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Honoring the fallen with a new memorial benches, among many other creations. “We provide a series of stock statues that we import Bronze Depot, a Florida-based from Thailand,” DeVuono said. bronze statue company, is in the “No one is exactly like the other process of creating a memorial — they’re very unique. Each one for the North Merrick Fire is its own creation.” Department, to be installed at its Bronze Depot’s statues are Camp Avenue headquarters individually designed by DeVuosometime this sumno. Once a design is mer. The project, finalized, the statue which is being overis completed in Thaiseen by the NMFD land, in order to help board of commisreduce costs. Bronze sioners, will bring statues are created at the first memorial to bronze foundries, he the department honexplained, and in the oring firefighters U.S., statues can be who have died in the 50 times more expenline of duty. sive than those made Richard DeVuoelsewhere. n o, fo u n d e r a n d “We don’t just owner of Bronze take orders for someDepot, who lives in RiCHARD thing — we sit down Orlando, Fla., told DEVuoNo and discuss what the Herald that he Owner, Bronze Depot they want and how it has strong ties to will look,” DeVuono both Long Island and said. to fire departments. About two years He is originally from Valley ago, he said, he was contacted by Stream, where his father was a a firehouse in Dudley, Mass., volunteer firefighter, and his inquiring about a memorial statuncle was at one point a chief of ue. “I did a drawing — they loved the Elmont Fire Department. it,” he said. “It was beautifully Bronze Depot, which has been detailed.” After that, a fire in business in Orlando for 25 department in Osceola, Fla., years, offers a large selection of bronze statues, fountains and Continued on page 4

By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com

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THE PuBliC TAkEoVER of Liberty Water may be on the horizon. The Nassau County Legislature has recently appointed two commissioners to serve on the South Nassau Water Authority board.

County confirms water commissioner appointments Could lower rates be on the horizon? By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com

On Feb. 28, the Nassau County Le gislature confirmed two appointments to the South Nassau Water Authority board during its le gislative session. T he SNWA was created by a bill signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul last November, allowing for the public takeover of Liberty Water, formerly known as New York American Water. The SNWA will have five

commissioners, three of whom were chosen by the Town of Hempstead in January. The county’s appointees are Robert Gizzi, of Wantagh, and Mark Plumer, of Hewlett Harbor. They will join town appointees Joseph Baker, John Reinhardt and Lisa Ryder on the SNWA board. At the legislative session, Gizzi and Plumer offered details of their backgrounds, and Legislators weighed in on what needed to be done moving forward. Legislator

Kevan Abrahams, a Democrat who represents District 1, asked Gizzi and Plumer how they would deal with the pressing issue of lowering residents’ water rates. Abrahams is the Legislature’s minority caucus leader, and his district encompasses Roosevelt, whose residents are Liberty customers. “This has been a very heightened issue,” Abrahams said. “I’m sure you’re aware that there have been several Continued on page 12

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Supporting local youth sports at ice center By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

Northwell Health Ice Center in Eisenhower Park has partnered with Jovia Financial Credit Union, one of the leading credit unions on Long Island. Jovia will be the “Official Credit Union Partner,” of the rink. Chris Lombardo, Vice President of Partnerships from Northwell Health Ice Center, said that the rink was excited about this multi-year partnership. “They have such deep roots in the community and having Jovia representatives available to speak to these young kids and their parents about financial literacy at such a young age is so important,” he said. Jovia will be the presenting sponsor of the In-House Youth Hockey Programs at Northwell Health Ice Center, which includes youth house leagues, youth summer camps and youth clinics. Each program is geared towards kids ages 5 to 13. “It means a lot to us to have a sponsor like Jovia,” Lombardo said. “They support our youth on Long Island and these kids are our future and sports play such a huge part in developing these kids.” He said that sports build character as well as teaches strategic thinking and leadership skills, teamwork and goal setting. A Jovia Financial Credit Union ATM will be positioned in the main lobby, and during select times, Jovia representatives will be present to interact with families, provide information about Jovia’s servic-

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NORthWeLL heALth Ice Center, in Eisenhower Park, has formed a partnership with Jovia Financial Credit Union to promote financial literacy and support youth sports. es, and promote financial literacy. Renu Dalessandro, the chief marketing officer of Jovia Financial Credit Union, said that Jovia is all about investing in local communities. “It’s these types of local partnerships that really give us a way to give back to the community,” she said. “When this program came to be, we knew that this would be a perfect fit.” She said that it’s important to provide the youth of Long Island with as many opportunities to get involved in their communities, especially now post Covid.

“This partnership stood out because we’re committed to providing opportunities like this for the youth,” she said. “It’s important to help them better themselves and focus on their wellness and self-confidence.” Michael Wiener, a parent from Oceanside whose son Logan, 9, plays hockey at the Center, said that he has seen Jovia representatives there and had some informative conversations with them. “They were very knowledgeable and very friendly,” Wiener said. “It seems like a natural

partnership because nowadays a lot of hockey players have sponsorships from banks and since this is the official place of the Islanders it just makes sense.” As much as the Center is benefitting, Jovia benefits too when people sign up for their services. The cleanliness and the great coaches are what drew Wiener to sign up his son to play hockey at Northwell Health Ice Center. Logan learned how to skate at the Center, took one-on-one hockey lessons, participated in the house league and is now in the peewee hockey team. Northwell Health Ice Center is not only a place to ice skate but it is the official practice facility of the New York Islanders. It is also home to many youth travel hockey programs such as the Police Athletic League Junior Islanders, Girl’s Elite Hockey Program, and Long Island Mavericks as well as public and private local high school varsity hockey teams, Farmingdale State Men’s Hockey, Long Island University, Men & Women’s Hockey program and many adult hockey leagues. The Center is approximately 175,000 square feet in size and offers hockey development classes, hockey skills and skating clinics, ice skating classes, freestyle figure skating sessions and public skating sessions. The state-of-the-art facility also offers a gym/training center, hockey and figure skating equipment, skate sharpening, sports therapy and rehabilitation services, Allstar Children’s Center, and the New York Islanders pro shop.

GOP nominates Lee Zeldin for governor By cRIStINA ARROYO ROdRIguez carroyo@liherald.com

On March 1 the GOP announced their nomination of 1st District Congressman Lee Zeldin for New York state governor and former NYPD Deputy Inspector Alison Esposito for lieutenant. governor on the second day of the 2022 GOP Convention in Garden City Hotel, after over 85 percent of the county Republican delegations voted for Zeldin. “I want people to feel like they’re back in control of the government again…this is a rescue mission to save our state,” said Zeldin, a former senator, attorney, and Army Reserve major, who gained national attention by defending former President Donald Trump amid the 2019 Ukraine scandal impeachment hearings and contesting the 2020 election results. Zeldin stated that his day-one priority as governor would be ending all Covid mandates, re-employing anyone who lost their jobs to these, ending the masking “child abuse” in schools and strengthening parental choice. He also talked about “Backing the Blue,” enacting voter ID for elections, keeping zoning control local and standing with the Ukraine. County Executive Bruce Blakeman

nominated Zeldin, urging Long Island residents to turn out to vote, stating, “My whole life I would’ve loved to be governor of this state, but I’m not the right candidate — this is a moment in history that we have the opportunity to nominate someone that is the right person, at the right place, at the right time.” Three other GOP candidates were seeking the nomination for governor: former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy Giuliani who served in Trump’s White House, and millionaire fund manager Harry Wilson, whose home county Republican delegation of Fulton ultimately backed Zeldin. Zeldin had reached out to the 27-year NYPD veteran Esposito last year, tapping into the spiking crime and bail reform messaging that proved successful in the recent Nassau and Suffolk County elections. “The NYPD and other police around the state…have been turned into enemies,” said Esposito, a SUNY graduate, when accepting the nomination. “My officers have a fear in their eyes, but this is a different fear…the fear in the eyes now was of them losing their jobs and potentially their freedom,” she exclaimed.

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Esposito also criticized critical race theory, Covid mandates and “other shenanigans” regarding the lack of parental “choice” in schools. Other convention speakers echoed Esposito’s and Blakeman’s concerns, also adding high taxes, corrupt Democratic politicians, and undocumented immigrants. “New York Republicans are putting our money where our mouth is and proving to the people of this state that we are serious about ending the public safety cri-

sis created by the Democrat Party,” said NYGOP Chairman Nick Langworthy in a Feb. 23 statement. Republicans also nominated global financier Paul Rodriguez, former Newsmax host Joe Pinion and litigation attorney Michael Henry to challenge Comptroller Thomas Dinapoli, Sen. Charles Shumer and Attorney General Leticia James, respectively. Republicans, however, have a historical uphill battle in statewide elections, where Democratic voters outnumber registered Republicans by a two-to-one margin. A Republican has not won a state race 20 years, since George E. Pataki secured a third term as governor in 2002, after defeating Democratic Mayor Mario Cuomo. Pataki spoke on the first day of the 2022 GOP Convention, identifying woke culture as the Democratic party’s weakness and saying of President Joe Biden, “We need a Republican Congress to hold this president accountable, we need a Republican Senate to hold this leader accountable, and to get the United States headed in the right direction.” The 2022 midterm state primary elections for governor, senate and congressional offices will be held on June 28.

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Fire Department to receive new memorial Continued from front page

inquired about one for them. The statue for the NMFD will be Bronze Depot’s third installment in its memorial line, DeVuono said. The nascent demand for such statues also inspired him to design a line of smaller, 16-inch tabletop memorials. DeVuono noted that there are over 27,000 fire departments across the country. “I believe one belongs in every firehouse, as a memorial for past brothers,” he said of his statues. He is in the process of creating a website on which people can donate a statue, or approach local businesses to sponsor a statue on behalf of a person or a department. DeVuono added that he is negotiating with the Tunnel to Towers charity in order to do something for the organization, and the website will offer a link to donate to it. Paul Wilders, an ex-chief and a current commissioner for the NMFD, told the Herald that having a memorial at the department has always been on the wish list. “We never had a post-9/11 memorial at the firehouse,” he said. On Dec. 4, 2020, Joseph Vicario, former chief of the department, died of post-9/11 cancer, Wilders said. It was around then that department members decided it was time to put up a memorial at the firehouse. It will pay tribute to those who have died in the line of duty, Wilders explained — in particular, Vicario and firefighter John Farrell, who died in a car accident in August 1999, while on the job. “We came up with ideas and drawings to signify all members of the department,” Wilders said of the design process with DeVuono. “It was a totally personalized branding of our statute.” The memorial will feature a kneeling fireman wearing a North Merrick helmet with the department’s company number, 670, and the NMFD patch on his left arm. In front of him will be two helmet pieces — one for Vicario and one for Farrell,

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which will include their titles in the department, their individual numbers — 671 and 673 — and the department’s name. The statue will be funded as a capital improvement project of firehouse property, Wilders said. DeVuono said he planned to visiting North Merrick sometime in early spring, to scout the best location for the statue, which will go to the department’s headquarters on Camp Avenue. He added that he hoped it would serve as an inspiration for nearby departments that may be interested in one as well. “We hope to unveil it in the summer of 2022,” Wilders said of the memorial. “Sometime between the end of June and Sept. 11.” Bronze Depot’s creations are featured on its website, bronze-depot.com. DeVuono can be contacted at bronzedepot1@aol. com or at (321) 804-4642.

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a new memoriaL created by Bronze Depot, honoring firefighters who died in the line of duty, will be coming to the North Merrick Fire Department sometime this summer. It will resemble, though differ slightly from, the statue above, which was created for a department in Osceola, Fla. StatueS By Bronze Depot are customizable, and departments can work directly with owner Richard DeVuono to design and brand their memorials.

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Thursday, Mar. 10

Chess for Kids Children ages 5-12 can join the Bellmore Memorial Library from 7:008:00 p.m. in the community room. Beginner and advanced chess players are welcome. Registration is required. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Contact the Bellmore Memorial Library at bellmorelibrary.org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.

St. Patrick’s Day Cookies Children in grades K-5 can join the North Bellmore Public Library to decorate St. Patricks Day themed cookies from 5:00-5:45 p.m. The sweet St. Patrick’s Day cookies will be fun to decorate and fun to eat! All supplies will be provided. Space is limited. Registration is required. Contact Jane Sullivan at (516) 785-6260 with any questions or concerns regarding the event.

Friday, Mar. 11

Tot’s Night Out Children ages 18 months - 5 years old (accompanied by a parent or guardian) can join the North Merrick Public Library for Tot’s Night Out from 7:00-7:45 p.m. Join A Time for Kids, Inc with this family fun preschool program. Activities include music, fine and gross motor development, a craft and storytelling. Contact the North Merrick Public Library at northmerrickpubliclibrary.org with any questions or conerns regarding the event.

Penny Lane at the Sunset Grill Sing and dance with Penny Lane at the Sunset Grill at 8:30 p.m. The band will be performing favorite Beatles hits. Contact The Sunset Grill at (516) 7854952 with any questions or concerns regarding the event.

Open Classic Game Day Every Friday from 1:00-4:00 p.m. in the Bellmore Public Library, particpants can bring their own games and fellow players to the library! The Meeting Room is open for adults & seniors to play classic games like mahjong, bridge, canasta, chess, and more! Card tables will be set up.Contact cham@ bellmorelibrary.org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.

Music and Movement Join the Bellmore Memorial Library from 11:00-11:30 a.m. for music and movement. For children ages 5 and under, the interactive indoor program will encourage movement and dancing. Due to the limited amount of spaces available, one parent per registered child is asked of the library. Contact cham@ bellmorelibrary.org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.

Saturday, Mar. 12 Short Movies for Little Ones Join the North Bellmore Public Library from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. to enjoy the classic movie about eveyone’s favorite monkey-Curious George- featuring the voice talents of Will Ferrell and Drew Barrymore and the wonderful

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Learning to play and playing to learn Learning takes place through all different forms including play, and the North Bellmore School District celebrates the knowledge that can be gained from non-traditional school activities. At Martin Avenue Elementary School, children were encouraged to bring in toys and board games from home to play, while learning about the importance of cooperation, sharing and teamwork. soundtrack by Jack Johnson. No tickets or registration is needed to attend the event. The movie is Rated G. Contact Jane Sullivan via telephone at (516) 785-6260 or via email at juvprograms@gmail.com with any questions or concerns regarding the event.

Monday, Mar. 14 Rock Cactus From 6:30 -7:30 p.m. in the North Bellmore Public Library, children in grades 4 and up can create a cool paintedrock cactus with Miss Lisa! All supplies will be provided for the event. Children and teens will attend together but must

be registered separately. Contact Jane Sullivan at (516) 785-6260 with any questions or concerns regarding the event.

cook along with the instructor from home. Contact cham@bellmorelibrary. org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.

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Virtual Shamrock Handmade Pretzels Join the Bellmore Memorial Public Library from 6:30-7:30 p.m. to learn how to make pretzel dough and shape it into shamrocks. Guests can finish their shamrock pretzels with green cinnamon sugar. Ingredients are supplied to the first 12 people to register for the inperson program. The recipe is provided to all registrants to join via zoom and

Virtual 3D Printing Workshop Children ages 8-12 can join the Bellmore Memorial Library from 7:00-8:00 p.m. on zoom for 3D printing. Children can tinker with the librarian and create a cool 3D design. This month’s project will be a March Madness Trophy. For instructions visit the Bellmore Memorial Library Website. Contact cham@ bellmorelibrary.org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.

The SMCCA is in the process of planning their annual “Spring Clean Sweep.” North Bellmore Library will be organizing with Solely Sunshine between March 1 and 15. Planet Play in Bellmore will be hosting a childrens St. Patricks Day Party on March 13. From 7-9 p.m. on March 11 the NBPL is having an Irish History themed performace. The North Merrick Library will be holding a blood drive on March 23 from 1:00-7:00 p.m.

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

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Michael Hinman becomes Heralds’ executive editor Michael Hinman is the new executive editor of Although he was born and raised in rural Pennthe Herald Community Newspapers. Stuart Richner, sylvania, Hinman spent most of his adult life in centhe CEO of Richner Communications Inc., and pub- tral Florida. His work ranged from neighborhood lisher of the newspaper group, made the announce- newspapers like the Zephyrhills News and The ment last week. Hinman succeeds Scott Brinton, Laker, to the larger Sunbelt Newspaper division of The Tampa Tribune. He also spent years as a real who had led the editorial department since 2016. Herald Community Newspapers include nearly estate reporter for the Tampa Bay Business Journal, two dozen publications and more than 20 reporters as well as the Sarasota-based Business Observer. During his time with the Business Journal, Hinand editors. Hinman will also oversee The Riverdale man won a top business reporting Press, the Bronx paper he joined as ediaward from the Society of Professional tor in 2017, helping the publication win Journalists for his series of stories 29 state awards during that time, includfocused on the failed Trump Tower ing the New York Press Association’s top Tampa project. honor last year, recognizing general “Our communities are filled with stoexcellence. ries just waiting to be told,” Hinman Joining Hinman’s leadership team is said. “This is why neighborhood newslongtime Nassau Herald editor Jeff Bespapers like the Heralds are so vital. We sen, who becomes the Heralds’ new depare renewing our mission to find those uty editor. stories and share them — to inform you, “I’m excited to see two longtime to help you, and hopefully even make members of the Richner CommunicaJeff Bessen you smile from time to time.” tions family take on expanded roles,” Before his tenure covering the Five Stuart Richner said. “For the past five years, Michael has been a steadfast steward of The Towns, Bessen was editor of the Islip Bulletin and Riverdale Press’ legacy of excellence. Now he brings Suffolk County News, which covered several commuhis hard-nosed journalism and innovative storytell- nities on Suffolk County’s South Shore. Bessen has won a number of awards from the ing to the Herald newsroom. “Jeff has been a leading voice in the Herald news- New York Press Association and the Press Club of room for more than a decade,” Richner added. “In Long Island over the years, most recently as the the newly created deputy editor role, Jeff will fur- Press Club’s runner-up for non-local news and feather infuse his dogged reporting into our 20-plus edi- tures in 2021, and for narrative in-depth reporting/ series in 2020. tions of the Herald. “The Heralds have always had the community in “I know that under Mike and Jeff ’s leadership, our newsroom will continue to be the premier mind when producing their award-winning stories,” source of local news for Long Islanders. I look for- Bessen said. “We aim to deepen that commitment ward to seeing how our award-winning team finds with a stronger focus on the broader issues — such as politics — that impact our readers.” new ways to serve our communities.”

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Residents are one step closer to public water Continued from front page residents that have come to the Legislature at several times in the last couple of weeks, asking for the Legislature to act on these appointments. Obviously you are joining a much larger board, but I just want to hear your ideas circling around rates as well as services.” Abrahams noted that a new pump station was recently installed in Roosevelt, costing millions of dollars. Many residents, he said, are concerned about how they will be able to pay their bills if they include a portion of the cost of the station. Plumer explained that while the commissioners are relatively new in their roles, it is their priority to reduce water rates. “The New York State Legislature made this authority, and they haven’t really budgeted us yet,” Plumer said, “so we’ve read over the information, and we’re going to do the best we can to get these outrageous bills down. My mother lives in Valley Stream — she gets these crazy water bills. She’s on a Social Security fixed income, and the main goal of this whole thing is to try to reduce the bills.” Approximately 113,000 Town of Hempstead residents receive water from Liberty, and pay up to 1,300 percent of what non-Liberty customers pay. Abrahams explained that he wanted to make sure

that Gizzi and Plumer were aware of residents’ concerns. The biggest complaints, he said, were about rates and company transparency. “I hope you bring in that breath of fresh air that basically will relieve people of the high rates, and at the same time, add a level of transparency,” Abrahams said. Legislator Steve Rhoads, a Republican who represents the 19th District, pointed out that the commissioners had a long road ahead of them. As previously reported by the Herald, the state has allocated no money to the water authority to help kick-start the takeover. “I am certain that we are going to be turning up the heat on our state legislators to have them step up to the plate to provide funding, because right now, you’ve been set up to fail,” Rhoads said. “You have no mechanism to actually do what you’re supposed to do. It’s a big job.” Rhoads, who lives in Bellmore, is a Liberty customer, and said that his summertime water bills can be as high as $275 a month. “I’m living the outrage we hear from so many,” he said. It’s a big undertaking — I know the challenges that you’re going to be facing.” The commissioners, Rhoads added, will need to work with engineers and attorneys in order to reach a settlement

meet the county’s appointees robert gizzi – Gizzi is a North Bellmore native and a longtime Wantagh resident. He is an infrastructure engineer and the vice president of engineering services at Lockwood, Kessler and Bartlett Inc., an engineering consulting firm in Syosset. mark plumer – Plumer, who lives in Hewlett Harbor, manages a legal support service, United Legal Services. Its clients include law firms across the country. Plumer is also a board member and vice president of the 5 Towns Community Chest, a charitable organization, and serves on the Nassau Bar Association’s We Care Advisory Board.

with Liberty, if there is a takeover. Additionally, the impact on taxes will need to be examined, because if a public authori-

ty is established, it will no longer pay the property taxes that Liberty pays. The impact of a potential tax increase for residents to subsidize the change will need to be assessed. “You’re going to have to evaluate what the condition is of the system that we’d theoretically be taking over,” Rhoads told Gizzi and Plumer, “and ultimately, you’re going to wind up having to present it to the public for a public referendum so Liberty ratepayers have the decision as to what works best for them.” LI Clean Air Water and Soil, an advocacy group that has been fighting for public water, wrote in a group email that it “is looking forward to working with the new commissioners to ensure a smooth transition to public water.” LICAWS, which is run by Merrick residents Claudia Borecky and Dave Denenberg, said the new authority has 90 days to request information from Liberty and NYAW relating to the takeover. After the town selected its commissioners in January, LICAWS posted on its Facebook page that State Sen. John Brooks had introduced legislation to fund the water authority. “The town and county appointments must act in our best interests,” the LICAWS email read. “We all deserve public water now.”

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Jeanine Marino named partner for UHY LLP Merrick-born Jeanine Marino, 34, recently became a partner for the Long Island branch of UHY, a global accounting network comprised of multiple firms. Marino officially was named a partner in the company on Jan. 1. Marino was born in Merrick, but later moved to New York City. She moved back to the island, residng in Long Beach, before the start of the cornavirus pandemic with her then-fiance, Thomas Hickey, 43. Hickey and Marino wed last October. A graduate of Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, Marino studied business and learned auditing skills towards the end of her time at the insitution. She began her career at UHY by interning for two summers, before she started working as a full-time employee in 2009. Marino started as an auditor for the company but worked her way up to become a partner. Marino said she chose to work for UHY because of their close-knit community and open door policy. As a partner, Marino plans to help expand UHY and work on more networking projects for the company. “You’ve got to like the people you work for and work with,” Marino said. “I didn’t want to be just a number in a company, and I knew this was the place for me.” With the help of other women in the New York City’s UHY branch, Marino formed Women Invested in Success and Excellece (WISE), an inclusive community for women in the company to help foster leadership and growth, at UHY’s location in Melville, Long Island. “I think it’s important for women to be included in the discussion with men and be able to motivate women,” said Marino. “It’s exciting to be able to represent women

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JEAnInE MARInO as a partner.” Marino is supported by her coworker, the UHY Director of Marketing for the North East, Julie Manteria, 48. A resident of Rockville Centre for 15 years, Manteria said she was originally driven to the company because of its social mobility and its status as a high growth firm. Manteria had worked in marketing for 25 years and

moved from a marketer in a law firm to UHY. They have known each other for about seven years — the amount of time Manteria has worked for UHY. “I love working with Jeanine and I’m so incredibly proud of her becoming a partner,” Manteria said. “She’s setting a great example for the future of the firm and she truly deserves it.” Manteria said she works in industry events such as the WISE program alongside Marino. While Manteria handles the business development side of WISE, Marino meets and introduces clients. Manteria said she and Marino are in the process of planning more WISE events and creating more professional workshops for their female coworkers. Due to Covid, they had to lessen WISE events, but are working now to hold more workshops with professional speakers. Proud of his wife’s newly accomplished partnership at UHY, Hickey, 43 said he “couldn’t be happier” for his wife’s successes. Born in Amityville, Hickey met Marino in 2016 through a mutual friend. “She’s worked so hard for this goal to become a partner,” said Hickey. “I’m very proud of her.” The couple celebrated Marino’s new status as a partner by going out for dinner. A dean at a middle school in Queens, Hickey said Marino inspires him to work harder. “She is an extremely hard working, intelligent, beautiful and good person,” said Hickey. “Since I’ve met her I think I’ve also become a better person and that’s because of her.” Enjoying their home in Long Beach, the couple said they are ready to continue their life together on Long Island. Enjoying the beach and active area, Marino said she is excited to continue her role as a partner, and potentially start a family in the future.

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Bellmorite wins “I Love My EV Video Contest” Todd Leibowitz of Bellmore and five other creative Long Islanders who love their electric vehicles are enjoying a little Internet stardom after winning the 2021 PSEG Long Island I Love My EV Video Contest. The winners each submitted videos sharing their passion for their cars. They received a $500 prize and had their videos featured online. Leibowitz drives a 2021 Chevrolet Bolt and said he loves his EV. “It practically makes no sound, there’s no motor, and [by driving it,] I protect the environment and save on gas,” he said. He added that he would continue to drive an electric vehicle when his current lease ends. PSEG Long Island created the I Love My EV Video Contest in partnership with Mission Electric, Drive Electric Long Island, and Greater Long Island Clean Cities in an effort to encourage more people to drive EVs. The contest, which ran at the end of last year, encouraged drivers who lease or own plug-in electric vehicles, battery electric vehicles or plug-in hybrid vehicles to submit a photo of themselves with their vehicles. The contestants also submitted short videos in which they shared their EV models and where they are charged, their vehicle’s mileage range, how long they’ve been driving an EV, and the inspiration behind their purchase. “With this contest, we hoped current Long Island EV drivers would share their experiences about ownership, such as charging, maintenance and mileage range, and help educate people who are considering EVs,” said Michelle Somers, PSEG Long Island’s manager of Utility Marketing. “We were so excited to get so many great testimonials from happy EV drivers.” “Transportation remains the largest source of New York State’s greenhouse gas emissions and a major contributor to poor air quality, high asthma rates, and environmental impact in our region,” said Joy Gardner, Mission Electric’s executive director. “What better way to

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Bellmore resident todd Leibowitz was one of five winners in the 2021 PSEG Long Island I Love My EV Video Contest. Leibowitz, pictured, drives a 2021 Chevrolet Bolt and loves that it makes no sound while driving, and that is safe for the environment. help cut these harmful emissions than by adopting vehicles that eliminate them altogether? We are thrilled to partner with PSEG Long Island to showcase local electric vehicle owners who are leading the charge for change by adopting zero emission vehicles.” The winners were announced earlier this month on PSEG Long Island’s social media channels and each win-

ner received a $500 Amazon gift card. For more on PSEG Long Island’s commitment to helping Long Islanders “go electric” and to view the winners in a video, visit PSEG’s website. Winning videos are also available upon request. Courtesy PSEG Long Island; compiled by Jordan Vallone.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO STUDENTS OF NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS Bellmore Union Free School District parents are reminded that New York State Law requires a written transportation request annually by April 1st, from parents or guardians of students (grades Kdg.-6) who plan to attend private or parochial schools outside the school district in which they legally reside. Requests must be submitted prior to April 1, 2022, for the school year beginning September 2022. Transportation application forms for the 2022-23 school year are available at the Bellmore Union Free School District, Transportation Office, 580 Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore, NY 11710 or on our website at www.bellmoreschools.org , under the “District” tab. Also please note that new students to the district must be registered in the Superintendent’s Office at the Winthrop Ave School even though they will be attending a private or parochial school outside the Bellmore School District. 129683 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE TO BIDDERS VENDOR_____________ Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Education, BellmoreMerrick Central High School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, Merrick, New York, at the Business Office, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York ll566-1500, for the following categories up to the times on the dates indicated: BUILDING AND GROUNDS EQUIPMENT BID GROUNDS SUPPLIES ATHLETIC MIX BID VENETIAN BLINDS REPAIR & PURCHASE BID April 7, 2022 at 9:30 A.M. Bid Room and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. All information for bidders, specifications and bid forms may be obtained at the abovementioned address. The Board of Education, Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, reserves the right to waive any informalities in, or to reject any or all bids, or to accept that bid, or any part of that bid, which in its judgment is for the best interests of the School District. All bid awards are pending budget approval. The School District may receive bids for the above listed items periodically during the 2022-2023 school year, if necessary. These bids will not be re-

advertised for this purpose. The frequency of bid solicitations will be determined by operating requirements.

Detailed specifications may be obtained at the above address. Contact Mr. Jon Simpkins at 516-992-1032 with any questions regarding this bid. By order: Board of Education Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District By:Jon Simpkins Director of School Facilities & Operations 129949 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING NORTH BELLMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY NORTH BELLMORE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Library District Meeting and Voting upon the appropriation of necessary funds and tax levy to meet the estimated expenditures of the North Bellmore Public Library for the fiscal year 2022-2023, and the election of one Library Trustee for a full five-year term, to the position currently encumbered by Brandon Gimpelman, whose term of office will expire June 30, 2022 and the election of one Library Trustee position for a three-year term to complete the unexpired portion of the original term, to the position currently encumbered by Jennifer Tsang whose term of office will expire June 30, 2022 will be held at the North Bellmore Public Library at 1551 Newbridge Road North Bellmore, NY 11710 on Tuesday, April 5 from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and as much longer as may be necessary for all voters then present to cast their votes. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT: 1. Pursuant to Education Law Section 2020, personal registration of voters is required and no person shall be entitled to vote at said meeting and election whose name does not appear on the register of said Library; and 2. Any person shall be entitled to have his name placed upon such register provided he is known or proven to such Board of Registration to be entitled to vote at the meeting or election for which such registration is prepared to vote at general elections; and 3. Qualified voters may register at the North Bellmore Public Library on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Voters having previously registered for any Annual or Special Library or

School District Election or Meeting, or who shall have voted at any Annual or Special Meeting or Election held or conducted at any time within the past four (4) calendar years prior to the preparation of the register, or who are registered to vote at any general election pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law of the State of New York are considered registered to vote. Such register will be filed in the office of the Director of the North Bellmore Public Library five (5) days preceding such Special District Meeting and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District during such days between the hours of 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM. 4. In accordance with Education Law No. 2018-a, application for absentee ballots for the Library Special District Meeting may be applied for at the Library. Such application must be received by the Board of Registration at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or on the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. The Board of Registration shall make a list of all persons to whom absentee voters’ ballots have been issued, and have it available during regular office hours until the day of election. Such list shall be posted at the polling place during the election. No absentee vote ballot shall be canvassed unless it is received not later than 5:00 PM on the day of the election. BUDGET PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 7:00 PM at the North Bellmore Public Library for the purpose of discussion of the said expenditures of funds and the budget thereof. Copies of the proposed 2022-2023 Library Budget will be available at the North Bellmore Library during regular library hours (9AM-8PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; 10:30AM-8PM Wednesday; 9AM-6PM Friday; 9AM-5PM Saturday; and 1PM-5PM Sunday) commencing fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Special District Meeting of April 5, 2022 and at the polling place on the day of the Special District Meeting. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the candidates for the office of Library Trustee shall be nominated by petition. Each petition shall be directed to the Library Board of Trustees and shall be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District, shall state the residence of each signer and shall

state the name and residence of the candidate and specific vacancy for which a candidate is nominated, including at least the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent, if any. In the event that any such nominee shall withdraw his candidacy prior to the election, such person shall not be considered a candidate unless a new petition nominating such person in the same manner and with the same limitations applicable to other candidates is filed with the Secretary of the Library Board of Trustees. No person shall be nominated by petition for more than one separate office. Each petition shall be filed with the Board of Trustees of the North Bellmore Public Library between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, not later than the thirtieth (30th) day preceding the day of the election, to wit: March 7, 2022 at 5 PM. BY ORDER OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES NORTH BELLMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY 129665

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LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE JUNTA ESPECIAL DEL DISTRITO BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DEL NORTE DE BELMORE BELLMORE DEL NORTE CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una Reunión Especial del Distrito de Bibliotecas y la Votación sobre la asignación de los fondos necesarios y la recaudación de impuestos para cubrir los gastos estimados de la Biblioteca Pública de North Bellmore para el año fiscal 2022-2023, y la elección de un Fideicomisario de la Biblioteca para un total de período de cinco años, al cargo que actualmente ocupa Brandon Gimpelman, cuyo período en el cargo vencerá el 30 de junio de 2022 y la elección de un cargo de fideicomisario de la biblioteca por un período de tres años para completar la parte no vencida del período original, al El puesto que actualmente ocupa Jennifer Tsang, cuyo mandato expirará el 30 de junio de 2022, se llevará a cabo en la Biblioteca Pública de North Bellmore en 1551 Newbridge Road North Bellmore, NY 11710 el martes 5 de abril de 12:00 p. m. a 8:00 p. m., y tanto tiempo como sea necesario para que todos los votantes presentes emitan sus votos. SE DA AVISO ADEMÁS DE QUE:

1. De conformidad con la Sección 2020 de la Ley de Educación, se requiere el registro personal de votantes y ninguna persona tendrá derecho a votar en dicha reunión y elección cuyo nombre no aparezca en el registro de dicha Biblioteca; y 2. Cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en dicho registro siempre que la Junta de Registro sepa o demuestre que tiene derecho a votar en la reunión o elección para la cual se prepara dicho registro para votar en las elecciones generales; y 3. Los votantes calificados pueden registrarse en la Biblioteca Pública de North Bellmore el martes 22 de marzo de 2022 de 1:00 p. m. a 8:00 p. m. Los votantes que se hayan registrado previamente para cualquier Elección o Reunión Anual o Especial de Biblioteca o Distrito Escolar, o que hayan votado en cualquier Reunión o Elección Anual o Especial celebrada o realizada en cualquier momento dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario antes de la preparación de el registro, o que están registrados para votar en cualquier elección general de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral del Estado de Nueva York se consideran registrados para votar. Dicho registro se archivará en la oficina del Director de la Biblioteca Pública de North Bellmore cinco (5) días antes de dicha Reunión Especial del Distrito y estará abierto para inspección por parte de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito durante dichos días entre las 10:00 a.m. AM y 4:00 PM. 4. De acuerdo con la Ley de Educación No. 2018-a, la solicitud de papeletas de voto en ausencia para la Reunión del Distrito Especial de la Biblioteca se puede solicitar en la Biblioteca. Dicha solicitud debe ser recibida por la Junta de Registro al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día anterior a la elección, si la boleta se entregará personalmente al votante. . La Junta de Registro hará una lista de todas las personas a las que se les hayan emitido boletas de votación en ausencia y la tendrá disponible durante el horario normal de oficina hasta el día de la elección. Dicha lista se colocará en el lugar de votación durante la elección. No se escrutará ninguna boleta de voto en ausencia a menos que se reciba a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección. PRESUPUESTO POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que se llevará a cabo una

Audiencia Pública el martes 22 de marzo de 2022 a las 7:00 p. m. en la Biblioteca Pública de North Bellmore con el propósito de discutir dichos gastos de fondos y el presupuesto de los mismos. Las copias del presupuesto bibliotecario propuesto para 2022-2023 estarán disponibles en la biblioteca de North Bellmore durante el horario normal de la biblioteca (9 a. m. a 8 p. m. los lunes, martes y jueves; 10:30 a. m. a 8 p. m. el miércoles; 9 a. -5PM domingo) comenzando catorce (14) días inmediatamente antes de la Reunión Especial del Distrito del 5 de abril de 2022 y en el lugar de votación el día de la Reunión Especial del Distrito. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que los candidatos para el cargo de Síndico de la Biblioteca serán nominados por petición. Cada petición se dirigirá a la Junta de Síndicos de la Biblioteca y deberá estar firmada por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito, deberá indicar la residencia de cada firmante y deberá indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato y la vacante específica. para el cual se nomina un candidato, incluyendo al menos la duración del mandato y el nombre del último titular, si lo hubiere. En el caso de que cualquiera de los nominados retire su candidatura antes de la elección, dicha persona no será considerada candidato a menos que se presente ante el Secretario de Estado una nueva petición nominando a dicha persona de la misma manera y con las mismas limitaciones aplicables a otros candidatos. el Patronato de la Biblioteca. Ninguna persona podrá ser nominada por petición para más de un cargo por separado. Cada petición se presentará ante la Junta de Síndicos de la Biblioteca Pública de North Bellmore entre las 10:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m., de lunes a viernes, a más tardar el trigésimo (30) día anterior al día de la elección, a saber: 7 de marzo de 2022 a las 17:00 horas. POR ORDEN DE JUNTA DIRECTIVA SER NORTE 129746 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 AVISO SOBRE LA REUNIÓN EXTRAORDINARIA DE DISTRITO SOBRE LA BIBLIOTECA BELLMORE MEMORIAL PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se realizará una reunión extraordinaria de distrito con los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Bellmore Union Free en el pueblo de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial, sita en 2288 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York, el miércoles 27 de abril de 2022 a la 1:00 p. m., hora en vigor, con el objetivo de votar, con boleta electoral impresa y urna, sobre los siguientes asuntos: (1)Adoptar el presupuesto anual de la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial para el año fiscal 2022-2023 y autorizar que la parte requerida de este se recaude con impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a tributación del distrito escolar. (2) Elegir un (1) fideicomisario para la junta de la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial a fin de que ocupe el cargo durante un período de cinco años, que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2022 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2027, debido a la finalización del mandato de Peter Pagones. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, para la votación en dicha reunión el 27 de abril de 2022, las urnas estarán abiertas entre la 1:00 p. m. y las 8:00 p. m., hora en vigor, y que la votación se realizará en la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial, sita en 2288 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York. ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que cualquier residente del distrito escolar podrá obtener de la biblioteca, sita en 2288 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York y durante el horario de atención habitual, una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que será requerido por la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial para el año siguiente, exclusivamente a los fines de fondos públicos, durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a dicha reunión, excepto los domingos. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes para nominar candidatos para el cargo de fideicomisario de la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial se presentarán ante el UFSD de Bellmore, Oficina del Distrito, 580 Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York, antes de las 5:00 p. m., hora en vigor, del lunes 28 de marzo de 2022. Cada solicitud debe estar dirigida a la Secretaría del Distrito, contar con la firma de al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del distrito e incluir la residencia de cada suscriptor y el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, en virtud de las disposiciones de la Ley de Educación, se requiere la inscripción personal de los votantes. A su vez, ninguna persona tendrá el derecho a votar en la reunión si su nombre no aparece en el registro del distrito escolar en el que se preparó. Todas las personas que se hayan inscrito anteriormente para alguna reunión anual o extraordinaria del distrito, y que hayan votado en una reunión anual o extraordinaria del distrito llevada a cabo en cualquier momento durante los cuatro (4) años calendario previos al 27 de abril de 2022, tendrán el derecho al voto en esta reunión extraordinaria del distrito. Además, todas las personas inscritas para votar en la Junta de Elecciones del condado de Nassau en virtud del artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones tendrán derecho a votar en dicha reunión extraordinaria del distrito. POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de boleta electoral por ausencia para la elección de la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial y el voto del presupuesto se deben completar en un formulario elaborado por la Junta Electoral de su estado, el cual se puede obtener en el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del estado de Nueva York (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), el sitio web del UFSD de Bellmore (www.bellmoreschools.or g) o poniéndose en contacto con la Secretaría del Distrito por correo electrónico (ryee@bellmoreschools.or g) o por teléfono (516-679-2910). Las solicitudes completas deben recibirse al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se enviará por correo al solicitante o hasta el día anterior a la elección si la boleta electoral se entregará personalmente al solicitante o a la persona que designe. La Secretaría del Distrito no aceptará solicitudes de boleta electoral por ausencia antes del 28 de marzo de 2022. Habrá una lista de todas las personas para las que se emitieron boletas electorales por ausencia, que estará disponible en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito durante los cinco días previos a la elección, excepto el domingo, y únicamente con cita entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 12:00

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necesidad de presentar una solicitud por separado para dicha boleta electoral por ausencia. ASIMISMO, POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una audiencia pública informativa en la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial, sita en Bellmore, Nueva York, el martes 13 de abril de 2022 a las 7:00 p. m., con el objetivo de debatir el gasto de los fondos para el año fiscal 2022-2023. POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE FIDEICOMISARIOS BIBLIOTECA BELLMORE MEMORIAL Randy Yee, secretario del distrito FECHADO: marzo de 2022 BELLMORE, NUEVA YORK 129882

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE BELLMORE MEMORIAL LIBRARY TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of the Bellmore Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, will be held in the Bellmore Memorial Library, 2288 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore, New York, on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. prevailing time, for the purpose of voting, by paper ballot and ballot box, upon the following items: (1)To adopt the Annual Budget of the Bellmore Memorial Library for the fiscal year 2022-2023, and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the School District; and (2) To elect one (1) Trustee to the Bellmore Memorial Library board to fill a five year term commencing July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2027, as a result of the expiration of the term held by Peter Pagones. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting on April 27, 2022 the polls will be open between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. prevailing time, and the voting will be held in the Bellmore Memorial Library, 2288 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore, New York; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for the Bellmore Memorial Library’s purposes, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the School District during the fourteen (14) days

immediately preceding said meeting, except Sunday, from the Library, located at 2288 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore, New York, during regular business hours; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Trustee of the Bellmore Memorial Library shall be filed at the Bellmore U.F.S.D. District Office, 580 Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore, New York not later than 5:00 p.m. prevailing time Monday, March 28, 2022. Each petition must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District, and must state the residence of each signer and the name and residence of the candidate; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the provisions of Education Law, personal registration of voters is required, and no person shall be entitled to vote at the meeting whose name does not appear on the register of the School District prepared thereof. All persons who shall have been previously registered for Annual or Special School District Meetings and who shall have voted at any such Annual or Special Meeting held or conducted at any time within the four (4) calendar years prior to April 27, 2022 shall be entitled to vote at this Special District Meeting. In addition, all those who are registered to vote with the Board of Elections of Nassau County pursuant to Article 5 of Election Law shall be entitled to vote at this Special District Meeting. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that absentee ballot applications for the Bellmore Memorial Library election and budget vote are to be completed on a form prescribed by the state board of elections by visiting the NYS Education Department’s website (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), the Bellmore UFSD website, (www.bellmoreschools.or g), or by contacting the District Clerk by email (ryee@bellmoreschools.or g) or phone (516-679-2910). Completed applications must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the applicant, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the

applicant or to his or her designated agent. Absentee ballot applications will not be accepted by the District Clerk before March 28, 2022. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the District Clerk’s office on each of the five days prior to the election except Sunday, and by appointment only from 9:00 to 12:00 noon on the Saturday prior to the election. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Bellmore Memorial Library may request an application for a military ballot from the Library District Clerk by email (ryee@bellmoreschools.or g) or phone (516-679-2910). In such request, the military voter may indicate his/her preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot application by mail to the Office District Clerk at Bellmore Memorial Library. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-b of the Education Law. The application for a military ballot should include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax or email. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail to the Library District Clerk, 580 Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore, New York Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the Library Election Clerk: (1) before the close of the polls of election day and showing a cancellation mark of the U.S. postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the U.S. government; or (2) not later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a qualified voter whose ability to appear personally at the polling place is substantially impaired by reason of permanent illness or physical disability and whose registration record has been marked “permanently disabled” by the Board of Elections pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law, shall be entitled to receive an absentee ballot pursuant to the provisions of the

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p. m. del sábado anterior a la elección. POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados de la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial pueden pedirle una solicitud de boleta electoral militar a la Secretaría del Distrito de la biblioteca por correo electrónico (ryee@bellmoreschools.or g) o por teléfono (516-679-2910). En dicha solicitud, el votante militar puede indicar su preferencia sobre la recepción de la solicitud por correo, fax o correo electrónico. El votante militar debe devolver la solicitud original de boleta electoral militar por correo a la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito en la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial. Las solicitudes de boleta electoral militar recibidas conforme a lo mencionado anteriormente se procesarán de la misma manera que las solicitudes de boletas electorales no militares, en virtud de la sección 2018-b de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de boleta electoral militar debe incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir dicha boleta por correo, fax o correo electrónico. POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la boleta electoral militar original de los votantes militares debe devolverse por correo a la Secretaría del Distrito de la biblioteca, sita en 580 Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York. Las boletas electorales militares se escrutarán si el secretario electoral de la biblioteca las recibe: (1) antes del cierre de las urnas el día de la elección y con una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o de un país extranjero, o con un endoso fechado de recepción por otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos, o (2) antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección, firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo del acto, con una fecha que comprueba que no son posteriores al día previo a la elección. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con lo dispuesto por la Ley de Educación, los votantes calificados que se vean gravemente imposibilitados de comparecer personalmente en el centro de votación debido a una enfermedad permanente o una discapacidad física, y cuya acta de registro incluya la designación “con discapacidad permanente” de la Junta Electoral, podrán recibir una boleta electoral por ausencia, de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Ley de Educación, sin

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Martin avenue eleMentary School third graders Vittoria DeMarco and Lucas Murray worked together to determine the area of an irregular shape.

Tackling mathematics at Martin Avenue To find the area of different shapes, third graders at Martin Avenue Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District worked in teams and rotated among 12 different stations for a comprehensive review of the concept. The activity in Judy Wakie’s class combined multiple elements of math, including addition, subtraction and multiplication. Students had to determine the area of regular and irregular shapes from worksheets taped to desks throughout the room. By working with partners, they

could discuss the problems together. Ms. Wakie said that the area challenges ranged from simple to complex. For irregular shapes, students had to split them into multiple rectangles and add the pieces together. There were also missing numbers on some sides that the young mathematicians had to figure out with the information that was provided.

Education Law without making separate application for such absentee ballot. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public information hearing will be held at the Bellmore Memorial Library, Bellmore, New York on Tuesday, April 13, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BELLMORE MEMORIAL LIBRARY Randy Yee, District Clerk DATED: March 2022 BELLMORE, NEW YORK 129880

Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 22nd day of March, 2022, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 197-5 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “ARTERIAL STOPS” at the following locations: MERRICK WYNSUM AVENUE (TH 32/22) STOP - all traffic traveling eastbound on Manfield Avenue shall come to a full stop. NORTH BELLMORE LOCUST AVENUE (TH 36/22) STOP - all traffic traveling northbound on the eastern portion of Melissa Lane shall come to a full stop. ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: March 1, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 129909

Courtesy North Bellmore School District; compiled by Jordan Vallone.

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LEGAL NOTICE Formation of TTS Group LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/23/2021. Office loc.: Nassau County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The principal business address and the address SSNY shall mail process to is 2624 Frances St., Bellmore, NY 11710. The name and street address of the registered agent upon whom and at which process against the LLC

may be served is United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 129440

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the annual inspection for the 2022-2023 year for all school buildings of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District for fire hazards which might endanger the lives of students, teachers and employees therein, has been completed and the report thereof is available at the District Administration Building, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, NY 11566-1500 on any business day between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. 129950 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 18-2022 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 March 1, 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 18-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 18 -2022, amending Section 197-5 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include “ARTERIAL STOPS” at various locations. Dated: March 1, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 129916

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Receptionist (full-time) needed for Publisher and Self-Storage Facility located in Garden City. The ideal candidate should have excellent communications and customer service skills, be professional, dependable and have reliable transportation. Candidate should have computer knowledge and working knowledge of MS Office. Candidate MUST be reliable, punctual and be able to work a CONSISTENT schedule: Monday and Wednesday 8am to 4pm Tuesday and Thursday 8am to 6pm Friday 8am to 5pm Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Answering phones and greeting customers, assisting new customers by showing storage facility options and pricing, collecting payments from customers, contacting customers for late payments, applying payments and updating the customer files /data base and other general administrative responsibilities on an as needed basis. Hourly pay, plus eligible for Holiday Pay, PTO, Medical, Dental, 401k with company matching, plus other benefits. Qualified candidates should email their resume, cover letter and salary requirements. No phone calls please. Job Type: Full-time. Salary: $15.00 /hour Email your resume to: careers@liherald.com

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FULL CHARGE BOOKKEEPER: Proficiency Quickbooks, 2/ 3 Days/ Week, Flexible. Send resume: Catalina Beach Club, 2045 Ocean Blvd. Atlantic Beach, NY 11509; Call 201-417-9940

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered. Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@liherald.com.

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Richner Communications, One of the Fastest Growing Media, Event and Communications Companies on Long Island is Seeking a Sales/Marketing Candidate to Sell our Print Media Products and our Digital, Events, Sponsorships. Salary, Commission, Eligible for Health Benefits, 401k and Paid Time Off. Will Consider Part Time. Please Send Cover Letter and Resume with Salary Requirements to ereynolds@liherald.com or Call 516-569-4000 X286

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

Real estate

IN BRIEF Coach Realtors Welcomes Wendy Hausman-Jupiter

Her Name Means a Great Deal! Wendy holds extensive knowledge of all neighborhoods in the Five Towns area, with over 25 years of experience with sellers and buyers in all types of residential transactions. Determined, communicative, and an effective listener and negotiator, this licensed real estate salesperson looks forward to assisting you in your next move! Contact her today at (516) 316-4693! Realtors are encouraged to send briefs and photographs to: Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd.., Garden City, NY 11530.

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HEWLETT 156 E Rockaway Rd, BA,Rental of a Renovated 2 Bedroom, 1.5 Bth Apt with Spacious Gourmet Kitchen Use of Patio & Outdoor Space ...................................................................... $3,200

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ISLaNd PaRK 100 Baker Ct #91, BA, NEW WATERFRONT Unit at Yacht Club! Enjoy Easy Living in This Gated Community. Spacious Townhouse with 2/3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bth, Breathtaking Views From all Rooms. Updtd Gran/Wood EIK. Main Floor Master Suite. 1 Car Att Garage. Community Pool, Tennis. BBktball & Playground. Minutes to Restaurants, Shops & Trans............................................. $880,000

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impressed that your lawyer is concerned that the issues you described are complicated. I’m used to everyone who doesn’t regularly address plans and applications having a simplistic view of the process. It isn’t uncommon for owners asking building departments or their lawyers about what is needed and then telling onte eeper me they only need a “sketch” to make an application. The word sketch makes the whole issue sound simpler, faster and cheaper, but is far from the reality. If a sketch were provided, it would only be for something like a fence permit, where some building departments let the owner write on their property survey. What the building department forgets to tell you is that surveys are legal documents that usually have a statement on them that it’s illegal to alter them. I’m sure surveyors wouldn’t include that statement if they didn’t mean it, but that statement is all too often completely ignored. Your attorney is correct that even moving a fence so the survey shows the fence on the property line is complicated. I rarely hear of neighbors volunteering to move a fence that has been there for many years. It usually sets up a bad relationship when new neighbors move in and start asking to up-heave their neighbor’s lives. Finished basements are no less of a dilemma, since your municipality, like most, won’t allow bedrooms or kitchens in basements. Many people put these rooms in, waiting to see if anyone ever says a word, which is why I have to tell people their neighbors up and down the street may have a kitchen and bedrooms in the basement, but none of them are actually legal. I know that isn’t what you wanted to hear, especially since you felt the pressure to go into a contract for the house. I’ve often said to people buying a house that I wish it was part of the transaction, as common as a home inspection, often called an “engineer’s report” (even though most people inspecting the house aren’t engineers), that someone with code and zoning knowledge should examine the premises and survey to address potential problems before you go into contract. Good luck!

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and it has a lot of violations. The owner says it’s “as is” and will not take care of the violations before we take the house. One of the violations is for a finished basement we would like to put two bedrooms in, and a kitchen for when we entertain. Another is for a fence that our new survey says is 1½ feet into the property, which our attorney says is complicated because the neighbor, whom we have never met, might not be so responsive to giving back the property. We really have no choice, since we’re already in contract, but does this sound like the big problem our lawyer says it is?

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hen James Madison assembled fellow members of his Virginia delegation in 1787, few of them knew what was up his sleeve. What they did know was that the Articles of Confederation — the law of the land since 1781 — simply wasn’t working. Madison surprised all of them, revealing that they weren’t fixing the Articles, but replacing them. The Virginia Plan, as it was called, would become the blueprint for what followed, earning Madison the moniker “Father of the Constitution.” But the man who would become the fourth president of the United States is actually responsible for something far greater: the Bill of Rights, the 10 constitutional amendments that guarantee a number of freedoms like that of religion, assembly — and the press. That’s why journalists celebrate Madison’s birthday — March 16 — as part of “Sunshine Week,” a national initiative created by the American Society of News Editors to educate all of us about the importance of open government, and how dangerous excessive and unnecessary secrecy from our leaders can be. It serves as a reminder that government agencies should be accessible and accountable to their constituents, and should encourage input from that very public. The First Amendment protects journalistic freedom, but we have had to depend on other laws — like President Lyndon B.

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letters Picking and choosing on quality of life? To the Editor: It is ironic that our Republican and Democratic officials claim they are protecting the environment and our “suburban quality of life” by opposing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s affordable housing plan in the 2022-23 state budget. Are our elected officials fighting to close and clean the Brookhaven Landfill, which has been dumping toxins into the predominantly Black and Latino community of North Bellport since 1974? Are Long Island representatives decrying the proposed zoning changes and a Winters Bros. plan to bring in 6,000 tons of garbage every day, right next to the aforementioned landfill? Where was the opposition while developers constructed luxury condominiums throughout Glen Cove and Glenwood Landing, further congesting traffic? We cannot cherry-pick when the environ-

Johnson’s Freedom of Information Act — to ensure that government truly is transparent by guaranteeing access to government documents. More often than not, we hear about media organizations — like the Heralds — lifting these veils of secrecy. But this isn’t a privilege of a select few; open records are a right for everyone. Sunshine Week is recognized each year by open-government advocates, local libraries, schools and other civic-minded organizations, which discuss government accessibility through news stories, opinion columns, blogs, web pages, seminars, editorial cartoons and even paid advertisements. Without open government, much of what you see in these pages simply wouldn’t be possible. Crime reporting? No. In-depth investigative pieces? Not a chance. Court proceedings? Legislative sessions? City council hearings? Board of education meetings? Only what leaders would choose to share. Laws mandating open meetings and open records give all of us the right to delve deeply into the activities of local, county, state and federal officials, and to draw our own conclusions about whether the people we vote into office are truly doing their jobs representing us. Despite all this progress toward transparency, there are constant efforts by the very officials mandated to provide this access to instead pull it back into darkness. Florida journalists created what grew into Sunshine Week two decades

ago, when the legislature there looked to pass hundreds of laws that would curtail such transparency. And there’s still much work to be done closer to home. New York agencies that don’t provide access to information and documents face the threat of lawsuits, but rarely actually suffer through them since few individuals or organization that would file them have the resources to go to court. Other states have created affordable (or even free) arbitration resolution methods. New York isn’t one of them. But things are changing. Last December, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law a measure requiring public hearings on issues in front of select state departments like Education and Environmental Conservation whenever 125 or more people petition state lawmakers for them. It also requires those hearings be held in the evenings and on weekends, allowing more people to attend. The meetings must also be broadcast, and teleconferencing must be an option. The law goes a long way in implementing new opportunities for meaningful public participation in governmental decision-making. It will do nothing less than help shift the balance of power from the government to the people. But it’s only a start. There is no such thing as too much transparency when it comes to government. A true democracy is leadership by the people, not a select few. And it’s the people that must continue to hold those who represent us accountable.

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he unfolding situation in Ukraine and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package. These seemingly unrelated topics help frame the realtime battle between authoritarianism and democracy that is boiling up in the pot of world debate. If we are going to reduce crime, cut taxes and help our troubled schools, we have a lot of work to do to make sure that democracy wins. Last fall, President Biden told members of Congress that both Russian President Vladimir Putin Tom and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had sUoZZi told him that they “don’t think democracy can accomplish big things in this world of social media and the 24-hour news cycle.” Russia and China believe that America, and democracies generally, are too divided. They don’t think we can accomplish

big things anymore, and that they can. Today’s division in Washington, Albany and governments across the country is hurting us. Elected officials pander to their base. The battles waged on Twitter and Facebook seep out into every part of our lives. Cable news talking heads pit Americans against one another, finding wedge issues that make us believe there’s more that divides us than unites us. Even more concerning are the efforts by our foreign adversaries to sow disinformation and civil unrest using the very platforms that they curtail in their own countries. Can we still do big things with so much dissent? A few months ago, we passed the largest ever investment in infrastructure in history — $1.2 trillion — and it was bipartisan. As vice chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, I helped negotiate this oncein-a-generation infrastructure package. We overcame all of the rancor and division to pass a bill that will send billions

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he record investment in infrastructure was bipartisan, and should be a model to follow.

LeTTers ment or quality of life is of value. That is blatant environmental injustice and systemic racism at work. MARIANNA HOITT-LANgE Sea Cliff

Gillen would be best Rice replacement To the Editor: As a moderate-progressive-liberal Republican, a rare breed in today’s extremist constellation of cultists tethered to the chicanery and shenanigans of our discredited, thoroughly unfit 45th president, I am delighted to cross the partisan Rubicon to endorse the candidacy of our former Town of Hempstead supervisor, Laura gillen, in the 4th Congressional District to succeed U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, who is stepping down. Along with her considerable experience, gillen brings a welcoming, inclusive style to governing, fully aware that politics is an honorable calling, not an exclusive opportunity to reward supporters and punish critics. Her formal nomination in a winning primary battle will advance her candidacy to the finals, Election Day on Nov. 8. Let’s send someone to Washington who will support our new, better President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda. ASHER MATAHIAS Woodmere

of dollars to New York — with the state set to receive $13 billion in funding for roads and bridges; $24 billion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, including the Long Island Rail Road and New York City’s subways; over $1.4 billion for water and sewer system upgrades; and almost a billion more for much-needed airport upgrades and climate resiliency. The bipartisan infrastructure bill is real-life stuff that will rebuild our state and put millions of people to work. When it passed, however, it only received news coverage for a week, at most. It wasn’t one of the most highly viewed posts on social media, and no videos of Biden signing the legislation went viral. But if you ask everyday New Yorkers what they want from their elected officials, they will typically say they “want to see results.” Pandering to the base, Twitter likes, sound bites and saying outrageous things

to go viral or get booked on cable news shows won’t solve problems or improve people’s lives. This type of good I speak of is still possible. Working across party lines, Democrats and Republicans, progressives and moderates need to put the good of the people first. We are at a turning point. Americans — and New Yorkers — are sick and tired of the finger-pointing, the pandering and the division. Our government can do big, important things, and help solve problems to reduce crime, cut taxes, and help transform our troubled schools. But to do that, we must root out those who seek to divide us — those in public office, on social media, on cable news, as well as foreign adversaries who oppose our democracy and wish to sow civil unrest and do us harm. With our eyes wide open, we can and will succeed, because most of us want the same things: to help people and make the world better. U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi represents New York’s 3rd Congressional District.Comments? OConnell11001@yahoo.com.

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Career advice for the Cuomos To the Editor: Former gov. Andrew Cuomo has begun using part of his leftover $16 million re-election fund to pay for commercials. He now claims that he has been exonerated of charges that he sexually harassed a number of women. Andrew and his brother Chris might be better off if they listened to Kenny Rogers’s song “The gambler.” Rogers sings, “You’ve gotta know … when to fold ’em, know when to walk away …” It is wishful thinking on Andrew Cuomo’s part that he can resume his political career with a simple media blitz. Both he and Chris should look for honest work. Why not follow in their grandparents’ footsteps and open another family grocery store in Queens? (Chris, who loves working out, could open a gym upstairs.) The brothers have a long history of selling baloney. That makes them perfectly suited for this new occupation.

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CorreCTion In the story “There’s just no inventory: With real estate in short supply on South Shore, prices keep rising, and low bidders lose”, which ran in the March 3 issue of the

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The score will too often be 6-3 in the Supreme Court

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e live in a world where sports matchups of almost any kind are totally unpredictable. Whether it’s football, baseball, basketball or hockey, a game is frequently decided in the final minutes or seconds. In the legal world, many cases can go either way as well, depending on the law or the facts. But there’s one place where, it’s safe to say, in many key cases, the score will be 6-3. I refer to the United States Supreme Court. In the next four JERRY months, the court will be making KREMER decisions on such topics as abortion, affirmative action, immigration, gun rights and congressional redistricting. You don’t need a scorecard to figure out what the results are likely to be, because several of the nine justices have telegraphed their views to the outside world long before the cases will be argued in front of them. A look back at history shows that this isn’t the first court majority whose legal

views were well known to the outside world. From 1953 to 1969, the court was led by Chief Justice Earl Warren. Unlike any before it, the Warren Court dramatically expanded civil rights, civil liberties and the powers of the court itself. It ended racial segregation and state-sanctioned prayer in public schools, ensured equal representation in state legislatures and paved the way for the legalization of abortion. The Warren Court was one of the more liberal courts in judicial history. In contrast, the court led by Chief Justice William Rehnquist, from 1986 to 2005, moved to the right, giving states more power, striking down provisions of the Violence Against Women Act and, in 2000, famously ruling that George W. Bush had been elected president. To the surprise of many, the Rehnquist Court upheld Roe v. Wade, which granted women the right to have an abortion. Given the fact that this court had among its members Antonin Scalia, Sandra Day O’Connor, Clarence Thomas and Anthony Kennedy, it’s no wonder that it was unpredictable when it handed down rulings on cases with strong nationwide

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interest. The current court is headed by Chief Justice John Roberts, but it is dominated by five justices who have already made clear where they stand on cases already argued and yet to come. Last September, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, speaking at the University of Louisiana, said that the court is “not a bunch of partisan hacks.” She warned that “justices must be hyper-vigilant to make sure that they are not letting their personal biases creep into their decisions.” She made that speech after voting to uphold a Texas law that bars abortions after six weeks. Anyone who believes that Justices Barrett and Thomas are independent thinkers is mistaken. In 2006, Barrett, then a law professor at Notre Dame, signed a full-page ad in the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune by St. Joseph County Right to Life, stating that it was “time to put an end to the barbaric legacy of Roe v. Wade and restore laws that protect the lives of unborn children.” At her congressional confirmation hearing, she waffled, saying only that Roe v. Wade had been affirmed many times. This spring, when the court rules on a

ver the next four months, the justices are set to make some huge decisions.

Mississippi law prohibiting abortions after 15 weeks, you don’t have to guess where Barrett will stand. The court’s longest-serving justice is Clarence Thomas. According to The New Yorker, Thomas’s wife, Virginia, is involved with a number of organizations that file briefs before the court opposing affirmative action and abortion, favoring gun rights and offering strong opinions on many other current cases. One of the cases now before the court is a suit by the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association to overturn a New York City law that places limits on carrying guns outside the home. Thomas’s expected opinion, to throw out the law, won’t help Mayor Eric Adams in his efforts to curb gun violence. During my career as an attorney, I have always had the greatest respect for our judiciary and the court system in general. But it saddens me to think that some of the most consequential cases in our lifetime are destined to be decided by that 6-3 margin. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

As the pandemic pushes past two years, where are we?

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othing like the threat of World War III, and a red-hot nuclear reactor, to focus one’s attention. After more than two years of obsessively parsing the news about the global pandemic ravaging the world, we now have an escalating war in Eastern Europe to distract us. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has eclipsed the grim coverage of people sick and dying of a runaway virus. Now we have 24/7 coverage of people fleeing and dying in a firestorm let loose RANDI by a runaway KREISS Vladimir Putin. Irony abounds. We were blindsided by Covid and blindsided by Russia, although there was plenty of evidence in both cases that something bad was coming down. In this moment, the two global events are creating a kind of whipsaw effect, with our battered psyches in the middle. In the past few weeks, as Covid restrictions loosened, I wasn’t ready to join the party. It seems that very young

children and older people are still vulnerable to getting sick, possibly very sick. The difficult piece of this is that the protocol for any one individual is, well, individual. Americans aren’t good at nuance, but that’s what we need for now. How much risk do I take, and when and why? When will it be safe to go to a wedding or a funeral? Many of us have stopped thinking at all about the coronavirus, because we’re creatures of the news cycle, and the news has moved on to Ukraine. It creates our reality: what we think about, what we talk about and what we worry about. For many of us, the constant stream of “breaking news,” whether it was about the pandemic for the past two years, or now, the Russian invasion, is a nonstop anxiety machine. The day 24/7 news became a thing was the day we enslaved ourselves and our sense of well-being to an outside force. Sometimes the coverage feeds on itself, reporters interviewing other reporters, and anchors hosting the same military talking heads all day and all night long, the same “news” repeated again and again.

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I am rarely in a situation these days, whether out with a friend or gathering with family, that someone isn’t beeped and dinged with “breaking news.” This is the pandemic that will do us in. In just these two weeks, we have traded our addiction to Covid news for minute-to-minute coverage of one country blowing another country to bits. Wherever I look, people are staring, transfixed, at their phones, like players in a dystopian science fiction story come true. As we move into the third year of the pandemic (which clearly is not over and the first weeks of the Russian onslaught, we need to ground ourselves. That means time away from the news. As we move toward spring and the hope of warmer weather, we need to get up and out again, walking or biking or driving to someplace with open spaces. The signs of spring are always life-affirming, but you won’t find them on Fox or CNN. Get to the beach or walk around the block, and before you do, leave your buddy at home. That would be the phone, which can survive very nicely on its own while you live for a while in your own

here will never be a new normal. It will be something else, but what?

head. Refreshed, we can carry on through this rough patch as we figure out how to stay safe and how to think about this war in Eastern Europe. We do not travel light. We carry the memory of nearly one million Americans who died of Covid. We ventured out the other evening to sit in an outside tented area of a restaurant. It wasn’t perfect. It felt strange to wait for food, and I was impatient. This isn’t a new normal, I realize. There will never be a new normal. It will be something else, and we aren’t there yet. As we begin Year Three of the pandemic and continue Month One of the Ukraine invasion, we must turn off the noise and find some quiet space to think. Many of us need to restore our faith in the future. I grew up just expecting everything to be fine, and then there were the assassinations and the Vietnam War. Today teenagers are worrying about a draft or another pandemic. Comfort does not come from the media or any outside source. It comes from within, in its own time, when we find reason to believe again in the possibility of a peaceful future in a healthy world. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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