East Meadow Herald 09-29-2022

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Playing ball for Dino Komis

Community comes together to raise money in his memory

By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

Dino Komis and the East Meadow baseball and softball complex were synonymous with one another.

Komis, a longtime coach and board member of the Baseball and Softball Association, died in June. He was 49.

Community members gath ered at the baseball and softball complex last Friday and Satur day to play softball in his mem ory, and to raise money for

Komis’s family.

“When Dino did something, he put his all into it,” Rose Komis said of her husband. “He put everything he had into it, especially his children.”

Dino was part of the Base ball and Softball Association for years, since his two chil dren, Teddy, 14, and Nina, just shy of 13, played there growing up. He was a board member of the East Meadow Little League, served as vice president of the mini league and managed sev

Schools decide: snow days, or virtual learning?

By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

After New York City Public schools made the decision earlier this month to no longer have snow days — and instead decided to opt for virtu al learning — parents, teachers and students on Long Island wondered whether they faced the same fate.

Chancellor David Banks of the New York City Department of Edu cation told anchors on Fox 5’s “Good Day New York” on Sept. 6 that city schools no longer have snow days built into their calendars.

“With the new technology that we have, it’s one of the good things that came out of Covid,” Banks said. “We want to make sure our kids are continuing to learn, so, sorry kids,

no more snow days, but it’s going to be good for you.”

Dominick Palma, the superinten dent of schools in the Merrick Union Free School District and pres ident of the Nassau County Council of School Superintendents, said the decision to have emergency days is up to each school district.

“Each district will consider if having snow days versus virtual days is in that district’s interest,” he said.

In a statement for the Herald, Kenneth Card, superintendent of the East Meadow School District, wrote that the district would main tain its snow days.

“Our Board has always main tained that we will use traditional snow days first,” Card wrote. “Once we have exhausted available snow

days, we will then pivot to remote to ensure we are able to meet the 180 day requirement.”

Parents in East Meadow were quick to say that virtual days are not what they want for their children.

Melissa Ann VanAlstine-Parris, an East Meadow mother of two, wrote to the Herald that as a college professor, with a husband who is a high school teacher, she’s glad that East Meadow — and the schools at which both of them work — are keeping snow days.

“I hope no child ever has to do a school day remote again,” she wrote. “It is not good for them to stare at a screen all day (even if there are breaks) and they don’t learn the same.”

VanAlstine-Parris added that sometimes on snow days, or emer

gency days — as in cases of hurri canes — there could be extensive power outages throughout commu nities.

“This becomes an equity issue if kids can’t get online because they don’t have power,” she wrote. “There is also an equity issue due to inter net access. Homes with multiple children/adults needing to be online at the same time can cause issues, with internets slowing down.

“A good snow storm is not that often here, so they are kind of spe cial. Let’s keep them special and let the kids go out and play.”

Other parents agreed, citing a lack of affordable and convenient child care, safety, and limited learn ing through virtual education, as

Courtesy Rose Komis

DINO KOMIS, SECOND from left, died in June. Dino, his wife, Rose, far right, and their children, Teddy, 14, and Nina, 12, visited Disney World last November.

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reasons to keep children home during snowy days.

“Snow days are a rite of passage. Kids should get them just like we did,” EMSD parent Nick Ave wrote. “Let’s say the district decides remote days instead of snow days. What happens if your wifi goes down? Will the kids get marked absent? Last year, my wifi did go down during a snow storm. If my kids were marked absent because of that, I would raise hell. Weather is unpredictable and things happen.”

Some parents see a plus side to having virtual learning days

Kim Rummel Morovich, wrote she prefers snow days since they’re already built into the EMSD calen dar, but as a teacher, she prefers going remote. “Much safer for the kids than bussing them all long distances on icy roads, and the staff,” she wrote, add ing in that at the school she works at, they build in “contingency days” around Easter break and Memo rial Day.“So, if we go remote, instead of using snow days, we have more days off at Easter and Memorial Day.”

East Meadow parent Denyse Kofod wrote that vir tual days should only be reserved for older students, if at all.

“Kids should get snow days,” she wrote. “It’s great to have the technology, but there’s very limited learn ing that happens virtually. Maybe at the college level this makes sense, but K-12, I don’t think so.”

Overwhelmingly, the consensus of parents want snow days for their kids.

“Yes to snow days,” EMSD parent Andrea Jimenez wrote. “Childhood is a small period of time and we need to let kids be kids enjoy playing in the snow, come in for hot cocoa, watch movies and play.”

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From leFt, Xavier David, Maceo Barry and Nicholas Vecchiano enjoyed sledding during a snow day in January.

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Saving trees in Town of Hempstead communities

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

What’s happening to all the trees?

That was the question last week as community members from East Meadow, Merrick, Bellmore and surrounding areas met at the Merrick Golf Course to discuss tree loss in the area, and start planting the seeds to grow solutions.

Over the last few years, residents of a few towns noticed a number of trees being cut down, whether it’s by private property owners, or developers building new homes.

Long Island Sound Study, an organiza tion specializing in the restoration and protection of the sound, also provides some data about tree loss on the island. During the earliest stages of its settle ment in the 1620s, the island was 95 per cent forest. In 1998, that number was below 60 percent. The creation of farm land and the development of suburbia are considered factors for this decrease.

Wild Ones, a non-governmental, notfor-profit organization, with a mission to promote environmentally sound landscap ing practices and preserve biodiversity, now has a Long Island chapter, created in February by a handful of Merrick resi dents. The organization doesn’t wish to necessarily restore the forests Long Island once had, but rather save what is left.

Municipalities across the island have tree ordinances, and some are very strict, according to Fred Nass, the group’s presi dent. What the group hopes to eventually accomplish, in working with the Town of Hempstead, is to have the Town’s tree removal guidelines changed and encour age residents to learn and care about their trees.

Christina McLaughlin of the Cornell Cooperative Extension in East Meadow, provided insight to updating tree ordi nances.

“With our Long Island environment, we know what the problem is — we see the numbers and pictures of where we used to be to where we are now,” McLaughlin said. “You have to make sure, that with what you’re talking about, you’re orga nized, and it’s a topic that you care about.”

In the Town of Hempstead, according to guidelines under its Highway Depart ment, if a property owner wishes to hire a contractor to remove a tree, or remove a tree themselves, they must apply for a $25 Tree Permit. Permits are not granted for healthy or growing trees. Permits, if approved, are mailed to the applicant.

According to Wild Ones, a strict tree ordinance in the neighboring Town of North Hempstead passed last year. There are many factors when determining if a tree can be cut down, including its size, the rarity of the species, and the historical value of the tree.

The ordinance states if a tree with a diameter of 6 inches or greater, at 4 ½ feet, is removed, the property owner is subject to tree replacement guidelines, which means one to three trees must be replant ed within 90 days of the previous tree’s removal, between April 1 and Dec. 1.

Wild Ones hopes to see a similar ordi nance created in the Town of Hempstead.

Weather related questions were raised about storms potentially causing a tree to fall on a house as reason homeowners may want trees removed. McLaughlin said trees fall when they are not properly cared for and there are ways to preserve their life, without chopping them down.

“Most of the time, trees that are ripped up, fall, or cause damage, have more to do with being in the wrong place to begin with,” she said.

McLaughlin said, when large species of trees were planted, it was not taken into

Timely Thoughts

I’ve always been fascinated by the topic of time — especially one’s expe rience of it. It’s amazing how time passes so quickly when you’re involved in a pleasurable activity and so s-l-o-w-l-y when you’re feeling bored, resentful, or wish you were elsewhere.

Most of us don’t think about time very much - until it’s running out. It could be an awareness of age. Or it may be running up against a deadline that demands action. “Where did the time go?” we won der, amazed that time has flown by so quickly.

At these moments, we’re aware that time is a perishable resource. Once lost, it cannot be regained. And though we’re aware that time doesn’t literally fly, it does march on, and only in one direction. No matter how hard you may wish to undo your mistakes, renew your choices or revel in past glories, there’s no going back, only forward.

Time, like money and energy, is limit ed. Yes, billionaires have unlimited money,

but they still don’t have unlimited time or energy. If you look back in time and see that you haven’t accomplished many of your goals, your relation ships have been troubled and your experiences limited, you’ll likely feel cheated, bemoaning the precious time you wasted. If you cannot rectify your circumstances, despair may set in.

If, on the other hand, you look back over time and notice that you’ve accom plished many of your goals, your relationships were rich, your experiences valued, you’ll feel you’ve made good use of your time. Then, I hope, you’ll appreciate that you’ve been living a worth while, meaningful, satisfying life.

Ben Franklin claimed that time was money. He was wrong. Time is life. When our time is gone, we’re gone - at least in

this form, on this planet. Just as it’s cru cial to have some control over your life, it’s essential to have some control over your time. I’m not suggesting you become a control freak, micromanaging every bit of your time, leaving no room for spontaneity or flexibility. I am suggesting, however, that it’d be great if you could feel in charge of how you use your time, minimizing wast ed times or times controlled by others.

When I talk about taking more control of your time, some folks say, “Are you kid ding? I’m so busy I have no time to manage my time.”

What a paradox! If you had plenty of time on your hands, you wouldn’t have a strong need to man age your time. But if you’re so busy work ing, raising a family, maintaining a mar riage, building a future, keeping up your

account the amount of space they’d need to grow. This causes uprooting and soil compaction, which can cause a tree to deteriorate and fall in the case of a storm.

Man-made solutions, such as structural soil, are porous and allow ample room for roots to grow. McLaughlin said the area a tree was planted can also be made larger.

“You can expand it, and dig around the root system, even if the tree has been planted for 20 years,” she explained. “You get a little bit of movement, a little bit of oxygen in there, and that will help culti vate the soil and help the tree reestablish itself in a healthy way, and to stay hard ened even in storms.”

Nass said Wild Ones contacted Tricia Moriates, Counsel to the Town’s Comptrol ler. In an email correspondence from early August, Moriates informed the organiza tion the Town was preparing a newly drafted tree preservation code, to be com pleted likely sometime in September. The Town is open to meeting with the group, to hear its recommendations and opinions, before the ordinance moved onto official hearings.

For now, the group works with local school districts to implement programs that encourage students to learn about trees and tree maintenance.

To learn more about the greater-Wild Ones organization, visit WildOnes.org, and to reach the Long Island chapter, con tact WildOnesLongIsland@gmail.com.

friendships, home, car, wardrobe, health etc. etc. etc., it’s critically important to manage your time well. If you don’t, you’ll spend a lot of time reacting to the crisis of the moment, feeling a lack of control and being exhausted at the end of the day.

Do you ever marvel at those who do sig nificant work, have meaningful relation ships, enjoy life, and still have energy left at the end of the day? Do you ever wonder why some people have a busy life, yet still feel peaceful, serene and rarely complain? To achieve this, you must develop and practice good time management that actively creates a successful life balance.

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Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psychologist, coach and author specializes in helping people improve their relationships, enhance their lives and overcome procras tination and fear. Contact her at DrSapa din@aol.com. Visit her website at www. PsychWisdom.com.

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ThERE ARE A number of neighborhoods of concern, including Merrick Woods, an area known for its abundance of trees.

Courtesy Wild Ones WiLD ONEs hOpEs to work with the Town of Hempstead to establish a stricter tree ordinance, in an effort to protect the trees.

Linda Sapadin

Stepping up for the man who always stepped up

eral teams over the years.

The two-day event featured 15 teams of roughly 12 players each. There were kids teams, adults teams, and mixed groups. Cornhole was set up on the side for people to play, and 50/50 raffles were sold.

Rose, 44, said the complex was Dino’s home away from home. A Local 137 sheet metal worker, he was always good with his hands and could be found at the complex working on anything that needed to be fixed.

People who worked with Dino at the complex said he was one of the hardest working people they had ever met.

“He would always step up and do whatever needed to be done,” Bob Powell, the field maintenance person for the complex said. “I knew if I called him, he would come down no matter what. He was just one of those guys.”

“There would always be a snide comment or sarcastic remark,” joked Steve LaSala, the commissioner of the EMBSA, “but he would do anything I asked him.”

LaSala said Dino would always bring his children with him when he worked on things on and off the field.

“We would get volunteers for Kiwanis to do the food basket runs, and he would bring the kids to show them,” LaSala said. “He always wanted them to see that every body works. It was a perfect example of if I can do it, so can you.”

Aside from being an amazing husband and father, Rose never realized just how much responsibility he taught his kids.

“He would do anything for his kids, and he was always with his kids, and he was so proud of them,” she said. “He was hard on them, but he taught them a lot.”

No matter how late he worked, she said, he made it every game his kids had.

The T-shirts designed for the fundraising event fea

tured drumsticks and a motorcycle. Dino was an avid drummer, and was often seen pulling up to the fields on his Harley Davidson.

“Dino was a badass,” Rose said. “He was a big guy and people were scared of him, but he was the biggest teddy bear you ever met in your life.”

Dino and Rose were together for 24 years, and married almost 20.

Rose said that when a child was hurt while Dino was coaching it would break his heart. “He would be there,” she said, “ holding the child just making sure he was okay.”

“He was a big, strong guy, and his heart was even big ger,” Jim Mazzarella, the vice commissioner of the EMBSA said. “Him and Teddy would always come help figure out how to do something the easy way rather than the way I was going to do it.”

Instead of a funeral, which Rose said that Dino never wanted, they had a celebration of life ceremony for him on July 30 at the East Meadow American Legion Post 1082 hall, where lots of laughs were shared, according to Rose. On Saturday, Nina brought his ashes to the field.

“I asked her what she was doing because I thought it was a little weird,” Rose said. “But she said, ‘no mom, this is about dad, dad needs to be there.’ It was his second home, so now there’s a little bit of him there.”

Rose was honored to see everyone come out to play in honor of Dino. “It was great to see all the people support ing me and my kids and just being there for us,” she said. “It was beautiful.”

LaSala said that there was no better way to honor Dino, than with the game. “There’s no doubt, if it was anybody else, he would have been first in line to help organize something like this,” he said

To help the Komis family, visit their GoFundMe page at TinyUrl.com/KomisFamily.

Tim Baker/Herald rose Komis played softball last Saturday in memory of her husband, Dino. Nearly 200 people came out over the course of two days to play.

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The East Meadow School District is proud to announce that five high school students were named as semifinalists in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Pro gram

The district congratulates W.T. Clarke High School students Matthew Vo and Shree Satpathy, and East Meadow High School students Addison Baroukh, Sarah Chacko and Jorell Quiriones on earning this distinction.

These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for the 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million. To advance as a finalist, stu dents must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed by a high school official, write an essay and earn qualifying SAT/ACT scores. Finalists will be announced in February 2023, with the National Merit Scholars to be named later in the spring.

NMSC, a nonprofit organization that operates without government assistance, was established in 1955 specifically to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and by approximately 400 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC’s goals of honoring the nation’s scholastic champi ons and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence.

Courtesy of the East Meadow Union Free School District East MEadow HigH School students Addison Baroukh, center, Sarah Chacko, second from left, and Jorell Quiriones, sec ond from right, were named as semifinalists in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

Soirée Under the Stars has strong return

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Just under $700,000 was raised at the Sept. 17 return of Soirée Under the Stars at The Seawane Club in Hewlett.

The Mount Sinai South Nassau fundraiser was the first in-person gathering of this kind since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and honored Peter Cannus cio, Rita Regan and Felix Nazario.

Cannuscio is executive vice president and chief operating officer of Axis Construction Corp., which has played a key role in a number of Mount Sinai construction projects in recent years, including the 60,000-square-foot multi-specialty medical office building in Want agh, as well as the urgent care center in Long Beach.

A registered nurse, Regan is the hospital’s patient experience and care coordination vice presi dent. Nazario is the hospital’s environmental services adminis trative director. Both were instru mental in the hospital’s approach to Covid-19 during the pandemic, overcoming daily challenges to help keep both patients and staff members as safe as possible from the virus.

Funds will help support the hospital’s $400 million long-term strategic growth initiative, designed to improve services for patients across the South Shore. That includes a new four-story patient pavilion — the J Wing — as well as the $35 million medical arts pavil ion in Long Beach, and the new Wantagh medical arts building.

The expansion of the hospital’s emergency department will nearly double its size to accommodate more than 80,000 patient visits each year, and feature dedicated treatment areas for pediatric and behavioral health patients.

Married Broadway StarS Orfeh and Andy Karl entertained the guests gathered at The Seawane Club in Hewlett earlier this month for the Mount Sinai South Nassau Soirée Under the Stars. The event raised nearly $700,000 for ongoing hospital construction projects in Nassau County.

Mount Sinai South Nassau president Dr. Adhi Sharma, left, honored Peter Cannuscio, Rita Regan and Felix Nazario at this year’s Soirée Under the Stars, which raised nearly $700,000 for ongoing construction projects in Nassau County.

Photos courtesy of Damian Becker/Mount Sinai South Nassau nearly $700,000 waS raised during Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Soirée Under the Stars earlier this month at The Seawane Club in Hewlett. Among those attending were, from left, Soirée co-chair Wayne Lipton, board of directors co-chair Anthony Cancellieri, Soirée co-chair Jeff Gold, as well as honorees Felix Nazario, Rita Regan and Peter Cannuscio. Joining them were Mount Sinai South Nassau president Dr. Adhi Sharma, and Dave Bonagura, co-chair of the Mount Sinai South Nassau board of directors.

Honored were Peter Cannuscio, Felix Nazario and Rita Regan at hospital fundraiser

Funds will help support the hospital’s $400 million longterm strategic growth initiative, designed to improve services for patients across the South Shore.

Long Island’s Top Lawyers honored by Herald Community

Benefits are more than just professional, but also community

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

Deserving attorneys from across the region gathered in Beth page on Sept. 13 to be honored at the third annual Top Law yers of Long Island.

Spearheaded by RichnerLive — the events division of Richner Communica tions and Herald Community Media — lawyers were awarded for their achieve ments in a wide range of fields, including bankruptcy, estates and trusts, business and commercial litigation, criminal, cyber security, divorce mediation, elder law, education, emerging companies and venture capital, environmental, franchise law, government relations, taxes, and real estate.

Maria Girardi, an associate with Jas pen Schlesinger LLP, says she finds suc cess thanks to the access she has to senior attorneys in the firm, providing invalu able wealth of experience.

Christine-Marie Lauture, owner and managing attorney of Lauture IP PPLC, was a first-time attendee earning her first Top Lawyer award.

“It’s nice to be recognized on Long Island,” Lauture said.

“When people think of New York, they always think of Manhattan, So, it’s good to have a wide variety of practice areas of amazing attorneys out here on Long Island.”

Amy Amato, executive director of cor porate relations and events for Richner, expressed gratitude to the nearly 250 attendees.

A portion of the ticket proceeds were directed towards the Nassau County Bar Association, the go-to source for legal advice and services for both the legal and local community in Nassau and the Feal Good Foundation.

The event itself was led by lifestyle television personality Judy Goss, who was joined on stage by retired Herald pub lisher Cliff Richner.

“On behalf of my brother and myself, I want to thank you all for being part of this special evening where we celebrate the achievements of the Long Island law community,” Cliff Richner said.

Cliff’s brother, of course, is company chief executive Stuart Richner.

“This evening is a real celebration

where we recognize many of Long Island’s best and brightest legal profes sionals who have excelled in their areas of practice,” Stuart Richner said, after the event. “But to them, it’s not just prac ticing their craft, It’s giving back to their communities every way they know how. And that’s what this night is all about.”

Jared Behr, an associate at Salenger Sack Kimmel & Bavaro LLP, was awarded a rising star in the legal community.

“What exemplifies a lawyer who wins an award like this is someone with a bit of altruism,” Behr said. “You need to think that you are working to do good every day, and have a lot of dedication to the people you are trying to help.”

Another Top Lawyer award went home with Alyson Bass of Bass & Associates of NY PLLC, for her dedication to meeting the legal needs of the Long Island com munity she served for more than 16 years.

It’s a wonderful networking event and I’m honored to be recognized and support ed for the work we do at the firm, said Donna-Marie Korth, Partner Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP.

DOnnA-MARIE KORTH OF Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman LLP standing with Cliff Richner during the cocktail hour. Guests enjoyed ‘Legal-tinis’ and appetizers.

SARA DIREcTOR OF Barasch & McGarry receiving her special award in the category Lawyers for the 9/11 Community. As a 9/11 survivor herself, Director provides unique insight and compassion toward their clients.

Top Lawyers of Long Island sponsors

The third annual Top Lawyers of Long Island from RichnerLive was sponsored by:

Grassi Advisors and Accoun tants

Greenberg Traurig LLP

Certilman Balin Adler and Hyman LLP

Jaspan Schlesinger LLP

Barasch and McGarry-Law

for the 9/11

Vishnick McGovern Milizio

Ruskin Moscou Faltischek

Salenger Sack Kimmel and Bavaro

Nixon Peabody,

Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz

Tully Law

Mejias Milgrim Alvarado and Lindo

Quatela Chimeri PLLC

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TOp LAwYER HOnOREES enjoying dinner during the awards ceremony with friends, family and loved ones.

Community

Jared Behr of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro LLP and guests strike a pose on the patio during the networking hour.

John Mcentee froM Greenberg and Traurig LLP poses with his crystal award in between Cliff Richner and host Judy Goss. McEntee has been selected to head up the Greenberg and Traurig LLP Long Island office.

Media, RichnerLive at annual event

top Lawyers of Long Island honorees

Winners of Top Lawyers of Long Island from RichnerLive and Herald Community Media included:

■ Alyson Bass of Bass & Associates of NY, PLLC

■ Jared S. Behr of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro, LLP

■ Roy W. Breitenbach of Harris Beach PLLC

■ Donna-Marie Korth of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP

■ Andrew S. Lewner of Westerman Ball Ederer Miller Zucker & Sharfstein, LLP

■ Adam Uris of Townsend, Mottola & Uris Law

■ Erika L. Conti of Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ David L. Mejias of Mejias, Milgrim, Alvarado and Lindo, P.C.

■ Alissa L. Van Horn of Van Horn & Friedman, P.C.

■ Jennifer B. Cona of Cona Elder Law PLLC

■ Michael Ettinger of Ettinger Law Firm

■ Sima Ali of Ali Law Group, PC

■ Tara Daub of Nixon Peabody LLP

■ Ruth B. Kraft of Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols and Porter, LLP

■ Sami Groff of Nixon Peabody LLP

■ Jay Silverman of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.

■ Christine-Marie Lauture of Lauture IP, PLLC

■ John McEntee of Greenberg Traurig Long Island Office

■ Rondiene E. Novitz of Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet, LLP

■ Joseph A. Quatela of Quatela Chimeri PLLC

■ Timothy Sini of Nixon Peabody LLP

■ Jon A. Ward of Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ John J. Fellin of The Law Offices of John J. Fellin, PLLC

■ Morris Sabbagh of Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP

■ Natascia Ayers of The Law Office of Natascia Ayers

■ Jason A. Greenberg of Law Offices of Jason A. Greenberg, PC

■ Philip J. Rizzuto of The Rizzuto Law Firm

■ Asaf A. German of The Law Office of Asaf German, PC

■ Karen J. Tenenbaum of Tenenbaum Law, P.C

■ Andrew M. Cohen of Law Offices of Andrew M. Cohen

■ Ilana F. Davidov of Davidov Law Group

■ Candace Dellacona of Offit Kurman Attorneys at Law

■ Brian A. Tully of Tully Law Group, PC

■ A. Thomas Levin of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.

■ Ronald J. Rosenberg of Rosenberg Calica & Birney LLP

■ Michael H. Sahn of Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ Sara Director of Barasch & McGarry

■ Bernard McGovern of Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP

■ Joseph G. Milizio of Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP

■ Veronica Renta Irwin of Supreme Court, Nassau County; Long Island Hispanic Bar Association; Nassau County Women’s Bar Association

■ Maria Girardi of Jaspan Schlesinger LLP

■ Chad J. LaVeglia of Law Office of Chad J. LaVeglia PLLC

■ Alyssa L. Zuckerman of Lamb & Barnosky, LLP

These firms also were honored:

■ Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP

■ Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ Nixon Peabody LLP

■ Jaspan Schlesinger LLP

To learn more about the honorees, and to see more pictures, visit RichnerLive.com/toplawyerawards

Tim Baker/Herald photos

cLIff rIchner and Host Judy Goss pose with Bernard McGovern and Morris Sabbagh from Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP. Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP won Top Law Firm (11-50 Employees).

ONE OF thE biggest reasons the Rams are off to a 4-0-1 start in Conference A-IV, Mehta has been unstoppable so far on the offensive end. The hard-work ing center-midfielder scored 11 goals and assisted on four others through the first six games. On Sept. 8, she notched a hat trick and added a pair of assists to lead Clarke to a wild 6-4 victory over Glen Cove. Last fall as a sophomore, Mehta had eight points in six games.

gAmEs tO WAtCh

thursday, sept. 29

Boys Soccer: V.S. South at Hewlett 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Calhoun at Long Beach 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: V.S. North at Clarke 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: V.S. Central at Baldwin 5 p.m.

Friday, sept. 30

Boys Soccer: V.S. North at V.S. South 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer: East Meadow at V.S. Central 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Sewanhaka at Malverne/E.R. 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: MacArthur at Mepham 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Uniondale at Oceanside 6 p.m.

Football: Lynbrook at Hewlett 6 p.m.

Football: Wantagh at V.S. North 6:30 p.m.

Football: C.S. Harbor at West Hempstead 6:30 p.m.

saturday, Oct. 1

Football: South Side at Long Beach 3 p.m.

Football: Syosset at Oceanside 3 p.m.

Football: MacArthur at Sewanhaka 3 p.m.

Football: Malverne at Clarke 3 p.m.

Football: Hempstead at Freeport 3 p.m.

Football: Hicksville at East Meadow 3 p.m.

Football: Plainview at Baldwin 3 p.m.

Football: Seaford at East Rockaway 6:30 p.m.

Herald sports

Clarke rolls to 5-1-2 start

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

The Clarke girls’ soccer team hits the home stretch of the season in the mix for a league title but with no margin for error.

A 2-1 win at Glen Cove last Saturday improved the Rams to 5-1-2 in Conference A-IV with four games remaining. Clarke, which is in its second season in A-IV after conquering Conference A-V during the abridged spring 2021 season, will need to win out in order to have a chance to catch first place Carey to earn the league’s lone playoff spot.

Clarke has been led by a strong defense anchored by senior goalie Kaitlyn Vo, who has recorded four shutouts and recorded 10 saves in Saturday’s Glen Cove victory to preserve the win. The Stony Brook com mit also shined in a 1-0 loss to Carey on Sept. 20 with another 10 saves effort.

“She knows the ins and outs of the game and that she is just such a good kid,” said longtime Clarke girls soccer head coach Becky Mattia, who shined as college goalkeeper at Hofstra. “We wouldn’t win these games without her.”

The backline in front of Vo has fea tured strong play from seniors Kiera Heavey and Cynthia Velez. Heavey missed the last two games due to a concussion but should be back for the team’s next match Friday against Roslyn.

“She reads the game really well,” said Mattia of Heavey. “She’s been phenome nal.”

The Rams deploy plenty of firepower offensively between junior central mid fielder Avika Mehta (12 goals) and senior forward Alyssa Fasce (11). Valeria Cisner os and Aleyna Cakmak have also stepped up on offense.

Mattia said Mehta has taken big steps this season with her strong work ethic and will have a chance to be a Division I col lege soccer player.

“She wins just about every 50-50 ball,” said Mattia of Mehta. “She is a work horse.”

The Clarke offense exploded in mid September when the Rams blew out Val ley Stream North 7-0 on Sept. 13 followed four days later by a 6-0 win against Island

Trees. Mehta talled five goals in the domi nating Valley Stream victory with Cak mak and Cisneros also chipping in with one score apiece. The Island Trees win fea tured a hat-trick by Mehta and two goals from Fasce.

Clarke is next in action Friday for a 5 p.m. kickoff at home against Roslyn before a visit to Valley Stream North Mon day evening at 6:30 p.m. The Rams con clude the regular season at Island Trees on Oct. 11 and home versus Carey on Oct.

13 at 5 p.m.

Whether Clarke is in contention for a postseason bid or not in its final regular season game against Carey, Mattia said the team is determined to go out on a win ning note.

“We had meetings about goals for the last handful of games we have left,” Mat tias said. “And everyone had pretty much the same one which is to work together as a unit and for the seniors to leave every thing out on the field.”

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RAms juNiOR CENtER midfielder Avika Mehta, left, ranks among Nassau County’s scoring leaders with 12 goals.

AViKA mEhtA

Clarke Junior Soccer

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A new season of tunes at the Madison Theatre

ll the right notes and then some. The stage is set for the latest edition of the Madison Theatre’s popular jazz series. This year’s lineup, as always, includes both returning favorites and newcomers who are sure to keep that vibe grooving along.

“Our jazz series is always special for us,” says Artistic Director Angelo Fraboni. “We’re one of the only venues on the island to do smooth jazz and our audience and musicians love to be here. They love our venue — the way it’s laid out, the acoustics and sound system. It’s a comfortable setting for jazz. We all have a great time.”

WHERE WHEN

• Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre

• Oct. 8-April 7

• For tickets, visit MadisonTheatreNY.org or call the box office at (516) 323-4444

And the jazz world has taken notice. The “jazz groupies,” as Fraboni describes his patrons, come from all over — as far away as Texas and California. “They fly in for these shows and we make sure they have a fabulous experience.”

This season is highlighted by the return of the Grammywinning sax player Gerald Albright (Oct. 8 ) and the saxflautist Kirk Whalum (Nov. 19) , along with the acclaimed saxophonist-bandleader Branford Marsalis (Jan. 20) and the genre-defying Boney James (April 7).

“Gerald Albright is a world-class player,” Fraboni enthuses, who has recorded numerous successful solo albums when he isn’t busy assisting an impressive roster of popular R&B artists.

“Top to bottom,” Albright says, “Whether in concert, listening to my music over the radio or CD player, I always want my listeners to be taken on a musical journey with different textures, rhythms, chord progressions and moods. I want people to know where I’ve been and where I’m going, and to let them hear that I’m in a really good place in my life.”

Kirk Whalum is a familiar presence on the Madison stage with his gospel concerts. “He’s a popular mainstay here,” Fraboni says. “He always brings something different every time. In a career spanning decades, Whalum has a sound that is uniquely his; it is a sound that leaves an indelible imprint on the listener.

And at long last Fraboni welcomes Branford Marsalis. As he puts it: “Branford is Branford — what more is there to say!”

His appearance here has been over three years in the making, delayed by the pandemic and inclement weather last year. “I’ve been wanting to get him here since I first came to Molloy (as artistic director). I’m very excited to finally have him come.”

The “rock star of the smooth jazz world,” according to Fraboni, Boney James is a fitting finale to the concert series.

“Boney is a showman from head to toe.” One of the most successful instrumental artists of our time, James has accumulated numerous awards and recorded 17 albums, all the while

continuing to defy genres. “I firmly ascribe to the concept that music is 100 percent subjective,” he says. “If you’re hearing music and it sounds good and beautiful to you, then that makes it beautiful. It’s all within the listener. It’s not important for other people to tell you how they react.”

Rufus Wainright

One of the great vocalists, songwriters, and composers of his generation, Rufus Wainwright is on tour with songs from his Grammynominated “Unfollow the Rules,” his first non-operatic album in eight years. Considered the bookend to his debut album (that garnered him Best New Artist by Rolling Stone in 1998), it’s seen as a summary and climax of all his previous albums, a work of true maturity, met with great critical acclaim. Long lauded for his sophistication and wit, he’s now working at the peak of his powers, his music guided by passion, honesty, and a newfound fearlessness, according to his peers. Expect a glorious mixture of deep emotion, drama, wit, solace, uplift, entertainment and absolute musical bliss, a journey that not many artists can take you along on.

Friday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m. $80, $68, $58. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Daryl Hall

A special pairing is fit for a special concert. Daryl Hall is joined by an old friend, special guest and fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Todd Rundgren, for Tilles Center’s Gala 2022 performance. Hear tunes from Hall’s first-ever solo retrospective album, “BeforeAfter,” plus some Hall & Oates classics. Taken as a whole, BeforeAfter draws unexpected and satisfying connections between the esoteric and accessible sides of Hall’s creativity. Hall is a modern-day renaissance man, an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the bestselling duo of all time, the star of his very own award-winning web series-turned-TV staple, “Live from Daryl’s House,” as well as a successful venue owner with Daryl’s House, a restored music space in Pawling, N.Y.

Saturday, Oct. 1, 8 p.m. $375, $255, $175, $129, $99. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Rte. 25A, Brookville. (516) 299-3100 or TillesCenter.org.

Boney James

Gerald Albright

11 EAST MEADOW HERALD — September 29, 2022 Kirk Whalum Branford Marsalis Quartet

THE SCENE

Masters of Illusion

Enter the magical world of illusion at NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, with the Masters of Illusion, Sunday, Oct. 9, 8 p.m. This 21st century magic show is unlike anything you have seen before. Watch closely as you experience things that just can’t be done … or can they? Cutting-edge illusionists Dan Sperry, Michael Turco and Naathan Phan perform sleight-of-hand, perplexing interactive mind magic, hilarious comedy, dangerous escapes and large scale illusions that baffle and astound their audience. For information/tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.

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On exhibit

Art has access to worlds beyond the one we know. Explore the next dimension as seen through eyes of artists throughout the centuries, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s current exhibition, “Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art,” now through Nov. 6. The exhibit summons a celestial realm of demons, ghosts and extra-sensory phenomena as conjured by such Surrealists as Dalí, photographers who specialize in the occult, Old Masters including Goya, contemporary talents including Betye Saar, Luc Tuymans, Michaël Borremans and many others. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Outdoor market

The Samanea New York Mall, at 1500 Old Country Rd., in Westbury, has an outdoor market every Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. There are dozens of vendors with clothes, shoes, jewelry, soap, toys and more. All vendors welcome. For any questions call (516) 317-7729.

Storybook Stroll

Bring the kids to Old Westbury Gardens for a storybook adventure, Saturday, Oct. 1, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Stroll the gardens and listen to Linda White’s “Too Many Pumpkins.” Later create a unique take home craft. For ages 3-5. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

at Beth-El

There will be a weekly bingo game at East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center, at 1400 Prospect Ave., in East Meadow, starting at 6 p.m. Prizes, progressive games, bell jar prizes and refreshments will be provided. Proof of vaccination is required.

Farmers’ Market at Eisenhower Park

Family fun day

Casino bus trip

Art talk

Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture” live, via Zoom, Thursday, Oct. 13, 1 p.m. She’ll discuss the current exhibition, “Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program. Register at least 24 hours in advance to receive the program Zoom link. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Oct. 13

Learn to salsa and bachata

Head to Salsa Latina Dance Studio at 388 Merrick Ave., in East, Meadow, every Wednesday, for beginner salsa classes, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., and beginner bachata, 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. There is a free trial class for all new students. No partner and no experience needed to enjoy this experience. Parking is in the back of the studio. For more information, contact Edwin at (516) 902-7368 or email edwinguerrero352@gmail.com.

The Cornell Cooperative Extension will be having their farmers market every Saturday until Oct. 29 at the entrance of Parking Field 8, Eisenhower Park. The market runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The market offers a variety of seasonal vegetables, herbs, flowers, honey, eggs and baked goods. In addition there will be locally grown and produced items from neighboring farms and local businesses. CCE Nassau Farm Stand accepts cash, debit/credit, SNAP/EBT & FMNP.

Senior citizen flu vaccine program

Head down to the East Meadow Farm at 832 Merrick Ave., in East Meadow on Saturday, Oct. 1 for CCE Nassau’s Annual Family Fun Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $10 per family. There will be nature facts, farm stand food, music, hands-on activities for kids, demo gardens, food facts and more. For more info call (516) 565-5265.

Join the Knights of Columbus and St. Raphael’s Parish for a casino bus trip to Wind Creek Casino in Pennsylvania on Oct. 8 and Nov. 5. The bus leaves at 8:30 a.m. from the parking lot of the church, 600 Newbridge Rd. Masks must be worn on the bus. $45 per person. Bring a players card or a valid identification card. The bus leaves for home seven hours after the arrival. To reserve your seat, send payment to Tom Prykuta at 6 Cotton Lane in Levittown. Make checks payable to Pope Pius XII K of C. For more info call Tom at (516) 633-4229.

Having an event?

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

Legislator Tom McKevitt is sponsoring free flu shots for senior citizens on Friday, Oct. 21,10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Eats Meadow Public ,Library. Registration opens Monday, Oct. 3. Appointments are a must. All appointments can be made with a phone call to the Reference Department at EMPL at (516) 794-2570, ext. 5002.

‘Guys and Dolls’

Plaza Theatrical ‘s fall season offers Broadway at its show-stopping best, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 2, 2:30 p.m. Also continuing Oct. 6-9. Hailed by many as the perfect musical comedy, this Tony-winning favorite follows a rowdy bunch of gamblers, gangsters, and sassy showgirls in a wild game of chance in bustling 1950s Manhattan, performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $49, $45 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

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Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

SURROGATE’S COURTNASSAU COUNTY PROBATE CITATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

By the Grace of God Free and Independent File No.2022-900

To Heirs at Law of LAURA BANKS

Any and all unknown persons whose names or parts of whose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law and next-ofkin of the said WILLIAM J. CANNING a/k/a WILLIAM CANNING, deceased, and if any of the said above distributees named specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and successors in interest whose names and/or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained.

GREETINGS

A PETITION having been duly filed by SAMANTHA J. CANNING and WILLIAM R. CANNING, residing at 8 Apricot Road, Mount Sinai, NY 11766 and 35 Apricot Road, Mount Sinai, NY 11766 respectively

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on November 30, 2022 at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of WILLIAM J. CANNING a/k/a WILLIAM CANNING, lately domiciled at 1618 Salisbury Park Drive, East Meadow, NY 11554 admitting to probate a Will dated March 5, 2014 a copy of which is attached, as the Will of WILLIAM J. CANNING a/k/a WILLIAM CANNING, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that

[X] Letters Testamentary to William R. Canning and Samantha J. Canning

[ ] Letters of Trusteeship to [ ] Letters of Administration c.t.a. issue to [ ] Further relief sought (if any):

HON. MARGARET C. REILLY

August 31, 2022

Dated, Attested and Sealed, HON. MARGARET C. REILLY, Surrogate

Debra Keller Leimbach, Chief Clerk

SEAL (Seal)

Name of Attorney: Ivette K. Osorio

Address 112 Route 109, West Babylon, NY

Phone No.(631) 776-3047

This Citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If

you fail to appear, it will be assumed that you consent to the proceedings, unless you file written verified objections thereto. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you.

A TRUE COPY OF THE WILL OFFERED FOR PROBATE MUST BE ATTACHED TO THIS CITATION

Notice: 22 N.Y.C.R.R. 207.7 (c): Proof of Service should be filed on or before the second day preceding the return date.

In computing such period of two days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays shall not be taken into account. 133967

PUBLIC

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 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, Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT

In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on September 18, 2019, I, Judith Powell, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on October 12, 2022 at The North Side Steps of the Nassau County Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows:

1611 N Jerusalem Road East Meadow, NY 11554 SBL#: 50-388.00-54

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

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

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

Richard S. Mullen Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 133965

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

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, Against BERNADETTE O’ROURKE A/K/A BERNADETTE GONZALES, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 11/02/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 10/17/2022 at 3:00 PM, premises known as 218 Belmont Avenue, East Meadow, NY 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 251 Lot 308-310.

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $669,424.95 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 501-14. 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.

Ellen N. Savino, Esq., Referee.

SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road , Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Dated: 9-6-2022 File Number: 33493 PCO 134099

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU ONEWEST BANK, FSB, V.

JAMES SEMONELLA, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 22, 2014, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein ONEWEST BANK, FSB is the Plaintiff and JAMES SEMONELLA, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on October 25, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 255 MAPLE AVENUE, EAST MEADOW, NY 11554: Section 50, Block 72, Lot 367:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT EAST MEADOW, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 008450/2012. Jane P. Shrenkel, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 134234

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA ASSET ACCEPTANCECORPORATI ON, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-AF1, Plaintiff, v.

MARLIN ZARATE A/K/A MARTIN E. ZARATE, RENE ZARATE, ET AL, Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT

In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on December 05, 2017, I, Lawrence M. Schaffer, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on October 25, 2022 at The North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows:

141 Ruxton Street Uniondale, NY 11553

SBL #: 50-010-74

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

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 15-004232 in the amount of $542,274.49 plus interest and costs.

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

East Meadow FD hosts open house for Fire Prevention Week

Head down to the East Meadow Fire Department Headquarters at 197 East Meadow Avenue on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the fire department’s annual open house. As part of Fire Prevention Week, the EMFD will have their open house to educate residents on how to better protect them selves from house fires.

The EMFD joins the National Fire Protection Association in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week. This year’s campaign, “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape,” seeks to educate everyone about simple yet vital steps residents can take to keep themselves and their families safe from home fires.

Since 1922, the NFPA has sponsored the public observance of Fire Prevention Week, during which children, adults, and teachers learn how to stay safe in case of a fire. The event is observed each October commemorating the Great Chicago Fire, which began on Oct. 8, 1871, and caused devastating damage, killing more than 250 people, leaving 100,000 homeless, destroy ing over 17,400 structures, and burning more than 2,000 acres of land.

The annual Fire Prevention Open House, a popular community event, gives residents of all ages the chance to meet the men and women who volunteer their time to serve the community by providing essential fire, rescue, and emergency medi cal services around the clock, 365 days a year. Residents also get to see up-close the fire department’s different apparatus and equipment to protect the community and learn about fire safety through live demon strations and interactive activities. EMFD volunteers are also on-hand to answer questions for those interested in joining the fire department as a firefighter or with the department’s emergency medical ser vices company.

“We welcome everyone in the commu nities served by the East Meadow Fire Department to stop by our annual open house and say hello to the men and women who help keep us safe and to learn how they can stay safe in case of a fire or other emergency,” Commissioner Keith Hoffman said in a statement. “We also encourage men and women to consider joining the allvolunteer fire department and experience the satisfaction of making a difference in our community.”

Follow these tips to stay safe in a fire:

■ Make a home escape plan mapping out all doors and windows and discuss it with everyone in the house.

■ Know at least two ways out of every room in the house, if possible, and ensure that all doors and windows leading outside are not blocked and open easily.

■ Have a predetermined meeting place where everyone should meet. This could be a tree, a light pole, or a neighbor’s house.

■ Practice your home fire drill at night and during the day with everyone in your home twice a year.

■ Practice using different ways to exit the house.

■ Teach children how to escape the house on their own in case an adult cannot help them.

■ Always close doors behind you as you leave, which helps limit fire spreading.

■ If the smoke alarm sounds, get out and stay out. Never go back inside for people, pets, or personal items.

■ If you are escaping through smoke, get low and go under the smoke on your way out.

■ Call the East Meadow Fire Department at (516) 542-0576 from outside your home.

The East Meadow Fire Department, which covers East Meadow and parts of Levittown and Westbury (Salisbury), is always looking for new members to join their ranks as firefighters or emergency medical personnel; no experience is neces sary. The fire department provides the training required. There are numerous benefits associated with volunteering. For more information on volunteering with the EMFD , visit eastmeadowfd.com, or call (516) 542-4565.

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East MEadow rEsidEnts watch EMFD volunteers dem onstrate rescue techniques at last year’s open house.

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

STRONG knowledge of EXCEL a must! Knowledge of DATABASE maintenance or postal regulations a big plus. Qualified Candidates must be computer literate, able to multitask, dependable, reliable, organized, energetic, detail orientated and able to work well under deadlines. For consideration, please send resume & salary requirements to: careers@liherald.com

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The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry.

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Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for a motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key. Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

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A sampling of recent sales in the area

Baldwin $550,000

Kenneth Avenue. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement. Large updated kitchen. Formal living room with custom gas fireplace. Formal dining room. Custom built-ins many rooms. 3 season room with built-in bar.

Taxes: $11,431.40

Bellmore $829,000

Shore Road. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Spacious living room. Formal din ing room. Ensuite master bedroom. Beachfront yard with water views. Marine pier with floating dock. Second floor balcony. Taxes: $22,919.44

East Meadow $612,000

4th Street. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and exit to breezeway leading to patio with barbecue. Open spacious living room. Large master bedroom with well-sized bathroom and ample closet space. Formal dining room. Convenient location near parkways and shopping.

Taxes: $12,640

East Rockaway $780,000

Emmet Avenue. Expanded Ranch. 4 bedrooms, 3 bath rooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Formal L-shaped dining room. Famiy room and home office. First floor master bedroom. Security sys tem. Taxes: $13,939

Elmont $655,000

Lucille Avenue. Expanded Cape. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, island and wine fridge. Open floor plan. Many updates. Taxes: $14,507

Malverne $625,000

Sterling Place. Colonial. Finished basement with fireplace. Updated eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, custom cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and center island. = Formal dining room. Den/family room and home office. Master bedroom suite with fireplace. Many updates includ ing crown molding, upgrading lighting, skylights and finish es. Entertaining-style backyard with terrace with gazebo and koi pond.

Taxes: $11,387.06

Rockville Centre $905,000

Wright Road. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/family room. Taxes: $21,865

Valley Stream $550,000

Midwood Street. Tudor. 4 bedrooms 1 bathroom. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Sunroom. First floor master bed room. Park-like backyard.

Taxes: $10,978.05

Woodmere $998,000

Linda,Lane. Split Level. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Formal dining room. Den/family room, home office and exercise room. Skylights. Security system. Taxes: $18,394.97

Source: The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island Inc,, a computerized network of real estate offices serving Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Brooklyn.

The rules exist for all of us

Q. I hired a carpenter to rebuild my garage because it was rotted and leaning. The roof was OK, so we kept it, but all the walls were stripped away and replaced. In the middle of the job, an inspector showed up and stopped it, saying we needed a permit. I hired an architect, he made a plan and we filled in the permit. Now the plans have been rejected because, according to the inspector, they have to show fireproof walls and roof. That’s crazy! Nobody has that, so why am I being made to do this? It’s expensive, and I shouldn’t have to do it. I think they’re making me pay for starting with no permit, right?

A. Not exactly, but you have to look at the big picture. You may feel like you’re getting burned, but the building code is actu ally named The Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. Fire pre vention is a primary rea son that the building laws exist.

Ask The Architect

In many cases, build ing departments allow existing garages to have minor repairs without a permit, but only for things like replacing a garage door, a rotted section of wall base plate, shingles or siding, although you should always verify before starting. You described a near-complete rebuild, only saving the roof part of the garage, and your building official has deter mined that, beyond 50 percent change, the code for new buildings applies. Even though your zoning code allows a free-standing accessory structure to be 2 feet to 4 feet from a property line, depending on your community, garages that are closer than 5 feet to a property line must have materials that are rated to prevent flame spread for an hour.

This is especially important in places where there’s a volunteer fire department that must take the time to assemble from all over the community before even heading off to put out the flames. In that precious time, without flame-retardant materi als, the structure may not just become completely engulfed, but also spread fire to adjacent houses and other structures. Unless you never catch the news, you can clearly see how vulnerable whole towns and cities are, and just because we don’t live next to a forest, the unthinkable can still happen.

As for cost, aluminum siding, which actually still exists, may cost less, can be painted to match the house and lasts an average of 35 years. Fiber cement siding also does the job, but costs more. Other choices include stucco over cement board and steel panels, all more costly. Aluminum or cement board eaves, gutters and roofing are also required, and even though most of the home con struction industry doesn’t read or know the regula tions, the requirements still exist, and cost the most when they aren’t adhered to and the work has to be done twice.

So don’t feel like you’re being singled out or being held to the fire. The rules exist for all of us. Good luck!

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Why we need to go back to the moon

Why do we have to go back to the moon? Ever since NASA started trying, unsuccess fully so far, to launch its unmanned Artemis I spacecraft, which is supposed to explore some regions of the moon, lots of voices have been heard decrying the effort. It’s too expensive, they say. We did that already. What’s to be gained? We have other priori ties here on Earth.

Those are chal lenging questions.

We put a dozen astronauts on the moon in six mis sions between 1969 and 1972, and we spent about $25 billion doing so.

In today’s dollars, that’s about $250 billion.

For those who were around on July 20, 1969 — the day Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of another world for the first time in human history — it may be hard to understand why we wouldn’t want to relive that glory. And glory it may be, but we must deal with some of

the issues raised by the naysayers.

One of them, perhaps the most impor tant, is priorities. The Earth’s climate is in desperate trouble, beset by life-threat ening heat waves, melting polar ice caps and drying lakebeds. Pollution is so dense in some Asian cities that people are forced on many days to wear masks or stay at home. Couldn’t billions of dollars be better spent combating climate change?

Yes, money could, and must, be spent for that pur pose, and soon, too. But we have to multi-task. While we must legislate against air-polluting companies and work cooperatively with our largest competi tor, China, to bring environmental order to our plant — and at the same time bat tle those who claim that it’s all a hoax — we must move forward, as we always have, ever since we invented the wheel.

Once Artemis I gets off the ground, some exciting missions are ahead. A manned lunar fly-by, Artemis II, may come as soon as 2024. The first manned landing, Artemis III, might happen as early as 2025. And this time we won’t

just plant a flag on the moon and say, “We did it.”

One of the biggest reasons for a return to the moon is that it will serve as a steppingstone to Mars. We are already examining some rocks that could con tain clues to the presence of some kind of microbial life on Mars. Human inspection of those rocks could provide some extraordinary insight into the origins of life in the universe.

Could Mars one day be made habitable by humans? We won’t find that out unless we go there. We should remember that the rock samples brought back from the moon by the Apollo astronauts told us much about the moon’s geological history, including its physical and chemical makeup.

A narrower goal may be found on the moon itself. NASA has announced 13 potential landing sites, all in the moon’s South Pole region. NASA scientists say that ice has been confirmed inside cra ters that never see any sunlight. We all know that where there is water, frozen or otherwise, there may be, or may have

been, life.

Those sites “are some of the best plac es to go for lunar geology and under standing lunar ice and sampling lunar ice,” Bethany Ehlmann, associate direc tor of the Keck Institute for Space Stud ies at the California Institute of Technol ogy, told National Public Radio recently.

Our Apollo missions all led to new technologies in electronics, aerospace and medicine. A more advanced program focused on returning to the moon, with an eye toward reaching Mars, is bound to lead to even more such advances.

A NASA study from 2013 estimated that commercial products that have emerged from the space agency’s research return between $100 million and $1 billion annually to the U.S. econo my. Many of those had their origins in the Apollo program.

Lastly, but by no means least impor tant, re-energizing our moon/Mars efforts is going to inspire thousands of young people to become engineers, tech nicians, lunar geologists and astronauts. What an exciting future they face. But we must get going first.

James Bernstein is editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments? Jbernstein@ liherald.com.

When Nazis killed 6 million, where was America?

iimplore readers to watch the new six-hour, three-part series on PBS, “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein. Please find time to see this series, and bring your teenagers along. Make it a teaching moment.

After 70 years, you might think there’s nothing new to say about the horror of 6 million Jews killed by a politi cal regime intent on wiping out an entire people.

However, this TV series shifts the lens and explores the story of Amer ica’s inaction as the Holocaust surged in Europe.

A few remain ing survivors of the death camps speak to the camera and remember the moments that their parents sent them away or hid them in the woods or gave them a hug goodbye that turned out to be forever. The story is especially painful through the eyes of those kids who lived through unthinkable sorrow and now are old men and women who calmly speak of the days when mothers and fathers were rounded up by Nazis and taken to extermination camps. The only reason was that they were Jewish, and

Germany, under Hitler, embraced ancient anti-Semitic tropes, demonizing the Jews and targeting them for elimination.

What did the United States know, and when did it know it? I asked my own par ents, who were in their 20s during World War II here in America, and they said they knew nothing about the death camps until the end of the war. But ample evidence exists that the American government at the time, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, saw the aerial photographs of the depor tation trains and the camps.

The Burns documentary demonstrates that the deep ly rooted antisemitism that existed in Europe for gener ations was alive and gathering strength in the U.S. during the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s. Celebrities like Charles Lindbergh and Henry Ford, and political leaders like Calvin Coolidge — who ran on the slogan “America must be kept American” — were openly antisemitic. Religious lead ers like Father Charles Coughlin preached hatred and racial separation from the pulpit. We may know this histo ry, but seeing the contemporaneous newsreels and photos reveals the antiJewish sentiment that was gaining trac tion among the American people.

The documentary works on several levels, resonating today, as American pol iticians shuffle immigrants around the country like political chess pieces.

One review stated, “Burns’ film . . . connects our nation’s history of antise mitic bigotry to the racist immigration legacy that Republicans are establish ing in the present. It is, at once, a window into the past and a mirror showing present-day America an ugly reflection of who we are.”

Another review, at MSNBC.com: “In (Coolidge’s) slogan, we can hear the roots of the racist, Trump-obsessed ‘Make America Great Again’ movement.

“Coolidge’s successor, Herbert Hoover, took his predecessor’s antisemitism even further when he instructed his State Department to refuse visas to anyone who might need public assistance, which included many Jews who had escaped Germany with little to their name in the lead-up to Hitler’s reign.

“President Donald Trump revived that policy, known as the ‘public charge’ rule.”

It is unlikely that the folks who are in the book-banning business in America would consider exposing their schools to

a TV series documenting this country’s blatant and persistent antisemitism, but if they did, they might learn that geno cide doesn’t begin with tanks rolling into neighborhoods. It begins with book bans and rules restricting free speech and laws against gay marriage and gender identity.

What we are witnessing today in the U.S. are warning signs of the genocidal wave that tore Europe apart in the 1930s and ’40s. We find antisemitic leaflets in our driveways; we are told that our chil dren can’t read “The Diary of Anne Frank”; we read in the news that groups of migrants are hustled around the coun try by hollow men like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to score political points.

The seeds are sown. They have always been in our soil. We need to monitor this garden very carefully. A good beginning is to watch “The U.S. and the Holocaust.” We could have done more. We could have saved lives. But too many citizens and American leaders believed what, decades later, became the chants of “Jews will not replace us!” They believed the lies, and they did nothing to stop the deporta tions and killings.

We need to own our history. If we deny the resurgence of bigotry and anti semitism, they will surely consume our democracy.

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

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W e could have done more, and saved lives. We need to own our history.

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Banning books is un-American

last week was Banned Books Week, a time to spotlight censor ship and attempts across the country to take books off library shelves.

You may not have noticed that in the past several months, a number of librar ies in the U.S., including some in schools, have pulled books from their shelves, and though they might not have burned them, they have effectively prohibited people from reading them.

Book bans have become more frequent in this country, and the censoring efforts appear to be organized. It’s not just ran dom parents pushing the bans. PEN America, an organization that celebrates and defends free expression, reports that some 50 groups have been created, most of them since last year, to challenge books, and they were involved in nearly half of the book removals.

More than 1,600 books were banned from American schools over the past year, impacting 4 million students who might now be exposed to ideas that could help them grow and learn, according to PEN America. A majority of those books high light LGBTQ+ and racial themes. We find it abhorrent that, as has been the case for many decades, ideas that people disagree with, and possibly fear, are the subject of book bans.

Here on Long Island, there was the infamous Island Trees book ban in 1975.

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Hooray for snow days!

To the Editor:

I so agree with the Herald’s editorial in the Sept. 15-21 issue, “Schools are right to resurrect the snow day.” I’m an old lady now of 76, but in 1952 there was a huge, fierce but wonderful snowstorm that did indeed come “unbidden,” but was a wonder to behold. I lived then in a railroad apart ment in Brooklyn, so I ran to the living room window, the only one that faced the street. The snow had eclipsed the mailbox across from us on Park Place. I could barely make out the sign for Womrath’s bookstore. My father took a picture of it, and that photo still evokes the pleasure of childhood.

I was in a parochial “grammar school” then. We had no phone yet, but it was assumed that the nuns had common sense.

All the kids on the block were out in their snowsuits. I saw Marty and Tommy, Janet and Elinor making snowballs, and after much pleading, my mother let me join them. Marty and Tommy made an igloo that day, and it was perfect. I wanted to bring down my doll and play house in it!

Marty was my upstairs neighbor, so he let me stand inside it. I was amazed that it was

A community group complained to the Island Trees Board of Education about 11 books that group members considered “anti-American, anti-Christian, antiSemitic and just plain filthy.” The district removed nine of the books from its schools’ libraries. Five students, led by Steven Pico, then a high school senior, challenged the district’s decision.

The case wound its way to the Supreme Court, where, in 1982, the court ruled in the students’ favor, noting that the right to read is implied by the First Amendment of the Constitution. Indeed, reading free ly is fundamental to the education of citi zens of a healthy democracy.

Nearly 50 years after Island Trees, how ever, a similar scenario is unfolding in this country. “This is a dangerous time for readers and the public servants who pro vide access to reading material,” Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectu al Freedom, said. “Readers, particularly students, are losing access to critical information, and librarians and teachers are under attack for doing their jobs.”

That should not be. We have more access than ever to written material and ideas, from books to eBooks to websites, full of ideas that should be read, dis cussed and considered thoughtfully. The vitality of our lives, and the possibility of creating a more enlightened world, depends on the freedom to exchange

ideas. Banning books that some find objectionable will only take us backward as a society.

Because books explore and illuminate differing points of view, they help to build connections among people by deepening their understanding of those points of view. Those who censor books are creat ing barriers to the building of relation ships among diverse thinkers, and instead feed the divisiveness that threat ens to do so much damage to this country.

As the keepers of books, librarians are on the front lines of this battle. One local librarian said it is not up to her to prohib it people from reading books. From the adult section to the children’s room, her philosophy is to let the people decide what they will read, and, in the case of chil dren, let their parents decide what is appropriate for them.

We urge everyone, regardless of poli tics, to adopt the theme the ALA promot ed for this year’s Banned Books Week — “Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us” — and reject the idea of censoring books.

“If you can read, you can rule the world,” a teacher once told her seventhgrade junior English class. You might not be interested in ruling the world, but you should want to understand it, and do your part to help make the world more enlight ened and less divided. Reading books, not banning them, is one of the best ways to do that.

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So you think the governor’s a shoo-in in November?

Is it any surprise that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s once insurmountable lead in the polls is eroding when public opin ion surveys are analyzed carefully?

While Hochul has a stunningly large campaign war chest, suggesting that she can buy an overwhelming number of broadcast and print ads and direct-mail campaigns, what you can’t fix with money is a tone-deaf polit ical campaign.

Suozzi. Republican Alfonse D’Amato ran a flawless campaign in 1980 in a heavily Democratic state, and was returned for another six years in 1986 after a first term that made him unbeatable. Similarly, George Pataki stunned Mario Cuomo in a gubernatorial race that many thought was Cuomo’s to lose. And so he did.

Manhattan. Or a reminder that progres sives have captured your party, and the lurch to the left is so profound that you may not recognize New York later in this decade.

aging infrastructure by suggesting he was the “pothole senator.” Instead, in his 1986 campaign, D’Amato ran with the endorse ments of many of the state’s Democratic mayors, who had never seen a U.S. senator in their cities, much less a federal grant.

ronALD J. rosenBerG

From her endorsement of illegal two-family homes in the heart of Long Island resi dential neighbor hoods, to her inability to con front progressives in Albany who are making street crime a New York pastime, to her most recent self-destructive advocacy of congestion pricing, the governor is sleep walking through a campaign of missteps. She would not be the first officeholder to assume a victory party on election night only to discover that incumbency held false promise and led to errant assump tions.

Consider County Executive Laura Cur ran’s loss to Bruce Blakeman last Novem ber. That wasn’t the first time that a New York incumbent was stunned by a loss. Ed Mangano did the same thing to Tom

By now, a growing num ber of New York Democrats recognize the threat that November holds for them. As a result, they are seeking to change the conversation. Rather than address the issues they are directly responsible for, they are turning to national politics, where there remains a white-hot divide over issues like abortion. Similarly, they are seeking to make the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot a local issue.

It’s a classic political tactic. If you don’t like where the conversation is going, change the subject. In this case, Democrat ic strategists are telling their candidates they need to motivate their base or prepare for a dismal election night.

Understandably, reminding Democratic voters that their incumbent candidates voted to dismantle criminal laws that pro tect law-abiding citizens isn’t a recipe for success. Nor is a reminder that those same incumbents voted to impose a hefty sur charge on Long Islanders driving into

Hochul isn’t new to the cynical game of politics. She is a veteran of the hard-knock school of Buffalo Democratic machine politics. That’s why she is appearing at every down state ribbon-cutting or other photo op that her schedulers can squeeze on to her calen dar. The irony is that many of the project unveilings she is celebrating were pushed through by her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo.

The LIRR third track project? That was Cuomo, but his name was never mentioned during Hochul’s celebratory news conference in August.

The new LaGuardia Airport terminals? Once again, it was Hochul welcoming 21stcentury improvements made possible by Andrew the Abdicated.

The Penn Station upgrades? Another Cuomo legacy project. And there is no ref erence by the Hochul administration to the political strong-arming Cuomo engaged in to get the project moving.

Potholes? Well, here she tips her hat to D’Amato, whose critics sought to mini mize his achievement of bringing hun dreds of millions of dollars to New York’s

That the state’s Democratic leaders seek to divert attention from policy issues their candidates are responsible for, to national issues that remain Washington’s purview, reveals a justifiable nervousness. One cur rent poll has Hochul and her Republican opponent, Lee Zeldin, separated by 11 per centage points. That reveals a continuing slide for an incumbent who may have money to burn on ads but is confronting a skeptical electorate whose quality of life has eroded.

Nick Langworthy, the GOP state chair man, recently said of Democrats, “They are terrified their base is not going to show up. … There’s a lot of campaign left to fight here, and if they think people are going to just take a couple of hot-button issues and that’s going to define the race, they’re dreaming.”

One suspects that Election night 2022 will not have a called winner in New York’s most high-profile contest until the morn ing after.

Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial lit igation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosen berg Calica & Birney in 1999.

warmer inside than out.

Later, we kids went inside the vestibule of the church to the inner hall and placed our wool gloves on the radiator. The smell of the steaming wet wool was headier than the incense used in church.

A day off from school in the days before Zoom, when nearly everyone’s mom stayed home, can’t be compared to the post-pandemic world, unless of course you’re 76 and looking back on it. Our young est daughter remembers her days off from the Floral Park-Bellerose School. I remember her making a snowman with my husband, and how happy she was having hot chocolate with a marshmallow. Whatever was lost in class time was gained in memory, like an eloquent poem or the lyrics of a song that stay with us long after the last notes have been played.

PATRICIA KELLY Rockville Centre

Letterstainment with which children occupy themselves.

I grew up with snow days, too, and was happy to be able to stay home from school. Indeed, it was a treat.

Ah, freedom! But I wonder about the emphasis on play, rather than shoveling ourselves out and getting to our destinations and catching up after Covid. It seems that would be foremost in our decision-making.

In my neighborhood, children are always indoors. We have no more happy voices outside as they’re playing, unless for a short time, confined to their yards behind fences. I wonder how many of them will actually enjoy the world around them on the next snow day, instead of immersing themselves in the technology that keeps them indoors. Put the tech nology away, and then you’ll create a better-quality memory.

But our children, at least now, due to Covid, have been set back in their education, and there is catch ing up to do. It seems that would be our primary con cern, at least until we’ve pulled even. Snow can be played in after school and on weekends, and some times we have to do what we have to do.

To the Editor:

How ironic that “Schools are right to resurrect the snow day” stated that “all of us deserve a chance to enjoy the world around us.” We have detached our selves from the world around us as we walk and even sit on park benches, forfeiting connecting with the person sitting next to us. The almighty cellphone has taken charge, along with computerized and TV enter

That, too, is a lesson, aside from the fact that our children suffered through home learning during the pandemic. It brought my 8-year-old granddaughter to tears. There is important ground to make up.

Children will appreciate the value of an “unex pected breather” even more if they have done what needs to be done. Kids are resilient. Work before play, first things first, and they will be rewarded — twice.

DIANA IHMANN Valley Stream

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