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Eddy says time to think about future is now “And I wish that we can take Baldwin and basically put that out there as a model for what Career development is a other people should be doing.”

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Andrew Rifkin’s wife, Robin, left, and their daughter, Allison, help him with his yearly Toys for Tots’ donations.

Baldwin man’s den transformed into a festive toy wonderland

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Andrew Rifkin, of Baldwin, has been working alongside Long Island’s Toys of Tots for eight years, but he was nervous that this year’s donations for the holidays were coming up a bit short.

Rifkin said he was in “panic mode” because the number of toys collected fell shy of the number of donations in past years.

However, he had received a lot more monetary donations from Venmo and PayPal this

year, and with the more than $2,000 that he received, Rifkin, along with his wife, Robin, and daughter, Allison, shopped till they dropped.

“We shopped on Black Friday at Kohl’s and brought four or five shopping carts with us in and out of the store,” Rifkin said.

Action figures and scooters were just some of the nearly 500 toys that Rifkin dropped off at Nassau Coliseum on Dec. 3.

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Mexican restaurant opens in Baldwin Over a dozen community members attended the grand opening of Viva Tulum last Wednesday.

The offices of Senator Kevin Thomas, Legislator Debra Mule, and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman gave certifications to the restaurant at their ribbon-cutting event. The Baldwin Chamber of Commerce also recognized and welcomed the new business. The Mexican-American restaurant is located at 844 Merrick Rd. in Baldwin.

“We feel special, we feel appreciated, and all of our hard work is being appreciated,” Jacqueline Turcios, daughter of the restaurant’s owner, said.

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Viva Tulum’s food mixes Mexican and American cuisine.

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Larry Turcios, middle, with members of the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce at Viva Tulum’s grand opening.

Baldwin Chamber of Commerce President Victor Sookdeo welcomes Larry Turcios and his new business Viva Tulum.

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BALDWIN HERALD — December 21, 2023 Photos courtesy Andrea Macey

The Greater South Nassau Chorus performing at Adelphi a few years ago. They are now back to in person performances after a break due to Covid.

Baldwin choir group did not fall flat at their competition

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Members of the Greater Nassau Chorus, GNC, made a soulful return to international competitions, reviving their passion of singing.

Members of the choir spent 18 months preparing at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Baldwin to enter the spotlight again. Due to the pandemic, the group hasn’t been participating in any in person competitions for the past four years. This changed in early November when the group traveled to Louisville, Kentucky to perform several songs.

“We performed Hit Me With a Hot Note,” Harriette Walters, director of the GNC, said. “But the ballad that we performed was an original song that was written and arranged in our organization.”

Walters, who has been the director of the g roup for almost 40 years, explained that the group rehearsed both virtually and in person. It went back to fully in person a little HaRRIETTE less than two years ago. She noted that the music that was WalTERs practiced was sometimes not Director of GNC the ones that were performed at the competition, as she was overall just focusing on honing the craft of the singers.

“This event was a renewal of what we’re passionate about,” Walters said.

Walters said that she was happy to be back to doing what she loved to do. For her, it was “hard” to not perform during these past few years. There were strict health protocols when the group rehearsed, according to Walters, as singing is a “super spreader event.”

The choir’s team coordinator, Andrea Macey, said that the preparations for this competition was “joyful” for the whole team because everyone was ready to get back into doing what they enjoy. She mentioned that during the past competitors, the singers made connections with people from different states and countries.

This is something that she and the rest of the group were particularly excited to experience again.

“It’s always nice to see these people again,” Macey said. “It’s like you enter a bubble when you go to these

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his event was a renewal of what we’re passionate about.

Singers from the Greater South Nassau Chorus group after winning their regional competition a few years ago. competitions. It’s singing all week long and just friendship. So I think we were looking forward to the joy of it and working hard as well because we are a group that has a goal and a focus and be serious about what we do.”

Walters echoed this sentiment as she said that the group has very high standards. Walters explained that she wanted the love of singing, “the real purpose” of the group, to shine through. She said that this was possible through the competitions.

“Competitions are great,” Walters said. “They are motivating, inspiring, and it helps get you be the best version of yourself.”

To keep spirits high throughout the rehearsals, the group would have a “rah rah” every couple of weeks, which involve the singers doing something fun. For example, Macey said everyone wrote about something

that GNC meant to them. Then, they placed that on a silhouette of the Statue of Liberty.

“It was a fun way to get our heads in the game and have a visual representation of our inspiration,” Macey said.

At the competition, there were about 34 choruses.

The GNC placed 11th, which allowed them to be the microphone testers on the last day of the competition.

They were able to work with the stage crew to make sure that the microphones were working properly before the finalists sang.

There will be another event coming up in April, which will be a regional competition in Albany. The group has already started preparing for that and learning new music to sing there. After a few weeks off for the holidays, the group will go back, full force, into preparing for this next competition.

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Protecting Your Future

Niheim Levy was arrested for a robbery that occurred on Friday, Dec. 15 at 12:20 a.m. in Baldwin.

Levy walked into a Sunoco Gas Station located at 1738 Grand Avenue. He grabbed a pack of beer and exited the store. He then returned to the same location a short time later, grabbed another pack of beer, and left the store again.

When he left the store both times, he made threatening gestures towards the male employee with his hands in his jacket, inferring that he had a weapon if

he attempted to stop him.

Police officers located Levy shortly after on Grand Avenue near the Sunoco Gas Station and placed him under arrest. Levy had no weapons and there were no injuries reported at scene.

Levy is charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree robbery, and two counts of Petit Larceny. He was be arraigned Friday, Dec. 15 at First District Court, located at 99 Main Street, Hempstead.

— Ben Fiebert

Baldwin woman pleads guilty to 2022 high-speed crash Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced on Monday that a Baldwin woman pleaded to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges for a May 2022 crash. She was driving 96 miles per hour and more than three times the legal limit for alcohol when she killed a 66-year-old man.

Jinaraya Khan, 33, pleaded guilty before Judge Robert Bogle to aggravated vehicular homicide. She is expected to be sentenced to six to 18 years in prison when she returns to court on March 27.

The NCDA recommended a sentence of seven to 21 years in prison.

“Scott Freeman was a longtime Baldwin resident who was looking forward to his retirement,” Donnelly said. “Tragically, Freeman never got to enjoy his golden years because this defendant drove her SUV into the victim’s car at 96 miles an hour while she was exceedingly intoxicated. Drunk, impaired and reckless driving is at crisis levels here on Long Island and this office is dedicated to holding offenders accountable. Our condolences are with Scott’s sister and many friends who continue to mourn his loss.”

Donnelly said that, according to the indictment and investigation, on May 3, 2022, at approximately 5:16 a.m., victim Scott Freeman attempted to make a left

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turn in his 2011 Toyota Corolla onto Grand Avenue near his home. The 66-year-old Baldwin resident was then struck by a 2020 BMW X3 driven by Khan. Khan was highly intoxicated and speeding northbound on Grand Avenue.

Freeman was pronounced deceased at the scene. Khan remained at the scene and was arrested by members of the Nassau County Police Department. She was then transported to the hospital for injuries sustained in the collision.

An analysis of her vehicle’s crash data recorder revealed that Khan was traveling at 96 miles per hour at the time of the collision. The speed limit on Grand Avenue at that location is 35 miles per hour.

A search warrant for Khan’s blood taken at the hospital revealed that her blood alcohol content was 0.25%, which is more than three times the legal limit, 42 minutes after the crash. She claimed that she had drank two mimosas and was late to work at John F. Kennedy Airport.

Freeman worked at a local printing company and had plans to retire in the next year.

The case is being prosecuted by Deputy Bureau Chief Stephanie Dellinger of the Vehicular Crimes Bureau. Khan is represented by Lance Lazzaro, Esq. — Ben Fiebert

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Middle and high school ‘Heroes’ teach financial literacy talents of all individuals, belief in the power of partnership and collaboration, and conviction in the educational and motivational impact of hands-on learning.

As part of the High School Heroes program, representatives from the nonprofit conduct two one-and-a-half-hour training sessions about lesson plans and other important aspects of pedagogy. Those who participated learn time management, presentation and leadership skills, accountability, and discipline. The high school students also have the opportunity to apply for college scholarships through JA. The aspiring teachers encompassed students from the Future Educators of

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“We are proud to see our students rise to the occasion when presented with a challenge,” Samantha Billig, the Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher at Baldwin High School and Future Teachers of America advisor, said. “They inspire the elementary students, while setting a great example for their peers.”

Both the elementary and secondary students appreciated the collaboration with each other, as well as JA. The invaluable “Leaving2Learn” was another success story for the district’s School-2-Career curriculum.

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This fall, Junior Achievement of New York — a nonprofit organization aiming to educate students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy — collaborated with the Baldwin School District once again on the evergrowing “High School and Middle School Heroes” program.

The district has partnered with JA for nearly 20 years. Without hesitation, a group of approximately 60 Baldwin High School students and 20 Baldwin Middle School students took on the roles of mentors and instructors, imparting valuable financial literacy lessons to 18 classes in grades two through five at Plaza Elementary School. The unique volunteer initiative not only provided essential financial knowledge to the younger generation, but also offered the secondary students invaluable hands-on teaching experience, solidifying their passion for the profession.

“Seeing the collaboration between students of all grade levels is truly inspiring when looking at the future of teaching,” Gabriella Franza, assistant director of instructional programs for Baldwin UFSD, said. “I am confident that we are in good hands when it comes to Baldwin’s future educators.”

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Hofstra women’s basketball is looking to build off last season’s late success that spurred the Pride to the conference quarterfinals as the No. 12 seed.

The Pride struggled to a 4-14 league record before posting two wins in the Colonial Athletic Association (now known as the Coastal Athletic Association) tournament and giving four seed William & Mary a competitive game in a 76-64 season-ending defeat. Hofstra was picked 12th in the preseason CAA women’s basketball preseason poll and will try to prove the doubters wrong this winter.

“I think our returners took it personal and feel they’ve got more to contribute than a 12th-place team,” said fifth-year Hofstra head coach Danielle Santos Atkinson. “It’s one thing to take it personally, but what is the action to go with that? And that’s been our focus.”

The Pride were ultra focused last Saturday in a commanding 113-24 romp against Division III foe Farmingdale State, which set a program record for points scored and points allowed. Sophomore guard Emma Von Essen, a Rockville Centre native, tallied 29 points including nine 3-pointers.

Santos Atkinson brings back several returners from last year’s 12-20 season led by graduate student guard Sorelle Ineza, who was second on the team scoring with 10 points per game. The Quebec native tallied 20 points in a narrow 63-60 loss at Sacred Heart in Fairfield, Conn. on Nov. 19.

Von Essen has emerged as an offensive leader for the Pride after playing her way into a regular starter as a freshman. The former four-year standout at Long Island Lutheran, is the Pride’s leading scorer averaging 14.6 points per game and is displaying more aggressiveness on offense.

“One of the areas where she wanted to improve was in the weight room and I think that’s definitely improved her game and helped with her accuracy and also helped her stamina,” said Santos Atkinson of Von Essen, who has hit 29 3-pointers so far this season. “She can score the ball in bunches.”

Senior guard Ally Knights, an Australia native, provides additional experience in the backcourt with Essen after averaging 3.5 assists per game last season.

Zyheima Swint,a 6-3 senior center, provides the Pride some size and experience inside after averaging eight points a game as a junior and was leading CAA in rebounding through mid-December. Senior 6-0 forward Brooke Anya has also shined on the glass and is the conference’s fourth-leading rebounder.

The Pride have also been given a boost this season by the return of redshirt junior guard Selma Markisic,

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Head coach Danielle Santos Atkinson, left, will look to guide Hofstra to a strong showing in the Coastal Athletic Association after a quarterfinal run in last season’s tournament. who missed last season due to injury. Markisic, a Brooklyn native who starred at Xaverian High School, tallied 10 points in a 51-48 victory against Wagner on Nov. 12 and posted 20 in the Farmingdale State romp.

“To be able to get another shooter and scorer added back to the team is huge for us,” said Santos Atkinson of Markisic. “She is still finding her way after being off for a whole year, but she’s going to be a great addition as we get here rolling into conference play.”

Hofstra opens the CAA schedule on Jan. 5 with a home game against UNC-Wilmington at 7 p.m. followed two days later with a matinee at the Mack Sports Complex versus William & Mary for a 2 p.m. tipoff. The Pride will host Stony Brook for a Friday night Battle of Long Island matchup on Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. and will conclude its home schedule versus Monmouth on March 3 at 2 p.m.

“We’re very versatile and I’m excited about what’s to come and what we’re going to be able to be able to do,” Santos Atkinson said. “We have to continue putting it together and getting better but we have the pieces to do it.”

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ly a social event, was not as social this year because of the rain, and Rifkin and the other donors didn’t stick around.

“It is usually a big social event, but this year it was not,” Rifkin said. “I was part of an entourage of four vehicles.”

All of the toys that Rifkin collected were from family, friends and people he met on Facebook.

One person gave him about nine boxes worth of action figures.

“My guess for the total number of toys is somewhere between 400 and 500,” Rifkin said.

Rifkin attached a 6-by-12-foot trail to his truck, and he still had toys filled up to his chest. He brought along his wife and daughter to unload his truck, and they took the gifts out of the truck and handed it to the next volunteer, until all the toys were dropped off.

When he was shopping for toys, Rifkin said he saw a brand of scooters that came with helmets and bought 15 scooters. Rifkin said that shopping was a lot of fun and was his favorite part of this year’s Toys for Tots.

“I literally filled my den with all the toys that I collected,” Rifkin said. “It’s definitely a blast and a lot of fun.”

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Every day when Rifkin would arrive at his home in Baldwin, he would see a box waiting for him at the front door, as people kept buying toys from his Amazon wish list. The toy pile kept getting bigger and bigger, to the point where Rifkin had to strategically place the toys in his car.

“We did a good job organizing the box shapes so that it was more stackable,” Rifkin said. “When we loaded the truck, we tried to take advantage of every square inch.

We call this ‘Toy Tetris.’”

According to Rifkin, about 9.4 million toys were collected nationwide for Toys for Tots.

Rifkin added that the charitable organization has been “gaining momentum” over the past couple of years.

“It’s a great event, and hopefully next year the weather is better,” Rifkin said. “However, the bad weather doesn’t stop us. It has rained more than once on the drop-off date before.”

Rifkin added that all the donors are like postal workers because they endure all sorts of weather.

Next year, Rifkin said he would carry on the tradition, asking for donations and starting the giftbuying process in September.

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Hundreds of toys were collected this year and dropped off at nassau Coliseum earlier this month.

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Camhi is pushing for a future-focused district

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According to Camhi, each of the academies has “rigorous coursework, internships, shadow days, exhibitions, and competitions.” With this varied structure, the hope, she said, is to provide students with a view of “the real world.”

In addition to the academies, elementary school students run a bakery where they turn math skills into financial literacy. Students at the high school students can take college courses, and there is also a trade school, at which students can learn about barbering, medical administration, and criminal justice.

Eddy’s book, published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, explains that society, as a whole, is not doing the best job Jean eddy of preparing students for the many careers that are available to them. She makes suggestions on how to change this, including implementing more hybrid education, discussing career exploration with younger children, and helping them discover the things they’re good at.

“I think it’s important for students to learn at a young age what careers they can pursue, because we don’t know what careers are going to be available when they grow up,” Camhi said. “And in large part, we need to make sure that we’re giving them the skills necessary to be in whatever career they choose to be in.”

Camhi said that Baldwin is doing this by focusing on the “six C’s”: critical thinking, communication, creativity, collaboration, citizenship, and civics. She said

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the Baldwin school district offers a variety of programs that introduces different career paths to students. she believes those skills are critical to any career path.

“We have an initiative here called Baldwin 2035,” Camhi said. “So our kindergartners from last year — our current first-graders — will graduate high school in the year 2035, and I don’t think we can predict what the future will look like, but we can certainly give kids the experience of what certain careers feel like.”

Camhi went on to say that Eddy and her book are “right on track,” and that presenting career options as part of a larger narrative about learning and schools

is “exactly what we should be talking about.”

“In the end, we all end up in a career or a job, so why wouldn’t the experiences that we have in school have some sort of relationship with that?” Camhi asked. “I think that Eddy’s book, and her thinking, has everything to do with that.”

Eddy doesn’t have any other books in the works, but she said she planned to focus on “engaging with employers to help them help us figure out what’s next for our kids.”

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Baldwin dancers decked the halls at holiday performance Hangout One Happy Place performed with Pat’s Dance Studio in Bellmore Pat’s Dance Studio spread holiday cheer last weekend at their second annual “Deck The Halls” performance.

The dance studio, which is in Baldwin, went to Bellmore Movies and Showplace to put on a festive show.

Members of Hangout One Happy Place also performed Christmas songs. Half of the studio participated in this event with dozens of community members in attendance cheering on their kids, siblings, and friends.

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Nancy Totino-Decclesiis and Angela Lucas with Hangout One Happy Place members waiting to perform at last weekend’s ‘Deck The Halls’ event.

Nick Bernard, Adam Lusterman, and Dante Lyons playing their instruments to festive holiday songs.

Naseem Fecu, Jay Walia, and Nick Bernard dancing to the Christmas music.

Natallie Navarette and Heather Tihiakos performing at Pat’s Dance Studio’s annual holiday show.

Adam Lusterman, Nick Bernard, and Dante Lyons playing the air drums, as they get into the holiday spirit.

Laura Trowbridge, Angela Lucas, and Nancy TotinoDecclesiis — The Elf Squad — getting Hangout One Happy Place ready for ‘Deck The Halls’ show.

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BALDWIN HERALD — December 21, 2023

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Whether flying in for electrifying dunks or being a leader on and off the court, Jet Rivers truly lives Girl power with Mia ‘Ice’ Castenada and Torch George, up to his name. heralded as the ‘Queen of the Crossover.’

Cheese Chisholm puts some spin on the ball.

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HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS Rivers says he’s amped for return to Long Island

Old Bethpage Village Restoration shimmers in its ‘Hallmark card’inspired setting during Candlelight Evenings, its popular annual seasonal spectacle. Flickering candles illuminate the historic homes that display their holiday finery while showcasing the village’s festive spirit.The Holiday Brass Quartet and fiddlers provide a musical accompaniment with Civil War-era Christmas songs. Stories of Christmases past and classic children’s holiday tales are retold each night, set against the backdrop of the grandly decorated Christmas tree, circa 1866.

Also gather around a rousing bonfire at the village’s crossroads and enjoy hot mulled cider and refreshments.

Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 21-23; Tuessday through Friday, Dec. 26-29, 5-9:30 p.m. $20, $15 ages 5-12 and seniors.

1303 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage. For information, contact (516) 572-8409, or visit OldBethpageVillageRestoration.org.

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Those quick-fingered hoops stars are back to close out the holiday season with their special brand of basketball. Expect plenty of action when the Harlem Globetrotters’ latest World Tour arrives at UBS Arena at Belmont Park on Jan. 1.

International icons, the Globetrotters are considered “ambassadors” of the game, beloved the world over for their special brand of family entertainment that combines the skills and foundations of basketball with a uniquely theatrical flare.

As basketball pioneers, they are credited with popularizing such well-known techniques as the slam dunk, the task break, the forward and point guard positions, the figure-eight weave, and four-point shooting line.

Those who’ve seen their favorite NBA or collegiate players do a jump shot or a half-court hook shot — you’ve witnessed the creative moves made famous by the Globetrotters.

Throughout the team’s nearly 100-year history, the Globetrotters have entertained more than 148 million fans • Jan. 1, 1 p.m. across 124 countries and territories — introducing many • Tickets range from $53 to to the game itself — and have continued to break down $161 for courtside seats; barriers, provide acts of goodwill and display a commitment available at UBSArena.com to the game that goes far beyond the court. or Ticketmaster.com • Options also include a Latif “Jet” Rivers remembers watching the Harlem Magic Pass and Celebrity Globetrotters and their signature tricks when he was a kid.

Court Pass; available at “Now, I get to go out on the court and return the favor HarlemGlobetrotters.com for kids,” Rivers says, “and help them create memories that • UBS Arena, 2400 Hempstead they’ll never forget.”

Turnpike, Elmont The 6-foot-1 guard from Elizabeth, New Jersey, went on to be a star at Wagner College, where he is still the career leader with the most wins over a four-year span.

His signature moves include dribbling, and a “four-point shot” that he throws underhand, granny style, from the free throw line at the other end of the court.

“I shoot it pretty consistently,” River says.“The crowd goes wild for it. I love electrifying the crowd.”

While every stop on the tour is different, all have one thing in common — making sure to “interact with the fans and put on a good show that will leave them with fun and lasting memories.”

“Every one (of our games) is special. You never know if it could be the first time somebody is seeing us play,” he says. “But this is particularly special because it’s taking place on New Year’s Day.” Rivers promises the team’s exhibition match against longtime rivals, the Washington Generals, will be a special experience for families to come together and celebrate.

And those Generals are ready to take the Globetrotters on. The Washington Generals have united with a new optimism — dreaming the impossible dream — as they strive for their first

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Bulldog Mack, one of the team’s big men at 6-foot-7, with a young fan. win since 1971.

With an all-new mindset, this revitalized Generals team will do whatever it takes to win. But can they beat the world’s winningest team with a determined attempt to outscore the Harlem Globetrotters?

The Washington Generals have been training harder than ever, according to their staff, and will stop at nothing to win in this high-stakes battle of basketball. Will New Year’s Day will be the day the Generals finally take home a win?

Come see for yourself.

“We’re the best at what we do,” Rivers says. “We bring it every night. We are here to have a good time, bring out some good energy and have some laughs.”

As a bonus, Spalding, the Globetrotters’ new official ball partner, will join the team at every destination, enhancing the game experience. Fans will have the opportunity to take home an official Harlem Globetrotters basketball or the newly designed Harlem Globetrotters Marble Series ball on game day.

Check out the action as Rivers and other fan favorites — including forward Zeus McClurkin and guard Cheese Chisholm — dribble, spin and dunk their way up and down the court.

Get The Led Out rocks out with their tribute to what many consider rock ‘n roll’s greatest band, in ‘A Celebration of the Mighty Zep.’ From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, GTLO has captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. The six veteran musicians who make up the Philadelphia-based group delivers Zeppelin live with the all passion and fury these bluessoaked, groove-driven rock anthems deserve. GTLO re-creates songs, in all their depth and glory, with the studio overdubs that Zeppelin themselves never performed. When you hear three guitars on the album, GTLO delivers three guitarists on stage. No wigs or fake English accents, GTLO brings what the audience wants — a high energy Zeppelin concert with honest, heart-thumping intensity with a strong focus on the pivotal early years.

Friday and Saturday, Dec. 29-30, 8 p.m. $75. $45, $30.

The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com, or ParamountNY.com.

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‘Cold Beer on a Friday Night’ Shake off those winter doldrums with Jimmy Kenny and the Pirate Beach Band. It may seem like we’ve got much too long to wait til those beach days arrive again, but Jimmy Kenny and his band come to the rescue, on the Paramount stage, Friday, Jan. 5, 8 p.m. Join in their “Ultimate Beach Party Tribute” to Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett and Zac Brown Band.

Parrotheads, No Shoes Nation and the Zamily: it’s 5 o’clock somewhere so let’s ‘raise ‘em up and sing along. The Long Island based band — guided by Paul C. Cuthbert (aka Jimmy Kenny) on lead vocals/acoustic guitar, with Linn DeMilta (aka Lovely Linn), lead and backing vocals, Luis Rio, lead guitar/backing vocals, Frank Stainkamp, keyboard/backing vocals, Dan Prine, bass, and drummer Mike Vecchione, have been celebrating the beach country sounds of Buffett, Chesney and Zac Brown Band for some 12 year, spreading their vibe up and down the Northeast coast.

Everyone has a great time grooving to their lively l mix of their popular sing-along hits and feel good, easy living flair. If you like your toes in the sand, wasting away with a margarita or a cold beer on a Friday night, then you’ll surely have a great time with the Jimmy Kenny Band. $35. $25, $20, $15. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster. com or ParamountNY.com.

It’s a beautiful sunny summer day in the meadow. Leo Lionni’s beloved children’s books come to life, in “Frederick,” on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday and Saturday, dec.

29-30, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Mouse friends Nellie, Sunny, Baby, Ernest, and Frederick are playing their musical instruments and having fun singing, until a leaf falls from the sky — autumn is here! Winter will be coming soon. All the mice get to work gathering supplies for winter, except, where is Frederick? He is gathering supplies, too, in his own unique way. With toe-tapping Americana music inspired by bluegrass, gospel, and folk, Frederick is an engaging, energetic story about the power of the arts, community, and that no mouse gets left behind. $10 with museum admission ($8 members), $14 theater only.

Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

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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Dec. Let’s Skate ‘New Year’s Laughin’ Eve’ Chuckle your way through the final hours of 2023, when comedian-producer Paul Anthony brings his Long Island Comedy Festival to the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage, Sunday, Dec. 31, 6 and 8 p.m. The lineup includes national headliner Rich Walker, voted Long Island’s Favorite Comedian two years in a row; Rob Falcone, who’s appeared at venues nationwide and also in “Law and Order,” “Blue Bloods,” and “The Sopranos,” among other shows; Scott Baker, half of the improv comic duo of Baker & Mark: The Quickest Thinkers in Comedy; wih headliner Vinnie Mark, the other half of the Baker & Mark duo. Also expect a surprise guest comedian.

Tickets are $55 and $65 with discounts available to seniors, students, alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 877-4000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.

‘Scrooge!’

Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a profound experience of redemption in Sunrise Theatre Company’s production of “Scrooge!,” Saturday, Dec. 23, 11 a.m. Follow along with Scrooge as he learns the true spirit of Christmas in this holiday musical tradition based on Charles Dickens beloved tale. All tickets $15. Visit the Sunrise stage at The Showplace at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore.

For information/tickets, SunriseTheatreLI.com or call (516) 218-2782.

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Long Island Children’s Museum welcomes back its popular “Noon” Year’s Eve family party, Sunday, Dec. 31, noon-4 p.m.

This year’s theme, “Let Your Light Shine in 2024”, is inspired by the lighthouse symbol in the Museum’s logo and continues LICM’s celebration of 30 years of community impact. The day’s celebration starts and ends with Times Square-style ball drops (noon and 4 p.m.). In between the opening and closing ball drops, families will make themed crafts and enjoy a DJ-led dance party. All activities are drop-in and run through 3:45 p.m. Advance ticket purchase recommended. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Free haircuts available Haircuts are provided by student barbers-in-training working toward a New York State Barbering Technician license under the supervision of Barber J. Mestizo at Baldwin High School. Services include haircuts for men and boys, facials, and a beard and eyebrow trim. Call (516) 4346991 Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to schedule appointments for your group.

Friends of the Library Raffle Support the Friends raffle fundraiser at Baldwin Public Library. Winners will receive a gift card from local businesses.

Tickets cost $5 each and can be purchased at the Library Circulation Desk, or through PayPal at BaldwinPL.org/ friends. Drawings will be held in early February 2024. For more information, call (516) 223-6228.

Movie night Enjoy a movie on Baldwin Public Library’s big screen, Friday, Dec. 29. See the megahit “Barbie,” also take photos in a life-size Barbie doll box.

Everyone is encouraged to wear pink. Rated PG-13; an adult must accompany children under 10. Snacks available while supplies last. 2385 Grand Ave. For more information, visit BaldwinPL.org or call (516) 223-6228.

World-Class Luxury for Long Island Sands New York is aiming to redefine Long Island hospitality.

Through a proposed flagship resort and entertainment venue featuring a state-of-the-art Canyon Ranch spa and fitness center, indoor and outdoor pools, celebrity chef establishments such as Rao’s and Estiatorio Milos, as well as favorite Long Island restaurants, plus a world-class performance venue, luxury hotel rooms, meeting and conference facilities, casino gaming, public attraction spaces and so much more.

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Get ready to enjoy all the thrills of the snowy season, while staying warm and cozy as Long Island Children’s Museum’s popular “Snowflake Sock Skating rink returns, now through Jan. 7. Slip on “sock skates” and take a spin on the indoor rink, made from a high-tech synthetic polymer surface that lets kids slide around without blades. Kids can stretch, twirl and glide. As visitors step off the “ice” they can jump into winter dramatic play in Snowflake Village. Become a baker in the holiday sweet shop, step inside a giant snowman and serve up some hot cocoa, take a turn in the rink “ticket booth” and “warm up” around a rink side “fire pit.” Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, Plaintiff, vs.

VICKIE REINA, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on September 24, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 9, 2024 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 3186 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, NY 11510. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54., Block 566 and Lot 37.

Approximate amount of judgment is $702,079.43 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 001788/2017.

This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale. No cash will be accepted.

Ellen Savino, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 180341-1 143554 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST, Plaintiff, vs.

DONNOVAN EVANS, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on April 4, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 16, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 720 West Carl Avenue, Baldwin, NY 11510. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead,

County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 36, Block 541 and Lot 32.

Approximate amount of judgment is $791,917.73 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 607354/2020.

This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Maria Scheuring, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff Firm File No.: 193370-1 143721

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRUSTEE, Plaintiff against STANLEY SMITH, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered September 20, 2006, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 17, 2024 at 2:00 PM. Premises known as 5 Church Street, Baldwin, NY 11510. Sec 54 Block 481 Lot 423. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Baldwin, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Approximate Amount of Judgment is $387,480.45 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 007909/2005.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee File # SPSJN209 143725

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO.89-2023 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held on the 5th day of December, 2023, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead, on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No.89-2023, the following the closed of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Local Law No.89-2023, to amend Section 202-52 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead to include and repeal a “BUS STOPS” location in BALDWIN. Dated: December 5, 2023 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 143845

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 86-2023 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held December 5th, 2023, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 86-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 86-2023, amending Section 197-5 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include “ARTERIAL STOPS” at various locations.

Dated: December 5, 2023 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 143842 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 85-2023 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held December 5th, 2023, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local

Law No. 85-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 85-2023, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations.

Dated: December 5, 2023 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 143841

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR NOVASTAR MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST, SERIES 2005-2, NOVASTAR HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-2, V. AGRIPINA HERNANDEZ, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated September 12, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR NOVASTAR MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST, SERIES 2005-2, NOVASTAR HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-2 is the Plaintiff and AGRIPINA HERNANDEZ, 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 January 18, 2024 at 2:30PM, premises known as 2614 MILBURN AVE, BALDWIN, NY 11510: Section 0054, Block 00211-00, Lot 00034: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT BALDWIN, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Courtesy Nassau BOCES

Nassau BOCES Barry Tech Culinary classes prepared and served a brunch for industry partners and well-known alumnus, Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino, center.

Nassau BOCES Barry Tech acknowledges industry partners at recognition brunch Students and educators at Nassau BOCES Barry Tech recently honored more than 100 business leaders at the annual Industry Advisory Recognition Brunch.

The event is an opportunity for the BOCES Board members, administrators, faculty, and staff to thank these mentors for their ongoing guidance and support. Nassau BOCES Career and Technical Education schools’ partner with more than 800 Long Island businesses give students the significant advantage of career-field experience under the supervision of industry specialists who help them to develop the skills necessary to compete in the workplace. In addition to providing realworld work experiences, industry partners regularly visit classrooms to offer their expertise and invite students to tour their facilities and learn about

their respective businesses.

“Our industry partners are crucial to the success of our students,” Work Experience Teacher Coordinator Randi O’Moore said. “They share their experiences in the field, inform our students’ education with their expertise and help them to hone their skills. They give our students a real-life look at their chosen career fields.”

At the brunch, industry partners are celebrated and given a red-carpet welcome by student ambassadors. But the day’s most important proceeding is when the partners meet with members of the faculty and guidance to inform the curriculum. The business leaders offer their input on new curriculum to ensure that it is up to date with the most current industry standards.

— Ben Fiebert

Public Notices

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 609620/2017. David W. Graber, 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. 143862

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Plaintiff AGAINST Toqir Hussain Malik a/k/a Toqir H. Malik a/k/a Toqir Malik; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 15, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 23, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 1115 Jackson Place, Baldwin, NY 11510. All

that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in Baldwin, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 54 Block 357 Lots 823-825.

Approximate amount of judgment $596,236.54 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 006885/2011.

The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Foreclosure Auctions will

be held “Rain or Shine.”

Scott H. Siller, Esq, Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: November 6, 2023 143854 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

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A. You may be floored by my answer. Any of the materials you mentioned will allow rooms to be warmed, and even though the choice of flooring may slow the transfer of heat slightly, the heat issue is a non-issue. What it comes down to is what makes you happy.

Each of those floor materials lasts and looks great. There is a trend onte eeper toward hard materials and away from carpet, which may be temporary once the fear of microbes has subsided. If you choose synthetic carpet, which most of the industry is leaning toward, and choose colors, thickness, short-cut pile and stronger weight for durability, you can be very happy walking barefoot, again, on cozy carpeted floors.

Cleaning is necessary for any choice. Even hard floors need cleaning. Hardwood floors are extremely durable and long-lasting. If you match your interior décor nicely, the flooring will look great for many years. Wood floors require refinishing, and are problematic in homes where either the material is not installed correctly or where humidity levels fluctuate enough to cause expansion and contraction. If the flooring is installed without perimeter spacing for the floor to expand into the hidden space under the wall base molding, you can experience rises in the individual planks, cupping in the boards or separation where the ends join.

Another choice you didn’t mention is composite flooring, which is real wood mounted to a stabilized backing. This allows for real wood to be installed without many of the movement problems I just mentioned.

Vinyl flooring is a less costly, still realistic-looking alternative that is very durable and easy to keep clean. Over 30 years ago I specified vinyl wood-look flooring for Lady Footlocker stores around the New York area, and even though I got some resistance, the floors were installed, and the last time I looked at a local store, the floor was still performing very well, even though the rest of the store has been renovated several times.

One other great alternative is wood-look ceramic planks, which radiate heat perfectly, last the longest and meet all of your needs, with a warm look. With an area rug, you get the best of both. Choose quality and maintain anything you select. Good luck!

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Redone IG Comm Pool. Gar Pkg. Near Shops, LIRR & Houses of Worship ......$359,000 1180 E. Broadway #2, BA, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! 2 BR, 2.5 Bth Townhouse Tucked away in Quiet Gables Community. Spacious LR, DR & Updtd EIK. King size Primary Ste w/Bth & Lots of Closets. Full Bsmt. Att Garage. Private Outdoor Space w/ Deck.

Convenient to LIRR, Shops & Houses of Worship. SD#14 ................................$659,000 1267 Peninsula Blvd, BA, 5 BR, 2 Bath Exp Cape in SD#14 (Hewlett Woodmere)Living Room, FDR & Updtd Gran/Wood EIK w/ Vaulted Ceiling. 2 Main Flr BRs & Updtd Bth. Upper Level 3 BRs & Updtd Bth. 1.5 Car Det Gar Plus 4/5 Car Drivewy. Priv Yd w/ Deck.

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he exalted halls of academia and the grit of the football gridiron have never been more distant from one another than in recent weeks. The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and MIT, who testified before Congress, demonstrated a startling disconnect from everyday Americans, while a previously unknown Italian-American, the New York Giants’ third-string quarterback, who’s from a blue-collar family with working-class New Jersey neighborhood values, has engendered massive support not just peTer from football fans, but from King Americans who want to feel good about themselves and their country.

The university presidents’ inability to answer the basic question of whether promoting antisemitism or advocating genocide against Jews would violate university regulations against harassment was indefensible. And it wasn’t

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just their contorted First Amendment rationale that was so offensive to many Americans — it was their cavalier, entirely unemotional, almost robotic attitudes and delivery.

I disagreed with their legal position.

I do not believe that the First Amendment prevents a university from setting standards of conduct and enforcing them. The amendment protects individuals from governmental action taken against them for expression of views, no matter how offensive or vile, not universities setting rules of conduct.

I can understand honest disagreement with my position. What I could not understand was the indifference these educators displayed. It were almost as if they were discussing an abstract hypothetical issue in a faculty lounge. There was no mention of the atrocities carried out

by Hamas against innocent Israeli men, women and children on Oct. 7. The murders, rapes and mutilations. Average Americans, whether or not they are

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Jewish, were horrified by this barbarity. Nor was there any mention of the Holocaust. Or of mankind’s commitment to “Never again.”

It was almost as if combating antisemitism was no longer a fashionable academic cause. This would be in contrast to what these academics would have said and done if racist statements had been made or Ku Klux Klan pamphlets distributed on their campuses in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police.

Tommy DeVito was a college quarterback who wasn’t drafted by any NFL team. He signed on with the Giants as the third-string quarterback, which means he was the guy on the sidelines who carried the clipboard.

He was unexpectedly called into action against the Jets when both quarterbacks ahead of him on the depth chart were injured.

After being severely restricted by the coaching staff as to how many passes he could throw, DeVito was turned loose

hey couldn’t have been less inspiring.

He couldn’t have been more so.

in late November and ran up a string of three clutch, upset victories. But as much as his performance on the field commanded attention, it was where he came from that was off the charts. He lives at home with his proud ItalianAmerican family just a few miles from MetLife Stadium.

He’s a classic blue-collar guy with blue-collar friends. He eats chicken cutlets cooked by his mother. He’s nicknamed Tommy Cutlets. His agent dresses in black and wears a fedora, straight out of “Goodfellas.” There’s no pretense or showboating. DeVito is totally genuine. A 21st-century Rocky.

I was a Giants fan, going back to the days of Charlie Conerly, Frank Gifford and Sam Huff, until I was turned off by the NFL going woke. Now, like so many others, I was drawn back in by the Tommy Cutlets phenomenon. No politics. No posturing. Just a blue-collar guy playing hard. A real-life guy with a real family and friends. So unlike the university presidents in their ivory towers.

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

Three college heads who lacked street smarts

any of us have seen the congressional sound bites.

MAGA superstar Elise Stefanik, of New York’s 21st District, made mincemeat out of Ivy League college Presidents Claudine Gay of Harvard, Liz Magill of the University of Pennsylvania, and Sally Kornbluth of MIT. While each denounced antisemitism during over three hours of testimony, when asked directly if hypothetical threats of genocide violated university codes of conduct, all three prevaricated, trying to explain that it depended on “context.” alan j.

Following the singer hearing, U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, who chairs the House Education Committee, announced a congressional investigation into the three schools to examine their disciplinary policies and learning environments.

A letter signed by 74 members of Congress demanded that the governing boards at Harvard, Penn and MIT remove the presidents. Magill was the first to fall, resigning as university president on Dec. 9. Scott L. Bok, the chair of Penn’s board of trustees, also resigned.

The three presidents prepared for the hearing with a law firm, WilmerHale, that specializes in testimony before Con-

gress. That was clearly a mistake. While preparing for congressional testimony must include legal knowledge, it also requires political savvy and common sense, what my Eastern European Jewish grandparents call tseykhl, or street smarts, something lacking in the three presidents. All three have since apologized for their poor performance at the hearing, but face demands from alumni and donors that they resign or be fired.

Magill, a lawyer, tried to explain to the committee that Penn’s code of conduct ensures “the right to freedom of thought and expression.” What she should have stressed was that the code also insists that students “exhibit responsible behavior regardless of time or place.

Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action by the University.”

Responsible behavior includes respecting the health and safety of others. This precludes acts or threats of physical violence against another person (including sexual violence) and disorderly conduct. So, yes, advocating genocide against a group of people, Jews or anyone else, is a threat of physical violence, and violates the code of conduct.

According to the Harvard Student Handbook, “speech not specifically directed against individuals in a harassing way may be protected by traditional

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safeguards of free speech, even though the comments may cause considerable discomfort or concern to others in the community,” a point Gray unsuccessfully tried to make at the hearing. Harvard “places special emphasis … upon certain values which are essential to its nature as an academic community.

Among these are freedom of speech and academic freedom.”

The handbook also makes clear that community members have a right to expect “freedom from personal force and violence,” which I assume means death threats. “Interference with any of these freedoms must be regarded as a serious violation of the personal rights upon which the community is based … It is implicit in the language of the Statement on Rights and Responsibilities that intense personal harassment of such a character as to amount to grave disrespect for the dignity of others be regarded as an unacceptable violation of the personal rights on which the University is based.”

The MIT code of conduct states that the university “is committed to providing a living, working and learning environment that is free from harassment.

Harassment is defined as unwelcome conduct of a verbal, nonverbal or physical nature that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to create a work or academic environment that a reasonable person

estifying before Congress requires what my grandparents called tseykhl.

would consider intimidating, hostile or abusive and that adversely affects an individual’s educational, work, or living environment.” I suspect this also includes, or should include, death threats and calls for genocide.

During the congressional questioning, Stefanik demanded to know whether Harvard had rescinded the admission of students who chanted, “From the river to the sea!” a slogan identified with calls for a Palestinian state that would include territory that is now Israel. Stefanik was clearly unaware that extremist Israeli settlers in the West Bank have made a similar demand for the removal of Palestinians.

Criticism of Israeli actions in Gaza following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas has been heated on many American campuses, and in response, the House of Representatives passed a resolution equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, a Democrat from New York City and the longest-serving Jewish member of the House, refused to vote for it. According to Nadler, “Under this resolution, those who love Israel deeply but criticize some of its policy approaches could be considered anti-Zionist. That could make every Democratic Jewish member of this body, because they all criticized the recent Israeli judicial reform package, de facto antisemites.”

Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University.

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s we prepare to welcome in 2024, we find ourselves in that annual position of thinking about what we accomplished in the past year, and setting some goals for the months ahead — many times, some pretty lofty ones.

Maybe we simply want to make more time for our family. Cook more at home this year. Lose a few pounds. Hit the gym more often.

It’s possible that we’re thinking about tucking the credit cards away except when it’s time to pay them off. Or we’re going to focus on finding that great next job that advances our career.

Every resolution is made with the best of intentions. But even that can’t stop the inevitable. Fewer than 10 percent of the resolutions we make for the new year will be fulfilled, according to one study by U.S. News & World Report.

And with that failure likely comes the fall of another resolution many of us might make: feeling a sense of accomplishment by succeeding at what we set our minds to.

Why do we struggle so much to achieve our resolutions? Well, it might start with the fact that we’re making them at the start of the year, instead of doing it when we need to change something about ourselves. Remembering the time we stretched a paycheck because we spent too much money eating out is much better motivation to eat at home in

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Rediscovering our unity won’t be easy To the Editor: Re Peter King’s column “Americans must rediscover our unity” in the Dec. 7-13 issue: Representative King’s call to do “all that we can to reverse this road toward perpetual division” is timely.

First, we must realize that unity is not a thing to be “rediscovered,” like a stray sheep, but a thing to be constructed with plan, purpose and common effort. America’s mission to make a “more perfect union” is plainly an act of common, inclusive effort.

Second, we must be mindful that unity, in America, has the flip side of compromise. Unity is derived from compromise, through forging majority support and fellowship. The return road to unity begins by denying support to those who mistake unity for conformity, a forced compliance.

The candidate who labels electoral rivals as “enemy” or “vermin,” civil servants as an “evil” to be driven out foments disunity. Suggesting edits to our Constitution, an end to birthright

the future than simply fulfilling some tradition of setting goals because we have to buy a new calendar.

But that’s not the only reason we fail.

Many of the goals we set are just not realistic. Instead of looking for a smaller goal along the way to a larger one, we just shoot straight for the top. Afterward, we scratch our heads, wondering why we didn’t manage to buy a new car, when we first needed to seek the promotion that would give us the necessary raise to buy one.

We also fail to be specific about what our goals are. We say we simply want to live healthier, instead of defining exactly what that means. Even then, we may say “eat better” or “exercise more,” instead of “I’m going to cut out desserts,” or “I pledge to walk two miles every day.”

At the same time, we fail to make a specific plan to achieve those goals. If we’re going to walk two miles every day, at what time of day? Where? If it’s raining, what’s our backup? Who can we ask to come walk with us and make sure we do it?

In fact, that accountability is another variable many of us neglect when setting resolutions. It’s easy to make excuses to ourselves — but much more difficult to find excuses with our friends and family. Making sure someone is willing to call you out is a good way to increase your chances that you might actually

succeed in what you set out to do.

And the worst obstacle of all to achieving our New Year’s goals? Pure impatience. We want to fit into that suit or that dress, and if it doesn’t happen by February, we simply conclude that it’s never going to happen.

Meeting important goals take time, and achieving results is much more meaningful if we take the necessary time to get there.

And think about recording each resolution somewhere other than your mind.

Dr. Gail Matthews, a psychology professor at Dominican University in California, found that you are 42 percent more likely to achieve your goal if you write it down.

But even with all this advice, there’s a good chance that come this time next year, you’ll be setting the same goals once again. And that’s OK, as long as you don’t give up because you didn’t achieve them before. Maybe think about a different approach, or whether the change you’re looking for is what you really want, or even need.

“If you don’t like something, change it,” the poet and civil right activist Maya Angelou once said. “If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”

A new year could very well mean a new you. But let’s all go into 2024 with our eyes wide open, and with a smart plan to achieve everything we set out to do.

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adly, Jews have had their own relationship with trauma.

From the pogroms to the Holocaust, this trauma has left a long-lasting effect on the Jewish people.

Studies like those reported by Psycom, an online mental health resource, have shown that “trauma can leave a chemical mark on a person’s genes, which can then be passed down to future generations. This mark doesn’t cause a genetic mutation but does alter the mechanism by shai which the gene is This beLoosesky expressed. alteration is not genetic, but epigenetic.”

This means we each carry with us trauma we did not personally experience. Each of us exhibits behaviors that result not from just our own lives.

What happens to groups of people who experience generations of trauma?

What happens when a new trauma is introduced? What about the effects of the Oct. 7 attack in Israel on the generations to come? What about the released hostages and their trauma?

Today we understand that generational trauma can cause anxiety, depression, anger, irritability, substance abuse, feelings of distrust and alertness toward others. Recognizing these symptoms allows mental health providers to help treat and even begin altering the chemical mark on future generations. This makes it imperative to recognize them and provide proper mental health treatment.

In regard to the horrors of Oct. 7 in Israel, the trauma is complicated.

Because of technology, people were affected on many levels.

There were those who experienced the horrors firsthand. Those on the phone with loved ones who were experiencing it in real time.

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e each carry with us trauma we did not personally experience.

Letters citizenship, planning for internment camps and media censorship are attacks on unity. Denying the results of an election, supporting violence against government, the press and fellow citizens is to deny democracy.

Campaign promises of retribution are avowals of disunity, and claims to seek the office of dictator for a day have no place on our ballot.

The cur rent operation of the House exemplifies compromise-free governance, ideology supersedes the common good, demands become total, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville becomes a mini-autocrat. Our speaker derives all his principles from the Bible, a work that has no regard for constitutions, and supports miscreants like George Santos.

The unity occasioned by the 9/11 attacks should be remade despite the current attacks on our institutions.

Power must be denied to advocates of disunity.

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Those loved ones who had to witness it on Hamas videos, friends who had friends, Israelis, and fellow Jews all over the world. And the Hamas videos many of us saw.

And then there are the hostages, with a different set of issues. Each will carry their own level of trauma.

It’s important to recognize all of the levels, and not to dismiss our own sad feelings.

My friends, please take care of yourselves, and never hesitate to seek a professional if needed.

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you”: Deuteronomy 31:6.

The Jewish people are strong, courageous and resilient. We always prevail, even after the most horrible of atrocities. Today, however, we will triumph in a healthier manner than we’ve done in our past. We will acknowledge our men-

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PFAS, the “forever chemical,” is found in half of the tap water in the U.S. PFAS has been linked to a multitude of health problems, such as cancer and an overall weakened immune system. Grassroots Environmental Education states, “Recent reports of significant pollution, both in our aquifers and our surface waters, should be of concern to everyone living on the Island.” Steps need to be taken in order to transition to uncontaminated water, something that every person deserves to have.

This might seem like a problem that is out of citizens’ hands, but there are small acts that individuals can do to limit the amount of chemicals being leached into the water. you can support regulations that ban high-nitrogen fertilizers and ensure that no chemical pesticides are used to maintain their lawns. If you’re in possession of a hazardous chemical, don’t pour it down the drain; instead, learn the proper way to dispose of it.

Finally, trying to conserve water is also essential, because our source of clean drinking water is not infinite.

Going about everyday life with care and intention will positively impact our environment. These actions will make a substantial difference in keeping the water everyone utilizes clean and chemical-free.

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tal health needs and provide the care they require.

Only time will tell us how the survivors of Oct. 7 will fare. For now, they must come to terms with their own survival and the loss of loved ones and of friends. They will have to deal with how they survived — many having used dead family members and friends to hide under.

Some hostages — particularly the children — may have formed friendships with their captors and have guilt for leaving. There are so many unimaginable emotions many of us will never understand.

I am proud of my fellow Israelis in the health field for the work they’ve done, and for the long, hard road ahead.

For now, I offer this: “God is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit. For the righteous with heavy hearts may God ease their troubles”: Psalm 34:18-19.

May all find sholom nefesh — peace of the soul.

Jeshayahu ‘Shai’ Beloosesky is the rabbi at Temple Avodah in Oceanside.

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