East Meadow Herald 12-29-2022

'A take-charge kind of a guy'

By Mallory Wilson

Joe Parisi is everywhere. You can find him working with most service organizations, clubs or associations in East Meadow.

Having moved to East Meadow in November 1982, after marrying his wife, Grace, it didn’t take Parisi very long to get acclimated into the community. Coming from Ozone Park, he said, suburbia was what they were looking for.

“When I came to East Meadow, I liked it here, it looked nice,” Parisi, 68, said. “We had plans to have a family someday and what we really thought about was the schools, we wanted to make sure we could get them into a good school district.”

After moving to another section of East Meadow in 1988, Parisi was asked to join the East Meadow Civic Association.

“The first organization that I got involved in isn’t even around anymore,” he said. “At this point, I had been in East Meadow for a while, and had read about the civic association in the local paper, so I joined.

“I remember it very clearly.”

Jump ahead more than 30 years, and Parisi has been an active member in all aspects of the East Meadow community. He’s been involved with the school board — serving as board member, vice president and president — Chamber of Commerce for roughly 12 years, East Meadow Kiwanis, the Council of East Meadow Community Organizations, Boy Scout Troop 362, and the Veterans Memorial Park Coalition. He doesn’t stop with the community though, he also lends his time to the Nassau Parks Conservancy.

His drive to make a change, the initiatives he takes, and his natural leadership qualities are the reasons the Herald is proud to name him its 2022 Person of the Year.

Joe met Grace Poma in Ozone Park when they were children. Growing up, he was friends with her brother, Frank.

“I married the girl next door,” Parisi said. “One day at a barbecue, (Frank) kept bossing Grace around and I was like, ‘Frank would you stop bossing her around? If you need something I’ll help you,’ and then I realized I liked Grace.”

Now, Grace is one of his biggest supporters and always goes with him when he’s attending an event.

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he is going to get into a leadership position.

“He’s always been the type to spearhead things. It’s just his personality, even as a dad and a husband. He is a take charge kind of guy.”

His community involvement was done while being a hands-on family man with four children, Joseph, now 33, Valentina, 31, Christian, 29, and Marietta, 25.

After he joined the civic association, he became involved with the Council of East Meadow Community Organizations. Norma

Gonsalves, the founder and past president of CEMCO, asked him to join as a delegate from St. Raphael’s Roman Catholic Parish.

After Gonsalves became Legislator for the 13th district in 1997, Parisi took over as president and has been in charge ever since.

“I just wanted to help the community,” Joe said. “I’ve always had a civic interest and wanted to try to make things better and do different things.”

One of his biggest projects through CEMCO helps show what a true environmentalist he is. He helped transform the Nassau County storm recharge basin behind Senator Speno Memorial Park into a bird sanctuary home to over 50 species of wildlife.

The project was a partnership between the county and the Council in 1997. At the time, he was also involved with Boy Scout Troop 362 because of his sons, and they helped as well by building bird houses and animal shelters.

Since then, volunteers help clean it twice a year to preserve the area for its bird, turtle, frog and snake inhabitants.

“I’ve been married to Joe for 40 years,” Grace, 62, said. “He is so caring, and kind, and patient, and he cares so strongly about East Meadow.”

Grace said it wasn’t a surprise when Joe started getting involved in the community.

“Joe has always been the kind to get involved and make time for everybody,” she said. “He is really a true leader. As soon as he joins an organization, I know

“The bird sanctuary was a good accomplishment for the community,” Joe said. “There's a nature preserve here. It was a fair amount of effort and it’s been almost 30 years of work. But it’s the cleanest it has ever been.”

Over the years, East Meadow Kiwanis joined the cleanup effort to give CEM-

Joe PArisi

East Meadow Fire Department juniors felt the heat at Camp Fahrenheit

Boy Scout Alex Schwartz went big for his Eagle project. Funds raised at Pietro's helped his project.

The East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center celebrated Hanukkah with the traditional menorah lighting.

He is so caring, and kind, and patient, and he cares so strongly about East Meadow.

Grace Parisi

Joe Parisi's wife

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Joe Parisi is the Herald Person of the Year

Through his leadership and selflessness, East Meadow is a better place

CO some helping hands, but it wasn't until 2018 that Joe joined the club. Now, he is president-elect, set to take over from current president Diane Krug next October.

“I’d always liked the work that Kiwanis did and I would help out with the senior citizen and military member Thanksgiving event,” Parisi said. “I didn't join Kiwanis until I had the time to give to it.”

Grace knew he would wind up taking a leadership position. “I’m not surprised that now he’s president-elect,” Grace said. “But I’m proud of him.”

“Joe has always been active in the community, always making the East Meadow community a better place to be,” Krug said. “He's always ready to collaborate, to make things better, and he’s probably one of the most efficient people that I have ever had the pleasure of working with.”

His environmentalism doesn’t stop with the bird sanctuary. When Community Pride Day was first created, Joe suggested that trees be planted for every year.

“I said why don’t we do that because when the festivities are over, the trees will remain,” Joe said. “It sort of became a tradition and a lot of the trees you see at Speno Park today are because of that.”

On top of that, the Council helps maintain a berm site that they adopted in 1993 on the corner of Bellmore Avenue and North Jerusalem Road.

His involvement with the Veterans Memorial Park Coalition for the past four years helped bring new life to the park. He and other members, Richie Krug Jr., Frank Camarano, and Ted Rosenthal worked to have bocce courts installed, and are working on other projects.

“My passion is the environment,” Parisi said. “I think we need to do more.”

Being part of multiple organizations is what helps the community get things done. Each organization helps the other to accomplish their projects and there’s something for everyone who wants to get involved, Parisi said

“You don’t have to do great things, but there are a variety of things you can work on if you just get involved,” he

said. “With Kiwanis, if you’re someone who thinks there’s a big problem with food insecurity, you can get involved with our food drives. If you think East Meadow needs more beautification, you can get involved with CEMCO. You don't have to change the world in one fell swoop, but you can make contributions.”

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Joe Parisi, second from left, is president-elect of East Meadow Kiwanis. He was sworn in with, from left, Brian O’Flaherty, Diane Krug, Jennifer Reinhardt and Melody Schiller

deC. 21 was family

Rabbi lights East Meadow’s menorah

The Hanukkah spirit was alive in East Meadow.

The East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center maintained their usual holiday traditions, including the lighting of a menorah to commemorate each night of the Festival of Lights.

Jewish Center officials, led by Rabbi

Ronald Androphy, were joined by dozens of students from the temple’s Hebrew School program.

They braved cold weather on Dec. 21 to light a giant menorah on the temple’s lawn on Hanukkah’s fourth night.

The holiday officially concluded on Dec. 26 this year.

The gianT menorah, above, on the temple’s lawn was lit every night of Hanukkah.

CongreganTs young and old, near left, watched as the menorah was lit.

rabbi ronald androphy, far left, lit the Shamash, the middle candle of the menorah, on Dec. 21.

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night for the menorah lighting. Festive songs could be heard during the lighting.

Students at Barnum Woods run Toys for Tots drive

The Student Council at Barnum Woods Elementary School in East Meadow teamed up with members of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve to collect Toys for Tots this holiday season.

Earlier this month, the Barnum Woods school community collected new,

unwrapped toys, which were later distributed by the Marine Corps to underprivileged children. Through the collection, students learned about the importance of demonstrating kindness by helping others. Barnum Woods donated more than 100 toys to children in need.

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The STudenT CounCil at Barnum Woods Elementary School in East Meadow collected Toys for Tots, which were later distributed by the U.S. Marine Corps on Dec. 13.

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East Meadow’s first winter wonderland. Christian Krug, 6, left, and his sister Mackenzie, 4, enjoyed the snow by building a snowman after East Meadow was covered in a blanket of white.

Holiday

music at Woodland Middle School. The Woodland Middle School chorus sang holiday songs ahead of Christmas.

Clarke High School students aid animal rescue effort. Brooke Noonan, left, and her twin Ella brought donations to Last Hope Animal Shelter in Wantagh in December after their club collected supplies.

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Boy Scout thinks big for eagle project.

Alex Schwartz held a fundraiser at Pietro’s Pizzeria with owner Lauren Maslov on Jan. 10. The funds went toward purchasing supplies for his Eagle project.

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EMHS senior wins sportsmanship award. Leslie Villafuerte-Castro has made her school proud once again winning a sportsmanship award in December.

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Military appreciated at ice center. The LIU Sharks and Saint Anselm’s Hawks faced off on a night dedicated to the military at Northwel Health Ice Center.

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Blakeman: disclose criminal case data.

County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed an order requiring police to issue a daily report with pending criminal case data and bail status. County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, Chief Chris Ferro, Chief Lorna Atmore and Legislator Denise Ford joined him.

Hochul rolls back zoning proposal. Officials gathered outside a home in East Meadow in February to celebrate Gov. Kathy Hochul taking the single-family zoning proposal out of her 2022-23 state budget.

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East Meadow synagogue completes 39-year Bible study. Rabbi Ronald Androphy started a class to study the Jewish Bible in 1983, and finally finished the project in February.

Long Island Republicans back Lee Zeldin for governor. Nassau County Republicans backed Lee Zeldin’s gubernatorial campaign with the hopes of delivering the governor’s mansion back to the GOP for the first time since George Pataki left office in 2006.

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There’s snow place like East Meadow. Theodore Walker, 3, stared at the winter wonderland outside his house in February.

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An actress and a county executive discuss heart health. Susan Lucci and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman discussed the importance of heart health Feb. 17 outside the Nassau County Legislative and Executive Building.

East Meadow Chamber installs officers, presents honors. Richie Krug Jr., above right, was sworn in as president by County Legislator Tom McKevitt at the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce Installation.

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East Meadow FD gets new ambulances

Senator Kevin Thomas, second from right, presented a check to the East Meadow Fire District for them to use to purchase new ambulances.

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Shamrockin' good times in East Meadow. Felicity Fitzpatrick, 7, wasn’t fooling around on St. Patrick’s Day with her attire.

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Students win journalism award. Gianna Devita, left, and Gabriella Reiss won a Quill Award on Adelphi’s Press Day.

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Blakeman: No ‘state takeover’ of Nassau County medical center. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman spoke about why a state takeover of NUMC would be detrimental.

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Hockey legends in the making. Students at the Northwell Health Ice Center, in Eisenhower Park, refined their hockey skills. Northwell has different levels of skating that kids can sign up for — including an all-girls hockey league.

extravaganza.

An ‘egg’cellent egg hunt in East Meadow. Crowds of children showed up for the annual East Meadow Chamber of Commerce Easter egg hunt in Veterans Memorial Park.

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Central Nassau league ready for new season. From left, Alessia Buffalino, Kailey Resende, Ava Burressi, Sofia Trotta, Noelle Lodati and Samantha Kellerman were excited to start the Central Nassau Little League season together.

Feeding military veterans in the heart of Nassau County. Ralph Esposito, the director of the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency and the food pantry for veterans, kept the facility stocked and ready for anyone who needed food.

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Easter egg

Gia Abshire, 3, of East Meadow, started tearing into her eggs to see what treats she got at the egg hunt held in Diane Radtke’s backyard.

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Celebrating cultures at East Meadow High School. East Meadow High School’s Multicultural Club hosted a show on April 5 with a variety pf songs and performances to honor diversity in the community.

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East Meadow’s Earth Day cleanup. Annabella Petillo, left, and Gabby Palmer, both 14 and students at W.T. Clarke High School, filled their trash bags at the East Meadow bird sanctuary cleanup for Earth Day.

Helping vets and their pets stay healthy. Sparky and his handler, Gene Smith, came to Eisenhower Park to help out at the Vets2Vets Mobile Veterinary Clinic in May.

Lion Lane gets a new name. Family, friends, East Meadow Fire Department members and town officials gathered around Walter Ernst’s widow, Linda, as she pulled the rope that unveiled the sign on May 15.

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exec. ends

pandemic relief

program. County Executive Bruce Blakeman ended the Housing Assistance Program in May, which aimed to send onetime $375 checks to lowincome households.

50 cans of food for milestone birthday to aid those in need. Stew Leonard Jr. donated 50 cans, containers or bags of food as well as ice cream coupons for Todd Weinstein's 50th birthday food drive.

Sunny weather for the

Marathon.

Leiba Rimler won the women’s marathon at the Long Island Marathon at Eisenhower Park in May.

Parade kicks off East Meadow’s Little League season. The East Meadow Baseball Softball Association Challenger League helped lead the Little League parade on May 14. The annual parade helps to kick off the season.

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East Meadow celebrates its community. The pie eating contest, with pies donated by Stew Leonard’s in East Meadow, got the crowd excited at this years Community Pride Day on June 18.

Team of churches blesses the community the Hope Day way. KJ Krauz and his mom, Natasha, stopped by Hope Day on June 4 to enjoy the activities.Hope Day helps churches connect with the community and help those in need.

100 years of Andy Butera. Andy Butera turned 100 in May, and to help him celebrate, the East Meadow Fire Department and American Legion treated him to a drive-by parade.

A morning of fundraising and pancake flipping.

Tracy Pulice, far left, Donna Goldstein and Sharan Sokhey were ready to serve hungry people at East Meadow Kiwanis's annual pancake breakfast. Anyone can sign up to eat some yummy breakfast food at Borrelli's Restaurant.

Barnum Woods gets patriotic for Flag Day. Students in Brittany Katz’s fourth-grade class were all smiles for the Flag Day festivities.

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First-ever PrideFest volleyball tournament. Scarlett Peterson stood out from the crowd at the inaugural PrideFest grass volleyball tournament in Eisenhower Park on June 11. Teams came out to play and show their support and Pride.

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East Meadow reaches county finals.

Sophomore Julia Parise helped the Jets reach the county championship series with a lights-out effort against Syosset in the semifinals.

Clarke shares county track title. Senior Alex Pereira was clutch for the Rams in the Nassau Class A championships in the 4x100 relay and long jump.

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Strong run for East Meadow. Freshman Zaria Hall was one of six Jets to earn All-County honors at the Nassau crosscountry championships.

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Clarke proves it belongs. The Rams did plenty of celebrating this fall while proving they belonged in Nassau’s most competitive field hockey conference.

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State crown for Soriano. Clarke senior Jordan Soriano became the school’s first-ever state wrestling champion, capturing the 138-pound title.

A look back at 2022

RichnerLIVE Events, Expos & Programs

By Alexa Anderwkavich

Oh what a year 2022 has been! RichnerLIVE has been honored to CONNECT, COLLABORATE and, of course, CELEBRATE hundreds of incredible people and businesses on Long Island — from healthcare heroes, top lawyers, premier business women and family businesses to the highly anticipated senior expos and the Long Island Choice Awards.

It’s RichnerLIVE’s mission to produce top-level business and community events celebrating members of the vibrant and diverse communities in which we live. Our events highlight Long Island’s industry professionals, economic opportunities, community leaders, and local unsung heroes. This year we accomplished that through our Premier Business Women of Long Island Gala, Excellence in Healthcare Awards, the First Annual Herald Long Island Choice Awards, Top Lawyers of Long Island Awards, Family Business Awards, Tory BurchxRichnerLIVE Women’s Night Out Networking Event, Senior Health & Beyond Expo series and webinars that helped the community stay engaged, informed and connected.

“Although it was a challenge to go back to live events, we are so glad that we did,” Amy Amato, executive director of corporate relations at RichnerLIVE, said. “We made a conscious decision not to do virtual awards events during the height of the pandemic, because one of the greatest values in earning recognition at our ceremonies is to be able to network face-to-face and really celebrate together in person. I’m thrilled that we will be growing and expanding the RichnerLIVE division by adding new and exciting programs. I feel blessed to have a great team that brings years of experience, integrity and can effectively deliver results and produce a gala worthwhile for Long Island.”

Community is at the core of our events and thanks to our your engagement, the launch of the Herald Long Island Choice Awards presented by PSEG Long Island in 2021— the official community choice awards of Long Island — has been a resounding success. This contest highlights Long Island’s top businesses, people and places in a myriad of categories. We’re getting ready to release the 2022 Top 3 finalists next week leading up to the Oscar-style awards gala where the winner is announced live on April 18, 2023!

As part of all of the gala festivities, RichnerLIVE donates a portion of ticket sales proceeds to a local charity. We are grateful to be able to support organizations such as The Moxxie Mentoring Foundation, FealGood Foundation, Nassau County Bar

Association’s We Care Fund, the Family & Children’s Association (FCA) and the EAC Network, to name a few, in their missions. To find out how you can donate to these deserving organizations visit www.

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RichnerLIVE’s success is largely due to the support of our partners and sponsors. A special thank you to PSEG Long Island, FirstNet built with AT&T, Grassi Accountants and Advisors, UnitedHealthcare, Vishnick, McGovern & Milizio, Investors Bank, Mount Sinai South Nassau, and many more.

So without further ado, let’s commemorate the year together and all of our collective accomplishments — we will see you next year and hope you join us for one of the many events to come. For more information visit richnerlive.com

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1 - Keynote speaker Stew Leonard Jr. at the Family Business Awards.

2 - Custom crystal awards from the Excellence in Healthcare.

3- Sara Director from Barasch McGarry celebrates as she walks up to receive her award at Top Lawyers.

4 - An acrobat dancer performing at Herald Long Island Choice Awards presented by PSEG Long Island.

5 - Dr. Kimon Bekelis, neurosurgeon receives Excellence in Healthcare award

6 - Moxxie Mentoring Foundation was the beneficiary of the Premier Business Women event.

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- Honoree Retha Fernandez at the Premier Business Women Event.

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- Honorees Luciane Serifovic and Amy Flores enjoy a Champagne toast. 9 - Anthony Postiglione and Evelisis S. Valentin from FirstNet built with AT&T.

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Fresh food, grown right around here. The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau hosts its farmers markets on Saturdays in Eisenhower Park through the end of October. Fresh produce is available from numerous vendors.

Red, white, and blue, and Grucci fireworks too. Fireworks by Grucci put on a colorful show at Nassau County’s annual celebration of America.

Hitting it out of the park. The East Meadow 10U girls’ softball Williamsport team from East Meadow made it to the semifinals of the Williamsport tournament.

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Remembering firefighter Daniel Monahan on Lydia Lane. Danny’s family helped unveil the new Daniel M. Monahan street sign, a permanent addition to Lydia Lane.

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Keegan brings his career-changing laughs to Long Island. East Meadow resident Mike Keegan has been a performing comedian since 2012.

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Seymour Treibish celebrates 100. Seymour Treibish, a veteran of World War II, turned 100 on July 3. Treibish and his wife, Grace, enjoyed a special drive-by parade.

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Big, bright, and neon yellow: a piece of history in East Meadow. East Meadow resident Scott Eckers has been holding on to a big piece of Catskills history in his garage for the past eight years. Now the sign is heading to a museum.

Golfers

Saluting county vets in Eisenhower Park.

Frank Salamino, an Army vet and quartermaster for the VFW Post 2736 in East Meadow, enjoyed a night out in the park.

Changing the dress code. Sabrina Rosenberg, 12, called for changes in her school’s dress code policy. A new dress code was introduced.

Microsoft PowerPoint and Word and Excel, oh my!

Tristan Pesqueira won the 2022 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship for PowerPoint in late July after winning the national competition in June.

Courtesy Scott Eckers

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Fire department juniors feel the heat at Camp Fahrenheit 516. Jenna Cody, far left, and Gabriella Koch represented the East Meadow Fire Department at Camp Fahrenheit 516.

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hit the links for a good cause. James Skinner Sr., far left, and his son, James, were ready to get their swings on at the annual Steven J. Eisman Memorial Golf Outing in Eisenhower Park.

East Meadow remembers Sept. 11 attacks. Avery Leake, 5, got a helping hand from Mark Papagni at the East Meadow Sept. 11 ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park.

Chamber’s first fall festival a big success. Christian Krug, 7, was filled with emotion on the dragon coaster at the first East Meadow Chamber fall festival.

Helping to feed Nassau County.

Pachter, CEO of Long Island Cares, spoke at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre about how LIC has been feeding Long Islanders.

Changes for

the Nassau County Correctional Center. James Dzurenda resigned as Nassau County sheriff on Sept. 6. No one has been assigned to take his place.

Playing ball for Dino 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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One backpack, two backpack, three backpack, four, and more. Diane Krug and Brian O’Flaherty helped fill backpacks for kids in need.

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Creating collaborative art at Arleigh House. Arleigh House, in East Meadow, a home for intellectually and developmentally disabled adults, took part in a collaborative art experience. Cheryl Leonardo and Daniel O’Shea were two of the residents who helped create the house’s art piece.

John Arigo was the longtime owner of the pizzeria Pietro’s. He died on Sept. 21 after a long battle with lung cancer.

Discover the hidden history of East Meadow. East Meadow resident Scott Eckers released his second book, ‘Hidden History of East Meadow,’ on Oct. 17.

The

Great

Give Back returns to the East Meadow Library. This year, for the Great Give Back, EMPL collected donations for Birthday Wishes, a nonprofit that provides birthday parties for children living in homeless shelters.

Clarke shows off its cardinal and silver. The W.T. Clarke Rams Homecoming royal court — Queen Sophia Aprea, King Josh DeLuccia, Prince Andre Giannakopoulous and Princess Gabriela Ramirez — was recognized during halftime festivities at the school’s Homecoming game.

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‘He truly loved it. He wanted to be here all the time.'

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Blessing the family pets in East Meadow. Marybeth and Dennis Hummel had their hands full in the pew with their dogs, from left, Murphy, Stormie, and Sunshine while they were getting blessed at St. Francis Polish Catholic National Church.

Hearts warm and stomachs full. Stew Leonard Jr., stopped by the East Meadow Stew Leonard’s store to help hand out nearly 500 turkeys to local organizations in need.

From walking to running. Amy Gruenhut spent three months in Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan in the beginning of the year. Slowly but surely she started to walk and run again, and in November she finished the New York City Marathon.

Mackenzie Krug, 5, and her brother Christian, 7, were dressed up as a witch, and a police officer at the chamber's Trunk or Treat.

Football can be anyone’s game. Elizabeth Serra, 13, just finished her first season as a kicker and wide receiver for the Woodland Jets football team. She scored 16 points this season for the team.

Members of the New York Islanders Girls Elite Hockey program joined their parents and coaches celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX with a panel of women who spoke about how the law shaped their careers.

Thanksgiving food drive a success for Kiwanis. Members of East Meadow Kiwanis and volunteers helped collect food outside of Shoprite in Uniondale on Nov. 5.

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Trunk or Treating fun at the baseball fields.

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That’s right, girls can play hockey, too.

Grand Stage Diner helps feed those in need for Thanksgiving. The Debatto family along with owners of the Grand Stage Diner, the Argyris's, gave away over 800 meals, complete with turkey, canned goods and fresh pie from the diner.

Flag football league hones community relationships. All referees and coaches are former players, many of whom graduated from East Meadow or W.T. Clarke high schools and wanted to remain involved. According to Dave Schwarz, the leagues head director, a lot of father, sons, and grandsons play in the league.

Santa

Vardakis, 7,

Excelling

An East Meadow ‘Grinch’ lights up Christmas. Mario Froehlich has been syncing the lights outside his house to music for six years. There are more than 20,000 pixels outside his house, in shapes that he either bought or created on a 3-D printer in his house.

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All lit up and ready for the holiday season. Santa stopped by the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce and CEMCO holiday lighting.

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Claus pays visit to military kids. Sophia

received a special present from Santa at the military breakfast on Dec. 4 at Borrelli's Restaurant.

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at robotic surgeries, with help from the da Vinci. Dr. Venkatesh Sasthakonar the head of the robotics program and director of bariatric surgery, modeled where a surgeon sits when they do a surgery.

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BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 1/4/23 at 9:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED

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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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Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on August 8, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 17, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 1755 Lenox Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 50, Block 332 and Lot 574. Approximate amount of judgment is $91,538.77 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 616818/2018. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Michele A. Baptiste, Esq., Referee Duane Morris, LLP, 1540 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, Attorneys for Plaintiff 135953

and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #9730/2014.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Referee.

JAMES A. PASCARELLA, Esq., Referee Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff 135862

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. SALVATORE J. VALLONE, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on May 26, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on January 24, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 2469 Cypress Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554.

HARBANS SINGH BHARAJ A/K/A HARBANS BHARAJ, ET AL.

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 01/17/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 1/30/2023 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 1316 Luddington Road, East Meadow, New York 11554, And Described As Follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being At East Meadow, In the Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau And State Of New York Section 50 Block 275 Lot 63

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $815,457.24 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 610491/2017

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

Mark L. Lieberman, Esq., Referee.

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. 002950/2014 in the amount of $579,919.39 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 136386

WELLINGTON ROAD SOUTH - east side, starting at a point 25 feet south of the south curbline of Terrace Avenue, south for a distance of 22 feet.

(TH-111/95 - 6/06/95) (TH-552/22)

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

Dated: December 6, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 136341

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 84-2022

Dated: December 6, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 136342

LEGAL NOTICE

EAST MEADOW FIRE DISTRICT

REGULAR MEETING

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, TD BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO COMMERCE BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. SEBASTIAN PULEO, ET AL., Defendant(s).

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR WINSTED FUNDING FINANCE TRUST 2016-6, Plaintiff, vs. KONSTANTINOS THOMAS, LIZA IRIZARRYTHOMAS, ET AL., Defendant (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on January 22, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, on the North Steps, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York on January 17, 2023 at 2:30 P.M., premises known as 55 BARBARA DRIVE, EAST MEADOW, NY 11554. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 0045, Block: 00236-00, Lot: 00009. Approximate amount of judgment is $424,161.41 plus interest

All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 51, Block 273 and Lot 28.

Approximate amount of judgment is $569,286.75 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #001492/2008. Cash will not be accepted. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

John Boklak, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 136173

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR HSI ASSET LOAN OBLIGATION TRUST 2006-2, Plaintiff, Against

McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated: 12/8/2022 File Number: 382-0065ny LD 136388

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR LVS TITLE TRUST XIII, Plaintiff, v. ANNA CABA, FRANCISCA CABA, JUANA CABA, 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 October 13, 2022, I, Janine T. Lynam, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on February 2, 2023 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: 2216 1st Street East Meadow, NY 11554 SBL No: 50-213-4,5,6

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 202-48 of the code of the Town of Hempstead entitled, “Handicapped Parking on Public Streets,” a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 10th day of January, 2023, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the adoption of a resolution setting aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons at the following locations:

EAST MEADOW WILSON LANE - west side, starting at a point 60 feet south of the south curbline of 5th Street, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-559/22)

FRANKLIN SQUARE HOFFMAN STREET - west side, starting at a point 29 feet south of the south curbline of Gabriel Avenue, south for a distance of 17 feet.

(TH-545/22)

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LITTLE WHALENECK ROAD - east side, starting at a point 173 feet north the north curbline of Linden Place, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-547/22)

BENSON LANE - south side, starting at a point 258 feet west of the west curbline of Kees Place, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-199(C)/22) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside a parking spaces for physically handicapped persons: GARDEN CITY SOUTH

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held December 6th, 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 84-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 84-2022, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations.

Dated: December 6, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 136343

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 83-2022

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held December 6th, 2022 , by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 83-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 83-2022, amending Chapter 202 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “REGULATIONS & RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at various locations.

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, 2023 from January 16, 2023 to January 9, 2023. Thus, the regular meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners for the month of January, 2023 will be held on Monday, January 9, 2023 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 December 19, 2022

ERIC BECKER Secretary East Meadow Fire District 136391

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 3rd, 2023 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 6:00 pm. The general public is welcome to attend and observe this meeting.

Dated: December 19th, 2022

Board of Fire Commissioners East Meadow Fire District Town of Hempstead ATTEST: ERIC W. BECKER Secretary 136390

LEGAL NOTICE

SUMMONS Supreme Court of New York, Nassau County. U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2021 SC9 TITLE TRUST

Plaintiff- against-JACY L. CAMPBELL, AS PURPORTED ADMINISTRATOR AND HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WINSTON CAMPBELL A/K/A WINSTON W. CAMPBELL A/K/A WINSTON WASHINGTON CAMPBELL; JANALEE L. CAMPBELL, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WINSTON CAMPBELL A/K/A WINSTON W. CAMPBELL A/K/A WINSTON WASHINGTON CAMPBELL; CLIVE MALCOLM CAMPBELL, AS PURPORTED HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WINSTON CAMPBELL A/K/A WINSTON W. CAMPBELL A/K/A WINSTON WASHINGTON CAMPBELL; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF WINSTON CAMPBELL A/K/A WINSTON W. CAMPBELL A/K/A WINSTON WASHINGTON CAMPBELL; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EASTERN DISTRICT); DISCOVER BANK; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants. Index No. 612060/2022. Mortgaged Premises: 1090 Fayette Street Uniondale, New York 11553 Section: 50 Block: 346 Lots: 17 and 18. To The Above Named Defendant(s): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. If you fail to appear or to answer within the aforementioned time frame, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECTIVE of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a Mortgage to secure $189,500.00 and interest, recorded in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on April 7, 2014 in Book M39614, Page 212, Control Number 961, covering the premises known as 1090 Fayette Street, Uniondale, New York 11553. The relief sought herein is a final judgment directing sale of the premises

Fire department gives back and spreads holiday cheer

With the 2022 holiday season in full swing, the time came for East Meadow volunteers to hit the streets to spread cheer in their community.

It all started on Nov. 18 as members of the East Meadow Fire Department combined with local dignitaries, and Stew Leonard who was giving away 40 boxes of turkeys to families who needed that extra holiday boost.

On Dec. 18, the members of Engine Company # 2 headed out for their annual scheduled stops throughout town accompanied by Santa on his sleigh. Children and adults alike were thrilled to see everyone’s favorite man from the North Pole.

The East Meadow F.D. helped out at Stew Leonard’s turkey distribution, drove Santa Claus around on his sleigh, and joined representatives from Toys for Tots to deliver gifts to the Nassau University Medical Center.

Then it was off to the Nassau County Medical Center where EMFD volunteers — led by Ex-Chief

James Darcey — made their annual stop to drop off presents from their Toys For Tots program in hopes of putting huge smiles on the faces of children in the pediatric ward who may not be home for the holidays.

Other companies throughout the town were found spreading cheer across our community. It’s been a busy three years for the EMFD as illnesses shifted from the pandemic to a triple threat exposure of coronavirus variants, RSV, and the flu that continues to have the volunteer Chiefs and EMS system running all hours of the day.

Busy as they are, the time they spent sharing a smile with the community was as important to the fire department members as it was to the community.

described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is located. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do

not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an

attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE

ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO, LLP 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, (212) 471-5100, Attorneys for Plaintiff 135822

Courtesy Jay Zinger

MeMbers of engine Company 2 along with their families were ready for their Santa Sleigh runs.

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A. You would think the answer is an easy one, that it would be either yes or no. Unfortunately, the answer is that the decision in these matters is discretionary, left to the plans examiner, who either strictly interprets the code and the federal and state laws based on the Americans with Disabilities Act (which was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990), or determines that the physical upgrade of the restroom isn’t necessary. The law states that businesses with 15 or more employees must comply, but is overridden by the fact that establishments cannot discriminate against people with disabilities, patrons or employees.

I once had a meeting at which the attorney for my client was challenging my advice to our mutual client that an upgrade — a renovation — would be necessary. The attorney appropriately pointed out exactly the same argument that you’re making, that nobody else has had to upgrade, and therefore you shouldn’t have to, either. My guess is that your neighbors may have been in that location for many years, and as long as nobody brings their location up to an official, we leave well enough alone, or that the official interpreted that the upgrade wouldn’t be necessary. I’m willing to bet that your neighbors, for the most part, moved in without anyone filing anything formally, with plans and permits, so the proprietors think they have no issue to deal with. You, on the other hand, operating honestly and legitimately, probably feel that even though you can’t discriminate against a person with a disability, you’re being unfairly discriminated against.

Although I agree that you are being unfairly judged differently than your neighbors, your architect and any licensed professional, including the attorney, swore to uphold the laws of the state they practice in. If officials choose not to investigate every location, that is the governing bodies’ choice. Your architect is only trying to do what is right under the law.

Coincidentally, that very morning, when the attorney was making the case that others were not in compliance, there was an incident in lower Manhattan in which an attorney had his heels slashed by a homeless man on a subway platform, and was instantly debilitated. I pointed out to the attorney that that poor guy was now disabled, and that we humans are all vulnerable, by age or accident, and need to be considered. He answered, “You should have been an attorney.”

© 2022 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.

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Remembering for those who no longer can

Where were you when Kennedy was shot?”

Many of us remember asking that, or being asked. That question has since been supplanted by ones like “Where were you when the Challenger exploded?” or “Where were you on Sept. 11?”

But those singular tragedies were hardly the first to dominate our everyday lives on such a massive scale. That is a tragedy remembered for decades with its own question: “Where were you when Pearl Harbor was bombed?”

Yet there are very few people left who can answer that. Not surprising, since the stunning attack that officially brought the United States into World War II happened over 80 years ago. Without those living witnesses, however, we risk the possibility that the attack, the war itself, and atrocities like the Holocaust will become mere footnotes in history.

And that’s simply not acceptable.

This was the time of what NBC anchor Tom Brokaw coined the Greatest Generation. People who lived through the suffering of the Great Depression, only to find themselves fighting for something greater: freedom. Not for Americans, but for people on a global scale. We fought to destroy fascism as well as its key components, totalitarianism and authoritarianism, as well as hate.

Not that we were perfect in doing so —

far from it. But if anything good came from that period, it was the fact that our global society at least took some significant steps forward.

Conflict has been a part of human history, but never on the scale we saw in World War II. Never in the numbers of people lost. The outright attempted genocide of an entire religious ethnicity. We have to take time to remember because, as Winston Churchill said, “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

Part of that education comes from exploring what happened at Pearl Harbor — a place thousands of miles away, practically across an ocean, on a group of islands that, at the time, were merely an American territory. The attack killed 2,403 U.S. personnel and destroyed or damaged 19 ships — nearly half of them battleships.

By the time World War II ended in 1945, American deaths would reach nearly 420,000, while globally, 15 million soldiers and 45 million civilians would lose their lives.

The pain from that war — and World War I, “the Great War,” before it — was felt for generations, to the point where governments worked as hard as they could not to let any other conflict balloon to such a global scale. But memories fade, hastened by the loss of those who experienced that suffering firsthand.

Now we live in a time when fears of a

worldwide conflict are stronger than they have been in decades. It’s not just political polarization, but also what has become a broader tolerance of intolerance and outright hate — something that can never be allowed to normalize, whether it’s antisemitism, racism, sexism or homophobia. Attacking where someone is from, how they worship — or if they worship — or even how they identify gender-wise.

History is fading, and with it its lessons. And we can’t let that happen. That’s why Dec. 7 is so important. Or Jan. 27 — International Holocaust Remembrance Day — as well as spring’s Yom Hashoah. Because you can’t even begin to talk about loss during this period without talking about the 6 million Jews who were killed — a third of Jews worldwide. Or the 2 million ethnic Poles.

Or 500,000 Roma. Or thousands more who were gay, or who were political or religious prisoners.

The late Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor himself, once said, “To forget a Holocaust is to kill twice.” And that can be applied to any tragedy we try to forget.

Next week, we have a chance to remember on the 81st anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. There might be few left to ask where they were when this tragedy took place, but remembering means we’re learning. And learning gives us a fighting chance to never repeat those horrors again.

LETTERS

O’Connell sure didn’t pull any punches

To the Editor:

Don’t you love freedom of the press? That basic right enables people like John O’Connell, former executive editor of the Heralds, to blatantly cast aspersions on public figures without including specific evidence to support his claims.

In his op-ed last week, “I’ll take the GOP agenda — without Trump — any day,” O’Connell refers to Hillary Clinton as a “backstabbing, secretive, supercilious, lying, characterless cypher.” While I don’t love Hillary, I question what purpose such unsupported name-calling achieves, except perhaps to justify why O’Connell opted to vote for Trump, despite his “unappealing, obnoxious,” “insufferable” and “bullying” behavior.

O’Connell goes on to blast our sitting president, vice president, transportation secretary and governor,

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‘Energy efficient’ may become a contradiction in terms

Hearings are getting under way on a proposal to socialize energy on Long Island. It would make the Long Island Power Authority the region’s sole entity responsible for keeping our lights on. Its structure would replicate virtually every government agency, bureau or department that you have cursed as inept, incompetent or indifferent.

why capitalism is always better, and why it provides for more-efficient creation and distribution of goods and services than any government-controlled or socialized economy.

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What is instructive about this forced march to complete government control is that these hearings were mandated by law to be held by the end of September, but are just beginning now. The government commission couldn’t even get its act together to hold them on time. Good thing it isn’t responsible for directing our electrical future.

Oh, wait. It is.

Hanley has identified the ideological underpinnings of this power grab. It has little to do with the efficiency, innovation and accountability demanded of PSEG Long Island under a strict don’t-screw-up contract with LIPA. Rather, it is about a progressive agenda of growing government whenever it can, assuming authority over infrastructure that it has no competence running and operating costs it has no interest in cutting.

agement structure would balloon with executives making six-figure salaries. There would be no financial incentives for any of them to work smarter, better, more efficiently.

The hearings, by a special commission, are the result of legislation signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul. It directs the review of a plan to convert the existing public-private partnership that manages our electrical grid to one that would, in essence, make the governor ultimately responsible for its operation and maintenance.

RONALD J. ROSENBERG

To set the stage for these hearings, you need to understand that LIPA currently owns most of the Long Island electrical grid, including the bulk of our power plants. It has an incentive contract with PSEG Long Island, which actually runs the system. If PSEG does well and hits certain performance criteria, it is financially compensated. If it fails, it will take a financial bath. This is the essence of

James Hanley, a fellow with the Empire Center for Public Policy, is a seasoned observer of Albany’s political stinkpot. “It’s hard to predict what will come of this proposal,” Hanley has written. “Public power (left wing) advocates clearly want to eliminate any role for a private utility in operating LIPA’s grid. They don’t have any evidence that LIPA could improve upon PSEG’s management; they seem to think the word `public’ is a magical incantation that will make everything better.”

In truth, it makes everything worse. An example? Which delivery service is more reliable, the government controlled U.S. mail, or the privately owned Federal Express? The answer is obvious.

among others, again without a logical explanation. He cites the GOP agenda, familiar to most of us. However, he does not mention the many Americans who suffer from a housing shortage, food insecurity, climate change, or a lack of adequate gun control. He also exhibits no concern for the recent increase in racist, antisemitic and homophobic violence against fellow human beings.

Will these people merely be casualties of war as the GOP tries to stifle the voices of its opposition? Surely a nation as great as ours must be able to find a way to achieve compromise so that the needs and safety of so many of its citizens are not ignored.

PAM SINGER Malverne

Trump’s ‘great’ accomplishments?

To the Editor:

John O’Connell asserted in his Nov.

24-30 column that he doesn’t like Donald Trump, but that the former president accomplished “great things.”

What in the world would those “great things” be?

His disrespect for the country’s courts and its diplomatic and intelligence services? His refusal to accept the results of an election? Deepening political divisions and encouraging racial bigotry?

O’Connell’s column derides potential Democratic candidates for president and vice president, but omits any mention of the many GOP members of Congress who have gone along with Trump’s lies about a rigged election. Nor is there any mention of Trump’s attempt to defy the will of American voters by backing a coup.

O’Connell even claims there is a “GOP agenda.” And what would that be? More stunts such as votes to end Obamacare?

LARRY McCOY Rockville Centre

What makes this power play particularly toxic is that LIPA had been tasked with running the grid before. It failed, miserably, when Superstorm Sandy came ashore a decade ago.

As a result, then Gov. Andrew Cuomo required LIPA to engage private industry in running the grid, and to use financial incentives and penalties that are employed in the real world. Having had such a raving success with cashless bail, today’s progressive powerbrokers seem quite content to ignore those lessons, and now seek the keys to the power grid.

How would that work? For starters, the people currently working for PSEG would probably be asked to transfer their skills and expertise to LIPA, a government entity. As LIPA employees, they would be given salaries, benefits and pensions that you and I would pay for. The LIPA man-

Compare that with a recent J.D. Power survey that found dissatisfaction with PSEG Long Island among businesses on the Island. That could mean a financial hit for the utility management company, because its compensation is directly tied to customer opinions of its performance. Were LIPA in charge, and faced with such a report, its response would undoubtedly be “Feh,” for there would be no accountability under a socialized structure. That would be good news for those who feast on political patronage, because one suspects someone’s brother-in-law would be in charge of consumer complaints.

We can assume that it will be Hochul’s decision as to whether Long Island’s power goes progressive. She needs to, but probably doesn’t, appreciate, or care, that if that’s the future of LIPA, her office number will be on speed dial for 2.7 million Long Islanders the next time a hurricane takes down the grid. And if last month’s elections proved anything, it’s that those LIPA customers vote.

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

by Fatima Lasso

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