East Meadow Herald 09-07-2023

Artist brings abstract work around L.I.

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

Barry Feuerstein took a new path to abstract art.

Careers in carpentry and psychology education brought him to where he is today, showing his artwork on and off Long Island.

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Giving back to students in need

Kiwanis completes 4th annual backpack fundraiser

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

The Kiwanis Club of East Meadow helped community members once again offset their back-to-school expenses. In August, the club hosted its fourth annual pack-a-backpack fundraiser, collecting school supplies for students in need.

The East Meadow club is part of the global Kiwanis organization, which provides volunteer opportunities and support for communities around the world. The organization has more than 250,000 adults involved, and over 300,000 youth members. About 140 of the local club’s members help organize various fundraisers and volunteer projects throughout the year, specifically catered to supporting younger generations.

“Kiwanis is here in this community to help the

children,” Diane Krug, club president, said.

This year, the club did not measure monetary or supply donation amounts, but rather looked at the specific needs of the East Meadow community. When it came to determining how many kids needed school supplies, members were successful in meeting those needs.

“To us, that’s 110 percent, and we still have more after that, which is so generous,” Jennifer Reinhardt, event organizer and former Kiwanis president, said. “Every year it’s been 100 percent effort by the community, by our club, by its members and by our local businesses and our friends.”

Betsy Lashin, director of special education and pupil personnel services in the East Meadow School District, collaborated with Krug and Reinhardt to match the supply demand for incoming

Feuerstein, a resident of the area of Westbury known as Salisbury, has always been creative. While obtaining his bachelor’s degree from the City College of New York, he said loved taking and developing photos, but experimented in other mediums during his junior year. Graduating in 1972, he enlisted his painting professor’s help to get him into the master’s program for sculpture and photography.

He ventured into a career in carpentry and construction, and now is a fulltime artist. Feuerstein focuses his creativity in oil painting, while still making sculptures and capturing photos.

He describes his work as a mix of “art, science, and alchemy” on his website, Barry FeuersteinArtist. com., an idea that came from his time as a construction administrator.

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“He warned me, it’s a difficult life,” Feuerstein said.

After completing his studies in 1975, he moved to a loft in Chelsea where he had time to craft large sculptures that he described as semi-minimal and semi-abstract.

“We were joking around with one of the other administrators, project managers or estimators, and we were kidding about what estimating was about — it’s an oxymoron, having an accurate estimate. It can’t be accurate and can’t be an estimate,” Feuerstein said. “Then we’re saying, well what comprises this? It’s part art, it’s part science and it’s part alchemy — art is the same thing.”

Feuerstein views much of his work as a combination of spirituality and emotion, and a dichotomy between abstract

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Moriches Field Brewing Company received $18,750 to revitalize an empty downtown space.

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Revitalization grants are just one of the ways we help businesses on Long Island and in the Rockaways. For Moriches Field Brewing Company, a grant from our economic development program was a perfect fit to help them renovate a previously vacant property. A discount through our Vacant Space Revival Program saved them more than $4,000 on their electric bills, and rebates for upgrading to LED lighting are keeping them saving month after month.

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East Meadow students head back to school

Across East Meadow and Salisbury, students in the East Meadow School District headed back to class on Sept. 5. It was a beautiful, sunny day, and the district welcomed them back with open arms. The students were eager to meet their new teachers, and see their friends.

Whether it was a student’s first day in the district’s universal Pre-K program, or their first day of senior year at East Meadow or W.T. Clarke High School, there was sure a lot to smile about.

–Jordan Vallone

Best friends since kindergarten,

their friendship and educational journey at

Middle School this year.

Courtesy Rayaan Hashmi

Wali Hashmi and Eli Meyer, are continuing

Woodland

Courtesy Tami Polesel It was the first day of kindergarten for Alex Polesel at McVey.

Courtesy Cathleen Walsh

Riley Walsh, entering third grade at McVey Elementary School, couldn’t contain her excitement for the first day.

Courtesy Kimberly Wiemann In the East Meadow School District, it was Dylan Wiemann’s first day in the universal Pre-K program.

Courtesy Michael Serpico Noah Serpico headed to 5th grade at Barnum Woods Elementary School.

Courtesy Cathleen Walsh Entering his last year of middle school, James Walsh is in 8th grade at Woodland.

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children.

“I mention it to the social workers here in the buildings, and they have a good pulse on the needs in the community and the needs of the students,” Lashin said, “and specific needs as it relates to the individual classrooms that kids will be in (this) year.”

Kiwanis members put out flyers, posted on social media and called on neighbors for donations. Community members could drop off donations, up until Aug. 23, to Coldwell Banker American Homes or A&C Pest Management in East Meadow.

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Healthy at 100 by John Robbins (Part Three)

Apart from the effect that diet and exercise have in extending healthful life are the mental and social aspects. As noted author Norman Cousins wrote, “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss in life is what dies inside us while we live.”

Robbins advises that the old saying “use it or lose it” applies as much to the brain as it does to muscles. Keys to cognitive health are engagement with life and having goals and things to look forward to.

“The elders most likely to experience dementia are those who spend their days watching television or wandering aimlessly around the mall. On the other hand, those who are contributing to the lives of others, who are engaged in some way in making the world a better or more beautiful place, not only more fully retain their cognitive faculties as they grow older, but often find themselves expanding into new levels of awareness and understanding.”

Finally, the old Tina Turner song “What’s

Love Got to Do With It?” comes to mind. The answer? A lot. Studies show that selfabsorbed people are far less healthy. One doctor advises “Listen with regard when others talk. Give your time and energy to others, let others have their way, do things for reasons other than furthering your own needs.”

One study of a group of women suffering from metastatic breast cancer showed that those who participated in a support group lived an average of 37 months while those who went it alone lived an average of 17 months. The women in the support group also experienced fewer mood swings and less pain and fear.

Modern research is now repeatedly finding that your relationship with others is medically potent. Your connections with the significant people in your life — if they are positive and loving — can prevent stress-induced illness, greatly contribute to your health and healing, and add many years to your life.

The club accepted donations of folders, notebooks, pencils, pens, glue, scissors, highlighters, baby wipes, dry erase markers, crayons, plastic bags, hand sanitizer, tissues, supply boxes, binders and loose leaf paper. The club also provided the community with Amazon, Target and Walmart wish lists. Donors could also send money through Venmo, to be used towards school supplies.

The New York Islanders also made a sizeable donation, Reinhardt said, as did the East Meadow Fire Department, helping the club to its most successful drive yet.

“It’s always such an exciting time, I always have fond memories about going

back-to-school shopping and getting my new backpack and all my supplies,” Reinhardt said. “This is my Super Bowl, personally.”

After the donation period ended, the Kiwanis got more people involved, putting on various service events where club and community members could help sort through supplies, something that Reinhardt saw to be beneficial.

“They can really see, ‘My donation went this far, it’s filling this many backpacks,’” Reinhardt said.

Some other events the organization puts on throughout the year include a Thanksgiving dinner for seniors in the area, the creation of holiday food baskets, giving scholarships to graduating high school seniors, as well as sending more than 30 community children to a weeklong sleep-away camp called Kamp Kiwanis.

East Meadow students returned to school on Tuesday, Sept. 5, some sporting the new backpacks and supplies, thanks to the organization.

Kiwanis’ next fundraiser is its food and toy drive for the holidays. For more information on how to get involved, visit EastMeadowKiwanis.org or reach out via email to kiwanisclubofeastmeadow@ gmail.com.

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Parker Schug/Herald the Kiwanis Club of east meadow hosted its fourth annual pack-a-backpack fundraiser, collecting school supplies for students in need. Club members dropped off donations at the Salisbury School last week.

Hofstra seeks conference Three-Peat

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

The bar has been raised for Hofstra men’s soccer.

Hofstra repeated as conference champions last fall, but were unable to replicate its 2021 postseason success when the Pride reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. The 2022 NCAA Tournament appearance was a brief one for Hofstra, with the Pride falling in the opening round at South Florida, 4-2.

“Expectations are much higher now,” said 35th-year head coach Richard Nuttall. “Our aspirations are much higher than the NCAA first round.”

The Pride was tabbed as favorites in the Coastal Athletic Association preseason poll collecting nine of 11 first place votes. Hofstra is aiming for its first CAA title three-peat since accomplishing the feat between 2004 and 2006.

Leading the charge to once again raise a CAA trophy and get Hofstra into the NCAA Tournament as the league’s automatic qualifier are junior midfielder Eliot Goldthorp and senior forward Ryan Carmichael. Goldthorp, a native of Leeds, United Kingdom, was named the CAA Preseason Player of the Year after earning Second-Team United Soccer Coaches All-America honors last season. Carmichael of Northern Island was 2022 CAA Player of the Year after placing second in the conference with 24 points.

“They are exceptional players who are athletically blessed and skillful,” said Nuttall of Carmichael and Goldthorp, who were both named to the 2023 Hermann Trophy Watch List.

The first goal of the 2023 featured Carmichael heading in a cross from Goldthorp in the second half of the Pride’s 1-0 season-opening win against Marist on Aug. 24.

Other offensive players Nuttall is hoping produce goals this season include senior Oliver Svalander of Sweden, who tallied 21 points last season, and junior Teddy Baker, who transferred from Lake

Erie College in Ohio.

Senior goalkeeper Wessel Speel anchors a Hofstra defense that held opponents to one goal or less in 15 matches. The Netherlands native was a ThirdTeam All-CAA selection in 2022 with 45 saves and five shutouts.

The backline also features Merrick native Pierce Infuso, Stefan Mason of the UK, Nico Oberrauch of Rome, Italy and Björn van Gorkom from the Netherlands.

Infuso, a former Bellmore JFK High School standout, made strides last season as a Second-Team All-CAA selection.

“We believe he is probably as good as anybody in the country as a one-on-one defender,” said Nuttall of Infuso. “His soccer IQ is getting better every year.”

The defense also includes West Hempstead High School native Shane Salmon, a Kellenberg High School product, who is back for a graduate year after playing 16 games with seven starts as a senior.

Other local players on the Pride roster include graduate Andrew Weiner, a Mepham High School graduate who arrives at Hofstra this season after competing for four seasons at Albany. Sophomore goalie Gino Cervoni, an Elmont native and Carey High School alum could eventually end up seeing time in net during his college career.

Hofstra kicks off its CAA season on Saturday at home against Long Island rival Stony Brook at 7 p.m. The nonleague schedule is highlighted by an Oct. 3 trip to ACC power Virginia, who the Pride tied 1-1 last season.

The success of the Hofstra men’s soccer program the last two years, which included an 8-2 blowout win at Penn State in the 2021 NCAA Tournament second round, has given Nuttall an added boost in recruiting.

“We’re known as an entertaining and an attacking team and I think a lot of young people want to come here and play an attacking style soccer,” he said. “Our results are pretty impressive over the last few years so we’re becoming a place that the top level recruits want to come to.”

Courtesy Hofstra Athletics Communicationst Pride junior midfielder Eliot Goldthorp was named Coastal Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year.

Supporting troops with food-filled baskets

By MALLoRY WILSoN mwilson@liherald.com

Stew Leonard’s, in East Meadow, was on a mission to help military families of those on active duty have a better Easter this year. Operation Easter Basket was an effort that the grocery store came up with to help military families have special meal for the holiday. Local volunteers — Boy Scout Troop 362, members of Girl Scout Troop 1315, American Legion Post 1082 and Veterans of Foreign War Post 2736 —

Author Laurie Lico Albanese returns to hometown

Prynne? And if so, who was she?

In Hawthorne’s book, Prynne is the woman who must wear the letter “A” for the rest of her life as a symbol of having committed adultery. In Albanese’s reimagining, Isobel Gamble, a young Scottish seamstress, comes to meet Hawthorne during the 1800s. The book dives into what it meant to be American in the 19th century, and how women were targeted for being different. “This is Hester Prynne finally tells her own story,” Albanese said. “This novel asks the question, was there a real Hester

And what would she tell us if she could?” This is Albanese’s third historical novel, and her first one set in America after her other two took place in Europe. Her first book, published in 2000, was contemporary; she switched to historical fiction because she liked reading those types of books, and that’s what was getting the best reception. Her first historical novel, “The Miracles of Prato,” coauthored with her friend Laura Morowitz and published in 2009, was well-received, Albanese said. So she took that genre and ran with it.

It’s been more than a market decision for Albanese. She said that doing research for her historical fiction books transports her back to being a student and spending hours at the library reading encyclopedia after encyclopedia to get the information that she needed for an assignment. “I always think about when I

school, in high school, we always had to write reports — and that my reports, then, as it would be now, consisted of physically going to the library and literally sitting on the floor with all my different books,” she said. “I love doing that, and I kind of feel like that’s what I’m doing when I Continued on page 2

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‘We will never forget,’ read a popular sticker following the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Twenty-two years later we continue to honor those in the East Meadow and Salisbury communities who lost their lives on that infamous day. We continue to heal, grieve and find hope for the future, while remembering an unforgettable day. The following 12 people will be remembered as fathers, sons, daughters, sisters, and brothers who grew up here, lived here as adults or served in our local fire department.

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County welcomes Sugar Ray to the stage Popular American rock band draws in fans for Labor Day weekend concert

On Sept. 3, Eisenhower Park’s Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre welcomed Sugar Ray to the stage for Nassau County’s free summer concert series. The band’s 90s rock hits “Fly,” “Every Morning,” and “Someday” drew a crowd of excited fans to Field 6.

The summer concert series was sponsored by NYU Langone Health.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said before a previous concert, “This is the biggest concert series we’ve had ever in Nassau County, and it’s thanks to our partnership with NYU Langone.”

Fans were eager to take photos and videos of the performance as Sugar Ray brought their West Coast pop-rock sound to the Labor Day weekend celebration.

Sugar Ray, founded by Newport Beach, California natives Mark McGrath and Rodney Sheppard, has accumulated several top 10 songs and hundreds of millions of streams over three decades of music. The band was founded as a selfproclaimed “hybrid of metal, punk, alternative, funk, pop,” and has found it’s way to a more pop-rock sound.

In the past, the band has shared the stage with major musical icons such as The Rolling Stones, KISS, and Sex Pistols as well as a collaboration with Run-DMC. Most recently, 21 years after its release, its hit “Fly” made waves once more — it was incorporated on rapper Post Malone’s song “Sugar Wraith.”

On the band’s website, McGrath says of their career “You could say we’re still performing because the music means a lot to us. However, the real reason is it means a lot to so many other people.”

Earlier in the summer, the county welcomed other hit groups like The Eli Young Band and Boyz II Men. Sugar Ray followed suit by packing the fields of Eisenhower Park once more.

On Sept. 11, classical artist Christopher Macchio will take to the stage during the county’s remembrance service. Visit NassauCountyNY.gov. for additional information on the remembrance service.

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Excited fans filled the field to hear the band perform their 90’s rock hits ‘Fly,’ ‘Every Morning,’ and ‘Someday,’ among others.

Lead singer and co-founder Mark McGrath engaged the audience with the band’s iconic Southern California pop-rock sound.

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West Coast rock band, Sugar Ray, took to the stage at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre at Eisenhower Park on Sept. 3.

Co-founder and lead guitarist Rodney Sheppard, front, plays with drummer Dean Butterworth, back.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman stood for the national anthem before the concert.

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Tickets are still available for the 2023 Soirée Under the Stars, featuring performances from Broadway stars Tony Yazbeck and Kate Baldwin. Both performers are Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic’s Circle awards nominees!

To purchase tickets or for more information, call the Development O ce at 516-377-5360 or visit southnassaulifesaver.org

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Irish pride is on full display at annual festival

By Karen Bloom

s the calendar turns to fall, it’s time once again to share in the delights of all things Irish at the annual Feis and Irish Festival, presented by the Nassau County Board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

The annual spectacle is a beloved tradition that brings out visitors and participants to enthusiastically partake in a lively celebration of dance, music, piping, drumming, language, and athletics known as a feis (pronounced

George Thorogood & The Destroyers

The dancers are ready and the pipes are calling all to the 51st edition of the festival at Nickerson Beach on Sunday, Sept. 17, beginning at 9 a.m. It retains the distinction of being a full feis in the traditional meaning of that term, according to Nassau AOH, in that it showcases not only Irish step dancing competitions (many hundreds of dancers are expected this year), but also a full menu of Gaelic bagpiping, traditional Irish music and song, Irish language activities, games, sports, and even Irish soda

dance, known fesh). to of the AOH, it not dancers year), Irish bread baking.

Sharing centuries of tradition

Since 1975, George Thorogood & The Destroyers have sold more than 15 million albums, played more than 8,000 ferocious live shows, and built a catalog of classic hits that includes ‘Who Do You Love,’ ‘One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer’ and ‘Get A Haircut.’ Bad to the Bone,’ that definitive badass anthem deemed the most popular song for bikers by Spotify, celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2022. Now ‘one of the most iconic bands in rock n’ roll history’ — the Rapid City Journal, among others — celebrates it all with their Bad All Over The World: 50 Years Of Rock tour. It’s been very good to be George Thorogood & The Destroyers all these years, rock on with them. ‘If you’re content, you may as well be dead.’ Thorogood says. ‘I think everyone has thoughts about retiring, but the phone keeps ringing. ‘You want me and The Destroyers to come to your town, set up our gear, wear some cool threads and play ‘Who Do You Love?’ Let’s rock!’

Friday, Sept. 8, 8 p.m. $89.50, $59.50, $49.50, $39.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

From as far back as 18th century Ireland, communities would come together for special festivals of dance and music — involving competitions, laughter and good times. That tradition continues here, where the AOH’s eight strong divisions organize competitions of dance and piping, bestowing awards on

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tradition festivals of dance and music — involving divisions awards the best. Ancient Nassau since

The Ancient Order of Hibernians has presented Nassau County with its annual feis since 1972, celebrating Irish culture and history.

The Nassau AOH welcomes everyone to enjoy its traditional dance and piping competitions, along with an Irish Marketplace, featuring all sorts of Irish-related goods and treats for sale. And there’s a special area for the kids. And since it’s a Sunday, Mass will be said at noon.

It’s a day that highlights the always vibrant, age-old Irish traditions, with all eyes on those high-stepping lasses. The dance competitions make this the premiere feis in the New York metro region, a showcase of some the finest Irish dancers in the area (and beyond), which also attracts pipers from all over to perform.

By Karen Bloom

The sheer energy of the step dancers fascinates the many visitors who come just to see them being judged. The dancers perform intricate steps, often arrayed in dazzlingly colorful outfits, dancing jigs, reels, hornpipes and set dances. Winners move on to national competition and even international competitions.

This year’s festival honors Tim Myles, a National Life Member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, Division 14, in Lynbrook/Rockville Centre.

“I am honored and humbled to be chosen for this position, alongside many great Hibernians in past years, including a bishop and congressman who have been the honoree,” Myles says. “I have been involved in the feis for over 30 years, but most proud of the 10 years I ran the dancing competition. I oversaw entries go from 240 competitors to over 8O0 dancers, thanks to Riverdance. Please come out and support Irish culture, because if we don’t, who will?”

Myles, who retired from Long Island Rail Road 10 years ago, is devoted to supporting the Irish community at large. Among his many efforts, he

WHERE WHEN

serves on Rockville Centre’s St. Patrick’s Parade Committee and on the board of Molloy University’s Irish Studies Institute.

Anthony Hamilton

Pat McGann

• Sunday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m. -5 p.m.

• $10 per person; children younger than 12 free

• Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Nickerson Beach, 880 Lido Blvd., Lido Beach

• Visit NassauAOHFeis.com for information

• Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, South Campus, Hempstead. For information and to RSVP, call (516) 463-5672, or visit Hofstra.edu/museum

“When We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines the collective power of the arts in society.

Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence.

“It

Other festival enticements include Gaelic bagpiping, along with traditional music and song. Individual musicians demonstrate their talents and compete for prizes on a number of instruments — including the fiddle, tin whistle, flute, accordion, all forms of bagpipes, drums and keyboards, or any other instrument of their choice. Singers do the same, and judges have been known to award extra points for songs sung in the Irish language.

The Irish soda bread judging, a perennial favorite, is also one of the most hotly contested events of the day. There are as many styles of Irish soda bread as there are bakers. And, of course, the beach beckons. Bring a picnic lunch and settle in for a taste of Irish culture and hospitality.

Spend an electrifying evening with soul storyteller and ‘narrator of love’ Anthony Hamilton. The Grammy winner (and 17-time nominee) is known for his singular style that mixes Southern soul with R&B swag. Over the last decade, he’s produced platinum-selling albums and charttopping hits like ‘Comin’ From Where I’m From,’ ‘Charlene,’ ‘You’ve Got the Love I Need,’ and ‘You Made a Fool of Me.’ His recent album ‘Love is the New Black’ includes the solo single ‘Mercy,’ which launched his label My Music Box. The suave singersongwriter entices everyone with a voice characterized as smooth as the glowing embers of a dying fire and a glass of pinot noir. Now considered the king of modern soul and R&B, he burst onto the scene in the early 2000s, after cutting his teeth as a background singer for the likes of D’Angelo and 2Pac.

Pat McGann is quickly rising as one of the sharpest stand-ups on the comedy scene. A relative latecomer to comedy, he began doing standup at 31 after realizing he was not very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become the house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself as especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father of three young children, McGann’s appeal stems from his quick wit and relatable take on family life and marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening act for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festival, and more. McGann still calls Chicago home.

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Friday, Sept. 8, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury For information/tickets, visit WestburyMusicFair.org or LiveNation.com.

Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370

Photos courtesy John C. O’Connell

Judging the Irish Soda Bread contest is difficult work but these volunteers are proud to do it.

The marchers proceed in a proud salute.

Young dancers step lively as they compete in the Irish step dancing programs in a demonstration of their training and talents.

highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,”

Can art change the world? It’s a question that’s been at the focus of our collective culture for centuries. Now as society navigates the complexities of modern life, art as a path for social change is at the forefront of artistic expression.

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9 Sept. 23

Killer Queen

Queen-mania rocks on. Killer Queen visits the Paramount stage, Saturday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m., with their homage to the beloved band. Formed in the UK in 1993, Killer Queen played their first public shows at London University where Queen themselves had played their first shows 21 years earlier. Fronted by Patrick Myers as Freddie Mercury, critics have described Myers’ resemblance to Freddie Mercury as “spooky;” his uncanny likeness was further proven when he recorded a #1 hit single singing as Freddie Mercury on Fat Boy Slim’s record “The Real Life.” Of the band’s success, Myers has remarked “It’s been an amazing journey. We thought our band would last maybe a summer at the most but the concerts grew and grew and we’ve ended up playing and selling out the same arenas that Queen played at their peak.” Their success has continued here in the States, with regular stops at prestigious venues on their U.S. tours. Their expert musicianship, extraordinary energy, and accurate portrayal of the world’s greatest live band has rightfully earned them the title of Queen Royalty! Thrilling sell-out audiences across the globe the band recreates the high energy, powerful phenomenon that was Queen live. This quality, combined with Myers’ powerful three-and-a-half octave tenor range, expert musicianship and dynamic stage presence, has captivated audiences the world over. $49.50, $39.50, $35, $24.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

On exhibit

View the landmark exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait,” at Nassau County Museum of Art. Devoted to the way that Modigliani powerfully re-defined the art of portraiture, the show includes his masterworks along with paintings and drawings by his Parisian contemporaries (Picasso, van Dongen, Laurencin). Modigliani’s enduring influence on artists even in our own time is shown in a selection of Contemporary paintings by such important figures as David Hockney, Eric Fischl, Elizabeth Peyton and others. The exhibition is being curated by Dr. Kenneth Wayne, founder of The Modigliani Project, which authenticates paintings and drawings (two of the works in the show have been recently approved by the committee). Through Nov. 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Bird walk

The South Shore Audubon Society welcomes all to join its members for a bird walk, at the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area, Saturday, Sept. 9, starting at 9 a.m. Walk leaders, other birders and nature enthusiasts are happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. Bring binoculars. 500 Slice Drive, off Waukeena Ave. To register, text your name and contact information to (516) 467-9498. Also text regarding questionable weather conditions. For more information, visit SSAudubon.org

Leaf Peepers

Celebrate fall and all the colors of the season with the family at Long Island Children’s Museum, Saturday, Sept. 23, 12-2 p.m. Use your imagination to make animal art out of colorful leaf shapes, focusing on the seasonal shades of vibrant yellow, deep purple, and fiery orange, at the dropin program. Suitable for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org

For information and instructions, go to www.lifair.org or scan the QR code.

BRUCE A. BLAKEMAN NASSAU COUNTY EXECUTIVE

We are thrilled to partner with Sands on this tremendous immersion opportunity in Las Vegas. Creating these unique experiences for our students is at the core of our mission.

Harry

Diversifying the Hospitality Industry: Sands and Thurgood Marshall College Fund Collaborate on Hospitality Immersion Program for HBCU students

this summer, Sands teamed up with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund in launching a new Hospitality Immersion Program that supports students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to kickstart their success in a career in the hospitality industry.

In July, 12 college students participated in the inaugural program, which is designed to encourage interest in travel, tourism and leisure by exposing students to the inner workings of the Las Vegas hospitality industry. The intensive experience was presented in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the only national organization that exclusively represents Black colleges.

“Our goal for this program is twofold: to encourage the best and brightest students

in all disciplines to consider hospitality as a career path and to ensure our industry cultivates a diverse and inclusive workforce that provides opportunities for people from all backgrounds and communities,” said Ron Reese, Senior Vice President of Global Communications and Corporate Affairs, who spearheads corporate responsibility initiatives at Sands.

“This program is a foundation from which we plan to introduce other unique educational opportunities for HBCU students to experience our global destinations and gain even more perspective into the industry,” Reese continued. “We look forward to hosting this talented group of students.”

The Sands Hospitality Immersion Program was established through the Sands Cares Global Community Engagement program and is just one of the company’s many education and workforce development initiatives

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Our goal for this program is twofold: to encourage the best and brightest students in all disciplines to consider hospitality as a career path and to ensure our industry cultivates a diverse and inclusive workforce that provides opportunities for people from all backgrounds and communities.

Ron Reese, Sands Senior Vice President of Global Communications and Corporate Affairs

Dr.

Williams, president and CEO of Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Continued from page 1 focused on youth empowerment and career opportunities. The program was created to provide students at HBCUs with critical industry knowledge to provide a head start for students interested in a wide range of professional hospitality positions.

Sands is also partnering with local Long Island universities, including Nassau Community College and Long Island University to create a new, comprehensive hospitality program to bring these same opportunities to area college students.

Capitalizing on industry growth

The travel, tourism and leisure industry continues to experience tremendous job growth and encompasses a wide range of professional positions. Beyond traditional hospitality tracks in hotel operations or restaurant, meeting and venue management, the hospitality industry offers career growth opportunities in:

• Finance

• Marketing

• Sales

• Human resources

• Information technology

• Legal

• Other professional service fields

“We are thrilled to partner with Sands on this tremendous immersion opportunity,” said Dr. Harry Williams, President and CEO of Thurgood Marshall College Fund. “Creating these unique experiences for our students is at the core of our mission. The hospitality field is one of the fastest growing in America, and this strategic partnership allows TMCF to provide our talented students with a chance

to learn more about the various careers in this important industry.”

The Sands Hospitality Immersion Program was curated by the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and featured in-depth seminars, exclusive tours of integrated resorts, visits to other types of hospitality venues, presentations by experts across multiple disciplines within the industry, and interactive events, including a cooking competition with professional chefs. Get to know the participants

The 12 students selected for the exclusive summer program were all rising junior and senior college students at TMCF member schools and were chosen from a strong pool of candidates who applied

• Selected participants included:

• Ta’Niyah Harris, Bowie State University

• Erin Williams, Howard University

• Jaida Robinson-Clark, Howard University

• Jasmyn Love, Howard University

• Joshua Williamson, Howard University

• Nathanael Edwards, Langston University

• Zay’Kori Jones, Norfolk State University

• Brandon Smith, North Carolina A&T State University

• Derrick Jacobs, North Carolina A&T State University

• Joleen Buchanan, University of the Virgin Islands

• Kayla Smith, Virginia State University

• Marquis Bell, Virginia State University

Here’s what some of those students had to say about the program.

As a first-generation college student, my career has always been the light at the end of the tunnel while at Howard University. My participation in the Sands Hospitality Immersion is a glimpse into a promising industry where I could pursue my interest and learn about the many opportunities that may lie ahead. Considering how many applied to attend, this excites me, and I am grateful to have been selected.

Jaida Robinson-Clark, rising junior at Howard University

I want to thank Sands and Thurgood Marshall College Fund for their critical investment in building a pathway that develops and showcases the talented students who attend HBCUs. As I embark on t his immersion experience, I look forward to professionally fostering relationships within the industry and absorbing significant insight regarding the trajectory and landscape of the hospitality, tourism and entertainment industry internationally.

Brandon Smith, rising senior at North Carolina A&T State

To learn more about the Sands as the world’s preeminent developer and

Congratulates Westbury Youth Soccer Club

The Sands NY team is proud to support all the work being done by fearless leader Mateo Flores, as well as the coaches and parents of the Westbury Youth Soccer Club. Most importantly, congrats to all of the young participants who are learning teamwork, discipline and healthy habits as they master the game! We are proud and excited to be a part of this community!

Mateo Flores, President of the Board of Directors for the Westbury youth, soccer club, said:

“The Sands team has been incredible community partners from the outset. Not only did they provide our youth with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet their real life heroes David Beckham, and Carli Lloyd, but they stepped up and supported us at our own event, helping us to provide quality soccer programs for Westbury’s young people. We look forward to their growing presence on Long Island and we hope to continue to work with them to empower our local youth.”

Sands Ambassador and 1969 World Series Winning Miracle Met, Art Shamsky plays ball with Historical Society of Long Island

mr. Art Shamsky, 1969 World Series Winning Miracle Met, represented Las Vegas Sands as a community ambassador at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration to play some Vintage Baseball, hosted by the Historical Society of Long Island. Art was proud to throw out the first pitch and administer the coin toss! The day was full of old uniforms, new friends, and a joint passion for America’s favorite pastime.

To see more partnerships between Sands and the Long Island community, visit sandsnewyork.com/news

St. Jude Run/Walk

Sept. 10 Oct. 19

Registration is open for the St. Jude Walk/ Run Long Island, presented by Tweezerman International during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Sunday, Sept. 10, 9 a.m., at Marcum Corporate Offices & Park. The St. Jude Walk/Run offers everyone a chance to walk or run and gather in-person or virtually to raise funds and awareness for the St. Jude mission: Finding cures. Saving children. Besides the walk/run, the event features entertainment, food and activities for the whole family to enjoy. Participants will even have the opportunity to connect with St. Jude patients and learn firsthand how their support makes a difference. 10 Melville Park Road, Melville. Register or learn more at StJude.org/walklongisland.

Football fundraiser

East Meadow Memorial Post 1082 hosts a football fundraiser, Sunday, Sept. 24, 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. Enjoy a complete barbcue meal, beer and beverages, 50/50 raffles and more. $60 in advance; $70 at door; $40 for all Post members. 294 Bellmore Road, in East Meadow. Reserve before Sept. 17 by email at legionpost1082@gmail.com. You can also venmo mark-papagni.

Art talk

Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture,” now back on-site at Nassau County Museum of Art, Thursday, Oct. 19, 1 p.m. Enjoy an in-depth presentation on the current exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program and to join the 2 p.m. public tour of the exhibit.1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Mah Jongg

Enjoy an afternoon of Mah Jongg and canasta, every Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.4 p.m., at East Meadow Beth El Jewish Center. $5 contribution per person. Snacks are provided. No outside food allowed due to dietary laws. Bring your own games and cards. Lessons available.1400 Prospect Ave. Call (516) 428-3693 for more.

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Talking birds

The South Shore Audubon Society invites all to a lecture program, “Researching Cassowaries, the Deadliest Birds on Earth,” with Dr. Todd Green, Tuesday, Sept. 12,7:30 p.m., at Freeport Memorial Library. Most people have never heard of these large flightless birds native to Australia and New Guinea, which are critically important to the rain forest ecosystems they inhabit. They have daggershaped claws, crown-like structures and brightly colored heads and necks. They are so territorially aggressive; they are among the deadliest birds on earth. Paleontologists use them to help untangle the mysteries of long extinct dinosaurs. Dr. Green, a Postdoctoral Teaching fellow at NYIT, is one of the few cassowary researchers in the world. 144 W. Merrick Road (at S. Ocean Avenue) in Freeport. For more information about the program or South Shore Audubon, go to SSAudubon. org.

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Job Fair

Nassau BOCES, in partnership with Nassau County School Districts, holds a Job Fair, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Freeport Recreation Center. It promises to be an exceptional opportunity for job seekers. Representatives from Nassau BOCES, SCOPE Education Services and several school districts will offer an exclusive platform for candidates to explore a wide range of exciting career opportunities within the field of education. Attendees can look forward to engaging with representatives from the participating school districts. Job seekers, whether seasoned professionals or fresh graduates, are encouraged to attend this event to explore positions as Teacher Aides, Bus Drivers, Security Personnel, Naturalists, Bus Dispatchers, Registered Professional Nurses, Maintainers, Food Service Personnel, Cleaners/Laborers, HVAC and Electrical technicians, Groundskeepers, Monitors and more. Each participating district, offering insights into their educational programs, work culture, and career advancement opportunities; face-to-face interactions with district representatives, allowing candidates to ask questions, discuss job openings, and showcase their skills; networking opportunities and on-site resources and workshops to help attendees refine their job search strategies, improve interview techniques, and create effective resumes. Attendees are encouraged to dress professionally, bring copies of their resumes, and prepare to make an impression.130 E. Merrick Road, Freeport. Visit NassauBoces.org/jobfair for information.

Bingo at Beth-El

Get your game on, Mondays, at a bingo game at East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center, in East Meadow, starting at 6 p.m. Prizes, progressive games, bell jar prizes and refreshments will be provided.1400 Prospect Ave. For information, contact (516) 483-4205.

Farmer’s market

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau is back with their farmer’s market, Saturday, Sept. 9, through October. Located in Eisenhower Park at Field 8, the CCE-Nassau Farmers Market offers varied items weekly. Their fresh food comes from numerous vendors.

Brain injury walk is coming to Eisenhower

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

The Brain Injury Association of New York State is holding its annual March on for Brain Injury Walk at Eisenhower Park on Saturday, Sept. 9. The walk raises awareness and funds for those who are dealing with a brain injury — which could be caused by cancer, a stroke, physical injury, benign tumors — among a multitude of other things.

The event brings together brain injury survivors, caregivers and professionals in the field to celebrate and honor the memory of the brain injury community. This year’s walk will recognize medical honoree, Dr. Jason Ewards, who serves as the medical director of Inpatient Rehab and Brain Injury at the New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.

Additionally, the association will honor Colin Clive, as Long Island’s posthumous honoree. Clive, who is originally from Massapequa, died on July 3, 2023 at 31, following a lengthy battle with glioblastoma, which caused injuries to the brain.

Clive was first diagnosed with cancer back in 2018, his caretaker Roni Schneider said. She’d known Clive for most of his life, as her son was friends with him. Schneider is a nurse, and took care of her husband who had a stroke, so she was familiar with taking care of patients with brain injuries.

In 2020, Clive went into remission, thanks to success of several treatments.

What threw a massive wrench into Clive’s journey with cancer, is that both his parents unexpectedly died within 6 days of each other, in January 2021.

Clive’s cancer returned in December 2022, and again, he went through different forms of treatment and experimental trials.

“He knew that something was progressing,” Schneider said, “and in April, upon a visit that we were in the city for to get his immunotherapy, they said, you know, we’re sorry but we’re not going to be giving it to you anymore. The cancer was too far progressed. There’s nothing they could do anymore.”

Schneider said Clive’s courage and attitude throughout his battle was commendable.

“In all his support groups, he never really talked about himself,” she said. “He was always there, lending support to everybody else. And the only time he really talked about himself and his sadness, was the anniversary of his parents’ deaths.”

Schneider added that Clive had an excellent support group, made of his dad’s friends, who would visit him

and help him, every day. “They called me the quarterback,” she said. “I was there to you know, navigate everything. It took a village.”

The March On for Brain Injury Walk occurs virtually and in three physical locations, including Long Island. The Long Island walk is striving to raise $40,000. Registration online for the walk closes on Sept. 7, but people can donate to the cause through the end of the month.

Registration on the day of the walk opens at 10 a.m., in the Scarlett Oak Picnic Area of the park. The walk itself starts at noon.

For more information and to learn more about the association, its work and the Eisenhower walk, visit

Courtesy Brain Injury Association of New York State

The annual March on for Brain Injury Walk is coming to Eisenhower Park on Sept. 9. This year’s walk will honor Colin Clive, a Long Island resident, who lost a 5-year-long battle with brain cancer, in July 2023.

County exec steps up school safety measures

By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com

Bruce Blakeman and Patrick Ryder stood on the steps of Valley Stream Central High School, holding up a backpack. No, this wasn’t one of the many school supply giveaways that take place this time of year.

Instead, the Nassau County executive and Nassau County Police Department commissioner wanted to show a “gobag.” Filled with emergency response gear to deal with everything from school shootings to drug overdoses, these backpacks have been placed “in every county police vehicle and given to our village police department” stocked with emergency tools from a tourniquet to stop life-threatening bleeding, to Narcan, a lifesaving medication used in opioid overdoses.

These backpacks are yet another tool in a growing arsenal of existing school safety measures and protocols Blakeman said are critical in creating “an atmosphere of safety” at Nassau schools.

“There is no higher priority than the safety of our children in Nassau County,” Blakeman said. “We are extremely serious about making sure that our kids, when they go to school, are in a safe environment free from any kind of violence or any kind of medical condition that would jeopardize their health.”

With the creeping rise of school gun

violence and opioid deaths nationwide, Blakeman stressed the county’s effort to ensure efficient cooperation between teachers, police officials, and local government. He also called on parents to be the first line of defense in spotting and reporting problematic behavior with their kids — especially as they grow into teens and young adults.

“Parents, know what your kids are up to,” Blakeman said. “Know who their friends are. If some kid is acting weird or is doing something that can possibly

lead to violent activity — whether inperson or on social media — let school officials know.”

Major strides have been made in the police’s coordination efforts with schools, Ryder said, as ways to prevent active shooters and cut down on response times.

This is possible thanks to existing safety procedures and technology like security-wide assessments, mandatory police school visits, and the widespread installation of the Rave Panic Button

system in schools — a rapid alert apparatus designed to directly connect school administration to law enforcement and emergency dispatchers during a life-threatening event.

Other tactics include a dedicated team of officers who monitor the web for troubling social media posts or suspicious online behavior.

“If school officials do find something,” Ryder said, “we immediately sit down with them, the student, and their parents and discuss it.”

One instance that came to Ryder’s mind was where a conversation led to a consensual search of a family’s property, turning up weapons inside the home even the parents were not aware of.

“Since 2013, there have been 75 people killed in school shootings,” Ryder said. “Roughly 75 percent of all active shootings end in five minutes or less. And 52 percent of that is over in two minutes.”

Ryder noted that the county police’s response time falls squarely within that window — averaging around three to five minutes. In the fast-paced chaos of a shooting, “closing that gap between two to three minutes” through quicker response times can save lives, citing the need for more trained officers on standby. And close to schools.

“The bad guy has to be right once,” Ryder said. “We have to be right every single time, so we practice how we play and improve on everything we did before.”

Juan Lasso/Herald

In response to the worrying uptick in gun violence and overdose opioid deaths, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman joined Nassau County Police Department commissioner Patrick Ryder to unveil a series of new school safety tools and protocols to reduce the risk of active shooter threats.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY 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 rain or shine, on the North Front Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on 9/19/2023 at 2:30 p.m., 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

If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.

George P. Esernio, Esq., Referee.

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COLLATERALIZED ASSETBACKED BONDS, SERIES

2005-4 Plaintiff, Against RAMIRO PAREDES GONZALEZ, JOSE A PAREDES, ET AL., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 12/08/2022, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, at the North Front Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 9/25/2023 at

3:00 p.m., premises known as 344 Nursery Lane, Westbury, New York 11590, And Described As Follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Westbury, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Section 10 Block 308 Lot 8

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $587,352.04 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 010406/15

If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.

Melvyn Roth, Esq., Referee.

MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 MIDLAND AVENUE, SUITE 205, PORT CHESTER, NY 10573

Dated: File Number: 560-3331 CJL

141476

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff, AGAINST RUTH AGUILAR, et al.

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on June 11, 2018.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on September 29, 2023 at 2:00 PM premises known as 2542 5th Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554.

Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing.

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 51, Block 23 and Lot 13, 14 and 15.

Approximate amount of judgment $568,165.18 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #0003161/2013.

Lisa Singer, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 141614

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST,

V. ADAN SALGUERO, ET. AL.

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated November 14, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST is the Plaintiff and ADAN SALGUERO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on October 3, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 740 BARRY PLACE, UNIONDALE, NY 11553: Section 50, Block 360, Lot 23:

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

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 613459/2019. Mark Ricciardi, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 141616

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK

Plaintiff, Against LAURA L. PIERCE A/K/A LAURA PIERCE, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 07/06/2023, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Front Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 10/5/2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 24 Cedar Road, Westbury, New York 11590, 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 Westbury, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 0011 Block 00414

Lot 00027

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $330,879.28 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 608239/2019 If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there other health or safety concerns, then the Court appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure Auction.

Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee.

MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 MIDLAND AVENUE, SUITE 205. PORT CHESTER, ny 10573

Dated: 8/16/2023 File Number: 19-300909 RS 141602

LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF NEW YORK

SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff,

v. DALE JUNGER A/K/A

DALE R. JUNGER, MARGARET JUNGER

A/K/A MARGARET M. JUNGER, ET AL, Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

THAT

In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on September 18, 2019, I, Judith Powell, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on October 4, 2023 at The North Side Steps of The Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, County of Nassau, State of New York, 11501 at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows:

1611 N Jerusalem Road East Meadow, NY 11554

SBL No.: 50-388.00-54

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.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 611231/2017 in the amount of $267,342.65 plus interest and costs.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social

distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale.

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Attorneys for Plaintiff

500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 141604

NO PARKING 9AM TO 9PM EXCEPT

SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 8 feet south of the south curbline of Taylor Avenue, south for a distance of 104 feet.

WANTAGH JACKSON AVENUE (TH 345/23) South SideSection 202-10 NO

PARKING 9AM TO 5PM

EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYSstarting at the eastcurbline of Willow Street, east for a distance of 105 feet.

WOODMERE BRYANT STREET(TH

277/11) North SideSection 202-17 NO PARKING 12 NOON TO 2PM - starting at a point 42 feet west of the west curbline of Longacre Avenue, west for a distance of 90 feet.

(Adopted 1/10/12)

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available a t https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 19th day of September, 2023, at 7:00 o’clock in the evening of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Chapter 202 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at the following locations:

(NR)LAWRENCE LAWRENCE AVENUE (TH 360/23) East SideSection 202-32 15 MINUTE PARKINGstarting at a point 198 feet south of the south curbline of Mott Avenue, south for a distance of 22 feet.

OCEANSIDE BEDELL STREET (TH 374/23) South SideSection 202-13 NO PARKING 8AM TO 6PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYSstarting at a point 20 feet west of the west curbline of Foxdale Avenue, west for a distance of 98 feet.

POINT LOOKOUT

LIDO BOULEVARD(TH 327(B)/23)South SideSection 202-3 TWO HOUR PARKING 8AM TO 7PM - starting at the east curbline of Cedarhurst Avenue, east to a point 25 feet west of the west curbline of Freeport Avenue.

LIDO BOULEVARD(TH 327(B)/23)South SideTWO HOUR PARKING 8AM TO 7PM - starting at a point 23 feet east of the east curbline of Freeport Avenue, east to the west curbline of Garden City Avenue.

ROOSEVELT TAYLOR AVENUE (TH 346/23) South SideSection 202-6 NO

PARKING 9AM TO 9PM

EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYSstarting at a point 11 feet east of the east curbline of King Street, east for a distance of 82feet.

KING STREET (TH 346/23) East Side -

WOODMERE BRYANT STREET (TH 332/23) North SideSection 202-17 NO

PARKING 12 NOON TO

2PM - starting at a point 20 feet west of the west curbline of Longacre Avenue, west for a distance of 70 feet

ALSO, to REPEAL from Chapter 202 “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking from the following locations:

LEVITTOWN TULIP LANE (TH 53/04) East SideSection 202-23 NO

PARKING 12 MIDNIGHT TO 12 NOONstarting at a point 128 feet north of the north curbline of Cornflower Road, north then east for a distance of 152 feet.

(Adopted 5/18/04)

LIDO BEACH LIDO

BOULEVARD (TH 120/82)

South Side -

Section 202-2 ONE

HOUR PARKING 8AM TO 7PM - starting 60 feet east of the east curbline of Cedarhurst Avenue, east to the west curbline of Freeport Avenue.

(Adopted 6/15/82)

POINT LOOKOUT

LIDO BOULEVARD (TH 234/83) South Side -

Section 202-3 ONE HOUR PARKING

BETWEEN SIGNSstarting at the east curbline of Cedarhurst Avenue, east for a distance of 60 feet.

(Adopted 6/26/84)

LIDO BOULEVARD (TH 547-15) South SideTWO HOUR PARKING 8AM TO 7PM - starting from the east curbline of Freeport Avenue, east to the west curbline of Garden City Avenue.

(Adopted 4/26/16)

WEST HEMPSTEAD GRANT AVENUE (TH 194/23) North Side -

Section 202-20 30

MINUTE PARKING 7AM TO 11PM BETWEEN SIGNS - starting at a point 54 feet east of the east curbline of Hempstead Gardens Drive, east for adistance of 38 feet.

(Adopted 6/20/23)

GRANT AVENUE (TH 194/23) South Side30 MINUTE PARKING 7AM TO 11PM BETWEEN SIGNS - starting at a point 40 feet east of the east curbline of Hempstead Gardens Drive, east for adistance of 114 feet.

(Adopted 6/20/23)

Dated: September 6, 2023 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 141711

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 9/13/23 at 9:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED

STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 543/23. LEVITTOWNFrances Zah, Variances, side yard, side yards aggregate, construct addition attaching garage to dwelling, 2nd story addition & portico all attached to dwelling., S/s Sycamore La., 220’ W/o Hemlock La., a/k/a 60 Sycamore La. THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED

STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 556/23. EAST MEADOWJaybee Holdings LLC, Variances, subdivision of lot, front width at front setback line, construct dwelling with garage (demolish existing dwelling) (parcel 2)., S/s Woods Ave., 653.40’ W/o Hilda St., f/k/a 2656 Woods Ave. 557/23. EAST MEADOWJaybee Holdings LLC, Variances, subdivision of lot, front width at front setback line, construct dwelling with garage (parcel 1)., S/s Woods Ave., 712.72’ W/o Hilda

St.

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. 141749

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 19th day of September, 2023, at 7:00 o’clock in the evening of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 202-1 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at the following locations:

BELLMORE FARMERS AVENUE (TH 378/23) East SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Merrick Road,south for a distance of 30 feet.

EAST MEADOW

BELLMORE ROAD (TH 331/23) West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of Lexington Avenue, north for a distance of 40 feet.

BELLMORE ROAD (TH 331/23) West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the south curbline of Lexington Avenue, south for a distance of 40 feet.

ROOSEVELT AVENUE (TH 351/23) South SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Lincoln Avenue, West for a distance of 42 feet.

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 Levittown and East Meadow within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns

ELMONT L STREET (TH 334/23) North SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 56 feet east of the east curbline of Cameron Street, east for a distance of 61 feet.

(NR) FLORAL PARK PLAINFIELD AVENUE (TH 140(B)/23) East SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 78 feet south of the south curbline of Vandewater Avenue, south for a distance of 32 feet.

FRANKLIN SQUARE LLOYD STREET (TH 336/23) North Side -

NO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 30 feet west of the west curbline of Pacific Avenue, west for a distance of 72 feet.

(NR) FREEPORT LENOX AVENUE (TH 341/23) West SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at the southcurbline of Seaman Court, south to the roadway terminus then east for a distance of 33 feet.

POINT LOOKOUT

LIDO BOULEVARD (TH 327(B)/23) South SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Freeport Avenue, west for a distance of 25 feet.

LIDO BOULEVARD (TH 327(B)/23) South SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Freeport Avenue, east for a distance of 23 feet.

LIDO BOULEVARD (TH 327(B)/23) North SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Freeport Avenue, west for a distance of 25 feet.

LIDO BOULEVARD (TH 327(B)/23) North SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Freeport Avenue, east for a distance of 23 feet.

ROOSEVELT PARK AVENUE (TH 350/23) East SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Smith Street, south for a distance of 32 feet.

UNIONDALE

MERILLON STREET (TH 380/23) South SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 73 feet west of the west curbline of Uniondale Manor Parkway, west for a distance of 18 feet.

WANTAGH

CYPRESS STREET (TH 356/23) East SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 10 feet south of the south curbline of Walters Avenue, south for a distance of 53 feet.

ALSO, to REPEAL from Section 202-1 “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” from the following locations: (NR) LAWRENCE LAWRENCE AVENUE (TH 224/22) East SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 198 feet south of the south curbline of Mott Avenue, south for a distance of 42 feet.

(Adopted 7/19/22)

ROOSEVELT PARK AVENUE (TH 141/23) East SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the north curbline of East Greenwich Avenue, north for a distance of 60 feet.

(Adopted 6/6/23)

ALL PERSONS

INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated: September 6, 2023

Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF

HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR.

Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 141703 LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU LOANCARE, LLC, V. JOSE S. MENDEZ; ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 12, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein LOANCARE, LLC is the Plaintiff and JOSE S. MENDEZ; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on October 10, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1054 ADAMS STREET, UNIONDALE, NY 11553: Section 36, Block 151, Lot 502, 503 & 504: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL, OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT UNIONDALE, UNINCORPORATED AREA, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 613085/2019. Mark S Ricciardi, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

141692

LEGAL NOTICE

FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU

File#: 630110

Docket#

NA-05997-23

NA-05994-23

SUMMONS (CHILD ABUSE CASE)

In the Matter of Yoselin M Baiza Bustillo (DOB: 1/8/2010), Natalin Yoheli Baiza Bustillo (DOB: 11/l7/2014), Children under Eighteen Years of Age Alleged to be Abused by Henry Baiza Lopez, Respondent.

NOTICE: IF YOUR CHILD STAYS IN FOSTER CARE FOR 15 OF THE MOST RECENT 22 MONTHS, THE AGENCY MAY BE REQUIRED BYLAW TO FILE A PETITION TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND MAY FILE BEFORE THE END OF THE 15-MONTH PERIOD. IF SEVERE OR REPEATED ABUSE IS PROVEN BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE, THIS FINDING MAY CONSTITUTE THE BASIS TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS. IF THE PETITION IS GRANTED, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD AND YOUR CHILD MAY BE ADOPTED WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT.

BY ORDER OF THE FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

To: Henry Baiza Lopez

721 Prospect Avenue, Apt. 2 Westbury, NY 11590

A petition under Article 10 of the Family Court Act having been filed with this Court, and annexed hereto

YOU AND EACH OF YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this Court on

Date/Time:October 25, 2023 at 10:00 AM

Purpose: Trial Part:4

Floor/Room:Floor 3/Room

303

Presiding: Hon. Ellen R. Greenberg

Location: Courthouse 1200 Old Country Rd. Westbury, NY 11590 to answer the petition and to be dealt with in accordance with Article 10 of the Family Court Act.

On your failure to appear as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.

Dated: August 30, 2023

John Aiken, Chief Clerk 141743

LEGAL NOTICE SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS-SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU - MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC, Plaintiff, -againstMARY E. LOSITO, if she be living and if she be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the complaint; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; JOSE ALVAREZ AS JOHN DOE #1; JOHN DOE (REFUSED

NAME) AS JOHN DOE #2

through #3, DefendantsIndex No. 614390/2022

Plaintiff Designates Nassau County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Nassau County. To the above named Defendants-YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated August 14, 2023.

NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME - If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable David P. Sullivan, J.S.C.

Dated: August 14, 2023

Filed: August 23, 2023. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 2625 Firma Lane, East Meadow, NY 11554.

Dated: March 12, 2023

Filed: August 29, 2023

Greenspoon Marder LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Raspreet Bhatia, Esq.,

Barry feuerstein also dabbles in sculpture, having received a master’s degree in sculpture and photography from the City College of new York.

Spirituality and emotion come to live on canvas

and minimalistic works.

He shows his work in many group and solo exhibits, one of which at the East Meadow Public Library.

He was recently selected for the annual juried members show put on by the Patchogue Arts Council at the Museum of Contemporary Art Long Island. Artists from the region submit pieces of work, and Feuerstein’s was among the 30 selected for the display. The exhibit runs until Sept. 24.

The museum is located at 20 Terry Street, Suite 116, in Patchogue.

Senior curator at the museum, John Cino, said that the artist’s work is placed between two other pieces with natural colors and tones.

“He looks into both matters of science and religion, and he’s finding a place where they overlap,” Cino said of Feuerstein work.

Feuerstein is also a member of Westbury Arts, a non-profit organization that hosts art exhibits, programs and concerts. Feuerstein has shown much of his work through the organization, but also helped curate a show at Salisbury Tav -

ern in Westbury. He’s grown close with its president, Julie Lyon, and her husband Tom Cabrera, who also creates abstract art.

“It’s been an interesting blossoming of our relationship personally and getting to know each other,” Lyon said, “and all of that happened through the art.”

Feuerstein has work on display with Westbury Arts, in the show titled “Inspiration Rediscovered,” going on through Sept. 29.

To see his work, the gallery is located at 255 Schenck Ave. in Westbury.

“He brings other elements beside just the paint to the canvas to give it a more three dimensional effect, that once again just brings this wealth of motion and color to the work,” Lyon said. “It’s one of those things, like you want to stand there and stare at it longer, because every time you look at it, you see something different.”

Feuerstein’s work is also currently being shown at Omni Gallery in Uniondale, at 333 Earle Ovington Blvd.

“It’s exciting because you’re creating, hopefully, something more meaningful each time,” Feuerstein said.

Continued from page 1

Photos courtesy Barry Feuerstein

Barry feuerstein, an abstract artist, has his work in several shows across Long island. His piece, ‘the Blood of Christ — the Basilica of old Saint patrick’s Cathedral.’

HEWLETT-WOODMERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The Seaford Union Free School District has the following opening:

SCHOOL NURSE (Floater)

FULL-TIME

Effective Date: August 30, 2023

*Starting Salary $60,948 RN NYS License required, BLS certified

• Experience with school aged children, including students with disabilities preferred.

• Knowledgeable of CDC, OHSA, NYSDOH guidelines as they pertain to disease and or illness including COVID.

• Maintains records and performs screenings as per N.Y.S guidelines.

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• Knowledgeable of diabetic care and seizure protocol in a school setting.

• Must have superior nursing skills to include experience in emergency procedures, anaphylaxis, injuries and general triage.

Lifeguards

• Must be highly skilled communicator, with strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

• Must be collaborative in nature and contribute to the health and well being of the school community.

On-Line Applications Only www.olasjobs.org/nassau

EMPLOYMENT

Help Wanted

ASSISTANT TEACHERS For Yeshiva

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CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE

Full Time/Part Time

Richner Communications, publisher of Herald community newspapers has an excellent opportunity for a FT/PT Customer Service Clerk in our busy Circulation Department. Basic customer service and administrative responsibilities include: heavy computer work, answering phones, making phone calls, entering orders, faxing, filing, etc.

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DELI COUNTER AND PREP PERSON

Full Time And Part Time. Weekends A Must. Experienced. Long Beach. Call 516-431-5515

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Full Time and Part Time Positions Available!

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Seeking Candidates for the Following Positions: TEACHER AIDES

Starting Salary: $18.65 per hour

Two years’ college preferred

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AIDES

Salary: $17.00 per hour

Two years’ college preferred

SUBSTITUTE CLEANERS

Salary: $16.00 per hour

District Wide – All Shifts

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Salary: $15 per hour

District Wide

SUBSTITUTE REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE

Salary: $150 per diem

Must have Registered Nurse’s License, CPR and AED Certification

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Salary: $20 per hour

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Q. We were told we could make our own plans for the deck we wanted to build this summer, and we thought we followed all the instructions. We filed the plans using the internet, and even though we’re not too savvy with computers, we finally figured it out. Then we got a response that we’re required to have plans for the whole house, showing any changes with an architect’s or engineer’s seal. How did this get to be so complicated, and is this typical? One has nothing to do with the other, and now the summer is almost gone, with no deck even started. We should have done what our neighbors did and just built it. What can you tell us, and is there a way around this now?

A. Your scenario isn’t unusual; it’s just that people generally try to avoid either doing the more complete thing or the right thing. Keeping things simple isn’t always the best policy if it means just putting off the inevitable. I have a long list of real estate transactions where amenities such as fences, sheds, decks or pools, or home improvements, were never filed, because sellers or buyers were advised by the people handling their process to keep things simple and just close.

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One of the first things I have to do when I meet a prospective client is to ask for their survey and closing documents to see if a search included all the items on the site. Often there are items such as those just mentioned that were completely ignored. Nobody is the wiser until the current owner wants to make a legally permitted change and discovers they have a lot more to do than just the one thing they had hoped to get approved. That is where you are.

Apparently, your jurisdiction knows about or suspects that there is more to your property and wants a complete record. Unless someone researches the records that are on file at your local building department to see if they match the conditions of your entire property, you won’t know what the officials are questioning. Many people will not hire a professional who tells the truth about checking all records, thinking that this is all so unnecessary, with comments like, “Well this was already like this when we bought the house.” Just because it was “like this” doesn’t mean it’s legal or on record, and your building department wants to make sure that your property, inside and out, matches plans. It pays to do this before you close, but in a brisk seller’s market, many people are afraid of losing the deal and just buy. That may be what happened to you. You are now the responsible party, and to even get the deck, you will have to hire a professional and have plans prepared after comparing the building department’s records with what currently exists. I don’t know a simpler way. Good luck!

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As a native New Yorker, born and raised on Long Island, I am extraordinarily proud of this place we call home. From our beaches, to our downtown, corridors to our tight-knit hometowns, the Empire State is filled with wonderful communities in which to live, work and raise a family.

Sadly, in recent times, far too many New Yorkers have been forced to flee the place they’ve spent most of their lives, driven out by high taxes, an everincreasing cost of living exacerbated by inflation, and deteriorating public safety. Instead of working to curb this mass migration of New Yorkers to greener pastures — fueled in large part by a lack of affordability — Gov. Kathy Hochul is attempting to levy an additional tax on already overtaxed New Yorkers in the form of congestion pricing. These new fees would be flat out wrong, and I’m working hard in Congress to stop them.

Under the governor’s ill-fated congestion pricing plan — formally termed the

Central Business District Tolling Program — commuters would pay upward of $23 during peak hours to drive south of 60th Street in Manhattan. What’s more, this would be in addition to the already high-priced tolls commuters must pay for the bridges and tunnels leading into Manhattan. While more and more New Yorkers feel the financial squeeze of inflation and an uncertain economy, Hochul has determined that this is the best time to move forward with her misguided congestion fees — which, if paid daily by an average commuter who drives into Manhattan for work on typical weekdays, could amount to more than $5,000 a year. What middle class family can afford that?

While congestion pricing has not yet been implemented, Hochul and her progressive allies in Albany are already championing this new pseudo-tax as a win for everyday New Yorkers as well as the faltering Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Indeed, funds from the congestion-pricing program are slated to fill the coffers of the struggling MTA and bankroll the agency’s bloated budget by encouraging more commuters to ride the rails into Lower Manhattan instead of driving. While increasing ridership on public transportation is a noble cause, doing so by threatening New Yorkers with financial hardship for driving is not the path forward.

Not only are commuters now staring down the barrel of thousands of dollars in new fees if they drive into Manhattan, but they are also facing increased costs for public transportation after the latest round of MTA fare hikes. Indeed, with MTA bus and subway fares now jumping to $2.90 a ride — and the roughly 4.3 percent Long Island Rail Road fare uptick — commuters are being forced to bear the brunt of the MTA’s long history of mismanagement — a seemingly never-ending saga that culminated with reports released earlier this year projecting a nearly $2.5 billion budget gap by 2025 for the agency.

In addition to increased costs, far too many New Yorkers have been exposed to a recent rash of violent crime while utilizing MTA services. Forcing those crimeweary commuters to pay more money for less safe commuting conditions is patently unfair.

All of this is to say that if Hochul were serious about helping local commuters, she wouldn’t push an unpopular and unneeded congestion-pricing plan on cash-strapped New Yorkers who are also having to contend with inflation, deteriorating safety on public transportation, and rising fares. What’s more, unless the MTA makes serious operational changes in the way it manages its finances, how soon will we have to contend with

increased congestion pricing fees in order to plug even greater holes in the agency’s budget?

I am opposed to the governor’s congestion pricing plan as it currently stands, and have worked in a bipartisan fashion to fight this new tax. In Congress, I have introduced H R 609, which calls for an outright rejection of the plan, and I’m proud to say that colleagues in both parties from across the tri-state area have cosponsored this federal push to quash this money grab by the state government.

While my fellow members of Congress and I work at the federal level to combat this new tax, I urge all of my Nassau County neighbors to contact Gov Hochul’s office — and their local state legislators — to voice their opposition to the congestion pricing scheme, and tell Hochul that we can’t afford another tax hike from Albany.

The governor and her progressive pals in the state legislature need to get serious about reeling in these out-of-control taxes and fees, before we lose even more New Yorkers to other corners of the country that respect their pocketbooks — and their commutes more than the Empire State does under this administration in Albany.

U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito represents New York’s 4th Congressional District.

News porn, food porn and shopping porn

Really, the world outside is conspiring to corrupt us. The mindless chatter is deafening, the distractions are pervasive and the temptation to indulge ourselves on every level is highly seductive. Yesterday I was standing on the train platform in Jamaica, and watched a young woman, earplugs inserted, texting while her child toddled over the yellow line, way too close to the tracks. Only those of us not on our phones noticed and yelled a warning. The embarrassed mother started to scream at the little boy, who really had done nothing wrong.

surroundings, inattentive to people standing within earshot.

On the LIRR, a woman was offering telephone therapy in a ridiculously loud voice to her daughter, who apparently was having issues of a personal nature with a boyfriend. Personal? Everyone in the train car had to listen to her advice on birth control.

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People are moving around, believing they can walk and talk or walk and listen to music or drive a car and text or sit down to dinner with the family and also answer emails.

No news flash here. This isn’t a new cultural phenomenon, but it is becoming obscene. Walking through city streets yesterday, people were mentally AWOL as they sometimes moved along and sometimes just stopped and blocked the sidewalk while they texted a message. Pedestrians were oblivious to their immediate

Gradually, this public sharing of the personal and private has become acceptable behavior for many. Facebook and Snapchat and Instagram users publish details of their lives that might have been kept within the family before the internet. Are we losing any sense of discretion?

Who among us is able to carve out islands of silence or solitude in the midst of this public havoc?

The food we eat was once a private part of our lives. Now everyone takes pictures of their lamb chops and posts recipes, some for the most excessively fattening foods imaginable. And when we put down the phone or the computer, we turn on the TV and watch “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” and watch really unhealthy-looking people gorging on fried food and barbecued everything.

If you turn to the news for a reasonable roundup of the day, you’re assaulted by the repetitive “breaking news” hyste-

ria that has replaced intelligent coverage. If you watch the news while you flip back and forth to the food channel, it’s a perfect storm of excess and grease.

Since President Trump was elected, news porn has subsumed what used to be reasonable coverage of events. It’s a chicken-andegg kind of thing. Did the chaotic nature of the administration make the news crazy, or is the crazy coverage affecting the White House?

We find excess in every arena. Once upon a time, when you wanted to go shopping, you went. It was a considered, proactive choice involving walking or driving to a store, selecting merchandise, checking out and coming home. I was never a motivated or skilled shopper, so online shopping serves me well. Still, what disturb me are the excessiveness and intrusiveness of it all.

I buy a pair of shoes online, the next time I try to do some research, I’m harassed and enticed and tempted by visual streamers on the screen, offering me more shoes and different shoes and cheaper shoes and even used shoes. Enough!

Perhaps I’m reacting to my own susceptibility to the dazzling online displays of goodies, from super-rich chocolates to rhinestone earrings that look like baby

Randi is on a brief leave. This column was originally published Sept. 7-13, 2017.

chandeliers. It’s all visual, but it feels noisy to me.

I use the word porn for these excesses in news, food and shopping because porn doesn’t necessarily suggest sexual material. In these cases, it suggests lurid and excessive indulgence.

This isn’t an all-or-nothing problem. By all means, we need to enjoy our food and follow the news and buy what we need to buy. The tricky part is keeping it all reasonable and appropriate and private. Dare I use the word “moderation”? It sounds so boring. Still …

To save our sanity, each of us, in our own lives and own spaces, must find time to think. That’s it, just think, with no external input. Sit in a park or in the house or take a walk and leave the devices behind. You’ll see and hear things you haven’t seen in a long time, such as the flash of a bird’s wing in the distance or the humming of late-summer insects.

Since Hurricane Harvey, there’s much talk about sheltering in place. The media intrusion into our lives is another kind of storm, and we need new skills to survive. We must give the gift of quiet observation to the next generation, or they will never learn how to take shelter in their own space.

in these cases, ‘porn’ suggests something different: lurid and excessive indulgence.

Anthony D’Esposito

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Make room for school buses

they called them the most dangerous stretches of road on Long island. No crosswalks. Speeding cars. Pedestrians literally running for their lives simply to get from one side of the street to the other.

A survey conducted last year by Vision Long island — a group of community leaders from Nassau and Suffolk counties committed to advancing more livable, economically sustainable and environmentally responsible growth — found these trouble spots in six neighborhoods, including Baldwin and Hempstead village. The study came on the heels of more than 6,000 accidents reported in the Town of Hempstead involving pedestrians.

“There’s a need in the area,” Vision Long island executive director Eric Alexander said. “And we can do better.”

As schools open their doors for the fall once again, all of us must do better — at least do our part to ensure that our young folk can safely make it to their campuses. That means keeping an eye out for kids crossing streets, walking along roads where there might not be sidewalks, or simply standing and waiting for a bus.

Every morning — and every afternoon — hundreds of bus drivers are tasked with getting our children to and from school. But that task isn’t easy. Especially with impatient car drivers who might try to speed around slowing or stopped buses.

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But even the most well-meaning car drivers can be a headache for school buses. The yellow behemoths have a number of blind spots, take longer to stop, and require far more room to maneuver, according to the state transportation department

Because of that, it’s important to keep your distance from buses, especially when they stop. When you’re behind them, stay at least 20 feet back.

And always be alert. Not just to kids getting on and off the bus, but also anyone waiting at a bus stop or running to catch a bus. They might not be paying attention to what’s around them, and could dart into traffic — right in front of your vehicle.

And what about when you see flashing red lights and a stop sign extended from the side of the bus? Are there any times you don’t have to stop? The answer is simple: no.

State law requires you to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights and the extended stop sign whether you’re on a two-lane road, a multi-lane road with a paved median, or a divided highway. That’s right — even a barrier in the middle of a street separating you from a school bus in traffic going in the opposite direction isn’t enough to excuse you from stopping for the bus. You still have to stop.

DoT says many of the accidents

The status quo is failing New Yorkers and migrants alike. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent extension of her executive order declaring a state of emergency for asylum seekers fails to provide a long-term plan, and only exacerbates this inhumane disaster.

Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams have failed to lead on this dire humanitarian crisis, which was created by President Biden’s failed immigration policies.

While the federal government needs to step up to address the root of this crisis, the influx of migrants has highlighted the inadequacies of the state and the nation.

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That unquenchable MAGA thirst

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Many may have thought Florida Gov. ron DeSantis’s “Let me outdo Trump” strategy was just an easy way to get votes. They may have been partially right. republican candidate Vivek ramaswamy’s doubling down — going further right than both Donald Trump and DeSantis — on his “i’m best to lead that ‘America First’ agenda” is gaining considerable momentum. His rocket-like ascension among the remaining republican

involving buses occur when car drivers try to pass stopped buses, or when they don’t stop because of poor visibility in rain, snow or fog. Some are caused by bus drivers waving cars through, unaware that a child is crossing the street. What does that mean to you? if a bus driver waves you through, don’t move forward until you’ve checked for yourself the road in front of you is clear.

of more than 100 fatal accidents reported in a recent year by the state education department, nearly 70 percent of those killed were children in kindergarten, first, second or third grade. That’s despite the fact that those kids account for less than 35 percent of the school population.

No one should ever feel unsafe going to school — whether they’re walking or taking a bus. Ensuring children’s safety is all the incentive any of us should need. But just in case it’s not, the penalties for not stopping for school buses are fines of up to $400 and potentially 30 days in jail for the first offense, increasing to $1,000 and six months in jail for repeat offenses. With school back in session, our children, the future of our neighborhoods — our world — need to get to class to learn everything they can. Stay alert. Stop on red.

Do your part to make sure they get there safely.

presidential candidates, as a first-time politician, reveals an unquenchable thirst for this ideology among a certain group of voters in America.

i t could also explain why six of the republican contenders were tripping over themselves in the first debate to say they’d support Trump if he were to win the republican primary.

What’s worrisome, however, is that despite Trump’s current legal woes, an August Marist College poll showed him in a statistical tie with President Biden in the 2024 general election.

The question is, given Biden’s progress on the economy —unemployment at a low of 3.5 percent, nationwide infrastructure investments, American manu-

New housing on L.I.? Not in my backyard.

apoll conducted by nextLI/ Newsday discovered a not-sopuzzling contradiction. A majority of Long Island residents want more local housing options, probably because their own children, just starting families, can’t afford to buy homes in the communities in which they grew up and their parents live. On the other hand, a majority also oppose “dense housing options” like those proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Opposition to “dense housing options,” a euphemism for low-cost apartments near transportation hubs, comes from both Republicans and Democrats, because support for such developments could be the kiss of death in local elections. There is deepseated fear in the metropolitan area suburbs that less-expensive housing will bring ethnic and racial minorities into previously predominantly white communities.

So far, low-cost housing options on Long Island are targeted for communi-

ties that are already primarily Black and Latino. A four-story building with 42 units and a 228-unit development are going up in Hempstead, an 81-unit project is planned for Wyandanch, and a 55-unit building is being built in a blighted area of East Patchogue. Hempstead is 46 percent Black and 45 percent Latino. Wyandanch is 60 percent Black and 18 percent Latino. Patchogue is majority white, but the area where the housing will be built is increasingly Latino.

The State Legislature, which is controlled by Democrats, adjourned for the year in June without passing legislation to address the state’s chronic housing shortage, as lawmakers failed to even introduce any housing legislation. Democratic legislators wanted to boost the housing supply by offering developers tax credits that are supposed to promote construction of affordable housing and turn unused office space into apartments. The Democrats also wanted to include protection against evictions and spiking rents.

Hochul, a Democrat, was unhappy about pairing new construction with

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DERICKSON LAWRENCE Bronx

We need to know more about LLCs

To the Editor:

Citizens have a right to know who they’re dealing with, whether it be in government or private enterprise. But that’s not the case when it comes to limited liability companies, or LLCs.

LLCs can own property, apply for grants, operate as landlords, and donate to political campaigns. But discovering who’s behind the curtain isn’t easy. Cruise through your local property tax rolls, or the state’s campaign finance disclosure database, and you’ll see plenty of LLCs, but you won’t see plenty of names.

Anonymous shell companies have been a popular vehicle for money laundering, tax evasion, organized crime, terrorism, and other forms of corruption for decades. Yet establishing an LLC requires less personal information than getting a library card.

That’s why it’s important for Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign the Limited Liability Companies Transparency Act, passed by both the Assembly and State Senate, which would require these business organizations to publicly identify their owners to the state.

A wide variety of businesses — from pizza shops to mall developers and property buyers — use LLCs as an organizing business structure. The approach, sanctioned by state law, provides the owners some limits on liabilities the companies could face.

As a practical matter, LLCs also allow the people who actually own the companies to remain anonymous. Under current reporting requirements, LLCs

rent controls. She proposed a broader housing plan that would add over 800,000 units of new housing by requiring that suburban communities meet construction mandates, including expanding their housing stock by 3 percent every three years and building 50 homes per acre within a half-mile of Long Island Rail Road stations.

Democratic legislators were leery of Hochul’s plan because last fall, Republican candidates on Long Island won three Assembly seats and three Senate seats previously held by Democrats.

While Democrats shied away from Hochul’s proposal to mandate affordable housing in the suburbs, Republicans were in virulent opposition, accusing her of imperial ambitions, and of trying to transform Long Island communities in a plan to alleviate New York City’s housing crisis. Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin, a Republican, denounced the Hochul plan as “illconceived.” State Sen. Steven Rhoads, a Republican from Massapequa, called the governor’s proposal “a reckless and irresponsible attempt to defy both local government’s right to control local zon-

need only supply a company name, county of operation, and an address where legal documents should be sent.

Sometimes that address is a post office box. Sometimes it’s an attorney’s office or a registered agent. For anyone interested in knowing more, the information is often frustratingly nondescript — and consequently useless.

But we all have a well-established interest in this information, and the State Legislature should be commended for recognizing this by including solid publicdisclosure requirements.

The lack of transparency for campaign donations is just one of the reasons the LLC Transparency Act has the support of good-government groups such as Common Cause and the League of Women Voters. While a 2019 law change required LLCs making political donations to disclose their owners, many are ignoring the requirement, the groups say.

The Business Council of New York State opposes the law, saying it will violate the privacy of law-abiding businesses — including thousands of small businesses organized as LLCs — and put their security at risk. There are some provisions in the legislation for public disclosure to be waived when “a significant privacy interest exists.” The law’s efficacy will be determined in part by how waiver requests are handled.

Given the benefits that state law confers on LLCs, it’s not too much to ask that they at least let us know who they are. This is a good step toward much-needed transparency.

JUDY PATRICK

ing and the right of each and every Long Islander to preserve their safety and suburban quality of life.”

Massapequa is 94 percent white and less than 1 percent Black. Over the past 10 years, less new housing has been built in metropolitan New York’s suburban communities than in most major metropolitan areas in the United States.

Racism remains such a potent political force in New York suburbs that the Democratic leaders in the State Legislature, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, both African-American, were unwilling to support affordable housing mandates, fearing that white opposition would cost Democrats majority control of both houses. Look for opposition to “dense housing options” to join attacks on critical race theory as Republican rally points in the 2024 election cycle to stir up white voting support.

Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and an assistant editor of Teaching Social Studies, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies.

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there’s opposition in both parties, because support can be deadly in local elections.

Judy Patrick is vice president of editorial development of the New York Press Association, a statewide media advocacy group whose members include the Herald Community Newspapers.

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