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Meet your East Meadow Board of Ed candidates By MAlloRY WIlSoN mwilson@liherald.com

The race is on for three open seats on the East Meadow Board of Education. Incumbents Matthew Melnick, who was elected in 2015 and is now the board’s vice president, Dr. Jodi Luce, who was elected in 2019, and Sharan Sokhey, who was appointed to the board in 2022 to fill a vacant seat, are all up for re-election.

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EAST MEADoW KIWANIS was first chartered in 1952, and this year the club celebrated its 70th anniversary.

Celebrating 70 years of the East Meadow Kiwanis Club By MAlloRY WIlSoN mwilson@liherald.com

When Peter Mancuso, a 35-year East Meadow Kiwanian, went to his first Kiwanis meeting in 1987, he said that he found a room full of quipsters. “We were all packed on top of each other, and everybody had a good sense of humor,” Mancuso recalled. His reaction is confirmed by pretty much anyone who attends East Meadow Kiwanis meetings even now. The dif-

ference is that now the club meets at local spots like Borrelli’s Restaurant and the Grand Stage Diner instead of Potter’s Pub, the local watering hole that closed in 2013. “It was therapeutic in the beginning,” Mancuso said. “It was therapy to come there and spend an hour and a half with these people on a Tuesday night, and just have a lot of laughs and have a lot of fun, and have the sense that you were doing something worthwhile at the same time.”

Tom Gallagher, a member since 1990, has similar recollections of his first meeting. “We got down to the meeting, and people are giving happy dollars and they’re all singing, and I was like, what the heck is this?” he said. “Then all of a sudden you become that same dork.” The East Meadow Kiwanis Club has served the community since April 29, 1952, hosting multiple fundraisers Continued on page 9

Their challengers are Jensen Ambachen, Nancy Widman and Rosario Seims. Ahead of the election, which will take place on Tuesday, May 17, the Herald asked the candidates about their goals and the most important issues facing the district. For more information on the candidates, go to liherald.com/ eastmeadow. Continued on page 12

Where to vote Tuesday, May 17 ■ 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Barnum Woods elementary School Bowling green elementary School Mcvey elementary School Meadowbrook elementary School parkway elementary School

What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

Herald ScHoolS East Meadow HS senior honored for good deeds East Meadow High School senior Natalie Hernandez was named as a recipient of the 2022 Good Deed Awards for Long Island Teenagers demonstrating significant achievement, excellence, effectiveness and creativity, and serving as a positive and inspiring role model to her peers and the community. In October, Hernandez organized a schoolwide fundraiser for people to donate their hair to the nonprofit organization Children With Hair Loss. The event served as Hernandez’s Girl Scout Gold Award project with Girl Scout Troop 1256. Honorees for this award are nominated by their educators, clergy, peers and/or community leaders. To qualify, candidates must demonstrate thoughtfulness, equality/social justice, integrity, honesty and responsibility. The East Meadow School District congratulates Her nandez on this outstanding accomplishment.

East MEadow HigH School senior Natalie Hernandez, center, was named as a recipient of the 2022 Good Deed Awards for Long Island Teenagers and East Meadow High School Principal Richard Howard and high school counselor Joanna Silberman congratulated her.

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Shlomo Schreiber celebrated crossing the finish line with his family and county officials.

Sunny weather for the Marathon at Eisenhower

leiba rimler won the women’s marathon. attendeeS held up signs to cheer their favorite runners on. naSSau county executive Bruce Blakeman and New York State Senator Chuck Schumer were in attendance at the race to greet the runners. runnerS had great weather conditions to compete on May 1.

The weather was perfect and sunny on May 1 for the Long Island Marathon, which featured nearly 2,500 runners. After the race last year was postponed to September due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year it was back on track for May. Eisenhower Park in East Meadow was abuzz with excitement as the runners took off early Sunday morning. Waiting for them at the finish line in field 5 of the park were refreshments and cheers. Tents from local businesses were set up with goodies for attendees to gander at. Leiba Rimler, from Brooklyn, was the female marathon winner finishing the 26.2 mile course in three hours, seven minutes and 14.4 seconds. Shlomo Schreiber, a Far Rockaway resident, was the male marathon winner with a time of two hours, 36 minutes and 58.1 seconds. Brian Petrocelli, from Fresh Meadows, won the men’s half marathon and Lauren Perschetz, a Manhattan resident, won the women’s half. The race was two laps that started and ended in Eisenhower Park.

CEMCO forum brings awareness to drugs By MAllORY WIlSON mwilson@liherald.com

The Council of East Meadow Community Organizations held a forum called “Keeping our kids drug free” on April 28. The forum aimed to educate parents and teens on how to be aware of drugs and drug use and how to stay away from the peer pressure to do drugs. Nassau County Police Officer and drug recognition expert John Obert-Thorn, members of CEMCO and the community gathered in the East Meadow Fire Department Headquarters to learn about current drug trends, drug impaired driving, how drugs affect the developing brain, warning signs of drug use and strategies to help prevent drug abuse and addiction. “Drug abuse continues to plague our community,” Joe Parisi, president of CEMCO said at the start of the forum. “And awareness is one of the tools needed to combat it.” Novel Psychoactive Substances are the types of new drugs that police officers are seeing in communities nowadays. “There are so many more drugs available to people to take and abuse, whether they know it or not,” Obert-Thorn said. “Every day there is a new one that they found because they’re all synthetically made and brought in mostly from other countries.” According to the Nassau County Opioid Crisis Action Plan Task Force Report published in 2019, synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, are the main driver of drug over-

dose deaths in the United States. There were 2,238 deaths reported in 2017 from synthetic opiates, the report stated. Drug-impaired driving is increasingly becoming a problem, Obert-Thorn added. Drugs affect the eyes’s visual processing and how the eyes move, which, when impaired, causes car wrecks. Opioids cause constricted pupils, he said, and stimulants like cocaine and marijuana cause dilated pupils. Another clue officers use to try to determine if a driver is under the influence is seeing if their eyes move smoothly while following a target or if they move shakily, called a horizontal nystagmus. Obert-Thorn said one of the main problems of the war on drugs is that people are already drug addicts when they seek help, rather than being educated before the addiction starts. There are four main causes for drug addiction: trauma in a person’s life, early use of drugs while the brain is developing, underlying mental illness and genetics. “These are the big things,” he said. “Kids need to be educated on this.” Nicotine, cigarettes, vaping, marijuana and alcohol are the products that most adolescents use, he said. And since these are all taken before the age of 24 and 25 when their brain is fully developed, it affects the development of their brain. “Any type of drug completely rewires the developing brain and sets that person up for addiction,” he stressed. 99 percent of addiction starts in the developing brain and most

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POlICE OFFICER JOHN Obert-Thorn led the discussion on drugs and how to stay safe on April 28. addicts say that they started indulging in those products between the ages 12 to 14. The chances of becoming an addict are only 1 percent if those products aren’t consumed before the age of 24 or 25. There are many protocols in place to protect the developing brain from concussion, Obert-Thorn pointed out, but not much is being done to protect the developing brains from drug addiction. “So we’re protecting the brain from concussion,” he said. “We have to start making that emphasis, we have to actually start teaching, the way we do about concussion, about preserving the adolescent or the young adult

brain and trying to get them to delay their use of these products.” The best way to stop addiction, he said, is education. “We have to stress this with our kids, whether it’s from a teacher or a parent, that we have to protect developing brains.” Richard Howard, the East Meadow High School Principal, who was in attendance at the forum said he stopped by to learn. “I’m always looking to learn so I can bring it back to the schools and bring it back to our teachers,” he said. “I’d like to get [Obert-Thorn] to talk to parents and teachers because some of them have young kids and I think this would be helpful for them.” Howard said that in health class, which tenth graders take, they learn about the effects of drugs and staying away from them. It’s so easy to buy vapes online in all different kinds of flavors, Obert-Thorn said, and vaping, either nicotine or marijuana, is on the rise while cigarette smoking is down. According to Obert-Thorn, studies show that every year that a young adult is kept from using nicotine, alcohol or cannabis, their risk of becoming an addict decreases by 8 percent. “Follow your gut, follow your hunch, talk to your kids about how it affects the brain,” he said. “Talking about brain development, I guarantee if your kid really understands that concept, they’re going to think twice about taking these products.”

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At Charmed Eclectic Healing Shoppe, there is a little something for everyone. The Bellmore storefront was opened in December of 2020 by East Meadow residents Lori McGuire and Ilana Slavin. Patrons can browse a variety of holistic healing products, as well as participate in individual psychic readings, and a variety of classes and other services offered. They had a storefront in East Meadow, which opened in February of 2020, but they decided they needed more space, and settled on the current location later that same year. McGuire, who is a psychic medium and certified in Reiki met Slavin, who is also Reiki certified, a yoga instructor and massage therapist at their shop, through a mutual friend in 2017. Reiki, as explained by Slavin, is an ancient Japanese practice that involves the transfer of universal energy from one person to another. Since they are both certified, they can train and teach others the practice as well. Walking around the store, patrons will find a variety of products, including jewelry, candles, essential oils, crystals and lotions, many of which are locally made. “A lot of the stuff that we sell besides the crystals are things from local businesses,” McGuire said. “One local mom makes the crystal candles — another local mom makes a lot of the bracelets. We’re supporting local business and we get new stuff in all the time.”

They dubbed the store as “eclectic,” because of the constant variety in products. Aside from shopping, Charmed offers other services, such as massages, which Slavin performs. For medical massages, Slavin said they take insurance from the New York State Health Insurance Program.. Those interested can schedule individual psychic readings with McGuire, tarot card readings, or join in on classes. “We hold a lot of classes,” Slavin said. “We have a weekly Tarot Tuesday class. We’ll do weekly Reiki trainings [and] a weekly yoga class.” Charmed has a monthly schedule that they can provide, which would include any additional classes. Often, McGuire said they’ll hold physic nights, where people can sign up and then meet with a rotation of mediums in 10-minute intervals. An exciting new addition to the shop, they shared, are spa services, offered by Veenus on Earth Sensual Spa. With dedicated spa space in the shop’s basement, those interested can call (917) 412-4582 for appointments for Zen facials, hand and foot masks, lip treatments, back facials, scalp therapy and more. McGuire and Slavin also shared that the shop can accommodate parties, such as bachelorette or birthday parties, where McGuire can do readings, and attendees can visit the shop and receive goodie bags and other products. On Monday nights, McGuire hosts a

ChARmED ECLECtiC hEALiNg Shoppe on Bedford Avenue is owned and operated by East Meadow residents Lori McGuire and Ilana Slavin.

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radio show, Charmed Spirit Guides, with fellow psychic medium Shaun Tannenbaum. Listeners can call in to the show at (515) 605-9878 at 6 p.m., to get in line for a free over-the-phone reading. Slavin said the show attracts listeners from all over the country. The show can also be listened to online at BlogTalkRadio.com — listeners may be prompted to make an account. Charmed’s purpose, above all, it to help people and offer a holistic approach to wellness and healing. “We both kind of had a want to do it

right before the pandemic,” McGuire said of opening the shop. “I felt like it was something universally telling us it was time.” Even though they started at the East Meadow storefront, they built a strong customer base and made it through the initial pandemic shutdown. “In less than a year, we came here to a much a bigger, and better, more locally desirable spot,” Slavin added. “We upgraded and graduated during the pandemic.”

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BARNUM WOODS Jaime Assortato Patty Collins

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BARNUM WOODS Jennette Ackerman Olga Kalogiannis

PARKWAY Annmarie Kramer Teresa Rigino

BOWLING GREEN Tricia Barsuaskas Suzanne Oftring

SEPTA Michelle Brandeis Kimberly Mayo

BOWLING GREEN Pauline Carlino Melissa Nails

SEPTA Rachel Barry Lisa Mueller

EAST MEADOW H.S. Stephen Engle Donna Goldstein

W.T. CLARKE M.S. Michelle Agassi Nancy Carman

EAST MEADOW H.S. Elizabeth Dowling Richard P. Krug Sr.

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W.T. CLARKE H.S. Ani Teneriello Randi Bernstein

MCVEY Amanda Napolitano Shannon Necci

W T. CLARKE H.S. Gabrielle Alzmann Jessica Shenker

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WOODLAND M.S. Susan Bogen Vickie Cavanaugh

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Herald wins 17 state newspaper awards STAFF REPORT It was a big showing for Herald Community Newspapers at the New York Press Association spring conference last weekend in Saratoga Springs, with the group from Richner Communications winning 17 state awards, including top honors for in-depth reporting, column writing and spot news. The team of Nakeem Grant, Scott Brinton, Peter Belfiore, Sue Grieco and Jim Bernstein won the Thomas G. Butson Award for the Malverne/West Hempstead Herald following an April 2021 shooting at a West Hempstead Stop & Shop that killed one person, and injured two others. “Incredible local coverage of a local trauma,” judges from the Nebraska Press Association shared. “The spectrum of pieces — hard Courtesy of New York Press Association news, editorial, column, etc. — to HERAld COmmuniTy nEwSPAPERS was well-represented at the New York Press Association’s spring conference in Saratoga Springs last widen the context and learning weekend, where the group won a total of 28 state awards. From left, reporters Will Sheeline and Tom Carrozza; senior reporter Mallory Wilson; from this event and its impact on publisher emeritus Cliff Richner; senior editor Laura Lane; senior reporter Karina Kovac; sales/marketing associate Jessica Kleiman; digital the community was exemplary.” The team also earned top honors sales manager Lori Berger; sales vice president Rhonda Glickman; executive editor Michael Hinman; senior reporter Jordan Vallone; Riverdale for spot news for their coverage of Press editor Gary Larkin; and deputy editor Jeffrey Bessen. the shooting, that ultimately led to Community Newspapers. “I am so proud murder charges for Gabriel DeWitt to be a part of this team.” Wilson, who reportedly worked as a cart Other runner-up wins included: collector at the supermarket. Senior editor Laura Lane finished as a ■ Coverage of religion for Andrew Garrunner-up in the in-depth news category cia and Jordan Vallone for the Merrick as well for her coverage of speed enforceHerald with stories described by judges as ment on the roads around schools for the “very strongly worded and political” filled East Meadow Herald. with “lots of good quotes.” “Really solid reporting on a local issue that may not have seemed particularly ■ Best obituaries for Jeffrey Bessen, prinewsworthy, but after research, was demmarily on his remembrance of Jim Steinonstrated to be a looming safety issue that man. “The lede made me want to keep — unchecked — could have had tragic reading,” according to one judge. “The consequences,” the judges said. “And Ms. more I read, the more I wanted to read.” Lane’s reporting had an actual impact, ■ Best editorials for Brinton in the Merwith changes to speed zone and enforcerick Herald, praised for putting “faces” on ment.” editorials. “Each editorial led off with a That coverage also earned Lane a runnarrative lead paragraph about someone ner-up spot for community leadership affected, which helped readers relate to behind a team of reporters from The Postthe issue.” Standard in Syracuse. Brinton also won first place for his column writing that would appear on the Herald opinion pages. “I am immensely proud of our team for once again being recognized for the tremendous work they do serving our communities week in and week out,” said Stuart Richner, publisher of Herald Community Newspapers. “Never has local journalism been more important than during the past two years. Throughout the entire pandemic, our team of essential workers has been in the communities telling the stories of our neighbors., businesses and institutions. “Our company is proudly familyowned, which allows us to impartially report the facts. From critical health information and school updates, to celebrations of life’s milestones and more, we’ve got you covered.” Former photo editor Christina Daly was a runner-up for the state’s Photographer of the Year behind Erica Miller from The Daily Gazette in Schenectady. Judges commended her on a “nice collection of

■ Daly was recognized for her feature photo in the East Meadow Herald, where readers are drawn in, forcing them to “look at it longer and longer.” Christina Daly/Herald file

FORmER HERAld STAFF photographer Christina Daly was honored as a runner-up for Photographer of the Year by the New York Press Association for photos like this one, which originally appeared on the cover of Living in Franklin Square/Elmont. excellent work” where Daly “caught more than the action” with her photographs. Former reporters Kate Nalepinski, Brian Stieglitz and Stephanie Banat were recognized for their education coverage inside the pages of the Wantagh Herald. Judges praised them for the “balance of hard news and features related to the schools, keeping people informed on mask and vaccine protocols, while also showcasing new programs and providing that human interest piece that is so vital.” Photographer Brian Ballweg was awarded runner-up status for his sports action photos that appeared in the Lyn-

brook/East Rockaway Herald, after prompting one judge to “almost feel the pain” in an athletic play. Herald creative director Jeffrey Negrin and features/special sections editor Karen Bloom were runners-up for best large space ad for Lynbrook/East Rockaway, while Negrin also earned honors for best house ad/ad campaign. Mona Waitzman was a runner-up for best small space ad. “It takes a great team, from every department, to bring home the awards we have this weekend,” said Rhonda Glickman, vice president of sales for Herald

The Heralds also received honorable mentions for a news story from Andrew Garcia, and for best special section-advertising for Negrin’s graduation issue that appeared in the Rockville Centre Herald. The Riverdale Press in the Bronx earned 11 awards, including top honors for general excellence, overall design, editorial page and newsprint special sections. That paper was led up until earlier this year by Michael Hinman, who is now executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers. Overall, the publications from Herald Community Newspapers won 28 state awards, allowing it to finish in the top three newspaper groups and chains in New York. In all, more than 130 newspapers participated in this year’s competition, submitting 2,481 entries in 67 categories.

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Friday, May 6

Lake life Join Pinots Palette at 2557 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow to paint from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. This class is $42 per person. To register visit https://www.pinotspalette.com/eastmeadow/events

Easy exercise Join the East Meadow Public Library for virtual easy exercise at 10 a.m. Ann Rothman will lead this class. The Zoom link will be sent the morning of the class. To register visit https://eastmeadow.info/.

Thursday, May 12

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Chess club

There will be a public skate at Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow from 7 to 9 p.m.

Chess club meets from 1 to 4 p.m. every Thursday at the East Meadow Public Library in the conference room in the lower level.

Vet clinic There will be a free veterinary clinic for veterans and first responders, at Eisenhower Park at Kite field by Memorial Plaza from 11:00am - 3:00 pm. Your pet can get an annual vaccination, wellness exam, micro chipping, dental checks, flea and tick prevention, heart worm prevention, heart worm tests and FIV/Felv testing for felines. To sign up visit https:// pawsofwar.org/vets2vetsappointmentschedule.

Saturday, May 7 Butch Goring singing Butch Goring, retired Islander, will be coming to Lucky’s Sports Cards and Memorabilia at 1854 Front St., in East Meadow form 11 to 12:30 p.m. For tickets visit http://www.luckysportscards.com/store/c112/John_Tonelli_ Signing_-_4%2F30%2F22.html.

Sunday, May 8 Sunday divine liturgy The Divine Liturgy is celebrated every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church at 369 Green Ave., in East Meadow. Those interested in the church’s ancient traditions and liturgical life welcome. Coffee hour follows. For further info email htocem@ gmail.com.

Mother’s Day brunch Join the team at Stew Leonard’s for a

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EMBSA Little League parade The EMBSA little league parade will be on May 7 at 10 a.m. The Parade will follow the normal route, leaving Prospect Park and going north on East Meadow Avenue, west on Front Street, north on Merrick Avenue, going through the Meadows complex and entering the field Complex through the parking lot of 90 Merrick Avenue. special breakfast honoring Mom from 9 to 10 a.m. Stew Leonard’s chefs will offer a buffet-style selection of your favorite breakfast treats and all moms will receive a complimentary rose. Attendees age 12 and older will be charged $20 each and children age 2- 11 will be charged $14 each. Children below the age of 2 can attend the event free of charge. For tickets visit https://www.eventbrite. com/e/stew-leonards-mothers-daybreakfast-east-meadow-tickets296242658767?aff=erelexpmlt.

Monday, May 9

Mother’s Day banquet

Equity 4 LI Youth will be having their second career pathways workshop from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Zoom. This will help attendees continue learning about the office Civil Services and jobs available. Learn from Civil Service department leaders about

Join Pinots Palette at 2557 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow to paint from 5 to 7 p.m. This class is $42 per person. To register visit https:// www.pinotspalette.com/eastmeadow/ events.

Tuesday, May 10 Career pathways

qualifications and recruitment for jobs. This workshop will dive deeps in the careers within the system. to register visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ equity4liyouth-career-pathways-tocivil-services-tickets-294801809147

Tai Chi Join the East Meadow Public Library for virutal Tai Chi at 11 a.m. Through the generosity of Man Cheng, there will be a weekly half hour class in Tai Chi. To register visit https://eastmeadow.info/.

Wednesday, May 11 Game day Join the East Meadow Public Library for game day starting at 11:30 a.m.. There will be tables set up in the makers space downstairs.

Originally introduced to the fitness world as a modified version of Hatha yoga for individuals with health implications and for those of a certain age. Improving flexibility, relieving cramps and stiffness, and creating a happy mental state are a few benefits that chair yoga can provide for us. Join the East Meadow Public Library virtually for this event at 4 p.m. Register at www.eastmeadow.info.

HAVinG An EVEnT? Items on the Community Update pages 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 mwilson@liherald.com

EMSD is one of the best communities for music education according to NAMM Foundation. There will be a Sons of American Legion meeting on May 19 There will be a garage sale for Veterans on May 14. The Long Island Color Vibe will be at Eisenhower Park on May 21. Ice Dreams is coming to the Northwell Health Ice Rink on June 12.

Members reflect on their years in Kiwanis

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The Club had a celebratory brunch last Sunday, and plenty of past presidents were in attendance, including, from left, Lisa Hallet, Debbie Kirsch, Liz Fries, Joni Blenn, Marcee Rubinstein and current club President Jennifer Reinhardt. They sponsor Pride Day, a day full of fun and celebration of community, and give out food baskets during the holidays, just to name a few. Joni Blenn, who joined in 1989 and was the first woman president of East Meadow Kiwanis in 1997, said that she was recruited to join Kiwanis while she was parttime waitressing at the East Meadow bowling alley. “They told me that this was the first year they would be allowing females and I was skeptical at first,” she said. “When I went down everybody was drinking and smoking and it was a grand old time during and after the meeting.” There’s a lot of family tradition that runs through Kiwanis, Blenn said. “A lot of kids joined because their parents were in Kiwanis,” she said.

Jennifer Reinhardt, the current president of Kiwanis, joined the club about four years ago at the suggestion of her father, Richie Krug Sr. “He thought that it would be a good fit for me,” Reinhardt said. “Turns out he was right.” She stayed in the club, though, for the service. “I absolutely love the service that we do,” she said. “I love the food drives and baskets and whatever we provide for the communities that we serve.” The club has grown over the years and now has about 130 members. They meet Tuesday evenings. “It’s always nice to get asked about what Kiwanis is,” Reinhardt said. “I get to give my little elevator pitch on what we do and why we do it and get people to understand that we are a service organization and serve our local community.”

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throughout the year to foster community-mindedness and helping those who need it. The first meeting was at the Keyhole, a restaurant on East Meadow Avenue, which is now Majors Steakhouse. The club celebrated its 70th anniversary last Sunday with a brunch at Verdi’s in Westbury. Club members and presidents new and old came out to celebrate the club’s success. Most people who join are asked to or persuaded by another member, and that is what’s helped the club grow to what it is today, the club with the largest arguably most active membership in the New York State District of Kiwanis. Mancuso joined because a friend of his named Steve Eisman suggested he join, but he didn’t actually start going to meetings until he took his attorney business into private practice and felt the need to network. That was 1987, and Mancuso hasn’t looked back. Now, not only is he an East Meadow Kiwanis member, he also serves as president of Kiwanis International. “I love the club and the diversity of the membership,” said Gallagher, who joined at the suggestion of his friend Ted Rosenthal. “The membership is full of like-minded people who want to do good.” The good they accomplish is through fundraisers such as the annual golf outing, which was named in memory of Steve Eisman and brings in thousands of dollars to send underprivileged kids to sleep-away camp at Kamp Kiwanis, annual pancake breakfasts and spaghetti dinners and back to school drives to provide students with supplies. They raise money for the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center located in Cohen Children’s Hospital in Manhasset and they organize the collection of food for the McVey Mighty Market located in McVey Elementary School.

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Islanders cap first season at UBS Arena Following incredible back-to-back appearances in the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Islanders and their fans will have to wait until next season to experience the Stanley Cup Playoffs at UBS Arena. The Islanders concluded their inaugural campaign at UBS last Friday evening with a 6-4 loss to the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The Isles finished 37-34-10, including a 20-16-5 mark at home following a difficult 0-5-2 start in the state-of-the-art venue. After an unprecedented 13-game road trip to open the season, the Islanders played their first game at UBS Arena on Nov. 20 against the Calgary Flames and fell short, 5-2. Next season marks the Islanders’ 50th anniversary as an NHL franchise. Limited season ticket memberships are available. For information, call (888) 694-7537, or email memberships@newyorkislanders. com. —Tony Bellissimo

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The Islanders wenT 20-16-5 in their inaugural season at UBS Arena in Elmont.

MekhI walTers, of Elmont, above, worked the UBS Arena main entrance and handed out Islanders bucket hats to fans on April 28. CharlIe MCanulla of Bellmore, above, showed off his Islanders art as he entered UBS Arena April 28. The walls ThroughouT the second-level rotunda at UBS Arena honor famous Long Islanders like ‘Dr. J.’ Julius Erving. aT lefT,, MaTT Martin of the Islanders, right, tangled with Washington’s Anthony Mantha April 28.

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Long Beach Sophomore Flag Football/Soccer COMINg OFF a second straight Honorable Mention All-County soccer season that saw her lead Long Beach’s midfield and give the competition fits, Roberts is tearing up Nassau County’s newest sport. She’s a standout linebacker and running back for the Marines’ flag football team and never comes off the field, coach Lori DeVivio said. Roberts totaled 18 tackles in the first two games and also rushed for over 100 yards.

gaMES TO waTCh Thursday, May 5

Baseball: V.S. North at Lynbrook ...........................4:30 p.m. Baseball: East Meadow at Baldwin .......................4:45 p.m. Baseball: Carey at Sewanhaka .............................4:45 p.m. Softball: Long Beach at Seaford ...........................4:45 p.m. Girls Lacrosse: Plainedge at Wantagh ...................4:45 p.m. Softball: Hewlett at Elmont......................................... 5 p.m. Baseball: Oyster Bay at East Rockaway ................5:15 p.m.

Friday, May 6

Boys Lacrosse: Mepham at Baldwin .....................4:30 p.m. Baseball: Wantagh at Clarke .................................4:45 p.m. Softball: Sewanhaka at Lynbrook..........................4:45 p.m. Boys Lacrosse: Carey at Calhoun ..........................4:45 p.m. Girls Lacrosse: Massapequa at Long Beach .........4:45 p.m. Boys Lacrosse: Oceanside at East Meadow ............... 5 p.m. Boys Lacrosse: West Hempstead at Lawrence ........... 5 p.m. Softball: V.S. South at V.S. Central .............................. 5 p.m. Boys Lacrosse: Roslyn at Long Beach ........................ 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 7 Girls Lacrosse: Clarke at Kennedy ................................... 1 p.m. Girls Lacrosse: Oceanside at Lynbrook ........................... 3 p.m.

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JaMES REILLY IS one of East Meadow’s three senior starting pitchers and also ranks among its offensive leaders. outfield assists. Behind the plate, freshman catcher Joe Lanza made the leap from middle school ball to varsity and has already proven an “excellent receiver and blocker,” Mascia said. Anchoring the infield and stepping into the batter’s box first for the Jets is junior shortstop Alex Rodriguez. He can hit from both sides of the plate and is aggressive on the bases, leading the team with 6 steals. Junior Dom Steinmark has bolstered the

offense, hitting .400 in 16 plate appearances while starting at first base. Senior Joe Piano starts at second, and there’s a rotation at third. Of the seven conference wins last month, Mascia pointed out a 6-4 triumph over Plainview as the highlight. East Meadow suffered mercy rule losses in each of the first two games in the series. Steinmark drove in two runs, and junior Devin Lake recorded the final out to save the W for Jasmin.

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It’s been a positive start to the Conference AA-II baseball season for East Meadow. The Jets, who were up-and-down throughout 2021 and finished 9-7, experienced many more highs than lows this April and all but assured a trip to the Nassau Class AA playoffs. They sandwiched sweeps of Herricks and Valley Stream Central around dropping two of three games against conference-leading Plainview to take a 7-2 mark into May. “We brought back only two starters but I thought we had a chance to be very competitive,” East Meadow coach Vin Mascia said. “We’re off to a nice start and I think we’re pretty safe as far as the playoffs are concerned. But we still have areas to improve and we want to get the highest seed possible.” The Jets have some rarities on the roster — three senior starting pitchers working with a freshman catcher, and a successful switch-hitter at the top of the lineup. Shawn Haber takes the mound in each series opener and has split four decisions, including non-leagues. He was a reliever a year ago and throws a fastball with pop and a quality breaking ball, Mascia said. “He doesn’t get hit hard and when he’s throwing strikes and getting ahead of hitters, he’s tough,” Mascia noted. Daniel Jasmin is a southpaw power pitcher who handles the middle games against conference opponents. He earned his fourth win in as many decisions April 26 when the Jets pushed across two runs in the top of the sixth inning without the benefit of a hit at Valley Stream Central to pull out a 5-4 victory. Jasmin struck out 13 and has 30 Ks in 21 innings. He’s also a talented outfielder. “Daniel has a cannon arm and does a nice job of keeping the ball down in the zone,” Mascia said. James Reilly pitches the third game of each series and earned the win April 28 in a 12-2 victory over Valley Stream Central that saw senior Steven Edwards drive in three runs. Heading into May, Reilly was tied for the team lead in runs (10) and RBIs (9) while hitting .360. He also has a pair of

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EAST MEADOW SCHOOL DISTRICT CANDIDATES

by mallory wilson

what inspired you to run — or run again — for the school board?

jensen ambachen

jodi luce

matthew melnick

rosario seims

sharan sokhey

nancy widman

The 45-year-old has lived in East Meadow for 15 years. An attorney by trade, he Is married and has two children.

The 48-year-old has lived in East Meadow for 21 years. A psychologist, she is married and has two children.

The 44-year-old has lived in East Meadow for 15 years. An attorney, he is married and has three children.

She has lived in East Meadow for 24 years, and is married and has three children.

The 40-year-old has lived in East Meadow for 15 years. An intervention teacher, she is married and has two children.

The 67-year-old has lived in East Meadoow for more than 50 years. She has four children and nine grandchildren.

My children inspired me to run. I know firsthand what they went through during the pandemic, and I want to see policies in our district committed to collaborating with our administrators, teachers and parents in a stronger way to get our kids back on track.

I have been very invested in my community since moving here almost 20 years ago. I became very involved when I, along with two other mothers, started the East Meadow Parents for Full-Day Kindergarten group.

During my terms as a member of the board, we have increased the academic achieving, scope of services, district transparency and communication, and I have led the charge to be more fiscally responsible to the taxpayers. There is still work to tbe done, and I look forward to continuing to build upon these successes.

My inspiration to run for the education board is my belief that the district is not currently maximizing the educational experience of its students, and my determination to build and maintain a higher functioning enterprise.

Being a public educator myself, I am acutely aware of the importance of public education in shaping the lives of children. I am committed to the well-being and success of every child in the district.

I love this town. Born and raised in East Meadow, I attended our schools from kindergarten through my graduation from East Meadow High School.

I also feel that parents and taxpayers deserve an advocate on the board.

what would your goals be if elected? what issues do you want to address?

To make our district a place of high achievement, setting our students up to do great things and make our schools some of the best on Long Island. If elected, I would set specific, measurable goals for our district that target increasing student achievement for nay career path they choose.

Since that time, I became very interested in public service and giving back to my community. This has continued with my service on the board, as well as the volunteer work I do with my synagogue and other community organizations.

I will continue to focus on expanding and building our programs and supporting student needs in academics, the arts, sports and social emotional development. I will also work with our district cabinet to continue improving our facilities, website, and ensuring that the expansion of McVey goes smoothly. I will continue my focus on planning for the long-term needs of our district, examining and planning for the expanding population needs of the district, and improving our communication with the community. There is a lot of tension, and I would like to find a way to move forward as a community together.

Also, it has been my experience that the community is not being appropriately heard or represented by the current board.

I have been an active member of the access and curriculum committee for the past seven years. I have adovcated for the importance of mental health, and social and emotional learning in the district. I strive to stay up to date on education policy, news and issues so that students and parents alike can continue to be prepared for their future.

I have been part of a board who has successfully passed a bond to rebuild our aging infrastructure and construction of a new sports complex. Further, through listening to the community, I was able to lead the district to construct turf fields at the high schools. I would like to carry on the progress we have made in working toward our long-term plans to continue renovating buildings and fields, all the while being mindful of the board's fiscal responsibility to the community. Additionally, I would like to continue the advancement of academic and social emotional programs.

If elected, I want to ensure the short-, medium- and longterm success of the district. I will be a strong advocate of a true board — parent/ taxpayer collaboration. I will encourage central administration to constantly search for 'the better way,' so that East Meadow will be a leader in innovation, instead of a late arriver.

My main goal is to listen to — and be a voice for — students, teachers and parents in order to better serve our diverse community. An issue that has many parents concerned is the lack of important like skills, including effective communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and good deceisionmaking. Social media and technology has made some of these skills a lost art to a certain extent. As a community, we need to engage the students and parents alike, and expand the teaching of these important skills. As a resident and taxpayer, I'm committed to prudently manage tax dollars for our district.

Parents, students and taxpayers are frustrated with the current board as they don't feel their concerns are being heard and addressed. I believe that I can make a difference, and will bring their voices — and their concerns — to the forefront.

Our parents and taxpayers have unfortunately lost trust in our current board, which is evident at recent board meetings. We need to regain their trust. My goal is to allow the public full access in observing the board and central administration as we work together on curriculum, finance and presentations of new ideas, concepts and techniques. Our district should be at the forefront of innovation, not one of the last to embrace it. Transparency is key. Parents have the right to know what their children are learning. Our taxpayers have the right to know where every dollar is being spent.

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On Friday, members of the Nassau County Legislature planted trees at Eisenhower Park to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day.

County officials plant trees for Arbor Day Eisenhower Park. Not only do they provide health and energy benefits, but they literally keep us alive, providing oxygen and removing carbon dioxide.” “Supporting the environment is an important way of improving life in the communities we serve,” said Peggy Keane, interim president and COO of PSEG Long Island. “We are thrilled to show our spirit of community service by planting trees in Eisenhower Park and West Sayville, honoring a 150-year-old American tradition and ensuring nature continues to inspire for generations to come. As Long Island’s own Walt Whitman so eloquently wrote, ‘The solid forests give fluid utterances, they do as well as most speaking, writing, poetry, sermons — or rather they do a great deal better.’” “On Long Island we tend to lose trees after a particularly devastating storm, on top of the normal occurrences of tree disease and age,” Legislator Tom McKevitt said, whose district includes Eisenhower Park. “Making sure we replace these trees with new ones helps preserve the character of the County, and further helps the environment. I am very happy to partner with PSEG this Arbor Day with this important project.” The first Arbor Day in the United States was observed in Nebraska in 1872 as a tree-planting celebration.

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The Nassau County Legislative Majority joined with PSEG Long Island to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day with a beautification project in Eisenhower Park last Friday. Legislators along with PSEG Long Island employee ambassadors, planted trees around the Parking Field 2 area of the park to beautify Nassau County and replace trees that were lost in recent storms. The trees were shade trees native to Long Island and the East Coast, including swamp white oak, red maple, blackgum and eastern white pine. In addition to the planting, PSEG Long Island, in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation and the PSEG Foundation, also gave away energy saving trees to residents who attended the event to learn about energy efficiency and financial assistance programs available. The employee ambassadors also discussed with residents where to plant trees, so they do not interfere with power lines and other tips to reduce heating and cooling costs and provide wind and shade protections. “In Nassau County, we are known for the prevalence of trees, and we take pride in maintaining our suburban quality of life, and the environmental benefits these trees provide,” Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello said. “Thank you, PSEG Long Island, for helping us plant new trees in

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THE OLd OrcHard House was the summer home of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., which he built at Sagamore Hill in 1938.

Sagamore Hill ready to finally reopen Museum was renovated during coronavirus pandemic-fueled closure By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, local residents, visitors, academics and Roosevelt enthusiasts have been deprived of full access to Sagamore Hill National Historical Site. Next month, the museum and park will fully reopen the second floor of the Theodore Roosevelt House and the Old Orchard House. Deemed a national historic site in 1962, Sagamore Hill has been closed only a handful of times. From 2011 to 2015 it was closed for a complete restoration of the house, and there have been a handful of government shutdowns over the last several decades — most recently in 2018 and 2019, when disagreements between President Donald Trump and Congress over immigration policy and construction of the border forced national parks around the country to close their doors. As the pandemic has eased, Sagamore Hill has gradually reopened, while abiding by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and government health guidelines. According to Jonathan Parker, the Oyster Bay park’s superintendent, ensuring the safety of guests and employees has always been a priority. “As a federal facility, we follow a couple of different parameters that guide our operations, such as the Safer Federal Wo rk f o r c e Ta s k Fo r c e, ” P a rke r explained. “Although our passion is to bring people into the park, our priority is public health and safety.” After the initial shutdown in March 2020, Sagamore Hill’s park and beach were reopened to the public that June. Then, last July, the Theodore Roosevelt House reopened for short guided tours on the first floor. Next Thursday, the house will reopen

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SagamOrE HILL OccupIES 83 acres, and during Roosevelt’s lifetime it was known as the Summer White House. its second floor. Visitors will be able to view the bedrooms, studies, bath chambers and servants’ quarters where the president and his family lived. Then, on May 28, the Old Orchard House, where the Theodore Roosevelt Museum is housed, will begin welcoming visitors again. The building was the summer home of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Teddy’s oldest son. The museum chronicles Roosevelt’s life and career, and his rise to the presidency. Bill Bleyer, the author of “Sagamore Hill: Theodore Roosevelt’s Summer White House,” said he was excited about the reopening. There are numerous

scholarly artifacts and documents in the museum that he and other writers will soon have access to again, he said. “They don’t just have the Sagamore Hill archives here, they have all of his letters from his childhood home as well — critical documents,” Bleyer said. “So, for researchers like myself, this has been a long two-year wait.” Although the park has not been fully accessible to visitors, Parker said it has not been idle. The delay in reopening is partially attributable to renovations and repairs in the historic buildings. “There’s a lot that goes on here behind the scenes that people don’t know about,”

Parker said. “We’ve done archaeological digs, renovations, worked on our guide experience. We can’t wait to welcome local, national and international tourists back to Sagamore Hill.” The old visitor center, which was destroyed by a fire on Christmas Eve in 2018, has been demolished. The park will welcome visitors to a new visitor center in the Old Orchard House when it opens Memorial Day Weekend. Plans are also in the works for a major renovation of Sagamore Hill’s porch and foundations, but that not affect tours inside the house. Jay Perrell, treasurer of the Friends of Sagamore Hill, stressed how important the full reopening is for the local community and Roosevelt fans everywhere. “We look forward to the total site being open in the near future,” Perrell said. “It’ll be great for the community, since it’ll bring visitors from around the country, and really from around the world.” According to data from the National Park Service, Sagamore Hill had roughly 105,000 visitors in 2020. By the service’s calculation, they contributed roughly $6.3 million to the local economy. And that data was collected the first year of the pandemic, indicating the impact Sagamore Hill has even when hobbled by an international health crisis. Harriet Clark, executive director of Oyster Bay’s Raynham Hall Museum, who enjoys walking around the Sagamore Hill park, stressed the importance of the historical site’s reopening for the community. “I’m just delighted that we’ll be able to enjoy the museum again,” she said. “The rising tide lifts all ships: Frequently, people who come to Sagamore Hill come to us at Raynham Hall as well. History lovers are drawn to our historic village.”

elevate the Conversation Regardless of the entertainment – much to the frustration of my family. It’s whether a blockbuster movie, a book, almost as if I don’t want to miss anyshow, television or streaming series -- it thing – the symbols, the writing, the chohas becoming increasingly harder to sep- reography between actors. I feel bad for the mom who hasn’t yet arate my emotions from the ones seen on learned her family’s issues – the page or screen. Constantone teen is depressed, one ly reminded that it’s “just a daughter is expressing their story”, and not always a true non-binary identity and one one at that, I can’t stop my yo u n g a d u l t h a s g o n e sudden reaction and unexthrough an abortion. All I pected relationship to the want her to do is to find out characters and problems soon and not forget to close they face. the front door when she runs Is this a function of getoutside. ting older, understanding Maybe it’s the human conmore, having witnessed dition, maybe it’s not so more? (Or maybe it’s more much the medium as the like understanding less than auren ev message. After all, I am just ever, despite witnessing as connected to a “feel good” more.) So many creative people are surprised when their work is feature story on the local news as I am to designed to connect with a younger age an underdog tur ned triumphant in group or demographic yet is completely sports. Cartoon characters, cherished embraced and cherished by an older celebrities, it doesn’t seem to matter. I’m suddenly with them all, if not live and in audience. Lately, the tears come to me so quickly person, then in spirit. or the surprise is so intense when I give my focus to a television show. Not every- A contributing writer since 2012, Lev is thing on the network is worthy of any an East Meadow resident and a direct attention, but if the show has been marketing/advertising executive who placed on DVR I will not hesitate to go teaches marketing communications coursback (even a few times) to catch a sen- es at FIT. tence spoken or a gesture expressed—

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 5/11/22 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 340/22. EAST MEADOW Oversite Equities LLC, Renewal of grant to maintain illuminated, double-faced pylon sign within the clear sight triangle, setback 5’ on both Hempstead Tpke. & Newbridge Rd., S/W cor. Hempstead Tpke. & Newbridge Rd., a/k/a 2464 Hempstead Tpke. N.C.P.C. Local Determination. This notice is only for new cases in East Meadow within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 885/Hearing---05112022 The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 524/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. 131160

LEGAL NOTICE SURROGATE’S COURT NASSAU COUNTY PROBATE CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent File No.2022-337 TO:Raymond Belz, Randolph Belz, and any and all unknown persons whose names or parts of whose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law and next-of-kin of the said Dolores Jaeger, deceased, and if any of the said above distributees named specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and successors in interest whose named and/or

places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained. A petition having been duly filed by Patricia Januchowski, who is domiciled at 2811 Riverdale Lane, Holiday, Florida 34691, YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE beforethe Surrogates Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on Y \ -Q l 2022, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be marie in the Estate of Dolores Jaeger, lately domiciled at 670 Vernon Avenue, East Meadow, New York 11554, admitting to probate a Will, dated October 6, 2010, together with a Codicil, dated September 1, 2011, and a Codicil, dated April 20, 2015, a copy of which is attached as the Will and Codicils of Dolores Jaeger, deceased relating to real and personal property, and directing that: Letters Testamentary issue to Patricia Januchowski Letters of Trusteeship issue to Letters of Administration c.t.a. issue to Further relief sought (if any): Dated, Attested and Sealed, Hon. Margaret C. Reilly, Surrogate Debra Keller Leimbach, Chief Clerk ( I, Print Name of Attorney Patricia A. Harold, Esq. Telephone 516-222-0248 Address 350 Old Country Road, Garden City, NY 11530 Email Dattv@haroldlawnv.com 130700 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU CITIMORTGAGE, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC., Plaintiff -againstWILLIAM A. GUIDO AKA WILLIAM GUIDO, VIRGINIA C. GUIDO AKA VIRGINIA GUIDO, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated November 26, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 24, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at East Meadow, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Westerly side of Norman Drive where the same is intersected by the Southerly end of a curve having a radius of 30 feet which curve connects the said Westerly side of Norman Drive with the

Southerly side of Francis Drive and from said point of beginning; being a plot 36.42 feet by 100.85 feet by 70.60 feet by 66.67 feet by 51.03 feet. Section: 50 Block: 510 Lot: 8 All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction. Said premises known as 1730 FRANCIS DRIVE, EAST MEADOW, NY Approximate amount of lien $298,481.78 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Index Number 10467/2015. MICHAEL J. SEPE, ESQ., Referee David A. Gallo & Associates LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 47 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Manhasset, NY 11030 File# 8243.308 {* EAST MEADOW*} 130809

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU ONEWEST BANK, FSB, V. JAMES SEMONELLA, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 22, 2014, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein ONEWEST BANK, FSB is the Plaintiff and JAMES SEMONELLA, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY COURTHOUSE, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 1, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 255 MAPLE AVENUE, EAST MEADOW, NY 11554: Section 50, Block 72, Lot 367: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT EAST MEADOW, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 008450/2012. Jane P. Shrenkel, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 130943

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU DITECH FINANCIAL LLC FKA GREEN TREE SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, v. TAJAMMAL BHATTI, 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 November 08, 2019, I, Jane Shrenkel, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on June 7, 2022 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 02:30 PM the premises described as follows: 1839 Front Street East Meadow, NY 11554 SBL No.: 50-197-40 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. 008155/2015 in the amount of $616,297.30 plus interest and costs. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s 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. 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 131135 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

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Richner Communications - a rapidly growing multimedia company and publishers of the Herald newspaper group has several administrative job openings: Receptionist (F/T), Accounts Receivable/Billing Collections Clerk Multi-Media Coordinator (Hours Flexible) Qualified candidates are fast learners with good organizational and people skills - entry level ok.

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P/T Shifts Available Experience Required Must Have Car CALL AGENCY 516-328-7126 CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE Full Time/Part Time Richner Communications, publisher of Herald community newspapers has an excellent opportunity for a FT/PT Customer Service Clerk in our busy Circulation Department. Basic customer service and administrative responsibilities include: heavy computer work, answering phones, making phone calls, entering orders, faxing, filing, etc. STRONG knowledge of EXCEL a must! Knowledge of DATABASE maintenance or postal regulations a big plus. Qualified Candidates must be computer literate, able to multitask, dependable, reliable, organized, energetic, detail orientated and able to work well under deadlines. For consideration, please send resume & salary requirements to: careers@liherald.com DELI COUNTER AND PREP PERSON Full Time And Part Time. Weekends A Must. Experienced. Long Beach. Call 516-431-5515

The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry. To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@riverdalepress.com

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HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered. Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@liherald.com.

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Richner Communications, One of the Fastest Growing Media, Event and Communications Companies on Long Island is Seeking a Sales/Marketing Candidate to Sell our Print Media Products and our Digital, Events, Sponsorships. Salary, Commission, Eligible for Health Benefits, 401k and Paid Time Off. Will Consider Part Time. Please Send Cover Letter and Resume with Salary Requirements to ereynolds@liherald.com or Call 516-569-4000 X286 PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Part Time; 2-3 full days per week, nights and weekends a must. Duties include: Patrols throughout the Village, issuance of code violations citations. Qualifications: HS graduate or equivalent. Valid driver’s license with satisfactory driving record. Contact: Inc. Village of Atlantic Beach 516-371-4600 Or e-mail village@villageofatlanticbeach,com PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSE HELP Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for a motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key. Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

Receptionist (full-time) needed for Publisher and Self-Storage Facility located in Garden City. The ideal candidate should have excellent communications and customer service skills, be professional, dependable and have reliable transportation. Candidate should have computer knowledge and working knowledge of MS Office. Candidate MUST be reliable, punctual and be able to work a CONSISTENT schedule: Monday and Wednesday 8am to 4pm Tuesday and Thursday 8am to 6pm Friday 8am to 5pm Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Answering phones and greeting customers, assisting new customers by showing storage facility options and pricing, collecting payments from customers, contacting customers for late payments, applying payments and updating the customer files /data base and other general administrative responsibilities on an as needed basis. Hourly pay, plus eligible for Holiday Pay, PTO, Medical, Dental, 401k with company matching, plus other benefits. Qualified candidates should email their resume, cover letter and salary requirements. No phone calls please. Job Type: Full-time. Salary: $15.00 /hour Email your resume to: careers@liherald.com SKILLS TO SELL- NOW! Sound, Sales, All Performance, Artistic, Modeling,, Announcement, Auctioneer, Security, 516-778-0807. YouTube Sheila Rettaliata TOW TRUCK DRIVERS: FT/PT. Days, Evenings, Weekends. Experienced Only Apply. Call Kay or Mike 718-291-2992

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Licensed RE Salesperson M: 516.398.5055 | O: 516.703.3378 karen.elefante@compass.com 100 Merrick Road, 430W Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Karen Elefante is a real estate agent affiliated with Compass. Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by equal housing opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. Photos may be virtually staged or digitally enhanced and may not reflect actual property conditions.

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Houses For Rent WO O D M E R E 1 6 P RO S P E C T AV E , OPEN HOUSE BY APPT, REDUCED! 6 BR, 3.5 Bth Colonial on O/S Property in SD#15(Tree Streets). LR/Fpl, FDR,Den & Large Kosher Kit. 2 Car Det Gar....$1,499,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

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y any measure, this winter was one of the coldest and wettest ones I can recall. Quite a few bone-chilling days made you want to crawl into bed and stay there. Many of my friends chose to travel to Florida for vacations and some have talked about moving there for good, complaining about our weather, high taxes, crime and the cost of living. The national media hasn’t helped, either, with periodic stories about the number of New Yorkers who are JERRY fleeing the state. With the help KREMER of the United Van Lines, the U.S. Movers Association and a variety of other sources, I was able to get a better picture of who is moving and why they’re moving. The states that lost the largest numbers of residents in 2021, in order of loss, were New Jersey, Illinois, New York, Connecticut, California, Michigan, Minnesota,

Louisiana, Ohio and Nebraska. The states gaining in population, in order of growth, were Vermont, South Dakota, South Carolina, West Virginia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Oregon, Idaho and Rhode Island. New Jersey had the dubious distinction of losing the most residents. Roughly 69 percent of moves in the state were outbound. The vast majority of those people who left were retirees, followed by those wishing to live closer to other family members. Thanks to remote work, New Jersey also lost residents to jobs in warmer climates with lower housing costs. New York State came in at No. 3, for a variety of reasons. Why are New Yorkers leaving at a record pace? As of late, the state is burdened with high taxes and a lack of affordable housing. Income and property taxes are a major irritant. Brutal winters add to the discomfort. Major tech companies are enticing our younger population to leave the state for locations that are less crowded. Just like

New Jersey, New Yorkers have family members all over the country, and as we age, there’s a desire to live closer to them. A separate category of now exNew Yorkers are upstate residents who continue to leave in alarming numbers. An interesting statistical footnote is that Vermont was the No. 1 state for population growth in 2021. Roughly 68 percent of all moves in the state were inbound. Most of Vermont’s new residents came from nearby states, apparently looking for a quieter life that’s not far from the urban centers of the Northeast. Vermont has a number of highly rated colleges and the lowest crime rate in the country. While I wouldn’t rush to move there, I have met a number of people over the years who like living in the woods, but brag about being able to get to a Broadway show in three hours. I understand why Vermont did so well, but why does South Dakota rank second in growth? I reached out to a former state senator who explained to me that South Dakota has a 3.5 percent

hy are New Yorkers leaving at a record pace? Let me count the ways.

unemployment rate and a number of national companies constantly looking for skilled workers. It’s also considered the second-best state for female entrepreneurs. I also learned that many of its new residents are from California, anxious to get away from the dense population and quality-of-life issues. Pondering all these statistics is a head-spinning experience, but there are a number of clear trends. Six of the states at the top of the losing-population list have colder climates and large urban areas that are no longer desirable. Many of those residents have family members in warmer and lower-tax states, which is a major inducement to leave. Despite all of the pros and cons of living in New York, I can easily argue why the good features far outweigh the bad ones. I was born here, and am determined to be a part of the New York experience for as long as possible. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

The pandemic may be evolving, but it’s not over

may be dead right. Nearly two years ago, I wrote a column suggesting that, in the fight against Covid-19, our elders would be sacrificed. Last week, The Washington Post reported that we are seeing a rise in deaths among the vaccinated elderly. According to the Post, “Nearly two-thirds of the people who died during the recent Omicron surge were 75 and older.” During the Delta wave, only one-third of deaths were among the elders. To date, more than 700,000 peoRAnDi ple over 65 have KREiss died of Covid in the U.S. The irony is that most older people are vaccinated; it’s their age and other medical problems that contribute to mortality. I take no pleasure in being right. But the new rising deaths among our elders remind us that the pandemic is still a threat. Every pandemic protocol has evolved over time. Americans, who are not great at nuance, are being forced to take a nuanced approach to fighting coronavirus. Two years ago, schools were closed, and children were socially isolated. We

did what we could do with what we knew then. If then President Donald Trump had followed the advice of his medical team early on, some 30,000 lives might have been saved, according to Deborah Birx, former White House coordinator for coronavirus response. The availability of good testing kits was problematic into the Biden administration. Even today, access to anti-viral drugs is challenging in many communities. Covid produced no heroes. There has been enough suffering to go around. Two and a half years into this plague, our teens are experiencing unprecedented mental health issues, our young parents are trying to keep their infants and toddlers safe until a vaccine is fully available, and working people are figuring out how and where to move forward with their careers. I don’t think older folks have it worst, and I speak with some authority. Many of us have full and rich lives, but we all hoped that after a lifetime of working, we might have more years in the bank. Everyone has experienced loss. I see, with my own grandkids, a kind of resignation to endless disappointments. No dates, no proms, no football games and,

for way too long, no school. I see, with my nieces and nephew, the mix of joy and terror that attends raising infants in a pandemic. I have seen people’s dreams evaporate as longtime businesses succumbed to the pandemic, as it surged from weeks to months to years. Two years ago, I wrote that children need to get educated, and they need to get out of the house to play and meet friends. If not, we will have a generation of pandemic kids growing up with unique psychological problems. That, too, has come to pass. So the opening of schools and camps and sports events and travel is all good, but not good for all. Then, as now, the needs of the children are in conflict with the need to protect our older people. The children must come first, but it isn’t an either/or situation. The problem can be addressed reasonably well. Nuance, again. As the epidemiologists have told us, widespread testing, universal protections like masks and respect for medical guidelines can allow our kids and grandkids the social freedom they need and still help keep older people safe. This isn’t perfect, but it isn’t rocket

am not prepared to trust my health to the kindness of strangers. Masks work.

science, either. Today in America, older people and immuno-compromised people, our mothers and fathers, our grandparents and our neighbors, would be safer if we all wore masks in common inside places. Why is it such a big ask to do a simple thing to protect someone else? I get the relief of not having to wear a face covering, but I do not get the refusal to help keep others’ safe from serious illness and death. I wrote two years ago about senicide, the practice, acceptable in some cultures, of killing older people or abandoning them to certain death. Has Covid become the 21st-century version of the ice floe? That doesn’t have to be the deal. There is another way to move without stepping over bodies. Masks work. Social distancing is effective. Vaccines and boosters protect against the virus. But I am not prepared to trust my health to the kindness of strangers. For my boomer brothers and sisters, we need to take care of ourselves, and that means making our own rules. We need our masks and, right now, we need to be extra careful about gathering indoors. Stop shaking hands! Carry hand sanitizer. We need to find our lives again and renew our connections, but we must proceed with caution. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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orry, Al Gore. You didn’t invent the internet. That was Tim Berners-Lee. The London-born computer scientist developed a way to network different computers with different operating systems among scientists working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, and in the process, he created the building blocks that would become the World Wide Web in 1989. Networking computers wasn’t a new concept. The U.S. Defense Department had established the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network — or ARPANet — which was a data packet-switching system. But in 1989, what would become the internet was commercialized, with a huge boost from Berners-Lee, who created the first web browser in 1990. Berners-Lee had grand ideas of what instant access to and exchange of information could do for society. Any information would be at any person’s fingertips, no matter where they were. The physical borders and oceans that separated us would be effectively erased, creating a sort of utopia mankind could only dream of before. But that didn’t happen. Many had the instant access to information — but not always accurate information. And while

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letterS Free speech isn’t an absolute To the Editor: Re Ronald Rosenberg’s column last week, “When so-called free speech is censored”: Mr. Rosenberg’s claim of censorship fails on several points, mainly in its absolutist position. The claim that “The First Amendment is the immovable cornerstone of our nation” is poetic, but simplistically ignores the numerous limitations of law, custom and civility we navigate daily. “Free speech” is thus neither absolute nor “indivisible.” A l l e g i n g a n “ u n e q u ivo c a l defense of our freedom [to speak], regardless of where, when or how we choose” is to recreate Babel. In praising his tolerance of speech by “repugnant,” “antisemitic” “socialists” Mr. Rosenberg overlooks the relevant fact

borders were indeed wiped away — at least virtually — it wasn’t harmony and bliss that resulted. In fact, on the eve of his creation’s 30th anniversary, Berners-Lee told The Guardian that while he was still an optimist, he was an “optimist standing at the top of the hill with a nasty storm blowing in my face, hanging onto a fence.” That sentiment has been expressed in a variety of ways in the past few weeks, since Tesla electric car company founder Elon Musk launched what is now looking like a successful hostile takeover of Twitter. There are many who fear that Musk’s past aversion to filtering out content others might deem harmful to society could begin a further slide for social media down the mountain of civility. The internet — especially social media — has been nothing short of revolutionary, facilitating the sharing of a diversity of ideas. But it has also created polarization we’ve never seen before. And not just with big-ticket issues like Donald Trump or Israel or reproductive rights, but even with the smallest things, like what baseball team you like, or the joke about the former vice president inventing the internet. Elizabeth Niedbala, a post-doctoral

researcher with the U.S. Defense Department, blames the echo chambers created by social media. We can take to Facebook or Twitter and repeat our ideas over and over, creating what Niedbala calls “attitude clarity,” she told the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Even more, social media gives us an instant audience of others — many likeminded — who will agree with us, giving us more of a sense that we’re right and creating what Niedbala called “attitude correctness.” Our opinion could be spot-on, or it could be very wrong. Yet, either way, if someone challenges our position, it’s not just a disagreement. It’s war. Sadly, that’s what many disagreements have come to. Instead of simply sharing opinions and respecting disagreements, we take offense to anyone disagreeing with us. And we never find common ground. But we don’t need to be hanging onto a fence in a nasty storm. We can take a step back and just listen. We can even disagree still, and stick to our opinions. We don’t need to hate each other. We just need to remember that, in the end, we’re all in this together. And disagreement is the start of a good conversation — not the end.

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hy do small businesses matter? There are more answers to that question than there are streetlamps on your local Main Street, but the best reasons may be, well, the smallest. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses account for about 44 percent of our national economic activity. On Long Island, they are our economic backbone. Roughly 90 percent of the businesses here are small or medium-sized. While these are JOHN strong arguments, let’s zoom in a litKEATING tle further: Personally, small businesses are the center of our everyday lives. You probably know exactly what shop in your town serves the best slice of pizza; the only dentist gentle enough to keep your panicky spouse coming back for regular cleanings; the bakery that makes the only red velvet cake your sister will eat; the day care center that helped your kids learn their ABCs.

These are all small businesses, and during National Small Business Week 2022, which began last Sunday and ends on Saturday, PSEG Long Island celebrates their importance. We couldn’t imagine life without them, and we recognize the blood, sweat and tears that local entrepreneurs pour into their small businesses to overcome endless challenges and find success in an ever-changing economic climate. PSEG Long Island has been supporting small businesses since 2018 with economic development grants and other incentives that keep local commercial districts thriving. When the coronavirus pandemic struck, small businesses faced their greatest challenge in at least a decade, amid diminished foot traffic and new safety measures. We increased our support efforts with targeted grants, supporting local chambers of commerce and business improvement districts in their efforts to provide outdoor seating and signage to create a safe shopping and dining experience for their customers. In the past four years, our company committed more than $2 million to eco-

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LETTErs that the speech at issue respected our norms of polite discourse, as he does in his essay. Alleging “suppression” by Facebook ignores Facebook’s right to establish “house rules” for discourse, much like that for a debate, our Congress or a courtroom. This isn’t censorship; the First Amendment doesn’t apply. Mr. Rosenberg’s opinion, as written, wouldn’t be incarcerated in “Facebook jail,” but a troll’s or hatemonger’s version might be, one hopes. And while I share Mr. Rosenberg’s concerns about speech intolerance on college campuses, it must be noted that it isn’t limited to conservative students. It seems that a key element of the “enterprise of liberal education” Mr. Rosenberg cites has been undermined, partly, I think, by the dogmatic examples of its elders. Missing from this claim of “lethal threat,” and more relevant than Facebook, are the actions of various gover nment entities to ban books and ideas from places like schools — that is censorship. Mr. Rosenberg presents Facebook as the chief arbiter, somehow the gatekeeper to free speech land when hundreds of newspapers, including the Herald, and dozens of magazine exist in which he is free to write. Radio and TV remain available as free speech venues, though all have house rules. Websites galore and new social media plat-

nomic development grants and incentives across Long Island and the Rockaways. To learn more, you can visit www. psegliny.com/inthecommunity/revitalization. You can see the results of these grants in communities all across Nassau County: thriving small businesses like Rosario’s Pizzeria in Seaford, K-Fit Studio in Valley Stream, Noble Savage Brewing in Glen Cove, and Bright Eye Beer Company in Long Beach. More than 100 businesses received “vacant space” discounts for opening up in previously empty storefronts in their communities. Some received Main Street Revitalization grants for making major upgrades that increase foot traffic in their commercial districts. And many businesses have received a much-needed bump from the outdoor dining and shopping improvements made possible by the dozens of grants we have provided to local chambers of commerce. All of these grants help optimize the use of the energy grid in these commercial districts. We have also given beautification

grants of up to $2,000 to many local chambers to enhance the visual appeal of shopping districts, and you can see these results, too. The Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District used the money to string lights through downtown to make it more inviting for residents and visitors to walk around in the evening. The Baldwin chamber used its grant for a “Welcome to Baldwin” sign. The East Meadow chamber purchased American flags to line the business district. So, this week, we encourage you to celebrate National Small Business Week in the simplest, realest way possible: Do the little things that make life worth living in your community. Buy a pie from that pizzeria. Make a dental appointment for your spouse. Bring your sister a slice of that red velvet cake. Bring home a “growler” of beer from the local craft brewery. Enjoy the vibrancy of your community, and PSEG Long Island will be there to provide the programs and support that will continue to make your Main Street a destination for years to come. John Keating is the manager of economic and community Development at PSEG Long Island.

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forms appear frequently, so speech has never been more free. BRIAN KELLY Rockville Centre

Has the Herald thought through ‘Please say gay’? To the Editor: Re the Herald editorial “Please do say ‘gay’” (March 24-30): Aside from the title, which was misleading and deceptive, the issue comes down to two questions. Do we really want to sexualize K-through-third-graders? Why should we be upset that schools don’t introduce topics of sexuality to 5- to 8-year-olds? Children at that age can’t possibly process the kinds of information opponents of Florida’s bill seek to give them. Why not let them be kids and seek, instead, to protect their innocence? You refer to the bill as “anti LGBTQ,” but not presenting kids with information they are not mature enough to handle isn’t anti anything. It’s pro-kids. The second question is, should taxpayer-funded schools be the ones to present this information. If parents want to introduce these topics to their children, that is their prerogative and their right. Public schools represent the public, and public opinion on these mat-

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