Syosset Advance (5/14/21) by Litmor Publishing

P OSTER C ONTEST W INNERS Syosset community set to vote on Stillwell Fields proposition

Town officials congratulate first, second and third place winners of the Town’s Environmental Poster Contest, “How Plastic Pollution Harms Our Waterways.” Shown are (front row) second place winner Kalena Burgos, first place winner Elisa Wojnicki, third place winner Dimitri Fragopolous, (back row) Waterfront Center Executive Director George Ellis, Councilman Lou Imbroto, Town Clerk Rich LaMarca, Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Councilwoman Michele Johnson and Friends of the Bay Executive Director Heather Johnson.

Jericho Schools’ Election -- Meet the Candidates

BY RIKKI MASSAND

In the prestigious and highly competitive Jericho Public School district, four candidates are vying for two seats on the five-member board of education, as longtime neither School Board President William Ferro nor Trustee Daborah Lee are seeking re-election for another

term.

Voting for the board of education seats and the schools’ budget takes place on Tuesday, May 18 from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the Sam Springer Gym on the campus of Jericho Middle School and Jericho High School.

Tom Taubes

Candidate Tom Taubes wants

to bring his organizational and volunteering experience in the Jericho Athletic Association (JAA) and with other community groups to the school board.

Taubes has been a JAA board member for the last 10 years and its president for the last three. He says his commitment level

BY RIKKI MASSAND

During the Syosset Central School District’s Tuesday, April 27 informational meeting about the proposition for the district to purchase 35 acres of the Stillwell Fields property, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Rogers noted that the school district will save money over the long term with unlimited the access to the fields, instead of incurring more busing expenses to transport students to other facilities because “the district is tight on space.”

The Stillwell Fields includes creation of six new multisport artificial turf fields (including baseball infield areas), installation of field lighting for those turf fields, a mile-long paved path, for running and walking and as Dr. Rogers described, easing the access in the event any emergency services was necessary.

Dr. Rogers added that a “collateral benefit” with additional playing fields would be the district being more able to ensure gender equity in Syosset schools’ athletics programs, as additional fields would be compatible to host more teams’ practices and games.

“Right now the district has only one turf field and with that only one sport can be on the field with the ideal playing time -immediately after the high school day ends. If the boys have the field time first, girls have to use it second, and vice versa...More fields means that more students can get their practices out of the way earlier, and they can head home, start their homework and have dinner. Stillwell Fields offers an opportunity to keep our kids busy but with their athletics programs continuing as we would not have to bus the kids any more -- savings would be realized. The Syosset Soccer organization has pledged money that they were spending on diesel fuel for the lighting that would offset some of these maintenance costs.

Funding for Stillwell Fields’ $10.5 million total property cost would come from a variety of sources including $3 million from Nassau County, noted as “earmarked for improvements to the property” through an outline presented by County Leg. Josh Lafazan, a former five-year trustee of the district (2012 to 2017).

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Syosset Central Schools would have another dedicated allocation of $2 million, with one million dollars apiece from two land developers that pledged monies to the district “to offset

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Need paid firefighters

To the Editor:

I have lived in Garden City all my life (66 years to be exact) and have seen Garden City with a paid and volunteer Fire Department and now just a volunteer department.

Considering the toll the new volunteer department has caused various residents in life and in property damage I am requesting as a taxpayer that we go back to having both paid and volunteers on the team. No one will ever know if having both would have made a difference in the outcome of the Washington Avenue house fire, however in my heart I will always believe it would have. When the first responder who was a police officer heard the dog barking inside that will always lead me to believe there was life inside the house. I know that our department was helping with another fire however this lack of availability to help our own community in such a desperate time is cause for us to reevaluate our priorities and to come up with a solution that would protect our own community first.

The amount of taxes we pay should provide us peace and mind knowing that the village is taking every precaution to protect us from unforeseen tragedy to the best of their ability. And in my mind this is not happening when it comes to the fire department.

I applaud the work our volunteers do on a daily basis and in no way undermined the commitment and unselfishness of each and every one of them, however volunteers can only do so much and we need additional resources in our community to fill in the large gap in our ability to not only respond to our own disasters, but to be available to our neighboring communities when called upon to serve.

Susan Tiger

Best suited candidate

To the Editor:

As some of know, I served as a member of the Jericho School Board from 2000-2006. Since then, I have continued to attend regularly scheduled and special meetings of the Jericho School Board. In some sense, I have been the eyes and ears of the community keeping up with our school district’s operations, finances, capital projects, changes in curriculum, testing and even personnel issues.

I write to you today to encourage you to support and vote for Sam Perlman to serve on our school board on May 18, 2021 at Jericho High School. Sam has been an active participant in our school board meetings for the past 10 years or thereabouts. Sam has devoted an extraordinary amount of time in edu-

Basics of Medicare Zoom webinar

Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan (Woodbury) and Joy Poupko, Medicare Advisor with Senior Services of North America, present their latest installment of “The Basics of Medicare: Medicare Made Clear,” a Zoom webinar scheduled for Thursday, May 20, between 11 – 11:30 a.m.

cating himself in matters relating to our school board governance; he is keenly aware of school district budgeting and finance. Sam is clearly the best suited of all candidates to serve our district. Most importantly, he will be willing to challenge the assumptions of his fellow board members and administrators on the complicated issues that are presented to the board.

Finally, don’t forget that the annual school district budget vote takes place in the high school gymnasium at the same time as the school board election. In addition to the annual budget vote, there is a separate $3,000,000 referendum on the construction of a "turf field" with "stadium lighting" at the high school.

Ira Checkla

Need knowledgeable candidate

To the Editor:

This Tuesday, May 18th, Jericho residents will elect two new members to its Board of Education. Given the challenging times and the extra pressure that Covid will place on our School District, both operationally and financially, it is especially important that a candidate be able to seamlessly slide into the role of Board member. Having been actively involved with the Jericho School Board for almost a decade, I am the only candidate who is able to do this. I am running, in part, to help fill three important roles: 1) financial expertise, 2) institutional knowledge, and 3) management experience.

my education in finance and accounting, over the past decade I have consistently participated in the District’s annual public budget review process, asking questions and examining issues. My opponents have not.

During 2020 and 2021 three Board members will have retired representing 39 years of combined service. Our remaining members only have a combined 9 years of experience. Having regularly attended and participated in Board meetings for almost 10 years, I understand the District’s issues, I understand the Board’s responsibilities, and I bring background and experience to many topics the Board will address. I have been reviewing Board packages and asking questions of Administrators and Board members for a long time. I bring a tremendous amount of Institutional Knowledge. My opponents have only very recently started attending Board meetings via Zoom.

Our Board faces complex issues and needs a more formal and deliberative decision-making and communication process. Having worked with many corporate boards and management teams throughout my professional career, I have the skills and experience to help introduce a systematic, thorough and effective process for our School District. I have demonstrated my commitment to pursuing this goal through my involvement and comments at public Board meetings and through the articles I have published in local papers. My opponents cannot make similar statements.

The seminar is designed to help participants choose the right Medicare plan for them by providing guidance about what Medicare covers, the cost of Medicare, options for enrollees, when to enroll, and more.

To register, visit www.nassaucountyny. gov/LD18. Participants will receive Zoom login information upon successfully registering. For additional information, contact Legislator Lafazan’s office at 516-571-6218 or rthomas@nassaucountyny.gov.

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The Jericho Board oversees a $128 million annual budget and so the need for a financially proficient Board member is evident. Currently our Board has no one – a major shortcoming when we are asking our residents for such a large monetary commitment. While our District’s financial position is currently sound, we owe our taxpayers strong oversight and complete transparency. In addition to my long career in the investment management industry and

With three kids enrolled in Jericho Schools, I have a large vested interest in making sure Jericho continues to be successful both in educating our children and in building their character. I want to bring my financial expertise, my institutional knowledge and my management experience to my role on the Board to help us continue to thrive as a School District and a Community.

Sam Perlman

First time homebuyer seminar National Merit scholarships awarded to local students

Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray and Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll offered helpful information and tips during the Town of Hempstead 1st Time Homebuyers Seminar on May 4, 2021 at Levittown Hall. The seminars provide important information on mortgages, inspections, title insurance, contracts, tax payment information and closings. Those in attendance will also obtain details on their eligibility for tax exemptions, tax information, tips on how to challenge home assessments and information on local governments, including the town, county and school districts. The seminars help people avoid costly and time-consuming mistakes as they buy their first home.

The following local students were recently awarded $2500 scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a talent pool of some 16,000 outstanding Finalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program.

National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners are the Finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies. The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors.

Navpreet Singh - probable career field: medicine. High School: Hicksville High School

Irene M. Lee - probable career field: medicine. High School: Jericho High School

Danny R. Li - probable career field: chemistry. High School: Jericho High School

Jenny Ou - probable career field: physics. High School: Syosset High School

Richard H. Ren - probable career field: green technology. High School: Jericho High School

Simran Goel: probable career field: medicine: High School: Syosset High School

Ariane Lee: probable career field: design engineering: High School: Syosset High School

Michael Daniel Lu: probable career field: law: High School: Syosset High School

Nolan M. Smithwick: probable career field: engineering: High School: Syosset High School

Emma J. Van Dorn: probable career field: orthodontics: High School: Syosset High School

Eric J. Wang: probable career field: medicine: High School: Syosset High School

Elijah Blum - probable career field: mathematical biology. High School: Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS

Brian I. Lee - probable career field: medicine. High School: Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS

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THE JERICHO JOINT COUNCIL OF PTAs

Cantiague Elementary, Jackson Elementary, Seaman Elementary, Jericho SEPTA, Jericho Middle School, Jericho High School

URGE YOU TO VOTE YES

Upcoming Virtual Events at the Jericho Public Library

Monday, May 17

4:00 p.m.: Flex & Tone with Mindy Vasta - Put on some comfortable clothing and join Mindy for this exercise class while in the comfort and safety of your home.

7:00 p.m.: Fit & Fabulous with Linda Ray - Join Linda for this evening exercise class designed to get you Fit & look Fabulous!

7:00 p.m.: Book Discussion with Trivia Kahoot (Grades 1 & 2) - We will discuss “Corduroy” by Don Freeman & play some Trivia Kahoot!

Tuesday, May 18

6:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.: Library Budget Vote & Trustee Election at the Jericho Middle/High School

10:30 a.m.: Stories with Miss. Liz (Ages 2–5 Years)

11:00 a.m.: Guided Meditation for Self Healing with Patricia AndersonJoin Pat for one or all of the meditation sessions to bring harmony and balance into your life.

2:00 p.m.: Art Lecture with Professor Thomas Germano: Alice Neel- People Come First - The MOMA is having a retrospective of Alice Neel’s work through August 1. She was a boldly radical portrait painter and a champion of social justice. Neely was a longtime resident of New York and the city’s residents were her subjects. In this program you will learn about her art and life.

7:00 p.m.: Talk About Books with Fran Cohen - Discusses “Leave the World Behind” by Rumaan Alam. This suspenseful and provocative novel is keenly attuned to the complexities of parenthood, race and class during a time of crisis.

Wednesday, May 19

10:30 a.m.: Songs for Baby’s Day Bird Songs with Ms. Dara (Ages Birth–30 Months) Bird Songs - Join this fun musical program and sing along with Ms. Dara.

1:00 p.m.: Watercolor

Demonstration with Chuck Van HornLearn watercolor techniques, tips and tricks. There will be time for questions. 6:00 p.m.: What’s Ahead for College Admissions with C2 Education (Grades 10-12) - COVID-19 has turned the world of college admissions upside down. Students are facing an unprecedented admissions landscape: many colleges have temporarily adopted test-optional or test blind policies, and fewer spaces are available at some top colleges. What will happen in the coming years? What does the term “holistic admissions” mean, and how does it impact students?

7:00 p.m.: Book Discussion with Trivia Kahoot (Grades 3 & 4) - We will discuss “Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key” by Jack Gantos and play some Trivia Kahoot!

Thursday, May 20

10:00 a.m.: Chair Yoga with Jolie Bosnjak - This practice is for all levels including those nursing an injury or coping with a chronic problem. The results will surprise you!

5:30 p.m. - Yoga with Joe - This yoga class is geared for all levels to reduce the stress in your life while keeping fit!

Friday, May 21

11:00 a.m.: Science Fun & Facts: Floral Art Workshop (Ages 4–6)Monet said “I must have flowers always and always”. Sandrine Gold will teach you how to draw a flower and make a monoprint.

2:00 p.m.: Great Performers with Marc Courtade: Vanessa Redgrave, Actress & Activist -Vanessa Redgrave has been called the greatest actress of our time. She has performed for over 60 years and has received 86 awards for acting on stage, in film, and on television. She remains highly respected for the variety of roles she’s played and the quality of her performances.

For all events, go to www.jericholibrary.org/events/month to register

Local runners score in 2021 Greenbelt Trail runs

Jossi Fritz-Mauer of Old Bethpage wins the Long Island Greenbelt 25 Kilometer Run.

May 8 was a perfect day to go running on the trails – cool temperatures, cloudy and with just a hint of moisture, and 186 hardy souls took advantage of the conditions to battle their way to the finish line of the Long Island Greenbelt Trail 50 Kilometer and 25 Kilometer Runs.

Kevin Brightbill came down from Syracuse to earn top honors in the 50 Kilometer Run, with a strong 4:34:12 that left him more than 18 minutes in front of runner-up Ihor Stratan of Farmingdale, with Jesse Goodenough of West Babylon in third place overall. Indira Schwarting of Southold was the first woman OA in 5:43:41.

Jossi Fritz-Mauer of Old Bethpage totally dominated the 25 Kilometer Run, with

a 1:54:28 finish that brought him home over ten minutes in front of runner-up James San Filippo of Massapequa Park. It was the third consecutive local race that Jossi has scored first OA in. Kate Cervo of Smithtown took top honors among the women in the 25K.

Other top 50K finishers from the local area were Andrew Garcia of Mineola (18th OA, 6:11:06) and Luna Koval of Woodbury (3rd woman OA, 1st 30–39, 6:12:52).

Other top finishers in the 25K from the local area included Scott Solomon of Plainview (4th OA, 2:12:58), Bradley Smith of Plainview (6th OA, 2:20:43), Adam Wetcher of Farmingdale (2:21:18), Tim Mahony of Syosset (11th OA, 2:22:56), Edward Kenyon of Farmingdale (2:29:25),

The event was hosted by the Greater Long Island Running Club, with GLIRC Race Director Nick Palazzo making sure that everything ran smoothly.

The charitable beneficiaries of the event were the Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference and Hope for the Warriors.

Kenneth Colantuoni of Plainview (2:30:51), John Sullivan of Glen Cove (2:35:27), Dan Valderrama of Port Washington (2:38:07), Shawn Garbien of Port Washington (2:40:13), Christopher Scarallo of Levittown (2:43:21), Jeff Blimkoff of Glen Cove (2:43:50), Justin McClafferty of Farmingdale (2:43:50), John McKeon of Massapequa (2:44:25), Kevin Gohn of Farmingdale (2:47:43), Thomas Capruso of Garden City (2:50:46), Noal Goldfarb of Port Washington (2:52:17), Michelle Johnson of Farmingdale (2:53:56), Francis Barone of Massapequa (3:00:38), Doug Lancey of Roslyn (3:02:48), Chris Duvally of Glen Cove (3:02:55), Daniel Stratford of Bethpage (3:06:35), Raul Cea of Westbury (3:06:36), Matthew Fromkin of Garden City (3:08:12), Dan Fredericks of Bethpage (3:10:17), Michael Verbsky of Plainview (3:13:15), Keith Saunders of Port Washington (3:17:20), Tim McNamara of Glen Head (3:21:10), Amiel McNamara of Glen Head (3:22:02), Glen Lostritto of Glen Head (3:39:39), Robert Shaw of Syosset (3:45:03), Eva Casale of Glen Cove (4:13:01), Allen Baum of Roslyn Heights (4;18:37), Warren Drezen of Massapequa (4:53:53), Katie Quaranto of Levittown (5:06:19), & Amy Goldstein of Farmingdale (5:27:07).

Race Director Nick Palazzo (right) congratulates 50K Award winner Luna Koval of Woodbury (left).

Tim Mahony of Syosset.

50K runner-up Ihor Stratan of Farmingdale.

Scott Solomon of Plainview.

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This Week at the Syosset Public Library

Friday, May 14 at 2:00 p.m.

Virtual Lunch with Author Sarah Beth Durst

Bring your own lunch and listen to the award-winning author of “ The Bone Maker ” as she discusses her books. No registration needed. Click on Virtual Calendar for Zoom link - www.syossetlibrary.org/ live-streaming.

Friday, May 14 at 2:00 p.m.

The Enigmatic Life of Frank Sinatra

Presenter: Robert Wyatt, Steinway Artist & lecturer/recitalist, Smithsonian Institute

The lecture will sample Sinatra’s 40-year movie career. Teaming with Gene Kelly in two early films, “Anchors Away” and “On the Town,” Sinatra appeared in 56 films including “From Here to Eternity,” in which he won the Academy Award

for Best Supporting Actor. Enjoy clips from these films. American music specialist Robert Wyatt will guide you through a life resplendent with meteoric shifts of popularity and despondency. No registration needed. Click on Virtual Calendar for Zoom link - www.syossetlibrary. org/live-streaming.

Tuesday, May 18 at 7:00 p.m.

Pain Management with Dr. Maddie Gittleman

Sponsored by Northwell Health and New York State Assemblyman

Michael Montesano

Chronic pain can last for month or years and can take a toll on your life and keep you from doing the things you want and need to do. Because pain lasts so long, it can also affect your emotional health. Did you know that there are ways to cope? Join our expert as we explore safe and effective ways to manage pain. No

registration needed. Click on Virtual Calendar for Zoom link - www.syossetlibrary.org/live-streaming.

Wednesday, May 19 at 2:00 p.m.

Native Plants in Your Garden

Presenter: Roxanne Zimmer, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Suffolk County Native plants are the best choices for Long Island gardeners. Not only are they vigorous and attractive, but native plants support pollinators. Discover the increasing array of handsome native plants that can be incorporated in your landscape. No registration needed. Click on Virtual Calendar for Zoom link - www.syossetlibrary.org/live-streaming.

Thursday, May 20 at 2:00 p.m.

Young Vocalists Perform Old Songs – Part 1

Presenter: Richard Knox

Here is a wonderful opportunity

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From classes to lectures and concerts to movie screenings, there's never a dull day at your local library!

to experience many of the outstanding standards of the Great American Songbook performed by a variety of new generation singers. This multipart program will give us an opportunity to watch and hear dozens of young semi-professionals and amateur vocalists share their talents with new renditions and creative arrangements of some of the most memorable tunes. No registration needed. Click on Virtual Calendar for Zoom link - www.syossetlibrary. org/live-streaming.

Friday, May 21 at 12:00 p.m.

Marisa Silver!

Virtual Lunch and Author Visit

Grab your lunch and zoom in from anywhere to "meet" Marisa Silver, author of The Mysteries. No registration needed. Click on Virtual Calendar for Zoom link - www.syossetlibrary.org/live-streaming.

Check this paper each week for fun and informative all-ages activities, all for free or cheap!

University of the Cumberlands held commencement ceremonies this spring to celebrate its newest graduates. Graduates include the following local students:

Sukanya Sarkar of Hicksville, who completed a Master of Science in strategic management

Mounika Vasireddy of Hicksville, who completed a Master of Business Administration n

Brenna Wynne of Plainview, Ashley Jones of Levittown, Gabrielle Block of Plainview, and Sarah Morgenthal of Plainview were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.

Wynne was initiated at University of Delaware.

Jones was initiated at State University of New York at Cortland. Morgenthal was initiated at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Block was initiated at Fordham University.

Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership.

The following local residents have earned an Award of Excellence at Western Governors University. The award is given to students who perform at a superior level in their coursework.

Stacey Avedisian of Levittown has earned an Award of Excellence at Western Governors University College of Business.

George Nikitopoulos of Levittown has earned an Award of Excellence at Western Governors University College of Business.

Gregory Thomas Balos of Woodbury and Jacqueline Taylor Gallo of Hicksville were among the more than 5,000 candidates for graduation in the Class of 2021 who were celebrated during the university’s 168th Commencement exercises April 29–May 2.

Balos, who is an accountancy major, is a candidate for a Master of Accountancy degree in the Graduate School.

Gallo, who is a taxation and data analytics major, is a candidate for a Master of Taxation and Data Analytics degree in the Graduate School.

n SUNY Oneonta recognized more than

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50 outstanding students with its 2021 Academic Achievement Awards. One to three students were chosen from each of the college’s academic departments and programs.

Christine Panganiban of Levittown was recognized by the Communication & Media department

Selena Phan of Hicksville was recognized by the Sport & Exercise Sciences department

Megan Fitzpatrick of Hicksville was among the 16 University of Scranton students inducted into Pi Gamma Mu, the international honor society in social science. For induction into the honor society, students must be of junior academic standing, maintain an overall grade point average of 3.4 or higher, and have completed at least 21 credits in the disciplines of economics, human services, psychology, sociology, political science or history.

Fitzpatrick is a senior history and political science major at the Jesuit university.

Kristen Aasheim of East Norwich and Rebecca Muha of Hicksville have been named to the Elmira College Dean’s List for the Winter 2021 Term. Full-time undergraduate students registered for at least 12 computable credit hours and earning a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher at the end of Term I or Term II are placed on the Dean’s List at the College.

Lauren Marmann of Jericho was among the 35 University of Scranton students inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, the international honor society of nursing. For induction into the honor society, students must have completed one half of the nursing curriculum, demonstrated ability in nursing, have a grade point average of 3.0 and rank in the upper one-third of the class.

Marmann is a senior pursuing a nursing degree at the Jesuit university.

Conchetta Bohm of Levittown, is one of the more than 650 cadets and students recognized for their academic achievements during the Fall 2020 semester.

Gold stars are awarded to cadets and students at The Citadel who achieved a 3.7 grade point average or higher. Cadets and students who achieve gold star recognition are also placed on The Citadel’s Dean’s List.

Kristina Calamia of Bethpage earned a place on Furman University’s Dean’s

List for the 2020 fall semester. Furman’s Dean’s List is composed of full-time undergraduate students who earn a grade point average of 3.4 or higher on a four-point system. Calamia’s parents are Lynda Calamia and Christopher Calamia.

Samantha Unterlack of Plainview was one of 58 SUNY Oneonta students inducted into the Tau Sigma national honor society for the 2020–21 academic year. Tau Sigma is designed exclusively for transfer students.

The mission of the organization is to recognize and promote the academic excellence and involvement of transfer students. The minimum academic average required for membership is either a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent thereof) or an academic average that places the prospective candidate in the top 20 percent of all incoming transfer students during their incoming semester.

Unterlack is studying early chld/ childhood ed (B–6) at SUNY Oneonta. n

Several local students have received the SUNY Oneonta 2020-2021 Susan Sutton Smith Award for academic excellence. To be eligible for the award, a student must be a freshman, sophomore or junior with a grade-point average of 3.9 or higher.

Grant Doherty of Syosset - undeclared major

Eve Pugatch of Woodbury - undeclared major

Sydney Proux of East Norwich -majoring in psychology

Amanda Busch of Plainview - majoring in psychology

Lauren Carola of Plainview - majoring in communication studies

Alexa Cirri of Plainview - undeclared major

Rachel Dobkin of Hicksville - majoring in communication studies, media studies

Ashley Elbogen of Plainview - majoring in early childhood/childhood education (B-6)

Mackenzie Hickey of Hicksville (11801) - majoring in early childhood/ childhood education (B-6)

Griffin Hoffman of Plainview - majoring in music industry

Lauren McDonough of Levittownmajoring in early childhood/childhood education (B-6)

Mariah Nessim of Levittown - majoring in psychology

Kimberly Roth of Hicksville - unde-

About to hit a milestone?

clared major Ariana Soccodato of Levittownmajoring in early childhood/childhood education (B-6)

The Susan Sutton Smith Faculty Prize for Academic Excellence is named in memory of the late SUNY Oneonta professor of English. The student awards are made possible by the generous gifts of SUNY Oneonta Alumni to the 2018–2019 Fund for Oneonta. n

Serena Thomas has been named to the Fall 2020 Dean’s List at University of the Sciences. Selection for this award is based on completing and passing all assigned courses with no grade below a “C” and attaining an academic average of at least 3.4 for courses taken in the fall of 2020.

Thomas, of Jericho, is a biology student.

Mohammed-Ali Dewji has been named to the Fall 2020 Dean’s List at University of the Sciences. Selection for this award is based on completing and passing all assigned courses with no grade below a “C” and attaining an academic average of at least 3.4 for courses taken in the Fall of 2020.

Dewji of Syosset, is a Doctor of Physical Therapy student.

Jaimee Napolitano of Bethpage joined over 50 SUNY Oneonta students in an effort to spread the word about the availability of COVID vaccinations to communities across Otsego County. Napolitano is studying biology at SUNY Oneonta.

The students, recognizing the need for additional outreach in areas where internet access isn’t readily available, rallied together to distribute flyers to those who may need assistance with registering for a vaccine. The flyers share contact information that individuals can use to call for assistance when scheduling an appointment, as well as arrange for a ride to the vaccination site at SUNY Oneonta.

Students at Lehigh University attained Dean’s List in Fall 2020. This status is granted to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses.

Charlotte Murphy of Syosset

Ashley Haber of Syosset

Amanda Alejo of Woodbury

Eirini Drosos of Bethpage

Alexandria Olanick of Bethpage

Tyler Blitz of Jericho

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Syosset community set to vote on Stillwell Fields proposition

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the potential impacts of their development,” Rogers explained. The remaining amount would be raised through borrowing (with a bond).

Sagamore is one of the developments, on Jericho Turnpike across from Oheka Castle, and the other is 80 Jericho Turnpike, just west of Underhill Boulevard.

According to Dr. Rogers “investing those funds in a district capital project like this would be something the district achieves a lasting value from.”

He explained that the debt service on the borrowing would be about $23 for every $10,000 raised in the local taxes. “The district is about to roll off a debt so the net increase in taxes would actually go down,” Rogers explained.

A resident of Syosset for 43 years, Marc Nathan, commented that he’s worried that as owners of the parcel, Syosset Central School District would not do an adequate job of of its maintenance and more costs would be involved which could likely be passed on to the taxpayer base, in the form of additional funds coming up in the district’s budget in future years.

“I am hearing everything presented to us, but I fail to understand why our school district has to own the Stillwell Fields. If Nassau County continued to own this in conjunction with the Town of Oyster Bay’s upkeep of the site, what would we not get versus accepting all the increased costs of property maintenance, insurance and liability, etc. down the line. Working together with our county and town, why does Syosset Central School District have to take on the entire responsibility? What specifically would need to be done differently with our school district not owning Stillwell Fields?” he asked.

Assistant Superintendent Dr. Patricia Rufo answered residents‘ inquiries about the risk transfer and what Syosset Central Schools requires for any groups requesting use of district facilities.

“We have a facilities use policy that outlines types of insurance outside groups must have, and I believe it’s $1.2 million per occurrence (coverage) for liability insurance and depending on the use there is typically property insurance. Workman’s Compensation is not typical for anyone using facilities for athletic events. That is the type of insurance required and there’s requirements of the type of insuring firms we’d accept the insurance by. They have to be A-rated firms to ensure that they are solvent companies,” she said.

Dr. Rogers explained that when some “fieldwork” or construction activities are being done at a portion of the Stillwell Fields, other playing fields there will be available to the community and athletic groups to utilize there.

Syosset Central Schools web site estimated “ongoing operating expense at approximately $343,000 annually, which

means we projected the highest amount we anticipated the expense would be after consulting with our architects, engineers and head of facilities.” Syosset Soccer has committed $50,000 per year towards the annual maintenance of Stillwell Fields.

The district explained how facilities were evaluated with new artificial turf, and “how those fields should be maintained for frequent use.” The cost estimates were solicited from vendors, with the estimate coming from a potential scheduling of 10 maintenance services per year on the property.

Turf vs grass

Resident Tanya Goetz raised her concerns about replacing natural grass with synthetic turf, as she says there is research indicating turf surfaces may contribute to injuries athletes at any age could sustain. Dr. Rogers expressed the opposing view and said turf fields are safe to play on and are increasingly utilized and favored by youth athletics.

A portion of the $340,000 estimate would be to fill the turf fields with crumb rubber, and other costs involved are maintenance of the surface’s GMax rating, through testing, “to help with concussion protocols and make sure the turf fields are safe for play.” This maintenance aspect is also noted as a function for the district’s insurance purposes.

Goetz would have preferred investments from the Syosset Central School District into the increased costs of operations if the district were to schedule Syosset High School for a later morning starting time, with considerations ranging from bus scheduling to activities. Dr. Rogers said the topic was thoroughly investigated, and reported on in front of the board of education, in prior academic years -- especially 2017 and 2018 -- and the costs were too prohibitive and non-sustainable. He added that the consideration of the Stillwell Fields property is not related to changes impacting district curricular programs and transportation division operations. The fields are considered a physical asset and a facility, while the high school starting time debate did not involve the same planning and evaluation methodology, Rogers explained.

“Every person with an imagination would have ideas of where and when the school district can and should spend money. This is the opportunity being presented to us now, and you must evaluate it on its own. In comparison with a later high school start time, the challenge with a later start time is both an operational challenge and an ongoing cost challenge. The ongoing costs of the Stillwell Fields property and net offsets would be somewhere less than $200,000. A later high school start time would face a challenge as we don’t have a consistent length of days between the secondary schools and the

elementary schools. Either in mornings or afternoons there would be a period of time when high school buses would run simultaneously with elementary school buses because the elementary schools’ day is shorter. That means essentially doubling the number of buses that you are operating. At one period of time, instead of the buses doing all the high school, elementary and middle school students’ routes there would be a time where the buses are doing double the number of runs,” Dr. Rogers said.

Resident Ron Ganz discussed the environmental impacts determined by a Phase I environmental review, as he said the Stillwell property and adjacent wooded areas is “a perpetual preserve.”

“Phase I environmental is primarily a visual review to look around and see if there are any concerns. Typically that would not be found at a perpetual preserve,” Ganz said. He was under the impression that wires can’t be placed into the ground there, but Dr. Rogers explained that there are some wires in the ground at Stillwell by the baseball field -- noting a utilities’ box and structure.

Ganz asked about the need for creation of the paved path area that Dr. Rogers mentioned as serviceable for the “autistic population and related programs and services.” According to Ganz there was an event in Stillwell Woods on Saturday April 25 organized by the Orienteering Club. Another group using the preserve parcel he observed is the cycling club, which has been active at the site.

“Environmental education at the site has always existed in the past. When I graduated from Syosset High School, we had taken our field trip to Stillwell woods by my science teachers in the district. I am not sure why this property has to be purchased to ensure district environmental education -- it’s always existed,” he commented.

Ron Ganz also told the district administration he‘s perplexed about how the elderly, disabled and mobility-impaired should have already had access to this public land. He asked the district superintendent and Dr. Rufo why the sports clubs operating their events at Stillwell Fields had not addressed accessibility issues already.

“Why do they not have a golf cart available, with somebody having access to a field or to a bathroom? Why is Syosset Central School District getting involved in supplying this when the sports clubs there have ignored it? And the Fire Department and emergency services’ access has always existed whether the access road is passable or not. The fire department put in another curb cut by their building, which is gated, and they also had their ATV’s on a trailer in case they needed to pull them out to go to other areas. But they can easily access the preserve and the sports field,” he said.

Ganz told the district that clearly Stillwell Fields is being used by a significant portion of the Syosset community while the majority of expenses in operations there are taken on by the Town of Oyster Bay. “The amount of work they did to maintain the fields (and the costs) were a hindrance to the Town of Oyster Bay.

Mitchell Lieberman, a candidate for the upcoming May 18th district election also commented. Lieberman is president of the Syosset Baseball League and praised the idea of the district’s ownership of Stillwell Fields but had questions on the plans.

“I am wondering how set the district is on the plans and if you’re open to revisiting different ideas with the architects for what the fields can be?” he asked.

Restroom questions

One of Lieberman’s running mates in this year’s election is Lynn Abramson, who also attended and spoke at the April 27 Stillwell Fields meeting. She questioned why the restroom facilities would not be a permanent fixture at Stillwell Fields. Lieberman also commented and asked if the restrooms/ comfort station could become a structural facility “or a main structure in the middle of the property, eventually with a vending station or minor snacks offered.” He explained that in his review, some of the structural outlines indicate the fields closer together

“On behalf of Syosset Baseball and on behalf of a lot of community members I have spoken with, we are truly excited, this is something needed and people are truly excited about it. We hope to have a lot more dialogue in making this happen as we move forward. ” Woodbury resident and parent Matt Silver, a Class of 1992 Syosset High graduate, was previously on the board of Syosset Baseball. He worked closely with Legislator Lafazan when he entered county office in 2018, “pushing him to go to Nassau County for the money.”

“Stillwell is owned by the county and leased by the Town of Oyster Bay and the Town won’t invest any money into it because it’s owned by the county. Nassau County typically does not invest in parks like Stillwell as they do for Cantiague, Eisenhower Park or Mitchell Field -- the bigger county parks. The plan was to get the most money from Nassau County and then kind of figure it out. But unfortunately $3 million was the most, then the COVID-19 pandemic came, and that’s where we are today. I look at it as a $10.5 million project but half that money is being funded from outside resources -- the district is getting the property for a dollar from the county and funding is 50 cents on the dollar because half of it is already covered. To me it sounds like a pretty good deal,” Silver said.

POB student named candidate in prestigious competition

Rachel Perlmutter, a senior at Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School, could be named Long Island Student of the Year, in the coming weeks. She was recently nominated as a candidate in the Leukemia Lymphoma Society's annual competition. The competition is a worldwide philanthropic leadership program where students fos-

ter their professional skills in order to raise funds for the LLS.

"I’m honored to have been granted this opportunity, not only because many of my family members have suffered from various forms of cancer throughout the years, but also because I was the first ever candidate to have been nominated from the Plainview-Old Bethpage community,” said Perlmutter.

She said that as soon as she found out about her nomination, she had two goals that she wanted to pursue.

"I wanted to raise $30,000 in the span of seven weeks, and to establish my legacy in the community, that has shown me how to embody the characteristics of a true leader."

She began the planning stage in the fall and early winter, meeting with local businesses to discuss fundraising initiatives and virtual online raffles.

She utilized her business and leadership skills that she gained from her marketing classes in high school, and her involvement with a school-based organization, called DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America,) and the BBYO Jewish teen program.

When the official competition began in late January, the teen put together a team of 25 high school peers, who helped her to accomplish the goal of raising money for the organization.

"They weren't just Plainview students, but outstanding students from other districts like Jericho and syosset, and even a few students from out of state," said Perlmutter. "We worked with local businesses and organized fundraisers in a Covid safe environment, to help raise funds for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society."

With the help of people in the community, the school district and patrons of local businesses, they raised over $31,000 in the course of seven weeks. The team's effort was a small part of the overall Long Island regional competition , where students from several school districts helped to raise nearly $1,000,000 for the organization.

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Jericho Schools’ Election -- Meet the Candidates

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to the community and involvement in Jericho activities has been a passion continued over time.

“I am open to speaking with people, and have a good demeanor, to discuss any topics that would be up for consideration as I take people’s thoughts and rationales into account. The board of education trustee position is a huge honor to be considered for, and one which can build upon the platform of community engagement and development,” he explained in an interview.

While Taubes is running with Chris Foresto as a two-person ticket this spring, voters will have the choice of selecting any among the candidates -not necessarily two running together, for the two board seats. But Taubes noted the interesting dynamic that he has had a son graduate from JHS already and another at the high school now, while Foresto has younger children including one getting ready to start kindergarten.

Taubes reflected on the educational programs at Jericho, and said after his older son graduated (now a college sophomore) there’s more of a challenge at this time, with his younger son, a ninth grader who has an IEP. The next few years create a time for “digging in” as Jericho meets students’ needs and academic life, hopefully post-pandemic, can take shape.

“I want to ensure that all programs that touched his IEP are going to be taken care of and improved so he and many other students receive a speciality curriculum and attention. I know the IEP program in Jericho is a big program itself,” he said.

For Tom’s older son transition from Jericho Middle School to Jericho High was less intense, but Taubes says his ninth grader had a challenging time adjusting to the workload and some of the JHS course topics appeared advanced. He would like to see the district make transitional periods and years for ascension in schools to become more of a board and administrative focus.

“The Middle School tries to prepare eighth graders for moving up to the JHS realm and ninth grade, and I would like to see a bit more of a stronger commitment to it plus more of an overview to parents -- parents can be prepared with their kids for the curriculum the kids would be engaged in as students step into the more competitive high school environment. That would be something I wish to take up more as a school board trustee, so parents can know and plan for their children’s rise in the district with the kids’ learning curve and independence,” Taubes says.

After graduating from Great Neck North High in 1985, Taubes went on to the University of Miami and afterwards,

earned his MBA at Adelphi University when he moved back to Long Island. He did his graduate work at night as a young person making headway in the workforce. In Jericho, Taubes has worked with the JAA’s financial planning and strategies, as the organization has eight bank accounts. He is responsible for keeping the organization’s insurance policies up to date, and making sure the appropriate coverage is in place for children actively engaged in JAA sports.

“I like to consider myself very conservative in running my own personal finances, and I know every year the Jericho school board is faced with tightening the budget and saving here and there without affecting any of the great programs we have. Our board of education is super transparent and open, including with the budget workshops they have with Business Administrator Victor Manuel, as the public has the opportunities to voice their pleasures, displeasures or concerns. This communication and clarity is vital in a community like Jericho which is so highly regarded for their educational system,” Taubes said.

Jennifer Vartanov

Jennifer Vartanov entered the race for Jericho School Board trustee this year as last year offered an awakening for her about the need to be proactive in the community, after the speculation that a homeless shelter was planned for the commercial area of the district near the highways. Vartanov and her family live in the vicinity (Old Westbury) and she said with this issue arising in the community she was able to find another passion she did not previously have: local-level advocacy. Jennifer soon became a leading voice for the grassroots civic association that formed, Concerned Jericho Parents. She says being involved with community advocacy last year “was one of the best things to ever happen to me.”

“The motel is near my home and so many others for Jericho Schools, and I found out about it through a board of education meeting last year, and the community was extremely upset. It sounded like the district knew it was happening but kept the details from residents and parents for months. That sparked a fire within the community -the district didn’t do anything wrong as it has the obligation to serve every single student coming through those doors. But the issue was about keeping this in the dark -- residents and taxpayers had the right to know and give the district the community’s input, and to decipher information of what would happen. This definitely impacts the entire district, and this opportunity in the civic arena fell into my lap, and I’m glad it did. I am happy to serve the community and get to know so many people and the

wonderful residents here. We were able to delve deeper into what transpired in secrecy with Nassau County and the other parties involved, as it was in the works without people being notified. It should never happen in this specific location due to the zoning and commercial area,” she explained.

Jennifer grew up in Syosset and graduated from Syosset High School. She later earned her degree in Legal Studies at St. John’s University after transferring there to be at the same campus as her husband Leo, and the two were married around the time they completed their courses of study. Her first child, a daughter, was born in Brooklyn and after the family moved to Old Westbury her twin sons were born.

“Along with my husband I am a co-founder our our business, a credit card processing company, and we’ve been in business since 2007. We really built it from nothing and husband/wife working together can be interesting but we learned to make it work. The business grew substantially and as a large business it requires a lot of attention, but we have the right team in place. We both work really hard to make this work. In business and in community efforts it is all about time management, prioritizing, and with my kids getting older they are busy with their school stuff. It gives me more time to be involved,” Vartanov said.

Vartanov said the board of education has not done the best possible job of outreach in the community. She looks to the management experience of her career in business as a better model to strategically engage stakeholders -community members and the taxpayers that fund the district and send kids to the school system.

“School board members should remain as neutral as possible, and they must uphold the obligations to inform the community of anything going on that can affect the families and residents of the district. The second thing is, when the community came out upset about this motel converting into a homeless shelter, the schools seemed to turn against the outspoken population that we were being unfair and that we’re acting in a discriminatory manner. They should not have called residents names because people have rights to know what’s going on in our community, and they can be upset and express that to the district. The board should have remained neutral and served as peacemakers. They never once picked up the phone or wrote emails to anyone I know, just to ease the tensions over the issue. And especially with this going on ‘under the radar’ during the pandemic, this added to the community’s discomfort level,” Vartanov explained.

For Jennifer Vartanov, life in the Jericho Public Schools district came to symbolize “the core of who I am” as

she acknowledges interest in the area’s schools stemming from her experience as ‘a neighbor’ in Syosset.

“The first place where my parents owned a home was in Jericho, though for a short time, and we moved to Syosset as I attended school. But Syosset and Jericho are neighbors as I’ve spent time here as a youth, now I have lived in the district for almost 14 years. I think Jericho will always be that No. 1 school district for parents to pick the best one on Long Island so their children can attend the schools -- people get into the district as they invest, they move in and they keep up in the real estate here. I would find as many ways as possible to keep more residents coming and attract more families to be here and live in Jericho -- I believe our lifestyle with the opportunities for children is one of the best. Jericho has something special to offer, with our education system being at the core of it. And I’d continue to work to make our new academic and extracurricular programs excel, including the many sports programs which are at the top of the list people want. We also need more community events and people can come together for our children’s activities and events, and this enhances the district,” Vartanov said.

Sam Perlman

Sam Perlman is the only candidate running this year for the board of education who previously ran for a trustee position in Jericho, and he is also the most experienced at attending school board meetings. In an interview, Sam explained his opinion of how the Jericho board of education “struggling to execute its goal of really being the representative of the community and guiding the district in a positive way -especially given the novel situations the district has had to face over the past 18 months,” he says.

All three of Perlman’s children attended Robert Seaman Elementary followed by Jericho Middle School, and two are at JMS this year: one in sixth grade, another in eighth grade, and he has a son who’s a ninth grader at Jericho High School.

Perlman looks at the situation with closing schools and remote learning, plus some key district personnel changes and communications relating to the positions, as areas where the board can’t seem to connect with Jericho parents and community members.

“The board almost seems to suffer from a group-think problem as there’s very little free communication and discussion among them in public board meetings. Someone seems to present an idea and the five members seem to go along with that very quickly, as opposed to a process of reaching the right conclusion. Some of it goes back to a lack of experience and if they have

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BY DOMINIC BASILE

It was wet out. The remains of last night’s storm, a storm silent now for five hours, was spread thinly over the lawns and roads of Westbury. The two, Grace and Nick, made their way to their car and headed to the park. They passed a roadside garden, a long narrow strip, a city block long, that until this morning had held a precision planted line of red tulips fronted by two feet of healthy growing grass. The blooms fell prey to rain and their time. Yet, at the bend in the garden, tulips were now in parade dress. That area had been covered with snow swept off the roadway by the town’s snowplows, a white wall eight to ten feet high only recently thawed. The onlookers smiled acknowledging Nature’s planning.

The park was a few moments away. Later in the growing season, the entrance would present a spectacular display. Now, the two rectangular floral plantings were drooping to seed. They made their way along the curved tarmac to the cutoff leading to the pond. They curb-parked above the pond and took the path down to the water’s edge. Again there were no birds. The water, still murky from the pounding downpour, had erased all, well, almost all, the signs of Canadas’, seagulls’ and ducks’

recent stay. He offered his arm, she silently slipped her arm into his and they began their slow, metered passaggata around the pond.

The past season’s crop of leaves now rested, mainly, on the floor of the lake.

On quiet, calm days they and the detritus of thoughtless promenaders could plainly be viewed. Last night’s weather however had rolled a film of dust and roiled a streak of petroleum over the perimeter of the pond maybe three or four feet wide around the edge, making the pond unfathomable. As they started north around the pond, it was evident that the rains had cleared all evidence of avian visitors. Only a spare number of sparrows, robins, and those magnificently acrobatic swallows were about today.

A quarter of the way up the east side of Eisenhower Lake there is a small turtle ladder fixed into the concrete edge leading into the water. On sunny, warm days the hard-shelled reptiles crawl up the ladders. There are three or four such escapes around the lake. The turtles sunbathe on the concrete coping. On days when young families trip around the lake, youngsters crouch, stare, and noise their awe. Just past the first ladder is the area set aside for men (and, one would guess for women) to race their model sailboats.

Today’s model sailboats are a far cry from the vessels that plied the water of Goose Pond just beneath Jamaica High School. Today’s boats are controlled by radio signals and can be motor-driven back to shore. On Goose Pond, the youngsters’ miniatures were wide bottom, shallow lead-keeled with protected rudders. The masts were usually three to four times the width of the boat allowing for huge sails to catch every wisp of wind. Without the protection for the rudders, a sailor was bound to find his vessel stuck in Goose Pond’s famed tangle of water lilies. These vessels were allowed to sail about their way willy-nilly, undirected until finally, chance bumped them ashore.

The two followed the path around the lake and spied one single, solitary Canada out of the water and pasteurizing on the grass in front of Nassau County’s memorial dedicated to the memory of those men and women who were murdered by two terrorists each driving a stolen airliner into the twin towers of the World Trade Center. In that attack, two thousand six hundred and six men and women died.

The walk continued until the two reached the bottom of their entrance path. A heady exercise of twenty minutes. The rain had opened the ground’s

pores and the musty, medicinal odor that escaped now became stronger and pronounced. The two paused for a moment at the foot of the exit path then strongly moved one leg in front of the other up the hill. Again a slight halt before their car, the doors unlocked and opened, and they slowly took their place on the front seat.

They drove home to breakfast, avocado on thick white toast, coffee weakened with lactose-free milk, cornflakes sweetened with pear juice and water.

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Tips for Teaching Your Kids About Money

BY CARRIE SCHWAB-POMERANTZ

Dear Readers: Moms these days can fill a lot of roles -- from nutritionist to chauffeur to nurse to counselor. We’re called on to be experts in everything from caring for physical wounds to healing broken hearts. On top of that, many of us hold down fulltime jobs! Now I’m going to add one more responsibility to the list: financial coach.

Think you don’t have time to add one more thing to your busy schedule? Actually, you might be surprised at how much financial knowledge you already impart to your kids just in the everyday things you do. After all, kids are always watching and learning from us -- even when we’re unaware of it. So my thought is that when it comes to money, a little conscious awareness on the parts of moms -- and dads -- can make the financial lessons we teach our kids that much more effective.

Still skeptical? Here are some practical ways you can increase your kids’ financial knowledge from the early years until they’re ready to set off on their own.

I’m all for starting to teach kids about money at an early age. I believe even children as young as 3 to 5 can begin to learn a bit about saving and spending -- and have fun doing it. As your kids get older, you can involve them in budgeting, smart credit management, even investing. And it doesn’t have to take a lot of time.

Instilling the savings habit in kids from a young age is a great start to their financial education. Add to that a beginning awareness of spending, and you’ll really give them a boost. Try these simple activities to get started:

-- Have your kids choose something they really want. Put a price tag on it, and help them set aside a portion of any money they get from an allowance or gift, say 10%, toward their savings goal. That’s a good start. (You can always match their savings to help them along!)

-- Make saving tangible for even the youngest children by decorating separate jars for each savings goal and helping them track their progress.

-- Teach the value of money by giving a young child a dollar to buy a snack, pay for it, get a receipt, keep the change and put it toward a savings goal.

By middle school, kids are

ready to handle some money of their own. Whether it comes from an allowance, gifts or eventually a part-time job, it’s only by managing their own money--and making their own mistakes -that kids will learn to make good saving, spending and budgeting decisions. Here are some easy ways to give them real-world experience:

-- Help your preteen open a savings account. (You’ll need their Social Security number.) Shop for one with no fees --another good lesson. Talk about interest and explain how compound interest works. Your bank manager might be willing to help out. That might get the kids to listen more closely. Again, encourage them to save at least 10% of any money they receive.

-- Decide together what your kids will be responsible for paying for -- whether something essential like school lunches or extras like a movie with friends. It will be up to them to make sure they have the money when they need it.

-- Let kids plan a trip or night out. Give them a budget, something like $1,000 for a family vacation or $75 for a special dinner. Have them research and estimate expenses. Help them be creative and make trade-offs to stay within budget.

Teens want freedom and independence but they don’t always equate that with being financially responsible. If you started their money lessons early, hopefully they’ve already established some good habits. Now is the time to prepare them for the upcoming transition to the real world of saving, budgeting, credit--even investing. Use this list as a starting point:

-- Savings: Help working teens set up direct deposit to put part of every paycheck into a savings account.

-- Budgeting: Whether with an online tracker or on paper, have your teens record every purchase they make for a week or two. Then take it a step further by having them complete a monthly budget planner to really see where their money is going.

-- Credit management: Once you explain the pluses and minuses of credit cards, give your older teen some hands-on experience.

-- Investing: There’s a lot to talk about here, but experience is the best teacher. Once you’ve

introduced some basic concepts about long-term investing, risk, and not betting everything on a single stock, here are a couple of ways to make it real:

No matter your kids’ age, setting a good example is probably the most important thing you can do. If you’re open about your own financial challenges and make money conversations a part of everyday life, your kids will be more comfortable and confident when dealing with money. And the lessons won’t stop when they’re off on their own. Your good example will continue on, and chances are they’ll be coming back to discuss their own money issues with you -- as well as other of life’s challenges -- knowing they can rely on Mom’s good counsel.

Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, is president of Charles Schwab Foundation and author of The Charles Schwab Guide to Finances After Fifty, available in bookstores nationwide. Read more at http://schwab.com/book. You can e-mail Carrie at askcarrie@schwab.com The Charles Schwab Foundation is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, private foundation that is not part of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., or its parent company, The Charles Schwab Corporation. The information provided here is for general informational purposes only and should not be considered an individualized recommendation or personalized investment advice. The investment strategies mentioned here may not be suitable for everyone. Each investor needs to review an investment strategy for his or her own particular situation before making any investment decision. Investing involves risk, including loss of principal. All expressions of opinion are subject to change without notice in reaction to shifting market conditions. Data contained herein from third-party providers are obtained from what are considered reliable sources. However, their accuracy, completeness or reliability cannot be guaranteed.

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What Happens to Your Social Security check if You Live Abroad?

BY TOM MARGENAU

Maybe it’s because COVID-19 restrictions are easing up a bit. And some people probably have a bad case of wanderlust. I’m sure others are just thinking about retiring and returning to their homeland. Or perhaps still others see some of the same websites I do that entice you with headlines similar to this one I recently read: “Live like royalty on your Social Security check in Belize!”

Anyway, I’ve received more than a few emails lately from folks who want to know what happens with their Social Security benefits once they pack their bags and head to some foreign land to live.

Anyone planning to do that needs to read a booklet that the Social Security Administration produces called “Social Security -- Your payments While You Are Outside the United States.” You can find it online at the SSA’s website, www.socialsecurity.gov. Just click the “Publications” link near the bottom of the homepage. Once there, pull down the “Topics” menu and you’ll find the booklet under the “General Information” section.

By reading that publication, you will learn that if you are a U.S. citizen, the rules are pretty simple. You can get your Social Security benefits almost anywhere in the world. However, the Treasury Department doesn’t allow any federal government checks to be sent to North Korea or Cuba. And there are Social Security restrictions that prevent benefits from being sent to Vietnam and most of the republics that formerly made up the Soviet Union (places like Belarus, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, etc.). There are some exceptions to those Social Security restrictions, if any of those remote places are beckoning you in retirement.

If you are not a U.S. citizen but you have lived in this country legally and worked and earned Social Security benefits, then the rules get a little more complicated. I will briefly explain some of them.

If you are citizen of one of the 23 countries that have Social Security treaty agreements with the U.S. (they are listed in the aforementioned booklet), then you also can get your benefits anywhere in the world -- with the same restrictions that apply to U.S. citizens outlined above. You’ll find the list of countries on page five of the booklet. The list includes most European countries as well as places such as Israel, Australia, Japan and South Korea.

Page six of the booklet has another list of countries. If you are a citizen of one of those countries, you can get your Social Security benefits while living outside the U.S., but only if you are receiving Social Security retirement or disability benefits. If you get Social Security dependent or survivors benefits, then the rules really get messy -- way too complicated to explain in the short space of this column.

Please refer to the booklet for more information.

If you are not a citizen of one of the countries listed on pages five and six of the booklet but you are receiving U.S. Social Security benefits, then as a general rule those benefits will stop once you have been outside the country for more than six months.

If you are getting Social Security benefits while living overseas, you are generally subject to the same rules and regulations that apply to Social Security beneficiaries in the United States. And some of the rules are even more restrictive. For example, there is an earnings penalty that applies to Social Security beneficiaries in this country who are under their full retirement age and making more than about $19,000 per year. But if you are under your full retirement age and living overseas, you won’t get your Social Security check for any month you work over 45 hours, no matter how much money you make. There are exceptions to this rule. The most common is this: If you work for a U.S. corporation overseas, then you are subject to the more lenient earnings penalty rules that apply to U.S. residents.

If you are getting Social Security disability benefits while living overseas, the same rules apply to you as apply to people living in this country. That means, for example, that your claim will be periodically reviewed to make sure you are still disabled.

If you are a U.S. citizen living overseas, the benefits you receive are subject to the same income tax payments that apply to U.S. residents. If you are not a U.S. citizen, then the SSA will automatically withhold a portion of your benefits to cover possible tax obligations -- although there are some exceptions to that rule.

Most people living overseas have their benefits sent by direct deposit to a bank in the country where they are living. On page 27 of the booklet mentioned earlier in this column, there is a long list of countries that have an international direct deposit treaty agreement with the United States. Assuming you have moved to one of those countries, you will have no problem getting your benefits electronically.

If you need to conduct some kind of Social Security business once you are living overseas, you obviously can’t just drive across town and visit your local Social Security office. But every U.S. embassy and consulate has a person on staff who is trained to handle Social Security business. So, they are a good source of information and help. Or, assuming you have internet access, you can use the SSA’s website.

One final point. Your Medicare coverage only works while you are living in the United States. So, if you move to a foreign country and think you will be there for good, you might as well cancel

the parts of Medicare for which you pay a monthly premium. These are usually Part B (medical insurance) and Part D (drug insurance).

The key to understanding all of this is reading that booklet I mentioned. I will warn you that it can be a little daunting at first, just because there are so many rules and so many potential variables to those rules depending on your citizenship status, the kind of benefit you are getting and where you plan to live. Just

be patient, and I think it will all sink in eventually.

Other than that, bon voyage! And send me a postcard from one of those pretty golden beaches in Belize.

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 creators.com/books. Or look for it on Amazon or other book outlets.

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BY PHILIP A. RAICES

Isat down the other day coming to the realization why your home is so very important, especially today. What we all have experienced and gone through over the last months has rocked our economy as well as our mental stability.

Yes, we all know how home prices surprisingly had escalated during the pandemic and continue to increase, as everyone came out to the suburbs, escaping the higher infection rates in the cities.

Obviously, many bidding wars have occurred and will continue to occur as long as demand is very high as more people don’t just want a home but feel they have to have it. Thus the need has been so strong.

The overpricing for a percentage of homes has been almost irrelevant with the lack of inventory to choose from, triggering multiple offers and bidding wars.

One of the major reasons is that 80 million people began working at home full time and the need for private space became tantamount in being able to focus and concentrate on one’s job or business without outside disturbances, especially while kids were also sequestered at home.

Most importantly, the children also needed their own space to be able to pay attention to learning via their PCs and laptops during their school classes online.

I am sure that this was very challenging with children not being around their peers as they had been used to. Zoom as well as other online services enabled adults and children to do what they needed to dayto-day to stay connected and focused.

Even outside space has become a stress reliever for many who were used to the city hustle and bustle and noise with nowhere to escape, unless you were one of the few with very expensive apartments or town homes with a terrace or rear yard.

The mental anguish that has been created by the pandemic also exacerbated and pushed many more families and individuals in deciding to seek safer refuge and quieter surround-

ings that the suburbs and other states have provided. Mental healthcare professionals have had a very busy year dealing with the issues caused by the pandemic among adults and children. I read an article from U.S. News and World Report from April 5, 2012, by Philip Moeller that puts an accurate perspective on the value of one’s home and its effect on health. Here is an excerpt from the article https://money. usnews.com/money/personal-finance/articles/2012/04/05/ why-our-homes-make-us-happy:

“The human animal is not so different from his ancestors. Just as animals have lairs and mark their territories, people have fundamental attachments to place and space. Even equating home and the womb is not too far a stretch. Humans, however, add layers of significance to home and place. Physical places endure while memories and people fade, so homes and neighborhoods become ‘memory machines’ that help us keep alive some of the strongest sources of what has given our lives meaning, well-being, and happiness.”

Rick Scheidt has spent much of his professional life talking with aging residents of the vanishing small towns that dot the prairies in Kansas and other Midwestern states. Here, the sense of place is very powerful. Often, it is all that is left.

“We call it autobiographical

insideness,” he says. “People look at aspects of their environment in a very personal way. I might be talking to older women about her memories of a place, and I’d say, ‘Look at that cedar tree over there. It looks like it’s been through hard times and gotten hit by lightning.’ And she’ll look at that tree and say, ‘Oh, that’s third base,’ drawing on memories of when she played baseball there as a child.”

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How many of those who have moved out of New York City and other cities will stay planted in their current homes and not consider moving back to the urban city environment is unknown at this point.

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Casino bus trip

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas of Hicksville will be hosting a bus trip to the Wind Creek Bethlehem casino (formerly Sands) on Tuesday, June 8.

The cost will be $43 per person, which includes the driver’s tip. There will be a $30 give back for slots play.

Please arrive at 8:30 a.m. Return will be approximately 8:30 pm

Parking: # 999 So. Oyster Bay Road (on the street in the dead end)

Reservations: Call Barbara at (516) 935-5576

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Budget vote, meetings in Bethpage School District

The Bethpage Board of Education will be holding its budget vote and the following meetings during May: Tuesday, May 18 - Budget Vote/Election, 7:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., Bethpage High School Gymnasium

Tuesday, May 18 - Agenda Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 25 - Regular Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Both meetings will be held via livestream on the District website: www.bethpagecommunity.com

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With few restrictions and declining COVID-19 infection rates, the Town of Oyster Bay has announced the return of a variety of free weekday senior citizen activities offered by the Department of Community and Youth Services in community centers throughout the Town. These popular programs, which had been suspended throughout the last year due to the global coronavirus pandemic, will return on Monday, May 17 and run through Friday, June

25. Line dancing, exercise and tai chi classes are just some of the activities seniors can enjoy as part of this year’s program.

“Senior citizen activities are returning this month and I invite our residents to participate in these free activities, where they can once again enjoy the company of others, make new friends, and stay active,” said Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino. “Our senior activities are some of the most

popular programs the Town offers, and I expect this year to be in higher demand than ever before as seniors can finally get out and be active as infection rates decline and vaccination rates climb!”

Beginning on May 17 and continuing through June 25, the following programs will be offered: line dancing, tai chi, exercise, book club, and more opportunities for socialization. Activities will run each day of the

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week, Monday through Friday. Seniors interested in any of these activities must reserve a spot in advance. Due to the pandemic and restrictions currently in place, class sizes are limited. Additionally, only one class permitted per week.

For more information on these free senior activities, please call the Division of Senior Citizens Services at (516) 797-7940 or visit www.oysterbaytown.com.

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF BETHPAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

(MAY 18, 2021)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Budget Hearing of the qualified voters of the Bethpage Union Free School District, Nassau County, Bethpage, New York, will be held remotely, on May 4, 2021, at 8:00 pm, prevailing time, for the purpose of discussing expenditures contained in the proposed budget for the ensuing school year 2021-2022. Details about the Public Budget Hearing, the manner in which it may be viewed, and how individuals may participate, will be posted on the District’s website at www.bethpagecommunity. com. Copies of the budget document will be made available to District residents commencing April 27, 2021 upon request, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. prevailing time, in the office of the District Clerk located in the Superintendent’s Office of the Administration Building.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting, Budget Vote and Election of the Bethpage Union Free School District, County of Nassau, State of New York, qualified to vote at School Meetings in said District, will be held in the Main Gymnasium of the Bethpage Senior High School, Cherry Avenue and Stewart Avenues, Bethpage, New York in said District on May 18, 2021, for the purpose of voting by the qualified voters of the District, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (D.S.T.) on the following separate matters:

1. The estimated expenditures (school budget) for the ensuing school year 2021-2022 and authorizing the levy and collection of necessary taxes thereof. (Proposition 1)

2. Any other questions or propositions as to matters or expenditures or authority to levy taxes that may be presented for a vote under the Education Law.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that at the said vote and election to be conducted on May 18, 2021, two (2) members are to be elected to the Board of Education as follows:

ONE (1) member is to be elected

for a full three (3) year term to fill the vacancy created by the expiration of the term of James A. McGlynn, which term expires June 30, 2021.

ONE (1) member is to be elected for a full three (3) year term to fill the vacancy created by the expiration of the term of Sandra Watson which term expires June 30, 2021.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that all nominating petitions of candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education, shall be filed with the Clerk of the District Not Later Than April 19, 2021 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (D.S.T.), whose office is located in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools at the District’s Administration Building, 10 Cherry Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714. A separate petition, duly signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the district, as in accordance with law, and stating the residence of each signer, shall be required to nominate a candidate to each separate office. Petitions for school board members shall describe the specific vacancy on the Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated; said description shall include at least the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent, if any.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that each person entitled to vote must register. Registration dates, hours, and locations are as follows:

WEEKDAYS, until May 13, 2021, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (D.S.T.) when school is in session in the Office of the District Clerk, located in the Administration Building, Cherry and Stewart Avenues, Bethpage, New York.

SATURDAY, May 1, 2021 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. (D.S.T.), in the Boardroom at the Administration Building. The following persons shall be eligible to vote: All persons who shall have presented themselves personally for registration in accordance with section two thousand fourteen of the Education Law and all persons who shall have been previously duly registered for any annual or special meeting or election, who are qualified to vote and who shall have voted at any annual or special meeting or election held or conducted during the four (4) calendar years prior to 2021 (i.e., 2017-

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2020) and who are not disqualified from voting for any reason set forth in New York State Election Law Section 5-106. In addition, all persons who are registered to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law of the State of New York shall be eligible to vote.

All persons who registered at the Special Meeting and Election held on February 9, 2021 will not be required to re-register for the purpose of voting on May 18, 2021. Persons whose names appear as eligible voters as of February 9, 2021 on the Voter Registration Books issued and maintained by the Nassau County Board of Elections, shall be eligible to vote at the Annual School District Meeting and Elections to be conducted on May 18, 2021.

Any qualified voter of the District who is in doubt as to whether she/he is registered to vote at the May 18, 2021 Annual Meeting Vote and Election should contact the District Clerk of the Bethpage Union Free School District at 516-6444002 or email ebecker@bethpage.ws.

The Board of Registration will meet during the election held in the District on May 18, 2021 at the place where the Annual Meeting and Election is held for the purpose of preparing a register for meetings and elections held subsequent to such Annual Meetings or Elections.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the register will be open for inspection by a qualified voter of the School District on May 13, 2021 up to and including the day of the election, May 18, 2021, Sunday excepted, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., with the exception of Saturday, May 15, 2021, when the hours will be from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing school year 2021-2022 for school purposes (budget) and a statement of any expenditure and estimated tax levy for the ensuing year that may be required to fund the school budget appropriation at the above stated Annual Meeting shall be prepared and made available upon request to any district resident at the Office of the District Clerk, which is located

in the Superintendent’s Office at the District’s Administration Building, and the offices of the principals of all the schools in the District therein and at the Bethpage Public Library during the period of fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (D.S.T.), Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays excepted.

Administration Building

Bethpage High School

JFK Middle School

Central Boulevard School

Charles Campagne School

Kramer Lane School

Bethpage Public Library

These documents will also be available on the district’s website at:

http://www.bethpagecommunity.com

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 495, an exemption report detailing exemptions from real property taxation shall be available and appended to any tentative, preliminary or final budget.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that absentee ballots will be available for the election of School Board Members and the Budget Vote. Applications for absentee ballots may be received by the District Clerk no earlier than the 30th day before the election for which it is sought. Applications for absentee ballots are available in the Office of the District Clerk, which is located in the Superintendent’s Office at the District’s Administration Building. To have an absentee ballot mailed to your home, a completed and signed application must be in the District Clerk’s Office no later than Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Application for an absentee ballot may be made in person from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on any school day and up until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 17, 2021. Applications can also be downloaded from the district’s website at: http://www.bethpagecommunity.com

The right to vote by absentee ballot will be subject to the approval of the Board of Registration.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Military Voters who are not currently registered to vote may apply to register as a qualified voter of the District by contacting the District Clerk at

10 Cherry Avenue, Bethpage, New York 11714; Telephone: (516) 640-4002; or email: ebecker@bethpage.ws, to receive an application to register as a qualified voter of the District for said Annual District Meeting on May 18, 2021. The Military Voter may indicate their preference for receiving the registration application by mail, by facsimile or electronic mail (email). The application to register must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 P.M. on the twenty-sixth day before the vote (April 22, 2021). The register of voters prepared and filed in the District Clerk’s office shall include the names of all military voters who submit a valid military voter registration. A military voter means a qualified voter of New York State who is in actual military service and will, therefore, be absent from the District in which he or she is qualified to vote on the day of registration or election or is discharged from military service within 30 days of an election, or a spouse, parent, child or dependent of the military voter, accompanying or being with such voter, if a qualified voter of New York State and a resident of the same school district as the military voter, or military personnel residing on a military base within a school district in New York State for a period of 30 days immediately preceding said Annual District Meeting.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Military Voters who are qualified voters of the District may obtain an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk at The Office of the District Clerk 10 Cherry Avenue, Bethpage, New York 11714; Telephone: (516) 644-4002; or email: ebecker@bethpage. ws. A military ballot application must be returned in person or by mail to the Office of the District Clerk, no later than 5:00 P.M. on the twenty-sixth day before the vote (April 22, 2021). The Military Voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application for a military ballot by mail, by facsimile or email. Military ballots will be mailed or otherwise distributed no later than 25 days (April 23, 2021) before said Annual District Meeting. Military ballots must be received by the District Clerk (1) before the close of the polls

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on May 18, 2021 and show a cancellation mark of the U.S postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the U.S. government or (2) by 5:00 P.M. on the date set for the Annual District Meeting and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereof, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before said Annual District Meeting. Irrespective of the preferred mode of transmission, the military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person. A list of all persons to whom military ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the said Office of the District Clerk during regular office hours, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., (Prevailing Time), until the day of said Annual District Meeting.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk commencing with the issuance of the first absentee ballot and on each of the five days prior to the day of the election (except Sunday), between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays, and on Saturday, May 15, 2021 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. The list will also be available at the polling place on May 18, 2021. Absentee ballots will be accepted in the Office of the District Clerk of the school district no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021. Any ballot received after that time will not be counted.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that any propositions or questions to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least 138 qualified voters of the District and filed in the office of the District Clerk on or before April 19, 2021, except for petitions relating to a proposition which must be included in the notice of the annual meeting. Petitions relating to a proposition which must be included in the notice of the annual meeting must be submitted sixty (60) days in advance of the annual meeting. Any proposition may be rejected by the Trustees or Board of Education if the purpose of the

proposition is not within the power of the voters, or if the proposition fails to include the necessary specific appropriation, where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING:

1. A person shall be a citizen of the United States.

2. Eighteen or more years of age.

3. A resident of the District for a period of thirty days or more next preceding the election at which he or she offers to vote.

4. Must be registered to vote.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the vote on all propositions and the election of candidates of the aforesaid Annual Meeting Vote and Elections on May 18, 2021. will be conducted by ballot on voting machines. It being expressly understood that the intent of the District is to comply with the Executive Orders of the Governor and any legislation stemming from the current coronavirus pandemic, should such in any way vary from an Annual Meeting. Thus, all references to the timing, location, and manner of voting in the Annual Meeting as set forth herein, are subject to modification based on applicable legislation or direction by the Governor or other body with jurisdiction over the District.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

BETHPAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICES

TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Syosset Central School District, Nassau County, Syosset, New York will be held in the Auditorium of the South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York in said District and/or via livestream broadcast on the District website, if legally permissible. on Monday, May 10, 2021 at 7:45 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items.

1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money that will be required for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget and the Syosset Public Library’s budget for 2021-2022, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. prevailing time beginning Monday, May 3, 2021 except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the Office of the District Clerk, South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York and at the Syosset Public Library, 225 South Oyster Bay Road, Syosset, New York between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, beginning on Monday, May 3, 2021. In addition, a copy of said School District budget will be available on the District website and to any resident in the District at each schoolhouse in the District in which school is maintained, during regular school hours and on days when school is in session, other than Saturday, Sunday or holidays.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Real Property Tax Exemption

Report, prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part; and shall be posted on District bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as on the District’s website.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , that the Board of Trustees of the Syosset Public Library will hold a public hearing for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds and the budgeting thereof on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library, 225 South Oyster Bay Road, Syosset, NY and/or via livestream broadcast on the District website, if legally permissible.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election, will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the three (3) Election Districts, described below, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items:

1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2021-2022 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

2. STILLWELL

PROPERTY CONVEYANCE

Shall the Board of Education of the Syosset Central School District be authorized to enter into an intermunicipal cooperation agreement for the conveyance of Stillwell Woods Preserve by the County of Nassau to the Syosset Central School District, which conveyance shall be on substantially the terms and conditions set forth in the intermunicipal agreement between the parties.

3. STILLWELL

PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT

PROJECT

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Syosset Central School District, Nassau County, New York, is hereby authorized to construct a sports and recreational facility, including the installation of synthetic turf field(s), installation/renovation of natural grass field(s), renovation/ installation of comfort/concession station(s), installation of

drainage system, reconstruction of parking field(s), installation of walking/running path, and installation of field lighting at the Stillwell Fields property in Syosset, New York, including original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus, appurtenances, incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, at a maximum estimated cost of $10,500,000, and that $2,000,000 2019-2020 Capital Reserve Fund monies and $3,000,000 monies provided by the County shall be used to pay a portion thereof, and the remaining $5,500,000 said amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be raised by the levy of a tax upon the taxable property of said School District and collected in annual installments as provided by Section 416 of the Education Law; and, in anticipation of such tax, up to $5,500,000 obligations of said School District shall be issued.

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The School District has determined this capital project to be a “Unlisted Action” pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, the implementation of which as proposed, the School District has determined, will not result in any significant adverse environmental impact.

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4. To elect one member of the Board of Education for a term of three (3) years commencing May 18, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2024 and two members of the Board of Education for a term of three (3) years commencing July 1, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2024. The candidate receiving the largest number of votes will be elected to the longer term.

5. To adopt the annual budget of the Syosset Public Library for the fiscal year 2021 2022 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the School District.

6. To elect one member of the Library Board of Trustees for a term of five (5) years commencing July 1, 2021 and expiring on June 30, 2026 and one member of the Library Board of Trustees for a term of four (4) years commencing July 1, 2021 and expiring on June 30, 2025. The candidate receiving

the largest number of votes will be elected to the longer term.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Office of the District Clerk of said School District in South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York, not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time on Monday, April 19, 2021. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated; must be directed to the Office of the District Clerk; must be signed by at least 54 qualified voters of the District; must state the name and residence of each signer and, must state the name and residence of the candidate.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of the Library Board of Trustees shall be filed with the Office of the District Clerk of said School District in South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York, not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time on Monday, April 19, 2021. Vacancies on the Library Board of Trustees are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated; must be directed to the Office of the District Clerk; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District; must state the name and residence of each signer and, must state the name and residence of the candidate.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required, either pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special District meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register.

The Board of Registration will meet on the following dates:

Saturday, April 10, 2021

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Syosset High School

Friday, April 23, 2021

3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. H.B. Thompson Middle School Monday, May 10, 2021 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. South Woods Middle School for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law; to add any additional names to the register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which times any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk at South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on Thursday, May 13, 2021, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. prevailing time, each day prior to the day set for the election, except Thursday, May 13, 2021 please contact 364-5607 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 15, 2021 will be 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and closed on Sunday, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., prevailing time, at each of the three (3) separate election districts to prepare the register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in the year 2021 and any special District meetings that may be held after the preparation of said register (not including the election on May 18, 2021), at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of

such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said register is prepared, or any special District meeting held after May 18, 2021.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots are available on the District website and also are obtainable during school business hours from the Office of the District Clerk at South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York. An application must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days (April 19, 2021) before the election for which an absentee ballot is sought. To obtain a ballot by mail, completed applications must be received by the Office of the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election. The Absentee Ballot will be mailed to the address set forth in the application, no later than six (6) days before the election. To obtain a ballot in person (applicant or his or her agent), the completed application must be delivered to the Office of the District Clerk no later than the day before the election, Monday, May 17, 2021. Absentee ballots must be received by the Office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

A list of persons to whom the absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 13, 2021, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. prevailing time, each day prior to the day set for the election, except Thursday, May 13, 2021 please contact 364-5607 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and on May 18, 2021, the day set for the election, except that hours for inspection on Saturday, May 15, 2021 will be 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and the Office of the District Clerk will be closed on Sunday, May 16, 2021. Any qualified voter may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military

voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021. Military ballot applications must be received in the Office of the District Clerk by mail or in person by no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is returned by mail or in person and (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Office of the District Clerk of the Board of Education at South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York, not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Monday, April 19, 2021, except as to a question or proposition required by law to be stated in the published or posted notice of the meeting which shall be filed in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to Office of the District Clerk; must be signed by at least 310 qualified voters of the District (representing 5% of the

number of voters who voted in the previous annual election of the Board of Education); and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful, or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , that Election Districts have been established in the School District. The boundaries of the Election District are as follows:

Election District 13: Residents who live in the Robbins Lane and South Grove elementary school attendance zones will vote at Robbins Lane Elementary School, 157 Robbins Lane, Syosset, New York.

Election District 22: Residents who live in the A.P. Willits and Baylis elementary school attendance zones will vote at H.B. Thompson Middle School, 98 Ann Drive, Syosset, New York.

Election District 23: Residents who live in the Walt Whitman, Berry Hill and Village elementary school attendance zones will vote at Syosset High School, 70 Southwoods Road, Syosset, New York.

Ms. Francine Benjamin, District Clerk

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AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, VOTACIÓN DEL PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE SYOSSET CIUDAD DE OYSTER BAY, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que se realizará una audiencia pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de Syosset, condado de Nassau, Syosset, Nueva York en el auditorio de South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, Nueva York, en ese distrito o mediante una transmisión en directo en el sitio web del distrito, si está legalmente permitido, el lunes

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10 de mayo de 2021 a las 7:45 p. m., hora en vigor, para la resolución de los asuntos conforme a lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación, que incluye los siguientes puntos:

1. Presentar ante los votantes una declaración detallada (el presupuesto propuesto) del monto que se exigirá para el año fiscal 2021-2022.

2. Analizar todos los puntos que a continuación se establecen para que se voten mediante máquinas de votación en la votación de presupuesto y elección que se celebrarán el martes 18 de mayo de 2021.

3. Resolver cualquier otro asunto que se presente antes de la reunión, de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del estado de Nueva York y las leyes que la enmiendan.

POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que cualquier residente del distrito puede obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para financiar el presupuesto del distrito escolar y el de la Biblioteca Pública de Syosset para 2021-2022, sin incluir el dinero público, a partir del lunes 3 de mayo de 2021, de 8:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m., hora en vigor, excepto los sábados, domingos y feriados, en la oficina de la secretaría del distrito, en South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, Nueva York, y en la Biblioteca Pública de Syosset, 225 South Oyster Bay Road, Syosset, Nueva York, a partir del lunes 3 de mayo de 2021, de lunes a jueves de 9:00 a. m. a 9:00 p. m, y los viernes de 10:00 a. m. a 6:00 p. m. Además, estará disponible una copia de este presupuesto del distrito escolar en el sitio web del distrito y, para cualquier residente en el distrito, en cada sede escolar en el distrito donde se mantiene la escuela, durante el horario escolar normal y cuando la escuela está en sesión, excepto los sábados, domingos y feriados.

POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se adjuntará un Informe de exención fiscal sobre los bienes inmuebles de acuerdo con la sección 495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre Bienes Inmuebles a cualquier presupuesto preliminar o tentativo, como también al presupuesto definitivo adoptado del cual forme parte. Este se publicará en los tablones de anuncios del

distrito que se usen para avisos públicos y en el sitio web del distrito.

POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca Pública de Syosset realizará una audiencia pública con el fin de analizar los gastos de los fondos y el presupuesto de estos el martes 11 de mayo de 2021 a las 6:00 p. m. en la Biblioteca Pública de Syosset, 225 South Oyster Bay Road, Syosset, Nueva York o mediante una transmisión en directo en el sitio web del distrito, si está legalmente permitido.

POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que esta votación del presupuesto y elección se realizarán en los tres (3) distritos electorales, descritos a continuación, el martes 18 de mayo de 2021 entre las 6:00 a. m. y las 10:00 p. m., hora en vigor, horario en el cual se habilitarán las urnas para votar mediante máquinas de votación sobre los siguientes temas:

1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual del distrito escolar para el año fiscal 2021-2022 y autorizar que la parte requerida de este se recaude con impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a tributación del distrito.

2. TRANSFERENCIA DE PROPIEDADES DE STILLWELL

Deberá la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Central de Syosset estar autorizada para celebrar un acuerdo de cooperación intermunicipal para el traspaso de Stillwell Woods Preserve por parte del Condado de Nassau al Distrito Escolar Central de Syosset, cuyo traspaso se realizará sustancialmente en los términos y condiciones establecidos previstos en el convenio intermunicipal entre las partes.

3. PROYECTO DE MEJORA DE LA PROPIEDAD

STILLWELL

SE RESUELVE, que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Central de Syosset, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York, está autorizada a construir una instalación deportiva y recreativa, incluyendo la instalación de campos de césped sintético, la instalación/renovación de campos de césped natural(es), renovación/instalación de estación(es) de confort/concesión, instalación de sistema de drenaje, reconstrucción de campo(s) de estacionamiento,

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instalación de sendero para caminar/correr e instalación de iluminación de campo en la propiedad Stillwell Fields en Syosset, Nueva York, incluyendo los muebles, equipos, maquinaria, aparatos, accesorios originales, mejoras incidentales y gastos relacionados con los mismos, a un costo máximo estimado de $10,500,000, y que $2,000,000 de fondos del Fondo de Reserva de Capital 2019-2020 y $3,000,000 proporcionados por el Condado se utilizarán para pagar una parte del mismo, y los restantes $5,500,000 de dicho monto, o tanto como sea necesario, se recaudará mediante la recaudación de un impuesto sobre el sujeto pasivo imponible de la propiedad de dicho Distrito Escolar y cobrada en cuotas anuales según lo dispuesto por la Sección 416 de la Ley de Educación; y, en previsión de dicho impuesto, se emitirán obligaciones de hasta $5,500,000 de dicho Distrito Escolar. *

El Distrito Escolar ha determinado que este proyecto de capital es una “Acción No Listada” de conformidad con las regulaciones del Departamento de Conservación Ambiental del Estado de Nueva York promulgadas de conformidad con la Ley Estatal de Revisión de la Calidad Ambiental, cuya implementación, según lo propuesto, el Distrito Escolar ha determinado, no dará lugar a ningún impacto ambiental adverso significativo.

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4. Elegir un miembro para la Junta de Educación por un período de tres (3) años que comenzará el 18 de mayo de 2021 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2024, y dos miembros para la Junta de Educación por un período de tres (3) años que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2021 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2024. El candidato con el mayor número de votos asumirá el cargo para el mandato más largo.

5. Adoptar el presupuesto anual de la Biblioteca Pública de Syosset para el año fiscal 2021-2022 y autorizar que la parte requerida de este se recaude con impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a tributación del distrito escolar.

6. Elegir un miembro para la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca por un período de cinco (5) años que comenzará el 1 de julio de

2021 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2026, y un miembro para la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca por un período de cuatro (4) años que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2021 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2025. El candidato con el mayor número de votos asumirá el cargo para el mandato más largo. POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes para nominar candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación se presentarán ante la oficina de la secretaría del distrito de ese distrito escolar en South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, Nueva York, antes del lunes 19 de abril de 2021 a las 5:00 p. m., hora en vigor. Los puestos vacantes de la Junta de Educación no se consideran cargos específicos ni independientes; los candidatos se presentan en general. Las solicitudes de nominación no deben describir ninguna vacante específica de la junta para la cual se nomina al candidato. Deben estar dirigidas a la oficina de la secretaría del distrito, estar firmadas por, al menos, 54 votantes calificados del distrito, indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, y especificar el nombre y la residencia del candidato. POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes para nominar candidatos para la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca se presentarán ante la oficina de la secretaría del distrito de ese distrito escolar en South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, Nueva York, antes del lunes 19 de abril de 2021 a las 5:00 p. m., hora en vigor. Los puestos vacantes de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca no se consideran cargos específicos ni independientes; los candidatos se presentan en general. Las solicitudes de nominación no deben describir ninguna vacante específica de la junta para la cual se nomina al candidato. Deben estar dirigidas a la oficina de la secretaría del distrito, estar firmadas por al menos 25 votantes calificados del distrito, indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, y especificar el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que el registro per-

sonal de los votantes es obligatorio de acuerdo con la sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación y el artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones. Si un votante se ha registrado anteriormente de acuerdo con la sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación y votó en una reunión de distrito anual o extraordinaria en los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario, es elegible para votar en esta elección. Si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar en virtud del artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones, también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse.

La Junta de Registro se reunirá en las siguientes fechas: Sábado 10 de abril de 2021 De 9:00 a. m. a 1:00 p. m. Syosset High School Viernes 23 de abril de 2021 De 3:30 p. m. a 7:30 p. m. H.B. Thompson Middle School Lunes 10 de mayo de 2021 De 4:00 p. m. a 8:00 p. m. South Woods Middle School para registrar a todos los votantes calificados del distrito de acuerdo con la sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación y agregar cualquier nombre adicional al registro que se utilizará en la elección mencionada. Durante ese horario, toda persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en este registro, siempre que en la reunión de la Junta de Registro se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de esta junta que esa persona tiene derecho, en ese momento o con posterioridad, a votar en esa elección para la cual se prepara el registro. El registro preparado de acuerdo con la sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación se presentará en la oficina de la secretaría del distrito en South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York, y estará abierto para que cualquier votante calificado del distrito lo inspeccione desde el jueves 13 de mayo de 2021 entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., hora en vigor, todos los días antes del día establecido para la elección, con excepción del jueves 13 de mayo de 2021. Llame al 364-5607 entre las 9:00 a. m. y la 1:00 p. m. El sábado 15 de mayo de 2021 estará abierto de 9:00 a. m. a 1:00 p. m y se cerrará el domingo, y en los lugares de votación el día de la votación.

POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de acuerdo

con la sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación del estado de Nueva York, la Junta de Registro se reunirá el jueves 18 de mayo de 2021, de 6:00 a. m. a 10:00 p. m., hora en vigor, en cada uno de los tres (3) distritos electorales para preparar el registro del distrito escolar que se usará en la votación del presupuesto y elección a realizarse en 2021 y cualquier reunión extraordinaria del distrito que pueda realizarse después de la preparación de este registro (sin incluir la elección del 18 de mayo de 2021). Durante este horario, toda persona tendrá derecho a inscribirse en ese registro, siempre que en esta reunión de la Junta de Registro se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de esta junta que esa persona tiene derecho, en ese momento o con posterioridad, a votar en la elección escolar para la cual se prepara el registro o en cualquier reunión extraordinaria del distrito realizada después del 18 de mayo de 2021.

POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de boletas electorales por ausencia se encuentran disponibles en el sitio web del distrito, y también se pueden obtener durante el horario escolar en la oficina de la secretaría del distrito en South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, Nueva York. La secretaría del distrito deberá recibir la solicitud treinta (30) días antes (19 de abril de 2021) de la elección para la cual se solicita la boleta electoral por ausencia y no antes. Para obtener una boleta electoral por correo, las solicitudes completadas se deben recibir en la oficina de la secretaría del distrito al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección. La boleta electoral por ausencia se enviará por correo a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la elección. Para conseguir una boleta electoral personalmente (el solicitante o su representante), se debe enviar la solicitud completada a la oficina de la secretaría del distrito a más tardar el lunes 17 de mayo de 2021 que es el día anterior a la elección. Las boletas electorales por ausencia se deben recibir en la oficina de la secretaría del distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m., hora en vigor, del martes 18 de mayo de 2021. En la oficina de la secretaría del distrito estará disponible una

lista de personas para las que se emitieron boletas electorales por ausencia a fin de que los votantes calificados del distrito la inspeccionen cualquier día previo al día establecido para la elección a partir del jueves 13 de mayo de 2021 de 8:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m., hora vigente, excepto el jueves 13 de mayo de 2021, llame al 364-5607 entre las 9:00 a. m. y la 1:00 p. m., el 18 de mayo de 2021, el día establecido para la elección, y el horario de inspección del sábado 15 de mayo de 2021 será de 9:00 a. m. a 1:00 p. m. La oficina de la secretaría del distrito estará cerrada el domingo 16 de mayo de 2021. Cualquier votante calificado puede objetar la votación de la boleta electoral por los motivos apropiados si presenta su objeción y las razones por lo tanto conocidas al inspector de la elección antes del cierre de las urnas.

POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar podrán enviar una solicitud de boleta electoral militar. Estos votantes pueden indicar su preferencia de recibir un registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico en su pedido de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta electoral o boleta electoral. Los formularios de solicitud de registro para votantes militares se deben recibir en la oficina de la secretaría del distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 22 de abril de 2021. Las solicitudes de boletas electorales militares se deben recibir en la oficina de la secretaría del distrito por correo o en persona a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 22 de abril de 2021. Las boletas electorales militares no serán escrutadas, a menos que se envíen por correo o se entreguen en persona, y (1) la oficina de la secretaría del distrito las reciba antes del cierre de las urnas el día de la elección, y tengan una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos, del servicio postal de un país extranjero o un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos, o (2) la oficina de la secretaría

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del distrito las reciba antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección, y estén firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha asociada que no sea posterior al día previo a la elección.

POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con una norma adoptada por la Junta de Educación de acuerdo con la sección 2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o propuesta para enmendar el presupuesto, o que de otra manera se presente para la votación en esta elección, se debe presentar ante la Junta de Educación en la oficina de la secretaría del distrito, en South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, Nueva York, el lunes 19 de abril de 2021 antes de las 5:00 p. m., hora en vigor, excepto en lo que se refiere a las consultas o proposiciones que, por ley, deban informarse mediante la notificación publicada o anunciada de la reunión que se presentará con el tiempo suficiente para permitir que el aviso de la propuesta se incluya con el aviso de audiencia pública, votación del presupuesto y elección según lo dispuesto en la sección 2004 de la Ley de Educación. Debe estar escrito a máquina o en letra de molde en inglés, debe estar dirigido a la oficina de la secretaría del distrito, debe estar firmado, por al menos, 310 votantes calificados del distrito (que representan el 5 % de la cantidad de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior de la Junta de Educación) y debe indicar de manera legible el nombre de cada firmante. Sin embargo, la Junta Escolar no considerará ninguna solicitud de presentar ante los votantes una propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de las facultades de los votantes para determinarlo, que sea ilegal, que no incluya una asignación específica en la que el gasto de dinero sea requerido por la propuesta o en la que exista otra razón válida para excluir la propuesta del voto.

POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los distritos electorales se establecieron en el distrito escolar. Los límites del distrito electoral son los siguientes: Distrito electoral 13: los residentes que viven en las zonas de asistencia de las escuelas primarias Robbins Lane y South

Grove votarán en Robbins Lane Elementary School, 157 Robbins Lane, Syosset, Nueva York.

Distrito electoral 22: los residentes que viven en las zonas de asistencia de las escuelas primarias A.P. Willits y Baylis votarán en H.B. Thompson Middle School, 98 Ann Drive, Syosset, Nueva York.

Distrito electoral 23: los residentes que viven en las zonas de asistencia de las escuelas primarias Walt Whitman, Berry Hill y Village votarán en Syosset High School, 70 Southwoods Road, Syosset, Nueva York.

Sra. Francine Benjamin, secretaria del distrito

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 246, Section 246-12 of the Code of the Town of Oyster Bay, notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals has scheduled a public meeting, which will take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, on MAY 20, 2021, at 7:00 P. M., to consider the following appeals:

BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

APPEAL NO. 21-122

SYOSSET

CROWN CASTLE FIBER

LLC: Special Use Permit to install, operate and maintain wireless telecommunications equipment.

NE/ cor. of Berry Hill Rd. & Rodeo Dr., a/k/a Syosset, NY (Pole No.: N648)

SEC. 242 BLK. 25C01 LOT 1076 ZONE R1-1A

APPEAL NO. 21-123

SYOSSET

CROWN CASTLE FIBER

LLC: Special Use Permit to install, operate and maintain wireless telecommunications equipment.

NW/ cor. of Calvert Dr. & Chelsea Dr., a/k/a Syosset, NY (Pole No.: 659)

SEC. 242 BLK. 2534 LOT 7 ZONE R1-20

APPEAL NO. 21-131

SYOSSET

CROWN CASTLE FIBER

LLC: Special Use Permit to

install, operate and maintain wireless telecommunications equipment.

NW/ cor. of Ryan St. & Ryan Ct., a/k/a Syosset, NY (Pole No.: N642)

SEC. 242 BLK. 2553 LOT 41 ZONE R1-10

APPEAL NO. 21-135

SYOSSET

CROWN CASTLE FIBER

LLC: Special Use Permit to install, operate and maintain wireless telecommunications equipment.

N/s/o Hickman St., 270 ft. E/o Stratford Pl, a/k/a Syosset, NY (Pole No.: N645)

SEC. 242 BLK. 2554 LOT 1 ZONE R1-10

MAY 10, 2021 BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK SYO 4390 1X 05/14

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING FOR BUDGET VOTE, CAPITAL RESERVE PROPOSITIONS AND ELECTION FOR THE JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE JERICHO PUBLIC LIBRARY MAY 18, 2021 OF JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

NOTICE is hereby given to the qualified voters of Jericho Union Free School District, Nassau County, New York, that the annual budget and election vote meeting of said school district will be held in the Gymnasium of Jericho High School, Cedar Swamp Road, Jericho, New York, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 between 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.

NOTICE is hereby given that the public hearing on the proposed budget of the school district will be held on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 in the Little Theatre of Jericho High School, Cedar Swamp Road, Jericho, New York, at 7:30 P.M.

NOTICE is given that a copy of the statements of the amount of money required for the ensuing year for school purposes and library purposes may be obtained by any qualified voter in the District at each schoolhouse and at the Office of the

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District Clerk, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. on each day other than Saturday, Sunday or holiday during the fourteen days immediately preceding such Budget Election Voting.

Voting will be held for the following purposes:

1. To elect two (2) members of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2024.

2. To vote upon the appropriation of funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the District for school purposes for the school year beginning July 1, 2021 and authorize the levy of necessary taxes therefore; said matter to be presented on the voting machines as Proposition No. 1.

3. To vote upon the expenditure from the Capital Reserve Fund known as ”Facilities Improvement Program III – Jericho Public Schools”, and fund balance said matter to be presented as Proposition No. 2 as follows: SHALL the Board of Education be authorized to expend a sum not to exceed $12,900,000 as follows:

(1) $6,677,000 from the capital reserve fund established on May 21, 2019 and (2) $4,223,000 plus additional interest earned from the capital reserve fund established on May 16, 2017 and (3)$1,300,000 from fund balance (unexpended funds from Proposition #2 authorized on May 15, 2018), and (4) $700,000 from fund balance (unexpended funds from Proposition #2 authorized on May 16, 2017) for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Districtwide replacement/repairs of

asphalt pavement, exterior masonry waterproofing, ceiling/lighting/flooring, air handling and ventilation; Districtwide electrical upgrades and replacement; Installation of HVAC units at the Cantiague and Jackson Elementary Schools Gymnasiums; Hot water heater replacement at Jackson Elementary School; Roof replacement at the Jeffrey Ratner Robert Seaman Elementary School; Playground replacement at the Williams Elementary School; Athletic Field reconstruction including installation of a synthetic turf field and stadium lighting, reconstruction of the technology classrooms, and reconstruction of science rooms at the Jericho High/ Middle School; all of the above to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith.

Candidates for the office of Member of the Board of Education may be nominated only by petition directed to the District Clerk signed by twenty-five (25) qualified voters, stating the name and residence of each candidate, who must have been a resident of the District for at least one year prior to election. Sample form of petition may be obtained from the District Clerk. Pursuant to a proposition heretofore adopted by the voters of this District, vacancies upon the Board of Education shall not be considered separate, specific offices, and nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated. Each petition shall be filed with the District Clerk on or before April 19, 2021 between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.

NOTICE is given that the Annual Election of the Jericho Public Library will be held in the Gymnasium of the Jericho High School on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 between 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. for the following purposes:

1. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Trustees for a full term of five (5) years commencing July 1, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2026.

Candidates for the office of Library Trustee may be nominated only by petitions directed to the District Clerk, signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters, stating residence of each signed and the name and residence of each candidate. Each petition shall be filed with the District Clerk on or before April 19, 2021 between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. The name of the last incumbent shall not be set forth on the petition for the Library Trustee.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that only persons who are qualified voters as of May 18, 2021 shall be permitted to vote at the election to be held on May 18, 2021 on matters affecting the School District and the Jericho Public Library, as herein above set forth.

A qualified voter is defined as follows: A citizen of the United States, who is eighteen (18) years of age or over, and has been a resident of the District for thirty (30) days or more next preceding the meeting on which he/she offers to vote.

Persons disqualified from voting under provisions of Section 5-106 of the Election Law are not eligible to vote in school district elections.

The School District may require all persons offering to vote at the budget vote and election to provide one form of proof of residency pursuant to

Education Law Section 2018c. Such form may include a driver’s license, a non-driver identification card, a utility bill or a voter registration card. Upon offer of proof of residency, the School District may also require all persons offering to vote to provide their signature, printed name and address.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS-

Application for an absentee ballot may be made at the Office of the District Clerk. Such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the day of the vote, if the ballot is mailed to the voter, or by the day before the day of the vote, if the ballot is delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk during regular business hours.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 PM on May 18, 2021.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Jericho Union Free School District, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk in person, by mail to District Clerk, Jericho Union Free School District, 99 Cedar Swamp Road, Jericho, New York, 11753, by email to DistrictClerk@jerichoschools. org, or fax sent to (516) 203-3602. In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot application by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at the address above. In order for a military voter to be issued

a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on April 22, 2021. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the Office of the District Clerk at 99 Cedar Swamp Road, Jericho, New York, 11753. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before 5:00 PM on May 18, 2021. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

William Ferro, President Jill Citron, Vice President Daborah Lee Pam Wasserman-Heath Divya Balachandar JNJ 7958

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NOTICE OF FORMATION

North America Star LLC Notice of Formation of North America Star LLC. Filed with the SSNY on 03/30/21.Office: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 108 Schoharie Dr. Jericho NY 11753. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Jericho Schools’ Election -- Meet the Candidates

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a grasp of how a board works, and how there should be discussion and debate over issues, internally and externally. When COVID first struck, there was a situation where Jericho was to receive several exchange students from China into the district. Because there was no coordination among anyone on the board the district sent out an email indicating the board hears the community’s concerns, but the exchange students were fine and would be arriving here on Thursday. Just within two or three hours there was a second email from the district that it had changed its mind and exchange students are not coming -there is not a lot of discussion so they’re bouncing from one answer to another,” Perlman said, adding more examples he’s observed from school board decision-making.

Another problem he identified was the New York Times’ job advertisement for a new Cantiague Elementary principal serving as the way parents learned that the beloved Cantiague Principal Gina Faust would be leaving Jericho. He says this is an example of “amateur hour” the district needs to improve upon.

“During my 25-year career in the investment management business, I have dealt with countless Boards of Directors including public company and private company boards. It is truly unique for a board to show such continuous disregard for informing its constituents,” Perlman wrote in a January 29 letter to the editor in this newspaper.

He added that he’s worked in many collaborative board and group settings whether that’s for parent organizations, charities or businesses. Sam believes the loss of experience from current and previous members leaving Jericho’s school board will mean there’s a void that needs to be filled, and asap.

Perlman points out that 21-year school district trustee Barbara Krieger retired from her amazing record of public service in June 2020, and this year the Board President Ferro and Daborah Lee will leave -- collectively, in the course of 13 months the district loses 39 years of combined board of education experience. The district will be left with a combined nine years’ experience with Board VP Jill Citron, Pam Wasserman-Health and Divya Balachandar, who was elected last spring.

Perlman says the lack of familiarity of a few other candidates would “weaken the board institutionally.” He believes he can provide the district with leadership and a professional approach in 2021 and beyond.

“Working with people is what I do as I’m a professional who’s worked in all kinds of systems. The board of education needs a professional approach -- everything is not a personal question,

and if someone raises a point you can respectfully but very vehemently disagree with it. That does not become a situation where people should be upset because a true collaborative process entails putting together different opinions to help find the best solutions. I have that knowledge not only professionally but in closely observing and dealing with the Jericho School Board’s main issues,” Perlman explained.

He added that this year’s election is very important, and expertise is warranted for the next district trustees.

Perlman said the district and any candidate for Jericho’s board should not lose sight of what the goals are for educating students and enriching their lives.

“The epitome of what a bad board looks like is people who are beholden to each other, and people who do not bring expertise... My involvement in the last 10 years has been in every facet from helping kids with academic initiatives to coaching sports. The best role of the school board trustees is taking some amount of satisfaction in contributing to the success of our students because the board worked to get kids the programs they needed to specialize in, or what they needed to pull up their grades in an area and they were able to discover new interests -- giving the kids the opportunities through any clubs, activities or in classes where they would not have otherwise had the opportunities presented.”

Chris Foresto

Chris Foresto is running with Tom Taubes for the board. Foresto is also a native to the community. He grew up in Muttontown and lives in the West Birchwood section of Jericho with his wife, Lindsy and their three children: a sixth grader, a fourth grader and a younger child who will enter kindergarten in the fall.

As the pandemic comes to a close, he wants the district to not lose sight of its achievements and what the curriculum offers Jericho kids. For him, the period ahead will be understanding how the critical issues can be overcome and how excellence can be maintained and built upon. Foresto also made clear that from a public health safety, security and healthcare perspective, taking care of the environment at each school facility would be a big part of the way forward for Jericho Public Schools, “so we can continue working to deliver the ever-evolving curriculum to our students.”

“Jericho over the years has been in a really strong position in implementing the Common Core in the last eight to ten years, as well as evolving with a diverse and progressive curriculum that encompasses foreign language and core disciplines of science and mathematics, STEM, and ELA as well as physical education and music. We have been

fortunate that our district has allocated funds and resources, as well as materials, to be able to really ‘operationalize’ the delivery of the curriculum. The kids have a much more well-rounded educational experience as the Jericho administration and board has put so much into play for the program. With my children learning in the STEM fields and languages, opportunities for learning Spanish and Italian, are unique and not always the opportunities every district offers to students in elementary and middle school levels. We are fortunate to be ranked No. 1 on Long Island and that is a testament to the hard work everybody is doing, but we need to continue to push the envelope in order to get better and maintain our edge. Sitting in the top spot, we still need to accelerate and own the way the district is doing things and identify new opportunities. Ultimately, the beneficiaries of that would be our stude

He noted that for his oldest child, at times his interest was piqued with Jericho’s curriculum offerings. This provides younger students advantages to develop skills early. Foresto noted. He looks forward to more progress for Jericho Public Schools.

As a longtime volunteer in the Jericho Fire Department, Chris Foresto is now in the unique position of being the 1st Assistant Fire Chief in the community and the liaison between the Jericho Fire Department and Jericho school district. The expertise in this area can be applied to several discussions and decisions about schools’ facilities.

“I have knowledge of how the district works, with procedure and properties as I’ve overseen our Fire Prevention education in elementary schools for the last several years. I have an understanding of the safety programs that exist, and this puts me in a position to be familiar with a lot of what goes on and getting us ready to function in this realm. There is a lot to learn as a schools’ trustee but from a fire prevention perspective,

that is work I have already done, and the relationships and knowledge exist to contribute in a meaningful way,” he said.

Foresto is a board-certified Radiologist specializing in Interventional Spine Care. He holds positions as a department chair; Chair of Operations in the Department of Radiology at NYU Winthrop hospital, as well as serving as the clinical associate professor in the Department of Radiology at NYU Long Island School of Medicine.

From his career in medicine and healthcare, Chris finds there to be common responsibilities he can draw from if elected to the board in Jericho.

“I’m in charge of a large department tasked with delivering a critical service: healthcare. While it’s different from education the mission of what a school district and a board of education does is just as relevant -- we’re delivering education to our youth and obviously that’s a very noble mission carrying a tremendous responsibility. If elected as a board trustee, the responsibility, effort and dedication to providing that service is analogous to providing healthcare to individuals. Both healthcare management and education are people businesses -- as a school board trustee you are approving a budget and are charged with overseeing support services of the district. Resources must be put into place from financial planning to faculty and staff, materials, co-curricular and extra-curricular programming. As a trustee and collaboratively as a board you need to bring this all together, and operationalize it as well as oversee the human resources and team effort,” Foresto explained. He added that when teamwork is combined to boost morale and spirit, it translates into a better work environment for everybody.

If elected a board member, he views the top priority as making sure that teachers, staff, administrators and students are all in position to perform at their highest levels.

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