May 29, 2025 —
LEGAL NOTICE
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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU
Specialized Loan Servicing LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Nora Salvagni, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Daniel Salvagni, Sr a/k/a
Daniel H. Salvagni a/k/a Daniel Salvagni; Daniel Salvagni Jr.; et al., Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 27, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 11, 2025, at 2:00PM, premises known as 587 Miller Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hemstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 62 Block 179 Lots 3 & 444. Approximate amount of judgment $892,977.81 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 011471/2012.
Foreclosure auction will be held “Rain or Shine”.
Brian Davis, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC
Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792
Dated: April 30, 2025 For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2831 153356
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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU
BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST, -againstHALEY M. CURRY, IF LIVING, AND IF SHE/HE BE DEAD, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on February 11, 2025, wherein BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST is the Plaintiff and HALEY M. CURRY, IF LIVING, AND IF SHE/HE BE DEAD, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 10, 2025 at 2:00PM, premises known as 28 CONLON ROAD, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575; and the following tax map identification: 55-527-20. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT ROOSEVELT (UNINCORPORATED) AREA IN THE TOWN HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 604167/2021. Matin Emouna, Esq.Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 153376
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB Plaintiff, Against ALCIDES CURTIS; et al Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 12/08/2016, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 6/9/2025 at 2:00PM, premises known as 28 Archer Street, Freeport, NY 11520, and described as follows:
ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 62 Block 48 Lot 1
The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $505,778.66 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 6561-14 If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. This Auction will be held rain or shine.
Jane Shrenkel, Esq., Referee.
MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573
Dated: 4/7/2025 File Number: 17-301715 CA 153350
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SUMMONS Supreme Court of New York, Nassau County GITSIT SOLUTIONS, LLC, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS SEPARATE TRUSTEE OF GITSIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST BBPLC1, Plaintiff, -againstUNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF MARJORIE CHAPMAN; ANNETTE CHAPMAN, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARJORIE CHAPMAN; ALICIA ROBERTS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF
THE ESTATE OF MARJORIE CHAPMAN; DEIDRA CHAPMAN, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARJORIE CHAPMAN; MARK CHAPMAN, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARJORIE CHAPMAN; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EASTERN DISTRICT) O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants Index No. 621094/2024
Mortgaged Premises: 1 Scherer Place Roosevelt, NY 11575 a/k/a 1 Scherr Place Roosevelt, NY 11575
Section: 55 Block: 476 Lot: 9 a/k/a Section: 55 Block: 476 Lots: P/O 505 and 9 TO THE ABOVE NAMED
DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above captioned action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECTIVE of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a reverse mortgage to secure $450,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on February 10, 2006, in Liber Book M 30091, Page 159, covering the premises known as 1 Scherer Place, Roosevelt, NY 11575 a/k/a 1 Scherr Place, Roosevelt, NY 11575. The relief sought herein is a final judgment directing sale of the premises described above to satisfy the
debt secured by the mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is located.. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO, LLP 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160 Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff. 153333
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff AGAINST DUANE CHANDLER, BARBARA MARTINEZ, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 3, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 487 South Bayview Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 62., Block 143., Lot 0110. Approximate amount of judgment $580,986.29 plus
interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #603833/2018. Scott H. Siller, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 18-007158 85377 153337
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, PSB FUNDING CORPORATION, Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTINE SCHMIDT, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on August 18, 2023 and an Order Extending Time to ReCalendar Foreclosure Auction Sale duly entered on April 3, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 18, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 481 Archer Street, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54, Block 309 and Lots 269 and 270. Approximate amount of judgment is $248,214.26 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #611658/2021.
Brian J. Davis, Esq., Referee Taroff & Taitz, LLP, Attorneys at Law, 630 Johnson Avenue, Suite 105, Bohemia, NY 11716, Attorneys for Plaintiff 153576
Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on September 17, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 17, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 183 Moore Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55, Block 101 and Lot 148. Approximate amount of judgment is $156,591.88 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #603963/2023. The sale of this property and clear title are subject to a superior lien dated December 10, 2002 and recorded on December 24, 2002 in the Office of the Clerk of Nassau County, State of New York, under Liber Book 23338 and Page 102. Michael W. Alpert, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 231848-1 153574
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU
SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE
Index No. 617743/2023
Date Filed: 5/9/2025
any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, and any parties, corporations or entities, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged premises, Defendants.
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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, JOVIA FINANCIAL
CREDIT UNION F/K/A NASSAU EDUCATORS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs. MARK A. MCMILLIAN A/K/A MARK A. MCMILLAN, ET AL., Defendant(s).
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, -againstAnthere Motayne, if he be living or if he be dead, his spouses, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; The United States of America acting through The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and “JOHN DOE”, said name being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 48 Lester Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Rhonda E. Fischer, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered May 2, 2025 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Consolidation and/or Modified Mortgage (hereinafter “the Mortgage”) to secure $419,596.97 and interest, recorded in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on January 25, 2013, at Book M 38222 of Mortgages, page 648 covering premises known as 48 Lester Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520 a/k/a Section 54, Block 334, Lot 48, 49 & 50. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated.
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IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME.
SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.
Dated: February 13, 2025
Steven M. Palmer, Esq. Foreclosure Attorney LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (585) 247-9000 Fax: (585) 247-7380 Our File No. 23-094873 #102311 153475
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, M&T BANK, Plaintiff, vs. STEWART TAFFE, ET AL., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on February 26, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 16, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 15 Mirin Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon
erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55, Block 453 and Lot 9.
Approximate amount of judgment is $492,551.91 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #604764/2023. Cash will not be accepted.
Kenneth Gartner, Esq., Referee
Knuckles & Manfro, LLP, 120 White Plains Road, Suite 215, Tarrytown, New York 10591, Attorneys for Plaintiff 153568
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COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF NRZ PASS-THROUGH TRUST XI-B, Plaintiff, vs. SONIA M. TORRES
A/K/A SONIA TORRES, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale After Inquest and Appointment of Referee and Amendment of Caption duly entered on November 3, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 17, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 104 East Pennywood Avenue a/k/a 104 Pennywood Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55, Block 443 and Lots 200-202. Approximate amount of judgment is $516,170.54 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #604308/2018. Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 191802 153570
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. BOARD OF MANAGERS OF YACHTSMAN’S COVE CONDOMINIUM, Pltf. vs. BRYAN VALENTIN, CLAIRE A. VALENTIN, Deft. Index #619845/2023. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered November 15, 2024, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 26, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a 531 Ray Street, Unit 20, Freeport, NY 11520 a/k/a Section 54, Block 315, Lot 446. The real property above described is a unit shown on the plans of a Condominium prepared and certified by Barrett, Bonacci and Van Weele, P.C. and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on the 17th day of January, 2017, as Map No. 0285 defined in the Declaration of Condominium entitled Yachtsman’s Cove Condominium made by Ray Street Commons LLC under Article 9-B of the New York Real Property Law dated January 17, 2017 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on the 17th day of January, 2017 in Liber 13462 of Conveyances at Page 496. Being a part of a Condominium in the Village of Freeport, Nassau County, State of NY, known and designated as Home No. 20, together with a 4.1666% undivided interest in the Common Elements of the Condominium hereinafter described, as the same is defined in the Declaration of Condominium hereinafter referred to. Approximate amount of judgment is $11,542.99 plus cost and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. JOHN BOKLAK, Referee. JAY L. YACLOW, Attys. for Pltf., 355 Post Avenue, Ste. 201, Westbury, NY. #102306 153692
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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK
MINNESOTA, N.A.
F/K/A NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004FFH3 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES 2004FFH3, -againstCHERI-ANNE ROUGIER, ET AL.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on April 8, 2025, wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK
MINNESOTA, N.A.
F/K/A NORWEST BANK
MINNESOTA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004FFH3 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES 2004FFH3 is the Plaintiff and CHERI-ANNE ROUGIER, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 24, 2025 at 3:30PM, premises known as 15 SHERIDAN PLACE, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575; and the following tax map identification: 55L-558, 559, 560, 561 & 562. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 608204/2022. Chester Greenspan, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not
limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 153694
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Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 153696
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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO USA HOLDINGS, INC., -againstERNESTINA DELVALLE, AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF BARBARA A. ROLLINS A/K/A BARBARA ROLLINS, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on April 14, 2023, wherein WELLS FARGO USA HOLDINGS, INC. is the Plaintiff and ERNESTINA DELVALLE, AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF BARBARA A. ROLLINS
A/K/A BARBARA ROLLINS, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 25, 2025 at 2:30PM, premises known as 20 LILLIAN AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520; and the following tax map identification: 55-447-103. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 602944/2018. Oscar A. Prieto, Esq.Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with
also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.
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LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU MIDFIRST BANK, Plaintiff - againstJOHN DESM, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on September 30, 2024. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on the 25th day of June, 2025 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Premises known as 611 South Long Beach Avenue, Freeport, (Town of Hempstead), NY 11520.
(SBL#: 62-184-2) Approximate amount of lien $649,262.82 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.
Index No. 613092/2022. Jane P. Shrenkel, Esq., Referee. Davidson Fink LLP
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618 Tel. 585/760-8218 For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832
Dated: April 16, 2025
During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, Plaintiff AGAINST CHRISTOPHER RICHARDSON AKA CHRISTOPHER L. RICHARDSON, NICOLE Y. RICHARDSON, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered February 18, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM, premises known as 134 Westside Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 62 Block 139 and Lot 13. Approximate amount of judgment $596,861.36 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 609200/2023. Ralph J. Madalena, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 22-004481 85594 153610
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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU CALCON MUTUAL MORTGAGE LLC DBA ONETRUST HOME LOANS, Plaintiff AGAINST MARTECH LLC, PARKER HART LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 14, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County
Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM, premises known as 335 South Main Street, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 62 Block 44 Lot 391. Approximate amount of judgment
$647,773.64 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #600764/2023. Steven Cohn, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 22-003831 85631 153612
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS
Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 06/04/2025 at 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:
THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 PM 299/25. ROOSEVELTVPSD Corp. c/o Hely Duarte, Variances, subdivision of lot, front width from & on street line to front setback line, construct dwelling with garage (demolish existing dwelling) Lot A., S/s E. Clinton Ave., 406.51’ E/o Denton Pl. 300/25. ROOSEVELTVPSD Corp. c/o Hely Duarte, Variances, subdivision of lot, front width from & on street line to front setback line, construct dwelling with garage (Lot B)., S/s E. Clinton Ave., 356.51’ E/o Denton Pl. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.
Theme was ‘Unleash Your Inner Hero’
empowerment.”
In the auditorium, there was a contest called Book Buzz, in which students reviewed books they love and created their own videos and movies. An informal session on summer reading also took place in the auditorium. Students received “book bucks,” which they could use to buy fun prizes.
Family Literacy Night was a collaboration with the Freeport Memorial Library, and with Hofstra University’s Art Travelers through Time: Literacy and History through Art and Morrison Mentors.
The Hofstra Art Museum’s Art Travelers encourages students to appreciate artwork and create their own. Earth Globe is a giant walk-in globe for an immersive global adventure, Morrison Mentors is a leading educational consulting organization that offers a wide range of innovative learning strategies and professional services.
The event also featured an escape room, which was a great way to kick off summer reading. Beside the auditorium, students solved mystery puzzles related to their summer reading to pick
out the books they love, with visual reminders for their families.
Organizers created the escape room
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This notice is only for new cases in Roosevelt within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.go v/509/Board-of-Appeals
The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.go v/576/Live-StreamingVideo
Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. 153781
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2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM, premises known as 230 Archer Street, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 62, Block 117, Lot 9. Approximate amount of judgment $962,283.15 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #004351/2013. Howard Colton, Esq., Referee Gross Polo wy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 18-000325 85579 153722
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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU. CARDINAL CREDIT X LLC, Plaintiff -against897 SPRING AVE LLC, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated May 5, 2025 and entered on May 8, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court “Rain or Shine” located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 27, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.
PARCEL I: Section: 36 Block: 518 and Lot: 20 situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Westerly side of California Avenue, distant 456.37 feet Westerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Westerly side of Delaware Avenue and the Northerly side of California Avenue when measured along the Northerly side of California Avenue; being a plot 109 feet by 55 feet by 109 feet by 55 feet.
Said premises known as 154 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520
PARCEL II: Section: 50 Block: 427 and Lot: 6 situate, lying and being at Uniondale, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Southerly side of Spring Avenue, distant 210.23 feet Easterly from the extreme Easterly end of the arc of a curve connecting the Southerly side of Spring Avenue with the Easterly side of Summer Avenue; being a plot 100 feet by 60 feet by 100 feet by 60 feet.
Said premises known as 897 SPRING AVENUE, UNIONDALE, NY 11553
Approximate amount of lien $302,369.32 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 602607/2024.
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“almost like a Disney experience,” LaMotta said, in which the students break into the room to do some movie activity to get a book.
Holden Leeds/Herald photos danielle Ballard eberhart, freeport’s director of diversity, equity and inclusion, explored virtual reality technology in the Steam Zone, an activitiy designed to bring reading to life.
cy development through the summer.”
The event enlisted community heroes and service workers to take part as well, and included a Touch-a-Truck experience, in which students could get a close-up look at vehicles like fire trucks, police cars and ambulances.
“I love to give back to the community,” Juan Perdomo, logistics coordinator for Morrison Mentors and a volunteer firefighter, said.
Family Literacy Night is part of a larger movement to spread a love of literacy with a connection to community events like Books Before Bedtime.
LaMotta said she was very grateful for the support of the parents and Freeport district administrators, especially Assistant Superintendent Glori Engel.
“We hope that this fun event every year will be a great kickoff to summer reading,” Engel said. “The students and their families will leave with resources that they can use to support their litera-
The event was a hit not just with students and teachers, but also with Freeport parents. “We always make a special time right before bed to read,” Melissa Urias, one of the parents who attended, said. “It’s a time to connect, and also to exercise reading skills.”
Students, organizers said, were empowered to see that their voices matter, and Family Literacy Night helps them learn the skills that will make them successful in life, not just academically. The aim of the event, LaMotta said, is to create productive citizens and encourage them to be whatever they want.
Literacy is empowering and changes lives. “We’re competing with technology. We’re competing with video games,” LaMotta said. “Students need to be part of the process, and they need to see the value themselves so that it doesn’t feel like a school — it feels like we’re all partners.”
Jose Hercules and Charlotte eberhart, 6, hung out with pete the Cat, a popular children’s book character, during the family Literacy night celebration at Caroline g. atkinson School.
Kaiden goffin, 6, got to meet firefighter Juan perdomo during the touch-atruck experience, which highlighted real-life community heroes as part of this year’s family Literacy night.
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To add a family room, will we need another garage?
Q. We want to add a family room at the back of our house. Even though we have over 50 feet to work with to the back property line, we are being told that our garage is a problem, because it’s too close to the side property line, and when we attach the family room, we’ll need to get a zoning variance. If we take the garage down we have to put up another garage, because our building department requires us to have a garage. Why is this a problem, and how can we get around it? Our contractor said he could “take care of it,” that the garage shouldn’t be a problem, but so far that hasn’t happened, and we think we have to change our plans or not do the job.
A. There is a bigger picture than just the couple of issues you describe. The rules and regulations of the state building codes are intended to keep us all safe from fire, wind, flooding and other hazardous conditions. There are thousands of regulations and separate community zoning requirements, and when something is planned, it must meet all criteria from different sets of rules.
In your case, the garage was separate and independent from the house. In many communities, the zoning-required distance for a freestanding garage to the property line is 2 feet, but some require 3 feet, and your community requires 4 feet. But that’s just the distance to a property line, and only for a freestanding “accessory structure,” one that isn’t part of the house, such as a shed, gazebo, garage or deck.
The building code, for the entire state, then has overlapping fire protection requirements. A structure built closer than 3 feet to a property line must have fire rated materials, as an “assembly,” including wall or roof interior and exterior materials combined. Each assembly must resist a fire for one hour, and published testing reports from independent testing companies, such as Underwriters Laboratories, must be followed. I’ll address the construction issue more next week.
The problem you have is that your garage was allowed to be closer to the property line than a habitable building — your home — so it appears that it can stay because it has always been there. Now it will be part of the house, and many communities publish charts online or have zoning code chapters available for you to see which minimum distance and total distance you will need to meet for all your new work, including the garage. The garage will probably need to be reconstructed farther away from the property line. In many local communities, the minimum is 5 feet, but wider properties may require greater distances.
Always confirm before the plans are finalized. You can’t get around this legally, which is a concern, because anyone who knowingly creates a violation, especially a safety violation, puts many others lives at risk and could be subject to prosecution. Fire isn’t selective. It spreads and it kills. Good luck!
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This week America celebrated Memorial Day. I’ve always considered Memorial Day to be unique among American holidays. It is a celebration — and a commemoration — that extends beyond holiday bargain sales and backyard barbecues, as enjoyable and as much a part of Americana as they may be.
Amid the bargain-hunting and festivities there should be time devoted to sober reflection on the true meaning of this holiday — remembering the men and women in uniform who made the ultimate sacrifice, who lost their lives defending our great nation.
I realize, of course, that how we celebrate Memorial Day, and how we acknowledge the courage of those who lost their lives in military service, is truly personal to each us. Parades and marching bands are wonderful tributes to the spirit and solemnity of the day, giving us the opportunity to personally
over time, I asked my campus communities to think about what it means to be an ethical person, and our roles and obligations as members of society. Could we remain silent when we knew of social and economic injustice? Could we be indifferent in the face of unethical behavior and discrimination in the public square?
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Such thoughts were inspired again by news reports of bullying in politics, schoolyards, public hearings and international relations.
These are difficult times. Relations between groups are strained. I would hope that even in times like these, families, clergy, teachers and leaders would prepare children and inspire others with the basic values of civility, courtesy, sincerity and respect. Our sense of community needs it. Our national values — freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, democracy itself — will wither without it.
I think, as citizens, we must employ an “ethical eye” to observe and chal-
thank the veterans who march in those parades as representatives of those who never made it home from war.
Memorial Day should remind all of us that freedom isn’t free. That without those who fought and died on violent battlefields, we would not be able to espouse and advocate for issues and causes that matter to us. Those heroes preserved our freedom to speak out for or against our elected officials and their policies without fear of government retaliation. Too many people, as they criticize government policies, don’t realize how similar behavior would threaten their liberty — and lives — in so many countries around the world.
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them often among the loudest criticizing government policies.
There are also rights that we all assume as a matter of course, such as the freedom of movement and travel from town to town, city to city and state to state without having to get government approval or give any explanation.
n Congress I met people who had been denied rights Americans take for granted.
Among my outstanding experiences during my years in Congress was meeting and talking with people from so many countries where they had been denied rights we take for granted or don’t take full advantage of. There were people, for instance, who would risk everything to have the right to engage politically and enjoy free elections. Yet there are tens of millions of Americans who can’t be bothered to vote, many of
Perhaps the greatest tribute we can give to the memory of those who gave their lives is to do all we can to enhance the lives of veterans who survived the horrors of war, by ensuring that they receive the care and benefits they have earned and deserve. Veterans hospitals must be first-rate and readily accessible. Their heath care must include the full range of mental health care, especially the encouragement of treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and programs for suicide prevention without fear of shame or embarrassment.
Similarly, no veteran should ever be homeless, and every effort must be made to provide specialized housing for disabled veterans, such as by supporting organizations like Tunnel to Towers.
Americans from all political persuasions should be proud of our nation and its history and heritage. We should be unabashedly patriotic. There is no country in the world that has done more for its own people, and the world’s, than the United States. And that is very much attributable to the men and women of our armed forces who have fought so bravely in our own Revolution and Civil War, in two world wars, in Cold War struggles like the Korean “police action” and Vietnam, in fierce Middle East struggles in Iraq and Afghanistan, and in numerous smaller but still deadly conflicts.
All veterans who have served in the military, as well as their families, have sacrificed; those who were in the caldron of combat, more so. But for those who never came home, who never lived to enjoy the fullness of life that their sacrifice made possible for the rest of us, theirs truly was the ultimate sacrifice. We must remember these brave Americans every day, but especially so during this week of Memorial Day. God bless America!
Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.
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lenge societal patterns that test our sense of what is fair and just. This takes courage as well as compassion. It is our obligation to address injustices wherever they occur in a consistent manner, not with one lens for a friend and another for a foe. We must believe in tolerance, accepting that another can be right without my being wrong.
Compassion is a key component in how we relate to others. Many texts on leadership emphasize empathy, i.e., feeling the pain of others. This is better than simple sympathy, feeling sorry for others, but does not lead to necessary action. Compassion is an act of service, not just a feeling about others.
others. The most effective leaders know this. Saying “Thank you” or “You’re welcome” is not difficult. Being kind is even good for our health.
Respect is denied through acts of antisemitism, racism and other forms of prejudice. One result is fear. Therefore, it is understandable that those who have been subjected to bias personally or historically want respect and peaceful relations. Indeed, I assume that everyone wants respect as a simple fact of his or her being.
C alls for greater ‘civility’ are really calls for compassion and respect.
We often hear calls for greater “civility.” These calls frequently are in response to acts of aggression and other forms of humiliating behavior. Cries for civility are really calls for compassion and respect, to stop using fear or denigrating language as weapons. Such tactics by corporate and political leaders are especially troubling for the messages they send and the models of behavior they represent.
What we want is for people to be considerate, friendly, and even generous to
We should teach in our schools and houses of worship, and especially in our homes, that others should be respected, even if they are different from us. But there is a difference between respect for humanity at large, respect for ethnic, national, religious, racial and other groups in general, and respect for any one person.
Respect should be offered freely. An individual’s actions should no more reflect poorly on an entire group than a group’s actions should reflect poorly on any individual.
However, individual respect, once lost, can be regained only through effort: by expressing remorse and trying to help others. Respect is lost when someone acts in a callous manner, by
disregarding others, by belittling the place and relevance of others. When someone “demands” respect and does so in a manner that itself is disrespectful, he or she not only misses the point but also demeans the issue.
A school or college is a precious place. It is where truth, in whatever form, may be pursued without hindrance. It is where freedom of speech must be protected to the utmost. It is a place where diversity — of background, ethnicity, nationality, religion, physical ability or gender — should be respected. It is also a place where civil discourse and respect for one another is essential if a full and honest exchange of views is to be assured.
Without common courtesy, ears are closed. When ears are closed, there can be no mutual respect. We must learn to listen and disagree without being disagreeable. Those who shout the loudest for respect often do the least to gain it. No one should be the other if our education has succeeded. We are one species, with each member seeking to find a unity connecting head, heart and hands — i.e. compassion — which is an act of respect.
Robert A. Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University and co-author of “Letters to Students: What it Means to be a College Graduate” (Roman & Littlefield, 2024).
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aPrioritize water safety this summer
s summer approaches on Long Island, our communities eagerly embrace the joys of swimming, boating and waterfront leisure. From serene backyard pools to the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, aquatic activities are integral to our seasonal traditions.
With their pleasures, however, comes a paramount responsibility: ensuring water safety for all.
Effective Jan. 1, New York state mandated that all operators of motorized vessels, regardless of age, possess a valid boating safety certificate. The requirement, established under Brianna’s Law — named in memory of 11-year-old Brianna Lieneck, who lost her life in a 2005 boating accident in the Great South Bay — is intended to make our waterways safer.
To comply, boaters can enroll in approved safety courses, available both online and in-person. The BoatUS Foundation offers a free, state-approved online course, allowing participants to print a temporary certificate as soon as they complete it.
Additionally, the New York State Parks Adventure License program enables boaters to have an anchor icon added to their driver’s license, signifying the completion of the course and eliminating the need to carry a separate certificate.
Water safety obviously extends to backyard and public swimming pools and to Long Island’s many miles of beaches. Drowning remains a leading
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Re Rory Christian’s op-ed, “Local voices matter, and the RAPID Act listens,” in the May 15-21 issue: The irony is hard to ignore. Indeed, local voices do matter — but clearly not to Mr. Christian. The proper channel for those voices is through local elected representatives at the county, town and village levels, yet his actions and advocacy say otherwise.
As chairman of the New York State Public Service Commission, Mr. Christian oversees the electric, gas, water and telecommunications sectors, with a staggering annual budget of $117.5 million and a staff of 528. Despite this immense responsibility, he chose to chastise town supervisors for voicing legitimate concerns about the Renewable Action through Project Interconnection and Deployment Act — a law that warrants scrutiny, not silence.
Contrary to Mr. Christian’s endorsement, the RAPID Act undermines the authority of
cause of accidental death among children.
To mitigate risks:
■ Always watch children closely when they’re in or near water. Avoid distractions, even if lifeguards are present.
■ Install fences with self-latching gates around pools to prevent unsupervised access. State law requires fences to be at least 4 feet high, and they must completely surround a pool and obstruct any access. The bottom of the fence cannot be more than 2 inches off the ground, and openings in the fence cannot exceed 4 inches.
■ Teach children to swim, learn yourself if you never have, and understand water safety rules.
■ Ensure that supervising adults are trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, to respond effectively in emergencies.
■ State law stipulates that children under 12 must wear U.S. Coast Guardapproved life jackets on boats smaller than 21 feet. While adults on larger vessels can use their discretion, having accessible life jackets for all passengers is essential.
■ At public pools as well as at the ocean, pay attention to lifeguards, those sentinels of the water who are trained to keep swimmers safe from danger. They identify hazards such as the Atlantic’s rip currents — narrow, fast-moving channels of water moving directly away
from the beach that can form in a matter of seconds and carry even the strongest swimmers out with them.
When you arrive at the beach, ask the guards about areas where rips are likely to appear, and swim between the green flags; red flags mark the areas where swimming is prohibited.
If you get caught in a rip, stay calm and swim parallel to the shore, and in the short time it will take you to work your way out of it, a fast-stroking lifeguard will likely greet you with a rescue buoy, having seen your struggle begin from his or her perch on the beach.
Another danger is after-hours swimming. When lifeguards aren’t on duty, people who may be inebriated, or under the influence, or simply not good swimmers go un-monitored, and that’s when, predictably, most drownings happen. Finally, keep in mind that it will be weeks before the ocean warms up enough for comfortable swimming. In the meantime, cold water quickly saps energy, which creates another early-season hazard for swimmers. Know your limits as a swimmer, and keep the same in mind for your children.
Water safety is a shared duty. Whether you’re supervising a pool party, enjoying a day at the beach or navigating a motorboat, adherence to safety protocols protects lives. Let’s ensure that Long Island waters remain a source of joy, and not tragedy, and make this summer safe and enjoyable for everyone.
sopinions Say goodbye to Joe and focus on the future
omehow, all of the recent negative publicity about former President Joe Biden has brought to mind another Joe. Back in the 1920s, one of the bestknown baseball players in the business was Shoeless Joe Jackson. Jackson was an outfielder who had the fourthhighest batting average in baseball history. He got entangled in the infamous Black Sox Scandal in 1919, in which players on the Chicago White Sox threw the World Series. Jackson eventually traveled around the country on a rehabilitation tour, but wherever he went, someone in the crowd would yell out, “Say it isn’t so, Joe!”
Having been a friend and a longtime admirer of Joe Biden, the more I read about his final years in office, the more I want to say to him, “Say it isn’t so, Joe.” Biden took office in 2020 on the crest of a wave of voters who didn’t want to
give President Trump a second term. They admired Biden’s 40-plus years as a successful and admired public official. At the outset of his presidency, Biden was a strong and feisty leader, promising dozens of reforms that sounded very much like those of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. His predecessor had proposed that America rebuild its infrastructure, but somehow that promise never became a reality. But Biden kept it.
Biden kept many promises, but the record now shows he forgot one big one.
He kept many of his other promises, too, but the record now shows that he forgot one big one. At his inauguration, he pledged to be a “bridge to the future,” but as his days in office wound down, he wasn’t much of a bridge to anywhere. As a former elected official, I understand some of the hoopla that follows you when you hold any office. But a president gets to hear “Hail to the Chief” every time he enters a room and gets to use Air Force One, a gigantic flying White House. Being an American president is a very big deal.
These days, it seems that everyone in the national media is busy making a fast
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local governments by stripping them of the ability to conduct rigorous planning and environmental reviews of energy storage projects, including battery energy storage systems. While the state regulates major energy infrastructure through the Article VII process, the RAPID Act creates a back door: If a BESS project is collocated with an existing transmission facility or renewable energy installation, it can bypass local oversight entirely.
This fast-tracking mechanism denies communities any meaningful environmental review — ignoring cumulative impacts and serious risks. Local governments are on the front lines, assessing how these projects affect neighborhoods, schools, sole-source aquifers, waterways, and public health and safety. Their role is indispensable.
In Oyster Bay, several stand-alone BESS projects have been proposed. Fortunately, they’re currently on hold due to the town’s prudent decision to enact a moratorium. But it wouldn’t surprise anyone if those proposals are quietly withdrawn, repackaged and collocated with projects like Propel or offshore wind facilities — effectively circumventing local review by exploiting the RAPID Act. Energy storage systems come with serious risks — long-term and cumulative. Fires involving lithium battery units are notoriously difficult to extinguish. High-voltage underground cables from projects like Propel emit electromagnetic fields and carve through residential neighborhoods. These are not abstract concerns. They are real and
buck by reciting Biden’s psychological lapses and the lies of his staff members. Just like the president and his family got caught up in the experience of being the big boss, so did the staff, all of whom wanted to stay close to the center of world power. If there is anyone to blame for the Biden fiasco, there are countless people who qualify for that selfish dishonesty.
If you listen to all the talking heads on television, you’d be forgiven for believing that Biden was the first president who wasn’t playing with a full deck. Few ever mention President Woodrow Wilson, who had a stroke while in office and turned over the running of the country to his wife. I loved Ronald Reagan, but it was no secret that his wife, nancy, wouldn’t let him take any serious official action unless his horoscope permitted it. Most of his physical failings occurred after he left office, but watching his final days was at times a painful experience.
pressing, and local governments are best positioned to evaluate them thoroughly and responsibly.
Mr. Christian accuses town supervisors of undermining progress. In reality, they are fulfilling their duty: protecting their communities. It’s the PSC that has consistently failed to listen — to local officials, to residents, and even to members of the State Legislature. Mr. Christian’s invitation to “sit down and talk” rings hollow, because his agency has repeatedly ignored local input.
Worse still, the PSC makes it prohibitively difficult for communities to participate. Take the current Propel application: Intervenor funding under Article VII is woefully inadequate, failing to cover the expert analyses necessary for proper review. If that project opts into RAPID, there will be no intervenor funding at all — just an accelerated timeline with even fewer opportunities for public engagement.
At a February PSC hearing, an administrative law judge stated that the RAPID Act is designed to “simplify and accelerate” renewable energy development. But speed must not come at the expense of safety, transparency and sound planning. Convenience for developers cannot outweigh community well-being.
Mr. Christian claims that the PSC values transparency and community input. But the agency’s history — especially regarding LIPA, PSEG-LI, American Water and Liberty Water — tells a very different story. Long Island may indeed need to diversify its energy sources, but how and where that happens must be
I still remember listening to my close Republican friends after President Richard nixon resigned in disgrace. They went into a state of mourning, but after a relatively short period of time they elected two members of the Bush family to sit in the Oval Office.
I enjoy watching politics for so many different reasons. One of them is that the average voter has a very short memory and holds a grudge for a very short time. The coming of every new year is a time when voters are capable of making a 360-degree turn, and if you’re the incumbent party, you’d better be prepared for not only the unexpected, but the unimaginable. So I wish Joe Biden the best possible recovery, and urge all the partisans to hold off on their predictions for at least the next six months.
Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. Comments about this column? jkremer@ liherald.com.
In recent days, anyone with a political opinion has been bashing the Democratic Party and predicting its doom. It may be the case that many of the party’s current leaders failed us, but the real Democratic Party is alive and well, and its leaders are looking forward to the midterm elections next year.
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decided locally, by the people and their elected representatives. That’s what democracy demands.
The RAPID Act is nothing less than an end-run around local government. It invites the state to override zoning laws, environmental protections and planning procedures. And the ripple effect won’t stop at energy — it opens the door to growth-inducing developments of every kind, from commercial sprawl to
high-density housing, all at the expense of the very communities the law purports to serve.
Local voices do matter. But actions speak louder than headlines.
The author represented the 15th
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