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Former Bruins football coach catalogs history and the pictures I can get, it would be nice to see a pictorial history about the program.”

The book covered the years Ste phen Car roll, for mer head coach of the Baldwin 1921 to 2021, and Carroll said High School football team, that towards the end of his recently reflected on how his coaching career he realized the book, “100 Years of Baldwin high school football program would be celebratFootball,” has impacted the coming its 100th annimunity. versary in 2021.

Since Carroll’s However, he said he book was published couldn’t finish the in Se ptember of book in time for the 2022, more than 200 centennial celebracopies have been tion. sold. Carroll said By the time he he had spent four completed the ye a r s c o m p i l i n g book, Carroll filled stories for the book 244 pages with and collecting phoBaldwin football tos from friends, history, with the colleagues, the help of George Baldwin Historical Craig, Baldwin’s Society, the Bald- STEphEN CaRRoll football coach from win Foundation for former coach, 1929 to 1958, photos Education, former Baldwin Bruins — from accounts of players and football individual players parents. Minuteman Press in to the story of where the nickRockville Centre printed the name Bruins came from. book.

“I had relatives that played “I was the head coach in in the Baldwin Bruins in the Baldwin for the past 35 years,” ‘30s and the ‘40s,” Carroll said.

Car roll, who retired from “And my brothers and I were coaching in 2020, said. “And all captains of the football while I was coaching, I was col- team, so it was kind of like a lecting pictures. So I figured no-brainer to put this book that with the pictures I had Continued on paGe 9

By BEN FIEBERT

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Santa with Joan Giles, whose wish came true when her 85-foot-tall tree was decorated with lights for Christmas.

‘Fostering a sense of community’ with Baldwin’s yearly tree lighting

By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com ROC, LYN , MAL, FRA, BAL

If you’re catching a train or disembarking from one at the Baldwin Long Island Rail Road station starting this Sunday night, and you see bright lights three quarters of a mile to the south, that will be Katie Blazdell’s Christmas tree.

For the past decade, Blazdell has decorated the very large pine tree in front of her home, at the corner of Harte Street and Irving Place, for Christmas. When Blazdell’s parents moved in 1971, the tree was about as

tall as the house. It has since grown to 85 feet — about 5 feet taller than the one currently surrounded by scaffolding at Rockefeller Center.

The tradition of decorating the Baldwin tree began with Katie’s mother, Joan Giles.

“Over a decade ago, my mom decided to light the tree,” Blazdell said. “And the reason she did that was in honor of my dad, who passed away in 1993, because he always used to look at the tree and go, ‘I wish I could make that a giant Christmas tree.’”

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Baldwin High School named to 2023 AP School Honor Roll District receives ‘Silver with Access’ for optimizing college readiness For the first time, Baldwin High School has been designated with ”Silver with Access” as the 2023 Advanced Placement Honor Roll recipient for optimizing college readiness and broadening student access through AP classes.

Of the 15,150 eligible schools in the United States and Canada, including public, private, and charter schools, only 4,570 earned a place on the 2023 AP School Honor Roll, which represent 30 percent of eligible high schools. Additionally, Baldwin High School was among the 1,770 that also received the AP Access Award, demonstrating a clear and effective commitment to equitable access to advanced coursework.

Research shows students who take AP courses and exams are more likely to attend college and graduate on time. The students who enter four-year colleges with credit from AP accelerate their path to graduation and build confidence for college success. Even for those who don’t earn college credit, AP coursework provides early exposure to college-level work and contributes to a college-going school culture. In addition to AP courses, the Baldwin School District offers more than 30 dual enrollment courses through colleges and universities, including a partnership with Nassau Community College. Baldwin High School’s current graduation rate is 99 percent.

“This recognition is a testament to the district’s commitment to excellence in education and developing a robust curriculum and academic programs that allow students to graduate ‘future ready,’” Shari Camhi, superintendent of schools for the Baldwin Union Free School District, said. “Not only is this a source of pride for Baldwin schools but for the community, as well and is a direct result of the tireless efforts of our high school and district administration.

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The Baldwin High School received a ‘Silver with Access’ designation in the 2023 Advanced Placement Honor Roll Congratulations to our administrators, faculty, students, and families on this outstanding achievement!”

The AP School Honor Roll values schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students while broadening access. Schools can earn this recognition annually based on criteria that reflect a commitment to increasing college-going culture, providing opportunities for students to earn college credit and maximizing college readiness.

To be recognized, 40 percent of a school’s graduating cohort must have taken at least one AP exam during high school; 25 percent or more of the graduating cohort must have scored a three or higher on at least one AP exam; and two percent or more of the graduating cohort must have taken five or more AP exams

during high school, with at least one of those exams taken in ninth or tenth grade. There are four levels of distinction: Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze.

Schools may also earn the AP Access Award if the percentage of AP exam takers who are underrepresented minority and/or low-income students mirrors the school’s overall student demographics.

The AP School Honor Roll represents a broad range of high schools from across the United States and Canada, including private, public, and charter schools; large and small student bodies; rural and urban populations; and specialized high schools, along with generalized programs.

— Ben Fiebert

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Paw It Forward Pet Pantry collecting items until Jan. 2

BALDWIN HERALD — November 23, 2023

About 100 cases of food were donated from Baldwin last year

By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com

The Baldwin Harbor Animal Hospital is collecting items for their second annual pet pantry.

The animal hospital is working with Paw It Forward Pet Pantry in Valley Stream to collect cat and dog food, toys, treats, litter, towels, leashes, collars, and grooming supplies until Jan. 2.

They have a box in the hospital for community members to donate pet supplies.

People can donate items at 2933 Milburn Ave. in Baldwin Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“This is the difference between kee ping an animal and not being able to kee p one,” Leigh Santiago, receptionist at the BaldLEIgh SaNTIago win Harbor Anireceptionist at mal Hospital, Baldwin Harbor said.

Animal Hospital The pet pantry was a big hit l a s t y e a r, a s there were about 100 cases of food donated. Santiago said that there were a lot of donations and at least six truck pickups. Supplies that were collected included cages, beds, towels, treats, food, and toys.

“We really collected a lot last year and I would really hope to match that,” Santiago said.

All of the supplies were given to Danielle Scala-Nathan, who runs the pet pantry. Santiago explained that the pantry is in need of more volunteers, especially those who can pick up and deliver the donations to Valley Stream.

“Our mission is a little different than most,” the Paw It Forward Pet Pantry’s Facebook stated. “Sometimes, people who are going through hard times experience difficulty caring for their pets.

Why should your family pet suffer? Our goal as a pet food pantry is to assist pet parents when they fall on these difficult times.”

The Facebook page noted that the pantry is a short-term solution to provide “temporary assistance to these pets.”

The pantry also accepts monetary donations and checks can be written out to Paw It Forward Pet Pantry Long Island NY. Gift cards can also be given to the pantry. Also, you can buy items on their Amazon wishlist at TinyURL. com/y5wca3dy.

The main drop off location is 114 Clarendon Dr., Valley Stream. Items must be placed in the donation bin near the mailbox.

Other drop off locations include 59 Edmund St, Lynbrook in bin on the porch, 30 Bridle Ln., Hicksville in bin in

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his is the difference between keeping an animal and not being able to keep one.

Photos courtesy Leigh Santiago

Pet supplies donated at Baldwin Harbor Animal Hospital for their annual pet pantry with Paw It Forward Pet Pantry.

People are donating dog and cat food for the pantry. front of the garage, and in Bellmore — to donate there, you need to message the Paw It Forward Pet Pantry Long Island NY Facebook page.

“Paw It Forward Pet Pantry LI NY is in high demand of cat supplies for cat parents in need,” Nathan said on Facebook. “We need any brand of dry cat, kitten food. We need litter, all brand clumping preferred. We need dog treats.

As of now we are good on dry food and canned food. We are only focusing on these much needed supplies. Anyone can help by sending one item off our (Amazon) wish list.

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Donation boxes are located at 2933 Milburn Ave.

How to donate to the Pet Pantry: Drop off items at 114 Clarendon Dr., Valley Stream; 59 Edmund St., Lynbrook; 2933 Milburn Ave., Baldwin, or 30 Bridle Ln., Hicksville Send a check to 114 Clarendon Dr., Valley Stream Buy items from Amazon wishlist at TinyURL.com/y5wca3dy — Ben Fiebert

PSEG urges customers to know what a scammer sounds like Autumn’s cool temperatures and wet weather are in full effect, but scammers are still putting the heat on homes and businesses on Long Island by impersonating PSEG Long Island and area utilities and demanding immediate payment.

“Scammers try to blindside you with an urgent problem in the hopes that you panic and miss all the clues that they’re not who they appear to be,” Lou DeBrino, PSEG Long Island’s vice president of Customer Services, said. “PSEG Long Island wants customers to remember one simple thing: If someone threatens to immediately shut off your power and demands payment, stop and call the number that’s printed on your bill to verify before acting.”

What customers should know about payment scams: Scammers impersonating PSEG Long Island most frequently threaten to shut off power immediately unless payment is made.

Many scammers use phone “spoofing” technology to make their number display on your phone as “PSEG Long Island.”

PSEG Long Island will never request that customers use one specific

method of payment.

Scammers typically want their victims to transfer money via a web-based electronic payment service, a prepaid debit card, or even Bitcoin, sometimes asking people to buy a prepaid card at the nearest convenience store and then to read them the PIN over the phone.

PSEG Long Island does not accept web-based electronic payment services, prepaid debit cards or Bitcoin as payment.

Sometimes phone scammers will demand a deposit for a priority meter installation. PSEG Long Island does not require a deposit for meter installations.

If a customer has doubts about the legitimacy of a call or an email — especially one in which payment is requested — they should call the company directly at 1-800-490-0025.

In-person visits:

Occasionally, scammers may go door to door impersonating PSEG Long Island employees, flashing a fake ID and/or claiming to be a utility collection representative.

The impostors may wear “uniforms” or affix false company signs to their vehicles. The scammers generally ask

for personal information, which real utility representatives do not do, or offer bogus discounts.

Again, if customers have any doubts, they should not let the person in, and should call 1-800-490-0025 to verify.

PSEG Long Island employees must carry a company ID and present it when requested. If customers have doubts, do not let the person into the house and call 1-800-490-0025 to have a customer service representative verify that an employee has been dispatched to the location.

An actual PSEG Long Island employee will respect the customer’s decision and remain outside. If the person escalates their efforts to enter the home, customers should consider calling 911.

Fake websites:

Some scammers purchase web domains that closely resemble the actual URL of a utility and create a fraudulent replica of the legitimate website.

Their plan is to dupe users who click on these fake sites via search results, or type in an inaccurate web address. Once on the spoofed site, a visitor is presented a number of bill payment options, all pointing back to an outside bill pay site.

PSEG Long Island always uses the “.

com” domain. Its real website can be found at PSEGLINY.com.

How actual PSEG Long Island reps handle phone calls:

Customers should also know what PSEG Long Island will and won’t discuss over the phone.

A genuine PSEG Long Island representative will ask to speak to the Customer of Record.

If that person is available, the representative will explain why they are calling and provide the account name, address, and current balance. If the person on the phone does not provide the correct information, it is likely the customer is not speaking with a PSEG Long Island representative.

If the Customer of Record is not available, the PSEG Long Island representative will not discuss the account at all and ask that a message be left for the Customer of Record to call 1-800-4900025.

For more information on various payment scams reported in the PSEG Long Island service area and around the country, visit PSEGLINY.com/myaccount/customersupport/scamsandfraud.

— Ben Fiebert

News briefs

High School students ‘venture’ to NYU Tandon Futures Lab This fall, students in the STEM/Engineering and Global Business & Entrepreneurship academies attended an exclusive Shadow Day at the prestigious NYU Tandon Futures Lab. The Lab is New York City’s inaugural public-private partnership aimed at developing a sustainable incubation program to boost success rates of startups and generate economic growth.

Baldwin High School is the only high school to participate in this unique learning opportunity for practical exposure to the business world.

“The shadow day at NYU Tandon Futures Lab proved to be an exceptional opportunity for Baldwin’s students, providing them with practical exposure to

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the business world,” Gabriella Franza, assistant director of instructional programs for Baldwin School District, said.

The Shadow Day began with a workshop on negotiation tactics led by Vadim Gordin, director of NYU Tandon Future Labs, where Baldwin students explored the art of effective communication in business. The exercise that followed the presentation served as an opportunity for the students to apply the skills learned and work collaboratively with their peers. The workshop highlighted the importance of active listening, empathy, effective communication, and preparation in successful negotiations, while also emphasizing that negotiation should aim to find a mutually beneficial

solution, not just to “win.”

“When starting up a business, it is important to realize that many people are going to say ‘no’ to your ideas and all it takes is one ‘yes’ to make your ideas a reality,” Altshuler said.

“The trip to the NYU made me gain knowledge that I never knew I needed, like the powers of negotiation,” added Baldwin High School student, Dustin Corona. “The start-up businesses had to use their knowledge on negotiating to have investors fund their project. I learned that through awkward pauses, questions, and more that you can easily have someone get on a deal where you may both benefit.”

Following the workshop, the students

heard from several startup founders actively working in the lab, including Harsh Sonthalia, Megan Fricke, Krzysztof Geras, as well as the managing director of NYU Tandon Future Labs Craig Wilson. The entrepreneurs presented their ongoing projects, from an application capable of notifying a doctor about a patient’s erratic heartbeat to a groundbreaking mental health app.

Baldwin student, Yaelle Bisasor, explained her biggest takeaway, which was that she “learned that soft skills can be learned.” She continued, “One of the businesspeople wondered how people naturally ‘attracted’ others and how they had a ‘warmth.’

— Ben Fiebert

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A man from Roosevelt was arrested for having a loaded firearm in Baldwin last Sunday at 1:39 a.m.

According to detectives, the man, Ryan Horton, was speeding and passed through a red traffic light while travelling north on Grand Avenue.

The police officers activated their emergency lights and conducted a NYS Vehicular Traffic Law stop on Grand Avenue at the intersection of Grand Terrace Avenue. During the investigation police observed a handgun in the Horton’s waistband.

The police then attempted to place Horton, 29, into handcuffs for safety and to remove the gun.

Horton became combative and violent preventing officers from placing the handcuffs on him.

Horton ran away from officers on Grand Avenue while holding his waistband. The police, on foot, were able to stop and capture Horton in the lot of 1320 Grand Ave. after a brief struggle.

A black loaded handgun was recovered at the scene after Horton tried sticking it in a nearby fence. There were no injuries reported.

Horton is charged with two counts of seconddegree Criminal Possession of a Weapon. He was arraigned on Monday at First District Court in Hempstead.

— Ben Fiebert

Baldwin Public Library started offering free notary services.

The Baldwin Public Library is now offering notary services The Baldwin Public Library announced on Nov.15 that it is now offering free notary services.

Appointments for notary services are recommended and can be requested by contacting (516) 223-6228 with the extension 139 or email Info@BaldwinPL.org. Walk-ins will be

accommodated if possible, but call in advance to see if the notary is available before visiting. Notaries are not lawyers and cannot give any le gal advice.

For more information, visit BaldwinPL.org/notary-public.

— Ben Fiebert

LarCeny On Nov. 3, two unidentified people stole two license plates from a vehicle at 794 Kings Pwky.

In Baldwin around 1:20 p.m.

Petit LarCeny On Oct. 16, an unidentified person stole an Amazon package from 1908 Bryant Pl. in Baldwin around 9 a.m.

On Nov. 14, an unidentified person stole a bicycle from 765 Sunrise Hwy. in Baldwin at the LIRR station around 3 a.m.

CriminaL misChief On Nov. 3, Carlos Cruz, 31, was arrested for criminal mischief at 1494 Matheron Ave. in Baldwin around 12:30 a.m.

People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

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Man arrested with criminal possession of a loaded handgun last Sunday

NCC unveils $31M STEM-dedicated facility First of many planned renovations across Garden City campus

By NICOLE FORMISANO nformisano@liherald.com

With the unveiling of its new building dedicated to science, technology, engineering and mathematics, Nassau Community College has taken another step toward solidifying itself as one of the premier schools in the SUNY system.

Its $31 million transformation of “Cluster C” was celebrated last week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by nearly 100 people in the courtyard in front of the remodeled structure.

“What you have done in this particular building was transformative,” Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker, a former member of the college’s board of trustees, told attendees. “It’s enduring. It’s going to last a lifetime.”

The new facility includes laboratories, a planetarium, outdoor classrooms, and an observatory with telescopes. The high-tech building also features climatefriendly green roofs, solar panels, and a mini-wind turbine for environmental and climate studies.

“This momentous occasion not only represents the physical expansion of our institutions,” said Genette AlvarezOrtiz, acting academic affairs vice president at NCC, “but also stands as a testament for our commitment to nurturing

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Nassau Community College administration and supporters — including Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker, chief administrative officer Maria Conzatti, board of trustees chair Jorgé Gardyn, and acting academic affairs vice president Genette Alvarez-Ortiz, celebrated the transformation of Cluster C into a high-tech academic STEM building. The project has been in the works since 2018. the brilliant minds of our students, fostering a culture of excellence and scientific exploration and discovery.”

The transformed building serves to replicate the modern workforce that students will graduate into — a workforce that is hybrid, technology-driven, and focused on solving modern-day problems.

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“To have a STEM building that has state-of-the-art technology, the students are experiencing firsthand what they’re going to expect when they leave here,” Alvarez-Ortiz said. “And that’s what I’m so excited about. They can see it for themselves. They experience it for themselves. They can apply. They can practice.

“It’s just changing that environment.”

Nearly all students will find themselves in the three-story Cluster C at some point or another — and some seemed impressed with the changes.

“There’s a big difference,” said Harvey Weiner, who takes a physics class in Cluster C. “It’s just more modernized.”

Originally constructed in the 1970s, renovations of Cluster C began in 2018 before being interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Construction resumed later on, and the facility officially celebrated its opening this month.

“Many of the most pressing global challenges — such as public health crises, climate change and energy sustainability — require solutions rooted in STEM disciplines,” said Jorgé Gardyn, chair of the college’s board of trustees.

“This state-of-the-art facility will provide our college students with invaluable hands-on experience.”

Half of the $31 million that funded Cluster C’s construction was provided by the college, with the other half being supplied by the state.

It’s expected to serve as a prototype for the other projects across campus also in the works.

“You are witnessing,” Gardyn said, “the first in the transformation of Nassau Community College.”

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Blazdell hopes to continue funding the tree

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the holidays. She has a GoFundMe page — TinyURL.com/bdz2u2yp — and her disease. goal is to collect $7,000 so she can pay Blazdell explained that finding a comPacific Lawn Sprinklers for its work. pany to decorate such a tall tree was diffi“Financially, it’s not something that’s cult — and the first time she did it, the super possible for my sister and I to contree was 25 feet shorter. Eventually she tinue doing on our own,” Blazdell said. found Pacific Lawn Sprinklers, a compa“So that’s why we’ve asked the communiny headquartered in East Meadow, which ty to help out.” was able to string lights on it.

“If we collected money in “When they first started, excess of what it cost, we’d they would come with a put the money towards next 60-foot cherry picker, and year,” she added. “I hope to there would be a guy at the continue this tradition for as top of the ladder trying to long as we possibly can.” reach the top, but they This tree lighting is imporcouldn’t quite reach it,” tant to her, because she sees Blazdell recalled. the positive impact it has on Eventually the company the community, bringing to deployed an 80-foot cherry joy to friends and neighbors picker, which made it possible and bringing them together. to top off the tree with a star Katie Blazdell One small complication is as well. This made her moththat the tree also attracts er “the happiest person ever,” Baldwin squirrels. “The big thing we Blazdell said, because she face every year is the fight always wanted a star.

Now Blazdell hosts a tree lighting each against the squirrels, because they get the lights confused with food they eat year, at which community members gathduring the winter,” Blazdell explained. er. “I like fostering a sense of communi“So we have to constantly replace the ty,” she said. “And I like making sure that lights so the tree is always lit.” we have a good community, and events She likes to keep the tree lit until the like this help promote that.”

Preparing the tree each year isn’t inex- ninth day after Christmas, which is Jan. 3. The attendees for the lighting on Sunpensive. The multicolored lights are LED, day will include the Baldwin Fire Departso the electricity doesn’t cost much, but ment and Santa Claus, and Blazdell Blazdell has to pay for the labor to decoexpects a crowd of at least 150. rate it and then take the lights down after

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ver a decade ago, my mom decided to light the tree.

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How to make a turkey

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Michael Guida

Taylor Scott

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age 4, Inwood

You have to try to hunt it down! But, we buy our turkey from Stop & Shop. We put it in a drawer where you can open it — an oven! It gets hot and makes it so it’s yummy. Then you take it out and put it in a big bowl and eat it for Thanksgiving! My dad slices it in big pieces and gives it to everyone. (While waiting for the turkey,) I watch TV and play Spider-Man outside. I eat the turkey with mashed potatoes, and I wanna say pasta? We can’t leave the leftovers for next Thanksgiving so we have to throw it out. We can’t leave it in the fridge forever.

We make cookie turkeys in the oven. We roll the dough out and make turkey shapes. It tastes like turkey, not a cookie — but it’s a turkey cookie! Me and my mommy eat the turkey. We put it in milk and we eat it. I put (the leftovers) on a tray outside. Then, the raccoons get the turkey cookies so they can have Thanksgiving, too!

Miles Leoniuk & Benjamin Leoniuk age 6, Glen Head

Catrina Lakharam

Lucy Ghiuro

age 4, Inwood

age 4, Oceanside

We flip it! I put sprinkles and toppings and hearts for my daddy’s birthday. It’s on Thanksgiving! We put candy on when it’s my dad’s birthday. He has two birthdays left!

Sometimes he has more birthdays, and sometimes he has no birthdays.

We have pasta with the turkey. I make it by myself. I love to cook. I flip it like this (jumps) and then I say ‘I catched it, Mommy!’ I catch the meat in my hands! It gets cooked with the pan. The turkey goes to a secret place: the oven. Then I flip it again and say ‘hoop loop.’ It’s magic! I have a secret: I was making a pancake. I just pretended that I could make a sprinkle pancake. Me and my mommy and daddy and sister eat turkey on Thanksgiving. I flip the leftovers and they disappear. It’s crazy!

You put it in the oven. You put the stuffing in. It changes color because it gets cooked. Then you put a stick in it. It takes five hours. I watch the Thanksgiving Day parade. Then, we cut the turkey. Mom takes it out of the oven. I take the whole thing out and eat it. It’s just for me (laughs). I eat it with mashed potatoes and seasoning. I don’t even like turkey that much. We make turkey soup the next day.

Miles: You put it in the oven and put pepper on it. And put veggies inside his body because it’s tasty. Nonna cooks the turkey. Then you bake it again so it gets crispy! You put it on a dish, cut it up, and eat it. Daddy usually cuts it. Luna, the dog, eats the most turkey. I feed her the turkey.

Benjamin: You go to the store to get the turkey. They get it from the people who kill it. Then you put your face in it! (laughs). Then, I go to Nonna’s house and eat turkey and artichokes.

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“Gratitude interventions” is the term used for cultivating the attitude of gratitude in our lives. The father of positive psychology, Martin E. P. Seligman, suggests an exercise called “Three Good Things” whereby at the end of the day you write down three good things that happened to you and why. The “why” is very important.

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Carroll to present book at Baldwin Public Library lishing the book, he has received notes from people telling him that he has “captured the essence of football and all the important parts about it.”

“It’s wonderful to see the Baldwin football history memorialized,” B.A. Schoen, president of the Baldwin Foundation for Education, said.

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Carroll’s uncle, Steve Foley, was a member of the 1936 football team; another uncle, Edwin Orgass, played in 1938; his father, Thomas Carroll, was on the 1948 team; and his brothers, Richard and Kevin Carroll, captained the 1972 and 1973 squads, respectively. Carroll himself was the captain of the 1977 team.

After Carroll graduated from Baldwin High School, he studied physical education at Nassau Community College, and played on the football team.

He had planned to play professionally, but decided to dive into coaching instead. After transferring to Adelphi University, he earned a degree in physical education in 1979.

Carroll’s first job landed him at St. Raymond’s parochial school in East Rockaway, where he taught physical education. He became an assistant coach at Baldwin High School in 1982, spent a couple of years as a head coach at St. Dominic’s High School in Oyster Bay, and returned to Baldwin in 1986, becoming head coach the following year. He retired in 2020, after 33 years of directing the program.

The book has made a splash in the Baldwin community, and Carroll said that about 50 copies are left. Since the cost of paper has gone up, Carroll added that he would not order any new copies of the book.

Carroll has been invited to speak about “100 Years of Baldwin Football” on Dec. 11 at the Baldwin Public Library, where he will share about 10 of the most unique pictures taken from the book. He will also be answering questions about his published work.

“When I say unique, some of these stories are just incredible,” Carroll said.

One of his favorite stories featured Reggie Jones, a Baldwin football player and wrestler in the 1940s, he said. Jones enlisted in the Navy at the end of his junior year, Carroll said, to fight in World War II. Just four months after he left, the war ended, and Jones returned to Baldwin in September 1945, playing in a varsity football game against Oceanside High School, whose coach was a Navy veteran.

“It was the coolest thing to finally finish this book,” Carroll said. “Constantly talking to alumni, editing this book of 244 pages, I was working on it three days a week for about seven hours a day.”

Carroll said that his book shows how the community has rallied around the football program. He said that either people would attend football games or events at the Baldwin Fire Department.

“If you weren’t at the football games in the ‘20s, ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s, there was something wrong with you,” Carroll said, “because there weren’t a whole lot of extra things to do.”

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Hanukkah to be more ‘significant’ than ever before Menorah lighting will occur on Dec. 7 at Baldwin Train Station

By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com

The South Baldwin Jewish Center, SBJC, will be hosting their annual Chanukah Candle Lighting next month, but amid the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the holiday will hold more significance.

The candle lighting will be on Dec. 7, exactly two months after Hamas launched their attack on Israel. The holiday, which celebrates the Jewish resilience and the miracle of oil that burned for eight days, will be celebrated at the Baldwin Train Station at 6:45 p.m. Food will be served following the lighting at the South Baldwin Jewish Center.

“This year’s menorah lighting will absolutely be more significant than previous years,” Jeff Barkan, co-president of the SBJC, explained.

“Whether you’re Jewish, whether you’re Muslim, whether you’re Catholic, everybody’s appalled by what happened.”

Barkan explained that the Rabbi at the lighting usually brings song sheets for the community members to sing along to some of the Hebrew prayers. This year, Barkan said he hopes that the Rabbi will bring additional prayers to commemorate the people who were impacted by the ongoing war. Barkan said that he has given out about 150 blue ribbons pins for community members to express their support for Israel and he plans to hand out more at the lighting.

“The police department will be on higher alert during the candle lighting,” Barkan said.

“We spoke with them and requested their presence that night.”

The menorah is about seven to eight feet tall, according to Barkan, and depending on the weather, there have been dozens of community members in attendance in previous years. This year, officials like Councilman Chris Carini and Legislator Debra Mulé will be at the event. Barkan said he invited Congressman Anthony D’Esposito as well.

“The weather turned cold forcing a lot of our older congregants to stay home, however we were thankful for those who turned out to cele-

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Dozens of community members at last year’s candle lighting. brate,” the South Baldwin Jewish Center Facebook page stated last year on Dec. 18. “Councilman Christopher Carini always shows his support for our community, as well as legislator Debra Mulé.”

“This event is just to show that the area of this neighborhood still has a Jewish presence,” Barkan said. “We’ve also invited reps from the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce to come and it’s basically a statement, especially this year with what’s going on.”

Barkan noted that the Jewish center announces programs and events throughout the year on their Facebook page. He said that the entire community is invited to attend these events.

This year’s South Baldwin Jewish Center’s candle lighting will occur on Dec. 7 at 6:45 p.m. at the Baldwin Train Station.

Information on this year’s candle lighting: The South Baldwin Jewish Center will host their Chanukah candle lighting on Dec. 7 at 6:45 p.m. at the Baldwin Train Station. Food will be served at the Jewish center at 2959 Grand Ave. following the candle lighting. To reserve a place at the holiday dinner, call (516) 223-8688. The dinner is $5 per person.

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Community members singing traditional songs at the 2020 menorah candle lighting.

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‘Sail Away’ with Arthur Dove and Helen Torr through their use of organic shapes and captivating movement. The exhibit reminds us that art is all around us, waiting to be observed and captured, as in Dove’s ‘Untitled Sketch,’ 1940-43, wax-based paint on paper. Courtesy Amon Carter Art Museum. Also Helen Torr’s ‘Oyster Stakes.’ Courtesy Heckscher Museum of Art.

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ome aboard! The life and times of artist pair Arthur Dove and Helen Torr are the focus of Heckscher Museum’s newest exhibit,“Salt Life: Arthur Dove and Helen Torr.”

Before setting down in their Centerport cottage, the couple lived on a sailboat — the Mona — in and around the North Shore during the 1920s and 1930s. Captivated by the nature around them, Torr and Dove channeled their fascination into their modernist style.

When Dove and Torr sailed into Huntington Harbor in July 1924 aboard their 42-foot yawl, they could not have anticipated the extent to which Long Island’s North Shore would inspire some of their greatest paintings. Dove, a native of Geneva — and a Cornell graduate — had achieved early recognition among avant-garde artists for the abstract paintings he had created 14 years earlier, the first by an American artist.

By Karen Bloom WHERE An accomplished illustrator, Dove had spent several years farming in Westport, Connecticut, fi nding little Can art change the world? It’s a question WHEN opportunity to paint.

••Now through March noon-4 Born inat Philadelphia and trained Drexel Institute and hat’s been the focus of atour collective Saturday and Sunday, • Open Thursday through at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Torr met Dove p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, Sunday, noon-5 p.m. culturein Connecticut for centuries.

Now as society around 1919.

Recognizing kindred spirits 11suggested a.m.-4 p.m.admission • $5 in each other, the two artists eventually left their unhappy •non-members; Emily Lowe Hallmembers Gallery, and navigates the complexities of modern life, marriages to sail the waters of Long Island Sound together.

South Campus, Hempstead. children under 13 free years, they lived and painted on their boat before For information andof toArt, RSVP, • Heckscher Museum art as settling a For path for social change is at the 2call Prime Huntington at what is now the Dove/Torr Cottage in 1938.

(516)Ave., 463-5672, or visit • (631) 380-3230 or Hofstra.edu/museum Located the banks of picturesque Titus Mill Pond, their orefront ofonartistic expression.

Heckscher.org 500-square-foot home’s surroundings provided the subject matter — light, wind, water and sand — for some of “Whencouple’s We All Stand,” Hofstraworks.

University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines most inspired he collective power the artswere in society.

Dove of and Torr avid visitors to the Heckscher throughout the years. The exhibit also Curatedmarks

by Alexandra — of thethe museum’s assistant director exhibition and the 25thGiordano anniversary museum’s acquisition of of their property, a mere three miles ollection — the exhibit underscores artists’Register civic responsibility infland uence. away.

It’s listed on the National of Historicand Places is a member of Historic Artists’ “It highlights role that artistsof have activating democratic values that Homesthe andvital Studios program theinNational Trust.

“It’s a unique show, because civic whileengagement, museums across the country showcase the works romise equality and freedom, encouraging and cultivating unity,” of Dove andoften Torr, no one can and do itexpose in the place inspired Giordano says.

“Artists lead theelse charge truthsthat that lived may and otherwise be their art,” Karli Wurzelbacher, museum’s curator, says. want through to continue gnored. The artists in this the exhibition takechief a stand and call out“We injustices theirtoartchampion their work.” nd activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, The couple’s to Long Island’s natural environment, their with oting rights, racial bias, gunconnection violence, and promises unfulfi lled. They all combine theexperimentation making and that techniques, and the impact of in Dove’s declining health on their art, is explored. Of f art with materials public service has a grassroots approach the hope of mobilizing their theand more 80to pieces halfcreate are new to the museum through partnership with the ommunities thethan nation igniteincluded, movement, awareness, and inspire othersa to Amon Carter Museum of American Art (in Texas). tand with them.” these are Arthur Dove’s watercolorswith that Hofstra’s have never been on view in this area, This exhibit,“Many which of runs through July 28, is in conjunction or haven’t been here for Barack decadesObama and won’t be back againup soon,“ Wurzelbacher says. Archival 3th presidential conference on the presidency coming in April. materials such as paints, paintbrushes and art books that the artists “We were interested in the idea that the artist has a civic responsibility,” saysused are also on display.

Additionally, the exhibit’s digital component offers visitors another glimpse of the artists. museum director Karen Albert. “The initial idea for this exhibition was inspired by An outdoor soundwalk around the cottage property (accessed by downloading the Bloomberg n Obama Administration White House briefing that took place on May 12, 2009, Connects app) connects everyone to Torr and her artistic inspiration — part of a larger where more than 60 artists and creative organizers met with administration officials to community project. iscuss the collective power of the arts to build community, create change, and chart “When people go on the soundwalk, you hear students reading excerpts from Helen Torr’s pathway letters for national recovery in the justice, civicwind participation and ducks quacking, and and diaries.

You alsoareas hear of thesocial sound like the blowing and ctivism.”

To that end, unlike other recent exhibits that showcased the museum’s ermanent collection, Giordano reached out to contemporary artists who loaned

Friday, Nov. 24, 8 p.m. Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. For tickets and information, visit MadisonTheatreNY.org, or call (516) 323-4444.

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Laugh the night away on Black Friday when the Long Island Comedy Festival returns to the Madison Theatre. This entertaining evening, hosted by Paul Anthony, features a lineup of creative talent who have appeared at the top venues in Manhattan and elsewhere.

According to Anthony, ‘this is going to be a hilarious night of non-stop laughter and fun.’ Bryan McKenna, Helen Angley, Jeff Norris and Mick Thomas will keep the party going all evening long. McKenna has been touring with Jim Breuer the past few years, and is now a headliner himself.

Angley, known as ‘that tall blonde comic,’ brings honesty to the stage that helps everyone relax, and laugh at the joy and pain of aging. Norris, a regular on the stand-up circuit, has performing credits that include HBO’s ‘Oz’ and ‘Boardwalk Empire,’ as well 13 as ‘Anger Management.’

water running,” Wurzelbacher explains.“We’ve never done this before.”

The soundwalk came about through a summer Pat McGann learning program in which local middle school girls Pat McGann is quickly rising as one participted in a week-long “camp” with artist Susan of the sharpest stand-ups on the Buroker. comedy scene. A relative latecomer “I did projects with them every day,” Buroker says. he began doing standto comedy, “We drew, did model printing, sculpture, collage, up atwe 31 after realizing he was not used native fish to do fish printing.” very good at selling packaging.

With assistance from sound engineer Evangeline He hustled his way to become the Knell, the participating students were also involved house emcee at Zanies Chicago, in capturing the natural environment with sound where he distinguished himself as technology equipment. especially adept atLong workingIsland the “What’s interesting is to think, historically,crowd. why A husband and father of Ballet Theatre’s Arthur Dove has been celebrated and recognized, threeand young children, McGann’s why Helen Torr was less celebrated and recognized,” appeal stems from‘The his quick wit Nutcracker’ Wurzelbacher adds.“Some of these reasons have and relatable take The on family life holiday treat returns to Long and to do with challenges that women artists faced in marriage. In 2017, Island.McGann Audiences will once again began opening actby the Sugar Plum the 20th century, and some of it had to do with the touring as the be transported for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving circumstances of their (Dove/Torr’s) life.”

Fairy to The Land of Sweets in this to theater, classic, set to the For Buroker — who was inspired to createwith a him from clubs family-friendly arenas, including fourof soldsculpture symbolizing Helen Torr, on display intofront music Tchaikovsky. Long Island out shows at Madison BalletSquare Theatre’s production opens of the cottage — her involvement offers an important Garden. relatively short, season’ here, on the message: “If you’re inspired by art, it’s important to McGann’s‘Nutcracker impressive resume, includes Landmark stage, sparkling with learn history. The girls became so empoweredbut with Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs beautiful costumes, dazzling sets, and themselves about how important it is to be educated Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The a cast that features adult professionals and to have your own path.”

Great American Comedy Festival, as well as aspiring young student and more. McGann still calls dancers.

Designed to appeal to Chicago home. younger kids as well as older children and adults, this ‘Nutcracker’ is both Saturday, Feb. 11, narrated 8 p.m. $40, and$35, abridged, so you can $30, $25. The Paramount, enjoy the370 story of Clara, her magical New York Ave., Huntington. (800) nutcracker, and 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or her enchanting winter adventure as a family. Throughout ParamountNY.com. its history, the LIBT has welcomed acclaimed dancers from both the New York Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre for this production, as the first of the holiday season on Long Island.

Saturday, Nov. 25, noon and 4 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 26, 2 p.m.

All tickets $35. Purchase tickets at LandmarkOnMainStreet.org Courtesy Susan Buroker or call (855) 222-2849. Jeanne Susan Buroker with her stainless-steel sculpture, ‘A Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Vision Against Context,’ is a testament to Helen Torr’s Main Street, 232 Main St., Port dedication and her sacrifices.

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Parsons Dance brings its innovative performance to Tilles Center, Friday, Dec. 1, at 8 p.m. As one of the world’s premier contemporary dance companies, this talented troupe showcases a dynamic fusion of styles that combines athleticism, grace and unparalleled innovation.

Through endless creativity and self-expression, striking choreography and powerful music, Parsons Dance creates unforgettable performances that push the boundaries of dance and bring life-affirming artistry to audiences across the globe. Guided by founder David Parsons, artistic director, the company performs works selected from the vast and varied repertory of more than 75 works he created. This program includes the dance “The Road,” with music by Cat Stevens, commissioned by Tilles Center.

In addition to Parsons’ dances, established choreographers like Trey McIntyre and Monica Bill Barnes are invited to re-stage works from the American canon. And, through its newly launched GenerationNOW Fellowship, the company offers commissions to young American choreographers whom Parsons mentors through the creative process. Heralded by The New York Times as “one of the great movers of modern dance,” Parsons has received many accolades throughout his 30-year career, combining his choreographic gifts and talent for training highly skilled dancers with a real passion for the art form. The company remains committed to providing enriching experiences beyond its performances as it seeks to engage audiences of all ages through education and outreach programs; through post-show discussions, open rehearsals, studio showcases, video workshops, open company classes, summer workshops for pre-professional dancers; and in-school workshops for public school students. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. Tickets start at $34.50; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

Baldwin Public Library hosts a trip to Radio City Music Hall to see the 2023 Christmas Spectacular, featuring the world famous, high kicking Radio City Rockettes, Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 9 a.m. Participates must be 18 years or older. $121 per person fee includes round trip fare and a ticket to the 2 p.m. matinee. Non-refundable payment must be made at time of registration, no exceptions.

Two tickets per patron limit.

Bus leaves from the Baldwin Public Library parking lot, 2385 Grand Ave., at 9 a.m., and departs immediately following the show at 4 p.m., with an estimated return time to BPL at 6 p.m. Lunch will be on your own. Register at BaldwinPL.org or call (516) 561-8216.

Pilates with Reiki Meditation Mat Pilates meets your soul with Reiki meditation, Tuesdays, Nov. 28, Dec. 5 and Dec. 12 7 p.m., at Baldwin Public Library. Stretch, then perform traditional and non-traditional pilates exercises, working on your core while getting a full body workout. With short bursts of cardio and a 10-15 minute meditation with chakra balance Reiki to wind down. 2385 Grand Ave. Register at BaldwinPL. org or call (516) 561-8216 for information.

Winter FUNderland Epilepsy Foundation Long Island hosts a holiday event for children with epilepsy and their families, Saturday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. It’s open to children with epilepsy, their siblings and their parents. Pediatric neurologist Dr. Robin Varughese, with Cohen’s Children’s Medical Center, presents an educational lecture for parents. Kids can enjoy activities and meet others with epilepsy. Pizza and snacks will be served. The event is held at EPIC Long Island, 1500 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow. Preregistration is required. Contact Janet Romeo at (516) 739-7733, option 1, Ext. 145, or email jromeo@epicli.org.

Breastfeeding Support Group Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure you and your baby’s spot.

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Pancakes with Santa Enjoy some pancakes with Santa, Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 to 11 a.m. or noon to 2 p.m., at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. $12 adults, $10 children. There will also be photos with Santa for $5. 2332 Grand Ave. Make a reservation today at StPetersBaldwin.org.

For more information, call (516) 223-1951.

In concert

Get in the groove with Jazz Funk Soul, at the Madison Theatre, Saturday, Nov. 25, 8 p.m. The smooth jazz supergroup formed in the mid-2010s as a collaborative trio featuring Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, and Everette Harp. They released two albums with 2014’s Grammynominated Jazz Funk Soul and 2016’s More Serious Business. After Loeb’s death in 2017, guitarist Paul Jackson, Jr. joined for 2019’s Life and Times and 2022’s Forecast, both of which honored Loeb Annual Tree Lighting and continued to showcase the trio’s hooky, grooveJoin in the Baldwin Chamber oriented sound. Molloy of Commerce’s annual tree University, 1000 Hempstead lighting at the Baldwin Ave., Rockville Centre. For Historical Society, on Sunday, Dec. 3, 3:30-5 p.m. 1980 Grand tickets and information, visit Ave. For more information, call MadisonTheatreNY.org or call (516) 323-4444.

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On exhibit Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Our Gilded Age,” examines the appearances and the realities of an era that mirrors our own in many ways. Like the nation’s economy, American art and literature flourished during the Gilded Age. It was an exuberant age of excess with its own secret flaws, including widespread fraud.

The art of John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam, Louis Comfort Tiffany and others adorned palatial residences designed by Stanford White and Ogden Codman Jr., architect of the museum’s own quintessential Gilded Age mansion. Drawing heavily upon the local literary history of Long Island, including William Cullen Bryant, Mark Twain (who named the Gilded Age), Walt Whitman, Edith Wharton and others, the exhibition will include paintings, fashion, decorative arts including period silver and china, photographs, manuscripts, first editions and other historic memorabilia. The “Upstairs, Downstairs” approach to the life of a country house brings to life not only the storied conspicuous consumption for which the Gilded Age was infamous, but also the real lives of these many individuals who maintained the palatial estates where that lifestyle was enjoyed. On view through March 10. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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Nassau County Museum of Art welcomes those interested in improving their art skills or those who simply want to explore their creativity to participate in one of their many stimulating classes.

The fall schedule includes Figure Drawing with Live Model (adults and teens 16+), Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., through Dec. 14. Attend one day or for entire series.

Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. For information and to register visit NassauMuseum.org or call (516) 484-9338.

Westbury House, decorated for the season, welcomes visitors to celebrate the season, Saturday, Dec. 2, 6:30-9 p.m. Take a self-guided tour through the illuminated and decorated period rooms with their enchanting floral decorations, have cookies and cider on the West Porch, and meet and take pictures with Santa.

A Christmas-themed concert performed by the Bethel Concert Choir, at 7:30 p.m., is followed by an outdoor tree-lighting ceremony.

Limited ticket availability; advance purchase required. $25, $18 ages 7-17. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.

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TThe South Shore Audubon Society welcomes all to join its members for another in its series of bird walks, at Point Lookout Town Park and Lido Preserve, Sunday, Nov. 26, starting at 9 a.m. Walk leaders, other birders and nature enthusiasts are happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. Bring binoculars. Exit from the Meadowbrook at Loop Parkway toward Point Lookout, ending west of Point Lookout at Lido Boulevard. Continue straight across into Point Lookout Park.

Park in the southeast corner, closest to the private homes.

To register, text name and contact information to (516 ) 467-9498. No walk if it rains.

Text regarding questionable weather. For more information, visit SSAudubon.org.

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Are you ready to shop? Be sure to shop local

November 23, 2023 — BALDWIN HERALD

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

There’s Black Friday. And then there’s Small Business … Saturday? No, Eric Alexander says: Small Business Season.

“We call it ‘Small Business Season’ for a reason,” said Alexander, founder of the Long Island Main Street Alliance, and director of Vision Long Island. “It’s not just ‘Small Business Saturday.’ It’s much bigger than that.”

Alexander joined several chambers of commerce and other local leaders to push the “Shop Local” message that can sometimes be overlooked in a world filled with box box stores and online shopping. Yet, it’s focusing on mom-andpop stores that keep jobs — and money — right here in the community.

“All of your small business owners need your support year-round,” said Julie Marchesella, president of the Elmont Chamber of Commerce. “It’s not just at holiday time.”

“The more of that money that we spend locally at local retailers, (the more that) stays here in our economy and allows us to grow,” added Joseph Garcia, president of the Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce, which hosted the news conference.

A number of chambers — if not all of them — have been hard at work for weeks getting ready for the holiday shopping season, which officially starts the

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Polly Talbott, president of the Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce, says she is thrilled with the collaborative efforts across Long Island to support small businesses. She shared her sentiment with reporters Monday in Farmingdale. day after Thanksgiving on Friday. Lisa DelliPizzi says her organization — the Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce — is ready.

“Franklin Square is definitely open for business,” she said.

For anyone looking for that great, unique gift — it’s important to not just visit tried-and-true local stores, but also

to venture out and try some of local businesses that they may not have considered in the past, or always wanted to go through.

“There’s a lot of diversity,” said Lawrence Lin, president of the Long Island Chinese Business Owners Association.

“A lot of different ways to celebrate and different flavors, different apparels and

different experiences. That’s very much embodied” in each community’s business district.

For every $100 spent at local businesses, $68 remain in the community, according to data compiled by Capital One Shopping Research. And local businesses are able to keep three times the money spent locally than chain stores.

Making sure that happens, Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce president Polly Talbott says, opens so many doors for new ideas and fresh activities to come to neighborhoods.

“I think it’s really great how we all are able to share what we do,” she said, “so that we can actually create more things for our own communities.”

But getting people to shop locally is not as easy as many would hope. In fact, 1-in-5 Americans say they shop at local businesses often, according to a September study conducted by IPX1031.

However, while 90 percent of those surveyed say they would like to see more stores open up locally, 81 percent say they want to shop locally, but still can’t pass up deals offered by larger chain retailers.

Ivan Sayles, representing the Nautical Mile Merchants Association, likely summarized the message his fellow chamber leaders wanted to convey the most: “Remember to make small business your business, because small business means big business for Long Island.”

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU. WISDOM VENTURES LLC, Plaintiff, v. FONSECA DEVELOPMENTS LLC, et al., Defendants.

Index No. 606392/2022 Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale granted herein on May 8, 2023, I the undersigned, the Referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction at the North side steps of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of NASSAU, State of New York on December 4, 2023 at 2:00 pm of that day, the premises directed by said Judgment to be sold and therein described as follows: Said premises being known as and by street address 3350 COLONY DRIVE, BALDWIN, NY 11510 Section 54 Block 348 Lot 25-26 Said premises are sold subject to the terms and conditions of the filed Judgment and the Terms of Sale.

Approximate amount of Judgment $458,613.61.

Dated: Garden City, New York October 24, 2023 JANE SHRENKEL, ESQ., Referee Adam E. Mikolay, P.C. Attorney for Plaintiff 400 Garden City Plaza Suite 405 Garden City, New York 11530 516-222-2050 142903 PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Supreme Court of New York, Nassau County FIRST GUARANTY MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, -againstBARRINGTON ST. AUBYN NEWMAN AKA BARRINGTON NEWMAN INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF PAULINE NEWMAN; NORMAN N. NEWMAN INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF PAULINE NEWMAN; GARY NEWMAN INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF PAULINE NEWMAN; UNKNOWN HEIRS-ATLAW OF THE ESTATE OF PAULINE NEWMAN, DECEASED, NEXT-OF-KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, 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 IS DECEASED, BY PURCHASE,

INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, ANY RIGHT, TITLE, AND INTEREST IN AND TO THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; ISAAC SHAW, Defendants. Index No. 500992/2023. Mortgaged Premises: 15 McKenna Avenue Baldwin, NY 11510 Section: 54 Block: 40 Lots: 18, 19, & 20. To The Above Named Defendant(s): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. If you fail to appear or to answer within the aforementioned time frame, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECTIVE of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a Mortgage to secure $389,456.00 and interest, recorded in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on January 25, 2012 in Book M 36808, Page 594, covering the premises known as 15 McKenna Avenue, Baldwin, NY 11510. The relief sought herein is a final judgment directing sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is located. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A

COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO, LLP 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160 Garden City, New York 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER, V. ALICE PIZZINI, AS TRUSTEE OF THE TRUST UNDER ARTICLE THIRD OF THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF THEODORE J. HEINZ, DECEASED, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 2, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER is the Plaintiff and ALICE PIZZINI, AS TRUSTEE OF THE TRUST UNDER ARTICLE THIRD OF THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF THEODORE J. HEINZ, DECEASED, 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 December 5, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1049 JEFFERSON STREET, BALDWIN, NY 11510: Section 54, Block 374, Lot 1272-1274: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT BALDWIN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 614618/2019.

Edward Andreas Vincent, Esq. Referee.

Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 142881

LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB, Plaintiff, v.

CARLOS ARMANDO MARTINEZ, MIRNA J. MARTINEZ, ET AL. Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on September 12, 2023, I, John P. Clarke, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on December 13, 2023 at the North Side Steps, of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Ct. Dr., County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:30 PM the premises described as follows: 2520 Enid Court Baldwin, NY 11510 SBL No.: 54-195-144 All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in at Baldwin, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 001768/2013 in the amount of $800,117.36 plus interest and costs.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s 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.

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 143144

To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF STARWOOD MORTGAGE RESDENTIAL TRUST 2019INV1 Plaintiff, Against SILVIA PANTON Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 07/19/2023, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, The North Front Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive.

Mineola, NY on 12/12/2023 at 2:00 pm, premises known as 746 Allwyn Street, Baldwin, NY 11510, And Described As Follows:

Hempstead Town Councilwoman Laura Ryder, right, and Town Clerk Kate Murray, left, greeted Linda Erickson, owner of No Good Burger Joint in Baldwin, as the Atlantic Avenue business was recognized as part of the town’s Small Business Spotlight.

Courtesy Town of Hempstead

Town officials recognize Baldwin business Hempstead Town Councilwoman Laura Ryder and Town Clerk Kate Murray gave certifications to businesses in Baldwin last month.

Business such as the No Good Burger Joint and Deli Boy were recognized for the Town’s Small Business Spotlight.

— Ben Fiebert

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Baldwin, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Section 54 Block 575 Lot 14 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $570,725.71 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 604010/2022 Mary Ellen Divone, Esq., Referee.

SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Dated: 10/13/2023 File Number: 38015 RS 143142

2019 and order appointing substitute referee dated March 24, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on December 19, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a 2164 Grove St., Baldwin, NY 11510. Said property located at the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of Brooklyn Ave. with the westerly side of Grove St., being a plot 75 ft. x 125 ft.

Approx. amt. of judgment is $619,491.71 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

MARK RICCIARDI, Referee.

MARGOLIN, WEINREB & NIERER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 165 Eileen Way Suite 101, Syosset, NY. #100904 143297

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To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR CMALT REMIC 2007-A3-REMIC PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-A3, Plaintiff, vs.

MOHAMED EL GAMMAL, ET AL., Defendant (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on November 17, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on The North Side Steps Of The Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on December 13, 2023, at 3:30 p.m., premises

known as 1112 JACKSON PLACE, BALDWIN, NEW YORK 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: 54, Block: 356, Lot: 838-840. The approximate amount of judgment is $688,988.33 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 009776/2014.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Referee.

ALEXANDER SKLAVOS, Esq., Referee Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff 143136

To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2005-NC1 ASSET BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, Pltf. vs. ALISON KUPISZ, et al, Defts. Index #7427/2012. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Feb. 5,

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 11/29/23 at 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 723/23.

725/23.

BALDWIN Loyette Braithwaite, Variance, lot area occupied, construct addition attached to dwelling; Variances, lot area occupied, maintain 2-car detached garage with less than required side & rear yard setbacks; Variances, lot area occupied, side yards aggregate, maintain wood deck attached to dwelling., S/s Thomas Ave., 272.64’ W/o Grand Ave., a/k/a 700 Thomas Ave. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.

This notice is only for new cases in Baldwin within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction.

There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available a t https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it.

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Hours vary, so flexibility is key. Salary Ranges from $20 per hour to $30 per hour.

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classroom aide – 1:1 Qualifications: High School Diploma Required Salary: $20,346 annually

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Q. My neighbor has at least five code violations you’ve written about. I was curious one day, since they play music very loud and even put in a new fence, so I verified that the fence extends six inches onto my property. I plan to challenge them, but wonder how this would affect me. We actually get along pretty well, and I just always tolerate the extra traffic from their illegal renter, their parties, the shed I have to look at in our common side yard, etc., but would I be opening a can of worms? Do I really need an architect, and would I get in trouble and have to spend a lot of money just because I spoke out?

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A. Probably. I just returned from Europe, and was amazed by the response from each tour guide that “nobody gets permits,” it seems. All the code violations I saw, like no handrails on cliff edges, missing hotel fire safety devices, no handicapped access, and no bathrooms, were the kinds of accommodations we take for granted in the onte eeper U.S. Walking half a mile to the only public (pay) restroom in a sprawling village was, sadly, typical, but acceptable.

That, coupled with the first statement a woman made to me at a party we were invited to on a ship, made me think of how “freedom isn’t free.” In her Australian accent, she introduced herself and asked me what I do back in the States. As soon as I uttered the words, “I’m an architect,” she jumped right in with, “Oh, we hate architects,” as she described the construction company she is an “administrator” for. She told how they design their own construction. I wonder how well that works, considering the levels of legalities there are, like building codes, fire codes, plumbing codes, electrical codes, and multiple levels of engineering required. Who’s protecting the unsuspecting consumer from the service provider?

So you may ask yourself if codes even matter.

Your neighbor, like that construction company, is apparently enabled by a lack of enforcement or action on anybody’s part. Unless there really are no rules to follow, the unknowing are left vulnerable to fall off a cliff, wet themselves or pee in a corner before they reach a sanitary, accessible facility, or become trapped in a burning building.

In your case, you’re actually worried about how you might have the tables turned on you because you thought to do the right thing by reclaiming your property. When those who are violated against become thought of as the violators, which seems to be a trend, will the people who were supposed to protect you really help? It’s sad to think you could be the guilty party for speaking up.

You’ll need to pay for a consult and have a knowledgeable in-person code review, to pick up any of the numerous items you may be remiss in.

The list of code requirements is much longer than you may anticipate. Good luck!

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his year’s election results on Long Island, particularly in Nassau County, were indeed historic, when Republicans were unsuccessful in other parts of the country. I say this not just as a proud Nassau Republican, but as someone who has been a practitioner of government and politics at the town, county, state and federal levels for over a half century.

I have been a local committeeman, executive leader, councilman, county comptroller, congressman, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee and a pETER Nassau County Republican vice KinG chairman, and have participated in successful and unsuccessful presidential campaigns by John McCain, George W. Bush, Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump. I ran for state attorney general against Bob Abrams in 1986, losing by 1.2 million votes and having my own mother tell me how much Abrams helped senior citizens!

In recent years, it is remarkable how much the Nassau County Republican Party has achieved under Joe Cairo’s leadership, and how far the party has come.

Nassau Republicans had fallen on hard times in 2017 and 2018. The county was no longer the Republican stronghold it had been. Indeed, there were 100,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans.

Democrats held the county executive’s, district attorney’s and comptroller’s offices. For the first time ever, there was a Democratic Town of Hempstead supervisor, and Democrats controlled the Town of North Hempstead, the City of Glen Cove and the City of Long Beach. Two of three congressional seats in Nassau were held by Democrats, and Republicans had lost three State Senate seats.

The reasons for this downswing included a shift in demographics — ethnic groups that had no prior allegiance to Republicans moved into the county — and a backlash against the Trump administration, abetted by a liberal media. But those were only excuses. Politics and government aren’t supposed to be easy. That’s the challenge of democracy. A political organization can’t afford to be satisfied with the status quo, and can’t continue to rely on yesterday’s methods and tactics.

When he became the Republican chairman, Cairo made a point of meeting with Republican clubs and councils throughout the county. He sought out quality candidates like Anne Donnelly, a career prosecutor who would become district attorney in 2021. Cairo also reached out to newcomers, seeking the best and brightest and persuading them they were welcome to play lead roles in the party. In 2021, Mazi Filip, an Ethiopian refugee who had served as a paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces before moving to Long Island, a mother

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of seven married to a Ukrainian-born cardiologist, became the first Republican Great Neck resident ever elected to the County Legislature.

Cairo went into the business community to recruit Jen DeSena, who became the first Republican to be elected North Hempstead supervisor since 1989, and was re-elected this year.

The Democratic City of Glen Cove elected Pamela Panzenbeck mayor in 2021, and reversed the makeup of the City Council from 6-1 Democrat to 6-1 Republican, which it remained this year.

And in Long Beach, which has an overwhelming Democrat registration edge, Republicans swept three contested City Council seats and the County Legislature seat.

For the major, defining races, Cairo turned to veterans. Don Clavin, Hempstead’s longtime receiver of taxes, won back the supervisor’s office for Republicans in 2019, and then Bruce Blakeman defeated the very capable Laura Curran in 2021 to become county executive, where he has done an outstanding job. In 2022 Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin overcame the county’s Democratic registration advantage of 100,000 and received 50,000 more votes in Nassau than Gov. Kathy Hochul, while Republicans were victorious in all three congressional races and won back three State Senate seats.

None of this happened by chance or just by selecting the best candidates.

Cairo combined the best of the old with

he party owes a debt of gratitude to Democrats for lurching so far leftward.

the best of the new to get the Republican message to the voters. To accurately gauge existing issues and to spot others before they arose, he relied on expert pollster and consultant John McLoughlin.

(Full disclosure: McLoughlin was my consultant for all 28 years I was in Congress.)

While he was analyzing the issues, Cairo was re-energizing local Republican committees and clubs, making sure they were in touch with their communities and prepared to work hard from Labor Day through Election Day, making calls and distributing brochures door to door.

Only the Nassau GOP could turn out more than a thousand campaign workers for a candidate on short notice.

And Republicans owe a debt of gratitude to Democrats for lurching so far leftward and providing us issues such as bail reform, defunding the police, unchecked illegal migration and proposals to impose city-like housing in suburban Nassau. These were political gifts, but serious issues that affected county residents and threatened their way of life. Confronting these issues head on was consistent with Republican values and principles.

Cairo made sure that all Republican candidates, officeholders and party volunteers spoke with one voice. They did, and the results have been repeated Republican victories, and what I believe are victories for Nassau County residents. Good job, Joe! Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.

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oung people in New York have a great knowledge of many subjects, but they have much to learn about personal finance.

Many states have already incorporated financial education into the school curriculum, with some starting lessons as early as kindergarten. Twenty states, including Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia, require that students take a personal finance class to graduate high school. New York should get with the program.

I issued an executive order on literacy THomas p. financial in 2019, directing my office to idenDinapoli tify ways to enhance New York residents’ personal finance knowledge and understanding of issues such as mortgages, student loans and credit card debt. But we should also be focusing on financial literacy for the next generation,

to ensure that young people have the skills to effectively manage their finances and avoid falling into the trap of spiraling debt.

According to a National Endowment for Financial Education 2022 report, 80 percent of those surveyed stated they wished they had been required to take a personal finance class in school.

Also, a study by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a nonprofit corporation regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, found that respondents with higher financial literacy were more likely to make financial ends meet than people with lower financial knowhow.

During last year’s legislative session in Albany, eight bills were introduced to include financial education in schools starting as early as pre-K. One bill called for the creation of a financial literacy fund, which would provide funding for grants or programs to estab-

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lish financial literacy programs, specifically targeting at-risk populations. These bills merit further discussion.

In September 2022, the State Education Department convened a Blue Ribbon Commission charged with examining the state’s high school graduation measures.

The commission’s recommendations to the Board of Regents, related to ensuring educational excellence and equity for New York’s diverse student body, are expected to be released soon.

Several Board of Regents members have voiced support for adding personal finance as a requirement to obtain a high school diploma. I’m encouraged that the issue of personal finance was included in this important discussion, and hope that it will be given serious consideration. Adding financial education to the state’s curriculum can be successfully implemented, as evidenced by the fact that some of our schools already

ow about adding personal finance as a requirement to obtain a high school diploma?

offer a personal finance class.

For example, Mott Hall V, a South Bronx high school, is offering personal finance, taught in conjunction with a required economics course. Students learn theory, and also follow the stock market in real time, research corporate earnings and select stocks. They appreciate the real-world lessons that can be applied in the future.

The importance of learning personal finance can’t be underestimated, and I’m committed to helping New Yorkers strengthen their financial knowledge and understanding.

The stresses associated with financial difficulties can adversely affect your physical and mental health and hurt family members as well. Education in financial literacy can be an important step toward accessing a better job, improving your quality of life, and providing peace of mind.

Let’s make financial acumen part of our kids’ educations.

Thomas DiNapoli is the New York state comptroller. A version of this column originally appeared in amNewYork.

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The timeless tradition of coming together

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he turkey’s in the oven, the pumpkin pie is ready to be sliced, and the television in the living room is ready for some football.

Thanksgiving is here once again — a time when we can celebrate all that we’ve achieved over the past year, and the importance of family and close friends.

It’s commonly believed that our modern holiday traces back to 1621, when Plymouth pilgrims gathered with members of the Wampanoag tribe to celebrate the autumn harvest.

But in reality, Thanksgiving celebrations of some sort date back much further than that.

In fact, the Smithsonian Institution pinpoints the first true Thanksgiving here led by non-natives on May 27, 1578, in what is now Newfoundland. That’s obviously not what is now the United States, but the Smithsonian also says that many historians believe there was a Thanksgiving feast in what is now Phippsburg, Maine, in 1607.

Although it was informally celebrated by a number of states and territories in the years after that, Thanksgiving didn’t officially become a holiday until the Civil War, when President Abraham Lincoln heeded the long advocacy of magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale and declared the fourth Thursday of every

November to be a national Thanksgiving Day. And with that, a tradition was born.

Sure, it would take a number of forms through the years. But the spirit of what Thanksgiving is all about — bringing us together, despite our differences — remained intact.

Those, indeed, were the sentiments shared by President Teddy Roosevelt with his son Kermit, who was away at school, highlighting how the White House observed the holiday in 1902.

“Yesterday was Thanksgiving, and we all went out riding,” Roosevelt wrote.

“We had a three-hours’ scamper, which was really great fun.”

“We dined in the new State Dining Room,” the president continued, “and we drank the health of you and all the rest of both families that were absent.

After dinner, we cleared away the table and danced. Mother looked just as pretty as a picture, and I had a lovely waltz with her.”

Whether it was at the White House or right in our backyard at Sagamore Hill, Thanksgiving meant a lot to Roosevelt, in how it brought not only the country together, but families, too.

“We are thankful for all that has been done for us in the past,” Roosevelt would say in a Thanksgiving proclamation two years later. “We pray that, in the future,

we may be strengthened in the unending struggle to do our duty fearlessly and honestly. With charity and goodwill.

With respect for ourselves. And with love toward our fellow man.”

Thanksgiving isn’t just about turkey, pumpkin pie or football. It’s more than the day before the official start of the holiday shopping season. It’s about unity. It’s about cooperation. It’s truly about love — for ourselves, our family, our neighbors. Whether we all gather in one place or our families are spread across the country — or even around the globe — use this time to be together, and enjoy doing it.

The real trick, however, isn’t succeeding at doing that on Thanksgiving, but continuing it after the holiday. Into the following week. Into December. Into next year.

There may be so many things we disagree on, but believe it or not, disagreement can not only bring us together, but make us stronger.

All it takes is a little bit of respect — and love — for one another. And we have the chance to get it all started when we gather for turkey, pie and football on Thanksgiving.

And who knows — maybe we can clear away the dinner table afterward, and, like the Roosevelts, celebrate with a little bit of waltzing.

associated with wind projects damage human health.

Many opponents of Empire Wind insist that they support renewable energy. They also couch their objections to the project in green rhetoric, suggesting, for example, that they are fighting to

protect the local environment. But these outspoken activists are silent in regard to the proven negative impacts on health and climate of the Barrett fossil-fuel-burning plant on Barnum Island operated by National Grid. And while some refer disparagingly to Empire’s “foreign

Letters Let’s not be quick to dismiss offshore wind farms To the Editor: In recent issues of the Herald, State Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick and Assemblyman Ari Brown have offered several reasons for opposing the Empire Wind project proposed for sites off Long Beach. Their objections include some reasonable, fact-based critiques of the project.

It’s true that Equinor, the Norwegian developer of the wind farm, failed to consult fully and openly with the local communities. It’s also true that this project, like many others worldwide, is proving to be far more expensive than originally anticipated, resulting in pleas for rate increases. Empire’s enormous scale can likewise be legitimately challenged.

Other claims by its opponents, however, are without merit. They contend, for example, that offshore wind turbines are somehow implicated in whale deaths. Federal and independent experts have concluded that there is no basis for such claims. Similarly, a World Health Organization analysis of a range of studies found no evidence that electromagnetic fields

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efforts to establish the United Nations (freedom from fear).

It fell to Rockwell to translate those abstract concepts into four scenes of everyday American life that would capture the minds and hearts of his countrymen (as well as their investments in war bonds), a task he initially thought was beyond his capabilities. History has proven him quite wrong, and those four images are among the most famous of perhaps the most famous illustrator in American history.

“Freedom of Speech” depicts a blue-collar man, wearing a plaid shirt and suede jacket, standing in the crowd at a government meeting to voice his opinion. The others in the painting are well dressed, wearing ties and jackets, but they listen respectfully as this workingman speaks his mind.

“Freedom of Worship,” under the title “each according to the dictates of his own conscience,” shows eight people of different faiths in a moment of prayer.

One of them, his head covered and holding a religious book, is Jewish. A young woman with rosary beads represents catholics. An older woman, praying devoutly, embodies Protestantism. It’s a tribute to religious diversity.

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he artist’s scenes of everyday American life captured the imagination of his countrymen.

Letters ownership,” no mention is made of the fact that National Grid is owned by a British multinational corporation.

Barrett’s smokestacks have been belching toxins for more than 60 years. The plant currently emits about one million tons of carbon dioxide and other pollutants annually. Unlike the proposed offshore wind project, Barrett poses a longstanding and existing threat to the health of local residents and to the future sustainability of life on the Long Beach barrier island.

In addition to fouling the air we breathe, National Grid wants to hike Long Islanders’ bills by hundreds of dollars a year — multiples of the increase for ratepayers that might result from building Empire Wind.

It should be possible to conduct a civil discussion on how to safely meet the electricity needs of Long Beach and surrounding communities. A dialogue of this sort would consider the totality of environmental and health effects and proceed on the basis of respect for reputable scientific findings KEvIN J KELLEy Atlantic Beach

In the Middle East, whose side is the press on?

To the Editor: I should be surprised that the news media is saying that Israel should ease up

“Freedom from Want” is a Thanksgiving scene in which an aproned matriarch presents a turkey to her family, three generations breaking bread together at their dining room table. The illustration represents traditional American family values: togetherness, harmony, peace and abundance.

And “Freedom from Fear” shows children nestled safely in their bed, oblivious to the carnage occurring across the ocean.

Their mother tucks them in, and their father holds a newspaper with a headline announcing the Nazi blitz of London, where the scene would be much different and where the lives of everyone, including innocent children, were in jeopardy.

Rockwell’s illustrations, which appeared in four consecutive issues of the Saturday Evening Post, were accompanied by essays by four of the top writers of the era. Booth Tarkington, dubbed the “dean of popular American letters,” authored a piece on freedom of speech. Essayist Will Durant handled freedom of worship. Philippine immigrant carlos Bulosan wrote about freedom from want. And novelist Stephen vincent Benét covered freedom from fear (and, ironically, died the day it appeared in print). All are worth revisiting from a historic as well as

on Gaza, but unfortunately, I am not. The news media (in print, on television, on radio and, I suppose, on the various internet sources) is saying that in order to ease the pressure on the average Palestinian in Gaza, Israel should not continue its attack.

I would like to put the situation into a context that might be a little more understandable.

Based on the 2023 “World Almanac,” the United States has about 337 million people, while Israel has about 9.3 million.

This means there are about 37 times as many people in the U.S. as there are in Israel. From what I’ve heard, about 1,200 people were killed in the initial attack, most of whom were women and children.

Some were beheaded, whether before or after death isn’t known.

Now let’s say that 5,000 drug soldiers, who want the land that was taken from Mexico in the 1840s returned to Mexico, cross the border from Mexico into San Diego, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Houston, and Brownsville and kill 44,000 people, mostly women and children, some of whom get beheaded. They then take another 4,000 to 5,000 people hostage back to Mexico. Do you suppose the United States would allow that to go without a response?

There are several issues that need to be addressed in the Middle East, but when one side refuses to acknowledge the other

a modern viewpoint. But it was Rockwell’s pictures, more than the essays and perhaps more than FDR’s speech, that remain such a poignant part of Americana.

As we approach Thanksgiving, it’s worthwhile to re-examine the four illustrations and ponder their meaning and message, at a time when the nation seems so terribly divided over — let’s be frank — fleeting issues that often don’t amount to a hill of beans. It often seems that half of our country is perpetually mad at the other half. Are we really that different? Are our differences really irreconcilable?

I don’t think so. Actually, I think we’re much more alike than different, and I believe that as a society, we share core values that matter infinitely more than ephemeral political squabbles. Those values, captured by Rockwell, are what bind us as a nation.

Let’s count our blessings, send our prayers to the suffering people of the Middle East and Ukraine, take a deep breath and maybe revisit Rockwell’s Four Freedoms — permanently on display at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, an easy and scenic day trip from Long Island. And let’s ponder what those 80-year-old illustrations say not only about us as Americans, but also about us as human beings.

A. Gail Prudenti is a partner in the law firm Burner Prudenti.

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side’s right to exist, there is very little wiggle room for discussion.

When Hamas attacks defenseless people, it loses the right to complain when it is attacked, especially when it stores weapons and munitions in schools and hospitals. When Hamas fighters fire missiles into Israel from schools and hospitals, and then act shocked when the return fire hits those targets, they are

playing the poor-innocent-Palestinian card, and going after world sympathy.

Their actions show that they do not care about the average Palestinian — their only goal is the eradication of Israel.

It is a shame that the news media allows itself to be used by animals disguised as human beings.

LAWRENcE F. LEvy Rockville Centre

BALDWIN HERALD — November 23, 2023

Rockwell showed us what we have to be thankful for

n this season of gratitude, it’s appropriate to recall the “four freedoms” — freedom of speech, freending dom of worship, freedom from fear nd and freedom from want — articulated by l.

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