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Worshiping from a distance no longer possible for parishioners is receiving communion, which in the Greek Orthodox There was a gathering of only tradition is passed through a three people at the Greek Ortho- shared spoon and chalice. The dox Church of the Holy Resur- priest then consumes the rection, in Brookville, for the remains.

March 25 Annunciation, the Archbishop Elpidophoros, of Divine Liturgy that commemo- the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese rates the visit of the archangel of America, which is headquarGabriel to the Virgin Mary. tered in Manhattan, issued a Greek Independirective on March dence Day was also 6 to Greek Orthocelebrated that day. dox churches T he cantor’s across the country, singing filled the s u g g e s t i n g t h at church, but the those who felt pews were empty. unwell not take Holy Resurrection part in communion. is the spiritual He also advised that home of some 420 those who are elderfamilies, and many ly or considered of them were takvulnerable, and ing part in the Mass anyone who had at h o m e. T h e re traveled out of the were 242 views on country recently, the church’s Yourefrain from attendTube live stream, ing services and and 1,400 views on watch live-streams Facebook. online instead. At ZEFY This is the new the time, people normal in the days CHRISTOPOULOS could still go to of the coronavirus church. pandemic, as houses of worship At Holy Resurrection’s last litlive-stream to their members as urgy on March 15, Holy Commuthey shelter in place. “It’s a very nion went forward “as it has unprecedented and new world, been for over 1,000 years,” Papaand I don’t know if the world dopoulos said. “The priest has will ever be the same after this,” the remains of the cup to themsaid Father Panteleimon Papado- selves,” he said. “The same poulos, the parish’s spiritual spoon, without any sanitation. leader since last November.

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Courtesy Sherry McKevitt

CHARLIE, LEFT, GIANNA and Anthony Scheidet took part in the egg hunt in Oyster Bay and made it to the end, finding the golden egg. The hunt is open to anyone, at any time.

In O.B., even an egg hunt follows distancing protocol

BY LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com

When Sherry McKevitt’s teenagers were children, they enjoyed not one, but three egg hunts during the Easter season. “My parents and husband’s parents and myself — we all did egg hunts,” she said, her voice filled with excitement. “And we color-coordinat-

ed for each kid so they would get the same amount of eggs. I put candy in them but my father put money in some.”

An aide at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School, McKevitt also lives in Oyster Bay. In addition to the family egg hunts, she took her children to those traditionally held in the hamlet, at Sagamore Hill and Raynham Hall Museum, which

were canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

It saddened McKevitt to imagine how disappointed kids would be without an egg hunt.

So she and her friends Melissa Rosasco and Giovanna Miceli — also Roosevelt teacher’s aides — decided to create a different kind of hunt for area children. Although the eggs CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

ot being able to partake in hymns and be in the church buildings, you feel a sense of loss, but we have hope and faith.

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really respect what the school is trying to do to try to get us the most normal senior experience we can get during this time of chaos.

What OBCSD families need to know amid the coronavirus ■ Following Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s order to cancel spring break and continue remote learning, the district’s spring recess scheduled from April 9 to April 17 has been cancelled.

a.m. at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School, 150 West Main St., Oyster Bay and at James H. Vernon School, 880 Oyster Bay Road, East Norwich, from 9 to 10 a.m. at.

■ The district has shared a survey to parents who may need child care during school closures as per request of the Office of Children and Family Services. The survey can be found at www.surveymonkey.com?r/3HSNNYJ.

■ New York State Assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades three through eight have been suspended.

The April and May SAT and ACT exams have also been suspended. The June SAT and ACT exams are still scheduled. Check district website and www.collegeboard.org for updates.

■ After Nassau County schools were closed

by Executive Laura Curran, the school district made devices and the internet available for families who did not have it.

■ As of March 31, children relying on the district for free or price-reduced lunch can receive the meals from 10:30 to 11:30

they’ve never done before.”

And with the school district cancelling spring break, as per state Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s order on March 30, students and teachers will have to keep working towards their educational goals. Moore said she wasn’t surprised when she heard the news.

“Obviously as a senior it’s hard to not have a last break or have a shortened softball season if we have one or anything.” she said. “It’s an upsetting time. It’s an adjustment. But we all understand why with the precautions that the school has to take to make sure we’re all safe.”

Perhaps one of the hardest parts about digital learning is distance from friends

■ The April 7 Board of Education meeting will be closed to the public. A call-in number will be provided so that individuals can listen to the meeting. Once district receives confirmation for the phone number, it will be posted on the district’s website. and changes in the school calendars.

Nicole said she’s been missing her friends. “We’ve been keeping up on FaceTime now,” she said.

Moore said that her senior class does understand the importance of social distancing during the pandemic, but they are saddened by the situation.

“The [high school officials] promised us that we would have some sort of prom or graduation,” Moore said, adding that senior events may be postponed to a later date or take an alternate form. “I really respect what the school is trying to do to try to get us the most normal senior experience we can get during this time of chaos.”

Belmont construction on halt

By MELISSA KOENIG and SCOTT BRINTON mkoenig@liherald.com

Construction on the Belmont Park redevelopment project grinded to a halt on March 27, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that all “non-essential” construction would stop to maintain social distancing. The project was expected to be completed in time for the 2021 - 22 hockey season.

In his announcement, the governor defined essential construction as projects that are “necessary to protect the health and safety of the occupants, or to continue a project if it would be unsafe to allow it to remain undone.” The term includes work on bridges, roads, transit facilities, utilities, hospitals, health care facilities, affordable housing and homeless shelters.

All other projects would be put on pause until April 21.

The Belmont Park project, meanwhile, includes the construction of an 18,000-seat arena for the New York Islanders hockey franchise, a 250-room hotel, a community

center, commercial office space and 350,000 square feet of retail space.

“We support Gov. Cuomo’s efforts to eliminate the COVID-19 virus,” Lou Lamoriello, Islanders president and general manager, said in a statement, calling Cuomo “the driving force behind the construction of the Belmont Park arena.

“The progress that has been made since the groundbreaking is truly incredible, and is a credit to all of the construction workers that have been there every day,” he continued. “Those workers are all part of our community, and we want them safe and healthy.”

As of last month, almost all of the arena’s foundation was installed, and Anthony Lopez, senior project manager for Manhattan-based Sterling Project Development said he expected the majority of the steel and the roof to be installed by the summer.

“By the summertime of this year,” he vowed at the time, “you’re going to see a fully-developed building.”

A new substation to power the arena was

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CONSTRUCTION ON THE Belmont Park reconstruction project last week. also about 60 to 70 percent complete at the end of February, according to Peter Montalvo, the associate project manager of PSEG, and construction on a new full-time Elmont Long Island Rail Road station was expected to begin in the spring. LIRR officials have worked on the station’s design since last fall, Hector Garcia, the railroad’s senior director

of external affairs, said, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board approved a $65 million contract for the station’s construction at the end of January.

The south platform, serving eastbound trains, was to be completed by October 2021, with the north platform finished a year later.

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do some work and 10 percent are not doing any work.

It’s harder to teach the students when The Oyster Bay-East Norwich School they are not there to make sure the mateDistrict closed its doors to the public on rial is being absorbed and understood, he March 15 to comply with an order from added. Even so, teachers have been trying County Executive Laura Curto rethink how they teach and ran for all schools. But this adhere to a routine. Most of didn’t mean that classes the students, he said, have would not be in session. been responsible, asking Four days after the cloabout assignments and matesure, teacher organized their rials. curriculum so it would be Walsh’s daughter, Nicole, a digitally accessible. On seventh-grade student at the March 19 students began to James H. Vernon School, said adapt, learning from their she is enjoying learning at homes, instead of the classher own pace. “I like social room, when teachers began studies at home," she said, posting their materials. "because we get fun videos “They’re doing pretty well and stuff.” with it,” said Vicki Walsh, a Part of the curriculum for town councilwoman, who is Kathryn Moore, a senior at also a mother of two seventh Oyster Bay High School, graders and a sophomore. includes watching movies.

She is also a former president “For my English class, we of the Parent Teacher Associhave a film to watch each ation. “The teachers have KATHRYN week and then a response is been very productive and MOORE due later that week,” Moore they’ve been interactive.” said. “But for classes like AP OBHS senior Different websites, includCalculus, we have daily classing Google Classroom, were room assignments that are implemented for the district's teachers to due.” instruct their students. And because of Her workload, she said, has been about the circumstances, deadlines were more the same as when she was learning in a flexible. classroom. “But I know for a lot of the A district teacher, who wished not to juniors and other people in my grade who be identified for fear of losing his job, said doubled up on science classes, that they that although the district has done a good definitely feel pressured by the work,” she job helping with the transition, teachers said. have had to work more. And because the To help keep students engaged in district is using multiple websites, teach- learning, some teachers have been impleers are required to check often for school- menting fun virtual experiences. work, messages and emails.

“Today [my children] actually had a Some students, the teacher said, are live tour with Raynham Hall Museum in having a hard time adapting to the digital Oyster Bay,” Walsh said. “They enjoyed it. classes. He estimated that 35 percent of It was a few classes combined, so I think students do most of the work, 40 percent that was something different, something

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THE GREEK ORTHODOX Church of the Holy Resurrection closed to the public on March 16.

Church continues to serve its faithful by live-streaming CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE dox church for thousands of years.”

According to Papadopoulos, there are no records of priests dying from infectious diseases. He noted cases of priests giving Holy Communion to victims of leprosy and not coming down with the disease themselves.

Since that liturgy, communion has not been available, and the Mass has been live-streamed. “They want to receive, but we have kept them away from the chalice,” Papadopoulos said. “We have encouraged them to live all the other aspects of spiritual life.”

The church closed to parishioners on March 16, following not only federal, state and local social distancing guidelines, but also orders from Elpidophoros. The Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre announced on March 24 that public liturgies would no longer be permitted until further notice.

“Staying home is the least we can do for the safety of our neighbors, for the safety of our friends and for the safety of our family,” Elpidophoros said in an address to the faithful on March 26. “We must avoid burdening our health care system by being careless, especially in order to help the heroic doctors and nurses who are already stretched to the limit.”

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FATHER PANTELEIMON PAPADOPOULOS of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Resurrection, in Brookville, addressed members by live-stream on March 25.

Holy Resurrection now live-streams four services a week, because the Greek Orthodox Church is currently in a period of lent. Only three people are allowed inside the church — Papadopoulos; the cantor, John Szymkiewicz; and the

church’s caretaker, Themi Dajko.

This will even be the case for the Orthodox Easter liturgy. To celebrate, there will be a service on Saturday night, April 18. But this year, the faithful will celebrate it at home.

“It’s the biggest holiday of our calendar, the resurrection of Christ,” said Zefy Christopoulos, a Glen Cove parishioner who sings in the church’s choir. “Not being able to partake in hymns and be in the church buildings, you feel a sense of loss, but we have hope and faith.”

She added that even though this all felt new and strange, she found comfort in being a part of the church services on Facebook, YouTube and on the church’s website.

There are also programs for high school, middle school and elementary students online. There are currently 280 students in Holy Resurrection’s Greek language school, and 160 in Sunday school.

For the students, “It’s been a message of hope and perseverance,” Papadopoulos said. “A message of ‘do not be afraid.’”

He said that he knew of five parishioners who had tested positive for the coronavirus, and added that they were “getting through the virus.” Papadopoulos did not feel sick or have a fever. He did say, however, that he felt a bit tired, which he believed could have been the result of stress and his prayers for the faithful, the world, teachers and his own children.

But he said he was not overcome with fear. “Fear,” he said, “leads you where it wants you to go.”

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The Bayville Library closed on March 21 complying with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s directive that all non-essential businesses be shuttered. There is a book deposit carrier outside the building but the library has asked that it not be utilized until the library reopens.

The due dates for all library materials has been extended and no fines will be issued. Any library cards about to expire will automatically be extended.

It is possible to enjoy the many offerings at the library. By using a library card residents can access dozens of free online resources 24/7, including e-books, e-magazines, e-audiobooks, data bases and more.

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Stay in touch with the Bayville Library on Facebook at Bayville Free Library and on Instagram at bayville_free_library. Residents who are not receiving library emails should email their first and last name to bflprograms@optimum.net to be added to the list.

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Book due dates extended, no fines, says Bayville Library

In a world full of chaos we yearn for security and stability. Even in this most difficult of times, let us all find joy in the sweetness that imbues our life during Passover and Easter. Hold onto the friendships, the love, the resilience, the

Town postpones T.R. harbor cleanup T h e To w n o f O y s t e r B ay announced on March 31 that the Oyster Bay Harbor Cleanup scheduled for April 18 will be postponed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The event, traditionally held at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park, is

co-sponsored by the town, Friends of the Bay and the North Oyster Bay Baymen’s Association.

More information and updates on the latest town facility and program cancellations can be found at www. oysterbaytown.com.

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Learning to limit tick and mosquito impact this spring

By MIKE CONN

Tick-borne diseases

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With spring in full swing and the weather warming up, it is once again time to prepare for the possibility of human interaction with ticks and mosquitoes. That is why the North Shore Land Alliance found it important to bring e n t o m o l o g i s t D r. Jo dy G a n g l o f f Kaufmann from the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program to the Locust Valley Library on March 5.

Gangloff-Kaufmann presented an audience of over 50 people with a PowerPoint on how to recognize these pests and what they can do to prevent the parasites from harming them and others. Although the constant talk of bugs made some audience members uneasy, most found the presentation to be a helpful way of learning such a vital skill.

Roughly 78 million Americans garden, Gangloff-Kaufmann said, making millions upon millions of people susceptible to arthropod-borne diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile virus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. She said that these are only some of the diseases that can be transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes to humans, and while they can all be harmful, there ways for people to take preventative measures.

The three main tick species harmful to humans found in New York each have the ability to carry different diseases which can be passed onto a host.

Blacklegged Tick (or Deer Tick) ■ Lyme Disease ■ Anaplasmosis ■ Babesiosis ■ Powassan Virus ■ Borrelia miyamotoi ■ Ehrlichiosis Lone-Star Tick ■ Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness ■ Canine erlichiosis ■ Tularemia ■ Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever American Dog Tick

Mosquitoes

Gangloff-Kaufmann said that all mosquitoes breed in still water, laying eggs in the surface of any body of water which remains still at all times. This could be anything from a pond to storm drains to a bucket of water that has been left out for too long. Mosquito larvae rest at the water’s surface, eventually turning into pupae and then are reborn as adults.

Since all mosquitoes breed this way, Gangloff-Kaufmann said one of the most effective means of limiting the presence of mosquito presence in one’s home pond is the inclusion of mosquitofish into its water. These fish are great for eating mosquito larvae, she said, because their mouths can reach the sides of these ponds to get tough-to-reach larvae. She also said that goldfish can be effective as well, as can certain oils and soaps mixed into the water.

“Larval control is where mosquito control should be,” Gangloff-Kaufmann said.

“We want to treat the larvae, we don’t want to be treating adults because it’s less effective — it means the problem’s out of control.”

However, if there is no choice but to use preventative actions against adult mosquitoes, Gangloff-Kaufmann said people should do everything they can to block access to human skin using repellents, long sleeves and pants, screens and outdoor fans. Adults can also be killed in the air, although Gangloff-Kaufmann said this was undesirable.

Gangloff-Kaufmann said there are many ways in which humans can prevent the formation of mosquito habitats. This can be done by fixing any landscapes or containers filled with water, something which requires full community cooperation and participation.

■ Tularemia ■ Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

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DR. JODY GANGLOFF-KAUFMANN told people who attended her lecture that many Blacklegged Ticks are born in the summer. Some can live and mature in winter.

Ticks

Not all ticks are a threat to human health, Gangloff-Kaufmann said, and the three found in New York that are dangerous are the American Dog Tick, Lone-Star Tick and Blacklegged Tick, the last of which is also called the Deer Tick. She said that American Dog Ticks and Blacklegged Ticks tend to ambush their hosts with questing behavior, meaning that they wait in one spot to latch onto a human or animal walking by. The LoneStar Tick, she said, will actively pursue a host.

While tick habitats differ based on an individual species’s moisture requirements, Gangloff-Kaufmann said that all three species can live on the edges of forests, which tend to see a lot of animal and human traffic. She also said that ticks have been especially active this year given the very mild winter that is coming to an end, as ticks can be active at any temperature about 37 degree Fahrenheit.

Unlike mosquitoes, humans typically do not come in contact with ticks unless they venture into their habitat, GangloffKaufmann said. She said peoples should

dress “tick safe” when going into nature, as well as avoid plants on the sides of pathways. This includes wearing lightcolored clothes, wearing sealed pant legs and tucking pants into socks. Additionally, she said repellents can do a great deal in lessening one’s chances of being bitten by a tick.

Regardless, Gangloff-Kaufmann said that everybody should check for ticks as soon as they come inside. This can be done by doing thorough inspections of one’s body and showering to get rid of any crawling ticks. Clothes can be put into a dryer as well, as GangloffKaufmann said that temperatures above 122 degrees Fahrenheit can kill ticks.

If one is bitten by a tick, though, Gangloff-Kaufmann said the best removal technique it to grasp its head with a pair of tweezers and pull directly upwards.

Why is this important?

Of all the testing done in New York, Nassau County was found to have the highest tick population, said GangloffKaufmann. Additionally, the North Shore was found to have the most ticks in Nas-

sau County, making its residents especially prone to tick-borne diseases. That is why Gangloff-Kaufmann found it especially important to spread her knowledge at the library.

“Because people are becoming sick,” she said on why this information is vital to Long Islanders, “because this problem is getting worse and more people are getting Lyme Disease and the other diseases and because the emerging diseases like Babesiosis, Anaplasmosis and Powassan Virus, we don’t know what they’re going to do, but they are getting worse.”

Gangloff-Kaufmann said she hoped that the biggest thing the audience took from the presentation was the concept of self-protection. She said it is not possible to get rid of all the ticks and mosquitoes, but that the methods she described in her presentation can be effective in preventing them from harming humans.

“Ticks and mosquitoes are a reality here on Long Island,” said Jane Jackson, the North Shore Land Alliance’s Director of Stewardship. “It’s important for people to be aware of them and many are, but we don’t want them to be afraid of going out into the woods and being outside. We felt this program could empower people to be armed with the education they need to be safe outdoors.”

Paula Gonthier, of Old Brookville, said this idea of empowerment resonated with her. “I think it was great,” she said. “It was very helpful. It took something scary to many people and I think it made people feel like they have control over this situation.”

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AT THE ANNUAL Polar Bear Plunge most swimmers exited the water as soon as they could to warm up on land.

Polar bears take the plunge at T. R. Park

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undreds of people from across the North Shore came out to Theodore Roosevelt Park in Oyster Bay to participate in the Town of Oyster Bay’s annual Polar Bear Plunge on Feb. 14. Those courageous enough to take the plunge braved the chilly water, submerging themselves in the bay much like a real polar bear would. But unlike actual polar bears, most found themselves sprinting back to shore to warm up as soon as they could.

The town raised thousands of dollars in donations that day, which were will benefit the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County. So not only did swimmers come out of the bay with a great story to tell, but they also did so for a great cause.

TARA FRIEDMAN, ABOVE, came to support her daughter, Scarlett, 7, who took the plunge.

TOM BAZZINI, LEFT, Mike Bradley and Kevin McCarthy showed off their polar bear pride. Above, right.

THOSE TAKING THE Polar Bear Plunge sprinted enthusiastically into the ice cold bay.

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Closed doors for county recovery groups

By TIMOTHY DENTON tdenton@liherald.com

While many agencies across the state and county are focused on the physical and financial impact of the COVID-19 virus, the mental health of the county’s 1.36 million residents is just as critically important. And recovery groups of all kinds have felt the impact of social distancing and closed doors more than most.

Speaking at a news conference in Eisenhower Park on March 19, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran spoke of the difficulties faced by recovering addicts of all varieties who had mainly been using schools and churches for meeting places, until Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s declarations limiting the number of people who could meet in one place. But many venues had already closed their doors to outside organizations.

“None of my regular meetings are happening now,” said one longtime AA member who attends weekly meetings in Seaford, Wantagh, Levittown and Bellmore.

“I found one in Wantagh that I hadn’t been to before, but it’s been suspended now, too.”

In normal times, Nassau County has more than 700 AA meetings a week, with about 30 in Seaford and Wantagh.

Other recovery groups besides AA have been similarly hard hit.

Meetings are a key tool for many recovering addicts and are especially important for those just beginning to live without their substances of choice. “I’m really worried about the people just coming out of rehabs or treatment centers,” the AA member said. Like many in the various fellowships, he requested that his name not be used. “They’re the most vulnerable, and the tools of recovery are new to them and pretty confusing. Without a regular support group, and especially with the extra stress of the coronavirus, I think a lot of them are going to have a rough time.”

Groups have coped in a variety of ways, he said. Some smaller groups have sought out alternative venues, including parks. Others have set up conference calls or meetings via Google Hangouts or Skype. The various fellowships’ local websites contain information on call-in numbers and access codes.

Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, chief executive officer of FCA (Family and Children’s Association) echoed both Curran and the AA member’s concerns. The FCA sponsors programs for recovering addicts and has shelters throughout Nassau County, including one in Wantagh.

Reynolds, whose organization has weathered many major crises in its 135 years, from the global Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 to Hurricane Sandy, said his chief concern was the speed with which mental health issues have arisen, as well as their severity. “With Sandy, it took a couple of weeks before we began to see some of the things we’re seeing now after just a few days,” he said.

Residents are hoarding not only toilet paper and ground beef. “Addicts are hoarding heroin,” Reynolds said. The problem, he said, is that “they buy

Courtesy Southeast Nassau Guidance Center

SOUTHEAST NASSAU GUIDANCE Center had to suspend group and individual counseling in this Levittown office building in favor of telephone therapy and videoconferencing.

Mental health and recovery resources

Laura Curran’s mental health tips

■ Nassau County mental health hotline: (516) 227-TALK (8255).

■ Keep a regular schedule. If you work at home, maintain a professional, businesslike attitude during your normal work hours.

■ Alcoholics Anonymous Intergroup: (516) 292-3040 or www. infonassau-aa.org ■ The Intergroup office is closed, but it is maintaining 24/7 phone service via call forwarding.

■ Narcotics Anonymous Intergroup: (516) 898-9500 or www. nassauna.org ■ Gamblers Anonymous Intergroup (855) 222-5542 or www.longisland-ga.com enough to last them for a week and end up doing it all in a weekend.” The result has been a spike in overdoses. According to the state Department of Health, the opioid crisis in Nassau County has “significantly worsened” since the beginning of the year, with 6.5 overdoses per 100,000 residents. “And this was already ground zero for the opioid crisis,” he said.

People with prescriptions for pain medication face similar fears, Reynolds said, adding, “Many turn to alcohol as the most effective alternative.”

■ Limit your news intake. Too much exposure to bad news can cause or worsen depression or anxiety.

■ Exercise. Parks are open, and the weather is warming up.

■ Be kind. Look for opportunities to help one another. “If you bought too much toilet paper, and your neighbor doesn’t have any, give them a couple of rolls,” Curran advised. “It’ll help both of you feel better.”

Source: Nassau County Executive Laura Curran Treatment centers were encountering unforeseen difficulties as well. “A large part of our population has been mandated to us by the courts,” said Susan Klein, program director at Southeast Nassau Guidance Center in Seaford. “They’re worried they won’t have access to the lab facilities or other ways of maintaining compliance.” Failure to do so might expose such clients to legal penalties,

since treatment has been ordered in some cases in lieu of fines or jail time.

The guidance center is an outpatient facility with offices in Wantagh and Levittown, as well as Klein’s Seaford facility. “A lot of what we do can be done by phone,” she said. “We’ve been doing individual counseling by phone, and have been working this week to set up teleconferencing for our group sessions.”

Despite the challenges the spread of coronavirus has created Nassau County’s mental health services remain open for business,.

Some personnel have been sent home, Curran said, but “all our desks are staffed” at the Department of Social Services. Departments are still in the process of making the adjustments necessary to protect clients and employees, but every department is prepared to support the needs of the county’s 1.4 million residents, she said.

In the interim, the county was in the process of working out alternatives to procedures that, according to state law, mandated face-to-face meetings. And Medicare agreed last week to extend coverage for mental health providers via telemedicine, she said — a first.

Even for those not dealing with directly with mental health issues like addiction, the contagion has caused high levels of anxiety and stress. Curran emphasized the need for stability in the face of the disruptions of work and personal schedules that many now face as they transition from office, school or job site to home.

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Bail reforms underscore economic inequality

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Subtle form of racism has roots in endemic poverty in communities of color

By NADYA NATALY, DARWIN YANES and TIMOTHY DENTON nnataly@liherald.com, dyanes@liherald.com tdenton@liherald.com

Part seven in a series.

The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is concise in the extreme on the subject of bail. “Excessive bail shall not be required,” James Madison wrote with uncharacteristic brevity. The white gentlemen of property and wealth who first debated the n a t i o n’s m o s t fundamental laws apparently believed that all that needed saying on the subject was encapsulated in that one phrase.

On its face, the amendment does not discriminate on the basis of race or gender, but it does discriminate on the basis of wealth.

SERENA For most of the LIGUORI 230 years since Executive director, the document was ratified, the New House rest of society has struggled to catch up with those privileged men.

“The money bail system jails poor people because they are poor, not because they have been convicted of a crime and not because they are a danger to others,” professors Chiraag Bains, Colin Doyle, Francis Chang and Brook Hopkins wrote in a study entitled “Bail Reform: A Guide for State and Local Policy Makers,” released last February by Harvard Law School’s Criminal Justice Policy Program. “Meanwhile, that same system allows dangerous but wealthy people to post their bond and be released.”

It is this inequity that the bail reforms taking effect in New York this week seek to redress.

The reform is expected to reduce jail populations dramatically. By eliminating pretrial detention for 90 percent of nonviolent misdemeanors and felonies, liberty will no longer depend on economic status.

Of the 930 people being held in pretrial detention at the Nassau County Correctional Institution, 619 — two of every three — are being held because of their inability to make bail of as little as $250.

The majority are African-American or Latino.

“The truth is, the system is broken even before jail becomes an issue,” said Serena Liguori, the executive director of New House, a nonprofit organization that provides support for women returning home to Nassau and Suffolk counties following incarceration.“It’s not responsible or equitable to keep people in jail just because they can’t afford bail.”

Left unsaid in this discussion is that because Nassau’s communities of color

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PRISON FAMILIES ANONYMOUS founder Barbara Allan, of Hempstead, spoke of the need for bail reform at a Dec. 10 rally in front of the Nassau County Executive and Legislative Building, saying families suffered under the old bail law. Bail reform, which does away with bail for nonviolent offenses, took effect Jan. 1. Critics had also argued that the old bail law disproportionately affected poor AfricanAmerican and Hispanic defendants who could not afford to make bail. and women of every ethnicity have fewer economic opportunities than white men, de facto discrimination on the basis of race and sex is inherent in the system.

“The practice of making the payment of a money bond a requirement for pretrial release discriminates based on wealth, exacerbates racial disparities, results in over-incarceration and imposes unnecessary costs on individuals and society at large,” according to the Harvard study.

“The mass incarceration system is like the new Jim Crow, and it’s a way to disenfranchise people from participation in society,” said Ben Britton, of New York Communities for Change, in a conversation with the Herald earlier this year.

“It’s really being used in a way that disadvantages black and brown folks.”

Poverty and race in Nassau County

Economic disparities were borne out starkly in a report issued by Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman last February. According to the Schnirman report, black men in Nassau earn roughly 30 percent less than whites for the same work; for black women, the figure is 40 percent; and Latinas earn least of all — just half of what white men are paid for the same or similar work.

Median income for black households is $20,000 per year less than for whites; only 42 percent of blacks own their own homes versus 71 percent of whites — significant in cases where collateral is required for a bond. Of the more than 162,000 businesses in Nassau, only about 12,400 — 7.6 percent — are owned by blacks, out of a total of some 44,400 minority-owed businesses.

The impact of economic disparity was significant in the context of bail, and cash bail in particular. When people are arrest-

ed, they face three options. First, they may be released on their own recognizance — a simple promise to appear. (Data from various sources show that at least 95 percent do appear, according to the Harvard study.) Second, a judge may impose cash bail. Third, the judge may require a bond, where the accused may be required to pay a percentage of the bond’s value, while providing collateral for the remainder. The cash portion of the bond is the fee charged by the bondsman for posting bail.

Generally, the amount of cash bail is less — often considerably less — than the bond, so it favors well-heeled defendants several times over. The bail is less, second, because defendants do not require the services of bail bondsmen and do not pay the bondsmen’s fee — often as high as 10 percent of the total. And finally, they spend less time behind bars.

According to a 2018 New York Civil Liberties Union study, white New Yorkers were twice as likely as blacks under the old bail system to be released on the same day that their bail was set. They were also likely to serve shorter periods in detention.

Finally, the algorithm on which flight risk is calculated is biased, since it includes factors such as defendants’ arrest history. Blacks are five times more likely than whites to have arrest records, according to a 2019 study by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. And under the old discovery laws — also reformed, effective Jan. 1 — low-income defendants were more likely to plead in order to gain their freedom, because they could not afford the cost of bail or attorneys, according to the Harvard study.

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Despite nearly universal recognition that some form of bail reform is necessary, the plan implemented this week has drawn sharp, widespread criticism from public officials and law-enforcement professionals.

According to New York State Assemblyman Michael Montesano, a Republican of Glen Head, the changes raise concerns regarding community safety. “It’s outrageous that so many legislators supported these overreaching criminal justice reforms [last] year,” he said.

Montesano also noted that the changes would prevent judges from holding criminals after arrest. “People that do dangerous things are a threat,” he said. “The fact that they can just walk in and out is a problem.”

Long Beach Police Department Lt. Richard DePalma joined the chorus, saying, “The real losers when it comes to this bill are the victims. Ultimately it’s the victims that live in the communities with the people that are going to be released — it’s going to be troublesome for them to see these people out so quickly.”

“My number one focus is keeping protecting our residents while enforcing the law,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said. “I want to make sure all residents know that all Nassau County agencies have been extremely diligent in preparing for the successful and smooth transition to the new bail reform laws, with the safety of our residents and our law enforcement as the guidepost.”

As widespread as these concerns may be, bail reforms enacted in 1971 prohibit judges in New York from detaining people due to concerns that they will pose a danger to the community if released, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.

And the latest reforms apply only to nonviolent offenses. Some three dozen violent offenses are not subject to the new rules.

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THE JOVIA 2020 Long Island Marathon has been postponed from May 1-3 to October 2-4, as county officials continue to deal with the spread of the coronavirus.

L.I. Marathon postponed to October

By BRIAN STIEGLITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

The Jovia 2020 Long Island Marathon has been postponed from May 1-3 to Oct. 2-4, officials announced on March 20.

Named after its new title sponsor, the Jovia Financial Credit Union — formerly NEFCU — and in its second year with a new course, the marathon, which begins and ends in Eisenhower Park, is one of Long Island’s best-known running events.

Staging the race takes the coordination of many departments of county government, whose resources are now focused

on curbing the spread of the coronavirus, County Executive Laura Curran wrote in a Facebook post addressing the marathon’s postponement.

Race Director Corey Roberts, of Race Awesome, said that the race requires the support of hundreds of members of the county health, parks, emergency management and public works departments, all of whom now have their hands full. Roberts met with county officials on March 19 to develop a schedule for the new race weekend.

There will be a 5K run on Friday, Oct. 2, a 10K on Saturday and a 13.1-

mile half marathon on Sunday. All those who have already registered are guaranteed entry. There will be no full marathon or 35.5-mile challenge, however, and athletes will have the option of transferring their entries to a 22.4mile challenge (all three remaining races). There will be no additional fees to do so for those who signed up for the full marathon, and runners who signed up for the 35.5-mile challenge and take part in the shorter combined challenge will receive a refund of $15, the price difference.

Athletes who cannot participate on

the new dates can either have their entries rolled over to the 2021 race, at no additional cost, or take part in a virtual race. Those who choose the latter will receive marathon “swag” in May and can upload their race results online. Other than the above, there will be no refunds.

“With that, while practicing social distancing,” Curran wrote on Facebook, “residents are still encouraged to take a break from the screens and get some fresh air at any of Nassau’s 70 parks and preserves spanning 6,000 acres throughout the county.”

No Catholic funerals, weddings permitted by Diocese No further public liturgies will be permitted until further notice, the Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre announced on March 24. This includes funerals, weddings, baptisms, and any other cause for gathering people together in Catholic churches, other than private prayer.

Emergency sacraments are permitted, but only while exercising the proper health precautions. Burial services may be offered if possible while observing all safe distance precautions, and should be done at the grave site. Wake services should no longer be conducted. Both wakes and funeral masses can be postponed.

“We’re following the guidelines of the CDC and the health department,” said

John Glynn, director of Thomas A. Glynn & Son funeral home in Rockville Centre. “Some families are choosing to just have the cremation and hold the wake at a later date when things calm down, while others are changing their minds about holding the wake.”

Glynn said the new guidelines have been difficult for mourners, as more than 100 people often show up for visitations.

However, he said, most people have been following the recommendations and posting their condolences online.

“It’s important to have closure,” Glynn said. “We don’t want families to feel that they’ve missed out on something or have regrets about their decisions. We’re trying to keep it as normal as possible.”

In the churches, private masses and live streamed or recorded masses and devotions are still permitted. Pastors can have a very small group of assistants for filming if necessary while maintaining the proper precautions.

Following instructions from Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office, churches can remain open for private prayer, while maintaining the proper precautions regarding distancing and groups of people congregating.

Because Cuomo is permitting churches to remain open for private prayer, the Diocese is also permitted to have maintenance personnel keeping the churches clean. Since this may not be possible in every parish for various reasons, it is up to the judgment of the pastors to assess

the particular circumstances for their parish and make appropriate decisions.

Pastors are encouraged to keep churches open for prayer if possible.

Only essential personnel for essential operations as defined in Cuomo’s executive order are permitted to work on premises. This may include outreach personnel. However, proper precautions must be observed. All others must work from home.

Pastors should not plan to distribute Palms for Palm Sunday or make them available at this time. Palms will be blessed in parish churches on Palm Sunday and will be made available at a later date.

-Jill Nossa

An egg hunt for everyone, any time

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paint. He made 33 plywood eggs, which aren’t the typical plastic variety, and chil- measure 12 inches by 6 inches.

Last weekend was the second one in a dren don’t gather them, the hunt, which row in which Marc, the commissioner of can be done any time, provides something that’s badly needed, Rosasco said — a the town’s Housing Department, made use chance for families to get out of the house of his carpentry skills. On March 21 he took and enjoy an activity, while also following part in Facebook’s Rainbows over Nassau and Suffolk County and Beyond, making Gov. Andrew Cuothree large rainbows mo’s directive for out of plywood with social distancing his sons Tyler, 13, during the pandemand Nicholas, 9, who ic. Rosasco figured attend Oyster BayThe eggs, which are on trees, poles that children would East Norwich and fences, have been placed love it, and she said, schools. The rainthroughout the hamlet. The route it could also be a bows are now on discomfort for the three begins at Marino Park, on Berry Hill play in front of the teacher’s aides.

Road, then goes to Anstice Street, district’s schools. “ We l ove o u r East Main Street, Audrey Avenue, The Rosasco and jobs, and unfortuLarrabee Street and finally West McKevitt children nately we can’t see Main, where there’s a golden egg in painted over the our babies during front of Raynham Hall Museum. spray-painted eggs. the coronavirus,” The McKevitt kids — she said. “Now we Nicholas, 13, Laura, might see some of them. I asked on the Facebook parent 15, Maria, 16, and Eduard, 17 — are very group for pictures of the kids standing by artistic, Melissa said.

Each egg is colorful and unique. One has the eggs so I can see their faces.” a flowering tree on it, and another depicts Rosasco’s husband, Marc, volunteered to create the eggs. He went to Home Depot Ursula from “The Little Mermaid.” Marc for plywood, and then to Aboff ’s Paints in placed the eggs throughout the hamlet, Oyster Bay, which donated cans of spray attaching them to trees, poles and fences.

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Egg hunt route

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AN ASSORTMENT OF eggs made of plywood were decorated by the Rosasco and McKevitt children who live in Oyster Bay. “Families can stay together, bike, drive or walk to look for the eggs,” he said. “Like the rainbows, this project went from small to large.”

The route is a simple one, he said, adding that he might change it up next week to encourage families to do it again.

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Councilwoman Danielle Fugazy Scagliola was among the residents who have already used Meal Train to provide meals to the staff at Glen Cove Hospital.

“Those meal trains are such a nice way to get food to people on the front lines,” she said. And she added, Meal Train is also an excellent way to support restaurants that have been impacted by the pandemic. “We have a great community here and we’re pulling together, even if we’re not together.”

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“My unit wants to thank the people who are donating food to the hospital for this wonderful service,” McDermott said.

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Every $25 donated will support a family meal kit which provides food for 3–4 days.

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As health care workers continue to show up to work while others stay home, people in the North Shore have decided that the medical workers should not have to worry about bringing their lunch or dinner.

The staff at Gemelli Gourmet Market North in Glen Head are offering free breakfast and lunch for doctors and nurses. “We appreciate you and all that you do, now come enjoy a meal on us,” the store posted on its Facebook page.

Alessia Schutz, an owner of the store, said that although she is not on the frontlines like healthcare workers, she has an idea of how they must feel interacting with so many people during a pandemic. But she also said she couldn’t imagine what the nurses and doctors are going through. The medical workers that received meals from her store have expressed gratitude, she said and everyone seems to want to pay it forward.

The Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce, Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District, North Shore Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Gold Coast Business Association are encouraging the community to become involved by using an online source — Meal Train. The website simplifies the process of donating a meal

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OBHS to decide soon on its driver’s ed. program

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By JENNIFER CORR

HERALD COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS — April 3, 2020

jcorr@liherald.com

The spring semester for the Oyster Bay High School Driver’s Education Program has been suspended.

However, Kevin Trentowski, the program coordinator and the director of health, physical education and athletics at Oyster Bay High School, said that decisions are still being made on how to move forward.

“We are working with our vendor who supplies cars and driving instructors to come up with options to resume the current spring semester,” he said. “The goal is to have this semester wrapped up in time for students to be done by the start of the summer, but with uncertain timelines, things may change multiple times.”

Trentowski said a new plan should soon be posted online or communicated to students and their families soon.

“We hope to resume driver’s ed in May, as long as schools are open and it is safe to do so,” he said. “There will be a lot of changes to the schedule which have not been ironed out yet. There will definitely be more days per week that students will have to meet in order to get the required hours.”

However, he said that is subject to change in a time like this.

The state Department of Education released guidelines to districts statewide regarding Driving and Traffic Safety Education classes on March 25, stating how a school district moves forward with its driver’s ed. program is up to school officials.

The department said State Driving and Traffic Safety Education courses require that students receive 24 hours of classroom time and 24 hours of laboratory instruction, including six hours behind the wheel, six hours of observance in the vehicle and 12 hours of additional laboratory instruction. Upon completion, students receive

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THE FATE OF Oyster Bay High School’s driver’s education program should be decided by next week. an MV-285 Certificate of Completion of Drivers Education Course.

However, the department said it recognizes the challenges of completing laboratory time during a pandemic.

Therefore, the Department of Motor Vehicles has agreed to allow for some flexibility as students complete their driver’s ed. programs.

Moving forward, schools can use online classes so that students can acquire 24 hours of class time. However,

only students who have already completed 18 hours of their class time can go forward with the online classes.

Driving and Traffic Safety Education also mandates that students cannot participate in more than 90 minutes of class and lab time a day. Lab time can also not be completed online. Normally, the class and lab time would be done concurrently. Due to the circumstances, students enrolled in driver’s ed. for the Spring 2020 semester may complete their lab time over the summer or fall.

Recovery groups struggle in the face of COVID-19 had changed some of its protocols she suggested. “Working from to reflect the need to avoid close home can lead to anxiety. When contact. Documents will no lonfamily members distract you, just ger be dropped off in person, for example, but will be deposited in say, ‘I’m at work.’” sliding drawers.

Curran also recBut whether resiommended exercise, d e nts need food especially in any of stamps, emergency the county’s numerhousing or any of ous parks. Parks are her departments’ not only ideal locaservices, “We are tions to practice there,” she said, social distancing, she emphatically echosaid; fresh air and ing Curran’s mesexercise are keys to sage. maintaining health.

Perez advised resFinally, Curran i d e nts to “take said that “small kindbreaks from all the nesses go a long way” n e w s c ove r a g e, ” in easing the tenwhich can be oversions brought on by whelming, especially isolation and uncerfor children. “Talk to tainty. your children factuCurran was joined ally but calmly,” she at the news conferSUSAN KLEIN said. And for those ence by Nancy Nunwith existing mental ziata, the county Program director, health issues, she Southeast Nassau commissioner of underscored the s o c i a l s e r v i c e s ; Guidance Center importance of keepDirector of Commuing up treatment. nity Services Omayra Perez; Reynolds; and For anyone needing immediate Nassau County Health Commis- help, she recommended calling the county’s mental health hotsioner Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein.

Nunziata said her department line, (516) 227-TALK (8255).

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lot of what we do can be done by phone.

We’ve been … working this week to set up teleconferencing for our group sessions.

Courtesy Nassau County AA Intergroup

A LIST OF AA meetings, showing numerous temporary suspensions, as churches closed their doors.

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Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION, COLD SPRING HARBOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWNS OF HUNTINGTON, SUFFOLK COUNTY AND OYSTER BAY, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual budget hearing of the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District, Towns of Huntington, Suffolk County and Oyster Bay, Nassau County, NY will be held at the District Office in the Francis Roberts Community Center, 75 Goose Hill Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, in said district on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. for: 1.

Discussion of the budget for school year 2020-2021 2.

Such further business as is authorized by the Education Law. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that voting on the School District budget and election of members of the Board of Education of the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District will take place at the Cold Spring Harbor Junior/Senior High School Field House on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.

Voting will be by ballot on voting machines.

Forms of propositions will be as follows: PROPOSITION NO. 1 RESOLVED, that the School District budget proposed by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 1716 of the Education Law shall be approved.

PROPOSITION NO. 2 – Capital Reserve Fund Expenditure (2020-2021) RESOLVED, that the Board of Education (“Board”) of the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District (“District”), be hereby authorized to appropriate and expend from the District’s General Fund’s unassigned fund balance as of June 30, 2020, an amount not to exceed $750,000 for the purpose of undertaking a school building improvement project to commence during the 2020-2021 school year and to consist of certain capital improvements, renovations and/or alterations at the Cold Spring Harbor Junior Senior High School and the site thereof, involving the following types of work: building-wide replacement of existing faucets and the replacement of the existing synthetic turf field, including associated plumbing, mechanical, and electric work, and other similar work (“Project”); and other work required in connection therewith, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof; and to

transfer such sum into the District’s Capital Fund as needed to be expended and applied toward the cost of said Project; provided that the detailed costs of the components of the Project may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District and no material change shall be made in the scope of the Project.

PROPOSITION NO. 3 – Capital Reserve Fund Proposition RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District (“District”), is hereby authorized to establish a capital reserve fund, known as the “Capital Reserve Fund IV,” in accordance with the provisions of Education Law 1§3651, for the purpose of funding future district wide improvements, renovations and/or alterations, including but not limited to construction and/or replacement of district wide facilities and property, capital improvements related to future enrollment growth needs, other infrastructure improvements and similar projects, and associated expenses. Such Capital Reserve Fund shall be for a probable term of fifteen (15) years and will commence on June 30, 2020 and expire on June 30, 2035. The Capital Reserve Fund will be capitalized in a total amount not to exceed Fifteen Million dollars ($15,000,000), plus interest, during the term of the fund. The source of the funding of the Capital Reserve fund will be an annual transfer of surplus money, if any, from the District’s General Fund’s unassigned fund balance as may be available as of the end of each fiscal year from June 30, 2020 through and including June 30, 2035, and any other sources permitted by law.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of the statement of estimated expenses for the school year 2020-2021 may be obtained by any resident in the district at each school house in the district, daily except Saturday and Sunday during the fourteen days prior to the annual election and budget vote between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to 2§495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value on the final assessment

roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, any person serving in the military, including spouses and dependents, may register to vote in the upcoming school district election.

A military voter who is a qualified voter of the school district may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk, James Stucchio, attn: Lisa Spahn by t e l e p h o n e (631-367-5907), facsimile (631-367-5998), email (lspahn@csh.k12.ny.us), mail (75 Goose Hill Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724), or in person (during regular office hours or between the hours of 8:30 – 4:00). A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application form from the District Clerk.

Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 23, 2020. Military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 19, 2020 if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of the polls on May 19, 2020 if postmarked or endorsed by an agency of the United States government. A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for office of member of the Board of Education may be filed in the District Clerk’s Office during regular business hours, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., no later than April 20, 2020.

Three three-year terms (i.e., July 1, 2020-June 30, 2023) are to be filled.

Nominations for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District. Such petition shall state the residence of each signer and shall state the name and residence of the candidate. A nomination may be rejected by the

Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his or her unwillingness to serve.

The three candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to office. Where terms are of different length, the candidate receiving the highest vote shall be elected to the longest term.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to 3§2014 of the Education Law, personal registration of voters is required and no person shall be entitled to vote at said meeting and election whose name does not appear on the register of said school district unless registered in accordance with 4§352 of the Election Law of the State of New York.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all qualified voters who are registered and voted in any general or school election on or after January 1, 2016 are not required to register with the Board of Registration for this meeting.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Registration shall meet to prepare the register of the School District at the Cold Spring Harbor Community Center on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., at which time new voters may register. Residents may also register at the District Office any day until May 13, 2020 between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., except Saturday, Sunday or school vacations, at such times when school facilities are open. Any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school meeting or election for which such register is prepared. Said register shall be filed in the District Clerk’s Office on Thursday, May 14, 2020, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the district daily except Sunday, and the day of the election, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., and on Saturday between 9 a.m. and 12 noon.

Applications for absentee ballots are available at the District Clerk’s Office.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the said District Clerk’s Office on each of the five days prior to the day of election except Sundays.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Education shall designate itself or such of its employees as it shall deem appropriate as a set of poll clerks to cast and

canvass ballots and certify the results of the May 19, 2020 election within ten days of such election pursuant to Education Law 5§2019-a.2.b.

Dated: March 10, 2020

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF Cold Spring Harbor, NY EDUCATION, COLD SPRING HARBOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWNS OF HUNTINGTON, SUFFOLK COUNTY, AND OYSTER BAY, NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y. James J. Stucchio District Clerk 121440 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF LIBRARY BUDGET HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Hearing on the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library Budget for 2020-2021 will be held at the Library on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.

Michele Vaccarelli Library Director POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA, que la reunión de consideración para el presupuesto bibliotecario 2020-2021, se realizará en la biblioteca pública en Oyster Bay-East Norwich el martes, 5 de mayo de 2020 a las 7:00 de la noche. Michele Vaccarelli Directora de la Biblioteca 121359 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE LOCUST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCUST VALLEY, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Locust Valley Central School District, Nassau County, Locust Valley, New York will be held in the MiniTheater of the Locust Valley Middle School/High School, 99 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, New York, in said school district on May 5, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 2020-2021 fiscal year.

2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2020.

3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.

A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of the school

district beginning April 28, 2020 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the office of the District Clerk, Administration Building, 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, New York 11560.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the three (3) Election Districts, described below, at which time the polls will be open to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1. Proposition One (1): To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2020-2021 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

2. To elect three (3) members of the Board of Education for three-year terms commencing July 1, 2020 and expiring on June 30, 2023. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large.

3.

Locust Valley Library Service Area Residents Only Vote for Proposition Two (2): To adopt the resolution for the Locust Valley Library appropriation submitted for the fiscal year 2020-2021, in the amount of $1,487,029 to appear on the voting machines on May 19, 2020, and that the Board of Education of the Locust Valley Central School District be authorized to levy the necessary tax therefore on the taxable property only of former Union Free School District No. 4, Town of Oyster Bay, New York.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget and the Locust Valley Library’s budget for 2020-2021, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. beginning April 28, 2020, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the District Office, 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, New York 11560 and at each school house in the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law, and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will

show how much the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at her office in the Administration Building, 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, New York 11560, not later than April 20, 2020, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large.

Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated; must be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 37 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); must state the name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register.

The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law in each of the three election

districts, on May 9, 2020, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the Office of the District Clerk, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared.

The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, New York 11560 and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on Thursday, May 14, 2020, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and on Saturday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Locust Valley Central School District by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, by mail to Office of the District Clerk, 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, NY 11560, by email to shammerschmidt@lvcsd.k 12.ny.us or fax sent to 516 277-5098.

The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 8, 2020.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Locust Valley Central School District, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk in person, by mail to Office of the District Clerk, 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, NY 11560, by email to shammerschmidt@lvcsd.k 12.ny.us, or fax sent to 516 277-5098. In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot application by mail or in person to the Office of

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the District Clerk at 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, NY 11560.

In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on April 23, 2020.

Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, NY 11560. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on May 19, 2020 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 19, 2020 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at each of the three (3) separate election districts to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in 2021, and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 19, 2020.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning April 1, 2020. In accordance with Education Law § 2018-a,

such applications may not be received by the District Clerk earlier than April 20, 2020 and completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or the agent named in the absentee ballot application.

Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 19, 2020.

A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 14, 2020, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 19, 2020, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge. Any such written challenge shall be transmitted by the District Clerk or a designee of the Board of Education to the inspectors of election on Election Day. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District Clerk, Board of Education at the Administration Building, 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law but no later than March 5, 2020, at 4:30 p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 91 qualified voters of the District (representing 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name of each signer.

However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the

expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICTS AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Election Districts have been established in the School District.

The boundaries of the Election Districts, as adopted by resolution of the Board of Education, and the place in each election district for voting shall be as follows: Bayville Election District Bayville Intermediate School, Mountain Avenue, Bayville (description of election district: former Union Free School District No. 6, Town of Oyster Bay, New York) Brookville Election District: Community Hall of the Brookville Reformed Church, 2 Brookville Road, Brookville (description of election district: former Union Free School District No. 3, Town of Oyster Bay, New York) Locust Valley Election District Ann MacArthur Primary School, 100 Ryefield Road, Locust Valley (description of election district: former Union Free School District No. 4, Town of Oyster Bay, New York) Dated: Locust Valley, New York March 23, 2020

By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE LOCUST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Locust Valley, New York Susan Hammerschmidt, District Clerk 121479

LEGAL NOTICE NOTIFICACIÓN DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, VOTO DE PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE LOCUST VALLEY LOCUST VALLEY, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR MEDIO DE LA PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que la Audiencia Pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de Locust Valley, Condado de Nassau, Locust Valley, Nueva York se llevará a cabo en el miniteatro de la Escuela Secundaria/ Preparatoria de Locust Valley, en 99 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, Nueva York, en dicho distrito escolar, el 5 de mayo de 2020 a las 7:30 p. m., horario prevaleciente; en esta audiencia se tratarán asuntos que estén en conformidad con Ley de Educación; algunos de estos son:

1. Presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada (presupuesto propuesto) de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2020-2021.

2. Analizar todos los puntos que se detallan a continuación por medio de máquinas de votación durante la Votación del Presupuesto y Elección que se realizará el martes 19 de mayo de 2020.

3. Tratar cualquier otro asunto que pueda presentarse antes de la audiencia, este debe estar en conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y sus correspondientes enmiendas.

Una copia del presupuesto propuesto estará disponible, previa solicitud, para los residentes del distrito escolar a partir del 28 de abril de 2020, entre las 8:30 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., horario prevaleciente, salvo los sábados, domingos o días festivos.

La copia estará disponible en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, Edificio de Administración en 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, Nueva York 11560.

ASIMISMO, POR MEDIO DE LA PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que dicha elección y votación de presupuesto se llevará a cabo el martes 19 de mayo de 2020, entre las 6:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., horario prevaleciente, en los tres (3) distritos electorales, que se describen a continuación; durante este periodo, podrá votar las encuestas por medio de la máquina electoral; a continuación, se describen las propuestas: 1. Propuesta Uno (1): Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2020-2021 y autorizar la recaudación de la porción que se necesita por medio de impuestos que graven los bienes del Distrito.

2. Elegir a tres (3) miembros de la Junta de Educación para mandatos de tres años; este mandato comenzará el 1 de julio de 2020 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2023. Los cargos sin representantes de la Junta de Educación no se consideran cargos independientes y específicos; los candidatos pueden cambiar de cargos.

3. Solo para residentes del área a los cuales la Biblioteca de Locust Valley brinda servicios Votación por la propuesta Dos (2): Adoptar la resolución que trata sobre la asignación de la Biblioteca de Locust Valley, que se presentó para el año fiscal 2020-2021, por un monto de $1.487.029; la cual aparecerá en las máquinas de votación el 19 de mayo de 2020, y para que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Central de Locust

Valley esté autorizada para recaudar los impuestos necesarios, en consecuencia, sobre los bienes imponibles solo del antiguo Distrito Escolar Union Free N.° 4, Ciudad de Oyster Bay, Nueva York.

ASIMISMO, POR MEDIO DE LA PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que cualquier residente puede obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para financiar el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar y el presupuesto de la Biblioteca de Locust Valley para el periodo 2020-2021, salvo el dinero público, entre las horas de 8:00 a. m. y 5:00 p. m. a partir del 28 de abril de 2020, excepto los sábados, domingos o feriados, en la Oficina del Distrito, 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, New York 11560 y en cada escuela del Distrito.

ASIMISMO, POR MEDIO DE LA PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con el Capítulo 258 de las Leyes de 2008, se agregó la Sección 495 a la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles y esta requiere que el Distrito Escolar adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cuánto está exento de impuestos el valor calculado total en la tirada de evaluación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada, identificada por la autoridad legal, y mostrará: (a) el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención expresado como una cantidad en dólares del valor calculado o como un porcentaje del valor calculado total en la tirada; (b) el monto acumulado que se espera recibir de los destinatarios de cada tipo de exención como pagos en lugar de impuestos u otros pagos por servicios municipales; y (c) el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. El informe de exención se publicará en cualquier boletín de la junta financiado por el Distrito para efectuar avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web financiando por el Distrito.

ASIMISMO, POR MEDIO DE LA PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de nominación de candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación se presentarán ante el Secretario de dicho Distrito Escolar en su oficina en el Edificio de Administración, 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, Nueva York 11560, a más tardar el 20 de abril de 2020, entre las 9:00 am y las 5:00 pm, horario prevaleciente. Las

vacantes en la Junta de Educación no se consideran cargos separados, específicos; los candidatos desempeñan distintas funciones. Las peticiones de nominación no deben describir ninguna vacante específica en la Junta para la cual se nominó al candidato; las peticiones deben ser dirigidas al Secretario del Distrito; deben estar firmadas por, al menos, 37 votantes calificados del Distrito (es decir, más de los 25 votantes calificados o el 2 % del número de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior); deben indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante y deben indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

ASIMISMO, POR MEDIO DE LA PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que se requiere el registro personal de los votantes, o bien de conformidad con la §2014 de la Ley de Educación, o bien de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con la §2014 de la Ley de educación y ha votado en una reunión anual o especial del distrito dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario, es elegible para votar en esta elección. Si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar conforme al Artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones, esta persona también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse.

La Junta de Registro se reunirá con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito, de conformidad con la §2014 de la Ley de Educación en cada uno de los tres distritos electorales, el 9 de mayo de 2020 entre las 9:00 a. m y 1:00 p. m., horario prevaleciente, en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito; para agregar cualquier nombre adicional al Registro que se usará en la elección antes mencionada, momento en el cual cualquier persona tiene el derecho a que se coloque su nombre en dicho Registro, siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro se conozca o se demuestra de manera satisfactoria para dicha Junta de Registro que la persona tiene derecho a votar en la elección para lo cual se prepara el registro. El registro así preparado de conformidad con la §2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, en 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, Nueva York 11560 y estará disponible para consultas por parte de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito a

partir del jueves 14 de mayo de 2020, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., horario prevaleciente, durante los días hábiles y cada día anterior al día establecido para la elección, excepto los domingos, y los sábados entre las 9:00 a. m. y la 1:00 p. m., y en el lugar y día de la votación.

Y SE DA UN AVISO ADICIONAL, que los votantes militares que no están actualmente registrados pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de Locust Valley solicitando y devolviendo una solicitud de registro a la Secretaria del Distrito en persona, por correo a la Oficina de la Secretaria del distrito, 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, NY 11560, por correo electrónico a shammerschmidt@lvcsd.k 12.ny.us o fax enviado al 516 277-5098.

La solicitud de la solicitud de registro puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar para recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, fax o correo electrónico.

Los formularios de solicitud de registro de votante militar deben recibirse en la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 8 de mayo de 2020.

Y SE DA UN AVISO ADICIONAL, que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de Locust Valley, pueden solicitar una solicitud de boleta militar a la Secretaria del Distrito en persona, por correo a la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito, 22 Horse Hollow Road , Locust Valley, NY 11560, por correo electrónico a shammerschmidt@lvcsd.k 12.ny.us, o por fax enviado al 516 277-5098.

En dicha solicitud, el votante militar puede indicar su preferencia por recibir la solicitud por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Un votante militar debe devolver la solicitud original de la boleta militar por correo o en persona a la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito en 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, NY 11560.

Para que un votante militar reciba una boleta militar, un documento militar válido La solicitud de boleta debe recibirse en la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 pm, el 23 de abril de 2020.

Las solicitudes de boleta militar recibidas de acuerdo con lo anterior se procesarán de la misma manera que una solicitud de boleta no militar bajo Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de boleta militar puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar para recibir la boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico.

Y SE DA UN AVISO ADICIONAL, que la boleta militar original de un votante militar debe ser devuelta por correo o en persona a la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito en 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, NY 11560.

Las boletas militares deberán ser escritas si son recibidas por la Secretaria del Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el 19 de mayo de 2020 que muestre una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o que muestre un endoso de recepción por parte de otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o recibido a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 19 de mayo de 2020 y firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que se determinará a más tardar el día anterior a la elección.

ASIMISMO, POR MEDIO DE LA PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York, la Junta de Inscripción se reunirá el martes 19 de mayo de 2020 entre las 6:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., horario prevaleciente, en cada uno de los tres (3) distritos electorales independientes para preparar el Registro del Distrito Escolar que se utilizará en la elección y votación del presupuesto que se celebrará en 2020; cualquier reunión especial del distrito que pueda celebrarse después de la preparación de dicho Registro es adecuado para que cualquier persona tenga derecho a que se coloque su nombre en dicho Registro, siempre que en dicha reunión de dicha Junta de Registro se reconozca o se demuestre de manera satisfactoria para la Junta de Registro que será entonces o posteriormente, que tiene el derecho a votar en la elección escolar para la cual se preparó dicho Registro, o cualquier reunión especial del distrito celebrada después del 19 de mayo de 2020.

Y SE DA UN AVISO ADICIONAL, que las solicitudes de boletas en ausencia se podrán obtener durante el horario comercial de la Secretaría del Distrito a partir del 1 de abril de 2020. De conformidad con la Ley de Educación § 2018-a, dichas solicitudes no pueden ser recibidas por la Secretaria del Distrito antes a partir del 20 de abril de 2020 y la Secretaria del Distrito debe recibir las solicitudes completas al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta se debe enviar por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección, si la boleta se va a entregar personalmente al votante

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o al agente nombrado en la solicitud de boleta en ausencia. La Secretaria del Distrito debe recibir las boletas en ausencia a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m., hora vigente, el martes 19 de mayo de 2020.

Una lista de las personas que votan por correspondencia estará disponible para consulta de los votantes calificados del Distrito en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito y después del jueves 14 de mayo de 2020 entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. durante los días hábiles antes del día establecido para la elección anual y el 19 de mayo de 2020, el día establecido para la elección.

Cualquier votante calificado puede, después de examinar dicha lista, presentar una impugnación por escrito de las calificaciones como votante de cualquier persona en dicha lista; debe establecer los motivos de dicha impugnación. Cualquier impugnación escrita de esta naturaleza deberá ser comunicada a los inspectores electorales el día de la elección; esta comunicación la hará el al Secretario del Distrito o una persona designada por la Junta de Educación.

ASIMISMO, POR MEDIO DE LA PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con una norma adoptada por la Junta de Educación en función a la §2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o propuesta para modificar el presupuesto, o caso contrario que se presente a votación en dicha elección, lo debe archivar el Secretario del Distrito, la Junta de Educación en el Edificio de Administración en 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, con tiempo suficiente que le permita notificar la proposición junto con la Notificación de la Audiencia Pública, la Votación del Presupuesto y la Elección requerida por la Sección 2004 de la Ley de Educación, pero a más tardar el 5 de marzo de 2020, a las 4:30 p. m., horario prevaleciente; debe estar escrito o impreso en idioma inglés; debe ser dirigido al Secretario del Distrito Escolar; debe estar firmado por, al menos, 79 votantes calificados del Distrito (que representan el 5% del número de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior); y debe indicar legiblemente el nombre de cada firmante. Sin embargo, la Junta Escolar no aceptará ninguna petición para poner ante los votantes cualquier propuesta que tenga una finalidad que no esté dentro de las facultades de los votantes para determinar, que es ilegítimo o cualquier propuesta que no incluya

una asignación específica en la que el gasto del fondo se solicite por propuesta o cuando exista una razón válida para no contemplar la propuesta en la elección.

DISTRITOS DE ELECCION ESCOLAR ASIMISMO, POR MEDIO DE LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se han establecido los distritos electorales en el Distrito Escolar. Los límites de los Distritos Electorales, según se adoptó por resolución de la Junta de Educación, y los lugares para votar de cada distrito escolar son los siguientes: Distrito Electoral de Bayville Escuela Intermedia Bayville en Mountain Avenue, Bayville (descripción del distrito electoral: antiguo Distrito Escolar Union Free N.º 6, Ciudad de Oyster Bay, Nueva York) Distrito Electoral de Brookville: Salón Comunitario de la Iglesia Reformada de Brookville en 2 Brookville Road, Brookville (descripción del distrito electoral: antiguo Distrito Escolar Union Free N.º 3, Ciudad de Oyster Bay, Nueva York) Distrito Electoral de Locust Valley Escuela Primaria Ann MacArthur en 100 Ryefield Road, Locust Valley (descripción del distrito electoral: antiguo Distrito Escolar Union Free N.º 4, Ciudad de Oyster Bay, Nueva York) Fechado: Locust Valley, Nueva York 23 de marzo de 2020 Por orden de la JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE LOCUST VALLEY Locust Valley, Nueva York Susan Hammerschmidt, Secretaria del Distrito 121480

Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE lAVISO DE AUDIENCIA SOBRE EL PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN ANUAL DEL DISTRITO DE MIEMBROS DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH Y DE LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH QUE SE REALIZARÁ EL 19 DE MAYO DE 2020 POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que la elección anual del Distrito Escolar Central de Oyster BayEast Norwich se realizará en la recepción del gimnasio de Oyster Bay High School, ubicado en East Main Street, Oyster Bay, Nueva York, el martes 19 de mayo de 2020, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m. con los siguientes propósitos: 1.

Votar sobre la asignación de los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos estimados del

Distrito para el año escolar que comienza el 1 de julio de 2020, que se identificará en la boleta como Propuesta N.º 1.

2.

Votar sobre las siguientes propuestas: PROPUESTA N.º 2 (Gastos del Fondo de la Reserva de Capital para Tecnología): SE RESUELVE que, por medio del presente, la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar de Oyster Bay-East Norwich (“Distrito”) tenga autorización para asignar y gastar $265,000 del Fondo de la Reserva de Capital para Tecnología establecido el 15 de mayo de 2018 con el fin de llevar a cabo los siguientes proyectos: iniciativa uno a uno en todo el distrito (para 6.º, 7.º, 11.º y 12.º grados), todo lo cual incluirá toda la mano de obra, materiales, equipos, aparatos y costos secundarios relacionados al respecto, así como los costos preliminares y los costos secundarios correspondientes y su financiamiento, siempre que los costos detallados de los componentes de los Proyectos y las Compras, tal como se establece en el informe, puedan reasignarse entre dichos componentes en caso de que la Junta de Educación determine que la reasignación es en favor del Distrito y no se realizarán cambios sustanciales al alcance de los Proyectos y las Compras.

PROPUESTA N.º 3 (Gastos del Fondo de la Reserva de Capital) SE RESUELVE que, por medio del presente, la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar de Oyster Bay-East Norwich (“Distrito”) tenga autorización para asignar y gastar (a) $890,000 del Fondo de la Reserva de Capital establecido el 16 de mayo de 2006 y enmendado el 17 de mayo de 2011, el 21 de mayo de 2013 y el 16 de mayo de 2017 con el fin llevar a cabo los siguientes proyectos: toldo en Roosevelt Elementary School, sistema de aire acondicionado del gimnasio en Oyster Bay High School, reemplazo de superficies en el patio de juegos en Vernon Elementary School, todo lo cual incluirá toda la mano de obra, materiales, equipos, aparatos y costos secundarios relacionados al respecto, así como los costos preliminares y los costos secundarios correspondientes y su financiamiento, siempre que los costos detallados de los componentes de los Proyectos y las Compras, tal como se establece en el informe, puedan reasignarse entre dichos componentes en caso de que la Junta de Educación determine que la reasignación es en

favor del Distrito y no se realizarán cambios sustanciales al alcance de los Proyectos y las Compras.

PROPUESTA N.º 4 (Transporte): SE RESUELVE que, por medio de la presente, la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar de Oyster Bay-East Norwich (“Distrito”) tenga autorización para modificar su elegibilidad para el transporte escolar público a partir del comienzo del año escolar 2020-2021 para (a) los alumnos de kindergarten hasta el 6.º grado, del límite actual de una milla y cuarto (1.25) a ningún límite, y (b) los alumnos de 7.º a 12.º grado, del límite actual de una milla y cuarto (1.25) a un límite de media milla (0.5), con un costo de $160,062.60 para el Distrito para el año escolar 2020-2021.

3.

Elegir un miembro de la Junta de Educación por un período de cuatro (4) años que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2020 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2024.

4.

Votar sobre cualquier otra propuesta que pueda presentarse oportunamente en la reunión.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto con el objetivo de analizar el presupuesto propuesto de gastos de los fondos para el año escolar 2020-2021 se llevará a cabo el 5 de mayo de 2020 a las 7:30 p. m. en la biblioteca de Oyster Bay High School.

En cada escuela del Distrito, se preparará la versión resumida de la propuesta sobre el presupuesto y el texto de todas las demás propuestas que aparecerán en las máquinas de votación, como así también una declaración detallada por escrito de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año escolar 2020-2021 para fines escolares, que especifica los fines y la cantidad para cada fin, y habrá copias disponibles, previa solicitud, para cualquier residente del Distrito entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. durante los 14 días inmediatamente previos a la elección del 19 de mayo de 2020, excepto sábados, domingos y feriados, y también en la elección anual.

También se notifica que, de acuerdo con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, el Distrito debe adjuntar un informe de exención al presupuesto sugerido.

Este informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor total calculado de la lista de cálculos finales usada en el proceso presupuestario queda libre de impuestos, enumerará todos los tipos de exenciones otorgadas

por la autoridad legal y mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se prevé recibir como pagos en lugar de impuestos y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la elección anual de la biblioteca pública de Oyster Bay-East Norwich se realizará en la recepción del gimnasio de Oyster Bay High School, ubicado en 150 East Main Street, Oyster Bay, Nueva York, el martes 19 de mayo de 2020, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m. con los siguientes propósitos: 1.

Votar sobre la asignación de los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos estimados de la biblioteca pública para el año escolar que comienza el 1 de julio de 2020.

2.

Elegir un miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca por un período de cinco (5) años que comenzaría el 1 de julio de 2020 y finalizaría el 30 de junio de 2025 para que cubra la vacante después de la finalización del mandato de Frank Murdock.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las copias del presupuesto propuesto de la biblioteca se pondrán a disposición, previa solicitud, de cualquier residente en el mostrador de consulta de la biblioteca pública de Oyster Bay-East Norwich, ubicada en 89 East Main Street, Oyster Bay, Nueva York, de 10:00 a. m. a 12:00 del mediodía, y de 1:00 a 4:00 p. m. durante los 14 días inmediatamente previos a la elección del 19 de mayo de 2020, excepto sábados, domingos y feriados, y también en la elección anual.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la votación se realizará mediante máquinas de votación, según lo estipulado por la Ley de Educación, y las urnas estarán habilitadas para votar desde las 7:00 a. m. hasta las 9:00 p. m. y durante el tiempo que sea necesario para que los votantes presentes puedan emitir sus votos.

Por medio del presente, se autoriza e instruye a la secretaria del distrito a imprimir las etiquetas de votación necesarias para dichas máquinas de votación en el formato que más se aproxime a los requisitos de la Ley de Educación.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las nominaciones del miembro de la Junta de Educación y del fideicomisario de la Junta de la Biblioteca se deberán realizar mediante solicitud firmada por al menos 25 votantes calificados del Distrito y se deberán presentar en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito en el edificio administrativo en

McCouns Lane, Oyster Bay, Nueva York, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., antes del lunes 20 de abril de 2020, y entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m. el 20 de abril de 2020. Estas solicitudes deberán indicar la residencia de cada firmante, así como también el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

Los dos candidatos que reciban la mayor cantidad de votos serán considerados electos para el cargo. Sin embargo, la Junta de Educación puede rechazar una nominación si el candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara su poca disposición para desempeñar las funciones.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se permite el registro de votantes calificados de este Distrito para la elección anual del Distrito en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito ubicada en el edificio administrativo en McCouns Lane, Oyster Bay, Nueva York, de 8:00 a. m. a 1:00 p. m. y de 2:00 p. m. a 4:00 p. m., de lunes a viernes, hasta el 14 de mayo de 2020 inclusive.

El registro también se llevará a cabo en James H. Vernon School, 880 Oyster Bay Road, East Norwich, Nueva York y en Theodore Roosevelt School, 150 West Main Street, Oyster Bay, Nueva York, de 8:00 a. m. a 12:00 p. m. y de 1:00 p. m. a 4:00 p. m., de lunes a viernes, hasta el 14 de mayo de 2020 inclusive.

Se preparará y presentará un registro en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito, y dicho registro estará abierto para que cualquier votante calificado pueda inspeccionarlo entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. durante los cinco días previos al día establecido para la elección, excepto los domingos, y el sábado 16 de mayo de 2020 con cita, como así también en cada lugar de votación el día de la elección.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que el registro incluirá lo siguiente: (1) a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito que se hayan presentado personalmente para el registro; (2) a todos los votantes previamente calificados del Distrito que se hayan registrado previamente para cualquier elección o reunión anual o especial del Distrito y que hayan votado en alguno de estos eventos realizados o llevados a cabo en cualquier momento durante los cuatro años calendario (2016-2019) previos a la preparación de dicho registro, y (3) a los votantes que estén registrados de manera permanente en la Junta Electoral del condado de Nassau.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Registros se reunirá durante el horario de votación en la Reunión Anual del Distrito el 19 de mayo de 2020 con el fin de preparar un registro para elecciones o reuniones del Distrito que se realizarán después del 19 de mayo de 2020.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de voto por ausencia para la elección del distrito escolar y para la elección del fideicomisario de la biblioteca se podrán realizar en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito. La secretaria del distrito deberá recibir las solicitudes de voto por ausencia no antes de los treinta (30) días previos a la elección. Asimismo, estas solicitudes deben ser recibidas por la secretaria del Distrito por lo menos siete días antes de la elección si la boleta debe enviarse por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta debe entregarse personalmente al votante o a la persona que este designe. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna para enviar por correo una boleta electoral de voto por ausencia, la secretaria del Distrito enviará por correo dicha boleta a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación. Habrá una lista de todas las personas para las que se emitieron votos por ausencia disponible en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito durante los cinco días previos a la elección, excepto el domingo. La elegibilidad para votar mediante voto por ausencia se determinará de acuerdo con las disposiciones de la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar.

Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar podrán enviar una solicitud de boleta electoral militar.

Los votantes militares pueden indicar su preferencia de recibir una solicitud de registro de votantes militares, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico en dicho pedido de solicitud de registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Los formularios de registro de votantes militares y los formularios de solicitud de boleta electoral militar deben recibirse en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito escolar antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 23 de abril de 2020. Los votos militares no serán escrutados, a menos que

(1) la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito los reciba antes del cierre de la votación el día de la elección y tengan una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otro organismo del gobierno de los Estados Unidos, o bien (2) la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito los reciba antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección, y estén firmados y fechados por el votante militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha asociada que no sea posterior al día previo a la elección.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que esta Junta establecerá una reunión especial a partir de ese momento, dentro de las 24 horas luego de la presentación ante la secretaria del Distrito de un informe escrito de los resultados de la votación en la recepción del gimnasio de Oyster Bay High School, con el fin de examinar y tabular dichos informes del resultado de la votación y declarar su resultado; que, por el presente y de acuerdo con la Sección 2019-a(2b) de la Ley de Educación, la Junta se designa a sí misma como un grupo de presidentes de mesa para emitir y escrutar los votos durante dicha reunión especial de la Junta.

Fecha: 17 de marzo de 2019 POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK MARGARET NOLAN SECRETARIA DEL DISTRITO 121478 Search for notices online at: www.mypublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE OYSTER BAYEAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH PUBLIC LIBRARY TO BE HELD ON MAY 19, 2020 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Election of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District will be held in the lobby of the gymnasium of the Oyster Bay High School, located at East Main Street, Oyster Bay, New York, on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 between the hours of 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM for the following purposes: 1.

To vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the District for the school year beginning July 1, 2020 which shall be identified on the ballot as Proposition No. 1.

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To vote on the following propositions: PROPOSITION NO. 2 (Technology Capital Reserve Fund Expenditure): RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District (“District”) is hereby authorized to appropriate and expend $265,000 from the Technology Capital Reserve Fund established on May 15, 2018 for the purpose of performing the following projects; district-wide 1:1 initiative (grades 6, 7, 11, and 12), all of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs related thereto as well as preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof; provided that the detailed costs of the components of the Projects and Purchases as set forth in the report may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District and no material change shall be made in the scope of the Projects and Purchases.

PROPOSITION NO. 3 (Capital Reserve Fund Expenditure) RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District (“District”) is hereby authorized to appropriate and expend(a) $890,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 16, 2006 and amended on May 17, 2011 and May 21, 2013 and May 16, 2017 for the purpose of performing the following projects: overhead canopy at Roosevelt Elementary School; gymnasium air conditioning at Oyster Bay High School; replacement of playground surfaces at Vernon Elementary School; all of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs related thereto as well as preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof; provided that the detailed costs of the components of the Projects and Purchases as set forth in the report may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District and no material change shall be made in the scope of the Projects and Purchases.

PROPOSITION NO. 4 (Transportation): RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District (“District”) is hereby authorized to modify its public school transportation eligibility

effective at the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year for (a) Kindergarten pupils through Grade 6 from the existing one and one quarter (1.25) mile limit to no limit for students in Grades Kindergarten through 6 and (b) Grades 7-12 pupils from the existing one and one quarter (1.25) mile limit to a half mile (.5) limit, at a cost of $160,062.60 to the District for the 2020-2021 School Year.

3.

To elect one member of the Board of Education for a term of four (4) years beginning July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2024.

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To vote upon such other propositions as may properly come before the meeting.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the public budget hearing for the purpose of discussing the proposed budget of expenditure of funds for the school year 2020-2021 will be held May 5, 2020 at 7:30 PM in the Oyster Bay High School Library.

T h e condensed form of the budget proposition and the text of all other propositions to appear on the voting machine and a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the school year 2020-2021 for school purposes, specifying the purposes and the amount for each, will be prepared and copies thereof will be made available, upon request, to any resident in the district at each school house in the District between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM during the period of the 14 days immediately preceding said election for May 19, 2020, excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays, and at such annual election.

Notice is further given that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the Annual Election of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library will be held in the lobby of the gymnasium of the Oyster Bay High School, located at 150

East Main Street, Oyster Bay, New York, on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 between the hours of 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM for the following purposes: 1.

To vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the Public Library for the school year beginning July 1, 2020.

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To elect one member of the Board of Library Trustees for a term of five (5) years beginning July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2025, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the expiration of the term of Frank Murdock.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the copies of the proposed library budget will be made available, upon request, to any resident at the Reference Desk of the Oyster Bay- East Norwich Public Library, located at 89 East Main Street, Oyster Bay, New York between the hours of 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and from 1:00 to 4:00 PM during the period of the 14 days immediately preceding said election of May 19, 2020, excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays, and at such annual election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the voting shall be on voting machines as provided by the Education Law and the polls will remain open from 7:00 AM until 9:00 PM and as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their ballots. The District Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to have the necessary ballot labels printed for said voting machines in the form corresponding as nearly as may be with the requirements of the Education Law.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the nominations for the Board of Education member and Board of Library trustee shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, and filed with the District Clerk, Administration Building, McCouns Lane, Oyster Bay, New York, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM no later than Monday, April 20, 2020, and between the hours of 8:00AM and 5:00 PM on April 20, 2020. Such petition shall state the residence of each signer and shall state the name and residence of the candidate. The two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to office.

However, a nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his or her unwillingness to serve.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the registration of the qualified voters of this District for said annual District election is permitted in the District Clerk’s Office, located in the Administration Building, McCouns Lane, Oyster Bay, New York, during the hours of 8:00AM and 1:00 PM and from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, up to and including May 14, 2020. Registration shall also take place at the James H. Vernon School, 880 Oyster Bay Road, East Norwich, New York, and the Theodore Roosevelt School, 150 West Main Street, Oyster Bay, New York, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM and from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, up to and including May 14, 2020.

A register will be prepared and will be filed in the District Clerk’s Office and such register will be open for inspection by any qualified voter between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM on each of the five days prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, by appointment only on Saturday, May 16, 2020; and at each polling place on election day.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the register shall include: (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four calendar years (2016-2019) prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Elections of the County of Nassau.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Registration will further meet during the hours of voting at the Annual District Meeting on May 19, 2020 for the purpose of preparing a register for District meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 19, 2020.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots for the school district election and for the library trustee election may be applied for at the District Clerk’s Office. Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. Furthermore, such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to

the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent.

Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the District Clerk’s Office on each of the five days prior to the election except Sunday.

Eligibility to vote by absentee ballot will be determined in accordance with the provisions of New York State Education Law §2018-a.

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

Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the Office of the District Clerk of the school district no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 23, 2020. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the Office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the Office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within 24 hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot, at the lobby of the gymnasium of Oyster Bay High School for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law

§2019-a(2b) at said special meeting of the Board.

Dated: March 17, 2019

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK MARGARET NOLAN DISTRICT CLERK 121477 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS Locust Valley Central School District 22 Horse Hollow Road Locust Valley, New York 11560 The Board of Education of the Locust Valley Central School District invites the submission of sealed proposals from reputable and qualified bus transportation companies for furnishing student transportation services for the Locust Valley Central School District for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 with the option to extend in accordance with applicable law for each of the following contracts: (1) Home-to-School Transportation, including In and Out-of-District Transportation for Public, Private, and Parochial Schools; (2) Athletic Trips; (3) Field Trips and (4) Summer Transportation.

This Request for Proposals, including forms of proposals, certification, conditions, and specifications may be obtained by email to khoroszewski@lvcsd.k12. ny.us.

In all cases, it must be understood that the conditions and specifications set forth in the Request for Proposals issued by the Locust Valley Central School District shall apply.

Sealed proposals will be received until April 21, 2020 at 11:00 am at the District’s Business Office located at 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, New York 11560.

All proposals shall be clearly marked “Pupil Transportation Proposal - Do Not Open Until April 21, 2020 at 11:00 am.”

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject all proposals, waive any informalities in a proposal and to negotiate any portion of a proposal(s).

Questions regarding this Request for Proposals will be accepted by the School Business Administrator until April 10, 2020 at 3:00 pm and answers to all questions will be distributed in the form of an addendum to all potential proposers by April 13, 2020. Please submit your questions in writing via email to khoroszewski@lvcsd.k12. ny.us.

Any deviations from the terms and conditions set forth in the specification must be listed on a separate sheet attached to the Bidder’s Proposal.

In all cases not indicated by the Bidder as a deviation, it is understood that the terms and conditions set forth in the RFP specifications shall apply.

The Board of Education reserves the right to consider experience, service and reputation in the student transportation field, as well as the financial responsibility and specific qualifications set out herein of the prospective bidder, in considering proposals and awarding the contracts. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals in whole or in part, when in its sole discretion it deems that it will serve the best interests of the School District to waive technical defects, irregularities and omissions; and to select in its sole discretion which of two or more identical bidders shall be awarded the contract.

Separate and independent proposals shall be submitted for each contract.

When a board of education of a school district elects to receive proposals submitted in response to a request for proposals, such board of education shall evaluate each proposal from a responding contractor according to criteria established by the Commissioner of Education, which criteria shall include, at a minimum: (i) the previous experience of the contractor in transporting pupils, (ii) the name of each transportation company the contractor has been an owner or a manager, (iii) a description of any safety programs implemented by the contractor, (iv) a record of accidents in motor vehicles under the control of the contractor, (v) driving history of employees of the contractor, (vi) inspection records and model year of the motor vehicles under the control of the contractor, (vii) maintenance schedules of the motor vehicles under the control of the contractor, (viii) financial analysis of the contractor, (ix) documentation of compliance with motor vehicle insurance requirements, and (x) total cost of the proposal.

Proposals will be evaluated and awarded based on the following criteria by the School District pursuant to Sections 305 and 3625 of the Education Law and Section 156.12 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.

Category Weight

1 P r e v i o u s Experience of Contractor in School Transportation 15 2 Names of Previous Transportation Companies where the Contractor has been an Owner or Manager 10 3 Description of Safety Programs Implemented by the Contractor 10 4 Record of Accidents in Vehicles under the control of the Contractor 5 5 D r i v i n g History of Employees of the Contractor 5 6 F l e e t Inspection Records, Model Year of each of the Vehicles under the Control of the Contractor

10 7 Maintenance Schedules of Vehicles under Control of the Contractor 10 8 F i n a n c i a l Analysis of the Contractor

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Documentation o f Compliance with

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Insurance Requirements 5 10 Total Cost of Proposal- Total Cost to Provide the Transportation Services under the Contract

25 TOTAL 100 The above-referenced scoring of the criteria will be used for each of the contracts for the term of the contract awarded under this Request for Proposals for transportation services.

In the best interest of the School District, the Board of Education reserves the right to award the transportation contracts for the current school year with the option to extend for a period of one (1) year in accordance with applicable laws.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special, or local law or charter, a board of education or a trustee of a district, pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner, may award a contract for the transportation of pupils involving an annual expenditure in excess of the amount specified for purchase contracts in the bidding requirements of the General Municipal Law in compliance with the bid law or subsequent to an evaluation of proposals submitted in response to a request for proposals prepared by or for the board of education or trustee of a district.

The Commissioner, in addition to his existing statutory authority to approve or disapprove transportation contracts, may reject any award of a transportation contract that is based on an evaluation of proposals submitted in response to a request for proposals if he/she finds that (1) the contractor is not responsive to the

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OBITUARIES Joel M. Fairman Joel M. Fairman, 91, of Hobe Sound, Florida, formerly of Locust Valley, died at home on March 24, 2020. Born in Manhattan, he played stickball near Yankee Stadium and tried out his first skis on the Belvedere Hill in Central Park. After graduating from the Horace Mann School in 1947, he made his way through UNC Chapel Hill, Columbia and Cornell before finding his true alma mater at Amherst College, and graduated in 1952. After finishing his JD at Yale Law School where he was an editor of the Law Journal, he returned to New York to practice at Patterson Belknap & Webb. In 1960, he moved into investment banking at Bache Halsey Stuart Shields, eventually leading the Prudential-Bache communications practice.

In 1982, he founded Faircom Inc., which merged with Regent Communications in 1998, from which he retired as vice chairman in 2004.

In 1959, he married Claire Martin of Cincinnati, OH, who was his intellectual equal and life partner for 52 years.

Together they raised three children in Manhattan and then in Locust Valley, where he was an avid tennis player into his eighties at Piping Rock Club. An avid skier through his seventies, he passed his love of the slopes to his three children and five grandchildren. He was also a member of the Racquet & Tennis Club, Doubles, the New England Society, and the Winter Wheezers. A trustee of the Village of Lattingtown, he chaired the Board of Zoning Appeals. After retiring, he joined the Barbershop Harmony Society’s Long Island Harmonizers, where he performed as a soloist while strumming his signature ukulele.

In 2013 he relocated to live his final years in Hobe Sound, FL, where he joined Jupiter Island Club, swimming daily until his last months and performing with the chorus. He was also a member of Hobe Sound Yacht Club.

Beloved for his wit, intellect, and puckish charm, he will be dearly missed by all who knew him, especially by his surviving children, David and Helen, his son-in-law David Weyerhaeuser and daughter-in-law Juliette Zener, and his five grandchildren, Joshua and Isaac Fairman and Blake, Jackie and Charlie Weyerhaeuser. His wife Claire Martin Fairman predeceased him in 2011 and by his daughter Betsy Fairman Weyerhaeuser in 2013. Arrangements entrust-

ed to Dodge-Thomas Funeral Home of Glen Cove. Memorial services will be held at a later date and donations may be made to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, McLean Hospital or Jupiter Medical Center Foundation.

Luke A. Greco Luke A. Greco, 95, of Bayville, died on March 31. Beloved husband of Anne. Loving father of Luke S. (Jodi), Joanne Flower (Jerry) and Annamarie Mansueto (Carlo), dear brother of the late Anthony (Jean) and the late Walter (the Late Pauline), cherished grandfather of Christine, Gina, Danielle, Stefanie, Luke and Michael, adored greatgrandfather of Caroline, Evelyn and Ella; also survived by several nieces and nephews. Greco is a WWII veteran, a member of the Robert H. Spittel Post in Bayville and a member of the Bayville Senior Citizen Center. Arrangements entrusted to Dodge-Thomas Funeral Home in Glen Cove. Private Burial Service at Bayville Cemetery.

John J. Fanning John J. Fanning, 84, of Oyster Bay died on March 29. Beloved husband of Diane, loving father of Douglas (Diane), and Kimberly Perry (Michael), adoring grandfather of Samantha, Heather, Jack, Logan, and Luke. In light of the current circumstances the family will be keeping the immediate Funeral Services private. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date, including a Memorial Mass at St. Dominic RC Chapel in Oyster Bay, N.Y. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Oyster Bay Funeral Home. To leave an online condolence visit www.oysterbayfuneralhome.com.

Michael J. Belle Michael J. Belle, 92, of Bayville, died on March 27. He was a retired NYPD officer, WWII veteran and member of the American Legion Robert H. Spittel Post 1285 Bayville. Beloved husband of the late Beatrice, loving father of Nancy Belle-Brown, Nicholas (life partner Marie) and the late Michael A. (Karen).

Arrangements entrusted to DodgeThomas Funeral Home of Glen Cove.

Private prayer service and Interment at Locust Valley Cemetery.

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request for proposals or (2) the proposal is not in the best interests of the district.

Security in the form of a bond or certified check payable to the Locust Valley Central School District in the amount of

ten percent (10%) of the first year of each contract is required to be submitted with each proposal. A performance and payment bond in a sum of 100% of the annual amount for each of the contracts may be

required as set forth in the request for proposals.

Proof of the ability to furnish a performance bond in the amount of 100% for each year of the contract must also be submitted with the bid.

Dated: April 1, 2020

Board of Education Locust Valley Central School District 22 Horse Hollow Road Locust Valley, New York, 11560 121500 Search for notices online at: www.mypublicnotices.com

Courtesy Kenneth Roth

KASSIE MILLER ROTH made wildflower bombs, one of the projects from the Locust Valley Garden Club.

L.V. Garden Club offers projects to do at home Without a program in March or April, because of Corona Virus protocols, the Locust Valley Garden Club sent members instructions for a fun home project. Getting out into the garden and playing with seeds and soil is a great way to sew a little happiness.

The project was based on an article in The New York Times on March 3, by Malia Wollan about making Wildflower Bombs. Apparently the idea started in Manhattan in the 1970s. Urban gardeners are still doing this to brighten up their cities. And it is even being done today, in the UK. Although it is illegal to cast the seeds on public property, or your neighbor’s yard, in the UK, the Bobbies sort of look the other way.

Locust Valley resident Kassie Miller Roth said she was interested in participating, since she has clay in her Locust Valley garden, a key ingredient in the formula. Adding seeds donated by Audrey Rydzewski, to her compost, Roth worked outside on table covered by plastic. She added the softened clay into the middle and hand blended the

mix. She then made small balls and placed them on a cookie sheet to dry in the sun.

The size of the balls said Daniel Cunningham, a horticulturalist at Texas A&M, is relative. He recommends using one-part seeds, three parts clay and five parts compost and suggested that the “bombs” be small, about the size of a nickel or a dime.

When the wildflower seed bombs dried, Roth placed some of them in a wide circle around the foot of her flowering cherry tree.

“Some will be going to Barbara’s Garden at the Locust Valley Library, and some will be tossed in hiking trails,” she said.

In May, if people are still required to stay home, the club will introduce another project. The Locust Valley Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of the month at Bailey Arboretum’s manor house, in Lattingtown.

The program fee of $15 and includes lunch. For information please contact Dean Yoder at dyinteriors@yahoo.com.

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ovid-19 has completely changed the way we all live.

But along with worrying about keeping themselves and their families healthy, thousands of small business owners across New York state are losing sleep over how to keep this virus from killing the businesses they have worked so hard to build.

At the same time, lawmakers in Albany are trying to craft a budget in the face of plunging revenues. Sales taxes — much of them generated by small business — brought in a whopping $73.6 billion last year. Our schools, as well as other vital government services, rely on these funds.

When a business fails — and too many are on the precipice of failure right now — that sales tax revenue goes, too.

We believe a simple proposal could help restart local business and bolster sales tax revenues, but swift action is required by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature.

Small businesses are the backbone of our communities. Everyone wants a thriving downtown where they can shop, eat or go to a movie. The good news is that small businesses have always been engines of innovation and entrepreneurship, and we are seeing that again today as they adapt

to the new reality. Local gyms are streaming personal training sessions. Restaurants offer free delivery and online happy hours. Medical practices are expanding their telemedicine capabilities. Car mechanics are making house calls that require no personal contact at all.

Of course, it’s vital that these businesses let potential customers know about their services. That’s the role of advertising in all its myriad forms. But advertising costs money, and the sad truth is that advertising is one of the first things small businesses cut when times are tough.

Put yourself in the shoes of a local restaurateur with a stack of bills and very little money coming in. By the time she finishes paying the most urgent bills — rent, food suppliers, payroll — there’s not much left for advertising. Whatever stimulus money she gets from Washington or Albany will most likely be needed to keep the door open and the lights on. Yet studies show that how well businesses survive a downturn is in large part determined by whether they continue to market and advertise during the hard times.

Fortunately, there is a way for Albany to prime the sales-tax pump to keep revenue flowing to both small businesses and state coffers. Let businesses use some of the

money they would have sent to Albany, as sales taxes, to market their new offerings.

The formula would be simple: Every dollar a small business spends on advertising (up to some reasonable limit) would be a dollar saved off that business’s sales tax bill.

It would be a win-win-win. Local businesses would be healthier because the increased advertising would jump-start sales. The state would get more sales tax revenue because local businesses would be selling more. And media companies (like ours) would benefit from the additional ad revenue. We’d like to think that we, too, are vital to the character and strength of our communities, not to mention our democracy. Think for a moment of the critical role that journalists have played in getting vital local information out to your community during this unprecedented crisis.

The Legislature has a lot on its plate right now, and the temptation will be to bury this idea, or to take the shortsighted view that we can’t afford to do it right now.

But right now is when it’s needed. We’ve been impressed with Governor Cuomo’s levelheaded leadership in this crisis, and we call on him to back this innovative yet simple policy.

I know there are many across Long Island, our nation and our world who have lost family members, close friends and acquaintances to the coronavirus. Like others, as I have modified how I do my work, I have tried to help in my own way, but it never feels like enough. It was in midstream of trying to help with a challenge related to this pandemic that I came

upon McNally’s obituary. It was as if, in that moment, I became part of a club I did not want to be a part of. It was not the first time I felt this way, and it probably will not be the last, but still it is a time for pause and reflection.

Glen Cove is an incredible community. As we all make a point to be safe and keep our social distance, and this is critical, let us also

LETTERS The club I didn’t want to join To the Editor: I’ll never forget when my parents passed away. They left this world together in a car accident in 1997. There were certainly lots of feelings, but one of those feelings was, “I am now part of a club that I never wanted to be a part of.” There was comfort in having friends who had lost their parents before me; however, I still felt then that I had become part of a society of grievers unto ourselves. Life on this earth is finite. Perhaps it should come as no surprise when someone passes away, and yet, it is still as traumatic now as it was in Shakespeare’s day.

I bring this up because I just read of a friend’s death from the coronavirus. The friend was Terrence McNally, a Tony Award-winning playwright, master librettist, skilled screenwriter and a member of the Deep Ellum Opera Theatre’s Artistic Advisory Council. I brought McNally on board as an adviser to the theater back in the mid-1990s when I served as the company’s producing artistic director. I certainly knew of McNally, but it was a board member who introduced us. We were not close friends, but would sometimes meet at theater or opera events, exchange congratulatory notes or keep up with each other via mutual friends. I believe at least twice I pitched ideas to him for the “perfect play” for him to write. I’d like to claim that “Love! Valour! Compassion!” or “Master Class” were my ideas, but that is not the case.

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he model of higher education today rests on a system created in the Middle Ages, when knowledge was highly concentrated in a few places and in a few hands. It has evolved only slowly over the centuries. And while that evolution has brought knowledge from the few to the many, it hasn’t kept pace with the rapidly changing world young people live in today.

Today’s colleges and universities operate in a time warp where higher education is over-expensive and under-performing. They are too often run by ALFONSE administrators D’AMATO who sit on huge untapped endowments, and who fail to control costs, allowing tuition to climb at two or three times the general rate of inflation. They seem to assume that the willingness of parents and students to pay ever-increasing tuition is boundless.

The same goes for too many of the professors who deliver their knowledge to students. It’s more than a bit ironic that the vast majority of college instructors tilt way to the left in their political and economic philosophy, but follow decidedly mercenary policies in how they expect to work and be paid. There are far too

many examples of professors teaching 10 or 20 hours a week while raking in six-figure salaries.

In the meantime, their students will graduate with five- or six-figure college debt that will burden them for decades.

They’ll postpone starting a family or buying a house because their monthly school debt payments will eat up their paychecks.

That’s not the “better life” a college education should have provided.

Politicians have responded to this spiral of high college costs and crushing student debt in predictable ways. For years they threw more and more money at colleges in the form of government student aid. Pell Grants, Tuition Assistance Program, or TAP, aid, and subsidized student loans funneled billions of dollars to institutions of higher learning without conferring any relief on their consumers. The result: College costs climbed along with college graduates’ debt.

As this national student debt load has ballooned to over $1 trillion, today some politicians are proposing to forgive all or some of the huge debt with a massive federal bailout. It’s socialism come full circle, with government having helped fire up college costs and now “socializing” those costs with public dollars.

All of this misses the point that the

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hey need to reduce their cost and embrace distance learning.

LETTERS remember it is our caring and compassion that will help pull us through this pandemic. We are strong together, even as we have to stand apart.

contact Mary Golden, assistant vice president of human resources, at (516) 632 4080.

We are grateful for your support of our hospital. Stay healthy!

GAITLEY STEVENSONMATHEWS Glen Cove councilman Glen Cove

DANA SANNEMAN Executive director of public affairs, Mount Sinai South Nassau

MSSN needs masks and volunteers To the Editor: Our front-line teams of doctors, nurses and support staff at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital need personal protective equipment, specifically surgical and N95 masks. If you have masks you are willing to donate or work for a business that has extra supply, please contact Tim Matejka, executive director of development, at (516) 377-5360, or Timothy.Matejka@snch.org.

Also, all retired South Nassau physicians, nurses, pharmacists and respiratory therapists who are able and willing to volunteer their services during the COVID-19 crisis should

way to reduce student debt is to bring college costs under control. Some colleges are finally catching on that $50,000-a-year tuitions are indefensible. They’re looking for ways to freeze or even roll back those tuitions. They’re embracing rather than rejecting online learning.

They’re even holding their administrators and professors more accountable for the totality of their performance, including how their students fare after they’ve graduated.

A good example of this more accountable approach has been pursued by Mitch Daniels, the president of Purdue University. Daniels was the governor of Indiana before he became a college president, and he devised innovative ways of running his state that kept taxes down while delivering services in costeffective ways. That may be why he was a good fit to run a university.

At Purdue, Daniels has imposed financial discipline and academic accountability. When he became its president, he took a voluntary pay cut, and tied his future salary to “performance-based evaluation.” He has also frozen Purdue’s tuition the years he’s been there, and substantially reduced the university’s operating expenses.

Under Daniels, Purdue has fully embraced online learning, boosting the ability of Purdue students to take advan-

tage of “distance learning” (which students at every level, starting with elementary school, are learning now, amid the coronavirus pandemic). And the university established an innovative highschool-to-college program that allows under-privileged high school students from minority communities to take a faster track to college.

More colleges ought to follow Purdue’s lead, which recognizes that these institutions should enable different paths to a degree. Not everyone needs a four-year degree in subjects that offer little future employment opportunities. Many students would be far better off with technical college training that prepares them for jobs that actually need filling.

To effectively support college education, let’s focus on reducing college costs and making that education more relevant. I’m all for making public higher education as low-cost or no-cost as possible. States as politically disparate as Florida and New York are making great strides in that direction. But I also think the leaders of our private colleges and universities need to come down from their ivory towers and show some empathy for their customers, too. Let’s bring higher education into the 21st century.

Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

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