Freeport Herald 09-05-2024

Class is back in session in Freeport

Rosario Perez 2nd grade, poses with new Freeport Superintendent Fia Davis on the first day of school. More photos, page 2.

Trimz Barber Shop hosts 19th annual school supply giveaway

By MoHAMMAD RAFIQ mrafiq@liherald.com

Freeport village came together for the Trimz Barber Shop back-to-school giveaway on Aug. 24, sparking a day of excitement, generosity and unity at the 19th annual event.

Leon Broughton, owner of Trimz Barber Shop, at 20 Guy Lombardo Ave., hosted the giveaway with the help and support of many.

Many community leaders — including Nassau County legislators Seth Koslow and Debra Mulé — have supported the event, which has become a beloved tradition that ensures local students have the tools and confidence they need

Rotary club donates to support kids

By MoHAMMAD RAFIQ mrafiq@liherald.com

The Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club made a contribution to help children in need earlier this month as they prepared for the new school year, donating to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island’s back-to-school supply drive.

Big Brothers Big Sisters is a youth mentoring program that pairs adult volunteers with children.

Comfort Itoka, who chairs the Rotary Club’s Project Committee, and club member Michael Horowitz offered insights into the impetus behind the donation and their experiences working with BBBSLI.

Tmission of fostering literacy and education, the club quickly decided to get involved.

As Itoka explained, “In Rotary, we believe in partnership. If we are made aware of a project that is worthwhile, we partner with the organization that is sponsoring that project.”

heir vision is that all youth facing adversity achieve their full potential, regardless of life circumstances.

CoMFoRT ITokA Chair, Rotary Special Projects Committee

The need for school supplies among children in underserved communities became a priority for the club, but given the tight timeline, members opted to make a $500 donation instead of purchasing supplies themselves.

to start the school year on the right foot.

This year’s event saw an impressive turnout, with nearly 1,600 attendees, including close to 1,000 children who received essential school supplies, new sneakers and fresh haircuts — all free of charge to the kids and their families.

Broughton, who has been running the backto-school event for nearly two decades, reflected on its origins, saying, “It originally started 19 years ago when I did something to help kids that were getting bullied, to not get bullied in school. We just took the initiative to help the parents out that needed it.”

His passion for giving back to the community

In early August, the club received an email from Heather Bowen-Leaver a board member at BBBSLI, about the supply drive. Recognizing the importance of such initiatives, especially those that align with their

On Aug, 13, Itoka and Horowitz visited the BBBSLI office at 25 Carle Road in Westbury, and presented a check to Meredith Michaels, the organization’s chief development and marketing officer, and Bowen-Leaver.

“They were very pleased, sent us a thank-you letter, and also reminded us to always keep in mind that Big Brother Big SisContinued on page 9

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HERALD SCHOOLS

Freeport students welcomed back to school

School is officially back in session. There was a slight Autumn crispness entering the summer air as students in the Freeport School District returned to the classroom on Tuesday, Sept. 3, for the start of the new school year at New Visions Elementary School.

For many students, the return to school was filled with excitement as they reconnected with friends and teachers, eager to jump into lessons and activities. The start of the year brought a sense of anticipation, as students looked forward to both familiar routines and fresh experiences in their classrooms.

Teachers and administrators, such as New Visions principal Jessica Romero and new Freeport superintendent Fia Davis warmly greeted the students, who were eager to begin the new year, and heralded them to their classrooms for the start of the 2024-2025 school year.

–Mohammad Rafiq

Students and staff gather for a welcome-back photo in front of a colorful display at New Visions Elementary School on the first day of the new academic year.

Students pose with Superintendent Fia Davis outside New Visions Elementary School, ready and excited for the first day of the 2024-2025 school year.

A proud grandfather, Pedro Perez, drops off his granddaughter Chelsea Rosario-Perez for the start of 2nd grade, sharing a special moment before she heads into her classroom on the first day of school.

Photos courtesy Freeport Public Schools

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RUFSD has fun-filled back-to-school fair

The Roosevelt School District recently set the school year in motion in grand fashion with its seventh annual Back-to-School Fair on Aug. 24 from 10a.m. to 1.p.m.

This eagerly awaited event, which brought together community resources, delicious food, lively music, and entertainment, served as a vibrant and interactive celebration to ignite enthusiasm for the upcoming academic year.

“Our Back-to-School Fair is an excellent opportunity to bring the community together and equip students and their families with the support, confidence, and excitement necessary for a successful school year,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Shawn Wightman. “It was truly inspiring to witness the community unite to celebrate the beginning of a new school year.”

During the event, students and their families received backpacks and school supplies generously

donated by Canon, connected with representatives from various community organizations, and enjoyed a fun-filled day featuring a DJ, dunk tank, and inflatable attractions as they marked the end of summer.

Among the local community resources present were Academic Explorers, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York, the Hospital Youth Academy, the Hispanic Counseling Center, Inc., the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, the Long Island Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence, Fidelis Care, Harmony Healthcare Long Island, and the Roosevelt Teachers Association.

For more information about the Roosevelt Union Free School District, visit their website at https:// www.rooseveltufsd.org, or follow district updates on Facebook at https:// www.facebook.com/RooseveltUFSD.

–Mohammad Rafiq

Photos courtesy Roosevelt School District

Children lined up to test their aim at the dunk tank, one of the many fun activities at the fair.

Families relaxed in the shade during Roosevelt School District’s Back-toSchool Fair, enjoying the event’s welcoming atmosphere.

Community members explored various booths offering resources and information at the Back-to-School Fair.

A group of children took on the giant inflatable slide, one of the highlights of the Back-to-School Fair.

Volunteers handed out cotton candy to eager attendees, adding a sweet touch to the festivities.

Recalling Freeport’s 9/11 victims

Eight Freeport residents were among the nearly 3,000 people killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks of 2001. Six Freeporters died in the line of duty as they responded and sprung into action to help get as many people out of the burning buildings as they could. Two Freeporters were starting their work day in Tower One.

As Sept. 11 is now an official day of service and remembrance, we dedicate this space to the friends and neighbors we lost on that tragic day.

Peace of Mind

In the midst of abundance such as we have never known, why are so many people unhappy? It may be that pursuing happiness is too vague a concept. Instead, we recommend pursuing peace of mind. Peace of mind can be found by eliminating those persons or circumstances that are preventing you from achieving it. Impossible, you say? Not if you are determined to find a way. Someone once said, “Tell me what it is that you want that you can’t have, and I’ll ask you what it is you aren’t willing to do.”

Recently, a client contacted us for advice on a family matter. She was the executor of an estate where the decedent had been in a second marriage and the two families were bickering over an old motorcycle, some personal effects and a relatively small amount of money. She wanted out as executor but her brothers wanted to fight. I asked her brothers whether they wanted peace of mind or to be right, since they couldn’t have both. They finally relented. Too many people want the thing but are

unwilling to pay the price. You want out of the relationship or situation but the other side is asking too much? Pay the price and get on with your life, it’s worth it. It doesn’t have to be fair, it just has to get done. Emerson said “Do the thing and you will have the power.”

Many of the issues we see people grappling with involve fighting something or someone in a way that resembles Don Quixote tilting at the windmill. They are fighting all by themselves. We say “stop fighting”. Let it go.

We also meet a great many worriers. Worried about everything all the time. Perhaps it is no more than a bad habit. Why do we say that? Whenever we solved a client’s worry, they immediately started worrying about something else! Churchill recounted a dying friend telling him, “You know, Winston, I had a lot of troubles in my life. Most of which never happened.”

Finally, from the Canadian thinker, Brian Tracy, “Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it”.

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Hofstra eyes return to national stage

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

Hofstra men’s soccer reached big heights in 2023, advancing to the NCAA Tournament’s third round stage for the second time in three years, but longtime head coach Richard Nuttall felt plenty was left on the table during the historic run.

The Pride led third-seeded North Carolina by a goal late in the second half before surrendering the equalizer with under five minutes remaining and eventually losing in penalty kicks following two scoreless overtimes. The heartbreaking loss was a big missed opportunity for Hofstra, who with a win would have hosted 11th-seeded Oregon State in the Elite Eight with a chance to punch a ticket to the prestigious College Cup.

“We are proud of what we accomplished, but we felt it was a lost opportunity,” said 35th-year head coach Richard Nuttall. “The reality is though we are punching way above our weight for what we are and I think we are the best midmajor in the country that is not a state school.”

Nuttall lost many key pieces from last year’s 14-3-5 team, but returns 12 players including All-America defender Pierce Infuso, a Merrick native who has returned for a fifth season as a graduate student. The Bellmore-JFK product was a third-team All-America honoree last season and an All-Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) First-Team selection.

“He is rock steady and does what he has to do,” Nuttall said of Infuso. “He is getting a lot of looks from MLS clubs and I believe that he has the ability to play at that level when he leaves here.”

Graduate student midfielder Roc Charles gived Hofstra an additional fiveyear veteran with Infuso returning for an extra year of eligibility. The Spain native is a co-captain with Infuso and scored a goal in Hofstra’s 4-1 win at American on Aug. 25.

Hofstra’s offense will be looking for new producers this season following the loss of leading leading scorers Ryan Carmichael and Eliot Goldthorp, who were both selected in the Major League Soccer

Super Draft. Also scoring in the American win with Charles were Pablo Hempelmann-Perez, Jacob Woznicki and Gabriel Pacheco with Laurie Goddard tallying an assist.

Woznicki, a graduate student who previously played at Stonehill College, then tallied two goals in Hofstra’s 2-0 win against Providence on Aug. 29.

Senior forward Teddy Baker, an England native, is expected to rejoin the team soon from injury after registering 11 points last season.

The backline led by Infuso, Pacheco, Eoin Farrell and Jack O’Malley posted a clean sheet in a season-opening 0-0 tie with Fordham on Aug. 22. Senior goalie Filippo Dadone, who replaced two time All-CAA keeper Wessel Speel in net, made five saves for his first career shutout.

Hofstra, which began the season ranked 17th nationally, was picked first in the CAA preseason coaches poll and is aiming for its fourth straight conference title, which would earn another automatic bid into the 48-team NCAA Tournament.

High expectations for Pride

The Hofstra women’s soccer team’s bid for its own three-peat last year and sixth CAA title in seven seasons fell short with

a heartbreaking overtime loss to Monmouth in the conference semifinals last November.

The Pride returned plenty of talent from last season’s 12-5-1 season and are fueled to write a better ending this fall. Hofstra was picked to finish second in the CAA behind Monmouth

“As much as it hurt, I think it was a valuable learning moment,” said 19thyear head coach Simon Riddiough of last year’s CAA semifinal defeat. “People sometimes underestimate the difficulty of winning championships.”

Hofstra lost last year’s leading scorer Wiktoria Fronc and will likely be relying on a scoring by committee this season rather than one dominant player, according to Riddiough. Potential offensive weapons who have emerged early this season include Millie Davies, Mathilde Braithwaite, Aimee Hodgson, Thorhildur Thorhallsdottir and Ellie Gough.

The bulk of last season’s defense is back in Olivia Pearse, Louise Hayden and

All-America defender Pierce Infuso, a Merrick native and graduate student, is one of a dozen returning players for the Pride.

Gabriella Marte. Pearse, a former standout at Seaford High School, proved to be a reliable leader of the backline with her tenacious play early in the season before a foot injury sidelined her in late August with timetable for a return to the field uncertain.

“I love her intensity and tenacity and her physicality,” Riddiough said. “I’m proud of the way she’s developed as a person as well and she’s becoming a really wonderful all round student athlete.”

The starting goalie spot was up for grabs entering the season following the departure of Skylar Kuzmich, who started in net for five seasons. Freshman Synne Danielsen of Norway and senior Mackenzie Sullivan of Arizona have both seen time in net so far.

Hofstra enters September unbeaten at 1-0-3 with a 2-1 win against Yale and ties against Ivy League contenders Brown and Columbia on its resume. The Pride kicks off the CAA schedule on Sept. 19 at home against College of Charleston at 7 p.m.

Former Seaford standout Olivia Pearse leads a talented and experienced Hofstra defensive corps.

Photos courtesy Hofstra Athletic Communications

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Gillen outlines an antisemitic action plan

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

Laura Gillen, the Democratic candidate in New York’s 4th Congressional District, announced an action plan to combat antisemitism outside a house in East Meadow last week. The district includes multiple communities with substantial Jewish populations.

Gillen was joined by residents, elected officials and Jewish leaders, including Rabbi Michael Stanger of the Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation.

Gillen’s action plan targets three areas of concern: Schools, synagogues and social media.

If elected, Gillen said she would work to leverage federal aid to colleges to force changes in codes of conduct, and increase funding to the U.S. Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights. For synagogues, she would fight to fully fund the FBI and the Department of Justice to help local police coordinate responses to threats to houses of worship. She added that she wants to enact content moderation requirements for social media platforms like X to remove hateful content.

East Meadow neighbors who joined Gillen at an Aug. 28 news conference said antisemitism is a problem in schools. Alisa Baroukh’s daughter attends Cornell University. Over the last school year — especially following

Representatives have “moved to undermine key resources” that are needed to fight antisemitism.

“Congress has failed to address the surge in antisemitism in our schools, our synagogues and on social media,” she said. “Not one additional dollar has been spent or one law has been passed to combat this surge.”

Gillen said there had been “an unprecedented rise” in antisemitism nationwide, and that Congress has failed to pass policies that actually protect those of the

Jewish faith.

The Anti-Defamation League, which fights antisemitism, said that the number of antisemitic incidents in New York jumped 110 percent in 2023, according to an April 2024 report.

“I find it unacceptable how little we are doing to actually protect our Jewish residents from this hatred, and that is why I’m here alongside Jewish parents, leaders and other community members to say enough is enough,” she said. “It’s time for action.”

Gillen is challenging incumbent Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, a Republican who defeated her in the 2022 election. D’Esposito has denounced antisemitism, and according to his congressional website, introduced a resolution last November condemning the slogan “from the river to the sea.” The slogan refers to the liberation of land claimed by Palestinians between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, which is located in the modern state of Israel.

A spokesperson for D’Esposito told the Herald that the congressman has been to Israel several times, where he’s met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; is a board member of the U.S Holocaust Museum; and has been instrumental in passing several Israeli aid bills.

D’Esposito also introduced a Define to Defeat Act in April, which clarifies legislation, providing federal officers with an objective, contemporary definition of antisemitism, better helping them to assess and prosecute criminal and discriminatory incidents, motivated by antisemitism.

The act was introduced after D’Esposito said the U.S. and New York were continuing to endure “recordbreaking” levels of antisemitic attacks and hate. The legislation would “provide federal officials the tools they need to fully assess, investigate and prosecute this criminal behavior,” he said.

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Laura Gillen, the Democratic candidate in New York’s 4th Congressional District, outlined her action plan to combat antisemitism last week. Gillen wants to target antisemitism in schools, synagogues and social media.

Rotary Club’s gift helps for the school year

ters have several other projects,” Itoka said, adding that she was willing to volunteer for future BBBSLI projects, emphasizing Rotary’s commitment to long-term community support.

“Their vision is that all youth facing adversity achieve their full potential, regardless of life circumstances,” she noted of Big Brothers Big Sisters, adding that this aligns with Rotary’s goals.

The donation was just one of the initiatives the club has undertaken recently. It also took part in the Trimz Barbershop Cutz for Edu event on Aug. 24 (see accompanying story).

Itoka underscored the importance of partnerships and community involvement in addressing local needs. “In partnership, you learned from one another,” she said, “and the partner can bring something (to) the table that you do not have.”

“We are so grateful for (the Rotary’s) generous gift of a $500 gift card,” Michaels wrote in a thank-you letter, “in support of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island back-to-school drive and our mission to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.”

“Our vision at BBBSLI is that all youth facing adversity achieve their full potential, regardless of life circumstances,” Michaels added. “(The Rotary’s) gift will help us change the course of young lives, which in turn can alter the course of a community’s future.”

BBBSLI is the largest youth-mentoring program on Long Island. Over the past 40 years, it has matched more than 15,000 atrisk children and teens with adult mentors. The consistent and caring presence of an adult in a child’s life can be a powerful influence, the organizations has proven over and over, helping them stay in school, make healthy choices, avoid risky behaviors, and reach their full potential.

the freeport-merrick rotary Club presented Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long island with a $500 check on aug. 13. from left were rotary club member michael Horowitz; meredith michaels, chief development and marketing officer of BBBSLi; Comfort itoka, club secretary and chair of the Special projects Committee; eric J. allen, a student at Sayerville High School; and Heather Bowen-Leaver, a BBBSLi board member.

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Village spirit shines at school supply drive

has only grown stronger over the years, as he continues to expand the event to reach more children each year.

The event was packed with activities that kept the kids entertained all day long — from bouncy houses to game trucks, and even a special appearance by TT Torrez from Hot 97 as the event’s emcee.

Broughton also introduced a new mascot, “Bucky,” a red inflatable character carrying a dollar bill, an homage to the event’s humble beginnings when Broughton instituted a similar charitable program called “Cuts for a Buck.”

The goals are never met. We can always do more. We can always get bigger.

Leon BroughTon owner, Trimz Barber Shop

“Bucky is a reminder of how it all started, with $1 haircuts to raise money for scholarships,” Broughton, who is also a Freeport resident, said.

In addition to the free haircuts and school supplies, the event featured an array of community partners who contributed to its success.

Christopher McBride of the Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club was on hand to distribute supplies and connect with families.

“It was great to see the community come together like this,” McBride said. “Leon and his team have created a cornerstone event that not only provides for the children but also strengthens the community.”

The event also served as a platform for local organizations and businesses to give back. Sponsors included Heeling Soles, Inc. a New York based non-profit that seeks to eradicate poverty through the provision of shoes to those in need, and its founder Steve Muir; Glory House Recovery, Inc. a Hempstead organization dedicated help those seeking to recover from addiction, illness, and domestic abuse, and its CEO Terenna Williams; as well as support from Affinity by Molina Healthcare; Anthem BlueCross BlueShield, and many others. These partnerships were vital in providing everything from food and snacks to the sneakers and school supplies that the kids received.

Koslow, who played a significant role in organizing and promoting the event, expressed his gratitude for the community’s support.

“When you are struggling to make ends meet, backto-school season can place tremendous strain upon a household’s budget,” he said.

“However, thanks to the generosity of Fifth District residents, this burden will be eased for dozens of deserving families in our community,” Koslow added.

Comfort Itoka, another member of the Rotary, emphasized the importance of the event as a replacement for National Night Out, which had been canceled earlier in the month due to inclement weather.

“The event replaced the National Night Out, where different organizations set up tables with supplies, and kids went from table to table to select whatever they needed,” Itoka said.

The spirit of giving was palpable throughout the

day, as families left with not only the supplies they needed but also with a sense of a community looking out for them.

While this year’s giveaway was a success, Broughton said the aim is always to go one step further.

“The goals are never met,” he said. “We can always do more. We can always get bigger.”

With next year marking the 20th anniversary of Cutz for Edu, Broughton said he and his team are already planning to make it the biggest and best event yet.

“We have some new stuff that we’re going to introduce,” he said.

Of the community support the event received, Koslow said, “We are all so thankful to our partners and everyone who stepped up to help ensure every young person starts the new school year with the tools they need to excel.”

Chuck Hanlon gifts $300 to Freeport F.D.

When firefighters walked into Fred Chall Marine Supply on South Main Street on Aug. 28, to buy a depth finder and GPS for the Freeport Fire Department Rescue Vessel, employee Chuck Hanlon decided on the spot to contribute $300 of his own money to the equipment.

“On behalf of the Trustees, Freeport Fire Department, and myself, I want to thanks Chuck Hanlon for his unselfish actions and donation to the Village of Freeport fire department,” said Mayor Robert Kennedy about the charitable action. “When purchasing (the new equipment) from Fred Chall Marine for the village of Freeport Fire Department rescue vessel, Chuck Hanlon reached into his pocket and contributed $300 cash towards the purchase of the equipment. This is a hero and concerned resident of Freeport. Thank you Chuck, you are a great friend of Freeport.” — Mohammad Rafiq

freeport firefighter mike montano, left, matthew Colgan, freeport mayor robert Kennedy, paul eliades, Chuck Hanlon, Chief Lee tucholski, and freeport f ire dept. executive director ray mcguire.

Courtesy Leon Broughton

Coming together to make sure kids had what they needed to begin the school year were, from left, maria Jordanawalom, freeport Board of education trustee; Steve muir, founder of Heeling Soles; Leon Broughton, owner of trimz Barber Shop; terenna Williams, Ceo of glory House recovery; and nassau County Legislator Seth Koslow.

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STEPPING OUT

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BLOOMS

By Karen Bloom

Do you enjoy spending time outside to take full advantage of the season? While we transition into fall, there’s no reason to give up on summer’s blossoms just yet. Colors abound and late summer delghts linger on — for a while longer.

With your favorite book, a nice container or cup of your favorite (iced) beverage and a gorgeous bunch of flowers on your patio table, you can brighten up your days on your deck, patio or balcony — or even inside — and enjoy it all with a capital E.

Color explosion

Fall approaches with plenty of color

Floral décor that lasts

Many (bulb) flowers are still available in all sorts of unbelievable colors and shapes. Of course you could always buy a beautiful ready-made bouquet. But why do that? Create a spectacular summer bouquet yourself with loose flowers, leaves, and branches Display it on your tables — indoors and out — and enjoy the beautiful colors of typical summer bloomers like dahlias, gladioli and lilies.

Be creative with your planters to reflect your style and personality. Start out by choosing a sturdy vase or pot that is suitable for outdoor use. Or go for smaller vases scattered around the table to set a playful atmosphere.

Cut off the bottom of the flower stems diagonally, to help the flowers absorb water better and stay fresh longer. You’ll want to place your vase with flowers in the shade for best results. Regularly water your flowers to keep them fresh. Of course, on warmer days — and we’ll still have some of those remaining — you may need to do this every day. Also, if necessary, use rocks or sand to stabilize the vase and prevent it from toppling in windy weather. Complete the look of your patio table with a few cozy candles, lanterns or other seasonal items.

Nature thrives in the home garden

Thanks to their long flowering period, you can enjoy your florals for weeks or even months. Summer-flowering bulbs often attract pollinating insects as well, and thus contribute to biodiversity in your garden. Remove wilted flowers to extend the flowering period. Some summer bulbs, such as gladioli and dahlias, can be dug up after flowering and stored frost-free. You can then plant them again the following spring.

Certainly, there are so many choices. As you start to think about ideas for next year, that will add to your floral assortment, think beyond the summer bulbs gladioli, dahlias, lilies, and begonias. You might want to check out other unusual bulbous plants such as calla (Zantedeschia), pineapple lilies (Eucomis), freesias (Freesia) or blazing star (Liatris)

If you’ve planted lilies, you’ve got something special to delight your family and friends. If not,

consider doing so. The majestic blooms of lilies create an elegant look, whether on the balcony, terrace, or indoors. The variety of colors, from pure white and creamy yellow to deep red and purple, make them a great match for any style and taste. With their compact growth habit, potted lilies are perfect for use outdoors and indoors.

A bouquet of lilies always looks fabulous. With their rich range of colors, shapes, and fragrances, you’ll have plenty of choices every time, whether for yourself or to give as a gift.

And they move with the seasons. Lilies combine beautifully with seasonal flowers. Try lilies in combination with typical spring bloomers in spring, and with dahlias and gladioli in (late) summer. In fall and winter, for example, a bouquet of lilies with some added branches looks great (and will last a long time). In other words: you can vary endlessly with lilies.

Little rays of happiness

Flowers instantly bring color into your home, but also do so much more. They make people happy. And you will notice this straight away.

The simple act of putting them in the vase will trigger a dose of happy hormones. In fact, flower arranging has been shown to reduce stress. Taking a good look at every single one of the flowers before arranging them in a vase (and don’t forget to smell them!) will get you feeling all Zen.

Keep summer’s colors going as we transition into fall and enjoy the season’s last moments around your home.

Laughs abound on the Landmark stage,The show, based on the playwright’s 10-year whirlwind romance with comedy legend Jackie Mason, featuring a hilarious cast of characters. It begins at a deli in Miami Beach in 1977, where Mason — then a 46-year-old comedian — spots college girl Ginger (played by Jackie and the playwright’s real life daughter Sheba Mason in the Off-Broadway production). Along for the ride is her overbearing mom, Mrs. Olivier, and five more off-beat characters. Soon Jackie is wooing Ginger each winter whenever he’s in South Florida churning up laughs with the South Beach set. The trouble is, he’s also wooing a ravishing young Latina server, and also someone else. Come along and join in on Mason’s romantic misadventures as Broadway stardom emerges and Sheba is born.

Friday, Sept. 7, 8 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 8, 3 p.m. Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. Visit LandmarkOnMainStreet.org for tickets and information, or call (516) 767-6444.

Classical Mystery Tour

Imagine The Beatles playing in concert with a symphony orchestra. What would that have sounded like? Find out for yourself when Classical Mystery Tour performs, joined by the Massapequa Philharmonic. The four musicians who comprise the CMT band look and sound just like The Beatles, but Classical Mystery Tour is more than just a rock concert. The full show presents some two dozen Beatles tunes sung, played, and performed exactly as they were written. Hear “Penny Lane” with a live trumpet section; experience the beauty of “Yesterday” with an acoustic guitar and string quartet; enjoy the rock/ classical blend on the hard edged “I Am the Walrus.” From early Beatles music on through the solo years, Classical Mystery Tour is the best of The Beatles like you’ve never heard them: totally live.

Saturday, Sept. 21, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $35. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. Tickets available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

THE Your Neighborhood

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Killer Queen Queenmania keeps on rockin’ as Killer Queen returns to the Paramount stage, Thursday, Sept. 19, at 8 p.m., with their homage to the beloved band.

Formed in the UK in 1993, Killer Queen played their first public shows at London University, following in the footsteps of the real Queen who had their first shows there 22 years earlier. By 1995 Killer Queen’s UK popularity had grown to such an extent they secured a residency in London’s Strand Theatre attracting nationwide BBC coverage — the first tribute to have a show in the West End. Even though the band never had any connection to Queen officially their reputation continued to grow both in the UK and abroad.

In 1999 they returned from a tour of Europe and Russia for an awards ceremony hosted by Suggs from Madness. He announced they had won the award for “Worldwide Best Tribute Band” Fronted by Patrick Myers as Freddie Mercury, critics have described Myers’ resemblance to Freddie Mercury as “spooky;” his uncanny likeness was further proven when he recorded a #1 hit single singing as Freddie Mercury on Fat Boy Slim’s record “The Real Life.” Their expert musicianship, extraordinary energy, and accurate portrayal of the world’s greatest live band has rightfully earned them the title of Queen Royalty! Thrilling sell-out audiences across the globe the band recreates the high energy, powerful phenomenon that was Queen live. This quality, combined with Myers’ powerful threeand-a-half octave tenor range, expert musicianship and dynamic stage presence, has captivated audiences the world over. $54.50, $44.50, $39.50, $29.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

FCA TO HOST SENIOR H.O.P.E FAIR

Family & Children’s Association, one of Long Island’s largest nonprofit health and human services organizations, with funding made possible through the US Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, will host a free senior H.O.P.E Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Samanea N.Y. mall in Westbury, center court, second floor.

H.O.P.E., which stands for Happiness, Opportunity, Positive, Energy, is geared towards older adults and their families. Attendees can receive information from over 50 vendors on agerelated mental health and substance abuse services.

“It’s no secret that Long Island’s population is aging,” FCA President and CEO Dr. Jeffrey L. Reynolds said. “Every year, our senior division helps more than 10,000 seniors improve their quality of life. The H.O.P.E Fair will allow us to share these resources, and so many others, with the greater Long Island community.”

Lisa Stern, FCA’s Assistant Vice President for Senior & Adult Services, added, “We’re thrilled to bring the H.O.P.E Fair to Long Island’s senior population and their families. We couldn’t do this without our valued community partners and are happy to have vendors from diverse backgrounds participating and offering a multitude of help and services to the senior community.

The fair will also feature technology training for seniors in a friendly, relaxed environment, and four educational workshops will be held throughout the day on topics ranging from Medicare to scam prevention, mental health and substance use awareness, as well as caregiver support.

Additionally, any senior who registers prior to the event will receive a free boxed lunch and raffle ticket.

Samanea N.Y. is located at 1500 Old Country Rd. in Westbury. Additional details on FCA’s Senior H.O.P.E Fair, including how to register, vendors and workshops, can be found on www.fcali.org or by contacting Kim L. Como at (347) 573-1044

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Sept. 11

Hempstead House tour

Sands Point Preserve is the backdrop to explore the elegant Gold Coast home that’s the centerpiece of the estate, Wednesday, Sept. 11, noon-1 p.m.; also Sept. 25. Visit the grand rooms inside the massive 50,000-squarefoot Tudor-style mansion, the former summer residence of Gilded Age financier Howard Gould and later Daniel and Florence Guggenheim. Tours are limited in size and tend to sell out. Arrive early to purchase tickets. $10. Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Road. For information, visit SandsPointPreserveConservancy.org or call (516) 571-7901.

Catching up with the schools

The next action meeting of the Freeport Board of Education will take place at the Bayview Avenue School of Arts & Sciences, Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. 325 West Merrick Road.

Freeport Camera Club

Interested in photography?

The Freeport Camera Club welcomes new members. The next meeting will take place at the Freeport Memorial Library on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. More information is available at FreeportLibrary.info or call (516) 379-3274. 144 West Merrick Road.

Tribute concert

Plaza

Theatricals continues its tribute series, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2:30 p.m., with “Mirror of Mathis.” Vocalist-impressionist David Robbins thrills audiences with his 90-minute tribute to Johnny Mathis. His uncanny likeness and vocals that sound just like Mathis will leave you spellbound.

Singing along with Johnny Mathis since he was a youngster, by age 12 he was imitating Mathis and has been doing it ever since, delighting all. He performs at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $40, $35 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Long Island Walk for FSHD

Join Long Islanders to walk to cure facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, hosted by the FSHD Society, at Eisenhower Park, Saturday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. Family and friends are invited to ‘walk or toll’ and raise money, working towards a cure for the progressive muscle disease. Check-in begins at 9 a.m. 1899 Park Blvd. For more information and to learn how to participate, visit FSHDSociety.org.

Art explorations

Converse, collaborate and create at Family Saturdays at Nassau County Museum of Art. The drop-in program returns for a new season, Saturday, Sept. 21, 9, noon-3 p.m. Get inspired by the art and objects in the galleries and then join educators at the Manes Center to explore and discover different materials to create your own original artwork.

Kids and their adult partners connect while talking about and making art together. A new project is featured every week. $20 adult, $10 child. Registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org for more information and to register or call (516) 484-9337.

Keeping up with the village

The next meeting of the Village of Freeport Board of Trustees takes place on Monday, Sept. 9, at 5:30 p.m., at Village Hall. 46 N. Ocean Ave.

Storybook Stroll

Bring the kids to Old Westbury Gardens for another storybook adventure, Saturday, Sept. 7, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Stroll the gardens and listen to Jen Arena’s “Acorn Was A Little Wild!” Later create a unique take home craft. The stroll starts at the Beech Tree (next to Westbury House), ending at the Thatched Cottage. For ages 3-5. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

Having an event?

Sept. 7

2024 Freeport Run

Participate in the annual Freeport Run, Saturday, Sept. 7, beginning at Tanner Park, around 11 a.m. Start is at noon and will head towards Catcher’s Fish House on the Nautical Mile. First come first serve at the docks. Please respect all waterways and five mph zones. Rain date is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 8.

Back in time

Step into Freeport’s colorful, unpredictable past at the Freeport Historical Museum, open for visits Sundays, 2-5 p.m.. 350 S. Main St. Call (516) 623-9632 for information.

Catch up with the schools

The next planning/action meeting of the Freeport Board of Education will take place at Atkinson School, Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. 58 Seaman Ave.

Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.

On exhibit

Nassau County Museum of Art ‘s latest exhibition

“Seeing Red: Renoir to Warhol,” reveals the many meanings, connotations, and associations of this powerful color in art. Evoking strong emotion, red can represent the human condition. Its myriad variations have come to signify authority as well as love, energy and beauty. Red warns us of peril and commands us to stop, but it can also indicate purity and good fortune. Red boldly represents political movements and religious identities. From the advent of our appreciation for this color in antiquity to its continued prominence in artistic and popular culture, this exhibition will span various world cultures through a range of media.

It features more than 70 artists, both established and emerging, ranging from the classical to the contemporary. American portraitists such as Gilbert Stuart imbued red in their stately paintings of prominent individuals to conjure authority. Robert Motherwell, Ad Reinhardt, and other major abstract painters displayed a deep fascination with red in their commanding compositions that evoke a sense of chromatic power. And, of course, Andy Warhol is known for his bold and imposing silkscreened portrait of Vladimir Lenin saturated in bright red to his signature Campbell’s Soup Cans. On view through Jan. 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Art League of L.I. exhibit

Sept. 28

In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Art League of Long Island presents “Retrospect - The Individual Art of Collaboration in Reconstructive Surgery.” The exhibit delves into the interplay between personal artistry and collaborative efforts in the context of breast reconstruction, showcasing how the healing process can transcend medicine to become an inspiring narrative of restoration and personal resilience. This unique exhibition explores the intersection of medicine and art through the lens of two accomplished breast reconstruction surgeons, Dr. Ron Israeli and Dr. Jonathan Bank, whose careers and artistic endeavors are deeply intertwined.

The works on display show the multifaceted nature of artistic expression in medicine and surgery. Their work emphasizes the importance of collaborative creativity in the healing process, offering viewers a unique perspective on the emotional and physical aspects of breast reconstruction. On view Sept. 28 through Oct. 18. Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery at Art League of Long Island, 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. Visit artleagueli.org for more information.

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NASSAU COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Veterans rally to reopen Mitchel commissary

By DANIEL OFFNER doffner@liherald.com

The Mitchel Field commissary in Garden City has been closed since early July with structural damage, leaving some 80,000 veterans on Long Island with no choice but to travel to Fort Hamilton, in Brooklyn, to avail themselves of commissary services.

Commissaries provide veterans, active-duty and retired military personnel — many of whom live on fixed incomes — with a way to shop for groceries at a discount, with savings of up to 30 percent off compared with conventional supermarkets.

Kerry Englander, commander of the Nassau County American Legion, emphasized the challenges created by the sudden closure and the importance of the services the commissary provided.

“The veterans and current military need this facility, especially with the economy the way it is today,” Eng-

ilton. That’s another 27 miles down the road. I used to work in Coney Island for transit. I’m not going down there for nothing.”

Ralph Esposito, director of the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency, noted the impact of the commissary’s sudden closure. “It’s a good place to go,” he said. “It saves vets lots of money. Right now, it’s hurting the veterans.” He also mentioned the increasing demand at the Veterans Food Pantry, known as Vet Mart, which has been in operation near Nassau University Medical Center since 2015.

“Because it’s closed, our numbers are getting bigger,” Esposito said. “I give away food for free, so now they’re all coming to me.”

The Vet Mart feeds about 600 people a month, including veterans and their families. The pantry also relies on volunteers, who deliver food to those unable to get to the offices in East Meadow.

In response to speculation that the facility could remain closed until early 2025, U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, County Executive Bruce Blakeman, and representatives of Congressman Andrew Garbarino,

erans outside the Garden City facility last week to demand that the Defense Department do everything in its power to expedite the repair and provide a clear-cut

“I am demanding that we have the Department of Defense answer our questions immediately,” D’Esposito said. “Leaving our local veteran community in the dark over the future of this commissary is wrong, and we

ority of his administration. “Nassau County will work with Long Island Cares and Island Harvest to make sure

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU

OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, -againstRALPH MAISONNEUVE, 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 December 24, 2018, wherein OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC is the Plaintiff and RALPH MAISONNEUVE, 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 September 17, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 182 EVANS AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520; and the following tax map identification: 55-101-39.

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, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 010553/2014. Irene V. Villacci, 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. 148456

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU

CITIGROUP MORTGAGE

LOAN TRUST INC., ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES

2007-AMC1, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, -againstFRANKI JOSEPH, 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 February 2, 2024, wherein

CITIGROUP MORTGAGE

LOAN TRUST INC., ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES

2007-AMC1, U.S. BANK

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE is the Plaintiff and FRANKI

JOSEPH, 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 September 17, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 100 WILSON PLACE, VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NY 11520; and the following tax map identification: 54-59-1. ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN THE INCORPORATED 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.: 611202/2019. Brian J. Davis, 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.

148454

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Specialized Loan Servicing LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Nora Salvagni, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Daniel Salvagni, Sr a/k/a Daniel H. Salvagni a/k/a Daniel Salvagni; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 26, 2024, and Amended June 27, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on September 17, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 587 Miller 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 Hemstead, County of Nassau, State of NY, Section 62 Block 179 Lots 3 & 444. Approximate amount of judgment $892,977.81 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed

Judgment Index# 011471/2012. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the 10th Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Brian Davis, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: July 29, 2024

For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 148458

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 5241, Pltf. vs LEGACY HOMES REALTY. LTD., et al, Defts. Index #611906/20. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated March 11, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north side fronts steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on September 24, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., prem. k/a 32 Allers Blvd., Roosevelt, NY a/k/a Section 55, Block 330, Lots 233 & 234. Approx. amt. of judgment is $376,482.84 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. BRIAN DAVIS, Referee. DEUTSCH & SCHNEIDER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf. 79-37 Myrtle Avenue, Glendale, NY. File No. LF-173- #101712 148516

LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-EMX1, Plaintiff, v. JUAN APOLINARIO, ET AL, Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on March 25, 2019, I, Jeffrey Fox, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on September 26, 2024 at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Ct. Dr., Mineola, NY 11501, at 02:00 PM the premises described as follows:

209 Nassau Avenue Freeport, NY 11520

SBL No.: 62-164-382, 383, 384 & 385 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, Count of Nassau, State of New York.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 006348/2014 in the amount of $531,629.00 plus interest and costs. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale.

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 148549

LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

MIDFIRST BANK, Plaintiff, -vs- Any unknown heirs to the Estate of CARRIE LEWIS A/K/A CARRIE LEWIS-BRYANT A/K/A CARRIE E. LEWISBRYANT, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, creditors, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest, as well as the respective heirs at law, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest of the aforesaid classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff;; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; EDNA ROBINSON AS PROPOSED

ADMINISTRATRIX TO THE ESTATE OF CARRIE LEWIS A/K/A CARRIE LEWISBRYANT A/K/A CARRIE E. LEWIS-BRYANT AND INDIVIDUALLY; TIMOTHY LEWIS; MARSHALL LEWIS; ALICIA CAYNE; MONIQUE CAYNE

THOMPSON; JOSEPH THOMPSON; MAURICE CAYNE; STATE OF NEW YORK CIVIL RECOVERIES BUREAU; Defendants.

Filed: 9/13/2023 Index No.: 614806/2023

SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 28 Cumberland Avenue Roosevelt, (Town of Hempstead) NY 11575 TO THE ABOVE NAMED

DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in

the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or 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. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is for the foreclosure of: Mortgage bearing the date of August 19, 1992, executed by Eddie Bryant and Carrie Lewis to Continental Capital Corp. to secure the sum of $120,200.00, and interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Nassau County on December 21, 1992 in Book: 14555, Page: 743. That Continental Capital Corp. duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to Chemical Bank c/o Chemical Mortgage Company by Assignment dated August 19, 1992 and recorded on March 2, 1993 in the Office of the Clerk of Nassau County in Book: 14967, Page: 139. That Chemical Bank duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to Chemical Mortgage Company by Assignment dated September 1, 1992 and recorded on November 30, 1993 in the Office of the Clerk of Nassau County in Book: 15733, Page: 16. That Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation f/k/a Chemical Residential Mortgage Corporation f/k/a Manufacturers Hanover Servicing, Inc. duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to MidFirst Bank by Assignment dated September 1, 1998 and recorded on March 1, 1999 in the Office of the Clerk of Nassau County in Book: 19321, Page: 271. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the Mortgaged Premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the County in which the Mortgaged Premises is situated. Section: 55 Block:307 Lot:1381 & 1382 SCHEDULE A DESCRIPTION OF MORTGAGED PREMISES ALL those certain lots, pieces or parcels of land, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New

York, known and designated as and by lots 1361 and 1382 on a certain map entitled, “Map of Freeport Heights, comprising 1540 lots at Freeport, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, owned by Long Island Realty Co., New York City, surveyed February 1906 by Robert Kurz, Civil Engineer and Surveyor, Jamaica, New York”, and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on February 23, 1906 as Map No. 51, New No. 374 and which said lots are more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Southerly side of Cumberland Avenue distant 329.50 feet Easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Southerly aide of Cumberland Avenue with the Easterly side of Babylon Turnpike (Hempstead Boulevard); RUNNING THENCE Easterly and along the Southerly side of Cumberland Avenue 50 feet; THENCE Southerly and at right angles to Cumberland Avenue 100 feet; THENCE Westerly and parallel with Cumberland Avenue 50 feet; THENCE running Northerly and again at right angles to Cumberland Avenue 100 feet to the southerly side of Cumberland Avenue, the point or place of beginning. Premises: 28 Cumberland Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575 Tax Parcel ID No.: Section: 55 Block: 307 Lot: 1381, 1382

DATED:__________ Rochester, New York 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. 148484

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR LEHMAN MORTGAGE TRUST MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-2, Plaintiff AGAINST LATCHMIN BANKS, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered February 25, 2019, 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 September 19, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 957 Jerome Street, Baldwin Harbor, NY 11510. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Baldwin Harbor, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54, Block 553, Lot 22. Approximate amount of judgment $516,562.22 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #608105/2017. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Kathleen M. DiCola, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 17-003759 81936 148499

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE OF COOPERATIVE APARTMENT SECURITY BY VIRTUE OF A DEFAULT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: By virtue of a default under a Security Agreement dated September 1, 2005, executed by AUDREY HADDEN A/K/A AUDREY L. HADDEN (“Debtor”), as assigned to CITIMORTGAGE, INC. (“Secured Party”), said Secured Party, by Auctioneer(s): Richie Schultz, John William O’Keefe, Richard J. Cantwell or Stephan G. Marcelin, will conduct a public sale of the security consisting of 390 shares of stock of HAWTHORNE GARDENS OWNDERS CORP. (“Corporation”), and all right, title, and interest in and to a Proprietary Lease between said Corporation

and Debtor for the apartment known as 159 Smith Street, Apt G21, Freeport, NY 11520, together with all fixtures and articles of personal property now or hereafter affixed to or used in connection with said apartment on September 19, 2024 at 1:15 PM, at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, in satisfaction of an indebtedness in the unpaid principal amount of $82,516.56, plus interest, late fees, attorney fees, maintenance in arrears, and all other advanced charges.

The apartment is sold “AS IS” AND POSSESSION TO BE OBTAINED BY THE PURCHASER.

Said sale is subject to residency requirements of the Corporation, payment of all sums due, if any, to HAWTHORNE GARDENS OWNDERS CORP., and the consent if necessary, of said Corporation; any existing tenancy; payment of all expenses and fees of the secured party with respect thereto; terms of sale and auctioneer’s fees; flip-tax; State, City, and County transfer tax. The Secured Party reserves the right to bid. Terms: an official bank or certified check made payable to Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., as attorneys for the Secured Party for ten (10%) percent of price bid. No cash accepted. Balance shall be due within thirty (30) days.

ATTORNEYS FOR SECURED PARTY: Stern & Eisenberg, P.C. 20 Commerce Drive, Suite 230, Cranford, NJ 07016, and 1131 Route 55, Suite 1, Lagrangeville, NY 12540 P. 516-630-0288 F. 732-726-8719

Dated: August 19, 2024 Firm File No. NY202400000138-1 148710

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST, -againstWILLIE WILLIAMS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SARAH SIMPSON, 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 January 19, 2024, wherein BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST is the Plaintiff and WILLIE WILLIAMS, AS

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HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SARAH SIMPSON, 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 October 1, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 840 SHARON LANE, WESTBURY, NY 11590; and the following tax map identification: 11-410-3.

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF WESTBURY, TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 005553/2016. Brian J. Davis, 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. 148716

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. SERGIO BENITEZ, Defendant. Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 25, 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 October 2, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 80 Horace Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55, Block 446 and Lot 136. Approximate amount of judgment is $436,915.24 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #610487/2020.

Heather D. Crosley, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501,

New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 213621-1 148718

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR MAROON PLAINS TRUST, Plaintiff, Against WAYNE PUSEY, MARCIA WATT, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 09/18/2019, 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 10/1/2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 164 Colonial Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520, And Described As Follows:

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, Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau And State Of New York. Section 55 Block 360 Lot 827 And 828.

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $638,717.26 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 607238/2018

Scott H Siller, Esq., Referee.

If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. This Auction will be held rain or shine.

SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Dated: 7/29/24 File Number: 34658 SH 148714

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU JR LARES GROUP INC., Plaintiff, v. LORNA G. PROPERTIES, INC., LORNA GRAY, ET. AL. Defendant(s) Index No. 610061/2022

LEGAL NOTICE

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING - September 19, 2024 NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a Public Hearing with the Zoning Board of Appeals is scheduled for Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 6:00 P.M. in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Main Conference Room, 46 N. Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York on the appeals and applications of cases as they appear on the calendar; residential applications that do not extend their prior nonconforming status may be called first; public comment invited. It is anticipated that the Board will adjourn the legislative session and enter into Executive Session until 6:30 P.M. INTERESTED PROPERTY OWNERS and other persons should appear at the above time and place to have questions answered and to voice opinions. All applications are nonconforming with zoning

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered July 8, 2024, 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, New York 11501, ‘Rain or Shine’ on September 26, 2024 at 2:30 P.M., premises known as 80 Connecticut Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, All those certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, Section 54, Block 55, Lots 177 and 187 and premises known as 231 Beechwood Avenue, Roosevelt, New York 11575, All those certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Roosevelt, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, Section 55, Block 551, Lot 7. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $1,010,166.33 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to the terms and conditions and provisions of filed Judgment Index No. 610061/2022. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF AUCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES DARICE GUZMAN PIOTROWSKI, ESQ. –REFEREE. THOMPSON LAW GROUP, P.C., Attorneys for Plaintiff 190 Jericho Turnpike Mineola, New York 11501. 148712

regulations herein specified for the districts in which they are located.

Application #2024-1266 Sagamore Street, Residence A - Section 55/ Block 376/ Lot 1242Rosina CodringtonPropose 162’ of 6’ high closed PVC fence.

Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-171D (2) Fences and Enclosures.

Application #2024-14146 Westside Avenue, Residence A - Section 62/ Block 031/ Lot 24 - Sasha Villanueva - Propose 68’ of 5’ high PVC fence (4’ closed + 1’ mini lattice).

Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-171D (2) Fences and Enclosures.

Application #2024-1554 Morton Avenue, Residence A - Section 55/ Block 300/ Lot 205Desiree BouncherMaintain privacy fence (26’ of 4’ high closed).

Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-171D (1) Fences and Enclosures. Application #2024-1320 Mayfair Court, Residence AA - Section 54/ Block B/ Lot 453Shana Ashwood - Rebuild garage 197 sq. ft. due to fire. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-35C (2) & (3) Required yards. Application #2024-16112 Archer Street, Residence A - Section 62/ Block 076/ Lot 51 - April Matthews - Maintain front deck (24’ x 9’).

Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-43A (1) Required yards.

Application #2024-9147 Woodcleft Avenue, Marine CommerceSection 62/ Block 177/ Lot 534 - Aaron KadoshPropose 1-story side addition (224 sq. ft.), 1-story addition (169 sq. ft.), 2nd story terrace (930 sq. ft.), roof over deck (424 sq. ft.), and wood shades/pergola (240 sq. ft.). Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-40 Required yards, §210-172 (4) Required parking spaces. BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

Pamela Walsh Boening, Village Clerk 148817

WORK

CONTRACT P1 –PLUMBING WORK CONTRACT E1 –ELECTRICAL WORK CONSTRUCTION WORK

CONTRACT G2 –GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK

CONTRACT M2 – HVAC

WORK CONTRACT P2 –PLUMBING WORK CONTRACT E2 –ELECTRICAL WORK will be received until 11:00am on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at the Freeport Business Office for Freeport Union Free School District, attention: Mr. Idowu Ogundipe, Assistant Superintendent for Business, located at 235 N. Ocean Ave Freeport, New York 11520.

Complete digital sets of Bidding Documents, drawings, and specifications may be obtained online beginning September 9, 2024, as a download at the following website: melville.h2mplanroom.co m. Complete sets of Bidding Documents, Drawings and Specifications may be obtained from REVplans, 28 Church Street, Unit 7, Warwick, NY 10990 Tel: 1-877-272-0216, upon depositing the sum of $100 (One Hundred Dollars) for each combined set of documents. Checks or money orders shall be made payable to FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Bidder’s deposit will be refunded if the set is returned in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the contract or the rejection of the bids covered by such plans and specifications. Nonbidders shall receive partial reimbursement, in an amount equal to the amount of the deposit, less the actual cost of reproduction of the documents if the set is returned in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the contract or the rejection of the bids covered by such plans and specifications. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs.

may have been issued. All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered plan holders via email and will be available at melville.h2mplanroom.co

m Plan holders who have paid for hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use, and coordinate directly with the printer for hard copies of addenda to be issued.

There will be no charge for registered plan holders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda.

Bids must be made in the standard proposal form in the manner designated therein and as required by the Specifications that must be enclosed in sealed envelopes bearing the name of the job and name and address of the bidder on the outside, addressed to: FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, clearly marked on the outside: Bid For: Science Room Renovation at Freeport High School. Each proposal submitted must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond, made payable to the FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid, as a commitment by the bidder that, if its bid is accepted, it will enter into a contract to perform the work and will execute such further security as may be required for the faithful performance of the contract. Certification of bonding company is required for this bid, see Instructions for Bidders section. Each bidder shall agree to hold his/her bid price for forty-five (45) days after the formal bid opening.

Freeport, New York 11520 148818

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 17th day of September, 2024, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 197-5 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “ARTERIAL STOPS” at the following locations:

BETHPAGE COURTNEY LANE (TH 325(B)/24) - STOPAll traffic traveling south bound on Dolores Lane shall come to a full stop.

COLLECTOR LANE (TH 337/24) - STOPAll traffic traveling north bound on Farm Ranch Road East shall come to a full stop.

ELMONT RIDGE ROAD (TH 385/24) - STOPAll traffic traveling east bound on Kirkby Road shall come to a full stop.

MELROSE STREET (TH 420(B)/23) - STOPAll traffic traveling east bound on Bedford Avenue shall come to a full stop.

MELROSE STREET (TH 420(B)/23) - STOPAll traffic traveling west bound on Bedford Avenue shall come to a full stop.

HAMPTON ROAD (TH 342/24) - STOPAll traffic traveling south bound on Maple Court shall come to a full stop. SEAFORD LAWRENCE ROAD (TH 363/24) - STOPAll traffic traveling north bound on Jean Place shall come to a full stop. (NR) VALLEY STREAM ALDEN AVENUE (TH 386/24) - STOPAll traffic traveling north bound on Everett Street shall come to a full stop. ALDEN AVENUE (TH 386/24) - STOPAll traffic traveling south bound on Henry Street shall come to a full stop.

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated: September 4, 2024 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR.

Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 148725

To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: FREEPORT UNION FREE

DISTRICT SCIENCE ROOM RENOVATION AT FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FPSD 2202/2308 NB – 1 Notice is hereby given that SEALED PROPOSALS for:

SCIENCE ROOM

RENOVATION AT FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

SED NO:

28-02-09-03-0-001-043 CONTRACT

Please note REVplans (melville.h2mplanroom.co m) is the designated location and means for distributing and obtaining all bid package information. Only those Contract Documents obtained in this manner will enable a prospective bidder to be identified as an official plan holder of record. The Provider takes no responsibility for the completeness of Contract Documents obtained from other sources. Contract Documents obtained from other sources may not be accurate or may not contain addenda that

A pre-bid meeting and walk thru is scheduled for Friday, September 20, 2024 at 3:15pm. Potential bidders are asked to gather in the lobby of Freeport Senior High School, located at 50 S. Brookside Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520 at which time they will be escorted to the various classrooms. Although not mandatory, it is highly recommended that all potential bidders attend. It is the Board’s intention to award the contract to the lowest qualified bidder providing the required security who can meet the experience, technical and budget requirements. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informality and to accept such bid which, in the opinion of the Board, is in the best interests of the School District. Failure to fully comply with Qualification of Bidders question 16 & 17 is grounds for rejection of bid. Board of Education Freeport Union Free School District 235 N. Ocean Ave

FRANKLIN SQUARE FENDALE STREET (TH 378/24) - STOPAll traffic traveling west bound on Naple Avenue shall come to a full stop.

FENDALE STREET (TH 378/24) - STOPAll traffic traveling east bound on Naple Avenue shall come to a full stop. (NR) FREEPORT

PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE (TH 394/24) - STOPAll traffic traveling east bound on Lee Street shall come to a full stop.

PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE (TH 394/24) - STOPAll traffic traveling west bound on Leetreet shall come to a full stop.

PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE (TH 394/24) - STOPAll traffic traveling east bound on West Pennywood Avenue shall come to a full stop.

PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE (TH 394/24) - STOPAll traffic traveling west bound on West Pennywood Avenue shall come to a full stop. (NR) ISLAND PARK TRAFALGAR BOULEVARD (TH 377/24) - STOPAll traffic traveling south bound on New York Avenue shall come to a full stop.

OCEANSIDE

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB, Plaintiff, Against ALCIDES CURTIS, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 12/08/2016, 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 10/7/2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 28 Archer Street, Freeport, NY 11520, And Described As Follows: 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, Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau And State Of New York.

Section 62 Block 48 Lot 1 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $505,778.66 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 6561-14 If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. This Auction will be held rain or shine.

Jane Shrenkel, Esq., Referee. MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573

Dated: 7/31/24 File Number: 17-301715 SH 148813

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Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools (HWPS) is located on the south shore of Long Island and is consistently ranked as one of the highest performing Districts on both state and national levels. The District educates approximately 2800 Pre-K through 12th grade students across five schools. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools is dedicated to providing all students with enriching and exciting educational experiences in caring, student-centered environments.

We are seeking an innovative, experienced, and collaborative administrator to provide support and guidance to the District's P-12 special education programs.

Required qualifications: NYSED certification in administration (SDA/SDL).

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Preparing to sell in an area that flooded

Q. We live in an area that was flooded, and have a few items to take care of before we sell. My husband put in a deck when we first moved in, around 1982. It has been there so long, but the real estate people told us it still needs a permit. It’s only 24 inches off the ground. They also mentioned that it’s too close to our back property line, but we’re next to a waterway and have no neighbors behind us. Is that still the same problem? Our fences are new and so are the front steps, which we rebuilt to add planters and a bench. What can you tell us about what we should do before we sell?

A. Take a lovely vacation and relax, enjoy yourself and then prepare for a lot of minutia that will likely delay your ability to sell, unless you negotiate the price down for a buyer who can persuade a lender that they will take over the list of items you mentioned. In situations like this, there are many peripheral issues.

For example, the waterway may be either a local or state jurisdiction that limits how close you can build to a “protected” environment. As if that’s not enough, your municipality is one of the few that has many outstanding requirements that it claims it notified every homeowner about right after Hurricane Sandy. Prepare for the ambush of having to get a “proof of loss statement from the National Flood Insurance Program.”

I have heard time and time again, “Oh, we had no damage,” which is great, since the national clearinghouse that compiles records about every property will prove that. If it turns out that there was a large payout from private insurance or public funding, the NFIP letter will show that more is needed, including recent building plans, a possible plumbing permit, electrical inspection and documents to close out a repair permit — yes, even from over a decade ago.

When I arrive at a home and have to go into detail about how many requirements there are and how strict they’ve become, I always think of our custodian in elementary school. His name was Gus, and I remember his large, round face and how disgusted he was when he was called to a classroom where a child had thrown up lunch from the cafeteria. I identify with Gus, because mopping up these not-so-simple messes, the ones that someone told you were simple, is getting more complicated the longer people wait.

This doesn’t seem to be the case in every jurisdiction, mostly the largest ones. Many decks built long ago don’t meet recent code standards, and there’s no such thing as “grandfathered.” The hours spent explaining these things, and then reexplaining them when a handyperson doesn’t install the correct connectors or takes a shortcut with a required footing support, add up to more cost and animosity. Good luck!

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Students learn history in English, too

My love of reading and history began when I was about 16. Enrolled in an Advanced Placement English class at my high school, I was blessed to have an amazing teacher who taught me how to make sense of the things I read, and consequently fostered my love of writing. It was around then that I began to develop an understanding of things I could never relate to, of experiences I could never begin to comprehend.

A book, or rather a memoir, that left a lasting impression on me was “Black Boy,” by Richard Wright, published in 1945. It depicts Wright’s upbringing in the South and his eventual move to Chicago, where he embarks on a writing career and becomes involved with the Communist Party of the United States.

It’s a difficult but impressive read that dives into Wright’s honest and poignant depiction of racism in the U.S. It pulls at your heartstrings as you read about the considerable distress that Wright experienced — physically, men-

tally and emotionally — throughout his early life.

The book was both critically acclaimed and strongly disliked. It has frequently ended up on banned-book lists in schools and libraries in a number of states, with those opposed to it arguing that its raw depiction of racism is worthy of censorship.

An early challenge to the book came in 1972 in Michigan, as parents claimed it was unsuitable for teens. A few years later, it was challenged by schools in Louisiana and Tennessee.

Some subject matter should make us uncomfortable, but that’s OK.

It was one of the books that parents of students at Island Trees High School — right here on Long Island — wanted removed from the school’s library in 1975. They characterized “Black Boy” and 10 other books as “anti-American, anti-Christian, anti-Semitic, and just plain filthy.”

That, of course, eventually led to a landmark case in the Supreme Court, the first of its kind to consider the right to receive information in a library under the First Amendment. The court’s decision in 1982 was split, leaving the scope of the right unclear even today.

Across the U.S., there have been more

frequent reports in recent years of books being removed from school shelves, many with content that revolves around race, sexual orientation and gender identity. In Florida alone in 2021 and 2022, school districts instituted 357 bans, according to PEN America, the organization that promotes free expression and protects writers and artists.

As a reader, and a huge supporter of public education, I find the subject of book bans tricky.

I think schools set appropriate standards for what students read throughout the course of their education. The content of books they’re assigned often corresponds well with what they’re learning in history classes, thus fostering a well-rounded understanding of a variety of subjects. By the time most students are in late middle school and high school, their brains are developed enough to understand themes, identify imagery and symbolism, and analyze and evaluate ideas they’ve found in texts. No matter how intense a book’s subject, a student should be able to not only make sense of it, but learn from it.

That’s the magic of reading.

When I think about books like “Black

Boy,” and why they’ve resonated with me all these years later, much of it has to do with comfort. Reading about the atrocities of our past is never easy. Simply put: Some subject matter should make us uncomfortable, but that’s OK. It’s through reading that we learn, and how can we ever learn if censorship runs rampant?

The New York State Legislature has fought book bans, introducing legislation that protects a child’s right to read. There have been no fewer than 13 book bans in four school districts, and the issue has played out in school board meetings and social media, even here on Long Island.

Understanding today’s societal and political landscape is tough, but the foundations of the past can help us make sense of it. As students and young people begin to navigate the complexities of society, it is crucial that their freedom to read, and to be exposed to diverse perspectives, is protected. It is only through understanding our past and confronting uncomfortable truths that we can move toward building a more inclusive, and more informed, future.

Jordan Vallone is a senior editor who writes for the Bellmore, Merrick and East Meadow Heralds. Comments? jvallone@ liherald.com.

Reading about local schools? Consider yourself lucky.

I’ve been in the local news business a long time. Not long enough to remember the first handwritten newspaper, distributed in Venice in 1566, or the first printed news sheets, published in Germany in 1605, but I go back.

I can recall cutting and pasting printed stories on boards, each one a page of the paper. If the story didn’t fit, you just cut a paragraph or two from the bottom.

RANDI KREISS

Thus the importance of the first sentence or two, known as the lede, and the first three paragraphs, which basically told the story.

We used typewriters and yellow paper to write, which my editor would periodically rip up, declaring, “You have no right to desecrate the language of Shakespeare.” She was a stickler. We had no computers — until the morning we came in to work and found that our Smith Coronas had been replaced by Kaypros.

I was hired away from the late South Shore Record, owned by the indomitable Florence Schwartzberg, by Leatrice Spa-

nierman, a brilliant editor and a natural newspaperwoman. Leatrice, who recently celebrated a fabulous birthday, was socially, intellectually and emotionally intertwined with the Herald brand. We turned out big local papers in those days at our Lawrence headquarters.

Our team wrote 10 to 20 local stories every week, and our motto was, “Everything that happens anywhere in the world has a Five Towns angle.” And it was true. If a ship hit an iceberg in Antarctica, for sure there was someone who knew someone on board.

Way too many American towns and cities have lost newspapers in recent years.

Local lowlifes freaked out more if they landed in the Nassau Herald police blotter than if their mug shot had appeared in The New York Times, because their kids might see the paper. We journalists lived and worked in town. Our reporters went to all the village and school board meetings. We covered football games and charity balls. Everything was copy.

This is all to say that local newspapers are essential to a functioning democracy, and I am grateful to have enjoyed this golden age of local journalism. This is also to say that across the country, small papers are closing. As reported on CBS News recently, “Accord-

ing to an Associated Press analysis of data compiled by the University of North Carolina, more than 1,400 towns and cities in the U.S. have lost a newspaper over the past 15 years. The loss of a reliable local news source has many consequences for the community. One of them is the inability to watchdog the actions of government agencies and elected officials.”

This is also to say, stay true. Subscribe to and read and advertise in our papers. We need to mind what’s going on in our schools, and to do that we need reporters to monitor the board meetings, and to do that we need to pay them.

The local paper covers everything from potholes to parades. If you want the scoop on former Congressman George Santos, read about it in the Herald. Are you concerned about County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s idea for a kind of armed militia to prepare for emergencies? The ongoing debate over a casino license for the county? These stories need to be covered in our local newspapers, and we need the staff and the readership to support our efforts.

The dailies look at news through a wide-angle lens; our focus is more intense.

The North Shore Coalition Against Substance Abuse’s annual golf outing was in one of our papers last week, and I saw a story out of Freeport about Petros Mestheneas, who was named Firefighter of the Year. And to prove my point about there being a local angle to every story in the world, Boston’s new archbishop is a Valley stream native and a former auxiliary bishop of Rockville Center.

In the Nassau Herald, Melissa Berman wrote the quintessential local news story about a 100-year-old oak tree that was cut down to build a parking lot. It’s a terrific local story, with ties to larger issues of overdevelopment and housing needs vs. parking needs.

In recent Heralds there was coverage of the county’s Jimmy Buffett tribute at Eisenhower Park, the clam-eating contest in Island Park and the Chabad Hebrew School of Merrick, Bellmore and Wantagh accepting enrollments for the new school year. There were obituaries of Ana Mercedes Hernandez, Joseph C. Smetana, Robert “Bob” Heggy and Joyce Marino Corso.

The obituaries are the guiding light of local newspapers, reflecting the past of the community and its people, reminding us of the special ties that bind friends and neighbors together.

Copyright 2024 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

JoRDAN VALLoNE

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HeraLd editoriaL

As schools reopen, drivers know the drill

“school’s Open — Drive Carefully” has been the annual refrain in a back-to-school safety-awareness campaign that is now nearly 80 years old. But it’s worth repeating every September.

Driving carefully in and around school zones is crucial in the effort to ensure the safety of children, parents and school staff. School zones are areas in which there are likely to be children crossing streets, walking along sidewalks, riding bikes and meandering as only kids do. They are less aware of traffic dangers, and their presence necessitates heightened caution from drivers.

A study by Safe Kids Worldwide found that 25,000 children are injured every year in school zone accidents nationwide. The Transportation Research Board found that vehicles near schools account for 43 percent of all pedestrian accidents involving children ages 5 to 9.

And it’s no surprise that speeding is a significant factor in school-zone accidents. The risk of a pedestrian fatality increases dramatically with vehicle

Letters

Curran’s wrong about the ‘war on women’

To the Editor:

In his recent column, “The real war on women in New York,” Assemblyman Brian Curran suggests that “the fate of women’s reproductive health” in New York will not be affected whether or not Prop 1, the New York Equal Rights Amendment, passes in November. Simply put, this is not true, and echoes the same reassurances we heard right before Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Prop 1 is in fact our crucial opportunity to ensure that the fate of reproductive health care is secure in New York. It’s an opportunity we cannot let go to waste.

Prop 1 will guarantee access to reproductive health care — including abortion, birth control, and in vitro fertilization — in the New York Constitution so it is permanently shielded from government interference.

Before Roe v. Wade was overturned, many of us took for granted that our reproductive freedom would always be protected. Since then, reproductive health care like abortion, contraception, and IVF has been under attack across the country. While New Yorkers may assume that we are insulated from these battles, the reality is that the state law covering our reproductive rights can be repealed or changed based on who is in the State Legislature or

speed. The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety reports that someone on foot who is struck by a vehicle traveling 25 mph has a 25 percent chance of sustaining serious injury or dying, but that risk increases to 50 percent if the vehicle is traveling just 10 mph faster. School zones commonly have speed limits of 20 mph or less, so adhering to those limits is vital to minimize those risks.

Distracted driving is another major concern near schools. A study by the National Safety Council found that distracted drivers cause one in every four car crashes nationwide. In school zones, texting or talking on a phone or fiddling with dashboard technology can have catastrophic consequences for a child who may suddenly dart into the street or cross without warning.

School zones are most congested during drop-off and pick-up times. According to the National Center for Safe Routes to School, parents driving their children to school account for 25 percent of morning traffic. The volume increases the likelihood of accidents, particu-

larly when drivers are in a rush. Along with potential injuries, there are legal consequences for school-zone scofflaws, starting with hefty fines for speeding in those zones, often doubled or tripled during school hours. And here on Long Island, red-light cameras have been installed at busy intersections near schools, and more buses are being equipped with cameras to catch one of the most potentially dangerous vehicular infractions of all, passing a stopped bus with its red lights flashing — in either direction.

Whether you’ve seen “Schools Open — Drive Carefully” for dozens of years or are a new driver, common sense dictates that following that single instruction is key to helping ensure that children arrive at school safely and return home safely each day, along with the administrators, teachers and other staff to whom we entrust them. Do your part by slowing down and keeping your eyes on the street and the crosswalks — in other words, giving school zones your undivided attention when you’re at the wheel.

the governor’s mansion. That’s why we need to pass Prop 1: to cement our reproductive rights in the State Constitution so they can’t be rolled back by politicians down the line. Further, Prop 1 will close loopholes in the Constitution that could allow government discrimination against people based on their age, disability, ethnicity, whether they are pregnant, or whether they’re LGBT — because those in power shouldn’t be able to take advantage of any New Yorker, especially the most vulnerable among us.

All New Yorkers deserve the freedom to control our own bodies, lives and futures.

opinions

A better idea than the original congestion pricing plan

Yes, I think we can all agree that New york City’s roads are too crowded, the air is too polluted, and a lot of money is needed to improve mass transit, but the plan to charge commuters $15 to enter Manhattan — on top of the tolls they’re already paying — that was recently put on hold by Gov. Kathy hochul isn’t the way to go. The additional expense wouldn’t affect the rich, but it would clobber the middle class and working poor, who are already overburdened by high taxes.

Proponents say that the plan would push commuters to take the train. Well, have you seen how much train tickets cost these days? From my village of Sea Cliff, a round-trip ticket to Manhattan

is $29. and, of course, that fee doesn’t include parking. and for some folks, like my friend Charlotte abelson, who owned an upholstery business and worked into her 80s, commuting daily into the city, it was not feasible for her to lug her wares onto the Long Island Rail Road. and there are some communities that don’t have train service at all.

How about drastically reducing the price of an LIRR ticket instead of hiking tolls?

The original congestion pricing plan would create a staggering bureaucracy. Since it was announced, more than 130 groups have petitioned to be exempt or to be charged a reduced fare. (If their claims are accepted, who would make up the difference for revenue lost?). Small businesses and broadway producers have testified that the plan would hurt. Companies have declared that they would send their trucks through bronx neighborhoods to avoid paying the new tolls — which I am sure would not delight the people

Letters

Prop 1 puts the power to stand up for these freedoms in the voters’ hands.

SaSha ahuja Campaign director, New Yorkers for Equal Rights

Long Islanders can’t fight climate change alone

To the Editor:

Every time someone writes a column against fossil fuels, such as Lauren Krueger’s “To beat the heat on Long Island, we must fight fossil fuels,” I cannot believe what I’m reading. It’s total nonsense! Nothing that the united States does will impact climate change, global warming or whatever else you want to call it, and “beat the heat on Long Island.” Nothing!

a ccording to Google, as of November 2023, the top five countries, by percentage of carbon emissions, were: China, 30.9 percent; the u.S., 13.5 percent; India, 7.9 percent; Russia, 4.7 percent; and j apan, 2.9 percent. China and India are responsible for almost three times the carbon emissions of the u.S. In addition, China continues to put new coal-fired electric generating plants online. China is laughing at us!

China gets nearly 60 percent of its electricity from coal, the u.S., 16 percent. If the u.S. gets rid of fossil fuels for our cars and electrical generation facilities, it will have a very limited effect, or no effect, on beating the heat on Long Island. a ll it will do is drain our wallets and pocketbooks, and make some people feel good. “Look at me! I’m saving the environment!”

RobERT KRaLICK Glen Head

living there. but there is a solution: Instead of the original congestion pricing plan, let’s severely cut the price of a train ticket. I can testify from personal experience how this would be a success. I’ve always loved Manhattan, but the cost to go into the city became too prohibitive, so I limited my jaunts to special occasions.

but then, three years ago, I turned 65. While I wasn’t ecstatic about becoming a senior citizen, it did have a nice benefit: half-price tickets on the LIRR! So my old $29 ticket is now $14.50 — still a tad high, but much better. I go in to Manhattan at least once a week now. and I’m helping the city’s economy: I see a show, I eat in a restaurant, I attend concerts and book signings. Indeed, since I’m going in more often than I did before, I’m adding more money to help rebuild mass transit.

Vance, and Trump, demean military service

To the Editor:

Nothing raises this veteran’s ire more than candidates who demean veterans, and by extension, those on active duty. on aug. 8, the Republican vice presidential nominee, j.D. Vance, accused Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz — with little evidence — of “stolen valor,” saying he lied about seeing combat “in war.” Then Vance drew a comparison between his four years of service, during which he was a combat correspondent in the Marine Corps, and Walz’s 24 years of service, during which he achieved the highest enlisted rank in the a rmy National Guard.

Neither Walz nor Vance has seen, as Vance says, “any real fighting.” In either case, their choice to serve was commendable and should not be a topic of criticism. The underlying issue is the one that deserves every patriot’s attention: the disdain for those in uniform by the draft dodger at Mar-a-Lago.

There is well-cited evidence of former President Donald Trump demeaning veterans, including remarks made about the sacred grounds of u.S. military cemeteries in Normandy, France, and arlington, Virginia. he categorizes us as suckers and losers. he is the last person this apolitical veteran would choose to be commander in chief of our armed forces.

WILLIaM (CoTy) KELLER Freeport

William Keller is a 21-year Navy veteran who served in Vietnam and on six ships, two of which he commanded. He was also a professor of national security affairs at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

and it seems that Governor hochul likes my plan — though she might not realize it. Traffic around Kennedy airport has gotten worse because of construction going on, so hochul has cut the price of an airTrain ticket in half, from $8.50 to $4.25, as a way to induce travelers to leave their vehicles at home and reduce the traffic around the airport. and it’s working. Way to go, Governor!

So let’s extend this idea to the railroad: Dramatically cut the price of an LIRR ticket. Commuters would leave their cars at home, traffic entering the city would be reduced, air pollution would decrease, and there would be lots of revenue to improve mass transit. a win-win for everyone.

Saul Schachter is a retired social studies teacher and freelance writer whose essays have appeared in Newsday, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe and The Miami Herald as well as in a 2020 collection entitled, “Why Does My Social Life Pick Up When I Leave the Country?”

Framework by Tim Baker

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