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E.M. artist paints annual holiday display asked Jones to paint the display three years ago. Jones had displayed her work at an art galEast Meadow artist Cassan- lery there.

“We became close, and they dra Jones has brought the spirit of the holidays to life once hired me the first year that again to the Huntington Holi- they put this on because they day Spectacular. People from all wanted to make the street more over Long Island have flocked presentable,” she said.

They eventually settled on to Huntington’s downtown to snowflakes after see a 75-foot-tall toying around with Christmas tree, an a couple ideas, abundance of holiranging from blackday décor — and ing out the road to J o n e s ’s p a i n t e d painting snow snowflakes. skirts around the The snowflakes perimeter. aren’t ordinarily “Snow is so gensized, but they are e r a l i z e d , ” Jo n e s painted in a largeexplained. “It scale, all along the blacktop of Wall CASSANDRA JoNES d o e s n ’ t a t t a c h itself to any particStreet, the block Artist ular nationality, that serves as the religion, anything center of the holiday spectacular. This marks the like that. So we put them scatthird year in a row that Jones tered through the street so that has coordinated the entire art you could take a picture, no display for the picturesque matter where you were. You North Shore village, which is wouldn’t have to be in line for about a half-hour north of East Santa — you wouldn’t have to be directly at the tree.”

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Jones’s work as an artist, “I will literally put art on anything,” Jones, 36, who’s also especially during the last few years, hasn’t been without seta business owner, said.

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the Kiwanis Club of east Meadow honored the legacy of Frank Saracino during its annual holiday dinner for seniors and members of the military. Saracino started the event in 1978.

Mike Leake, the event’s caterer and chair, joins Joan Saracino, Frank’s wife.

At annual dinner, legacy of Frank Saracino remembered

By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com

A few weeks after the event, the Kiwanis Club of East Meadow is reflecting on another successful holiday dinner for seniors and veterans in the community. This year, under a new name, the Frank Saracino Memorial Senior & Military Dinner served roughly 300 people in the gymnasium of East Meadow High School in late November.

A pillar in the community for many years, and a former principal and superintendent in the East Meadow School District, Saracino died in May of this year at 90. The dinner was unanimously approved to be

renamed in his honor, as he founded the dinner.

This year’s event was no different — or more cheerful — than years past.

Saracino’s wife, Joan, reflected on the beginnings of the dinner, reading a synopsis to those in attendance at the event. In 1978, her husband wanted to help bridge the gap of having teens mingle with older generations, and decided there was no better way to do so than to host a dinner, where the students serve the elderly.

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working with a trusty team of schoolbased volunteers, the dinner was very successful.

In 1988, the teachers went on strike in East Meadow — meaning the dinner lost a lot of its helpers. It was then that Saracino enlisted the help of the East Meadow Kiwanis — and the rest, Joan Saracino said, was history.

Saracino retired from the school district in 1995, but remained involved in the dinner. In 2012, after Hurricane Sandy, the Kiwanis was unable to host the dinner — however; the Saracino’s brought some of the food to a pantry in Hempstead, and the rest to Lindenhurst, where it was donated to the Red Cross.

In its 45-year history, the most the dinner served was 750 people Joan said — and the most turkeys every cooked was 96.

“That synopsis that Joan Saracino wrote,” Kiwanis President Joe Parisi said, “was very educational, because I don’t think a lot of people realize how it really started. A lot of Kiwanians didn’t know why Kiwanis got involved.”

“He was a civic leader, a Kiwanian, and he’d been involved in the community,” said Catherine Razzano, chairs of the Kiwanis’s food drives throughout the year. “He raised his family in the Salisbury area. And not only did he start the dinner, but he did it for many years until he retired — even way after

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frank Saracino was a former principal and superintendent in the east meadow School district. He started the dinner to help connect teens with older generations. Volunteers from east meadow schools continue to be part of the effort that make the dinner possible. he retired.”

Razzano explained that it’s a multitiered volunteer effort that makes the dinner so successful. The Kiwanis works with kids from all of the clubs part of the greater-Kiwanis organization, including the Key Clubs at East Meadow and W.T. Clarke High School, the Builders Clubs in East Meadow’s middle schools, and K-Kids, the elementary and entry level into Kiwanis.

Whether the students were decorating the gym ahead of the dinner, or handing out flowers to the seniors as

they entered, their efforts were greatly appreciated.

Saracino was honored two years ago for 50 years of service to the Kiwanis, during the 70th anniversary of the East Meadow organization.

“So many of us knew him for many, many years,” Razzano said. “I danced with him at my prom and at my wedding. The man has a lot of history.”

The dinner was chaired by Michael and Julie Leake this year. Michael Leake is a chef and caterer, Razzano said, and they led the food preparation

efforts.

Throughout the holiday season, the Kiwanis is invested in lifting up the East Meadow community. Through Dec. 15, it will be accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys at several businesses in the area.

For more information on where to donate toys visit EastMeadowKiwanis. org. A toy and food distribution will take place on Dec. 17 at Borelli’s Italian Restaurant, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The restaurant is located at 1580 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow.

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Odd Fellows bring holiday joy to Borelli’s

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

Military families from the local communities shared a hot meal on Dec. 3 at Borelli’s Italian Restaurant in East Meadow. The event was organized by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and along with food, there were plenty of fun activities for children and their families to enjoy at the celebration.

The Odd Fellows, a fraternal organization founded in 1819, is focused on helping those in need, organized the event. The organization’s creed is “visit the sick, relieve the distressed, bury the dead and educate the orphans.” The name derives from the types of men who formed the organization.

This is the third year the group held a breakfast for military families from surrounding community, or those who live in the Mitchel Manor military housing development in East Meadow.

Vinny Cafiso, who’s part of the Odd Fellows, said his son’s in the military, which served as a reason for why the breakfast first was held.

“This is what we do,” he said. “We do a lot of charity work, and this is something that we wanted to start and now its our third year doing it.”

In some of the years past, the event has been a bit smaller — the organization has served around 30 kids. But at this year’s event, there was double that, Cafiso said, and with parents, they had around 100 people in Borelli’s.

The Odd Fellows also extended this year’s breakfast to include members of a Boys & Girls Club — a mentorship program that helps younger members in the community that are disadvantaged in some way, by partnering them with trained staff.

The kids all got a chance to meet Santa and receive a gift. At the military housing complex, the Odd Fellows work with a liaison to learn more about the kids attending the event.

“We have a liaison who takes care of a lot of it which helps us out a tremendous amount,” Cafiso said.

The liaison provides information including the kids’ names, ages, genders, which helps the Odd Fellows purchase the right types of gifts.

“All the kids 12 and under get gifts,” Cafiso said. “They come sit on Santa’s lap, and the older kids will get gift cards.”

The event has changed and grown over the last couple of years.

“It was originally a breakfast and now its kind of like — I call it a brunch fest,” Cafiso said. “It’s a little later and we have, you know, breakfast food and then there’s pizza and pasta and stuff like that. Frank (Borelli) does a great job, he’s a good friend of mine.”

The Odd Fellows fundraise throughout the year in order to be able to hold events like the breakfast and give back to the community in different ways. At this year’s breakfast, alongside the food, there was also face painting, balloon making and a cotton candy machine — all fun things to help make the morning extra special.

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The Independent Order of Odd Fellows hosted its third annual breakfast at Borelli’s Italian Restaurant in East Meadow, in which it served military children and their families a delicious meal.

Fia and Dominic Liccesse, ages 5 and 6, showed off some of their balloon creations.

Willow and Mila Torres, 5 and 10, with some sweet treats that were handed out at the breakfast.

Members of the Odd Fellows at the annual breakfast on Dec. 3.

Santa Claus met with all of the children.

Luke Fieweger, 4 months, with Santa.

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She receives regular weekly treatments, takes medication, and has made modifications to her diet to remain as healthy as possible.

“I’ve noticed a lot of people or patient friends of mine, who have diseases like I do, who are surprised,” she said. “And they were like, you know, ‘How are you doing this?’ Even doctors are like, ‘How is this possible?’”

She said that over the last few years she realized that she couldn’t do everything by herself. This year, she has worked alongside a team of trusty volunteers, who she called “junior snowflakes,” and Jones has received help in different ways throughout the creative process.

“I don’t think even myself, as an artist, would have thought to break things down the way I do now if I wasn’t sick,” she said.

This year, Jones also started a New York-based agency of The World Changers, a company that helps with financial education, financial strategies, business strategies, estate preservation, retirement strategies and insurance protection, among other things.

Jones’s mother, Millie, a former president of the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce and longtime banker, died after a long battle with cancer in 2019. Jones said she then became the sole executor of her mom’s estate, which was a huge challenge to take on.

“I like helping people,” she said, “so teaching artists was just a step forward from teaching people about finance and how to change their world. Now with this company, I find that not only did I learn a lot, but I got some personal growth, which affected my artwork.”

Following in her mom’s footsteps, The World Changers is part of the East Meadow Chamber. Her agency is also one of the sponsors for this year’s holiday display

in Huntington.

The holiday spectacular, especially during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, was geared toward honoring first responders. Jones said that has not changed, and the main sponsor is Northwell Health.

“We like to honor our first responders,” Jones said.

“But over the years, it’s now branched out, and we also like to support a whole bunch of different things.”

Each year, the holiday spectacular has unwrapped new things for visitors to enjoy.

“They have a gingerbread house that sells hot chocolate and all the goodies that you would need for the night,” Jones said. “All the restaurants on the street have outdoor seating, so that you can be part of the spectacular. There’s even seating (along the street) this year. I would say that’s a big change. I am handicap some of the time. I have blood pressure issues. Not that I am in a wheelchair all the time, but I do appreciate a place to sit down.”

And, Jones said, she’s learned a lot throughout the snowflake painting process.

“We did a little more design work this year — I got just a little more freedom to be creative, which is very cool,” she said. “We’re only allowed to use white. We’re not allowed to use color. It’s very hard to be creative with one color. It’s a hard boundary not to break, when you’re really trying to give a little bit of depth to your canvas, especially if it’s a whole road.”

The holiday spectacular officially opened on Nov. 25 and will remain lit through Jan. 1. For more information, visit LivingHuntington.com.

“There are so many people behind that scenes that are the reason that this gets put together,” Jones said.

“I’m so thankful for them. I call them the elves, hardworking elves, helping put this production on to make it magical.”

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The Diocese of Rockville Centre hopes to move forward on a settlement with the more than 600 people who have made claims of sexual abuse against the church. have filed is the same one that we have said ‘no’ to,” James Stang, the attorney representing the victims and other creditors, said.

While the diocese has provided a lump sum of its total finances, Stang says church leaders would need to disclose finances on a parish-by-parish basis in order to get the support of his clients. In order for the plan to move forward, the church would need to get 75

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percent of its creditors represented by Stang to approve it.

Yet, rejecting the plan may lead to the dismissal of the bankruptcy case, church officials said, potentially forcing roughly 40 percent of victims to move their claims off the federal docket and back to state court.

“The diocese has already made it clear that it is at the end of its resources,” Dolan said. “Contrary to assertions that additional funds are available to increase settlements, no independent Catholic organizations are being offered releases through the diocese’s proposed plan other than those that will participate in funding the settlement trusts.”

Should the creditors represented by Stang continue to prolong or even dismiss the case, Dolan says it will ensure payments to victims will only go lower than the current settlement offer.

“The diocese hopes that all parties — including survivors and their legal advisors —will vote in favor of the equitable and unprecedented offer in the plan,” Dolan said. “Survivors deserve compensation now, and the diocese’s charitable mission is more important than ever in these uncertain times. Both face a vulnerable and uncertain future if the plan is rejected.”

Mary McKenna, the New York state representative for the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, says her organization is “extremely disappointed” the Rockville Centre diocese has refused to budge from its settlement offer.

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In question is the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection the diocese filed three years ago, with church officials saying they are willing to amend its reorganization plan to compensate those victims through a $200 million fund the church would set up.

This particular offer isn’t new. In fact, it was made last February, entitling victims to a minimum cash payment of $100,000 for some lawsuits, while others would receive an immediate cash payment of $50,000.

The proposed payout is the largest settlement offer made in any diocesan case to date, according to church spokesman, Sean Dolan — both on a total payout and per-claimant basis.

“Further litigation will delay compensation for all survivors,” Dolan said, in a release. It also “may result in unfair compensation for many survivors, and could ultimately leave some survivors with no compensation at all. Instead of continuing to fund lawyers’ fees, this money is better spent compensating survivors.”

The Diocese of Rockville Centre — the eighth largest in the nation — filed for bankruptcy in late 2020 after hundreds of lawsuits were filed against it following Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s approval of the Child Victims Act. Passed in 2019, the law significantly extended the statute of limitations on sexual abuse claims.

Lawyers for the diocese and the victims met with Judge Martin Glenn ahead of the church filing its amended proposal last week.

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Herald’s latest senior health expo is a hit

By Alexa Anderwkavich The O’Connell Gardens in Oceanside hosted the Herald’s Health & Beyond Expo on Nov. 16 — the last expo this year.

This community-favorite event featured more than 35 businesses and service providers sharing their expertise with Long Island residents. HearingLife conducted free hearing examinations.

Mount Sinai South Nassau provided free blood pressure tests.

And, thanks to Parker at your Door, Parker Jewish Institute Mobile Vaccination Station there was to provide free Covid-19 and flu vaccines.

Attendees enjoyed snacks and coffee, as well as panel discussions led by Lori Berger, sales director for Herald Community Newspapers, who cracked a few jokes.

Panelists included Lauren Block from Vishnick McGovern Milizio, Ana Arevalo from CenterLIght Health System, Jill Wasser from the state’s public service department, and Pablo Rendon from Parker Jewish Institute for Healthcare & Rehabilitation.

Guests received goody bags filled with the expo’s special section, keepsakes, and valuable take-home materials. Raffle prizes included tickets to “The Play That Goes Wrong” as well as “Illuminate NY,” a half-dozen cookies from Chip City Oceanside, gift certificate for a dozen bagels from Cino’s Hot Bagels, and manicurepedicure — or just manicure — gift certificate from Ivy Nail & Spa. The first 175 guests received a packaged lunch thanks to Bagel Boss of Hewlett, complete with a wrap — choice of Caesar salad, veggie tuna and egg salad — coleslaw and a pickle.

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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

The East Meadow School District’s art department hosted the opening reception of its first rotating exhibit of student artwork for the 2023-2024 school year housed in the Salisbury School last month.

In addition, orchestra students from East Meadow High School, under the direction of Britt Fazio, provided music for parents and guests during the exhibit.

This year’s exhibit features artistic work from students in grades K-12 from every school in the district.

The district said it was proud of the students’ accomplishments and congratulated all of the student artists on their hard work, dedication and achievements.

The exhibit at the Salisbury Schools is rotating, and this exhibit is the first of the 2023-24 school year.

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Students in grades K-12 showcased their artwork during the East Meadow School District’s annual art show. Above, a student with their artwork.

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Santa Claus is comin’ to East Meadow Everyone’s favorite man in red makes first appearance of the year at Stew Leonard’s Riding on the top of an East Meadow Fire Department fire truck, Santa Claus made his first appearance of the season at the East Meadow Stew Leonard’s on Nov. 30.

Much to the excitement of kids and families, and the grocery chain’s employees, the Nov. 30 spectacle was full of fun. Santa was available for photos at the event, and team members handed out refreshments, with the help of ‘Wow the Cow,’ Stew Leonard’s very own mascot.

Santa’s arrival marks the beginning of the holiday season at the store. On Saturdays and Sundays from Dec. 1 through Dec. 17, families can stop by Stew Leonard’s anytime between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to take a complimentary photo with Santa.

And on Dec. 9 and Dec. 10, Santa and Wow the Cow will host a special brunch at the store. The menu includes scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, french toast sticks, and fresh fruit. Each child will be able to take a photo with Santa too.

The brunch is a ticketed event, and attendees 12 and older will be charged $19.99, and those under 12 will be charged $17.99. Tickets can be purchased at EventBrite.com. Those interested should search “Stew Leonard’s in East Meadow.” The brunch begins at 10 a.m. on both days, and will also take place at the Farmingdale store. For more information on what’s in store this season, visit StewLeonards.com.

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Santa Claus says hello to the East Meadow community. He arrived last week on a fire truck to the Stew Leonard’s on Front Street, making his first appearance of the season.

Friends Walker Schoenbach, 7, Nicholas Stuckley,7 Holden Schoenbach, 3, and Daniel Stuckley, 5, munched on some donuts in front of Stew Leonard’s Christmas trees.

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Meeting with the community, Santa Claus with Robert Weeks, 5.

Madison and Ella Hayden, 5 and 2, enjoyed some sweet treats.

‘Wow the Cow’ with Nicholas Mattina, 5.

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Laurie Berkner

By Danielle Schwab

Laurie Berkner remains at the forefront of the kids music scene. And she’s ready to share some holiday cheer with her fans — as only she can. Everyone will have a jolly good time when Berkner visits Long Island to ring in the holidays, next Sunday, Dec. 17, Creative on The Paramount stage. advocacy

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“I’m so excited to be heading back to The Paramount,” Berkner enthuses. “I love playing there, and the energy in the room is always so high and will be filled with the joy of the season.”

Her upcoming show is one of her first live performances of tunes from her newest holiday album ”Another Laurie Berkner Christmas.” She’ll sing “I Live Inside a Snowglobe (Shake It Up)” and other new songs, along with such classic favorites as “Deck the Halls” and “Holly Jolly Christmas.”

The rest of the program features traditional and original holiday songs that fans know and love, including “Jingle Bells,” “Candy Cane Jane” and “The Dreidel Song.” Of, course, a Laurie Berkner concert always includes an array of her greatest hits, such as “We Are Bloom but instead, I started singing

By Karen WHERE the Dinosaurs” and “Waiting for the Elevator,” and she’ll ‘Marco has a pig on his deliver. Plus, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of her head.’ Then all the kids Can art album, change the world? question WHEN “Buzz Buzz,” she’ll sing theIt’s title a track to that as grabbed toy animals and well that family favorite, “Pig on Her Head.” put them on their heads, ••Sunday, 11 a.m. that’s beenBerkner at the focusfamilies of our collective SaturdayDec. and17, Sunday, noon-4 has delighted for more than 25 and I started singing to all of • $20.50-$88.50, plus p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, years with her creative and catchy tunes. With 15 them.” applicable fees; available culture for albums centuries.

Now society — and more on the as way — she proudly Berkner went on to 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Ticketmaster.com or retains her title as the “Queen of Kindie Rock.” record the song, now a •ParamountNY.com Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, navigates the The complexities modern first recording artist of to perform in musiclife, concert staple.

South Campus, Hempstead.

• The Paramount, 370 New videos on Nick Jr., her original songs, music “It’s turned into this big, For information and to RSVP, York Ave., Huntington art as a path forbooks social change is at the videos, (along three original off-Broadway physical interactive element call (516) 463-5672, or visit are seemingly everywhere — including in my shows,” she adds.

Hofstra.edu/museum forefront ofmusicals) artistic expression.

NBCUniversal’s “Sprout House,” and the Laurie Not only are “animals on Berkner Band’s YouTube channel. heads,” but they’re also in everyone’s hearts. One dollar Being inspired kids made for an “easy” of each ticket sold will be donated to Little Shelter “When We All Stand,” Hofstra UniversitybyMuseum of Art’s new exhibition, examines transition her rock band days, according to Animal Rescue. the collective power of the arts in from society.

Berkner, also a former preschool music teacher.

Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and For families who can’t snag concert tickets, be She pivoted to her full-time career as a children’s sure to enjoy some holiday magic at home. Berkner’s collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence. performer when she saw the impact her latest YouTube Christmas special features many of her “It highlights the vital role “kindie” that artistssongs havehad in activating not only democratic on kids, butvalues that holiday songs. She also releases a free show about once promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,”a month on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. In the the parents, too.

Giordano says. “Artists often lead the charge and expose thatofmay “I had this truths moment like,otherwise be new year, there may also be some new music to keep a ignored. The artists in this exhibition take a standthis andiscall outI injustices through theirlookout art what want to do for. with my life. That’s how “I’m always recording some new music,” Berkner and activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, I want tolled. spend it.”all combine thehints. voting rights, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfi They making Berkner still of art with public service that has a grassroots approach in the hope of mobilizing their A sequel for the musical “Interstellar Cinderella” — channels her rocker’sand inspire others one communities and the nation to ignite movement, create awareness, to of Berkner’s theatre projects — is in the works as passion to all she does. well. stand with them.”

“I bring that rock sensibility to my Her goal remains strengthening those family This exhibit, which runs through Julyand 28, in is in Hofstra’s shows myconjunction songs,” shewith says. connections.

13th presidential conference on the Barack presidency coming up in April.

She Obama encourages her audience “I think it’s hard when you’re parents — or even “We were interested in the ideato that theout artist hasher, a civic responsibility,” says rock with moving their kids — trying to get kids to do things,” she says. “It’s museum director Karen Albert. “The initial idea exhibition was inspired by not easy for them, especially if you are working, or have bodies, all for thethis while with plenty of an Obama Administration White Houselaughter. briefing that took place on May 12, 2009, more than one child.”

She attributes heradministration success where more than 60 artists and creative organizers met with officials to She strives to make her 75-minute shows a time of to build listening to kids and being discuss the collective power of the arts to community, create change, and charttogetherness. reminded of what shecivic liked when “I want this to be a space where a whole family can a pathway for national recovery in the areas of social justice, participation and she was younger. come and parents can relax and enjoy the music while activism.” “’Pig on Her Head’ I wrote the kids feel totally engaged and want to be there,” To that end, unlike other recent exhibits thatI taught showcased the because music atmuseum’s day care. she said..”They leave with that happy positive memory permanent collection, Giordano reachedWhen out toI contemporary who loaned together.” walked in one artists day and the museum their selected works. Some 36 are onto view — one representing wepieces were about start, As always, Berkner instructs her fans (reminder all media — from Emma Amos, Molly Crabapple and the Equal kid, Marco, looked at Justice me andInitiative, really not needed) to “bring your dancing shoes and a thenHank put aWillis toy pig on hisand head.

I stuffed animal for your head.” Get ready to join in the For Freedoms, Miguel Luciano, Michele Pred, Thomas, Sophia could have been a disciplinarian, holiday spirit and sing along.

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“The way our climate is now, this exhibit could not be more timely than at this moment,” Albert adds.

Among the highlights, she points to the series of prints from the

The holiday spirit bursts forth with music that embodies the beauty of the season, Celtic style. Now in their 38th year, Cherish the Ladies continues to delight audiences, under the leadership of All-Ireland flute and whistle champion Joanie Madden — named by The Irish Voice as one of the Top 25 most influential Irish Americans of the past quarter-century.

The decades have included world tours, concerts at the White House and the Olympics, and numerous critically acclaimed albums, including their Emmy award-winning special, ‘An Irish Homecoming,’ on PBS. Their spectacular blend of virtuoso instrumental talents, glorious vocals, captivating arrangements, and lively step dancing demonstrates their ability to take the best of Irish traditional music and dance, and put it forth in an immensely entertaining show.

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Jingles all the way!

Pat McGann

Sunday, Dec. 10, p.m. $47, Pat7McGann is quickly rising as $41, $37. Jeanne Rimsky of the sharpest stand-ups on th Theater at Landmark MainA relative lateco comedyonscene.

Street, 232 Main St., Port he began doing stan to comedy, Washington. (516) or up at767-6444 31 after realizing he was n LandmarkOnMainStreet.org. very good at selling packaging.

He hustled his way to become t house emcee at Zanies Chicago where he distinguished himself especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father o 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 a for Sebastian Maniscalco, movin with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square ‘A Celtic Christmas’ Garden. McGann’s relatively sho but impressive resume, includes The Madison Theatre also celebrates Montreal’s famed the season Celtic-style.

Enjoy someJust For Laugh Festival, Gilda’s The ’Celtic Christmas’ when A Taste LaughFest, of Great American Ireland visits Molloy University onComedy Festiva and more.

McGann still calls its U.S. tour. Immerse yourself in Chicago home. the magnificence of the traditional Celtic landscape, and let the magic Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $ of Christmas in Saturday, Ireland transport $30, The Paramount, 370 you to a world full of$25. excitement New York Ave., Huntington. (80 and wonder, with energeticormusic 745-3000 Ticketmaster.com and dance that ParamountNY.com. embodies the festive season. Featuring a powerful mix of traditional tunes, heartfelt ballads and beloved carols, ‘Celtic Christmas’ combines dynamic rhythms and top Irish dancing talent for an evening of musical storytelling enhanced by Irish charm. Choreographed and produced by multiple national champion and star of Gaelforce Dance & Rhythms of Ireland, Brent Pace, and world champion/Lord of the Dance lead soloist Ceili Moore, this is a festive spectacular that leaves audiences wanting more. Yarn/Wire Now in its 18th year, Adelphi University’s ‘new music’ Sunday, Dec. 10, 6 p.m. Molloy welcomes Yarn/Wire.

University, 1000series Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre.

For New York-based The intrepid tickets and information, visit piano-percussion quartet has MadisonTheatreNY.org, or call (516) forged a singular path with 323-4444. endlessly inventive collaboration commissions and performances that have made a significant contribution to the canon of

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Emily King

The soulful pop singer-songwriter visits the Landmark stage on her first solo tour, Saturday, dec. 16, 8 p.m. Like so many of music’s most essential singer-songwriters, Emily King has a near-magical gift for digging into life’s deepest sorrows and uncovering unexpected beauty and illuminating truth. Since the arrival of her Grammy Awardnominated full-length debut album East Side Story, the New York City-bred artist has brought ever-evolving levels of depth and nuance to her songwriting, rooting each revelation in her mesmerizing blend of soul and R&B and forward-thinking pop. On her latest (fourth full length) album Special Occasion, King shares a real-time exploration of the endless dimensions of heartbreak — an inquiry informed by the end of her romantic relationship. King and longtime producer Jeremy Most (Grammy nominated producer and multi-instrumentalist) collaborated closely on every track for an intimate and infinitely enchanting look at the ways we love, grieve, and eventually stumble toward a greater sense of self-understanding. Her lush and polished vocals serve as the perfect vehicle for her carefully crafted compositions. With pop, rock and those R&B influences, King has quickly become a favorite among fellow musicians and fans alike. $48, $38, $33. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

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Family theater t’s a beautiful sunny summer day in the meadow. Leo Lionni’s beloved children’s books come to life, in “Frederick,” on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday, dec. 8, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Saturday, dec. 9, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; also Tuesday through Thursday, dec. 12-14, 10:15 a.m. and noon. Mouse friends Nellie, Sunny, Baby, Ernest, and Frederick are playing their musical instruments and having fun singing, until a leaf falls from the sky — autumn is here! Winter will be coming soon. All the mice get to work gathering supplies for winter, except, where is Frederick? He is gathering supplies, too, in his own unique way. With toe-tapping Americana music inspired by bluegrass, gospel, and folk, Frederick is an engaging, energetic story about the power of the arts, community, and that no mouse gets left behind. $10 with museum admission ($8 members), $14 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Our Gilded Age,” examines the appearances and the realities of an era that mirrors our own in many ways.

Like the nation’s economy, American art and literature flourished during the Gilded Age. It was an exuberant age of excess with its own secret flaws, including widespread fraud. The art of John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam, Louis Comfort Tiffany and others adorned palatial residences designed by Stanford White and Ogden Codman Jr., architect of the museum’s own quintessential Gilded Age mansion. Drawing heavily upon the local literary history of Long Island, including William Cullen Bryant, Mark Twain (who named the Gilded Age), Walt Whitman, Edith Wharton and others, the exhibition will include paintings, fashion, decorative arts including period silver and china, photographs, manuscripts, first editions and other historic memorabilia. The “Upstairs, Downstairs” approach to the life of a country house brings to life not only the storied conspicuous consumption for which the Gilded Age was infamous, but also the real lives of these many individuals who maintained the palatial estates where that lifestyle was enjoyed.

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Dec. Fun with art Families can enjoy an artsfilled day at Nassau County Museum of Art, with author and illustrator Tim Miller as he reads his newest book, “Izzy Paints,” Saturday, Dec. 9, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. The program includes an illustration demo and an immersive artmaking activity designed to activate imaginations and creativity.

Miller is the author-illustrator of “Moo Moo in a Tutu,” “What’s Cooking, Moo Moo?,” and “Tiny Kitty, Big City.”

He’s also illustrated numerous other books. $20, $10 children and members. Reservations required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9338 or NassauMuseum.org.

Game time Join the JULIETS for Mahjongg and card games at Congregation Beth Tikvah, every Thursday, noon to 4 p.m. Masks optional, but proof of Covid vaccination is required for newcomers. $5 per person. 3710 Woodbine Ave., Wantagh. Email mahjonggCBT@yahoo.com or call (516) 785-2445.

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A Motown Christmas Plaza Theatricals invites everyone to celebrate the holidays in true Motown style, Sunday, Dec. 10, 4 p.m. Enjoy an afternoon of soulful tunes, joyful dancing and nostalgic vibes at an electrifying Motown holiday party. Get ready to groove, spread the festive cheer, and make unforgettable memories.

Performance is at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. $35, $30 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, visit PlazaTheatrical. com or call (516) 599-6870.

Advent at Holy Trinity The season of Advent has begun. East Meadow Holy Trinity Orthodox Church invites all to join worshipers as the church prepares for Christmas, every Sunday through Dec. 17, 9:30-11 a.m. 369 Green Ave. Contact (516) 483-3649 or visit HTOCEM.org.

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Let’s Skate Get ready to enjoy all the thrills of the snowy season, while staying warm and cozy as Long Island Children’s Museum’s popular “Snowflake Sock Skating rink returns, now through Jan. 7. Slip on “sock skates” and take a spin on the indoor rink, made from a high-tech synthetic polymer surface that lets kids slide around without blades. Kids can stretch, twirl and glide. As visitors step off the “ice” they can jump into winter dramatic play in Snowflake Village. Become a baker in the holiday sweet shop, step inside a giant snowman and serve up some hot cocoa, take a turn in the rink “ticket booth” and “warm up” around a rink side “fire pit.” Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

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Old Westbury Gardens’ Westbury House offers a festive glimpse of early 20th century holiday merriment, before it closes for the winter, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9-10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Also Dec. 16-17. The “Christmas at Westbury House” celebration reflects what the festive season was like during those opulent decades of the early 1900s when the Phipps family lived there. The period rooms in which John S. Phipps — the eldest son of Henry Phipps, Andrew Carnegie’s partner at Carnegie Steel — and his family resided are impeccably decorated with wreaths, mantelpiece drapes, plenty of greenery, and other horticultural arrangements.

Take a self-guided tour through Westbury House and view specially decorated rooms for the holidays, have cookies and cider on the West Porch and meet and take photos with Santa while listening to ambient holiday music. The gardens will also be open, along with other special holiday events, including Holiday Flute Choir concert, Dec. 10, 2 p.m., and Girl Scouts Chorus, Dec. 16, 1 p.m. $15, $13 ages 62+ and students, $8 ages 7-17. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or call (516) 333-0048.

Bird walk The South Shore Audubon Society welcomes all to join its members for another in its series of bird walks, at Mill Pond Park in Wantagh, Sunday, Dec. 10, starting at 9 a.m. Walk leaders, other birders and nature enthusiasts are happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. Bring binoculars. The group will meet at the gazebo in the Park on the north side of Merrick Road, 4 blocks west of Wantagh State Parkway. To register, text your name and contact information to (516) 467-9498. No walk if rain or snow. Text regarding questionable weather. For more information, visit SSAudubon.org.

Bingo at Beth-El Get your game on, Mondays, at a bingo game at East Meadow BethEl 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.

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Long Island’s Top Chiefs inspire, innovate Inaugural event from RichnerLive, Herald Community Newspapers draws hundreds

By Danielle Schwab Friends, family and colleagues gathered last week to honor the hard work and dedication of Long Island’s corporate and nonprofit leaders.

There were more than 50 in all, representing nearly a dozen categories as part of the premiere Herald Top Chief Officers of Long Island awards gala at the Heritage Club at Bethpage. Leaders were recognized in groups that included accounting and banking, development and real estate, education, entertainment and hospitality, health care, human resources, manufacturing, not-for-profit, technology, tourism, transportation, utilities and unions.

“When you take a look of the list of honorees, it’s pretty good company,” said Marc Perez, president of Bank of America Long Island. “I’m excited about it.”

Those were the kinds of sentiments shared by Jack Khzouz, chief executive of NICE buses, who has been with that organization since its beginning in 2012.

“Of course, I feel great about getting honored tonight,” Khzouz said, “but it’s more about the team, what the team does, and how we’re able to help each other get things done. We have 850 employees and provide services for 70,000 residents a day.”

Among the accounting and banking honorees was Renu Dalessandro, the chief marketing officer of Jovia Financial Credit Union.

“It’s such a great opportunity to highlight and showcase the neighbors of Long Island and the influence that they have on the community,” she said. “It speaks volumes. I wish my daughters were here tonight because these are the kind of things I want to instill in them — a great work ethic, great leadership, and being appreciated for the work that they do.”

Another winner, Steven Bush, leads Apple Bank as its chair, president and chief executive — an institution that just celebrated its 160th anniversary.

“It’s been a crazy year,” he said, “but we’ve come through just fine. I think it goes to our very loyal, longstanding depositor base.”

David Lyons, the interim president and chief operating officer of PSEG Long Island, says it was great to be recognized among utilities.

“I’m very proud of the people here,” he said, “as well as my own accomplishments.”

For many of the companies honored, the Herald Top Chief Officers of Long Island is a chance to talk about exciting projects they have been working on.

Ming Chiang, for example, is known for his leadership of Casual Home Worldwide. But made the trip out to Bethpage for another one of his companies, Biacomm — a zero-emissions industrial equipment startup.

“We manufacture solar power generators,” he said.

“We help with night construction, for fixing potholes and highways. The technology we have here uses a solar-powered alternative. We have a whole slew of other self-sustaining, high-tech products.”

New technology is one of the keys to the foundation of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s success, according to its honored leader, Adhi Sharma.

“We have so many excellent leaders on Long Island with such strong history that, to be included, is an honor,” he said.

“As leaders, our role is to inspire, set goals and support our teams,” Michael Lessing, chief executive of Lessing’s Hospitality Group, told the honorees. “When teams are empowered, motivated and work together cohesively, they can push our organizations to new heights.”

The dinner and award ceremony are reminders to the Long Island community about the people who support it.

“Recognizing business leaders is not just about acknowledging the successes,” said Amy Amato, exec-

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It was truly a crowd last week honoring local leaders as part of the inaugural Herald Top Chief Officers of Long Island awards gala at the Heritage Club at Bethpage.

Mark Stempel, left, of Blue Island Homes receives his award from Herald Community Newspapers publisher Stuart Richner. utive director of RichnerLive, which hosted the event with Herald Community Newspapers. “It’s about celebrating the driving force behind our local economy, and the innovation that shapes our community’s future.”

The Herald Top Chief Officers of Long Island was sponsored by Apple Bank, Lessing’s Hospitality Group, New York Cancer and Blood Specialists, Mount Sinai South Nassau, Biacomm, Douglas Elliman, and Prager Metis.

Other sponsors included St. Joseph’s University, Jovia Financial Credit Union, Long Island Cares, PSEG Long Island, UBS Arena, PBI Payroll, New York Institute of Technology, The Guide Dog Foundation, American Vet Dogs, Hofstra University, Blue Island Homes, Nassau Inter-County Express, and Sands New York.

To view the full list of honorees and photos, go to RichnerLive.com/chiefofficers.

Steven Bush of Apple Bank, gets his award from Stuart Richner.

Honoree Michael Lessing of Lessing’s Hospitality Group gives welcoming remarks.

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Zaki Hossain, left, joins James Lentini of Molloy University and Rahat Hossain, right, of Pintail Coffee, at the Herald Top Chief Officers of Long Island ceremony last week.

John Miller, left, of the Guide Dog Foundation takes a moment to say hello to Ming Chiang of Casual Home Worldwide and event gold sponsor Biacomm.

Antoinette Biordi was the host of this year’s Top Chief Officers of Long Island event at the Heritage Club.

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Marc Perez President of Bank of America Long Island.

Diane Walsh, left, and Marianna Mooney of Prager Metis CPAs.

Tom Bourgard, left, of Douglas Elliman, was one of the Top Chief Officers honorees.

Jack Khzouz, left, of NICE Bus, gets his award from Herald Community Newspapers publisher Stuart Richner.

Tracey Edwards of Sands New York, right, is handed her award

by Richner.

David Lyons of PSEG Long Island.

Honoree Renu Dalessandro of Jovia Financial Credit Union.

For more photos from the Top Chief Officers of Long Island — and for a full list of sponsors — visit RichnerLive.com/chiefofficers

Kanter Freedom pushes for food donations Long Island Cares, says the food bank and services have been seeing the most people in need since the coronavirus pandemic.

“Already, we know that there are 230,000 people on Long Island struggling to get food onto their table,” he said.

“Now were looking at numbers closer to 300,000 and 325,000. And that includes 65,000 children.”

A lot of that growth has come from the higher cost of food, Pachter added, with the average shopping basket being 35 to 40 percent more expensive than what it was even a couple years ago.

Those looking to donate can drop food at:

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

Enes Kanter Freedom wants to pay forward his positive experience of becoming an American citizen by feeding the hungry in Nassau County. And Emily Austin — an online personality and Hewlett Harbor resident — plans to do the same.

The former New York Knicks player and Austin joined Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman recently to launch the annual food drive in collaboration with the Harry Chapin Food Bank from Long Island Cares.

“We’re very happy to have all of us here today, talking about people who are struggling paycheck-to-paycheck, who might not have the ability to have hot meals and good meals during this holiday season,” Blakeman said.

Austin and Kanter Freedom are ready to do their part, using their large social media platforms to make it happen.

“I have a huge following now, especially with the social media and the apps and the kids out there, following me and idolizing me,” said Kanter Freedom, who moved to the United States as a teenager from Turkey, and became a citizen in 2021 “I think it’s important to put the right message out there. My one message for everybody is have some empa-

■ The Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building at 1550 Franklin Ave., in Mineola Parker Schug/Herald

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, left, joined other local personalities like Emily Austin, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Nassau County Legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip and Long Island Cares chief Paule Pachter calling on neighbors to donate to the Holiday Food Drive through Dec. 15. thy, have some sympathy. Don’t only look at your table. Think about other people — what they’re going through — and try to help people in-need.”

Austin had a similar message to share.

“It took me many years to actually understand that there are people in this world — let alone in Nassau County and

the state of New York — that don’t know when they’re going to eat next, or go to sleep hungry, or have children to feed and have to sacrifice from their own food,” she said. “With that, I do feel an obligation to sympathize, and understand that it’s our obligation to help those that need the help.”

Paule Pachter, chief executive of

■ The administration building lobby in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow ■ Uniondale Museum Row at the Children’s Museum, Cradle of Aviation and Firefighters Museum ■ The Cantiague Park skating rink in Hicksville ■ The administration building at Grant Park in Hewlett.

Donations of non-perishable food items will be accepted until Dec. 15.

For more information visit NassauCountyNY.gov.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE FOR FORMATION of a limited liability company (LLC). The name of the limited liability company is 142 MAIN 1H LLC. The date of filing of the articles of organization with the Department of State was September 28, 2023. The County in New York in which the office of the company is located is Nassau. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the company upon whom process may be served, and the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the company served upon him or her to The LLC, 652 Roxboro Court, East Meadow, New York 11554. The business purpose of the company is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under the laws of the State of New York.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE FOR FORMATION of a limited liability company (LLC). The name of the limited liability company is 101 JACKSON 4K LLC. The date of filing of the articles of organization with the Department of State was September 28, 2023. The County in New York in which the office of the company is located is Nassau. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the company upon whom process may be served, and the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the company served upon him or her to The LLC, 652 Roxboro Court, East Meadow, New York 11554. The business purpose of the company is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under the laws of the State of New York.

143308 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE FOR FORMATION of a limited liability company (LLC). The name of the limited liability company is 130 POST 232 LLC. The date of filing of the articles of organization with the Department of State was September 28, 2023. The County in New York in which the office of the company is located is Nassau. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the company upon whom process may be served, and the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the company served upon him or her to The LLC, 652 Roxboro Court, East Meadow, New York 11554. The business purpose of the company is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under the laws of the State of New York 143306

LEGAL NOTICE EAST MEADOW FIRE DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the East Meadow Fire District in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, will re-schedule its regular meeting for the month of January, 2024 from January 15, 2024 to January 8, 2024. Thus, the regular meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners for the month of January, 2024 will be held on Monday, January 8, 2024 commencing at 8:30 p.m. at the Fire District Office Building located at 197 East Meadow Avenue, East Meadow, New York.

All meetings of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the East Meadow Fire District are open to the public.

This notice is being published and posted in accordance with the provisions of Section 104 of the Public Officers Law of the State of New York.

By order of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the East Meadow Fire District.

Dated: East Meadow, New York November 17, 2023 ERIC BECKER Secretary East Meadow Fire District 143601

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 12/13/23 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. 774/23. NR WESTBURY Gloria Sanfilippo, Variances, side yard, side yards aggregate, maintain addition attached to dwelling., E/s Land La., 89.96’ S/o Legend La., a/k/a 106 Land La. THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 787/23. NR WESTBURY Chick-fil-A, Inc., Special exception for proposed 2nd drive thru in conjunction with existing restaurant., S/W cor. Old Country Rd. & Pine St. running thru to Taylor Ave., a/k/a 1530 Old Country Rd.

789/23. EAST MEADOW 2222 Hempstead Turnpike LLC, Use variance to construct three (3) apartments on first floor & maintain five (5) apartments on 2nd floor (8 apartments total); Variance in off-street parking with insufficient back-up space; Special exception to park in the front yard setback., S/s Hempstead Tpke., 140’ W/o Franklin Ave., a/k/a 2222 Hempstead Tpke.

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 Westbury & East Meadow within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction.

There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar.

The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it.

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LEGAL NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE EAST MEADOW FIRE DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the EAST MEADOW FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, has set the following date of January 2, 2024 for the organizational meeting.

The Board will meet at the district office located at no. 197 East Meadow Avenue, East Meadow, New York beginning at 6.30 p.m. The general public is welcome to attend and observe this meeting.

Dated: November 20, 2023 Board of Fire Commissioners East Meadow Fire District Town of Hempstead ATTEST: Eric W Becker Secretary 143602 LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED TRUST SERIES INABS 2005-C, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED

CERTIFICATES, SERIES INABS 2005-C, Plaintiff against - THOMAS A. BOHM, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on April 17, 2018. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 10th day of January, 2024 at 2:30 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at East Meadow, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Premises known as 351 E Meadow Avenue, East Meadow, (Town of Hempstead) NY 11554.

(Section: 50, Block: 420, Lot: 11) Approximate amount of lien $700,839.68 plus interest and costs.

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

Index No. 012937/09.

Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee.

Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618 Tel. 585/760-8218 For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 Dated: October 25, 2023 During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: TITOSTRAVEL, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 10/20/2023. NY Office location: Nassau County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to:LEGAL ZOOM Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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Marc Shulman, Shawn Murray, Marc Berger, Jeff Eyrich, and Rob Meador, members of Marc Berger and the RIDE band, perform at the East Meadow Public Library Nov. 19.

Marc Shulman on guitar, as the band entertained a crowd of attendees, who came to learn a thing or two.

On drums, Shawn Murray performs hit songs from the band’s album ‘RIDE’ with the rest of the band.

Long Island band entertains, takes residents for a ‘RIDE’ Live music flooded the East Meadow Public Library on Sunday, Nov. 19 as Marc Berger and the RIDE Band performed for attendees.

Marc Berger, songwriter and perfor mer, has 2 passions — music and the American West. The two collide with the RIDE Band, and perfor ming with Berger is Marc Shulman, Shawn Murray, Marc Berger, Jeff Eyrich, and Community members gathered at the East Meadow Rob Meador.

The album hopes to take Public Library and enjoyed a performance by local the listener on a ride talent. through the Great Ameri“RIDE.” has received national airplay. can Frontier, with scenic There’s plenty more concerts schedstops along the way.

Berger has performed at Austin’s ule at the East Meadow Public Library SXSW Music Festival, the Kerrville and at throughout December and beyong.

Falcon Ridge Folk Festivals, and has visit EastMeadow.info for more, or call opened for Bob Dylan and other nation- 516-794-2570, option 3. al acts.

His critically acclaimed album, –Rachele Terranova

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How extensive do plans need to be?

Q. I’m getting contractor bids on my house renovation, and so far they have each commented that there is “too much” information on the plans, that it seems unnecessary and was probably just an excuse to charge more money for the plans. One even said that he used to be able to “build with just a sketch on a napkin.” House plans don’t need to be so complicated and expensive, do they? Why do architects insist on so much just to take down a few walls or add a rudimentary addition?

A. Good questions.

The problem that we all face in the process of designing and putting together construction plans is that the plans, and the construction, have become a secondary point of the process, from the perspective of who gets to be in charge of whether you even get to build. A lot of the tables, charts and notes are put onte eeper onto your plans because individuals and municipal authorities need to be sure that those notes, graphs and charts are there.

Why? To protect the authorities — who insist that without them, you won’t be granted permission to fulfill your dream.

The administrative part of designing buildings took over in 1930 in your area. At the time, a standard set of building codes, called a uniform and fire prevention code, was introduced, mostly as a result of years of trying to figure out how to prevent another horrible disaster like the Great Chicago Fire, which burned from October 8 to 10, 1871. As the fire spread from one structure to another in the Windy City, people could be seen running with their hair on fire, headed to Lake Michigan, where thousands huddled in the water, shivering, covered in soot with their scalps smoldering as they watched one of America’s largest cities burn to the ground. History should not always repeat itself, so after approximately 300 men, women and children (not counting Mrs. O’Leary’s legendary cow) lost their lives that night, somebody got the idea that we need rules to prevent that from ever happening again.

Today the fire is long forgotten, but the regulations and requirements necessary to meet your home’s needs just keep stacking up. Most people have no idea about zoning requirements, structural calculation proof just to extend a deck 12 inches overhanging the support beams, or the online test to register the energy analysis your home has to pass before you’re allowed to build. Aside from all the “basic” stack of mounting requirements, there’s a need to prove that your home previously was approved the way it currently exists.

As I wrote in my last column, many authorities want us to provide plans of your whole home, just to compare with previous plans to update any other changes. Your simple plans are no longer so simple, and still need to be accurate. See if you can fit all that on a napkin. Good luck!

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he world of politics has never been an oasis of peace and harmony. By its very nature, democracy is a clash of ideas fueled by ambition. It is not an arena for the faint of heart. As a practitioner of politics and government for more than 50 years, I’m no stranger to political intrigue and combat. But until recently, there was a degree of respect for the other side and for the system itself. There were unwritten lines that were understood and not often crossed.

Nassau County politics can be as tough as it gets, but once the pETER debate or the campaign was KinG over, we almost always left the fight in the arena, and make it personal.

Jerry Kremer, for instance, a fellow Herald columnist, was a staunch and powerful Democrat on Long Island and in the state, but I don’t think there was ever a harsh word between us. And there were Democrats such as Mayor Ed Koch and Sen. Joe Lieberman that I worked closely with on issues such as homeland security and combating antisemitism. Of course, the classic example of adversaries fighting hard during the day and having a drink after hours

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was the relationship between President Ronald Reagan and House Speaker Tip O’Neill.

Today, that collegiality is almost nonexistent, even within the same party.

Republicans who work with Democrats to find bipartisan solutions are labeled RINOS. Democrats who do the same are called sellouts, or worse. Kevin McCarthy forged a bipartisan agreement to keep the government open and was removed from he House speakership by his own party. A centrist Democrat like my friend Henry Cuellar, from Texas, who cooperates with Republicans on border security issues, faced a multi-million-dollar primary campaign in 2022, coordinated by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and “the Squad.”

Trying to make sense of my life, I’m in the process of writing my memoirs, tentatively titled “The Road to God Knows Where,” and came to the chapter on my election to Congress in 1992.

Going over my records of that campaign, I was reminded of how tough, hard-fought and close it was.

My opponent was Steve Orlins, a millionaire businessman making his first run for office. I was in my third term as county comptroller. The county had a

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budget crisis, and Bill Clinton, heading the Democratic ticket, was running strong on Long Island. While I was better known than Orlins, that was a mixed blessing in a bad economy. Besides, Orlins had personal wealth that he used effectively against me, with a massive radio, television and direct-mail campaign. I won by just 3 percentage points.

What stands out for me in retrospect, though, is that despite the fact that Orlins and I had serious policy differences across the board, there was no hostility between us during the entire campaign.

The worst he said about me was that I was a prolife zealot who was responsible for the county’s fiscal woes, and my counter was that he was a liberal Manhattan millionaire who hadn’t voted in a number of elections, trying to buy a seat in Congress. Fair political comment on both sides. We had at least three televised debates without either of us raising our voice or pointing a finger.

Similarly, last week I appeared with former Congressman Charlie Rangel on WABC-TV’s “At Issue” to discuss how, even though Charlie and I strongly disagreed on almost every major issue, we always worked together across the aisle on issues affecting New York, and had a

e haven’t had it since after 9/11.

Instead, we and our leaders grow further apart.

strong friendship for many years. The fact that there was a Sunday show dedicated to showing that there was a time when two guys from the same state could actually get along and work together for their constituents indicates how far we’ve gone in the wrong direction.

Then, two Sundays ago, Rosemary and I visited Bob Beckwith and his wife, Barbara, at their Baldwin home. Bob was the retired FDNY firefighter who stood with President Bush in the ruins of the World Trade Center on Sept. 14, 2001, in that inspiring moment when the president proclaimed, “The people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon!” It may have been an accident of history that Bush chose Beckwith, but he couldn’t have picked anyone better — self-effacing, patriotic, dedicated. And as I spoke with Bob and thought back to those days and months after 9/11 when the American people were united, I realized that we haven’t had that sense of unity since. Instead, as crises loom larger, we and our leaders grow further apart.

Let us do all we can to reverse this road toward perpetual division, and once again realize that we live in the world’s greatest nation and must work to preserve it that way.

Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.

A love and a smile beyond dementia

’ll never forget the last time I saw my stepmother, even though by then she’d already forgotten me.

It was last year in the Florida hospice center Helen had lived in since before the coronavirus pandemic, when she required round-the-clock care that my father — back then pushing 90 himself — could no longer provide.

At first it was a missed meal, a forgotten hair appointment. But then Helen would forget to take her insulin. At that point we could no longer call it absentmindedness and blame it MiCHAEL on all the medicaHinMAn tion she took.

Dementia was taking its grip on Helen, and it was a battle none of us had any chance of winning.

Watching my stepmother fade was just cruel, for all of us. Helen still had that beautiful smile. She would still look at you with wonder. And she had a laugh that would echo through your mind for hours after you heard it. But

the Helen we all knew and loved was no longer inside. It broke all of our hearts.

Helen was hardly alone. Nearly 6 million people in the United States suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or some other form of dementia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — nearly all of them 65 and older.

That number will only grow, with an estimated 14 million expected to become victims of this condition by 2050, when I’ll be in my 70s myself.

Almost all of us have been touched by dementia in our families or our circle of friends. And there really is nothing we can do except always have a smile in front of them, make sure all their needs are met, and do our best to show how much we love them.

Early in Helen’s decline, we had picked up my younger sister from the airport. My dad’s van had a space up front for Helen’s wheelchair, because she always insisted on being by his side.

“How is Karel doing in medical school?” my stepmother asked me, referring to my partner at the time.

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“He’s fantastic,” I told her. “He’ll be a doctor before we know it.”

We moved on to other family happenings, but then, out of nowhere, Helen spoke up again.

“How is Karel doing in medical school?”

My sister looked over at me, a bit panicked about how I should react. But I didn’t miss a beat.

“He’s fantastic,” I told her. “He’ll be a doctor before we know it.”

Later, my sister said she was blown away by how I handled the repeat question. It had happened a few more times with different topics, but each time Helen received calm answers, as if she had asked only once.

“If we get frustrated with her, she’ll get confused and upset, because she doesn’t know why we’re frustrated,” I told my sister. “All we can do is roll with it.”

And that’s all we can do. We just have to roll with it, despite how much it hurts to lose someone right before your eyes.

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y stepmom had a laugh that would echo through your mind for hours.

visit at hospice. My dad was smiling at Helen, who at that point was barely verbal. He held her hands in his, talking about church. Talking about how beautifully they made up her hair. Through all of it, she just looked at my dad, occasionally letting out a laugh.

And then my dad paused, tears welling up in his eyes, but he refused to take that smile off his face.

“I love you,” he said to her.

Helen looked at him for a moment, struggling to get the words out. But she did, even if they were slurred a bit.

“I love you, too.”

Helen Wood Hinman died on Nov. 1, just two months shy of her 95th birthday. Although many of us had said our goodbyes to her long ago, her passing was still difficult.

I share the Helen of later years here with you because talking about dementia is important. But I choose to remember the Helen before the dementia. Who came into my father’s life during one of his darkest periods, and shared a love most of us could only imagine.

A love so deep, not even the cruelest of diseases could conquer it.

Michael Hinman is executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers.

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here’s an invisible lifeline across Long Island that sustains us all — our aquifer system.

These underground reservoirs — the source of every drop of water that flows from our taps — are the bedrock of Long Island’s clean water supply. Yet beneath the serene façade, a crisis is brewing. It’s a threat that could jeopardize our very survival.

The Long Island aquifer system comprises four primary underground formations. From the shallow glacial aquifer to the untapped Lloyd aquifer, which together with the Magothy and Jameco form the aquifer system — commonly referred to as a singular aquifer — these layers face myriad threats. From contamination by cleaning products and paints, as well as pesticides and nitrogen. From fertilizer runoff and septic tanks. And from what could be one of the most destructive threats: saltwater intrusion, exacerbated by over-pumping to fill our seemingly endless need.

The glacial and Magothy aquifers face increasing water demand. Nassau and Suffolk counties utilized nearly 415 million gallons of groundwater each day as of 2014, according to the Long Island Commission for Aquifer Protection — the equivalent of nearly 21,000 swimming pools. That was up more than 10 percent from just a decade earlier, and demand has grown even more since then.

There are increasing concerns about the impact on streams, ponds and wetlands. Coastal areas may face challenges as the demand for water surpasses the limits of the shallow freshwater aquifer.

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issue, reducing water replenishment into the aquifer. Impermeable surfaces and sanitary sewer systems prevent rainwater from sinking into the ground and divert water from its natural course, diminishing the aquifer’s ability to recharge. Moreover, pollution — including nitrogen, pathogens and toxins — poses a grave public health concern. Long Island’s drinking water is facing a worsening crisis.

The Long Island aquifer is already believed to be the most contaminated in New York state. Urgent policy changes are needed to prevent irreversible damage.

The federal government took significant steps to address issues like these across the country in the early 1980s, creating what has become known as the Superfund program with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. The Environmental Protection Agency was tasked with investigating and cleaning up sites of long-term pollution — more than 250 of them on Long Island.

Most are former manufacturing facilities or processing plants that remain contaminated decades after their closure, creating what are known as contamination “plumes” underground. The U.S. Navy has pumped groundwater from two such sites since 2008, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation, removing 10,000 pounds of contaminants from the water.

And then, just last year, Northrop Grumman — which built military aircraft on Long Island from 1942 to 1996 — struck a $100 million deal with the state to remove solvent Grumman used to clean

Letters There’s new LIRR infrastructure, but what about the trains?

To the Editor: There is nothing to celebrate about the opening of the new $600 million Penn Station entrance at Seventh Avenue and 32nd Street. Just like previous investments, including the $1.6 billion Moynihan Station, the $300 million West End Concourse, the $600 million entrance at Seventh and 33rd and the enlarged Main Concourse — totaling $3.1 billion — it does nothing to eliminate periodic cancellation and consolidation of Long Island Rail Road, NJ Transit and Amtrak trains utilizing the East River and Hudson River tunnels due to broken rails or signal, power or other malfunctions.

These investments provide no improvement when it comes to reliability of service or additional platform and track capacity. Periodic overcrowding at the platform levels — which results in overcrowded trains with insufficient seating capacity — will continue. Some riders end up standing in the vestibules and aisles. The mad rush to board late-arriving trains for the trip home will continue.

Amtrak’s initiation of East River tunnel rehabilitation

aircraft parts, which is part of the socalled Bethpage plume.

There are several other examples of work to clean up these plumes, but even current efforts will mean that we won’t see significant results for decades. More must be done.

While cleaning contamination must be left to the experts, helping to sustain the aquifer by reducing demand, and not adding more contaminants, is an effort every one of us can immediately contribute to.

Water conservation at home, local STOP programs — short for Stop Throwing Out Pollutants — and promoting and prioritizing proper pollutant disposal and responsible medication disposal are crucial steps. More vigilant collection of the waste from vehicle maintenance, lest water-intensive lawn care, and the removal of impermeable surfaces — to allow rainwater to make its way to the aquifer before being lost as runoff — contribute to safeguarding our aquifer. Demanding that local lawmakers pass legislation reducing the future expanse of impermeable surfaces is vital.

Our daily choices — from the disposal of pollutants to the maintenance of our vehicles — resonate in the health of the aquifer. If we want Long Island to continue to serve as our home in a sustainable future, we must rethink our attitude about water. It is not merely a commodity, but a lifeline that sustains our communities.

The fate of Long Island’s aquifer hinges on our ability to embrace change, make informed choices, and collectively safeguard this hidden treasure beneath our feet.

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ike most people, I awoke on Oct. 7 to news of Hamas’ horrific attack on Israel. The barbarism displayed by the Hamas terrorists against Israeli civilians was enough to make anybody’s blood boil. The indiscriminate slaughter of innocent men, women and children in communities across the south of Israel was the biggest loss of Jewish life since the Holocaust.

You would think that this modern-day pogrom, carried out by terrorists who seek the destruction of antHonY Israel and the of the D’esposito eradication Jewish people, would elicit a unified response from the international community. Alas, the scenes of horror in communities like Sderot, Ashkelon, kibbutz Be’eri and Re’im — where people were cut down in horrific fashion by Hamas fighters simply for being Jewish — drew mixed reactions from countries around the globe and even neighbors here at home.

Indeed, instead of mourning with Israelis and calling for the return of the hundreds of hostages kidnapped into the Gaza Strip, world leaders have condemned Israel for leading an “occupation,” and even gone so far as to actively side with Hamas. Sadly, other “leaders” who have warped views on this situation can be found closer to home, like U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, who proudly defended the use of virulently antisemitic chants at pro-Palestinian protests, most notably, “From the river to the sea!” which is a call for the destruction of Israel.

We must condemn such antisemitic speech, whether it comes from faraway capitals or the halls of our own Congress, which is why I continue to advocate for the censorship of Tlaib and for the Biden administration to take a strong stand against nations that seek to undermine the United States’ greatest ally, Israel.

Not only have we seen institutional antisemitism at work on the world stage, but it has even permeated the streets of our neighborhoods as well as the cam-

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e must condemn antisemitic speech, whether from far away or in Congress.

Letters starting next year will result in one of four tunnels being removed from service 24/7. If a train stalls in one of the three remaining tunnels, thousands of commuters will be late. To preserve existing service, some LIRR rush-hour trains will be canceled or combined. Until this work is over by the promised 2027 date, it is impossible to guarantee LIRR commuters safe and reliable on-time service, or seats, with a full schedule of trains to and from Penn Station.

LARRY PeNNeR Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian, writer and a former director of the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office of Operations and Program Management.

Whose side is AOC on?

To the editor: Right after her insincere and unconvincing public rejection of antisemitism in late October, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could no longer hold herself back. After her ChatGPT-styled condemnation of antisemitism, an impassioned Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee “endorsed scores of Jan 6th insurrectionists. They are no friend to American democracy. They are one of the more racist and bigoted PACs in Congress as well, who disproportionately target members of color. They are an extremist organiza-

puses of American colleges and universities. Just turning on the news puts the depth of hatred on full display, with Jewish students being subjected to hate and ridicule by pro-Palestinian protesters simply for wearing kippahs — a clear sign that these protesters’ real issue is with the existence of Jews, and not just the policies of the State of Israel.

This antisemitic violence has turned deadly, with a 69-year-old Jewish, pro-Israel protester killed in cold blood in California on Nov. 5. We cannot allow this violence against Jews to become normalized, in Israel or the United States.

Congress is taking action to combat antisemitism and to provide our Israeli allies with the tools they need to defend their very existence.

On Nov. 2, the House of Representatives passed the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. This legislation, which I co-sponsored, provides Israel with over $14 billion in aid to help replenish its Iron Dome missile defense system, increase the amount of previously depleted munitions, and much more.

tion that destabilizes US democracy.”

As someone who has repeatedly expressed deep concern for American democracy and called out those destabilizing it, seeing AOC scapegoat AIPAC in this way has shocked me to my core.

And as someone who was shocked by the Jan. 6 insurrection, I have been closely following corporations and companies supporting election deniers. AOC singling out AIPAC before countless corporations, super-PACs, and other organizations supporting members of Congress who failed to certify our presidential election is breathtakingly antisemitic.

Historically speaking, antisemitism starts by targeting one kind of Jew. Not all of us. Antisemitism begins with conspiracies about one segment of the Jewish people who are so powerful, so influential and so deceitful that they must be stopped.

Whether it’s people on the far right blaming every grievance they have on George Soros; antisemites in the czar’s Russia villainizing the fictional elders of Zion; Soviet propaganda vilifying Jews as capitalists; or Nazis in Germany dehumanizing Jews as the ultimate socialists, antisemites pave the path to violence against Jews with scapegoating.

Ocasio-Cortez, joined now by Rep. Cori Bush, attacking AIPAC with increased frequency, has all the trappings of antisemitism. There are any number of super PACs, corporations and organizations that are truly endangering our democracy, but AIPAC is not one of them. AOC could be drawing attention to the countless individuals and organizations that enabled the

The funding package also includes provisions to aid in the evacuation of American citizens from Israel, and to enhance security at the U.S. embassy there.

On the domestic front, I also helped pass House Resolution 798, which formally condemns Hamas/Hezbollah sympathizers on college campuses. This resolution passed with bipartisan support, and I will continue working with colleagues from across the aisle to ensure that Jewish students at American colleges and universities are not forced to learn in unsafe environments.

The Hamas attack on Israel, and the ensuing campaign against terrorism, have had profound impacts on the United States. The recent dramatic increase in antisemitic incidents across the country shows that hatred is on the rise, and demonstrates the need for communities around the country to unite and denounce such evil actions. Let’s all lend our voices to the campaign against hate, support our Jewish neighbors, promote the defense of our Israeli allies, and unite in condemnation of Hamas and its enablers, both at home and abroad.

Never again will we let evil win.

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

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At a time when the U.S. is seeing a dramatic increase in antisemitic attacks on Jews, Jews feel less safe in America than ever before. When they are being murdered and beaten on the streets of America, it is time for Ocasio-Cortez to stop scapegoating AIPAC. This Jewish

group is not responsible for the troubles of society. As MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow has recently pointed out, history shows that targeting Jews with such conspiratorial accusations is in and of itself a huge threat to democracy.

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