Rockville Centre Herald 05-16-2024

Courtesy Michael O’Rourke

Cian t impson, a student at St. Laserian’s School in Carlow, ireland, enjoys trying out the new swing for the first time. also pictured is his teacher, nosipho Mapolisa, and principal Rachel dolan, who helps push the swing.

Local efforts benefit Irish school Parade committee funds wheelchair-accessible swing

By dANIEl oFFNER doffner@liherald.com

The annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is a big tradition in Rockville Centre, and part of what makes “the Parade that Cares and Shares” stand out is its year-round philanthropic commitment. Since its inception in March 1997, the event has helped raise more than $1.5 million for 75 local, national and Ireland-based charities.

Thanks to the community’s overwhelming generosity, the parade committee presented its 2023 charities — the Ryan Patrick O’Shea Foundation, HELP Uganda, and the

St. Laserian’s School — with checks for $60,000 each.

With the funding awarded to St. Laserian’s, in Carlow, Ireland, the committee, a charitable nonprofit organization, was able to do something extraordinary for children on the other side of the Atlantic.

St. Laserian’s serves special-needs students with a range of learning disabilities — many in wheelchairs — from six counties in Ireland. To provide equal opportunities for all of them, the school wanted to raise money to purchase and build a new adaptive swing set — one engineered with enough

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Student wins gold medal for research

By ABIGAIl GRIECo Herald Intern

Sadie Seulal, a junior at South Side High School, took home the gold medal for her science fair project on tracking radioactive fallout in the United States using honey advancing her to the national NAACP Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics competition in Las Vegas in July..

Her project showcases her dedication to scientific research, and help shed light on an innovative approach to environmental monitoring.

Iing and scholastic enrichment activities over the course of a year, culminating with the Long Island ACT-SO competition in April. Gold medalists, like Seulal, advance to the national competition where they can compete for scholarships and other rewards from national sponsors.

’ve definitely enjoyed research

more and more now

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junior,

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South Side High School

The ACT-SO program, created in 1978 by author and journalist Vernon Jarrett, recognizes high school students for demonstrating academic, scientific, and artistic achievement, through competitions in a variety of subjects including humanities, STEM, business, and the performance, visual and culinary arts.

Students who participate in the program conduct mentor-

Seulal’s project delves into environmental contamination, an area that is timely and critical. Her curiosity led her to investigate how honey, a natural product, can serve as an indicator of radioactive material across the east coast — specifically cesium-137. She began conducting her extensive research and analysis, while working in tandem with James Kaste, a geology professor at William and Mary College, during her sophomore year at South Side.

“I was able to test various honey samples throughout the east coast using a gamma ray spectrometer to see the levels of cesium-137 in the honey,”

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SIBS brings the Bowl-A-Thon to RVC

Local nonprofit organization helps raise money for cost-free programming

SIBSPlace is a Rockville Centre-based nonprofit organization affiliated with Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital that provides cost-free programming to more than 300 Long Island children, between the ages of 5 and 18, who are coping with the life-threatening illness of a sibling or parent.

SIBS — Survivorship in Brothers and Sisters — was first established in 2000 by a collective of families in the Five Towns with the goal of providing a family-like atmosphere for children receiving support and counseling, where they can develop coping skills and engage in fun activities outside of school.

Before making the move to its Merrick Road location in Rockville Centre, SIBS would host an annual Bowl-AThon at Woodmere Lanes to help raise money to maintain its programming. To try and bring some of the fun and excitement of this event to its new hometown, organizers invited the Rockville Centre community to come out to Maple Lanes on May 10 and show their support.

Since its programs are provided to

families at no cost, they depend on the generosity of the surrounding community to help sustain its modest cost of operations. Throughout the year SIBSPlace will host a variety of functions with the goal of raising money. These include an annual spring benefit concert at the Bellemore Playhouse, and its annual fall fundraiser gala in October.

Since its inception, 24 years ago, SIBSPlace has expanded significantly, broadening the scope of services offered to families in need, while maintaining its mission to help children struggling to cope with the sickness or loss of a loved one by fostering resilience while enhancing emotional vocabulary, selfexpression, and self-awareness through activities facilitated by mental health staff.

SIBSPlace offers prevention-based counseling, educational programs and social activities that are truly transformative, and help to create a sense of community. To learn more about SIBSPlace, visit SIBSPlace.org.

–Daniel Offner

SIBSPlace, a nonprofit affiliate of Mount Sinai South Nassau, organized the Bowl-a-Thon fundraiser last Friday night, to help raise money for its programs. Through the support of generous donors, SIBSPlace provides cost-free programs for more than 300 children on Long Island coping with the life-threatening illness of a sibling or parent.

SIBSPlace coordinator Susanne Bennett participates in the Bowl-a-Thon fundraiser.

Ainsley Keir/Herald photos

James Morace wins the trophy for his best bowled game of the night.

Ryan and Grace Malewicz won some big raffle prizes at the SIBSPlace Bowl-A-Thon.

Timmy Pyle, 9, looking to bowl a strike.

Crime watCh arrest

Judith Osborne, 62, of Maple Avenue in Rockville Centre was arrested on May 8. She has been charged with being a fugitive of Knox County, Tennessee, where she was wanted for financial exploitation of the elderly. Osborne is being held at Nassau County jail awaiting extradition by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. Mason Slutsky, 65, of Behnke Court in Rockville Centre was arrested on May 9. He has been charged with menacing after allegedly pointing a loaded rifle at a pedestrian on Behnke Court.

Dahir Mahmoud, 51, of Driscoll Avenue in Rockville Centre was arrested on May 9. He has been charged with criminal obstruction of breathing and harassment following an alleged incident at his residence involving his wife.

Criminal misChief

A Rockville Centre village employee reported on May 6 that someone damaged eight light bollards at the entrance to the Windsor Avenue soccer field.

larCeny

An employee of Bling Lash Studio reported on May 8 that someone exited from the store without paying for services provided.

leaving the sCene of an aCCident

A motorist reported on May 7 that her vehicle was struck by another vehicle, which then fled the scene while she was parked along Main Avenue.

ProPerty damage

A customer of Pantry Diner on Merrick Road reported damage to a motor vehicle, while parked in the parking lot.

reCovery of a stolen motor vehiCle

A stolen motor vehicle was found on May 6, parked and unoccupied along Merrick Road.

A motorist reported on May 7 that her vehicle was struck by another vehicle, which then fled the scene while she was parked at CVS.

UnUsUal inCident

An Oceanside resident reported on May 9, that he was the victim of a cryptocurrency scam, which occurred during the sale of a watch.

People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

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RVC celebrates Pride Month in June

RVC Pride is a local organization that was established in 2022 with the goal of promoting visibility, rights and acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community in Rockville Centre by creating an inclusive, safe space where everyone can express themselves freely and authentically.

To celebrate June Pride month, the RVC Pride organization will host a series of events, initiatives and community outreach efforts aimed at building a stronger and more united community.

The festivities will begin on Sunday, June 2, with a Pride Worship ceremony at United Church, 430 Morris Avenue, at 10 a.m., followed on Monday, June 3 with a special

presentation at Village Hall, at 7 p.m. All are welcome to join. Small flags and RVC Pride pins will be available. Come and show your support during this important event.

The celebration will culminate with the 2024 RVC Pride Caravan on Saturday, June 15. Cars will gather outside on the streets around the United Church, before 1 p.m. to begin decorating their cars, vans, trucks and SUVs, followed by the local caravan through Rockville Centre at 2 p.m.

For more information or to register to participate in the 2024 Pride Caravan, visit RVCPride.org.

–Daniel Offner

American Legion hosts Poppy Sale

Members of American Legion Post No. 303 in Rockville Centre are selling red poppies from now until May 27.

Poppies will be available for a small donation on Thursday afternoons, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. outside Associated Supermarkets of Rockville Centre on N. Long Beach Road. They will also be available in front of King Kullen, 127 Sunrise Highway, on Friday afternoons from 3

p.m. to 5 p.m., outside of the Front Street Bakery, 51 Front St., on Saturday mornings starting at 8 a.m., and outside of the Golden Reef Diner, 329 Sunrise Highway, on Sunday mornings starting at 8 a.m.

All donations will go to the American Legion Family for programs that support veterans, the military community and their families.

–Daniel

Offner

Health Benefits of Forgiveness

Each one of us experience countless injustices in the course of everyday living. Like other experiences, it is not the experience itself so much that counts, but how you process it. The Mayo Clinic addresses the health benefits of “forgiveness” which they define as “an intentional decision to let go of resentment and anger”. Letting go of grudges and bitterness can lead to:

• Healthier relationships

• Improved mental health

• Less anxiety, stress and hostility

• Fewer symptoms of depression

• Lower blood pressure

• A stronger immune system

• Improved heart health

• Improved self-esteem

• Better sleep

Everett Worthington, Profession Emeritus of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, provides a free workbook at evworthington-forgiveness.com to aid those

for whom forgiveness may be difficult (most of us!), focusing on the REACH method.

Recall: Recall the hurt. Look at the incident in an objective way and don’t try to push aside your feelings.

Empathize: Empathize with the offender without excusing the action or invalidating your own feels. Maybe the person was having a bad day or was raised in dire circumstances. Altruistic gift: Give the altruistic gift of forgiveness. Think about a time when you were rude or harsh, and recognize that everyone has shortcomings.

Commit: Make a decision to forgive. You can write a letter that you don’t send to help yourself make the commitment.

Hold: Hold on to forgiveness. Memories of the transgression or event won’t change. But how you react to those feelings will.

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned”. Buddha

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LEILA PAZ

Carey Senior Lacrosse

A FOUR-YEAR STARTING midfielder, Paz has been front and center in the Seahawks’ resurgence this spring and reached a milestone May 2 in a hard-fought 12-11 defeat to Herricks. Paz netted all but two of Carey’s goals, giving her 50 on the season to go along with 11 assists. Her nine goals was a singlegame high, topping her previous mark of eight set April 4 against Jericho. She ranks in the Top 10 of Nassau County scorers.

PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

Thursday, May 16

SOFTBALL: Nassau Class AAA quarterfinals at higher seed

SOFTBALL: Nassau Class AA quarterfinals at higher seed

SOFTBALL: Nassau Class A quarterfinals at higher seed

BASEBALL: Nassau Class AAA quarterfinals at higher seed

BASEBALL: Nassau Class AA quarterfinals at higher seed

BASEBALL: Nassau Class A quarterfinals at higher seed

BOYS LACROSSE: Nassau Class A quarterfinals at higher seed

BOYS LACROSSE: Nassau Class C quarterfinals at higher seed

FLAG FOOTBALL: Nassau Division 1 semis at higher seed

FLAG FOOTBALL: Nassau Division 2 semis at higher seed

Friday, May 17

BOYS LACROSSE: Nassau Class B quarterfinals at higher seed

GIRLS LACROSSE: Nassau Class A quarterfinals at higher seed

Saturday, May 18

GIRLS LACROSSE: Nassau Class C quarterfinals at higher seed

Monday, May 20 (at Long Beach Middle School)

FLAG FOOTBALL: Nassau Division 1 final 4:30 p.m.

FLAG FOOTBALL: Nassau Division 2 final 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 22 (at Adelphi University)

GIRLS LACROSSE: Nassau Class B semis 6 & 8 p.m.

Nominate a ‘Spotlight Athlete’

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South Side rebounds for playoffs

By BRIAN KACHARABA sports@liherald.com

The South Side softball team righted itself just in time to clinch a playoff spot.

After a three-game losing streak put their playoff aspirations in jeopardy, the Cyclones closed the regular season with three straight wins, and in the process, claimed a spot in the AA bracket after missing the postseason in 2023. They finished the spring with a 9-6 mark in Conference 4 play and 10-7 overall.

South Side faced Manhasset in a playin game on Monday, with the winner claiming a No. 12 seed and the right to face fifth-seeded Herricks the following day.

“We did have a little bit of a down streak, but the girls were practicing super hard [and were] working on the little things that needed to be cleaned up from game to game,” coach Nicole Tufano said.

The Cyclones were enjoying a 4-1 stretch just past the midway point of the season, which began and ended with nohitters by senior hurler Lily McGrath, before suddenly going cold. They were outscored a combined 18-0 in back-toback losses at Garden City and Sewanhaka before a 6-2 setback at Port Washington on May 2.

But South Side bounced back to wallop Jericho 13-1 on May 4 and punched its postseason ticket with a wild 10-9 win over Valley Stream North two days later after trailing 5-0 early. Catcher Kaitlyn Ganly had the game-winning RBI in the sixth inning and fellow sophomore Clare McKenna, freshman Evelyn Schmitt and senior Bianca Onorato, who scored on Ganly’s hit, all had threehit games.

“The girls just never game up,” Tufano said. “They all came up with great atbats, they worked the count, and we battled our way back. It was a great game. It was fun to watch the girls play and battle in a situation that they knew what was on the line for them.”

The Cyclones wrapped up the regular season with a 5-4 non-league win over

Senior Lily

pitched a pair of no-hitters early this season and has been a key bat in South

East Rockaway last Wednesday to earn their only three-game winning streak of the spring and lots of momentum entering the playoffs.

McGrath, who tore her ACL last June, won seven of her nine decisions and had several double-digit strikeout games, including a season-high 15 during her second no-no at Floral Park on April 25. She also hit three home runs.

“She was working through coming back from her injury in the beginning of the season,” Tufano said. “She was a little hesitant to work on a dirt field. That was her biggest concern. She

didn’t know how her landing foot would be. I’m just really impressed with all the work she’s put in to get to where she is.”

Senior pitcher Emily Koluch finished strong with wins in her last two starts and also saved two of McGrath’s victories.

Leadoff hitter McKenna scored four runs against Jericho, Schmitt added four hits and a pair of RBIs and highlighted the East Rockaway win with a first-inning RBI double and a great defensive catch at shortstop to end the contest, and Onorato had a combined five hits versus Jericho and North.

Ross Farber/Herald

McGrath

Side’s lineup as well.

Des Rocs climbs the charts with new single

By DANIEL OFFNER doffner@liherald.com

Danny Rocco, a Rockville Centre native, went from cutting his teeth at local bars and nightclubs on Long Island to sharing a stage with such established rock groups as The Rolling Stones, Muse, The Cult and Fall Out Boy to name just a few.

Performing under the pseudonym, Des Rocs, the 35-year-old South Side grad is living out his boyhood fantasies by making big waves in the music industry. His latest single, “I Am The Lightning,” recently debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard mainstream rock charts and No. 8 on iHeartRadio’s “Top Active Rock Songs” charts.

“I was super excited,” Rocco told the Herald in a recent interview. “I’ve had songs in the past that have kind of poked their heads up on the charts, like in the 20s and 30s.”

He first broke into the music scene in 2015 as part of the pop duo, Secret Weapons, with longtime friend and songwriting partner, Gerard Lange. Their single, “Something New,” would climb to the No. 4 spot on Spotify’s Global Viral Charts.

Lange, who is also a Rockville Centre native, worked closely with Rocco until he contracted Lymes Disease in 2017. Due to his deteriorating health, Lange decided to take time off from performing to focus more on production, which allowed Rocco to shift his focus on his solo career.

Rocco went on to release his first single as a solo act, “This Is Our Life,” in 2020, which landed him a spot at No. 23 on the Billboard mainstream rock charts.

Eventually he would reunite with Lange, who was now more focused on handling production, and with his help released his debut album, “A Real Good Person in a

Real Bad Place,” in September 2021.

Des Rocs went on to sign a deal with Sumerian Records in April 2023. His first single, “Never Ending Moment,” peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard rock charts.

Having made a big impression with his latest track, Rocco said he is hoping that “I Am The Lightning,” will continue to trend its way up into the Top 5.

“To be up there in the Top 5 with Metallica, Green

Day, Blink-182 and Linkin Park,” he said, “It’s like a David and Goliath story.”

His second full-length album, “Dream Machine,” went on to garner critical acclaim among music critics when it was released back in August.

“The whole goal behind the ‘Dream Machine’ album was to create a truly larger than life rock and roll experience and to stand on the shoulders of giants, but to also modernize the energy of classic rock music that I grew up with,” Rocco said. “Musically, I am tremendously inspired by Queen, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and bands of that ilk. But I am also really inspired by people, places and life experiences that are baked into the album as well.”

While he was out on his second North American tour in 2019, he got some incredibly surprising news. Following a performance in Los Angeles, he was approached by the tour manager for The Rolling Stones, and shortly thereafter, received an offer from tour promoters with AEG Presents, inviting him to open for Mick, Keith and Ronnie.

“It was a real pinch me sort of experience to get that call,” Rocco said. “The Rolling Stones pride themselves on picking up-and-coming rock artists and giving them a platform. They did that for Prince. They did that for Guns and Roses. So to be part of that legacy is a true honor.”

Rocco is wrapping up the last leg of his nationwide tour this summer, with upcoming performances at The Rockaway Hotel in New York on July 12 and the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, Pennsylvania on Aug. 2, after which he will be traveling overseas in the fall for the start of his European tour.

For more information about Des Rocs, including videos, tour dates, tickets, merchandise and more, visit DesRocs.com.

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Courtesy Missing Piece Group

South Side alum Danny Rocco is making big waves in the music industry with his latest single, “I Am The Lightning,” available on all streaming platforms.

Seulal to compete at nationals in Las Vegas

Seulal explained. “You wouldn’t really think to test food to look for reactive material, and I just thought this topic was really unique and different.”

Her project highlights the potential of honey as a monitoring tool and raises awareness about food safety and environmental stewardship. Seulal’s findings, while not indicating immediate health risks, underscore the importance of monitoring and understanding the impact of human activities on the environment.

“Luckily the levels aren’t so high that it is affecting humans, but it is a bit concerning to see the amount of cesium-137 that was picked up by the gamma ray spectrometer,” Seulal said. “It could be leading to bigger health factors that we may not realize that maybe we should be paying more attention to our wildlife and nature around us.”

Sadie has a newfound enthusiasm for research and experimentation.

“I’ve definitely enjoyed research more and more now,” she said. “Working with professors and conducting experiments myself has made the research process more fun and interesting for me.”

Herbert Weiss, science research coordinator at South Side, emphasized the significance of programs like ACTSO in nurturing young talent.

“When you have great students, you help them,” Weiss said. “But the one thing that you have to do when you come across these incredibly talented students is to let them think on their own and just get out of the way to let them do their own thing.

“This common interest in science is what binds people together, so when you go to these fairs, you talk to people, you visualize what they’re doing, and you get inspired.”

South Side High School Principal Patrick Walsh commended Seulal on her work while highlighting the school’s commitment to fostering students’ scientific aptitude.

“We integrate science research into our own curriculum to support students in developing critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and presentation skills,” Walsh said. “Success breeds success, and with Sadie, other students see great things happening from some of their older peers and role models, so they look to emulate that.”

South Side junior Sadie Seulal recently won a gold medal for her science fair project about tracking radioactive fallout in the united States using honey. Her achievement advances her to the national naaCp aCt-So science fair in Las Vegas in July.

Courtesy Sadie Seulal

HERALD SCHOOLS

Middle School hosts Community Project fair

Eighth grade students at South Side Middle School presented what they learned working with different community service organizations during the 2024 Community Project fair.

Jonathan Wiesenberg, assistant principal of South Side Middle School explained that the community project is an important facet of the Middle Years Programme, which is designed to prepare students for the International Baccalaureate program at the high school.

“The Middle Years Programme provides a broad and balanced education,” Wiesenberg said. “Each eighth grader at South Side Middle School is asked to complete a community project.”

The community project encourages students to reflect on the keys skills that will prepare them for success in further study, the workplace and the community through the collaboration and pursuit of service learning.

During the event, students discussed their experiences with local nonprofits including the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the Backyard Players and Friends, Love Nana, Harlem Lacrosse, Sounds of Silence, RVC Junior Firefighters, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, the Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Centre, Long Island Cares, Astronomers without Borders, SIBSPlace, Bethany House, Midnight Run, the Ronald McDonald House, Centre Stage, Project GREAT and more.

–Daniel

Offner

Photos courtesy Rockville Centre School District

Sonia Dorrego, an eighth grader at South Side Middle School, left, joins Jeanne Love, assistant superintendent for special education and pupil personnel services, for her presentation on why inclusion matters based on her Community Project with the Centre Stage program.

Participants learn about Isla Baron and Kiley Barry’s efforts to help clean up local beaches.

Nora Donohue and Charlotte Fuchs share about their experience working with the district’s Project GREAT.

Participants at the 2024 Community Project fair learn about Molloy University’s Midnight Run program.

Students were excited to learn about baking for the Bethany House in Baldwin.

Albarano receives a national scholarship

By ANDREW FRANCIS Herald Intern

Nicolas Albarano, 17, a senior at South Side High School in Rockville Centre, has been awarded a national scholarship by the volunteer nonprofit organization, the Washington Crossing Foundation.

This one-time scholarship of $2,000 will help with the cost of his freshman year at Catholic University of America this fall, where he plans on pursuing studies in politics and civil service and participating as a member of its honors program.

“I am very grateful to have been selected as a (scholarship) recipient,” Albarano said, “and for the opportunity to meet other seniors from across the country.”

Since 1970, the foundation has awarded nearly $2 million in scholarships to graduating high school seniors across the United States seeking a career in government service. This year, it presented a total of $84,000 in scholarships to 30 winners across 20 different states — including Albarano.

The winners were invited to attend a ceremony in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania in April, which celebrated their accomplishments and commitment to making a difference in their communities.

Albarano serves as the senior class president at South Side High School. He is also a member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society and a volunteer at the Sandel Senior Center on Park Avenue.

Kate Tweedy, the foundation’s scholarship chair, said that Albarano particularly stood out to her during the scholarship selection process for his character and enthusiasm. She said these traits are

a great example of the type of leader the WCF wants to partner with.

“I thought he was a positive individual who was going to do what he said he was going to do because he had been a leader,” Tweedy said. “He’s already been a person who has challenged himself to do the very best and who I’ve liked very much.”

Albarano said that he plans to continue his excellent academic track record when he goes to college in the fall, while forming a more specific idea of what he wants his future career in government service to look like. Since he will be attending school in Washington D.C., he said that he plans on taking full advantage of the resources available to him.

“My goal is to gain knowledge and experience in both government and the private sector,” he said. “I have developed an interest in policy and its impact on domestic and foreign affairs.”

He said that he started to develop an interest in government service and politics during the coronavirus pandemic, while he was in eighth grade.

“A generation of youth should be able to look up to their elders and leaders for inspiration and guidance,” he said. “Unfortunately, this was not possible for us.”

Albarano said that he would like to be a leader that can unify and inspire others. When asked about the current state of American politics, he confidently said that his recent experience with the foundation has only encouraged him to get involved in government service and make change.

“When we hear the word politics there is instantly a negative stigma attached,” he said. “This needs to change, and I believe our generation has the power and capability to change it.”

RVCTA Spotlight On : Pamela Seiderman

There is an exercise I do every September with my senior theatre students. They are asked to interview each other with three questions: Who am I? Who do I pretend to be? Who do you think I am? It is inspired by the idea that we need to know who we are in order to play other characters on stage. Each year, I try to model how to answer that first difficult question. Inevitably, Teacher is always at the top of the list of words I use to describe my identity. Education is a value that was instilled in me early on. My parents were both teachers and, although my father went on to become a Superintendent, his heart was always in the classroom.

I have been a teacher for 32 years, teaching for 22 years at South Side High School. I left teaching for a few years to pursue a degree and a career in Directing; however, when the opportunity came to teach and direct at South Side, I returned to school where I could combine my love for teaching and passion about theatre.

In my classes, I try to create a safe space for students to experiment and take risks. It is scary to stand up and be vulnerable in front of your peers. Whenever possible, I will be the first one to ‘make a fool of myself’. The first rule of improvisation is “Yes, and.” This means when someone makes an “offer” which is the start of an improvisation, the other person should accept the offer and add on to it to develop the story. Accepting the offer of another is to see them, to value their ideas. The ‘and’ is to build something together by adding your voice. This is a model of collaboration. We don’t just say no,

even if we have a different vision. The story needs to be told; we must all be working together in pursuit of the truth of the story. How wonderful if that was how the world worked.

Although I came to South Side as a Theatre teacher, I have spent many years teaching Theory of Knowledge as well. No matter the subject, I view the classroom as a place where students should feel safe to experiment and take artistic and intellectual risks, free from judgement. Often the judgement comes from students’ own inner critic, as they are so afraid of “getting it wrong.” Perfection is not the objective of art; creativity is hindered by striving for some elusive and unattainable goal. Process is what matters; the struggles and the discoveries that happen each day, the lightbulb moments, the constant returning to the drawing board, the day to day connections and conversations where we find out who we are, and what it is we want to say. Teaching is giving students room to find their voices and helping them decide when it’s time to speak, to scream, to sing or to be silent - giving others the spotlight.

As I come to the end of my tenure in the Rockville Centre Schools, I am filled with so many emotions and wonderful memories of students and colleagues with whom I have had the privilege to collaborate. How lucky I feel to have worked with passionate, dedicated teachers and curious, engaged students. I am still working on fully answering that question: Who Am I? Whatever is next for me, I will always say with pride: I am a teacher.

Courtesy Nicolas Albarano

South Side High School senior Nicolas Albarano poses with Raymond Kasper, the namesake of the scholarship he received, during the Washington Crossing Foundation’s Scholarship Ceremony in April.

BA - Brown University • MS - Queens College • MFA - Brooklyn College

Macken explores new ways to celebrate life

By Michael DeMarco

Celebrating one’s life and finding closure when one passes is a private and reflective moment. Rockville Centre’s Macken Mortuary is looking to enhance this experience and has started to offer “Life Celebration” packages.

Anchored next to Saint Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre for nearly a century, with a second location in Island Park, Macken Mortuary carries the weight of time and unchanged tradition that 36-year-old owner Michael Noll seeks to innovate and revitalize. Teaming up with the funeral creativity service, Life Celebration, Noll imagines accessible avenues for customizing family services that clear away tainted business taboos of an industry shrouded in stigma.

“The idea of this life celebration program is really to get to know that person who passed away and what they mean to the family,” Noll said. “And to create a memorial that is representative of who they were as a person.”

He details how Macken funeral directors place business in the backseat, and instead gather the deceased’s life story “from the family members’ eyes.”

Stories are translated into engaging materials and crafts intended to make sentimental connections and give comfort to family members outside the scope of traditional memorial services.

“Closure, fond memories, and healing,” said Macken office manager, Margaret Edwards. “What I do is I get information about your loved one and I will do photo books, slideshows, bookmarks, and various different things so that when you come in for your visitation, there’s all (these other things) that shows who this person was.”

Established by funeral directors, and co-operated by graphic artists, Life Celebration is a third-party, team-

based training organization designed to be sympathetic to the family experience while grieving the loss of a loved one. Utilizing their design software and printing services, funeral directors from across the United States can provide customized memorabilia to comfort families and aid their healing process.

“If your grandmother passes away and she loves to bake and you hear a story about how she always made chocolate chip cookies, we could have traditional prayer cards, but we could also have a card that has a cookie or has her chocolate chip cookie recipe,” Noll said. “It’s something special to show people that we’re actually trying to go above and beyond because it really means something.”

Noll said today’s funeral industry environment is detached and “sanitized,” with a population of people who became less traditional, paired with an unaltered business landscape that tends to be “stuck in time.” His recent creative approach rewrites these static notions of the past and sometimes surprises families seeking service. While asking more in-depth questions about their passed loved one, some are taken aback by the direct personal approach.

“It’s baby steps for sure,” he said. “Some people like the more traditional way of doing things, but I think overall the reception has been very positive and rewarding for people.”

Noll always sought innovation for the family business, acquired by his father, Joe Noll, from Joseph Macken and Thomas Macken in 1993. “It’s hard to modernize the industry,” Michael said, recalling that some minor tasks still utilized a typewriter until 2017.

Founded in Brooklyn, by Joseph S. Macken Sr. in 1909, Macken Mortuary found its current Rockville Centre home in the early 1930s. An actual house, the Keckenhaussen family sold the property to Macken after the

death of their 9-year-old daughter. Her funeral was held at their home, making it the first-ever funeral held within the Rockville Centre property before donning the Macken name.

Noll completed mortuary school in 2012, learning the trade and dreaming up new ways to improve it. An effort of fortunate timing allowed Noll to digitize mortuary paperwork in 2019 just before the Covid-19 pandemic. Simultaneously, he also established a sister operation to Macken called New Leaf Cremation, streamlining online forms of modern funeral services for a less traditional consumer base. With these new tools, the spike in deaths from the pandemic became more manageable, and Macken Mortuary was able to deliver services to families in need.

“People were getting turned away from 10 or 20 funeral homes,” he said. “We didn’t have to turn anyone away because we had this more updated software to manage the caseload.”

In 2021, Noll endured the hardship of his father’s death, directly experiencing the emotional conditions of his clients. His services were performed at Macken. “It was the first time I got to see what it is we do from the other side of the table,” he said.

Entrusted with a century’s worth of tradition, Noll picked up the torch as the owner of Macken Mortuary, keeping the idea of the family experience to heart. He’s now based in Nashville Tenn., but remains integral to the Macken Mission with the help of dedicated team members like Edwards, and faithful funeral directors, Roger Smith and Jeffrey Schroder.

Michael DeMarco is a reporter with The SBU Media Group, part of Stony Brook Univesity’s School of Communication and Journalism’s Working Newsroom program for students and local media.

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Learning about cops, straight from the source

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

For nearly a century, the men and women of the Nassau County Police Department have put themselves on the line, protecting the communities they love. But how exactly do they do it?

Some 2,400 students from 23 schools across the county found out last week, as they were all invited to an open house at the police department’s David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City.

Students ranging from kindergarten to those about to graduate high school received an opportunity to interact with law enforcement officers and learn about police work. Detective Lt. Richard LeBrun emphasized that interaction between students and officers was central to what the police department was trying to achieve.

“It’s all about community engagement,” he said. “Interaction with the students, exchanging ideas, and answering their questions. That’s the big thing because there’s a lot of myths about police work, and we bring out the truth. They get it right from somebody who’s actually a police officer.”

Each day of the open house featured a variety of activities as well as various demonstrations and exhibits — from watching the SWAT team in action, to interacting with K-9 units, to interacting with exhibits from the arson and bomb

squad, emergency services unit and highway patrol bureau.

“It’s cool to be here this year,” said

Karen Barrins, a fifth-grade teacher from Newbridge Road School in North Bellmore. “The kids can see all the different

units where they could perhaps become involved in future careers with aviation, the K-9 unit, or the mounted unit.

“It’s important for them to know there are so many people that are willing to help them and that support them every day. If anything ever happens, we could always depend upon Nassau County police officers — but it gives them opportunities to think about their future. Being a police officer doesn’t just mean being in a car. There’s so many different things that they could do.”

Kyle Kelly, a forensics and special education teacher from Division Avenue High School in Levittown, brought his class to the open house for the first time. Many of his students are interested in forensic science.

“They have an opportunity to talk to people who have gone through the process before and see what different career opportunities there are within the police department,” Kelly said.

One of Kelly’s students, high school junior Justin Gesualdo, is interested in forensic psychology. The open house, he said was great to display the variety of different roles available in law enforcement.

“There are a lot more options than just being a cop, and there’s a lot of different things here,” Gesualdo said. “It’s definitely helping a lot of people out, so I think it’s a cool opportunity for us to get here and take the tour.”

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The Nassau County K-9 unit shows local kids what they can do during the recent Nassau County Police Department open house at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence.

Herald file photo

The Phillips House Museum in Rockville Centre will play host to its first-ever ‘Night at the Museum’ fundraiser event on Saturday, May 18. Following the cocktail party, Phil Weiss of Antiques Roadshow will be stopping by on Sunday, May 19 for the Historical Society’s annual Appraisal Day.

Phillips House to host two back-to-back events

By DANIEL OFFNER doffner@liherald.com

The Phillips House Museum and the Rockville Centre Historical Society are inviting the community to enjoy “A Night at the Museum” on Saturday, May 18.

While the name might evoke images from the popular Ben Stiller movie franchise, this event is completely unrelated. Instead, this gathering has a distinct educational focus emphasizing the local history of Rockville Centre.

Attendees should not expect to have encounters with such historical figures as Teddy Roosevelt, Sacagawea, or Attila the Hun, but rather the rich history contained within the Phillips House Museum, which aims to provide a captivating experience while encouraging engagement and fostering a deeper appreciation of the community’s past.

Debbie Fehringer, a trustee on the Historical Society Board of Directors, stated that the primary goal of the event is to encourage community members to volunteer and get involved with the Phillips House.

“We’re basically welcoming the community to come and share a glass of wine in the hopes that Rockville Centre will take it as a jumping-off point to come and see what the museum has to offer them,” Fehringer said, emphasizing that the event is designed to be a friendly and informal introduction to the museum’s offerings.

She also highlighted the event’s role in supporting the museum’s operations. “We’re hoping for a nice number of people to turn out,” Fehringer said. “And encourage people to come out and have a good time and maybe take a trot through the museum.” By raising funds, the event will help sustain the museum and support future programs and activities organized by the RVC Historical Society.

The Phillips House Museum serves as a significant landmark in Rockville Centre, which holds a wealth of artifacts and exhibits that tell the story of the village’s evolution from a small farming town to the epitome of modern suburbia.

Events such as “A Night at the Museum” are vital in maintaining public interest and involvement in preserving local history.

Everyone is welcome to attend the event, which will take place under a tent at 28 Hempstead Ave. The setting promises to provide a comfortable and engaging atmosphere for guests to socialize and learn more about the museum. The evening will feature light refreshments, including wine, creating a relaxed environment for mingling and exploration.

Tickets for the event are priced at $50 per person. This fee contributes to the museum’s fundraising efforts and helps ensure the continuation of its educational mission. Tickets can be purchased conveniently via PayPal or by emailing the Rockville Centre Historical Society at RVCHistoricalSociety@gmail.com.

Fehringer and the rest of the Historical Society Board of Directors hope that the event will not only attract a large turnout but also inspire attendees to become more involved with the museum. Volunteer opportunities are available and community support is crucial for the museum’s ongoing success.

Following the fundraiser, Phil Weiss of the hit PBS series Antiques Roadshow will return to the Phillips House Museum on Sunday, May 19, from noon to 4 p.m. for its annual Appraisal Day. Anyone looking to attend is encouraged to bring any old collectable they think might be wroth value. The cost is $10 per item and $25 for three.

To learn more about the “Night at the Museum” fundraiser or Antiques Appraisal Day, visit RVCHS.org.

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Warmer days mean it’s time to get that ‘cue going

By Karen Bloom

Summertime is soon headed our way, when the grillin’ is easy. If you’re already reaching for the tongs, well then, it’s time to get in the grilling groove.

With Memorial Day weekend around the corner — or whether you just want to enjoy being outdoors with family and friends — forgo the oven and step outside.

Serving your gang the most mouth-watering grilled entrees with ease requires a little know-how and a few crowd-pleasing recipes. From versatile chicken to hearty ribs to tender seafood, it’s never been more fun to incorporate new flavors into grilled cuisine.

Find some inspiration with these recipes.

Buffalo Chicken Sandwich

Take a break from the burger and kick your grilling chops up a notch with new take on Buffalo chicken.

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (if thick, cut horizontally into two even pieces)

• 1 bottle (12 ounces) Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Wings Sauce, divided

• 1/4 cup blue cheese or ranch dressing

• 4 hard rolls, split

• 1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles

• Lettuce leaves (optional)

• Tomato slices (optional)

• Red onion rings (optional)

Marinate chicken in 6 ounces Buffalo wings sauce for 30 minutes, or up to 3 hours.

Mix remainder of Buffalo wings sauce and dressing together. Keep refrigerated until ready to use.

Grill chicken 12 minutes, turning once, or until no longer pink in center. Place 2 tablespoons of mixed sauce on each roll half. Place chicken on top of roll half and top with 1 tablespoon blue cheese crumbles. Add lettuce, tomato and onion rings, if desired. Top with second roll half. Repeat for remaining sandwiches.

Sweet Chili Ribs

As the temperatures rise, focus on flavor to take your backyard barbecue to a whole new level. Sweet and tangy, fall-off-the-bone ribs are sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

• 2 full racks spareribs, trimmed (about 6 pounds)

• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced

• 3 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 bottle (12 ounces) Frank’s RedHot Sweet Chili Sauce, divided

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Heat grill to 250° F and prepare for indirect cooking. Spread ribs with ginger and garlic. Place ribs on rib rack or in foil pan. Cook on covered grill for 2 hours.

Spread 6 ounces sweet chili sauce evenly over ribs then cook another hour, until tender.

Baste ribs with remaining sweet chili sauce during last 15 minutes of cooking. If desired, at end of cooking time grill ribs over direct heat to char slightly.

Sweet ‘n Savory Teriyaki Kabobs

Kabobs are a tasty, healthy way to enjoy many of your favorite fresh flavors in a single meal. The potential combinations of meat, vegetables and fruit on a kabob are nearly endless.

• 3/4 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-1/2 to 2-inch cubes

• 18 medium shrimp, shelled and deveined (1/2 to 3/4 pound)

• 1/2 cup olive oil

• 1/2 cup prepared mango chutney, chopped if coarse

• 1/2 cup bottled teriyaki sauce

• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

• 18 large bamboo or metal skewers (about 12 inches long)

• 1 medium yellow onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges

• 1 medium red onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges

• 2 firm, ripe mangos, peeled, pitted and cut into large cubes

• 1 large green bell pepper, halved, trimmed, seeded and cubed

• Nonstick cooking spray, as needed

Place chicken and shrimp in shallow glass pan or large re-sealable plastic bag. For marinade, combine oil, chutney, teriyaki sauce and vinegar in small bowl with lid. Pour half of marinade mixture over chicken and shrimp. Cover or seal and marinate in refrigerator at least 3 hours, preferably overnight. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade for basting.

If using bamboo skewers, soak in water at least l hour before using.

To prepare kabobs: Drain and discard marinade from meat. Thread chicken, yellow and red onion, mango, green pepper and shrimp alternately onto skewers. Be sure to keep enough room at one end of each skewer for a “handle.”

Coat grill grate with nonstick cooking spray. Place skewers over medium coals, and grill for 12 to 15 minutes or until meat is done and vegetables are tender. Brush often with reserved marinade and turn skewers until cooked through. If needed, use spatula to gently loosen skewers before turning as they may stick.

Arrange skewers on a platter and serve with Serve with dipping sauce of your choice. Makes 4 to 6 servings

Internationally Ellington

Tilles Center continues its collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, when the Future of Jazz orchestra visits the Tilles Center stage. This all-Ellington showcase 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 evening long. 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. You’re guaranteed to enjoy its timeless genius when the next generation of jazz leaders bring their fresh energy to it.

Friday, May 17, 8 p.m. Tickets are $42; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville.

Musical memoir

See the inspirational documentary ‘Left Alone Rhapsody: The Musical Memoir of Pianist John Bayless,’ at a special concert screening. At 25, Leonard Bernstein protégé John Bayless made his Carnegie Hall debut performing ‘Rhapsody in Blue.’ At 54, a left-brain stroke immobilized his entire right side. The music stopped. John’s magical ‘first act’ disappeared. Award-winning independent filmmaker Stewart M. Schulman chronicles John’s rise from four-year-old Texas prodigy to international stardom, capturing his talent and his humanity, as he pushes himself to recover and reinvents himself as a storyteller-entertainer who plays only with his non-dominant left hand. What happens in a person’s brain that allows this kind of transcendence? The film provides some insight. It’s followed by a Q&A with Schulman and Bayless, along with a short concert.

Sunday May 19, 7 p.m. $40. Tickets available at LandmarkOnMainStreet. org or (516) 767-6444. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington.

Buffalo Chicken Sandwich

Sweet Chili Ribs

Sweet ‘n Savory Teriyaki Kabobs

Courtesy Hugh Kretschmer

THE Your Neighborhood

Aztec Two-Step

This unique and entertaining music and multimedia event chronicles the extraordinary career of Simon & Garfunkel, on the Landmark stage, Friday, May 31, 8 p.m. The music speaks for itself, anchored by Rex Fowler, co-founder of the renowned folk/rock duo Aztec Two-Step, and his wife, Dodie Pettit, an original cast member of Broadway’s “The Phantom of The Opera.” Multi-instrumentalist Steven Roues, multi-horn player Joe Meo, and drummer/percussionist Peter Hohmeister round out the band.The show’s storyline was originally created by Pete Fornatale, the late great pioneer of progressive FM radio and author of Simon & Garfunkel’s Bookends biography. Now telling the stories, emceeing and directing the engaging and amusing multimedia show is Fornatale’s dear friend and protégé, Tony Traguardo, WCWP-FM radio host, noted rock music historian, podcaster and founding board member of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Nostalgia and laughter abound, and a sing a-long is always in the mix! $42, $37. $33. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Discover • Explore • Next Door

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 17, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Saturday, May 18, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sunday, May 19, 2 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday, May 21-23, 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 help Pigeon find his “thing” in this upbeat comedy based on 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.

Bird walk

See some birds with the South Shore Audubon Society. All are welcome to join members for the next in its series of bird walks, at the west end of Jones Beach State Park, Sunday, May 19, starting at 9 a.m. The group meets at the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station Parking Area. The entrance for the Coast Guard Station and West End Boat Basin is on Bay Drive going west.

Walk leaders, other birders and nature enthusiasts are happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. Bring binoculars. To register, text name and contact information to (516) 467-9498. No walk if rain. Text regarding questionable weather. For more information, visit SSAudubon.org.

Walk MS: Long Island 2024

Support the National MS Society at that annual walk at Jones Beach, Saturday, May 18 Everyone is welcome at Walk MS, with no registration fee or fundraising minimum. While there is no fee to participate, every dollar raised helps to lift up those living with MS and their supporters. Visit WalkMS. org and use the search bar to find the donation page, or call (855) 372-1331.

RVC Restaurant Week

To help establish Rockville Centre as one of the premiere dining destinations on the South Shore of Long Island, the Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with the newly formed Rockville Centre Restaurant Association to host the firstever RVC Restaurant Week. Explore the neighborhood’s many restaurants, Friday through Thursday, May 31June 6, featuring special twocourse lunch menus and threecourse dinners at participating restaurants. For more information visit RockvilleCentreChamberOfCommerce. com.

Antiques Appraisal Day

Wonder how much your antiques, collectibles and cherished family possessions are worth? Phillip Weiss from the Antiques Road Show will be at the Phillips House Museum, Sunday, May 19, noon-4 p.m. 28 Hempstead Ave. Call (516) 764-7459 for information.

Having

an event?

‘Thomas & Friends’ Long Island Children’s Museum welcomes families to experience its newest exhibit, Thomas & Friends: Explore the Rails!, opening Saturday, May 28. Participate in fun activities celebrate the arrival of this traveling exhibit, 1-3 p.m., during the drop-in programs. Step onto the Island of Sodor, where visitors can climb aboard a large model of Thomas the Tank Engine, race trains along a giant track, work together to sort and load cargo and maintain engines.

Kids engage in a variety of STEM challenges from simple sorting and shape identification to more complex engineering obstacles. As they test their abilities, the smiling faces of Thomas, Percy, Victor and others are there to offer encouragement and remind children how “really useful” they all are. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.

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

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.

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 ensemblein-residence 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.

A Night at the Museum

Meet your neighbors and tour the Phillips House Museum in Rockville Centre, Saturday, May 18, for this fundraiser to support the museum and the RVC Historical Society. Beer, wine, non-alcoholic drinks and hors d’oeuvres are included. Cost is $50 per person to attend. 28 Hempstead Ave. For tickets and more information visit RVCHS.org.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

AVISO DE ELECCIÓN

ANUAL DEL DISTRITO

ESCOLAR Y DE LA BIBLIOTECA

DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE

DE ROCKVILLE CENTER

UNION

CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que la Reunión Anual de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de la Unión de Rockville Center, Condado de Nassau, New York se llevará a cabo el 21 de Mayo de 2024 en South Side High School, 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York para los siguientes fines:

a) Votar sobre el presupuesto Escolar anual y el presupuesto de la Biblioteca para el año escolar 2024/2025 y autorizar la imposición de un impuesto sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos del Distrito para los fines anteriores;

b) Elegir a dos miembros de la Junta de Educación en general por un período de tres años a partir del 1 de Julio de 2024, para suceder a Kelly Barry, el titular, cuyo mandato vence el 30 de Junio de 2024 y Erica Messier, el titular, cuyo mandato vence el 30 de Junio de 2024.

c) Elegir a dos miembros de la Junta de la Biblioteca en general en general por un período de tres años a partir del 1 de Julio de 2024, para suceder a Melissa Sorvillo, el titular, cuyo mandato vence el 30 de Junio de 2024 y Nadine Kelly, el titular, cuyo mandato vence el 30 de Junio de 2024.

d) Votar sobre otras propuestas que puedan presentarse ante la asamblea y llevar a cabo otros negocios autorizados por la ley.

SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de la Unión de Rockville Center, Condado de Nassau, New York, llevará a cabo una reunión pública con el propósito de discutir el gasto de fondos para el año escolar 2024/2025 a partir del 1 de Julio de 2024. Esta reunión puede resultar en cambios o modificaciones a los gastos de este presupuesto y se llevará a cabo en South Side High School, 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, el 16 de Abril de 2024 a las 7:00 p. m. Copias detalladas del presupuesto escolar propuesto estarán disponibles en cada edificio escolar, el edificio Administrativo William H. Johnson y la biblioteca pública.

SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Educación realizará una audiencia pública el 7 de Mayo de 2024 a las 7:00 p. m. en South Side High School ubicada en 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, con el fin de

presentar el gasto de fondos y la presupuestando por tanto lo relativo a la asignación de los fondos necesarios para sufragar los gastos necesarios de este Distrito Escolar para el año escolar 2024/2025, en cuyo momento y lugar todas las personas interesadas en el tema del mismo tendrán oportunidad de ser oídas. No se pueden hacer cambios a los gastos en esta audiencia pública.

SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de la Biblioteca llevará a cabo una reunión pública con el propósito de discutir el gasto de fondos y el presupuesto correspondiente para el año fiscal 2024/2025 a partir del 1 de Julio de 2024. Esta reunión puede resultar en cambios o modificaciones a los gastos de este presupuesto y se llevará a cabo en la Biblioteca Pública de Rockville Center, 221 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York el 16 de Abril de 2024 a las 7:00 p. m. Copias detalladas del presupuesto propuesto para la Biblioteca estarán disponibles en la Biblioteca.

Y TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de la Biblioteca llevará a cabo una audiencia pública el 7 de Mayo de 2024 a las 7:00 p. m. en la Biblioteca Pública de Rockville Center ubicada en 221 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York, con el fin de presentar los gastos fondos y la presupuestación por lo tanto relativa a la asignación de fondos necesarios para hacer frente a los gastos necesarios de esta Biblioteca para el año escolar 2024/2025, en cuyo momento y lugar todas las personas interesadas en el tema de la misma tendrán la oportunidad de ser escuchados . No se pueden hacer cambios en los gastos en este momento.

Y TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Reunión Anual y la Elección se llevarán a cabo votando propuestas y candidatos en máquinas de votación el 21.de Mayo de 2024, comenzando a las 7:00 a. m. y terminando a las 9:00 p. m. en South Side High School ubicado en 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York.

Y TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para fines escolares (presupuesto Escolar), excluyendo dinero público, y propuestas que involucren gastos de dinero y la operación del sistema escolar para el año siguiente, puede ser inspeccionado a partir del 7 de Mayo de 2024 hasta la fecha de la Reunión

Anual en el sitio web del Distrito, en el edificio

Administrativo William H. Johnson y en cada escuela en la que se mantiene la escuela, durante el horario de 9:00 a.m. a 4:00 a.m. excepto Sábado, Domingo o festivos.

Y TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para los fines de la Biblioteca (presupuesto de la Biblioteca), excluyendo los fondos públicos, y propuestas que involucren gastos de dinero y el funcionamiento de la Biblioteca para el año siguiente, pueden ser inspeccionados en la Biblioteca a partir del 23 de Abril de 2024 hasta la fecha de la Reunión Anual, excepto en días festivos.

POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que las nominaciones para el cargo de Miembro de la Junta de Educación y la Junta de la Biblioteca, a menos que la ley disponga lo contrario, se realizarán mediante petición suscrita por al menos setenta y cinco (75) votantes calificados del Distrito. Las peticiones se presentarán en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar entre las 8:15 a. m. y las 5:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente el 22 de Abril de 2024. Esta petición deberá indicar la residencia de cada firmante y deberá indicar el nombre y residencia de los candidatos. Se considerarán elegidos para cubrir las vacantes los candidatos que obtengan el mayor número de votos. Cuando los mandatos sean de diferente duración, el candidato que reciba la mayor cantidad de votos será elegido para el mandato más largo. Sin embargo, la Junta de Educación puede rechazar una nominación si el candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara que no está dispuesto a servir.

Y TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se permitirá el registro de votantes en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en el edificio Administrativo William H. Johnson, 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, durante el horario de 8:15 a.m. y 4:30 p.m. en días hábiles escolares hasta el 16 de Mayo de 2024.

Y SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que el registro de votantes incluirá (1) todos los votantes calificados del Distrito que se presentarán personalmente para el registro; y (2) todos los votantes previamente calificados del Distrito que se hayan registrado previamente para cualquier Reunión o Elección Anual o Especial del Distrito y que hayan votado en cualquier

Reunión o Elección Anual o Especial del Distrito celebrada o realizada en cualquier momento dentro de los cuatro años calendario años anteriores a la elaboración de este registro; y (3) votantes registrados permanentemente en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau. Y SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que los registros que contienen los nombres de todas las personas con derecho a votar en la Elección Anual que se llevará a cabo el 21 de Mayo de 2024 se archivarán en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en el edificio Administrativo William H. Johnson, 128 Shepherd Street , Rockville Centre, New York, y estará abierto para inspección por parte de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito cinco días antes de esta Elección Anual, excepto el Domingo, entre las 8:15 a.m. y las 4:30 p.m. de Lunes a Viernes y con cita previa el Sábado. El registro también estará abierto para inspección en las urnas el día de esta Elección Anual, 21 de Mayo de 2024, entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m. Y ADEMÁS SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Registro se reunirá durante las horas de votación en la Asamblea y Elección Anual del Distrito el 21 de Mayo de 2024 en el lugar de votación con el fin de preparar un registro para las asambleas o elecciones del Distrito que se llevarán a cabo más de treinta días después del 21 de Mayo de 2024. Este registro deberá incluyen (1) todos los votantes calificados del Distrito que se presentarán personalmente para el registro, y (2) todos los votantes previamente calificados del Distrito que se hayan registrado previamente para cualquier Reunión o Elección Anual o Especial del Distrito y que hayan votado en cualquier Reunión o Elección Anual o Especial del Distrito celebrada o conducida en cualquier momento dentro de los cuatro años calendario anteriores a la preparación de este registro. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que las solicitudes de papeletas de voto en ausencia para la elección del Distrito Escolar y la Biblioteca se pueden solicitar en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito,128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Las solicitudes de papeletas de voto en ausencia deben recibirse no antes de los treinta (30) días antes de la elección. Si se va a enviar una boleta por correo a un votante elegible, el Secretario del Distrito debe recibir la solicitud al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección o se puede recoger una solicitud en

persona en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar el día anterior la elección por el votante o su agente designado. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna de una boleta de voto en ausencia enviada por correo, el Secretario del Distrito enviará la boleta por correo a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la elección. Las boletas de voto en ausencia deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 21 de Mayo de 2024, el día de la elección. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se les habrán emitido boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible para su inspección hasta el día anterior a la Elección Anual. en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, excepto los Domingos, en el horario de 8:15 a.m. a 4:30 p.m. entre semana y con cita previa los Sábados.

POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que, de conformidad con la Sección 2018-e de la Ley de Educación, las solicitudes para boletas de votación anticipadas por correo se pueden obtener en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar Libre de Rockville Center Union, Edificio de Administración William H. Johnson, 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, Nueva York durante todos los días en que el Distrito esté en sesión. El Secretario del Distrito debe recibir las solicitudes completas no antes del 22 de Abril de 2024 y antes del 14 de Mayo de 2024, si la boleta de votación anticipada por correo se enviará por correo al votante. Si la boleta anticipada por correo se entrega personalmente al votante en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, el Secretario del Distrito debe recibir la solicitud completa a más tardar el 20 de mayo de 2024. No se escrutará ninguna boleta anticipada por correo a menos que haya sido recibido en la Secretaría Distrital del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 21 de mayo de 2024. Una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les han emitido boletas anticipadas estará disponible en la Oficina de la Secretaria de Distrito durante el horario de oficina a partir del 15 de mayo de 2024 hasta el 20 de mayo de 2024, excepto el sábado 18 de mayo. de 2024, mediante cita previa comunicándose con el Secretario del Distrito al (516) 255-8921 o por correo electrónico a mceliberti@rvcschools.or g. Un desafío a una votación anticipada La votación no puede realizarse sobre la base

de que el elector debería haber solicitado una papeleta de voto ausente. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta electoral militar. Los votantes militares pueden designar una preferencia para recibir un registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud de registro, solicitud de boleta o boletas. Los formularios de registro de votantes militares y los formularios de solicitud de boletas militares deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 26 de Abril de 2024. Ninguna boleta militar será convocada a menos que sea (1) recibida en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el día de las elecciones y mostrando una marca de cancelación de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o que muestre un endoso de recibo fechado por otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) recibida por la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 pm. del día de la elección y firmada y fechada por el votante militar y un testigo, con una fecha asociada que no sea después del día anterior la elección. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que cualquier proposición o pregunta que se coloque en las máquinas de votación deberá presentarse por escrito mediante una petición suscrita por al menos ciento ochenta y siete (187) votantes calificados del Distrito y radicada en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito entre las horas de 8:15 a.m. y 4:30 p. m., a más tardar el día 30 anterior a la reunión o elección, momento en el cual se votará sobre esta pregunta o proposición, excepto que esta regla no se aplicará a aquellas preguntas o proposiciones que sean se requiere que se indique en el aviso publicado o publicado de la reunión o para aquellas proposiciones o preguntas que la Junta de Educación tiene autoridad por ley para presentar en cualquier Reunión Anual o Especial del Distrito. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que la Sección 495 de la Ley Real Estate Tax Act requiere que el Distrito adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto y el informe de

exención. Este informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor catastral total de la lista de tasación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada por la autoridad legal y mostrará el acumulado. impacto de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pago en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulado de todas las exenciones otorgadas. Además, este informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios del Distrito mantenido por el Distrito para Avisos Públicos, así como en el sitio web del Distrito. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que la Junta convocará una Reunión Especial dentro de las veinticuatro horas posteriores a la presentación ante el Secretario del Distrito de un informe escrito de los resultados de la boleta con el fin de examinar y tabular este informe de los resultados de la boleta y declarar la resultados de la votación; y la Junta se designa a sí misma como un conjunto de funcionarios electorales para procesar y escrutar las boletas de conformidad con la Ley de Educación S2019a, subdivisión 2b en esta Reunión Especial de la Junta. Fecha: 1 de Febrero de 2024

Rockville Centre, NY POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DE ROCKVILLE CENTRE UFSD CONDADO DE NASSAU, NEW YORK

MARYLOU CELIBERTI, SECRETARIA DE DISTRITO 145937

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LIBRARY ELECTION ROCKVILLE CENTRE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of the qualified voters of the Rockville Centre Union Free School District, Nassau County, New York will be held on May 21, 2024 at South Side High School, 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York for the following purposes:

a) To vote upon the annual School budget and the Library budget for the school year 2024/2025and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the District for the foregoing purposes; b) To elect two members of the Board of Education at large for three-year terms commencing July 1, 2024: (i) to succeed Kelly Barry, the incumbent,

whose term of office expires June 30, 2024; and (ii) to succeed Erica Messier, the incumbent, whose term of office expires on June 30, 2024. c) To elect two members of the Library Board at large for three-year terms commencing July 1, 2024: (i) to succeed Melissa Sorvillo, the incumbent, whose term of office expires on June 30, 2024; (ii) to succeed Nadine Kelly, the incumbent, whose term of office expires on June 30, 2024. d) To vote upon such other propositions as may properly come before the meeting and conduct other business as authorized by law.

NOTICE IS GIVEN, that the Board of Education of the Rockville Centre Union Free School District, Nassau County, New York will hold a public meeting for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds for the school year 2024/2025 beginning July 1, 2024. Said meeting may result in changes or modifications to expenditures for this budget and will be held at South Side High School, 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, on April 16, 2024 at 7:00 P.M. Detailed copies of the proposed school budget will be available in each school building, the William H. Johnson Administration Building and the Public Library.

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Board of Education will hold a public hearing on May 7, 2024 at 7:00 P.M. at South Side High School located at 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, for the purpose of presenting expenditure of funds and the budgeting therefore relative to the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary expenditures of said School District for school year 2024/2025, at which time and which place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof concerning the same will have an opportunity to be heard. No changes to expenditures can be made at this public hearing.

NOTICE IS GIVEN, that the Library Board will hold a public meeting for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds and the budgeting therefore for the fiscal year 2024/2025 beginning July 1, 2024. Said meeting may result in changes or modifications to expenditures for this budget and will be held at the Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York on April 16, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. Detailed copies of the proposed Library budget will be available in the Library. AND NOTICE IS ALSO

May 16, 2024 —

Public Notices

GIVEN that the Library Board will hold a public hearing on May 7, 2024 at 7:00 P.M. in the Rockville Centre Public Library located at 221 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre New York, for the purpose of presenting expenditure of funds and the budgeting therefore relative to the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary expenditures of said Library for school year 2024/2025, at which time and place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof concerning the same will have an opportunity to be heard. No changes to expenditures can be made at this time.

AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Annual Meeting and Election shall be conducted by voting on propositions and candidates on voting machines on said 21st day of May, 2024 commencing at 7:00 A.M. and ending at 9:00 P.M. at South Side High School located at 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York.

AND NOTICE IS ALSO

GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes (School budget) exclusive of public moneys, and propositions involving expenditure of moneys and the operation of the school system for the ensuing year, may be inspected commencing on May 7, 2024 through the date of the Annual Meeting on the District’s website, in the William H. Johnson Administration Building and at each schoolhouse in which school is maintained, during the hours of 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. except Saturday, Sunday or holidays.

AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for Library purposes (Library budget) exclusive of public moneys, and propositions involving expenditure of moneys and the operation of the Library for the ensuing year, may be inspected at the Library commencing on April 23, 2024 through the date of the Annual Meeting, except for holidays.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that nominations for the office of Member of the Board of Education and the Library Board, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be made by petition subscribed by at least seventy-five (75) qualified voters of the District. Petitions shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the School District between the hours of 8:15 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. on April 22, 2024. Such petition shall state the residence of

each signer and shall state the name and residence of the candidates. Candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to fill the vacancies. Where terms are of different length, the candidate receiving the highest vote shall be elected to the longest term. However, a nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his/her unwillingness to serve.

AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that voter registration shall be permitted in the office of the District Clerk at the William H. Johnson Administration Building, 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, during the hours of 8:15 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. on school business days through May 16, 2024.

AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the register of voters shall include (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any Annual or Special District Meeting or Election and who shall have voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting or Election held or conducted at any time within the four calendar years prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Elections of the County of Nassau.

AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the registers containing the names of all persons entitled to vote at the Annual Election to be held on May 21, 2024 will be filed in the office of the District Clerk in the William H. Johnson Building, 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District five days prior to said Annual Election, except Sunday, between the hours of 8:15 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. on weekdays and by appointment on Saturday. The register will also be open for inspection at the polls on the day of the said Annual Election, May 21, 2024 between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.

AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Registration will meet during the hours of voting at the Annual District Meeting and Election on May 21, 2024 at the polling place for the purpose of preparing a register for District meetings or elections to be held more than thirty days subsequent to May 21, 2024. Said register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the

District who shall present themselves personally for registration, and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any Annual or Special District Meeting or Election and who shall have voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting or Election held or conducted at any time within the four calendar years prior to preparation of said register.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots for the School District and Library election may be applied for at the office of the District Clerk, 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Applications for absentee ballots must be received no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. If a ballot is to be mailed to an eligible voter, the application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election or an application may be picked up in person in the office of the District Clerk no later than the day before the election by the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth on the application no later than six (6) days before the election. Absentee ballots must be received in the office of the District Clerk by 5:00 P.M. on May 21, 2024, the day of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection up to the day before the Annual Election in the office of the District Clerk, except Sundays, between the hours of 8:15 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. on weekdays and by appointment on Saturdays.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to Section 2018-e of the Education Law, applications for early mail ballots may be obtained at the Office of the District Clerk of the Rockville Centre Union Free School District, William H. Johnson Administration Building, 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York during all days in which the District is in session. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than April 22, 2024 and by May 14, 2024, if the early mail ballot is to be mailed to the voter. If the early mail ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter at the Office of the District Clerk the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than May 20, 2024. No early mail voter’s ballot will be canvassed unless it has

been received in the Office of the District Clerk of the District no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2024. A list of all persons to whom early ballots have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk’s office during office hours on and after May 15, 2024 until May 20, 2024, except on Saturday May 18, 2024, by prearranged appointment by contacting the District Clerk at (516) 255-8921 or via email at mceliberti@rvcschools.or g. A challenge to an early voting ballot may not be made on the basis that the voter should have applied for an absentee ballot. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the School District. Military voters who are qualified voters of the School District may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 26, 2024. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any proposition or question to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least one-hundred-eightyseven (187) qualified voters of the District and filed in the office of the District Clerk between the hours of 8:15 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., not later than the 30th day preceding the meeting or election at which time such question or proposition shall be voted upon, except that this rule shall not apply to those questions or propositions which are required to be stated in the published or posted

notice of the meeting or to those propositions or questions which the Board of Education has authority by law to present at any Annual or Special Meeting of the District.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law requires the District to attach to its proposed budget and 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 statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any District bulletin board maintained by the District for Public Notices, as well as on the District’s website.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board will convene a Special Meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after filing with the District Clerk a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said report of the results of the ballot and declaring the results of the ballot; and the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to case and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law S2019-a, subdivision 2b at said Special Meeting of the Board.

Dated: February 1, 2024 Rockville Centre, NY BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE UFSD COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK

MARYLOU CELIBERTI, DISTRICT CLERK 145935

LEGAL NOTICE

Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court Of The State Of New York County Of Nassau Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: 612633/2022

U.S. Bank Trust National Association, Not In Its Individual Capacity But Solely As Owner Trustee For RCF 2 Acquisition Trust Plaintiff, vs Anne Marie Izzo, Wayne Izzo, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. FKA JPMorgan Chase Bank, United States Of America On Behalf Of The IRS, New York State Department Of Taxation And Finance, Villiage Of Lynbrook, Inc., Slomin’s Inc., Capital One Bank USA N.A., Merrick Bank Corp., People Of The State Of New York,

Nassau County Clerk, James London Aiello As Trustee Of The Revocable Inver Vivos Trust Dated March 30, 1994 If Living, And If He/She Be Dead, Any And All Persons Unknown To Plaintiff, Claiming, Or Who May Claim To Have An Interest In, Or General Or Specific Lien Upon The Real Property Described In This Action; Such Unknown Persons Being Herein Generally Described And Intended To Be Included In Wife, Widow, Husband, Widower, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assignees Of Such Deceased, Any And All Persons Deriving Interest In Or Lien Upon, Or Title To Said Real Property By, Through Or Under Them, Or Either Of Them, And Their Respective Wives, Widows, Husbands, Widowers, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assigns, All Of Whom And Whose Names, Except As Stated, Are Unknown To Plaintiff, Unknown Successor Trustee Of The Revocable Inver Vivos Trust Dated March 30, 1994 If Living, And If He/She Be Dead, Any And All Persons Unknown To Plaintiff, Claiming, Or Who May Claim To Have An Interest In, Or General Or Specific Lien Upon The Real Property Described In This Action; Such Unknown Persons Being Herein Generally Described And Intended To Be Included In Wife, Widow, Husband, Widower, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assignees Of Such Deceased, Any And All Persons Deriving Interest In Or Lien Upon, Or Title To Said Real Property By, Through Or Under Them, Or Either Of Them, And Their Respective Wives, Widows, Husbands, Widowers, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assigns, All Of Whom And Whose Names, Except As Stated, Are Unknown To Plaintiff John Doe (Those Unknown Tenants, Occupants, Persons Or Corporations Or Their Heirs, Distributees, Executors, Administrators, Trustees, Guardians, Assignees, Creditors Or Successors Claiming An Interest In The Mortgaged Premises.) Defendant(s). Mortgaged Premises: 133 Southard Avenue Rockville Centre, NY 11570 To the Above named Defendant: You

are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Nassau. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. TO James London Aiello As Trustee Of The Revocable Inver Vivos Trust Dated March 30, 1994, and Unknown Successor Trustee Of The Revocable Inver Vivos Trust Dated March 30, 1994, If Living Defendants In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Jeffrey A. Goodstein of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated the Eleventh day of April, 2024 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, in the City of Mineola. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, dated December 10, 2003, executed by Anne Marie Izzo and Wayne Izzo to secure the sum of $290,500.00. The Mortgage was recorded at Book M25708, Page 110 in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk on January 5, 2004. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed July 14, 2010 and recorded on July 28, 2010, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book M35014, Page 117.

The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed February 12, 2014 and recorded on March 18, 2014, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book M39576, Page 114.

The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed April 12, 2018 and recorded on April 19, 2018, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book M42792, Page 268. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed September 27, 2018 and recorded on January 3, 2019, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book M43225, Page 645.

The mortgage was subsequently modified on January 28, 2019. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed April 13, 2020 and recorded on June 17, 2020, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book M44259, Page 620. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed May 14, 2021 and recorded on June 24, 2021, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book M45556, Page 212; The property in question is described as follows: 133 Southard Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: April 16, 2024 Gross Polowy LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 80435 146429

LEGAL NOTICE

INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE NOTICE OF POSTPONED TAX LIEN SALE NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR UNPAID VILLAGE TAXES AND/OR WATER RENT ARREARS AND/OR GARBAGE DISPOSAL FEES AND/OR ASSESSMENTS REMAINING UNPAID FOR THE YEAR 2023. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the sale of Village of Rockville Centre real estate tax and other liens for the year 2023, previously scheduled and noticed to be held on May 23, 2024 at 10:00 am, is postponed at the direction of the Board of Trustees to May 30, 2024 at 10:00 am local prevailing time in the courtroom of the Eugene J. Murray Village Hall, One College Place,

Rockville Centre gives back in a big way

room to fit an electric wheelchair as well as an aide.

The school’s principal, Rachel Dolan, told the Carlow Nationalist, a weekly newspaper, that she got a call from Madeleine Conlon, of Rockville Centre, in August 2022, telling her about the parade’s fundraising efforts for Irish organizations and institutions like St. Laserian’s.

“I was on holiday when I received the phone call from Madeleine, and her kindness and that of the committee was fantastic,” Dolan said. “She explained that there was a rigorous application process. So I enlisted the help of the school’s deputy principal, Colleen Scully, and we worked through the rest of the summer ensuring the application was finished on time.”

Kieran Conlon, Madeleine’s son, is one of 15 board members with the parade committee. He was tasked with coordinating with the Irish school because of his familial ties there.

“I have a lot of relatives in that area,” Conlon said. “Incredibly, the school is

located directly across from my grandmother’s childhood home.”

St. Laserian’s couldn’t afford such an

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Rockville Centre, Nassau County, New York, and at such time and place such sale shall proceed as otherwise previously noticed by the Village.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Nancy Howard Clerk-Treasurer/Village Administrator 146687

LEGAL NOTICE

Public Notice to Bidders

Sealed Bids will be received by the Purchasing Department of the Village of Rockville Centre, One College Place, Rockville Centre, New York for the matter stated below until 11:00 am prevailing time on MAY 30, 2024 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The contract will be awarded as soon thereafter as practicable for:

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Bid No. 2405DPW2(1113)

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Questions must be submitted no later than May 23, 2024.

Award of Contract will be made to the lowest responsible bidder in accordance with applicable provisions of the law. The Village reserves the right to reject all bids or make such determination as in the

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The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on May 7, 2024, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Rockville Centre Union Free School District in the County of Nassau, New York is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

Marylou Celiberti District Clerk REFUNDING BOND RESOLUTION OF THE ROCKVILLE CENTRE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NEW YORK, ADOPTED MAY 7, 2024, AUTHORIZING THE REFUNDING OF CERTAIN OUTSTANDING SERIAL BONDS OF SAID DISTRICT, STATING THE PLAN OF REFUNDING, APPROPRIATING AN

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AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $28,000,000 THEREFOR, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $28,000,000 REFUNDING SERIAL BONDS OF THE DISTRICT TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION, AND MAKING CERTAIN OTHER DETERMINATIONS ALL RELATIVE THERETO.

Object or purpose: refunding of all or a portion of outstanding bonds issued in 2014 Periods of probable usefulness: thirty (30) years, commencing on the date of original issuance of the first notes or bonds issued for the purposes for which the outstanding bonds were issued

Amount of obligations to be issued: not to exceed $28,000,000

A complete copy of the refunding bond resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the District Clerk, Rockville Centre Union Free School District 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York 11570. 146852

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expensive piece of playground equipment. Because the parade committee wasn’t certain how much money it could raise for the school, the school and the committee agreed that whatever it gave would go toward the down payment for the swing set.

“Thanks to Grand Marshal Tommy McNicholas, we blew away any prior year’s fundraising levels,” Conlon said. “We never guarantee or represent that we will raise a certain amount. I didn’t want to get their hopes up,” he added of St. Laserian’s, “but it wound up that they were able to accelerate (the project) because of the money.”

With the committee’s help, the school managed to cover the entire cost of the swing set. The project took longer than anticipated, however, Dolan explained, due to shipping issues after a cargo ship ran aground near the Suez Canal.

After more than a year of preparation, the project was finally completed in April, and the school invited representatives of the Rockville Centre parade committee to come and help celebrate the ribbon-cutting.

Anne Travers, the committee’s vice president, joined Conlon and fellow committee member Ann Marie Egan on the trip overseas to see the culmination of their yearlong fundraising efforts.

“We had zero expectations. We were just happy to see these folks again,” Travers said. “We were completely unprepared for what we walked into.”

As fate would have it, Conlon, Travers and Egan arrived at the school on April 18 — the day of the Feast of St. Laserian — and were greeted with signs and banners thanking both Rockville Centre and the parade committee for their generosity. School officials also unveiled a plaque commemorating the donation.

“They treated us like royalty,” Travers said. “They were so gracious. We were blown away.”

She added that the visitors were impressed not only with the presentation and the school’s students, but with its teachers and aides, who are expected to exude boundless energy throughout the school day.

“They have to be on from the minute they pull in to the minute they’re headed home,” Travers said. “They’re not allowed to have a bad day … They were the real heroes.”

She said that while there is a real need for such programs in Ireland, the school tries to limit its enrollment to about 140 children, to keep staff members from spreading themselves too thin.

Conlon said he was excited to watch the first student take a ride on the new swing, and immediately recognized how much the equipment would mean for children who would otherwise not be able to enjoy the playground with ablebodied students.

“This young student just lit up with excitement,” Conlon recounted. “I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house.” It meant a lot to see the committee’s fundraising efforts come to fruition, and he appreciated seeing the impact it would have on St. Laserian’s students for years to come.

“It’s important for the community to know,” Conlon said. “Many people don’t realize that our core mission is to raise money for these incredibly worthy charities, and how blessed we are to live in such an incredibly generous community.”

Courtesy Michael O’Rourke

Cian t impson, a student at St. Laserian’s School in Carlow, ireland, enjoys trying out the new swing for the first time. also pictured is his teacher, nosipho mapolisa, and principal rachel dolan, who helps push the swing.

Photos courtesy Anne Travers Students were thrilled at the opportunity to try out the new swing at the Laserian’s School in Carlow, ireland.

Students decorated posters around St. Laserian’s to thank the rockville Centre St. patrick’s day parade Committee.

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How can we keep rising costs down?

Q. I was told by a contractor that the cost of construction has been increasing over the years due to many more requirements that, if we didn’t have them, would keep costs a lot lower. He said they make us put in a lot of extra metal to connect the wood wall studs and rafters, even in decks, and that it adds about $10,000 just for that. Plus he said that we have to use a lot more insulation than we used to, and the foam insulation, especially, really raises the price, up to $16,000 to $20,000 more. I know this is necessary, but are there alternatives to keep prices lower? We have plans we paid for, and now we may not even be able to build. What can you suggest?

A. The connectors for wood can be eliminated almost entirely if you build with metal wall studs, metal rafters and ceiling joists with metal screws. Metal to metal is strong. There are two reasons that people don’t build with metal more often, one being the ease of working with wood, because you can trim and adjust a wood cut to fit more easily, and not have to be so exact, and most people building residential construction don’t have the right tools or training to switch easily to metal.

You see, screws and nails are metal. Wood … is not. Because screws and nails don’t grab wood as well, the connections can pull apart more easily in high winds. Metal connectors brace wood connections with a lot of redundancy, making it harder for a home to pull apart in a high wind. Watch any news report this spring and summer, as homes rip apart from tornadoes, and you’ll see why insurance companies pushed for these regulations, to have better bracing of wall connections to roofs and floors. Metal actually would cost less if more people used the products.

The ease of putting down a metal track and fastening the top plate and wall studs is faster and lighter than working with lumber, but traditions die hard. Metal doesn’t burn easily, will not warp, twist or rot, and you don’t have to treat it with cancer-causing toxins to resist insect damage. Metal is generally stronger and more efficient to work with, and waste is minimal.

Other than that answer, I only know of certain connections utilizing long screws to avoid these connectors, and people in construction would need training to know where and when these types of long fasteners can be used. Even the metal braces widely used have multiple holes for nails, because every hole must have a nail filling it, yet I often see where some holes are not filled.

Insulation, just like metal, will come down in price as more is applied, but better insulation is one of the few products that pays for itself in energy savings. Higher insulation value was debated for years before becoming code. It’s a necessary reality that actually saves money in the long term. Good luck!

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What if you had to vote right now?

Last week, we were treated (or subjected, in one instance) to two presidential events unfolding simultaneously in different places. As the day progressed, I understood that if we see and hear nothing else during the campaign, we will realize, as sentient beings and patriots, that only one man deserves the honor of serving as our president. Only one man is intellectually and temperamentally fit for the job.

The first image we saw on May 9 was President Biden speaking at a Holocaust remembrance at the Capitol, a sacred moment of tribute to the dead and a promise to the living to fight a robust resurgence of antisemitism. The flip screen, on the same day and time, was of former President Donald Trump in a New York City courtroom, where an adult entertainment star testified against him, offering lurid details of their alleged affair. The testimony was part of the ongoing trial of the ex-president for an alleged hush money cover-up.

The data is clear: Kids spending more time online and on social media is detrimental to their mental health.

In many ways, this is by design. The algorithms tech companies create for their platforms are meant to keep you glued to your feed, conveying visual information that can severely damage self-esteem and increase levels of anxiety and depression. These findings, confirmed by multiple studies from the National Institutes of Health, show that these problems are worse for young people. Children are especially susceptible to falling into algorithmic rabbit holes, because they are more easily swayed by prominent social media influencers looking to sell a certain product or lifestyle.

Earlier this year, we held a roundtable with state Attorney General Letitia James in Floral Park, to discuss the impacts of social media use on young

As Peter Baker observed in The New York Times, we were whiplashed by the images of the candidates: Biden recalling taking his grandchildren to Dachau to bear witness to the horrors of Nazi death camps, and Trump listening to Stormy Daniels describe him “sitting on a hotel bed in his boxer shorts waiting for sex.”

Imagine if, on May 9, you had just dropped onto our planet from another world where the arc of the moral universe does indeed bend toward justice, and good guys win, and presidents are held to high ethical standards, and you had to decide that very day whom would get your vote.

Long Island, where many of us never heard a hateful word or experienced any kind of ostracism related to our faith. Now the rise of extremism, fueled by lies pumped out by social media, has put Jewish Americans in the cross hairs, along with any other group seen as a threat to a MAGA America.

I magine if you had just dropped onto our planet from another, more just, world.

On one hand, you see Biden, a seasoned leader, vowing to fight antisemitism in America, stating that anti-Jewish rhetoric demands “our continued vigilance . . . and outspokenness.” You see him in action on just this one day, addressing hate speech and violence toward Jews, which he said is “ferociously” surging.

You hear him say that Jews will always have a safe place in America, a notion that many Jewish people in my age group have never questioned. We grew up in welcoming communities on

You witness Biden communicating his full support for the Jewish people and for Israel, and for peaceful college protesters on both sides, while pushing back against some of Israel’s most aggressive war tactics in its battle against Hamas. You are seeing impossible political and humanitarian dilemmas, in which no one answer is good or easy, in which any comment is instantly parsed and shredded by multiple raging influencers, ordinary citizens and political opponents.

You see Biden, a determined leader who knows himself and knows justice when he sees it, and knows how to move through this minefield.

That same day, when you drop into our country, you also see the former president, also an old man. You see Trump on TV coming and going from a

Protecting our kids online

people and to call for new legislation to regulate how tech companies present information through their feeds. Social media feeds are designed to be infinite, making it easy for any user to sit and scroll for hours on end through a constant stream of content and information. Parents spoke about the negative effects that extensive social media use has on their children, while pediatricians were reporting more instances of mental health struggles among their young patients.

One of the bills we are advocating for in the Assembly is the Child Data Protection Act, which would ban the collection and sale of personal data online for users under age 13 without the consent of a parent, and for users between ages 13 and 18 without their consent. The mass collection of personal data has become a lucrative business online, and companies are willing to pay to learn more about their customers and potential customers. This helps them target content and advertising to maximize viewership, which feeds into the addictive nature of endless scrolling

courtroom where he is on trial for allegedly covering up an affair he had with a porn star so that his 2016 presidential campaign would not be affected.

Stay with me. You just landed here from a better place. You see the two men in action that day. You know nothing about their respective policies on the economy or the environment or foreign trade or inflation or immigration. You know nothing about Trump’s presidency, when he alienated our allies abroad and denied the coronavirus pandemic even as it killed a million Americans. You never heard the speeches in which he called migrants “animals,” or suggested injecting bleach for a deadly virus, or said there were good people on both sides when white Christian nationalists marched in Charlotte chanting, “Jews will not replace us!”

You have not witnessed, in the past few years, the complete erosion of women’s reproductive rights and the diminishment of our Supreme Court.

You are just here this one day, May 9. Listen to Biden’s Holocaust speech. Look at defendant Trump, contemptuous and contemptible, an abject failure as a human being, not to mention a world leader.

Who gets your vote?

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

that is such a big problem for young people using social media. By placing these restrictions on access to children’s data, we can stop online platforms from precision-targeting their content to maximize the time kids spend online.

p arents, doctors and psychologists agree: Excessive social media use isn’t good.

Another key piece of legislation is the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation for Kids Act, or SAFE. If enacted, the bill would limit algorithms’ capacity to introduce new content from accounts a user isn’t following. Users under 18 would see content only from accounts they follow. As well, children wouldn’t receive notifications from social media platforms between midnight and 6 a.m., and parents would be allowed to block their kids’ access to social media between these hours. Only parental consent would allow those restrictions to be lifted.

The bill would also empower the attorney general to enforce these provisions by imposing a $5,000 fine on companies for each violation. And parents and guardians would be able to sue for damages.

These algorithms should not influence what children see online. It should be up to parents and their children to decide what kind of content they want to see.

These bills provide reasonable protections for kids using social media, without regulating speech or expression. The mental health crisis impacting young people across the country requires thoughtful public-policy solutions, and that includes holding online platforms accountable for pushing addictive content onto young people’s social media feeds at a pivotal time in their emotional and social development.

Parents, doctors and psychologists all agree that there are negative consequences associated with excessive social media use. We should be encouraging responsible use, and working collaboratively with parents and the tech industry to chart a new way of approaching how kids use online platforms. New York can take a leadership role in protecting kids online, which could go a long way toward alleviating the mental health crisis that has been worsening since the pandemic.

Michaelle Solages represents the 22nd Assembly District.

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With hurricane season coming, be prepared

the looming possibility of natural disasters — such as hurricanes and other severe storms — poses a significant, and ongoing, threat to Long Island, and particularly for those living in more vulnerable coastal communities, like Long Beach and Freeport, which are most susceptible to damage caused by high winds and surging floodwaters.

With hurricane season set to begin June 1, it is vital for all of us — especially those in communities with the highest risk — to take proactive measures to prepare. Resilience requires a strategy for severe weather conditions that are often unpredictable. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, that means:

■ Developing an evacuation plan

■ Assembling disaster supplies — including food, water, batteries, chargers, a radio and cash

■ Getting an insurance checkup and documenting your possessions

■ Creating a communication plan with a hand-written list of contacts

■ Strengthening your home

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From a government standpoint, preparedness often begins with comprehensive planning and investment in resilient infrastructure. Following the damage wrought by tropical storms Irene and Lee in 2011 and Sandy in 2012, many coastal protection measures have been put into effect, including seawalls and reinforced jetties and dunes.

For instance, after Sandy decimated the boardwalk in Long Beach, the structure was strengthened when it was rebuilt, and sturdier dunes were constructed as an added layer of protection.

Collaborative initiatives involving local governments, community organizations and emergency responders foster a culture of resilience, strengthening the collective ability to withstand and recover from disasters.

In addition, having a robust earlywarning system and evacuation plans in place can be essential in ensuring the safety of residents in the event of a major storm.

The disasters resulting from previous storms continue to serve as a glaring reminder, however, that even the best preparations may not be enough. It’s hard to forget the images of homes sub-

Include Nassau residents in transit authority’s monthly rail discount program

To the Editor:

For so many reasons, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board’s April 30 enactment of a discount program for New York City monthly rail tickets that excludes residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties is extremely disappointing — especially amid the advent of congestion pricing and its likely fiscal impact on Nassau County households.

As a lifelong resident of Plainview and the representative of the Nassau County Legislature’s 16th District for the last eight years, I am keenly aware of the extent to which residents of my district rely on Long Island Rail Road train service to commute to and from work in the five boroughs every day. Moreover, as a policymaker, I am cognizant of the environmental benefits associated with increased mass transit use and the positive fiscal impact that greater ridership would generate for the MTA and our county.

Considering those clear benefits for our region, Nassau and Suffolk’s exclusion from this incentive program makes little sense. Furthermore, it strikes me as a missed opportunity to extend a gesture of goodwill to Long Islanders in an atmosphere rife with palpable frustration about the implementation of congestion pricing. Imagine the frustration of commuters who live in Elmont, minutes from the Queens border, when they discover that they will be paying more to ride the train to Manhattan than someone up the block in New York City simply because of an arbi-

merged, fallen trees damaging cars and blocking roadways, and long lines of vehicles at gas pumps.

So it never hurts to have additional plans of action. Remember to store some extra gas to provide power to emergency generators. Store backup batteries and chargers. Prepare to-go bags in an easyto-access location. Have your home, auto and flood insurance information at the ready, just in case.

In the aftermath of any natural disaster, swift and coordinated recovery efforts are crucial. Having timely access to emergency services, temporary shelters and essential supplies is paramount to ensure the well-being of our communities.

And, as a storm approaches, it is of the utmost importance to listen to authorities, familiarize yourself with all available evacuation routes, and stay tuned for updates.

And always take warnings seriously. These storms cannot only destroy, they can kill. Being prepared, knowing what to do when a storm is on its way, and putting a plan in motion when the time comes is essential to staying safe and secure.

trary line on a map dividing municipalities!

State lawmakers now have a responsibility to address this glaring omission. As stated in an April 30 news release announcing the five-boroughs incentive initiative, “the programs are funded by the Outer Borough Transportation Account, created in 2018 by the New York State Legislature to provide $50 million per year to improve transportation in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens,

and Staten Island in association with congestion pricing.” The MTA must now work with state officials to identify resources that can be swiftly applied to funding a comparable discount for Nassau and Suffolk commuters.

A strong and comprehensive commitment to mass transit will yield tremendous benefits for our future — but our entire region must be included to maximize those opportunities. It now behooves New York state to act, and cor-

Let’s

rethink the war in Ukraine

Now that the Ukrainian military aid bill has been passed, we have an opportunity to assess the developing conflict and offer suggestions.

Back in the 1960s, President John F. Kennedy acquired some hard-won experience in managing crises and dealing with what is now the Russian Federation in a nuclear-armed world.

Two wellknown observations he made at that time are relevant now. First, at his inaugural address in 1961 he declared, “Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.”

Although Kennedy’s words seem reasonable, the fact is that the United States has repeatedly refused to negotiate with the Russian Federation about the crisis in Ukraine, starting even before the Russian invasion in early 2022. Beyond that, the United States exerted its influence to help halt talks between Ukraine and Russia in March 2022, shortly after the invasion. At the time, the Ukrainian position

was much stronger, its forces having just thrown the Russians back from the gates of Kiev.

The United States again refused to engage in talks as recently as February. This American rejection of diplomacy may not be out of fear, but is unhelpful to the cause of peace.

In the past, the United States has engaged in high-level negotiations even while fighting was ongoing. We know that during the War of 1812, the Vietnam War and in Afghanistan as well, highlevel talks between the warring parties took place while military action continued.

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Policymakers in Washington and NATO seem confident that they can tiptoe along the line of nuclear war with little risk. That is a confidence that some of us do not share given what we know about how nations stumble into war, and how those wars sometimes spiral out of control.

t will be late summer before new Ukrainian recruits can be properly trained.

No one in Washington seems interested in doing anything similar now, even during an expanding crisis with a nuclear-armed Russia.

A second quote from Kennedy, equally relevant, came only months after the Cuban missile crisis in October 1962.

JFK declared the United States sought to “avert those confrontations which bring an adversary to a choice of either a humiliating defeat or nuclear war.” It seems to some of us that U.S. foreign policymakers have forgotten that message with respect to the Ukraine-Russia

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rect the glaring and illogical inequities that currently exist.

ARNOLD W. DRUCKER Plainview

Arnold W. Drucker is the Nassau County Legislature’s deputy minority leader.

Liberty customers, tell Albany to stop the hidden taxes!

To the Editor:

For over two years, Liberty has been working hard to convince New York state to eliminate the Special Franchise Tax applied to utility water service so that we can remove that cost from our customers’ monthly bills. It represents a pass-through of the tax we are required to remit to the state government, and does not benefit Liberty in any way. And in many cases, it comprises a significant portion of your monthly water bill.

Your support of this initiative this spring has put us in a position to see real change, and eliminate the SFT from your monthly water bills as we work with officials in Albany this legislative session. While we have great momentum, we need our customers’

help to push this initiative past the finish line.

Stopthehiddentax.org provides details on the tax and the actions Liberty is taking to remove it from customers’ bills. On the site, customers can click the Take Action button to let their local legislators know that they want the tax eliminated. Nearly 2,000 Liberty customers have already taken action through the site, which has resulted in more than 30,000 letters being sent to key decision makers in the state. This is great, but we still need more support.

Between 30 and 50 percent of our customers’ bills comprise taxes that provide no benefit to the water system itself. While they do help fund local taxing jurisdictions, it is our firm belief that it is inappropriate and unjust for these taxes to be collected through your water bill. To make matters worse, our customers are the only ones in Nassau County who pay this excessive tax.

The only advantage Liberty stands to gain in pursuing this legislative change is happier customers, and providing water rates that accurately reflect the true cost of providing highquality water service. That’s it. We have dedicated ourselves to improving the customer experience, and this kind of rate relief will benefit all of our customers.

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already arriving in Ukraine, but it will be of limited use if Ukraine lacks the soldiers to make use of it. Its new conscription law takes effect this month, but it will be late summer before new recruits can be properly trained in significant numbers to join the struggle.

For many months, the conflict has steadily escalated, with both sides now striking energy and other infrastructure well behind the front lines. And if Russia faces the prospect of losing, in Kennedy’s words, a “humiliating defeat,” nuclear weapons may well come into the mix.

How do we know this?

Because Russian leaders have said so. Ukraine seems to be in a bad position. It is running out of troops and having trouble enlisting new ones. Many of the Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines have been there for more than two years with hardly any breaks or respite. That is not sustainable, and in fact it is remarkable that so many Ukrainian troops have carried on the fight for so long.

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For Ukraine, that is not good news. In addition, many potential military recruits in both Ukraine and Russia seem reluctant to enlist in the service of regimes riddled with corruption. Who can blame them?

Clare Daly, a feisty Irish member of the European Parliament, has drawn a comparison of Ukraine’s difficult position now and that of the Irish republic in 1922. Although the Irish at that time felt strongly that all of Ireland should be part of the republic, they made the difficult decision not to fight the British over the six counties in the north at the time. But through diplomatic and other means, the Irish still struggle for a unified Ireland.

It is unlikely that Ukraine will win this round, but like the Irish, the Ukrainians will doubtless pursue their national aspirations into the future. Daly wants a halt to the war, and so do many of the rest of us.

Arnold Oliver is a political science professor emeritus, and is syndicated by PeaceVoice.

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visit stopthehiddentax.org, click Take Action and fill in the information to have your voice heard. As a local Long Islander, I encourage you to take the time to tell your elected officials to remove this onerous tax from your water bill during the

2024 legislative session. Working together, we can make a difference.

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DEBORAH FRANCO President, Liberty New York Water

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