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At Post 246, honoring those who served

By ANDRE SILVA asilva@liherald.com

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STU COHEN, COMMANDER of Baldwin American Legion Post 246, left, honored several veterans, including Baldwin Fire Chief Brien Cummings, who served in the Army.

South Shore veterans and invited guests gathered at Baldwin’s American Legion Post 246 on Veterans Day to be honored for their service and to remember their fallen comrades.

The ceremony began with the Pledge of Allegiance, which was followed by a presentation of the armed forces and speeches by several guests. The crowd listened to classic military

hymns, special honors were presented to several veterans, and the ceremony was followed by a luncheon. Among the guests were members of the Nassau County Police Department’s 1st Precinct and the Baldwin Fire Department, and Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé.

In the middle of the room, next to Post 246 Commander Stu Cohen, was a lone chair, over which was draped a black shirt with a POW emblem. The CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

Baldwin Royals captures first league championship Travel baseball team wins Long Island Hot Stove Fall Bonanza 9-and-under title

By ANDRE SILVA asilva@liherald.com

The Baldwin Royals, a local travel baseball team, c e l e b r at e d t h e i r L o n g I s l a n d H o t S t ove Fa l l Bonanza League 9-andunder championship with a pizza party last Sunday.

The Royals, Baldwin elementary school children ages 7 to 9, and their coaches and parents gathered at Baldwin Little Lea gue headquarters on Church Street to commemorate their championship win on Oct. 23.

Head Coach Joe Marano, of Baldwin, explained that the team entered the single-elimination playoffs as the fourth seed, and beat the Roslyn Bulldogs in the first round, 19-2. In the championship game, the Royals beat the Queens Bombers, 10-1.

Marano said he believed his players won because of the hard work they put in each week at practice. The Royals, he said, trained twice a week during the spring, summer and fall seasons, from April to Early November, and the

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Bethpage-based Hot Stove organization hosts a win-

ter training program in the of f-season. He said his players listen to directions well and worked hard for their wins.

Marano said he finds most of his athletes in the hamlet’s elementary schools, like Kenan Radoncic, a 7-year-old secondgrader at Steele Elementary and the youngest player on the team.

Kenan, who pitched in the championship game, is a shortstop as well. He said he loves being part of a team and striking out his opponents, and added that

he was excited about next season and wanted to continue playing baseball into adulthood.

C o l l i n H e y w a rd , a n 8-year-old third-grader at Lenox Elementary who pitches, catches and plays third base for the Royals, said it’s fun to work hard in practice and win games with his team. Collin pitched in the first playoff game, and said he was proud to contribute to the team’s wins.

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Family asks locals to keep tradition alive

BALDWIN HERALD — November 17, 2022

By ANDRE SILVA asilva@liherald.com

Katherine Blazdell, a Baldwin resident, is trying to keep her parents tradition alive, but needs help.

Blazdell, the daughter of Joan and John “Bud” Giles of Baldwin and sister to Elizabeth Giles, is one of the owners of one of the largest trees strung with Christmas lights each year in Baldwin.

Blazdell said her tree, located on the corner of Irving Place and Harte Street, draws attention each year from neighbors who like to drive by and pose for pictures when the lights turn on in late November each year.

Blazdell said the tradition of lighting the tree started in 1971 when her father Nathaniel Giles passed away. At the time she was 20 years old, her sister 16, and the KATHERINE tree was 65 feet tall. She said her BLAZDELL, father her father the daughter of John Giles was the late Joan and inspired to light John “Bud” Giles of the tree as grand as Rockefeller Baldwin and sister Center Tree in to Elizabeth Giles Manhattan, but never had the means to do so, when he passed away they started the tradition in his honor.

Since then she and her mother, Joan Giles, continued the tradition by hiring the local Pacific Lawn and Sprinklers, a chain sprinkler, irrigation, and installation services company, to decorate the tree with lights in honor of her father, John Giles.

Blazdell’s mother passed away on Aug. 13, 2021 and since then Blazdell is struggling to raise enough money to decorate, and maintain the lights on the tree without support for the community. She said she organized a Go-Fund-Me campaign to raise approximately $7,000 to ensure the maintenance and aesthetic of the tree stays in tact until after December. To donate go to TinyUrl.com/pbts2k2n.

“Now we’re trying to keep the tree lit to honor both of their memories,” said Blazdell.

Last weekend on Nov. 6 Pacific Lawn and Sprinklers hung lights up on Blazdell’s tree again. Blazdell said she made a deal to pay Pacific Lawn and Sprinklers when the lights come down after Christmas. She said she hopes she can raise enough funds this by the end of the holiday to keep the tradition alive.

Blazdell said technicians from Pacific Lawn and Sprinklers would check the tree again for any damages by wildlife and weather and light the tree after thanksgiving.

“My mother insisted the lights do not get lit until after Thanksgiving,” said Blazdell.

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Photos Couresty of Katherine Blazdell

THE LATE JOAN Giles, Katherine Blazdell’s mother, took a photo in front of her lit 85-foot tree with a member of the fire department dressed as Santa on their Santa route during the holidays in previous years.

Although the tradition started to honor her father, Blazdell said the community truly liked the tradition and engaged with it by stopping for pictures.

She said for the past two years their house was included in the Baldwin Fire Department’s Santa route, where members of the fire department dress up as Santa and drive around town for the holidays.

Blazdell said the tree is so tall, the tree’s tip can be seen from the upper platforms of the Baldwin Long Island Rail Road train station.

Castro Walters, a neighbor from Baldwin, said many neighbors would stop by the tree to enjoy the lights and take pictures. He said people come from all over town to see the lights during the winter season.

“People come out and play Christmas music, people hand out candy, and sometimes there’s a little parade where they feature Santa,” said Walters.

BLAZDELL’S 85-FOOT TREE, decorated for the holidays, in previous years THE TREE IS now deocartaed with lights and will turn on after Thanksgiving.

Veterans each reflect on their experiences CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE chair, Cohen explained, represented U.S. prisoners of war and soldiers who went missing in action and never returned home.

Cohen said that Veterans Day was about honoring the millions who have served in defense of 20 American freedoms. After saluting the members of each military branch who were in attendance, he said that all of them veterans took an oath that will never expire to defend the country against all foreign and domestic threats.

“A veteran is someone who (wrote) a blank check to the United States,” Cohen said, “which includes, at its extent, their lives.”

Baldwin Fire BRIEN Chief Brien Cummings said he CUMMINGS joined the Army Baldwin fire chief on May 10, 1989, not long before the Persian Gulf War began with Operation Desert Storm. He added that he thought it was great that the community can come together to recognize veterans, because they have all made a sacrifice in one way or another.

“Some of those, as celebrated on Memorial Day, made the supreme sacrifice,” Cummings said. “You never knew what could happen out there, and it was an honor to serve.”

His experience in the Army, he said, taught him not only the discipline and skills necessary to be a good soldier, but also how to serve his community. It inspired his interest in community service, Cummings added, and to serve as a firefighter.

“If you joined at 17, you’d be a trained killer at 19,” said Alfred Ficalora, an Army veteran from Baldwin. “You got your discipline there, which I know helped me further in life.”

Ficalora said he served in the Army in

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AMERICAN LEGION COMMANDER Stu Cohen, right, honored Alfred Ficalora, an Army veteran.

1967, when he was 19, with the military police in El Paso, Texas, during the Vietnam War. W hen he joined, he said, was one of the oldest recruits in his training unit. He added that more young people should join the armed forces.

Ficalora said he owed much of his life to being in the Army, because it set him on the right path. And although he believes young people should join the mil-

itary, he said that he sometimes feels guilty because some of the soldiers he trained with didn’t make it home, or did so with debilitating PTSD. “You feel guilty sometimes,” Ficalora said. “Maybe if I was there, they wouldn’t be dead, but then again, maybe if I was there, I’d be dead. Its just the luck of the draw.”

Other servicemen and women were honored during the ceremony. Cohen pre-

sented the Jones Beach Coast Guard station with a certificate of commendation, recognizing the commitment its members make to the nation. Cohen also presented honors to the NCPD’s 1st Precinct; to two of its officers, Nicholas Stephani and Michael Gironda; and to Jerry Brown, a firefighter in the BFD’s Hook and Ladder Company Two and a commissioner of the Town of Hempstead Sanitary District No. 2.

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Former fire chief and commissioner Paul Yanantuono put out a warning regarding the increased use of lithium ion batteries.

Yanantuono said as the use of battery technology continues to progress, the impact it has on our everyday lives will continue to grow. Yanantuono is specifically regarding the use of Lithium Ion Batteries, which are found in many consumer electronics and mobility devices like Hybrid and Electric vehicles.

Yanantuono said this type of portable energy has been proven to be extremely reliable when used properly and maintained according to the manufactures specifications but problems arise when these batteries become damaged or not properly charged. He said the battery pack could go into “Thermal Runaway,” which causes batteries to produce extreme heat and in some cases explode.

Yanantuono said there are several indicators to identify if a lithium ion battery is damaged. The first is heat, or higher than normal temperatures. Yanantuono said during the charging process it is normal for batteries to generate heat, but if you device feels extremely hot to the touch, that could

be an indicator that its defective and at risk of combusting.

Yanantuono said the second indicator is swelling, which happens when a lithium ion battery fails. Thirdly he said took listen for sound. He said lithium ion batteries are also known to make a hissing or cracking sound when they fail Yanantuono said the last indicators are the most telling. He said if you notice a strong or unusual odor coming from your device this could also be a bad sign. Lastly is smoke, which he said is an indicator that a fire has already started in the battery.

Yanantuono said if you experience any of these warning signs, do not touch the device a lithium ion battery can reach temperatures up to 1000 degrees. He said instead to safely unplug the device, exit your home and call fire department from outside your home.

He stressed its imperative not to reenter the home after a failed battery is detected. Instead inform the dispatcher this is a lithium ion battery fire, and wait for assistance. For more questions about fire safety you can call Yanantuono at 516-223-6858.

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THE BALDWIN HIGH School is presenting Mama Mia for this year’s winter’s drama production starting on Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. until Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Baldwin High School presents Mama Mia! The Baldwin High School is presenting Mama Mia for this year’s winter’s drama production later this month.

The Baldwin High School Playhouse is presenting three showings of Mama Mia at the Baldwin High School located on 841 Kloberg Drive on starting on Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. That night tickets will cost eight dollars, and the showing on Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. will cost 13 dollars. Likewise the production on Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. will also cost 13 dollars. Tickets are available on sale at ShowTix4U.com.

Andre Poprilla, director of fine and performing arts at the Baldwin High School, and students from the high school’s playhouse presented a brief preview of two of their songs at a board of education meeting to parents and board members at 8 p.m. on Nov. 9. The last production from the playhouse was 12 Angry Jurors from March 31 to April 2, 2022.

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Baldwin falls short against Massapequa

By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

The No. 9 preseason seed in Nassau Conference I football, Baldwin fell about a yard short of reaching the county championship game.

The Bruins closed within a point of two-time defending champion Massapequa with 1:24 remaining in last Saturday night’s semifinal at Hofstra and decided to try for the go-ahead two-point conversion.

Baldwin sophomore quarterback Vaughdrea Johnson, who had a 14-yard touchdown run to narrow a margin that was once 15 down to one, was bottled up by the Chiefs’ defense on the conversion attempt and Massapequa recovered the ensuing on-side kick to hold on for a 21-20 victory.

“It’s our go-to call,” Baldwin head coach Frank Chimienti said of the conversion play. “Power read and Vaughdrea is one of our best athletes. They just made a big defensive play. His knee was down sooner than we thought. About a yard short.”

Massapequa, the No. 2 seed, advanced to face top-seeded and unbeaten Farmingdale in the title game next Saturday at 4 p.m. The last time the Chiefs reached the finals in three consecutive seasons was 1987 through ‘89.

“We’re probably going to analyze things for the next eight months on what we could’ve done differently, but there’s nothing specific I can think of,” Chimienti said.

“We went toe-to-toe with them and our kids fought like they did all year. I don’t think anyone had us one play from

making the finals.”

The Bruins (7-3) scored on their opening drive on Johnson’s 1-yard touchdown run just 1:25 in, set up by a 64-yard burst by senior Anthony Byron on the first offensive snap of the night. Byron was limited to defense most of the game due to a dehydration issue but still managed a key interception in the fourth quarter to halt a Massapequa drive.

“After the first run, he got a little dehydrated and we decided to just use him on defense,” Chimienti said of Byron. “He had an incredible season. He did everything he could to stay on the field and contribute.”

The Chiefs kept Baldwin off the scoreboard for the next 35 minutes and scored once in the second quarter (Ryan Fountain 50-yard touchdown reception) to lead 7-6 at halftime, and twice in the third quarter courtesy of Michael DeLuca to lead 21-6.

With its season slipping away, Baldwin responded early in the fourth and drove 72 yards on 11 plays to get within a score. Johnson (101 yards rushing) connected with senior Cedric Jean-Pierre on a 23-yard touchdown passing play to cap it and then ran in the two-point conversion to make it 21-14.

The Bruins’ final drive covered 58 yards in five plays.

Kicking for the tie and then giving the Chiefs the ball back with well over a minute left didn’t cross Chimienti’s mind, he said.

“We went for it,” Chimienti said. “It’s a heartbreaking loss, but I’m so proud of our guys.”

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ELISSA KIRCHNER, THE Baldwin Civic Association’s Beautification Chairwoman, shared her photography at the first Art in the Garden event on Nov. 4 in the Community Garden.

Art and photography in the community garden Local artists joined the Baldwin Civic Association to display and sell their artwork at the Baldwin Community Garden last week.

The Baldwin Civic Association held the first? Art in the Garden event where Long Island artists of all ages were welcomed to set up vendor booths and displayed their work in the Baldwin Community Garden located on 1980 Grand Ave. on sunny but windy afternoon on November 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Elissa Kirchner, the Baldwin Civic Association’s Beautification Chairwoman, helped organize the event and shared her photography. She had her own booth covered in her photographs as well as several framed photos hanging from a tree on the perimeter of the park.

Among the all of the artists in the garden, the youngest Madelyn Buske, a

CHRISTOPHER FAHEY, A New York based teacher, musician, artist and co-owner of Crucial Designs, and graphic designer, set up an array of prints, stickers, and paintings

twelve-year-old seventh grader from Baldwin, tried her hand as an art vendor fir the first time. She set up her own booth of acrylic painting and said she was excited to try selling her paintings at the market.

Next to Burke, Christopher Fahey, a New York based teacher, musician, artist and co-owner of Crucial Designs, and graphic designer, set up an array of prints, stickers, and paintings.

Angela Lucas, the founder and chief executive officer of Hangout One Happy Place, and children from the organization also joined the art market to sell their member’s paintings and the organization’s shirts. Lucas said the children made paintings on canvas using dots of paint and a squeegee to make colorful humans on canvas.

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THE ROYALS WON the Long Island Hot Stove Fall Bonanza League 9-andunder championship.

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THE BALDWIN ROYALS, a local travel baseball team, celebrated their Long Island Hot Stove championship with a pizza party last Sunday at their headquarters.

Royals look forward to their winter training of 9-year-old Jovani Fernandez-Garcia, said he learned important lessons as a member of the team: how to be more patient, work with his teammates and handle defeat gracefully, according to Lourdes.

“When I first met the coaches, they said our kids are going to come out of here learning new skills,” Jackie added.

“That always resonated with me.”

Jovani, a fourth-grader at Steele Elementary, plays center field, but said he

loves batting the most, and wants to play in the major leagues someday. Maxton Cooper-Siegel, 8, who’s in third grade at Meadow Elementary School, plays right field and second base, and catches. “It’s so fun to hit, run for or dive for the ball, sometimes block it,” Maxton said. “But I also like hitting balls and running.”

His father, Phil Siegel, an assistant coach for the Royals, said he started coaching when his son joined Hot Stove.

Siegel said that he grew up playing base-

ball, and it means a lot to him to pass the tradition on to his son.

“I do my best to teach the game the right way,” he said, “so I can instill a love of the game in players who never had the opportunity to play.”

Chris Morro, the owner of the Royals, said he wants to make players better on and off the field, and that he teaches kids how to compete, but also how to be respectful.

“We’re all about the kids — we really are,” Morro said. “Our motto is ‘Pride,

spirit and tradition.’”

Morro said he took on the ownership of the Royals when the previous owner, Robert Oliveri, died in 2019. Hot Stove had difficulty growing during the coronavirus pandemic, Morro said, which it is now starting to overcome. Next season, he plans to introduce two or three new teams to the Royals organization.

The winter workout season, Morro said, lasts 10 weeks, starting on Jan. 1 and running until mid-March, and the spring season starts on Memorial Day.

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BALDWIN HERALD — November 17, 2022 Courtesy of the Baldwin Union Free School District

STUDENTS AND FACULTY across Baldwin Union Free School District celebrated Red Ribbon Week throughout their schools to raise awareness about drug use and its impact in communties last week.

Students dress up for Red Ribbon Week School children across the Baldwin school district dressed in red to unify against drug use and raise awareness about their impact last week.

Students and faculty across Baldwin Union Free School District joined in a nationwide movement by celebrating Red Ribbon Week throughout their schools last week. The school district said Red Ribbon Week raises awareness about drug use and the impact of drug use on communities. They also said they’re encouraging par-

ents, educators, business owners, and other community organizations to promote drug-free lifestyles.

The school district said this year’s theme was “Celebrate Life, Live Drug Free.” To celebrate, students participated in school-wide theme days, and by wearing red to show they are “red-y” to take on a drug-free life. Students also wore sports jerseys to “team up” and say no to drugs. They also pledged to increase their knowledge about the destructive effect of drug abuse and their com-

mitment to living a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.

The National Family Partnership created the first official Red Ribbon Week celebration in 1988. NFP coordinate the campaign for families, schools, and communities across the nation each year. Since then, the red ribbon has symbolized a commitment to reducing the demand for illicit drugs in our nation’s communities. For more information visit: GetSmartAboutDrugs.gov.

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Baldwin local awarded person of the month The Baldwin Chamber of Commerce honored Rita Cavanaugh and Park Assets Real Estate Corp. as volunteer and business of the month respectively, last week.

The Chamber of Commerce and Baldwin business owners to discuss any concerns a business may come across when trying to comply with building code regulations. The chamber welcomed Town of Hempstead Building Supervisor David Coaker at Basil Leaf Grill located on 1019 Atlantic Ave. at 6 p.m. on Nov. 9.

Prior to inviting Coaker to speak, the chambers president Erik Mahler presented a volunteer of the month award to Rita Cavanaugh, head of the Baldwin Civic Association’s beautification committee, for her work and contributions to starting the Baldwin Community Garden. Mahler also presented Park Assets Real Estate Corp with business of the month.

The next Chamber of Commerce meeting will be at the Irish Pub located on 834 Merrick Road in Baldwin at 12:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month, Dec 14.

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE president Erik Mahler presented a volunteer of the month award to Rita Cavanaugh , head of the Baldwin Civic Association’s beautification committee, for her work and contributions to starting the Baldwin Community Garden.

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Step inside an enchanting adventure in Disney on Ice’s

By Karen Bloom As the calendar moves WHERE through November, another ice extravaganza from the Disney WHEN folks is sure to find its way here. This season’s production • Now through Sunday, brings together two of Disney’s Nov. 20. Times vary. blockbuster films as the beloved Tickets start at $20 (pricing stories come to life on ice — “as may fluctuate based on demand); available at never before,” according to the Ticketmaster.com Disney folks.

• UBS Arena, 2400 The spectacle, which runs Hempstead Turnpike, through Nov. 20 at UBS Arena Elmont in Elmont, transports audiences to the heart of the icy world in Arendelle and the Madrigal family’s casita in Columbia. And, of course, the action is guided by everyone’s favorite “hosts” — Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy — who keep the energetic show moving along through each segment.

After the dramatic opening sequence, you’ll enter the world of “Frozen,’ narrated by Olaf, the lovable snowman who likes warm hugs and all things summer. He’ll take everyone to Arendelle to help Anna find Elsa, whose icy powers unleashed an eternal winter. Kristoff and Sven will be there, too, as they race to bring back summer.

Then it’s time to visit with the Madrigals, that extraordinary family who charm everyone in “Encanto.” We follow Mirabel’s quest to save the casita, her enchanted family home alongside her sisters: Isabela — whose perfection radiates with her ability to make plants grow and flowers bloom with every step — and Luisa, with the gift of super strength that she uses to help her village move buildings and reroute rivers.

Meet Tia Pepa, who can

control the weather with her emotions. Her husband, Felix. Their daughter Dolores, with her gift to hear. And, yes, the mysterious Bruno, the misunderstood Madrigal family member whose visions foretold the future.

Think of this production as a singalong on ice, accompanied by dramatic skating. From beginning to end, audiences are immediately drawn to their favorite tunes, highlighted, of course, by the power ballad “Let It Go” and the boppy “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.”

“I’m extremely proud of this show,” says Artistic Director Adam Loosely.

“Disney on Ice continues to combine athletics and skating to tell a really good story. This particular production is all about contrasts (from design and costume to storyline) from the cold blues of ‘Frozen’ to the warm South American culture and colors of ‘Encanto.’

It comes together in such a meaningful way.”

Stepping in to helm the production as firsttime artistic director, Loosely admits to feeling what he described as “a little anxiety initially during the process. “My nerves started to fade away when I realized the whole (creative) team had the same vision. ‘Frozen’ has resonated with people for years and years. It seems we can’t have an ice show without ‘Let It Go.’” As for “Encanto,” audiences are seeing these characters on ice for the first time. “The response has been really rewarding for our cast,” Loosely says.

And for that cast, Loosely points out that the production is much more than a retelling of the two movies. The skaters’ athleticism shines in their displays of aerial acrobatics and skating technique, setting the tone with the opening number. “It truly highlights the talent of the cast, with solos, pairs and plenty of skating style changes.”

“It’s a beautiful, optimistic show, which we need after two plus years of the pandemic,” he adds. “Spend two hours and leave with a smile on your face.

We all deserve that.”

Photos courtesy Feld Entertainment

Photo: Two popular movies from the Disney canon become one in an ice skating spectacle that shares the message: You are the magic.

YES: Close to the Edge Tour

The pioneering rockers are back on stage in celebration of the 50th anniversary of their famed album, ‘Close to the Edge.’ With an ever growing fan base, YES continues to electrify audiences with daunting virtuosity, complex musical textures and powerful lead vocals. ‘Close to the Edge’ is widely considered one of their most defining albums, not only for YES but for the whole progressive movement. It became an inspiration for their contemporaries and for successive generations of musicians.

Experience an unforgettable evening of YES at its best, featuring its existential prog masterworks and instrumental pyrotechnics. The band — featuring core members Steve Howe on guitars along with keyboardist Geoff Downes, singer Jon Davison and bassist Billy Sherwood — will play the iconic album in its entirety plus a set of classic YES hits.

Saturday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. Tickets are available at TheTheatreAtWestbury. com, LiveNation.com or (516) 247-5200.

Kirk Whalum

A familiar presence on the Madison Theatre stage with his gospel concerts, Kirk Whalum returns with a performance that demonstrates his versatile command of his sax and devotion to jazz in all its forms.

Soulful, passionate, stirring — these are the words most often used to describe Whalum’s music. Forged from his Memphis, Tennessee, gospel roots and his 1980s initiation into the thriving Houston nightclub scene, Whalum’s big, rich tenor sound is unmistakably his. An ordained minister, he is the recipient of numerous awards and acknowledgments for his musical excellence, including a Grammy (2011) for Best Gospel Song (‘It’s What I Do,’ featuring Lalah Hathaway). In a career spanning decades, Whalum has a sound that is uniquely his — a sound that leaves an indelible imprint.

Saturday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m. $40-$95.

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St. Francis Hospital Outreach Bus On stage Plaza Theatrical continues its season with “Grumpy Old Men: The Musical,” Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 20, 2:30 p.m. Also continuing Nov. 26-Dec. 3. Based on the beloved 1993 film, which starred Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret, this stage adaptation captures the lovably crotchety characters through twinkling humor, great songs, and the affectionate depiction of a small town that feels like home to everyone. It’s performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $49, $45 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

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Two-time Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell brings his “Songs and Stories” concert, to Tilles Center, Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m., performing classic standards and soaring showstoppers from his celebrated career. In this joyous and elegant evening of glorious songs and personal storytelling, on the LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville, the star of “Ragtime,” “Man of La Mancha” and “Kiss, Me Kate,” among others, will serenade audiences with his powerful baritone, accompanied his long-time pianist and collaborator, Tedd Firth. Tickets are $62, available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

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Family Fun Friday Come down to the Baldwin Public Library for a day of fun activities for all ages like balloon twisting class, arts and crafts, face painting, and a family movie on Friday, Nov. 25. The library is located on 2385 Grand Avenue and questions can be directed towards (516) 2236228.

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Visit the streets of 19th century London during the darkest days of the year, in this adaption of the classic “A Christmas Carol,” with the Experiential Theater Company, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25-26, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; also Wednesday, Nov. 30, 10:15 a.m. and noon, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage. Meet the Cratchit family, Mr. Scrooge, and the ghosts of past, present and future in this interactive show that weaves together music, humor, puppetry and collaboration.

Celebrate the change of seasons through this beloved literary tale. Performances continue through December.

Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City.

(516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

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Photography’s ascent in the art world is an international phenomenon. Nassau County Museum of Art’s star-studded exhibition spans the historical roots of the medium, opening Saturday, Nov. 19. View works

by Ansel Adams and his generation and the thrilling, large-format color works of such contemporary masters as Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, James Casebere and Gregory Crewdson, among others. From the documentary to the painterly, images bear witness to the times. On view through March 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Nov. 17 Baldwin High School Presents Mama Mia The Baldwin High School Playhouse is presenting Mama Mia at Baldwin High School, 841 Kloberg Drive, on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 4 p.m. Tickets are available at showtix4u.com and questions can be directed to (516) 434-6012.

Nov. 17 Order of Demolay open house The Order of Demolay Wantagh Chapter is hosting their open house meeting, Thursday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m., at the Baldwin Masonic Hall, 756 Prospect St. For more information email wantaghdemolay@ gmail.com.

Oh Baby!

Mercy Hospital invites moms-to-be to a community baby shower, Saturday, Nov. 19, noon-2 p.m. Meet with physicians, lactation specialist, mother/baby nurses, and other hospital personnel with raffles, giveaways for mom and baby(s), games and more. The free event takes place in Mercy’s employee cafeteria, lower level, 1000 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org or call (516) 626-3729.

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RANDI SHUBIN DRESNER, the president and chief executive of Island Harvest, thanked Nassau County Executive Blakeman for including her organization and Long Island Cares in the ‘End Hunger Thanksgiving Celebration.’ The free event — set for Wednesday, Nov. 23 — will be hosted by Long Island-born singer-songwriter Madison Beer, and will double as a food collection drive.

Madison Beer hosts concert and food drive

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The holidays are filled with plenty of food — but not for everyone. That’s why Nassau County officials have teamed up with Long Island Cares and Island Harvest food banks to make sure everyone eats on Thanksgiving.

And they’re getting a little celebrity help along the way from singer-songwriter Madison Beer.

Born and raised in Jericho before moving out west to pursue her music career, the 23-year-old Beer returns to Long Island on Wednesday, Nov. 23, to host the “End Hunger Thanksgiving Celebration” at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale.

It doesn’t cost money to attend, but everyone who shows up beginning at 3:30 p.m., are asked to bring at least one nonperishable food item. The celebration will focus on Beer’s accomplishments — beginning with her early days as a teenager on YouTube singing covers of her favorite songs. She shot into stardom after another young performer, Justin Bieber, linked to one of her videos.

Beer also will bring attention to hunger and the culture of giving, according to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.

Beer “has become a very, very influential person, especially with the young people throughout the world,” Blakeman said outside of Nassau Coliseum earlier this week. “We are trying to create a culture here in Nassau County and throughout the country — and throughout the world — of giving: Giving to people who need a little bit more help.”

The county also will proclaim Nov. 23 “Madison Beer Day.”

“I always look forward to coming home for the holidays,” Beer said in a statement. “But it’s that much sweeter coming home for an event like this one that will help so many.”

Beer has more than 30 million followers on Instagram and Twitter, Blakeman said.

“She’s somebody that — certainly people throughout the world, and especially young people — have recognized as someone that is very, very talented,” he said.

“We’re so happy that she is coming back to Nassau County so we can honor her, but at the same time give back to the community and make sure that everybody gets the food that they require so that they can have a happy holiday.”

Randi Shubin Dresner, the president and chief executive of Island Harvest, told reporters it was “very kind,” of Blakeman to involve the two food banks in this program.

Beer, she said, is someone who “knows about our community, and clearly she understands that there are so many people who are struggling here on Long Island.

With the rising costs at the gas pump and the rising costs at the supermarket, people who were just making ends meet are now having to struggle and find additional dollars to just feed their family and put food on the table.”

Donations are down right now, according to Jessica Rosati, chief programs officer for Long Island Cares.

Yet between the two organizations, well over 20 million pounds of food is distributed across Long Island, Dresner said. And that number has increased “quite a bit” from pre-pandemic times.

Seating for the celebration is limited to 15,000, and requires advanced registration at NassauCountyNY.gov. Doors open at 3:30 p.m., with the show starting at 5.

High school students chosen for art exhibit

BALDWIN HERALD — November 17, 2022

Baldwin High School students Camryn Littleton and provides an array of weekly classes and Francisco Suriel were selected for the Annual Nassau weekend workshops for adults, teens and children both in person and County High School Student Juried Exhibit online, helping students maxiand Competition. mize their artistic skills and The artwork of Baldwin High School creativity. seniors, Camryn Littleton and Francisco To be considered for the NasSuriel, was selected to be included in the sau County High School Stu2022 Nassau County High School Student dent Juried Exhibit & CompetiJuried Exhibit & Competition hosted by the tion, participating artists must Art Guild. The students were recognized at be a Nassau County high school a reception and awards dinner hosted by the student and submissions must Art Guide on Sunday, Nov. 6 before officially be original 2D or 3D artwork kicking off the exhibition. Baldwin families created in the last two years, can view both students’ artwork at the Art among other criteria. All styles Guild now through November 26. from abstract to realism may be The Baldwin school district said approxisubmitted. mately 70 artists were chosen to compete The school district said both out of over 215 submissions. They said the Litttleton and Suriel’s artwork annual virtual exhibit is a wonderful opporwere created during their tunity for young artists to build their junior-level art class last year. resume, increase their personal repertoire Littleton’s piece is an acrylic in a gallery setting, as well as to win cash of a landscape, while prizes for their artwork. This is the first ANDRE POPRILO painting Suriel’s piece is a study of a still year for Baldwin High School to participate. life completed in pencil. Both “The teachers of the Baldwin High director of fine and students are currently enrolled School Fine Arts program have worked dili- performing arts for in AP Art, the highest and most gently to inspire and support opportunities Baldwin Union Free difficult level art course to take for our advanced art students,” explained in high school. After graduatAndre Poprilo, director of fine and perform- School District ing, Littleton plans to pursue a ing arts for Baldwin Union Free School Discareer in musical theater and trict. “I am excited to see the Art Guild recognize the work of Cameron and Francisco. This is going Suriel has chosen to study engineering.

For more information go to TheArtGuild. to be an especially productive year for ‘Baldwin Arts’!”

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Courtesy of the Baldwin Union Free School District

BALDWIN HIGH SCHOOL students Camryn Littleton and Francisco Suriel were selected for the Annual Nassau County High School Student Juried Exhibit and Competition.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. ROBERT S. BESEDIN, et al, Defts.

Index #610529/2021.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Feb. 22, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on December 7, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 54, Block 39, Lot(s) 5, 50.

Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed 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 sale. BRIAN DAVIS, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99866 135060 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR RMAC PASSTHROUGH TRUST, SERIES 2010-3H, Plaintiff, vs.

ANITE PICHONOT, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on September 6, 2016 and an Order Appointing Successor Referee duly entered on October 6, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on December 6, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 620 Grant Avenue, Baldwin, NY 11510. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 36, Block 234 and Lot 147.

Approximate amount of judgment is $657,329.80 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #004091/2014. Cash will not be accepted. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee

Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 135054

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. DBW TL HOLDCO 2016 LLC, Pltf. vs. BIBI RAMZAN, et al, Defts.

Index #603150/2019. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered October 2, 2020 and order appointing substitute referee entered May 18, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on December 15, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 760 East Carl Avenue a/k/a 760 Carl Avenue, Baldwin, NY a/k/a Section 36, Block 534, Lot 30.

Approx. amt. of judgment is $71,575.25 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing, cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.

ELIZABETH GILL, Referee, BRONSTER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf. 156 West 56th Street, Ste. 902, New York, NY. File No. 305409.415- #99830 135316 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-OPXl, Plaintiff AGAINST ANCILLA BLACK, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 18, 2019, 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 December 14, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 881 LORENZ AVENUE, NORTH BALDWIN, NY 11510. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Baldwin, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54, Block 38, Lot 182 & 183.

Approximate amount of judgment $331,289.13 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index

#002599/2017.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the 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”. Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 17-002259 73707 135271

LEGAL NOTICE Digital Process Automation LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/24/2022. Office: Nassau County. United States Corporation Agents Inc. designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to United States Corporation Agents Inc. at 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose 135360 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to N.Y. Election Law Article 17, Title 2, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York, and N.Y. Public Officers Law Article 7, the Open Meetings Law, public hearings will be held by the Town of Hempstead Temporary Redistricting Commission in the Nathan L. H. Bennett Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Village and Town of Hempstead, New York, on both November 29, 2022 at 7:00pm, and December 13, 2022 at 10:30am, to receive input regarding the reapportionment and composition of the Town of Hempstead’s councilmanic districts to be used beginning with the Town election of 2023.

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard and give input at the times and place aforesaid.

Dated:Hempstead, New York November 15, 2022

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK. KATE MURRAY Town Clerk DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor 135484

LEGAL NOTICE SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, against- MICHAEL H. ABRAHAMS, and, if he be living and if he be dead, the respective heirs-atlaw, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the complaint, AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK, WILLIAM GROEGER, MD PC, TARGET NATIONAL BANK, TRIBECA ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, SOUTH SHORE ADJUSTMENT CO LLC AS SUCCESSOR ASSIGNEE IN INTEREST TO CHASE/WAMU, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC DBA IN NEW YORK AS MIDLAND FUNDING OF DELAWARE LLC, PALISADES COLLECTION LLC, NEW YORK DEPT. OF TAXATION & FINANCE, EAST COAST FUNDING GROUP, INC., THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Defendants. Index No. 014771/2013 Date Filed: 12/10/2013 Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial based on the location of the mortgaged premises in this action.

We are attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

To the above-named defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) or within (60) days after service of this summons if it is the United States of America; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this

Baldwin honors Tyler Lewis with a community vigil The family and friends of Tyler Lewis, a 19-year-old college student who was stabbed to death on the University at Buffalo campus from Baldwin, held a vigil on Sunday.

Lewis was stabbed outside of Elliot Complex at SUNY Buffalo on Oct. 14. The Buffalo Police investigators said they believed the attack was a “physical altercation between several individuals,” and have yet to make an arrest. Although, they said they have identified a person of interest.

Lewis was a pre-business administration major at SUNY Buffalo State, a 15-minute drive from SUNY Buffalo. He played baseball and participated in the

NASA Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama when he was younger, according to the Buffalo News.

According to News12 the parish of Lewis’ friends and family remembered him on Sunday, Nov. 13 and asked police to ramp up their investigation. They said they’re frustrated that an arrest has still not been made.

His mother Roquishia Lewis, of Baldwin, told News12 reporters he was a quiet and respectful person, and he only wanted to help others.

“It just hurts so bad that he’s not here,” said Roquishia Lewis to News12.

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NEWS BRIEF St. Joseph’s funding helps student veterans St. Joseph’s University-New York was awarded nearly $560,000 to help it better recruit military veterans as students, and lead them toward degrees.

The funds come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success Grant Program.

“We pride ourselves on the exceptional services we offer to all of our students, especially student veterans who have given so much of themselves before they arrive at St. Joseph’s,” said Donald Boomgaarden, the school’s president, in a release. “We are grateful to receive this funding that will allow us to continue the work we do with our student veterans, and expand our services to even more students in the years to come.”

Funds will be used primarily for the school’s Peer Health Educator Program, designating six veteran-specific peer

health educators trained in meeting the needs of student veterans. The grans also will expand career preparation and support for veterans, increasing participation with Student Veterans of America, provide graduate student completion grants, provide internship stipends, and launch a program specifically for female veterans.

“Our military and veteran students bring a wealth of experience, knowledge and diversity to our campuses,” said Erin D’Eletto, the school’s military and veterans services director. “This funding will not only allow us to continue providing substantial services to our student veterans, but also add programs and services to further support their personal, academic and professional success.”

St. Joseph’s University offers campuses on West Roe Boulevard tin Patchogue, as well as on Clinton Avenue in Brooklyn. To learn more, visit SJNY.edu.

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foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing supplemental summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the

Honorable David P. Sullivan, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Nassau County, dated the 27th day of October, 2022 and duly entered in the office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, State of New York.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage lien on the premises described herein. The object of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $282,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on October 23, 2003 in Liber 25245, Page 739, covering premises known as 3391 BAY FRONT DRIVE, BALDWIN,

COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK 11501 (SECTION 54, BLOCK 343, LOTS 10 AND 11).

Schedule A Description: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the town of Hempstead, County Of Nassau and State OF New York, known as and by the lots numbers 10, 11 more particularly bounded and described as follows: beginning at a point on the easterly side of bay front drive, being a plot distant 180 feet by 100 feet by 50 feet by; 100 feet by 50 feet. Said premises being known as and by the street number 3391 Bay Front Drive, Baldwin, New York.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant, MICHAEL H. ABRAHAMS, for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises, unless discharged in bankruptcy.

Dated: Manhasset, New York November 7, 2022 DAVID A. GALLO & ASSOCIATES LLP By: /S/ FRANK A. MORRONE FRANK A. MORRONE, ESQ. Attorneys for Plaintiff 47 Hillside Avenue - Second Floor Manhasset, NY 11030 (516) 583-5330 (516) 583-5333 - fax 135435

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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.

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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

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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

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Must Have a Clean License and BoxTruck Driving Experience.

Hours Vary, Night Availability is a Must.

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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.

Marketing Analyst (Lynbrook, NY) Promote company services and perform market analysis. Plan and implement marketing targets, identify appropriate markets to introduce new products and services Analyze marketing statistics to formulate policies. Resumes to Group ESI, Inc., 97 Horton Avenue, Lynbrook, NY 11563

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Monday - Friday (9:15-1:15) 20 Hours/ Week, $15.00/ Hour

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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.

Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

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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. Will Consider Part Time.

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

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Bach. degree or for. equiv. in Information Technology, Network and Comp. Security, Comp. Science, Electrical Eng., or a rel. field plus 5 years’ experience in a Network and Security Engineer or related role. Exp. must include: Network and Internet Security Configuration, Design and Architecture. Cloud Security Architecture and Connectivity. Network and Internet Secure Connectivity and Security hacking prevention, including attack methodologies, firewalls (Next Generation Firewalls ex. Fortinet, Palo Alto, Juniper, Cisco; and Web Application Firewall including F5, and Barracuda), IDS, VPNs (IPSEC and SSLVPN), cryptography and wireless networking. Network and Infrastructure support, including use of TCP/IP OSI Model, Switching, IP routing, SSL/TLS, Authentication, Authorization and Accounting. $162,926 $180,000. Send resumes to Vandis, Inc., Attn: S. Ratafia, CFO, 1 Albertson Avenue, Suite 1, Albertson, NY 11507 or by email to sratafia@vandis.com.

RECEPTIONIST - FULL TIME

Receptionist (full-time) needed for Publisher and Self-Storage Facility located in Garden City. The ideal candidate should have excellent communications and customer service skills, be professional, dependable and have reliable transportation. Candidate should have computer knowledge and working knowledge of MS Office. Candidate MUST be reliable, punctual and be able to work a CONSISTENT schedule: Monday and Wednesday 8am to 4pm Tuesday and Thursday 8am to 6pm Friday 8am to 5pm Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Answering phones and greeting customers, assisting new customers by showing storage facility options and pricing, collecting payments from customers, contacting customers for late payments, applying payments and updating the customer files /data base and other general administrative responsibilities on an as needed basis. Hourly pay, plus eligible for Holiday Pay, PTO, Medical, Dental, 401k with company matching, plus other benefits. Qualified candidates should email their resume, cover letter and salary requirements. No phone calls please. Job Type: Full-time.

Salary: $15.00 /hour Email your resume to: careers@liherald.com

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Interested And Qualified Candidates, Over 18 Years Old Call 516-239-1354 Or Email JCC.Nursery@GuralJCC.org TEACHERS: SPANISH SPEAKING A+. BA/ Associate Degree In Early Childhood Education. Teacher's Salary $32K. EMAIL RESUME: kgreene@fivetownsmail.org 516-239-6244 Ext. 237

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urrounded by nature, this 6 bedroom, 8 baths residence is filled with chic details and luxurious finishes! The chef's kitchen, with modern appliances has ample cabinetry, a stainless steel range hood on top of stylish island.

Terracotta-style floors flow into the lovely breakfast nook, flooded with light coming in from the French doors that lead outside. The open-plan dining/ living room has 12-foot ceilings and mahogany wood built-in library, with gas/wood burning fireplace. On the main floor there is an office and a guest bedroom, with ensuite and walk-in closet.

In the separate wing there is a master suite, with large walk-in closet, mahogany custom-made cabinets, master bathroom divided into "his" and "hers", with a separate entrance and connected by a stand-up shower. Upstairs you will find 3 Bedrooms and 2 baths. There is a Gym in the hi-ceiling basement along with a laundry room and plenty of storage space. Outside, there is a heatedgunite pool, Jacuzzi and gazebo that can be transformed into a Florida room. For a private tour contact V.I.Properties at 516.791.1313

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A. The house you’re referring to seems to be like one in almost every neighborhood, but I haven’t seen any single-lot parks popping up anywhere. Maybe the reason it doesn’t happen is because you can’t just seize someone’s property.

If that were the case, what would stop your neighbors from taking your property? onte eeper Every once in a while, when I’m sitting in a public zoning hearing, someone appears and makes a statement at the microphone just like what you are suggesting. I think they, too, are expecting a light bulb to appear above everyone else’s head when they suddenly realize what a genuinely great idea that was. But instead of trying to condemn someone else’s property, it may be better to gain some idea about what is really going on. I have often had to do this in the course of exploring options for potential buyers.

In some cases, such as a shopping center that continued to lose and not replace businesses, the owner lived a thousand miles away, and was just using the property as a tax write-off while they waited for the market to change and just sell. The condition had already existed for over a decade before someone asked me to look into the conditions and search the records. The property did improve after violations were issued that forced the owner to respond in court. The same may be the course of action for the property you are describing.

Some people are only compelled by legal action, while others will respond to a warning. I have seen many instances in which the owner is just financially, physically or mentally incapable of responding in the way you want them to. I have even driven people in these circumstances to meetings with authorities, especially when New York Rising had funding available to help them. None of the individuals, even with financial assistance, followed through, either from distrust of authorities or a realization that they might have to pay money they just did not have or they could not deal with the change in their lives.

If you are inclined to look further into the circumstances of the owner, you may learn the reason(s) for the conditions being what they are. In a free country (so far), you may not like how your neighbors live, but we still don’t have the control to just take their property. Your recourse is to try to understand why the property is this way, and help, if you can, report them to authorities and become the “squeaky wheel,” or take your own personal legal action. Good luck!

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Q. There is a house in my neighborhood, just a few doors away, that has never been taken care of. I know someone lives there, but they don’t seem to care about how their home looks, and I wonder: Is there a way to get the community together, tear the house down and turn it into a park? It would look a lot better.

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y all accounts, Russia is losing its unprovoked war against Ukraine. It has lost thousands of troops, spent the equivalent of billions of dollars, and become an international pariah. As a result of the ruinous war, Russia is also losing something that has always been precious to its national pride — its position as a leader in the world’s space programs.

The country that stunned the world — and shook up the United States — with the launch on Oct. 4, 1957, of the satellite Sputnik, is JAMES falling further and behind in BERNSTEIN further civil space exploration, according to experts. Its military space program, however, remains robust, those experts say.

“The Russian space industry is in an obvious state of crisis,” Asif Siddiqi, an authority on Russia’s space program who teaches history at Fordham University, told an industry publication.

Partly to help fund Russia’s brutal attack on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin recently said he planned to slash funding for space flight activities at least

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until 2024. The sharpest cuts will be in manufacturing technology and development. Money for scientific research will be cut entirely.

The decline of the Russian space program is not new. It began after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. That kicked off a brain drain from Russian.

The need to fund the Ukraine war only accelerated the degradation of Russian space efforts.

Additionally, jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has made allegations of widespread corruption across the country’s space industry, with money disappearing into the hands of oligarchs.

Russia does not have a rover on the far side of the moon. China does. It does not have orbiters circling Mars. China, Indian and the United Arab Emirates do.

Russia does not have a fleet of space telescopes, as does the United States.

“We’ve fallen behind on the science program,” said Igor Marinin, head of the Russian industry publication Novosti Kosmonavtiki. “We’ve forgotten how to make and fly unmanned probes.”

Of course, it was not always this way.

The United States and much of the world trembled when the Soviets put Sputnik

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into space, leading politicians and military leaders to proclaim that we were failing in space.

Concern deepened in 1961, when the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to fly to outer space, aboard the Vostok 1 capsule. He completed one orbit of Earth. Meanwhile, as the American novelist Tom Wolfe wrote in his highly acclaimed book, “The Right Stuff,” “our rockets kept exploding” on the launch pad.

But what does the current demise of Russia’s space program mean for the United States? John Logsdon, who teaches at George Washington University and who is often called the “dean of space policy,” said in a phone interview last week that we can no longer count on the Russians as partners on the International Space Station, or on other space projects in the future. Russian cosmonauts still fly aboard the space station, but Russia has said that it even plans to withdraw from that program.

For the United States, Logsdon said, the new competitor is China. The Chinese program has overseen the development and launch of ballistic missiles, thousands of satellites, manned space

uri Gagarin is all but forgotten, and China has an orbiting space station.

flight and a space station, and it plans to explore the Moon, Mars and the wider solar system.

In a display of its growing prowess, China launched a cargo mission to its newly completed space station last weekend. The 35-foot-long cargo spacecraft docked Nov. 12 with the Tiangong station on Saturday, according to a Chinese news release. As is typical of the country’s news media, few details were released publicly. But according to space experts, the freighter was carrying propellant for the space station, as well as some scientific experiments.

In recent months, China launched two modules to join its already orbiting space station, which is about 20 percent large than the U.S.- and European-built International Space Station. It is expected to be occupied and operational for at least 10 years.

Our approach to China in space has been entirely negative. In 2011, Congress banned NASA from hosting Chinese visitors at U.S. space facilities. Two years later, Congress banned Chinese nationals from entering NASA facilities without a waiver from NASA. Nevertheless, Logsdon said, “The Chinese space program is advancing.”

James Bernstein is editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments about this column? jbernstein@liherald.com.

Thankful, mindful and watchful this holiday

hankful, mindful and watchful this holiday The midterm elections proved that you can’t put lipstick on a pig. Well, maybe you can try, but eventually folks will see through the cover-up.

That expression, “lipstick on a pig,” pops up from time to time during elections. In 2008, President Barack Obama said that a supposedly new economic plan proposed by his opponents, John McCain and Sarah Palin, was nothing new, “just putting lipstick on a pig.” Republicans went ballisRANDI tic, accusing KREISS Obama of slyly associating the pig patter with Palin. Obama said his comment was about policy, not people. Anyway, he wasn’t the first or the last to use the expression, which, you must admit, conjures a compelling visual.

This election season, the GOP sent forth dozens of MAGA election deniers to run for important and influential offices across the country. Republican influencers in and out of government, complemented by seriously delusional

fringe groups like QAnon, tried their best to put lipstick on these pigs, but they didn’t fly. Fortunately, most of the Republicans who were elected or reelected to office aren’t conspiracy theorists or election deniers.

This seems like a low bar, but there it is. Don’t we all want a fair fight in the campaigns for office? And when someone clearly wins, don’t we all want to see the opponent concede defeat and move on? Thank goodness that’s what happened most often in the days after Nov. 8.

I am relieved and thankful, as we prepare to gather for Thanksgiving, that the worst-case predictions for a toxic MAGA wave did not happen. Some Trumpian candidates prevailed, but more were defeated. Voters looked at extremist candidates, anointed by the former president, and they said no. Not all the votes are counted in all the contests, and in Georgia there will be a runoff for a Senate seat, but overall the process has been peaceful and civil — and consequential.

Are we finally reaching a point where Americans on all sides of the political landscape share a vision for a safe democracy? Are we there yet? Can we

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count on folks to trust election results?

Will candidates fight the good fight and retreat with grace if they lose? We don’t know yet if this midterm portends big changes for the better and a return to relative normal, but the indications are promising. It was not a rout. Rioters did not take to the streets.

The cooling of the political fever gripping the nation allows us to gather at our respective Thanksgiving tables and truly give thanks. I am so thankful for the greatest gift we can enjoy in this life: peace of mind. We all experience occasional setbacks and losses, but with peace of mind we can negotiate our difficult life passages.

This isn’t November 2020 or November 2021, when the pandemic was burning through our population. We still have about 40,000 new Covid cases a day, but we have vaccines and anti-virals, greater understanding of the disease and less panic. At the height of the pandemic surge, it was difficult to find peace.

On Thanksgiving 2020, my husband and I sat down to a chicken rather than a turkey. We were grateful for one another but terribly lonely for our kids, who live plane flights away and couldn’t risk trav-

uch has changed since we sat down to a Thanksgiving chicken in 2020.

el during the fury of the pandemic.

The years of Covid restrictions and isolation offered random gifts as well: learning to find strength we didn’t know was there, finding ways to connect with loved ones through words and Zooms and eye to eye, six feet apart. I would never wish it for character-building, but living through a pandemic has heightened our zest for life and attuned us to the nourishing rhythms of nature.

I noticed recently that many people, rather than saying goodbye, now say “stay safe” when they come and go. That speaks to our relatively new belief that the ground can shift under our feet in an instant. Some threats can be mitigated and some blindside us, but we survivors of the pandemic and the political maelstrom have been changed by these years.

We say “stay safe” as a kind of hope and benediction for our friends and loved ones.

I hope you are blessed with friends and mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers and children and grandchildren and neighbors at your Thanksgiving table. Along with peace of mind, let there be delicious turkey and sweet potatoes and cranberries and pies, all the traditional foods that anchor us to this time and place, and to one another.

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

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ou’ve likely never heard the name William Jennings Bryan, as he’s not among those regularly talked about in history books. But his contribution to democracy should be indelible, after a simple telegram sent he sent to William McKinley on Nov. 5, 1896, forever changed how we approached elections.

“Sen. Jones has just informed me that the returns indicate your election, and I hasten to extend my congratulations,” Bryan said in the telegram. “We have submitted the issue to the American people, and their will is law.”

Conceding an election isn’t required by law, which is why what Bryan — in his first of three runs for president — did was all the more unique at the time. He didn’t have to do it by statute, but he had to do it in the spirit of democracy.

Such concessions have become a staple of our election process at all levels. Candidates battle it out over issues and who can best represent the people, and once the people have made their decision, they accept it. Even if that decision doesn’t favor you, all for a peaceful transfer of power.

Not that making a concession is easy.

Far from it. Candidates invest so much of themselves into their campaigns that to suddenly make an about-face and watch someone else get awarded what they had fought for can be heartbreaking. Still, no matter how hot the debate was among the candidates, once the decision has been made, it’s time to return to the real job at hand: governing.

When we think of concessions, we’re likely to think of those in races for our country’s highest office first.

“Just moments ago, I spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on becoming the 43rd president of the United States.

And I promised him that I wouldn’t call him back this time,” then-Vice President

Al Gore said in a Dec. 13, 2000, address, even joking about rescinding his first concession on election night, when the race between them was still too close to call.

“Almost a century and a half ago, Sen. Stephen Douglas told Abraham Lincoln, who had just defeated him for the presidency, ‘Partisan feeling must yield to patriotism. I’m with you, Mr. President, and God bless you,’” Gore added. “Well, in that same spirit, I say to President-elect Bush that what remains of partisan rancor must now be put aside, and may God bless his stewardship of this country.”

Sen. John McCain shared similar sentiments eight years later, when he took the stage in Phoenix to congratulate the man who would become the 44th president, Barack Obama.

“Sen. Obama and I have had and argued our differences, and he has prevailed,” McCain said. “No doubt many of those differences remain. These are difficult times for our country, and I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face.”

Concessions are just as powerful on the local level. State Sen. Anna Kaplan described her service in Albany as an “honor of a lifetime” after losing her reelection bid to former senator Jack Martins.

“While our campaign has ended, my service to — and love for — our community has not,” Kaplan said. “I will always fight for you, and am committed to continuing that spirit of service in my next chapter.”

Laura Gillen, who lost her bid for Congress to Anthony D’Esposito last week, also put politics aside to honor the choice of voters.

“We ran a campaign to be proud of in a challenging political environment,” Gillen said. “Together we motivated thousands of Long Islanders to make their voices heard.

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LETTERS ‘I could write Randi weekly’ To the Editor: Once again, Randi Kreiss’s amazing ability to convey her thoughts and blend them with history — and in this case, a bit of astronomy as well — moved me to tears! (“An election that will move heaven and earth,” Nov. 3-9.)

These are such stressful times, and I know that while it isn’t reasonable to expect everyone to always agree, there needs to be some more honest, respectful dialogue to help move our country to a better place.

I could write to Randi weekly, because her columns are so important and meaningful. I am constantly sending copies to dear friends who don’t live in the area — even a longtime friend who has lived in Italy for decades, but who is still American at heart (whatever that means these days) and is so worried for us and the world. If the America we know and love goes, what then? But then Randi gives us the perspective of eons of time to encour-

To stand up for common-sense leadership.

And to vigorously defend fundamental rights from assault.”

After the 2020 presidential election, in which defeated President Donald Trump never conceded to his successor, Joe Biden, there were real fears that this act of patriotism — this cornerstone action of democracy — could become a relic of the past. That conceding somehow represented weakness rather than strength. And that it meant essentially giving up on fighting for the chance to represent your community, region, state or even country.

But nothing about concession means you have to give up the fight, or that you can’t explore every option available to you.

Once those options are exhausted, however, it’s time to close that chapter and start the next one.

On election night last week, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin wasn’t ready to concede the gubernatorial race to Gov. Kathy Hochul.

And that was his right — not all the votes had been counted, and while his chances of winning were remote, they still existed.

But when it became clear that he had no path to victory, Zeldin did his part to protect and defend democracy by exercising the power of concession.

“I would like to congratulate New York governor Kathy Hochul on her election to a full four-year term,” Zeldin said in a statement the day after the election.

But while this particular battle for the governor’s mansion might be over, Zeldin made it clear that his fight for those he had hoped to represent wouldn’t end — a sentiment every candidate on the short side of any election should share in their own quests.

“As they take office in January, Gov. Kathy Hochul and those controlling Albany must address the grave concerns voiced by the voters,” Zeldin said. “While this campaign has come to a close, the rescue mission to ‘save our state’ continues.”

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appily, the midterm elections are behind us. They were, at best, stressful, and overall they were ugly. Once again, the pollsters were more wrong than they were right, predicting all kinds of results that never happened. There were many lessons to be learned from the results, and any politician who ignores them does so at his or her peril.

Any candidate who calls for a ban on abortions in a red, blue or purple state is asking for trouble. There were five states in which abortion was on the ballot, JERRY and those that proposed a ban in one KREMER form or another were shot down.

Women want to make their own choices, in consultation with their physicians, and attempts to take away that right will meet stiff resistance. Defeated Pennsylvania senatorial candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz suggested that elected officials should have a voice on abortion, and that didn’t help his campaign.

Most political observers thought the issue of gun control wouldn’t have an

impact on people’s thinking, but many voters who were questioned stated that their decisions factored in their concerns about the need for much stronger gun laws. There is a constant fear that there will be more school shootings, and pro-gun legislators who are supported by the NRA may have to rethink their position, even if that costs them a few gun-rights supporters. Guns are an issue that won’t go away, and will reresurface in the 2024 elections.

Any pollster who tells you that young people are uninterested in elections should be banned from polltaking. This election brought out a record number of so-called Gen-Z voters, millions of them college students. On Election Day there were reports all over the country of enormous lines of students waiting to vote, well after the polls were scheduled to close. The youth vote is now alive and well.

Crime was an issue that helped a number of candidates get elected, but the vast majority of voters had other concerns on their mind, including voting rights, preserving the Constitution, saving Social Security and Medicare and stopping can-

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e learned in the midterms that election denialism isn’t a winning strategy.

LETTERS age and help us de-stress by literally looking to the heavens. That was so needed!

Thank you, Randi, from a most grateful reader, for continuing to share so much of your wonderful self with us.

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Another delay for LIRR East Side access To the Editor: Did the MTA and the LIRR forget to consider obtaining necessary clearance from the Federal Railroad Administration before they adopted the schedule calling for East Side access to Grand Central Madison to begin by December 2022? The Federal Transit Administration Full Funding Grant Agreement, approved in 2006, called for service to begin in 2011, at a total project cost of $6.3 billion, with a federal share of $2.6 billion.

The current cost is $11.6 billion, which doesn’t include debt service payments for the cost of borrowing, which brings the cost to $12.7 billion. Debt service costs are

didates endorsed by former President Donald Trump from winning key elections. Plenty of MAGA candidates won their races, but their tenures may be very short when their new constituents catch on to their lack of substance.

We learned in the midterms that election denialism is not a winning strategy. The Republican candidate for New York governor, Lee Zeldin, ran a spirited race, but his resistance to acknowledging that President Biden was fairly elected hurt him with swing voters. New Yorkers are pretty sophisticated people, and the majority of them weren’t ready to buy into a candidate who opposed the certification of election results in Pennsylvania and Arizona. There are still plenty of election deniers who won their contests, but once they’re in office, their positions won’t help them do the required work.

From the ads that flooded the airwaves, we could all agree that the tone of this year’s races was more dishonest and mean-spirited than ever before. In a lust for power, many candidates — incumbents and challengers alike — made false claims about their opponents, accusing

them of criminal conduct and making other outrageous allegations. But the slanderers didn’t fool most of the voters, who rejected the partisan poison.

Year after year, we have been subjected to stories about suspect polling results, in contests ranging from dogcatcher to president. Political columnists and reporters, in print and on the air, have spend countless hours delving into the polling results, dissecting the numbers and often trying to divine trends that don’t exist. Over the past 10 years, I have challenged numerous pollsters who have wrongly claimed that they have reached people whose only phones are cellphones (which pollsters must dial manually). It’s time to ignore them and the commentators.

Now that the big red wave never happened and the experts will be scratching their heads for months trying to figure out why, it’s time to do a reset and focus on 2024. Future candidates will have to prepare for major changes in the electoral terrain, and be aware that they will suffer if they ignore the 2022 warning signs.

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

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buried under a separate agency operating budget. There is also over $4 billion more in indirect costs for what are known as LIRR “readiness” projects to support ESA service to Grand Central Madison. Honest accounting would bring the real total project cost to $16.7 billion.

A mandatory FRA safety feature that would prevent trains from entering the wrong tunnel clearly fell behind schedule.

It is now forecast to be installed and up and running by March 6, 2023. Why was the original implementation schedule for installation of this safety equipment not completed earlier this year? This new FRA safety requirement was implemented as a result of the Metro North accident on the Hudson Line at Spuyten Duyvil in 2013.

The MTA now has to request a waiver from FRA to begin service in December without this safety feature being in place. This will offer little comfort for riders who are looking for safe and reliable service to the Grand Central Madison Terminal.

LARRY PENNER Retired former director, Federal Transit Administration Region 2 Office of Operations and Program Management

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