Baldwin Herald 04-25-2024

Music and fun at Baldwin Public library

Andrea Morale of BabyJam/Jungle

Bungle Friends

Music visited the Baldwin Public Library for a musical performance for library patrons on April 20.

Story, additional photos, Page 8.

Welcoming the neighbors at Meadow school

By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

Mister Rogers would be proud of the second graders at Meadow Elementary School in Baldwin, as the students showcased their Hello Neighbor project, expressing their hopes for the future on life-sized portraits.

“My dream is that everyone will feel loved,” one portrait read. “My wish is that people will stop littering because we want a clean world and happy animals.”

Those are some of the dreams and wishes on the minds of Meadow’s second graders, who unveiled their project to the school and community on April 16.

oBaldwin district launched its project in the spring of 2021 at Brookside Elementary School and eventually expanded to Steele, Plaza and Meadow elementary schools. In June, Lenox will be the last of the five elementary schools in the district to participate in the project.

ne child at a time, they could be world-changers.

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Meadow Elementary School teacher

Influenced by Oregon-based artist Julie Keefe, Hello Neighbor’s goal is to introduce the neighborhood to its children and the neighbors to each other. Keefe was inspired to launch the project in 2007 after moving to Portland in 1991 and noticing that new neighbors weren’t talking to people who had spent years or decades in the neighborhood.

Baldwin High School’s Advanced Placement photography students participated in the project by shooting portraits of the young students. Each poster, 2-feet-by-3-feet, displayed a portrait accompanied by a poignant quote, encapsulating the essence of each child’s dreams for the future. The waterproof posters shared each student’s hopes and dreams and were hung outside the elementary school campus.

Keefe’s original project arose from her observation of the effects of children living in neighborhoods that were undergoing rapid gentrification. Witnessing the sense of alienation experienced by

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Assessing the candidates for District 6

State Senate hopefuls field questions from potential constituents

By BRANDON CRUZ bcruz@liherald.com

The November election will feature a highly contested race for State Senate in New York’s 6th District, which encompasses Baldwin, Freeport, Hempstead, Lakeview, New Cassel, Roosevelt and Westbury. The three candidates, all women of color, are running on similar platforms.

Carmen Pineyro, the first and youngest-ever Afro-Latina elected to the Freeport Board of Education and the village board of trustees, has served the community for the past 20 years in positions including deputy mayor and school board president, and has a reputation for fighting for educational equity.

Taylor Darling, a three-term assemblywoman whose district includes Freeport and Roosevelt, has helped pass legislation focusing on police reform, housing, health care and education.

Nassau County Legislator Siela Bynoe, now in her fifth term, has fought for and passed legislation on police reform, housing, health care, education and mental health, and is a longtime community advocate.

On April 11, residents of 6th District communities submitted questions to the candidates at “A Conversation with the Candidates” at Nassau Community College, presented by The Corridor Counts, a coalition of advocates who fight for policy change. The topics ranged from the shortage of affordable housing on Long Island to policing, reproductive rights, fully funding Medicaid, inflation, child care, education, and community division.

The event was hosted by former Gov. David Paterson and the Rev. Donnie McClurkin, of Perfecting Faith Church in Freeport, and moderated by Rahsmia Zatar, executive director of Strong Youth, a Uniondale based gang-intervention program. Questions were presented by Paterson; Mufti Mohammad Farhan, executive director of the Islamic Center of Long Island; and Sandra Castro, an education advocate.

Paterson pointed out that in Nassau County, only 25 percent of Black residents went to the polls last November, compared with 70 percent of the county’s white population.

But Jeannine Maynard, a co-facilitator of the Greater Uniondale Area Action Coalition who attended the event, said she believes in the work that the coalition and other civic associations in minority neighborhoods are doing to increase the voting numbers.

“We’re working hard to make sure that people get out and vote,” said Maynard, adding that she believed that events like this one would help close the gap. “When people fail to vote, it’s because they don’t know the candidates, or they don’t believe their vote will make a difference,” said Maynard, noting that she was “happily surprised” that the room was so “full and energetic.”

Brandon Cruz/Herald photos

Candidates answered questions submitted by their potential constituents in an open forum at Nassau Community College on April 11, detailing their stances on issues ranging from housing on Long Island to policing, reproductive rights, funding Medicaid, inflation, child care, education and community division.

Residents came to Nassau Community College to meet and hear the State Senate candidates speak on the issues that are important to them.

The candidates offered similar answers to many of the questions residents submitted, mostly agreeing on the issues and the needed solutions. Maynard said she believed that all three truly care about their communities and the well-being of their residents, and that choosing one of them would be difficult for their potential constituents.

“It’s a real obstacle — there’s no real specific issue that separates one from the rest,” said Darinel Velasques, of Westbury. The only way he might be

able to differentiate among Bynoe, Darling and Pineyro, Velasques said, is by studying their voting records and “following the money” — where their donations, and other campaign funding, are coming from.

“I was absolutely thrilled with this event,” Maynard said. “Even though there were many similarities between them, it was incredibly helpful to meet and greet the candidates and see young people involved in the process and ask great questions.”

The panel comprised Mufti Mohammad Farhan, far left, former Gov. David Paterson and education advocate

Carmen Pineyro, the first and youngestever Afro-Latina elected to the Freeport Board of Education and the village board of trustees, has served the community for 20 years in positions including deputy mayor and school board president. She addressed questions at the April 11 open forum at Nassau Community College.

Sandra Castro.

Lenox elementary will be next to tackle project

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many youngsters as familiar faces departed and strangers arrived, she conceived a project to foster connections within the community. Her initiative invited the new neighbors to engage in mutual interviews, promoting understanding among the area’s diverse residents.

“In our social studies curriculum, we’re working on communities and neighborhoods,” Stephanie Cartier, a second-grade teacher at Meadow, said. “So they are learning about what it’s like to be part of a community and to be a good neighbor. We also build a lot of character education in the school. So they’re also constantly talking about how they can make the school and the community a better place.”

The New York State School Boards Association recognized Baldwin last year as the only school district in the state to implement the project. Superintendent Shari Camhi discussed the reason the district introduced the idea in 2021.

“I thought, what a really nice way for us to be able to get our community to know our AP photo students, to work with our high school and work with the second graders,” Camhi said. “They’ve been working with them all year long, interviewing them and taking their photos.

“In June, we will complete the cycle with Lenox,” she added.

As students gathered in front of the poster hanging on Meadow’s school fence, anticipation filled the air before they unveiled it. Second graders admired their creation while fellow students walked around, curious to glimpse their friends’ dreams and aspi-

rations for the future.

“We built a lot of character education into the program, such as what they could do to help the world make a better place,” Christina Almona, a secondgrade teacher at Meadow, said. “One child at a time, they could be worldchangers.”

Second graders at meadow elementary School in Baldwin stood proudly in front of their Hello neighbor poster, eagerly waiting to unveil it to school officials.

Lenox elementary School will be the last of the five elementary schools in Baldwin to participate this June.

inspired by oregon-based artist Julia Keefe, the Hello neighbor project aims to introduce the district’s students to their neighbors.

Hernesto Galdamez/Herald photos

f irst beginning in 2021, four out of the five elementary schools in Baldwin have participated in the ‘Hello neighbor’ project.

Parents or grandparents of a disabled child should leave assets in a Special Needs Trust, to avoid the child being disqualified from government benefits, such as SSI and Medicaid. These trusts, however, offer traps for the unwary. Since payments to the child will generally reduce their SSI payments dollar for dollar, trustees of such trusts should be advised to make payments directly to the providers of goods and services. Preserving SSI benefits is crucial since eligibility for SSI determines eligibility for Medicaid.

In other words, if SSI is lost the recipient also loses their Medicaid benefits. In addition, any benefits previously paid by Medicaid may be recovered. As such, one also has to be mindful of bequests from well-meaning grandparents. Similarly, if a sibling dies without a will, a share of their estate may go to the special needs brother or sister by law. The Special Needs Trust must be carefully drafted so that it only allows payments for any benefits over and above what the government provides.

There are two kinds of Special Needs Trusts – first party and third party. The first party trust is set up by a parent, grandparent, legal guardian or court using the child’s own money, either through earnings, an inheritance that was left directly to them or, perhaps, a personal injury award. Recent changes in the law allow the special needs child to establish their own first party Special Needs Trust if they are legally competent to engage in contractual matters. These first party trusts require a “payback” provision, meaning that on the death of the child beneficiary, the trust must pay back the state for any government benefits received.

A third party trust is usually set up by a parent or grandparent, using their own money. Here, no “payback” provision is required because it was not the child’s own money that funded the trust and the parent or grandparent had no obligation to leave any assets to the child. On the death of the child beneficiary, the balance of the trust is paid out to named beneficiaries. 1255334

Spreading love and happiness with letters

Baldwin native and Alvernia University student Gianna Grullon is spreading joy to sick children through handcrafted letters.

Grullon recently participated in an initiative organized by Alvernia’s Pura Vida Club in collaboration with the nonprofit organization Letters of Love. The event aimed to create handcrafted letters for children grappling with cancer and terminal illnesses, offering them support and encouragement during their challenging times.

“Through the cards, we hope that each child who receives a card knows that they are loved, supported, and never alone,” Jonny Division Martinez, vice president of Pura Vida wrote in a news release. “We want to show that we can change the world with small acts of kindness.”

The inspiration for this endeavor stemmed from Letters of Love, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing joy to children facing adversity by sending them letters filled with love and encouragement. By collaborating with Pura Vida, they sought to make a positive impact in the community while embodying Alvernia’s Franciscan values of service and humility.

“I love what Letters of Love provides

for the kids in the hospital, and I can say I am a part of something that helps kids smile,” Yessica Abreu Robinson, president of Pura Vida wrote.

Beyond the letter-writing event, Pura Vida actively engages in promoting understanding of political, educational, and social issues affecting the Latinx/Hispanic community. Through various events and volunteering initiatives within the Alvernia community, they foster positive cross-cultural engagement.

Alvernia University, established in 1958 by the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters, is a Catholic comprehensive university known for its liberal arts foundation. Serving over 3,000 students across Reading, Pottsville, and Philadelphia, Alvernia offers a unique educational experience that combines rigorous liberal arts education with technical training in highdemand majors, along with extensive experiential learning opportunities such as study abroad programs and internships. Additionally, the university emphasizes community engagement through its Franciscan-based community service model.

— Hernesto Galdamez

Courtesy Sarah Matarella

Gianna Grullon of Baldwin recently helped spread joy to sick children by writing handcrafted letters.

Baldwin native, WTC survivor, Clifton Palm, 81

By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

Baldwin native and alum Clifton S. Palm made an impact on his community through his steadfast acts of service and a unique talent for distinguishing authenticity.

Palm died on March 21 at Meadowbrook Care Center in Freeport. He was 81.

Born in Mount Vernon in 1942, he moved with his family to Levittown briefly before settling in Baldwin in 1953. He attended Plaza School and Baldwin Junior High before graduating from Baldwin High School in 1961. Throughout his life, Palm remained a dedicated resident of Baldwin, actively engaging in various community endeavors.

Hcertifying imported goods. His expertise earned him recognition as an esteemed expert witness, particularly renowned for identifying counterfeit perfumes by scent. His reputation was so esteemed that Customs teams nationwide expressed their gratitude with holiday cards.

Palm dedicated his evenings to coaching the Baldwin Little League team in the 1950s, instilling values of teamwork and sportsmanship in young players on the neighborhood diamond.

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During his youth, Palm participated in several little league teams, Boy Scouts Troop 211, and high school stamp and chess clubs. He had a passion for fishing and collecting fish for his tanks, often venturing to the Freeport reservoir. One memorable incident involved inadvertently catching a snapping turtle that devoured his other fish.

After completing two years at SUNY Farmingdale, Palm was drafted and served overseas in Germany with the military police. Upon his return, he embarked on a career with the U.S. Treasury’s Customs Department as a chemist, specializing in

Despite experiencing the 1993 and 2001 World Trade Center attacks while working for the treasury department, Palm remained resilient. He cherished traveling in his younger years and continued his hobbies of collecting stamps, toy fire trucks, and antiques until his passing. He also had an acute sense of smell; Palm possessed an unparalleled ability to detect counterfeit perfumes with precision.

Beyond his professional pursuits, Palm’s commitment to his hometown endeared him to many, leaving behind a legacy of integrity and service that will be warmly remembered by all who knew him.

“He lived a life of straightforward dedication,” Berkeley Sanders remarked, “and served his nation with pride.”

Courtesy Berkeley Sanders

A two-time survivor of the World Trade Center attacks, Baldwin native Clifton Palm served oversees in Germany with the military police. In his free time, he coached the Baldwin Little League team.

SPOTLIGHT ATHLETE

CHARLOTTE RATHJEN

South Side Junior Lacrosse

AN ALL-AMERICAN HONORABLE MENTION in 2023 and team MVP after scoring 44 goals and assisting on 16 others, Rathjen reached a milestone earlier this month in the Cyclones’ 14-11 victory at North Shore. She had six goals and one assist in the April 11 win, including the 100th point of her career. She has 26 goals thus far this spring to rank among the leaders in Nassau County and is a University of North Carolina commit.

GAMES TO WATCH

Thursday, April 25

Softball: Freeport at Elmont 10 a.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Baldwin at Freeport 10 a.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Kennedy at Baldwin 10 a.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Calhoun at Lynbrook 10 a.m.

Softball: Uniondale at Hewlett 10 a.m.

Boys Lacrosse: North Shore at Kennedy 11 a.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Carey at Mepham 1 p.m.

Baseball: West Hemp at East Rockaway 4:30 p.m.

Baseball: Oyster Bay at V.S. North 5 p.m.

Baseball: Long Beach at MacArthur 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Plainview at V.S. District 5 p.m.

Friday, April 26

Softball: V.S. South at Hewlett 10 a.m.

Softball: Clarke at Wantagh 10 a.m.

Softball: East Meadow at Mepham 10 a.m.

Softball: Oceanside at Syosset 10 a.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Clarke at Carey 10 a.m.

Baseball: Baldwin at Oceanside 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 27

Girls Lacrosse: Calhoun at South Side 9 a.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Hewlett at North Shore 12:30 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Seaford at Massapequa 1 p.m.

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Name, School, Grade, Sport and accomplishments to Sports@liherald.com.

By MICHELLE RABINOVICH sports@liherald.com

If a team is 8-0 overall and 5-0 in conference play, it’s not a stretch outside the imagination to call it strong.

“We’re off to a pretty good start, but we still have a lot of work to do,” Baldwin girls’ lacrosse coach Rebecca LaFlare said.

Last year’s team had no seniors, so that means everyone returned with plenty of experience under their collective belt. That, and Isaac Newtown’s First Law of Physics: something in motion will remain in motion; summer and winter leagues kept the players fresh beyond the regular varsity season, and Baldwin is reaping the benefits with a well-balanced scoring output.

“Being together more definitely benefitted us,” LaFlare said. “We have a lot more girls scoring, taking the initiative, not just like one or two girls [scoring] but like four or five girls scoring each game so that’s definitely helping us this season. Last year it was like two main people pretty much scoring all of our goals.”

The main scorers who take the cake on the offense are freshman midfielder Kaitlin Timmes, senior midfielder Emma Ryan, sophomore attacker CJ Keryc, sophomore attacker Ava Jerome and freshman attacker Sophie Sorensen. With all of these scorers, the assists are accentuated by the team, deemed just as important as the effort to net the ball.

In last Friday’s 13-7 victory at Hewlett, Timmes had six goals, Ryan a hat trick, Jerome two goals, Keryc one and senior Nina Randazzo one.

“No one’s being selfish, we all have the same mentality, we all want to win,” LaFlare explained. “They have more confidence in each other, they’re not worried that someone’s going to drop [the ball], they know that someone’s going to get the ball if they need it or hustle to it if it does fall, so I think it’s just having more confidence in one another.”

On the opposite end of the field, in goal, Baldwin has senior Megan Englehart (8 saves in the win over Hewlett) starting in goal, with junior backup Briana Maisonet getting her playing time too.

“[Megan has been doing amazing, she really stepped it up this year,” LaFlare said. “She’s been talking much more on the defense, I think the girls have much more confidence in her also because she like found her voice in the cage and they know that they can rely on her if it gets past them, and her clears have come such a long way.”

The defenders in front of the goaltenders has been pulling their weight, too. Leading the way are seniors Sienna Hardy, Alexis Lakeram, Reyna Palmer and Celisa Beniot.

“Our defense was strong last year and they’re even stronger this year,” LaFlare

said. “They work so well with one another and they have so much heart, they’re literally the heart of our team. They put so much work into it when the ball is on their end, so I’m very grateful for all of them.”

To tie all parts of the field together, up next for the team to focus on cleaning up is their transition game, getting the ball from defense down to attack.

“I feel like our defense will definitely do so much work and then we kind of just throw it away so just our timing on our goal presence and making sure we’re getting the goal and not throwing it away,” LaFlare said.

Donovan Berthoud/Herald Baldwin’s Sienna Hardy, left, worked against Hewlett’s Maeve Williams during the Bruins’ 13-7 victory last Friday.

Raise on horizon for pre-K special ed. providers

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

A sector of special education services for young children has been severely underfunded for 25 years, according to some lawmakers — but that could soon change.

Nassau County officials propose giving those early childhood intervention service providers a raise, potentially elevating compensation from $40 per halfhour to $50.

The increase will affect providers who officer critical preschool services — like speech, occupational and physical therapy — to children between 3 and 5 with special needs as they get ready for kindergarten.

“We have many people who require services here,” County Executive Bruce Blakeman said of contractual preschool special education services. “It provides preschool services to children throughout Nassau County.”

Joined at a recent news conference with Republican county leaders like Michael Giangregorio, Samantha Goetz and Mazi Pilip, as well as dozens of educators and parents of children with special needs, Blakeman described the county’s compensation for such providers as “below the average.”

Giangregorio brought this issue to light, the county executive said. He’s long been an advocate for children and adults with special needs, and says the county has had a hard time retaining therapists because compensation simply was not competitive to what was being offered in surrounding regions.

“We checked with our budget office and we made a determination that we could increase” the compensation, Blakeman said.

Giangregorio, who’s district represents parts of

system,” Giangregorio said. “Back then, it was difficult to find providers. These people that come into your homes, or that work in agencies — they’re really doing God’s work. They’re helping to improve the lives of these individuals.”

The earlier a child receives services, Giangregorio said, the better the outcome.

“My child will be an adult longer than he’s a child,” the county legislator said. “The costs are always more when you’re an adult. For far too long, the wages of these early intervention educators and therapists have not reflected the true value of their work.”

Dr. Irina Gelman, the county’s health commissioner, explained her office has to go before the county’s health board to propose the raise.

“We are very grateful for this opportunity to bring this forward in front of our board,” she said. “We’re very hopeful they will adopt this new rate, which will be instrumental in providing services to our children, our families, and adequately reimburse our providers. These are rates for preschool related services that have not been raised since 1999 — so it’s long overdue.”

But Democrats in the county legislature say the need for raises has not been a secret. Siela Bynoe, for instance, says she has advocated for preschool special education funding for nearly a decade — especially so in the last few months.

Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh and Seaford, said he was honored to stand with Blakeman for this “monumental decision that reflects our unwavering commitment to early childhood education.” Especially as a father of someone with autism.

“My son is now 23, so the last time he received (preK special education) services was quite a while ago, and there has not been a raise since he’s been in the

“While I am glad that the county executive has heeded the advocacy of practitioners and the Democratic minority by taking this first step, much more must still be done to repair the damage caused by three decades of stagnation,” she said. “Moving forward, the county must raise awareness about the availability of these resources, and remain vigilant so that we can never again find ourselves paying the lowest rates in New York for these critical services.”

Jordan Vallone/Herald

Nassau County intends to raise compensation for special educational preschool service providers — the first of its kind in 25 years. Legislator Michael Giangregorio, a longtime advocate for the autism community, leads the effort.

What’s up next door and around the corner

HERALD neighbors

Andrea Morale visits Baldwin for musical performance

At Baldwin Public Library, attendees aged from two to five enjoyed a musical performance by Andrea Morale of BabyJam/Jungle Bungle Friends Music, featuring engaging songs on the guitar and a variety of interactive activities on Saturday, April 20th.

Participants also seized the chance to join in with instruments, enriching their musical journey. The event served as an opportunity for fostering early language and literacy skills, school readiness, and music fundamentals.

Morale, a graduate of NYU with a diverse background encompassing musical theater, journalism, communications, and music, has been sharing her BabyJam and Jungle Bungle Friends music classes at libraries, dance studios, and play centers across Long Island since 2016.

— Hernesto Galdamez

Skye Margies/Herald photos

Baldwin’s young children couldn’t get enough of the parachute.

Logan Petersen, 5 and Lydia Petersen, 3 listening while playing their maracas.

Carter Melong, 2, listening while playing his drum. Children aged two to five years old participated in playing instruments.

STEPPING OUT

Enrico Fagone, the Long Island Concert Orchestra’s music director and conductor, was nominated for a 2023 Grammy award. He’s been defined by the classical music press as one of today’s most promising conductors at the international level.

CONNECTION THROUGH

Symphony of Hope Benefit Concert inspires unity across the world

By Danielle Schwab

Art connects us beyond divides.

That’s how Bernie Furshpan, marketing director and board member of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, puts it when discussing the Long Island Concert Orchestra’s upcoming Symphony of Hope Concert at Tilles Center.

While the music is, of course, at the heart of this benefit performance, the evening is so much more than a concert. The aim is to support two vital organizations: Long Island’s Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, and the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance.

“When it comes to art, I think people in general agree that it’s something very healing and it brings people together,” Furshpan says. “It’s a wonderful connector for people.”

Proceeds from the May 2 event benefit both organizations.

The concert includes special guests from the Israeli arts school, which is currently facing a funding crisis due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Two students — one Israeli and one Palestinian — take part, sending a powerful message of unity through music. Michael Klinghoffer — Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance’s president — also participates, further emphasizing the importance of this benefit concert.

“This spectacular event is a golden opportunity for community members to support these organizations,” says David Winkler, the orchestra’s executive director and composer-in-residence. “By attending the concert, our community will not just enjoy an evening of incredible music, but will be helping JAMD and HMTC continue their essential work.”

With some 1,600 students, the Jerusalem Academy nurtures the next generation of musicians and dancers, Furshpan says. The school’s diverse student demographic — ranging from 4 years old to young adulthood — studies a cultural mixture of Middle Eastern music, European classics, baroque and jazz.

“Right now, everybody’s hurting,” Furshpan says. “So, we’re doing this as more than just beautiful music. It’s also something that’s special and philanthropic.”

During the first selection of the evening, the two participating students will perform together, accompanied by a recording of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance Orchestra.

“We have a hybrid experience,” Furshpan says. “On the big screen,

• Thursday, May 2, 8 p.m.

• Tickets start at $50; available at TillesCenter.org, or (516) 299-3100

• Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville

you’re going to see the Israeli orchestra, and the students are going to be sitting alongside that screen and playing together with them.” Klinghoffer also contributes as a keynote speaker.

Then, the 40-person Long Island Concert Orchestra — under the baton of music director and conductor Enrico Fagone — takes the spotlight. The orchestra’s repertoire includes the world debut of “Adriatica.” Winkler composed the piece to celebrate the oceanic connections between people. Its namesake is a node to the Adriatic Sea, which connects Eastern Italy to the Middle East.

“It has a multifaceted melodic personality to it — several different melodies, not just one,” Winkler says.“Over the course of the work, these melodies are joined together and ultimately, they produce the finale, which is extremely uplifting and powerful.”

The orchestra is joined by acclaimed pianist Alessandro Mazzamuto, in his Long Island Concert Orchestra debut. He’ll perform Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54.

“I believe that love of music and artistic expression is love for humanity,” Mazzamuto says. “As a concert pianist and teacher, my heart goes out to the students of Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. And I wish to dedicate my performance and interpretation of Schumann’s emotional piano concerto to them.”

This evening is all about bringing the local and global community together — the very definition of the Long Island Concert Orchestra.

“Our mission is to provide the best possible performances of international repertoire,” Winkler says. “To bring world-class artists, worldclass musicians, as well as world premieres of international caliber.”

The orchestra leads the way in delivering visibility to a commitment to tolerance, respect and the arts.

“Music is what brings people together,” Furshpan says. “All forms of art bring people together. We truly believe that this (concert) is going to help the two organizations do some great work.

“At the same time, Symphony of Hope is really about the audience. They are the symphony of hope — the audience and the music in combination.”

Chris Ruggiero’s musical moments

Experience the magic of Chris Ruggiero’s new show,’Teenage Dreams and Magic Moments,’ when the dynamic vocalist visits the Landmark stage. Ruggiero is an old soul. Still in his 20s, the music that speaks to him is the music of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s, His approach to performing is more in line with that of a bygone era, bringing to the stage the panache of Frank Sinatra or Paul Anka, coupled with the energy of Jackie Wilson. Ruggiero first came to national attention when he performed in concert on a PBS coast-to-coast special, and was featured on ‘Good Morning America.’ Since then, he has traveled the country, delivering his unique brand of vintage rock ‘n’ roll, and sharing his passion for the classics. Ruggiero tells his story by breathing new life into the timeless music of the eras he loves, with a six-piece band and live brass.

Friday, April 26, 7:30 p.m. $59, $49, $39. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 7676444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Tracy Morgan

Tracy Morgan is touring with a bracing new show, and he’s funnier than he’s ever been. A name synonymous with laughter, he continues to be reckoned with in the world of stand-up and television. Morgan boasts an impressive career spanning decades. From his hilarious characters on ‘Saturday Night Live’ (think Astronaut Jones and Brian Fellows) to his unforgettable role on the award-winning ‘30 Rock,’ Morgan has consistently brought audiences to tears (of laughter, of course). Coming to fame as a stand-up, Morgan became a household name through his seven-season stint on Tina Fey’s ‘30 Rock,’ playing a thinly veiled version of himself named Tracy Jordan. On his current tour, Morgan continues his comeback following his life-threatening 2014 traffic accident on the New Jersey turnpike. Morgan is always welcome back up on the stage where he belongs.

Saturday, April 27, 8 p.m. $89.50, $79.50, $69.50, $59.50, $49.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com, or ParamountNY. com.

Courtesy Long Island Concert Orchestra

Pianist Alessandro Mazzamuto is among the special guest performers who share the stage with the Long Island Concert Orchestra.

Courtesy Roberto Ricci

THE Your Neighborhood

May 4

‘Cold Beer on a Saturday Night’

Get a head start on beach season with Jimmy Kenny and the Pirate Beach Band. We’re all eager for summertime to arrive, meanwhile Jimmy Kenny and his band come to the rescue, back on the Paramount stage, Saturday, May 4, 8 p.m. Join in their “Ultimate Beach Party Tribute” to Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett and Zac Brown Band. Parrotheads, No Shoes Nation and the Zamily: it’s 5 o’clock somewhere so let’s ‘raise ‘em up and sing along.

The Long Island based band — guided by Paul C. Cuthbert (aka Jimmy Kenny) on lead vocals/ acoustic guitar, with Linn DeMilta (aka Lovely Linn), lead and backing vocals, Luis Rio, lead guitar/ backing vocals, Frank Stainkamp, keyboard/backing vocals, Dan Prine, bass, and drummer Mike Vecchione, have been celebrating the beach country sounds of Buffett, Chesney and Zac Brown Band for over a decade, spreading their vibe up and down the Northeast. Everyone has a great time grooving to their lively mix of their popular sing-along hits and feel good, easy living flair. If you like your toes in the sand, wasting away with a margarita or a cold beer, then you’ll surely have a great time with the Jimmy Kenny Band. $35. $25, $20, $15. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

On stage

Families will enjoy another musical adventure, “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday, April 26, 11:30 a.m.,2:15 p.m., 6:15 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, April 30-May 3, 10:15 a.m. and noon. Back by popular demand after a sold-out 2023 run, see Pigeon, Bus Driver, and some zany passengers sing and dance their way to helping The Pigeon find his “thing” in this upbeat, energetic comedy based on four of Mo Willems’ popular Pigeon books.

Featuring a live band to bring Deborah Wicks La Puma’s jazzy score to life, audiences will thoroughly enjoy singing and flapping along with The Pigeon and friends. The audience is part of the action, in this innovative mix of songs, silliness and feathers. It’s an ideal way to introduce kids to theater and the humorous stories from Willems’ books. $10 with museum admission ($8 members), $14 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Spring Musicale

Enjoy an engaging afternoon of beautiful music, Sunday, April 28, 5 p.m. Tim Carl, Music Director of St. Dominic, Oyster Bay, presents a program of operatic arias and piano selections with soprano Jennifer Russo and pianist Tim Carl. A meet-and-greet is included. $75, $70 members of Friends of Seminary. Reservations are required. Retreat and Conference Center of the Seminary of Immaculate Conception, 440 West Neck Road, Huntington. Reserve at ICSeminary.edu/events or call (63) 423-0483 ext. 102.

Baldwin Historical Society Spring Fest

Baldwin Historical Society invites all to its first Spring Fest, Saturday, May 4,, 10 a.m.4 p.m., at Baldwin Historical Society and Museum. Browse an array of retail delights including exquisite jewelry, clothing and accessories, artisanal candles, soaps, and lotions, captivating home goods. Also paintings, photography, and other artistic wonders. 1980 Grand Ave. Visit BaldwinHistoricalSociety.com for more information.

Baby shower for moms-to-be

Mercy Hospital hosts this free event for expecting moms-to-be, Saturday, May 11, noon to 2 p.m., in the lower level cafeteria. With raffles, giveaways for mom and baby, and meet and greets with physicians, lactation specialists, mother/baby nurses, games and more. For moms only. 1000 N. Village Ave. Email Elizabeth.Schwind@chsli.org to register. For more information, visit CHSLI.org/mercy-hospital or call (516) 626-3729.

5K Aids + Cancer run walk

Participate in the 17th annual 5K AIDS/Cancer Run/Walk, Sunday, June 2, 9 a.m., at Baldwin Harbor Park. Raise awareness and funds for the Richard M. Brodsky Foundation, supporting AIDS and cancer research.

Registration is $25 if you register by May 13; after May 14, $28. 3232 Grand Ave. To register, visit 5KAidsCancer.com.

Annual Autism Walk

Mark your calendars and get ready to walk at the annual Autism Walk on Saturday, April 27, at 1 p.m. The walk, hosted by Hangout One Happy Place, starts at Baldwin Harbor Town Park. With raffle baskets, 50/50 raffle, food, local vendor participation, and more. For more information and if you want to support Hangout in this yearly event, call (516) 375-1102.

Art explorations

Converse, collaborate and create at Family Saturdays at Nassau County Museum of Art, Saturday, May 11, noon-3 p.m. Get inspired by the art and objects in the galleries and then join educators at the Manes Center to explore and discover different materials to create your own original artwork.

Kids and adults connect while talking about and making art together. A new project is featured every week. $20 adult, $10 child. For ages 2-14. Registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org for to register or call (516) 484-9337.

Baldwin Homemakers Annual Auction

All are welcome to join Baldwin Homemakers for their annual auction, Wednesday May 1, 7 p.m., at Baldwin Middle School. $5 admission includes 1 front table raffle ticket. With coffee, cake and door prize. Additional raffle tickets will be available for sale. 3211 Schreiber Place, Baldwin.

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On stage

Plaza Theatrical’s season continues with “Lady Supreme: A Diana Ross Experience,” Saturday, May 4, 7:30 p.m. Deanna Carroll, accompanied by top notch singers and musicians, covers the hits of the Supremes to Diana’s solo sensations in this spectacular tribute to the Supreme Diva.

She performs all of Diana’s biggest hits, with spot-on vocals, including “Endless Love,” “Someday We’ll Be Together,” “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “Touch Me in The Morning,” and so many more. Get in the groove at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre. 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $40, $35 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

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.

Storybook Stroll

Bring the kids to Old Westbury Gardens for a storybook adventure, Saturday, May 4, 10:30-11:30

a.m. Stroll the gardens and listen to Antoine Ó Flatharta’s modern tale, “Hurry and the Monarch.”

Later create a unique take home craft. For ages 3-5.

Storybook Strolls start at the Beech Tree (next to Westbury House), and end at the Thatched Cottage. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information, visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

Museum Gallery Tour

Join curator, art collector and gallerist Christopher Pusey for a tour of “Urban Art Evolution,” Nassau County Museum of Art’s current exhibition, Sunday, May 5, 3 p.m. Pusey, the exhibit’s guest curator, began art-making as a child and went on to pursue a career working in art galleries, and as an art dealer, in New York City. His particular interest in the art from this time and genre began with his first job at a Soho gallery in SoHo during the 80s, which had a division specializing in some of the East Village artists featured in this show. Free with museum admission. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org or call (516) 484-9337 for information.

Meet some animals

Families can visit with animals at Baldwin Public Library, Friday, April 26, 2:30 p.m. Wildlife Center of Long Island presents Paint Night: Resplendent Quetzal

Indulge in a captivating evening of creativity at Paint Night: Resplendent Quetzal! Visit Baldwin Public Library, Monday, April 29, for a delightful, step-by-step painting session where you’ll master the art of capturing the

Budget includes $90M local media tax credit

Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature unveiled the final state budget over the weekend, which included a payroll tax credit for local news outlets, modeled on the Local Journalism Sustainability Act.

With the passage of this bill, New York is now the first state in the nation to incentivize hiring and retaining local journalists.

What’s being described as a game-changer for the local news industry comes just months after the launch of the Empire State Local News Coalition, an unprecedented, grassroots campaign powered by more than 200 community newspapers across the state.

“I’m elated that our first-in-the-nation Local Journalism Sustainability Act is passing in the state budget,” said state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal — the senate bill sponsor — in a release. “A thriving local news industry is vital to the health of our democracy, and it’s our responsibility to help ensure New Yorkers have access to independent and community-focused journalism. Our efforts will help ensure that our democracy will not die in darkness.”

The program — $30 million per year for three years — allows each eligible newspaper and broadcast business to receive a 50 percent refundable tax credit against the first $50,000 of an employee’s salary, up to a total of $300,000 per business.

The budget will allocate the first $4 million to incentivize print and broadcast businesses to hire new journalists. The remaining $26 million will be split evenly between businesses with fewer than 100 employees and those with more than 100 employees, ensuring that hyperlocal, independent news organizations have a fair shot at access to these funds.

After stalling for years, the Local Journalism Sus-

Courtesy Empire State Local News Coalition Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages joins lawmakers and supporters like Assemblyman David Weprin, at left, and state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, at right, last month to call on her colleagues to support the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. A version of this measure was included in the final state budget approved this past weekend by Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers.

tainability Act catapulted into a top legislative priority this session following the early-2024 founding of the Empire State Local News Coalition and the coalition’s mobilization of support from hundreds of New York hometown papers, as well as a broad range of stakeholders from around the country, including the Rebuild Local News Coalition, Microsoft, and El Diario. Organized labor including NYS AFL-CIO, CWA District 1, and national and local news guilds also played a criti-

cal role in mobilizing support for this historic bill.

“The Empire State Local News Coalition is thrilled by the state budget’s inclusion of a payroll tax credit for local news outlets modeled on the Local Journalism Sustainability Act,” said Zachary Richner — founder of the Empire State Local News Coalition, and a director at Richner Communications, the parent organization of Herald Community Newspapers.

“New York is now the first state in the nation to incentivize hiring and retaining local journalists — a critical investment given that hundreds of New York’s newspapers have closed since 2004, leaving too many New York communities without access to vital local information.

“The objectivity of this credit shows that there is a fair way for public policy to support local news without jeopardizing journalistic integrity. This program is a model for other states across the U.S. to follow as communities across the country raise their voices to save local news.”

Richner said he was “incredibly proud” of the 200 newspapers that built an unprecedented grassroots movement in support of saving New York’s local news industry in a few short months. He also extended gratitude to Hoylman-Sigal, “whose tireless advocacy for this tax credit was instrumental in moving it through the legislative process.”

Since launching in February, the coalition has quickly mobilized stakeholders across the state to rally behind the bill.

New York’s leadership on this issue could change the course of local journalism in the United States, organizers say. The budget’s inclusion of this tax credit comes at a watershed moment for the journalism industry: New York state has experienced hundreds of newspaper closures in the past few decades.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 821 Atlantic, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 3/15/24 NY

Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to:2888 Shore Road Bellmore, NY 11710

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 145684

by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NASSAU ANESTHESIA

$615,000.00 and interest, recorded on January 05, 2011, in Liber M 35550 at Page 863, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 1764 BROWNING STREET, BALDWIN, NY 11510.

Kloberg Drive, Baldwin, Nueva York, ubicada en dicho distrito escolar, con el objeto de que se concreten los asuntos antes mencionados conforme lo autoriza la ley, a los fines ut infra:

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, vs. ZAKAR RAEL EDWARDS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DUNCAN EDWARDS, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF DUNCAN EDWARDS any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property

ASSOCIATES, P.C.; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; MERCEDES FRAISER AS JOHN DOE #1; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #2; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME)

AS JOHN DOE #3; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME)

AS JOHN DOE #4; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME)

AS JOHN DOE #5; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME)

AS JOHN DOE #6, “JOHN DOE #7” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last six names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 1764 BROWNING STREET, BALDWIN, NY 11510 Section: 36, Block: 408, Lot: 427 & 428

To the above named Defendants

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

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 ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Dated: March 11th, 2024

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff

Matthew Rothstein, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 145837

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTIFICACIÓN SOBRE LA ELECCIÓN ANUAL DEL DISTRITO, LA AUDIENCIA DEL PRESUPUESTO Y LA VOTACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR BALDWIN UNION FREE

CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK, PROGRAMADAS PARA EL 21 de mayo de 2024

POR LA PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que la audiencia del presupuesto de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Baldwin Union Free, ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, se llevará a cabo el miércoles 8 de mayo de 2024, en la cafetería A de la escuela secundaria Baldwin sito en Ethel T.

1. La presentación y el debate del presupuesto previsto para el funcionamiento de las escuelas del Distrito para el año escolar que inicia el 1 de julio de 2024.

2. La presentación y el debate del presupuesto previsto para el funcionamiento de la Biblioteca Pública de Baldwin para el ejercicio fiscal que inicia el 1 de julio de 2024.

3. La concreción de otros asuntos similares conforme lo permita la ley.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que la votación para la asignación de los fondos correspondientes para cubrir los gastos necesarios para el año escolar 2024-2025, la asignación para la biblioteca y todas las proposiciones debidamente presentadas ante la Junta de Educación para ocupar dos puestos de fideicomisario de la Junta de Educación para el plazo desde el 1 de julio de 2024 hasta el 30 de junio de 2027, y un puesto en la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca Pública de Baldwin para el plazo desde el 1 de julio de 2024 hasta el 30 de junio de 2029 tendrá lugar en el gimnasio de la escuela secundaria Baldwin ubicado en Ethel T. Kloberg Drive, East of Grand Avenue, Baldwin, Nueva York, en el distrito escolar mencionado, el martes 21 de mayo de 2024 entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 10:00 p. m.

TENGA EN CUENTA QUE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las siguientes proposiciones se presentarán a los votantes en la votación del 21 de mayo de 2024:

PROPUESTA N.º 1:

PRESUPUESTO DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR

SE RESUELVE adoptar el presupuesto propuesto del Distrito Escolar Baldwin Union Free de la ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, estado de Nueva York, para el ejercicio fiscal 2024-2025 por el monto de $163,915,905, y recaudar dicho monto mediante impuestos sobre la base del inmueble imponible del distrito escolar con posterioridad a la primera deducción de fondos disponibles de la ayuda estatal y otras fuentes.

PROPUESTA N.º 2:

PROPUESTA SOBRE

BONOS DEL DISTRITO

ESCOLAR

SE RESUELVE:

(a) Que, por la presente, se autoriza a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Baldwin Union Free en el condado

de Nassau, Nueva York (el “Distrito”) a llevar a cabo la iniciativa de mejoras de capital en todo el distrito (el “Proyecto”) sustancialmente como se describe en un plan preparado por H2M Architects + Engineers, que obra en los archivos de la Secretaría del Distrito y que está disponible para inspección pública (el “Plan”), e incluye la construcción de complementos o reformas y mejoras en las instalaciones del distrito, como la construcción de instalaciones nuevas para artes escénicas, gimnasio, tecnología, salones de clases y otros espacios; la reconstrucción de interiores y la reconfiguración de espacios; la modernización eléctrica y mejoras en el estacionamiento, la entrada de vehículos, el patio y el muro de contención. Todos los puntos mencionados antes incluirán mobiliario, equipamiento, maquinaria y dispositivos originales, y el terreno auxiliar o relacionado, la demolición u otro trabajo requerido en conexión con ellos. Se destinará para ello, incluidos los costos preliminares y los costos adicionales a ello y para su financiación, un monto que no debe exceder el costo total estimado de $134,861,938; siempre y cuando los costos detallados de los componentes del Proyecto establecidos en detalle en el Plan puedan reasignarse entre dichos componentes si la Junta de Educación determina que tal reasignación obrará en favor de los intereses del distrito; (b) que, por la presente, se votará un gravamen por un monto que no excederá el costo total estimado de $134,861,938 para financiar ese costo, y ese gravamen se exigirá y recaudará en cuotas en la cantidad de años y en los montos que determine dicha Junta de Educación; y (c) que, en previsión de dicho gravamen, por la presente se autoriza la emisión de bonos del distrito por un monto total de capital que no debe exceder los $134,861,938, y por la presente, se vota un gravamen para pagar el interés sobre dichos bonos en el momento de su vencimiento y exigibilidad. Dicha propuesta de bono aparecerá en la boleta electoral usadas para votar en la reunión extraordinaria del distrito antes mencionada sustancialmente, de la forma resumida a continuación: PROPUESTA SOBRE BONOS DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR

SÍ NO

SE RESUELVE:

(a) Que, por la presente, se autoriza a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Baldwin Union Free en el condado de Nassau, Nueva York (el “Distrito”) a llevar a cabo la iniciativa de mejoras de capital en todo el distrito sustancialmente como se describe en un plan preparado por H2M Architects + Engineers, que incluye la construcción de complementos o reformas y mejoras en las instalaciones del distrito, y a hacer uso de un monto que no debe exceder los $134,861,938 para ello; (b) que, por la presente, se vota un gravamen por un monto total estimado que no debe exceder los $134,861,938 para financiar tal costo; dicho gravamen se exigirá y recaudará en cuotas en los años y los montos que determine la Junta de Educación; y (c) que, en previsión de dicho gravamen, por la presente se autoriza la emisión de bonos del distrito por el monto total de capital que no debe exceder los $134,861,938 y, por la presente, se vota un gravamen para pagar el interés de dichos bonos en el momento de su vencimiento y exigibilidad. PROPUESTA N.º 3: PRESUPUESTO DE LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA SE RESUELVE adoptar el presupuesto propuesto de la Biblioteca Pública de Baldwin para el ejercicio fiscal 2024-2025 por el monto de $5,037,064, y recaudar dicho monto mediante impuestos sobre la base del inmueble imponible del distrito escolar con posterioridad a la primera deducción de fondos disponibles de la ayuda estatal y otras fuentes.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que la votación se realizará en urnas digitales conforme lo dispone la Ley de Educación y que estará abierta desde las 7:00 a. m. hasta las 10:00 p. m. y el tiempo que sea necesario para que los últimos votantes presentes emitan el voto. Por medio del presente, se autoriza e instruye a la Secretaría del Distrito a imprimir las etiquetas de voto necesarias para dichas máquinas de votación en el formato que más se aproxime a los requisitos de la Ley de Educación. Se elaborarán tanto el resumen de la proposición del presupuesto como el texto de todas las proposiciones que aparecerán en la urna digital, como también una declaración detallada por escrito en que figure el monto que se exigirá para el año escolar 2024-2025 en concepto de gastos escolares, y en que se describan los fines

y el monto de cada establecimiento. Asimismo, cuando se solicite, las copias de estos documentos se pondrán a disposición de todos los contribuyentes del Distrito en cada edificio escolar del distrito donde se encuentre la escuela entre las 8:00 a. m. y 4:00 p. m. durante un período de catorce días con anterioridad inmediata a la elección del 21 de mayo de 2024, sin incluir los sábados, domingos, feriados, ni la elección anual.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA también que la elección se llevará a cabo de acuerdo con las Normas para la Organización de Reuniones y Elecciones adoptadas por la Junta de Educación.

ADEMÁS, SE INFORMA que las nominaciones para los cargos de miembros de la Junta de Educación, a menos que por ley se disponga lo contrario, se realizarán mediante una solicitud firmada por, al menos, 28 votantes calificados del distrito, y las nominaciones para el cargo de miembro de la Biblioteca Pública, a menos que por ley se disponga lo contrario, se realizarán mediante una solicitud firmada por, al menos, 28 votantes calificados del distrito, presentadas en la Secretaría del Distrito entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. a más tardar 30 días antes, el 22 de abril de 2024, de la reunión o elección en que deba votarse por los fideicomisarios. En la solicitud, debe indicarse el nombre y la residencia de los candidatos. Se considerará que los candidatos que reciban la mayor cantidad de votos serán las personas elegidas para sus respectivos cargos. En el caso en que los períodos tengan distintas duraciones, el candidato que reciba la mayor cantidad de votos será la persona elegida para el período más extenso. La Junta de Educación podrá rechazar una nominación si el candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara no tener voluntad para tomarlo.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que toda proposición o consulta que deba hacerse sobre las urnas digitales debe presentarse por escrito mediante una solicitud firmada por, al menos, 70 votantes calificados del distrito y presentada en la Secretaría del Distrito entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., a más tardar 30 días antes, el 22 de abril de 2024, de la reunión o elección en que deba votarse por dicha consulta o proposición, pero esta norma excepcionalmente no se aplicará a las consultas o proposiciones que deban aparecer en la notificación publicada de

la reunión ni a aquellas que la Junta de Educación tenga la potestad, conforme a la ley, de presentar en cualquier reunión anual o extraordinaria del distrito. La inscripción también podrá realizarse en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito en el edificio administrativo de Baldwin durante los horarios de inscripción de los alumnos para el período escolar y de 8:00 a. m. a 3:00 p. m. en cualquier día lectivo en cualquiera de las escuelas del distrito hasta los cinco días previos a la reunión y elección escolares.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que la inscripción deberá incluir (1) a todos los votantes calificados del distrito, quienes deberán presentarse personalmente para la inscripción; (2) a todos los votantes del distrito calificados previamente, quienes se deberán haber inscrito previamente para cualquier reunión o elección anual o extraordinaria del distrito que se haya realizado en cualquier momento en el transcurso de los cuatro (4) años (de 2020 a 2023) previos a la elaboración de dicha inscripción; y (3) a los votantes inscritos de forma permanente en la Junta de Elecciones del condado de Nassau. ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que la Junta de Inscripciones seguirá reuniéndose durante los horarios de la votación en la elección anual del distrito del 21 de mayo de 2024, con el objeto de elaborar una inscripción para las reuniones o elecciones del distrito que se lleven a cabo con posterioridad al 21 de mayo de 2024. Dicha inscripción debe incluir (1) a todos los votantes calificados del distrito, quienes deberán presentarse personalmente para la inscripción, y (2) a todos los votantes calificados del distrito, quienes deberán haberse inscrito previamente para cualquier reunión o elección anual o extraordinaria del distrito que se haya realizado en cualquier momento en el transcurso de los cuatro años calendario (de 2020 a 2023) previos a la elaboración de dicha inscripción. La inscripción deberá presentarse en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito escolar en el edificio administrativo, Hastings Street, Baldwin, Nueva York, donde se inspeccionará por intermedio de cualquier votante calificado entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 2:00 p. m. en cada uno de los cinco días previos al día establecido para la elección, salvo los domingos; los sábados, solo con cita. ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que la solicitud de boletas por ausencia y boletas

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anticipadas por correo para la elección del distrito escolar puede llenarse en la oficina de la Secretaría. En dicho lugar, se pondrá a disposición una lista de todas las personas para quienes deberían haberse emitido boletas electorales por ausencia y boletas anticipadas por correo, en cada uno de los cinco días previos al día de la elección, salvo los domingos; los sábados, solo con cita. La Secretaría del Distrito deberá recibir las solicitudes de boletas por ausencia y boletas anticipadas por correo, no antes de los treinta (30) días previos a la elección.

Además, la Secretaría del Distrito debe recibir esta solicitud al menos siete días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se enviará por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se entregará personalmente al votante o a su representante designado. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna para enviar por correo una boleta por ausencia o una boleta anticipada por correo, la Secretaría del Distrito enviará por correo dicha boleta a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar podrán enviar una solicitud de boleta electoral militar. Estos votantes pueden indicar su preferencia de recibir un registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico en su pedido del registro, de la solicitud de boleta electoral o la boleta electoral. Los formularios de registro de votantes militares y los formularios de solicitud de boleta electoral militar se deben recibir en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 25 de abril de 2024. No se escrutará ninguna boleta electoral militar a menos que (1) haya sido recibida en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito antes del cierre de la votación el día de la elección y cuente con una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o tenga un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) haya sido recibida por la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito, a más tardar, a las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección y esté firmada y fechada por el votante

militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha que establezca que no es posterior al día previo a la elección.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que esta Junta organizará una reunión extraordinaria a partir de allí en el plazo de veinticuatro horas tras la presentación ante la Secretaría de un informe escrito de los resultados de la votación, que tendrá lugar en Baldwin Senior High School a los fines de examinar y tabular dichos informes de los resultados de la votación e informar los resultados. Por medio del presente documento, esta Junta se designa a sí misma como el grupo de secretarios de la votación con la función de emitir y escrutar votos conforme al artículo A, apartado 2B de la Ley de Educación 2019, en dicha reunión extraordinaria de la Junta.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA, por último, que un Informe de exención fiscal sobre los bienes inmuebles de acuerdo con el artículo 495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre los Bienes Inmuebles se adjuntará a cualquier presupuesto preliminar o tentativo, como también al presupuesto definitivo adoptado del cual forme parte. Este se publicará en los tablones de anuncios del distrito que se usen para avisos públicos y en el sitio web del distrito.

Fecha: 27 de marzo de 2024

Baldwin, NY POR SOLICITUD DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR

BALDWIN UNION FREE CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

Pamela M. Pratt, secretaria del distrito 145982

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the budget hearing of the qualified voters of the Baldwin Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Cafeteria A of Baldwin High School, Ethel T. Kloberg Drive, Baldwin, New York in said School District for the transaction of such business as is authorized by law including the following purposes:

1. Presentation and discussion of the budget for the operation of the district schools for the school year beginning July 1, 2024.

2. Presentation and discussion of the budget for operation of the Baldwin Public Library for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024.

3. Transactions of such other business as is authorized by law.

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NOTICE that the vote upon the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary expenditures for the school year 2024-2025, the library appropriation, and on all propositions duly filed with the Board of Education, to fill two vacancies for Trustees on the Board of Education for a term commencing July 1, 2024 and expiring June 30, 2027, and to fill one vacancy on the Board of Trustees of the Baldwin Public Library for a term commencing July 1, 2024 and expiring June 30, 2029, shall be held in the gymnasium of Baldwin High School Ethel T. Kloberg Drive, East of Grand Avenue, Baldwin, New York, in said School District on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, between the hours of 7:00AM and 10:00PM.

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NOTICE that the following propositions will be presented to the voters at the May 21, 2024, vote:

PROPOSITION NO. 1: SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET

RESOLVED, that the proposed Budget of the Baldwin Union Free School District of the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, for the fiscal year 2024-2025 in the amount of $163,915,905 be adopted, and the amount be raised by tax upon the taxable property of the School District after first deducting the monies available from State Aid and other sources.

PROPOSITION NO. 2:

SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND

in a plan prepared by H2M Architects + Engineers, which is on file with the District Clerk and available for public inspection, (the “Plan”), including the construction of additions and/or alterations and improvements to District facilities, including construction of new performing arts, gymnasium, technology, classroom and other space; interior reconstruction and space reconfiguration; electrical upgrades and parking, driveway, courtyard and retaining wall improvements, all of the foregoing to include the original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus and ancillary or related site, demolition and other work required in connection therewith; and to expend therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof, an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of $134,861,938; provided that the detailed costs of the components of the Project as set forth herein and as detailed in the Plan may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District;

(b) that a tax is hereby voted in an amount of not to exceed the estimated total cost of $134,861,938 to finance such cost, such tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education; and

(c) that in anticipation of said tax, bonds of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $134,861,938 and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable. Such Bond Proposition shall appear on the ballot used for voting at said Special District Meeting in substantially the following condensed form:

SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND PROPOSITION YES NO

RESOLVED:

to exceed the estimated total cost of $134,861,938 to finance such cost, such tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education; and (c) that in anticipation of said tax, bonds of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $134,861,938, and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable.

PROPOSITION NO. 3:

PUBLIC LIBRARY BUDGET

RESOLVED, that the proposed Budget of the Baldwin Public Library for the fiscal year 2024-2025 be adopted, in the amount of $5,037,064 be adopted, and the amount be raised by tax upon the taxable property of the School District after first deducting the monies available from State Aid and other sources.

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of the District, and nominations for office of member of the Library Board, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 28 qualified voters of the District, filed in the office of the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM not later than the 30th day, April 22, 2024, preceding the meeting or election at which the trustees shall be voted upon. Such petition shall state the name and residence of the candidates.

Candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to their respective offices. Where terms are of different length, the candidate receiving the highest vote shall be elected to the longest term. A nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his unwillingness to serve.

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NOTICE that the Board of Registration will further meet during the hours of voting at the Annual District Election on May 21, 2024, for the purpose of preparing a register for District meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 21, 2024. Said register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall present themselves personally for registration, and (2) all qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four calendar years (2020-2023) prior to the preparation of said register.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION,

PROPOSITION

RESOLVED:

(a) That the Board of Education of the Baldwin Union Free School District, in the County of Nassau, New York (the “District”), is hereby authorized to undertake a District-wide Capital Improvements Initiative (the “Project”), substantially as described

(a) That the Board of Education of the Baldwin Union Free School District, in the County of Nassau, New York (the “District”), is hereby authorized to undertake a District-wide Capital Improvements Initiative, substantially as described in a plan prepared by H2M Architects + Engineers, including the construction of additions and/or alterations and improvements to District facilities and to expend not to exceed $134,861,938 therefor;

(b) that a tax is hereby voted in an amount of not

NOTICE that the voting shall be on voting machines as provided by the Education Law and the polls will remain open from 7:00AM until 10:00PM and as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their ballots. The District Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to have the necessary ballot labels printed for said voting machines in the form corresponding as nearly as may be with the requirements of the Education Law. The condensed form of the budget proposition and the text of all other propositions to appear on the voting machine and a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the school year 2024-2025 for school purposes, specifying the purposes and the amount for each will be prepared and copies thereof will be made available, upon request, to any taxpayer in the district at each school building in the district in which school is maintained between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM during the period of fourteen days immediately preceding said election of May 21, 2024, excluding Saturday, Sunday, and holidays, and at such annual election.

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NOTICE that the election shall be held in accordance with the Rules for the Conduct of Meetings and Elections adopted by the Board of Education.

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NOTICE that the nominations for the office of members of the Board of Education unless otherwise provided by law, shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 28 qualified voters

NOTICE that any proposition or question to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least 70 qualified voters of the District and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM, not later than the 30th day, April 22ND, 2024, preceding the meeting or election at which such question or proposition shall be voted upon, except that this rule shall not apply to those questions or propositions which are required to be stated in the published or posted notice of the meeting or to those propositions or questions which the Board of Education has authority by law to present at any annual or special meeting of the District.

Registration shall also be permitted in the office of the District Clerk at Baldwin’s Administration building during the hours of enrollment of children for a school term and also from 8:00AM to 3:00PM on any school day at any of the District schools not later than five days preceding the school meeting and election.

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NOTICE that the register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the district who shall personally present themselves for registration; and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any Annual or Special District Meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four (4) years (2020-2023) prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Election of the County of Nassau.

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The Register shall be filed in the Office of the District Clerk of the school district at the Administration Building, Hastings Street, Baldwin, New York where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter between the hours of 9:00AM and 2:00PM on each of the five days prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and on Saturday by appointment only.

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NOTICE that application for absentee and early mail ballots for the school district election may be applied for at the office of the Clerk. A list of all persons to whom absentee and early mail ballots shall have been issued will be available in the office of the Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except Sunday, and on Saturday by appointment only. Applications for absentee ballots and early mail must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. Furthermore, such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent.

Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee or early mail ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote.

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NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot, to meet at the Baldwin Senior High School for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law 2019-a, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a Real Property Tax Exemption Report prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part; and shall

NOTICE that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2024. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election.

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

INDEX NO. 607640/2023

COUNTY OF NASSAU UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC D/B/A UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, Plaintiff, vs. DEORANIE SHARMA; KEVIN IVY; NICO SEEPERSAUD, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GURNAUTH SEEPERSAUD; DEOMATIE BEEPAT SEEPERSAUD AKA DEOMATIE B RAMOTAR AKA CHANDROUTY SEEPERSAUD, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GURNAUTH SEEPERSAUD; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF GURNAUTH SEEPERSAUD, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 3426 BERTHA DRIVE, BALDWIN, NY 11510 Section: 54, Block: 551, Lot: 78

To the above named Defendants

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer

the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $673,200.00 and interest, recorded on December 22, 2020, in Liber M, Vl 44848 at Page 515, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 3426 BERTHA DRIVE, BALDWIN, NY 11510.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

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 ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Dated:April 1st, 2024

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Oluwatobi Adedokun, Esq. 900 Merchants

Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590

516-280-7675

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Charles 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 May 21, 2024 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: March 26, 2024 146162

LEGAL NOTICE

STATE OF NEW YORK

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, vs. LEARIE YUILLE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PROPOSED EXECUTOR TO THE ESTATE OF CLIFTON D. BERTRAND; Any unknown heirs to the Estate of CLIFTON D. BERTRAND, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, creditors, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest, as well as the respective heirs at law, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest of

the aforesaid classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff; KAMWATIE PRABHAR GARIB; LISA BERTRAND-BRATHWAITE

A/K/A LISA BERTRAND

A/K/A LISA N. BERTRAND; MICHAEL BERTRAND; MARTIN BERTRAND; AMERICAN EXPRESS NATIONAL BANK; and “JOHN DOE” and “MARY DOE,” (Said names being fictitious, it being the intention of plaintiff to designate any and all occupants, tenants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises being foreclosed herein.)

Defendants.

Filed: December 29, 2022__________ Index No.: 618403/2022

SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 1279 Forest Avenue Baldwin, (Town of Hempstead) NY 11510 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is for the foreclosure of: Mortgage bearing the date of July 12, 2003, executed by Clifton D. Bertrand to Fleet National Bank, Principally Located in Rhode Island to secure the sum of $71,000.00, and interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Nassau County on May 27, 2004 in Book M26848 Page 990. Bank of America, N.A., is successor by merger to Fleet National Bank. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the Mortgaged Premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the County in which the Mortgaged Premises is situated. Section:36 Block:528 Lot:14

DATED: December 28, 2022 Rochester, New York NOTICE YOU ARE IN

DANGER OF LOSING

YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your Mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

SCHEDULE A LEGAL DESCRIPTION

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, known and designated as and by the Lot Number 14 in Block Number 528 on a certain map entitled, “Map of Linkwood Homes, situated at Baldwin, Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, Mclean & Frommholz, Engineers & Surveyors, Wantagh, New York, May 1954” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on October 11, 1954 as Case Number 6269, which said lot is more particularly bounded and described according to said map as follows: Beginning at a point on the Easterly side of Forest Avenue, distant 205.32 feet Northerly from the extreme Northerly end is a curve connecting the Easterly side of Forest Avenue with the Northerly side of Clyde Road ; Running thence North 11 degrees 09 minutes 27 seconds

West along the Easterly side of Forest Avenue, 67.26 feet; Running thence South 89 degrees 36 minutes 37 seconds

East 105 feet; Running thence South 2 degrees 22 minutes 57 seconds

East 61.39 feet; Running thence South 87 degrees 37 minutes 03 seconds

West 94.62 feet to the Easterly side of Forest Avenue at the point or place of beginning. Said premises being known as 1279 Forest Avenue, Baldwin, New York 11510 and being the same premises described in deed made by Sylvester Homes, Inc. to the party of the first part, Orville V. Locklin and Beatrice

Locklin, his wife, dated 8/18/1955 and recorded 8/26/1955 in Liber 5861 CP. 242. Being the same property conveyed to Clifton D. Bertrand, by deed from Clifton D. Bertrand and Phoebe M. Bertrand, his wife, dated 08/20/2003, recorded 11/20/2003 in Book D11698, Page 216 of Official Records. 146144

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 7th day of May, 2024, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 202-1 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “PARKING OR STANDING

PROHIBITIONS” at the following locations:

BALDWIN GROVE STREET (TH 93/24) East SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of West Seaman Avenue, south for a distance of 40 feet.

EAST MEADOW

ROSALIE DRIVE (TH 4(B)/24) West SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 115 feet south of the south curbline of Bard Lane, south for a distance of 25 feet.

ELMONT

GOTHAM AVENUE (TH 63/24) West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the north curbline of Blackstone Street, north for a distance of 50 feet.

INWOOD SHERIDAN BOULEVARD (TH 88/24) West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of Maple Road, north for a distance of 30 feet.

MAPLE ROAD (TH 88/24)

South SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Sheridan Boulevard, west for a distance of 30 feet.

NORTH BELLMOR

REGINA AVENUE (TH 115/24) South SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the east curbline of Bellmore Avenue, east for a distance of 30 feet.

REGINA AVENUE (TH 115/24) North SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the east curbline of Bellmore Avenue, east for a distance of 50 feet.

OCEANSIDE

WOODS AVENUE (TH 45(B)/24) East sideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Cleveland Street, south for a distance of 30 feet.

WOODS AVENUE (TH 45(B)/24) West sideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Cleveland Street, south for a distance of 30 feet.

WOODS AVENUE (TH 45(B)/24) East sideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the north curbline of Cleveland Street, north for a distance of 35 feet.

WOODS AVENUE (TH 45(B)/24) West sideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the north curbline of Cleveland Street, north for a distance of 35 feet.

BROWER AVENUE (TH 103/24) South SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 46 feet east of the east curbline of Skillman Avenue, then east to the west curbline of Ralph Avenue.

SOUTH HEMPSTEAD

LONG BEACH ROAD (TH 30/22) West SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at the north curbline of Willow Street, north for a distance of 204 feet.

LONG BEACH ROAD (TH 30/22) West SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 599 feet north of the north curbline of Willow Street, north to a point 22 feet south of the south curbline of Locust street.

LONG BEACH ROAD (TH 30/22) West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the south curbline of Locust Street, south for a distance of 22 feet.

(NR) VALLEY STREAM

CATALPA LANE (TH 107/24) West SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 14 feet south of the southwest curbline of Woodland Road, then south for a distance of 61 feet.

WANTAGH

Interlake Drive (TH 90/24)

West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Bunker Avenue, south for a distance of 30 feet.

MERRICK ROAD (TH 96/24) North SideNO

STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 357 feet west of a point opposite the east curbline of Riverside Drive, west for a distance of 28 feet.

(NR) WESTBURY

HANDY LANE (TH 95/24)

South SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the east curbline of Salisbury Park Drive, east for a distance of 50 feet.

ALSO, to REPEAL from Section 202-1 “PARKING

OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” from the following locations:

EAST MEADOW

ROSALIE DRIVE (TH 4/24)

(Adopted 2/28/24)

ELMONT

GOTHAM AVENUE (TH 386/75) East SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the north curbline of Blackstone Street, north for a distance of 46 feet.

(Adopted 6/15/76)

OCEANSIDE

BROWER AVENUE (TH 287/09) South SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a Point 46 feet east of the east curbline of Skillman Avenue, then east for a distance of 90 feet.

(Adopted 08/04/09)

SOUTH HEMPSEAD

LONG BEACH ROADWest Side - NO STOPPING OR STANDING ANYTIMEstarting from the curbline of Willow Street, north for a distance of 340 feet.

(Adopted 3/10/53)

LONG BEACH ROAD (TH 6/90) West SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at the south curbline of Locust Street, south to a point 340 feet north of the north curbline of Willow Street.

(Adopted 4/3/90)

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated: April 9, 2024 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 146303

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 7th day of May, 2024, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Chapter 202 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at the following locations:

BALDWIN GROVE STREET (TH 93/24) West SideSection 202-5 NO PARKING ANYTIME

EXCEPT SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 11 feet north of the north curbline of Oakwood Avenue, then north for a distance of 66 feet.

EAST MEADOW BRIGHT AVENUE (TH 99/24) East Side -

West SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 41 feet south of the south curbline of Bard Lane, south for a distance of 25 feet.

Brookside preserve got a clean up last Saturday

By MOHAMMAD RAFIQ mrafiq@liherald.com

Brookside Preserve — situated on North Brookside Ave on the border of Freeport and Baldwin — was in need of a clean-up. And fortunately, that’s just what it got.

The community clean up event took place at Brookside Preserve in Freeport last Saturday..

Groups involved in the organizing of the event included Friends of Brookside Preserve, The Green Army, The Freeport and Merrick Rotary Club, Splash, the South Shore Conservation Society, and Freeport Schools.

In addition, Nassau County Legislators Debra Mule and Seth Koslow were present at the event for clean up activities and to support the initiative.

“A little bit of rain will never be enough to deter the Freeport community and its love for the beautiful Brookside Preserve,” Mule wrote in a news relase. “In fact, this was by far the largest group

Public Notices

Section 202-24 TWO HOUR PARKING 9AM TO 9PM EXCEPT SUNDAY AND HOLYDAYS - starting at a point 12 feet north of the north curbline of Post Street, then north for a distance of 80 feet.

SOUTH HEMPSTEAD

LONG BEACH ROAD (TH 30/22) West SideSection 202-25 15

MINUTE PARKINGstarting at a point 204 feet north of the north curbline of Willow Street, north for a distance of 395 feet.

(NR)VALLEY STREAM

DUTCH BROADWAY (TH 77/24) South SideSection 202-18 NO PARKING 8AM TO 4PMstarting at a point 228 feet west of the west curbline of Franklin Avenue, west for a distance of 60 feet.

WANTAGH

MERRICK ROAD (TH 96/24) North SideSection 202-10 FOUR HOUR PARKING

BETWEEN SIGNSstarting at a point 165 feet west of a point opposite the east curbline of Riverside Drive, west for a distance of 192 feet.

MERRICK ROAD (TH 96/24) North Side -

FOUR HOUR PARKING

BETWEEN SIGNSStarting at a point 385 feet west of a point opposite the east curbline of Riverside Drive, west for a distance of 600 feet. ALSO, to REPEAL from Chapter 202

“REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking from the following locations: EAST MEADOW

BRIGHT AVENUE (TH 94/71) East SideSection 202-24 TWO HOUR PARKING 9AM TO 9PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 30 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead-Bethpage Turnpike, south to the north curbline of Post Street.

(Adopted 7/13/71)

OCEANSIDE BROWER AVENUE (TH 287/09) South SideSection 202-13 NO PARKING 8AM TO 3PM

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY - starting at a point 136 feet east of the curbline of Skillman Avenue, then east to the west curbline of Ralph Avenue.

(Adopted 08/04/09)

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: April 9, 2024 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 146302

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 05/01/2024 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

of volunteers we have ever had participate in this event. It was wonderful to once again have such an enthusiastic response to this cherished local tradition, and we are thankful for all of the organizations and volunteers that made such a positive impact upon this natural treasure in our community.”

“I can think of few better ways of celebrating Earth Day than rolling up your sleeves to protect our planet – and that’s exactly what we did at Brookside Preserve this weekend,” Koslow said. “I hope to be a part of this annual tradition for many years to come.”

The 22 acre freshwater preserve provides a needful peace from the hustle and bustle of modern life, as it has since the South Shore Audubon Society joined with Nassau County in 1988 to protect the land of the preserve from development.

A number of critters, from migratory birds — over 50 bird species inhabit the land — to other resident animals find refuge in Brookfield Preserve.

In addition, the preserve serves as an outdoor educational facility for the study and — by permission — the biological research of freshwater wetland and upland plant communities.

lons every day — (is) pouring onto the forest floor.”

The water has covered the trails and the dry area of the forest, resulting in preserve morphing into a bog/marsh.

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 261/24. BALDWINAntegoni Toni Rozakis, Renewal of grant to maintain 2-family dwelling., N/W cor. Madison Ave. & Dartmouth St., a/k/a 1400 Dartmouth 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. 146290

22 MAXIMUM LLC; WILLON W. CHARLES, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s)

McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC, 28 Corporate Drive, Suite 104, Halfmoon, NY 12065. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered March 18, 2024, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 30, 2024 at 3:00 PM. Premises known as 646 Lincoln Street, Baldwin, NY 11510. Sec 54 Block 433 Lot 15 and 16. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, erected, situate, lying and being at Baldwin Harbor, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $432,497.19 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 603775/2023. 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 orShine.”

Ronald J Ferraro, Esq., Referee File # 23-000256-01 146315

In 1989, the County designated the land as a perpetually preserved green space and contracted the South Shore Audubon to manage the property.

The society did so until just before last Summer, when they ceased managing the property.

Now, with no one managing the preserve, it finds itself in need of community action.

“The preserve really needs an extreme amount of help, because due to neglect, and pollution,” said Christopher McBride, representative of a group called Friends of Brookside Preserve and a Freeport resident.

“The creek — which is called Milburn Creek — that flows right through the preserve from the top to the bottom and the creek has become dammed up.

“And so the water — thousands of gal-

The problems also include pollution, with local youth apparently throwing trash and cut wood into the creek, resulting in the damming up of Milburn.

“This is county property,” said McBride. “And it’s not being managed by anybody.”

At the same time that the group seeks to impel the county into providing a replacement to manage the property, they’ve decided to take matters into their own hands.

“We’re taking it into our own hands to remove the garbage in the wood so the water can flow,” said McBride. “Hopefully (that alleviates) some of the pressure on the ecosystem.”

Courtesy of Christopher McBride Christopher McBride, a member of Friends of Brookside Preserve, an organization designed to promote the protection and flourishing of the preserve.

Courtesy of Christopher McBride Because of the damming of the creek, water is overflowing into the preserve and causing damage to the land of the preserve, causing it to morph into a bog.

Photos courtesy of Jose Cuevas The preserve, no longer being managed the way it once was, is now finding itself the victim of littering with random trash strewn about.

A wealth of plastic bottles at the preserve proves an ugly eyesore and an environmental hazard.

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Protecting a condo from flooding

CQ. I want to buy an attached home, and the houses around the condos have been raised. Our community got a lot of water during a big flood, so I’m told, since I didn’t live there at the time. I’m wondering, if I move into this condo, which I have to decide about right away, what can I do to protect it from flooding? It doesn’t look like the owners association wants to do anything. What can I do to this unit to be flood-proof?

A. The flooding you’re referring to could have been from any number of high tide and storm episodes, but I’m pretty sure you’re talking about Superstorm Sandy or Tropical Storm Irene. In both events, many of us witnessed the water levels and understood the impact of a high tide, and what high winds can produce.

There are things you can do, such as checking to see what level the building is, by going on the Federal Emergency Management Website, MSC. FEMA.gov. Look for the icon for flood maps and type in the building address. You’ll see a very detailed satellite image of the water lines that were recorded specifically at the crest of the highest water episode in recent years.

Look for your building. The streets should be labeled, but if not, look for identifiable shapes of buildings, street curves, main roads or even railroads to figure out the building location. Next, look for the letters and numbers for the different colored areas. If your potential building is in the area marked with an X, this is a good sign. It means the particular outlined area was not subject to the flooding. If it has an ae and a number, such as 8, 9, etc., with the letters, that indicates that zone got flooded, and your floor is required to be at least 2 feet higher than that designation.

You find the level of the first floor and lowest floor by examining records at your local building department, if they have the updated record since around 2012, or you’ll need to get an elevation certificate made by hiring a land surveyor. Since time is not on your side and a surveyor has to go to the site and take heights to determine what to put in an official elevation certificate, you are left to ask neighbors questions, or take the risk, or move on.

Nothing seems to move as fast as a real estate decision, and quite often I’m asked questions for which the answers are what neither buyer nor seller really wants to hear. Details are critical for one of the most important investments you’ll ever make, one that controls your financial life, so if you don’t have the time, decide on what risk to take. You could flood-proof all of the first floor walls, but how can anyone be certain the neighbor’s walls are also flood-proofed? Good luck!

A memory-filled trip back in time

Many Nassau County residents have their roots in Queens or Brooklyn, having made the decision to migrate from crowded city neighborhoods to leafy, bucolic suburbia. My own experience is probably typical of many. Born in Manhattan, raised in Queens, I attended high school and college in Brooklyn, and moved to Seaford over 50 years ago, where Rosemary raised our family and where we still live.

While all has gone well over the years and I have no regrets about making the move, I do have lasting memories of the friendships I made and the values I learned from those city streets and neighborhoods. There’s a group of eight or nine guys from my high school days in Brooklyn that I still get together with regularly at the ValBrook Diner in Valley Stream.

My high school was Brooklyn Prep, near where Ebbets Field used to be and

within walking distance of St. John’s Place, where my father grew up, and where my grandparents were still living during those years. I spent a lot of time hanging out with Tom Dewey, who was in my high school class and lived across the street from my grandparents. Dewey and his neighborhood group all shared his trait of never having a good word to say to or about anyone. Tom, who would eventually move to Valley Stream, had a successful career as a teacher and track coach, and was actually elected to Fordham’s Hall of Fame, without ever breaking his vow of surliness.

Vrity detail when I was in Congress, and for some reason found it interesting to listen to the endless banter and mindless conversations she would hear whenever our group got together.

isiting, among other childhood haunts, the school where we played stickball.

Last week, Tom and I, along with his cousin Allen Ryan and Charlie Norton, decided to spend a day in the old neighborhood. (Ryan, now in Hicksville, had lived in the same apartment house as Dewey; Norton a few blocks away.) Ryan and Norton had distinguished careers with the NYPD, and Ryan was on the crime scene unit the night mob boss Paul Castellano was rubbed out.

Joining us on this visit to the past was Melissa Zimmerman, a retired Nassau detective, who was on my secu-

WAmong our stops was Tom’s a famed luncheonette on Washington Avenue that has been around for almost 90 years and, as Zimmerman pointed out, still typifies neighborhood cuisine and personality. Then there was a walk up and down both sides of St. John’s Place, as we looked at the classically structured apartment houses still standing strong more than 100 years after their construction. This neighborhood and block went through several decades of rough times, but beginning in the 1990s had come back stronger than ever. (Listening to Dewey and Ryan reminisce, so too were their memories of St. John’s Place coming back.)

Then we went over to the local public school where we had played stickball, and then drove to Carroll Street to see what was once Brooklyn Prep and is now Medgar Evers College. Dewey and I pointed to the third floor window from which we could see Ebbets Field

before that historic structure was torn down after our beloved Dodgers abandoned Brooklyn for the vacuous environs of Los Angeles.

We finished our memory tour at Farrell’s Bar in nearby Park Slope/Windsor Terrace, where we had a few beers (but not Zimmerman, who was driving) and enjoyed the company of the midafternoon customers. Farrell’s is a famed neighborhood gathering place being featured in a soon-to-be-released film documentary. It hasn’t changed even the slightest over the years.

This trip back to Brooklyn, and being with Tom, Allen and Charlie, was more than just nostalgic. It was a reminder of the days of neighborhood beliefs, of learning that life isn’t fair, that the world doesn’t owe anyone a living and that not everyone will get a trophy. What matters is not hugging one another or looking for praise or compliments, but being loyal and standing by friends no matter what — and being a proud patriot, loving America, respecting the police and military.

It was a great day. Thanks for the memories.

Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.

It’s easy to tell this Kennedy from the others

e are six months away from Election Day. Despite the media efforts to stir up public interest in a former president and the current president, the public isn’t ready to get serious. November is a long time from now, and there will be many distractions ahead before the polls become accurate and the voters give the candidates real consideration.

There are three announced third-party candidates, but only Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a serious contender, who at best is running as a spoiler.

I have been a student of Kennedy family history for many years. I had the good fortune to campaign for re-election to the State Assembly in 1968 with Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. He was a brilliant public servant with an illustrious record. He sat side by side with his older brother, President John F. Kennedy, during the Cuban missile crisis, and he helped the late president navigate historic legislation through Congress.

Robert Kennedy Jr. has never served

a day of his life in a serious government position and brings no relevant experience to his campaign. He claims that he has been exposed to the family’s various challenges, but that doesn’t constitute real on-the-job training. I am close to my son-in-law, who is a urological surgeon, but I don’t think that qualifies me to operate on any of our readers.

Kennedy is well known for his attacks on the use of vaccines on children. He is entitled to his First Amendment rights, but long before his rhetoric about the dangers of the Covid jab, he was asserting that drugs such as ivermectin, which is used to treat parasites, and the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine were good treatment for children with the coronavirus. These two drugs were also being pushed by the Trump administration, with no proof of their effectiveness.

reference to this tragic character in history, but it hasn’t stopped him from making wild claims on a variety of subjects.

R FK Jr. has frequently used the word ‘holocaust’ in remarks about vaccines.

In a recent CNN interview, Kennedy claimed he had the support of “some of my siblings,” but he didn’t name any of them. Last October, Kennedy’s sisters Rory and Kerry Kennedy Townsend and his brother Joseph P. Kennedy II criticized his candidacy, stating that his decision to run as a third party candidate was “dangerous to our country.” They added, “Bobby might share the same name as our father, but he does not have the same values, vision or judgment. We denounce his candidacy as perilous to our country.”

the gentleness that spared his life, but in taming his act of violence, he should not have the opportunity to terrorize again.”

The real question behind Kennedy’s candidacy is how independent he really is. He told CNN that President Biden is “the greatest threat to democracy,” words often used by Democrats to describe former President Donald Trump’s candidacy. A key Kennedy staffer stated two weeks ago that “Bobby is running to stop President Biden.” Kennedy’s biggest contributor is Timothy Mellon, who happens to be Trump’s biggest donor.

Kennedy has frequently used the word “holocaust” in remarks about vaccines, which has attracted severe criticism. He has even invoked Anne Frank as an example of a vaccine victim, which has drawn sharp criticism even from his wife, actress Cheryl Hines. Kennedy was forced to apologize for his

The friction between the Kennedy family and Robert is nothing new. In 2021, Sirhan Sirhan, who was convicted of killing Kennedy’s father in 1968, was up for parole in California. Kennedy published an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle claiming that Sirhan was innocent of his father’s murder and should be set free from jail. Kennedy’s mother, Ethel, attacked his statement, saying, “Our family and our country suffered an unspeakable loss due to the inhumanity of one man. We believe in

It’s hard not to be cynical about Kennedy’s candidacy, especially because all he brings to the table is his father’s name. Before he chose attorney Nicole Shanahan as his running mate, he was considering New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Time will tell whether Kennedy was put up by Trump donors as a way to help him defeat Biden. We won’t know the true answers to the Kennedy campaign mystery until all the votes are counted.

Jerry Kremer was an Assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? jkremer@liherald.com.

Your voice counts in school budget decisions

tuesday, May 21 is an important day — not just for our local school districts, which are busy putting together their budgets for the upcoming academic year, but for the future of our communities as well.

That’s the day when we head to voting booths and cast ballots not only to express our opinions on how our districts are spending money, but also on the school board trustees who will manage it.

It’s a valuable opportunity to have your voice heard, because our local schools are just that — local and ours. Unlike any other government spending plans, school budgets aren’t final until the people tasked to fund them decide they’re final with their votes.

Some may think voting isn’t necessary anymore because the property tax cap limits increases, and no local district wants to exceed its cap. But our voices are always necessary, because the budget isn’t just about how much money is raised for our schools, but how that money is spent. What programs will remain, what will go, and what new ones might begin — all of those decisions are in the hands of every one of us.

The May 21 vote isn’t just about spending, either. There are contested

There D’Esposito goes again

To the Editor:

school board races in many districts. The people who win will make decisions that affect the entire community. The people who are elected will be the ones who keep the “local” in local decisionmaking.

But there’s one vital caveat: understanding what you’re voting on when you cast your ballot.

If you’re concerned about how much money your district plans to spend, find out what’s in the budget before you vote. you can typically find that information on the district’s website, or through the reporting here in the Herald.

However you vote, understand that your decision has an impact. We, as a collective society, should have a say in which direction our society takes, and that largely begins in schools.

In Rockville Centre, for example, annual school taxes are expected to jump $260 — a little over $20 per month. But those funds will be used to improve the district’s facilities, enhance cybersecurity, and create new classes in coding and robotics. The spending plan also avoids layoffs, introduces new sports teams, and appoints a new security director.

In Glen Cove, the district’s budget is focused on safety, intended to help parents send their children to school with-

Re U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s op-ed, “Migrants get more government support than veterans,” last week: His party is in the majority, and he is a valuable and loyal member of his caucus. Unable to deliver a meaningful benefit to the voters of his district — our promised deduction for state and local taxes — D’Esposito decides to attack the Democrats for their migrant policies.

The Senate passed a bipartisan immigration bill, but the Republicans wouldn’t even bring it to the floor in the House. They spent their time impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and what happened when that got to the Senate? We have serious problems with our current immigration system. We expect our elected representatives to work together to find an equitable solution, not to write misleading and incendiary articles to divert attention from their inability to pass any meaningful legislation that will actually benefit the voters in their districts.

In D’Esposito’s analysis, he described the assistance available to immigrants as greater than the assistance given to our disabled veterans. The problem isn’t that we’re giving immigrants too much; the problem is that we’re giving veterans too little. D’Esposito should stop trying to divert attention from his inability to pass legislation that will benefit the voters in his district and actually do something — anything.

DEnnIS BRADy Rockville Centre

out worry. At the middle school, the public address system will be repaired for $1 million, as will the fire systems and clocks. And the spending plan will allow the district to hire more teachers, so students at the middle school can take more arts and language programs.

If a majority of voters reject a budget, the district must either hold a second vote — offering the same spending plan or a revised one — or adopt what is called a “contingency budget.” It’s also described as an “austerity budget,” and the tax levy issued with this spending plan can’t be larger than the previous year’s levy. The portion of the budget that is devoted to administrative costs cannot increase from the lower of either the previous year’s budget or the justdefeated budget. On top of that, any non-contingent expenditures must be removed from a contingency budget.

Whether you vote “yes” or “no” on school spending plans, it’s important to understand the implications. As the voting day nears, make sure you know where to go to cast your ballot. Contact your school district or visit its website. School district elections and the budget referenda are extraordinarily important. It’s your money. Take your responsibility seriously, and be an informed voter.

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D’Esposito must support fully funding Medicaid

as we mark another Medicaid Awareness Month this April, we must reflect on the profound impact this program has had on the lives of millions of Americans. Signed into law in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Medicaid has transformed access to health care for lowincome, disabled and elderly Americans.

Building on this progress, New York has long been a national leader in offering comprehensive health coverage to its residents, including roughly 7.5 million — more than a third of the state’s total population — in the Medicaid program. On Long Island alone, more than 765,000 people are enrolled. While Medicaid provides financial security and access to health care to

more New Yorkers than ever before, Republicans in Congress, including Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, are threatening Medicaid by pushing for devastating cuts to key federal programs.

Earlier in his tenure, D’Esposito claimed to support fully funding critical lifeline programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. He has gone back on this promise time and time again, however, including supporting a provision that would slash nearly all government funding by 30 percent.

tcially for children. The program covers more than 38 million children, and pays for 41 percent of all births nationwide. Additionally, 60 percent of children with disabilities receive their coverage from Medicaid.

he program decreases the uninsured rate and reduces the cost of uncovered care.

Long Island families are already grappling with financial hardships, including difficulties affording mortgages, utilities and groceries. Cutting funding to critical safety-net programs like Medicaid would directly harm hardworking families who are just trying to find health care for their loved ones and make ends meet.

The consequences of cutting Medicaid funding would be disastrous, espe-

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service and infrastructure.

At the end of World War II, the LIRR began to decline, and there was a corresponding loss of revenue. The Pennsylvania Railroad began to reduce its financial support as well. The LIRR went into receivership in 1949, but in recognition of the role it played in the economy of Long Island and New York City, the state began providing financial assistance in the 1950s.

The “Line of the Dashing Dan” was officially chartered as the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority on April 24, 1965, by the state. Up to that point, the LIRR had derived almost 100 percent of its funding for both capital and operating expenses from fares. The MCTA was created to purchase and operate the bankrupt LIRR.

In 1966, the state bought the railroad’s controlling stock from the Pennsylvania Rail Road and put it under the MCTA. The MCTA changed its name to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 1968, when it took over operations of the New York City Transit Authority.

With MTA subsidies, the LIRR modernized further and grew into the busiest commuter railroad in the United States. Over the past 50 years, several billion dollars in combined county, city, state and federal taxpayer-generated dollars have subsidized its capital and operating costs.

Riders must remember that fare hikes are required periodically if the MTA is to provide the services millions of New Yorkers use daily. They are inevitable due to inflation, along with increasing costs of labor, power, fuel, supplies, materials, routine safety, state

of good repair, replacement of worn-out rolling stock, upgrades to stations, yards and shops, along with system expansion projects necessary to run any transit system.

In the end, quality and frequency of service depend on secure revenue streams. We all have to contribute — be it at the fare box or tax revenue redistributed back to the MTA. There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch — or in this case, a free ride.

LARRY PENNER Great Neck

Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer and a former director of the Federal Transit Administration Region

Pay attention at the wheel, and keep highway workers safe

To the Editor:

Last week was National Work Zone Awareness Week. Each year at the start of the highway construction season, the state Department of Transportation participates in this national campaign to remind motorists about the importance of driving safely and responsibly in and around work zones.

At NYSDOT, safety is our top priority. We take every step possible to protect our highway workers by deploying the latest technology in crash attenuators, flashing yellow lights, signs, cones, bar-

The program also plays an important role in addressing the opioid epidemic, one of the most urgent public health crises facing Long Island. Thousands of Island residents have died of overdoses since the crisis began, and drug deaths hit a record 109,689 nationwide in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Long Islanders battling substance abuse disorders rely on Medicaid coverage for treatment and behavioral health services.

While President Biden and Democrats in Congress have championed reducing health care costs and improving access to care for the American people, Republicans like D’Esposito are actively working to roll back that prog-

ress.

Fully funding Medicaid is simply common sense: It has drastically decreased the uninsured rate, improved health outcomes and reduced the costs of uncompensated care. Having health insurance through Medicaid helps Americans stay healthy, go to work, care for their families and pay their bills. The program helps our communities, hospitals, schools and economy thrive.

But D’Esposito’s voting record shows that time and again, he is in line with MAGA extremists who are pushing for Medicaid cuts, going against the best interests and well-being of our Long Island communities.

Rep. D’Esposito, I urge you to listen to your constituents, who are calling on you to fully fund these vital programs. In the wealthiest nation on earth, no one should have to go into debt to cover the cost of their basic medical needs. If your MAGA Republican colleagues get their way, the most vulnerable New Yorkers will be left behind.

Framework by Tim Baker

rels, reflective gear, etc.

The biggest risk to our highway workers is the motorist. By paying attention to your driving, you are saving a life! Please do your part to help our highway workers return home safely to their families each night. Put down your cellphone, move over for flashing lights, and slow down. There is someone’s life behind those work zone traffic control

devices.

And for those who choose to ignore the rules of the road, be forewarned: NYSDOT is working with the police on targeted enforcement and deploying automated speed-enforcement cameras in our work zones.

Along the quiet side of Guy Lombardo Avenue — Freeport

Joseph Sackman is the chief of staff of the Long Island Progressive Coalition.

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RICH CAUSIN Long Island regional director, NYSDOT Hauppauge

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