Baldwin Herald 10-27-2022

nightclub facade collapses

Fire education comes to Baldwin

Steins clink at fourth annual Oktoberfest

By ANDRE SILVA asilva@liherald.com

Dozens of community mem bers gathered to eat and drink at the Baldwin Civic Associa tion’s fourth annual Oktober fest and Marketplace last Satur day after a two-year, coronavi rus-forced hiatus.

The civic association invited several Long Island breweries and the Irish Pub to partici pate, and they offered Germanthemed food and craft beer, and were joined by other vendors at

the Baldwin Community Gar den on Grand Avenue for the afternoon event.

Vendors and brewers set up booths along the perimeter of the garden, and guests and their children played games such as large versions of Con nect Four and Jenga. Adult guests were given small beer steins for sampling the brewed offerings on a warm autumn day.

Civic association member Brunhilda Alvarado, who had a

Toys for Tots starts annual drive for holidays

By ANDRE SILVA asilva@liherald.com

The Long Island United States Marines Toys for Tots Program kicked off its annual toy drive for children in need this holiday season at the Coral House on Oct. 20.

This will be the 32nd toy drive for Toys for Tots, the largest holiday gift program for children in the nation.

Marines, elected officials, drive organizers, community members and over 100 children from Barack Obama Elementary School, in Hempstead, gathered to kick off the drive with a lunch, speeches, a per formance by the American Bomb shells — a Rockville Centre-based nonprofit singing group — and a surprise appearance by Santa

Claus.

John Sardine, of Queens, a Marine gunnery sergeant and the Long Island Toys for Tots’ drive coordinator, said that this would be the sixth year in a row that he would help the organization gather and distribute toys for the organiza tion.

“It’s the best feeling in the world,” said Sardine, who was joined at the kickoff by eight of his fellow Marines. “It gives us a sense of responsibility and accomplish ment. We wear the uniform to serve our country, but it’s an even better feeling when we’re able to serve our community.”

The effort begins this month, Sardine said, with Marines and vol unteers attending events and dis tributing boxes to local organiza

tions to collect toys. When the boxes are filled, he said, he and his fellow Marines will pick up, count, and organize toys in a warehouse in preparation for their distribution, which begins in December.

Sean Acosta, co-chair of Long Island Toys for Tots, said there are many children, especially this year, amid rising inflation, whose parents will not be able to afford toys for them this holiday season. “On Christmas Day, children want to have a toy underneath their tree,” Acosta said, “and this is our way of giving back.”

In front of the lecterns where elected officials and members of the organization gave speeches and accepted awards for their fundrais ing efforts, four large boxes over flowed with toys like soccer balls

and play sets, and Acosta described them as just the start.

“Oh, that’s nothing,” he said of the collection on display. “I mean, we’ll collect, you know, hundreds of thousands of toys. There are so many kids in need, that need toys. We want them to be happy, and we don’t want to disappoint them.”

Sitting among dozens of joyful children, Jada Gillenwater, a teach ing assistant at Barack Obama Ele mentary, said it was such a positive thing to see children in a place where they are welcomed and can receive gifts. They were particularly happy, she said, to meet Santa Claus, and have a chance to experience community and holiday spirit.

“There are many families who, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and

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STELLA EBERHART AND Lucy Cain, of Baldwin, enjoyed games and popcorn at the civic association’s Oktoberfest and Marketplace.

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Long Island artist creates community artwork

Meagan Meehan creates community artwork during library book giveaway

By ANDRE SILVA asilva@liherald.com

The Baldwin Public Library invited Meagan Mee han, a long island based artist, to create artwork with the community during the library’s Great Give Back last week.

The library held the Great Give Back — a book give away event — and Shoe Us the Love — a shoe donation drive — in tandem with the final version of Megan Mee han’s Poetry and Prose community art project on Satur day, October 15 at the Baldwin Public Library located on 2385 Grand Avenue.

Library Director Elizabeth Olesh said the day’s event was a smashing success and said dozens of community members came out to enjoy the book, CD, DVD, games and, popcorn giveaways.

“The Great Give Back is an opportunity for members of the public to get involved in meaningful volunteer activities at libraries throughout New York. In Baldwin, people donated hundreds of pairs of shoes for the Friends’ fundraiser,” said Olesh. “The Library also gave back to the community with another popular Great Book Giveaway.”

Olesh said members of the library rallied to bring a mountain of shoes to donate and provide Meehan with writing and art contributions for her collaborative com munity art project.

This piece is going to include little poems, or quotes from community members, about life, hope, inspiration or how you got through the pandemic”, said Meehan. “People will be decorate canvas and I’ll put them into the bigger piece to present to the library.”

Meehan said she’s worked with the Baldwin Public Library a few years and has participated in the library’s events like Poetry, Prose and Art where Meehan worked with community members at the library to share and collect expressions and feelings about how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected them.

During the Great Give Back on Saturday, October 15 Meehan held her final iteration of this event and collect ed community member’s entries and hung them to a sculptural hanging wall art as a collaborative communi ty art project. The library said the project would then be displayed on exhibition at the Baldwin Historical Society.

Meehan is a Long Island based artist and poet from Manhasset, an educator and writer and the founder of the conscious perceptionalism — an art practice which prompts viewers to see art from a 360-degree angle.

Meehan said she has always been into art, but didn’t go to school for art. She said she took some elective courses in art, but her Bachelor’s degrees are in English literature and Culture from New York Institute of Tech nology and she has a Master of Arts in communication from Marist College. She said she’s currently working on a PhD in curriculum design.

Along with the library’s The Great Give Back, Ultra Lanes Bowl and Lounge, located on 2407 Grand Avenue, and Friends of the Baldwin Library held Bowl for the Baldwin Public Library from 2p.m. to 4p.m. Brenda Kha bie, the owner of the bowling centre, said she wanted to support the library and its events by raising money dur ing its give back event.

“It’s always wonderful to interact with crowds of excited community members,” said Meehan. “I love talk ing and seeing the creativity in people.”

Meehan said because there’s no structure to her proj ect, participants could make whatever they want. She said as long as it’s friendly for a general audience, they can make political sculptures.

Meehan said she likes to connect with libraries because it’s a great way to make other contacts in the art world and a great way to meet people for an afternoon. She said the most rewarding part was gathering to spark creativity in the communities.

BALDWIN SCHOOL CHILDREN made art work and writing entries to add to Meehan’s community art project.

Meagan Meehan

BALDWIN COMMUNITY MEMBERS created writing and art pieces to meld with Meehan’s collaborative community art project.

Jones Inlet IPA features can-printed tide chart

booth at which she was selling popcorn, explained that she was raising funds for the Baldwin High School Senior Scholar ship Fund, which usually makes its major money-raising effort at the Grand Bald win Festival. Due to the remnants of Hur ricane Ian on Oct. 1, however, the festival was postponed until April, but Alvarado said she wanted to get started on raising funds for the students long before then.

“This is big for the community,” she said. “Baldwin doesn’t really have too many signature events.”

One of the day’s highlights was a stein holding contest — a Bavarian tradition in which competitors hold a full 1-liter beer stein out in front of them for as long as possible. Sharon Bonelli of Rockville Cen tre, and John Zingale of Baldwin outlast ed the other contestants in the women’s and men’s competition, respectively, and won a case of beer from each brewery.

Alexa Aguila, a 13-year-old eighthgrader at Baldwin Middle School and a budding entrepreneur who owns Alexa’s Workshop, manned a booth of her own, selling craft jewelry with her older sister, Kimberly, for the first time.

“We got in contact with the civic asso ciation and figured we should try,” Kim berly said. “Once we walked in, everyone was welcoming, and made us feel a part of this event, as if we we’ve been doing this for a while.”

The breweries — Lithology Brewing Company and Jones Beach Brewing Com pany, from Farmingdale, South Shore Craft Brewery and Long Beach Brewing Company, from Oceanside, and Barnshed Brewing, in Hicksville — each offered two craft beers they selected for the event.

Paul Sweeney and Owen Mireles, of Smithtown, said they made the trip to Baldwin because they were excited about trying Lithology’s beers after seeing the event advertised on Lithology’s Insta gram page. The pair said they had been to many other Oktoberfest events, and were happily surprised by the homey feel of the marketplace in Baldwin.

“It’s like a big block party,” Sweeney said. “Its really nice to see this communi ty come together for drinks.”

Chris Mills, an employee of Jones Beach Brewing Company, a tenant brewer at Lithology, said that their flagship beer

— the Jones Inlet IPA — comes in the first can to have a tide chart printed on the side. The IPA is the company’s first beer, Mills explained, adding that he was proud of it for several reasons.

“First of all is our horseshoe crab logo, because we support their preservation,” he said. “Secondly, the can calls aware ness to the dredging effort in the inlet,” where there have been a number of boating accidents.”

Mills was referring to dredging in the Jones Beach Inlet, which started this month. Elected offi cials including Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Kath leen Rice have called for dredging in the channel for the past two years, because the inlet is filling up with sand and sedi ment, creating areas of dangerously shallow waters for boaters, some of whom have run aground.

Mills said he put the tide chart on the IPA can to help boaters navigate the inlet safely at high tide.

GLEN AND MARGUERITE Keller, of Baldwin, above. She wore lederhosen, a traditional Oktoberfest outfit.

ALEXA AND KIMBERLY Aguila, co-owners of Alexa’s Workshop, sold crafted jewelry for the first time at the Oktoberfest and Marketplace.

Andre Silva/Herald photos

CHRIS MILLS, A worker at Jones Beach Brewing Company, with the Jones Inlet IPA.

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Schoolchildren were excited to see Santa

inflation, really can’t afford to give their children everything they would like for them to have,” Gillenwater said. “Toys for Tots makes sure that all children, regardless of any financial backgrounds, get a gift for the holidays.”

She added that she believed Toys for Tots has a tremendous impact on many Nassau County com munities, and that she was in awe of the organization’s effort.

The toy drive will continue through December. To find out how to donate, go to garden-city-ny.toysfortots.org.

GUNNERY SGT. JOHN Sardine said that serving his community by provid ing underprivileged children with toys for the holidays is the best feeling in the world.

Andre Silva/Herald photos

THE KICK-OFF PARTY started strong, with four large boxes overflowing with toys.

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Hundreds eagerly attend Herald’s Senior Health Expo

BY ALEXA ANDERWKAVICH aanderwkavich@liherald.com

Guests happily lined up at the Temple Beth Am in Merrick to attend RichnerLIVE and the Herald’s Senior Health & Beyond Expo, presented by UnitedHealthcare on Oct. 13, the second in a highly-anticipated series of Expos for 2022.

The free Expo is a multi-faceted event, where a myriad of trusted companies and facilities — as well as budding businesses — share their products and services with the Long Island community.

“It’s so nice to have our Expo bring the community together,” Executive Director of Corporate Relations & Events at Herald Community Newspapers and RichnerLIVE Amy Amato said. “We’re proud to host this series and bring so many innovative services and pioneers in health together for the community to benefit from.”

More than 50 vendors lined the lobby and ballroom to share their expertise in wellness, services, lifestyle tips, estate planning and insurance, helpful products, and more. Attendees could also receive a free flu-shot, — provided by Mount Sinai South Nassau and Molloy University nursing students — just in time for the chilly season ahead; enjoy snacks and refreshments — courtesy of Bagel Plaza and Walker’s Shortbread; and participate in raffles.

Massages and reiki cleanses from Charmed Eclectic Healing Shoppe put guests at ease — and to take their bodies’ abilities higher, a movement session from Club Pilates introduced attendees to the wonderful world of pilates and all the benefits it can offer.

The panel discussion was kicked-off with keynote speaker Michael Krantz, licensed sales representative from UnitedHealthcare, who educated the attendees on how he helps retirees and pre-retires on their journey through the world of Medicare.

“Medicare in particular is always a complex subject matter and it was an amazing experience to be able to provide information and answer questions at the local community level” UnitedHealthcare Representative Krantz said. “I always look forward to helping those in need of understanding their different options.”

Guests also heard from panelists Hannah Glenny, manager of patient engagement strategies at Otsuka Pharmaceuticals; Khurshid Ibrahimi, PT, from Long Beach Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (Cassena Care); Dr. Lawrence Cardano, Au.D, from the Hearing Center of Long Island; Jill Wasser, utility consumer program specialist at NYS Department of Public Service; Margaret Gonzalez, senior account manager of business development at Aetna; and Donna Stefans, ESQ., founder and lead attorney at Stefans Law Group.

The audience interacted and asked questions between each speaker, with topic-titles ranging from “Clinical Trials,” “Healthy Aging and Your Hearing,” “What You Need to Know about Managed Long Term Care,” “Posture and How to Lift Heavy Objects” and more.

Dr. Cardano also offered free hearing screenings during the event; attendees

lined the hall patiently awaiting their checkups — one of the many services offered at the expo. Others included senior I.D. cards from the Town of Hempstead with Town Clerk Kate Murray, antique appraisal from Syl-Lee Antiques, and tarot card readings from the Holistic Healing Goddess — who engaged with guests on a mystical plane.

Attendees received a goody bag — courtesy of Grandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center and Oceanside Care Center — filled with special-event sections, keepsakes, information and a whole bag of bialys from Bell’s Brooklyn Bagels.

The Expo was made possible thanks to presenting sponsor United Healthcare; gold sponsors Otsuka Pharmaceuticals and Stefans Law Group; silver sponsors Aetna, Parker Jewish Institute For Health Care and Rehabilitation, Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hearing Center of Long Island, New York State Department of Public Service, Full Circle Medicaid, refreshment sponsor Long Beach Assisted Living.

Join us at next Senior Health & Beyond Expo on Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Glen Cove YMCA. Call to register at 516-569-4000 ext. 219.

ATTENDEES LISTENED INTENTLY as professionals presented on topics such as "Healthy Aging and Your Hearing" and "Medicare Made Clear."

THE TEAM FROM Friends for Life Homecare came with a fun-filled booth with decorations, candy, and prizes.

CHRISTINA SAMMARTINO, ESQ. and Lauren Reilly from Stefans Law Group PC raffled off a free Legal Consultation along with a candy tower.

MOUNT SINAI SOUTH Nassau’s team and Molloy University nursing students came out to administer free flu vaccines to the community. There were many engaging activities for the attendees, all of which improved their quality of life.

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PSEG CAME TO provide educational materials on all things energy.

ATTENDEES WERE ABLE to get a free flu vaccine, courtesy of MSSN and Molly University nursing students.

NEW HORIZON COUNSELING Center representatives

UNITED HEALTCHCARE LICENSED Sales Agent, Michael Krantz; Herald publisher, Stuart Richner; and United Healthcare representative, Joseph Bouquet.

DOUGLAS ELLIMAN REAL Estate Agent, Tiffany Balanoff spent time with attendees on how to navigate the real estate market.

KHURSHID IBRAHIMI, PT answered questions after presenting on the topic of "Posture and Lifting "

MANAGER OF PATIENT Engagement Strategies, Hannah Glenny, from Otsuka to speak on “Clinical Trials.”

HEALTHFIRST’S BOOTH WAS there to provide helpful information to attendees about their available insurance plans.

AETNA SENIOR ACCOUNT manager and speaker Margaret Gonzalez

PARKER JEWISH INSTITUTE For Health Care and Rehabilitation representatives at the Expo.

REPRESENTATIVES FROM HUMANA brought plenty of materials to educate guests on how to select the right health insurance plan.

SUNHARBOR MANOR GREETED guests at their booth with information on their rehabilitation services.

BEACH TERRACE CARE Center treated guests to donuts and provided information about their services.

LOGAN LYSON Oceanside Senior Football

Baldwin earns conference title

By MARC BERMAN sports@liherald.com

The Baldwin girls’ soccer team fell short of qualifying for the Nassau County Class AA playoffs but the achievements were plentiful.

Baldwin won its first championship in 10 years as co-titlists of Conference AA2 with Hicksville. Senior Jessica Darcy, who notched 17 goals and 4 assists, won the Conference Player of the Year. And British coach Lee Rogers captured Conference Coach of the Year.

However, in a play-in game against Hicksville Oct. 17 to advance to the 8th playoff seed, Baldwin (11-2-2) was beat en 2-0 despite having the upper hand in shots

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“I was very happy about it,’’ said Darcy, who posted four hat tricks. “Last year we had high hopes for the following year, wanting to do a lot better after being third. We knew we’d come back better. I had the most fun this year than my past four years.’’

Darcy and her twin sister, Taylor, domi nated the midfield, though Jessica was spotted on defense, too. She’s a top-notch school violinist, a scholar-athlete candi date but played her best music on the soc cer pitch.

“Jessica stood out even when I put her on defense,’’ Rogers said. “She scored goals on defense. I put her at midfield she scored, put her at forward she scored. She’s such a good all=around player.’’

Rogers, a native of Southampton, Eng land, pushed all the right buttons to win top coaching honors.

“Being from England does play a part,’’ Jessica Darcy said. “He knows the game really well, playing his whole life. I can tell the way he talk about the game, with dem onstrations, he’s different from other coaches I’ve had.’’

Anna Wehr was the next top scorer (8 goals, 3 assists). Kaitlin Timmes, an 8th grader, scored 5 goals and 4 assists but missed the Hicksville play-in after break ing two bones in her leg the day before in a club match.

Timmes still attended the match that

turned badly on Hicksville’s early penaltykick score.

“That was a great thing,’’ Rogers said. “Showed her great character. She had her leg in the cast and still came.’’

Baldwin was also missing another 8th grader, Lizzie Hill, out with a concus sion. That both 8th graders are big contrib utors bodes well for the next few seasons.

Baldwin had just four seniors and used a freshman goalkeeper in Dee Ikechukwu, nominated for goalkeeper of the year.

“It’s incredible the fact we had two eighth graders,’’ Rogers said. “It’s a very young team. Even though we had a fantas tic season, it looks like we can go upward.”

Its best victory came Oct. 8 when it beat East Meadow, 1-0, to clinch a tie for the con ference crown. The game-winner was scored by sophomore Averi Thomas, who had just returned after missing time with a thigh injury. Rogers had her press more in the second half and it paid off.

Thomas will be back, along with sopho more Anabel Lopez, who led the confer ence with 10 assists. She’s known for foot work, getting to the outside and crossing balls into the middle.

“(The title) is a huge accomplishment,’’ Jessica Darcy said. “If you would’ve asked me my first year if we could do that, I’d probably say no.’’

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JESSICA DARCY, RIGHT, celebrated one of her 17 goals this season with her twin sister, Taylor, on the way to helping Baldwin to an 11-win season.

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October 27,

2022

Vacant nightclub facade partially collapsed

A vacant nightclub building partially collapsed onto the street at the intersec tion of Grand Avenue and Smith Street last Saturday, October 15.

“To the best of our knowledge, the façade collapsed due to weathering,” said Fire Chief Brien Cummings.

The Baldwin Fire Department said the partially collapsed building was the Gen tlemen’s Quarter, a former gentleman’s club located on 2151 Grand Avenue in Baldwin. Baldwin Engine 202 was the first fire company to arrive on scene and con firmed the building façade of the struc ture had collapsed onto the street.

Cummings said he believes water, like

ly from the rain, must’ve gotten behind the façade and began to collapse. He said firefighters closed off the area to the pub lic before Nassau County Police and the Town of Hempstead Building Department took over the scene.

Cummings said the fire department found no structural damage, only the façade that started to peel away. The Town of Hempstead Building Department con tacted the owner and set up fencing around the debris. No injuries were reported.

— Andre Silva

THE DEBRIS OF the collapsed building façade scattered on the floor and sidewalk.

BALDWIN FIRE FIGHTERS SECUR ING the scene of a partially collapsed building façade at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Smith Street.

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THE FAÇADE OF the Gentleman’s Quarter, a vacant building home to a nightclub, partially collapsed onto the street Saturday, October 15.

HERALD SCHOOLS

UFSD nominated for “Best of Long Island 2023”

Bethpage Federal Credit Union nominated the Baldwin Union Free School District for multiple categories in its 2023 “Best of Long Island” competi tion.

For 17 years the “Best of Long Island” competition picks the best, and highest ranking businesses and services in both Nassau and Suffolk County, cho sen by local community mem bers and residents. The Baldwin Union Free School District said this year the school district has been nominated in eight differ ent categories in education, and the arts and entertainment.

In the arts and entertainment category, the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast was nominated once again for best podcast, potentially adding to their histo ry of award winning produc tions. In the educational catego ries, Dr. Neil Testa was nominat ed for best principal, and Tom Capatano was nominated best high school sports coach. Both the Baldwin Bruins Sports Pod

cast and Testa won the “Best of Long Island 2022” in their respective categories last year after being nominated for the first time.

Meghan Kargman was nomi nated for best school psycholo gist, and Erin Berine and Steph anie Pina were nominated for best school guidance counselor. Lastly, the Baldwin High School was nominated for best high school spirit and best music school.

The voting period will run throughout October and Novem ber until December 15, 2022, where Baldwin community members can vote once per cate gory, per day. At the end of the voting period, nominees in with the most votes in each category will be awarded the distinction of winning the Bethpage “Best of Long Island 2023”. To vote visit bestoflongisland.com/vot ing

–Andre Silva

Herald file photo

THE BALDWIN UNION Free School District was nominated in multiple categories for Bethpage Federal Credit Union’s “Best of Long Island 2023” competition.

STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE

Stacy Bennett Party: Democrat

Age: 51

Education: Bachelor’s degree from Boston University in 1989, and a juris doctorate from Ohio Northern University in 1992.

Legal career: Began her career as an associate with the Richard M. Weiner & Associates firm in 1992. Became a partner of Jaspan Schlesinger LLP in 2000. Has served as a Nassau County Family Court judge since 2007.

Hector LaSalle

Party: None Age: 50

Education: Bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1990, and a juris doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School in 1993.

Legal career: Began his career as an attorney in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in 1993. Became the deputy state attorney general in 1999, before becoming a justice a decade later for the Suffolk County supreme court.

Lisa Cairo Party: Cross-endorsed

Age: 45

Education: Bachelor’s degree from Loyola College in Maryland in 1999, and a law degree from Hofstra University School of Law in 2002

Legal career: Began her career in 2003 as an associate at Chris J. Coshignano P.C., handling civil litigation with a focus on matrimonial cases, municipal applications and real estate transactions.

Became an associate at Jaspan Schlesinger in 2006, before earning her way to a partner role in 2011.

Francis Ricigliano

Party: Cross-endorsed

Age: 59

Education: Bachelor’s degree from Manhattanville College in 1985, and his juris doctorate from St. John’s University in 1988.

Legal career: Is a Nassau County Court judge in Mineola since 2014. Before that, worked at Santangelo, Benvenuso, Slattery.

C. Stephen Hackeling Party: Cross-endorsed

Age: 66

Education: Bachelor’s degree from SUNY Buffalo in 1978, and a law degree from Albany Law School in 1981

Legal career: Was an attorney with the Macco Law Group LLP between 1983 and 2002. Was a Suffolk County legislator between 1993 and 2000, serving as the presiding officer beginning in 1998-99. Has been a judge in Suffolk County District Court since 2002, acting as county court judge assigned to the supreme court between 2015 and 2018.

Frank Tinari

Party: Cross-endorsed

Age: 68

Education: Juris doctorate from Western New England College School of Law in 1980

Legal career: Attorney with Tinari, O’Connell and Osbormne in Central Islip. Worked for the Suffolk County district attorney’s office between 1980 and 1985.

FAMILY COURT JUSTICES ELECTION ‘22

Joy Watson

Party: Republican Age: 63

Hometown: Hempstead village

An adjunct professor at Molloy University since 2006, and served as a Nassau County District Court judge since 2013.

She also was the principal law clerk for the state supreme court between 2006 and 2010, and was a teaching fellow at Pepperdine University School of Law.

She was a deputy comptroller for Nassau County between 2010 and 2013, after spending nearly 20 years as an assistant district attorney later becoming a bureau chief.

She was president of the Kiwanis Club of Nassau County Courthouses, the New York Women’s Bar Association, and the American Academy for Professional Law Enforcement.

She has said she would institute a no-exception residency policy for prosecutors, and would dismantle the district attorney’s Early Case Assessment Bureau, where prosecutors review cases at the time of arrest.

Colin O’Donnell

Party: Republican Age: 60

Hometown: Bayville

Was an attorney for Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, and a former Nassau County assistant district attorney.

He also was a deputy bureau chief for the county district attorney’s office. He was a founding partner in a general practice law firm, a special assistant U.S. Attorney.

He has represented the Locust Valley Fire District and the Nassau County DA Investigator’s Police Benevolent Association.

He first joined the District Court in 2012. He was president of the Nassau County District Court Judges Association, and board of directors president for the Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club.

Eileen Gogglin

Party: Democrat Age: 61

Hometown: Long Beach

Started her legal career as a public defender with the Legal Aid Society.

She is a member of a number of bar associations — including the one for Nassau County — serving as chair of the animal law committee.

She currently serves on the board of directors of Long Beach Reach and Project Challenge.

She has served as Long Beach city councilwoman since 2013, and was a principal law clerk for a Nassau County judge between 2010 and 2014. Before that, she spent seven years as a Nassau County deputy attorney.

She also served as Nassau County special prosecutor on animal abuse cases.

Sylvia Cabana

Party: Democrat Age: 55

Hometown: Garden City

She is the sole proprietor of a law practice in West Hempstead, specializing in immigration and family law for nearly 20 years.

She belongs to numerous groups, including the Garden City Indivisible for Democracy, Nassau Democratic Women’s Caucus and Nassau Bar Association.

She was elected as Hempstead town clerk in 2017.

State Senate Di S trict 6 e

career:

Born in Dubai, immigrated to the United States when he was 10. Was an attorney on the Civil Rights Commission and the New York State Advisory Committee.

Political experience:

Served in the state senate since 2018.

on the issues:

Party: Democrat Age: 38 Lives in: Levittown

Was a major proponent behind the introduction of the New York Privacy Act, which looks to require companies disclose the names of entities they share private date information with.

Has worked to make the 2 percent property tax cap permanent, while helping pass the Child Victims Act that extended the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse crimes.

He pushed for the Red Flag Bill intended to prevent those who might be a danger to themselves or others

from purchasing firearms. He also says he helped secure millions in funding for public schools.

He has been more recently focused on addressing affordability of higher education through legislative efforts aimed to freeze SUNY and CUNY tuition. He also wants to prohibit the sale of e-liquids and vapes.

career:

Detective with the New York Police Department for 21 years. Would later teach constitutional history at Nassau Community College and Hofstra University.

Political experience:

career:

learning, and increasing government transparency and accountability at the state level.

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He has said he wants to make voting more accessible, assist in the fight against opioid addiction, and clean up the Bethpage plume that has contaminated underground drinking water.

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Founder of the advocacy group ChangeNYS.org.

Party: Republican Age: 49 Lives in: Seaford

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He supported plans to build a $585 million water treatment plant to address the plume, with the hopes of further spreading contaminants and protect public drinking water.

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on the issues:

Has taken aim at what he’s described as increased criminal activity on Long Island, which he attributes to the cashless bail system. He opposes any efforts to reduce jail sentences for violent criminals and drug dealers.

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Representative in Representante en el Congreso

WFP

Robert P. Zimmerman

He considers himself a “real-world problem solver,” something he acquired not only through his college teaching experiences, but also during his time with the NYPD, where he was one of the first to search U.S. Airways Flight 1549 for additional passengers when it landed in the Hudson River in 2009, and was part of the federal response to the Haitian earthquake, as well as damage from Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

Representative in Representante en el Congreso DEM

Laura A. Gillen

Believes parents should have a significant role in the kind of education their children receive at school

State Senator

Senador estatal DEM, WFP

John E. Brooks

State Senator Senador estatal DEM, WFP

Kevin M. Thomas

State Senator

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Senador estatal DEM, WFP

State Supreme Court Justice

Juez

Primarily volunteer work ranging from the Rockville Centre Newcomers Club and the Rockville Centre Mercy League, to a leader of Brownie and Girl Scouts, as a well as a parent association member and committee chair.

Juez de la Corte Suprema del Estado

closing what she describes as the limited liability corporation loophole. Supported legislation intended to establish early voting.

Vote for up to Six (6) DEM, REP, CON

Hector D. La Salle

Stacy D. Bennett

Political experience: Assemblywoman since 2018

on the issues:

Judy Griffin

Party: Democrat Age: 59 Lives in: Rockville Centre

Supports reproductive rights for women, and is pushing for a nationwide law to protect abortion rights.

Co-sponsored a number of gun control bills, as part of what she describes as “common sense” solutions to violence.

Supports expanding voting rights by advocating to modernize the state election system and increased campaign spending transparency by

Frank A. Tinari

Fran Ricigliano

Battles brownfield and contamination issues through toxic substances and hazardous wastes, which she has supported community clean-ups and securing funding for events like Ocean Splash a virtual Earth Day.

She has backed legislation making illegal installing flooring over or covering mercury-containing materials in public schools. Also supported legislation requiring a health impact study on New York City’s two major airports.

Supported a bill providing financial relief for 9/11 first responders and their families.

Opposes so-called “defunding” police departments, and says she will oppose any reductions in law enforcement personnel.

career: Lawyer Political experience:

of a child.

Anna M. Kaplan

Representative in Congress

Assemblyman between 2010 and 2019. Lynbrook mayor beginning in 2007.

on the issues:

Describes himself as a supporter of giving back to veterans and senior citizens, sponsoring a bill during his legislative days intended to establish tax exemptions for severely injured members of the U.S. armed forces.

R.

Brian Curran

Party: Republican Age: 53

Lives in: Lynbrook

Supports safer transportation, highlighting another bill he advocated during his Assembly days intended to study the entrance and exit ramps on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau and Suffolk counties to determine whether adequate safety measures exist to prevent collisions when someone is driving the wrong way.

Also pushed legislation in the past established the crime of sex trafficking

State Senator

Senador estatal DEM, WFP

Kenneth M. Moore

Is an advocate of trails and parks. Also believes the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013 can keep guns out of the hands of people who have mental illness, reducing the number of violent crimes with illegal handguns, and providing a safer environment for children.

He is against a statewide, uniform increase of the minimum wage, and voted against legislation authorizing early voting in the state.

Wants to repeal cashless bail, and eliminate the gas tax.

Joseph Nocella, Jr.

D. Schulman

Teresa Corrigan

Kevin Thomas

James Coll

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COUNTY COURT JUDGE

Teresa Corrigan

Party: Democrat; cross-endorsed

Education: Bachelor’s degree from SUNY Albany in 1986, and juris doctorate from New York Law School in 1989

legal career: First elected to the county court bench in 2013, and appointed to serve as an acting justice of the Nassau County Supreme Court that same year.

Personal: Girl Scout leader, chair of parent association, and basketball coordinator for the Catholic Youth Organization.

Rhonda Erin Fischer

Party: Republican; cross-endorsed Education: Bachelor’s degree from SUNY Oneonta in 1990, and juris doctorate from Touro College in 1993

legal career: First elected to the district court bench in 2008. Started practicing as an associate at the Law Offices of Robert L. Ostrov, later becoming a deputy county attorney for the Nassau County Attorney’s Office.

Personal: Member of the Nassau County Bar Association, the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association and the Nassau/Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association

Helene Gugerty

Party: Cross-endorsed

Education: Bachelor’s degree from SUNY Albany in 1985, and a juris doctorate from St. John’s University School of Law in 1988

legal career: First elected as a county court judge in 2012, and is an acting justice on the New York State Supreme Court. Was a private practice attorney between 1995 and 2008.

Personal: Has received accolades from the Nassau County Bar Association and the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association.

Man allegedly breaks Leandra’s Law in Baldwin

A Roosevelt man was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated under Leandra’s Law, child endanger ment, and other charges last week.

The Nassau County Police Depart ment said they arrested Anthony Bolasingh, a 31-year-old man from Roosevelt, for allegedly driving while intoxicated with a woman and two child passengers near For est and Centennial Avenue on Tuesday, October 18 at 10:25 p.m. Nassau County police said Bolasingh col lided his 1999 BMW 540 with a 44 year old man driving a 2018 Toyota Prius before crashing into a pole.

According to Nassau County police the other adult passenger, a 31-yearold woman, was injured and taken to the hospital. Bolasingh’s two children, ages nine and ten, were unharmed.

The New York State Legislature created Leandra’s Law in 2009 to

honor Leandra Rosado, an 11-year-old child who was killed in a car crash while her friend’s mother was driving intoxicated. Under the law first time offenders driving intoxicated or impaired with a child 16 years or younger can be charged with a class E fel ony — the lowest felony charge in New York State — which is punishable up to four years in State pris on.

The Nassau County Police said Bolasingh was charged with two counts of driving while intoxicat ed under Leandra’s Law, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated unlicensed operation in the third degree and unlicensed oper ation of a vehicle. He was arraigned on Wednesday, October 19 at the First Dristrict Court in Hempstead.

— Andre Silva

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STEPPING OUT

Musical mayhem

Swinging to a cartoon ‘beat’

By Karen Bloom

xpect the unexpected when The Queen’s Cartoonists are on stage.

When the six musicians who make up TQC are performing, traditional boundaries of what we know as a “concert” are redefined. The Queens-based band — thus the name — has found inspiration in synchronizing jazz tunes and classical composers to classic and contemporary animation.

‘A Flea in Her Ear’

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For Artistic Director Joel Pierson — a trained pianist-keyboardistcomposer with a Ph.D. in musical composition — TQC is an expression of his personality and desire to reach a broader audience.

“I was looking for a way to expose audiences to jazz and classical music, without alienating the more traditional, older concertgoing audience,” he says. “One day I noticed that there was some overlap between the golden age of Jazz and the golden age of animation, and bam!”

In 2015, Pierson — who had established himself as an in-demand musician collaborating with artists as diverse as the New York Philharmonic, the Kronos Quartet, the Philly Pops, the Cleveland Orchestra, Linkin Park, Ke$ha, and even Wayne Newton — recruited his fellow bandmates and The Queen’s Cartoonists emerged. They play in front of a screen, where classic cartoons, cult favorites and modern animated films are projected. The band either recreates a cartoon’s soundtrack note-for-note — performing works from jazz composers like Carl Stalling, Raymond Scott and Duke Ellington alongside classical giants like Mozart, Rossini and Richard Strauss — or write their own fresh compositions to accompany the on-screen action.

Tying everything together is TQC’s unique brand of comedy — anecdotes about the cartoons and their composers, humor, and elements of what Pierson describes as a “musical circus.”

TQC was founded in search of an answer to the question: Is it possible to create jazz and classical

music in the 21st century that appeals to everyone? Pierson, with his bandmates Greg Hammontree (trumpet, trombone), Mark Phillips (clarinet, soprano saxophone), Drew Pitcher (flute, tenor saxophone), Rossen Nedelchev (drums), and Malik McLaurine (bass), are confident they’ve arrived at the answer, breathing new life into two uniquely American forms of art: jazz and animation. The Queen’s Cartoonists are fresh off a 30-day residency at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, about which Fringe Review wrote, “The whole show is a treat for the eyes and ears.

It is a thoroughly entertaining hour that leaves the audience wanting more.”

Pierson describes their performances as a “theatrical concert.”

“It is mainly focused on presenting characters from classical American animation. But there are also contemporary elements, plus the ‘musical circus’ that people didn’t know they wanted to see,” he adds.

“There are a lot of classical themes, but a lot of the material is played in an old jazz style à la Raymond Scott and John Kirby, our two biggest influences.”

He describes his ensemble as “a good old-fashioned jazz band.” But there is nothing old-fashioned about their performances.

“We will screen about 15 films and perform their soundtracks. Everything is highly energetic and synchronized. It’s hard to talk about — you just have to see it.”

Don’t leave the kids at home.

“While this show is not constructed for children, kids will totally enjoy it,” Pierson adds. “The show should keep people

from start to finish. I want people to think they’ve never seen anything like it before. For younger audiences, I hope this is an introduction to concert halls and also a reminder that music can be both serious and fun.”

There are plenty of laughs to be had in Nassau Community College’s theatre department’s production of Georges Feydeau’s farcical French confection. Set in Paris in 1900, life insurance executive Victor Chandebise becomes the subject of an elaborate ruse concocted by his wife, Raymonde. She suspects that her husband’s sudden lack of passion in the bedroom signifies that he is cheating on her. With the help of her best friend, Lucienne, Raymonde writes Victor an anonymous letter, requesting a meeting at the dubious Frisky Puss Hotel. As is the case with stories of mistaken identity, hilarity ensues as Raymonde, Victor, Lucienne and a host of other characters gather, everybody wondering what on earth is going on.

Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 27-29, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 30, 2 p.m. Nassau Community College, Mainstage Theatre, Garden City. Tickets $10; NCC students free with valid ID; $8, veterans, alumni, seniors 60-plus, students and NCC employees. Tickets available at Nassau. BookTix.com.

Valerie June

Memphis singer-songwriter Valerie June has taken the music world by storm with her atmospheric mix of blues, soul and African rhythms. She blends these with traditional Appalachian elements into a refreshingly timeless sound. Finding recognition with her breakout fourth album, 2013’s ‘Pushin’ Against the Stone,’ Valerie carried on her success with 2017’s ‘The Order of Time.’ With her unmistakable raspy vocals, innovative and gorgeous instrumentation, she has curated a dedicated fan base across the globe, garnering critical acclaim along the way. Not only is her music intoxicating, but June is also famed for her dynamic live performances.

Friday, Nov. 4, 8 p.m. $46, $40, $36. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Photos courtesy Lindsey Thoeng / Lauren Desberg

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.

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Mount Sinai Vaxmobile vaccines

The Mount Sinai South Nassau Vaxmobile, in partnership with the Town of Hempstead, expands outreach to seniors to provide no-cost flu and Covid-19 booster vaccines. The schedule includes: Tuesday, Nov. 1, Green Acres Senior Center; Thursday, Nov. 3, Levittown Senior Center; Friday, Nov. 4, Merrick Senior Center; Thursday, Nov. 10, Uniondale Hempstead Senior Center; Tuesday, Nov. 15, Bellmore Senior Center; Friday, Nov. 17, Uniondale Merrick Senior Center. The Vaxmobile offers the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent vaccine to individuals 12 and older. Current CDC guidance says that it is safe to get both the Covid and flu vaccines together, even during the same visit to doctor or pharmacy. All vaccine recipients must show proof of age; ages six months to 17 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. For information, visit SouthNassau.org or Facebook @MountSinaiSouthNassau. To schedule an appointment, go to SouthNassau.org/sn/vaxmobile, call Mount Sinai South Nassau Community Education at (516) 3775333 or emailvaxmobile@snch.org.

Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.

On exhibit

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.

Crate a Beautiful Charcuterie Board

As we prepare for Thanksgiving, the Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Avenue, is hosting a session for community members to learn how to create their own charcuterie board, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. Register at the Adult Reference Desk.For more information, visit BaldwinPl.org.

Shoe some love

Donate gently worn, used, and new shoes at the Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., through Oct. 31. Help raise funds for Friends of the Baldwin Public Library and give the shoes a second life. Look for the collection box in the front lobby under the table. Tie your laces together or rubber band your shoes together. Any questions can be submitted to Friends@BaldwinPL.org.

Double Double Toil and Trouble

Families can celebrate the spooky season by brewing up a magical potion bottle to take home at the drop-in program, Saturday, Oct. 29, 12-2 p.m. Suitable for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Baldwin car meet night

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

problem! Join the weekly Hook & Ladder Co. Two’s

Every Thursday

One Life Christian Church Harvest Festival

There’s still time for a fall festival. Join One Life Christian Church for the 2022 Harvest Festival, Sunday, Oct. 30, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. With food, games and other festivities, at 3147 Eastern Parkway. All questions can be directed to (516) 379-0720.

Blue Öyster Cult

Westbury,

been known to incorporate elements of science-fiction and dark occultism into their show; this allegiance to dynamic and masterful performances has led to the group to be covered by Metallica and HIM to moe. For information/tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.

League of Women Voters Meeting

Join the League of Women Voters, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m., when Jack Shaur discusses the life and career of groundbreaking journalist Edward R. Murrow. It’s at Levittown Public Library, 1 Bluegrass Lane, Levittown. For more information, email to gfelicetti7@yahoo.com.

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.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 11/2/22 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 722/22. - 723/22.

BALDWIN - Marie C. & Jacques Casimir, Variance, front yard average setback, maintain front addition attached to dwelling; Special exception to maintain accessory structure (shed) higher than permitted, exceeding horizontal maximum & with less than required rear yard setback., S/s Stanton Ave., 667’ E/o Oak St., a/k/a 932 Stanton Ave. N.C.P.C. Local determination.

ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.

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This notice is only for new cases in Baldwin within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals

The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 524/Live-Streaming-Video

Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. 134904

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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 filed 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.

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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

Fire education week comes to Baldwin

The Baldwin Fire Department visited a nursery school and then spoke with High School students this week to spread edu cation about fire departments and safety.

The Baldwin Fire Department visited the children at the Community Nursery School located on 717 Luke’s Place on Tuesday, October 18. Firefighters Tom Ryley, Tyler Wagner, Jerry Brown, Manny Gerardino and Lieutenant Ryan Donald son taught the children how to stop, drop, and roll and other safety practices. The children went home with fire helmets and fire department themed coloring books

and stickers.

Later that week the police science class at the Baldwin High School @Shubert vis ited Baldwin Firehouse Ladder No. 2 located on 1250 Grand on Wednesday October 20. Firefighters Ed Mitchell, Jerry Brown and Tom Ryley helped stu dents try on equipment and briefed the students on how to use the equipment.

Jerry Brown, commissioner of Sanita tion Department 2 and a Baldwin fire fighter, said he explained the different career choices aviable to firefighters.

— Andre Silva

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.

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

In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office 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 filed 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 HSI ASSET SECURITIZATION CORPORATION TRUST 2006-NC1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-NC1, V.

JOCELYNE BERNARD, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 12, 2020, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR HSI ASSET SECURITIZATION CORPORATION TRUST 2006-NC1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-NC1 is the Plaintiff and JOCELYNE BERNARD, 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 November 22, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1515 PAUL ST, BALDWIN, NY 11510: Section 0036, Block 334-00, Lot 271, 272, 273, 274: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT BALDWIN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, AND STATE OF NEW

YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 008915/2016. Charles Casolaro, 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.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. BIBI RAMZAN, et al, Defts. Index #612845/2021. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered April 11, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on November 22, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a District 10, Section 36, Block 534, Lot 30. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale.

RUSSELL S. BURMAN, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip

Great Neck, NY.

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Q. I was wondering if you know about how I can use my solar energy, or some other source, to control the power in my home, essentially, go off the grid. I have looked into this, and it seems very expensive to load up on batteries, but I don’t see anyone doing it. Is it because the batteries are so expensive, or are they dangerous? Can they catch fire? Why isn’t anyone doing this?

A. When I first began to learn about energy in my environmental design classes, along with light ing, sound wave and acoustics technology, insulation, elevators — they really never touched on the dark side of energy generation and what real ly restricts loading up on all kinds of great techni cal advances. We figured that any independence from the grid was great.

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I remember driving from our campus out into the open fields of Ohio flat country to continue working, each weekend, on Darius and Savonius windmills. We constructed towers, and I was the one chosen to go to the top while others tossed up bolts and strips of metal. We did produce energy, but the number one limiter, always, is money. It all boils down to the cost, but not in the way you might initially imagine.

To put it bluntly, you are restricted by legislation and utility company controls. There is only so much you can get reimbursed for, so most people will not pursue the expense of investing in free energy because of the initial cost outlay, to go beyond what they can save from a utility company rebate or discount. The reason most people have lower solar energy bills is the way they save. In essence, you get a reduction from the utility by gen erating power for them, not for you. Your invest ment in solar panels helps utilities by generating power sent to an inverter that sends that electric current back to the power wires for distribution. You don’t generate power for your own home or business. When you do, using batteries, you still get the benefit of a reduced bill, but only up to the $1,000 (or so) limit. The cost of the equipment and the amount of electricity you store still makes it costly, not free.

A man named Thomas Engel, in Sweden, found a method that will probably be incorporated in the future, when desperation allows for spending more to save more, by the use of magnets. Using “perma nent magnets” utilizing a rare-earth metal called neodymium, Engel developed a motor that runs without degrading and without electricity (except a small charge to start the rotation of the rotors).

Since it’s a hard sell when large utilities don’t invest, the use right now for this method of energy production is mainly for nuclear spin tomography and wind generation, so it does work. Maybe some day you’ll be able to use real cost-saving energy in your home. It’s not because of fire safety — just money.

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Are you happy with New York’s leadership?

Voting is so easy. There used to be a single Election Day. Since 1845, that voting day was on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. If you considered voting an important civic duty, you went to your polling place and pulled the levers. We still have an official Election Day, Nov. 8 this year, but in New York state, early voting begins on Saturday and ends Nov. 6. That’s nine days of early voting and a 10th day on Nov. 8.

the national rates of participation range from 37 percent in 2014 to a high of 50 per cent in 2018. In off-year elections in New York state from 2002 to 2018, an average of only 36.6 percent of those who could vote did so. Some blame low voter turnout on how hard we make it to reg ister to vote, as though allowing for same-day regis tration would get more peo ple to head to the polls.

more balanced political landscape in Albany, and of course not in New York City, where most of the partisan cam paign funding — the lifeblood of politi cians’ policy views — comes from.

taken that the vast majority of New York ers would applaud? Or are the Democrats interested only in satisfying their liberal lobbyists and contributors, as opposed to the general welfare? That’s the way it feels.

JOHN O’CONNELL

Couldn’t be eas ier to vote, right? But less than 60 percent of the eli gible population voted in the five presidential elec tions between 2000 and 2016. Sixtyseven percent of eligible citizens voted in the 2020 presidential election. Kimberly Gonzales, in City & State New York, wrote that “New York’s estimated voter turnout for 2020 was 65.3 percent of eligible voters, ranking New York 30th out of 50 states for voter turnout. … In 2016, New York ranked 39th in voter turnout, when it was 57.2 percent.”

In non-presidential years like this one,

Imagine! Requiring New Yorkers to register to vote ahead of time by presenting qualifying documents (a driver’s license or other ID) and then voting a few weeks later! Oh, the burden! Oh, the suffering!

I am of two minds on voter turnout. On one hand, if 80 to 90 percent of qualified voters went to the polls, at least the winners and los ers could say the people have spoken. The way it is now, people get elected via the party primary system and general elec tions with embarrassingly few votes.

Then again, statewide, almost 50 per cent of New York’s 12.9 million registered voters are Democrats, and only 22 percent are Republicans. There are more regis tered Independents in the state than mem bers of the GOP. So getting more people out to vote in New York doesn’t mean a

Maybe I’m of three minds. I wish more citizens thought more about their votes vis a vis their quality of life, the cost of necessary things, their per sonal safety, the quality and cost of their children’s edu cation, property crime, infrastructure disrepair, and a host of other con cerns.

Nineteen of New York’s 27 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are occu pied by Democrats. Our two senators are Democrats. The Assembly has had a Democratic majority every year since 1992. Democrats have controlled the State Senate since 2019. There’s been a Democrat in the gov ernor’s mansion since 2007.

What are the top five accomplishments this lopsided majority in Albany has delivered? Bail reform? Ha! Getting the demonstrably mentally ill off the streets? Solving the homelessness crisis? Lower taxes? Instead of naming a few things only the left consider achievements, what are the actions state elected officials have

With all that Democratic control of leg islation, taxation, education, public safety and administration, are you happy with how life is in New York? Happy with your tax rates? Happy with how police are treated? Are the residents of New York City happy with the education their chil dren are getting? Do you want to ride the LIRR into Manhattan, and ride the sub way to a show or restaurant? Do you feel that vicious thugs are treated with more respect than the victims of their criminal acts? Are you sick of politicians showing up at autumn street fairs before elections but acting like “Markles” (my new name for obnoxiously privileged, entitled, aloof snobs) the rest of their terms?

I remember a time when incumbents had to earn votes, had to justify their reelection by accomplishing things for the good and welfare of us all. Let’s vote more thoughtfully, vote for more balance in Albany, and send the politicians who’ve brought us to where we are now packing.

John O’Connell is a former executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? oconnell11001@yahoo.com.

When real-life horrors hijack Halloween

Nobody wants to be a buzz-kill when it comes to Halloween. I love my candy corn as much as the next grandma, but recent events seem to have sucked the fun out of being just a little bit afraid.

to wobble.

The political boogeymen and women of our time — Herschel Walker, Mehmet Oz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kevin McCarthy, Kari Lake, Lauren Boebert, John Gibbs, Doug Mastriano, Joe Kent, Ron DeSantis and dozens of others — could be swept into office, or into more powerful positions, with a strong GOP showing.

to testify about events surrounding the insurrection. There are the many record ings of him demonizing minorities and insulting women, especially those who accuse him of sexual misconduct.

always accompanied by parents. The trick-or-treaters are all well-behaved, Halloween, but we still have Trump huff ing and puffing and trying to blow our house down.

The thrill of Halloween — the walk down the block in the dark, the horror masks and the strangers at the door — all seem a good way for the little ones to venture out. Especially after the lockeddown years of the pandemic, chil dren need to go door to door in their gaudy cos tumes. They need to fill up their goodie bags with a dentist’s dream of hard sugar can dies. They need to feel a little scared and gain some mastery over the unease.

RANDI KREISS

It’s a fun time for our children, but the over-the-top marketing, the commercial ization of the holiday, the orange cup cakes and pumpkin lattes feel lame. This year especially, real life is so scary that Halloween seems meh. I may feel some good jitters on Halloween, watching kids scoot through the darkness, but I will be deeply anxious a week later, on Election Day, if the pillars of our democracy start

Ironically, many of them, avowed anti-maskers when it comes to Covid-19, are wearing masks of duplicity these days, ped dling lies and disinforma tion. Some are promising to challenge unfavorable elec tion results. I’ve been scared watching Halloween horror movies, but I am ter rified of losing our democracy to extrem ists with an authoritarian agenda.

Even pumpkins aren’t pumpkins any more. No Halloween pumpkin in the his tory of the world can compare with American’s Great Pumpkin, the former president. Really, could you make up the Orange Menace if he didn’t already exist?

There’s that tape out there with him bragging about grabbing women’s geni tals and getting away with it because he’s a star. There is the subpoena last week from the Jan. 6 committee, requiring him

Halloween just cannot compare to a former American president who has indicted himself in his own words as a pro foundly uncouth, blatantly racist xenophobe still try ing to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Sorry, Halloween, you’ve been hijacked by facts on the ground. Nothing can possi bly be as scary as the regu lar news.

Like a poison tree, Don ald Trump has sent roots out all over the country, with once highly respected officials, like Army Gen. Michael Flynn, becoming acolytes and servants to the cause of white Christian nationalism.

Since the ascendency of Trump, cer tain bedrock beliefs, such as the peaceful transition of power in presidential elec tions, have been challenged. Halloween, can you really do better than that? Fake Freddie fingernails and monster teeth just don’t cut it anymore.

When I was a child, we felt nervous, in a good way, when the big kids in creepy costumes rang our doorbell. Now the kids are polite and sweet and most

And about the whole trick thing? Egg ing a car? Toilet paper in the trees? You call those tricks? They’re lame when compared with the cyber wars flashing across the internet. Who can battle back against the tricksters who commandeer our social media to spread lies?

As for ghosts, Halloween, I’m seeing the spirits of Mussolini and Hitler danc ing across America.

According to the Associated Press, “Michael Flynn, who just eight years ago under President Barack Obama led the U.S. military’s intelligence agency, now is at the center of a far-right Christian nationalist movement based in Florida. He urges his supporters to get involved in local politics as a way to change the country from the bottom up.” In Saraso ta, Flynn’s school board picks — backed by the Proud Boys — won.

Clearly, this year the former president and his MAGA tribe trump Halloween. Maybe next year, fright wigs and skele ton costumes will be amusing again. Being a little afraid is cool. Being afraid that the country as we know it is about to implode is terrifying.

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

H appy with how life is in N.Y.? With your tax rates? With how police are treated?

Get out and exercise … your right to vote

Mark Twain famously once said that if “voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.”

It’s that kind of cynicism about the very process of electing men and women to represent us that has plagued our democracy not just for decades, but almost from the very beginning.

Even the Founding Fathers didn’t get voting quite right. Back then, to legally cast a ballot, you had to be a white, male landowner, with rare exceptions. Over time — too much time — those rights were extended to everyone else, including ethnic minorities and, finally, women.

While far more adults are eligible to vote today than are not, the fight to sup press voting is hardly over. Efforts con tinue to limit who can elect their govern mental leaders, and even where that’s not so prevalent, many still choose not to make the effort to mark a ballot and have it counted.

Yes, political rhetoric feels polarizing, because it is polarizing. Believe it or not, however, that’s hardly new. Election rhet oric in the 18th century was so biting and scandalous that if it still existed today, it would make grocery store tab

loids like the National Enquirer look like serious journalism.

But we can’t allow any of that to dis tract us from what democracy truly is — a government of the people, by the peo ple and for the people. That “people” is supposed to be us. Yet it won’t be “by the people” or even “for the people” if we don’t exercise our right to vote over the next couple of weeks.

The 2020 presidential election drew more than 70 percent of registered vot ers in Nassau County. In this year’s pri maries, however, turnout plummeted to just a fraction of that. While the race between Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Long Island challenger, Lee Zeldin, may move more voters than normal to head to the polls, participation will certainly be nowhere near the levels of Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden.

Politicians tend to be afraid of voters, no matter what their political persua sion. And while most face that fear and go with what the people decide, there are others who will fight for your right to vote, as long as that vote is aligned with their interests. That creates govern ments that are simply not representative of the people they serve, and makes it far

LETTERS

This Holocaust survivor didn’t need America’s help

To the Editor:

Re Randi Kreiss’s column

“When Nazis killed 6 million, where was America?” (Sept. 29-Oct. 5): When my tiny motherin-law, Helen Diamant, who died in 2016, was 22-year-old Chella Wildenberg in 1939 Poland, Adolf Hitler invaded her country at the beginning of World War II. She suffered at the hands of Hitler’s Nazis for several years, and even tually learned that all the workers in the labor camp where she was imprisoned would soon be sent to the infamous Treblinka concentra tion camp to be murdered in its gas chambers, but she somehow managed to escape.

She was also able to rescue her younger brother from another work camp, but after weeks of run ning, hiding, freezing and starv ing, he finally told her he wanted them to give themselves up — knowing they would be shot to death, but also that their fear, hun ger and suffering would finally

come to an end. He believed that their continuing survival was an impossibility, but Helen told him, “No, I won’t do that. I have to see the end of Hitler, and I just know he’s going to have a bad end.” She later said that belief was part of what kept her going.

Unfortunately, she and her brother eventually

easier to manipulate the workings of government for the gain of a select few.

So what if Mark Twain and many peo ple you know believe voting and politics leave a bad taste in their mouths? There is a lot that can be done to make the pro cess more pleasant, but it won’t happen as long as too many of us don’t exercise our right to vote in the first place.

Our ballot this time around is filled with a number of races, from town coun cils, to the Assembly, to the State Senate, to the U.S. House of Representatives, with a number of judgeships also on the line. It should matter to you who repre sents you in Albany, just as it should matter to you who represents you in Washington. What’s decided in those two capitals impacts you in every way, from the taxes you pay, to how safe the roads and bridges are around you, to how you can seek health care, and so much more.

Don’t take your right to vote for grant ed. Casting a ballot is the most direct way to truly make your voice matter. And when you add your voice to the cho rus of other civic-minded Americans, we truly can make where we live, work and play the places we want to live, work and play.

got separated, and before the end of the war, he, their older brother and sister, their parents, and two dozen other relatives were all killed. But Helen kept her promise to herself to live to see the end of Hitler.

When Hitler ignominiously killed himself at age 56 in 1945, Helen, who had eventually escaped

OPINIONS

L.I.’s leadership in clean energy begins with our power grid

Long Island has the potential to be the East Coast’s clean energy hub. Thanks to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s dedication to making New York a leader in renewables, we’re poised to add a fleet of new offshore wind turbines that will transform our energy system.

But 10 years after Hurricane Sandy left 200,000 homes without electricity for weeks, Long Island still does not have a reliable, fortified transmis sion grid that could handle heightened demand, the con nection of addi tional renewable energy projects, like offshore wind, and more frequent intense storms due to changing climate all at once. The grid needs to be rebuilt now, so we’re ready for clean energy and prepared to withstand the next Sandy.

try are reminders of our vulnerability. As frigid temperatures resulted in historic, widespread power outages throughout Texas in 2021, and wildfires continue to cause devastating outages across the Southwest, the weaknesses in our aging national grid have never been more obvious. The American Society of Civil Engineers recently estimat ed that 70 percent of U.S. power lines are well into the second half of their life expectancy, and The Wall Street Journal reported that the grid has become “increasingly unreliable.”

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With a commitment to upgrading our transmission grid, Long Islanders would see clear benefits, including an influx of thousands of good-paying jobs, a reinvigo ration of the middle class, and the forging of a clear path to welcoming and integrat ing new offshore wind projects that advance the state’s clean energy goals.

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Several states have responded to climate disas ters by investing in local grid-modernization proj ects. After Hurricane Wilma caused sig nificant power outages throughout Flori da in 2005, state regulators and electric utilities undertook initiatives to harden the grid, strengthening power lines to withstand extreme winds and replacing wood transmission structures with steel or concrete. When Hurricane Irma struck Florida in 2017, the Florida Public Service Commission concluded that the gridhardening initiatives had “markedly” reduced outage times, allowing customers — and the state’s economy — to get back to normal faster.

A similar hardening program could work on Long Island, where we some

times struggle to maintain power in just a thunderstorm. The New York Indepen dent System Operator is currently review ing proposals from transmission develop ers, including NextEra Energy Transmis sion New York, to build a resilient grid for Long Island, including com mon-sense hardening solu tions for our substations, a critical part of our trans mission system. By elevat ing equipment on concrete pads as a protective mea sure against flooding and storm surge and improving communication links between substations to ensure reliability during storms, we can significantly strengthen Long Island’s power grid.

The high stakes and potential benefits could not be clearer. The time is now to move these resiliency investments to the top of the priority list.

Modernizing Long Island’s grid will ensure that we can keep the lights on cleanly and reliably while working to maintain New York’s status as a global leader in clean energy initiatives. In 2019, New York passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which makes additional electrification an essen tial part of the strategy to decarbonize our economy, including 9,000 megawatts of offshore wind. However, Long Island’s current transmission system is far too

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weak to transfer the renewable energy planned for the area. Grid updates are imperative to offshore wind’s success.

Most important, Long Island is posi tioned to become a state leader in green jobs. The region is home to some of the state’s most skilled technicians and tradespeople who are prepared for this work. Transmission developers and gen eral contractors are willing to work with union labor in our state, and rebuilding the grid has the potential to create between 4,000 and 10,000 jobs in the region over five years of construction later this decade — injecting up to $2.7 billion into the local economy.

Upgrading our transmission system is a win-win for Long Island residents and workers. Improving Long Island’s grid will not only provide our skilled workers, and new workers, with a vital opportunity to build green infrastructure in their com munities and pursue an attainable path to the middle class, but also jumpstart the region’s transition to clean energy.

Climate change is here, and the next Sandy is coming. It’s time for Long Island to take proactive steps to fortify its grid. We can create countless good-paying jobs and build a resilient, storm-hardened transmission grid that will serve Long Islanders’ homes and businesses with a steady stream of clean and reliable energy.

Gary LaBarbera is president of the New York State Building & Construction Trades Council.

to relative safety in, of all places, Germany, was work ing as a maid. She lived to age 99, having graced the Earth for 43 years more than the 56 years Hitler defiled it. When Hitler killed himself inside his underground bunker, he died in defeat, surrounded mainly by peo ple who feared him. When “Miss Helen” died in her Jesup, Georgia, home, she died with dignity, surround ed by people who loved her.

The year after Hitler’s suicide, Helen and her hus band, Howard, an Auschwitz concentration camp sur vivor himself, were blessed with the birth of their daughter, Laura. They then had sons Louis, Robert and Michael, and Helen continues to live on today through Laura, Michael and Robert, and Robert’s daughter, Rachel.

Helen has often been called a Holocaust “survivor,” but she had also been a “striver” and a “thriver.” The dictionary entries for striver (“one who exerts much energy and effort; one who struggles to succeed”) and thriver (“one who grows vigorously, makes steady progress, prospers and flourishes”) could both be illus trated with pictures of my mother-in-law.

RICHARD SIEGELMAN

It needs to be rebuilt now , so we’re ready for clean energy — and for the next Sandy.

The always-cheerful Hellraiser at the Monster Gallery — Mineola

you can trust, right here on Long Island.

When Susan’s mammogram showed a tiny mass in her breast, she was terrified for what was in store, but the team at Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside helped her live to tell her story. Our cancer experts were able to be at her side every step of the way because we o er the full spectrum of cancer care, from chemotherapy to radiation therapy to surgery. Long Islanders are also able to participate in national cancer clinical trials through Mount Sinai, right here in Oceanside.

With this multidisciplinary approach, we help you overcome not only the cancer, but whatever else cancer brings with it.

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