By DANIEL OFFNER & BRIAN PFAIL of the Rockville Centre Herald A former Rockville Centre restaurateur was arrested last week, charged with the July 30 shooting death of his girlfriend. Police in Nassau County say they arrested Mark E. Small, 55, of Elmont, after a car reportedly struck him along the Long Island Expressway as he was chasing after a small dog. That dog, according to published reports, belonged to Marivel Estevez, the 39-year-old woman who police found dead inside her Mineola apartment on July 30. Small reportedly owned and operated Grotaccuse former restaurant owner of murder Mark E. Small charged in girlfriend’s death SMALL HAS weapon connection 30 murder of Marivel Estevez in Mineola.
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Two RVC natives behind “The Captain”
ALEx cIRILLO (LEFt) and Jenna Carey at the Tribeca premiere of “The Captain”
Courtesy of 42West JENNA cAREy mEEts Derek Jeter on the set of the sevenpart ESPN docuseries “The Captain.”
Baseball fans are buzzing about the new seven-part ESPN docuseries, “The Captain,” which began airing on July 18, because of its compelling new narrative about the legendary New York Yankees shortstop and heart of the championshipwinning franchise—Derek Jeter. However, you might not have been aware that two of the producers behind this compelling new series grew up in Rockville Centre. Alex Cirillo, one of the two top-billed producers behind “The Captain,” began to pursue a career in film as a student in the International Baccalaureate program at South Side High School. “I knew before I went to college what I wanted to do,” Cirillo said. “I knew that I wanted to work in film and television.” Cirillo started her career at Washing ton Square Films, after which she decided to launch her own company—Big Vision, Empty Wallet—which helps support inde pendent filmmakers financially so that they can bring their visions to life on the silver screen. It was through this endeavor that she met director, Randy Wilkins. Together they ended up producing a short film about Jackie Robinson for Major League Base ball, after which he was approached by Spike Lee to direct the series on Jeter. “Baseball and New York sports, in particular, were a big part of our family,” Cirillo said. “My husband is a tre mendous Yankees fan. We went to South Side together and we both played sports there.” Cirillo said that while “The Captain” is by far the big gest thing she’s worked on to date, she appreciates her journey in independent film for helping teach her how to hustle and build with only a small budget and a passion ateAsteam.for working with New York sports legends like Derek Jeter and Eli Manning, Cirillo said it was an extremely rewarding experience that she won’t soon for get.“It was eye-opening to work with someone who is such an accomplished champion,” Cirillo said. “He was inspir ing to be around and there was a lot I learned from him. He is a very calculated person, who thinks about every thing he does before he does it.” In addition to her work with the ESPN docuseries, Cirillo has previously worked on projects including SXSW Audience Award-Winner “The Light of the Moon,” “One Cambodian Family Please For My Pleasure,” star ring Emily Mortimer, the ABC news series “Big Vision Creatives” featuring Joe Manganiello and Adrian Greni er, which she directed and produced, and “Lez Bomb” starring Bruce Dern, Cloris Leachman, and Steve Gutten berg, which she executive produced with Bobby Farrelly. Line producer Jenna Carey also grew up in Rockville Centre and began studying film at South Side High School. Carey and Cirillo first met in homeroom back in the 6th grade and was a friend of her sister’s. They first worked together in 2009, when Cirillo brought her in as an intern at Washington Square Films. After getting a summer job working as a production assis tant, she continued to grow in the industry. After graduating from college, Carey worked for a brief period in marketing and sales but didn’t find it quite as fulfilling. It was then that she decided to move to Los Angeles where she worked as a production manager on “My Boyfriend’s Meds,” starring Jason Alexander. She also produced several national commercials and was the associate producer for the actress Arielle Kebbel on proj ects for HBO, ABC, NBC, and Lifetime. When the pandemic hit in 2020, Carey returned to New York and got in touch with Cirillo, who had already start ed to work with Wilkins. After being introduced via a phone interview, Wilkins felt she was a great fit for the project and brought her on board as well. “Baseball for me was never a large hobby. I just enjoyed socializing,” Carey said. “But I did a lot of read ing and research on Derek. I wondered how someone so nice and drama-free could be so good at their craft that he ends up on his dream team. He’s the ultimate manifester.” Carey said she would look for something to prove this wrong, but came up empty every time. “Every time he was more gracious than the next,” Carey said about Jeter. “He showed up early every day. He was down-to-earth, witty, and charming. Everyone we interviewed, who ever came in contact with him, couldn’t have nicer things to say about him.” She said that they interviewed nearly 100 people for the program. But the fact that everyone was so willing to give their time and energy to talk about their experience, really spoke volumes about who he is as not just a ball player, but as a person. Outside of her work as a producer, Carey has been working on her comedy routine in the hopes of doing stand-up sometime in the future. She also said she looks forward to expanding on her production experience with documentaries.“Mydreamwould be to write, produce, and direct my own sitcom,” Carey said. “I am super fortunate to work with the director. Randy is someone who not only had a vision, but a vision that he was willing to share.” She said that she also learned a lot from working with Cirillo. “These opportunities changed my life,” she added. “It’s important to work with people who want to share their vision with you.”
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Anthony B. Geathers/Courtesy of 42West FROm LEFt: DIREctOR Randy Wilkins, Derek Jeter, Spike Lee, Alex Cirillo and Gabe Honig on the set of “The Captain.”
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The seven-episode ESPN docuseries, “The Captain,” was filmed entirely during the Covid-19 pandemic, which presented the team with new challenges as they were forced to adapt during this global health crisis. The first six episodes are currently available online via ESPN and Hulu streaming services. The final episode of the docuseries will premiere on ESPN on Thursday, Aug. 11 at 10 p.m.
In an effort to help young students before the start of the 2022-23 academic year, Nassau County Legislator Siela A. Bynoe will host her annual back-toschool backpack event at the Tangle wood Preserve, 1 Tanglewood Road in Rockville Centre, on Sunday, Aug. 14 from 3 to 5 p.m. The event will be held in partnership with the Center for Science Teaching and Learning at the Tanglewood Pre serve, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Moms Who Care Inc., the Lakeview branch of the NAACP, and St. Paul’s African Methodist Episcopal Church of Lakeview.Theywill be giving out free school supplies, while supplies last, and includes a bouncy house for kids and additional attractions for families. For more details call Legislator Bynoe’s office at 516-571-6202 or email sbynoe@nassaucountyny.gov for addi tional information.
Rockville Centre’s 10u Williamsport Little League team captured the district 30 championship in July. The 10u team really came together to win the district championship after a tough 4-3 loss to Oceanside in the initial game of the tournament on June 27. RVC pulled together to produce wins against Baldwin, 10-0, Lynbrook/East Rockaway, 13-1, and Long Beach, 7-0. RVC then met Oceanside again in the finals of the tournament and defeated it twice, 7-0 and 4-2, to win the title and move on to sectionals.
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Thanks To her work with a foundation named in memory of Rockville Centre’s own Mary Ruchalski, Sophia Paesano — No. 24 — was awarded the U.S. Lacrosse Jackie Pitts Award soon after she graduated from Sacred Heart Academy.
Sophia’s mother, Kathy Paesano, helped co-organize the foundation after Ruchalski, who was an especially close friend of Sophia’s sister, Mary, died. “We are overwhelmed at how quickly this movement has taken off,” Kathy Paesano said. “We are so proud to see so many coaches here in Rockville Centre and sur rounding communities supporting our cause.”More than 3,000 young athletes have taken part in the foundation’s program. “I’ve never seen so many young kids involved,” Kathy Paesano added. “It’s trulyThisinspirational.”yearwasa special one for the foundation. In June it hosted a lacrosse clinic for boys and girls featuring Cara Urbank, the captain of Boston College’s 2021 NCAA national champion lacrosse team.“The energy they brought to town was amazing,” Sophia Paesano said. Leveraging her influence with the Sacred Heart team, she helped spread the star honored for work with RVC foundation Sophia Paesano worked with Play 4 Mary
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A foundation named after a Rockville Centre girl who died from a rare cancer, is celebrating a recent Sacred Heart Acade my graduate who won a U.S. Lacrosse award.Sophia Paesano was presented with the Jackie Pitts Award last month, in rec ognition of her charitable efforts with the Mary Ruchalski Foundation and Camp Anchor.Paesano, 17, was instrumental in the foundation’s Play 4 Mary campaign, launched during the coronavirus pandem ic in 2020, with the goal of raising money for the organization and spreading aware ness of pediatric cancer. The foundation was named after Ruchalski, the 12-year-old St. Agnes School student who died in 2018 of rare cancer, rhabdomyosarcoma. In 2019, the foundation raised and donated $30,000 to the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory for rhabdomyosarcoma research. Ruchalski is remembered by the com munity as a talented multisport athlete who played lacrosse, softball, basketball and soccer, and swam. She was a key play er for Rockville Centre’s 10-and-under Police Activity League softball team that played in the state championship in 2016. She also excelled in school. “Sports were always a big part of my life and my relationship with Mary,” Pae sano said. “It was really special to me to be able to create this opportunity to play for a bigger reason.”
The foundation hosts charity lacrosse games with the mission of spreading awareness of pediatric cancer. But what began with a singular focus on girls’ lacrosse has expanded to include girls’ and boys’ football, basketball, volleyball, soccer games as well as clinics.
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Two charged in alleged drug trafficking scheme
Lance Holmes, a disc jockey for Sirius XM, and Adrianna Lewis, a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier from Rockville Centre were indict ed by the Nassau County District Attorney’s office for allegedly par ticipating in a narcotic trafficking scheme that stretches from Califor nia to “LanceHempstead.Holmes and mail carrier Adrianna Lewis allegedly rendez voused at multiple locations along her postal route to transfer kilo grams of narcotics,” DA Anne Don nelly said in a statement. “Holmes is also alleged to have used address es in Queens, Suffolk, and Manhat tan to receive drug shipments. His alleged conduct is so brazen that he called a post office in June to inquire about the whereabouts of his package after four kilograms of cocaine, allegedly destined for him, were seized in this investigation. Dismantling the narcotics trade is difficult and dangerous work, and I thank our numerous partners for helping end the flood of illegal drugs into our county.” Donnelly said that in March 2021 the FBI Long Island Gang Task Force and the ATF Long Island Firearms task force executed numerous arrest and sear warrants as part of “Operation Honeycomb,” a multi-agency investigation that led to the indictment of 40 people who were allegedly selling narcot ics, including nine who were charged as major traffickers. Through this investigation, police were able to determine that kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl were being sent via USPS from Southern California to New York. The packages bound for Nassau County were sent to addresses along Lewis’ route in Hempstead. “This multiagency investigation which crossed county lines has added two more arrests for inter cepting and delivering illegal nar cotics within our communities,” NCPD Commissioner Patrick Ryder said. “Nassau County will continue its zero tolerance approach and will never allow drug dealers to infect our neighborhoods where our fami lies are raising their children. The arrests of defendants Lewis and Holmes sends a clear and concise message to these dealers that we will continue our fight to eradicate illegal drug Authoritiestrafficking.”saidthatHolmes and Lewis would rendezvous in various places along the route to transfer the narcotics. Allegedly, she was paid $500 for every successful deliv ery.Investigators also said that the Hempstead addressees were not involved in the trafficking scheme. NCPD used K9 units to intercept the packages, which tested positive for“Holmesnarcotics.allegedly used an insid er at the postal service to deliver illegal drugs, and then profit from those drugs, which are killing peo ple in our communities,” FBI New York Assistant Director in Charge Michael J. Driscoll said in a state ment. “This investigation demon strates regardless of your status or notoriety, you are not above the law and you will face justice for break ing it. I would like to thank the out standing work of our Long Island Gang Task Force, and our law enforcement partners, who prove day in day out their dedicated to protecting those they serve.” Holmes allegedly contacted the postal office on June 7, to inquire about a parcel that was destined for a Manhattan address, but was inter cepted prior to him receiving it. The package contained two kilo grams of cocaine. In total, ten kilograms of cocaine and one kilogram of fentanyl were seized in connection with the inves tigation.Holmes, 40, also known as “DJ Love Dinero,” was indicted on five felony charges, including operating as a major trafficker, two counts of attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance, and two counts of conspiracy. He pleaded not guilty and is due back in court on Aug. 18. If convicted he faces up to 25 years to life in prison. Lewis, 31, was indicted on six fel ony charges including two counts of attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of conspiracy, and two counts of criminal facilitation. She pleaded not guilty and is also due back in court on Aug. 18. If convict ed of the top charge, she faces up to 20 years in prison.
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Ruchalski foundation work earns recognition word about the foundation’s campaign and organized games among Sacred Heart, Kellenberg, South Side High School, and the Lib erty Travel Lacrosse program in Manhas set. She even orga nized a matchup between St. Agnes and St. Aiden’s mid dle school teams dur ing halftime of a charity game this year.She also helped make and sell Play 4 Mary T-shirts and socks to raise money, and distributed more than 500 bows for the Rockville Centre Lacrosse Club, which were given to every player from kindergarten through eighth grade.On the field, Paesano, who plays defense, is a force to be reckoned with. But her efforts off the field are equally impressive. She has devoted much of her time to volunteering at Camp Anchor and Flying Point Camp for Autism in South ampton.Shealso created and coordinated free tutoring sessions for St. Agnes students during the pandemic, partnering them with honor roll students from the Sacred HeartBecauseschool.she became a role model in both the school and the community, she was nominated for this year’s Jackie Pitts Award by Sacred Heart athletics director and head coach of the varsity girls’ lacrosse team, Morgan Molinari O’Connor, and was the unanimous choice of Long Island’s Catholic school coaches. “I love to see the younger kids, who didn’t even know Mary, become involved,” Paesano said. “They’re all so passionate about living and acting just as Mary did. This is exactly the message and legacy we are trying to spread. This message not only brings me peace, but brings the mes sage to everyone around me.” Next year, Paesano will attend the Uni versity of Chicago, where she plans to play for the school’s NCAA Division III lacrosse team. She said she intends to bring the same level of effort and intensity to the colle giateShelevel.also hopes to continue her work with the Pray 4 Mary campaign and the foundation’s ambassador program by helping get more kids involved. Those interested in helping empower local youth to make a difference can contact Carol Ruchalski at
month. Homes and trees around the vil lage will be adorned with gold bows throughout the month, leading up to the weekend of Sept. 24 -25, when the commu nity will “Light it up Gold” by placing luminarias on their doorsteps and on school grounds. The luminarias, or paper-like lanterns, will be available for purchase on the foun dation website; at Janine’s, on Park Ave nue; and at several pop-up sales, at Polka Dot Pound Cake on North Long Beach Road, St. Agnes Cathedral and other loca tions throughout the month. Five members of the New York City Road Runners Club will compete in the New York City Marathon on Nov. 6, in Ruchalski’s honor. The club selected the Mary Ruchalski Foundation as a charity participant in the marathon. Courtesy of Assemblywoman Judy Griffin Carol ruChalski and daughters Lyndsey and Ashley were recently honored by Assemblywoman Judy Griffin as ’Women of Distinction.’ They run a charity in memory of daughter and sister Mary Ruchalski, who died of a rare cancer when she was just 12. sophia paesano, 17, was presented with the Jackie Pitts Award.
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Herald file photo LoNg IsLaNd CoNtraCtors Association representatives joined Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages and other officials as part of a demonstration last year remembering those killed in accidents on the Southern State Parkway.
Anyone driving the Southern State Parkway knows it’s not an easy highway to travel. There are a lot of accidents, but there’s simply too many vehicles. But one fix offered by the Long Island Contractors Association and Assembly woman Michaelle Solages might not get the happiest reception: They propose add ing a toll lane for carpoolers. The high occupancy toll — or HOT — lane under consideration wouldn’t remove an existing lane, but instead be added, according to an Aug. 4 outline of a pro posed public-private partnership released by Solages to renovate the Southern State Parkway.Thereport found that such an addition al lane could help alleviate traffic. Focusing on the Southern State Park way is nothing new for the contractors or Solages, as they have brought attention to the dangers of the 26-mile highway in the past.One particular area of concern is between Exits for Malverne/West Hemp stead and Huntington/Amityville, which have been referred to as “Bloody Alley” thanks to the high number of accidents occurring there. And it’s not just a perception. Between 2012 and 2019, more than 15,750 accidents were reported on the Southern State, claiming 78 lives, according to the state transportation department. That’s more than six accidents per day, killing some one, on average, once every month. Joshua Hurwitz blames the parkway’s outdated design for its traffic and accident woes.“Construction was complete in 1962, and despite some improvements since that time, the design of the parkway is largely unchanged since its first section opened to traffic in 1927,” he said, representing the American Road and Transportation Build ers Association in Washington. At the same time, the number of driv ers using the parkway has increased dra matically, with the population of Nassau and Suffolk counties nearly quadrupling since 1950. Southern State now carries an average of 200,000 vehicles a day through Nassau.Solages’ report weighs the redevelop ing the roadway through a public-private contract. It’s similar to projects like the Goethals Bridge replacement between Staten Island and New Jersey, redevelop ment of LaGuardia Airport, and the Moynihan Train Hall conversion at Penn Station in Manhattan. For the Sothern State, private part ners could be contracted to design, con struct, finance, operate and even main taine the roadway. In return, that private group could be compensated through periodic government payments, or with tollSolagesrevenue.has long advocated for renova tions to the Southern State. “I am proud to support the release of this study, especially because I believe the data presented will save lives,” the Assem blywoman said, in a release. “The traffic crush that occurs on the Southern State Parkway simply cannot be left as is. We must act for families across Long Island. This report provides a future roadmap to successful change.” Yet, Solages office clarified that while the Assemblywoman does not specifically endorse the plan she presented last week, she is open to any ideas that could help relieve the Southern State’s systemic issues.Any toll lane will be dynamically priced, Hurwitz said, meaning costs would fluctuate depending on the time of day and other conditions. “The user has the decision of whether they want to use that lane and pay the toll or use the general purpose lanes,” he said. “This is sort of a preliminary step to bring attention back to the Southern State Parkway,” with the next step reaching out to drivers who would ultimately be affect ed by such change, and getting their input.
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to, a Carribean-themed restaurant at 237 Sunrise Highway, that had closed in recent weeks, officials said. Small had been in a relationship with Estevez, police said, who was the assistant manager of a luxury apartment complex. It was her apartment at 140 Old Country Road in Mineola that attracted the attention of authorities last week, however, called to conduct a “wellness check.”Police discovered Estevez’s body, and it appeared she had been shot. They believe Small pulled the trigger, grabbed her pet, and then drove off in Estevez’s car, making it as far as the Long Island Expressway.There, investigators say, Small collided with another vehicle, causing Estevez’s dog to jump out. Small chased after it, only to have another vehicle hit him. The dog was never found, but Small was taken to a local hospital and treated for multiple fractures. He was discharged Aug. 3, only to be arrested and charged in Estevez’s murder. He was arraigned in the First District Court in Hempstead for second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon.IfSmall was the one responsible for Estevez’s death, police believe it may have all started over an argument. “Their relationship was described by friends and family as tumultuous,” Capt.
Scott Fitzgerald of the Nassau Homicide Squad told reporters after the arrest. Estevez had “recently confided in friends and family she wanted to leave Mark and move back to Tampa” in Florida. If police know what the couple had argued about, they’re not saying, only to add that the investigation is ongoing. Estevez grew up in Rockville Centre, according to reports, and some of her friends launched a crowdfunding page they say will help with the unexpected funeral costs. As of early Wednesday, more than $18,600 had been raised on the platform through nearly 300 donations — so much, its organizer, Cortney Roberts of Lake Mary, Florida, suspended new donations. “Marivel was a loving daughter, sister, aunt and friend,” Roberts wrote on the crowdfunding site. “Anyone who knew Marivel loved her. “She was a breath of fresh air with a smile that would light up any room. The unexpected passing of Marivel has hit her family hard, not only emotionally, butEstevezfinancially.”was the youngest of six children, all raised in Rockville Centre, according to published reports. “She was just wonderful to be around,” one brother told Newsday, adding that he hasn’t “found one person even growing up that didn’t like her. She didn’t like any problems. She was just there for everybody.”
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The Center for Science, Teaching and Learning has expanded its exhibit to include two new anima tronic dinosaurs. Located at the Tanglewood Preserve in Rockville Centre, the exhibit brings prehistor ic history to life with the inclusion of life-size replicas of the Protocer atops and the Pachycephalosaurs located inside the exhibition hall. The exhibit now features 40 dino saurs—30 skeletons and 10 anima tronics in total—and more than 40 live“CSTL’sanimals.dinosaur and animal exhibit is a jewel right the heart of Nassau County,” Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said in a statement. “This is the only per manent Dinosaur exhibit here on Long Island and I encourage Nas sau County residents and families from across the region to come, explore and Blakemanlearn.”said that exhibits such as the CSTL’s help support the local economy and demonstrate what Nassau County has to offer to the community and visitors. The exhibit is the only tourist and educational attraction of its kind on Long Island, which gives visitors a unique and up-close expe rience where they can learn how animals adapt and survive, demon strated through a unique mix of dinosaur models and live animals together.“The expansion of our exhibit marks the latest step in our mission to inspire and educate children and families,” CSTL Executive Director Ray Ann Havasy said. “’Dinosaurs! and Live Animals’ offers a fun-filled experience for children and adults of all Familiesages.” and children can also enjoy floor-to-ceiling hand-painted prehistoric dinosaur murals and an assortment of live wild animals, including owls, emus, golden pheas ants, goats, alligators, lizards, tur tles, frogs and more. The CSTL is a science and STEM education based not-for-profit orga nization dedicated to providing peo ple of all ages with a place to engage in both formal and informal learning.The“Dinosaurs! and Live Ani mals” exhibit is open every day except Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for children under 10 and children under one are free. Tickets can only be purchased on site or online. For more information call (516) 764–0045 visit CSTL.org.
Courtesy of The Center for Science, Teaching and Learning’s Nassau CouNty ExECutivE Bruce Blakeman unveils the Protoceratops, one of the two new additions to The Center for Science, Teaching and Learning’s “Dinosaurs! and Live Animals” exhibit.
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Bottom left: David Bunn Martine, in residence through Aug. 14, shares Shinnecock history with visitors as they cre ate landscape paintings that show wigwams used in the nat ural environment.
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When: Daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Sunday, Sept. 4 Where: Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City; LICM.org or (516) 224-5800 He co-curated the exhibit with his mother, painter and tradition-bearer Denise Silva-Dennis, collaborating with museum exhibits director Erik Schurink and museum associate education director Jeanmarie Walsh Mansfield. “In the case of Indigenous people and artists, we often have to bridge gaps in empathy, understanding and Theknowledge.”motherson Dennis team is joined thefocusedartcollaborativecompletedTheyMartine.DavidandTarrantTohanashworkandappliquébeadworkbyribbonartistpainterBunnrecentlyapieceonthemeof the medicine wheel, a powerful symbol of anMuseum-goersinterconnectivity.hadopportunitytoadd to the collaborative piece, which is now on display in the art-making space for the remainder of the exhibit.“In many Native American communities, it is believed that family members who pass away depart westward. In this medicine wheel, I used black-and-white photos of Shinnecock ancestors in a collage style,” Dennis explains. “I chose the black southerly section of the wheel to depict where the winged-ones migrate to,” Silva-Denis added. “The figure has winter gear on as they are left behind in the northern blanket-of-snow section. Yet there is a promise of spring with the strawberry-heart, white flowers promising, to great relief, spring.” Families are immediately introduced to the creators through images of each artist and By Karen Akbloom@liherald.comBloomspectslongassociated with Native American culture — medicine wheels, wampum, talking sticks and so forth — are unfamiliar yet fascinating. Members of Long Island’s Shinnecock Nation are introducing families to their heritage and traditions throughout the summer at Long Island Children’s Museum’s dynamic exhibit “Toyuskanash: Bridges,” which runs through Labor Day. Four indigenous artists are in residency all summer long to meet, discuss and make art with museum visitors. Artist workshops familiesinvolve thestorynature,byexhibitions,mediumtheprocesstheexploringinbothcreativeandindividualused.Arttheirtella—fromselectionof pieces, how they are grouped and placed, and of course, which artists are on view. In this installation, artists selected others to join them to tell a collaborative story. The four artists involved represent different generations and use different media, but share a culture and commitment to celebrating traditions in a contemporary context. “The concept of ‘Bridges’ represented in the title is a metaphor for bringing people together over difficult or impossible terrain,” says fine art photographer Jeremy Dennis, who notes “Toyuskanash is the Algonquian word for “bridges.“
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Top right: Tohanash Tarant’s skills as a beadwork/ribbon work/appliqué artist, dancer and teacher are incorporated into this Fancy Dance outfit she created for competitions in modern day powwows.
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America has loved the swinging sounds of female close-harmony groups even before The Andrews Sisters hit the airwaves. America’s Sweethearts will charm you while navigating their way through a variety of trios, duets, and solos all with a slice of oldfashioned fun! Hear such hits as ‘Sing Sing Sing,’ ‘It’s My Party,’ ‘Lullaby of Broadway,’ and many more. Plaza Productions stages this joyous ode to a classic musical genre. Sunday, Aug. 14, 2:30 p.m. $40, $35 seniors. Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. (516) 599-6870 or PlazaBroadwayLongIsland.com.visit
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Middle: A collaborative art piece focused on the theme of the medicine wheel, a powerful symbol of interconnectivi ty. Each quadrant represents the style each artist shared with the children’s museum’s audience, conveying the significance the medicine wheel has among the Indigenous community.
highlighted pieces of their work as soon as they enter the museum. Dennis’ interactive map — showcasing Long Island’s culturally significant Native America — enables visitors to gain an understanding of place as they explore various communities. The children
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Top middle: Jeremy Dennis ‘s work, ‘Choknanipok (Man of Flint),’ presents the mythological figure from the Algonquian people, who had a body as big as a mountain.
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Visit the Rockville Centre Farmers Market each Sunday through Dec. 18 from 7 a.m. to noon in the parking lot across from Bigelow’s Clam Bar on Sunrise Highway and Long Beach Road. Operated by the Long Island Growers Market, vendors include Norman’s Best Pickles, Orwashers Baked Goods, Natural Hounds Wet Dog Food, and Lithology Brewing Co. For more information, call (631) 323-3653. Comedy revue Laugh on at this five-person comic showcase that pays tribute to and reinvents classic jokes of the past and present, now through Aug. 14, at the Jeanne Rimsky Theatre. Think you’ve heard them all before? Not this way. If you’ve ever had a mother, visited a doctor, or walked into a bar with a priest, a rabbi and a frog, these comic actors will give you a second opinion, and ask you where you got that. The fun is at Landmark on Main Street, Jeanne Rimsky Theater, 232 Main St., Port Washington. 448-7469.ticketsLandmarkOnMainStreet.org.VisitForandinformationcall(855)
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The Rockville Centre Lions Club hosts its Walking Rally on Saturday, Oct. 1, beginning at 10 a.m., at the fire house on the corner of Maple and Morris avenues. Teams of local residents will walk around the town — an into some merchant stores — trying to find answers to a preset list of questions. It’s all about getting exercise, learning more about the village, and fun, all while raising money. Cost is $35 for adults, $20 for children between 11 and 16, and free for everyone else. Teams are capped at four people. For more information, call (516) 395-3024. Best of Broadway Those classic doo-wop sounds live on. Johnny Farina, Stan Ziska’s Del Satins, with The Chiclettes and Bobby Wilson, will have everyone singing along to some classic tunes, Friday, Aug. 5, at 8 p.m., at Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. Journey back to rock ‘n roll’s early days with songs that never go out of style, led by Johnny Farina, whose “Sleep Walk” added a new sound to rock ‘n roll when it hit the airwaves in 1959. And Stan Ziska is still grooving along with his hit “Teardrops Follow Me.” With those lovely ladies of song, The Chiclettes, and the dynamic Wilson, it’s an unforgettable evening of great hits. As always, bring seating. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov/parks.
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Get whenhelpyou need it NY Project Hope Crisis Counselors host an informational table to answer questions about its free, confidential and anonymous mental health services, Wednesday, Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave. For more information, visit NYProjectHope.org, or contact Susan Finck at (516) 766-6257, or at sfinck@rvcpl.org. Walking for a good cause
Hang out with some Long Island Children’s Museum’s “residents,” Saturday, Aug. 13, noon. Join an animal educator in the Yellow Studio in the Feasts for Beasts Gallery to learn what goes into the care of LICM’s animals. Observe animal bath time. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.
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The 4 Ways from Sunday Band performs music from the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s as part of the Sunday Afternoon Performance Series at Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., on Sunday, Sept. 18, at 2 p.m. Join them as they make each song their own through a combination of unique vocal styles and harmonies. The band includes Mike Pangalos, Steve Tannenbaum, Vic Fusco and Trisha Fekete. To learn more, visit RVCPL.org.
Get ready for the 2022-23 school year with free school supplies, courtesy of Nassau County Legislator Siela Bynoe and community partners, on Sunday, Aug. 14 from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. at the Center for Science Teaching and Learning, 1 Tanglewood Rd. There will also be a bouncy house for the kids and additional attractions for families. Having an event? Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.
Golfing to support Camp Anchor It’s time for the Third Annual Golf Outing benefitting the Anchor Program Fund on Monday, Aug. 22 at the Rockville Links Club, 600 N. Long Beach Road. Breakfast begins at 9 a.m., with a shotgun start at 11. Cost is $325 for a single golfer, or $1,200 per foursome. Camp Anchor is a year-round program serving thousands of children and adults with special needs who live in the Town of Hempstead. For more information, visit CampAnchor.org, or apfgolfouting@gmail.com.email
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Around Town with D’EspositoCouncilman Got a burning question? Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito will bring his mobile offices to the Rockville Centre Library, 221 N. Village Ave., from 4 to 6 p.m. to address any Town issues or concerns. The Clerk’s office will also be available to issue Senior Identification Cards and Child Safety Identification Kits, receive information on permits, applications, tax exemptions, and provide information on programs and services for veterans and seniors.
Art talk Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture” live, via Zoom, Thursday, Sept. 15, 1 p.m. She’ll discuss the current exhibition, “Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art.” are invited to ask questions at the end of the program. at least 24 hours in advance to receive the program Zoom link. Also Oct. 13. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org. 15 MUTTON BIRYANI 45.00 80.00 125.00 VEGETABLE BIRYANI 25.00 35.00 70.00 50.00 70.00 130.00 CHICKEN ENTREES
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Want to fill your belly while filling your heart? Then get your tickets for the annual Peter’s Clam Bar Clam Eating Contest! The restaurant, at 600 Long Beach Road, will once again the annual competition which it calls the “most intense eating competition on Long Island in support of the CoopStrong Founda tion.The CoopStrong Foundation was founded to sup port cancer-stricken Cooper Graham, the five-monthold son of Oceanside fire commissioner Mike Gra ham. Cooper was recently diagnosed with Retinoblas toma, a rare eye cancer that begins in the back of the eye and is most commonly found in children under the age of five. Cooper has been treated at Cohen’s Children Medical Center since May. In addition to this fundraiser, the CoopStrong foun dation also raised funds at a barbecue event at Ter race Hose Company and a fundraiser at Heavenly Cof fee in East Rockaway. The event will take place on Sunday, Aug. 14 at 1 p.m. at the restaurant. Participants must be 18 years or older to compete. Tickets must be purchased online at www.petersclamhouse.com. Participants must sign a waiver emailed to them after purchasing their ticket. Three ticket levels are available: Public Entry for $60, Marlin Sponsorship for $500, Barracuda Sponsor ship for $1,000 and Great White Sponsorship for $1,500. Additionally, all interested firefighters are encour aged to enter the firehouse challenge free of charge. The firehouse challenge will take place at 1 p.m. and the public challenge at 2:30 p.m. Thousands of dollars in cash prizes and giveaways will be awarded to winners. 516-884-1536
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Clam eating contest to benefit CoopStrong By JaKe PeLLeGriNO jpellegrino@liherald.com
This year, The annual Peter’s Clam Eating Contest will benefit the CoopStrong Foundation. Pictured at last year’s competition are Butch Yamali, the restaurant’s owner, was seated at right. Standing, from left, were Town of Hempstead Clerk Kate Murray, Councilman Anthony D’Esposito and Supervisor Don Clavin.
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Kiwanis keep the car show tradition alive
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Cittadino hosted the event for the first ten years as a way to fundraise for local children’s organizations includ ing Mended Little Hearts, Little St. Nicks, Camp Anchor, the Nassau County Firefighters Burn Center Foundation, and the East Rockaway Education Foundation. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic nearly wiped out the summertime tradition in 2020. Cittadino has since retired and moved from the village, however, he made sure to pass the torch over to the East Rockaway Kiwanis who have kept the spirit of the car show alive with the help of a local sponsor, Collision Depot in Oceanside, without whom there would be no event. It was during that time, when the future of the car show seemed uncertain, that Kiwanis President Michae lene Abbott-Cooper stepped up to the plate. “When we were younger, we used to have parades where you would see all these interesting and rare cars driving up Main Street,” Abbott-Cooper said. The event is held once a week on Mondays from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m., from the beginning of June through the end of August. Each participant graciously donates $3 for the opportunity to display their car for the evening, while spectators are welcome free of charge. All of the proceeds raised by the events will help go towards providing graduating seniors with a scholarship for“Theschool.donation of our time gives us the recognition of our name,” Abbott-Cooper said, explaining how the event helps spread awareness of the local Kiwanis chapter and their many philanthropic efforts in the community.
It’s a summer tradition. The sound of the engines roaring echoes across the water, as 30 to 50 classic muscle cars and hot rod enthusiasts pull up along Main Street every Monday afternoon, taking full advantage of the additional few hours of summer sunlight, to showcase theirRichardvehicles.Cittadino started the East Rockaway car show and cruise night about 12 years ago, in the hopes of bring ing the community closer together. “I started it on a whim,” Cittadino said. “I lived in East Rockaway since 1977, but since I moved away the Kiwanis took over the show.”
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Robert Tice, an Island Park village trustee and nota ble car enthusiast, said that the event is all about cama raderie.“Everybody knows everybody,” Tice said, pulling up a seat next to his 2003 50th anniversary model Corvette. “We all meet up down here and talk about our cars and what we did to them this week. It doesn’t matter if it’s the newest or the oldest, if it’s yours, it’s yours.” He said that he owns several classic cars, mostly in all white, and continues to participate in the show each year. “I think it’s great,” Mike Betzag, a spectator from Rockville Centre, said. “There are a lot of nice cars here today.”
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I f someone gave you a magic pill to calm your fears, I’m talking real magic here - not a pill from the phar macy or dealer — how would you live your life differently? What would you do if you weren’t so careful, didn’t play it so safe? What would you say? Where would you travel? What would delight you? Who would you be? Your answers to these questions reveal what a fearful lifestyle may be costing you. And they suggest how your life could be far more satisfying if you were less apprehensive, less alarmed — even in this age of Covid. Certainly, there are times in which it is wise to be afraid. Indeed, there’s often a fine line between being fear less and being naïve or just plain stupid. The opposite, however, is also true. Exces sive fear limits your ability to enjoy life, work creatively, speak spontaneously, and loveHerefreely.are just a few of the costs of a fearful lifestyle: Fear constricts thinking When fear holds sway over your thoughts, it constricts your ability to think, no matter how well educated or street-savvy you are. You habitually take the easy way out – developing a pattern of reflexive naysaying rather than reflective thought. If you’re consistently worrying about setbacks, troubles, problems, or calamities that might befall you or your loved ones, it makes it difficult, if not impossible, to think constructively. Fear pinches choices Fear restricts your ability to take action. You approach life with a better safe than sorry philosophy, living your life in a too-tight, too-narrow comfort zone.
When fear becomes the deciding factor as to what actions you’ll take, you bypass amazing experiences in this world. Instead of being a happy camper, you become bored, discontent, and envious of others who live a more carefree life. In this age of Covid, does this mean paying no attention to safety protocols? Not at all! It means enjoying experiences outdoors and/or wearing your mask! Fear squeezes all the fun, excitement, and juiciness out of life If fear holds sway over your emotions, it’s easy to feel physically exhausted and emotionally depleted. Life feels tough. Work feels burdensome. Mingling with others feels oppressive. When fear squeezes all the juiciness out of life, what’s left? Only two things: the routine, dull, undertakings.everydayAndthe cri ses, tragedies, and hardships of life that none of us totally escape. Aren’t you too smart to let yourself become one of those people who believe that life is “just one damn thing after another?” Yes, assessing the dangers of your choice makes good sense, but solely focusing on the hazards that accompany your choice makes life difficult, dull, dry and dreary. You, dear reader, deserve bet ©2022ter! Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psychologist, coach and author, specializes in helping people overcome procrastination and debilitating anxiety and fear. Contact her at DrSapa din@aol.com. Visit her websites: www. BeatProcrastinationCoach.com and www. PsychWisdom.com.
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Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray assists William Dickey of Rockville Cen tre as he participated in the Town of Hempstead’s Stop Throwing Out Pollut ants program on July 16 at the Town Parking field in Levittown. This pro gram allows residents to dispose of harmful pollutants – such as antifreeze, drain cleaners and pesticides – in a safe and environmentally friendly manner.
Rockville Centre veteran turns 90 Richard Helm celebrated his 90th Birthday at Maple Pointe in Rockville Centre.Aproud U.S. Navy veteran, Helm pro vided military protection and humanitar ian services to those in need. Surrounded by many loving family members and hav ing vibrant health on his side, Helm has and continues to live a good life. He married his wife Gloria “Covais” almost 60 years before her death in 2016. He is the proud father of two daughters and a son. He is also the grandfather of five and the great grandfather of four. “It was a pleasure to meet his son, Richard Jr., his daughter, Susan, and his grandson,” Assemblywoman Griffin said. “We’re wishing Richard lots of love, laughs, health, and happiness. I look for ward to your 91st.”
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Courtesy Town of Hempstead Town Clerk kaTe Murray and William Dickey of Rockville Centre participate in the Town of Hempstead’s S.T.O.P. program.
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Courtesy of Assemblywoman Judy Griffin assemblywoman Griffin presenTs Rockville Centre veteran Richard Helm with a citation on his 90th birthday.
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We often refer to our cousin Mo as a “Rhodes Scholar” and, based on raw intelligence and character he probably could be. Truth is, however, that while neither a surveyor nor an engineer, he sees life as nothing more (or less) than a …road.thus, according to Moe, for some there’s always a bump in the road, while for others life is a paved road and a road to riches. For many others there’s the challenge of a fork in the road leading to either a road to ruin or a road to recovery. Still others follow the yellow brick road to adventure and eventually to home. Many folks overin dulge and are road hogs; many go through life angry with road rage and others wisely try to make road repairs before the road is closed. We all know the ambitious achievers who are “road runners” (beep-beep,) just as we recognize he who must have “one more for the road“ before confront ing a roadblock or road test. Some people travel off-road and even tually become road-kill because they choose a road to nowhere, or a dirt road, or the low road. The deceptive always traverse The back road, the mercenary the toll road, the mechanical the rail road and the simple the country Road ( that can “take them home.” ) If life is a road, then quite a bunch of us need a roadmap (or WAZE) even as all-too-many of us recline on a roadbed or revel in a roadhouse. Since we can’t come back no more, no more, no more, no more, we can only hit the road, Jack, though all too often, life is in so many ways just an entertaining roadshow or rodeo. As for Mo, life is an excit ing road trip, which he insists you’ll enjoy and suc ceed at best, if you’ll but take the highroad or try the road not taken. Sure, he admits, life has its detours, but when it does, says he, you need only pull over to the side of the road until you’re “back on the road again” striving to clear the road for oth Heers.may not be a Rhodes Scholar, But to those of us who sometimes need guid ance and roadside/ assistance, Cousin Mo (and others like him), are road War riors and, indeed, are true Kings of the Road.
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No. 11-2022 Don & Lauren Lynaugh 42 Fonda Road Rockville Centre, NY Description:11570 To construct an open front porch, second story addition over existing, new side and rear additions, covered rear porch, and interior The42Premisesalterations.knownas:FondaRoadExterior Design Review Board OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE Eugene Murray Village Hall, Rockville Centre, New GeorgeYorkBella, Chairperson of the consultants to The Exterior Design Review Board Thomas Domanico, Secretary to The InformationConsultants and records for Exterior Design Review cases are available the Office of the Secretary, 110 Maple Avenue, RVC 133320 LEGAL vs.propertytrialNASSAUPlaintiffPlaintiff,2005-AR13,CERTIFICATESPASS-THROUGH2005-AR13,MORTGAGEFORCOMPANYNATIONALDEUTSCHEINDEXCOUNTYSTATESUPREMELEGAL133324(615)01803,Street,KDLto:sendingpropertyhaveproposedpotentialcommentswishingAny190-ft,heightancollocationfacilityNYCentre,ShepherdwaterantennastelecommunicationswirelessproposingDISHLEGAL13332111570ROCKVILLE250POPROJECTACCESS8/30/22Deadlineproposal.submittingscopefacilityselectedthesubmitInterestedrequired.hardware.installingexperienceRequiresproject).futurewithmustfobs/cards.areasmanagereports,administration,based,and(8)systemreaders/keypads.combination(7)systemsystem.existingseekingCentre,servicesaccepted(RFPs)RequestSYSTEMOFUPGRADE/INSTALLATIONREQUESTNOTICEFORPROPOSALACCESSCONTROLforProposalsarecurrentlybeingforcontractualforaRockvilleNY,nonprofittoupgradeitsaccesscontrolThecurrentconsistsofsevenstand-alone,HIDThenewwillincludeeightreaders(foborcard)shouldbeLAN-includingremoteprovidingandtheabilitytoaccesstospecificonindividualThesystembeabletointegratesecuritycamerasatadate(separateprovensourcingandaccesscontrolReferencesvendorsmayqualificationstoaddressbelow.ThosewilltourthetoascertaintheandneedsforafinalForResponses:CONTROLBOX800MERRICKRDCENTRE,NYNOTICEWirelessL.L.C.istoinstallnewonanexistingtanklocatedat140Street,RockvilleNassauCounty,11570.Thenewwillconsistoftheofantennasatapproximatetopof113ftonthe8-inwatertank.interestedpartytosubmitregardingtheeffectsthefacilitymayonanyhistoricmaydosobysuchcommentsProject6122005457-EBIConsulting,21BBurlington,MAorat200-2812.NOTICECOURTOFTHEOFNEWYORKOFNASSAUNO.608999/2020BANKTRUSTASTRUSTEEINDYMACINDXLOANTRUSTMORTGAGESERIESdesignatesastheplaceofsitusofthereal
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Hearing Village of Rockville NassauCentre County, New York Meeting Date: August 18, Pursuant2022 to the provisions of Chapter 330 Rockville Centre Village Code NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Exterior Design Review Board of the Village of Rockville willCentrehave a Public Hearing at the Sandel Senior Center, 50 South Park RockvilleAvenue, Centre LEGAL AugustNOTICE18th, 2022 at 6:00 PM Case No. 10-2022 72 Lee LLC 505 Lighthouse Lane Southold, NY 11971 Description: To construct a new single-family dwelling with attached Premisesgarage. Case KELLY DOLIN, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL G. DOLIN; HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL G. DOLIN, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; PNC BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., S/B/M/T CHASE BANK USA NA; PTRC INC. A/K/A PROPERTY TAX CONSULTANTSREDUCTION INC.; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA) NA; LACO SERVICE INC.; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the Subject Property described in the afterserviceexclusiveservicewithinthenoticesummons,servedthecopyactiontheSUMMONEDYOUDefendantsToBlock:District:11570ROCKVILLE6MortgagedSUMMONSSUPPLEMENTALDefendants.Complaint,Premises:JUDSONPLACECENTRE,NYSection:3588Lot:30-33theabovenamedAREHEREBYtoanswercomplaintinthisandtoserveaofyouranswer,or,ifcomplaintisnotwiththistoserveaofappearanceonPlaintiff’sAttorney20daysaftertheofthissummons,ofthedayof(orwithin30daystheserviceis
COURTNASSAU COUNTY PROBATE CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent File No.2022-1882 To Theresa Michelle Joyce Earp, Patricia Marie Joyce Mallernee Smisek, heirs at law of Walter John Joyce and any and all unknown persons whose names or parts of whose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law and next-of-kin of the said CELINE K. RAKOWSKI aka CELINE RAKOWSKI aka CELINE J. RAKOWSKI, deceased, and if any of the said above distributees named specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and successors in interest whose names and/or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be AGREETINGSascertained.PETITION having been duly filed by Andrew Sapienza, residing at 15 Brenner Ave, Bethpage, NY YOU11714ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on November 2, 2022 at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of CELINE K. RAKOWSKI aka CELINE RAKOWSKI aka CELINE J. RAKOWSKI , lately domiciled at 260 Maple Ave., Apt 513B, Rockville Centre NY, admitting to probate a Will dated September 15, a2005copy of which is attached, as the Will of CELINE K. RAKOWSKI aka CELINE RAKOWSKl, aka CELINE J. deceased,RAKOWSKIrelatingto real and personal property, and directing that [X] Letters Testamentary to ANDREW [SAPIENZA]Letters of Trusteeship [to ] Letters of Administration c.t.a. issue [to ]Further relief sought (if HON.any): MARGARET C. HON.REILLY MARGARET C. REILLY, Surrogate Dated, Attested and AugustSealed, 2, 2022 Debra Keller Leimbach, Chief Clerk This(Seal) Citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear, it will be assumed that you consent to the proceedings, unless you file written verified objections thereto. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for Nameyou.of Attorney: Wendy K. Goidel Esq, Goidel Law Group AddressPLLC290 Broadhollow Rd, Suite 200 E., Melville NY 11747 Phone No. A631-390-5600TRUECOPY OF THE WILL OFFERED FOR PROBATE MUST BE ATTACHED TO THIS Notice:CITATION22NYCRR 207.7c: Proof of Service should be filed on or before the second day preceding the return NoticeLEGAL133322date.NOTICEofPublic
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HERALDCENTREROCKVILLE—202211,August 30 H1 CLASSIFIED Fax your ad to: 516-622-7460 E-mail you ad to: ereynolds@liherald.com E-mail Finds Under $100 to: sales@liherald.com DEADLINE: Monday, 11:00 am for all classified ads. Every effort is made to insure the accuracy of your ad. Please check your ad at the first insertion. Credit will be made only for the first insertion. Credit given for errors in ads is limited to the printed space involved. Publisher reserves right to reject, cancel or correctly classify and ad. To pLACE your AD CALL 516-569-4000 - press 5 EmploymentHERALD 1128595 RECRUITINGA GREAT TEAM ISSIMPLE.REALLY A Growing Multi Media Company Based in Garden City Is Hiring: • Receptionist • Human Resource Director • Reporter/Editor • Sales • Multi Media Coordinator • Drivers • Pressman/Press Helper To join our team, please email your resume to careers@liherald.com or Call 516-569-4000 Ext #235 WE HIRE THE BEST 1180275 APPLY NOW www.kulanukids.org/careersat Positions available: • Special Education Teacher* • Human Resources Manager • Paraprofessional* • Job Coach • Social Worker • Secretary *Part-time positions also available. At Kulanu, we empower each individual to reach his or her full potential with a good quality of life and a hopeful future. Join our team and help usInternshipsgrow. available! Signbonuson 1181223 1180429 PART TIME SUBSTITUTE CLEANERS NEEDED Various Shifts As Needed $18.75/Hour Experience A Plus Good Work Ethic Required If interested, please email resume to our Personnel Office at jcentrella@franklinsquare.k12.ny.us Franklin Square UFSD has the following position available: 5th_floor • Clients • m-Clients • Malverne • 44897 Malverne Richner Communications 3.125x 3" Richner Communications Malverne Union Free School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BusPartDispatcherTime StartingOfficeMalverneImmediately!UFSDofHumanResources 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY 11565 or Call dlawlor@malverneschools.org516-887-6419 Applications may be picked up at: Malverne UFSD Long Island, New York 11816261181905 POSITIONS AVAILABLE SCHOOL NURSE 2 TEACHERPOSTIONSAIDE AND MONITOR POSITIONS (HS diploma required for teachers aide) Fingerprint Clearance Required For All Positions FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT HUMAN RESOURCES AT 516 295-7037 PUBLICLAWRENCESCHOOLS BELLMORE UFSD NOW HIRING - School Monitors – Part Time - Pier Diem Substitutes –Teachers, Teaching Assistants, School Monitors, Teacher Aides, Cleaners Letter/Resume/Certi cation: Dr. Joseph S. Famularo, Supt. of Schools, 580 Winthrop Ave. Bellmore, NY 11710 Fax bellmore@bellmoreschools.org516-679-3027 1180175 One phone call, one order, one heck of a good price to run your ad in any state, or across the country. Call the USANetworkClassified today! 1-800-231-6152
Check And DMV Check. Call For Details. Barbara 516-705-4804 RECEPTIONIST - FULL TIME Receptionist (full-time) needed for Publisher and Self-Storage Facility located in Garden City. The ideal candidate should have excellent communications and customer service skills, be professional, dependable and have reliable transportation. Candidate should have computer knowledge and working knowledge of MS Office. Candidate MUST be reliable, punctual and be able to work a CONSISTENTMondayschedule:andWednesday 8am to 4pm Tuesday and Thursday 8am to
calls please. Job Type: Full-time. Salary: $15.00 /hour Email your resume RECEPTIONISTcareers@liherald.comto:FULLTIME:Busy OBGYN Office Rockville Centre. Call Mary UP516-764-1095TO$19.09 NYC, $18 L.I., $14.50 Upstate NY! If you need care from your relative, friend/ neighbor and you have Medicaid, they may be eligible to start taking care of you as personal assistant under NYS Medicaid CDPA Program. No Certificates needed. 347-713-3553 Health Care/Opportunities WE HAVE THE HELP YOU NEED!!! HHA's, LPN's, Nurse's Aides Childcare. Housekeeping Day Workers No Fee To Employers Evon's Svces: 516-505-5510 Situations Wanted ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Is Being Sought By Jackie For FT/PT Position. Available Immediately. Experienced. Call 516-536-6994 Situations Wanted HOME HEALTH AIDE Available Nights And Weekends. 25 Years Experience. Excellent References. Call Monica 516-325-5774 HOUSEKEEPER PT Must be Meticulous/Responsible. Tuesday and Thursday 10:30am-1pm. Laundry, Kitchen, Floors, Bathrooms. Salary $150 a week/ 5 Hours. Must Understand English and Own Transportation. email — gcp.housekeeper@gmail.com or Call 516-359-1819 Leave Message EmploymentHERALD To place an ad call 516-569-4000 press 5 • To place an ad call 516-569-4000 press 5 • To place an ad call 516-569-4000 press 5 20+ Part-Time Job Coach Positions Available in your Area! Call (516) 465-1432 or email humanresources@viscardicenter.org for more information. Part-time opportunities available in local areas assisting High School students with disabilities at job sites, teach job skills and socialization skills. Follows school hours and calendar. Nassau County: Albertson • Floral Park • Freeport • Hempstead • Mineola • Levittown Suffolk County: Deer Park • Kings Park • Elwood • Floater Positions Also Available! viscardicenter 2.crtr - Page 1 - Composite 20+ Part-Time Job Coach Positions Available in your Area! Call (516) 465-1432 or email humanresources@viscardicenter.org for more information. Part-time opportunities available in local areas assisting High School students with disabilities at job sites, teach job skills and socialization skills. Follows school hours and calendar. Nassau County: Albertson • Floral Park • Freeport • Hempstead • Mineola • Levittown Suffolk County: Deer Park • Kings Park • Elwood • Floater Positions Also Available! viscardicenter 2.crtr - Page 1 - Composite20+ Part-Time Job Coach Positions Available in your Area! Call (516) 465-1432 or email humanresources@viscardicenter.org for more information. Part-time opportunities available in local areas assisting High School students with disabilities at job sites, teach job skills and socialization skills. Follows school hours and calendar. Nassau County: Albertson • Floral Park • Freeport • Hempstead • Mineola • Levittown Suffolk County: Deer Park • Kings Park • Elwood • Floater Positions Also Available! viscardicenter 2.crtr - Page 1 - Composite 1181686 5th_floor • Clients • m-Clients • Malverne • 44862 Malverne Richner Communications 3.125x 3" Richner Communications Malverne Union Free School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. dlawlor@malverneschools.org Malverne, UFSD Administration Building, HR Dept 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY 11565 Email or mail resume to my attention: Malverne UFSD Long Island, New York Security Guard $20.40 per hour Required: NYS Certification w/security photo ID 1181096 Please forward resume & Sullivan West’s application (located at swcsd.org/domain/49) by Aug 12th to sullivanwest-recruitment@scboces.org Attn: Special Ed Teacher Search EOE NYS Certification Required 22-23 Probationary Opening Sullivan West Central School Special Education Teacher (MS/HS) Sullivan 2x2.crtr - Page 1 - Composite Please forward resume & Sullivan West’s application (located at swcsd.org/domain/49) by Aug 12th to sullivanwest-recruitment@scboces.org Attn: Special Ed Teacher Search EOE NYS Certification Required 22-23 Probationary Opening Sullivan West Central School Special Education Teacher (MS/HS) Sullivan 2x2.crtr - Page 1 - Composite Please forward resume & Sullivan West’s application (located at swcsd.org/domain/49) by Aug 12th to sullivanwest-recruitment@scboces.org Attn: Special Ed Teacher Search EOE NYS Certification Required 22-23 Probationary Opening Sullivan West Central School Special Education Teacher (MS/HS) Sullivan 2x2.crtr - Page 1 - Composite 1179797 If interested, please email resume to our Personnel Office jcentrella@franklinsquare.k12.ny.usat 1181982 Franklin Square UFSD c Sch OO l B US Dr I ver S Wante D Must Have B License With PS Endorsement And NYS Fingerprints Required. 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31 202211,August—HERALDCENTREROCKVILLE 08/11H2 EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted ADMINISTRATIVE Richner Communications - a rapidly growing multimedia company and publishers of the Herald newspaper grouphas several administrative job openings: Receptionist (F/T), AccountsMulti-MediaCollectionsReceivable/BillingClerkCoordinator(HoursFlexible) Qualified candidates are fast learners with good organizational and people skills - entry level ok. Role requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn custom software programs. If you would like to join a communitydriven, fast-paced environment, please send your resume to: CHILDCAREcareers@liherald.com.COOK & TEACHER/ ASSISTANT Needed For Early Childhood Education And Care Center In Rockville Centre Full Time Positions High School Diploma Needed E-mail maintenanceRichnerrlychildhoodctr@aol.comResume:Call516-536-5674CIRCULATIONASSOCIATEFullTime/PartTimeCommunications,publisherofHeraldcommunitynewspapershasanexcellentopportunityforaFT/PTCustomerServiceClerkinourbusyCirculationDepartment.Basiccustomerserviceandadmin-istrativeresponsibilitiesinclude:heavycomputerwork,answeringphones,makingphonecalls,enter-ingorders,faxing,filing,etc.STRONGknowledgeofEXCELamust!KnowledgeofDATABASEorpostalregulationsabigplus.QualifiedCandidatesmustbecomputerliterate,abletomulti-task,dependable,reliable,orga-nized,energetic,detailorientatedandabletoworkwellunderdead-lines.Forconsideration,pleasesendresume&salaryrequirementsto:careers@liherald.comCLERKFULLTIMENeededForGardenCityLawFirm.ResponsibilitiesIncludeFiling,OrderingAndStockingOfficeSupplies,MailDistribution,Photocopying,Scanning,AndErrandsToBanks,PostOfficeAndCourts.MustHaveAVehicleAndValidN.Y.DriverLicense.PleaseEmailResumeTomjagnandan@albaneselegal.com COMPANIONS P/T and F/T With Elderly Experience Required All Hours Available CALL516-328-7126AGENCY DELI COUNTER AND PREP PERSON Full Time And Part Time. Weekends A Must. Experienced. Long Beach. Call 516-431-5515 DRIVERS WANTED Full Time and Part Time Positions Available! Busy Print Shop in Garden City is Hiring Immediately for Full Time and Part Time Drivers. Must Have a Clean License and BoxTruck Driving Experience. Hours Vary, Night Availability is a Must. Please Email Resume to ehecker@liherald.com or Call (516)569-4000 EDITOR/REPORTERx239 The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry. To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@riverdalepress.com
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HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be Responsibilities:considered. Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: OUTSIDEcareers@liherald.com.SALESRichnerCommunications,OneoftheFastestGrowingMedia,EventandCommunicationsCompaniesonLongIslandisSeekingaSales/MarketingCandidate to Sell our Print Media Products and our Digital, Events, Sponsorships. Salary, Commission, Eligible for Health Benefits, 401k and Paid Time Off. Will Consider Part Time. Please Send Cover Letter and Resume with Salary Requirements to PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSEorereynolds@liherald.comCall516-569-4000X286HELP
Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for a motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key. Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com
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My brother’s questioning our renovation Q. My brother worked in construction but doesn’t now. He pointed out some potential problems with our renovation, and I wonder if they’re serious or not. One, there is only one 2 x 4 at the bottom of the wall studs, not two, which makes it more difficult to attach the tall baseboard we chose. Another is that most of the wall studs are 24 inches apart instead of 16, and bowed, not straight, and wallboard screws might miss the wood. My brother says this is a prob lem. Do you agree? A. Your brother made some very, um, construc tive comments, some that may raise real concerns, and others that are more opinions. First, using a double “base plate,” the 2 x 4s at the bottom of the wall framing, is just more expensive and is rarely done. The only reason to do it would be to make it easier to randomly attach the base trim boards, which just as easily attach with finish nails at 16 inches on center. A combination of the finish nails and a con struction adhesive saves lumber. Placing the wall studs at 24 inches on center is supposed to save money by reducing the number of wall studs need ed, which, in this time of drastically increased material costs, might seem like a better idea. It actually costs more, though, because half-inch-thick wallboard will be flimsier to span the extra 8 inch es, and the next thickness, 5/8-inch, offsets the cost savings of the wall studs, so you get a slightly weaker structure wall for the same or higher cost. I recently did an inspection and found another common problem: There were wall studs missing at corners and ceiling joists missing at wall and ceil ing junctions. Without these “nailers,” there’s no place to screw-attach the gypsum wallboard, which can’t just be left to flop in a corner. On the worksite, everyone has a complaint about something, it seems, and the drywall subcontractors want good locations to easily attach, such as the nailers and straight wall studs. I have seen many good carpenters, over the years, inspect the lumber as it’s delivered, holding the planks and studs so that they can stare down the length of the wood and check the straightness, which is generally achieved by letting the freshly cut lumber either kiln-dry or air-dry for many weeks before shipment. Unfortunately, the mills were behind when construction demand went up after the coronavirus crisis, so lumber is “greener” when it ships, filled with much more moisture and able to bow and warp more. This will be a problem, and I expect more calls from people who will be misguided away from this real cause when there are cracks in the walls. The blame will be placed on structural design, a fallacy, to deflect from the movement of wood with greater moisture content as it acclimates to a house when the heat gets turned on over the following winter. You may see this, too. Good ArchitectThe
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Protect democracy: Become an election protector d uring the traditional dog days of summer, many people are more apt to relax on vacation than to think about whom they plan to vote for in the upcoming elections, never mind how they can help ensure vot ers’ rights at the polling place.
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What was custom just a few years ago, however, has been tossed on the scrap heap, as early voting and the expanded use of absentee ballots have shifted vot ingNewhabits.census data led to a redrawing of political districts, upending the 2022 elec tionInseason.June,which has become the prima ry month in New York state in the past few years, there were gubernatorial and Assembly primaries. But because there was a brouhaha over how the congressio nal and state senatorial districts were drawn, the legal wrangling pushed those primaries to Aug. 23. With those votes approaching and the general election in November, it’s not just voting that is important, but protecting the right to vote as well. In this country, “one person, one vote” truly means that when a ballot is filled out, that vote will count. Whether it’s an election with a razor-thin margin between candidates or an overwhelming victory, we take for granted that every one’s vote counted. From local elections such as the 2021 race for Nassau County executive — in which Bruce Blakeman’s margin of victo ry over Laura Curran was 2,150 votes — to George W. Bush’s victory over Al Gore in the presidential election 21 years earli er that was decided by 537 votes in Flori da, every vote is consequential. And pro tecting that vote is essential. In order to safeguard the act of voting, we need election protectors. What are they? According to the Election Protec tion coalition organized by the political watchdog group Common Cause, an elec tion protector is a trained, nonpartisan onsite volunteer who can explain voting rules and help troubleshoot issues with voting. Election Protection is an effort to overcome what Common Cause describes as the “outdated infrastructure, rampant misinformation and needless obstacles to the ballot Commonbox.”Cause dates back to the Nixon administration, when it was found ed by John Gardner, a Republican cabinet member in President Lyndon B. John son’s administration. The initial push of Common Cause was to end the Vietnam War and lower the voting age in the U.S. from 21 to 18. Today, the nationwide coalition aims to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to vote, and that that vote counts. There are more than 300 local, state and national Election Protection partners, according to Common Cause. Whoa, you may think. Is this just another way for one political party to gain an advantage over the other? No. Signing on and learning how to be an election protector simply means you play a vital role in the most critical cog that makes this nation’s democracy work: vot ing.No matter which political party you are affiliated with, and no matter which political philosophy you are aligned with, you, as a citizen of this country, have the civic responsibility to take part in its gov ernment.Whenyou vote in an election, you exer cise your right to give voice to your opin ions. An election protector helps safe guard that right, which in turn safe guards our democracy. “The most important political office is that of the private citizen,” Louis Brandeis wrote over a century ago, early in a legal career that eventually took him to the U.S. Supreme Court. By becoming an election protector, you will serve a dual purpose: protecting the right of people to vote, while breathing life into Brandeis’s words.
letters Kudos to Hinman for his shipwreck research To the Editor: I liked Executive Editor Michael Hinman’s column, “Two heroes, and one captain who should’ve been ashamed,” last week. I’ve been the historian of the Village of Lynbrook for over 30 years, and am the author of “Water & Ice: The Tragic Wrecks of the Bristol and the Mexico on the South Shore of Long Island.” (The book is available on Amazon.) I have also had dozens of local history arti cles published in the Herald over the years, including several related to the two wrecks, and to the annual cere mony that I help organize at the mon ument, along with the Ancient Order of Hibernians of Nassau County and the Historical Society of East Rocka way and Hinman’sLynbrook.detailed summary of the can become an election protector by signing up at the ProtectTheVote.net website. elections and voting, go to the Nassau County Board of Elections website, NassauCountyNY.gov, or call (516) 571-8683. can also reach the League of Women Voters of Nassau County at LWVofNassauCounty.org, or by calling (516)
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was con vened by County Executive Steve Bellone. The advisory panel also published a report describing how future funds would be spent.Meanwhile, in Nassau, we still lack a clear vision from County Executive Bruce Blakeman. According to annual reports from the county comptroller’s office and the independent Office of Legislative Budget Review, the county has received $55.9 million in settlement funds, $15 mil lion of which must be directed toward opioid addiction recovery, prevention and education. None of these funds had been spent as of last month. Since Blakeman told Newsday on April 19 that he would “meet with Barry Wilansky, his new director of substance abuse policy who has more than 30 years of experience in rehabilita tion services, to identify the best way to spend the money,” Blakeman’s admin istration has not articulated a clearly defined strategy. To my knowledge, the adminis tration has not engaged leg islators or community stakeholders on the best uses for these funds, either. That is especially unfortunate when you consider how those resources could amplify the benefits of successful pro grams that are already operating, and those that could come soon. Nassau’s highly successful Operation: Natalie, which floods opioid “hot spots” in the county with enforcement, education, com munity outreach and treatment resourc es, is back up and running at full force after the pandemic. Legislation that would provide Narcan to nightlife estab lishments statewide is on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk. In Nassau, my minority caucus colleagues and I are pushing for fentanyl testing strips to be added to the Narcan kits the county distributed as part of an effort to reduce the number of over dose deaths caused by fentanyl-laced drugs.Acollaborative and community-pow ered strategic plan for the use of Nassau County’s settlement funds would be another giant step forward in our mission to amplify and deliver the treatment, edu cation and prevention services that will save lives and help residents free them selves from the grip of addiction. For the sake of all the people that we have lost and the families that continue to grapple with the horrors of this disease, we must not miss this opportunity.
Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, of Glen Cove, who was elected to the Nassau County Legisla ture in 2011, represents the 11th Legislative District.
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N assau County’s ongoing mission to address the opioid addiction crisis is one of the most impor tant and most heart-wrenching issues I contend with as a mother and as the ranking member of the County Legis lature’s Health & Social Services Commit tee. This merciless and unforgiving scourge has touched nearly all of our lives.As the county sits on tens of mil lions of settlement dollars from the nation’s largest opioid drug manu facturers and dis tributors, Suffolk County has announcedalready plans for its share — a blueprint that was devised through the work of a transparent, bipartisan and collaborative advisory panel. To date, Nas sau County, in contrast, has offered little more than conceptual plans for using our share.Itis time to follow Suffolk County’s lead, so that these funds can get into the hands of agencies and entities on the front lines of our response to the addic tionOncrisis.July 26, Suffolk County announced that it would dedicate settlement funds received from opioid distrib utors
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Think they’d mind if we just sat in there and cooled off? — Norman Levy Preserve, Merrick story of the two wrecks is by far the most accurate of any I have seen — and I have seen many, including in Newsday. Aside from his mention of Ruth Bader’s article, which appeared on the Web after my book was published, Hinman seems to have based his story on sources identical to those I used (and cited) in my book. And it took me almost 10 years to find them. With such deep research, it is truly remarkable that he accomplished this despite never having come across either my book or my articles in the Herald. Those same organizations that hold the annual ceremony and I have applied to the Town of Hempstead for Landmark and Preservation status for the monu ment and the small remaining open space of the Mariners Burying Ground (the very space Ruth Bader mentioned). The cemetery operators are fighting our appli cation. It is a compelling struggle, well worth covering in the Herald.ART MATTSON Lynbrook What does Kremer see in Biden? To the Editor: I was very surprised at the paragraphs about President Biden in Jerry Kremer’s column “The country’s chief executive has the most thankless job” (July 28-Aug. 3). Kremer’s statements about President Biden are very confusing. He describes him as “one of the best foreign relations presidents,” yet Biden pulled all U.S. troops from Afghanistan in one of the worst military decisions ever. He’s taken the lead on the Ukraine War? When it comes to Ukraine, I can’t trust any decision by Biden. His son and his brother and probably himself have earned millions of dollars from this coun try, and are now under investigation. His decisions are compromised, at the very least, and he is spending money in Ukraine that we do not have. Biden recommitted the U.S. to the NATO alliance and returned us to the Paris Climate Agreement. This accord curbs the U.S. carbon foot print but allows China and India to use fossil fuels to their heart’s desire. Very unfair to the Domestically,U.S. the headaches our coun try now has, which Kremer claims landed on Biden’s desk and are not his fault, are all of his making. A major factor causing inflation is the closure of our energy-pro ducing pipelines and canceled energy leases, jacking up the prices of oil, gas, transportation, food, you name it. Our southern border? Millions of ille gal aliens are now trying to enter the U.S., mostly unvaccinated and untested for Covid-19 and inadequately vetted. Now involved in human trafficking, the drug cartels are Racism?flourishing.Bidenisbeholden to identity politics. He boasted about his Black and female running mate. Look where that got us. Crime? Violent crime is soaring in most major cities under his reign. Bad breaks? Biden’s job is to lead. He has a majority in Congress and he still can’t get things done. The media? They got him elected by hiding his son’s laptop story and allowing him to run for office from his basement. And now they’re pick ing on him? Wow. People like Kremer, with the platform he has, don’t hold Biden accountable. He made decisions, and he needs to own them. He is the president of the greatest country in the world, and needs to put on the big-boy pants and act like it.
JERRY KREMER
You prepare a meal, and teach the kids about keeping conditions healthy and hygienic around food. I know there will be some natural-born teachers among the veterans who move into Florida classrooms. That will be a bonus for the kids. But loving teaching and loving children are not enough.Iwouldn’t want to see doctors replaced by veter ans who really love medi cine but have no medical training. Same for pilots. Ship captains. Some jobs demand critical thinking skills and rigorous training for which there is no short cut. To suggest that anyone without teacher training can step into a classroom, maintain classroom decorum, teach the curriculum, work effectively with colleagues and truly educate our children is dismissive of teacher educa tion. I know our vets have faced daunting responsibilities and fearsome challenges in their work. But standing in front of a classroom presents entirely different chal lenges, and requires a body of learning and a process of training that does not allow for shortcuts. Our children deserve to be taught by individuals who have been fully educated themselves. Even the most motivated, child-loving wannabe teacher needs to study how to teach third-graders mathe matics, and how to get nonreaders to read, and how to settle classroom disputes, and how to get the truant back to school, and how to plan lessons for a month ahead, and how to teach a classroom of 30 kids who are all on different reading levels. According to New York state, to become a teacher, a candidate must meet the requirements stipulated by the Office of Teaching Initiatives. Like most states, New York requires that all teachers hold a bachelor’s degree, complete a state teacher certification pro gram, and pass the required content examinations. Upon meeting the require ments for certification, an applicant may be issued an initial certificate, which is valid for five years. This entry-level certif icate leads to a professional certificate, which is an advanced-level license that is continuously valid, assuming the teacher completes the appropriate number of pro fessional development hours every five years.Ispend part of my year in Florida, and I am concerned for the upcoming genera tion of Floridians. One teacher I know said of DeSantis’s plan, “He likes his con stituents to be uneducated because criti cal thinkers would vote him out.”
HERALDCENTREROCKVILLE—202211,August opinions Courage is too rare a commodity these days o ne of my all-time favorite books was written by the late Presi dent John F. Kennedy in 1956, four years before he became president. The book, “Profiles in Cour age,” comprised short biographies of eight members of the U.S. Senate who defied their party or their constituents by taking a stand they believed was impor tant on an issue of the day. There are few people in today’s world who have been willing to face the conse quences for follow ing their con science, but those few are worth not ing.At the top of the list are two Repub lican members of the House of Rep resentatives. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinz inger have had the guts and the strength to oppose a president and take a vital role in the current hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Cheney has become a powerful voice in helping the public understand the gravity of what our nation would face if Donald Trump were to again seek public office. She has been fearless and courageous in discuss ing the significance of the witness testi mony, and by using simple terms she has touched a raw public nerve. Kinzinger has served in the House since 2010. His seat in Congress has been a safe one, and he had no reason to jump ship and take on Trump. Kinzinger became the first Republican to challenge Trump’s claim of voter fraud and attempts to overturn the 2020 elec tion. He not only supported Trump’s impeachment, but also voted for the creation of the Jan. 6 committee. He has chosen to leave office at the end of the year. Next in line for accolades are the eight other Republi can House members who voted for Trump’s impeachment. It takes courage to defy your party and your voters to do the right thing, but they stood up for their beliefs, and most of them are now paying a price. Of the 10, including Cheney and Kinzinger, four are retiring, one lost a pri mary, one survived a primary and must face voters again in November, and Cheney faces a primary next week. It isn’t often that the action of a large group of people qualifies as an act of courage, but kudos go to the voters of Kansas, who defied many of their friends and neighbors to stand up for a woman’s right to make a personal choice on wheth er to have an abortion. Kansas is one of the reddest states in the country, yet some how, while the opinion polls showed anti-abortion propo nents winning, I didn’t believe them. Over the past 10-plus years, lots of opin ion polls on political issues and candidates have been wrong, and this vote was a closely guarded voter secret. The subject of abortion brings to mind one of the few instances in my career in Albany when a member willingly sacrificed his seat, and more, to cast a “yes” vote for legalized abortion. In April 1970, Assemblyman George Michaels, a Demo crat from upstate Auburn, sat in the chamber during a highly emotional debate on abortion. Michaels represented a predominantly Catholic district, and his decision to vote to approve the abortion law cost him his seat and his law partner ship, along with bitter community blow back.My last nominated group that has shown the courage of its convictions is the parents of the shooting victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School in New town, Connecticut. These parents will for ever suffer over the loss of their children, and they didn’t deserve to become the vic tims of a conspiracy campaign launched by conservative radio talk show host Alex Jones.Jones claimed the Sandy Hook massa cre was a hoax and tormented the parents for years, but they refused to accept the taunting. Their defamation lawsuit against Jones has led a jury to award them huge Couragedamages.intoday’s world is a rare com modity. Mark Twain defined it as “resis tance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear.” Muhammad Ali stated, “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” My own definition is, if you haven’t been will ing to defy the odds and speak out against the forces of evil, you have missed an opportunity, and that makes you a lesser person. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strat egy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
RAnDi KREiss s intandingfront of a classroom is a forchallenge,dauntingevenveterans.
Florida Gov. DeSantis: teachers need to be educated
Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
Although Florida is facing a dire teacher shortage, the governor’s plan is disre spectful to both students and the veterans.
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L ast week, the Florida Department of Education announced that mili tary veterans, as well as their spouses, would receive a five-yearvoucher that allows them to teach in the classroom despite not receiving a degree to do so. It’s a move tied to the $8.6 million the state announced would be used to expand career and work force opportunitiestraining for military veterans and their spouses. — USA Today Gov. DeSantis’sRonplan to allow U.S. veterans to teach in bachelor’sveteransifterrificclassroomsFloridaisaconcept—andwhentheearndegrees and complete teacher training programs. The governor’s initiative, announced last week, would open the classroom door to any veteran who has served four or more years in the military, left the service with an honorable discharge and agrees to working with a mentor. The proposal would allow veterans to teach for five years without a bachelor’s degree, without classroom experience or a teaching license and without passing any kind of certification program.
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Veterans deserve all we can provide: emotional support, good pay, programs to help them re-enter civilian life and the same excellent standard of medical care that our office-holders enjoy. If veterans want to become teachers, then let’s provide the money and the best teachers to prepare them to enter the classroom. To throw them in cold is irre sponsible and potentially damaging to both veterans andI’mstudents.ateacher, and have been a teacher in some way or another since 1968. I taught junior high school and high school English. I still have the notebooks from NYU, filled with teaching techniques and lesson plans and suggestions for negotiating the emotional minefield that is a junior high school classroom.I’vebeen retired for many years, but I still teach. I lead book groups, and I teach my grandkids. It’s a kind of instinctive way to connect, a way to be in the world. You walk on a beach and you see some critters, and you talk to the kids about how horseshoe crabs are prehistoric and how they help keep our tidal waters clean.
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