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New Freeport football coach says ‘play
without any fear’
By MoHAMMAD RAFIQ mrafiq@liherald.com
A new yet familiar face has taken the helm of the Freeport High School football program — Coach Jimmy Jones, a lifelong Freeport resident who once donned the Red Devils’ jersey himself.
Appointed as head coach in March, Jones stepped into the shoes of the now retired longtime Coach Russ Cellan who is credited with shaping the program and Jones’ outlook on football and life.
Jones, who played for the legendary coach during the then student’s tenure at Freeport High School in the early nineties, said it was an honor to take the reins from him.
“Taking over for Coach Cellan after playing for him, it’s kind of a storybook-type sit-
uation,” Jones said. “After being a part of the program for the past 25 years as (an assistant) coach, it’s kind of storybook.”
But Jones said he is not resting on past glories, and his focus remains clear.
“The expectation is always try to win Long Island championship, so that hasn’t changed,” he said. “In terms of what I’m looking for for the season, it’s just kind of continued success teaching these young men how to become responsible adults and to take the opportunity of playing football and help it maximize their potential of going to college, becoming great community members, and just show them the importance of being a role model.”
Jones’ connection to Freeport football runs deep — he played for the Red Devils
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Pantry in dire need of help to meet need
By MoHAMMAD RAFIQ mrafiq@liherald.com
The Long Island Cares Freeport food pantry, officially known as the Nassau Center for Collaborative Assistance, is facing a severe shortage of volunteers as the holiday season approaches. With an expected surge in the number of families seeking help, the pantry is calling on the community to step up and help feed those in need.
Volunteers are really the success behind our programs.
JESSIcA RoSATI Vice president for
Jessica Rosati, Long Island Cares’ vice president for programs and community services, emphasized the crucial role volunteers play in keeping the pantry’s services running smoothly. “There’s an increased need for food assistance,” Rosati said. “And as we approach the holiday season, we all anticipate that need to rise a little bit more. Volunteers are really the success behind our programs. They’re the reason — the sole reason — why we’re able to fulfill our mission and serve this increased need.”
programs and community services, Long Island Cares
The numbers speak for themselves. In August alone, the Freeport location served over 6,000 people. “That’s a lot of people, and we’re only able to serve those people and give them choice and access to nutritious food because we have volunteer support,” Rosati explained. With only 313 of 357 volunteer shifts filled for September and October, however, the Freeport facility is facing a shortage of help as demand is expected to peak. Rosati noted that the second-busiest Long Island Cares pantry, in Lindenhurst, is in an even more dire situation, with 176 shifts still unfilled. Freeport alone accounts for 39 percent of the organization’s total food distribution, helping over 6,700 people in July and has served nearly twice as many meals as Lindenhurst from January to August of this year — 61,000 in compared with 32,000. Rosati highlighted the wide
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Jimmy Jones says he cherishes the connections he’s made during a life dedicated to football.
Students walk the red carpet at RUFSD
The Roosevelt School District recently kicked off the new school year with enthusiasm as students across the district were greeted with excitement and celebration.
At Washington Rose Elementary School, students walked the red carpet as District administration, local Divine Nine fraternity members, and representatives from Doric Lodge #53 gathered to cheer for them on their first day.
Staff at Centennial Avenue Elementary School, Ulysses Byas Elementary School, and Roosevelt Middle School welcomed students and their families, while Roosevelt High School students reunited with their peers. Seniors at the high school started their year with a special tradition, gathering on the football field with friends to watch the sunrise.
“It was so inspiring to see the enthusiasm and pride on the faces of our staff and students returning to school,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Shawn Wightman. “We have so much to look forward to here in Roosevelt this year and I am confident we will reach great heights as a team, as emphasized in this year’s theme, ‘together, we rise.’”
At Washington Rose, smiles lit up the students’ faces as they were greeted with upbeat music and high-fives from members of historically Black Divine Nine fraternities and the Hempsteadbased Doric Lodge #53.
The “Men of Distinction” event, which began in 2018, is part of the school’s initiative to partner with community members and involve them in students’ education and social development. The event seeks to inspire pride among young men of color by connecting them with positive role models from the community.
The District’s other schools, including Centennial Avenue, Ulysses Byas,
and Roosevelt Middle School, held similar welcoming events for students. Dr. Wightman visited each campus to greet staff and students personally, reinforcing the new year’s message: “together, we rise.”
For more information on the Roosevelt Union Free School District, visit their website at rooseveltufsd.org or follow them on Facebook.
–Mohammad Rafiq
Washington Rose Elementary School Principal Clyde Braswell high-fived students at they returned on their first day of school.
Students walked the red carpet on their first day back at Washington Rose during the school’s “Men of Distinction” event.
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Shawn Wightman visited staff and students across all District schools to welcome them on the first day.
Photos courtesy RUFSD
The school district’s theme this year is “together, we rise.”
This groundbreaking comes after over decades of Deeper Life not having their own independent church building, and is being greatly
Deeper Life breaks ground on new church
On September 14, 2024, Deeper Life Deliverance Fellowship, a Freeport-based Christian ministry, celebrated a momentous milestone as they broke ground on their first independent building, subtitled the City of Refuge.
The groundbreaking ceremony, held at 212 S. Ocean Ave., marked the culmination of years of planning and perseverance by the congregation, led by Overseer Regina Johnson.
The event was a pivotal moment in the ministry’s 26-year history. Overseer Johnson, who began her ministerial career in 1982, founded Deeper Life in 1998 with a vision to address the spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional needs of her congregants.
“We’ve always had the desire to meet the needs of people who wanted to build their spiritual relationship with God,” Johnson said. “And God gave us the vision of Deeper Life.”
For 13 years, Deeper Life held services at First Presbyterian Church in Freeport, establishing deep roots in the community. Despite the challenges of sharing space and the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ministry continued to grow and serve the community.
The church has been involved in food pantry services, clothing drives, and back-to-school giveaways, maintaining its mission of helping those in need.
The dream of building their own sanctuary began to take shape in 2015 when the church purchased the property on South Ocean Avenue.
The land was formerly home to the Hi-Hello Child Care Center, which the church operated until 2020.
In that year, Johnson felt it was time to close the daycare and focus on the new sanctuary.
After years of navigating the challenges of securing permits, financing, and managing construction logistics during the pandemic, the church has finally begun the building process.
The construction, which is expected to take 12 to 18 months, will cost approximately $1.2 million, funded by a combination of a loan and donations from Deeper Life’s congregation.
“Saturday September 14, 2024 was a day that will never be forgotten in the life of the Deeper Life Church Family.,” said Overseer Johnson. “The day was filled
with Joy and great expectation of what is yet to come.
“This was a day that our church saw the manifestation of the promise of God being fulfilled for the building of the City of Refuge… we are looking forward to providing resource services for the community and working with our Freeport Officials to see how we can better serve the needs of our people through outreach services as well as their spiritual needs.”
“We are filled with excitement about the incredible work God is doing in our church and the mission He has entrusted to us for the community,” said the church’s Minister of Dance Abbie George. “The City of Refuge is more than just a church for individuals—it’s a church for the whole community.”
“Eyes have not seen... nor the heart of man imagined what God has prepared for those who love him,” quoted Elder Valerie Montgomery –Mohammad Rafiq
George Garbutt, Deputy Town Supervisor Dorothy Goosby and overseer Regina V.
The church’s congregation numbers about 200.
Hempstead councilwoman Dorothy Goosby was present at the groundbreaking at 212 S. Ocean Ave, which marked the culmination of years of planning by the church.
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celebrated by the congregation.
Johnson at the groundbreaking ceremony.
Jones’ promotion a ‘storybook moment’
during his high school years, graduated from Freeport High School in 1995, and returned to the program in Fall of 2000 after as he completed his time at Hofstra University.
Reflecting on what the football program meant to him growing up, Jones said, “It definitely taught me that there’s a lot more opportunities out there if you take advantage of them. I was a slightly above average student and going to college was something I wanted to do, but I didn’t really know how to make it happen. But then kind of playing football kind of opened my eyes to the other options in terms of scholarships, of different levels of play, and different ways to get there.”
G“I went into Hofstra as a computer science major and realized that sitting in a cubicle was not who I was,” he said. “So I ended up changing second year into becoming a Phys. Ed major, and fell in love with teaching.”
o play fast, go play without any fear, and let our ability speak for itself.
Jimmy Jones Head coach, Freeport High School football team
Jones emphasized the lifelong connections he’d made through football.
“I’ve met people who taught me great life lessons, have given me tons of feedback,” he said. “And to this day, I’m still reaching out to those people, you know, asking questions, continuing to learn the game, how to be an effective coach and a good communicator.”
After graduating from Hofstra, Jones eventually found his way back to Freeport, both as a coach and a teacher.
Coaching, he added, was always part of the plan, but teaching became the natural extension of his desire to mentor.
Despite his years of experience as an assistant coach and working at different levels of the sport, stepping into the position as head coach has required a learning curve.
“It’s definitely a learning process,” he said. “I’ve coached other sports, I’ve coached at the JV level, but this is definitely a different element. So, you know, as much as prepared as I could have been — (and) I think I was — but there’s still so much more.”
Cellan, who coached Freeport High School football for 38 years, said, “(Jones) is the right guy for his job. He’s from the community, he’s grown up in this community, he’s played in this program, he’s coached in this program, so I really think the program is in good hands.”
Jonathon Bloom, athletic director of
Planning For and Executing Inheritances (Part
Early on, we learned the estate planning phrase “There’s nothing so unequal as the equal treatment of unequals.” Who has children that are all the same?
Some children have received signifcant help from parents during their lifetimes while others haven’t. Many parents choose the “forgiveness provision” to address this situation at death, to either “equalize” any gifts made to some children during lifetime with those who did not or, in the alternative, to “forgive” any loans made to children and then make a gift in like amount to each of the other children by inheritance, before the estate is divvied up in equal shares. Lifetime gifts may also be ignored. Next up is the problem of children who are partially or wholly estranged. Many clients wish to leave them a token amount but there are pitfalls to consider. One who is left considerably less than their siblings will often be angry and upset. They may demand that their siblings disclose what they received and even to pony up their equal share. Not only that, but the burden of telling that estranged child they are getting
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less and delivering the paltry amount is left to the children who you wish to favor!
In our view, it is sometimes better to leave an estranged child out altogether than to stir up all the issues surrounding an inheritance much smaller than equal.
There are many valid reasons, however, to treat children differently. Some may have alcohol or substance abuse issues, learning disabilities or special needs, they may be immature and irresponsible, poor at handling money or a “soft touch” and, fnally, they may have a spouse that dominates them and you do not want to see that controlling spouse get your money.
Sometimes parents leave more to the “needy” child, the old adage being that “the tongue always turns to the aching tooth”. If so, other children’s feelings may need to be addressed. A letter to be opened after your death, explaining what you did and why, may go a long way towards soothing hurt feelings and avoiding misunderstandings, what we term the “emotional legacy”.
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Freeport Public Schools, also weighed in with praise about the promotion.
“Jimmy Jones is a hometown guy who came up through the system,” Bloom said. “He’s been part of the Freeport football program since he started playing in middle school. It’s been a huge part of his life. He’s well prepared to take on this new role, and we couldn’t be more excited to see him take this next step.”
Jones’ first game as head coach, a match against Massapequa on Sept. 14, last Saturday, brought its own set of challenges. “We ended up losing, but we got better as the game went along,” he said. “We had some nervous energy going in the beginning, you know, as far as the team, as far as myself as well. But as the game went along, you know, we kind of settled in. We got better, you know, we definitely built some confidence within what we were doing.
“But like anything else,” Jones added, “it all comes down to that final score. So we’re looking to kind of right the ship this week.”
Freeport is scheduled to play an away game against Valley Stream Central on Saturday.
Looking at the big picture, however, Jones is focused on ensuring his team becomes smarter football players who understand the game inside and out. Freeport’s last championship win was in the 2019 season, a feat that the team is
eager to repeat under their new leadership.
“We want to focus on the things that we can control, and we want to make sure that we’re, from top to bottom, handling our side of things,” he said. “And then when we get into the game, you know, just go play fast, go play without any fear, and let our ability speak for itself.”
Crime watCh
LarCeny
On Sept. 11, an individual was arrested after a larceny investigation revealed the person stole property from a local business. The individual was taken to Freeport police headquarters for processing.
On Sept. 10, another larceny arrest occurred after Freeport police discovered that a person had removed property from a business without per-
mission. The suspect was processed at police headquarters.
On Sept. 15, an unidentified individual stole a bicycle from a residence. Freeport police took a report, but no arrest was requested.
On Sept. 16, Freeport police documented a case where an unidentified individual removed miscellaneous items from a vehicle without authorization. No arrest was requested.
People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.
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Jimmy Jones was appointed head coach of the freeport High School football program in march of this year.
Village remembers lives lost on Sept. 11
Freeport lost eight firefighters on 9/11.
In remembrance of those first responders, along the many others who died on that Tuesday on the tragedy of that day 23 years ago, Freeport village held a solemn ceremony on Sept. 11.
Bayview Fire Hose Company No. 3 hosted the event brought together firefighters, police, and residents to pay tribute to the fallen.
Freeport Fire Dept.’s executive director Ray Maguire wanted to thank the generosity of Love and Quiches in Freeport, who provided food and refreshments for the event.
“They have been graciously donating the cake for the community to enjoy after the service for over 20 years,” he said. “Their dedication and commitment to the Freeport FD, Freeport PD, and the entire village is greatly appreciated.”
Mayor Robert Kennedy joined hundreds of attendees for the ceremony, as well as legislators Seth Koslow and Debra Mulé, which featured a march to the memorial, a Firefighters’ Color Guard, Boy Scouts, the reading of the names of the deceased, and a prayer.
–Mohammad Rafiq
Raymond Mcguire and other Freeport firefighters salute those brave men and all those who lost their lives on Sept. 11,
The lighthouse shines as a beacon of hope for the Freeport community, having been donated by the Richard T. Muldowney Jr. foundation. Muldowney was a captain in the Freeport fire department before he lost his life on Sept. 11.
Photos courtesy Randy Milteer/Village of Freeport
LUKE VILLELLA
Oceanside Senior Football
A TWO-TIME ALL-COUNTY selection in baseball, Villella is looking to accomplish the same accolades this football season while leading the Sailors to a deep playoff run in Nasssau Conference I. He set the tone on opening night Sept. 6, rushing for a pair of touchdowns and throwing for a score in Oceanside’s 42-39 home victory over defending county and Long Island champion Massapequa. He threw for 189 yards, going 8-for-13 through the air.
GAMES TO WATCH
Thursday, Sept. 19
Girls Soccer: Lynbrook at Wantagh 5 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Oceanside at Garden City 5 p.m.
Boys Soccer: V.S. South at Seaford 6:30 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Long Beach at Mepham 6:45 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: South Side at Massapequa 6:45 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Farmingdale at East Meadow 6:45 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 20
Girls Soccer: Freeport at Uniondale 4:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer: East Meadow at V.S. Central 5 p.m.
Boys Soccer: Carey at Calhoun 5 p.m.
Boys Soccer: Kennedy at Elmont 5 p.m.
Football: Elmont at South Side 6 p.m.
Football: Wantagh at Locust Valley 6 p.m.
Football: Plainview at East Meadow 6:30 p.m.
Football: Oceanside at Syosset 6:30 p.m.
Football: New Hyde Park at MacArthur 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 21
Football: Carey at Long Beach 11 a.m.
Football: Plainedge at West Hempstead 1 p.m.
Football: V.S. South at North Shore 2 p.m.
Football: East Rockaway at Lawrence 2 p.m.
Football: Clarke at Hewlett 3 p.m.
Football: Freeport at V.S. Central 3 p.m.
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Freeport displaying quality play
By TONY BELLISSIMO
tbellissimo@liherald.com
Following a couple of one-goal defeats and a draw, Freeport girls’ soccer got into the win column for the first time this fall with a 1-0 victory over Hempstead last Saturday.
Sophomore Rebecca Hernandez netted the lone goal of the match and junior goalkeeper Sonia Chavez, one of few returning starters, posted the shutout and upped her save total to 30 through five games.
“We graduated a lot from last year’s team, but the seniors we have now are stepping up and we’ve mixed in some underclassmen,” coach Mark Andrejack said. “Our record so far isn’t an indication of where we’re at in terms of the level of soccer we’re playing. Our knowledge of the game has definitely expanded and the chemistry is building.”
Chavez kept the Red Devils close in losses to Malverne/East Rockaway (1-0 on Sept. 6) and Roosevelt (2-1 on Sept. 10) with some remarkable saves, Andrejack said. She made a season-high 16 stops against Malverne/East Rockaway. “She’s getting better every game and made some incredible saves in a bunch of games so far,” he said. “She’s improved in all the intricacies of the position and continues to develop.”
The defense in front of Chavez features three seniors, including captain Ashley Zavala. The group, which also includes seniors Elsy Soriano and Brianna Carbajal, and junior Ava Smith, has some varsity experience but not a ton. “It’s great to have those four in front of Sonia,” Andrejack said. “They’re working hard and working well together. It’s a group that’s going to keep improving.”
Senior Madelyn Perez is another captain and the quarterback of Freeport’s transition game at center-midfield. She brings a strong all-around skill set and leadership qualities, the coach noted. “She’s a major presence,” Andrejack said. “A lot of what we do from defense to offense goes through her.”
Hernandez, who started last season at the JV level before being promoted to the
Eighth-grader Jerelyn Arevalo, center, is already making her mark at the varsity level and scored her first goal Sept. 7 against Baldwin.
varsity pitch, is an outside midfielder along with junior Dorla Miguel, another varsity returnee and captain. The youngest member of the varsity, eighth-grader Jerelyn Arevalo, has emerged as a starter and seeing minutes at midfield and forward. “It’s a big jump from middle school to varsity in age gap alone, but she was with us all summer and brings great skill and confidence,” Andrejack said of Arevalo, who scored her first goal Sept. 7 in a loss to Baldwin.
At striker, junior captain Maria Portela scored Freeport’s first goal of 2024 and
works alongside sophomore Sabrina Ligonde, who found the back of the net against Roosevelt.
“We’re developing a new identity,” Andrejack said. “We have a new assistant coach [Lauren Gates-McGee] who has a tremendous soccer background and is a huge help. There’s a lot to be excited about.”
The Red Devils will look to turn the tide on Malverne/East Rockaway and Roosevelt with rematches slated for Sept. 26 on the road and Sept. 30 at home, respectively.
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Village garners $1.3 million from D’Esposito
Freeport Village has been awarded a $1.3 million grant from Congressman Anthony D’Esposito’s office to enhance the local police department and Office of Emergency Management.
The funding will be used to expand the village’s emergency services infrastructure, specifically adding new facilities to support both the police and emergency management teams.
“We’re getting $1.3 million from Congressman D’Esposito for the police department, (and for the Office of Emergency Management)” Mayor Kennedy said.
The expansion project will involve extending the current building over the garage attached to the police department, creating approximately 4,000 square feet of additional space.
Mayor Kennedy emphasized the importance of the new space for Freeport’s Office of Emergency Management, stating, “It’s kind of tough with our Office of Emegency Management anyway; we need more room, so the police will have an extended portion of Village Hall.”
The new facilities will house updated equipment and provide the much-needed room to improve the operations of both departments.
“Emergency Management will be in the police department,” Kennedy added, explaining that both entities will share the new space.
Engineering and architectural plans are currently being submitted, with the village aiming to break ground on the project early next year.
“Hopefully, we’ll be able to break ground on this, I would say, probably the beginning of the year,” the mayor shared.
The grant is part of a larger effort to support Freeport’s first responders while avoiding increases in local taxes. “All this money they’re getting in grants saves our taxpayers from increasing tax because this is grant money,” the mayor explained.
The village had also previously secured $330,000 in federal funding for new computers, printers, and tasers for the police department.
Mayor Kennedy worked personally with Congressman D’Esposito on securing the funds, stating, “I was working with our congressman to see if we can help our police and also emergency management.”
The expansion project is expected to significantly enhance the capabilities of Freeport’s police and emergency management teams.
federal funding I secured for the Village of Freeport will go a long way towards ensuring local first responders have the resources needed to safeguard this South Shore community during emergency situations long into the future.”
The village plans to move forward quickly with the expansion, and residents can expect to see construction beginning in early 2025.
–Mohammad Rafiq
The funds will be used to add new facilities to support both police and Office of Emergency Management teams.
“It definitely will be an advantage to our police and our Office of Emergency Management to have updated equipment and sufficient room to operate properly,” Kennedy noted.
Congressman D’Esposito, when asked for comment about the grant, had this to say:”As a retired NYPD Detective, I know firsthand the value of investing in emergency preparedness infrastructure, and I am confident the
Courtesy Randy Milteer/Village of Freeport
Stony Brook hockey set to begin new era
By ANTHONY DICOCCO
Special to the Herald
Starting with the 2025-26 season, the Stony Brook hockey team will begin a new chapter of its story that may aid in expanding its recruiting reach across Nassau County.
Last month, the Seawolves announced that this upcoming season would be the team’s 14th and final year in the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League. Beginning with the 2025-26 campaign, Stony Brook is set to join a brand-new conference — the Atlantic Coast Conference Hockey League.
The ACCHL will have North and South divisions. Stony Brook, Pittsburgh, Delaware, Syracuse and Oswego State in the North. The South will consist of Alabama, Louisville, North Carolina State and the University of North Carolina.
Due to the conference relocation, Stony Brook players from Nassau County are hoping that more players from their area will be inclined to join the program. Currently, there are just three Nassau County residents playing on the team.
After initially failing to get into the university, the Massapequa native attended Farmingdale State for a year to “take care of business on and off the ice” before transferring to Stony Brook prior to last season.
As someone who identified Stony Brook as the total package for both academics and athletics, Valenti hopes that joining the ACCHL can be a needle mover for other Nassau County residents.
“After playing junior hockey in Connecticut for two years, I realized that I had everything that I needed regarding academics and hockey at home,” Valenti said. The new conference, he added, “is definitely exciting . . . and people need to realize it’s a (State University of New York) school. We’re going to be in a very competitive league and you get what you pay for. Stony Brook is a very good school for everything, and hockey is just the icing on the cake.”
Forward Jake Gusavitch, a Massapequa native and first-year student, understands his peers’ reluctance to attend Stony Brook but hopes the name notoriety of the other schools in the conference, along with the opportunities they can bring, can help change that.
“If you just see the logo of Alabama or UNC, it acts as an attractor for players in Nassau County and really everywhere,” Gusavitch said. “We have schools like Syracuse and Delaware
joining us along with the schools down south, so I think that’s a great opportunity to get some looks from scouts who are coming for the bigger schools. All in all, there are a lot of positives.”
Bethpage native and forward Lucas Puccia echoed that sentiment.
“There’s a lot of talent down there in the south,” the sophomore student said. “I think playing those teams will be pretty cool and competitive. Stony Brook is one of the top programs and a really good option for anyone on Long Island.”
Gusavitch also emphasized the bonuses of a limited traveling schedule, as teams in the North will only compete against the South’s teams during the playoffs. Due to Stony Brook’s hyperfocus on academics, he raised the point that less travel on the weekends allows for more time to get schoolwork done, which can be enticing for new recruits who live farther away in Nassau County.
In defenseman Teddy Valenti’s case, Stony Brook was always at the top of his college wish list despite living just under an hour away from the school.
While the Seawolves are guaranteed to finish their tenure in the ESCHL with the most championship wins (five) and regular-season championships (four), the last two seasons have not been kind to them. They have posted a combined 25-28-8 record, missing the American Collegiate Hockey Association National Tournament during each campaign.
Choosing to concentrate on the new season, the Seawolves are putting the upcoming league change on the backburner, as they hope to capture their sixth ESCHL championship and their first national title.
“The mission is always the same,” Valenti said. “We had a very unsuccessful year last year. This year we’re playing in the same conference, and hopefully we can prove ourselves as a program. Then next year, when we move on to a different conference, those teams should fear us.”
Stony Brook will open its ESCHL farewell tour at The Rinx, where it will face off against the New York University Violets, on Oct. 4.
Anthony DiCocco is a reporter with the SBU Media Group, part of Stony Brook University’s School of Communication and Journalism’s Working Newsroom program for students and local media.
Courtesy Angelina Livigni
Stony Brook efenseman Teddy Valenti, right, covering Drexel forward Jimmy Jacobs.
Town task force will combat antisemitism
By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com
The Town of Hempstead has unveiled an antisemitism task force that aims to investigate the rise of assaults on Jewish people across the town.
“I’m delighted to have so many people that are joining me to participate in what we find to be something that is needed, and warranted with what is transpiring in our society now,” Town Supervisor Don Clavin said at the Hebrew Academy of West Hempstead on Sept. 12.
The task force will comprise members appointed by Clavin, along with its co-chair, Congressman Anthony D’Esposito. D’Esposito is currently up for re-election and is running against Laura Gillen.
“The presence of everybody here should signify the importance of what today’s announcement really is,” Clavin said, “the unprecedented and definitely noticed rise of antisemitism throughout our country, and particularly here in the Town of Hempstead.”
According to Clavin, the Town of Hempstead has the second-largest Jewish population of any municpality, behind New York City.
As the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel approaches, the creation of the task force comes at a time where communities have been facing a surge in acts of antisemitism.
“I feel strongly that this advisory council, with its role of not only indentifying antisemitism, (is) trying to determine where it’s festering from, how it’s getting in our communities, and how we educate people to recognize the hatred that is being fostered in our communities,” Clavin said.
Councilwoman Melissa Miller said she was thrilled that the town was taking on this initiative.
Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin, center, discussed the creation of an antisemitism task force alongside members of the town board, elected officials and religious leaders, on Sept. 12.
“It’s just unacceptable — if we replaced the population that is being targeting with any other population, there would be an uproar by government, law enforcement and the universities,” Miller said. “It is not acceptable — we should not be just sitting back and fearing what’s going to happen next. Continue to send this message, that we at the Town of Hempstead do not tolerate this and we will continue to fight back.”
Rabbi Ouriel Hazan, of the Hebrew Academy of West Hempstead, expressed his gratitude for the strong partnership between the county and community leaders.
“Today, we speak with one united voice against the veils of antisemitism, and the message is very clear:
We will not tolerate nor stand idly by, or remain silent in the face of hate speech or hateful actions against our community,” Hazan said. “The children deserve to be educated in peace and security.”
As the Jewish holidays approach, the antisemitism task force will be proactive in indentifying and combating signs of hate attacks. There will also be enhanced police patrols at temples and places of worship, according to Clavin.
“This panel has a big responsibility — we’re seeing it foster in our communities, zero tolerance,” Clavin said. “This advisory board has to get it done, be diligent and have the passion that they’re going to go out and get people educated.”
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RUFSD has Superintendent’s Conference
The Roosevelt School District recently gathered for Superintendent’s Conference Day to gear up for the new academic year, with staff and administrators uniting under the theme, “together we rise.” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Shawn Wightman, along with the Roosevelt Board of Education, welcomed new teachers and staff while honoring returning team members for their dedication.
“Everyone in the Roosevelt School District is committed to working together to help our students succeed,” said Dr. Wightman. “Despite what challenges we might face, we can overcome them by working together towards our common goals. There is so much on the horizon at Roosevelt and I am confident in our shared success that lies ahead.”
During the event, Dr. Wightman introduced several new programs and resources for the coming year, including a Black and Latino History 365 course and a new Career and Technical Education program offering certification in electrical and HVAC.
This year, the district has welcomed 50 new staff members, many of whom are Roosevelt residents or alumni returning to give back to their community.
Dr. Wightman and the Board of Education also recognized staff members for their service to the district through “Years of Service” awards.
Those recognized for five years of service included: Bryant Korabez, Alex Bryer, Asha Cupid, Jeanette Fitzgerald, Lauren Gaetani, Juqueater Bryant, Austin Restaino, Cherray Forehand, and Lisa Nappi.
Staff members who have served the district for 10 years were also honored: Allen Stevenson, Despina Grunhut, Akira Regan, Ashley Schriefer, Joseph Notaro, Esther Aquino, Paige Jeffries, Sammy Gonzalez, and Jacqueline Green.
A special recognition was given to staff members marking 20 years of service: Keith Barber, Donna Craig, Jacques Joseph, Erika Posada, Jerome Walker, Azad Zulfekar, Nicole Charles, Malika Phillips, Dr. Dionne Wynn, Hope Anderson-Reid, Felicity Chester, Edith Davenport, Karl Rasmussen, Elsa Saenz, Stacy Wasson, Nancy Jones, and Georgiana Witts.
Those honored for 25 years of service included: Astride Asmus, Tanya Curtis, Darlene Duggan, Curtis Ramdewar, Michelle Jones-Bertram, Carolyn Jones-Notice, Chekesha Newman, Kristine Pieragos-
tini, Kenneth Rafterman, Tarsha ReynoldsChaplin, Stephanie Williams, Amy Johnson, Kristen Roberts, Mark Carmichael, and Milton Green.
In addition, Valerie Henry, Joann McKay, and Joy Conway were recognized for their 30 years of service to the district, while Paulette Fuller-Taylor was honored as the longest-serving active staff member, celebrating 35 years.
As the new school year begins Roosevelt School District stands united in its mission to inspire and uplift students. For more information on the Roosevelt Union Free School District, visit their website at rooseveltufsd.org or follow them on Facebook.
–Mohammad Rafiq
Superintendent Wightman and the Board of Education recognized staff members with the “Years of Service” award.
Photos courtesy RUFSD
The longest active staff member was Paulette Fuller-Taylor, with 35 years under her belt.
The Roosevelt School District recently celebrated staff and students during Superintendent’s Conference Day.
STEPPING OUT
a vision of the power of the YONIA FAIN’S JOURNEY —
HUMAN SPIRIT
By Danielle Schwab
An artist’s life can take many twists and turns. Certainly that is case of Yonia Fain. He reinvented himself repeatedly, yet his dedication to art remained unwavering throughout his 100 years.
Hofstra University Museum of Art welcomes fall with a look at the esteemed artist, poet, author and educator, through its new exhibit, “Yonia Fain (1913-2013): Tracing History.”
The museum’s assemblage of Fain’s art and personal ephemera offers a comprehensive view of his life and global influence, on view through Dec. 16. Fain was a member of Hofstra’s Fine Arts, Design and Art History faculty from 1971 until his retirement in 1985; he was named faculty emeritus on his 100th birthday.
Around 50 of his works — he bequeathed his archive to the museum — are on display, curated by Assistant Director of Exhibitions and Collections Kristen Dorata, including paintings, drawings, sketchbooks, and poetry.
• Now through Dec. 16
• All programs require advance registration; call (516) 463-5672 or visit events.hofstra.edu
to RSVP
• Emily Lowe Gallery, behind Emily Lowe Hall, Hofstra University’s South Campus, Hempstead
“This exhibition is focusing on his journey, offering a vision of the human spirit,” says Museum Director Sasha Giordano. “We wanted to emphasize the aspect of being a refugee, being a displaced person having to move from place to place. The works of art that were chosen are from the many different places he traveled.”
Born in Ukraine in 1913, Fain fled Bolshevik Russia with his family to Warsaw, Poland. After the Nazi invasion in 1939, he and his first wife fled on foot to Vladivostok, Russia. There he was conscripted into the Russian army as an artist.
Refusing to create propaganda art as demanded by the Nazis and Russian authorities, Fain, with his wife, obtained falsified documents, traveling from Siberia to Japan, eventually landing in the Shanghai Ghetto for the remainder of World War II.
Fain continued to use art as a form of expression, making a living painting portraits of Japanese soldiers and their families, also writing poetry.
“Firsthand experience is key to understanding Yonia Fain’s prolific artistic oeuvre, from his early drawings in prewar Warsaw to the many paintings in New York after 1953,” Jan Burzlaff, postdoctoral associate in Holocaust Studies at Cornell University, writes in the exhibit catalogue.
She continues: “To paint is to share the experience,” Fain reflected in a testimony given to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in June 1999. His work seeks to lend voice to all Jews who experienced Nazi rule, the vast majority of whom did not leave a trace. … The exhibition allows for precisely such a window into historical experience. In the process, because his creations do not fit neatly into the two dominant categories of abstract or realist representations, they also invite a much-needed reevaluation of Holocaust and postwar art.”
After the war ended, Fain set his sights on mural painting in Mexico, becoming friendly with fellow artists Diego Rivera and Rufino Tamayo. In 1953, he immigrated to the U.S.; his works featured in prominent museums. Fain also continued writing, authoring five books of Yiddish poetry and serving as the president of the Yiddish Pen Society.
“His journey speaks to those who are displaced and pushed to the margins and stripped of identity in society,” Giordano says.
Fain’s art mixes representational technique with elements of abstract expressionism, employing
broad brush strokes, diagonals and dark marks.
“He really can’t be put comfortably into one style of art,” Giordano adds.
One of Fain’s prominent pieces “Occupied City, 2008,” shows an abstract landscape with overlapping buildings drawn in the background.
“It gives a sense of people living on top of each other in an enclosed space, in a trapped space, which reflects his lived experience,” Giordano notes.
Fain also used color to invoke deeper reflection. “Despite the subject matter being very traumatic, he uses a lot of bright and soft pastel colors. It plays to this dichotomy that exists in his work. He’s showing you hope, but he’s showing you despair. He’s showing you betrayal, but he’s showing you empathy.
Museum visitors can also interact with biographical material, including a timeline of the artist’s life and a video recording in which he discusses life in the Shanghai Ghetto. Additionally, everyone is invited to read Fain’s poetry and then submit a poem in response to the exhibit experience.
Fain’s extraordinary conviction to art during a time of adversity shows the enduring strength of human resilience and beckons us to explore the past.
“We should revisit history. We should re-examine these stories. We should consider people whose stories may trace a similar path of hardship today,” says Giordano.
As always, related programming enhances the viewing experience, including an exhibit tour on Oct. 23.
1964 … The Tribute
‘The “British Invasion” returns anew, when “1964 The Tribute” takes its audience on a musical journey back to that unforgettable era in rock history. Since the early 1980s, this reincarnation of the Fab Four has been thrilling folks all over the globe with what Rolling Stone Magazine has called the “Best Beatles tribute on earth.” Choosing songs from the pre-Sgt. Pepper era, “1964” astonishingly recreates an early ‘60s live Beatles concert, with period instruments, clothing, hairstyles, and onstage banter. The band focuses on the quintessential moment in history, when The Beatles actually played before a live audience. Only a precious few got to experience when The Beatles toured the world in the early ‘60s. Who actually felt the “mania” that brought them to world acclaim. “1964” meticulously re-creates the “magic of those live performances with artful precision and unerring accuracy.
Friday, Sept. 20, 8 p.m. $65, $40, $30, $19.64. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.
‘…
Rollin’ on the river’
Step into a virtual time machine and journey back to the glory days of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s with Commotion — the electrifying Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute band. The musicians pride themselves on their commitment to faithfully reproducing the iconic CCR sound. From the soulful voice of Steve McLain to the mesmerizing guitar solos of Jimmy Ryan, every riff, melody and rhythm comes to life with precision. McLain possesses a vocal prowess rivaling the one and only John Fogerty. With his husky timbre, emotive delivery and uncanny ability to recreate Fogerty’s raw energy, be transported back to when CCR ruled the airwaves. They are joined drummer Mark Ellis and bassist George Foster, who deliver those infectious beats that were CCRs trademark.
Friday, Sept. 20, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $45. Madison Theatre, Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. Tickets available at MadisonTheatreNY.org or (516) 323-4444.
Photos courtesy Hofstra University Museum of Art; Gift of the Estate of Yonia Fain Yonia Fain’s life is represented through his contemplative art, such as “Occupied City” (top left), “rouble Moving Into Harmony and Light,” (top right) and “Rage” (bottom right).
THE
Jessie’s Girl
Sept. 28
Take out that neon once again and give your hair its best ‘80s ‘do. Those crazy days are back — as only Jessie’s Girl can pull off, on the Paramount stage, Saturday, Sept. 28, 8 p.m. The band of NYC’s top rock/pop musicians and singers gets everyone into that “Back To The Eighties” vibe with the latest edition of their popular concert experience. With a lineup including four pop-rock vocalists dressing and performing as ‘80s icons, backed by a dynamic band, this is the definitive 80s experience. Throw on top of that: a load of super-fun choreography, audience participation, props, costumes, and confetti — and you have a party that audiences don’t want to leave. Jessie’s Girl has mastered over-the-top renditions of the some of the most unforgettable songs, all while dressed up as the iconic characters of that decade.
Theater meets live music, covered in ‘80s glitz. There’s no decade like the ‘80s — and no one does that era quite like Jessie’s Girl Throw on your best neon, use extra hair spray and head to Back To The Eighties — because it’s time to party like it’s 1989. $45, $37.50, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com or paramountny.com.
Sept. 25
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. 25, noon-1 p.m. Visit the grand rooms inside the massive 50,000-square-foot 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.
Tips for Successfully Aging in Place
Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation hosts a session, at Freeport Memorial Library, Friday, Sept. 20, 1-2 p.m. Learn helpful tips for aging in place. Discover ways to stay safe, healthy, and happy while remaining in your own home as you age. Registration required. 144 W. Merrick Road. For more information, contact FreeportLibrary.info or call (516) 379-3274.
Sept. 25
Afternoon tunes
Eisenhower Park’s Noontime Concert series concludes, Wednesday, Sept. 25, noon-2 p.m. Enjoy the classic oldies group The Tercels, reliving those great tunes of the ‘50s and ‘60s, plus more, at Field #1. Bring seating. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fascinating Fungi
Bring the kids to make some discoveries about mushrooms at Long Island Children’s Museum’s drop-in program, Sunday, Sept. 29, 1-3 p.m. Did you know that some mushrooms can glow in the dark? Learn about the 113 species of mushroom that are considered bioluminescent, due to a chemical reaction that attracts bugs to help spread mushroom spores. Stop by to learn about these amazing fungi and make a glowing mushroom craft to bring home. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.
Freeport Camera Club
Interested in photography? The Freeport Camera Club welcomes new members. Meetings take place at the Freeport Memorial Library on Wednesdays, at 7 p.m. More information is available at FreeportLibrary.info or call (516) 379-3274. 144 West Merrick Road.
Having an event?
Tribute concert
Plaza Theatricals’ tribute series continues, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2:30 p.m., with Shades of Buble. An exciting trio brings the swinging standards and pop hits of Michael Bublé to the stage in an unforgettable high-energy event. This act consistently wows audiences with their harmonies, smooth choreography and charming good looks.
Enjoy big-band standards from the jazz era, classic hits from the 1950 through ‘70s, as well as today’s chart toppers in this high-energy show that generates standing ovations from sold-out crowds. See the show at 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $40, $35 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.
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Hundreds attend FCA’s Senior H.O.P.E. Fair
Family & Children’s Association (FCA), one of Long Island’s largest nonprofit health and human services organizations, hosted a highly successful Senior H.O.P.E. Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at the Samanea N.Y. Mall in Westbury. The free event, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, drew a large crowd of seniors and their families, offering a wealth of information and services aimed at improving their quality of life.
H.O.P.E., which stands for Happiness, Opportunity, Positive, Energy, was specifically designed to provide older adults with resources and knowledge to enhance their well-being. More than 50 vendors participated, offering attendees valuable insights into a wide range of services, including Medicare, mental health support, scam prevention, and substance use awareness. The fair also featured four educational workshops, technology training for seniors, and opportunities for caregivers to learn about support options. Additionally My Three Sons Bagels provided a free boxed lunch for the first 300 attendees.
FCA President and CEO Dr. Jeffrey L. Reynolds emphasized the importance of events like the Senior H.O.P.E. Fair, especially as Long Island’s population continues to age. "It’s no secret that Long Island’s population is aging. Every year, our senior division helps more than 10,000 seniors improve their quality of life. The H.O.P.E. Fair allowed us to share these resources, and many others, with the broader Long Island community,
Reynolds said.
Lisa Stern, FCA’s Assistant Vice President for Senior & Adult Services, expressed her gratitude to the event's partners and the diverse group of vendors who made the fair possible. “We’re thrilled to have brought 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 we were happy to have vendors from diverse backgrounds offering a multitude of services to the senior community,” she said.
For those unable to attend, FCA offers continuous support to Long Island’s senior population through its many programs, reaching over 10,000 seniors each year. For more information about FCA’s services or future events, visit www.fcali.org.
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 spans 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.
(LEFT TO RIGHT) Paige O’Brien VP & Chief Development Officer and Kim Como, Marketing & Communications Director at FCA.
DR. JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS, CEO & President of FCA
GUESTS visiting the over 50 vendors to earn a wealth of new information.
Photos by Tim Baker
H.O.P.E. balloon arch greeting guests at the entrance.
FCA VAN outside the venue taught attendees about technology
BRUCE A. BLAKEMAN
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH
PARK LAKESIDE THEATRE
reyna felix, program coordinator for Long island Cares, noted the need for 10 to 15 more volunteers to meet holiday demand and provide meals for families.
Pantry needs volunteers to help families in need
variety of jobs volunteers can take on, particularly during the holiday season.
“Volunteers assist our clients with a supported shopping experience in the pantry, where clients can pick and choose the items that they’d like for their families,” she told the Herald. “Volunteers assist in many different capacities. We have opportunities in the warehouse, but the satellites, like Freeport, really are where the help is most needed.”
Freeport’s pantry has long been something of a flagship for Long Island Cares, which is headquartered in Hauppauge. Freeport was its first satellite office, opened in 2009. “It’s by far the busiest out of all of them,” Rosati said. “It represents about 38 percent of the overall numbers that we see in a month’s time, very easily double (some other) location(s).” She attributed the demand there to several factors, including the area’s proximity to train and bus stations, underemployment in the community and its high cost of living.
“There’s easy access,” Reyna Felix, the pantry’s program coordinator, said. “The train station is there. The bus stop is there. We’re surrounded by all businesses.”
Felix confirmed the facility’s critical need for volunteers during the holiday season. “We want to motivate anyone that has (a good amount of free) time and they want to do something successful,” she said. “Like, definitely come to us and help us.” Freeport needs 10 to 15 more volunteers, she said, to adequately staff shifts and prevent burnout among the existing team.
With an Adopt-A-Family program set to launch soon, which provides food for families during the holiday season, the demand for volunteer assistance is only expected to increase. The program aims to ensure that families can have a full
Thanksgiving meal. In a community like Freeport, where food insecurity is prevalent, this initiative brings hope and a sense of normalcy to struggling families at a time of celebration.
Rosati noted the rewards of volunteering, emphasizing the deep connection volunteers build with the families they help. “Food pantry volunteers support Long Island Cares in the following capacities: packing and distributing emergency food bags, serving guests at the front desk and escorting them through the aisles of food, breaking down deliveries, stocking shelves, cleanup, and other duties as necessary,” she said. These tasks aren’t just about the practical work of distributing food — volunteers create an environment in which clients are treated with dignity and respect, helping them feel more like family.
Volunteering at the pantry is an opportunity to be part of a larger mission, to make a tangible difference in the lives of those struggling with hunger. As Felix said, “It’s something that you want to be part of, like, a good team.”
With food insecurity impacting an estimated 121,000 Long Islanders, including 65,000 children, according to Rosati, the work that Long Island Cares and its volunteers do is more critical than ever. The food bank’s services ensure that families have access to nutritious meals, particularly during the holiday months, when many feel the strain of wanting to provide more for their loved ones.
Rosati encourages those interested in volunteering to visit the Long Island Cares website, licares.org. And there are other ways to support the Freeport pantry. Financial donations or gift cards are always welcomed. “Our website has a menu of options for donors of all different interests,” Rosati said.
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Public Notices
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 Offce 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 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 identifcation: 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 fled 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 Confrming 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 fled 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.
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
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
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
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 3, 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 October 15, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 54 Robert St, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of NY, Section 62 Block 99 Lot 581. Approximate amount of judgment $512,932.31 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index# 609413/2017. 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.”
The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the fled judgment, Index No. 004406/2016 in the amount of $655,793.46 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 148897
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
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 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 fled 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
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Javier Genao, as Administrator for the Estate of Yuvelka Figueroa and as Natural Guardian for minor K. Genao a/k/a K.M. Figueroa, Heir to the Estate of Yuvelka Figueroa; et al., Defendant(s)
Brian J. 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: August 6, 2024 For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 148881
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STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, v. GUILLERMO GAGLIANO, ET AL. Defendants. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT
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In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Offce of the County Clerk of Nassau County on January 9, 2024, I, David H. Sloan, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on October 16, 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: 63 Lincoln Place Freeport, NY 11520 SBL No: 55-169-8 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York.
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC TRUST 2006-WM1, Plaintiff, Against CLAUDIA YON, ISAIAS YON, JOSE VASQUEZ, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 08/18/2022, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 10/10/2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 169 Meister Boulevard, Freeport, New York 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 54 Block 331 Lot 32 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $823,369.16 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 602090/2019 Ellen Durst, 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. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Dated: 8/30/24 File Number: 35520 SH 148903
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff AGAINST RICOT PAILLANT, DOMINIQUE PAILLANT, EVANS PIERRE, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 27, 2020, 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 October 15, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 1395 Circle Drive West, North Baldwin, NY 11510. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Baldwin, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 36, Block 468-02, Lot 48. Approximate amount of judgment $485,221.39 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index #602216/2019. 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”. Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 18-008526 82134 148849
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wilmington Trust, NA, successor trustee to Citibank, N.A., as Trustee f/b/o holders of Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Inc., Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust 2006-8, Mortgage PassThrough Certifcates, Series 2006-8, Plaintiff AGAINST Sergia M. Minaya, Julio Estevez, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 15, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 16, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 34 Grand Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected,
situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 55., BLOCK: 23601, LOT: 222. Approximate amount of judgment $565,937.88 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index #001309/2015. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Offce of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) 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”. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. Andrew K. Preston, Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-029399-F01 82294 148851
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to §128-5 of the Freeport Village Code, a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Freeport will be held to conduct public hearings on Monday, October 7, 2024 at 5:45 P.M., in the Municipal Building, Board of Trustees Conference Room, 46 North Ocean Avenue, 2nd Floor, Freeport, NY adjacent to the Mayor’s Offce. Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk Issue Date: September 19, 2024 149074
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC, Pltf. vs. TIFFANY LOPEZ, et al Deft. Index #604471/2023. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered August 15, 2024, I will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 21, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a 185 Sportsmans Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520 a/k/a Section 62, Block 89, Lot 11, Lot Group 11-12. Approximate amount of judgment is $483,349.08
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Navy JROTC visits Nassau County police
Freeport High School’s Navy JROTC cadets recently visited Nassau County Police Department headquarters in Mineola, where they participated in an educational program showcasing various career paths in law enforcement.
During the trip, the cadets toured the facility and attended a presentation by Police Sergeant Steven Krukowski, who outlined the different roles within the police department and provided insights into specialized units and the diverse career opportunities available.
The cadets also got a close look at key resources used by the Nassau County Police, including emergency vehicles, the mounted unit, and the police helicopter, offering them a firsthand experience of the tools essential to public safety.
At the end of the visit, each cadet received a certificate of participation and a Nassau County Police Department T-shirt as a memento of their day.
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plus cost and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of fled judgment and terms of sale. JANE SHRENKEL, Referee., MARGOLIN, WEINREB & NIERER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf. 165 Eileen Way, Ste. 101, Syosset, NY. #101746 149038
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PENNYMAC LOAN
SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff against JOSE MARTE A/K/A JOSE A. MARTE, et al
Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614.
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered July 30, 2024, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme
Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM. Premises known as 22 Agnes Street, Freeport, NY 11520. Sec 55 Block 390 Lot 168. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York.
Approximate Amount of Judgment is $421,268.73 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index No 615420/2022. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”
Ronald J Ferraro, Esq., Referee File # QFSLN005 149020
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE SPECIALTY UNDERWRITING AND RESIDENTIAL FINANCE TRUST MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-BC1, Plaintiff AGAINST JANINE GUILFORD, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 27, 2017, 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 October 21, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 336 W. Seaman 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, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 36, BLOCK 537, LOT 15. Approximate amount of judgment $623,819.04 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to
provisions of fled Judgment Index #009116/2014. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Peter T. Bauer, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 00-305223 82195 148974
Freeport schools appoint new assistant principals
At the Aug. 28 meeting of the Freeport Board of Education, Sergio Argueta was appointed as assistant principal of Freeport High School, and Ruth Desronvil was appointed as assistant principal of Atkinson Elementary School.
ty College, a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Hofstra University, a master’s degree in social work, and a postmaster’s certification in school district/school building educational leadership from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Both bring significant experience in education to their new roles. Argueta is the founder of Destined for Greatness Consulting, where he leads training for professionals in government, nonprofit, and educational sectors to improve skills in areas such as coalition building, community engagement, and violence reduction.
Previously, he served as dean of academic services and discipline at both Lawrence Road Middle School and Uniondale High School in the Uniondale School District. His earlier positions included attendance coordinator and school social worker at Uniondale High School. Additionally, he has held various roles in the nonprofit sector.
Argueta holds an associate degree in criminal justice from Nassau Communi-
Ruth Desronvil recently served as assistant principal in the Longwood Central School District, where she oversaw the organization and administration of Regents, Advanced Placement, and PSAT exams, and chaired the Cultural Community Committee. Her prior experience includes teaching special education English and social studies at Spring Creek Community School and John Wilson Intermediate School in Brooklyn.
Desronvil earned a bachelor’s degree from Pace University, a master’s degree in public administration from John Jay University, a master’s in education from Brooklyn College, and an advanced graduate certificate in educational leadership from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
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Cadets got a close look at key resources used by Nassau police, including the police helicopter pictured above.
Ruth DesRonvil seRgio ARguetA
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TQ. We were sitting in our living room and heard a loud clunk. We went to investigate, thinking something spooky or structural had happened, maybe in our attic. It turned out that a steel post in our basement had just rusted out and fallen over, probably from saltwater during the hurricane flooding we had. Should we be concerned? The floor seems to be level, and not bouncy or anything. What should we do? Can we replace the column to save money?
A. Sometimes things do go bump in the middle of the night. (People sometimes ask me if these questions are real. You actually called me about this, as a former client, and I was able to stop over and look at the problem.) You were right to be concerned, and to react quickly instead of waiting to see what could happen next.
I can report that your crawl space went through a significant amount of repair, but is in otherwise pristine condition after the flooding occurred. Unlike many people I meet with, you took pictures of the stripped bare structure, and could show me the ones you kept in a computer file. That was important in determining what to do next, because the main beam supporting the house is partially enclosed with marine plywood and has several adjustable columns, which I never recommend for permanently supporting loads, especially in a potential flood-prone crawl space under a home.
Now I have photos to prove what I have often said about adjustable columns, the ones with either pegs or adjustable screws or, like your columns, both pegs and a large adjustable screw at the top. I am in favor of full steel columns that aren’t lightweight, but rather have heavyweight sidewalls of ¼-inch-thick steel.
It isn’t that the adjustable columns aren’t strong enough. My concern is that they be installed correctly and how long they will last, especially in a corrosive environment. Almost every adjustable column I have ever seen is installed incorrectly, upside down. The manufacturer specifically instructs that the adjustment portion of the column should be at the bottom, not at the top. After installing a correctly calculated spread footing, the column is installed so that when the floor slab is poured in place, the concrete will enclose the screw adjustment section of the column.
In a flood zone, I always recommend that plastic be in place around the base of the column before the concrete pour is made, to keep saltwater from directly contacting the steel. Even though the steel must be coated with rust-preventive paint, concrete acts like a sponge, and the salt builds up and remains around the steel after each flooding episode. Even better, I recommend solid concrete block columns to support the beam in a flood hazardprone area. They will last a hundred years longer than the steel. You can do the work yourself and avoid things that go bump in the night. Good luck!
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Your lawn may be killing you — and many other creatures
You know those little yellow flags stuck on lawns in your neighborhood? Think of them as tombstones.
Those markers signify a recent application of pesticides, a broad category of chemicals designed to kill insects, weeds and fungi. There’s some evidence that they can kill animals and people, too.
Roundup, one of the most common herbicides, has been banned or restricted in some states and countries due to fears of its impact on human health and the environment. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is listed by the World Health Organization as a probable carcinogen.
Pesticides like this one are being applied with abandon on Long Island’s lawns, endangering the Island’s only aquifer while threatening the health of its human residents as well as the birds, bees and household pets that share our biosphere.
“Several types of cancer, immune-
response deficiencies, neurological diseases and birth defects have been associated with exposure to lawn chemicals,” a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency publication states.
Suffolk County registered by far the heaviest doses of pesticides used among New York counties in 2021 — 6.5 million pounds, according to the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation. Nassau ranked as the sixth most chemically doused county, with 1.6 million pounds of pesticides used to keep homeowners’ grass weed- and bug-free.
PSociety of the United States, which included Trepanier’s comment in a report last year.
“Rates of lymphoma in pets of pesticide users are significantly higher than occurrences in the pets of non-chemical users,” the Mid-America Research Council added.
esticides are being applied with abandon on Long Island’s yards.
In reporting on the DEC finding, Newsday observed, “Far too much pesticide is poured to attain lawns that could be mistaken for putting greens, with far too little concern for the environment, experts say.”
Research shows clear links between herbicide exposure and non-Hodgkin lymphoma and bladder cancer in humans, Lauren Trepanier, professor of internal medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, says. Both of those cancers are also common in dogs, notes the Human
APretty much no living things — except lawn grass — co-exist well with pesticides. Butterflies, lightning bugs and honeybees, along with every other type of insect, are killed by chemicals that are advertised as fatal to mosquitoes.
In fact, scientists say we’re in the throes of an “insect apocalypse.” And if present death rates continue, they add, there won’t be any insects left alive a century from now. That will be bad news not only for the bugs themselves, but also for birds, flowers and food. Insects are responsible for pollinating 75 percent of all flowering plants, including about onethird of the crops consumed by humans.
Birds are experiencing just as precipitous a population decline as bugs. A study published in 2019 by Science, a research journal, found that 3 billion North American birds have died off
since 1970 — a loss of nearly 30 percent of their total numbers.
Pesticides kill birds both directly and indirectly. Birds ingest poisonous chemicals when they mistake pesticide granules for food, the New York Audubon Society points out. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute adds, “Birds that eat insects are literally at a loss when insecticides cause a drop in the number of insect prey available, especially when they have young to feed.”
But here’s some good news: The damage pesticides are doing to suburban environments, and the entire planet, can be greatly mitigated if homeowners like those on Long Island make a simple choice. They can replace their lawns (which are pretty to look at but otherwise useless) with shrubs, trees and native plant species that are well adapted to the local climate and pests. And they can save lots of time and money as well if they give Mother Nature the chance to reproduce benignly.
Kevin J. Kelley was a congressional staff member in the 1980s, and is a retired journalist and journalism professor who worked for newspapers in New York, Vermont and Kenya and taught at St. Michael’s College in Vermont. He lives in Atlantic Beach.
Seeking post-pandemic healing in the woods
SCOTT BRINTON
cold wind, as loud as a trumpet, whipped across the summit of Mount Marcy, New York’s highest peak in the Adirondacks, on Aug. 17. I could see only feet in front of me, because the mountain, at 5,344 feet above sea level, was enveloped by clouds. Then a light rain started to patter across the rocky slab at my feet. I was in a dreamscape, surrounded by massive boulders and tall piles of rocks called cairns, intended to guide hikers through stormy conditions. Then, out of the fog, two 20-something hikers appeared like apparitions, wearing nothing more than shorts, T-shirts and sneakers, each carrying but one small water bottle.
The two moved across the steep, slippery rock like cats, seemingly unfazed by the increasingly concerning weather. One pulled out a short joint and inhaled it all at once. He and his hiking partner stood at Marcy’s highest point and joked that they were the highest
men in New York. Then they asked if we — my son, Andrew, my soon-to-be son-in-law, Matteo, and I — would like our photo taken at the summit. We did, and the fellow toking the joint obliged.
The pair were from Massachusetts, but mostly hiked in New Hampshire, they said. They had never climbed Mount Marcy before. I remarked that I had last made the ascent 45 years ago.
“What were you, 3?” the smoker asked.
“Actually, I was 12.”
“Whoa.”
DI’m a nearly lifelong Long Islander accustomed to a virtually flat landscape, and the Adirondack High Peaks region has lived in my imagination since I first visited the area as a Boy Scout with Troop 79, in Suffolk County, during my middle school years. I could never reconcile in my mind the massiveness of the mountains, the sheer grandeur of them. Even as a child, I understood how special they were, and how fortunate I was to visit them.
take in the spectacular view (on a clear day, it’s said you can see Mount Royal, in Montreal, 65 miles away, from Marcy’s summit), but my older self understood how privileged I was to be in this place. To be consumed by the weather was an experience unto itself, one part eerie, one part mystical.
espite the fog atop Mount Marcy, I understood how privileged I was to be there.
I had decided during the coronavirus pandemic that I wanted — I needed — to return to Mount Marcy, and I wrote about that desire in a Herald column in March 2021, “Reflections on a pandemic year.” I was the Heralds’ executive editor at the time, and like so many people then, I was exhausted, mentally as well as physically, having covered the pandemic for a year. My mind often wandered to the forests of my childhood, both on Long Island and in the Adirondacks and Catskills. I longed for the quiet and solitude of the woods.
I climbed Bear Mountain, in New York’s Hudson Highlands, with my wife, Katerina, in June. It was a distressingly hot day, but we made it. Then Andrew and Matteo proposed that we climb Marcy this summer, and I was all in. I didn’t hesitate. Now it’s on to Katahdin, in Maine, hopefully in one of the coming summers.
The experiences of climbing Bear Mountain and Mount Marcy were made more special and lasting in my memory because I shared them with family. Only my daughter, Alexandra, was missing, but I’m certain she will be trekking with us into the mountains in the near future.
Like so many, I was hyper-focused on my work during the pandemic. It was all we had. I still love my work — now as a full-time Hofstra University journalism professor. But to this day, more than a year after the official end of the “Covid-19 emergency” in May 2023, my mind often drifts to the woods, to nature. It is there that we find the psychic and spiritual healing that so many of us still so desperately need.
On the day Andrew, Matteo and I made our ascent, the weather was less than ideal. A younger version of me might have been disappointed not to
“I hope to climb Bear Mountain, Mount Marcy and Mount Katahdin again, and perhaps others as well,” I wrote. “I hope. I hope. I hope. We must keep hope alive to remember why we should do all we can to survive these terrible and terrifying times.”
Scott Brinton is an assistant professor of journalism, media studies and public relations at Hofstra University’s Lawrence Herbert School of Communication. ©Scott A. Brinton. Comments? scott.brinton@hofstra.edu.
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History is passed down in our fire departments
History is often perceived as something static — a collection of events consigned to textbooks, memorialized in museums, or commemorated on anniversaries. It can feel as though history lives on dusty bookshelves, far removed from our daily lives.
But history isn’t merely a record of the past, frozen in time. Rather, it is a living, breathing thing, continuously shaping the present and influencing the future.
History evolves as it is interpreted, re-examined and passed down through generations. One way to understand its dynamic nature is by noting how institutions like fire departments are now hiring young people who were born after Sept. 11, 2001 — a day that still feels so recent and vivid to many of us.
This milestone is a potent reminder that history is an ever-evolving force that defines generational perspectives, values and narratives.
Many of us remember where we were and what we were doing on 9/11, as do members of older generations who remember where they were when they heard that President John F. Kennedy had been shot, or that Pearl Harbor had been attacked.
For firefighters — and especially those who serve in New York City and on Long Island — no date holds deeper meaning than Sept. 11. The bravery of the many first responders who ran
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toward the hellish chaos at the World Trade Center, intending to save lives, has become emblematic of the courage and sacrifice inherent in their profession.
That fire departments are now hiring people who were not alive when the towers fell highlights the inevitability of generational change and the idea that history is always moving forward, even when it feels as if time has stood still.
These young recruits are entering a world shaped by the consequences of 9/11, yet they engage with it in a different way. For them, Sept. 11 is, yes, history, but not a memory — a chapter learned in school rather than a harrowing, indelible life experience.
This generational shift forces us to confront the duality of history: it is at once deeply personal and profoundly collective. For those of us who lived through 9/11 — and particularly the millions who could see the smoking wreckage from their homes or offices, with no need of a television screen — the event has become part of the fabric of our lives. For those born afterward, it is something learned about and appreciated through second-hand accounts.
Nonetheless, their presence in firefighting gear yet to be soiled signals that history is alive, breathing new life into the institutions that helped shape it. Eerily similar to the refrain repeated by Jewish people immersed in their
own living history since the Holocaust, “Never again,” fire departments across the United States, as far removed from New York as Alaska, echo the phrase, “Never forget.”
There, the Kenai Fire Department — more than 4,500 miles from ground zero — commemorates 9/11 every year as if its members, too, were just a truck ride from where the planes hit.
“The greatest thing we can do to honor the lives lost on 9/11 is to strive to be the people we were on Sept. 12, when we all came together, we all felt like one nation, one people,” Jay Teague, chief of the Kenai department, said at its Sept. 11 ceremony last week, as reported by KDLL public radio. “We get lost in the daily strife, the daily frustrations, and we lose that sometimes, but I think that’s probably the best sentiment we can end on, is that we should strive to be the people we were on Sept. 12.”
As young recruits join firehouses in New York City, on Long Island and across the country, they bring with them a new understanding of public service, informed not only by the legacy of 9/11, but the challenges they have faced in the post-9/11 world, marked by heightened security, shifting global politics, a pandemic and a divided country.
This generational handoff underscores the vitality of history. It is not static; it does not belong solely to the past. Rather, it lives on through the people who reinterpret it and shape it anew.
As election season heats up, the League of Women Voters of Central Nassau and partners such as New Yorkers for Equal Rights and the New York Civil Liberties Union continue to advocate for and educate about Proposal 1, appearing on state ballots in the upcoming election, through postcarding, phonebanking, canvassing and public appearances. We remind New York voters to “flip their ballot” on Nov. 5 and vote on Prop 1, which expands on the current state Equal Rights Amendment to include protections against discrimination for all New Yorkers.
Moreover, LWVCN recently joined the Sign4ERA. org team — which advocates for the long-overdue certification and publication of the federal ERA — when the organization’s chair, former New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, and her colleagues visited Garden City on Sept. 1 to ask U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito for his support. D’Esposito, who represents the 4th Congressional District, is one of a few remaining members of Congress needed to sign a House discharge petition that would bring HJ Resolution 25 — removing the deadline for
Behind the mask: the flaws in Nassau’s new law
Imagine a law introduced to fight hate and bigotry — yet it is so flawed that it inadvertently shields those very perpetrators from justice.
That’s precisely what happened on Aug. 5, when the Nassau County Legislature’s Republican majority pushed through its so-called Mask Transparency Act — a law that, despite its intentions, opens the door to unintended consequences. At first glance, the measure appears to be a strong stance against antisemitism, aimed at unmasking those who would hide behind disguises to commit hateful acts. As a Jewish parent, I understand the appeal of such a measure. But as a former prosecutor, I can’t ignore the fact that this law is not only unconstitutional, but also dangerously impractical.
In this instance, the devil is in the details — or rather, in the lack of them. The legislation is rife with ambiguities that could turn ordinary citizens into targets of unjust prosecution, while allowing actual criminals to walk free.
The members of the Democratic minority recognized these flaws early on, and proposed a more narrowly tailored bill focused specifically on punishing those who use masks to evade responsibility for criminal acts. The Democratic bill was not only clearer, but would have provided a more effective deterrent against those who commit crimes under the guise of anonymity. My colleagues and I also sought to work with the Republicans on a bipartisan solution that could have been both effective and constitutionally sound. Unfortunately, Republicans rebuffed these efforts, pushing through their version of the law without considering the potential consequences.
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The officers, following the new law, ask Schmoe to remove his mask. He refuses. Asked why he’s wearing it, he remains silent. Left with little choice, the police arrest him — not for throwing the bottle, but for violating the Mask Transparency Act.
ow do we prevent a guy with true hate in his heart from being acquitted?
Let me paint you a picture of how this could play out in real life. Imagine a man named Joe Schmoe who harbors deep-seated antisemitic views. He attends an anti-Israel protest outside Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where he adds his voice to hateful and aggressive chants. The police maintain order throughout the event, but as it winds down, officers notice Schmoe throwing an empty beer bottle into the street. No one is injured, and no property is damaged, but Schmoe is wearing a
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Since Virginia was the 38th state to ratify the ERA in 2020, we have the threefourths majority of states needed to affirm it as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. As of Sept. 1, the discharge petition had been signed by 214 House members, and needed 218 signatures to move to a floor vote. So if you live in District 4 — which includes Atlantic Beach, Baldwin, Carle Place, East Meadow, Elmont, the Five Towns, Floral Park, Franklin Square, Freeport, Garden City, Garden City Park, Hempstead, Long Beach, Lynbrook, Malverne, Merrick, New Hyde Park, Ocean-side, Rockville Centre, Roosevelt, Seaford, Uniondale, Valley Stream, Wantagh, West Hempstead and Westbury — and you support the ERA, contact D’Esposito’s office, at desposito.house.gov, as soon as possible, and ask him to sign Discharge Petition No. 6. This federal equal rights legislation is long overdue, and we are close to making history by seeing it finally published in the Constitution, where, arguably, it always should have been.
On Tuesday, which, auspiciously, was both Constitution Day and National Voter Registration Day, representatives of the LWVCN, the National Council of Jewish Women and the New York chapter of the National Organization for Women were scheduled to visit D’Esposito’s office to
discuss the urgency and significance of the federal ERA, not only for New Yorkers but for all Americans.
SUSAN CUSHMAN, PH.D. LWVCN advocacy chair
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The Long Island Rail Road still needs to reach a state of good repair for its existing fleet, stations, elevators, escalators, signals, interlockings, track, power, yards and shops. That also includes more stations reaching compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act. Maintenance programs for all operating assets also need to be fully funded, and completed on time, to ensure riders safe, uninterrupted, reliable service.
Since its creation in 1964, the Urban Mass Transit Administration — which since 1991 has been known as the Federal Transit Administration — has provided billions of dollars to pay for many of these capital improvements. The LIRR’s share of the FTA’s annual grants to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
nario; it’s a real possibility under this poorly crafted law. The resources spent on prosecuting someone like Schmoe, who walks away unscathed in the end, could have been better used to target those who seek to harm others.
Here’s where things get tricky. Schmoe is processed and eventually ends up in court, where he is provided a public defender, because he can’t afford his own attorney. His case lingers in the justice system for nearly two years due to backlogs. When the case finally goes to trial, the prosecution — funded by taxpayers — is tasked with proving that Schmoe wore the mask with criminal intent.
But his defense is simple: He claims he wore the mask because he wasn’t feeling well, and feared contracting Covid-19. How can the prosecution definitively disprove this claim? The jury, bound to follow the law as written, might very well have no choice but to acquit him. And just like that, the Mask Transparency Act becomes the perfect tool for committing what I call the “perfect crime.”
This is more than a hypothetical sce-
The sad irony here is that the Mask Transparency Act was meant to protect communities from hate and violence, but instead it creates legal loopholes that make it harder to hold the guilty accountable. The law’s vague language and broad scope mean that it can be easily manipulated, turning a well-meaning but seriously flawed piece of legislation into a shield for those it was meant to expose.
Nassau County needs to pass laws that are both constitutionally sound and effective in practice, and the Mask Transparency Act fails on both counts. Instead of deterring hate, it risks emboldening those who seek to evade justice by exploiting the very law designed to stop them. We deserve better — and we deserve laws that are precise, enforceable and, above all, just.
The fight against hate is too important to be left to legislation that does more harm than good. It’s time for our leaders to go back to the drawing board and craft solutions that truly protect our communities.
Seth I. Koslow represents Nassau County’s 5th Legislative District.
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averages 15 percent. In 2024, this should total $270 million of $1.8 billion in federal grant funding.
The state Department of Transportation also provides Statewide Transportation Operating Assistance on an annual basis to the MTA and the LIRR. Let’s give thanks to both Washington and Albany for continued financial support for our LIRR, the
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is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously served as a director of the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office of Operations and Program Management.
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