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Farm to Fairway

Town plans to reorganize various departments BY GARY SIMEONE

Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino examines sugar kelp. The Town of Oyster Bay has announced a new initiative, ‘Farming to Fairway,’ in which thousands of feet of sugar kelp grown in local waterways will be harvested, dried, composted and used to treat landscaping at the Hon. Joseph Colby Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course in Woodbury and throughout Town parks. The Town has expanded its kelp operations in partnership with Adelphi, SUNY Stony Brook, and Cornell Cooperative Extension, now growing over 3,000 feet of kelp — the

equivalent of 10 football fields — in Harry Tappan Marina, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park Marina, TOBAY Beach Marina, Oyster Bay Harbor and Cold Spring Harbor Conservation Management Areas Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated, “In continuing our commitment to the environment, this new Farm to Fairway initiative provides dual benefits as Kelp significantly reduces nitrogen in our waterways helping to improve water quality, and decreases our dependency on chemical

fertilizers on land. As strange as it may seem, kelp is proven to be incredibly successful as a natural fertilizer as it is 100% organic, dense in nutrients, and does not net an increase in nitrogen through storm water runoff pollution. When applied to fairways specifically, it helps to increase root growth, improve appearance, promote seed development and enhances natural resistance of the fairways to stresses such as disease, drought, and insect pressures.” See page 10

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The Town of Oyster Bay has plans in place to reorganize various departments in the new year. The new initiatives are part of a cost saving measure, as well as to make the Town more environmentally friendly. “The goal of this initiative is to ensure the greatest cost savings while enhancing efficiency and best protecting Mother Earth,” said town spokesperson Brian Nevin. The three main changes that the Town is considering is a new Department of Sanitation, the creation of an Information Technolo-

gy department, and the consolidation of the Highway Department into the DPW (Department of Public Works.) Nevin said that the new Department of Sanitation, with the jurisdiction of the Solid Waste Comple, is being considered by the Town Board to streamline interrelated waste and recycling operations. Those services are currently being handled by a sanitation and recycling division within the DPW. “The new sanitation department would be led by a commissioner and two deputies,” said See page 10

Tax workshops

Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D - Woodbury) and the Nassau County Assessment Review Commission (ARC) will be hosting free virtual community tax grievance workshops on Friday, January 21 from 10 a.m. to noon and Thursday, February 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. The workshops will inform residents about how to challenge their property taxes online. During each virtual workshop, taxpayers who disagree with the assessed value of their proper-

ty can learn how to navigate the online grievance process and submit questions via chat to ARC representatives. Those questions will be answered after the presentations or the representatives will contact you directly. No registration is necessary, and the workshop will be shown at www.NassauCountyNY.gov/ LD16. For additional information, please contact Legislator Drucker's office at 516-571-6216 or email adrucker@nassaucountyny.gov.

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Town: Pay taxes by February 10 The Town of Oyste Bay has reminded residents that the First Half of the 2022 General Tax Levy was due on January 1, but can be paid without penalty through February 10. Please be certain to sign your check, payable to Jeffrey P. Pravato, Receiver of Taxes. Indicate your property’s S.D. Code, Section, Block, Lot, and phone number on the check. “Homeowners should note that this is the second General tax bill mailed under former County Executive Laura Curran’s reassessment. While the General tax bill includes amounts for the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County and special districts, the Town of Oyster Bay did not raise taxes in 2022. New York State Laws allows my office to provide taxpayers with a 40-day penalty free period from the date the tax is due during which payment may be made without penalty,” added Receiver Pravato. “After the 40 days, State Law requires a one percent penalty be added for each month the tax remains unpaid, retroactive to January 1st. Don’t delay, make your payment before February 10th and ensure you aren’t paying more out of pocket than you need to.” Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tax Office has been fully operational. Both indoor access and outdoor walk up windows are available at Town Hall North (74 Audrey Avenue in Oyster Bay) and at Town Hall South (977 Hicksville Road in Massapequa) daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. to assist residents and accept payments with either a check, cash or credit card.* On February 9th and 10th both offices will be open

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from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. When paying in person, residents are reminded to bring the entire tax bill. Drop Boxes have been installed at both Town Hall North and Town Hall South for residents to make payments when the Tax Office is closed. Residents who prefer to mail in their payments should send them to the Office of the Receiver of Taxes, 74 Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, N.Y. 117711539. Please be certain to sign your check, and make it payable to Jeffrey P. Pravato, Receiver of Taxes. Indicate your property’s S.D. Code, Section, Block, Lot and phone number on the check, along with your payment stub. Residents should NOT write on, fold, staple or otherwise deface the tax stub as it can cause the computer system to reject the payment. Taxpayers can access 2022 General tax information at www.oysterbaytown. com. Residents may view tax bills, print out a hard copy, or pay taxes with an ACH check payment using a checking account for a service fee of $1.75 cents*, or by credit card for a much higher fee* charged by the credit card companies. *Town of Oyster Bay receives no portion of this fee. For more information on property taxes and/or payments, residents may call at (516) 624-6400 or email receiveroftaxes@oysterbay-ny.gov. Callers are requested to have the school district, section, block and lot numbers of the property in question available. This information is listed on the tax bill and on the property deed.

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In recognition of National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, Supervisor Joseph Saladino and members of the Town Board recognized the exemplary service of Matthew McCartin of the Nassau County Police Department, a 27-year veteran of law enforcement who was recently promoted to the rank of sergeant. Supervisor Saladino stated, “Residents of the Town of Oyster Bay have been fortunate to be protected and served by individuals like Sergeant McCartin, whose experience and knowledge has been greatly respected within the community and the Nassau County Police Department. We thank him for his service and recognize him as we celebrate Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.” Most recently, Sergeant McCartin served with the 2nd Precinct’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP) for 6½ years and worked very closely with the Town of Oyster Bay, including being present at Oyster Bay Town Hall for Town Board meetings. The Town Board commended Sergeant McCartin for his efforts in ensuring decorum at these public meetings while providing residents with a safe and comfortable environment for their participation in the democratic process of government.

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penalties and other expenses and charges against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per sixmonth period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code. Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucountyny. gov/526/County-Treasurer Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person auction shall be held, same will commence on the 15th day of February 2022 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer. A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/ View/17674 A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 03rd, 2022. Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conduct-

ed by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audio-tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715. Dated: January 12, 2022 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, NewYork TERMS OF SALE Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts. However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased. The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/ or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership. The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax

liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk. The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale. Furthermore, as to the bidding, 1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding

strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates. 2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates. 3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid. 4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited. Dated: January 12, 2022 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York MIT 5925 2X 1/21, 1/28 NOTICE OF FORMATION DELJAVU LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/16/21. Office: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent for service on the LLC. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 1620 Grand Ave, Unit #1736, Baldwin, NY 11510. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. BN 7519 6X 01/07,14,21,28,02/04,11 PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S

SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE Notice is hereby given that commencing on February 15th, 2022, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 11th, 2022 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per sixmonth period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code. Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucountyny. gov/526/County-Treasurer Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person auction shall be held, same will commence on the 15th day of February 2022 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer. A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/ View/17674 A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 03rd, 2022.

Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audio-tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715. Dated: January 12, 2022 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, NewYork TERMS OF SALE Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts. However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased. The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/ or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811

et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership. The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk. The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum

rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale. Furthermore, as to the bidding, 1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates. 2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates. 3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid. 4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited. Dated: January 12, 2022 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York BN 7520 2X 1/21, 1/28 NOTICE OF FORMATION Businest LLC. Articles of Organization Filed

with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/07/2021. Office location: Nassau.SSNY designated for service of process.SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to c/o: Rachna Bhatia, 7 Center CT, Bethpage, NY 11714 .Purpose: any lawful purpose or activity. BN 7521 6X 01/21,28,02/04,11,18,25 PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE Notice is hereby given that commencing on February 15th, 2022, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 11th, 2022 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per sixmonth period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code. Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucountyny. gov/526/County-Treasurer Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person auction shall be held, same will commence on the 15th day of February 2022 at the Office of Continued on page 18

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Wisdom Lane student Town plans to reorganize wins School Spelling Bee various departments

Wisdom Lane Middle School eighth grader Nish Keer is the winner of the 2022 Wisdom Lane Middle School Spelling Bee. Photo courtesy of Levittown Public Schools After delivering an outstanding performance in 54 exciting rounds, the winner of the 2022 Spelling Bee at Wisdom

Lane Middle School in the Levittown Public School District is eighth grader Nish Keer. Nish will move on to represent Wisdom Lane in the next level of the competition in the Long Island Regional Spelling Bee portion of the Scripps Spelling Bee Program this spring. The winner of that regional competition will be going to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC. Also earning special recognition is runner-up seventh grader Tristan Postance, who displayed excellent skills and presented intense competition throughout the bee. The following students who participated in the final round of the Wisdom Lane Middle School Spelling Bee put in hard work and effort to make this a memorable school event: Emily Angerhauser, Ayla Asim, Agampreet Baidwan, Charlie Calderon, Kathleen Jeudy, Nish Keer, Farhan Khan, Maan Mehta, Tristan Postance, Eva Sinkevitch and Michael Suarez.

Farm to fairway: Town to use natural fertilizer From page xx Sugar kelp is a large brown seaweed that naturally seizes carbon from its environment as it grows. Kelp is grown in the winter months and is harvested in the spring before waterways are in use by boaters and water sports enthusiasts. Kelp helps to improve the balance of the ecosystem in the waters. The growing of kelp has become an emerging trend in

environmentally-sound initiatives, as it produces many positive benefits for the ecosystem of our beautiful waterways. The Town anticipates harvesting nearly 3,000 feet of kelp in 2022. Kelp benefits water quality through the extraction of nitrogen and carbon, which in high levels contributes to the growth of harmful algal blooms which can have detrimental effects on marine life and water quality.

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Nevin. He added that the new sanitation commissioner’s annual salary would be determined by the Town Board. The Board also has preliminary plans to implement an IT (Information Technology) department to better safeguard IT platforms and the services offered to residents. “With the rapid pace of technological innovation, the increasing number of cybersecurity threats and the fact that IT is integral in nearly all aspects of local government, the Town is considering the creation of this new department,” said Nevin. “The department

would be in charge of setting the strictest level of internal controls to keep all systems and data safe. While an IT division already exists within the Office of the Comptroller, a new independent department will better define the mission by streamlining the process for IT advancements and safeguards.” The Town is also proposing the combining of the Highway Department into the DPW. Nevin said the reason behind this consideration is to help repave and better maintain roadways, as well as to build synergy between the Engineering Division of DPW and highway personnel.

Town offers Toddler Arts & Crafts program The Town of Oyster Bay has announced that the popular Toddler Arts & Crafts Program will be offered again this Winter, beginning on February 1. This 6-week program offers classes at the Town’s Ice Skating Center Community Room in Bethpage and at the Hicksville Athletic Center, and is open to children ages 2 through 4. “The Town’s Toddler Arts & Crafts Program is a wonderful way to help support your toddler’s development through nurturing their artistic expression,” said Town Councilwoman Vicki Walsh. “Classes will certainly fill up quickly as this program offers children an opportunity to meet others their age and explore their creativity. Highlights of the program include holiday crafts and ceramics.” The Toddler Arts & Crafts Program begins February 1 and is 6 weeks in duration. Residents who sign their toddler up for the program must choose one class per week, per child. Classes will take place on: • Tuesdays at 10 a.m. for twoyear-olds and 11 a.m. for three-and-

four-year-olds at the Hicksville Athletic Center in Hicksville; • Wednesdays at 10 a.m. for twoyear olds and 11 a.m. for three-andfour-year-olds at the Ice Skating Center Community Room in Bethpage; and • Thursdays at 10 a.m. for twoyear-olds and 11 a.m. for three-andfour-year-olds at the Ice Skating Center Community Room in Bethpage. Each class is approximately 45 minutes. The cost of the program is $35 per child who is a Town resident, and $45 per child whose care giver is a Town resident but not the child. Space is limited and upon registration, the child’s birth certificate and a tax or utility bill will be required to validate age and proof of residency. A guardian must be present during the class. A smock and supplies will be provided with enrollment. The Toddler Arts & Crafts Program is run by the Town’s Parks Department, Recreation Division. For further information and registration details, please call (516) 797-7945.

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More than a dozen middle school and high school students from the Levittown School District, who go above and beyond in their volunteer service, were honored at the Board of Education meeting on Jan. 12. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tonie McDonald said that they are role models who represent the kindest students in Levittown. “They are the students that never want to be recognized,” she said. MacArthur High School Principal Joseph Sheehan honored Ryann Murphy and Timothy Trainer for the support they provide to students with autism in the Applied Behavioral Analysis program. Division Avenue High School recognized leaders form the Peer Pals Club, which is charged with spreading cheer throughout the school. Principal John Coscia said the club is based on empathy, integrity and respect. He and adviser Kristy Verdi presented certificates to Emma List, Emma Spreckels and Amani Rodriguez. Members of the Buddies Clubs were recognized from Jonas Salk and Wisdom Lane Middle Schools. Salk Principal John Zampaglione and advisers Catina Martinez and

The Levittown Board of Education honored student role models from the middle schools and high schools at the Jan. 12 meeting. Photos courtesy of the Levittown School District Francesca McQuade noted the service efforts of Ryan Ambrosino, Madison Heaney, Henry Miale, Robbie Ruocchio, Sadie Saccone and

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It’s National Plan to Vacation Day!

National Plan for Vacation Day (NPVD), organized by the U.S. Travel Association, encourages Americans to plan their vacation days for the entire year at the start of the year – this year, taking place January 25th. After nearly two years of pandemic stress and fatigue, NPVD is an opportunity for Americans to look ahead to brighter days and make plans for getaways or vacations over the coming months. And planning is the key to taking time off and traveling.

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“The research reflects what so many have known for quite a while— that the stresses of the past year can, at least in part, be lifted by thinking about and planning time away to recharge and experience something new,” said U.S. Travel President and CEO Roger Dow. “There are real benefits to getting vacation plans on the calendar at the start of the year which include the happiness associated with travel and committing to take off all the time that is earned for a well-deserved break.” Data also shows that while vacation is essential to Americans’ mental health and well-being, it is also a crucial benefit for American workers. Nearly 70% of U.S. workers agree that their ability to take vacations is an important factor in keeping them in the workforce. In fact, paid time off is the second most important employee benefit an employer could offer after health insurance benefits. “Americans say it is important to use their paid time off to travel. Vacation gives us a chance to recharge and reconnect with family and friends, as well as explore more of our beautiful, diverse country,” added Dow.

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Whether you’re saving for your next spring break trip, a getaway weekend, family trip, or anything in between, you want to avoid unexpected financial surprises. Leading banking app, Monifi has put together their list of their top financial tips for saving for your next vacation in celebration of National Plan for Vacation Day on January 25th. Continued on next page

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NYC Winter Outing Deals at Restaurants, Broadway, Hotels, Attractions Run Jan 18-Feb 13 Continued from previous page The goal-based banking app, Monifi (monifi.com), makes it easy to save. Features like personalized goals, its spend and save structure, and its trackable transaction tags so users can categorize their spending. Set a Budget and Stick to It: Be open about what you are willing to save and splurge on. Creating a budget helps you to hold yourself accountable. Plan, Plan, Plan: Setting a firm plan early on for airfare, hotels, car rentals, and dining allows you to not be surprised and unprepared for these vacation costs. Create a plan of when you will eat in or go out as well as attractions and experiences you will do each day. Create a Vacation Savings Fund: Using the Monifi app, users can create savings “buckets.” Earn interest on these personalized buckets to help you reach your financial goals faster. Recognize Potential Splurges: Statistics show that 68% of people overspend when on vacation. Identifying the potential splurges like an expensive dinner, Uber rides, a coveted experience, etc. before your vacation will set you up for success. Having a savings net to lean back on is always beneficial for these costs.

VISITED Travel App Helps Travelers Keep Track of Where They’ve Been, Where To Go Next

The mobile app development company, Arriving in High Heels Corporation, based in Toronto, Canada (arrivinginhighheels.com) has launched three new features in its VISITED travel app that are specifically designed to motivate travelers to find new experiences and help the travel industry recover from the stay-at-home coronavirus pandemic. The new features are Inspiration, Lists, and City Maps. Together they highlight those places not necessarily popular but worth a trip, as well as wellknown tourist attractions. They allow travelers to swipe photos of famous and not so famous places to add to their own picture database of destinations they have experienced or want to visit. VISITED has over 1.2 million users. For individual travelers, the VISITED Inspiration feature tracks personal travel stats, such as percentage of the world visited, number of countries and cities visited, as well as regions on a personal wish-list. The List feature names capitals of the world, wonders of the world, and art museums. Museums and other attractions are constantly added to provide even greater options

to choose from. The City Maps feature is invaluable in planning upcoming itineraries. The app enables travelers to keep personal stats on the number of countries visited, percentage of the world or country seen by region, how you rank against other world travelers, number of cities visited, percentage of the world that you WANT to see vs. where you are in your travel journey. How to use Visited:

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es and add them to your wish or been list. You can click on experiences and see the different lists such as capitals of the world, art museums or world wonders, etc. In addition, you can also see the percentage of the world you have visited. You can also tap on experiences (such as hiking, skiing) and can select all the countries you have been to and doing that activity. For example, if you select: Canada, the US, and Switzerland for skiing it will display the 3 countries where you skied. You can also select where you want to ski.

The VISITED app can be downloaded for free on iOS from the App Store and on Android from Google. ______________________________________ © 2022 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit goingplacesfarandnear. com, www.huffingtonpost.com/author/ karen-rubin, and travelwritersmagazine.com/TravelFeaturesSyndicate/. Blogging at goingplacesnearandfar. wordpress.com and moralcompasstravel.info. Send comments or questions to FamTravLtr@aol.com. Tweet @ TravelFeatures. ‘Like’ us at facebook. com/NewsPhotoFeatures

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All-America Selections Flower Winners for 2022 BY JEFF RUGG

This week I received five gardening catalogs in the mail. I expect a few more will be coming soon. I also look online for new varieties of plants. One way that I know a plant could work well in my garden is that I look for the red, white and blue logo of All-America Selections on seed packets, bedding plant tags or in catalogs. Even AAS winners from several years ago are more likely to prove successful than non-winners. The AAS testing program is an independent, nonprofit organization that tests new plants. They have about 80 test gardens from Alaska and Canada to California and Florida. They also have almost 200 display gardens all across the continent that are not used for judging but are used to show gardeners how well the plants grow locally. The judges evaluate the plants all season long, not just an end-of-season harvest. Only the entries with the highest nationwide average score are considered to be worthy of a national AAS Award. Some plants will do better in a hot, dry climate or a cool humid region and wouldn’t win a national award, so the

country is divided into six regions where a plant might win one or more regional awards. The flowering plants are evaluated for desirable qualities such as novel flower forms, flower colors, flowers held above the leaves, fragrance, length of flowering season, and disease or pest tolerances or resistance. This week we discuss the flowers and next week the vegetables. The angel wing begonias are beautiful in hanging baskets. The new begonia Viking Explorer Rose is different because it is a trailing begonia that will hang over the edges of hanging baskets and containers. The rose-colored flowers start early and continue until frost in the fall. The plant grows in full to partial sun and it is tolerant of heat and wet or dry soil. The first petunia to win a gold medal at the AAS trials since 1950, Bee’s Knees has a bright, non-fading yellow flower. If your garden needs yellow, petunias are sturdy plants that are easy to care for. Full sun and a well-draining potting or garden soil is all they ask for. A little deadheading and fertilizer will keep this

petunia blooming all summer. Sunflowers are always popular in the garden and flower bed. Some varieties grow too tall or have one huge flower that doesn’t last very long. Concert Bell sunflower has multiple clusters of 10 to 12 flowers on an erect stem. Each plant grows to a very uniform height of 5 to 6 feet and if used as a cut flower makes an instant, ready-made bouquet from just one cut. The flowers appear earlier than many other sunflower varieties. Excellent seed germination makes this a very easy-to-grow plant that is great for children’s gardens. Because of its thick stem, shorter height and smaller flowers, the plant can remain standing even through strong winds. I have never been impressed with wishbone flowers. They are also known by their genus, Torenia. This year’s AAS winner, Torenia Vertigo Deep Blue looks interesting though. Torenias are short plants, between 6 and 12 inches, but trailing in a hanging basket they can reach two feet long. They need to be planted in large masses to make a visual impact, or to be planted in containers that are near the viewing area. Torenia flowers

are reminiscent of snapdragon flowers. Deep Blue has dark blue along the outer edge of the flowers, a pale blue throat and a contrasting yellow center. Many Torenias don’t do well in heat or sun, but Deep Blue passed the tests in Florida and in the Mountain and Southwest regions. Email questions to Jeff Rugg at info@ greenerview.com. COPYRIGHT 2022 JEFF RUGG DISTRIBUTED BY CREATORS

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Winner or loser BY LOU THEODORE The New Year has arrived and for some, it is time to talk about days of old. So here is a tale from nearly sixty years ago that has been drawn from my academic files. Stay with this one even though there is some technical material in it. You might find it interesting. At least, I hope you do. This is a tale that occurred late in 1960 that may or may not serve to justify the value of an open-ended approach to a relatively simple engineering/science problem. That story, as recanted by an engineering educator, is presented below. “Some time ago, I received a call from a colleague named Lou Theodore who asked if I would be willing to serve as the referee on the grading of an examination question. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a heat transfer question involving a mercury thermometer, while the student claimed he should receive a perfect score and would if the system were not set up against the student. “I went to my dear colleague’s office and read the examination question: “As part of a QA/QC (quality assurance/ quality control) test, outline how one can ascertain the readings on this long stem mercury thermometer employed in the department’s lab is correct.” “The student had answered: “Place several other thermometers along the one of concern and check the readings. If all the readings are in close agreement with one another, one can conclude that the lab thermometer reading is correct.” “During discussions with my colleague, who was completing his first year as a chemical engineering professor, it became apparent that he felt the student was a ‘loser and a liability,’ and would ultimately serve as an embarrassment to the department in later years. He complained that the student ‘often showed up late for class, was occasionally inebriated, with many of his lectures serving as a sleeping pill.’ My colleague also felt that the student should have provided an answer that reflected the

lecture material. For example, the mercury in the narrow tube expands as it gets hotter due to its coefficient of expansion. In effect, the mercury expands by an amount that linearly depends on the temperature so that a rise of 10 degrees produces twice the expansion than a 5-degree increase. In any event, Dr. Theodore and the student agreed to submit this to an impartial arbiter, and I was selected. “I pointed out to Dr. Theodore that the student really had a strong case for full credit since he had answered the question completely and correctly. On the other hand, if full credit was given, it could well contribute to a high grade for the student in his heat transfer course. A high grade is supposed to certify competence in the subject of concern, but the answer did not confirm this. I suggested that the student have another try at answering the question. I was not surprised that Dr. Theodore agreed, but I was even more surprised that the student did. “I gave the student ten minutes to answer the question with the warning that the answer should show some knowledge of heat transfer. At the end of five minutes, he had not written anything. I asked if he wished to give up, but he said no. He had many answers to this problem; he was just thinking of the best one. I excused myself for interrupting him and asked him to please go on. In the next minute, he dashed off his answer which read: ‘Call the local airport and weather bureau and inquire about the ambient temperature. Then take the thermometer outside. If the reading is in close proximity to that reported by the two agencies, one can conclude that the reading is correct.’ “At this point, I asked my colleague if he would give up. He conceded and I gave the student almost full credit. “In leaving Dr. Theodore’s office, I recalled that the student had said he had many other answers to the problem, so I asked him what they were. ‘Oh yes,’ said the student. ‘There are a great many ways of checking the validity of the ther-

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mometer readings. For example, you could mail the thermometer back to the vendor and request that it be recalibrated to reassure the reading is valid.’ “‘Fine,’ I asked. ‘And the others?’ “‘Yes,’ said the student. ‘There is a very basic measurement method that you will like. In this method you take the thermometer and place it in running tap water. Since the tap water in the lab is in the 62-64°F range, a temperature reading of the lab thermometer in that range would signify validity. ‘Of course, if you want an even simpler method, you can take the thermometer to the lab technician. Speak to him as follows: “Mr. Technician, here I have a fine thermometer. If you tell me if the thermometer is properly calibrated, I will give you this thermometer.’ Finally, he concluded there are a host of other ways of solving the problem. ‘Probably the best but perhaps a somewhat unorthodox way is to take the thermometer, along with Dr. Theodore, to the bathroom. You ask Dr. Theodore to drop his pants and bend over. You then stick the long stem thermometer as far as it will go up Dr. Theodore’s a--. If the

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thermometer registers something in the 98.6°F area, it must be in working order.’ At this point I asked the student if he really did know the conventional answer to this question. He admitted that he did, but said that he was fed up with traditional education and college professors trying to teach him how to think using the ‘scientific method.’ i.e., to explore the deep inner logic of the subject in a pedantic way, as is often done in the new curricula, rather than teaching him the structure of the subject. “Interestingly, the student did manage to graduate despite the efforts of my dear colleague. The student married soon after graduation, and his two children later served as babysitters for my colleague’s children (Dr. Theodore married a beautiful woman later in life). The student? He went on to earn a law degree and a PhD. He is currently President and CEO of an environmental engineering company.” So much for the decision-making capabilities of some of our educators.

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A COLA Gift From Congress Few Seniors Know About BY TOM MARGENAU

I wonder if any of my readers have thought about this. Why did you get the 2022 cost-of-living increase in your January Social Security checks? After all, that check you get in January is the Social Security payment for December. In other words, you get your first 2022 COLA increase in your December 2021 Social Security benefit. So why is that? Well, it has to do with the power of the senior citizen lobby in this country. When old folks gripe about something, especially when it comes to Social Security, Congress can’t act quickly enough to make them happy. And this business about getting the COLA one month early is a good example of that. Automatic annual cost-of-living adjustments to Social Security checks first started in 1975. (Prior to that, it took an act of Congress to hand out increases in Social Security benefits.) And when those automatic COLAs started, they were always properly paid in the January Social Security check that was sent to folks in February. And for the first several years, people just accepted this procedure. But then in the early 1980s, seniors began to complain. They griped, “Why do I have to wait until February to get my first COLA increase for the year?” Someone should have simply explained to the grumbling geezers that they were getting the increase properly and on time. They were getting the COLA in their January checks paid in February. But that’s not how things work when it comes to placating riled-up senior citizens. Explanations weren’t in order. Instead, legislation was called for. So, in 1983, Congress passed a law saying that seniors would get their COLA increases in January of each year -- in effect, one month early. Problem solved. Grandma and Grandpa are happy! I can think of dozens of other times when Congress jumped to fix a perceived Social Security problem just to keep senior citizens happy. I only have space in this column to share one more. And this one also has to do with the annual COLAs. As part of the process for establishing the automatic COLAs back in the 1970s, the Social Security Administration had to come up with a formula for calculating increases to people’s Social Security checks -- which they did. But after COLAs were paid for a couple of years, someone noticed the formula was wrong. Social Security beneficiaries were getting increases that were slightly higher than the law intended. Once the mistake was discovered and the SSA notified Congress, several decisions had to be made. For one, they had to figure out what to do about all the Social Security beneficiaries who received the overly generous COLA adjustments. Congress decided to let them keep the money. (It would have been political

suicide to send “overpayment” letters to every senior citizen in the country demanding repayment of the incorrectly paid funds.) The second choice Congress had to make was to decide where to draw the line -- to figure out which people would have their benefits figured using the proper COLA formula. And they drew that line at 1917. In other words, they said everyone born in 1917 and later would have his or her Social Security benefit figured using the corrected formula. Sounds simple enough, doesn’t it? But once again, Congress bowed to pressure from senior citizens born after 1916 who griped that they were getting lower benefits than their older peers. So, Congress decided to set up a transition period from the old (incorrect) formula to the new (proper) formula. They said that everyone born between 1917 and 1921 would have his or her benefit figured using a special formula. So, we ended up with the following scenarios. People born after 1921 had their benefits figured using the proper (and lower) COLA formula. People born before 1917 had their benefits figured using the incorrect (and higher) formula. And people born between 1917 and 1921 had their benefits figured with a special formula not quite as generous as the one used for the pre-1917 crowd but more generous than the one used for the post1921 crowd. You’d think everyone would be happy, right? Well, what happened next was pretty bizarre. Social Security recipients born in 1917 and later started to complain that they weren’t getting quite as much as folks born in 1916 and earlier. Someone should have splashed some cold water in their faces and said, “You are being paid correctly. It’s the folks born before 1917 who are getting overly generous benefits. And on top of that, you are getting Social Security benefits at a higher rate than anyone born from 1922 on.” Instead, mobs of angry senior citizens around the country started to form into groups demanding justice. Even advice columnist Ann Landers got into the fray. She’s the one who came up with the infamous moniker: “notch babies.” And all these so-called notch babies mistakenly thought they were singled out for lower benefit adjustments than everyone else. To repeat the facts: they were getting slightly lower benefits than people born 1916 and earlier, but they were getting higher benefits than everyone born after 1921. Then greedy lobbying groups got into the mix and really muddied things. They sent letters to folks born in the so-called “notch years” telling them they were being cheated out of Social Security benefits and asking for donations to “fight this injustice.” And to help fill their coffers even more, the lobbyists deceitfully expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through

1926. Some inexplicably even pushed the notch cutoff into 1930s dates of birth! So senior citizens of all ages started sending in tens of millions of dollars -- money that paid for many overpriced lobbyists and some pretty nice office space on K Street in Washington, D.C., but money that accomplished nothing else. After all, there really was no “injustice” to fight. Sadly, millions of seniors born between 1917 and 1926 or even later went to their graves bitter and disappointed -- including my own mother! Those few who are still alive believe to this day that

they are being cheated out of Social Security benefits. If you know one of these people, please tell them to enjoy what time they have left on Earth and stop fretting about an alleged injustice that never happened. If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has a book with all the answers. It’s called “Social Security -- Simple and Smart.” You can find the book at www.creators.com/books. Or look for it on Amazon or other book outlets. COPYRIGHT 2022 CREATORS.COM

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Home ownership over the years and the bubble BY PHILIP A. RAICES The percentages of historical homeownership rates has risen from 47.80% back in 1890 to 65.4% by 7/1/21 statistics found in a digitized Census Bureau report from the 1970’s from The University of Minnesota as well as The Census Bureau at the St. Louis Fed’s economic indicator database (FRED). During and after World War II, the U.S. economy was on fire and with all the new jobs being created allowing many more to enter the market to purchase a home. This continued through sixties as we were the major dominant car, equipment and goods manufacturer of the world. However, the highest increase in rates occurred during the easy mortgage period during the early 2000’s right through 7/1/06 when it hit the high of 69%. The easy lending requirements, rules and regulations by the Fed enabled more individuals with lower than normal credit and income to secure mortgages. Alan Greenspan, the Fed Chairman at the time, let things continue as they were based on his 40 years of experience. Banks had carte blanche to be very creative to the point of some illegal lending and predatory practices. The mood and attitude was very evident that the government seemed to want everyone to own a home to build their future wealth, no matter what. The multitude of so many sub-prime loans that were approved and provided to those who didn’t really have adequate credit, income or even debt/income ratios boosted the normal ownership rate to levels not seen or experienced previously. When the stock market finally imploded due to loan defaults on those loans, so too did the real estate market. These loans became greater than the actual value of the homes (under water mortgages) and millions stopped paying or just abandoned their homes and moved. Also, overleverag-

ing and borrowing against the value of one’s home was occurring. Everyone thought that prices would continue to increase and wouldn’t recede and come down. Millions of foreclosures became the norm. Homeownership rates fell to levels not seen since 1998 and a far cry from the high of 69.9% in late 2004. However, a research paper issued a week before by Morgan Stanley analysts, Oliver Chang, Vishwanath Tirupattur and James Egan stated that the homeownership rate was incorrectly stated by the United States Census Bureau. When factoring in the delinquent mortgage borrowers, the ones who most likely would lose their homes at some point, the actual homeownership rate was 59.2%. This was the lowest recorded level since 1965, when the Census Bureau kept quarterly records. Prior to that time, it was recorded yearly. Leaving out the true accurate facts sounds familiar in the methods that they use today to explain inflation. By not factoring in food and energy costs, due to their volatility, they say inflation is 7%, but isn’t it more like 12-15% or at times, fluctuating higher, when adding in those important items? Maybe it makes us feel less worried when the real number isn’t conveyed to us. But the tragic events of late 2008 came crashing down on the stock market as well as housing. The government’s “To Big to Fail” bailout came about to stabilize the stock market and add liquidity for the banks. However, inventory increased to an 11+ month supply, prices headed in the opposite direction and it took much longer for homes to sell. Homeownership rates have increased since then and are back

to normal in the 65% range. Today, with the lowest interest rates that have been set in motion by the FED over many years and the Covid-19 Pandemic exacerbating the exodus from cities to more space and safety and work at home environments, this has accelerated the buying frenzy, reducing housing inventory to historic levels. This has caused prices to increase at a much fast than normal pace over the last 7 years. However, lending requirements due to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 made borrowing harder unless you had the adequate income, credit and debt/ income ratios. It also protected those against predatory and creative lending. Only 33% of new purchasers are Millennials and are first time buyers. Currently, 64.8% of U.S. population are homeowners. Going forward the number will fluctuate depending on the 2.2 million that were in mortgage forbearance, not included in the percentage. Now those will be as they have to begin paying their monthly payments. Lastly, the homeownership rate may possibly decline, as interest rates and prices continue to increase locally and homeownership continues to exceed buyer’s budgets. Salaries and wages will continue to tailgate the market especially for Millennials and Gen Z’s and others coming into the market. They will either opt to become long term renters if and when they have enough money saved to purchase or leave higher cost states to those locations that are much more affordable, such as Ohio, Indiana, Oklahoma, Michigan, Iowa, Missouri and other popular and warmer climates popular such as North and South Carolina,

Georgia, Florida and Texas. However, my belief is the percentage of renters will increase going forward unless house prices adjust downward.

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Fiber and Melanoma BY CHARLYN FARGO Every now and then I come across a research article that makes me say, “Wow.” Here’s one of those on the benefits of fiber for cancer patients -- and all of us. Researchers found that every 5-gram increase in daily fiber was correlated with a 30% lower risk for cancer progression or death among patients with advanced melanoma. In addition, 82% of patients who reported both sufficient fiber intake and no probiotic use responded to immunotherapy compared with only 59% of patients who reported

either insufficient fiber intake or probiotic use. The study was conducted at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and published in the journal Science. Even for those of us who are lucky enough not to have melanoma, fiber helps. The dietary pattern associated with the response to immunotherapy is the same diet recommended by the American Cancer Society and the American Institute for Cancer Research, according to lead researcher, Jennifer McQuade, M.D., assistant professor of melanoma medical oncology at MD Anderson. That recommended diet centers

on fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes. And it’s the same diet recommended for secondary cancer prevention, prevention of cardiovascular disease, and health in general. Here’s how it works: Fiber plays a key role in the health of our gut microbiome, which plays a key role in immunotherapy. Researchers conducted a randomized clinical trial to assess how varying fiber intake affected the gut microbiome and immune response among 128 patients with advanced melanoma receiving treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors. They looked at fecal microbiota

profiles, dietary habits and commercially available probiotic supplements. Patients who had higher consumption of dietary fiber fared the best. And those who had both sufficient fiber intake and didn’t use probiotics fared even better. The bottom line? Boost your intake of fruits, vegetables and whole grains for the healthiest diet. All that fiber really can make a difference. Charlyn Fargo is a registered dietitian with SIU Med School in Springfield, Illinois. For comments or questions, contact her at charfarg@aol.com or follow her on Twitter @NutritionRD. . COPYRIGHT 2022 CREATORS

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Keeping My Chin Up BY TRACY BECKERMAN

Like many women of my (ahem) mature age, I get daily fashion emails from a website that is geared toward women much younger than me. I’m not sure why I think that articles like “Heels: Is Four Inches Too High?” and “The Return of the Super-Low-Waisted Jeans” would be relevant to a woman in her 50s, except, perhaps, to a woman who is under the delusion that she can still dress like she’s in her 20s. My muffin top begs to differ. Most of the time when the emails arrive, I glance at the headlines, sigh, and then drag it to my trash folder. But one day a story caught my eye. It said, “Thirty Chin Basics.” My server wasn’t able to download the rest of the story, but I got the gist of what the story was about from the headline. Was it possible that my 20-some-

thing fashion website was throwing us 50-year-olds a bone? Twenty-somethings don’t have chin issues. Fifty-somethings have chin issues. From the abundance of chin hairs to the dreaded turkey neck to the sudden onset of multiple chins, my chin had become public enemy No. 1 in my fight against aging. I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but one day I had a nice tight jawline, and the next, I looked like a not-so-distant relative of a Galapagos tortoise. Suddenly, I understood the meaning of “turtleneck.” It wasn’t named because the shirt looks like a turtle’s neck. It was named because it hides your own turtle neck. Then there were the chin hairs. The first time one of those suckers appeared, I thought it was an anomaly: an eyebrow hair that fell out of my forehead and reimplanted in a pore on my chin. But as the years passed and more and more of those hairs appeared, I decided

that some dormant hair follicle gene from one of my ancestors who lived during the Neolithic period had been awakened and I might be devolving into a yeti. At this point, I was fairly certain that if I were to enter a beard competition, I’d win. Of course, this was not really a dream I had growing up. I was just recently thinking about changing my hairstyle, not growing a goatee. With all these new, unwanted developments, you could see how I’d be excited that the fashion editors were taking the needs of their midlife readers into consideration and offering us some solutions for our midlife chin woes. Heck, we had some discretionary income to throw around at fashionable chin solutions. Bring it on. Realizing that I was spending more time thinking about my chin issues than I was addressing them, I clicked on the link to the chin article. I scanned the article and saw... absolutely noth-

ing about chins. No clothes for hiding chins. No makeup for hiding chins. No chin basics at all. Dumbfounded, I looked back up at the top of the article. That’s when I realized the headline wasn’t “Thirty Chin Basics.” It was “Thirty CHIC Basics.” And none of those basics had anything to do with chins. I had misread the headline, and, for a moment, I felt pretty stupid. Then I decided there was only one thing to do: Be a grown-up and... Take it on the chin.

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Tracy Beckerman is the author of the Amazon Bestseller, “Barking at the Moon: A Story of Life, Love, and Kibble,” available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble online! You can visit her at www. tracybeckerman.com COPYRIGHT 2022 CREATORS

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Check Out Monday’s Mini-Moon! BY DENNIS MAMMANA Week of January 16-22, 2022

At least once a year we hear about the supermoon -- when the full moon appears largest in our sky. Why, however, do we rarely hear about the full moon appearing at its smallest? Why doesn’t this make the headlines? Why don’t we get inflated news reports about this? Well, get ready. In the often-overblown style we hear on TV or read on the internet, let me offer the following. “If you step outdoors on the evening of Monday, Jan. 17, and look skyward, you will see a spectacular sight that few have ever seen before: the mini-moon!” Of course, this is total baloney, just as all the “supermoon” hype is. Neither is all that rare, and neither is all that noticeable. The moon does indeed change its apparent size in our sky. That’s because it doesn’t remain at a constant distance from us as it would if it orbited the Earth in a circular path. It travels, instead, along an elliptical path and, therefore, alters its distance -- and its apparent size -- throughout its monthly orbit. Fortunately, this change is not huge because without the moon’s relatively constant gravitational pull, the tides would never have made it possible for life to emerge from the seas eons ago. On Jan. 17, the full moon will lie near its farthest point from Earth and that night will appear to be the smallest full moon of 2022. The exact time of its “apogee” will occur three days earlier, but when the moon rises on the evening of Jan. 17 it will lie approximately 247,536 miles from us. So will you actually notice that Monday’s full moon appears smaller than average -- a mini-moon? Perhaps, but only if you’ve convinced yourself in advance that it should appear smaller. Otherwise, I suspect the average stargazer will notice nothing different.

Part of the reason is that our memory of such things is not very reliable; in fact, it’ll be only experienced moon watchers who might be able to detect this mere 3.5% reduction from its average size. Now, while this is a relatively minor difference, we can easily see it by comparing two full moon photographs -- one taken at apogee and another at perigee (its closest point to Earth). You can easily create such a photo comparison for yourself. Use a camera with a long telephoto lens (300-400mm or longer will do nicely), and set your camera to manual mode (M) and ISO 200; then try 1/250 second at f/8 to start, but try some other exposures to make sure that something turns out well. Capture one image on Jan. 17 and, using the same

settings, shoot another on July 13 -- the night of this year’s closest full moon. By comparing these two images side-by-side, you’ll discover that this month’s full moon appears slightly smaller than that of July’s -- only about 11.3% -- probably not enough for beginning sky watchers to notice easily with the unaided eye, but more than enough for your photos to show the difference. Whether or not you can notice this small change, it should still be fun to get out after sunset on Monday to check it out! Visit Dennis Mammana at dennismammana.com. COPYRIGHT 2022 CREATORS.COM

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League will battle it out on the gridiron in their quest for a championship this January and February. Despite chilly temperatures, fans of those teams will undoubtedly be tailgating outside the stadium before and after the games. A hearty dish that sticks to the ribs can make it easier to withstand winter weather at this year’s playoff tailgate. This recipe for “Brisket Chili” from Will Budiaman’s “The Essential Kamado Grill Cookbook” (Rockridge Press) can be just what football fans need to stay warm at this year’s tailgate. Better yet, it makes excellent use of leftover Texas-style beef brisket, giving football fans a great reason to smoke some brisket in the days before the big game.

Brisket Chili Serves 8 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1

tablespoons vegetable oil tablespoon cumin seeds medium yellow onion, chopped Kosher salt tablespoon tomato paste teaspoons cayenne pepper 28-ounce can diced tomatoes 15-ounce cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained pound Texas-style beef brisket (see below), chopped

1. Bring the grill to 500 F with the cooking grate installed, then preheat a 5-quart cast iron Dutch oven on the grate with the lid closed. 2. Pour the oil into the Dutch oven and close the grill lid. Once hot, add the cumin seeds and cook for about 15 seconds or until they start to pop. 3. Add the onion and stir until coated with the oil. Close the grill lid and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until softened and browned. 4. Season with salt. Stir in the tomato paste. Close the grill lid and cook for 1 minute or until bright red. 5. Stir in the cayenne, tomatoes with their juices, and beans. Remove the Dutch oven from the heat. 6. Wearing barbecue gloves, carefully remove the grate, install the heat deflector, and replace the grate. Reduce the grill temperature to 350 F.

7. Put the Dutch oven back on the grate. Close the grill lid and bring to a simmer. Cook for 1 hour or until thickened. Serve immediately. Texas-Style Beef Brisket Serves 6 to 8 1 3 3

8- to 10-pound beef brisket tablespoons kosher salt tablespoons freshly ground black pepper

1. Trim off any hard fat from the brisket and square off the edges. Trim the fat cap down to an even 1⁄4-inch thickness. Sprinkle evenly on all sides with the salt and pepper. Refrigerate overnight. 2. Prepare the grill for smoking at 250 F to 275 F. 3. Place the brisket fat-side up on the grate over the drip pan. Close the lid. If desired, wrap in aluminum foil after 5 to 6 hours or once the bark (crust) is dark brown. 4. Turn over the brisket, close the lid, and continue cooking for 2 hours, 30 minutes to 3 hours, 30 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 200 F. 5. Rest the brisket, wrapped in foil, for 1 to 2 hours before serving. Cut across the grain into 1⁄4-inch-thick slices. Pour over as much of the drippings from the pan as you like, and serve.

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The Joseph Barry Columbiettes will be holding a Bunco game day on Sunday, January 23 at 1 p.m. (doors open at 12:30 p.m.) Enjoy games with coffee, tea and snacks, raffles and prizes and a 50/50. For reservations, please email

Levittown seniors honored as top LI basketball players

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Young engineers craft boats at Kramer Lane School

Third graders at Kramer Lane Elementary School in Bethpage teamed up to design boats in the STEM Lab during the week of Jan. 10. Photo courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District Third graders throughout Kramer Lane Elementary School in Bethpage designed boats in the STEM Lab during the week of Jan. 10. Kramer Lane’s young engineers learned about buoyancy, density and

gravity with foil paper, pennies and straws. Students used their creative tools to test the boats to see if they would sink or float. Teams competed against each other to see which boat would hold the most mass.

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Division Avenue High School senior Olivia Agunzo was honored by the Town of Hempstead for her recognition as one of the Top 100 Basketball Players on Long Island.

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LEGAL NOTICES Continued from page 9 The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer. A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/ View/17674 A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 03rd, 2022. Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audio-tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715. Dated: January 12, 2022 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, NewYork TERMS OF SALE Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts. However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased. The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/ or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period

in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership. The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk. The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited

with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale. Furthermore, as to the bidding, 1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates. 2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates. 3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid.

4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited. Dated: January 12, 2022 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York SYO 4410 2X 1/21, 1/28 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLCL LLC Arts. of Org. filed with New York State Dept. of State on 11/22/2021. Office location: Nassau County. The Secretary of State of New York has been designated as agent upon whom process may be serviced and shall mail copy of process against LLC to 6 Tobie Lane, Jericho, NY 11753. Principal business address: 6 Tobie Lane, Jericho, NY 11753. Purpose: any lawful act. JNJ 7975 6X 12/24,31,1/7,14,21,28 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK – COUNTY OF NASSAU INDEX # 003121/2014 FILED: 12/15/2021 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of Trial. The basis of venue is: The location of real property being foreclosed. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (SUCCESSOR TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK N.A.), AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE THORNBURG MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST 2007-2 MORTGAGEBACKED NOTES, SERIES 2007-2, Plaintiff, against UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF KENNETH M. PIKEN AKA KENNETH PIKEN, if they be living and if they be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or

through said defendant(s) who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the Complaint, DARA PIKEN AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF KENNETH M. PIKEN AKA KENNETH PIKEN, LUCAS PIKEN AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF KENNETH M. PIKEN AKA KENNETH PIKEN, BOARD OF MANAGERS OF JERICHO CONDOMINIUM STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE an1d “JOHN DOE” and “JANE DOE”, the last two names being fictitious, said parties intended being tenants or occupants, if any, having or claiming an interest in, or lien upon the premises described in the complaint, Defendant(s). To the above named Defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the plaintiff’s attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON

THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable David P Sullivan, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Nassau County, granted on the 8th day of December, 2021, and filed with the Complaint and other papers in the office of the County Clerk of Nassau County. The object of this action is to foreclose a consolidated mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by KENNETH M. PIKEN to WALL STREET MORTGAGE BANKERS, LTD, DBA POWER EXPRESS, bearing date November 29, 2006 and recorded in Book 31463, Page 266 in the County of Nassau on January 23, 2007, which was assigned to plaintiff by way of an assignment dated December 10, 2013 and recorded in Book 39444, Page 334 on January 10, 2014. Said premises being known as and by 43 Manors Drive, Unit 43, Jericho, NY 11753, bearing tax map designation Section: 12, Block: A, Lot: 1126, Unit 43, which is more fully described in the Schedule “A” attached to the Complaint. Aldridge Pite, LLP. Attorneys for the Plaintiff, 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 Our File 1012-21685B JNJ 7976 4X 01/07,14,21,28 PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE Notice is hereby given that commencing on February 15th, 2022, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 11th, 2022 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per sixmonth period, for which any

person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code. Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucountyny. gov/526/County-Treasurer Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person auction shall be held, same will commence on the 15th day of February 2022 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer. A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/ View/17674 A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 03rd, 2022. Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audio-tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call

(516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715. Dated: January 12, 2022 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, NewYork TERMS OF SALE Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts. However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased. The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/ or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership. The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case

affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk. The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale. Furthermore, as to the bidding, 1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random

number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates. 2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates. 3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid. 4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited. Dated: January 12, 2022 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York JNJ 7978 2X 1/21, 1/28

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