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Kenneth Rosner to take over as superintendent in September tor,” Baroukh said. “Mr. Rosner embraced the responsibility of advocating for the students, staff The East Meadow School Dis- and community who represent trict will have a new superinten- over 100 countries and speak dent come September. Kenneth over 70 languages.”

Rosner will be taking over for Rosner comes to East Meadow retiring Superintendent Ken- from the Elmont School District, neth Card Jr., effective Sept. 1. where he has served as superinAt the Board of tendent for the past Education meeting three years. He has on April 19, Rosner 27 years of educawas introduced by tional experience. the board as the Rosner joined the incoming superinElmont School Distendent. Rosner was trict in 2006, and there to greet meetserved as principal ing attendees. of the Clara H. Carl“This process was son School for 11 long and arduous, years. He was and I would like to appointed the disKenneth Rosner thank my fellow trict’s director of trustees for their curriculum and dedication to this instruction in 2017, process,” board President Alisa and became superintendent in Baroukh said. “Our nights were March 2020. long, sometimes going until He began his educational close to midnight.” career as a teacher aide at the The search had been on since Henry Viscardi School in AlbertNovember, when District Wise son. After earning his master’s Search Consultants was hired to degree in special education, he help with the process of finding worked as a special education a new superintendent. Baroukh teacher for first-, second- and said that there were three final- sixth-graders in the New York ists, and ultimately Rosner was City Department of Education. chosen.

He also held roles as staff devel“Kenneth Rosner is an experienced and enthusiastic educaContinued on page 9

By MALLORY WILsOn mwilson@liherald.com

Courtesy East Meadow School District

Love needs no words Students and teachers in the East Meadow School District learned about acceptance for April’s Autism Awareness Month. Students at Bowling Green Elementary School held puzzle pieces. The symbol was developed as a tool to raise awareness. Story, more photos, Page 5.

Sands formally introduces itself to Long Island businesses

By MALLORY WILsOn mwilson@liherald.com

One of the biggest mistakes a large company can do when coming into a community for the first time is start big and stay big.

But when Las Vegas Sands Corp., came to town looking to spend millions on redevelopment, it didn’t go big. It went hyperlocal.

“They started off right,” said Frank Camarano Jr., president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce. “They understood. They didn’t have to wait

for the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce to say, ‘Hey guys, you have to start at the grassroots level.’ It was the exact opposite — they reached out to us.”

Camarano shared the remarks during last week’s Procurement Academy hosted by the council of chambers as well as Sands’ New York division at Nassau Community College. The academy was designed as a way for businesses to get acquainted with the Sands, and possibly seek out avenues where Sands and the businesses could work

together.

The $49 billion luxury casino and resort company announced earlier this year it would bid for the Uniondale land surrounding the Nassau Coliseum. The proposal is for a multi-billion-dollar resort that would include hotels, community centers, a performance venue, convention spaces, restaurants and a casino. And although developers say the gaming space would be less than 10 percent of the overall plan, the casino is exactly what a number of people and organizations Continued on page 4

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Donnelly targets ‘deepfake’ revenge loophole Carey was indicted in November that year, but didn’t plead guilty to four charges until this past December. He was sentenced April 18 to six months Patrick Carey probably thought he could get in prison and 10 years of probation. He also must away with posting false pornographic images of register as a sex offender. women he knew online, since there are no laws speWhat got Carey that sentence, Donnelly said, was cifically addressing such “deepfake” images. not creating sexually explicit “deepfake” images of As it turns out, the 22-year-old Seaford man — women without their consent. Instead, it was that who was sentenced for the crime this past week — one of the images he posted included a sexually almost did get away with it. At least according to explicit image of an underage girl.

Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.

But Donnelly wants to prevent another Patrick “Creating a fake image, even if it is sexually Carey from committing these kinds of crimes. With explicit, is not a criminal offense in New York state,” that, she has asked lawmakers in Albany to introDonnelly said. “It’s a loophole that allows child porduce the Digital Manipulation Protection Act. This nographers to use new technology to circumvent the state law is intended to make illegal the creation of existing laws and evade prosecutions.” deepfake images of real people in this manner, no Between January and September 2021, nearly a matter how old the victims are. dozen women contacted Nassau County police after If passed, there could be up to five new criminal discovering images of themselves on a pornographcharges associated with the kind of things Carey ic website. These were not real images, however, but was accused of doing. rather ones prosecutors say had been edited by “New York state currently lacks the adequate Michael Malaszczyk/Herald Carey to appear as such. criminal statutes to protect victims of ‘deepfake’ Carey allegedly pulled images of up to 50 women NASSAu CouNtY DIStrICt Attorney Anne Donnelly, left, has pornography, both adults and children,” Donnelly from their social media accounts and made these proposed a law that would make posting fake sexually explicit said. “That is why I am proposing the legislature “deepfakes.” These women had attended General images a state crime. This comes after Patrick Carey of Seaford take up the Digital Manipulation Protection Act, Douglas MacArthur High School in Levittown nearly got away with doing just that — allegedly — until he that would close the loopholes in the law that allow alongside Carey. sexual predators and child pornographers to create reportedly posted an image of an underage girl.

In addition to the images, Carey also allegedly sexually explicit digitally manipulated images and included personal information of the women, Using three different usernames, Carey allegedly evade prosecution. including full names, addresses and telephone numbers. posted more than 1,200 sexually explicit “deepfakes” “We cannot protect New Yorkers without making “The depravity on display by this defendant truly between August 2019 and September 2021. these changes.” makes my skin crawl,” Donnelly said shortly after his “These are images of these young women — just them Donnelly has been in contact with other district attorApril 18 sentencing. “He acted with hate, and he targeted being girls,” Melissa Scannell, assistant district attorney, neys’ offices to get the ball rolling on this proposed law, these girls. He tried to make them fear for their safety told the Herald in December 2021. “It was images of them and hopes to see it passed within a year. But whether that and their future. But he underestimated their bravery at cheerleading. It was them smiling at the beach. They does happen will all depend on how legislators ultimateand their resilience.” were just living their lives.” ly want to move forward.

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EAST MEADOW FIRE DEPARTMENT

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liEutEnants and officErs of the department got swore in to continue their duties.

EMFD installs a new chief: Philip Fertitta

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he East Meadow Fire Department recently swore in a new chief. Phillip Fertitta was chosen as the new head of the department. The ceremony was led by Commissioner and Chairman of the board John Priest.

The new assistant chiefs were also sworn in, including James Walsh as first assistant chief, Michael Wood as second assistant chief, and Kurt Becker as third assistant chief.

Immediately following the assistant chiefs, newly elected Chief of Department Fertitta approached the podium. With right hand raised, Fertitta, recited the oath of office as the new chief of the fire departments 93-year history.

One by one company lieutenants and staff officers were called to line up so the entire group could be sworn

in. Captains of all seven companies as well as squad captains, administrative staff, Ladies Auxiliary and the Junior Fire Company were sworn in too.

The swearing in was also a family affair. Kurt Becker — third assistant chief — was sworn in by his father exchief Eric Becker. This was also the first time that a family of five was sworn in for different offices. Michael Mongello Sr., was sworn in as treasurer for Engine 1, while his wife, Susanne Mongello, was sworn in as first lieutenant of Rescue Company 5.

Their children, Michael Mongello Jr., was sworn in as captain of Engine Company 1, Samantha Mongello as second lieutenant of Rescue Company 5 and Christopher Mongello as the Sergeant of Arms of Engine Company 1.

For a full list of the rest of the new officers, visit www.eastmeadowfd.com.

Ex-chiEf Eric BEckEr, above left, swore in his son, Kurt Becker as third assistant chief, making it a family affair.

PhiliP fErtitta was recently sworn in as the new chief of the East Meadow Fire Department. chiEf fErtitta, at the podium, swore in his captains during the ceremony.

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Norbert riezler, the senior vice president and chief procurement officer for Las Vegas Sands Corp., hosted a procurement academy with the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce last week. The academy offered insight and answers for Long Island small businesses assessing the potential Sands resort project at the Nassau Coliseum.

Connecting local businesses to the Sands have focused on — both positively and negatively.

Still, Sands claims the new luxury resort would provide more than 12,000 construction jobs, and then employ 5,000 people once it opened.

“Long Island, we really, really, really want to be here,” said Norbert Riezler, senior vice president and chief procurement officer for Sands. “We are really excited.”

Riezler shared how the Sands operates within current locations like Singapore and Las Vegas. He provided statistics and graphs showing the breakdown on the Uniondale project, including where the highest percentage of money would be going, its commitment to local and diverse sourcing, and what it takes to procure this project.

The Sands is currently waiting on a gaming license from the state before it can go any further.

Afterward, Sands broke the 300 or so attendees into smaller groups, discussing everything from food and beverage, technology, professional services and design

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and construction. bring her shop — a cupcake store called “I’m excited about the Las Vegas Special Sweets — into the facility has her Sands project,” said Luis Mendez, a Salis- attention. bury resident that owns Noches Latinas Castrogiavanni’s shop employs young Internacional, a marketing social media- adults with special needs. Having a bakbased radio station. “Hopeery as part of the Sands fully (the Sands) helps us development could be a true with the brain drain that boon for her business, while we’re experiencing with giving her the opportunity to young people moving out of employ even more.

Long Island because there’s But not everyone is keen nothing for them to do.” about welcoming Sands. A Mendez’s company pro- FraNk number of people and groups vides resources in consulting CamaraNo Jr. have protested the casino, and marketing. He’s already saying it will increase crime President, a contractor with the Sands, and poverty in and around and said that he’s confident Nassau Council Uniondale. Nearby Hofstra the company will work hard of Chambers of University is against the at being involved in the com- Commerce development, even filing a munity. lawsuit earlier this month “In the past, people have against the Nassau County failed to include the community,” he said. Planning Commission, claiming it violat“It’s always been shoved down our ed state open meetings laws when considthroats.” ering the $4 billion Sands project.

But Sands’ approach “is more holistic.

Julie Marchesella, the owner of clothThey want the community involvement.” ing boutique Queen of Hearts in MerFor Garden City business owner Patty rick, said she participated primarily to Castrogiavanni, the idea that she could see if she could advertise inside the

Sands once it opens.

“They have intentions of catering to weddings, and I felt that this would be a perfect opportunity to advertise … and maybe have a kiosk with a mannequin wearing a beautiful gown,” Marchesella said. “Since Queen of Hearts is on Merrick Avenue — just a very short taxi ride or Uber ride — they might see something there that they love and want to come in and try it on.”

Frank Borrelli, owner of Borrelli’s Italian Restaurant in East Meadow, believes this project is the best option presented so far.

“I think it’s a homer for the community,” he said. “The taxes it’s going to generate for the county will be insane, not only from (the resort), but just branding off and bringing people to the areas. And tourism in general.”

Borrelli has even given some ideas to one of the food project managers.

“Some of the casinos have top chefs from all around the world,” he said. “But how about taking a 35-year-old business down the block, and doing a satellite (location) right there.”

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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

Members of the East Meadow School District decorated puzzle pieces, infinity symbols and wore different shades of blue in recognition of Autism Awareness Month on April 3.

The puzzle pattern reflects the complexity of the autism spectrum while the rainbow-colored infinity symbol indicates that neurological differences are a natural occurrence. Blue is associated with a calm feeling and represents acceptance for people on the spectrum.

Students in the district will continue to recognize Autism Awareness Month through a variety of activities.

MeMbers of the East Meadow School District decorated puzzle pieces, infinity symbols and wore different shades of blue in recognition of Autism Awareness Month on April 3.

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saRa CURleY

Lynbrook Senior Lacrosse a tWo-tiMe all-CoUNtY selection headed to Monmouth University, Curley has picked up where she left off last spring and through the first six games netted 23 goals to go along with 10 assists. She’s in her fourth varsity season and in 2022 ranked among Nassau County’s leading scorers with 48 goals and 26 assists. With more than 100 career goals, Curley is “an undeniable force on the field,” coach Vin Tetro said.

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Softball: V.S. North at Lynbrook ............................4:30 p.m.

Baseball: Malverne at V.S. Central............................. 5 p.m.

Baseball: Mepham at MacArthur .............................. 5 p.m.

Flag Football: Bellmore-Merrick at Long Beach......... 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Mepham at Calhoun ......................... 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Sewanhaka at Clarke........................ 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Garden City at South Side ................ 5 p.m.

Softball: Hewlett at West Hempstead ........................ 5 p.m.

Baseball: Oyster Bay at East Rockaway ...............5:15 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Wantagh at Long Beach .................... 7 p.m.

Friday, april 28

Girls Lacrosse: Freeport at Clarke.........................4:30 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Bethpage at Seaford ........................ 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Baldwin at Kennedy .......................... 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Sewanhaka at V.S. District................. 5 p.m.

Softball: Calhoun at Kennedy ................................... 5 p.m.

Softball: Clarke at Oceanside.................................... 5 p.m.

Softball: MacArthur at East Meadow......................... 5 p.m.

Softball: V.S. South at V.S. Central ............................. 5 p.m.

Softball: Elmont at Lawrence .................................... 5 p.m.

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Baseball: West Hempstead at V.S. South ................11 a.m.

Softball: Lynbrook at South Side .............................. 1 p.m.

It was co-captain Kayla Wakely who broke the silence.

At an East Meadow softball preseason meeting, Wakely and her teammates were presented with a plaque honoring last year’s runner-up finish by the Jets in Nassau Class AA. “I handed out the plaque for them to pass around and didn’t say anything,” said second-year coach Frank Baglivo.

The All-Conference third baseman, Baglivo said, seemed to speak for all present when she declared – amid muted reactions to the hardware – that this year second-place status wouldn’t do.

While the cleanup-hitting Wakely (.324 batting average) has done much this spring to give substance to her words, perhaps no one has taken the pronouncement more to heart than Honorable Mention AllCounty Jets junior Julia Parise. With her third straight double-digit strikeout performance last Saturday, the ace righthander whittled her ERA to 0.91 in hurling her third shutout in four starts as East Meadow (8-2 overall, 7-2 Nassau Conference 1) beat visiting rival Syosset 3-0 to stay 2 ½ games behind first-place MacArthur (11-0, 10-0).

Parise (7-2), whose seven wins rank second in Conference 1, has notched 91 punchouts in 61 innings – fanning a seasonbest 15 in an April 3 league win over Mepham – while sporting a .517 batting average with one home run and seven RBIs to hold the team triple-crown lead offensively, with Jets outfielder Arianna Maniscalco (.387 avg., one homer and six RBIs) claiming a share in homers.

“Julia’s been the main reason for our success,” Baglivo said. “She was good last year, now she’s taken that next step, both pitching and at the plate. What’s made her such a good pitcher is just being very accurate. We’re very confident when she’s pitching.”

A pair of one-run losses – which included falling 3-2 in nine innings at MacArthur – that left the squad sitting 1-2 at the outset raised no alarms for East Meadow, said Baglivo, as the young but seasoned Jets

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JUNioR hURleR JUlia Parise has fanned at least 10 batters in three straight games and a recent hot streak has her ERA at 0.91. went coolly about their business. “The first few games you never know,” said Baglivo, whose club has won seven straight since March 31. “The girls competed and had fun. We were confident it was only a matter of time until we started heating up and getting the bounces.”

“We lost last year in the final,” Baglivo added. “This year isn’t about revenge; it’s about just being the best team we can be.

When we’re doing that, we think we’re very hard to beat.”

Alongside Maniscalco, fellow junior outfielders Melia Campbell and Charlotte Viola have been two-way factors helping produce East Meadow’s league secondleading run differential, which stands at

plus-34 (54-20) just past midseason, while Honorable Mention All-County senior catcher Lily Finucane continues nurturing a fine partnership with Parise. “Lily and Juila feed off each other,” Baglivo said. “They’re totally in sync.”

Further fuel for the Jets may soon become accessible with the expected activation off the injured list of first-year junior Brooke Errico – who had three hits and threw nine innings in earning East Meadow’s first victory, 6-5, at home against league foe Clarke March 29.

“I think that first team meeting set the tone,” Baglivo said. “The girls have embraced competing. They don’t want another runner-up plaque.”

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Avoiding summer tragedy around the water

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ecord-breaking temperatures this April have signaled an early start to pool season. While water fun is a summer ritual, it can also lead to avoidable calamity when children are left unattended around water.

But the danger could be worse when an adult is casually supervising.

Drowning is the leading cause of death for children between 1 and 4 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly all of those tragedies — 88 percent — happen with an adult watching, experts say.

“Supervision is the main reason for drowning accidents,” said Jim Spiers, president of Stop Drowning Now. “They’re not actively supervising and paying attention.”

For Jenny Bennett, a founding member of Parents Preventing Childhood Drowning, the issue is personal.

Bennett’s son Jackson drowned in the family’s backyard pool when he was just 18 months.

Bennett, an emergency room nurse in Texas, has made it her mission to educate as many parents as possible about the danger. Her organization encourages parents and caregivers to learn CPR and first aid. Install fences with locking gates around pools. And give children swimming lessons by certified teachers.

“Say a child is fishing with grandpa and they fall in a Sue Grieco/Herald file pond or lake,” Bennett said. “Teach a child to roll and RAth PARK POOL in Franklin Square is a local hotspot for families looking to beat the heat. Safety experts insist that float on their back so they are able to breathe and call for adults keep watching their children even in public pools. help. Children under 4 are not able to tread water, so teach them the swim-float-swim sequence so they can float and breathe.”

New York state law generally requires every pool to have an audible alarm and be enclosed by a fence with locking gates. County, town and ■ Don’t just supervise — actively watch without even villages often have additional safety looking away. requirements.

“While town public pools have well-trained ■ Keep toys out of the pool when not in use so lifeguards keeping people safe, residents must children don’t have to urge to play. also be wary of the dangers surrounding private, personal pools,” Hempstead Town Super■ Don’t drink or use drugs while supervising chilvisor Don Clavin said. “A lot of our pool safety dren in the water. rules translate to personal pools — no running near the pool. No diving in the shallow end. And ■ Don’t keep patio or lawn furniture near a pool. for children, swimming with adult supervision is an absolute must.”

■ Don’t assume someone is watching the water.

As a board member of the New York Water Safety Coalition, Spiers advocates for statewide ■ Don’t assume every door and window is locked. and even nationwide initiatives. Currently, the ■ Don’t use technology or work from home while coalition has four bills up for consideration in Albany. One bill — S.3608 — would require parsupervising children in the water.

Herald file photo ents of a newborn to watch a video explaining EvEN With PROfESSiONAL lifeguards, parents should keep eyes ■ Don’t rely on personal flotation devices for safety. the dangers of drowning for infants and young on their children at all times when in the water at places like children before they even leave the maternity ward. The video would be in addition to the Veterans Memorial Park Pool in East Meadow. required material educating parents about 30 pounds to drown. They inhale water, lose consciousshaken baby syndrome. ness, and in only a couple of minutes, brain death The state Senate bill has three co-sponsors, as well as occurs.” a companion bill in the Assembly.

An adult should be designated as the “water watcher” Another bill being pushed in Albany by the New York ■ Install layers of protection, like fences and locked around pools, Spiers said. That person does not take Water Safety Coalition would designate state money to gates. their eyes off the water for any reason. And if a child provide swimming lessons to children in urban areas. does go missing, don’t waste time looking in safer places The coalition is working with organizations and munici■ Keep all gates, doors and windows locked. like under the bed or in a closet. palities in the Rockaways and throughout New York City, “If you do have a pool and a child is missing in the in addition to several other states.

■ Keep children in the water within arm’s reach. house, check the pool first,” Bennett said.

“The most unfortunate statement I hear is parents Spiers and Bennett both emphasized that when a who say they didn’t think it could happen to them,” Spi■ Store pool chemicals in locked containers and child drowns, there is almost never a loud indication to ers said, “or they just didn’t know.” out of reach. alert adults. If an adult is in the house, “watching” the What experts want parents and caregivers to remempool from the kitchen table, they may not realize there ber about water safety is that simply being present while ■ Learn CPR and rescue breathing. is danger. kids are swimming isn’t good enough. An adult must “It’s not like in the movies,” Spiers said. “Drowning is actively watch the water, Bennett said. That means ■ Create an emergency plan in advance. a silent killer. They can’t speak or call for help.” refraining from alcohol and drugs, staying off a cell ■ Install a motion alarm on all doors and the pool.

More safety tips are available through a number of phone, and not engaging in small talk at gatherings. online resources, including StopDrowningNow.org, Par“These children are not being neglected in the vast ■ Ask a professional for a safety inspection. majority of cases,” Bennett said. “There is simply a lapse entsPreventingChildhoodDrowning.com, and PoolSafely.gov. of supervision. It only takes 30 seconds for a child under

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During his time at PS 160, he received a ow, including any teachers present, that City of New York proclamation for educa- he has “not forgotten what it’s like to be a tional excellence and community rela- classroom teacher,” and that he is there to tions for his hard work and dedication to support them and the work that they do.

He said that he’s always been an advothe community. He dedicated that award cate for children who don’t have a voice, to his students and teachers. and that he’s proud of the work that he’s In his 11 years as principal done as a teacher. in Elmont, he received the Dr. Rosner said the work he Martin Luther King Jr. award has done as Elmont’s elemenfor educational excellence tary school district superinand community relations and tendent “may not perfectly the Golden Apple award given translate” to what needs to be by the March of Dimes for done in East Meadow, but he academic excellence and hopes to build relationships building community relawith community members in tions. the next few months as this Baroukh said that RosKenneth transition takes place. ner’s philosophy is all about “There’s a philosophy that supportive supervision and RosneR I really follow — if you don’t expanding opportunities for incoming have a seat at the table, you all students through the superintendent, become an item on the implementation of schoolmenu,” Rosner said to the based clubs that focus on edu- East Meadow audience. “My job is to get cating the whole child. Under School District everyone to that table.” his leadership, she said, He also mentioned that he Elmont focused on developing project-based learning experiences in sci- has been watching and listening to past ence and social studies and a one-to-one board meetings, and that he is “ready to technology initiative for all kindergarten hit the ground running” to build relationships with the community. through sixth grade students.

“Right now I understand that there are In 2020, Rosner won the Gift of Giving community service award for his dedica- some storm clouds hanging over the East tion to supporting his students and fami- Meadow School District, but behind those clouds the sun is shining,” Rosner said. lies during the pandemic.

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Illegal advertisements. Unsightly graffiti. Littered roadways.

“There’s nothing more irritating than, at the end of your day, when you’re driving home and you’re looking forward to going home and relaxing with your family, you are greeted at every (utility) pole with an unsightly sign,” said Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin. “We’ve come up with a concept we are hoping is going to help alleviate some of these concerns.”

That concept includes the creation of a “quality of life” task force. Its motivation is removing illegal ads, graffiti and litter, creating clean communities while preserving the suburban landscape in Hempstead.

One of the more popular signs many neighbors might see, Clavin said, are those advertising they “buy houses, no matter what the cost is.” Yet, the cost for hanging the sign could be a fine, since doing so is against the law. Advertisements for businesses — oftentimes hung on utility poles and street signs — are also included under the umbrella of “illegal signage,” Clavin said, and the town has witnessed an increase in these posters or boards being found all over downtowns.

The town’s code states it is illegal to litter or hang solicitations on “fences, trees, utility poles, or similar supporting devices, or to vacant or unoccupied structures.”

“These men and women (on the task force) are going to go out throughout the

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HEmpstEAD tOwN supERVisOR Don Clavin announced the creation of a ‘quality of life’ task force last week in Merrick, all part of an effort to combat illegal signage, graffiti and litter that he says plagues communities and hurts the suburban landscape. town every single day,” Clavin said.

“They’re going to target different areas.”

Councilman Chris Carini — who represents a district that encompasses South Shore communities like Bellmore, Merrick, Wantagh and Seaford — has worked hard over the last few years to help neighborhoods remove graffiti from Long Island Rail Road station trestles and other miscellaneous, public use structures, and helped spearhead the quality of life initiative. He says the issue of graffiti and illegal signage has been a regular nuisance to town

residents for some time.

“Going back to my years as a civic leader, these illegal signs and graffiti have been a major complaint in our neighborhoods,” Carini told reporters during a Merrick news conference last week. “We’ve seen an increase in graffiti. We’ve seen an increase in the signs. And we’re going to get out in front of this.”

Some of the town’s strongest partners in the creation of the task force were civic and homeowner associations, Clavin said, as well as various chambers of com-

merce, which work to keep their communities clean, and a place where people want to live.

Joe Baker, past president of the South Merrick Community Civic Association, has been a proponent of the task force. In just three days, Baker said he worked with the Merrick-based group to pull down illegal signs in the area.

“Over the years, we’ve collected hundreds of these,” Baker said. “The quality of life — we want to keep it good. Our motto has always been, ‘Look good, feel good.’ If the community looks good, we feel good.”

Clavin said the task force is just one step to tackling the problem at hand — Carini and other town board members are actively looking at legislation and seeing where adjustments can be made.

Utility companies have offered their support, becoming “very, very willing partners,” Clavin said.

“They understand the concerns. They understand it’s unsightly, and we’ll be changing those laws to strengthen them and fine people for not caring about other people, and where other people live.”

Anyone who wants to report illegal signs, litter or graffiti, can call (516) 4895000, and ask for their specific council person. They also can post areas of concerns on social media.

“The Town of Hempstead is a great place to live. We want to keep it clean and pristine,” Clavin said. “That’s what this squad is all about.

“Let the cleaning begin.”

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Being a victim of identity theft is just the beginning. Resolving it can be a stressful and lengthy process, and according to a pair of experts from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, it’s always better to protect in advance against scams and fraud.

Some $8.8 billion was lost to lottery sweepstakes and other scams last year alone, according to the Federal Trade Commission — a 54 percent increase from 2021. Elder fraud cost Americans older than 60 more than $966 million in 2020, according to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center.

In the United States and other countries, these numbers are only growing as criminals increasingly use online scams that target older adults — especially those living alone.

“Even though we talk about this a lot and we give prevention tips, it seems that people are still falling victim to these scams. And that’s why it’s so important to give this information out,” said Donna Harris, a public information representative for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

“Take the information and share with others so that we can get those numbers down and put the fraudsters where they need to be: behind bars.”

Harris was part of a pair of webinars hosted by AARP Long Island and RichnerLive — a sister division to Herald Community Newspapers — addressing these very

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AARP voLuNtEERs BEtty Beradford and Mike Peck help load bags of sensitive documents into a shredder at Nassau Community College last weekend, as part of AARP’s drive to help curb fraud of older Americans. issues affecting older Americans. She was joined by Michael Del Giudice, a postal inspector and team leader within the same division.

“I hear from so many people that are recent victims,” said Bernard Macias, associate state director for Long Island with AARP New York. “It’s so disruptive.

It’s so violating, it’s hurtful. It’s life-changing to be a victim.”

Identity theft has become a big problem in the United States and abroad due to so much information being available on the

internet. Every day, many unwittingly open their digital door to a world of strangers who could be scammers. In many cases, the results can be devastating — especially to older and vulnerable adults.

Even though many of these scammers are miles away, they can virtually enter homes through deceptive offers, designed to steal money and financial information.

“Once they have your information, it’s just like your DNA,” Harris said. “They find out who you are, and they can use it to defraud you. This is why we routinely dis-

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Will their bond stand the test of time? Find out how it all unfolds in Jack Heifner’s ‘Vanities,’ the latest production from Adelphi University’s Department of Theatre.

This bittersweet comedy is an astute, snapshot-sharp chronicle of the lives of three Texas women and how their friendship evolves. The story begins as Joanne, Kathy and Mary are high school cheerleaders in 1963. Five years later in their college sorority house, they are confronting their futures with nervous jauntiness. In 1974, they reunite briefly in New York. Their lives have diverged and their friendship is strained and ambiguous. Their attempts at honest conversation only show they can no longer afford to have very much in common.

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with that festival staple Peat Moss & the Fertilizers. A pring fully surrounds our senses now. As self-guided tree scavenger hunt, courtesy Wonderland Mother Nature displays some of the grandeur Tree Care and Landscapes. A children’s nature craft, of the season, “Earth Month” culminates with involving tree “slices.” The all-important tree planting plenty of hoopla at Planting Fields Aboretum ceremony. And, new this year, a visit from “NYC Tree” in Oyster Bay. (aka actor Joe Whelski). He’ll wander about telling The more than 4,000 trees in the state park are jokes and regaling everyone with tree facts. a fitting backdrop to activities honoring the park’s “It’s so important to connect kids to nature at a remarkable verdure this weekend, April 29-30. young age,” Walsh says. “Kids are overwhelmed with Planting Fields has commemorated national Arbor their tech. We need to get them involved outdoors Day since 1987 with fun-filled educational activities with nature and our green spaces.” and entertainment. This year brings back the festival Smokey Bear joins in to do just that. The “park in all of its natural glory, following a slimmed down icon,” as Walsh refers to him, is the focus of attention pandemic version last spring. That means there’s when it’s time for the annual tree planting. Two trees plenty to interest all ages: tree climbing for the kids, will be planted each day. plant clinics, tree plantings with Smokey Bear, a Bonsai “It’s a big deal, exhibit, plant sale, and so much more — along with almostBy likeKaren a self-guided tours of that grand old estate, Coe Hall.

Bloom WHERE ceremony,” Walsh Yes, the focus is on having fun, but the festival says. “Everyone is about more than simply a good time. With a question WHEN gathers around climate change and the continued pressures on the Can art change the world? It’s andcollective parades to the environment at the forefront of our daily lives, park that’s been at the focus of our ••Planting SaturdayFields and Sunday, noon-4 planting location.” staffers recognize the need to keep this vital park in the public eye.

Arboretum State p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, Educational “We celebrate conservation while drawing attention to the importance culture for centuries. Now as society Historic Park, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.Oyster Bay and environmental organizations also of our green spaces,” says Katie Walsh, Planting Fields’ community Fields Road EmilyPlanting Lowe Hall Gallery, navigates ofthemodern life, •••1395 participate, including aforementioned engagement manager. “I encounter so many people who are visiting usthe for complexities April 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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• $20 per carto RSVP, For admission information and art as a path for Cornell social change the • For visit Master Gardeners,is theat state’s Not so. Planting Fields — the name references the fertility of the callinformation, (516) 463-5672, or visit PlantingFields.org, or Hofstra.edu/museum agriculture department, Long Island land and its rich agricultural value originally recognizedforefront by the native of artistic expression. call (516) 922-8600 Native Plant Initiative, and North Shore American Matinecocks, and later Dutch and English colonists — is a former Land Alliance, among others.

Gold Coast estate with more than 400 acres of rolling lawns, gardens, “When All Stand,” HofstraBefriend University Museum of Art’s new a tree.

Planting Fields is exhibition, examines woodlands, and nature walks deeded to New York state in 1949 We to become the collective power of the artssurely in society. the place to do just that. a state park.

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by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director ofCourtesy exhibition and Fields Arboretum Planting Since then, the park has thrived as dynamic and vibrant site that’s collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and infl uence.

Top: Smokey Bear always attracts an enthusiastic following at the festival. known for its numerous historic structures, Olmsted Brothers-designed “It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that landscapes, and world-class art and horticultural collections. promise and freedom,Bottom: encouraging civicget engagement, cultivating unity,” Kids can a bird’s eyeand view of their surroundings as they The annual Arbor Day festivities are a time when the parkequality is at its best.

Giordano says. “Artists often lead the charge and exposeoftruths otherwise be of the environment. celebrate the importance treesthat andmay the preservation There’s always something for everyone at this family festival — concerts ignored. The artists in this exhibition take a stand and call out injustices through their art and activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, voting rights, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfilled. They all combine the making

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Itzhak Perlman The reigning virtuoso of the violin makes his long-awaited return, appearing on the Tilles Center stage. Experience his impeccable musicianship as never before. The intimate performance gives Perlman fans a deeply personal glimpse into his boyhood in Tel Aviv and New York, and the earliest years of his long and celebrated career.

Enjoy an afternoon of music and storytelling as Perlman presents rarely seen archival photos and videos and shares memories, stories, and musical selections that you won’t hear anywhere else. On stage performing with Perlman for this unforgettable afternoon is his longtime collaborator, pianist Rohan DeSilva. The duo has appeared many times together, but this performance transcends a traditional recital to deliver a warm, humorous, personal look back over a legendary life and career.

Sunday, May 7, 4 p.m. $150, $100, $75. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville.

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Broadway powerhouse Caissie Levy visits the Landmark stage, Friday, May 5, 8 p.m. Catch her for a night of song, stories and laughter before she embarks across the pond to star in “Next to Normal” in the West End. Fresh off her powerful role in this season’s must-see production of “Leopoldstadt,” this is a rare opportunity to spend an evening with Levy singing some of her favorite tunes. The versatile actress of Broadway, off-Broadway and West End fame, Levy also finds time for many concert appearances — she’s backed up Rod Stewart in his Las Vegas residency, headlined Carnegie Halll, and continues to delight audiences with solo appearances. $61, $51, $41. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

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Nassau County Museum of Art’s new exhibition, “Eye And Mind: The Shin Collection,” highlights the extraordinary collection masterworks assembled by 31-year-old connoisseur Hong Gyu Shin, an internationally recognized figure in the global art world. He shares his treasures, including works

by Whistler, Lautrec, Boucher, Daumier, Delacroix, Klimt, Schiele, Balthus, Warhol, de Kooning, Gorky and many other important names from art history provocatively juxtaposed with the painting and sculpture of our own time from both Asia and the West. On view through July 9. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Breastfeeding Support Group Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure a spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

Art talk Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, May 23, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss ‘Balthus and Neo-Classicism,” in a session that is keyed to Balthus, along with Derain and such figures as Nijinsky and Prokofiev, who were experimenting with the re-invention of classical forms and motifs, notably those of the Renaissance. A decadent in the manner of Wilde, an Old Master painter among the Cubists, Picasso considered him a great talent. Registration required. $40, $20 members.

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Storybook Stroll Bring the kids to Old Westbury Gardens for a storybook adventure, Saturday, May 6, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Stroll the gardens and listen to Jory John’s “The Bad Seed.”

Later create a unique take home craft. For ages 3-5.

Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

Support PFY, a division of Long Island Crisis Center, at a 30th Anniversary Benefit celebration, Tuesday, June 13, 6-10 p.m. With drag bingo and performances

by Ivy Stalls and Syn; also special guest honoree actor-authoractivist Maulik Pancholy. The event, honoring PFY’s 30 years serving Long Island/Queens’ LGBTQ+ communities, is at Westbury Manor, 1100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury. For more information and tickets, go to tinyurl.com/pfyevent2023.

In concert Rhett Miller, Old 97 frontman performs, Friday, May 5, at My Father’s Place supper club. The alt country-pop power pop singersongwriter is acclaimed for his compelling melodic tunes Doors open 6 p.m., concert 8 p.m. The Metropolitan, 3 Pratt Blvd., Glen Cove. Tickest at MyFathersPlace. com or call (516) 580-0887.

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

On stage

Get your game on at a weekly bingo game at East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center, in East Meadow, starting at 6 p.m.

Prizes, progressive games, bell jar prizes and refreshments will be provided.1400 Prospect Ave. Proof of vaccination is required.

For information, contact (516) 483-4205

Back by popular demand, families will enjoy a musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Thursday, April 27, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Friday, April, 28, 10:15 am., noon, and 6:15 p.m.; Saturday, April 29, 2 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, May 3-4, noon. Elephant and Piggie storm the stage in a rollicking musical romp filled with plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense perfect for young audiences. Together with nutty backup singers, The Squirrelles, the comedic duo even gets the audience involved in the action. $9 with museum admission ($7 members), $12 theater only.

Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Little league parade Join the East Meadow Baseball Softball Association for the start of the season little league parade, Saturday, April 29. The parade is scheduled to leave Prospect Park at 10 a.m. The parade rout leaves the park and goes north on East Meadow Avenue, west on Front Street, north on Merrick Avenue going through the Meadows complex entering the field complex through the parking lot.

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Mobile office hours with Steve Rhoads State Senatpr Steve Rhoads will host mobile office hours at East Meadow Library, Saturday, April 29, 11-1 p.m. Rhoads wants to hit the road, to get to know his constituents. Visit EMPL at 1886 Front St., in East Meadow. Call (516) 882-0630 for additional info.

Dancing into spring

Adelphi Department of Dance students present their semi-annual dance showcase on the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage, Thursday and Friday, 27-28 April 27-28, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 29, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 30, 2 p.m. Dancers are working with guest artist Alberto “Tito” del Saz, artistic director of The Nikolais/ Louis Foundation for Dance, to present “Four Brubeck Pieces,” featuring music from Dave Brubeck’s classic album “Time Out.” The performance also features choreography by dance faculty members Frank Augustyn, Orion Duckstein, Adelheid B. Strelick, and adjunct faculty Bivi Kimura. The show will be also livestreamed during the Saturday matinee and evening performances. Tickets are $30, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Livestream access is $20.

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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 16 de mayo de 2023 entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m. en cada uno de los distritos electorales escolares hasta ahora establecidos sobre los siguientes asuntos independientes: 1.

Proposición 1 - Los gastos estimados para propósitos escolares (presupuesto escolar) para el siguiente año escolar, 2023-2024, y la autorización del gravamen y la recaudación de los impuestos necesarios de este gravamen.

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Proposición 2 - Los gastos estimados para los propósitos de la biblioteca (presupuesto de la biblioteca) para el siguiente año escolar, 2023-2024, y la autorización del gravamen y la recaudación de los impuestos necesarios de este gravamen.

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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 16 de mayo de 2023 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 9:00 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 16 de mayo de 2023, 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) Tres miembros de la Junta de Educación para un período completo de tres (3) años, desde el 1 de julio de 2023 hasta el 30 de junio de 2026.

(b) Un miembro de la Junta de la Biblioteca para un período completo de cinco (5) años, desde el 1 de julio de 2023 hasta el 30 de junio de 2028, para reemplazar a Lori Hoffman, 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 setenta y ocho (78) votantes calificados del Distrito. Este número representa el 2% del número total de personas que votaron en la reunión anual del 16 de mayo de 2023.

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 setenta y ocho (78) votantes calificados del Distrito. 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 17 de abril de 2023.

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 16 de mayo de 2023, 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 2023 (es decir, 2019-2022).

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 20 de abril hasta el 3 de mayo de 2023 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 3 de mayo de 2023, 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 1 de mayo de 2023, 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., solo por cita.

Llame al 516-478-5735 para programar una cita.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que la presentación oficial del presupuesto sobre el presupuesto escolar adoptado se realizará el 3 de mayo de 2023 a las 7:00 p. m. en el Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center, 718 The Plain Road, Westbury, Nueva York. El 9 de mayo de 2023 a las 8:00 p. m., se realizará una audiencia pública de forma remota sobre el presupuesto propuesto para la biblioteca.

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que el presupuesto escolar propuesto para 2023/2024 se encuentra disponible para los residentes del Distrito, si lo solicitan, a partir del 27 de abril de 2023 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 2023/2024 se encuentra disponible para cualquier residente, si lo solicita, a partir del 2 de mayo de 2023 en el sitio web de la biblioteca.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que cualquier residente del distrito puede conseguir las copias del presupuesto escolar propuesto para 2023/2024 y el presupuesto para la biblioteca propuesto para 2023/2024, 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 2023/2024 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 2023/2024 y el presupuesto para la biblioteca propuesto para 2023/2024 en una oficina de la biblioteca pública de East Meadow ubicada a 1886 Front St, East Meadow, NY, 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 2023/2024 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 16 de mayo de 2023.

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. solo por cita. Llame al 516-478-5735 para hacer una cita.

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

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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 16, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. in each of the school election districts heretofore established on the following separate matters: 1.

Proposition 1 The estimated expenditures for school purposes (school budget) for the ensuing school year 2023-2024 and authorizing the levy and collection of the necessary taxes thereof.

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Proposition 2 The estimated expenditures for library purposes (library budget) for the ensuing school year 2023-2024 and authorizing the levy and collection of the necessary taxes thereof.

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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 16, 2023, 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 9:00 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 16, 2023, 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, 2023, and expiring on June 30, 2026.

(b) one member of the Library Board for a full term of five (5) years, commencing July 1, 2023 to succeed Lori Hoffman, incumbent, whose term of office expires on June 30, 2023.

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 seventy-eight (78) qualified voters of the District, said number constituting 2% of the total number of voters who voted at the Annual Meeting of May 17, 2022, 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 seventy-eight (78) qualified voters of the District, 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 17, 2023.

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 16, 2023.

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 2023 (i.e., 2019-2022).

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 20 through May 3, 2023 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 3, 2023, 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 1, 2023, 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 on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., by appointment only. Please contact Judy Kandel at 516-478-5735 if you wish to make an appointment.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Official Budget Presentation on the adopted school budget will take place on May 3, 2023 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 9, 2023, at 8:00 p.m.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the proposed 2023/2024 school budget is available upon request to district residents commencing April 27, 2023 at the office of the District Clerk at the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center, 718 The Plain Road, Westbury, N.Y. The proposed 2023/2024 library budget is available upon request by any resident commencing May 2, 2023 on the library website.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that copies of the proposed 2023/2024 school budget and of the proposed 2023/2024 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 2023/2024 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 2023/2024 school budget and of the proposed 2023/2024 library budget may be obtained by any resident at the East Meadow Public Library located at 1886 Front Street, East Meadow, 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 2023/2024 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

EAST MEADOW HERALD — April 27, 2023

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 20 de abril de 2023.

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: 22 DE MARZO DE 2023POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR EAST MEADOW UNION FREE CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK Judy E. Kandel

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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 16, 2023. 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., on each of the five days prior and including the day set for the election except Sunday, and on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., by appointment only. Please contact Judy Kandel at 516-478-5735 if you wish to make an appointment.

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 20, 2023.

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.

3.

A resident of the District for a period of 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 22, 2023

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK Judy E. Kandel District Clerk 138413

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for RCF 2 Acquisition Trust c/o U.S. Bank Trust National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST Brenda J. Waynes a/k/a Brenda Waynes a/k/a Brenda J. Weeks a/k/a Brenda Weeks; Edward Weeks a/k/a Edward N. Weeks, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 30, 2023 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 8, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 852 Smith Street, Uniondale, NY 11553.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected,

situate, lying and being in Uniondale, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 50 Block 395 Lot 32. Approximate amount of judgment $156,934.84 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 607834/2019.

The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Mary Ellen Divone, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: March 6, 2023 138603

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff, vs.

SALVATORE J. VALLONE, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on May 26, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 11, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 2469 Cypress Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554.

All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 51, Block 273 and Lot 28.

Approximate amount of judgment is $569,286.75 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #001492/2008. Cash will not be accepted. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

John Boklak, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 138605

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the RMAC Trust, Series 2018 G-CTT, Plaintiff AGAINST Brian Taggart; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 6, 2023 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 16, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 2760 Cypress Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in East Meadow, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 51 Block 17 Lot 73.

Approximate amount of judgment $343,984.71 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 608076/2019.

The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Jane P. Shrenkel, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: March 2, 2023 138772

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LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FF16, ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FF16, Plaintiff - against ANGELA LEWIS, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on February 23, 2023. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 16th day of May, 2023 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Uniondale, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Premises known as 290 Arcadia Ave, Uniondale, (Town of Hempstead) NY 11553.

(SBL#: 50-43-163) Approximate amount of lien $478,268.99 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 612932/2019.

Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee.

Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618 Tel. 585/760-8218 For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 Dated: March 8, 2023 During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

138695 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff AGAINST ILEANA LORENZO-WALWYN, CURTIS WALWYN, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 11, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 24, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 2504 CYPRESS AVENUE, EAST MEADOW, NY 11554. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at East Meadow, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 51, Block 018, Lot 0039.

Approximate amount of judgment $301,589.77 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #613007/2017.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the

time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Gerard M. Bambrick, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 18-007538 75618 138837 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-AF1, Plaintiff, v.

MARLIN ZARATE A/K/A MARTIN E. ZARATE, RENE ZARATE, ET AL Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on December 05, 2017, I, Lawrence M. Schaffer, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on May 24, 2023 at The North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows: 141 Ruxton Street Uniondale, NY 11553 SBL No.: 50-010-74 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 004232/2015 in the amount of $542,274.49 plus interest and costs.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Richard S. Mullen Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 138942 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR WINSTED FUNDING

FINANCE TRUST 2016-6, Plaintiff, vs.

KONSTANTINOS THOMAS, LIZA IRIZARRYTHOMAS, ET AL., Defendant (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on January 22, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, on the North Steps, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York on May 31, 2023 at 2:00 P.M., premises known as 55 BARBARA DRIVE, EAST MEADOW, NY 11554. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 0045, Block: 00236-00, Lot: 00009.

Approximate amount of judgment is $424,161.41 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 009730/2014.

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

MALACHY P. LYONS, JR., Esq., Referee Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff 139100 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR LVS TITLE TRUST XIII, Plaintiff, v.

ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE LATE JOHN MARKERT, ET AL, Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on January 06, 2023, I, Scott H. Siller, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on May 30, 2023 at The North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows: 1903 Chester Drive East Meadow, NY 11554 SBL No: Section: 50 Block: 456 Lot: 11

ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 007407/2016 in the amount of $466,074.15 plus interest and costs.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Richard S. Mullen Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 139096 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST JUDITE VALENTE PERCEVEJO, SUSAN V. RODRIGUES, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered November 4, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 25, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 100 FLORENCE COURT, EAST MEADOW, NY 11554. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at East Meadow, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 45, Block 472, Lot 21. Approximate amount of judgment $217,700.53 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #616571/2018.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 18-007999 75567 139030 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

Welcoming Fiori Garden Center and Mason Supply

EAST MEADOW HERALD — April 27, 2023

LYNN FAhERtY, 19 AN artist who wrote ‘Oliver the Brave,’ and created the Color Me Cancer Free Foundation, reads a copy of her book to a young boy.

By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

After 35 years Cipriano Nursery & Florist has closed its doors after the Cipriano family retired. Now, East Meadow residents David and Karin DeMartin are taking over the garden center side of the business under the new name Fiori Garden Center and Mason Supply.

Fiori means flower in Italian, and Karin believes the name is fate. “When Maria, the daughter of Cipriano, asked me what we were going to name it, I said Fiori,” Karin Mallory Wilson/Herald said. “She said, ‘you’re not going to believe this,’ because FIORI GARDEN CENtER and Mason Supply is taking her father wrote in bricks fiori over for Cipriano’s, the well-known nursery and garden when he first built the place. center on Front Street.

We both had goosebumps.”

The DeMartin’s have been minutes ago. It was such a weird way this residents of East Meadow for 27 years. all happened.”

Karin said that she remembers bringing Karin said that David always comes her two daughters, Cara, 26, and Kristina, home with different ideas, and most of 24, around Cipriano’s in carriages them she says no to, but there was just because she thought Pietro Cipriano — something about the Cipriano lot that the original owner — was amazing. interested her.

“That guy was magical,” she said. “He “February he came home with the built so many things here and benches, he idea, and by March 15 I was standing was so artistic. He told me that when they here,” Karin joked. “It’s been really fast started all they had was a parking lot and and really crazy.” $16.”

It’s been a learning curve for her, she When Cipriano’s first opened, Pietro said, because she’s had to learn all about sold firewood and focused on lawn main- the Latin names of plants, but luckily she tenance while his wife Rosa cared for the has two horticulturists who help her out. garden. As the years went on they purKarin said that she doesn’t have a chased more land, including a house to favorite flower in particular, but she likes create a gift shop. the atmosphere around plants.

David has experience with masonry.

“To me it’s like jewelry,” she said. “If He runs his own company called Procida you look at a jewelry case it looks amazLandscaping & Design, Inc., which he’s ing, but if you take one piece out its not as been running for about 30 years. spectacular. I like to look out this door “David originally came to this lot and just see it all.” because he saw that there was a truck for Fiori will have their ribbon cutting sale,” Karin said. “He looked around and with the East Meadow Chamber of Comlooked at the lady who happened to be merce on April 28 at noon. They will have Maria and asked if the place was for sale. food trucks on April 29 and a free barbeShe told him she had only listed it five cue on April 30 around lunchtime.

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Color Me Cancer Free to host garage sale this weekend

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

Since 2016, East Meadow native and artist Lynn Faherty has had one goal: to encourage and inspire children undergoing cancer treatments, with her book “Olive the Brave.” Inspired by a young boy battling neuroblastoma, who Faherty met when her own son was in preschool in 2011, the book seeks to encourage those undergoing treatment to be strong and brave, and to shine a light on the realities families face when they have a child who is sick.

“A whole family gets turned over, upside down, when one of their kids is sick,” Faherty, who now lives in Merrick, said. “It’s hard — school time is interrupted, all their activities. It’s just insane what these poor families go through, and it really touched me.”

The picture book, intended for kids between the ages of 4 and 8, features main character, Oliver, who’s a tyrannosaurus rex. His mission is to encourage and inspire children to overcome their challenges.

When Faherty’s book first was coming out, she knew she’d have to raise money in order to be able to print enough copies, and keep the message she wanted to spread thriving. She created the Color Me Cancer Free foundation, to help her do just that.

“I decided a foundation would be the right thing to do to raise money, to help me print these books, and other great inspirational things for the kids so I can give them away for free,” she said. “That’s how Color Me Cancer Free came to be.

“I’m an artist,” she added, “and I like to color, and kids like to color. It’s actually a very stress relieving activity for families. It’s supposed to really help people.

When they concentrate on the colors, what they’re doing, it takes away the fear and all the stuff that’s going on while they’re in the hospital.”

As a certified nonprofit, Color Me Cancer Free raises money to help print “Oliver the Brave,” and it also delivers toys and coloring books to help families during stressful hospital stays.

Faherty has received tremendous support. The foundation has an Oliver the Brave mascot, who frequently makes appearances at various fundraisers. Coming up this weekend, Faherty is having a large garage sale, and all proceeds will benefit Color Me Cancer Free.

“The money goes to the foundation, to help me get more stuff for the kids,” she said. “I’ve delivered hundreds and hundreds of books this past year — (with) money we raised just doing virtual fundraisers, sending around all the information, and getting people to donate which worked out really well.”

For years, Faherty has hoped the reach of her book will one day expand, and has written an animated children’s television series to make that happen. “We’re in the process of looking for directors and investors to get to get it animated,” she explained. “That’s been my project for the last two years, finding the right people, raising the money to do that.”

Creating the animated series is a separate project, she added, so the funding for it does not come out of the foundation, but proceeds from the show and merchandise will hopefully one day benefit Color Me Cancer Free “It’s just a lot of work, getting it done, finding the right investors, getting the right people to produce it,” she said, “and finding the animators that can give me the look that I want.”

Faherty has plans for more books in the future, and wants people to know that “Oliver the Brave” — while it revolves around cancer — can really help all children overcome challenges. Her career now as an artist and author, is solely focused on spreading the message of the book.

“It’s my destiny — that I know,” she said. “My office is all Oliver. This is all I do, and talk to families with kids with cancer. It’s important, and it does touch me really deeply.”

The garage sale will take place on April 29 and 30, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, at 1548 Little Whaleneck Road, Merrick.

Visit OliverTheBrave.com for more on Faherty’s book, and ColorMeCancerFree. com for more about the foundation.

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CENTURY 21 Verdeschi & Walsh Realty The ceiling finish can be sheetrock in the larger areas with perimeter “hung” track ceilings outfitted with removable ceiling tiles. Again, even those lowered perimeter and under-beam soffits need to This Robin won’t rest until be no less than 6 feet 4 inches above the floor. Tall you are in your new NEST! firefighters need to avoid hitting their heads when How’s the market?? Please contact me for your they’re running though your smoke-filled basement free market report and personalized service! to rescue you or your loved ones.

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onverting the Long Island Power Authority to a public power utility from a privatepublic partnership is being considered by the State Legislature through a commission. This switch, in a process known as municipalization, would be a massive mistake.

Just ask residents of Boulder and Pueblo, Colorado, who overwhelmingly rejected ballot issues to municipalize. In fact, only a handful of communities nationwide have voted in favor of a municiWENDY pal takeover of electricity in over HIJoS a decade.

It’s usually a costly folly that rarely achieves the benefits proponents claim. What happens in reality should dissuade the Legislature from altering the LIPA public-private partnership.

Creating a municipal utility doesn’t necessarily: ■ Bring lower electricity costs. In San Marcos and Palm Springs, California,

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for example, consultants’ cost savings estimates turned out to be wrong, to the detriment of consumers. Plus, while municipal utilities tend to charge residential customers less and businesses more, residents end up paying more anyway. Further, a study by a consulting firm found the costs passed on to ratepayers by municipal utilities often went up.

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strict, and more subject to politics.

■ Improve operations. Municipal officials and appointees frequently don’t have the expertise that investor-owned utilities possess, which can reduce reliability in areas where major storms and other weather-related events occur. For instance, when Winter Park, Florida, switched to a public utility, it wasn’t prepared operationally, and had to build that knowledge from the ground up.

ublic utilities are often less accountable and more subject to politics.

■ Improve grid security.

Municipal utilities are under cyber siege as their staffing shrinks, cybersecurity spending lags and their legacy systems are often outdated. In 2021, a cyberattack against the Oldsmar, Florida, water treatment facility nearly poisoned the water supply of almost 2 million people.

■ Guarantee accountability to consumers or taxpayers. Investor-owned utilities are regulated by a state utility commission. When a blackout or brownout or other crisis occurs, such oversight is vital in order to determine what went wrong and how to fix it. Accountability of a municipal utility often proves less

■ Offer the shared risk for ratepayers that investor-owned utilities do, with shareholders who shoulder risks with ratepayers.

Municipalization triggers other major problems. It costs a lot, is contentious, and takes a long time to happen, if it happens at all. In Corona, California, the direct buyout cost of its utility will exceed $300 million. Long Beach, California, rejected municipalization because of its $500 million price. The city of Pueblo, according to one estimate, would have lost nearly $8.5 million in taxes and franchise fees if it had

municipalized its utility.

Failure took 13 years for a plan in Las Cruces, New Mexico, felled after dozens of lawsuits and many untold costs arose.

As well, only one in six attempted municipal utility takeovers succeeds, according to a report that studied 60 of them. Two later sold the utility back to the investor-owned utility. Investorowned utilities cannot afford bloated budgets, but public utilities need not have the same capital discipline with taxpayer dollars.

LIPA customers should also be outraged by the poor job the legislative commission has done. Despite spending $2 million in taxpayer dollars to collect community input, the commission held none of three public hearings called for before the end of last September. It held no meetings during its first five months of existence, and didn’t produce a draft report by year-end 2022. It was expected this month.

The track record of municipalization is clear, and Long Island residents should not be fooled by the current attempts to municipalize the LIPA. Wendy Hijos is the New York state director for the Consumer Energy Alliance.

Mothering our way through the pandemic global pandemic was never part of the job description in my Mothers Handbook, circa 1971, but so be it. This is our

time.

A small distinction: A man fathers a child, and the work he does after that is called “parenting.” A woman gives birth to a child, and the work she does after that is often called “mothering.” That word implies the unique devotion needed to shepherd children safely through their early years.

The dictionary says the word RANDI embraces “kindKREISS ness” and “protection.”

No one says, “Joe is so good at fathering.” But we often hear praise for someone’s mothering. I don’t think it’s sexist; I see the word as gender neutral. Joe may be good at mothering as well.

Mothering requires tending, nurturing, cherishing and teaching children.

The term connotes warmth and support and advocacy.

Although, traditionally, mothering has been linked to the mother-child bond, there are millions of men and

people who identify in nontraditional ways, who mother their children selflessly and lovingly. Friends also can mother one another, even when children aren’t involved.

As we approach Mother’s Day, I honor all the people, from older teens to adults to grandparents, who find themselves in the role of raising children, and find within themselves the resources to “mother” them.

Parenting seems more like a job description to me. Mothering is a mission and a half. In the age of Covid-19, in the wake of lockdowns and isolation, mothering has been a gift to our kids and grandkids.

Parents pressed for time and money, parents nearly paralyzed by anxiety by the epidemic, somehow rallied and did their best for their little ones.

In my world, I observed nieces and nephews (who might now feel embarrassed by the notion) display true courage in finding a path for their babies and toddlers. Their daily creativity and devotion kept the kiddies safe, while allowing them to learn and grow in a time of restrictions and fear and social isolation. Those were long years to be alone in your home with a 2-year-old.

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I know of one young dad, working from home, who mothered his restless little ones by creating a thrilling world out of the commonplace routines of keeping the household going. The mail delivery, the Instacart groceries and the laundry all became big events, threaded with anticipation and excitement. The trash pickup was a showstopper. As in the movie “A Beautiful Life,” in which a father reinvents life in a concentration camp for his young son, the dad I know interpreted everyday activities as theater. He didn’t want his children to miss the world.

If you’re a parent trying to mother a teenager in 2023, good luck and God bless. My grandkids are 20, 18, 16 and 14, and this has been a challenging road through the pandemic. The headlines speak to the truth about unprecedented emotional fallout from the Covid-19 years. Teenagers have suffered from the social isolation and anxiety.

Everyone — teens, parents and grandparents — did our best to keep home life safe and sane. When schools were closed for months, the pressure was extraordinary to keep the teenagers engaged and off social media (ha!) and

tried to mother my own grown kids during Covid-19, to mixed success, at best.

diligent about schoolwork. The big lessons had nothing to do with the closeddown classrooms and a year’s curricula out the window, and everything to do with how to face danger, and how to be brave in the midst of a spreading pandemic, and how to think about death and hope for life and recovery. Our teens missed a lot of Happy Days, and many of the traditional paths forward to college and work life were altered.

All of you parents of teenagers who mothered your way through the past three years, the singular reward for your efforts will be children who, with support and luck, will grow into responsible adults.

I tried to mother my own kids during the pandemic as they helped their children through this time. Mixed success, at best. I tried to manage my own anxiety for them and for us without making that contagious as well. Mixed success, at best.

Mothering is unbound by time and place. My mother has been gone five years, but, hand to heart, I felt her at my side many times during the worst of the pandemic.

This Mother’s Day, I invite all of us to co-opt the M-word. It would be a happier and healthier world if we all mothered one another.

Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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he video is heart-wrenching. One by one, parents explain how their child drowned, holding their pictures and saying their names.

It’s part of a public service announcement found on the Parents Preventing Childhood Drowning website, and it’s a call to action: grieving parents pleading with us to keep children from drowning.

The message is clear: If you are supervising children who are in the water, never allow yourself to be lulled into a false sense of security. Don’t ever look away.

Not even for a second. It takes just 30 seconds for a young child to drown — half a minute that can lead to a lifetime of ceaseless grief.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the leading cause of death for children between ages 1 and 4. Some 4,000 people of all ages across the country drown each year.

For decades, government at all levels has enacted laws intended to help prevent children from drowning. Sadly, these laws have not been enough. More must be done.

There are at least four water safety bills being considered in Albany, including S.3608, which would require parents of a newborn to watch a video explaining the

dangers of drowning for infants and young children before they leave the maternity ward. State legislators should pass this bill and get it on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk.

And we urge lawmakers to draft legislation providing free pool safety inspections for homeowners and caregivers. Several government agencies already offer free car seat safety inspections. While visiting a home and inspecting a pool is more involved, it certainly is no less critical for protecting children.

At least two water safety experts have agreed that pool safety inspections would help prevent child drownings.

This proposal wouldn’t be another unfunded mandate that drains the resources of local municipalities. Albany has the mechanism to create a pilot program using previously budgeted money from an appropriate department. The pool inspections would be voluntary and conducted by state-licensed pool safety experts.

A pool owner would receive a safety inspection certificate and a degree of peace of mind. Some private companies already offer free pool safety inspections.

A government-business partnership would further enhance the reach of this

pilot program.

Water safety experts stress the need for constant surveillance of children while swimming. They also insist on multiple layers of protection — tall fences, selflocking gates and more — to prevent kids from getting into unguarded water. Pool safety inspections would offer one more element of safety.

May is National Water Safety Month.

There is no better time for local state senators and Assembly members to draft legislation to provide those inspections.

And as you prepare to open your pool for the summer, make it a priority to visit swimming safety websites and educate yourself about making your pool safer, and what you can do if you see a child in distress in the water.

Remember that water safety includes time on the bays and at the ocean. Follow state and local laws for operating watercraft. Be an active supervisor of children and young adults who are enjoying the water. Don’t assume that a day of fun in the sun can’t turn deadly.

The courage and strength of parents able to talk about their children’s deaths is remarkable — and inspiring. Honor that courage and their grief by taking action to make your pool safer.

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Cameras were already a problem five years ago To the Editor: I am in full agreement with Fred Gefen’s sentiments regarding red-light and speed-camera ticketing in his letter last week, “Every vehicular mistake, caught on camera.” His are the same sentiments, and arguments, I made in two letters, in the April 12-18 and May 24-30, 2018, issues of the Herald, “Red-light fees are ‘exorbitant’” and “Red-light ticket tyranny.”

I asked, “How does $50 automatically become $150? Ask the magicians of the Nassau County Legislature,” and, “If Nassau can’t balance its books in a fair and honest manner, is it justified in seeking additional revenues by concocting such contrived fees as these to fill the gap?”

It’s encouraging that another Nassau resident was driven to expose the very same tyranny that led me to write five years ago, but it’s equally disheartening that these injustices continue to plague us five years later, with no action having been taken to remedy them. Mr. Gefen’s references to proposed license plate readers and school bus cameras indicate that the problem is growing even worse, as Big Brother continues to invade our daily lives.

Yes, advancing technology does afford benefits to the safety and security of Nas-

sau citizens, but it must be imposed with an awareness of the detrimental and continuing erosion of our rights as citizens.

ROBERT RuBALSKY East Rockaway

Peter King should know we should follow the law To the Editor: With Peter King’s column, “With Trump’s

indictment, we cross a dangerous line” (April 13-19), it’s a relief to see members of Trump’s party finally coming down on the side of preserving norms, after years of Trumpian normbreaking. But to ask Americans to do it by exempting Trump from accountability is both hypocritical and shortsighted.

Those who supported or enabled this corrupt, duplicitous bully’s rise to the presidency should have known they were bludgeoning our country’s political norms. Our country is now on the path of restoring those norms, and we will walk that path to the end.

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he true enormity of the real-life consequences that will result from the leaking of sensitive national security secrets by Air Guardsman Jack Teixeira hit me hard the other day, when I received an email from an old friend who served with distinction in the military, in the intelligence services, as a key staffer on Capitol Hill and in the executive branch of our government.

For starters, we must realize peter that whatever is kinG leaked to social media is being absorbed, scrutinized and analyzed by our enemies and, yes, our allies. Giving our enemies access to our imagery and code-breaking capabilities puts all Americans at risk. Those who are already at risk on

the battlefield, of course, will be at greater risk. So, too, will our undercover operatives — “spies” — in hostile countries be in greater danger than ever.

Those at most immediate risk are intelligence sources — human beings — in enemy countries who have provided the United States with invaluable intelligence and information.

Having served on the House Intelligence Committee for over nine years, I saw firsthand how deeply embedded some of these sources are in enemy governments, supplying us with the most sensitive and vital information to avert attacks against us or our interests. Studying the information contained in the leaked documents, these governments will be able to do a reverse analysis, and determine who our sources are and subject them and

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ack Teixeira took an oath to defend our nation against all enemies foreign and domestic.

Letters To King and all those who would shelter Trump from this indictment, not to mention the even more serious ones awaiting him, I say this: If you really care about our country’s norms, the right way to uphold them is, first, to let the rule of law run its course, and, second, to make wiser leadership choices in the future.

their families to brutal torture and death.

This will be a human catastrophe and an intelligence disaster. Not only will we no longer receive valuable intelligence data from those who are tortured and killed, but this could also lead to other sources being disclosed and neutralized. Equally consequential, it will dissuade others from cooperating with the United States. Similarly, our allies will be reluctant to share intelligence with us, fearful that it will be leaked, with serious consequences for their sources and security.

Leaking national security secrets shouldn’t be part of a leftvs.-right debate. It was indefensible and stupid for Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene to say Teixeira was being criticized for being “white, male, Christian, and anti-war,” and wrong for

gia vote. I hope that Mr. King is taking a very hard look at those two pending cases.

Donald Trump Jr. to describe Teixeira as a “hero.” Similarly, it is wrong for people on the left, like the writer Glenn Greenwald, to argue that Teixeira performed some sort of public service by making life-or-death information available online for America’s adversaries.

Nor do I have any regard for the argument that Teixeira should get a pass because, at 21, he’s only a kid. A 21-year-old is an adult. Twenty-oneyear-olds fight our wars as soldiers and protect our streets as men and women in blue. Teixeira was trained in the military and took an oath to defend our nation against all enemies foreign and domestic.

A 21-year-old military man who makes life-threatening secrets available to our sworn enemies should not receive the benefit of youthful offender treatment. He must face severe consequences. Justice must be served.

Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

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Trump’s indictment is Trump’s fault To the Editor: In his April 13-19 column, Peter King seems to be blaming the dawn for the crowing of the rooster. He is bemoaning the fact that a federal grand jury has indicted Donald Trump for breaking federal campaign laws in connection with his Stormy Daniels payoff, rather than addressing the dirty deeds that Trump has committed.

It is true that there are two other pending cases that are far more egregious than the current one: Trump’s incitement to insurrection in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, as well as his effort to fraudulently “find” 11,780 votes in Georgia. But the current case has reached a milestone in that it has ended the notion that a president or former president cannot be indicted for criminal actions.

In other words, it opens the door to a legal path for the extremely serious charges relating to Jan. 6 and to the Geor-

To the Editor: The number of deaths due to the use of assault-style weapons in mass shootings seems, tragically, to be endless, including most recently in Nashville, Tennessee.

It is now reported that the leading cause of death in children and teens in this country is gun-related violence.

According to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun violence, 85 percent of deaths caused by the use of assault rifles occurred in mass shootings. It also found that during the 10-year federal ban on assault weapons that ended in 2004, massshooting deaths were 70 percent less likely to occur.

Despite majority public support for reasonable gun regulation, more protective federal laws, like the renewal of an assault weapons ban, are not politically feasible due to opposition from gun-rights groups and a lack of support from Republican members of Congress.

When can the renewal of a federal assault weapons ban be expected? Perhaps American history can give a clue.

There were attempts to enact a federal law against lynching toward the end of the 19th century. According to historian Eric Rauchway, in 1938 a Southern filibuster stood in the way of a proposed federal

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anti-lynching law. When asked by Jimmy Roosevelt, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s son, when the filibuster would end, Sen. James Byrnes, of South Carolina, told him, “Not until the year 2038, unless the bill is withdrawn before then.”

It took over 100 years for such a law, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, making

lynching a federal hate crime, to be enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Biden last year. Will another federal assault weapons ban happen by 2104? How many more preventable deaths will happen by then?

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