Lynbrook/East Rockaway Herald 05-09-2024

Joan Lazarus’ painting of herself as a 30-year-old, working on a self-portrait. Lazarus is an art teacher for the Town of Hempstead.

From pupil to mentor, she mastered art Joan Lazarus learned to paint under three teachers

By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com

Joan Lazarus spent half of her life learning how to artistically express herself. Now, at 77, Lazarus took up the mantle of being a teacher and showing others what she has learned.

Lazarus’ art career began in her early 20s when her husband bought her an art kit. She started painting on her own until she decided she needed an art teacher to improve her skills. With the encouragement of her watercolor teacher, Lazarus studied at C.W. Post, now Long Island University, and learned the basics of what she now teaches to seniors at the Town of Hempstead’s senior enrichment program.

“I can paint in all mediums,” Lazarus said. “I didn’t really go to art school. I found teachers who could teach me what I wanted to learn.”

Starting with oil painting, Lazarus then learned acrylic and watercolor. At college, Lazarus became more of a conceptual artist. After graduating in 1968, Lazarus attended various art workshops in Garden City.

“A gentleman came around behind me at the workshop and asked me to come to his adult classes,” Lazarus said. “It was at Uniondale High School, and he said he will help me with my art.”

Lazarus went to Frank Zizzo’s class week-

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Podcast focused on Islanders keeps growing

By DANIEL oFFNER doffner@liherald.com

Sean Cuthbert, a native of East Rockaway, has turned his lifelong passion for the New York Islanders into something more meaningful.

He started a podcast, which has been improving season after season.

Cuthbert, 41, said he started recording “Hockey Night in New York” from the basement of his brother’s house in East Rockaway in 2014, along with his brother, a cousin and a buddy named Tony.

AThe Hockey News, offer insights from both the professional’s and the sports fan’s perspectives.

“I’ve always been writing, but I knew that it was definitely something I wanted to do and try,” Rosner said of podcasting. “It has been awesome. I mean, getting to talk about hockey. That’s my job. I get to do it full time during the day, so why not be able to do it by talking to the audience?”

ll of a sudden, people started listening

to it.

SEAN CuThBERT

“This was going to be kind of a passion thing,” Cuthbert said. “Just to see where it went. Then, wouldn’t you know it, all of a sudden, people started listening to it.

Founder and co-host, ‘Hockey Night in New York’

The audience started growing, and we made something out of it, and we just kept going, and ever since then it’s grown.”

Cuthbert and his co-host, Stefen Rosner, 26, a Bellmore native and a journalist with

Filmed weekly at Floored Media, in Rockville Centre, the show is unlike others in its category.

What sets it apart is not only its longevity, but the fact that it is the only sports podcast in the region that gives fans an interactive platform to discuss their favorite players, ask special guests questions and hear them answer live on the air.

Cuthbert grew up in East Rockaway, and played hockey for Chaminade High School. Despite having mastered the fundamentals of the sport, how-

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Courtesy Joan Lazarus

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A weekend of fitness, fun and community

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

If there’s one thing the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums looks forward to year after year, it’s the Jovia Long Island Marathon. The weekend of running, which unofficially kicks off the summer season in Eisenhower Park, is packed with live entertainment, a food truck festival and of course, several races that bring together the marathoning community, and troves of supporters.

This year’s marathon took place on Sunday, May 5, but races started on the evening of Friday, May 3. Everything kicked off with a Friday Night Lights 5K Fun Run, followed by a 10K and 1K Kids Run on Saturday. The half marathon and marathon were held on Sunday morning. Sprinkled throughout every race is live music, local food vendors and other forms of family-oriented entertainment.

It’s really a great example of community, and people helping people.

PEtER PuRPuRA VP of business development at Jovia Financial Credit Union

At a news conference ahead of the festivities last week, County Execuitve Bruce Blakeman, standing at the race’s finish lines with partners in government, as well as some of the race’s sponsors, said the marathon was just the beginning of a slew of amazing things coming to Nassau County this summer. He made specific mention of the International Cricket Committee’s T20 World Cup, slated to take place in Eisenhower Park in early June, and several concert events, that are scheduled throughout the summer.

“Nassau County is committed to doing major events, whether it be cultural, athletic, or just entertainment,” he said. “But as we do, each and every year, to kick off our spring and summer celebration here in Nassau County, especially on our 125th anniversary, it’s always the Long Island marathon.”

This year’s marathon began and ended near Field 5 in Eisenhower Park. Runners headed west, exiting the park on Merrick Avenue, and then towards Garden City, around Charles Lindbergh Boulevard. The race looped back towards East Meadow, and runners then headed north and east through Salisbury, around the perimeter of Eisenhower Park, before re-entering near Carmen Avenue. As runners crossed the finish line, they were cheered on by grandstands full of supporters.

The Hospital for Special Surgery for Long Island and Queens is one of the race’s sponsors. The hospital operated a recovery zone, where it had mats, muscular rollers and other items that help runners recover after a grueling race. The hospital has a location just down the road from the park, on Earle Ovington Boulevard in Uniondale.

The marathon has evolved year after year, County Legislator Tom McKevitt said, and the three-day festival is an entertainment highlight for the county.

Everything coming to the park this summer, including the cricket tournament and more, adds to value the park has to not only East Meadow, but the county as a whole.

“Come to Eisenhower Park,” he said. “Eisenhower Park is more beautiful than it ever has been. We’re improving it, getting it better all the time.”

601 runners participated in the marathon, and 1,431 in the half marathon.

For the marathon, Ryan Clifford, 27 of Westbury, was the top male athlete, completing the race in 2:31:04. He was followed by George Werner, 21 of Sayville, and Scott Seymour, 33 of Brooklyn.

Cristin Delaney-Guille, 43 of Long Beach, was the top female runner, finishing the marathon in 3:03:13.

Just over 600 runners participated in the 2024 Jovia Long Island Marathon this past weekend. Ryan Clifford of Westbury was the first to finish the 26.2 mile race, crossing the line at 2:31:04.

Everyone was in high sprits at the end of the race. Sasu Eweka of Lynbrook paused for a selfie with Kristi Ackerinn of East Rockway.

runners on race weekend is what makes the event so special.

In second and third place were Natalie Lutz, 42 of Delaware, and Rachel Wentnick, 25 of Massachusetts, respectively.

Sasu Eweka of Lynbrook ran in the marathon. Kristi Ackerinn from East Rockaway finished the half marathon in 1:38:00.

Peter Purpura, vice president of business development for Jovia Financial Credit Union, the marathon’s title sponsor the last six years, said the camaraderie of

“In all of these races, you have family and friends supporting their loved ones,” Purpura said. “But at the same time, we have people throughout the course with motivational signs, cheering on completion. You’ve got community groups handing out food and water. And you’ve got hundreds of volunteers at the finish line, working to handle a number of needs for runners. It’s really a great example of community, and people helping people.

“Jovia is committed to supporting our community,” he added. “We’re an organization of inclusion, and that’s what Long Island Marathon weekend is all about.”

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Cristin Delaney-Guille of Long Beach was the first female to finish the marathon on May 5. The race begins and ends in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow.

Special Needs Children and Grandchildren

Clients often ask whether the home should be deeded to the client’s adult children, while retaining a life estate in the parent or whether the Medicaid Asset Protection Trust should be used to protect the asset.

While the deed with a life estate will be less costly to the client, in most cases it offers significant disadvantages when compared to the trust. First, if the home is sold prior to the death of the Medicaid recipient, the life estate value of the home will be required to be paid towards their care. If the house is rented, the net rents are payable to the nursing facility since they belong to the life tenant. Finally, the client loses a significant portion of their capital gains tax exclusion for the sale of their primary residence as they will only be entitled to a pro rata share based on the value of the life estate to the home as a whole.

All of the foregoing may lead to a situation where the family finds they must maintain a vacant home for many years. Conversely, a properly drafted MAPT preserves the full capital gains tax exclusion on the sale of the

Chamber, village support businesses seeking to open

One of the most important elements of a successful business is its window. It serves as the first impression for customers and can greatly impact their decision to enter the establishment.

The Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its first ever Window Makeover Contest, aimed at revitalizing and enhancing the visual appeal of local businesses in Lynbrook. The contest, open to all merchants within Lynbrook, seeks to transform ordinary windows into eye-catching displays that draw in customers and reflect the unique character of each business. By participating in the Window Makeover Contest, merchants have the opportunity to enhance their businesses and attract new customers.

brook,” Polly Talbott, president of the Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce, said. “Merchants will have a chance to shine and create a fresh look for their windows. Individually, and collectively, this program will attract people to the area, which will benefit the village, and our reputation as a great placed to operate a business. A vibrant and attractive window often brings in business, which enhances profits. We expect a number of businesses to create spectacular and fun displays.”

primary residence and the home may be sold by the trust without obligation to make payment of any of the principal towards the client’s care, assuming we have passed the look-back period for facility care of five years.

It should be noted here that both the life estate and the MAPT will preserve the steppedup basis in the property provided it is sold after the death of the parent who was the owner or grantor. Upon the death of the parent, the basis for calculating the capital gains tax is stepped up from what the parent paid, plus any improvements, to what it was worth on the parent’s date of death. This effectively eliminates payment of capital gains taxes on the sale of appreciated property, such as the home, after the parent dies.

There are instances where the life estate deed makes sense however. When the asset is a country house or a beach house that is intended to stay in the family for the next generation, then the life estate deed works perfectly well and may effect a significant savings to the family seeking to protect the asset.

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The contest invites merchants to submit their windows for cash prizes from supportive businesses from the Lynbrook area. A panel of judges will evaluate the entries based on creativity, originality, and how well the storefront reflects the business’s brand and identity.

A “Resident’s Favorite” prize will also be awarded. All participating businesses will receive a local restaurant gift certificate.

“Our Window Makeover Contest will bring our business and community together to celebrate the best of Lyn -

In addition to the makeover, the winning merchant will also receive a marketing package to promote their newly revamped storefront, including social media promotion, a feature on the chamber’s website, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the unveiling of the new look.

Merchants interested in participating can find information and sign up to participate on the Chamber’s website at LynbrookUSA.com. The deadline for submissions is May 29 and the winner will be announced at the Chamber’s first Cruise Night on June 6.

For more information about the Window Makeover Contest, contact the chamber at LynbrookCoC@gmail.com or call the chamber at (516) 242-4649.

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The new window storefront for Starz on Broadway, Lynbrook’s Premier Dance Studio, located at 85 Atlantic Ave. in Lynbrook.

Lazarus taught art in Lynbrook 40 years ago

ly for five to eight years. Zizzo taught her how to paint with oil.

After studying with Zizzo, Lazarus wanted more guidance on her watercolor paintings. She went to an art gallery in North Port and found “little gems of watercolor,” painted by Molly Dougenis. Dougenis was teaching at Huntington Township Art, which is now called the Art League of Long Island.

“With watercolor, she taught me how to paint wet on dry paper,” Lazarus said. “So, if it was a flower or a petal, you would wet the petal and drop the color into that, and it wouldn’t go past the wet part and onto the dry paper.”

After Dougenis told Lazarus that she learned everything she needed to be a successful colorist, Lazarus went back to studying under her college teacher Bob Yasuda.

“I sold some art pieces, but it wasn’t my main source of income,” Lazarus said. “So, I taught art at all sorts of places. I started teaching at an adult art class in Lynbrook because Zizzo taught oil painting and drawing there so when he didn’t feel well, he would ask for me to sub for him.”

I can paint in all mediums. I didn’t really go to art school. I found teachers who could teach me what I wanted to learn.

Joan Lazarus Art teacher

Learning under three artists over the span of about 25 years, Lazarus was ready to pick up the mantle of being a teacher and give others the knowledge that was instilled in her. Lazarus has been working with the Town of Hempstead for the past two decades, leading art classes that help seniors tap into their creative side. Lazarus was able to make a living from these classes, along with other classes she taught prior to working with the town.

Lazarus taught adult education art classes for about 30 years, starting in 1986, in her home community of Lynbrook. After teaching there, she went on to teach oil painting, watercolor, and drawing class at Greis Park. Then, after seeing there was an opening for a painting teacher, Lazarus started working for the town.

“In the Town of Hempstead class, there’s all levels of ability,” Lazarus said. “I teach them how to do portraits of celebrities like George Clooney and Rob Lowe. When they are done, they put the artwork on the wall and they all look like the celebrities that they drew, but just with a little different flavor from each artist.”

Since the 1960s, Lazarus embarked on her art journey, which is far from over nearly 60 years later. For those interested in taking part in Lazarus’ classes, she teaches at the Bellmore Senior Center on Tuesdays from 12 to 2 p.m., and at the Levittown Senior on Wednesdays. For more information on senior enrichment in the town, call (516) 485-8100.

Courtesy Joan Lazarus

another self-portrait that Joan Lazarus painted in the early 1980s using watercolor and pencil.

CAITLIN HAGGERTY

South Side Senior Lacrosse

AN ALL-COUNTY award winner in 2023 and AllLong Island games MVP, Haggerty reached a milestone April 27 in the Cyclones’ 16-5 victory over Calhoun. She scored five goals, including the 100th of her high school career. On the season, the University of Vermont-bound attack has scored 28 goals and assisted on 27 others as South Side split its first 12 games. She also plays a key role on draw controls and ranks amont the team leaders with 25.

GAMES TO WATCH

Thursday, May 9

Girls Lacrosse: Freeport at Baldwin 4:30 p.m.

Flag Fooball: Herricks at V.S. Ditrict 5 p.m.

Flag Football: Bellmore-Merrick at Westbury 5 p.m.

Baseball: Sewanhaka at Malverne 5 p.m.

Softball: V.S. North at Garden City 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: V.S.District at Uniondale 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Lynbrook at Plainedge 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Oyster Bay at East Meadow 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Hicksville at Kennedy 5 p.m.

Flag Football: Long Beach at Port Washington 7 p.m.

Flag Football: Division at Lynbrook 7 p.m.

Friday, May 10

Softball: Sewanhaka at V.S. North 4:30 p.m.

Flag Football: MacArthur at Plainview 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: North Shore at Seaford 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Carey at Malv/East Rock 5 p.m.

Softball: Plainview at Calhoun 5 p.m.

Softball: New Hyde Park at South Side 5:30 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Long Beach at Port Washington 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 11

Girls Lacrosse: Lynbrook at Wantagh 10 a.m.

Softball: Clarke at East Meadow 12 p.m.

Nominate a “Spotlight Athlete”

High School athletes to be featured on the Herald sports page must compete in a spring sport and have earned an AllConference award or higher last season. Please send the following information: Name, School, Grade, Sport and accomplishments to Sports@liherald.com.

Lynbrook peaking at right time

By MICHELLE RABINOVICH sports@liherald.com

Playoffs are just a breath away for the Lynbrook boys’ lacrosse team, and while it might be in good shape now, winning its last two contests, the Owls didn’t start out the season so hot.

“We have improved significantly over the course of the season,” said coach Bill Luzzi “We started off a little slow, up and down, we lost some games that we felt like we were in and didn’t perform our best and the group in total has grown a lot, learned from mistakes and we feel like we’re starting to hit our stride as we’re starting to head into our last league game and into playoffs.”

Graduating a bunch of attackers last year created a challenge for the offense because there wasn’t a clear go-to shooter, because this year, everyone gets a slice of the cake. It’s just a different way to run the show, but there’s still an adjustment period.

“We graduated a couple of guys that were heroes on the offense last year,” Luzzi said. “When you take out some big fish, you end up having to rely on all the little fish. We have a lot of very solid players no one majorly standing out.”

The offensive unit was one of the first squads to adjust how it plays and to reap benefits from it including Michael Hendrickson (31 goals), Patrick O’Doherty (12), Jack LaBarbera (16), Luke Dantona (11), Derek Sandorfi (20), Bennet Votano (14), Eddie Stradowski and a bit from Colin Grimes.

LaBarbera had a hat trick and Hendrickson, Dantona and Sandorfi two goals apiece in an 11-8 victory over Floral Park April 30. The win put the Owls over the .500 mark at 9-8 overall.

“Our core offensive unit, consisting of our six starters and one [substitution], have all progressed in the team concept of moving the ball, sharing the ball and creating opportunities to dodge one-on-ones with no backup against defense,” Luzzi explained. “We improved on possessing the ball offensively, being smarter, taking better quality shots, sharing the ball with teammates more.”

Bennet Votano is part of a deep offense for the Owls, who moved

last week after a slow start to the season.

Defensively, Lynbrook has been rock solid according to Luzzi.

“The defense, we’ve seen outstanding play by our senior goalie Caiden Lung and we have seen a tremendous step up to the plate in Jack Greenfeld,” coach explained. “Defensively we’ve, little by little, locked things up and learned how to play together as a team.”

The unique thing about Greenfeld was that he was a short stick midfielder last year, but he was put on defense this spring, and has flourished in the back according to Luzzi.

“He had a ‘yes, coach’ mentality when asked if we could put him to long stick and

he embraced it, and has been the most coachable on the defensive end,” Luzzi explained. “he learned a tremendous amount and he’s worked his way up to be out number one defender. He’s done a phenomenal job, he’s very tough to run by and very difficult to beat; very shifty picking up groundballs and moving them up the field. He’d been like a rock to our defense.”

As it happens to be, that transition is not a unique one in this program.

“We’ve had it happen almost every year where we convert short sticks to long sticks and they end up excelling and becoming our top defenders,” Luzzi explained. “Happens often.”

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over the .500 mark

Mail carriers ready to Stamp Out Hunger

Donating food this weekend is simple, says Randi Shubin Dresner.

“Just leave non-perishable food items in a bag next to your mailbox before the regularly scheduled mail deliver on Saturday, May 11,” she said. And your mail carrier “will do the rest to make sure it gets onto the tables of our Long Islander neighbors in need.”

Shubin Dresner should know. She’s the chief executive of Island Harvest, which provides much-needed food support to more than 300,000 people on Long Island who faces hunger — including 90,000 children.

This weekend’s event is part of the U.S. Postal Service’s annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, done in collaboration with not only local charities like Island Harvest, but also the National Association of Letter Carriers.

After the food is delivered to Island Harvest, volunteers there sort and repackage the food for distribution to those in-need.

Non-perishable food items needed include canned goods, cereal, pasta, rice, boxed juices, and shelf-stable milk. It does not include anything in glass containers, as these are easy to break.

“Even if it’s a can of soup or a box of cereal, every donation — no matter the size — will help countless Long Islanders who may be struggling to put food on their tables,” Shubin Dresner said.

Island Harvest distributed 15 million

pounds of food in 2022, a jump of 42 percent over donations before the coronavirus pandemic.

“We are counting on the generosity of our neighbors who can spare a little extra to help make this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive one of the most successful,” Shubin Dresner added.

Mail carriers are also on the lookout for personal care items like toothpaste,

soap, shampoo, deodorant and disposable diapers. All of these donations go toward replenishing Island Harvest’s network of food pantries, soup kitchens, and other emergency feeding programs throughout Long Island.

Stamp Out Hunger generated 544,000 meals locally. Since its inception in 1993, the national program has collected nearly 1.8 billion pounds of food in all 50

What to donate

Here’s a sample of what you can leave by your mailbox on May 11:

■ canned beans/dried beans

■ peanut butter or other nut butter

■ canned fruit and vegetables

■ low-sodium soups

■ canned tuna/chicken

■ brown rice/instant brown rice

■ nuts/seeds/dried fruits

■ shelf-stable milk/milk substitutes

■ whole grain pasta

■ low-sodium canned pasta sauce

■ low-sodium canned tomatoes

■ olive or canola oil

■ toiletries and feminine products

■ laundry and dish detergent

■ paper towels and toilet paper

states, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

All donations are tax-deductible since food collected benefits Island Harvest, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

To learn more, visit IslandHarvest.org.

–Melissa Berman

Long Island’s most anticipated new oceanfront community is now

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First senior health expo of 2024 a hit

By Alexa Anderwkavich

The Rockville Centre Recreation Center welcomed eager attendees for the Herald’s Senior Health & Beyond Expo, produced by RichnerLive, on April 25. It was the first in a series of expos for 2024.

The expo brings together diverse businesses and innovative services to share their products and refined knowledge with attendees.

“This event is highly regarded within our community, receiving positive feedback from both attendees and vendors,” said Amy Amato, executive director of Herald Community Media and RichnerLive. “It offers valuable opportunities for companies and guests to learn, engage and access essential screenings, benefitting everyone involved.”

More than 50 vendors filled the gymnasium, offering insights into health, wellness and personal care. They provided guidance on enhancing lifestyle through new products and programs, as well as advice on senior living arrangements, financial security, and more.

Guests received hearing screenings from Mid Island Audiology, as well as health screenings from Mount Sinai South Nassau, which included free vaccines, blood pressure testing, body mass index and diabetes risk management screenings.

Before noon, guests sat down for a panel discussion to hear experts discuss myriad topics, including consumer assistance programs and preparing for summer, as well as PACE — Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly — advanced-care directives, and Medicaid managed long-term care.

Guests also experienced a segment from Mae Caime, chief executive of aMAEzing Midlife & Beyond, called “Mindset, Movement and Magic” — which got the crowd stretching and in motion.

“The expo was fun, the Herald team is amazing,” Caime said. “The energy is great, and I love the spirit.”

Attendees received a goody bag courtesy of Grandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center and Beach Terrace Care Center filled with the specialevent section, keepsakes and vital takehome information.

At the end, the first 150 attendees also received a free to-go lunch courtesy of Pantano’s, while everyone was eligible for the raffles.

The expo was made possible thanks to Silver Sponsors New York Department of Public Service, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, Centerlight Healthcare PACE and Long Beach Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (Cassena Care).

Guests and vendors are looking forward to the next expo happening Thursday, June 27 between 10 a.m. and noon at Congregation Ohav Sholom, 145 S. Merrick Ave., in Merrick.

Visit JuneExpo.eventbrite.com to register, or RichnerLive.com for more details.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

The crowd enjoys the Mindset, Movement & Magic segment from Mae Caime, chief executive of aMAEzing Midlife & Beyond.

Silver sponsor Centerlight Healthcare PACE’s exhibitor table.

Silver sponsor, New York Department of Public Service, Jill Wasser, center, and her team.

One of the expo’s gift bag sponsors, Gandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, at their table.

Silver sponsor Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Cassena Care).

The Parker Jewish team participated in a panel discussion.

‘Hockey Night in NY’ scores big with fans

ever, he doesn’t consider himself an expert.

Rosner offers the show another element, taking fans inside the locker room and going behind the scenes for unique content that no other show provides.

Cuthbert and Rosner both say that it’s the outpouring of support from Islanders fans, and their responses to the weekly webisodes, that have kept the show going for the past decade.

“I don’t know how long the show would’ve gone on,” Cuthbert said.

“But what ended up happening was that people started listening and remained listening, and then more people jumped on.”

As a result, Cuthbert was able to turn the podcast into a highly successful side hustle, gaining both local notoriety and access to Islanders players.

“I mean, it’s certainly not paying all the bills or anything like that,” he said, “but to be able to put a few dollars in your pocket just for sitting down and talking about your favorite hockey team? That’s not bad, right?”

Rosner also attributes the success of the podcast, and his ongoing work as a journalist with THN, to the support of fans.

“The reason I got the job I got was the social media following,” he said.

“So I would be nowhere without the fans that are tuning in.”

Thanks to the show, Rosner said, he has been approached by fans who have recognized his voice or seen him walking around UBS Arena.

“These people are really tuned in, and they love

it to the point where they’re asking for more — or they don’t love it, and they’ll tell you that, too, which is fine,” he said.

Unfortunately, the Islanders were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs last week, losing the fourth of five first-round games to the Carolina Hurricanes on April 30, 6-3.

Cuthbert said before the game that if the team was eliminated, he and Rosner would likely do a season recap, highlighting some of the best moments of the past year, before heading into the summer, when they’ll discuss the team’s offseason trades, free agents and draft picks.

“We basically fire things up in September, because that’s when training camp starts,” Cuthbert said.

“The thing about our show is that it’s based on current events. It’s a weekly show that covers what came in the week before and what’s coming in the week ahead.”

In addition to their regular coverage, the show has featured a number of special guests, including prominent hockey writers, rival podcasters with the “Rangers Ed.” podcast, Hockey Hall of Famers such as play-by-play broadcaster Mike “Doc” Emrick, and Islanders legends including Bobby Nystrom and Thomas Hickey.

Fans can tune in to the show every Sunday night at 8 p.m. at Twitch.tv/HockeyNightNY, and join in the laughs, cheers and tears as Cuthbert and Rosner go through the Islanders season one shift at a time.

The show is also available live on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

fans Sean Cuthbert,

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of rockville Centre, and Stefen rosner, of Bellmore, on the set of ‘Hockey night in new York.’ the podcast aired Sunday nights at 8 p.m., live from floored media in rockville Centre.

Lynbrook class celebrates 50th anniversary

A huge milestone just passed for the Lynbrook High School class of 1974.

Dozens of classmates celebrated their 50th anniversary at their class reunion this past Saturday in Rockville Centre. A blast from the past, the class

reunited once again at the Best Western. Friends and peers spent the night looking back at newspapers from 1974, along with their class’ yearbook.

— Ben Fiebert

Joann Thrall and Terry Thrall dancing, as they celebrate the class of 1974’s 50th reunion party.

Chris Chiaffitelli, Timothy Robinson, and Eddie Lampert reunite at their class’ anniversary celebration last weekend.

Christine Vilardi and Guri Dyrvik holding up the Lynbrook High School class of 1974’s yearbook.

Extra, extra, read all about it! Classmates from Lynbrook High School’s class of 1974 showing the front page of the school’s paper, Horizon, from their graduation year.

Tim Baker/Herald Photos

Pat O’Keefe, Maryann Sayd, and Diane Berkery enjoying the night, as they reconnect with one another at their graduating class’ 50th reunion party.

Ray Chang, Kathy Bailey, and Jane Zachmann are all smiles at the reunion.

News briefs

Nassau Boces Barry tech raise money for charity

Students from Nassau Boces Barry Tech celebrated the many contributions they have made to their community throughout the year during the 2024 Service-Learning Fair. The entire student body participated in the fair, which is the culmination of a year of community service.

Frequently referred to as “learning by doing,” service learning refers to the use of hands-on, community-based projects to supplement traditional curricula. Students participate in service activities that relate to and enrich their understanding of their chosen courses of study.

This year, their service projects included “Jump Rope 4 Heart,” a fundraiser by Health Services cluster students for the American Heart Association, and a blood drive organized by Medical Assisting students for the New York Blood Center that collected 112 pints of blood to help more than 336 people.

Other projects included an Animal Care fundraiser for the Nassau County SPCA complete with a “selfie with a snake” photo op, a hair and nail services fundraiser held by Cosmetology students to benefit student participation in SkillsUSA, and Dental Assisting student participation in the Nassau County Dental Society “Give Kids a Smile” event.

Welding students created and raffled off a custom-made fire pit to raise money for Barry Tech student scholarships, and Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement students held a fundraiser to benefit the family of former NYPD officer Jonathan Diller.

“We are extremely proud of the connections and outstanding services our students have made within the community,” William Poll, Barry Tech acting prin-

cipal, said. “The annual fair is a wonderful way for students to highlight their successes to classmates, parents, our administration and the community. Volunteering and being involved in community service help foster the sense of personal and social responsibility that is needed to develop well-rounded students.”

— Ben Fiebert

Assemblyman Curran voted to fully fund schools

Assemblyman Brian Curran voted to fully fund Nassau County schools. This is a result of opposition from state lawmakers, as well as the restoration of the Hold Harmless and a compromised inflation factor to the formula, which resulted in additional aid. Schools in Curran’s district received the following amounts of funding:

East Rockaway Union Free School District: $9,586,393

Lynbrook Union Free School District: $20,794,912

“I was proud to vote to fully fund our schools, our children’s education is paramount, and we must ensure they are funded to the greatest extent possible to meet their needs,” Curran said. “I will always look out for our children, and I am glad the governor and Legislature listened to me and my colleagues and took all cuts to foundation aid out of the budget.”

— Ben Fiebert

Courtesy Nassau Boces

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement students held a fundraiser to benefit the family of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller who was killed in the line of duty.

STEPPING OUT

Cherish mom on her day

By Karen Bloom

“Behind all your stories is always your mother’s story, because hers is where yours begins.”

– Mitch Albom

Mom — and all those special ladies in our lives — surely deserve a special day. The cards, her favorite treats, a colorful bouquet, are certainly welcome. Best yet, surround her with flowers and spring’s glorious blossoms. Old Westbury Gardens is an enchanting locale to do so on Mother’s Day.

Stroll the 200 glorious acres of wooded walks and those amazing gardens with their display of vibrant spring color. Explore Westbury House, the estate’s grand Charles II-style mansion, filled with art and furnishings. Pack some lunch for a delightful picnic among spring’s many blooms, or enjoy a bite at the Café in the Woods.

The iconic site’s 65th anniversary season rolls along with all sorts of activities ahead. But, for now, mom will surely enjoy savoring some moments among spring’s colors and scents. Perhaps more so than at any time of the year, Mother’s Day — for most people — is all about the flowers when visiting this grand estate.

“We’re nearing peak season now,” says Old Westbury Gardens president Maura Brush. “As the season goes along, the highlight is the formal gardens. Starting in May is when you really see people spending more time in the Walled Garden and up around Westbury House where the wisteria blooms.”

The array of blooms bursting forth extends throughout the landscape.

“The display in the Walled Garden is really high-impact now,” Brush enthuses. “There’s plenty to take in there.”

Brush is especially fond of the tree peonies. These blooms can be eight inches across 40 blossoms in size.

“The tree peonies are just not to be missed,” she says. “They are stunning, looking like crushed tissue. The texture and color are outstanding.”

Yet, of course, the tulips remain a favorite. Seeing the tulips here by the many hundreds — in the Walled Garden and Thatched Cottage Garden

• Sunday, May 12, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

• 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury

• For more information and program/events schedule, visit OldWestburyGardens. org or call (516) 333-0048

and elsewhere in myriad varieties in a rainbow of colors — is described by Brush as breathtaking. Much care is put into creatively designing the colorful tulip arrangements, for dramatic appeal.

“We spend so much time curating our bulb display,” Bush says. “You can go anywhere and see a row of tulips. We’re always excited about our display as it’s unlike what you’ll see elsewhere.”

Also, visitors might want to consider checking out the refurbished Westbury House, the former home of financier John S. Phipps, his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps, and their four children. Guided tours are available throughout the day (no registration required), at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. A garden highlights tour is also offered at 2 p.m., meeting at West Porch Beech next to Westbury House.

“I don’t think Westbury House has looked better since I’ve been here,” Brush says. “We’ve had volunteers working all winter long on cleaning and polishing. It feels like there’s a lot of new life. We’ve got some wonderful new people working up in our archives, so it’s been really fun seeing photos of what the house looked like when the family was here, and putting together some of those pieces of the puzzle that we haven’t had before.”

Gleaming and restored back to its days when it was a family home, Westbury House is surely a sight to behold among the blooming gardens. As always — as an added treat, while supplies last — every adult woman receives a complimentary lavender plant. Be sure to stop by the plant shop to get yours.

Dance Theatre of Harlem

The acclaimed dance company visits Long Island on its 2024 tour, appearing on the Tilles Center stage. With a storied history, the first Black classical ballet company — co-founded by dance icon and international superstar Arthur Mitchell — has toured the world and engaged communities. The 18-member, multi-ethnic company performs a forward-thinking repertoire that includes treasured classics, neoclassical works by George Balanchine, and resident choreographer Robert Garland, as well as innovative contemporary works that use the language of ballet to celebrate Black culture. The dynamic program includes Balanchine’s ‘Pas de Dix,’ with music by Alexander Glazuno; ‘Take Me With You,’ with choreography by Robert Bondara, featuring Radiohead music; ‘Return,’ choreographed by Robert Garland, with James Brown and Aretha Franklin tunes.

Friday, May 10, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $64; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville.

Big Bad

Voodoo Daddy

Contemporary swing revival band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy visits the Paramount ready to cut loose. This April marked the 31st anniversary of their emarkable arrival onto the music scene. Since their formation in the early ‘90s in Ventura, California, the band has toured virtually nonstop and has produced a sizable catalog of recorded music, with sales of more than 2 million albums to date. Early on, during their legendary residency at the Derby nightclub in Los Angeles, they reminded the world — in the midst of the grunge era, no less — that it was still cool to swing. The band, co-founded by singer Scotty Morris and drummer Kurt Sodergren, was at the forefront of the swing revival of that time, blending a vibrant fusion of the classic American sounds of jazz, swing and dixieland, with the energy and spirit of contemporary culture.

Thursday, May 16, 8 p.m. $59.50, $49.50, $39.50, $29.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

Photos courtesy Old Westbury Gardensi Old Westbury Gardens is filled with many delights as spring continues to unfold, including the magnificent tree peony and tulips galore.

THE Your Neighborhood

Internationally

Ellington Tilles Center continues its collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, when the Future of Jazz orchestra visits the Tilles Center stage, Friday, May 16, 8 p.m. This all- Ellington showcases features a hand-picked ensemble of some of the greatest young musicians in jazz meeting the challenges posed by one of jazz’s great composers, Duke Ellington. Led by music director Joe Block, a recent Juilliard graduate and Essentially Ellington composition winner, this 15-piece band will keep everyone swinging all night long. The band includes some of best young jazz musicians on the scene today, who love this music as much as audiences.

Ellington’s music is so elegant, so dynamic, so intimately detailed that it takes a group of musicians with a genuine collaborative spark to fully bring out its inner magic, and that is what you will experience at this concert. The program explores decades of Duke’s music, including his earliest hits, Hollywood charts, swinging blues numbers, pieces inspired by his international travels, and portions of his later suites. It’s an eclectic repertoire and yet unmistakably Ellington through and through — always enjoyable upon first listen, but teeming with brilliant details that continue to reveal themselves over time. This vital music is at the core of Jazz at Lincoln Center, and you’re guaranteed to enjoy its timeless genius when the next generation of jazz leaders bring their fresh energy to it. Tickets are $42; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 2993100. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville.

Family theater

Families will enjoy another musical adventure, “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday, May 10, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Saturday, May 11, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, May 14-17, 10:15 a.m. and noon. Back by popular demand after a sold-out 2023 run, see Pigeon, Bus Driver, and some zany passengers sing and dance their way to helping The Pigeon find his “thing” in this upbeat, energetic comedy based on four of Mo Willems’ popular Pigeon books. Featuring a live band to bring Deborah Wicks La Puma’s jazzy score to life, audiences will thoroughly enjoy singing and flapping along with The Pigeon and friends. The audience is part of the action, in this innovative mix of songs, silliness and feathers. It’s an ideal way to introduce kids to theater and the humorous stories from Willems’ books. $10 with museum admission ($8 members), $14 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

On exhibit Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Urban Art Evolution,” is a comprehensive exhibit featuring a diverse range of compositions from the 1980s through the present by creators who were based in the rough and tumble downtown area of New York City known as Loisaida/LES (Lower East Side/East Village) and close surrounding neighborhoods.

Artists pushed the boundaries of what was considered “art” with a primary focus on street/graffiti art. The exhibit’s scope, guest curated by art collector/gallerist Christopher Pusey, offers an even broader view from other creative residents, who worked inside their studios but still contributed to the rich fabric of the downtown art scene from different vantage points and aesthetics.

Works include sculpture, paintings, photography, music, and ephemera from many noted and influential artists.On view through July 7. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Betty Buckley’s songs and stories

Tony Award-winner Betty Buckley brings her magical voice to the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage, Saturday, May 11, 8 p.m.

Buckley will share an inspiring and emotionally compelling mix of stories and songs from the world of pop/rock, standards, musical theater, and Americana. Tickets start at $50, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. Visit Adelphi.edu/ pac for tickets or call (516) 877-4000.

In concert

Sands Point Preserve’s reserve’s historic mansions and waterfront grounds are the backdrop for the latest edition of it’s unique chamber music series, “A Tour de France,” Sunday, May 19, 5 p.m. Feast your ears with French composers, old and new, when the duoJalal ensemble-inresidence is joined by violinists Deborah Buck and Min-Young Kim, cellist Caroline Stinson and soprano Abigail Brodnick. With wine reception following. $56, $45 members. Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Road. For tickets and information, visit SandsPointPreserveConservancy. org or call (516) 571-7901.

Crawling caterpillar

Bring the kids to

Long Island Children’s Museum and say goodbye to the traveling exhibit, “Very Eric Carle,” before it leaves the building, Sunday, May 12 Celebrate one of Eric Carle’s most beloved characters by making a crawling caterpillar to take home at the drop-in program. Suitable for ages 3+ Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. Visit LICM.org or call (516) 224-5800 for information.

Baby shower for moms-to-be

Mercy Hospital hosts this free event for expecting momsto-be, Saturday, May 11, noon to 2 p.m., in the lower level cafeteria. With raffles, giveaways for mom and baby, and meet and greets with physicians, lactation specialists, mother/baby nurses, games and more. For moms only. 1000 N. Village Ave. Email Elizabeth. Schwind@chsli.org to register. For more information, visit CHSLI.org/mercy-hospital or call (516) 626-3729.

Having an event?

On stage

Plaza Theatrical’s season continues with “Lady Supreme: A Diana Ross Experience,” Saturday, May 4, 7:30 p.m. Deanna Carroll, accompanied by top notch singers and musicians, covers the hits of the Supremes to Diana’s solo sensations in this spectacular tribute to the Supreme Diva.

She performs all of Diana’s biggest hits, with spot-on vocals, including “Endless Love,” “Someday We’ll Be Together,” “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “Touch Me in The Morning,” and so many more. Get in the groove at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre. 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $40, $35 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

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Westminster’s top dogs

Long Island Kennel Club welcomes families and their four-legged companions to its spring show, Sunday, May 19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Planting Fields Arboretum. This year’s Long Island Kennel Club show follows the annual acclaimed Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show earlier in the week. Many canine contenders are expected to leave the Big Apple and then head east to compete at the annual spring dog shows (Friday through Sunday, May 17-19, all held at the same venue. The three days celebrate everything canine, from impeccable show dogs and trick-dog demonstrations to doggie dock diving and an agility obstacle course. Events and attractions make this festival a treat for anyone who loves dogs. Sunday also features a special demonstration by the NYPD Transit Bureau Canine Unit, at 11 a.m. Dogs must be leashed at all times. No prong collars, retractable leashes or head halters. $20 admission per car load includes all-day access. 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay. Visit LongIslandDogsShows.com or call (516) 776-0923 for more information.

Huckleberry Frolic

The Village of East Rockaway presents the 54th Annual Huckleberry Frolic, Saturday, June 8 , 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., in Memorial Park adjacent to village hall. Rain date is Saturday, June 15. The parade begins at 10 a.m. at the corner of Cammerer Avenue and Main Street, continuing down to Memorial Park. Save the date to celebrate the anniversary of the Haviland-Davison Grist Mill! Anyone interested in being a vendor can call (516) 368-4157 or contact Village Hall at (516) 887-4157. Applications are available on VillageOfEastRockaway.org.

Befriending Bugs

Families are invited to join Entomologist Jeffry Petracca on an adventure with insects at Old Westbury Gardens, Saturday, May 11, 1-3 p.m. Meet some of the biggest and most beautiful insects and spiders from around the world, including giant stick bugs, Learn about beetles, tarantulas and scorpions. about each of their amazing adaptations and how they help them to carry out their unique ecosystem roles, even hold many of these animals. Suitable for ages 6-9. Registration required. $17 per child. 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information and to register, visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

News briefs

Lynbrook students excel at Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

Lynbrook High School student Kate Santoli and her teammates Katy Gottlieb and Gabriella Ramirez recently excelled in the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium by winning fourth place, earning them a spot in the national competition.

Santoli, the team’s leader who presented at the regional competition, presented her team’s research alongside high schoolers from across the nation in New Mexico from May 1 to 4. Addi-

tionally, Eric Reilly won seventh place, making him an alternate for the competition.

This was the largest Junior Science and Humanities Symposium yet, with more than 800 projects from throughout Long Island. In January, 163 Long Island students were selected as semifinalists, which were narrowed down to the best 16 in February.

— Ben Fiebert

East Rockaway student artwork was picked for legislative art exhibit

Eight East Rockaway students have been selected to have their artwork featured in the 34th annual New York State Art Teachers Association Legislative Art Exhibit.

junior Ashley Rivera Flores.

The district recognized these students who have displayed exceptional talent, creativity, and dedication to their craft.

Student artists recognized with this honor in the East Rockaway school district include fourth graders Maya Alvarez and Vincenza Ippolito, eighth graders Charlie Rodriguez and Brianna Manzano, freshmen Melina Morris and Caitlin Lynch, sophomore Eva Lam, and

Art students in K to 12 from across New York State are featured in this virtual exhibit, which is available for public viewing on MYSATA.org through February 2025.

— Ben Fiebert

East Rockaway School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. This is the ninth consecutive year that East Rockaway has been recognized with this designation.

This prestigious recognition is awarded to districts that demonstrate exemplary achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to

all students. This honor recognizes the efforts of the teachers, parents, administrators, and community members who strive to ensure that the students are offered exceptional music education at all grade levels across the district.

The NAMM Foundation is a nonprofit supported in part by the National Association of Music Merchants and its 15,000 member companies and individual professionals.

— Ben Fiebert

Courtesy East Rockaway School District Rhame Avenue 4th grader Vincenza Ippolito with her art selected for the state’s Art Teachers Association exhibit.

Centre Avenue 4th grader Maya Alvarez with her art selected for the state’s Art Teachers Association exhibit.

Courtesy Lynbrook Public Schools

Lynbrook High School students Eric Reilly, Katy Gottlieb, Gabriella Ramirez, and Kate Santoli were high performers in the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION AND BUDGET HEARING OF LYNBROOK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK TO BE HELD ON MAY 21, 2024.

MAY 21, 2024

NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual School District Election of the voters of the Lynbrook Union Free District will be held on May 21, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., in the following locations: Election District 1 - Lynbrook North Middle School, 529 Merrick Road, Lynbrook, NY; Election District 2Lynbrook High School, 9 Union Avenue, Lynbrook, NY; Election District 3Lynbrook South Middle School, 333 Union Avenue, Lynbrook, NY. The election shall be for the purpose of voting: (1) on the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the District for the 2024-2025 school year (Proposition One); (2) to fill three vacancies on the Board of Education; (3) to transact such other business as may properly come before the voters; and (4) to vote on the following two additional propositions (Propositions Two and Three): Proposition One: Budget

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Budget of the Board of Education of the Lynbrook Union Free School District for the school year 2024-2025 in the amount of $106,395,443 as proposed by the Board of Education of the Lynbrook Union Free School District be adopted and the Board of Education be authorized to levy a tax for that sum upon the taxable property of the school district to meet said expenditures after first deducting the monies available from state aid and other sources.

Proposition Two:

Use of the Technology Replacement Capital Reserve Fund

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Lynbrook Union Free School District be authorized to expend from the Technology Replacement Fund, established on May 15, 2007, and extended and amended by the voters of the Lynbrook Union Free School District at the Annual District Meetings held on May 15, 2012, May 16, 2017, and on May 17, 2022, an amount not to exceed $254,000 for the purposes of providing instructional technology devices, as well as continuing a multi-year data wiring replacement and improvement project at no additional cost to District taxpayers to commence during the

2024-2025 school year; all of the foregoing to include furnishings, equipment, machinery, demolition and other work required in connection therewith, as well as preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof; provided that the costs of the components of said project may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District and no material change shall be made in the scope of the project.

Use of the Continuous Facilities Improvement Capital Reserve Fund

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Lynbrook Union Free School District be authorized to expend an amount not to exceed:

$1,800,000 from the Continuous Facilities Improvement Capital Reserve Fund established on June 9, 2020 for the following purposes: at Lynbrook High School, the renovation of five lavatories; at Marion Street Elementary School, the replacement of the cafeteria ramp and concrete walkways, and the repointing and waterproofing of the north side of the building; at West End, the addition of funds to the roof replacement project; and at the Administration Building, the renovation of two lavatories; all at no additional cost to District taxpayers to commence during the 2024-2025 school year; all of the foregoing to include furnishings, equipment, machinery, demolition and other work required in connection therewith, as well as preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof; provided that the costs of the components of said project may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District and no material change shall be made in the scope of the project.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that nominations for the office of Board of Education member shall be made by petition subscribed by at least thirty-three (33) qualified voters of the district and filed in the District Clerk’s office at the Atlantic Avenue Administration Office, 111 Atlantic Avenue, Lynbrook, NY, during regular office hours not later than the 30th day before the election, this year April 22, 2024, except that on April 22, 2024, petitions may be filed from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Each petition shall state the residence of each signer

and the name and residence of the candidate. The three candidates receiving the highest number of votes will each be elected to serve a term of three (3) years to commence July 1, 2024.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the Board of Education shall hold a public budget hearing to discuss the expenditure of funds and the budgeting thereof for the 2024-2025 school year on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lynbrook High School cafeteria. The budget hearing will also be livestreamed at www.lynbrookschools.org /boe/virtual_meetings.

Copies of the condensed form of the budget proposition, the text of all other propositions to appear on the ballot and a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money that will be required for the 2024-2025 school year, specifying the purposes and the amount for each, will be made available, upon request, to any district resident at each school house in the district which school is maintained between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the election, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Copies will also be made available at the public library within the District and on the District website.

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

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that registration is permitted in the District Clerk’s office from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, up to and including May 15, 2024. The Board of Registration will meet on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Lynbrook High School, to prepare a register of the qualified voters for the Annual District Election, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such registry provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he/she is known, or

proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the election for which such register is prepared. The Board of Registration will also meet during the Annual District Election at each polling place to prepare a register for subsequent elections. The register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the district who personally present themselves for registration; (2) all previously qualified voters of the district who have been registered for and voted at any annual or special district election held within the last four calendar years (2020-2023); and (3) voters permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections. The register will be filed in the District Clerk’s office where it will be open to inspection by any qualified voter between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on each of the five (5) days prior to the election, except Sunday, by appointment between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Saturday, and at each polling place on the day of the election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots are to be completed on a form prescribed by the state board of elections and may be obtained by visiting the State Education Department’s Website (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, Espanol http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), or on the district website https://lynbrookschools.or g/district/finance_and_bu dget or by contacting the District Clerk by email (theresa.moran@lynbrook schools.org) or phone (516-887-6558).

Completed applications must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the applicant, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the applicant or to his or her designated agent. Absentee ballot applications will not be accepted by the District Clerk before April 22, 2024. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the District Clerk’s office on each of the five days prior to the election except Sunday, and by appointment only between the hours 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on the Saturday prior to the election.

FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN, that applications for early mail ballots must be completed on a form

prescribed by the state board of elections and may be obtained by visiting the State Education Department’s website (https://www.counsel.nys ed.gov/sites/counsel/files/ 24-04-school-applicationwith-form.pdf), by visiting the School District website https://lynbrookschools.or g/district/finance_and_bu dget, or by contacting the District Clerk by email (theresa.moran@lynbrook schools.org) or phone (516-887-6558).

Completed applications must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the applicant, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the applicant or to his or her designated agent. Early mail ballot applications will not be accepted by the District Clerk before April 22, 2024. A list of all persons to whom early mail ballots have been issued will be available in the District Clerk’s office on each of the five days prior to the election except Sunday, and by appointment only between the hours 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on the Saturday prior to the election. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, any person serving in the military, including spouses and dependents, may register to vote in the upcoming school district election. A military voter who is a qualified voter of the District may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk by telephone (516-887-6558), facsimile (516-887-3263), email (theresa.moran@lynbrook schools.org), mail (111 Atlantic Avenue, Lynbrook, NY 11563), or in person (during regular office hours or between the hours of 8:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.). A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot. A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application by contacting the District Clerk. Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2024. Military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2024, if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of the polls on May 21, 2024, if showing

a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any proposition or question to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least 250 qualified voters of the District and filed in the District Clerk’s office during regular hours, except on the 30th day preceding the election at which such question or proposition shall be voted upon (this year April 22, 2024), when the hours shall be from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except that this rule shall not apply to those questions or propositions which the Board of Education has authority by law to present at any annual or special meeting of the District or propositions which are required by law to be placed in the legal notice.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four (24) hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law, Section 2019-a, Subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board. By Order of: Board of Education Lynbrook Union Free School District Administration Building 111 Atlantic Avenue Lynbrook, NY 11563 Theresa Moran District Clerk 145929

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Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered August 17, 2022 I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 29, 2024 at 2:30PM, premises known as 73 Peterson Place, Lynbrook, NY 11563. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of NY, Section: 42 Block: 126 Lot: 14. Approximate amount of judgment $1,024,415.54 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 005723/2012. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Richard M. Langone, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

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LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE LA ELECCIÓN ANUAL DEL DISTRITO Y AUDIENCIA PRESUPUESTARIA DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE LYNBROOK UNION, CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK QUE SE LLEVARÁ A CABO EL 21 DE MAYO DE 2024. 21 DE MAYO DE 2024 Por la presente se NOTIFICA que la Elección Anual del Distrito Escolar de los votantes del Distrito Libre de Lynbrook Union se llevará a cabo el 21 de mayo de 2024, de 7:00 a.m. a 9:00 p.m., en los siguientes lugares: Distrito Electoral 1Escuela Intermedia Lynbrook North, 529 Merrick Road, Lynbrook, NY; Distrito Electoral 2Lynbrook High School, 9 Union Avenue, Lynbrook, NY; Distrito Electoral 3Lynbrook South Middle School, 333 Union Avenue, Lynbrook, NY. La elección se hará con el propósito de votar: (1) sobre la asignación de los fondos necesarios para cumplir con los gastos estimados del Distrito para el año escolar 2024-2025 (Proposición Uno); (2) llenar tres vacantes en la Junta de Educación; (3) tratar

cualquier otro asunto que pueda presentarse adecuadamente a los votantes; y (4) votar sobre las siguientes dos proposiciones adicionales (Proposiciones Dos y Tres):

Proposición Uno: Presupuesto SE RESUELVE, que se adopte el Presupuesto de la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Lynbrook Union para el año escolar 2024-2025 por un monto de $106,395,443 según lo propuesto por la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Lynbrook Union y se autorice a la Junta de Educación a imponer un impuesto por esa suma sobre la propiedad imponible del distrito escolar para cubrir dichos gastos después de deducir primero el dinero disponibles a partir de ayudas estatales y otras fuentes.

Proposición Dos: Utilización del Fondo de Reserva de Capital de Sustitución de Tecnología RESUÉLVASE, que se autorice a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de la Unión de Lynbrook a gastar del Fondo de Reemplazo de Tecnología, establecido el 15 de mayo de 2007, y extendido y enmendado por los votantes del Distrito Escolar Libre de la Unión de Lynbrook en las Reuniones Anuales del Distrito celebradas el 15 de mayo de 2012, 16 de mayo de 2017, y el 17 de mayo de 2022, un monto que no exceda los $254,000 con el fin de proporcionar dispositivos de tecnología educativa, así como continuar con un proyecto de reemplazo y mejora de cableado de datos de varios años sin costo adicional para los contribuyentes del Distrito que comenzará durante el 2024-2025 año escolar; todo lo anterior incluye el mobiliario, el equipo, la maquinaria, la demolición y otros trabajos necesarios en relación con los mismos, así como los costos preliminares y los costos incidentales a los mismos y a la financiación de los mismos; siempre que los costos de los componentes de dicho proyecto puedan ser reasignados entre dichos componentes si el Consejo de Educación determina que dicha reasignación es en el mejor interés del Distrito y no se hará ningún cambio sustancial en el alcance del proyecto. Proposición Tres: Uso del Fondo de Reserva de Capital para la Mejora Continua de las Instalaciones SE RESUELVE, que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Lynbrook Union esté autorizada a gastar una cantidad que no exceda: $1,800,000 del Fondo de Reserva de Capital para la Mejora Continua de las

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Instalaciones establecido el 9 de junio de 2020 para los siguientes propósitos: en Lynbrook High School, la renovación de cinco baños; en la Escuela Primaria Marion Street, el reemplazo de la rampa de la cafetería y las pasarelas de concreto, y la reposición e impermeabilización del lado norte del edificio; en el West End, la adición de fondos al proyecto de reemplazo del techo; y en el Edificio de Administración, la renovación de dos aseos; todo sin costo adicional para los contribuyentes del Distrito para comenzar durante el año escolar 2024-2025; Todos los lo anterior incluye el mobiliario, el equipo, la maquinaria, la demolición y otros trabajos necesarios en relación con los mismos, así como los costos preliminares y los costos incidentales a los mismos y a la financiación de los mismos; siempre que los costos de los componentes de dicho proyecto puedan ser reasignados entre dichos componentes si el Consejo de Educación determina que dicha reasignación es en el mejor interés del Distrito y no se hará ningún cambio sustancial en el alcance del proyecto.

TENGA EN CUENTA que las nominaciones para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación se harán mediante una petición suscrita por al menos treinta y tres (33) votantes calificados del distrito y presentada en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en la Oficina de Administración de Atlantic Avenue, 111 Atlantic Avenue, Lynbrook, NY, durante el horario de oficina regular a más tardar 30 días antes de la elección, este año el 22 de abril de 2024, excepto que el 22 de abril de 2024 se podrán presentar peticiones de 9:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m. En cada petición se indicará la residencia de cada firmante y el nombre y la residencia del candidato. Los tres candidatos que reciban el mayor número de votos serán elegidos para un mandato de tres (3) años a partir del 1 de julio de 2024.

TENGA EN CUENTA que la Junta de Educación llevará a cabo una audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto para discutir el gasto de los fondos y el presupuesto de los mismos para el año escolar 2024-2025 el miércoles 8 de mayo de 2024 a las 7:30 p.m. en la cafetería de la Escuela Secundaria Lynbrook. La audiencia presupuestaria también se transmitirá en vivo en www.lynbrookschools.org /boe/virtual_meetings. Copias de la forma condensada de la propuesta presupuestaria,

el texto de todas las demás propuestas que aparecerán en la boleta electoral y una declaración detallada por escrito de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año escolar 2024-2025, especificando los propósitos y la cantidad para cada uno, se pondrán a disposición, previa solicitud, de cualquier residente del distrito en cada casa escolar en el distrito cuya escuela se mantiene entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a la elección, excluyendo sábados, domingos y feriados. Las copias también estarán disponibles en la biblioteca pública dentro del Distrito y en el sitio web del Distrito.

TENGA EN CUENTA que de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto a la Propiedad Inmobiliaria, el Distrito debe adjuntar a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor imponible total de la lista de evaluación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de tributación, enumerará todos los tipos de exención otorgadas por la autoridad estatutaria y mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pagos en lugar de impuestos y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas.

TENGA EN CUENTA que se permite el registro en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito de 8:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m., de lunes a viernes, hasta el 15 de mayo de 2024 inclusive. La Junta de Registro se reunirá el miércoles 15 de mayo de 2024, de 4:00 p.m. a 8:00 p.m. en la Escuela Secundaria Lynbrook, para preparar un registro de los votantes calificados para la Elección Anual del Distrito, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se coloque en dicho registro siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro, se sabe, o se demuestra a satisfacción de la Junta de Registro, que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o en lo sucesivo en la elección para la que se prepara dicho registro. La Junta de Registro también se reunirá durante la Elección Anual de Distrito en cada lugar de votación para preparar un registro para las elecciones posteriores. El registro deberá incluir (1) todos los votantes calificados del distrito que se presenten personalmente para el registro; (2) todos los votantes previamente calificados del distrito que

se hayan registrado y votado en cualquier elección anual o especial del distrito celebrada dentro de los últimos cuatro años calendario (2020-2023); y (3) votantes registrados permanentemente en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau. El registro se archivará en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, donde estará abierto a la inspección de cualquier votante calificado entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. en cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores a la elección, excepto el domingo, con cita previa entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 12:00 del mediodía del sábado, y en cada lugar de votación el día de la elección.

TENGA EN CUENTA que las solicitudes de boletas de voto ausente deben completarse en un formulario prescrito por la junta electoral estatal y se pueden obtener visitando el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del Estado (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, Español http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), o en el sitio web del distrito https://lynbrookschools.or g/district/finance_and_bu dget o comunicándose con el Secretario del Distrito por correo electrónico (theresa.moran@lynbrook schools.org) o por teléfono (516-887-6558). Las solicitudes completadas deben recibirse al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta se va a enviar por correo al solicitante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta se entregará personalmente al solicitante o a su agente designado. Las solicitudes de boleta de voto ausente no serán aceptadas por el Secretario de Distrito antes del 22 de abril de 2024. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se han emitido boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito en cada uno de los cinco días anteriores a la elección, excepto el domingo, y con cita previa solo entre las horas 9:00 a.m. y 12:00 del mediodía del sábado anterior a la elección. SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que las solicitudes para boletas anticipadas por correo deben completarse en un formulario prescrito por la junta electoral estatal y se pueden obtener visitando el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del Estado (https://www.counsel.nys ed.gov/sites/counsel/files/ 24-04-school-applicationwith-form.pdf), visitando

el sitio web del Distrito Escolar https://lynbrookschools.or g/district/finance_and_bu dget, o comunicándose con el Secretario del Distrito por correo electrónico (theresa.moran@lynbrook schools.org) o por teléfono (516-887-6558). Las solicitudes completadas deben recibirse al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta se va a enviar por correo al solicitante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta se entregará personalmente al solicitante o a su agente designado. Las solicitudes de boleta electoral anticipada por correo no serán aceptadas por el Secretario de Distrito antes del 22 de abril de 2024. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se les han emitido boletas anticipadas por correo estará disponible en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en cada uno de los cinco días anteriores a la elección, excepto el domingo, y solo con cita previa entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 12:00 del mediodía del sábado anterior a la elección. AVISO SE DA ADEMÁS de que de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2018-d, cualquier persona que sirva en el ejército, incluidos los cónyuges y dependientes, puede registrarse para votar en las próximas elecciones del distrito escolar. Un votante militar que sea un votante calificado del Distrito puede obtener un formulario de registro comunicándose con el Secretario del Distrito por teléfono (516-887-6558), fax (516-887-3263), correo electrónico (theresa.moran@lynbrook schools.org), correo postal (111 Atlantic Avenue, Lynbrook, NY 11563) o en persona (durante el horario de oficina regular o entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m.). Un votante militar puede designar una preferencia para recibir un formulario de registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico en la solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Un votante militar que está debidamente registrado puede solicitar una boleta militar solicitando una solicitud comunicándose con el Secretario del Distrito. Las solicitudes completadas deben entregarse personalmente o enviarse por correo al Secretario del Distrito y recibirse a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 25 de abril de 2024. Las boletas militares deben recibirse antes de las 5:00 p.m. del 21 de mayo de 2024, si están firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo con una fecha que no es posterior al día anterior a

la elección, o no más tarde del cierre de las urnas el 21 de mayo de 2024, si muestran una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o mostrar un endoso fechado de recibo por otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos.

TENGA EN CUENTA que cualquier proposición o pregunta que se coloque en las máquinas de votación deberá presentarse por escrito mediante una petición suscrita por al menos 250 votantes calificados del Distrito y presentada en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito durante el horario regular, excepto el día 30 anterior a la elección en la que se votará sobre dicha pregunta o proposición (este año el 22 de abril de 2019). 2024), cuando el horario será de 9:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m., excepto que esta regla no se aplicará a aquellas preguntas o proposiciones que el Consejo de Educación tiene autoridad por ley para presentar en cualquier reunión anual o especial del Distrito o proposiciones que la ley requiere que se coloquen en el aviso legal.

POR FAVOR TOME NOTA ADICIONAL de que esta Junta convocará una reunión especial de la misma dentro de las veinticuatro (24) horas posteriores a la presentación ante el Secretario del Distrito de un informe escrito de los resultados de la boleta con el propósito de examinar y tabular dichos informes del resultado de la boleta y declarar el resultado de la boleta; que la Junta se designa a sí misma como un conjunto de secretarios electorales para emitir y escrutar boletas de conformidad con la Ley de Educación, Sección 2019-a, Subdivisión 2b en dicha reunión especial de la Junta.

Por Orden de: Consejo de Educación Distrito Escolar Libre de Lynbrook Union Edificio de Administración 111 Atlantic Avenue Lynbrook, Nueva York 11563

Theresa Moran

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE SECURITIZATION SERVICING AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2004 STRUCTURED ASSET

SECURITIES

CORPORATION FREMONT

HOME LOAN TRUST

MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-3

Plaintiff, Against MICHAEL A. AVILES Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 01/03/2024, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 6/6/2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 31 Edwin Court, East Rockaway, New York 11518, And Described As Follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being At Bay Park, On Hewlett Bay, In The Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau And State Of New York. Section 42 Block 22 Lot 16 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $196,827.69 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 608723/2020 If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. This Auction will be held rain or shine.

Scott H. Siller, Esq., Referee. MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573

Dated: 4/12/2024 File Number: 20-303025 CA 146500

addition, the Board of Trustees will, under SEQRA Regulations, determine whether the proposed would constitute a significant negative impact on the environment. Said Public Hearing will be held Monday, May 20, 2024 at 7:00 PM at the Village Hall, One Columbus Drive, Lynbrook, New York 11563. All interested persons will be heard during the Public Hearing at the time and place aforementioned. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES JOHN GIORDANO, VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR LYNBROOK, NEW YORK DATED: APRIL 29, 2024 146689

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING/DECISIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS will hold a PUBLIC HEARING and DECISIONS on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 5:30 P.M. in the Court Room at the Village Hall, One Columbus Drive, Lynbrook, NY 11563, on the following cases: DECSION #1012 Melissa Shields, 30 New Street, Lynbrook PUBLIC HEARING #1013 - 875 Sunrise Realty LLC, 875 Sunrise Highway, Lynbrook § 203-7 Signs permitted in Commercial, Light Manufacturing and Industrial Districts Permitted Detached Accessory Sign: 50 sq. ft. per side, Proposed Detached Accessory Sign: 120 sq. ft. per side. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, Ginger Fuentes, Chair Person of the Board of Zoning Appeals, Brian Stanton, Superintendent, Department of Buildings Lynbrook Publish 1X 146690

311/24. NR EAST ROCKAWAY - Seamus Kerr, Variances, lot area occupied, front yard average setback, rear yard, construct 2nd story addition & open porch attached to dwelling., W/s West Blvd., 65’ N/o Court St. W, a/k/a 16 West Blvd. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in East Rockaway within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. 146667

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, serving as the Planning Board for subdivisions pursuant to Lynbrook Village Code Chapter 7, will hold a Public Hearing to consider the application of 161 Union LLC for a subleasehold condominium subdivision of the premises located at 161 Union Avenue, Lynbrook, New York. Specifically, 161 Union LLC seeks to subdivide the aforementioned property into sixteen (16) subleasehold condominium units. In

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 05/15/24 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON TRUST, NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE F/B/O HOLDERS OF STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC., BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST 2007-3, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3, Plaintiff AGAINST SONIA F. GARNES AKA SONIA GARNES, ORLANDO FINDLAYTER INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SURVIVING SPOUSE OF YVETTE FINDLAYTER, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 23, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 11, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 67 LAWRENCE AVENUE, LYNBROOK, NY 11563. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 38, Block 54, Lot 219. Approximate amount of judgment $516,776.20 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed

Board of ed recognizes April Hometown Heroes

At the April 16 meeting, the East Rockaway Board of Education recognized high school student Timothy Motherway and teacher Bethany Kinkaid as the April 2024 Hometown Hero Award honorees.

The two were honored for their efforts and advocacy in support of students with special needs, including the creation of a viral video that uses humor and positivity to debunk Down Syndrome stereotypes.

Timothy is a seventh grader at East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School who exemplifies kindness, humor, and leadership in all aspects of his life. Timmy is an engaged member of the school community and always willing to offer a hand, smile, and fist bump to anyone in need.

Timothy is a member of the school bowling team and chorus, and recently performed in the “East Rockaway’s Got Talent” show. Timmy loves to help others start each day on a positive note and can be heard daily as the host of the school’s morning PA announcements.

Kinkaid is a Speech and Language Therapist who has worked as a speech teacher at East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School since 2012. She is a beacon of positivity and is tirelessly dedicated to enhancing the school community through her work in and out of the classroom, including one-on-one student support, professional learning committees, and as a leader in the Sources of Strength initiative.

Although Timothy and Kinkaid’s positive impact on the East Rockaway community individually and as a team is well known, it was a viral Tik Tok video that inspired the school community to nominate them for Hometown Hero recognition. In effort to bring awareness to Down Syndrome, the two paired up to produce a video that uses humor and humility to dispel common stereotypes and prove that students with Down Syndrome share the same experiences that all students go through during their time in high school.

East Rockaway April 2024 Hometown Hero Award honorees Timothy Motherway and Bethany Kinkaid being recognized by the board of education at the monthly meeting on April 16. From left is board trustee Dineen Cilluffo, trustee Joseph Kilgus, honoree Bethany Kinkaid, honoree Timothy Motherway, board president Dominick Vulpis, and vice president Peter McNally.

Their video has garnered over 410,000 views and 29,000 likes. Timmy and Kinkaid have clearly gotten their message across to the community beyond East Rockaway.

In recognition of their efforts to foster a more caring and inclusive school community and for their work to

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PARP piques love of reading at Lynbrook Public Schools

Lynbrook Public Schools students in each elementary school building became reading rockstars as they completed numerous literacy-themed challenges during Pick a Reading Partner week.

PARP returns to Lynbrook Schools each year with engaging initiatives that get students excited about reading both inside and outside the classroom. At home, students read “Pizza and Taco Rock Out” by Stephen Shaskan with their parents. Students

Judgment Index #003213/2017. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be

brainstormed questions for Shaskan, who made a virtual visit to students on March 12.

Submitting questions also entered students into a raffle for prizes, including gift cards for local eateries and a skating session at Newbridge Arena. Students also followed daily themes, such as dressing up like rockstars or making a visit to the public library.

— Ben Fiebert

eradicate stigmas and stereotypes and remove boundaries for students of all abilities, the East Rockaway Board of Education was proud to bestow the Hometown Hero honor on Timothy Motherway and Kinkaid.

Lynbrook High School athlete sets girls basketball record

While the Lynbrook High School girls varsity basketball team was playing in their first-round playoff game against Island Trees, junior Kaitlyn Benedict broke a new school record. Kaitlyn made eight three-pointers in a single game, a new record for the school. The former record was set in 1996. As a sophomore, Kaitlyn had tied the record

for seven three-pointers in a game, which was only done once before in the 2005 to 2006 season.

At the March 13 board of education meeting, Kaitlyn was recognized by trustees and administrators for her achievement.

— Ben Fiebert

— Ben Fiebert

Courtesy East Rockaway School District

Courtesy Lynbrook Public Schools

Lynbrook High School girls varsity basketball player Kaitlyn Benedict being recognized at the March 13 board of education meeting for breaking a school record.

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Q. We ran into a problem with our insurance company and building department over renovations we want to make. First, our insurance company has us listed as living in a flood zone, which we are not, saying that because we live near a creek, we’re near water and therefore have to pay higher flood and wind insurance. Our home is next to a flood zone, according to the national flood map, and a small corner of our property is low enough to have gotten just the tip of the last flood, but our house is considerably uphill. Second, our building department insists we will need to lift our home, or only do things in small increments, spread out every five years. This is really unfair. We haven’t had a flood since the last freak storm 12 years ago. What can you advise?

A. Yours has been a recurring problem, because we live on an island and everywhere could be considered close to water, depending on how “close” is defined. Actually, there are flood zones in 100 percent of counties across the country, which leads to a lot of questions and confusion about how losses are calculated or predicted.

That said, I wouldn’t get too comfortable with the thought that you’re safe from the next flood or tornado. I’ve lived through both, having lost a side of our family home in a tornado that killed 43 people in Ohio and witnessed the flooding right here on Long Island. Even though flood maps show a high water line from the last storm, nobody really knows where the next flood will go.

I just saw, up close, the largest iceberg in our recent history, which floated next to our ship in Antarctica in January. The berg is 45 miles long and 35 miles wide, melting slowly, and is predicted to cause oceans to rise another 2 feet by 2050. So how do I respond to your dilemma? Each municipality has been given the right to make its own rules about percentages of change to dwellings, and yours wants you to lift to save lives and the majority of your home. Nobody is happy with this — not even the people who probably grow tired of enforcing the rules, since they end up as the messengers, to be “shot” by emotional homeowners unprepared for this economic ton of bricks.

I, as a professional, end up in the same situation with people whom I have to inform, usually in their living rooms or around the dining room table, about the rules. Some cooperate by flexibly tackling the most important objectives in phase one, the next group of items on their wish list later. The five-year rule is fairly new, and even though I believe it to be insensitive to real-world problems of aging and out-of-date homes, unless you get enough people to join you to overcome these rules, they remain in effect. But please don’t shoot the messenger(s). Good luck!

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We should have learned more than we have from history

Looking back at history, we often see what appear to have been clearly defined periods, eras or growths of movements. Some good or entertaining, like the Roaring Twenties and the Jazz Age. Some revolutionary, like the turbulent ’60s. Others absolutely evil, like the Winds of War, the growth of Nazism in the 1930s that led inevitably to the horrors of World War II and the Holocaust.

Our general impression is that people living during those times realized, or were in some way aware of, the uniqueness of the challenges and transformations going on around them. My reading of history, however, is that for the most part — whether it be everyday people, intellectuals or world leaders — there was little realization during those years that the world as they knew it was that much different from what had come before. Until it

was. Or that tragedy lay ahead. Until it was too late.

I remember when I was in college in the 1960s, doing research papers on events that occurred in the ’20s and ’30s and noting how different the contemporary accounts of those years and events were from the histories written decades later. In the ’20s there was the Manassa Mauler (Jack Dempsey), the Sultan of Swat (Babe Ruth) and the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame for boxing, baseball and college football aficionados. And for those who enjoyed the nightlife, there were the speakeasies, the Cotton Club, in Harlem, and the Charleston. But when you read the newspapers and periodicals from those years, there is little if any recognition of the uniqueness of the time as an era, like the “era of wonderful nonsense,” as the ’20s were later dubbed.

Dactually already was). While there would be increasing concern over the growing repression of Jews in Germany, that awareness was nothing like what it should have been. And Hitler’s annexation of the Sudetenland was met by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain appeasing Hitler with hope of “peace in our time.”

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are turning against Israel, and Republicans are turning against Ukraine.

Similarly, in the 1930s, there was the media coverage of Hitler’s election in Germany, perhaps describing him as heavy-handed, but certainly nothing like the monster he would become (and

HAll this was ignored by too many America Firsters who chose to be isolationists. And then there was Pearl Harbor, the Axis of Evil and World War II.

The 1960s began with President John F. Kennedy and his New Frontier, hailing America’s greatness and pledging to “support any friend, oppose any foe,” before America slowly but inexorably edged throughout the second half of the decade into a maelstrom of outof-control campus demonstrations, flagburning, Woodstock, the Age of Aquarius and what grew into a permanent drug culture subset.

What will future historians say about today’s myriad crises and cultural challenges? Russia invading

Ukraine, and threatening the European order that has prevailed for almost eight decades. China dramatically expanding its military, threatening Taiwan and spreading its economic power and influence throughout the world. Israeli being horrifically attacked by Iran’s proxy, Hamas, followed by thousands of pro-Hamas, antisemitic demonstrators marching in the streets of New York, occupying college campuses across the country and threatening Jewish students at those colleges.

America’s response to these challenges? More Democrats turning against Israel’s government. More Republicans becoming isolationist and turning against Ukraine. More American businesses increasing their dealings with China. College presidents negotiating with pro-Hamas, antisemitic students illegally taking over campuses.

Are we blind? Has history taught us nothing, and are we forcing ourselves to relive the worst days of history? God help us all.

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

The humble pen takes on the might sword

ere’s an anniversary no one wants to celebrate: The Columbine school shooting — April 20, 1999 — just passed its 25th anniversary. More than a dozen dead, 21 injured. A new era begins. Why, why, why bring up such a horrific event? Perhaps because it hasn’t stopped.

Even though I sit here in the comfort of my study, feeling perfectly safe, I can’t emotionally disentangle myself from the news, which is always, in one way or another, about the human need to kill itself — or rather, the human assumption that it’s divided from itself, and “the other,” whomever that other is, either needs to be killed or is, at best, expendable. For instance:

“The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and contentious debate over how involved the United States should be in foreign wars.”

So AP informs us, and immediately scenarios of screaming children,

bombed aid workers, home and hospitals reduced to rubble, flash before me. No, these are not abstract scenarios. Part of me and part of you lie trapped in that rubble, or stunned and grieving over the sudden loss of your whole family. And all we seem to do is continue funding the process that makes this happen, as though a larger understanding of our existence is not available — certainly not at the level of global politics.

What is power? Is it simply and sheerly us vs. them? Good vs. evil? Every war on Planet Earth is sold with this advertising slogan. Perhaps this is why I find myself thinking about the Columbine shootings — and all the mass shootings since then. Define an enemy, then kill it. This is what we learn in history class — but would-be mass shooters, caged in their own isolation, cross a line. They take this lesson personally. And there’s a world of possibility that welcomes them, oh so ironically. In this world, the sword is mightier than the pen (or anything else). Power means power over . . . something. So, if you’re a lost or wounded soul, imagining an enemy that needs to be destroyed is probably enormously tempting. If the world is going on with-

out you, maybe you should do something to stop it.

And the “world of possibility” — by which I mean far more than merely the “gun culture,” but the entirety of our culture of scripted violence, from global politics to the media to the entertainment industry — makes the loner’s imagined and insane solution, defining and killing an enemy, an actual possibility.

i n poems we can ask, where are we headed? What world comes next?

At the time of the Columbine shootings, I had begun writing poetry. This was in the wake of my wife’s death, in 1998, from pancreatic cancer. Poetry allowed me to deal with the shattered narrative of my life, and pretty soon I had expanded the terrain of my poetry beyond my personal grief to, well, life itself, including the horrific strangeness of the news.

And I happened to read, after Columbine, a news account of President Bill Clinton visiting the school and meeting with students in the gymnasium. And outside the school, gun-rights advocates held what they called a vigil, holding signs that declared “gun control kills kids” and “we will never give up our guns.”

What struck me about it the most was the idea that this was a “vigil,”

which implied something more than simply a protest — an expression of anger and disagreement. A vigil dug deeper, seemingly entering the soul. Guns were a source of power and power was the source of one’s humanity, so stripping away the right to own one had a deep, spiritual impact. I wrote a poem in response to the vigil — I called it “Vigil” — attempting to address my feelings about the total scenario: the shooting itself, Americans’ deeply desired availability of guns, the impact of that availability on society’s lost souls.

I acknowledge that the sword is probably mightier than the poem, but a poem can ask questions that the sword can’t: Why? Where are we headed? What world comes next? Does armed defense — whether of home or country — ever go wrong, ever turn into poison?

All humans have a dark side. Is killing it in the other guy our only option? And what are the consequences of doing so?

Can power be with others, even those with whom we are in serious conflict, rather than simply over them? And if so, how can we begin reorganizing the world’s relationship with itself?

What’s stopping us?

Robert Koehler is an author and journalist syndicated by PeaceVoice.

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Cherishing moms who embody love, strength

at first glance, Elinor Sullivan was simply a proud suburban mother, raising her four children on the other side of the Great Depression.

Her husband was a state legislator. Her father was a vaudeville performer who originated the role of the Scarecrow in a stage production of “The Wizard of Oz.” But beyond that, you probably wouldn’t have looked twice at Elinor.

Except you should have. Because before she was a wife and a mom, she was Elinor Smith, the “Flying Flapper of Freeport,” who never met a plane she didn’t like or a dare she wouldn’t take. In fact, one taunt persuaded her to fly a Waco-10 under not one, but all four bridges that crossed the East River into Manhattan — a stunt that had never been done before, and was never repeated.

Elinor once held the women’s solo flight endurance record of more than 26 hours, set a speed record of nearly 191 mph, and even topped an altitude record of more than 32,500 feet, taking off from Roosevelt Field. And she became the first woman ever pictured on a box of Wheaties cereal.

And Elinor gave all of that up for two decades — the prime years of her life — so she could focus all of her attention on being a mother. Yet today, mothers can have careers while raising their children, showing even more how

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D’Esposito gets veterans and migrants wrong

To the Editor:

extraordinary every one of them is.

As we approach Mother’s Day, it’s important to reflect on the remarkable influence and unwavering love mothers bring into our lives. From the moment we enter this world, mothers are our first nurturers, guides and champions. They are the silent heroes whose impact transcends time and circumstances, shaping us into the individuals we become.

Mothers possess a unique blend of strength and tenderness. They are the multitaskers extraordinaire, effortlessly juggling countless roles with grace. From pursuing careers to nurturing children — mothers do it all with unparalleled dedication. Their resilience in facing life’s challenges serves as an inspiration, demonstrating that with love and determination, any obstacle can be overcome.

What truly makes mothers extraordinary is their boundless capacity for love. A mother’s love is a force unlike any other — a source of comfort in times of distress. A beacon of hope in moments of despair.

It is a love that knows no bounds, selfless and unconditional. This love shapes our earliest memories, and echoes through the milestones of our lives — a constant reminder of unwavering support.

Mothers aren’t just caregivers, they are our first teachers, imparting lessons

U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito is pitting New Yorkers against one another, and we see right through it.

In his recent op-ed, “Migrants get more government support than veterans” (April 18-24), D’Esposito baselessly argued that asylum seekers receive more social benefits than U.S. veterans.

His claim is completely inaccurate. There is no question that our country should expand services and safety nets for our veterans. But D’Esposito cherry-picks one measure of VA benefits, failing to mention government investment in pensions, health care, education and other critical services for veterans.

D’Esposito also falsely suggests that “many” migrant families are receiving preloaded debit cards for “a wide range of expenses,” failing to acknowledge that this New York City program is a limited pilot for just 500 families, to cover the cost of essentials like food and diapers. In fact, this is a fiscally sound effort that costs approximately $12.52 per person per day, saving taxpayers $600,000 per month and $7 million per year, while offering families more control over their budgets. If the program is successful in its implementation, we hope it will be expand-

that extend far beyond textbooks. They teach us compassion through their actions, resilience through their examples, and empathy through their understanding.

The wisdom passed down from our mothers is a treasure trove of lessons, guiding us through sunny days and stormy nights.

In celebrating mothers, we honor the unsung heroines whose sacrifices often go unnoticed. They prioritize our needs above their own, making countless sacrifices without seeking recognition. Whether it’s waking up early to pack lunches or staying up late to offer reassurance, they give of themselves tirelessly, embodying the essence of unconditional love.

On Sunday, let us celebrate the phenomenal women — like Elinor Smith, and our own mothers — who have shaped our lives in profound ways. Beyond the flowers and gifts lies a deeper appreciation for the incredible impact mothers have on our existence. And they don’t need to fly under bridges or break endurance records. In the tapestry of life, mothers are the golden threads that bind us together. Their presence is a gift that enriches our world in ways words cannot fully capture. As we celebrate Mother’s Day, let us cherish and honor these extraordinary women who personify love, strength and resilience.

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The blemish of college demonstrations

the numerous college demonstrations lately have given me a lot of mixed feelings. Having lived through the years when there were other demonstrations, I contrast how those incidents were handled with the present ones. In addition, I can’t help but feel some sadness about how our elected officials are reacting to these events.

In 1970, there were nationwide student protests that spurred mass walkouts from college and high school classrooms. The students were upset about the expansion of the Vietnam War in Cambodia. According to Wikipedia, the movement began on May 1, and increased dramatically after the killing of four students at Kent State University. At its height, over 4 million students participated. There was some violence, but overall the demonstrations were peaceful.

In their wake, public officials around the country held hearings and initiated investigations into student conduct, and issued numerous reports suggesting how universities should handle such demonstrations and emphasizing the need for better communication

between administration officials and students. This was the responsible way for elected officials to act, compared with how they act today.

Rather than trying to find a consensus on how university officials should react when students stage protests, Republicans have created a partisan divide with their conduct and their rhetoric. Shortly after students at Columbia University began their protest, House Speaker Mike Johnson rushed to the campus and held a news conference, surrounded by eight other Republican members of Congress. No attempt was made to convene a bipartisan group, even though the battle against antisemitism is not a partisan issue.

today’s college leadership is handicapped when handling outbursts.

education, such as President George Bush, Yale alumni, but few show respect for the campus life that launched their own careers.” Members of Congress such as New York’s own Elise Stefanik want to burnish their political images by beating up on college officials instead of pushing to reform how campus demonstrations should be handled.

protest participants are from campus to campus. Many have made demands that made no sense, and some have used antisemitic slurs even though they were Jewish. Too many of today’s college students seem to be totally unaware of the history of the tensions between Israel and its Arab neighbors.

The protest at Harvard University created the perfect opportunity for the dozens of Harvard alumni now serving in Congress to step forward in a united effort to offer guidance and support to the university. Jeremi Suri, a respected conservative writer, told CNN, “What we need are politicians who, despite their disagreements with liberal professors, are willing to stand up for the benefits they received from their own university education.”

Suri went on to say, “Many figures in the Republican Party have the same

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puts 18,000 veterans in his district at risk.

Pitting groups against one another does nothing to improve the lives of New Yorkers. It only perpetuates an usagainst-them narrative at a time when our country desperately needs collaboration and unity. If D’Esposito is serious about boosting the safety net for vulnerable New Yorkers, I’d be happy to work with him to give every New York family an equal chance at success.

MURAD AWAWDEH Staten Island

Murad Awawdeh is president and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition.

Does the MTA’s congestion pricing plan have a fatal flaw?

To the Editor:

Even with congestion pricing scheduled to start on June 30, there is no way the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be able to advertise, award and issue Notices to Proceed tor contractors for $15 billion worth of projects remain-

ing in the agency’s 2020-2024 Five Year Capital Plan before the end of the year. There are also billions of dollars in other ongoing capital projects whose work will be carried over into the MTA’s $51 billionplus 2025-2029 five-year plan.

There may not be enough resources to integrate the implementation of all of the congestion price-funded projects in the current five-year plan with those in the first and second years of the next five-year plan. The MTA lacks sufficient procurement, project managers, engineers, legal and force account employees, along with track outage availability, to proceed with all these projects in the same time frame.

Billions of dollars’ worth of capitalimprovement projects will be delayed. Costs will increase due to inflation and other factors as time goes by. The $51 billion-plus 2025-2029 Five Year Capital Plan is due to be released and adopted within seven months. It should include an integrated schedule for how the billions in carryover projects from the current fiveyear plan will proceed with billions more planned for the new program.

MTA board members, elected officials, New York City, state and federal funding agencies such as the Federal Transit Administration, along with commuters, taxpayers, transit advocacy

Aside from the partisan attempts to prove which party can better battle antisemitism, today’s college leadership is badly handicapped when it comes to handling campus outbursts. Typically, college presidents are chosen based on their academic achievements and their ability to raise money. There is often little or no discussion of whether they are capable of establishing lines of communications with their students.

Many university leaders, such as former Harvard President Claudine Gay, are paralyzed when campus conduct becomes a headache. There are many college presidents who need a crash course in today’s challenges, especially because colleges have become scapegoats for numerous Republican members of Congress and governors.

Another issue is the students at those colleges and universities. I’ve been amazed by how uninformed many

Last but by far not least are the governors and other officials responsible for controlling the upheaval. Some governors have worked with college officials to try to find nonviolent ways to handle the protests. Others, such as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, sent state police to campuses to arrest protesting students, without any communication with campus officials.

In the months and years ahead, many people will write books about these demonstrations, but little will change. Publicity-minded government officials, anxious to show their law-andorder credentials, will continue to beat up on university officials along with the students. College administrators will continue to botch their responses, absent any seasoned outside help, and the current drama will no doubt be repeated again and again.

Jerry Kremer was an 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 strategy firm. Comments about this column? jkremer@liherald.com.

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LARRY PENNER

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Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously served as a director of the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office of Operations and Program Management.

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