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By ANA BoRRUTo aborruto@liherald.com

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A brass act Trumpeter Everton Bailey led the Instrumental Sounds of Praise Youth Ensemble in a musical performance at the Town of Hempstead’s Black History Month celebration. More photos, Page 3.

The brand new Long Island Rail Road station for the ElmontUBS Arena is now running fulltime.

The station — the LIRR’s first new one in almost 50 years — kick-started its full-time, yearround service on Monday, with all Hempstead, Huntington and Ronkonkoma branch trains stopping during both event and nonevent days and times.

This means half-hourly service will be offered to and from UBS Arena both before and after Islanders games or other events.

LIRR trains will no longer stop

at the Belmont Park station for events at the arena.

In addition, all LIRR service to Grand Central Madison is a go as well, as Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said they added 271 trains daily and 936 trains system-wide. Almost 300 trains will travel to and from Grand Central Madison, officials said.

Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages said the Elmont-UBS Arena station not only provides transportation options to the public, but also boosts the area’s economy and widens access to essential services.

“This new station is not just a Continued on page 16

Elmont school board president questioned about bus use

By ANA BoRRUTo aborruto@liherald.com

Michael Jaime is under fire for reportedly using a school bus for a trip into Manhattan without any communication or proper paperwork. And parents are demanding answers.

Jaime, the board president of Elmont’s elementary school district and the Sewanhaka Central High School District, reportedly used a school bus to take himself, a Roosevelt school district student and the mother of Anael Alston — the assistant commissioner for the state’s Office of Access, Equity and Community Engagement — to the Javits Cen-

ter last November. The Obama Foundation was holding its firstever Democracy Forum there, and Alston was scheduled as a guest speaker.

Alston oversees and manages the state’s My Brother’s Keeper program, which the Elmont school district implemented in 2021.

The forum is a unique opportunity for anyone given a chance to attend — but confusion remains as to why school district resources were used when Elmont and Sewanhaka students were denied the experience.

Jaime has made no secret that he made the trip on the Elmont bus, initially planning to reim-

burse the Sewanhaka high school district — which oversees Elmont — for the cost. But at a recent board meeting, school attor ney Candace Gome z advised Jaime not to reimburse Sewanhaka, and instead for Sewanhaka to reimburse Elmont.

Gomez added that Elmont elementary Superintendent Kenneth Rosner and Sewanhaka Superintendent James Grossane mutually agreed to this plan, because this is normally how shared transportation services are handled.

“Since this was a high school district trip, it’s my understanding that they will be invoiced in

June, which is the typical time frame, and then thereafter paid in August or September, by the high school district,” Gomez said at the meeting. “It’s typical for Elmont and the high school district to share buses.”

Yet that appears to have only created more confusion for some community member keeping a close watch on these develop-

ments. They remain frustrated t h e re p ay m e n t w a s n o t addressed earlier, and they continue to call for more accountability.

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Library meets future with 1.9M digital checkouts THE NASSAU LIBRARY System offers a tech mobile, which brings digital access, technology help and library services to those patrons who might not have those services otherwise.

It experienced nearly 2 million digital checkouts last year — or more than 5,000 per day.

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

Read a book. Listen to a book. But don’t feel like you have to physically pick up the book.

It’s been around for more than a decade, but the Nassau Library System’s Digital Doorway digital book consortium continues to grow, offering more than 40,000 titles that were checked out a record-breaking 1.9 million times last year.

The milestone illustrates the continued growth of library lending of e-books, audiobooks, and digital media, all as part of meeting different needs for different members of the community.

The library system’s Digital Doorway consortium is a network of more than 50 public libraries in Nassau County. It gives patrons a chance to download books to their electronic devices — like smartphones and computer tablets — and even have a chance to listen to books if they don’t have a chance to sit down and read it themselves.

“We are thrilled at the continued success of Nassau Digital Doorway and the role it has played in ensuring that our patrons continue to have access to a wide selection of reading material for both pleasure and educational purposes,” said Grace Palmisano, Digital Doorway’s resources and discovery manager.

Digital Doorway libraries have provided readers access to e-books and audiobooks for several years through Libby, a library-reading app. The large collection serves readers of all ages and interests, and usage has grown every year.

One silver lining from the coronavirus pandemic for the Nassau Library System was when people were not able to come to the library because of the lockdown, Digital Doorway started to grow exponentially.

“It was a program that was incrementally growing

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throughout the years, but it took off and it continues to be so successful because we’ve got a huge collection of available titles — way larger than you could have in one single physical building,” Palmisano said. “You can access it whenever you want. It can be 2 o’clock in the morning, and you can download that item when the library itself is closed.”

Libby, the friendly face attached to a smartphone app., is available through the Apple App Store as well as Google Play. It offers not only books like “The Rose Code” from Kate Quinn and “The Radium Girls” from Kate Moore, but also magazines like Us Weekly, The New Yorker and Good Housekeeping.

For younger readers, titles like Sesame Street’s “The

Monsters on the Bus” is a click away, while older kids might like “Puddlejumpers” by Mark Jean.

Some of the more popular audiobooks available include “A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe” by Mark Dawidziak, and “The Queen: Her Life” by Andrew Morton.

Anyone who can’t find Digital Doorway through their library’s website or on their phone can also visit Nassau.

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“It’s such a digital world these days,” Palmisano said.

“While there will always be a place for the physical items, it’s very convenient to have your book on your phone right there in your pocket whenever you’re out and about.”

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Celebration by town officials recognizes fight against oppression

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he Town of Hempstead’s Black History Month celebration on Feb. 24 was an evening of performance, recognition, education and inspiration. Deputy Town Supervisor Dorothy Goosby coordinated the program, which followed the theme of “Black Resistance” and highlighted “the struggle of African-Americans in fighting history oppression throughout sit-ins, boycotts, walkouts, strikes and more.”

The program also focused on the country’s ongoing battle against racism and bigotry.

The event’s keynote speaker was Wilma Holmes Tootle of the Long Island Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. Community Service awards were given to Linda Boyce, Charles Nanton, Jonathan Provost, Brandy Watson, Lillian Watson and Ronnie Williams for their acts of volunteerism and contributions to their respective neighborhoods.

Jazaira Polley, 13, was presented the Rise Up Youth Award for her entrepreneurial and educational successes.

Amongst the other honorees were Bishop R.W. Harris and Pastor Novella Harris who both received the Rosa Parks Award. Goosby also acknowledged the Montford Point Marines — the first African Americans to join the U.S. Marine Corps.

The hundreds of attendees enjoyed musical entertainment and a tribute to the life and legacy to Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts III. Several African American Town of Hempstead employees were congratulated for their 25 years of service, including Sharon Bagley, Sylvester McCarthy, Perry Quann and Michael Wiggins.

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The inside of the Nathan L.H. Pavilion at Hempstead Town Hall was packed to the brim with hundreds of people in attendance for the town’s Black History Month celebration. The program focused on the theme of ‘Black Resistance,’ which recognized African Americans and their fight against oppression across the nation.

Brandy WaTson, lefT, was one of the several honorees recognized by Hempstead Deputy Town Supervisor Dorothy Goosby for her dedication to community service. Watson is the president and chair of the Hempstead Community Land Trust.

TrumpeT player everTon Bailey had the audience on their feet as he led the Instrumental Sounds of Praise Youth Ensemble in a musical performance.

Kelly aTKinson, presidenT of the Montford Point Marines New Jersey Chapter, spoke about the first African-American recruits in the Marine Corps known as the ‘Montford Marines,’ which ended the military’s longstanding policy of racial segregation.

Carolyn harding, lefT, and her nephew Kyrin Harding sang a touching rendition of ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ in tribute to the Montford Point Marines.

Use of bus called an abuse of authority continuEd from front pagE happen,” Sheldon Meikle, a former board member, told his former colleagues at a recent meeting. “This is a problem.”

According to testimony from past school board meetings, neither Grossane nor Elmont Memorial High School Principal Kevin Dougherty were aware of the bus trip. Grossane said he never approved the expenditure.

Furthermore, no Elmont or Sewanhaka members of the school district’s My Brother’s Keeper program, known as fellows, were on the bus.

At a meeting last December, Jaime said that Grossane, Uniondale school district Superintendent Monique Darrisaw-Akil and Roosevelt district Superintendent Deborah Wortham were given instructions on how to properly register fellows from each school. Each superintendent was responsible for communicating with their building principal to make sure all information was processed and confirmation was received.

“Dr. Grossane did admit, in terms of the Sewanhaka Central High School District, that he and his team dropped the ball,” Jaime said. “It was my understanding that all of the fellows would be attending.”

The school district received notice of the event over the summer, but communication with the event organizers had dissipated.

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Elmont school board President Michael Jaime, left, faced questions about his use of a bus for a Nov. 17 trip to see former President Barack Obama. Sewanhaka district Superintendent James Grossane — whose district has authority over Elmont’s elementary district — claimed he had no knowledge that such a trip had been authorized. such as vaccination status — needed to be checked off because former President Barack Obama was scheduled to attend.

Obama launched the My Brother’s Keeper program in 2014 to address the

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With no knowledge of the requirements and limited time to gather all the necessary documentation, the district could not follow through on the opportunity, Grossane said.

“We didn’t get back that information for our kids for them to go, so we have expressed our displeasure as a district with the group in Albany,” the superintendent said. “We were very sad that our kids weren’t able to go.”

Rachelle Lewis, a parent of a My Brother’s Keeper fellow, said she was the first to bring the matter to the public’s attention. Her son, Terrell, is one of two fellows at Elmont Memorial High — and one of four in the Sewanhaka Central High School district.

The day of the trip, Dougherty called Lewis to ask for her permission for her son to attend. At the time, Dougherty had ________

just returned to his position after an unexplained leave of absence. He told Lewis he had not been made aware of the event.

Some 90 minutes later, Dougherty said that Terrell Lewis and the other fellows would not be able to go on the trip because they hadn’t receive clearance.

The students were also told they were responsible for arranging their own transportation.

“I called the fellow advisers, and they didn’t know anything about a bus coming,” Lewis said. “It just didn’t make sense.”

When she questioned Jaime about the bus trip, he responded that he went as “Michael Jaime” and as a “chaperone,” not as a representative of the Sewanhaka or Elmont districts.

“I was asked by Dr. Alston to chaperone the group, and because it was going to be a number of students, you never have one chaperone,” Jaime said. “Dr. Alston’s mother is a New York state certified teacher, and that’s why she was selected.”

According to the Sewanhaka high school district’s policy on travel and conference requests, the superintendent is required to grant final approval, except for Board of Education members.

Elmont elementary Superintendent Kenneth Rosner said he authorized the bus.

“They did not go on the trip, but the intent was to make sure that the bus was provided for our students to meet President Obama,” Rosner said.

Lynette Battle, Elmont’s PTSA president, said she was not surprised when she first heard about the situation, given the feelings of mistrust expressed to the board in recent years. For example, Dougherty was placed on administrative leave for reasons that were not disclosed by the district, prompting protests from students and parents, who demanded answers.

“I felt it was retribution — that this was intentional,” Battle said. “Transparency in working with those who feel like they’ve been alienated and cast aside, to make sure that you’re doing the right thing by those individuals — that’s the only way things gets better.”

Additional reporting by Kepherd Daniel.

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Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin and the town board last week organized a collection drive to provide support for the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the earthquakes and aftershocks that have devastated the nations of Turkey and Syria.

Organized through the town’s Department of Community Affairs, collection bins are placed at town facilities, and residents are encouraged to drop-off donation supplies to these locations. Local organizations will be contributing to the relief effort as well.

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Participating in, instead of watching, history Susan Gottehrer couldn’t ignore inequality, even as a young girl

By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

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he described herself in college as a “timid soul” with a fear of public speaking.

Meet Susan Gottehrer now, and you’ll find out that’s nowhere near accurate.

The 60-year-old is director of the Nassau Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, advocating through the years for women’s and LGBTQ+ rights, along with police reform and overall equity. She is using her decades of experiences to continue developing class consciences — all of which started during her days at SUNY Oneonta.

“I somehow fell in with the political crowd,” Gottehrer said. “I didn’t feel like a well-formed person at that point at all, but I guess I had it in me because we became student leaders.”

As in leading fellow students to lobby for lower tuition fees in Albany, speak out against the 21-yearold drinking age, and attempt to keep Ronald Reagan from winning another presidential election.

But when Gottehrer graduated in 1985, she found options for women like her were limited. Unless becoming a secretary was a career goal.

“Unfortunately, I could actually (type) very well, and so I became an executive secretary,” she said — but on her own terms, of course.

“I said, ‘OK, well, if I have to be a secretary, let me at least be a secretary to nonprofits that I care about.’

So, I got into the communications department at the March of Dimes.”

Created by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938 during the polio epidemic, the March of Dimes took on a noble task of working to prevent birth defects and infant mortality.

Yet, eight years in, Gottehrer was not feeling fulfilled. She needed a change and wanted to start a family. She had met a man she wanted to marry — but who was going to take whose last name? Not exactly the kind of conversations couples had at the tail end of the 20th century, when there wasn’t much talk about equity.

Gottehrer harked back to when she first started consciously thinking about gender as a young girl.

“I was developing a conscience about it,” she said.

“When I would be sitting in temple and listening to God be referred to as ‘he,’ I didn’t know it at the time, but I really did have a very rebellious spirit from the time I was little.”

That spirit would become more pronounced as she grew older, coming to a head during early married life and motherhood. It was there she faced the decision between family or career.

“Ironically, I had my first child and I did not want to go back to work,” Gottehrer said. But she also had good reason. Her mother died when she was 7, and Gottehrer wanted to spend time with her baby.

“It went against all my feminist everything to say I want to be home with my children,” she said, doing exactly that, although she acknowledges losing “a lot of career time.”

Gottehrer’s son, however, ended up with her name, not her husband’s.

When her son was old enough, Gottehrer went back to school, earning her master’s degree in public administration from New York University in 1993, and another master’s in political science from the New School for Social Research in 2010. She also attended Columbia University to become a certified social studies teacher.

Using that knowledge, Gottehrer has taught along the way as an adjunct at Pace University, Adelphi University and Long Island University. But she hasn’t taught since before Covid-19.

“If they call, I’ll teach,” Gottehrer said, stressing

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that “it’s really super-important to be able to teach the good and the bad — what a country has done — because we learn from history.”

Those topics have included government and radical social movements. Living through many of the definitive moments of human history, Gottehrer talks to students about the various movements that have been used so effectively over the years such as Act Up — looking to improve the lives of people living with AIDS — the structures of power that take away a person’s dignity, and having community voices shouted from on top of the soap box.

All of these play a role with her finally ending up at the ACLU, where she most often advocates for police reform in New York.

“I have a really hard time describing why I do this work,” Gottehrer said. “It relates to power, and it relates to dignity and powerlessness. And it relates to the most intense sense of outrage, that anybody thinks that they can have power over somebody else’s life and their dignity.”

Gottehrer believes in the promising power of dignity, and how having — or not having — it can lead down very different paths.

“It gives people hope,” she said. “It gives people a positive path forward. When you are treated with punishment, it is demeaning. It is condescending. It is somebody exerting power over you. And usually, if

you take two human beings, and take a negative path of one and take a positive path with the other, the one that you give the positive path to is going to do better.”

Gottehrer says her biggest achievement with the NYCLU is the implementation of a police reform report analyzing law enforcement conducted in Nassau County.

“The prison system and the jail systems are the most entrenched and difficult to change because of how the people inside those structures are viewed,” she said. “These faces are some of the most closed in our society, and the most dangerous because of that.”

Yet, so much work still needs to be done.

“There is a at least a five-times-more-likelihood that Black and brown communities will be stopped, patted down, field interviewed, or any of those things,” Gottehrer said. “As far as complaints go, that is still very, very hidden. Because the police department investigates its own officers, there is no independent oversight.”

Handling advocacy of vulnerable populations can get tense, and sometimes targeting.

“I walk out of some situations just going, ‘Wow, that felt almost even threatening to me as a woman, that level of power coming at me in a very degrading way.’ It feels frightening sometimes,” she said. “So yes, that is that is something but you have to be able to carry it — carry it, and you have to be able to come back at them.”

But you don’t need to be Gottehrer, or have a position like hers, to have your voice heard.

“Speak your truth,” she said. “Keep fighting for what you need to fight for, and your credentials as a human being will be what has to win the day.”

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It won’t be long before flowers are blooming and birds are chirping once again. Those are not only sure signs of spring, but also the return of the Herald Inside LI webinars.

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It all beings March 8 with Dr. Kimon Bekelis shares his expertise on brain health, beginning at 6 p.m. Bekelis is director of The Stroke & Brain Aneurysm Center of Long Island. And he comes with extraordinary credentials, according to Amy Amato, executive director of corporate relations and events for RichnerLive, which runs the webinars.

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The Nassau Community College Full Time Faculty union gathered last month to voice its need for “fair contracts.”

The union was there in full view of the Nassau Community College trustees, who had gathered for their monthly board meeting at the Nassau Community College Tower.

They walked straight into the crowd of college faculty and students on the 11th floor, ready to share their support for a new contract that they say would better favor educators.

Higher wages are especially important now with inflation so high, according to union secretary Suzanne Kaebnick. Also soaring are housing and transportation costs, which years of wage freezes or slight increases cannot even begin to cover.

Faculty wages, Kaebnick said, simply have not kept up with the cost of living in Nassau County.

Union president Faren Siminoff said full-time faculty has made sacrifices for the better part of a decade now.

“It’s time the college acknowledges this, and it starts by giving us a fair contract,” Siminoff said. “Some speakers (at the meeting) empha-

sized the plight of ‘junior’ faculty, those hired after 2014. Their firstyear salaries are below $60,000.”

Add in mandatory contributions into pensions and health insurance premiums, would cost an additional $10,000 for family coverage in the New York State Health Insurance Program Empire Plan — and even more if the faculty member is enrolled in the Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance plan.

Low starting salaries lead to difficulty attracting qualified applicants, the union said.

NCC officials had not responded to a request for comment late Monday, but previously NCC attorney John Gross said the state health insurance plan — which provides insurance to all college employees — raised premiums Jan. 1 by 15 percent for family coverage. That equates to about $5,000 each year.

Individual coverage rose more than 12 percent, expected to cost upward of $4,000 over the next 12 months.

Gross maintains that a provision in the union’s previous contract allows increases in health insurance costs to be passed on to educators if they go up while no contract is in place. That leaves it up to the union members to shoulder those additional costs through payroll deductions.

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ThE NASSAu CommuNITy College Full Time Faculty union gathered at the college’s trustees board meeting to voice their need for ‘fair contracts’ last month at the Nassau Community College Tower.

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By Michael Hinman

Who is Trevor Noah?

That was the collective cry across those audiences who loved mixing comedy with news — especially those who tuned into Jon Stewart every night on Comedy Central for “The Daily Show.”

But Stewart was moving on — quite literally to greener pastures. And replacing him was a rather unknown comedian (at least to American audiences) who had been in the United States barely a minute before getting the nod.

Trevor Noah had his work cut out for him. “The Daily Show” was a storied franchise that launched the careers of everyone from Stephen Colbert, to Steve Carell, to John Oliver, and some could argue even Stewart himself, who struggled with a number of intuitive projects that just never connected with audiences.

If there was a mold to what a host of an American news satire show should be, Noah broke it. He spent his entire life in South Africa. Had only been on the comedy stand-up stage for about a decade or so. And his own late-night talk show back home barely lasted a year.

Yet, here he was. Sitting in Jon Stewart’s chair. In front of Jon Stewart’s audience. But it wasn’t Stewart’s chair, or his audience. From his very first words, Trevor Noah showed why Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show” was now Trevor Noah’s “Daily Show.”

“Before we get started, I just want to say a few things,” Noah said at the top of his first episode on Sept. 28, 2015. “First of all, this is surreal for me. I’m not going to lie. Growing up in the dusty streets of South Africa, I never dreamed I would one day have — well, two things, really. An indoor toilet, and a job as host of ‘The Daily Show.’”

Noah would go on to earn nearly a dozen Emmy nominations — winning once in 2017. Hosting the last three Grammy broadcasts, including the most recent last month. And becoming a star in his own right, making headlines again when he left “The Daily Show” late last year after seven seasons.

WHERE Who is Trevor Noah? Ask him yourself on WHEN Tuesday, March 7 when the comedian makes a stop at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts for • Tuesday, March 7, at 8 p.m.

“A Conversation with Trevor Noah.”

• Tickets start at $95; available For Tom Dunn, bringing Noah to Tilles is at TillesCenter.org, or a fantastic way to officially start his tenure Ticketmaster.com, or call the as executive director there — especially as Tantleff Box Office at (516) audiences slowly start returning to live events.

299-3100 • Tilles Center for the “Look, we are in an increasingly Performing Arts, LIU Post, 720 competitive marketplace,” Dunn says. “As we Northern Blvd., Brookville emerge from the pandemic, there’s certainly a hunger to return to live entertainment. But we’re still seeing a lingering hesitancy as well.

But, you know, when we bring in world-class talents and voices like Trevor, there is tangible excitement.”

Fresh from his latest Grammy-hosting sting, Noah is about to launch his “Off the Record” world tour. But what he’s bringing to Tilles is different. There’s no script, Dunn says. Just a conversation he’ll have with comedian and regular “Daily Show” correspondent Roy Wood Jr. “He’s out touring the country and the world, selling out arenas,” Dunn says.

“So, to have the opportunity here on Long Island — to see this talent in our intimate concert space — is something that we’re really, really excited about.”

While it’s almost a certainty Noah will talk about “The Daily Show” and the Grammys — maybe even last year’s White House Correspondents Dinner — the comedian has other work he’ll want to share, too. Like the 12 comedy specials he has written, produced and starred in — including his third for Netflix, “I Wish You Would,” which was released last November.

He’s also the author of the best-seller “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood.” And his stand-up special, “Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia,” that itself earned a Grammy nomination for best comedy album in 2020.

Dunn can’t say it enough: There’s plenty to talk about, and you don’t want to miss a single word.

“Come hear a singular world-class talent and voice talk about the issues of the day. Talk about his incredible life journey, to what sort of got him here,” Dunn says.

“You’ll come away being entertained, informed, and having spent an evening out in the community in a way I think we all need as we emerge from this pandemic.”

Brandon ‘Taz’ Niederauer

The young guitar sensation visits the Landmark stage. Brandon Niederauer, nicknamed “Taz” for his ferocious guitar playing, is living proof that dreams really do come true. The 19-year-old has performed in some of the most legendary venues with many of the most prominent musicians of our time. And the young guitarist, singer-songwriter has already earned himself quite the reputation. It all started at 8 years old, when he watched the movie ‘School of Rock.’ Already inspired by his father’s record collection, Niederauer instantly realized he was destined to play guitar. From that moment on, his guitar rarely left his hands. Just four years later, Brandon was cast in the principal role of guitarist Zack Mooneyham in the Tony Award-nominated Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway production, ‘School of Rock: The Musical.’ And he never looked back.

Saturday, March 6, 8 p.m. $30, $25. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444, or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

The contemporary swing revival band will have the joint jumpin’.

April marks the 30th anniversary of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s remarkable arrival onto the music scene. Since its formation in the early ‘90s in Ventura, California, the band has toured virtually nonstop, performing on average over 150 shows a year, and has produced a sizable catalog of recorded music.

The band, cofounded by singer Scotty Morris and drummer Kurt Sodergren, was at the forefront of the swing revival, fusing the classic American sounds of jazz, swing and dixieland with the energy and spirit of contemporary culture. Their efforts to promote and revitalize swing music have taken shape as much more than a simple tribute.

Their original horn-infused music and legendary high-energy show introduces the genre to a younger generation, while remaining respectful of the music’s rich legacy.

Thursday, March 23, 8 p.m. $55, $35, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

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StepCrew StepCrew brings their Celtic flair to the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage, Saturday, March 11, 7:30 p.m. The talented cast of dancers and musicians is led

by Long Island’s Cara Butler and the Pilatzke Brothers, Jon and Nathan. All three are longtime touring members of the acclaimed The Chieftains.

The StepCrew boasts Celtic and World music from three worldclass fiddle players backed by a five-piece ensemble, featuring three dance styles — Irish, Tap, and Ottawa Valley step dance. Tickets start at $55, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 8774000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.

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The Sicilian Tenors

The Sicilian Tenors bring their marvelous tenor voices to Tilles Center, Saturday, March 18, 8 p.m. The three classically trained tenors sing their own interpretation of the world’s best music, in this lively evening of glorious music on the LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. Take a romantic journey from Hollywood to Broadway to Italy with these operatic tenor voices performing a wide variety of beloved songs. Combined with light-hearted fun, Aaron Caruso, Elio Scaccio and Sam Vitale always provide a great show for everyone. They are a fresh and accessible take on the great Italian musical tradition and they are always in demand. Tickets are $ $52, $42, $32; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

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In partnership with Rescue Training International, the Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department offer an EMT recertification hybrid course, Wednesday, March 8, at 6 p.m., and runs until Thursday, May 18. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3IKP6e1.

Breastfeeding Support Group Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure you and your baby’s spot.

Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

Civic Association Meeting The next Franklin Square Civic Association general meeting is set for Wednesday, March 22, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd.

E-cycling and Shredding Event Bring unwanted electronics can bring items to Town Park Point Lookout, 1300 Lido Blvd, for recycling, Sunday, March 5, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also document shreddng. For info, contact Town of Hempstead Sanitation Department at (516) 378-4210.

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Diversity Fair

Franklin Square Museum The Franklin Square Historical Society welcomes the public to stop by the Franklin Square Museum for its monthly open house, Sunday, March 5, from 2 to 4 p.m., 861 Naple Ave.

Dance at Saint Catherine’s Church Enjoy a night of dancing, raffles, traditional Irish and Italian food at Saint Catherine of Sienna’s Dinner Dance in celebration of Saint Patrick and Saint Joseph, Saturday, March 18, 7 to 10:30 p.m.

990 Holzheimer St, Franklin Square. $60 adults, $15 ages 12 and under. Tickets are on sale after Sunday masses at Saint Catherine’s; the last day to purchase tickets is Sunday, March 5. For more information, call Ray Diaz at (516) 491-1162 or John Balestrieri at (516) 4852845.

Having an event?

Mo Willems’ popular character The Pigeon comes alive on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Thursday and Friday, March 9-10, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Saturday, March 11, 2 p.m. Pigeon is eager to try anything, with the audience part of the action. $9 with museum admission ($7 members), $12 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.

Supermarket Bingo Valley Stream North High School PTSA holds a bingo fundraiser, Friday, March 10, 7 p.m., 750 Herman Ave., Franklin Square.

Contact Deborah Kalb at (516) 644-1557 or email disp25@ optonline.net with questions.

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

Family theater Everyone’s favorite cat comes to mischievous life in this theatrical adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic, presented Plaza Theatrical Productions, Saturday, March 11, 11 a.m.; Sunday, March 12, noon.

See what goes on during that rainy day when two siblings are home alone with their pet fish while their parents are out of town, and the tall cat wearing a hat appears. Tickets are $15. Visit the Plaza stage at The Showplace at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Bellmore. For information/tickets, go to PlazaTheatrical.com or call (516) 599-6870.

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Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, PhD, for a Director’s Seminar, Sunday, March 5, 3 p.m.

He’ll discuss “Ray of Light: The Life and Art of Man Ray,” examining the impact of the tailor’s son from South Philly, s a protégé of Alfred Stieglitz in New York, who was on the scene in Paris during the Jazz Age (shooting Picasso, Chanel, and others, celebrated by the Surrealists for his wicked wit. Participation is limited; registration required.

Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

On stage

Photography’s ascent in the art world is an international phenomenon. Nassau County Museum of Art’s star-studded exhibition spans the historical roots of the medium. View works

by Ansel Adams and his generation and the thrilling, large-format color works of such contemporary masters as Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, James Casebere and Gregory Crewdson, among others. From the documentary to the painterly, images bear witness to the times.

On view through March 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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Over 32 Nassau County school districts will discuss hiring at the Nassau BOCES Diversity Fair, Saturday, March 11, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the rear gym at Career Preparatory High School, 111 Cantiague Rock Road, Westbury. Certified administrators and teachers are invited to attend. Fill out an application to attend online at olasjobs.org/nassaudiversityfair.

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 610576/2021 COUNTY OF NASSAU ___________________ THE MONEY SOURCE, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

ROBERT A. GUARINO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VINCENZA GUARINO; KATHLEEN MCCLELLAN AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VINCENZA GUARINO; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF VINCENZA GUARINO, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #1; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #2; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #3, “JOHN DOE #4” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last nine names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 594 FENWORTH BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY 11010 Section: 35, Block: 191, Lot: 153 ___________________ To the above named Defendants 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. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $750,000.00 and interest, recorded on September 29, 2016, in Liber M, Vol 41553 at Page 527, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 594 FENWORTH BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY 11010.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

N A S S A U County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated:January 25, 2022 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE &

PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Aric H. Peymann, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 137225

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF THE NEW RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2020-NPL2, Plaintiff, vs. SOLEDAD MURILLO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LUIS G. DUQUE, ET AL., Defendant (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on April 15, 2022 and Order Appointing Substitute Referee entered on June 10, 2022 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, on the north side steps, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York on March 10, 2023 at 2:00 P.M., premises known as 934 SOUTHERN DRIVE, FRANKLIN SQUARE, NEW YORK 11010. 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: 35, Block: 523, Lot: 31. Approximate amount of judgment is $1,367,382.97 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 012492/2012.

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

For Sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

PETER KRAMER, Esq., Referee Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff 137227 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU GMAT LEGAL TITLE TRUST 2013-1, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff -againstNORMAN RUSSELL; KIMBERLY SUTHERLAND a/k/a KIMARLEY SUTHERLAND; LOUIS RUSSO MARVIN RUSSELL, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale

dated September 25, 2017 and entered on October 4, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court “Rain or Shine” located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on March 13th, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the southeasterly side of Diamond Street, distant 44.98 feet northeasterly as measured along the southeasterly side of Diamond Street from the extreme easterly end of the arc connecting the northeasterly side of Emily Avenue with the southeasterly side of Diamond Street; being a plot 53.28 feet by 99.19 feet by 72 feet by 99.89 feet. S/B/L 32-684-20 All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction.

Said premises known as 125 DIAMOND STREET, ELMONT, NY Approximate amount of lien $452,889.04 plus interest & costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

Index Number 16272/2010.

JANE P. SHRENKEL, ESQ., Referee Kosterich & Skeete, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 707 Westchester Ave, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10604 {* Elmont Herald*} 137164

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, V. STUART J. ZABLOW. AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated June 7, 2017, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION is the Plaintiff and STUART J. ZABLOW is the Defendant.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on March 14, 2023 at

2:30PM, premises known as 1494 ROSSER AVE, ELMONT, NY 11003: Section 32, Block 503, Lot 34 and 35: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT ELMONT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 013461/2013. Ellen Durst, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 137223 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2007-HE2 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-HE2, Plaintiff, AGAINST JACQUELINE TODD, et al.

Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on February 22, 2019.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 16, 2023 at 2:00 PM premises known as 1 Catherine Court, Elmont, NY 11003.

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

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 32, Block C02 and Lot 0016.

Approximate amount of judgment $861,722.42 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #008051/2014.

Salvatore Puccio, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 137328 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., Pltf. vs.

MICHELE SPANO, FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, Defts.

Index #003111/13.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered January 5, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on March 29, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 396 Bly Court, Franklin Square, NY a/k/a Section 35, Block 485, Lot 23. Said property lying and being at Franklin Square, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of NY known and designated as and by the Lot No. 23 in Block 485 on a certain map entitled “Map of Glen Oaks Homes, Inc., Section 1, located at Franklin Square, Nassau County, New York, surveyed August 1945, William E. DeBruin, Civil Engineer, Hempstead, N.Y.” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on March 21, 1946 as Map No. 4307. Approx. amt. of judgment is $ 595,190.20 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction 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 auction.

ANTHONY RATTOBALLI, Referee. HILL WALLACK LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 261 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor, Ste. 940-941, New York, NY. File No. 20292-1431- #100100 137472 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, DITECH FINANCIAL LLC F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff, vs. WILIAN A. PORTILLO and ROBER W. PALMA, ET AL., Defendants.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on November 30, 2017, and an Order Appointing Substitute Referee entered August 19, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, North Side steps, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501 on March 27, 2023 at 2:00 P.M., premises known as 30 HARRIET AVENUE, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of

land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Hempstead, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 34, Block: 254, Lot: 360 & 361.

Approximate amount of judgment is $562,316.60 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 021801/2008.

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.

BRIAN J. DAVIS, Esq., Referee Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff 137476

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU US BANK NA, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, Plaintiff, AGAINST ERROL JAMES AKA ERROL A. JAMES AKA ERROL A.T. JAMES, et al.

Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on June 13, 2022.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 23, 2023 at 2:00 PM premises known as 136 Heathcote Road AKA 136 Heathcote, Elmont, NY 11003.

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

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 32, Block 399 and Lot 83, 84, 85.

Approximate amount of judgment $940,245.40 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #005280/2015.

Philip Debellis, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 137449

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Henry Barreto; Vincent Cecere a/k/a Vincent A. Cecere; Danielle Cecere; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered October 26, 2022 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 28, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 275 Ribbon Street, Franklin Square, NY 11010. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in Franklin Square, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section: 35 Block: 564 Lot: 28.

Approximate amount of judgment $620,919.88 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 616876/2019.

The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: February 6, 2023 137458 LEGAL NOTICE CASE NO. 21527 RESOLUTION NO. 175-2023 Adopted: February 7, 2023 Councilmember Goosby offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND 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. WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 164-2023, adopted January 24th, 2023, a public hearing was duly held on the 7th day of February, 2023, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of

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Nassau to physically handicapped persons, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set aside a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, the following parking spaces be and the same hereby is set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons: BELLMORE FARMERS AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 258 feet south of the south curbline of Merrick Road, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-579/22) INWOOD MAPLE ROAD - north side, starting at a point 16 feet east of east curbline of Elm Road, east for a a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-576/22) OCEANSIDE CORNWELL PLACE - east side, starting at a point 112 feet north of the north curbline of Foxhurst Road, north for a distance of 20 feet.

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(TH-586/22) WEST HEMPSTEAD BALDWIN DRIVE - south side, starting at a point 40 feet east of the east curbline of Dogwood Avenue, east for a distance of 22 feet.

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ELMONT LITCHFIELD AVENUE east side, starting at a point 103 feet south of the south carboline of Bruce Street, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-194/20 - 9/22/20) (TH-131(B)/22) ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Hempstead, and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting.

The foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember Muscarella and adopted upon roll call as follows: AYES: FIVE (5) NOES: NONE (0) 137648 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 12-2023 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 February 7, 2023, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 12-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 12-2023, amending Section 197-13 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “TRAFFIC REGULATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF SCHOOLS” at various locations.

Dated: February 7, 2023 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 137646 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 10-2023 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 February 7, 2023, by the Town Board

of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 10-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 10-2023, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations.

Dated: February 7, 2023 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 137644

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-13, Plaintiff, v.

VINCENT MCPHERSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LAVERN MCPHERSON A/K/A LAVERN VERONICA MCPHERSON A/K/A LAVERN DACOSTA A/K/A LAVERN DACOSTAMCPHERSON, ET AL, Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on December 16, 2022, I, Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on April 4, 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: 168 Freeman Avenue Elmont, NY 11003 SBL No: 37-371-285 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. 613803/2018 in the amount of $497,953.24 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 137653

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF MFRA TRUST 2015-1, Plaintiff, vs. DINORAH CABEZAS TORRES A/K/A DINORAH CABEZAS A/K/A DINORAH TORRES, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on December 19, 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 April 4, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 1601-16 Johnson Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Elmont, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 32, Block 470 and Lot 24. Approximate amount of judgment is $579,657.62 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 613751/2018.

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.

Harold F. Damm, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No: 193110-1 137651

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New York IslaNders Co-owner Jon Ledecky, fourth from left; Catherine Rinaldi, MTA Metro-North Railroad president and interim LIRR president, to Ledecky’s immediate left; Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado, to Rinaldi’s left, and local elected officials celebrated the start of the LIRR Elmont-UBS Arena’s partial service last October. As of Monday, the new train station was running full-time, both on event and non-event days and times.

Residents concerned about lack of access to trains CoNtINued from froNt page physical location but a representation of progress and a symbol of accessibility for all members of the community,” Assemblywoman Solages said. “It’s a testament to the hard work and dedication of individuals who have fought for improved transportation options and a better quality of life. By embracing this new hub of connectivity, the community can continue to work towards creating a brighter future.”

Long Islanders who live east of Belmont Park will have a one-seat ride straight to UBS Arena, reducing travel times and increasing the number of commuters who use public transportation to get to the arena, while helping alleviate traffic congestion on Long Island.

Straphangers traveling from New York City could now directly return after events on many trains without the need to board a shuttle bus to Queens Village Station.

Elmont-UBS Arena Station features two 12-car-long, high-level platforms with canopies, USB charging stations, Help Points, security cameras, digital signs with train arrival information, Wi-Fi and a state-of-the-art snow melting system embedded in the concrete of the platforms.

As for parking, Elmont residents can visit ElmontUBSLIRRparking.com to apply for a parking sticker. Individuals can simply enter their address and vehicle information, and once the system confirms proof of residency, they must pay a $10 annual fee.

Residents would then receive a numbered ticket to place on their driver’s side back window, which allows access to the commuter parking lot. They could then pay with their mobile phone by texting or

by scanning the QR code posted throughout the parking lot.

The daily rate for all eligible customers who want to park at the Elmont-UBS station is $8.69. For additional information on parking, call the SP Plus parking company at (332) 257-0423.

Le gislator Car rié Solages said although he is pleased with the new Elmont station being fully operational, some community concerns still must be addressed, such as the lack of direct access to the train station from Hempstead Turnpike.

“Because Elmont is most directly impacted by the traffic congestion, noise, and pollution associated with UBS Arena operations, we must immediately take steps to ensure that all communities enjoy equitable access to this new mass transit hub,” the legislator said.

Lori Halop, vice president of the Parkhurst Civic Association, has been following the development of the UBS Arena and the train station since discussions first began.

Now that both projects are completed, Halop said she has only seen “destruction” to the Elmont community, including an onslaught of traffic, congestion and parking issues.

In addition, she said, the train station is inaccessible to residents south of Hempstead Turnpike.

“I think the train station has nothing to do with the residents of Elmont and is solely about being a selling point for the arena, and it has been since day one,” Halop said. “I haven’t seen any positives for the people of Elmont, for our businesses, for our residents, for our roadways, for any for any of us, other than there’s more coming down the road and it’s only going to be negative.”

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Q. I read your column on insulating attics and putting foam insulation in the roof rafters, and completely disagree with the method, because it forms a much bigger problem — a hot roof. Most people don’t know what a hot roof is, but not ventilating the bottom side of the roof can cause failure of the roof shingles and even the roofing plywood, which can buckle in high heat. You should not be recommending this to people. It is just wrong.

A. Your observation and explanation of a “hot roof ” points out a true dilemma in the construction industry. Before I write a column, I research every angle of the pros and cons, best practices and codes, rules and regulations, and I encourage you to do the same.

Misinformation starts with not taking the time to fully investigate the onte eeper subject, and I urge you to do some more investigation before reaching your conclusions, in this case about hot roofs.

While it’s true that the damage you describe is happening, like everything, there is a time and a place for applying specific methods, and material installation is usually part of a system with chainreaction results, good or bad. The sources for my column, which are extensive, originated from a need, and whether you appreciate it or not, start with a long chain of command, from the federal government down to the state you live in, and down to the local municipality. Along the way, several hundred private and public institutions, from manufacturers to universities, jumped on the bandwagon, and the band became a full-blown orchestra.

The term “hot roof ” is a bit misleading, and conjures up thoughts of frying-pan-like heating of the roof. That’s an exaggeration. Studies using sophisticated sensors, computers and applied physics have shown that many regions, from warm climates to cold, benefit from insulating directly under the roof, as a system, and actually enclosing the attic space, unvented. Temperature fluctuations varied by less than 10 degrees when the attic became part of the “conditioned” space of the home, meaning that the attic was treated like any other room in the dwelling, resisting the heat or cold, just like the walls do.

Because of the complete barrier under the plywood below your shingles, the only extreme effect on your shingles is the extreme sunlight, which, if the shingles are installed to the manufacturer’s specifications, they are made to resist, and do so very well in most cases. The benefits include having a better vapor barrier at the roof, a more stable and temperature-resistant system and less chance of heat from the attic in the winter causing the formation of ice dams, which lead to shingle damage, water penetration and collapse in extreme circumstances. So before you dismiss the idea of this type of insulation system, please investigate online at one of the many sites or read the published reports from Canada to Florida. Before doing work on homes, please do your homework. Good luck!

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ince taking office, President Biden has been the subject of all manner of criticism. Most of it focuses on his age. He is described as weak, bumbling, demented and a host of other unkind adjectives.

But somehow, in just two years, he has accomplished more than some presidents could ever have hoped to do. Isn’t it time to give Biden a break?

His recent trip to the Ukraine, against the wishes of the Secret Service, sent a message to the world that he was not afraid of the RusJERRY sian army or anyone else, in his KREMER determination to show his support for the Ukrainian people. Taking a 10-hour train ride into a country at war was a historic moment, and showed that “Scranton Joe” wasn’t afraid of the consequences.

Following his trip to the Ukraine, he met with leaders of NATO countries and leaders of nations that share borders with Russia. At a time when Russia has made it clear that it wishes to once again

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be a world power, Biden has united virtually all of Europe, which sends a powerful message to Russian president Vladimir Putin that the West will not allow him to succeed in his dangerous power play.

On top of his international success, Biden has notched a series of bipartisan wins on infrastructure, chip manufacturing and climate change. Over the next five to 10 years, communities all over America will benefit from the construction of new bridges, the reconstruction of aging highways, the revitalization of mass transit and thousands of other public works programs that will produce millions of new jobs. Prior to its passage

by Congress, there had not been a major infrastructure bill since the early 1990s.

There is no doubt that the country has suffered the fallout from a tough period of inflation, but there has been a sharp rebound, and the prediction of a crushing recession has not proved accurate.

The unemployment rate is the lowest since the early 1960s. To date, over 8 million new jobs have been created in numerous industries, and with the bipar-

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tisan silicon chip bill, many more will be added. Not to be forgotten is the climate change law that gives the federal government extensive powers to clean up the environment.

Biden’s record has not been all roses.

He continues to be plagued by problems at the Southern border, as millions of people from poor countries seek new lives and have overwhelmed the federal bureaucracy. The president has yet to propose a comprehensive immigration plan to send to Congress.

But it is also a fact that Congress has no appetite to pass anything that will solve the problem. We are still waiting for legislation that will protect the millions of so-called Dreamers.

Critics looking for signs of mental weakness were disappointed by Biden’s State of the Union address. He displayed a strong command of his long-term goals, and managed to trap his Republican opposition into backing off on their desire to cut Social Security and Medicare. But the next two years promise to be a daily battle with the newly empowered Republican House majority, and it

esides his success internationally, he’s notched a series of bipartisan wins.

will be a further test of Biden’s political abilities.

He has strongly hinted that he will seek another term, and many Democratic office holders have pledged to support him if he runs. Polling shows that the country is clearly ready for a younger nominee, but the politics of 2024 are so muddled that Biden could win another term, especially if former President Donald Trump fails to win the Republican nomination and runs as a third-party candidate.

There is no way to predict whether Biden will continue to have the stamina to hold on to the presidency, but to date he has defied his detractors. He is an 80-yearold man who has defied the odds. History will probably treat him better than his critics, because the facts are out there for all to see. He has shown that all of the harsh predictions about his strength and abilities have proven to be wrong. So maybe it’s time to give the president a break, and a few pats on the back.

Jerry Kremer was an Assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? jkremer@liherald.com.

Open to learning new stuff? Jump on my list.

orn with the teaching gene and not likely to recover any time soon: That is my self-diagnosis.

I write, do book talks and edit, but sit by my side for a minute and I will likely try to teach you something.

I can’t help it. I started out as a teacher with a blackboard, some chalk and a captive student. I was 8 years old and undaunted by Pinky the dog’s limited attention span.

My teaching CV is, I started teaching Pinky, and went on to teaching everyone I know. I learn a lot by reading, RANDI and I have the KREISS sense that my family and friends will be as fascinated as I am about “The Book of Eels” or the lives of rogue gold miners who live underground for years in South Africa’s illegal mines. This is my blind spot. I’m excited to learn something new, and I want to share it. Can I be pedantic? Yes. There are also the articles I send to deliver a message. Within the family, I want to offer kids or grandkids something they may not know, or a point of view they haven’t considered. Overstep-

ping? Perhaps, but what if, with all the clicking and scrolling they do, they never get to read why the only safe alcohol consumption is zero?

I have sent my grandson Jacob many unsolicited articles on football and injuries. For example, “Explaining the NFL’s Latest Concussion Controversy and Policy Change,” from NPR. I have no idea if he reads the articles, but I feel better knowing I put them out there.

Recently I sent one hiphopping granddaughter “An ‘audacious dream’: The birth of NYC’s Universal Hip-Hop Museum,” from CBS News. This fits into the noncontroversial Grandma offerings.

I don’t know if my husband reads the articles I send him daily. Most of them focus on pertinent health issues, and I feel as if I’m doing my duty without engaging in a back-and-forth. French fries as health food or not? Golf when it’s 98 degrees or not? “Why Men Don’t Ask for Directions” on PsychCentral. com. Last week I shared with him, “The secret to a long-lasting marriage,” from The Washington Post. Probably the secret is not to send your partner pointed articles.

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This year I sent a few women friends “Margaret Atwood on Envy and Friendship in Old Age,” from The Atlantic, and it stirred a big, open discussion when we met in person.

I share a layperson’s interest in science with a friend, and I recently sent her “Scientists raid DNA to explore Vikings’ genetic roots,” from National Geographic.

I gifted “Want to be healthier? Hang out with your friends,” from The Post, to grandkids and kids and friends, an article for all ages.

Three weeks ago, David Brooks wrote, “How Do You Serve a Friend in Despair?” in The New York Times. It garnered a big response in letters, and I shared it with people I thought would be receptive.

“19 Sensational Southeast Asia Recipes,” in Food and Wine magazine, went out to my daughter. “Best Way to Experience Sicily,” from Backroads Travel Update, was texted to my son.

I helped launch a rich discussion with a group of women with an article from The Atlantic, “Why Women’s Friendships Are So Complicated.” We pinged and ponged ideas back and forth for days in our texts. To a friend I know is feeling

it by my side for a minute and I will likely try to teach you something.

lonely, I sent “How Volunteering Can Help Ease Loneliness,” from The Times.

To my kids and grandkids I sent, “The Effects of Social Media on Children,” published on the Cleveland Clinic website. Also, “How Using Social Media Affects Teenagers,” from the Child Mind Institute. We cannot bang this drum loudly enough.

In the interest of salacious entertainment and shock value, I sent out “The Corrupt World Behind the Murdaugh Murders,” from The New Yorker. I forwarded a Wikipedia article about where to find wild orchids in the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on the west coast of Florida to a dear friend. I suggested a bushwhacking adventure, which she promptly declined. For the best article about articles, you want to read, “David Brooks Announces the Sidney Awards for Best Essays,” from The Times last Dec. 29.

Last week I was wowed by a story about finding awe in nature and finding comfort in our place in the universe.

“The ‘Small Self ’ Effect,” by Shannon Stirone, can be found in The Atlantic.

Let’s start an exchange. Send me an article you want me to read, and I’ll return the favor. The idea is to elevate, illuminate and entertain. To teach.

Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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he moment Russian President Vladimir Putin marched his forces across the border into neighboring Ukraine, the world was shocked. Not that Putin was going to do it — it was an open secret that an invasion was imminent. No, the world was shocked because it couldn’t believe he actually did it.

“How this can happen in a modern world, in a modern country, is beyond me.” Those were the words of Oleh Balaban, the Ukrainian-born owner of Ole Fajitas in Wantagh, in the days following the Feb. 24, 2022, invasion. Balaban has lived in the United States since he was 11, but has plenty of family back home — including a cousin who was drafted into the Ukrainian army at the start of the conflict.

“I’m watching the news every day, hoping that maybe something turns positive,” Balaban said. “That maybe Russia decides to call back and say: ‘Retreat. We don’t want to do this anymore.’ But that is never coming.”

It was the largest European invasion since World War II, pitting a superpower — Russia — against a much smaller, yet far grittier, opponent, Ukraine. Yes, there was ample pride on the Ukrainian side, where they waved the blue-and-yellow flag. But this was Russia we were talking about.

More than 900,000 soldiers, with another 2 million on standby — triple the numbers Ukraine boasted, according to a CNN report at the time. Nearly 16,000

tanks, 1,400 planes, nearly 1,000 helicopters, compared with Ukraine’s total of barely 3,500 in all three of those categories of armaments.

And Russia has dedicated more than $45 billion per year to defense spending, while Ukraine spends $5 billion.

On top of that, its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, had spent his entire life as a comedian and actor, not a politician or even a military leader. This wasn’t going to be a long campaign.

Or so we thought. It turns out that underestimating Ukrainians’ tenacity, pride and desire to stay independent is a mistake. Especially if you’re Russia.

More than 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the conflict, according to NBC News, compared with 13,000 Ukrainians. But so have more than 7,000 civilians, including hundreds of children. Then again, it’s likely that casualties on both sides are actually far higher.

And that is the truest cost of war. Not the billions of dollars poured into it, but the lives that are damaged or destroyed, and especially those that are lost. Governments see war as territorial expansion, or acquisition of resources. Sometimes it might be necessary to remove someone truly evil, or it could simply be over what kind of faith you practice.

But in the end, all it really accomplishes is turning the world upside-down.

Even after Russia bullied its way into the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine was home to 44 million people who lived their lives the same way we do — looking to leave

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letters ‘We were scammed’ by Santos To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Minx or madman: the George Santos Story” (Feb. 16-22): I have been a resident of Glen Head, part of the Town of Oyster Bay and part of the 3rd Congressional District, since 1975. The state Democratic Party did a horrible job of running its campaigns last fall. I saw thousands of signs for Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for governor, and George Santos. I only saw a handful of signs for Robert Zimmerman, Santos’s opponent. I got one phone call from New York State United Teachers — I’m a retired teacher — to urge me to vote for Zimmerman. I got daily robocalls from the Zeldin/ Santos campaign on my answering machine.

One local newspaper, The Leader, had a story before the election that George Santos was a fake, but no big newspaper (Newsday, N.Y. Times) checked it out or mentioned it anywhere.

How did The Leader know something that the Republican and Democratic parties did not?

I wasn’t surprised that Zeldin and Santos won on Long Island. I am surprised that the local Republican Party didn’t vet their congressional

our society in a better place than we found it. Getting married. Having kids.

Spending time with our grandchildren.

Working dream jobs. Counting down the days toward retirement and relaxation.

Some 8 million people have left Ukraine since the invasion, and many will never return. Even if they do, with the blue-and-yellow stripes flying above Kyiv, it will take years — if not decades — to rebuild. To heal. To move forward.

“I know a great deal of the horrors and tragedies of war,” U.S. Army Gen. George C. Marshall once said. “The cost of war in human lives is constantly spread before me, written neatly in many ledgers whose columns are gravestones. I am deeply moved to find some means or method of avoiding another calamity of war.”

Yet the constant deluge of horrors from war is never enough to turn us off from it. As long as there are people on Earth, there will be wars. Most of us are fortunate we haven’t been caught up in it, but we don’t have to be there to feel the pain.

Just ask Oleh Balaban. When his cousin left for the military, he had to leave his wife and young son behind.

“I hope this comes to an end so I can stop worrying what I’ll wake up to see on the news,” Balaban said a year ago. “It’s tough to watch, but I remain hopeful and optimistic that Ukraine will keep defending their freedom, their democracy and their homeland.”

But the fact is, Ukraine never should have had to.

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ast month I made my first visit to Capitol Hill since Dec. 28, 2020, the day I had cast my final vote on the floor of Congress before my retirement from the House of Representatives. Actually, the absence from Congress seemed even longer, because Covid restrictions had severely reduced the days I spent in Washington for most of 2020.

Driving down to Washington with County Executive Bruce Blakeman and GOP Chairman Joe Cairo to meet with members of New York’s congressional delegation, I couldn’t peter help thinking of Thomas Wolfe’s kinG caution that “You Can’t Go Home Again.” Not that Washington was ever my home, but I had spent three to four days a week there for most months of the 28 years I was in Congress. During those almost three decades there were highs and lows, victories and occasional defeats, but never a moment of regret about being there. It was the experience of a lifetime. Now I wondered how it would be coming back.

After the almost five-hour drive, we checked in at the Hay-Adams Hotel, across from the White House, in mid-afternoon.

Our first stop on Capitol Hill would be U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s office in the Longworth Building. D’Esposito is my congressman, and represents many of the South Shore Nassau County communities I had represented. Driving up Independence Avenue to Capitol Hill, my first view of the massive Capitol dome brought back good memories and a sense of reassurance.

D’Esposito graciously welcomed us to his fifthfloor office. Over sandwiches and coffee he discussed his first weeks in Congress, including the turbulent five days, and 15 ballots, which finally resulted in Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s election as speaker of the House. As a former chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, I was particularly interested in D’Esposito’s appointment to that committee and his designation as chairman of its subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, which is so vital to New York and Long Island. Learning that Long Island Congressmen Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota would also be on the Homeland Security Committee gave me further reassurance that our security interests would be protected.

Walking through the underground tunnels to the Capitol with D’Esposito, Blake-

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fter my friends’ initial shock at seeing a face from the past, it was like old times.

Letters candidate, and the Democrats didn’t, either — maybe they assumed the Republican Party had?

I have written to Santos, asking him to resign, since he is a liar and ran a fraudulent campaign. (No response.) I have also written to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, asking him to ask for Santos’s resignation. (No response.) In New York state there is no recall law, so it seems we are stuck with Santos for two years and probably longer, since the Republican Party is very strong here. If he had been a teacher with bogus credentials, he would have been fired immediately.

We were scammed.

AMY KEMPTON Glen Head

Please, keep the food donations coming To the Editor: I serve not only as the pastor of Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church, but also as treasurer of the Long Island Council of Churches. The emergency food pantry in Freeport is a mission of that organization.

Each year, after significant donations during the Thanksgiving and Christmas

man and Cairo, I began to feel I was back.

Capitol Police officers recognized me and said hello, as did clerical staff manning the information booth. I ran into old Republican friends like Mario Diaz-Balart, from Florida, and Democrats like Jim McGovern, from Massachusetts, a committed progressive if there ever was one.

After their initial shock at seeing a face from the past, it was soon like old times.

Garbarino then joined us for a meeting with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise in the Louisiana congressman’s conference room. I always had a great regard for Steve. He had been on the edge of death in 2017 from severe gunshot wounds suffered in an assassination attempt by a gunman who was shot dead

by Capitol Police. After multiple surgeries and extensive rehab, Scalise is almost fully recovered, and is fighting as hard as ever. I was especially thankful that he was a strong ally of mine in passing 9/11 health care legislation.

Giving us a lot of his time, Scalise readily acknowledged that Republicans wouldn’t be the majority party without the seats we won in New York last November, especially on Long Island and in Rockland County. He emphasized that our congressional agenda would focus on hard-

seasons, we experience a significant decrease in donations in the following months. This has required me to write significant checks from our operating budget to keep food on our shelves in January and February. This year, with the cost of food much higher due to inflation, we are seeing more and more folks coming to the pantry and less and less food on our shelves.

The People’s Food Drive began as a mission project of the Community Presbyterian Church of Malverne 12 years ago. Over the years, to increase the impact of its successful mission, the food drive has been extended to businesses, civic organizations and caring individuals across the South Shore. In 2022, over 200 people showed up on Move the Food Day, an annual event when all of the collected donations are packed up and taken from Lynbrook to the LICC Food Pantry in Freeport. This year, my church has decided to bring the People’s Food Drive to Wantagh at this crucial time.

You can participate in several ways.

You can drop off nonperishable food at the church, at 1845 Wantagh Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.

There will also be collection boxes at the front and rear doors if you can’t come during those hours. We will also be conducting a food drive at the King Kullen on Wantagh Avenue on March 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church will also be col-

working middle-income families and support for the police.

Voting on the House floor began at 6:30.

As a former House member, I retain floor privileges, but it felt surreal to enter the House chamber again. Within seconds, though, I felt as if I had never been away.

After their initial surprise, former colleagues couldn’t have been more welcoming. When the voting concluded, D’Esposito was given the honor of serving as speaker for the proceedings that followed. He looked like the real deal in the speaker’s chair!

Later that evening, we were joined for dinner at Mastro’s Steakhouse by Representatives Nicole Maleotakis, from Staten Island, and Nick Langworthy, from Erie County. As in all of our meetings that day, Bruce Blakeman and I stressed the importance of restoring the income tax deduction for state and local taxes and retaining local control of zoning to preserve our suburban communities.

After a few drinks back at the hotel as we reviewed the events of the day, we called it a night. Beginning the drive back to Long Island the next morning, I took another look at the glorious Capitol dome shining in the morning sun. The trip had been bittersweet, but I was truly glad to be back. God bless America!

Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

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lecting food or financial donations during this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade.

If you would like to get your neighborhood, place of worship or civic organization involved, please contact me at (917) 940-6447 or ron.garner@gmail.com. And if you would like to be involved in a “hands on” experience, Move the Food

Day, when volunteers gather at the food pantry in Freeport, will be on March 25.

Your kindness and compassion for the food insecure will be greatly appreciated.

THE REV. RON GARNER Pastor, Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church

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