By ANDRE SILVA asilva@liherald.com
Community members had the opportunity to learn about and comment on the Baldwin Public Library’s proposed plans to redesign and renovate the facility, subject to a public referendum, at a board meeting on Feb. 7. It was the library’s second design planning meeting focusing on the renovations.
Stephen Carroll, 64, a former Baldwin High School phys. ed. teacher and football coach, has sold more than 100 copies of his book, “100 Years of Baldwin Football,” a compendium of the high school gridiron program, since he self-published it last year.
Carroll said he spent the past four years compiling stories and collecting photos from friends, colleagues, the Baldwin Historical Society, the Baldwin Foundation for Education, former players, and football parents for the book, which was printed by Minuteman Press, in Rockville Centre, last September.
He plans to order another 100 copies to offer for sale.
Carroll said he first got the idea to write the book in 1982, when he met George Craig, Baldwin High’s football coach from 1929 to 1958. Craig gave him hundreds of old photos, which came in handy when Carroll started working on the project in 2019.
“I was thinking, what am I going to do with these pictures?” he recalled. “So I put them away in my famous filing cabinet, which is a pile of papers and documents in my basement.”
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The board of trustees initially announced its intention to offer a referendum on the redesign of a 7,900square-foot undeveloped room on the library’s second floor at a special meeting on Oct. 3. Since then, there has been a public outreach campaign that has included an online survey, newsletters, and discussions at organizational meetings including the Chamber of Commerce, to help library officials better understand what residents want from their library.
The online survey — still live
at BaldwinPL.org — asks community members what improvements, amenities and services they would like to see at the facility, with options including more meeting spaces, study rooms and a makerspace, a collaborative workspace for projects of all kinds.
At the Feb. 7 meeting, library Director Elizabeth Olesh said the library had partnered with H2M Architects + Engineers, in Melville, to create preliminary design plans for its first and second floors, which were featured in a presentation.
“Over the past few months, we’ve been speaking to the community, administered a survey, and held a couple of public meetings, to understand what the public wants from the library,” Olesh said. “Our architects’ (designs) have reflected what people have said they want to see in the floor plans.”
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Our architects’ (designs) have reflected what people have said they want to see in the floor plans.
ELIZABETH OLESH director, Baldwin Public Library
They were angry, expressing those feelings as shame on the Hempstead Town Board. They are the group that has attended meeting after meeting, hoping to get some voice into how town board district lines would be redrawn, only to end up disappointed.
It was an unsurprising end, but one that resulted in boos.
“That’s nice, ladies and gentlemen,” Town Supervisor Don Clavin said, with unmistakable sarcasm. “That’s very polite of you.”
They had pushed for what they considered to be better representation on the town board — providing more opportunities for Hempstead’s growing minority populations to serve in elected positions through the creation of “minority-majority” districts. If they had passed, districts would be created where ethnic minorities were, in fact, the voting majority.
But none of them came to pass. Most surprisingly, with the help of Deputy Town Supervisor Dorothy Goosby — who notably challenged what she called Hempstead’s discriminatory at-large voting system in 1988 — who remained silent throughout the redistricting process, only to finally vote yes to the new map.
“In this moment in time, we are reinventing the same revisionist, segregationist history that has kept so many people behind,” said Mida Mereday of Baldwin. “Our voices have not been heard all this time — it’s not going to be anything different.”
Since the beginning of the Hempstead redistricting discussions, the concerns raised by opponents to the initial town-drawn maps has not changed: District lines should be redrawn to have a more balanced demographic representation.
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HEMPSTEAD TOWN SUPERVISOR Donald Clavin faced some heat from the crowd gathered to discuss redistricting with claims he failed to listen to their concerns. Many of them had pushed for at least three ‘minority-majority’
But under the guidance of the Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders law firm as well as redistricting expert Sean Trende, the Town Board released a redistricting map proposal last month they said took into account public comments as well as the views of the redistricting commission — who recommended the board keep communities intact.
However, some doubted these intentions. When looking at the final map, attendees said there are communities still in danger of “packing” and “cracking,” such as Elmont, Uniondale, North Bellmore and Baldwin.
These methods fall under partisan gerrymandering — giving one side an advantage in a single district but no others, or simply breaking up voter blocs so a particular type of candidate can’t get enough support to win.
“The New York state constitution (says) the district shall not be drawn to discourage competition, or for the purpose of favoring or disfavoring incumbents or any other particular candidates or parties,” said Terry Bain, a former immigration judge from Rockville Centre. “It looks to me like this proposal may violate this spirit, as well as the letter of our state constitution.”
If Hempstead finalizes this current map, it could expose the town to costly litigation — all at taxpayer expense. Especially since a number of people in the audience who oppose the new map say they are willing to take the matter to court.
Dan Oppenheimer, a Hempstead village resident, says it’s interesting the final redistricting map was adopted while one of the six council district seats — formerly occupied by now U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito — remains vacant.
As the vacancy approaches two months, some are anticipating the Hempstead town board will continue its ages-old tradition of appointing someone to fill the seat. These vacancies are often created when a council member runs successfully for another position. Recent appointments by the board to the town council include Thomas Muscarella, Melissa Miller and Dennis Dunne.
Clavin’s response to this practice when questioned about it was only that the board plans to “comply with Town of Hempstead law.”
“This is not something to do with voting representation when you have a history, year in and year out, of appointing rather than allowing for votes,” Oppenheimer told Clavin. “You are bypassing the electoral system that the districts are supposed to address.”
Last August, Cristina Teehan was pregnant, and bringing in her groceries when her dog Coco ran out of her home — since then she created a social media network spanning Long Island to bring her home.
Teehan, 33, a project manager for Northwell from East Northport, said she was eight months pregnant, and storing groceries from her car, when her two year old son, Hudson Teehan, opened the front door to her home, and accidentally allowed their family dog Coco — a six pound havanese and toy poodle mix, with beige fur and dark ears — escape on August 8 around 12:30 p.m. Unfortunately, she said, no one quite noticed Coco escape, so when the family came together for lunch about five minutes later, everyone was surprised they couldn’t find Coco.
Since then, Teehan has created an island wide Facebook network called, “Operation Bring Coco Home,” which has over 1500 people, to help each other reconnect with missing pets.
Schena said she put up flyers at Bonbino’s Pizzeria at 605 Merrick Rd, in Rockville Centre, and Reyes and Reyes Physical Therapy at 807 Atlantic Ave, in Baldwin, who have been giving flyers to their patients and customers.
Other businesses, like Flowers of Joy at 143 Mineola Blvd, in Mineola, Herricks Jewelers at 2449 Jericho Turnpike, in New Hyde Park, and Frantoni’s Pizzeria at 66 Hillside Avenue, in Williston Park have also partnered with Teehan to share flyers with their customers.
Teehan said the day they realized Coco was missing, they began searching for Coco by driving around town, and asking neighbors if they’ve seen Coco. Teehan said she then posted a picture of her dog to a Facebook group, “Missing angels of Long Island,” which prompted other friends and neighbors to start searching for Coco.
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“Its kid of crazy to me that so many people are willing to help, and that the Facebook group grew to over 1500 members in a few months, said Teehan.” These are people that I’ve never met, that are willing to help me.”
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Long Islanders like Samantha Schena, have since joined Teehan in her mission to find her dog by searching and setting up flyers in their own communities. Schena, an academic advisor at Farmingdale State College from Baldwin, said she saw Teehan’s Facebook group, “Operation Bring Coco Home” and felt she needed to help search for Coco. She said she put up over 30 flyers at local businesses, at Farmingdale State College, and shared the Facebook group with friends.
“Being an animal owner, it tore my heart apart to see her without her pet,” said Schena.
Teehan said she then started working with Kelly Brach, who runs the Facebook group Professional Pet Trackers, and used her hounds to track Coco by scent in August. She said they followed the hounds, until the scent trail went cold near an intersection, so they concluded that someone in a car must’ve picked up Coco.
“At this point we realized whoever has her, doesn’t have the intention to bring her to a shelter or a veterinarian,” said Teehan. “We visited all the shelters and animal hospitals near us, to no avail.”
Teehan continued her search for Coco, but after two weeks of searching she was told to create a Facebook page, to raise awareness about Coco. She deiced to create the page “Operation Bring Coco Home,” near the end of August.
Teehan said at first, only her friends and family shared their Facebook group page, but grew to over 1500 people within a few months. While Teehan has not been
able to find Coco, since creationg the group, she has been able to help other pet owners instead.
Teehan said her page has become “a dog finding network,” and has been able to reunite other pet owners with their missing pets through her Facebook group.
Teehan said she hopes by raising awareness, someone will recognize Coco, and finally bring her home. To contact Teehan about Coco’s whereabouts, visit TinyURL. com/BringCocoHome or email operationbringcocohome@gmail.com.
COCO, WHO WENT missing in August, is a small six-pound havanese and toy poodle mix, with beige fur and dark ears. THE
daughter and Coco last year.
Being an animal owner, it tore my heart apart to see her without her petTEEHAN FAMILY pictured celebrating the holidays with their
at right, Carroll’s 244-page book about the history of the Baldwin High gridiron program.
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football program would be celebrating its 100-year anniversary in 2021. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find the time to finish the book in time for the celebration.
By the time he completed the book, last September, he had filled 244 pages with Baldwin football history, accompanied by Craig’s photos — from accounts of individual players to the story of where the nickname Bruins came from.
“My favorite thing about the book is how the pictures tell the stories,” Carroll said. “It’s truly a history lesson, and a collection of untold football stories.”
One of his favorite stories, featured in the book, is about Reggie Jones, a Baldwin football player and wrestler in the 1940s (and later a legendary Jones Beach lifeguard). Jones enlisted in the
Navy at the end of his junior year, Carroll said, to fight in World War II. Just four months after he left, the war ended, and Jones returned to Baldwin in September 1945 and played in a varsity football game against Oceanside, whose coach was a Navy veteran.
A local news organization covered the game, Carroll recalled, and the story featured the headline, “Coach and player both Navy vets.”
“My whole family has been involved in Baldwin football since the 1930s,” Carroll said. The talk at countless family dinners, he added, revolved around Bruins football.
Carroll’s uncle Steve Foley was a member of the 1936 football team; his uncle Edwin Orgass played in 1938; his father, Thomas Carroll, played on the
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1948 team; and his brothers, Richard and Kevin Carroll, were the captains of the 1972 and 1973 squads, respectively. Carroll himself was the captain of the 1977 team.
After he graduated, he studied physical education at Nassau Community College, and played football for the Lions. He had planned to play football professionally, but would soon get pulled into the world of coaching. After transferring to Adelphi University, he earned a degree in physical education in 1979.
His first job was at St. Raymond’s parochial school in East Rockaway, teaching phys. ed. He became an assistant coach at Baldwin High in 1982, spent a couple of years as a head coach at St. Dominic’s High School, in Oyster Bay, and returned to Baldwin High in 1986. He became head football coach in 1987, and retired in 2020, after 33 years of directing the program.
“As Baldwin’s head coach, I think I had a pretty good career,” Carroll said. “We had 167 total wins in our conference, won the championship six times, and won the county in 2005.”
Photos Courtesy Stephen CarrollSTEVECARROLL BECAME an assistant football coach at Baldwin High in 1982, took over as head coach in 1987, and retired in 2020. The cover of ‘100 Years of Baldwin Football,’
The Baldwin Public Library welcomed patrons with hot chocolate, candy, and displayed Meagan Meehan’s community art project on Valentine’s Day last week.
The library hosted their event “BPL Loves You!” — where patrons enjoyed an afternoon of sweets, art, and Valentine’s Day inspired gifts like, bookmarks, page holders, pencils, temporary tattoos, and an art display in the library’s atrium on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day.
The library set up chocolate and candy at all service stations throughout the library and set up an art in the library’s atrium, while love ballads and Valentine’s Day songs played softly in the background like Paul McCartney’s “Silly Love Songs,” Melinda Doolittle’s “My Funny Valentine, and Dionne Warwick’s “What the World Needs Now.”
The art display featured hanging quilts and Meagan J. Meehan’s finished community art project titled “Covid Diaries: Celebrating Resilience,” which was fostered creatively by Meehan and the Baldwin community through the art and poetry/ prose workshops held at the library over the past year.
Meehan’s hanging wall sculpture is scheduled to remain on display at the library until March 1.
The library provided a book for visitors to write their thoughts and feelings regarding the artwork and set up a cupid vignette bench, where some patrons took photos.
THE LIBRARY HOSTED their event “BPL Loves You!” — patrons enjoyed an afternoon of sweets, art, and gifts, like bookmarks, page holders, pencils, temporary tattoos, and an art display in the library’s atrium on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day.
Additionally, in true Valentine’s Day fashion, some attendees took the opportunity to set up blind dates — with books. Participants in the library’s Blind Date with a Book program checked out wrapped books to be unveiled at home. They can then return the books by March 3 to turn in their “Rate Your Date” slip, which comes with each wrapped book. Completed slips will enter participants into a raffle.
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PARTICIPANTS IN THE the library’s Blind Date with a Book program checked out wrapped books to be unveiled at home. They can then return the books by March 3 and turn in their “Rate Your Date” slip, which enter participants into a raffle.
THE LIBRARY DISPLAYED Meagan J. Meehan’s finished community art project titled "Covid Diaries: Celebrating Resilience," which was fostered creatively by Meehan and the Baldwin community through the art and poetry/prose workshops held at the library over the past year.
Photos courtesy Baldwin Public Library
Stretching some 175 miles, the Long Island Greenway is intended to serve walkers and cyclists alike on a trail beginning in Manhattan and terminating on the east end of Montauk.
The brainchild of the nonprofit Trust for Public Land, the trail would connect parks, trail and other public land within communities, allowing people to bike, jog or walk for leisure. And, in many cases, could even become a green means to commute to work.
Construction is set to begin next year, focusing on a 25-mile stretch between Eisenhower Park in East Meadow and Brentwood State Park.
“The abundance of beautiful parklands, trails and natural open spaces are one of the aspects that make our island such a desirable place to live,” John Cameron, Long Island Regional Planning Council chair, said in a release. “The Long Island Greenway will connect our communities and enable Long Islanders to better enjoy an active lifestyle.”
Carter Strickland, the Trust for Public Land state director, presented details about the project’s progress to the planning council last week. That includes a trail linking 26 parks, 46 train stations and 60 bus routes through a combination of off-road and on-road connections among more than two-dozen communities. It’s estimated to draw roughly 34 million visitors annually.
“Some of the benefits of ending in these existing parks — or beginning — is that they have bathrooms, they have parking areas, we can minimize that need to build anything new,” Strickland said. “Along the themes of making the most of our existing assets, that’s the whole vision.”
Throughout this 25-mile stretch, there are more than 130,000 residents who would find access. More than a
construction — connecting Eisenhower Park to Brentwood State Park — is set to start next year.
dozen parks can be accessed by the trail, and another 36 schools and universities are within a mile.
One of the benefits of the trail overall, Strickland says, include a safer area for pedestrians and bikers to traverse.
“Long Island, unfortunately, kind of leads the state in terms of pedestrians killed or injured,” he said. “The statewide average is a third or a quarter of the amounts in Nassau and Suffolk, and it’s a public health crisis. We’ve got to address it.”
Increased physical activity is another reason to sup-
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“We know that in our day and age, obesity, chronic diseases are problematic,” Strickland said. “It’s what kind of plagues us. To prevent that, one of the best ways is to create recreational infrastructure, increase walking, or biking physical activities. It doesn’t always have to be superrigorous.
“If we weave it into our lives, it’ll make us healthier, and overall reduce health care costs.”
The route aims to include the Nassau Hub, Belmont Park, and others throughout the island. The greenway would be the Long Island leg of New York state’s 750-mile Empire Trail that connects New York City to areas like Buffalo, Albany and Plattsburgh.
The plan is funded through a combination of private and taxpayer support. Now, the trust is applying for a federal grant to pay for the second phase of the trail between Riverhead and Montauk — approximately 50 miles.
They hope to get a grant under President Biden’s infrastructure law and its Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity program. With the support of the planning council, Strickland sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation showing its support for grant money to help with the design stage of the next leg.
“The benefits of hike and bike trail networks are welldocumented,” the letter, signed by Cameron, stated. “Trails create more livable communities through the revitalization of downtown areas and creation of transportation alternatives, improve public health by increasing access to recreational opportunities, and represent a meaningful equity investment in providing safe infrastructure to diminish reliance on private vehicle ownership.”
The trust hopes to be construction-ready for the second phase by 2025.
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Four Baldwin residents Reginald and Rakisha George, who celebrated 18 years of marriage with a vow renewal ceremony, and David Gardner and Lorena Galino Mejia, who celebrated their marriage gathered at the Coral House’s “Post-Covid Valentine’s Day” event in
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Suicides among military veterans have been in decline over the past couple years, but today, a former soldier still takes his or her life every 85 minutes on average.
But now, veterans deemed to be in “acute suicidal crisis” can receive free emergency mental health services, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. That’s help that includes up to 30 days of in-patient care, and three months outpatient.
Veterans can find that help at any VA or non-VA health care facility at no cost. They don’t even need to be enrolled in the VA system to use this benefit.
Part of the Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care and Treatment — or COMPACT — Act of 2020, the new rule allows veterans discharged after more than two years of service under conditions other than dishonorable are eligible for the care, which will either be paid for or reimbursed by the VA. The expanded care is meant to, “help prevent veteran suicide by guaranteeing no cost, world-class care to veterans in times of crisis,” according to a news release.
“Free or not free, the priority is getting them health care,” Pete Wenninger, immediate past commander of the East Meadow American Legion Post 1082, said. “The being burdened with a cost is not going to be helpful to them, but it is critical that when a veteran needs mental health, that they get it.”
“These kids coming home today from Iraq, Iran and everything, they got problems. And they’re hurting.”
The policy will also apply to former members of the armed forces, including reserve members, who served “more than 100 days under a combat exclusion or in support of a contingency operation.” It’s also open to those discharged under conditions other than dishonorable, who were the victim of sexual assault, sexual battery, or sexual harassment while serving.
“The need is more and more, that’s why the government — I believe — started this program,” Esposito said. “They see it. It’s happening all over. And we’re doing all
At the Nassau VSA in East Meadow, vets needing mental help are sent to speak with counselors that are right there for them, Esposito said. There’s also a food pantry if they’re hungry, and where they can pick up other supplies
“It’s heartbreaking because they’re young,” he said.
A NEW FEDERAL policy will allow veterans in ‘acute suicidal crisis’ to receive free mental health care, including in-patient care for up to 30 days, and outpatient care for up to three months.
“It’s a big thing, but I’m really happy that they did this and that we have this program going.”
According to the National Veteran Suicide Prevention annual report, there were 6,146 veteran suicides in 2020 — down 5 percent from the year before, and “lower than each prior year since 2006.”
“Veterans have a hard time dealing with the military experience,” said Frank Salamino, quartermaster for the East Meadow Veterans of Foreign War Post 2736. “They have a very hard time. I know myself firsthand.
The new program is a step in the right direction for veteran care, Salamino added, but more needs to be done. Starting with talking to veterans before they leave the service about what they’re thinking and what they need.
And when they do get home and look for medical care from the government, appointments are hard to come by — oftentimes spread out with months in between.
“It took me a long time to get some help,” Salamino said.
Pigeon is here. Elephant and Piggie, Knuffle Bunny, too. Families will have “Mo” fun at Long Children’s Museum, with “The Pigeon Comes to Long Island! A Mo Willems Exhibit,” which encourages all to step inside Willems’ imagination.
This being the children’s museum, of course, the traveling exhibit — co-organized by Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art — is fully hands-on — inspired by the art and characters of the beloved children’s author.
“We know our audience, families, finds these books really appealing,” says Ashley Niver, the museum’s director of education. “Kids really relate to these characters, their feelings and how they work through their conflicts. The characters are playful and curious and the kids identify and respond to them.”
• Now through May 14, Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• $17 museum admission, $16 seniors 65 and older; additional fees for theater programming
• View the LICM events calendar at LICM.org for additional information or call (516) 224-5800
The band brings their distinctive sound to the Landmark stage. Emerging a decade ago from the underground parties of Brooklyn to touring worldwide and recording a string of albums that’s racked up more than 60 million streams across digital platforms, the Hot Sardines’ own “potent and assured” (The New York Times), “simply phenomenal” (The Times of London) brand of reinvigorated classic jazz landed them at the center of a whirlwind. Their unique recipe blends hot jazz and sultry standards from the ’20s, ’30s, and ’40s, rich New Orleans sounds, a dash of ’40s Paris flavor, and vibrant musical surprises. It’s all steeped in salty stride piano and the music Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt and Fats Waller used to make. The result is straight-up footstomping jazz. Their name says it all: their iconic ‘hot’ styling will paint a vibrant picture with smoky sounds and audiences revel in the steamy, swanky influence of their art form.
Saturday, March 6, 8 p.m. $60, $50, $46. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.
• Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City.
The familiar characters immediately get an enthusiastic response — including best friend duo Elephant and Piggie, faithful companion Knuffle Bunny, and The Pigeon, that wily city bird best known for his antics in “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” Activities showcase Willems’ whimsy and humor, giving families opportunities to make art-inspired by Willems and learn about the rich social and emotional lives of the author’s characters. Illustrations, including sketches and other preliminary materials, are also on display.
At the heart of it all, the exhibit is designed to instill a love of reading.
“Mo Willems’ books are frequently the starting point for a child to understand the power of choice they hold in what to read and reread,” vice president for program and visitor experience Aimee Terzulli explains. “Willems creates characters that get children invested in wanting to spend more time with them as they choose to read more of his popular stories.”
The many components are approachable, even for the youngest kids. Highlights include:
• A bus station where kids can put on a bus driver costume and “drive around” the exhibit space.
• Kids can have hilarious conversations in the voices of Elephant, Gerald and Piggie at the “Elephone” double-sided phone booth.
• Use the hot dog launcher to launch foam hot dogs at The Pigeon and play the plinko game to give Duckling a cookie. “So silly and fun,” Niver adds. “Kids get a kick out of the hot dogs flying through the air.”
• Explore the laundromat and uncover Knuffle Bunny and other surprises among the clothes.
• Dress up Naked Mole Rat and send him down the runway for a one-of-a-kind fashion show.
• Work with the “lightbox” to try out illustration techniques that Willems uses for his books.
As always, related programming enhances the exhibit experience. The museum theater is especially active at the moment, with performances of Willem’s newest show “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!” (through March 25), followed by the return of the always-popular “Elephant & Piggie’s “We are in a Play!” (April 23 to June 3).
Remember when rock was young? You sure will at this tribute show. Rus Anderson, Elton John’s official body double for his Farewell Yellow Brick Road world tour launch, recreates an early Elton concert complete with colorful and flamboyant costumes actually worn by Elton himself. Enjoy a nostalgic night of Elton’s greatest hits, wildest outfits and outrageous stage antics. Anderson recreates the magic and live persona of a young Elton like no other. Storming around the stage with a fun-loving sense of flamboyance; part diva, part soccer player, killer vocalist, fierce piano player, all rock ‘n roller. His painstaking attention to detail includes wearing outlandish and spectacular costumes, including Elton’s iconic boots, glasses and jumpsuits from 1973, as well as a sparkly Swarovski tuxedo from 1984.
Friday, March 17, 8 p.m. $60, $45, Saturday, March 18, 8 p.m. $65, $45, $35, $30. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.
Plaza Theatrical continues its season with “Bette, Babs & Beyond!,” a showstopping tribute to the legendary ladies of music, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2:30 p.m. Celebrate the stories and songs of pop music’s most iconic women including Bette Midler, Barbra Streisand, Cher, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Janis Joplin, and more. It’s performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. $40, $35 seniors. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.
Meet Yong Yangliang when he visits Nassau County Museum of Art, Sunday, Feb. 26, 3 p.m. What a journey it has been for this famous artist, from Shanghai to the Metropolitan Museum to his new studio in Roslyn. His lyrical, dreamy work is also a journey in time, back to the fabled era of Tang dynasty literature and ink painting, the inspiration for the masterwork on view. Join him for a conversation on art, poetry and Asian aesthetics today and in ancient times. Participation is limited; registration required. $20 non-members. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
The young guitar sensation visits the Landmark stage, Saturday, March 6, 8 p.m. Nineteenyear-old Brandon Niederauer, nicknamed “Taz” for his ferocious guitar playing, is living proof that dreams really do come true. Having performed in some of the most legendary venues with many of the most prominent musicians ofof our time, he has already earned himself quite the reputation. It all started at eight years old, when he watched the movie “School of Rock.” From then on, his guitar rarely left his hands. Just four years later, Brandon was cast in the principal role of guitarist “Zack Mooneyham” in the Tony Award-nominated Broadway production of “School of Rock the Musical.” And he never looked back. $30, $25. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main
Mo Willems’ popular The Pigeon comes alive on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24-25, 2 p.m.; Thursday, March 2, 10:15 a.m. and noon. Pigeon is eager to try anything, with the audience part of the action. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.
Bethany House invites everyone to their 20th annual fashion show fundraiser, Wednesday, March 15, 6-9 p.m. The event is at Rockville Centre Link’s Club, 600 North Long Beach Road. For more information, call (516) 824-2753
The Journey tribute band visits
The Paramount, Saturday, Feb. 25, 8 p.m. The popular band takes everyone back to the ‘80’s when Journey’s timeless music ruled the airwaves. Hailed by fans and critics alike as the world’s top Journey tribute band, this group performs their music with chilling accuracy. Fronted by Hugo — a dead ringer for Steve Perry, both visually and vocally — he continues to delight fans with his miraculous resemblance, exact mannerisms and identical voice to Steve. Fans agree that Voyage delivers an experience to the original Steve Perryfronted lineup. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.
See Sarah Ruhl’s contemporary and quirky comedy about sadness performed by Adelphi University’s Department of Theatre students, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, March 1, 6:30 p.m., Thursday and Friday, March 2-3, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 4, 2 and 5 p.m.; Sunday, March 5, 2 p.m. The play, directed by Adelphi alumna Shoshanah
Tarkow, follows the charming story of a young woman named Tilly whose sorrow is so appealing that no one can resist falling in love with her. Tickets are $25; discounts available to seniors, students, alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, Black Box Theatre,1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 877-4000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.
The Baldwin School District Board meets, Wednesday, March 8 , 8 p.m., at Baldwin Middle School, 3211 Schreiber Place.
Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.
The Baldwin Bowl and Lounge invites the community to dance and bowl every Thursday night to reggae and Afro beats at the bowling center, 2407 Grand Ave., 8 p.m.2 a.m. For information, visit BaldwinBowl.com.
Photography’s ascent in the art world is an international phenomenon. Nassau County Museum of Art’s star-studded exhibition spans the historical roots of the medium. View works by Ansel Adams and his generation and the thrilling, large-format color works of such contemporary masters as Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, James Casebere and Gregory Crewdson, among others. From the documentary to the painterly, images bear witness to the times. On view through March 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
Vocalist Jennifer Cella, who performs with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, returns to her alma mater, Nassau Community College, with a tribute to Adele, Saturday, Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Mainstage Theatre, Garden City. Tickets are available through the NCC online box office at Nassau.BookTix. com/seating.php. For information, visit NCC.edu or call (516) 572-7676.
The beloved fairy tale springs to life in a delightful musical romp, presented Plaza Theatrical Productions, Friday, Feb. 24 11 a.m.; Sunday, Feb. 26, noon. All the ingredients that have made this story a perennial favorite are here, including Cinderella, a zany Godmother, a trip to the royal ball, and a glass slipper. Tickets are $16. Visit the Plaza stage at The Showplace at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. For information/tickets, go to PlazaTheatrical.com or call (516) 599-6870.
THE LIBRARY INVITED people to learn about its plans for a referendum on the redesign and renovation of
nificantly from the initial focus on the second floor, and now include a complete overhaul and redesign of the library, as well as the replacement of the heating and cooling system.
“HVAC systems need to be replaced,” Olesh said, “which will raise costs, since the roof will need to be replaced as well.”
As she described the potential changes to the library and explained the proposed floor plans, she emphasized that the library, and H2M, were still gathering suggestions from the community. Olesh stressed that the plans were tentative, and subject to change.
Preliminarily, the library’s teen section would be moved from the first floor to the second floor and expanded, while other areas, like the children’s section, would be remodeled to create a more open environment. Another idea is to create a dedicated space for “tweens” or young teenagers, where they could gather to study or play games.
Part of the large, unused second-floor
space could be developed into a podcast room. And Olesh said that the facility planned to downsize on furniture, like the circulation desk, to create more open spaces in all of its rooms.
Attendees at the Feb. 7 meeting had the chance to take part in an idea-sharing exercise, in which they listed their wants and visions for the library on sticky notes, and placed them on large sheets of paper on the wall. Then they prioritized the changes or additions they most wanted to see at the top of the sheets.
Olesh and representatives of H2M architects then collected the suggestions, and asked the attendees to expand on what they had written. Olesh said that the process of collecting suggestions from community members would continue, as would the finalizing of cost estimates, and that the plan was to schedule a referendum on a bond to fund the work in May.
For more information on the project, email bond@baldwinPpl.org.
Andre Silva/Herald photos
COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAD to the opportunity to learn and comment on proposed plans to redesign and renovate the Baldwin Public Library at a board meeting on Feb. 7.
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The new Feil Family Pavilion at Mount Sinai South Nassau is named for the Feil family, who have donated as much as $17 million to the hospital over the years. The Oceanside facility will feature an expanded emergency department along with 40 critical and intensive care beds, and nine new operating rooms. The Louis Feil Charitable Lead Annuity Trust pledged $5 million in this round — the largest single gift ever given to Mount Sinai South Nassau.
Courtesy Mount Sinai South Nassau
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT
COUNTY OF NASSAU, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. JOHN TAYLOR A/K/A JOHN W. TAYLOR III, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOMARCEL TAYLOR A/K/A JOMARCEL M. TAYLOR, ET AL., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to an Amended Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on December 24, 2015, as amended by an Amended Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on May 27, 2022, and a Short Form Order duly entered on July 20, 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 11501, NY on March 7, 2023 at 3:00 p.m., premises known as 59 Woodland Estates Drive, Baldwin, NY 11510. 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 36, Block 547 and Lot 68. Approximate amount of judgment is $379,201.26 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 007762/2013. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.
Charles J. Casolaro, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 212719-1 137019
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT.
NASSAU COUNTY. L&L
ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. BIBI RAMZAN, et al, Defts. Index #612845/2021. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered April 11, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on March 7, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 36, Block 534, Lot 30. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America
to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale.
RUSSELL S. BURMAN, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #100044 137015
LEGAL NOTICE
REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE
SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiffagainst - MARIE AMBROISE, et al
Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 30, 2019. 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 “Rain or Shine” on the 14th day of March, 2023 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Baldwin, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.
Premises known as 3051 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, NY 11510.
(Section: 0054, Block: 00409-00, Lot: 00075)
Approximate amount of lien $467,106.06 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.
Index No. 613132/2018.
Brian J. Davis, Esq., Referee. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, NY 10170 Tel. 347/286-7409
For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832
Dated: December 15, 2022
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 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are 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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Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST
Charles Gioe; Danielle Gioe; et al., Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale
duly entered March 2, 2018 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 March 13, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 889 Milburn Court, North Baldwin, NY 11510. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Baldwin, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 54 Block B Lots 806 & 807.
Approximate amount of judgment $301,178.30 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 001173/2017. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19
Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed
Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”
Anthony Russo, 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: December 2, 2022 137216
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU NEW PENN FINANCIAL LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING, V. THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF NASSAU COUNTY, AS TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ANTOINETTE CAMARDA, ET AL.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 6, 2020, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein NEW PENN FINANCIAL LLC
D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING is the Plaintiff and THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF NASSAU COUNTY, AS
TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ANTOINETTE CAMARDA, 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 March 21, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 760 LAKESIDE DR, BALDWIN, NY 11510: Section 54., Block 190, Lot 527: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE LYING AND BEING AT BALDWIN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 608052/2018. Richard C. Lunenfeld, 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.
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust
2007-1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, Plaintiff AGAINST Bernadette Jackson a/k/a Bernadette D. Jackson; et al., Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered November 3, 2022 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 March 22, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 3420 Bertha Drive, Baldwin, NY 11510. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Baldwin Harbor, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 0054 Block 0051-00 Lot 00059. Approximate amount of judgment $548,043.85 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 616278/2018. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”
Raymond Nardo, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP
f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff
The Nassau County Police Department said they found a woman’s body lying next to a dumpster in a parking lot last week.
The department’s homicide squad said they’re investigating the discovery Rebecca Carlson, 39, from Hempstead, who was found and identified next to a dumpster in an Advanced Auto Parts parking lot at 1140 Grand Ave on Feb. 14 at 7:40 a.m. near Baldwin and South Hempstead
Nassau County detectives said Carlson was pronounced deceased at the scene and transported to the Nassau County Medical Examiner’s Office for further examination.
Upon further examination, homicide detectives report by the Nassau County Medical Examiners Office it was determined that the cause of death was homicide. The investigation is ongoing.
Detectives request anyone with information regarding this incident to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.
— Andre Silva175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792
Dated: February 7, 2023
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LEGAL NOTICE
REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff - against - FADJAH SANON-JULES A/K/A FADJAH SANON JULES, et al Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on December 6, 2022. 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 “Rain or Shine” on the 21st day of March, 2023 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 Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.
Premises known as 1245 Lynne Street, Baldwin, NY 11510.
(Section: 36, Block: 538, Lot: 2)
Approximate amount of lien $1,063,723.35 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.
Index No. 007600/2015. Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee.
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, NY 10170 Tel. 347/286-7409
For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832
Dated: January 24, 2023
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 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are 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
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT
COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE, FOR J.P. MORGAN
ALTERNATIVE LOAN
TRUST 2005-A2, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, Plaintiff, vs. YVES BERNARD GUERRIER A/K/A YVES GUERRIER A/K/A YVES B. GUERRIER, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Default Judgment and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on July 10, 2019 and an Order to Extend Time to Conduct Foreclosure Sale duly entered on January 10, 2023, 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 on March 28, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 1017 Schuman Place, Baldwin, NY 11510 a/k/a 1017 Schuman Place, North Baldwin, NY 11510. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Baldwin, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 36, Block 427 and Lots 45, 46 and 47. Approximate amount of judgment is $467,332.67 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 614034/2018. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.
Judith Powell, Esq., Referee
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff 137535
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 3/1/23 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:
THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 150/23. - 151/23. BALDWIN - Ruvelse Pineda, Variances, lot area occupied, side yard, maintain wood deck attached to dwelling; Maintain pool deck & pool equipment with less than required side & rear yard setbacks., S/s McKinley St., 220’ W/o Western Blvd., a/k/a 848 McKinley St.
ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.
This notice is only for new cases in Baldwin 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 a t https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals
The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video
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.
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Help Wanted
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FT: RVC. Administrative Work, Answering Phones, Computer Skills – Microsoft, Excel, Outlook, Financial background helpful. No Health Beneifts. 516-763-9700 frances.difede@lpl.com
ADMINISTRATIVE OPENINGS MONTICELLO Central School School Building Principal (2 positions) The Monticello CSD is seeking forward thinking and dynamic School Building Principals who can lead MCSD's highly engaged faculty, staff, parents, students and community. The successful candidate will have a vision of educational excellence, be highly motivated and demonstrate the ability to impact student learning. Starting salary: $125,000, commensurate with experience. NYS
SDA/SDL/SBL Certification Required plus 2 yrs. of previous administrative leadership and 5 yrs. exp. as a classroom teacher preferred. Please apply online by March 5th at https://monticelloschools.tedk12.com/hire EOE
ADMINISTRATOR/ GENERAL MANAGER Immediate F/T position. For Assisted Living Facility to oversee & manage entire facility. Fast paced, excellent in communication & Administrative skills, multitask & organized. Excel salary & Benefits. Must have experience and recent checkable references. Please send resume to: Estiefriedman@icloud.com
Fax your ad to: 516-622-7460
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Aesthetician/ Laser Technician Oceanside,NY-PT (may lead to FT) Saturdays are mandatory. Must have a valid NYS Aesthetician & Laser Certification Friendly, punctual, responsible & detail oriented.
Duties include Laser Hair Removal / Microneedling / Facials Call 516- 240-1919 or email resume to dolceaestheticsny@gmail.com
ASSISTANT BOOKKEEPER
Valley Stream, NY
We are a small real estate management firm looking for support to our Accounting Department. Must have previous Accounts Payable and Receivable experience. This full-time position will require knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Will also include light clerical work.
To apply, please email Alyson at alyson@dewseven.com with a brief intro letter and resume
AUTO TECHNICIAN FT Experienced And Reliable. NYSI A Plus. Busy Merrick Shop. Call 516-781-5641
DRIVING INSTRUCTORS WANTED
Will Certify And Train HS Diploma NYS License Clean 3 Years
Call 516-731-3000
FULL TIME LIBRARY AIDE Are you customer-service focused? Do you love libraries? Apply for a FT Library Aide position at the Baldwin Public Library. This is a rare opportunity that does not require a Civil Service exam. Job is 35 hours per week with at least one night per week and rotating on Saturdays. $30,000-40,000 depending on qualifications and experience. Possibility of Sunday hrs. Send resume and cover letter to dkelly@baldwinpl.org.
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Q. We’re in a quandary about insulation. Our house was built in 1948, and isn’t insulated well. We decided to add a master bedroom and kitchen extension and insulate as much as we can. Our building plans examiner wants something called a ResCheck from our architect, and wants to know how much of the house we’re going to do. We only want to tell them about the additions, even though we want to do our attic and the whole exterior from the outside, if we can. We understand that if we tell the plans examiner about the rest of the house, they can make us do a more expensive energy analysis, which we don’t think is necessary. Also, our contractor wants to only insulate the attic floor, but the architect said that the latest energy code requires us to insulate the roof and not the attic floor. Can you advise?
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A. Last week I described the ResCheck energy analysis to show the designed heat loss that architects and engineers are required to prepare for most renovations, and the more expanded Home Energy Rating System that is prepared by a certified engineer for projects that constitute over 50 percent of the home area or value.
From what you’ve described, your contractor just wants to do whatever they want, and although the approved construction plans are supposed to be binding and the contractor must abide by them, this doesn’t happen as often as you would expect. Many times, the contractor waits to see whether the building official will notice that the plans weren’t followed, and the contractor then seems enabled to do whatever they want to when their work passes, anyway.
Since the owner usually just wants to get the job done the cheapest way possible, the building designer, who was held to a higher standard by a plans examiner than the contractor, is left to wonder why so much effort went into the energy analysis in the first place. When the plans require changing to match what the contractor did and what the inspector passed, the owner often uses the “m” word, for mistake, to describe to the architect why the plan changes should be done for free. Basically, the process becomes muddled in a power struggle, when the real intention was to protect the owner from expensive utility bills for the rest of their life in their home and to cut waste.
The reason for the attic rafters to be insulated instead of the attic floor is because many people have cooled air-conditioning ducts running through hot attics. Somebody figured out that this makes no sense, and that insulating the attic to be part of the air-conditioned space, at about 75 to 80 degrees instead of 120 to 130 degrees, just makes more sense. The latest energy codes require an incredible R-49, which is more than a foot-thick insulation, unless a “parts” method is broken down and identified, piece by piece, in the ResCheck previously described. Good luck!
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Human civilization has developed side by side with technology — some may say, in competition with it. Technological innovations have diminished the need for workers in jobs requiring physical labor, efficient repetition or mass production, because such skills are easily replaceable.
Artificial intelligence is a leap forward in such technology that is no longer a dream of science fiction movies. Rather, it is a reality that threatens to change the way we interact with the world. AI recognizes our faces when we unlock our iPhones, gives us movie recommendations on our favorite streaming services, and now, with the creation of ChatGPT, AI is a student’s dream come true: It can write essays.
Historically, the replacement of humans with machines isn’t an uncommon occurrence. And now I can’t help
but ask, is creativity, too, a thing of the past?
Before machines, there were skills valued as attributes that couldn’t be replicated. During the Industrial Revolution, however, the skill of sewing a dress — and later, in the second Industrial Revolution, the ability to put a tire on a car — became devalued, because they were no longer abilities unique to humans. A “skilled” worker wasn’t enough; machines were just as “skilled,” and technology had raised the standard.
In more recent times, the achievements of NASA’s “human computers,” whose intellect put a man on the moon, no longer compare to the mathematical and computational power of the smartphones we hold in our hands. Even intelligence seems to be replaceable. Now a computer claims to generate creativity, jeopardizing the jobs of those with abilities like programming and writing. If your talent is something that a computer can do, it’s not good enough.
As a student with access to techno-
logical resources that simplify everything from conducting research to learning a language, I suppose I should embrace technological advancement. But quite frankly, I’m tired of it. For one thing, my dependence on the newest gadgets and gizmos has limited my practical abilities. I don’t know how to search through a library to conduct a research project. I find it difficult to study without online aids. And I can’t even hand in an assignment without internet access to Google Classroom.
Is it too much to ask to be able to turn in an essay without worrying that a teacher will question whether it was written by a robot?
I fear that technology has not only limited our independence in our daily activities, but has also undermined the values of hard work and self-achievement. My high school offers an introductory class called Writing Lab, giving ninth-graders a year of individualized instruction on how to craft a concise and engaging essay. But ChatGPT knows how to write an introduction, a thesis
and three body paragraphs — with citations in MLA format — in less than a minute, which is more than some freshmen can do by the end of the year.
The potential uses of ChatGPT raise a host of philosophical questions. If, supposedly, technology’s completion of creative tasks is as effortless as its mastery of physical labor, does this suggest that creativity isn’t a distinctly human quality? And that creativity itself is synthetic, predictable and reproducible?
I worry about what effect this will have on my own future. Will there come a day when years devoted to academic achievement will be devalued in an instant? And, even scarier, is every hour that I devote to my love of writing now worth no more than a two-minute chatbot query?
To ease my concerns, I imagine that we can learn to live in cooperation with technology, not in competition with it. The true value of progress lies in our use of the tools at our disposal to enhance, not replace, human achievement. Let’s remember that technology is our puppet. We are still its masters.
Hey, sweeties, Can it be that you are now 20, 18, 16 and 14?
Do you read the paper?? Are you catching this online? Or is this exercise something I do to feel connected with all of you, geographically scattered, but emotionally the pulsing blips on my grandma radar?
Stay with me. This is a big ask, and a big confession.
Authentic, uncomplicated love is a precious thing, and when I think of each of you, every single day, singing or sad, dancing, skiing, studying, making videos, shooting hoops, finding friends, making trouble, growing into your own skins, what I feel is that … uncomplicated love.
From time to time over the years, I’ve dedicated columns to you. The moments seemed to demand it. I imagine readers understand the impulse to put a pin in history for the next generation as we live our lives.
In 2008 I wrote a celebratory column etching in memory the election of
Barack Obama. Of course, you were only 5, 3 and 1. One of you hadn’t been born yet. You had no way to know how profoundly that election changed history.
Then I wrote in 2012. I was worrying about President Obama’s re-election. He was running again Mitt Romney, but Romney was a decent man, and the stakes didn’t feel like life and death. I wrote to you about the Arab Spring and concerns about the economy, but all in all, things were OK.
In 2017, my letter to you described the shocking political tragedy of Donald Trump’s election and all the ways it threatened our freedom, our democracy and our sense of right and wrong. It turned out worse than I imagined. Trump’s ascension cleaved America in half, and we are still in bitter conflict. By then you were 14, 12, 10 and 8.
In the next election, 2024, two of you will vote.
I start with the political because the personal we share day to day, with calls and texts and intuition and telepathy. My worries aren’t so much for each of you, but for all of us, collectively.
Since that 2017 letter, you’ve survived a global pandemic that killed more than
a million people in our country. One million. We closed your schools, subjected you to constant Covid tests, and canceled your sports, your proms and your college dreams. The pandemic threatened your health, confined you to your rooms and compromised your life for over two years.
We were scared, and we didn’t have any defense against a virus that could kill so many people so quickly.
I say this to acknowledge what you suffered, your disappointment and your pain in all that was lost. We can’t change the catastrophe that was Covid-19. The four of you, and millions of other kids, got through it, day after boring day, and I am in awe of your resilience and strength. How do you trust the world again? We read that anxiety and stress are epidemic among teens.
So this is your time, and your challenge.
The story of hope is written in our history. Teenagers have survived and healed and triumphed and lived brilliant lives after world wars, genocide and national disasters. Today in Ukraine, teens are fighting for their
lives. Every day in our high schools, teenagers must summon courage just to attend class in a gun-crazed society.
We have let you down with our disregard for our planet. We have allowed fakery to displace truth in our communications. We have sent clowns to Congress.
For those of us who believe in a free and fair and healthy America, our backs are to the wall. Across the country, women’s rights have been upended. In Florida, which is ground zero for racism and division, a state college won’t host an art display called Embracing Our Differences because it depicts racial and gender diversity. And Pensacola Christian College canceled a performance by an a cappella group because one of the singers is gay.
This is another pandemic, of bigotry and fear.
You kids have survived a historic global catastrophe. Give it its due, get the help to get yourselves healthy again, and then do the work that will make America healthy again. We can only move forward, and many of us are here to help. As I said, it’s a big ask, but I have faith in each of you and the energy of your rising generation.
Love, Grandma
Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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The four of you, and millions of other kids, got through the pandemic, and I am in awe.Ilana Greenberg, of Valley Stream, is a sophomore at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, in Great Neck.
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Monday was Presidents Day, a holiday that, unless you work in a bank or the government or a school, you might have missed.
At the federal level, the holiday marks the birthday of George Washington, who was born Feb. 22, 1732. It’s observed on the third Monday of February, and is intended to honor not only Washington, but all the presidents — whether you liked them or not.
It’s easy to label many of our presidents. Washington, of course, was the “father of the country.” Abraham Lincoln was a liberator and a unifier — even if it took a war to make that happen. James Madison was a father, too — considered the “father of the Constitution.”
While many commanders in chief would find their way to Long Island for various reasons, none have a connection to our home like Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th president, who spent the last 30 years of his life at his beloved Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay.
Although he was born in New York City, the Roosevelt family had a long association with Long Island, like many wealthy families in the city at the time. Teddy, however, came to love 150 acres or so of land on Cove Neck — just north of Oyster Bay Cove — that he bought just before he entered politics in 1880, when he was just 22.
He would spend upward of $500,000 in today’s money to build a 22-room mansion he had intended to call Leeholm, after his wife, Alice. But she died before the house was finished, and Teddy would
To the Editor:
Thanks to Randi Kreiss for her column last week, “Minx or madman: the George Santos story,” on the enigmatic nut job, George Santos, or whatever his name may be.
I worry for our kids and grandkids and the future of America. Just what is warping our brains? It started with the vast wasteland of TV for us baby boomers, and continues with portable devices/social media.
And why do 99.9 percent of the cuckoos surface in the Republican Party?
As I write, I’m babysitting for our newest grandson, who’s 2½. How to teach him the difference between good and evil, right and wrong? Is there hope? And is “Paw Patrol” a safe venue to begin his adventures?
Thank you, Randi, for your contributions each week. They’re a ray of hope, sanity and humor in a chaotic landscape.
remarry. Instead of naming it in honor of future First Lady Edie Carow, Teddy instead named it Sagamore Hill, an Algonquin word for “chief.”
Labeling Roosevelt is no easy task. When he first stepped into the White House as president in 1901, following the assassination of William McKinley, he was a Republican. Yet he was also described as “progressive” — something many Republicans today would consider an insult.
T.R. was certainly a conservative — for the environment, that is. In just a few years, he doubled the amount of forests protected by the federal government. He did so much that Congress limited the power the president had to designate national forests.
Teddy, however, was also an imperialist. “Speak softly, and carry a big stick — you will go far” summed up his approach to international diplomacy of coming in peace, but if things don’t go your way, be ready to back it up with might.
While we see the United States as a military superpower today, at the beginning of the 20th century it was not. European powers counted their soldiers in the millions. America? In the tens of thousands. It wouldn’t be until the U.S. entry into World War I — in the final two years of Roosevelt’s life — that President Woodrow Wilson would commit billions of dollars to build what he called a million-man army.
Even with a small military, Teddy was committed to supporting the Monroe Doctrine, which treated any European influence on the politics of the Americas
as a hostile act against the United States. Roosevelt used the doctrine not only to kick Spain out of Cuba, but also to construct the Panama Canal. The Monroe Doctrine had never been popular in other countries of the Americas, but it never bothered Teddy.
He was a fan of diversity, but only to a point. During the Spanish-American War, his Rough Riders took men from all walks of life. And T.R. appointed more African Americans to federal government positions than all the presidents before him — combined.
But Roosevelt made it clear that once you were an American, you were an American. That hyphens should be left at the door, fearing it would permit the United States to become a “tangle of squabbling nationalities.”
These are just some examples of where Teddy’s policies and philosophy conflicted with both major political parties of today. Then again, a lot has changed in the 120-plus years since he was in the White House, and where we draw the lines in 2023 is much different from where they were drawn in the sand in 1901.
No matter his philosophy, his triumphs — even his flaws — we can’t deny that Teddy Roosevelt was very much his own man, and because of that, was also a great president. The United States is a better place today because of his leadership.
Here’s hoping you didn’t overlook Presidents Day, and miss how special Roosevelt’s role was, especially right here in our own backyard.
Most Long Islanders are rightly confused about who is responsible for our ever-rising electricity bills. On TV we see PSEG commercials. On the streets we see PSEG trucks. We get our electric bills from PSEG. Yet there is also the Long Island Power Authority, as well as National Grid. Who does what? And how does this add up to unnecessarily high electric bills?
Long Island has a unique way of providing electricity to customers.
The Long Island Power Authority, which most people know little about, owns the wires and substations. But this public authority hires private companies like PSEG to actually run the system. Nor does LIPA own any power plants. It purchases the electricity we use mostly from National Grid, the same company that sells natural gas on Long Island.
LIPA was created by New York state after the Long Island Lighting Company almost bankrupted ratepayers with its
failed Shoreham nuclear power plant. LIPA brought in another for-profit utility, KeySpan, to manage and operate the system. KeySpan was later bought out by National Grid. Still with me?
After National Grid badly mismanaged the preparation for and aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, it was replaced by PSEG, a New Jersey-based utility. PSEG’s own management performance proved so terrible during Hurricane Isaias, in 2020, that LIPA sued it for “corporate mismanagement, misfeasance, incompetence and indifference.” The suit was withdrawn only after a new LIPA-PSEG contract was renegotiated last spring, imposing more controls over PSEG for the remaining three years of the agreement, through 2025.
Three for-profit utilities — LILCO, KeySpan/National Grid and PSEG — have made lots of money off Long Island ratepayers. Even though LIPA pays PSEG an $80-million-per-year management fee, LIPA has faced continual frustration. Most recently, PSEG has been taken to task for its dismal customer satisfaction
To the Editor:
Re Peter King’s column last week, “How political extremism became the norm”: Mr. King’s answer goes astray from the start, using Yeats too broadly. “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold…” applies to only one party. With Mr. King’s 28 years of experience in Congress, he must remember that the major turning point toward extremism was House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s intentional and explicit radicalism.
“This war,” Gingrich said, “has to be fought with a scale and a duration and a savagery that is only true of civil wars,” and he referred to Democrats as “ thugs,” “crooks” and “traitors.” Thus, Clinton-Trump in 2016 was the fruit, not the root, of our current polarization.
Mr. King is also surely aware of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s trajectory from Tea Party aggression through Freedom Caucus ideology to the “further rejection of tradition and civility” the current House displays. Mr. King’s call for the “sane forces on both sides to step forward” is disingenuous, because the sane Republicans have been culled. Mr. King, being among the sane, should volunteer his
counsel to any others he can find.
BRIAN KELLY Rockville CentreTo the Editor: Re Juan Lasso’s story “Full LIRR service to East Side finally coming” in last week’s issue: Not when it comes to critical ridership amenities. Remember the long lines commuters faced in the Seventh Avenue Penn Station LIRR restrooms? At the new $12.6 billion LIRR East Side Access Grand Central Madison terminal, nothing has changed. There are only two men’s restrooms, with a total of 18 urinals and 13 toilets; two women’s restrooms, with a total of 25 toilets; one lactation room; and two single-capacity gender-neutral bathrooms. If you have to go, you’d better have a strong bladder to make it from the upper- or lower-level platforms and mezzanine to a restroom on the Madison Concourse level.
ratings. LIPA board members past and present have voiced serious questions about continuing to “outsource” our electrical system.
State legislators from Long Island, working with ratepayers, community groups and the Reimagine LIPA campaign, created after Isaias, lobbied for the establishment of a state legislative commission to chart a future for LIPA without PSEG. The Legislative Commission on the Future of LIPA, created last spring, has been tasked with coming up with a plan for 2025 that would allow LIPA to run the electrical system directly, saving ratepayers lots of money.
This is neither a radical nor a fanciful idea. Nonprofit, publicly owned electric systems are common. In some of the most conservative states in the nation, like Nebraska and Mississippi, virtually every community is served by a nonprofit utility. These public power systems are a matter of civic pride and customer satisfaction. Like water service, electric power works best when not run by private interests.
Hundreds of businesses on Long Island
have long sought the low-cost electricity made available by the New York Power Authority, the state’s nonprofit power supplier. The communities of Freeport and Rockville Centre have nonprofit municipal electric systems, and enjoy rates that are as much as 40 percent lower than what the rest of us PSEG customers pay.
How do they do it? They eliminate as much profit-making as possible from the cost of electricity. Getting rid of high salaries at PSEG and profits for its shareholders would mean major saving for ratepayers. Public ownership, through LIPA, of renewable electricity sources would dramatically reduce the cost of that electricity.
Eliminating the profit from the production of electricity is a sure-fire way of lowering rates. And it’s a tried-and-true idea. The New York Power Authority has been providing cheap electricity for over 60 years. LIPA and Long Island ratepayers need the same opportunity. Now is the time to move forward on the full municipalization of LIPA.
Fred Harrison, a retired history teacher at Calhoun High School in Merrick, is a ratepayer advocate working with Food and Water Watch, which is part of the Reimagine LIPA campaign.
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