The Nassau Observer 2/01/23 edition is published weekly by Anton Media Group.

Nassau County Police Reports An Unusual Increase In Fatal And Non-Fatal Overdoses

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Commissioner of Police Patrick Ryder report an unusual increase in both fatal and non-fatal overdoses from January 13th to January 18th, 2023. This could be attributed to counterfeit pills/opioids laced with fentanyl.

If anyone is using non-prescribed drugs, they need to use extreme caution. Please be aware that some illegal homemade pills can be repressed/altered/counterfeited to appear like the original and may contain Fentanyl.

Residents are reminded to only take medication that is prescribed by a doctor and controlled by a licensed pharmacist. All medication should be kept out of the reach of children and should always be safeguarded.

If you are in possession of any controlled substance that is either expired or in need of disposal, the medication can be brought to any Nassau County Police Precinct 24/7 to be properly and safely disposed of.

Residents in need of treatment, information and referrals for addiction can contact the Nassau County 24/7 HELPline at (516) 277-TALK (8255).

Slow Progress Since Last Summer?

Flanked by community leaders and recovery advocates on the front steps of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building, Nassau County Legislators Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D - Glen Cove), Arnold W. Drucker (DPlainview) and Debra Mulé (D - Freeport) unveiled legislation on Jun. 21 that would require the inclusion of fentanyl-detecting test strips in Narcan kits distributed by Nassau County agencies.

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid which experts at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have determined is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. The consumption of fentanyl-laced

drugs - often unbeknownst to the user - has resulted in a tragic increase in the number of overdose deaths amidst the ongoing opioid drug crisis in Nassau County and across America.

Including fentanyl testing strips with Narcan kits would serve as a low-cost way of potentially identifying tainted drugs and preventing accidental overdoses. Individuals dissolve substances they wish to test in water and dip a strip into the solution. The strips require only minimal amounts of drug residue to work properly, and results are generally available within five minutes.Findings from the 2018 FORECAST study conducted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health determined the inexpensive strips are simple to use and have a high level

of accuracy in detecting fentanyl in drug samples.

“As the battleground in the opioid drug crisis shifts, we must adapt our strategies to save more lives and give more residents the best possible chance at achieving long-term recovery,” Legislator Drucker said. “By including fentanyl detection testing strips in the Narcan kits that County agencies distribute, we have an opportunity to quickly ramp up our ability to uncloak this silent, stealthy killer - one that would otherwise lurk in the shadows.”

In December 2021, Suffolk County passed similar legislation to require the inclusion of fentanyl testing strips in the Narcan strips they distribute. Here in Nassau, Keisha Graham-Wilson, of the Hicksville-based Central Nassau Guidance

and Counseling Services, Inc., said the agency has been including Fentanyl testing strips in the Narcan test kits it distributes for the last several months. Kits come with directions stapled to the package; the proposed Nassau legislation similarly require instructions to be included with all testing kits that are distributed.

“These test strips are so important in terms of preventing overdoses,” GrahamWilson said. “Individuals don’t realize that fentanyl is in substances that they are using. We have individuals that have told us they are only using marijuana, but when we do toxicology, sometimes we have to tell them that the substance they are using is laced with fentanyl - and they are so shocked and surprised.”

Additional recovery advocates and community leaders from across the County expressed their support for the proposal. They agreed that fentanyl test strips are yet another tool that can be utilized to prevent overdoses and save lives.

“Because fentanyl is 40 to 50 times stronger than heroin, it is possible that a fentanyl overdose victim may not respond to just one dose of Narcan,” said Claudia Rotondo, Executive Director of the Baldwin Council Against Drug Abuse. “Providing these strips could be life-saving because it would give us the ability to test the remnants of the substance that was ingested to see if it was cut with fentanyl.”

“The DEA warned several months ago that fentanyl was a driving force behind the majority of overdoses that have transpired in the last year,” said Dr. Sharon Harris, Executive Director of the Glen Cove-based Substance Abuse Free Environments (SAFE). “This is an incredibly important piece of information that needs to be promoted to educate our youth and our families about what is going on.”

—Submitted by Danny Schrafel of the Nassau County Legislature, Minority Caucus

Legislators Debra Mulé, Arnold W. Drucker and Delia DeRiggi-Whitton introduce legislation to require the inclusion of fentanyl test strips in Narcan kits in June of 2022. (Contributed photo)

Post 652 Discusses Antisemitism And How To Help Fellow Servicemen And Women Across LI

LAUREN FELDMAN

lfeldman@antonmediagroup.com

The Jewish War Veterans Post 652 recently held their monthly meeting at Congregation Ohav Sholom near Wantagh. This meeting enables Jewish war veterans on Long Island to connect and discuss the pressing matter of antisemitism, which has been on the rise especially in recent years.

The Jewish War Vets were established in 1896. Post 652 was established in 1950, and includes members from many periods of recent deployment, including some surviving servicemen of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. The Post is currently based in Merrick, just 6 minutes from Wantagh, but includes members from across Long Island. The Post was combined with Post 312, which was founded in 1945. Post 652 honors the mission statement of the Jewish War Veterans organization, which is that Jewish men and women serve honorably and heroically in the military forces of the United States of America during peacetime and war. Their vision is to continue to be a leading Veterans Service Organization in the United States, supporting and advocating for all uniformed service members, veterans, and their families.

Gary Glick has been the Department of New York Commander for 10 years now; a job he says few want to do because of the challenges of combating antisemitism. “Write down what caused the problems of the Holocaust… The sad part is we could just cross out a name and put another guy’s name, and the same things are happening again. And it feels like everyone has blinders on.” Glick cited that there are groups who continue to claim that Jewish men never served the United States during periods of conflict, particularly Korea and Vietnam, when in fact, Jews were drafted or enlisted just as other citizens had been.

Modernly, Glick says, there is still a resistance to acknowledging the services provided by Jewish men and women in the armed forces. “This is untrue, and we need to defend that it is untrue,” he says. The men and women present at this meeting are proof of the national dedication to protecting and providing for the United States. The group is non-political, and encourages Jewish vets aligned with any party to get involved. “We try to get out there and get

to the head of things, but then it becomes political. We’re not political… When something happens to a Jew, we’re the minority, and we just want to help.”

Meeting Highlights:

Glick co-led the monthly veterans meeting with Post 652 Commander Eric Spinner. There were several topics of note that arose during the meeting.

Firstly, efforts are currently underway to develop a museum in Glen Cove featuring military history and veteran records. Mel Cohen, Commander of Post 336 – as well as Glick’s predecessor as Department of New York Commander – informed the group that a monument replica is also underway for approval. The original monument is located in Arlington Virginia. Cohen says that about 10 years prior, a group called Dignity Memorial sponsored replicas for JWV Posts on Long Island. The replica belonging to Post 652 is currently awaiting a position at the developing Glen Cove museum.

Glick also mentioned ongoing efforts to connect with Jewish vets across Long Island who may be unaware of the services and community offered by the JWV. One such example includes a plethora of veterans in the Farmingdale area, with whom Glick is attempting to get in contact. Glick was tipped off to this group of veterans in the town of Farmingdale who were not aware of the Jewish War Veterans, or Post 652. The Observer plans to follow up on future efforts of the JWV to connect with veterans throughout our coverage areas.

Volunteer Highlights:

The meeting also prompted a discussion on several volunteer efforts to be

undertaken by and on behalf of Jewish war veterans.

A prominent factor in determining a veteran’s ability to participate in his or her local Post is something many of us do not give a second thought to; mobility. For veterans who have difficulties driving, for example getting to Post meetings can be troublesome at best, and impossible at worst. While efforts have been made by Post 652 to offer digital alternatives, such as a Zoom stream, this does not always successfully accommodate members. Therefore, one effort underway is the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Volunteer Transportation Network. Through this service, volunteers can drive veterans to and from their monthly meetings, medical appointments, services, and more. All that is required is a valid NYS driver’s license, and a little free time. To learn more about becoming a volunteer driver, contact Robert.Erdody@va.gov or call (631) 235-8220 for more information.

Another volunteer effort under discussion was the poppy drive. Many veteran groups will offer poppies or flags as a thank-you to those who donate to the Post. Discussions are underway for where and when Post 652 will be participating, particularly as Memorial Day draws closer. Consider contacting the JWV if your business is interested in helping JWV Post 652 raise funds for veterans.

Get In Contact:

The JWV are always hopeful to connect with and support Jewish veterans across Long Island. Glick reiterates that if someone doesn’t tell the JWV they’re a veteran, they can’t get help or benefits from the group. Therefore, if you or someone you know is a Jewish veteran, please consider getting in contact. You can go online to www.we-are-vets.us/jewish-war-veterans to sign up for emails, be added to their mailing list, meet their team, and find out about local upcoming events.

Banner of Post 652. (Contributed photos)

Congregation Ohav Sholom, which housed this monthly meeting of the Jewish War Veterans.

Van used by DAV to transport veterans across Long Island. (Photo courtesy of DAV)

Bethpage Federal Credit Union Helps Sponsor Community Assistance Program

Options For Community Living, Inc. program grows to serve more than 100 Long Island families

Expressions of gratitude sometimes accompanied by tears greeted case managers from Options for Community Living, Inc. (Options) as they made gift deliveries to their clients.

“I am very grateful for these gifts for my kids” expressed one parent. “It has been a very tough year for us. I wasn’t sure how I would give my children the Christmas they deserved. We appreciate the community for all they do.”

Each year, Options for Community Living, Inc. (Options) organizes an assistance program for Long Island families in need. Case managers identify families in Options programs and help them create wish lists. Wish lists are then matched with community volunteers and local businesses interested in providing a magical season for the families. Gifts are purchased, wrapped, and returned to Options for distribution.

“Long Islanders are incredibly generous,” said Jessica Klein, Options Marketing and Development Specialist. “We started talking to our past supporters in September and by early November all of our families were adopted!”

Thanks to a generous community, 109 families in Options’ programs received assistance.

Among the organizations supporting this

effort were Teachers Federal Credit Union, Kedrion Biopharma, Forchelli Deegan Terrana, several teams from Stony Brook University, and Bethpage Federal Credit Union.

“We are so happy to support and

participate in this wonderful program,” said Katie Bielawski, Senior Manager of Charitable Giving and Events at Bethpage Federal Credit Union. “We are looking forward to another great partnership year in 2023!”

“The success of this program is truly a community effort,” said Jessica Klein. “It would not be possible without the help of local businesses, individual volunteers, and our employees who make it happen.” If you are interested in volunteering as a family sponsor for the 2023 program, please call 631-361-9020 and speak to a member of Options Development Department.

About Options for Community Living, Inc.: Established in 1982, Options for Community Living, Inc. operates residential programs for adults recovering from mental illness, care coordination services for adults and children with chronic health conditions, and housing and services for homeless people with disabilities and/or HIV/AIDS. Options’ mission to assist people to live independently and with dignity in the community has grown through the years to serve more than 2,200 adults and children annually. For more information about Options for Community Living, Inc., please visit their website at http://optionscl.org or call 631.361.9020.

—Submitted by Options for Community Living, Inc.

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Gift collection sponsored in part by Bethpage Federal Credit Union. (Contributed photo)

Northside Students’ Father Returns Home From U.S. Army In Surprise Visit

Gabriella Quijije and Isabella Quijije, students at Northside Elementary School in the Levittown Public School District, experienced magic this season via a special surprise from their father, Jesse Quijije, who returned home from deployment in the United States Army.

Not knowing what was soon in store, Gabriella and Isabella were taken to the main office, where their mother, Carolina Quijije, was waiting. When asked what the perfect present would be, they responded it

would be if their father returned home.

Out walked Jesse Quijije, dressed in his military fatigues, and the family embraced in a heartwarming moment. The girls were allowed to head home with their parents, where they would enjoy the winter break alongside one another before Mr. Quijije’s redeployment.

The district thanks Mr. Quijije for his service and the entire Quijije family for including us in this wonderful moment.

—Submitted by Levittown Public Schools

Top Spellers Square Off At Massapequa’s Unqua School

The ultimate goal is to make it to the Scripps national spelling bee in Washington, D.C., but for 16 students at Unqua Elementary School in the Massapequa School District, the journey started on a familiar stage.

The Unqua spelling bee was held in January, featuring 16 participants who advanced from preliminary rounds in fourth and fifth-grade classes. After nine rounds, fifth-grader Sabrina Mannino remained as the only student who spelled every word correctly. She just needed to spell “bovines” right to be crowned as champion. She did, and the audience erupted in cheers.

Finishing in second place was fourth-grader Adriana Mangiaracina, with third place going to fifth-grader Matthew

Franzese. The three top finishers received trophies and Barnes and Noble gift cards. Sabrina and Adriana qualified for the regional spelling bee. The written portion will be in February, followed by the oral spelling bee on March 24 at Half Hollow Hills East High School.

Unqua’s spelling bee was held in partnership with the PTA, with Stacey Hock and Tracey Bisceglie serving as event co-chairs. Fifth-grade teacher Mary Elizabeth Delaney was the pronouncer, as she said each word, used it in a sentence, and said it again. Sarah Lang and Deanna Musacchia were the judges and Megan Draghi was the timekeeper.

—Submitted by the Massapequa School District

Mr. Quijije’s surprise was an emotional moment for the entire family.

Northside Elementary School students

Gabriella Quijije and Isabella Quijije were surprised by their father, Jesse Quijije, who returned from deployment in the U.S. Army. They enjoyed the season together with their mother, Carolina Quijije.

(Contributed photos)

It’s An Explorer’s Dream At Seaford Harbor STEAM Night

Seaford Harbor Elementary School students took a journey to outer space on Jan. 12 as they explored the world and beyond at the annual STEAM Night. Young scientists explored a variety of principles such as density, energy, force and more, while also getting creative as artists and engineers.

The all-purpose room featured spacethemed stations, led by Harbor teachers and student volunteers from the middle school. Students could use sticky stars to form constellations, drop rocks to make moon craters, build spaceships with Legos and combine water, glue and sparkles to create a galaxy in a bottle.

The art room featured a slime-making station and in the courtyard, they could launch their film canister rockets. The tops popped off from the pressure created after dropping an Alka Seltzer tablet in water.

Fifth-graders from Kerry Hansen’s class showed visitors how to solve Rubik’s cubes and how to make space-themed designs with rubber bands on Geoboards. Mad Science hosted a pair of demonstrations in the gymnasium for grades K-2 and 3-5. Students could also visit the Snapology bus, a mobile STEAM lab with various hands-on activities. The young scientists received

folders with activities that they can do at home.

“STEAM night brings parents and children together for a fun night of learning,” Assistant Principal Caroline Stringer said.

“We thank all of the teachers, staff, parents and student volunteers who helped make the event a great success.”

Unqua Elementary School’s spelling bee winners were, from left, Matthew Franzese, third place, Sabrina Mannino, first place, and Adriana Mangiaracina, second place. (Contributed photos)

Top speller Sabrina Mannino was congratulated by her fifth-grade teacher, Deanna Musacchia.

Sixteen fourth and fifth-graders advanced from classroom spelling bees to participate in the school final.

—Submitted by the Seaford School District

Jocelyn Conway made slime with the help of middle school student volunteer Theresa Scannello and teacher Adrianna Laurendi.

Fifth-grader James Kofod taught Sean Porzelt how to solve a Rubik’s Cube.

Julianna Gullo had a handson lesson in density as she mixed water, oil and food coloring.

Avery Sheehan worked on a torn paper plate craft to resemble a planet and stars.

Farmingdale’s BEDGEAR Foundation Partners To Donate Sleeping Bags To Ukrainian

Military And Refugees

In response to the war in Ukraine, the BEDGEAR Foundation, BEDGEAR’s registered 501(c)3 arm, has partnered with North Outpost Charitable Fund and Help Ukraine Center to provide about 400 sleeping bags to areas near the war front in Sumy, Chernigov and Kharkov.

BEDGEAR Foundation donated sleeping bags to the Help Ukraine Center, which distributed them to two humanitarian centers, one in Sumy, north Ukraine, and the other in Boryspil, central Ukraine. Both centers have helped more than 2,000 refugees from the northern and eastern regions of Ukraine. Help Ukraine Center also distributed sleeping bags to two military units based on the border with Russia. These centers help the military by preparing food, weaving camouflage nets and sewing clothes.

“Humanitarianism is one of BEDGEAR’s core values and part of BEDGEAR Foundation’s mission is to build world peace through commerce,” said Shana Rocheleau, BEDGEAR’s EVP of Strategy.

“We are deeply saddened by the devastating effects on the Ukrainian people. However, we are grateful to be given the opportunity to help in any small way.”

As the winter months take their toll, the people of Ukraine are without electricity and boilers as well as hospitals, shops, pharmacies and water supply systems. Ukrainians need warm clothes, blankets and other means of heating.

The BEDGEAR Foundation is accepting monetary donations on behalf of the North Outpost Charitable Fund and Help Ukraine Center.

—Submitted by Christopher Leary

Supporting The Troops At Galileo Galilei Lodge

Order Sons and Daughters of Italy, Galileo Galilei Lodge Support the Troops collected donated items and sent packages to the military local and abroad.

—Submitted by Laura DiGirolamo

Temple Chaverim Celebrates An Exciting Milestone

For the first time in over 15 years, Temple Chavarim has welcomed a new Cantor. On Nov. 18, Cantor Mariel Ashkenazy joined Senior Rabbi, Elizabeth Zeller, and Rabbi Educator and Director of the Religious School, Debra Bennet, to complete Temple Chavarim’s clergy team.

Temple Chavarim is a warm, inclusive, and engaging Reform congregation with a beautiful, historic sanctuary located in Plainview, NY. To learn more about Temple Chaverim, please visit www.templechavarim.org or contact julie@templechavarim.org to schedule a visit.

BEDGEAR of Farmingdale partnered to supply around 400 sleeping bags for displaced refugees and territorial defense soldiers in the Ukraine. (Contributed photo)

—Submitted by Hallie Greene

Cantor Mariel Ashkenazy, new to Temple Chavarim (Contributed photo)

LEGAL NOTICES

PURPOSE: THE FILING OF NEW TARIFF AMMENDMENTS TO P.S.C. NO. 1 GAS TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSION’S ORDERS DATED JANUARY 19, 2023, IN P.S.C. CASES 4-M-0565 AND 20-M-0266.

TEXT: Notice is hereby given that Keyspan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid has led new tari amendments with the Public Service Commission to comply with the Commission’s Order is dated January 19, 2023, to become e ective February 1, 2023.

Keyspan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid (“KEDLI”) led tari revisions in response to a New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) Order Authorizing Phase 2 Arrears Reduction Program. Phase 2 of the Arrears Reduction Program provides automatic relief through direct bill credits to residential non-Energy A ordability Program (“EAP”) and small-commercial customers who have eligible arrears and who did not receive relief under the Phase 1 program, by issuing a one-time bill credit to reduce or eliminate accrued arrears through May 1, 2022. The PSC Order also establishes the Arrears Management Program (“AMP”) Phase 2 Surcharge to recover costs of these bill credits e ective February 1, 2023.

Notice is hereby given that starting on February 1, 2023, the AMP Phase 2 Surcharge will commence on customer bills and will be included in the Delivery Revenue Adjustment line. The AMP surcharge is located on the KEDLI website. For Residential customers:

https://www.nationalgridus.com/Long-Island-NY-Home/Bills-Meters-and-Rates/ ?regionkey=nylongisland&customertype=home and Business customers

https://www.nationalgridus.com/Long-Island-NY-Business/Bills-Meters-and-Rates /?regionkey=nylongisland&customertype=business

Copies of the proposed revisions are available for public inspection and can be obtained on the Company’s website at https://www.nationalgridus.com

Keyspan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1

Black History Month Begins!

THURSDAY, FEB. 2

College Financial Aid With SUNY Farmingdale

7 p.m. Join us for an in-person session with a representative from SUNY Farmingdale, who will discuss financing college. A Q&A Session will be held at the end of the presentation. Teen event. Register online in advance at https:// www.bethpagelibrary.info if interested. Event hosted in the auditorium of the Bethpage Public Library, 47 Powell Ave.

Take & Make: Valentine’s Day Heart

Sign up to receive Valentine’s Day Heart to paint at home. through an online registration. All materials included. NOTE: This is a take and make item to be done at your convenience, not a virtual program. Participants will need to pick up pre-packaged materials at Bar Harbour or Central Avenue between Feb. 3 - Feb. 10. You will receive an email to confirm when you may begin picking up the kit. Adult help may be needed for the younger participants. Massapequa Public Library, 40 Harbor Ln.

FRIDAY, FEB. 3

Groundhog, Groundhog

10 a.m. Join us for stories, songs, and fingerplays all about groundhogs. Afterwards, we’ll make a special groundhog craft to take home. Ages 1-4 years with an adult. Programs run by the Children’s Department are for children residing in UFSD #22 only. You must use your child’s library card to register online in advance. Registration with an adult card will be invalid. Room E of the Farmingdale Public Library, 116 Merritts Rd.

Valentine’s Day Vases

10:30 a.m. Adult Program: special level craft class. Create a beautiful decoupage vase with tissue hearts to keep or give to someone as a gift. There are no fees for these craft classes

designed for adults with special needs run by Doreen McIlwaine, Special Education Coordinator/Behavioral Specialist. Register online in advance if interested. Located at the Innovation Station at the Levittown Public Library, 1 Bluegrass Lane.

SATURDAY, FEB. 4

Valentine Houses

2:15 p.m. Grades K-5. Decorate a small wooden house for Valentine’s Day. Programs run by the Children’s Department are for children residing in UFSD #22 only. You must use your child’s library card to register. Registration with an adult card will be invalid. Room E of the Farmingdale Public Library, 116 Merritts Rd.

Jump For Joy

Sing, dance, play and exercise using musical instruments, parachutes, props and puppets! Learn through play with educational themes and musical stories! Ages 18 months to 5 years with a caregiver. Contact Children’s Services at (516) 931-1417 ext 113, or email childrens@hicksvillelibrary. org for more information. Located in the Community Room of the Hicksville Public Library, 169 Jerusalem Ave. Music For Aardvarks

10 a.m. Ages 6 months to 5 years, with accompanying adults. Come sing, dance, and jam with real instruments ! Register in advance for this event online at https://

poblib.librarycalendar.com to reserve your space. Registration will close on Jan. 6 at 5 p.m. Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library, 999 Old Country Rd.

SUNDAY, FEB. 5

Happy Tu BiShvat!

Live At The Library: Magical Library

Tour Jazz, Pop And Blues Music

2 p.m. Michael’s gifts of jazz keyboard and vocals will bring you pop standards and hit songs by artists such as Elton John, Eric Clapton, Barry Manilow, and Billy Joel. We’re sure you will hear one of your favorites! This concert is in-person at the library, registration is not required. Taking place in the auditorium and lobby of the Bethpage Public Library, 47 Powell Ave.

TUESDAY, FEB. 7

Meeting Of The Republic Airport Commission

7 p.m. The Republic Airport Commission will hold their public meeting at 7150 Republic Airport, Room 201 in Farmingdale. If you are interested in attending this meeting, please call (631) 752-7707 ext 6109, or email info@republicairport.net for more information.

Family Owned

For a hundred years and six generations of funeral directors, we are honored to say our family continues to provide families with the best service at the most affordable cost.

Call us today to receive a FREE copy of our Family Estate Planning Kit. We look forward to explaining the different plans available and how we can customize one to suit your specific needs. You’ll be surprised at how easy and affordable planning ahead can be with our help.

Celebrating 100 Years of Service

A HEART AS EXCEPTIONAL AS YOURS DESERVES THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CARE AT ST. FRANCIS HEART CENTER

AND NOW, IT'S CLOSER THAN EVER

Our unmatched care is now available in more locations, so your heart is always in the right place.

St. Francis Heart Center is now available at more Catholic Health practices and hospitals across Long Island, including Good Samaritan University Hospital, Mercy Hospital, St. Catherine of Siena Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital. This means you have easier access to the most advanced treatments for cardiac diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, no matter where you live on the island.

For a location near you, visit chsli.org/heart

Happy Birthday, Schoolhouse Rock!

Iconic shorts that set school subjects to music turns 50

AMANDA OLSEN

aolsen@antonmediagroup.com

From the first notes of the intro (As your body grows bigger/Your mind must flower/It’s great to learn/’Cause knowledge is power!) children of the ‘70s and ‘80s and beyond will recognize the irresistible, educational earworms that make up Schoolhouse Rock. But who would think to set multiplication tables or the legislative process to music? Fifty years ago, that’s just what David McCall, Bob Dorough, and George Newall did. Their series changed the landscape of children’s animated programming, earning them four daytime Emmy wins and a further four nominations.

McCall, frustrated that his sons could memorize the lyrics to Rolling Stones songs but not their multiplication facts, complained to Newall, one of the creative directors at his ad agency. He wondered if the subject in question could be set to music. This set Newall on a search for just the right musician to put a tune to the times tables. His quest led him to Dorough, a prolific and quirky jazz musician who had once written a song based on the “Do not remove under penalty of law” written on the mattress tag. Their song writer acquired, they gave him the assignment.

Two weeks later, he came back with “Three is a Magic Number,” which blew Newall and McCall away.

The song was so catchy and inspiring that the agency’s art director and cartoonist, Tom Yohe, started drawing up characters and scenes. Though their original plan was to try and produce an educational record album, it soon became clear that they had much more on their hands. This creative team presented their series of short films to then-director of children’s programming at ABC, Michael Eisner, who just happened to be meeting with legendary animator Chuck Jones at the time. Newall recounted the story to The New York Times in 1994: “After we played the song and Tom showed them the storyboards, Eisner looked at Jones and said, ‘What do you think?’ “And Jones said, ‘I think you should buy it right away.’”

After we played the song and Tom showed them the storyboards, Eisner looked at Jones and said, ‘What do you think?’ “And Jones said, ‘I think you should buy it right away.”

technology. They also expanded their team to include Lynn Ahrens and Jack Sheldon. Ahrens had been working at the agency as a secretary, work that she found incredibly boring, so she started bringing her guitar to work. Between tasks she would play and write songs. This caught the attention of Newall, who asked her to write a song for Schoolhouse Rock. She wrote “The Preamble,” a song that set the beginning of the Constitution to music. Ahrens sang the version that went on the air in October 1975. She wrote or performed on songs throughout the rest of the original series. In a 2014 interview with Noblemania, Ahrens credited this chance for everything that came after in her work. “That opportunity led to a career as a copywriter, followed by freelance careers as a TV writer, a jingle writer, a television producer of many network shows for young people and ultimately a musical theatre writer. It all started there.”

Jack Sheldon, a performer from the Merv Griffin Show, lent his distinctive voice to songs like “Conjunction Junction” and “I’m Just a Bill.” Despite his many years as Griffin’s sidekick, his voice is perhaps most well-known from these performances.

were removed from the air shortly before the show’s 30th anniversary and a special DVD release.

A musical theatre adaptation of the show, titled Schoolhouse Rock Live!, premiered in 1993. It featured a collaboration between artists Scott Ferguson, Kyle Hall, George Keating, Lynn Ahrens, Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, and Kathy Mandry, utilizing some of Schoolhouse Rock’s most famous songs.

Disney is running a Family Singalong in celebration of this milestone anniver sary. This will be the fifth installment of the Singalong series and is hosted by Ryan Seacrest. It airs on Feb. 1 on ABC and will be available to stream on Hulu and Disney+ later in the month. All of the original episodes are available for streaming on the platform as well.

Performances during the special include:

Black Eyed Peas — “Three Is A Magic Number”

Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert — “Figure 8”

Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen — “I’m Just a Bill”

Julianne Hough – “Interplanet Janet”

The Muppets and Fortune Feimster — “Unpack Your Adjectives”

Anton’s top 10 Schoolhouse Rock songs

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After the initial series about multiplication, the group produced songs about grammar, civics, science and computer

The original five series ran from 1973 to 1984. The Walt Disney Company acquired Schoolhouse Rock in 1996 with their purchase of ABC. The show returned in the early 1990s with a series about money, and again in the early 2000s with shorts about the electoral college, voting for president, and a full series about the environment. These songs were not broadcast on TV and were only available through DVD or iTunes. Reruns of the original five series played on broadcast television until 2000, when they

NE-YO — “Verb: That’s What’s Happening”

Raven Symoné and Kal Penn — “Interjections”

Retta — “Ready or Not, Here I Come”

Shaquille O’Neal and Boys & Girls Club of Atlanta — “Conjunction Junction”

The stars from Disney’s Broadway pro ductions of Newsies, and “A Noun is a Person, Place or Thing”.

—George Newall, co-creator of Schoolhouse Rock

BOOK REVIEW

Welcome To His World Review of: Ted Kennedy: A Life by John A. Farrell

JOSEPH SCOTCHIE

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“We’re living in Ted Kennedy’s America.” That witticism was offered by Joe Sobran in the wake of the 1987 defeat of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. Senator Edward Kennedy (D---MASS) led the charge, declaring in a demagogic tirade that in “Robert Bork’s America,” women would be forced into back-alley abortions, blacks regulated to the back of the bus, school children denied the teachings of evolution, and “rogue police” breaking down anyone’s doors.

A qualified and articulate jurist, Bork never deserved the demagoguery slung his way. The man, however, had little support from the Ronald Reagan White House. Bork was defeated and liberals dominated the court for the next three decades.

Ted Kennedy’s America? Who can doubt it? In the early 2000s, Kennedy took on same sex marriage as a fighting cause. Conservatives snickered at this crazy old man. Who’s laughing now? The same Wall Street Journal, National Review, commentary-style conservatism that once opposed and ridiculed the gay rights agenda now supports Kennedy’s views on marriage.

John A. Farrell’s biography is the first full-length treatment of Kennedy since his death in 2009. It can be a tortured read on a tortured life. Not hagiography, the volume still ends in triumph. A Life is for those fans of Camelot who wish to relieve the Kennedy saga in all its tragedy and glory.

Ted Kennedy was born to the breed. His father, Joseph Sr., a wealthy banker, had wanted to make the leap into politics. The man lived for power. However, his tenure as U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, where he bitterly opposed America’s entry into World War II, sank any hopes. The torch was passed to Joe Junior, who also had a taste for politics. Muscular and confident, Joe Junior could never comb gray hair. He died in action during the war.

It was now onto Jack, Bobby, and Ted. In 1960, the youngest Kennedy worked as a West Coast coordinator for JFK’s winning presidential campaign. He

dreamed of a life in Arizona, far from the political world. That could never happen. The 1962 Massachusetts senate race beckoned. After Nov. 22, 1963 and June 6, 1968, Ted Kennedy’s own presidential run was an inevitability. It was as if destiny was out of his hands. When that 1980 challenge to President Jimmy Carter failed, Kennedy returned to the senate, where he had found a home.

Most of the book is a rendering of Kennedy’s many initiatives and triumphs: Proposing an opening to mainland China, cancer research, health care (where he worked with President Richard Nixon), AIDS research, liberal immigration, the vote for 18-year olds, the defeat not only of Bork, but earlier of both Clement Haynsworth and Harold Carswell to the Supreme Court, the nuclear freeze movement and oddly, acting as a courier for messages from the Reagan White House to the Mikhail Gorbachev Kremlin. It was to Kennedy that Gorbachev revealed his intention to withdraw from Afghanistan.

There is Kennedy the man. After the assassinations of his two older brothers, the burden of an entire family was on his shoulders. He carried that load for the next 40 years. On one weekend in December 1973, Kennedy had to tell his eldest son, Edward Jr., that a cancer would require the amputation of the young man’s right leg. That same day, he rushed off to a local Catholic church to usher Kathleen Kennedy, RFK’s eldest daughter, down the altar in matrimony.

political moments stand out. Farrell cites Kennedy’s floor leadership on the 1965 immigration bill. That bill, long a goal of President Kennedy, probably would have passed anyway. In truth, it was the president’s assassination that revived the bill. Still, the younger Kennedy’s hand was on the most significant legislation in American history.

Ted Kennedy’s own presidential run was an inevitability. It was as if destiny was out of his hands. When that 1980 challenge to President Jimmy Carter failed, Kennedy returned to the senate, where he had found a home.

Then there is Mary Jo Kopechne. On the night of July 18, 1969, Kennedy, while driving the young woman home from a reunion party of RFK staff members, hit the small Dyke Bridge in Chappaquiddick, MA, traveling, at some estimates, at up to 20 MPH. Too fast. He did dive into the water time and time again, trying to save Kopechne. Was it possible? Did he act soon enough? The controversy dogged the man for decades. It destroyed his presidential hopes, but not his political career. After 1968, Massachusetts badly needed a Kennedy in statewide office.

The author ends with the eventual triumph of Obamacare, a capstone on the senator’s career. To me, two

In 1965, it wasn’t yet clear that the Democrats would lose their grip on white working-class voters. In time, they did. Kennedy knew the 1965 bill would mean the end of European immigration, including his fellow Irish, into the U.S. No matter. The loss of the white working class has been made up for by millions of new Democratic Party voters from the ranks of Asian and Latino immigrants. President Lyndon Johnson was not the only pol to claim, wrongly, that the bill would not change the population makeup of the U.S. Kennedy made similar remarks. Who cares? It assisted the liberal cause in monumental ways. Farrell, however, gives only a few paragraphs to the 1980 immigration bill, one that expanded family reunification and increased legal immigration exponentially. During the 1980s and beyond, America has experienced the greatest demographic upheaval in modern history. Here, Farrell is not optimistic over the consequences. The other issue is the 1974 Boston busing crisis---a real American carnage. In 1970, Kennedy was under heat from the Kopechne tragedy. That year, during a re-election campaign, Irish South Boston stood with the man. Kennedy appreciated that tremendously.

In the early 1960s, Kennedy supported civil rights, but opposed school busing. In the fall of 1974, the bill came due. Black students from Roxbury, under court order, were bused to South Boston. Kennedy spoke at high schools in both Roxbury and South Boston, then made a beeline to Washington. He was sitting in his senate office when the school buses rolled.

drive the Irish out of the public schools and out of Boston all together.

“What can I do?” Kennedy, now busing proponent, asked. How about standing in the South Boston High School front entrance? Kennedy could have rented an apartment in Southie and enrolled his three children in the local public schools now being forcibly integrated, rather than sending them to a northern Virginia private academy.

This is more important than economics. In 1970, Irish Boston stood with their wayward son. Four years later, Kennedy sold his own people down the river. South Boston High School, once the pride of the Irish working-class, no longer exists. And we’re still living in Ted Kennedy’s America.

September 1974 represented the revenge of that city’s Anglo-Saxon elite. For decades, they smarted under Irish rule. By using the black population up from the South, their fellow co-religionists at least, for busing purposes the WASP could now

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SANTOS WATCH Santos Trek: The Georges Petition Edition

Octogenarian icon George Takei joins the chorus of calls for Rep. Santos’ resignation

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With nearly a full month of U.S. Congressional participation behind him, Representative George Santos (NY-03) seems to be staying the course in terms of smiling in public, making headlines, and being mostly (but not always) reticent about criticism and allegations against him.

However, such reticence from Santos and many of his peers in the House hasn’t stopped veteran actor, activist, and Star Trek: The Original Series star George Takei from taking a stand.

In late January, Takei started a petition calling for Santos’ resignation, calling the 34-year-old apparent Republican a “pathological liar” and “[a]nother George in the news.”

The petition, entitled “Get That ‘Other’ George Out of Congress,” quickly picked up

“I’m posting this petition because while there are very few things Democrats and Republicans can agree on, one of them should be that someone who has lied about everything in his life—his education, his jobs, his marriage, his finances, even being a college champion volleyball player, say what?—has no business being in Congress,” Takei wrote in the description of his online petition.

“I know we need two-thirds of Congress to agree, and that’s a tall order in a narrowly divided House. But if we don’t demand it, we’ll never get it.”

Whether or not they sign onto Takei’s petition, Nassau County voters do seem like they’re still feeling the sting of the Santos situation.

To put it in terms of Star Trek: The Next Generation, it seems fair to say that some

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Future Port Jefferson LIRR Electrification Has No Juice

Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2023 State of the State speech and accompanying 275 page book omitted any reference to the proposed $3.6 billion LIRR Port Jefferson electrification project.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s February 7th Public Hearing for potential Federal Transit Administration funding of their 2023 Program of Projects also omits funding to advance this project. The FTA will be providing close to $1.8 billion under various formula and competitive discretionary grant programs in 2023. Here is the link to the MTA February 7th Public Hearing for their upcoming 2023 Program of Projects.https://new.mta.info/ document/103001. By not including this project in the February 7th Public Hearing, is it the MTA’s intent to continue delaying consideration for electrification?

What ever happened to the MTA planning feasibility study funded under the prior $32 billion 20152019 Capital Plan to look into the feasibility of electrification?

Additional funding to advance the project beyond the planning study is not included in the MTA current $51 billion 2020 - 2024 Five

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Year Capital Plan. The next step would be finding several million to pay for a federal National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) review. This is necessary to preserve future eligibility for FTA funding. The most obvious source of funding from Washington would be requesting permission from the FTA to enter its national competitive discretionary Capital Investment Grant (CIG) New Starts Core Capacity Program. Has the MTA asked this of the FTA? Will this project be included in the next FTA CIG report submitted to Congress by March 2023 for federal fiscal year 2024?

We will not know if the project is included in the proposed MTA 2025 - 2044 Twenty Year Capital Needs Assessment Plan until it is released in October 2023. Port Jefferson electrification is competing against twenty other system expansion and enhancement projects that the MTA is considering.

Electrification of the Port Jefferson branch has been advocated since the 1960s by generations of elected officials with no success. In 1970, electrification was extended from Mineola to Huntington. In the 1980s, discussions took place between the MTA, LIRR, Suffolk County and many elected officials over which branch should be electrified first. The Ronkonkoma branch was selected over the Port Jefferson branch.

Without electrification east of Huntington, Port Jefferson branch riders will not have a one seat ride to Grand Central Madison via the $12.6 billion East Side Access project. There is insufficient height clearance to accommodate duel mode locomotives in the 63rd Street tunnel needed for access to Grand Central Madison.

A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT FOR LONG ISLAND

Sands, the world leader in developing integrated resorts, is proposing a multi-billion-dollar investment at the current site of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. This groundbreaking, world-class hospitality and entertainment project will be transformational for the Long Island economy, creating thousands of quality union jobs and generating millions of dollars in tax revenue.

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Sands is committed to developing long-term partnerships with local businesses. For Long Island-based manufacturers, distributors, wholesale suppliers and other companies servicing the hospitality and entertainment industries, the Sands project will be an unprecedented opportunity to grow your business and be part of what will surely become an iconic centerpiece of the Long Island landscape.

Thousands of daily LIRR riders from diesel territory will still have to change at Jamaica for travel to Grand Central Madison or Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn.

Future opportunity for funding to progress this project beyond a planning study will be under upcoming MTA 2025 - 2029, 2030 - 2034 and 2035 -2039 Five Year Capital Plans. The estimated cost today is $3.6 billion, and will continue to grow over time. This is necessary to pay for design and engineering, environmental review, land acquisition for construction of power sub stations,

expansion of commuter parking, potential relocation and/or consolidation of existing stations, new stations and platforms, new electric Multiple Unit car storage yard, new track, third rail and signals. From start to finish could require fifteen to twenty years. before electrification of the Port Jefferson branch is completed. —Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously served as a former Director for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office of Operations and Program Management

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EastLine Theatre Brings Angels In America To Long Island

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Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, is a two-part, Pulitzer prize-winning play written by Tony Kushner. It was first performed in 1991, and it follows a gay man who was abandoned by his lover when he contracts HIV, the crumbling of a closeted Mormon’s marriage whose wife is slowly entering a nervous breakdown, a mother’s search for her son in the big city and a nurse who tends to a corrupt lawyer who battles the ghosts of his past.

EastLine Theatre, based in Wantagh, will be putting both parts of this show on at the BACCA Center in Lindenhurst throughout the month of February. It is believed to be the first performance of Angels in America on Long Island.

Long Island Weekly on Jan. 20 sat down via Zoom with Nicole Savin, Eastline’s co-artistic director, Danny Higgins, the director of “Angels in America,” actress Thea Kraus who is playing character Harper Pitt and actor Logan Clingan, who is playing character Prior Walter.

“[Angels in America] is one of the greatest plays ever written,” Higgins said. “It is ambition, for what it requires, and the possibility of doing it in our local community, which is has never been done, checked a lot of boxes for us. EastLine is celebrating its 10 year anniversary. All

roads led to Angels in America.”

It’s been a longtime coming for all those involved with “Angels in America,” as the planning for the production began a year ago. Auditions were held in July, and rehearsals, with just how lengthy this production is, began in September. And two weeks ahead of the Feb. 4 premiere, cast and crew moved into the BAACA Center for technical rehearsals.

“I think it’s exciting,” Clingan said when asked how they felt being weeks away from the premiere. “These characters are just once in a lifetime opportunities to play and even just from the first rehearsal, it slowly gets more anticipating as time goes on.”

Kraus echoed Clingan’s point, adding that its just as nerve wracking as it is exciting. She described her character, Harper Pitt, as an “agoraphobic Valium addict” and wacky.

“She’s sort of one of the people whose always on the outskirts of society,” Kraus said. “She approaches it with such, ‘yep, that’s who I am and there’s nothing I can do about it, and my life is falling apart in front of my eyes and there’s nothing I can do about it, but I’m handling it.’ And while she doesn’t do it gracefully, she does it. And that’s what matters.”

Clingan discussed their opening scene with their character, Prior Walter, who is telling their partner that he has AIDS.

“From there on out, Prior is physically going through a downward spiral, but tries the best to not let that hurt him emotionally and still has this positive, beautiful light that continues to radiate throughout the play, even when his boyfriend leaves him,” Clingan said. “He’s kind of suffering through this alone. He still finds light through these people he never met before,

through Harper and through [the character Hannah Pitt]. I think thats what I love about the role the most is that the trajectory is going through the darkest thing you could ever imagine going through, but still not letting it consume you.”

On the process of putting together this production, Higgins said that it first, it felt unobtainable in what it requires of the cast and the production team, who Higgins said is happily getting very little sleep.

“We have really tried to make Long Island the heart of our organization,” Savin reflected. “We feel that we as an island deserve culture, as high quality theater that the city can get and what’s different about is... that we are really trying to do works that you would otherwise not see on Long Island.”

To get tickets to see both parts of Angels in America, visit eastlinetheatre.org.

Julie Fergus, playing the Angel, rehearses a scene with Logan Clingan, who is playing Prior Walter.

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GAME DAY

History of Zorn’s

Best chicken wings

Cheese please

DINING

Preparing For The Big Chicken Wing Party?

Game day watchers are projected to eat more than a billion wings

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Football fans might be surprised at the matchup, but one thing is not surprising: America’s love for chicken wings. This is never more apparent than on the final game day, when wings are at their hottest. Last year, Americans were anticipated to devour 1.42 billion wings while watching the the two final teams battle for the Lombardi Trophy, according the National Chicken Council’s (NCC) Wing Report.

“There will be no wing shortage,” said NCC spokesperson Tom Super. “Like almost anything else you buy right now, wings might be a little more expensive, but they’ll be stocked. I just wouldn’t wait until kickoff to be in line or order online.”

Last year, wholesale wing prices were down 19 percent from a mid-year high, according to USDA data. Retail wing prices are up about $0.30 per pound on average from the same time last year. Why the uptick? Many costs, like the price of chicken wings, have increased because of unusually high demand, record input costs, labor shortages that have reduced the supply of many goods, and government spending programs that have flooded the economy. Greater demand and less supply equals higher prices, ultimately resulting in the highest inflation that the country has seen in 40 years.

“Demand for chicken wings has been through the roof since the beginning of the pandemic,” Super added. “A shift from sit-down restaurants to takeout and quick service has boosted chicken wing consumption. Restaurants like wing joints and pizza places were built around takeout and delivery, and as long as people are sitting around watching TV and maybe drinking a beer, wings will remain in the game.”

To help meet increased demand last year, some chicken producers diverted birds traditionally marketed as whole birds for parts instead, like wings. More good news is the end-December frozen wing inventory totaled 73.2 million pounds, up 70 percent from last year, which should provide some cushion. Chicken companies, retailers and restaurants have planned ahead for the Big Game.

Maybe one day we can settle the debate over flats versus drums, but for now, editors at Anton Media Group, along with some of the most credible “Foodies” of the Facebook page Long Island Foodies, have shared their top picks for best local wings, in no particular order:

Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza

• 137 Old Country Rd., Carle Place; 516-877-7750

• 3430 Sunrise Hwy., Wantagh; 516-679-2625

• 8063 Jericho Tpke., Woodbury; 516-367-2625

Brews Brothers Grille

• 183 Franklin Ave., Franklin Square; 516-216-5008

Brooklyn Wing House

• 2441 Jericho Tpke., Garden City Park; 516-636-5191

Changing Times Pub

• 1247 Melville Rd., Farmingdale; 631-694-6462

Croxley’s Ale House

National Chicken Council

• 129 New Hyde Park Rd., Franklin Square; 516-326-9542

• 190 Main St., Farmingdale; 516-293-7700

• 7 S. Park Ave., Rockville Centre; 516-764-0470

EGP Oceanside

• 2823 Long Beach Rd., Oceanside; 516-766-9547

Elsie Lane

• 29 Jericho Tpke., New Hyde Park; 516-302-8412

• 295 Main St., Huntington; 631- 824-6236

Greek Xpress

• 182 New Hyde Park Rd., Franklin Square; 516-502-6126

• 59 Main St., East Rockaway; 516-593-4949

• 37 Great Neck Rd., Great Neck Plaza; 516-570-6814

• 437 S. Oyster Bay Rd., Plainview; 516-433-8070

Haunted House of Hamburgers

• 330 Fulton St., Farmingdale; 516-777-1031

J. Paul’s Terrace Cafe

• 239 Merrick Rd., Oceanside; 516-536-1806

Jackie Reilly’s

• 3964 Hempstead Tpke., Bethpage; 516-731-7544

The Main Event

• 799 Old Country Rd., Plainview; 516-935-5120

• 1815 Broadhollow Rd., Farmingdale; 631-522-1030

Majors Steakhouse

• 284 E. Meadow Ave., East Meadow; 516-794-6600

NY Flying Wings

• 554 Stewart Ave., Bethpage; 516-433-2463

Smokin’ Al’s

• 847 Merrick Rd., Massapequa Park; 516-799-4900

Spanky’s Food Factory

• 2458 Jericho Tpke., Garden City Park; 516-280-8440

Via Roma Pizza

• 1764 Merrick Ave., Merrick; 516-868-2311

Wings Over Farmingdale

• 221 Main St., Farmingdale; 516-756-9464

Zorn’s of Bethpage

• 4321 Hempstead Tpke., Bethpage; 516-731-5500

—Compiled by Christy Hinko

Lemon-Pesto Chicken Wings

Ingredients

4 pounds chicken wings, tips removed

3/4 cup store-bought basil pesto

1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1 lemon, zested and juiced

Preparation

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Place wings in a single layer on a baking sheet. Place in oven and bake for 25-30 minutes or until wings are well browned and crispy.

3. While wings are roasting, combine pesto, red pepper flakes, lemon juice, and lemon zest (the peel without any of the white pith) in a bowl large enough to hold all wings.

4. When wings are finished, remove from oven and place in pesto mixture. Toss to coat well.

Nutritional information, per serving: 420 calories; 27 g fat; 7 g saturated fat; 5 g carbohydrate;

2 g fiber; 40 g protein. Serves four.

—National Chicken Council

A Delicious Long Island Heritage

The history of Zorn’s of Bethpage

Zorn’s has been making delicious homemade food since 1940 when Peter Zorn opened his first retail store on Long Island. His vision was to offer wholesome, made-from-scratch meals using the freshest ingredients that busy families could take home with them, creating one of New York’s first take-out services. We are proud to be listed on the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry which honors businesses that have been in operation for at least 50 years and have contributed to their communities’ history.

In the 1930s, prior to the retail business in Bethpage, the Zorn family owned seven poultry farms on Long Island selling chickens and turkeys to wholesalers in Queens and the Bronx. At the time the Bethpage area was primarily farmland.

A short time after, he added his soon-to-be-famous southern fried chicken and bar-b-que spare ribs. This turned into a thriving take-out business. His menu kept growing as he met his customers’ needs. Before long he had a complete catering menu serving Long Island families all year long. Take-out meals and catering were new concepts in the 1950s and became very popular on Long Island. Many tried to imitate this concept, but Zorn’s Poultry Farms was always number one.

Today Zorn’s is owned and operated by Merrill S. Zorn, Peter Zorn’s only granddaughter, who grew up working in all aspects of the family business.

“We use the same recipes and cooking methods as my grandfather. Some of our traditions are looked upon as old-fashioned by today’s standards, but this is how we maintain our high quality and consistency. The value of our generous portions, personalized customer service, quality ingredients, and our family recipes have made our business a success,” said Merrill. “There is always a Zorn in the kitchen making sure that the original recipes passed down from my grandparents, are still prepared with the same quality and pride that they were 80 years ago!”

Zorn’s of Bethpage has transformed several times over the past 80 + years. For decades it was home to a functioning poultry farm and thousands of chickens and turkeys. In 2019, Merrill took on a massive undertaking by moving the entire business into a brand new 8,000 sq. ft. store at the same address in Bethpage. She was personally involved in the design of the new building and listened to customers’ ideas and suggestions

resulting in a beautiful new space with a dining area inside and out, as well as bathrooms for their patrons.

The new building pays tribute to the history of Zorn’s with historic photos and memorabilia used as décor.

“We kept our story alive not just for our family, but for our community and our staff, and we couldn’t be happier with how well the transition went, and all the love and support we were shown throughout the process,” Merrill added.

Inside Zorns retail store in the 1950s.

From left to right: Poppy and Nanna in the 1950s; Poppy with Merrill in the 1960s; and Merrill

Our new building on the original Bethpage property.

Skeeter.

From the original poultry farm in the 1930s, to our thriving retail store today.

Merrill was personally involved in the design of the new building and listened to customers’ ideas and suggestions.

Score Big With

Buffalo ranch popcorn

Nothing blasts the winter blues like gathering your favorite fans to watch the Big Game.

Good friends, a giant flat screen TV and fantastic food make it worth everyone’s while to come out of hibernation. Remember, though, under those football jerseys and team tees is your beach body — and yes, Memorial Day is just three short months away.

Happily, there are options that will get you swimsuit ready without skimping on Game Day flavor. Of course, there’s always the standard veggie platter (skip the dip!). But gathering with friends to watch the Big Game is a time-honored tradition that comes with its own special menu, at the top of which is an American favorite: Buffalo wings.

Named for their birthplace of Buffalo, New York, these bad boys are a staple of Game Day gatherings everywhere. But six of them will set you back more than 400 calories. Add ranch or blue cheese dressing and in you’re in for at least a couple hundred more.

This year, shake out the fat and calories by pairing spicy Buffalo taste with another American classic: popcorn.

A healthful whole grain (fiber), naturally low in fat, popcorn delivers the satisfying crunch your guests crave. This easy-to make Buffalo Ranch Seasoning Mix lets you sprinkle the crowd-pleasing flavor of wings on top of a heart-healthy snack that won’t bring regrets on the scale come Monday morning. Touchdown!

Blazing Buffalo Ranch Seasoning Mix

Perfect for game time and super easy to make, you’ll be the hit at any tailgating party. Yield: about 2 tablespoons seasoning mix

Ingredients

1 tablespoon ranch dressing or dip mix (from a 1 ounce package)

1 tablespoon seafood spice mix (or celery salt)

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon powdered sugar (or sugar)

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/4 teaspoon vegetable oil

6 quarts popped popcorn

Cooking spray, optional

Directions

In a small bowl, blend ranch dressing mix, spice mix, garlic powder, powdered sugar and cayenne pepper. Sprinkle with vegetable oil and blend until well incorporated. Place popcorn in a serving bowl and spray lightly with cooking spray. Sprinkle seasoning mix over popcorn to taste and toss. Store leftover seasoning mix in an airtight container for future use.

Nutrition Facts

45 calories

2.5 g total fat

0 g saturated fat

0 mg cholesterol

35 mg sodium

5 g carbohydrates

1 g fiber

0 g sugar

1 g protein

20 mg potassium

—The Popcorn Board

How To Cut And Serve Cheese

How to cut cheese may seem obvious, but there are many ways to improve your cheeseboard with a bit of creativity around your cheeses. Here, we’ll explore some ways to cut your cheese and the possibilities it opens up. But to get started, we recommend watching Chef Greg Gable’s video on how to make a perfect cheeseboard (www.cheeselovershop.com).

Choose an appropriate knife to cut your cheese

Different cheeses require different cutting techniques, to keep the cheese’s shape intact. For example, hard cheese needs to be cut with a sharp knife (or you simply won’t manage to cut it). However, if you try to cut a soft, ripened cheese with a sharp knife, the rind may stick to the edge, and your cheese may end up losing its shape. For soft, ripened cheese, use a knife with no edge, such as a butter knife. In the same vein, a crumbly cheese tends to stick to the blade, even with hollow-edged knives. The best way to keep its shape intact and ensure better visual appeal is to use a wire slicer.

The horizontal cut, both appealing and practical

Often, cheese is cut into slices, pretty much like a pie. However, you can choose to slice it horizontally, which gives you three main benefits:

• It makes the creamy paste more apparent, which gives a unique visual appeal, for example, to Saint André cheese.

• It allows some hard rubs, such as a granola rub, to be used on your cheese;

while this type of rub doesn’t normally stick to the rind, it will stick to the paste of your cheese.

• For your gratins and the like, a horizontal cut allows the rind to be spread more evenly, for a better crust.

If you want to cut your cheese horizontally and still serve it in a practical format to your guests, you can combine the two cuts, and cut the cheese into slices after separating the two halves. This combination is appealing for the flower-shaped Dorothy’s cheeses, in order to make beautiful petal-shaped slices.

Other ways to present your cheese

Some cheeses are better served whole, to be cut at the table. However, most cheeseboards look prettier if the hard cheeses are pre-cut. Depending on the shape of your slices, the best choice for presentation may differ. For rectangular cheeses, present your slices spread in an arc, like a fan of playing cards. For triangular slices, try stacking them up—just make sure that every edge faces the same way for a better effect.

Gable is the research chef for Savencia Cheese USA. Visit www.cheeselovershop. com to read more from Gable.

—Savencia Cheese USA

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Heart Healthy Treats For Valentine’s Day

BY TINA MCGEOUGH specialsections@antonmediagroup.com

Who doesn’t love sharing a sweet treat with a loved one on Valentine’s Day. With February also being American Heart Month, here are a few ways you can show your loved ones, and their hearts, some love with sweet, heart-healthy ideas.

Dates

For candy bar lovers—stuffed dates can taste like your favorite one.

To make them, simply split the date in half and remove the pit. Stuff the inside with peanut butter and drizzle the top with melted chocolate. Then, sprinkle on peanuts and pop into the fridge until the chocolate has hardened.

The combination of fiber, protein and healthy fat can also help make a meal or snack more filling and satisfying, and you’re getting all three here. You can swap out the peanut butter for any nut butter of choice or for an allergy friendly swap, use sunflower butter.

Dates can also be used to make betterfor-you brownie bites.

Blend dates with oats, nut butter and

cocoa powder for a chocolatey treat with less added sugar than your typical brownie. Plus, you’ll also be getting some hearthealthy fiber from the dates and wholegrain oats. Many whole grains, including oats, contain a type of fiber, called beta glucan, which may help lower cholesterol levels.

another Valentine’s favorite, but often contain ingredients that our hearts don’t love, such as added sugar. Instead of chocolate frosting, frost your cupcakes with chocolate hummus.

Chocolate hummus is rich, creamy and has that delicious chocolatey sweet flavor you’re looking for, but nearly three times less added sugar than a typical chocolate frosting.

You can also use chocolate hummus as a sweet dip for a snacking board. A mix of berries, almonds, pretzels and chocolate hummus is a fun way to pair sweet and savory treats.

Fruit Dessert

Blueberry Pie Foil Packet can be made in less than 20 minutes.

Mix blueberries, applesauce and cornstarch in one bowl, and olive oil, cinnamon, granola and salt in another. Spoon the blueberry mixture into cooking spray-lined aluminum foil and top with granola mixture. Fold the foil over the filling and cook in the oven at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes, or until the blueberries have burst.

Granola: The first ingredient in this granola is whole grain oats which are a heart healthy pick. Many whole grains, including oats, contain a type of fiber, called beta glucan, which may help lower cholesterol levels.

Blueberries: Berries are packed with heart-healthy fiber and antioxidants.

Hummus

Sweet treats like cake or cupcakes are

About 80 percent of Americans don’t meet recommended fruit intakes, so fruit-forward desserts are a great way to satisfy a sweet tooth, while also bumping up daily fruit intake. This simple

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—Tina McGeough is a registered dietician for Stop & Shop.

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Bringing The Goods To Market

Local farmer’s market moves indoors for winter

BY CHRISTY HINKO chinko@antonmediagroup.com

Although winter has been overly kind this season, the weekend farmer’s market in Great Neck has moved inside the Great Neck House through the end of March in order to help vendors continue to bring the goods to market. Shoppers are showing their appreciation for this sheltered event by continuing to frequent the market, week after week.

The venue may be small, but there is no shortage of neat treats and cool finds such as doggie bandanas, kitty bowties, essential oils, farm-fresh vegetables, intriguing horseradish blends, barbecue sauces and rubs, baked goods, gourmet pickles and cheeses, specialty coffees and local honey.

Some of the recent vendors include:

• Brian’s House of Spices

• All Baked Up of Sayville

• The Illegal Baker of Huntington

• Zippy Pets

• Qua Zay Culinary Services

• Italian Wife Bakes of Brooklyn

• The Cheese Guy of Yonkers

• Koltuk’s Honey, LLC

• Dobler Farms of Deer Park

• Horman’s Best Pickles of Glen Cove

• Diesel Cold Brew of Brooklyn

• Johnny Breads

• Brooklyn Essence, LLC

It is seemingly so popular with vendors also, many on a bi-weekly rotation, in order to accommodate all of the selling space requests. If you find something you love, check with the vendor to find out their next scheduled selling date, to coordinate your follow-up shopping adventure.

The indoor winter market, a collaborative event between Great Neck Park District and Deep Roots Farmers Market, runs Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through March 26 at Great Neck House (14 Arrandale Ave., Great Neck).

Visit www.gnparks.org for details.

Horman’s Best Pickles

Brooklyn Essence, LLC

Koltuk’s Honey, LLC

The Cheese Guy

All Baked Up

THe Illegal Baker

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Most Popular Cuisines In America

A new study has revealed that Chinese food is the most internet-searched cuisine in the United States, according to Google search data.

The research, conducted by experts at www.foodfirefriends.com, analyzed Google search data related to the 40 most popular cuisines in the world in different U.S. states, to find out what cuisines Americans search for (and eat) the most.

1. Chinese food

Known all over the world, Chinese food is certainly one of everyone’s most loved

cuisines. With an average of more than 3.35 million searches per month in the U.S. only, Chinese is Americans’ absolute favorite food.

2. Mexican food

With an average of 1.22 million Google searches in the USA, Mexican is Americans’ second most favorite food. Known for its spices and hot sauces, this cuisine is sought-after and appreciated globally.

3. Thai food

Thai food is third in the ranking. With

more than 823,000 monthly Google searches in the USA, Thai remains one of Americans’ first choices when it comes to foreign cuisines.

4. Indian food

Registering an average of 673,000 Google searches, Indian food is the fourth most Googled food in America.

5. Korean food

Another Asian cuisine features in fifth. Showing an average of 246,000 Google searches in the U.S., Korean food is the

fifth most popular cuisine in the States, followed by Japanese (with an average of 201,000 Google searches per month in the U.S.), and soul food (201,000).

Greek, Italian and Hawaiian food follow in the ranking with an average of 165,000, 165,000 and 90,500 searches in the U.S.

The study was conducted by foodfirefriends.com, which is dedicated to helping users grill and barbecue better, by offering practical guides, recipes, and advice on all aspects of outdoor cooking.

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HOMES

Recently Sold

This fully gutted Colonial at 8 Mullon Ave. in Baxter Estates sold on Dec. 5 for $990,000. This property features an open layout living space and generously proportioned rooms throughout, boasts four bedrooms and four bathrooms. Upon entering, you are welcomed by the bright and airy living and dining rooms with a fireplace. The gourmet kitchen features a breakfast bar with a granite top, custom cabinets, premium stainless steel appliances, and a sliding door leading to the backyard and guest house with an extra garage. The second floor features the master bedroom with ensuite bathroom and a walk-in closet and two additional bedrooms and a full bathroom. The full basement provides spacious space for recreation and storage. It is connected to the garage with a separate entrance. The property is conveniently located in the heart of the sought-after section of Port Washington, one block from the train station, parks, shopping, dining and more.

This home at 48 Hillview Ave. in the Baxter Estates section of Port Washington sold on Dec. 28 for $777,500. Its charming front porch greets you to this three bedroom Village Colonial located less than a mile to downtown shops and restaurants. Enter into light-filled living room with brick wood burning fireplace and detailed leaded glass windows. The dining room leads to kitchen complete with gas cooking, Corian counters and Merilatt cabinetry. The second floor encompasses the bedrooms including the spacious master bedroom. The home has two bathrooms. The home has a detached one-car garage, new central air conditioning and hardwood floors throughout. It is conveniently located to all amenities including being located within a half of a mile to the train station. It is approximately three miles from the town beaches.

HOME & DESIGN Heat Your Home Safely Space heaters are a top cause of home fires during winter

This winter is projected to be a cold and bitter one, with many regions already experiencing record chills and snowfall. The Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY) reminds New Yorkers to follow some essential safety tips when heating their homes this winter.

Fire departments usually see an uptick in home fires during the winter. Carbon monoxide (CO) exposure and poisonings also increase during these months.

“There is an increased risk of home fires and carbon monoxide poisoning this time of year as residents use space heaters, portable heating sources, gas furnaces, and fireplaces to heat their homes,” said FASNY President Edward Tase, Jr. “We encourage New Yorkers to take proper precautions when they heat their homes this season.”

According to the National Fire Prevention Association, heating equipment is the second leading cause of home fires and the third leading cause of home fire deaths. Space heaters are the type of equipment most often involved in home heating equipment fires, accounting for more than two of every five fires (44 percent), as well as the vast majority of deaths and injuries in home fires caused by heating equipment.

Homeowners should keep space heaters a safe distance from combustible materials, such as curtains, bedding, and

upholstered furniture. To prevent CO exposure and poisoning, avoid the indoor use of unvented gas-burning appliances, unvented gas or wood-burning stoves, and unvented fireplaces.

Home heating tips

• Keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from heating equipment.

• Have a three-foot “kid-free zone” around open fires and space heaters.

• Never use your oven to heat your home.

• Install stationary space heating equipment, water heaters or central heating equipment according to the local codes and manufacturer’s instructions by qualified professionals.

• Have heating equipment and chimneys cleaned and inspected every year by a qualified professional.

• Turn portable heaters off when leaving the room or going to bed.

• Use the right kind of fuel specified by the manufacturer, for fuel-burning space heaters.

• All fuel-burning equipment should be vented to the outside.

• Make sure the fireplace has a sturdy screen to stop sparks from flying into the room. Ashes should be cool before putting them in a metal container. Keep the container a safe distance away from your home.

• Test smoke alarms at least once a month.

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.

Love Where You Live

locals might feel like they voted for Data but got Lore instead.

Recent Highlights:

• In late January, Bowen Yang portrayed Santos in the congressman’s younger drag persona and in his current sweater-and-tie look on Saturday Night Live.

• Reps. Gregory Meeks and Joe Morelle of New York, the ranking members on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Administration Committee, respectively, have pushed to deny Santos access to classified materials. Axios noted, “Santos is not likely to be regularly exposed to classified information as a member of the Small Business Committee and the Science, Space and

Technology Committee, but lawmakers still face few barriers in accessing classified information.”

• On January 24, after bringing coffee and donuts for reporters waiting at his office, “Santos’ political operation filed a flurry of amended campaign finance reports, telling the feds, among other things, that a $500,000 loan he gave to his campaign didn’t, in fact, come from his personal funds as he’d previously claimed,” reported The Daily Beast. “But new campaign finance filings first reported by [the site] did not shed light on where the funds actually came from,” noted The Guardian

• On Twitter, Santos weighed in on Iran: “I support the freedom protesters in #Iran 100%. I will do everything in my power to help end the reign of terror plaguing their lives. #Freedom”

Thinking of Moving

SANTOS from page 6A

In Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series and films, Brent Spiner portrayed the iconic android Data (left) and, at times, also his ‘evil brother’ Lore.

Las Vegas Sands Launches Website To Grow Community Engagement On Resort Proposal

Las Vegas Sands announced the launch of SandsNewYork.com, a new website created to share information on the project, encourage community collaboration, and directly engage local Long Islanders on their ideas, questions, and concerns.

“Sands is excited to take another meaningful step in connecting with community members. It has been a lot of fun to connect with our grassroots community leaders, some of which I grew up with and graduated high school with, and have real conversations on this transformational project, former New York State Governor and Sands Senior Vice President David Paterson said. “We welcome more community conversations that lead to even deeper local partnerships.” The website includes a page for small business owners, briefly describing the company’s local priorities and procurement processes, as well as a form for those seeking supplier opportunities. Additionally, it includes a Community Voices page, where quotes are displayed from local leaders and stakeholders who are supportive of the project, and in favor of community collaboration on

the proposal.

“We are not here to convince, we are here to collaborate. We are thrilled at the unprecedented amount of support we have received on this project from the local communities and we look forward to hearing from more Long Islanders who want to get involved,” said Ron Reese, senior vice president of global communications and corporate affairs for Las Vegas Sands. “SandsNewYork.com gives them a direct line to our team on the ground, and will empower communities to take advantage of all the opportunities this project represents.”

—Submitted by Las Vegas Sands

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Young children can have di culty distinguishing between subjective worlds in their heads and the objective world we share. ey sometimes believe their thoughts can directly cause things to happen. It’s not all wrong. oughts do change things, but only when combined by action, as you’ll prove this week.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Getting where you’re supposed to be will not require you to be assertive this week, so you can relax knowing that if it’s the right door, it will open for you without work. It’s safe to make yourself like water, nding the path of least resistance. You’ll interact especially well with Scorpio and Pisces.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Many of the week’s interactions are based in an implicit social contract, the details of which may be di erent to each person involved. Since the speci cs of a “deal” are never talked about, it takes a lot of paying attention to gather and live up to what they are. You win loyalty making every e ort in this regard.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Who is on your side? You, hopefully. Who else? Look around to see who is onboard with support for your goals. More importantly, who is onboard with support of you, just as you are, goals notwithstanding? Your support system should include people who don’t require you to be or do anything to be loved.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You can’t grow as a person without growing in awareness. New possibilities open when you can see, feel and know more. You welcome all chances to improve, even if they involve a moment of humility. No one said it would be comfortable. e opportunity to learn what you were doing wrong and correct it is a gift.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). What you pursue will run from you, and that’s just nature. e animals get around it. e lion stalks, the alligator sinks below the surface, the spider works on auspicious positioning then waits. You’ll think of your own less than obvious method of getting your prize and be quite e ective this week.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You eventually gure out what you’re supposed to do and do it. Whatever sort of false starts, missteps and confusion that happens before that is simply what it took to bring you onto the journey. How you got there will be a dim and inconsequential memory. It’s what you do when you get there that matters.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your way will be made light this week, mostly by your own excellent attitude. You may compromise because it would be harder for the others involved to do the same. Still, it won’t be worth it unless you can do it gladly with love and nonchalance. Don’t put yourself in a position to be resentful further down the road.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re so good at getting along with di erent types of people that you will nd yourself in the role of a human bridge between people who otherwise wouldn’t get along without you. In the spirit of tolerance, you’ll set a ne example and bring harmony to the scene.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). e limits and rules you’ve set are quite reasonable considering your scene and the sort of people in it, therefore you won’t have to do much to enforce your boundaries. But this isn’t a “set it and forget it” kind of plan. Check back as things change. Be ready to make new systems for di erent seasons.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). ere are many wonderful things that come with you being you, just how you are right now and exactly how your mind and body are in this moment. Focusing on your uniqueness as an asset will put you in the mindset to maximize your gifts. e world will want to celebrate you, so let them.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Just in case someone out there is wondering how they can be a better friend to you, model the behavior you’d most love to receive. You’ve been there for yourself all along and know exactly how you want the world to support you. e more you give yourself what you need, the quicker others will be to follow suit.

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS

ere’s a peace, a grace, a slow ease to the unfolding of this year. Serenity isn’t a butter y you’ll have to chase with a net because, in your many contemplative moments, it will land on your still shoulder. You will invent what helps you and end up helping many others. Mutual love and respect lead to adventurous plans with your favorite people. More highlights include a favorable international exchange, the sale of something old and an event you throw that’s the talk of the town.

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Solution: 14 Letters

WORD FIND

Alpha Atoll

Cove Cruise

Dalby

Dancing

Dawn Eton

Fine

Fraser Island

Gore

Hats

Humidity

North for the holidays

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Going against the grain

At the second table, declarer did not cover the ten of clubs with dummy’s jack at trick one, following low instead. East had to play the eight (an honor would have cost a trick), whereupon South contributed the deuce!

West could do no better than to exit with a trump, whereupon South won, drew trump and played the ace and another club to establish the suit. When East now returned the diamond ten, declarer rose with the ace, led a club to the nine and discarded his remaining diamond on dummy’s last club to make his game.

lead — ten of clubs.

deal occurred in a team-offour match. Both North-South pairs reached four spades, and both Wests led the ten of clubs.

At the first table, declarer made the natural play of covering the ten with the jack. East played the queen, and South won with the ace and drew the opposing trumps. He then led a small club, hoping to quickly establish a discard for his diamond loser.

But East took the club nine with the king and returned the ten of diamonds. Whatever South did from this point on, he had to lose a diamond, a heart and another club to East’s eight for down one.

In finding the winning play, declarer reasoned that West’s lead was either a singleton or from the doubleton 10-8, marking East with both club honors. West was therefore virtually certain to have the king of diamonds for his two-heart overcall.

Next, whether West had one or two clubs, no harm could come from refusing to play the jack on the first trick. If East produced an honor card, declarer could win the trick, while if East produced the eight — proving that the ten was a singleton and that South would have to lose two clubs no matter what he did — the trick could be conceded in order to keep West on lead. This gave declarer the time he needed to set up the clubs before the opponents could establish a diamond trick.

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BETHPAGE LEGAL NOTICE

TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE BETHPAGE FIRE DIS-TRICT:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the BETHPAGE FIRE DISTRICT, Towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York, on the 25th day of January, 2023 subject to a permissive referendum as provided for by Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law.

An extract of the resolution is as follows:

The BETHPAGE FIRE DISTRICT maintains a Capital Reserve Fund designated as the Capital Reserve Fund For Firematic Equipment under Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law in which account there is sufficient funds to accomplish the purposes hereinafter set forth; namely, purchase of District Mechanics vehicle, and it is proposed to contract for such purchase in order to maintain the high standards of performance of the BETHPAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT in the discharge of its duties in preserving the lives and property of the residents of the community, and said purchase is deemed in the best interests of the residents of the BETHPAGE FIRE DISTRICT.

The resolution further provides that there be transferred from the present Section 6(g) Capital Reserve Fund for Firematic Equipment of the BETHPAGE FIRE DISTRICT a sum not to exceed One Hundred and Twenty ($120,000.00) Dollars for said purchase, and the District Treasurer is authorized to effect such transfer from time to time to effect such purchase. This resolution amends resolution previously adopted by the Board on September 27, 2022 by increasing the amount for the project from Seventy Thousand Dollars to One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars.

This resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days unless in the meanwhile a mandatory referendum as provided for in Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law is required to be held.

Dated: January 25, 2023

BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS BETHPAGE FIRE DISTRICT

TOWNS OF HEMPSTEAD AND OYSTER BAY

ATTEST:

MARY JO BELLA

Secretary 2-1-2023-1T-#238073-NOB/ BETH

TY OF NASSAU, TD BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO COMMERCE BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. ELIOT M. MELMAN, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on April 25, 2019 and an Order duly entered February 24, 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 11530 on February 27, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 26 Balfour Drive, Bethpage, NY 11714. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 46, Block 313 and Lot 53. Approximate amount of judgment is $538,489.44 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index 613916/2017. 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.

Kathryn N. Andreolli, Esq.,

Referee

Duane Morris, LLP, 1540 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, Attorneys for Plaintiff

2-15-8-1; 1-25-2023-4T#237382-NOB/FARM

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

NASSAU COUNTY

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, BY CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., AS ITS ATTORNEY IN FACT, Plaintiff against DAVID FALCO, et al

Defendant(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein

Such Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 103N, Westbury, NY 11590.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered January 11, 2017, 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 28, 2023 at 2:00 PM. Premises known as 136 Willard Avenue, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Sec 48. Block 483 Lot 6, 7, 8 and 9. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Farmingdale, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approx-

LEGAL NOTICES

imate Amount of Judgment is $916,910.16 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 007099/2014. 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.”

Sale was originally schedule for November 15, 2022 at 2:30 pm.

Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee AYSN406

2-15-8-1; 1-25-2023-4T#237509-NOB/FARM

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY

CHRISTIANA TRUST AS

CUSTODIAN FOR GSRAN-Z LLC, Plaintiff against OTSU H. YEE, et al Defendant(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Law

Office of Michael Ehrenreich PLLC, 555 Willow Ave., Suite 105, Cedarhurst, NY 11516.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered September 23, 2022, 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 March 1, 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 167 Melville Rd., Farmingdale, NY 11735. Sec 49 Block 038 Lot 11. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $23,136.14 plus interest, fees, costs and attorneys fees. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 601252/2021. 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.”

Jane P. Shrenkel, Esq., Referee 17-1293 2-15-8-1; 1-25-2023-4T#237510-NOB/FARM

NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that commencing on February 21st, 2023, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 16th, 2023 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six-month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code.

Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucountyny.

gov/526/County-Treasurer

Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person auction shall be held, same will commence on the 21st day of February 2023 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer.

A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucoun tyny.gov/527/AnnualTax-Lien-Sale

A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 08th, 2023.

Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print,

audio-tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715.

Dated: January 25, 2023

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER

Mineola, NewYork TERMS OF SALE

Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts. However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.

The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership.

The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.

The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to

the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

Furthermore, as to the bidding,

1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates.

2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates.

3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid.

4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful

bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited.

Dated: January 25, 2023 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York 2-1; 1-25-2023-2T-#237560NOB/FARM

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR PARK PLACE SECURITIES, INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-MCW1, CLASS A-1 CERTIFICATES, V. EILEEN SCHWARTZMAN, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 28, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR PARK PLACE SECURITIES, INC., ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004MCW1, CLASS A-1 CERTIFICATES is the Plaintiff and EILEEN SCHWARTZMAN, 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 28, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 23 NORTH FRONT STREET, FARMINGDALE, NY 11735: Section 49, Block 67, Lot 197 and 198: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FARMINGDALE, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 606487/2017. Thomas De Maria, 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.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. MORET LLC, Pltf. vs NEWBANK, 150 FULTON STREET INC., Defts. Index #608403/2018.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered November 18, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on March 8, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a Section 48, Block 443, Lot 24. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “Rain or Shine.” 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. ALEXANDER SKLAVOS Referee. LEVY LEVY, Attys for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #100052

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU

PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC D/B/A PLANET HOME LENDING SERVICING, Plaintiff, v. STEVEN CATTI, ANNETTE RUSSO, Defendant.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

THAT

In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the ount Clerk of Nassau County on February 20, 2019, I, David S Dender, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on March 2, 2023 at The North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows:

68 Intervale Ave Farmingdale, NY 11735

SBL No: 48-278-6- 8

ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed udgment Index No 604443/2017 in the amount of $353,024.29 plus interest and costs.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine. 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.

Richard S. Mullen

Woods

Tel.: 855-227-5072

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LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Self Storage Sale

Please take notice Prime Storage - Farmingdale located at 2091 New Highway, Farmingdale, NY 11735 intends to hold a sale of the property stored in the below listed Storage Spaces. The public sale shall occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 2/21/ 2023 at 12:00 pm. Unless listed below, the contents consist of household goods and furnishings. Diane Amendolare unit #00984; James Forgione unit #01014 #01017; Jared J Skaferowsky unit #01047; Naomi Robinson unit #01070; Annabelle R Abelard unit #01154; Joseph Derita-Magri unit #01163; Timothy J Marshall unit #01202; Michael Townsend unit #01239; Shannon Federman unit #01241; Donna Twiford unit #02016; Clarence Gadsden unit #02137; Jessica Berry unit #02255; Stacy Leras Lambros unit #03019; Jorge Matos unit #P005. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. See manager for details.

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HICKSVILLE

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff against JOANNE M. SACCO AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE EMMA MANGANO TRUST, et al

Defendant(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 103N, Westbury, NY 11590.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered October 15, 2018, 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 2:00 PM. Premises known as 52 Kuhl Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801. Sec 11 Block 272 Lot 11 12. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $462,310.32 plus interest, fees, and costs.

ty concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Michele A. Baptiste, Esq., Referee AYSJN028

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Notice of formation of PIRAEUS LLC. Arts of Org filed with ec of tate of NY (SSNY) on 12/24/2022.

Office location 442 S Oyster Bay Road #1025 Hicksville, NY 11801. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC

to: 442 S Oyster Bay Road #1025 Hicksville, NY 11801

Purpose: any lawful act.

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK -

COUNTY OF NASSAU

CIT BANK, N.A.,

V. DULCE M. ROSADO, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 28, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein CIT BANK, N.A. is the Plaintiff and DULCE M. ROSADO, 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 85 CAMBRIDGE DRIVE, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801: Section 12, Block 331, Lot 29: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, AT HICKSVILLE, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Index No. 614093/2019

Date Filed: 1/10/2023

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff, -againstDolores Drudy a/k/a Dolores V. Drudy; Sean Drudy, if he be living or dead, his spouse, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; General Electric Capital Corp DBA Ge Money Bank; Palisades Collection LLC, Colorado Capital Investments, Inc.; GE Money Bank; New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, State of New York, and “JOHN DOE”, said name eing fictitious it eing the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, and any parties, corporations or entities, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged premises, Defendants.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 63 Grape Lane, Hicksville, NY 11801

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 a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action may appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. David P. Sullivan, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered Jan. 10, 2023 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau ount ler s Office

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 PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION.

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

Dated: 3/8/2021

Ellis M. Oster, Esq. Senior Associate, Director of Litigation LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP

F/K/A

SHAPIRO, DICARO BARAK, LLC

Attorneys for Plaintiff

175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 585) 247-9000

Fax: (585) 247-7380

Our File No. 17-066478

#100045

sue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucountyny. gov/526/County-Treasurer

Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person auction shall be held, same will commence on the 21st day of February 2023 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer.

A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucoun tyny.gov/527/AnnualTax-Lien-Sale

the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership.

Oviatt Gilman LLP

Plaintiff’s Attorney

500 Bausch Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 000121/2015. 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 safe-

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 003855/2016. Adrienne Flipse Hausch, 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.

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGH THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Consolidation and or Modified Mortgage (hereinafter “the Mortgage”) to secure $350,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Nassau ount ler s office on September 6, 2005, at Liber M 29344 of Mortgages, page 748, covering premises known as 63 Grape Lane, Hicksville, NY 11801 a/k/a Section 45, Block 324, Lot 30.

The relief sought in the within action is a final udgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above.

Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER

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LEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY

TREASURER’S

SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that commencing on February 21st, 2023, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 16th, 2023 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six-month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code.

Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Is-

A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 08th, 2023. Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audio-tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715.

Dated: January 25, 2023

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, NewYork TERMS OF SALE

Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts.

However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.

The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same.

Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of

The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.

The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

Furthermore, as to the bidding,

1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in

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the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates.

2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates.

3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid.

4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited.

Dated: January 25, 2023

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S.

BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF NEW RESIDENTIAL MORT-

GAGE LOAN TRUST 2020NPL2, Plaintiff, vs. ANNETTE DOROTHY EICHENAUER A/K/A ANNETTE EICHENAUER A/K/A ANNETTE D. EICHENAUER, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on November 16, 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 March 6, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 296 Division Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Oyster

Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 45, Block 498 and Lot 22. Approximate amount of judgment is $135,943.45 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index 605403/2019. 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 Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. File No. 202728-2 2-22-15-8-1-2023-4T#237604-NOB/HIX

LEVITTOWN

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU

NATIONSTAR

MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A

CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, V.

MARGARET CADOGAN

A/K/A PEGGY CADOGAN, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DANIEL A. BRENNAN, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 20, 2020, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein NATIONSTAR

MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A

CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY is the Plaintiff and MARGARET CADOGAN A/K/A PEGGY CADOGAN, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DANIEL A. BRENNAN, 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 38 HILLTOP ROAD, LEVITTOWN, NY 11756: Section 45, Block 150, Lot 8: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT LEVITTOWN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 001472/2017. Lawrence A. Weinreich, 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.

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff

AGAINST

Peter Rizzo a/k/a Peter A. Rizzo, Jr.; Angelina Rizzo; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 11, 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 23, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 3174 Essex Lane, Levittown, NY 11756. 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 Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 51 Block 265 Lot 1. Approximate amount of judgment $254,658.41 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 612678/2018. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

George Esernio, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: December 1, 2022

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that commencing on February 21st, 2023, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 16th, 2023 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per sixmonth period, for which any person or persons shall offer to

take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code.

Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucountyny. gov/526/County-Treasurer

Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person auction shall be held, same will commence on the 21st day of February 2023 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer.

A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucoun tyny.gov/527/AnnualTax-Lien-Sale

A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 08th, 2023.

Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audio-tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715.

Dated: January 25, 2023

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, NewYork TERMS OF SALE

Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts. However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.

The Purchaser acknowledges

that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership.

The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.

The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of

the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

Furthermore, as to the bidding,

1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates.

2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates.

3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid.

4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited.

Dated: January 25, 2023

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York 2-1; 1-25-2023-2T-#237560NOB/LEV

MASSAPEQUA

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAU

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST

2007-OH1, MORTGAGE

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-OH1, Plaintiff -against- JOSEPH

CORREA A/K/A JOSEPH

F. CORREA, DARNELL

CORREA A/K/A DARNELL

MINEO A/K/A DARNELL

M. MINEO A/K/A DAR-

NELL M. COREA, et al

Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated October 7, 2022 and entered on October 11, 2022, 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 14, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at Massapequa, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as Section: 48 Block: 108 Lot: 40, 41 and 42

The Foreclosure Sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s COVID-19 Policies and Foreclosure Auction Rules.

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.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s 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. Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine. 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. Said premises known as 203 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, MASSAPEQUA, NY Approximate amount of lien $520,618.80 plus interest costs.

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

Index Number 003545/2017.

GREGORY GRIZOPOULOS, ESQ., Referee DRUCKMAN LAW GROUP PLLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 242 Drexel Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590 For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., V. THOMAS A. O’CONNOR, JR., ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 23, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. is the Plaintiff and THOMAS A. O’CONNOR, JR., ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR

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SHINE at the Nassau County Supreme Court, North Side Steps, 100 Supreme Court Drive Mineola NY 11501 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on February 21, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 337 NORTH BOSTON AVENUE, MASSAPEQUA, NY 11758: Section 52, Block 43, Lot 79: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA CALLED “MASSAPEQUA”, TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 010138/2014. David S. Dikman, 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.

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING

O ltf vs JO NN

I E I et al efts Index # ursuant to udgment of foreclosure and sale entered December 9, 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 22, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 53, Block 158, Lot 33. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed udgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot e maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale. PETER

ME -

Referee. LEVY LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., reat Nec N #

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUN-

TY OF NASSAU, MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., Plaintiff, vs. STACEY KOULOURIS, E efendant s

Pursuant to an Order Amending he aption onfirming eferee s eport and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale

dul entered on Jul I the undersigned eferee

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 21, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 19 Birchwood Lane, Hicksville, NY 11801. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the uildings and improvements thereon erected situate l ing and eing in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New or ection loc and ot pproximate amount of udgment is plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # ash 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. arr eorge Es eferee

Knuckles, Komosinski Manfro axter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE

Notice is here given that commencing on February 21st, 2023, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner mortgagee occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 16th, 2023 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the propert uch tax liens will e sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding percent per six-month period for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in ection 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code.

Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per da registration fee for each person who intends to id at the tax lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien u er a ax ertificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County

Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucountyny. gov ount - reasurer

Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person auction shall be held, same will commence on the 21st day of February 2023 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer.

A list of all real estate in Nassau ount on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucoun t n gov nnualax- ien- ale

A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 08th, 2023.

Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs or activities pon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act will e provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services programs activities and pu lic hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in raille large print audio-tape or other alternative formats. For additional information please call - extated Januar

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, NewYork TERMS OF SALE uch tax liens shall e sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts. owever such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess if any, of the interest and penalt orne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.

he urchaser ac nowledges that the tax lien s sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may e su ect to pending anruptc proceedings and or may become subject to such proceedings which ma e commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same which ma modif a urchaser s rights with respect to the lien s and the propert securing same uch an ruptc proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien In addition to eing su ect to pending anruptc proceedings and or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement ct I E ss et se with regard to

real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation I receivership

The County Treasurer reserves the right without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in an anruptc case litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold the reasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsi ilit of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in an an ruptc case affecting their purchased tax lien including ut not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien he Nassau ounty Treasurer and Nassau Count and its agencies assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of an tax lien purchaser in an legal proceeding including ut not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.

The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall e established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have een sold and the remaining ninet per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pa the remaining ninet per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including ut not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as li uidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale rights of purchasers maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

Furthermore, as to the bidding he idder s agree that they will not work with any other idder s to increase maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other idder s to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random num er generator in the event of a tie id s on a tax certificate idder s further agree not to emplo an idding strateg designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tie rea ing process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other idder s to engage in an idding strateg that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates.

he tax certificate s the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate s id will e arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with an other idder and that the tax certificate s the idder will id upon and the interest rate s to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of idding No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on an tax certificate to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates.

3. The bids to be placed by the idder will e made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid.

4. If it is determined that the idder s have violated an of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited.

ated Januar

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York - - - - -#NOB/MASS

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

NASSAU COUNTY

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF10 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, laintiff against DANIEL FOWLER A/K/A DANIEL DAVID FOWLER A/K/A DAVID FOWLER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID E. FOWLER A/ K/A DAVID FOWLER, et al efendant s ttorne for laintiff s ein

Such Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 103N, Westbury, NY 11590.

ursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered Jul I will sell at pu lic auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 2, 2023 at 2:30 PM.

Premises known as 2 Major Road, Massapequa, NY ec loc ot 39. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the uildings and improvements thereon erected situate l ing and eing near mit ville Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New or pproximate mount of Judgment is plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance

with th Judicial istrict 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 e 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.”

eorge Esernio Es eferee N

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU

CIT BANK, N.A. F/K/A

ONEWEST BANK, N.A., V. JE E J ME I E JE E J I E ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of oreclosure dated June and entered in the Office of the ler of the County of Nassau, wherein CIT BANK, N.A. F/K/A ONEWEST BANK, N.A. is the laintiff and JE E J ME I E JE E J I E E are the efendant s I the undersigned eferee 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 March 7, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as HARBOUR ROAD, MASSAPEQUA, NY 11758: ection loc ot 50, 51, 52, 53:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLAT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT AMITYVILLE, IN THE TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subj ect to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 002727/2015. Donna Marie Brady, 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.

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LEGAL NOTICE

REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIAION laintiff - against - MERCEDES O. LINDO AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF YOLANDA H. LINDO A/K/A YOLANDA LINDO, DECEASED, et al efendant s ursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on Januar I the undersigned eferee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 7th day of March, 2023 at 4:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate l ing and eing in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, and partly in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York. remises nown as ounty Line Road, Massapequa, own of O ster a N a a ount ine Road, Amityville, (Town of O ster a N Nassau ount and ount Line Road, North Amityville, own of a lon N uffol ount # - - N

O N #- - -

O O N pproximate amount of lien $470,088.70 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed udgment and terms of sale.

Index No N O arshad Saed, Esq., Referee. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC ttorne s for laintiff exington venue uite 840 New York, NY 10170 el -

For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www. uction com or call 280-2832

Dated: December 20, 2022

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of 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. 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.

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telecommunications antennas on an existing building located at 1120 Old Country Road, Plainview, Nassau, New York 11803. The new facility will consist of the collocation of antennas at various heights not to exceed approximately 41 ft 6 in above ground level (measured to the top of the antennas) on the 50 ft 6 in tall building (measured to the top of the highest appurtenance).

Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending such comments to: Project 6123000268 - MH EBI Consulting, 21 B Street, Burlington, MA 01803, or at (785) 760-5938. 2-1-2023-1T-#238035-NOB/ PLV

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LEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that commencing on February 21st, 2023, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 16th, 2023 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six-month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code.

Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucountyny.

gov/526/County-Treasurer

Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person auction shall be held, same will commence on the 21st day of February 2023 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be de-

termined by the Treasurer.

A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucoun tyny.gov/527/Annual-

Tax-Lien-Sale

A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 08th, 2023.

Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audio-tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715.

Dated: January 25, 2023

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER

Mineola, NewYork TERMS OF SALE

Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts. However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.

The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership.

The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to

intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.

The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

Furthermore, as to the bidding,

1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates.

2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s)

to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates.

3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid.

4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited.

Dated: January 25, 2023

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York 2-1; 1-25-2023-2T-#237560NOB/PLVOB

LEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE OF FIRE INSPECTION

Notice is hereby given that the annual inspection for 2023 of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District for fire ha ards which might endanger the lives of students, teachers, employees therein, has been completed and the report thereof is availa le at the acilities Office at Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School for inspection by all interested persons.

2-1-2023-1T-#238115-NOB/ PLVOB

WESTBURY

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

NASSAU COUNTY

21ST MORTGAGE CORPORATION AS MASTER SERVICER FOR CHRISTIANA TRUST, A DIVISION OF WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB AS TRUSTEE FOR KNOXVILLE 2012 TRUST, Plaintiff against ROSA GONZALEZ, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 103N, Westbury, NY 11590.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered May 3, 2022, 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 16, 2023 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 219 Evelyn Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590. Sec 10 Block 62 Lot 16 17. 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 West-

bury, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $1,022,219.60 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 017072/2010.

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 safe-

ty concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Charles Casolaro, Esq., Referee DHNY078 2-8-1; 1-25-18-2023-4T#237270-NOB/WBY

Hicksville Water Remains Of The Highest Quality

Recent reports by activists in the media are misleading

With inaccurate media coverage recently circulating the news about water quality throughout Long Island, the Hicksville Water District (HWD) assures its residents that drinking water remains in compliance with strict state and federal water quality regulations and is safe for consumption. The recent report by Citizens Campaign for the Environment indicates that PFAS detections within the HWD’s water is above the state’s new maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for these compounds, but that is simply untrue. The data they used was not only a gross misrepresentation, but also wholly misleading.

“We would never serve our residents water that does not clear the rigorous standards provided to us by the state and federal health regulators,” said HWD Chairman William Schuckmann. “We have made a tremendous investment into our infrastructure over the past several years to install treatment systems and ensure that our water remains of the highest quality possible. It is unfortunate that there are entities that wish to tarnish the work that water providers throughout Long Island have put

forth to ensure that all of our residents have access to safe, clean drinking water.”

The testing information provided in these reports was taken from the HWD’s publicly-available Annual Drinking Water Quality Report, selecting only the numbers which represent raw water samples of the highest PFAS content locations in its service area, which are not indicative of the actual quality of the District’s water. In fact, the opposite is true: on average, PFAS chemicals are at non-detectable levels throughout

the HWD’s service area. The District conducts hundreds of water quality tests throughout the year, yet the highest values were represented in CCE’s report as being what residents are receiving at their taps. If water is found to contain PFAS levels above the MCLs, service from the affected wells is ceased until those levels are back below the established standards or treatment is installed to remove them.

Moreover, it is important to note that water providers do not set any regulations

themselves. The HWD has successfully conformed to MCL regulations set forth by New York State and the federal government and will continue to do so. To put the onus on water providers to adhere to arbitrary MCL standards with authorization from the state or federal government is both irresponsible and unfair to Long Island’s millions of residents.

The HWD has been exceptionally proactive in its pursuit of the most state-of-the-art water treatment technology available. Over the last five years, the District has invested more than $70 million in the installation of Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) and Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) treatment systems at several wells. These efforts have been successful, as the HWD currently has eight wells providing safe drinking water to its residents, more than any other water provider on Long Island. The HWD is also currently working on installing AOP and GAC treatment systems at the District’s Plant 8 facility, which is expected to be complete by the end of this year.

—Submitted by Michael Conn of ZE Creative Communications

Three Cheers For Massapequa’s Challenger Squad

A performance for a packed house was a shining moment for students on the Massapequa School District’s Challenger cheerleading team. The team was chosen to showcase their routine at a recent Nassau County cheerleading competition.

Ed Hoffman, the physical education chairman and athletic coordinator at Berner Middle School, said that this was a new opportunity for the Challenger cheerleading squad, which normally cheers at Challenger basketball games. The team is comprised of students from grades 6-12, led by coaches Dr. Lauren Dean and Kathleen Wegener.

Mr. Hoffman said he reached out to the Nassau County public school cheerleading coordinator, who enthusiastically gave the green light for Massapequa’s squad to perform in between the middle school and high school

portions of the Jan. 7 competition at Wantagh High School. With middle school and high school squads in the building, as well as coaches and families, they performed for a

sizable crowd.

“It was awesome,” Mr. Hoffman said. “The students had a great time. They were able to perform for a much larger audience,

surrounded by people from different towns and high schools, which made it very special.”

Students from the Best Buddies club, which has chapters at Berner, Ames and the high school, worked with cheerleaders to help practice their routine, and also attended the Jan. 7 performance to show their support.

Mr. Hoffman, the Nassau County coordinator for the Challenge sports league, said that there is a soccer program in the fall, along with basketball and cheerleading in the winter season. This coming spring, a track and field program will be added.

“There’s something special about being part of a team within your school,” he said, “and that’s what Challenger sports provides our students.”

—Submitted by the Massapequa School District

MacArthur Excels At Indoor Track Championships

JAMES ROWAN

editors@antonmediagroup.com

The MacArthur varsity relay teams continue their tradition of excellence. Both the boys and girls 4x400 relay teams captured Conference II championships last week at the Conference Championships held at St. Anthony’s High School. The MacArthur boys and girls are the defending winter and spring 4x400 Nassau County champions.

The girls relay team posted a time of 4:28 and won by seven seconds. The winning girls team was led by freshman Violet Paplow, Sophomore Jocelyn Cleary, Sophomore Angelina Widmer and senior Carly Koprowski. Koprowski ran a 60-second anchor leg.

The Boys 4x400 meter is comprised of

seniors Dylan Vargas, Jack Longobucco, Kieran Weber and Jack Maurer. They ran their second fastest time of the season

clocking 3 minutes and 37 seconds to win the Conference championship. As of now, the boys will be the No. 2 seed in the

Nassau County Indoor Championship next month.

In addition to the relays, Widmer finished second overall in the Girls 1,000 meter race and received All-Conference Honors. Vargas finished third overall in the Boys 55 meter hurdles and also earned All-Conference honors. Senior Jack Maurer medaled in the Boys Open 300 meters by running a personal record of 38.01 seconds and finishing 4th overall.

While Koprowski anchored the winning 4x400, she had an impressive evening prior to the relays. Carly won the Conference Championship in the 600 meters with a time of 1:39.81. That’s the second best time in Nassau County this season and it also qualified Carly for the New Balance Indoor National Championship taking place in Boston in March.

Rams Drop Skyline Conference Game At Mount Saint Vincent

The Farmingdale State women’s basketball team traveled to play Skyline Conference opponent Mount Saint Vincent on Tuesday evening and lost 59-34.

FSC (3-12, 2-8 Skyline) opened the scoring with a 3-pointer and a layup by junior forward Tiffany Sosa (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) to jump out to a 5-0 advantage.

The Dolphins (7-8, 3-7 Skyline) responded with a layup and back-to-back 3-pointers by Amber Been and Julia Angeles.

Following a Farmingdale State timeout with 3:32 left in the first quarter, sophomore guard Isabella Greenwald (West Islip, N.Y.) checked in and knocked down a 3 to knot the score at 8-8.

The game was tied 11-11 in the opening

minute of the second quarter before the College of Mount Saint Vincent (CMSV) rattled off seven consecutive points to take an 18-11 lead.

FSC responded as freshman forward Lissette Cordero (West Babylon, N.Y.) hit a 3-pointer and Sosa tallied two free-throws and a layup to tie the score at 18-18.

In the final 2:56 of the half, Mount Saint Vincent outscored the Rams 9-3 as they took a 27-21 advantage into the break.

The Dolphins came out quick in the second half scoring the first 15 points of the third quarter to take a commanding 42-20 lead.

FSC trailed 46-24 and was outscored 1310 in the fourth quarter as they fell, 59-34.

Sosa recorded 11 points, four rebounds

and two blocks, while freshman guard Victoria Kantzian (Staten Island, N.Y.) tallied nine points, three rebounds and four steals. Sophomore guard Jenna Pignataro (Farmingville, N.Y.) had five points, five boards and four steals and Cordero produced five points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Kira Villegas led the way for Mount Saint Vincent with 22 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals.

The women’s basketball team next will play Old Westbury in a conference matchup. The game will be played at Farmingdale State with Old Westbury as the home team.

—Courtesy of Farmingdale State College Sports

Massapequa High School’s Challenger cheerleading squad performed at the Nassau County cheerleading competition at Wantagh High School. (Contributed photo)

The girls 4x400 team. Left to right: Jocelyn Cleary, Carly Koprowski, Angelina Widmer and Violet Paplow.

The Boys 4x400 relay team. Left to right: Dylan Vargas, Jack Maurer, Kieran Weber and Jack Longobucco. (Contributed photos)

Adrianna Romo-Leroux (Contributed photo)