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Long Island’s First Convalescent Plasma Donor Helps Save COVID-19 Patients DO YOU LOVE BY CAROLINE RYAN

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patients who have recovered from COVID have significant antibodies fter studying abroad in Florence, in their plasma. I’m cautiously Italy during her junior year optimistic based on the informaRead of our from of college at the University of tion that has some been published South Carolina, Madalyn Connors, several case series out of China exclusive interviews withas a resident of Port Washington, was well as some descriptions of use in Broadway stars at for forced to leave Europe and come the city that this will be helpful home after the coronavirus pansome of the COVID patients.” www.longislandweekly.com demic began to strike. The Food and Drug On March 11, two days after arriving Administration (FDA) allows two home, Connors started exhibiting donations within a seven-day perisymptoms of coronavirus. After od, with at least 48 hours between experiencing a severe headache, a donations. On April 13, one week slight cough, a fever and body aches, after her first donation, Connors Connors called her primary care went back to the New York Blood physician and explained that she Center to donate more plasma. had been to Europe and now was “The whole reason I shared my experiencing symptoms. In order to story was because I know a lot of get tested for the virus, Northwell people that had COVID-19 didn’t Health had to get approval from the even know about the antibody Department of Health and inform test and the plasma Read some donations of our the Center of Disease Control and were available,” Connors said. “I exclusive interviews Prevention (CDC) about Connors wanted morechef people to know about Mount Sinai Hospital, NYC symptoms. A few hours later, Connors recipes at that it. Thereand are so many people was able to schedule an appointment could use the help, and there are so www.longislandweekly.com at the Northwell Health Urgent Care and give them to someone who volume of plasma than they would many people that were willing to center in Port Washington where she is currently fighting the disease normally be able to with a standard help but just didn’t know about it. I was tested for the virus that same day. and that will hopefully help their blood donation. One plasma dona- think if anyone is willing to donate Fortunately, four days after immune system to start fighting the tion can help up to three patients that they 100 percent should. It was feeling sick and testing positive, the infection while the body makes its suffering from COVID-19. painless, it was so easy and it is so 21-year-old was feeling nearly 100 own antibodies.” Although modern medicine has important. All of the doctors have percent better. After seeing a notification on advanced tremendously in the past been so grateful for it. I could see “I was very lucky and recovered Facebook asking people who had 100 years, this is not the first time how donating blood can be intimsuper quickly,” Connors said. “It’s recovered from coronavirus to get convalescent plasma has been idating to people, but if you were crazy to see how some people are tested for antibodies, Connors used to help people recover from lucky enough to recover, there is no really struggling to fight the virus. decided to fill out a form to see if illnesses. The collection of convareason to not help the people that Had I not been in Europe the week she was eligible to donate. lescent plasma was used during the need it the most.” before, I probably wouldn’t have “I had just wanted to see if I had Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918, and Patients who have fully recovered Read some of our gone to the doctor. The only thing antibodies or if I still had the virus more recently, to fight the SARS from coronavirus andexclusive want to find that was really bothering me was in my system,” she said. “I went to epidemic and MERS. out ifartist they are eligible to donate interviews at a headache, and I sometimes get Mount Sinai and got the test done. “There have been other coronaplasma can visit www.ccpp19.org/ those. But this one was obviously They called me two days later and viruses that this has been tried for www.longislandweekly.com donors/donate.html. very different it was way more said the virus was negative so it and there was some success reportsevere.” wasn’t present in my system at all ed for those,” Sachais said. “From What did you think of this On April 6, Connors became anymore and that my antibody lev- the literature we have, which is article? Share it with me at the first person on Long Island els were very high. At that point it limited since this is a relatively new cryan@antonmediagroup.com to donate convalescent plasma, wasn’t even a thought in my mind, infection, it does appear that most a treatment being used to help I figured if I had these antibodies patients who are suffering from and I was so lucky that I was barely coronavirus potentially fight off the sick, I may as well just do whatever illness quicker. I can to help the people that need “Convalescent plasma is plasma, it.” the liquid part of the blood, that As a first time donor, Connors comes from patients who have described the donation process as recently recovered from COVID-19 a quick, easy and painless process. Read some of our disease and in that plasma are During a plasma donation, an antibodies which give an immune apheresis machine separates the exclusive interviews with response that the person uses to parts of the blood, collecting only your favorite TV stars at fight the virus,” Bruce Sachais, chief the plasma and returning everymedical officer at the New York thing else back to the donor. www.longislandweekly.com Blood Center (NYBC), said. “The By donating only plasma, the idea is to take those antibodies blood center is able to take a larger

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Austerity Measures In State Budget Infuriate Cuomo Critics

BY MIKE ADAMS

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ew York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has garnered a wealth of praise across the nation for his leadership in the state’s effort to fight the spread of coronavirus and muster resources to treat the infected. New York has been hit harder by COVID-19 than any other state in the country, with more than 90,000 confirmed cases and more than 8,000 confirmed deaths from the illness. But the governor’s matter-of-fact recounting of the state’s situation, along with numerous initiatives aimed at promoting social distancing and increasing testing capacity, among others, have bolstered his political capital significantly. A March poll by Siena College found that Cuomo’s approval rating among the state’s registered voters is up to 71 percent, skyrocketing from the 44-percent rating he had in Siena’s February poll. When asked specifically about coronavirus, 87 percent of respondents approved of the governor’s handling of the pandemic. Social media live streams of Cuomo’s daily press conferences, now being broadcast by the celebrity magazine People, as well as state news outlets, are inundated with comments from people asking him to run for president, a call that gained enough steam, forcing him to explicitly state he had no plans to do so during an interview with his brother Chris Cuomo on CNN. But as the governor continued to earn high marks the nation over, he also helped to champion the passage of a state budget whose cuts have left many activists and Democrats in the state legislature feeling betrayed. “Our public health system, our

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo briefs the press on the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo courtesy Andrew Cuomo via Flickr) hospitals, our schools and our housing spending that includes $400 million in have been underfunded for years and cuts to state hospitals. years, leaving us more vulnerable to Though the proposal to make up for this crisis than need be,” New York State the budget shortfall through cuts in Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou said health care spending, which Cuomo on the floor of the assembly has defended several times by during the budget vote. saying “we have no money,” “Now in this moment, has been circulating for we are being asked to months, realizing the cuts respond to decades in the midst of a panof shortfall by demic that has killed This year cutting cutting more, even Medicaid means that a more New Yorkers than as we know that the the September 11th lot of people will die. attacks needs will be greater has prompted —Yuh-Line Niou than ever before.” backlash from many state The state’s $177 democrats. billion budget, approved A group of assemblyman by both houses of the state and state senators representing legislature and signed by the governor districts in Brooklyn, where hospitals earlier this month, attempts to close in the area will lose about $38 million a $6 billion budget gap with cuts to in funding, wrote a letter to the govnumerous areas, including healthcare ernor on the eve of the vote in which spending. Among the cuts are a $2.5 they called the proposed cuts “cruel, billion reduction to state Medicaid inhumane and unacceptable.” “New York is the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the letter reads. “These hospitals disproportionately serve the most vulnerable in the epicenter; including the poor, the elderly and those suffering from comorbidities. As the representatives of these hospitals and those they serve, we cannot accept these proposed cuts.” Niou echoed these sentiments on the floor of the assembly, calling the cuts an unacceptable result of a yearslong process of cuts to the state health care infrastructure that had already left New York worse prepared to deal with

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the current crisis. “I don’t understand how we can think this is a right policy when we look at our communities and see the abject suffering and fear happening right now because we don’t have enough hospital beds, we don’t have enough PPEs and nurses and doctors,” she said. “People are literally dying in the halls of our public hospitals because they simply don’t have the capacity, a direct result of years of cutting funding. Cutting Medicaid in any other year means that New Yorkers suffer, but this year cutting Medicaid means that a lot of people will die.” In further efforts to reduce the state’s budgetary shortfall, Cuomo issued an executive order on Thursday, April 9 using the powers granted to him during the ongoing state of emergency to enact a 90-day wage increase delay for public employees in the state. Among the workers that will be affected by the cuts are all the workers of the Civil Service Employees Administration (CSEA), whose workers include the non-medical staff of Stony Brook University Hospital as well as all the workers at Nassau University Medical Center, which is currently the county’s main hub for dealing with COVID-19 cases. Cuomo called the freeze necessary to avoid layoffs, but CSEA President Mary Sullivan called it “inexcusable.” “It’s inexcusable to require our workers to literally face death to ensure the state keeps running and then turn around and deny those very workers their much-deserved raise in this time of crisis,” Sullivan said. “People are failing to recognize the value of our state workers during this crisis and what they are going through to keep providing public services throughout the state. We literally have workers sleeping in their workplaces to make sure essential services are delivered around the clock. They’re at the front lines keeping this epidemic from spreading further, caring for our most vulnerable and ill residents, helping people in our communities suffering from job losses and keeping our state from wholesale economic and social collapse. We cannot value them enough right now.” What did you think of this story? Share it with me at madams @antonmediagroup.com

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County PBA Calls For Better Police Protection Against Coronavirus

BY ANTHONY MURRAY

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ust like how hospital front line workers are calling for better protection against the coronavirus with personal protection equipment (PPE), the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association (PBA) is calling on better protection for county police. At a press conference outside of the PBA’s headquarters in Mineola last Tuesday, Nassau PBA president James McDermott spoke about officer protection. “Nassau County police have been on the front lines of this battle and we’ve been there behind them supporting them,” McDermott said. “We had a bunch of concerns and one of them was the testing. We were in communication with the police commissioner in regards to the testing. The testing was taking too long to get them tested and the results coming back was too long.” McDermott said that the PBA had written numerous letters to police commissioner Patrick Ryder about

Nassau County PBA president James McDermott talks about increased protection that is needed for county police officers. the coronavirus testing issues that plagued officers. After numerous correspondence, Ryder managed to get county officers rapid COVID-19 testing kits that only takes 15 minutes to get results. “We also urged the department through the police commissioner to establish a centralized protocol for coronavirus,” McDermott added. “We were concerned with high risk

of infection. We have police officers who have diabetes, heart conditions, respiratory problems, 9/11 illnesses and we have female officers who are pregnant. We believe that the department must frequently clean all at-risk areas such as prisoner holding areas, cells, precinct cells and cells at police headquarters.” As part of the centralized protocol, the PBA is requesting that the department get something where officers can dispose their PPE. “After they’ve been contaminated, we can’t just throw them in the back seat of a police car or throw them out in any garbage pail,” McDermott said. Ryder said that the department ionizes and sprays its cars and does about 50 to 60 cars a day to protect officers. “We have all the protective gear in the car, we ask that the cars be wiped down, we put wipes and sanitizer in the car,” Ryder said at a press conference last week. “We go to great lengths to make sure that our members are protected.”

The PBA has also asked for extra police uniforms and decontamination areas where officers can change so they don’t infect others. Going forward, the PBA looks for the police department to proactively look to eliminate all risk to county officers. “It’s important that our officers don’t get contaminated,” McDermott explained. “Our officers respond to calls, come to people who call 911 and handle aided cases, many of them are coronavirus. I think 1,300 of our members have been exposed. At this point, I believe we have 65 police officers that have been infected and tested positive.” The PBA is looking for PPE donations to help further protect officers. If you’d like to donate, the PBA’s headquarters are located at 89 E. Jericho Tpke. in Mineola or you can call 516-294-6230.

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Coronavirus Cases In County Jails Cause Concerns For Inmate Safety BY MIKE ADAMS

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t least 21 inmates jailed in Nassau County have tested positive for COVID-19, as the spread of coronavirus has caused major changes in routine at the Nassau County Correctional Facility in East Meadow. It has left activists worried for the safety of the county’s incarcerated population. Historically-low crime rates and recently-implemented reforms to New York’s cash bail system have left the county jail with 721 inmates as of late March, less than half of what the 1,500-person facility was designed to contain. Assuming no additional COVID-19 cases exist among inmates outside of the 21 already known, that would place the infection rate for the jail at about 2.9 percent. That number is nearly twice as high as the infection rate in the county, which stands at about 1.5 percent of the general population, using data from the 2020 census.

At least three inmates at the Nassau County Correctional Facility in East Meadow have tested positive for COVID-19. (Photo by Kim Dijsktra) Incoming Nassau County Sheriff James Dzurenda, whose department runs the county’s lone jail, released a statement assuring the public the department is doing everything in its power to halt the spread of coronavirus through the jail. The first case of COVID-19 in an inmate at the correctional facility was confirmed

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on March 15. Since then, the county has suspended weekend lock-ups and begun testing every newly-admitted inmate. Medically-cleared inmates are then sent to a housing unit for new admissions for 14 days, where they are further evaluated by medical professionals. All inmates with signs of illness are moved to a medical quarantine unit and evaluated daily to see if they need to be transferred to a hospital. In the meantime, inmates will be limited to groups of five to 10 people during outdoor recreational time. The correction center has also suspended in-person visitation for the time being, but is allowing inmates free phone time each week to communicate with loved ones. The Nassau County Sheriff’s Department outlined their response to COVID-19 in the county jail on March 26, six days after activists from the Nassau County Jail Advocates, a consortium of Island-based advocacy groups, called for greater transparency in the county’s efforts to protect

inmates. Susan Gottehrer, Nassau chapter director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, said the county must do a better job to broadcast its countermeasures to alleviate the fear of incarcerated people and their families. “The county executive every day stands at the podium and talks about everybody’s safety,” Gottehrer said. “All we get about what’s going on in the jail are numbers of corrections officers and incarcerated individuals. What we have not yet gotten is a public statement of what steps are going to be taken.” The group of advocates is also calling for the release of people who are particularly vulnerable to infection like elderly and pregnant inmates, as well as anybody being jailed on a technical parole violation. “If you look at the Cook County Jail in Chicago, we’re getting intakes from people wondering how their lives can be saved,” Gottehrer said. “None of these people were sentenced to death.”

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State Senator, Local Restaurant Provide Lunch To NUMC Workers

BY JOSEPH WOLKIN

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hen Dr. Anthony Boutin, president and interim CEO and chief medical officer of NuHealth walked outside of the Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) on April 2, his smile could be seen from down the street. Boutin’s staff was treated to a hot lunch that day thanks to New York State Senator Kevin Thomas (D—Levittown). Thomas partnered with The Cotillion, located at 440 Jericho Tpke. in Jericho, to hand out hot lunches to more than 300 hospital staffers as they treat coronavirus patients. “This wasn’t something out of the blue,” Thomas said. “They need to be appreciated. I see how hard they’re working. I have a lot of family members who are nurses and are in the health care profession. They work elsewhere, but I know from personal experience how hard it has become over the past few weeks. We have to show just a little bit of appreciation. We fed more than

State Senator Kevin Thomas, in a partnership with The Cotillion in Jericho, provided lunch to more than 300 NUMC workers. (Photos courtesy of the office of New York State Senator Kevin Thomas) 300 people that day. It was just a small sign of my appreciation.” Thomas, who represents the Sixth District, has been helping residents in his area, which has become one of the epicenters on Long Island. East Meadow and Levittown have seen some of the largest amounts of cases in Nassau County, meaning that NUMC has been overwhelmed with a plethora of new patients. “They were very appreciative,” he said. “They see that their concerns are being met, that everyone sees how

hard they’re working and it’s so nice that we were able to do that for them.” Thomas said this won’t be the last time he does this as health care workers in the area continue to fight the battle against COVID-19. In doing so, he plans on having a “mobile health checkup bus that goes around the district, checking up on people.” The date for this program will be nailed down sooner rather than later, he explained. “Donate masks, food and anything you can to health care workers, who are working longer hours and are

burnt out,” Thomas said. “They want to know that all of us are cheering them on. We know you’re fighting day and night for us on this battleground that we have.” Visit www.nysenate.gov/coronavirusresources to see Thomas’ COVID-19 community resource page, which features questions and answers about the disease, as well as volunteer resources. He said there are plenty of opportunities to volunteer, whether in-person or remote, and now is the time to lend a helping hand.

WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER. In these uncertain times of worry, fear, and stress, one thing is for sure: we as a society owe a debt of gratitude to the health care professionals and first responders on the frontlines fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. We are especially appreciative of all those continuing to work for all of us in grocery stores, pharmacies and other essential businesses, along with delivery persons and truck drivers. From all of us at Maidenbaum, THANK YOU. We encourage you to stay healthy, safe, and hopeful as we overcome this difficult situation — together.

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Community Coming Together To Help Those In Need BY JOY WEI

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ince New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of Emergency to control the spread of COVID-19 in New York on March 4, senior citizens and those with underlying medical conditions began to face serious issues with receiving their essential necessities. On March 15, a free delivery service of groceries, laundry and medicine in Great Neck was rolled out for individuals 65 years old and above, as well as the immunosuppressed. The idea started with Babak Balakhaneh, a physician with a practice in Great Neck. Given his hectic schedule, his sister Shiva Balakhaneh, a teacher at the Bnot Yaakov School, and his cousin Leora Arjang took it over. The duo distributed fliers advertising the service to local synagogues, the Great Neck House and via social media. People who need the service could either join a WhatsApp chat group or call them directly. “We want to help to flatten the curve,”

Shiva Balakhaneh said. “The less people leave their houses, the less dangerous the virus is. Through this delivery service, those who can be most harmed won’t need to leave their houses.” People in the community pitched in to help, and within a day, about 100 volunteers signed up on WhatsApp. The service is currently running from Sunday to Friday, six days a week. “We’re going to run this service as long as people need it,” Balakhaneh said. “Hopefully, this virus will be gone soon so that we can all go back to our normal lives.” People throughout Long Island are doing what they can to help those in need. On March 20, Association of Chinese American Physicians (ACAP) launched the ACAP COVID-19 Response Efforts to help those on the front line of fighting the virus in New York. Jericho High School students Jierui Wang and Angela Zhu, and Xingqiao Xu from Beijing 101 High School, winners of the ACAP Science Fair, donated their awards of $1,000 to $2,000 each to purchase personal

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protective equipment for medical professionals in New York. Kids in the community are also doing what they can to help as well. Dorey Liu, a third grader from Shelter Rock Elementary School in Manhasset, has been busy repackaging hand sanitizers. Her parents, Kingsley Liu, a 2019 Great Neck Chinese Association Community Service Award winner, and Linda Shang, a member of ACAP, have been key contributors in several community initiatives to fight COVID-19. Hearing that local stores were running out of hand sanitizers, the family decided to “make” their own Manhasset Association of Chinese Americans (MACA) brand ones. They ordered medical grade hand sanitizer in bulk sizes and repackaged them into 16-ounce bottles using an appealing label designed by a friend. The family started with distributing the sanitizers to their neighbors in Manhasset. As word got out, their friends donated money to finance the family’s efforts and offered help. The service was extended to residents in

Samy Ghatan, a volunteer, delivered groceries provided by Shira Balakhaneh. (Contributed photo) Great Neck. Those who need sanitizers can sign up on social media and then go to Mr. Wish Bubble Tea in Great Neck to get a bottle. Together, they have given away more than 200 bottles of hand sanitizers in Manhasset and Great Neck. “We want to pass on what we have to our neighbors and friends,” Kingsley Liu said. “Helping those in need is something everybody can do.” —Joy Wei is a seventh grader at Great Neck North Middle School who likes art and writing.

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PSEG Long Island Warns Of Utility Scams BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO

taking advantage during times of crisis consortium of more than “In times like these, every 140 U.S. and Canadian challenge our households face is utility companies and their magnified,” Rick Walden, PSEG trade associations, utility scams Long Island’s vice president of are seeing a severe up-tick at a customer services, said. “The time when Americans are hunheightened anxiety we’re feeling kering down across the country is perfect for scammers, whose to combat COVID-19, according preferred tactic is to make people to Utilities United Against Scams panic at the thought of getting (UUAS). It is a considerable their power shut off. That’s enough threat that UUAS wants why it’s important for people to be sure that consumers are to know that, during this crisis, aware of what’s going on. PSEG Long Island is not shutting “Our members are continuing off power due to nonpayment with their messaging to let caused by financial burdens.” consumers know what threats Common ruses include are out there,” UUAS President customers being told that they Monica Martinez said. “People must pay an overdue bill or face are at home more during this immediate shut-off of electrictime, and scammers usually ity. Current PSEG Long Island target business customers and policy is that shut-offs of electric residential accounts. And of service for non-payment have course with everyone working been temporarily suspended in from home, waiting for phone the interest of protecting public calls, there is more of a threat. health. In addition, PSEG Long Consumers need to be more Island does not accept payment vigilant.” via prepaid gift cards, wire PSEG Long Island echoes transfers or cryptocurrency such these concerns of bad actors as Bitcoin. dgilderubio@antonmediagroup.com

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• You receive a call from what looks like PSEG Long Island on your caller ID. • The caller threatens to shut off your service and demands an immediate payment by prepaid card, wire transfer or Bitcoin. • The caller informs you that you require a new meter and demands a deposit before the installation can occur (PSEG Long Island does not require a deposit for a new meter installation). • You are given a phone number to call back that, when called, may sound similar to PSEG Long Island’s automated call system.

What PSEG Long Island Will And Won’t Discuss Over The Phone

• A genuine PSEG Long Island representative will ask to speak to the customer of record. • If that person is available, the representative will explain why they are calling and provide the account name, address and current balance. • If the customer of record is not available, the PSEG Long Island representative will not discuss the account at all and ask that a message be left for the customer of record to call 1-800-490-0025. Visit www.psegliny.com/scam for more information about various payment scams in the PSEG Long Island service area and around the country.

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tudents and teachers can perhaps breathe a sigh of relief after it was announced last Tuesday by New York State Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa that June exit exams will be canceled due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. The move comes after New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that schools throughout the state will be continued to be closed through Wednesday, April 29, to help stop the spread of the virus. “The State Education Department has canceled Regents exams for June 2020 and rightfully so,” New York State School Boards Association Executive Director Robert Schneider said in a statement. “No student should be denied course credit or a high school diploma or otherwise penalized due to these extraordinary circumstances. Guidance issued by the New York Department of Education focuses on ensuring learning outcomes and standards, rather than on testing.

The New York State Education Department canceled this year’s June regents exam. In our view, that is the proper focus. Teachers and administrators are making every effort to deliver instruction, and should be applauded for that. At the same time, it would be unrealistic to expect that all students are receiving equal opportunities for instruction under the current circumstances.” Teachers and parents alike were

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the safety of children, families and educators first, while ensuring that the hard work done by our students and teachers is honored. These are extraordinary decisions for an unprecedented time and we thank our school communities for their support and continuing dedication during the statewide school closure.” Due to the cancellation, the department has modified the requirements that students must meet in order to earn high school diplomas, credentials and endorsements. The modifications apply to all students enrolled in grades seven through 12 during the 2019-20 school year who were intending to participate in one or more of the June Regents examinations. Visit www.nysed.gov to see the full list of student exemptions for the June regents exams.

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wners of gyms and fitness centers throughout Long Island have had to figure out how reinvent themselves while helping people maintain their fitness goals after Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered the temporary closure of all gyms about a month ago. NXT GEN Fitness and Performance Training, a gym in Port Washington, has been offering virtual fitness classes via the Zoom app for people of all ages. Adam and Evy Cirker opened NXT GEN Fitness in 2011, wanting to create a gym that offers fitness for every level, as well as a safe place for kids to be able to exercise alongside their parents. “We want to be able to offer general fitness for everybody,” Adam Cirker said. “We can train anybody at any age in anything that they want to do. The reason why we did this was because as a parent, having a young mentor for our kids was always an important thing. We want NXT GEN to be a safe place for kids. I think it’s a

really great resource for parents in this neighborhood.” The Zoom classes are taught by NXT GEN’S personal trainers, each class is taught for one hour twice a day with alternatives/moderations to each move so those in the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels can all get a workout in. Participants can experience a full body workout with a dozen essential movements. Those with more advanced equipment like dumbbells or those with an everyday item such as a backpack can still experience a workout that meets their fitness level. NXT GEN will also be offering

five-minute virtual classes for children. The classes will feature basic movements for children of all age groups. As a way to give back to the Port Washington community, NXT GEN also rented out their fitness equipment to their members to help them stay fit during quarantine. Since its inception in 2011, NXT GEN has been a staple in the Port Washington community, offering the opportunity for people in the community to get to know each other and develop both fitness goals and friendships. NXT GEN Fitness has also given back to the Port Washington

community, participating in a number of charity events such as the Navy Seals Foundation, Barbells for Boobs and Movember, in total they have raised more than $50,000 for local charities. After the stay at home orders are lifted, NXT GEN Fitness hopes to offer fitness sessions to those in the health care industry as a way to give back to those on the front lines fighting this pandemic. “We were talking about possibly giving sessions to those who are part of the healthcare system,” coach Mike Monaco said. “Offering them a way back to normalcy, where they can come and work out on us after this is over. I think this is an important way of giving back after the situation, not just during. We want to give back as much as possible to those who helped us during this time.” Fitness classes are offered via Zoom twice a day at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. To participate in the classes, direct message @NXTGENFITNESSPW on Instagram. Visit www.nxtgenfitness. com for more information about NXT GEN Fitness.

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very practical thing. It can’t be too psychological or cerebral.” With a cast that includes Siobhan Finneran, ased on the New York Times best-selling Jennifer Saunders and Anthony Head, novel by author Harlan Coben, Netflix’s Armitage said that he couldn’t have asked new limited series The Stranger shows for a better cast to work with. exactly what happens when people’s deepest “In fact, it was one of the jobs that I darkest secrets are exposed. The eight-episode loved so much I was wishing that we’d British drama follows the aftermath of what happens when a mysterious stranger tells family man do a second season,” he said. “I loved Adam Price a secret that has a devastating impact my family and I absolutely adored the two lads who played my sons. I on his marriage and his seemingly perfect life. loved playing opposite Siobhan and Right in the center of the drama and action is actor Richard Armitage, who portrays Price in the Shaun [Dooley]. They were great colleagues, and Anthony Head, series. who played my father. We had so “I got sent the script back in November 2018 much fun together. My only regret and I was sent the first episode,” Armitage said. is that I didn’t have any scenes “I was asked if I liked it and if I did, then I can go with Jennifer Saunders, I’m such meet Harlan the next day. I got through the first a huge fan of hers. Our characepisode and then, I downloaded The Stranger on ters never meet.” Kindle because I thought that I just have to read So can fans expect to see a the book. I couldn’t stop reading it and I met him the next morning, having stayed up all night trying season two next year? “I’d be surprised,” Armitage to finish the book. It was just brilliant and it was admitted. “I think Harlan exactly the thing that I was looking for.” is certain that it’s a closed Literature, which was a big influence on story. The story has come to Armitage’s life, was the catalyst for how he an end, but never say never. became involved in the entertainment business. Harlan is a great writer and I “I’ve always been a big reader and I guess my think if he can devise a way to way into the business was through books more continue the story, I’m sure he’ll be on it.” than anything else,” Armitage said. “I think as However, if The Stranger was to get picked a kid, I developed a vivid imagination through up for another season, Armitage has some reading books and all that kind of stuff. It was a ideas on where his character might be headed. slow burn and I didn’t really get back into drama “I think it would be quite interesting for school until I was about 23 years old.” him to be on the receiving end of a pursuit,” he In the series, Price is a lawyer who lives an said. “Season one was very much about Adam aspirational life with his wife and two sons. “What becomes clear is that Adam and Corinne pursuing his wife and chasing something. Maybe in a continuation of the story—because of what have secrets that they really haven’t shared with each other and when you start to dig beneath the Adam’s done—Adam is the one being pursued to get to the bottom of what he did at the end of surface not everything is as perfect as it seems,” season one. We will have to see.” Armitage said. If Armitage looks familiar, it might be because The series, which has twists and turns in every of his portrayal as the dwarf prince Thorin episode, also has high intensity action scenes as Oakenshield in Peter Jackson’s film trilogy of well as deeply emotional ones. The Hobbit. “When you agree to take part in a series like “Some of the best memories working on The this, there are usually key moments in the story Hobbit were actually the location shooting that which really fire you up that’s being revealed in we did,” Armitage said. “The first thing that the story,” Armitage said. “I had the book in the beginning, but we didn’t have all the episodes. We actually springs to mind is working at Beorn’s House out in Paradise. They built this beautiful only got two at a time, but I trusted the fact that set there. I would say the location and some all of the key moments with Adam in the book of the South Islands in New Zealand [are most would be in the series. The scripts were better I think than the book because when you’re writing memorable].” The Stranger is currently streaming on Netflix. a screenplay, it has to be a very immediate and

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About an hour from New York City and Philadelphia, and five minutes from the golden beaches of the Jersey Shore, a tight-knit group of students are doing some extraordinary things. They assemble in the residence and academic halls of Monmouth University, where historic and modern architecture blends with stunningly landscaped grounds to create what BuzzFeed calls one of the most beautiful campuses in the world.

Getting your hands dirty, at least metaphorically

From the sea to C Major, opportunities of a lifetime

At Monmouth, they believe learning, and life, are richer when you step out of your comfort zone and expose yourself to new experiences and people. It’s a place where the classroom is only the beginning of your education. So, every student is required to participate in Experiential Education, completing at least one handson course in their major or minor through an internship, service learning or corporate project, cooperative education placement, or through the study abroad program.

Surf and sand aren’t the only perks of a campus a stroll away from the Atlantic. With Monmouth’s Marine and Environmental Biology program and the Urban Coast Institute (featuring a beautiful, new, 49-foot research vessel, the Nauvoo), the opportunities for undergraduate research are as vast as, well, the ocean. Megan O’Donnell, BS, ’16 took full advantage, “Aside from the research I have participated in here at Monmouth, the faculty also helped me network at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Science Lab on Sandy Hook and with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)...Getting involved in different research opportunities and beginning to network has been invaluable.”

Through Monmouth’s alternative spring break program, Rachel Connors ’14 spent 11 days building a new school for poverty-stricken children in Guatemala. She also spent four months in London studying communications and psychology (and exploring Europe in her down time). “To be able to fully immerse myself in different cultures was thrilling, freeing, and entirely unforgettable,” she said.

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Few schools have their own recording label or an affiliation with the Grammy Museum, and only one has Bruce Springsteen’s Archives. Music, and the music business, are a big deal at Monmouth University. Internships, performance opportunities and the chance to interact and network with industry players abound. Just ask Mark Rodriguez, Music Industry major, class of 2020, “It’s not just the music or the business aspects of this program—it’s both combined that makes it special. From sitting in on jam and recording sessions to managing a band in the applied industry class, you really gain insight into both the promotional and creative sides of the world of music.”

Bachelor’s? Master’s? Why not both? For students who come to college knowing they want to continue beyond their Bachelor’s degree to a Master’s, Monmouth University helps them get there faster with its Baccalaureate/Master’s Programs. Motivated students can graduate with both degrees in as little as five years (for many programs), knowing they are well prepared for their career.

Hawks soar. It’s just what they do. On the Best Colleges lists from Princeton Review, Money Magazine and U.S. News & World Report, Monmouth University offers students everything they’re looking for and more. You’ll find a beautiful campus five minutes from the beach, world-class faculty and facilities, Division 1 sports teams, a robust and active alumni community that loves to help their fellow Hawks with networking, internships and jobs, and an engaged, friendly and passionate student body. It really is a place where students can soar.

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igh school seniors were thrown for a loop when the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools across the state, ending not only in-person classes, but once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to celebrate major milestones of growing up: prom, graduation and the opportunity to visit prospective college campuses; to name a few. While it is normal and healthy to mourn for the events we had planned, this is not a time to throw in the towel of the future and avoid thoughts of achieving a higher education. Seth Bykofsky’s (known as “The College Whisperer”) first piece of advice for college-bound seniors is a friendly reminder that self-quarantine isn’t spring break or summer vacation—don’t skip out on various aspects of e-learning being employed by school districts. For high school seniors already accepted to college, proceed within the realm of what can be done without visiting campus, as if classes will, in fact, begin in September, Bykofsky said. Make your college decision. Pay your deposit. Visit your college web portal to complete college-specific requirements. Keep (or start) searching and applying for college scholarships. Submit the FAFSA (if you haven’t already done so). Stay in touch with your high school guidance counselor to make sure all college-ready essentials are taken care of in a timely manner. Don’t forget to read your emails, as that is how colleges are most likely to contact you. “For high school juniors, who would now or soon be starting the college application and admissions process in earnest, the good news is that almost everything you have to do at this point can be done online,” he said. “That said, there’s a ‘to do’ list of sorts to keep high school juniors (and even sophomores and freshmen, when it comes to searching and applying for scholarships) engaged and on track.” Here are Bykofsky’s helpful tips for the navigating college admissions process:

Demonstrate interest

Request information from colleges you are or may be interested in via the college websites, and like/follow colleges on social media. In the fall, sign up and attend information sessions for colleges that visit your high school. A calendar of college visits, as well as sign up, are typically found on Naviance.

Scholarships

Create a new Gmail email address Keep it professional, using your first and last name. Use the account exclusively for everything college. Keep it organized with folders for emails relating to financial aid and for each college you applied to.

Write all of your logins in a notebook

Naviance, Common App, College Board, colleges, scholarship search engines, all have logins. Don’t trust them to memory, your laptop or cell phone, let alone to the Cloud.

Don’t sweat missing the ACT and/or SAT

Many colleges no longer require these tests. Most are likely to waive them given the current situation. Students may be able to take AP exams online from home. Check with your guidance office.

Use www.fastweb.com to register and begin to search for scholarships. Watch for and read emails, and Try Naviance Use it to build a resume in the “About apply, apply, apply. There are literally thousands of scholarship opportuMe” section. List out every activity, nities out there. Most are little more in school and out: every award, than contests or sweepstakes, with honor, citation and pat on the back. no essays required. Also check out Basically, anything you have done Niche. Chegg. Scholarships.com. during waking hours from the 9th grade on. Include planned senior year ScholarshipOwl. Unigo. Set aside and activities as well, even though we are dedicate time each week to search for scholarships. still in the junior year. You can also use it to add prospective colleges to Take A Virtual Tour “Colleges I’m Thinking About” under You can’t visit college campuses, the Colleges tab as you begin to build but you can visit colleges you may be your college list. interested in without ever having to get out of your pajamas. Check out College Search these websites: youniversityTV.com, Use www.collegedata.com to search campustours.com and ecampusfor and refine your college prefertours.com. ences. Create an account. Plug in as much info as College Essay possible Begin to think seriously about your about your Common Application essay. Jot interests down ideas and bullet points.Keep in (academic mind that regardless of the prompt, and otherwise), colleges want to know who you are, college characteriswho you hope to become over the tics (size, location, next few years, and what, other than housing, etc.), and your tennis racket and that 72” HDTV, a list of colleges that you will bring to campus, and to would be a good the community beyond. Aside from fit, based on the grades, scores and activities, the essay is your opportunity to stand out above the crowd, showcasing your character and your personality.

Keep Guidance In The Loop

Speak with your guidance counselor regularly to discuss college plans, high school requirements, scholarship opportunities, etc. Remember, your school counselor will be writing that all-important Guidance Report, so familiarity is a good thing.

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In a certain light, the coronavirus has put the job outlook for many American’s on pause. There is no denying the harsh truth that the economic slowdown has left millions across the country without jobs, or with reduced hours, making it more challenging than ever to stay afloat. In these times, we must look for silver linings. Americans are rich in the commodity of time, allowing us to expand our skill sets in ways our old lives simply did not permit before the outbreak. Instead of COVID-19 stalling your career, take the time to learn something new to enhance your resume when this unprecedented time passes. Here are a few ways to boost your job skills during quarantine.

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for positions you hope to land. Start by learning about the skills you come up short on. Sites like Skillshare are helping people unlock their creativity with classes in illustration, photography, design and more. Who knows? You might just discover a new passion or side hustle. Best the part, many of these sites are offering discounts to new students who are stuck at home.

Earn a certification

Webinars and online courses are a great way to make the most of your time at home, but earning a certification will take your career goals to the next level. It is more of a time commitment, as you must pass an exam administered by a certifying agency, but it is a valuable asset when applying for a new job, leveraging a raise and making yourself essential in the workforce. Certifications are available in IT, accounting, Google Analytics, Google Ads, project management, human resources, coding and more. LinkedIn Learning is a good place to start. The online platform for professionals has partnered with organizations to provide thousands of certifications and courses online.

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edits it before posting it on our Facebook page. We shoot in my home kitchen because, like everybody else I have no choice but to cook here, and it is also nice for the viewers, as they can appreciate better what can be done at home.

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eading out for dinner is out of the question, which is inspiring many to turn up the heat on their home cooked meals. Learning a new skill is a priority for many stuck at home. Chef Guy Reuge from Lessing’s Hospitality Group’s Mirabelle and Sandbar is helping home chefs expand their recipe Rolodex with instructional videos every Friday. The award-winning chef is sharing his go-to cooking tips and demonstrating dishes every week on Facebook. In his first post, Reuge demonstrated how to make crepes, and there are many more tutorials to come. We caught up with the chef to find out what it is like to share his passion in this new normal.

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How did you come up with the idea for video cooking demos? After being cloistered in our house for a few days, I thought that cooking and getting the whole family involved as well could be a good spirited motivation to get some fun videos going.

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The recipes are more dictated by what a lot of people have in their pantry and refrigerator. For example, our croque monsieur and madame, most people have white bread, cold cuts, Swiss or cheddar

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cheese, flour, milk and eggs. We just made crepes, croque monsieur, next week chocolate mousse, salad Nicoise and a great roasted chicken and spring vegetables. All the recipes are easy to make.

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Are you filming in your kitchen, what type of video equipment are you using? Is it difficult to set up? My son-in-law Stephen is my cameraman. We are using a Pixel 3 and getting better at it every time. We organize our shots before filming with each sequence using the best possible angles. If it’s not good enough we reshoot. We forward the entire video to Nick Renna, our social media director, and he

What do you hope your viewers will gain from the videos? I hope that our viewers will get inspired to make each cooking show a family project that in these worrisome times could bring togetherness to all. Eating the dish as a family can also bring great evening conversations about the achievement of each adult or child involved.

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Is takeout being offered at Mirabelle and Sandbar? The takeout at Sandbar is doing great. I have my chef Amanda and a helper make either individual dishes, such as our praised chick pea fries and Sriracha or chopped salad, meatballs and shrimp cocktail and main courses, such as steelhead trout with asparagus, basmati rice and herb butter, or family style chicken parmesan, penne bolognese or shrimp scampi. We put this menu together with the help of chef Amanda, and James Olsen, our general manager. Visit www.facebook.com/watch/ MirabelleRestaurant to tune into Chef Guy Reuge’s video cooking demonstrations.

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Long Island teachers step up during coronavirus BY CYNDI ZAWESKI

of apps allows those staff members exposure to the advantages of this technology, as well as the multitude of other technology resources that, once back into our real classrooms, can allow for a more integrated approach to using the technology on a more consistent basis during their teaching days.

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ong Island’s teachers are adapting to a new normal. Teaching via virtual classrooms has no doubt been a challenge, but in the face of adversity educators are stepping up to the plate to continue to provide children with quality education and bring a bright spot in their day. Courtney Eisenzapf, secondary instructional technology specialist at Wantagh Middle School and Wantagh High School, and Danielle Luke, elementary instructional technology specialist at Forest Lake Elementary, Wantagh Elementary and Mandalay Elementary are among the teachers on Long Island who are going above and beyond for their students. Anton Media Group caught up with them to find out what education looks like during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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What have you been doing to help students during this time? To help students during this time, we have been creating interactive tutorials with a program called iorad to assist students in submitting assignments through Google Classroom, signing into their email (students in grades 6-12), watching educational videos in Google Classroom, submitting Flipgrid videos to their teacher and many more. These tutorials are posted in one of our Google Classrooms called Interactive Tutorials. This classroom was shared with all of our instructional staff on both the elementary and secondary level. Teachers are able to share the links to our tutorials in their own Google Classrooms to provide assistance to their students and parents in time of need.

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What has it been like to teach children remotely? It has most definitely been an adjustment for all but we are all doing our best to provide a sense of normalcy for students and their families during this time of uncertainty.

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What technology are you using to teach? Wantagh School District uses the Google platform to facilitate most of the virtual classroom online learning. In addition to Google’s extensive list of apps (Docs, Slides, Forms, Sheets, Keep, etc.), teachers are using Google Meet to conduct live and recorded sessions for teacher to student learning, collaborating with colleagues, multiple technology training sessions held by both of us, faculty meetings, and a variety of check in sessions with students frequently. We have also been integrating FlipGrid, Screencastify, Kahoot and Quizizz into various teachers virtual classrooms.

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How many hours are you teaching a day? Do you follow a structured lesson plan? As the instructional technology specialists, we worked as much as possible to ensure seamless integration for many of our staff and to assist with getting virtual classrooms set up. During these challenging circumstances, teachers have been tasked with providing a balanced approach to learning. Teachers are creating windows of time to be available

Do you think virtual classrooms will be helpful after the pandemic ends? Do you think you’ll continue to use it in some capacity, such as snow days? during the school day. Assignments in to understand where and what their We feel that virtual classrooms various formats are being created for technological issue is. It can also be are a huge part of the future students to continue learning online difficult for us to troubleshoot issues of education. To have everything and interact with their teachers. when we cannot see what the teacher, available for students in one place and student or parent is experiencing on What has been the most chalto communicate with a student at the their device. To overcome this, we lenging part? press of a button is life-changing. We have found communicating through The most challenging part for us hope that the power of technology has email, Google Meet and Chrome thus far has been troubleshooting Remote Desktop to be our most help- transformed education during this for our teachers, students and parents ful tools when assisting our teachers. challenging time, and will continue across multiple device platforms, to move us forward once we return to which include Chromebooks, iPads, What has been the bright spot? the classroom. Educators have been laptops, mobile phones and personal Is there any good coming out called upon to change the face of home computers. The variety of of this? education in the best way possible; devices that our community uses For our department, having every learning new tools and applications sometimes makes it challenging for us teacher using the Google suite on demand and continuing to teach their students in such an unsettling time in our lives. It has been truly Anton Media Group wants to know remarkable to see all of the creative what our valued readers are doing and innovative ways teachers have been able to continuously provide a to practice social distancing during valuable education to their students. this pandemic. Are you cooking? Screenshots of Courtney Eisenzapf and Danielle Luke conducting technology training sessions using Google Meet. (Contributed photos)

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hat does autism awareness mean in the context of a pandemic? How are we processing the new reality of social distancing and home schooling knowing that addressing autism requires intense social interaction as well as structure? How do we cope with losing much needed individualized services for children who are navigating the challenges of being on the spectrum? During this truly disruptive time, the world has taken a sharp turn, and for children and families of children on the spectrum, this turn has been particularly more troubling. What is the impact of COVID-19 on children and families? A recent study conducted by Dr. Wendy Chung at the Simon’s Foundation examined the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on families and children with autism. Chung assessed 8,000 families, 98 percent of which reported that schools are closed. This translates into loss of services for 63 percent of families, including discontinuation of therapy: in school (84 percent), at a professional clinic (52 percent), in person at home (26 percent), administered by a caregiver or parent (15 percent), at a daycare (7 percent) or at a residential program (6 percent). Chung found that a portion of families has transitioned these services to online learning (35 percent), however almost half (48 percent) of families find that their children are making only moderate gains, and the majority of families (97 percent) feel that the loss of services and therapies has had a negative impact on their child’s behavior. All if this becomes an emotional and mental strain for families and

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children. Specifically, Chung found that 82 percent of families report that COVD19 has had a negative impact on their child’s mental health and emotional well-being. For parents of children on the spectrum the stress is omnipresent. While 51 percent are doing well, almost all families (97 percent) report that they are stressed or overwhelmed by the disruption in services and therapy. Moreover, 95 percent report that COVID-19 has had a negative impact on their own mental health.

How can parents help their

children on the spectrum during the COVID-19 pandemic? Chung assessed the interventions that parents believe are most effective for their children. Parents report a variety of techniques including social stories, relaxation/breaks, telehealth visits, cooking, hobbies and spending time in person and virtually with family. Along these lines, parents may also want to consider creating a calendar that includes some new opportunities for their children. For example, there has been a significant increase in the number of offerings for online classes in the arts, exercise and sports as well as options for online books. Social stories can be incorporated to help transition children

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Use social supports Social distancing does not have to mean a loss of social support. Thanks to technology we have ways to access friends and family face-to-face even if it is not in person. Keep a list of friends and/or family who are supportive and make time in your daily schedule to reach out to them, even if you don’t think you need it. Stay optimistic While there will be challenges each day, take time in the evening to write down one positive thing that happened. This could be related to yourself, your child or even the weather. One way to savor something positive about the day is to take a photo in the midst of something good happening.

Manage strong emotions Parents require time for themselves to manage strong emotions. When emotions run high find a quiet place in your home to take a few deep breaths prior returning to a stressful situation. Set aside 15 to 20 minutes for deep breathing, an online-guided relaxation video, online yoga class, a book or time to sip hot herbal tea.

Have fun with your child It is most important to make time for fun. It can be easy to lose site of the opportunities that being at home with family can bring. Family game nights or movie nights and time together telling jokes, being silly or dancing to music can bring a smile to everyone’s face. We are certainly in unusual times. During this Autism Awareness Month families and children on the spectrum are asked to once again enlist the resilience and strength that they have relied upon on since their initial diagnosis.

Make a schedule Creating an hourly schedule can serve as a buffer against stress. Each evening create a daily schedule for your child and for yourself. This schedule is not just for school, work or chores; it can also be used to ensure that you incorporate much-needed breaks for you and for your child.

Alison Gilbert, Ph.D. is a Licensed clinical psychologist. She is currently a clinical assistant professor at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine with a certificate in Autism Spectrum Disorders from U.C. Davis. She has a private practice working with parents of children with special needs located in Roslyn.

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Have Some Respect Day after day, it seems like politicians have been analyzing the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic to the 9/11 terror attacks, which killed a combined 2,997 people in New York City, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. But the comparison is simply unacceptable. How is a plague similar to a terrorist attack? What makes it OK for politicians like New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to bring back memories of the most terrifying day in American history? Did a plague destroy almost 3,000 lives in the matter of hours? No. But the idea is to make people understand the seriousness of COVID-19. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome Adams even said, “This is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment, our 9/11 moment, only it’s not going to be localized, it’s going to be happening all over the country and I want America to understand that.”

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The outlandish statement is offensive to not only New Yorkers, but to all victims of terrorist attacks. It shows that the people in charge do not understand what 9/11 was or its significance. What good does it do to compare the pandemic with 9/11? What can a politician get out of making such an atrocious comparison? What makes people think that comparing a pandemic to the worst terrorist attack in America’s history is a good idea? Simply put, there are other ways to compare a plague rather than creating an incredible sense of unwanted nostalgia for families that have suffered for roughly two decades. There is a fine line of making people aware of what is happening and separating it from recent events that might trigger post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). If Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute

of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and an advisor to President Donald Trump, said we can see anywhere from 100,000 to 200,000 deaths due to the coronavirus, why do politicians have the need to compare each “milestone” of the disease to tragic events in American history? A plague doesn’t kill people overnight. It takes days, weeks and months, which means creating more trauma on top of the anxiety that has already been sitting in the minds of Americans is just wrong. There’s no way around it. The COVID-19 pandemic is not the same as a terrorist attack, and it shouldn’t be treated as such. From a mental standpoint, it disrupts the focus on the coronavirus and it creates an unwanted nostalgia. Are we so far removed from September 11th, 2001 that it’s OK to compare a disease to a well-organized, well-planned attack on America’s freedom?

The answer is no, and it will be always be no. The coronavirus does not intentionally attack specific groups of people. It has no motive. It does not have a mind. What it does have is a sense of panic and death, but it is a terrorist of a different kind. A week before the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, I spent almost two hours sitting outside of Seaford High School’s 9/11 memorial with Tom Condon, founder of the Seaford 9/11 Memorial Committee. Condon told me about each individual from Seaford who died on that day, in more detail than one can imagine. And that’s when I realized nothing will ever compare to that day. The coronavirus needs to be taken seriously, but please, for the respect of those who gave up their lives on 9/11, stop comparing a virus to the worst day in America. —Joseph Wolkin

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

A THANK YOU FROM NYU WINTHROP HOSPITAL TO OUR COMMUNITIES As the COVID-19 pandemic has gripped our communities, our staff at NYU Winthrop Hospital has gone so far above the call of duty, their caring and devotion is almost beyond words. But words also cannot describe the outpouring of support that local businesses and members of our communities have shown to our embattled hospital staff. It’s made clear, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that we are all in this together. We’re fighting for the health of our loved ones, our neighbors and the very fabric of the life we have woven together as Long Islanders. It took only days—not weeks—before our communities began to rally to provide support. It started in small waves with deliveries of donuts and bagels, rainbows and smiley faces from local schoolchildren and letters of encouragement from community members. Those waves soon became a crescendo of goodwill beyond anything we could have ever imagined. “It’s what keeps us going,”

our emergency department nurse manager said. The outpouring of support became a daily morale-booster for our brave front-line workers, keeping them pushing against so many odds to make sure every patient was getting the best possible care. With many donations, we saw tears of gratitude well up in the eyes of our very tired medical staff. Where could we even begin to acknowledge those who have rallied to our cause? It would be impossible, because the donations have poured in from every corner of our communities. There are the Garden City residents that raised more than $71,000 through GoFundMe to provide meals to NYU Winthrop staff. That initiative also supported local businesses, who like our hospital, are experiencing times of need. More than 35 local restaurants were tapped for this effort. A World Trade Center children’s fund was among the first to organize outreach for meals; who more than they

to understand the losses our communities are facing with this pandemic? And while our staff’s go-to neighborhood restaurants, in the immediate vicinity of the hospital, may currently have echoes of emptiness, if the staff can’t get to them, the restaurants’ fundraising efforts ensure the staff are not forgotten. Importantly, our medical staff has also received personal protection equipment from local nonprofits and community organizations. But there’s no price tag you can place on the thoughtfulness that has gone into so many efforts. One day our security warned me that our fences had been infiltrated—with Stars of Hope—some young elves having adorned our fences with hand-made stars of inspiration. And many of you heard about the seven-year-old who sold his comic books to raise $9 to help us find a coronavirus cure. The letters from young members of our communities are perhaps the most touching, and we have showcased them by a key hospital entrance to

serve as a daily reminder to our staff that they are helping more than the elderly, middle-aged and young adults—they’re helping the grandfather of a young child, the aunt, the child’s schoolteacher, the supermarket cashier, the local fireman—again, the fabric of our Long Island society. While NYU Winthrop gives our heartfelt thanks to our communities for their support, I know that, more than anything, you are all thinking of our COVID patients, and every act of kindness you make toward our hospital resonates among the halls where we care for them. When our chief of nursing realized that isolated patients did not have enough phone and iPad chargers to keep them connected to loved ones, it took less than 48 hours for a box of excess chargers of every type to be donated to NYU Winthrop. I thank each and every one of you for your support. —Dr. Joseph Greco Chief of hospital operations, NYU Winthrop Hospital

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FARMINGDALE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. JOSEPH SCHWARTZMAN, AS TRUSTEE OF THE SCHWARTZMAN FAMILY TRUST DATED DECEMBER 15, 1998, et al, Defts. Index #609322/2019. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Mar. 2, 2020, I will sell at public auction on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY prem. k/a District 22, Section 49, Block 269, Lot 6. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. JOHN G. KENNEDY, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #98513 4-15-8-1; 3-25-20204T-#215339-FARM LEGAL NOTICE Inc. Village of Farmingdale NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the Village of Farmingdale Board of Trustees will be holding a public hearing at 8:00 PM on Monday, May 4, 2020, at its regularly scheduled meeting to receive comments on the Village’s Draft Phase II Storm Water Annual Report for the period of March 10, 2019 to March 9, 2020. As part of the program the Village is required to prepare and submit an annual report regarding progress made towards achieving the goals and objectives outlined in the initial NOI for activities that took place in the preceding year. It is required that a public meeting be held for receipt of comments on the completed and proposed activities. The report must be made available to the public for review and comment prior to the public meeting. The draft of the current report can be found at www.farmingdalevillage.com under the Stormwater Management tab. All comments must be incorporated in the final annual report. The draft document is available in Farmingdale Village Hall for review by interested residents. Brian Harty Administrator, Village Clerk/Treasurer Dated: April 15, 2020 4-15-2020-1T#215791-FARM

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hearing, make oral comments and to ask questions on the teleconference concerning the proposed Village budget. Public comments received prior to the commencement of the public hearing will be made part of the public record. The transcript of the hearing will be available at a later date. Any person needing special assistance with the teleconference call, please notify the Village Clerk at (516) 6714664 at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing. By Order of the Board of Trustees LEGAL NOTICE Sandra Albro Notice of Formation of 510Village Clerk 524 Old Country Rd, LLC. 4-15-2020-1T-#215846-RP Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on March 13, 2020. Office locaLEGAL NOTICE tion: Suffolk County, SSNY PUBLIC NOTICE designated as agent of LLC VILLAGE OF upon whom process against OLD BROOKVILLE it may be served. SSNY shall 201 McCouns Lane mail copy of process to: 33 Old Brookville, NY 11545 Old Wheatley Road, Glen A public hearing will Head, New York 11545. Pur- be held before the Board of pose: any lawful activity. Trustees of the Incorporated 4-29-22-15-8-1; 3-25-2020- Village of Old Brookville, 6T-#215555-RP Nassau County, New York, by teleconference on Monday, April 20, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. LEGAL NOTICE The dial in telephone numPUBLIC HEARING ber is 1 929 205-6099. When VILLAGE OF requested, enter Meeting ID: OLD BROOKVILLE 112 098 857 and Password: 201 McCouns Lane 088698 to participate. All Old Brookville, NY 11545 Public phones are to be on A public hearing will mute until the public hearbe held before the Board of ing is announced. The public Trustees of the Incorporated hearing is being held in accorVillage of Old Brookville, dance with Executive Order Nassau County, New York, 202.1 by teleconference on Monday, The hearing will be on the April 20, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. 2020/2021 budget of estimatThe dial in telephone num- ed expenses and revenues for ber is 1 929 205-6099. When the Old Brookville Police Derequested, enter Meeting ID: partment’s fiscal year com112 098 857 and Password: mencing 6/1/20 and ending 088698 to participate. All 5/31/21 which has been prePublic phones are to be on pared by the Old Brookville mute until the public hear- Board of Police Commising is announced. The public sioners. The budget shows no hearing is being held in accor- compensation for the Mayor, dance with Executive Order no compensation for each 202.1 Trustee and no compensation The hearing will be on the for each Commissioner ap2020/2021 budget of estimat- pointed to the Old Brookville ed expenses and revenues for Board of Police Commissionthe Village’s fiscal year com- ers. mencing 6/1/20 and ending This proposed budget is 5/31/21 which has been pre- on file with the Village Clerk pared by the Board of Trust- and open to the public for inees. The budget shows no spection on prior notice to the compensation for the Mayor Village Clerk (village@oldand no compensation for each brookville.net) from the date Trustee. of this notice until the time of This proposed budget is the hearing. on file with the Village Clerk All persons interested and open to the public for in- will be given an opportunispection on prior notice to the ty to be heard by telephone Village Clerk (village@old- on the teleconference during brookville.net) from the date the hearing. All citizens have of this notice until the time of a right to participate in the the hearing. teleconference of the public All persons interested hearing and to provide written will be given an opportuni- comments by email or reguty to be heard by telephone lar mail to the Village Clerk, on the teleconference during which are received prior to the hearing. All citizens have the commencement of public a right to participate in the hearing, make oral comments teleconference of the public and to ask questions on the hearing and to provide written teleconference concerning comments by email or regu- the proposed Village budget. lar mail to the Village Clerk, Public comments received which are received prior to prior to the commencement the commencement of public of the public hearing will be

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GREAT NECK LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The Board of Trustees of the Village of Great Neck Plaza has passed the following local law amending the zoning code at their regularly scheduled meeting held on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 which reads as follows: Local Law No. 2 of the year 2020 I. INTENT The Board previously enacted Local Law 4 of 2019 to impose a nine-month moratorium on the issuance by the Village of conditional use pcnnits, site plan approvals, permits of compliance and/or variances in connection with Large Residential Projects involving the construction of three or more additional dwelling units in certain buildings or structures in order to give the Village time to study and evaluate the impact of substantial recent developments within the Village on factors affecting the quality of life of Village residents, such as traffic, parking, crowding, the Village physical appearance and the demand for public services. That moratorium is due to expire on or about March 24. 2019, although the Village has not yet completed its evaluation, and has not yet received the recommendations of the consultant it retained to assist in its study. Therefore, in order to effectuate the purposes set forth in Local Law 4 of 2019 and in order to afford the Village additional time to complete its study and evaluation, the Board hereby finds that it will serve the public health, safety and welfare to extend the previously-enacted moratorium by four months. II. AMENDMENT Section 225-83.5(B) of the Village Code is hereby amended to provide as follows: “B. For the period from May 1, 2019 to and including July 24, 2020, no board, agency or department of the Village, including but not limited to the Board of Trustees, the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Building Department and the Department of Public Services, shall grant a conditional use permit, site plan approval, variance or permit of compliance authorizing the construction of a Large Residential Project (as defined above in

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 345 Lakeville Road Great Neck, NY 11020 Nassau County Directors of School Facilities Purchasing Consortium 2020-2021 Period: July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 The Board of Education of the Great Neck Union Free School District, County of Nassau, Great Neck, New York and the districts listed below, in accordance with Section 103 of Article 5-A of the General Municipal Law, hereby invite the submission of sealed bids for: CUSTODIAL SUPPLIES & GREEN PRODUCTS Baldwin Union Free School District Bellmore Union Free School District Bellmore-Merrick Union Free School District Bethpage Union Free School District Carle Place Union Free School District East Meadow Union Free School District East Rockaway Union Free School District East Williston Union Free School District Elmont Union Free School District Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District Freeport Union Free School District Garden City Union Free School District Glen Cove Union Free School District Great Neck Union Free School District Herricks Union Free School District Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District Hicksville Union Free School District Island Trees Union Free School District Jericho Union Free School District Lawrence Union Free School District Levittown Union Free School District Locust Valley Union Free School District Long Beach Union Free School District Lynbrook Union Free School District Manhasset Union Free School District Massapequa Union Free School District Merrick Union Free School District Mineola Union Free School District New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District North Bellmore Union Free School District North Merrick Union Free School District North Shore Central School District Oceanside Union Free School District Plainedge Union Free School District Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District Port Washington Union Free School District Rockville Centre Union Free School District Seaford Union Free School District Syosset Central School District Uniondale Union Free School District Valley Stream Union Free School District #13 Valley Stream Union Free School District #30 Valley Stream CHSD Wantagh Union Free School District Westbury Union Free School District for the use in schools of the above-referenced districts. Bids must be in sealed envelopes, clearly labeled “CUSTODIAL SUPPLIES & GREEN PRODUCTS – COOPERATIVE BID,” and hand-delivered to: Phipps Administration Building 345 Lakeville Road Great Neck, New York 11020 between 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM on April 21, 2020. All bids will be publicly opened and acknowledged at 1:30 PM by way of video conference via https://zoom.us/j/649270707 (meeting ID 649-270-707). This bid opening is being rescheduled from its original date of March 23. Complete digital sets of Bidding Documents and specifications may be obtained online free of charge at the www.gnpsprojects.com website under “public projects.” Bids submitted after the stated time and date will not be considered and will be returned to the individual or firm unopened. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject all bids. Any bid submitted will be binding for sixty (60) days subsequent to the date of the bid opening. Please read the bid package carefully before submitting your bid. Incomplete bids may not be considered. By: Jason Martin Purchasing Officer Great Neck Union Free School District 4-15-2020-1T-#215794-GN

subsection A) and no applica- Ill. SEVERABILITY tion seeking such a variance. The invalidity of any senpermit or approval shall be continued on page 33 accepted by the Village.”

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Rule Law upon being filed in 318 LAKEVILLE ROAD, the Office of the Secretary of GREAT NECK, NY 11020 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE tence, part or provision of this State. 4-15-2020-1T-#215805-GN – Due to public health and Local Law shall not affect the safety concerns related to validity of any other part or LEGAL NOTICE COVID-19, the Board of provision of this Local law NOTICE Trustees will not be meeting which can be given effect without such invalid part or INCORPORATED VILLAGE in person. In accordance with OF LAKE SUCCESS the Governor Cuomo’s Execprovision. BOARD OF TRUSTEES utive Order 202.1, the April IV. EFFECTIVE DATE MEETING POSTPONED 13, 2020 Board of Trustees This Local law shall become TO APRIL 20, 2020 Meeting and Budget Hearing effective immediately as proVILLAGE HALL, is postponed to April 20, 2020 vided in the Municipal Home

LEVITTOWN LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS Public Notice is hereby given that SEALED BIDS will be received until 11:00 am prevailing time on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at the Island Trees Union Free School District, Stephen Karopczyc Administration Office located at 74 Farmedge Road, Room 135, Levittown, NY 11756. at which time they will be opened and read a loud. In accordance with Section 103(2) of the General Municipal Law an other relevant provisions ofthe law to the extent necessary to ALLOW THE NON-PUBLIC OPENING OF BIDS: provided however that, where practical, public entities shal record or live stream bid openings so that the public has an oppmtunity to view such bid openings. The work shall be as follows: Bond Issue Related Capital Improvements PHASE 4-RE-BID Contract# 25 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION Contract# 26 MECHANICAL Contract# 30 CLOCKS ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL # 28-02-26-03-0-003-041 MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL # 28-02-26-03-0-004-038 STOKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL # 28-02-26-03-0-001-027 SPARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL # 28-02-26-03-0-002-021 The contract documents may be EXAMINED (not picked up) at the Office of the Architect Michael J. Guido Jr. Architect PC, 20 Polk Street, Rocky Point NY 11 778, (63 1) 849-5852, between the hours of 9:30 am and 4:30 pm daily except Saturdays and Sundays and Holidays on or after April 15, 2020. The documents will be available for online download at the following website: www.LI-BIDS.COM for a non-refundable fee of One Hundred Dollars ($1 00.00). Complete printed documents may be obtained from Madison-Lohrius, 2402 Ocean Avenue, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 (631)580-5858. A plan deposit of One Hundred ($1 00.00) Dollars is required, in the form of a Business Check, made payable to: ISLAND TREES UFSD. This deposit shall be refunded to each Bidder only if the plans and specifications are returned to Madison-Lohrius, in good condition, within thirty (30) calendar days after the bid opening. After thirty (30) days all deposits shall be forfeited to the School District. Non-Bidders must return the documents in good condition prior to the date of the bid opening. Bidder will also be required to show, to the satisfaction of the Island Trees Board of Education that they are carrying Workers Compensation Insurance as required by law and all other insurance amounts not less than that specified under the General Condition. Perfomance Bonds and Labor/Material Bonds are a requirement of each contract as called for in the General Conditions. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted and to waive any informality, and shall, further make awards in any ways it deems advisable to the best interest of the School District. The successful bidder shall execute a formal contract to be prepared by the Attorney for the School District, if the Board of Education requires. All bids received after the time stated in the Notice to Bidders will not be considered and will be returned unopened to the bidder. The bidder assumes the risk of delay in the mail or handling of the mail by employees of the School District. Whether sent by mail or means of personal delivery, the bidder assumes responsibility for having his proposal deposited on time at the place specified. Each Bidder must deposit, with their sealed bid, security in an amount not less than 5% of the total bid in the proper form subject to the conditions set forth in the Instructions to Bidders. Attention of the Bidders is specifically directed to the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract. Per Article 8, Section 220 of the New York State Labor Law, every contractor and subcontractor shall submit to the School District within thirty (30) days after issuance of its first payroll, and every thirty (30) days thereafter, a transcript of the original payroll records as provided by this article, subscribed and affirmed as true under penalties of perjury. The School District shall be required to receive and maintain such payroll records. The original payrolls or transcripts shall be preserved for three (3) years from the completion of the work on the award project. Bids must be in a SEALED ENVELOPE clearly marked on the outside, 2016 Bond Referendum - Phase 4 Re-Bid, 673.020.005, and the envelope must bear on the outside the complete address of the Bidder. Each Bidder shall agree to hold their bid price for forty five ( 45) days after the formal bid opening. BY ORDER OF: BOARD OF EDUCATION ISLAND TREES UFSD ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 74 FARMEDGE ROAD LEVITTOWN, NY, 11756-5202 NATALIE McAULEY DISTRICT CLERK 4-15-2020-1T-#215839-LEV

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at 7:30 pm and will be held via video-conferencing. A transcript will be provided at a later date. The public will have an opportunity to see and hear the meeting live and provide comments. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Trustees Agenda is available online on the Village’s website in advance of the meeting at www.villageoflakesuccess.

com. All information concerning the Budget Hearing will also be available online on the Village’s website. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the public can watch the meeting through the Zoom App. If any interested member of the public would like to provide comments prior to the April 20, 2020 Board meeting they may e-mail them to LSOFFICE@OPTON-

Road, Manhasset, NY 11030 (Address of LLC) Purpose: any lawful purpose. 4-29-22-15-8-1; 3-25-20206T-#215551-MAN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public meeting and public hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees of the by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Plandome, Nassau County, New York, by teleconference on Monday, April 20, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. The dial in telephone number is dial-in conference call (872) 2403212. When requested, enter access code 203-036-269 to participate. All Public phones are to be on mute until the public hearing is announced. The public meeting and hearing is being held in accordance with Executive Order 202.1 The hearing will be on the proposed 2020/21 budget of estimated expenses and revenues for the Village’s fiscal year commencing 6/1/20 and ending 5/31/21, which has been prepared by the Board of Trustees. The budget shows no compensation to any member of the Board of Trustees. This proposed budget is on file with the Village Clerk and open to the public for inspection by appointment only on prior notice to the Clerk (clerk@villageofplandome. org) during the usual business hours of the day at the Plandome Village Hall, 65 South Drive, in said Village. The proposed budget is also available for review on the Village website (www.villageofplandome.org). All persons interested will be given an opportunity to be heard by telephone on the teleconference during the hearing. All citizens have a right to participate in the teleconference of the public hearing and to provide written comments by email or regular mail to the Village Clerk, which are received prior to the commencement of public hearing, make oral comments and to ask questions on the teleconference concerning the proposed Village budget. Public comments received prior to the commencement of the public hearing will be made part of the public record. The transcript of the hearing will be available at a later date. Any person needing special assistance for the telephone conference, please notify the Village Clerk (516) 627-1748 at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing. By Order of the Board of Trustees Barbara Peebles Village Clerk Dated: April 15, 2020

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF MUNSEY PARK PUBLIC NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board of Trustees of the Village of Munsey Park will hold the Village’s Annual meeting on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 7:30 PM residents are welcome to call in via teleconference call at 1-800-650-4949 use Code: 4688041#. BE FURTHER ADVISED on April 22, 2020 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Munsey Park will also hold a public hearing to adopt the Village’s Considered Budget for the fiscal year June 1, 2020 – May 31, 2021. IT IS FURTHER NOTED that no compensation is proposed to be paid for the Mayor or any member of the Board of Trustees. A copy of the considered budget is available for inspection at the Office of the Village Clerk, 1777 Northern Boulevard, Manhasset, New York, and may also be examined on the Village of Munsey Park’s website. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Tara Gibbons Village Clerk/Treasurer Dated April 7, 2020 4-15-2020-1T-#215806-MAN

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE VILLAGE OF PLANDOME NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL The completed and verified final assessment roll of the Village of Plandome, Nassau County, New York, for the tax year 2020/21 has been filed with the Village Clerk in said Village on March 30, 2020. The assessment roll will be open for public inspection for fifteen days after the date of this notice, by appointment only on prior notice to the Clerk (clerk@plandomevillage.org), during the usual business hours of the day at Plandome Village Hall, 65 South, in said Village. The final assessment roll is also available for review on the Village website - www.plandomevillage.org Barbara Peebles Village Clerk/Treasurer MANHASSET Dated: April 15, 2020 LEGAL NOTICE of State of NY (SSNY) on of LLC upon whom process 4-15-2020-1T-#215803-MAN Notice of Formation of Uve- 01/16/2020 (Filing Date). Of- against it may be served. LEGAL NOTICE ness, LLC (LLC Name) fice location: Nassau Coun- SSNY shall mail process to: Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. ty. SSNY designated as agent The LLC, 135 Knickerbocker VILLAGE OF PLANDOME 4-15-2020-1T-#215849-MAN

LINE.NET. Please check the Village website for updates. Dated: April 9, 2020 Lake Success, New York BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE SUCCESS Adam Hoffman, Mayor Patrick E. Farrell, Administrator 4-15-2020-1T-#215847-GN

MASSAPEQUA LEGAL NOTICE “Notice of formation of Hat and Stachery LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York, SSNY, on February 11, 2020. Office located in Nassau County, NY. SSNY is designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: General. 4-22-15-8-1; 3-25-18-20206T-#215076-MASS

MINEOLA LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Kearfleck LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 3/30/2020. Office loc: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC: 39 Briarfield Dr., Great Neck, NY 11020. Reg Agent: Meesun Woo, 39 Briarfield Dr., Great Neck, NY 11020. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 5-13-6; 4-29-22-15-8-20206T-#215756-MA

NEW HYDE PARK LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. ANITA MARY AMBROSE, et al, Defts. Index #16-008099. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated July 31, 2017, I will sell at public auction on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY prem. k/a District 22, Section 32, Block 2, Lot 104. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. RONALD S. ZIMMER, Referee. PATACCA & ASSOCIATES, P.C., Attys. For Pltf., 392 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, NY. #98462 4-15-8-1; 3-25-20204T-#215338-NHP

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the commencement of public hearing, make oral comments and to ask questions on the LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Fu- teleconference concerning turo Property LLC. Arts the proposed Village budget. of Org filed with Secretary Public comments received of State of NY (SSNY) on prior to the commencement 03/04/2020. Office location: of the public hearing will be Nassau County. SSNY des- made part of the public reignated as agent upon whom cord. The transcript/minutes process may be served and of the hearing and meeting shall mail copy of process will be available at a later against LLC to: 30 Jasmine date. Any person needing special Lane, Valley Stream, NY 11581. Purpose: any lawful assistance for the telephone conference, please notify the act. 5-13-6; 4-29-22-15-8-2020- Village Clerk (516) 922-1016 6T-#215719-NHP at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing. By Order of the OYSTER BAY Board of Trustees Joanne Casale Village Clerk LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of AJC- Dated: April 15, 2020 4-15-2020-1T-#215848-OB CPartners LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/18/2020. Office location: Nassau CounPLAINVIEW ty. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy LEGAL NOTICE of process against LLC to 1 North Hills Road, East Nor- NOTICE OF FORMATION wich NY 11732. Purpose: of Aviva Realty LLC. Articles of Organization filed Any Lawful Act. 5-6;4-29-22-15-8-1-2020- with the Secretary of State of 6T-#215696-OB NY (SSNY) on 03/13/2020. Office location: NASSAU County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC INFORMATION process against it may be served. The Post Office adNOTICE dress to which the SSNY shall VILLAGE OF mail a copy of any process OYSTER BAY COVE NOTICE IS HEREBY against the LLC served upon GIVEN that a public meet- him/her is: c/o the LLC, 1144 ing and public hearing will be Old Country Road, Plainview, held by the Board of Trustees NY 11803. of the Incorporated Village The principal business adof Oyster Bay Cove, Nassau dress of the LLC is: 1144 Old County, New York, by tele- Country Road, Plainview, NY conference on Tuesday, April 11803. Purpose: any lawful 21, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. The dial act or activity. 4-22-15-8-1; 3-25-18-2020in telephone number is 1-8886T-#215329-PLV/OB 204-5987. When requested, enter access code 8955143 to participate. All Public phones are to be on mute until the public hearing is announced. PORT The public meeting and hearWASHINGTON ing is being held in accordance with Executive Order 202.1 LEGAL NOTICE The hearing will be on the 2020/21 budget of estimated Notice of formation of Port expenses and revenues for C o m m u n i c a t i o n s L L C . the Village’s fiscal year com- Arts of Org filed with Secy mencing 6/1/20 and ending of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/31/21 which has been pre- 02/19/2020. Office location: pared by the Board of Trust- Nassau County. SSNY desees. The budget shows no ignated as agent upon whom compensation to any member process may be served and shall mail copy of process of the Board of Trustees. This proposed budget is against LLC to: 33 Bar Beach on file with the Village Clerk Rd. Port Washington, NY and is available for review 11050. Purpose: any lawful by request to the Clerk (ob- act. 5-6; 4-29-22-15-8-1-2020cvillageclerk@optonline. 6T-#215623-PORT net). The public meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held to consider, address and LEGAL NOTICE take required action on VilINCORPORATED VILLAGE lage matters. OF SANDS POINT All persons interested BOARD OF TRUSTEES will be given an opportuniMEETING AND ty to be heard by telephone CONTINUATION OF on the teleconference during BUDGET HEARING the hearing and may listen to the meeting. All citizens have PLEASE TAKE NOTICE a right to participate in the THAT on April 28, 2020, at teleconference of the public eight o’clock in the evening, hearing and to provide written the Board of Trustees will comments by email or regu- hold its April Public Meeting lar mail to the Village Clerk, as well as the continuation of which are received prior to the Public Hearing to consid-

er the adoption of the tentative budget for the fiscal year commencing June 1, 2020 and ending May 31, 2021. The Public Meeting and Public Hearing will be conducted via telephone conference call as authorized by Governor Cuomo’s Executive Orders 202.1 and 202.10, or such other manner as authorized by subsequent Executive Order or authorized by law. While this meeting will be open to the public there will be no “in-person” location. Members of the public may listen to the Public Meeting and the Public Hearing via telephone conference call by dialing (516) 517-4846 (no pin required) at 8:00 p.m. The meeting will be recorded and later transcribed. The tentative budget is available for review on the Village’s website (www. sandspoint.org). Copies of the tentative budget are also available by e-mailing a request to the Village Clerk (liz@sandspoint.org). The budget provides for no compensation to be paid to the members of the Board of Trustees. At the aforesaid time and manner of Public Hearing, all those interested persons will be heard. BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF SANDS POINT Edward A.K. Adler, Mayor Liz Gaynor, Village Clerk 4-15-2020-1T#215841-PORT LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF MANORHAVEN PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village of Manorhaven monthly General Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 7 p.m. by and before the Board of Trustees of the Village of Manorhaven at Village Hall, 33 Manorhaven Blvd., Port Washington, NY 11050. This meeting will not be open to the public, but can be viewed on Facebook LIVE at “Sharon Clerk.” Please email public comments before the start of the meeting to villageclerksharon@manorhaven. org. Manorhaven, NY Sharon Natalie Abramski, RMC, CMC Village Clerk-Treasurer April 10, 2020 4-15-2020-1T#215804-PORT

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LEGAL NOTICES BE IT RESOLVED that the General Election of the Incorporated Village of Sands Point, shall be held at Village Hall, 26 Tibbits Lane, Sands Point, NY on June 16, 2020, the polls shall be open at 12 noon and close at 9:00 p.m. and that during such period of nine (9) consecutive hours, the polls shall be kept open for the purpose of choosing and electing the following officers: Trustee – for a term of (2) two years Trustee – for a term of (2) two years Trustee- for a term of (1) one year Village Justice – for a term of (4) four years BE IT, FURTHER ADVISED, that the Village Clerk is hereby directed to provide notice of the General Election in the manner prescribed in the State Election Law. LIZ GAYNOR, VILLAGE CLERK INC. VILLAGE OF SANDS POINT 4-15-2020-1T#215792-PORT AVISO LEGAL INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF SANDS POINT ELECCIONES GENERALES DE LA VILLA SE NOTIFICA QUE, en una reunión realizada el 31 de marzo de 2020 en Village Hall, 26 Tibbits Lane, Sands Point, NY, la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Incorporated Village of Sands Point votó por unanimidad adoptar la siguiente resolución: SE RESUELVE que las elecciones generales de la Incorporated Village of Sands Point se celebrarán en Village Hall, 26 Tibbits Lane, Sands Point, NY el 16 de junio de 2020, que las urnas se abrirán a las 12:00 p.m. y se cerrarán a las 9:00 p.m. y que, durante dicho período de nueve (9) horas consecutivas, las urnas se mantendrán abiertas para votar por los siguientes cargos: Fideicomisario - para un mandato de dos (2) años Fideicomisario - para un mandato de dos (2) años Fideicomisario - para un mandato de un (1) año Magistrado de la villa para un mandato de cuatro (4) años ADEMÁS, SE INFORMA que se le instruye por el presente a la secretaria de la villa que dé aviso sobre las elecciones generales según lo establecido en la ley electoral estatal. LIZ GAYNOR, SECRETARIA DE LA VILLA INC. VILLAGE OF SANDS POINT 4-15-2020-1T#215793-PORT

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF SANDS POINT GENERAL VILLAGE ELECTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Sands Point at a meeting LEGAL NOTICE held on March 31, 2020 at the PUBLIC HEARING Village Hall, 26 Tibbits Lane, BOARD OF APPEALS Sands Point, NY unanimously INC. VILLAGE OF voted to adopt the following SANDS POINT resolution: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

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THAT the Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Sands Point will convene to hold a public hearing on Monday, April 27, 2020 at 7:30 PM in the evening. The Public Hearing will be conducted via the Zoom App as authorized by Governor Cuomo’s Executive Orders 202.1 and 202.10, or such other manner as authorized by subsequent Executive Order or authorized by law. While this public hearing will be open to the public, there will be no “in-person” attendance at Village Hall; and all of the proceedings will be conducted remotely through the Zoom App or by using the following link: https:// zoom.us/j/6273845514. When prompted to enter a password, please enter 12344321. If any interested members of the public would like to provide comments at the meeting, comments can be e-mailed to joanna@sandspoint.org or called in during the meeting at +1 (929) 205-6099, Meeting ID: 627-384-5514. Members of the public may listen to, and participate in, the Public Hearing via telephone conference call by dialing +1 (929) 205-6099 and entering the following Meeting ID: 627-384-5514. When prompted to enter a password, please enter 12344321. The meeting will be recorded and later transcribed. At the aforesaid time and manner of Public Hearing, all those interested persons will be heard. New Cases: 1. Application of Joshua & Lisa Hershman for variances of Chapter 176, Article IV Section 17632(A) of the Code of the Village of Sands Point to (1) locate a swimming pool in the side yard and (2) a variance of Chapter 176, Article IV Section 17632(B) to locate a swimming pool in a yard abutting a street on the property owned by them located at 4 Cedar Lane in a Residence B District and known on the Nassau County Land & Tax Map as Section 4, Block F, Lot 136. 2. Application of Jason & Manda Kovar for variances of Chapter 176, Article III Section 176-18(A) of the Code of the Village of Sands Point to construct a cabana in the rear yard resulting in a rear yard lot coverage of 25.2% on the property owned by them located at 24 Shorewood Drive Lane in a Residence A District and known on the Nassau County Land & Tax Map as Section 4, Block 113, Lot 12. 3. Cow Neck 51 LLC for a Fill Permit pursuant to Chapter 84 of the Code of the Village of Sands Point to place approximately 3,950 cubic yards of fill on the property and to move approximately 300 cubic yards of fill around the property related to the regrading of a property

owned by them located at 51 Cow Neck Road in a Residence A District and known on the Nassau County Land & Tax Map as Section 4, Block J, Lot 774. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS F. WILLIAM SCHMERGEL, CHAIRMAN LIZ GAYNOR, VILLAGE CLERK 4-15-2020-1T#215797-PORT

ROSLYN LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees will meet and hold a public hearing on April 22, 2020 at 7 p.m. via teleconference pursuant to Governor’s Executive Order 202.1, to consider Bill T2-20, a proposed local law to repeal the override of the tax levy limit. In this way, the Board is free to consider a zero tax increase for the tenth year in a row. In addition, due to the current health emergency, the public meeting will not be held in person at Village Hall. Instead the public is welcome to listen in and participate by calling 877-860-3058, guest number 632-462-7594. BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INC. VILLAGE OF EAST HILLS Donna Gooch, Village Clerk-Treasurer 4-15-2020-1T- #215862-ROS

SYOSSET LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of SUNNY SUNDAY CO. LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/2/20. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 20 Newmarket Rd., Syosset, NY 11791. Purpose: any lawful act. 4-15-8-1; 3-25-18-11-20206T-#214903-SYO/JER LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of RH AT 121 EXPRESS STREET LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Sec. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 02/04/20. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC, 5 Aerial Way, Suite 100, Syosset, NY 11791. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 4-15-8-1; 3-25-18-11-20206T-#214741-SYO/JER

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WESTBURY LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ASSUMPTION OF LIENS VILLAGE OF OLD WESTBURY OLD WESTBURY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, in conjunction with the provisions of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York, and of a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Old Westbury, Nassau County, New York passed at a meeting thereof held on the 16th day of March 2020, the Village of Old Westbury, on the 15th day of May 2020 at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon at the courtroom in the Village office in said Village of Old Westbury, will be assuming liens on each of the following parcels of real estate upon which said Village taxes remain unpaid. The following is a list of the parcels of real estate upon which the Village will be assuming a lien, together with a statement of the amount of tax, fees, interest and charges thereon to wit: Name Ramos Thukrai Bains Boyd Calleco Development Duval Chun Etman Diva Sattaur Leboutillier Leboutillier Leboutillier Schwartz Milosavljev Grabavenko Sulapu Sabharwai Rock Community Providence Rock Surillo Xianghe Lacraw Xu Bermsim Corporation Khachadurian Abramson Abramson Mahfar 2 Orchard Lane, LLC Leboutillier Leboutillier Leboutillier New Cingular Wireless T-Mobile Sprint Metro PCS New Cingular Wireless Lightower Fiber

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Lot 15 67 25 1322 1371 10 1 2 8 65 553A 557A 551C 2 58 151 163 191 212 219 228 441 447 1135 1184 2002 37 37 73 140 551 553 557 54 54 71 398 54 0

Total: Dated: 4/15, 4/22, 4/29 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. ELM LIMITED, LLC, Pltf. vs. ROBERT WILGOSZ, et al, Defts. Index #608036/2019. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Feb. 24, 2020, I will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. prem. k/a School District 11, Section 10, Block 11, Lot 55,56. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. MELVYN K. ROTH, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. For Pltf., 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY #98475 4-15-8-1;. 3-25-20204T-#215337-WBY

Total $ 4,317.06 $ 4,020.93 $ 6,368.09 $ 63.47 $ 155.00 $ 669.19 $ 52.69 $19,090.27 $11,348.62 $ 8,648.29 $25,803.11 $ 3,708.63 $ 7,722.63 $ 7,404.95 $10,331.32 $ 1,771.60 $ 7,638.55 $ 7,474.95 $28,445.75 $ 8,812.95 $ 109.23 $ 6,688.85 $ 55.38 $ 8,382.96 $ 356.90 $ 636.89 $ 9,157.38 $ 7,295.32 $ 8,521.64 $11,661.24 $ 6.110.74 $ 7,596.09 $ 7,596.09 $ 1,350.31 $ 1,175.32 $ 1,999.11 $ 1,113.41 $ 1,097.25 $ 655.74 $243,654.91 Brian S. Ridgway Village Administrator

4-29-22-15-2020-3T-#215821/822-WBY LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE: Notice of formation of MEAD COUNSELING LCSW PLLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/18/2020. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 56 Mead Lane, Westbury, NY 11590. Purpose: any lawful act. 5-13-6; 4-29-22-15-8-20206T-#215775-WBY LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF OLD WESTBURY NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the Village of Old Westbury, 1 Store Hill Road, Old Westbury,

New York until 10:00 a.m. on Monday the 11th day of May 2020 at which time they will be publicly opened and read by the Village Clerk, and the contract awarded by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Old Westbury as soon thereafter as practicable for the purchase of the following: Approximately 20,000 gallons of 25% caustic soda to various well houses located throughout the Village for a period of one year starting June 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021. The proposal and bid sheets may be received from the Village Clerk by calling Village Hall at 516-626-0800 on or after 9:00 a.m. on April 15, 2020 and not later than 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 8th, 2020. Copies of the bid sheets will be scanned to you. All bids must be on Vil-

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LEGAL NOTICES lage forms of Proposal and Bid Sheets. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to accept the bid which it deems most favorable to the interest of the Village after all bids have been examined and checked. By Order of the Board of Trustees Brian S. Ridgway Village Administrator Dated: April 15, 2020 4-15-2020-1T-#215818-WBY LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF OLD WESTBURY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING AND CONTINUATION OF BUDGET HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on April 20, 2020 at 7 PM, the Board of Trustees will hold its April Public Meeting as well as the continuation of the Public Hearing to consider the adoption of the tentative budget for the fiscal year commencing June 1, 2020 and ending May 31, 2021. The Public Meeting and Hearing will be conducted via telephone conference call as authorized by Governor Cuomo’s Executive Orders 202.1 and 202.10, or such other manner as authorized by subsequent Executive Order or authorized by law. While this meeting will be

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open to the public there will be no “in-person” location. Members of the public may listen to the Public Meeting and the Public Hearing via telephone conference call by dialing (978) 990-5000. When prompted to enter an “Access Code”, please enter 215664. The meeting will be recorded and later transcribed. The tentative budget is available for review on the Village’s website (https://www. villageofoldwestbury.org). Copies of the tentative budget are also available by e-mailing a request to the Village Clerk (bridgway@vowny. org). The proposed budget provides for an annual stipend of $4,000.00 for the Mayor, and an annual stipend of $3,500.00 for each trustee. At the aforesaid time and manner of Public Hearing, all those interested persons will be heard. This meeting is open to the public.

BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF OLD WESTBURY Fred J. Carillo, Mayor Brian Ridgway, Village Clerk 4-15-2020-1T-#215844-WBY LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 2nd day of March, 2020, bearing the index number 00023820, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Nassau County Clerk located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, grants me the right to assume the name of Diana Esther Rojas. My present address is 36 Ninth St., Carle Place, N.Y. 11514. The date of my birth is May 21, 1950; the place of birth is Huajuapan, Oaxaca, Mexico; the present name is Diana Esther Estrada Rojas. 4-15-2020-1T-#215850-WBY

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Through integrity, amazing things are possible. Accountability and compassion are the founding principles of your approach to the next 10 weeks. As long as you embody both, you will feel and be enormously successful. Whatever result you are able to turn out -- beyond your sense of responsibility and accounting for yourself -is a bonus. You’ll grow in skills and confidence, which has an impact on relationships and attracts many new ones in the late summer. COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM

Solution: 24 Letters

WORD FIND

This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated below. Find the listed words in the grid. (They may run in any direction but always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once.) Ring each word as you find it and when you have completed the puzzle, there will be 24 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

Going bush Solution: 24 Letters

Acacia Ants Areas Arid Basic Bees Bites Bleak Bottle Cairn Calm Camping Canyon

Edge Endemic Fauna Edge Endemic Ferns Fauna Fish Ferns Forest Fish FreeForest Free Galah Galah Gums Gums Hat Hat HikeHike Idle Idle

Lilly pilly Look Sand pilly LillyLush Scrub Look Mist Sleet Lush Oak Slip Mist OakOrchids Soil Spur Owls Orchids Tent Owls Park Trail Park Path Turkey Path Plain Umbrella Plain Walk Quiet Quiet Rivers Rivers Wrens Yams

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The week’s highlights include moments when, as described by the poet Wendell Berry, you “come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought or grief.” Arrange for such natural encounters to happen. They might involve the world outside you or the world inside you. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your intuition is strong and your moods will be like those of the ocean -- in a constant state of flux. The tides roll in and out, the color of the water reflects the changing light and sky, and what’s happening on the surface may be different entirely from the current that’s just below. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). As you take your first curious step on an unknown path, you will not have the slightest idea as to how long it is, what milestones you’ll hit along the way or where it ends. And yet, go forward in faith. The fates will conspire to whisk you along to a destination that’s about as perfect for you as can be. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If you wanted to, you could think of those less fortunate and feel lucky by way of contrast. But doesn’t that exercise feel like a downer? You feel lucky because you can see and focus on all the ways that you are. You’ll share the bounty and further increase your winning odds. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ve mastered the basics and have the broad strokes mapped out. Now you’re going to fill it in with the kind of attention to detail that will put what you’re doing miles above the competition. It’s not that your efforts will make a huge difference in how people see you, but you’ll achieve a winning level of confidence. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Some events of the week seem heightened in tone. Like an effective movie plot, there is an air of familiarity with the way things unfold, coupled with a few surprises to keep you on your toes. It’s almost as though a formula is being skillfully applied here. When you stop and think about it, you already know what’s next. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re even more creative than usual this week, but you’re also more critical. These two amplified qualities create a perfectly balanced state for coming up with stellar work, inspired conversations and ideas worth acting on. The latter part of the week calls for cleaning, clearing and purging. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Sometimes you are cheerful because it’s easy to be. Other times you stay positive out of a sense of discipline, because steadiness is a quality you value and your character disallows you to be ruled solely by circumstances. This week, your attitude will make all the difference in the world to someone. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You prioritize like a boss. You know what’s important, and you give that the best quality of attention you have. The rest will fall in line. If you don’t mind, then it doesn’t matter. And if it doesn’t matter, then you’ve no reason to mind. People around you will feel a sense of ease and freedom. You’ll help everyone relax. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Alice didn’t believe in fairytales when she was younger. Then, one day, she found herself in Wonderland, a place where up was down and unusual, disorienting nonsense seemed to be common law. Your surroundings get similarly odd this week. Just know it’s not you; it’s the circumstances.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You like to hold the remote control of life. When you’re doing life with other people, they sometimes want the clicker, too. You won’t be sorry if you relinquish control for a while to other people or perhaps to the whims of fate. In fact, you’ll be pleased and surprised by the outcome. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re at a dynamic crossroads, which may seem to be an ironic description of your situation because it feels more like a standstill. Even so, there are choices to be made, especially on the subject of who and how you are going to be, which is more crucial to the outcome than any directional move you could make.

INTERNATIONAL WORD FIND

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SPORTS NEWS

Lady Red Devil Cheerleaders Win County Championship BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO

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or the first time since she’s been the head coach for the Plainedge High School varsity cheerleading team, Marie Esposito saw her squad hit a number of major milestones. The Lady Red Devils not only placed first in the Nassau County Small D2 competition on March 1 at Hofstra University, but went to the New York State finals, where they took second place at the Rochester Institute of Technology on March 7. On Feb. 8 and 9, the squad went down to ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, FL, to cheer at the National Medium D2 competition. Out of 50 teams, Plainedge placed 12th. This followed on the heels of a 7-1 local competition winning streak the team experienced during the season. It was a huge accomplishment for the 19-strong team from North Massapequa that Esposito was rightfully proud of. “This team has made history for Plainedge Cheer and I am forever

The Plainedge High School Varsity Cheerleading team celebrated together after winning the Nassau County title. (Photo courtesy of Marie Esposito) grateful to be their coach,” she said. “I couldn’t be more proud of each of them. They’ve exceed their goals for the year placing higher then they even desired for. It was amazing.” The squad is captained by Alexandra

Meule and Alyssa Kannavos. Helping Esposito out with the heavy lifting is volunteer assistant coach Lauren Casquarelli. Dominique Scimeca helms the 20-member junior varsity squad. Given the immense amount of work

that goes into making sure this team competes at such a high level, Esposito is cognizant about the importance of leadership from her captains and other senior team leaders. It’s an important component that clicked seamlessly enough to allow for Plainedge to reach the heights it did this season. “This is probably the easiest year I had coaching,” she said. “It’s something that I haven’t experienced during my four years at Plainedge. There are those tough times to get through and all of that. We had them, but they overcame them so easily. I think that’s what drove us to go so far this year.” Visit www.massapequaobserver. com and www.longislandweekly. com to read a longer version of this story. What did you think of this article? Share your thoughts with me by email at: dgilderubio@anton mediagroup.com

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