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Veterans told to wait on tax exemption mented in municipalities that opted in on Oct. 1. Freeport, however, is not yet Local veterans have been among the municipalities that critical of Freeport officials have adopted the measure, since the village announced which Gulf War veteran and that it would not immediately Freeport resident Chad Parson adopt a 100 percent property took to Facebook on Sept. 24 to tax exemption for some dis- make public. “I was told today that the Vilabled veterans that state officials approved earlage of Free por t lier this year. Vilhas decided not to lage officials say adopt the new they do not have exemption,” Parson enough infor mawrote. “That means tion on how the qualifying disabled exemption would veterans in Freebe rolled out. port will not Two similar bills, RoBERT receive the new full a p p r o v i n g t h e MclAughlIN exemption on their exemption for veter- Associate Village village taxes.” ans with disabilities The Herald conAttorney, that resulted from firmed that the vilVillage of Freeport their service, were lage had not yet passed by the State adopted the exempSenate and Assembly beginning tion. Parson told the Herald last year. The Senate bill was that he had reached out to the signed into law by Gov. Kathy Freeport school district to see Hochul last December, and the if intended to adopt the meaAssembly bill in February. sure, but had not received a The U.S. Department of Vet- response. erans Affairs assigns disability “The village is currently ratings based on the severity of awaiting guidance from the a veteran’s “service-connected state of New York as to how we condition,” which determine are to implement the law,” Vilhow much disability compensa- lage Attorney Howard Colton tion he or she may receive. wrote in a response to Parson’s According to the new law, a vet- post. “The way the law is struceran with what is deemed a tured, the state has to provide a “permanent and total” disabili- formula and other ways for us ty is eligible for the full proper- to determine certain elements ty tax exemption. of disability. Once that guidThe bill further states that ance comes from the state, then any county, city, town, village the village will be able to see or school district in the state the impact of the ordinance.” may adopt the legislation. The Mayor Robert T. Kennedy exemption began to be impleContinued on page 2
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Honoree Kirk Larsen, with friend and fellow artist genevieve Jezick, showed off an impromptu sketch of this story’s author at the arty party Brunch.
Celebrating the arts over brunch Donors fund L.I. Arts Council at Freeport initiatives By ANDREW FRANCIS afrancis@liherald.com
A special brunch fundraiser, hosted by the Long Island Arts Council at Freeport, brought together more than 100 Long Island residents to celebrate decades of artistic contributions by select honorees. The money raised at the gathering will help fund more of the Arts Council’s community events. The annual event, known for decades as the Arty Party Brunch, took place last Sunday at the Bayview, on Freeport’s Nautical Mile. Raffles, auctions and admission fees helped raise significant funds for the council.
Four men — Jack Holly, Greg Ingino, Kirk Larsen and Toby Walker — were honored for their art-based careers and other notable service on Long Island. Representatives of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, in Glen Cove, were also given special recognition for the institution’s utilization of art and local artists for education. The event was described by Lois Howes, the arts council’s president, as its biggest annual fundraiser, helping the 52-year-old organization continue delivering programs, most of them free. They include summer Continued on page 5
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While conversations between veterans and village leadership about the missing tax exemption have been cordial, some veterans have expressed frustration with the delay.
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and Deputy Village Attorney Robert Mclaughlin echoed Colton’s comments at a village board meeting on Sept. 28, which Parson and several other local veterans attended. “We just need all the information,” Mclaughlin said. “Instead of doing two or three different presentations with whatever information changes, you get all the information at once and do it one time and correctly.” Kennedy noted his own status as a U.S. Coast Guard veteran, and affirmed his support for his fellow Freeport veterans.
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MarIe CarMel-HouanCHe Freeport Other local veterans have told the Herald that they plan to continue attending village board meetings, and pressuring local leaders to adopt the exemption.
“It is important, because as veterans, we’re not working,” Marie Carmel Houanche, a Freeport veteran and the chaplain of American Legion Post 342, said. “In other places, the taxes [have] gone down, and we haven’t gotten that benefit also.” Other area municipalities have begun adopting the measure, including Nassau County, which voted to approve it in June. The Herald submitted a Freedom of Information Law request to the county, to determine how many residents may qualify for the exemption. The Herald had not received a response at press time.
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Local officials and politicians joined school district leaders for the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Freeport unites during homecoming festivities Freeport High School’s annual homecoming festivities was largely an overwhelming success for the community. The day was highlighted by a 33-0 win by the school’s boys’ varsity football team over the Hicksville Comets. On Oct. 3, Freeport families, students and local leaders gathered at Freeport High School for its Homecoming Parade and football game. The parade began at noon, featuring members of the high school’s marching band, cheerleaders, Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps and other community members. Following that fanfare, the kindergarteners from the Freeport school district had a brief meet up on the school’s football field with the high school seniors, a coming together of Freeport Public Schools’ youngest and oldest students. Prior to the football game at 2 p.m., Freeport leaders held the honorary ribbon cutting ceremony. Freeport Public Schools’ Board of Education President Michael Pomerico, Vice President Gabriela Castillo and Trustee Edward Gordon were joined by Superintendent Fia Davis, Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé, State Senator Siela Bynoe and Assemblymembers Noah Burroughs and Judy Griffin. On the field, the Freeport Red Devils won confidently, led by head coach Jimmy Jones who returned to the team this year after a year-long absence. Their dominant shut out win improves their record to 4-1 on the season. –Andrew Francis
The festivities proved to be a rallying and unifying event for all of Freeport, especially after its varsity football team earned a big win on the field.
Members of the Freeport High School Parent Teacher Student Association participated in the homecoming festivities by selling merchandise and snacks at the game.
School board Trustee Edward Gordon, Superintendent Fia Davis and Board President Michael Pomerico got their red, black and white out for homecoming.
Freeport High School’s marching band, cheerleaders and Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps participated in a brief parade.
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On Sept. 23, the Freeport Police Department took a report of an individual who misplaced their vehicle’s license plates in or around their residence. No criminality is suspected.
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On Sept. 27, the Freeport Police Department arrested a person after investigating them for an car accident and finding that they had allegedly been operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The arrested person was transported to Freeport Police Headquarters for arrest processing.
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On Sept. 23, Freeport police officers arrested a person who was accused of having removed property from a local business without authority to do so. The person was subsequently transported to Freeport Police Headquarters.
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that Ramirez requested and received bank account information from someone at the association. On May 13, the association was contacted by the bank and told that there were 21 attempted wire transfers totaling $1,029,132.40, of which $50,314 were successfully transferred out of their business account. Ramirez, whose home address is in Orlando, Florida, surrendered herself to the First Precinct of the Nassau County Police Department for arrest processing. If convicted, she faces up to 15 years in prison under New York state law. –Andrew Francis
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concerts, photography shows, student poetry-writing reviews, painting classes for children and adults, art exhibits in the council’s Art Alcove gallery, in the Freeport Recreation Center, and student scholarships. “Most of these things we do not charge for,” Howes said. “So this is basically our way to do it. We have a good turnout this year, and have some amazing honorees.” Holly, 96, the last surviving founder of the council, declared himself likely the oldest person present at the event. He expressed appreciation for the Founder’s Award he was presented with, and for the council’s continued work. “I’m just glad that the arts council is still going and doing things,” Holly told the Herald. “I mean, it has to be active in doing things. We were always a very active organization. We had concerts and lectures and classes and so on. It was always very active.” Holly explained that the council was originally the idea of Freeport resident Harold Levine, who ran an advertising agency in New York City. “He thought that Freeport should have an arts council to enhance the arts experience for [our] community and schools,” Holly said. “So he got a whole bunch of us together, and we hashed over the idea of making an arts coun-
Arty Party Brunch honorees Kirk Larsen – The Arts Recognition Tribute (Arty) Award Jack Holly – Founder’s Award Greg Ingino – Community Service Award Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center – Education Through the Arts Award Toby Walker – Alexander Schanzer Memorial Smart with Art Award Andrew Francis/Herald
in addition to the admission fee, the Long island arts Council at freeport auctioned off donated art during its arty party fundraiser. cil.” The organization was incorporated in 1974. Larsen, the Arts Recognition Tribute Award recipient, is a multimedia artist who has worked in realms ranging from sketching to poetry to filmmaking. One of his most notable achievements is being nominated twice for poet laureate of Nassau County, despite never outright winning the title. Larsen said he most enjoys plein air,
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the practice of painting outdoors, in addition to creating vibrant maritime landscapes. He added that he also likes giving back to the Long Island community by joining forces with the Huntington-based nonprofit Splashes of Hope to create murals for hospitals, children’s treatment rooms, veterans’ groups and homeless shelters. “I feel that as an artist, I have an obligation to contribute to culture,” Larsen
said. “In addition to that, when my art can help support the community or benefit others, that’s something that’s really important to me. To be recognized for that is an honor.” Others who attended the Arty Party Brunch included Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé and Freeport Chamber of Commerce President Benjamin Jackson, both of whom awarded honorary citations to the award recipients. Jackson is challenging Mulé for her 6th District seat.
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Harling’s story gained more notoriety two years later, after Tri-Star Pictures produced a feature film of “Steel Magnolias,” starring actress Sally Field and the recently-deceased country singer Dolly Parton. For the Sparkle on Stage rendition, Matthew Quinn directs and the theater’s owner, Robyn Workman, serves as the producer. Shows on Oct. 9 at 8 p.m., Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. and Oct. 11 at 3 p.m. are on sale at sparkleonstage.org starting at $20 per person. –Andrew Francis
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Freeport sweeps for second victory By PATRICK MOQUIN sports@liherald.com
dylAN PARChMeNT HEWLETT Senior FOOTBALL IT WAS A RECORD-SETTING performance for Parchment Sept. 28 as the Bulldogs rolled to a 40-13 victory over Carle Place in a Nassau Conference III?IV crossover matchup. He set a program single-game record with five touchdowns, finishing with 252 yards on only 12 carries. His scoring runs covered 63, 29, 45, 65 and 6 yards as Hewlett upped its record to 2-1. In the opener, he scored four touchdowns on the ground in a 29-22 win over Division.
games to watch Friday, Oct. 9 Football: Carey at Calhoun ..................................3 p.m. Football: Baldwin at Jericho.................................6 p.m. Field Hockey: Sewanhaka at Baldwin ..................5 p.m. Girls Soccer: Wantagh at North Shore..................5 p.m. Girls Soccer: Oceanside at MacArthur .................5 p.m. Girls Soccer: Kennedy at East Meadow ...............5 p.m. Girls Volleyball: Malverne at West Hemp...............5 p.m. Boys Soccer: North Shore at Seaford ..................5 p.m. Football: Malverne at Island Trees........................6 p.m. Football: Sewanhaka at Hewlett ..........................6 p.m. Football: Floral Park at Lynbrook .........................6 p.m. Football: Elmont at Plainedge.........................6:30 p.m. Football: Freeport at Farmingdale ...................6:30 p.m. Football: North Shore at ERock/WHemp......... 6:30 p.m Girls Spccer: Plainedge at Lynbrook ...............7:15 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 10 Girls Soccer: Elmont at Uniondale .....................10 a.m. Girls Soccer: South Side at Carey......................10 a.m. Field Hockey: Garden City at Clarke ...................10 a.m. Football: Garden City at Mepham ...................1:30 p.m. Football: Kennedy at V.S. Central ....................1:30 p.m. Football: Long Beach at New Hyde Park .........1:30 p.m. Football: Lawrence at V.S. South .....................1:30 p.m. Football: Oceanside at Massapequa ...................2 p.m.
Freeport girls volleyball defeated Uniondale in three straight sets Oct. 1, to earn its second victory in Nassau Class AAA. After getting swept in three of their first four matches against Syosset, Massapequa, and Oceanside, it was a much needed bounce-back effort at home for the Red Devils. “It was good for the kids because we’ve been getting pounded by the Massapequas and the Syossets and teams l i ke t h at,” coach Lolita Beathea said. “It was a good win for us.” In the first set, Freeport set the tone with several strings of aces from the likes of juniors Sharon Montoya and Dayna Davis, as well as senior Joyce Gomez. Despite a fairly even beginning, the Red Devils eventually pulled ahead 16-8 and cruised to a 25-12 win. Uniondale, now 1-4, didn’t go quietly, growing so loud at times as to negate Freeport’s home-court advantage. The Knights jumped out to a 7-2 lead early in the second set and extended to lead by six later on. It would have been easy for the Red Devils to let the set slip away, but senior captain Madison Harris said settling in came easy. “We gather ourselves, definitely, stopped overthinking,” Harris said. “The serves just kept going over, and we kept doing the right thing, and that’s how we got the second set.” Harris, who secured backto-back aces to keep Freeport within range early in the set,
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Junior Dayna Davis and the Red Devils were all smiles Oct. 1 after defeating Uniondale in three sets. excelled in all facets at middle striker, blocking well and securing kills throughout the contest. Down 18-12, Freeport came roaring back, scoring eight
unanswered points to take a 20-18 lead. Davis earned four aces during this stretch, while freshman Chidimma Njoku scored back-to-back kills on the outside. The Red
Devils went on to win 25-19. “I’m trying to teach them, when we get down, to still stay on top of the game because we can come back,” Beathea said. “That’s our problem, is coming back to win, which made this a nice one.” Uniondale had its moments in the third set, but with their comeback bid all but extinguished, it became hard for the Knights to gain any traction. Freeport never trailed for the rest of the match, winning the final set 25-14. In addition to Harris and Njoku, Beathea also praised sophomore Isabella Garcia, who distributed well throughout the match and created several key scoring chances. Freeport’s only prior victory came in four sets against East Meadow and required the Red Devils to fight back from a 1-0 deficit and come away with a gritty third set to eventually win. Their triumph over Uniondale required some adversity, but barring a slow start in the second set, they were always in control. U n i o n d a l e c o a ch D a n Splendore said he was proud of his players’ determination in the second set, in which Freeport had to work hard to gain its lasting advantage. “It’s the best my girls have played in a while,” Splendore said. “Unfortunately, didn’t get the job done, but I’m proud of the progress.” Uniondale setter and senior captain Melanie Saravia led the Knights with three aces, six assists, two digs, and a kill. Senior Brielle James had a team-high four kills and seven digs.
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Roosevelt lose in Long Beach homecoming By NICK MONGIOVI sports@liherald.com
Last Friday night, the Long Beach Marines beat the Roosevelt Rough Riders 15-6, thanks to hard-fought defense and key special teams plays; a couple punts from senior Gavin O’Grady pinned Roosevelt deep, one of them sealed the game in the fourth quarter. “I’m very pleased with the effort,” Long Beach head coach Scott Martin said. “We came out on top, winning by two scores and we got right back on track with our playoff run and positioning.” The Marines took a 7-0 lead, thanks to a 20-yard catch and run on a screen pass to senior halfback Brody Riedel. The score plus a goal line stand on the defensive end, gave Long Beach momentum going into halftime. Roosevelt took the momentum back, coming out of the break, driving down the field and punching it in for six. Senior defensive back Jaron Burns blocked the extra point, then returned the ensuing kickoff to midfield. “Jeron is one of our top players,” Martin said. “His teammates voted him a captain in Week 3. It shows what we teach these kids: They have to move on from one play to the next. They can’t get down on themselves.” In the fourth quarter, Riedel sealed the game with a touchdown run, capping off a 125-yard, two touchdown performance. Riedel has about 330 yards on the ground on 56 attempts, seven total touchdowns and 112 yards through the air on 10 receptions. Senior quarterback Brody Juan completed 10 of his 14 pass attempts for 85 yards and the one score, in the win against Roosevelt. Through four games, Juan has completed 67% of his passes for six touchdowns and
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The Roosevelt Rough Riders will seek to rebound during their own homecoming match this Saturday. 612 yards. To open the season, the Marines fell to Carey 34-26 on Sept. 10, but came back against Bellmore JFK on Sept. 19, to win convincingly, 35-6. On Sept. 25, Long Beach lost to Farmingdale on the road in a thrilling crossover with the perennial Conference I title contenders, 20-19. The Marines might have another shot at Carey come playoff time, who beat Long Beach due to a 27-point third quarter, blocked punt and a pick-six. Senior defensive back Danilo Correa recorded nine tackles on Friday night, while junior linebacker Christian Capria notched five of his own. Sophomore line-
backer Colin Donaghy leads the team in tackles with 18. Senior defensive lineman Vaughn Bogacki has 12 tackles, one sack (leads the team) and one tackle for a loss. He also mauls opposing defensive lineman on the offensive side of the ball, something Martin knew would be this team’s strength; the offensive and defensive lines are made up of Bogacki, left guard Charles Muskin, center Jack Muskin, right guard Gavyn Vicente and right tackle Kellen deBruin. Roosevelt currently has an overall record of 1-3, with its sole win coming against league opponent Jericho. The Rough Riders next game will be against MacArthur for their own homecoming on Oct. 10.
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Exhibit connects to L.I.’s Indigenous roots By ANDREW FRANCIS afrancis@liherald.com
A fine art photog raphy display intended to remind attendees of Long Island’s Indigenous history is coming to Freeport this month. The photo exhibit and an upcoming artist talk by Jeremy Dennis will seek to bring awareness and remembrance of his Shinnecock people. Dennis’ exhibit, entitled “Living Conduit: Indigenous History and Present Day,” will begin on Oct. 4 at the South Ocean Gallery at the South Nassau Unitarian Universalist Congregation on South Ocean Avenue in Freeport. The gallery will feature images from his “Sacredness of the Hills” collection, a photo series that represents the disturbance of Indigenous burial sites on Long Island. The Shinnecock people are an Indigenous tribe native to Long Island, which is one of the oldest self-governing tribes in New York. The U.S. federal government recognized it as the 565th Native American tribe on Oct. 1, 2010, but the people group and its settlements first existed tens of thousands of years ago, according to some estimations. “Creativity, for me, is about making connections between past and present, between land and identity and between people,” Dennis said of his work. Community members are invited to attend a reception for the photo exhibit
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Photographer Jeremy Dennis’ 2019 piece entitled “Not one more step (to protect Shinnecock Land).” on Oct. 17 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the South Ocean Gallery. Those interested can also register for a free Artist Talk and Workshop on Oct. 24, which will begin at 2:30 p.m. Information about both events and how to register can be done by contacting the South Nassau
minorities in the revolution era
Professor discusses minority efforts in the Revolutionary War By ANDREW FRANCIS afrancis@liherald.com
tionary War. Day, who also has a PhD in African and African American History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, answered some questions on the discussion. Some quotes are lightly edited for clarity.
Lynda Day, a Freeport resident and professor of Africana studies at Brooklyn College in the City University of New York, gave a presentation at the FreeQ: What inspired port Memorial you to lead out this Library about Afridiscussion on can and Indigenous minorities in the Americans who Revolutionary served in the AmeriWar? can Revolutionary LyNDA DAy War. The talk was A: I [gave] a lecheld on Sept. 26, and ture on the African gave an overview of early Afri- American and Indigenous prescan and Indigenous culture in ence in the American Revolution as part of Freeport’s celeNew York, the history of enslavement in New York and bration of the sesquicentennial the Northeastern U.S. and on of the Declaration of Indepenthose who served militaristical- dence in 1776. I was motivated to particily on both sides of the Revolu-
Unitarian Universalist Congregation by email at office@snuuc.org or by phone at 516-623-1204. Dennis’ other cur rent projects include “On This Site—Native Long Island,” an ongoing photography, mapping and research project documenting
pate after so many commemorations this year ignored the Black and Indigenous involvement in the fight, when in fact thousands of free and enslaved Blacks and members of Indigenous nations, both male and female, were inspired by the calls for freedom and liberty in this Age of Revolution. Rather than undermining or tar nishing the achievem e n t s o f t h e Fo u n d i n g Fathers, by reframing the A m e r i c a n Re vo l u t i o n t o include the role of the enslaved and enslavers in the war, as some may accuse historians like myself of doing, but as the head of the Smithsonian Anthea Hartig wrote, “When historians talk about reframing a traditional narrative we don’t mean erasing it, we mean adding the evidence, the voices, the objects that earlier tellings left out so that more Americans can see themselves reflected in the national story.” And I would add that the enthusiasm and commitment of those not originally included in this movement, the disenfranchised, who were ready to die for the principles of liberty and justice, reinforces the values of those American
culturally significant Native American sites in Nassau and Suffolk counties. An interactive map displaying these sites can be found at nativelongisland. com. To learn more about Jeremy Dennis, please visit jeremynative.com.
principles we still fight for to this day. Q: How does your academic expertise inform your discussion on this topic? A: I completed a minor field in African American History from UW [University of Wisconsin-Madison], but most of what I learned about American history I learned in AP American History at South Side High School in Rockville Centre! But specifically on this topic, I served as the first curator of Black History for the Joysetta and Julius Pearse African American Museum of Nassau County [in Hempstead] and in that position I spent a few years digging into local history publications and historical societies pulling out the hidden references to the history of Long Island’s Black involvement. Q:What are some of the important events and stories that people should take note of when considering this history? A: Regarding specific details, I would point to two. First, the group of enslaved
men of Boston who wrote to the Massachusetts legislature in 1777 to demand their freedom, citing the principles outlined in the Declaration of Independence. Second, Benjamin Whitecuf f of Hempstead, whose father and brother died fighting for the patriot cause while he fought for the British and was eventually able to recover his family’s farm in Hempstead after the war. Q: Do you believe schools do enough to teach these important stories? A: Schools do not do enough to include information about the thousands of Black and Indigenous men and women who, inspired by the American fight for liberty from the British, seized the opportunities presented by the war and the Revolutionary ideals to fight for their own freedom. They heard the cries for freedom from tyranny and were sure that those ideals applied to them as well. The Revolution reminds us that not only our white American heroes believed in that fight, but thousands of Black and Indigenous men did as well.
Town unveils tax-freeze spending proposal Town of Hempstead Supervisor John Ferretti unveiled a proposed $591.7 million budget for 2027 that he said would freeze town taxes while maintaining municipal services, funding infrastructure improvements and preserving a $5 million tax cut enacted earlier this year. The proposal follows a 2026 budget that reduced general fund taxes by 18 percent. Ferretti noted that the proposed tax-freeze budget comes as Hempstead faces rising costs, including the overall 3.4 percent increase in the consumer price index over the past year. Other increases have also impacted the town, such as a 23 percent increase in utility costs and pension costs rising 10 percent over the past two years. “It is on us as elected leaders to demand accountability, boost efficiency, and ensure smart budgeting within governmental operations,” Ferretti said on Sept. 30. “Families should not be left to shoulder burdens that should be addressed through responsible governance.” The proposed budget aims to maintain all town services and programs while addressing rising operating costs, public safety needs and infrastructure improvements. Ferretti said that it prioritizes affordability for residents amid rising living expenses across New York.
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Hempstead Town Supervisor John Ferretti, center, unveiled a nearly $592 million budget for 2027, noting that it maintains all of the town’s programs and services. Brian Devine, the town’s communications director, said the tentative budget projects the use of $30 million in reserves. Devine emphasized that the figure is only a projection, and that the final amount would not be known until the town closes its books for 2027. “It is entirely possible that the town will use no reserves at all in our 2027 budget due to strong fiscally conservative management,” he said. Devine pointed to the town’s most recent audited financial statements for
the 2025 budget as an example. That spending plan projected $22.9 million in reserve use, but the town ended the year with a $20 million surplus. Joseph Scianablo, the Democratic candidate challenging Ferretti for supervisor, released an analysis of the proposed budget, identifying what he described as concerns with projected revenue, fund transfers and reserve use. Scianablo said he identified $26.75 million in miscellaneous revenue, an increase of $24.25 million from 2026, a
$17 million part-town transfer to the Highway Department and proposed use of fund balances that need further explanation. “Without reliable, recurring revenue, today’s tax freeze can become tomorrow’s tax hike,” he said, adding that if elected, he would require documented revenue sources, realistic cost estimates and a multiyear financial plan. Scianablo also said he would protect essential services while reviewing contracts and spending for savings, pursuing outside funding through a proposed Grant Capture Unit and prioritizing preventive maintenance. He called for greater transparency through quarterly budget updates and clearer explanations of revenue and fund-balance use. While Scianablo outlined his plans to preserve essential services, the town currently provides a wide range of services to residents, including sanitation, water, highway maintenance, parks and senior enrichment programs. Town spending accounts for about four cents of every property tax dollar. For residents living in incorporated villages, the town’s share is even lower, less than one cent per dollar. The proposed spending plan would also maintain a municipal workforce at its lowest level in more than a decade. “The 2027 tax-freeze budget keeps more of your money where it belongs,” Ferretti said.
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Freeport gets $3.3 million in flood funding The Village of Freeport will be receiving $3.3 million to purchase and install additional stormwater pumping stations across the village. The funding was supplied through the passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 from the U.S. House of Representatives. A total of $125 million for Long Island water infrastructure projects was secured in total last month thanks to the bipartisan legislation. The Water Resources Development Act passed unanimously out of the House of Representative’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. In a press release following the package’s passage from Congresswoman Laura Gillen, representative of New York’s Fourth Congressional District, expressed pride and pleasure in getting important infrastructure underway for communities like Freeport. She was a part of the committee that developed the legislation. “I am thrilled this bipartisan water infrastructure package has passed the House with real investments for Long Island,” Gillen said. “Through my work on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I fought to secure $125 million for critical water infrastructure projects across our communities. That includes replacing lead pipes in Garden City, upgrading aging water mains in Long Beach and strengthening stormwater pumps in Freeport.” Gillen added that these investments will directly help protect Long Island drinking water and improve safety for generations. In addition to the $3.3 million that will go towards mitigating chronic tidal flooding in Freeport’s low lying neighborhoods, $65.57 million was authorized for water and wastewater infrastructure in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. An additional $20 million for
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The flood relief flooding was announced shortly before Freeport experienced flooding following a nor’easter. wastewater infrastructure and environmental restoration in Nassau County was also approved. Freeport also previously received a grant for $1.1 million earlier this year from Gillen for the installation of anti-flooding equipment near and on the Nauti-
cal Mile. This additional funding was announced prior to the nor’easter storm that caused significant flooding in the village. –Andrew Francis
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STEPPING OUT A blast from the ‘80s
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Suburban kid, theatrical force: Joe Iconis thrives in the spotlight.
Two worlds, one voice Joe Iconis reconncts with his roots in an intimate showcase of his music and singular stage presence
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oe Iconis returns to Long Island for a dynamic homecoming. The Tony-nominated writer, performer and Garden City native is set to perform his solo concert, “Joe Iconis: Live on Long Island,” on Oct. 16-17. He’ll bring the songs, stories and theatrical sensibility that have defined his career to East Rockaway’s Strongbox Theater. For the writer behind Broadway’s “Be More Chill,” the occasion is both a long-overdue local debut and an opportunity to reconnect with the place that helped shape the songwriter and performer he would become. “I can’t believe it has taken me this long,” Iconis says of bringing an entire concert of his own material back here. Although he has made occasional appearances in the area, including debuting a new musical in Babylon, he had never performed a proper solo concert on his home turf. The opportunity came together almost spontaneously after he became aware of the new Strongbox Theater and he knew it would be a good fit. The significance of performing on Long Island goes beyond geography. “Long Island is just kind of baked into who I am as a person,” Iconis says. Growing up in Garden City, which he calls “the ultimate suburban area,” he was surrounded by a large Italian family and the particular social dynamics of suburban life. Those experiences, he says, helped shape both his worldview and the people who populate his writing in musicals such as “The Black Suits” and “Love in Hate Nation.” “I write a lot about suburban characters and suburban ennui, as well as people who feel just outside of something,” Iconis relates. For him, that feeling is particularly connected to “being just outside of the city, so close that you can touch it, but not quite there.” The proximity to Manhattan was another formative part of his childhood. Iconis was able
to see theater frequently and became fascinated by the city and its creative energy. At the same time, he came to recognize that Long Island could feel like its own universe. That tension between the familiar world of the suburbs and Courtesy Stephanie Wessels the seemingly limitless possibilities of New York became part of Iconis’ artistic DNA. Yet the younger Iconis might never have imagined that he would one day be performing his own songs in front of an audience. “He would blush!” Iconis says when asked what his aspiring songwriter self from Garden City would think of his current career. “I was never someone who identified as a performer.” As a child, he participated in theater because it was a way to be a part of the environment he loved, but remembers being terrified onstage.Eventually his songwriting pushed him toward performing. “I became a performer out of necessity when I got to grad school. “It was like, ‘I’m writing these songs, I have to be able to perform the songs, so I should try to get better at doing that.’” Developing his craft as a writer also helped him find greater confidence as a performer, which is regularly exhibited at popular concerts at 54 Below and around the U.S. “Finding my voice allowed me to start feeling comfortable in my own body and I started getting comfortable on stage,” he says. The Strongbox concert will offer audiences a glimpse at what is next for Iconis. He is currently writing an original musical inspired by Robert Altman, set in one weekend in the New York theater world in 1982. Other projects include “The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical,” which has already been presented in several locations and is now moving toward New York. The exchange of energy between himself and his live audiences has also given Iconis the unusual experience of learning that his work has affected people he has never met. “It’s so strange to me to think that there are people whom I don’t know, who listen to my stuff and it does something for them,” he says. Iconis wants his concerts to appeal not only to theater devotees, but to people who may not consider themselves musical-theater fans. “I hope that the evening opens people up to different ideas to what musical theater can be and what it is,” he says. The thought of returning home carries a certain vulnerability for an artist who has spent so much of his career writing about outsiders and people searching for where they belong. “My artistic home feels like it’s New York City,” he says. “I can’t escape it.” But Long Island remains an essential part of that story. “[Both places] are different parts of me.” Now those two worlds will meet on a Long Island stage. And perhaps, for two nights, the distance between Long Island and the city that inspired so much of his work will disappear entirely. Visit strongboxtheater.com to purchase tickets for Joe Iconis: Live on Long Island.
Tease that hair, dig out the neon and get ready to party like it’s 1985. Jessie’s Girl is back with their wildly entertaining “Back to the Eighties” concert experience — a high-energy blast of pop, rock and pure ‘80s nostalgia. The New York City-based band features top rock and pop musicians and four powerhouse vocalists who transform into the era’s biggest icons, complete with signature looks, choreography and plenty of attitude. Expect hits from the decade’s biggest stars, delivered with the kind of over-the-top production that makes Jessie’s Girl a concert — and a party — rolled into one. Add audience participation, colorful costumes, props, bubbles and a blizzard of confetti, and you’ve got an all-out throwback celebration that keeps the crowd singing, dancing and reaching for those neon leg warmers.
Friday, Oct 9, 8 p.m. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com or paramountny.com. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington.
Melissa Errico The Broadway star and acclaimed jazz vocalist Melissa Errico brings her celebrated album “I Can Dream, Can’t I?” to the stage with longtime collaborator pianist Tedd Firth, bassist David Finck and drummer Eric Halvorson. “I thought I was making an album of old songs,” she says.”Then the songs began telling me what they were really about: all the ingenious ways we reach for someone we love. I’ve spent my life finding stories inside music. This evening brings together Cole Porter’s wit, Duke Ellington’s tenderness and Joni Mitchell’s wondering heart, with laughter, longing and a beautiful illusions along the way.”
Friday, Oct 9, 8 p.m. $86, $79, $67. Tickets available at landmarkonmainstreet.org. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington.
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‘When It Happens to You’
Adelphi University Performing Arts Center welcomes acclaimed English actresses Amanda Abbington (Sherlock) and Rosie Day (Outlander) in a staging of Tawni O’Dell’s play based on her memoir. It captures the unquantifiable damage her daughter suffered following a brutal sexual assault. Blending humor with unflinching honesty, the play explores the question: “How does a normal, happy family recover from a trauma of this size and scale?” The production has received rave reviews offBroadway and in London. This is a very special production that is not to be missed. Proceeds from this show benefit a charitable organization supporting survivors of sexual assault and violence. • Where: Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City • Time: 7:30 p.m. • Contact: adelphi.edu/pac or call (516) 877-4000
Spookyfest
Spookyfest, a Halloween adventure for families, returns on select evenings at the Center for Science Teaching and Learning. Enjoy seasonal fun: a non-scary Enchanted Forest walk with friendly characters, arts and crafts, face painting, fortune telling and Halloween music, along with a Spooky Woods experience featuring zombies and other scary characters. Tickets are $22 for non-spooky attractions and $27 for all attractions. Tickets are required for ages 2 and older. • Where: 1450 Tanglewood Road, Rockville Centre • Time: 6-9 p.m., continues Oct. 10-11, Oct. 16-18, Oct. 23-25 • Contact: (516) 764-0045
‘Steel Magnolias’
Sparkle on Stage stages the tragicomedy about the bond among a group of Southern women in northwest Louisiana. Who doesn’t love a group of gossipy southern ladies in a small-town beauty parlor? Steel Magnolias is alternately hilarious and touching — and, in the end, deeply revealing of the strength and purposefulness which underlies the antic banter of its characters. • Where: 195 Woodcleft Ave. • Time: 8-10 p.m., also Oct. 11 • Contact: sparkleonstage.org or (516) 40-1188
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Tunes with New Yacht City Band The 8-piece tribute band performs at Sparkle on Stage. The band specializes
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Daughtry 20 Years Unplugged
Experience Daughtry’s catalogue in a stripped-back acoustic setting, reframing the songs that have soundtracked arenas, rock radio milestones, and some of the most defining moments of the band’s career. The band’s music takes on a different meaning in more raw and immediate space, where the weight of a lyric, the scrape of a guitar string, and the quiet before a chorus can hit as hard as the full-band impact. Their lastest tour follows the release of “Shock To The System,” the complete edition of Daughtry’s two-part project via Big Machine Rock. The collection brings together “Shock To The System” (Part One) “Shock To The System” (Part Two) along with additional live recordings that capture the force and connection of the band’s latest era. Across tracks including “Artificial,” “Pieces,” “The Bottom,” and “Antidote,” Daughtry continue to channel grief, change, confrontation, and selfreclamation into some of their heaviest and most emotionally direct work to date. For an artist whose songs have always lived at the intersection of power and vulnerability, 20 Years Unplugged sees Daughtry • Where: The Paramount, 370 strip down some of their biggest and most meaningful tracks, distilling them to their New York Ave., Huntington purest form and bringing fans closer to the songs, the stories, and the unmistakable • Time: 8 p.m. voice that have carried the band from one of the biggest rock debuts of the century • Contact: ticketmaster.com through two decades of connection, evolution, and success. or paramountny.com in 1970s and 1980s Yacht Rock. Know for high-energy live horns and backing vocals, the band covers soft-rock artist like Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers, Hall & Oats , Toto, and more. • Where: Residential Recycling Center, 57 Field St., West Babylon • Time: 7-9 p.m. • Contact: sparkleonstage.org or (516) 40-1188
Taylor Swift Tribute Concert
Eisenhower Park’s Summer Concert Series welcomes Let Sing Taylor, a Taylor Swift tribute. The band brings the communal experience of celebrating Taylor’s music in a live setting to Swifties near and far. So, let the games begin! Get ready to sport your Taylor- inspired attire and sing your hearts out. • Where: Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, East Meadow • Time: 6 p.m. • Contact: nassaucountyny.gov or (516) 572-0200
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American Chamber Ensemble in concert
The acclaimed American Chamber Ensemble, celebrating its 61st
Anniversary, returns to Hofstra University. The program includes music for various combinations of piano, clarinet and strings, with performances by ACE core members, faculty members, former students and current ACE student winner Roberto Oquendo. They’ll present works by Bernstein, contemporary composer Paul Basler, Amy Beach, Florence Price, Stephen Foster and others. Special guests are soprano Tammy Hensrud, the Sayville Chorale, Karen DiMartino conducting, cellist Deborah Sepe and Roberto Oquendo, French horn. Free; donations are gratefully received. • Where: Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, California Ave., Hempstead • Time: 3 p.m. • Contact: (631) 242-5684 or (516) 586-3433
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Indigenous People Exhibit
The Shinnecock people began living on Long Island 13,000 years ago — and photographer Jeremy Dennis wants us to remember they are still here. His exhibit “Living Conduit: Indigenous History and Present Day is now on view at Freeport’s South Ocean Gallery. The show, which coincides with Indigenous Peoples’ Day,
includes images from his Sacredness of the Hills collection, a series of photographs representing the disturbance of indigenous burial sites on Long Island. All are invited to attend the opening reception at South Ocean Gallery. Also considering registering for a free Artist Talk and Workshop on Oct. 24, beginning at 2:30 p.m. The exhibit is ongoing. • Where: South Nassau Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 228 South Ocean Ave., Freeport • Time: 3:30-5:30 p.m. • Contact: Sign up at office@snuuc. org or by calling (516) 623-1204
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Boating certification course
The Jones Beach Power Squadron offers a free New York State-certified America’s Boating Course (ABC) at Wantagh Park. Open to boaters and anyone interested in learning more about safe and responsible boating. • Where: 1 King Road, Wantagh • Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m., also Oct. 27, Nov. 3, Nov.10 • Contact: P/C Ed Figueroa, AP-ACN, at (516) 816-4919 or capted36@gmail.com for registration and more
‘The Elephant Man!
Plaza Theatrical Productions stages the historical drama a gripping true story of resilience, dignity and the search for acceptance. It is based on the life of John Merrick, who lived in London during the latter part of the nineteenth century. A horribly deformed young man — the victim of rare skin and bone diseases — he becomes the star freak attraction in traveling sideshows. Found abandoned and helpless, he is admitted to London’s prestigious Whitechapel Hospital. Under the care of celebrated young physician Frederick Treves, Merrick is introduced to London society and slowly evolves from an object of pity to an urbane and witty favorite of the aristocracy and literati, only to be denied his ultimate dream — to become a man like any other. 49.50, $45 seniors. • Where: Elmont Memorial Library, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont • Time: 7:30 p.m.; also Oct. 25, 2 p.m. • Contact: PlazaTheatrical.com or call (516) 599-6870
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Let’s Meet And Network On Long Island
Join in this community business networking dinner. Share advice, grow your business network, and enjoy a casual evening. Free and fun. Separate checks. RSVP needed. • Where: Oceanside IHOP, 2971 Long Beach Road, Oceanside • Time: 6-7:30 p.m. • Contact: Register for Evite at lmnoli.com or call Mark at (516) 993-0053
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Society President Jan Hernstat invites all to participate in the annual tribute to Al Jolson, rescheduled. With Ed Greenbaum’s unique outtakes from “The Jolson Story, Noah Diamond as Grouch Marx, comedian Jeff Greenberg, with Tony Babino’s “The Heart of Al Jolson, and more. Tickets are $54.95. • Where: Lambrou’s Catering Hall, 4073 Austin Blvd., Island Park • Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • Contact: Jan Hernstat at (516) 678-3524
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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Nassau, First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff, vs. Jennifer Jones, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Default Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, Amendment of Caption and Nunc Pro Tunc Relief duly entered on November 7, 2019, 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 November 12, 2026at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 38 Frankel 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 Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54, Block 209 and Lot 151. Approximate amount of judgment is $345,498.96 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #604903/2019. Cash will not be accepted. Charles Casolaro, Esq., Referee Knuckles & Manfro, LLP, 120 White Plains Road, Suite 215, Tarrytown, New York 10591, Attorneys for Plaintiff
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE The amending resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on the 8th day of September, 2026, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, is
Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. PAMELA WALSH BOENING Village Clerk AMENDATORY BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK, ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 8, 2026, AMENDING AND RESTATING THE BOND RESOLUTION ADOPTED FEBRUARY 26, 2024 AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING OF THE COSTS OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BULKHEAD AT GUY LOMBARDO MARINA STATING THE TOTAL ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $732,875, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $732,875 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION. The specific object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the replacement of the bulkhead at Guy Lombardo Marina. The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $732,875. The period of probable usefulness is twenty (20) years. A complete copy of the bond resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, Village of Freeport, 46 N. Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York. LEGAL NOTICE Legal Notice NOTICE OF MEETING TO HEAR COMPLAINTS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, pursuant to Section 1406 of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York, the Assessor of the Village of Freeport, NY has filed on Friday October 30, 2026, the Tentative Assessment Roll for the Fiscal Year beginning March 1, 2027 with the Village Clerk of said
PUBLIC NOTICES March 1, 2027 with the Village Clerk of said Village at 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, NY. Where it may be seen and examined by any person during the business hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday excluding holidays beginning from Friday, October 30th until the third Tuesday of November 17, 2026. On the third Tuesday of November (November 17, 2026) at said Municipal Building between the hours of 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, the Board of Review and the Assessor will meet for the purpose of completing such Assessment Roll and of hearing and determining complaints in relation thereto. Persons complaining of assessments will be required to file a statement under oath specifying the aspect in which the assessment complained is incorrect as provided by law. The prescribed form for the filing of grievances in connection with the Tentative Assessment Roll may be obtained from the Office of the Assessor from Friday, October 30 to Tuesday, November 17, 2026 between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Robert T. Kennedy, Mayor Jorge A. Martinez, Deputy Mayor Christopher L Squeri, Trustee Evette B. Sanchez, Trustee Jacques V. Butler, Trustee Vilma I. Lancaster, Assessor LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT- COUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2007-CH4 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-CH4, Plaintiff, AGAINST ELAINE GLENN AS EXECUTRIX UNDER THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF VERA N. PERSON, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on April 15, 2026. I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM premises known as 56
2026 at 3:30 PM premises known as 56 Forest Ave, Freeport, NY 11520. Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County, and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing. 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 344 and Lot 224. Approximate amount of judgment $604,517.80 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #002618/2017 / 17-002618. Tiffany Frigenti, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 162495 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 17204, Plaintiff, vs. SCIENTIFIC OPTIONS LLC, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on April 22, 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 October 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 47 East 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 62, Block 76 and Lot 6. Approximate amount of judgment is $510,340.31 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #602528/2023. Louis Imbroto, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys
501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 250938-1 162498 LEGAL NOTICE 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, vs. CARLOS MEMBRENO, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on February 26, 2026, 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 October 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 166 Porterfield Place, 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 Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54, Block 88 and Lot 17. Approximate amount of judgment is $649,164.15 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #002455/2016. Oscar A. Prieto, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 254205-1 162500 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS CERTIFICATE TRUSTEE OF BOSCO CREDIT II TRUST SERIES 2010-1, Plaintiff against DARIO RODRIGUEZ A/K/A FRANCISCO J. RODRIGUEZ, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Kelley Kronenberg, 111 Broadway, Suite 1205, New York, NY 10006, (800) 484-4381. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered June 23, 2026, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court
County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 26, 2026 at 2:00PM. Premises known as 117 Washington Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575. Sec 55 Block 485 Lot 13. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $172,988.37 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 609585/2019. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Christy Demelfi, Esq., Referee File # 02308607 162502 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY 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 11/2/2026 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
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subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 006561/2014 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: 9/17/2026 File Number: 17-301715 CA 162595 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S Bank Trust National Association, not in its Individual Capacity but Solely As Owner Trustee for RCAF Acquisition Trust, Plaintiff AGAINST Stephen F. Sparaco, Executor of the Estate of Carol Sparaco AKA Carol A. Sparaco, Lee Sparaco, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered May 19, 2026, 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 October 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM, premises known as 52 Cedar 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, County of Nassau, and State of New York, Section: 62 Block: 166 Lot: 437. Approximate amount of judgment $235,312.92 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #612826/2022. Keith M. Corbett, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 25-001602 91107 162301 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS-SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR IBIS HOLDINGS A TRUST, Plaintiff, -againstAPOLLO SEXTUS LLC; WILMER JEOVANY
APOLLO SEXTUS LLC; WILMER JEOVANY VELASQUEZ VILLATORO, if he be living and if he be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the complaint, Defendants - Index No. 618786/2024 Plaintiff Designates Nassau County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Nassau County. To the above named Defendants-YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated August 18, 2026. 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 the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE
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A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR IBIS HOLDINGS A TRUST) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Randy Sue Marber, J.S.C. Dated: August 18, 2026 Filed: August 21, 2026. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 16 Abbott Place, Roosevelt NY, NY 11575. Dated: August 24, 2026 Filed: August 31, 2026 Greenspoon Marder LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Raspreet Bhatia, Esq., 1345 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2200, New York, NY 10105 P: (212) 524-5000 F: (212) 524-5050 No Service by fax) Service purposes only: Trade Centre South 100 W. Cypress Creek Road, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 P: (888) 491-1120 F: (954) 343-6982 162342 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF LEGAL POSTPONEMENT OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST ANDREA FAGAN; ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 27, 2017, an Order Extending Time to Proceed to Sale Pursuant to Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and to Re-publish the Notice of Sale duly entered March 8, 2024, and the Order Appointing Successor Referee to Conduct Foreclosure Sale duly entered June 26, 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 October 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM, premises known as 296 Pine 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: 54
Nassau and State of New York, Section: 54 Block: 84 Lot: 7. Approximate amount of judgment $466,592.84 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #015029/2010. Original Sale Date: September 17, 2026 Merik Aaron, Esq., Referee FEIN, SUCH & CRANE, LLP 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, NY 14614 FCINY008 91568 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT MASONRY REPAIR AND WINDOW REPLACEMENT AT BAYVIEW AVENUE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Notice is hereby given that SEALED PROPOSALS for: FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT MASONRY REPAIR AT BAYVIEW AVENUE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES CONTRACT G3 -MASONRY REPAIR SED NO: 28-02-09-03-0-007-032 AND WINDOW REPLACEMENT AT BAYVIEW AVENUE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES CONTRACT G1 -WINDOW REPLACEMENT - SED NO: 28-02-09-03-0-007-033 Will be received until 2 PM on November 5, 2026, at the Freeport Business Office for Freeport Union Free School District, attention: Dr. Jones, Assistant Superintendent for Business, located at 235 N. Ocean Ave Freeport, New York 11520. Complete digital sets of Bidding Documents, drawings, and specifications may be obtained online beginning October 12th, 2026 as a download at the following website: melville.h2mplanroom.com. Complete sets of Bidding Documents, Drawings and Specifications may be obtained from REVplans, 28 Church Street, Unit 7, Warwick, NY 10990 Tel: 1-877-272-0216, upon depositing the sum of $100 (One Hundred Dollars) for each combined set of documents. Checks or money orders shall be made payable to FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Plan deposit is refundable in
SCHOOL DISTRICT. Plan deposit is refundable in accordance with the terms in the Instructions to Bidders to all submitting bids. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs. Please note REVplans (melville.h2mplanroom.com) is the designated location and means for distributing and obtaining all bid package information. Only those Contract Documents obtained in this manner will enable a prospective bidder to be identified as an official plan holder of record. The Provider takes no responsibility for the completeness of Contract Documents obtained from other sources. Contract Documents obtained from other sources may not be accurate or may not contain addenda that may have been issued. All bid addenda will be available at melville.h2mplanroom.com. Plan holders who have paid for hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use and coordinate directly with the printer for hard copies of addenda to be issued. There will be no charge for registered plan holders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda. Bids must be made in the standard proposal form in the manner designated therein and as required by the specifications that must be enclosed in sealed envelopes bearing the name of the job and name and address of the bidder on the outside, addressed to: FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, clearly marked on the outside: Bid For: MASONRY REPAIRS CONTRACT G3 & Bid For: WINDOW REPLACEMENT CONTRACT G1 AT BAYVIEW SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. Each proposal submitted must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond, made payable to the FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid, as a commitment by the bidder that, if its bid is accepted, it will enter into a contract to perform the work and
into a contract to perform the work and will execute such further security as may be required for the faithful performance of the contract. Certification of bonding company is required for this bid, see Instructions for Bidders section. Each bidder shall agree to hold his/her bid price for forty-five (45) days after the formal bid opening. A pre-bid meeting and walk thru is scheduled for October 20th at 4 PM. Potential bidders are asked to gather at the entrance of Bayview Avenue School of Arts & Sciences, located at 325 West Merrick Road, Freeport NY 11520. Although not mandatory, it is highly recommended that all potential bidders attend. It is the Board's intention to award the contract to the lowest qualified bidder providing the required security who can meet the experience, technical and budget requirements. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informality and to accept such bid which, in the opinion of the Board, is in the best interests of the School District. Freeport Union Free School District Board of Education 235 N. Ocean Ave Freeport, New York 11520 LEGAL NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING October 15, 2026 NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a Public Hearing with the Zoning Board of Appeals is scheduled for Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 6:30 P.M. in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Main Conference Room, 46 N. Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York on the appeals and applications of cases as they appear on the calendar; residential applications that do not extend their prior non-conforming status may be called first; public comment invited. INTERESTED PROPERTY OWNERS and other persons should appear at the above time and place to have questions answered and to voice opinions. All applications are non-conforming with zoning regulations herein specified for the districts in which they are located. Application #2026-12 130 Sportsmans
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Courtesy Kevin McGhean
Freeport firefighters and emergency responders were kept busy during the first wave of nor’easter wind and rain.
Electrical fire breaks out during nor’easter flooding A house located on Cedar Street in Freeport was reportedly on fire, which members of the Freeport Fire Department and supporting first responders quickly put out. The fire response occurred early in the morning while flooding and harsh winds swept through Freeport and surrounding areas. At 6:19 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, the Freeport Fire Department responded to the electrical fire that was in the attic of a two-story home. The fire was quickly brought under control within 20 minutes. Assisting the Freeport Fire Department were members of the Merrick, Roosevelt and Baldwin fire departments. About 40 firefighters were on the scene with no injuries being reported. Two adults and two children were displaced by the fire, but the Nassau County Fire Marshal’s office reported that the American Red Cross was not
needed to help the residents recover. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Nassau County Fire Marshal and Police Arson/Bomb Squad. On Saturday afternoon the Freeport Emergency Management Of fice announced that Freeport remains under a flood warning between 6 p.m. that day and 6 p.m. Sunday. According to data from the National Weather Service, winds of up to 25 miles an hour are expected, along with up to three inches of rain. High tides are anticipated to exacerbate the flooding that already exists on the coastal and low lying areas of the village. Residents are advised to take precautionary measures to ensure that themselves and their vehicles are on high ground to avoid flood damage and further dangers. –Andrew Francis
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PUBLIC NOTICES Application #2026-12 130 Sportsmans Avenue, Residence A-Section 62/Block 088/Lot 6 Joseph Owadeyah Proposed 2,510 SF 3-story, 1 family dwelling. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A Conformity required §210-39B(1)(2) Building height; sky exposure plane. §210-40 Lot coverage; floor area ratio. §210-43A(1)(2) Required yards. §210-172A(1) Required parking spaces.
parking spaces. Application #2026-13 132 Sportsmans Avenue, Residence A-Section 62/Block 088/Lot 107 Joseph Owadeyah Proposed 2,510 SF 3-story, 1 family dwelling. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A Conformity required §210-39B(1)(2) Building height; sky exposure plane. §210-40 Lot coverage; floor area ratio. §210-43A(1)(2) Required yards.
§210-43A(1)(2) Required yards. §210-172A(1) Required parking spaces. Application #2026-14 200 N Main Street, Service Business Section 55/Block 257/Lot 65 Ming Gang Zhang Proposed partial removal and renovations of existing building to create 3,762.84 SF laundromat Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A Conformity Required. §210172A(12) Required parking spaces. Application #2026-15
parking spaces. Application #2026-15 182 Archer Street, Residence A Section 62/Block 111/Lot 11 Rene Paulino Maintain 9’10” x 7’10” rear shed and 28’8” x 14’1”and 14’ x 12’ rear yard gazebos Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A Conformity Required. §210-143C(2) Required yards. BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Pamela Walsh Boening, Village Clerk
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ecently I had the chance to attend a tribute to Howie Rose at CitiField, honoring his almost four decades as the iconic voice of the Mets. Rosemary and I have enjoyed a friendship with Rose and his wife, Barbara, over the years, and Howie invited us to the ceremony. Being a loving grandmother, Rosemary deferred to our grandson Jack, who’s a dedicated Mets — and Howie Rose — fan. Rose is a great guy who represents the very best of what New York baseball should be all about. Baseball games have always been a great outlet for me, a place to relax and enjoy rooting for my favorite team, in good years and bad. When I was a kid growing up in Queens, that team was the Brooklyn Dodgers, and those seasons were all good, until they weren’t. When team owner Walter O’Malley hijacked the Dodgers to Los Angeles in 1957, it left a
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glaring void among many New York neighborhood-type fans who could never identify with the pinstriped Yankees. That void was filled beyond expectations when the Mets came into being in 1962, and quickly developed a devoted fan base. I attended countless games at Shea Stadium, and Rose personified that new breed of fan, who lived and died with the Mets. His dream was to be an announcer for the Mets. When he achieved that goal, first as a pregame broadcaster and then as a knowledgeable, highly skilled play-by-play announcer, he was still very much the neighborhood guy, the enthusiastic fan from the upper deck. He truly was the voice of the Mets. Rose’s declaration “Put it in the books!” after every Mets win has become part of New York baseball lore. He was also a longtime announcer for the NHL’s Rangers and Islanders. His cry “Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!” after Stephane Matteau’s double-overtime, sudden-death goal against the Philadel-
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phia Flyers won the Eastern Conference Championship for the Rangers in 1994, is also part of New York sports history. After all his years behind the microphone and his successful recovery from major cancer surgery, Rose announced that he would retire at the end of this season. To pay tribute to him, the Mets designated Sept. 20 Howie Rose Day at CitiField, and planned to honor him in a pregame ceremony on the field. It turned out to be the Mets’ last home game, and the final Mets game Rose would announce. Unfortunately, the day was dark and rainy, which forced the cancellation of the pregame festivities. The Mets decided to reschedule the ceremony on next season’s Opening Day weekend, but went ahead with an indoor celebration for Rose and his invited guests in the owner’s suite on the 20th. That was a win-win for Howie, Barbara and their two very accomplished daughters, Alyssa and Chelsea, because so many friends and notable people attended to show their strong friendship for him. Among the many in attendance were
he voice of the Mets, still the neighborhood guy, has put ’em in the books.
Art Shamsky and Cleon Jones, from the 1969 World Series champion Miracle Mets; Ron Darling, Lee Mazzilli and Howard Johnson, from the 1986 championship team; John Franco, from the 2000 National League champion squad; Terry Collins, from the 2015 National League champs; former New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, now the Mets’ senior vice president for security; and Mets owner Steve Cohen. It was baseball and New York at its best. No one spoke about themselves. It was all about Rose, his love of baseball and the fans and how he is such a lasting part of baseball, and New York. It was an honor to be there. What has always impressed me the most about Rose is his genuineness. Whenever Rosemary and I went to dinner with Howie and Barbara, we had no advance thought of what we would discuss that evening, but we would end up talking into the night, being among the last to leave wherever we were. Thank you, Howie and Barbara. You’re great friends. Put it in the books! 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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s we approach the November elections, a lot of words have popped into my mind. One of them is foolish, and another is stupid. I can easily apply those words to what has happened in politics that has made so many people angry. The gripes come from both sides of the aisle. But there’s a sports term that best describes what the Trump administration has been doing. Those words are unforced error. In football, if a receiver simply drops a pass, that’s an unforced error. In politics, it means a selfinflicted wound that could easily have been avoided. Come Nov. 3, I think those words will best define what will happen and why it will happen. While it’s true that the party in power tends to lose off-year elections, there have been too many unforced errors that will hurt the Republican Party. In 1992, James Carville, then a strategist in Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign, came up with the now famous
catch phrase “It’s the economy, stupid,” which cost President George H.W. Bush his job. Decades later, it did the same to President Joe Biden, who told America that things were just fine and the country was in good shape. And now President Trump calls affordability a “hoax,” which everyone, including his most loyal supporters, knows isn’t true. The war against Iran was supposed to last a few days, and is now in its seventh month. I think if I had been a fly on the wall when the decision was made to start bombing Iran, I might have heard the generals warn Trump that doing so would have more downsides than upsides. I love America, but the wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan didn’t go well, and a fight with a crazy enemy like Iran was a big gamble. The proof of how badly it’s gone is the sky-high price of gasoline and, especially, diesel fuel. The blockage of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz has created a worldwide fuel shortage that has been costly for American consumers and damaged our credibility. It is noble to go after any enemy that
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sponsors terrorism, but this “little excursion,” as Trump once described our latest war, has badly damaged the party in power. The next unforced error is the tariff war. I know the president loves tariffs, but using them to pick on our friends and help our enemies is bad politics. Why fight with Canada when you could end the war in Ukraine with high tariffs on Russia? The president can deny it all he wants, but consumers are paying for tariffs on almost every item on store shelves, and the price increases are hurting people big time. Every president has the right to pick whomever he wants to be in his cabinet. Trump has made quite a few controversial appointments, but none have been more costly to him than Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and “War Department” Secretary Pete Hegseth. Kennedy has caused the administration a great deal of grief with his anti-vaccine policies. As of last week, there had been 3,659 confirmed measles cases in the United States this year. That marks the highest annual case count in the U.S. since mea-
’s been one unforced error for another for the party, with big losses looming Nov. 3.
sles was declared eliminated in 2000. Kennedy has denied all of the press claims about a measles epidemic, and chooses advisers based on their antimeasles policies. Hegseth has made many enemies for the administration with his firing of a number of career military officials. In many of those cases, the ousted officials were women or Black. His handling of the issues aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has alienated countless members of the military. There have been reports of at least eight suicide attempts by members of the ship’s crew because it was deployed far longer than normal. Sadly, for those elected officials who have performed well in office, one unforced error after another will make it more difficult to get voter support. There’s no doubt, however, that the state of the economy is the biggest of all of the administration’s errors, and it’s highly likely that, once again, James Carville will be proven right on Nov. 3. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He currently chairs the Capitol Insight Group, a government relations firm. Comments? jkremer@liherald.com.
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through the night clearing roads and pumping streets. Those men and women earned our thanks. A fall storm that never made landfall is yet another wakeup call to the South Shore’s vulnerabilities that we have known about since Hurricane Sandy: low-lying roads that flood with every strong tide, storm drains that back up instead of draining, aging bulkheads, and a single rail branch that cuts off a barrier-island city whenever Reynolds Channel rises. Which brings us to our elected officials. In the days after a storm, Long Island’s politicians are everywhere: touring flooded streets, standing beside downed trees, promising action. Their concern is real. But the photo opportunity is the easy part. The money that would have kept those streets dry is won or lost months earlier, in budget negotiations in Albany, in committee rooms in Washington, and in the unglamorous back-and-forth with federal agencies over which projects get funded first. That’s where our representatives need to be fighting, all year long. Resilience funding doesn’t go to the region that suffered most. It goes to the region whose delegation shows up, makes the case relentlessly and doesn’t let the issue drop when the skies clear. Long Island’s members of Congress, state legislators and county officials should treat flood mitigation, drainage,
bulkhead replacement and grid hardening as a standing priority, not a talking point that surfaces every time the water rises and fades once it recedes. Voters can hold them to it. With Election Day weeks away, candidates for Congress, the State Legislature and local office will be knocking on doors and filling mailboxes. Ask them, specifically, what they plan to do about flooding and the power grid. Which projects will they fight for? How will they get them funded? What have they already delivered? A candidate who can answer in detail has been doing the work. One who can only talk about the last storm probably hasn’t. Long Islanders would like to see results on the ground: raised roadways and upgraded drainage in the neighborhoods that flood first, bulkheads that are replaced before they fail, and hardened transit infrastructure that doesn’t shut down every time the tide runs high. Local governments have homework, too. Residents shouldn’t learn that their street floods by finding their car underwater. The next storm may have a name. It may track closer to shore, or arrive when the moon and tides line up worse. The nor’easter gave us a warning at a relatively low price. Our leaders’ job is to make sure we heeded that warning, and that work starts now, in the quiet months, long before anyone needs a kayak.
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here’s something remarkable happening in New York and across the American economy: Entrepreneurship is booming, and artificial intelligence is driving it. A recent Gusto survey found that 60 percent of founders used A.I. to start their businesses last year, and 50 percent said it made the process significantly faster or cheaper. That’s monumental for New York’s Black community, where new technology is helping clear economic hurdles that have held back Black entrepreneurship. Our community has long struggled against barriers to the capital, resources, technology and opportunity needed to grow. A.I. is changing that equation, paving the way to economic independence and wealth creation for historically underrepresented Black entrepreneurs. New York should embrace that opportunity wholeheartedly. Starting a business once required major upfront investment: a location, staff, a website and cash on hand to fund it. Today an entrepreneur can use A.I. to help develop a website, market a product and handle logistics, all while work-
ing from home. Despite claims that A.I. will hollow out New York’s workplaces, it is instead making it possible for more people to become entrepreneurs, and helping small businesses accomplish more with fewer resources. As Entrepreneur recently reported, applications from one-person firms increased by more than 20 percent between early 2025 and mid-2026, as A.I.-powered tools increasingly allow individuals to accomplish work that once required entire teams. The priority shouldn’t be undoing that progress. It should be making sure underserved and minority communities have the opportunity to share in it. These benefits aren’t limited to startups; A.I. is a genuinely powerful tool for our neighborhood businesses, too. Whether you’re a restaurant owner, a contractor, a retailer or the head of a community nonprofit, the technology can help manage customers, analyze budgets and streamline operations. A.I. helps level the playing field, making capabilities once reserved for giant corporations available to the smallest storefronts and startups. Small businesses are already putting these tools to good use. A recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey found
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that A.I. adoption among small and medium-sized businesses has more than doubled since 2023. The tech is helping people become more efficient and develop new capabilities — and the more widely available innovative A.I. tools become, the better off small businesses, operating on tight margins or with limited access to capital, will be. Black entrepreneurs are already recognizing that potential. Recent research from the Urban Institute found that Black-owned businesses are more likely to use or test A.I., and more likely to view the technology as “highly important” to their companies. Researchers also noted that A.I. adoption could “increase the productivity of small businesses and significantly cut costs, improving competitiveness and reducing barriers to entry.” Nonetheless, we should not assume that these benefits will reach every neighborhood equally. If access to A.I. tools, training and capital becomes uneven, our communities could miss one of the greatest economic opportunities of this generation. We can’t let that happen. New York must embrace A.I. innovation and ensure that no one misses out on the unique advantages the technology provides. New Yorkers need practical opportunities to build A.I. skills, while
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neighborhood businesses need access to the investment, infrastructure and expertise required to put those tools to work. Our leaders should recognize that widening access to innovation is an economic opportunity, not a threat. The stakes extend beyond our own communities. Countries like China are rapidly closing the gap with the United States on A.I. If we make it harder for American innovators to develop and adopt these tools here at home, competitors like China will be more than happy to fill the void. That’s why city and state officials should focus on making A.I. adoption easier, fostering collaboration and education and removing unnecessary barriers. The more hurdles are erected against A.I. innovation, the fewer opportunities minority-owned businesses will have to get ahead. If, instead, we equip businesses with the A.I. tools they need to grow, local mom-and-pop shops will reap the benefits, and our neighborhoods will thrive. A.I. is already expanding opportunities for Black entrepreneurs and business owners. New York must ensure that every community can participate, compete and flourish in our modern A.I. economy. Phil Andrews is president of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce and founding president of the New York City Minority Small Business Chamber of Commerce.
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