlexStaff was hiring for “mainly admin roles. So admin associate, secretary, medical office assistant, but we recruit for a lot of roles.”

At FlexStaff’s table was a QR code, where job seekers could scan and see all the roles available.

“We are getting some, you know, some good candidates, some qualified candidates,” Strawder said. “Just trying to get their resumes as soon as possible so we can screen them and then hopefully have something available.”

The experience was eye-opening for first-time attendees like Taylor Rogers, of Elmont, who is set to graduate from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in May and is exploring entry-level roles in healthcare.

“It feels great,” Rogers said. “It feels more personable. People get to see your face. You get to have deeper conversations.

“Right now, the job market is very tough,” Rogers added. “As you can see, it’s very crowded. So everybody’s, you know, we’re trying, everybody’s trying.”

Ian Taubert, from Long Beach, shared a similar sentiment. “On the computer you don’t know if you’re actually going to pass the AI screening of your resume,” he said. “So here I’m actually able to talk to somebody who could at least guide me in the direction of how to apply, which jobs to apply for.” Taubert, who is seeking work in case management or human resources, said speaking with a representative from Fidelis Care made a strong impression on him.

“Rhonda not only helped me with her company, but just gave me overall just company applying advice and how to search for jobs,” he added.

The fair also served as a platform for community engagement for organizations.

“I think it’s important for Long Island Cares to have a presence every

place,” Fern Summer, a representative for the group, a hunger relief nonprofit, said. “One of the biggest things I give out are locations of pantry, yeah, and information for people who need food.”

This year’s fair introduced a new feature: free professional headshots for attendees.

“If anyone wants a new LinkedIn profile picture, or just wants a picture that’s professionally done, we email it to them free of charge, so that’s something new we have this year,” Rockensies said.

Launched in 2021, HempsteadWorks job fair has grown rapidly each year. A time-slot registration system introduced in recent editions has helped manage crowds, while maintaining walk-in flexibility for those who didn’t sign up online.

“We do a survey for all of the job seekers that we email them,” Rockensies said. “We also email all the employers of the survey as well. From what we’ve heard from the people that fill out the surveys, is it’s the best job fair on Long Island, as far as the attendance

provide.”

representatives from Queens Centers for progress greeted visitors with information about their services and hiring opportunities.

(and) the resources that we

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Job seekers visited dozens of employer booths during the HempsteadWorks job fair at the freeport recreation Center.

Connecting with job fair attendees are, from left, police officer Juan adames of the Community affairs division of freeport police; amun raheem Handa, community relations coordinator at fidelis Care; and police officer donnetta Cumberbatch of the Community affairs division.

merle terry, left, spoke with amun raheem Handa, community relations coordinator at fidelis Care, about healthcare-related job openings.

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There is a public health threat looming across the United States that’s not visible to most but affec ts nearly half of all Americans daily: loneliness. Social isolation is as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day and is twice as harmful as obesity

It’s always been an issue among the aging population, but it’s become even more prevalent as a silent epidemic during and in the years following the pandemic. Seniors can suffer from prolonged loneliness that can quickly manifest into more serious issues.

Worst of all, loneliness is a contributing factor in senior suicides, which are rising in the U.S. While it is not something people like to think about, now more than ever, Americans must remove the stigma around mental health and spread awareness to better combat loneliness.

Loneliness does not have to be synonymous with getting older or with aging in place. Make an effort keep loneliness and its negative health effects at bay.

Inter vene early: Spotting loneliness in yourself or someone you love can be difficult. The most common physical and behavioral signs of loneliness include persistent sadness, impaired cognitive performance, lower self-esteem, or lack of motivation and energy. Early intervention can positively

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affect one’s quality of life, so it’s important to address these symptoms as soon as possible before they become over whelming.

Leverage technology: Technology can play a key role in reducing loneliness, ensuring seniors are always connected to loved ones and care teams who can monitor and

interact with them.

Over the last few years, older adults have made up the fastest growing segment of the online population. More and more people over the age of 60 are going online and connecting with the world They are emailing, tex ting and even blogging, and it

is having a positive impact on their lives, allowing them to communicate with family more often, reconnec t with old friends, keep up with community developments and stay connected with others who share similar interests. And since the start of the pandemic, zooming with loved ones and friends.

Phone applications also represent major advancements in technology that help both seniors and caregivers in a number of ways. With any basic smartphone, seniors can now keep track of things like whether or not they’ve taken their medication, monitor vital signs such as heart rate and respiration, as well as keep track of their location and help them navigate where they want to go. Make a connection: Connecting with people, purpose and passions will help eliminate feelings of isolation. Consider organizing a reoccurring social gathering, such as a book club or a group fitness class. Explore local activities organized by your library or senior community center.

Photo: Too much time alone can be bad for your health. It’s important to stay active and connect with others. People who engage in meaningful, productive activities they enjoy with others feel a sense of purpose and tend to live longer.

Moving from Sick Care to Well Care

Catholic Health is deeply rooted in the communities it serves, with several award-winning hospitals situated in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Yet the ultimate measure of a great health care system is how well it does at preempting the need for hospitalization. Catholic Health is working to do just that by expanding its network of preventive Primary Care practices all across Long Island.

“When you enter into a long-term relationship with a Primary Care Provider, your doctor gets to know who you are,” says Anthony Ardito, MD, Chairman of Catholic Health’s Primary Care Service Line. “People want their doctors to truly understand their health history as well as their preferences.”

Besides ensuring that you receive your preventative health screenings—such as mammogram and colonoscopy—Primary Care Providers will monitor you at regular intervals for blood pressure, cholesterol levels, body mass index and more.

“By knowing a patient for years, we can detect early changes in a person’s condition, then work with the patient to ensure for early detection and an appropriate response,” says Dr. Ardito. “That’s the kind of health care that’s going to keep people out of the hospital and add many more healthy

years to their lives.”

Catholic Health has recruited many hundreds of Primary Care Providers to its physician network, situating them in convenient community-based medical office buildings across its Long Island footprint. Some are single practices, while many are part of the health system’s network of Catholic Health Ambulatory Care sites. These outpatient care facilities bring together Primary Care Providers and various clinical specialists—such as cardiologists,

neurologists, endocrinologists, oncologists, orthopedists and pain management specialists—under one roof.

“We’ve launched well over 20 Catholic Health Ambulatory Care sites throughout Long Island, stretching from Queens to Riverhead,” says Chief Medical Officer Jason Golbin, DO. “Each site is a multispecialty hub. So if your Primary Care physician detects it may be time to see a specialist, there’s one right down the hall, fully partnered with Catholic Health, and easily

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able to access your medical records and test results. Our Catholic Health physicians work as a unified team to ensure that the care you receive is coordinated to produce the most optimal outcomes with the least amount of stress.”

Beyond their many convenient locations, Catholic Health Primary Care physicians are also available through online messaging, two-way texting and video visits with their patients.

To schedule a consultation with a Catholic Health Primary Care provider near you, call (866) MY-LI-DOC or visit CatholicHealthLI.org and click on the “Find a Doctor” tab at the top of the screen, which lets you sort by specialty or location. You can even schedule an appointment online.

Catholic Health is growing—expanding Primary Care, Urgent Care and multispecialty Ambulatory Care locations across the region. Quality care, close to home.

Mount Sinai South Nassau’s

While you are hopefully getting wiser as you get older, your immune system is weakening, increasing your risk for severe cases of vaccine-preventable illnesses such as influenza, COVID-19, pneumonia, or shingles.

These diseases can lead to extended hospitalization or even death. While vaccination does not guarantee you will not get sick, getting vaccinated almost certainly will make your illness less severe, especially for individuals 65 and above. The fix is an easy one: get vaccinated!

Approximately 25,000 to 50,000 U.S. adults aged 65 and older die every year from complications caused by vaccine-preventable viral illnesses. This is more than the deaths attributed to breast cancer, traffic accidents and HIV/AIDS combined. Many of those who died were unvaccinated. During your annual checkup, be sure to speak with your doctor and make sure you are up to date on all your vaccinations.

During the 2023-2024 flu season, adults 65 and older accounted for more than 50 percent of flu-related hospitalizations and 72 percent of flu-related deaths. Meanwhile, adults 65 and older accounted for approximately twothirds of all COVID-19-associated hospitalizations from October 2023 to April 2024, while those 75 and older accounted for approximately 50 percent of COVID-19 deaths. These data are especially compelling in older adults with underlying conditions such as heart or lung disease or diabetes.

As for measles, which is increasing in prevalence across the country, there have been four cases in New York State so far this year—one in Suffolk County and three in New York City. As of Thursday, March 13, of the 373 confirmed measles cases reported in the United States, 86 (21 percent) involved individuals above age 20, and 11 of those cases required hospitalization. Approximately 2 of every 1,000 adults who contract measles die.

Aaron E. Glatt, MD, Chair of the Department of Medicine and Chief of Infectious Diseases at Mount Sinai South Nassau, says people born before 1957 are presumed to be immune and don’t require a MMR (mumps, measles, rubella) vaccination or testing to see if they are immune. However, if they know they are not immune because of work related testing or other reasons, vaccination might be appropriate. “People born during or after 1957 who are traveling to

a high-risk area who do not have evidence of immunity to measles (which can be determined by a blood test ordered by your physician to assess your antibody levels or vaccination status or by your immunization records) should get the vaccination,” Dr. Glatt added.

Infectious disease experts also recommend that people born after 1957 and vaccinated before 1968 consider getting a single additional vaccine dose, as the vaccine used from 1963 to 1967 has proven not to be as effective or long-lasting as the current MMR vaccine. When in doubt, ask your doctor! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that most people over age 65 get the following immunizations:

• Shingles vaccine: Shingles can be a very painful rash that can last for months. The CDC recommends the vaccine Shingrix for healthy adults aged 50 and older to prevent shingles.

• RSV vaccine: Respiratory syncytial virus infections are often mild but can be serious for older people, especially those above 75 and for those 60 and older with underlying

conditions such as heart or lung disease.

• Pneumococcal vaccine: Pneumococcal disease can include pneumonia, meningitis, and blood infections. There are several vaccines available, and you should discuss with your doctor which one is most appropriate for you, based on any prior pneumococcal vaccinations and your age. The current recommendation is for all people over 50 to receive a pneumococcal vaccine, as well as those 18 years and older with significant underlying medical conditions.

• Annual flu vaccine: It remains the very best way to protect yourself and others from the flu.

• Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis, or whooping cough): Everyone needs to get the Tdap vaccine at least once. After getting a Tdap vaccine, get a Td vaccine every 10 years to protect against tetanus and diphtheria.

• COVID-19 vaccine: How often you should receive this vaccine to reduce your risk and others from getting severe COVID-19 will also vary greatly based upon your underlying health, age, and when your most

recent COVID-19 illness was. Discuss this with your doctor.

• Hepatitis B vaccine: The CDC recommends this for all adults ages 19 to 59 who do not have natural immunity to hepatitis B, and for adults 60 and older who have risk factors for hepatitis B. If you are 60 and older and don’t have known risk factors, it’s okay to get the hepatitis B vaccine if you want it.

If you’re not up to date on your vaccinations, Dr. Glatt says to see your physician to set up a schedule to get them. If you haven’t received the annual flu or COVID-19 vaccination, you can get one at the Vaxmobile, Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Community Education Health Screenings and Wellness outreach effort, which will be at the following senior centers:

April

• 4/24 – Nassau County Senior Services at St Anthonys Church, Oceanside, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

• 4/29 – Freeport Library, Freeport, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

May

• 5/1 – Long Beach Library, Long Beach, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

• 5/6 – Hispanic Brotherhood, Hempstead, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

• 5/13 – Nassau County Senior Birthday Party at the Old Barn Bethpage, Restoration Village, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

• 5/15 – Baldwin Library, Baldwin, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

• 5/20 – Freeport Library, Freeport, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

• 5/22 – Nassau County Senior Services at St Anthonys Church, Oceanside, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

For more information, call Mount Sinai South Nassau Community Education at (516) 377-5333 or send an email to vaxmobile@snch.org.

Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Vaxmobile brings flu and Covid-19 vaccines along with health screenings to local senior centers and other community centers.

Mount Sinai South Nassau is Improving Health Care on the South Shore

The new Fennessy Family Emergency Department at Mount Sinai South Nassau doubles the size of our previous emergency department, o ering 54 private exam rooms with clear lines of sight for physicians, nurses, and support sta . Our new emergency department also o ers a separate triage area, dedicated areas for children and behavioral health patients, and has been designed to reduce wait times and improve patient outcomes.

The Fennessy Family Emergency Department is located within the new Feil Family Pavilion, opening later this year, which will have 40 new critical care suites and nine new operating rooms, designed to support the most complex surgeries on the South Shore.

To learn more visit www.mountsinai.org/feilpavilion

Senior Health & Beyond Expo series kicks off

By Anna Graci

Herald Community Media and RichnerLIVE successfully launched the first event in the 2025 Senior Health & Beyond Expo series, presented by Nassau University Medical Center, on Friday, April 4, at the East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center in East Meadow. This free community event drew hundreds of attendees, including seniors, families, and caregivers, eager to learn about the latest in wellness, lifestyle enhancements, and essential health resources.

The expo featured a vibrant lineup of educational vendors and interactive activities, ensuring that attendees were both entertained and informed. “It was an incredible turnout,” said Amy Amato, executive director of corporate relations and events at RichnerLIVE.

A key highlight of the day was the “Stop the Bleed” training session led by Nassau University Medical Center’s Sloan Yoselowitz, DPT, CSCS, the hospital’s director of community outreach. This national campaign teaches people how to control severe bleeding in emergency situations before medical help arrives. The presentation emphasized the importance of immediate action in improving survival rates.

The crowd also enjoyed a dose of humor during a comedy show featuring comedian Larry Izzo.

Attendees were given complimentary swag bags sponsored by Silver Lining Homecare. A 10-minute guided exercise session by Excel Homecare Inc. helped get audience members’ blood pumping, while SightGrowth Partners offered eye test screenings.

Special thanks to our presenting sponsor, Nassau University Medical Center, and our program sponsors — PSEG Long Island, Parker Jewish Institute Health Care and Rehabilitation, Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, the NYS Department of Public Service Long Island, and the Sid Jacobson JCC — for their vital support.

Please visit our website to view our photo gallery from April 4: www.richnerlive.com/seniorexpo/2025senior-health-beyond-expo-of-long-island-photo-gallery.

Join us for the next Herald Senior Health & Beyond Expo for 2025, which will be held on May 22 at the Massapequa Elks Lodge #2162 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For a full list of Expos, go to liherald.com.

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Keynote speaker Sloan Yoselowitz, DPT, CSCS; from Nassau University Medical Center.

Hundreds attended the first of seven 2025 Herald Senior Health & Beyond Expos.

Victoria Schickley and Nicole Hall of PSEG L.I.

Janette Lebron, Pablo Rendon, Michelle Chan and Jess Dunbar of the Parker Jewish Institute For Health Care and Rehabilitation.

Laura LaFauci of Amber Court Assisted Living.

Ryan Lynch and Diana Arevalo, NY Cancer & Blood specialists.

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Lekeisha Hall, Lisa Boris and Joy Gardener of Excel Homecare Inc.

Speaker Michelle Gibson of the Sid Jacobson JCC. Stephanie Penza, Dr. Brian Berliner and Aisha Vazquez; SightMD.

Livia Stachura, Bestern Tiryaki and Ambar Bello of Prine Health.

Micah Schlendorf and Laura Racioppi of Suffolk Federal Credit Union.

Manuel Sepulveda of WellCare. Victoria Caputo of Family and Children’s Association.

Jamie Rossi and Christine Rossi of I Love Hearing, in East Meadow.

Manuel Mathew and Jill Wasser of the NYS Public Service Commission of Long Island.

Regina Khaimov and Anne Marie Fragkoulis of the Margaret Tietz Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center.

Patricia Barna of ClearCaptions.

Danielle Aglio and Trudy Losee; Blue Island Homes. Tiffany Balanoff of Douglas Elliman RVC.

It’s Ferretti vs. Scianablo for town supervisor

By MELISSA BERMAN & JEFFREY BESSEN of the Herald

Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti, a Republican, will face off against Democrat Joseph K. Scianablo for Hempstead town supervisor.

Both are replacement candidates, because incumbent Supervisor Don Clavin, a Republican, and his expected Democratic opponent, Justin Brown, both declined their parties’ nominations. There are reports that Clavin will run for a county court judgeship on this year’s ballot.

Ferretti, a Levittown resident, has served as a county legislator for over seven years, and he highlighted his efforts to control the tax burden for Nassau County residents.

“The committee looked for someone who is a proven tax slayer, helped make Nassau County the safest in the United States, fought antisemitism and hate in general, is involved in the community and with his family, and has been a lifelong resident of the Town of Hempstead,” Joe Cairo, the Nassau County Republican Committee chairman, said at the April 10 announcement.

Scianablo, a Garden City resident, brings a career of leadership, integrity and compassion, according to the coun

an assistant district attorney in Queens.

Raised in what was described as a working-class family, Scianablo enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1996. After his military service, he joined the NYPD, in which his focus was domestic violence. After retiring he earned his law degree, and dedicated his legal career to justice and public safety.

Hempstead,” Scianablo said in a news release. “I’m running to lower the tax burden, clean up our broken infrastructure, and bring transparency back to Town Hall.”

Ferretti highlighted his work to stop antisemitism and hate crimes, enhance resources for police and protect women.

that qualifies me for this position. In government, I have both administrative and legislative experience.”

The Democrats highlighted the town’s 12.1 percent property tax increase, pay raises for top officials and long-neglected infrastructure problems as the issues they are aiming to resolve.

“Joe Scianablo is exactly the kind of leader Hempstead needs right now,” County Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs said in the release. “His courage, character, and deep commitment to public service make him the right candidate to take on the status quo. Joe has spent his life protecting others — he’ll bring that same fierce dedication to fighting for every family in Hempstead.”

The Republicans focused on Ferretti’s two local landmark laws, Fairness for Women and Girls in Sports and the Mask Transparency Act.

“Nassau Legislator John Ferretti has distinguished himself as a county legislator, holding the line on taxes every year and even reducing the tax burden for Nassau homeowners,” Cairo said.

“Public service isn’t only what you do, it’s who you are. I’ve served my country, my city, and my community — and I’m ready to serve the people of

“When you decide to run for elected office, you do it because you want to

Scianablo’s campaign aims to focus on lifting up working families. “I’ve never backed down from a fight — and I won’t back down from the fight for the people of Hempstead,” he said in the release. “This town deserves a leader

Herald file photos

John Ferretti, left, a Republican Nassau County legislator, and Democrat Joseph K. Scianablo are the candidates for Hempstead town supervisor.

STEPPING OUT

Local filmmaker debuts ‘Godless’

Michael Ricigliano is in the spotlight

By Iris Wiener

Filmmaker Michael Ricigliano writes what he knows, and there is nothing he knows better than Long Island. His roots are certainly evident through his creative vision in his latest feature, “Godless,” which is now streaming on multiple platforms.

Starring Harry Lennix (“The Blacklist”) and Ana Ortiz (“Ugly Betty”), “Godless” explores the turbulent intersection of faith and politics. Ricigliano makes his directing debut with the film after having turned heads as a playwright (“A Queen for a Day”) and screenwriter (“The Brooklyn Banker”). He shot it in Huntington and Great Neck, only a stone’s throw away from where he grew up in Garden City.

“I think that for any writer, your own personal experiences craft how you see the world,” he says. “Growing up on Long Island, meeting the many people and remembering conversations with them, plus the stories my family would tell me about how they grew up. It all affects my work.”

Ricigliano is easily able to draw from Long Island’s “flavor,” as he is firmly entrenched in numerous communities.

Ricigliano’s father moved to Uniondale from Brooklyn in the early 1940s, and stayed until 1985; at age 15, his family moved to Garden City. Ricigliano went to private schools in Uniondale and Old Westbury, then going to law school at Hofstra where he played lacrosse. For the past 20 years, Ricigliano and his family have resided in Locust Valley. He has never left Long Island!

It wasn’t until Ricigliano was 40 that he began to write; a real estate lawyer who counsels with Spano Abstract Service Corp. (“an incredibly supportive company”) he began writing on a whim when he realized that he had an idea for a short film based on stories he heard from his family when he was very young in Brooklyn. Despite never having taken a film class, his screenplay for “The Brooklyn Banker” was picked up by Federico Castaluccio (of “The Sopranos” fame), and made into a feature length film starring Paul Sorvino.

“Everything I write is based off of things that have happened in my life and that I have experienced in my Catholic upbringing,” he says of how he began working on “Godless,” which centers on a devout Catholic governor (Ortiz) who is excommunicated after signing a progressive bill into law. “Godless” is about the crisis of faith that she endures when her religious beliefs contrast with her ambitions.

“Canon law is something I have always been fascinated with,” says Ricigliano. “From there it merged into the process of an excommunication. I wanted to explore the political fallout of her getting excommunicated when she wants to become president, as well as what’s happening with the bishop (Lennix) who has gone to the next step because the church is very politically driven as well.”

Ricigliano’s mother first suggested that her son shoot his directorial debut at Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington.

“We had the ability to use the chapel and the church, the hallways, the high ceilings, the offices which were from a different era, the beautiful grounds. It was all there,” he says. “It was beautiful and magnificent.”

The number of ways in which Ricigliano is creative are endless. He is also an accomplished pop artist who has shown his work at galleries (one of his pieces adorns a set in “Godless”) and a musician. Some of his original songs can be heard in the film.

“I have a mantra: Create every day,” he says thoughtfully. “I try and do something every day and I look forward to it, whether it’s art, writing or playing guitar. Doing this has become ingrained in me. It’s a passion.”

Ricigliano’s next film is based on the play “The Court of Oyer and Terminer,” and is also set to star Lennix. The story is about a retired judge from Nassau County who lives in the city and has dementia. He hopes to shoot scenes in Manhasset and other nearby areas.

“Long Island is one of the greatest places to live on the planet,” he says excitedly as he looks to the future. “The nature, the history, the architecture, some of the court houses. The resources that we have and the people are magnificent. We worked with the Nassau County and the Suffolk County Film Commissions for ‘Godless’ and they were so helpful.”

Ricigliano hopes that “Godless,” which can be streamed on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Google Play, and Fandango, makes people want to talk.

“Any of the issues within can’t be one way or the other. People have certain beliefs that are instilled in them. In today’s society, a lot of times, people don’t want to listen. They just yell at each other. Hopefully this film will open up more of a dialogue. We’re all fallible. At the end of the day, the movie is about forgiveness and understanding. All I want is for people to walk out and say, ‘Okay. But I understand what the other person is saying.’”

‘Cold Beer on a Saturday Night’

Spring blooms with Jimmy Kenny and the Pirate Beach Band. Before you know it, we’ll be back on the beach; meanwhile Jimmy Kenny and his band keep the vibe going with their “Ultimate Beach Party Tribute” to Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett and Zac Brown Band. Parrotheads, No Shoes Nation and the Zamily: it’s 5 o’clock somewhere so let’s ‘raise ‘em up and sing along. The Long Island based band — guided by Paul C. Cuthbert (aka Jimmy Kenny) on lead vocals/acoustic guitar, with Linn DeMilta (aka Lovely Linn), lead and backing vocals, Luis Rios, lead guitar/backing vocals, Frank Stainkamp, keyboard/ backing vocals, Dan Prine, bass, and drummer Mike Vecchione, have been celebrating the beach country sounds for over a decade, Everyone has a great time grooving to their lively mix of their popular sing-along hits and feel good, easy living flair.

Saturday, April 19, 8 p.m. $35, $25, $20, $15. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com or paramountny.com.

Jazzin’ with Wynton Marsalis

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, takes listeners on a thrilling ride with Contemporary Jazz Masterpieces. Hear fascinating new works composed and orchestrated by composers and Big Band leaders of today, including Miho Hazama, Darcy James Argue, Helen Sung, Jihye Lee. The concert also feature newly commissioned works by George DeLancey, Leo Steinriede, and Steven Feifke — that reflect the depth and breadth of the Big Band tradition. With music direction by Marsalis and Steven Feifke, expect an evening of fresh takes and exploratory sounds from the acclaimed orchestra. Feel the vibe of thrilling works that ignite the senses with spontaneity, virtuosity and an unwavering passion.

Thursday, April 24, 7:30 p.m. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com or tillescenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

Photos courtesy Michael Ricigliano

Ana Ortiz and Harry Lennix appear in “Godless,” which captures the collision of politics and faith.

Harry Lennix as Bishop Reginald Roland.

Director-writer Michael Ricigliano with Without a Net producers Elyssa Rabinowitz and Vincent Petrosini at the film’s premiere.

Your Neighborhood CALENDAR

APR

Village Zoning Board Meeting

The Village of Freeport Zoning Board convenes to discuss zoning matters affecting local development. Open to the public.

•Where: Village Hall, 46 N. Ocean Ave., Freeport

•Time: 6:30 p.m.

•Contact: freeportny.gov or (516) 377-2200

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‘Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!’

The beloved musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved award-winning, best-selling children’s books, is back on stage at Long Island Children’s Museum. Willems’ classic characters Elephant and Piggie storm the stage in a rollicking musical romp filled with plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense perfect for young audiences.

•Where: Museum Row, Garden City.

•Time: Also April 19, April 23-24, times vary

•Contact: licm.org or call (516) 224-5800

On Exhibit

Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, the original “Deco at 100” coincides with the 100th anniversary of the 1925 Paris International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts (Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes) that publicly launched the movement. The direct follow-up to the well-received 2023 exhibit, “Our Gilded Age,” it comparably links the period’s signature innovation in the decorative arts, Art Deco, to the fine arts. On view through June 15.

•Where: 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor.

•Time: Ongoing

•Contact: (516) 484-9337 or nassaumuseum.org

Little Learners’ Earth Day

Planting Fields Little Learners series continues with an Earth Day celebration. Families will enjoy a heartwarming fun-filled experience, with a reading of “Gifts from the Garbage Truck” by Andrew Larsen. Explore the importance of reusing, reducing, and recycling. With an Earthinspired craft project. For ages 2-5. Registration required.

•Where: 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay.

•Time: 10-11 a.m.

•Contact: plantingfields.org or call (516) 922-9210

Jessie’s Girl

Drag out that neon once again and give your hair its best ‘80s ‘do. Those crazy days are back — as only Jessie’s Girl can pull off, on the Paramount stage. The band of NYC’s top rock/pop musicians and singers gets everyone into that “Back To The Eighties” vibe with the latest edition of their popular concert experience. With a lineup including four pop-rock vocalists dressing and performing as 80s icons, backed by a dynamic band, this is the definitive ‘80s experience. Throw on top of that: a load of super-fun choreography, audience participation, props, costumes bubbles, and confetti — and you have a party that audiences don’t want to leave. Tickets are $49.50, $37.50, $35, $25.

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Art Explorations

Converse, collaborate and create at Nassau County Museum of Art. Kids and their adult partners can talk about and make art together. Enjoy reading and play in the Reading Room, and contribute to The Lobby Project, a collaborative art installation. Registration required.

•Where: 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor.

• Time: noon-3 p.m.

•Contact: (516) 484-9337 or nassaumuseum.org

Eggstravaganza

Scavenger Hunt

Old Westbury Gardens invites families to celebrate the season. Enjoy a day of exploration strolling the gardens in search of colorful egg signs hidden throughout the grounds. Find them all and return to Westbury House to claim a special gift.

•Where: 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury.

•Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

•Contact: oldwestburygardens. org or (516) 333-0048

Grades K-4 can celebrate

by painting flower pots and planting seeds using the Library’s Seed Library. $1 materials fee due at registration.

•Where: Freeport Memorial Library, 144 W. Merrick Road

• Time: 6-7 p.m.

•Contact: (516) 379-3274 or freeportlibrary.info

Village Planning Board Meeting

The Village of Freeport Planning Board holds a public meeting to review planning and development issues.

•Where: Village Hall, 46 N. Ocean Ave., Freeport

•Time: 6:30 p.m.

•Contact: freeportny.gov or (516) 377-2200

Shred Unwanted Documents

Russo Law Group hosts an Earth Day Shred event to safely and securely dispose of sensitive documents. All shredding handled by Arrow Transfer & Storage. Attend Fraud Awareness workshops at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

•Where: 100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd #102, Garden City; 250 Lido Blvd, Lido Beach.

•Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

•Contact: vjrussolaw.com

all to its concert-dinner to raise money for the Save The Music Foundation. With performances by 5 local artists and full buffet (appetizers, entrees, dessert, coffee bar; vegan/vegetarian options available). $24 pre-sale (purchase tickets @thesoundofliu on Instagram); $30 at door. All proceeds go to the Save The Music Foundation.

•Where: LIU Post, Winnick Dining Hall (Lower level), Northern Blvd., Greenvale • Time: 5:30-10:45 p.m.

Breastfeeding Support Group

Mercy Hospital offers a peerto-peer breastfeeding support group facilitated by a certified counselor. Open to new moms with babies from newborn to 1 year, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required.

•Where: St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre.

•Time: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

•Contact: Call Gabriella Gennaro at (516) 705-2434

•Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington

• Time: 8 p.m.

•Contact: ticketmaster.com or paramountny.com

Breast Cancer Screenings

Legislator Seth Koslow partners with NuHealth and NUMC’s Breast Imaging Center to offer breast cancer screenings at Freeport Memorial Library. By appointment only.

•Where: 144 W. Merrick Road

• Time: 8-10:30 a.m.

•Contact: (516) 571-6205 or skoslow@nassaucountyny.gov

Walking Wednesday

Join Maryellen Cantanno for a 45-minute group walk, every other Wednesday, hosted by Freeport Memorial Library, with guidance from Mount Sinai/South Nassau Hospital’s health team. All fitness levels welcome. Off-site meetups vary; rain location is Freeport Recreation Center. Waiver required.

•Where: 144 W. Merrick Road, Freeport

•Time: 10:30-11:30 a.m.

•Contact: (516) 379-3274 or FreeportLibrary.info

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Long Island

Reads: ‘On Fire Island’ Freeport Memorial Library welcomes all to a discussion of Jane L. Rosen’s “On Fire Island,” this year’s Long Island Reads selection.

•Where: 144 W. Merrick Road

• Time: 1 p.m.

•Contact: (516) 379-3274 or freeportlibrary.info

Vibe After Five Networking Mixer

Craving Culture hosts a networking mixer for professionals and creatives of color. RSVP for free or purchase a $12.51 wine ticket online.

•Where: Backyard BBQ, 300 Woodcleft Ave., Freeport

•Time: 5:30-10 p.m.

•Contact: https://tinyurl. com/36bm46f8

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NCC faculty union claims contract violations

By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

Faculty tensions at Nassau Community College escalated last week after Chief Administrative Officer Maria Conzatti announced that she would not submit faculty names for tenure, promotion or sabbatical to the college’s board of trustees until a new contract agreement is reached — despite the fact that the current contract is in effect until Aug. 31.

The announcement, made at the April 3 general faculty meeting, drew sharp criticism from the Nassau Community College Federation of Teachers. Union leaders claim the decision circumvents provisions of the existing collective bargaining agreement, particularly those related to faculty advancement during the final year of a signed contract.

“Our faculty was absolutely stunned to learn that NCC has unilaterally chosen to deny these standard promotions, sabbaticals and tenure positions to our hardworking professors,” David Stern, the acting NCCFT president, said. “This is truly unprecedented, and demonstrates why NCC and the board of trustees are losing confidence and enrollment while slashing programs and mismanaging our finances.”

Jessica Harris, attorney for the union, said that the administration is legally obligated to follow the recommendations of committees, composed of faculty members and an administrator, that approve faculty members’ advancement and sabbaticals.

“NCC administrators have no legal basis to refuse to consider the committees’ recommendations for promotions and sabbaticals,” Harris said. “If the administration persists in its refusal to inform the board of trust-

ees of the committees’ recommendations, in flagrant disregard of the CBA, we will explore all legal options.”

Speaking on behalf of the administration, Jerry Kornbluth, vice president of the Office of Community and Governmental Relations, pushed back against the union’s claims. He said the accusation that the administration is violating the collective bargaining agreement is a “false narrative,” emphasizing that the college is operating under the current 2021–25 contract.

According to Kornbluth, union representatives have not responded to invitations to begin discussions of the 2025–26 contract. He also noted that faculty members must meet “certain standards,” depending on the promotion they are seeking, with evaluations

conducted by the committees. Once approved, nominations are forwarded to the president.

“Until there is a conversation about the contract for 2025–26, those promotions, sabbaticals and tenure don’t take effect until the fall of 2025 — under the new contract,” Kornbluth said. “The contract acts on Aug. 31; a new one, whether there is a negotiated one or not, kicks in on Sept. 1.”

Many faculty members have already completed the formal review process and received committee approval. The union accuses the administration of stalling contractual obligations and blocking professional advancement at a time when many professors face increased financial strain due to the rising cost of living.

Kornbluth said that when no formal contract is in place, the college operates under a memorandum of agreement signed by both the administration and the union. That agreement allows the president to move faculty nominations forward for board approval.

Stern said that 15 faculty members had been recommended by their respective committees. “There has been virtually no dialogue or willingness by Ms. Conzatti or her administration,” he said.

The faculty organized a gathering on April 8 in the CCB building. Organizers said the event aimed to draw public attention to the ongoing contract and personnel disputes.

“In all my years that I’ve been at the college — which is 50 — there has never been a time that somebody who is nominated for promotion, sabbatical or tenure did not get it,” Kornbluth said. “This is all about trying to make the president, the administration look bad.”

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The Nassau Community College Federation of Teachers alleges that the administration is illegally withholding promotions, tenure appointments and sabbaticals.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

SURROGATE’S COURT, NASSAU COUNTY

CITATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,

By the Grace of God Free and Independent

TO: Grassi Advisory Group, Inc.

New York State Office of the Attorney General

Jasper Surety

Donald Klatt

Terri Willis

William Klatt

Tamara Stowe any and all unknown persons whose names or parts of whose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, distributees, heirs-atlaw and next-of-kin of the said Marilyn Klatt, deceased, and if any of the said distributees named specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and successors in interest whose names and/or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained

A petition having been duly filed by the Nassau County Public Administrator, who is domiciled at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York 11501.

YOU ARE HEREBY

CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on May 7, 2025, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why the account of Nassau County Public Administrator, a summary of which has been served herewith, as Administrator of the estate of Marilyn Klatt, should not be judicially settled.

[X] Further relief sought (if any):

1. Releasing and discharging the Petitioner from all liability, responsibility and accountability as to all matters set forth in the account of proceedings;

2. Allowing the commissions of the Petitioner in the amount of $ 8,701.44 pursuant to SCPA 2307(1) and the reasonable and necessary expenses of the office in the amount of $ 1,925.36 pursuant to SCPA 1207(4);

3. Fixing and

determining the attorney’s fees and disbursements of Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC attorney for petitioner in the amount of $ 40,500.00 as and for legal fees and disbursements, of which $ 5,500.00 has been paid and $ 35,000.00 is unpaid;

4. Fixing and determining the accounting fees of Grassi Advisory Group, Inc. in the amount of $ 6,800.00 of which $ 800.00 has been paid and $ 6,000.00 is unpaid;

5. Releasing and discharging the surety;

6. Directing each of you claiming to be a distributee of the Decedent to establish proof of your kinship, and show cause why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship or deposited with the New York State Comptroller on account for the unknown next of kin of Marilyn Klatt, decedent, should said alleged distributees default herein or fail to establish proof of kinship;

7. Granting such other and further relief as to the Court is just and proper. Dated, Attested, and Sealed, March 17, 2025 (Seal)

HON. HON. MARGARET C. REILLY Surrogate s/ Debra Keller Leimbach Chief Clerk

Signature of Attorney

Richard T. Kerins, Esq. Print Name of Attorney Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC Firm Name (516) 538-1111

Telephone 254 Nassau Boulevard South, Garden City South, New York 11530 Address rkerins@mmkolaw.com Email (optional)

NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you, and you or your attorney may request a copy of the full account from the petitioner or petitioner’s attorney 152413

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-WFHE3, ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-WFHE3, -againstNELSON BONILLA, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on November 9, 2016, wherein U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN

TRUST 2007-WFHE3, ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-WFHE3 is the Plaintiff and NELSON BONILLA, 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 29, 2025 at 2:00PM, premises known as 2 SPORTSMAN AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520; and the following tax map identification: 62-78-11. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 017757/2011. Scott H. Siller, 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. 152427

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. JACOB POST INC., et al, Defts. Index #609725/2024. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Feb. 27, 2025, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on April 29, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. premises k/a Section 62, Block 92, Lot(s) 328-300, 461. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. The foreclosure sale will be held “rain or shine.” GEORGIA PAPAZIS, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY 11021. #102171 152399

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, Plaintiff -against- FEDIE R. REDD, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated January 25, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court “Rain or Shine” located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on April 29, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at the corner formed by the intersection of the Southerly side of Cedar St. with the Easterly side of Westside Avenue; being a plot 100 feet by 50 feet by 100 feet by 50 feet. Section: 62 Block: 149 Lot: 452 Said premises known as 173 CEDAR STREET, FREEPORT, NY 11520 Approximate amount of lien $549,313.36 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Index Number 007276/2013.

JEFFREY TOBACK, ESQ., Referee

David A. Gallo & Associates LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 47 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Manhasset, NY 11030

File# 8150.324

{* FREEPORT LEADER*} 152367

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 6feet 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. 152369

LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff - against - ARMANDO VENTURA A/K/A ARMANDO A. VENTURA, et al

Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on September 30, 2024. 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 on the 24th day of April, 2025 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Premises known as 67 Mount Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. (Section: 55, Block: 233, Lots: 209 and 210) Approximate amount of lien $778,953.35 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 608163/2019. John G. Kennedy, Esq., Referee. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, NY 10170

Tel. 347/286-7409

For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832

Dated: January 21, 2025

Dated: March 11, 2025

John Aiken, Chief Clerk TO THE ABOVE-NAMED

RESPONDENT: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Robin M. Kent of the Family Court, Nassau County, dated and filed with the petition and other papers in the Office of the Clerk of the Family Court, Nassau County. 152739

The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Robin M. Kent of the Family Court, Nassau County, dated and filed with the petition and other papers in the Office of the Clerk of the Family Court, Nassau County. 152741

LEGAL NOTICE FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU In the Matter of an Article 10 Neglect Proceeding Nassau County Department of Social Services (Petitioner)File #: Docket #:637794 NN-00640-25 Miya Murphy (Respondent) Mariah S. Murphy (DOB: 01/16/2025) SUMMONSPUBLICATION (IN PERSON)

To:Miya Murphy 28 Conlon Road Roosevelt, NY 11575

A petition under Article 10 of the Family Court Act has been filed with this Court requesting the following reliefs: Pre-Petition Application and Neglect. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear IN PERSON before this Court on:

Date/Time/Part:May 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM in Part 2

Purpose:In Person Appearance and Conference

Presiding: Hon. Robin M. Kent

Location: Courthouse, 1200 Old Country Rd., Westbury, NY 11590 Floor: 3 Room: 303 to answer the attached petition and to be dealt with in accordance with the Family Court Act. Please bring this notice with you and check in with the Court Officer in the Part. Be sure to arrive at the courthouse prior to the time listed above. Do not be late as there is a limited window of time for your case to be heard. If you fail to appear as directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.

LEGAL NOTICE

FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU

In the Matter of an Article 10 Neglect Proceeding Nassau County Department of Social Services (Petitioner)File #: Docket #:603405 NN-00767-25

Miya M. Murphy (Respondent) Malachi T. Murphy (DOB: 12/01/2016)

SUMMONSPUBLICATION (IN PERSON)

To:Miya M. Murphy 28 Conlon Road Roosevelt, NY 11575

A petition under Article 10 of the Family Court Act has been filed with this Court requesting the following reliefs: Neglect. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear IN PERSON before this Court on:

Date/Time/Part:May 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM in Part 2

Purpose: In Person Appearance and Conference

Presiding: Hon. Robin M. Kent

Location: Courthouse, 1200 Old Country Rd., Westbury, NY 11590 Floor: 3 Room: 303 to answer the attached petition and to be dealt with in accordance with the Family Court Act. Please bring this notice with you and check in with the Court Officer in the Part. Be sure to arrive at the courthouse prior to the time listed above. Do not be late as there is a limited window of time for your case to be heard.

If you fail to appear as directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.

Dated: March 11, 2025

John Aiken, Chief Clerk TO THE ABOVE-NAMED

RESPONDENT:

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. KETEL CESAR, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF GINETTE JOUBERT A/K/A GINETTE JEAN LOUIS, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on October 15, 2024 and a Substitute Referee Order duly entered December 27, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 6, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 49 Meyer Street, Roosevelt, NY 11575. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55, Block 556 and Lot 12. Approximate amount of judgment is $327,508.97 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #611775/2022. Cash will not be accepted. Jane Shrenkel, Esq., Referee Knuckles & Manfro, LLP, 120 White Plains Road, Suite 215, Tarrytown, New York 10591, Attorneys for Plaintiff 152735

April 17, 2025 —

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Nassau County, N. Y.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Freeport Union Free School District, Nassau County, New York, shall conduct its Annual Budget Vote and Trustees Election on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. The vote will be by voting machines at the designated polling places set forth below, between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. (local time).

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the following matters will be submitted to the registered voters of the Freeport School District:

(1) To vote on the annual school budget as set forth in Proposition No. 1 below:

Proposition No. 1

SCHOOL BUDGET

RESOLVED that the Annual School Budget be adopted and the necessary amount be raised by a tax upon the taxable property located in Freeport Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Freeport, New York, for the School Year 2025-2026.

(2) To vote on the annual library budget as set forth in Proposition No. 2 below:

Proposition No. 2

FREEPORT MEMORIAL

LIBRARY BUDGET

RESOLVED, that the Freeport Memorial Library Budget be adopted and the necessary amount be raised by a tax upon the taxable property located in Freeport Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Freeport, New York, for the Freeport Memorial Library for the year 2025-2026.

(3) To vote on the expenditure of funds from the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 16, 2017, as set forth in Proposition No. 3 below:

PROPOSITION #3

Capital Reserve Fund

Proposition SHALL the Board of Education of the Freeport Union Free School District be authorized to expend:

$2,500,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 16th, 2017 for the purpose of performing the following projects:

Classroom Ceiling Tiles, Flooring & Lighting ReplacementsDistrictwide; Bathroom RenovationsDistrictwide. All of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs related thereto.

(4) The election of two (2) School Trustee of the Board of Education. The term shall begin July 1, 2025 and end June 30, 2028.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Registration shall be open, in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York, every school day in the Administration Building, 235 North Ocean Avenue, between the hours of 8:30 o’clock a.m. and 5:00 o’clock p.m. (local time) until Thursday, May 15, 2025, for the Annual Budget Vote and Election to be held on May 20, 2025. In addition, the Board of Registration will be open Tuesday, April 22, 2025, and Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 4:00 o’clock p.m. until 8:00 o’clock p.m. for residents to register to vote for the Annual Budget and Trustee election to be held on May 20, 2025.

Any person who is not registered with the School District or who is not registered in the General Election or who has not voted at any annual or special district meeting or election held within the last four calendar years (2020-2024) must register to vote on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

The voting registers will be open to inspection by any qualified voter on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. from May 15, 2025 to May 19, 2025, excluding Sunday, May 18, 2025, and between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M. noon on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at the Office of the District Clerk; and at each polling place on election day.

Absentee and early mail ballots will be available for the election of School Board Members and the Budget Vote. Applications for absentee and early mail ballots are available in the Office of the District Clerk at the Freeport Public School Administration Building, 235 North Ocean Avenue, in

Freeport, NY 11520. Applications for absentee and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. Furthermore, such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee or early mail ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. Absentee and early mail ballots will be accepted in the Office of the Clerk of the school district no later than 5:00 P.M. on the day of the vote; any ballot received after that time will not be counted.

A listing of all people to whom absentee and early mail ballots were issued will be available in the District Clerk’s Office during regular office hours until the day before the vote.

Candidates for the Office of School Board Trustee must be nominated by a petition signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District. The petition shall state name and residence of the candidate and shall state the name and residence of each signer. Candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to their respective offices. Where terms are of different length, the candidate receiving the highest vote shall be elected to the longest term. However, a nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his unwillingness to serve. Petitions shall be filed between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. no later than Monday, April 21, 2025 at the Office of the District Clerk.

A statement of the amount of money which will be required for the School Year 2025-2026 will be available to the taxpayers at any of the School District buildings between 8:00

A.M. and 4:00 P.M. not later than fourteen (14) days before the vote, excepting Saturdays and Sundays or holidays, and at such annual election.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a Real Property Tax Exemption Report prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part, and shall be posted on District bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as on the District’s website.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a lottery shall take place on Monday, April 21, 2025, at 5:00 P.M. for the purpose of determining candidate placement on the ballot should additional candidates file nominating petitions.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a budget hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 7:30 P.M. in the Caroline G. Atkinson School for the purpose of discussing the expenditures of funds and budgeting thereof.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a proposition in writing by petition of least forty-one (41) signatures of qualified voters of the District is required to place a proposition on the ballot. The petition must be filed in the Office of the District Clerk on or before 5:00 P.M. (local time) Monday, April 21, 2025. Petitions for propositions which are required by law to be included in the notice of the annual meeting must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. on or before Friday, March 21, 2025. The Board of Education reserves the right to edit or amend any proposition without changing the intent thereof.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in

their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk of the school district no later than 5:00 P.M. on April 25, 2025. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 P.M. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the election shall be held in accordance with the Rules for the Election of School Board Members adopted by the Board of Education.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING

1. A person shall be a citizen of the United States.

2. Eighteen or more years of age.

3. A resident of the District for a period of thirty days or more preceding the election at which he or she offers to vote.

4. Must be registered to vote.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the school election districts within the school district are as follows:

DISTRICT N-l

The Atkinson School Voting District is contained in the area, which is west of North Main Street, south of the northerly School District Boundary Line, and east of Milburn Creek, and north of the Long Island Railroad.

DISTRICT N-2

The Columbus Avenue School Voting District is contained in the area which is north of the Long Island Railroad, east of North Main Street, south of the most northerly District boundary line, and west of the Meadowbrook Parkway.

DISTRICT S-3

The Bayview Avenue School Voting District is contained in the area which is south of the Long Island Railroad right of way and west of the Eastern boundary line which runs south down South Long Beach Avenue to the southern property lines of the properties on the south side of Smith Street, then west along said property lines to the easterly property lines of the properties fronting on Bayview Avenue, thence proceeding south along said property lines to the easterly property lines on Branch Avenue and then southerly along the eastern boundary lines of said properties fronting on the east side of Branch Avenue to the northern property lines of properties fronting on the north side of Lewis Street, thence easterly along said boundary to Randall Bay. The southern boundary is the Village Line and the western boundary is the Village Line.

DISTRICT S-4

The Archer Street School Voting District is contained in the area which begins at the southerly side of the Long Island Railroad right of way where same intersects with the westerly boundary lines of properties fronting on the west side of Long Beach Avenue; thence running easterly along said right of way to the westerly boundary lines or properties fronting on the west side of Henry Street; thence southeasterly along said boundary lines to the intersection with South Main Street; thence southerly along the west side of South Main Street to the intersection with Mill Road; thence easterly along the south side of Mill Road to the intersection of Mill Road and Freeport Creek; thence southerly along Freeport Creek to the northerly boundary lines of properties fronting on the north side of East Bedell Street; thence easterly along said property lines to the Village Line also known as Freeport Creek; thence southerly along said line to the most southerly Village Line; thence westerly along said Village Line to Hudson Bay; thence north and northwesterly along Woodcleft Basin to Sportsman’s Channel;

thence north along said Channel and its extension to the center line of Atlantic Avenue; thence westerly along said center line of Atlantic Avenue to the easterly boundary lines of properties fronting on the east side of Bayview Avenue; thence northerly along said boundary lines to the intersection of the southerly boundary lines of properties fronting on the south side of Smith Street; thence easterly along said boundary lines of properties fronting on the west side of Long Beach Avenue; thence northerly along said boundary lines to the point or place of beginning.

DISTRICT S-5

The Giblyn School Voting District is contained in the area which begins at a point where the easterly boundary lines of properties fronting on Bayview Avenue intersects the center line of Atlantic Avenue running thence easterly along said center line to the western boundary line of properties fronting on the west side of Sportsman’s Avenue; thence southerly along said lines to the Sportsman’s Channel; thence southerly along said Channel to the Woodcleft Basin; thence southeasterly along said basin to easterly boundary of Village Line running along Hudson Bay; thence southerly along said boundary line to the southerly boundary of the Village Line also known as Little Swift Creek; thence westerly along said Village Line to a point where same intersects Randall Bay; thence northerly along said Bay to the intersection of the northerly boundary lines of properties fronting on the north side of Lewis Street; thence westerly along said boundary line to the easterly boundary lines of properties fronting on the east side of Branch Avenue; thence northerly along said boundary lines to the intersection of the east boundary lines of properties fronting on the east side of Bayview Avenue; thence northerly along said boundary lines to the point or place of beginning.

DISTRICT S6 The Cleveland Avenue School Voting District (now based at the

Albany Avenue Field House, 55 Albany Avenue) is contained in the area which is south of the Long Island Railroad right of way, east of the eastern boundary of District S-4, with the eastern and southern boundary being the village boundaries. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Sunday F. Coward Benjamin Roberts President District Clerk 152708

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF NASSAU COUNTY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HENRY SMITH, DECEASED, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report, Amend the Caption, and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on January 30, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 6, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 17 Wilson Place, Roosevelt, NY 11575. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of

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New York, Section 55, Block 336 and Lots 41-44. Approximate amount of judgment is $511,150.15 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #018056/2011.

George Peter Esernio, Esq., Referee Greenspoon Marder, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2200, New York, NY 10105, Attorneys for Plaintiff 152733

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NOTICE OF GARAGEPERSON’S

LIEN FORCLOSURE IS HEREBY GIVEN:

On April 30, 2025, a Sale will be held at Jaguar Land Rover Freeport located at 146 W Sunrise HWY., Freeport, NY 11520., 516-771-6600 to sell the following Vehicle to enforce a lien existing under section 184 , 201 and 202 of the lien laws of State of New York against such Vehicle for labor, services, skill, or material expended upon a garageman furnished for such Vehicle at the request of the following designated person, unless such vehicle are redeemed within thirty days of the publication of this notice.

Natalie A. Lloyd 11 2nd Ave Westbury, NY 11590

Vehicle Description:

2016 Land Rover Range Rover License plate KZU2660., VIN SALGS2PF3GA298801

Lien Amount Due:

$3,920.74 152878

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF GARAGEPERSON’S LIEN FORCLOSURE IS HEREBY GIVEN:

On April 30, 2025, a Sale will be held at Jaguar Land Rover Freeport located at 146 W Sunrise HWY., Freeport, NY 11520., 5167716600 to sell the following Vehicle to enforce a lien existing under section 184 , 201 and 202 of the lien laws of State of New York against such Vehicle for labor, services, skill, or material expended upon a garageman furnished for such Vehicle at the request of the following designated person, unless such vehicle are redeemed within thirty days of the publication of this notice.

Eric Lesak and Brooke Kayla Lesak 3494 Clifton Blvd Wantagh NY 11793

Vehicle Description: 2010 Land Rover Range Rover License plate KDS3154., VIN SALFR2BN0AH157754

Lien Amount Due: $4,39.71 152880

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A., F/K/A FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB, Plaintiff, vs. MIGUEL F. HERNANDEZ, ESTER AMBROSIO-RUIZ, if living and if he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally 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 kin, 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, though, or under them and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heir-at-law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, ET AL., Defendant (s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on February 18, 2025 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 May 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 96 FLORAL BLVD, FLORAL PARK, NY 11001. 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 Floral Park, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 32, Block: 181, Lot: 107 & 406. Approximate amount of judgment is $983,321.90 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 606142/2019.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Referee. For Sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

CHRISTINE M. GRILLO, Esq., Referee Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff 152818

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR LEGACY MORTGAGE ASSET TRUST 2019-GS7, Plaintiff -againstEULALEE PARKER; RAMON PARKER, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated July 26, 2023 and entered on July 28, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court “Rain or Shine” located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 13, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side of Morton Avenue, distant 125 feet easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of Morton Avenue with the easterly side of Brookside Avenue; being a plot 50 feet by 100 feet by 50 feet by 100 feet.

SBL#

0054-00299-00281

Said premises known as 61 MORTON AVE, FREEPORT, NY 11520

Approximate amount of lien $632,558.32 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 608057/2020.

CHESTER H. GREENSPAN, ESQ., Referee

Kosterich & Skeete, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 707 Westchester Ave, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10604

{* FREEPORT LEADER*} 152773

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SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU, BRIDGEWELL CAPITAL, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. TANDEM ENTERPRISE LLC, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on February 6, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 12, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 319 South Main Street, Freeport, NY 11520. 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 Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 62, Block 44 and Lot 394. Approximate amount of judgment is $1,198,937.49 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #600164/2022.

Oscar Prieto, Esq., Referee

Vallely Mitola Ryan PLLC, 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 165, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff 152838

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The Freeport Housing Authority will be holding a Public Meeting on April 30, 2025 at 5:00PM, at 100 Main Street, Community Center, Freeport, NY 11520. 153010

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR MLM 13648 TITLE TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. PANTHER ENTERPRISES INC., ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on February 18, 2025, 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 12, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 305 Roosevelt Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 62, Block 152 and Lots 5 & 6. Approximate amount of judgment is $859,190.66 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 614107/2023. Peter L. Kramer, Esq., Referee 516-510-4020 Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 234193-1 152840

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 22-2025

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held April 8, 2025 by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 22-2025, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly

adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 22-2025, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations. Dated: April 8, 2025 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 152963

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 202-48 of the code of the Town of Hempstead entitled, “Handicapped Parking on Public Streets,” a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 29th day of April 2025, at 7:00 o’clock in the evening of that day, to consider the adoption of a resolution setting aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons at the following locations: ELMONT HUNNEWELL AVENUEeast side, starting at a point 206 feet north of the north curbline of Russell Street, north for a distance of 18 feet.

(TH-128/25) INWOOD WALCOTT AVENUEeast side, starting at a point 159 feet north of a point opposite the north curbline of Merril Place, north for a distance of 16 feet.

(TH-132/25)

ROOSEVELT STEVENS STREET - east side, starting at a point 85 feet north of the north curbline of East Fulton Avenue, north for a distance of 22 feet.

(TH-126/25) ;and, BE IT FURTHER ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated: Hempstead, New York April 8, 2025 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 152939

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The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on March 3, 2025, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK, ADOPTED MARCH 3, 2025, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $735,000 TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO VILLAGE FIREHOUSES, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $735,000 AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE

The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the construction of various improvements to Village firehouses at the estimated maximum cost of $735,000. The period of usefulness is fifteen (15) years.

The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $735,000. A complete copy of the bond resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village of Freeport, Village Hall, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York. 153009

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LEGAL NOTICE CASE NO. 21527 RESOLUTION NO. 298-2025

Adopted: April 8, 2025 Councilmember Muscarella offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN PARKING SPACES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE SOLE USE OF HOLDERS OF SPECIAL PARKING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NASSAU TO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 257-2025, adopted March 25, 2025, a public hearing was duly held on the 8th, day of April 2025, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set aside a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT

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RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, the following parking spaces be and the same hereby is set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons:

(NR)ISLAND PARK

BROADWAY - east side, starting at a point 261 feet north of the north curbline of Saratoga Boulevard, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-64/25)

NORTH BELLMORE

DAVENPORT PLACEnorth side, starting at a point 249 feet east of the east curbline of Newbridge Road, east for a distance of 31 feet.

(TH-115/25)

ROOSEVELT

PENNYSLVANIA

AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 120 feet north of the north curbline of Hudson Avenue, north for a distance of 19 feet.

(TH-544/24)

VALLEY STREAM

CHARLES STREETwest side, starting at a point 94 feet south of the south curbline of Oliver Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-119/25)

LAW STREET - west side, starting at a point 420 feet south of the south curbline of Stuart Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-116/25) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons:

FRANKLIN SQUARE

CRAFT AVENUE - north side, starting at a point 195 feet west of the west curbline of Hall Street, west for a distance of 22 feet.

(TH-426/23 - 10/3/23)

(TH-121/25)

MERRICK

LAWRENCE AVENUEeast side, starting at a point 30 feet north of the north curbline of Montgomery Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-33/22 - 3/22/22)

(TH-120/25)

; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of

Hempstead and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting. The foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember Goosby and adopted upon roll call as follows:

AYES: SEVEN (7) NOES: NONE (0) 152937

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. SAMINA ASAD, ET AL., Defendant (s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on February 19, 2025, 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 May 16, 2025, at 2:30 PM, premises known as 644 GUY LOMBARDO AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 62, Block: 102, Lot: 222. Approximate amount of judgment is $640,750.60 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 620490/2023. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Referee.

PAUL MELI, Esq., Referee

Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff 153007

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCAF ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff AGAINST MITCHELL PENDARVIS INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF VALARIE COLLIER, KAYLA SIGMORE AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF VALARIE COLLIER, ET AL., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered February 13, 2025, 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 May 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM, premises known as 58 Weberfield Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55 Block 207 Lot 24. Approximate amount of judgment $451,981.90 plus interest and costs. Premises wil l be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #615127/2023. Ellen N. Savino, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 22-003027 85115 152927

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

COUNTY OF NASSAU SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE

Index No. 609689/2023

Date Filed: 4/9/2025 Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, -againstNassau County Public Administrator, as Limited Administrator of the Estate of Yvonne Severson a/k/a Yvonne N. Severson; Bernadette Scales a/k/a Bernadette P. Scales; Herman Charles a/k/a Herman E. Charles a/k/a Herman E. Charles, Jr. a/k/a Sterling Charles, if he be living or if he be dead, his spouses, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest,

all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; Brittany Olibrice a/k/a Brittany Severson; Malcolm Severson; State of New York, and “JOHN DOE”, said name being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, and any parties, corporations or entities, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged premises, Defendants.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 188 Independence Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520

TO THE ABOVE NAMED

DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED

DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Felice J. Muraca, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered Apr. 3, 2025 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF

SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $157,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on June 20, 2007, at Liber M 32017 of Mortgages, page 619 covering premises known as 188 Independence Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520 a/k/a Section 55, Block 357, Lots 872 and 913 The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the

place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated.

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 WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE 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 YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS 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: May 13, 2024 Steven M. Palmer, Esq. Foreclosure Attorney LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP

Attorneys for Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (585) 247-9000 Fax: (585) 247-7380 Our File No. 23-093060 #102252 152918

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, ONEWEST BANK, FSB, Plaintiff, vs. LILLIE EDWARDS A/K/A LILLIE R. EDWARDS, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on April 15, 2015, a Short Form Order Substitute Referee duly entered on June 28, 2023 and an Order for Extension of Time to Conduct Foreclosure Sale duly entered on December 28, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public

auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 20, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 123 Shonnard Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. 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 Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55, Block 223 and Lot 194. Approximate amount of judgment is $474,792.08 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #014486/2012. Heather D. Crosley, Esq., Referee Greenspoon Marder, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2200, New York, NY 10105, Attorneys for Plaintiff 153003

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. DARIO CHARLES, et al, Defts. Index #603899/2023. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered April 1, 2024, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 21, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a Section 36, Block M, Lot 20 Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. 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.

MERIK AARON, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #102233 153005

LEGAL NOTICE Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX #: 600625/2019 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT Plaintiff, vs MADISON RESOURCES, LTD., OFFICE OF THE MEDICAID INSPECTOR GENERAL/HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. O/B/O NASSAU COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PEDRO ESPINAL, P.T.R.C. INC., GILBERT G. ALMONTE AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF BELKIS ALMONTE AKA BELKIS M. ALLMONTE, BERENISSE ALMONTE AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF BELKIS ALMONTE AKA BELKIS M. ALLMONTE, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF BELKIS ALMONTE AKA BELKIS M. ALLMONTE IF LIVING, AND IF HE/SHE 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 WIFE, WIDOW, HU SBAND, WIDOWER, HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, 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 KIN, DESCENDANTS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, LIENORS, AND ASSIGNS, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES, EXCEPT AS

STATED, ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON BEHALF OF THE IRS Defendant(s). MORTGAGED PREMISES: 88 COLONIAL AVENUE FREEPORT, NY 11520 To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) with in twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Nassau. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. TO Unknown Heirs of Belkis Almonte AKA Belkis M. Allmonte Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Catherine Rizzo of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated the Second day of April, 2025 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, in the City of Mineola. The object of this action is to fore closure a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by Belkis Almonte AKA Belkis M. Allmonte (who died on December 30, 2021, a resident of the county of Nassau, State of New York) and Cecilia Rodriguez dated the April 27, 2005, to secure the sum of $230,000.00 and recorded at Book M28818, Page 465 in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk on May 14, 2005.

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Plaintiff is also holder of a mortgage dated June 8, 2006 executed by Belkis Almonte AKA

Belkis M. Allmonte and Cecilia Rodriguez to secure the sum of $77,632.00 and recorded at Book M30688, Page 499 in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk on July 5, 2006. Said mortgage was consolidated with the mortgage referred to at Book M28818, Page 465 by a Consolidation, Extension and Modification

Agreement executed by Belkis Almonte AKA

Belkis M. Allmonte and Cecilia Rodriguez dated June 8, 2006 and recorded July 5, 2006 at Book M30688, Page 523 in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk to form a single lien in the amount of $305,0 00.00. Plaintiff is also holder of a mortgage dated May 4, 2007 executed by Belkis Almonte AKA Belkis M. Allmonte and Cecilia Rodriguez to secure the sum of $22,000.00 and recorded at Book M31907, Page 213 in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk on May 18, 2007. Said mortgage was consolidated with the mortgage referred to at Book M30688, Page 523 by a Consolidation, Extension and Modification

Agreement executed by Belkis Almonte AKA

Belkis M. Allmonte and Cecilia Rodriguez dated May 4, 2007 and recorded May 18, 2007 at Book M31907, Page 238 in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk to form a single lien in the amount of $327,000.00. The consolidated mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed September 24, 2010 and recorded on October 6, 2010, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book M35205, Page 689. The consolidated mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed October 17, 2013 and recorded on November 22, 2013, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book M39341, Page 670. The consolidated mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed December 1, 2015 and recorded on January 12, 2016, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Instrument Number

2016-00003751. The consolidated mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed June 10, 2016 and recorded on July 18, 2016, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Instrument Number 2016-69322. The consolidated mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed March 9, 2017 and recorded on June 20, 2017, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Instrument Number 2017-00060944. The property in question is described as follows: 88 COLONIAL AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520

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 who filed this Foreclosure proceeding against you and f iling the answer with the 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 your mortgage company will not stop this 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: April 8, 2025 Gross Polowy LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 85324 152931

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Notice is hereby given that a license number (pending) for beer liquor and wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer liquor and wine at retail in a restaurant under the Al;cohol Beverage Control Law at 365 w Sunrise Hwy Freeport, county of Nassau, for on premise consumption. BGF Bobby Q’s Inc D/B/A Bobby Q’s Jus Like Mama’s 153017

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, VOTACIÓN DEL PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE UNION DE ROOSEVELT ROOSEVELT, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una audiencia pública para los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de Unión de Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en la Escuela Secundaria Roosevelt, ubicada en 1 Wagner Avenue, Roosevelt, Nueva York, dentro de dicho Distrito, el martes 6 de mayo de 2025, a las 7:00 p.m., hora local, para la realización de los asuntos autorizados por la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York, incluyendo los siguientes puntos: 1. Presentación del documento del presupuesto.

2. Discusión de todos los puntos aquí establecidos, que serán sometidos a votación mediante máquina de votación en la elección que se llevará a cabo el 20 de mayo de 2025, según lo establecido a continuación.

3. La realización de cualquier otro asunto que corresponda legítimamente ante la reunión.

ADEMÁS, POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que dicha votación y elección se llevará a cabo el 20 de mayo de 2025, a partir de las 6:00 a.m., hora local, en los edificios escolares ubicados en los distritos enumerados a continuación:

Distrito No. 1: Escuela

Secundaria Roosevelt 1 Wagner Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575

Distrito No. 2: Escuela Primaria Centennial 140 West Centennial Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575

En dicho momento, las urnas estarán abiertas desde las 6:00 a.m. hasta las 9:00 p.m., hora local, para votar mediante máquinas de votación sobre los siguientes puntos:

1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2025-2026 y autorizar la porción requerida para ser recaudada mediante impuestos sobre las propiedades imponibles del Distrito.

2. Elegir miembros de la Junta de Educación como sigue:

a. Elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación para un período de tres (3) años, que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2025 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2028, en reemplazo de Regina L. Williams, cuyo mandato expira el 30 de junio de 2025.

b. Elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación para un período de tres (3) años, que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2025 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2028, en reemplazo de Rose Gietschier, cuyo mandato expira el 30 de junio de 2025.

ADEMÁS, POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que las peticiones para la nominación de candidatos para el cargo de Miembro de la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Unión de Roosevelt deberán presentarse ante el Secretario del Distrito en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, ubicada en 240 Denton Place, Roosevelt, Nueva York 11575, a más tardar el 21 de abril de 2025, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 5:00 p.m., hora local. Todas las peticiones de nominación deben estar firmadas por al menos 25 votantes calificados del Distrito (representando el mayor número entre 25 votantes calificados o el 2% del número de votantes que participaron en la elección anual de 2024); deben indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, así como el nombre y la residencia del candidato. Cada petición deberá dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito y deberá describir la vacante específica para la cual se postula el candidato. Cada vacante en la Junta de Educación que deba cubrirse será considerada como una vacante específica e

independiente.

Y ADEMÁS, SE NOTIFICA POR LA PRESENTE que el registro personal de los votantes es obligatorio, ya sea conforme a la Ley de Educación de Nueva York §2014 o conforme al Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral del Estado de Nueva York. Si un votante se ha registrado previamente conforme a la Ley de Educación de Nueva York §2014 y ha votado en cualquier reunión anual o especial del distrito dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario, dicho votante es elegible para votar en esta elección; si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar conforme al Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral del Estado de Nueva York, dicho votante también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. La Junta de Registro se reunirá con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito conforme a la Ley de Educación §2014 en los edificios escolares designados para cada distrito electoral el 6 de mayo de 2025, entre las 9:00 a. m. y la 1:00 p. m., hora vigente, para agregar cualquier nombre adicional a los Registros que se utilizarán en la votación del presupuesto y elección mencionados. En ese momento, cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre sea incluido en dichos Registros, siempre que, en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro, sea conocida o se demuestre satisfactoriamente ante dicha Junta de Registro que tiene derecho, en ese momento o posteriormente, a votar en dicha votación del presupuesto y elección para la cual se preparan los Registros. Los Registros preparados conforme a la Ley de Educación §2014 se archivarán en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar en el Edificio de Administración, ubicado en 240 Denton Place, Roosevelt, Nueva York, y estarán abiertos para inspección por cualquier votante calificado del Distrito a partir del 15 de mayo de 2025, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m.,

hora vigente, en días laborables, y cada día previo al día fijado para la votación del presupuesto y elección, excepto domingos o días festivos. También estarán disponibles los sábados con cita previa comunicándose con el Secretario del Distrito al 516-345-7005 y en los lugares de votación el día de la votación del presupuesto y elección. Y ADEMÁS, SE NOTIFICA POR LA PRESENTE que, conforme a la Ley de Educación §2014, la Junta de Registro se reunirá el 20 de mayo de 2025 en los edificios escolares designados para cada distrito electoral, entre las 6:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., hora vigente, para preparar los Registros del Distrito Escolar que se utilizarán en la reunión y elección anual que se llevará a cabo en 2026, así como en cualquier reunión especial que pueda celebrarse después de la preparación de dichos Registros. En ese momento, cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre sea incluido en dichos Registros, siempre que, en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro, sea conocida o se demuestre satisfactoriamente ante dicha Junta de Registro que tiene derecho, en ese momento o posteriormente, a votar en la reunión o elección escolar para la cual se preparan los Registros. Y ADEMÁS, SE NOTIFICA POR LA PRESENTE que los votantes calificados con discapacidades que busquen información sobre el acceso a los lugares de votación pueden, con anticipación al día de la votación, comunicarse con el Secretario del Distrito al 516-345-7005 para obtener información sobre accesibilidad. Y ADEMÁS, SE NOTIFICA POR LA PRESENTE que, a partir de los siete (7) días inmediatamente anteriores a la audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto del 6 de mayo de 2025, cualquier residente del Distrito podrá solicitar revisar una copia del presupuesto propuesto presentándose en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, ubicada en 240 Denton Place, Roosevelt, Nueva York, 11575. Además, cualquier residente del

Distrito podrá obtener una declaración de los gastos estimados para el próximo año durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a dicha elección en el sitio web del distrito escolar https://www.rooseveltu fsd.org/, en la Biblioteca Pública de Roosevelt durante su horario normal de operación, ubicada en 27 West Fulton Avenue, Roosevelt, Nueva York, en el Centro Administrativo del Distrito Escolar, 240 Denton Place, Roosevelt, Nueva York, 11575, y en cada uno de los siguientes edificios escolares en los que se imparten clases, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., hora vigente, excepto sábados, domingos y días festivos: Roosevelt High School Roosevelt Middle School Centennial Avenue Elementary School Washington Rose Elementary School Ulysses Byas Elementary School Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre Bienes Inmuebles, el Distrito Escolar debe adjuntar a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exenciones. Dicho informe de exenciones, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará qué parte del valor tasado total en la lista de tasación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exenta de impuestos, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada, identificada por la autoridad legal, y mostrará: (a) el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención expresado ya sea como una cantidad en dólares del valor tasado o como un porcentaje del valor tasado total en la lista; (b) la cantidad acumulativa que se espera recibir de los beneficiarios de cada tipo de exención como pagos en lugar de impuestos u otros pagos por servicios municipales; y (c) el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. El informe de exenciones se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido

por el Distrito. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que las solicitudes de boletas de voto ausente y por correo anticipado se podrán obtener durante el horario de atención escolar en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a partir del 21 de abril de 2025. De conformidad con las Secciones 2018-a y 2018-e de la Ley de Educación, el Secretario del Distrito no podrá recibir las solicitudes de boletas de voto ausente y por correo anticipado completadas antes de treinta (30) días previos a la elección, y el Secretario del Distrito deberá recibirlas al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta se va a enviar por correo al votante, o el día anterior a la elección, si la boleta se va a entregar personalmente al votante o al agente nombrado en la solicitud de boleta de voto ausente o por correo anticipado. El Secretario del Distrito deberá recibir las boletas de voto ausente y por correo anticipado a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m., hora vigente, del martes 20 de mayo de 2025. Una lista de las personas a quienes se hayan emitido boletas de voto ausente, y una lista de todas las personas a quienes se hayan emitido boletas de votante por correo anticipado, estará disponible para su inspección por los votantes calificados del Distrito en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a partir del 15 de mayo de 2025, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. los días de semana anteriores al día fijado para la elección anual y el 17 de mayo de 2025, con cita previa contactando al Secretario del Distrito al 516 345-7005 y el 20 de mayo de 2025, el día fijado para la elección. Cualquier votante calificado podrá, al examinar dichas listas, presentar una impugnación escrita de las calificaciones como votante de cualquier persona cuyo nombre aparezca en dichas listas, indicando los motivos de dicha impugnación. No se podrá impugnar una boleta de voto ausente basándose en que el votante debería haber solicitado una boleta por correo anticipado,

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ni se podrá impugnar una boleta por correo anticipado basándose en que el votante debería haber solicitado una boleta de voto ausente. El Secretario del Distrito o un representante de la Junta de Educación transmitirá cualquier impugnación escrita de este tipo a los inspectores de votación el día de la elección.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que los votantes militares que no estén actualmente registrados pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de Roosevelt solicitando y devolviendo una solicitud de registro al Secretario del Distrito en persona, o por correo electrónico a districtclerk@rufsd.org o por fax al 516-345-7326. La solicitud del formulario de registro puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar para recibir la solicitud de registro por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de solicitud de registro de votantes militares deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 24 de abril de 2025.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de Roosevelt pueden solicitar una solicitud de boleta militar al Secretario del Distrito y devolver dicha solicitud de boleta militar al Secretario del Distrito en persona, o por correo electrónico a districtclerk@rufsd.org o por fax al 516-345-7326. Para que se le emita una boleta militar a un votante militar, se debe recibir una solicitud de boleta militar válida en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 24 de abril de 2025. Las solicitudes de boletas militares recibidas de conformidad con lo anterior se procesarán de la misma manera que una solicitud de boleta no militar según la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de boleta militar puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar para recibir la boleta militar por correo postal, fax o

correo electrónico. La solicitud de boleta militar original y la boleta militar de un votante militar deben devolverse por correo postal o en persona a la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en 240 Denton Place, Roosevelt, NY 11575 junto con la declaración jurada firmada requerida por el votante.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que las boletas militares se escrutarán si son recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el 20 de mayo de 2025, mostrando una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o mostrando un endoso de recepción fechado por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o si se reciben a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 20 de mayo de 2025, y están firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que se determine que no es posterior al día anterior a la elección.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que, de conformidad con una norma adoptada por la Junta de Educación de acuerdo con la Ley de Educación de Nueva York §2035, cualquier referéndum o propuesta para enmendar el presupuesto, o que de otra manera se someta a votación en dicha elección, debe presentarse ante el Secretario del Distrito en 240 Denton Place, Roosevelt, NY 11575, a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m., hora vigente, del 21 de abril de 2025. Todas estas peticiones deben estar mecanografiadas o impresas en idioma inglés; deben dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito Escolar; deben estar firmadas por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito (que representen el mayor de 25 o el 5% del número de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior); y deben indicar legiblemente el nombre de cada firmante. Sin embargo, la Junta de Educación no considerará ninguna petición para someter a los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté

dentro de las facultades de los votantes para determinar, ni ninguna propuesta o enmienda que sea contraria a la ley.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que aquellos votantes que deseen información sobre esta Votación del Presupuesto y Elección en español deben comunicarse con la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito al 516-345-7005.

Pamela Pratt

Secretaria del Distrito de la Junta de Educación

Distrito Escolar Libre Union de Roosevelt 240 Denton Place, Roosevelt, NY 11575 153013

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION ROOSEVELT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT ROOSEVELT, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Roosevelt Union Free School District, Roosevelt, Nassau County, New York, will be held at the Roosevelt High School, 1 Wagner Avenue, Roosevelt, New York, in said District on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. prevailing time, for the transaction of such business as is authorized by the New York State Education Law, including the following items.

1. Presentation of the budget document.

2. To discuss all of the items herein set forth, to be voted upon by voting machine, at the election to be held on May 20, 2025, as hereinafter set forth.

3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that said vote and election will be held on May 20, 2025, at 6:00 a.m. prevailing time, in the school buildings located in such districts as enumerated below: District No. 1: Roosevelt High School 1 Wagner Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575

District No. 2: Centennial Elementary School 140 West Centennial Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575 at which time the polls will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. prevailing time, to vote by voting machines upon the following items:

1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2025-2026 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

2. To elect members of the Board of Education as follows:

a. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2025 and expiring on June 30, 2028 to succeed Regina L. Williams, whose term expires on June 30, 2025.

b. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2025 and expiring on June 30, 2028, to succeed Rose Gietschier, whose term expires on June 30, 2025.

AND FURTHER NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Member of the Board of Education of the Roosevelt Union Free School District shall be filed with the District Clerk of said School District at the District Clerk’s office 240 Denton Place, Roosevelt, New York 11575 not later than April 21, 2025, between 9 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. All nominating petitions must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the 2024 annual election); must state the name and residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate. Each petition be directed to the District Clerk and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated. Each vacancy upon the Board of Education to be filled shall be considered a separate specific vacancy. AND FURTHER NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to New York Education Law §2014 or pursuant to Article 5 of the New York State Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to New York Education Law §2014 and has voted at any annual or special district meeting within the past four (4) calendar years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the New York State Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration will meet for the purposes of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Education Law §2014 in the school buildings designated for each election district on May 6, 2025, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. prevailing time, to add any additional names to the Registers to be used at the aforesaid Budget Vote and Election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Registers, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Budget Vote and Election for which the Register are prepared. The Registers so prepared pursuant to Education Law §2014 will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District in the Administration Building, located at 240 Denton Place, Roosevelt, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on May 15, 2025, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the Budget Vote and Election, except Sunday or holidays, and on Saturday by pre-arranged appointment by contacting the District Clerk at 516-345-7005, and at the polling places on the day of the Budget Vote and Election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law §2014, the Board of Registration shall meet on May 20, 2025, in the school buildings designated for each election district between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.,, prevailing time, to prepare the Registers of the School District to be used at the annual meeting and election that is to be held in 2026, and any special meeting that may be held after the preparation of said Registers, at which time any person will be entitled to have her or his name placed on such Registers, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school meeting or election for which Registers are prepared.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that qualified voters with disabilities who seek information about access to polling places may, in advance of the day of the vote, contact the District Clerk at 516-345-7005 for information about accessibility. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that beginning seven (7) days immediately preceding the May 6, 2025, public budget hearing, any resident in the District may request to review a copy of the proposed budget by appearing at the Office of the District Clerk, 240 Denton Place, Roosevelt, New York, 11575. Additionally, a statement of the estimated expenses for the ensuing year may be obtained by any resident in the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding said election on the school district website https://www.rooseveltu fsd.org/, at the Roosevelt Public Library during its normal hours of operation, located at 27 West Fulton Avenue, Roosevelt, New York, at the School District Administrative Center, 240 Denton Place, Roosevelt, New York, 11575, and at each of the following school buildings in which school is maintained between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., prevailing time, except

Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: Roosevelt High School Roosevelt Middle School Centennial Avenue Elementary School Washington Rose Elementary School Ulysses Byas Elementary School AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 495, the School District is required 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 on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee and early mail ballots will be obtainable during school business hours at the office of the District Clerk beginning April 21, 2025. In accordance with Education Law §§ 2018-a and 2018-e, completed absentee and early mail ballot applications may not be received by the District Clerk earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the election, and must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or to the agent named in the absentee or early mail ballot application.

Absentee and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

A list of persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued, and a list of all persons to whom early mail voter’s ballots shall have been issued, will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after May 15, 2025, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 17, 2025, by advanced appointment by contacting the District Clerk at 516-345-7005 and on May 20, 2025, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such lists, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such lists, stating the reasons for such challenge. A challenge to an absentee ballot may not be made on the basis that the voter should have applied for an early mail ballot nor shall a challenge be made to an early mail ballot on the basis that the voter should have applied for an absentee ballot. Any such written challenge shall be transmitted by the District Clerk or a designee of the Board of Education to the inspectors of election on election day. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Roosevelt Union Free School District by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to districtclerk@rufsd.org or fax sent to 516-345-7326. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 24, 2025. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are

MSSN panel explores alcohol-cancer link

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

In a panel discussion last week at the Optimum Theater in Bethpage, experts from Mount Sinai South Nassau, the closest hospital for Freeport residents, and Oceanside community leaders gathered to address the growing concerns about alcohol consumption and its link to cancer. The event, on April 9, the day before National Alcohol Screening Day, brought together medical professionals and community representatives to speak about a recently released Truth in Medicine poll and strategies to mitigate alcohol-related health risks.

The poll was conducted by a nationally recognized independent polling firm, LJR Custom Strategies, with offices in Washington and New Orleans. LJR has conducted more than 2,000 studies for a broad spectrum of health care and other clients in nearly every state in the country and around the world.

Sponsored by Four Leaf — formerly Bethpage Federal Credit Union — the poll periodically gathers data about public attitudes on key public health topics.

The discussion opened with an overview of the poll, which was conducted in late January and surveyed 600 adults across Long Island and New York City. Forty-six percent of respondents had heard about outgoing surgeon general Vivek Murthy’s recommendation that cancer warning labels be placed on alcohol products, and 51 percent said they would consider drinking less if

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The Optimum Theater, in Bethpage, hosted experts from Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital and Oceanside community leaders for a panel discussion on alcohol consumption and its link to cancer. From left were Joe Calderone, MSSN’s senior vice president of corporate communications; President Adhi Sharma; Rajiv Datta, medical director of the hospital’s cancer program and chair of the surgery department; Pruthvi Patel, associate program director of outpatient hepatology; Ali Eriksen, project coordinator of the Oceanside SAFE Coalition; and Dana Sanneman, the hospital’s vice president of public affairs and development.

informed about the risks — but nearly half of those polled remained skeptical or unsure about the association between alcohol consumption and cancer.

“There is no doubt that alcohol causes cancer,” said Dr. Adhi Sharma, president of Mount Sinai South Nassau, likening alcohol to well-known hazards

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qualified voters of the Roosevelt Union Free School District may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk and return such military ballot application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to districtclerk@rufsd.org or fax sent to 516-345-7326. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on April 24, 2025. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a nonmilitary ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email. A military voter’s original

military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at 240 Denton Place, Roosevelt, NY 11575 along with the required signed affidavit by the voter. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on May 20, 2025, showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 20, 2025, and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with New York Education Law §2035, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District Clerk at 240 Denton Place, Roosevelt, NY 11575, not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on April 21, 2025. All such petitions must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 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 Board of Education 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, nor any proposition or amendment which is contrary to law. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that those voters seeking information regarding this Budget Vote and Election in Spanish should contact the Office of the District Clerk at 516-345-7005.

Pamela Pratt District Clerk of the Board of Education Roosevelt Union Free School District 240 Denton Place, Roosevelt, NY 11 153011

like tobacco and benzene. “The scientific evidence is clear: even moderate alcohol consumption carries risk. There is no safe level when it comes to cancer.”

The current health warning label on alcoholic beverages states only that alcohol impairs the ability to drive or operate machinery, and that women should not drink during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects.

“There’s no data to support that one glass of alcohol a week is harmless,” Sharma added. “It doesn’t mean you’re going to get a cancer definitively, but it does mean that you have a risk associated with that. Doesn’t mean that you’re going to get cancer with every drink, but it is a cancer-causing agent. It is a little concerning that a certain significant percentage of people we poll don’t believe that.”

Murthy’s proposed warning is based on new research linking alcohol consumption with an increased risk for seven types of cancer.

“The evidence shows that alcohol increases the risk for cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, liver, colorectal region, and, notably, breast cancer,” said Dr. Rajiv Datta, medical director of the hospital’s cancer program.

If Congress approves adding the warning, its impact could be dramatic: 54 percent of poll respondents said they generally believe warning labels on food and beverages. Seeing the warning in print could motivate the 20 percent — of the total number of respondents who said they drink — to follow through on their stated desire to reduce their alcohol consumption.

Citing data from 2020, Datta noted that alcohol was implicated in nearly 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 deaths annually, with its impact on longevity being particularly alarming.

“The liver does not have nerve end-

ings,” said Dr. Pruthvi Patel, a liver specialist. “Patients can have significant liver damage from alcohol over the years without any obvious symptoms until the damage is severe.”

She explained that a standard drink — defined as containing 14 grams of pure alcohol — puts the same toxin load on the liver, whether beer, wine or spirits. Patel urged moderation, recommending that women limit themselves to one drink over two hours, and men to no more than two drinks in the same period, ideally paired with food to help slow the absorption of alcohol.

Ali Eriksen, the project coordinator for the Oceanside SAFE Coalition, brought a community viewpoint to the discussion. The coalition focuses on drug-use prevention and awareness.

“While messaging can be a powerful tool in reducing alcohol consumption, awareness alone is not enough,” Eriksen said.

She stressed that many people already know about the risks of alcohol, yet that awareness has not necessarily translated into behavioral change.

“It’s like trying to remove fish from a polluted pond,” Eriksen said. “We need to treat the pond itself by addressing the broader societal and environmental factors”

The discussion also touched on the importance of routine medical screenings. Liver damage can often go undetected until it is too late, despite the organ being examined in physicals.

As the discussion concluded, the consensus was clear: reducing alcohol-related harm requires a united effort across multiple fronts.

To get an alcohol screening at a testing center in your area, call the Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence, at (516) 747-2606 or visit its website, www.licadd.org.

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Because the majority of heat or cool transmission or loss of energy is through the windows, while the walls, floor and roof are more insulated, it’s most important to do something to prevent losing all that energy you’re paying to create. Whether it’s your air conditioning or your heat, the outside of your house, referred to simply as the “envelope,” is of critical importance to insulate, especially with ever-rising energy prices. While most building departments don’t require a permit for changing out the windows “in kind,” meaning in the same size and location, some will require a permit for any little thing, like sanding your floors or adding closets, and I’m not kidding, so it’s best to check their rules online, or call your local building department directly.

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Long Island families are getting crushed by high taxes, and homeowners need a proven tax cutter in the Hempstead town supervisor’s office, as well as someone who knows how to keep families safe. I’m running for town supervisor because I’ve had enough of high taxes, and I know you have, too.

As a Nassau County legislator, I’ve proven that I can deliver real tax relief. I’ve never voted for a tax increase. In fact, I helped cut county taxes by $70 million. I even helped stopped $150 million in tax hikes, which were included in the previous county executive’s multiyear budget plan. At the same time, I’ve worked hard to make Nassau County the safest county in the United States. I’m running to bring the same taxpayerfriendly approach to the town that I championed in the County Legislature. And I will continue to work with the law enforcement community to keep families safe. We need leaders who understand that the people aren’t an endless source of

revenue. I believe government must live within its means — just like every hardworking family must. As supervisor, I’ll bring the same fiscal discipline and taxcutting mindset to Town Hall that I embraced in the Legislature, because every dollar wasted is a dollar taken from your family’s wallet.

LBut lower taxes mean nothing if we don’t feel safe in our own neighborhoods. That’s why I’ve made public safety a top priority. I’ve worked to make Nassau the safest county in the country by increasing our police force, providing officers with the latest technology and other resources they need to stop crime, and I fought to reopen a shuttered police precinct.

ower taxes mean nothing if we don’t feel safe in our own neighborhoods.

I also stood up to ensure that federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents remain stationed at the Nassau County Correctional Facility, so we can keep dangerous criminals off our streets. I even worked with town officials to provide enhanced police patrols at vulnerable houses of worship on religious holidays. Public safety isn’t political — it’s personal. As supervisor, I’ll continue to fight for strong, well-supported law enforcement in every community.

We also have to take a strong stand against hate and antisemitism, which are sadly on the rise across the region. I’ve worked hand in hand with community leaders and law enforcement to confront these threats head-on. I helped passed the Mask Transparency Act, which stops people from hiding their identity while threatening or intimidating others — because no one should be able to spread hate from behind a mask. Everyone deserves to feel safe and respected, no matter their faith, race or background.

Just as important is protecting the character of our communities. I’ve been one of the strongest voices pushing back against Gov. Kathy Hochul’s housing plan, a proposal that would force high-density, city-style apartment housing into our suburban neighborhoods without local input. I believe those decisions belong to our towns and villages — not Albany bureaucrats. As supervisor, I’ll fight to keep that control where it belongs: with the people who actually live here.

I’ve also worked hard to make government more transparent and accessible, launching a weekly e-newsletter to keep residents updated on proposed laws, community events and local ser-

vices. People should know what their government is doing, and have a voice in the process.

Before serving in elective office, I was the chief deputy county clerk, managing over 100 employees and helping to collect $240 million annually for state and local governments. I helped write legislation to waive fees for Superstorm Sandy victims, because I believe government should step up in times of crisis, not make things more difficult.

But what drives me most is my family. My wife, Maryellen, and I are raising our kids just two doors down from the house where I grew up. We’re active in our church, our schools and our community. I’m a lector at St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church, and a proud member of the Levittown Kiwanis, the local Chamber of Commerce, the Knights of Columbus and the Sons of Italy, and I’ve coached Little League, too. This isn’t just where I live — it’s home. And I want it to be a place where our kids can build their futures.

We need leadership that listens, that fights for taxpayers, that puts safety first and protects the neighborhoods we love. That’s the kind of supervisor I’ll be.

John Ferretti, who represents Nassau County’s 15th Legislative District, is the Republican candidate for Town of Hempstead supervisor.

We need leadership that puts people before politics

over two decades ago, I stood in the sands of Iraq, uncertain if I would give my life, or be forced to take one. That kind of experience leaves a permanent imprint. I’m a Marine combat veteran — one of the fewer than 1 percent who have borne the weight of war. Leadership, pain, purpose and sacrifice have shaped every fiber of who I am — and that’s why I’m running for Town of Hempstead supervisor.

I was raised by small-business owners who taught me the value of hard work, loyalty and grit. Military service runs in our family. My great-grandfather served in World War II. When times got tough, my twin brother and I enlisted. Thanks to the GI Bill, I became one of the first Scianablos to earn a college degree, and I never anticipated how deeply the military would shape my view of public service.

I deployed around the world — East Timor, Eritrea and Iraq — where I witnessed hardship and resilience. I saw children with rifles, families begging for help and communities torn apart. It reaffirmed a belief I’ve always held: People everywhere want safety, dignity and a chance at a better life. I knew then, and I know now, that I want to be a force for good.

As a Marine sergeant, I led young men into war. I carried their fears, their families’ hopes and their safety on my shoulders. I also witnessed the cost of failed leadership — Marines pushed to the edge, civilians caught in crossfire, promises broken. Those memories still drive me to lead with purpose and compassion.

thy and with a multidisciplinary approach. After a routine call led to multiple injuries and three surgeries, I was medically retired.

R eal leadership under real pressure — my experience — is what’s needed.

After the Marines, I joined the New York City Police Department. As a police officer, I had the privilege of learning firsthand about the issues affecting our communities. When I saw the impact of domestic violence, I became a Domestic Violence Officer, working to support victims with empa-

That unexpected turn became a blessing. I became a single father to the most beautiful little girl and dived into community life, serving as a Girl Scout troop leader and coaching soccer and softball. I worked with veterans through Battle Buddies, and helped open the first veterans museum, donating personal artifacts that are still on display today.

When my daughter entered middle school, I followed my passion and went to law school. Later I served as a prosecutor in the Queens district attorney’s office, focusing on protecting victims of domestic violence. Representing the people was among my most humbling and meaningful roles.

Now I see a new battlefield, in our own backyard. Seniors are struggling, veterans are overlooked, small businesses are drowning in red tape and taxpayers are fed up with inefficiency. Peo-

ple in this town are hurting. When asked how I could help, I realized that my experience — real leadership under real pressure — was exactly what was needed. I’ve never walked away from serving, and won’t start now.

On Day One, I’ll launch a full audit of the town’s finances and departments, because transparency is the only option. I’ll begin assembling a task force to address our crumbling infrastructure, focusing on underserved neighborhoods that have been ignored for far too long. I’ll kick off a public safety and community trust initiative, uniting law enforcement and local leaders to rebuild confidence and cooperation.

I’m running for supervisor because I believe we deserve better. We need leadership that puts people before politics. I’ve led Marines through war, protected the vulnerable, and brought calm amid chaos. The Town of Hempstead is worth fighting for. Let’s fix what’s broken, and build something better together.

Joseph K. Scianablo, the Democratic candidate for Hempstead town supervisor, is a Marine combat veteran, a former New York City police officer and a former prosecutor.

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opinions Ed Kranepool was the real Mr. Met

The Major League Baseball season is well underway. It’s been three weeks since the first pitch was thrown amid all the festivities of Opening Day. As a Brooklyn Dodgers fan since my youth, until they were hijacked from us to Los Angeles, and as a Mets fan since their creation in 1962, baseball has always been a major part of my life.

Love of the game was imparted to me by my father, and it’s something I share with my son and grandson. Whether it’s watching a Mets, Yankees or Long Island Ducks game or going to a local Little League game in Wantagh or Seaford, baseball definitely transcends generations.

What made this year’s Mets opening day more meaningful to me was the tribute to Mets legend Ed Kranepool, who died last year. To honor him, Mets players will wear a patch on their uniform sleeve emblazoned with his number 7 all season.

Kranepool was more than a guy who happened to play for the Mets. In so

many ways, he personified what New York baseball was all about. He was the real Mr. Met. Born and raised in the Bronx, he was signed by the Mets when he graduated from high school in 1962, and at age 17 actually played for them in their first season.

iKranepool went on to play 18 seasons, appearing in more games than anyone in Mets history. His career included the peaks and valleys of Mets history. In the team’s first seven years, they didn’t have one winning season. Their horrific 1962 campaign, when they set the major league record for most losses, prompted Jimmy Breslin’s famous book “Can’t Anybody Here Play This Game?”

n so many ways, he personified what New York baseball was all about.

But then, in 1969, the “Miracle Mets” shocked the baseball world by winning the World Series. Kranepool, who had suffered and persevered through the dark days, was not only playing on a championship team, but smashed a key home run off the Baltimore Orioles in Game 3 of the Series. And in 1973 he was the team captain when the Mets won the National league championship and, in the World Series, took the mighty Oakland A’s to seven games. Throughout his career, Kranepool

remained a New Yorker, living in Nassau and Suffolk counties and opening a celebrated restaurant, the Dugout, in Amityville. He was also a fixture at countless Little League, charity and community events all over Long Island, and hosted batting and fielding clinics for kids.

Through the rest of his life after he retired from baseball, Kranepool suffered from diabetes and kidney disease, which progressively worsened, necessitating a toe amputation. Never once, though, did I hear him complain or bemoan his fate. After several false starts, he underwent a successful kidney transplant in 2019, the 50th anniversary of the Mets’ miracle season.

Though I was a fan of his from day one, I got to know Kranepool about 10 years ago. He was always a great guy to be with, whether at sports events or at lunch with friends. I particularly looked forward to and always enjoyed lunches with Ed, his Mets teammate Art Shamsky and former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Fred Cambria.

It was a terrific experience just to sit and listen to their stories. What struck me the most was that none of them talk-

ed about their own heroics. It was always the other guy. So very different from so many of today’s ego-driven athletes. And I’ll always remember that Kranepool was one of the very first to call me after I had successfully stomach cancer surgery two years ago.

He died last September, from cardiac arrest apparently brought on by the years of diabetes and kidney disease that preceded the kidney transplant. His death was mourned by generations of New York baseball fans.

I focus on Kranepool here because he personified, for me, what baseball in particular and sports in general should be all about, and how they can be lessons for life. Give it your best shot in good times and bad. Don’t panic or complain when life takes a bad turn, or be arrogant when things break your way and you’re on top of the heap.

I think those lessons are especially relevant today, when too many parents put too much pressure on kids to win, forgetting the admonition that it’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. If you play hard and give it your best shot, you’ll be a winner in life, no matter what the scoreboard says.

Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.

America could really use a few honest words

Words, words and more words. Everything we do every day is connected to the use of words and their meaning. Shakespeare’s Hamlet spends a lot of time complaining about words. In “My Fair Lady,” Eliza Doolittle expresses her frustration with excess talking and her desire for action.

I relate the use of words to the political arena, where I spent a great deal of my life. In our history books, public officials gain notoriety by using memorable words.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt soothed a fearful nation with promises that America would go to war and win it. Great Britain’s prime minister, Winston Churchill, lacking enough troops and ammunition, uplifted his nation with his brilliant use of words. If I asked you to remember some of the greatest words from President Ronald Reagan, you might say, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” President

Bill Clinton was believable when he told the voters that he felt their pain. President Barack Obama was elected on the promise of change.

President Trump has used the word “tariff” with enormous frequency, but after major drops in the markets, even he may temporarily realize that the word is toxic.

TThis month’s economic crisis is a good example of how politicians fail to talk to the average consumer in simple terms. When the stock market takes a dramatic plunge, stockholders and pensioners get nervous about their long-term economic fate. Over the past few weeks, there wasn’t one person who consistently crafted a message that could soothe the millions of people who were on edge.

but he may not be the right person to talk to the American public, because he is known to change his mind often, and has already said so.

Most people don’t understand how pure partisan politics emerges when there are complex fiscal headaches and multiple talking heads.

he Wall Street crisis may be on hold, but does the White House have a plan?

An example of the confusion is the back-and-forth between Elon Musk and Peter Navarro, the president’s voice on tariffs. Recently Musk referred to Navarro as being “dumber than a sack of bricks.” Navarro referred to Musk as a “car assembler.” If these two people are supposed to be the economic face of the administration, which one should the public trust?

To add to the boiling pot, there’s Vice President J.D. Vance, who has found ways to throw dynamite into a Washington crowd. While his boss is trying to find a working strategy against Chinese tariffs, Vance, who comes from so-called hillbilly country, said, “We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture.” China is our Number 2 lender. With all these crazy intra-party fights going on, one would think the Democrats would be delighting in the bloodbath. Instead, they seem to be suffering from some kind of vocal paralysis, and are unable to find a few key players to articulate the case that the MAGA party is floundering. The United States is currently in a state of total confusion, thanks to the confusing words coming from the Republicans and the silence of the Democratic lambs.

The Wall Street crisis may be on hold, but there are no assurances that the White House has a real long-term plan. One of the underlying problems right now is that there are no assurances that anyone will emerge who will be a credible voice, able to keep the nation calm. The president has promised to negotiate with multiple nations on trade issues,

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is widely respected on Wall Street, but at the height of last week’s turmoil in the markets he was telling us that “things are going to be just fine.”

This should be alarming to all Americans, because it appears there’s no one person who is capable of uttering the words that investors need to keep their collective blood pressure under control.

For now, we’ll have to hope that the country doesn’t free-fall into a recession. We could use a few words from somebody out there who’s never heard of Pinocchio.

Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. Comments about this column? jkremer@ liherald.com.

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Earth Day isn’t just a date. It’s a turning point.

april 22 might not jump out on your calendar like a holiday or a long weekend, but maybe it should. On Earth Day, which has been around for over 50 years, we are urged us to pay attention to the natural world — the land we walk around on, the air we breathe, the oceans that surround us and the future we’re shaping.

And let’s be honest: The future of our environment is looking a little shaky right now.

Extreme weather, rising sea levels, shrinking green spaces — even here in our own communities, we’re feeling the effects. Unseasonal heat waves, water restrictions, and poor air quality brought on by summer wildfires aren’t some abstract global issue. They’re right here at home.

Long Island has at times been a case study of why Earth Day is important.

After Hurricane Sandy, many residents whose homes were flooded had to rebuild, and they aimed to mitigate future damage by raising their homes and, where possible, strengthening bulkheading. Some built seawalls, and in some cases municipalities rebuilt roadways to reduce the impact of flooding.

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Heck, yes, judges can overrule presidents

To the Editor:

Despite the evidence that the earth’s climates are changing, however, Earth Day too often comes and goes without much more than a passing mention. That needs to change, because the day isn’t just about planting trees or switching off the lights for an hour. It’s about recognizing the power of collective local action — and that starts with us.

That’s why this Earth Day, we encourage everyone in our communities to show up and get involved. There are countless ways to make a difference, and many of them are happening right in your backyard.

There is an event focused on recycling in Long Beach on April 26, and a celebration of tree planting in Amityville that same day. And there will be a number of beach cleanups, including one in Atlantic Beach on April 27. Last weekend in Lakeview, more than 50 people planted flowers at the train station and collected litter in the business district.

Join a community cleanup at a park or along a river trail. Volunteer with a local conservation group. Support farmers markets and businesses that use sustainable practices. Start a compost bin. Cut back on single-use plastics. Attend a

town council meeting and ask about green initiatives. Plant something — even if it’s just one flower or herb on your windowsill.

The point isn’t to do it all. It’s to do something.

And when a bunch of people do something together, momentum builds. The ripple effect is real. Small acts pile up into cultural shifts. And when those shifts start to take root in towns like ours, they grow into the kind of broad environmental awareness that leads to lasting policy, cleaner spaces and stronger communities.

Let’s move past the idea that one person can’t make a difference. You can. You do. And when you team up with a few friends, a group, or a neighborhood? That’s how change begins.

So don’t let Earth Day pass by like just another date on the calendar. Take a moment to step outside and look around. And then, do one thing for the Earth. Just one.

Because the more we treat this planet like it matters, the more likely we can preserve everything about it that we know and love. Next Tuesday, let’s do more than acknowledge Earth Day. Let’s take it personally.

In her letter in last week’s issue, “Why so much opposition to the president?” Pat King asked a question that demands a response. “Can judges overrule the president of the United States?”

The answer, of course, is not only yes, but it’s their responsibility to do so when the president goes beyond the scope of the law. The day judges can no longer do that, or choose not to, is the day democracy ends. Hundreds of our judges are now being threatened with harm to themselves and their families for upholding their oaths to defend the constitutional requirement to check presidential and legislative power.

What follows the rule of law is the rule of predation and fear, and that’s why there is so much opposition to this would-be tyrant.

BrIAN KELLY Rockville Centre

D’Esposito will fit right in in wasteful Washington

To the Editor:

Former U.S. rep. Anthony D’Esposito seems hellbent on bringing the Town of Hempstead’s hiring practices to Washington, whether it’s in Congress or as inspector general in the Department of Labor. Hemp-

stead is notorious for wasting tax dollars on high-salaried political appointments. So of course, former Councilman D’Esposito thought nothing of hiring his mistress and his fiancée’s daughter to work for him in Congress, which, unlike the town, has actual labor laws against such practices.

Given the qualifications of all of President Trump’s appointees, however,

appointing someone who openly violated labor laws to the position of inspector general overseeing the Labor Department shouldn’t surprise anyone. And there is no expectation that D’Esposito will investigate waste and abuse in the department. Not surprisingly, it didn’t take long for D’Esposito to confirm his reputation for labor law abuse. He approved

opinions School budgets offer something for everyone

spring is here, which also means it’s school budget time. School spending plans will be decided on May 20. Now is the time for everyone to take part in what is one of the most local ways to exercise civic responsibility. Not only is a school budget vote as local as it gets, but its impact is also important for everyone in the community.

Did you know that district administrators begin the following year’s budget process at the start of the school year? In October we begin to build our budgets, anticipating what the future may hold. What will enrollment look like? What will the economy look like? What will state aid revenue be? What do families want for their students? How is our infrastructure holding up? These are just a handful of the many questions we ask as we work to ensure our students’ future success while remaining fiscally responsible to the community.

The largest portion of any school budget is directly related to student

instruction. Seventy to 80 percent of the budget represents the program component, or the salaries and benefits for teachers and staff that serve students each day. School districts should provide a competitive wage to all employees so they can afford to live in the local communities near where they work. This is essential for recruiting and retaining the best employees for our children so that students can succeed now and into the future.

FRoughly 10 percent of the budget is the administrative component, for the general operation and management of the school district. The remaining 10 to 15 percent is the capital component, for transportation and facilities costs.

ings, floors, lighting, ADA compliance and masonry maintenance, to maintain a safe and healthy learning environment.

Lastly, the spending plan will inform us about what is new and innovative. New playgrounds, outdoor learning spaces, classroom redesign, and the latest technological improvements may all be part of the budget.

ind out what’s in your district’s spending plan and be an informed voter.

Did you know that public school district budgets include funding for private and charter schools? Students whose families choose to send them to private schools have a personal stake in the publicschool budget process. The costs of transportation, textbooks and nursing services are all covered by publicschool budgets.

ership affordable in New York. School districts must aim to craft their budgets as closely as possible to what they anticipate their expenditures will be. While employee raises, instructional enhancements and capital projects are important, so is balancing affordability for taxpayers. The tax levy is an important indicator of a balanced and fiscally responsible spending plan that keeps a district moving forward without unnecessarily burdening taxpayers.

Families with school-age children have the most direct stake in the school budget process. The spending plan will outline what class sizes are projected to be. It will indicate what services, and how many, will be available in schools — special education, reading and math, multilingual learner, and mental health support. Sports, music, art, library, clubs, assemblies, and field trips are all funded in the budget, as are necessary capital improvements — new roofs, ceil-

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giving the deputy secretary of labor, the man tasked with cutting federal funds to local libraries and museums, 24-hour security detail.

Despite the White House’s claims to the contrary, government spending since Trump’s inauguration is $154 billion more than during the same period last year. Between Trump’s golf days, which have cost taxpayers roughly $30 million since January, and D’Esposito approving unwarranted $2 million security details, the waste and abuse committed by the Trump administration, while taking a chainsaw to agencies that provide critical services, is unconscionable.

This cavalier attitude that our tax dollars are theirs for the taking must stop in Washington, and in Nassau County.

CLAuDIA BORECkY President, Bellmore Merrick Democratic Club

The devil is in the details

To the Editor:

The big things in the Trump administration are so appalling that it’s hard to wrap your mind around them. The little things sometimes fall through the cracks. For example, a friend noted the

frequency of the alliterative “trust in Trump” phrase the White House press secretary keeps slipping into press conferences.

Or the fact that the president of the united States called his own people “yippy” for gasping in horror as their savings plummeted — not to mention watching him manipulate the stock market like a toy.

But I heard something on the news that I found so chilling that I can’t stop thinking about it: In response to a request for evidence for deporting a u.S. resident, Secretary of State Marco Rubio responded in a memo that he can deport anyone he wants. A terrifying message, yes, but I can’t stop thinking about responding with a memo to a judicial request, dismissing not only the request, but the entire judicial system and branch of government. Just waving them away like someone soliciting you to buy something cheap and tawdry. The disdain is breathtaking.

A confluence of events — Trump’s inexplicable popularity and infallibility in the eyes of a great deal of the country; the Republican majority in both the Senate and the House — have allowed Project 2025 not just to come to fruition, but to flourish. We must do something other than watch in horror from the sidelines as our entire system of government is dismantled before our eyes.

In our area, property values are closely tied to the performance of neighborhood schools. People choose to buy homes in specific areas because of the reputation of the school district. Whether you’re invested in your home or plan to buy or sell, taking part in, and understanding, the school budget process should be at the top of your list.

Residents should know how much a district is asking to raise its tax levy. The state tax cap helps keep home own-

Over the next month, school districts across the state will be presenting their 2025-26 budgets to their communities. Whether you’re a family with a child in school or a homeowner, now is the time to find out what’s is in the budget, so you make an informed decision in May. Review the budget information page on your district website. Attend a budget hearing in May, and read the budget newsletter that is sent home to district residents. If you have a question, reach out to the district business official. Most important, ensure that your voice is heard by participating in the budget vote and trustee elections on May 20. Your active engagement in this important process will help shape your community next year and for years to come.

Judith A. LaRocca, Ed.D., is superintendent of Valley Stream Union Free School District 13.

Our Founding Fathers may have been imperfect, but they created a brilliant system of government with three equal branches, which both support and check each other, and consequently give the people the power.

If power is consolidated in the execu-

tive branch, we will witness the death of democracy. We can’t let the devil — speaking literally and figuratively — win here.

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It'll be harder to buy everyday products like cheese, hot dogs, bread, frozen veggies, and items for school lunches by banning some packaging.

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Join your neighbors and businesses across New York and Tell Senator Bynoe and Assemblymembers Burroughs and Griffin: