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Schools serve students’ needs Organization focuses on those with social and emotional issues in Elmont, at St. Boniface Catholic Church; a high school at the Church of the Blessed SacraMost students in New York ment in Valley Stream; and a resstate make steady academic idential program in South Ozone progress, and advance through Park, Queens. two or three differTrainor said ent schools by the that students maintime they reach age ly come to Martin 14. Joseph Trainor, De Porres schools executive director because of defiof the Martin De ciencies in their Por res Schools, educational abiliexplains. ties, a need for speIn contrast, cial education most students at needs and histories Martin De Porres of “languishing” in S c h o o l s, wh i c h regular academic serve those with settings. The facilieducational, social, ties are part of the e m o t i o n a l a n d JoSEPH TRAINoR state’s so-called 853 behavioral issues, schools — created Exec. director, Martin often jump among by Chapter 853 of s eve n o r e i g h t De Porres Schools the Laws of 1976 — schools by age 14, for students with Trainor said, due disabilities. to their unique challenges. Trauma as contributor “It’s almost the exact oppoMany students who end up at site,” he said of the contrasting such a school, Trainor said, have experience of students who suffered trauma — not a “catatransfer from district-run clysmic event” in a student’s life, schools to Martin De Porres but the trauma of a regular Schools, which are state-funded school setting, which, he said, is private schools for those ages 13 “diffuse and complex.” to 21. “Our kids get to us because of Founded in 1972, the organiza- early languishing in school that tion has three locations: an elementary and junior high school Continued on page 4

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GRoCERy SHoPPERS AT the Franklin Square Stop & Shop said they couldn’t help but notice the continuing increase in food prices.

Shoppers feel food price hikes Single-year increase is largest in four decades By RoBERT TRAVERSo rtraverso@liherald.com

Local shoppers are expressing frustration with the increase in food prices, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that those prices rose nearly 9 percent between February 2021 and last month, the largest 12-month jump in over 40 years. “It’s up,” Maxine Smith, a Valley Stream resident shopping at the Stop & Shop on Franklin Avenue in Franklin Square, said wearily. A poll conducted in mid-February by Morning Consult found that nine out of 10 Americans reported noticing a rise in food prices, and a recent Gallup poll found that the percentage of Americans who consider inflation a

major problem rose from 7 percent last November to 10 percent in March. “Everything has gone up,” said Smith, agreeing with 90 percent of 2,200 people polled by The New York Times recently who said that the prices of all varieties of food have risen in recent months. She pointed to global economic and political concerns as drivers of the increases, and specifically to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine combined account for 25 percent of the global wheat market, according to the New York Times, and Ukraine was the world’s largest exporter of wheat before the war. “I’ve noticed that the prices have gone up,” Henry DeHart, of Queens Village, said after Continued on page 9

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Elmont resident returning to renovated home

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Kelly Arcillas of Elmont, who has been kept away from her home after being diagnosed with a rare disease in 2019, will return to her house, recently renovated by the local home-building nonprofit Rescuing Families, on April 21. Life for Kelly, 18, and the rest of the Arcillas family, which includes Kelly’s parents, Joel and Carina, and her twin sisters, Kiana and Kiara, 13, changed forever when Kelly abruptly fell ill about two and a half years ago after the family returned home from a vacation. Then just 16, Kelly was suddenly hospitalized and would soon spend almost three months in a coma, before eventually being diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis. A collection of related conditions, autoimmune encephalitis leads the immune system to attack the brain, causing inflammation. Because of the various conditions, Kelly’s immune system produces antibodies that mistakenly attack her brain cells. Before 2019, Kelly was an active member of the Elmont community, and the Arcillas family lived a simpler life. Since her diagnosis, life for the family has changed forever. Since Kelly emerged from her coma, she has lived solely at hospitals and nursing for the last two and a half years, never returning to her Elmont home. She is paralyzed from the waist down, has lost 90% of her vision and relies on a ventilator and gastronomy tube for daily nutrition. Vinny and Gina Centauro, Franklin Square residents and co-founders of Rescuing Families, which renovates homes for families in need, said Kelly is scheduled to be discharged and return to her reimagined home on April 21. The house, located at 373 Randall Avenue in Elmont, required rethinking and reconstruction in order for Kelly to return– and live –in the home safely and properly. The main focus of the renovation of the Arcillas family’s home has been the construction of a deck and ramp allowing Kelly to enter the house from her wheelchair. While the nonprofit has constructed decks at other houses in the past, such construction has never been so essential to the return of a resident to their home. “This one’s different because without this ramp and deck, Kelly would never be able to come home,” Vinny said, explaining how essential this is for Kelly’s return home for the first time since 2019. “This particular renovation hinges on whether this young lady comes home or not,” Gina stressed, noting that because there was not enough room in front of the house for Kelly to easily enter the home, the deck and ramp was constructed in the house’s backyard. In addition to the deck and ramp, the renovation of the Elmont home included making the Arcillas’ bathroom accessible, widening all doorways inside the home so Kelly can easily access all rooms throughout first floor “with ease” from

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REScuing FAmiliES, PicTuRED at a 2019 renovation, replaced all of the flooring at the Arcillas family home to ensure smooth passage throughout the home for Kelly and her wheelchair. Vinny SAiD ThiS renovation has been unique for the nonprofit because of the hands-on support of the Arcillas family. KElly ARcillAS iS set to return home for the first time since 2019 on April 21.

her wheelchair, replacing all the flooring in the house, which Gina said was “buckling” and would have been too weak to sustain the weight of Kelly’s wheelchair. French doors were also added to Kelly’s bedroom to make the room more accessible for her. As of March 23, Kelly’s return home is scheduled for April 21. Gina and Vinny said they have built a remarkable relationship with the Arcillas family during the renovation, which they described as a unique experience compared to other renovations the nonprofit has completed in the past. Kelly’s father, Joel, cooks lunch every day for the Rescuing Families volunteers renovating his home, Gina said. Joel has also worked side-by-side with Rescuing Families volunteers on aspects of the renovation to help out -- and to speed up his daughter’s return. “They’re both so overjoyed to bring their daughter home,” Gina said of Kelly’s parents, adding that the couple often refers to Gina and Vinny as their “angels” for helping to return Kelly

home. “This is the first time we’ve ever had assistance from a family member or even having them living in the home while we’re doing the renovation,” Vinny said, emphasizing how this renovation is unique for the Franklin Square nonprofit group. And while the project has been underway for months, Gina and Vinny met Kelly for first time a few weeks ago. “She’s a very positive young lady,” Gina said, adding that it was “lovely” to finally meet Kelly, who turns 19 on June 3, in person, whom she also said has a great sense of humor. Kelly, Gina said, expressed to the couple that while she is growing eager to return home, she is excited to have a date set in stone for her return home. The Franklin Square charity relies on fundraisers and donations by community members to renovate local homes for families in need. A ‘Night at the Races’ fundraiser at the VFW Post 2718 location in Franklin Square, at 68 Lincoln Road, is being held

on March 25 to support the charity. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the event will be held between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. On April 30, Dine Long Island is holding a fundraising event for Rescuing Families between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. at Samanea Mall in Westbury. Additionally, donations for the nonprofit’s yard sales will be accepted soon. For more information about these events and to buy tickets or make donations to Recuing Families, visit the nonprofit’s website, www.rescuingfamilies. org. Checks and money orders can be sent to Rescuing Families, Inc., PO Box 146, Franklin Square, NY 11010.

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essentially builds up over time,” Trainor said, adding that failure to succeed academically and socially are the main reasons. They leave students ill equipped to form friendships as well as healthy student-adult relationships in a school environment. “As much as ABCs and 123s are a significant component of school, what’s just as significant are relationships, and how relationships help children develop competencies over time,” Trainor said. When students first arrive at a Martin De Porres school, the initial goal is to simply establish trusting relationships with them. “We’re not just here to try to nurture the academic needs of the student,” Trainor said. “We’re here to see them as a human being and see the total package of who they are.” The schools’ holistic educational approach grew out of the organization’s Lasallian history, part of a Roman Catholic religious teaching order that stretches back to Saint Martin De Porres.

Funding concerns

“Schools like Martin De Porres have been chronically underfunded for decades now,” Trainor said, explaining that the organization may not be able to support its programs without enhanced funding. There are currently 155 students — mostly from New York City, but from Nassau and Suffolk County as well — at St. Boniface and 95 at the high school level in Valley Stream. Funding is calculated by the state on a per-student basis, based on costs over the previous two years. “The tuition rate methodology that funds 853 schools is a cost based formula that uses outdated expense information,” reads a statement on the website of the 853 Coalition, an organization that advocates for the schools. Trainor lamented that while funding for the state’s public schools increased by 7 percent during the 2020-21 school year, 853 schools saw an increase of just 4 percent. Outrage sparked by this disparity led both houses of the State Legislature to pass equal-funding legislation, but Gov. Kathy Hochul, who raised concerns about automatically providing equal funding, vetoed the bill.

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Martin DE PorrES Schools Executive Director Joseph Trainor, center, said the organization focuses not only on the educational needs of students, but also on their social and emotional needs. Trainor expressed hope for prospects for equal funding in the future, however, pointing to language in state budget proposals by the Legislature that calls for suspending the two-year funding model and replacing it with a new system within five years.

Successful student results

Martin De Porres Schools has seen success with students since 1972 and continuing into recent years, Trainor said. A metric used to measure this, he said, is how many students return to district schools, and that overall number is about 30 percent. About 35 students graduate each year annual from the elementary and junior high school program at St. Boniface, and 15 percent of those students return to district schools. “Part of the design of the high school at this point is to be a place mainly for our kids who don’t feel returning to district is good for them,” Trainor said in explaining the lower rate of students who return to district schools from the Valley Stream program, with more opting to remain there. A larger goal of the organization is to provide students with a “functional education,” encompassing “soft skills” development in vocational areas, which include a culinary program and a barber program, Trainor said.

Serving Elmont

“We’re part of this community, and we’re a support to the community,” he said of the role of the school in Elmont. At the height of the pandemic, when donations dropped at the parish, the program helped support the church as well as the local economy. Trainor emphasized that while Martin De Porres School students have been stigmatized because of their educational and

behavioral issues, he believes they should be seen by residents as being on the same level as local children and young adults. “They’re the kids from the neighborhood,” he said, adding that some previously attended public schools in Elmont and its surrounding communities. “They’re still kids who deserve a public education, and that’s what we’re here to do.”

History, mission of Martin De Porres Schools ■ Martin De Porres Schools are part of a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle. ■ Martin De Porres, born in 1579, is renowned for his support of the poor, having established an orphanage and a children’s hospital in Peru and speaking on behalf of the poor in the 16th and 17th centuries. ■ Martin De Porres Schools was founded in 1972, and now has three locations, in

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TiffAny CApERS AT a news conference last year that announced legislation she successfully petitioned Supervisor Don Clavin and the Hempstead Town Board to enact that restricts sales of electronic cigarettes or vaping products within 1,000 feet of a school, playground or park. the future, stressing that the goal of activism should always be to serve other people. “I don’t set out to win an award; I set out to support and advocate in my community,” she stressed. Capers, who moved to Elmont in 1998 and has served on the Elmont Association of Girl Scouts and various Parent Teacher Associations, said her top priorities are to continue serving as a school board trustee for the Elmont Union School District and to continue monitoring and limiting the impact vaping shops have on local children, an issue she successfully pushed the Town of Hempstead to tackle through leg-

islation passed last year. The TOH bill passed in early 2021 prohibits the sale of e-cigarette or vaping products within 1,000 feet of a school, playground or park. Capers also said she hopes to hold the Nassau County Police Department accountable to the commitment it made to remove equipment planted to the Elmont water between May and July of this year, allowing long-planned and continually delayed renovations to the structure to move forward. Capers, who called the police department’s failure to remove the equipment

and requests for longer timeframes to do so a “disregard for the community” in a previous Herald story, has also called on the organization to provide status reports on the removal of the equipment at weekly meetings held by the Water Authority of Western Nassau County. Capers said she plans to keep advocating for Elmont and children in the community in the future, working to push back on any issue that causes problems for residents. “I don’t really have a target list… when things come up and they don’t feel right, I am going to speak out on it,” Capers said.

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Tiffany Capers, a longtime Elmont resident, community leader and activist, was honored during a March 9 ceremony as a recipient of the 2022 Town of Hempstead Pathfinder Award. The annual celebration, hosted during Women’s History Month, honored Capers and seven other local award-winning women for “making a difference in their communities,” said Supervisor Don Clavin at the event. “I’m really grateful and honored to receive this award,” Capers said, adding that she felt honored to be part of the group of women who received the Pathfinder Award. “I have a tremendous amount of respect for the other women who stood beside me that day,” she said, complimenting the work the other award winners have done for their respective communities. Capers emphasized that the award is a byproduct of her dedication to Elmont and its residents and that she never expected to win an award for her efforts. “I advocate for the community and for our kids because it’s the right thing to do, not because I’m planning to be on a short list for an award,” Capers said, explaining what drives her activism. “Trust your gut and do what feels right,” Capers said when asked what message she would share with residents who aspire to serve their communities and potentially win the Pathfinder Award in

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you will be doing a quick interview with a tax preparer to go over all your documents, but must leave the room while your return is completed and Quality Reviewed. You will be called back to go over the return, and if all is acceptable, sign the return, receive your copy and leave. Your return will be electronically filed at the end of that day. Please make sure you have your cell phone so we can call you with any issues or to inform you of the completion of your return. For more information, visit the library’s website at https://www.franklinsquarepl.org/.

Project Hope (F.S.) Join Project Hope at the Franklin Square Public Library between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. at a table on the ground floor of the library where Project Hope will be providing helpful information. The organization has an emotional support helpline, educational materials, trusted referrals, and local provider agencies that are “all dedicated to helping you manage and cope with changes brought on by COVID-19… NY Project Hope Crisis Counselors understand what you are going through. Talking with them is free, confidential, and anonymous. Talk with someone who is trained, knowledgeable and never judges. Sometimes it’s helpful to talk with someone you don’t know.” Project Hope recommends looking at the articles on their website (to learn relaxation techniques or coping tips) if you are not able to speak in person. For more information, visit the library’s website, https://www.franklinsquarepl.org/.

Beginner’s Chess Club (F.S.) Beginning chess players between grades 2 and 6 can learn chess moves with chess expert Gary Kugler between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. in the J Craft Room. Basics of the game will be taught, which will then lead to friendly competition between members. Registration only needed for 1 session.

Friday, April 1 Senior Chat (Elmont) Join Elmont Memorial Library for senior chat with seniors from the community every Friday morning in meeting room 1 at 10 a.m. Participate or listen to casual discussions on special interests, concerns, and other topics that happen to arise. To register, contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org.

Lecture: The Carol Burnett story with Sal (Elmont) Learn the story of Carol Burnett a lecture in in meeting room 2. Summary of the

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Friday, April 8 Dance, Stretch & Tone with Barbara Fraser (Elmont)

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Movie night coming soon at Elmont Library Theater A showing of the movie “Spencer” will be held at the Elmont Memorial Library Theater on Friday, April 1 at 2:30 p.m.

lecture provided by the library: “This is the story of a who transformed from a young performer from San Antonio who treks to the Big Apple and is suddenly discovered by Broadway and Gary Moore. And the rest, as they say, is show business history. Laugh once again with the antics of Carol and her hilarious television ensemble including Vicki Lawrence, Harvey Korman and, of course, the always unpredictable Tim Conway. Discover Carol’s illustrious movie career, plus learn of her personal triumphs and tragedies. Along the way, you will revisit memorable characters including Mama and Eunice, Mr. Tudball and Mrs. Wiggins and others.” Registration is required. Limited seating. To register, contact adult reference at (516) 3545280 X 223 or via email at reference@ elmontlibrary.org.

Movie: “Spencer” (Elmont) Watch a showing of “Spencer” at 2:30 p.m. in the Elmont Library Theater. Summary of the movie provided by the library:

“The marriage between Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs abound, peace is maintained for the Christmas festivals at the Queen’s Estate. There is eating, drinking, and hunting, but this year, things will be profoundly different. During her Christmas holidays with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, Diana Spencer decides to end her decade-long marriage.” Cast includes Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Jack Nielen, Freddie Spry, Stella Gonet, Jack Farthing, Sean Harris, Richard Sammel, Sally Hawkins, Amy Manson, Elizabeth Berrington and James Harkness. No tickets or registration required. Movie showing is free and open to the public. First-come-first seated policy. Please silence cell phones. To register, contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org.

Monday, April 4

AARP Tax Help (F.S.) Join the Franklin Square Public Library and AARP Volunteers between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the community room for help with your 2021 taxes. Registration is IN PERSON only at the Library. You must pick up an INTAKE PACKET and have it filled out and ready before your appointment. Requirements: You MUST have an appointment, made in person at the Library; Social Security Card or IRS ITIN for all parties on the return; Photo ID Driver’s license is preferred; Copy of last two years’ Tax Returns; All Tax related income documents: W-2’s, SSA-1099, All 1099-Rs, All Interest and Dividend Statements (1099INT and 1099DIV); All Capital Gain/Loss Information (Brokerage statement); Economic Impact Payment information (Stimulus Payments); If itemizing, all medical expenses, taxes paid, charitable donations, mortgage interest paid (1098); Completion of Intake/Interview Sheet (given when you make appointment); Signed Form 1446 (at appointment time). Please be advised

Join Elmont Memorial Library and Barbara Fraser at 1 p.m. in meeting room 2 for this class designed for mature adults and active seniors who enjoy dance and exercise. Space is limited, and registration is open to Elmont Memorial Cardholders only. In-person or online registration begins Sept. 23 for Elmont Library cardholders. Masks are required for all INPERSON programs, regardless of vaccination status. To register, contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org.

HAving An EvEnT? Items on the Community Update pages 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 rtraverso@liherald.com

Frank Culmone is president of the F.S. Civic Association, which was founded in April 2016. Between March 14 and March 21, F.S. averaged 2.71 daily positive Covid-19 cases. Between March 14 and March 21, Elmont averaged 2.14 daily positive Covid-19 cases. Elmont’s KC Ndefo and Saint Peter’s was eliminated from the NCAA tournament on March 27. Rev. Peter Hartraub was the founding pastor of Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Parish.

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Northern winters are cold and dreary, summers full of roadway construction. Of course, we love life on Long Island. But if we’re ever considering a change of scenery, South Carolina hopes you’ll check out what the south has to offer.. “We’re getting lots of buyers from the north because of our climate, because of our lifestyle, and because our homes are very affordable,” said Jana Bantz, who runs Jana Bantz & Associates in Summerville, located just outside of Charleston. “People move here because there’s something for everyone.” Bantz joined Southern Trust loan officer Beth Greenlee and real estate attorney Michael Browder as part of the RichnerLive webinar series, Herald Inside LI. She gets people love their New York homes, but it doesn’t mean they can’t consider something new — or even something additional — in South Carolina. It’s a state filled with beaches, in-ground swimming pools, and plenty of flat land considered great for cyclists. Bantz lauded the world-class restaurants and art scenes the Charleston area also offers. Downtown Charleston is home to highend real estate with many historical homes dating back to the 18th century. Kiawah, a barrier island southwest of Charleston, is primarily a private beach and golf resort with nearly 40 such courses within 20 miles of the coastal city.

If you missed the live presentation of Herald Inside LI’s “Dreaming of Moving South,” you can watch the whole thing online at tinyurl.com/CharlestonMove.

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MovINg to SoutH Carolina could include living in a home like this one in the Charleston suburb of Summerville. This four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom house is nearly 3,000 square feet, and is listing for $549,000. Charleston, James Island, Summerville and West Ashley are among other many affordable suburban areas, all helped with South Carolina’s low tax rates. A property valued at $400,000 could pay as little as $2,000 in taxes each year if treated as a primary property, Browder shared. “People, especially after the pandemic, are looking for our Jana lifestyle and livability,” Bantz said. “The distance between South Carolina and New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, is only a day’s drive away. Florida is a two-day trip. Being close to family is also a draw.”

And South Carolina’s location eases some of the more extreme weather patterns found in northern states. “The strong storms are mostly broken up by the breeze of the ocean before they get to the lowland,” Greenlee said. “Thunderstorms will occur more inland, but don’t count on Charleston getting any major tornados.” Bantz “Many of the children in the low country haven’t even seen snow,” Banta said. “So when it does snow, it’s a party.” Yes, there are hurricanes. Oceanfront homes would need to be secured. Interior

areas such as Goose Creek, Moncks Corner and Summerville, however typically only experience rain and wind. “We get 10 days’ notice before they arrive, so everyone just battens down the hatches and waits for them to go,” Bantz said. For those who do want to move don’t even have to wait for retirement. Charleston offers a booming job market with highend employers and top-notch medical services, according to the panelists. Medical University of South Carolina’s Teaching Hospital draws the best and the brightest young medical students looking to serve beach towns, among a plethora of hospitals in Moncks Corner, Mount Pleasant and Summerville. Anyone getting around Long Island last Friday needed heavy coats and maybe even scarves. But that wasn’t true in Charleston. “It’s a beautiful, South Carolina day,” Bantz said. “Sunny, blue skies. It’s 72. We broke out our summer wardrobe. Spring is here. Flowers are blooming, birds are building nests. It’s beautiful.”

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buying groceries at the Franklin Square Stop & Shop. DeHart echoed Smith’s concern that prices for all kinds of food had risen, but was skeptical about attributing the problem to a single cause. “I think it’s a combination of things,” he said. “The supply chain … the war,” he added, referring to the global supplychain slowdown exacerbated by the most recent peak of the coronavirus pandemic. Annette Koziarz, of Franklin Square, said that while the prices of certain items, such as ice cream, have remained steady or increased little, the cost of foods like meat — and especially steak — and vegetables, she said, has “gone sky-high.” The prices of vegetables and fruit rose by an average of 2.3 percent in February alone, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “When they run the sale, we’re OK,” Koziarz said. She agreed with Smith and DeHart that the Russian invasion, which led to a ban on Russian oil that in turn helped drive gas prices to new records in the U.S., was a major factor. But Koziarz added, in a sentiment shared by many of her fellow shoppers, “You can’t blame it all on the war.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture

Expect food prices to keep rising ■ Food prices rose 1 percent from January to February, and 8.6 percent between February 2021 and February 2022. The all items index rose 7.9 percent during the same timeframe, the largest 12-month spike since 1982, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index. ■ A USDA report predicted that grocery store prices would rise between 2 and 3 percent this year. ■ Restaurant costs are expected to grow between 4 and 5 percent, the USDA stated in a recent report.

released a report in March predicting that food prices would increase between 2 and 3 percent this year. “Maybe they’ll realize we can’t afford it,” Koziarz said. “Hopefully everything will start going down again.”

Lodge 2245 installs new officers By roBErt trAVErSo rtraverso@liherald.com

Lodge 2245 of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America installed new officers on March 16. The Elmont-Franklin Square lodge, which celebrated its 50-year anniversary last September, aims to bolster ItalianAmerican pride and serve local communities. The main goal of the organization, said Lodge 2245 president Andrew Monteleon in a previous Herald story, is to serve local communities like Elmont and Franklin Square, where the lodge began to grow several decades ago. Monteleon said he would like to see the lodge do more for these two communities where the organization originated. Originally from Ozone Park in Queens himself, Monteleon said lodge membership is concentrated today between individuals from West Hempstead and Garden City, as well as Elmont and Franklin Square. New York State Assemblyman Ed Ra, member of Cellini lodge, Lisa DelliPizzi, president of the Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce and member of Lodge 2245, Carolyn Rees, past president of New York State Order Sons and Daughters of Italy and lodge member attended the event. To continue the lodge’s legacy of community service, Monteleon has partnered with local civic organizations such as the Garden City South Community League

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StAtE ASSEmBlymAn Ed Ra, Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce President Lisa DelliPizzi and Carolyn Reres, past president of NYS Order Sons and Daughters of Italy, attended the event. and the Franklin Square Historical Society to host community events throughout his two years as president. He has worked to publicize the lodge’s message of Italian-American pride and community service and organize community events as well. Before he became president of the lodge, membership dropped to 104 members. The lodge currently has over 150 members.

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GOP candidates are ready for campaigning By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

Will this be the year Republicans take back both Albany and Washington? That’s not likely at the state level, but more modern tradition on Capitol Hill has favored the party not in the White House in midterm elections, which gave members of the Nassau County GOP some confidence when they kicked off their fall campaign in Westbury last week. It was there they introduced their congressional and state candidates, sounding traditional party themes of lowering taxes, fighting crime, and “rebuilding the economy.” Republicans are particularly optimistic about their chances given high gas and food prices, perceived crime spikes in major cities, and Joe Biden’s waning popularity. “We are going to have a tremendous victory this year,” Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said. “People are living paycheck-to-paycheck. They can’t afford gasoline. People are realizing we are the answer to their problems, not the Democratic Party.” Topping the list of candidates is Anthony D’Esposito, a Hempstead town councilman seeking to replace Democratic congresswoman Kathleen Rice, who already announced she wasn’t seeking re-election. But the race for Rice’s seat is crowded, at least among Democrats. They include former Hempstead town supervisor Laura Gillen, county legislators Siela Bynoe and Carrié Solages, and Malverne mayor Keith Corbett. Jack Martins, a past Mineola mayor and a former state senator, is seeking another shot at his senate seat, challenging incumbent Democrat Anna Kaplan of Great Neck. Assemblyman Edward Ra, ranking member of the Assembly’s ways and means committee, also seeks re-

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REpuBlIcAN cANdIdATES foR state and federal officers gathered at GOP headquarters in Westbury on March 25 to kick off the fall campaign. election. Other Republicans running for Congress whose districts include a portion of Nassau County are Andrew Garbarino, George Santos, Nick LaLota and Paul King. “I talk to a lot of people in the district,” said D’Esposito, a retired New York City Police detective. “They are fed up. People can’t put food on the table. They feel the country is off-track.” But Democrats see things a bit differently. Nassau County Democratic Party chair Jay Jacobs said in an email that “broken economy” includes a record-breaking gross domestic product growth of nearly 6 percent, the addition of 7 million jobs, and an unemployment rate

below 4 percent — “all while reducing the Trump budget deficit by $360 billion since Joe Biden took office.” Republicans know no Democrat running in Nassau County — or anywhere else — supports defunding police, Jacobs added. “Yet, they cling to it along with bail reform as if they are the causes of increased crime, when all the data proves otherwise. “The uptick in violent crime is a nationwide problem, and among the two greatest causes are gun violence and a lack of funding for mental health. Republicans continue to do nothing to control the influx of guns and wear mental health budget cuts as a badge of honor.”

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The six long tables were evenly divided, with chairs on either side, with plenty of room for breakfast, coffee and some juice. The large conference room inside the Garden City headquarters of Richner Communications Inc., sprang to life, as the Herald publisher welcomed members of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce last week to do something they haven’t done much of during the pandemic era — get together in-person. “For almost two years, we did just Zoom,” said Frank Camarano, the council’s president. Although it was convenient under the circumstances, “I didn’t like it.” Pointing to the room full of people talking, either one-on-one, or in small groups, Camarano declared that “in-person is much better. We need in-person.” The council is a group of 42 chambers of commerce from across the county collectively addressing legislative issues that could have an impact on Nassau businesses. The council seeks to promote what it calls “economic security and enhanced growth.” Through promotion of campaign like “Shop Local,” the group looks to ensure a bright future for the businesses and the communities where they are located. “We just went to Albany and we partner with Suffolk County and Vision Long Island,” Camarano said. “We are a sound-

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RichNER commuNicatioNS iNc. hosted the monthly meeting of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce last week. From left, council president Frank Camarano, Herald digital sales manager Lori Berger, and Herald publisher Stuart Richner. ing board and give our members a voice.” He also noted the organization also discusses issues on the county, town and village levels. Breakfasts like these are held the last Thursday of every month except October, when the council holds its annual Businessperson of the Year and Legislative Breakfast that serves as a fundraiser for the organization.

With 24 community weekly newspapers and a website, Herald Community Newspapers has a wide reach, according to company president — and breakfast host — Stuart Richner. In fact, “92 percent of Long Islanders go to their mailbox daily,” meaning that traditional print products remain an effective way to reach existing and potential customers. That’s proven with a robust printing

business on the premises, as well as new products like the magazine LI Home. Richner also shared the recent success of its Business Women of Long Island Awards dinner where 400 people attended an inperson gala at the Heritage Club in Bethpage State Park. Spotlighting the talents of the in-house graphic designers, Richner added: “You can write on the back of a napkin, and we’ll turn it into something good.” All of Long Island was the focus of a presentation by Kristen Reynolds, president and chief executive of Discover Long Island, an organization that promotes Long Island as a tourist destination. She was joined by her chief operations officer, Sharon Wyman. Reynolds spoke about her 14-employee staff that oversees a $3 million annual budget — money generated from hotel occupancy taxes. Yet, her budget is paltry compared to the $37 million available to New York City. With 10 social media channels — including one on YouTube — Reynolds said Discover Long Island aims to tell people “what Long Island has to offer,” adding the group looks to host parties focused on events such as the Belmont Stakes. It will relaunch its website in October. To learn more about the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, visit NCChambers.org. For Discover Long Island, visit DiscoverLongIsland.com.

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SpOnSORS Of ThE Premier Business Women of Long Island awards gala included AT&T’s FirstNet, at left, who provided a photo booth during the evening’s opening networking session. At the same time, team members from Investors Bank were out to support their winner, Ana Oliveira.

A celebration of Long Island’s premier women By MARIA CESTERO mcestero@liherald.com

Dressed in pantsuits or even long sequined gowns, guests chatted in the lively atmosphere that made up this year’s Premier Business Women of Long Island awards gala last week at the Heritage Club in Bethpage. Part of Women’s History Month, the third annual event hosted by Herald C o m m u n i t y N ew s p ap e r s g r a n t e d remarkable women the chance to network with other successful peers, celebrating the culmination of their success. “I think it’s very important for young women to see an example of a woman who works very hard,” said Nadgeena Jerome, Miss Long Island 2022. “I think it’s really important to highlight those efforts, especially when there is a sense of inequality toward women that we try very hard to diminish, but unfortunately (is) still there.” Joining Jerome among the 49 winners was Leanne Pinard Baum, the owner and director of Miss Long Island Pageants, as well as Miss Long Island Teen 2022. Stuart Richner noted a remarkable woman in his life — Edith Richner, who founded Herald parent Richner Communications alongside husband Robert Richner nearly 60 years ago. The current company chief executive emphasized the importance of including and empowering women in all industries, all while promoting diversity in the workplace. “If she were here today, I have no doubt that she would be in disbelief at and extremely proud of the dozens of Long Island business leaders gathered here this evening,” Richner said of his mother. “While we have certainly come a long way in the past six decades, there is still a lot more work to do to achieve

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SpOnSORS DOlCE BEllA Luxury Italian Ices provided some sweet treats for the 400 or so who gathered at the Heritage Club in Bethpage last week to celebrate Long Island’s Premier Business Women. the equity, opportunities and respect that women deserve.” Accompanied by television host and entrepreneur Judy Goss, the duo presented awards to all 49 of the honorees. News 12 Long Island reporter Antoinette Biordi joined them as a special guest speaker. One by one, each honoree accepted their award, encouraged by thundering applause and cheer from the crowd. Retha Fernandez described walking up to the stage as “amazing.” “Women, traditionally, we do work — sometimes without being noticed or recognized,” said Fernandez, Suffolk County’s chief diversity and inclusion officer. “But we do it for the love of the work, and just seeing what women across Long Island are doing is a form of inspiration, really.” Magdalonie Paris-Campbell described her Premier Business Women

awards as just the beginning. “Never give up and don’t stop believing,” said the AT&T Services area manager. “Even when the lights are dim, we (women) are warriors. The world is endless.” A portion of the gala’s ticket proceeds will be donated to Moxxie Mentoring Foundation, a non-profit that supports and fosters career advancement and leadership development of young women. “Our mission is to connect, collaborate and celebrate, and I hope you made some great connections here this evening,” said Amy Amato, corporate relations and events executive director at Herald Community Newspapers and RichnerLive, who organized the event. “It is a privilege to be here with such talented, driven and giving group of strong and fearless women. And tonight, we celebrate you.”

Thank you to our sponsors Helping make the Premier Business Women of Long Island awards gala possible were AT&T, FirstNet, Apple Bank, Catholic Health Mercy Hospital, PEO Spectrum, PSEG Long Island, Tritec Real Estate Co., Investors Bank, Jersey Mike’s Subs, The Maria Babaev Team, the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency, New York Grant Co., Parker Jewish Institute, Miss Long Island Pageants, Dairy Queen, Girls Inc., Grassi Advisors & Accountants, Henry Schein, The Smilist, Wealth Advisory Associates and TenantBase.

premier business women of long island ■ ChriStina armentano, COO, Paraco Gas Corp.

■ laura JoSeph, director of sales performance and development, Crown Castle

■ maria babaev, licensed associate real estate broker, Douglas Elliman

■ KriSten Kapoor, vice president and senior counsel for labor and employment, Henry Schein

■ leanne pinard baum, owner and executive director, Miss Long Island Pageants ■ Catherine Canadeo, president and CEO Health and Wellness Corp. ■ KriSten CapeZZa, vice president of enrollment management and university communications, Adelphi University ■ aShley trager Chauvin, director of corporate communications, PSEG Long Island ■ antonietta ChiauZZi, vice president, digital banking branch manager, Apple Bank ■ Katie Coleman (CFP) financial advisor, Coleman Financial Group Christina Daly/Herald

Champagne flower lady LAURA L. MAIER, councilwoman, Town of Oyster Bay; franchisee, Dairy Queen & Jersey Mike’s Subs

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■ niCole Craveiro, founder, owner, human resources consultant, CraveHRO ■ Sharon daviS-edwardS, CEO, S.J. Edwards Inc. ■ molly deegan, founding partner and licensed real estate salesperson, Branch Real Estate Group

■ Stephanie Kornblum Knight, director of operations, C&L Plumbing Supply Inc ■ donna laSCala (RFC, CDFA) registered financial consultant, American Portfolios Financial Services ■ SuZanne leblanC, president, Long Island Children’s Museum ■ miChele lindner (CPA, CCIFP) audit principal, Grassi Advisors & Accountants ■ neela muKherJee loCKel (MSW, MPA) president and CEO, EAC Network ■ patriCia mahony, CEO, The Smilist ■ laura l. maier, councilwoman, Town of Oyster Bay; franchisee, Dairy Queen & Jersey Mike’s Subs ■ Sarah J. mcCann, business manager, Huntington Arts Council

SponSor for five Coffee offered cold beverages, at left, to attendees, whle celebrating their winner, Tracy Imhof.

■ daniele d. de voe, partner, Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ aleXandra nigolian, executive director, Nassau County Police Department Foundation

■ retha fernandeZ, chief diversity and inclusion officer-Suffolk County, Department of Human Resources Personnel and Civil Service

■ rebeCCa o’Connell, region manager, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

antoinette biordi of News 12 offered encouraging words.

■ dr. Kerry fierStein, CEO, Allied Physicians Group

announCer and award winner Judy Goss, below right, handed out awards.

■ renee flagler, executive director, Girls Inc. of Long Island ■ amy floreS, board member, Nassau County Industrial, Development Agency ■ lori fruCht, director of marketing, PEO Spectrum ■ JeSSiCa fuenteS, Miss Long Island Teen 2022 ■ barbara gibbonS, vice president for patient care services and chief nursing officer, Catholic Health Mercy Hospital ■ Judy goSS, TV host, entrepreneur, author ■ Kelley Coughlan heCK, executive vice president for development, Tritec Real Estate Co., Inc. ■ teSSa hultZ (RCE, CAE) CEO, Long Island Board of Realtors ■ traCy imhof, vice president of marketing, For Five Coffee ■ miChelle Jardine (MD, FACE, ECNU) diabetes and endocrinology, Stony Brook Medicine ■ nadgeena Jerome, Miss Long Island 2022

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■ ann Kayman (Esq) founder and CEO, New York Grant Co.

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■ ana oliveira, senior vice president, New York market executive, Investors Bank ■ SuCi padro, branch manager, Intercontinental Capital Group ■ magdalonie pariS-Campbell, area manager-Long Island external and legislative affairs, AT&T Services Inc. ■ anna poolt (CPA) audit manager, Grassi Advisors & Accountants ■ Kelly a. rohrS (CPA) founder, K. Rohrs, CPA P.C. ■ wendy b. SamuelSon (Esq) managing partner, Samuelson Hause & Samuelson LLP, ■ lina SCaCCo, vice president of corporate engagement and community health services, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation ■ luCiane SerifoviC, CEO and founder, Luxian International Realty ■ donna StefanS (Esq. AIF) founder and lead attorney, Stefans Law Group P.C., president of Summit Tax Advisors, Inc. & Wealth Management Advisor, Wealth Advisory Associates ■ eveliSiS S. valentin, principal regional consultant-NYC, FirstNet Program, Public Safety Solutions, AT&T Services Inc. ■ Kelly Zhou, founder and CEO, Yaaas Tea

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 4/6/22 at 9:30 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 288/22. FRANKLIN SQUARE - Joseph Dire, Special exception to maintain accessory structure (pergola) larger than permitted & exceeding horizontal maximum on both sides, with lot area occupied variance., S/s 2nd Ave., 60’ W/o 2nd St., a/k/a 991 2nd Ave. N.C.P.C. Local Determination. 290/22. ELMONT - Carlos Bolivar, Variance, lot area occupied, construct 2-story addition, 2nd story addition and roofed over stoop, all attached to dwelling., E/s Franklin St., 240’ S/o Atherton Ave., a/k/a 159 Franklin St. N.C.P.C. Local Determination. THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 298/22. ELMONT - New York Land Development II Corp., Variances, subdivision of lot, front width from & on street line to front setback line, lot area, side yards aggregate, construct dwelling with garage (Lot A) (demolish existing dwelling)., S/s Murray Hill St., 915.88’ E/o Gotham Ave. 299/22. ELMONT - New York Land Development II Corp., Variances, subdivision of lot, front width from & on street line to front setback line, lot area, side yards aggregate, construct dwelling with garage (Lot B)., S/s Murray Hill St., 954.88’ E/o Gotham Ave 302/22. FRANKLIN SQUARE - West Park Fitness Corp., Use variances for proposed self- storage facility & electric transformer a portion of which is in a residence “B” district, variances, lot are occupied, side yard, rear yard, construct 3-story self-storage facility & electric transformer in a residence “B” district; Use variances for proposed self-storage facility & dumpster a portion of which is in a residence “C” district, variances, lot area occupied, side yard, rear yard, construct 3-story self-storage facility & dumpster in a residence

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION, AND BUDGET VOTE OF VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTEEN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK TO BE HELD ON MAY 17, 2022 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Education of Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of discussion of the proposed budget of expenditure of funds for the school year 2022-2023; that such public hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the vote by the qualified voters of Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen upon the following propositions and elections will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the polling places set forth herein, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Daylight Savings Time on said day. PROPOSITION NO. 1 DISTRICT THIRTEEN BUDGET The vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen for the school year 2022-2023 and authorizing the levy of taxes to meet the estimated expenditures of money during said school year will be held on May 17, 2022 as set forth herein. Copies of the proposed budget, together with the text of any resolution which will be submitted to the voters as well as copies of the estimated expenditures of Valley Stream Central High School District for the school year 2022-2023 may be obtained by any taxpayer of the School District at the Principal’s Office of each school building on each school day, during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., during each of the 14 days preceding the voting day, except on Saturday, Sunday or holidays, and at such annual election. Notice is further given that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. PROPOSITION NO. 2 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET SHALL the proposed budget of expenditures of Valley Stream Central High School District, Nassau County, New York for the year 2022-2023 be approved and that the sum be raised through a levy upon the taxable property in the Valley Stream Central High School District, after first deducting the monies from state aid and other sources, as provided by law. PROPOSITION NO. 3 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTER

PROPOSITION 2022 SHALL the Board of Education hereby authorize the placement of the following voter proposition at the Annual Budget Vote and Election on May 17, 2022 and directs the District Clerk to place said proposition in the Annual Notice of said Vote and Election: SHALL the Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of four million dollars ($4,000,000) from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: installation of air conditioning, all of the above to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith. PROPOSITION NO. 4 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL VOTER PROPOSITION SHALL the Board of Education hereby authorize the placement of the following voter proposition at the Annual Budget Vote and Election on May 17, 2022 and directs the District Clerk to place said proposition in the Annual Notice of said Vote and Election: SHALL, the Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of five million, nine hundred thousand dollars ($5,900,000) from the Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: installation of turf fields at North and South High Schools. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that for the purpose of electing two members of the Board of Education of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen, an election will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the same times and at the same polling places as set forth herein. The following are the vacancies to be filled on the Board of Education: a) The office of Antoinette (Toni) Pomerantz, a member of the Board of Education, for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2022 and expiring June 30, 2025. b) The office of Milagros Vicente, a member of the Board of Education, for a threeyear term commencing July 1, 2022 and expiring June 30, 2025. NOMINATION PETITIONS PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that each vacancy is a separate, specific office and a separate petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate office. Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District, must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District,

must state the residence of each signer, must state the name and residence of the candidate, and must describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including at least the length of the term of the office and the name of the last incumbent. Petitions nominating candidates for the office of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. except that on the thirtieth (30th) day preceding the date set for election of trustees, namely Monday, April 18, 2022, nominating petitions may be filed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The deadline for submitting petitions is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 2022. No person shall be nominated for more than one separate office on the Board of Education. A nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for office or declares his/her unwillingness to serve. In the event of the physical absence of the District Clerk from the District, nominating petitions are to be received and acted upon by the Acting District Clerk in the same manner as required of the District Clerk. Voting machines will be used for the tabulation of all votes upon propositions and the election of Trustees. The meeting and the election will be conducted according to the Education Law and the rules previously adopted by the Board of Education. REGISTRATION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT qualified voters may register at the James A. Dever School, Howell Road School, Wheeler Avenue School and Willow Road School any day up until Tuesday, May 10, 2022 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. except Saturday, Sunday, and school vacations and at such times that the school facilities are open. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Registration of this School District shall meet on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the James A. Dever School, Howell Road School, Wheeler Avenue School and Willow Road School for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of this District for said annual District election, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he/she is known, or proven to the satisfaction

of the Board of Registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the annual District election for which such register is prepared. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within the four calendar years (2018-2021) prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Elections of the County of Nassau. The register shall be filed in the office of the District Clerk at James A. Dever School, 585 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, New York where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Saturday, May 14, 2022; and at each polling place on election day. ABSENTEE BALLOTS PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots for the school district election may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk or downloaded from our website at www.valleystream13.com under Board of Education. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection in the Office of the Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election except Sunday. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Valley Stream Union Free School District 13 by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to districtclerk@valleystrea m13.com. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2022. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Valley Stream Union Free School District 13, may

request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk and return such military ballot application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to districtclerk@valleystrea m13.com. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on April 21, 2022. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail or email. A military voter’s original military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at 585 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, New York 11580. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on May 17, 2022 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election. ELECTION DISTRICTS The boundaries of the four election districts are as previously adopted by the Board of Education by a resolution adopted on January 28, 1959, and which resolution is filed in the minutes of the District Clerk’s Office. The places of voting and the general boundaries of the election districts are: Election District One The place of voting will be the Wheeler Avenue School, Wheeler Avenue and Rockaway Parkway, Valley Stream. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Wheeler Avenue School and the southwesterly portion of the District. Election District Two The place of voting will be the James A. Dever School, 585 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the James A. Dever School and the southeasterly portion of the District. Election District Three The place of voting will be the Howell Road School, Howell Road and Dana Avenue, Valley Stream. Said District is the area in the vicinity of

the Howell Road School and the northwesterly portion of the District. Election District Four The place of voting will be the Willow Road School, Willow Road and Catalpa Drive, Franklin Square. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Willow Road School and the northeasterly portion of the District. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law 2019-a, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board. Dated: March 22, 2022 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, VALLEY STREAM UNION Valley Stream, New York FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTEEN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK MaryAnn Rosamilia District Clerk 130333

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE FRANKLIN SQUARE UFSD NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Franklin Square UFSD Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, will be held in the Washington Street School, in said district on May 10, 2022, at 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1. To present to the voters a detailed statement of the amount of money which will be required for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. 2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by by voting machine at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.

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AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a budget hearing of the qualified voters of the Franklin Square UFSD will be held by the Franklin Square Public Library at 19 Lincoln Road, Franklin Square, New York in said district on Monday, May 9, 2022 at 6:45 p.m., prevailing time, for the purpose of presenting to the voters a detailed statement of the amount of money which will be required by the Franklin Square Public Library for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2022-2023, exclusive of public moneys, may be obtained by any resident of the District beginning May 3, 2022, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays at the Office of the District Clerk, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, New York at the Franklin Square Public Library, and on the District’s internet website. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in the John Street School, Polk Street School and Washington Street School, between the hours of 8:00 am. and 9:00 p.m. prevailing time, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2022-2023 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District. 2. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three year term commencing July 1, 2022, and expiring on June 30, 2025, to succeed Louis Curcio, whose term expires on June 30, 2022. 3. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three year term commencing July 1, 2022, and expiring on June 30, 2025, to succeed Stephen Toto, whose term expires on June 30, 2022. 4. To vote upon the Franklin Square Public Library Budget Appropriation for fiscal year 2022-2023 as submitted and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised on the taxable property of the Franklin Square Union Free School District. 5. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Trustees of the Franklin Square Public Library for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2022 and expiring on June 30, 2027, to fill the position

previously held by Julie Soffientini. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the School District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at her office in the District Administrative Office, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, New York], not later than April 18, 2022, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District; must state the name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated. Each vacancy upon the Board of Education to be filled shall be considered separate specific vacancies. A separate nominating petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate specific office. The petition shall describe at least the length of the term of office and contain the name of the last incumbent. To nominate a candidate for the office of Trustee of the public Library Board, each petition must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) voters of the District. Vacancies on the Board of Trustees are not considered separate specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law, or pursuant to Article 5 of

the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the voters may register with the Clerk of said School District at her office in the District Administration Office, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, New York, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., when school is in session at any day prior to May 12, 2022 to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting with the Clerk of said School District he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Clerk of said School District to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the Register is prepared. The Register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, at her office in the District Administration Office, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on Thursday, May 12, 2022, except Sunday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, on each weekday prior to the day set for the election, on Saturday by appointment, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. An application for registration as a military voter can be requested from the office of the District Clerk at her office in the District Administration Office, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, New York, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. when school is in session. The application is also available on the Franklin Square District website under “voter information.” The application for registration must be received in the office of the clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2022. In the request for an application for registration, the military

voter is permitted to designate his/her preference for receiving the application for registration by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the district may submit an application for a military ballot during school business hours from the District Clerk at her office in the District Administration Office, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, New York. The application is also available on the Franklin Square District website under “voter information.” Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2022. In the request for an application for a military ballot, the military voter is permitted to designate his/her preference for receiving the application for a military ballot, and the military ballot, by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. All qualified military voters’ ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person. Ballots for military voters shall be distributed to qualified military voters no later than April 22, 2022. Military ballots must be received by the District Clerk (1) before the close of the polls, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, and must show a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or must show a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or (2) not later than 5:00 pm on the day of the election and be signed and dated by the military voter and one witness, with a date ascertained to be not later than the day before the election. A list of persons to whom military ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 12, 2022, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, on each day prior to the day set for the annual election, except Sunday, on Saturday by appointment, and on May 17, 2022, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his or her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business

hours from the District Clerk. The application is also available on the Franklin Square District website under “voter information.” Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than April 18, 2022 and at least seven (7) days before the election, May 10, 2022, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, May 16, 2022, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 12, 2022, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, on each weekday day prior to the day set for the annual election, except Sunday, on Saturday by appointment, and on May 17, 2022, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his or her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Education at the District Office, 760 Washington Street School, Franklin Square, New York, in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law or on or before April 18, 2022, at 3:30 p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (representing 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful, or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the

expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot. Dated: Franklin Square, New York March 31, 2022 By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE Franklin Square UFSD Franklin Square, New York Catherine Mione, District Clerk 130250 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, VOTO DE PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN DEL DISRITO ESCOLAR UNION FREE DE FRANKLIN SQUARE, CONDADO DE NASSAU POR ESTE MEDIO SE DA AVISO, que se llevará a cabo una Audiencia Pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Union Free de Franklin Square, Ciudad de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en Washington Street School, en dicho distrito el 10 de mayo de 2022, a las 8:00p.m., hora vigente, para la transacción de negocios según lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación, incluyendo los siguientes artículos: 1. Presentar a los votantes un estado detallado de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 20222023. 2. Discutir todos los artículos que se establecen a continuación para ser votados por una máquina de votación en la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto que se llevará a cabo el martes 17 de mayo de 2022. 3. Tramitar cualquier otro asunto que pueda presentarse adecuadamente ante la reunión de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y las leyes que la modifican. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que se llevará a cabo una audiencia presupuestaria de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Union Free de Franklin Square en la Biblioteca Pública de Franklin Square en 19 Lincoln Road, Franklin Square, Nueva York en dicho distrito el lunes 9 de mayo de 2022 a las 6:45 p.m., hora prevaleciente, con el propósito de presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada de la cantidad de dinero que requerirá la Biblioteca Pública de Franklin Square para el año fiscal 2022-2023. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL que cualquier residente del Distrito puede obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para financiar el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar para 2022-2023, sin incluir dinero público, a partir del 3 de mayo de

2022, entre las horas de 8am y 4:00pm, horario prevaleciente, excepto sábados, domingos o días feriados en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York en la Biblioteca Pública de Franklin Square y en el sitio web de Internet del Distrito. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que dicha Votación y Elección del Presupuesto se llevará a cabo el martes 17 de mayo de 2022, en las escuelas John Street School, Polk Street School y Washington Street School, en el horario de 8:00am. y 9:00pm tiempo prevaleciente, momento en el cual se abrirán las urnas para votar por máquina de votación sobre los siguientes puntos: 1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2022-2023 y autorizar que la parte requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito. 2. Elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación por un período de tres años a partir del 1 de julio de 2022 y que finaliza el 30 de junio de 2025, para suceder a Louis Curcio, cuyo período vence el 30 de junio de 2022. 3. Elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación por un período de tres años a partir del 1 de julio de 2022 y que finaliza el 30 de junio de 2025, para suceder a Stephen Toto, cuyo período vence el 30 de junio de 2022. 4. Votar sobre la asignación presupuestaria de la biblioteca pública de Franklin Square para el año fiscal 2022-2023 tal como se presentó y autorizar que la parte requerida se recaude en la propiedad imponible del Distrito Escolar Union Free de Franklin Square. 5. Elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca Pública de Franklin Square por un período de cinco (5) años a partir del 1 de julio de 2022 y que finaliza el 30 de junio de 2027, para ocupar el puesto que anteriormente ocupaba Julie Soffientini. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL que de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley de Contribución sobre Bienes Inmuebles, el Distrito Escolar está obligado a adjuntar a su proyecto de presupuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor catastral total de la nómina final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de tributación, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada por la autoridad estatutaria y mostrará las impacto acumulado de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pago en lugar de

impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulado de todas las exenciones otorgadas. Además, dicho informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que las peticiones de nominación de candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación se presenten ante la Secretaria de dicho Distrito Escolar en su oficina en la Oficina Administrativa del Distrito, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York], a más tardar el 18 de abril de 2022, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 5:00 p.m., hora vigente. Cada petición se dirigirá a la Secretaria del Distrito; debe estar firmado por al menos 25 votantes calificados del Distrito; debe indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, y debe indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato y debe describir la vacante específica para la cual se nomina al candidato. Cada vacante en la Junta de Educación que se cubrirá se considerará vacante específica separada. Se requiere una petición de nominación por separado para nominar a un candidato para cada cargo específico por separado. La petición deberá describir por lo menos la duración del mandato y contener el nombre del último titular. Para nominar a un candidato para el cargo de Síndico de la Junta de Bibliotecas públicas, cada petición debe estar firmada por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes del Distrito. Las vacantes en la Junta de Fideicomisarios no se consideran cargos específicos separados; los candidatos corren en general. Las peticiones de nominación no describirán ninguna vacante específica en la Junta para la cual se nomina al candidato. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que se requiere el registro personal de votantes ya sea de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación, o de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en una reunión distrital anual o especial dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años, es elegible para votar en esta elección. Si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar según el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, él o ella también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, los votantes pueden registrarse con la Secretaria de dicho Distrito Escolar en su oficina en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York, entre las 8:00am y

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las 3:30pm, cuando la escuela está en sesión a las cualquier día antes del 12 de mayo de 2022 para agregar nombres adicionales al Registro que se utilizarán en la elección antes mencionada, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que se coloque su nombre en dicho Registro siempre que en dicha reunión con la Secretaria de dicho Distrito Escolar, él o ella es conocido o probado a satisfacción de la Secretaria de dicho Distrito Escolar que en ese momento o posteriormente tiene derecho a votar en dicha elección para la cual se prepara el Registro. El Registro así preparado de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito, en su oficina en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York, y estará abierto para inspección por cualquier votante calificado del Distrito a partir del jueves 12 de mayo de 2022, excepto el domingo, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 3:30p.m., hora vigente, en cada día de la semana anterior al día establecido para la elección, el sábado con cita previa y en el(los) lugar(es) de votación el día de la votación. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Se puede solicitar una solicitud de registro como votante militar en la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito en su oficina en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York, entre las 8:00a.m. y las 3:30p.m. cuando la escuela está en sesión. La solicitud también está disponible en el sitio web del distrito de Franklin Square en “información para votantes”. La solicitud de registro debe recibirse en la oficina de la secretaria a más tardar a las 5:00p.m. el 22 de abril de 2022. En la solicitud de solicitud de registro, se permite que el votante militar designe su preferencia para recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, transmisión por facsímil o correo electrónico. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del distrito pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta electoral militar durante el horario escolar de la Secretaria del Distrito en su oficina en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York. La solicitud también está disponible en el sitio web del distrito de Franklin Square en “información para votantes”. Las solicitudes completas deben ser recibidas por la Secretaria del Distrito antes de las 5:00p.m. el 21 de

abril de 2022. En la solicitud de solicitud de boleta militar, se permite que el votante militar designe su preferencia para recibir la solicitud de boleta militar, y la boleta militar, por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico. Todas las solicitudes de boletas de votantes militares calificados y boletas militares deben devolverse por correo o en persona. Las boletas para votantes militares se distribuirán a los votantes militares calificados a más tardar el 22 de abril de 2022. La secretaria del distrito (1) debe recibir las boletas militares antes del cierre de las urnas, el martes 17 de mayo de 2022, y deben mostrar un marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o debe mostrar un endoso de recibo fechado por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del día de la elección y estar firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo, con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección. Una lista de las personas a las que se emiten boletas militares estará disponible para inspección de los votantes calificados del Distrito en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito a partir del jueves 12 de mayo de 2022, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 3:30 p.m., hora vigente, en cada día anterior al día fijado para la elección anual, excepto el domingo, el sábado con cita previa, y el 17 de mayo de 2022, día fijado para la elección. Cualquier votante calificado que esté presente en el lugar de votación puede oponerse a la votación de la boleta por motivos apropiados al hacer saber su desafío y las razones por lo tanto al Inspector de Elecciones antes del cierre de las urnas. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que las solicitudes de papeletas de voto en ausencia se podrán obtener durante el horario escolar de la Secretaria del Distrito. La solicitud también está disponible en el sitio web del distrito de Franklin Square en “información para votantes”. La secretaria del distrito debe recibir las solicitudes completas no antes del 18 de abril de 2022 y al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección, el 10 de mayo de 2022, si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día anterior a la elección, 16 de mayo de 2022, si la boleta se va a entregar personalmente al elector. La secretaria del distrito debe recibir las boletas de voto en ausencia a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m., hora vigente, el martes 17 de mayo de 2022. Una lista de las personas a las que se emiten boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible para inspección de los votantes calificados del Distrito en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito a partir del jueves 12 de mayo de 2022, entre las

8:00a.m. y las 3:30p.m, hora prevaleciente, en cada día de la semana anterior al día fijado para la elección anual, excepto el domingo, el sábado con cita previa, y el 17 de mayo de 2022, día fijado para la elección. Cualquier votante calificado que esté presente en el lugar de votación puede oponerse a la votación de la boleta por motivos apropiados, dando a conocer su impugnación y las razones por las cuales el Inspector de Elecciones antes del cierre de las urnas. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con una regla adoptada por la Junta de Educación de acuerdo con la Sección 2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o proposición para enmendar el presupuesto, o que de otro modo se someta a votación en dicha elección, debe presentarse ante la Secretaria de la Junta de Educación en la Oficina del Distrito, 760 Washington Street School, Franklin Square, Nueva York, con tiempo suficiente para permitir que el aviso de la proposición se incluya con el Aviso de Audiencia Pública, Votación Presupuestaria y Elección requerida por la Sección 2004 de la Ley de Educación o el 18 de abril de 2022 o antes, a las 3:30 p.m., hora vigente; debe estar escrito a máquina o impreso en el idioma inglés; debe dirigirse a la Secretaria del Distrito Escolar; debe estar firmado por al menos 25 votantes calificados del Distrito (que representen el 2% del número de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior); y debe indicar legiblemente el nombre de cada firmante. Sin embargo, la Junta Escolar no considerará ninguna petición para presentar a los votantes ninguna proposición cuyo propósito no esté dentro de los poderes de los votantes para determinar, que sea ilegal, o cualquier proposición que no incluya una asignación específica donde el gasto de la proposición requiere dinero, o cuando existe otra razón válida para excluir la proposición de la boleta. Fechado: Franklin Square, Nueva York Marzo 31, 2022 Por Orden de la JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DEL Distrito Escolar Union Free de Franklin Square Franklin Square, Nueva York Catherine Mione, Secretaria del Distrito 130252

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION ELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the Education Law of the State of

New York, and pursuant to Resolution adopted by the Board of Education of the Elmont Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, on February 8, 2022 to vote on the school budget, and the vote on the library budget, and pursuant to Resolution duly adopted by the Board of Education of Central High School District No. 2 of the Town of Hempstead and North Hempstead, Nassau County, the vote on the school budget of said Central High School District will take place on MAY 17, 2022, in the seven (7) separate election districts as hereinafter in this notice stated and provided. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that for the purpose of electing THREE (3) members of the Board of Education of the Elmont Union Free School District; one (1) member for a term of THREE (3) YEARS to the seat now occupied by DR. TAMEKA BATTLE-BURKETT, whose term expires June 30, 2022; one (1) member for a term of THREE (3) YEARS to the seat now occupied by DR. MICHAEL CANTARA, whose term expires June 30, 2022; and one (1) member for a term of THREE (3) YEARS to the seat now occupied by MICHAEL A. JAIME, whose term expires June 30, 2022. WHEREAS, the term of office of members of the Board of Library Trustees is five (5) years, the voters of the district will also elect TWO members to the Library Board of Trustees; one (1) member for a term of FIVE (5) YEARS to the seat now occupied by ELLICE BEKIER, whose term expires on June 30, 2022; and one (1) member for a term of FIVE (5) YEARS to the seat now occupied by MONIQUE HARDIAL, whose term expires on June 30, 2022 . An election will be held on MAY 17, 2022, between the hours of 6:00 AM and 9:00 PM, voting to take place in the seven (7) separate election districts at the polling places hereinafter stated, and for the further purpose of voting upon the following propositions: PROPOSITION NO. 1 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUDGET RESOLVED that the amount of the estimated expenses for the school year 20222023, as presented in writing by the Board of Education of the Elmont Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, shall be raised by tax upon the taxable property of this school district after first deducting the estimated monies available from State Aid and other sources. PROPOSITION NO. 3 LIBRARY BUDGET RESOLVED, that Elmont Union Free School District of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, appropriate the amount of estimated expenses for the

school year 2022-2023, as presented in writing by the Board of Trustees of the Elmont Public Library, to be levied and collected annually as are other general taxes for the equipment, support and maintenance of the existing free public library including its existing branches. No person will be entitled to vote at the annual election whose name does not appear on the register of the Elmont Union Free School District prepared for such annual election. Otherwise qualified residents may have their names placed upon such register at the office of the school within their election district on any day school is in session between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM up to MAY 10, 2022. In addition, the Board of Registration of each separate election district will meet at the Registration place herein above stated on TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2022 between the hours of 4:00 PM and 9:00 PM, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register, provided that upon such meeting of the Board of Registration he/ she is known or proved to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which such register is prepared. ABSENTEE BALLOTS: Application for absentee ballots for voting on said Proposition may be applied for at the Office of the District Clerk. Such application must be received by the District Clerk, completed, at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, by 5:00 PM on the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk and available for public inspection during regular business hours on each of the five (5) days (except Sunday) prior to the day of said vote and such list will also be posted on the day of the voting at the Office of the District Clerk, Elmont Road School. The register of the qualified voters of the said school district prepared at the last annual election and for any subsequent school district meetings or elections in said school district shall be used by said Board of Registration as the basis for the preparation of the register for this annual election. Any person whose name appears on said register prepared at and for said district meetings and elections will not be required to register for said annual election to be held on MAY 17, 2022, between the hours of 6:00 AM and 9:00 PM. In addition thereto, the register to be prepared for said annual election to be held on MAY 17, 2022

shall include all persons who shall have been previously registered for the 2017 annual election, and who have not moved since the 2017 annual election, or for any special or annual election or meeting held or conducted thereafter, and who shall have voted at said 2016 annual election, and all persons registered under the provisions of Section 5-102 of the Election Law and Section 2012 of the Education Law, provided such persons remain otherwise qualified as school district electors; and any such person whose name is so included will not be required to register for said annual election to be held on MAY 17, 2022. All other persons desiring to be registered must appear personally before the Board of Registration of the election district in which they reside. The register will be filed on May 11, 2022, in the office of the District Clerk at the Elmont Road School and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the school district between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM on each day thereafter, including the day of the annual election, except that on Saturday the hours shall be 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and the school will not open for the said inspection on Sunday. Commencing May 18, 2022, otherwise qualified residents may have their names placed upon such register at the office of the school within their election district on any day school is in session between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, for the purpose of preparing a register for elections held subsequent to May 17, 2022. MILITARY BALLOTS: NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that pursuant to Education Law Section 2018d, any person serving in the military, including a spouse, parent, child or dependent accompanying or being with such voter, may register to vote in the upcoming school district election no later than 5:00 PM. on April 22, 2022. A military voter who is a qualified voter may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk. A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk. Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 18, 2022. Completed military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022 if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of polls on May 17, 2022 if postmarked or endorsed by an agency of the United States government. A military voter may designate a preference to receive a

military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Such designation will remain in effect until revoked or changed by the voter. If no preference is designated, the District will transmit the military voter registration by mail. The boundaries of the seven (7) separate election districts and the voting places for each of said separate election districts as established by the Board of Education are as follows: ELECTION DISTRICT 1 The place of registration and voting will be the STEWART MANOR SCHOOL, Stewart Manor, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point in the north line of School District No. 16 where the same adjoins School District No. 22 at the intersection of Third Avenue (which point is approximately 50 feet south of the south line of the main line of the Long Island Railroad); running thence along the boundary line between School District No. 16 and School District No. 22 as it runs generally south, then generally east and again south crossing the Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Railroad; thence continuing east and south along such boundary line to Tulip Avenue; thence southerly along the Covert Avenue center line for about 100 feet and continuing southeasterly 100 feet south of and parallel to Tulip Avenue to the easterly boundary line of School District No. 16; thence continuing in a general northerly direction along the easterly boundary of School District No. 16 to the northeast corner of the School District; thence westerly along the northerly boundary line of School District No. 16 to the point or place of beginning. In addition the said Election District shall include the following: a point commencing at a point on the boundary line between school District No.16 and School District No. 22 at the intersection of the center line of Memphis Avenue and a line about 100 feet North of and parallel to Chelsea Street; thence continuing easterly along this line to it’s intersection with the extension of a line midway between and parallel to Fredrick Avenue and Arthur Avenue; thence proceeding north easterly along said line to the boundary between School District No.16 and School District No. 22; thence north westerly along the said boundary line and continuing north westerly along the said boundary line to the point and place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 2 The place of registration and voting will be the COVERT AVENUE SCHOOL, Elmont, New York, with said Elec-

tion District commencing at a point midway between and parallel to Frederick Avenue and Arthur Avenue and proceeding south along this line to its intersection with the center line of Makofske Avenue; thence south in a straight line to the intersection of the center line of Hempstead Turnpike at a point midway between Emporia Avenue and Stone Street; thence continuing easterly along the Hempstead Turnpike center line to a point 100 feet west of Butler Boulevard; thence continuing southerly along a line 100 feet west of and parallel to Butler Boulevard to a line approximately 100 feet north of Omega Street; thence easterly along the said line 100 feet north of and parallel to Omega Street to a line approximately 25 feet east of South Covert Avenue thence southerly along the said line 25 feet east of and parallel to South Covert Avenue to the intersection of an extension of the Elliott Street center line thence easterly along the Elliott Street center line to an intersection with the Sun Avenue center line; thence continuing along the Sun Avenue center line to an intersection with the Meacham Avenue center line; thence proceeding south along the Meacham Avenue center line midway between E Street and F Street; thence proceeding north easterly and continuing northerly along the District No. 16 boundary line to a point about 100 feet south of Tulip Avenue; thence proceeding in a northwesterly direction along a line about 100 feet south and parallel to Tulip Avenue to the center line of the District No. 16 western boundary where the center line of Covert Avenue and Tulip Avenue intersect; thence continuing on the boundary line, southeasterly, southerly and westerly on a line approximately 100 Feet south of Webster Street to a line midway between Fredrick Street and Arthur Street approximately 50 Feet south of the point or place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 3 The place of registration and voting will be the CLARA H. CARLSON SCHOOL, Elmont, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point midway between Emporia Avenue and Stone Street on the center line of Hempstead Turnpike; thence continuing easterly along the Hempstead Turnpike center line to a point approximately 100 feet west of Butler Boulevard; thence continuing southerly along the said line 100 feet west of and parallel to Butler Boulevard to a line approximately 100 feet north of Omega Street thence easterly along the said line 100 feet north of Omega Street to a line approximately 25 feet east of South Covert Avenue; thence southerly along the said line 25 feet east of and parallel

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to South Covert Avenue to the intersection of an extension of the Elliott Street center line; thence continuing easterly along the Elliott Street center line to an intersection with the Sun Avenue center line; thence continuing along the Sun Avenue center line to an intersection with the Meacham Avenue center line; thence proceeding south along the Meacham Avenue center line to a point midway between Collier Avenue and Star Avenue; thence proceeding westerly on a line midway between Collier Avenue and Star Avenue to the boundary of Beth David Cemetery ; to an extension of the easterly boundary of the Beth David Cemetery; thence north westerly along the northerly boundary of the Beth David Cemetery; then, northerly along the boundary of the Beth David Cemetery to a point midway between Emporia Avenue and Stone Street; thence northerly along the midway line between Emporia Avenue and Stone Street to the point or place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 4 The place of registration and voting will be the ELMONT ROAD SCHOOL, ELMONT, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point in the boundary line between School District No. 16 and School District No. 22 at the intersection of the center line of Plainfield Avenue and a line approximately 100 feet north of and parallel to Chelsea Street; thence continuing easterly along this line to the intersection of Chelsea Street and Makofske Avenue thence south in a straight line to the northern boundary of Beth David Cemetery; thence westerly along the northern boundary of Beth David Cemetery to the center line of Elmont Road; thence northerly along the center line of Elmont Road to the intersection of Elmont Road and the Hempstead Turnpike; thence westerly along the center line of the Hempstead Turnpike to the intersection of the Hempstead Turnpike and Plainfield Avenue, thence northerly along the center line of Plainfield Avenue to the point or place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 5 The place of registration and voting will be the GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL, Elmont, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point on the westerly boundary line of District No. 16 at its intersection with the center line of Hempstead Turnpike; thence easterly along the center line of Hempstead Turnpike to its intersection with the Elmont Road center line; thence south along the center line of Elmont Road to the extension of a line forming the northerly boundary of Elmont Memorial High School ; thence westerly along said line to a point 25 feet west of Kirby Road

north westerly to a point approximately 25 feet east of Rye Street northerly on a line parallel to Rye Street to a point approximately 25 feet north of Baylis Avenue to a point approximately 100 feet west of 4th Street; thence north to the southerly side of Hathaway Avenue west on a line formed by the southerly side of Hathaway Avenue to the north along the westerly boundary of School District No. 16 to the point and place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 6 The place of registration and voting will be the DUTCH BROADWAY SCHOOL, Elmont, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point on the Linden Boulevard center line where it intersects the Elmont Road center line; thence proceeding southeasterly along the Linden Boulevard center line and continuing on a projection of this line along the Southern State Parkway to its intersection with the District No. 16 easterly boundary line; thence continuing in a northeasterly direction along the District No. 16 easterly boundary line, to the intersection of Meacham Avenue and F Street; thence northerly along a center line of Meacham Avenue to a point approximately 20 feet northerly of Star Avenue; thence westerly along said line to the eastern boundary line of the Beth David Cemetery; thence southerly along the east boundary line of Beth David Cemetery; thence westerly along the south boundary line of Beth David Cemetery to it’s intersection with the Elmont Road center line; thence continuing in a southwesterly direction along the Elmont Road center line to a line formed by the extension of the Northerly Boundary of Elmont Memorial High School ; thence westerly said line to a point 25 feet west of Kirby Road; thence north westerly to a point 25 north of Renfew Avenue; thence westerly on a line approximately 25 feet north and parallel to a point approximately 25 feet east of Rye Street northerly on a line parallel to Rye Street to a point approximately 25 feet north of Baylis Avenue to a point approximately 100 feet west of 4th Street; thence north to the southerly side of Hathaway Avenue continuing west on a line formed by the southerly side of Hathaway Avenue to the western boundary of School District No. 6 and then south along the western boundary of School District No. 16 to the center line of Dutch Broadway; thence last along the center line of Dutch Broadway to the intersection of Dutch Broadway and Elmont Road; thence south along the center line of Elmont Road to the point and place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 7 The place of registration and

voting will be the ALDEN TERRACE SCHOOL, Valley Stream, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point in the westerly boundary of District No. 16 at its intersection with the center line of Dutch Broadway; thence southerly along the westerly boundary line of School District No. 16; to the intersection of Elmont Road and Sobro Avenue thence southeasterly along the center line of Sobro Avenue continuing southeasterly then northeasterly along the boundary of School District No. 16 to the northerly side of the Southern State Parkway thence westerly along the Southern State Parkway to the center line of Linden Boulevard thence westerly along the center line of Linden Boulevard to the intersection of Linden Boulevard and Elmont Road thence northerly along the center line of Elmont Road to the intersection of Elmont Road and Dutch Broadway thence westerly along the center line of Dutch Broadway to the point or place of beginning. Nominations for the office of members of the Board of Education and members of the Board of Trustees of the Public Library shall be made by petition, which petition shall name the specific seat the candidate seeks by naming the Board member who occupies the seat and whose term expires on June 30, 2022 and which petition shall be subscribed by not less than TWENTY (20) qualified voters of the school district, addressed to the District Clerk and filed with the District Clerk at her office no later than 5:00 PM on Monday, APRIL 18, 2022. Said petitions to run for a seat on the Board of Education and the Library Board will be available in the District Office @ 135 Elmont Road, on any day school is in session between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and on Monday, April 18, 2022. Copies of the written estimates of expenses for the school year 2022-2023 (proposed budgets) to be voted on, together with the text of any resolution which will be presented to the voters will be available on request to any qualified voter of the district on and after May 11, 2022 and may be obtained at each school building of the district between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM on each school day on and after such date. Pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemp-

tion granted by statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District. The District Clerk shall attend on registration day and on Election Day at each of the seven (7) separate election districts. The Superintendent of Schools is authorized to arrange with the County Board of Elections for use of voting machines at such annual district election and counsel is authorized to have the candidate labels and the proposition labels printed for the voting machines. By order of the Board of Education DIANA L. DELAHANTY Dated: 2/8/2022 District Clerk I, DIANA L. DELAHANTY, District Clerk of the Elmont Union Free School District of the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, hereby certify that the foregoing annexed extract from the minutes of a special meeting of the Board of Education of said School District duly called and held on February 8, 2022 has been compared by me with the original minutes as officially recorded in my office in the Minute Book of said Board of Education, and is a true, complete and correct copy thereof, and of the whole of said original minutes so far as the same relate to the subject matters referred to in said extract. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the corporate seal of said School District this 8 th day of February 2022. DIANA L. DELAHANTY DISTRICT CLERK 129876

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, REGISTRATION AND ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ELMONT, FLORAL PARK, FRANKLIN SQUARE AND NEW HYDE PARK, IN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to the Education Law, a public Budget Hearing of the Sewanhaka Central High School District of Elmont, Floral Park, Franklin Square and New Hyde Park in the County of Nassau, New York, will be held at Sewanhaka High School, within said district, on Wednesday, May 4, 2022

at 7:00 p.m. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that at the Annual District Meeting to be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, a vote upon the propositions hereinafter set forth will be held at the times and places hereinafter set forth. (a) Within the area of New Hyde ParkGarden City Park Union Free School District from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Michael J. Tully Park, 1801 Evergreen Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY. (b) Within the area of Franklin Square Union Free School District, in the John Street School, Polk Street School and Washington Street School between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (c) Within the area of Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the John Lewis Childs and Floral Park-Bellerose Schools. (d) Within the area of Elmont Union Free School District from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at your designated polling place. For the purpose of voting upon the following two (2) Propositions: SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ELMONT, FLORAL PARK, FRANKLIN SQUARE AND NEW HYDE PARK NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Proposition No. 1 “Budget” RESOLVED, that the proposed budget of expenditures of Sewanhaka Central High School District of Elmont, Floral Park, Franklin Square and New Hyde Park, in the County of Nassau, New York for the year 2022-2023 for the purpose shown in the statement of estimated expenditures adopted by the Board of Education, be and the same hereby is approved and the amount thereof shall be raised by a levy of a tax upon the taxable property within said Sewanhaka Central High School District, after first deducting the monies available from state aid and other sources as provided by law. Proposition No. 2 “Capital Reserve Fund Expenditure Proposition” RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Sewanhaka Central High School District of Elmont, Floral Park, Franklin Square and New Hyde Park (“District”), be hereby authorized to appropriate and expend from the District’s “2021 Capital Reserve Fund”, heretofore established by the voters of the District on May 18, 2021, an amount not to exceed ($5,750,000) to undertake and perform the following school building improvement projects, in whole or in part, and as more fully described on the District’s website, at no additional cost to the District taxpayers to commence during the 2022-2023 school year: (1) upgrade cafeterias and kitchens at Elmont, Floral Park, Carey,

and New Hyde Park; (2) site facility expansion for the Career & Technical Education program at Sewanhaka; (3) general interior renovations; all of the foregoing to include site improvements, furnishings, equipment, apparatus, machinery, demolition and other incidental work or improvements required in connection therewith, as well as preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto provided that the Board of Education shall determine the allocation of cost of each project within said maximum allocation amount. The vote will be conducted in accordance with the Education Law and the rules previous-ly adopted by the boards of education of this and the aforesaid Union Free School Districts (each hereinafter referred to individually as a “Component District” and collectively as the “Component Districts”). The voting will be by ballot on voting machines as provided by the Education Law and the polls will remain open during the hours above stated for each Component District and as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their ballots. A qualified voter shall vote within the election district of the Component District in which he/she resides. The Sewanhaka Central High School District has been divided into thirteen election districts: one for New Hyde Park-Garden City Park; three for Franklin Square; two for Floral Park-Bellerose and seven for Elmont, numbered 161; 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-5, 16-6, 16-7. The second portion of this number indicates the election district within Elmont. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of ex-emption granted by statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on the District’s website. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters within each of the following school districts: New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District, Franklin Square Union Free School District, Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free

School District and Elmont Union Free School District (each hereinafter referred to individually as a “Component District” and collectively as the “Component Districts”), the Board of Registration of each of said Component Districts will meet as follows: In New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at Manor Oaks-William R. Bowie School. In Franklin Square Union Free School District, on Mondays through Fridays between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., when school is in session, in the Office of the District Clerk at 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square New York prior to May 12, 2022. In Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, registration will take place on April 14, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at the Floral Park-Bellerose School Administrative Office and on May 9, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Floral Park-Bellerose School and John Lewis Childs School. In Elmont Union Free School District, open registration in the office of the school within their election district on any school day, on or before Tuesday, May 10, 2022, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Last day to register to vote is Tuesday, May 10, 2022 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. A qualified voter must present themself in person for registration in the Component District in which they reside and in Elmont and Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School Districts within the election district of such Component District in which they reside and the board of registration shall place his or her name upon the register provided he or she is known or proven to be such qualified voter for the district meeting or election for which said register is prepared. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any annual or special district meeting or election within the prior (4) calendar years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election. If the voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. Immediately upon the completion of each register, said registers will be filed in the respective office of the District Clerk of each Component District, and will be open for inspection at all reasonable times thereafter by any qualified voter of each respective Component District or of this school district as follows: In New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District, the register

so prepared will be filed with the Clerk of the district and such Register will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday in the Superintendent’s Office at the Manor-OaksWilliam R. Bowie School, on each of the five (5) days prior to and on the day of election, except Sunday and by appointment only on Saturday. In Franklin Square Union Free School District, in the Office of the District Clerk, beginning on Thursday, May 12, 2022, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, on Saturday by appointment only, on each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote. In Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, each register, upon its completion, will be filed in the District Clerk’s office, and will be open for inspection from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on each of the five (5) days prior to the meeting or election for which it was prepared, except Saturday and Sunday by appointment only. In Elmont Union Free School District, in the Office of the District Clerk at the Elmont Road School beginning May 11, 2021, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on each day thereafter, including the day of the annual election, except that on Saturday the hours shall be 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and the school will not open for the said inspection on Sunday. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots for said Annual District Meeting may be obtained at the office of the District Clerk of the Component District in which the voter resides as follows: In New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District, in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, in the Manor Oaks-William R. Bowie School, 1950 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, N.Y., on school days, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The applications are also available on the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park District website. In Franklin Square Union Free School District, will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk. The application is also available on the Franklin Square District website under “Voter Information.” In Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, in the office of the District Clerk, 1 Poppy Place, Floral Park, N.Y., or by contacting the District Clerk by email, maltobelli@fpbsd.org or phone (516) 434-2736. In Elmont Union Free School District, at the Office of the District Clerk, Elmont Road School, 135 Elmont Road, Elmont, N.Y., or phone (516) 434-2003.

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Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk of each Component District in which the voter resides at least seven (7) days before the vote/election if the ballot is mailed to the voter, or the day before the vote/ election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. No absentee ballot shall be canvassed unless it is received in the office of such District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in said office of the District Clerk of each Component District, on each of the five (5) days prior to the vote/election during regular office hours. Any qualified voter present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making their challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that pursuant to Education Law Section 2018d, any person serving in the military, including a spouse, parent, child or dependent accompanying or being with such voter, may register to vote in the upcoming school district. A military voter who is a qualified voter may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk of the Component District in which the voter resides as follows: In New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District, in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, in the Manor Oaks-William R. Bowie School, 1950 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, N.Y, or on the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park District website. In Franklin Square Union Free School District, at the Office of the District Clerk at 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, N.Y., or on the Franklin Square District website under “Voter Information.” In Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, at the Office of the District Clerk, 1 Poppy Place, Floral Park, N.Y., by telephone (516-434-2736), facsimile (516-434-2739), email (maltobelli@fpbsd.org), mail (One Poppy Place, Floral Park, NY 11001), or in person (during regular office hours or between the hours of 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.). In Elmont Union Free School District, at the Office of the District Clerk, Elmont Road School, 135 Elmont Road, Elmont, N.Y. A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the Component District Clerk. Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the Component District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2022. Completed military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022 if signed and dated by the

military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of polls on May 17, 2022 if postmarked or endorsed by an agency of the United States government. A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Such designation will remain in effect until revoked or changed by the voter. If no preference is designated, the District will transmit the military voter registration by mail. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that copies of the estimated expenditures of the Sewanhaka Central High School District during the school year 2022-2023 shall be completed at least seven (7) days prior to the date of the public hearing and will be made available upon request to residents within the District during the period of fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual District Meeting at all of the high schools within the District, as well as the elementary schools of the component districts, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, at any public library within the District and on the District’s website. The boundaries of the seven (7) separate election districts and the voting places within the boundaries of the Elmont Union Free School District are as follows: ELECTION DISTRICT 1. The place of registration and voting will be the STEWART MANOR SCHOOL, Stewart Manor, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point in the north line of School District No. 16 where the same adjoins School District No. 22 at the intersection of Third Avenue (which point is approximately 50 feet south of the south line of the main line of the Long Island Railroad); running thence along the boundary line between School District No. 16 and School District No. 22 as it runs generally south, then generally east and again south crossing the Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Railroad; thence continuing east and south along such boundary line to Tulip Avenue; thence southerly along the Covert Avenue center line for about 100 feet and continuing southeasterly 100 feet south of and parallel to Tulip Avenue to the easterly boundary line of School District No. 16; thence continuing in a general northerly direction along the easterly boundary of School District No. 16 to the northeast corner of the School District; thence westerly along the northerly boundary

line of School District No. 16 to the point or place of beginning. In addition the said Election District shall include the following: a point commencing at a point on the boundary line between School District No.16 and School District No. 22 at the intersection of the center line of Memphis Avenue and a line about 100 feet North of and parallel to Chelsea Street; thence continuing easterly along this line to its intersection with the extension of a line midway between and parallel to Fredrick Avenue and Arthur Avenue; thence proceeding north easterly along said line to the boundary between School District No.16 and School District No. 22; thence north westerly along the said boundary line and continuing north westerly along the said boundary line to the point and place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 2. The place of registration and voting will be the COVERT AVENUE SCHOOL, Elmont, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point midway between and parallel to Frederick Avenue and Arthur Avenue and proceeding south along this line to its intersection with the center line of Makofske Avenue; thence south in a straight line to the intersection of the center line of Hempstead Turnpike at a point midway between Emporia Avenue and Stone Street; thence continuing easterly along the Hempstead Turn-pike center line to a point 100 feet west of Butler Boulevard; thence continuing southerly along a line 100 feet west of and parallel to Butler Boulevard to a line approximately 100 feet north of Omega Street; thence easterly along the said line 100 feet north of and parallel to Omega Street to a line approximately 25 feet east of South Covert Avenue thence southerly along the said line 25 feet east of and parallel to South Covert Avenue to the intersection of an extension of the Elliott Street center line thence easterly along the Elliott Street center line to an intersection with the Sun Avenue center line; thence continuing along the Sun Avenue center line to an intersection with the Meacham Avenue center line; thence proceeding south along the Meacham Avenue center line midway between E Street and F Street; thence proceeding north easterly and continuing northerly along the District No. 16 boundary line to a point about 100 feet south of Tulip Avenue; thence proceeding in a northwesterly direction along a line about 100 feet south and parallel to Tulip Avenue to the center line of the District No. 16 western boundary where the center line of Covert Avenue and Tulip Avenue intersect; thence continuing on the boundary line, southeasterly, southerly

and westerly on a line approximately 100 Feet south of Webster Street to a line midway between Fredrick Street and Arthur Street approximately 50 Feet south of the point or place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 3. The place of registration and voting will be the CLARA H. CARLSON SCHOOL, Elmont, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point midway between Emporia Avenue and Stone Street on the center line of Hempstead Turnpike; thence continuing easterly along the Hempstead Turnpike center line to a point approximately 100 feet west of Butler Boulevard; thence continuing southerly along the said line 100 feet west of and parallel to Butler Boulevard to a line approximately 100 feet north of Omega Street thence easterly along the said line 100 feet north of Omega Street to a line approximately 25 feet east of South Covert Avenue; thence southerly along the said line 25 feet east of and parallel to South Covert Avenue to the intersection of an extension of the Elliott Street center line; thence continuing easterly along the Elliott Street center line to an intersection with the Sun Avenue center line; thence continuing along the Sun Avenue center line to an intersection with the Meacham Avenue center line; thence proceeding south along the Meacham Avenue center line to a point midway between Collier Avenue and Star Avenue; thence proceeding westerly on a line midway between Collier Avenue and Star Avenue to the boundary of Beth David Cemetery; to an exten-sion of the easterly boundary of the Beth David Cemetery; thence north westerly along the northerly boundary of the Beth David Cemetery; then, northerly along the boundary of the Beth David Cemetery to a point midway between Emporia Avenue and Stone Street; thence northerly along the midway line between Emporia Avenue and Stone Street to the point or place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 4. The place of registration and voting will be the ELMONT ROAD SCHOOL, ELMONT, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point in the boundary line between School District No. 16 and School District No. 22 at the intersection of the center line of Plainfield Avenue and a line approximately 100 feet north of and parallel to Chelsea Street; thence continuing easterly along this line to the intersection of Chelsea Street and Makofske Avenue thence south in a straight line to the northern boundary of Beth Da-vid Cemetery; thence westerly along the northern boundary of Beth David Cemetery to the center line of Elmont Road; thence northerly along the center line of

Elmont Road to the intersection of Elmont Road and the Hempstead Turnpike; thence westerly along the center line of the Hemp-stead Turnpike to the intersection of the Hempstead Turnpike and Plainfield Avenue, thence nor-therly along the center line of Plainfield Avenue to the point or place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 5. The place of registration and voting will be the GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL, Elmont, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point on the westerly boundary line of District No. 16 at its intersection with the center line of Hempstead Turnpike; thence easterly along the center line of Hempstead Turnpike to its intersection with the Elmont Road center line; thence south along the center line of Elmont Road to the extension of a line forming the northerly boundary of Elmont Memorial High School; thence westerly along said line to a point 25 feet west of Kirby Road north westerly to a point approximately 25 feet east of Rye Street northerly on a line parallel to Rye Street to a point approximately 25 feet north of Baylis Avenue to a point approximately 100 feet west of 4th Street; thence north to the southerly side of Hathaway Avenue west on a line formed by the southerly side of Hathaway Avenue to the north along the westerly boundary of School District No. 16 to the point and place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 6. The place of registration and voting will be the DUTCH BROADWAY SCHOOL, Elmont, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point on the Linden Boulevard center line where it intersects the Elmont Road center line; thence proceeding southeasterly along the Linden Boulevard center line and continuing on a projection of this line along the Southern State Parkway to its intersection with the District No. 16 easterly boundary line; thence continuing in a northeasterly direction along the District No. 16 easterly boundary line, to the intersection of Meachem Avenue and F Street; thence northerly along a center line of Meacham Avenue to a point approximately 20 feet northerly of Star Avenue; thence westerly along said line to the eastern boundary line of the Beth David Cemetery; thence southerly along the east boundary line of Beth David Cemetery; thence westerly along the south boundary line of Beth David Cemetery to its intersection with the Elmont Road center line; thence continuing in a southwesterly direction along the Elmont Road center line to a line formed by the extension of the Northerly Boundary of Elmont Memorial High School; thence westerly

said line to a point 25 feet west of Kirby Road; thence north westerly to a point 25 feet north of Renfew Avenue; thence westerly on a line approximately 25 feet north and parallel to a point ap-proximately 25 feet east of Rye Street northerly on a line parallel to Rye Street to a point approximately 25 feet north of Baylis Avenue to a point approximately 100 feet west of 4th Street; thence north to the southerly side of Hathaway Avenue continuing west on a line formed by the southerly side of Hathaway Avenue to the western boundary of School District No. 6 and then south along the western boundary of School District No. 16 to the center line of Dutch Broadway; thence last along the center line of Dutch Broadway to the intersection of Dutch Broadway and Elmont Road; thence south along the center line of Elmont Road to the point and place of beginning. ELECTION DISTRICT 7. The place of registration and voting will be the ALDEN TERRACE SCHOOL, Valley Stream, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point in the westerly boundary of District No. 16 at its intersection with the center line of Dutch Broadway; thence southerly along the westerly boundary line of School District No. 16; to the intersection of Elmont Road and Sobro Avenue thence southeasterly along the center line of Sobro Avenue continuing southeasterly then northeasterly along the boundary of School District No. 16 to the northerly side of the Southern State Parkway thence westerly along the Southern State Parkway to the center line of Linden Boulevard thence westerly along the center line of Lin-den Boulevard to the intersection of Linden Boulevard and Elmont Road thence northerly along the center line of Elmont Road to the intersection of Elmont Road and Dutch Broadway thence westerly along the center line of Dutch Broadway to the point or place of beginning. The boundaries of the two (2) election districts located within the Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District are as follows: FIRST ELECTION DISTRICT. From the easterly side of Tulip Avenue and Jer-icho Turnpike, east to Keene Avenue, following the boundaries of U.F.S.D. 22, Northeast to Hillside Avenue and Cherry Lane, the Southwest side of Cherry Lane, even numbers from 34 to 284, to Jericho Turnpike, then South between Sycamore and Lewis Avenues, including both sides of Sycamore Avenue. Boundary continues south of Long Island Railroad Main Line along Easter-ly side of Floral Park Village Playground and Discharge basin to Hempstead branch of Long Is-land Railroad.

Easterly to School District line south on Westerly side of Covert Avenue to Tulip Avenue, both sides of Tulip Avenue, Northwesterly to Birch Street. Birch Street Southwest to Carnation Avenue, all even numbers 6 through 68 on the Westerly side of Birch, then Northwest-erly on Carnation Avenue, then to Tulip to Jericho Turnpike. Generally, with a few exceptions, parents of children attending John Lewis Childs School will vote in the First Election District. All voting and registration within this election district shall take place at the John Lewis Childs School, Elizabeth Street, Floral Park. SECOND ELECTION DISTRICT. From the Easterly corner of 225th Street and Jericho Turnpike, east along the Northern border of the school district to Tulip Avenue and Jericho Turnpike. All the even numbers on Jericho Turnpike. This takes in the area of Bellerose Terrace and Bellerose south of Jericho Turnpike, Southeast on Tulip Avenue, to Carnation Avenue, then generally Southeast on Carnation Avenue to Birch Street, all the even numbers on Car-nation Avenue from 2 to 342, then Northeasterly on the East side of Birch to Tulip, numbers 1 through 69, then East South to Tulip Avenue to Landau Avenue, South on Landau Avenue along District Line to Webster Street, West on Webster Street, both sides of Webster Street along the southern boundary of District 22 to 225th Street, then north to Jericho Turnpike, to place of be-ginning. The areas east of Birch Street on Aspen, Oak, Cypress Streets, and Carnation Avenue are included in the second district; Aspen Street from 155 to 260, Oak Street from 126 to 237, Cypress Street from 93 to 222, Carnation Avenue from 348 to 480. Generally, with a few exceptions, parents of children attending Floral Park-Bellerose School will vote in the second election district. All voting and registration within this election district shall take place at the Floral Park-Bellerose School, Larch Avenue, Floral Park. The boundaries of the three (3) election districts located within the Franklin Square Union Free School District, are as follows: FIRST ELECTION DISTRICT: The place of registration and voting will be the John Street School Beginning at the point of intersection of the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the west side of Claflin Boulevard projected northerly to the center line of Hempstead Turnpike; thence easterly along said center line to the easterly boundary line of the school district; thence southerly and westerly along the said boundary line to the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the west side of Dogwood Avenue; thence northerly

along said rear line to its inter-section with the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the north side of Plato Street and the projection thereof easterly; thence westerly and along the said projection and the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the north side of Plato Street to the rear lot line of the properties front-ing on the east side of Jefferson Street; thence northerly along said rear lot line and along the center line of the brook and projection thereof northerly to the center line of Naple Avenue, thence easterly along said center line to the projection southerly and the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the westerly side of Claflin Boulevard; thence northerly along said projection and the said rear lot line to the point or place of beginning (excluding Jackson Street). SECOND ELECTION DISTRICT: The place of registration and voting will be the Polk Street School Beginning at the intersection of the westerly boundary line of the school district and the intersection of the center line of Hempstead Turnpike; thence easterly along said center line of Hempstead Turnpike to the intersection of the back lot line of Claflin Boulevard; thence southerly along the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the westerly side of Claflin Boulevard to the center line of Naple Avenue; thence westerly along the said center line to the center line of the brook; thence southerly along said center line and the rear lot line of the proper-ties fronting on the easterly side of Jefferson Street including properties fronting on Jackson Street to the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the northerly side of Plato Street; thence easterly along said rear lot line and the projection thereof easterly to the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the west side of Dogwood Avenue; thence southerly along said rear lot line to the southerly boundary line of the school district; thence westerly and northerly along the said boundary line to the point or place of beginning. THIRD ELECTION DISTRICT: The place of registration and voting will be the Washington Street School Beginning at the northwesterly corner of the school district (at Fernwood Terrace); thence easterly along said boundary line to the northeasterly corner of the school district; thence southerly along the easterly boundary line of the school district to the center line of Hempstead Turnpike; thence westerly along the said center line to the intersection of the westerly boundary line of the district; thence northerly along said line to the point of origin. The place of registration in the New Hyde Park-

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March 31, 2022 — FRANKLIN SQUARE/ELMONT HERALD

SEwAnhAkA CEnTRAl high School District Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Taryn Johnson (second from left), District Business Coordinator Jennifer Lehmann and Superintendent of Schools Dr. James Grossane pictured with representatives from Next Gen Personal Finance, which awarded the school district with a $30,000 check on March 18

Courtesy Sewanhaka Central High School District

Sewanhaka financial literacy class earns grant The Sewanhaka Central High School District received a $30,000 grant from

Next Gen Personal Finance on March 18 for its implementation of a financial liter-

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Garden City Park Union Free School District will be at the Manor Oaks-William R. Bowie School, on May 4, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Voting, on May 17, 2022, will be at Michael J. Tully Park, 1801 Evergreen Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY, from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Only qualified voters who are registered to vote will be permitted to vote. BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Dated: March 23, 2022 Joanne Murnane District Clerk 130311 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. SHIRLEY GREENFIELD, et al, Defts. Index #15010175. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Apr. 18, 2017, I will sell at public auction on the north front steps of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on May 4, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a District 16, Section 32, Block 406, Lot 442. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. 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. ROGER HAUSCH, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. For Pltf., 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY #99191 130369 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 25-2022 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitu-

tion, 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 March 22, 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 25-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 25-2022, amending Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead by the addition of a location to subdivision “C”, in relation to “Handicapped Drop-Off and PickUp”, as follows: INSERT: “C” - Handicapped DropOff and Pick-Up FRANKLIN SQUARE COURT HOUSE ROAD, east side, starting at a point 40 feet north of the north curbline of Washington Street, north fora distance of 50 feet. (TH-15/22) Dated: March 22, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY 130359

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LEGAL NOTICE CASE NO. 21527 RESOLUTION NO. 361-2022 Adopted: March 22, 2022 Councilman Muscarella 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 AND THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN OTHER LOCATIONS, WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY,

SET ASIDE AS PARKING SPACES FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS. WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 353-2022, adopted March 1, 2022, a public hearing was duly held on the 22nd day of March, 2022, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of 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, 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 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; 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: ELMONT BELMONT BOULEVARD west side, starting at a point 260 feet north of the north curbline of Estelle Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-38/22) LITCHFIELD AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 177 feet south of the south curbline of Russell Street, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-42/22) FRANKLIN SQUARE BARRYMORE BOULEVARD - west side, starting at a point 197 feet south of the

south curbline of Tulip Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-41/22) COURTHOUSE ROAD - east side, starting at a point 90 feet north of the north curbline of Washington Street, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-15/22) OCEANSIDE LAWRENCE AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 30 feet north of the north curbline of Montgomery Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-33/22) UNIONDALE MANOR PARKWAY - west side, starting at a point 50 feet north of the north curbline of Merillon Street, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-46/22) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons: ELMONT NEWS AVENUE - south side, starting at a point 144 feet east of the east curbline of Oakley Avenue, east for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-125/16 - 6/21/16) (TH31/22) ; 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 in 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 Senior Councilwoman Goosby and adopted upon roll call as follows: AYES: SEVEN (7) NOES: NONE (0) 130363

acy class across all five of the district’s school buildings beginning during the 2023-2024 school year. The Sewanhaka district, according to the finance nonprofit, is the first school district across Long Island to require students to take a stand-alone class on financial literacy in order to graduate. Starting in September 2023, ninth grade students at district schools will be mandated to take the financial literacy class prior to graduation. Students are able to take the class anytime between ninth and twelfth grades. The introduction of the districtwide

class was spearheaded by District Business Coordinator and H. Frank Carey High School Business Chairperson and teacher Jennifer Lehmann. She pitched the idea to Superintendent of Schools Dr. James Grossane and Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Taryn Johnson, who presented the proposal to the Board of Education, which voted to approve the plan last month. The district said it plans to use the grant to support the business education program. — Robert Traverso

Agrusa named Sewanhaka deputy superintendent dent in the awards she’s earned throughout the years,” the district said. Agrusa has won the Sewanhaka CenRegina Agrusa, formerly the assistant tral High School District PTA Lifetime superintendent for pupil personnel servic- Membership Award, the Molloy Collegees at the Sewanhaka Central High School sponsored Phi Delta Kappa Friends of District, where she has worked since 1997, Education Award, the Sage College in has been promoted to the Albany Academy for Charrole of deputy superintenacter Education Leaderdent, the district said in a ship Award, the Nassau statement. Counselor’s Association Ag rusa, who be gan Administrator of the Year working as a school counAward in 2014 and the selor at Elmont Memorial SCOPE Administrator SerHigh School in 1997, began vice Award in March 2018. supervising student supIn her new de puty port services at the school superintendent position, when she was named pupil “Agrusa will assist with personnel chairperson at special projects, the rethe school two years later. organization of the central She was later promoted office administrative team” to district director of pupil and act as superintendent Regina Agrusa personnel services in 2004 when Superintendent Dr. and began supervising all James Grossane is away, district PPS staff. Also serving as the varsi- sick or unavailable for any reason, ty lacrosse coach, Agrusa earned Coach of the district said. the Year honors in 2003, when the team she “Her expertise and leadership will coached won the conference champion- greatly assist the district in our educationship. al mission for all our students,” Grossane Agrusa became assistant superinten- said, according to the statement. “I have dent in 2013. In this role, she was responsi- every confidence in her continued success ble for overseeing student support services in our district.” and special education instruction and pro— Robert Traverso grams. “Her success in her various roles is evi-

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ong awaited, spring, the season of beginnings, has begun. Though it happens with astronomical regularity, isn’t it interesting that we’re always surprised by the first buds, the first mist-like sheen of yellow in trees that looked lifeless for months, the first songbirds? The perennially anticipated equinox brings more than pop-up daffodils and lively robins to us this year. Mostly free of masks, marathons are back on, parades have returned, and we JOHN dine outside it’s so O'CONNELL because nice, not for fear of death. These signs of spring’s rebirth are worthy of being called blessings to count. Of course, we’re not completely “back.” We mingle, but still carefully, in restaurants and at parties, at the supermarket, at crowded ball games and in schools. We’re still cautious on the days we’re back in the office, and we’re fully masked for medical appointments. Subway, train and plane rides remain as masked as gatherings of thieves. Those reasonable restrictions notwithstanding, it’s time to get out.

How appropriate that this get-out-ofCovid-jail pass coincides not only with the northern hemisphere’s blooming time, but also with April’s holy celebrations of liberation: Pesach and Easter. Whether we’re commemorating our people’s escape from slavery or our redemption secured by the risen Lord, it’s our time now for freedom and rebirth. Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and probably all religions celebrate spring as freedom from fasting and a return to fruitfulness. Lured by the fresh scents of growing grass and budding crocuses, enticed by the sweet chirps of returning warblers, we’re ready and willing to escape our coopedup homes and enjoy all that our region offers. You may have your special spring escapes, but here are some favorite places to spend a spring day. The 409-acre Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, in Oyster Bay, is an ideal venue for individual, couple or family walks among beautiful trees, spring gardens and greenhouses. If you’re by yourself, bring a book; there are plenty of benches on which to sit and read in peace. Less than five miles from the Planting Fields is Theodore Roosevelt’s family home at Sagamore Hill. The National Historical Site gives life not only to the president’s days at his Summer White House,

but also holds treasures from his journeys out West and to Africa. You can feel TR’s energy there. The grounds are inspiring. A few minutes’ drive from downtown Oyster Bay is the president’s gravesite, at Youngs Memorial Cemetery. After a full life, Roosevelt was laid to rest in this peaceful place in 1919, at age 60. Next to the cemetery is the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center. Except for the chirps of countless songbirds, it’s a quiet place with education programs for adults and children. On the opposite compass point, one of the most wellknown beaches in the world, Jones Beach State Park, offers six and a half miles of broad, clean ocean beaches, nature centers, food concessions and a magnificent boardwalk. I’ve been going to Jones Beach for almost 60 years, and it’s never been better. For bikers, there are trails from Wantagh and other South Shore villages to the park and then east, beside Ocean Parkway. Freeport’s Nautical Mile has many waterside eateries and drinkeries, party boats, gift shops and fresh-fish markets. In Suffolk County, enjoy an afternoon at Riverhead’s Long Island Aquarium, a fun experience, especially for kids. There is a fleet of “open” boats for fishing at Captree State Park, just north of

e're ready and willing to get outside and enjoy all that our region offers.

Robert Moses State Park, another fabulous beach and recreation area. Looking to take the family to a professional baseball game without the crazy prices? Even Mets and Yankee fans will enjoy the L.I. Ducks, who play their first home games starting April 22. Town of Hempstead residents can enjoy a round of golf at excellent rates at the Lido Beach or Merrick courses. Oyster Bay golfers can enjoy the Hon. Joseph Colby course in Woodbury. This is an opportune time for Nassau County residents to purchase a Leisure Pass. It costs $36, gets you into many county recreation facilities and entitles you to valuable discounts. You can obtain a pass at most county parks. There’s lot of springtime in the 930acre Eisenhower Park. Larger than Manhattan’s Central Park, Eisenhower has ball fields, picnic areas, one of the best golf facilities on Long Island and one of the best swimming facilities in America. Reserve space for a family, team or organization picnic in Eisenhower Park or any of the many other Nassau County parks. Call your local county park after April 4; find every park’s phone number at https://bit.ly/3N6sEfL. Whatever your favorite springtime pursuits, now’s the time to shed winter’s shivers and bask in April’s warmth. John O’Connell is a former executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? OConnell11001@yahoo.com.

Where am I at 75? Reflections from the edge

rriving at age 75, alive, intact, and ready to roll into the future, I would like to share some reflections on the last seven-plus decades. I know. Can you believe it? Right? The main thing is, I don’t have advice for anyone. I never thought that teetering into older age necessarily conferred wisdom or the right to tell others what to do. So carry on, make your own mistakes. You will soar, you will fall, and if you get up, you will move on. I never made a big deal about birthdays, but this RANDI year is different. I KREISS feel changed by the pandemic experience, and inclined to be more open about the journey so far. Facing death will do that to you, and many of us have come to terms with our mortality, unless, of course, we deployed industrial-strength denial. Authenticity in myself and others has become key. I don’t want to dance the dance anymore. I have always abhorred small talk, maybe because I’m not very

good at it, but I have little tolerance for the “So, what are you watching these days?” although it is not beneath me to ask exactly that when I’m stuck with strangers. My preference is to get to the truth of the moment and exchange ideas, not chitchat. I feel a freedom that I didn’t always carry with me in my careers in teaching and journalism, and even in my life as a parent and friend. So many dinners with so many people who were part of our social life. We all had those circles. When our kids were little and we left them with babysitters, it was to see other adults. Some were dear, and the relationships were central to our well-being. But some were people who were nice to talk to but not emotionally connected with us. It was fine, back then, but these days, time is more precious. It has become a supply-chain issue, like everything else. With the pandemic, the entire paradigm of an adult social life shifted. We saw no one for over a year, and then, gradually, a few “safe” people, and recently a few more. What hit home is how nurtur-

ing and vital the special friends are. What is true, too, is that as you get older, even without a pandemic, some relationships ebb. Some of us have become less tolerant of the lapses that come with age. As much as I hated being at the children’s table when I was 5, it’s challenging to be at a table of 70-somethings. I can’t sit facing a bright light. My husband can’t hear everything. Someone else can’t get their artificial hip into the chair. Another one needs the heat set at 85. I learned, too, during these years of crisis, that the quality of a relationship doesn’t always depend on face-to-face meetings. I have held close to my heart a number of people through long emails and telephone conversations that aren’t hit-and-miss but planned and set in the calendar. Some others I see when we can, and when we do, it’s as if no time has passed at all. Instant connection, 5G at least. By the time I reached 70, I realized I had spent way too much time worrying what others thought of me. That might sound ridiculous from someone who

uthenticity in myself and others has become key. Small talk? No thanks.

writes a column that sometimes elicits death threats, but those are different. They aren’t personal. I could fret for days about an offhand comment I made to a friend that might possibly have offended. Or I could feel slighted by a remark from someone else. By 75, and not a moment too soon, I am moving beyond that hypersensitivity. My third-grade teacher, Mrs. Heller, told me I needed to grow an elephant skin, and she was right. It just took me a while. Another shift that comes in the fullness of our years is our drift toward the wings of the family stage, the fringe, the edge. You get it. We aren’t the main event anymore. That’s a very good thing. Our kids are officially launched. We have no 40-yearolds living in the basement. We do have an opportunity now to take on fresh challenges. Maybe all of us elders should go back to our full-time jobs now that no one else wants to work. Or just chill. Thank you for indulging me. Apparently, I’m having a “where did all the years go” moment. I am astonished to be 75 years old. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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t was said to be cold that spring morning in 1768 when 20 or so businessmen gathered at Fraunces Tavern in Lower Manhattan. The goal was to create a coalition of merchants, intended to help — and even protect — one another. King George III wasted no time granting a royal charter. But within a few years, this bustling guild would be deeply divided between those loyal to the crown and those seeking independence. The revolutionaries ultimately won — both the war and control of the chamber, which grew from an organization supporting New York City to one that supported New York state. It is now known as the Partnership for New York City, and many credit the chamber for everything from the birth of the Erie Canal to the development of transatlantic cables to what would become the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. There are nearly 4,000 chambers of commerce spread across the country today, according to the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. And more than 40 them are right here in Nassau County, which is home to 150,000 businesses that employ more than 800,000 people. No matter how we break down economic development, two key components always remain — people, of course, and businesses.

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letters We must reduce plastic waste To the Editor: The State Legislature is working on extended producer responsibility, or EPR, policy to address our serious plastic waste crisis. This type of legislation can hold producers responsible for what ultimately happens to the packaging they use to contain their products, with the goal of reducing waste and moving us to more easily recyclable materials. It is crucial that Albany gets it right. The petroleum, gas and chemical industries, the makers of plastic ingredients, as well as producers and packaging manufacturers, know this type of legislation is inevitable, but they don’t want it to cut into their profits. Right now, these groups are winning against groups that have only the environment at heart. But, producers shouldn’t be running the show and setting their own targets, and they shouldn’t be part of an advisory board, setting the rules and holding more power than environmental

Nassau is blessed with a number of the county’s largest employers, like Northwell Health, Catholic Health Services of Long Island and the Stop & Shop grocery store chain, which alone employs more than 8,000 workers, according to published reports. The NYU Langone Hospital isn’t far behind. But the vast majority of businesses are the ones where any of us can walk in, and we know the employees by name. We know the owners. We go to the same churches and synagogues, the same school board meetings, the same parks. And we depend on every one of these businesses, not just for the goods and services they provide, not just for the jobs and paychecks they create, but also for helping us establish the very sense of community we have come to enjoy. Some chambers, like the one in Wantagh, host Fourth of July parades every year. The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores is known for its street festivals and vendor events, including one coming up April 23. The Glen Cove chamber highlights local eateries with its regular Culinary Delights events. There are boardwalk fairs hosted by the Long Beach chamber, Kids Fests organized by the Merrick chamber, and car shows from the Oyster Bay-East Norwich chamber. And we can’t forget the Rockville Centre chamber’s Eat Shop Rock, which last

year attracted 75 vendors, 50 food trucks and 18 live bands. These extraordinary coalitions represent the very lifeblood of our communities. And all of them are part of a much larger consortium that helps enhance those voices even more: The Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, which not only advocates and promotes businesses through programs like its “Shop Local” campaign, but also connects businesses with a number of resources, including grants, tax-abatement programs and even federal services, like the Paycheck Protection Program created during the coronavirus pandemic. “We are a sounding board,” council president Frank Camarano told a breakfast crowd that gathered at our Herald Community Newspapers headquarters last week, adding that the council wants to “give our members a voice.” With 150,000 businesses, it may feel impossible not to get drowned out in a cacophony of voices. That’s why chambers are more important than ever, especially as all of us recover from the economic turmoil of the pandemic, while climbing the mountain of supply-chain shortages and high inflation. There’s a reason why chambers are woven into the very fabric of our society: Without them, there simply wouldn’t be society.

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n the 246-year history of the United States, a Black woman has never served on the U.S. Supreme Court. With President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, that should soon change. A U.S. Senate vote on her nomination is expected next month. From an early age, Jackson was advised as a Black woman to lower her expectations. As the White House states, “When Judge Jackson told her high school guidance counselor she eLaine wanted to attend Harvard, the guidGross ance counselor warned that Judge Jackson should not set her ‘sights so high.’” She went on to graduate magna cum laude from Harvard University and cum laude from Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Biden’s earlier announcement that a Black woman would fill the Supreme Court seat generated howls of protests from conservatives — similarly telling every Black woman who is qualified to fill the seat not to set their sights so high.

Republican presidents had previously promised to appoint women to the court, and appointed white women without controversy. Former President Donald Trump pledged to nominate a woman after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2020; Ronald Reagan promised in 1980 to nominate the first woman to the court. Yet the promise to appoint a Black woman brought howls. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, called Biden’s announcement “an insult to Black women,” adding, “Black women are, what, 6 percent of the U.S. population? He’s saying to 94 percent of Americans, ‘I don’t give a damn about you. You are ineligible.’” U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi, said that as a result of Biden’s pledge, the first Black woman on the Supreme Court would be a beneficiary of affirmative action. The controversy comes from Biden’s pledging to appoint a Black woman, because that violates the racial hierarchy of structural racism. Structural racism is the historical and ongoing racial discrimination, segregation and marginalization of Black people — African-Americans in particular — that is typically instigated

Letters and consumer groups. We need a bill that includes independent oversight, defined and substantive targets, investment in reuse/refill/recycle infrastructure, bans on toxins in plastics and bans on any burning of plastic waste. Hopefully New Yorkers will get the bill they need and deserve. I live in Rockville Centre, and I volunteer for All Our Energy, a local environmental organization. If you have any questions, you can reach me at (516) 594-4485. KARIN JOHNSON

Child care providers deserve to make a decent living To the Editor: I have been a child care provider in Freeport for eight years. I watch infants take their first steps and form their first words. I help toddlers handle emotions while they learn how to share and negotiate. The children and families I serve have

or sanctioned by government. Underlying it is the false notion that race provides a justification for treating people differently. But race is a social construct. All humans are 99 percent genetically identical. Racism is a concept created to advantage whites and disadvantage Blacks. If Jackson becomes the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, we should celebrate that longoverdue milestone and her extraordinary credentials. But we should not fall victim to the idea that she is the exception, a rare talent who had the unique credentials to break the glass ceiling. The list of potential nominees previously released by the White House showed that there are numerous Black women qualified to serve on the court. As we prepare to celebrate this milestone, we should also commit to three more actions. First, we should increase the number of federal judges who are Black women. According to the Pew Research Center, “Only 70 of the 3,843 people who have ever served as federal judges in the United States — fewer than 2% — have been Black women.” That under-representation on the federal bench restricts the talent pool for future justices with

e can't fall victim to the idea that Ketanji Brown Jackson is the exception.

attractive legal credentials. Second, we should address the role that structural racism continues to play in the segregation of public schools and the insufficient funding of schools in neighborhoods educating most Black students. The result is that millions of Black girls — including those with the potential to serve on the Supreme Court — are deprived of their rightful opportunities to succeed, and our nation is deprived of the added wisdom they can bring from their life experiences to the role of Supreme Court justice. Third, we should never forget the exciting and inspiring impact that having a Black woman on the Supreme Court can have on Black girls — and Black women of all ages. As a civil rights leader for more than 20 years and a Black woman, I can attest to how exciting and inspiring it is to see Black women take on new historic roles — Michelle Obama as first lady and Kamala Harris as vice president, to mention just two. The prospect of a Black woman on the Supreme Court is similarly invigorating — even after 246 years. Yet I can’t help but think about the countless Black women and girls who have been told — and continue to be told — not to set their sights so high. Elaine Gross is president of ERASE Racism, the Long Island-based civil rights organization.

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built a stable relationship with me and my staff, which is critical to child development. But the 16 children in my care come from families who qualify for a state subsidy. The subsidy is nowhere close to the cost of quality care. Throughout the pandemic, I and my staff have provided these children with a social and educational foundation while barely making minimum wage. How long can we afford to be underpaid? Members of the State Legislature have joined parents and providers who are calling for a big investment in the state budget to rescue the child care system. I really hope it happens before I have to close my doors. I hope leaders in Albany understand that if people don’t have child care, they can’t work. I also hope they realize that qualified child care providers are happy to provide quality care, if we can just make a decent living. JANNA RODRIGUEz Freeport President/Provider The Innovative Daycare Corp.

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