The North Bellmore Public Library hosted a life-sized Candy Land event last Saturday for its younger patrons. Olivia Sloven, 9, of North Bellmore, had a blast racing through the ‘board’ on her way to King Kandy’s castle. More photos, Page 3.
Next to graduation, prom night is one of the most anticipated events for high school seniors. The formal soirée is a rite of passage, an evening of dancing and fun with friends — the perfect excuse to ask your crush out on a date. But for many, finding an affordable and stylish dress can be daunting.
To help ease some of that stress, Ava Mogelefsky, of Bellmore, a junior at John F. Kennedy High School, has helped distribute more than 60 prom dresses since March to Long Island students with the school’s chapter of Becca’s Closet, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping high school students in need.
Mogelefsky, the BellmoreMerrick chapter president of Becca’s Closet, is enrolled in
the district’s three-year leadership program. This year she is taking the Leadership II class, in which projects and initiatives encourage juniors to emerge as young leaders in the Bellmore-Merrick community.
“Students in the Leadership II class were tasked with the responsibility to implement and lead a civic-based activity,” Brad Seidman, an instructor of the course, previously
For most of his life, Joseph Darcourt has visited the Chuan Yen Monastery, a Buddhist institution in upstate New York, learning about the power of connection and meditation. It was there that Darcourt learned about the monastery’s free book-distribution program, which sends books at no cost to prisoners in county, state and federal prisons across the country, and to soldiers in the U.S. military.
Seeing a way to connect this program to his own community, Darcourt, 17, a junior at Sanford H. Calhoun High School, created the OHO — Open Heart Origami — Lab to do just that.
Darcourt was raised Buddhist, he explained, and his upbringing was focused on human connection and spiritualism. An accomplished cellist, he recently graduated from Juilliard’s pre-college program, in which he spent many Saturdays training intensively in Manhat-
tan, perfecting his craft.
The coronavirus pandemic, Darcourt said, inhibited his ability to visit the monastery in 2020, but in the summer of 2021 he was able to return.
“I felt alive again, because it was there I grew up,” he said. “I could reconnect with Mother Nature, in a way, after being isolated for a year and a half.”
Leaders of the monastery told Darcourt about the book exchange, and he spent that summer helping them wrap books to be mailed out, and reading letters from prisoners who wrote back to the monastery.
The books that are mailed out are educational Buddhist material, meant to help prisoners through difficult times, as they reflect on their mistakes and, and leaders of the monastery hope, they learn from them. Darcourt said that a prisoner will typically write to the monastery and explain either that they are requesting a book for the first time, or that they’re
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t’s just one avenue of being more inclusive.
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Island Harvest Food Bank is joining forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers and the U.S. Postal Service to once again Stamp Out Hunger this Saturday, May 13. Postal workers will collect food across Nassau and Suffolk counties, looking to provide muchneeded supplemental food support to more than 300,000 people facing hunger — a third of them children.
“Participating in Stamp Out Hunger is easy,” said Randi Shubin Dresner, president and chief executive of Island Harvest, in a release. “Generous Long Islanders are encouraged to leave nonperishable food items in a bag next to their mailbox before the regularly scheduled mail deliver on Saturday, May 13. Then, your USPS letter carrier will do the rest to help make sure that no one on Long Island goes hungry.”
Those non-perishable food items can include canned goods, cereal, pasta, rice, boxed juices, and shelf-stable milk. You should not include any food or juices in glass containers.
Also needed are personal care items like toothpaste, soap, shampoo, deodorant and disposable diapers.
Everything donated on Long Island will help replenish Island Harvest’s network of food pantries and soup kitchens as well as emergency feeding programs in communities throughout Long Island.
“Every donation — no matter how small — helps our neighbors who are in the unenviable position of choosing between paying for such things as housing, transportation and medicine, or putting food on the table,” Shubin Dresner said. “I am confident that the past generosity displayed by our Long
Island neighbors will help make this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive one of the most successful.”
Since its inception in 1993, Stamp Out Hunger has collected more than 1.75 billion pounds of food in all 50 states, along with the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
On Long Island alone, Stamp Out Hunger has brought in more than 519,000 pounds of food in 2019, before the event was suspended the last three years because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Stamp Out Hunger’s national spokesman is Oscar-nominated actor Edward James Olmos.
“The National Association of Letter Carriers, and the men and women we represent on Long Island, are pleased to once again partner with Island Harvest in this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food collection,” said Tom Siesto, first vice president for NALC Branch 6000. “Our carriers often see firsthand the pervasive issue of hunger as part of their daily rounds, and they are eager to help give back to the community, and assist in helping Island Harvest Food Bank tackle this important issue.”
This year’s major sponsoring partners with Island Harvest include National Grid, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Amazon, Allstate, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Catholic Health, Nonna’s Garden, Long Island Federation of Labor, MCN Distributors, Dime Community Bank, and New York Community Bank.
All donations to Stamp Out Hunger are tax-deductible since all food collected benefits Island Harvest, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
To learn more, visit IslandHarvest. org/stamp-out-hunger.
Avid board game players likely remember the days in which they joined their family and friends, in a fun, whimsical round of Candy Land. First introduced by Hasbro, Inc. in December 1949, about one million copies per year are sold — showing that 73 years later, the love for Candy Land has withstood the tests of time.
That was abundantly clear on May 6, because at the North Bellmore Public Library, kids in all different age groups were able to play a life-sized version of the popular board game, visiting a version of Candy Cane Forest and Gumdrop Mountain, all without having to leave Bellmore.
A traditional Candy Land board consists of 134 spaces and several locations. All players are required to do is pick up a card, and follow the directions along the way. The first player to reach King Kandy wins the game.
It was all fun and games in North Bellmore, as its younger patrons got to part take in an earlier session on Saturday, followed by a group of older kids. Hopping their way around the board, it was just like any old game of Candy Land, except this time, supersized.
The library said it was happy to host such an exciting event, and hoped its young patrons enjoyed visiting the various characters and lands that make the game so special.
— Jordan ValloneAs the school budget and Board of Education elections quickly approach, here’s what the community needs to know on May 16:
■ Both board of education races in Bellmore and North Bellmore are uncontested. There is one seat up for grabs, both held by incumbents.
■ Polls open in Bellmore at 6:30 a.m. at Shore Road School, located at 2901 Shore Road, Bellmore. Taxpayers can cast their vote till 9 p.m. Schools affected include Charles A. Reinhard Early Childhood Center, Winthrop Avenue School and Shore Road School.
■ Polls open in North Bellmore at 6 a.m. at Newbridge Road School, located at 1601 Newbridge Road, North Bellmore, and close at 9 p.m. Schools affected include John G. Dinkelmeyer, Martin Avenue, Newbridge Road, Park Avenue and Saw Mill Road Elementary Schools.
■ There is no polling location for the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District budget vote — taxpayers will vote at their respective elementary district polling sites. Schools affected include Grand Avenue and Merrick Avenue Middle Schools and John F. Kennedy, Sanford H. Calhoun and Wellington C. Mepham High Schools.
Up for re-election for the Bellmore Board of Education is Jay L.T. Breakstone. Breakstone has served on the board since 1997. His three children all attended Bellmore Public Schools and later John F. Kennedy High School in the BellmoreMerrick Central High School District. This past year he has served on the Bellmore board as a trustee. Breakstone is a career lawyer, who has also previously served as the president of the Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association. He credits his longevity on the school board to thinking of the district’s children as his own, and coming up with ethical procedures to use the district’s funds accordingly, for the benefit all of its students.
Bellmore’s proposed 2023-24 budget is $39,103,143. It promises to maintain all current programs and class sizes, help
Bellmore: $39,103,143
North Bellmore: $64,588,702
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District: $188,863,521
build and strengthen the district’s theater and performing arts programs, and assist the district in making technology improvements in the classroom. For a comprehensive breakdown, visit Bellmore.k12.us.
In North Bellmore, that Board of Education’s current vice president Christine Malloy is running unopposed. Malloy was elected to the board in 2020. She has lived in the community for the last decade, with her four children attending Saw Mill Road Elementary School. A secondary teacher for over 20 years, Malloy has campaigned on the idea of building upon a strong educational foundation that grows with time, regarding the importance of class size, flexible seating, sensory pathways and making technology more available for the district’s students.
North Bellmore’s proposed budget for next school years is $64,588,702. If approved, the budget will support the expansion of the district’s world language program, by adding Spanish as a new special for fourth graders, assist the district in creating a rotational research program for grades 4-6, and enhance instructional coaching, training and workshops for educators and staff. For more, visit NorthBellmoreSchools.org.
The Central District’s proposed budget is $188,863,521. If approved, it will allow the district to expand upon initiatives in STEAM — science, technology, engineering, art and math — and enhance professional development opportunities. The curriculum will expand in the high schools to include new advanced placement courses. The district’s vocational programs, including the cosmetology program, will accommodate more students next school year, and its electric program will expand by 50 percent. Visit Bellmore-Merrick.k12.us for more budget information.
It wasn’t long ago when Clarke’s bats were scuffling and it was tied for eighth place in the 10-team Nassau Conference 1 softball after losing a fifth consecutive game.
However, much like Calhoun, the Rams’ opponent last Friday, did in 2022 to reach the Class A championship series, Clarke appears to be peaking at the right time.
Wantagh Senior Lacrosse
a tWo-tiMe all-CoUNtY selection and a 2022 All-American, Alaimo, a fouryear starter, has been one of Nassau County’s leading scorers over the past two years. Last spring while helping lead Wantagh to the Class C championship game, she netted 62 goals and dished out 43 assists. So far this season, the two-year captain and University of Virginia-bound star attack has 48 goals, including the 100th of her career, and 35 assists.
thursday, May 11
Baseball: Sewanhaka at V.S. Central 4:30 p.m.
Flag Football: Valley Stream at Freeport 4:45 p.m.
Baseball: Roosevelt at Lawrence 5 p.m.
Baseball: Malverne at West Hempstead 5 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse: Uniondale at Baldwin 5 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse: Manhasset at Wantagh 5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Mepham at Seaford 5 p.m.
Softball: South Side at V.S. North 5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse: South Side at Farmingdale 7 p.m.
Friday, May 12
Flag Football: Bellmore-Merrick at Syosset 5 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse: Lynbrook at Floral Park 5 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse: Seaford at Hewlett 5 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse: Malv/East Rock at Clarke 5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Wheatley at Sewanhaka 5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Valley Stream District at Elmont 5 p.m.
Softball: East Meadow at Calhoun 5 p.m.
Softball: Oceanside at Kennedy 5 p.m.
Softball: Long Beach at Island Trees 5 p.m.
Softball: MacArthur at Clarke 5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Kellenberg at Oceanside 6 p.m.
Softball: Lynbrook at East Rockaway 7 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse: MacArthur at South Side 7 p.m.
Senior pitcher Emily Brown scattered three hits and struck out 15 in a dominant performance in the circle and helped her own cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fifth inning as the Rams won their fifth straight, 2-0. Senior Olivia Wanser drove in the game’s first run in the third with a single, and junior Avika Mehta went 2-for-3 and scored both runs. Gianna Lucci, one of Calhoun’s 12 juniors, also went 2-for-3.
“This is the time of year when your bats need to be hot and your pitcher needs to be on a roll,” coach Rachel Barry said after Clarke improved to 8-7. “We lost five in a row in the middle of April simply because we didn’t hit,” she added. “We took advantage of some really good opportunities to practice and hit the reset button.”
The loss was the sixth in the last seven games for the Colts, who stand 6-8 in the conference and 7-9 overall. They feature a strong pitching tandem of juniors Johanna Esposito and Gianna Nicastro, an AllState right fielder (junior Gabriella Facciponti) and an All-County shortstop (junior Gia Pisicchio.)
“Every season has peaks and valleys and right now we’re in a valley,” Calhoun coach Michael Pisano said. “We moved up after winning Conference 2 last year and we’re competing with the best teams in the county every day. Adversity creates character and I’m confident we can hit a peak going into playoffs and make a run.”
As the Rams endured recently, the Colts are struggling offensively with three shutout losses over the past two weeks following Brown’s lights-out performance last Friday. She struck out the side in the second, third, fourth and fifth innings and
only allowed three runners in scoring position.
Pisicchio, freshman Ruth Small and junior Ashleigh Coyne are all hitting over .350. Nicastro (12) and Pisicchio (11) are Calhoun’s RBI leaders.
“We’ve had a big-time comeback,” Brown said. “We’ve beaten some teams we lost to earlier, so we’re much more positive. We’ve been putting in so much work and we know we have a chance against anyone.”
The Rams managed at least one hit in
every inning and finished with 10.
“It’s nice we’re giving ourselves an opportunity to score every inning lately,” Barry said.
Clarke’s winning streak began April 26 when it defeated East Meadow, 5-4, in nine innings on senior Monica Dell’Olio’s walkoff RBI single that drove in junior Michelle Diaz, who had a three-run homer.
“East Meadow beat us in extra innings at their place the first time we met, so it was good to get the split and we’ve been feeding off that win,” Barry said.
Bellmore Union Free School District: Shore Road School
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Bellmore Merrick
Union Free School District: Merrick District Office
Katherine E. Reif Administration Center
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North Bellmore Union Free School District: Newbridge Road School
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North Merrick Union Free School District: North Merrick Public Library
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East Meadow’s Eisenhower Park was abuzz with excitement this past weekend for what was both the starting and finishing line for the Jovia Long Island Marathon.
The weather was warm and sunny as some 1,900 participants lined up for their races.
Warming up in windbreaker wrappers and lightweight sweatsuits near the starting point not long after sunrise, the runners were exuberant, yet relaxed. Winning the race was less important than what they had already gained: endurance sufficient to run a 13-mile half marathon or a 26-mile full one. And then, of course, there was the wide fellowship of other runners.
Nearly 500 people ran in the full marathon, with another 1,400 looking to compete in the short race on Sunday. Spectators held signs and flowers, many yelling words of encouragement to the passing runners. The route started and ended in Eisenhower Park, but runners traversed outside to the surrounding communities as well.
Race director Corey Roberts was everywhere, greeting the athletes and answering questions. Nassau County Legislator Rose Walker, speaking from a temporary stage, recalled that the Long Island marathon started as the Earth Day Marathon at Roosevelt Raceway, directed by her late husband John.
Nassau County Parks commissioner Darcy Belyea, North Hempstead town supervisor Jennifer DeSena, and county legislator Tom McKevitt belted out words of encouragement as the start time approached.
Jordan Daniel, 28, of Westhampton, won the marathon portion with a time of 2 hours, 21 minutes. Jennifer Zopp, 38, of Westchester County, came in first for women with a time of 3 hours, 9 minutes.
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a retired long-distance runner and Long Island native show her support for runners at the Jovia Long Island Marathon. The 84-year-old was the first woman to officially win the Boston Marathon back in 1972, and has run in more than 80 marathons in her lifetime.
dov Sternberg, 46, of Cedarhurst, going clockwise, couldn’t contain his excitement for finishing the half marathon portion of the marathon event that started and ended in Eisenhower Park over the weekend.
Jennifer Zopp, 38, of Westchester County, came in first for women with a time of 3 hours, 9 minutes.
dylan White, 23, from Wantagh, finished ninth among 19- and 24-year-old men at the Jovia Long Island Marathon last weekend.
It was a historic moment for the Nassau County Police Department. For the first time in the department’s nearly 100-year history, a Muslim was sworn in as chaplain, set to provide emotional, moral and spiritual support to the department.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman swore in Rashid Khan at a ceremony at David Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City. Not only will Khan work with police officers and law enforcement staffers, but he’ll be one of six chaplains who may be asked to preside at a number of county events, giving religious and spiritual aid to communities.
“We have so many events here in Nassau County, and all of our chaplains are actively taking part in that,” Blakeman said. “Throughout the police department, they’re doing all kinds of chaplaincy work. But they also are in the community and representing our police department in the highest manner.”
A resident of Valley Stream, Khan is the former vice president of the Islamic Center of the South Shore in Valley Stream, and has been in law enforcement himself for 25 years, volunteering as a Nassau County Police Department auxiliary officer. Khan owns a small cleaning business in Elmont, and has served as a court officer for the Valley Stream village court.
Nassau County legislator Bill Gaylor advocated for Khan’s appointment as a chaplain.
“I know he’s filling a void,” the legislator said, “and it’s much needed within the police department and our community.”
Several law enforcement agencies were on-hand at the county’s recently job fair ranging from patrol officers, to the probation department, fire marshals, corrections officers, and the sheriff’s department. The goal
was to emphasize to younger people the importance of law enforcement positions.
“I know Inspector Khan is going to be there for me, also to help us better police our communities and better understand our officers,” said Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. “It is clear that the county executive has put his stamp on both government and the police departments when it comes to diversity and the importance of it. I have eight police officers and a son now that are of the Muslim faith, and our chaplain will instruct our recruits about the faith and understanding of that religion.
“If you understand the community, you police that
with Michael and Suzanne Ettinger Attorneys-at-LawIn his best-selling book, “Successful Aging”, Daniel J. Levitin, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience at McGill University (your writer’s alma mater), shows how the brain is formed and how it changes, in surprisingly positive ways, as we age.
The author notes that Freud said that the two most important things in life are healthy relationships and meaningful work.
Socialization is crucial to maintaining our mental acuity. “Navigating the complex mores and potential pitfalls of dealing with another human being, someone who has their own needs, opinions, and sensitivities, is about the most complex thing we humans can do. It exercises vast neural networks, keeping them tuned up, in shape, and ready to fire. In a good conversation, we listen, we empathize. And empathy is healthful, activating networks throughout the brain.”
If working is not a viable option then volunteering reduces mental decline.
“Volunteering at a local organization, community center, or hospital can have all the benefits of continuing to work: a sense of self-worth and accomplishment, and the daily interaction with others that causes the brain to light up. The data reveal that volunteering is associated with reduced symptoms of depression, better selfreported health, fewer functional limitations, and lower mortality.”
The author concludes “Gratitude is an important and often overlooked emotion and state of mind. Gratitude causes us to focus on what’s good about our lives rather than what’s bad shifting our outlook to the positive...psychology’s focus on disorders and problems of adjustment was ignoring much of what makes life worth living. Positive psychology has found that people who practice gratitude feel happier.”
Please note that a science background is helpful in understanding the four hundred pages that make up “Successful Aging”.
community better.”
It’s creating a bigger tent for all faiths Blakeman hoped to emphasize with Khan now part of the chaplain corps.
“One of the things that I want to market and celebrate here in Nassau County is our diversity,” Blakeman said. “Our Muslim community is growing, and we’re getting more Muslim police officers. So, we need a Muslim chaplain. We have one of the most diverse counties in the United States, and one of the things that we are doing is we are going out into minority communities and recruiting police officers in those
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RAsHID KHAN wAs sworn in by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Nassau County Police Department commissioner Patrick Ryder as the first Muslim chaplain in the department’s history chaplain.
in need of a second or third text in their journey. Sometimes, they’ll include personal stories, which Darcourt said can really resonate with a letter reader.
“There was one letter that struck me specifically,” he recounted. “He mentioned his story a little — when he was 15, he made a mistake — and he didn’t specify, of course. He said he didn’t really understand it at the time, but spending almost 20 years in jail by now, you know, he wanted to better understand that mistake, but also life in general. He wanted to learn.”
Darcourt learned how to make open heart origami — a paper heart with a slit in the middle, where a note can be written — when he was in fifth grade. He asked leaders at the monastery if they could include them with the packages, and they agreed. It was then that Darcourt decided to bring his efforts back home.
He began organizing program for teenagers at the Merrick Library, where his peers could earn volunteer hours while making the hearts. In his experience with earning community service credits, Darcourt said he didn’t always feel like he was making a difference, but the OHO Lab changed that.
“When we would hold these events, it was really fun,” Darcourt said. “It didn’t feel, like, formal or anything — everyone just felt connection just talking to each other and making art.”
Some of his friends suggested that he bring the OHO Lab to Calhoun as a club, and school administrators were all for the idea. Though meetings have taken a short hiatus lately because of Advanced Placement exams, the club meets every Wednesday after school.
Darcourt said he believed the club’s work has helped his peers break down societal biases about prisoners, because the students see the good in onetime lawbreakers wanting to learn. “Everyone has to learn from their mistakes,” he said. “It’s also symbolic in a way — like, open your hearts, open heart origami — open to different people and different experiences. It’s just one avenue of being more inclusive.”
The notes the group writes to prisoners includes sayings such as “Life can be so challenging sometimes, but love will overcome. Most importantly, learn from your mistakes, forgive yourself, and love yourself,” or “What defines us is how we rise after falling.”
Gabby Pernice, one of Darcourt’s classmates and a member of the OHO Lab
Club, said she’d like to see it expand other schools. “Not only does it provide community service opportunities, but it’s a safe space for many of the people involved,” Pernice said. “Giving back to those who want to change for the better, there isn’t a more heartfelt feeling. You feel good helping others, and you get people, like prisoners, on the right track again.”
“Ending the day by making beautiful origami hearts and talking with my friends is relaxing,” Asra Iqbal, another club member, added. “Knowing that I’m helping a person somewhere in the world
makes me realize a lot of things, and just makes me want to become a better person.”
With the help of his mom, Darcourt formed a nonprofit to help spread the mission and reach of the OHO Lab. For more, visit OLifeClass.org.
“It’s really about connection,” Darcourt said. “Not just us writing it together and doing it together, but also to the recipient, thinking about ‘how they wrote this letter for me,’ and the intention put into it. You can see it’s handmade and authentic.”
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Frequent visitors of the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve know that of the many activities it offers the Town of Hempstead, perhaps the greatest thing to see as you enter the sprawling preserve is its tribe of Nigerian Dwarf Goats.
The preserve, named after former State Sen. Norman J. Levy, who was a staunch environmentalist, features miles of trails and panoramic views, piers for fishing, a kayak launch — and much more. About 20 years ago, the town introduced the park’s newest inhabitants — goats, who would serve as natural weed control, as well as a friendly face at the base of the park’s entrance.
Alongside members of the town board, Town Supervisor Don Clavin announced at news conference on Monday the addition of several new animals, introducing Socks and Boots — the facility’s newest sheep — and goats Clay, Priscilla, Mia, Sweetie and Latte.
“If you’ve never been here, you don’t know what you’re missing,” Clavin said of Levy Park. “This is a really unique facility, and at one time, this is where people would bring their garbage — it’d be
dropped off, and it was just a giant eyesore.
“Almost two decades ago, the Town of Hempstead transformed this into a beautiful preserve, and residents by the thousands come every single week where they can take a walk in a beautiful nature trail.”
The furry friends were walked out of their pens and placed in a small gated area prior to the start of the conference, where park goers could stop by, meet them, and pet them with the town board.
“The residents down here, they love this place,” Clavin said. “They love coming down here. They love everything about it, and they bring their kids and they have a great time. That’s what this is about.”
The park is open every day during the spring and summer, from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Clavin said it’s a special place, that was heavily utilized during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
“This was one of the most visited facilities in all of the Town of Hempstead,” he recounted. “Residents would come here by the thousands almost daily to escape the pandemic, and take a nature walk and enjoy themselves.
“We’ve had Nigerian goats for a while,
and people love them — they’ve adopted them,” he added. “The goats and the sheep have a job here, they’re going to help cultivate the area. They’re going to be put in areas where there’s been excess growth, and they’re going to earn it.”
Clavin said after your first visit to the preserve, you’ll always want to come
back.
“And now you know you’ll get to see our expanded family and have a great time,” he said. “This town board sees the environment as a plus — this town board works together for the betterment of all residents, and I’m fortunate to have people that embrace it.”
Jordan Vallone/Herald MEMBERs Of thE Hempstead town board introduced five new goats and two new sheep to Norman J. Levy Park on May 8. They’ll join the existing Nigerian Dwarf Goat population, that has lived at the park for almost 20 years.
family and have a great time
DON CLAViN Town supervisor
It’s easy for many to take for granted hearing everyday sounds. Listening to oncoming traffic when crossing the street. Enjoying birds chirping in springtime to lift our mood. Even hearing the sizzle of a frying pan could make us feel accomplished.
These familiar sounds often leave a big impact on our quality of life, and shape our relationships with friends and family. So losing such a vital sense like hearing can be devastating, and lead to other problems that impair cognition. Knowing when to seek medical attention and understanding the full effects of hearing loss is what those who tuned in to the recent Herald Inside LI webinar with Dr. Lawrence Cardano were looking for.
“Hearing loss is associated with cognitive decline, dementia and falls since the parts of our brains that are usually stimulated with sound start to decorate,” said Cardano, an audiology doctor, author, and certified dementia practitioner explained. “If you have trouble with hearing clarity, you’re putting a lot more mental effort into figuring out what people are saying. You don’t have as much mental resources left over to remember what the person is saying.”
When doctors solve hearing clarity problems, Cardano said, they investigate how the brain interprets sound. They first look at orientation between the ears and the brain, which helps the brain understand where sound is coming from. They also assess recognition of sounds that are like one another, along with how well patients focus.
“You can hear two people talking at the same time. And if you have normal hearing, you can decide on which person to focus on, and you can switch from one to another,” Cardano said. “But if you don’t do a good job treating hearing loss, you can hear their voices, but can’t focus on one or the other. You just hear a bunch of noise.”
Research from Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that mild hearing loss increases significantly with cognitive decline and dementia, and 50 percent of the connections between the inner ear to the brain don’t function properly. People with hearing loss are likely to become socially isolated since carrying conversations can become more difficult. The resulting cognitive overload, Cardano added, also increases the risk for dementia.
Over time, many develop cerebral atrophy — or shrinkage of the brain — from deteriorating neural connections, a hallmark of dementia.
Traditional hearing tests don’t provide enough insight into what causes most hearing loss, Cardano says, which greatly impacts treatment. He believes cognitive function screenings for those 55 and older are essential since they also assess the risk of cognitive decline and hearing loss. These tests evaluate memory, vision, executive function, reaction time and processing speed.
“If we use this as a baseline if a person has hearing loss and hearing clarity problems, repeating this screening six months later will typically see improvements in some of these parameters,” Cardano said. “Hearing loss is a progressive degenerative condition.”
Doctors are now using a deep neural network of artificial intelligence in hearing devices which can greatly improve a patient’s quality of life. The artificial intelligence learns sounds like how a child learns language — through trial and error.
But no matter how advanced the technology is, it needs to be verified and validated to assess the prescription.
Treatment for hearing loss is ongoing, and treatment must be adjusted and maintained over time. Since it’s a progressive condition, hearing clarity is going to gradually decorate over time.
But fortunately, as hearing clarity decorates, Cardano said, the technology to address it improves.
Roksana Amid/Herald DR. LAwReNce cARDANO, top, joined Herald Community Newspapers executive editor Michael Hinman to provide insight on hearing loss and prevention during a free webinar last week as part of Herald’s Inside LI. Cardano’s book, ‘The Hearing Clarity Solution,’ is what he calls a must-read for those looking to treat and understand hearing loss.
told the Herald. “It is a part of the program goal to help students understand what it means for them to have a voice in school and community issues.”
According to Mogelefsky, Becca’s Closet has collected more than 300 dresses since the start of the school year. Although the project started out as an assignment, she said that over time, it has become more of a mission.
“I did this by reaching out to the Bellmore-Merrick communities by posting on various Facebook pages and letting people know I’d even pick up the dresses,” she explained to the Herald. “I was then able to put together a committee of passionate teens to help sort and organize dresses as they came in, and we will help style students as they make their dress choices.”
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Becca’s Closet was created by Rebecca Kitman, a 16-year-old Florida high school sophomore who died in an automobile accident in 2003. Kitman recognized that there were many girls in her community who were unable to attend their high school proms and Homecomings because they couldn’t afford to purchase formalwear for the dances. Becca’s Closet chapters are active in several states.
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Mogelefsky utilized social media, local social services resources, and Kennedy High’s guidance advisers to connect with students in need of formal wear for dances and other events.
“Prom is a time in a teen’s life that ends one chapter and is the most exciting start of a new chapter in life,” she said. “I would like every young person entering that new chapter to feel beautiful and be filled with confidence no matter their body type, style or economic needs.”
Many of the students who came to Mogelefsky for help found dresses they liked. If a dress was too large or too long, she helped the student decide on shoes and alterations to make sure their prom night would still feel special.
Mogelefsky had the help of two freshman friends, Jordyn Kratenstein and Julie Lehrfeld, who collected and sorted dresses.
They said they enjoyed the experience, because they interacted with people they normally wouldn’t have, outside the Bellmore-Merrick school district.
“At first it was chaotic with the piles of all different kinds of dresses,” Kratenstein said. “There was so much, and not many of us to do it. It took us a long time, but somehow, we did it.”
For more on the local chapter of Becca’s Closet, go to BeccasCloset.org/ chapters.
By Karen Bloom
hose special ladies in our lives deserve a memorable day. Yes, a bouquet of flowers, cards, even that special breakfast, are all certainly welcome. But what could be better than surrounding her with blooms? Old Westbury Gardens is just the place to do that on Sunday, aka Mother’s Day.
By Karen BloomWHERE
– Thomas Moore
are the Walled Garden and the Primose Path.
Stroll the 200 glorious acres of wooded walks and those amazing gardens that are displaying vibrant spring color. Explore Westbury House, the estate’s grand Charles II-style mansion, which is filled with art and furnishings. Pack some lunch for a delightful picnic among spring’s many blooms. Or enjoy a bite at the Café in the Woods.
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.
Some time surrounded by the season’s colors and scents is always uplifting — not just for mom, but for everyone. Perhaps more so than at any time of the year, Mother’s Day — for most people — is all about the flowers when visiting this grand estate.
“We’re really ramping up to almost peak season now,” says horticulture director — and interim director — Maura Brush. “With those warm days in early April, everything just burst forth. The lilacs, the wisteria, all are in full bloom.”
• May 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
• 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury
• Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
“The display in the Walled Garden is really high impact now,” Brush enthuses. There’s plenty to take in there, especially the Allium and tree peonies.
A new rock musical by then little-known composer-playwright Jonathan Larson first came to the public attention in 1996. What happened next went beyond anything the musical theatre world could have imagined. Loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s 1896 opera ‘La Bohème,’ it tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan’s East Village in ‘bohemian’ Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. ‘Rent’ became an international phenomenon and a cultural touchstone. Now it’s re-imagined and staged in a concert production at the Madison Theatre, directed by the Madison’s artistic director Angelo Fraboni. The professional cast includes Molloy alum Korina Deming, Danny Bae and Shiloh Bennett, with current CAP21 Musical Theatre Conservatory students.
Saturday May 13, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 14, 3 p.m. $40-$65. Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444 or MadisonTheatreNY.org.
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• Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, South Campus, Hempstead. For information and to RSVP, call (516) 463-5672, or visit Hofstra.edu/museum
“The tree peonies are just not to be missed,” she says. “They are really quite stunning. The blooms can be eight inches across 40 blossoms in size. They look like crushed tissue. The texture and color are outstanding. Also the Primose Path is looking spectacular, and the Cottage Garden is filled with showy perennials and biannuals.”
“When We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines the collective power of the arts in society.
Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence.
Of course, the tulips are always a favorite. Seeing the tulips here, by the many hundreds, in the Walled Garden and Thatched Cottage Garden — and elsewhere — in myriad varieties and in a rainbow of colors, is almost overwhelming. The colors, the arrangements, are all carefully and creatively designed for maximum appeal.
“So much time is spent curating our bulb display,” Brush says. “Anyone can go anywhere and see a row of tulips. We’re so excited about our display. You won’t see it elsewhere.”
“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 of art with public service that has a grassroots approach in the hope of mobilizing their communities and the nation to ignite movement, create awareness, and inspire others to stand with them.”
The array of colors and blooms extends
This exhibit, which runs through July 28, is in conjunction with Hofstra’s
Guided tours are available throughout the day (no registration required). Take in the delights of Westbury House, the former home of financier John S. Phipps, his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps and their four children, at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Also examine those glorious blossoms on a garden highlights tour at 2 p.m., meeting at West Porch Beech next to Westbury House. And as an added treat, while supplies last, every woman 18 and older gets to take home a free lavender plant. Make sure to stop by the Plant Shop to obtain your plant.
“It’s such a pleasant way to spend Mother’s Day.” Brush says. “Come join us.”
Photos courtesy Old Westbury Gardens
Top: The magnificent and fragrant tree peonies are among the delights of the Walled Garden.
Bottom: Look carefully and Old Westbury Gardens’ resident fox may make throughout the landscape. Among the highlights an appearance.
Pat McGann is quickly rising as one of the sharpest stand-ups on the comedy scene. A relative latecomer to comedy, he began doing standup at 31 after realizing he was not very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become the house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself as especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father of three young children, McGann’s appeal stems from his quick wit and relatable take on family life and marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening act for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festival, and more. McGann still calls Chicago home.
Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.
Two great rock bands take to the Tilles Center stage for a great night of music. The Guess Who is a group that’s long connected with popular culture throughout an exultant hit parade spanning 14 Top 40 tunes, including ‘These Eyes,’ ‘Clap For the Wolfman,’ ‘Hand Me Down World,’ ‘No Time,’ ‘Star Baby’ and ‘Share the Land.’ Add in fellow classics and double sided singles like their No. 1 rock anthem ‘American Woman’ and ‘No Sugar Tonight,’ plus ‘Laughing’ and ‘Undun,’ and the Canadian-bred stateside conquerors are among music’s most indelible treasures, eternally entrenched in pop culture history. Together with pop-rockers Orleans, who are forever etched in our consciousness with ‘Still the One,’ ‘Dance with Me’ and ‘Love Takes Time,’ these songs still hold up today.
Friday, May 19, 8 p.m. $70, $60, $50, $40. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.
Now in its 18th year, Adelphi University’s ‘new music’ series welcomes Yarn/Wire. The intrepid New York-based piano-percussion quartet has forged a singular path with endlessly inventive collaborations, commissions and performances that have made a significant contribution to the canon of experimental works. The quartet features founding member Laura Barger and Julia Den Boer on piano and Russell Greenberg,
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Acclaimed singer/ actor Ciarán Sheehan and his friends visit the Tilles Center stage with an intimate musical journey, Friday, May 20, 8 p.m. Beautiful, soaring Broadway favorites balanced with lively, hearttugging Irish melodies and humor are on full display with Dublin-born Sheehan whose rich tenor voice and performances have been described as touching the soul. Sheehan made his Broadway debut in “Les Miserables,” (Babet, Marius), and shortly thereafter in “The Phantom of the Opera” (Raoul). After a year of playing Raoul on Broadway, he moved into the coveted starring role of The Phantom, which he sang in more than 1,000 performances. His performances easily capture an audience, with the requisite charisma and magnetic stage presence. Don’t miss this lovely evening of Broadway, Irish music and mirth! This concert will lift your spirits and have you humming along to your favorite tunes. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. Tickets are $59; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.
Nassau County Museum of Art’s 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 9. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
Support The Whaling Museum by participating in Sandbar restaurant’s Whale of a Drink, Whale of a Cause fundraising effort, now through June 21. Enjoy the Sandbar’s iconic cocktail, the Whalebone, and a portion of the purchase will be donated to the museum. A “mocktail” version is also available. To help promote the fundraiser, mixologist Dan Leopold will offer a mixology demonstration and Whalebone tasting at the Museum’s Whales & Ales event on June 3, 2:303 p.m. Funds will support the Whaling Museum’s community education programs during its 2023 summer season. 55 Main St, Cold Spring Harbor. For information, visit SandbarColdSpringHarbor.com.
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.
Camp Avenue Elementary School in North Merrick is celebrating its 100th anniversary. A special celebration is schedule for Friday, May 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. With student performances, refreshments available, a DJ and more. 1712 Merrick Ave., North Merrick. Visit NMerrickSchools.org for more information..
The school budget and board of election votes for the BellmoreMerrick Central High School District, Bellmore Public School District, North Bellmore School District, Merrick Union Free School District and North Merrick Union Free School District are being held on May 17. Polls close at 9 p.m. Check with your individual district for voting location, registration info and how to file an absentee ballot.
Join Dr. Linda Mermelstein, associate director of Community Outreach and Engagement at the Stony Brook Cancer Center for ‘Walk with a Doc,’ a free community walking event, Saturday, May 27. 11 a.m., at Camman’s Pond Park in Merrick. Visit EventBrite.com for more information, and search ‘Walk with a Doc: Merrick.’
Bring the kids to Long Island Children’s Museum to learn fascinating facts about turtles and meet the museum’s special “resident” Franklin the box turtle, Saturday, May 20, 12-2 p.m. Also make a turtle friend to take home at the drop-in program. Suitable for ages 3+ Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.
Wantagh’s historic Temple B’Nai Torah is part of the cause to provide pantries and shelters with fresh produce, Mark your calendar and join in a garden party on June 10. For more information send an email to rfauci@gmail.com.
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, Friday, May 12, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Saturday, May 13, 2 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday, May 17-19, 10:15 a.m. and 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) 2245800 or LICM.org.
June 10
Steve Rhoads is hosting mobile office hours at the Bellmore Memorial Library, Saturday, June 10, from 1 to 3 p.m. 2288 Bedford Ave., Bellmore. To schedule an appointment, call (516) 882-0630. Appointments are required, but walkins, if times permits, are welcome.
A cast of Broadway and concert stars salute the life of the Broadway iconlyricist-composer on Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage, Saturday, May 13, 8 p.m. Hear tunes from “Hello, Dolly!,” “Mame,” “La Cage Aux Folles,” “Mack and Mabel,” and more. Tickets are $45, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 8774000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.
The Rockville Centre Recreation Center opened its doors to eager guests for the Herald’s Senior Health & Beyond Expo on May 5.
Presented by UnitedHealthcare and produced by RichnerLive, this is the second in a series of expos for 2023.
More than 35 diverse businesses — as well as innovative services — were on-hand to share their products and refined knowledge with Long Island senior citizens to improve wellness and heighten their lifestyle.
Free on-site health screenings and vaccines from Mount Sinai South Nassau were also available, plus hearing screenings from Dr. Lawrence Cardano of Hearing Center of Long Island — who was also one of the speakers on the expo’s
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Goody bags and tons of raffles were also a plus.
The event was made possible thanks to Gold Sponsor Mount Sinai South Nassau, and the Gift Bag Sponsor, Primary Partner Care. Silver Sponsors were Verron Law Group, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, Long Beach Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Aetna, CenterLight and Hearing Center of LI.
Guests and vendors are looking forward to the next Expo happening Wednesday, June 28 at the Sunny Atlantic Beach Club, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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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:
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.
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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 BellmoreMerrick 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.
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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
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.
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.
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.
(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.
Laurice
Gunnels District ClerkThis information is provided in Spanish in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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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
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
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
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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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.
NOTICE IS FURTHER
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:
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
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 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 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.
NOTICE IS FURTHER 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 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
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.
NOTICE IS FURTHER
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.
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN, that at the annual election of the Bellmore Union Free School District, qualified voters of the Bellmore-Merrick 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.
DATED: March 2023
Bellmore, NY
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Randy Yee, District Clerk 137757LEGAL 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
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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.
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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.
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
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.
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
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 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 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, April 27, 2023 and May 11, 2023. 138398
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.
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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.
Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604
Tel.: 855-227-5072
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NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR FREMONT HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-D. MORTGAGE-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-D Plaintiff, Against MICHAEL BROWN, et al.
Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 10/09/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 6/7/2023 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 1855 Madison Avenue, Bellmore, New York 11710, And Described As Follows:
ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Bellmore, Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau And State Of New York.
Section 56 Block L Lot 21
The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $992,729.74 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale;
Index # 5261/09
If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.
Louis B. Imbroto, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated:
4/6/2023 File Number: 17-300073 LD 139258
LEGAL NOTICE
BELLMORE-MERRICK
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT & NORTH
BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS THE BOARDS OF EDUCATION OF THE BELLMORE-MERRICK
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT HEREBY INVITE THE SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS FOR THE FOLLOWING: INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES
2023-2024
RFP SPECIFICATIONS MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE BELLMORE-MERRICK
CHSD BUSINESS OFFICE
LOCATED AT 1260
MEADOWBROOK ROAD,
NORTH MERRICK, NY 11566 OR BY E-MAILING
A REQUEST TO: MSTILES@BELLMOREMERRICK.K12.NY.US IN ALL CASES CONDITIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE BELLMORE-MERRICK CHSD AND NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL APPLY. SEALED PROPOSALS MUST BE MARKED, “INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES RFP”, AND WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL 11:00 A.M. ON MAY 25, 2023, AT THE BELLMORE-MERRICK CHSD BUSINESS OFFICE LOCATED AT 1260 MEADOWBROOK ROAD, NORTH MERRICK, NY, 11566.
THE BOARDS OF EDUCATION RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND REPUTATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AUDITING SERVICES FIELD, AS WELL AS THE SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS OF A PROPOSER SET OUT HEREIN, IN CONSIDERING PROPOSALS AND AWARDING THE CONTRACT. THE BOARDS OF EDUCATION RESERVE ALL RIGHTS AND MAY REJECT ANY OR ALL PROPOSALS AS IT MAY DEEM APPROPRIATE TO DO SO. BY ORDER: BOARD OF EDUCATION BELLMORE-MERRICK CHSD
NORTH BELLMORE UFSD
BY:MELISA STILES PURCHASING AGENT DATED: MAY 11, 2023
139451
LEGAL NOTICE
The Bellmore UFSD intends to request an exemption for the 2023-24 school year from the mandate of establishing a breakfast program in each elementary school building. This exemption request is being made to the New York State Department of Education. Please forward your comments regarding this exemption in writing to business@bellmoreschool s.org.
139452
LEGAL NOTICE
BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICT
BELLMORE U.F.S.D.
MERRICK U.F.S.D.
NORTH BELLMORE U.F.S.D.
NORTH MERRICK U.F.S.D. TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU NOTICE TO BIDDERS:
In accordance with provision of Section 103 of the General Municipal Law, the Board of Education of the Bellmore-Merrick Transportation Consortium hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for:
Bellmore-Merrick Cooperative Summer 2023 Bid
Hard Bean Coffee’s owner Victor Kim and his family celebrated the grand opening of their new store at 15 Merrick Ave., Merrick on May 5. The ceremony was sponsored by the Merrick Chamber of Commerce.
Bellmore-Merrick Cooperative 2023-2024 School Year Bid Bids will be publicly opened and read at the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Business Office, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at 10:00 am.
Specifications and Bid Forms may be obtained from the office of Tom Volpe, Director of Transportation, between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
The Board of Education reserves the right to waive any informalities in or to reject in whole or in part all bids or to accept any bid which in its judgment is in the best interest of the school district.
By order: Board of Education
BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
BELLMORE U.F.S.D.
MERRICK U.F.S.D.
NORTH BELLMORE
U.F.S.D.
NORTH MERRICK U.F.S.D.
139450
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS
Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone
Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 5/17/23 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:
THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED
STARTING AT 9:30 A.M.
297/23. N. BELLMOREMarie Bliss, Use variance to construct accessory structure with outdoor kitchen & bathroom, not permitted, higher & larger than permitted & exceeds horizontal maximum on both sides., E/s of a R.O.W. known as Linstead La., 244.78’ N/o Columbus Ave., a/k/a 855 Linstead La.
ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.
This notice is only for new cases in North Bellmore within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals
The internet address of the website streaming for
this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video
Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it.
139430
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT
COUNTY OF NASSAU
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as Trustee for Freddie Mac
Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-2, as Owner of the Related Mortgage Loan, Plaintiff AGAINST The Estate of Antonio Aliberti a/k/a Anthony Aliberti, et al., Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 15, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 13, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 106 Marle Place, Bellmore, NY 11710. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Bellmore, Town
of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 56, BLOCK: 345, LOT: 67, Lot Group 67-68. Approximate amount of judgment $723,582.11 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #613754/2018. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. Georgia Papazis, Esq, Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-087658-F00 75937 139367
H ebrew Academy of Long Beach seeks educators to join our exceptional school faculty in fostering a culture of academic exploration and excellence and dedication to spiritual, intellectual, and personal growth of all students. We are currently looking for candidates in the following divisions:
Lev Chana Early Childhood:
Early Childhood Head Teachers
Early Childhood Assistant Teachers
Administrative Assistant
HALB Elementary School:
Assistant Teachers
Part Time Morah
Middle School Morah
Full Time Rebbe
Middle School Math Teacher
DRS Yeshiva High School for Boys:
English Teacher
Science Teacher
Ivrit Teacher
Learning Center Teacher
Assistant College Guidance Counselor
SKA High School for Girls:
Graphic Design Teacher
Ivrit Teacher
Halacha Teacher
AP Computer Science Teacher
American Sign Language Teacher (ASL)
To learn more about our school community, please visit www.halb.org. We look forward to hearing from you! Please send resumes or inquiries to resumes@halb.org
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR Company Car/ Bonuses. Clean Driving Record Required, Will Train. Retirees Welcome! Bell Auto School 516-365-5778 Email: info@bellautoschool.com
DRIVING INSTRUCTORS WANTED
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EDITOR/REPORTER
DRIVERS
Email Resume to careers@liherald.com or Call (516)569-4000 x239
The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry. To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@liherald.com
Summer Weekend Position
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FULL-PART TIME BOOKKEEPER:
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LIBRARY CIRCULATION CLERK P/T
Up to 17 hours per week at the Baldwin Public Library, depending on library needs. May include mornings, afternoons and at least one evening per week and one rotating Saturday. This is a non-competitive Civil Service position. $15.50 per hour, Please send resume to: broberto@baldwinpl.org
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Looking for an aggressive self starter who is great at making and maintaining relationships and loves to help businesses grow by marketing them on many different advertising platforms. You will source new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up and outbound cold calls. Must have the ability to understand customer needs and requirements and turn them in to positive advertising solutions. We are looking for a talented and competitive Inside Sales Representative that thrives in a quick sales cycle environment. We offer salary, commission, bonuses, health benefits, 401K and paid time off. Will consider part time. Please send cover letter and resume with salary requirements to ereynolds@liherald.com
Call 516-569-4000 X286
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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
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PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSE HELP
Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for a motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key. Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com
RECEPTIONIST - FULL TIME
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Tuesday and Thursday 8am to 6pm Friday 8am to 5pm
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Salary: $15.00 /hour
Email your resume to: careers@liherald.com
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Welcome to this stunning custom-built Mediterranean home, where luxury meets comfort in a unique and stylish way. This spacious home boasts seven bedrooms and five bathrooms, offering ample space for your family and guests. As you enter, you'll be greeted by the soaring ceilings that create a grand sense of space and elegance throughout the home. The chef's kitchen is a true masterpiece, featuring top-of-the-line appliances, custom cabinets, and granite countertops, providing the perfect space to prepare gourmet meals and entertain in style. The kitchen flows seamlessly into the dining and living areas, making it easy to host large gatherings or enjoy quality time with loved ones. The large master suite is a true oasis, complete with a spa-like bathroom, dual vanities, and a spacious walk-in closet. You'll love waking up each morning to the natural light and breathtaking views from your windows. The home also features a three-car garage, offering ample space for your vehicles and additional storage. As you step outside, you'll discover the beautifully landscaped backyard, complete with a sparkling swimming pool and plenty of space for outdoor entertaining. This home is perfect for those who value quality craftsmanship and attention to detail, with every aspect of the design carefully considered to ensure comfort and luxury. Don't miss this opportunity to make this Mediterranean dream home yours.
Gil Shemtov
The Tripodi Shemtov Team
Douglas Elliman Real Estate 30A W. Park Avenue Long Beach 516.835.3333
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WOODMERE 5/14, 2-3:30, 504 Saddle Ridge Rd., FIRST TIME ON MARKET!Move Right Into This Renovated 4 BR, 2 Bth Split with Open Layout in Prime Location! Granite/Wood EIK Opens to Dining Room & Living Room. Lower Level Den. HW Flrs, Gas Heat, CAC. Oversized Property! SD#14.Near All!..$1,149,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299
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Q. My house, from 1963, has a flat roof we can walk on, stairs leading up to it and walls all around for safety. Over the years, we’ve noticed ceiling stains at the edges. Recently the stains spread to the middle of the room. We know it should be fixed, and three roofing companies over the past five years have told us they fixed it. There are deck boards lying on the roof. How do we solve this problem? One suggested he come back and use colored water in different spots until the ceiling stains turn color. Before we do such a thing, do you have any other ideas?
Ask
The Architect
A. Flat roofs are a special kind of system, with less room for error than an angled roof. There are several components, and each one is there to create a seal and work with natural conditions, such as expansion and contraction due to temperature changes and sun radiation bombardment; infiltration due to humidity, rain, snow and ice; wind uplift under extremes such as hurricanes and tornadoes, and, in your case, foot traffic. Unless all of these conditions are accounted for, the roof will potentially stretch and tear away from the exterior parapet walls you described, causing small linear rips or even gaping holes that let water seep in. The tiniest opening, even microscopic, will allow water to accumulate in your ceiling and walls below.
Water management must also be planned into the roof. Try to look at original plans of the house design to see specific details that may or may not have been followed. Other than details, look to see if slope arrows, showing which way the water is supposed to be directed, are on the plans, especially with very low-slope, nearly flat, roofs, then look to see if the drains are clear and in the right places according to the plans.
You may need to consult a design professional or roof system manufacturer’s representative to see if the system is installed correctly. They also look for seam details, the wall-to-roof connections, the drain flashings (to be sure they’re sealed and redundantly overlapping) and whether you have the right kind of roof material for the location.
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So you’re looking for a way to give back to your community?
Maybe burnish your resume for a future run for public office?
Look no further than your local education board.
Next week, on Long Island’s own “Super Tuesday,” every school district will hold a budget vote and school board trustee election.
It’s a big deal for schools and the communities — and aspiring politicians.
People who run for a seat on their school board are a different breed.
They have extraordinary drive, experience and altruism.
They’re uber-volunteers who spend any free minute with all manner of community nonprofits. They coach Little League, do homework with their own kids while cooking dinner, then race to a PTA meeting. They comb through agendas and scour budgets line by line. They’re on social media, plugging an upcoming fundraiser or highlighting a concern.
These folks are the backbone of a community. They deal with stuff like the rest of us — bills, grocery shopping, sick kids at home, deaths in the family — while donating their free time. It can be a rewarding experience to be directly involved in making your school a better place for kids.
But there should be a warning label on the trustee petition — a seat on an education board is a meatgrinder.
I’ve covered education on Long Island for almost two decades. I’ve been to more school board meetings than therapy could force me to remember.
There have been threats, tantrums, screaming, fistfights, secret recordings, security escorts — a bonanza of TMZ-worthy behavior. A former Long Island education board trustee had his car plastered with cupcakes for siding against sugary snacks in class.
Board meetings are open to the public and draw people from every corner of a community. Democracy’s strength is that every person is represented, and every person has rights. The strength of an education board — on Long Island, at
least — is direct and local control of schools. The state dictates an awful lot to schools, but districts have a lot of say in how they run them.
The openness of a BOE meeting, however, comes with risk. A few neighborhood cranks see a public meeting as their chance to flourish. They yell, hurl insults, smash furniture, post vitriol on social media. And for the most part, a trustee has to sit there and take it.
The work is admirable, and often overwhelming. There is no pay. You have to be a fiscal guru, an educational policy wonk, a legal expert, a skilled negotiator, and tireless at hours-long meetings and events.
Most trustees are well-meaning neighbors, but boards also draw aspiring political operatives. These are people who crave power and influence.
It’s no secret that an education board is a practice field for future politicians. No wonder political hacks come forward with wide grins and extended hands, the gleam of potential influence in their eyes.
Power, you say? As a volunteer on a
local school board?
Yes, sir. Boards control massive amounts of money. True, most of the budget is dedicated to predetermined salaries and retirement and health care obligations. But there are millions of dollars doled out through contracts. School officials try to spend that money locally, so local companies get rewarded with contracts — and school board trustees curry goodwill.
I truly laud people who sit on education boards — even those angling for political influence. Despite the negatives, every Long Island community needs a board with dedicated trustees.
It’s not thankless work, but at times it can devolve into pettiness, vendettas and innuendo. It takes a person with true desire to help the schools while being able to stomach the nastiness.
So keep this in mind next Tuesday as you vote for your local school budgets and trustees. And, if you’re thinking of running for a seat on the school board next year, remember this sports adage: Go hard, or go home.
Mark Nolan is the editor of the Lynbrook/East Rockaway Herald and the Malverne/West Hempstead Herald. He taught high school English for 11 years. Comments? mnolan@liherald.com.
Who says the coronavirus pandemic isn’t a global emergency anymore?
WHO says. The World Health Organization announced last week that the pandemic is officially no longer an emergency. In practical terms, that means that the intensity of monitoring will change in response to a declining number of cases worldwide.
WHO added, “The virus is evolving and remains a global health threat, but at a lower level of concern.”
spreading Covid, and some are hospitalized, and hundreds are dying, thought that’s down from thousands just a year ago. That’s very good news, unless you’re among those who catch the virus on its way out. The obvious but unstated caveat is that the virus is leaving a massive trail of loss and dislocation.
children and grandchildren were abruptly blocked, and education in any meaningful sense was altered. Did you see the recent reports on eight-graders’ knowledge of history? Are you reading about the absenteeism and school anxiety and behavioral problems as schools try to get back to business?
enough to carry without that fear. I don’t know that anyone has looked at a possible connection between the pandemic and the shooting epidemic, but both land on children as horrific and scary facts of life over which they have absolutely no control.
RANDI KREISS
Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, said, “We fully expect that this virus will continue to transmit … In most cases, pandemics truly end when the next pandemic begins.” He acknowledged that that wasn’t an entirely reassuring observation. Our Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it would curtail some of its monitoring and reporting on Covid-19, but would “continue to keep our eye on the Covid-19 ball,” according to Dr. Nirav Shah, the CDC’s principal deputy director. Every day, people are still catching and
The history of the pandemic in America is grim. In an ironic twist on American exceptionalism, we can claim to be the country where the coronavirus has been deadlier than anywhere else in the world. We lost more than 1 million of our family members, friends and neighbors. More than a million Americans who expected to grow up or grow old or find their life’s work or set out on adventures. More than a million mothers, fathers, grandparents, sisters and brothers died from a virus that wasn’t traveling the world five years ago.
We all want to move on, and pick up our school, travel and job plans, but I look over my shoulder and I see a million reminders that life is both precious and perilous.
As we move forward, I know we can’t go back to the future we expected. We have been changed by these three years of isolation and anxiety. The paths of our
Our children and our grandchildren are carrying stuff in their backpacks not appropriate for consumption by minors. Weeks and months of isolation from friends, classroom learning and school routines are losses that will burden them for some time.
We send these kids, whom we claim to love more than life itself, back to schools where they sat as second- or thirdgraders behind plastic shields. We expect them to somehow set aside the sounds and images of death and dying.
The mental health crisis among kids is well documented and well publicized, but I don’t see that it is being addressed in a robust way across the country. We need a national Peace of Mind Corps that will get out into our communities to offer mental health care where it is needed.
And yes, we must pass gun laws that would alleviate the daily threat of violence in our classrooms. Our kids have
Some people I know feel cheated by the pandemic. People in their 70s and 80s, approaching retirement and planning to use their free time to explore other activities, found themselves locked down for three years, and often locked away from family and friends. One friend said to me, “Losing three years of being out in the world is painful anytime, but losing those years when you’re older is sad.”
There are too many what-ifs surrounding Covid-19 to count. If then President Donald Trump had moved faster against the threat, we might have avoided the catastrophic losses. If officials hadn’t put politics before common-sense protocols like masking and universal vaccinations, lives would have been saved. If we hadn’t evolved into a society where science became suspect, more Americans would have survived.
But here we are. Even as we grieve our losses, we can support the agencies and services that provide mental health care to children and teens. We can do two things at once: honor the dead and support the living.
Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
I look back and see a million reminders that life is both precious and perilous.
I’ve been to more board meetings than therapy could force me to remember.
Next Tuesday, May 16, is the day that eligible voters across New York state can vote on school district budgets; on referenda that will direct money to capital projects or set aside funds to do so in the future; and for board of education trustees.
Do not waste this valuable opportunity to have your voice heard.
But there’s one vital caveat: Please understand what you are doing when you cast your ballot.
If you are concerned about how much money your district plans to spend, find out what the budget consists of before you vote. You can typically find information on the district’s website, or through reporting here in the pages of your local newspaper.
However you vote, understand that your decision has an impact.
Recently, a few parents in the HewlettWoodmere school district, along with parents in a couple of Suffolk County districts, were upset about personal questions, and some about politics, their children were being asked in classrooms. Some Hewlett-Woodmere parents threatened to vote “no” on the proposed fiscal plan. That, of course, is their choice.
To the Editor:
I would like to applaud Claudia Borecky’s “Open letter to Rep. Anthony D’Esposito” in last week’s Herald. Borecky’s letter reflected good old-fashioned common sense as well as the outrage many of us feel toward those who allow mass shootings to continue under the “protection” of the Second Amendment.
I’m tired of listening to regular reports of mass shootings taking place all over the country. Assault rifles don’t belong in the hands of private citizens. If they want to defend themselves, their loved ones or their homes, let them get training and licenses to own simple pistols. Let’s make everyone’s safety a priority. PAM
To the Editor: Two wrongs don’t make a right. New
If a majority of voters reject a district budget, however, the district must either hold a second vote, offering the same spending plan or a revised one, or adopt what is called a contingency budget.
At one time, a contingency budget — then called an “austerity” budget — was restricted to a 4 percent spending increase.
Contingency budgets typically trim what is known as “low-hanging fruit” — funding for student activities such as sports, the arts — from music to theater — and clubs. Administrators, teachers, custodians and other district employees with union contracts are unaffected. The students — the ones mandated by law to attend school and receive an education, in the hope that they will become productive members of society — are the ones most severely impacted by a budget failure.
Are we saying don’t vote “no” on a school budget? In a word, no. But understand the implications of both a yea and nay vote.
Review the district literature. Read the local media. And remember that board trustees are elected. Connect with them and ask them questions — the ones running for re-election as well as the
candidates who are challenging them.
Remember, a key factor in this equation is that it’s your money. Your dollars, and those of other taxpayers, support the schools.
Do all you can to hold the trustees elected to represent you accountable, and to make sure they are holding the people they hire — superintendents, principals and other administrators — accountable as well.
When considering whom to vote for in contested — and even unopposed — trustee elections, learn about the candidates. How long have they been on the board? What have they done? What has a challenger done to illustrate his or her interest in this unpaid, volunteer position? What are the candidates’ views on important issues?
Know where you should go to vote. If you don’t, call your district, or consult its website.
School district budget votes and board elections might not attract the attention of elections at higher levels of government, but that doesn’t make them any less critical. In the days remaining before next Tuesday, do your part. Be an informed, intelligent and responsible voter.
Adams turns around to send some of the same illegal
immigrants to motels in Rockland and Orange counties, rented by the city. Will Adams soon do the same for Nassau and Suffolk counties?
Ihad never spent more than one night in a hospital or been confronted by serious illness, so my recent surgery for stomach cancer and six-day hospital stay were a life-altering experience. Fortunately, it turned out well. I am all too aware that every day, many thousands of people have medical situations more serious than mine, and not all end well.
Mine began innocuously enough. In 2017 I developed acid reflux, something fairly common and usually very treatable. An endoscopy done by Dr. Michael Barth, a gastroenterologist and a good friend, turned up nothing.
As a routine update, we did another endoscopy in March. Going into it, I didn’t give it a second thought. Just another test that guys my age go through. Just checking the box. I was surprised when Barth told me he had found a protrusion in my stomach wall. He thought it was probably benign, but recommended that I see Dr. Arvino Trindade, a specialist at Northwell Health.
Trindade scheduled a biopsy for April 10, at Long Island Jewish hospital. I had to be there at 5:30 a.m. For Irish guys, hospitals are intimidating enough at any time, but especially in the early-morning dark. Melissa Zimmerman, a retired Nassau County police detective who was on my security detail when I was in Congress, offered to drive Rosemary and me to the hospital.
Before I was taken into the operating
room, Trindade told me he was pretty sure there was nothing there. The next thing I knew, I was waking up and he was telling me there was a tumor, and the odds were that it was malignant. That should have been shocking news, but he was professional and calm, assuring me it could easily be removed. Nothing to worry about.
A few nights later, I woke up at around 3 a.m., and it hit me that I probably had cancer. Then, four days after the biopsy, Barth and Trindade called to confirm it: The tumor was malignant, and the surgery would be done at LIJ by Dr. Matthew Weiss, a premier surgeon. Weiss called and told me all looked good for complete success. “Enjoy the weekend,” he said. That night, Rosemary and I had dinner at an Italian restaurant in Manhattan with Melissa and her husband, Lance.
The following Tuesday I met Weiss, who told me the surgery would be on April 24. He was confident that it would go well. It turned out that his college roommate was a son of Frank Macciarola, whom I’d gone to St. Francis College with and who later became president of the college. Small world. I took it as a good sign.
I went to pre-op appointments at Northwell, and saw my cardiologist in Manhattan to get clearance for the operation. With a day to go, I started on a liquid diet, Jell-O being the closest thing to solid food.
Once again, Melissa drove Rosemary and me to the hospital. The Northwell admissions people couldn’t have been friendlier. By 6:30 a.m. I was dressed in my hospital outfit, lying on a gurney with
an intravenous tube in my arm, answering questions from doctors and nurses, including the ones you’re asked 100 times: name, date of birth, surgery you’re there for. Sometimes I had to spell my name.
Then I was wheeled into the operating room, a science fiction-style enclosure filled with doctors, nurses, bright lights and a table with what seemed to be an endless supply of knives and scissors. An epidural was painlessly inserted in my spine, and an anesthesia mask placed over my face.
The next thing I knew, I was in the recovery room, and Rosemary was saying that Weiss had told her all had gone well. I felt pain across my stomach, but nothing severe.
Soon I was in my own room. There was no steady pain as long as I lay motionless, but any attempt to move, or even reach for something, was very painful. Every day, though, the pain receded. The day after the surgery, I was walking up and down the hall. I slept pretty well at night, despite being awakened every few hours to have my blood pressure taken and blood drawn.
Each morning began with a team of doctors coming through at about 6:30 to ask how I was doing and to take turns admiring the 9-inch-long scar from my chest to my navel. Their words of praise made me feel proud, almost as if I had something to do with it. Weiss came by several times, always upbeat and reassuring — a total pro.
Northwell chief executive Michael Dowling, whom I’m proud to work for as a Northwell consultant, visited me for almost an hour, and we chatted about
everything from my surgery to County Limerick’s hurling team in Ireland. Besides Rosemary, who was there for hours each day, visitors included my son, Sean, my daughter, Erin, my sister, Barbara (a nurse), NCPD Commissioner Pat Ryder, former Deputy Commissioner Bill Flanagan, the Zimmermans, and former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Fred Cambria. There were phone calls from Mets greats Ed Kranepool and Art Shamsky and getwell wishes from political luminaries including Joe Cairo, Bruce Blakeman, Al D’Amato and Jay Jacobs. The warmest conversation was with my grandson Jack.
The most unexpected call came from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Representatives Anthony D’Esposito, Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota, who had a layover in Shannon Airport, in Ireland, on a trip to Jordan and Israel. I almost felt as if I were back in Congress.
Five days after the operation, I walked out of the hospital unassisted.
I can’t say enough about the people at Northwell, especially the nurses and aides who did everything to make me comfortable and keep me relaxed. Northwell was top shelf before, during and after this entire process. (For those who might wonder, I was covered by Medicare and Rosemary’s insurance plan. I gave up congressional insurance 20 years ago. It was too expensive.)
Now I’m home and feel great. No real pain; just soreness. I’m eating well, and walking a few blocks each day. Weiss expected an almost full recovery in three to four weeks. There were some tense moments along the way, but I’m a lucky guy.
Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
The real solution involves securing our southern border with Mexico. Under President Biden’s watch, millions of illegal immigrants have crossed. Now more are attempting the same at our Canadian border. Department of Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas has the nerve to claim the border is secure. With the ending of Title 42, which afforded us the opportunity to send many illegal immigrants back to their home countries, the situation will only grow worse. Regardless of how you feel about former President Trump, under his watch the flow of illegals was less and border security better.
We have spent billions to help Ukraine secure its border against the Russian invasion. It’s time we spend whatever it takes to secure our borders with Mexico and Canada.
LARRy PENNER Great NeckTo the Editor:
First our Democratic state government gave us bail reform, which puts the criminals back on the street before police officers complete their paperwork, and Democratic district attorneys lower felony charges or completely dismiss them.
Now the Democrats, who also decriminalized marijuana, have given over 200 licenses to open stores and sell marijuana to convicted felons who were mostly drug dealers. Not one disabled veteran has received a license. In the eyes of our Democratic elected officials, convicted felons are more important than disabled veterans.
STEvE GROGAN Lynbrookthe next thing I knew, I was waking up and being told there was a tumor.
