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Push to add veterans’ services at medical center ical personnel. “It’s really important that we have something here and that we use the infraFor years, the Nassau County structure that we have.”

Veterans Service Agency’s more The potential funding would than 90 volunteers drove veter- be used to renovate the facilities ans to facilities like the Veterans at NUMC to include veterans’ inAffairs hospital in Northport to patient services and specialized receive specialized care, and to refurcare, because servicbish and upgrade es for veterans are unoccupied apartlimited in Nassau ments on campus to County. create the county’s But agency offifirst veterans’ vilcials hope that Presilage. dent Biden’s pro“We would also posed $2.7 trillion like to use this American Jobs Plan money to establish a will allow veterans veterans’ adult day to access expanded health care program DR. ANTHONY services in their by expanding servicown county.

BOUTIN es which are curThe county’s only NUMC president rently offered only at safety-net hospital, Stony Brook Univerand chief medical Nassau University sity Hospital,” CurM e d i c a l C e n t e r, officer ran said. “So we houses the VSA. But want to put that in a the services the hosrestored building pital offers veterans are limited. right here on this East Meadow “That’s why I have asked Sen. campus.”

Charles Schumer to include $85 In addition to Schumer, Curmillion in the upcoming federal ran said, she had also contacted infrastructure bills to be used Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and right here, at NUMC,” Nassau Reps. Tom Suozzi, Kathleen Rice County Executive Laura Curran and Andrew Garbarino about said outside the hospital on “securing a healthier future for April 8, where she was joined by Nassau’s vets.” “It’s important veterans, state officials and medCONTINUED ON PAGE 4

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Painting pandemic memories away Community members followed instructor Annie Rowland to create potential masterpieces with the ambiance of black lights and popular music at the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce’s paint night. See story, photos, Page 10.

Seeking real-world school reading E.M. educators want more books reflecting diversity

By JENNIFER CORR jcorr@liherald.com

Jim Mendonis, the East Meadow School District’s director of social studies and 21st century learning, and Frank Lukasik, the director of literacy and funded programs, stood before the Board of Education on April 7 to stress the importance of having more books with diverse characters and storylines available in classrooms and school libraries.

“I thought that their presentation was important and timely in terms of looking at advancing social justice with access to diverse texts,” Superintendent Dr. Kenneth A. Card Jr. said, “given some of the issues that have transpired here in the United States in the past year.”

Lukasik said that his goal, and Mendonis’s, was to illustrate a classroom where readers thrive — one that offers students access, time and choice to engage with

various texts, like picture books, novels and graphic novels.

Having more time to read, more flexibility to choose books they want to read and access to books with diverse characters and storylines will create more enthusiastic readers in the East Meadow School District, the educators summed up.

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e want to be able to do more than we’re doing now.

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Plans for diverse content, sources, viewpoints many cultures, religions, backgrounds, acters that represent different ethnicities, countries and languages,” said Dr. Jodi race, gender, sexual orientation, have dif- Luce, a Board of Education trustee, “and I ferent family structures. We’re also look- can tell you when children who are reading at authors that are diverse. We’re look- ing see characters that look like them, that live like them, that speak like them, their ing at diverse genres and also eyes light up and their interdiverse formats.” est level is so much more Despite the fact that chilpiqued and their motivation dren have access to the world to read and engage with that around them at their fingertext is so much higher.” tips through their devices, Books like “The Day You Mendonis said, it is their eduBegin,” by Jacqueline Woodcators’ job to make them son, illustrated by Rafael think when they are in school López, and “The Day War or at home. “We want them to Came,” by Nicola Davies, be agents of change, we want illustrated by Rebecca Cobb, them to take a stand, we want can provide windows through them to stand up for themwhich readers can see into the selves and for those who are lives of others, and mirrors in being mistreated,” he said. which students can see into “We really want to start by the life of someone like them, modeling that for our kids.”

Lukasik said.

For example, Mendonis “‘The Day You Begin’ disexplained, every year the discusses diversity, imagery and trict celebrates Black History self-esteem,” he said. “This is Month in February. But it completely appropriate for an shouldn’t be an isolated event, elementary classroom.” And because Black history is “The Day War Came” is about American history, and should JIM MENDONIS a refugee who moves to a be discussed all year long. town where there is no room Director of social “Throughout the course of for her and fellow refugee the year, we want to introduce studies and 21st children in the school until content and sources and view- century learning, the townspeople bring out points that are diverse and chairs for them. that take into account every East Meadow “It gives the voice to the part of history,” Mendonis School District author and the pictures, and said. not so much the teacher,” said To increase access to characters who look like and have lives similar Mendonis. “Sometimes teachers feel a bit to those of East Meadow students, Mendo- awkward bringing up controversial topics, nis and Lukasik have been taking invento- and we can use texts like this to bring up a ry of building and classroom libraries to variety of themes.”

Dr. Scott Eckers, a school board trustee, see what is available and what is needed.

This is especially important considering said that another school district, where he that 50 percent of children’s books pub- works, isn’t particularly diverse, so having lished in 2018 focus on white characters, access to books with diverse characters according to a study by the Cooperative and storylines is key to broadening stuChildren’s Book Center at the University dents’ perspectives.

“It’s a work in progress, and I think it of Wisconsin-Madison (see box).

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hroughout the course of the year, we want to introduce content and sources and viewpoints that are diverse and that take into account every part of history.

What social justice is, and is not What social justice is:

What social justice isn’t:

■ Equal access and opportunity for all.

■ An “add on” for classrooms.

■ Teaching that is relevant to the real word and that considers multiple perspectives.

■ Something that gets done only in diverse classrooms, classrooms that lack diversity or any other special category of school.

■ A classroom that teaches students about the world they live in and how to effect change.

■ Curricular decisions that consider, value and build on students’ diverse prior learning experiences.

■ A classroom that interrupts cycles of oppression.

■ A “black and white” issue.

■ For older students only.

■ A monthly event or celebration.

■ A progressive or liberal movement.

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Diversity in children’s books The percentage of books depicting characters from diverse backgrounds, based on the 2018 publishing statistics of 3,134 books compiled by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, School of Education at the University of WisconsinMadison: ■ Fifty percent had white characters.

■ Twenty-seven percent had characters that were animals. sik said, “because books are a reflection of society, and we will always be looking to add, update our text selection.”

The district plans to invite the community to get involved in this literary effort later this month. On April 21 at the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center, Nancy Churnin, the author of “Martin & Anne,” a story about the kindred spirits of Anne Frank

■ Ten percent had characters that were African or African-American.

■ Seven percent had characters that were Asian Pacific Islander or Asian Pacific American.

■ Five percent had characters that were Latinx.

■ One percent had characters that were American Indian or First Nation.

and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — who were born the same year, 1929 — will visit for a book talk.

Card thanked Lukasik and Mendonis for inspiring the Board of Education, parents, faculty and the community to continue the district’s trajectory toward inclusivity, diversity and equity.

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EAST MEADOW HERALD — April 15, 2021

JIM MENDONIS, DIRECTOR of social studies and 21st century learning, left, and Frank Lukasik, director of literacy and funded programs, discussed the importance of time, access and choice of books with diverse characters and storylines with the East Meadow Board of Education.

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STATE SEN. KEVIN Thomas, joined by local officials, veterans and NUMC medical personnel, called on the federal government to fund expanded services and housing at the county’s safety-net hospital.

Photos by Jennifer Corr/Herald

‘Step in the right direction,’ commander says CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE for veterans, and it’s also important for the fundamental mission of NUMC as Nassau County’s only safety-net hospital,” she said. “These resources would help NUMC do what it does best: offer services to the vulnerable in our community who do not have an easy time accessing health care.”

Dr. Anthony Boutin, the hospital’s president and chief medical officer, said that a plan to expand housing and medical services on the campus had been a subject of discussion for years. “We want to be able to do more than we’re doing now,” Boutin said. “We have the space for it. The day care program has been on our minds for a long time, but we just do not have the funding to be able to do that, and if the veterans live on the campus and they need something, it’s right here.

They don’t have to go far. There’s also a pantry. So if they don’t have food, it’s right here.”

State Senators Kevin Thomas and John Brooks said they stood with the county executive in requesting the federal funding. “Like so many other hardworking Americans, our veterans have _______________

THE REQUESTED FEDERAL money would fund refurbishment and renovation of NUMC’s unoccupied apartments to create housing for veterans. been severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic,” Thomas said. “Countless veterans have lost jobs, closed businesses and faced uncertain prospects as our state grappled with the pandemic. Our

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veterans answered a call to serve when our nation needed them. Now the nation must answer the call to serve our veterans.”

Pete Wenninger, commander of East

Meadow American Legion Post 1082, called the funding request a step in the right direction for Nassau County veterans. “That’s a brilliant idea,” Wenninger said. “The VA is in the middle, or at least a third, into Suffolk County, and it’s a pain. Nassau County has a boatload of veterans, especially in East Meadow and Levittown, and we need to be supporting our local veterans here.”

But Wenninger said he would also like to see support for veterans’ halls on Long Island, because many are in trouble.

“Veteran halls closed down just like restaurants,” he said. “They closed down just like movie theaters. Yes, we were able to open with a small percentage, but that’s not enough to pay our bills.”

When veterans come to Post 1082 to unwind, they find the electricity and cable shut off. The post faces a commercial electricity rate of $400 per month.

And when the post tried to make a complaint to the state, Wenninger said, they were told not much could be done.

“We’ll end up having no electricity, having no TV or cable, and no fun place for our veterans to meet,” he said.

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY UPDATE Friday, April 16

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Jump for Joy Join Joy Oddo for music, games, dancing and more for children not in kindergartin yet. Zoom link will be sent upon registration. To register, visit www.eastmeadow.info. For more information, call (516) 794-2570.

Thursday, April 22 Live music at Margarita’s Cafe On Thursday nights there are $5 martini’s (with the purchase of an entree) and live music at Margarita’s Cafe on 1868 Front St. from 4 to 10 p.m. For more information, call (516) 745-0033.

Saturday, April 17 Earth Day storytime

Friday, April 23

Get ready for Earth Day with the East Meadow Library by hearing stories on how everyone can preserve the earth at home. This is a virtual event that will begin at 11 a.m. To register, visit www.eastmeadow.info. For more information, call (516) 794-2570.

‘Eiffel Flowers’ paint class

Sunday, April 18 ‘Sunset Bridge’ paint night “I’m a take-me-as-I-am person and all the rest is water under the bridge,” a quote by Glen Campbell, perfectly describes this class from 7 to 9 p.m. at Pinot’s Palette studio in East Meadow located at 2557 Hempstead Turnpike.

Social distancing will be practiced through seating and hand sanitizer and disposable aprons will be available.

All patrons must wear masks. Each party will be seated six-feet from other patrons. There will be a food and drink menu on-site. The class is $40. To register, visit www.pinotspalette.com/ eastmeadow. For more information, call (516) 794-2570.

Monday, April 19 Journaling during a pandemic Join the East Meadow Public Library in this writing, collaborative event on Mondays at 7 p.m. This time in history needs to be saved for the future and each person is the one to tell the stories. Professor Kathleen Volk Miller will introduce the science and practice of writing towards emotional well-being and psychological healing. Register on-

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Watch how firefighters train in East Meadow Watch the East Meadow Fire Department Rescue Co. 5 conduct real life scenario training on April 25 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 197 East Meadow Ave. Watch, ask questions and learn. Masks are required. For more information, call (516) 542-0578. line at www.eastmeadow.info. For more information, call (516) 794-2570.

NYU student film shorts This evening from 7 to 9 p.m. will be the first time many NYU students will show their films to the public. Student composers created scores for the pieces under the tutelage of composer Mateo Nossa. The films are very short and patrons will discuss them with the film makers and composers. This is a wonderful opportunity for the student filmmakers and composers to receive support from the East Meadow community. To register for this virtual program, visit www.eastmeadow.info. For more information, call the East Meadow Public Library at (516) 794-2570.

Tuesday, April 20 Trivia night Test your knowledge at Garden Social, 1964 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow. Trivia nights are held every Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Food and drink specials will be available. For more information, call (516) 750-5338.

Wednesday, Apr. 21 Learn to Dance Salsa Want to make some friends and learn how to dance Salsa? Join the Latin Impulse Dance Studio, 218 E Meadow Ave. in East Meadow, for a 10 week session on Wednesdays starting April 21 and ending June 23 going from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Learn the basics of

Salsa, including timing, footwork, turns and basic partner work. Classics will be held every Wednesday night. Masks are required for this class. The cost is $100 for 10 weeks. The last day to join is April 28. For more information, call (516) 517-8044.

Structural Racism Today The League of Women Votors, with Elaine Gross, president of Erase Racism, will present “Structural Racism Today.” Hosted by the East Meadow Public Library, the virtual event will take place at 7 p.m. Erase Racism, recognized locally and nationally for its cutting edge work, is a regional civil rights organization based on Long Island that exposes and addresses the devastating impact of historical and ongoing structural racism, particularly in housing and public school education. To register, visit

Participants in this class will reimagine the Eiffel Tower as a giant vertical flower garden. This event is happening from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Pinot’s Palette studio in East Meadow, located at 2557 Hempstead Turnpike. Hand sanitizer and disposable aprons will be available. All patrons must wear masks.

Each party will be seated six-feet from other patrons. There will be a food and drink menu on-site. The class is $40. To register, visit www.pinotspalette.com/ eastmeadow. For more information, call (516) 794-2570.

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Participate in It’s Only Our Earth Day 5K at Eisenhower Park on April 25 at 8:30 a.m.

Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp still lookin for camp staff.

East Meadow School 2021-2022 budget and Board of Education trustee vote on May 18.

TOH residents can call (516) 812-3678 to be contacted when appointments with the “Vaxmobile” are open.

TOH Animal Shelter seeking foster parents. Call (516) 785-5220 for details.

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With nine wins in its first 10 games, Clarke has continued its momentum from 2019 on the girls’ soccer pitch when it captured a dozen victories and finished conference runner-up to Valley Stream Central.

And while Central remained a thorn in the side of the Rams once again, handing them their only defeat, Clarke coach Becky Wachsberger was excited about last Friday’s 2-1 victory over the Eagles to even the season series.

“Our numbers are as high as they’ve been here,” Wachsberger said. “Central is the only team to beat us last season and this season. We’ve played some competitive and fun games. We have some young talent and I might request to move up one conference.”

One of Clarke’s many underclassmen is sophomore goalkeeper Kaitlyn Vo, who trained with Wachsberger for many years when she first began playing soccer. “She makes saves she has no business making,” Wachsberger said. “She anticipates well, is vocal and punts far. She even has an assist.”

Vo posted six shutouts through 10 games while totaling 47 saves. The defense in front of her has been spearheaded by sophomore Kiera Heavy, who is a workhorse at the stopper position, the coach noted, and outside backs Lianna LaFata, a senior, and Ella Noonan, a junior. “Lianna and Ella read the game well and don’t come off the field,” said Wachsberger, who added Noonan is vastly improved and playing with a lot of confi-

dence. At sweeper, sophomore Ashley Tighe began the season as the starter but suffered a recent injury. During Tighe’s absence, the unit hasn’t skipped a beat thanks to the impressive performance of freshman Angela Perrikos.

While the defense has kept opponents from doing damage, the Rams’ offense is averaging better than three goals per game. The biggest reason for that is senior Alesandra Melendez, who leads Conference AB-V in goals with 12 and has 10 assists as well. “She’s so skillful and technically sound,” Wachsberger said.

“She always seems to find a way to make a play and is our top weapon on corners.”

Melendez has four multigoal games, including a hat trick against Roslyn, and scored in last Friday’s win over Central.

Senior Daphne Bower, described by her coach as someone who does whatever it takes to help the team be successful, and sophomore Alyssa Fasce, who is dealing with a bruised knee, are proven scorers up front. Bower has 5 goals after scoring last Friday; Fasce is the team’s second-leading scorer with 5 goals and 5 assists.

Scoring is also coming from a relatively young group of midfielders. The key four is comprised of one senior (Emily Abbatiello), one junior (Taylor Marget), one sophomore (Nicolette Normandi) and one freshman (Avika Mehta.) Normandi has four goals, Marget and Mehta three apiece, and Abbatiello’s a grinder with a long throw-in that creates opportunities.

Mehta has been dynamic in the middle, Wachsberger said, with a non-stop motor and strong two-way play.

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Heralds take home top press honors Herald Staff Report

writing and special sections.”

The Herald Community Newspapers took home 26 honors in the annual New Special Sections/Niche York Press Association’s Better Newspa- Publication — Newsprint The East Meadow Herald was honored per Contest, which attracted more than 2,400 of entries from 151 newspapers for the Heralds’ K-Kids special section, a across the state this year. The Heralds’ sis- kindergarten yearbook, with photos of ter paper, The Riverdale Press, earned each class from within the East Meadow eight accolades, bringing the total for Rich- School District.

Honorees included Karen Bloom, Photo ner Communications Inc. publications to Editor Christina Daly, Rhonda Glickman 34, a record showing.

The contest includes both weekly and and Creative Director Jeff Negrin.

Judges wrote, “It is visually overwhelmd a i ly n ew s p ap e r s. Aw a rd s we re announced virtually on Zoom Friday. The ing, but given the subject matter, that Heralds earned a variety of awards, seems appropriate.” including both editorial and advertising Best Online Static Ad honors.

The Heralds were recognized for an “In a year when trusted local news proved to be more important than ever,” online multiple-ad page called Make Your said Stuart Richner, publisher of Herald House a Home. Jeff Negrin designed the Community Newspapers, “our team once ad, and Sales Director Lori Berger develagain rose to the occasion, providing Long oped the concept.

Ju d g e s w r o t e, Island communities “This is one terrific with the information a d — s o m e b o dy they most needed. deserves special recCongratulations to ognition for a great all of our editors, idea extremely well reporters, designers, executed.” account representatives, pressroom staff Spot News and business leadPhotography ers.”

The Merrick HerHeralds Executive ald was recognized Editor Scott Brinton for Scott Brinton’s said, “2020 was, no two-pa g e photo doubt, one heck of a spread of the Black difficult year, but the Lives Matter protests Herald team showed in Merrick and Bellincredible grit in putmore last June. ting out top-quality Ju d g e s w r o t e, newspapers, week Brian Stieglitz/Herald “These photos of a after week under the EditOR BRiAN StiEglitz received a Black Lives Matter most difficult of cir- first-place honor for Feature Photo for march capture the cumstances.” this endearing image. determination, ferMichael Bologna, vor and peaceful vice president of operations, added, “When our peers recog- camaraderie of protesters. Unlike many nize excellence in all aspects our organiza- photographers, [Brinton] got into the tion, it really means a lot. I’m proud of our crowds, allowing the faces of participants to tell their story.” entire team.”

Here’s a rundown of how the Heralds Best Obituaries did: The Sea Cliff-Glen Head Herald was honored for Associate Editor Mike Conn’s First Place obituaries on teacher Ed Smith and artist Advertising Excellence The Long Beach Herald was recognized Tom Malloy.

Judges wrote, “These obituaries immein this very competitive category for a diately transport you to a day in the life of variety of newspapers and special sections a person who has, sadly, died . . . This work that were submitted for the contest. Rhonwas real journalism: interviews, research da Glickman and Karen Bloom coordinate advertising and special sections, respec- and carving out the story with aplomb. tively. Several advertising account execu- Excellent job. “ tives contributed to the win in this category.

“Winning first place for Advertising Excellence takes an awesome sales, administration, art and production team,” Rhonda Glickman, the Heralds’ vice president for advertising sales, said. “We won this award together, and I couldn’t be prouder.”

Judges wrote, “This publication does a great job of coordinating the advertising with the editorial; the two complemented each other both in layout and design.

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The East Meadow Herald was honored for a front-page photo taken by Brian Stieglitz last March of 3-year-old Ropper Thompson dueling with balloon swords with cook Steve LaSala at an East Meadow Kiwanis Club pancake breakfast. Stieglitz was then the East Meadow editor, and is now the editor of the Wantagh and Seaford Heralds.

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Coverage of Local Government: Laura Lane, Oyster Bay Herald Best Large Space Ad: Jeff Negrin, Seaford Herald Sports Action Photo: Jeff Wilson, Baldwin Herald

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JAMES P. SKINNER, the vice president of the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce, left, Marcella Pizzo, the treasurer and Richie Krug, the president, were excited to welcome the community “forward” through this paint night.

Chamber welcomes community with paint night

By JENNIFER CORR jcorr@liherald.com

The East Meadow Chamber of Commerce held its second in-person event since the pandemic on April 8 at Pinot’s Palette of East Meadow. It’s first in-person event was the Easteregg hunt. The events serve as a welcome “forward” as the community inches towards a post-pandemic world.

“Pinot’s Palette has been a phenomenal host,” said Richie Krug, the president of the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce. “They gave us a specific amount of people we can hold at a socially acceptable distance and we were able to sell out.”

The event, which was organized by Marcella Pizzo, the treasurer of the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce, featured an instructional painting session under a black light and dinner served by The Bagel Place Caterers.

Attendance was limited to allow for social distance and money raised through tickets, $55 for the paint session and $25 without it, went towards the East Meadow Chamber Foundation. How that money will be invested into the community will be decided at a later date, Krug said.

“The best way to support the chamber is to shop local,” Krug said.

“Look for the chamber logo and shop at your local mom and pop stores, the ones that support your kid’s little leagues.”

The chamber has been there for the community throughout the pandemic, Krug said, whether it was holding informative seminars on how to access the Paycheck Protect Program, buying from local restaurants to provide dinner for first responders and essential workers or securing personal protective equipment for businesses.

“At that time, not a lot of businesses were able to grab, get their hands on hand sanitizer, face masks and all this other stuff,” said James P. Skinner, the vice president of the chamber. “We were able to get that for these small businesses, get them a package so they could open up their businesses safely, so that when people go to see their business, come in and feel safe and feel protected.”

Now, with vaccines being administered and an end to the pandemic in sight, it is important to restore community vibrancy, Pizzo said.

“I think it’s about moving forward and reframing our narrative,” said Pizzo. “Folks are looking to get things done. People in our community are trying to get out to go eat and try to celebrate and establish a sense of normalcy. And this was the first step.”

EAST MEADOW RESIDENTS should look for East Meadow Chamber of Commerce logo, above, when supporting a business, chamber president Richie Krug said.

PINOT’S PALETTE IN East Meadow is a chance for everyone of all artistic levels to create a masterpiece as part of a date night, birthday party, bachelorette party or any other type of outing.

UNDER THE BLACK light, the colors popped as event attendees followed the step-by-step instructions.

Meaning of legalization of recreational marijuana jcorr@liherald.com

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders came to an agreement on March 28 to allow people over the age of 21 to possess, display, purchase, obtain or transport up to three ounces of cannabis and up to 24 grams of concentrated cannabis. New York is the 15th state to legalize recreational marijuana. The legislation comes almost two years after marijuana was decriminalized in New York.

The bill will establish the Office of Cannabis Management that would implement regulations for medical, adult-use and cannabinoid hemp, provide licensing for marijuana producers, distributors, retailers and other actors in the cannabis market and would address those who have been disproportionately impacted by cannabis enforcement.

But the Town of Hempstead is standing unified in its opposition to the sale of recreational marijuana and against its use at facilities within the town, said spokesman Greg Blower.

Under state law, cities, towns and villages may opt-out of allowing adult-use cannabis retail dispensaries or on-site consumption licenses by passing a local

by Dec. 31 or nine months after the effective date of the legislation. Municipalities may not opt out of adult-use legalization.

But not all East Meadow residents agree with the town’s stance on opting out

■ Medical marijuana: The agreement would allow people with a larger list of medical conditions to access medical marijuana, increase the number of caregivers allowed per patient and allow home cultivation of medical cannabis for patients.

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NEW YORK IS the 15th state to legalize recreational marijuana. of the retail sale of marijuana. Kathleen Marie Flannery said she is for the state’s legislation.

“I’m for it, but I don’t intend to smoke it,” she said. “There is a need to collect more money, so it can either increase local state federal taxes on things we already buy — cigarettes, gas, alcohol, or create a new ‘thing’ to tax at a higher rate.”

What is included in the legislation

Tax collection that is expected to come with the legalization of recreational marijuana is projected at $350 million annually, creating 30,000 to 60,000 jobs.

All cannabis taxes would be deposited in the state cannabis revenue fund that will cover the program and implement the law. The remaining funding would be

■ Adult-use cannabis: The legislation creates licenses for producers and distributors, among other entities, and the bill will implement strict quality control, public health and consumer protections.

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WANTAGH Reference Librarian, Wantagh Public Library

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e were closed from last March to the beginning of June. We were doing online programs and had an online chat for reference questions. I started different weekly programs over Zoom. I started a history discussion that worked out really well. Each week, several people would tune in and we’d discuss different times in history like the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. During one session, I told the true story of Braveheart. We still have that going on.

A lot of people were reluctant to come in person, but more and more are coming back now. We have four book discussions each month at the reference desk. When we first reopened, it was by appointment only and we were very strict about scheduling. But shortly after, we ended that and it’s been business as usual ever since.

We haven’t been that affected by the

MERRICK Adult Programming Director, Merrick Library pandemic since the summer. We have our regular programs like yoga classes and defensive driving, and those are going great. The children’s programs are great, and my kids have been attending. You can’t play with the toys at the library, but you can browse the books. We have students coming in to use the computers and take their college classes remotely.

We’ve had people coming from other towns where their library is closed. We try to get the word out there that we’ve been open this whole time, and everybody’s been very grateful about it. It looks like things are moving forward now, and we may have more programs coming in.

We take all the safety precautions and enforce wearing masks and social distancing. It’s all been working out fine. To me, it feels like we never closed.

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've been the adult program director at The Merrick Library since 2006. The Covid-19 pandemic closures changed my job completely.

Our programs were meant to bring people into the library. Now we needed activities they could join without entering the building.

Creating virtual programs was a learnon-the-spot kind of thing. We had to devise engaging activities to do online. Advertising fliers at the front desk got replaced with email newsblasts, social media posts and notifications to our event calendar at merricklibrary.org.

Our patrons use Zoom, YouTube and Facebook Live to participate from home in programs like Jeanne McElwain’s popular yoga classes.

For our craft lovers, I designed Take-and-

Make. I assemble craft kits with the necessary materials, create a YouTube tutorial and email the link to registrants. Patrons can pick up the kits curbside or come inside to our front desk.

They make the craft at home by viewing the tutorial.

Along the same lines is Take-and-Bake, where registrants pick up a kit containing the recipe’s nonperishable items, a recipe card, and the corresponding YouTube link. It’s well attended. In fact, all our events fill up ten minutes after we post them to our calendar.

Our older patrons have gotten computersavvy. Many seniors are among the 40 to 50 participants in Carol Ann Tack’s Zoom book discussions. Like all our patrons, seniors can order books online to pick up curbside, or ask for home delivery.

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NORTH BELLMORE Children's Librarian, North Bellmore Public Library

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have been a children’s librarian at North Bellmore Library for almost nine years. With the pandemic, it’s quite a different landscape now. We opened back up physically last July, but the children’s programs are still virtual.

We offer virtual programs for 3- to 5-yearolds and kids in grades K-3. We also offer takeand-make craft bags every week for parents and children to do at home.

We closed the library on March 14, 2020.

I was so worried about the little ones, my storytime friends, that came to the library regularly. I knew that being told they couldn’t come to the library was going to be an issue, especially when they were hit with so many changes.

I wanted them to have a familiar face and what they were used to. So, by March 24, I had

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At the height of Covid, I’d make templates for at-home crafts and email them to registered parents. Now, when parents register for storytime, they have the option to pick up a craft bag at the library that matches each storytime session.

I enjoy making connections with parents and the kids. I love when they come back to me and tell me, or write to me, especially now, about how much they enjoy storytime and doing crafts. I love watching them grow up, too. That’s the best thing for me.

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'm one of the custodians at the North Bellmore Library, and I've been here about 16 years. Before that, I was a New York City fireman.

I'm in charge of much of the sanitizing and cleaning of the library. When we closed, we were still finishing contracts and things like that, so things were still being taken care of here — and when people had to be here, I was there.

Because the building was somewhat newly built, there were still contractors and issues that had to be finished. If we ever found something wrong, people would have to get in and take care of it, and we would have to be there for them.

Basically, my partner and I were there every day from Monday to Saturday, making sure

that everything was taken care of.

It's a part-time job for me, Monday to Friday from 8 to 12. As for my routine, even though we have cleaning crews come in, I spray the bathrooms, make sure the hand sanitizing dispensers are full and spray and wipe down the counters and tables so that we can start the day off.

You go down each aisle spraying and spraying — your finger gets tired holding the button!

Books that come in even have to sit for three to four day before we put them back on the shelves. You have to be more cautious at times. I empty the outside dropbox every morning.

Patrons place orders over the phone, and the books will be waiting in the front lobby.

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Counties would receive 25 percent of the local retail tax revenue and 75 percent would go to the municipality.

Legal sales will not begin until at least April 1, 2022.

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ast March, we thought we were only going to shut down for two weeks. When we realized it was going to last longer, we had to rush to figure out how we were going to reach the community.

We didn’t know anything about Zoom or other virtual platforms, so there was a big learning curve.

We put digital resources on our website, and those were really popular. We have something called LIBBY, which you can use to rent audiobooks, e-books and digital magazines. We have Canopy, which you can use to stream movies and documentaries online. We also introduced a digital library card so people could apply for one and access all of our online resources. That was all new.

We still did our summer reading program for adults, teens and children. All of that was online.

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■ Traffic safety: The use of cannabis by drivers will remain prohibited.

When we opened again in July, we had a graband-go service so guests could order their books and pick them up in the lobby. That was very popular. I also added a chat box on our website so people could submit any questions they had.

Guests are permitted to come in for an hour.

We have everyone using PPE, and installed Plexiglas dividers on all the desks. We still do all of our programs virtually and have cooking classes, yoga, children’s activities, and lately we’ve had a lot of author meet-and-greets. We’ve done that before, but we’re doing a lot more because we can invite authors from all over the world. We just had someone from Australia speak to our guests.

We’re hoping, by September, to have in-person programs again. As more and more people are vaccinated, we’re getting closer and closer to getting out of this.

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The New York State Department of Health will work with institutions of higher education to conduct a controlled research study designed to evaluate ways to detect cannabis-impaired driving. After completion of the study, the Department of Health may create and implement rules and regulations to approve and certify a test for the presence of cannabis in drivers.

■ Personal possession and home cultivation: Up to three ounces of cannabis and 24 grams of cannabis concentrate can be personally possessed outside the home.

Cannabis possessed at home must be kept in a secure location from children. Adults over 21 can have three mature plants and three immature plants. Legal home cultivation could begin within six months for medical users and up to 18 months for recreational users.

■ Criminal justice and record expungement: The cannabis penalty framework would be restructured to avoid criminalization; reducing penalties would be implemented for possession and sale.

An automatic expungement or resentencing for anyone with a previous marijuana conviction that is now legal will be implemented. Cannabis will be added to the clean indoor air act, which establishes

a baseline on where cannabis can be smoked or vaped.

Municipalities and local governments are permitted to make laws that are more restrictive than the state’s, but various provisions will ensure that cannabis is treated as a lawful substance to prevent discriminatory enforcement.

■ Protections for use of cannabis and workplace safety: Unlawful discrimination would be prohibited and workplace safety protections would be implemented.

How local lawmakers voted ■ State Sen. Kevin Thomas (D): Yes ■ State Assemblyman John Mikulin (R): No

Where local officials stand

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced her opposition during her State of the County Address in 2019, saying that she would oppose the sale of recreational marijuana in the county if it became legal in New York. The county executive’s task force on legalization and regulation released a report in 2019 that identified numerous public safety and public health concerns that need to be addressed “well before Nassau County could begin to participate in a legalized cannabis market.”

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When the pandemic first hit, colleges had to change how they taught — they had to do so remotely or not at all — which resulted in emotional and even physical changes in many current and prospective students.

For many Long Islanders already enrolled in local colleges, as time has passed, the changes that were new transitions only a year ago have become the new normal— with many students, faculty and staff having found new and innovative ways to adapt.

Many Long Island high-schoolers who are considering college in the near future have been left with unanswered questions about university studies during the pandemic.

To shed light on the many questions that they may be pondering, Herald Inside LI held a live Zoom webinar, “Staying Local for College,” on April 8.

Panelists from local colleges and universities discussed accommodating students during a pandemic. Many panelists also reflected on what it was like when the pandemic first hit versus now.

“When the pandemic first happened, it was harder to have the same type of interactions without in-person meetings, and I think eventually students and staff got sick of virtual meetings,” said Marguerite Lane, assistant vice president of enrollment management at Molloy College. “However, now I can happily say that we are having more personal contact, and the majority of our courses will be in-person in the fall.”

Lane, who has worked at Molloy College for 33 years, said the school has adapted to the pandemic by bringing about many new changes to help students. Molloy recently completed renovations to new residence halls. Despite having mostly commuter students, the school does have a certain number of students who live on campus.

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HerAld iNside li held a live Zoom webinar called, “Staying Local for College,” on April 8.

“We have had more than double the number of our students taking advantage of mental health counseling than usual, and I think it’s a great opportunity for students to use that campus resource during this pandemic time,” Lane said.

St. Francis College has also had to offer more counseling services for students. Robert Oliva, St. Francis’s assistant vice president for enrollment management, said, “A lot of institutions have not been able to invest in mental health services for students during this tough time, but we were able to hire one new full-time counselor and 10 graduate student interns to help.”

“The past year has shown us how flexible we can be

and persistent,” said Christine Murphy, vice president for enrollment management at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn. “There was so much uncertainty before, but now we are able to do more advanced virtual events, we will have fall sports for this 2021 year, and we hope to give students more human interaction and experiences in the classroom or on the field or anywhere on campus.”

“We have entered into the new normal ... We are not the same institution, and we are all going to see even more flexibility in the coming fall months for students,” said Joseph Posillico, vice president for enrollment management at the New York Institute of Technology.

All the college enrollment officials present said their schools do not yet require a Covid-19 vaccine to take classes or take part in activities. The officials said receiving a vaccine will remain optional for students, unless state law changes or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests otherwise.

“So many things have changed, but vaccines will remain optional for now,” concluded Stephanie Espina, Adelphi University’s director of undergraduate admissions.

Hofstra University shifted its admissions process almost entirely to digital last year. Recruitment has been more personalized, explained Claire Fitzgibbon, director of undergraduate admissions at Hofstra University. By the coming fall, Hofstra aims to be back to in-person instruction exclusively. In coming weeks, clubs will be offering in-person meeting opportunities.

“Everything is different, and it’s going to continue to look different,” Fitzgibbon said. “None of us know what the “new normal” will look like, but we’re going to build it together.”

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LEGAL NOTICE ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL AND LIBRARY MEETING AND ELECTION EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting, budget vote and election of the East Meadow Union Free School District will be held on May 18, 2021, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. in each of the school election districts heretofore established on the following separate matters: 1.The estimated expenditures for school purposes (school budget) for the ensuing school year 2021-2022 and authorizing the levy and collection of the necessary taxes thereof.

2.The estimated expenditures for library purposes (library budget) for the ensuing school year 2021-2022 and authorizing the levy and collection of the necessary taxes thereof.

3.Any other questions or propositions as to matters or expenditures or authority to levy taxes that may be presented for a vote under the Education Law. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that voting upon the estimated expenses for school and library purposes for the school year and the election of members of the Board of Education and Library Board will be held on May 18, 2021, in each of the school election districts heretofore established.

VOTING will be by ballot on voting machines in the schoolhouses designated in each of the separate school election districts heretofore established and the polls will remain open for voting from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m., and as much longer as may be necessary for all voters then present to cast their votes.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that at said vote and election to be conducted on May 18, 2021, two (2) members are to be elected to the Board of Education and one (1) member is to be elected to the Library Board as follows: (a) two members of the Board of Education for a full term of three (3) years, commencing July 1, 2021 and expiring on June 30, 2024. (b) one member of the Library Board for a full term of five (5) years, commencing July 1, 2021 to succeed Domenick Pesce, incumbent, whose term of office expires on June 30, 2026.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the election shall be held in accordance with the Rules for the Conduct of Meetings and Elections

adopted by the Board of Education and applicable law.

NOMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that candidates for the offices of member of the Board of Education and member of the Library Board shall be nominated by petition.

Candidates for member of the Board of Education run at large. Each candidate petition for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be directed to the Clerk of the School District, care of the Superintendent, shall be signed by at least forty-four (44) qualified voters of the District, said number constituting 2% of the total number of voters who voted at the Annual Meeting of May 21, 2019 per Senate Bill 4430 signed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on March 7, 2021, shall state the residence of each signer, and shall state the name and residence of the candidate.

Each vacancy to be filled for trustee of the Library Board shall be considered a separate specific office.

A separate petition shall be required to nominate a candidate to each separate office.

Each petition for candidate for the office of member of the Library Board shall be directed to the Clerk of the School District, care of the Superintendent, shall be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District, per Senate Bill 4430 signed

by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on March 7, 2021, shall state the residence of each signer, shall state the name and residence of the candidate, and shall describe the specific vacancy on the Library Board for which the candidate is nominated, which description shall include at least the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent.

Each petition shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the District, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and not later than 5:00 p.m. on April 19, 2021.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICTS PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the boundaries of the following School Election Districts shall be as heretofore determined and published by the Board of Education and the place in each election district for registration and voting shall be as follows: SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 1 The boundaries of School Election District No. 1 are as follows: Bounded on the North by Hempstead-Bethpage Turnpike; on the East by Wantagh State Parkway; on the South by North Jerusalem Road; on the West by East Meadow Avenue from the

intersection of North Jerusalem Road to Lenox Avenue then northeast to Eighth Avenue east to Newbridge Road, then north to Hempstead Turnpike.

The qualified voters of School Election District No. 1 will vote at the Parkway Elementary School located at 465 Bellmore Road in said District.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 2 The boundaries of School Election District No. 2 are as follows: Bounded on the North by the south side of Hempstead Turnpike from the intersection of Merrick Avenue running easterly to the intersection of Newbridge Road. Bounded on the East by the west side of Newbridge Road from the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike running south to the intersection of Eighth Avenue. Bounded on the South by the north side of Eighth Avenue; running southwest to the intersection of Lenox Avenue and East Meadow Avenue; running northwest on East Meadow Avenue to number 604; running westerly to Maitland Street; running south to the north side of Lenox Avenue continuing southwest to the southerly ends of Benito, Patterson, Adelphi, Coakley and Albert Streets and the westerly ends of Sidney Place, Powers Avenue and Kevin Place going west to the east side of Prospect Avenue at number 1530 and running northeast to the intersection of Chestnut Avenue, proceeding northwest on the northwest side of Chestnut Avenue to the intersection of Front Street, then running southwest on the north side of Front Street to the intersection of Merrick Avenue. Bounded on the West by the east side of Merrick Avenue from the intersection of Front Street, running north to the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike.

The qualified voters of School Election District No. 2 will vote at the McVey Elementary School located at 2201 Devon Street in said District.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 3 The boundaries of School Election District No. 3 are as follows: Bounded on the North by Hempstead Turnpike from Meadowbrook Parkway to Merrick Avenue, southerly to the point of intersection of the south side of Front Street easterly to Chestnut Avenue. Bounded on the East by the west side of Merrick Avenue running south from Hempstead Turnpike to Front Street to the south side of Front Street running northeast from Merrick Avenue to the west side of Chestnut

Avenue from Front Street to Prospect Avenue to number 1489; then south including Marian Court, Dieman Lane, Flower Lane, Sherwood Drive, Andrea Road, the north ends of Cynthia, Wenwood and Bruce Drives, the west end of Cynron and Meadow Lanes and Midland Drive and the south side of Lenox Avenue proceeding east to East Meadow Avenue; continuing east on the west side of East Meadow Avenue from Lenox Avenue to Irving Place, south from number 604 East Meadow Avenue running south to North Jerusalem Road.

Bounded on the South by North Jerusalem Road to the point of intersection of Ennabrock Road, including Ennabrock Road to North Jerusalem Road; west to Meadowbrook Parkway. Bounded on the West by Meadowbrook Parkway from North Jerusalem Road running north to Hempstead Turnpike.

The qualified voters of School Election District No. 3 will vote at Barnum Woods Elementary School located at 500 May Lane in said District.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 4 The boundaries of School Election District No. 4 are as follows: Bounded on the North by Old Country Road to the point of intersection of the Wantagh State Parkway. Bounded on the East by the Wantagh State Parkway running south to the Oyster Bay Town Line and then east to Newbridge Road, running south on Newbridge Road to Twig Lane. Bounded on the South by Twig Lane, running west to the Wantagh State Parkway, then running south to the north side of Hearth Lane at Friends Lane proceeding west to the intersection of the west side of Carman Avenue, proceeding south to the north side of Salisbury Park Drive and continuing on the north side of Salisbury Park Drive in a northerly direction from Stewart Avenue to Old Country Road.

The qualified voters of School Election District No. 4 will vote at the Bowling Green Elementary School located at 2340 Stewart Avenue, Westbury, NY, in said District.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 5 The boundaries of School Election District No. 5 are as follows: Bounded on the North from the south side of Hearth Lane at Carman Avenue easterly to Wantagh Parkway; north to the Oyster Bay Town Line; easterly to the south side of Levittown Parkway to the intersection of Newbridge Road. Bounded on the East by the west side of Newbridge Road running

south to Wantagh Parkway; continuing south on Wantagh Parkway to the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike.

Bounded on the South by Hempstead Turnpike from the intersection of Wantagh Parkway running west to the intersection of Bly Road.

Bounded on the West by Bly Road running north and east to Ava Drive; running north and east to Erma Drive; running south to Nottingham Road; running east (including Florence and Jane Courts) to the east side of Carman Avenue running north to the intersection of Hearth Lane.

The qualified voters of School Election District No. 5 will vote at the Meadowbrook Elementary School located at 241 Old Westbury Road in said District.

PERSONAL REGISTRATION OF VOTERS PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all qualified voters of the School District must be registered in the School District Registration Books and/or in the Official List of Registered and Enrolled Voters for the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, issued by the Nassau County Board of Elections, in order to vote at the meeting and election on May 18, 2021.

The following persons shall be eligible to vote: All persons who shall have presented themselves personally for registration in accordance with section two thousand fourteen of the Education Law and all persons who shall have been previously registered hereunder for any annual or special meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special meeting or election held or conducted during the four calendar years prior to 2021 (i.e., 2017-2020).

In addition, all persons who are registered to vote pursuant to the provisions of section three hundred fifty-two of the Election Law of the State of New York shall be eligible to vote.

Registration of voters not previously registered and eligible to vote shall take place from April 22 through May 5, 2021 inclusive, on the days when school is in session, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. in the office of the District Clerk at the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center, 718 The Plain Road, Westbury, New York.

Evening registration will be held on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in the main corridor of the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Registration of voters not previously registered and eligible to vote shall also

take place on May 3, 2021, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., at each of the 5 election districts, locations as listed previously.

The Board of Registration shall meet to prepare the Register of the School District on the dates and times above specified and any person shall be entitled to have their name placed upon such Register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, they are then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school meeting or election for which such register is prepared.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Registration shall also meet during the annual district election at each schoolhouse where voting shall take place for the purpose of preparing a register for district elections held subsequent thereto.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Register of Voters so prepared as aforesaid shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the District upon its completion where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., on each of the five days prior and including the day set for the election except Sunday, and only on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Official Budget Presentation on the adopted school budget will take place on May 5, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. at The Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center, 718 The Plain Road, Westbury, NY. There will be a Public Hearing on the proposed Library Budget on May 5, 2021 at 8:00 p.m., to be held remotely.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the proposed 2021/2022 school budget is available upon request to district residents commencing April 29, 2021 at the office of the District Clerk at the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center, 718 The Plain Road, Westbury, N.Y. The proposed 2021/2022 library budget is available upon request by any resident commencing May 4, 2021 on the library website.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that copies of the proposed 2021/2022 school budget and of the proposed 2021/2022 library budget may be obtained by any resident of the district, upon request, at each of the offices of the schoolhouses in the District, at the school district offices, listed below, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., on each day other than Saturday, Sunday or holidays during the 14-day period preceding the annual meeting and

election. The proposed 2021/2022 school budget will also be available on the school district website.

Barnum Woods Elementary School 500 May Lane East Meadow, N.Y. 11554 Bowling Green Elementary School 2340 Stewart Avenue Westbury, N.Y. 11590 McVey Elementary School 2201 Devon Street East Meadow, N.Y. 11554 Meadowbrook Elementary School 241 Old Westbury Road East Meadow, N.Y. 11554 Parkway Elementary School 465 Bellmore Road East Meadow, N.Y. 11554 Woodland Middle School 690 Wenwood Drive East Meadow, N.Y. 11554 W. Tresper Clarke Middle School 740 Edgewood Drive Westbury, N.Y. 11590 W. Tresper Clarke High School 740 Edgewood Drive Westbury, N.Y. 11590 East Meadow High School 101 Carman Avenue East Meadow, N.Y. 11554 Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center 718 The Plain Road Westbury, N.Y. 11590 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, pursuant to Real Property Tax Section 495, an exemption report detailing exemptions from real property taxation shall be available and appended to any tentative, preliminary or final budget.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that copies of the proposed 2021/2022 school budget and of the proposed 2021/2022 library budget may be obtained by any resident at the satellite location of the East Meadow Public Library located at the Samanea Mall, 1504 Old County Road, Westbury, N.Y., on each day other than Sunday or holidays between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. during the 14-day period preceding the annual meeting and election. The proposed 2021/2022 library budget will also be available on the East Meadow Public Library website.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that an application for an absentee ballot may be made at the Office of the District Clerk, Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center, 718 The Plain Road, Westbury, NY 11590 no earlier than thirty (30) days before the vote.

Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter and one (1) day before the election if the ballot is to be personally delivered to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for an absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address

set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in said Office of the Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and on Saturday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., except Sunday.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot.

Military voter registration and military ballot application forms must be received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021.

No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is returned by mail or in person and received by the office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any proposition or questions to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least five hundred (500) qualified voters of the District and filed in the office of the District Clerk at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting, except for petitions relating to a proposition which must be included in the notice of the annual meeting.

Petitions relating to a proposition which must be included in the notice of the annual meeting must be submitted sixty (60) days in advance of the annual meeting. Any proposition may be rejected by the Trustees or Board of Education if the purpose of the proposition is not within the power of the voters, or where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, if the proposition fails to include the necessary specific appropriation.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING: 1.A person shall be a citizen of the United States.

2.Eighteen or more years of age.

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thirty days or more next preceding the election at which he or she offers to vote.

4.Must be registered to vote.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the results of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot. The Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law Section 2019-a, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board.

Dated:MARCH 24, 2021

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK Jeanne M. Puma District Clerk 125260

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LEGAL NOTICE REUNIÓN ANUAL AVISO DE ELECCIÓN Y REUNIÓN ANUAL DE LA ESCUELA Y LA BIBLIOTECA DISTRITO ESCOLAR EAST MEADOW UNION FREE CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR EL PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que la reunión anual, la votación del presupuesto y la elección del Distrito Escolar East Meadow Union Free se realizarán el 18 de mayo de 2021 entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 10:00 p. m. en cada uno de los distritos electorales escolares hasta ahora establecidos sobre los siguientes asuntos independientes: 1.Los gastos estimados para propósitos escolares (presupuesto escolar) para el siguiente año escolar, 2021-2022, y la autorización del gravamen y la recaudación de los impuestos necesarios de este gravamen.

2.Los gastos estimados para los propósitos de la biblioteca (presupuesto de la biblioteca) para el siguiente año escolar, 2021-2022, y la autorización del gravamen y la recaudación de los impuestos necesarios de este gravamen.

3.Cualquier otra cuestión o propuesta relacionada con los asuntos, los gastos o la autoridad para recaudar impuestos que se pueda presentar para una votación según la Ley de Educación.

POR EL PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que la votación sobre los gastos estimados para los propósitos de la escuela y la biblioteca para el año escolar, y la elección de los miembros de la Junta de Educación y la Junta de la Biblioteca se llevarán a cabo el 18 de mayo de 2021 en cada uno de los distritos electorales escolares hasta ahora establecidos.

La VOTACIÓN será mediante boleta electoral en máquinas de votación en las sedes escolares designadas en cada uno de los distritos electorales escolares independientes hasta ahora establecidos, y las urnas estarán habilitadas para votar de 7:00 a. m. a 10:00 p. m. y durante el tiempo que sea necesario para que los votantes presentes puedan emitir su voto.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que, en esta votación y elección a realizarse el 18 de mayo de 2021, se elegirán dos (2) miembros para la Junta de Educación y un (1) miembro para la Junta de la Biblioteca como se indica a continuación: (a) Dos miembros de la Junta de Educación para un período completo de tres (3) años, desde el 1 de julio de 2021 hasta el 30 de junio de 2024. (b) Un miembro de la Junta de la Biblioteca para un período completo de cinco (5) años, desde el 1 de julio de 2021 hasta el 30 de junio de 2026, para reemplazar a Domenick Pesce, titular del último mandato.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA también que la elección se llevará a cabo de acuerdo con las Normas para la Organización de Reuniones y Elecciones adoptadas por la Junta de Educación y la ley vigente.

NOMINACIONES DE CANDIDATOS ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que los candidatos para los cargos de miembros de la Junta de Educación y de la Junta de la Biblioteca se nominarán mediante solicitud. Los candidatos a miembro en la Junta de Educación se presentan en general.

Cada solicitud de candidato para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación se enviará a la secretaría del Distrito Escolar, a la atención del superintendente, y deberá estar firmada por al menos cuarenta y cuatro (44) votantes calificados del Distrito. Este número representa el 2% del número total de personas que votaron en la reunión anual del 21 de mayo de 2019 según proyecto de ley del Senado 4430, firmado por el Gobernador Andrew M.

Cuomo el 7 de marzo 2021.

Incluirá la residencia de cada firmante, y también el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

Cada vacante para ser fideicomisario de la Junta de la Biblioteca se debe considerar una vacante específica e independiente.

Se necesita una solicitud por separado para nominar a un candidato para cada cargo en particular. Cada solicitud de candidato para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de la Biblioteca se enviará a la secretaría del Distrito Escolar, a la atención del superintendente, y deberá estar firmada por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito, según proyecto de ley del Senado 4430 firmado por el Gobernador Andrew M. Cuomo el 7 de marzo 2021.

Incluirá la residencia de cada firmante, el nombre y la residencia del candidato, e indicará la vacante específica en la Junta de la Biblioteca para la que el candidato está nominado.

Esta descripción incluirá, por lo menos, la duración del mandato en el cargo y el nombre del último titular.

Cada solicitud se presentará en la oficina de la secretaría del Distrito entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:30 p. m., y antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 19 de abril de 2021.

DISTRITOS ELECTORALES ESCOLARES ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Educación determinará y publicará, como hasta aquí se establece, los límites de los siguientes distritos electorales escolares, y el lugar de cada distrito electoral para el registro y la votación será el siguiente: DISTRITO ELECTORAL ESCOLAR N.º 1 Los límites del Distrito Electoral Escolar n.º 1 son los siguientes: Limita al norte con Hempstead-Bethpage Turnpike, al este con Wantagh State Parkway, al sur con North Jerusalem Road, al oeste con East Meadow Avenue desde la intersección de North Jerusalem Road hasta Lenox Avenue, al noreste hasta Eighth Avenue, al este hasta Newbridge Road, al norte hasta Hempstead Turnpike.

Los votantes calificados del Distrito Electoral Escolar n.º 1 votarán en Parkway Elementary School ubicada en 465 Bellmore Road, en este Distrito.

DISTRITO ELECTORAL ESCOLAR N.º 2 Los límites del Distrito Electoral Escolar n.º 2 son los siguientes: Limita al norte con el lado sur de Hempstead Turnpike desde la intersección de Merrick Avenue hacia el este hasta la intersección de Newbridge Road. Limita

al este con el lado oeste de Newbridge Road desde la intersección de Hempstead Turnpike, y continúa hacia el sur hasta la intersección de Eighth Avenue. Limita al sur con el lado norte de Eighth Avenue; continúa hacia el sudoeste hasta la intersección de Lenox Avenue y East Meadow Avenue; sigue hacia el noroeste en East Meadow Avenue hasta la numeración 604; prosigue hacia el oeste hasta Maitland Street; continúa hacia el sur hasta el lado norte de Lenox Avenue y hacia el sudoeste hasta el final sur de Benito, Patterson, Adelphi, Coakley y Albert Streets, y hasta el final oeste de Sidney Place, Powers Avenue y Kevin Place.

Sigue al oeste hasta el lado este de Prospect Avenue, numeración 1530, y continúa hacia el noreste hasta la intersección de Chestnut Avenue; prosigue hacia el noroeste en el lado noroeste de Chestnut Avenue hasta la intersección de Front Street. Luego, sigue hacia el suroeste en el lado norte de Front Street hasta la intersección de Merrick Avenue. Limita al oeste con el lado este de Merrick Avenue desde la intersección de Front Street, y continúa hacia el norte hasta la intersección de Hempstead Turnpike.

Los votantes calificados del Distrito Electoral Escolar n.º 2 votarán en McVey Elementary School ubicada en 2201 Devon Street, en este Distrito.

DISTRITO ELECTORAL ESCOLAR N.º 3 Los límites del Distrito Electoral Escolar n.º 3 son los siguientes: Limita al norte con Hempstead Turnpike desde Meadowbrook Parkway hasta Merrick Avenue, al sur hasta el punto de intersección del lado sur de Front Street y hacia el este hasta Chestnut Avenue. Limita al este con el lado oeste de Merrick Avenue. Sigue hacia el sur desde Hempstead Turnpike a Front Street hasta el lado sur de Front Street.

Continúa hacia el noreste desde Merrick Avenue hasta el lado oeste de Chestnut Avenue, desde Front Street hasta Prospect Avenue, numeración 1489. Luego, en el sur incluye Marian Court, Dieman Lane, Flower Lane, Sherwood Drive, Andrea Road, el final norte de Cynthia, Wenwood y Bruce Drives, el final oeste de Cynron y Meadow Lanes y Midland Drive, y el lado sur de Lenox Avenue. Sigue por el este hasta East Meadow Avenue; continúa por el este en el lado oeste de East Meadow Avenue desde Lenox Avenue hasta Irving Place, al sur desde East Meadow Avenue, numeración 604, sigue hacia el sur hasta North

Jerusalem Road. Limita al sur con North Jerusalem Road hasta el punto de intersección de Ennabrock Road, incluida Ennabrock Road hasta North Jerusalem Road; al oeste hasta Meadowbrook Parkway. Limita al oeste con Meadowbrook Parkway desde North Jerusalem Road hacia el norte hasta Hempstead Turnpike.

Los votantes calificados del Distrito Electoral Escolar n.º 3 votarán en Barnum Woods Elementary School ubicada en 500 May Lane, en este Distrito.

DISTRITO ELECTORAL ESCOLAR N.º 4 Los límites del Distrito Electoral Escolar n.º 4 son los siguientes: Limita al norte con Old Country Road hasta el punto de intersección de Wantagh State Parkway.

Limita al este con Wantagh State Parkway y continúa hacia el sur hasta Oyster Bay Town Line, y luego al este hasta Newbridge Road.

Continúa hacia el sur por Newbridge Road hasta Twig Lane. Limita al sur con Twig Lane; continúa al oeste hasta Wantagh State Parkway; luego, sigue hacia el sur hasta el lado norte de Hearth Lane en Friends Lane. Continúa hacia el oeste hasta la intersección del lado oeste de Carman Avenue; sigue hacia el sur hasta el lado norte de Salisbury Park Drive, y prosigue por el lado norte de Salisbury Park Drive en dirección norte desde Stewart Avenue hasta Old Country Road.

Los votantes calificados del Distrito Electoral Escolar n.º 4 votarán en Bowling Green Elementary School ubicada en 2340 Stewart Avenue, Westbury, Nueva York, en este Distrito.

DISTRITO ELECTORAL ESCOLAR N.º 5 Los límites del Distrito Electoral Escolar n.º 5 son los siguientes: Limita al norte desde el lado sur de Hearth Lane hasta Carman Avenue, al este hasta Wantagh Parkway, al norte hasta Oyster Bay Town Line, al este hasta el lado sur de Levittown Parkway hasta la intersección de Newbridge Road. Limita al este con el lado oeste de Newbridge Road, y sigue hacia el sur hasta Wantagh Parkway; continúa hacia el sur por Wantagh Parkway hasta la intersección de Hempstead Turnpike.

Limita al sur con Hempstead Turnpike desde la intersección de Wantagh Parkway hacia el oeste hasta la intersección de Bly Road.

Limita al oeste con Bly Road, y continúa hacia el norte y el este hasta Ava Drive; sigue hacia el norte y el este hasta Erma Drive, hacia el sur hasta Nottingham Road, hacia el este (incluso los tribunales en Florence y Jane) hasta el lado este

de Carman Avenue; continúa hacia el norte hasta la intersección de Hearth Lane.

Los votantes calificados del Distrito Electoral Escolar n.º 5 votarán en Meadowbrook Elementary School ubicada en 241 Old Westbury Road, en este Distrito.

REGISTRO PERSONAL DE VOTANTES ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que, para votar en la reunión y la elección del 18 de mayo de 2021, todos los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar deben estar registrados en los libros de registro del Distrito Escolar o en la lista oficial de votantes registrados e inscritos para la ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, emitido por la Junta Electoral del condado de Nassau.

Las siguientes personas serán elegibles para votar: todas las personas que se hayan presentado personalmente para registrarse según la sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación, y todas las personas que se hayan registrado previamente en virtud del presente para cualquier reunión o elección anual o extraordinaria y que hayan votado en cualquier reunión o elección anual o extraordinaria organizada o realizada durante los cuatro años calendario previos al 2021 (es decir, 2017-2020).

Además, todas las personas que estén registradas para votar de conformidad con las disposiciones de la sección 352 de la Ley de Elecciones del estado de Nueva York serán elegibles para votar.

El registro de votantes que no se hayan registrado previamente y que sean elegibles para votar se hará desde el 22 de abril hasta el 5 de mayo de 2021 inclusive, los días en los que la escuela esté abierta, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. en la oficina de la secretaría del Distrito en el Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center, 718 The Plain Road, Westbury, Nueva York. El registro vespertino se realizará el miércoles 5 de mayo de 2021, en el vestíbulo principal del Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center entre las 7:00 p. m. y las 8:00 p. m. El registro de votantes que no se hayan registrado previamente y que sean elegibles para votar también se hará el 3 de mayo de 2021, entre las 8:30 a. m. y las 12:30 p. m. en cada uno de los cinco distritos electorales, en los lugares indicados anteriormente.

La Junta de Registro se reunirá para preparar el registro del Distrito Escolar durante los horarios y las fechas que se especifican arriba, y cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en este registro,

siempre y cuando, en esa reunión de la Junta de Registro, tenga derecho a votar, en ese momento o en lo sucesivo, en la reunión o elección escolar para la cual se prepara ese registro.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Registro también se reunirá durante la elección anual distrital en cada sede escolar donde se realizará la votación con el fin de preparar un registro para las elecciones distritales que se hagan con posterioridad.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que el registro de votantes preparado según lo mencionado anteriormente se presentará en la oficina de la secretaría del Distrito una vez finalizado. Allí, estará disponible para la inspección de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., durante los cinco días anteriores a la fecha establecida para la elección, e incluso durante este día, a excepción del domingo, y también estará disponible para su inspección el sábado solo de 9:00 a. m. a 11:00 a. m.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que la presentación oficial del presupuesto sobre el presupuesto escolar adoptado se realizará el 5 de mayo de 2021 a las 7:00 p. m. en el Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center, 718 The Plain Road, Westbury, Nueva York. El 5 de mayo de 2021 a las 8:00 p. m., se realizará una audiencia pública de forma remota sobre el presupuesto propuesto para la biblioteca.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que el presupuesto escolar propuesto para 2021/2022 se encuentra disponible para los residentes del Distrito, si lo solicitan, a partir del 29 de abril de 2021 en la oficina de la secretaría del Distrito en el Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center, 718 The Plain Road, Westbury, Nueva York. El presupuesto para la biblioteca propuesto para 2021/2022 se encuentra disponible para cualquier residente, si lo solicita, a partir del 4 de mayo de 2021 en el sitio web de la biblioteca.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que cualquier residente del distrito puede conseguir las copias del presupuesto escolar propuesto para 2021/2022 y el presupuesto para la biblioteca propuesto para 2021/2022, si los solicita, en cada una de las oficinas de las sedes escolares del Distrito, en las oficinas del distrito escolar, mencionadas a continuación, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., todos los días salvo los sábados, domingos o feriados, durante los 14 días previos a la elección y reunión anual. El

presupuesto escolar propuesto para 2021/2022 también estará disponible en el sitio web del Distrito Escolar.

Barnum Woods Elementary School 500 May Lane East Meadow, N.Y. 11554 Bowling Green Elementary School 2340 Stewart Avenue Westbury, N.Y. 11590 McVey Elementary School 2201 Devon Street East Meadow, N.Y. 11554 Meadowbrook Elementary School 241 Old Westbury Road East Meadow, N.Y. 11554 Parkway Elementary School 465 Bellmore Road East Meadow, N.Y. 11554 Woodland Middle School 690 Wenwood Drive East Meadow, N.Y. 11554 W. Tresper Clarke Middle School 740 Edgewood Drive Westbury, N.Y. 11590 W. Tresper Clarke High School 740 Edgewood Drive Westbury, N.Y. 11590 East Meadow High School 101 Carman Avenue East Meadow, N.Y. 11554 Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center 718 The Plain Road Westbury, N.Y. 11590 ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que, de acuerdo con la Sección 495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre los Bienes Inmuebles, un informe de exención en el que se detallen las exenciones del impuesto sobre los bienes inmuebles estará disponible y se adjuntará a cualquier presupuesto provisional, preliminar o definitivo.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que, previa solicitud, cualquier residente puede conseguir las copias del presupuesto escolar propuesto para 2021/2022 y el presupuesto para la biblioteca propuesto para 2021/2022 en una oficina de la biblioteca pública de East Meadow ubicada en Samanea Mall, 1504 Old County Road, Westbury, Nueva York, todos los días, salvo los domingos o feriados entre las 10:30 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., durante los 14 días previos a la elección y reunión anual.

El presupuesto para la biblioteca propuesto para 2021/2022 también estará disponible en el sitio web de la biblioteca pública de East Meadow.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que la solicitud para una boleta electoral por ausencia se puede realizar en la oficina de la secretaría del Distrito, Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center, 718 The Plain Road, Westbury, Nueva York 11590, a partir de los treinta (30) días previos a la votación. La secretaría del Distrito debe recibir las solicitudes completas por lo menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral debe enviarse al votante por

correo y un (1) día antes de la elección si la boleta electoral debe entregarse en persona al votante o a la persona designada por este. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna para una boleta electoral por ausencia, la secretaría del Distrito enviará por correo esta boleta a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación. La secretaría del Distrito debe recibir las boletas electorales por ausencia antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 18 de mayo de 2021.

Habrá una lista disponible de las personas para las que se emitieron las boletas electorales por ausencia en la oficina de la secretaría del Distrito durante los cinco días previos al día de la elección, excepto el domingo, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., y los sábados entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 11:00 a. m.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar.

Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar podrán solicitar una boleta electoral militar.

Los votantes militares pueden indicar su preferencia de recibir una solicitud de registro de votantes militares, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico en dicho pedido de solicitud de registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Los formularios de registro de votantes militares y los formularios de solicitud de boleta electoral militar deben recibirse en la oficina de la secretaría del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 22 de abril de 2021.

No se escrutarán las boletas electorales militares a menos que se entreguen nuevamente por correo postal o en persona en la oficina de la secretaría del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. el día de la elección.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que cualquier propuesta o consulta a colocarse en las máquinas de votación se presentará por escrito mediante solicitud firmada por al menos quinientos (500) votantes calificados del Distrito en la oficina de la secretaría del Distrito a más tardar treinta (30) días antes de la reunión anual, con excepción de las solicitudes relacionadas con una propuesta que se deba incluir en el aviso de la reunión anual. Las solicitudes relacionadas con una propuesta que se debe incluir en el aviso de la reunión anual se deben entregar sesenta (60) días antes de esta reunión.

Los fideicomisarios o la Junta de Educación pueden rechazar cualquier propuesta si su

propósito no se encuentra dentro de las competencias de los votantes, o si se requieren gastos para la propuesta, en caso de que esta no incluya la asignación específica necesaria.

REQUISITOS PARA VOTAR: 1.Ser ciudadano de los Estados Unidos.

2.Tener 18 años o más.

3.Ser residente del Distrito durante un período de 30 días o más inmediatamente antes de la elección en la que desea votar.

4.Estar registrado para votar.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que esta Junta convocará a una reunión especial en un plazo de 24 horas después de la presentación ante la secretaría del Distrito de un informe por escrito de los resultados de la votación con el fin de analizar y tabular estos informes de los resultados de la votación y declarar dicho resultado. Por el presente, y de acuerdo con la sección 2019-a, subdivisión 2b de la Ley de Educación, la Junta se designa a sí misma como un grupo de secretarios de mesa para emitir y escrutar los votos durante esta reunión especial de la Junta.

Fechado:24 DE MARZO DE 2021 POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR EAST MEADOW UNION FREE CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK Jeanne M. Puma Secretaria del Distrito 125262

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE Notice is hereby given that commencing on May 5, 2021, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by May 3rd , 2021 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property.

Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six-month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total

amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code.

Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale.

Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucount yny.gov/526/CountyTreasurer Should the Treasurer determine that an inperson auction shall be held, same will commence on the 5th day of May 2021 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer.

A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: http://www.nassaucounty ny.gov/DocumentCenter/ View/32293 A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before April 22, 2021.

Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities.

Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audiotape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext.

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Dated: March 26,2021 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, York ___________________ TERMS OF SALE Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have

thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts.

However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.

The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership.

The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed.

The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.

The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid.

Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold

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and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are

referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

Furthermore, as to the bidding, 1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will

result in a rotational award of tax certificates.

2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates.

3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid.

4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited.

Dated: March 26, 2021 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York 125387

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A contractor we called said we need plans first, and that he would make the deck attach to the back of the house with something he called a “ledger.” We looked it up, and were wondering if there was another way, since we would have to remove the gutters we just paid a lot of money to install. We wanted the deck to be above the gutter so we could use the gutter for our roof to drain into; otherwise the water will just pour onto our patio from underneath. What do you suggest?

A. As I wrote previously, you have the design issues with water and movement prevention, considering wind, rain, sun and fire. You have zoning and building code issues to resolve, and you have the cost issue, which is tied to everything else.

The reason for the background answers in those two columns is that you onte eeper need to know that the attached deck — any attached deck — can cause damage to the house if not done in such a way that it’s strong, and yet can still break away, if necessary, to avoid pulling the house wall with it.

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When footage of the recent storms in Alabama was broadcast, I’m sure most people were focused on the belongings and cars strewn all over. I was looking for metal connectors at the roof and wall connections. I didn’t see a single one in any of those videos. The connectors don’t prevent pullapart, but they do resist it, and allow people time to shelter and possibly hold enough of the home together to make the difference between life and death.

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resident Biden’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure plan is remarkable for its ambition and breadth and for taking significant steps to address historic racial inequities.

The president deserves great credit for recognizing, confronting and trying to tackle those inequities. As the plan evolves, it should focus further on how it will reduce racial segregation, the foundation of the inequities, and not just fix up the segregated communities that are so prominent in our nation’s landscape.

ELAINE The Biden plan includes $20 billion GROSS for a new program to reconnect neighborhoods cut off by historic transportation investment inequities. That will rightly undo past harm.

The plan recognizes that people of color and low-income people are more likely to live in areas most vulnerable to flooding and other climate-change-related weather events, and it targets investments to support infrastructure there. It invests $100 billion to upgrade and build new public schools, noting that “we can’t close the opportunity gap if low-income kids go to school in buildings that undermine health and safety.”

In both cases, assisting people living in

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segregated communities is a worthy priority, and much should be done in the short term. But the core problem that requires addressing is the historic and structural discrimination and segregation that fuel inequity. Should these populations have to remain in the flood areas?

Shouldn’t they have access to other communities, too?

In some instances, fixing up segregated schools is long overdue. But what else is happening to encourage integrated schools? New school buildings can provide important incentives to encourage crossing of neighborhood borders.

The infrastructure plan highlights the severe shortage of affordable housing in America, and invests $213 billion to produce, preserve and retrofit more than two million affordable and sustainable places to live. It pairs this investment with an innovative new approach to eliminate state and local exclusionary zoning laws, which play a vital role in housing discrimination and thus residential and school segregation.

“For decades,” the plan states, “exclusionary zoning laws — like minimum lot sizes, mandatory parking requirements and prohibitions on multifamily housing — have inflated housing and construction costs and locked families out of areas with more opportunities. President Biden is calling on Congress to enact an innovative, new

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competitive grant program that awards flexible and attractive funding to jurisdictions that take concrete steps to eliminate such needless barriers to producing affordable housing.”

Exclusionary zoning often seems superficially innocuous. “It’s about density, not racism,” goes the argument. But its impact is to reduce options for more affordable housing and, therefore, a more diverse population. In some cases, it is specifically designed to give preference to those who already live in largely white communities.

Two examples in New York highlight the problem.

In 2014, the federal government sued the Town of Oyster Bay over two housing programs created to develop below-market-rate housing for first-time homeowners and older adults.

The programs discriminated against African-Americans, because the initiatives gave preference to residents of the predominantly white town. Very few African-Americans (3 percent of residents) lived in the town at the time, and fewer than 1 percent of Black families living there were eligible for the program. Income-eligible Black residents nearby were blocked from participating.

That is exclusionary zoning — and it is, in effect, racist.

In a separate case in Westchester County, a False Claims Act lawsuit by the Anti-Dis-

he $2 trillion plan recognizes historic inequities in transportation.

crimination Center targeted exclusionary zoning. It resulted in Westchester settling the case and entering into a 2009 consent decree. As the center describes the outcome, “Westchester was prohibited from ignoring either the residential racial segregation that continues to plague it, or the municipal resistance to affordable housing development that stymies the possibility of changing those patterns.”

The impact of exclusionary zoning is amplified by the fact that it does not exist in a vacuum. It is one aspect of a broader pattern of local control that derives from home rule — specific powers delegated by states to local municipalities. Those powers transfer to localities control of land use, public services and community benefits. In the context of predominantly white communities, local control provides the power to exclude. I have explored that further in a separate essay on “Housing Discrimination and Local Control.”

Biden is right to address racial inequities with his infrastructure plan. He deserves praise for taking an innovative approach to tackling exclusionary zoning.

What is needed now is a closer look at whether the plan overall does enough to dismantle racial segregation and the disparities it produces. It is a difficult balance.

Keep what we have and make it better, or implement real transformation.

Elaine Gross is president of ERASE Racism, the Long Island-based regional civil rights organization.

Pandemic of 1918 pushed off the front pages

y husband’s father was 14 and living in New York during the pandemic of 1918, sometimes known as the Spanish flu. He must have had memories of the time; surely he knew people who died in Brooklyn, where he lived. Yet according to my husband, his parents never mentioned the epidemic, which killed upward of 60 million people worldwide. My grandparents never talked about it, either. In 1918 they were in their 20s, and also lived in Brooklyn.

On a personal level and in the RANDI press, there was a KREISS kind of collective amnesia about the pandemic, some say because the horror was overwhelming.

In 2005, when I read “Wickett’s Remedy,” a novel about the pandemic by Myla Goldberg, I was amazed that a catastrophic epidemic had swept through this country so recently. Goldberg’s historical fiction told the tale not in the cold numbers of the body count, but in the arresting details of a community under siege — a study of how people behave in the grip of unyielding suffering. It

seems especially relevant now.

The Spanish flu was a novel virus, like Covid-19. No one had immunity, and it surged through the city tenements, wiping out entire families. Hospitals had to set up tents outdoors, because they were filled beyond capacity. Bodies piled up on the streets of Philadelphia. There was no known cause and no cure. The virus traveled around the world on troop ships carrying soldiers to World War I battlegrounds.

Like today, there was plenty of fake news about miracle cures and remedies. In Brooklyn, a group of chiropractors took out an ad in the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper, touting spinal adjustments as a cure for the disease. Their ad read in part, “If you catch cold easily and throw it off slowly, it indicates a lowered nervous vigor that must be corrected. … The cause lies in the derangement of that sensitive part of the anatomy, the spine. Spinal adjustments by a chiropractor, trained and skillful, will correct this condition.” Hydroxychloroquine, anyone?

The same paper reported on Oct. 4, 1918, that 135 men appeared in court after being caught spitting in the street. The magistrate “imposed a fine of $1 on each of the defen-

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dants and told them that with an influenza epidemic on hand they ought to be more careful.”

On Oct. 15, the Eagle reported that there had been some 500,000 cases of Spanish flu in New York City. Low-cost meals were being prepared and distributed from an empty storefront in downtown Brooklyn. Then, as now, reckless behavior sometimes led to a spike in cases.

In Eastport, Long Island, folks thought the worst was over, so they planned a celebration.

The paper reported, “Flu was at party, epidemic follows.”

Apparently there were only 15 glasses for more than 500 guests at the shindig, and it became a “superspreader” event.

Eventually, even without a vaccine, without the medical interventions we have now, the cases of flu just started to drop, and the disease disappeared, with very little press coverage.

It has been suggested that one reason people buried the memories with the bodies was that an even bigger tragedy was strutting on the world stage and grabbing the headlines: World War I. President Woodrow Wilson never made a public comment about the pandemic. There was no federal

he ‘deadliest event in all of human history’ brought about a collective amnesia.

response to the disease, no Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So it played out quietly in towns and cities across the country.

Yet “The 1918 influenza pandemic was the deadliest event in all of human history,” David M. Morens, an epidemiologist at the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in 2006. “It killed more people than any war, any pandemic, the Black Death, AIDS, you can pick your terrible event.”

The 1918 flu killed some 675,000 Americans, according to the CDC. It is estimated that one-third of the world’s population became infected with the virus.

I want to know more about how people got through the worst of it. How did they cope with the loss of life on such an epic scale? The Covid-19 death toll in America stands at 560,000 and counting, gaining on the 1918 death toll.

Now we are the witnesses. Our duty is to keep the records of this time, the data and the eyewitness accounts, our personal stories. Contemporaneous newspaper accounts, the first drafts of history, along with the remarkable scientific advances we have seen, will help us prepare for the next pandemic when it strikes.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Support the Mother Nature Bond Act

t the turn of the 20th century, environmental protection meant preserving wilderness so future generations might know nature as the great environmentalists Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir knew it — bountiful and largely pristine.

Some 120 years later, saving wild tracts of land remains a central focus of the burgeoning environmental movement, but there’s an added mission: preparing for the eventuality of climate change, the slow heating of the earth over time.

New York state took a major step forward recently when Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature included a $3 billion proposal, called the Restore Mother Nature Bond Act, in the state budget.

Bravo to State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, and Assemblyman Steve Englebright, a Democrat from Setauket, for working to push through this measure as chairmen of the Environmental Conservation committees in their respective chambers.

State residents will vote on the bond act in the November general election. We’re throwing our hat in the ring early on this one: We encourage people to approve this measure.

In addition to protecting forested lands, particularly those that help preserve our drinking water supply, the bond act would allocate at least $1 billion for projects to help protect Long Island and New York City from future flooding caused by global warming.

More than half-century’s worth of scientific data, accumulated by federal agen-

cies like the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA, point to a disturbing, and increasingly undeniable, trend: The earth is heating up, causing massive ice shelves in the Antarctic and Greenland to melt into the oceans, raising sea levels across the world.

That spells potential disaster for Long Island. We are, after all, an island surrounded by oceanic waters. We might be able to cope with a one-foot rise in sea level. If the oceans were to rise three or more feet — as many leading scientists predict — that could put whole swaths of our shoreline underwater, if we don’t act now to bolster our shoreline defenses.

We can’t afford to stick our heads in the sand of our pristine white beaches and hope for the best. Those beaches may not exist in the future if we do.

Beyond undertaking flood-mitigation projects, the bond act would allot up to $700 million for green-energy projects intended to slow the rate of global warming. Traditional power plants that burn coal, oil and natural gas emit massive amounts of carbon dioxide — the main driver of climate change — into the atmosphere. Green-energy sources — wind, solar and geothermal — emit nothing.

That is, they are carbon-free.

Green energy represents our future.

Now, not later, is the time to begin transitioning to a carbon-free energy grid.

There are sound reasons beyond fighting climate change to do so. Coal and oil were once plentiful resources in the United States, but not anymore. They may not have dried up yet, but every day that we

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LETTERS The joke was on my clients — and staff To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s April Fools column “Dogs on Long Island get a leg up on Covid” (April 1-7): Obviously, Randi is a very persuasive and skilled writer. Also obviously, some people don’t read her columns to the end — or even very carefully.

I’ve been practicing veterinary medicine for 27 years. Two Mondays ago — my regular day off — two of my staff members texted me, all upset. Two pet owners had called our office, insisting that they be able to pick up the new Covid vaccine for their dogs. My two young staff members were totally caught off guard by this demand, and told the owners that they had not heard of such a vaccine.

The clients were irate, and yelled at them! They “deserved” and demanded the vaccine! The girls told them that they’d have to look into it, and in a panic, they looked it up on the internet — and found Randi’s column, which they didn’t read carefully or to the end, either. They forwarded it to me:

burn through our supply of fossil fuels brings us one day closer to the point of no return, when they will be used up for good. If we’re extracting an oil called bitumen from open-pit tar-sand mines in Canada — an extraordinarily labor-intensive, costly and environmentally damaging process — then we know we’re reaching the end of the fossil-fuel-as-king era.

Our only alternative path, for now at least, is green energy.

Finally, the bond act would allocate $550 million to improve drinking-water quality across the state. For decades, Long Island has struggled to maintain the quality of its drinking water. Our water is piped up from aquifers, pockets of fresh water hundreds of feet below ground. Most chemicals that we apply to or dump into the ground eventually make their way into the aquifers, from industrial degreasers and lawn herbicides to gasoline that spills from filling stations.

Water is our most precious resource, yet so often in the past we have treated it as if it mattered not at all. In recent years, however, we have begun to focus on protecting our water resources, and the bond act would only further efforts to preserve our aquifers.

We can look around the world and see example after example of environmental disaster. We know this: Once we have made a mess of the natural world, it’s really hard to clean it up. Working proactively to preserve the environment is always best, and the Restore Mother Nature Bond Act, if passed, would do exactly that.

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assau County recently announced that it finished 2020 with a surplus of $75 million (subject to some adjustment, but it’s a reasonable number to work with). Sounds like good news, right? Not so fast. Let’s look behind this news.

The surplus came about because $99 million of a $103 million federal grant to the county was used for salaries instead of increased Covid19 testing, aid to schools affected and other such pandemic-related expenses, for HOWARD which the money was intended.

KOPEL How many people might have been saved had that been done?

The county administration recently forced, with the help of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, a refinancing of Nassau’s debt, claiming, against evidence, that the county would soon be insolvent without such action, with a projected year-end deficit of $385 million. The administration and NIFA insisted as late as last November that the refinancing and additional borrowing were critical, because sales taxes were

projected to decline 20 percent for the year.

I pointed out at the time that such a decline was virtually impossible, given that, up until then, we had experienced a decline of about 8 percent, the economy was improving, and a virtual collapse of the entire economy would be required for us to drop 20 percent.

I was right, and even conservative. The final number was about 5 percent. Besides the $75 million 2020 surplus, 2019 finished with a $112 million unrestricted/available surplus. However, NIFA said that unless the Legislature agreed to a refinance, it would reject our budget and initiate draconian service cuts.

But wait, there’s more! The resulting refinance provides about $435 million in cash for the county. Understand that this isn’t a savings, but rather represents new borrowing and deferment of some payments into the future. In fact, in a record-low-interest environment, we actually borrowed at a higher rate than the original borrowed-money portion of the financing. That was irresponsible on the part of the administration, not to mention on the part of NIFA, which, ironically, was created to force financial

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he county will soon be swimming in money, at least in the short term.

LETTERS “Read this!” Panic!

So I read it — and I laughed. “Project Woof Speed” — Ha! Free trip to Buffalo — Ha! And so many other funny things as well!

I screen-shot the last paragraph, used an app to circle it in red and texted it back to my girls. They felt so silly!

What was worse was that they regretted not knowing about the column first so they could have been weaponized against those crazy calls and getting yelled at for not knowing anything about this vaccine that was the clients’ “right” to have! How they would’ve loved to calmly respond, “Please read the article to the end.”

As the kids say, “SMH. Shaking My Head.” Randi’s a funny lady.

DR. KAREN LISS Merrick

Brinton uses familiar talking points on guns To the Editor: Re Scott Brinton’s April 1-7 column, “Dear politicians: Get your act together on gun control”: Brinton repeats

responsibility on the county.

Finally, the federal government recently passed a new coronavirus pandemic relief bill, scheduled to provide Nassau County with an additional $397 million. I, and others in the Legislature’s Republican majority, pointed to the likelihood of this relief to NIFA at the time, but NIFA officials refused to account for this possibility, insisting on the refinance.

The bottom line of all of this is that the county will soon, at least in the short term, be virtually swimming in new money available to spend — more than $1 billion, by my calculations. I will insist that this spending be done responsibly, and not simply be used to support the administration’s re-election campaign this fall.

But what would “responsibly” look like?

I don’t have to point out to anyone living or working in Nassau County that real estate taxes are out of control, and in fact are the highest in the country for equivalently valued properties. The recent reassessment conducted by the administration has resulted in tax increases for about 65 percent of homeowners, which will keep growing over the next few years as they are phased in.

Finally, Nassau County has a huge over-

hang of refund payments due to homeowners and business property owners — full disclosure, this includes me and other family members, along with many thousands of others — going back many years, resulting from previous overassessments. These cannot be put off indefinitely. They are obligations of the county, bear much higher interest than county bonds and must eventually be paid, with interest.

I propose that we use a major portion of the newly available money to finally clear the decks, to the extent possible, of refunds to property owners. This would have several tremendous benefits. First, during a period of depressed business and lower earnings because of Covid-19, it would provide a welcome source of funds for many people and small businesses that desperately need it. At the same time, it would use the newly borrowed, relatively cheap, funds to clear up other high-interest-bearing obligations of the county, and improve its finances going forward. That would result in lower costs in the future and, we would hope, help to slow or stop the growth of real estate taxes that are increasingly a burden that many cannot afford.

Howard J. Kopel, a Republican from Lawrence who represents Nassau County’s 7th Legislative District, is deputy presiding officer of the Legislature.

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the threadbare rhetoric of the Democratic Party in its efforts to disarm honest American citizens. Telling the big lie over and over again doesn’t make it a fact. In 2017, according to FBI statistics, more homicides were committed with hammers and blunt instruments than rifles. That would be all kinds of rifles. Brinton did not mention this.

I also wonder if Brinton consulted the National Rifle Association or the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association before writing his piece. Perhaps he would have gotten a more balanced view. I fear that he did not.

JAMES G. COLLINS Floral Park Collins is Long Island director of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association.

In 2017, homicides by blunt instruments exceeded homicides by rifle in the United States, 467 to 403, according to the FBI. That same year, homicides by all forms of gun (handguns, rifles, shotguns and other firearms) numbered 10,982. A full accounting can be found on the FBI’s website at bit. ly/3taPkkC.

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