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Flag Day at Barnum Woods

East Meadow’s salutatorians

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Better clothes for those with breast cancer

By KEPHERD DANIEl & JoRDAN VAlloNE for the Bellmore Herald

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All pied up Mark Schiavone, right, was one of the winners of the pie-eating contest last Saturday at Community Pride Day in East Meadow. Vishal Vig, from the East Meadow Stew Leonard’s, cheered Schiavone after he won. More photos, Page 3.

Meet the valedictorians from East Meadow High and Clarke

By MAlloRY WIlSoN mwilson@liherald.com

One school district, two high schools. Brendan Wanatick, from East Meadow High School and Nicholas Espinosa from W.T. Clarke High School live very different lives, but ultimately have one thing in common, they’re both their high school valedictorians.

Wanatick, with a 110.2 weight-

ed grade point average, and Espinosa with a 110.26, are at the top of their class and will give a speech at their June 26 graduations.

“I didn’t expect it and I wasn’t necessarily working to reach valedictorian,” Wanatick said.

“It kind of just happened by chance, but it’s great to see your hard work pay off.”

Espinosa said that he always slightly doubted himself

throughout his school years and ultimately thought someone else would get the title. He was also the valedictorian for his W.T. Clarke Middle School class. “I definitely wanted the title,” he said. “I’ve always admired the past valedictorians and I wanted to be like that for someone else, someone to look up to.”

Wanatick is heading to the University of North Carolina Continued on page 7

Deciding what to wear is hard enough. But try doing it while fighting breast cancer at the same time.

Yet that’s the reality for so many women — and it’s hardly easy. Thankfully, one organization has stepped up to provide a little bit of help.

The Evening Star Quilters, a Mineola-based nonprofit quilting organization, donated 50 seatbelt covers to Dress for Recovery — a clothing bank at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, which serves an area that includes Merrick, Bellmore and Wantagh.

Dress for Recovery was founded by Loraine Alderman, of East Meadow, in late 2020. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer the year before, and found that when patients face cancer treatments like mastectomies, they often must wear surgical drains to aid recovery.

Dress for Recovery provides large shirts with ample space for the drains, as well as various zippers for doctors and nurses to access chest ports for chemotherapy.

“There’s not one store in New York, New Jersey and Connecti-

How to connect with Dress for Recovery Dress for Recovery is open by appointment only.

To schedule one, or for general inquiries about the clothing bank and Circle of Hope, call (516) 833-3057, Ext. 104.

Or email cirleofhope@chabadjewishlife.org. cut where you can walk in and buy this type of clothing,” Alderman said. “They’re only available online, and they’re expensive. We are the only place where people can come and get everything — free of charge.

“You need the shirts that open up in the front and have the pocket for the drains,” she added. “When you go into treatment, if you have a port, it’s helpful to have shirts that have a zipper for the port opening to allow access to treatments.”

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Boy Scout troop 157, East Meadow’s only Boy Scout Troop made up of all girls, stopped by to do some demonstrations.

East Meadow celebrates their community

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the color run, featuring different brightly colored chalk, was a big hit at Pride Day. the pie eating contest, with pies donated by Stew Leonard’s in East Meadow, got the crowd all excited. pete Wenninger, center, Paul Kwarta, left and Kevin Burke right, were present to man the American Legion Post 1082 table selling t-shirts to raise money for the hall.

Four neW treeS were added by East Meadow Kiwanis in honor of those who died.

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The sun was shining bright over Senator Speno Memorial Park on June 18 for the 31st annual Community Pride Day. After a two-year hiatus, tents lined the walkway of Speno Park highlighting all of the goods and services that East Meadow has to offer.

There was popcorn, cotton candy, bagels and more delicious treats for attendees to enjoy. The color run and pie eating contest were real crowd pleasers.

East Meadow Kiwanis held their tree dedication ceremony in honor of those Kiwanians who have died, and this year they added a tree for those who have died as a result of Covid-19.

There were also plenty of activities for children.

Youngsters had their faces painted, tumbled down an inflatable slide, played games and sports, perused an art show featuring the work of East Meadow School District students and watched live musical performances. The East Meadow Public Library even had a walking story tour set up.

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Barnum Woods gets patriotic for Flag Day

By NOAH DIAMOND mwilson@liherald.com

Barnum Woods students, teachers, and parents were dressed in red white, and blue to celebrate Flag Day on June 14. After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, elementary schools were excited to bring back a long-standing, community-favorite tradition.

Celebrated every year on June 14, Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the United States flag. This year Barnum took an extra step and had a brick and bench dedication ceremony in their courtyard.

“It is a celebration of the Barnum Community,” Superintendent of East Meadow Schools Kenneth Card said.

“Schools have kept the Flag Day celebration alive.”

American pride was on full display with the military and Navy’s Color Guard present. Students sang George M. Cohan’s 1906 patriotic march, “You’re a Grand Old Flag.”

“It has morphed into this larger-thanlife celebration,” Barnum Woods’ principal Gregory Bottari said. Police officers were also present at the event and ensured the safety of all attendees.

The engraved bricks and benches were donated to the courtyard by community members. The idea was the brainchild of the Barnum Woods Planning Management Team back in 2019, but due to the pandemic, the group had to delay its plans.

The Melnick family’s bench has the messa g e, “You can sit with us,” engraved on it. “We can all use our power to make decisions to scoot over and make room for someone at our lunch table,” Jennifer Melnick said when discussing the anti-bullying message on her family’s bench.

Other benches are dedicated to family members and friends that have died, like Joshua Packman, a member of Barnum Woods’ class of 1988 who died from stomach cancer in 2016 at the age of 40.

Stephanie Blakeman, a friend of Packman, called him a “talented guildie, an All-County singer, a Jet baller, and a peer leader.” “Barnum Woods would always remain his home base,” Blakeman said, “This was where his closest

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STUDENTS IN BRITTANY Katz’s 4th-grade class were all smiles for the Flag Day festivities. life relationships were formed.”

Another bench honors Andrea McKenzie, who died as a result of Covid-19 in 2020. “It was a very difficult time for my two sons, myself, and my family,” Stanley McKenzie, Andrea’s husband, said. “Barnum Woods was a great encouragement and support to us during the time of grief.”

These benches can now be used by anybody who visits Barnum’s courtyard.

After the ceremony, attendees took part in the annual Walk the Woods wellness walk, which was created in 2015 by fifth-grade teacher Gene Vassel and nurse Daryle Abeshouse to promote health and fitness.

The beloved tradition consists of a double loop, roughly a mile, around the school.

FROM lEFT, PANSY Matthews, Simone Tibbetts, Jonathan McKenzie, Jennifer McLaughlin, and Stanley McKenzie surrounded the bench dedicated to their beloved family member, Andrea McKenzie.

STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND teachers waved the American flag as they Walked the Woods.

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Chan and Qi are this year’s salutatorians mwilson@liherald.com

math, science, social studies, English, would’ve gotten as far as I did.”

AP Calculus was Chan’s favorite class and Spanish honor societies. She was in in EMHS, which was taken her senior the Kiwanis-affiliate Key Club and the year. “It was very challenging and I World Hunger Action Club.

From Meadowbrook Elementary enjoyed that I challenged myself to take a difficult class,” she said. “My friends School to W.T. Clarke Middle School to W. T. Clarke High School, were in that class and that Qi reminisced about her just made the experience time in the district. Her more enjoyable.” favorite memory, though, Qi said her favorite was when she performed class was orchestra, where in one of orchestra conshe played the violin.

“Orchestra is a different certs with no shoes on. “I vibe from regular classes,” came from a spor ting she said. “Rather than sitevent right before and I ting in a class and listenforgot to bring black ing to a teacher, it’s more shoes,” she said. “But I of listening to my peers had black socks so I just and classmates.” She’s played with those.” been playing the violin Chan, who went from Katherene Qi since third grade.

Barnum Woods ElementaIt’s no surprise that the ry School to Woodland salutatorians were involved in a bunch Middle School and then to EMHS, said of different extracurricular activities. that one of her favorite memories was Qi was president of the Tri-M Music the multicultural show that she perHonor Society, captain of tennis and bad- formed in during her senior year. “All minton, was a member of math, English, these different cultures came together to and National Honor Society and outside come up with a performance and we of school attended a music pre-college at showcased it for one day,” she said. “I the Manhattan School of Music. think that really helped me step out of Chan was a member of the cross- my comfort zone and I had a lot of fun country, and winter and spring track with my friends.” Chan and her friends teams. She was also a member of the did a Korean Pop dance in a group.

National Honor Society, along with the

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ing to New York University in the fall where she plans to study biology on a pre-med track. “I’m not sure what speBoth Jennifer Chan of East Meadow cialty right now,” she said. “(NYU) has a High School and Katherene Qi of W.T. stellar medical program and really good Clarke High School know what hard course options.” work is all about, and that Heading out of state, Qi is why the two seniors will be attending Carnegie were named salutatorians Mellon University in Pittsfor their respective high burgh to study engineerschools. ing. She said that she Chan, with a weighted chose Car negie Mellon grade point average of because they have an interroughly 109, and Qi with d i s c i p l i n a r y p ro g r a m roughly a 108, are the numwhere you can add a conber two’s in their high centration of sorts to her school classes and will be major. “I just want to cregiving a speech at their ate things,” she said, addgraduation on June 26. ing that she’s thinking of “It’s a huge honor that I focusing on mechanical Jennifer Chan am salutatorian,” Chan engineering because she said. “I didn’t necessarily likes using her hands. strive for it, I just worked hard for Self-fulfillment and her father are myself because I wanted to accomplish what got Qi to where she is now academimy own goals, and this is just one of the cally, she said. “Getting high grades felt accomplishments that came along with good,” she said. “But also when I was that.” younger my father pushed me to do chess Qi, who was salutatorian for W.T. and I think that helped me a lot with Clarke Middle School, said she wasn’t learning in general.” sure she was going to get the title again.

For Chan, her parents, teachers, and “I was surprised,” she said. “There were peers were her motivation. “My parents a lot of other people with high grades pushed me to do my best,” she said. “And too.” without the support of my teachers, Chan is staying in state and is head- peers, and friends, I don’t know if I

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events and activities

Friday, June 24

Magic show for ages 3 and up Join the East Meadow Public Library for their summer kickoff. Head down to the community room at 6:30 p.m. to be amazed with an unforgettable performance by Magic of Amore. To sign up visit eastmeadow.info

Southern Rock Festival Head down to Eisenhower Park field 6 for a southern rock festival starting at 8 p.m. The Allmost Brothers, Brothers and Friends and Freebird bands will al be playing the night away. Bring some chairs or a blanket and rock out.

Virtual chair yoga 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.

Glowing galaxy Join Pinots Palette at 2557 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow to paint from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. This class is $45 per person. To register visit https:// www.pinotspalette.com/eastmeadow/ events.

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

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Clair de lune Join Pinots Palette at 2557 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow to paint from 1 to 3 p.m. This class is $45 per person. To register visit https://www.pinotspalette. com/eastmeadow/events.

Cooking with the Baking Coach Pick up a kit to bake red, white and blue cupcakes at the East Meadow Public Library and then on June 27 at 7 p.m. learn how to make some festive cupcakes. To sign up visit eastmeadow.info and the link will be sent the morning of the program.

Do you believe in ESP and the power of the mind? Is it possible to foretell the future, move objects with your mind or read someone’s thoughts? The answers to these and other questions can be found in this show by the Magic of Amore hosted at the East Meadow Public Library in the community room at 8 p.m. To sign up visit eastmeadow.info

Japanese maple aglow Join Pinots Palette at 2557 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow to paint in blacklight from 9 to 11 p.m. This class is $45 per person. To register visit https://www.pinotspalette.com/eastmeadow/events.

Sunday, June 26 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.

Latino night Eisenhower Park will be hosting Latino night at 7 p.m. in field 6. Come down, enjoy some food and music, and show some Latino pride.

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Monday, June 27 Easy exercise Join the East Meadow Public Library for virtual easy exercise at 10 a.m. Mirea will lead this class. The Zoom link will be sent the morning of the class. To register visit https://eastmeadow.info/.

Italian American night Italian American night will be at Eisenhower Park field 6 starting at 7 p.m.

Spend the night with some good food, good music and Italian heritage.

Tuesday, June 28 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/.

Kiwanis meeting Join the East Meadow Kiwanis at Grand Stage Diner at 2490 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow at 7:15 p.m. The agenda includes scholarship awards for local high school seniors. New membes always welcome. For more info contact club President jennifer Reinhardt at (516) 351-9891.

Wednesday, June 29 Game day Join the East Meadow Public Library for game day starting at 12 p.m. There will be tables set up in the makers space downstairs.

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

Twin Gold Twin Gold will be playing at Eisenhower Park filed 1 at noon. Bring some chairs or a blanket and rock out.

Thursday, June 30 Chess club 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.

Sons of the American Legion will be having a fishing trop on August 7.

The “Celebrate America” fireworks show will be in Eisenhower Park on July 1.

Free Eisenhower Park movie nights starts July 7.

Check out the signing’s at Lucky’s Sports Cards and Memorabilia.

Check the Eisenhower Park website for guidelines on how to plan your family picnic.

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“A lot of things that we learned about are applicable to everyday life,” he said.

“Certain things we learned will stick with us or be seen throughout the rest of our lives and I thought that was so cool.”

It’s no surprise that the valedictorians were busy outside the classroom as well. Wanatick played volleyball and baseball. He was in the National Honor Society, along with math, science, business, and social studies honor societies. He was also class treasurer. Espinosa was the president of the Math Nicholas Honor Society, Co-President of the Science Honor Society, class vice president, vice president of the Future Medical Professionals Club, and Vice President of Model United Nations.

From Meadowbrook Elementary School to W.T. Clarke Middle School to W.T. Clarke High School, Espinosa reminisced about his time in the district. His favorite memory, though, was when he was in the Distributive Education Clubs

of America, a business club where he did well at the state competition, which led him to the national competition. “I was the only freshman on the trip to Orlando and it was really fun to be able to get to know the upperclassmen,” she said. “I was able to make a lot of friends and bond with people.”

Wanatick, who went from McVey Elementary School to Woodland Middle School to EMHS, said his favorite memory of all was the freshman year pep rally. “As a first-time experience for a freshman, there’s all the hype and spirit leading up to Espinosa that day,” he said. “My name got announced because I was on the volleyball team and the atmosphere was just electric and it was a great experience.”

He said he was also looking forward to going back to visit his elementary school, an activity that all seniors at EMHS do. “It’s a really cool full-circle moment,” he said. “We were in their shoes once.”

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The struggles of both his parents and grandparents are what motivated EspiChapel Hill and plans to study something related to business. “Whether it be nosa to succeed. “Nestor, my paternal entrepreneurship or investment bank- grandfather, came from Columbia, and ing, I want to do business,” he said. Herlindo, my maternal grandfather, came from Guatemala, and back in the “When I get there, hope80’s those countries were fully, I’ll be able to find a very dangerous and they more specific way to go.” both found it necessary to Espinosa will head off come here,” Espinosa to Brown University in said. “And my parents Rhode Island to be a part grew up in hard times of the Program in Liberal because my grandparents Medical Education, an were low income here. eight-year course that has “I’m so privileged to be students come out with able to go to a school like their bachelor’s degree East Meadow that has so and a medical degree. many resources and “I plan to become a opportunities.” physician in the future, Brendan Wanatick AP Calculus BC was possibly in the field of Espinosa’s favorite class endocrinology,” he said. “I at Clarke. “We were such a also like teaching and tutoring other students so I definitely small class and the teacher was so paswant to become a medical school profes- sionate about teaching us both life lessons and math lessons,” he said. “The sor in the future too.”

Wanatick said that his biggest moti- class was interesting and it was just a vation to succeed was himself. “I just nice way to end the day.”

B u s i n e s s L aw a t E M H S w a s wanted to work hard to be the best that I possibly could,” he said. “Anything less Wanatick’s favorite, which makes sense than that, and I knew I was just falling for the business-major bound senior. He said he loved this class the most because short of myself.” continued from front page

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HOfstRA WON tHE Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament title, marking the first conference championship in program history.

By ANDREW COEN Correspondent

When Anthony D’Onofrio first committed to the Hofstra baseball team as a sophomore at Wantagh High School, he saw potential for big strides for a local program he grew up following.

Six years later, D’Onofrio was a catalyst in Hofstra reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history after capturing the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) title with four straight wins in the doubleelimination tournament Memorial Day weekend. The accomplishment was made even more improbable by the fact Hofstra was picked in the preseason to finish dead last in the nine team CAA. “To be ranked last in the preseason and finish in third place in the regular and go 4-0 in the playoffs and shock the whole conference really felt great,” said D’Onofrio, who hit three home runs this season as a senior center fielder including a leadoff homer in Hofstra’s 7-6 win against Northeastern on May 29 that clinched the CAA championship. “It was a crazy experience.”

D’Onofrio, who will return in 2023 as a graduate student for an extra year of eligibility due to losing most of the 2020 season because of the Covid-19 pandemic, ignited Hofstra’s CAA tourney run with an infield single leading off the bottom of the ninth-inning before scoring the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Steve Harrington in a 4-3 win against Elon. The Pride kept the momentum the next day with a 4-3 victory in 10 innings versus second-seeded Elon and on May 27 and then knocked off Northeastern 8-7 in extra innings the next day on a Santino Rosso RBI double in the bottom of the 10th to advance to the CAA finals stage.

Hofstra made history in achieving the school’s first conference baseball crown with its third walk-off win of the CAA tourney when Ryan Morash was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score Brian Morrell and cap a 7-6 victory and set off a massive celebration.

“To think that the program had never won a conference championship in its existence going back to 1938 is really

fORmER WANtAgH HigH School standout Anthony D’Onofrio helped fuel the Pride’s late-season success. amazing and I don’t know if any of us have realized how big that is,” said first-year Hofstra head coach Frank Catalanotto, who enjoyed a 14-year Major League Baseball career with the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets from 1997 to 2010. “It helps put the program on the map.”

The CAA championship gave Hofstra some national exposure when its name was called during the NCAA Selection Show that aired on ESPN2 on Memorial Day. The Pride were sent to an NCAA Regional at North Carolina where it took an early lead on the ACC champions before ultimately falling, 15-4. Hofstra’s magical season then concluded the next day with a loss to Georgia in a nationally televised game on SEC Network.

Hofstra’s NCAA Tournament run enabled a number of locals to experience a big-time college baseball atmo-

BRAD CARmADA pitCHED seven innings in Hofstra’s 7-6 win over Northeastern in the CAA championship game. sphere. The Pride’s roster includes 10 from Nassau County in D’Onofrio, Anthony Fontana (Wantagh), Michael Florides (Glen Cove), Luke Napolitano (Rockville Centre), Mike McKenna (Farmingdale), Matt Pelcher (Merrick), Frankie DiMartino (Bethpage), Chris Keenan (Seaford) and Danny Kelleher (Rockville Centre).

Catalanotto, who previously led New York Tech to the Division II College World Series in 2019 before the school suspended athletics in summer 2020, said bringing Hofstra to the NCAAs ranks very high on his list of accomplishments, especially since he never experienced the MLB postseason. After a breakthrough season, the expectations will only increase for 2023.

“Now the target is on our back,” Catalanotto said. “We set a high standard and luckily these guys have bought in.”

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While they’re great for keeping drivers and passengers safe in a car, seatbelts tend to rub against a patient’s torso, Alderman explained, which can cause pain and discomfort on surgery wounds, radiation burns, and raw chemotherapy ports. Seatbelt covers — usually a small, fabric wrap that goes around a seatbelt — offer protection.

Chemotherapy ports are normally found on someone’s chest, and are the approximate size of a nickel. Because they are attached to the main artery, Alderman says these ports require a lot of protection.

“Most of them are under the skin — they’re inside of you,” added Alderman’s husband, Bill. “So, if (a seatbelt) pushes on it, it really, really hurts.”

Catherine Peterson, a member of Evening Star, developed the quilting pattern for the seatbelt covers that could be completed by any of its members. From that, 50 of these covers were made.

“They really picked out beautiful material,” Alderman said. “The craftsmanship was just amazing, I was blown away by what they did. It just shows the person that’s receiving it that care went into it.”

Peterson’s quilters kept in mind personal preferences when making the covers, using a number of colors and patterned fabrics.

“I was thinking, when we were making these, you want to have something that appeals to a wide variety of people,” she said.

When someone seeks out Dress for Recovery for help, Alderman stops to take the time to meet with them.

“We let people choose what they feel most comfortable with,” she said.

“There’s so many things that are out of your control when you’re going through this whole process. It’s all these little things that can chip away a little bit of the stress.”

Since founding of Dress For Recovery, Alderman has seen the impact the clothing bank has had on those making the long journey through cancer.

“When you’re going through treatment, you sit there for many hours and you have a lot of time on your hands,” Alderman said. “We believe that you have to pay things forward, and we couldn’t believe that there wasn’t one store where you can walk in and buy this clothing. We tried to figure out how to make something good out of what was going on.”

Dress for Recovery is part of the Chabad’s Circle of Hope initiative, which helps individuals and families coping with breast cancer and other illnesses.

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Astorino looks to wipe away political polarization

By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@liherald.com

There aren’t many people who can say they’ve come close to beating Andrew Cuomo — especially at the height of the former governor’s popularity. But Rob Astorino can.

Running with Chemung County Sheriff Chris Moss in 2014, Astorino challenged Cuomo, but fell short by a little more than 500,000 votes. So put him up against the current incumbent governor, Kathy Hochul, and the Westchester County executive believes he has a better chance than any other Republican on the June 28 primary ballot.

“We did not have the money at the end to compete,” Astorino told a team of reporters in the Herald Roundtable session. “We were outspent eight to one.”

And it didn’t help Astorino to not have the rest of the Republican Party behind him. There were reports after the election that Cuomo and state GOP leaders had hashed out a “non-aggression” pact ahead of the voting that essentially pushed Astorino aside.

Those particular Republicans are gone now — and Cuomo is, too, following a sexual harassment scandal that forced him to resign last year. Astorino sees Hochul as not much more than a placeholder, and if she wins the Democratic nomination next week, it might be a perfect chance for Republicans to return to the executive

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WEstCHEstEr CouNty ExECutIvE Rob Astorino is no stranger to statewide campaigns, coming within a half-million votes of toppling Andrew Cuomo back in 2014. But to have another chance at the executive mansion, Astorino first has to get through a crowded field of Republicans. mansion.

Crime is something that really has Astorino’s attention, especially when visitors from outside the country make it clear they don’t want to go anywhere near New York City. Democrats, he says, have been too soft on crime.

“You know, maybe the original concept of bail reform was one that was worth having a discussion,” Astorino said. “I

don’t want some nonviolent first offender to be rotting away in jail, or to have a record that he or she is not going to be able to overcome. However, when we have criminals who are career criminals and thugs and violent criminals, we’ve got to set the example.”

And even if Astorino takes over the state’s top job and finds himself facing a Democratic iron curtain, the gubernatori-

al hopeful says he’ll just push his agenda through the state budgeting process, where he would have significant power to create his own legislation beyond the Assembly and Senate.

Like the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs a number of transit services, including the Long Island Rail Road. “The MTA is an absolute and utter mess,” Astorino said. “It is wasting money left and right. And nobody wants to say, ‘Well, let’s fix the problem first’ before we create all these new multi-billion-dollar projects and programs.”

Astorino is against congestion pricing in Manhattan’s Financial District, and says those extra fees won’t hit those with big wallets, but instead much smaller businesses.

Winning this race is going to require finding common ground in a political environment that’s quite polarized. But Astorino believes he can do it. “We can appeal — and I have to appeal — to those who don’t ordinarily vote Republican,” he said. “There are a lot of reasonable things that we do that cross party lines. So, you know, I think definitely, come November, I’m the best candidate that could actually get elected.”

‘Community organizer’ ready to make a difference

By MICHAEL HINMAN

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When he first ran for president in 2008, Barack Obama took a lot of flak from opponents over his college days as a “community organizer” — work that has never been easy to define.

Especially for Jumaane Williams in his own post-college days, long before anyone knew who Obama was.

“No one had any idea what that was,” Williams told a team of reporters in a Herald Roundtable session. “My mother asked me to please get a real job, and I had to tell her it was a real job.”

His parents had emigrated from Grenada in the 1970s, and pushed for both Jumaane and his brother to get a good education. Williams did just that at Brooklyn College, earning a political science degree and later a master’s in urban policy.

A few years later, he was a Brooklyn city councilman, toppling an incumbent a year after that other community organizer made it into the White House. And within a decade, he was New York City’s public advocate — the city’s ombudsman, for lack of a better term — that has been a major steppingstone for predecessors including former Mayor Bill de Blasio and current state Attorney General Letitia James.

If he wants to have a chance to move to Albany, Williams will have to hark back to those days of upending incum-

Herald Community Newspapers provided a chance for all of New York’s gubernatorial candidates to meet with an editorial team to present their views and answer questions.

This week, we have included sessions with candidates Rob Astorino, Jumaane Williams and Harry Wilson. Last week, we featured Andrew Giuliani and Tom Suozzi. All sessions can be found on our website, LIHerald.com.

Neither Gov. Kathy Hochul nor U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin responded to invitations to join the roundtable.

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JuMAANE WILLIAMs HAs been New York City’s public advocate since 2019 — a job that has led to higher office for many of his predecessors, including former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and current state Attorney General Letitia James. Williams hopes he can leap from that job to the executive mansion. bents, because observers say Gov. Kathy Hochul will be hard to beat — especially for a fellow Democrat.

“I ran against Kathy in 2018, and I said that if you had a lieutenant governor that was not willy-nilly, but when necessary, would stand up to the governor, we would be better off,” Williams said. “And that proved more right than even I thought, particularly as we got into this pandemic, and wrong decision after wrong decision was happening.”

The biggest problem now, as it was then, is priorities, Williams said. New

Yorkers have their priorities, and Cuomo — and later Hochul — had their own.

“The priorities that were made in this (most recent) budget were not the priorities of New Yorkers,” Williams said. “To not have any funding for housing vouchers. To not put in money we asked for, for gun violence prevention. But to instead focus on a stadium being built outside of Buffalo” for the NFL’s Bills.

Democrats, for the most part, have the right idea when it comes to turning society around, Williams said. But the “Democratic Party does not do a good job talk-

ing about public safety, or the economy, for that matter.”

Williams said he has a plan to put New York back on the right track, but first it requires listening to what the state’s residents have to say. And listening is what he has spent much of his entire political career doing, and what he will continue to do, he added, if elected governor.

“If we don’t know the intersection of housing and health care and public safety now, we never will,” Williams said. “We cannot say we’re going to let the rest of New Yorkers languish … and then send the police department to do on the back end what we fail to do on the front end.

“That’s just, I think, a selfish false choice.”

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Harry Wilson doesn’t have the most recognizable name among those running for governor — in either party. But then again, as the self-proclaimed turnaround expert might say, maybe he should.

It’s not like Wilson hasn’t sought office before. Hailing from Johnstown — less than an hour north of Albany — Wilson ran for state comptroller in 2010, losing to longtime incumbent Thomas DiNapoli.

But now Wilson is ready to move from company executive to state executive, looking to be the Republicans’ representative on the November ballot to take back the governor’s office.

“The two things that I think are essential for a successful candidate for governor,” Wilson recently told reporters at a Herald Roundtable. “One is the ability to actually fix this broken state, not just manage the decline, as I think most other candidates are proposing to do.

“And the second thing is, to do that, I have to win.”

That’s easier said than done. Other Republicans in the race, like Andrew Giuliani, Lee Zeldin and even Rob Astorino, have far better name recognition. But running a state government

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HArry WILsoN HopEs he can turn his business savvy into making things happen in Albany as New York’s next governor. But to even get a chance, he has to overcome a field of Republicans who have far better name recognition than he does. isn’t much different from running a business, Wilson said. It’s just that many politicians wouldn’t know the first thing to do in the latter situation, since they’ve never run a business.

“I’m not a partisan,” Wilson said. “I am a very deeply, philosophically, limited-government conservative across the

board, so I’m happy to talk about that.

But, basically, I’ve been really focused on delivering results for my business, customers and stakeholders. And in my political focus, on taxpayers and voters.”

Wilson describes his core principals as lower taxes, lower cost of living and safer streets. And he believes he can ful-

fill those goals with the Legislature, whether it’s run by Republicans or Democrats.

“I have negotiated hundreds of deals with all kinds of entrenched stakeholders, with unions, who were kind of set in their ways,” Wilson said. “I always came to these companies that are in or near bankruptcy, so everybody’s mad.

They’ve lost a lot of money, and they may have been worried about their jobs.

“I have to deal with that, and create a new vision that people can believe in and rally around. And create a plan that people can support and work toward together.”

That even means taking positions that Republicans traditionally have not — like the fact that Wilson is pro-choice, and says he would protect women’s reproductive rights.

For him, it’s the first step in bringing a highly polarized electorate back together. And as governor, that’s what Wilson intends to do.

“I’m looking out for the little guy,” he said. “Small businesses. Regular people, and creating the environment so they can all thrive through their own merit.”

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Molloy celebrates the new ‘U’ with $2M gift

By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com

Molloy University not only has a new name, but it also has a new gift — a $2 million one the school describes as its largest single gift in its 67-year history.

It was delivered by S. Zaki Hossain, president of Pintail Coffee, a Farmingdale-based “charitable roaster” as it’s described, which he helped found in 2013.

The donation headlined the first largescale, in-person event for the school with its new university status. What was formed as an all-women’s’ school in 1955 by the Sisters of St. Dominic in Amityville has grown to a roster of 4,800 undergraduate and graduate students.

Hossain’s donation will be earmarked for Molloy’s new workforce development program, intended to provide training for private industry employees, with a focus on health care. Molloy’s Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing was ranked among the best nursing master’s program and best doctor of nursing practices in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

“Zaki serves as a shining example of the great promise of America, which is that tremendous things can be achieved through education, integrity and education,” John McEntee, chair of Molloy’s board of trustees, said during the densely packed ceremony. “I know that generations of Molloy students will benefit from

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JAMes LenTini, LefT, Molloy University’s president, and Edward Thompson — the school’s vice president of advancement — celebrate Molloy’s new university status and a $2 million gift from S. Zaki Hossain. his remarkable generosity.”

Hossain immigrated from Bangladesh in 1979, earning a master’s degree in engineering from what was now the New York University Tandon School of Engineering in Brooklyn. He spent a decade in the engineering field before launching Modern Packaging in 1989, which helped develop of the K-Cup manufacturing tech-

nology used by millions today for singleserve hot beverages like coffee and teas.

“I always felt that preparing our graduates with experience in the real field is very important,” Hossain said. “I feel my success is going to be when somebody comes to me and says that, ‘Because of you, my life is so much better.’”

Hossain’s Pintail Coffee is on a mis-

sion to address hunger globally, donating every single cent of the company’s profits to hunger-relief organizations.

James Lentini, Molloy’s president, said donations like Hossain’s will help the school expand its role in educating health care professionals. He also thanked former president Drew Bogner and state education department Regent Roger Tilles for their work toward attaining university status for Molloy.

As part of the festivities, the university also announced a partnership with Catholic Health Services, which operates Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre. Molloy nurses have continued to reinforce the workforce pipeline, which has been especially important during the Covid-19 pandemic.

“We share the same values, as we are Catholic institutions, founded in faith and driven by mission,” said Dr. Patrick O’Shaughnessy, president and chief executive of Catholic Health. “Many of the students who graduate from Molloy with nursing degrees come to Catholic Health to commence their careers in health care, and are a huge asset in our vital work.”

Molloy will also continue its work with another local hospital, Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside. The university has seen many of its nursing gradates begin their careers there, Lentini added, and Mount Sinai will show its appreciation by sponsoring the 2022 Summer Series of shows at Molloy’s Madison Theatre.

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Lifeguard shortage coming soon to pool near you

By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

Beaches and pools need just one thing to be successful — sunshine. But to stay open, there’s just one more requirement: lifeguards. And for the second straight year, lifeguards are not easy to find, threatening the summer of young and old alike.

But it doesn’t have to be that way, according to Town of Hempstead supervisor Don Clavin. In fact, New York can solve its statewide shortage of lifeguards quite simply: lower the minimum age requirement for certification from 16 to 15.

Clavin called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to do just that last week, saying 15-year-olds could guard kiddie pools and splash pads.

Hochul apparently ag reed. She approved the change the same night she received Clavin’s letter.

“Permitting 15-year-olds to serve as lifeguards at spray pads and kiddie pools under supervision of more senior guards would greatly expand the pool of eligible lifeguard candidates,” Clavin wrote.

“Staffing spray pads and kiddie pools with younger lifeguards will permit older, more experienced guards to fill vacancies at beaches and regular-sized pools that desperately require their services.”

Luckily, the Town of Hempstead are not suffering through a shortage, Clavin

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NeW YORk StAte doesn’t have enough lifeguards to watch its pools and beaches. Don Clavin, the Town of Hempstead’s supervisor, is asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to lower age minimums to become a lifeguard from 16 to 15. said. But the rest of the state is.

“This is an opportunity to get people back in the pool,” he said. “It’s an opportunity for a lot of young men and women who want to really get into this and are ready at age 15.”

The town currently has 180 beach lifeguards on call, with another 300 staffing

pools. Hempstead managed to evade a shortage by offering classes in the winter months, Clavin said, allowing would-be lifeguards to be ready to work by summer.

Nassau County runs weekly programs to get prospective lifeguards tested and certified, Clavin said.

Nassau lifeguards are required to take

American Red Cross training.

“They go through that course, they learn rescues and various skills and so forth,” Justine Anderson, the Town of Hempstead’s aquatic director, said.

Once that course is done, the prospects take what Anderson calls a rigorous certification test. That includes complete two laps in 40 seconds, and eight laps in less than three minutes and 45 seconds.

There are differences between lifeguarding a pool with a deep end, Anderson said, and a kiddie pool and splash pad.

“A seasoned lifeguard knows what to see in the water, they know what active drowning looks like,” she said. “At a kiddie pool, mostly the parents are in the water with the child, so you’re really just watching the parents hold their children.”

Age doesn’t determine whether or not someone is going to be a good lifeguard, Anderson said. Maturity level does.

“Kids at 15 years old are babysitting,” Town councilman Dennis Dunne said. “So if you leave (15-year-olds) at home with your kids when you go out, you can leave them at the pool.”

The training courses are open to anyone from any town or hamlet, Clavin added.

“We are the chief certifier,” he said.

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Herald honors L.I.’s best in health care Achievements of doctors, first responders and more recognized

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any called them heroes at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. But for anyone who has ever paid attention at a hospital or any medical facility, they’ve always been super.

Honoring them is long overdue, but more than 400 people gathered to do just that at The Heritage Club in Bethpage last week for the Herald’s premiere Long Island Excellence in Healthcare Awards.

Hosted by RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers with presenting sponsor FirstNet, Built with AT&T, some 40 of health care’s best from across Nassau County — and from Suffolk County as well — were honored June 15.

Dr. Adhi Sharma, president of Mount Sinai South Nassau, was among those honored. And what’s happening at the Oceanside facility has the executive more excited than ever.

“Right now, Mount Sinai South Nassau is undergoing a transformation,” he said. “We will be adding a number of advanced programs — including open-heart surgery, advanced neurosurgical techniques, and advanced stroke rescue techniques.”

In his acceptance speech for being named one of Long Island’s outstanding hospital leaders, Sharma reflected not only on work already done, but also what’s planned for the MaurEEN future.

WHItE “We look forward to this era beyond the pandemic,” he said, executive vice while “going back to typical care president, for our patients and working Northwell Health with the technology advancements we’ve gotten as a result of the pandemic.”

Maureen White, executive vice president and chief nurse executive at Northwell Health, called the past two years or so “uncharted water.”

“To see how we’ve come together in health care to navigate these uncharted and turbulent waters on behalf of our patients, it’s been very inspiring,” she added.

The keynote was delivered by White’s boss, Northwell’s president and chief executive Michael Dowling. He couldn’t attend the ceremony itself — where he was honored for his lifetime achievement — because he’s traveling overseas, but he did sit down with Herald executive editor Michael Hinman on video to share what health care is like in a post-Covid world.

“I never look at the world through the lens of challenges,” Dowling said. “I look at the world through the lens of opportunity. So to me, it’s the opportunity to continue to provide better care. To deal with prevention, wellness, the social determinants issues, dealing with food insecurity, dealing with lifestyle behaviors, and focusing more on those communities across the region in dire need.”

So much focus has been given to Covid-19 in recent years — and rightfully so — but that isn’t the only health issue facing many people. Work must continue in other fields as well, like what Bruce Stillman is doing at of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Oyster Bay’s Laurel Hollow.

“Our most recent project was for spinal muscular atrophy, which is the most lethal genetic disease in children, that now keeps those kids alive,” the laboratory’s

t

o see how we’ve come together in health care — to navigate these uncharted and turbulent waters on behalf of our patients — it’s been very inspiring.

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Nassau CouNtY PoLICE Department commissioner Patrick Ryder and Town of Oyster Bay supervisor Joseph Saladino celebrate their award with Herald Community Newspapers publisher Stuart Richner, and FirstNet, Built with AT&T’s Evelsis Valentin and Anthony Postiglione at the Herald Long Island Excellence in Healthcare gala at The Heritage Club.

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For a complete list of winners at the Herald Long Island Excellence in Healthcare Awards, along with more photos from the event, visit RichnerLive.com/2022healthcarephotos. president and chief executive said. But still, even his facility — which has weathered through a number of pandemics and health crises over its more than 130 years — couldn’t avoid the coronavirus.

“When the pandemic started, we started working on Covid and Covid-related symptoms such as lung fibrosis,” Stillman said. “We never shut down. We kept doing research. And we’re back to normal now — or almost normal.”

Honorees were not limited to the lab or hospital but also included first responders — often the first point of medical assistance in emergencies.

“Law enforcement and the medical field are always together,” said Patrick Ryder, Nassau County’s police commissioner. “Whether it’s bringing patients to hospitals, our own members getting sick and needing help, 9/11 services, PTSD services — we’re always tied at the hip with the health services.“ Michael Uttaro, the county’s chief fire marshal, helps bring together emergency services in a broad community that includes more than 70 volunteer fire departments and six volunteer ambulance corps.

“I assist with coordinating those units, which incorporate ambulances and EMS,” Uttaro said. “We regularly interact with hospitals, urgent care and everything in between. It’s a nice honor to be recognized for what you do.”

Many of those first responders depend on FirstNet, a technology network managed by AT&T, that was first developed after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

“FirstNet has been in the first responder and public safety space for well over 100 years,” said Anthony Postiglione, a public safety solutions sales executive for

DENIsE aLBErt, aN award-winning journalist and television producer, hosted the gala.

FirstNet, Built with AT&T. “We work with law enforcement, fire, EMS, health care, and even secondary responders that assist them. It really means a lot to us to be able to honor our health care heroes here tonight.

It’s something we like to do to give back to the first responder community.”

But it has become more than just a system for 9/11 heroes, Long Island AT&T regional manager Magdalonie Paris-Campbell said. It’s something that has been built for all of them.

“It was an honor for FirstNet, Built with AT&T, to support and attend this remarkable event, and celebrate our health care and law enforcement heroes for all they have done for our community, the region, and the state of New York during the pandemic,” she said. “As they say, not all superheroes wear capes. In fact, many wear scrubs, paraContinued on neXt page

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HERald Community nEwspapERs publisher Stuart Richner opens the Herald Long Island Excellence in Healthcare Awards at The Heritage Club last week. continued from PreViouS Page medic uniforms, stethoscopes, dispatch headsets and badges.

We saw this during the pandemic as first responders braved the risk of Covid infection to protect our neighbors during one of the most challenging periods of our lives.”

But on this particular night, at the Herald Long Island Excellence in Healthcare Awards, it was all about celebration.

“This was an amazing program, amazing turnout,” said Herrick Lipton, the chief executive of New Horizon Counseling Center. “We’re very proud to raise awareness, and the Herald has done such an amazing job to represent people making a difference in our communities.”

Presenting sponsor was FirstNet, Built with AT&T, while Mount Sinai South Nassau and New Horizon Counseling Center were platinum sponsors. Gold sponsors included Northwell Health, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, NAPA North American Partners in Anesthesia, LifeVac, Long Island Speech & Myofunctional Therapy Centers, and Alliance Homecare.

Silver sponsors were The Stroke & Brain Aneurysm Center of Long Island, EHS Episcopal Health Services, Zwanger Pesiri Radiology, Lenox Hill Radiology, Bleu Glove Concierge, Precision LTC Pharmacy, American Family Care Urgent Care, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Family & Children’s Association, and Rising Above & Beyond Home Care.

HERald Community nEwspapERs publisher Stuart Richner, at top left, joins Evelsis Valentin and Anthony Postiglione from presenting sponsors FirstNet, Built with AT&T — to hand out some of the more than 40 awards that were part of the Herald Long Island Excellence in Healthcare gala. They joined winners like Maureen White, executive vice president of Northwell Health. moRE tHan 400 people came out to celebrate Long Island’s health care heroes last week.

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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 6/29/22 at 9:30 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 470/22. EAST MEADOW DNA Properties, LLC, Renewal of grant to maintain one detached, double-faced, illuminated professional ground sign; 24 sq. ft. per face (4 sq. ft. permitted), overall size 48 sq. ft.; overall height 8’1”; setback 4’ from front property line., W/s East Meadow Ave., 78.48’ S/o Nostrand Ave., a/k/a 300 East Meadow Ave. N.C.P.C. Local determination.

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LEVITTOWN - Craig & Marie Roberti, Variance, front yard average setback, construct 2nd story addition with cantilever & portico, all attached to dwelling; Variance, front yard average setback, maintain breezeway connecting garage to dwelling., S/s Green La., 225.02’ W/o Water La., a/k/a 36 Green La. N.C.P.C. Local determination.

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LEVITTOWN - Chick-fil-A, Inc., Special exception for proposed drive-thru with canopy above & proposed outdoor dining; variance for less than required shade trees, all in conjunction with proposed Chick-fil-A; Install one detached double-faced, illuminated monument sign, setback 15’ from Hempstead Tpke.; Install 2nd detached single-faced, illuminated menu board sign not permitted, in conjunction with proposed drive-thru; Install 3rd detached single-faced, illuminated menu board sign not permitted, in conjunction with proposed drive-thru., N/W cor. Hempstead Tpke. & Berger Ave., a/k/a 3859 Hempstead Tpke.

S.E.Q.R. determination not made.

1375/22. EAST MEADOW HSS Properties Corporation c/o Hospital for Special Surgery, Confirmation of the Commissioner of the Department of Buildings that medical offices & an ambulatory surgical

center is a permitted use in the “Mitchel Field Office” district., N/s Glen Curtis Blvd., 559.78’ W/o Merrick Ave., a/k/a 90 Merrick Ave. N.C.P.C. Local determination.

ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.

This notice is only for new cases in East Meadow and Levittown within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction.

There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available a t https://hempsteadny.gov/ 909/Hearing---06292022 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.

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PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against JAMES J. ALIPERTI JR, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC, 7 Wells Street, Suite 205B, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered January 21, 2016, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on July 14, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 424 Wellington Road, East Meadow, NY 11554. Sec 51 Block 274 Lot 24. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buidings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at East Meadow, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $500,125.24 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 001916/2011.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s

Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules.

The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Robert F. Harper, Esq., Referee NYAL-2914 131959

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff AGAINST THEODOROS KOMIS AKA THEODOROS K. KOMIS, CONSTANTINO KOMIS AKA CONSTANTINOS KOMIS AKA DINO KOMIS, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 17, 2020, 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 July 13, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 2490 INGLEWOOD STREET, EAST MEADOW, NY 11554. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 51, Block 47, Lot 107. Approximate amount of judgment $208,514.40 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #611287/2018.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accorda nce 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. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 19-000490 71517 131881 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF UPLAND MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A, Plaintiff, vs. KAZIM ALGIN, ET AL., Defendant (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on May 3, 2022 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, North Side steps, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York on

July 11, 2022 at 3:00 P.M., premises known as 2475 PUTNAM 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: 0050, Block: 00407-00, Lot: 00016.

Approximate amount of judgment is $724,886.98 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 008781/2012.

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.

JANE P. SHRENKEL, Esq., Referee Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff 131930

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, MTGLQ INVESTORS, LP, Plaintiff, vs. AMANDEEP SINGH, ALL THE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEE, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, ASSIGNEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on November 26, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on July 25, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 1389 Apple Lane, 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 50, Block 482 and Lot 25. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 6507/2015.

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.

Jeffrey Fox, Esq., Referee

Larceny investigation concludes; two arrests made Two arrests have been made following a string of larcenies that occurred in Bethpage, North Bellmore, East Meadow, and Wantagh, starting in June of last year.

According to Nassau County Police Department detectives, Jose Castro, 41, and Lolita Carbajal, 44, both of Amityville, were arrested following an eleven-month investigation of large clothing bins stolen from five locations throughout Nassau County. Proceeds from the larcenies is approximately $17,000.

The larcenies occurred on June 24, 2021 at Central Avenue, Bethpage; July 27, 2021 at Newbridge Road, North Bellmore; September 21, 2021 at East Meadow Avenue, East Meadow; September 21, 2021 at Front Street, East Meadow; and March 9, 2022, Oakfield Avenue, Wantagh.

The defendants had control and

access to rebrand the bins as their own, redistrubye them to locations and would sell the donated clothing by pound for profit. The detectives were able to locate the bins that had not been reported stolen, and identify the original owners.

The defendants were take into custody on June 15, without incident, at their residence.

Castro is charged with three counts of larceny in the fourth degree, and three counts of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree.

Carbajal is charged with two counts of grand larceny in the fourth degree, and four counts of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree.

Both defendants were issued appearance tickets for June 29, at the First District Court in Hempstead.

–Jordan Vallone

Public Notices

Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, & Peddy, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff 132306 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff, Against GEORGE C. BERGLEITNER III, MARIANNE BERGLEITNER, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 05/30/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 7/25/2022 at 2:30 PM, premises known as 1486 Cleveland Avenue, East Meadow, New York 11554 and described as follows; 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.

Section 50 Block 522 Lot 28. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $463,351.48 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 608897/2017 George P. Esernio, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Suite 205, 10 Midland Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated: 4-14-2022. File Number: 17-302739 pco 132317

Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED TRUST SERIES INABS 2005-C, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES INABS 2005-C, Plaintiff against - THOMAS A. BOHM, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on April 17, 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, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 27th day of July, 2022 at 2:30 PM. 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 known as 351 E Meadow Avenue, East Meadow, (Town of Hempstead) NY 11554.

(Section: 50, Block: 420, Lot: 11)

Approximate amount of lien $700,839.68 plus interest and costs.

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

Index No. 012937/09.

Janine Lynam, 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: April 25, 2022 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.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as Indenture Trustee for the registered Noteholders of Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1, Plaintiff AGAINST

Griss Hansen; Kenneth Hansen; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated March 5, 2020 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 July 25, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1770 Nostrand 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 the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 50 Block 245 Lots 93-94.

Approximate amount of judgment $675,355.69 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 004056/2012.

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: April 19, 2022 132296

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EXPERIENCED FLORAL DESIGNER Needed for Busy Florist in Valley Stream.

Fun Relaxed but Busy Retail Florist is Looking for the Perfect Fit. Flexible Hours with No Sundays. Please Contact Lisa 516-825-8449 or Send Resume to flowerlady0020@gmail.com

1128595 $500.00 for non CDL drivers. Will train qualified applicants

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$23.41/hr.

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Full Time Caregiver With Elderly

Experience Required M-F 9am-8pm Clean Driver's License/Car CALL AGENCY 516-328-7126

GARDNER TRAINEE - Mechanically Inclined. Immedite. Car Helpful. Everyone Welcomed! 516-485-6738.

STARTING SAlARIES Big Bus Van

Administrative Assistant

OFFICE HELP PERMANENT P/T Orthodox Synagogue, Long Island Flexible Schedule- 20 Hours/ Week Good Computer & Communication Skills A Must. Ability To Multitask Good With People In A Collaborative Working Environment

Contact administrator@yiwh.org

NEW

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Various Shifts As Needed $18.25/Hour Experience A Plus Good Work Ethic Required

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Ms. Stacey Shurgin, Personnel Clerk

sshurgin@islandparkschools.org

IVERS BUS DR TED WAN DoN’T MISS The Bus!

EMPLOYMENT

PART TIME SUBSTITUTE CLEANERS NEEDED

Email letter of interest and resume by July 7, 2022 to:

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Sign On Bonus $2,500.00 for CDL driver bus and van

Qualifications: Must possess a valid NYS RN license Fingerprint Clearance from the NYSED Req. School Exp. Pref’d.

5 Days/Week Night Shift 3-11 p.m.

Salary Per Contract Benefits/Retirement Experience A Plus Good Work Ethic Required

Salary: $42,000.00 - $52,000.00 per year Based on degrees and exp., as per the Island Park Faculty Association CBA

• Receptionist • Human Resource Director • Reporter/Editor • Sales • Multi Media Coordinator • Drivers • Pressman/Press Helper

*Some restrictions may apply.

FULL TIME CLEANERS NEEDED

Civil Engineer – Melville, NY Perf cost/price anlys of contr bids/propos; dev constr cost ests; asst/supt project mgrs w/daily tech tasks; prep traffic analy reports; analy traffic capacity analy & pedestrian patterns using SYNCHRO software & Highway Capacity Manual; perf field investig; prep diagrs & concept plans using AutoCAD Civil-3D; work w/engg techs/desigr/planners to provide drctn to cmpl team tasks. Req. Master’s deg in civil engg or rel field & 24 mos prog work exp in job off or related occ w/ similar duties. Prof in using Synchro/SimTraffic, AutoCAD Civil-3D, HCS7, HSA, RODEL, Microsoft Office. M-F 9am-5pm. Mail to: N&P, Engineering, Architecture & Land Surveying PLLC, 70 Maxess Rd, Melville, NY 11747.

DELI CLERK, COUNTER PERSON F/T Permanent. Experience Helpful. Busy Lido Beach Deli. Ask For Peter or Evelyn.

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DELI COUNTER AND PREP PERSON Full Time And Part Time. Weekends A Must. Experienced. Long Beach. Call 516-431-5515

Hebrew Academy of Long Beach Seeks a Full Time Middle School Science Teacher

to join our exceptional school faculty in fostering a culture of academic exploration and excellence and dedication to spiritual, intellectual, and personal growth of all students.

Our ideal candidate will: *Possess a supportive, studentcentered approach, geared toward students with a variety of levels and learning styles *Be understanding of and sensitive to the principles of social, emotional, and cognitive development *Work collaboratively with colleagues to foster holistic approaches to educating students *Foster a love of yahadut and embrace our diverse Orthodox community *Communicate proactively, sensitively, and warmly with all stakeholdersstudents, parents, faculty, and staff Requirements: *Have prior teaching experience, preferably in the independent school setting *Possess an advanced degree and/or New York State teaching certification.

To learn more about our school community, please visit www.halb.org.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Please send resumes or inquiries to mwein@halb.org

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Asian Fusion Restaurant In Freeport Needs HEAD CHEFS, BARTENDERS WAITSTAFF

If interested, please email resume to our Personnel Office at jcentrella@franklinsquare.k12.ny.us

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A Growing Multi Media Company Based in Garden City Is Hiring:

Non-Benefit Rate

Registered Professional Nurse (School)

Nassau County Civil Service Position

WE HIRE THE BEST

Franklin Square UFSD has the following positions available:

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VALLEY STREAM UFSD THIRTY

IMMEDIATE VACANCY Clerk Typist

(12 Month School Year Position)

District Office - Special Education Office 7:45AM-4:15PM

P/T - F/T, Experienced

646-528-8711

RECEPTIONIST FT/PT: Also MEDICAL ASSISTANT FT Wanted. Busy OBGYN Office Rockville Centre. Call Mary 516-764-1095 Shapiro & Assocs. seeks Staff Engineer to perform structural design/analysis for cranes/derricks/hoists/scaffolding. Duties: compute size/shape/strength/type of structural members, conduct stress analyses to meet estimated loads/specs., develop analytical models/programs for calculating load/stress/other eng. characteristics.

Reqs: B.S. Mech. Eng./Civil Eng/sim. + 1 yr. training/internship/exp. incl. exp. w/eng. design/analysis of cranes/hoists/derricks/scaffolding/ rigging for high rise construction incl. use of AutoCAD/finite element analysis software/analytical models/programs to analyze stresses/loads.

Lynbrook, NY worksite. Resumes: hiring@hisassoc.com; Ref: HR/AL in subject line.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT: *Manage Accounts Payable & Receivables *Monthly Bank Reconciliations *Coordinate & Prepare All Documents For Year End Audits *Process Year End Jour nal Entries *Handle Daily Operations Of Over 100 Entities. The Ideal Candidate Should Be Self-motivated, Detail-oriented And Proficient In Both Excel & Word. Candidate Must Have Accounting Degree And A Strong Accounting Background.

Email: mgoldstein@totalmgmt.com Call: 516-826-9700 ext.269

Salary: $45,183-61,379.00 Interested candidates should email letter of interest and resume to: Email: businessoffice@vs30.org Questions: 516-434-3616 This position is a provisional position and will require the selected candidate to sign up and take the next scheduled Clerk Typist I exam given by Nassau County Civil Service, date not yet determined.

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RECRUITING A GREAT TEAM IS REALLY SIMPLE.

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BABYSITTER NEEDED EXPERIENCED Live-In Or Live-Out Monday - Friday Must Speak English And Have Checkable References Call 516-672-4040 Situations Wanted ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Child/Eldercare Offered H O M E H E A LT H A I D E S , N A N N I E S, BABY NURSES AND HOUSEKEEPERS Available Immediately: C-19 Vaccinated.

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A. You can see, firsthand, what has happened with the economy and costs. Fortunately, you have an alternative to save money. People who are planning enclosed rooms aren’t as fortunate in the economy we’re now facing.

I have always recommended patios, properly drained, supported and finished, over the other onte eeper choice of decking, where possible, not just because many jurisdictions don’t require a permit for the paving, but also because the maintenance is less for a patio, and it will last much longer than a deck system. Some communities have regulations for a permit to be filed for paving to show the authorities that the paving is “permeable” — that it still allows rain to seep into the ground to recharge the water supply deep in the earth below. Your location is in a town that doesn’t require a permit for anything that’s built less than 8¼ inches above the ground. Incidentally, the magic of 8¼ inches isn’t arbitrary; it’s the maximum height of a step in the building code.

I just returned from a trade fair where I had the opportunity to discuss material pricing with many suppliers, and the consensus is that prices for commodity materials such a raw lumber and cement will begin to fluctuate downward, but many said that they don’t anticipate manufactured items to come down again. Just as real estate has seen a dramatic increase, so now have materials and construction in general.

The biggest concern we should all have, if we care about the next generation and the health of our economy, is whether they will ever be able to afford what their parents had. Currently, only 9 percent of the next generation of American families own or have a mortgage on a home, while the majority of the generation has had to find alternatives, such as multi-generational living arrangements or apartments, trailers or recreational vehicles as permanent living, according to Building magazine, among other building information resources. I hope the existing deck roof already has a correct supporting footing in the ground. If not, good luck!

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report just published by ERASE Racism explores how equitably educational resources are available across school districts on Long Island — and specifically, whether they vary depending on a district’s racial composition. The results are startling, and the implications for the Town of Hempstead are disturbing.

The report, “Unequal Resources for Long Island Students Based on race,” analyzes school districts by race. Of the 125 districts on Long Island, the report focuses on 66, ELAinE which fall into the following four cateGRoss gories: 11 intensely segregated (90 to 100 percent nonwhite), 10 majority Black and Hispanic (50 to 89 percent), five racially diverse (40 to 60 percent white), and 40 predominantly white (at least 70 percent).

The research reveals, among other findings, that the 11 intensely segregated districts have, on average, nearly $10,000 less in annual revenue per student than predominantly white districts. The most segregated districts also have more students for every guidance counselor and social

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worker than predominantly white districts. On average, there is one guidance counselor for every 1,226 students in intensely segregated districts, and one for every 356 students in predominantly white districts.

Similarly, there is an Advanced Placement course for every 179 high school students on average in the most segregated districts. That’s more than double the median ratio for all districts with at least one high school.

The report also found that the number of intensely segregated districts has grown from five in the 200304 school year to 11 now. The percentage of Black and Hispanic students in those 11 districts has also grown in this period, from 28 to 37 percent for Black students and from 13 to 36 percent for Hispanic students.

The geography of those 11 districts is also illuminating. Seven are in Nassau County, and six of those are in the Town of Hempstead. The seventh, Westbury UFSD, is in the Town of North Hempstead. The other four districts are in Suffolk County.

The six districts in the Town of Hempstead represent a majority of the intensely segregated districts on Long Island. They

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Elected officials representing those school districts should be alarmed by the disparities in resources for their constituents and prioritize getting them addressed. They should be asked, why do those intensely segregated districts have, on average, so much less revenue per student? Why do they have far fewer guidance counselors and A.P. courses?

And what will those officials do about it?

A related question for all Long Islanders — elected officials, civic and business leaders and ordinary citizens alike — is, why does Long Island, with only two counties, have 125 school districts, and what can be done to change the racial segregation and resource disparities inherent in that fragmentation?

Those conditions are grounded in the structural racism on Long Island, which is one of the 10 most racially segregated metropolitan regions in the U.S. School district boundaries, student assignment policies and district funding are all shaped by racially segregated residential patterns, reflecting historical and ongoing structural racism. Whether intentional or not, this racism excludes Black and His-

lacks and Hispanics are excluded from resourcerich school districts.

panic students from resource- rich school districts populated primarily by white students, and simultaneously ensures that districts populated primarily by Black and Hispanic students have resource deficits.

What can be done about it? One way of addressing the resource deficits is to bring the resources of the intensely segregated districts up to the level of predominantly White districts. In fact, one can make a strong argument that districts filled with “high-need” students should have access to more resources than those with more privileged students.

Another way to address the resource gap is to redesign the districts so that their schools and classrooms are more racially diverse. That can be done by changing the number and footprint of those districts. It can also be done by creating collaborations between districts to increase access to A.P. courses, for instance. With remote teaching more common due to the coronavirus pandemic, it should be easier to envision and implement such collaborations.

All Long Islanders should consider the findings of this report. We should be asking ourselves, our elected officials, and candidates for office what we, and they, are going to do about them.

Elaine Gross is president and chief executive officer of ERASE Racism, the Long Island-based civil rights organization.

Taking to the air is no flight of fancy

f you have fond memories of flying someplace for summer fun, well, you can just wipe that fantasy out of your head.

My reverie of fun flying goes back decades.

There I was, on July 4, 1968, in my dress-and-coat ensemble, white gloves and straw hat, boarding a plane with my brand new husband. Destination Bermuda!

We flew coach and had a yummy meal delivered to our seat on a little tray with darling salt and pepper RAnDi shakers. Chicken KREiss or beef. As I recall, my husband of 20 hours didn’t take off his tie. We didn’t take off our shoes and socks like today’s travelers. Flying was a life event. One dressed.

Get this: We talked to each other on the flight. With no devices or seat-back entertainment, we started a conversation that has lasted 54 years. To be clear, we haven’t spoken for all of those years, but we’ve done our best.

The flight attendants, who were called

stewardesses and were all women, were unfailingly solicitous and professional.

They were glamorous, and they wore perky little hats at a saucy tilt.

Speaking of saucy, the person seated next to me on this flight (I’m writing at 34,000 feet) just spilled the barbecue sauce from her sandwich all over my shoe. She looks like a superhero in her bright red Wonder Woman ensemble, but actually she’s eating a superhero. Has to be three pounds of meat and sauce. My husband has a seat in a different row because we both wanted aisles. That’s what happens after 54 years.

Whoopsie. We just dived.

“Fasten your seat belts,” the captain announced, but our flight attendant, who looks like she just rolled off a long-haul flight, kept up her chitchat with a colleague, not particularly tuned in to the passengers.

I know flight attendants have to meet certain physical standards to do the job, none of which has anything to do with gender or any subjective requirement for good looks, etc. As it should be. But I do think that since we’re all locked up in

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this flying metal tube for a few hours, the attendants should maintain appropriate decorum, and avoid using the mic for their stand-up.

We have lost so much general civility that it would be nice to be nice in these close quarters.

Today our flight attendant is a bit of a bully. She has asked me three times if I have any trash to contribute to her huge plastic bag, and I keep saying no. Last time she started rummaging in my seat back.

“What’s this?” She said.

“It’s my cookies,” I said.

She gave them back.

The whole tenor this experience is upside down and backward. First, you feel immensely grateful if you can even find a seat on a plane in this somewhat but not really post-pandemic summer season. Then you have to raid your bank account to buy a ticket. On JetBlue you can buy a ticket, but if you want an actual seat, and you want bathroom privileges and would like to bring a bag, you have to pay more.

I exaggerate, but you do pay more for getting on board early, for checking a suitcase, for snagging an upfront seat.

rom white gloves in 1968 to a seatmate’s sauce on my shoes in 2022.

Everything is easier … and harder. It took me a long time to figure out how to “pair” my phone with the JetBlue seatback screen.

Going through security is fraught.

This is true: My husband got pulled of the security line and had his bags searched because he was carrying an amount of Miralax that was deemed “suspicious.” In some ways, it is an explosive, I’ll grant them that.

My fellow passengers are a wellbehaved group, although no one is wearing a mask anymore except me and my husband and a few other oldies. But how people trundle onto a plane in the getups I see is puzzling. If you’re going to sit three inches from a stranger for four hours, shouldn’t you tidy up a bit? Get the food out of your beard?

This is our first flight together since last summer’s vacation, when we dropped into the raging wildfires in northern California, and basically turned around and came home. For us, staying grounded isn’t an option. I keep reminding myself that this isn’t, and will never be, a new “normal.” It’s a new world. We have to be patient and pack a sense of humor.

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

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We don’t typically endorse at the primary level — or at the gubernatorial level.

But then again, Suozzi is not a typical candidate. Not only is he from Long Island; he’s also from Nassau County — an important distinction from Hochul and Williams. He understands the needs of Long Island communities and wants to make sure those needs are not overlooked.

His past three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives have demonstrated that he is a moderate Democrat who is willing to work across the aisle.

New York is a diverse state in myriad ways, including political ideologies, and Suozzi’s views and values serve a wide range of voters, ensuring that he would be a formidable candidate in the general election. With the state and country more divided than ever, we need a governor who does not play to the extremes of either party, which would only serve to alienate millions of New Yorkers.

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letters Biden’s federal gas tax suspension follies To the Editor: President Biden is contemplating a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax as a means of reducing the price, which is around $5 per gallon nationally and has been growing each week. This makes no sense in the long run. He reminds me of the emperor during the decline of ancient Rome, who offered the masses free bread and circuses as a means to placate them.

Biden fails to explain how Washington would deal with less money going into the Highway Trust Fund as a result of a gas tax holiday. This is a critical source of funding for highway and transit projects. A gas tax holiday would result in Uncle Sam not collecting 18 cents for every gallon of gas.

The Highway Trust Fund already faces financial difficulties. The lost dollars would have to be made up, and Con-

most complicated municipalities in the country — prepared him well for the governor’s mansion.

Most important, during his time as county executive, Suozzi — who is both an attorney and a certified public accountant — reversed years of fiscal mismanagement. The current economic environment will require a deft manager of state finances, and we are confident that Suozzi would do this while balancing the need to make New York a more affordable place both to live and to conduct business.

Hochul should be applauded for hitting the ground running last year, after Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned in disgrace.

However, we’re not sure that Hochul understands, or will prioritize, the needs of Long Islanders. The home region of a governor can certainly stand to benefit from having a native son or daughter in Albany.

Case in point: the sweetheart deal Hochul brokered for a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills, in her home territory. The behind-closed-doors deal provides $1 billion in state funding for the stadium — the largest municipal aid package in the history of the National Football League — to support the upstate economy.

Furthermore, before Hochul’s time in Albany, in her one term as a member of Congress, she received an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association, from which she also accepted campaign contri-

butions. She has since insisted that her views on guns have “evolved,” and that she now supports much-needed sensible gun regulation.

Hochul says that her previous stance on guns was simply representing the views of the people in her rural district.

But one can be pro-Second Amendment without aligning herself with an organization that opposes common-sense gun reform.

That is Suozzi’s position, which, no surprise, earned him an “F” rating from the NRA. The jury is still out on Hochul’s ability to make the correct choice when it comes to big decisions.

The coronavirus pandemic reminded all of us about the real-world — and sometimes life-or-death — consequences of a governor’s decisions. Yet, arguably Hochul’s biggest decision to date — her appointment of Brian Benjamin as her original lieutenant governor — was nothing short of disastrous, and could have been avoided with proper vetting. Just seven months into his job, Benjamin was indicted on wire fraud, among other charges, and was forced to resign.

Williams, the third candidate in the Democratic race, has a bright future, but does not have the executive experience the state currently needs.

The Herald endorses Tom Suozzi in the Democratic primary for governor.

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alling all lawyers: we need you back in law school, now. We need you in classrooms and clinics, in person and on Zoom. Law schools regularly post openings for fulltime and adjunct positions. They also need volunteers to serve as role models and mentors, to help inspire students so they excel in doctrinal and experiential courses and pass the bar exam.

On that last point, we all know the bar exam isn’t easy. But did you know that on the last one, more than a dozen jurisdictions’ pass rates SARA J. were under 50 percent? So if you’re BERMAN seeking meaningful opportunities to influence our world, nothing could be more important.

Law schools help shape society’s future counselors, advocates and legislators — we are responsible for the professional formation of tomorrow’s leaders. What we do, and what our graduates do, matters. The rule of law matters.

Work as a legal educator is particularly appealing (pun intended) because our stu-

dents take their skills and knowledge to do well and do good. Our graduates work in private, public interest and government, handling a wide range of civil and criminal matters. They work on bankruptcies and evictions, consumer protection and civil rights litigation. Their efforts may allow families to stay in their homes, or prevent children from losing visitation with parents or grandparents. They help entrepreneurs acquire patents for new inventions. They help businesses resolve disputes that prevent them from thriving. They represent clients ranging from the most sophisticated elite to ordinary people who simply don’t have the savvy necessary to navigate our increasingly complex world.

Why teach now? Legal education, a world that hadn’t varied much for over a century, is undergoing radical change.

Law schools today are bustling with new ideas, awareness, philosophies, and ways of teaching. Licensing and law practice are evolving, driving the academy to rethink what students need to become “practice ready.” The American Bar Association just instituted new requirements

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aw schools today are bustling with new ideas, philosophies and ways of teaching.

LEttERS gress would have to decide how to do that.

It will either raise other taxes, transfer revenue from another source, borrow more (increasing our growing $30.4 trillion national debt) or reduce the scope or number of funded transportation projects. In the end, both motorists and transit riders will be the losers if federal gasoline taxes are temporarily suspended.

How did we go from an energy-independent nation to an energy-dependent nation under Biden? Why have gasoline prices increased from $3 to $5 or more under his watch? Why haven’t Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi convened a special commission to investigate this?

LArrY PENNEr Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office.

Biden’s court pick was ‘arrogant’ To the Editor: I do not take issue with John Turchiano’s criticism of politicization in the appointment process of Supreme Court

for law schools to include professional identity formation and cultural competency training.

Creative law professors are developing new “ed tech” to assist in and out of the classroom. Most value inclusivity, collaborative skills and problem solving more than intimidation. (No more looking to terrorizing scenes from “Legally Blonde” or “The Paper Chase” as “inspiration.”)

Things have also changed on the student side.

More students — though still too few — from historically underrepresented populations are enrolling. And many law students are pursuing second and third careers, bringing wide and varied work and life experience to classroom discussion. So, readers who always dreamed of becoming lawyers, now is your time, too.

Even the bar exam is changing. We expect to have a new “NextGen” exam in at least two-thirds of states that will have much more of a practice-oriented focus, with negotiating, interviewing, counseling and other practical skills along with torts, contracts, criminal law and other traditional subjects. Fewer subjects will

justices in his letter last week, “The Supreme Court was political long before the leak.” But the decisions of the court can be, and are, inevitably interpreted as consistent with one political viewpoint or another. Would Mr. Turchiano deny that a president is entitled to nominate those whose political philosophies are consistent with his own? To do otherwise would be illogical.

I find it most curious, though, that he made no mention of President Biden’s recent appointment of soon-to-be Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Biden’s limiting his appointee to meeting only two criteria — race and gender — is, perhaps, the most flagrant example of politicization in memory, devoid of any consideration of competence, experience or even political philosophy.

Even if he hadn’t made race and gender his only criteria, Jackson might still have been appointed to fill the vacancy on the basis of her abilities and legal background.

Biden, in effect, did her a disservice by putting her up for consideration based on two criteria totally irrelevant to performance as a Supreme Court justice. He was motivated, I believe, by arrogance — namely, to be able to point out that he, if his nominee was approved, would be the first president to appoint a black woman to the court. This would have been obvious without Biden patting himself on the

be tested overall. And that rite of passage (or, as some might say, hazing ritual), the multistate bar exam, a six-hour, 200-question, multiple-choice marathon that allows test takers only 1.8 minutes to analyze each complex scenario, will finally be history.

The pandemic taught us all a great deal. For many, seeking meaning in our day-to-day life has become paramount. In a recent conference panel entitled, “The New Pedagogy: What We Should Study About Legal Education Now,” at the Online & Hybrid Learning Conference, one scholar noted that a key difference among today’s law students from those in previous generations is that now they enter law school believing their professors care about them. It’s true. We really do.

So, lawyers out there, if you love what you’re doing, keep at it, and thank you.

Your work is critically important. And if you’re thinking about a new challenge, consider coming back to the future of law school. We need the best and brightest.

And future law students, now is your time.

Sara J. Berman is a professor of law and the assistant dean of academic excellence and bar success at Touro University’s Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in Central Islip.

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back beforehand.

Biden’s was the most egregious example of politicization and tainting of the nominating process, yet one in which relevant criteria were tossed aside. Biden owes America, and Jackson, an apology

for his frivolous and selfish action. I don’t know why Mr. Turchiano didn’t mention this. Perhaps it was a political decision? rOBErT ruBALSKY East Rockaway

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Attorneys, how about teaching law school?

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