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HERALD PERSON oF THE YEAR AbigAil PtAcek

Abigail Ptacek is ‘a powerhouse of an individual’ By Jordan Vallone

Over the past decade, 600 students have been touched by the good work of Abigail Ptacek. Since 2012, she has delivered backpacks, school supplies and more to children in the North Bellmore School District. An inspiration to the people around her, particularly district officials, Ptacek’s good deeds, charitable personality, and commitment to community, have left a mark on all who know her. For her efforts to ensure that all students have access to school supplies, year after year, the Herald is proud to name her its 2023 Person of the Year. Ptacek, 17, is not a Bellmore native. Her connection to the town stems from her grandparents, Sue and Bob Ptacek, he has a whom she credits for her charitable depth and ways. Her grandma lives just a block from Martin Avenue Elementary soul about her School in North Bellmore, the school that Ptacek brings her annual donation that belies her to. years. Her grandfather died a few years ago, but along with her grandmother, Marie TeSTa who was an art teacher at WellingSuperintendent ton C. Mepham High School in the North Bellmore Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District School District, Ptacek has remained devoted to giving back to children in the community. “I think I was always raised to give back,” she told the Herald. “Is it good for the community? Is it good for the environment? I’ve always been involved in community things — and my grandparents were a very big part of that.” In 2011, before Ptacek began donating to North Bellmore schools, she attempted to donate to a different drive. “There was a local charity doing a backpack drive,” she recounted. “They were just collecting, you know, special supplies, backpacks, and we had gone there for a couple years. One of the years, we walked in, the staff was just incredibly rude — and it hurt me, because I was so little. I thought I was doing a really good thing.” Afterward, Ptacek’s grandfather contacted Marie Testa, superintendent of North Bellmore schools. “He just said, ‘Can you guys use some backpacks? Can you guys use some school supplies? Do you need some school sup-

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plies for the kids?’” Ptacek recalled. “And she said, ‘Absolutely.’” Ptacek never look back. For the past 11 years, the district has graciously accepted her donations. Compiling all of them is a nearly year-long effort, she explained, and everything gets staged in her grandmother’s basement. While she and her grandmother do receive monetary donations from family and friends, and sometimes additional community groups like the Bellmore Lions, the effort to purchase and assemble all of the supplies is solely their own. They buy backpacks in a variety of colors and styles, so there’s something for everyone. They also pore over supply lists for every grade level, and stuff them with everything from crayons to calculators. “I’ve watched this young lady grow up,” Testa said. “Every September, end of August, I receive a phone call from Miss Abigail, as a I call her, and her grandmother, Sue, who reach out to me and say, ‘It’s backpack time.’ She makes me want to be a better person.” Earlier this school year, the district received 54 backpacks

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Abigail Ptacek, who has donated 600 backpacks over the past decade to students in the North Bellmore School District, is the Herald's Person of the Year.

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Ptacek has left a ‘legacy of love’ in North Bellmore North Bellmore School District, community have benefited from her good work

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from Ptacek, and since 2012, she said, she has donated over 600 to North Bellmore students. Each of the district’s five elementary schools, four in North Bellmore and one in North Merrick, receive backpacks. “Once we receive the backpacks, our principals, social workers, school nurses — the helping members in our community — we ask them to distribute them as they see fit,” Testa explained. This year, Ptacek expanded her efforts even further, and donated classroom supplies for new teachers. “We brought a couple of the teachers that work at Martin Avenue down, because she drops the items off to Martin Avenue, and they were just so grateful and impressed,” Testa said. “She’s an impressive young woman. She has a depth and soul about her that belies her years.” Jillian Estelle and Lauren Fasano, who teach third and fourth grade, respectively, at Martin Avenue, were two of the teachers that received a donation from Ptacek. The gesture was touching, they said, and completely unexpected. “It just gave me such a warm welcome to the district as a whole,” Estelle said. “To be recognized as a new

teacher, I thought that was really, really thoughtful of her. Her products are based around the kids, and giving those backpacks is so important. The fact that she also thought about new teachers and the supplies that we need as well, really touched my heart. “She’s an incredible person,” Estelle added. “She has such a great soul and heart. To even think about us is really amazing. She deserves everything that comes her way.” Fasano said the donation made her cry. “The humility she has, that she does this out of the goodness of her heart — that she’s continued it and stayed with it — to have this as something that’s so natural to her, it’s absolutely amazing,” Fasano said. “We have our worries, and we have our stress, but there’s just nothing that compares to students and people who are in need. “I walked into the room, and I was brought to tears,” she continued. “We couldn’t control our emotions. It was just so overwhelming in the best way possible.” Janet Pollitt, the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction at North Bellmore, is often around when Ptacek drops off her donations. She said it’s been a pleasure watching

her grow over the years. “Abigail is just a kind soul — a true humanitarian,” Pollitt said. “She’s a person who exhibits empathy for others, and it’s just been wondrous over the years, watching her get so much joy and fulfillment out of serving others.” The day Ptacek brings her donations to the school is always exciting, Pollitt said. “We will get so excited, you know — we rush into the board room with her, we take a picture, and celebrate her and the good work that she does,” Pollitt said. “We’re so honored that she chose us — the district — to benefit from her good deeds.” Ptacek will be a college freshman next year, but intends to keep donating. She said it’s been a pleasure being able to serve North Bellmore. “It’s always such a joy to come back,” she said. “You come back, you see the same secretary that’s standing there, opening the door for me — she runs, gives me a hug. I love that it’s kind of like a second family to me.” “She’s a humble person,” Testa said. “She’s, I would say, a powerhouse of an individual. She’s left a legacy of love for us. My entire team, we’re inspired by Abigail.”

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Abigail Ptacek, right, with Janet Pollitt, the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in the North Bellmore School District, when she delivered supplies before the beginning of the school year.

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The Sanford H. Calhoun Art Department hosted its 10th annual Calhoun Art Expo earlier this month in the school’s gymnasium. The theme, “Fill the Frame” included students and art teachers collaborating to bring visitors a day of creativity and exploration. In total, more than 100 volunteers and six teachers organized this event during the last three months. “This day is about giving our art students the opportunity to share their knowledge with everyone in the school and to have other students experience all the different avenues art has to offer,” explained art teacher Heather Lohr, who organized the event along with the rest of the department. “It was great to have students from the middle school attend and I think it turned out to be the biggest and best expo to date.” Also involved were teachers Joan Gonzalez, Nancy Scott, Michael Goldberg, Jessica Conte and Linda Seckler. Stations were set up with all hands-on activities including art games, painting, drawing, architecture, photography, STEAM, and computer arts.

Bobby Bello demonstrated the potter’s wheel.

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Elle Napoli, Mackenzie Belmonte and Catherine Rooney in front of the tent.

Superintendent Michael Harrington stopped by the Art Expo to visit with students and teachers. Joseph Provenzano taged up a white piece of furniture.

Logan Schaeffler drew caricatures.

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Calhoun art teachers Nancy Scott, Linda Seckler, Michael Goldberg, Heather Lohr and Joan Gonzalez.

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Another round of semifinalists at Kennedy. Luke Feldman, left, and Tyler Bissoondial were named semifinalists in the 2023 Society for Science & Public Science Talent Search competition, sponsored by the pharmaceutical company Regeneron.

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Hockey equipment goes to those with special needs. Noah Zinman is enrolled in the John F. Kennedy High School’s leadership classes. He organized a drive to collect new and gently used hockey equipment.

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Treats and coffee for all at Calhoun High. Students in special education classrooms in Sanford H. Calhoun High School served coffee and treats to their classmates. Jose Castillo, worked the cash register in January.

Mulchfest is all for the goats. The Town of Hempstead’s Mulchfest on Jan. 7 and 8 benefitted the goats at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick — who love to chow down on discarded Christmas trees.

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All-County musicians were honored. Martin Avenue Elementary School All-County musicians were recognized by music teacher Alexander Roff, left, Superintendent Marie Testa and Principal Jim O’Brien in January.

Week of Services at Grand Avenue. Student ambassadors at Grand Avenue Middle School organized boxes of donated goods for a week of service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Yianna Foufas earns wrestling title. Yianna Foufas captured a state title in wrestling at the first New York State Public High School Athletic Association Girls Wrestling Invitational.

Podcasting fun at Birch School. Birch School sixthgrade students were hard at work producing podcasts in February.

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Nonprofit helps women in need. Ryann Jordan, a student school year at Calhoun High School, founded the organization ‘For That Time’ to help women in poverty obtain feminine hygiene products.

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Vegan lattes to passerbys on Valentine’s Day. Members of Humane Long Island handed out free vegan lattes to drivers along Merrick Avenue on Valentine’s Day, while protesting the fact that Starbucks surcharges customers for choosing alternatives to dairy milk.

Tremendous project comes to an end. Students across Bellmore-Merrick celebrated, as they raised $3,800 for ‘Hope for Haiti.’

‘Stop the Bleed’ helps students in need. Sydney Brewer with, from left, Kennedy High Assistant Principal Daniel Jantzen, Principal Gerard Owenburg and Assistant Principal Jeff Cronk at the school’s civics fair, where Brewer presented her ‘Stop the Bleed’ project idea in February.

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Purim fun in Merrick. Bella Dashefsky, left, and Madison Wattel got balloon animals with State Sen. Steve Rhoads at the 28th Annual Mel Polay Purim Carnival in March.

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Helping find a cure for pediatric cancer. At Mepham High School’s ‘Chop Your Locks for Charity’ event, which benefits the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, Danielle Witt shaved her entire head, in solidarity with children fighting cancer.

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Resiliency project keeps. An extensive storm resiliency project was completed to prevent Meadowbrook Creek from flooding. The creek — which is one of many tributaries that run north toward Westbury — empties into Merrick Bay, near Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve.

Quilting show arrives in Bellmore. Quilter Jessica Alexadrankis debuted her show at the Bellmore Memorial Library throughout the month of March.

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$7,000 raised for rescue groups. Rockin 4 Rescue, a nonprofit whose sole purpose is to give back to rescue groups on Long Island, hosted its 3rd annual benefit concert last weekend, raising over $7,000.

PACE hosts first event in Merrick. The Progressive American Community Empowerment organization held a ‘meet-andgreat’ in Merrick, which encouraged those in minority communities to meet elected officials.

Rolling and sliding for science at Park Avenue School Park Avenue Elementary School kindergartner David DiMola worked with his sixth grade science buddy Cooper Cheng to drop different objects down a ramp to see if they would slide or roll.

share their experience on the scientific process and help kindergartners record their observations. Mazeika said her students watched videos and read books about pulling and pushing forces. Then it was time to put their knowledge into action. The objects they dropped included balls, glue sticks, pencils and blocks in different shapes and sizes. They also placed the ramp at different angles.

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Kindergartner Nicky Ciano was thrilled to have sixth grade Christopher Prill teach him about the scientific process.

Scarlett Sannicandro, left, and Addison Munch teamed up to explore the forces of motion.

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Kindergartners are exploring the world around them at Park Avenue Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District, and recently they had some help for an experiment on the principles of motion. The young scientists in Sarah Mazeika’s class dropped different objects down a ramp to see if they would slide or roll. They were assisted by their buddies from Amanda DiMonda’s sixth grade class, to

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‘Blue World’ arrives at Long Island marine center. Calhoun graduate Gary Solorzano-Ruiz with a small-scale version of his mural, ‘Blue World.’ The piece was chosen to be painted inside the NY Marine Rescue Center in Riverhead.

Fire department battles impressive blaze. The Bellmore Fire Department put out an intense blaze on Judith Drive this spring.

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New task force announced in Merrick. Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin announced the creation of a ‘quality of life’ task force in Merrick, all part of an effort to combat illegal signage, graffiti and litter on the town's roads.

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Winners named in REACH Challenge. This spring, a team of Kennedy High students was named a winner in the 2022 REACH Challenge for creating an adaptive desk that greatly improved the life of a young boy, Andrew, who has spinal muscular atrophy.

Kennedy’s band heads to Virgina. The John F. Kennedy High School Wind Ensemble headed south to perform at a tribute concert on April 20 for active military members and veterans at the U.S. Navy’s Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach. New law enforcement bill introduced. U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito introduced Law Enforcement Bill of Rights legislation alongside local police and correction officer benevolent associations at the PBA headquarters in Mineola in April.

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Dancing around the Lag B’Omer bonfire. The Chabad Center for Jewish Life hosted its annual Lag B’Omer festivities at its Merrick center on May 9. The holiday is celebrated through many fun activities, including a bonfire.

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100 years of Camp Avenue School. Camp Avenue School, in North Merrick, celebrated its centennial at a special celebration on May 12. Triton and Aris Cimino, both in third grade, couldn’t contain their excitement as they walked through the 100th anniversary balloon display.

Learning to ‘Stop the Bleed.' Sydney Brewer, a student at John F. Kennedy High School, ran a fundraiser to help the school raise money to purchase Stop the Bleed kits. Northwell Health visited the school in May to show students how to use the kits.

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75 years of Israel independence. The Merrick-Bellmore Jewish Community Council celebrated Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, with five of the hamlets’ synagogues at the Merrick Jewish Centre. Above, Jewish leaders from the participating congregations with local elected officials and community leaders.

Candy Land fun at North Bellmore library. It was a Candy Land dream at the North Bellmore Public Library in May, as groups of kids got to play a life-sized version of the popular board game.

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Open house at Ohav Shalom. Congregation Ohav Shalom held an open house, while also celebrating Hebrew school students that graduated.

$4,200 raised for ALS Association. An 8-and-under Merrick Mayhem baseball team raised $4,200 for the ALS Association.

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Breast cancer documentary premieres. Christina Mathieson-Segura, a breast cancer survivor, premiered her documentary 'You’ll Be OK Too: Christina’s Journey,' at the Bellmore movies.

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Advocates call for better gun laws. The BellmoreMerrick Democratic Club held a rally on the side of Sunrise Highway, advocating for stricter gun laws.

Dr. Stephen Berk leads moving discussion. Dr. Stephen Berk, a historian recognized for his expertise in modern Jewish history, gave a speech at the inaugural event for the Rabbi Charles and Betty Klein Legacy Fund at the Merrick Jewish Centre.

Congrats to BellmoreMerrick grads. Seniors in BellmoreMerrick’s three high schools celebrated their graduations.

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Calhoun wins county championship. Senior Max Jose was clutch down the stretch of fifth-seeded Calhoun’s wild five-set upset victory over No. 2 Jericho in the Nassau County Division II boys’ volleyball final Nov. 8 at SUNY-Old Westbury.

Goodman’s slam lifts Colts over Pirates. Calhoun’s Joey Goodman provided the ultimate drama May 26 with a serieswinning walk-off grand slam in the Nassau Class AA baseball semifinals against Mepham.

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Calhoun edged by Garden City in finals. Jake Lewis scored three goals but the Colts fell just short in the Nassau Class B championship game, losing 7-6 to Garden City May 30.

Kennedy nets magical run to tennis title. Senior Nicholas Papazis held down the top singles spot for the Cougars, who earned their first conference title in five years.

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Farm stand season returns. The Garden at St. Francis Episcopal Church harvested its first vegetables of the season for its first farm stand in July.

Beth Ohr welcomes Rabbi Groner. Rabbi Rishe Groner, the former student rabbi at Congregation Beth Ohr, was welcomed to the synagogue as its new permanent rabbi.

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Walking and talking about trees. Wild Ones Long Island, based in Merrick, held its first ever tree walk with licensed arbiters.

Big band music in North Bellmore. The American Air Power Museum Concert Band performed at the North Bellmore Public Library, kicking off a summer concert series. The library collected nonperishable food supplies for the American Legion Post 1711, based in Levittown.

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Balloon Mission continues good work. Balloon Mission, the nonprofit founded by Merrick resident Cynthia Seniuk, continued doing its good environmental work this summer, even receiving help from ACDS in Merrick. Merrick Library welcomes the Hambones. The Hambones performed at the Merrick Library as a part of its concert series.

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Team has amazing run at states. A 10-and-under baseball team in the Merrick-Bellmore Little League had an incredible run in this summer’s state tournament.

Scary scene unfolds in Bellmore. Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder with County Executive Bruce Blakeman, responded to media inquiries after a Brooklyn man was arrested for firing shots into the air in Bellmore.

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New classrooms at the Chabad. The Chabad of MerrickBellmore-Wantagh celebrated the opening of four brand new classrooms and a multipurpose room for children enrolled in its preschool.

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Dylan’s Dream Team raises money. Dylan’s Dream Team Memorial Foundation, created in honor of Dylan Murphy, who died of cancer in 2018, began raising money to finance a new baseball field.

Martin Avenue gets a new principal. Martin Avenue Elementary School in North Bellmore welcomed Michael Yannucci as its new principal.

Memorial unveiled in Merrick. Nicholas Fauci, a Boy Scout in Troop 285 in Bellmore, unveiled his Eagle Scout project, in which he installed a memorial for all those who died during the coronavirus pandemic in Merrick.

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DelRosario is recognized. Mepham High School Assistant Principal Andrew DelRosario was congratulated on being a Nassau Association of School Technologists Award Recipient by Joe Innaco, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s director of administration and instructional technology.

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World War II vets turns 100. Seymour Sinuk, a World War II veteran who resides in Bellmore, turned 100.

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Fun times on carnival rides. The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores held a fun carnival for kids to enjoy.

Honoring life and legacy of Mikey G. The Merrick-based Mikey G’s Embracing Wings Foundation held its second annual Car & Motorcycle Show on Sept. 17, in honor of Michael Geraldi, a New York City Police Department officer who unexpectedly died in September of 2020.

Schools are back in session. Students went back to school! Dylan, Avery and Owen Gaynor were ready for a great first day of classes in the Bellmore Public School District.

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Closing out summer with a concert. Town of Hempstead closed out the summer with a doublebilled concert at Merrick Road Park.

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Go Cougars go! John F. Kennedy High School’s football team was victorious during their game against Division Avenue High School. The Kennedy Kickline squad pepped up the crowd during halftime.

A barking good time at F.D. parade. The North Bellmore Fire Department hosted the Sixth Battalion parade, followed by a party at the department’s headquarters for families. Charlie, the department’s dog, was a crowd favorite.

Famularo earns top honor. The New York State Council of School Superintendents named Joseph Famularo, superintendent of Bellmore Public Schools, Superintendent of the Year. Famularo greets a young student on the first day of school, coming off of a school bus. Standing with Israel. At the start of the Israel-Hamas war, congregations from Bellmore and Merrick gathered at the Merrick Jewish Centre for a moving vigil.

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Fall fanfare in Merrick. The annual street fair in Merrick returned with a bang, and people came out to enjoy all of the entertainment and booths along Merrick Avenue.

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New dog licensing program unveiled. Town of Hempstead officials announced a new, online program that makes dog licensing easier then ever.

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Spooky face, spooky walk. At the North Merrick Public Library’s ‘Spooky Walk’ siblings and friends Riley Ferretti, 8, Olivia Zachar 9, Lia Schimmenti 8, Olivia Ferreti, 11, and Ryan Zachar, 11, had a great time meeting Sally and Jack from ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas.’

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From Calhoun to Cher. Ella Perez, a 2019 graduate of Calhoun’s On Tour program, landing a starring role of ‘Babe’ in ‘The Cher Show.’

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Out and about at the Bellmore fair. Bellmore community members and neighbors were treated with beautiful weather for the annual street festival this fall. Mia Lafata and Danielle Berk from Urban Farmhouse, with Eliana Cooper, 8, of Levittown.

Chabad offers prayers through challah bake. The Chabad of Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh came together and baked challah bread, while sending prayers to Israel.

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‘Jam for Janie’ is once again successful. Jam Dance Studio held their second annual “danceathon” for Steven Tyler’s foundation, Janie’s Fund, on Nov.18.

Students reflect on what its like to be Jewish amid ongoing war. Students joined elected officials on stage at a community rally in support of Israel. The gathering focused on Jewish teenagers and their experiences amid the Israel-Hamas war.

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Beth Ohr spreads light. Congregation Beth Ohr in Bellmore celebrated Hanukkah at a festive community menorah lighting.

Kind cards spread cheer in North Bellmore. Students in the North Bellmore School District made cards that were given to residents of local nursing homes.

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Santa Claus came to Merrick. Santa Claus arrived a special event for the Merricks on Dec. 1 on a fire truck, thanks to Empire Hose Company No. 3.

Fun at menorah lighting. The Chabad Center for Jewish Life lit up the Merrick train station on the first night of Hanukkah.

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A beautiful day at Salon Bel Mer. Students in the cosmetology program in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District are back open for business this school year, at Salon Bel Mer.

BellmoreMerrick writing duo chats books. Author Therese Palmiotto and her father-inlaw and illustrator Samuel Palmiotto, have produced two books together.

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Luke 10 is not by accident. o the People of God of the DioIn a sense, the phrase "there was no cese of Rockville Centre: Merry Christmas to you and room at the inn" in the Nativity foreshadows and connects with the phrase your families! in the Parable of the Good Samaritan In recent years at Christmas, I have meditated on the relationship between describing the callous indifference of both the priest and the Levite toward the Nativity of the Prince of Peace the wounded man on the side of the and the Parable of the Good Samariroad: " He passed by on the other tan. side." I have been especially inspired by As Pope Francis says in Fratelli Pope Francis' analysis of the Parable Tutti: "Each day we have to of the Good Samaritan in decide whether to be Good the second chapter of his Samaritans or indifferent 2020 encyclical, Fratelli bystanders." Tutti. It is powerful and Our Lady, St. Joseph and provocative, and I would the unborn Christ Child recommend it for your experienced the reality of mental prayer. people who decided to be The short phrase in the indifferent bystanders. Christmas Gospel narraThe Christmas Gospel tive in the second chapter narrative from Luke 2 of the Gospel of Luke poses a question, which is reads: "She wrapped him in posed again later in the swaddling clothes and laid ReveRend Parable of the Good Samarhim in a manger, because there was no room for them John o. BaRRes itan in Luke 10. Will we be Good Samariin the inn." tans? "No room for them in the Or will we be indifferent bystandinn." No Good Samaritan stepped up ers? to help the Holy Family. They were As the Holy Father reminds us, we ignored and treated perfunctorily and make that choice every day. impatiently. Some passed them by. May our prayer, silent contemplaSome pretended not to notice their tion and creative family catechesis of plight. the Nativity scene help us to be Remember too that in the Parable of the Good Samaritan an "inn" is also instruments of a Nativity Mystery. mentioned. Luke 10 reads: "But a Good May the Good Samaritan Gospel revolution of humility, charity, mercy, tenSamaritan while traveling came near derness and peace unite us in solidarihim, and when he saw him, he was ty with the sick, the poor and the sufmoved with pity. He went to him and fering, especially in the Middle East, bandaged his wounds, having poured Ukraine and all war-ravaged areas of oil and wine on them. Then he put the world. him on his own animal, brought him May our commitment to "holiness to an inn and took care of him." and mission" bless our contemplative The inn that the Holy Family Synodal listening and our Eucharistic approaches on the way to Bethlehem Revival and Evangelization. is a sign of rejection and indifference. Merry Christmas and Happy New The inn in the Parable of the Good Year to you and your families! Samaritan is a sign of the Good May the Light and Love of the Samaritan's compassion and commitChrist Child animate and guide our ment to go the extra mile and to make global Catholic Missionary Spirit on sure that the wounded man is taken this Christmas night and throughout care of until he is completely healed. the New Year. Contemporary literary criticism might very well emphasize that the Sincerely in Christ, use of "inn" by the Gospel writer in MOST REvEREND JOHN O.BARRES both the Nativity in Luke 2 and the Bishop of Rockville Centre Parable of the Good Samaritan in

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BROUGHAM FUND I TRUST, Plaintiff against FRITZ GONDRE A/K/A FRITZ M. GONDRE, IF LIVING, AND IF HE BE DEAD, GRANTEES MORTGAGEES, LIENORS, HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF SUCH OF THEM AS MAY BE DEAD, AND THEIR HUSBANDS OR WIVES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., 20 Commerce Drive, Suite 230, Cranford, NJ 07016 and 1131 Route 55, Suite 1, Lagrangeville, NY 12540. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered June 22, 2023, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 9, 2024 at 2:00 PM. Premises known as 2488 Howard Road, North Bellmore, NY 11710. Sec 51 Block 520 Lot 26. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at North Bellmore, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $958,435.52 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 000950/2016. During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the

bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Malachy Lyons Jr., Esq., Referee File # NY201700000195-VP 143632

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. ERIN BEGLEY, et al, Defts. Index #616380/2022. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered August 2, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on January 11, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 56, Block 405, Lot 613-614. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. RON FERRARO, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY. #100973 143624 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY NJCC-NYS COMMUNITY RESTORATION FUND LLC, Plaintiff against MARIA ROA, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered September 12, 2023, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 23, 2024 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 756 Bellmore Road, North Bellmore, NY 11710. Sec 51 Block 34 Lot 153. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at North Bellmore, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $470,099.94 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises

will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 601258/2018. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Joseph Ray Bjarnson, Esq., Referee File # SPSJN436 143899

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 9th day of January, 2024, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 197-5 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “ARTERIAL STOPS” at the following locations: NORTH BELLMOR OAKFIELD AVENUE (TH 541/23) - STOP All traffic traveling east bound on Ravine Place shall come to a full stop. WANTAGH AUSTIN AVENUE (TH 527/23) - STOP -All traffic traveling north bound on Spruce Street shall come to a full stop. WEST HEMPSTEAD ARGYLE ROAD (TH 520/23) - STOP -All traffic traveling north bound on Stevens Avenue shall come to a full stop. ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: December 5, 2023 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 144023

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE`S FINANCIAL REALTY MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST, SERIES 2006-1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-1, V. JILL BRANDT, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 15, 2020, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE`S FINANCIAL REALTY MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST, SERIES 2006-1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-1 is the Plaintiff and JILL BRANDT, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on January 30, 2024 at 2:30PM, premises known as 2250 LEGION STREET, BELLMORE, NY 11710: Section 63, Block 200, Lot 164: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT BELLMORE, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 003765/2016. Ralph J. Madalena, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 143982 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

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ur world is seemingly dominated by the twists and turns of the nation’s largest corporations, where billions of dollars are constantly at play, and millions of jobs on the table. Because of that, it’s easy to overlook the businesses that aren’t trading on the New York Stock Exchange, or that may not have a lot to spend on marketing and branding — where the owner knows every employee, and every employee knows her. These are our small businesses — our mom-and-pop businesses. And while they might not be the Apples or the Disneys of the world, they remain vital to our communities, and our very lives. There are 90,000 businesses on Long Island, according to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, and a vast majority of them employ fewer than 50 people. Many might not be household names beyond their immediate neighborhoods, but where they are known, they are important. Yet with each passing year, our society pulls further away from the small businesses that we so cherish and pushes further into the realm of the megacorporations. Not that there isn’t a place for the conglomerates — it’s just best that they don’t devour too much of our economic base. Small businesses account for 44 percent of U.S. economic activity, according

ates new economies where once there was nothing.” And that should be the definitive conclusion to this discussion, but sadly, it’s not. While it’s nearly impossible to find anyone who would consciously choose a large company over a hometown business, it still happens all the time. Many times, it’s because we simply don’t think about the impact of ordering something from Amazon, or ordering a pizza from a chain rather than a local pizzeria. More often than not, it comes down to cost — more often than not, it’s cheaper to head to Home Depot than to a local hardware store. Or to the 7-Eleven instead of the family-owned bodega on the corner. There is a place for the Home Depots and the 7-Elevens in our communities — but just not at the cost of local business. And it’s important to keep that in mind when we choose where we spend our money. One of the biggest spending periods of the year is coming up after Thanksgiving, and there will be so many businesses chasing after us, hoping to receive the dollars we’re looking to spend. But let’s make every effort we can to keep those dollar right here in our communities. “Shop Local” isn’t just a slogan — it’s key to keeping our communities thriving. And it ensures that our small businesses will never be overlooked.

Letters Does Congressman D’Esposito want to solve the border crisis? To the Editor: U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s partisan column last week, “The Biden border crisis comes home to New York,” blaming President Biden, Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams for the influx of migrants at our border, exemplifies the dysfunction of the House of Representatives. It’s up to Congress to work across the aisle and introduce laws that have a chance of passing. But the Republicans don’t really want sensible immigration laws, because they want to scare people into voting for them. Any fool can see that D’Esposito is intentionally introducing legislation that he knows will never be enacted just so he can say, “See, the Republicans are trying to keep you safe, while the Democrats want an open border.” Keep an eye out for a tax-paid mailer that will mention yet another bill that will never become law. D’Esposito conveniently failed to mention that he refused to support Biden’s comprehensive aid plan, which would not only give $14.3 billion in aid to Israel, but also direct $14 billion to boost the number of border agents, increase staffing for

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to a report from the federal Small Business Administration just ahead of the coronavirus pandemic, and their share of the nation’s gross domestic progress is slowly, but surely, shrinking. Between 1998 and 2014, the small business share of GDP dropped from 48 percent to 43.5. Small business GDP itself is growing — but just under 1.5 percent a year, as compared to the 2.5 percent of larger businesses. A lot of that shifting began after the 2008 recession, and continued as big-box stores grew dramatically, as did online retailers like Amazon. That’s a primary reason why organizations like the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce — which represents more than 50 chambers of commerce in the county, and more than 10,000 businesses — are so keen to promote “Shop Local.” Small businesses need us, and we need them. Small businesses provide more jobs and more opportunities to people in their communities, corporate recruiter Martin Rowinski wrote in Forbes magazine last year. “Successful small businesses put money back into their local community through paychecks and taxes, which can support the creation of new small businesses, and improve local public services,” Rowinski wrote. “No matter how small it starts — one, two, five, 10 employees — within that town, the city or the county, your small business cre-

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epidemic, why wouldn’t he vote to pass Biden’s aid package, which would do just that? D’Esposito’s solution to New York City’s rising costs of sheltering migrants is to defund the effort. Please tell me how that makes sense. One of the major reasons why

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With Ken at the table were America’s darkest hour exemplify patrioevent, and other 9/11 programs in Seaford, have been presented to 59 people who selfhis mother, Maureen; his wife, Genene; lessly service the Seaford community. tism at its best. are administered by the Memorial Comtheir sons Kenny and Ryan; District students make mittee, which was created in the afterAs I left that night, I thought about how Ken’s sister, Dawn; and field trips to the 9/11 Memomath of the Sept. 11 attacks, with the comwonderful it would be if the spirit of selfTom’s widow, Barbara. rial at ground zero. mitment to “always remember.” less dedication and commitment that has endured clone the voiceNo of family a family member so This year’s dinner and protections herewas will be nothing t is a commonly held frustration of or the tech sector — one contains the Communities these Seaford residents stillthat demonstrate more than the Haskells. they can fake a hostage situation and held at Crest Hollow Counacrossthat Long Island short of catastrophic. could once again predominate ourwe must Long Island residents our govcutting-edge new companiesin that Somehow theirthe spirit in Woodbury . 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If we could uttered that government “must become Seeing so many neigh-AI to workIn a mix ofthe energy and of in its dedi- was together where we agree, bad actors who exploit exploring viability fact, weon asissues a county would be wise proactive rather thanranging reactive.” bors, friends and other explic- try respect. There was the enercation to preservfind common ground where we discreate and distribute making it a misdemeanor totowelcome pioneering tech companies As a lawmaker, I often hear this comfamiliar faces, I was gyoffense of people who have been the memory and do soinrespectfully it sexual images ofpleased women agree to clone someone’s specializing AI to solve, always some of the plaint when someoneing is describing a and reassured working two decades to and legacy of municthat remembering we areproblems. Americans. and children.by the numvoice orfor image using artifiworld’s mostthat pressing If there dilapidated pETER ber ofData young people whothe ensure that the memories day and its victims The terrorists attacked usfor on preven9/11 corroborates cial intelligence without are health care who firms using AI ipal building, a were there weren’t yet and legacy of that day are than Seaford. could destroyofusdisease, or break spirit. cause for who concern here. their consent. The bill I prodeteriorating tive not detection orour environmenKING born on Sept. 11,According 2001. I alsotogave special preserved, along withour respect In November Instead we emerged united.stormWe owe the aU.S. pose would affirm resi- for those sports field or a tal firms using AI more to enhance hello to my sister, Barbara, aof Seaford High diedright and their family members, who 2002, a commemoit detection to our nation, and all whoconservawere Department Homeland dents’ to privacy from poorly maintained who systems or those to bolster graduate who put so much were at the intelligence dinner, as they have been at so rative was thatwe dayshould , not to absolutely divide against Security , AIeffort toolsinto withmakmali- murdered artificial tools, road.plaza The major tion efforts, be ing the dinner acious success. commemorations over the years. constructed at the entrance to Seaford here many ourselves, but rather to do all we can to to intent have created and allocate new resources consequences aggressively courting those companies The student scholarship winners were thoseCounty sitting at my table were High School, dedicated to— the alumni who recapture the here. unity we had then, and 100,000 computer-generated toAmong the Nassau Police almost always set up shop very impressive,fake as were Honorary Steve Camppersonand members of lost their lives: New Yorkextra City Fire Depart- Monsignor forget that weunacceptable are still the greatest nudethe images of women neverHowever, Department to train construction it is that our Patriot Award recipients. Longtime Seathe family. Camp, ment Battalion Chief Tom Haskell, FDNY nation on earth. As the hundreds Seawithout their consent or nelHaskell and collaborate withnow the pastor costs for taxpayers government currently lacks anof adequate ford High officials Tom Condon and Ray offederal St. Patrick’s Parish in Huntington, was Firefighter Tim Haskell, — New York City ford residents proudly at the concluJosHUa knowledge. More troubling officials to enforce add to the understanding of AIsang and the tools that strong leadership priest at St. William the Abbot in Seaford Buckley, who played Police Officer John Perryaffordability , Robert Sliwak sion the Patriot Award Dinner, let usfrom all yet, an AI tool kit was utiright. crisis a that areofneeded to best protect residents LaFaZan roles into forming thetext Memorial Committee in September 2001. He officiated at funerand Michael Wittenstein.we are facing. proclaim, “God Bless America!”Prilized generate depicting the sexual proudly As new AI technology continues to its abuses. The Artificial Intelligence and have continued their efforts to this for victims of grow the attacks, and with his Each year on Sept. 11, more 1,000 exploitation of children. proliferate and in sophistication Butthan where reac- als vacy Act I am seeking to propose would day, spoke movingly , andfor then led everyone Peter and concern thatcan did compreso much people attend a memorialtive at the plaza — is compassion King isthe a former congressman, and It is long past time our government even beyond what humans government represent first step of many in thea anget emotional and spirited rendition of tohend, help not only laws the victims’ families, but last year, undaunted by a driving rain. former of thetoward House Committee on serious about protecting the privaneither nor lawmakers’ under- into becoming very dangerous relates to the right chair direction, a balance between America.” Seafordof community as well. have kept “God Since 2002, developments Patriot Award in scholarships Security. cy ofBless its citizenry . In my estimation, there Homeland standing this new landscape remarkable the world of the innovation and privacy. is no longer time left to wait. up — and we’re already beginning to see artificial intelligence. Experts are warnLet me be clear: This proposal is not ing that the consequences of government the consequences. Joshua Lafazan represents Nassau Counbirthed of hostility toward AI as a whole, Take the scammer who uses AI to falling too far behind in terms of rules ty’s 18th Legislative District.

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rarely accelerated new discoveries or the hen you meet chimps, U.S. Some 850 live in laboratories. About Randi is on a brief leave. advancement of human health.” you meet individual 250 chimps are in accredited zoos, 600 in enough support inprivate return.hands, The funding forThe report added, “The majority of our restaurantspersonalities. closed or cut hours is When a sanctuaries, and 250 in This column was originally York’s Alzheimer’s because they arebaby unable tolooks find at staff. We NIH-owned chimpanzees should be desigchimp suchNew as carnivals and low-endDisease zoos. Communipublished June 11-17, 2015. ty Assistance AlzCAP, areit’s at just record unemployment. Although nated for retirement and transferred to Chimpanzees areProgram, one of theor four great which you, likelow a human baby. We have a support groups, Biden brought inflation down lower than the federal sanctuary system.” apes,offers alongcare with consultations, gorillas, bonobos and responsibility to them.” educational programs any other prices at cussion at a dinner table this week, the We are the only develorangutans. But chimps are and other services, –Jane industrialized Goodall, animalnation, right activist has stagnant for years, while the numthe grocery stores will still be high as long reaction of my friends — all kind, welloped country in the world closer tobeen humans in their of they caregivers who asChimpanzee our farmersstories are unable find shots, workers. DNAber that continues to use chimthan are to any of need these services inviteto cheap informed people — was complete lack of panzees in invasive experigrow, especially since 2020. But of course, D’Esposito to mentheirhas apecontinued brethren. to They jokes and fails memoconcern for or interest in chimpanzees, ments. A number of counI have seen the have care-giving struggle firsttion that Hochul passed that will know how to use tools, ries of aJ. bill Fredd abused or otherwise. They trotted out the tries, including Australia, opposable and can My grandma has hand thumbs for five years. Muggs (a regular allow migrants to work in New York after old argument about it being OK to experithe European Union, Japan learn sign language. “The Today ment on animals so people can live better Alzheimer’s, andThey my mother is her caregiv30 days instead of a on 180-day wait. Her proand New Zealand, have passer. theMy “mirror” rec-balance caring for my Show”), butemployers, the lives. They said they just couldn’t care mothertest, must gram matches migrants with banned the use of all great ognizing themselves in doing the same for my true story these This about what happens to chimpanzees. They grandmother while filling 1,300 jobs on Long Islandofalone. apes in experiments. reflective glass, and they areshe does this while primates in mod-giving asked where I would draw the line. OK to autistic brother. And will get migrants out of shelters, What got me thinking self-aware; ern times both famiexperiment on dogs? Rats? Fruit flies? trying express to deal grief, with the other demands of them the ability to provide foristheir about the shameful legacy depression joy;not andalone play — there are many shamefulReal and solutions tragI do draw a line. No experimentation on her life.and She’s lies while they seek asylum. of abuse of chimpanzees jokesofonthese one another. ic. The continuing any higher-functioning animal that is sen“sandwich caregivers” with simito real problems. was the news in April of a decades, aniabuse of tient, but self-aware and capable of emotlarfor stories. It these is imperative that New York What D’Esposito should be chimpandoing is initi- Yet RANDI lawsuit filed by the Nonhumalssupport have been usednot foronly because it will mitizees in research, ing feelings and socialization. I can be OK them, ating a similar program on the federal KREISS man Rights Project seeking research in thefinancial, U.S., by the and Newthat. YorkBut no, with experimenting on mice and rats and gate their emotional and physical level. Other countries doajust status for two chimpanzees, National Institutes of Health anditby medistate fruit flies and other lower life forms. struggles, but also because will be less“personhood” of because then he won’t be lawsuit able toarguscare his Hercules and Leo, now being held at Stony cal schools and pharmaceutical ing the “personWe don’t have the moral right to experia financial burden for the compastate than nursvoters into thinking that criminal migrants Brook University. nies.ing This research hood” of chimps, demand focused ment on chimpanzees. The systematic torhome care. rests on the presumpare traveling 2,000 milesour from the border to tion that as higher we havewith the Alzheim-If the apes are freed, they will go to attention action. ture of chimps, once considered Taking carebeings, of someone Merrickand just so they can steal deodorant Chimp Haven, a sanctuary for retired and righter’s to subject other living creatures One to Chimpanzees share 95 to 98 percent of “research” and now discredited by the is extremely expensive. study from CVS. rehabilitated chimpanzees in Florida. painfound and suffering improve owncaregivers our DNA. They are native to Africa and NIH as inhumane and ineffectual, must that 47 to percent of our family CLAUDIA BORECkY According to a spokesman, NhRP is not health andcut longevity . their food, transportation they are endangered, with only 180,000 to stop. Please join me in supporting Jane have back on President, Bellmore Merrick Democratic Club seeking personhood for apes so they can The irony that in 2011, 300,000 remaining. Fifty years ago, there Goodall’s work to save and rehabilitate andawful health careisexpenses to the pay for a loved Merrick roam the streets. It is seeking only one National of Sciences concluded, were probably a million chimpanzees chimpanzees. Go to janegoodall.org, one’sAcademy care. Also, many caregivers struggle specific right: the right to one’s bodily “Most current biomedical research useas of depresroaming Africa. Deforestation, poaching where you can learn, donate or volunteer. with mental health issues, such freedom, the freedom not to be taken and chimpanzees is not necessary .” In addiand some people’s taste for bush meat sion, and often don’t have the financial kept involuntarily for any purpose. tion,resources a 2013 NIHtoreport confirmed, have depleted the population. Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be take care of their own physical When I brought this subject up for dis“Research Nearly 2,000 chimpanzees live in the reached at randik3@aol.com. health.involving chimpanzees has New York can do better in supporting people who take on this vital role. Please To the Editor: join me in calling on our state senators and November is National Family Caregivers Assembly members to increase funding for Month. In New York, 546,000 family caregiv- AlzCAP. ers are providing care worth over $19 bilHELENA MILLER lion to their loved ones with dementia. Visiting Hallgrimskirkja, its country’s largest church — Reykjavik, Iceland Though these caregivers create significant Volunteer Advocate, Alzheimer’s Association Oyster Bay savings for the state, they are not getting

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