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League Of Women Voters Holds Virtual BOE Candidates Meeting BY CAROLINE RYAN

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he League of Women Voters (LWV) of Port WashingtonManhasset recently held a virtual forum for the Port Washington School Board of Education (BOE) candidates. Seven candidates will by vying for the three open school board seats. Larry Greenstein, Nora Johnson and Beth Weisburd are seeking reelection, while Adam Block, Nanette Melkonian, Justin Renna and Adam Smith are seeking to replace them. Before the moderator began asking questions, each candidate was given a chance to introduce themselves to the audience. The candidates were then asked questions submitted by community members about a number of different topics including the budget, as well as how the board would help working parents in the school district, provide more diversity in the hiring process and how they would use the budget to ensure the needs of students are best met. On the topic of the budget, candidates were asked to weigh in on whether they were in support of piercing the cap, and in what ways the budget could be improved. Block voiced his support for the budget, stating that “it is absolutely essential for our kids.” He entertained the idea of raising more money for the district, for example providing a cheaper daycare alternative for parents, with the funds flowing directly back into the school district. Greenstein stated that while he is in support of the budget, he is not in support of piercing the cap at this time. He feels as though perhaps this isn’t the year to do it given the pandemic and the financial burden community members may be facing. While Johnson was also in support of the budget, she too was not in support of piercing the tax cap. Reiterating Greenstein’s similar sentiments that the community may not be able to afford to do so at this time. Melkonian stated that she is wholeheartedly in support of the budget. Her main goal going forward would be to focus on developing a community liaison for the English-Language learners, providing inclusion programs for special needs students as well as a putting more of a focus on social and emotional learning.

Port Washington’s Board of Education virtual candidates forum. (Screenshot by Caroline Ryan)

Renna also voiced his support of the proposed budget, stating that this budget is essential especially if the district wants to return to some sense of normalcy in September. He further stated that he isn’t in support of piercing the cap this year, but would be open to it going forward. Smith supports this year’s budget but feels that going into a contingency this year would be “disastrous for the district.” Smith feels that going forward, the entire budget needs to be looked at from top to bottom. “We need to have a highly collaborative review of the curriculum and the offering of the budget with the entire community, parents, all educators and recent graduates,” Smith said. “We need to figure out over a several year period how we can restore excellency to this district for all students.” As a chair of the budget and facilities committee, Weisburd stated that she is 100 percent in support of the budget. Weisburd stated that the work that is needed is the work that they are doing right now and hope to continue doing in the future. The moderator then asked the candidates if they support diversity among teachers, administration and staff in the district, and what they would do to ensure there is a more diverse representation for students.

Weisburg stated that she absolutely supports increasing diversity among the teachers, administration and staff. She explained that one of the goals of this current school board has been to hire a more diverse staff, and hopes that they will be able to continue making that a priority. Block believes that hiring a diverse staff is incredibly important and that it helps to teach students what a community should look like. Greenstein agreed with Weisburd, stating that the board has done a lot better in hiring more diverse leaders over the last year. “We are looking to have a workforce that looks a lot like our community,” Greenstein said. Johnson echoed Greenstein and Weisburd’s sentiments, stating that it is so important to have diversity in the staff for all students. Melkonian stated that she would like to see more diversity in the staff, starting with more outreach in the hiring process. “I would like to see our staff be more of a reflection of our community,” Melkonian said. Renna stated that it was important for the district to work towards doing an even better job at hiring more diverse candidates than they already have.

“Not only [is it important] for students to see teachers that look like them, but I think it’s even more important for kids to see teachers that don’t look like them,” Renna said. “I think they need to learn that there are people of all colors, all genders and all backgrounds that they need to respect, listen to and learn from. That’s only going to increase the equality that we are looking for in the world and more importantly in Port Washington.” Smith disagreed with most of the candidates, stating that he went to a very homogeneous elementary school and a very heterogeneous high school growing up. “I will say that I learned so much about how the world work being in the homogeneous situation,” Smith said. Smith further stated that the focus should be on hiring the best possible candidates for the positions within the school, while also looking to obtain the widest range of candidates. The nearly three hour long forum concluded with the candidates addressing the public with their closing statements. To watch the full Port Washington BOE candidates forum visit youtube.com @LWVofPWM. What did you think of this story? Share it with me at cryan@antonmediagroup.com

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The 2021-22 Budget Vote Seeks Tax Levy Increase BY CAROLINE RYAN

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will secure funding for the maintenance and improvement of the district’s facilities. The district and the Board of Education selected that two capital projects be included in the 2021-2022 budget, including the replacement of one long roof section at South Salem Elementary School over the main instructional area and the replacement of six of the 15 roof sections at Paul D. Schreiber High School.

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he Port Washington School district will be holding their budget vote for the upcoming 2021-22 school year on May 18. The upcoming budget highlights three major goals: to expand upon current academic and curriculum programs, strengthen extracurricular activities, clubs and athletic programs and teams and the transfer to capital, which allots a total of $2,023,088 for two capital improvement projects. “The resulting budget is one that looks beyond the pandemic and will build upon programs that nurture the potential of each of our students. With input from key community stakeholders, the proposed budget expands upon the robust curriculum and list of enrichment programs while working to minimize any undue financial burdens on the district’s taxpayers and residents,” the district’s budget brochure states. “While the district pivoted with the times during the 2020-21 school year, we are optimistic and excited by what the future holds for the upcoming

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Voter Information academic year. It is our responsibility and our privilege to provide an education that prepares our students for whatever path they choose once their time in the district has culminated. The proposed budget allows us to continue to make good on this responsibility and build upon the opportunities already at students’ disposal.”

Proposed Budget

The proposed budget for the 2021-22 school year is $167,268,942. The proposed budget represents a budget-to-budget increase of 2.48

percent, which equates to a tax levy increase of 2.067 percent. The 202122 revenue summary breaks down the $167,268,942, with $11,160,002 coming from State aid, an allowable levy limit increase of $2,973,716, $2,000,000 in district savings, $163,000 from the Interfund Transfer from Debt Service and $7,170,000 from the local revenues including the LIPA PILOT. Adding up the 2020-21 levy plus the allowable levy limit increase, the total budget adds to $167,268,942. The 2021-22 transfer to capital line

Voting will take place in-person this year at Weber Middle School in the all-purpose room off Campus Drive. Absentee ballots must be requested prior by calling 767-5012. Absentee Ballots must be returned by mail no later than 5 p.m. on May 18, or if returning in person for yourself, it must be received by close of business on May 17 in order to be valid and counted. For more information about registration, absentee voting and the budget, visit portnet.org. —Additional information provide by the Port Washington School District

Shore Road Repaved Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton was pleased to have been able to secure funding to repave mile-long Shore Road, a county road. Approximately 8,000 cars per day travel on Shore Road, a main thoroughfare in Port Washington. Drivers are already enjoying the new smooth surface. This project is part of Nassau County Executive Laura Curran’s initiative to pave as many county roadways as possible. Feel free to contact Leg. DeRiggi-Whitton’s office at 516-571-6211 or dderiggiwhitton@nassaucountyny.gov. —Submitted by the office of Delia DeRiggi-Whitton

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12

Taming Anxiety for Teens The end of the school year causes many students stress and anxiety. Dr. P. Dominique Padurano will teach students and their parents a variety of techniques to relax at home and combat test anxiety in school. After delivering a short lecture, Dr. P. leads the group through several activities, so students and parents should dress comfortably. Dr. Padurano is a certified yoga instructor, former high school teacher and now President of Crimson Coaching, an elite tutoring firm. To register, visit PWPL.org/teens for teens in grades 7-12 and their parents. Begins at 7 p.m. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you before the event begins.

FRIDAY, MAY 14

Book And Author Program The Friends of the Library’s sole

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fundraising event, will be held virtually via the Zoom platform. Program Moderator Susan Isaacs, Port’s own best-selling novelist, will introduce our featured author, and FOL president Amy Bass will serve as emcee. The event will feature novelist Geraldine Brooks. Cost is $50 per person. For more information visit pwpl.org/fol/ bookandauthor.

SATURDAY, MAY 15

Shoreline Clean Up Residents Forward, Transition Town PW & The Rimmer Family are sponsoring a shoreline cleanup. Volunteers can meet at the Town Dock Flag Pole at 10 a.m. to assist with the clean-up.

MONDAY, MAY 17

Afternoon on Broadway with Stephen Nachamie – The Jewish Legacy of Broadway

Begins at 3 p.m. As part of the PWPL’s celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, spend an afternoon with Award Winning director Stephen Nachamie (Associate Director of the Broadway revival of She Loves Me) for a closer look at the work of Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock and the creation of Fiddler on the Roof. This is a virtual program available through the Zoom application. Meeting ID: 826 5564 5666 Passcode: 937933 or Dial In: 646-558-8656.

TUESDAY, MAY 18 Voting The Port Washington School District will hold elections for the 2021-22 school budget and board of education. Residents

may vote at Weber Middle School all-purpose room off Campus Drive on Tuesday, May 18, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Or submit an absentee ballot before the polls close.

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Planting Flowers For Seniors On Arbor Day

n recognition of Arbor Day on April 30, volunteers brought smiles to the faces of the seniors who live in Glen Cove’s Butler Street apartments by planting flowers around the complex and delivering snacks to residents. Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D-Glen Cove) joined volunteers from Spectrum Enterprises, The Nicholas Foundation and Port Washington’s Paul D. Schreiber High School Women’s Empowerment Club to plant the flowers and distribute granola bars, which were donated by Spectrum Bakery. “Having the opportunity to help other volunteers deliver food and care packages to residents during the pandemic has been a privilege and a constant source of comfort,” Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton said. “Spending Arbor Day planting flowers at the Butler Street apartments and delivering delicious snacks was a natural outgrowth of those efforts to brighten the days of residents throughout our community.” Spectrum Bakery is one of three

Leg. Aide Debbie Greco Cohen, Leg. Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, Glen Cove City Councilwoman Dr. Eve Lupenko Ferrante, Co-President of the Schreiber High School Women’s Empowerment Club Chloe Carvajal and Jill Carvajal helped plant flowers and donate cookies and other food to senior citizens. (Photo courtesy of Peter M. Budraitis)

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Spectrum Bakes, plant some flowers and hopefully brighten the spirits of residents during the pandemic. I love when community leaders and nonprofit organizations come together to spread a little cheer and help others.” Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton, Spanakos and the Schreiber Women’s Empowerment Club are no strangers to working together on impactful programs. On March 16, the Women’s Empowerment Club held a virtual event to celebrate Women’s History Month. Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton discussed the achievements and accomplishments that are possible through public-private partnerships, and Spanakos spoke about her journey to launch two organizations that offer community experiences, vocational and employment opportunities for individuals on the autism spectrum. Please feel free to contact Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton’s office about this or any other topic at 516-571-6211 or dderiggiwhitton@ nassaucountyny.gov. —Submitted by Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton’s office

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he Village of Baxter Estates hosted a socially distant Arbor Day Celebration on Friday, April 30, on the front lawn of Village Hall. The 2021 celebration began with a Mayoral proclamation from Village Mayor Nora Haagenson which officially recognized Arbor Day in the Village. The Village had a free seed giveaway for residents and passersby. The Manhasset Bay Protection Committee under the leadership of Executive Director Sarah Deonarine, distributed information on water quality, the environment and protecting our bay. Arbor Day, much like Earth Day, is a special day that celebrates nature. Its purpose is to encourage people to plant trees and appreciate the benefits of a natural environment. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, New York State Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti, Town Clerk Wayne Wink, Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, Town Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte, Justin Connor representing Congressman Tom Suozzi and Betsy Golan representing New York State Senator Anna Kaplan, joined in on the celebration along with the Baxter Estates Village Board, the Village Tree Commission, Village residents and passersby. The Village of Baxter Estates has one of the oldest tree ordinances on the North Shore of Long Island. Mayor Haagenson remarked that the Village pays homage to former Village Trustee Renee Greenspan, elected Trustee in 1978 and served on the Board of Trustees until 2000. Greenspan set the tone for the importance of tree preservation in Baxter Estates, having crafted the first Village tree ordinance preventing removal of trees over six

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From left: Port Washington Police Officer Drew Haagenson, Justin Connor representing Congressman Tom Suozzi, Betsy Golan representing New York State Senator Anna Kaplan, Holly Byrne (Greater Port Washington Business Improvement District), New York State Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti, Manhasset Bay Protection Committee Executive Director Sarah Deonarine, Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte and other officials attended the Arbor Day event. (Photo courtesy of the Village of Baxter Estates) inches in diameter. Greenspan’s tree activism started shortly after moving to Baxter Estates in 1964, about a year later, in 1965, she noticed that Baxter Estates was undergoing substantial development because of former residents selling off land, which consisted of parcels, for the construction of houses. At that time, Baxter Estates was a park-like setting and it appeared that builders would do irreparable harm by the “willy-nilly clearing” of mature trees with the village’s environs as she once stated. Stately oaks and magnificent maples were threatened for the sake of regrading and thereby changing the topography for construction purposes. Interested residents feared that unless stopped, the Village would be leveled without regarding to bucolic setting. Greenspan, pregnant at the time, along with another pregnant resident, decided that unless someone spoke up, the Village would be denuded of its specimen trees. The two of them challenged the builder’s bulldozers and

Forquer with the goal of beautifying Port Washington by planting trees, flowers and bushes throughout the community. Greenspan designed the first logo for Resident Forward and was instrumental in the construction of the Bay Walk around Sunset Park and the Town Dock. Greenspan was ironically born the same year as the Village of Members of the Tree Commission: Baxter Estates was incorporated, 1931, Jeffrey Eluto with his two sons, and she passed in 2009. She wrote in Joshua Speisman and Steven Kahn. a memoir that “the incorporation of Baxter Estates in 1931 came about in were able to slow down the process answer to the Village of Manorhaven’s of leveling the natural hilly terrain desire to annex Baxter Estates. The artiand destruction of trees. Greenspan literally wrapped herself around a large cles of incorporation were drafted by a oak tree to save it from the bulldozer’s Village resident, Carolyn B. Dissosway, who incidentally, was the first female wrath and became a self-proclaimed attorney admitted to practice law in “tree hugger.” Nassau County.” It is lovely to know In 1968, Greenspan was part of a that if it was not for the passion of two team that was the driving force that created Residents for a More Beautiful strong intelligent women, that our beautiful park-like woodland Baxter Port Washington, now known as Estates would not exist today. Residents Forward, started around —Submitted by the a kitchen table along with Myron Village of Baxter Estates Blumenfeld, Eric Pick and Betty

Village Of Baxter Estates Recognizes Municipal Clerk’s Week Mayor Nora Haagenson recognized Deputy Village Clerk Elisabeth Roberts and Village Clerk-Treasurer Chrissy Kiernan with proclamations for the 52nd Annual Professional Municipal Clerks Week. Initiated in 1969 by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks and endorsed by all of its members throughout the United States, Canada and 15 other countries, the week is a time of celebration and reflection on the importance of the Clerk’s office. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation that officially declared Municipal Clerks Week the first full week of May. In 1994-96, President Bill Clinton also signed proclamations confirming Municipal Clerks Week. This May 2-8, will be the 52nd Annual Professional Municipal Clerks Week. —Submitted by the Village of Baxter Estates

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Schreiber Ranked Among State, News Nation’s Top-Performing Public High Schools

aul D. Schreiber High School in Port Washington has been identified as a top-performing public high school by the U.S. News and World Report. The annual ranking placed Schreiber as No. 71 in New York State and No. 705 in the nation among 17,800 public high schools. “This distinction is indicative of the strong leadership from Dr. Ira Pernick and the Schreiber administration all the way down to our students,” Dr. Michael Hynes, superintendent of Port Washington Union Free School District, said. “It brings me, and the Board of Education, great pride to recognize the Schreiber team for their

keen attention to all facets of our students’ education and development. I would be remiss if I didn’t also point out the continued support from the entire Port Washington community in fostering success for all our students.” Schreiber has a total enrollment of 1,631 students with a 13:1 student-teacher ratio. The high school was juried on six indicators of school equality—college readiness, reading and math proficiency,

reading and math performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth, and graduation rate—to calculate its ranking. Schreiber earned a 96.05 on the report’s scorecard, which features the school’s 95 percent graduation rate and highlights that 97.90 percent of students demonstrate success at college-level coursework. “I am extremely proud that

Schreiber continues to be recognized as one of the finest high schools in the country,” Dr. Ira Pernick, principal of Paul D. Schreiber High School said. “Inclusion on this list is a testament to the commitment of our faculty, staff, students and their families and underscores the value the Port Washington community places on a high-quality education.” For more information about the Port Washington Union Free School District, visit the district’s website at www.portnet.org and like their Facebook page @PortWashSchools. —Submitted by the Port Washington School District

The Fruits Of Weber’s Labor Port Washington Middle School Students Isolate DNA Strands from Fruit It’s likely that many students have heard of, or learned about, the molecule of life, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), but have they seen it? Using simple, household ingredients Weber’s student-geneticists extracted and isolated DNA strands from fruit during a classroom experiment to learn about the DNA process. The hands-on activity coincides with the genetics segment of the district’s life science curriculum. Ms. Petersen’s science class began the experiment by creating a mixture of salt, dish soap and water to break down the cell walls enabling the DNA strands to escape. Students submerged their fruit into the bag for it to incubate in the mixture for 15 minutes. Once the mixture began to liquify, students

filtered the solids into a plastic cup by using a coffee filter. Afterwards, students used an eye dropper of isopropyl to create an interface between the fruit mixture in the cup and watched

first-hand how isopropyl breaks down the nucleus of an organism’s cell to expose the DNA inside. For more information about the Port Washington Union Free School

District, visit the district’s website at www.portnet.org and like their Facebook page: @PortWashSchools. —Submitted by the Port Washington School District

Manorhaven Holds Arbor Day Ceremony On Arbor Day, April 30, the Village of Manorhaven held a ceremony in its Nature Preserve. Mayor Jim Avena spoke about the Village’s commitment to maintaining its Tree City USA designation through the National Arbor Day Foundation by protecting and increasing the number of trees in Manorhaven year after year. Pat Valente, who co-chairs the Village’s Tree Committee with Deputy Mayor Priscilla von Roeschlaub, then read an Arbor Day proclamation.

Representatives from the Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardeners and Native Greenway attended the event, along with County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, NYS Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti, Town Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte and Town Clerk Wayne Wink. The ceremony was followed by a tour of the Nature Preserve. Thanks to the help of County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, the Village secured a $335,000 grant to improve

Attendees of Manorhaven’s annual Arbor Day ceremony held on April 30. (Photo courtesy of the Village of Manorhaven)

the Preserve by connecting it to the Bay Walk that skirts Manhasset Bay, constructing ADA compliant trails, and installing surveillance cameras that are equipped with Internet connection to Village Hall. The Arbor Day activities didn’t stop there. With the assistance of American

Chestnut Foundation representatives, American Chestnuts were planted in the Preserve in an effort to bring this tree back. Once prevalent in our forests, it became extinct due to a blight fungus. —Submitted by the Village of Manorhaven

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Commemorating National Donate Life Month

assau County Executive Laura Curran and Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D–Glen Cove) joined LiveOnNY and organ donors and recipients to commemorate April as National Donate Life Month during a dome-lighting ceremony at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building on Monday, April 26. Featured guests at the dome-lighting ceremony included Glen Cove resident, community leader and recent kidney transplant recipient Tony Jimenez and his donor, his niece Julianne Jimenez, of Centerport; recent kidney recipient Susan Dea, who was accompanied at the event by husband, Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department firefighter Michael Dea; and organ donation advocate and Glen Cove FD firefighter Pete Prudente, an altruistic donor whose gift of life to a stranger launched a donor chain that has already saved seven lives to date. “In my life, I’ve seen a few miracles, but what happened to Tony and his niece is probably my favorite miracle. Tony’s niece Juilanne stepped up and gave the ultimate gift of donating

The dome of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building was illuminated blue and green in honor of National Donate Life Month on Monday, April 26. (Photo by Peter M. Budraitis) a kidney. She is beautiful, she is healthy, and she is here to show you that it can be done,” Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton said. “During National Donate Life Month and all year long, I am committed to continuing to work alongside activists like Pete Prudente and organizations like LiveOnNY to raise awareness about the critical demand for life-saving organ donations in New York State.”

Also on hand to support the event and the cause of organ donation were Karen Cummings, Community & Government Affairs Liaison for LiveOnNY, Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America (OSDIA) Grand Lodge of New York President Anthony Naccarato and Joseph Gallo, President of the OSDIA’s Glen Covebased Loggia 1016. “We appreciate Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and

Legisaltor DeRiggi-Whitton for being amazing advocates and highlighting the need for more Nassau residents to consider being life savers to their neighbors across the county,” Karen Cummings said. “As the dome is lit each light recognizes all New Yorkers desperately waiting for lifesaving transplants and the amazing donors who have given the gift of life.” —Submitted by the office of Laura Curran

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own of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town Board recently announced a pilot rebate program designed to encourage residents to purchase native plants to replace lawns and existing garden spaces. The Town received $5,600 from the Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District and will be offering eligible residents up to $500 per household for the purchase of native plants. “We are proud to partner with the Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District,” Supervisor Bosworth said. “We are so grateful for their continued support and advocacy for our local environment. By participating in this innovative rebate program, our residents will have the opportunity to play an important role in protecting and preserving local habitats while also making our

environment more resilient for future generations.” Native plant gardens and rain gardens have a multitude of environmental benefits. They provide food, shelter, and nesting resources for pollinators, of which many species are in decline, as well as birds, small mammals and a variety of wildlife species. They also have extensive root systems that absorb polluted stormwater, can take in carbon dioxide and other air pollutants, have low maintenance requirements, do not need fertilizer and are drought tolerant once established. To qualify, residents will be required to complete an application that includes information about their proposed garden location, their estimated budget, native plant species chosen, proposed garden size, photo(s) of proposed planting location and a

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basic garden layout prior to starting their projects. Other supplies needed to create the garden as well as delivery fees and taxes are not reimbursable. For smaller areas, residents do not need to apply for the entire $500 rebate, however the minimum garden size is 50 square feet. Gardens will only be comprised of plants native to New York along with some select naturalized plants. Residents will be provided with educational resources from the Town, the Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Long Island Native Plant Initiative to assist

with the creation of the new native plant and rain gardens. These resources include a list of native plants that are reimbursable, design and maintenance information for native plant gardens and basic design templates for various garden conditions. Funding is limited and applications that meet the requirements will be accepted on first-come first-served basis. For more information and details on how to apply, call 311 or visit www.northhempsteadny.gov/ sustainability. —Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR PANSIES AT THE PORT TRAIN STATION The Port Washington Garden Club would like to thank S.F. Falconers Florist for their generous donation of the lovely pansies we have planted in the window boxes at the train station. Once again Falconers has contributed to us and our community and we are very grateful for their continued support. —The Port Washington Garden Club

ELECTIONS IN MANORHAVEN: JUNE 15 It is once again election time in Manorhaven, “Ports Downtown Waterfront Community” on Tuesday, June 15 from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. I was very fortunate to have served as Trustee in our Village from 2016-20 where we were able to address a variety of issues that existed in our Village at the time. Almost all of my 13 proposals came to fruition thereby helping to improve the quality of life in our small waterfront village. Although no longer a board member my interest and caring for the well-being of our Village and its

residents will continue as we are still fortunate to live in one of the safest villages in all of Nassau County. With safety one of my primary concerns, I am supporting James Roman Esq. for Village Justice as he consistently displayed a dedication to our Village as well as Port Washington. Jim has been a member of Port Washington Fire Departments Atlantic Hook & Ladder Company since moving to Manorhaven in 2015 where he serves on their Board of Directors. These brave and dedicated volunteers have consistently put their lives and

health on the line 24/7 protecting all of us while the COVID nightmare continues. Jim is a graduate of St. John’s University School of Law and he has gained a broad experience during his 35-year legal career. Jim has served on Manorhaven Village’s Planning Board and Ethics and Finance Committees. He was most recently appointed in April to the open Village Justice position. Jim is also a proud member of the American Legion and Knights of Columbus. He currently serves on the Board of Native Greenway which

is a charity serving Manorhaven by advocating for and planting trees in the Village and native plant species in the Nature Preserve. I am positive that James Roman Esq. will be the best choice for Village Justice as he will perform his duties consistent with the rules of judicial conduct. Jim is running for Village Justice because he wants to continue to serve the Village utilizing his lifelong values of integrity, fairness, impartiality and independence. —Ken Kraft, Past Trustee and resident

will change that. In addition to her decades of experience in various areas of public education, what will make Nan a great School Board member is how deeply she cares about our kids. From this caring comes Nan’s desire to re-establish a healthy and positive dialog between the School Board and the people of Port Washington. With Melkonian on the School Board, there will always be someone willing

to listen to each and every one of us, someone who will work non-stop to make sure that we never again feel “kept in the dark” about what’s going on in our children’s schools. I strongly urge the voters of the Port Washington School District to go to Weber Middle School on Tuesday, May 18, and vote for Nanette Melkonian for School Board. —Nikos D. Andreadis Port Washington

MELKONIAN FOR SCHOOL BOARD I write in enthusiastic support of the candidacy of Nanette Melkonian, my dear friend of more than twenty years, for a seat on the Port Washington School Board. I urge your readers to go to Nan’s Facebook page (@Nanette Melkonian for Port Washington BOE) to learn more about her experience and child-oriented educational priorities. But I want to discuss something that Nan will bring to the School Board on a more personal level:

constant and honest communication with the public. I often hear people complain that they feel disconnected from their elected officials. And with the COVID wreaking havoc on our schools, people feel even more profoundly that no one on the School Board is listening to their educational concerns or keeping them apprised of the constant changes and developments in their schools. Nanette Melkonian

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An Open Letter To The Juvenile Charged With Painting Swastikas No doubt you are learning very quickly the seriousness of your reprehensible and hateful act of anti-Semitism. You will come to understand the pain and agony you have caused. Please be sure to listen very carefully to a Holocaust survivor who will share with you what a swastika really means. Today I invite you to read my thoughts: You are young man and have your whole life ahead of you. You still have every opportunity to make a difference in the lives of so many people. How do I know this? I have never met you. The answer is simple. Every human being is created in the image of G-d. The moment you were born it meant you matter to the Creator of the world. You were put in this world with the blessings of your parents to be on a mission to fill this world with goodness and kindness. You may say to yourself, I am a small person in the face of a large universe, I am one among seven billion. What is the purpose of my life? Please listen carefully to this favorite story of mine: Just a few decades ago, there lived a great symphony conductor, an Italian maestro named Arturo Toscanini, who led concerts all over the world. He was one of the most acclaimed musicians of the late 19th and 20th century, renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orchestral detail and his photographic memory.

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Toscanini had a biographer who would interview him periodically over the years as a part of a major book he was writing on his life. One evening, he called Toscanini and told him that he would be in town the next night, and asked if he could come to the house to interview him. Toscanini answered that he could not because he would be doing something special that would require absolute concentration; he could not be interrupted. “Maestro,” the biographer said, “if I may ask, what are you doing that’s so special?” “There is a concert being played overseas. I used to be the conductor of that symphony orchestra, but I could not be there this year. So, I’m going to listen on a shortwave radio and hear how the other conductor leads the orchestra. I don’t want any interruptions whatsoever.” “Maestro, it would be my greatest pleasure to watch how you listen to a concert played by an orchestra that you used to lead. I promise I won’t say anything. I’ll sit on the other side of

the room, quietly.” “You promise to be perfectly quiet?” Toscanini asked. “Yes.” “Then you can come.” The next night, the biographer came and sat quietly while Toscanini listened to the concert, which lasted almost an hour. Finally, when it ended, the biographer remarked, “Wow, wasn’t that magnificent?” Toscanini said “Not really.” “Why not?” “They were supposed to be 120 musicians, including 15 violinists. Only 14 of them played.” The biographer thought he was joking. How could he know from 6,000 miles away, over shortwave radio, that one of the violinists was missing? The biographer had his doubts but didn’t want to say anything and went home. The next morning, he had to find out for himself, so he called the concert hall overseas, asked for the music director and inquired as to how many musicians were supposed to have been playing the night before versus how many had actually shown up. The concert hall director told him that there were supposed to have 120 musicians, including 15 violinists, but only 14 had shown up! The biographer was amazed. He returned to Toscanini and said, “Sir, I owe you an apology. I thought you were just making it up the other night. But please, tell me, how could you know that one violinist was missing?” “This is the difference between

you and me,” Toscanini answered.” You’re a part of the audience and to the audience everything sounds wonderful. But I’m the conductor, and the conductor knows every note of music that has to be played. When I realized that certain notes were not being played, I knew without a doubt that one of the violists was missing.” Think deeply about this story: You and me and all of humanity are musicians in the grand symphony of history. Maybe to the average person it doesn’t make a difference how you live, what you do every day, how you work on your moral and spiritual life, but I want you to know, to the Conductor of the World Symphony, (that is G-d) who knows every note of music that is supposed to be played, who appreciates the unique note that only you can produce through your life—to Him it makes a grand difference. Go for it! We have faith in you. Every moment of your life is an indispensable note in the Divine symphony. I trust in you, and even more importantly G-d loves you for you will always have the ability to accomplish so many good deeds to make yourself, you family and the world over proud of you. Rabbi Anchelle Perl is the spiritual leader of Chabad Mineola. He is a second-generation holocaust survivor. His father survived Auschwitz, Dora and Nordhousen slave labor concentration camps.

Free Social Media And PR Workshop For Small Businesses

own of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town Board have announced a free upcoming workshop designed to assist local small businesses with social media and PR training. The program is being hosted by Christina Daves, a publicity strategist from PR for anyone, who has been featured by more than 1,000 media outlets. The event will be held on Tuesday, June 2 at 2 p.m. via Zoom, and advance registration is required. Additionally, the program will be recorded for those who are unable to attend live. “Our local businesses play an essential role in maintaining the vitality of our communities and downtown areas,” Bosworth said. “Offering this training program is part of the Town’s ongoing effort to help our businesses recover, thrive and succeed. Having a professional strategist provide the training workshop presents our local businesses with a wonderful opportunity to enhance their marketing strategies and spread the word about all the great shops, restaurants and services available in North Hempstead.”

Christina Daves will teach participants how to increase visibility for their businesses, how to attract new customers, ways to differentiate their business from competitors, best practices to getting media coverage and more. The social media and PR workshop was designed in conjunction with Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth’s Chamber of Commerce roundtable and is part of the Town’s “Lift Up Local” campaign. Since the pandemic began, the town has worked to help businesses across North Hempstead. Initiatives focused on helping to revive downtowns and small business include: implementing a small business spotlight, establishing dining in local parks, expanding outdoor dining options, creating a “parklet” sidewalk dining extension program, as well as facilitating street closures to help attract customers. Those interested in attending can register by visiting northhempsteadny.gov/webinar. —Submitted by Town of North Hempstead

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much of Long Island’s identity and economy is tied to the ocean, it is overnor Andrew Cuomo important to open beaches as widely continues to loosen pandemic as can be done safely in light of these restrictions, but his latest direcfactors. Accordingly, we urge you to protives leave out some areas and activities. mulgate revised beach guidance as soon Joined on May 5 by his counterparts as possible. With Memorial Day just from New Jersey and Connecticut, around the corner, our local jurisdicCuomo announced a May 19 date tions need to make hiring, budgetary, to reopen and increase capacity at transportation and other decisions right retail stores, gyms and fitness centers, now. We stand ready to help in any way amusement parks, hair salons and barand look forward to working with you ber shops, offices, Broadway theaters, on this vital issue for Long Island.” museums, restaurants and bars. A spokesperson for Curran said the What about beaches, and outdoor county had not yet heard back from Citi Field, pictured, and Yankee Stadium will allow, under Governor venues—and even Memorial Day the DOH. Cuomo’s new orders, vaccinated people to sit closely together. However, parades? The directive was silent on Fire departments and other civic unvaccinated spectators will be limited to sections where they will have to those and it makes Nassau County groups are planning Memorial Day maintain a six-foot separation. (Photo by Frank Rizzo) politicians and others worried. parades, but they may not get the On Brian Lehrer’s radio show on all-important permit from the Nassau have a child 16 under who’s not WNYC on May 4, Stuart Markus of drawn more than 400,000 people on County Police Department (NCPD) Malverne called to lament that he had eligible, that child can be seated with several occasions, and 301,000 were in the absence of a directive from the the family. We ask them to wear masks, on hand in 2019. no idea if he could organize his 16th governor. but you attend the ball game like you annual “Wild About Harry” concert On April 28, Nassau County According to a press release, “The attended the ball game two years ago. at the Eisenhower Park Theater. Held Executive Laura Curran sent a letter to Nassau County Legislative Majority For unvaccinated people, the six-foot in honor of the late folk singer Harry New York State Health Commissioner has written to Governor Cuomo to Chapin, it raises moneys and collects distancing applies with masks and Howard Zucker urging him to open issue guidance allowing municipalthat comes out to roughly 33 food for the LI Cares-The Harry the municipal-owned beaches ities to host parades on Memorial percent in those sections, Chapin Food Bank. Markus noted at 100 percent. State Day weekend. Current guidance from capacity for unvacthat the concert usually draws about Department of Health the state does not permit in-person cinated people. So 2,000 attendees in a space meant to regulations still in parades and the NCPD is unable to if you’re vaccihold 7-8,000, and six-foot distancing force from last year approve permits from requesting Because so much of nated, that’s one should not be a problem. limit beaches to 50 municipalities.” Long Island’s identity and percent capacity. category. You’re Lehrer’s guest, Ben Yakas of the As with Curran, Presiding Officer unvaccinated, economy is tied to the Gothamist digital publication, noted The letter, Richard Nicolello noted vaccination that’s another that the governor mentioned only co-signed by area rates have gone up and the percentage ocean, it is important to category, no testbaseball stadiums during his conferopen beaches as widely as state senators and of positive cases has dropped sharply. ing. But if you’re ence. The reporter said he followed assembly members, “The brave men and women who can be done safely. vaccinated, you up with the press office about other stated, “Our beaches lost their lives in service to our nation —Nassau County Executive have the Excelsior outdoor venues and was told that are crucial economic deserve to be recognized for their Laura Curran Pass, you have proof places such as Eisenhower Park engines that support sacrifice,” Nicolello wrote. “If we can Theater are still limited to 500 people, of vaccination and that will entire communities and safely attend a baseball game or visit a determine where you sit.” with the usual social distancing. after a difficult year, local businesses museum or beach, we should be able The governor also said that the Regarding baseball stadiums, the are more dependent than ever on to gather to honor those who have laid governor had this to say: “For baseball, Bethpage Air Show will return this beach-related revenue. With warmer down their lives for our country.” Memorial Day after the pandemic Added Legislator Bill Gaylor, a two different categories: not Yankees, weather rapidly approaching, local retired lieutenant colonel in the forced its cancellation in 2020. Mets. Vaccinated, unvaccinated. jurisdictions must plan for and make US Army, “Not being able to gather However, he limited attendance at Vaccinated people, normal capacity, critical decisions concerning beach together last year to honor those who Jones Beach State Park to 50 percent normal seating for people who are management and are therefore in have fallen certainly took a toll on our of capacity. The two-day show has vaccinated. Vaccinated families who need of your department’s revised veterans and families. The governor guidance as soon as possible.” should immediately issue guidance Curran argued that the majority Directives In Brief and make sure we can safely gather of eligible county residents had From a press release from the governor’s office summarizing his latest orders: and honor these American heroes.” been vaccinated and last summer’s • Business capacity limits to be replaced with space available to maintain The governor’s press office was experience showed that the COVID-19 six feet of social distancing on May 19. contacted by Anton Media Group to positivity rates drop in the summer • Outdoor social gathering limit increases to 500 on May 10; Indoor social inquire about possible changes in months. In addition, the positivity rate gathering limit increases to 250 on May 19. regulations. However, as of press time, in Nassau is now at its lowest level • Outdoor residential gathering limit is removed and indoor residential there had been no reply. since November and on May 4 she gathering limit increases to 50 on May 19. • Large-scale indoor venue capacity increases to 30 percent and large-scale announced that “Nassau’s seven-day What did you think of this COVID-19 positivity average has article? Share your thoughts outdoor venue capacity increases to 33 percent on May 19. Proof of dropped to 1.64 percent.” with me by email at: frizzo@ vaccination or recent negative test still required. antonmediagroup.com The letter continued, “Because so frizzo@antonmediagroup.com

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s partisanship continues to create a deep ideological chasm in the United States, an informed population may be the only way to bridge divides. According to the politically neutral advocacy nonprofit Media Literacy Now (MLN), the idea of media literacy education is crucial given the fact that “...children live in a world of powerful 24/7 media...[along with] a drastic increase in the amount of time children and youth are spending with media over the past decade.” According to the Core Principles of Media Literacy Education, “the purpose of media literacy education is to help individuals of all ages develop the habits of inquiry and skills of expression that they need to be critical thinkers, effective communicators and active citizens in today’s world.” Hicksville’s Jaclyn Kahn Siegel is the MLN New York Chapter Leader and as a teacher at a private school, she sees firsthand how crucial the need is to teach students how to navigate messages they are being bombarded with via a prism of critical thinking and appraisal. “Media literacy can help anybody, but specifically students, with analyzing and determining what resources in the media that they’re reading and what information is coming out of that,” Kahn Siegel said. “And to be able to tell if it’s accurate, biased, misinformation or 100 percent completely fake like The Onion. It’s also about accessing the media, analyzing it and creating it. An organization like the National Association of Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) has been [talking about understanding the effects of the media] since 1997, but I feel like a lot of people are more aware of them since 2016 because that presidential election set off this whole need for media literacy and the realization that a lot of people have been promoting [media literacy] for a very long time.” Founded in 2013 by Erin McNeill, MLN built off McNeill’s instrumental success in the introduction of a bill to bring media literacy education to Massachusetts schools in March

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Hicksville native Jaclyn Kahn Siegel is Media Literacy Now’s New York Chapter Leader

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2011. Since then, MLN has opened chapters in two dozen states while leading a grassroots movement to create a public education system that ensures all students learn the 21st century literacy skills they need for health, well-being, economic participation and citizenship. Kahn Siegel came to MLN by way of NAMLE, “...a professional association for educators, academics, activists, and students with a passion to help individuals of all ages develop the habits of inquiry and skills of expression that they need to be critical thinkers, effective communicators and active citizens in today’s world.” An important cornerstone of media literacy is resurrecting the importance of teaching civics. Kahn Siegel admits it can be a potentially delicate issue in these divided times. “My understanding is that civics is what citizens or whoever is living in the country need to know—their rights and obligations to society,” she said. “That includes the political

From a legislative perspective, codifying how media literacy is taught in school districts is what is currently being addressed in Albany. The following are a trio of bills introduced by Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) and co-sponsored by a number of her Democratic colleagues. As of press time, no Republicans have signed on as co-sponsors. A6142 Directs the commissioner of education to appoint a media literacy advisory group to identify best practices and recommend appropriate policies at the state and district level; requires such group to survey all school districts to see if media literacy is already being taught A6154 Requires teachers and library media specialists to complete professional development related to media literacy education A6225 Requires a school library media specialist in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school -Dave Gil de Rubio

aspect and I think right now, there are such partisan [leanings] that if you bring up a topic, is it going to set off red flags in talking about certain issues? But it’s also about getting students to not only learn about things, but to also make them active citizens.” Currently there are three media literacy bills pending in the New York State Assembly introduced by Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) intended “for all students in New York State to become more media literate with the help of teachers and school library media specialists; to empower and educate the youth with the tools and resources they need to participate as thoughtful and productive members of society.” Among the proposals are the ensuring that every school has a library media specialist on staff. All teachers and library media specialists would be required to complete education relating to media literacy education. The third piece of legislation is focused on surveying schools to see if media literacy is being taught and how successful it may or may not be. Currently there are no Republican cosponsors behind an issue that is essentially apolitical, something Kahn Siegel is quick to stress. “I think one of the thoughts that went into this and to be very mindful of is that [media literacy] is absolutely supposed to be nonpartisan,” she said. “Because it’s just about having our students learn and making sure that there are people in the building that can teach this important instruction. It’s also about making sure they are always learning because with educators, it’s not one and done. You went to school and that’s it. I think this is a matter of having more educators in the building, which I don’t think is a bad thing. And then having them be educated themselves so that they can teach the kids.” Visit www.medialiteracynow. org to find out more about Media Literacy Now. To comment on this story, email dgilderubio@antonnews.com

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Town Officials, Civic Leaders Team Up To Plant Trees On Arbor Day Trees planted in Oyster Bay, Locust Valley, Syosset

own Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Councilwoman Michele Johnson, Councilman Lou Imbroto, Councilman Tom Hand, Councilwoman Laura Maier and Town Clerk Rich LaMarca joined with local community representatives at various locations throughout the town in celebration of Arbor Day, where they assisted in planting a dozen new trees. The trees were planted at local parks to further beautify the community and celebrate Arbor Day, which reminds of the importance to celebrate nature. Officials planted trees at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park. Members of the Locust Valley Rotary, Mattinecock Neighborhood Association, Locust Valley Chamber of Commerce, Locust Valley Historical Society and Locust Valley Library planted trees at Thomas Park in celebration of Arbor Day. —Submitted by the Town of Oyster Bay

Town officials, including Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Councilwoman Michele Johnson, Councilman Lou Imbroto, Councilman Tom Hand and Town Clerk Rich LaMarca, planted trees in celebration of Arbor Day at The Farm in Oyster Bay. They were joined by members of the Girl Scouts ‘Under Garden’ program, which provides scouts with an opportunity to take a leadership role in various gardening efforts, as well as learn about advantages of organic gardening. The Foresto-Taubes for Jericho Board of Education 2021 campaign organized a successful food drive last week, collecting many boxes of food for local families in need. —Submitted by Foresto-Taubes BOE 21

Legislation To Establish North, South Shore Water Authorities Passes Assemblyman Michael Montesano has announced the passage of legislation he co-sponsored (A.7279) to provide the authorization and framework to establish a North and South Shore Water Authority to operate in service areas which currently only have access to private utilities, and place a cap on future rate increases by private water utilities. Montesano has been a vocal advocate for this legislation for years now, as Long Islanders expressed extreme outrage at the control private water companies had over the market. “The passage of this legislation in the assembly is a huge win for Long Islanders as private water companies, such as American Water, will no longer monopolize the water utility market,” Montesano said. “Now we look to the senate to pass similar legislation in order to get this process moving. For far too long, Long Islanders have had no other option than American Water and its sky-high prices. Now they will soon have another, more affordable option. This comes at an especially crucial time as many are still feeling the effects of the ongoing pandemic. I hope the establishment of these water authorities comes quickly, pending the passage of a Senate bill, so we can provide this much-needed relief sooner, rather than later.” —Submitted by the Office of Assemblyman Michael Montesano

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“I have had the pleasure of calling Chris Foresto my friend and neighbor for almost 12 years. He’s a dedicated member of this community, evidenced by his service to the Jericho Fire Department where he currently serves as 1st Assistant Chief. He’s a great husband, father, friend and neighbor. Our community would be lucky to have him serve on the Board of Education.” Paul Camhi “I have known Chris Foresto for more than 10 years and whole-heartedly support his candidacy for the Jericho School Board....Chris performed in an outstanding manner characterized by respect, maturity and unfaltering confidence and decision-making skills. I know that these attributes will serve Chris and our community well as a school board member.” Steve Cohen

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Endorsed by the Jericho Teachers Association “I have known Tom for over 10 years and during that time, he has personified caring for our community...Tom is always the first person to volunteer to help in any capacity and continually serves our community with compassion, intelligence and dignity. No matter how challenging the task, Tom will accomplish it thoughtfully, respectfully and always with a smile. I could not think of anyone better to be an advocate for the children and parents of our community.” Mark Lefkowicz “This district needs someone who cares about our children and our community, someone with integrity and selflessness. Someone who will make decisions for the greater good. Tom does not have a personal agenda, his agenda is to continue to make our district the stellar district that it is, academically and financially. We unequivocally stand with Tom.” Joe & Cathie Paek “We have known Tom Taubes since we moved to Jericho over ten years ago. Tom has always been an inclusive and active member of our community. You can find Tom on most weekends making sure the soccer fields are ready, COVID safety protocols are being followed and welcoming our children and parents back to the fields with open arms. Tom is a selfless, hardworking, positive and honest leader. We believe he will have a tremendous impact on the Board of Education and will be the perfect candidate for the job.” Marni & Cary Rubin Vote Foresto & Taubes ‘21

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Some of Chris and Tom’s endorsements: Margaret, Mark and Christopher (JHS ‘20) Aaron Stephen, Tammy, Stephen (JHS ‘16) and Samantha (JHS ’19) Balko Marianne and Bobby Bock Maria and Larry Bombace Alissa and Paul Camhi Christine and Steve Campise The Cerbone Family The Cheung Family Jill, Lowell and Chloe (JHS ‘16) Citron Melanie and Andrew Cohen Lisa, Kevin and Nathan (JHS ‘19) Davis Jami DeVellis Stephen, Allyson and Harrison (JHS ’19) Edelman Lillian Geisser Melissa, Scott and Ian (JHS ‘19) Gerber The Geslani Family Michelle and Sean Grady Gillian and Dan Grishman Linda Guber Jeff Heath, Dr. Pam Wasserman Heath and Leah (JHS ’19) Heath Wilson Jiao Dr. Kalogiannis and Family Chris and Steve Katz Brian, Debbie, Brian (JHS ‘15), Andrew (JHS ’17) and Patrick (JHS ‘19) Kenny The Klappert Family The Komson Family The Krangle Family The Lazare Family Dabbie, John and Jason (JHS ‘19) Lee The Lefkowicz Family The Lenneberg Family Michael & Gina Levy Robyn, Norm, Erica, Jared and Jake (JHS ‘21) Levy The Marasia Family Mary and Alan Marks The Medolla Family The Mollick Family Tom and Fran O’Connor Cathie, Joe and Kevin (JHS ‘19) Paek Bret Pearlman The Penchuk Family Joan and Randy Rosenberg Marni and Cary Rubin The Russo Family Kathy and Nick Sacoulas Ali and Bill Schnell The Setton Family Bonni Silber Susan, Andrew and Hannah (JHS ’18) Singer Tina, Steven and Gabriella (JHS ‘19) Shayani Laramie and Craig Snyder Ross Spivak Lisa Velotti Melissa and Danny Weiner Larry and Alyssa Widom John, Maria, Stephanie (JHS ’14) and Tommy (JHS ‘17) Wisker

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“As a fellow Jericho resident and neighbor, Chris understands how to navigate the complex and challenging dynamics that are found in a culturally diverse community...He is positive and well respected. I feel he would be a tremendous asset and voice on our Board of Education. He will work well with others and produce meaningful results that will positively benefit our students and the entire community.” Marybeth Medolla

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n the North Shore area, Dana Baron is known and admired for her “honor system bouquets.” To clarify, Baron leaves pre-arranged flower bouquets outside the Sea Cliff studio of Baron Floral Designs. Patrons can help themselves to after-hours flowers, and then pay Baron on the honor system—either by leaving cash in her mail slot or by way of Venmo (her QR code is on display in the studio window). However, while her kindness and trust of the community set Baron apart, there are many more reasons to shop in her studio, Baron Floral Designs, located on Roslyn Avenue in Sea Cliff. “I picked Sea Cliff because there wasn’t a florist,” Baron said. “Glen Head has two, Roslyn has two, Locust Valley has two. I wanted a place that could be in a town and in a space that was more like a design studio and a place to meet clients, rather than a 9-to-5 place. Sea Cliff is a little more off the beaten path.” In addition to having the opportunity to take up as the only florist in Sea Cliff, the village was also reminiscent of Baron’s native Connecticut. Prior to taking up the craft of floral design, Baron worked in marketing and management for an agency in New York

NSBN Promotions Manager Gracie Donaldson, Dana Baron, NSBN Founder Deborah Orgel-Gordon City. It did not take her long to realize that a corporate marketing career wasn’t fulfilling for her. “I was about to start making really good money, but I hated it,” Baron recalled. “My (future) husband asked me, ‘Why are you doing this? Do what you want to do,’ and I always wanted to do something creative.” Baron decided to take a floral design intensive course at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. She worked for already established florists and event planners before opening her own in-home studio.

For 20 years before moving into the Sea Cliff space, Baron operated her floral design studio from her garage. Before the pandemic, wedding venues indicated to Baron that potential clients are more likely to purchase from a perceivably viable business with a space. “I always wanted a retail space, and this seemed like the best way to get more party and wedding work,” Baron explained. “Then, the pandemic came, but it didn’t deter me at all.” Services offered by Baron Floral Design include flowers for weddings

and life events, but also include weekly deliveries to businesses and restaurants and private residential clients. Baron fills outdoor planters at homes and businesses, changing them for the spring, fall and holiday seasons. “There’s a bit of a gap between hiring a landscape architect and hiring your gardener to put something in your planters,” Baron explained. “I’m the one who does that, without the job title of full-on landscape architect but with a great eye for design.” In all of her work, Baron brings a unique touch to floral arrangements that are intended as gifts—she includes a card listing the Victorian meanings of each flower as an homage to the days in which people could not express themselves with words but rather, with flowers. When not working, Baron is a devoted mother of her three children: Ethan (20), Leah (18) and Matthew (15). In addition to her membership to North Shore Biz Network, she is involved with Sea Cliff’s Love Your Neighbor Project, sponsors local intramural soccer and softball teams and frequently donates to the North Shore School District. —Written by Gracie Donaldson for the North Shore Biz Network

Plainview High Senior Raises $31,000 For Cancer Research R achel Perlmutter, a senior at Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School (POBJFKHS), has been nominated to be a candidate in the Leukemia Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Long Island Student of the Year Competition. “I’m honored to have been granted this opportunity, not only because many of my family members have suffered from various forms of cancer throughout the years, but also because I was the first ever candidate to have been nominated from the Plainview-Old Bethpage community ” said Perlmutter. “As soon as I gained that knowledge, I knew I had not one, but two goals: to raise $30,000 in the span of seven weeks, and to establish my legacy in the community, that has shown me how to embody the characteristics of a true leader.”

Perlmutter formed a team that was composed of approximately 25 of her peers who came together to fundraise and promote the campaign. Together, with the help of their families, the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District, community, and local businesses, they raised more than $31,000 and were a part of a movement that raised just under a million dollars from Long Island. “We are so proud of Rachel and her classmates for representing our district as they contributed to such an important cause,” said Dr. Mary O’Meara, superintendent of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District. “The leadership qualities that these students have shown is a true testament to how dedicated our students are to helping their community.” —Submitted by the POB School District

Rachel Perlmutter was nominated to be a candidate in the Leukemia Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Long Island Student of the Year Competition.

Take a journey back in time with a historic slide presentation about famed Post Cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Long Island estate, Hillwood on Tuesday, May 18, at 7 p.m. Historian Kenneth G. Mensing uses Post family private photos to reveal a glimpse into this magnificent former estate and the pioneering businesswoman who called it home. $15. Participants will be emailed a zoom link on the day of event. Visit www.nshmgc.org or 516-8011191 for more information. —Submitted by North Shore Historical Museum

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Legislator Celebrates Completion Of Plainview Water Treatment Facility

assau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker recently joined leaders of the Plainview Water District to celebrate the recent completion of their new, state-of-theart water treatment plant. “From the moment that 1, 4 -Dioxane, PFOS and PFOA emerged as growing threats to the purity of our drinking water, the Plainview Water District has been on the cutting edge of implementing and devising solutions to address this pressing public

Legislator Drucker presents a Nassau County Citation to leaders of the Plainview Water District outside their new water treatment plant at their Manetto Hill Road facility. Office of Legislator Arnold W. Drucker

Glen Cove Downtown Welcomes Back Outdoor Fitness On April 17, the Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District welcomed back Fitness in Village Square. The event provides free fitness classes hosted by the four fitness businesses in the downtown area including Glen Cove Yoga, Soca Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Glen Cove, Garcia Muay

Thai and Glen Cove Fitness. Many believe it has done just that. The socially distanced fitness routines range from martial arts, yoga, and even MX4 strength and cardio workouts. Specifically designed to give a unique fitness experience every week that is different than the last.

Fitness in Village square is giving some businesses hope and creative ways to stay in business. Classes will be offered every Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. and will run until mid-November in front of Village Square. —By Sujayliz Alfred

health issue,” Drucker said. “Thanks to their smart, proactive planning, the District was able to complete this multimillion-dollar facility without passing costs onto ratepayers.” The plant utilizes advanced oxidation process technology to remove emerging contaminants such as 1, 4 -Dioxane, PFOS and PFOA from drinking water for the Plainview-Old Bethpage community. Planning for the $7.6-million facility began in 2018, which optimally

positioned the District to meet stringent New York State drinking-water standards upon their implementation last August. “I applaud Plainview Water District Chairman Marc Laykind, Commissioners Amanda Field and Andrew Bader, and the entire team at the water district for focused leadership and dedication to serving the PlainviewOld Bethpage community,” Drucker said. —Submitted by Nassau County Legislature

Contamination Cleanup To Begin At Robbins Lane Brownfield The Department of Environmental Conservation has announced that contamination cleanup will commence at the Syosset Robbins Lane site in May and last for approximately 10 weeks. Visit www.dec.ny.gov/data/der/factsheet/ c130002cubegins.pdf for full details about this site and the cleanup agenda. —Submitted by the DEC

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athnasium of Great Neck and Mathnasium of Roslyn, owned by Karen and Alan Flyer, as well as Mathnasium of Port Washington, owned by the Flyers and Suneet Jain, are launching an exciting new summer offering for students to supplement Mathnasium’s afternoon and weekend math program: an in-person robotics and coding camp. This five-day camp will be held over six weeks during the summer months, during the weeks of July 5, July 12, July 19, July 26, Aug. 2 and Aug. 9, rotating among the three Mathnasium centers, for students in grades 3-8. Parents will have the choice of week, depending on what works best with their schedule. In just three hours a day, students will learn the basics of robotics and coding using the Sony KOOV robotics kit. Specifically, campers will: • Build fun, animal-themed robots using basic building blocks to get familiar with the different pieces. • Using beginner-friendly, block-based drag and drop coding, make their robots move and interact with the

Mathnasium will be offering an in-person robotics and coding camp this summer. (Photo credit: Sony)

world. • Use all the skills acquired throughout the week, as well as their creativity, to design and code their own original robots, and present their creations to the rest of the class. • They will finish the session each day with some fun activities. With a hybrid self-guided and instructor-taught curriculum, students will be able to move at a pace comfortable for them while still being able to get help along the way. Space

is limited to six students per session. In addition to the summer robotics/coding camp, Mathnasium will offer its standard math tutoring program, afternoons and weekends, all throughout the summer. While most students experience math learning loss over a normal summer, the pandemic has caused many kids to fall behind even more. That’s where Mathnasium comes in. Mathnasium’s personalized learning plans, plus schoolwork/homework help,

are proven to improve grades and give students a head-start going into the new school year. With live, face-to-face instruction, either in-center or online, Mathnasium serves students in grades 1-12. Options for math include the standard twice-per-week program, unlimited attendance and condensed Boot Camps. “Given a return to a semblance of normalcy this summer, it was our goal to offer students several in-person STEM-related options for their break from school, with

flexibility on scheduling and location,” Karen Flyer said. “Between our new robotics/ coding program, and our time-tested math tutoring program, we hope students can spend their summer learning and having fun at the same time.” Mathnasium is a math-only learning center which fills in knowledge gaps, helps students in grades 1-12 get caught up or get ahead in school, and makes learning math fun. Using the Mathnasium Method™, knowledgeable instructors teach face-to-face, providing the attention and support children need. A unique combination of mental, verbal, visual, tactile, and written techniques ensures that any child can learn to excel at math. Mathnasium also now offers Mathnasium@home, an online learning experience which closely mimics one in center, for those families who prefer this delivery method of instruction. To learn more and reserve a spot call any of the Mathnaisum locations at 516-484-6284 or visit www. mathnasium.com. —Submitted by Mathnasium of Great Neck

Resolution Passed In Response To Recent Acts Of Hatred And Violence The Board of Trustees of the Village of Great Neck Plaza recently passed a resolution in response to recent acts of hatred and violence that have been directed against members of the Asian-American community in various places in our nation. In introducing the resolution at the meeting, Mayor Ted Rosen stated, “We have all watched with disgust, anger and

sadness at the recent attacks and acts of violence and hatred directed against Asian-Americans in our nation. I know that I speak for all of my colleagues and for all people of good will, that such acts, conduct and hatred have no place in our nation and cannot be tolerated. It is important that all of us do what we can to reject and denounce such conduct and the hatred and prejudice that causes

it. With that in mind, I offer the following resolution for adoption by this board of trustees.” The following resolution was then moved, seconded and unanimously adopted by the mayor and the entire board of trustees: “We, the mayor and the board of trustees, of the Village of Great Neck Plaza condemn all violence against innocent people; denounce all hatred, racism, bigotry

and prejudice in all forms; celebrate and take pride in the diversity of our community which strengthens and enriches all our lives; recognize and honor the many people of all races, religions, ethnicities in our community and throughout our nation who live and work together in peace and friendship, with tolerance and respect for all people of good will; pledge to do all that we can to secure

the safety and security of all people; and pledge to work together to stamp out hatred, racism, bigotry and prejudice whenever and wherever they appear. Dated: Great Neck Plaza, New York April 21, 2021.” For additional information, call Ted Rosen, Mayor, Village of Great Neck Plaza at 516-487-6988 or email him at TMRosenlaw@aol.com. —Submitted by the Village of Great Neck

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“I have known Chris Foresto going on 7 years, when my family moved to Jericho and our children attended Cantiague Elementary together. We have gotten to know each other very well over the past few years. Chris was a major influence in my decision to join the Jericho Fire Dept, where he is now 1st Assistant Chief. As a Doctor, Chris not only handles cases and patients, he also manages the staff and budget of the Radiology Department at NYU. Chris is an ethical, moral and reasonable person. He is the type of person that listens and cares for others genuinely. Chris would be a great addition to the Board of Education for Jericho.” Ross Spivak “As a member of the Jericho Volunteer Fire Department, I have had the privilege of volunteering with Christopher Foresto for almost 7 years. He has shown his commitment to our community with integrity, compassion, work ethic, critical thinking, and a desire to improve. Chris is a doer, he listens, he is a leader, he is intelligent, and will work tirelessly to serve the children of the Jericho School District. As a 31 year Jericho resident and parent of 3 sons who have gone through Jericho Schools, I will be voting for Christopher Foresto for School Board.” Linda Guber

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Endorsed by the Jericho Teachers Association “Tom Taubes is an integral part of the Jericho community. Tom has played a critical role in the JAA for many, many years as a coach and has held many roles on the executive board. Tom has even coached teams that his own children weren’t even on just so those kids would have an opportunity to play. Tom is a hardworking, dedicated member of the Jericho community and would only be an asset to the Jericho School Board.” Melissa & Scott Gerber “Over the past 15 years, we have witnessed first hand, Tom's caring nature and thoughtfulness towards not only our children, but our community as a whole. We gained great insight into Tom as a person by coaching side-by-side and sharing the same supportive philosophies towards our childrens' development... He has always been level-headed, inclusive, balanced, and fair. In our opinion, these traits are critical to effectively serving on the Board of Education. We are highly confident that Tom will listen to all sides of an argument, weigh pros and cons of each course of action and drive consensus around the best result for the broader community. And, importantly, he will treat all people regardless of background and viewpoint with the utmost respect and absolute dignity. Tom Taubes is the best candidate for the Jericho BOE position.” Steve & Allyson Edelman “We have known Tom Taubes since our children started organized sports in Jericho over ten years ago. There are few human beings who exemplify integrity and honesty the way Tom does. His selfless determination to provide an amazing experience for all of our children and his commitment to public education make him the perfect candidate for the Board of Education. We trust him implicitly to represent every Jericho family’s needs.” The Setton Family

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“I have known Dr. Foresto for over 10 years. He is an upstanding individual who goes above and beyond for his friends, colleagues and patients. I am a personal friend who has had the privilege of getting to know him personally and he has always impressed me with his kindness, intelligence, motivation and generosity...He strives for success and every opportunity to improve our community both professionally and as a volunteer. I am without hesitation recommending Dr. Christopher Foresto for the Board of Education. His skill, devotion and personal skills will be an asset to our educational system.” Constance Mollick

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Closing Out A Career Of Helping Others

Guidance Center executive director retires after 45 years BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO dgilderubio@antonmediagroup.com

hen Andrew Malekoff retires in July, it will have been after spending his entire 45-year career at Roslyn’s North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center. When he arrived as an intern to do his second-year field placement while working towards his masters degree at the Adelphi University School of Social Work, little did Malekoff know he’d leave four and a half decades later as the executive director. It’s an experience he treasures and attributes to how special a place North Shore was to work at all these years. “It was really inspiring for me to become a part of an organization that was exclusively devoted to working with children, youth, teenagers and families,” he said. “We saw anybody that needed us without turning anybody away for inability to pay. Being able to be a part of an organization that had access to universal mental health care was really exciting. It was also innovative and saw children not as broken part. We invited the whole person to participate in the work that we did, so there was a kind of culture and tradition that I became a part of and was ultimately able to carry forth. That was really exciting. It felt like the right fit for me and was a big part of why I stayed there for so long.” Having had a front-row seat, Malekoff saw changes in the clientele that sought North Shore’s help. “Just being able to observe things from the waiting room alone, you could see there was a big change over time.” Malekoff recalled. “It was a much more homogeneous, white, ethnic population [in the beginning]. Over time, there were more people of color and different religions. People dressed differently—some with religious garb. There were different accents, languages and so forth. Different groups over a period of time that were more reticent about going outside of the home and wherever they might traditionally go to seek help—for them to see that this was an alternative they could take advantage of versus what was available.” During Malekoff’s run, he spent 15 years as a monthly contributor to Anton Community Newspapers.

From left: Viscardi Center board member Rita Castagna, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center Executive Director Andrew Malekoff and Anton Media Group publisher Angela Anton

(Photos courtesy of the North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center)

Future Executive Director Andrew Malekoff got his start with the North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center as an intern in 1977 Publisher Angela Anton invited him to pen a column that initially started out as Parenting in February 2007 before it evolved into Parenting Plus a few years later. Despite having extensive experience as the author of a widely used textbook (Group Work with Adolescents: Principles and Practices, now in its third edition) and being the editor of the professional journal Social Work with Groups, the New Jersey native admits this new outlet required a creative pivot on his part. “The discipline of writing a monthly column was something new to me,” he said. “It was a great opportunity and I like to take on new challenges like the experience of coming up with ideas and then putting something into 500 or 600 words and appealing to not just

a professional audience, but to the regular citizenry so to speak. At the time, the column was called Parenting and I had wanted to change it and discussed that at the time with Angela. We changed it to Parenthood Plus. I wanted to put the ‘Plus’ in because I felt there were things that I could write about that would fall outside of the more rigid guidelines of writing about parenting and kids. I thought [it could encompass] other issues whether it was government, policy or with certain news events that were reflections of issues of mental health that people would be interested in and give me a little more latitude.” Over time, Parenthood Plus became one of Anton’s more popular columns, always generating plenty of interest in print along with a heavy flow of traffic on the web. For Anton, bringing

Malekoff into the editorial fold was an easy decision, particularly given the work she’d seen him do in his role at the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center. “I have known Andy from the start as a board member and as a dear friend,” she said. “He was responsible for starting many new programs and receiving many government grants at the North Shore Child And Family Guidance Center. The center was stronger because of him and as a columnist, we will always cherish the insight he brought to every story he wrote.” Having spent 45 years helping families and youth get through trauma, one thing Malekoff says hasn’t changed is the anxiety and depression young people continue to experience. For him, these experiences require quite a bit of self forgiveness for the people going through these trials and tribulations. “It’s a harsh world and it’s easy to be too hard on yourself,” he said. “Anthropologist Joseph Campbell came up with a favorite quote of mine ‘Perfection is not lovable. It’s the clumsiness of a fault that makes a person lovable.’ It’s something that’s a little longer than go easy on yourself. I give that out because sometimes I think people can be too hard on themselves and think that they have to be perfect. It’s a great lesson for parents and for parents to give to kids. It doesn’t mean you don’t try to hard or strive for excellence. It means you go a little bit easier on yourself than otherwise.” Visit www.longislandweekly.com to read a longer version of this story. To comment on this story, email dgilderubio@antonnews.com

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Boy Scout Troop 45 - Mineola, NY

Saturday, November 27, 2021 at the Jericho Terrace, Mineola, NY

100th Anniversary Celebration Join us for a night of fun and fellowship to celebrate and memorialize 100 Incredible years of scouting in Mineola.

See our website for more information www.troop45mineola.org Alumni: Please email us a current and Scout photo of you to: anniversary@troop45mineola.org Everyone in attendance will receive a Commemorative 100th Anniversary Journal, Patch and Coin.

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HOMES

Recently Sold

Compost Awareness Week

Going once. Going twice. Gone...being built. This four-bedroom Colonial home at 869 Fairfield Ave. in Westbury, sold on April 30 for $912,950 and is expected to be completed by December. The foundation has been poured; framing is next, with time to customize still. This home is in a perfect location and neighborhood, mid-block and just moments away from the parkway. It is on a 5,559 square-foot lot with protected green space adjacent to the backyard.

This beautiful three-bedroom home at 107 Cypress Lane East in Westbury sold for $525,000 on May 5. It has a fireplace in the living room, a formal dining room, two full bathrooms and an eat-in-kitchen. It is located in the East Meadow school district and is in the Salisbury section of Westbury. It has an updated kitchen with granite counter tops, an attached garage with a private driveway and a very large lot with a deep and spacious backyard. The above-ground pool and in-ground sprinkler system have been well-maintained.

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ew York State Compost Awareness Week was May 2-8. Compost Awareness Week raises awareness statewide of the environmental benefits of composting. Recycling food scraps, grass, leaves, yard clippings and other organic materials through composting reduces New York’s dependence on landfills and combustors and helps lower climate-altering emissions while producing valuable, nutrient-rich compost that improves soil health and water quality. Organic materials make up approximately 30 percent of municipal waste. DEC estimates that more than three million tons of food scraps are disposed in landfills or managed in combustors each year. Landfills create methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. When food scraps and other organic materials are composted, no methane is produced. Composting returns organic matter to the soil, improving soil health, conserving water and decreasing erosion. Some of that compost penetrates deeper into the soil and helps to sequester or store

carbon, further reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Composting can be rewarding, especially as many New Yorkers are spending more time at home during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Composting is another way to reconnect with the earth and create something that can help plants inside and outside the home to grow. In addition, as more people turn to home gardening to provide healthy food for themselves and their families, compost is the best amendment for garden soil. More than 700,000 tons of organic material each year are processed in compost facilities across the state, including large regional composting facilities and small compost piles at schools and homes. Yard trimmings, including leaves and grass, are the most commonly accepted materials at compost facilities. Many gardeners have long recognized the benefits of composting their food scraps and other organics to boost soils and reduce the use of fertilizer and pesticides. Compost can be used as a mulch around plantings to hold in moisture and prevent weeds from growing. —Submitted by the New York DEC

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

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Two Brothers Scrap Metal Collects Electronics At Mineola Middle School

wo Brothers Scrap Metal donated the use of a container for Mineola Middle School’s eWaste Drive in celebration of Earth Day weekend. The drive brought in 7,160 pounds of electronic waste. Residents came to the school to drop off their unwanted and unused computers, hard drives, printers, flatscreen TVs, chargers and other items. The purpose of the drive was to help the environment by disposing of electronics that are either no longer being used or do not work anymore; recycling electronic waste keeps it from winding up in landfills. The event began as a project initiated by the school’s Robotics Club. Since then, the Robotics Club teamed up with the school’s Environmental Club to promote the Drive to the local community. Last year’s drive was canceled due to COVID-19 and rescheduled for this year to coincide with Earth Day weekend. Two Brothers has participated in the eWaste Drive for the past five years. During that time, the company has hauled away 38,040 pounds—more than 17 tons—of electronic waste. The staff at Mineola Middle School thanked Two Brothers for its support. For more information, call 631-694-8188 or visit www.twobrothersscrapmetal.com. —Submitted by Two Brothers Scrap Metal

Students from Mineola Middle School with some of the electronic devices they collected during the eWaste Drive. They are joined by (back row, from left:) Amy Trojanowski, Principal, and Vincent Interrante, Robotics Club Moderator, Mineola Middle School; Patrick Talty, Trustee, Mineola Public Schools Board of Education; Catherine Shanahan, Assistant Principal, and Steve Benner, Dean of Students, Mineola Middle School; and Mark Santiago, Manager, Two Brothers Scrap Metal. Standing in front of Ms. Shanahan: Joanna Zappalla, Guidance Counselor and Environmental Club Advisor, Mineola Middle School. (Contributed photo)

King’s Food Market To Mark 21 Years In Garden City On May 10, MineolaGarden City Rotary held a virtual meeting and welcomed David Peters, general store manager of Kings Food Market Garden City, located at 975 Franklin Ave. Kings Store manager for the past four years, David Peters, general store Peters spoke about the manager of Kings Garden business. City Food Market The sole market on (Contributed photo) Franklin Avenue since the 1930s, Kings sets stately on the corner of Ninth and Franklin and will mark its 21st year of operation in that location this September. Throughout these years, Kings has been high on service to the community and beyond. Throughout many years, Kings has hosted Rotary members along with Boy Scouts as we ring the bell to benefit the Salvation Army during the holidays. Peters has been in the supermarket business since 1979. He lives in the Bronx and has worked mostly in Manhattan and Westchester. Peters has managed under several banners such as Fairway, D’Agostino’s and Food Emporium, but now, after 42 years in the business, he has settled at Kings. A family man, Peters is married and the father of three. His eldest daughter lives in Florida with her husband and Peters’ two grandsons. Son David, Jr. is finishing his sophomore year at St. John’s University while Darisa, his youngest daughter, is an honor student at St. Brenden’s School.

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services, recently we were given the opportunity by Garden City New York Media, (whose large and impressive studio is located at 739 Franklin Ave.), to execute a GC360 Podcast interview by the dynamic GC360 host interviewer Victoria. The podcast provided Rotary President Diane Marmann and Althea In a recent column, we reminded that Rotary not Robinson, Publicity Chair, to speak about the Rotary only accepts business and professional members, but mission and how it has been able to “give back to the also welcomes members representing corporations, community to those in need amid the pandemic.” businesses, schools, churches, individuals and so on. To access the link to view the GC360 Podcast and In response, we have received questions about Rotary learn about rotary and the countless services Rotary in general along with interest about the services which provides, please www.GC360podcast.com; click on Rotary provides. “Home,” “Watch Now,” and then “Episode 2.” While we have reported on Rotary’s countless —Submitted by the Mineola-Garden City Rotary

Class Of 1962 Reunion

Members of the Mineola High School Class of 1962 are looking for classmates interested in attending a 60th class reunion at the Pirates’ Cove Hotel and Resort in Stuart, FL during March 2022. The exact dates have not been determined. For further information, contact Peter Ruppar at prupparlaw@sbcglobal.net or Irene Dorfman Weiss at weiss.irene.sd@gmail.com.

.............................. Mineola Scout Troop 45 Celebrates Its 100th Year

Troop 45 was issued its first charter on June 9, 1921, sponsored by the Civic League of Mineola. By June of 2020, Troop 45 has produced 179 Eagle Scouts, and despite the pandemic will have another four to six Eagles this scouting year. Each year,

the troop is involved in a variety of civic activities, including marching in the St. Patrick’s Day and Memorial Day parades, attending 9/11 Memorial Service, and Scouting for food. Eagle projects performed by the scouts on their path to the Eagle rank have benefited local parishes, parks, conservations, and charities. Despite the pandemic, the troop continues to go strong, with a combination of video, outdoor, and socially distanced indoor meetings, based on the latest safety guidelines. The troop is planning its 100th anniversary celebration, which will take place at the Jericho Terrace on Nov. 27, 2021. All past and present members are invited. More information about the event, and opportunities to sponsor the event can be found at www.troop45mineola.org/anniversary or by emailing anniversary@troop45mineola.org.

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Board Adopts Tax Cap Compliant Budget

he Garden City Board of Trustees adopted a $65.056 million Operating Budget and $9.3 million Five-Year Capital Plan during a special meeting on Thursday, April 29. The 2021-22 expense appropriations total $65.056 million, which will be funded via three sources—$2 million in current year surplus, estimated revenues of $9.7 million and a tax levy of $53.3 million. The budget is again tax cap compliant, with a 1.95 percent Tax Levy increase, which is less than the increase allowed per the Tax Levy Limit Law, which is approximately 2.4 percent this year. “Over the last six years, the village has made a concerted effort to raise taxes way below that allowed by the law. This year continues that trend,” Village Treasurer Irene Woo said. Three budget work sessions took place in March, two of which were held following the March 16 village election. A budget hearing was held on April

5 and continued on April 22, giving the newly elected trustees time to further review the proposed budget and make minor changes, which were presented at a special meeting on Thursday, April 29. The original capital budget plan included a total of $12.6 million in capital projects. The board, however, reduced the proposed Edgemere Firehouse project by $4 million. Road paving and repairs, which totaled $868,000 in the proposed budget, increased by $831,000 to now total $1.7 million. After those changes, the capital budget plan now totals $9.3 million; funding from taxes remains the same at $4,483,000 million while the amount to be bonded has been reduced from $8.068 million to $4.825 million. A project not originally included in the tentative budget, but presented by the police commissioner during his department work session on March 24 is $200,000 funding earmarked to purchase police

body cameras in the 2022-23 fiscal year. Abatement of St. Paul’s has been approved in this year’s capital plan although a bond resolution has not yet been authorized. That project is anticipated to begin once building stabilization is completed. That project, along with a couple of projects that were deferred by the board—Village Hall Repointing and Replacement of the Village Hall HVAC system, are anticipated to begin during the 2021-22 fiscal year. Woo thanked Mayor Cosmo Veneziale and village trustees for their thoroughness in reviewing this budget. “From all the public budget work sessions to all the hours I have spent answering questions over the last few weeks with every single one of you, it’s a large time commitment on your end in gaining an understanding of the budget and the process and I appreciate that,” she said. —Submitted by the Village of Garden City

Car Loses Control And Hits Grade Crossing BY ANTHONY MURRAY

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A serious accident that occurred on Franklin Avenue near Sixth Street last week saw a car strike the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) grade crossing ultimately taking it down. The accident caused service disruptions on the LIRR’s Hempstead branch, suspending it temporarily. According to the Garden City Police Department, a car traveling down Franklin Avenue southbound

struck another car at the intersection of Stewart Avenue, continued past Seventh Street when it overturned near Sixth Street. Not only was the grade crossing destroyed, but the car also hit a tree, which had to be taken down by the village, and lamp posts. Car parts were strewn around Franklin Avenue, which was shut down between Sixth and Seventh streets. Firefighters and Nassau County PD Emergency Services assisted the department in the extrication of the female driver who was trapped inside. The

driver, who suffered an apparent medical episode before the crash, was transported to a local hospital with multiple injuries. A bystander struck by debris was also transported to a local hospital for head injuries. The department ordered all train service stopped on the Hempstead Line due to damage to the train tracks and the grade crossing. In addition, a vehicle traveling northbound on Franklin Avenue and a nearby office building were damaged by crash debris.

Garden City High School Senior Spotlight:

Oludamilola ‘Dami’ Dawodu

An out of control car slammed into the crossing gate on Franklin Avenue knocking it down. (Photo by Anthony Murray)

Oludamilola “Dami” Dawodu is an impressive member of the Garden City High School senior class, evident in her many accomplishments and leadership roles. Recently, State Senator Anna Kaplan presented Dawodu Oludamilola “Dami” with an award Dawodu commendation that (Contributed photo) recognizes students who have shown an appreciation for African-American culture and demonstrated leadership in the community. Dawodu has served as captain of the tennis and badminton teams and been involved in the Peer Educator program since her sophomore year.

Successful in the arts as well, Dawodu has been a committed member of the Dance Club and now has an executive role as vice president of the group. Her talents have earned her acceptance into the International Thespian Society, and she acted in a student-run web mini-series titled “Lockdown.” She also sits on the board for the Tri-M Music Honor Society and has played the violin for the school orchestra since ninth grade. Faculty members describe Dawodu as hard-working, funny, and dynamic, with a well-rounded personality that will help her excel at Wake Forest University next year as a member of their class of 2025. Submissions are from staff, students, or parents. To nominate a GCHS senior, contact Assistant Principal for Guidance and PPS Mandi Stefankiewicz at stefankiewiczm@ gcufsd.net. —Submitted by Garden City High School

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Orchestra Students Perfect Their Skills In Masterclass

n April 30, six violinists from the Herricks High School orchestra program performed in a virtual masterclass with professional violinist Kristin Lee. The event was held in a hybrid format that replicated that of a traditional master class, where a student performs a solo for the master teacher who then works on technical and musical aspects of the piece with the student in front of an audience. Lee is an artist on roster at the Chamber Music Society (CMS) of Lincoln Center, performing at Lincoln Center in New York and on tour with CMS throughout each season, as well as a principal artist of

Camerata Pacifica in Santa Barbara, sitting as the Bernard Gondos Chair. She is a recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, as well as a top prizewinner of the Walter W. Naumburg Competition and the Astral Artists’ National Auditions. In the hybrid setting, Lee worked with the students on excerpts from their own solo repertoire while their classmates, also both at home and in school, watched on screen. It was a great success! Student performers Jocelyn Chiu, Genesis Kang, Catalin Wong, and Tina Zhao made the music program proud with their artistry and enthusiasm for learning. —Submitted by Herricks Public Schools

Six violinists from the Herricks High School orchestra program performed in a virtual masterclass with professional violinist Kristin Lee. (Contributed photo)

Nassau County Legislative Majority Urges Cuomo To Allow Memorial Day Parades BY ANTHONY MURRAY

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The Nassau County Legislative Majority has written a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo to issue guidance allowing municipalities to host parades on Memorial Day weekend. Current guidance from the state does not permit in-person parades and the NCPD is unable to approve permits from municipalities. In Nassau County more than 70 percent of those eligible have now received at least one dose of a vaccine. The percentage of positive tests in Nassau and across New York State have dropped substantially. As of May 19, New York is removing most capacity restrictions for businesses and institutions and is easing limits on large gatherings. “The brave men and women who lost their lives in service to our nation deserve to be recognized for their sacrifice,” Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello, who is also a resident of New Hyde Park, said. “If we can safely attend a baseball game, or visit a museum or beach, we should be able to gather to honor those who have laid down their lives for our country.” Without explicit approval from the state, communities will not be able to host Memorial Day parades. The Nassau County Legislative Majority is requesting that Governor Cuomo provide specific rules regarding

Legislators are urging Governor Cuomo about guidance on holding Memorial Day parades this year during the pandemic. Photo is from 2019. (Photo by Anthony Murray) parades, which will enable the county to grant permits. “As Nassau County continues down the road to normalcy, it is important that our communities are able to gather to honor those have paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation,” Legislator Bill Gaylor, a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army, said. “Not being able to gather together last year to honor those who have fallen certainly took a toll on our veterans, and families. The governor should immediately issue guidance and make sure we can safely gather and honor these American heroes.” In a letter that legislators sent to

Governor Cuomo, it said that last Memorial Day when the pandemic was still new communities had limited opportunities to commemorate those who scarified everything for the country. Now that the infection rate is considerably lower this year thanks to the vaccines, more should be allowed to celebrate. The letter was signed by Nicollelo, Gaylor, Deputy Presiding Officer Howard J. Kopel, Legislator Denise Ford, Legislator Laura Schaefer, Legislator Vincent Muscarella, Legislator John Ferretti Jr., Legislator James Kennedy, Legislator Rose Marie Walker, Legislator Tom McKevitt and Legislator Steve Rhoads.

Not to be deterred, the Village of New Hyde Park is hosting a car parade to celebrate Memorial Day on Saturday May 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Cars can start to assemble at 9 a.m. on the soutbound lane of Hillside Avenue. At 10 a.m., the parade will travel to village hall for a wreath laying ceremony and then proceed to Memorial Park for a ceremony that starts at 11 a.m. Other villages, such as Garden City, will also be hosting an antique car parade to celebrate Memorial Day on Saturday, May 30. —Additional information provided by Nassau County Legislature

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The Case For Carle Place Budget, Candidates BY FRANK RIZZO

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f the past is prologue, Carle Place residents should be giving an overwhelming affirmation to the 2021-22 school budget in the May 18 election. They will also be asked to chose two trustees for the Carle Place Board of Education. Three candidates are on the ballot: Current Vice President Neal McLaughlin and Trustee Joseph LoCurto are seeking their second and fourth terms respectively, while lawyer Peter J. Linken is running for the first time. The district proposes to spend $54,594,796 next fiscal year, just a shade under a 1 percent increase from 2020-21. The tax levy (amount to be raised by taxes) comes in at 1.43 percent, matching the state tax cap figure assigned to the district. A second proposition asks voters to approve using $1.875 million already set aside in the capital reserve fund to perform renovation work at Cherry Lane School and other district-wide facility/infrastructure improvements. Both incumbents cite the work of the current board and administration to make their case for reelection. LoCurto noted that he ran because he was angry at the yearly tax increases in the district, and just before he came on board, Governor Andrew Cuomo introduced his tax cap to rein in those increases. “If you look at my history, our budgets—five have been below the cap, the others were at the cap—and we’ve got a nine-year tax levy average of 1.2 percent,” LoCurto argued. “We are providing everything that we need to do to run the school and to educate our students. We’ve been adding things year after year in terms of academics. This year we added two new advanced placement classes. We try to add every year to our academics.” He continued, “When the community looks at that whole picture, I think they’ll understand that we’ve been fair with them year after year. We produce great students. We send a large portion of our students to college—to good schools. And if you look at the way we’ve been doing our facilities, we didn’t put up any bonds for our facilities. We’re doing it out of our reserve funds already approved by the community.” The use of reserves was also noted by McLoughlin, who has spent 38 years in the private sector in executive positions, including as a construction and project manager.

The district held an in-person moving up ceremony for eighth graders last June after being shutdown for the last three months of the year. Holding in-person classes in the 2020-21 school year was considered a great achievement by the two incumbent candidates. (Photo by Frank Rizzo)

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“We were responsible for overseeing numerous capital improvement projects,” McLaughlin said of the board. “The idea is to improve the schools’ infrastructure. We made significant renovations to improvement to Rushmore and Cherry Lane schools—voted on and approved by the community. The critical thing in all of this was that it was done without issuing a bond and creating more debt. You save money for the district.” McLaughlin, like LoCurto, emphasized the teamwork approach to the district’s success, but said what he brings to the table in terms of his work experience—such as evaluating budgets or union negotiations—is an asset. Both incumbents took credit for the hire of Superintendent Christine Finn and gave her props for guiding the district through the pandemic. Most importantly, the collaboration of board, administration, staff, students and parents resulted in pupils being able to return to school for in-person classes in September and avoided the pitfalls of remote learning. “I have a sincere interest and commitment doing what’s best for the community and for the schools and saving money for property owners,”

McLaughlin stated. “I like the expression, ‘We’re moving upward, not just forward.’ There’s no reason why we can’t be like the Jerichos. We’ve got comparable education. We’ve got comparable teachers. Of course, we don’t have the [deep pockets].” The ultimate goal, he said, is to make Carle Place a top tier district. “I still feel there’s a lot of unfinished work and a lot more that I could accomplish,” McLaughlin concluded. Read a letter from McLaughlin on page 30.

Peter Linken’s Statement

As a candidate for the Carle Place Board of Education, I am committed to ensuring that each of our children receive the best education possible in a safe and secure environment. My mother, my aunt, and two cousins each graduated from Carle Place High School, and I have three young sons who will attend Carle Place schools for the next 10 years. As a parent, I have “skin in the game” and will work tirelessly to make sure our teachers receive adequate support to deliver the high quality education and robust extracurricular offerings that our children deserve. I feel strongly that parents of current students have an important role to play on the board. We see firsthand how the board’s decisions impact our kids and their teachers. We know what is working (and what is not) because we live it each and every day. Never has this been more true than during the past year as we have navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. But providing a world-class education (even in difficult times) doesn’t mean running up unsustainable bills or throwing economic caution to the wind. I pledge to be smart, creative,

and to find ways to deliver the highest caliber education while maintaining value for all taxpayers. I will leverage my own academic and professional experiences to guide the decisions I make on your behalf. I possess a Bachelor’s degree from Long Island University, a Master’s degree from The City University of New York, and a law degree from Fordham University. I have worked as an attorney for the past 14 years, and I have extensive experience negotiating with difficult adversaries and thinking outside the box to deliver high quality results. I’ve come to know many of your over the past decade as a Little League coach, a Little League board member, a lacrosse coach, and the leader of our local Cub Scout Pack. I hope to continue my service to this great community as the newest member of the Board of Education. If you believe it is time for a fresh perspective, I ask that you consider voting for me on May 18.

Joe LoCurto’s Statement

I have lived in the Carle Place School District my entire life. I graduated from Carle Place High School, as did my brother, daughter and son. I have had the honor of serving as a Carle Place Board of Education trustee for nine years. My priorities as trustee are, for the students, to provide them with an exceptional educational experience, challenging academics, robust music and arts programs, competitive sports teams, modern facilities, 2021 technology and a safe environment. For the community member, my goal is to keep school taxes low, which means tax increases should never exceed the state-mandated tax cap. Also, to raise Carle Place’s academic ranking versus other Long Island high schools and modernize our school facilities. All of which maintain and improve the community’s property values. During my nine years as trustee, the board has accomplished many of our objectives in the area of academics, facility improvements and budget expenses. I am asking you to keep the positive momentum of the current board going forward by please voting for my reelection. To comment on this story, email frizzo@antonmedia group.com

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Family Animal Show The Center for Science Teaching and Learning (CSTL), located in the 18-acre Tanglewood Preserve at 1450 Tanglewood Rd. in Rockville Centre, will host this program from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Most of the time you can only experience animals in their enclosures, but on this special occasion you and your child will learn in a more personal setting. The Center’s expert staff will lead discussions on their special traits and adaptations and you will even be able to touch a few. Masks and distancing rules enforced. Cost is $16/person (ages 1+). Visit www.cstl. org/event to sign up.

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Civil War Weekend Hosted by Old Bethpage Village Restoration, 1303 Round Swamp Rd., Old Bethpage. Also being held on Sunday, May 16. No other information was available. Visit www. oldbethpagevillagerestoration.org for tickets. Open Friday through Sunday. Call 516-572-8409. Farmers Plant Sale The Restoration Farm, 140 BethpageSweet Hollow Rd. in Old Bethpage,

claims that “We use top quality seeds and top quality potting mix for healthy, vigorous plants. Equally important, we only sell plants when the time is right. Your success is our success—if we’re selling it to you, we’re planting it in our fields, too.” Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with farm tour at 10 a.m. The farmers are always on hand during sale hours for advice.

TUESDAY, MAY 18

Antisemitism On Campus The Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County hosts this virtual panel discussion from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Three recent college graduates discuss antisemitism on college campuses and offer productive ways to respond. Senator Anna Kaplan, who has proposed new legislation to combat antisemitism and hate speech, will offer introductory remarks to kick off the program. Visit www.hmtcli.org/events to sign up.

THURSDAY, MAY 20

A virtual tour of Sands Point on May 18 will make a stop at the Belmont mansion.

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didn’t know. The 35-minute Zoom presentation will be followed by a Q&A. Co-sponsored by Landmark on Main Street. Visit www.landmarkonmainstreet.org to sign up. Bereavement Support Series NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island will hold a virtual bereavement support from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Meeting weekly for four sessions via Webex. Pre-registration is required to receive link and call-in number. For further information, contact the Spiritual Care Services at 516-663-4749 or email bereavement@nyulangone. org. This group is not open to NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island employees

Sands Point: Known and Unknown Join Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society’s Chris Bain at 8 p.m. for a presentation about the northernmost outpost on the Cow Neck Peninsula. WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 See historic homes and hear about their celebrity inhabitants. Share your Classic Country The Jeanne Rimsky Theater at stories and maybe learn a few you Landmark on Main Street presents Stuart Markus of Gathering Time, who will perform classic country songs by the greats of country music’s first golden age plus some from the modern era, The 2 p.m. concert will be open both for in-person attendance at 232 Main St., Port Washington, and livestreamed. Visit www.landmarkonmainstreet.org to reserve a seat or secure a Zoom link.

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Exploitation Films Cinema Arts Center presents a 7 p.m. virtual screening of The History of the Exploitation Film. Although they featured lurid subject matter, exploitation films Learn about of the 1920s, exploitation films ’30s and ’40s May 19. evaded the strict on (Cinema Arts censorship and Center) scrutiny of the era by claiming to be educational. Find out all there is to know about this odd cinematic movement that existed to oppose censorship, all the while laughing its way to the bank. Adult audiences only. Cost is $7/public, $5/ members. Visit cinemaartscentre.org to get a Zoom link.

Horseshoe Crabs The Whaling Museum and Education Center in Cold Spring Center presents this virtual program at 7 p.m. Dr. John Tanacredi, “The Horseshoe Crab Whisperer” and world authority The horseshoe on the crustacean, crab and its discusses recent presence on Long studies from 115 Island beaches beaches on Long will be discussed Island. Free, but on May 20. (Pexels | Pixabay) $10 suggested donation appreciated. Visit www.cshwhalingmuseum. org/events to sign up.

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42nd Street Gold Coast Arts in Great Neck presents the classic musical in its Broadway Virtual Cinema Series through May 18, These are livestreams. Just like a live show, you can only watch it on the date and time it takes place. Simply choose from available dates and times on the ticket page and then enjoy the show from the comfort of your own home. Runtime is 2 hours and 15 minutes and includes one intermission. Costs is $15. Visit www.goldcoastarts.org for information and tickets.

Blood Drives

The New York Blood Center will hold drives at the following times and places. • Thursday, May 13: Keller Williams Realty, 5100 Sunrise Hwy., Massapequa Park, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Sunday, May 16: Broadway Mall, 358b Broadway Mall Rotunda, Hicksville, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 19: NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island Research Center, 101 Mineola Blvd. and 2nd St., Mineola, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Thursday, May 20: North Shore University Hospital, Tower Rooms 1,2 & 3, 300 Community Dr., Manhasset, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Northwell Health I-Park Center Hallway, 450 Lakeville Rd., Lake Success, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. • Friday, May 21: North Shore University Hospital, Tower Rooms 1,2 & 3, 300 Community Dr., Manhasset, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Appointments preferred. Donors will have their temperatures checked and must wear a face mask or covering. Other health conditions apply. Visit donate.nybc.org to sign up and for more information.

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Vanessa Ray says upcoming season finale is a nailbiter BY ANTHONY MURRAY

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urrently in its 11th season on CBS, Blue Bloods—a police procedural that follows the Reagans, an Irish-Catholic multi-generational family of cops who are dedicated to New York City law enforcement—is still going strong. And with the backdrop of a global pandemic, Blue Bloods star Vanessa Ray, who portrays police officer Edit “Eddie” Janko, said that filming this season definitely had its challenges, but also had some silver linings. “A scene is so collaborative and everyone has their thoughts and opinions, so it’s hard when you’re trying to talk about a scene and you have masks and shields, and everyone is shouting so you can be heard,” she said. “That part was a little tricky, but some of the fun things were that a lot of people were able to be seen more in the episodes that have never been seen before. Because casting directors were able to see a lot more actors, they could get through the sessions a lot faster. We had a ton of people who had their first guest stars on the show and that’s always fun because they’re excited. They didn’t know they were going to get a job in the middle of a pandemic. The funnier thing is that we rehearse the scenes with masks on and we don’t see the guest stars until the cameras are rolling. We were shooting a scene where Eddie and [her partner] Witten are pulling over some kid and I go up to the car and I ask for their license and registration. I look at the guy’s face on the license and I say, ‘He looks familiar’ and I finally look at the actor and it’s this kid Jimi Stanton who was just in Your Honor. I had just finished the series the night before and I lost it. I was so excited and everyone started laughing. You don’t even know who you’re working with until the cameras are rolling.” On the show, Eddie is married to NYPD Sergeant Jamie Reagan, who is portrayed by actor Will Estes. Dubbed by fans of the show as “Jamko,” Eddie and Jamie, who were

Officers Rachel Witten (Lauren Patten) and Eddie Reagan (Vanessa Ray) (Photos courtesy of CBS)

Vanessa Ray as Eddie Reagan once partners in the same police precinct, haven’t always had the picture perfect relationship. Even now, Ray said that the newlyweds are still navigating through their new stage of life together. “What I like is that Eddie and Jamie are from different worlds and they have always seen things very differently,” Ray said. “They’re not afraid to challenge each other. They kind of push each other’s buttons and they force each other to see things differently. While they argue or disagree a lot, I hope that the audience sees it as love and respect

that they have for one another.” And with the Black Lives Matter movement and a shift towards police reform happening throughout the country, Blue Bloods has never shied away from depicting sensitive topics on the show and addresses police reform and Black Lives Matter throughout the season. “We would be doing a disservice to our fans and to law enforcement that respect our show if we didn’t tackle those issues,” Ray explained. “Being a beat cop is interesting because you’re in it—you’re in the streets. Even talking to real-life law enforcement on the streets in New York has been super insightful and a blessing. We had to come at the situation where we play heroes on our show and we’re playing people who love their job and being a part of law enforcement and they love their communities. They’re literally protecting and serving their communities. We had to be honest and have uncomfortable conversations. I think

our show is better for it. What I love about our show is that we tell the truth and we let the chips fall where they may. We don’t tell anyone what to think or what to believe. We just present you with challenging topics and conversations.” Out of all the episodes that have aired so far this season, Ray said her favorite episode was “The New Normal,” which involved Eddie and Witten doing a ride along with a social worker. “That was a pretty cool storyline just in general to tackle this concept of merging law enforcement with social work,” she said. “Every ride along that I’ve done with real cops that’s been a big topic of conversation—so much of what cops do is social work. I was really proud of the show for tackling that and also my best friend played Claire [the social worker]. We haven’t worked together since we did Hair on Broadway together. It

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Continued from page 3A was fun to get to work with her and see how we’ve grown and changed as actors. I thought it was a powerful episode.” And speaking of episodes, Blue Blood’s season 11 finale is airing this week. So what can fans expect to see? “It’s a super nailbiter,” Ray said. “We get to see every aspect of what you love about the Reagan family. You get to see their love for family, you get to see what happens when the stakes are really high when one of their own is in trouble, whether that be a police officer or within the family, and you get to see a lot of different family members work together in different ways. People I think are just going to love it.” And there’s good news for Blue Bloods fans. It was recently announced that the series was picked up for season 12, which will premiere later this year. “I hope that we continue to see her kind of find her voice within the family,” Ray said on what she hopes for Eddie next season. “I think she has a confidence now that she hasn’t had necessarily early on at the family dinner table. She was taking it all in and figuring out where she fit and where her voice was. It’s fun to see her now be outspoken at the table,

NYPD officers Witten and Reagan on patrol be confident in the fact that she’s different than the rest of them. She started out as a rookie and now in the situation on the streets with Whitten she has to find her own confidence and stand on her own; the buck stops with her. Whenever something is going awry, whatever call she makes she can’t look to Jamie. I hope we continue to see how that affects her having to use her own voice and

stand on her own two feet.” When she’s not working on Blue Bloods, Ray also has a charitable side to her as well. “I work with a Young Actors’ Theater Camp in northern California,” she said. “It’s really wonderful. I actually worked for them when I was between jobs about 10 years ago. They just get incredible actors who donate their time to

Eddie and Jamie Reagan (Will Estes) work with kids who just love the arts. When I was a kid, I would have loved to be apart of something like that. Young Actors’ Theater Camp is very special place and I really look forward to them being able to open their doors again hopefully this summer.” The two-hour season finale of Blue Bloods airs Friday, May 14 at 9 p.m. on CBS.

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Farewell Mom

Actress Beth Hall (Photo by Storm Santos)

Beth Hall talks upcoming series finale of CBS hit BY ANTHONY MURRAY

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fter gracing our television for eight whole years, CBS’ hit comedy Mom is ending when its series premiere hits screens later this week. The show, which was created in part by Chuck Lorre, is set in Napa County, CA, and follows the dysfunctional mother/daughter duo Bonnie and Christy Plunkett, who after having been estranged for years while both were struggling with addiction, attempt to pull their lives and their relationship together by trying to stay sober and attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. This season, Bonnie, who is portrayed by Allison Janney, learns how to adjust without her daughter Christy, who is portrayed by Anna Faris, around when she moves away to go to law school. Now more than ever, Bonnie focuses on her marriage to her husband, Adam and what to do next now that she has finally “grown up.” In order to navigate a new stage in her life, Bonnie depends on the support of her friends, including the wise Marjorie, the wealthy and sometimes misguided Jill, the overly emotional Wendy and her loudmouthed, but sweet former foster sister, Tammy. Actress Beth Hall, who has played the introspective Wendy for the past

seven seasons of the show, said she has fond memories of filming with the cast. “I think just doing the Bistro scenes where we’re all together in the booth,” the New Jersey native said. “With rehearsals and just doing the shoot, we all just gabbed about our lives and talking about everything. Those scenes just always flowed so nicely because we just had great chemistry with the core women cast. I think that’s what I’ll think of when I think about the show.” And with the series finale just on the horizon, anything can happen. “I can say that I think a lot of fans will be happy with some of the conclusions, and some will not,” Hall said. “But it ended sort of in a way where life just goes on.” Out of more than 160 episodes of the series, Hall said that she has a couple of episodes that were some of her favorites to film. One of them involves a giant vat of maple syrup that needs to fit into a tiny car. “I really enjoyed filming the ‘Puzzle Club and a Closet Party’ episode when we were cleaning out Jill’s closet,” she said. “That was a lot of fun and I always enjoyed doing physical comedy. I got to fall down and get back up over and over again. Also, the episode ‘Sticky Hands and a Walk on the Wild Side’ with the maple syrup. That was a lot of fun.”

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And with a show as hilarious as Mom is, there is bound to be tons of behind the scenes bloopers and antics. Hall recalls one in particular. “I think when Bonnie was wearing Adam’s [leather] jacket and would take it off,” she said. “I couldn’t stop laughing when she finally took off that jacket and she just had sweat everywhere. It was probably one of the funniest things to be a part of was that scene.” So what does Hall want Mom to be remembered for when fans and herself look back years down the road? “I hope that it’s remembered as a show that was not only extremely funny, but made a difference in people’s lives,” Hall said. “Surprisingly, it’s a sitcom where people would constantly come up to us and say that they became sober because of the show or they remained sober and it helped them. So, that’s really rewarding. It was a show that made a difference and made people laugh, which is a therapy in and of itself.” Besides being an actress in which Hall said she always wanted to be

when she was growing up, Hall also works with the charitable organization Modest Needs. “I’m actually a celebrity endorser for them,” she explained. “They’re a charity that helps people who have an unexpected bill to get by. Sometimes one little thing can set you back and cause a snowball effect. A lot of times when people’s car breaks down, they’ll need a car repair, and of course with the pandemic, you’ve seen a lot of that. So Modest Needs is a wonderful organization and you can actually donate to whoever you want to help. So you know exactly where your money is going to.” So now that Mom has ended, what does Hall have planned? “Nothing that has been finalized yet, we just sort of found out that the show wasn’t coming back with just five episodes left,” she said. “I’m figuring out what the next step is going to be, but I’m excited for a new adventure.” You can catch the series finale of Mom on Thursday, May 13 at 9 p.m. on CBS.

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Coming To A TV Near You Game shows to take the lead this summer

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ummer is just around the corner and with the pandemic slowly, but surely getting better, so is television. After an uncertain year for Hollywood last year with numerous shutdowns that affected production on many television shows, it’s safe to say that this summer will have a lot of fun and interesting stuff to watch this time around. Check your local listings for times.

Friday, May 14 —The Woman in the Window (Netflix) Friday, May 28 —The Kominsky Method (Netflix) Monday, May 31 —Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story (Netflix) Tuesday, June 1 —America’s Got Talent (NBC) Thursday, June 3 —Beat Shazam (FOX) —Making It (NBC) Friday, June 4 —Emergency Call (ABC) —Sweet Tooth (Netflix)

Sunday, June 6 —Celebrity Family Feud (ABC) —The Chase (ABC) —To Tell the Truth (ABC) Monday, June 7 —The Bachelorette (ABC) Wednesday, June 9 —Press Your Luck (ABC) —The $100,000 Pyramid (ABC) —Card Sharks (ABC) Monday, June 14 —The Celebrity Dating Game (ABC) Thursday, June 17 —When Nature Calls (ABC) —Holey Moley 3D in 2D (ABC) —The Hustler (ABC)

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estbury Arts, in collaboration with the Westbury Business Improvement District (BID) has for much of the past decade sponsored a program in which artists paint the shop windows on Post Avenue. “Since Vanessa {Esposito] has

been [BID] director she has embraced it more and now in addition to a winter/holiday window painting we also do a spring/Easter window painting,” said Alex Nunez, Westbury Arts board member who co-chairs the program with Stanley Turetsky, a fellow board member. “The artists are supplied from Westbury Arts through a call for

artist notification and the BID pays for the painting supplies and the artist stipends.” He added, “It’s a great collaboration Westbury Arts contributes to for the betterment and beautification of our community.” The following stores, with respective artists, took part in the program: Maria’s Pastry: Jackie Pardo;

Wheatley Wines: Chrissy Shelley; El Pueblito: Allison Cromwell; Punta Cana: Margo Messina; Flowers by Micki: Jackie Pardo; Café Gino’s: Patty Eljaiek; His and Hers Lounge: Maureen and Luke Baranov; Home Health Aide Training: Elvia Reynolds; Supreme Barbershop: Geeta Citygirl-Chopra; Jessikas Beauty Salon: Robyn Bellspirito.

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Maureen and Luke Baranov painted the His and Hers Lounge windows. (Photo by Stanley Turetsky)

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t a recent Woman’s Club of Farmingdale (WCF) general meeting, members Dolores Cianciabella and Anna Ievolo presented “Extra Mile” Certificates to several members recognizing their extraordinary efforts during the pandemic to guarantee that the Ways & Means Committee would continue to be able to raise enough funds to support its annual monetary awards Food donations at St. Kilian’s Outreach to deserving Farmingdale High School Romanelli for her milestone 50-year seniors as they continue on to higher membership in the WCF. education and to make financial In time for Mother’s Day, WCF donations to many local charities. members donated 38 new and gently Among those honored was Ways & used tote bags filled toiletries and perMeans Chair Vicky Impollonia. She organized outside bingo afternoons at sonal care supplies for young women the gazebo on the Village Green and a and 17 new or gently used tote bags filled with diapers, lotions, pacifiers, Fall crafts table at the village outdoor etc. for babies or small children Fall festival. Also recognized was residing at Madonna Heights, a 24Nancy Carman, who sewed dozens hour care facility that addresses the of reversible face masks for adults physical, emotional and social needs and children, baby blankets and lap unique to women and girls. They blankets for sale at the fall event and build confidence, strengthen family throughout the club year. At a time bonds and support the transition back to be determined, the club will also home or to a home in the community. honor Helen Norjen, who for more than 20 years represented the WCF in Visit www.sco.org/featured-programs/madonna-heights/ for more efforts to limit use of large aircraft at information. Republic Airfield by attending many Welfare Committee Chair Rosemary meetings and voicing her concerns and then reporting back to the club. In Emigholz also made several donations addition, Norjen is very involved with to local charities during the winter and early spring months. Members supporting the Wounded Warriors donated dozens of bags of food items Project, honoring these heroes at to St. Kilian’s Outreach and paid a visit luncheons and parades. She proudly to Epic House with Easter baskets for supported club members when they its residents. presented the WWP with donations Maria Ortolani is a member of the of hand-made lap blankets. Also Woman’s Club of Farmigndale. honored at this meeting was Loda

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ith the help of Nassau County Legislator James Kennedy, Massapequa Takes Action Coalition (MTAC) recently hosted a successful cleanup event of the Massapequa Preserve. MTAC was joined by its partners, the New York National Guard Counterdrug Task Force, the Nassau County Police Department and the Massapequa Elks Lodge #2162, as well as a large number of community residents. Youth organizations such as the Girl Scouts, Daisy Troop #2347 and the Boy Scouts Troop #691 were also in attendance at the event. Nassau County Legislator James Kennedy said, “It was wonderful to see such a large group of youth and adults all working together toward a common goal of keeping our community safe.” “The National Guard was happy to see such a great turn out at the event,” New York National Guard Counterdrug

Boy Scouts from Troop 691 volunteered at MTAC’s clean up event. Pictured from left: Jackson Moss, Jacob Karcz, David Monaco, Walter Cook, Timothy Cook and Senior Patrol leader Jack Keegan. (Photos courtesy of the Massapequa Takes Action Coalition)

Task Force Staff Sergeant Jessica Alese added. “We collected drug paraphernalia and are hoping to get data to support MTAC’s initiatives to address underage drinking and youth

substance use in the Massapequas.” “The Boy Scouts enjoyed going into the Massapequa Preserve to clean it up,” Troop #691 leader Walter Cook said. “It was also good for them to

observe what types of trash was found.” Attendees walked through areas of the Massapequa Preserve while picking up garbage along the way. Adult leaders in each group picked up any drug paraphernalia that was found which was later given to the National Guard. With the help of everyone who attended, 10 bags of trash were collected and disposed of with help from Nassau County. MTAC plans to continue its “Keep the Preserve Pristine” in the summer and in the fall to ensure that the Massapequa Preserve continues to be a safe place for community residents while maintaining its natural beauty. To become a part of MTAC’s efforts and learn more about MTAC, visit mtacoalition.com or contact MTAC Project Coordinator Larissa Singh at 516-7993203, ext. 132. —Submitted by the Massapequa Takes Action Coalition

Massapequa Schools Raise Autism Awareness Elementary schools in the Massapequa School District celebrated everyone’s unique qualities for Autism Awareness Month in April while also educating students about the disorder that affects an estimated 1 in 54 children nationwide. On April 30 at McKenna Elementary School, administrators, teachers and staff wore shirts with an image of a puzzle piece and a heart along with the message, “Love Needs No Words.” The puzzle piece is the symbol used to represent the mystery and complexity of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Throughout April, first graders in

First graders at McKenna Elementary School completed Autism Awareness Month coloring activities as a visual reminder to accept others for their differences.

Melanie Kane’s class discussed how everyone is special because of their differences. Students identified the traits that make them unique and learned the importance of accepting others for who they are. They ended the month with an autism awareness coloring activity to serve as a visual reminder of those important messages. Fairfield Elementary School took part in the international Light It Up Blue campaign for autism awareness, with students and staff encouraged to wear blue on World Autism Day. The school also raised money for the

Nassau Suffolk Chapter of the Autism Society of America. Families and staff members could contribute decorated puzzles pieces, which were hung throughout Fairfield’s hallways, and make a small donation. The school received raffle baskets donated by teachers and local businesses, which also served as a fundraiser for the organization, which works to assist families in finding support groups and social, recreational and educational opportunities for children with autism. —Submitted by the Massapequa School District

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TOWN NEWS HEMPSTEAD

Clavin And Murray Relaunch Town Of Hempstead’s ‘Do Not Knock’ Program I

In effort to reduce number of unwanted solicitors, free “Do Not Knock” decals are available through clerk’s office

n an effort to enhance quality of life and public safety by reducing the number of unwanted solicitors, Supervisor Don Clavin and Town Clerk Kate Murray recently announced the relaunching of the “Do Not Knock” program. The goal of this program is to curtail unnecessary interruptions at the door, while also discouraging unlicensed peddlers from disturbing residents. The program was renewed due to popular demand and the desire for residents to maintain privacy within their own homes particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. They were joined by Councilman Dennis Dunne Sr., at the home of the Vardakis family of East Meadow. Residents can now request free “Do Not Knock” decals through the Hempstead Town Clerk’s office to place on their front doors in an effort to prevent the disturbances caused by solicitors and peddlers. “After returning home from a long day of work, the last thing people want are multiple strangers creating disturbances at their front door,” Clavin said. “With the relaunching of the Town of Hempstead’s ‘Do Not Knock’ program, we are hopeful that residents can be more at ease and solicitors are reminded of the town’s existing laws that discourage unauthorized peddling in our neighborhoods.” “We understand our residents’ busy lifestyles and desire for some peace and quiet when they return home,” Murray

Supervisor Don Clavin (right), Town Clerk Kate Murray (second left), Councilman Dennis Dunne (left) joined with Holly and Sophia Vardakis to place a Do Not Knock Sticker on their family’s door. (Contributed photo) added. “Interruptions from peddlers and solicitors while we eat dinner, watch our favorite television shows and spend quality time with the family are more than just a nuisance. By participating in the town’s ‘Do Not Knock’ program, residents will be helping to ‘shut the door’ on unwanted interruptions.” In addition to providing these free decals, the town is also taking steps to keep unlicensed peddlers and solicitors away from your front door. Currently,

all door-to-door peddlers and solicitors conducting business in the Town of Hempstead must display a town-issued photo I.D., which is only provided upon completion of a criminal background check. Those persons must also obtain a Certificate of Authority from the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. Under current town code, which was approved in 2015 under Murray’s leadership during her previous tenure

as supervisor, peddlers and solicitors are prohibited from entering private premises where there is a posted sign that indicates “no peddlers,” “do not knock” or “no solicitors.” Legally permissible peddling or soliciting is only authorized between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. The supervisor and town clerk remind residents that nonprofit organizations are not required by law to obtain permits. With that, the Town of Hempstead requires these nonprofits to provide information to local enforcement regarding when and where they will be so authorities can handle residential inquiries accordingly. “Your participation in the town’s ‘Do Not Knock’ program will go a long way toward ‘shutting the door’ on unwanted interruptions,” Murray said. “Thank you to Town Clerk Kate Murray for her leadership in reinstating this important program that will enhance public safety and quality of life for neighbors of America’s largest township,” Clavin added. Residents can request their “Do Not Knock” decals by visiting www. hempsteadny.gov, and follow the link to Clavin and Murray’s “Do Not Knock” program. Residents can also call for a decal by calling Murray’s office at 516-812-3025. You can also visit www. hempsteadtown.com/donotknock to request your free decal as well. —Submitted by the Town of Hempstead

Town Announces Passport Days As residents across the Town of Hempstead continue to get vaccinated against COVID-19, many are eagerly anticipating the opportunity to safely travel outside the United States to visit family, enjoy vacations and tour exciting global destinations. To help neighbors get back out into the world, Supervisor Don Clavin and Town Clerk Kate Murray are inviting all Town of Hempstead residents to take advantage of “Passport Day in Hempstead Town” on Saturday, May 15, and Sunday,

June 6—two convenient weekend dates on which residents can safely and quickly apply for United States passports. Hours for both dates are 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. “The COVID-19 pandemic placed enormous stress and hardship upon families across the Town of Hempstead, and spending a week or two away from home to relax and decompress is something that many of us desire,” Clavin said. All applications are by appointment only; appointments can be

made by calling the Office of the Town Clerk at 516-812-3100. Prior to coming to Town Hall for your passport appointment, residents should download the appropriate application at travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/forms. html to familiarize themselves with information that will be required at the time of their appointment, such as proof of identity and citizenship. You may fill out the application in advance, but do not sign until instructed by a passport officer at your

appointment. Visit hempsteadny. gov/passport-services/passport-fees for passport fees. Residents seeking to travel out of state or out of country should research potential COVID-19 restrictions, quarantine or testing mandates required by the destination to which they are traveling. For more information contact the Office of the Town Clerk at 516-812-3100. —Submitted by the Town of Hempstead

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Town Outlines Environmental Strategy To Protect Estuaries And Safeguard Marine Resources

he Town of Oyster Bay Department of Environmental Resources is developing a comprehensive Water Resources Management Strategy to improve estuaries and safeguard marine resources. This multiphase document serves to perpetuate sustainable water resource management for future generations and provide a roadmap to overall marine health in the town. Together, with many local experts, state, and national non-profit advocacy groups, the town’s aqua culturists have been working to identify areas where habitat rehabilitation will result in water quality enhancement and inspire new concepts. This dynamic strategy will evolve as the town works with local environmental groups to ensure inclusivity and coordination of agendas. North Shore: In Oyster Bay Harbor, Cold Spring Harbor, and Hempstead Harbor, the Department of Environmental Resources along with local experts, conducted a thorough review of water resources. It is a priority to ensure water quality improvement through nitrogen reduction practices and consistent monitoring of water quality parameters.

The town has ongoing efforts by means of water sampling, storm drain filter installation, tidal wetland restoration, kelp line deployment and has increased shellfish hatchery operations resulting in shellfish population revitalization. As part of a continuing initiative, the town created multiple conservation management areas and spawner sanctuaries utilized for seeding clams and oysters into protected habitats that are proven to be beneficial to survival and reproductive rates, and thus increasing shellfish population and overall health of the harbor. The Saladino administration recently submitted a request for federal funding for development of a coastal oyster reef on the north shore that would improve water quality and protect the shellfish population in the Oyster Bay-Cold Spring Harbor Watershed. Collaborative efforts have yielded quantifiable and sustainable action. Within the boundaries of the Town of Oyster Bay’s jurisdiction of Hempstead Harbor, the Saladino administration is facilitating water quality improvement by hosting shellfish nurseries within the Harry Tappen Marina. These nurseries, the only nursery operations within the harbor, necessitate water filtration

Beachside Fitness Equipment Coming Soon To Centre Island Beach Beachside fitness equipment will soon be installed at Centre Island Beach thanks to a generous donation from Locust Valley residents Mark and Lisa DeNatale. The equipment and installation—valued at $140,000—will arrive at Centre Island Beach in the coming weeks. “Centre Island Beach is such a beautiful facility and has become a top destination for athletes, local families and seniors. The generous donation of this outdoor fitness equipment will be a welcome addition to the park for all those seeking a healthier lifestyle,” said Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino. “This new fitness equipment will bring new opportunities for physical fitness when visiting Centre Island Beach, and offer parents the opportunity to exercise while their children practice on the athletic field. We thank Mark and Lisa DeNatale for their good citizenship and generous donation.” Located on the northern end of the athletic field, this new outdoor fitness

complex will feature a dip bench, a Combi 5 Pro outdoor workout station, a leg lift and pull up machine, an elliptical cross trainer, a sport bike, two arm bikes, as well as appropriate safety signage. The complex will accommodate 15-25 users at a time, and will be fully wheelchair accessible. “This new equipment will nicely complement recreational opportunities available at Centre Island Beach,” said Town Councilwoman Michele Johnson. “We thank the DeNatale family for giving back to the community they love, and welcome the opportunity to provide residents with access to beachside fitness equipment.” The DeNatales have retained the services of KOMPAN—one of the best known brands within the outdoor fitness industry—to help build the complex. KOMPAN has a long history building outdoor park facilities across Long Island and throughout the New York City Public Parks Department. —Submitted by the Town of Oyster Bay

resulting in water quality improvement. South Shore: The town is hosting multiple spawner sanctuaries in South Oyster Bay for adult clams acquired through the Long Island Shellfish Restoration Project, a multi-agency collaboration with Stony Brook University and the Department of Environmental Conservation.

The sanctuaries were constructed based on the physical circulation of the currents and their benefits to providing larvae survival. As similar efforts are executed in Oyster Bay Harbor, these practices will result in improved water quality through nitrogen bio extraction and promote reproductive advantages for marine life. —Submitted by the Town of Oyster Bay

New Wheelchair Accessible Swing At Marjorie Post Park

A newly constructed wheelchair accessible swing has recently been introduced at Marjorie Post Park in Massapequa. The new swing is designed specifically for use by wheelchair bound individuals and is the first to be introduced in the park. This special wheelchair accessible swing was made possible by Massapequa residents Catherine Camisa, who proposed the installation of the swing and Arthur Lih, who graciously donated $3,000 to make this dream a reality. Pictured here: Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Councilwoman Maier and Councilman Steve Labriola joined with Dino Scali, wheelchair bound handicapped resident as he tried out the new swing for the first time. —Submitted by the Town of Oyster Bay

Former Busboy Honored For Giving Back To Ease Covid Economic Hardship

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino (center), Town Councilwoman Vicki Walsh (third from right) and Oyster Bay Town Receiver of Taxes Jeffrey P. Pravato (second from right) visited Sal’s Place in North Massapequa to honor Chris Perez (fourth from right) for raising charitable funds to support his former place of employment, Sal’s Place. Perez once worked as a busboy at Sal’s Place and has always appreciated that employment opportunity. Recognizing that Sal’s Place and other local businesses were facing severe hardships brought on by the COVID-19 economic crisis, Perez began raising money to help keep the doors open. Salvatore Carrillo and Joseph Oberjosh, owners of Sal’s Place, were also honored by town officials for being good corporate citizens as they have sponsored many athletic teams and community events over the years. (TOB)

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Paul Casella, 54, of East Meadow, is have been executed in connection with charged with two counts of second-de- this investigation. gree grand Larceny, and one count of If you believe you were the victim The Nassau Massapequa Man fourth-degree conspiracy. If convicted of an investment fraud perpetrated County Police Sentenced For 2019 Murder on the top count, the maximum by Peter Quartararo, Paul Casella, or Department reports Nassau County District Attorney sentence is five to 15 years in prison. Leonard Quartararo, call 516-571-2149. the arrest of a Madeline Singas recently announced DA Singas said beginning in July Brooklyn women that a Massapequa man has been Police Respond 2019, Peter Quartararo met with four for Driving While sentenced to 20 years to life in prison To Fire In New Cassel victims and told them that he had Intoxicated— for the vicious murder of a man in June access to “pre-IPO” or pre-initial The Arson Bomb Squad is investigatLeandra’s Law that Stephanie 2019. public offering stock in the companies ing a building fire that occurred on May occurred on May Chanlatte Ryan Lindquist, 23, was sentenced 5 at 8:45 p.m. in New Cassel. Peloton, WeWork, and/or Airbnb for 3 at 12:05 a.m. in (Photo courtesy before Judge Helene Gugerty to 20 According to detectives, Third approximately $2 a share. Quartararo Elmont. of NCPD) years to life in prison. He pled guilty to told them that when the companies lat- Precinct officers responded to Jamaica According to er went public, he would sell the shares Ash and Rubbish Removal located at police, Fifth Precinct officers respond- second-degree murder on March 3. Singas said that 32-year old Evan 228 Grand Blvd. for a call of a building and give the profits to the victims, less ed to an auto accident on Doherty Grabelsky was discovered stabbed to fire. Upon arrival officers observed the capital gains taxes. Avenue. Upon arrival, officers obdeath on June 1, 2019, at approximately building fully engulfed in flames. The Each victim gave Quartararo served a 2009 Black Cadillac Escalade 11:40 p.m., by his parents, who had re- between $72,000 and $200,000 in Westbury Fire Department responded stopped in the middle of the road and turned home from a party. The victim checks with the understanding that the and with the assistance of 52 other fire two parked vehicles with significant was stabbed more than 150 times and departments were able to extinguish funds would be used to purchase the damage. During the investigation, the was found lying naked and face down pre-IPO shares. Instead, the investiga- the fire. The Nassau County Police operator of the Cadillac, 37-year-old on an entry platform of the split-level tion revealed that the defendants never Arson Bomb Squad responded along Stephanie Chanlatte, was observed with the Nassau County Fire Marshall. purchased any shares of stock in the with glassy bloodshot eyes and a strong house in Merrick. A review of Grabelsky’s laptop pre-IPO companies represented on the No injuries were reported. The investiodor of alcohol on her breath. The revealed that he and Lindquist were victims’ behalf and instead, the victims’ gation is ongoing. investigation also determined there inside the home immediately before checks were deposited into accounts were two male juveniles, 14 and 11, in the murder. Further investigation Police Respond To Deadly controlled by Leonard Quartararo, the vehicle at the time of the accident. uncovered that the victim and defenGarden City House Fire Peter Quartararo’s father, and Casella, Chanlatte was placed into custody dant had sent text messages and called Peter Quartararo’s business partner. The Homicide Squad reports the without further incident. There were one another confirming their intention These funds were then allegedly details of a fire that occurred on May 6 no injuries reported. at 5:35 a.m. in Garden City. used by the defendants to purchase Chanlatte has been charged with two to meet at the deceased’s home that evening. A search of Lindquist’s home, food, travel, and vehicles, including a According to detectives, Garden counts of aggravated DWI Leandra’s approximately two weeks after the City Police officers responded to a 2020 Mercedes Benz SUV and as the Law, two counts of endangering the attack, uncovered a knife presumed to down payment on Peter Quartararo’s Washington Avenue residence for a call welfare of a child and two counts of be used in the murder. The deceased’s Maserati automobile. Several large of a house fire. Upon arrival officers driving while intoxicated. She was DNA was later confirmed on that knife. cash withdrawals were also made by observed the residence fully engulfed arraigned on May 3 in Mineola. Lindquist was arrested by memin flames. The GCFD responded along Leonard Quartararo. bers of the Nassau County Police with eight other fire departments The SEC has confirmed that Department Homicide Squad on June no shares of IPO stock in Peloton, to extinguish the fire. As a result of 15, 2019. Grabelsky worked as a camp the fire there were three fatalities, a WeWork, and Airbnb were ever director for autistic children. 62-year-old male, 60-year-old female purchased by the defendants. and a 18-year-old female. There were Peter Quartararo was previously approximately 11 fire apparatus and Barred Investment barred from operating as a stock Broker And Co-Conspirator broker in March 2013 by the Financial 50 fire personnel at the scene. The Arson Bomb squad responded along Charged In Alleged Industry Regulatory Authority. Fraud Scheme with the Nassau County Fire Marshall. Five court-ordered search warrants Nassau County District Attorney The officers began to assist the Madeline Singas recently announced woman and within two minutes a healthy baby girl was born. that a barred investment broker from (Photo courtesy of NCPD) Glen Cove and his business partner were arraigned on charges they stole $436,000 from four investors who Officers Deliver Baby believed they were investing in pre-iniIn Massapequa tial public offering stock for several The Nassau County Police high-profile companies. Instead, the Department reports the details of an defendants allegedly spent those funds aided case that occurred on May 4 at on personal luxury items and travel. 12:26 p.m. in Massapequa. The case was referred to NCDA by the According to police, Seventh Precinct officers Lamonica and Acerra United States Securities and Exchange Commission this year. responded to a home on Boston Peter Quartararo, 56, of Glen Cove, Avenue to assist a 28-year-old woman who was in labor. As the officers arrived is charged with five counts of secto the second-floor bedroom to assess ond-degree grand larceny, one count of third-degree of grand larceny, one the woman’s condition she began to Personal, Dignified and Affordable Service count of fourth-degree conspiracy, and deliver the baby. The officers immeMcCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Inc. diately began to assist the woman and one count of first-degree scheme to 385 Main Street, Farmingdale, N.Y. defraud. If convicted on the top count, within two minutes a healthy baby (516) 249-1303 | Fax: (516) 249-0458 the maximum sentence is five to 15 girl was born. Police medics Chang Owner • William Trudden and Gadowski arrived, attended to the years in prison. Director • Thomas Gunnip mother and baby and transported the family to the hospital for evaluation.

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County Executive Announces Student Artwork Campaign For Earth Day

n commemoration of Earth Day, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced a student artwork campaign, “Clean Communities Start at Home.” Through art, the campaign aims to educate the public about the negative impacts of littering and the importance of persevering our environment. Artwork submitted will be displayed in parks administration buildings across the county. “Calling all student artists—get creative and submit artwork that spreads the importance of being green and keeping our planet clean. On Earth Day we celebrate our precious environment, but every day is a good day to show respect and love to our environment so we can help preserve our beautiful island for generations to come,” Curran said.

The “Clean Communities Start at Home” student artwork campaign is open to all Nassau County students,

K-12. Students are encouraged to portray themes of recycling, waste reduction and preservation of natural resources in Nassau County. Submissions will be accepted until June 4. Submissions can be no larger than 8 ½ x 11 and can be dropped off or mailed to 1550 Franklin Ave., Ste. 213, Mineola NY 11501. Students must include their name, hometown, grade, address and guardian contact information. The artwork campaign is part of the Department of Public Work’s Litter and Trash campaign, “Clean Roads Start at Home,” which aims to address the many negative consequences that litter and trash have on our roads and parks. In addition to a public education and outreach campaign on litter prevention, the County will also aim to expand both

the Sponsor-A-Highway litter removal program and street sweeping program for 2021. —Submitted by the office of County Executive Laura Curran

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Legislature: Bill Mandating Disclosure Of New Homeless Shelter Agreements

ast year, it was revealed that a secret deal was made by the county executive with the owners of the former Hampton Inn Jericho/Westbury at 120 Jericho Tpke. in Jericho guaranteeing the new landlord $36 million dollars over the course of 10 years on a $13 million dollar investment to become a homeless shelter. The deal was signed two days after an anonymous LLC signed the lease on the property. “My colleagues in the legislature and I found out about the first secret deal, from a press conference,” Legislator Laura Schaefer said. “The fact that a $36 million dollar deal would be kept secret from those representing the district, including the school districts, shows a complete lack of transparency. This cannot be allowed to happen again. This law will make sure all stakeholders in the process of a shelter being built are kept appraised of any future shelter agreements that come forward and can help to alleviate any issues that may arise.” This information caught many in

Legislators joined with community members to unveil a bill to require notification of multi-family homeless shelters. the community by surprise, including elected officials and school district officials, who would have to find room for the children of the new permanent residents of the former hotel. Community protests were held last year in which many residents voiced their concerns for the secret deal and their anger for being kept in the dark during the process.

Many elected officials, including county and town officials, as well as school superintendents, echoed the concerns due to also being excluded from any discussion of this covert arrangement. “The people of Jericho were very upset to hear about backdoor deals made without public notice, that affects their homes and their schools,”

Walker said. “This administration has shown a lack of transparency for many important issues, and this is no different. I am proud to support legislation that brings these secret deals to light.” On April 22, Legislators Schaefer and Walker joined with Jericho community members and activists to unveil a bill to require written notification to towns, villages, cities and school districts of any agreements made to open multi-family homeless shelters within these jurisdictions. The bill is meant to increase transparency and make sure every person affected by these deals are notified in advance. Junwei Luo, a Jericho resident, spoke at the press conference. “We are compassionate people in Jericho; we are not against having a homeless shelter,” said Luo. “What we are against is the lack of transparency from those involved with this deal. I hope this new legislation will make sure we never have this issue again.” —Submitted by Nassau County Legislature

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CARLE PLACE: OUR COMMUNITY, OUR HAMLET, A SOURCE OF PRIDE My name is Neal McLaughlin, a 25-year resident of our community, and I am running for another term to serve as a member of the Carle Place School District Board of Education. I’ve been a trustee since 2018, and serve as board vice president for 2020-2021. The voting for the school budget and candidates is May 18. I encourage you to come out and vote in favor of the budget resolutions and support my election for another three-year term. Throughout the current calendar school year of 2020-21, faced with a worldwide pandemic challenge, the Carle Place schools, led by Superintendent Christine Finn, along with the administration, teachers, coaches and others, gave Carle Place schools a leg up, as one of a

small percentage of schools in the state who strived to maintain full in-person student attendance. A sampling of my collaborative accomplishments as a board member: • Responsible for the overarching critical hiring of Dr. Finn as superintendent, as well as new assistant Superintendent of Business, and director of Technology. • Working closely with my fellow board members and the administration, we have presented four budgets at or below the state-mandated tax levy: 2018-19: 1.99 percent levy, 2.72 percent cap; 2019-20: 1.59 percent levy, 2.82 cap; 2020-21: 1.74 percent levy, 1.74 percent cap; 2021-22: 1.43 percent levy, 1.43

percent cap. • Providing a challenging curriculum for high school students with Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA), AP courses, and many electives. • Secured PPE to allow our schools to remain fully open, protecting our children as effectively as possible. • Served as a member of the High School Scholarship committee for the last two years, awarding financial assistance to many graduating seniors. • Served on Building Infrastructure Committee with oversight of all three campuses; a key component being off-hour, all-day, building-wide physical interior and ex-

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DiNapoli’s Annual MTA Audit Told Us Nothing New State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s latest audit, “Financial Outlook for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority,” overlooked past history regarding how the MTA ended up in this most recent fiscal crises. Both City Hall and Albany consistently decreased hard cash contributions to the MTA by billions under each previous MTA Five Year Capital Plan, This included past Governors Mario Cuomo (Democrat), George Pataki (Republican), Elliot Spitzer (D) and David Patterson (D). Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) made a token effort of increasing the states contribution to the past $32 billion 2015-19 MTA Five Year Capital Program. Billions more are still needed from the state to make up for past cuts over previous decades. Everyone insisted that the MTA continue financing more of the Capital Program by borrowing. As a result, in future years, 23 percent of the annual MTA budget will go for covering debt service payments. Going back six capital programs or 30 years, by the end of this decade, this will continue to grow even higher. This means less money to provide more frequent reliable service to riders. It also means there is less money just to maintain the state of good repair and safety. At the end of the day,

Continued from previous page is nothing so contagious as a good laugh. Just watch how much it spreads with a group of children. They have playful spirits that are drawn to the funny, and they are not afraid to let their giggles be heard. In reality, laughter really is important for all of us no matter our age—it’s good medicine. Research studies show that laughing stimulates breathing and circulation, boosts the immune system and helps reduce pain. Our sages too are full of advice and quotes, about how laughter

the cupboard is bare for system expansion. MTA union work rules sometimes prevent contracting out work to the private sector. Third party private contractors require New York City Transit subway, Staten Island Railway, Long Island and Metro North Rail Road agency Force Account (their employees) to provide both supervision and protection, when they work on or adjacent to active right of way tracks. There are

sometimes excessive numbers of MTA supervisory or employees assigned. The various MTA operating agencies have never been able to control excessive employee overtime. This has grown to more than $1 billion annually. The MTA has failed to successfully negotiate future union contracts to include more flexible work assignments. Salary increases should match the consumer price index. Employees need to increase contributions toward medical insurance and retirement pensions just as commuters do. Future pensions must be calculated based on the final year’s base salary and not inflated by overtime. Allow employees to remain part time while collecting a portion of their pension. This affords experienced employees time to train replacements and be available during emergencies. Allow unions to bid on projects like the private sector. Offer union employees bonuses, like outside vendors, when completing projects ahead of schedule or under budget. Share these cost savings with union employees. End both the MTA “Arts in Transit” 1 percent expenditure requirement for many capital projects and Cuomo’s “New York Buy America Act.” Offer businesses, hospitals and colleges who benefit by MTA services naming rights

in exchange for adopting a station, paying for “Arts in Transit” and adding elevators to make them ADA compliant. Lobby the Congressional delegation for more reasonable federal Buy America requirements. This impacts the ability of MTA to get the best return on expenditures when spending $1.5 billion in annual grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration. Stop wasting millions on transportation feasibility studies for future system expansion projects that will never happen. Do not initiate any new system expansion projects, such as the $6.9 billion Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 or $1.5 billion Metro North Bronx East Penn Station Access projects until each operating agency, New York City Transit bus, subway and Staten Island Railway, MTA bus (the old private NYCDOT franchised bus operators equipment, routes and facilities taken over by MTA in 2005), LIRR and MNRR have reached a state of good repair for existing fleet, stations, signals, interlockings, track, power, yards and shops. Ensure that maintenance programs for all operating agencies assets are fully funded and completed on time so that riders have reliable and safe service. Change is difficult as DiNapoli and other

elected officials depend upon transportation union endorsements, campaign contributions, phone banks and volunteers. They will not stand up against their benefactors and support MTA management in instituting reforms during contract negotiations. Riders do not have the stomach to put up with work slowdowns, service disruptions, employee sickouts and strikes by unions who are not going to give up what they have. Without changes, the status quo will continue. Even with three CARE COVID-19 bailouts totaling $14.5 billion, nothing will change the MTA’s ongoing fiscal crises. Without real institutional reform at the MTA, along with reliable hard cash financial contributions from both City Hall and Albany, this story will repeat itself again in coming years. The next annual audit of the MTA by DiNapoli will not tell us anything we did not already know. Larry Penner—transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office. This included the development, review, approval and oversight for billions in capital projects and programs for the MTA, NYC Transit, Long Island Rail Road, Metro North Rail Road, MTA Bus along with 30 other transit agencies in NY & NJ.

lifts the spirit and improves our mood. So let’s make a conscious effort t keep a smile on our face and allow ourselves to laugh freely and frequently. Moreover, a fascinating article entitled “SMILE! It could make you happier” appeared in Scientific American Magazine. Making an emotional face or suppressing one influences your feelings. The article mentions that “In 1872, Charles Darwin, the famous evolutionist, first proposed the idea that emotional responses influence our feelings. Additionally, the esteemed 19th century psychologist

William James; went so far as to assert that “if a person does not express an emotion, he has not felt it at all.” The article concludes that our faces do seem to communicate our state of mind not only to others, but to ourselves. Let’s look at the field of art history. There are plenty of paintings of people with smiles that are analyzed and enjoyed by viewers and lovers of art. Perhaps one of the most famous smiles ever painted and studied is of the Mona Lisa, by Leonardo DaVinci. Who doesn’t note her mysterious, captivating smile?

One of my favorite books is called Smiling Wisdom: Pearls of Jewish/ Israeli Wisdom & Humor by Ephraim Rudensky, filled with notes and quotes, sayings and stories. In the book, he quotes Max Nordau, philosopher and renowned leader as saying, “Those who have laughed together and cried together are no longer strangers.” A very true statement. In the Book of Genesis, we learn about our biblical matriarch, Sarah, who was childless, then an angel appeared to her, and told her she would

have a child born in her old age, in her 90’s.. and what did she do? Sarah laughed. Yes, and what was the name of the son, born to Sarah and Abraham? He was called Isaac, his name meaning what? Yes...laughter. Laughter is holy. It opens our hearts. It allows love and friendship to fill us. There is a Yiddish proverb, “What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul.” May we all be blessed with health, prosperity and peace, and may we all be blessed with many smiling faces, laughter and happy news.

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Time For A Cautious Victory Lap Most people in the political world will admit that New York State is not beloved by all the other 49 states. They are either jealous of our economic successes or just don’t like people who have a New York accent. But it is time for this state to take a bow, thanks to all the hard work that our citizens have accomplished to keep us as one of the healthiest of the 50 states. As of this point in time, we are experiencing the lowest infection numbers of most of the states and are finally looking forward to summer family barbecues, weddings, graduations and other blessed events. Of course, social distancing is important and

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wearing a mask at indoor gatherings won’t hurt to avoid the possible stranger who won’t admit that they have COVID-19 symptoms New Yorkers didn’t get to

this point easily. We have forced ourselves to remain indoors for an extensive period of time and have avoided contact with friends and loved ones. We were unable to see an elderly family member and not hugging a grandchild has been most painful. A large number of people with jaded thinking have avoided wearing masks and in some instances have made the mask into a political statement. But the New York story tells it all. We suffered and did the right thing. Tragically, we lost many good people who couldn’t withstand a disease that even now the medical profession still doesn’t know much about. The key to our continuing

success is not to let our collective guards down. COVID-19 is still killing more people in places such as Colorado and Michigan. There are plenty of vaccines available, but large clusters of people don’t want to take them. Travel from many foreign countries is still prohibited and there are quite a few people who are not willing to admit to you that they haven’t been vaccinated. By the way, have you noticed how almost no one who we know or have just met, can name anyone who came down with the flu this winter? Wearing masks has not only prevented us from getting COVID-19, it has also kept us from being exposed to

a legitimate flu sufferer. The numbers speak for themselves. More than three million of our state’s residents have gotten at least one vaccination. It is expected those numbers will rise now that the vaccines are open to almost all age groups. So congratulations for winning the first victory lap. It isn’t over yet, but we New Yorkers are entitled to take a cautious victory lap. —Former State Assemblyman Jerry Kremer is a columnist for Anton Media Group and partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek in Uniondale. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher or Anton Media Group.

Beating The Pandemic More than a year has passed since the world has changed, due to the pandemic, but that hasn’t stopped Temple Or Elohim, a Community Reform Congregation’s school program. About 92 percent of the students have been back in person and are ready to learn. Some students were unable to return, but the temple has accommodated their needs with private sessions or Zoom calls. Younger students were learning about the holidays, including Passover and Yom HaShoah, while the older students have learned about the prophets and marriage rituals.

meeting new people. All students have kept a positive mindset. The fifth graders gain knowledge in Avot V’imahot (Mothers and Fathers) which creates awareness about our ancestors. They learn to keep them alive in their hearts as well as thank their own parents. As they move up the grades, they talk about the rituals of marriage, like breaking a glass. Students learn that Temple Or Elohim this act symbolizes the ups and downs of marriage while Many of the younger students enjoy beginning to learn preserving unity. Even though there are Hebrew by starting to spell difficulties in our current life, out words in the language. They even have new students we still hold in our hearts the tragedy of the six million Jews like Lucy, who says she likes

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who lost their lives during the Holocaust. The seventh graders did a wonderful job explaining these events at a recent Yom HaShoah Commemoration. One seventh grader, Nate said that he was happy commemorating them. It is great that as these students grow, they keep widening their knowledge. The seventh graders will soon not graduate but move up in their Jewish education. Educational Director Deborah Tract says, “I don’t call it graduation because the Jewish education never stops.” Even during a pandemic, learning will never stop.

Thanks to the support team, led by Steven Finkelstein, everyone has been safely following protocol. The right precautions have been taken to ensure the safety of everyone. There is the wearing of masks, taking temperatures, sanitizing and social distancing to make sure our people are out of harm’s way. Temple Or Elohim is doing everything they can to ensure the safety of the children as well as everyone in their community. —Rachel Katz is a high school senior student and a congregant of Temple Or Elohim.

Helping Others, Big And Small Having the power to save a life is one of the most rewarding aspects of the human existence. Whether one is a healthcare worker, a member of law enforcement or the military, an educator or someone on the street, the ability to help something or someone in trouble fills the heart with immeasurable joy. This is one of the reasons why I chose healthcare as my career choice. The Patty Servidio importance of helping others less fortunate was a virtue own parents, who often instilled in my heart by my donated time and finances

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to lend a hand to those in need. Dad often assisted those with whom he worked, whether to assist in moving to a new residence or giving a few bucks to help someone get back on their feet. Mom often donated her time to the church and she often donated our no longer worn clothing and unused toys to Goodwill Services. The power to assist is to share the load, to lift and edify another human, and is important if we are to survive as a species. My parents taught me the importance of

helping because it makes the world a better place. In the same vein, my husband and I have shown our daughter the importance of giving back. We often told her that we have been blessed, so we must bless others in the same respect. Our daughter occasionally accompanied me to work until my husband could pick her up after he returned home on late nights, which taught her the importance of helping those in need. We donated time and effort to

those less fortunate, including donating food, time and clothing to multiple charities on Long Island. I believe this has enabled her to become a more compassionate educator, especially because she teaches her students the importance of helping each other and making the world a brighter space to grow. Last week, our girl sent a text that contained a video of what appeared to be bushes and dirt. The caption read,

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Most Accidents Happen At Home I fractured a vertebra in my back. I wish I could say I hurt myself doing something noble, like saving a child from a burning building or making a diving catch in the outfield with the bases loaded, but it was nothing like that. Actually, if it didn’t result in hurting myself, it might be considered comical. Barely 18 inches off the ground, I fell off a step stool. We have a central air conditioning unit in our attic. A maintenance guy squeezes through the tiny opening in the closet ceiling and services the unit once a year. We always remind the service about the size restrictions, but last year they sent us a guy that resembled Ralph Kramden. This time, they sent a guy with the physique of an Olympic athlete and his shoulders were too wide to fit through the opening. Needless to say, they had to send a different, more diminutive guy. The closet houses the vacuum cleaner and a couple of removable shelves with varying items that we have no other place for. For one day every year, we need to clear the closet of the items and shelves so the maintenance

were stuck to the glue trap. I managed to free her feet and some of the feathers, though she appeared a little lopsided. She flew off quickly as I silently breathed a prayer that she would not become dinner for one of the feral cats in the area. My wish was answered several weeks later when she appeared at the feeder, some of the tail feathers already regenerated. Several weeks ago, my husband and I took a walk through Muttontown Preserve and heard what sounded like a duck in excruciating pain. Because he is also a tremendous animal lover, we sought out the source of the sound, ready to help the possibly injured duck at a moment’s notice because we were the only souls in the parking lot. We laughed when we found several hundred male wood

frogs in the swampy area behind the preserve’s learning center. We also breathed a sigh of relief that no ducks had been harmed. Helping others, whether human or animal, is an important part of who we are. Each of us bears the responsibility to help in some small way. The benefits reaped are immeasurable, as they enable us to grow and glow in the light of something so much bigger than ourselves. I wish all the helpers out there a wonderful week. We are celebrating Nurse’s Week and Teacher Appreciation Week almost simultaneously this year. May the selflessness and helping nature of these folks inspire us to reach new heights and help others, no matter how big or small the assist. —Patty Servidio is an Anton Media Group columnist.

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guy can put a ladder inside and scoot up into the attic through the opening. Inside the closet, running down the side is an AC duct that brings cool air down into the basement. That causes condensation inside the closet, which causes some mold to develop on the walls surrounding the duct. After removing the shelves, we decided to spruce up the inside of the closet and give it a new coat of paint. First, I needed to kill and remove the mold. Using a mold-killing spray I got from Ace Hardware, I grabbed the step stool and went to work. Standing on the first step was all the height I needed to reach most of the mold. Armed with my trusty sponge,

A fractured vertebrae from a household mishap recently felled columnist Paul DiSclafani (Photo by Nevit Dilmen/ CC BY-SA 3.0)

I stretched to reach some embedded in the corner, but was coming up a little short. So, I went up to the second step. I reached everything a lot easier from the second step, so I continued the scrubbing process. Now the dirty water was starting to drip down the wall, so I decided to step off and grab the paper towels on the table. Except I wasn’t on the first step anymore. As

Continued from previous page “I SAVED A LIFE TODAY.” After I viewed the video several times, I realized what was happening. Our daughter found a tiny field mouse entangled beneath the cyclone fence that bordered her backyard and the yard next door. Carefully, she had worked to detangle the mouse from the clutter of leaves and chain link and freed him. He allowed her to hold him for a short time and stayed with her when she placed him gently on the ground to give him some water. He eventually scurried off into the brush of a neighboring yard to live another day. We often saved birds that were attacked by larger wildlife, although sometimes the birds passed in the box before we got them to the animal hospital. One

I stepped off backward, all I found was air. With nothing to grab onto, I went straight down. Crashing into the door jamb with my shoulder, I fell straight on my back. I stayed down for a few minutes to make sure everything still worked. Man, did that hurt. You know how after a certain age, every time you wake up, you hear things crack? I heard things crack.

After two days of Advil and using a heated massage thingy, I went to the Total Orthopedics walk-in clinic and, after an x-ray, found out I fractured one of the vertebrae in my lower back. Unfortunately, there is no magic pill to swallow to get me out of this mess. We’re going to start with physical therapy and see where that takes us. For now, I’m certainly not running in any marathons. I went for a sit-down MRI and have an upcoming appointment with the spine doctor next week to plan out my physical therapy over the next few weeks. Hopefully, some exercises and massage will help the healing. Until then, I’m going to be walking gingerly like a 90-year-old and running up the electric bill with my trusty heating pad. Good thing I am working from home and don’t have to travel. It’s nice to be able to lay down flat on your bed during lunch. —Paul DiSclafani, a Massapequa resident, is a 2018 Press Club of Long Island award winning columnist and an Anton Media Group contributor since 2016.

Nurses Week was recently celebrated. These healthcare workers, along with members of law enforcement, the military and educators, use their careers to give back and help society as a whole. (Public domain) morning two summers ago, I went into the garage and heard the frantic flapping of wings close by. I was alarmed to find a tiny Carolina wren, who had somehow flown

into the garage and gotten stuck on a trap that the exterminator had left in the far corner. I cooed to the bird as I removed it gently, but some of the tailfeathers

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World War II veteran and Bethpage resident Bud Rosch, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday, visited Bethpage High School to share his story. With the assistance of social studies coordinator Dan Fazio, Rosch spoke to U.S. History classes about his time as a technical sergeant during the war. (Photo courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District )

The Hicksville Boys & Girls Club has been selected as a beneficiary of the Stop & Shop Community Bag Program for the month of May. The Stop & Shop Community Bag Program, which launched in May 2019, is a reusable bag program that facilitates community support with the goal to make a difference in the communities where shoppers live and work. The Hicksville Boys & Girls Club was selected as the May beneficiary of the program by store leadership at the Stop & Shops located in East Meadow on Hempstead Turnpike and the Hicksville store located on Old Country Road. The Hicksville Boys & Girls Club will receive a $1 donation every time the $2.50 reusable Community Bag is purchased at these locations during

May, unless otherwise directed by the customer through the Giving Tag attached to the bag. “We at the Hicksville Boys & Girls Club are very excited about being chosen of the beneficiary of the stop and shop bag program from the Hicksville and East Meadow stores”, said Hicksville Boys & Girls Club Executive Director Thomas Bruno. “All proceed from this fundraiser will be used for programing for our club members,”. The Hicksville Boys & Girls Club is a nonprofit based in Hicksville NY. Founded in 1972, the Hicksville Boys & Girls Club provides a variety of services to this community which include afterschool recreational and educational programs. Learn more about the Hicksville Boys & Girls Club @ HYCBGC.COM.

The Station Branch of the Great Neck Library is scheduled to close on Tuesday, June 1 to prepare for the renovation of the branch. The last day for the branch to be open for service is Saturday, May 29. Please check the library’s website at www.greatnecklibrary.org for any updates.

Farmingdale High School has been on a roll all year, receiving commendations and awards in a variety of areas both locally and nationally. Now, Farmingdale High School can add one more award to the impressive list. On Tuesday, April 27, U.S. News & World Report published the highly anticipated 2021 Best High Schools rankings. Among the impressive list of high schools was the district’s very own Farmingdale High School. “Farmingdale High School is honored to be named as part of the U.S. News & World Reports’ 2021 Best High Schools,” said Farmingdale High School Principal Dr. Samuel Thompson. “I can’t think of a better way for the work of our students and staff to be recognized. May this achievement serve as a reminder of what can be accomplished as a united community with a shared goal of

academic excellence.” “Farmingdale School District’s students’ and educators’ ability to continue to perform at a high caliber is truly remarkable but in no way surprising,” said Superintendent Paul Defendini. “Recognition of our student’s academic capabilities in U.S. News & World Report is a tremendous achievement, and we should strive to be included every year. Congratulations, Dalers.” Schools that ranked in the top 40 percent nationally achieved status as U.S. News Best High Schools. Those recognized gained eligibility to display U.S. News-trademarked 2021 Best High Schools award “badges,” which are emblematic of the institution’s hard work. This achievement is shared by the students, staff and teachers of Farmingdale High School, whose dedication to providing top-tier education, especially during these times, is truly commendable.

The Roslyn Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Kumon on Tuesday, April 27. Left to right, with Kumon students mixed in: Roslyn Chamber of Commerce Marketing and Public Relations VP Barbara Kaplan, Town of North Hempstead Councilman Peter Zuckerman, Roslyn Chamber of Commerce President Steve Blank, Town of North Hempstead Town Clerk Wayne Wink, Jr., Kumon owner/instructor Jean Feng, Mohammad Sohail Rana from Senator Anna Kaplan’s office, Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte, Roslyn Chamber of Commerce member Linda Robinson. Violinist Tabia Im entertained all. He is 10 years old and attends Harbor Hill Elementary School. Kumon is located at 1077 Northern Blvd., Roslyn. (Photo courtesy of the Roslyn Chamber)

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The annual Levittown Memorial Day Parade will be returning on Monday, May 31. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the parade was canceled in 2020. The parade kicks off promptly at 10 a.m. from Island Trees Middle School on Wantagh Avenue. The parade runs 1¾ miles along Hempstead Turnpike and ends at the viewing stand on Shelter Lane near the Levittown Library. The Grand Marshal for this year’s parade is in the process of being finalized. The parade will be led by members of American Legion Post 1711 and the Veterans of Foreign War Post 9592 of Levittown. It will feature many marchers. There will be bands from the Levittown and

Island Trees School districts, local politicians, classic cars, all Levittown civic groups, various sports clubs, the Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts, the Levittown Fire Department and the Wantagh/Levittown Ambulance Corps. Immediately following the parade, the American Legion and VFW would like to invite attendees back to their respective posts for a Memorial Day Service (COVID-19 protocols will be in enforced). If you would like more information regarding the parade or have a group that would like to participate, contact the American Legion Post 1711 Past Commander and parade organizer Henry To at 516-603-7025. Hope to see you there.

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NEW PARKVILLE PRINCIPAL ANNOUNCED During the Great Neck Board of Education meeting on April 28, Board trustees voted unanimously to appoint Michelle Bell as the principal of Parkville School following the retirement of Kathleen Murray. Murray previously announced her retirement effective this summer. Bell currently serves as the assistant principal of the John F. Kennedy School, a position she has held since 2018. Her career in the district spans more than 12 years, including seven years as a classroom teacher at E.M. Baker School. Parkville School is an early childhood center that houses pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students, as well as the Fun for Fours program. When the district expanded pre-kindergarten and Fun for Fours classes to Kennedy School in 2019, Bell played a key role in developing and implementing these programs at the new location. “It is an honor and a privilege to be appointed as the next principal of Parkville School,” Bell said. “I am thrilled to remain within the Great Neck Public Schools and to be a part of this wonderful community. I am devoted to our children and will continue to advocate for, nurture, and

Parkville’s new principal Michelle Bell. (Contributed photo) wholeheartedly champion each one of them.” Bell earned her Advanced Certificate in Educational Leadership and her Master of Science in Educational Technology from Long Island University. She received her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Delaware. She holds Professional Certification as a Teacher of Childhood Education, Teacher of Mathematics, and as an Educational Technology Specialist. Bell is also certified as a School Building Leader. —Submitted by Great Neck Public Schools

Ten students from General Douglas MacArthur High School were named finalists and participated in the virtual 2021 Long Island Youth Summit where three of the 10 students took home awards for their research projects. (Photo courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools)

MACARTHUR’S FUTURE LEADERS ATTEND VIRTUAL CONFERENCE Ten research students from General Douglas MacArthur High School in the Levittown Public Schools were selected as finalists and invited to participate in the 2021 Long Island Youth Summit. This included sophomores Mia Frattura, Wasi Naqvi and Natalia Pszeniczny, along with juniors Andrew Baek, Ryan Castrillon, Jordan Flores, Kate Irwin, Summer Looney, Erin Lung and Michael Mollica. The students were selected to participate in virtual workshops

and round table discussions with experts in various fields. Their work involved topics related to climate change, diversity on Long Island, LGBTQ+ rights, teen mental health, technology and leadership. Baek’s, Castrillon’s and Frattura’s projects were further selected as best projects for their respective categories. The Levittown Public Schools congratulates all 10 students on their achievement. —Submitted by Levittown Public Schools

STRATFORD SCHOOL PRINCIPAL TO TAKE LEADERSHIP AT LOCUST The Garden City Public Schools are pleased to announce that Eileen Vota will be moving to Locust School as its next principal beginning on July 1. Vota has been the principal of Stratford Elementary School since 2010 and has a well-established understanding of the district’s elementary students’ needs. Her knowledge will be valuable in preparing primary students for the future. Vota will be visiting Locust School this month to meet students and plan for a smooth transition. Vota’s training and background in literacy and mathematics will be an asset at the primary level. She has helped identify best practices and continues to be instrumental to Roslyn High School junior Mia Sara is pictured at the Interfaith Nutrition the district in fine-tuning its literacy Network (INN) in Hempstead, bringing a donation of 500 pairs of women’s program, K-5. She will oversee the footwear via her charity, The MIA Exchange. (Contributed photo) K-1 literacy program and work closely ROSLYN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT’S CHARITY with Homestead School Principal Dr. Suzanne Viscovich and Hemlock RECOGNIZED BY NYS GOVERNOR School Principal Audrey Bellovin, Roslyn High School junior Mia from accepting used clothing, Sara both of whom are excited to work with Sara was the subject of New York sought out companies with warehous- Vota to create even more curricular State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s es full of unused or overstocked items cohesiveness across the three primary “Deep Breath Moment” in his NYS and arranged to deliver them. Her buildings. Coronavirus update on April 16. organization acts as the middleman “I am thrilled and honored to take Sara’s charity, Mission Improvement to get items into women’s shelters, the leadership role as the principal of Apparel Exchange (MIA Exchange) churches, the Salvation Army and Locust School,” Vota said. “I am really connects companies to charities other charitable entities. looking forward to collaborating with to help people in need. When the —Submitted by the Roslyn the primary schools, staff, students pandemic prevented certain places School District and families to nurture strengths

Eileen Vota and facilitate growth in our youngest learners. As educators, it is important to support the development of each child’s competence, autonomy, individuality and creativity by offering them meaningful experiences and opportunities to connect with those around them. In early childhood education, we nurture each child’s social relatedness, specifically their ability to care for others, form friendships and embrace diversity. My first and foremost focus will be getting to know our Locust School community from our students and staff to our families.” An interim principal for Stratford will be announced in the upcoming weeks. —Submitted by the Garden City Public Schools

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FARMINGDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK TEAMS DOMINATE The 2021 Howitt Cross Country Team ran down the competition. The boys team went undefeated this season led by George Thamatos, who took first place in every race. They showed what it meant to run behind a sea of green, taking the top five spots at one race while scoring the lowest possible win with 15

points. The girls team took the top spots in three races and second in two races, showing they are stiff competition. They had their best race on Wednesday, April 28, scoring just 29 points. —Submitted by Howitt Middle School cross country coach Jacob Croes

OBHS SENIOR COMMITS TO COLLEGIATE SPORTS Oyster Bay High School track and undefeated division championships cross country athlete Riley Keffer and an undefeated conference has committed to competing at the championship. Since joining the collegiate level. Keffer will head to team as a freshman, he has helped New Jersey in the fall the team earn a to wear the blue and record of 44 wins and gold for the Georgian only 6 defeats. He Court University is a two-time state Lions. Keffer is the qualifier as a member reigning champion of the team. This of Section 8 County year, he placed 11th Class C in the in Nassau County, 1000-meter run. leading the team “Riley is an allto a second-place Riley Keffer around fine young finish out of 18 teams. man and will certainly be a great asset Keffer was the recipient of the Section to Georgian Court University for the 8 Sportsmanship Award, which he next four years,” Athletics Director earned at the New York State meet in Kevin Trentowski said. 2019. In cross country, Keffer helped —Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central lead the team to three consecutive School District

PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE RECOGNIZED AMONG THE NATION’S TOP PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. student-teacher ratio, a 99 percent Kennedy High School (POBJFKHS) graduation rate and a 75 percent AP was recognized participation rate. among the The top schools are nation’s 1,000 ranked methodibest public high cally using different schools, accordmeasures of student ing to U.S. News success such as & World Report’s college preparedannual list. The ness, math and annual ranking reading proficiency Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. placed POBJFKHS and performance, Kennedy High School as No. 54 in New underserved stuYork State and No. 507 in the nation dent performance, college curriculum among 17,800 public high schools. breadth and graduation rate. POBJFKHS holds a total enroll—Submitted by Plainviewment of 1,521 students with a 11:1 Old Bethpage Central School District

Fairfield Elementary School fifth graders Jack Basedow (left) and Casey Gilchrist turned “Sunflower” into a song about Fortnite. (Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District)

A RHYME AND RHYTHM REMIX AT FAIRFIELD Taking existing songs, fifth graders at Fairfield Elementary School in Massapequa School District created their own lyrics. But there was a catch, as students had to keep the same rhythm so each line needed to have the same number of syllables. Teacher Peggy Meininger said that students, who worked in small groups, could choose any song that they wanted. Jack Basedow and Casey Gilchrist turned “Sunflower” into “Fortflower,” with their new lyrics based on the popular video game Fortnite. Emma Chirico and Giovanna Dionisio created a remix of “Happy.” Meininger said that this was the culminating activity in a poetry unit in which students learned about rhythm and rhyme. As a class, they listed to “Honey I Love” by Eloise Greenfield and counted syllables,

Emma Chirico (left) and Giovanna Dionisio were partners to write new song lyrics to “Happy.” before they split into groups to come up with their own song creations. When they were done, students presented their new songs, with the lyrics shown on the SmartBoard and invited all of their classmates to sing along. —Submitted by the Massapequa School District

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GERALD K. HOWARD SR. Gerald K. Howard Sr. of Stamford CT, formerly of New Canaan, CT, Manhasset, NY, and Kinderhook Lake NY. After a long and courageous battle with cancer, attorney Gerald Howard passed away peacefully on Saturday April 24, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Gerry is survived by his wife Mary Anne (Hamilton) Howard, a brother Paul and his 4 children and 8 grandchildren, along with many nieces and nephews, sister-in-law and brothers-in-law. His children: Jerry Jr. married to Susan (Carnahan) Howard with grandchildren David, Stephen and William, Jon married to Karin (Paprocki) Howard with grandchild Miles, Michael married to Patricia (Ummel) Howard with grandchildren Susanna, Christopher and Brian and his daughter Megan Howard with grandchild Joshua all mourn this great loss. To have met Gerry was all that was required to have loved him. His casual demeanor, steady optimism, and quiet, good humor made him the kind of easy-going person that brought a smile to your face whenever you saw him. Gerry was Mary’s Irish Quiet Man and he touched and improved the lives of all those he met through his kindness, generosity, patience, understanding and spirituality. Gerry was born in Red Bank NJ and graduated from St. Bonaventure University where he was a treasured member of both the basketball and football teams, and where he was a member of ROTC; graduating as an Army First Lieutenant. Gerry then attended St. John’s School of Law; obtaining his Juris Doctor degree while finishing his Army Active and Reserve duties. He then secured his graduate Law degree from New York University Graduate School of Law. He enjoyed a long and celebrated career in the area of Tax where he was named the youngest Vice President of Sperry Corporation in 1975. Before this position, he had worked with Merck & Co as Corporate Tax Manager, Gould Inc. where, as Corporate Tax Director he reported to the VP and the CFO. After a move to GTE as Tax Counsel, he “retired” in 1998 and lost no time in becoming “Of Counsel” for the then Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy in NYC until his actual retirement at 76 years of age. He was included in Whose Who in American Colleges and Universities, and Whose Who in Finance and Industry. He was a member of the Tax Council, The Tax Executive Institute, the National Foreign Trade Council and the American Bar Association. He was admitted to the practice of Law in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and also before the Supreme Court of the United States. Aside from work and family, his enjoyments were virtually any sport including Major League Baseball (go Yankees!) College Football (Go ND!) swimming, tennis, and his beloved golf, along with following the pursuits of the grandkids in football, B-ball, and soccer. May he rest in peace with Carol, his former wife, with his parents, and with all of Mary’s family who loves, adored and respected him. This is a person who never, ever said one bad word about anyone, a man from whom all could learn something, a man of superlative character who loved without restriction, a man who lived the Gospels to a fault and a man whom God has welcomed into Heaven with the words: Well done, good and faithful servant. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Tunnels to Towers, Homes for Our Troops, or the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church in New Canaan, on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 1PM.

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MANHASSET LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION MANHASSET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Budget Hearing of the qualified voters of the Manhasset Union Free School District, Town of North Hempstead, New York, will be held at the Secondary School, 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, New York and via Zoom Video Communications and via You Tube , which can be viewed by following the link: https://www.manhassetschools.org/Page/10066 on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 8:00 p.m., for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed Budget) of the amount of money that will be required for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. 2. To discuss all the items hereafter set forth to be voted upon at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. 3. To transact other business as may appropriately come before the meeting, pursuant to the New York State Education Law. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said budget vote and annual election will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Secondary School, 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, New York on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1. To elect two (2) members to the Board of Education each for a term of three (3) years beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2024. 2. To vote on the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the District for the school year beginning July 1, 2021 (“Proposition 1”), which shall be presented in substantially the following form: RESOLVED, that the proposed budget of expenditures of the Manhasset Union Free School District of the Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, for the fiscal year 20212022 be adopted and that the sum be raised through a levy upon the taxable property within the School District, after first deducting the monies available from State Aid and other sources, as provided by law. 3. To Vote on the Following Proposition: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMIS-

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SION OF A CAPITAL PROJECTS PROPOSITION WHEREAS, on December 3, 2014, the voters of Manhasset Union Free School District (“District”) approved the expenditure of not to exceed $22,609,870 for the construction of District-wide improvements to buildings and facilities and the sites thereof (the “Project”) and in the event the Project could be accomplished in all material respects at a cost of less than $22,609,870, the Board of Education (the “Board”) reserved the right to expend any excess funds on additional ancillary infrastructure projects, including District-wide asphalt pavement replacement; and WHEREAS, the Project has been accomplished in all material respects at a net cost of $20,746,243, leaving $1,863,627 available to be expended towards said asphalt pavement replacement; and WHEREAS, on October 10, 2017, the Board determined that it was necessary and desirable to undertake the additional ancillary asphalt pavement replacement, including necessary replacement of the water main pipe utility located under the area to be paved, which replacement and remediation was and is a related and necessary component of the asphalt pavement replacement project (“Asphalt and Water Main Project”); and WHEREAS, it has now been determined that the cost to complete said Asphalt and Water Main Project is $2,870,020, and that voter approval is required to appropriate and expend an additional $1,006,393 available from the District’s General Fund’s Unassigned Fund Balance for that purpose; and WHEREAS, the Board has also determined that it is necessary and desirable to replace the roof of the 6th grade wing and link corridor at the Shelter Rock Elementary School at an estimated cost of $459,492; to replace the Middle Playground at Munsey Park School at an estimated cost of $151,800, and to renovate classrooms to create a Broadcast Journalism Suite at the Secondary School at an estimated cost of $300,000, and that voter approval is required to appropriate and expend $911,292 available from the District’s General Fund’s Unassigned Fund Balance for that purpose; NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, that the Board hereby authorizes and directs that the following proposition be placed before the voters of the District at the Annual District Meeting and Election to be held on May 18, 2021: PROPOSITION #2: RESOLVED, (a) that the Board of Education of the Manhasset Union Free School District is hereby authorized to appropriate and expend

$1,006,393 from the District’s General Fund’s Unassigned Fund Balance to pay a like portion of the cost of the asphalt pavement replacement at the Secondary School, including the related and necessary replacement of the water main pipe utility located under the area to be paved (“Asphalt and Water Main Project”), and (b) that the Board of Education is hereby authorized to appropriate and expend $911,292 from the District’s General Fund’s Unassigned Fund Balance to replace the roof of the 6th grade wing and link corridor at the Shelter Rock Elementary School at an estimated cost of $459,492; to replace the Middle Playground at Munsey Park School at an estimated cost of $151,800; and to renovate classrooms to create a Broadcast Journalism Suite at the Secondary School at an estimated cost of $300,000 (“Additional Projects”); all of the foregoing to include site improvements, furnishings, equipment, apparatus, machinery, demolition and other incidental work or improvements required in connection therewith, as well as preliminary and other costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof; provided that the estimated costs of the Additional Projects as set forth above may be reallocated among such Additional Projects if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District. 4. To vote on such other propositions or matters that may be properly presented to the qualified voters. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Public Budget Hearing of the Manhasset Public Library for qualified voters of the Manhasset Union Free School District of the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, a virtual meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Participation through a link posted on the Library webpage. A detailed statement of the amount of money which will be required for the 2021-2022 fiscal year for public library purposes of the district will be presented. Beginning Monday, April 19, 2021, a copy of such statement may be obtained by any resident of the District upon request at the Manhasset Public Library, during regular library hours any day that the library is open, or on the Library’s website, www.manhassetlibrary.org and beginning Monday, April 19, 2021 at each of the offices at the following schoolhouses during their normal business hours by appointment only due to Covid-19 restrictions and the District’s visitor policy: Munsey Park Elementary School Shelter Rock Elementary School Manhasset Secondary School

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said election and budget vote and election of the Manhasset Public Library will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Secondary School, 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, New York on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1. To elect one (1) member to the Board of Trustees of the Manhasset Public Library for a term of five (5) years commencing on July 1, 2021 and expiring on June 30, 2026. 2. To vote on the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the Manhasset Public Library for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 (“Proposition 3”), which shall be presented in substantially the following form: WHEREAS, the budget of the Manhasset Public Library for fiscal year 2020-21, as approved by the Library’s Board and voters, required collecting a tax levy of $5,403,412; and WHEREAS, the Manhasset Union Free School District, in certifying the amount of taxes to be levied on behalf of the Library during fiscal year 2020-21, mistakenly omitted the Library debt service portion, $1,022,625 due to a clerical error; and WHEREAS, the amount of Library taxes billed and collected from Library taxpayers for fiscal year 2020-21was $1,022,625 less than the tax levy authorized, which could impact the Library’s tax levy limit in future years; and WHEREAS, during fiscal year 2020-21, the School District advanced to the Library, from School District funds, the amount of said shortfall, in order to enable the Library to fund its duly authorized 2020/21 budget despite such shortfall; and WHEREAS, the School District and Library have pursued special NYS legislation to authorize actions to correct the $1,022,625 shortfall in the Library’s 2020-21 actual, as compared to authorized, tax levy, and the impact on the Library’s tax levy limit in future years; and WHEREAS, authorization of the Library 2021-22 budget and tax levy must address the likelihood that such special legislation will not be enacted by the time of the budget vote; NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes and directs that the following propositions be placed before the voters of the Library District at the Annual District Meeting and Election to be held on May 18, 2021; PROPOSITION #3 [Budget] RESOLVED, that the amounts of $4,483,269 for Library operating budget purposes, and $1,023,000 for Li-

brary debt service, are hereby provided for fiscal year 202122, so that the total amount of $5,506,269 shall be raised by tax upon the taxable property of the Library district, and shall be levied in one sum for the purposes outlined in the Library budget. PROPOSITION #4 [Collection of Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Shortfall] RESOLVED, in order to correct the School District’s clerical error in understanding the Library’s approved tax levy for fiscal year 2020-21 by the amount of that year’s debt service there shall be added to the Library’s approved budget and levy for fiscal year 2021-22 the amount of $1,022,625, to reimburse the School District for advancing to the Library the tax levy shortfall resulting from such understatement. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions containing thirty-one (31) signatures of qualified voters of the District nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed in the District Clerk’s office, District Office Building, 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, New York from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on days that school is in session, and not later than 5:00 p.m. on April 19, 2021. The petition must set forth the name and residence of the candidate and the name and residence of each signer. A nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for office or declares his/her unwillingness to serve. The two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to office. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating a candidate for office of member of the Board of Trustees of Manhasset Public Library must be filed with the Administrative Office of the Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Avenue, in Manhasset, not later than 5:00 pm on Monday, April 19, 2021. Petition forms may be obtained at the 3nd floor Administration Office, Rm 311 at the Library Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the board for which the candidate is nominated. Nominating petitions must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters. Each Nominating Petition shall state the name and residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the proposed Budget and text of any proposition to be presented to the voters shall be made available upon request to residents of the School District, in the Business Office, 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, New York,

from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and at each school building within the District from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., every day other than Saturday, Sunday or holidays during the 14 days immediately preceding said election of May 18, 2021, and at such annual election. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Education Law 2014, personal registration of voters is required for the annual meeting and budget vote and the library vote, and no person shall be entitled to vote at the annual election whose name does not appear on the register of the District. The names of those persons who have: (a) registered to vote with the County Board of Elections and voted at least once in any local, state or national election within the last four calendar years, or (b) registered to vote with the District’s Board of Registration, or (c) voters permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections are contained on the District’s register. Registration will be conducted from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on days when school is in session in the District Clerk’s office up to and including May 13, 2021, and on Thursday, May 6, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. through appointment only by contacting the District Clerk by telephone: 516-267-7724 facsimile: 516-627-1618 email: districtclerk@manhassetschools.org pursuant to Covid-19 restrictions and the District’s visitor policy. The register will be filed in the District Clerk’s office and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on each of the five (5) days prior to the day set for the election from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., except Sundays, and by appointment on the Saturday before the election. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots for the school district election and library vote are to be completed on a form prescribed by the state board of

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LEGAL NOTICES continued from page 61 elections and may be obtained by visiting the New York State Education Department’s Website: http://www.counsel. nysed.gov/common/counsel/ files/absentee-ballot-application-and-instructions-english. pdf http://www.counsel. nysed.gov/common/counsel/ files/absentee-ballot-application-and-instructions-spanish.pdf or by contacting the District Clerk by email districtclerk@manhassetschools. org or phone 516-267-7724. Completed applications must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the applicant, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the applicant or to his or her designated agent. Absentee ballot applications will not be accepted by the District Clerk before April 19, 2021. Further, no absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it has been received at the District Clerk’s office by 5:00 P.M. on the date of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available during regular office hours in the District Clerk’s office on each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except Sunday, and Saturday by appointment only. Any qualified voter may upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge, prior to such ballots being canvassed. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, any person serving in the military, including spouses and dependents, may register to vote in the upcoming school district and library election. A military voter who is a qualified voter of the school district may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk by telephone: 516-267-7724 facsimile: 516-627-1618 email: districtclerk@manhassetschools.org or mail: District Clerk, Manhasset UFSD, 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, NY 11030, or in person by appointment only due to Covid-19 restrictions and the District’s visitor policy (during regular office hours of 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.. A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application form from the District Clerk. Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021. Military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021 if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of the polls on May 18, 2021 if postmarked or endorsed by an

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agency of the United States government. A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within 24 hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law §2019-a(2)(b) at said special meeting of the Board. Christine Michelen District Clerk Manhasset U.F.S.D. 5-12-5; 4-14; 3-31-2021-4T # 223636/637- MAN LEGAL NOTICE NOTIFICACIÓN SOBRE LA AUDIENCIA DEL PRESUPUESTO, ELECCIÓN Y REUNIÓN ANUAL DISTRITO ESCOLAR MANHASSET UNION FREE CIUDAD DE NORTH HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR EL PRESENTE, SE INFORMA que la audiencia del presupuesto de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Manhasset Union Free, ciudad de North Hempstead, Nueva York, se celebrará en la escuela secundaria, con domicilio en 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, Nueva York, y a través de una comunicación por video de Zoom y de YouTube , que pueden verse en el siguiente enlace: https://www.manhassetschools.org/Page/10066 el jueves 6 de mayo de 2021 a las 8:00 p. m., con el objeto de concretar asuntos conforme lo autoriza la Ley de Educación, incluidos los siguientes puntos: 1. Presentar ante los votantes una declaración detallada (el presupuesto propuesto) de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el ejercicio fiscal 2021-2022. 2.Analizar todos los puntos que a continuación se establecen para que se voten en la elección y votación del presupuesto que se celebrará el martes 18 de mayo de 2021. 3. Resolver cualquier otro asunto que se presente en el transcurso de la reunión conforme a la Ley de Educación del estado de Nueva York. POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que tanto la votación del presupuesto como la elección anual se realizarán de 8:00 a. m. a 8:00 p. m. en la escuela secundaria, con domicilio en 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, Nueva York, el martes

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18 de mayo de 2021, momento en el que se abrirá la votación mediante máquinas de votación para los puntos aquí especificados: 1. Elegir dos (2) miembros de la Junta de Educación, que deberán cumplir con un cargo de tres (3) años cada uno desde el 1 de julio de 2021 hasta el 30 de junio de 2024. 2. Votar sobre la asignación de los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos estimados del Distrito para el año escolar que comienza el 1 de julio de 2021 (la “Propuesta 1”), que se presentará substancialmente de la siguiente forma: SE RESUELVE, que se adopte el presupuesto propuesto de los gastos del Distrito Escolar Manhasset Union Free de la ciudad de North Hempstead, condado de Nassau, estado de Nueva York, para el ejercicio fiscal 20212022 y que se recaude la suma mediante una tasa sobre los bienes inmuebles gravables dentro del Distrito Escolar, con posterioridad a haber deducido, en primera instancia, los fondos disponibles de la ayuda estatal y otras fuentes, según lo dispone la ley. 3. Votar sobre la siguiente propuesta: RESOLUCIÓN POR LA QUE SE AUTORIZA LA PRESENTACIÓN DE UNA PROPUESTA DE PROYECTOS DE INVERSIÓN POR CUANTO, el 3 de diciembre de 2014, los votantes del Distrito Escolar Manhasset Union Free (“Distrito”) aprobaron el gasto de no más de $22,609,870 para la construcción de mejoras en los edificios y las instalaciones de todo el Distrito y sus espacios (el “Proyecto”) y en el caso de que el Proyecto pudiera lograrse en todos los aspectos materiales con un costo inferior a $22,609,870, la Junta de Educación (la “Junta”) se reservaba el derecho de gastar los fondos sobrantes en proyectos de infraestructuras auxiliares adicionales, incluida la sustitución del pavimento asfáltico en todo el Distrito. POR CUANTO, el Proyecto se realizó en todos los aspectos materiales por un costo neto de $20,746,243, lo que arrojó $1,863,627 disponibles para destinar a la sustitución del pavimento asfáltico. POR CUANTO, el 10 de octubre de 2017, la Junta determinó que era necesario y conveniente llevar a cabo el reemplazo adicional del pavimento asfáltico auxiliar, incluido el reemplazo necesario de la tubería principal de agua situada debajo del área a ser pavimentada, cuyo reemplazo y reparación era y es un componente relacionado y necesario del proyecto de sustitución del pavimento asfáltico (“Proyecto de asfalto y tubería principal de agua”). POR CUANTO, se determinó que el costo para completar dicho Proyecto de asfalto y tubería principal de agua es de $2,870,020, y que se requiere la aprobación de los votantes para destinar y

LEGAL NOTICES gastar $1,006,393 adicionales disponibles del saldo de los fondos no asignados del fondo general del Distrito para ese propósito. POR CUANTO, la Junta también determinó que es necesario y conveniente reemplazar el techo del corredor conector y el ala de 6.º grado de Shelter Rock Elementary School, con un costo estimado de $459,492; reemplazar el patio de juegos central en Munsey Park School, con un costo estimado de $151,800, y renovar las aulas para crear un espacio para el periodismo televisivo en la escuela secundaria, con un costo estimado de $300,000, y que se requiere la aprobación de los votantes para destinar y gastar $911,292 disponibles del saldo de los fondos no asignados del fondo general del Distrito para ese propósito. POR TANTO, SE RESUELVE por el presente que la Junta autoriza y ordena que la siguiente propuesta se presente a los votantes del Distrito en la elección y reunión anual del distrito que se celebrará el 18 de mayo de 2021: PROPUESTA N.º 2: SE RESUELVE (a) que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Manhasset Union Free autoriza por el presente a destinar y gastar $1,006,393 del saldo de los fondos no asignados del fondo general del Distrito para pagar una parte similar del costo de la sustitución del pavimento asfáltico en la escuela secundaria, lo que incluye el reemplazo necesario de la tubería principal de agua situada debajo del área a ser pavimentada (“Proyecto de asfalto y tubería principal de agua”), y (b) que la Junta de Educación sea por la presente autorizada a destinar y gastar $911,292 del saldo de los fondos no asignados del fondo general del Distrito para sustituir el techo del corredor conector y el ala de 6.º grado de Shelter Rock Elementary School, con un costo estimado de $459,492; reemplazar el patio de juegos central en Munsey Park School, con un costo estimado de $151,800, y renovar las aulas para crear un espacio para el periodismo televisivo en la escuela secundaria, con un costo estimado de $300,000 (“Proyectos adicionales”); todo lo anterior para incluir las mejoras de los terrenos, el mobiliario, los equipos, las maquinarias, la demolición y otros trabajos o mejoras incidentales que se requieran en relación con estos, así como los costos preliminares y otros costos incidentales y su financiación; siempre que los costos estimados de los Proyectos adicionales, como se establece antes, puedan reasignarse entre dichos Proyectos adicionales en caso de que la Junta de Educación determine que la reasignación es en es en favor del Distrito. 4.Votar sobre otras propuestas y asuntos relacionados que pudieran presentarse de forma pertinente ante los votantes

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calificados. POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la audiencia pública del presupuesto de la biblioteca pública de Manhasset para los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Manhasset Union Free, en la ciudad de North Hempstead, condado de Nassau, estado de Nueva York, Se llevara a cabo una reunion vitural el martes 4 de mayo de 2021. Partricipacion a traves del enlace publicado en la pagina web de la Biblioteca. Se presentará a los votantes una declaración detallada de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2021-2022 para los fines de la biblioteca pública del distrito. A partir del lunes 19 de abril de 2021, cualquier residente del Distrito podrá obtener una copia de dicha declaración, previa solicitud en la biblioteca pública de Manhasset, durante el horario habitual de atención de la biblioteca cualquier día que esté abierta, o en el sitio web de la biblioteca en www.manhassetlibrary. org, y a partir del lunes 19 de abril de 2021, en cada una de las oficinas de las siguientes sedes escolares durante su horario laboral habitual solamente con cita previa debido a las restricciones por la COVID-19 y a la política de visitas del Distrito: Munsey Park Elementary School Shelter Rock Elementary School Manhasset Secondary School POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la elección y votación del presupuesto, y la elección de la biblioteca pública de Manhasset se realizarán de 8:00 a. m. a 8:00 p. m. en la escuela secundaria, con domicilio en 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, Nueva York, el martes 18 de mayo de 2021, momento en el que se abrirá la votación mediante máquinas de votación para los puntos aquí especificados: 1.Elegir un (1) miembro para la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la biblioteca pública de Manhasset por un período de cinco (5) años, que comienza el 1 de julio de 2021 y finaliza el 30 de junio de 2026. 2.Votar sobre la asignación de los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos estimados de la biblioteca pública de Manhasset para el año fiscal que comienza el 1 de julio de 2021 (la “Propuesta 3”), que se presentará substancialmente de la siguiente forma: POR CUANTO, el presupuesto de la biblioteca pública de Manhasset para el año fiscal 2020-2021, aprobado por la Junta de la Biblioteca y los votantes, requería la recaudación de un gravamen fiscal de $5,403,412. POR CUANTO, el Distrito Escolar Manhasset Union Free, al certificar la cantidad de impuestos a recaudar en nombre de la biblioteca durante el año fiscal 2020-2021, omitió por error la parte del servicio de la deuda de la biblioteca, $1,022,625 debido a

un error administrativo. POR CUANTO, el monto de los impuestos de la biblioteca facturados y recaudados de los contribuyentes de la biblioteca para el año fiscal 2020-2021 fue de $1,022,625 menos que el gravamen fiscal autorizado, lo que podría afectar el límite del gravamen fiscal de la biblioteca en los próximos años. POR CUANTO, durante el año fiscal 2020-2021, el Distrito Escolar adelantó a la biblioteca, de los fondos del Distrito escolar, el monto de dicho déficit, con el fin de permitir a la biblioteca financiar su presupuesto 20202021 debidamente autorizado a pesar de dicho déficit. POR CUANTO, el Distrito Escolar y la biblioteca buscaron promover una legislación especial del estado de Nueva York para autorizar acciones que corrijan el déficit de $1,022,625 en la recaudación fiscal real de la biblioteca para 2020-2021, en comparación con la autorizada, y el impacto en el límite de gravamen fiscal de la biblioteca en los próximos años. POR CUANTO, la autorización del presupuesto y el gravamen fiscal de la biblioteca para 2021-2022 debe tener en cuenta la probabilidad de que dicha legislación especial no se promulgue para el momento de la votación del presupuesto. POR TA N TO, S E R ESUELVE por le presente que la Junta de Fideicomisarios autorice y ordene que las siguientes propuestas se presenten a los votantes del dsistrito de la biblioteca en la eleccion y reunion anual del distrito que se celebrara el 18 de mayo de 2021: PROPUESTA NO. 3: [Presupuesto] SE RESUELVE que las cantidades de $4,483,269 para fines del presupuesto operativo de la biblioteca y $1,023,000 para el servicio de la deuda de la bibliotecaa se proporcionen por la presente para el año fiscal 2021-2022, de modo que la cantidad total de $5,506,269 se recaudew mediante iumpuestos sobre los bienes inmuebles gravables del distrito de la biblioteca, y se grave en una suma para los fines descritos en el presupuesto de la biblioteca. PROPUESTA NO. 4: [Deficit en la recaudacion del año fiscal 20210-2021] SE RESUELVE que, para corregir el error administrativo del distrito escolar de subestimar el gravamen fiscal aprobado de la biblioteca para el año fiscal 2020-2021 por el monto correspondiente al servicio de la deuda de ese año, se agregue al presupuesto y al gravamen aprobados de la biblioteca para el año fisca 2021-2022 el monto de $1,022,625 para reembolsar al distrito escolar por el adelanto a la biblioteca del deficit del gravamen fiscal que resulto de tal subestimacion. POR EL PRESENTE,

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TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes que contengan treinta y una (31) firmas de los votantes calificados del Distrito que avalen la nominación de los candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación deben presentarse en la secretaría ubicada en el edificio de oficinas del Distrito, con domicilio en 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, Nueva York, de 9:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m. durante los días en los que la escuela esté abierta y hasta las 5:00 p. m. del 19 de abril de 2021. En la solicitud, debe consignarse el nombre y la residencia del candidato y de cada firmante. La Junta de Educación puede rechazar una nominación si el candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara su poca disposición para desempeñar las funciones. Los dos candidatos que reciban la mayor cantidad de votos serán considerados electos para el cargo. POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes para avalar la nominación de un candidato para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la biblioteca pública de Manhasset se presentarán ante la oficina administrativa de la biblioteca pública de Manhasset con domicilio en 30 Onderdonk Avenue, en Manhasset, antes del lunes 19 de abril de 2021 a las 5:00 p. m. Los formularios de solicitud se pueden obtener en el 3.er piso de la oficina administrativa, sala 311 de la biblioteca, de lunes a viernes de 9:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m. Las solicitudes de nominación no deberán estipular ningún puesto vacante específico en la Junta para la cual esté nominado el candidato. Cada solicitud de nominación debe estar firmada por al menos 25 votantes calificados. En cada solicitud de nominación, se debe indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, así como también el nombre y la residencia del candidato. POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que una copia del presupuesto propuesto y del texto de cualquier propuesta que se presentará ante los votantes se pondrán a disposición, previa solicitud, de los residentes del Distrito Escolar, en la oficina administrativa, ubicada en 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, Nueva York, de 10:00 a. m. a 12:00 p. m., y de 2:00 p. m. a 4:00 p. m., y en cada edificio escolar del Distrito de 9:00 a. m. a 3:00 p. m., todos los días excepto los sábados, domingos y feriados durante los 14 días inmediatamente previos a la mencionada elección del día 18 de mayo de 2021, y en la elección anual. POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, en virtud del artículo 495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre los Bienes Inmuebles, se exige que el Distrito adjunte un informe de exenciones al presupuesto propuesto. Este

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informe de exenciones, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor total calculado de la lista de cálculos finales usada en el proceso presupuestario queda libre de impuestos, enumerará todos los tipos de exenciones otorgadas por la autoridad legal y mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se prevé recibir como pago en lugar de impuestos y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, conforme a la Ley de Educación de 2014, se exige que los votantes se inscriban de forma personal para la reunión anual, la votación del presupuesto y de la biblioteca, y ninguna persona cuyo nombre no figure en los registros del Distrito tendrá derecho a votar en la elección anual. Los nombres de las personas que (a) se hayan inscrito para votar ante la Junta de Elecciones del condado y hayan votado al menos una vez en cualquier elección local, estatal o nacional en el período de los últimos cuatro años calendario, (b) se hayan inscrito para votar ante la Junta de Inscripciones del Distrito, o bien (c) sean votantes inscritos de forma permanente ante la Junta del Elecciones del condado de Nassau figuran en los registros del Distrito. Las inscripciones se llevarán a cabo de 8:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m., durante el horario escolar, en la secretaría del Distrito hasta el 13 de mayo de 2021 inclusive, y el jueves 6 de mayo de 2021 de 8:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m. solamente con cita previa comunicándose con la secretaría del Distrito por teléfono al 516-267-7724, por fax al 516-627-1618 o por correo electrónico a districtclerk@manhassetschools.org debido a las restricciones por la COVID-19 y a la política de visitas del Distrito. El registro se archivará en la secretaría del Distrito y permanecerán abierto para inspección de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito en cada uno de los cinco (5) días previos al día establecido para la elección, de 9:00 a. m. a 3:00 p. m., salvo los domingos, y mediante cita el sábado antes de la elección. POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de boleta electoral por ausencia para la elección del Distrito Escolar y la votación de la biblioteca se deben completar en un formulario elaborado por la Junta de Elecciones del estado, el cual puede obtenerse en el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del Estado de Nueva York en http:// www.counsel.nysed.gov/ common/counsel/files/absentee-ballot-application-and-instructions-english.pdf http:// www.counsel.nysed.gov/ common/counsel/files/absentee-ballot-application-and-instructions-spanish.pdf, o comunicándose con la secre-

taría del Distrito por correo electrónico a districtclerk@ manhassetschools.org o por teléfono al 516-267-7724. Las solicitudes completas deben recibirse al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se enviará por correo al solicitante, o hasta el día anterior a la elección si la boleta electoral se entregará personalmente al solicitante o a la persona que designe. La secretaría del Distrito no aceptará solicitudes de boleta electoral por ausencia antes del 19 de abril de 2021. Además, las boletas electorales por ausencia no serán escrutadas, a menos que se hayan recibido en la secretaría del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección. En la secretaría del Distrito, se pondrá a disposición una lista de todas las personas para las que se hayan emitido boletas electorales por ausencia durante cada uno de los cinco días previos al día de la elección, excepto los domingos, y el sábado solamente con cita. Todo votante calificado podrá, tras haber examinado la lista, presentar una impugnación por escrito de las calificaciones como votante de cualquier persona cuyo nombre figure en la lista, para lo cual deberá indicar los motivos para tal impugnación, antes de que se haga el escrutinio de dichos votos. POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, en virtud del artículo 2018-d de la Ley de Educación, toda persona que esté cumpliendo el servicio militar, incluidos los cónyuges y dependientes, pueden inscribirse para votar en la próxima elección del Distrito Escolar y de la biblioteca. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar pueden obtener un formulario de inscripción comunicándose con la secretaría del Distrito por teléfono al 516-267-7724, por fax al 516-627-1618, por correo electrónico a districtclerk@manhassetschools. org o por correo postal a la siguiente dirección: District Clerk, Manhasset UFSD, 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, NY 11030, o en persona solamente con cita previa debido a las restricciones por la COVID-19 y a la política de visitas del Distrito (durante el horario de atención habitual de 8:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m.). Los votantes militares que estén debidamente inscritos pueden solicitar una boleta electoral militar pidiendo un formulario de solicitud en la secretaría del Distrito. Las solicitudes completadas deben entregarse en persona o por correo postal en la secretaría del Distrito, y deben recibirse antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 22 de abril de 2021. Las boletas electorales militares deben recibirse antes de las 5:00 p. m del 18 de mayo de 2021 si están firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo, con fecha máxima el día anterior a la elección, o antes

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF PLANDOME MANOR PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Inc. Village of Plandome Manor will hold its regular public meeting on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Pursuant to Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order No. 202.1, this meeting will be held by teleconference and/ or videoconference. For more information on how this meeting will be held and how to participate in a teleconference and/ or videoconference please contact the Village Clerk or check the Village’s website at www.plandomemanor.com. LEGAL NOTICE BY ORDER OF THE Incorporated Village of BOARD OF TRUSTEES Plandome Heights RANDI I. MALMAN PLEASE TAKE NOTICE VILLAGE CLERK THAT the Board of Trustees Dated: May 6, 2021 of the Inc. Village of Plan- 5-12-2021-1T-#224569-MAN dome Heights at a regular meeting of the Board held on May 3, 2021, duly adopted a LEGAL NOTICE resolution appropriating the PUBLIC HEARING sum not to exceed $500,000, NOTICE IS HEREBY from the Village’s Capital Re- GIVEN that a public hearing serve Fund, to be applied to of the Zoning Board of Apcertain capital improvements peals of the Village of Flower to existing Village roadways, Hill will be held on the19th street signs, street lights, day of May, 2021 at 7:00 parklands and leasehold inter- PM, at Village Hall, 1 Bonnie ests, which resolution is sub- Heights Rd., Manhasset, NY ject to permissive referendum 11030 pursuant to the provisions of Application of Mr. Chris the General Municipal Law. Maranoudakis, 135 BY ORDER OF THE Woodhill Lane, ManhasBOARD OF TRUSTEES set, NY 11030 also known Arlene Drucker as Section 3, Block 193, Village Clerk-Treasurer Lot 57 for variance of May 3, 2021 §240-7(F) of the Code of 5-12-2021-1T-#224520-MAN the Village of Flower Hill. The applicant seeks to construct a new one famLEGAL NOTICE ily dwelling where the PLEASE TAKE NOTICE proposed side yard aggrethat pursuant to Section 1428 gate is 50.67 feet and 60 of the Real Property Tax Law feet is required by Code. of the State of New York, Persons who may suffer from the undersigned Village a disability which would preClerk-Treasurer and Collec- vent them from participating tor of Taxes of the Village in said hearing should notify of Plandome Heights, New Ronnie Shatzkamer, Village York, has received the Tax Clerk, at (516) 627-5000 in Roll and Warrant for the cur- sufficient time to permit such rent year for the collection of arrangements to be made to taxes levied therein, and will enable such persons to particreceive taxes at Village Hall, ipate in said hearing. 37 Orchard Street, Manhas- By Order of the set, New York, from June 1, Zoning Board of Appeals 2021 to and including July Michael Sahn, Chairperson 1, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. until Ronnie Shatzkamer, 4:00 p.m., except Saturdays, Village Administrator Sundays and holidays, and Flower Hill, New York for that said period of time, Dated: May 12, 2021 taxes assessed upon such roll 5-12-2021-1T-#224581-MAN

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF PLANDOME TREASURER’S NOTICE Notice is hereby given that I, Barbara Peebles, Treasurer of the Incorporated Village of Plandome, Nassau County, New York, have received the 2021/2022 tax roll of the Incorporated Village of Plandome for the collection of the Village real estate taxes therein levied. I designate the Village office, 65 South Drive in the Village, where I will receive taxes from June 1, 2021 through and including July 1, 2021 in the following manner: U.S. MAIL PERSONAL Barbara Peebles Village Clerk/Treasurer Inc. Village of Plandome 65 South Drive Plandome, NY 11030 PERSONAL DELIVERY/ DROP BOX Between the hours of: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Mon. thru Fri. U.S. Mail: Payment must have a United States Postal Service postage mark dated on or before July 1st or penalties and interest will apply. Please send check or money order (along with payment stub). Postdated checks will not be honored and will be deposited when received. Partial payments are not accepted and will be returned. Taxes may be paid to me during said period without additional charge. All taxes for which payment has not been received by me and remain unpaid after July 1, 2021 shall have added an additional five percent (5%) interest for the month of July, and for each month and fraction thereafter, an additional interest payment, which shall be computed at the maximum percentage rate permitted, pursuant to the Real Property Tax Law, until said taxes and accrued interest are paid in full. Barbara Peebles Village Clerk/Treasurer Inc. Village of Plandome Dated: May 13, 2021 May 20, 2021 5-19-12-2021-2T-#224611

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he Nassau County Legislative Majority recently announced its strong opposition to a bill under consideration in Albany that will raise gas taxes a whopping 55 cents to 98.12 cents per gallon, which will make New York’s gas tax 57 percent higher than every other state in the nation. The bill (S4264A) also increases the tax on natural gas, which will increase cost by 26 is currently being considered by the Environmental Conservation Committees in both the Senate and Assembly. If passed, the bill is expected to raise $15 billion in revenue collected by New York State through taxes and fees. The gas tax will hit the middle class particularly hard and will increase the flight from New York, which by most account in the most heavily taxed state in the nation. The gas tax will raise the cost on everything from commuting to work to the cost of groceries and other daily expenses as trucking companies pass on the cost to the merchandise that is delivered. For seniors and the economically disadvantaged, the increased cost of

fuel and natural gas will add another crushing burden as families will be forced to choose from putting food on the table to driving to work or heating their homes. “This bill will devastate the middle class, seniors and the poor,” Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello said. “Nassau County residents already pay the highest real property taxes and some of the highest income taxes in the country. If enacted these taxes will accelerate the flight from New York and will cause extreme hardship to many residents who can least afford it. Coming on the heels of the loss of jobs and business as a result of the pandemic, these increased taxes are the worst idea yet coming out of Albany.” Legislator Bill Gaylor responded saying, “This bill adversely hurts New Yorkers who should not be taxed simply because they drive a car to work or heat their homes. I will continue to oppose tax hikes like these creating an undue burden on our residents.” —Submitted by the office of Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello

The Legislative Majority recently announced its strong opposition to a bill under consideration in Albany that will raise gas taxes a whopping 55 cents to 98.12 cents per gallon. (Contributed photo)

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran Announces Student Vaccination Initiative New initiative aims to vaccinate 500 students a day and engage youth ambassadors

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced an upcoming Student Vaccination Initiative in partnership with Northwell Health—a four-day high school vaccination event in the Nassau Community College gym from May 13 to 16. The initiative will be geared towards students aged 16 to 18 and will aim to vaccinate 500 teens a day. As part of the Student Vaccination Initiative, school districts will assign student vaccine ambassadors who will receive a training from the Nassau County Deptartment of Health, and encourage their peers to roll up their sleeve. Students who are vaccinated as part of the initiative will receive six hours of community service credit. The Pfizer vaccine, which is currently authorized for those 16+ up will be used. County Executive Curran and Health Commissioner Eisenstein will

host a Facebook Town Hall May 12 at 6 p.m. on Facebook on the Student Vaccination Initiative where live questions will be taken. “Nassau County is leading the way in getting residents vaccinated, and I’m proud that we’ve now gotten 73 percent of our adult population vaccinated. However, in order to soundly defeat this pandemic and return to normal life, we need as many people as possible to roll up their sleeves—including young people. In partnership with young leaders in our communities, we will keep up our incredible vaccination pace so we can get Nassau back to normal,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said. Eligible students can sign up to get vaccinated when they visit www. nassaucountyny.gov/vaccine. —Submitted by the office of Nassau County Executive

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced an upcoming Student Vaccination Initiative in partnership with Northwell Health. (Contributed photo)

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lthough David Feldman is a licensed Registered Architect by profession, his talent as an artist in watercolors could become a second occupation. Though he never studied painting while attending Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture, Feldman did dabble in oil painting in his spare time. Over the years his focus was on his profession and his family, which left little time for painting. During the early 90s, he picked up painting again, this time using watercolors. Today he is a prolific artist. During the COVID-19 quarantine this past year, architectural design and the building trades were very hard hit, so Feldman concentrated on art and created more than 100 beautiful paintings. His artwork has been on display in many art shows and competitions over the years with several of his pieces receiving awards. Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton met Feldman and his wife Iris through volunteering for the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRI) for more than a decade. DeRiggi-Whitton also serves on

Artist David Feldman and Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton with David’s painting, “Delia’s Dahlias,” named after the legislator. (Contributed photo)

the board of the Long Island Chapter and Iris is a past board member. Feldman titled one of his recent paintings of a stunning spray of dahlias, “Delia’s Dahlias” after his and Iris’s friend and co-volunteer.

“I was so flattered when they told me they had named a painting after me,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “David is such a talented artist and he and Iris are such devoted volunteers. They have spent countless hours helping

nonprofit organizations.” Having supported the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRI) through donations and attending events for many years, after their son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 25, Feldman and Iris began volunteering for the DRI assisting with several fundraisers. He has also donated several paintings for auctions during DRI fundraising events. “There is so much misinformation out there about diabetes,” Iris Feldman said. “The work being done by the Diabetes Research Institute is groundbreaking. I am convinced there will be a far better treatment for diabetes than insulin in the coming years.” For years, David has volunteered his time to the Mid-Island Y JCC for several architectural designs concepts and consulted on various construction and repair projects. To view many of his works of art, visit his Facebook and Instagram pages at davidfeldmanwatercolors. —Submitted by the office of Delia DeRiggi-Whitton

Herricks Chinese Association Provided Self-Defense Webinar New York State Assemblywoman Gina L. Sillitti and the Herricks Chinese Association (HCA) partnered to provide a safety and self-defense webinar which had more than 350 community residents registered. In light of the anti-Asian hate, bias and violence around the country and in New York specifically, Assemblywoman Sillitti and HCA teamed up to educate the AAPI community in Nassau County on how to protect themselves. “I want to let my AAPI friends and residents know that what’s happening to the Asian community is disgraceful and completely unamerican. I stand

side by side with the AAPI community against all the hate and violence, and will do all that is possible to ensure their safety and well-being in our community,” Assemblywoman Sillitti said. The Nassau County Third Precinct provided invaluable safety and awareness tips and information during the highly attended Tuesday evening webinar. Walking with earphones, looking at your phone, and unaware of what’s happening around you makes you a prime target. “Situational awareness - being alert, being aware and prepared,” was a key point Officer Todd Atkins of the Homeland Security

Bureau emphasized to avoid being a victim. Among other safety pointers, Third Precinct officers presented ideas on how to be a good witness, when to help others, and what weapons people can legally carry to protect themselves. “It’s so unfortunate that we have to offer the AAPI community self-defense webinars now, but it’s paramount that we know how to defend ourselves in these uncertain, hate-filled times,” expressed Christine Liu, Co-president of HCA. Blue Moon Taekwondo Masters Steven Ayoung and Helen Oh demonstrated helpful self-defense tactics which benefited

everyone including Mabel Pau, an 80 year-old resident of New Hyde park who volunteered for the webinar demonstration in Port Washington. As Mabel broke free from a wrist lock, she commented in amazement, “learning this move is so helpful and I could do it.” Assemblywoman Sillitti is looking forward to providing more workshops, hopefully in-person, as we are all getting vaccinated and the world continues to get back to a new “normal.” We will encourage ALL our residents from all faiths and cultures to participate. —Submitted by the office of Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your ability to see it from the other person’s point of view will save you a great deal of time and trouble. You’ll spend a set amount of time acting according to the needs of your loved ones, audience, customers, employer, etc., and the rest of the time you can do whatever you want. Your list is extensive. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There are times when you absolutely should rate the competition. In fact, a comparative analysis is the necessary and winning move. Not this week. This is a time to answer to your own creative leanings. Keep your eyes on your own page, and you will succeed in a signature style that belongs only to you.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21). This week, you’re on the lookout for ways to uplift others and appreciate their uniqueness and contributions. You’ll do this without putting yourself in a position to rate, rank or judge in any way. As you survey the scene, you will note how people might work together to an end that serves all, including you. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You like to be able to provide what others need, quick and magically, genie-in-a-bottle style. Beware though: The praise you get for this could become addictive. Just make sure you don’t change your plans in order to make things happen for other people. You can still help out while keeping your agenda sacred.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll come face to face with your apprehensions about a relationship. In a way, it speaks to your merit as a partner. Even as you are fully aware of the pleasure and inevitable pain of learning another person (and allowing yourself to be known), you dive in. Why? Close bonds are worth the risk. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It’s a week of deep diving -- into subjects, people, situations. Attention spans being what they are, you don’t expect many people to follow you to the depths. This is what makes it so special when you really do find those individuals who will show up with their proverbial oxygen tanks, ready to go. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your focus has always been a valuable commodity but never more than in this century. An awareness of its value will set you in a class above the rest. This comes with the burden of responsibility. You’ll ask yourself, rather constantly, how you can make things better by spending your attention well. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your ability to do the things you tell yourself to do and behave in your preferred manner depends on understanding your own emotional landscape. Unrecognized feelings have a way of motivating uncontrolled action. The bottom line is that you steer yourself better when you know yourself better. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It has felt as though the weeks have been passing without bothering to progress your interest as they go, but this is a matter of perspective. The sudden rush of progress that happens after Thursday should help you to believe in a timing that is beyond what linear logic would lay out for you. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You used to think they didn’t understand you, though looking back you wonder if maybe it was you who didn’t understand yourself. It’s the instinct for reflection that matters most here. You’re learning yourself as you go, and the people around you will follow your lead. Close relationships are bound to get closer.

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pair of MacArthur High School teams made it the County championships in their respective sports, but both squads lost hard-fought, close contests as the season drew to a close. The girls soccer team at MacArthur was the favorite to repeat for the Nassau County title and was 13-0-2 heading into this year’s championship match. The Lady Generals were the defending county champions and notched 12 shutouts over the course of the season. But a repeat was not in the cards for MacArthur. After 80 minutes of scoreless soccer during regulation time, South Side scored twice—one goal in each overtime period—as the Cyclones topped MacArthur, 2-0, in double overtime. Mia Delmond had both South Side goals. The MacArthur defense was solid throughout, with goalkeeper Lexie Thompson making seven saves. South Side had an excellent scoring

MacArthur’s Ryan Isom runs as his offensive line clears the way. (Photo by Colleen Napoli)

opportunity early in the second half on a corner kick. As the ball bounced through the 18-yard box, MacArthur defender Alyssa Accordino was on the goal line and cleared the ball to end the threat. Accordino is also the kicker on MacArthur’s football team and played in two county championship games in the same week. Over to the gridiron, head coach Bobby Fehrenbach directed the

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yards. But the Generals used Isom’s arm and Matt Papach’s fleet feet to get on the scoreboard. Isom threw an option pass to Papach, who raced 77 yards for the touchdown to tie the game, 7-7, in the third quarter. Papach would also get in on the throwing game, completing a 38-yard reverse pass to quarterback Ryan Mueller. The Generals had two opportunities to tie the game, but the Garden City defense stopped the Generals twice from the 1-yard line in the fourth quarter. The calls were disputed but the game ended with a 14-7 Garden City victory. Back over to the soccer pitch, where the MacArthur boys team finished the season on top of Conference A1 with 5 wins, 2 losses and 4 ties. The Generals allowed just 10 goals all season. Ironically, the Generals’ two losses came to Garden City and Great Neck North, who both reached the county finals. The Garden City-Great Neck North championship game ended in a 2-2 tie. —James Rowan is a Levittown resident

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