Bellmore Herald 11-10-2022

By KYlE CHIN kchin@liherald.com

Anthony D’Esposito says he’s going to Washington. But as the clock struck midnight, turning Election Day into Wednesday, his Democratic opponent, Laura Gil len, wasn’t quite ready to con cede the 4th Congressional Dis trict race.

“We’re going to wait until every vote is counted,” Gillen told supporters in Freeport late Tuesday night. “It’s an extreme ly close race. There’s still a lot of ballots out there.”

As Gillen spoke, however, unofficial election returns from Nassau County showed D’Esposito leading her by 8,000 votes, with 87 percent of pre cincts reporting. A half-hour later, the county Board of Elec tions completed the counting, increasing D’Esposito’s lead to 10,000 votes. It was 51.9 percent for D’Eposito out of the more than 266,000 votes counted, com pared with Gillen’s 48.1 percent.

D’Esposito, a former New York City police detective from Island Park, appeared to have eked out a victory, and in the pro

cess flipped a seat from Democratic to Republican control.

“I want to thank each and every one of you in this room,”

D’Esposito told supporters in Baldwin. “You’ve worked hard and you’ve knocked on doors. You’ve made the phone calls. You’ve dug into your pockets to get us across this finish line. We

took a seat that’s been in Democratic hands for 25 years.”

D’Esposito will succeed Kathleen Rice in representing most of southern Nassau County at the federal level, the first Republican to do so since Daniel Frisa lost re-election to Carolyn McCarthy in 1996. McCarthy

A special visit from Israel’s chief rabbi Chabad Center for Jewish Life is blessed, and educated

By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com

Members of the Jewish community in Merrick, Bellmore and Wantagh were invited to the Chabad Center for Jewish Life last weekend for a number of things — a Men’s Tefillin Club meeting, a special mezuzah check and, perhaps most important, a visit from the chief rabbi of Israel, David Lau.

The Tefillin Club meets on the first Sunday of every month at the center’s Hewlett Avenue location in Merrick. Tefillin are a pair of leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment with verses from the Torah. Hand tefillin are fastened to the wearer’s weaker arm — the left arm for righties, the right arm for lefties. The box from this strap rests on the bicep, facing the wearer’s heart.

Head tefillin are worn like a crown, with the box resting just above the hairline. In Orthodox Judaism, tefillin are worn only by men, and it is considered a

very powerful and important mitzvah to fulfill. A blessing is recited to the wearer by a rabbi, and certain prayers and texts are read aloud while wearing tefillin.

At the meeting, Rabbi Shimon Kramer, who leads the Mer rick-Bellmore-Wantagh Chabad, led the morning prayer. Afterward he introduced Rabbi Nota Kuperman of Brooklyn, a sofer — or traditional Jewish scribe — who had come to examine the verses on the tefillin scrolls to ensure that the script was unsmudged and still legible.

“Tefillin (is the) channel in which we receive God’s blessing,” Kuperman said. “Tefillin is what binds us to God — our connection. It reminds us that God not only created the world, but that he continues running the world.”

Kuperman remained at the Chabad for the day to check the writing in a mezuzah, a decorative case that contains another

e are very quick to speak on each other, that we forget to speak with each other.

DAVID lAu Chief rabbi of Israel

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Julianna’s Works of Heart raises over $5,000

Charity paint night a massive success, helps 10-year-old achieve lifetime fundraising goal

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

Julianna Tand’s charity paint night was a massive success.

The 10-year-old from North Merrick began raising money a few years ago for the Ronald McDonald House Charities, a nonprofit whose mis sion is to create and support programs that improve children’s health and wellbeing. It operates a 42-room house in New Hyde Park in which families can stay when their children undergo treatment at the nearby Cohen Children’s Medical Center.

Prior to the beginning of the coronavi rus pandemic, Julianna and her family participated in a baking program at the New Hyde Park home — they’d bring their own supplies, and make various baked goods for the families living there.

Everything changed when the pandem ic started, and due to the precautionary measures the charity had to take, the bak ing program ended.

Julianna stilled wanted to give back, and began to sell clay creations, at a small fee of just $10 a character, through her small business, Julianna’s Works of HeART. Aside from taking orders from clients, she raffles off some bigger pieces — a figurine of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who was famously photographed sitting by himself on a folding chair on the steps of the Capitol during President Biden’s inauguration — sold in April of 2021, rak ing in $3,100.

Committed to giving back, Julianna decided it was time to step up the game. With help from her mother, Jennifer, and grandmother Debbie Viola, a fellow artist, she organized a charity paint night, that took place last week on Nov. 4 at the Sacred Heart R.C. Church in North Mer rick.

Entry to the paint night cost $50, and there were raffles tickers and items avail able for purchase. Her grandmother led the paint night, instructing the crowd how to paint sunflowers on a canvas.

Jennifer shared with the Herald that 50 people attended, and with 50 raffle baskets donated by local Bellmore-Merrick busi nesses, the support they received allowed them to raise $5,930.

That total allowed Julianna to hit her lifetime goal of raising over $10,000 for the charity. Prior to the event, she’d raised

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wERE TAughT how to paint sunflowers by Viola, who in her career as an art ist has done restorative work at St. Agnes Cathedral, in Rockville Centre, and the Ritz Carlton, in Manhattan.

over $7,000 from her sales.

On top of that, Jennifer said even big ger things are coming.

“This week she will also launch her own personalized donation link on the RMH website for future direct donations to be associated with her,” Jennifer wrote in an email. “They’re helping us set up a virtual, silent auction for the month of November for some extra, big ticket items a few people were generous to donate.

“The total donation amount associated with the Paint Night will definitely be larger,” she added, “which is hard to imagine.”

Julianna hopes that her story inspires others — especially young people such as herself. “I just want to say that I hope to show other kids my age that you don’t have to be a grown up to make a differ ence,” she said. “I’m one kid, and I can make a big difference in the lives of oth ers.”

Viola said she is overwhelmingly proud of the person Julianna has become.

“She is such a sweet and sensitive kid,” Viola said. “It makes me so happy to see her pursuing this. It only takes one per son. It’s kind of like, ‘be the one’ — and I look at her as the one who is making a dif ference.”

REcENTLy, JuLiANNA hOsTED a charity paint night, which raised over $5,000.

DEBBiE ViOLA, BAck left, Julianna’s mother, Jennifer Tand, back right, with Julianna, front.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

JuLiANNA TAND — a charitable 10-year-old from North Merrick — has been selling clay creations through her small business Julianna’s Works for HeART for a few years now, with proceeds directly benefiting the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

DEBBiE ViOLA, JuLiANNA’s grandmother and fellow artist, led the paint night at the Sacred Hear R.C. Church.

Rhoads, McDonough also claim victories

served nine terms before retiring in 2015, and Rice has represented the district ever since.

Gillen had hoped to keep the streak of Democratic women representing the dis trict alive. D’Esposito’s win was one of several benefiting Republicans across the area.

Also claiming victory was Nassau County legislator Steve Rhoads, who will become the next state sena tor, toppling incumbent Dem ocrat John Brooks with more than 61 percent of the vote.

“This election wasn’t about us,” Rhoads told sup porters Tuesday night. “This election was about you. This election was about your fam ily. It was about your future. It was about your freedom.”

Assemblyman David McDonough, however, will keep his seat, easily beating his Democratic challenger Dustin Ginsberg with 65 per cent of the vote.

Throughout his race for Congress, D’Esposito stressed the importance of a limited, fis cally responsible government. He said numerous times that he would cut waste ful spending in Washington, and that a

small-government approach would help tame inflation.

The campaign trail was not free of jabs back and forth. Democratic campaign literature portrayed D’Esposito as an extremist on issues like abortion and guns, claiming he might support a nationwide ban on abortion and allow weapons of war on New York streets.

D’Esposito denied to the Herald that he would ever support a national abortion ban, but he did attack New York laws that he claimed allow free access to late-term abortion. On guns, he asserted that the focus of government should not be writing new laws, but cracking down on illegally possessed weapons.

Republicans, meanwhile, linked Gillen to a number of national issues on which they portrayed Democrats as weak. Mailers from the New York Republican State Committee declared that President Biden and Gillen were raising taxes, responsible for the recent national rise in crime, and allowed fentanyl to flood into Nassau County.

Gillen countered by citing her record

as town supervisor, during which time she claimed to have cut taxes. Gillen has also insisted that a tough-on-guns approach can help to curb crime.

While Rice endorsed Gillen, D’Esposito boasted of his own support

from a long list of law enforcement groups and police unions.

Additional

reporting by Jim Bernstein, Brendan Carpenter, Karina Kovac, Andre Silva, Mallory Wilson and Jordan Vallone.

Sue Grieco/Herald

Former Town oF Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen did not concede the Congressional District 4 race against Anthony D’Esposito.

Multiple narcotics arrests made across Bellmore and Merrick

Several narcotics-related arrests were made in BellmoreMerrick last week.

According to the Nassau County Police Department’s major case bureau, two men were arrested in a narcotics investigation in North Bellmore on Nov. 1.

Narcotics detectives conduct ed an investigation at The Smoking Factory, located at 1809 Newbridge Road around 5:40 p.m. Detectives found that gum mies containing THC were being sold. A large quantity of THC and US currency was recovered.

Varun Shah of Westbury and Pravinkumar Patel of Queens were placed under arrest with out incident. They were charged with two counts of criminal possession of a con trolled substance and criminal sale of a controlled substance. They were arraigned Nov. 2 at the First District Court in Hempstead.

In Merrick, an East Elm hurst man was arrested on Nov. 1 around 8:50 p.m.

According to the NCPD, nar cotics and vice squad detectives conducted an investigation that led to the arrest of Aristos

Reglas of Queens. During the investigation, Reglas was found to be in possession of a glass pipe containing a substance believed to be crystallized meth amphetamine.

Detectives later recovered an additional quantity of meth.

Reglas was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, two counts of crimi nal possession of a controlled substance, and tampering with physical evidence.

He was also arraigned on Nov. 2 at the First District Court in Hempstead.

–Jordan Vallone

Alleged prostitution leads to arrests in Merrick

Two women were arrested last week in Merrick for prac ticing a profession they were unauthorized to do.

According to narcotics and vice squad detectives in the Nassau County Police Depart ment, an undercover investiga tion at Ocean Beauty Body Spa at 1750 N. Merrick Ave., led to the arrests of Aling Wang of Little Neck and Xiuhua Lei of Flushing. They are accused of

performing unauthorized mas sages.

The location was then secured by the Town of Hemp stead Building Department.

Wang and Lei were charged with the unauthorized practice of a profession and prostitu tion. They were issued appear ance tickets, returnable on Nov. 23 to the First District Court in Hempstead.

–Jordan Vallone

Varun Shah

Pravinkumar Patel

Aristos Reglas

Aling Wang

Xiuhua Lei

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Herald sports

Calhoun runners eye big prize

By MaRC BeRMaN sports@liherald.com

This stretch of greatness by Calhoun’s boys’ cross-country team has just one hur dle left – bring home to Merrick a first-ever state championship.

It won’t be easy but the appropriately named Colts are on quite a gallop after winning their third straight Nassau Coun ty Class 2 championship on Oct. 29, then qualifying last Saturday as the Section 8 champion for participation in the state tournament in Syracuse.

NoRMaN BRoWN Malverne Senior Football

BRoWN Was a key factor in Malverne’s 34-7 victory over Mineola last Friday night in a Conference IV first-round play off game. He rushed for 204 yards and found the end zone three times as the Mules punched their ticket to the semi finals at Hofstra University where they will face defending county champion North Shore. Brown had touchdown runs of 62, 1 and 74 yards against Mineola, which entered the postseason riding a six-game win streak.

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First Round scores

CoNFeReNCe i

Farmingdale 35, Port Washington 0

Massapequa 21, Oceanside 16

Syosset 21, Hempstead 20 Baldwin 20, Freeport 8

CoNFeReNCe ii

Garden City 56, Calhoun 7

Mepham 14, MacArthur 7

Long Beach 27, New Hyde Park 14

South Side 27, Elmont 21

CoNFeReNCe iii

Plainedge 45, Roosevelt 21

Wantagh 28, Lynbrook 7

Bethpage 48, Floral Park 14 Carey 26, Manhasset 18

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North Shore 51, Clarke 14

Seaford 21. Cold Spring Harbor 14

West Hempstead 27, Island Trees 13

Malverne 34, Mineola 7

The state championship meet takes place this Saturday with Calhoun seeded fifth.

“Our goal now is to win states,’’ said coach David Hendler, finishing his 29th season at the helm.

Their dominance at the county champi onships was epic as seven runners notched All-County honors (top 25). Because only the top five scores are recorded for team title, the Colts’ last two runners didn’t even count in the final score.

Their lead performer is junior Logan Schaeffler, who won the county race with 17 seconds to spare and then captured the state qualifier with similar ease on the 5K Bethpage State Park course.

Schaeffler is one of the few underclass men on the senior-laden team and has been on all three county-title Calhoun clubs. Last year, Schaeffler finished 7th in the state qualifier meet at Bethpage as the club also made it as a full team to states.

“He’s been a stud since his freshman year,’’ Hendler said. “He hates to lose and is tough as nails.”

Schaeffler also is rated as a top-notch student. “He does everything well,’’ said Hendler, a math/computer teacher at Cal houn.

Schaeffler believes winning it all in Syr acuse is not out of the realm, even if Cal houn has never pulled the feat.

“It’s up there,’’ Schaeffler said when asked Calhoun’s chances. “It’s pretty nice to go two straight years. It’s definitely about going hard on those hills. It’s going to be a factor.’’

Schaeffler felt his performance at coun ties (15:50.73) was “pretty average’’ so he

may be saving his best work for upstate.

Calhoun’s other six stars, all seniors, can’t be dismissed either. The next four top finishers at counties that measured in the final team score were William Hughes (3), Jonathan Sferratore (6), Gavin Giordano (13) and Matthew Belmonte (16.) For good measure, Michael Gunn (21) and Jeremy Sirof (23) raced to a top-25 finish, earning All-County honors. This is as strong a team and as strong a three-year run as Hendler has ever seen.

“We’ve had strong teams in the past,’’ Handler said. “But it’s up there.’’

When the coach looks back at this recent burst, he points to a vibrant core of leadership from captains that have

revolved each year. From the 2021 title squad, he lost two standouts in John Schwab and Alex Rosario.

In 2022, the captains are Giordano. Sfer ratore and Belmonte.

“The captains are just doing a really good job of training younger kids,’’ Hen dler said. “So they know they have to do their distance, know to run on Sundays. So they’re doing the right things.’’

One of Hendler’s largest challenges will be in 2023 when he loses his starry trove of seniors.

“The team will be young next year, mostly sophomores, but thanks to the cap tains, the kids are prepared to do the work to be successful,’’ he said.

Eric Dunetz/Herald JuNioR logaN sChaeFFleR cruised to the Nassau Class 2 championship as the Colts won a third straight county title.

Police crack down on unsafe cars on the road

By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

The last thing any driver wants is an obstructed view out of their car windows. But it’s the same for the Nassau County Police Department as well — except it’s not looking out, but instead looking in.

The department has launched Opera tion Safe Streets, targeting illegal license plates — those that are obstructed or defaced — along with improperly tinted windows and passengers not wearing seat belts.

The initiative continues through the end of the year, and includes both educa tion and enforcement. But it’s not just about safety, according to Nassau police commissioner Patrick Ryder — these vio lations typically lead to other criminal activity.

Safe Streets uses officers from a num ber of police units targeting drivers who are misusing their license plates or have tinted windows that don’t allow officers to see inside. Many will be singled out through various checkpoints set up around the county.

“We know that distracted driving is still the number one cause for accidents and death on our roads,” Ryder told reporters during a news conference last week in Eisenhower Park. “But there is a criminal element that is out there defraud ing and taking advantage of the system, committing crimes by using different

types of plates.”

This initiative comes at a time where more people are out and about preparing for the holidays.

“As we are approaching the time of year when people are going out there spending money, they’re shopping. They have gifts. There will be a lot of cars on the road,” Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman said. “We are going to fight as hard as we can to make sure that all of our communities are safe. That our residen tial communities are safe. That our busi

ness districts are safe.”

Paper license plates are a much bigger problem than many might realize, Ryder said. Although typically given to a new car buyer at the dealership before they can get their more permanent plates from the state, there are those who try to copy the plates, change the expiration date, and then sell them online.

“So, until our officers stop that car, we don’t know it’s a fake plate,” Ryder said. “In the meantime, they’re running red lights. They’re going through (license

plate readers) after they’ve committed crimes, and we can’t detect it because it doesn’t come back to the right vehicle.”

Nassau police made more than 1,000 arrests last year for fraudulent license plates, more than triple from 2020. Traffic tickets are on the rise, too. There were 73,000 summonses written in 2021. So far this year, that number is already at 123,000.

“I think that we should be concentrat ing on all the people who are going around with out-of-state plates, with stolen license plates, with tinted windows that make everybody feel unsafe — especially our police officers,” Blakeman said. “And I really want to crack down because when we’ve done this in the past, we’ve been able to confiscate a lot of illegal license plates, we’ve gotten illegal weapons and con trolled substances that we’ve confiscated.”

Nassau police also say they’ve taken nearly 800 guns off the road in the past two years.

“Those car stops are vital,” Ryder said, when it comes to “doing the investigation, asking the right questions when they interview the driver, and allowing us to get into that car.”

The commissioner also mentioned cracking down on uninspected an unregis tered vehicles, which he added “90 percent of the time, they are also uninsured.”

Depending on the violation, a warning or a summons could be issued, and fines may be increased during the Operation Safe Streets initiative.

Mallory Wilson/Herald

NASSAu COuNtY pOLICe ran a safety checkpoint on Merrick Avenue near Eisenhower Park last week as part of its new Operation Safe Streets program. The initiative aims to crack down on illegal license plates, tinted windows, and expired registrations.

Top businesspeople make a difference

Nassau Council of Chamber of Commerce honors annual slate

By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@liherald.com

Want to really get involved with the community? That’s easy — join your local cham ber of commerce.

“Chambers,” said Fran Camarano Jr. “We get involved in a nonprofit organiza tion, support our communities and busi nesses. Why do we do this? Well, we’re part of the community, right?’

Camarano is quite active in the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce. But at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Wood bury on Oct. 28, Camarano was filling a different role — president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce. The group — which represents more than 40 chambers from across the county — gath ered once again to honor its businessper sons of the year.

Those winners included Manny Alva rez, president of Kolstein’s in Baldwin, who continues to open the world of stringed instruments to so many musi cians. And Sharon Davis-Edwards, found er and chief executive of S.J. Edwards Inc., in Merrick, who has provided finan cial and employee benefits services to businesses for more than 30 years. And Iyna Bort Caruso, who leads Sweet Lime Ink Content Studio, bringing her Emmy Award-winning writing and content cre ation work to Rockville Centre and beyond.

But it’s more than simply running a business, Camarano said. True success comes with being active in the communi ty. Like Nicole Eliopoulos. She fulfilled her dream to run her own State Farm Insurance Agency in Valley Stream, yet she still finds time to not only raise four children with her husband, but stay active in their lives — from their school PTAs, to even coaching some of their sport teams.

“The idea of grassroots efforts from the ground up being the best way to sup port communities — and businesses sup porting their communities — is the way to go,” Camarano said. “But the truth is, the commitment we make is not just to the chamber. What you want to do to sup port the businesses is to support each other.”

Other winners include Lauren Maslov, the third-generation owner of Pietro’s restaurant in East Meadow. Dale Davids, a home solar dealer — and Afghanistan vet eran — in Elmont. Patricia McColley, a program manager for the community and population health team at Northwell Health out of Franklin Square. And Jorge Martinez, vice president of the J&A Group — which provides commercial maintenance out of Freeport.

Then there’s Luis Lopez, an immigrant from El Salvador who now runs Morgan Delicatessen in Glen Cove with his wife. Steve Adler, who came out of retirement to take on marketing and sales for Servpro of Garden City and Hempstead. And Christine Sweeney, branch manager and director for Webster Bank Levittown Banking Center.

sharon davis-Edwards

Merrick Chamber of Commerce

Anyone who has needed insur ance, financial services or employee benefits services will almost assur edly heard of S.J. Edwards, and its chief executive Sharon DavisEdwards.

She founded the Merrick company in 2005, and is known for building long-term relationships with many clients — all who appreciate her hon esty, integrity, and quality of custom er service.

“We don’t have clients,” DavisEdwards tells the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, “we have friends.”

She’s had her work acknowledge by a number of organizations, and is in the Hall of Fame for the Top 50 Most Influential Women in Long Island. And all of that because she maintains a passion to help families and businesses prepare for — and protect — their financial future.

Leah Tozer might be known for her appearances on HGTV’s “Island Life,” but she remains one of Long Beach’s top real estate practitioners. Mike Govinda has helped companies grow their IT and health care services through his company, Arista Careers, while David Silva spends his day as a financial advisor for Janney,

but then goes home and does everything from coach youth basketball, to helping shape young minds.

Denise Sclafani Daniels continues her family’s successful jewelry business in Lynbrook, while Dr. Evelyn Heredia has changed lives as the owner of Phoenix Family Chiropractic in Malverne. Victo ria Van De Ven runs her own State Farm Insurance Agency in Seaford, while Margo Cargill focuses on corporate and government strategy through her Union dale-based Titanium Linx Consulting, and Rosemarie DeMaio makes Wantagh smile as chief custom cookie designer at Mama’s Custom Cookies.

FrANk CAMArANo Jr., president of the Nassau Council, says community service starts with the local chamber of commerce. And he practices what he preaches as a longtime leader of the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce.

And businesses were winners as well — like Stellina Ristorante, run by renowned chef Fabrizio Facchini and the Milana family in Oyster Bay.

“Nassau County is back, and we’re open for business,” County Executive Bruce Blakeman told the crowd at Crest Hollow. “Nassau County is committed to partnering with each and every one of the chambers so that every community can thrive, and every downtown business dis trict can do well with no community left behind.”

To learn more about the Nassau Coun cil of Chambers of Commerce, visit NCChambers.org.

HuNdrEds gAtHErEd At Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury Oct. 28 to honor the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce Businesspersons of the Year.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

On the move: Nassau BOCES welcomes new faculty member

Ceres John of Bellmore has joined the faculty at Nassau BOCES GC Tech as a Police Science and Criminal Justice teacher. A veteran law enforcement offi cer with the New York City Police Department, John is highly skilled and accomplished in numerous areas of law enforcement, including criminal analytics and risk analysis.

John began his career — which spanned more than two decades — as a patrol officer for a number of NYC precincts. He soon advanced into a leadership role as ser geant, and then moved steadi ly up the ranks to sergeant supervisor, lieutenant, execu tive officer, commanding offi cer, deputy inspector, and, inevitably, captain. He served as captain of the Brooklyn North Investigation Unit and the 88thprecinct, as well as both DI and CO of the NYPD Bureau of Internal Affairs.

As an active participant in the NYPD’s Office of Management Analysis and Planning, John spent four months in Haiti training local police. He spearhead ed an initiative in the Haitian National Police Department that helped to refine anti-crime strategies and increase pro

ductivity. In his work, he partnered with multiple advisors from the United Nations to improve the overall effective ness of policing for the island nation.

John served as supervisor of youth services for the NYPD, where he led the department’s Explorer Pro gram, coordinated field trips and volunteer opportunities, and prepared potential candi dates for participation in national competitions. He holds both a master’s and bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from John Jay Col lege, where he graduated as a Dean’s List Honoree.

“In my work as a police officer, the emphasis was on efficient and positive inter actions with the communi ties I served,” John said. “My dedication to the students of Nassau BOCES is much the same. I intend to use my expe rience in law enforcement as a resource for the agency and our students. My goal is to educate myself about GC Tech’s mission and goals, to make a pos itive impact on my students, and to help them become successful in whatever they choose to do.”

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Inspiring the next leaders

Legislator Steve Rhoads Visited Bill Murphy’s 10th Grade Leadership in the Community class at Mepham High School in Bellmore. Rhoads addressed the class about what it means to be an upstanding citizen and a leader in the both the classroom and the community, and how a community could be made better for everyone involved.

–Jordan

Ceres John

Courtesy Nassau County Legislature

Calling all pet owners!

Bond Vet, a veterinarian group with the goal to strengthen the human-animal bond, recently celebrated the opening of its new, Merrick location. At the ribbon cutting ceremony, the location’s manager Chris Mahon was joined by Merrick Chamber of Commerce President Ira Reiter, various local officials and other chamber board members. It is located at 2192 Merrick Road, Merrick.

Courtesy Merrick Chamber of Commerce

Andy Lockwood talks college costs

By AlexA AnderwkAvich

On Wednesday, Nov. 2, Lockwood Col lege Prep and Inside Herald LI presented an hour-long webinar for the community entitled “How to Cut College Costs by 52.2% or More” — produced by Richner LIVE — which aids college-parents on the rollercoaster ride of putting their children through upper education and its costs.

Host, Judy Goss, host of AWE’s luxury real estate show ‘Behind the Gates,’ former NBC and Fox contributor and QVC host, gave her opening remarks as a collegemom of twins, “My kids just graduated high school in June and started college; so I’ve been through all the ups and downs and the stress and the financial issues — all of the roller coaster moves that we had to get to college finally this year,” she said. “And I’m happy to say that I’m here with someone today that will make that process a lot easier and less complicated and that is Andy Lockwood.”

Andy Lockwood is a college admissions counselor along with his wife Pearl, as well as best-selling author of ‘How to Negotiate Your Crappy Financial Aid’ and ‘Merit Aid Offer’ as well as three other books in the works. Together, the duo are the master minds behind Lockwood College Prep which provides you with the tools you may need to get into your dream school, and for less.

The two have four children themselves. However Lockwood saw the need for better college advisors and prep from his own

experiences going through law school.

“I didn’t choose my career,” the top col lege advisor said. “It’s almost like it found me. I went to law school and ended with over a hundred thousand dollars of debt. Because of this horrible experience of high fees and debt, which is actually noth ing compared to today, I went into this career.”

Goss introduced Lockwood, who had just finished up a busy time of early appli cations and deadlines, and jumped right into questions which yielded helpful tips and vital information from Lockwood.

“If you have a younger kid, early deci sion and early action deadlines are some thing to look forward to.” owner of Lock wood College prep said and kicked off the webinar with a piece of advice. “Here’s a pro tip: get everything done over the sum mer. That is my first valuable tip tonight”

Having guidance during the intricate process of the application process can make all the difference. As parents send their oldest children to college for the first time, oftentimes they are both figuring out what to do as you go along and the reality is that many things have changed over the years and you might not know everything that is involved.

“If you feel overwhelmed, it’s not your fault.” Lockwood said regarding the com plicated financial formulas that are often hard to decipher, with pages upon pages of regulations. “The good news is that there are ways to level the playing field.”

Goss also asked questions such as get

ting into and what it takes to be accepted into a top college as well as the rundown on how financial aid and scholarships work.

“I thought you just fill out the FAFSA form and pay as much as you can,” Goss remarked towards the end of the webinar. “I’m happy to hear that there are actually ways you can strategize this.”

It was a highly informative session which ended with a live Q&A from the audience via chat. Followed by an end screen with information on how to book sessions with Lockwood College Prep.

“Our approach isn’t for everyone,” Lockwood said. “The child needs to be coachable and the parents need to be will ing to take advice.”

If you would like to find out more infor mation visit www.lockwoodcollegeprep. com, email vip@lockwoodcollegeprep. com or call (516) 882-5464. The Lockwoods go live on Tuesdays via Facebook at www. CollegeTalkTuesday.live

RichnerLIVE hosts a number of events including galas, webinars and expos. Be on the lookout for upcoming happenings at www.RichnerLIVE.com

Andy lockwood, owner of Lockwood College Prep (pictured), and host Judy Goss, lead an informative discussion for college parents on how they can cut costs, even if they think they don’t qualify.

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Tefillin Club meets, welcomes sofer to check sacred scrolls

Chabad for the day to check the writing in a mezuzah, a decorative case that con tains another piece of parchment known as a klaf. A mezuzah is attached to the doorway of a Jewish home, and Chabad members were encouraged to bring theirs to be inspected by Kuperman.

Like tefillin, the text on the klaf should also be checked regularly by a sofer to make sure it is still kosher, Kuperman explained. A mezuzah is hung to show that the dwelling is a Jewish household that keeps to a special set of rules, rituals and beliefs.

“With the mezuzah, we dedicate to God everything that is in our house,” Kuperman said. “This brings out God’s blessing — the blessing of everything in life that we have.”

He said he was impressed by the num ber of attendees, and explained why and how often tefillin and mezuzahs should be checked. “They wear out,” he said. “The letters, even if they were written properly, with time, can deteriorate, the parchment can deteriorate and the letters can crack and fade. Therefore it has to be inspected once every few years.”

Some in the crowd asked about the proper method of storage for tefillin and a mezuzah, and whether that could affect on the longevity of the text. Kuperman said he had seen scrolls stored in the tightest waterproof containers deterio rate, which is why he urged the attendees to make sure theirs are checked often.

The Chabad of Hewlett and the Chabad of Long Island had helped arrange a visit by Rabbi Lau on Sunday.

Kramer said that congregants were thankful that Lau was able to take some time out of his day to meet them, and to offer some thoughts about issues facing Jews around the world.

Lau, like Kuperman, said he was impressed by the size of the audience, and commended people for bringing their children to Hebrew School, which also meets on Sunday mornings at the Chabad Center. After greeting the gathering, Lau made time to meet with the Chabad’s stu dents, and answer their questions.

“I am very happy to see you here — I am very happy to hear the children,” Lau said. “I am sure that because you find the time and that you take your children to learn (about) the Jewish nation, the lan guage of the Jewish nation, they will con tinue to bless you.”

Some Chabad members asked Lau what they could do to help Israel, and how they could battle the surge of anti semitism at home and in the media. He urged them to continue educating stu dents and their children, and to take them to Israel to experience the culture and holiness of the country.

On the matter of antisemitism, Lau shared some wisdom he had recently imparted to religious leaders from around the world — including Pope Fran cis and prominent figures in Islam — at a meeting he attended in Kazakhstan.

“We are very quick to speak on each other,” he said, “that we forget to speak with each other. You can speak with peo ple that don’t understand — and this is a way to help us.”

Photos by Jordan Vallone/Herald

Following a busy morning at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life last Sunday, the chief rabbi of Israel, David Lau, met its members and offered some wisdom on issues facing the greater Jewish community. Continued

STEPPING OUT

with The

Rascals

Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famers are always in style

By Mary Malloy

ock legends The Rascals are back on stage for the first time in four years. Their Time Peace Tour 2022 rolls on — with a stop at NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Nov. 13 — featuring two of the group’s legendary original members: Felix Cavaliere and Gene Cornish.

The group (formerly The Young Rascals) is best known for their string of smash hits during the mid-to-late 1960s, including “Groovin,” “Good Lovin’,” “A Beautiful Morning” and “People Got to Be Free.” (The tour is named after their 1968 Greatest Hits album.)

WHERE WHEN

• Sunday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.

• NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury

• For tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com, LiveNation.com, or call (516) 247-5200

The Rascals were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been in New York because of Covid, but I travel here a lot to see friends and family,” says Cavaliere, the group’s keyboardist, vocalist and songwriter. “We’ve been in the area doing some private shows. Westbury is one of the last few places with a theater in the round. I’m happy that our music appeals to more than one generation. It’s a real treat seeing the some of the younger faces out there in the audience.”

Trained as a classical pianist at a young age — and fully intending to go into the medical field — Cavaliere formed a band called The Escorts during his college years at Syracuse University. That led him to play with Joey Dee & The Starliters (“The Peppermint Twist”) where he met Cornish and Eddie Brigati. The threesome eventually left to form The Young Rascals with jazz drummer Dino Danelli.

After a few months doing the New York club scene, Cavaliere and his bandmates caught the attention of promoter/manager Sid Bernstein with their high-energy set at Long Island’s elite club, The Barge on Shinnecock Bay in East Quogue. They soon signed a contract with Atlantic Records.

After topping the charts with hit after hit — and selling more than 30 million records worldwide — The Young Rascals disbanded in 1972, and the members went on to have successful solo careers. Cavaliere now calls Nashville, Tennessee, home, where he is collaborating and prolifically writing new material.

“This (tour) gives us another chance to play together,” Cornish adds, “and do it for the fans.”

A treat: Special guests Vanilla Fudge

Vanilla Fudge, best known for their extended heavy rock arrangements including “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” and “Season of the Witch,” join The Rascals as special musical guests.

Vanilla Fudge has been cited as “one of the few American links between psychedelia and what soon became heavy metal.” The group is also known to have influenced other major bands such as The Nice, Deep Purple, Yes, Styx and Led Zeppelin.

“We’re excited to come back to Westbury,” says the band’s award-winning drummer, vocalist and songwriter Carmine Appice, who now resides in Florida. “It’s one of my favorite venues. We’ll include a lot of our popular hits, and I’ll probably do a drum solo. The Rascals were like our mentors, and we’ve been friends for many years.”

The band is currently touring with three of its four original members: Appice, Mark Stein, Vince Martell, and Pete Bremy (who took over for Tim Bogert, who retired in 2009 and died 2021.)

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Rascals greatest hits.

Bottom photo: Original Rascals Gene Cornish, left, and Felix Cavaliere first met in the mid ‘60s playing with Joey Dee & The Starliters.

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Bartlett Sher and the team behind ‘South Pacific,’ ‘The King and I’ and 2017 Tony-winning Best Play ‘Oslo,’ bring a fresh and authentic vision to this beloved theatrical masterpiece. Featuring a talented cast, lavish orchestra, and stunning movement and dance from Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter, based on the original staging by Jerome Robbins, this production is an uplifting celebration that raises its cup to joy — to love — to life. Rich with musical hits everyone knows and loves, including ‘Tradition,’ ‘Sunrise, Sunset’ and ‘To Life (L’Chaim!),’ this heartwarming story never goes out of style.

Friday, Nov. 11, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, 2 and 8 p.m. $89, $69, $59, $49. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Route 25A, Brookville. (516) 299-3100 or TillesCenter.org.

Toubab Krewe

Some music defies categorization. Such is the case with Toubab Krewe, the vibrant North Carolinabased instrumental powerhouse that lustily swirls together rock, African traditions, jam sensibilities, international folk strains and more. This is a band that actively draws inspiration from whatever source floats into their purview, something they’ve exhibited in their half decade of heavy gigging — including regular appearances at major U.S. festivals like Bonnaroo, High Sierra, Rothbury and Wakarusa — and abroad at such legendary gatherings as Festival In The Desert in Mali. Their globe-hopping propensity has made them an emerging headliner at their hometown’s famous Orange Peel, and a familiar face at similar venues nationwide. Whether on their own or collaborating with luminaries like the Last Poets’ Umar Bin Hassan or Uncle Earl’s Rayna Gellert, Toubab Krewe has already earned the attention and respect of a broad musical community.

Saturday, Nov. 12, 8 p.m. $38, $33, $28. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

photo: Felix Cavaliere is ready to wow the NYCB Theatre at Westbury audience with The

Vanilla Fudge, special guest, is known for their extended rock versions of contemporary hit songs. Pictured from left are Carmine Appice (drums), Mark Stein (keyboard), Vinny Martell (guitar), and Pete Bremy (bass).

THE SCENE

Break for Art

Kids and parents/caregivers are invited to join Nassau County Museum of Art staff to create and innovate during “m Break for Art,” Friday, Nov. 11, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 1-2:30 p.m. Find inspiration in the art on view and in the sculpture garden. Later explore the outdoors and Sculpture Garden with the museum’s Fall Scavenger Hunt as your guide to discovery and adventure. $10, $5 members free. Registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Volunteer Opportunity

Oh Baby!

YES: Close to the Edge Tour

The pioneering progressive rock band visits NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, touring in celebration the 50th anniversary of their famed album, “Close To The Edge,” Saturday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m. With an ever growing fan base, YES continues to electrify audiences with daunting virtuosity, complex musical textures and powerful lead vocals. Experience an unforgettable evening of YES at its best, featuring its existential prog masterworks and instrumental pyrotechnics. For information/tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.

Nov. 19

Want to brush up on your farming techniques, and contribute to a community garden? Every Wednesday, 3 to 5 p.m., and every Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon, visit the Garden at St. Francis, 1692 Bellmore Avenue, North Bellmore, to help with garden tasks. Open to everyone, regardless of physical abilities. For more information, call (516) 679-1184.

Mercy Hospital invites moms-tobe to a community baby shower, Saturday, Nov. 19, noon-2 p.m. Meet with physicians, lactation specialist, mother/baby nurses, and other hospital personnel with raffles, giveaways for mom and baby(s), games and more. The free event takes place in Mercy’s employee cafeteria, lower level, 1000 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org or call (516) 6263729.

League of Women Voters Meeting

Learn about the life and career of Edward R. Murrow, hosted by the League of Women Voters, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m., Levittown Public Library, 1 Bluegrass Lane. For information , email gfelicetti7@yahoo.com.

Craft Fair

Bellmore Methodist Church holds an indoor craft fair, Saturday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 2640 Royle Street, Bellmore. Browse among many vendors offering handmade crafts. The Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers will present running trains on their portable layout. Lunch is available. Admission is free. For more information, conact (516) 221-1220.

‘Willy Wonka’

Everyone’s favorite candy man lights up the stage, in Plaza Theatrical’s family-friendly production of “Willy Wonka,” Friday,Nov. 11, 11 a.m.; Saturday, Nov. 12, 11 a.m.; Sunday, Nov. 13, noon. This scrumdidilyumptious musical features the enchanting songs from the film starring Gene Wilder. Tickets are $16. Grab your golden ticket and visit the Plaza stage at The Showplace at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Bellmore. For information/tickets, go to PlazaTheatrical.com or call (516) 599-6870.

Let’s sing with Barry

Join Barry for a musical journey featuring songs from around the world, popular American folk ballads and classics, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2 p.m.,at North Merrick Library, 1691 Meadowbrook Rd. Contact (516) 378-7474 for more information.

Recreational Services Fair

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, along with BMCHSD SEPTA, North Bellmore, North Merrick, Merrick school district SEPTAs and the Bellmore Union Free School District, host a Recreational Services Fair to inform the community of recreational and leisure activities for people with disabilities, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 7 p.m., at Brookside Administration Building,1260 Meadowbrook Rd.,, North Merrick. Visit BMJourneyofLearning.weebly.com for more information.

Having an event?

Mount Sinai Vaxmobile vaccines

The Mount Sinai South Nassau Vaxmobile, in partnership with the Town of Hempstead, expands outreach to seniors to provide no-cost flu and Covid-19 booster vaccines. The remaining schedule includes: Thursday, Nov. 10, Uniondale Hempstead Senior Center; Tuesday, Nov. 15, Bellmore Senior Center; Friday, Nov. 17, Uniondale Merrick Senior Center. The Vaxmobile offers the PfizerBioNTech bivalent vaccine to individuals 12 and older. Current CDC guidance says that it is safe to get both the Covid and flu vaccines together, even during the same visit to doctor or pharmacy. All vaccine recipients must show proof of age; ages six months to 17 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. For information, visit SouthNassau.org or Facebook @MountSinaiSouthNassau. To schedule an appointment, go to SouthNassau.org/sn/vaxmobile, call Mount Sinai South Nassau Community Education at (516) 377-5333 or emailvaxmobile@ snch.org.

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

Let’s sing with Barry

Join Barry for a musical journey featuring the immigrant experience, songs from around the world, and popular American folk ballads and classics, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2 p.m., at North Merrick Library, 1691 Meadowbrook Rd. Whether you know the words, or only the melodies, this nostalgic program will delight both young and old, and those in between. Registration is ongoing now. Contact (516) 378-7474 for more information.

Let’s Skate

Celebrate the opening of Long Island Children’s Museum’s latest exhibit, “Snowflake Sock Skating,” featuring an indoor “skating rink,” Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12-13, 1-3 p.m. Make a winter wonderland scene complete with a moving skater, at the drop-in session. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

By AlexA AnderwkAvich

On Thursday, Nov. 3, law firm Vish nick McGovern Milizio LLP and The NYBB Group held a free live webinar fea turing Joseph G. Milizio, managing part ner at Vishnick, McGovern and Milizio and Anthony Citrolo, founder of NYBB Group — a premium service merger and acquisition business sales firm — with Herald Inside LI host Michael Hinman, executive editor at Herald Community Newspapers.

“No one likes to think too much about the future, especially about their busi ness,” Hinman said. “But in the next hour we will find out why planning ahead is crucial!”

Citrolo’s clients include privately held companies and family owned businesses and is CPA and a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA). Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP has been named Best Law Firms in America by US News and World Report for 2022 and 2023.

Hinman jumped right into their exper tise with a few questions, starting with the basics: when is the best time to start planning?

“The best time to start planning is the moment a client walks into my office and says I have a concept I would like to start a new business,” Milizio said.

He explained that if you plan from the

very start, then you will have a headstart on yourself as you have planned ahead and set the guidelines for the business to thrive efficiently.

Determining the value of your busi ness is an important part of the planning and succession process. There are also a number of steps that a business owner

can do to increase the value of their com pany.

Citrolo went on to define “value accel eration” and how it plays into the process of exit planning.

“If you are really planning your busi ness properly and want to make sure your business has a value of x and you’re willing to do whatever it takes to make that happen,” Citrolo said. “You can do things to essentially grow that business and accelerate the value.”

For example when you need manage ment and hire a team that increases your value, as well as spreading the customer base and even customer contracts which increase value because the customer has staying power. This plus a number of HR and legal issues that need to be dealt with all in time, increase the value of your business.

“Your business is evaluated by value drivers which either increase or decrease the value and you can see what you can do to enhance the value,” Citrolo said.

The webinar included vital informa tion for business owners that could make a difference in the future. Making sure you are building your business efficient ly can be done when you have the proper tools and guidance. If you missed out on this informative webinar, visit the Her ald Inside LI YouTube Channel at www. youtube.com.

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Pictured executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers, Michael Hinman (top left), Joseph G. Milizio, managing partner at Vishnick, McGovern and Milizio (top right), and Anthony Citrolo, founder of NYBB Group (bottom middle) on Zoom Thursday Nov. 3.

Herald scHools

Finding the perfect pumpkin in Reinhard’s patch

students at Charles A. Reinhard Early Childhood Center in the Bellmore Public School District recently cele brated the season by choos ing the perfect pumpkin in the patch to take home and decorate.

The school’s courtyard was filled with a variety of pump kins for students to select.

All classes attended, and children picked a pumpkin, estimated its weight and then weighed it.

They also guessed how many candy corns were in a bag and gathered for class photos.

The annual Pumpkin Patch is sponsored by the PTA at Rein hard.

Courtesy Bellmore Public Schools

–Jordan Vallone

The annual PumPkin Patch is sponsored and run by PTA mem bers.

LEGAL NOTICE

Public Notices

Bellmore Fire District

2450 Newbridge Road Bellmore, New York 11710-2217 516-781-9240

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Election and Registration of Rolls of Registered Voters

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the provisions of the Town Law Section 175(1) and by resolution of the Bellmore Fire District, the annual election of the qualified voters of said district will be held on the following date and location:

The Bellmore Fire District Election for Board of Fire Commissioner will be held on December 13, 2022 at the Bellmore Fire Department Headquarters (across from the LIRR), 230 Pettit Avenue, from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., during which hours the polls will remain open for voting, to fill one five (5) year term commencing January 1 , 2023 in place and stead of John J. Podolski whose term expires December 31 , 2022 .

The Board of Elections of the Bell more Fire District will meet on the 28th day of November 2022, 2:00 p.m. at the Bellmore Fire District Office for the purpose of preparing the rolls of the registered voters of the Bellmore Fire District.

Please note that only those persons who are registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections on/before the 21st day of November 2022 and are a resident of the Bellmore Fire District are eligible to vote. (Town Law, Section 175-a (2)(a))

Further notice is hereby given that nominations for the office of Fire Commissioner for the aforesaid will be submitted in writing. Said letter will set forth the name of the candidate, his address and the office for which the candidate is nominated. Letters will be filed with John Fabian, District Secretary, at 2450 Newbridge Road Bellmore, New York no later than 4:00 pm on/before the 23rd day of November 2022.

By Order of the Board of Fire Commissioners John Fabian Secretary 135383

LEGAL NOTICE

Distrito de Fuego de Bellmore 2450 Newbridge Road Bellmore, Nueva York 11710-2217 516-781-9240

AVISO LEGAL

Elecci6n Anual del Distrito de Fuego de Bellmore

Se notifica que de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Ley municipal Secci6n 175(1) y por resoluci6n del Distrito de Fuego de Bellmore, la elecci6n

anual de los votantes calificados de dicho distrito se llevara a cabo en la siguiente fecha y ubicati6n:

La Elecci6n del Distrito de Fuego de Bellmore para la Junta del Comisionado de Bomberos se llevara a cabo en 13 de diciembre de 2022 en la Sede del Departamento de Bomberos de Bellmore (frente a la LIRR), 230 Pettit Avenue, de 2:00 p .m . a 9:00 p.m., durante las cuales las umas permaneceran abiertas para la votaci6n, para llenar un plazo de cinco (5) aiios a partir del 1 de enero de 2023 en su lugar yen lugar de John J. Podolski cuyo plazo expira el 31 de diciembre de 2022.

La Junta Electoral del Distrito de Bomberos de Bell more se reu nira el 28 de Noviembre de 2022 , a las dos en la tarde en la Oficina del Distrito de Bomberos de Bellmore con el fin de preparar las listas de los votantes registrados del Distrito de Bomberos de Bell more. Tenga en cuenta que solo las personas que estan registradas en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau el 21 de noviembre de 2022 y son residentes del Distrito de Fuego de Bellmore son elegibles para votar. (Ley de la Ciudad, Secci6n 175-a(2)(a))

Se notifica mas que las nomi naciones para el cargo de Comisionado de Bomberos para lo mencionado se presentaran por carta al Distrito de Fuego de Bellmore. Dicha carta puede obtenerse en la Oficina del Distrito de Bomberos. 2450 Newbridge Road Bell more, Nueva York. Dicha carta establecera el nombre del cand idate, su discurso y el cargo para el que el candidato esta buscando . Dicha carta se presentara ante John Fabian, Secretatio de Distrito, en 2450 Newbridge Road Bellmore, Nueva York a mas tarder a las 4:00 pm del 23 de noviembre de 2022.

Por Orden de la Junta de Comisionados de Bomberos John Fabian Secretatio 135384

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 Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 11/16/22 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 749/22. BELLMOREShawn Smith, Variances, lot area occupied, front yard average setback, side yard, construct 2-story addition, portico, 2’ overhang & maintain two (2) A/C units all attached to dwelling., W/s Glenn Dr., 363’ S/o Lee Pl., a/k/a 2577 Glenn Dr.

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 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 a t

https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals

The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 524/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. 135349

LEGAL NOTICE

Annual Audit Report

Notification

Notice is hereby given that the fiscal affairs of Bellmore UFSD for the period beginning on July 1, 2021 and ending on June 30, 2022, have been examined by an independent public accountant, and that the report of, or management letter prepared in conjunction with the external audit by the independent public accountant has been filed in my office where it is available as a public record for inspection by all interested persons. Pursuant to §35 of the General Municipal Law, the governing board of the Bellmore UFSD may, in its discretion, prepare a written response to the report of external audit or management letter by independent public accountant and file any such response in my office as a public record for inspection by all interested persons not later than February 1, 2023.

By Randy Yee District Clerk

Bellmore UFSD, Bellmore, New York 135387

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES, I TRUST 2004-AC6, ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-AC6, V.

MARIA ABIKZER, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 12, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES, I TRUST 2004-AC6, ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-AC6 is the Plaintiff and MARIA ABIKZER, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on December 6, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 116 BEACH AVE, BELLMORE, NY 11710: Section 63, Block 223, Lot 14:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT BELLMORE, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 003163/2016. Michael Langer, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

135131

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, Against SERDAR KARAGOZ, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 12/11/2019, 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 12/9/2022 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 1438 Coolidge Street, Bellmore, NY 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 in thein the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York. Section 0056 Block 00210-000 Lot 00032. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $606,171.92 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 4375/2008

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

Dominic A. Villoni, Esq., Referee.

Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 110, Armonk, NY 10504 Dated: File Number: 6985697 PCO 135166

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, TOORAK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. MB HOLDINGS 7B, INC., ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on September 27, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on December 12, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 7 Belt Street North a/k/a 7 Belt Street, Bellmore, NY 11710. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 56, Block 260 and Lot 23. Approximate amount of judgment is $404,903.97 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #609535/2021. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot

be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Cristina Prieto, Esq., Referee Polsinelli PC, Amy E. Hatch, Esq., 600 Third Avenue, 42nd Floor, New York, New York 10016, Attorneys for Plaintiff 135306

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the Certificateholders Park Place Securities, Inc., Asset-Backed PassThrough Certificates Series 2004-WCW1, Plaintiff AGAINST Jeanne L. Yandolino, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 3, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on December 13, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 3058 Susan Road, Bellmore, NY 11710. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Bellmore in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 63, BLOCK: 312, LOT: 3. Approximate amount of judgment $907,810.62 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #003312/2012. The afo rementioned 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”. Irene V. Villacci, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-026095-F01 73693 135231

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of SLATE STREET TALENT LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 10/25/2022. Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of

process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC 2896 Court St., N. Bellmore, NY 11710. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 135388

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ELECTION Bellmore Fire District in the Town of Hempstead, New York

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Fire Commissioners, a special election of the qualified voters of the Bellmore Fire District in the town of Hempstead, County of Nassau), State of New York, will be held at the fire station located at 230 Pettit Ave on December 13, 2022, between the hours of 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm to vote on whether to approve the following Resolution adopted by such Board of Fire Commissioners: Should the: RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM: A RESOLUTION OF THE BELLMORE FIRE DISTRICT BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS, AUTHORIZING, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 1l-A OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING DEFINED BENEFIT SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM CURRENTLY ADMINISTERED BY THE BELLMORE FIRE DISTRICT FOR ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER MEMBERS OF THE BELLMORE FIRE DEPARTMENT, TO BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023; STATING THAT THE SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM SHALL INCREASE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF YEARS OF ALLOWABLE SERVICE CREDIT FROM FORTY YEARS TO FIFTY YEARS; STATING THAT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE BELLMORE FIRE DISTRICT SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM, WHICH REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL TO BE AMENDED, SHALL NOT CHANGE AND THE PROGRAM SHALL CONTINUE TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE BELLMORE) FIRE DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 1l-A OF THE NEW YORK STATE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW AS SUCH LAW IS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioner of said Fire District on December 13, 2022 be approved?

The resolution authorizing this referendum was adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners on June 8, 2022. All persons registered to vote in the

district and residing in the district for at least thirty days prior to the day of the vote may vote in such special election. 135381

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To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

NOTICE

LEGAL

AVISO DE ELECCIÓN Distrito de bomberos de Bellmore en la ciudad de Hempstead, Nueva York POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con una resolución de la Junta de Comisionados de Bomberos, se llevará a cabo una elección especial de los votantes calificados del Distrito de Bomberos de Bellmore en la ciudad de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau), Estado de Nueva York, en el incendio. estación ubicada en 230 Pettit Ave el 13 de diciembre de 2022, entre la 1:00 p. m. y las 9:00 p. m. para votar si se aprueba la siguiente Resolución adoptada por dicha Junta de Comisionados de Bomberos:

Si el:

RESOLUCIÓN PARA MODIFICAR EL PROGRAMA DE PREMIO DE SERVICIO: UNA RESOLUCIÓN DE LA JUNTA DE COMISIONADOS DE BOMBEROS DEL DISTRITO DE BOMBEROS DE BELLMORE, AUTORIZANDO, DE ACUERDO CON EL ARTÍCULO 1l-A DE LA LEY MUNICIPAL GENERAL DEL ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK, UNA ENMIENDA AL PROGRAMA EXISTENTE DE PREMIOS DE SERVICIO DE BENEFICIOS DEFINIDOS ACTUALMENTE ADMINISTRADO POR EL DISTRITO DE BOMBEROS DE BELLMORE PARA MIEMBROS BOMBEROS VOLUNTARIOS ACTIVOS DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE BOMBEROS DE BELLMORE, EN VIGOR DEL 1 DE ENERO DE 2023; ESTABLECIENDO QUE EL PROGRAMA DE PREMIO POR SERVICIO DEBERÁ AUMENTAR EL NÚMERO MÁXIMO DE AÑOS DE CRÉDITO POR SERVICIO PERMITIDO DE CUARENTA A CINCUENTA AÑOS; DECLARA QUE TODAS LAS DEMÁS DISPOSICIONES DEL PROGRAMA DE PREMIOS PARA EL SERVICIO DEL DISTRITO DE BOMBEROS DE BELLMORE, QUE REQUIEREN LA APROBACIÓN DE LOS VOTANTES PARA SER MODIFICADAS, NO CAMBIARÁN Y EL PROGRAMA CONTINUARÁ SIENDO ADMINISTRADO POR EL DISTRITO DE BOMBEROS DE BELLMORE DE CONFORMIDAD CON EL ARTÍCULO 11-A DE LA NUEVA YORK LA LEY MUNICIPAL GENERAL DEL ESTADO COMO DICHA LEY SE MODIFICA DE VEZ EN CUANDO.

Public Notices

debidamente adoptada por la Junta del Comisionado de Bomberos de dicho Distrito de Bomberos el 13 de diciembre de 2022?

La resolución que autoriza este referéndum fue adoptada por la Junta de Comisionados de Bomberos el 8 de junio de 2022. Todas las personas registradas para votar en el distrito y que residen en el distrito durante al menos treinta días antes del día de la votación pueden votar en dicha elección especial. . 135382

LEGAL NOTICE

Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court Of The State Of New York County Of Nassau Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: 611058/2019 Statebridge Company, LLC, Plaintiff, vs Hans Koopman If Living, And If He/She Be Dead, Any And All Persons Unknown To Plaintiff, Claiming, Or Who May Claim To Have An Interest In, Or General Or Specific Lien Upon The Real Property Described In This Action; Such Unknown Persons Being Herein Generally Described And Intended To Be Included In Wife, Widow, Husband, Widower, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assignees Of Such Deceased, Any And All Persons Deriving Interest In Or Lien Upon, Or Title To Said Real Property By, Through Or Under Them, Or Either Of Them, And Their Respective Wives, Widows, Husbands, Widowers, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committe es, Lienors, And Assigns, All Of Whom And Whose Names, Except As Stated, Are Unknown To Plaintiff, Vera Koopman, People Of The State Of New York, United States Of America “John Doe #1” through “John Doe #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendant(s). Mortgaged Premises: 408 Florence Place Bellmore, NY 11710 To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if

the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Nassau. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. TO Hans Koopman Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. David P. Sullivan of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated the Twenty-Fourth day of October, 2022 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, in the City of Mineola. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, dated March 7, 2002, executed by Hans Koopman and Vera Koopman to secure the sum of $186,000.00. The Mortgage was recorded at Book 22125, Page 534 in the Office of the Nassau Count y Clerk on March 28, 2002. The consolidated mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed January 1, 1900 and recorded on July 31, 2012, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book 37512, Page 436.

Plaintiff is also holder of a mortgage dated July 2, 2012 executed by Hans Koopman and Vera Koopman to secure the sum of $2,217.45 and recorded at Book 37512, Page 438 in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk on July 31, 2012. Said mortgage was consolidated with the mortgage referred to at Book 22125, Page 534 by a Consolidation, Extension and Modification Agreement executed by Hans Koopman and Vera Koopman dated July 2, 2012 and recorded July 31, 2012 at Book 37512, Page 452 in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk to form a single lien in the amount of

$157,839.00. Said Mortgage was subsequently modified by a Loan Modification Agreement executed on October 6, 2015 and recorded October 27, 2015 in Book 40786, Page 807 in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk.

The cons olidated mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed June 10, 2016 and recorded on May 24, 2017, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book 42139, Page 685. The consolidated mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed January 10, 2020 and recorded on April 7, 2020, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Instrument Number 2020-31068 Book 44130, Page 55; The property in question is described as follows: 408 Florence Place, Bellmore, NY 11710 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSE LF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or the Foreclosure Relief Hotline 1-800-269-0990 or visit the department’s website at WWW.DFS.NY.GOV.

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO STAY IN YOUR HOME DURING THE

FORECLOSURE PROCESS. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME UNLESS AND UNTIL YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD AT AUCTION PURSUANT TO A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO REMAIN IN YOUR HOME, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PAY PROPERTY TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW.

FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303 NOTICE NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceedi ng against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: October 26, 2022 Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221

The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 74086 135233

School Daze with Talya Lippman

What makes a good teach er?

To figure that out, there are really only three viewpoints on this matter: those of the teachers, those of the students, and hard core facts.

Let’s delve into the inner thoughts of a current history high school teach er. Specifically, from the perspective of a Hofstra man who progressively devel oped his teaching skills. Dr. Singer is the epitome of what my teacher believes to be a balanced and effective teacher. My teacher eagerly picked up the techniques and teaching strategies from his mentors that he continues to use today. He is a strong advocate of making every lesson exciting and a sur prise for the students.

Constructing each les son to be in a new tech nique every day naturally increases excitement. In addition, the tactic of teaching it once the right way and never again is crucial. Teaching shouldn’t be drawn out or repeated endlessly without much engagement or prog ress shown on the students part. As my teacher often says, “Make learning fun because it can be.”

further traits of excellent teaching. Great communication should not stop when the teacher is done talking.

In education, working alone truly does not exist. Working as a teacher frequently entails efficiently cooperat ing with others in a group, from para professionals to other classroom instructors and school administrators.

Maintaining an open mind and learn ing from other educators is crucial. Effective instructors must be able to adapt their teaching strategies to the ages of their students, the resources at their disposal, and changing curricu lum. Being capable of engaging stu dents with humor, imaginative lessons, and a confident presence in the classroom are all key components. Treating each child as an individu al, showing empathy and understanding is yet another way to engage and enhance learning. The commitment to life long learning and the pas sion for teaching must be an instilled quality for all teachers.

Talya lippman

An essential component of teaching is attending to the needs of the stu dents. Teacher experience should include more than just classroom instruction — it should also include the application to real-world situations, if possible. In particular, history is rel evant and conveniently all around you. Attending a local museum or walking around cultural areas are ways to expand the learning beyond the walls of school.

The student teaching method is a system to shape new teachers. It is a process in which a teacher in training shadows and observes a superior teacher for a significant amount of time. The teacher in training will for mulate the new lessons, create tests, and assist the teacher in any way need ed. Most importantly, they will estab lish relationships and connect with the students. In this way, the new educa tors acquired their knowledge from principled teachers and can gradually take over as a main educator.

Next up, the statistics and facts no one can ignore. According to a South ern New Hampshire University study, communication, versatility, compas sion, and patience are some attributes of a good teacher. A captivating class room presence, emphasis on real-world learning, sharing of guiding princi ples, and a lifetime love of learning are

Finally, the view of the customer, or in this case, the student — who is of course always right. In my opinion, teachers should be educators who are intelligent men and women. In a class lesson, information should be presented in a straightforward manner that requires little thought, and of course, a student should be expected to pay attention and contribute their own ideas to the teachings in order to follow along, but the content should not be made any more difficult than neces sary.

It should simply be a fun to learn! This may seem unachievable to some, but is in fact possible with the right teacher. Every high school student can attest that their high school experience completely, or at least partially dam aged their ability and yearning to learn. Teachers should be able to enthusiastically and readily engage their students. Ideally, every teacher should be a master in their field. No matter the subject, the teacher shouldn’t stumble on their words, sound unsure, or skeptical of what they are saying.

A teacher should be able to exude confidence in their lesson and in response, I should be effortlessly com pelled to listen.

— Talya Lippman

Lippman is a student contributor, writing a School Daze column on a bi-weekly basis for the Bellmore & Merrick Heralds.

EMPLOYMENT

Help Wanted ADMINISTRATIVE

Richner Communications - a rapidly growing multimedia company and publishers of the Herald newspaper grouphas several administrative job openings: Receptionist (F/T), Accounts Receivable/Billing Collections Clerk Multi-Media Coordinator (Hours Flexible)

Qualified candidates are fast learners with good organizational and people skills - entry level ok.

Role requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn custom software programs.

If you would like to join a communitydriven, fast-paced environment, please send your resume to: careers@liherald.com.

ASSISTANT TEACHER

Needed For Early Childhood Education And Care Center

In Rockville Centre

Full Time Position High School Diploma Needed E-mail Resume: rlychildhoodctr@aol.com Call 516-536-5674

BUSINESS ANALYSTS/

Help Wanted

CSC HOLDINGS, LLC seeks a Wireless Engineer to detect and analyze inconsistencies in internal mobile systems that affect customers and work to resolve the issues. Analyze the recurrence of similar reported incidents in order to identify patterns and the possibility of emergency situations that might affect the services of mobile subscribers. Provide first-level support in the resolution of assigned claims. Follow up with the specialized technical areas for coordination of solutions to opened cases and for complete and successful closing of such cases under a defined SLA. Position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related STEM field, and 3 years of experience working in customer care within the telecommunications industry. Experience must include a minimum of: 1 year of experience synthesizing data and developing mathematical models to resolve business problems; 1 year of experience working with mobile network architecture and platforms, including HLR, HSS, MME, PGW, PCRF, GGSN, OCS, OTA, and IMS; 1 year of experience with product implementation of 3G, 4G, LTE, voice and data services, SIM Cards, WIFI, WLC, TWAG, and provisioning systems; 1 year of experience monitoring and providing support for mobile network nodes related to customer service; 1 year of experience with Excel, GUI-based systems, Office Package, Linux/Unix, and SQL. Requirements of this position include demonstration of either full vaccination status against COVID-19 or company-provided weekly COVID-19 testing. Job Location: Bethpage, NY. To apply, submit resume online at https://www.alticeusacareers.com/ and search by job title or enter job requisition number 2022-35658.

Help Wanted

EDITOR/REPORTER

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@riverdalepress.com

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered.

Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@liherald.com.

CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE

requirements to: careers@liherald.com

Process Orders. Baldwin Dental Supply Company. 516-783-7800

OUTSIDE SALES

RECEPTIONIST

SALES

PART/FULL TIME AVAILABLE. Flexible Hours in a Busy Women's Hosiery & Accessories Retail Store in Cedarhurst NY. Some Experience- Will Train to help customers and promote sales & restocking merchandise. 516-395-5408. Ask for Chuck

TEACHERS F/T & P/T AND SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS PER DIEM & PERMANENT Needed To Work With Infants, Toddlers, Or Preschoolers At The Gural JCC Early Childhood Center In Lawrence. Interested And Qualified Candidates, Over 18 Years Old Call 516-239-1354 Or Email JCC.Nursery@GuralJCC.org

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

Receptionist (full-time) needed for Publisher and Self-Storage Facility located in Garden City. The ideal candidate should have excellent communications and customer service skills, be professional, dependable and have reliable transportation. Candidate should have computer knowledge and working knowledge of MS Office. Candidate MUST be reliable, punctual and be able to work a CONSISTENT schedule: Monday and Wednesday 8am to 4pm Tuesday and Thursday 8am to 6pm Friday 8am to 5pm

Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Answering phones and greeting customers, assisting new customers by showing storage facility options and pricing, collecting payments from customers, contacting customers for late payments, applying payments and updating the customer files /data base and other general administrative responsibilities on an as needed basis. Hourly pay, plus eligible for Holiday Pay, PTO, Medical, Dental, 401k with company matching, plus other benefits. Qualified candidates should email their resume, cover letter and salary requirements. No phone calls please. Job Type: Full-time. Salary: $15.00 /hour Email your resume to: careers@liherald.com

RECEPTIONIST. ANIMAL HOSPITAL Oceanside. F/T-P/T. Weekdays/Weekends 516-766-6060. info@oceansidevet.net.

RECEPTIONIST MEDICAL OFFICE: 2pm- 7pm. Flexible Days. Valley Stream. Computer Literate. Fax Resume To 516-295-0017

Auctions

TEACHERS: SPANISH SPEAKING A+. BA/ Associate Degree In Early Childhood Education. Teacher's Salary $32K. EMAIL RESUME: kgreene@fivetownsmail.org 516-239-6244 Ext. 237

A Hidden Treasure

Health Care/Opportunities

This beautiful Garden Town Co-op apartment is located on the 2nd Floor. It is an updated beauty that has 2 bedrooms and 2 full baths. There is one full bath in the master bedroom and hardwood floors throughout the hallway, living room, dining room and kitchen. You will find beautiful crown molding in every room. Miraculously, there is a pull down ladder for good attic storage. The terrace overlooks the expanse of the development; nice view! The Co-op comes with 1 parking spot in garage and there is a washer/ dryer in the unit. The apartment is very close to the municipal lot for free unlimited parking which is a very big bonus. The Grounds are meticulously maintained.

Ronnie Gerber 516-238-4299

OPEN HOUSES SUNday, 11/13/22

HEWLETT

1608 Ridgeway Dr, 12-1:30, FIRST SHOW! Move Right Into This Completely Gut Renovated 4 BR, 3.5 Bth Col on 1/4 Acre Prop. New Kosher EIK, FDR, LR /Fpl, Den & Enclosed Porch. Full Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Att Gar. SD#20 $1,599,000 1534 Broadway #103, BA, Magnificent New Renovation! One of a Kind Ranch Style Living in Luxurious Jonathan Hall Condominium with Doorman & Elevator. Just Move into This Gut Renovated, Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bath Apt with Open Layout. Large Designer Eat in Kitchen with Sep Pantry & Laundry Rm. Master BR Boasts Gorgeous Bth & Walk in Closet. Terrace Faces into Courtyard. Garage Parking Incl REDUCED $699,000 1534 Broadway #205, BA, Extra Large 2000 Sq Ft, 2 Bedroom (Originally 3 BR), 2 Bath Condo in Prestigious Jonathan Hall with Doorman & Elevator. Updtd Wood/Quartz Kit, LR & DR. Washer/Dryer in Unit. Underground Pkg. Loads of Closets. Terrace Faces Back. Easy Ranch Style Living BIG REDUCTION!! $699,000

HEWLETT H a RBOR 1299 Seawane Dr, BA, Beautiful 4 BR, 3 Bath Exp Ranch with Open Layout in Prime Location. Updtd Wood/Marble Kitchen & Great Room Overlooking Magnificently Landscaped 3/4 Acre Parklike Prop. Main Floor Primary Ste. SD#14 $1,799,000 206 Albon Rd, BA, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! Grand & Elegant 6200 Sq Ft Col

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Open Houses

Home Sales

A sampling of recent sales in the area

Baldwin $550,000

Kenneth Avenue. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement. Large updated eat-in kitchen. Formal living room with custom gas fireplace. Formal dining room. Three season room with built-in bar. Large master bedroom with walk-in closet. Many updates, including built-ins throughout and ample storage.

Taxes: $11,431.40

Bellmore $445,000

Shore Road. Cape. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Formal dining room. Family room with French doors leading to deck with water views. Many updates including cathedral/vaulted ceiling. Oversized grounds. Deeded beach rights.

Taxes: $14,139.02

East Meadow $550,000

Falcon Street. Expanded Cape. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement with wet bar. Updated eat-in kitchen with pantry. Open floor plan. Den/family room. All large rooms. Convenient location near parkways, LIRR, shopping, dining.

Taxes: $12,165

Franklin Square $730,000

Lincoln Road. Split Level. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Updated eat-in kitchen with sliders to deck. Open layout. Formal dining room. Den/family room and home office. Master bedroom suite on its own floor. Central air conditioning. Convenient location near schools. Taxes: $11,795.32

Long Beach $715,000

W. Penn Street. Colonial. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Oversized eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Spacious living room. Home office. First floor master bedroom. Multi-deck backyard. Great location near boardwalk, beach, shopping, dining, LIRR, and more.

Taxes: $6,619

Lynbrook $575,000

Olive Place. Tudor. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. Partial finished basement with outside entrance. Updated eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Living room with fireplace. Formal dining room. Central location near heart of village, pool, LIRR, shopping, dining, and more.

Taxes: $10,723

Malverne $625,000

West Avenue. Cape. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Formal dining room. Den/family room. First floor master bedroom. Security system.

Taxes: $14,338.26

Merrick $945,000

Frankel Boulevard. Mediterranean-style Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Large gourmet eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Living room with fireplace. Formal dining room with French doors to yard. Den/family room. Large ensuite master bedroom with huge walk-in closet and spa-like bathroom with his and hers sinks and Jacuzzi tub. Security system. Convenient location in walking distance to LIRR.

Taxes: $19,307

Source: The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island Inc,, a computerized network of real estate offices serving Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Brooklyn.

One more postSandy permit

Q. A building inspector noticed our air condition ing units while inspecting our deck, and said we need to file for a permit for it. He said it’s a simple permit, and an architect would know what to do. Our house was damaged by Hurricane Sandy. We have been through a lot, so we just want to get this last thing done. Can you explain what is needed?

A. After you started with permits for Sandy repair, which led to a per mit for your deck, then electrical and plumbing permits, I suspect you thought you were done, but noooo! This has been a common issue in your municipality. They require a design professional, and the average person imme diately sees dollar signs and gets nervous.

Ask The Architect

Monte Leeper

Your building inspector made it sound simple, and from an inspector’s point of view, at the end of the process, it is simple, but getting there is a little more complicated. While doing second floors and rear additions, one stum bling block to final sign-off includes things as minor as an air conditioning unit. The drawing of plans, retrieving the specification manual from the manu facturer to show energy use, sound output and safety testing make the task not so simple. Most people lose or throw away their manuals. Then, because you’re in a flood zone, you must have an elevation certifi cate and survey from a surveyor (another expense). So it really isn’t so simple.

Then there are the construction drawings for the raised A.C. units to be above potential floodwaters. I’ve seen many truly inventive ways to elevate the condenser unit, from stacked wooden crate towers to mini-deck platforms to concrete pedestals covered in decorative stone. We actually have to document the way they were constructed, which isn’t always so easy because the building code addresses only con ventional construction, not artistic sculptures that look like someone has set up an air conditioning altar. The construction, no matter what it’s made of, has to have conventional anchorage, some kind of realistic foundation that the architect or engineer has to state is strong enough to resist being carried away in a flood, and that won’t accelerate the flood waters to neighboring properties when water smacks up against it.

Another problem has been the progression of information, over time, about what design profes sionals have to note on the plans. Because the com munication, shared with the property owner, is on an internet portal, when the examiner sends back a message about “demonstrating compliance with Section X” of the building codes, the client is left to wonder whether their professional really knows what they’re doing, since they apparently can’t even draw an air conditioning unit. Belittling the profes sional has made many architects and engineers choose not to do these A.C. unit plans. It would be much more helpful if communications included spe cifics, like an information sheet on standardized required notes, an explanation like the one I just gave, and acceptable anchorage and design heights to simplify the process. Good luck!

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The Federal Aviation Administra tion has just closed the comment period for the flying public regard ing the size of airline passenger seats.

They were focused on the wrong seats. The FAA should have been looking at air plane loos. In-flight restrooms have become so small and cramped that they should be equipped with shoehorns.

far smaller economic penalty by giving up several seats in order to make room for the wider restrooms. Single-aisle aircraft that carried fewer passengers and flew shorter routes were exempted from the regulation.

means not being able to go while going overseas. The issue has not gone unno ticed. One cabin-design firm called AirGo has proposed a unique triangular-shaped airline lavatory. The company claims that it gives passengers who have reduced mobility the ability to wheel in and safely shift from wheelchair to toilet.

dations comfortable. They only wanted to hear about safety factors. “The FAA is not requesting comments regarding matters … such as how the dimensions of passen ger seats might relate to passenger com fort or convenience,” the agency stated. We can assume they believe the free mar ket will define “comfort.”

In 1986, Con gress passed legis lation requiring the Department of Transportation to create and enforce regulations ensur ing that people with disabilities were treated with out discrimination in a manner con sistent with the safe operation of aircraft and trains. A key part of that task was to make sure airliners had restrooms that were large enough to accommodate dis abled passengers.

RoNALD J. RoSENBERG

And now, in an era when jumbo jets like the 747 are being retired and smaller, more fuel-efficient, narrowbody jets are making a comeback, those restrooms can still be smaller than a phone booth. (Does anyone remember phone booths?) One airline industry survey reported that narrow-body lavatories are often as much as 10 inches narrower than they were a decade ago.

There was a significant caveat, howev er. The rules focused only on wide-body aircraft. There was an assumption that the larger the aircraft, the longer the flights, the more pressing the need for facilities. This sly “carve-out” in aircraft standards meant that airlines suffered a

The current generation of non-jumbos is so aerodynamically effi cient that they can fly the same long-dis tance routes as 747s. These narrow-body aircraft are capable of international flights of thousands of miles. In the pur suit of efficiency, even many cockpit crews have been reduced, from three to two. Everything is now designed to be far more cost-effective for airlines facing woes ranging from staff shortages to soar ing energy costs. That means using every inch of aircraft real estate. And that in turn has meant removing precious inches from the restrooms.

For those with special needs, this often

Refusing to accept the status quo, disabled passen gers filed suit several years ago, demanding that nar row-body aircraft be man dated to have restrooms they could access, and new federal rules will require at least one larger restroom per aircraft to accommodate them. The airlines aren’t happy, because in this era of Covid recovery, they claim the mandate has the potential to cost them billions of dollars in revenue as they remove seats to make room for the wider privy. In the meantime, fewer than 5 percent of U.S. commercial carriers’ narrow-body pas senger aircraft have restrooms large enough to be accessible to people who need to use wheelchairs on board, accord ing to Washington’s Government Accountability Office.

While the FAA requested public input on airline seats, the agency made it a point to say they’re not interested in whether you find current cabin accommo

An industry expert, Sebastien Weber, chief executive of Safran Aerosystems, told the Wall Street Journal several years ago, “On airplanes, it is all about how you use the real estate.” He should know. His California company builds toilets for air craft.

It is a now cliché to lament the longlost golden days of aviation, when men arrived planeside in suits and fedoras and women were dressed to the nines. Today it’s cargo shorts and muscle shirts, and passengers who wear jackets and ties are viewed with smirks as flight attendants remind us that there is an extra charge for barely edible snacks. So we shouldn’t be surprised that airline restrooms are shrinking, our seats and amenities are considered commodities, and we are left to wonder if there will be room to go when we have to go.

Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosen berg Calica & Birney in 1999.

Need a boost? Celebrate your micro-joys

Last week I wrote about the mid term elections, which may or may not be resolved by the time you read this. I acknowledged the stress many of us are feeling as democra cy-as-we-know-it seems to be faltering. I suggested taking a galactic approach, find ing comfort in our relative insignificance in the universe. After all, we are so small, and on the grand scales of time and space, politics is inconsequential.

■ Climate change is close to becoming irremediable.

■ A recession is looming.

■ Covid may surge this winter.

■ Former President Donald Trump may run again, or may be indict ed. Or he may run and be indicted.

had baked earlier in the week, toasted it, and found some raspberry preserves for a micro-boost.

I did not turn on the news.

Some days it is challenging to fine the joy, but there is no acceptable option.

Like everyone else I know, I do Wordle and Spelling Bee every day in The New York Times. It has become a ritual and a micro-obsession as well as a joy. I think it’s the fun of chalking up a small win and feeling the ping of success, even though it’s just a word game. Wins are hard to come by.

Maybe you have a card game or a board game that can pull your time and attention into focus for an hour or two.

There are just so many times we can hear these messages and maintain our equilibrium.

RANDI KREISS

How did that work for you? It worked for me for a while, along with deep breathing, and stepping up a self-care routine to battle the political blues. I stopped watching TV news. I turned off news notifications on my phone, and I chose not to read the new dystopian novel by Celeste Ng, which I am sure is fine and literary, but not for me, not right now.

This is the drumbeat we hear:

■ Facts don’t matter to many Americans.

■ Racism is on the rise.

■ Unqualified candidates enjoy wide spread support.

So this week I’m moving from the galactic view to the micro view, and urging all of us to find the tiny moments and joys that lift the spirit and give meaning to our lives. The bad stuff looms large and threatens to block out the sun, but the micro-joys are here, and there was never a greater need.

Just this morning, before sitting down to write, I took a walk. I took in the smell of the air and the ripple of leaves. I con tinued listening to Jon Meacham’s “Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power,” because it reminds me that democracy has always been fragile and precious.

I savored my coffee, a robust Cuban blend that tastes delicious and is a terrific eye-opener. I sliced a piece of cornbread I

I call my grandkids every few days. Sometimes they have time to talk and it’s a good moment. Sometimes they reach out to me with a video of themselves skate boarding or a good grade alert or a bit of gossip about their friends. It all counts in the plus column.

I started watching “White Lotus,” a new series on HBO Max. It’s funny — horribly, darkly funny. It may not work for you, but the charac ters, especially the teenagers, are so exag gerated (I hope) that it is a fine distraction.

I watched President Obama’s stump speech in Arizona — twice, because his intelligence and humor and passion for democracy are so heartening.

Another day, I called some old friends. We all do our best to keep in touch, but often, too much time goes by. So I called, and we chatted and had a laugh and con soled one another, and it was another micro-joy.

Part of caring for ourselves is finding like-minded friends to enjoy a common experience. A game, a lecture, a bike ride, a meal out — anything to break out of the device-driven isolation zone.

Memories count. One of my best micro-joys this week was looking through some old, and I mean old, photo albums. How dazzling were those family times, especially from this distance!

I rolled on the floor with Lillybee the dog.

We must find these joyful moments. We must do it with intention and focus and limited expectations. Want to share with me what micro-joys you have found to lift you up?

We do this to keep ourselves strong and renewed for whatever these strange times bring our way.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

I urge all of us to find the tiny moments that lift the spirit and give our lives meaning.

A irlines show little concern for the comfort of those with special needs.

Honor the men, women of the armed forces

there are just two federal holidays each year acknowledging — and thanking — the brave men and women of the U.S. armed forces for their service to our country. They have endured intensive training, harsh condi tions and treacherous battlefields on which they have fought for our freedom and protected us from foreign dictators and tyrannical empires overseas.

Memorial Day gives us a chance to remember those we lost. But Veterans Day — which we observe on Friday — honors those who are still with us.

Veterans Day traces its roots back more than 100 years, to the conclusion of World War I. Considered the deadliest and most violent conflict in history to that point, it resulted in nearly 40 million military and civilian casualties.

In the 11th hour of Nov. 11, 1918, a cease fire accord brought an end to four years of bloodshed. Armistice Day — as it is still known in other parts of the globe — was celebrated in honor of those who fought in the trenches on the Western Front.

Unfortunately, by the time it was acknowledged as an official U.S. holiday in 1938, the world was once again on the brink of a global conflict. World War II’s ferocity far exceeded that of its predeces sor, including millions of innocent lives lost in the Holocaust, and culminated with the first — and only — use of the atomic bomb during wartime on the Japanese cit ies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The very first Veterans Day is said to

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To the Editor:

I, for one, am glad that this election season is over. The vitriol, accusations and character assassination by both parties became unbearable. Common ground and common decency were in short supply. I am almost certain that political discourse in our country will continue to take the low road even after all the votes have been tallied.

One of the things I noticed was how the political ads that peppered the evening newscasts left out one crucial segment of our society. In the months leading up to the election, I never saw, or heard, a single ad, by either party, that mentioned the poor and margin alized. There were lots of ads aimed at those of us in the middle class. One could surmise from these ads that we

have taken place in Birmingham, Ala bama, in 1947, when World War II veteran Raymond Weeks organized a celebration to honor all those who served in the Atlan tic and Pacific theaters of the war. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law proclaiming that Armistice Day would henceforth be known as Veterans Day.

Today the holiday celebrates all who have served. But despite government assis tance through the U.S. Department of Vet erans Affairs and programs like the GI Bill, many veterans continue to struggle to readjust to civilian life, facing the chal lenges of securing education, employ ment, food and housing.

While many returned home to celebra tions and commendations, Americans became more cynical during and after the war in Vietnam. More and more returning veterans were met with hatred and disgust or, at best, were simply ignored, which posed a new set of hurdles, with many suf fering from drug addiction, PTSD, suicidal urges and other mental health issues, as well as the lasting effects of exposure to Agent Orange.

Many of those problems remain preva lent among military personnel coming back from more recent conflicts, like those in Iraq and Afghanistan.

This is why Veterans Day is more important than it has ever been. And it necessitates more from us than simply thanking and helping a veteran, though any effort — no matter how small — is appreciated.

Volunteer at a VA hospital. You don’t have to have any medical expertise to help. You can even give a lift to those without the means to get around. Visit Volunteer. va.gov to learn more. Volunteer for the American Red Cross, which has been lend ing a hand to those returning from war since World War I.

Help veterans find work. Hire Heroes USA is a nonprofit organization assisting veterans, active-duty military and their spouses obtain employment with career counseling and advice. Go to HireHeroesU SA.org.

Send a letter, or help veterans write home. This is probably the simplest of all ways to show your support. Operation Gratitude — at OperationGratitude.com — delivers letters, cards and care packages to veterans and military personnel, letting them know they are appreciated. And Operation Write Home provides blank handmade greeting cards to active-duty service members to send messages back to their loved ones. Visit them at SandyAll nock.com/OperationWriteHome.

Give back at the grass-roots level. You can show your support for local veterans in your community by donating to, and volunteering for, the American Legion or Veterans of Foreign War post nearest you.

Veterans deserve our appreciation for protecting and ensuring our cherished way of life. They deserve our thanks not just one day a year, but every day— and on Friday we should be especially united in that gratitude.

Where there’s need, there’s no room

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Our kids can’t do the math

when I was in high school in the Bronx in the 1960s, they didn’t let us use calculators on tests. They hadn’t invented them yet.

I actually learned math in middle school, when my friends and I calculated baseball batting averages and pitchers’ earned run averages. In those days, newspapers only published the stats for the league leaders, so we did the calcula tions for everyone else on the Yan kees and Mets.

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Today, when you watch a game on TV, all sorts of sta tistics that I never heard of as a kid are recalculated instantaneously.

Likewise, kids today have devices with unimaginable computational power and speed. They just punch in the num bers. As an aging dinosaur, I like to bal ance my checkbook without help to keep my mind sharp, but some days I don’t bother, and I let Excel work the numbers. I’ve used algebra and geometry for dif ferent projects, but I probably could have gotten by in life with very rudimentary math skills. I haven’t used trigonometry or calculus since I left high school.

So why do kids need to study math?

This is an important question, because the latest report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress shows that as a result of pandemic-relat ed school interruptions, fourth- and eight-graders’ math scores in standard ized tests fell in nearly every state and demograph ic group, and in some states they fell precipitously. Only 36 percent of fourth-grad ers and 26 percent of eighth-graders were rated proficient in math. In New York, the scores were sig nificantly worse for fourthgraders, with only 28 per cent of students rated pro ficient, and slightly better than the national average for eighth-graders. These were the lowest percentages for New York students since the federal testing started in 1998.

More vulnerable students dropped even further behind their peers. A sur vey included with the test found that only half of low-performing fourth-grad ers had regular access to computers dur ing the 2020-21 school year, and a third reported that they didn’t have a quiet place to do school work. Black and Lati no students, who already scored lower than white and Asian students on previ ous exams, experienced the sharpest Covid-related declines. The test results and survey hint that in the near future,

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are over-taxed pawns of the wealthy, or in danger of losing our freedoms. I sup pose all of these could be true to some extent. But by ignoring those who struggle most in our society, we have shown the futility that many of us feel with our cur rent political climate.

As a pastor, I am called to minister to those whom Jesus called “the least of his brothers and sisters.” This can be exhilarating, but at the same time frustrating, work. I am also treasurer of the Long Island Council of Churches, which maintains the Freeport Food Pantry. More than once in the past year, we have nearly had to shut our doors for a few days because of a lack of food — that’s the frustrating part. The exhilaration comes when I see hungry families leave the pantry with full shop ping carts to sustain them for a few days. There shouldn’t be food pantries in a nation as wealthy as ours, but that’s the reality that we live with in this time.

My other exhilaration is that I serve in a mission-oriented church. We also sup port local Head Start programs and migrant farm workers and their families on the east end of Long Island. Yes, our efforts are only stopgap measures. But when our politicians have failed us, they are a necessity.

I never ask any of my congregants, or the folks who bring food to our food drives, if they are Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal. I just give thanks to God that amid all the hostility of our current political climate, there are folks who remember those who are often forgotten, or whom we might wish to for get.

we may see a sharp increase in high school dropouts and a greater opportuni ty gap.

Reading scores also declined, but it’s easier for students to bounce back when it comes to reading performance. Math is sequential, so if students don’t learn the basics, they can’t perform increasingly complex operations. Dur ing the 2021-22 school year, the federal government provided over $120 billion, about $2,400 per student, to address the Covid decline, but federal funding for remediation expires in 2024, and a highly partisan Congress may not allocate the billions more dollars that are still needed.

But again, why do kids need to study math if technology can do the calcula tions for us?

In New York state, Mathematics Learning Standards stress that the goal is for students to be able to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them; to reason abstractly and quantita tively; to construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others; and to model with mathematics. Compu tational skills, also called numeracy, are important because to do these things, students have to be comfortable with numbers and be able to “read” math. But broader “thinking skills” that

transfer to other areas of school and life are most important. Studying math, besides learning how to calculate, stu dents learn to think logically, how to identify and state a problem clearly, how to plan, how to decide on appropriate strategies to find solutions to a problem, and how to reach conclusions based on evidence — in this case, numbers. And math helps us keep score even when cal culators are unavailable. With math we measure money, time and distance. We use it when cooking, balancing a check book, determining whether a bill is cor rect or planning home improvements. Some people are probably better off when kids can’t do math. It’s easier to cheat them. You can pay them less and bill them more. They can’t understand why climate change and rising sea levels are such a threat, or why Republican claims that the 2020 election was stolen are ridiculous. That only makes it clear er that, if the problem persists, the lives of those kids, and our society as a whole, will be much worse off.

Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teach er and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Stud ies. Follow him on Twitter at Twitter. com/AlanJSinger1.

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In last week’s front-page story “Let’s talk about hair and makeup,” the name of a cosmetologist who teaches in the Central High School District’s cosmetology program was misspelled. She is Jaime Pendl, not Jamie. We regret the error.

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