Nassau Illustrated News 1/18/23 edition is published weekly by Anton Media Group.

Mineola Choral Society Celebrates 75th Anniversary

With an upcoming performance and a new director, members reflect on the power of singing together

JANET BURNS

After 75 years, the Mineola Choral Society is stronger than ever, and is kicking off 2023 with a lineup of pieces that will offer audiences “an iteration of joy,” according to their new musical director.

Founded in 1947 by Elwood R. Schwan, then-chairman of the Music Department at Mineola High School, the Mineola Choral Society (MCS) brings together around 80 singers from over 30 Long Island communities, including New Hyde Park, East Williston, Mineola, Garden City, Baldwin, Freeport, Roslyn, Great Neck, and Port Washington.

For their 75th season, the chorus now has another Mineola High School staff member at the helm: MCS Music Director and Conductor Meg Messina, Ed.D., head of the choral program at Mineola High.

In a phone interview with Nassau Illustrated News, Messina expressed plenty of joy for her new role with the group. Her relationship with MCS began in 2007 when she became choral director at Mineola High, where students who intend to pursue music after high school receive a “generous” scholarship each year courtesy of MCS’ Peter J. Haller Vocal Music Excellence Award. The choir’s previous director, Thomas W. Jones, would also bring Messina in sometimes as an extra singer and “ringer,” she said, or would call on her as a substitute conductor when needed.

“This choir has a great legacy of community engagement and singing,” Messina said. While many community choirs don’t stick around for decades, MCS has been able to thanks to its dedicated board and singers, Messina said. “I’m very honored to be chosen to do it.”

For their February 5 Winter Concert, the group will perform Vivaldi’s Gloria. along with works by John Rutter, Giovanni Battista Martini, George Matheson, John

David, and Rev. J.K. Alwood. The event will also feature a special a capella performance by the Mineola High School Chorus.

Regarding the musical selections, Messina explained, “Following the pandemic, there was a time where my students and I wanted to process sadness, and that came out in our music. This [MCS] concert feels like a return to joy, and a return to community. So it’s really a wonderful, upbeat program, I think. It does spend one minute processing the turmoil of the past few years, but mostly feels like an interation of joy.”

During COVID times, Messina noted, her high school singers were thrown for a loop, as the risk of infection effectively prohibited practicing or performing as a

group. “We were used to the choir room being the safest place in the building, where you find people who know and accept you, and then suddenly it was ground zero.”

Even today, she said, “There are moments when singing feels slightly defiant, but we’re getting it done.”

Messina also repeatedly praised the group of singers she works with at MCS, and the importance of keeping choral singing alive.

“Except for the accompanists, we’re all amateurs,” Messina said of the group, which consists of singers with a 60-year age span from all walks of life and a range cultures. “Our only reason to be together is to make music, and I think that is the most pure and beautiful reason.”

Messina, who grew up in Nassau County and has spent her adult life in Mineola and New Hyde Park, admitted that she “wasn’t a choir person” in high school. Rather, she headed off to the University of Delaware to study piano, but overheard a choral rehearsal of Vivaldi’s Gloria one night and found herself staying, hidden away in the theatre, for the whole thing.

“It was a life-changing experience,” Messina said. “To get this job, and to choose Gloria for our first performance together, feels quite full circle.”

Other Mineola Choral Society members echoed the same level of enthusiasm and appreciation for the art form, and for MCS, to Nassau Illustrated

Mineola Choral Society president Karen Zalewski commented by email, “We started our season with our new director, Dr. Meg Messina and our amazing accompanist, Karen Faust Baer, who provide years of experience and musical excellence. Meg brings fresh energy and high choral standards to our chorus.”

“It’s a bonus that she is connected with the Nassau music community and brings a network of new local singers,” Zalewski added. “We’re all looking forward to performing Vivaldi’s Gloria with a ten-piece orchestra, along with a few other pieces that the audience is sure to enjoy.”

George and Diane Graf of East Williston, who have been part of the choir for 36 and 40 years, respectively, said it’s been “an incredible journey all the way.”

When she first “showed up,” Diane Graf said, the group had about 25 members and performed with only a piano accompanist. Today, close to 80 members come from all over Long Island to practice each week, and the growing group performs a variety of musicial selections backed up by a ten-piece orchestra.

When the nearby Waldorf Choral Society “unfortunately” had to close down, noted George Graf, a lot of their members joined MCS. “We had the same kind of repertoire that they enjoyed: masterpieces, like Bach, Handel, Mozart, Vivaldi.”

“It’s just a joy to sing in that kind of environment, and to see the audience enjoy it so much. The response has been phenomenal,” he said.

His wife added, “It’s been a learning experience for all of us, and most of all us, I guess.”

“We’ve spent a lot of time trying to keep choral music alive,” Diane Graf said. “We’d like to keep it going as long as possible, and work very hard at it.”

The group’s Winter Concert will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Corpus Christi RC Church in Mineola.

The Mineola Choral Society in full glory at a prior year’s concert. (Courtesy of the Mineola Choral Society)

The Mineola Choral Society has been a local staple for over 75 years. (Credit: Karen Zalewski)

Legislator Lafazan, Minority Caucus Colleagues

Propose Repeal Of Onerous Administrative Fees On Red Light Camera Tickets

Nassau County Legislator Joshua A. Lafazan (D - Woodbury) joined with fellow members of the Nassau County Legislature’s Minority Caucus on Monday, Dec. 19 to unveil his proposal for reducing fees that are currently being affixed to Nassau County red-light camera tickets.

While Su olk County recently took action to eliminate certain administrative fees on red-light camera tickets, Presiding O cer Richard Nicolello has stated in recent media reports that he currently has “no plans” to revisit the issue at this time. Legislator Lafazan is calling on the Presiding O cer to put Nassau taxpayers rst and take an important step toward returning the focus of the red-light camera program to its rightful placepublic safety.

“People need relief, and they need it now,” Legislator Lafazan said. “Government has a responsibility to meet this moment. And the very rst place to do it is addressing some of the

onerous and unjusti ed fees this county charges.”

Now that Nassau County is continuing to enjoy strong, steady economic recovery after emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and sales tax revenues have continued to grow through 2022 without experiencing the expected downward turn that was warned about during the last budget season, the time is right to devise a methodical, sustainable plan for addressing these fees, Legislator Lafazan said.

“ is money is not ours, but rather the people’s - and should be returned. So not only is this the morally right thing to do, it’s also a legal imperative,” Legislator Lafazan said. “I hope that the County Executive as well as the Republican Legislators believe that taxpayers deserve relief and that they will work with us to pass this plan. For tens of thousands of Nassau residents, they simply can’t a ord to wait.”

—Submitted by the office of Legislator Joshua Lafazan

STUDENTS PRESENT AT FLORAL PARK-BELLEROSE’S JANUARY BOARD MEETING

John Lewis Childs School kindergarteners presented their recent HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Into Reading projects at the Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District Board of Education meeting on Jan. 9.

The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Floral Park-Bellerose School fifth-grader Hanna Besozzi.

Then, kindergarteners Lianne Griffin, Conor O’Donohue and Colette Zimmerman presented their recent in-class projects from

the HMH Into Reading Program. The district began utilizing the HMH Into Reading curriculum this school year. The students were joined by their teacher Patricia Mancusi.

Additionally, cafeteria monitor Geraldine Macaluso, who has worked for the district for 32 years, received a Distinguished Service Resolution and was congratulated on her retirement.

— Submitted by the Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District

NEW HYDE PARK ROAD SCHOOL ENCOURAGES POSITIVE BEHAVIOR

To promote positive behavior among the students, New Hyde Park Road School implements a Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS). As their mascot is the Mighty Mustangs, Road School students are trying to “stay on T.R.A.C.K.” (Try, Respect, Accountable, Cooperate and Kind).

Each week, one class from grades K-2 and grades 3-6 who displays T.R.A.C.K. behavior will earn a Mighty Mustang Award. Individually, students can earn Mighty Bucks for positive behavior. They are then able to cash in their prize bucks for experiences, toys or school supplies in the school store. Some of the experiences students can earn through their Mighty Bucks are extra recess, no homework and acting as principal for the day.

Fifth-grade student Noel George was principal for the day on Dec. 2. As principal, Noel called for an outdoor recess day, visited classrooms, visited the holiday boutique to meet with PTA members, and helped supervise kindergarten and first grade lunch.

“His goal is to be a principal one day, so he was so excited for his day as principal at Road School,” Principal Kim LaRegina said. — Submitted by the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District

Mineola Board of Trustees Meeting Notice

The Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Mineola will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at at the Village Hall, 155 Washington Avenue, Mineola. Work session at 6:30 p.m. followed by public meeting at 7:00 p.m.

— Submitted by the Village of Mineola

New Hyde Park Road School fifthgrader Noel George was principal for the day on Dec. 2 as part of the school’s Positive Behavior Intervention System. (Courtesy of the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District)

John Lewis Childs School kindergarteners Conor O’Donohue, Lianne Griffin and Colette Zimmerman and Floral Park-Bellerose School fifth grader Hanna Besozzi are pictured with teacher Patricia Mancusi, members of the board of education and Interim Superintendent Lisa Ruiz. (Courtesy of the Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District)

Cafeteria monitor Geraldine Macaluso is pictured with members of the board of education, Floral Park-Bellerose School Principal John DeKams, School Lunch Manager Karen Crenshaw and Interim Superintendent Lisa Ruiz.

County Executive Owes Residents Action, Not Rhetoric, In New Year

By Kevan M. Abrahams, Siela A. Bynoe, Carrié Solages, Debra Mulé, Delia DeRiggi-Whiton, Arnold W. Drucker and Joshua A. Lafazan

As we embark upon 2023, Nassau County taxpayers should take stock of what County Executive Bruce Blakeman has - and has not - achieved during his first year in office. While he made many promises on the campaign trail and during his first year in office, he has unfortunately followed through on very few.

For months, the County Executive told Nassau County voters that, if elected, he would cut property taxes by over $128 million and “would pay for that tax cut by returning Nassau County’s entire budget surplus to residents.” He did neither - instead, in his first budget, he gave himself a 12 percent raise to the tune of $24,000.

Additionally, the County Executive has failed to follow through on his promises to “fix” what he called a “broken” assessment system. While candidate Bruce Blakeman vowed to hire “qualified professionals to run the Assessment Department and create a new and fair system,” one of his first acts as County Executive was to pass the buck to Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips to audit the assessment department. As County residents continue to wait for the findings of the Comptroller’s largely unnecessary and politically driven audit - findings that were supposed to have been published last September - major errors have occurred on school and general tax bills that will cost

millions of taxpayer dollars to fix. Where is the urgency for preventing more of these costly assessment-related mistakes?

Rather than make good on his promise to “hire qualified professionals to run the Assessment Department”, the County Executive’s budget has no signs of the necessary resources to invest in a full revaluation that would set us back on a course to fairness and accuracy. He has continued to use acting assessors and administrators for the last 12 months. Making matters worse, his administration has allowed the term of the acting assessor - who must be approved by the legislature every six months - to once again lapse as Nassau’s tax rolls remain frozen. All of this has further destabilized the assessment system, to the benefit of politically connected real property tax certiorari firms that have donated $526,875 to Republican campaigns – not the taxpayers who elected him to office.

And while the County Executive’s bombastic rhetoric on issues of crime have indeed garnered attention, his administration has done little to enhance public safety. It is in direct contrast with the administration of Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, during which crime decreased by more than 10 percent and the County was consistently named one of the safest places in America of its size. Since County Executive Blakeman

took office last January, major crimes have increased by over 34 percent. To help reverse that trend, this caucus proposed a budget amendment that would have enhanced community policing by funding the hiring of an additional 110 police officers. The County Executive and his Republican colleagues in the Legislature refused to support this common sense, sustainable proposal.

All of this is indicative of an administration that lacks a coherent vision for the future and insulates itself from the public. At a time when Nassau County has a projected surplus of $120 million and $385 million in American Rescue Plan federal funds at its disposal, the risk of missed opportunities is great. The Minority Caucus’ pleas to create an advisory council to guide the use

of American Rescue Plan funds, which are governed by stringent federal guidelines and must be obligated by the end of 2024 and spent by 2026, have been ignored. What is even more worrisome is that the County’s surplus is being misused to give jobs and money to political allies and promote partisan campaigns in violation of local, state, and federal laws.

In this new year, our residents deserve accountability and meaningful action, not empty rhetoric. At a time when trust in our institutions is so fragile, it is more important than ever to hold officials accountable when they fail to fulfill their promise - and it starts right here in Nassau County.

—Submitted by the Office of the Nassau County Legislature Minority Caucus

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18

Senior Discussion Group

What’s on your mind? Join us at the Westbury Memorial Public Library and meet new friends and neighbors in this casual program of fun, discussing what we have in common rather than our differences! Enjoy meeting new faces and talk about exploring new places here in Westbury. Registration required. Contact the Adult Program Department with any questions at 516-333-0176 or programs@ westburylibrary.org.

Paramount’s Laser Spectacular, featuring the Music of Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular carries listeners away on a mind-expanding journey, driven by cutting-edge effects, high-powered lasers, and large screen video projection, all choreographed to the masterful soundtrack of Pink Floyd. This performance will be played in the half round, to sections B, C, D, E, F and G. For information please call 516-247-5211. 8:00 p.m. at NYCB Theatre at Westbury.

THURSDAY, JAN. 19

Dos Toros Grand Opening

It’s grand opening day in New Hyde Park!

Come celebrate with us by giving back to our local partners, Cohen Children’s Medical Center and Northwell Health.

Please join us for our Spread the Love event on Thursday, January 19th, 2023.

Doors open at 10:30 a.m., we’ll have a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:30 a.m., and from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. we’ll be donating all sales to the Cohen Children’s Medical Center and Northwell Health.

To participate, you can walk-in or order ahead for pickup on our app or dostoros. com. Regular business hours continue from 4:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 1624 Marcus Ave, New Hyde Park.

FRIDAY, JAN. 20

Container Gardening Made Easy, with Nassau Cornell Cooperative Not enough space or just want to add interest to your home? Learn about one of the hottest trends in gardening – growing plants in a wide variety of containers. A container garden can enhance an entranceway, solve a landscape challenge or beautify a deck or patio, or add elegance around a pool. Learn how to choose your container, design a container planting and maintain your mini garden. 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Mineola Memorial Public Library. Questions? Contact the Reference Dept. at 516-746-8488.

SATURDAY, JAN. 21

3rd Annual Virtual Poetry Slam Westbury Arts is proud to host our third annual virtual Poetry Slam, giving poets from Long Island, NYC, and elsewhere a chance to read their work live, talk about their inspirations, and answer questions. All poetry styles are welcome. The subject matter of the poems can range in tone and topic. Since this is an event that is intended for all audiences, no poems will feature excessive foul language, substantial violence, or graphic sexual content. This event will be recorded and uploaded

to YouTube. Poets wishing to participate should send their contact information (email and telephone) to Meagan Meehan at ArtsyCr8tiveInt@gmail.com. Audience members can register for free on Eventbrite. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Zoom.

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party

Look out, Uniondale: Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party™ is coming to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum for the first time ever! Don’t miss the only opportunity to watch your favorite Hot Wheels Monster Trucks – Mega Wrex™, Tiger Shark™, Boneshaker™, Bigfoot®, and more, plus the all-new Gunkster™ – light up the floor in outrageous monster truck competitions and battles. 12:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday shows, 2:30 p.m. Sunday show. General admission tickets are $56 and up.

SUNDAY, JAN. 22

Bridal Showcase Super Show

Join us at The Inn at New Hyde Park for one of our largest bridal shows of the year. Meet experienced wedding professionals, enjoy a live DJ showcase, taste food, and check out top dress designs during a fashion show hosted by The Bridal World of Freeport. $10 advanced purchase, $20 at the door, per person. 12:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Iris Ellen Smith

Iris Ellen Smith of Westbury, NY passed away on Wednesday December 28th, she was 89 years young. She lived in Westbury for over 60 years and raised her family with her husband Harry G. Smith of 67 years. Daughter of Archangelo and Antoinette Buglione, Iris was born and spent her early years in Mount Vernon, NY and also resided with her family in Niagara Falls and Maryland before returning to Mount Vernon. She attended and graduated from Saint Gabriels High School and went on to the Latin American Institute where she earned her Associate’s Degree in Bilingual Studies.

After graduation she worked at Rock International where she met and fell in love with Harry. They were married in October 1955 and together they raised three daughters Karen, Deborah, and Janellyn.

Iris was a home maker while her daughters attended school and later was an assistant teacher at the Montessori School in East Meadow. Despite several battles with cancer -the cat with 9 lives- she went on to own Wheatley Travel where she pursued her love of travel and adventure. She and Harry traveled across the country and in Europe frequently as a couple, with friends and through business.

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She loved to decorate cakes, make chocolates, cook Chinese food, go shelling, listen to Andrea Bocelli, and her favorite Luciano Pavarotti , as well as dance with her forever partner. She was a dedicated fan of General Hospital. Iris was a member of the St. Brigid Rosary Society, Catholic Action, Marriage Encounter and supported St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Salesian Missions and Saint Joseph’s Indian School, as well as The Westbury Neighborhood House.

Iris is survived by her husband, Harry G. Smith, and children Karen and her spouse Roy Hagman, Deborah Smith, and Janellyn and her spouse Domenick Marrone, brother Alfred Buglione and his wife Gilda, and her brother-in-law Robert Smith and his wife Rae. She is predeceased by her parents Antionette and Archangelo Buglione, and sister Janet Brutto.

Iris was a loving and devoted grandmother to Lori and her spouse Dave Miller, Victoria and her spouse Jesse Alexander, Emily and her spouse Scott Sanford, Matthew, Natalie, and Christian Marrone. Iris was the adored great-grandmother to Madison Miller, Harry and Teddy Smith, and Austin Sanford who brought her much joy. She was adored by her many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends who remember her kindness and thoughtfulness. There was always a card or note for every occasion from Iris-a kind reminder of the love she had for everyone which will be truly missed.

She will be desperately missed by all those she left behind especially her beloved husband.

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From Montauk To Manhattan To Benefit Mental Health

Ultrarunner pushes the limits to raise money for Long Island Crisis Center

AMANDA OLSEN

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At 4 a.m. on Saturday, January 7, Chris LaMagna set out from the Montauk Lighthouse. Twenty-two hours and 20 minutes later, he finished his 130 mile run in Central Park. Along the way, he did not stop for the first 98 miles, a first for this ultrarunner. This incredible run is the second in a new annual tradition to benefit the Long Island Crisis Center, a local non-profit supporting Long Islanders with their mental health. The Long Island Crisis Center provides 24/7, free, high quality, confidential and non-judgmental programs and services to support and empower Long Islanders at critical times in their lives.

LaMagna took up running as a way to cope with his own mental struggles. On the GoFundMe page for the fundraiser, LaMagna describes his previous experiences. “I’m not a specialist in the field, and I can only speak from personal experience. Depression, suicidal thoughts, and anxiety have always been a struggle for me. As I grew, so did my mental issues. One of the ways I overcame my thoughts and feelings was by running. There is something special about it for me. Not only has running allowed me to connect with a fantastic community of people, I now know that I am never alone. This run is my way of bringing awareness to something that affects many of us and is often not discussed.”

Like many, this hobby grew out of the pandemic. Getting outside was one of the few ways to deal with the isolation and boredom of lockdown, and LaMagna took up running to deal with it. “I started running during COVID; I never ran before. I just picked up something to do. And I could only run a block and then I would stop. And I saw that as a challenge, so every day I just did an extra block and then it was a mile, and then it was three miles, and four and five.”

As an executive chef, the lockdown and subsequent restrictions meant LaMagna was left with a lot of free time. This free time meant he could no longer lose himself in his work, and he suddenly found old issues resurfacing. “Once that stopped, I figured I need to do something to work through those issues and I found running…I love the endurance of it. I love the sport of it. I love how you’re able to you know, clear your head. If I have any issues or problems I

can work through them rather than hide them and suppress them. I was traumatized (in the past) by a couple of things that had happened to me and through this sport, I was able to just like work through it.”

Once running gained such a promising place in LaMagna’s life, he started looking to push the limits of what his mind and body could do. This is where ultrarunning came in. Ultrarunning is often defined as a run with a distance greater than a marathon, but most routes begin at 50km and go up from there. For his first ultrarun, LaMagna traveled from the West Side to Southampton, just to see if he could do it.

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With that accomplishment under his belt, he started looking to add an altruistic element to his runs. At first, he wanted to raise money for mental health and give it to New York State. That evolved into giving the money to a more grassroots organization, where he figured the money would both go further and stay local. Through his research, he found the Long Island Crisis Center. After viewing their web presence, he decided to go to their headquarters and see what they were about. “I just walked in. It was so like mom and pop. Everybody’s up there just doing hard work like that. They’re just there for people and that touched my heart. Just to know that there’s something out there or a group of people or a community out there.”

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Seeing the hands-on care the Crisis Center was putting into their work moved LaMagna to partner with them.

“It’s really about giving back to the sport and to everyone else out there. Just let them know, you know, there’s no need to be alone. There’s always somebody out there

so that’s how it came about. Last year I did the same run (from Montauk to Manhattan) and we ended up raising about $8,000 for them.”

LaMagna plans to make the run an annual benefit, and possibly expand it to include more people. “This run will definitely be done every year, as many times as I can do it, around the same time. This is like my way of giving back every year. I think this is great for the beginning of the season, right?”

As far as what’s next for LaMagna, he definitely has some big goals. “So my next step right now, oh, man, I didn’t tell anybody this but I guess I’ll tell you. But my next race after this what I’m going to focus on is there’s this 551 mile race out in Vermont and I have 10 days to complete it. And I want to try to complete it in less than 10 days, so right after January 7, we’re going to rest January 8, and then training starts. I’m going to give that everything I have while working full time job and I’m just going to put my head to it. That’s it.

My long term goal is I want to travel on foot from Long Island to France, which means I would have to cross over the Bering Straits or I’d have to go from here to Alaska crossover. It’s like Russia can go through Russia all the way into you know, Germany and all these other countries and then into France. It’s 10,800 miles, and I would want to do that unsupported by myself. Nonstop walking and running. So I’m starting to go from 100 mile races to like, Okay, how long can I go before I can’t go anymore? And then let’s see if I can go further.”

Chris LaMagna crosses the finish line after 22 hours and 20 minutes.

Chris LaMagna. (photo submitted by Long Island Crisis Center)

Chris LaMagna begins his run at the Montauk Lighthouse.

The Art League of Long Island Call For Artists

Deadline is Jan. 31

The Art League of Long Island invites artists from Suffolk, Nassau, Brooklyn, and Queens to submit entries to the upcoming juried exhibit featuring works by artists who call the four counties of the Island home. The 61st Long Island Artists Exhibition is now a biennial exhibit and will be on view in the Art League’s spacious Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery March 4, 2023 through April 7, 2023. The deadline to submit applications is Tuesday, January 31, 2023.

Entry for each artist is limited to five works not previously exhibited in the Art League of Long Island’s gallery, one of which may be chosen from among submissions by the exhibition juror. Two and three dimensional original work in any medium may be submitted, including photography and fine craft, with the exception of videos.

The Art League is honored to have Neill Slaughter serve as juror for the Long Island Artists Exhibition. Professor Slaughter has taught at the university level for four decades as well as exhibiting his art nationally and internationally. Awarded an MFA degree from Indiana University in 1978, his teaching career began in Philadelphia at Tyler School of Art. In 1981-82 he inaugurated a study abroad program at Alnwick Castle in England. From 1983-93 he taught for California State University and Loyola Marymount University, again teaching abroad at University of Kent in Canterbury, England in 1989.

Professor Slaughter has lived in Southampton, NY, since 1993 and taught for Long Island University until his

retirement. He was granted Professor Emeritus status in 2017. Among his awards and honors, Professor Slaughter has received a Ford Foundation Fellowship, a Scottish Arts Council Grant, an LMU Research Grant to Africa, a Fulbright Fellowship to India and a David Newton Award for Excellence in Teaching. 2008 Slaughter mounted a thirty-year retrospective, which included a color catalogue and in 2022 a fifty-year retrospective with a webinar lecture. Additional information: www.neillslaughter.com. Full details are available in the exhibition prospectus. To obtain prospectus email info@artleagueli.org or visit www.artleagueli.org/call-for-artists. Applications must be submitted online at www.client.smarterentry.com/alli.

Established in 1955, the Art League of Long Island is not-for-profit visual arts center whose mission is to provide a forum and showcase for artists of all ages and ability levels, whether through art education in the studios or promoting their work through exhibitions and art fairs. The Art League is located at 107 East Deer Park Road, in Dix Hills.

NY-03 Constituents Demand A Free And Fair Special Election

Call on George Santos to Resign!

The citizens of NY’s 3rd Congressional District are fed up with George Santos’s lies and duplicity. Multiple petitions (links below) are circulating in the District with thousands seeking Santos’s ouster and a free and fair special election. The residents call on the U.S. Justice Department to prosecute Santos for fraud, the House Ethics Committee to launch an investigation, and local and national Republican leaders to repudiate Santos and refuse to seat him as a Member of Congress. This is not partisan - both Democrat and Republican residents feel deceived by Santos’s lies. Recognizing that no one in Washington, D.C. will believe anything Santos says, constituents of NY-03 are concerned that they will not have a voice in Congress and will be shut out of critical federal support and services.

Here’s what constituents from NY-03 are saying: “People didn’t have the truth about who this guy was. In my 30+ years in the nonpro t world lobbying for environmental, health and a ordable housing issues in Washington and Albany, I’ve never seen anyone with such an arrogant contempt for the truth or his constituents. While the whole country is aghast at Santos’s lies and utter disregard for decency, the residents of NY-O3 have the most to lose.”

-- Jody Kass Finkel, organizer of the ‘Resign Santos’ petition; volunteer, Great Neck Democratic Party

“I simply can not express strongly enough how shocked, confused and concerned I am over the fact that Mr. Santos (if that’s his real name) has not addressed the people in his district and feels that he can just show up to be sworn in!! As a Jewish woman, I was appalled to nd out he lied about his family and the holocaust!!! We, the people voted in a fraud, a liar. Did he embellish? No, he simply lied about every aspect of his life!!! Shame on you Mr. Santos and shame on us if we allow him into o ce.”

-- Limor Mordo, 58, Republican

who works in the airline industry, Glen Cove

“George Santos is sending the exact wrong message to young people across the country. If he isn’t held accountable, he demonstrates that our system deems it acceptable to lie about accomplishments, fabricate entire backgrounds and work histories, and generally be dishonest in order to get ahead. He must resign.”

-- Aidan Davis, 18, youth activist & college student, Plainview

“George Santos duped his constituents and was elected under false pretenses, fabricating his resume and blatantly lying about his background and credentials. is is criminal and we cannot allow this person to represent our district. ere needs to be a new election.”

trust and the American people deserve a Congress that cares about honesty.”

-- Matthew Wigler, 25, law student, Great Neck

“I am outraged and disgusted by George Santos, a con man who used lies and deceit to scam his way into representing NY-03 in Congress. I demand his resignation! If the GOP won’t back him in 2024, why let him take o ce now?”

-- Gail Limmer, 54, high school librarian Old Bethpage

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No one in Washington, D.C. will believe anything Santos says, constituents of NY-03 are concerned that they will not have a voice in Congress and will be shut out of critical federal support and services.

“Most pundits would probably consider me to be a swing voter – typically my vote ips 50% between Democrats and Republicans – and integrity is a signi cant factor in my decision. Shame on you George Santos!”

—Concerned Citizens for NY-03

-- Shari Markovich, 59, administrative assistant, Little Neck

“Mr. George Devolder Santos is a conniving fraud who not only agrantly lied about his background but also manufactured connections to the Holocaust, 9/11, and the Pulse Nightclub attack for political gain. He is a dangerous and repugnant imposter who is un t to serve anything but a prison sentence.”

-- Frank Bua, educator, Manhasset

“If Republicans in the House of Representatives are willing to overlook the dangerous fraud George Santos committed and seat him as a colleague in their chamber, they have no business pretending to give a damn about ethics when wasting our taxpayer money launching frivolous investigations into Hunter Biden. e people of Long Island deserve a representative they can

-- Frank Lomuscio, lawyer, Douglaston

“My message to George Santos: I don’t care if you’re Gay, Married, Unmarried, Christian, Jewish, or an Immigrant. I care about Truth, Integrity, and Honor. You have none of these traits and have disquali ed yourself from holding public o ce. Time for you to step aside!”

-- Nick Febrizio, 63, retired project manager, North Massapequa

“Mr. Santos should resign before being sworn in not just because he may have done something illegal (that the courts can decide), not even because what he did is so blatantly unethical (though it is). He should resign because he abused the voter’s trust, and if he wants (as he says) to serve and represent his constituents, the only way he can legitimately do so is to step aside so this district’s voters can choose a representative who will serve with the integrity they rightly should expect of any political leader.”

“We demand nothing less than Santos’s immediate resignation and a full investigation into his lies and money trail. He and his enablers cynically and pervasively exploited our democratic system and brazenly expected the system they abused to allow him to be seated. What a dreadful example for our children and loss for NY-03 to have an illegitimate con man treading water in DC. May our voices together help right this train and bring democracy back to NY-03.”

-- Allison O’Brien Silva, mom of three girls, Manhasset

“ e citizens of NY-03 have been deceived by George Santos’s lies and cons. He is remorseless, immoral and un t for public o ce; democracy must be restored with a thorough investigation and his immediate resignation.”

-- Deirdre Garland Olsen, social worker, Manhasset

“I am OUTRAGED that this man who lied about everything on his resume, might be representing my family and me. As a Jewish woman and mother, I’m disgusted that he used MY religion— stole my faith, my history, my historical pain with the Holocaust—to curry favor.”

-- Susan Naftol, 59, Plainview

“Someone who stole from an elderly person doesn’t strike me as someone who should be voting on legislation a ecting our social safety nets.”

-- Emily Raphael, 61, tutor, Plainview

“I have questions about Santos’s mental stability. is man has no remorse - people like this are often diagnosed as pathological narcissistic liars. How can we trust him to represent us? How can the Republican Party overlook this behavior? We deserve better.”

-- Caren Franklin, Finance Director, Al Roker Entertainment, Port Washington

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in Congress, it legitimizes anyone creating whatever character they wish - a toxic precedent for future candidates. Santos has shown no contrition; his original lies have triggered new lies.”

-- Barry Nisman, 70, retired, Plainview

“Please do not seat a man to represent us who has lied about his heritage, his schooling, his employment, his residence and more. NY District 3 deserves a representative that has honor and integrity.“

-- Cheryl Dender, Coordinator of Community Services, Plainview-Old Bethpage School District

“Over the past few weeks, George Santos has been exposed as nothing more than a pathological liar, a fake and a phony. He has duped the voters of NY congressional district 3, and we the people demand nothing less than his immediate resignation and a new election to be held to nd a candidate worthy of our vote and this seat in congress.

-- Jane Russell, parent of two high school students, Manhasset

“If one of my students lied on their college application the way George Santos has been lying to the media and his potential constituents, that student’s acceptance to a college would be rescinded. Santos needs to give his seat to someone who can tell the di erence between fact and fantasy.”

-- Debbie Gershow Lindell, 61, college counselor, Plainview

—Submitted by Concerned Citizens of NY-03

You Can Still Eat Healthy- Even On A Budget! COLUMNS

January is an interesting time of the year.

On the one hand, there is the excitement of a New Year, full of potential and possibility. On the other hand, you JUST made it through the holiday season, and you are quite literally and figuratively spent. Let’s face it – while the holidays are full of wonder and joy, they also come with their fair share of expenses and exhaustion. Is this really the best time to be making resolutions? The reality is you can’t pour from an empty cup!

The wisest thing you could do for yourself during this time is to go back to the basics. That means replenishing your body, your mind, and your wallet – in other words, healthy eating on a budget.

Let me tell you why this ought to be the first action item on your list. When you prioritize healthy eating, you are nourishing your body and your mind with the nutrients they need to perform at their best. Simply put, it’s how you fill your cup! It’s how you set yourself up for success when it comes to all your other New Year’s resolutions!

And it doesn’t hurt to do it on a budget either! Who doesn’t want to save money after the holidays?

So, here’s how you master healthy eating on a budget. The secret – a little planning goes a long way.

Before shopping:

1. Plan your meals at the beginning of

the week. Make a list of foods that you want to buy before going to the grocery store to avoid impulse buys and to ensure that your meals will be healthy and within your budget.

2. Investigate coupons and sales. Look online or in your local newspaper and flyers for any coupons and sales at your grocery store. Save as much money as possible, any way that you can!

3. Eat before you go shopping. It is never good to shop when you’re hungry. You’ll end up overshopping and buying impulsively to satisfy your current hunger.

While shopping:

1. Look for generic brands. Our eyes

always go directly to the name brand foods. However, the ingredients in generic brands are usually very similar to the brand name versions and they are much more affordable.

2. Try frozen fruits and veggies. Frozen fruits and vegetables are usually just as healthy and tasty as fresh produce, and they are typically less expensive. Check the nutrition label to make sure there is no added sugar or salt and save some extra money!

Day-to-day life:

1. Avoid eating out and ordering in. Although it can be cheap and convenient, most options at fast food restaurants are high in saturated fat, salt, and sugar. Making your meals allows you to ensure that you’re eating healthy.

2. Make pre-packaged snacks. When you’re running from errand to errand, it may be difficult to stop back home for a snack. Instead of heading straight for a drive-through, pack some healthy snacks ahead of time, like nuts, raisins, or carrots.

Make a practice of these good habits for the month of January. Once you’ve mastered the skills of healthy eating on a budget, you’re ready to conquer the rest of your goals with the energy of a well-nourished mind and body! Now let’s have a good start to the New Year!

—Maria Dello, Nutritionist at Dellonutritionals

Coffee Nap Comes To Industry Lounge & Gallery In Huntington

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From open mics in cafes to performance venues like the Industry Lounge & Gallery in Huntington, Coffee Nap is sure making its mark on Long Island. They played at Industry on Jan. 13 as part of the Indie Rock Adjacent Show..

Interestingly, when listening to Coffee Nap, the style ranges from more electronic to ukulele-heavy indie rock.

“I think about music as being a community project,” said Mike Nowotarski, Coffee Nap founder, who is originally from West Islip. “I really feel like every Coffee Nap show is different. Sometimes, we’re playing with different people. We’re playing different songs, or different styles. If you listen to the first EP, [Dandelion Wishes,] it’s very electronic. The album, [“(Of) Smoke Rings and Tenderness”] is really like a rock band. Everyone’s in the room together.”

Coffee Nap has a single coming out on Jan. 20 that will consist of just band members Nowotarski and Rene Sanchez of Brentwood, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who brings ukulele and a variety of vocal ranges to the band. The new single will return to the Coffee Nap roots, an electronic sound.

When it comes to the inspiration behind the music, Sanchez and Nowotarski each

write their own music and brings it to the band to play.

“There’s this not really well known artist, his name is Khai Dreams, and that’s where I take from because he also plays ukulele,” Sanchez said, adding that Nowotarski is a big fan of Bruce Springsteen. “Mike likes a lot of things. Right now he’s trying to go a bit more electronic in his music.”

And it’s this individuality of each member of the band that makes it unique.

“I went to school in Upstate New York and I was really lucky to be surrounded by a lot of musicians, because I was a music student, and there was also a very vibrant music scene in Ithaca. When I moved back home to Long Island it took a long time to find people to play with and shows to go to.” Nowotarski said when asked about his experience of being part of a band.

Eventually, Nowotarski found himself going to the music scene in Brooklyn, as well as attending open mics on Long Island. He performed under the Coffee Nap name

“I was in a very strange place when I started with this project,” Nowotarski said. “I was working in Queens, and I was living at my mom’s place on Long Island, and I was living this insane lifestyle where I would wake up at 6 in the morning, work, drive back to Long Island, sleep for a half-hour or 15 minutes. I would sleep in my car. I’d drive to Shea Stadium or Bushwick or the Silent Barn in Brooklyn and I would drink a cup of coffee and sleep for 10 minutes in my car.”

It was a time of trying to figure out how to be a working adult while balancing love for musicianship.

“It’s really almost impossible to be a functioning adult and to fulfill your responsibilities, give to the community and be a well-rounded person and also pursue art,” Nowotarski said. “I think that continues to be at the heart of Coffee Nap.”

It was an open mic at the Babylon Bean Coffee House that Nowotarski met Sanchez. He used to be part of a band

called You Guys.

“I think he’s just an incredibly talented musician who can blend in to anything,” Nowotarski said. “He just really has a gift for adding the perfect thing to the music without really disrupting it in anyway. And he’s an excellent songwriter himself, so he’s been really great to play with.”

Currently, the lineup consists of drummer Jake Charvat and bassist and background vocalist Christina Paladino, who also plays in the band Gamblers. Paladino used to play violin for Sanchez’s former band You Guys.

“I got her to join Coffee Nap from that,” Sanchez said. “I really love the way we all connect. Me and Christina have been playing for a minute, and Mike and I have been playing for a minute, and when Jake joined the mix, he blended very well...but it’s not in a way that overtakes anything. It... just meshes with everyone else.”

To listen to Coffee Nap’s music, visit coffeenap.bandcamp.com.

and released his first EP on his own.

At the end of their set, Coffee Nap members; Rene Sanchez, left, Mike Nowotarski, Jake Charvat and Christina Paladino gather together to sing a final song.

(Photos by Jennifer Corr)

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

January 18 – 24, 2023

Academic excellence. Safe and supportive communities. Find out why more families are choosing Catholic education. Join us for an open house and school tour on Sunday, January 29, 2023!

News From Notre Dame

The school has been educating hearts and forming minds for more than six decades

Education must always be more than academics. While academic achievement is a fundamental goal of our school, it is not exclusive. We follow the NYS Learning Standards, and we also provide our children with memorable life experiences. To us, education is about the formation of persons. We do this by promoting intellectual curiosity and fostering problem-solving abilities, not merely providing students with information for rote memorization.

Our moral obligation as Catholic educators is to encourage children to apply knowledge in ways that will have a global impact. We commit ourselves to developing our students’ intellectual gifts and fostering their spiritual growth. We promote the importance of putting the needs of others before our own immediate wants. Our faith-filled environment offers us the ability to beautifully blend the two each day.

We begin each morning by praying as a school community. Classes host monthly school liturgies at First Friday masses, as well as, other prayer services in which the students are active participants. They can be readers, leaders of song, altar servers, or present the gifts at the altar. Special prayer services include our Thanksgiving service, Advent, Christmas pageant, Stations of the Cross in shadows, the Feast of the Epiphany and Lent.

Our students come to us from a diverse range of cultures, beliefs and abilities. Those cultures and beliefs are respected and integrated in a magnitude of ways that benefit the school community. Student abilities are supported and enriched thanks

to our dedicated faculty and small class sizes. Our goal is to provide our students with the skills needed to succeed in a highly literate society, and then, as responsible faith-filled members of that society, to use those skills to create communities that actively promote social justice. Children of other faiths have the opportunity to share

their beliefs as well, adding to the diversity of our community.

Our days are filled with many exciting activities and learning events. Learning does not just take place in one classroom. Our children enjoy a variety of “special” classes with full-time faculty dedicated to expanding their love for learning. Our Art

classes incorporate art history, design, and digital media. Our STREAM classes focus on robotics, coding and architecture. Our Physical Education/Health classes teach the importance of sportsmanship and making healthy choices. Our Foreign Language program offers Italian, Spanish, French and Latin classes. We do have a part-time music teacher who works with PK through Grade 4. If students would like to continue their education and love of music, we offer band lessons through Paul Effman for grades Kindergarten to Eighth grade. We offer a variety of clubs, sports and enrichment classes for our students. Students in all grades have a dedicated recess time where they can use the outdoor play space, playgrounds or indoor play space during inclement weather.

Thanks to the generosity of our school families, we are able to broadcast our morning announcements throughout the school. We have our very own closed-circuit TV system—NDTV. Students in all grades enjoy the experience of interacting with people all over the world. Curriculum is further enhanced through visits to museums, science labs and zoos. We have oneto-one devices for all students; grades 3-8 use Chrome Books; the others use iPads. All classrooms, Nursery to Eighth grade, are equipped with integrated SmartBoards.

We have many wonderful events and programs which we would like to share with you. We would love for you to see us “in action.” Please feel free to call the school to schedule a tour.

—Caryn Flores Durkin, principal and Kara McCarthy, assistant principal

Computer Science Education Week

During the week of Dec. 5, schools across the Diocese of Rockville Centre participated in Computer Science Education Week. This annual event calls for students from kindergarten to grade 12 to learn about computer science, including coding and other aspects of computer science, careers in the field, and important contributions individuals have made to computer science.

One of the most popular activities of Computer Science Education Week is the Hour of Code. During the Hour of Code, students spend time learning basic coding skills from one of the many applications available online. The goals is to have ten million students participate during that week. Kindergarten through eighth students from St. Aidan School in Williston Park used their iPads to practice their coding skills through

Students from St. Mary’s Elementary School in Manhasset participated in the Hour of Code. The first-grade students used Kodable, where they met fluffy friends that are in-game puppies and learned how to care for them. The students used coding concepts to help take care of their pets. The third-grade students had a great time using Code.org to code dance parties.

code.org. The students each have an account and work on specific lessons for their grade level. At Maria Regina School in Seaford, third and fourth grade students wrote code to control Ollie robots.

The seventh-grade students at Our Lady of the Hamptons Regional School in Southampton used Scratch to create their own unique video games, including three states with loops, conditionals, and even a “game over” screen. They then had the opportunity to play the games they created. The second graders participated in a Hopscotch coding activity where they were tasked with creating an algorithm for a Christmas-themed hopscotch board with loops and a specific sequence to follow, including a specific start and end. They then enjoyed trying out the hopscotch boards they created.

At Trinity Regional School in East Northport, students completed a variety of coding activities. With their teacher George Dancause, the second and third grade students participated in Tynker lessons and used coding concepts to animate a Robot Party. The fourth and fifth grade students used Tynker to fly a dragon, animate a card, create a comic book, and draw patterns. Middle school students used their Scratch accounts to create projects using different commands, such as “wait” (for dialogue) and “glide for ___ sec. to (x,y)” to practice movement.

The students in all our schools enjoyed learning how to code and will continue to practice this important skill throughout the year.

—Catholic Elementary Schools of Long Island

Catholic School’s Week 2023 Open House Directory

T

he following is a listing of Catholic schools across Long Island.

St. Martin of Tours School Amityville www.smtschool.org

St. Patrick School Bay Shore www.spsbayshore.org

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Regional School Bellmore www.steas.com

Our Lady Queen of Apostles School Center Moriches www.olqany.org

St. Mary School East Islip www.saintmaryschoolei.org

Trinity Regional School

East Northport www.trinityregional.org

Our Lady of Victory School Floral Park www.olvfp.org

St. Anne’s School Garden City www.stannesgcschool.org

St. Joseph School

Garden City www.st-josephschool.com

Holy Family School Hicksville www.hfsli.org

St. Patrick School Huntington www.stpathunt.org

Long Beach Catholic Regional School Long Beach www.lbcrs.org

Our Lady of Peace School Lynbrook www.olpschoollynbrook.org

Our Lady of Lourdes School Malverne www.ollmalverne.org

St. Mary’s Elementary School Manhasset www.stmary11030.org

Our Lady of Grace Montessori Manhasset www.olgmanhasset.com

St. Rose of Lima School Massapequa www.stroseschool.net Notre Dame School New Hyde Park www.ndsnet.org

Holy Child Academy Old Westbury www.holychildacademy.org

St. Dominic Elementary School Oyster Bay www.stdomsob.org

Holy Angels Regional School

Patchogue www.holyangelsregional.org

St. John Paul IIRegional School Riverhead www.sjp2regional.org

St. Agnes Cathedral School Rockville Centre www.stagnes-school.org

St. Philip and James School St. James www.sspjschool.net

Maria Regina School Seaford www.mariareginaschool.org

St. William the Abbot School Seaford www.stwilliamtheabbot.net

St. Patrick School Smithtown www.spssmith.org

Our Lady of the Hamptons Regional School Southampton www.olhamptons.org

St. Edward the Confessor School

Syosset www.stedwardconfessor.org

St. Martin De Porres

Marianist School Uniondale www.stmartinmarianist.org

Holy Name of Mary School Valley Stream www.hnomschool.org

St. Brigid/Our Lady of Hope Regional School Westbury www.stbolh.org

St. Aidan School Williston Park www.staidanschool.org

Note: Some schools will conduct private tours for families and/or small groups. These will be done by appointment. Appointments can be scheduled on each school’s website. Visit www.licatholicelementaryschools.org to see more details about all school open houses and tour instructions.

Why Sacred Heart? Why Catholic School?

BY KAITLYN COLE AND ALEXA CUVILLY specialsections@antonmediagroup.com

Being students at Sacred Heart Academy has not only allowed us to excel academically, socially, and spiritually in an all-girls, Catholic educational environment, but has also aided us in college preparation, future careers and ultimately- a path to success. The all-girls environment at Sacred Heart is truly unique in that empowerment of women and equity for all is emphasized, all while helping us to grow stronger in our Faith.

We can thrive in a community that is specifically designed for young women who want to achieve in all aspects of their lives without being overshadowed in a male-dominated environment.

The Sacred Heart community, recognizing the importance of inclusivity and impartiality, continues to make all girls feel welcomed and supported in anything they wish to pursue, regardless of race, ethnicity, and backgrounds.

Attending an all-girls school has given us the confidence and opportunity to take rigorous high-level courses, such as AP Chemistry, which are typically male-dominated and affords us the comfort of being surrounded by an entire class of girls with similar interests. Because of this, we have

the confidence to really immerse ourselves in such courses and participate without a fear of being judged or minimized by male classmates.

The teachers at Sacred Heart Academy, such as Dr. Beth Feinman, chairperson of the Science department, never fail to build a personal connection with each of their students and are extremely flexible and optimistic when it comes to teaching new concepts and holding extra help sessions.

Sacred Heart has created an environment filled with encouragement and support as we take the lead in clubs and sports in addition to excelling in our classes. It is incredibly inspiring to see that every single student-leadership position at SHA is occupied by a girl.

Kaitlyn has had the opportunity to serve on the Executive Board of Student Council

and contribute to the Women in Healthcare and Medicine Club. She even created her own club, called Smile Farms, that works in partnership with a local nonprofit to employ developmentally disabled adults.

Similarly, Alexa has held leadership roles such as serving as Vice President of Science Olympiad and Member of the Math Team. Each of these roles has allowed us to develop leadership skills needed to succeed in the future while simultaneously exploring our own interests and passions with other girls and faculty members who share them.

As aspiring physicians, we feel this has prepared us for our futures by giving us the courage and ambition we need to succeed in male-dominated classes in college and in the modern workplace throughout our careers. Sacred Heart also encourages students to excel outside the classroom and in the real world. The skills Alexa has developed at Sacred Heart Academy have allowed her to pursue her passion in science and medicine, leading to an internship with Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute for Neuroscience Research in Spring 2023. Comparably, SHA girls are encouraged to develop into student-athletes as they play on a wide variety of athletic teams devoted to helping female athletes be successful without the worry of being overshadowed by male athletes. This environment has

enabled Kaitlyn to become a Captain of the Lacrosse Team at SHA as a junior and play Varsity Soccer while still succeeding in school and being able to pursue other interests.

In addition, with her coaches’ support, she is now to play Division 1 College Lacrosse while still balancing academics and managing her time well.

Volunteering and service are also significant aspects of Sacred Heart Academy’s mission. Various food and toy drives are held throughout the year to support local shelters and churches by the Student Council, and each student is required to fulfill a volunteer service of 20 hours per year.

As we are in our junior year at Sacred Heart Academy, we are deeply appreciating every moment we can spend with our teachers, friends, and the entire school community.

The experience at Sacred Heart Academy is one that is exceptionally rewarding and unforgettable.

Alexa Cuvilly is a junior at Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead and will be conducting neuroscience research at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute of Brain Research. Kaitlyn Cole is a junior at Sacred Heart Academy and will be studying psychology at Boston College.

Kaitlyn Cole and Alexa Cuvilly

Honoring Anna Guardino Of St. William The Abbot School

St. William the Abbot School in Seaford recently honored former principal Anna Guardino for her 24 years of dedicated service to the school, from 1988-2012.

The community gathered for the celebration of the Mass, followed by the dedication of the front circle of the school, forevermore known as “Guardino Way.”

A beautiful reception was held for Guardino in the school gymnasium, which was attended by past and present members of the parish and school communities.

Island

Syosset’s Thomas Barbella Enrolled At The College Of The Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross is excited to welcome Thomas Barbella of Syosset as a member of the college’s Class of 2026.

At 904 students, representing the largest class in Holy Cross’ 179-year history, the Class of 2026 hails from 575 high schools, 14 countries and four continents. Twenty-five percent of the class are students of color and international students; 24 languages are spoken; and 50 members hold dual citizenship. Nine students live within 1 mile of campus, which is about the same number as those who live more than 5,000 miles from The Hill.

These newly minted Crusaders have distinguished themselves through community service, leadership roles, and diverse participation in areas like the arts, music and athletics.

“Holy Cross is built for broad, deep and meaningful education and that says something very important about the kind of student who matriculates here. Our classes

are small and there is nowhere to hide—in the best possible sense,” President Vincent D. Rougeau said. “Our students have to be ready for spirited engagement. They will have their certainties challenged and perspectives broadened as they prepare for a world that needs their leadership, wisdom, empathy and generosity. And we are confident that they will thrive here.”

The new Crusaders arrived on campus and moved into the residence halls on Aug. 27 where they were welcomed to Mount St. James by an enthusiastic purple crew of current students, staff, faculty and alumni.

About Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, MA, is among the nation’s leading liberal arts institutions. A highly selective, four-year, exclusively undergraduate college of 3,100 students, Holy Cross is renowned for offering a rigorous, personalized education in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition. Since its founding in 1843, Holy Cross has made a positive impact in society by graduating students who distinguish themselves as thoughtful leaders in business, professional and civic life.

—The College of the Holy Cross

Fr. Eric Fasano, Vicar General of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, Msgr. Robert Hayden, former Pastor of St. William the Abbot, Mrs. Elizabeth Bricker, current principal of St. William the Abbot School, Anna Guardino, former principal of St. William the Abbot School, Fr. Brian Ingram, Msgr. Steven Camp, and Fr. Joseph Fitzgerald, current Pastor of St. William the Abbot Parish.

—Catholic Elementary Schools of Long

St. William the Abbot

Catholic School Seaford, NY

2001 Jackson Ave., Seaford, NY 11783

We are St. William's!

Mass Attendance and Daily Prayer Formal STREAM Instruction in our newly renovated, state of the art Makerspace Living Environment and Algebra Regents

National Junior Honor Society and Student Council Middle School Sports including Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Cross Country, Bowling, Cheer, Softball, and Baseball

Extended Care Program to assist Working Parents (Grades N-8)

Spanish Grades K-8 Choir, Art, and Music Band Grades 1-8 Drama Club

After School Enrichment Clubs Grades K-8 Field Trips in support of Curriculum

"Sending our daughter to St. William's is a decision my husband and I can feel good about every day. We know that from the moment we drop her off to the moment she comes back home, she is loved, safe, supported, and challenged. We have been welcomed with open arms into a community that shares our values. We know that sending our daughter to SWS will set her up for success –academically, socially, and spiritually- for the rest of her life. It’s the best gift we can give her."

~ The DeBardelaben Family

HOMES

Recently Sold

Situated on almost an acre, this five bedroom, four bathroom home at 197 Sands Point Rd. in Sands Point sold on Dec. 23 for $1,650,000. It is set back providing a beautiful scenery along with privacy. As you enter the home you are met with a foyer that leads you into either an oversized formal dining room or large formal living room. The family room is off the living room, with a beautiful brick wood burning fireplace. The eat-in chef’s kitchen features a Subzero refrigerator, Decor range and Bosch dishwasher. The main floor features four of the bedrooms and three of the bathrooms. The primary bedroom with en suite is on the second floor. The basement is finished with a large room for storage, laundry room, and access to the two-car garage. This home has central air conditioning, a propane tank and generator.

HOME & DESIGN

Nature Rooms

With competition for talent high, 61 percent of companies are investing in the design of the office. Creating a space that truly supports all types of workers and cultivates a sense of community, creativity, focus, and well-being is paramount to employee happiness and retention.

To reimagine the office as a destination that supports all types of work and work styles, Elise Nicpon from Room & Board Business Interiors (BI) shared one of several top space concepts that every company needs for a future-focused, employee-oriented workplace.

It’s no secret that the pandemic has led to a greater appreciation of the outdoors. Bringing the outdoors in, aka biophilic design, goes beyond incorporating plants and shrubbery into the space. In addition to plant life, providing access to natural light, including natural features like stone and wood, and embracing color are all biophilic design principles that have been proven to reduce stress, enhance mood, and improve creativity and productivity.

Atriums with an abundance of glass windows are a popular choice for funneling natural light into central areas.

Room & Board’s headquarters feature a wraparound design.

This luxurious customized residence at 17 Shorewood Dr. in Sands Point sold on Dec. 2 for $6,950,000. It was designed and built to perfection in 2013. The home provides an ideal floor plan for everyday living and indoor/outdoor entertaining. It has seven bedrooms and 11 bathrooms. The home has an extraordinary use of materials, breathtaking gardens, five fireplaces, a saltwater pool, a pool house, a sports court and an outdoor kitchen. The home has a wine cellar, media room, craft room and a full gym with a dojo. There is a utility garage and a three and a half car garage. The sits on two acres and has a full-house generator.

Indoor gardens are also trending due to their physical and mental benefits. Not only do indoor gardens add beautiful design elements

Room & Board’s outdoor courtyard features Emmet Chairs, covered seating spaces, and heating for colder days.

that participate in solving common spatial problems, but they also aid in room acoustics and improve worker well-being.

In addition to bringing nature into the office, take the office outdoors. Access to the outdoors has become an increasingly desired amenity among employees, resulting in more courtyards, balconies, and rooftops being incorporated into the design of commercial buildings. The daylight and fresh air offer a healthy and stimulating workspace, a calming environment to relax, and even a change of scenery for meetings and presentations.

—Room & Board Business Interiors

Homes shown here represent closed sales, sold by a variety of agencies and are selected for their interest to readers by the Anton Media Group editor. Except where noted, data and photos are provided courtesy of Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, Inc. and Zillow.

North Shore Land Alliance Awarded Grant For Historic Tavern House

The North Shore Land Alliance is honored to have been awarded a grant through the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation for the adaptive reuse of the Tavern House at the Humes Preserve. This historic structure on Oyster Bay Road in Mill Neck will become the Land Alliance’s new headquarters.

The unassuming, wood-framed Tavern House has been a part of Long Island history since the mid-18th century. Over several centuries, this property passed through multiple owners serving as a tavern or inn, farmhand quarters, guest cottage and summer home for Ambassador John P. Humes and his family. The Land Alliance acquired the 28-acre property in 2015. The land was purchased for conservation purposes and is now open to the public. With the conservation of the Humes property, we have created a 150-acre conservation corridor in the most biodiverse area in Nassau County.

The Tavern House within the Humes Preserve will serve as the Land Alliance’s

first permanent headquarters. The 4,000 sq ft building will include offices, meeting spaces, room for small-group educational programming, and environmentally-friendly septic and geothermal heating systems. While the structure’s interior will be modernized, the Land Alliance has made great efforts to preserve the building’s original features. “The move will better connect the lands we have conserved for public

purposes to the people and the organization who made their permanent protection possible,” said Lisa Ott, President and CEO of the Land Alliance.

“Through this project, we can preserve an important piece of Long Island’s story. The Tavern House has borne witness to hundreds of years of growth. It is an important part of Long Island’s history. With this grant, we are proud that we have ensured that

it will be an integral part of Long Island’s future as well”, states Kathryn Curran, Executive Director of the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation. Thanks to the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation’s generosity, the adaptive reuse of the historic Tavern House at the Humes Preserve will be possible. “The Land Alliance is grateful for The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation’s efforts to preserve Long Island history,” said Lisa Ott. “We are so grateful for the strategic funding they have provided to our organization and so many worthy projects across Long Island.” The Land Alliance’s new headquarters are set to open in February 2023.

The North Shore Land Alliance, Inc. is a nationally accredited nonprofit land trust founded in 2003 that works to conserve and steward Long Island’s natural and historic lands, waters and environmental resources. For more information about the North Shore Land Alliance, please visit www.northshorelandalliance.org.

—Submitted by the North Shore Land Alliance

MLK Weekend Activities Aim To Build Beloved Community

Since 2015, Abraham’s Table of Long Island has brought together thousands of people of faith to find shared values and common purpose. With rising incidents of hate on Long Island, the Beloved Community project was launched in 2022 to engage faith communities in a unified response that reflects Dr. Martin Luther King’s call for a Beloved Community with “an all-inclusive spirit of sisterhood and brotherhood.”

Abraham’s Table developed a toolkit of resources to help Long Island congregations pray, preach, educate and act to stem hatred on Long Island, before, during and after MLK weekend, January 13-16, 2023. To date, 110 faith supporters from 90 congregations and organizations have signed on to this project with almost 30 congregations/organizations reporting scheduled programs or activities, and more reports coming in each day.

These faith-based anti-hate Beloved Community activities took place along with many others during MLK weekend: • Bat Sheva Slavin hosted the Beloved Community opening brunch on January 13th, featuring speakers and musical presentations, and the closing program on Monday, January 16th, which also included musical selections and prayers,

as well as a keynote talk by Frank Meeink, a nationally-known former American Nazi who served time in prison and is now an anti-hate advocate. Both programs were held at the Suffolk Y JCC in Commack.

• Temple Beth Sholom in Roslyn featured an anti-hate cultural program that includes music, dance, poetry and literary readings, planned by an interfaith coalition of 12 congregations, on January 15.

• Rabbi Susy Moskowitz of Temple Beth Torah in Melville held a January 13th Shabbat service that included the pastor and choir of the African-American City of Oasis Church, Far Rockaway.

• Rabbi Lina Zerbarini of Kehillath Shalom Synagogue in Cold Spring Harbor held a January 15th dinner and conversation with Calvin Alexander Ramsey, whose children’s book, Ruth and the Green Book, inspired the Academy Award-winning film The Green Book.

• Fr. William Brisotti, Pastor Emeritus of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal RC Church in Wyandanch, discussed his sermon notes, included in the Beloved Community toolkit, geared to the Christian Common Lectionary readings from December that call people to be prophets who stand up to hatred and injustice.

• Rev. Ron Garner, Pastor of Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church, spoke at a press conference ahead of MLK weekend about his church’ s plans to use resources in the Beloved Community toolkit to publish anti-hate bulletin inserts, and how he incorporated prayers and preaching notes into services on January 15th. The church also hosted a discussion of Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story on January 15th. Dr. King carried Thurman’s book, Jesus and the Disinherited, throughout the civil rights movement.

• Rev. Lynn Sullivan, Pastor of the Garden

City Community Church, co-hosted Blessed Community MLK weekend interfaith activities with two other Garden City congregations, the Church in the Garden and the Garden City Jewish Center.

• Sr. Lenore Toscano, OP, helped present the Dominican Sisters’ Beloved Community Vesper Service in Amityville on January 15th.

• The Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center in East Hills and colleagues held multiple activities throughout MLK weekend, beginning with a communal breakfast. Big Brothers/Big Sisters were also on hand to collect clothing donations, and the JCC gathered shoes for NAMI, food for the CNB (Community Needs Bank), and packed over 1000 bags of different items (laundry kits, snack packs, etc.) for people in need at local pantries and shelters.

The Beloved Community project was motivated by the U.S. Department of Justice report that, in New York State, the number of hate crimes based on race, ethnicity or ancestry, rose from 153 in 2018 to 200 in 2020 and by acts of hate that have taken place here on Long Island over the past year.

— Submitted by Abraham’s Table of Long Island

The Beloved Community project was launched in 2022 to engage faith communities in a unified response that reflects Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s call for a Beloved Community with ‘an all-inclusive spirit of sisterhood and brotherhood.’

— Abraham’s Table of Long Island

HOROSCOPES By Holiday Mathis

By Holiday Mathis

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You set the tone and people treat you accordingly. e con dent assertions you make now signal to the world that you’re a force to be reckoned with. Later you’ll nd it easy to be generous and nurturing because you won’t feel like you have to prove or defend yourself.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). is is a common problem for many people. We all want to be our best selves, lose the things that bother us about ourselves and shine in the ways we think we could. But it’s hard to do the work of changing, if we even know what that is. is is why models are essential. You’ll seek and nd excellent ones this week.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Some memories swagger proudly to mind, others sneak in unwelcome and proceed to do cringe-inducing dances in your psyche. Some memories don’t come back at all. It’s why you make the extra e ort this week. You want the things you’re involved in to be extraordinary enough to make the round trip.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s hardly ever the case, but strangely often true this week: Unpreparedness is the key to success. Say yes even if you suspect you’re not ready. It’s amazing what you can come up with on the y. You can trust yourself to say and do the right thing, so just get in there and start acting and reacting to life.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). No one can prove the demise of the cat was its curiosity. It’s more likely that curiosity is the quality that made the cat king. To watch and learn in stealth -- to silently track a subject before the pounce -- these are the habits of a fearsome thriver. You’ll use your curiosity well, learning what you need to know to succeed.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). ere is no zero-sum game here. You can get all the points you want this week without taking points away from anyone else. You’ll work within a diverse group -- the luckiest kind! You can all succeed together, and, because you take the time to understand the strengths of everyone involved, you absolutely will.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Don’t fall prey to the common myth that you need to gure yourself out before you interact e ectively with others. e way to gure things out is to interact naturally with others and take both the awkwardness and the wins as good information to grow on. You’ll become masterful because you have the courage not to be.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll ask yourself a question you already know the answer to and you’ll get a di erent answer than you had before, proving once again that as humans, we often operate from guesswork, so convincingly we believe it ourselves. is is natural and keeps us moving. Just don’t be afraid to change your mind.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It’s not always easy to nd bright people like you, but it’s worth the e ort to try. No one becomes sharper alone. Supporters and competitors, teammates and enemies all help you become your best self. It may surprise you which category people fall into. Bottom line: You can’t go wrong aligning with vibrant minds.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). To overcome the fear of rejection, one must risk the dreaded feeling and accept what comes. It helps to be rejected and it also helps not to be. So there is no downside of taking small, manageable social risks. Practice in low-stakes environments where you will not be judged harshly.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). No one said growth was comfortable, but the discomfort can certainly be managed and paced. You are intrigued this week by the versions of yourself you might become. You’ll be inspired to tinker with your appearance, habits or environment. It’s a wonderful high when you nd something that works for you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Everyone wants to talk to you this week, and you’re not sure you want to hear what they have to say. Your trepidation is well founded. Everything you pay attention to that doesn’t contribute to your purpose is stealing something from you. You’ll get extremely good at guarding your time and directing your e orts.

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS

is year brings many a wonderful and lucky day in which unexpected and indeed unexplainable things happen. A bright, younger in uence comes into your world. Together you’ll investigate new places, eat di erent kinds of foods and enjoy a relationship that’s free of tired, old rules. You’ll be given a valuable item or job. Try it out to decide if it’s worth the energy of maintenance. ere are proud family moments, too. It’s wonderful how you can help someone succeed in the same ways you have.

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showed out, South was faced with the problem of trying to avoid the loss of a spade as well as a diamond.

So, rather than stake the outcome on a simple spade finesse, South cashed the king of diamonds and put East on lead with a fourth diamond. East returned a spade, and South, of course, followed low. This method of play would have been successful had East held the ten or queen of spades (or both), but with the spades situated as they were, South finished down one.

The odds were 3-1 in favor of East’s having one or both spade honors, and from that standpoint, South’s line of play had much to recommend it. Nevertheless, his approach was incorrect because he failed to spot a 100% chance for the slam.

After cashing the ace of diamonds at trick six, South should have played the K-A and another spade. This would have guaranteed the contract no matter how the spades or diamonds were divided.

Regardless of which defender won the third spade, that player would be forced to return a diamond or yield a ruff-and-discard. Either play was certain to eliminate the

Weekly Sudoku Puzzle

Enter digits from 1 to 9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square.

Data Analyst (Provisional)

Under the supervision of the district's system administrator; collect, process and analyze Pre K-12 school data elements using software including but not limited to Student Information Systems, Special Education data platforms and other third-party education software. A critical responsibility of the position is the understanding how data moves between our systems and the implications for good data mapping, data management, and process workflow.

Responsiblities:

• The coordination and accurate reporting of K-12 NYS data reporting elements.

• Extensive knowledge of student information system components, including teacher grade book, grading, reporting, scheduling, etc.

• Knowledge of the general principles of data processing, retrieval, analysis, and statistical reporting as related to student information systems. Ability to write code within the student information system to create and run various customized reports.

Job Qualifications

• Minimum of two (2) years' experience in educational records and reporting or similar or related field.

Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, including communication of technical information.

• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with other school personnel and other administrators.

This is a provisional appointment and will require participation in the Nassau County Civil Service exam for Data Analyst when it is available. Must be a Nassau County resident for a minimum of one (1) year.

Data Science Engineer (Great Neck, NY)

Formulate statistical modeling to process terabytes of mobile data and infer actual footprint tra c; Collect and analyze geolocation and demographics data to deliver actionable insights for retailers; De ne and implement automated quality assurance metrics. Master’s degree with 3 months experience. Send resume to Josh Su n, NS Info Holdings LLC, 310 E Shore Road, Great Neck, NY 11023.

Federal, New York State and local laws prohibit discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, familial status, age, marital status, sexual orientation or disability in connection with the rental, sale or financing of real estate. Nassau also prohibits source of income discrimination. Anton Community Newspapers does not knowingly accept advertising in violation of these laws. When you suspect housing discrimination, call Long Island Housing Services’ Discrimination Complaint Line at 800660-6920. (Long Island Housing Services is the Fair Housing Agency of Nassau and Suffolk Counties.)

GARDEN CITY

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, in trust for registered Holders of Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-4, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-4, Plaintiff AGAINST Charles Ferzola, Thea Ferzola, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered August 18, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on February 1, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 59 Osborne Road, Garden City, NY 11530. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Garden City, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 34, Block: 64, Lot: 229. Approximate amount of judgment $1,652,081.70 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #604746/2018. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website ( https://ww2.nycourts.gov/ Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-087326-F00 74489 1-25-18-11-4-2023-4T#236828-NIN/CITY

LEGAL NOTICE

GRIEVANCE DAY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Assessor of the Village of Stewart Manor will prepare a Tentative Assessment Roll of said Village for the fiscal year June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 and that a copy thereof will be filed with the Village Clerk of said Village where it may be examined by any person beginning February 1, 2023, between the hours of a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, until Tuesday, February 21, 2023. On the third Tuesday of February 2023 to wit: February 21, 2023 between the hours of noon and 4 p.m. a member of

the Board of Trustees acting as a Board of Assessment Review, will meet to hear complaints in relation to assessments at which time and place any person aggrieved by the assessment may appear and be heard in relation thereto, provided that they have first contacted the Village Hall at 516-354-1800 and scheduled an appointment for said review by no later than a.m. on February 14, 2023.

DATED: January 18, 2023 Rosemarie A. Biehayn Village Administrator Clerk-Treasurer 1-18-2023-1T-#237358-NIN/ CITY

LEGAL NOTICE

The Garden City Union Free School District is considering starting a Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program. The district is requesting proposals for Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program providers. For a copy of the request for proposal, please write to the Business Office at 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, New York 11530 or call 516478-1040. Proposals must be received in the Business Office no later than February 8, 2023 at 11:00 am.

1-18-2023-1T-#237360NIN/CITY

MINEOLA

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN XS TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-12N, V. SANTIAGO CARBALLO, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated September 30, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN XS TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-12N is the Plaintiff and SANTIAGO CARBALLO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on January 30, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 271 IVY STREET, WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY 11552: Section 35, Block 356, Lot 631: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECT-

LEGAL NOTICES

ED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT WEST HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 002645/2015. Leland Lewis Greene, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

1-25-18-11-4-2023-4T#236630-NIN/MA

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. GESNER SEJOUR, et al, Defts. Index #611849/2021. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered March 17, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on February 2, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a Section 35, Block 456, Lot 582-584. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale.

ELLEN DURST, Referee. LEVY LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99998

1-25-18-11-4-2023-4T#236631-NIN/MA

LEGAL NOTICE

File No. 2021-2215/A SURROGATE’S COURT, NASSAU COUNTY CITATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: Barbara Abdirkin

NYS Attorney General any and all unknown persons whose names or parts of whose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law and next-of-kin of the said Margaret Stiglitz, deceased, and if any of the said distributees named specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and successors in interest whose names and/or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and

cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained

A petition having been duly filed by Public Administrator of Nassau County, who is domiciled at Office of the Public Administrator, 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York 11501.

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on February 8, 2023, at 09:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why the account of Public Administrator of Nassau County, a summary of which has been served herewith, as Administrator of the estate of MARGARET STIGLITZ, should not be judicially settled.

[X] Further relief sought (if any):

1) Allowing the commissions of the Petitioner in the amount of $2,585.06 pursuant to SCPA 2309(1) and the reasonable and necessary expenses of the Office in the amount of $517.01 pursuant to SCPA 1207(4);

2) Fixing and determining the attorneys’ fees of Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC attorneys for Petitioner in the amount of $30,000.00 and disbursements in the amount of $331.63, for a total of $30,331.63, of which $5,331.63 has been paid and $25,000.00 of which remains unpaid;

3) Fixing and determining the accounting fees of Grassi & Co., CPAs, P.C. in the amount of $6,000.00 of which $0.00 has been paid and $6,000.00 of which remains unpaid;

4) Releasing and discharging the surety;

5) Directing each of you claiming to be a distributee of the Decedent to establish proof of your kinship, and show cause why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship or deposited with the New York State Comptroller on account for the unknown next of kin of Margaret Stiglitz, decedent, should said alleged distributees default herein or fail to establish proof of kinship;

6) Granting such other and further relief as to the court is just and proper; and that process be issued to all necessary parties who have not appeared to show cause why the relief requested should not be granted; and that an order be granted directing the service of process pursuant to the provisions of SCPA Article 3 upon such persons named in Paragraph (6) whose names or whereabouts are unknown and cannot be ascertained or who may be persons on whom service by personal delivery cannot be made.

Dated, Attested, and Sealed, December 2, 2022 (Seal)

HON. MARGARET C. REILLY Surrogate s/DEBRA KELLER LEIMBACH Chief Clerk

Richard T. Kerins

Signature of Attorney Richard T. Kerins, Esq. Print Name of Attorney Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC Firm Name 254 Nassau Boulevard South, Garden City South, New York 11530 Address (516) 538-1111 Telephone rkerins@mmkolaw.com Email (optional) NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you, and you or your attorney may request a copy of the full account from the petitioner or petitioner’s attorney. 1-25-18-11-4-2023-4T#236637-NIN/MA

Index Number 3762/2014. ELLEN N. SAVINO, ESQ., Referee Dorf Nelson LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, NY 10580 2-8-1; 1-25-18-2023-4T#237230-NIN/MA

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING INCORPORATED

VILLAGE OF MINEOLA

VRMTG ASSET TRUST, Plaintiff, AGAINST FRANCENY M. CASTRO A/K/A FRANCENY M. GONZALEZ A/K/A FRANCENY GONZALEZ, EDWIN H. MARTINEZ, et al. Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on September 25, 2019.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 30, 2023 at 4:00 PM premises known as 70 Colonial Road Floral Park, NY 11001-4132.

Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing.

LEGAL

NOTICE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF CBA COMMERCIAL ASSETS, SMALL BALANCE COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-2, Plaintiff -against- MARIS GORDON AND PETER GORDON, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated September 8, 2020 and entered on September 22, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on February 21, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Mineola, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at the intersection of the westerly line of Willis Avenue and the northerly line of Grant Avenue; being a plot 104.68 feet by 50 feet by 104.80 feet by 50 feet. SBL# 9-409-462

All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction.

Said premises known as 199201 WILLIS AVENUE, MINEOLA, NY Approximate amount of lien $1,215,390.28 plus interest costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Mineola will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 6:30 p.m., at the Village Hall, 155 Washington Avenue, Mineola, New York 11501, or at some other location to be hereafter designated by the Board of Trustees, in order to receive public comment upon the following: APPLICATION OF SULEMAN ABID FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 550 OF THE CODE OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF MINEOLA, ENTITLED “ZONING”, SECTION 550-12 ENTITLED “B-1 DISTRICTS”, SUBSECTION (B) ENTITLED “SPECIAL USES” TO ESTABLISH A SOCIAL ADULT DAYCARE CENTER UPON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 185 WILLIS AVENUE, MINEOLA, NEW YORK, KNOWN AND DESIGNATED ON THE NASSAU COUNTY LAND AND TAX MAP AS SECTION 9, BLOCK 410, LOTS 562-565.

The Village of Mineola does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in administration or access to or employment in its projects and activities. Bryan L. Rivera, Village Clerk has been directed to coordinate compliance with non-discrimination requirements of the Federal Revenue Sharing regulations.

At this scheduled meeting of its Board of Trustees, reserved decisions from previous meetings, if any, may be acted upon by the Board of Trustees.

At the aforesaid time and place, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard.

By Order of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Mineola

Bryan L. Rivera

Village Clerk

Dated: January 12, 2023 1-18-2023-1T-#237413-NIN/ MA

NEW HYDE PARK

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK TRUST N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Bellrose, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 32, Block 24 and Lot 20.

Approximate amount of judgment $703,715.04 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #606691/2018.

Joseph Trotti, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747

1-18-11-4-2023; 12-28-212022-5T-#236368-NIN/NHP

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of RECLUSIVE HEALING LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY(SSNY) on 11/24/22. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 55 Diamond St, Elmont, NY 11003. Purpose: any lawful act.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST CLOTAIRE PIERRE LOUIS, MARGO PIERRE LOUIS A/K/A MARGO PIERRE-LOUIS, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 30, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on February 1, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises

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known as 200 WALDORF AVENUE, ELMONT, NY 11003. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 32, Block 428, Lots 42 to 47. Approximate amount of judgment $698,075.75 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #003953/2010. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 00-209418 74280

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY IN ITS CAPACITY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE NOTEHOLDERS OF AAMES MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST 2005-2, V. FANNY E. FERNANDEZ, ET AL.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated June 1, 2011, and entered in the Office of the Cler of the County of Nassau, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY IN ITS CAPACITY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE NOTEHOLDERS OF AAMES MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST 2005-2 is the Plaintiff and FANNY E. FERNANDEZ, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on January 31, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 364 CARNATION AVE, FLORAL PARK, NY 11001: Section 32, Block 510, Lot 15: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF

FLORAL PARK, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 022490/2009. Gerald Gardner Wright, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing.

*LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE HOME EQUITY ASSET TRUST 2006-3 HOME EQUITY PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-3, V.

AUSTIN RICKETTS, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 17, 2016, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE HOME EQUITY ASSET TRUST 2006-3 HOME EQUITY PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-3 is the Plaintiff and AUSTIN RICKETTS, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on February 1, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 15 MONACO AVENUE, ELMONT, NY 11003: Section 0032, Block 00697-00, Lot 00002: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN ELMONT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 006395/2015. Mark Ricciardi, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be

conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 1-25-18-11-4-2023-4T#236629-NIN/NHP

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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2006-WMC3, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006WMC3, Plaintiff, vs. PAMELA BEDEAU, ET AL., Defendant(s).

ursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 21, 2019 and an Order Amending Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and Extending Time to Sell duly entered on February 7, 2022. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on February 6, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 398 Sapir Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 37, Block 238 and Lot 138. Approximate amount of judgment is $959,005.62 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index 005289/2013. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine.

COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Joseph DeMarco, Esq., Referee

Pincus Law Group, PLLC, 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, New York 11556, Attorneys for Plaintiff 1-25-18-11-4-2023-4T#236633-NIN/NHP

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SURROGATE’S COURTNASSAU COUNTY PROBATE CITATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

By the Grace of God Free and Independent File No.2022-1521

To John Andrejkovics, Mark Andrejkovics, Diane Demes, Marilyn Bull, Jeffrey Andrejkovics and any and all unknown persons whose names or parts of whose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and

cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law and next-of-kin of the said CLARA STAMPEL aka CLARA ANNA STAMPEL , deceased, and if any of the said above distributees named specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and successors in interest whose names and/or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained.

GREETINGS

A PETITION having been duly filed by Fran attanzio, residing at 990 First Ave, Franklin Square, NY 11010 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on Feb. 22, 2023 at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of CLARA STAMPEL aka CLARA ANNA STAMPEL , lately domiciled at 1150 Hempstead Tpke, Franklin Square.NY ,admitting to probate a Will dated September 24, 2012 a copy of which is attached, as the Will of CLARA STAMPEL aka CLARA ANNA STAMPEL , deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary to FRANK LATTANZIO

Letters of Trusteeship to

Letters of Administration c.t.a. issue to Further relief sought (if any)

HON. MARGARET C. REILLY, Surrogate Dated, Attested, and Sealed, 12/7/22

(Seal) Debra Keller Leimbach, Chief Clerk This Citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear, it will be assumed that you consent to the proceedings, unless you file written verified objections thereto ou have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you.

Name of Atrorney: Frank Lattanzio Esq

Address 1143 Hempstead TPKE, Franklin Square NY 11010

Phone No. 516-354-7688

A TRUE COPY OF THE WILL OFFERED FOR PROBATE MUST BE ATTACHED TO THIS CITATION

Notice: 22NYCRR 207.

7c: Proof of Service should be filed on or before the second day preceding the return date.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN

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TRUST, 2005-6, Plaintiff AGAINST ROZANNA BEAUMONT, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered July 25, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on February 1, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 115 Arthur Avenue, Floral Park, NY 11001. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being the Incorporated Village of South Floral Park, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 32, BLOCK 347, LOT 15, LOT 16, LOT 17 AND LOT 18. Approximate amount of judgment $762,159.35 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #008592/2008. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Leland L. Greene, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 00-117158 74416 1-25-18-11-4-2023-4T#236831-NIN/NHP

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Notice of formation of JIRRY Beverages Co., LLC. Articles of organi ation filed with the Secretary of State of N.Y (SSNY) on 3/17/21. Office ocation assau County.SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served he ost Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is United States Corporation Agents, INC 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228. The principal business address of the LLC is 58 Sobro Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580 Purpose: any lawful act or activity

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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, COUNTY ACQUISITIONS LLC, Plaintiff, vs. KEVIN TASEEM SCOTT, PERSONALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF KATHERINE SIMS SCOTT, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on November 18, 2022, I, the undersigned

Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on February 14, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 581 Jefferson Street, Westbury, NY 11590.

All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Westbury, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 10, Block 69 and Lot 300. Approximate amount of judgment is $17,092.70 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index 606963/2020. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine.

COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee Robert Bichoupan, P.C., 175 East Shore Road, Suite 270, Great Neck, New York 11023, Attorneys for Plaintiff 2-1; 1-25-18-11-2023-4T#236875-NIN/NHP

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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., Plaintiff, vs. GRACE BILELLA, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming eferee s eport and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on July 5, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on February 14, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 1067 Mirabelle Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 45, Block 2 and Lot 82. Approximate amount of judgment is $437,918.85 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index 001885/2017. Cash will not be accepted. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine.

COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 2-1; 1-25-18-11-2023-4T#236963-NIN/NHP

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SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/ B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BROUGHAM FUND I TRUST, Plaintiff against SURINDER S. GHOTRA A/K/A SURINDER GHOTRA, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern Eisenberg, P.C., Woodbridge Corporation Plaza, 485B Route 1 South, Suite 330, Iselin, NJ 08830.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered September 18, 2019, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on February 15, 2023 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 112 Hillside Boulevard, New Hyde Park, NY 11040. Sec 8 Block 35 Lot 85. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $649,604.12 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index o 602785/2018.

During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Larry H. Weiss, Esq., Referee NY201700000152-2 2-1; 1-25-18-11-2023-4T#237009-NIN/NHP

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SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS–SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU– THE MONEY SOURCE INC., Plaintiff, -against- ANY AND ALL KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIEN-

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The following is the 2023 public meeting schedule of the Garden City Park Water/Fire District. All interested parties may attend.

2023 Water District Meetings

Day Date Time

Wednesday January 11 5:00 p.m.**

Wednesday February 8 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday March 8 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday April 12 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday May 10 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday June 14 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday July 12 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday August 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday September 13 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday October 11 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday November 8 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday December 13 5:00 p.m.

2023 Fire District Meetings Day Date Time

Thursday January 26 8:00 p.m.

Thursday February 23 8:00 p.m.

Thursday March 23 8:00 p.m.

Thursday April 27 8:00 p.m.

Thursday May 25 8:00 p.m.

Thursday June 22 8:00 p.m.

Thursday July 27 8:00 p.m.

Thursday August 24 8:00 p.m.

Thursday September 28 8:00 p.m.

Thursday October 26 8:00 p.m.

Thursday November 16 (adj. for Thanksgiving) 8:00 p.m.

Thursday December 21 8:00 p.m.

**The 2023 Garden City Park Water/Fire District Re-Organizational meeting will also be held during this meeting.

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ORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF GEORGE BATES AKA GEORGE S. BATES, DECEASED; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; ARTHUR ANTHONY BATES, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE BATES AKA GEORGE S. BATES, DECEASED; CRAIG BATES, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE BATES AKA GEORGE S. BATES, DECEASED; SHARRON GREEN AKA SHARRON BATES, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE BATES AKA GEORGE S. BATES, DECEASED; ROBIN PINKNEY BATES, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE BATES AKA GEORGE S. BATES, DECEASED, if he be living and if he be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the complaint; BRENDA LEE BATES, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE BATES AKA GEORGE S. BATES, DECEASED; PATRICIA ALTHEA BATES, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE BATES

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AKA GEORGE S. BATES, DECEASED; EDWARD S. BATES, SR., AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE BATES AKA GEORGE S. BATES, DECEASED; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10,” said names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, intended to be possible tenants or occupants of the premises, or corporations, persons, or other entities having or claiming a lien upon the mortgaged premises; Defendants - Index No. 611980/2021 Plaintiff Designates Nassau County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Nassau County. To the above named Defendants–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 Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated November 7, 2022. 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 the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (THE MONEY SOURCE INC) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable David P. Sullivan, J.S.C. Dated: November 7, 2022 Filed: December 7, 2022. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 182 Bedford Avenue, Garden City Park, NY 11040. Dated: December 19, 2022 Filed: De, 2022 Greenspoon Marder LLP., Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Meir Weiss, Esq., 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022 P: (212) 524-5000 F: (212) 524-5050 (No Service by fax) Please respond to Cypress Cree Office rade Centre South, 100 W. Cypress Creek Road, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 P: (888) 491-1120 F: (954) 3436982 2-8-1; 1-25-18-2023-4T#237359-NIN/NHP

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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION C/O CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. LOUIS MAUCLAIR, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgement of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on July 27, 2009 and Order Further Amending Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Nunc Pro Tunc duly entered

on June 6, 2022 and an Order Appointing Substitute Referee duly entered on October 28, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 30, 2023 at 3:00 p.m., premises nown as 82 astfield oad, Westbury, NY 11590. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Westbury, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 11, Block 402 and Lot 41. Approximate amount of judgment is $1,115,862.53 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index 007792/2007. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Malachy Lyons, Jr., Esq., Referee

Eckert Seamans Cherin Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff

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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF MFRA TRUST 2015-1, Plaintiff, vs. MARLENE BRANDSTETTER, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Amended Order Confirming eferee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 13, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 30, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 31 Palm Lane, Westbury, NY 11590.

All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 45, Block 456 and Lot 29. Approximate amount of judgment is $742,062.77 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 10672/2014. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale.

If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety con-

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cerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale. Maria Sideris, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff Firm File No. 180601-1 1-18-11-4-2023; 12-28-21 2022-5T-#236470-NIN/WBY

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SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY LB BLUEBIRD, LLC SBMUNI CUST FOR, Plaintiff against STEPHANIE DACUS A/K/A STEPHANIE T. DACUS, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Law Office of ichael hrenreich PLLC, 555 Willow Ave., Suite 105, Cedarhurst, NY 11516.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered August 4, 2021, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on February 14, 2023 at 2:30 PM, all that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being, and identified on the land and tax map of the County of Nassau in the State of New York, the Premises known as 270 Grand St., Westbury, NY 11590. Sec 11 Block 503 Lot 5. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $13,225.81 plus interest, fees, costs and attorneys fees. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 615663/2018. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Jeffrey W. Halbreich, Esq., Referee 15-1937 2-1; 1-25-18-11-2023-4T#237171-NIN/WBY

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR HARBORVIEW MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 20064, V. MAGALY CLAVIER, ET AL.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 18, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST

COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR HARBORVIEW MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-4 is the Plaintiff and MAGALY CLAVIER, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on February 21, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 101 HILLARY LN, WESTBURY, NY 11590: Section 11, Block 387, Lot 20:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS

THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE AT WESTBURY, IN THE TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 004258/2009. Giulia Palermo, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 2-8-1; 1-25-18-2023-4T#237229-NIN/WBY

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. Bank N.A., as trustee, on behalf of the holders of the J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. 2006-WMC1 Asset Backed ass- hrough Certificates, Series 2006-WMC1, Plaintiff AGAINST Renu Kapoor; Mayank Kapoor a/k/a Mayank S. Kapoor; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 6, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on February 16, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 11 College Lane, Westbury, NY 11590. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, in the Town of Oyster Bay, and East Meadow, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 45 Block 401 Lots 25A and 25B. Approximate amount of judgment $936,783.74 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 000609/2017. The auction

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will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 4304792 Dated: December 15, 2022 74519

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SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff against SHEILA MILLER, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ANDREA BEDFORD A/K/A ANDREA AGNES BEDFORD A/K/A ANDREAS BEDFORD A/K/A ANDREAS AGNES BEDFORD, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern Eisenberg, P.C., Woodbridge Corporation Plaza, 485B Route 1 South, Suite 330, Iselin, NJ 08830.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered October 30, 2019, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on February 17, 2023 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 3 Hommell Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580. Sec 37 Block 462 Lot 147. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $806,878.10 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index o 005021/2016. For sale information, please visit www. Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default.

Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed

Supervisor DeSena To Deliver State Of The Town Address

State of the Town Speech at 1:15 p.m. Speech livestreamed on town’s website and Facebook

North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena will deliver her second State of the Town address on Friday, Jan. 27, at 1:15 p.m. at the Clubhouse at Harbor Links, located at One Fairway Dr. in Port Washington. The speech will be part of a luncheon program hosted by the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Port Washington–Manhasset. This will be Supervisor DeSena’s second State of the Town address, where she plans to share the Town’s many successes under the first year of her administration and lay out her goals and vision for 2023 and beyond.

“I am so excited to deliver this year’s State of the Town address and speak about the Town’s many accomplishments under the first year of my administration,” Supervisor DeSena said. “This year will mark the 36th anniversary of the State of the Town address, and I want to thank the League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset for all their hard work presenting this time-honored tradition. I am excited to share all the ways

my administration has been hard at work putting our residents first.”

For those interested in attending the luncheon, there is a $45 charge per person. Check-in will begin at 11:15 a.m., with

lunch starting at 11:45 a.m. The deadline for registration is Jan. 20. For those interested in attending the luncheon, pay online at www.lwvofpwm.org or call 917-2701340. For those wishing to solely attend the

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Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

State of the Town Address at 1:15 p.m., it is open to the public and is free of charge.

“The League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset looks forward to presenting Supervisor DeSena and to welcoming our community members to our annual Lunch with the League,” Amy Bass, chairperson of Lunch with the LWV said. “We’re all so happy to once again be offering this event and this service to our community.”

The State of the Town address will also be livestreamed for those who wish to tune in from the comfort of their own homes. Livestream of the address can be found at www.northhempsteadny.gov/live or by visiting the Town’s Facebook page, www. facebook.com/townofnorthhempstead

For more information on the State of the Town address, please call 311 in the Town of North Hempstead, or dial (516) 869-6311 if you are calling from outside the Town.

—Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead

North Hempstead Town Board Adopts Organics Management Plan To Reduce Food Waste

David Dikman, Esq., Referee NY-73000135-16 2-8-1; 1-25-18-2023-4T#237269-NIN/WBY

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RESOLUTION 2021-01

Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena and the Town Board unanimously adopted an organics management plan to reduce the flow of wasted food, which will in turn reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help feed the hungry, at the most recent board meeting. The plan was developed in collaboration with the Town’s Climate Smart Communities Task Force as part of the Town’s Climate Action Plan and utilizes the U.S. EPA Food recovery hierarchy to prioritize food waste prevention, donation, and diversion.

have determined to pay for this equipment by the expenditure of a sum not to exceed $92,000 from said Equipment Reserve Fund, NOW THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED, that the Secretary of the Board of Commissioners, within ten days after the adoption of this resolution, shall post, or cause to be posted, and shall publish, or cause to be published, in The Westbury Times, a notice of the adoption of the foregoing resolution authorizing the expenditure from such Equipment Reserve Fund in compliance with the provisions of Section 6g, subdivision 4 of the General Municipal Law.”

local food banks

Westbury Water District, Acting As Fire District Commissioners 1-18-2023-1T-#237357-NIN/ WBY

$125,000.00 from the capital reserve fund for the GIS database and related expenses in accordance provisions of Section 6C of the General Municipal Law, subject to a permissive referendum.

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CARLE PLACE WATER DISTRICT GEOGRAPHIC

• Hands-on education and tools for home composting, as well as local community composting resources to divert food scraps from landfills and combustion facilities

The Resolution was offered by Kenneth M. Gass, Jr. and seconded by Timothy E. Stellato, passed on roll call.

INFORMATION SYSTEM SERVICES PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM

The purposes and effect of said resolution are to expend the sum of $92,000 from said Equipment Reserve Fund to finance the purchase of MDT’s and their required software and hardware

Food waste creates carbon dioxide and methane that contributes to climate change. The goal is to create awareness and shift behavior, leading to a cleaner, greener, and healthier environment for North Hempstead residents.

The Town’s Organic Management Plan focuses on three core areas:

The foregoing resolution was adopted subject to a permissive referendum and shall take effect thirty days after the date of its adoption, unless a petition, complying with the provisions of Section 6g of the General Municipal Law, requesting a referendum thereon, be filed with the Secretary of the Board of Commissioners within such thirty days.

• Prevention strategies such as smart shopping, storage, and repurposing food

Dated: February 3, 2021

• Encouraging donation of excess food to

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Westbury Water District, acting as Commissioners of the Westbury Fire District, by resolution duly adopted, at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners held on the 8th day of August 1956, and effective 30 days thereafter, established an Equipment Reserve Fund for the Westbury Fire District, pursuant to Section 6g of the General Municipal Law, for the purpose of financing all or a part of the cost of the acquisition of fire-fighting apparatus and equipment and, WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Westbury Water District, acting as Fire District Commissioners, have determined to acquire MDT’s and their required software and hardware, WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Westbury Water District acting as Fire District Commissioners

Board of Commissioners of the

The Resolution was approved, carried, and so ordered this 10th day of January 2023.

Board of Commissioners

WHEREAS, the Commissioners of the Carle Place Water District have determined it necessary to implement a geographic information system (GIS) to create a GIS database;

WHEREAS, the District will incur certain project and software expenses as a result of this GIS System and engineering fees associated with the project; and

The Town has devoted a section of North Hempstead’s website to food waste including an inventory of local food banks and helpful tips and resources, launched a “Food Waste Free Friday” campaign on the North Hempstead’s Facebook page and will continue their popular home composting program in the spring.

Carle Place Water District Timothy E. Stellato Kenneth M. Gass, Jr. Italo J. Vacchio 1-18-2023-1T-#237399-NIN/ WBY

The Town’s Organics Management Plan also references a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation law that went into effect

WHEREAS, the Commissioners wish to pay for said project expenditures and related expenses from the capital reserve fund previously established for such capital improvements;

NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Board of Commissioners of the Carle Place Water District, Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, State of New York, draw a sum of up to

The town plan uses the US EPA Food recovery Hierarchy to prioritize solutions: #1 prevent, #2 donate, #3 divert. (Chart from the United States Environmental Protection Agency)

in 2022 requiring Designated Food Scrap Generators (DFSG) or businesses and institutions that generate two tons or more of food scraps per week, to comply with donation requirements or both donation and recycling (composting/recycling facility) requirements. As commercial com posting services become available in North Hempstead, the Town will play an active role

in educating local businesses and large food

Organics Management Plan along with tools and resources to reduce food waste at NorthHempsteadNY.gov/ClimateAction

—Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead

Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena at the 2022 State of the Town Address. (Photo by Russell Lippai)

Composting and using a rain barrel are two great ways to help the environment from your own backyard.

New Year Brings Multiple Carjackings

JANET BURNS

jburns@antonmediagroup.com

Nassau County police are looking for information on persons involved in the theft of high-end vehicles during multiple recent incidents.

In a span of less than a month, three cars were stolen in broad daylight from Nassau gas stations, according to the Nassau County Police Department.

On January 8, a 43-yearold man was refueling his car at a gas station on Franklin Avenue in Westbury when a man exited an adjacent Audi and climed into the driver seat of the victim’s 2022 Mercedes SUV. The thief drove off with the

gas nozzle still inserted, ripping the line out from the pump.

A week earlier, a 60-year-old woman was standing outside at a gas station on West Jericho Turnpike in Mineola when a suspect entered her Range Rover and drove off. As he did so, he tossed her small dog out the window, but its collar and leash got caught and the dog was dragged for some distance. The dog is reportedly recovering from its injuries. The Range Rover was later found abandoned in East Orange, New Jersey.

In mid-December, a woman was briefly dragged herself when a suspect entered her Land Rover at a 76 gas station on Glen Cove Road in Glen Head and drove off. The victim was not seriously hurt, and the Land Rover was found nearby with minor damage, according to ABC7.

Garden City Bank Robbery Follows Attempt In Rockville Centre

The Nassau County Police Department, Major Case Bureau is investigating an attempted robbery that occurred on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at 12:29 p.m. in Rockville Centre, as well as a robbery that occurred that day at 1:00 pm in Garden City.

According to Robbery Squad Detectives, an unknown male entered Chase Bank located at 10 North Village Avenue. The subject approached the teller, presented her with a note demanding money and threatened the use of a weapon. No weapon was displayed.

The teller walked away and the subject exited the bank on foot without any proceeds.

There were five employees and one customer inside the bank at the time of the attempted robbery. There were no reported injuries.

The subject was described as a male, approximately 5’8” tall, with an average build wearing a grey hooded sweat jacket, a black ski mask and black gloves.

Roughly 20 minutes later, an unknown male entered TD Bank located at 855

Franklin Avenue, according to Robbery Squad Detectives. The subject approached the teller, presented him with a note demanding money and threatened the use of a weapon. Again, no weapon was displayed. The teller, in fear for his safety, complied and the subject exited the bank and fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of US currency.

There were eight employees inside the bank at the time of the robbery. There were no reported injuries.

The subject was described as a male, with a light complexion, approximately 5’8” tall, with an average build wearing a grey winter jacket and a black mask.

The investigation is on-going.

Detectives request anyone with information regarding the above incident to contact the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.

— Via the Nassau County Police Department website

Elmont Fire Victim Dies From Injuries

The Nassau County Poice Department, Homicide Squad is investigating a house fire that occurred on Friday, December 30, 2022 at 9:26 pm in Elmont.

According to detectives, officers responded to a 911 call for a house fire at 490

Oakley Avenue. Upon arrival, officers entered the basement but were forced to exit after meeting heavy smoke and heat. The Elmont Fire Department, with assistance from multiple surrounding departments, extinguished the fire.

Arson Arrest In Williston Park

The Nassau County Police Department, Third Squad reports the details of an arrest that occurred on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at 2:15 a.m. in Williston Park.

According to detectives, officers responded to a fire at residential home located on Sherman Avenue. Upon arrival, officers were notified about a small fire that had started on the roof of the home. The fire was extinguished prior to police arrival. After an investigation, defendant Maria Garcia, 35, was arrested without incident. Two females, ages 38 and 77, were inside

of the home when the fire occurred. No injuries were reported to police and no structural damage to the home was reported.

Defendant Garcia is charged with Attempted Arson in the 2nd Degree, Arson in the 5th Degree, Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree and Reckless Endangerment in the 2nd Degree. She was arraigned on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at First District Court, 99 Main Street, Hempstead.

— Via the Nassau County Police Department website

Three victims were located and removed with burns and smoke inhalation. The victims, two females and a male, were transported to area hospitals for treatment and evaluation. Following the fire, all were listed in critical condition.

One female victim, Mary Ann Anderson, 48, of Elmont, succumbed to her injuries in early January.

The investigation is ongoing.

— Via the Nassau County Police Department website

(Courtesy of the Nassau County Police Department)

Green Energy Powers Mineola Home’s Greenhouse

JANET BURNS

jburns@antonmediagroup.com

Driving through Mineola, you might spot Nick Tsabasis’ house for a few different reasons, depending on the season.

Just off of Second Avenue, a few minutes away from highways and train stations, the house might appear as a brimming oasis of plantlife on its modest corner lot.

In colder months, you might notice the small bamboo thicket on one side of the Tsabasis family’s two-story unit, or the greenhouse nestled up against the carport on the other. In spring and summer, the trees and vines that all but explode with chlorophyll across the lawn, fence, and wooden trestles might catch your eye.

Then again, at any time of the year, you might find yourself first ogling over the four homemade wind turbines perched around the property. Or perhaps the solar panels covering the roof.

Tsabasis, a 35-year Mineola resident who does home improvement work in the area, said he built and erected the turbines himself 17 years ago. They’re hooked up to a battery that powers his greenhouse, where he grows seasonal vegetables, several kinds of fruit and berries, and lots of flowers.

“You should see how many flowers I have in June,” he boasted. “I [also] grow lemons, figs, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and okra.”

Tsabasis, who shares the home with his wife and dog, said he’s installed “many” solar panels over the years, and that they’ve been working “very well” for his customers.

“I would recommend solar to everybody,” Tsabasis said.

He also decided to install panels covering the West-facing side of his roof, and is currently waiting on a permit from the town in order to connect his

solar-powered panels into the local electrical grid.

Tsabasis explained matter-offact-ly, “I like to use free energy sources.”

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

TAXES (SCHOOL, GENERAL) ‘VERSUS’ INTEREST

The Town of Oyster Bay asks residents to pay their annual $10,000-plus School and “General” taxes in four quarterly payments , which are officially “due and payable” on Jan. 1, April 1, July 1, and Oct. 1 each year; although it accepts each payment “without penalty” up until the 10th day of each following month — providing taxpayers with four 40-day “grace

periods.”

I have been wondering what percentage of Oyster Bay taxpayers promptly pay those bills on those four official due dates, thereby giving the town virtual “donations” of the interest that those dollars would earn them if held in their own bank or credit union savings or checking accounts for those 160 (40 days times 4)

days a year. And what percentage of those taxpayers wisely keep those dollars earning interest in their own bank accounts right up to Feb. 10, May 10, Aug. 10, and Nov. 10?

I imagine that the same questions might apply to residents of the other Long Island Towns of East Hampton, Hempstead, North Hempstead, Huntington, Babylon,

Brookhaven, Islip, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Smithtown, Southampton and Southold.

Although, having lived only in the Town of Oyster Bay for the past 49 years, I don’t truly “know” for a fact that these dozen other towns charge their residents any school or “general” taxes!

—Richard Siegelman, Plainview

A view of the Tsabasis home in summertime.

Homegrown lemons in the Tsabasis family’s greenhouse.

A view of the family’s Mineola home in wintertime.

Fresh dates grown by Nick Tsabasis in his greenhouse. A box of homegrown okra and other produce.

The Tsabasis family dog relaxes outside in warm weather. (Photos courtesy of Nick Tsabasis) JANUARY