Baldwin Herald 10-13-2022

Longtime fire commissioner Quackenbush says goodbye

By ANDRE sIlVA asilva@liherald.com

Robert Quackenbush plans to retire as a Baldwin fire commissioner after more than 30 years as a leader of the Fire Department.

Quackenbush announced on Oct. 5 that he would retire in December. He said he was proud to serve as a commissioner, but need ed more time to spend with his family and friends.

“Although it’s a volunteer position, 30 years is a long time,” he said.

Quackenbush said he first joined the Fire Department in March 1977. As a commis

sioner, he has contributed to its growth by helped recruit new hires, set budgets and obtain new equipment.

He has overseen the rotation of new fire trucks and ambulances, he said, and seen to it that the vehicles were outfitted with updat ed equipment.

For example, equipment in the depart ment’s fire trucks is now battery-operated, he explained, eliminating gasoline and wir ing from the scene of an accident, increasing safety.

Quackenbush said he helped secured auto extrication equipment like the Jaws of Life — a tool capable of cutting through metal —

Library plans second-floor renovations

By ANDRE sIlVA asilva@liherald.com

The Baldwin Public Library has announced a preliminary plan to renovate an empty sec tion of the library, and to seek public input on what to put there.

The library announced its intention to offer a referendum on the redesign and reno vation of a large, undeveloped room on the second floor at a special board of trustees meeting on Oct. 3.

Board President Shireen Abed said that the library was renovated and expanded almost 20 years ago, but never got around to fully developing an 8,500-square-foot area on the second floor, because the bond money for that project ran out. Over the years, Abed said, board members have been wondering what to do with the room, and when.

“After 20 or more years, we feel it’s time to develop this space,” she said.

The board, according to Abed, estimates that it would need a bond for $3 million to turn the room into a new, usable space with new services and equipment. If the proposal were passed in a referendum, she said, it would cost Baldwin taxpayers an esti mated $25 per year in property taxes. The board hopes to sign H2M Archi tects + Engineers, based in Melville, to a contract to undertake the pro posed renovations. Some residents, like Dennis White, who has lived in Baldwin for 25 years, say they think a $25 increase is too much. “I don’t think the library has any real need to expand,” White said. “I come here all the time, and I think it’s fine as it is.”

While the library board enthusiastically supports the idea of renovating the space, it is seeking community input to create a comprehensive plan for its use. At last week’s meet

Andre Silva/Herald

RoBERT QuACkENBusH, wHo joined the Baldwin Fire Department in 1977, recently announced his retirement as a commissioner.

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Crime

Police searching for armed bicycling burglar

A masked man fled the scene on a bicycle after attempting armed robbery.

The Nassau County Police Depart ment’s are searching for a suspect in the attempted armed robbery of a McDonalds restaurant located on 1255 Grand Avenue at 8:55 p.m. in Baldwin.

According to Detective Budimlic of the first squad, an unknown man — described wearing a black colored face

mask, a dark colored jacket, and gray colored sweatpants — pointed a black colored firearm at a 21 year old woman drive-thru window worker and demand ed money from the cash register.

The worker closed the window and fled further into the McDonalds build ing, while the suspected man fled the scene on a yellow bicycle in an unknown direction. According to detec

tives, no proceeds or injuries were reported.

Detectives requested anyone with relevant information regarding the attempted armed robbery contact Nas sau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.

Man arrested for robbing Oceanside bank

A Long Beach man has been arrested for robbing a bank in Oceanside Sun day morning.

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Joseph Dah men, 38, entered TD Bank, located at 247 Long Beach Rd., went up to a teller and handed her a note demanding an undetermined amount of cash, according to police.

Dahmen then reportedly ran away after getting the cash.

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Police search for alleged 7-Eleven burglar

Nassau County Police Depart ment detectives are looking for an adult man who allegedly stole cash from a 7-Eleven located on 2350 Grand Avenue on Sunday, October 9 at 11:40 p.m. in Baldwin.

According to Detective Ruvolo of the first squad, an adult male — described wearing a black baseball hat, dark sunglasses, a grey sweat shirt, with dark pants, and black boots — entered the 7-Eleven with a his hand under his shirt, gesturing as if he had a weapon.

Detective Ruvolo reported the man caused the 7-Eleven employees to fear for their lives. The unknown man used the opportunity to go behind the cash register and stole an unknown amount of money, before leaving the store and fleeing on foot in an unknown direction. No injuries were reported, and the investigation is still ongoing.

Detectives request anyone with information regarding the incident contact Nassau County Crime Stop pers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

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‘I wanted my store to feel like home’

By ANDRE SILVA asilva@liherald.com

Members of the Baldwin community and local politicians celebrated the open ing of Bites Galore Sweetique, a custom cake and sweets shop, with a ribbon cut ting ceremony this Friday.

Ashley Howell, owner of Bites Galore Sweetique, opened her store located on 753 Merrick Road on July 30, where she’s been serving cus tom cupcakes, milkshakes and other goods to the Bald win community.

She said she taught her self how to bake over ten years ago, starting by learn ing how to create a cupcake with a swirl for her god daughter’s birthday. She said she taught herself flavoring, baking and customization in her spare time.

Howell said ten years ago she was working at a Best Buy, where she decided to bring some of her custom cupcakes to work and share them with her co-workers. After receiving support and feedback on flavors and qual ity, she said she decided it was possible to make custom cakes for a living.

which she felt was Baldwin.

“I didn’t want to be in queens or the city,” said Howell. “I wanted my store to feel like home, and that’s what I feel in Baldwin.”

Howell, who was originally born and raised in Five Towns, said she plans to move to Baldwin in the near future. She said she’s made great connections with the people of Baldwin and admires their love for their hometown — reassuring her that Baldwin is a great home for her busi ness.

I didn’t want to be in queens or the city. I wanted my store to feel like home, and that’s what I feel in Baldwin.

AShLEy howELL Owner, Bites Galore Sweetique

Howell said she offers an assortment of 12 flavored cupcakes everyday, special izing in custom treats of her own cre ation. She said the largest cake she’s ever done was a 15-tier wedding cake, well over three feet tall. She said when the married couple first saw their cake order they cried tears of joy.

“I love to see people happy,” said How ell. “When I see people order these cakes or cupcakes, I don’t want to just bring their idea to life, but taking it a step fur ther.”

Howell said during the Covid-19 pan demic, she saw an opportunity to elevate her business by acquiring a retail loca tion. She said she searched for a year and a half before finding the right location,

Howell said she’s made ties in the Baldwin commu nity since opening her store, for example she joined the Chamber of Commerce, who helped her organize the rib bon cutting ceremony.

Erik Mahler, president of the Chamber of Commerce, had one message to the pub lic. “Save a neighbor, shop local.”

James Coll, a candidate for NY State Senate District 6, said he loves that entrepre neurs are investing in the community and providing places for community mem bers to come with their fami ly and make new memories together.

“I plan to bring my kids, who love to snack,” said Coll.

Legislator Debra Mule’ also came out to support Bites Galore in their ribbon cutting ceremony. She said the grand opening of Bites Galore is a fantastic way to kick start Baldwin’s redevelop ment and makes a great addition to the community.

There going to be hear for the long term, and I wish them all the success in the world,” said Mule’.

AN ASSoRtmENt of 12 custom cupcakes, which Ashley Howell, owner of the shop, creates everyday.

Andre Silva/Herald photos

BItES GALoRE SwEEtIquE, one of Baldwin’s newest businesses, celebrated its ribbon cutting ceremony this Friday and gave out samples of their sweet and baked goods.

AShLEy howELL, owNER of Bites Galore Sweetique, and Legislator Debra Mule’ celebrating the grand opening.

Baldwin scholar says let your teens sleep in

By ANDRE SILVA asilva@liherald.com

A Baldwin native was featured in the Wall Street Journal last month for her research on mental health and sleep for teenage students.

Dr. Jessica Hamilton, a researcher and assistant professor of Psychology at Rutgers University, was recognized for her research on the importance of sleep and delaying school start times for high school students in the Wall Street Jour nal on September 27.

“Now that we know how sleep is linked to academic and mental well-being, we’re setting are teens up to fail,” said Hamilton. “They aren’t getting enough sleep, and we’re wondering what why there’s an increase in mental health problems.”

Hamilton said her research focuses broadly on understanding the risk fac tors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adoles cents. She said she mainly focuses on the roles of social media, and sleep and its potential to contribute nega tively to people’s mental health, and conversely, it’s positive effects on teenage mental well-being.

cent of teens are not getting the amount of sleep they need, a trend she said is increasing.

“We have so much research on the impact and importance of sleep, but we don’t follow the science on this,” said Hamilton

Hamilton said, as teens get older they need more sleep. She said starting in their freshman year a teenager’s circa dian rhythm will naturally shift, caus ing them to go to bed later. She said this rhythm change peaks at age 22, and begins to shift back to as people get older. To accom modate for this circadian shift, she suggested delaying school start times to at least 8:30 a.m.

“That’s the current rec ommendation, and in my opinion that’s still too early,” said Hamilton.

JESSIcA HAmILtoN Researcher, Rutgers University

Hamilton said her research —focused on the relationship between suicidal thoughts and sleep for teenage test-subjects, on a daily basis — found teenagers with shorter day-to-day sleep schedules experience more intense emotional distress in response to social experiences, and tend to have more suicidal thoughts the next day.

“Not only does shorter sleep lead to more emotional reactivity, they also reduce the potential for protective fac tors or positive experiences that teens were having,” said Hamilton.

Hamilton said shorter amounts of sleep impair teenager’s ability to regu late emotional responses to life experi ences and social interactions, adding stress to the tumultuous teenage years. She said according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, almost 75 per

Hamilton said starting school any later than 8:30 a.m. will improve the quali ty of teen’s sleep, improve their mental health, aca demic performance, and how they regulate their emotions.

Hamilton and her team monitored a group of young adults and teenagers with risk factors — like depres sion, and prior suicide attempts— for three months using a modified research-grade Fitbit to track their sleeping patterns — a practice called actigraphy. She said they were then sent daily surveys to ask about their experiences during the day.

Hamilton said they were specifically tracking one key question — are the monitored teens feeling positive experi ences with their peers, family, and teachers or negative experiences. She said they then survey them at night to gauge if they had suicidal thoughts that day, and the intensity of those thoughts.

As a former graduate of Baldwin High School, Hamilton said she strug gled to acquire enough sleep when she was in High School. She said she felt exhausted all the time, despite the fact that she excelled academically.

In fact, Hamilton her busy school

schedule and expectation to participate in extracurricular programs, fueled her lack of sleep in high school.

“I was pulled in a million directions, trying to do all the things adults told me to prioritize, like get good grades, study hard, engage in community activities, which were all really important to me,” said Hamilton. “But sometimes I would get to bed at midnight or 1 a.m., working late on projects.”

Hamilton said her commute also fac tored in to her lack of sleep in high school, because she had to wake up at 6 a.m. to catch the bus at 6:40 a.m. She said this would cause her to be exhaust ed throughout the first few periods of the school day.

Hamilton said the research on sleep shows scientists how sleep affects men tal health and feels schools should set up a system to support teenager’s sleep.

“Teens have a biological need to go to bed and wake up later, due to hormonal changes that occur during puberty, research indicates.

However, U.S. public high-school start times have been inching earlier over the past 15 years, and an increasing percent age of U.S teens are getting fewer than the eight hours doctors say they need.

High-school students who attend schools with later start times are more likely to get sufficient sleep, according to a recent

study with more than 5,000 student respondents published in the journal Sleep.

Teens who don’t get enough sleep are at heightened risk of mental health and behavioral challenges, researchers and mental health professionals say.”

Alex Janin Reporter, Wall Street Journal

Jessica Hamilton

BALDwIN NAtIVE, JESSIcA Hamilton was featured in the Wall Street Journal for her research exploring the relationship between sleep and mental health in teenagers.

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‘Starting school before 8 a.m. can be harmful to teens, sleep scientists say’ excerpt

Commish election set for December

years of service in January.

as the number of car accidents increased.

“My biggest achievement as fire commissioner was helping (the department) grow and keeping everyone safe,” he said. “I consider Baldwin one of the best fire districts in Long Island.”

Quackenbush said he prided himself on efficient spending of the department budget in the interest of keeping residents’ taxes low. The department’s annual budget is now approximately $1.53 million.

Quackenbush now plans to spend more time with his loved ones, like his three grandchildren — one who is start ing college, another who is a high school sophomore and another who is in fifth grade. He also plans to spend more time working on his 1955 Chevrolet and his hobby, building furniture.

To fill his position, two decorated Baldwin firefighters announced their candidacy this week — Jerry Brown, a firefighter for Hook & Ladder 2 and a commissioner for the Town of Hempstead Sanitation District 2, and Thomas Brown, a former chief of the Baldwin F.D. and member of the First Aid Company. The two men are not related.

Thomas Brown, a friend of Quackenbush’s for 35 years, said it is unfortunate that he’s stepping down, because is a major asset to the fire department. “I wish him the best,” Brown said. “His shoes will be hard to fill.”

Brown said he moved to Baldwin when he was 4 years old, and has lived in the community for almost 56 years. He said he joined the Fire Department “as soon as he could,” at age 21 in 1983. He will mark 40

Brown was also a New York City Fire Department captain, chief of the Baldwin department in 2004, a Nassau County fire commissioner from 2005 to 2006, and remains a senior paramedic in the Baldwin F.D., where he has trained hundreds of firefighters.

“Between my fire and medical knowledge, I feel that I’m the superior candidate for the fire commissioner position,” Brown said.

Jerry Brown said that Quackenbush was instrumental for his role in expand ing the department’s building space. Quackenbush, Brown said, spearheaded extensions, new storage garages and a new building behind department head quarters — and secured self-contained breathing equipment for the department.

“Were going to miss Bobby as a com missioner,” Jerry Brown said, “but we can still draw from his wisdom as he con tinues to serve in the department.”

Brown said that after his years work ing with Quackenbush, he was asked to run for commissioner. He joined the department in June 1973, and will mark 50 years as a firefighter and a medic next spring.

He and Quackenbush have been friends since fourth grade, he said, and both graduated from Bald win Senior High School in 1970. They reconnected when Quackenbush bought a home in Baldwin and joined the department, and they’ve worked together ever since.

Registered voters in the Baldwin Fire District can cast their votes for the fire commissioner’s posi tion on Dec. 13, from 2 to 9 p.m., at Fire Department headquarters. The new commissioner will take office on Jan. 1.

News brief

Photo backdrops and decorations now available

The Baldwin Public Library launched a service for library for patrons and community members to create personal photo shoots and arts sessions.

The library started a photo backdrops and decora tions service — small plastic crates, filled with decora tions, inflatable figurines, and background drops — available for library cardholders on Saturday, October 1.

Debbie Kelly, a Baldwin Public Library administra tor, said visitors at the library often take pictures and videos of them with their children in front of the library’s holiday displays, prompting the library to start renting out portable displays for personal use.

Kelly said the library’s Director Elizabeth Olesh, thought it would be a good idea to allow community members to take the sets home, so they can make their own holiday greetings cards, take holiday photos, or set up a themed party or event.

“This way people wont have to stand in the library to get their perfect holiday photo,” said Kelly. “Now they can use our photo drop sets as they please.”

The library currently has six different photo back drops to choose from — a spring-themed backdrop, two winter backdrops, an alien-themed backdrop, a forestthemed backdrop and a birthday-themed backdrop.

“It saves people money from buying and using a backdrop one time for a kids party,” said Kelly.

Each photo backdrop crate comes with inflatable fig ures and decorations to solidify the theme of each back drop and Kelly said the library plans to expand the amount and kinds of photo backdrops available to patrons.

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Where everyone knows D’Esposito’s name

By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@liherald.com

t’s hard to find anyone within the Town of Hempstead who doesn’t know who Anthony D’Esposito is, and it’s even more difficult to find some one who hasn’t actually met him.

That’s because D’Esposito makes sure he’s anywhere and everywhere. Whether it was his time as a detective with the New York Police Department, to his volunteer work with local fire departments, to his current role as a Hempstead town council man — D’Esposito can’t go anywhere with out someone he knows running into him.

“I’ve been super active in my communi ty, pretty much my entire adult life,” D’Esposito recently told reporters during a Herald Roundtable session. “People need to be able to see you. People need to be able to access you. And the only way that you can deliver the message — and the voices — of the people that you represent here in Washington is by hearing them.”

Wait, Washington? Yep. D’Esposito is ready to make the jump from town repre sentative to a U.S. House representative, running to replace Kathleen Rice in the 4th Congressional District.

“You know, in the police department, we have a saying that even in the coldest of nights or the hottest of days, you always drive around with the windows down so you can hear the streets, smell the streets, and understand what’s going on,” he said. “That’s exactly what needs to be done in politics and government. You need to have the windows rolled down so you can hear and smell the streets.”

D’Esposito wants to be the first Republi can representing this part of Nassau County since Dan Frisa won the seat back in 1995. Since then, the 4th Congressional District spent nine terms under Carolyn McCarthy, and then the last four terms under Kathleen Rice — both Democrats.

If he wins, D’Esposito could likely find himself a part of the majority if the GOP takes control of the House as expected. But he doesn’t plan to steamroll his way through the chamber.

“It’s all about forging relationships,” he said. “It’s about mutual respect. During my tenure on the town board, I’ve worked with Democrats and Republicans to deliver real results. It didn’t matter if you’re a Democrat or if you’re a Republican. You’re a Town of Hempstead neighbor, and that’s what mattered.”

That doesn’t mean, however, he’s set ting aside his conservative beliefs. Like the right to bear arms. But those rights also carry with them heavy responsibility.

D’Esposito remembers a program in New York City known as the “Trigger-Lock Program,” where anyone arrested for criminal possession of a weapon was immediately referred for federal prosecu tion. There, they were likely to face far stiffer sentences.

“That sends a message around the streets that maybe I should think twice about carrying an illegal firearm,” D’Esposito said. “We need to expand pro grams like that, and we need to take them into every community we can.”

D’Esposito also supports requiring fire arm training, and for improved back

Anthony D’Esposito on the issues

Anthony D’Esposito faces Democrat Laura Gillen in November to see who will succeed Kathleen Rice in the 4th Congressional District.

Among the positions he shared with Herald Community Newspapers:

Florida, texas sending immigrants to other states

“Do I want to see illegal immigrants coming into the city that we love?

Probably not, But as an elected official, I also understand their point, when you have places that have taken the position of being a sanctuary city. I mean, you are elected to do a job. You’re elected to deliver results and find solutions to problems, and they’re taking their problems and finding a solution.”

providing aid to Ukraine

“I’ve been supportive of sending aid to Ukraine, but I think there also needs to get to a point where we take a look at how much has been sent to Ukraine. We also need to start putting America first, when we have issues like parents and special needs caregivers not being able to get formula. But we have tons of

ground checks. If it’s good for law enforce ment, it should be good for everyone.

But unlike many Democrats, D’Esposito isn’t quite ready to turn his back on civil ian ownership of military-grade assault weapons.

money going elsewhere.”

Creating bipartisanship

“I have a unique background that is not just about working with people across the aisle. I saw in a car. I’ve been on crime scenes with people. I’ve sat across the interview room with people who have killed their family. And I’ve been able to establish a mutual respect to the point where I got that person to admit to killing their family. That is an education that you’re not going to get at any Ivy League school. That’s real-life experience.”

pathways to citizenship

“Everyone should have the opportunity and the right to come to America and live the American dream, but it should be done correctly. Now every state has become a border state. It’s not just the fact that we have open borders, it’s the fact that the illegal immigration is affecting every piece of industry, whether you’re a farmer, a local business owner. Whether you’re a newspaper, whether you own a local restaurant, or whether you are in law enforcement.”

“I don’t think anyone and everyone should be able to purchase them,” the councilman said, “but banning them across the board and painting all assault weapons with one broad brush is not the answer, either. There needs to be increased

background checks. There needs to be a purpose” to purchase it.

D’Esposito also supports smaller gov ernment — but not necessarily through massive workforce cuts.

“Perhaps there’s spending cut opportu nities through attrition,” he said. “Just because 10 people retire doesn’t mean that you need 10 people hired. We have the abil ity now, with technology, to do more with less. And that’s really the mantra.

“It’s very hard to take such a huge gov ernment and start just sitting at a table, picking off where we can increase or decrease spending. But if you take it piece by piece, and you bring real-life issues that you’ve dealt with — or I’ve dealt with — and you can deliver them in a larger scale, obviously, it’s going to take time.”

Like many Republicans running for office, D’Esposito has been characterized as someone who is anti-choice. But if he is elected to Congress, D’Esposito pledges he will never vote for a nationwide abortion ban. However, he is calling out what he claims are Democrats’ push to allow abor tions up to nine months into the pregnan cy — something the Associated Press described as a misrepresentation of a bill introduced by lawmakers that would allow for an extremely rare late-term abortion necessary to protect the health or life of the mother.

“Nothing is changing in New York,” D’Esposito said. “Women’s rights are pro tected. But I am absolutely against the lateterm extreme measures that the Demo crats have taken in New York.”

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ANtHoNy D’EsposIto, A Hempstead town councilman running to succeed Kathleen Rice in the 4th Congressional District, told reporters like Ed Weintrob of The Jewish Star that he has worked hard over the years to build relationships with the Jewish community, and to fight back against antisemitism.

Gillen says to never count her out of a race

By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@liherald.com

Laura Gillen is used to being the underdog. After more than a decade as a litigator with Union dale’s Westerman Ball Ederer Miller Zucker & Sharfstein, Gillen decid ed to turn her attention to public service, eyeing the Hempstead town supervisor seat that hadn’t been held by a Democrat in a century.

“No one thought I had a chance,” Gil len told reporters during a recent Herald Roundtable event. “Most of the people who thought I would win were related to me, and it was very difficult to raise money because they all thought that, ‘If I give you money, then the other side’s going to know. And they’re going to get mad at me.’”

But Gillen did win, thanks to what she describes as grassroots support. And while her time leading the town lasted only until the next election, Gillen believes no one should underestimate her again. Especially as she looks to suc ceed Kathleen Rice in Congress.

“I’m the best representative for this seat,” Gillen said. “I grew up in this dis trict. I went to school in this district. Now I am raising four children. I own a house in this district. I go to the grocery store in this district. I really care about what happens here.”

It’s what pushed Gillen to seek public office in the first place, and why she said she worked hard as town supervisor, even when she felt others inside the gov ernment were pushing against her. Gil len still worked to make the Hempstead town government more transparent — putting contracts and other paperwork online — and says she even stopped taxes from going up.

Succeeding despite adversity is some thing Gillen says she’s ready for, espe cially in a Congress that is most likely to flip to Republican control come January.

“I went into the most challenging cir cumstances” as town supervisor, she said. “I went into the lion’s den, and I never back down. Ever. But that being said, it’s not about fighting. I found a way to build bridges.”

Like with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, where they tackled a number of issues like breastfeeding and ethics.

“I feel like I’m perfectly prepared to go to Washington,” Gillen said. “At least there I’ll probably have a few more friends that I had in the town. And I’ll reach across the aisle when appropriate, and still make things work.”

One of the things a new Congress could face almost immediately, however, is what appears to be an ever-growing immigration crisis, to the point where some seeking a better life in America are becoming pawns from the largest political factions within that America.

Gillen spoke to Herald reporters just as Florida governor Ron DeSantis sent a plane full of immigrants who had made their way to Texas, up north to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts.

Immigration has indeed been a mess,

Laura Gillen on the issues

Laura Gillen faces Republican Anthony D’Esposito in November to see who will succeed Kathleen Rice in the 4th Congressional District.

Among the positions she shared with Herald Community Newspapers reporters:

Gun violence in schools

“I’m so frightened for the future that is ahead for my daughters. After one of the school shootings, I actually was researching bulletproof backpacks for my child. It’s crazy to think that’s the world we live in. When we were growing up, my mother never worried that something bad was going to happen to me in school. You were safe in school.”

politization of issues affecting the country

“There are smart people on both sides of the aisle. As a litigator, you have to spend your whole day talking to people who are being paid to disagree with you.

Gillen admits. But it’s also something that can be fixed, if only leaders will just set aside politics long enough to make it happen.

“We have been talking about this for decades, right?” she said. “We need a pathway to citizenship. It’s too convolut

And generally, the best solution … is to settle the case. That’s what I spent a lot of my career doing.”

police funding and reform

“We have to have well-funded police forces. We need to build relationships between our police force and our community. Policing, in that respect, is better accomplished on a more local level than at a federal level, because on a federal level, you don’t know the community.”

Forgiving student debt

“The cost of a college education has become completely unaffordable. We really have to build up our public institutions and public colleges. I mean, it’s getting harder and harder to get into public colleges, and more people are like, “I can’t afford private colleges. And I think there also has to be alternative paths where people can get into learning trades.

ed for people who come here seeking political asylum. Or for people who are here — who are part of the fabric of our society, who our society probably couldn’t function without. If we took everybody who’s undocumented here and got rid of them, our society would

probably break down because we’re so used to having them here.

“They’re members of our workforce. They contribute to our economy.”

Still, that doesn’t mean the border should be a free-for-all, Gillen adds. It’s important to know who is coming in, and ensuring the safety of those already here. But once they do get through that process, everyone should have a chance to contribute.

And then, of course, there’s the one topic that many political observers say might have the biggest impact on who wins control of Congress in the mid terms: abortion.

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization essentially overturn the 50-year federal precedent that allowed women to end pregnancies.

Gillen says her position couldn’t be more clear: The only people who should be involved in reproductive decisions like this are a woman and her doctor.

“We have to preserve that a woman has the right to make her own health care decisions,” she said. “Look, I have four children. I’ve had complicated preg nancies. This issue hits home for me because I’ve had a lot of issues with pregnancies in my life. And I can tell you who had no business weighing in on that — who I am not inviting into my consul tation room with my doctor. And that’s the government.”

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ForMEr HEMpstEAd towN supervisor Laura Gillen sits down to share her views as a congressional candidate with Herald Community Newspaper reporters, including executive editor Michael Hinman. Gillen faces Anthony D’Esposito for the 4th Congressional District seat in November.

spotlight athlete

tYla VUotto

Lynbrook Senior Soccer

a RaRe FoUR-spoRt athlete, Vuotto appears well on her way to a second straight All-County season on the soccer pitch. After scoring 9 goals last fall, she ranks second in Nassau in goals with 15 as the Owls remain in contention for a conference title. Vuotto, also an inte gral part of Lynbrook’s basketball, flag football and lacrosse teams, also has 4 assists. She opened October with 4 goals in a win over Jericho, marking the fourth time this season with a hat trick or better.

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Friday, oct. 14

Boys Soccer: Hewlett at Long Beach 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Calhoun at Clarke 5 p.m.

Football: Plainedge at Hewlett 6 p.m.

Football: Locust Valley at V.S. South 6:30 p.m.

Football: Hempstead at Farmingdale 6:30 p.m.

Football: Elmont at MacArthur 7 p.m.

Football: Clarke at Mineola 7 p.m.

Football: East Rockaway at C.S. Harbor 7 p.m.

saturday, oct. 15

Football: V.S. North at Lynbrook 2 p.m.

Football: Baldwin at East Meadow 2 p.m.

Football: Syosset at Freeport 2 p.m.

Football: Sewanhaka at Roslyn/Friends Aca. 2 p.m.

Football: Malverne at Seaford 2 p.m.

Football: Floral Park at Wantagh 2 p.m.

Football: North Shore at West Hempstead 2 p.m.

Football: Garden City at Calhoun 2 p.m.

Football: Roosevelt at Carey 2 p.m.

Football: Herricks at South Side 2 p.m.

Football: Hicksville at Oceanside 3 p.m.

Football: Long Beach at Mepham 3 p.m.

sports

Baldwin captures fourth straight

By toNY BellissiMo tbellissimo@liherald.com

Back in Nassau County’s top football conference following a cup of coffee in Conference II, Baldwin has already matched its win total from last fall with three games remaining.

The Bruins thrilled a packed Home coming crowd last Saturday afternoon on a picture-perfect day with an impressive 39-12 victory over Port Washington. It was their highest offensive output of 2022 and their third straight game of scoring at least 30 points.

Junior Jadis Chenet scored offensive and defensive touchdowns, senior Antho ny Byron scored multiple touchdowns for a fourth consecutive game, and sopho more quarterback Vaughdrea Johnson had rushing and passing scores as head coach Frank Chimienti’s squad improved to 4-1.

“The kids are definitely feeling great and there’s a buzz about football around the school,” Chimienti said. “This was just an incredible day. We had everything going for us. We had a packed house with a lot of student and faculty support, alumni and the Baldwin Bombers youth players.”

The Bruins, who visit East Meadow this Saturday at 2 p.m., led 6-0 after the first quarter on junior Shane Mauldin’s 1-yard touchdown and blew things wide open with three more scores in the second quarter to lead by 26 at halftime.

After Byron (123 yards) made it 12-0 with a 5-yard touchdown run, Chenet made a few magical plays as Baldwin more than doubled its advantage in the blink of an eye. Chenet caught a 15-yard scoring strike from Johnson and then flipped to defense and returned an inter ception 42 yards for a touchdown. “Jadis is a very solid two-way starter and today he stuck out,” Chimienti said.

Johnson and Byron added touchdowns in the second half. The Bruins haven’t lost since the opener — 32-20 to two-time defending Nassau Conference I champion Massapequa. “I felt like today would be decided in the fourth quarter,” Chimienti said. “There’s always distractions Home coming week, but our guys stayed focused

and played really hard.”

Byron has reached the end zone 9 times through five games and has more than 500 yards on the ground. He keyed Baldwin’s 36-14 win at Syosset in Week 3 under the Friday night lights with 124 yards and 3 touchdowns. “He’s a freak athlete and doing everything asked of him on both sides of the ball,” Chimienti said.

Johnson has 6 rushing touchdowns and a few passing. “He’s a huge part of our entire offense,” Chimienti said. “He throws a nice ball — it’s just not the big gest piece of our offense. We have four guys who can do damage running it.”

One of those rushing options is senior Cedric Jean-Pierre, a receiver as well who gets some carries on jet sweeps. JeanPierre did it all in a 22-0 victory over Uniondale in Week 2 with a touchdown run, an interception and a 43.3-yard aver age on three punts.

The O-line consisting of Rodney Mills, Moise Ambroise, Darien Ward, Jack Pace and Jake Davidson has been dominant at times. Mills and fellow seniors Kwasi Bonsu, Lincoln DaCosta and Jayson Rive ra are the top playmakers on defense. Baldwin held both Uniondale and Plain view to fewer than 100 total yards.

Donovan Berthoud/Herald JUNioR Jadis CheNet, left, had a pair of touchdowns in the Bruins’ 39-12 Homecoming victory over Port Washington.

Blakeman reluctantly supports ‘safe zones’

By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

The U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in on a number of controversial topics as of late. But while a lot of attention is paid to the overturn of Roe v. Wade, another salient issue has seemingly been overshad owed: gun rights.

The court ruled last summer to expand access to concealed carry permits in a case originating here in New York, declaring unconstitutional laws they say could impede on Second Amendment rights like people being required to show prop er cause before they could carry a gun in public.

This latest case — New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen — loosened restrictions on concealed carry permits, ruling that both the Second and 14th amendments guarantee the rights to carry firearms publicly.

But Gov. Kathy Hochul and state law makers responded to that ruling with new laws requiring permit renewals, firearm safety training courses, and most of all, the creation of “safe zones” — places where firearms are not permitted at all.

Here in Nassau County, Bruce Blake man says he’ll enforce laws, but only until they are ruled unconstitutional.

“We are very concerned about the restrictions that might make law-abiding citizens who choose to carry into crimi nals,” the county executive told reporters

during a news conference last week.

“You can’t carry in government build ings. You can’t carry in places of worship. We have churches, synagogues and mosques in Nassau County where lawabiding citizens want guns for their own safety and the safety of their religious institutions.”

Blakeman believes the state’s new laws

won’t stop dangerous individuals from car rying and using illegal guns, but rather will stop ordinary people to legally carry them.

Yet, Blakeman says he’s also not for a completely unrestricted Second Amend ment, either.

“We would do background checks, regardless of what the state law requires,”

the Republican said, if such actions were left strictly up to local governments. “We certainly want to see if someone has a pro pensity for criminality or violence. We would do social media checks as well.”

But not everyone inside the county gov ernment agrees with Blakeman’s stance.

County Legislator Kevan Abrahams praised Hochul’s new law, saying it pro tects anyone who doesn’t want to be near guns in public spaces. The Democrat also believes it makes the job of police easier.

“I don’t think anyone is infringing on anyone’s Second Amendment rights,” the minority caucus leader said. “The Supreme Court just allowed them to enhance those rights. The state law is just saying that there should be safe zones, where I couldn’t imagine why anyone would want to bring a gun unless their goal was to inflict harm.”

Abrahams named churches, malls and parks as places where he couldn’t imagine the need for a gun, and added he trusts law enforcement’s ability to protect the public from danger in those kinds of places.

“Removing safe zones makes the police’s job, which is already one of the toughest jobs in the country, even harder,” Abrahams said. “The safe zone legislation is, to me, just common sense.”

A federal judge last week put a tempo rary halt on the law — including a part it that would ban weapons in New York City’s Times Square — while legal chal lenges to that legislation proceed.

Michael Malaszczyk/Herald

NASSAu CouNtY ExECutIvE Bruce Blakeman, flanked by Nassau County Police Department Commissioner Patrick Ryder and Tatum Fox, the deputy county executive, pledged to support New York’s new gun laws while still hoping they are ultimately overturned, during a news conference last week.

Abortion looms large at Gillibrand town hall

By KYLE CHIN kchin@liherald.com

It’s been nearly four months since the U.S. Supreme Court essentially overturned Roe v. Wade, leaving the decision on wheth er to allow abortions back to the states. Yet, women’s reproductive rights remain a pri mary issue for a number of voters, includ ing those who visited Hofstra University last week to hear from U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

It was certainly on Francene Fried man’s mind.

“Having survived two ectopic pregnan cies many, many, many years ago, I would like to know what would happen if, God forbid, my granddaughter decides to go that way,” the Cedarhurst resident said. “How would she able to survive?”

Gillibrand, one of the state’s two Demo cratic representatives in the upper cham ber of Capitol Hill, characterized the court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Wom en’s Health Organization as a broader attack on personal decisions.

“The challenge we have is that the Dobbs decision said that women in repro ductive years do not have a right to priva cy,” Gillibrand said. “Which is a shocking decision.”

A pregnancy is considered ectopic when a fertilized egg is prevented from entering the uterus, which could damage nearby organs and even threaten the life of the would-be mother. Such a condition could require dilation and curettage, Gilli

brand said — removing tissue from inside the uterus to help clear a path.

Yet, such a procedure “might be consid ered an abortion in some state laws’ analy sis,” the senator said.

“You might have to go to court to get your D and C. Well, you’ll be dead by then.”

While those advocating to maintain reproductive rights established through Roe v. Wade are disappointed by the court’s reversal, Gillibrand did acknowledge the decision has rallied more voters behind the Democratic Party ahead of the crucial midterm elections where Gillibrand’s party hopes to retain control over both the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate.

Still, the senator encouraged voters at her town hall to make their voices heard on the issue.

“I think for both of your grandchildren, their rights and privileges are at risk,” she said. “We should fight for those rights and privileges back.”

But should Congress hold the U.S. Supreme Court more accountable? That’s something Hofstra student Nicholas Isaacs asked Gillibrand, especially since a num ber of justices who voted for Dobbs told senators during their confirmation hear ings Roe was watertight precedent.

“I think that the Supreme Court jus tices did lie,” Gillibrand said. “I think that they intentionally misled the senators in these hearings to believe that they would not overturn precedent.

“They should be held accountable. The only way we can do that is through

impeachment, which would take too much time and is not the priority of the Ameri can people. I don’t recommend that, but I do think the House can do an investigation and publish all the statements so people know for sure that these men and women were not honest.”

Gillibrand also is for exploring term limits for Supreme Court justices, although such a move would likely require a Constitutional amendment.

“I think that the idea that Supreme Court justices and all other judges who are appointed to life will make them nonpolitical just isn’t true,” Gillibrand said. “Now they’re appointed to life and they’re 100 percent political. That idea that they deserve a lifetime appointment, I think,

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Gillibrand also fielded question about the economy, mental health care, and the upcoming midterms. She also received a thank you from representatives of Moms Demand Action for the passage of gun reform legislation over the summer.

Like other lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, Gillibrand says she finds town halls like the Hofstra one as a crucial part of democracy.

“I think this is one of the most impor tant things I do as a senator: Listen to my constituents,” Gillibrand said. “Hear what’s on your mind. Answer your ques tions.

“It allows me to do my job much better.”

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STEPPING OUT

Jeff Beck

one-man show returns, showcasing his seasons of love and loss

By Michael Hinman

hrough the late, great Jonathan Larson, we learned how much can happen over the course of 525,600 minutes. So, one can only imagine what Anthony Rapp must have been up to over the past 4,730,400 minutes, when the actor and singer last performed on the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage.

We’ll find out Sunday, Oct. 16, when Rapp returns, ready to bring his memoir, “Without You,” to life at the very school Larson once attended.

It’s a story that begins in 1994. Although he’d already made a name for himself as a teen actor in film hits like “Adventures in Babysitting” and “Dazed and Confused,” Rapp found himself making ends meet working at Starbucks when he got a chance to audition for a rather unusual play.

It was a modern take of “La Bohème” called “Rent”— and it would change Rapp’s life forever. With a little help from R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion,” Rapp won the role of struggling filmmaker Mark Cohen squatting in an apartment with his friends in East Village’s Alphabet City.

But Larson would die suddenly just shy of his 36th birthday — when “Rent” was about to begin Off-Broadway previews. It turned Rapp’s world upside-down.

“Sometimes, we would talk to each other,” Rapp later told NPR’s Jeff Lunden. “But sometimes, we would just sit in silence and shock and, like, there was sort of nothing to say. We would cry.”

Rapp would finally find the words in his 2006 memoir “Without You,” that not only detailed those early days on the “Rent” stage, but also shares his grief over losing his mother, Mary Lee Rapp, from breast cancer a year after Larson’s death. Never forgetting his ties to the stage, Rapp turned the book into a one-man show not long after, mixing songs from “Rent” along with some of his own musical creations.

“Without You” feels more personal than one might expect from such a production, but that’s because it is personal. It took Rapp years to perfect the book it’s based on simply because of how personal the material is.

Even the title has special meaning, pulled straight from the “Rent” score. Because without you, the ground thaws. The flowers bloom. The breeze warms. Yet, “life goes on, but I’m gone. ‘Cause I die, without you.”

Rapp has resurrected his show from time to time, and brings it to Larson’s alma mater on the very stages he himself had performed while a student there. Larson’s presence is still felt to this day, especially with Adelphi’s annual Larson Legacy Concert Series, which features many of the recipients of Jonathan Larson Grants from American Theatre Wing.

Those winners have included future Pulitzer Prize winner Michael R. Jackson, as well as Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who created “Dear Evan Hansen” and the music for the Hugh Jackman film “The Greatest Showman.”

But Sunday, it will be a bit of a quieter affair, even with a five-piece band.

“It’s like holding up a mirror to the experience of what it means to be alive,” Rapp told Playbill’s Raven Brunner earlier this year. “In everyone’s case, at some point or other, you’re going to lose someone very close to you. It’s not just a piece of sorrow. It’s also a piece of joy and love — and connection.”

Anthony Rapp takes the stage at the Adelphi Performing Arts Center in Garden City, Sunday, Oct. 16, at 2 p.m. For tickets, use promo code “Herald5” to get a $5 discount.

Jeff Beck is joined by Johnny Depp on his current tour. Depp and Beck will highlight songs from their newly released musical collaboration, ‘18,’ which debuted at No. 10 on both the Billboard Top Albums and Top Current Albums charts. This marked the first top 10 for both Beck and Depp on the 31-yearold Top Album sales chart. The legendary guitarist found a kindred spirit in the actor-musician when the two met in 2016. They bonded quickly over cars and guitars and spent most of their time together trying to make each other laugh. At the same time, Beck’s appreciation grew for Depp’s serious songwriting skills and his ear for music. That talent and their chemistry convinced Beck they should make an album together. Depp agreed and they started in 2019.

Friday and Saturday, Oct. 1415, 8 p.m. $149.50, $99.50, $79.50, $59.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000, Ticktmaster. com or ParamountNY.com.

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

From re-imagining the classical masters and romantic greats, to sharing contemporary commissions, the world-class musicians of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra are passionate about playing: and with inspirational young conductor Maxim Emelyanychev at the helm, these live performances are anything but predictable. The SCO is joined by superstar Scottish violin virtuoso and long-time collaborator, Nicola Benedetti, who will delight the audience with Bruch’s everpopular violin concerto, when the renowned orchestra visits Long Island on its 10-day U.S. tour. Their program also includes Anna Clyne’s Beethoven-inspired work, ‘Stride,’ and Mendelssohn’s evocative ‘Scottish Symphony,’ inspired by the composer’s travels around Scotland.

Sunday, Oct. 16, 4 p.m. $79, $59, $44. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Route 25A, Brookville. (516) 299-3100 or TillesCenter.org.

THE SCENE

Linda Eder

The versatile songstress-musical theater star brings her powerful voice to NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, for her latest cabaret turn, Friday, Oct. 28, 8 p.m. A best-selling recording artist with 14 solo albums to her credit, Eder brings a diverse repertoire spanning Broadway, standards, pop, country, and jazz. When Eder performs live in concert, audiences are awed by the ease of her transitions between genres, effortlessly displaying the full range of her incredible vocal gifts. For information/tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.

Baldwin car meet night

Don’t have a classic car, but like to hang out and appreciate them? Car not a show winner?

No problem! Join the weekly Hook & Ladder Co. Two’s “Every Thursday Night” car meet, 5 to 9 p.m., at Fireman’s Field on Atlantic Avenue. For more information or directions, call (516) 860-4298.

Celebrate National Hispanic Month

Join the Jose Santana y El Mariachi to celebrate National Hispanic Month, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2 p.m., at Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave. The bands concert inclusdes both traditional Hispanic tunes and contemporary mariachi music. Tickets required; available at the Adult Reference Desk.

Author talk

Meet journalist Joe Calderone, author of “Don’t Look Back,” a thriller that takes readers into the hearts and minds of a FDNY family who lost their son during 9/11, and set out on a mission to find out what really happened to him and the other 342 firefighters who perished, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 6-9 p.m.

Hosted by Tony Cancellieri and Mike Sapralcone, at the Coral House, 70 Milburn Ave., Baldwin. For information, call (516) 672-3205.

Pumpkin Patch: Pick your own

Enjoy the season at First Church Baldwin United Methodist’s annual pumpkin picking fundraiser. Select from pumpkins, decorative gourds, potted mums, and more, at the 2022 Pumpkin Patch at 881 Merrick Rd., in front of the church. The Pumpkin Patch will be open through Oct. 31, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Come with your family to pick out your fall favorites. For more information go to FirstChurchBaldwin.com or call (516) 223-1168.

Friends of the Library Meeting

Nov.

Art talk

Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A.

Riley II, PhD, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss “The Persistence of Surrealism,” which highlights the drama and poetry of the Surrealist movement, along with masterworks of painting and sculpture. Participation is limited; registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Baldwin Public Library Friends of the Library meetings are currently scheduled for the second Thursday of each month at 8 p.m.; all meetings are currently virtual. The mission of the Friends is to support the Library through fundraising, awareness, and advocacy.

Friends helps enrich library services by raising funds for special projects and activities, such as author visits, enhanced spaces, and new technologies.

If you like what you hear so far, consider joining or making a contribution. If you have questions, or would like to learn more about becoming involved with the Friends, they may be contacted at (516) 223-6228 ext. 199 or friends@ BaldwinPl.org or visit them online at baldwinpl.org/friends. Email friends@baldwinpl.org for Google Meet login information.

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Art has access to worlds beyond the one we know. Explore the next dimension as seen through eyes of artists throughout the centuries, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s current exhibition, “Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art,” now through Nov. 6. The exhibit summons a celestial realm of demons, ghosts and extra-sensory phenomena as conjured by such Surrealists as Dalí, photographers who specialize in the occult, Old Masters including Goya, contemporary talents including Betye Saar, Luc Tuymans, Michaël Borremans and many others. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

La Fuerza CDC Business and Legal Workshop

Oct.

13 Bowl For The Baldwin Public Library Friends Fundraiser

Come down to Ultra Lanes Baldwin Bowl and Lounge, 2407 Grand Ave., Saturday, Oct. 15, to bowl and raise funds for the Baldwin Public Library with Friends of the Baldwin Public Library. The bowling center will be open early from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. during the Baldwin Public Library’s Great Give Back book give away. Cost is $15 to enter in person; spots can be reserved at BaldwinPL.org/friends Any questions can be directed to friends@baldwinpl.org.

La Fuerza CDC Business and Legal Department’s Fall Workshop offers assistance and guidance on business plans and projections, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 7-8 p.m., at Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave. Obtain help preparing simple and effective business plans and outlines to estimate projections based on your plan. For more information, email ckuunifaa@baldwinpl.org.

Splish Splash…Animal Baths

Hang out once again with some of Long Island Children’s Museum’s “residents,” Saturday, Oct. 15, noon. Join an animal educator in the Yellow Studio in the Feasts for Beasts Gallery to learn what goes into the care of LICM’s beloved animals. Observe animal bath time. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

The Baldwin PuBlic Library announced a plan to renovate a large, undeveloped space on the second floor, and is seeking public input.

Residents will be invited to weigh in on renovation

BEST PEDIATRICIAN:

Matthew S. Cohen, MD, FAAP

272 W Park Ave, Long Beach (516) 543-5000 www.matthewcohenmd.com

Dr. Cohen’s offce strives to provide optimal healthcare options with the latest and state-of-theart facility and techniques within a warm and caring environment. Dr. Cohen has information available so people can understand medicine, science, treatments, care dosages and so much more within the pediatric world. Open seven days a week with 24-hour on-call services, the practice specializes in general pediatrics with emphasis on well-child and urgent care issues. They offer a number of tests, treatments and care services all within their offce.

BEST DANCE SCHOOL:

Hart and Soul Performing Arts and Dance School

1032 Broadway, Woodmere (516) 295-2800

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From tap, ballet and jazz to hip-hop, musical theatre or lyrical dance — get moving and feel the beat at Hart & Soul. There are plenty of classes for children of all ages at whatever level or taste in dance style. It’s a fun and active way to get social and express yourself. There are also classes for adults as well. Dance is welcomed at any age and can be an amazing way to release inner tension and keep your blood pumping.

BEST MUSIC SCHOOL/CLASSES:

School of Rock

197 N Long Beach Rd, Rockville Centre (516) 569-5909 locations.schoolofrock.com

Kids get to rock out and shine in a comfortable and safe environment that makes you feel like a rockstar. Children are taken seriously within lessons, and the combination of one-on-one in person or virtual and group band practices makes for a unique and wellrounded educational experience. They are also given the opportunity to perform live shows, develop their skills in a supportive, encouraging and learning environment.

BEST PEDIATRIC DENTIST:

Yehuda Marciano, DDS

Five Towns Pediatric Dentistry 932 Broadway, Woodmere (516) 295-3733 www.ftpediatricdentistry.com

Dr. Marciano is passionate about providing the best treatment and care using cutting edge techniques. He wants to create positive memories for children so they associate the dentist as being a good place that they look forward to going to or feel at ease while getting dental work or cleanings. The goal is to encourage healthy oral hygiene and take care of their needs so they maintain their bright smiles.

BEST ART SCHOOL:

Hue Studio 326 Sunrise Hwy, Rockville Centre (516) 226-0430 www.huestudioarts.com

Adults, teens and kids can explore their creative minds at Hue Studio. Kids classes are for children ages fve and up and include a variety of projects with different mediums. They will learn the basics of drawing and how to use different techniques as well as mixing their own paints, designing and sculpting 3D models with clay and much more! New innovative fne art projects are performed each month. Teen programs are for tweens and teens looking to advance their skills and create unique pieces that apply to each lesson they learn.

BEST MATRIAL ARTS:

Warren Levi Martial Arts & Fitness 136 Washington Ave, Cedarhurst (516) 569-0808 www.warrenlevikarate.com

Martial Arts is excellent for children who need a supportive, educational and fun activity that grants your kids the gift of learning life-long skills such as personal success and growth, discipline, self-defense and overall confdence. What is learned within the dojo can be applied to outside work such as physical and mental strength, valuable social skills and positive reinforcement among many other important lessons and skills.

ing, trustees floated ideas including creating a business center; a maker space, or community public workshop; a media gallery; a kitchen; or more meeting and study areas.

“I think the possibility of a business center or a makerspace can be a great way for people to express themselves and practice entrepreneurship,” said Jay Ellis, a Baldwin resident and a father of two, who supported the idea of developing the space to allow people to explore their creativity. “I think a $25 increase is fair to improve the library,” he added.

While board trustees made it clear that they were open to suggestions, they agreed on one detail for the new space — movable walls, which would make it possible to subdivide the space in a variety of ways.

BEST KIDS SPORTS LEAGUE:

Hewlett Lawrence Soccer Club

1 Johnson Pl, Woodmere (516) 342-0760 www.hlsc.org

If your child is interested or enjoys soccer, building their skills through intramurals or travel teams can be a great choice! It’s a way to improve sportsmanship and teamwork skills, building strength physically and mentally and creating friendships. The Hewlett Lawrence Soccer Club is a not-for-proft community soccer club that has been serving the Five Towns area of Long Island since the 1970s.

BEST GYMNASTICS CENTER:

All American Gymnastics 2755 Merrick Rd, Bellmore (516) 409-0300 www.icangymnastics.com

All American Gymnastics offers a myriad of classes as well as totnastics! From Mommy and Me classes to Pretot and onward, All American Gymnastics allows children to not only stay active but develop a sense of community as they become self-suffcient, confdent in their techniques and broaden their social skills. Classes are made up of fve to seven children per instructor so classes are close knit and personal.

As is the case in many towns on Long Island, the public library in Bald win serves as the main community cen ter, and Abed said she wanted to make the most of that as more development takes place downtown. “I want the library to be the shining jewel of Bald win,” she said.

Over the years, she said, the library has often been asked for more meeting rooms and study spaces to accommo date more people. This was especially evident as the coronavirus pandemic dragged on, and a lack of meeting spac es available to the public pushed the facility to open sooner than expected as the health emergency eased.

The board said it would soon begin soliciting feedback from the public. Abed said it planned to reach out to local organizations like the Chamber of Commerce and the PTA. The next board meeting is scheduled for Oct. 19 and questions can be directed to Bald winPL.org/contactus.

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Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

NASSAU COUNTY

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9

MASTER PARTICIPATION

TRUST, Plaintiff against KELLY DOUGAN A/K/A KELLY ANN DOUGAN, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 103N, Westbury, NY 11590.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered February 26, 2020, 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 November 10, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 1483 Kingston Avenue, Baldwin a/k/a North Baldwin, NY 11510. Sec 36 Block 319 Lot 5. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Baldwin, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Approximate Amount of Judgment is $301,374.96 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index No 606573/2019.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules.

The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Richard Langone, Esq., Referee AYSN358 134482

NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. CRYSTALLYN INC LLC, Pltf. vs. VICTORINO NUNEZ A/K/A VICTORINO D. NUNEZ, et al, Defts. Index #13-013423.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated June 30, 2022 and order substituting referee entered in Sept. 7, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on November 2, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., prem. k/a 817 Southard Street, Baldwin, NY a/k/a Section 54, Block 482, Lot Group 18-19. Said property located in Baldwin, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of NY, known and designated on a certain map entitled, “Map of property at Baldwin, Nassau County,

New York, owned by Lynbrook Land Company, surveyed 1904 by D.S. Denton, East Rockaway, L.I.” and fled in the Offce of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on March 4, 1904 as Map No, 43, as and by Lots No. 18 and 19 in Block 1. Approx. amt. of judgment is $1,124,052.07 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of fled judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction. MARK RICCIARDI, Referee. THE MARGOLIN & WEINREB ALW GROUP, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste. 101, Syosset, NY. #99788 134547

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA ASSET ACCEPTANCECORPORATI ON, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1, Plaintiff, v. MILTON BROWN A/K/A MILTON J. BROWN, JANICE VAUGHN-BROWN A/K/A JANICE A. BROWN A/K/A JANICE A. VAUGHN A/K/A JANICE VAUGHN, ET AL, Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT

In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Offce of the County Clerk of Nassau County on November 06, 2017, I, Lenore Davis, Esq., Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on November 15, 2022 at The North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:30 PM the premises described as follows: 712 Barnes Ave Baldwin, NY 11510 54-U-172, 173 & 174 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the fled judgment, Index No. 010852/2014 in the amount of $366,223.26 plus interest and costs.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Richard S. Mullen

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 134635

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP TRUST 2007FM2, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-FM2, V. KEVIN MINTON, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated July 18, 2022, and entered in the Offce of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP TRUST 2007FM2, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-FM2 is the Plaintiff and KEVIN MINTON, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on October 25, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 694 THE FENWAY, BALDWIN, NY 11510: Section 54, Block 471, Lot 202 and 212:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT BALDWIN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index # 000641/2017. Kathleen M. DiCola, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 134206

LEGAL NOTICE

REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

LEHMAN XS TRUST MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-7N, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, Plaintiffagainst - ELIZABETH

MIRANDA RODRIGUEZ

A/K/A ELIZABETH

MIRANDA-RODRIGUEZ

A/K/A ELIZABETH

MIRANDA RO, et al

Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on March 9, 2018. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 25th day of October, 2022 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Baldwin, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, State of New York.

Premises known as 507 Harvard Ave, Baldwin, NY 11510.

(Section: 54, Block: 7, Lot: 664 & 665)

Approximate amount of lien $520,431.00 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 002968/2013.

Janet P. Deluca, Esq., Referee.

Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618

Tel. 585/760-8218

Dated: August 26, 2022

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

134150

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

NASSAU COUNTY

L&L ASSOCIATES

HOLDING CORP., Plaintiff against ALEIDA VELASQUEZ, et al Defendant(s)

2nd Floor, Cedarhurst, NY 11516.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered February 22, 2022, 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 October 26, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 677 Riverside Avenue, Baldwin, NY 11510. Sec 54 Block 217 Lot 17-18.

All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being, and identifed on the land and tax map of the County of Nassau in the State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $41,726.04 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index No 611401/2021.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules.

The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Gregory Grizopoulos, Esq., Referee 18-3950 134194

PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES

premises known as 2321 Harrison Avenue, Baldwin, New York 11510, And Described As Follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being In the Township of Baldwin, County of Nassau State Of New York. Section 54 Block 100 Lot 222. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $443,265.43 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 17-000464. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.

PETER J FAMIGHETTI, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Suite 205, 10 Midland Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated: 8-19-2022 File Number: 16-301647 CJL 134200

LEGAL NOTICE

NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure

Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Oscar Prieto, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 16-006526 73310 134314

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU PLATINUM EQUITY

KEITH LAVALLEE, ESQ., Referee

McGovern & Amodio, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 2 William Street, Suite 306, White Plains, NY 10601

{* BALDWIN HE*} 134318

PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES…

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICES…

Attorney for Plaintiff(s)

Law Offce of Michael Ehrenreich PLLC, 483 Chestnut Street,,

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-1, ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-1 Plaintiff, Against SANDRA ST. HILARE, EVENS ST. HILARE, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 12/20/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction rain or shine, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 10/26/2022 at 2:00 PM,

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff AGAINST JEAN RENE DEVIS AKA JEAN-RENÉ DEVIS, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 9, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 31, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1844 BROWNING STREET, BALDWIN, NY 11510. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Baldwin, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 36, Block 413, Lot 364, 365. Approximate amount of judgment $442,503.81 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index #001531/2017. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the

PARTNERS, LLC, Plaintiffagainst- SUSAN WEST, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated September 12, 2022 and entered on September 14, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 28, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at Baldwin, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Southerly side of Marilyn Lane, distant 187.37 feet Easterly from the extreme Easterly end of the arc connecting the southerly side of Marilyn Lane with the easterly side of Grand Avenue; being plot 60.00 feet by 100.00 feet by 60.00 feet by 100.00 feet.

Section: 54 Block: 587 Lot: 4 All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction.

Said premises known as 752 MARILYN LANE, BALDWIN, NY Approximate amount of lien $827,736.51 plus interest & costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment and Terms of Sale.

Index Number 612673/2018.

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH TRUST 2005-04, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-04

Plaintiff,

Against VALERIE POWELL, CHARLES POWELL, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 02/09/2016, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction rain or shine, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 10/31/2022 at 2:30 PM, premises known as 3386 Bertha Drive, Baldwin, New York 11510 and described as follows;

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 54 Block 551 Lot 54. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $897,754.32 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 08/007502. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.

Harold F. Damm, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Suite 205, 10 Midland Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573

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Clerk Typist - (12-Month Position)

Technology Office - 7:45 am- 4:15 pm Salary: $39,633-$46,087

This position is a provisional position and will require the selected candidate to take and receive a reachable score on the next scheduled Clerk Typist I exam given by the Nassau County Civil Service.

Teacher Aide -10 Months 8 am to 3 pm | 5 days a week $19,776-$24,894

of HS Required or Equivalent*

Those interested will be required to comply with Nassau County Civil Service & NYS fingerprinting requirements.

Part-Time School Monitor -10 Months

11 am to 1 pm | 5 days a week $15.45 per hour

Those interested will be required to comply with Nassau County Civil Service & NYS fingerprinting requirements.

Interested candidates should email, fax, or send a letter of interest and resume to the VS 30 Human Resources Department, 150 Washington Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580 or email: HumanResources@vs30.org

EMPLOYMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE

Richner Communications - a rapidly growing multimedia company and publishers of the Herald newspaper grouphas several administrative job openings: Receptionist (F/T), Accounts Receivable/Billing Collections Clerk Multi-Media Coordinator (Hours Flexible) Qualified candidates are fast learners with good organizational and people skills - entry level ok.

Role requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn custom software programs.

If you would like to join a communitydriven, fast-paced environment, please send your resume to: careers@liherald.com.

ASSISTANT TEACHER/ PRESCHOOL: Monday- Friday. H.S. Diploma. Salary Commensurate With Experience. Far Rockaway. Contact Lynn 718-327-1141 Or Email Resume rhccclynn@hotmail.com

CUSTODIAN FT/ PT Needed For Preschool in Far Rockaway. Salary/ $15 Hr. Call Lynn 718-327-1141 Or Email Resume rhccclynn@hotmail.com

CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE Full Time/Part Time Richner Communications, publisher of Herald community newspapers has an excellent opportunity for a FT/PT Customer Service Clerk in our busy Circulation Department. Basic customer service and administrative responsibilities include: heavy computer work, answering phones, making phone calls, entering orders, faxing, filing, etc. STRONG knowledge of EXCEL a must! Knowledge of DATABASE maintenance or postal regulations a big plus. Qualified Candidates must be computer literate, able to multitask, dependable, reliable, organized, energetic, detail orientated and able to work well under deadlines. For consideration, please send resume & salary requirements to: careers@liherald.com

COMPANIONS

P/T and F/T

With Elderly - PCA Experience Required All Hours Available CALL AGENCY 516-328-7126

Lynbrook Public Schools is Hosting a Job Fair!

Come join the Lynbrook family!

Lynbrook School District

hosting an in-person Job Fair on October 15,

OPEN POSITIONS

SUBSTITUTES

to complete an application

for on-the-spot

CUSTOMER SERVICE FT-PT

Kevin Dignam State Farm Insurance Agency

Customer Service And Sales Must Obtain Required License Great Growth Potential! email resume to: kevin@kevindignam.com

DRIVERS WANTED

Full Time and Part Time Positions Available! Busy Print Shop in Garden City is Hiring Immediately for Full Time and Part Time Drivers. Must Have a Clean License and BoxTruck Driving Experience. Hours Vary, Night Availability is a Must. Please Email Resume to ehecker@liherald.com or Call (516)569-4000 x239

DRIVING INSTRUCTORS

WANTED

Will Certify And Train HS Diploma

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EDITOR/REPORTER

The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry. To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@riverdalepress.com

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered.

Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@liherald.com.

LEAD CARPENTER FT For Growing Home Improvement Company. Experienced. Must Have Own Transportation And Be Legal To Work. Call 516-849-7411

MEDICAL ASSISTANT FT Pulmonary Office. Lawrence And Rockville Centre. Experienced Preferred. Vital Signs, Patient Care, Phone Work, File And Prepare Charts. Pulmonary Function Studies A Plus. Email Resume To: southshore360@gmail.com Or Call 516-569-6966

MUSIC TEACHERS: PIANO, GUITAR, Voice,Violin, All. Kathryn Brickell Music. www.music-instruction.com Call 800-285-5732; Text 516-729-1961

OUTSIDE SALES

Richner Communications, One of the Fastest Growing Media, Event and Communications Companies on Long Island is Seeking a Sales/Marketing Candidate to Sell our Print Media Products and our Digital, Events, Sponsorships. Salary, Commission, Eligible for Health Benefits, 401k and Paid Time Off.

Consider Part Time.

Send Cover Letter and Resume with Salary Requirements to ereynolds@liherald.com or Call 516-569-4000 X286

PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSE HELP Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for a motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key.

resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

Homes

Priced To Sell!

An Impeccably maintained Splanch that has been beautifully updated! This spectacular house boasts 4 fabulous bedrooms, 2 full baths, 1 half bath, master bedroom with suite and gleaming hard wood floors. There is also a new eat-in-kitchen with top of line appliances, a formal dining room and a den with wood burning fireplace. The elegant family room is beautiful and has a vaulted ceiling with recessed lighting. This home has central air conditioning, full finished basement, 2 zone gas heating, 1 car garage and a large fenced in yard. Must see! Asking $699,000

AUTO MECHANICS TEACHER (1.0 FTE)

Career and Technical Education Center

Mechanical Repair (including Heavy Equipment Repair) 7–12, 2+ years verified experience

teacher, and relationships with

an Auto Mechanic tradesperson

experts/employers

with secondary student populations and classroom technology is preferred

As per contract

apply, submit a letter of interest and resume to Mr.

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Situations

REAL ESTATE

Open Houses

EAST

HEWLETT

Open Houses

HEWLETT

Prop. Main Floor Primary Ste. SD#14...$1,799,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

Apartments For Rent

Timeshares

MoneyTo Lend

Pierre Fritz-Bruno Licensed Sales Person Cell: 516-972-7672 Office: 516-223-2525

CB American Homes 493 Atlantic Ave, Oceanside, NY 11572

Home Sales

Baldwin $510,000

Soper Avenue. Cape. 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom. Partial fin ished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Large den/family room and wet bar. First floor master bedroom. Convenient location near schools, transportation, shopping and park.

Taxes: $10,069

Bellmore $670,000

Anthony Avenue. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appli ances. Family room/den with gas fireplace. All large rooms and ample storage. Entertaining-style backyard. Many updates, including Anderson windows.

Taxes: $18,03.82

East Meadow $660,000 Rowehl Drive. Expanded Cape. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement with wet bar. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and center island. Formal dining room with cathedral ceiling. Den/family room. First floor master bedroom. Paver patio and fire pit. Many updates and extras.

Taxes: $15,541.55

East Rockaway $810,000

Seventh Avenue. Bay Park neighborhood. New Custom Contemporary. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Designer eat-in kitchen with quartz countertops and stainless steel appli ances. Formal dining room. Open concept layout with cre atively designed large rooms. Den/family room with large deck of den. Master bedroom suite with water view balcony. Oversized lot with 133’ bulkhead. Central air conditioning. Convenient location near LIRR.

Franklin Square $726,000

Saint Joseph Place. Colonial. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/family room. Double sized driveway. Backyard basket ball court. Central air conditioning.

Taxes: $7,528

Lynbrook $515,000

Mansfield Place. Cape. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen. Spacious formal dining room. Den/family room. Enclosed porch in back.

Taxes: $13,087.68

Oceanside $754,000

Bayfield Boulevard. Split Level. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Den/family room. Security system.

Taxes: $14,318.09

Rockville Centre $999,999

Arizona Avenue. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Den/family room and home office.

Taxes: $35,338.23

Valley Stream $549,00

Wyngate Drive. Cape. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. New kitchen. First floor master bedroom.

Taxes: $10,939.50

Problems with rentalproperty plumbing

Q. We own an Airbnb upstate, in an area that has septic tanks and, on occasion, limited water sup ply, especially in a drought, so we turn the faucets off between guests using the place. One of the guests complained that a toilet kept running and that the plumbing made a high-pitched squealing sound. We hear the trickling sound and the squealing in the pipes, but haven’t been able to pinpoint the problem. A handyman came in and got the squealing to stop by adjusting the water pressure, he said. This worked for a short time, but then another guest complained about the same thing. Before we get another plumber, for the third time, can you explain some reasons for why this is happening? It’s frustrating to hear guests complain or ask for a reduction.

A. The first thing I did after reading your question was to go to my own toilets, open the top and examine the mechan ics of the flushing. There are really only a few working parts, and I know from experience, and from talking with plumbers over the years, that the flapper, the rubber stop per that lifts up when you push down on the lever, deteriorates over time and must be replaced. The part is usually under $7, so you can get a couple at a time to save a trip.

When the flapper isn’t dropping correctly onto the ring that it seats on, there’s an improper seal, and that’s why you’ll hear the trickling sound. You should empty the tank of water by flushing, enough to expose the flapper and seating ring so you can check the ring. If it has deteriorated, it has to be carefully pried off. If you feel any resistance, call the plumber, because if you use tools the wrong way to remove the ring, you could crack the ceram ic tank, and you’ll go from a $20 fix to a toilet replacement costing hundreds of dollars.

The squealing sound is partially explained by water pressure, and also by the type of fill valve, the vertical pipe and float that allows water into the tank. Generally speaking, the fill valve also becomes filled with impurities from everyday use, and the float that rises up as the water rises in the tank can be hindered over time. The parts aren’t expensive to replace, and it’s better to have the fill valve replaced than to take the time to try to clean it, try it out, become frustrated by the squealing sound of the water, under pressure, trying to squeeze up through the restricted fill tube, only to have to start over.

I wonder, though, whether you used the services of a real, licensed plumber, since I’ve never known a plumber who flunked out of potty training, and every plumber I know could have told you right away what the problem was. When in doubt, hire a professional. Good luck!

Leeper

SALE

FAMILY

Finds Under $100

CRYSTAL STEMWARE, WATER, wine, champagne. Brand New in Boxes $99. 516-225-9191.

ELECTROLUX 30' HOSE for Power Nozzle. $80. 516-798-2098.

ELECTROLUX CENTRAL VACUUM Canister w/New Motor. Some attachments, Sidekick. $99. 516-798-2098.

LARRY LEVINE WOOL/ cashmere full length black coat woman's size 8. $40.00 (516) 462-2656

MERCHANDISE MART

Antiques/Collectibles

MEN'S HUNTING OUTFIT red and orange $12.00 each 516-221-9380

PLAYSTATION 2 GAME Console. Very good condition. Includes original box, cables (no controller). $60, 516-596-1538

TRANSPORT WHEELCHAIR: EXCELLENT condition, folds easily, has complete set of removable leg braces. $75.00. 516-835-4453.

Finds $100-$350

FINDS UNDER $100

Finds Under $100

BISSELL PRO HEAT 12 amps Carpet Cleaner. (Like New ) $90 516-825-0069

BOYS BIKES $30.00 basketball hoop $15.00 (516) 462-2656

CRAFTSMAN 22 INCH Double Insulated Hedge Trimmer $35. Craftsman Chainsaw $50 516-825-0069

COUCH: 95", DARK Beige, 2 Pillows, Good Condition. Asking $200. Call Kay At 516-766-8515

KITCHEN SET: Table/ chrome pedestal. 4 chairs with chrome and black vinyle seats. 5ft x 4ft smoked glass table.$200 Neg. 516.668. 8877

TABLES: COFFEE AND 2 end tables. Wood frame with glass inserts. Great condition. $300 Neg.. 516-668-8877

SERVICES

Electricians

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Hurricanes are the world’s costli est natural disasters, and they’re intensifying because of climate change. Eighty-five percent of all hurricane damage is caused from Category 3, 4 and 5 storms. A hurricane with 150mph winds has the potential to do 250 times the damage of one with 75-mph winds. As the Earth’s climate warms, there has been a substantial increase in the pro portion of Catego ry 4 and 5 storms. And wind isn’t the only problem. The National Oce anic and Atmo spheric Adminis tration projects that the rainfall these storms pro duce will increase by about 15 percent by the end of the 21st century, leading to more disastrous flooding.

When Hurricane Ian slammed Cuba, it was a Category 3 storm, with top winds of 125 mph. The island’s entire power grid col lapsed, leaving people without electricity and trapped in deadly floods. The following day, Ian struck the west coast of Florida with even more destructive force, having picked up strength from warmer ocean water. The Caribbean Sea is now about 1.8

degrees Fahrenheit warmer than in the past. On Sept. 28, Ian was a Category 4 storm, with winds reaching 150 mph, just below Category 5. In the past 30 years, only two Category 5 hurricanes had made land fall in the U.S.

Meteorologists report that before it hit Cuba, Ian became 67 percent stronger in under 22 hours, and it was further turbocharged as it headed from Cuba to Florida.

It was one of 30 Atlantic tropical storms since 2017 that gained so much destruc tive power in less than a day. Climatologists predict that this phenomenon will become more frequent as the oceans and the Earth contin ue to warm.

According to University of Albany hur ricane scientist Kristen Corbosiero, “This season could be a harbinger of sorts of what is to come.” Over the past 10 years, there were about 25 percent more rapidly intensifying storms in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific than were recorded 40 years ago.

Millions of people were forced to flee from Hurricane Ian, well over 100 people died, and according to a spokeswoman for the Insurance Information Institute, insur ance modelers estimate that the damage it inflicted will total between $20 billion and

$40 billion.

Even less intense hurricanes have dev astating impact. In 2012, Superstorm Sandy left over $50 billion in damage, making it the second-costliest hurricane in U.S. histo ry up to that time. At its peak, Sandy was “only” a Category 3 hurri cane, and when it made land fall in New York City, its wind speeds had dropped to tropical storm force. The wind and the rate of rainfall were moderate for a hurri cane, but flooding was exten sive because a number of fac tors lined up: the size of the storm, its slow speed, its path from east to west and the fact that it made landfall during a full moon at high tide.

In May 2020, Cyclone Amphan struck India and Bangladesh, forcing the evacuation of over 2 million people. Four months later, the western Ioni an Islands of Greece were battered by Cyclone Ianos, which flooded streets, destroyed crops just before harvest, tore down buildings and caused millions of dol lars in damage. Before the 1990s, hurricanelike cyclones in the Mediterranean, known as medicanes, happened rarely, because the climate there is generally dry.

In recent decades, the average speed of Atlantic hurricanes has slowed by more than 15 percent, making them more

destructive. In September 2020, Hurricane Sally stalled over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, absorbing warm water and gaining strength, and then flooded coastal communities in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.

In Greek mythology, Cassandra was a priestess who rejected a liaison with the god Apollo and was condemned by him with the gift of true prophecies that no one would ever believe. Explaining the threat of climate change to Republicans like Flor ida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis is like being cursed with the power of Cassandra.

In a press conference last year, DeSantis dismissed scientific recommendations for addressing climate change as “a bunch of left-wing things” and announced that in Florida “we’re not doing any left-wing stuff.” He warned Floridians that if cli mate mitigation or adaptation policies were put in place, “gas would be six or seven bucks a gallon,” and his job was to make sure “people are able to have afford able energy.”

Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/AlanJSinger1.

There’s no escaping the division, in every arena

Why do you have to make everything a political issue? some readers ask, and then they sign off with, “[Exple tive] Biden!” It’s too late for false indigna tion; everything is political, from the books in our schools to the vaccines we get, from abortion and contraception to who we marry, who we are, what we eat, where we live, whether we wor ship and how. MAGA and the extreme right have hyper-politicized American life. Their movement is fueled by hypocri sy — most recent ly, when it comes to women’s rights, most particularly women’s reproduc tive rights.

The GOP led the charge to overturn Roe v. Wade, setting up the end play by recruiting several ultra-conservative jus tices, named to the Supreme Court by for mer President Donald Trump.

Most Republicans proudly take respon sibility for this new restriction on wom en’s lives. The story takes a cynical twist, however. In the upcoming election, the GOP is backing former football player Herschel Walker for the Senate in Geor

gia. Walker was anointed by the former president, and touted a radical anti-abor tion position. Then, in an inconvenient turn of events, a woman came forward, saying Walker had paid for her abortion and asked her to get a second one, which she refused to do, according to The New York Times. Walker disowns the proof, hospital receipts and a per sonal note allegedly written by him and made public by the former girlfriend.

I wouldn’t spend the ink on this except for the galling hypocrisy. How does Walker, a clearly unqualified candi date who is morally chal lenged and intellectually naïve, still enjoy the support of most Republicans? They say one thing and they do another. They pose as righteous, but they put forward candidates like Reps. Marjo rie Taylor Green, Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz, extremists who pander to rac ists and antisemites.

The GOP embraces life except when it comes to supporting the lives of single mothers or early-childhood programs or many of the other social welfare initia tives that give people a helping hand. That is the living, breathing definition of hypocrisy.

The worship of the former president

is, we know, a kind of psychological con tagion. The self-appointed morality police in the mostly far-right GOP are actively supporting a corrupt, misogynistic man who should have been barred from public office years ago. Like you, I heard him on tape in 2016 saying he could grab a woman’s private parts because he was a celebrity. That was enough for me; the mystery is why the hypocrites are sticking around for a second act.

We are in October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. That is a women’s issue, too. Every year, some 264,000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in the United States. The political piece is the laws deciding who gets access to screening and the best therapies.

In 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 625,346 abortions were performed in U.S., mean ing that more than twice as many women who get breast cancer will seek an abor tion. Both breast cancer and abortions are significant health issues in women’s lives, and are best viewed through the lens of what is healthiest for the women. The deciders should be the women and their doctors, not politicians.

As president, Trump turned out to be

worse than we feared, an unprepared and erratic man who undermined our peace of mind and peace in the world. He trig gered a political lurch to the extreme right. At one point he threatened to defund Planned Parenthood, which, among its services, offers basic breast cancer screenings. He launched a renewed attack on women’s reproductive rights.

We live now in a political environment that feels increasingly hostile to me as an American woman. Breast cancer is, almost exclusively, a woman’s disease. It affects our morale, our confidence and our appearance. It brings us face to face with our own mortality.

Abortions are, exclusively, performed on women.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a good time to renew the fight for women’s rights, and access to decent health screen ings and care.

People ask why get political, but poli tics has already saturated the fabric of our lives. Women’s rights have been politi cized, not by women but by morality police who want to tell them who to be and how to be and if or when to have chil dren. In the Herschel Walker case, the extremists are keeping two sets of rules, one for Walker and one for everyone else.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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does Herschel Walker still enjoy the support of most Republicans?

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Churches need to see more of the faithful

in the days of ancient Rome, philos opher Seneca the Younger said that “every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” And that’s exactly what Valley Stream Pres byterian Church is facing as it says goodbye to its longtime pastor, the Rev. Kymberley Clemons-Jones.

It’s not that it’s simply a time to move on for the good pastor. Instead, she feels she has no other choice.

“My salary, you know, is a hit to the congregation,” Clemons-Jones said. “It’s just something that we have to worry about every two weeks.”

Eliminating her salary would give the South Central Avenue church a little room to breathe financially, but it also means losing a pastor who, over the course of nearly 15 years, increased the size of the congregation four times over.

Yet, the Presbyterian church’s woes are hardly unique. While Covid-19 has exacerbated a lot of these issues, reli gious institutions have been under sig nificant financial strain in recent years. Churches and synagogues have been sold, congregations scattered or merged with other communities, staff cut.

While there are a number of factors involved in all of this, the one that stands out the most is also the one that

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Stop blaming Columbus

To the Editor:

Democratic socialist Assemblywoman Marcela Mitaynes has introduced legisla tion to abolish Columbus Day. The famed Italian explorer has been honored for cen turies, like many other 15th and 16th cen tury explorers, for his brilliant naviga tional skills and bravery in helping Spain’s colonization of the Americas.

Now, centuries later, Columbus has become the target of leftist revisionist historians judging his actions by 21st century morals and values.

Mitaynes’s family originates from Peru, home of the Shining Path, and her major endorsements come from the Dem ocratic Socialists of America and the leftist Working Families Party. So we should not be shocked that she and her fellow leftists always seem to focus their attacks mostly on Anglo-Euro people when it comes to the colonization of the New World. Their bias and prejudice are more than obvious in the targets they choose.

They intentionally attempt to erase the historical fact that it was the Catholic Spanish crown that destroyed the Maya, Aztec and Inca civilizations in the early 16th century. That it was they who mur

might be the hardest to fix: Many just aren’t joining their faithful brethren seeking to visit houses of worship.

Last year, for the first time in its 80-year history, Gallup found that more people didn’t belong to a church, syna gogue or mosque than did. Just 47 per cent of those polled frequented a reli gious institution in 2020, according to researchers, compared with 50 percent in 2018 and a whopping 70 percent in 1999 — a number that had remained mostly consistent since 1937.

Church membership has dropped because the number of people express ing no religious preference has been on the rise, Gallup found. The portion of Americans who didn’t identify with any specific religion grew from 8 percent in the late 1990s to 1 in 5 today.

Yet waning faith isn’t the only culprit here. That same Gallup poll also revealed a significant drop in church membership even among those who did identify with a faith. Between 1998 and 2000, three-quarters of religious Ameri cans belonged to a church, synagogue or mosque. In the years leading up to the pandemic, that number had fallen to 60 percent.

That ultimately leaves churches like Valley Stream Presbyterian in the

lurch.

“People are still afraid to come out,” Clemons-Jones said. “Our tithes and offerings have taken such a huge hit.”

Valley Stream Presbyterian has served parishioners for nearly a centu ry. Church leaders are scrambling to make the transition from having a pas tor to not having one as smooth as possi ble, but it won’t be easy. While religious institutions offer their communities a range of services and activities — from youth outreach to food pantries to other charitable work — the spiritual leader still remains the central focus of each of them. Without that leader, an already struggling institution inches that much closer to non-existence.

The beauty of America is that it’s a country where all of us are free to believe, or not believe, what we want. But for those who do still believe — a segment of our population that is still in the majority — let’s not forget the very institutions that are the bedrock of our faith.

Valley Stream Presbyterian may very well pull through this, just as it has past challenges. So many houses of worship aren’t so fortunate, yet we can create a new beginning from some other begin ning’s end simply by showing up.

dered, tortured, enslaved and decimated the indigenous populations. It was Spain that offi cially introduced the African slave trade in South America.

The biggest mass murders of that time were not Christopher Columbus, but the conquista

dors, Cortez, Pizarro, Alvarado, Balboa and several others.

Time to separate fact from hateful propagan da as concerns history.

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The battle against antisemitism continues

With the Jewish High Holy Days and Yom Kippur behind us, we in the Jewish community look forward to all that is to come in the new year, 5783 on the Hebrew calendar.

experienced a similar disturbing phe nomenon.

espousing the notoriously antisemitic libel of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and suggesting antisemitic tropes about Jewish power and control.

which other countries are not held. We encourage other towns to follow suit.

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The Jewish people look to Israel and all the wonderful events, like the Abra ham Accords, widening Israel’s circle of peace and the innumerable con tributions Israel has made to the world. We also acknowledge the contributions of American Jewry to our wonderful country and the place we have in the tapestry of America’s multi cultural land scape.

However, we cannot ignore the prob lem of antisemitism and all forms of hate in America. Hate crimes have sky rocketed for many of America’s diverse communities. Barely a week goes by when there isn’t a violent attack on an identifiably Jewish resident in Brooklyn. The Asian-American community has

On Long Island, for the most part, we have been spared a large uptick in hate, but there have been a number of disturb ing incidents. Nazi swastikas and other symbols of hate continue to appear in public spaces from time to time. While these actions cannot be minimized and cause real harm to the Jewish com munity and all those of good will, it is often the work of adolescents who want to do something mis chievous, but have no clue about the hate these sym bols represent. Thankfully, these children can be edu cated, and are not inculcat ed to hate.

We have seen the Proud Boys, a farright, neo-fascist group that spews hatred and advocates violence toward many minority communities, brazenly march in several towns. We saw antisemitic flyer drops by the so-called Goyim Defense League this summer in several Nassau County communities. One person, under the cover of night, drove around the South Shore, leaving antisemitic leaflets

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One-seat rides? Not for everyone.

To the Editor:

Long Island Rail Road President Catherine Renaldi reminded me of Pinocchio when she said, “Fans who live east of Belmont now have a one-seat ride to attend Islanders and other events at the UBS Arena,” at the ribbon-cut ting ceremony for the opening of the westbound platform at the new Elmont UBS Arena station on Oct. 6.

That may be true for Oyster Bay, Port Jeffer son, Huntington and Ronkonkoma branch rid ers, but it does not apply to Babylon, Speonk, West Hempstead, Long Beach and Far Rocka way branch riders. They will have to change at Jamaica before doubling back east to reach the UBS Arena. Port Washington branch riders have an additional Woodside transfer.

Renaldi neglected to mention that the source of funding for the station is the Empire State Development Corporation, which trans ferred $105 million from its budget to the Met ropolitan Transportation Authority. That financed the new Elmont station. The develop ers put in $30 million up front, and the state, $75 million. The developers will make pay ments, without interest, to reimburse the state over the next 30 years. They end up with an interest-free loan. So much for truth in adver tising!

LARRY PENNER

Great Neck

Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, his

We are thankful that elected officials and community stakeholders have come together to denounce these acts as unacceptable and antithetical to the values of our counties and towns, and that law enforcement agencies are doing every thing they can to protect Long Island’s Jewish com munity.

In addition to remaining steadfast in denouncing these acts, Nassau and Suf folk County and 10 towns and villages have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Defini tion of Antisemitism. It is widely acknowledged as the authoritative defini tion by the U.S. government, most states, including New York, and dozens of coun tries. The definition is a non-legally bind ing tool to identify antisemitism, wheth er in its traditional forms, or the new antisemitism, which demonizes and attempts to delegitimize the State of Isra el or holds Israel to double standards to

Twenty-two Long Island municipal leaders have also signed on to the Ameri can Jewish Committee’s Mayors United Against Antisemitism Campaign, along with over 700 leaders nationwide, in a partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors. This campaign is a pledge to identify and properly deal with antisemi tism if it appears in a municipal leader’s jurisdiction.

So, yes, at this holy time of year, the Jewish community acknowledges the wonderful freedoms America has afford ed us. Many American Jews will agree that, to date, there has been no better place and time to live as a Jew than in America right now. But this is a tenuous statement, one that relies on every elect ed official, religious leader, community leader and resident to stand up to anti semitism and all forms of hate.

We wish those who celebrate a Happy New Year, and we thank all our non-Jew ish neighbors for your friendship and everything you have done and will do to make sure Long Island remains a place for all to worship and live in harmony.

Eric Post is Long Island director of the American Jewish Committee.

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For Randi, is even the Holocaust political?

To the Editor:

I read Randi Kreiss’s column “When Nazis killed 6 million, where was America?” (Sept. 29-Oct. 5), on Ken Burns’s documentary “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” and I look forward to watching it. But I find it amazing that even when covering a historical topic from the 1940s, Ms. Kreiss cannot resist making it political and taking a cheap shot at Republi cans and former President Trump.

If she really wants to experience prejudice in 2022, I challenge her to don a red Make America Great Again hat and attempt to walk on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, in SoHo, Greenwich Village or basically any where in New York City. She should let us know how far she gets before being confronted and assaulted by those she puts on a pedestal.

“Ignorance and fear create the gods, enthu siasm and deceit adorn them, and human weakness worships them,” the British novel ist Graham McNeill wrote. Ms. Kreiss is wor shipping false gods, and should be seeing someone about her severe case of Trump derangement syndrome.

TOM O’CONNOR North Bellmore

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