By JessICA Ren Intern
The John F. Kennedy High School Wind Ensemble headed south to perform at a tribute concert on April 20 for active military members and veterans at the U.S. Navy’s Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach. Kennedy was one of just two high schools in the country asked to perform.
Over the past few years, the Garden at St. Francis has become a sanctuary for volunteers young and old, and reinvented itself as a working farm that provides fresh food to the community and dozens of pantries in need. And according to garden manager Kristin Talbot, native and non-native pollinators — bees, butterflies and moths — help it thrive.
Last Saturday, garden volunteers celebrated Earth Day and kicked off the growing season with open gardening hours and several other activities throughout the day. And the season ahead might look a little different than those in the past, because Talbot has been working with a Bellmore Girl Scout, Julia Amon, whose Gold Award project at St. Francis will help the dozens of pollinators that make the garden their home have an abundance of food.
When people think of pollinators, the first thing that comes to mind is most likely bees, Talbot said — more specifically, honeybees. And though honeybees thrive in the United States, they are not native, and actually came from Europe during times of early settlement. A honeybee population is key to a successful garden, and at St. Francis there are new, bustling hives that were made possible by a grant from the Continued on page
The ensemble was joined at the base’s Gator Theater by the Clarence High School Wind Ensemble and Chorale, from Clarence, New York, in performing “Beyond Courage: That We Might Live, A Documentary in Music,” a musical depiction of World War II in the Pacific, focusing on the American and Filipino prisoners of war who survived, and perished, in the Bataan Death March in 1942.
“The second we went on stage, it felt immediately special,” said Alexandra Levitt, 18, a senior at Kennedy, from Bell -
more, who is a second-year member of the ensemble and plays the alto saxophone. “It was impossible to rehearse without thinking about the history of that theater and where we are. The atmosphere felt special up there. To see the hard work of hundreds of people coming to fruition in one final performance is a feeling I won’t soon forget.
“The moment it really hit me was the end of the concert,” Levitt added. “A veteran in the front row, who had sat the whole time due to his age, stood up and saluted the flag as we played the national anthem. The sheer value of this performance, hours of practice, and hard work all made sense to me. I am honored to have played even a small role in making this happen.”
“Beyond Courage” was created in 2003 by the award-winning composer Stephen Melillo, who also led last week’s performance. “There’s so many layers to it,”
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Patrick Carey probably thought he could get away with posting false pornographic images of women he knew online, since there are no laws specifically addressing such “deepfake” images.
As it turns out, the 22-year-old Seaford man — who was sentenced for the crime this past week — almost did get away with it. At least according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.
“Creating a fake image, even if it is sexually explicit, is not a criminal offense in New York state,” Donnelly said. “It’s a loophole that allows child pornographers to use new technology to circumvent the existing laws and evade prosecutions.”
Between January and September 2021, nearly a dozen women contacted Nassau County police after discovering images of themselves on a pornographic website. These were not real images, however, but rather ones prosecutors say had been edited by Carey to appear as such.
Carey allegedly pulled images of up to 50 women from their social media accounts and made these “deepfakes.” These women had attended General Douglas MacArthur High School in Levittown alongside Carey.
In addition to the images, Carey also allegedly included personal information of the women, including full names, addresses and telephone numbers.
“The depravity on display by this defendant truly makes my skin crawl,” Donnelly said shortly after his April 18 sentencing. “He acted with hate, and he targeted these girls. He tried to make them fear for their safety and their future. But he underestimated their bravery and their resilience.”
Using three different usernames, Carey allegedly posted more than 1,200 sexually explicit “deepfakes” between August 2019 and September 2021.
“These are images of these young women — just them being girls,” Melissa Scannell, assistant district attorney, told the Herald in December 2021. “It was images of them at cheerleading. It was them smiling at the beach. They were just living their lives.”
Carey was indicted in November that year, but didn’t plead guilty to four charges until this past December. He was sentenced April 18 to six months in prison and 10 years of probation. He also must register as a sex offender.
What got Carey that sentence, Donnelly said, was not creating sexually explicit “deepfake” images of women without their consent. Instead, it was that one of the images he posted included a sexually explicit image of an underage girl.
But Donnelly wants to prevent another Patrick Carey from committing these kinds of crimes. With that, she has asked lawmakers in Albany to introduce the Digital Manipulation Protection Act. This state law is intended to make illegal the creation of deepfake images of real people in this manner, no matter how old the victims are.
If passed, there could be up to five new criminal charges associated with the kind of things Carey was accused of doing.
“New York state currently lacks the adequate criminal statutes to protect victims of ‘deepfake’ pornography, both adults and children,” Donnelly said. “That is why I am proposing the legislature take up the Digital Manipulation Protection Act, that would close the loopholes in the law that allow sexual predators and child pornographers to create sexually explicit digitally manipulated images and evade prosecution.
“We cannot protect New Yorkers without making these changes.”
Donnelly has been in contact with other district attorneys’ offices to get the ball rolling on this proposed law, and hopes to see it passed within a year. But whether that does happen will all depend on how legislators ultimately want to move forward.
Michael Malaszczyk/HeraldAfire engulfed not one, but two houses in flames last week in South Bellmore.
Timothy Carroll, chief of the Bellmore Fire Department, said they received a call for a house fire on Judith Drive around 5:35 p.m. on April 19, and by 5:37, the department had units on the road, responding to the scene. Carroll arrived first, and reported to responding units that two houses were involved in the fire.
Carroll said smoke from the fire could be seen as far north as Sunrise Highway.
When the department arrived, all occupants of both homes had safely evacuated, and Carroll said there were no civilian injuries. One fireman suffered a hand burn, but was treated at the scene and did not need to be transported to a hospital. The Res Cross was notified to assist displaced residents.
Mutual aid was provided by 11 fire departments, including North Bellmore, Merrick, North Merrick, East Meadow, Levittown, Wantagh, Seaford, Massapequa and North Massapequa in the Sixth Battalion, and the Freeport Fire Department.
In total, 90 firefighters were on the scene.
The fire was controlled within about an hour, and crews remained on the scene until 8 p.m.
Firefighters oxygen tanks can only last about 10 to 15 minutes while they’re actively working, which meant they had to constantly switch people in and out of the blaze.
“What happens is, the air bottles are only good for about 30 minutes — that’s 30 minutes of breathing, if you’re sitting in a chair,” Carroll said. “You can only afford 10 minutes before you have to come out. That’s why when you see a fire, there’s always so many people there.”
All firefighters on the scene were volunteer. Sixth Battalion departments are actively recruiting. For more, please visit BellmoreFD.com or call (516) 221-4418.
Right now, the departments believe the fire may have started in the house on the right side of the blaze, but an investigation is still ongoing with the Nassau County Fire Marshall.
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–Jordan ValloneThe fire, which started around 5:30 p.m., was put out within about an hour. Crews remained on the scene till approximately 8 p.m.
The AfTermATh of the fire on Judith Drive, bottom left. Crowd funding links were set up to help the families displaced by the fire.
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Episcopal Ministries of Long Island, which oversees the operations of the church and garden.
Keeping bees alive all year long is a tricky proposition, Talbot said. “It’s quite hard to keep bee populations,” she explained. “It’s a constant game of, what did we do wrong? Are they getting too much water in their hives? Is there fungus growth? What can we try to fix?”
The new population of bees at the garden is kept safe in its hives by 6-foot-tall lattice fences — meant to protect the bees, and the people working in the garden, by encouraging bees leaving the hives to fly up and over it, above volunteers’ heads.
What helps bees, and dozens of other pollinators like butterflies and moths, is a garden that provides them with a steady source of food.
Amon, 17, is a junior at Mepham High School and a member of Girl Scout Troop 953 in Bellmore. She connected with Talbot last spring to do her Gold Award project at the garden. What the duo came up with was simple: a pollinator patch that attracts insects, honeybees and ground bees, in order to keep the garden and all its vegetables alive and thriving throughout the summer.
“I mostly just wanted to help out the community and help grow the food here,” Amon told the Herald at the garden on Earth Day. “The pollinator patch helps the bees do what they were meant to do — and that helps the whole neighborhood.”
The pollinator patch was created directly behind the church’s meeting hall. Talbot said it was an old garden patch that she and volunteers were unable to make viable for gardening again. Now it serves as both an herb and pollinator garden, and as a backdrop to the church’s outdoor altar.
Around the pollinator patch, Amon said, are flowers such as roses, mums, lavender and dianthus, as well as other species of plants, like a butterfly bush and a blueberry bush. Amon worked with Talbot last fall to get some of these plants into the ground, so they would grow and flower around Earth Day. Some additional plants were also added this spring.
“The way I like to describe it,” Talbot said of the patch, “is we aren’t purists here. There’s a lot of plants that are native, but there’s a lot of plants in here that aren’t, and (that are) really great feeders. Our main focus is to make sure that our bees have food.”
In order to successfully complete her Gold Award, Amon needs to document 80 hours of work — a requirement she has met and surpassed — and show a “global aspect” of the project, which means teaching classes about her work to people not involved with the garden. Over the summer, she said, she’s hoping to do that with summer camps to officially complete her work. And she plans to remain involved with the garden, having learned a lot under Talbot’s mentorship.
In late June, Talbot said, the garden and church will celebrate Pollinator Week, a national movement and celebration in support of pollinator health. On Sunday, June 25, St. Francis will debut its first farm stand, which will be open to the public.
The garden’s Earth Day festivities were successful, Talbot said, because they lured people into the garden, which for many was a learning experience. “The theme of today was we’re educating while we’re working,” she added. “Because that’s what we want to do — invite people to come work with us because that’s how you learn to love the earth.”
The Garden at St. Francis is at 1692 Bellmore Road in North Bellmore. For more, visit StFrancisBellmore.org.
Tim Baler/Herald photos Julia amon, above, tends to some plants in the pollinator patch, a section of the garden where the plants and flowers provide an abundance of food to the garden’s honeybee colony.
garden manager Kristin Talbot, left, led an informative presentation about the garden’s honeybee hive, which was made possible by a grant from the Episcopal Ministries of Long Island.
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Melillo said of the piece. “It’s very deep and spiritual because it’s operating on so many levels. It’s inspired by those men who I knew for 20 years and literally took to the end of their lives, and has to do with this very close understanding of what they went through.”
Walter Avelaneda, Kennedy’s director of bands and a close friend of Melillo’s, was given the opportunity to perform at the base by Admiral Erik Ross, a former commander of the USS Bataan, which has been berthed there.
“He was able to get us to play at the base,” Avelaneda said of Ross. “The letters of invitation came out formally at the end of September, and then we really kicked it into high gear. I think I gave (the ensemble) one day off from the December concert, and since then we haven’t stopped playing.”
Avelaneda revealed the surprise to the ensemble by creating a movie trailer for the student musicians.
“After weeks of guessing, the reveal did not let us down,” Levitt said. “Immediately I was excited to get started planning and preparing. From the get-go, we felt very honored to get to share our love of music in such an impactful way.”
Officers of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars from Bellmore and Merrick came to one of the ensemble’s rehearsals to thank the students, and presented a donation that helped defray the cost of the trip, an eight-hour bus ride to
Virginia.
Johnny Casazza, 18, a senior at JFK from Bellmore who is a third-year trumpet player in the ensemble, said, “We practiced every day in and out of school to perfect this event, and when we finally got to work with the other school it came together fantastically.
“It was great working with Mr. Melillo as our conductor,” Casazza added. “His energy rubbed off on the band so well.”
The performance itself moved the participants and the attendees alike to tears. “I was on stage playing the synthesizer part for ‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ and I just looked over to the audience and saw people standing, crying,” Avelaneda said. “It was really a moving event.”
“As we’re playing, I’m looking at my sons and many of the kids, and I see tears in their eyes,” Melillo said. “And I looked at Wally (Avelaneda), and if I had looked at him for another two seconds, we would have both been crying.”
Levitt will attend Binghamton University in the fall, where she plans to major in political science and hopes to join an oncampus extracurricular band.
“While I don’t anticipate working in a music-based career, I know this isn’t it for my time with the alto sax, so I may continue performing, doing what I love,” she said. “I know that wherever I go with my life, music will be involved. The passion and joy Mr. Avelaneda has instilled in me (and all of his students) will not diminish.”
with Michael and Suzanne Ettinger Attorneys-at-Law
Aging provides its own rewards, which only those who experience it really know, as the following quotes show.
“Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better!”
— Ingrid Bergmanmeant to be better than the first half. The first half is finding out how you do it. And the second half is enjoying it.” — Frances Lear
“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt“Nothing is inherently and invincibly young except spirit. And spirit can enter a human being perhaps better in the quiet of old age and dwell there more undisturbed than in turmoil of adventure.” — George
Santayana“The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball - the further I am rolled the more I gain.”
— Susan B. Anthony“The complete life, the perfect pattern, includes old age as well as youth and maturity. The beauty of the morning and the radiance of noon are good, but it would be a very silly person who drew the curtains and turned on the light in order to shut out the tranquility of the evening. Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth.”
—W. Somerset Maugham
“Why not just embrace it, go along with it and welcome it?”
— Helen Mirren“I believe the second half of one’s life is
Sophia Loren“There is a fountain of youth; it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.” —
Courtesy Walter AvelanedaRunning with some bigger dogs in Nassau Conference II girls’ lacrosse after going 7-1 against Conference III rivals last spring, Mepham is proving it belongs despite some narrow defeats.
Lynbrook Senior Lacrosse
a tWo-tiMe all-CoUNtY selection headed to Monmouth University, Curley has picked up where she left off last spring and through the first six games netted 23 goals to go along with 10 assists. She’s in her fourth varsity season and in 2022 ranked among Nassau County’s leading scorers with 48 goals and 26 assists. With more than 100 career goals, Curley is “an undeniable force on the field,” coach Vin Tetro said.
thursday, april 27
Softball: V.S. North at Lynbrook 4:30 p.m.
Baseball: Malverne at V.S. Central 5 p.m.
Baseball: Mepham at MacArthur 5 p.m.
Flag Football: Bellmore-Merrick at Long Beach 5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Mepham at Calhoun 5 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse: Sewanhaka at Clarke 5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Garden City at South Side 5 p.m.
Softball: Hewlett at West Hempstead 5 p.m.
Baseball: Oyster Bay at East Rockaway 5:15 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Wantagh at Long Beach 7 p.m.
Friday, april 28
Girls Lacrosse: Freeport at Clarke 4:30 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse: Bethpage at Seaford 5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Baldwin at Kennedy 5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Sewanhaka at V.S. District 5 p.m.
Softball: Calhoun at Kennedy 5 p.m.
Softball: Clarke at Oceanside 5 p.m.
Softball: MacArthur at East Meadow 5 p.m.
Softball: V.S. South at V.S. Central 5 p.m.
Softball: Elmont at Lawrence 5 p.m.
saturday, april 29
Baseball: West Hempstead at V.S. South 11 a.m.
Softball: Lynbrook at South Side 1 p.m.
Last Friday, the Pirates failed to protect a two-goal halftime lead and fell to visiting Oceanside, 13-11, in a spirited back-and-forth matchup. Junior Natalie Paul scored all three of her goals in the second half and put the Sailors ahead for good with 9:38 remaining off a feed from junior Grace DiDominica.
Senior Megan Checola, junior Maeve Barrins, and sophomores Leigha Zaman and Kaylin Harrington scored twice for Oceanside (4-5 overall), which evened its conference mark at 2-2. Junior Jenna Dempsey led Mepham (4-3 overall, 1-3 in II) with a hat trick and an assist.
“This game was a lot like our season so far, we’ve been a little up and down,” Oceanside coach Ralph Montera Jr. said.
“Mepham is an up-and-coming team so this is a nice win for us. I thought the keys were we held our own on draws and were more aggressive going to the cage and had fewer turnovers in the second half.”
The game was deadlocked eight times, similar to the Pirates’ 10-9 overtime victory over Plainedge in the conference opener a few weeks earlier when sophomore Hailey Honerkamp provided the heroics.
“The girls know every game is going to be a battle,” Mepham coach Kristen Mogavero said. “Coming up from Conference III to II we have an underdog mentality. We had a tough loss a few days ago against Farmingdale, but we’re playing well and competing hard.”
Continuing with their balanced scoring, the Pirates had seven different goal scorers in the first half and led Oceanside 7-5 at intermission. Sophomores Sierra Barbosa and Grace Skulavik sandwiched early goals around Checola’s pair, then Honerkamp, sophomore Leah Smith, Dempsey, senior Quinn Schroeder and junior Katie Burke all found the back of the net.
“We’re not relying on just one or two
scorers,” said Mogavero, who noted the defense in front of junior goalie Catherine Chow is anchored by senior Madison Weber. “Every game we have a bunch of girls getting goals and assists,” she added.
Oceanside, which unlike Mepham (Class B) will compete in the Class A playoffs, scored five of the first six goals after halftime (Paul, Harrington, Barrins, senior Erin Bellinger and DiDominica) to lead 10-8 with 17:26 remaining.
The Pirates responded, tying it on goals from junior Ashley Felsberg and
Dempsey, before the Sailors dug deep late.
“Natalie is a force,” Montera Jr. said of Paul, who completed her hat trick with 4:06 remaining to boost Oceanside’s lead to 13-10. “She’s as strong defensively as she is offensively and never gets tired.”
The victory snapped a three-game Sailors’ slide that included hard-fought defeats to Class A’s Port Washington and Syosset. “We could face Port in the first round of playoffs,” Montera Jr. said. “We have a lot of lacrosse left we’ll see what happens.”
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Record-breaking temperatures this April have signaled an early start to pool season. While water fun is a summer ritual, it can also lead to avoidable calamity when children are left unattended around water.
But the danger could be worse when an adult is casually supervising.
Drowning is the leading cause of death for children between 1 and 4 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly all of those tragedies — 88 percent — happen with an adult watching, experts say.
“Supervision is the main reason for drowning accidents,” said Jim Spiers, president of Stop Drowning Now. “They’re not actively supervising and paying attention.”
For Jenny Bennett, a founding member of Parents Preventing Childhood Drowning, the issue is personal. Bennett’s son Jackson drowned in the family’s backyard pool when he was just 18 months.
Bennett, an emergency room nurse in Texas, has made it her mission to educate as many parents as possible about the danger. Her organization encourages parents and caregivers to learn CPR and first aid. Install fences with locking gates around pools. And give children swimming lessons by certified teachers.
“Say a child is fishing with grandpa and they fall in a pond or lake,” Bennett said. “Teach a child to roll and float on their back so they are able to breathe and call for help. Children under 4 are not able to tread water, so teach them the swim-float-swim sequence so they can float and breathe.”
New York state law generally requires every pool to have an audible alarm and be enclosed by a fence with locking gates. County, town and even villages often have additional safety requirements.
“While town public pools have well-trained lifeguards keeping people safe, residents must also be wary of the dangers surrounding private, personal pools,” Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin said. “A lot of our pool safety rules translate to personal pools — no running near the pool. No diving in the shallow end. And for children, swimming with adult supervision is an absolute must.”
As a board member of the New York Water Safety Coalition, Spiers advocates for statewide and even nationwide initiatives. Currently, the coalition has four bills up for consideration in Albany. One bill — S.3608 — would require parents of a newborn to watch a video explaining the dangers of drowning for infants and young children before they even leave the maternity ward. The video would be in addition to the required material educating parents about shaken baby syndrome.
The state Senate bill has three co-sponsors, as well as a companion bill in the Assembly.
Another bill being pushed in Albany by the New York Water Safety Coalition would designate state money to provide swimming lessons to children in urban areas. The coalition is working with organizations and municipalities in the Rockaways and throughout New York City, in addition to several other states.
“The most unfortunate statement I hear is parents who say they didn’t think it could happen to them,” Spiers said, “or they just didn’t know.”
What experts want parents and caregivers to remember about water safety is that simply being present while kids are swimming isn’t good enough. An adult must actively watch the water, Bennett said. That means refraining from alcohol and drugs, staying off a cell phone, and not engaging in small talk at gatherings.
“These children are not being neglected in the vast majority of cases,” Bennett said. “There is simply a lapse of supervision. It only takes 30 seconds for a child under
30 pounds to drown. They inhale water, lose consciousness, and in only a couple of minutes, brain death occurs.”
An adult should be designated as the “water watcher” around pools, Spiers said. That person does not take their eyes off the water for any reason. And if a child does go missing, don’t waste time looking in safer places like under the bed or in a closet.
“If you do have a pool and a child is missing in the house, check the pool first,” Bennett said.
Spiers and Bennett both emphasized that when a child drowns, there is almost never a loud indication to alert adults. If an adult is in the house, “watching” the pool from the kitchen table, they may not realize there is danger.
“It’s not like in the movies,” Spiers said. “Drowning is a silent killer. They can’t speak or call for help.”
More safety tips are available through a number of online resources, including StopDrowningNow.org, ParentsPreventingChildhoodDrowning.com, and PoolSafely.gov.
■ Don’t just supervise — actively watch without looking away.
■ Keep toys out of the pool when not in use so children don’t have to urge to play.
■ Don’t drink or use drugs while supervising children in the water.
■ Don’t keep patio or lawn furniture near a pool.
■ Don’t assume someone is watching the water.
■ Don’t assume every door and window is locked.
■ Don’t use technology or work from home while supervising children in the water.
■ Don’t rely on personal flotation devices for safety.
■ Install layers of protection, like fences and locked gates.
■ Keep all gates, doors and windows locked.
■ Keep children in the water within arm’s reach.
■ Store pool chemicals in locked containers and out of reach.
■ Learn CPR and rescue breathing.
■ Create an emergency plan in advance.
■ Install a motion alarm on all doors and the pool.
■ Ask a professional for a safety inspection.
Dogs are man’s best friend. Dogs are cuddly, loyal and will clean up your kitchen floor for free. What more could you need? But, dogs provide more than the at home positive benefits listed above. Specifically in a classroom, there are many notable advantages.
The impact on students’ social and emotional development is perhaps the biggest advantage of using dogs in the classroom. Dogs are kind, affectionate creatures who listen well and don’t ever pass judgment. This leads to quick friendly relationships between the dog and the students, giving the students a feeling of accomplishment while also giving them a sense of confidence and connection. Based on the findings of the National Institutes of Health study produced in 2012 and a similar repeat study done in 2022, interacting with a dog also has a “social catalyst” effect that promotes “increased stimulation of social behavior.” Children learn trust and friendship from these relationships, attributes that will contribute greatly to them as adults in the future.
That same NIH study states that having a dog in the classroom fosters a good attitude and has considerable stress relieving effects for the students. Surprisingly, the simple act of only petting a dog can have the effect of reducing heart rate and blood pressure.
Additionally, animal interaction enhances oxytocin, the “love hormone,”
and decreases stress chemicals like cortisol, a hormone that is released into your bloodstream when you are stressed. Just the effortless and easy gesture of touching a dog can help improve students’ moods when they are unhappy or anxious. Furthermore, by reducing the feelings of anxiety in the classroom, students are encouraged to concentrate more on learning.
The NIH study’s summary states, in short, “The presence of a dog in an educational setting seems to support concentration, attention, motivation, and relaxation reflecting reduction of high stress levels which inhibit effective learning and performance.” Dogs promote cognitive development in addition to having a good impact on emotional wellbeing. Reading comprehension, memory, and problem-solving skills are all stimulated and even executive function is improved when students interact with dogs.
A perk that should not be overlooked in particular is the fact that dogs make excellent companions. Dogs can be there for you even when people can’t. They supply constant affection, emotional support, and nonstop cuddling. High school may be depressing and lonely at times, so having a confidant, in this case, an animal, that can’t spread any gossip is always important.
A nurse and committed American Cancer Society volunteer Valerie Burger, of Bellmore, was honored with this year’s Heart and Soul Award at ACS’s Evening of Hope, a recognition event that thanks volunteers and sponsors across Long Island on March 28.
The Heart and Soul Award of Long Island is a prestigious award recognizing someone who encompasses the mission of the American Cancer Society, through volunteerism and participation in multiple American Cancer Society events and mission initiatives, by going above and beyond the expectations of a volunteer role.
Burger has been a volunteer leader in the greater-New York City for over a decade and played a pivotal role in creating a synergetic relationship between the American Cancer Society and the Northwell Health Hospital System. Since 2017, Burger has been the chair of the Board of Advisors in the Long Island Market and is
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currently chair of the Greater New York City Area Board of Advisors.
“Service seems to be in my blood — my DNA, it’s just who I am,” Burger said. “I don’t need an award for that. I only feel complete when I can be of service, and I guess that is why I became a nurse and working in oncology for 33 years has been fulfilling.”
Burger noted that she had “role models who also valued service” growing up, mentioning her parents, her husband, VictorLaBozzetta, and son and daughter
“Valerie Burger is not your average volunteer,” said Katie Goepfrich Schafer, ACS Executive Director’s on Long Island.
“She is a passionate and compassionate leader who understands the full potential of what a partnership with the American Cancer Society can accomplish. She shares her network and her ideas to further our mission by not only engaging her health system but others.
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Being a victim of identity theft is just the beginning. Resolving it can be a stressful and lengthy process, and according to a pair of experts from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, it’s always better to protect in advance against scams and fraud.
Some $8.8 billion was lost to lottery sweepstakes and other scams last year alone, according to the Federal Trade Commission — a 54 percent increase from 2021. Elder fraud cost Americans older than 60 more than $966 million in 2020, according to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center.
In the United States and other countries, these numbers are only growing as criminals increasingly use online scams that target older adults — especially those living alone.
“Even though we talk about this a lot and we give prevention tips, it seems that people are still falling victim to these scams. And that’s why it’s so important to give this information out,” said Donna Harris, a public information representative for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. “Take the information and share with others so that we can get those numbers down and put the fraudsters where they need to be: behind bars.”
Harris was part of a pair of webinars hosted by AARP Long Island and RichnerLive — a sister division to Herald Community Newspapers — addressing these very
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Nassau Community College last weekend, as part of AARP’s drive to help curb fraud of older Americans.
issues affecting older Americans. She was joined by Michael Del Giudice, a postal inspector and team leader within the same division.
“I hear from so many people that are recent victims,” said Bernard Macias, associate state director for Long Island with AARP New York. “It’s so disruptive. It’s so violating, it’s hurtful. It’s life-changing to be a victim.”
Identity theft has become a big problem in the United States and abroad due to so much information being available on the
internet. Every day, many unwittingly open their digital door to a world of strangers who could be scammers. In many cases, the results can be devastating — especially to older and vulnerable adults.
Even though many of these scammers are miles away, they can virtually enter homes through deceptive offers, designed to steal money and financial information.
“Once they have your information, it’s just like your DNA,” Harris said. “They find out who you are, and they can use it to defraud you. This is why we routinely dis-
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cuss current trends and scams to make aware of what is lurking behind the next pitch or offer that seems too good to be true.”
Also helping is not just throwing away documents with sensitive information like your Social Security number, but shredding it. One such mass shredding event happened this past weekend at Nassau Community College, attended by U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, and AARP state director Beth Finkel.
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“There’s nothing more irritating than, at the end of your day, when you’re driving home and you’re looking forward to going home and relaxing with your family, you are greeted at every (utility) pole with an unsightly sign,” said Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin. “We’ve come up with a concept we are hoping is going to help alleviate some of these concerns.”
That concept includes the creation of a “quality of life” task force. Its motivation is removing illegal ads, graffiti and litter, creating clean communities while preserving the suburban landscape in Hempstead.
One of the more popular signs many neighbors might see, Clavin said, are those advertising they “buy houses, no matter what the cost is.” Yet, the cost for hanging the sign could be a fine, since doing so is against the law. Advertisements for businesses — oftentimes hung on utility poles and street signs — are also included under the umbrella of “illegal signage,” Clavin said, and the town has witnessed an increase in these posters or boards being found all over downtowns.
The town’s code states it is illegal to lit ter or hang solicitations on “fences, trees, utility poles, or similar supporting devices, or to vacant or unoccupied structures.”
“These men and women (on the task force) are going to go out throughout the
town every single day,” Clavin said. “They’re going to target different areas.”
Councilman Chris Carini — who represents a district that encompasses South Shore communities like Bellmore, Merrick, Wantagh and Seaford — has worked hard over the last few years to help neigh-
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“Going back to my years as a civic leader, these illegal signs and graffiti have been a major complaint in our neighborhoods,” Carini told reporters during a Merrick news conference last week. “We’ve seen an increase in graffiti. We’ve seen an increase
merce, which work to keep their communities clean, and a place where people want to live.
Joe Baker, past president of the South Merrick Community Civic Association, has been a proponent of the task force. In just three days, Baker said he worked with the Merrick-based group to pull down illegal signs in the area.
“Over the years, we’ve collected hundreds of these,” Baker said. “The quality of life — we want to keep it good. Our motto has always been, ‘Look good, feel good.’ If the community looks good, we feel good.”
Clavin said the task force is just one step to tackling the problem at hand — Carini and other town board members are actively looking at legislation and seeing where adjustments can be made.
Utility companies have offered their support, becoming “very, very willing partners,” Clavin said.
“They understand the concerns. They understand it’s unsightly, and we’ll be changing those laws to strengthen them and fine people for not caring about other people, and where other people live.”
Anyone who wants to report illegal signs, litter or graffiti, can call (516) 4895000, and ask for their specific council person. They also can post areas of concerns
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One of the biggest mistakes a large company can do when coming into a community for the first time is start big and stay big.
But when Las Vegas Sands Corp., came to town looking to spend millions on redevelopment, it didn’t go big. It went hyperlocal.
“They started off right,” said Frank Camarano Jr., president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce. “They understood. They didn’t have to wait for the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce to say, ‘Hey guys, you have to start at the grassroots level.’ It was the exact opposite — they reached out to us.”
Camarano shared the remarks during last week’s Procurement Academy hosted by the council of chambers as well as Sands’ New York division at Nassau Community College. The academy was designed as a way for businesses to get acquainted with the Sands, and possibly seek out avenues where Sands and the businesses could work together.
The $49 billion luxury casino and resort company announced earlier this year it would bid for the Uniondale land surrounding the Nassau Coliseum. The proposal is for a multi-billion-dollar resort that would include hotels, community centers, a performance venue, convention spaces, restaurants and a casino. And although developers say the gaming space
would be less than 10 percent of the overall plan, the casino is exactly what a number of people and organizations have focused on — both positively and negatively.
Still, Sands claims the new luxury resort would provide more than 12,000 construction jobs, and then employ 5,000 people once it opened.
“Long Island, we really, really, really want to be here,” said Norbert Riezler, senior vice president and chief procurement officer for Sands. “We are really excited.”
Riezler shared how the Sands operates
within current locations like Singapore and Las Vegas. He provided statistics and graphs showing the breakdown on the Uniondale project, including where the highest percentage of money would be going, its commitment to local and diverse sourcing, and what it takes to procure this project.
The Sands is currently waiting on a gaming license from the state before it can go any further.
Afterward, Sands broke the 300 or so attendees into smaller groups, discussing everything from food and beverage, tech-
nology, professional services and design and construction.
Julie Marchesella, the owner of clothing boutique Queen of Hearts in Merrick, said she participated primarily to see if she could advertise inside the Sands once it opens.
“They have intentions of catering to weddings, and I felt that this would be a perfect opportunity to advertise … and maybe have a kiosk with a mannequin wearing a beautiful gown,” Marchesella said. “Since Queen of Hearts is on Merrick Avenue — just a very short taxi ride or Uber ride — they might see something there that they love and want to come in and try it on.”
Not everyone is keen about welcoming Sands. A number of people and groups have protested the casino, saying it will increase crime and poverty in and around Uniondale. Nearby Hofstra University is against the development, even filing a lawsuit earlier this month against the Nassau County Planning Commission, claiming it violated state open meetings laws when considering the $4 billion Sands project.
Frank Borrelli, owner of Borrelli’s Italian Restaurant in East Meadow, believes this project is the best option presented so far.
“I think it’s a homer for the community,” he said. “The taxes it’s going to generate for the county will be insane, not only from (the resort), but just branding off and bringing people to the areas. And tourism in general.”
Courtesy Jennifer SolomanWill their bond stand the test of time? Find out how it all unfolds in Jack Heifner’s ‘Vanities,’ the latest production from Adelphi University’s Department of Theatre. This bittersweet comedy is an astute, snapshot-sharp chronicle of the lives of three Texas women and how their friendship evolves. The story begins as Joanne, Kathy and Mary are high school cheerleaders in 1963. Five years later in their college sorority house, they are confronting their futures with nervous jauntiness. In 1974, they reunite briefly in New York. Their lives have diverged and their friendship is strained and ambiguous. Their attempts at honest conversation only show they can no longer afford to have very much in common. The show is directed by Emily Shain with assistant direction by Lauren Buscemi.
By Karen Bloom
pring fully surrounds our senses now. As Mother Nature displays some of the grandeur of the season, “Earth Month” culminates with plenty of hoopla at Planting Fields Aboretum in Oyster Bay.
The more than 4,000 trees in the state park are a fitting backdrop to activities honoring the park’s remarkable verdure this weekend, April 29-30.
Thursday and Friday May 4-5, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 6, 2 and 7:30 p.m; Sunday, May 7, 2 p.m.. $25, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Performing Arts Center, Black Box Theatre, 1 South Ave., Garden City. Adelphi.edu/pac or (516) 877-4000.
Planting Fields has commemorated national Arbor Day since 1987 with fun-filled educational activities and entertainment. This year brings back the festival in all of its natural glory, following a slimmed down pandemic version last spring. That means there’s plenty to interest all ages: tree climbing for the kids, plant clinics, tree plantings with Smokey Bear, a Bonsai exhibit, plant sale, and so much more — along with self-guided tours of that grand old estate, Coe Hall.
Yes, the focus is on having fun, but the festival is about more than simply a good time. With climate change and the continued pressures on the environment at the forefront of our daily lives, park staffers recognize the need to keep this vital park in the public eye.
“We celebrate conservation while drawing attention to the importance of our green spaces,” says Katie Walsh, Planting Fields’ community engagement manager. “I encounter so many people who are visiting us for the first time. Many people think we’re a private estate.”
Not so. Planting Fields — the name references the fertility of the land and its rich agricultural value originally recognized by the native American Matinecocks, and later Dutch and English colonists — is a former Gold Coast estate with more than 400 acres of rolling lawns, gardens, woodlands, and nature walks deeded to New York state in 1949 to become a state park.
with that festival staple Peat Moss & the Fertilizers. A self-guided tree scavenger hunt, courtesy Wonderland Tree Care and Landscapes. A children’s nature craft, involving tree “slices.” The all-important tree planting ceremony. And, new this year, a visit from “NYC Tree” (aka actor Joe Whelski). He’ll wander about telling jokes and regaling everyone with tree facts.
“It’s so important to connect kids to nature at a young age,” Walsh says. “Kids are overwhelmed with their tech. We need to get them involved outdoors with nature and our green spaces.”
Smokey Bear joins in to do just that. The “park icon,” as Walsh refers to him, is the focus of attention when it’s time for the annual tree planting. Two trees will be planted each day.
“It’s a big deal, almost like a ceremony,” Walsh says. “Everyone gathers around and parades to the planting location.”
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Educational and environmental organizations also participate, including the aforementioned Wonderland Tree Care and Landscapes, Cornell Master Gardeners, the state’s agriculture department, Long Island Native Plant Initiative, and North Shore Land Alliance, among others.
Befriend a tree. Planting Fields is surely the place to do just that.
• Planting Fields
Arboretum State Historic Park, Oyster Bay
• Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
• 1395 Planting Fields Road
• April 29-30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• $20 admission per car
• Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, South Campus, Hempstead. For information and to RSVP, call (516) 463-5672, or visit Hofstra.edu/museum
• For information, visit PlantingFields.org, or call (516) 922-8600
“When We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines the collective power of the arts in society.
Since then, the park has thrived as dynamic and vibrant site that’s known for its numerous historic structures, Olmsted Brothers-designed landscapes, and world-class art and horticultural collections.
Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence.
Courtesy Planting Fields Arboretum
Top: Smokey Bear always attracts an enthusiastic following at the festival.
The reigning virtuoso of the violin makes his long-awaited return, appearing on the Tilles Center stage. Experience his impeccable musicianship as never before. The intimate performance gives Perlman fans a deeply personal glimpse into his boyhood in Tel Aviv and New York, and the earliest years of his long and celebrated career. Enjoy an afternoon of music and storytelling as Perlman presents rarely seen archival photos and videos and shares memories, stories, and musical selections that you won’t hear anywhere else. On stage performing with Perlman for this unforgettable afternoon is his longtime collaborator, pianist Rohan DeSilva. The duo has appeared many times together, but this performance transcends a traditional recital to deliver a warm, humorous, personal look back over a legendary life and career.
The annual Arbor Day festivities are a time when the park is at its best. There’s always something for everyone at this family festival — concerts
“It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,” Giordano says. “Artists often lead the charge and expose truths that may otherwise be ignored. The artists in this exhibition take a stand and call out injustices through their art and activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, voting rights, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfilled. They all combine the making
Bottom: Kids can get a bird’s eye view of their surroundings as they celebrate the importance of trees and the preservation of the environment.
Sunday, May 7, 4 p.m. $150, $100, $75. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville. TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.
It’s a question that’s been at the focus of our collective culture for centuries. Now as society navigates the complexities of modern life, art as a path for social change is at the forefront of artistic expression.
State Senator Steve Rhoads continues his mobile office hours around Bellmore and Merrick. Visit North Merrick Public Library, Saturday, May 6, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Call (516) 882-0630 for additional information.
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Broadway powerhouse Caissie Levy visits the Landmark stage, Friday, her for a night of song, stories and laughter before she embarks across the pond to star in “Next to Normal” in the West End. Fresh off her powerful role in this season’s must-see production of “Leopoldstadt,” this is a rare opportunity to spend an evening with Levy singing some of her favorite tunes. The versatile actress of Broadway, off-Broadway and West End fame, Levy also finds time for many concert appearances — she’s backed up Rod Stewart in his Las Vegas residency, headlined Carnegie Halll, and continues to delight audiences with solo appearances. $61, $51, $41. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.
Nassau County Museum of Art’s new exhibition, “Eye And Mind: The Shin Collection,” highlights the extraordinary collection masterworks assembled by 31-year-old connoisseur Hong Gyu Shin, an internationally recognized figure in the global art world. He shares his treasures, including works by Whistler, Lautrec, Boucher, Daumier, Delacroix, Klimt, Schiele, Balthus, Warhol, de Kooning, Gorky and many other important names from art history provocatively juxtaposed with the painting and sculpture of our own time from both Asia and the West. On view through July . Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
Rhett Miller, Old 97 frontman performs, Friday, May 5, at My Father’s Place supper club. The alt country-pop power pop singer-songwriter is acclaimed for his compelling melodic tunes Doors open at 6 p.m., concert is at 8 p.m. The Metropolitan, 3 Pratt Blvd., Glen Cove. For tickets/information, visit MyFathersPlace.com or call (516) 580-0887.
Support PFY, a division of Long Island Crisis Center, at a 30th Anniversary Benefit celebration, Tuesday, June 13, 6-10 p.m. With drag bingo and performances by Ivy Stalls and Syn; also special guest honoree actor-authoractivist Maulik Pancholy. The event, honoring PFY’s 30 years serving Long Island/Queens’ LGBTQ+ communities, is at Westbury Manor, 1100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury. For more information and tickets, go to tinyurl.com/pfyevent2023.
Join Nassau County Museum
Director Charles A. Riley II, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, May 23, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss ‘Balthus and Neo-Classicism,” in a session that is keyed to Balthus, along with Derain and such figures as Nijinsky and Prokofiev, who were experimenting with the re-invention of classical forms and motifs, notably those of the Renaissance. A decadent in the manner of Wilde, an Old Master painter among the Cubists (Picasso considered him a great talent), Balthus also became associated with the fiction of Nabokov, a literary connection that will also be considered. Participation is limited; registration required. $40, $20 members. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org or call (516) 484-9337.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Bellmore Fire Department hosts its Bingo and Lucky Number Auction, Friday, May 5. Doors open at 6 p.m. and game starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10, $5 children under 10. 230 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. Call Denise Cotter with questions at (516) 673-6622.
Adelphi Department of Dance students present their semi-annual dance showcase on the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage, Thursday and Friday, April 27-28, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 29, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 30, 2 p.m. Dancers are working with guest artist Alberto “Tito” del Saz, artistic director of The Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance, to present “Four Brubeck Pieces,” featuring music from Dave Brubeck’s classic album “Time Out.” The performance also features choreography by dance faculty members Frank Augustyn, Orion Duckstein, Adelheid B. Strelick, and adjunct faculty Bivi Kimura. The show will be livestreamed during the Saturday matinee and evening performances. Tickets are $30, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Livestream access is $20. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 877-4000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.
Bring the kids to Old Westbury Gardens for a storybook adventure, Saturday, May 6, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Stroll the gardens and listen to Jory John’s “The Bad Seed.” Later create a unique take home craft. For ages 3-5. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.
Dispose of hazardous materials such as antifreeze, drain cleaners, pesticides, fluorescent bulbs,and more, at the Town of Hempstead’s collection, Saturday, May 13, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 2600 Newbridge Road, South Bellmore, Visit HempsteadNY.gov for more.
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Back by popular demand, families will enjoy a musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Thursday, April 27, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Friday, April, 28, 10:15 am., noon, and 6:15 p.m.; Saturday, April 29, 2 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, May 3-4, noon. Elephant and Piggie storm the stage in a rollicking musical romp filled with plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense perfect for young audiences. Together with nutty backup singers, The Squirrelles, the comedic duo even gets the audience involved in the action. $9 with museum admission ($7 members), $12 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.
Kids Fest, an annual carnival with the Merrick Chamber of Commerce, returns Friday through Sunday, April 28-30
Rides will be open on Friday from 6 to 11 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Merchants and professional displays will be open on the weekend from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It all happens at the Merrick Long Island Rail Road parking lot, at Sunrise Highway and Merrick Ave. For more, visit MerrickChamber.org.
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The Baldwin Chapter of Homemakers invites everyone to their annual auction, Wednesday, April 26, starting at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 and includes one front table raffle ticket. With coffee, cake and a door prize, at Baldwin Middle School, 3211 Schreiber Place, Baldwin. Additional raffles tickets can be purchased. For more information, call (516) 341-1986.
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BELLMOREMERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Education of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will hold a Public Hearing on May 3, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the Central Administration Building located at the Brookside School, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, Merrick, New York, for the purpose of transacting all business as is authorized by the Education Law, including, but not limited to, discussion of the expenditure of funds and budgeting therefore relative to the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary expenditures of the Central High School District for the school year 2023-2024 and on propositions involving the expenditure of funds or the levy of tax, at which time and which place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof concerning the same will have an opportunity to be heard.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO
GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes (school budget) and copies of propositions involving expenditure of moneys and the operation of the school system for the ensuing year, will be available to any taxpayer in the District seven days immediately preceding the public hearing except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at each schoolhouse in which school is maintained during the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO
GIVEN that a Real Property Tax Exemption Report, prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part; and shall be posted on District Bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as on the District’s website.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
BELLMORE-MERRICK
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICT
PATTIANNE GUCCIONE
DISTRICT CLERK
The above notice will be published in the Bellmore Herald and Merrick Herald newspapers on Thursday, March 30, 2023, April 13, 2023 and April 27, 2023.
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BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK
EL AVISO SE HA DADO
AQUÍ que la Junta de Educación del BellmoreMerrick Central High School District celebrará una audiencia pública el 3 de mayo de 2023, a las 7:30 p.m. en la Sala de la Junta del Edificio de Administración Central ubicado en la Escuela Brookside, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, Merrick, Nueva York, con el propósito de tramitar todos los negocios según lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación, que incluye, entre otros, la discusión de los gastos de fondos y presupuestos, por lo tanto, en relación con la apropriación de fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos necesarios del Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias para el año escolar 2023-2024 y sobre las propuestas que involucran el gasto de fondos o la recaudación de impuestos, en qué momento y en qué lugar todas las personas interesadas en el tema del mismo en relación con el mismo tendrán la oportunidad de ser escuchadas.
Y TAMBIÉN SE DE AVISO que una copia del estado de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente con fines escolares (presupuesto escolar) y copias de las propuestas relacionadas con el gasto de dinero y el funcionamiento del sistema escolar para el año siguiente , estará disponible para cualquier contribuyente en el Distrito siete días inmediatamente antes de la audiencia pública, excepto los sábados, domingos o días festivos, en cada escuela en la que se mantenga la escuela durante las horas de 8:00 a.m. y 4:00 p.m.
Y TAMBIÉN SE DE AVISO que un Informe de Exención del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, preparado de acuerdo con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, se adjuntará a cualquier presupuesto provisional / preliminar, así como al presupuesto adoptado final del cual formará parte; y se publicarán en el (los) tablón (s) de boletines del Distrito que se mantendrá para avisos públicos, así como en el sitio web del Distrito
POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN
BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICT
PATTIANNE GUCCIONE SECRETARIO DE DISTRITO
El aviso anterior se publicará en los periódicos Herald de Bellmore y Herald de Merrick el Jueves, el 30
de Marzo de 2023, el 13 de Abril de 2023 y el 27 de Abril de 2023.
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LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE REUNIÓN ANUAL, AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, ELECCIÓN, Y REGISTRO DE VOTANTES DISTRITO ESCOLAR GRATUITO DE NORTH BELLMORE UNION NORTH BELLMORE, PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK
De conformidad con la Sección 1716 de la Ley de Educación, el 8 de mayo de 2023 a las 7:30 p.m. se llevará a cabo una audiencia pública para discutir el presupuesto propuesto del Distrito Escolar 2023/24, y cualquier otro asunto que pueda presentarse antes de la reunión, el 8 de mayo de 2023 a las 7:30 p.m. en el Edificio de Administración en Martin Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York. Una copia del estado de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año escolar 2023/24 para fines escolares puede obtener, previa solicitud, por cualquier residente del distrito escolar a partir del 2 de mayo de 2023 durante las horas de 9:00 a.m. y 3:00 p.m., excepto los sábados, domingos o días festivos.
POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA QUE LA VOTACIÓN ANUAL DE LOS VOTANTES CALIFICADOS DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR GRATUITO DE North Bellmore Union se llevará a cabo en Newbridge Road School, North Bellmore, el martes 16 de mayo de 2023 con el siguiente propósito: Un. Votar sobre el Presupuesto Escolar Anual para el año escolar 2023-2024 y autorizar la recaudación de un impuesto sobre la propiedad imponible del Norte Distrito Escolar de Bellmore para tales fines.
B. La elección de un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación.
C. Votar sobre cualquier otra proposición que pueda presentarse adecuadamente antes de la reunión.
La votación será por boleta en las máquinas de votación y las urnas permanecerán abiertas para votar desde las 6:00 a.m. hasta las 9:00 p.m., y tanto tiempo como sea necesario para que todos los votantes presentes emitan sus votos. La votación será en el gimnasio de la Newbridge Road School.
Las copias del presupuesto propuesto para 2023/24 estarán disponibles previa solicitud en cada una de las oficinas de las
escuelas en el distrito, J. G. Dinkelmeyer School, Newbridge Road School, Park Avenue School, Saw Mill Road School y Martin Avenue School entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m. en cada día que no sea sábado, Domingo o feriado durante los catorce (14) días anteriores a la Votación Anual, y en el sitio web de la escuela.
TENGA MÁS AVISO de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre Bienes Inmuebles, un informe de exención que detalla las exenciones del impuesto sobre bienes inmuebles estará disponible y se adjuntará a cualquier presupuesto tentativo, preliminar o final.
POR FAVOR, TOME NOTA de que la elección de los miembros de la Junta de Educación será la siguiente:
Un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación; por períodos completos de tres (3) años, comenzando el 1 de julio de 2023 y terminando el 30 de junio de 2026.
SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que las peticiones de nominación para candidatos a la Junta de Educación deben presentarse ante el Secretario del Distrito entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m. a más tardar el 17 de abril de 2023 a las 5:00 p.m. Cada petición deberá indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada signatario, deberá indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato, y debe ser firmada por no menos de cuarenta y nueve (49) votantes calificados del distrito escolar para la elección de los miembros de la Junta de Educación. Las vacantes en la Junta de Educación no se consideran oficinas separadas y específicas; Los candidatos se presentan en libertad. Las peticiones de nominación no describirán ninguna vacante específica en la Junta para la cual el candidato está nominado.
TENGA EN CUENTA que en la Votación Anual, los votantes calificados del Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias de Bellmore-Merrick votarán para los siguientes propósitos:
Un. Votar sobre el presupuesto anual de Bellmore-Merrick Central High
Distrito Escolar para el año 2023-2024 y autorizar la recaudación de un impuesto sobre la propiedad imponible de la Escuela Secundaria Central Bellmore-Merrick Distrito para tales fines.
B. Votar sobre cualquier otra proposición que pueda presentarse debidamente ante el Votantes.
SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que, de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2014, se requiere el registro personal de los votantes, y ninguna
persona tendrá derecho a votar en la Junta de Distrito cuyo nombre no aparezca en el registro del Distrito. El registro de votantes para el Distrito estará en curso hasta el jueves 11 de mayo de 2023, inclusive, desde las 9:00 a.m. hasta las 3:00 p.m. (hora prevaleciente), en todos los días escolares del año escolar, en la Oficina del Distrito, la Escuela Primaria J. G. Dinkelmeyer, la Escuela Primaria Newbridge Road, la Escuela Primaria Park Avenue y la Escuela Primaria Saw Mill Road, con el propósito de preparar un registro de los votantes calificados del Distrito para dicha Reunión de Distrito, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en dicho registro, siempre que se sepa o se demuestre que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o posteriormente en la Reunión de Distrito para la cual se prepara dicho registro. Inmediatamente después de su finalización, el registro se archivará en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, 2616 Martin Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York, y estará abierto para su inspección por cualquier votante calificado del Distrito entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m. (hora prevaleciente) en cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores a la reunión del distrito para la cual se preparó, excepto domingo, y el sábado 13 de mayo de 2023 solo con cita previa. SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que, de conformidad con la Ley de Educación de 2018, las solicitudes de boletas de voto en ausencia se pueden solicitar en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito. El Secretario de Distrito debe recibir solicitudes de boletas de voto en ausencia no antes de treinta (30) días antes de la elección. Además, el Secretario de Distrito debe recibir dicha solicitud al menos siete días antes de la elección si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta debe entregarse personalmente al votante o a su agente designado. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna de una boleta de voto en ausencia enviada por correo, el Secretario del Distrito enviará la boleta por correo a la dirección establecida en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación.
Ninguna boleta de votante ausente será sondeada a menos que haya sido recibida en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. (hora prevaleciente) el día de la elección.
Una lista de todas las personas a quienes se habrán emitido boletas de voto en ausencia
estará disponible en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, 2616 Martin Avenue, North Bellmore, Nueva York, comenzando con la emisión de la primera boleta de voto en ausencia y durante el horario comercial regular en cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores al día de la elección entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m. (hora prevaleciente), excepto el domingo y el sábado 13 de mayo de 2023 solo con cita previa. Dicha lista también estará disponible en el lugar de votación en la fecha de la votación. Ninguna boleta de votante ausente será sondeada a menos que haya sido recibida en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito del Distrito Escolar Libre de North Bellmore Union a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. (hora prevaleciente) el día de la Reunión Anual del Distrito. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que una persona tendrá derecho a votar en la reunión anual y la elección que sea ciudadano de los Estados Unidos, dieciocho años de edad, residente del Distrito por un período de treinta días anterior a la elección que ofrece votar y registrado para votar para dicha elección. Una persona se registrará para votar si se ha registrado permanentemente con la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau o con la Junta de Registro del distrito escolar. Sólo tendrán derecho a votar las personas inscritas. SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que la Junta de Registro se reunirá durante las horas de votación el 16 de mayo de 2023 en el lugar de votación del distrito escolar con el fin de preparar un registro para las reuniones o elecciones del Distrito que se celebrarán después del 16 de mayo de 2023.
Dicho registro incluirá (1) todos los votantes calificados del distrito escolar que se presentarán personalmente para el registro; y (2) todos los votantes calificados registrados permanentemente en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau. Se notifica además que los votantes militares que no están actualmente registrados pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del distrito escolar pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta militar. Los votantes militares pueden designar una preferencia para recibir un registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Los formularios de registro de
votantes militares y los formularios de solicitud de boleta militar deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito del distrito escolar a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 20 de abril de 2023. No se realizará ningún escrutinio de boleta militar a menos que (1) se reciba en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el día de las elecciones y muestre una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o que muestre un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) recibido por la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del día de las elecciones y firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que se asocia a no más tarde del día anterior a la elección.
POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN
Laurice Gunnels Secretario de Distrito Esta información se proporciona en español de conformidad con la Ley de Derecho al Voto de 1965.
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A. To vote upon the Annual School Budget for the school year 2023-2024 and to authorize levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the North Bellmore School District for such purposes.
B. The election of one (1) member of the Board of Education.
C. To vote upon such other propositions as may properly come before the meeting.
Voting will be by ballot on voting machines and the polls will remain open for voting from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., and as much longer as may be necessary for all voters then present to cast their votes. Voting will be in the gymnasium of the Newbridge Road School. Copies of the proposed 2023/24 budget will be available upon request at each of the offices of the school houses in the district, J. G. Dinkelmeyer School, Newbridge Road School, Park Avenue School, Saw Mill Road School and Martin Avenue School between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday during the fourteen (14) days preceding the Annual Vote, and on the school’s website.
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING, ELECTION, AND REGISTRATION OF VOTERS
NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NORTH BELLMORE, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
Pursuant to Section 1716 of Education Law a Public Hearing for discussion of the proposed 2023/24 School District Budget, and such other business as may come before the meeting, will be held on May 08, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. at the Administration Building on Martin Avenue, Bellmore, New York. A copy of the state of the amount of monies which will be required for the 2023/24 school year for school purposes may be obtained, upon request, by any school district resident commencing May 2, 2023 during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. except for Saturdays, Sundays or holidays.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Vote of the qualified voters of the North Bellmore Union Free School District will be held at the Newbridge Road School, North Bellmore, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 for the following purpose:
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 495, an exemption report detailing exemptions from real property taxation shall be available and appended to any tentative, preliminary or final budget.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the election of members of the Board of Education will be as follows:
One (1) member of the Board of Education; for full terms of three (3) years, commencing July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2026.
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN that nominating petitions for candidates for the Board of Education must be filed with the District Clerk between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. not later than April 17, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Each petition shall state the name and residence of each signor, shall state the name and residence of the candidate, and must be signed by not less than forty-nine (49) qualified voters of the school district for election of members of the Board of Education. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that at the Annual Vote, qualified voters of the Bellmore-
Merrick Central High School District shall vote for the following purposes:
A. To vote upon the annual budget of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District for the year 2023-2024 and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the BellmoreMerrick Central High School District for such purposes.
B. To vote upon such other propositions as may properly come before the Voters.
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law §2014 personal registration of voters is required, and no person shall be entitled to vote at the District Meeting whose name does not appear on the register of the District. Voter registration for the District will be ongoing through and including Thursday, May 11, 2023, from 9:00 o’clock A.M. until 3:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time), on all school days of the school year, at the District Office, J. G. Dinkelmeyer Elementary School, Newbridge Road Elementary School, Park Avenue Elementary School and Saw Mill Road Elementary School, for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of the District for said District Meeting, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register, provided that he/she is known or proven to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at said District Meeting for which such register is prepared. Immediately upon its completion, the register will be filed in the office of the District Clerk, 2616 Martin Avenue, Bellmore, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the hours of 9:00 o’clock A.M. and 3:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) on each of the five (5) days prior to the District Meeting for which it was prepared, except Sunday, and on Saturday, May 13, 2023 by appointment only.
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law 2018a applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the office of the District Clerk. The District Clerk must receive applications for absentee ballots no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. Furthermore, the District Clerk must receive such application at least seven days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the
ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. No absentee voter’s ballot will be canvassed unless it has been received in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 P.M. (prevailing time) on the day of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the office of the District Clerk, 2616 Martin Avenue, North Bellmore, New York, commencing with the issuance of the first absentee ballot and during regular business hours on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the election between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time), except Sunday and on Saturday, May 13, 2023 by appointment only. Such list will also be available at the polling place on the date of the vote. No absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the office of the District Clerk of the North Bellmore Union Free School District not later than 5:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) on the day of Annual District Meeting.
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a person shall be entitled to vote at the annual meeting and election who is a citizen of the United States, eighteen years of age, a resident of the District for a period of thirty days next preceding the election he offers to vote and registered to vote for said election. A person shall be registered to vote if he or she shall have permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections or with the Board of Registration of the school district. Only persons who shall be registered shall be entitled to vote.
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN that the Board of Registration will meet during the hours of voting on May 16, 2023 at the polling place of the school district for the purpose of preparing a register for District meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 16, 2023. Said register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the school district who shall present themselves personally for registration; and (2) all qualified voters permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections.
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration,
military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot.
Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk of the school district no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2023. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no 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 associated to be not later than the day before the election.
BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Laurice Gunnels
District Clerk
This information is provided in Spanish in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN, that the Bellmore Union Free School District, in the County of Nassau, New York (the “District”) is hereby authorized to establish a Capital Reserve Fund pursuant to Education Law §3651 to be known as the “Capital Reserve Fund-2023” (the “Fund”), with the purpose of providing moneys for future capital improvements, including but not limited to: construction, reconstruction, renovation, replacement, alteration, additions, and improvements to District facilities and the sites thereof, and the acquisition of equipment, furnishings, machinery, and apparatus for the District; the probable term of said Fund will not exceed ten (10) years from the date of its establishment; the ultimate principal amount therein to total $12,000,000, plus interest earnings thereon; such amount to be provided, in part, by the transfer of $4,685,411, plus interest earnings, from the District’s “Capital Reserve Fund-2018”; and the source of the funding to be fund balance at the end of each fiscal year, State Aid received as reimbursement for expenditures by the District in connection with the projects funded by the Fund and/or other legally available funds that may be placed into the Fund. Voting shall take place between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
NOTICE IS FURTHER
be filed with the District Clerk by 5:00 p.m., Monday, April 17, 2023. Such nominating petition must state the residence of each signer, the name and residence of the candidate, and be signed by at least thirty (30) qualified district voters. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes will be elected to office.
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN, that personal registration is a prerequisite for voting, and no person will be entitled to vote at such election whose name does not appear upon the register prepared for such election; except that any person, a resident of the District, who is permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections to vote and whose registration is current, shall also be qualified to vote at this election without further registration. Qualified individuals may register from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on days when school is in session at the District Office at 580 Winthrop Ave., Bellmore, NY, except that no registration shall take place less than five (5) days preceding the election, this year no later than 3:00 p.m. on May 11, 2023.
NOTICE IS FURTHER
designated agent. Absentee ballot applications will not be accepted by the District Clerk before April 17, 2023. 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
Central High School District shall vote for the following purposes:
a) To vote upon the annual school budget for the 2023-2024 school year, and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the District for the foregoing purposes.
b) To vote upon such other propositions as may properly come before the meeting.
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION, BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public budget hearing of the Bellmore Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, NY, will be held at the Shore Road School, Bellmore, NY on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the expenditure of funds for the 2023-2024 school year and the budgeting thereof and for other business as is authorized by the NY State Education Law.
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GIVEN, that an election to fill one (1) vacancy, for a term of three (3) years, for the office of member of the Board of Education, will be held at the Shore Road School, Bellmore, NY, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. The vote upon the 2023-2024 school year budget will also be held at said annual meeting, and the upon the following proposition:
GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the school year 2023-2024 may be obtained by any resident of the District during the fourteen (14) days preceding the vote, except Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays, at the schools of the District from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN, that pursuant to the Real Property Tax Law §495, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted.
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Board of Education member must
GIVEN, that the register be filed in the office of the Superintendent of Schools where it shall be open for inspection to any qualified voter of the District and in the District Clerk’s office in the Winthrop Avenue School from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. during the five (5) days prior to the election except Sunday, and by appointment only from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on the Saturday prior to the election.
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GIVEN, that absentee ballot applications for the school district 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 District website, www.bellmoreschools.org , 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
GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, any person serving in the military, including spouses and dependents, may register to vote in the upcoming school district election. A military voter who is a qualified voter of the District may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk by email (ryee@bellmoreschools.or g) or phone (516-679-2910). A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk. Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2023. Military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 16, 2023 if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of the polls on May 16, 2023 if showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government. A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot.
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GIVEN, that the Board of Education shall convene a special meeting thereof at the Shore Road School within 24 hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot, for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports for the results of the ballot, and declaring the results of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law Section 2019-a.2-b, at said special meeting of the Board.
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GIVEN, that at the annual election of the Bellmore Union Free School District, qualified voters of the Bellmore-Merrick
DATED: March 2023 Bellmore, NY BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Randy Yee, District Clerk 137757
LEGAL NOTICE
AVISO DE LA AUDIENCIA SOBRE EL PRESUPUESTO Y DE LA REUNIÓN ANUAL Y LAS ELECCIONES DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR BELLMORE UNION FREE, PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK
POR EL PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que se celebrará una audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar Bellmore Union Free, pueblo de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en Shore Road School, Bellmore, Nueva York, el martes 2 de mayo de 2023 a las 7:30 p. m. para analizar el gasto de los fondos para el año escolar 2023-2024, su correspondiente presupuesto y otros asuntos según la autorización de la Ley de Educación del estado de Nueva York.
ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que se celebrarán elecciones para cubrir una (1) vacante con un mandato de tres (3) años para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación en Shore Road School, Bellmore, Nueva York el martes 16 de mayo de 2023. La votación del presupuesto del año escolar 2023-2024 también se llevará a cabo en dicha reunión anual, con el propósito de votar sobre la siguiente propuesta: ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que se autoriza mediante el presente al Distrito Escolar Bellmore Union Free, en el condado de Nassau, Nueva York (“distrito”) a crear un fondo de reserva de capitales conforme a la sección 3651 de la Ley de Educación que se identificará como el “fondo de reserva de capitales 2023” (“fondo”), con el propósito de financiar futuras mejoras de capital,
que incluirán, entre otras: construcción, reconstrucción, renovación, reemplazo, modificación, adiciones y mejoras en las instalaciones del distrito y sitios respectivos, y la adquisición de equipos, mobiliarios, maquinarias y aparatos para el distrito. El plazo probable de dicho fondo no excederá los diez (10) años a partir de la fecha de su establecimiento; el monto principal ascenderá a un total de $12,000,000, más los intereses devengados, y este monto se proporcionará en parte, mediante la transferencia de $4,685,411, más los intereses devengados, del “fondo de reserva de capitales 2018” del distrito, y la fuente para la financiación será el saldo del fondo al final de cada año fiscal, la ayuda estatal recibida como reembolso de los gastos del distrito en relación con los proyectos financiados por el fondo u otros fondos legalmente disponibles que puedan asignarse al fondo. La votación se realizará entre las 6:30 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que cualquier residente del distrito podrá obtener una copia de la declaración del monto de dinero que será requerido para el año escolar 2023-2024 durante los catorce (14) días previos a la votación, excepto los sábados, domingos o feriados, en las escuelas del distrito, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m.
POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que, conforme a la sección 495 de la Ley de Impuesto a la Propiedad Inmobiliaria, se exige que el distrito adjunte un informe de exención al presupuesto propuesto. En este informe de exenciones, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, se mostrará el modo en el que el valor total calculado de la lista de cálculos finales que se utilice en el proceso presupuestario queda libre de impuestos, se enumerarán todos los tipos de exenciones que otorgue la autoridad legal y se expondrá el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se prevé recibir como pago en lugar de impuestos y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas.
ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes para nominar candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación deberán presentarse ante el secretario del distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del lunes 17 de abril de 2023. La solicitud de nominación debe incluir la residencia de cada
suscriptor y el nombre y la residencia del candidato y debe estar firmada por al menos treinta (30) votantes calificados del distrito. El candidato que reciban el mayor número de votos serán electos para el cargo.
ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que el registro personal es un requisito previo para votar y nadie podrá votar en esta elección si su nombre no aparece en el registro preparado para dicha elección; a excepción de cualquier persona residente del distrito que esté registrada de manera permanente en la Junta de Elecciones del condado de Nassau para votar y cuyo registro esté vigente, quien también podrá votar en esta elección sin registro adicional. Las personas calificadas podrán registrarse los días en que la escuela esté en sesión desde las 9:00 a. m. hasta las 3:00 p. m. en la oficina del distrito en 580 Winthrop Ave., Bellmore, Nueva York, pero no se harán registros con menos de cinco (5) días de anticipación a la elección; este año el límite es el 11 de mayo de 2023 a las 3:00 p. m. ADEMÁS, SE NOTIFICA que el registro se presentará en la oficina del superintendente escolar y en la oficina del secretario del distrito en Winthrop Avenue School de 9:00 a. m. a 3:00 p. m. donde estará abierto para que cualquier votante calificado del distrito pueda inspeccionarlo en cada uno de los cinco (5) días previos a la elección, excepto el domingo, y solo con cita previa de 9:00 a.m. a 12:00 p. m. el sábado anterior a la elección.
POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de voto por ausencia para la elección del distrito escolar y el voto del presupuesto se deben completar en un formulario elaborado por la Junta de Electoral de su estado, el cual se puede obtener en el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del estado de Nueva York en (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 distrito, www.bellmoreschools.org 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 17 de abril de 2023. 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 al día de la elección, excepto el domingo, y únicamente con cita entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 12:00 p. m. del sábado anterior a la elección.
ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con la Ley de Educación, sección 2018-d, cualquier persona que preste servicio en el ejército, incluidos los cónyuges y dependientes, se puede inscribir para votar en la próxima elección del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito pueden obtener un formulario de inscripción comunicándose con la Secretaría del Distrito por correo electrónico (ryee@bellmoreschools.or g) o por teléfono (516-679-2910). Los votantes militares que estén debidamente inscritos pueden solicitar una boleta electoral militar pidiendo una solicitud en la Secretaría del Distrito. Las solicitudes completadas se deben entregar en persona o por correo postal en la Secretaría del Distrito, y se deben recibir antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 20 de abril de 2023. Las boletas electorales militares se deben recibir antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 16 de mayo de 2023 si están firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección o no más tarde del cierre de las urnas el 16 de mayo de 2023 si muestran una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero o muestran un endoso fechado de recepción por otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Los votantes militares pueden decidir si prefieren recibir un Formulario de registro para los votantes militares, una Solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud para dicho registro, solicitud de boleta electoral o boleta electoral.
ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Educación organizará una reunión extraordinaria para tratar este tema en Shore Road School en un plazo de 24 horas después de la
presentación ante el secretario del distrito de un informe por escrito con los resultados de la votación con el objeto de evaluar y tabular estos informes con los resultados de la votación y declarar los resultados de esta; y que la Junta, mediante el presente, se designa a sí misma como el grupo de secretarios encargados de emitir y escrutar los votos conforme a la sección 2019-a.2-b de la Ley de Educación en la reunión extraordinaria de la Junta.
ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que, durante la elección anual del Distrito Escolar Bellmore Union Free, los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de Escuelas Secundarias Bellmore-Merrick votarán con los siguientes fines:
a) Votar sobre el presupuesto escolar anual para el año escolar 2023-2024 y autorizar la imposición de un impuesto sobre la propiedad sujeta a tributación del distrito para los propósitos anteriores.
b) Votar sobre cualquier otra propuesta que se pueda presentar oportunamente en la reunión.
FECHA: marzo de 2023
Bellmore, NY
POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR
BELLMORE UNION FREE
Randy Yee, secretario del distrito 137759
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU
US Bank National Association, as Trustee for Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Home Equity Asset Trust 2006-7, Home Equity Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-7, Plaintiff AGAINST Robert Cullen a/k/a Robert J. Cullen; Barbara Cullen a/k/a Barbara L. Cullen; et al., Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered February 8, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 10, 2023 at 3:00PM, premises known as 2032 Bergen Street, Bellmore, NY 11710. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the west side of Bergen Street, Bellmore, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 56 Block 142 Lots 819 & 820.
Approximate amount of judgment $867,267.40 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold
subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 011407/2014. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”
Jane Shrenkel, Esq, Referee
LOGS Legal Group LLP
f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC
Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff
175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York
14624
(877) 430-4792
Dated: March 10, 2023
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC
AUCTION Supreme Court of New York, Nassau County. U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST, Plaintiff,against- HENRY OSORIO, JR.; MARITZA OSORIO
A/K/A MARITZA A. OSORIO; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; MIDLAND FUNDING OF DELAWARE LLC; AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK; FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY LLC. Index No. 611370/2018. Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgement of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated March 17th, 2023 and entered with the Nassau County Clerk on March 22nd, 2023, John G. Kennedy, Esq., the CourtAppointed Referee, will sell the premises known as 1294 Poplar Street, Bellmore, New York 11710 at public auction at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501, on the 15th of May, 2023 at 02:00 P.M. The sale will occur, rain or shine. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health concerns, then the Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in North Bellmore in the Township of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York known as Section: 56; Block: 220; Lot: 19 will be sold subject to the provisions of filed Judgment, Index No. 611370/2018. The approximate amount of judgment is $243,284.88 plus interest and costs.
FRIEDMAN VARTOLO LLP
85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
138778
LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE VOTO ANUAL DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK EL AVISO SE HA DADO
AQUI que el voto anual de los votantes calificados del BellmoreMerrick Central High School District, el Condado de Nassau, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo el Martes, el 16 de Mayo de 2023, en los varios lugares de votación designados por el Bellmore, Merrick, North Bellmore y North Merrick Union Free School Districts, de la siguiente manera:
BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, en el Shore Road School, 2801 Shore Road, Bellmore, Nueva York, , entre las 6:30 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m.
MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, en la Merrick District OfficeKatherine E. Reif Administration Center, 21 Babylon Road, Merrick, Nueva York, entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m.
NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT en la escuela Newbridge Road, 1601 Newbridge Road, North Bellmore, Nueva York, entre las 6:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m.
NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, en la Biblioteca Pública de North Merrick, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, entre las 6:30 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m. Para los siguientes propósitos:
PROPOSICIÓN NUMERO
1- PRESUPUESTO DEL DISTRITO CENTRAL DE LA ESCUELA SECUNDARIA
SE RESUELVE, que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias de Bellmore-Merrick, ciudad Hempstead, condado de Nassau, está autorizada a gastar las sumas apropiadas del fondo general de ciento ochenta y ocho millones, ochocientos sesenta y tres mil , quinientos veintiún dólares ($188,863,521) que se recaudarán mediante impuestos en los distintos distritos incluidos dentro del Distrito Central Escuelas Secundarias después de deducir los fondos disponibles correspondientes a la ayuda estatal y otras fuentes.
PROPOSICIÓN NUMERO
2- PROYECTOS DE MEJORA DE CAPITAL
SE RESUELVE, que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Central BellmoreMerrick de Escuelas Secundarias, ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, está autorizada a gastar la suma de un millón seiscientos cuarenta mil dólares ($1,640,000) que representan el saldo de dinero en el fondo de
reserva de capitales establecido en mayo de 2016 para los siguientes propósitos: reconstrucción de aceras y estacionamientos de Merrick Avenue MS; reconstrucción de la cancha de tenis de Merrick Avenue MS; Reparación/reemplazo de vías en Merrick Avenue MS; Reconstrucción de las gradas exteriores de Merrick Avenue MS; Reconstrucción del salón de clases de ciencias del consumidor y la familia de Merrick Avenue MS; alteraciones interiores en todo el distrito; Reconstrucción del exterior del edificio de las Escuelas Intermedias; reemplazo de cortinas y aparejos de escenario en todo el distrito; mejoras de sonido e iluminación en todo el distrito en los auditorios; reemplazo de piso/techo en todo el distrito; reconstrucción de HVAC en todo el distrito; reconstrucción eléctrica en todo el distrito; reconstrucción de plomería en todo el distrito; reducciones en todo el distrito. Dado que los fondos que se van a usar proceden del fondo de reserva de capitales, la aprobación de esta propuesta no requerirá un gravamen fiscal sobre los bienes inmuebles del distrito. Esta propuesta será independiente de la Propuesta Núm. 1. Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que el registro se llevará a cabo en los lugares de votación indicados anteriormente por Las Juntas de Registro de los varios distritos componentes de la siguiente manera: la Bellmore Union Free School District en la Oficina del Distrito, Winthrop Avenue School, 580 Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York, en todos los días de clases del año escolar hasta cinco (5) días anteriores a la votación entre el horario de 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m.; la Merrick Union Free School District en la Oficina Administrativa, 21 Babylon Road, Merrick, Nueva York, en todos los días de clases del año escolar hasta cinco (5) días anteriores a la votación entre las horas de 9:30 a.m. y 3:30 p.m.; la North Bellmore Union Free School District en la Oficina Administrativa, 2616 Martin Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York, y todas las escuelas del distrito en todos los días de clases del año escolar hasta cinco (5) días anteriores a la votación entre las horas de 9:00 a.m. y 3:00 p.m.; y la North Merrick Union Free School District en la escuela Harold D. Fayette, 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, Nueva York, en todos los días escolares del año escolar hasta cinco (5) días antes de la votación entre las 9:00 a.m. y 4:00 p.m., y además, el miércoles el
10 de Mayo de 2023, en la Escuela de Fayette D. Harold entre las horas de 4:00 p.m y 8:00 p.m. con el fin de preparar un registro de los votantes calificados con derecho a votar en la reunión de la escuela y la elección para la que dicho registro es preparado, en la forma prevista por la ley. El registro, como así preparado, será archivado en la Oficina del Secretario (District Clerk) en cada uno de los respectivos Distritos Unión Libre como se establece en este aviso y dicho registro sera abierto por inspección en horas razonables hasta cinco (5) días antes de la fecha establecida para votar sobre el presupuesto y la elección del distrito, excepto el domingo, y por cita el sábado anterior de la elección en cada distrito elemental.
Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que una persona quien es cuidadano de Los Estados Unidos, tenga diez y ocho años de edad y es residente del Distrito Escolar de la Unión en el que se tiene la intención de votar a favor un período de treinta días antes de la elección y esta registrado para votar para la elección dicha tendrá derecho a votar. Una persona debera ser registrada para votar si el o ella han registrado permanente con La Junta de Elecciones del Condado de Nassau (Nassau County Board of Elections) o con La Junta de Registro (Board of Registration) del distrito donde el o ella reside. Solamente las personas que estan registradas tienen el derecho para votar.
Y ADEMÁS SE NOTIFICA que Las Juntas de Registro (Boards of Registration) de las varias escuelas componentes tendran una reunion el 16 de Mayo 2023 durante las horas de votación en los lugares de votación en cada escuela para el propósito de preparer el registro para que las elecciones tendran lugar despues del 16 de Mayo 2023; El Registro incluirá (1) todos los votantes calificados de las escuelas, quines se presentáran personalemente para registro; y (2) todos votantes calificados permanente registrados con la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau (Nassau County Board of Elections).
Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de presupuestos que serán requerido para el proximo año escolar y copias de las proposiciónes involucrando gastos y la operación del systema del distrito para el proximo año, se puede obtener por cualquier contribuyente en el districto durante de los catorce dias
inmediatamente anteriores del voto anual excepto Sabado, Domingo, o los dias de fiesta, en las oficinas del distrito y cualquier público dentro del distrito y en el sitio web del distrito.
Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que pueden aplicar para la votación por ausencia para la elección del districto en la Oficina Del Secretario de Distrito (District Clerk). El secretatio de distrito debe recibir las solicitudes para boletas de voto ausente no antes de treinta (30) días antes de la elección. Además, la solicitud debe ser recibida por el secretario de distrito al menos siete días antes de la elección si la boleta debe enviarse por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta debe ser entregada personalmente al votante o su agente designado. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna de una boleta de voto ausente enviada por correo, el secretario de distrito enviará la boleta a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación. No se procederá al escrutinio de ninguna boleta de votante ausente a menos que se haya recibido en la oficina del secretario de distrito no más tardar que las 5:00 p.m. (hora prevaleciente) el día de la elección. Una lista de todas las personas que solicitaron una votación por ausencia debe estar disponible para inspección en la Oficina Del Secretario de Distrito (District Clerk) hasta el día de la votación.
Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO de que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta militar. Los votantes militares pueden designar una preferencia para recibir un registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Las formas de registro de votantes militares y las formas de solicitud de boletas militares deben ser recibidas en la oficina del secretario de distrito del distrito escolar no más tarde que a las 5:00 p.m. el 20 de Abril de 2023. No se escrutará ninguna boleta militar a menos que (1) se reciba en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el día de las elecciones y que muestre una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o de un servicio postal de un país
extranjero, o mostrando un endoso fechado de recibo de otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) recibido por la oficina del secretario de distrito no más tarde que las 5:00 p.m. el día de la elección y firmada y fechada por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que se asocia a no ser mas tarde del día anterior de la elección.
POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN
BELLMORE-MERRICK
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICT
PATTIANNE GUCCIONE
SECRETARIO DE DISTRITO
El aviso anterior se publicará en los periódicos Herald de Bellmore y Herald de Merrick el Jueves, el 30 de Marzo de 2023, el 13 de Abril de 2023, el 27 de Abril de 2023 y el 11 de Mayo de 2023.
138400
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTE OF THE BELLMOREMERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual vote of the qualified voters of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Nassau County, New York, will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at the several polling places designated by the Bellmore, Merrick, North Bellmore, and North Merrick Union Free School Districts, as follows:
BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, at the Shore Road School, 2801 Shore Road, Bellmore, New York between 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, at the Merrick District OfficeKatherine E. Reif Administration Center, 21 Babylon Road, Merrick, New York, between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL
DISTRICT, at the Newbridge Road School, 1601 Newbridge Road, North Bellmore, New York, between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
NORTH MERRICK UNION
FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, at the North Merrick Public Library, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York, between 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
For the following purposes:
Proposition No. 1Central High School District Budget
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, is authorized to expend the sums in the General Fund Appropriate of one hundred eighty-eight million, eight hundred
sixty-three thousand, five hundred twenty-one dollars ($188,863,521) to be raised through taxation in the several districts included with the Central High School District after first deducting the monies available from state aid and other sources.
Proposition No. 2Capital Improvement Projects RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, is hereby authorized to expend the sum of one million six hundred forty thousand dollars ($1,640,000) representing the balance of monies in the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 2016 for the following purposes: Merrick Avenue MS parking lot and sidewalk reconstruction; Merrick Avenue MS tennis court reconstruction; Merrick Avenue MS track resurfacing/replacement; Merrick Avenue MS exterior bleacher reconstruction; Merrick Avenue MS family and consumer science classroom reconstruction; district-wide interior alterations; Middle Schools exterior building envelope reconstruction; district-wide replacement of stage curtains and rigging; district-wide sound and lighting upgrades in the auditoriums; district-wide floor/ceiling replacement; district-wide HVAC reconstruction; districtwide electrical reconstruction; districtwide plumbing reconstruction; districtwide abatements. Since the funds to be expended hereunder come from the Capital Reserve Fund approval of this proposition will not require a tax levy upon the real property of the district. This Proposition shall be independent of Proposition No. 1.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that registration shall be conducted at the several polling places stated above by the Boards of Registration of the several component districts as follows: the Bellmore Union Free School District at the District Office, Winthrop Avenue School, 580 Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore, New York, on all school days of the school year until five (5) days preceding the vote between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.;
the Merrick Union Free School District at the Administrative Office, 21 Babylon Road, Merrick, New York on all school days of the school year until five (5) days preceding the vote between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.;
the North Bellmore Union Free School District at the Administrative Office,
2616 Martin Avenue, Bellmore, New York, and all district schools on all school days of the school year until five (5) days preceding the vote between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.; and the North Merrick Union Free School District at the Harold D. Fayette School, 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, New York, on all school days of the school year until five (5) days preceding the vote between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., and additionally on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at the Harold D. Fayette School between the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters entitled to vote at the school meeting and election for which such register is prepared, in the manner provided by law. The register, as so prepared, will be filed in the office of the clerk at each of the respective Union Free School Districts as set forth in this notice of meeting and such register is to be open for inspection at reasonable times for at least five (5) days prior to the date set for voting on the budget and election, except Sunday, and by appointment on the Saturday prior to the election at each elementary district.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a person shall be entitled to vote at the annual meeting and election who is a citizen of the United States, eighteen years of age, a resident of the Union Free School District in which he intends to vote for a period of thirty days next preceding the election he offers to vote and registered to vote for said election. A person shall be registered to vote if he or she shall have permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections or with the Board of Registration of the component Union Free School District in which he resides. Only persons who shall be registered shall be entitled to vote.
AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Boards of Registration of the several component Union Free School Districts will meet during the hours of voting on May 16, 2023 at the polling places in each of the Union Free School Districts for the purpose of preparing a register for district meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 16, 2023; said register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the Union Free School Districts, who shall present themselves personally for registration; and (2) all qualified voters permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes (school budget) and copies of propositions involving expenditure of moneys and the operation of the school system for the ensuing year, may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the annual vote except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at school district offices and any public within the district and on the district’s website.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO
GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots for the school district election may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk of the District. Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. Furthermore, such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. No absentee voter’s ballot will be canvassed unless it has been received in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 P.M. (prevailing time) on the day of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection at the Office of the Clerk until the day of the vote.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO
GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk of the school district no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2023. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal
■ Target, on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown, reported that two unknown suspects stole assorted items from their store on April 12.
■ A man reported, on April 13, that unknown suspects stole various items from his car while parked on Remson Avenue in Merrick.
■ A woman reported that her catalytic converter was stolen while parked on Virginia Avenue in Plainview on April 14.
■ Moe’s Southwest Grill, located on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow, reported that a scooter was stolen from them on April 14.
■ CVS, on Seaman’s Neck Road in Seaford, reported that an unknown male stole various items from their store on April 14.
■ Rite Aid, located on Sunrise Highway in Bellmore, reported that an unknown male stole various items from their store on April 14.
■ On Nassau Avenue in Plainview, a man reported that his catalytic converter was stolen on April 15.
■ A man reported that unknown suspects stole various items from his car while it was parked on Lincoln Avenue in Massapequa on April 16.
■ A Massapequa man reported that one heat shield was stolen from his car while parked on Camp Road on April 17.
■ In North Merrick, a woman reported that her handicap parking pass was stolen from her car while parked on Third Avenue on April 19.
■ Marquis Pearsall, 20, from Copiague, was arrested for allegedly shoplifting at Burlington Coat Factory on Sunrise Highway in Massapequa on April 8.
■ Tamika McGuire, 36, from Inwood, was arrested for allegedly shoplifting from Target on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown on April 14.
■ Steven Carroll, 25, of Seaford, was arrested for alleged DWI on Merrick Road in Massapequa on April 15.
■ Mikel D. Gardner, 25, from Hempstead, was arrested for allegedly shoplifting from Walmart on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow on April 16.
People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.
service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no 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 associated to be not later than the day before the election.
BY
ORDEROF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
PATTIANNE GUCCIONE DISTRICT CLERK
The above notice will be published in the Bellmore Herald and Merrick Herald newspapers on Thursday, March 30, 2023, April 13, 2023, April 27, 2023 and May 11, 2023.
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. HARVEY WEISMAN, Pltf. vs. REYNALDO BERRIOS, et al, Defts. Index #019536/2010. Pursuant
to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Dec. 12, 2022 and order dated Feb. 28, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 23, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. prem. k/a 2476 Hart Avenue, North Bellmore, NY 11710 a/k/a Section 51, Block 536, Lot 7 a/k/a and by Lot Nos. 10 and 14 inclusive and part of lots 22 and 23 as shown on a certain map entitled “North Bellmore Terrace, situated at Bellmore, N.Y.
August 1926, Birdsall Jackson, Inc. Civil Engineer and Surveyor, Wantagh, N.Y.” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on July 17, 1928 under file number 655, Case Number 778. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are
other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale.
MALACHY LYONS, JR., Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #100212 138936
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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU M&T BANK, Plaintiff,
v. CHARLES ROOCKE A/K/A
CHARLES A. ROOCKE, ET AL,
Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
THAT
In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on January 19, 2023, I, Charles Casolaro, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on May 30, 2023 at The North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court
Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows: 4 Bay Street Bellmore, NY 11710 SBL No: 63.-40-22, 26, 123, & 125
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York.
The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 001958/2017 in the amount of $509,161.81 plus interest and costs.
Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.
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LIBRARY CIRCULATION CLERK P/T
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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.
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Q. Our basement is unfinished, and we plan to put in walls and a finished ceiling. We know we need an escape window, but what are your suggestions on other things, like the kind of ceiling? I’m thinking about just sheetrock, but what kind of access do you recommend for the pipes and wires I’ll need to get to?
A. There are many items to include in your thought process for finishing your basement. Mistakes are made, first, by ever assuming that the people doing the work know the laws.
The biggest problem I see is that the ceiling is just a little too low, that someone dropped the entire ceiling level just because of one pipe. The minimum ceiling height in the current code is 6 feet 8 inches clearance, with 6 feet 4 inches under the center beams, air ducts or soffits anywhere in the basement. Always leave access for shutoff valves, wiring connections, cleanouts and other controls.
If you need to move pipes that were installed without any care for your future use of the basement, move them. Piping should go around the perimeter of the basement, no matter what excuse you hear. Because of poor planning and even worse execution, pipes are the No. 1 problem, because someone thoughtlessly put them in a place that was good for them and not for you.
The ceiling finish can be sheetrock in the larger areas with perimeter “hung” track ceilings outfitted with removable ceiling tiles. Again, even those lowered perimeter and under-beam soffits need to be no less than 6 feet 4 inches above the floor. Tall firefighters need to avoid hitting their heads when they’re running though your smoke-filled basement to rescue you or your loved ones.
Although you know you need an escape well window or exterior door entry, placement of the well in some side or front yards can cause a code violation if it’s closer than allowed to a property line. Verify your setback requirements for your zone, and even confirm that with an official at your local building department.
Many jurisdictions require a permit with plans and inspections, so don’t forget these important requirements. There are so many people who are frustrated that their contractor didn’t tell them that they needed a permit, and even worse, that they now have a violation that requires reconstruction to pass inspections. Don’t be one of those people.
Other important issues include what to do with enclosing your heating equipment, putting laundry sinks and washing machines too close to the main electrical service panel, using the wrong kind of wall studs for perimeter walls, not insulating correctly and forgetting to put handrails on the access stairs, inside and out. Heating equipment, to the code, must follow the manufacturer’s specifications. Installers rarely leave a manual. Sometimes the internet helps. There must be 5/8-inch type X gypsum board on the ceiling extending at least 1 foot in each direction around the boiler. Best of luck!
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Converting the Long Island Power Authority to a public power utility from a privatepublic partnership is being considered by the State Legislature through a commission. This switch, in a process known as municipalization, would be a massive mistake.
Just ask residents of Boulder and Pueblo, Colorado, who overwhelmingly rejected ballot issues to municipalize. In fact, only a handful of communities nationwide have voted in favor of a municipal takeover of electricity in over a decade.
It’s usually a costly folly that rarely achieves the benefits proponents claim. What happens in reality should dissuade the Legislature from altering the LIPA public-private partnership. Creating a municipal utility doesn’t necessarily:
■ Bring lower electricity costs. In San Marcos and Palm Springs, California,
for example, consultants’ cost savings estimates turned out to be wrong, to the detriment of consumers. Plus, while municipal utilities tend to charge residential customers less and businesses more, residents end up paying more anyway. Further, a study by a consulting firm found the costs passed on to ratepayers by municipal utilities often went up.
■ Improve grid security. Municipal utilities are under cyber siege as their staffing shrinks, cybersecurity spending lags and their legacy systems are often outdated. In 2021, a cyberattack against the Oldsmar, Florida, water treatment facility nearly poisoned the water supply of almost 2 million people.
■ Guarantee accountability to consumers or taxpayers. Investor-owned utilities are regulated by a state utility commission. When a blackout or brownout or other crisis occurs, such oversight is vital in order to determine what went wrong and how to fix it. Accountability of a municipal utility often proves less
strict, and more subject to politics.
■ Improve operations. Municipal officials and appointees frequently don’t have the expertise that investor-owned utilities possess, which can reduce reliability in areas where major storms and other weather-related events occur. For instance, when Winter Park, Florida, switched to a public utility, it wasn’t prepared operationally, and had to build that knowledge from the ground up.
■ Offer the shared risk for ratepayers that investor-owned utilities do, with shareholders who shoulder risks with ratepayers.
Municipalization triggers other major problems. It costs a lot, is contentious, and takes a long time to happen, if it happens at all. In Corona, California, the direct buyout cost of its utility will exceed $300 million. Long Beach, California, rejected municipalization because of its $500 million price. The city of Pueblo, according to one estimate, would have lost nearly $8.5 million in taxes and franchise fees if it had
municipalized its utility.
Failure took 13 years for a plan in Las Cruces, New Mexico, felled after dozens of lawsuits and many untold costs arose.
As well, only one in six attempted municipal utility takeovers succeeds, according to a report that studied 60 of them. Two later sold the utility back to the investor-owned utility. Investorowned utilities cannot afford bloated budgets, but public utilities need not have the same capital discipline with taxpayer dollars.
LIPA customers should also be outraged by the poor job the legislative commission has done. Despite spending $2 million in taxpayer dollars to collect community input, the commission held none of three public hearings called for before the end of last September. It held no meetings during its first five months of existence, and didn’t produce a draft report by year-end 2022. It was expected this month.
The track record of municipalization is clear, and Long Island residents should not be fooled by the current attempts to municipalize the LIPA.
Aglobal pandemic was never part of the job description in my Mothers Handbook, circa 1971, but so be it. This is our time.
people who identify in nontraditional ways, who mother their children selflessly and lovingly. Friends also can mother one another, even when children aren’t involved.
As we approach Mother’s Day, I honor all the people, from older teens to adults to grandparents, who find themselves in the role of raising children, and find within themselves the resources to “mother” them.
A small distinction: A man fathers a child, and the work he does after that is called “parenting.” A woman gives birth to a child, and the work she does after that is often called “mothering.” That word implies the unique devotion needed to shepherd children safely through their early years. The dictionary says the word embraces “kindness” and “protection.”
No one says, “Joe is so good at fathering.” But we often hear praise for someone’s mothering. I don’t think it’s sexist; I see the word as gender neutral. Joe may be good at mothering as well.
Mothering requires tending, nurturing, cherishing and teaching children. The term connotes warmth and support and advocacy.
Although, traditionally, mothering has been linked to the mother-child bond, there are millions of men and
Parenting seems more like a job description to me. Mothering is a mission and a half. In the age of Covid-19, in the wake of lockdowns and isolation, mothering has been a gift to our kids and grandkids. Parents pressed for time and money, parents nearly paralyzed by anxiety by the epidemic, somehow rallied and did their best for their little ones.
In my world, I observed nieces and nephews (who might now feel embarrassed by the notion) display true courage in finding a path for their babies and toddlers. Their daily creativity and devotion kept the kiddies safe, while allowing them to learn and grow in a time of restrictions and fear and social isolation. Those were long years to be alone in your home with a 2-year-old.
I know of one young dad, working from home, who mothered his restless little ones by creating a thrilling world out of the commonplace routines of keeping the household going. The mail delivery, the Instacart groceries and the laundry all became big events, threaded with anticipation and excitement. The trash pickup was a showstopper. As in the movie “A Beautiful Life,” in which a father reinvents life in a concentration camp for his young son, the dad I know interpreted everyday activities as theater. He didn’t want his children to miss the world.
If you’re a parent trying to mother a teenager in 2023, good luck and God bless. My grandkids are 20, 18, 16 and 14, and this has been a challenging road through the pandemic. The headlines speak to the truth about unprecedented emotional fallout from the Covid-19 years. Teenagers have suffered from the social isolation and anxiety.
Everyone — teens, parents and grandparents — did our best to keep home life safe and sane. When schools were closed for months, the pressure was extraordinary to keep the teenagers engaged and off social media (ha!) and
diligent about schoolwork. The big lessons had nothing to do with the closeddown classrooms and a year’s curricula out the window, and everything to do with how to face danger, and how to be brave in the midst of a spreading pandemic, and how to think about death and hope for life and recovery. Our teens missed a lot of Happy Days, and many of the traditional paths forward to college and work life were altered.
All of you parents of teenagers who mothered your way through the past three years, the singular reward for your efforts will be children who, with support and luck, will grow into responsible adults.
I tried to mother my own kids during the pandemic as they helped their children through this time. Mixed success, at best. I tried to manage my own anxiety for them and for us without making that contagious as well. Mixed success, at best.
Mothering is unbound by time and place. My mother has been gone five years, but, hand to heart, I felt her at my side many times during the worst of the pandemic.
This Mother’s Day, I invite all of us to co-opt the M-word. It would be a happier and healthier world if we all mothered one another.
Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
I tried to mother my own grown kids during Covid-19, to mixed success, at best.
public utilities are often less accountable and more subject to politics.WENDY HIJoS
the video is heart-wrenching. One by one, parents explain how their child drowned, holding their pictures and saying their names.
It’s part of a public service announcement found on the Parents Preventing Childhood Drowning website, and it’s a call to action: grieving parents pleading with us to keep children from drowning. The message is clear: If you are supervising children who are in the water, never allow yourself to be lulled into a false sense of security. Don’t ever look away. Not even for a second. It takes just 30 seconds for a young child to drown — half a minute that can lead to a lifetime of ceaseless grief.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the leading cause of death for children between ages 1 and 4. Some 4,000 people of all ages across the country drown each year.
For decades, government at all levels has enacted laws intended to help prevent children from drowning. Sadly, these laws have not been enough. More must be done.
There are at least four water safety bills being considered in Albany, including S.3608, which would require parents of a newborn to watch a video explaining the
To the Editor:
I am in full agreement with Fred Gefen’s sentiments regarding red-light and speed-camera ticketing in his letter last week, “Every vehicular mistake, caught on camera.” His are the same sentiments, and arguments, I made in two letters, in the April 12-18 and May 24-30, 2018, issues of the Herald, “Red-light fees are ‘exorbitant’” and “Red-light ticket tyranny.”
I asked, “How does $50 automatically become $150? Ask the magicians of the Nassau County Legislature,” and, “If Nassau can’t balance its books in a fair and honest manner, is it justified in seeking additional revenues by concocting such contrived fees as these to fill the gap?”
It’s encouraging that another Nassau resident was driven to expose the very same tyranny that led me to write five years ago, but it’s equally disheartening that these injustices continue to plague us five years later, with no action having been taken to remedy them. Mr. Gefen’s references to proposed license plate readers and school bus cameras indicate that the problem is growing even worse, as Big Brother continues to invade our daily lives.
Yes, advancing technology does afford benefits to the safety and security of Nas-
dangers of drowning for infants and young children before they leave the maternity ward. State legislators should pass this bill and get it on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk.
And we urge lawmakers to draft legislation providing free pool safety inspections for homeowners and caregivers. Several government agencies already offer free car seat safety inspections. While visiting a home and inspecting a pool is more involved, it certainly is no less critical for protecting children.
At least two water safety experts have agreed that pool safety inspections would help prevent child drownings.
This proposal wouldn’t be another unfunded mandate that drains the resources of local municipalities. Albany has the mechanism to create a pilot program using previously budgeted money from an appropriate department. The pool inspections would be voluntary and conducted by state-licensed pool safety experts.
A pool owner would receive a safety inspection certificate and a degree of peace of mind. Some private companies already offer free pool safety inspections. A government-business partnership would further enhance the reach of this
pilot program.
Water safety experts stress the need for constant surveillance of children while swimming. They also insist on multiple layers of protection — tall fences, selflocking gates and more — to prevent kids from getting into unguarded water. Pool safety inspections would offer one more element of safety.
May is National Water Safety Month. There is no better time for local state senators and Assembly members to draft legislation to provide those inspections.
And as you prepare to open your pool for the summer, make it a priority to visit swimming safety websites and educate yourself about making your pool safer, and what you can do if you see a child in distress in the water.
Remember that water safety includes time on the bays and at the ocean. Follow state and local laws for operating watercraft. Be an active supervisor of children and young adults who are enjoying the water. Don’t assume that a day of fun in the sun can’t turn deadly.
The courage and strength of parents able to talk about their children’s deaths is remarkable — and inspiring. Honor that courage and their grief by taking action to make your pool safer.
sau citizens, but it must be imposed with an awareness of the detrimental and continuing erosion of our rights as citizens.
ROBERT RuBALSKY East RockawayTo the Editor: With Peter King’s column, “With Trump’s
indictment, we cross a dangerous line” (April 13-19), it’s a relief to see members of Trump’s party finally coming down on the side of preserving norms, after years of Trumpian normbreaking. But to ask Americans to do it by exempting Trump from accountability is both hypocritical and shortsighted.
Those who supported or enabled this corrupt, duplicitous bully’s rise to the presidency should have known they were bludgeoning our country’s political norms. Our country is now on the path of restoring those norms, and we will walk that path to the end.
the true enormity of the real-life consequences that will result from the leaking of sensitive national security secrets by Air Guardsman Jack Teixeira hit me hard the other day, when I received an email from an old friend who served with distinction in the military, in the intelligence services, as a key staffer on Capitol Hill and in the executive branch of our government.
For starters, we must realize that whatever is leaked to social media is being absorbed, scrutinized and analyzed by our enemies and, yes, our allies. Giving our enemies access to our imagery and code-breaking capabilities puts all Americans at risk. Those who are already at risk on
the battlefield, of course, will be at greater risk. So, too, will our undercover operatives — “spies” — in hostile countries be in greater danger than ever.
Those at most immediate risk are intelligence sources — human beings — in enemy countries who have provided the United States with invaluable intelligence and information. Having served on the House Intelligence Committee for over nine years, I saw firsthand how deeply embedded some of these sources are in enemy governments, supplying us with the most sensitive and vital information to avert attacks against us or our interests. Studying the information contained in the leaked documents, these governments will be able to do a reverse analysis, and determine who our sources are and subject them and
To King and all those who would shelter Trump from this indictment, not to mention the even more serious ones awaiting him, I say this: If you really care about our country’s norms, the right way to uphold them is, first, to let the rule of law run its course, and, second, to make wiser leadership choices in the future.
ALEx DILLoN CedarhurstDillon is a high school history and civics teacher.
To the Editor:
In his April 13-19 column, Peter King seems to be blaming the dawn for the crowing of the rooster. He is bemoaning the fact that a federal grand jury has indicted Donald Trump for breaking federal campaign laws in connection with his Stormy Daniels payoff, rather than addressing the dirty deeds that Trump has committed.
It is true that there are two other pending cases that are far more egregious than the current one: Trump’s incitement to insurrection in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, as well as his effort to fraudulently “find” 11,780 votes in Georgia. But the current case has reached a milestone in that it has ended the notion that a president or former president cannot be indicted for criminal actions.
In other words, it opens the door to a legal path for the extremely serious charges relating to Jan. 6 and to the Geor-
gia vote. I hope that Mr. King is taking a very hard look at those two pending cases.
BoB PRAvER Glen Cove
To the Editor:
The number of deaths due to the use of assault-style weapons in mass shootings seems, tragically, to be endless, including most recently in Nashville, Tennessee.
It is now reported that the leading cause of death in children and teens in this country is gun-related violence. According to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun violence, 85 percent of deaths caused by the use of assault rifles occurred in mass shootings. It also found that during the 10-year federal ban on assault weapons that ended in 2004, massshooting deaths were 70 percent less likely to occur.
Despite majority public support for reasonable gun regulation, more protective federal laws, like the renewal of an assault weapons ban, are not politically feasible due to opposition from gun-rights groups and a lack of support from Republican members of Congress.
When can the renewal of a federal assault weapons ban be expected? Perhaps American history can give a clue. There were attempts to enact a federal law against lynching toward the end of the 19th century. According to historian Eric Rauchway, in 1938 a Southern filibuster stood in the way of a proposed federal
their families to brutal torture and death.
This will be a human catastrophe and an intelligence disaster. Not only will we no longer receive valuable intelligence data from those who are tortured and killed, but this could also lead to other sources being disclosed and neutralized. Equally consequential, it will dissuade others from cooperating with the United States. Similarly, our allies will be reluctant to share intelligence with us, fearful that it will be leaked, with serious consequences for their sources and security.
Leaking national security secrets shouldn’t be part of a leftvs.-right debate. It was indefensible and stupid for Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene to say Teixeira was being criticized for being “white, male, Christian, and anti-war,” and wrong for
Donald Trump Jr. to describe Teixeira as a “hero.” Similarly, it is wrong for people on the left, like the writer Glenn Greenwald, to argue that Teixeira performed some sort of public service by making life-or-death information available online for America’s adversaries.
Nor do I have any regard for the argument that Teixeira should get a pass because, at 21, he’s only a kid. A 21-year-old is an adult. Twenty-oneyear-olds fight our wars as soldiers and protect our streets as men and women in blue. Teixeira was trained in the military and took an oath to defend our nation against all enemies foreign and domestic.
A 21-year-old military man who makes life-threatening secrets available to our sworn enemies should not receive the benefit of youthful offender treatment. He must face severe consequences. Justice must be served.
Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Framework by Tim Bakeranti-lynching law. When asked by Jimmy Roosevelt, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s son, when the filibuster would end, Sen. James Byrnes, of South Carolina, told him, “Not until the year 2038, unless the bill is withdrawn before then.”
It took over 100 years for such a law, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, making
lynching a federal hate crime, to be enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Biden last year. Will another federal assault weapons ban happen by 2104? How many more preventable deaths will happen by then?
Jack Teixeira took an oath to defend our nation against all enemies foreign and domestic.
