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Easter egg hunt is a hoppin’ good time!

London O’Connor, 3, enjoys some cotton candy after collecting eggs during the Elmont Cultural Center’s Easter Egg Hunt, at Elmont Road Park on March 30.

Sewanhaka High cosmetology students prep models for runway

By REI WolFSoHN Correspondent

The Sewanhaka High School Career and Technical Education program, also known as CTE, is preparing students from five district high schools for careers in hair, makeup and nails during a two-year program. Second-year students recently served as cosmetologists for the fashion show at the Family and Children’s Association’s annual Women in Philanthropy event at The Lannin in Eisenhower Park.

“I feel like I’m helping people bring out their

true beauty,” said Gabriella Maggio, a secondyear student in the program. “And I feel like I’m helping them be the best they can be. It’s so rewarding because I don’t feel that comfortable doing makeup on other people, because I wouldn’t say it’s a strong suit, but it felt very rewarding to do someone’s makeup and then they left so happy. And I love doing hair, it was so fun. I had a great time.”

Maggio, who wants to open her own salon when she’s out of school, is learning highlighting techniques, hair cutting, makeup, skin, nails and hair styling. She is also learning how to be

NYPD police officer Diller is laid to rest

By NIColE WAGNER nwagner@liherald.com

Jonathan Diller, the 31-yearold New York City police officer who was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Far Rockaway on March 25, grew up in Franklin Square and loved sports, according to neighbors and former coaches. Diller led the lacrosse team at St. Mary’s High School, in Manhasset, to a state championship in 2010. He leaves behind his wife, Stephanie, and their nearly 1-year-old son, Ryan, at their home in Massapequa Park.

officer Diller exemplified the very best of our community, dedicating his life to serving and protecting others as an officer for the NYPD

The Franklin Square school district released a statement on March 26, offering condolences to Diller’s family. “Officer Diller exemplified the very best of our community, dedicating his life to serving and protecting others as an officer for the NYPD,” it read. “His unwavering commitment to justice,

compassion and courage inspired those who had the privilege of knowing him. It has been shared by staff that Officer Diller exhibited outstanding character, leadership and integrity during his time at John Street School. He embodied the values we strive to instill in all our students, leaving a legacy of courage that will continue to inspire future generations.”

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SCHool dIStRICt Continued

At a wake at the Massapequa Funeral Home, in Massapequa Park, on March 28 and 29, family and friends gathered to pay their respects. Among the attendees was former President Donald Trump.

Diller’s funeral was held on Saturday at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, in Massapequa. At the service, Stephanie Diller spoke of her husband’s infectious personality, saying that their “lives were pretty much perfect until five Continued on page 7

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Facing challenges of mental health, wellness

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

Over the last four years, the Brookside School in North Merrick has hosted the Long Island Youth Wellness Summit, sponsored by the New Jersey-based Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide.

The conference brings together hundreds of students and staff from Long Island high schools, such as Elmont Memorial High School and Sewanhaka High School, and through specialized training and programs, they learn about the skills today’s youth need to build a life of resiliency.

The conference was the brainchild of Stacy Brief, 26, of Bellmore, who is a 2016 graduate of Mepham High School, a licensed social worker and director of the society’s Long Island chapter. Brief told the Herald that she went through a difficult period in high school, struggling with anxiety and depression.

Through a colleague of her father’s, Brief and her family were connected to the teen suicide prevention group, and began volunteering and working with the organization.

After seeing the success of wellness summits in New Jersey, she decided to bring one to Nassau County. She then discussed the idea with Mike Harrington, the superintendent of BellmoreMerrick Central High School District, who gave his full support. The first sum-

mit was hosted at the district’s headquarters, the Brookside School, in 2019.

This year’s summit, held on March 26, was “by far our biggest conference to date,” Brief said, drawing a 50 percent increase in school participation across the island, with more than 350 attendees from 43 high schools in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

The event began with a resiliency panel, an open conversation and a questionand-answer session about experiences with suicidal thoughts or loss of a loved one to suicide. Student workshops included Artful Insights, an art therapy program by Susan Kappel, and staff workshops included The Ripple Effect by life coach Chelsea Connors, who led teachers through a presentation about self-care.

Tyear, the teen suicide prevention group has been developing a Long Island chapter to address the regions’ specific needs.

“Our growth and presence on the island contributed to it, as well as just the culture that youth are really creating,” Brief said.

his generation is ready and wanting to talk about mental health, about suicide prevention.

STAcy BRiEf Director, Long Island chapter

A resource fair was also featured, with more than 15 organizations from across Long Island selected to showcase their services. In addition, LeadU made a keynote presentation, where attendees learned about kindness, smart choices, respect and leadership through a high-energy and easy-to-understand discussion.

The growth of the summit has been extraordinary, Brief said. Over the last

This year’s staff workshop differed slightly from the ones in the past, Brief said.

“We focused more so on helping the staff learn how to care for themselves in order for them to care for their students,” she explained.

The wellness summit is mostly geared towards sophomores and juniors in high school — for specific reasons, Brief explained.

“We recommend sophomores and juniors because they’re able to return back to their school and continue implanting what they’ve learned,” she said. “With the freshman, in the past, we have found that it’s sometimes a sensitive topic.”

Brief added that students often leave the summit with the message and feeling that they’re important and valuable.

“They also are leaving with the physical materials, information and awareness of different support services that

they have access to,” she said.

Staff, she added, leave the summit with the tools they need to be a trusted adult for students in their buildings.

“They leave with a full toolkit of different prevention, intervention and social-emotional learning programs that our organization offers, that they can start bringing to their individual school communities,” she added.

The Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide formed a Long Island Youth Wellness Council last year to help reach as many students as possible. The council focuses on continuing to teach about self-care and coping skills. Registration for the 2024-25 council opened during the youth wellness summit, inviting Nassau County high school students to apply.

Accepted students attend monthly meetings, earn community service hours and collaborate with other wellness organizations such as the Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center.

“We lay the foundation of suicide prevention teaching and training during the Youth Wellness Summit, and the Youth Wellness Council provides us the opportunity to build upon these initial conversations with high school students of all ages across all of Nassau County,” said Theana Cheliotes, a social worker at Mepham, a summit workshop facilitator and wellness council co-leader.

For more information, visit SPTSUSA.org/youthcouncil.

Medical Aid in Dying (MAID)

According to the New York State Bar Association, “medical aid in dying is a medical practice that has been adopted in ten US jurisdictions (WA, MT, VT, CA, CO, D.C., HI, ME, NJ, NM) that allows a terminally ill, mentally capable adult with a prognosis of six months or less to live to request from their doctor a prescription for medication they can decide to self-ingest to die peacefully in their sleep.” New York’s MAID law will be considered by the legislature this year. Protections in the proposed law include (1) a requirement that two physicians confirm the person is terminally ill with a prognosis of six months or less months to live, (2) the individual is informed of palliative care and hospice options, (3) there is a mandatory mental health evaluation if either physician has any concerns about the person’s mental capacity, (4) the request be in writing witnessed by two people, neither of whom stand to benefit from the person’s estate, and (5) anyone attempting to coerce a person will face criminal prosecution.

MAID is inextricably tied to hospice and palliative care, of which a core value is patient dignity and autonomy. New York ranks last in the country for hospice utilization due to health providers failing to provide information and counseling on these end of life options. Options will now be required to be discussed under a provision requiring “informed consent”.

Public and organizational support for MAID is widespread.

Gallup reports that 74% of US adults believe that doctors should be allowed to end the life of a patient with an incurable disease “by some painless means”. By a margin of 50% to 26% New York physicians support MAID. Taking into account the sensibilities of those health professionals who oppose MAID (formerly known as “physician assisted suicide”) on moral or religious grounds, by allowing them to opt out without penalty, the proposed law will offer an end to needless end of life pain and suffering for countless New Yorkers.

NEIGHBORS

Hop to it! Kids test out egg-hunting skills

Neighbors

Elmont and the surrounding communities

to test their egg-hunting skills at Elmont Road Park last Saturday.

Kids raced off to find a number of eggs hidden around the park on March 30 before the Easter Bunny had a chance to hop by their houses.

The event was hosted by the Elmont Cultural Center and everyone was told to “Come in your Easter best and bring a basket.”

Neighbors enjoyed fun games, crafts and a festive hat competition during the festivities on a bright sunny day.

–Nicole Wagner

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Jason Thomas/Herald photos Xzavier Semple, 3, and Hayden Williams, 4, from South Ozone Park enjoyed the day hunting for eggs in Elmont.

Miss New York Pre-Teen 2023 Selene Ferdinand, 11, enjoys the Easter festivities at Elmont Road Park on March 30, courtesy of the Elmont Cultural Center.

Adam Leon, 9, and Agnes Leon, 15, of Elmont, show off their eggs at the Easter Egg Hunt held at Elmont Road Park on March 30.

Mikayla Neptune, 6, and Nargela Neptune pose with the Easter Bunny during Easter festivities last weekend.

Alexander Bembridge, 6, and Leslyn Stewart of Elmont enjoy the egg hunt at Elmont Road Park on March 30.

Raiden Washington, 5, and Isaihrine Bosse win the Easter hat competition at the Elmont Cultural Center’s Easter Egg Hunt with hopping hats.

Celebrating Elmont’s athletic accomplishments

By NICOLE WAGNER nwagner@liherald.com

The Elmont Memorial High School community celebrated the achievements of decorated athletes at the school last Thursday.

Around 60 neighbors, athletes and students gathered in the school’s cafeteria to celebrate rising track star senior Ashley Fulton and the Elmont boys’ basketball team on March 26.

Fulton crushed the state and federation record on March 2 at Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility on Staten Island, running a 300-meter dash in 38.15 seconds. Kyle Plante set the previous record in 2012 with a 38.23 seconds time.

“We had Ashley Fulton, in the 300 meter, not only in the state but in the federation indoor champion,” said Kru Patel, athletic director. “What that means is she is the number one runner in New York State.”

Neighbors were excited to celebrate Fulton for her accomplishments and the boys’ basketball team for their accomplishments this season, having captured the New York State Class AA boys’ basketball title.

Legislator Carrié Solages and Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages recognized the athletes for their hard work and dedication at the ceremony.

Carrié thanked the athletes for their commitment to their sports on behalf of the county.

“I want you to understand that you can take that same success, that same formula, and use that to get into grad school, college, start your own business, raise a family or change the world,” he said. “It’s that same formula. And that same motivation that you have gained from being state champions — use that in every test that comes before you in the future, and you will succeed.”

Grace Amoafo, district director for Michaelle’s office, handed out citations for Fulton and the basketball team and read a statement on the assemblywoman’s behalf.

“The accomplishments are astounding,” Amoafo said, reading from the statement. “And I know that the rest of the district is also proud. A great state is only as great as its citizens who achieve greatness through a high level of teamwork, dedication and hard work.”

Elmont Memorial High School’s Spartan Club put the event together to celebrate the athlete’s accomplishments. Students in the school’s Key Club and Men of Elmont helped distribute food and drinks to guests.

Nicole Wagner/Herald Elmont Memorial High School’s boys’ basketball team is celebrated for their achievements, reaching state championship-status after capturing the New York State Class AA boys’ basketball title.

Hofstra seeks repeat conference title

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

Hofstra’s softball team is seeking an encore from the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2018 last season with many new faces.

Led largely by five veteran fifth-year players, the Pride punched its NCAA Tournament ticket with a dramatic 5-4 walk-off conference title win in the bottom of the seventh inning against Towson after trailing by one entering the final frame. Hofstra was picked to finish third in the Coastal Athletic Association this season and coach Adrienne Clark is hoping her team is once again positioned for some postseason magic.

“Anytime you yield success it is motivating for the incoming class,” said Clark, who as a Hofstra player led the Pride to four straight CAA titles from 2002-05.

Hofstra got a big confidence boost it can go toe-to-toe with the nation’s best when it battled then 12th-ranked Missouri on March 26 at home and took the SEC power to extra innings before falling 2-1. The late afternoon game against Missouri, which is coached by former Hofstra coach Larissa Anderson, came immediately after the Tigers crushed Fordham 20-0 on the same field that afternoon.

“Having a top 25 team come here and have that game at home was really incredible,” said Clark, who played for Anderson when she was an assistant coach at Hofstra in the early 2000s. “It shows we are capable of beating anyone on any given day.”

Senior pitcher Julie Apsel showed why she’s the ace of the Pride staff in the Missouri gamer tossing a four-hitter over nine innings to an explosive lineup. She continued the momentum of the Missouri game with three wins during a CAA sweep North Carolina-Wilmington last weekend, where she surrendered just two runs.

Apsel is among a number of pitchers Clark can turn to in the bullpen including local high school products Marisa Ogden (Sewanhaka) and Anna Butler (Seaford.)

Junior Haley Venturini, a Rhode Island

native, has been working her way back from an injury suffered last season and Clark also expects her to play a key role in a deep rotation.

“They are different types of pitchers which is positive for us because we can put them in different situations to allow for success,” Clark said.

While Clark lost some key offensive talent from last year’s conference championship squad, the Pride returned reigning All-CAA First Team center fielder Chelsea Manto, who hit .301 with 27 stolen bases. The graduate student from Robbinsville, New Jersey is on pace for another big season with a .280 average and 12 stolen bases through the first 27 games.

Senior catcher Becca Vaillancourt has emerged as the Pride’s leading hitter so far with a..373 average with five home runs while also leading the pitching staff behind the plate. Olivia Malinowski and

Aliya Catanzarita have also been big producers at the plate early on this season displaying home run power at times.

Sophomore shortstop Allana Morse, a Mepham High School graduate, is another big focal point of the Hofstra offense after earning CAA All-Rookie Team honors as a freshman with 46 hits including a double in the NCAA Tournament against top-ranked Oklahoma. The North Bellmore native has also blossomed into a solid defensive player anchoring the middle infield.

“She has been so incredible at shortstop this year with some of the plays she has made,” said Clark of Morse. “The ball rarely gets by her in the infield.”

Freshman right fielder Lily Yepez, a former Mepham teammate of Morse, has

also emerged as a key bat in the lineup and was fifth on the team in batting to close the month of March. The North Bellmore native helped lead the Pirates to three county championships and two Long Island titles.

After hosting North Carolina A&T this weekend, the Pride return home to face Long Island rival Stony Brook in another crucial three-game CAA series from April 12-14. The final home conference games are slated for April 26-28 against Hampton.

The CAA Tournament is May 8-11 at UMC-Wilmington where the Pride will look to defend its crown. Hofstra entered the week tied for second in the CAA standings at 8-4 with 15 conference games remaining.

Courtesy Hofstra Athletics Communications Senior pitcher Julia Apsel limited powerhouse Missouri to four hits over nine innings March 26 and is the ace of Hofstra’s staff.

The Pride looks to repeat as conference champs this spring and return to the NCAA Tournament.

F.S. remembers Officer Jonathan Diller

days ago, when everything changed forever.”

Diller had been a member of the NYPD for three years, and had received several honors. He was described by fellow officers at the 105th Precinct, where he worked, as a “cop’s cop.” He was posthumously promoted to detective first grade, which was announced by NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban at his funeral.

A number of organizations have stepped up to support Diller’s family. Several businesses in Franklin Square hosted fundraisers, including Trotter’s Bar and Grill, Lia’s Pizzeria and the Flower Shoppe.

Nick Altilio, the owner of Trotter’s, said he had known Diller’s family for 50 years. He ran the youth dek hockey program at Saint Catherine of Sienna Church, coached with Jonathan’s brother, Eric, and coached Jonathan as a young player.

“He was just a good kid,” Altilio recalled. “A hardworking kid. A funny kid, and it’s just a shame.”

The Nassau County Police Department is collecting donations for the Diller family, and is requesting items like baby food, toys and wipes. Alternatively, people can give gift cards from local restaurants and grocery stores, or stores such as Amazon and Target. Donations can be brought to the NCPD’s 7th Precinct, at 3636 Merrick Road in Seaford, until Friday.

The New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund, also known as Answer the Call, plans to give $50,000 to Diller’s widow and son, as well as a $10,000 annual stipend.

Achiezer, a community resource center based in Lawrence and Far Rockaway, and the Jewish Community Council of the Rockaway Peninsula, have raised more than $16,000 to help Diller’s family.

Stephanie Diller offered her thanks for the support.

people across the country are calling Jonathan a hero, but the truth is he has always been a hero to Ryan and me. The rest of the world is just catching up.”

On March 27, Franklin Square schools lowered their flags to half-staff to honor Diller’s memory. “In the days ahead, as our community tries to comprehend his tragic passing, we invite you to join us in paying tribute to a remarkable individual who made a lasting impact on our community and beyond,” the district’s statement read.

The Franklin Square Civic Association put up blue ribbons on lampposts along Hempstead Turnpike to honor Diller, and Sandy’s Party Supply and Balloon Brothers Company gave blue ribbons to community members to show support for Diller’s family.

During a traffic stop on March 25, Diller was allegedly shot by Guy Rivera, 34, a passenger in a car driven by Lindy Jones, 41, who refused to roll down the car’s windows.

Rivera, who was charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder for attempting to fire his gun at an NYPD sergeant, had at least 21 prior arrests, according to police officials.

Rivera was indicted on April 1 for first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder of a NYPD sergeant who was at the scene. Rivera and Jones were also both indicted on criminal possession of a weapon for another weapon a loaded pistol in the glove compartment with its serial number scratched off, police said. Jones’ next court date is April 16. Rivera will be in court May 7.

“I wish Jonathan was here to see the incredible kindness and generosity that has been shown to our family, but I know, in his own way, he is here, watching over us,” she said. “I am so proud that thousands of

If convicted, Rivera could be sentenced to life in prison without parole. Jones could be sentenced to 15 years if convicted of his current charges, along with another 15 years for a weapons charge dating to April of last year.

Courtesy NYPD

officer Jonathan diller, of the new York City police department, a franklin Square native, was shot and killed in far rockaway during a traffic stop on march 25.

Honoring Long Island’s best businesswomen

By Danielle Schwab

It was a month of honoring women, but an evening of actually celebrating women as hundreds gathered once again for the Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards.

Hosted by RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, the gala took place at the Heritage Club at Bethpage, 48 businesswomen were honored in more than a dozen different categories. Two special awards also were handed out for the Next Generation-Under 30, while the late Karen Tenenbaum was commemorated for her work founding Tenenbaum Law.

“This feels so much like a homecoming,” said Tifphani White-King, principal U.S. national tax practice leader of Mazars Group — and the event’s keynote speaker.

“I grew up here in Long Island, and there’s nothing like being celebrated and recognized and humbled by your hometown.”

The workplace, she added, “is really about women helping other women. Lifting each other up as we continue to climb the proverbial crystal staircase that Langston Hughes has talked about in his poetry.”

“I think that it’s great to have these awards to honor women who are working so hard and building these businesses,” said Liz Bentley, president of Liz Bentley Associates in Cold Spring Harbor. “As women leaders, we have to go first on things that may be difficult or scary, but we can do it and we’re good at it. It makes a difference.”

Aimee Kestenberg Elan, founder and designer for Affordable Luxury Group, was honored in the entrepreneur category. Now celebrating the company’s 10th anniversary, she reflected on the long path that got her here in the first place.

“I was the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors,” she said. “This is definitely an accomplishment for my family since we didn’t know if we were going to make it in general. Being here tonight is something special for me to show my children that women can do anything — which is a big reason I do what I do.”

The awards highlighted women from many different industries, like health care. That’s where Tameka Wallace, associate executive director of perioperative services at Glen Cove Hospital, shares her pride in being among the women leaders acknowledged.

“To be honored amongst all these amazing women — and for my hospital — it feels amazing,” she said.

Managing more than $18 million in revenue while overseeing more than 100 employees, Wallace admits she can’t do it alone.

“You do such hard work, it’s important to acknowledge both the people in and out of work,” she said. “My family is just as part of my success as I am a part of theirs.”

Jennifer Mock Donohue has been vice president of Disney Local Advertising for five years, overseeing local,

regional and political sales for the Disney ad sales team.

“I think it gets better and better for female executives, because now we have each other to lean on,” she said. “It’s so important to see — especially for future generations that you can do anything in this world.”

That’s something Seema Bhansali, vice president of employee experience

and inclusion for the Henry Schein health care company, also focuses on.

“I brought my 16-year-old daughter because I want her to see that women have their own space and can own themselves in a very specific way,” she said. “It can be hard for women to say, ‘Yeah, I’m good.’ I want her to see that (imposter syndrome) doesn’t have to be her reality.”

“You see more CEOs, COOs, CFOs … women in all areas of business now,” she said. “The ceiling is smashed. There’s nothing we can’t do.”

The dinner and award ceremony are reminders to the communities of Long Island about the women who are leading the way.

“It was a privilege to be in the same room with such a talented, driven and giving group of strong and fearless women,” said Amy Amato, executive director of RichnerLive.

The Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards gala gold sponsor was Glen Cove Hospital-Northwell Health. Silver sponsors were Mazars, Henry Schein, Certilman Balin, Greenberg Cosmetic Surgery and Dermatology, Valley Women in Business, and Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld.

Other sponsors included Liz Bentley Associates, National Grid Ventures, NHG Law Group, Jewish Community Relations Council of Long Island, and Jaspan Schlesinger Narendran LLP, Nassau

Angela Hayes, director of the customer experience group at Paraco Gas, shared an optimistic look at the future of women in the workforce.

Community College and Disney.

There were many cheers for the honorees of the Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards at the Heritage Club at Bethpage.

Victoria Spagnolo of NHG Law Group.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

Yvonne Cort of Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld, accepts her award from Herald Community Newspapers publisher Stuart Richner.

Lauren Monaghan of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman.

Melissa Negrin-Wiener of Cona Elder Law.

Mindy Perlmutter of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Long Island.

Krista Bennett DeMaio of LI Beauty Scene.

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Retha Fernandez of National Grid Ventures and, far right, Dr. Subrina Oliver of O-High Technologies.

Christina Jonathan of Jaspan Schlesinger and Narendran LLP.

Liz Bentley of Liz Bentley Associates. Adrienne Greene of Valley Bank.

Ms. Long Island, Katherine Wang, left, and Ms. Long Island Teen, Alexis Ebanks.

Stuart Richner giving Larry Tenenbaum and his daughters an award in loving memory of their late wife and mother, Karen.

Maria Conzatti of Nassau Community College.

Stuart Richner, left, with keynote and honoree Tifphani White-King and her son.

Tim Baker/Herald photos Seema Bhansali of Henry Schein.

Jennifer Mock Donahue of Disney.

Gloria Webb of Valley Bank.

‘Grease lightning’ strikes Franklin Square

The cast of H. Frank Carey High School’s “Grease” gave an allout performance to the audience in Franklin Square on March 23.

The crowd enjoyed the show, with classic hits like “Summer Nights,” “Freddy, My Love,” “Hopelessly Devoted to You,” “Beauty School Dropout,” “You’re the One That I Want,” and more.

Danny Zuko was played by Zaire Bloomfield, Sandy Dumbrowski was played by Sophia

Brennan, Betty Rizzo was played by Sherly Cano, Kenickie was played by Devin Murdoch, Marty was played by Angelina Jacob, Jan was played by Abigail Emhardt, Frenchy was played by Marista Lemonis, Roger was played by Milla Duckfield, Doody was played by Vinnie Ammendolea, and Sonny Latierri was played by Antonio Negron.

H. Frank Carey High School students perform the musical ‘Grease.’ Marista Lemonis as Frenchy, Sherly Cano as Betty Rizzo, Angelina Jacob as Marty, Penny DeStephano, Molly Talbot, Isabella Ciulla as Charlene Digregorio, Monica Villalobos, and Nadia Duckfield

–Nicole Wagner

Tim Baker/Herald photos Cast members of H. Frank Carey High School’s performance of ‘Grease’ give their all for their crowd.

as Miss Lynch.

Danny Zuko and the T-Birds, as members of H. Frank Carey High School’s performance of ‘Grease,’ sing for the audience.

Devin Murdoch performs as Kenickie and Zaire Bloomfield performs as Danny Zuko in H. Frank Carey High School’s performance of ‘Grease.’

CriMe brief

Arrest for alleged officer impersonation

A Queens man was arrested on March 26 for allegedly impersonating an undercover police officer in Elmont earlier this month.

Police said Mitchell Robi, 32, of 57th Avenue, Little Neck, approached a 25-yearold man at Mobile Gas Station on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont and allegedly identified himself as an off-duty undercover police officer on March 17 at 10:30 p.m.

Local reps make meal packages for seniors

Hunger is a growing problem across the state, with Long Island being one of the areas hit hardest in the state. About 1 in 4 adults in New York indicated that they were always, usually, or sometimes worried or stressed about having enough money to buy nutritious meals in the past 12 months, according to the NYS Dept of Health.

Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, with other state senators, joined the volunteers and staff at Island Harvest on Feb. 15 to assemble boxes of meal packages for seniors who are low income. They utilized food purchased by the state through Federal funds in a program called the Commodity Supplemental

Food Program. Island Harvest provides 4,000 of these packages a month to seniors across Long Island.

“Food insecurity is a pervasive problem across Long Island,” CanzoneriFitzpatrick said, “And I am so grateful to organizations like Island Harvest who dedicate time and extensive resources towards combating this issue.

“Our seniors, in particular, are left behind when they often experience the most need. These meal packages will feed thousands of seniors this month alone and I am proud to have contributed in my own small way to the disbursement of these vital bundles.”

According to police, Robi allegedly searched inside the man’s sweatshirt and pants pockets. He also allegedly opened the passenger door of the man’s car and moved around some of the items on the car floor.

When the man asked Robi to show police identification, police said he fled in a red Nissan Altima. After investigation, police arrested Robi on March 26 at 6:55 p.m. without incident.

Robi was charged with alleged criminal impersonation and was arraigned March 27 at Hempstead First District Court.

Police ask anyone who feels they may have been the victim of a similar incident call the Fifth Squad at (516) 573-6553 or Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 244-8477.

–Nicole Wagner

CriMe watCh

LarCeNy

On March 21, an unidentified woman stole various items from Target on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont at 10:44 a.m.

On March 23, an unidentified man stole a Dyson Vacuum from Target on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont at 3:50 p.m.

People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

Courtesy office Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick

State Senator Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, with other local reps, joined with Randi Shubin Dresner, president and CEO of Island Harvest, and other volunteers to prepare meal packages for Long Island seniors.

Mitchell Robi

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Hempstead holds biannual job fair at rec

The Freeport Recreation Center was bustling with activity on March 21, as job seekers flocked to the HempsteadWorks Job Fair, hosted by the Town of Hempstead’s occupational services department.

With appointments filling up fast, the fair aimed to bridge the gap between job seekers and prospective employers, running from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 130 E. Merrick Road.

HempsteadWorks, a long-standing career center serving the town and Long Beach for over 40 years, spearheaded the event with a mission to provide access to training, develop skills, and share job opportunities across various industries, including healthcare, construction and manufacturing.

More than 85 companies, including notable entities like the U.S. Postal Service, the New York Police Department, Mount Sinai Hospital, Brookhaven National Lab, Amazon and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, participated in the event, signaling a growing interest from both employers and job seekers.

“We have the job fair to make sure that companies who are looking for people are partnered with people who are looking for jobs,” said Nene Alameda of HempsteadWorks, the governmental organization responsible for putting on the fair.

The Freeport Recreation Center was home to the biannual Town

fair, where thousands of job seekers met with over 85 companies to find a job

meets their needs.

The fair experienced exponential growth, with attendance skyrocketing from fewer than 1000 in 2021 to over 1800 in this most recent instantiation. Alameda estimated that the fair has probably helped around 500 people find jobs in recent years.

“As the largest and most diverse township in America, the Town of Hempstead is dedicated to leading the way in job creation and economic growth throughout the community,” said Town Supervisor Don Clavin.

As the job fair concluded, attendees departed with renewed hope and prospects, testament to the event’s success in facilitating meaningful connections between job seekers and potential employers.

–Mohammad Rafiq

of Hempstead job

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Laura Paul/Herald photos

Job seeker John Keating meets with Dr. Michelle Gallo, Assistant Superintendent of Baldwin Public Schools to see if the school district could have a potential job for him.

The word procrastination is bandied about all the time, but what exactly is it? Simply put, it’s an approach-avoidance conflict. Part of you knows you need (or even want) to do a task but another part of you resists making the time and effort to do it. Like a Hamlet in the world of action, you’re torn between two impulses: This ambivalence makes it tough for you to act. So, what happens?

■ You start to do the task yet lingering resistance results in your working at a snail’s pace.

■ You stay stuck in your Hamlet-like conflict until the last moment; then you lurch into action, prodded on by an impending deadline or a ticked-off third party.

■ You do the work, but you’re so fixated on perfection that you never finish it for fear of it not being good enough.

3 Procrastinators walk into a bar

Yup, procrastination is the butt of many a joke. No problem with that … until it gets serious. People aren’t perfect. We put things off. We forget. But when procrastination is not just an occasional occurrence but is chronic and pervasive, it will cause problems for

you throughout your lifetime.

So, it’s important to address it now! Just like there’s a major difference between getting angry at times and being an angry person; there’s a major difference between procrastinating at times and being a chronic procrastinator.

If you’re wondering how extensive your procrastination pattern is, think about how often you procrastinate and the consequences of putting tasks off. If you know many ways to procrastinate, I’m impressed. You’re a creative person! However, if you keep telling yourself, “I’ll do it later” then later you slip into something more comfortable – like a coma – it’s time to learn how to use your creativity to your advantage!

Discover Your “But!”

the title became “It’s About Time!” A thoughtful title: still, I like my But as it’s a word procrastinators use as justification why they didn’t do what they were supposed to do, as in:

■ “I was going to take care of it but……”

■ “I wanted to study but…..”

■ “I expected to be on time but….”

The most valuable thing you need to know about “but” is this: Whatever comes After “BUT” is what counts; Whatever comes Before “BUT” simply softens the blow.

to do so and this innocent looking 3-letter word will be your never-ending excuse as to why you didn’t do what you said you’d do. But I’m too tired; but I was too busy; but I forgot; but, but, but…. Clearly, you’ve got to figure out a way to get the better of your buts.

Oh, and one more thing. Know the difference between but & and. “But” denotes opposition and blockage; “And” denotes connection and resolution. Both clauses of your sentence are important; one doesn’t cancel out the other. A solution awaits you! I’m sure you hear the difference between these two sentences!

■ I have work to do but sure I’ll join you. (There goes the work you were going to do!)

I want to share a secret with you. My first book on procrastination I wanted to title “Discover Your “But.” My publisher said “nope.” Too many people might misinterpret it as, “Discover Your Butt!” Seriously? Yup, seriously! Hence,

Intuitively, you already know this. If your love says to you, “You’re a terrific person “but....” you brace yourself for criticism. Though you can’t control what others say to you, you can control what you say to yourself.

Hence, I hope you do yourself a favor by placing the action-oriented part of your message after the “but.” As in, I want to hang with my friends, but I must finish my report first.” Neglect

■ I have work to do and I’ll join you as soon as I finish it. (Both work and socializing are important!)

Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psychologist, coach, and author specializes in helping people improve their relationships, enhance their lives, and overcome debilitating procrastination, anxiety, and depression. Contact her at DrSapadin@ aol.com. Check out her books on procrastination at Amazon.com. Visit her website at PsychWisdom.com.

LinDa SaPaDin

STEPPING OUT

Go all out

By Karen Bloom

s we eagerly welcome spring — and Earth Month — the moment has arrived to think about how you want your yard to serve your family, pets and wildlife.

Maybe you’re aiming to have the best yard on the block, want to install an outdoor “family room,” or expand your space for entertaining. Perhaps your kids or pets could use a better play space.

Spring and backyarding — the act of doing indoor activities such as dining, working, entertaining, even exercising, in our own backyards — surely go hand in hand.

“Knowing your backyarding personality type can help you be better prepared to craft a yard that is not only beautiful, but is also purposeful and specifically suited to how you backyard,” says Kris Kiser, president of the TurfMutt Foundation, which advocates for the care and use of green space.

The TurfMutt Foundation celebrates 15 years in 2024 teaching families how to save the planet one yard at a time.

“There really are no rules. Create an outdoor area that reflects your unique personality and style while supporting the things you like to do in your green space,” Kiser says. “Your yard isn’t just for aesthetics. It’s purposeful and contributes to our and the planet’s well-being. We encourage you to design your space that shows off your sense of style and supports what is important to your family.”

For most of us, that means filling our home environment with flowers. Plant summer bulbs and you’ll enjoy extra flowers in your garden next summer for months on end. Pick a nice spring day and turn planting into a fun outdoor activity — and get everyone involved.

Starting in early spring and all through summer, flower bulbs give you that lovely spring feeling. Even if March and April are often still cold and bleak, the first brave bulbs already start flowering. Imagine how fun it will be to cut some flowers from your own garden to put in a vase. In this way, you can enjoy spring inside as well.

Once the danger of night frost has passed, it is time to plant summer bulbs. If you don’t have enough garden space, no worries. Summer bulbs thrive planted in pots as well. With so many varieties available, you can you create the most colorful displays. You can enjoy these eye-catchers on your deck, patio or terrace for months.

Exuberant effect

All summer bulbs are suitable for planting in pots, by the way, They come in all kinds of shapes and colors. Five of the best-known include dahlia, Begonia, gladiolus, Calla and lily. They all have their own charm,

so it all depends on what you like. Low-growing summer bulbs are particularly suitable for pots, such as dahlias up to about 20 inches tall and tuberous begonias.

For an extra exuberant effect, mix several varieties of summer bulbs together. It is a smart choice if you want to extend the flowering period. Some flowers, such as dahlias and begonias, will actually continue to flower until the first frost.

Well-known or lesser known

Once the threat of night frost has passed, it is time to get started with summer bulbs.

The planting period runs until late May. You can choose popular dahlias, gladioli (Gladiolus), lilies (Lilium) or tuberous begonias. You could also go for lesser-known varieties, such as Crocosmia (previously known as Montbretia), variegated pineapple lily (Eucomis), Tigridia or Liatris.

Have you picked the perfect spot yet? Most summer bulbs need at least six hours of daily sun for rich flowering. So, check the packaging to see if your chosen bulbs prefer sun or (semi-)shade. Their demands on the soil are modest — it just needs to be sufficiently permeable to water.

Perfect match

Lower-growing varieties are best planted at the front of the border. Taller-growing ones thrive in a sheltered spot, against a wall or near a shrub, for example.

Group similar color hues together, or indeed, choose contrasting colors. Crocosmia, Dahlia and Liatris make a good team, as do lilies with gladioli and Canna lilies.

Summer bulbs are also a perfect match with perennials and shrubs.

Easy planting

Plant bulbs twice as deep as they are tall. Exceptions to this rule are dahlias and begonias, which should be planted less deep (with a few inches of soil above them).

Place bulbs in the soil with the growing point (“nose”) facing up. For begonias, the concave side is the top. Don’t worry if you’re not sure — once they sprout, they will grow upward on their own.

Fill the hole with soil and tamp it down lightly — water your bulbs.

In a pot, you can plant them a little closer together. Make sure there are holes in the bottom of the pot to allow excess water to drain away.

Put some shards or clay pellets at the bottom of the pot with potting soil on top. Next, follow the steps above. The bulbs will grow out on their own. They need watering only during long periods of drought.

Just a little more patience before you can enjoy the colorful results.

South Shore Symphony

The South Shore Symphony Orchestra welcomes spring as it continues director Adam Glaser’s inaugural season. The orchestra is joined by the Adea Horn Quartet, composed of Alyssa Cherson, David Stevens, Erik Beuttenmuller and Anthony Hayes. The evening’s fascinating repertoire includes Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Op. 45, the most substantial work in the program. One of his most beloved works, it’s known for lush melodies and rich harmonies combined with dance rhythms, a sprinkle of jazz, and modern harmonic twists. Also of note, he wrote it on Long Island, in Huntington. The program also includes Lili Boulanger’s D’un Matin de Printemps, a brilliant work with hints of Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy, and Robert Schumann’s Concertpiece for 4 Horns, Op. 86.

Saturday, April 6, 7:30 p.m.

Madison Theatre, Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. Tickets available at MadisonTheatreNY.org or (516) 323-4444.

Rain: A tribute to The Beatles

The dynamic band takes everyone back to a time when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friends in its lively celebration of the iconic ‘Abbey Road’ album. Rain is renowned for delivering a note-for-note theatrical event that critics and audiences proclaim as the next best thing to seeing the Beatles live. Together longer than the Fab Four, Rain has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary foursome, resulting in a show that thoroughly captures the essential essence of Beatlemania. Their performance transports you back to the iconic era of Sgt. Pepper and the Magical Mystery Tour, along with all your favorite hits. From energetic classics to reflective favorites, the band delivers an unforgettable performance that appeals to fans, old and new. With vibrant costumes and psychedelic visuals, Rain creates a stunning concert full of nostalgia and good vibes. Join the band on an extraordinary journey that captivates hearts and inspires all generations.

Friday, March 29, 8 p.m. Tickets start

Wednesday, April 10, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $45. Flagstar at Wesbury Music Fair, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. Tickets available at LiveNation.com.

Flower bulbs provide happiness for weeks on end, even before the height of the season. Photos courtesy iBulb

THE Your Neighborhood

The Wallflowers

Grab your leather jackets, and get ready to rock! The Wallflowers have hit the road and bringing their epic sound to the Paramount stage, Thursday, April 17, at 8 p.m. The line-up consists of Steve Mackey on bass, Stanton Adcock on lead guitar, Lynn Williams on drums, and founder Jakob Dylan on lead vocals and guitar. Expect to hear fan favorites, including the Billboard 100 charter “Sleepwalker.” Formed in 1989 by Dylan and guitarist Tobi Miller, over the last two decades the band has seen many changes. 1992 saw the release of their debut album, followed in 1994 by their best-known and highest-selling album, Bringing Down The Horse, which featured Grammy award-winning track ‘One Headlight’. The Wallflowers went on to release three more albums before going on a hiatus. 2012 was the year the band reunited and released their sixth album “Glad All Over.” Nearly a decade later, The Wallflowers released their seventh album, “Exit Wounds,” which hit number three on the Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart — making it the highest charting album for the band yet! For the past 30 years, this Dylan-led act has stood as one of rock’s most dynamic and purposeful bands — a unit dedicated to and continually honing a sound that meshes timeless songwriting and storytelling with a hard-hitting and decidedly modern musical attack. That signature style has been present through the decades, baked into the grooves of smash hits like 1996’s “Bringing Down the Horse” as well as more recent and exploratory fare like “Glad All Over.” While it’s been nine long years since we’ve heard from the group with whom he first made his mark, The Wallflowers are silent no more. And Jakob Dylan always knew they’d return, claiming The Wallflowers is much of his life’s work. $75, $45, $35, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

‘Listen to the Music’

Join L.I. Cabaret Theatre for their latest performance, Saturday, April 6, 2 p.m., at the Elmont Library Theatre. In this spirited show music is on the menu as the cast travels back to different years in the past to find clues and knowledge to save the Melody Diner from demolition.

A cast of 35 keeps the action moving along, with a live band. Singers and dancers perform current hits, oldies and Broadway tunes. Free admission. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. (516) 3545280 or LICabaret@aol.com.

Musical presentation

Join Marc Black for “History of 1950s and 1960s through Popular Song with Marc Black,” Friday, April 5, 12:30 p.m. Enjoy the multi-media presentation with songs, storytelling and laughter. 700 Hempstead Turnpike. For more information, visit ElmontLibrary.org or call (516) 354-5280 ext. 223.

On exhibit

Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Urban Art Evolution,” is a comprehensive exhibit featuring a diverse range of compositions from the 1980s through the present by creators who were based in the rough and tumble downtown area of New York City known as Loisaida/LES (Lower East Side/East Village) and close surrounding neighborhoods. Artists pushed the boundaries of what was considered “art” with a primary focus on street/graffiti art. The exhibit’s scope, guest curated by art collector/gallerist Christopher Pusey, offers an even broader view from other creative residents, who worked inside their studios but still contributed to the rich fabric of the downtown art scene from different vantage points and aesthetics.

Works include sculpture, paintings, photography, music, and ephemera from many noted and influential artists. On view through July 7. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

April 6

Country Jukebox

The North Shore Symphony Orchestra is joined by Broadway and New York cabaret stars for “Country Jukebox: Kenny, Dolly & Friends,” Saturday, April 6, 8 p.m., on Adelphi’s Performing Arts Center stage. Your toes will be tapping and your hands clapping during this evening of country classics from the 1950s to today’s hottest contemporary hits.

The dynamic performers, with North Shore Symphony, salute to such greats as Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, The Judds, Carrie Underwood and more. Tickets start at $45, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 8774000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.

Franklin Square BOE meets

The Franklin Square Board of Education meets, Tuesday, April 16, 7 p.m., at Washington Street School in Franklin Square. 760 Washington St. For more information, contact (516) 4814100.

Art explorations

Converse, collaborate and create at Family Saturdays at Nassau County Museum of Art, Saturday, April 13m, noon-3 p.m. Get inspired by the art and objects in the galleries and then join educators at the Manes Center to explore and discover different materials to create your own original artwork.

Kids and adults connect while talking about and making art together. A new project is featured every week. $20 adult, $10 child. For ages 2-14. Registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org for to register or call (516) 484-9337.

Baldwin Homemakers

Annual Auction

All are welcome to join Baldwin Homemakers for their annual auction, Wednesday May 1, 7 p.m., at Baldwin Middle School. $5 admission includes 1 front table raffle ticket. With coffee, cake and door prize. Additional raffle tickets will be available for sale. 3211 Schreiber Place, Baldwin.

Having an event?

Celebrate Holi

Long Island Children’s Museum invites families to celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colors, Sunday, April 14, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Originating in India, this Hindu festival marks the end of winter and the arrival of the colorful spring season. During this joyous celebration, families eat sweets, dance to traditional folk music and throw colorful powder made from flowers called gulal.

Crafts, color throwing and dancing will be part of this vibrant event. Welcome spring’s arrival with Holi. Participants are encouraged to wear clothes that they won’t mind getting messy. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Rummage Sale

Saint Catherine of Sienna Christian Mothers holds a rummage sale, on Friday, April 5, 9:30 a.m.-noon, at Saint Catherine of Sienna Church Auditorium. 990 Holzheimer St., Franklin Square.

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

Schumann Rachmaninoff Boulanger Concerto for 4 horns Symphonic Dances D’un matin du printemps

Join us for a concert that will include the French Horn artistry of the Adea Quartet performing Schumann’s Concerto

Rachmaninoff wrote “Symphonic Dances” a stunning orchestral work in 1940 while living in Huntington, Long Island.

Lili Boulanger completed this last orchestral work in 1920 in the mode of the French Impressionist composers.

On stage

Plaza Theatrical continues its season with “Til Death Do Us Part… You First,” directed by Chazz Palminteri, Sunday, April 14, 2:30 p.m. Peter Fogel wrote and perfroms his hilarious autobiographical tale. An eternal bachelor, Fogel has major commitment issues as the love of his life has just broken up with him on Valentine’s Day. He senses his own mortality and after much soul searching, he decides to revisit the scene of all his romantic disasters.

Fogel’s signature wit, along with riotous relatable characters, takes us on a whirlwind comedic journey of searching for his soul mate and the meaning of a real commitment. Fogel laments: “The longest relationship I’ve had in my entire life…is with T-Mobile!” $40, $35 seniors. See it at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre. 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Night at the Races

Engine Company #3 of the Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department hosts its 27th annual Night at the Races fundraiser, Saturday, April 6.

Enjoy exciting races, great prizes and games to win money. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the first race will start at 6:30 p.m. $30 entrance fee donation, includes food and beverages. For tickets and information, contact Lou Sabatino at (516) 523-9628 or email FSMFDENGINE3@ gmail.com. 841 Liberty Place, Franklin Square.

Coffee and conversation

All are invited to join Franklin Square School Superintendent Dr. Jared Bloom and Franklin Square Library Director Aviva Kane for coffee, Monday, April 8, at 6 p.m. Learn more about what’s going with the library and school district. Participants are encouraged to ask questions and share their feedback. 19 Lincoln Road. Visit FranklinSquarePL.org or call (516) 488-3444 for more information.

Elmont BOE meets

The Elmont Board of Education meets, Tuesday, April 9, 8 p.m. at Stewart Manor School. 38 Stewart Ave., Garden City. For more information, contact (516) 326-5500.

Sewanhaka Board of Education Meets

Sewanhaka Central High School District holds its monthly Board of Education meeting, Wednesday, April 17, 8 p.m. Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month unless otherwise indicated. Meetings will be held in the library at Floral Park Memorial High School until further notice. For more information, contact (516) 488-9800.

April 4, 2024

Public Notices

COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

The Bank of New York Mellon, f/k/a The Bank of New York as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Trustee for Asset Backed Funding Corporation, AssetBacked Certificates, Series 2005-HE1, Plaintiff

AGAINST

Enide St. Louis and Jacqueline St. Preux a/k/a Jacqueline St. Preux; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered November 21, 2022 and amended

February 7, 2024 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 16, 2024 at 2:30PM, premises known as 44 Village Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Elmont, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 32 Block 666 Lot 19. Approximate amount of judgment $626,505.65 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 003482/2011. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Eugene Gamache, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff

175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: February 28, 2024 145434

LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-13, Plaintiff, v. VINCENT MCPHERSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LAVERN MCPHERSON A/K/A LAVERN VERONICA MCPHERSON A/K/A LAVER DACOSTA A/K/A LAVERN DACOSTAMCPHERSON, ET AL, Defendants. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on December 16, 2022, I, Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on April 26, 2024 at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY, at 2:30PM the premises described as follows: 168 Freeman Avenue Elmont, NY 11003

Tax I.D. No. 37-371-285

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

Subject to easements, covenants, and restriction of record.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 613803/2018 in the amount of $497,953.24 plus interest and costs. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale.

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Attorneys for Plaintiff

500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 145431

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU. U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISITION

TRUST, Plaintiff -againstUNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH TANTALO, as if they be dead, etc..., et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated March 7, 2024 and entered on March 12, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court “Rain or Shine” located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 2, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as Section 35 Block 496 Lot 83. Said premises known as 815 FRANKLIN AVE, UNIT 4, FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY 11010

Approximate amount of lien $613,074.75 plus interest & costs.

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

Index Number 612238/2017.

MALACHY LYONS, JR., ESQ., Referee

DRUCKMAN LAW GROUP PLLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 242 Drexel Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590 For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

DLG# 38723

{*Elmont Herald*} 145662

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, ISANTHES, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. URSULE PLAISIMOND, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 22, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 30, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 157 Hendrickson Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 32, Block 354 and Lots 30-32.

filed Judgment Index #602171/2022. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Peter Famighetti, Esq., Referee Vallely Law PLLC, 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 165, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff 145668

LEGAL NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE ELMONT FIRE

DISTRICT: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Elmont Fire District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, on the 13th day of March, 2024, subject to permissive referendum as provided for by the General Municipal law. An extract of the resolution is as follows:

THE ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT SHALL PURCHASE A RENOVATION OF THE DISTRICT BUILDING HVAC SYSTEM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO REPLACEMENT OF TWO HEAT PUMP UNITS AND THREE ROOFTOP HVAC UNITS AND PUBLIC WORK RELATED THERETO AT A COST, INCLUDING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH TRANSACTION NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ($200,000.00) DOLLARS WITH FUNDS FROM THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS CAPITAL RESERVE FUND. This resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days unless in the meanwhile a permissive referendum as provided for by the General Municipal Law is required to be held.

Dated: March 13, 2024

BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

ATTEST: FRANCES ANDINO Secretary 145834

THE ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT SHALL PURCHASE AND INSTALL A NEW PHONE AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE AT DISTRICT BUILDINGS AT A REVISED COST, INCLUDING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH TRANSACTION NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND ($225,000.00) DOLLARS WITH FUNDS FROM THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS CAPITAL RESERVE FUND. THIS AMENDS THE PREVIOUS RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD TO INCREASE THE EXPENDITURE ON THIS PROJECT BY ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000.00) DOLLARS

This resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days unless in the meanwhile a permissive referendum as provided for by the General Municipal Law is required to be held.

Dated: March 13, 2024

BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

ATTEST: FRANCES ANDINO Secretary 145835

LEGAL NOTICE

ASSESSOR’S NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL

THE ASSESSOR OF THE COUNTY OF NASSAU HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that he has completed the 2024/2025 final assessment roll, which will be used for the 2025 levy of Town and County Taxes in the Towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, and the City of Glen Cove and the City of Long Beach, and for the 2024/2025 levy of school taxes in such Towns and in the City of Long Beach. A certified electronic copy of the roll was filed with the Department of Assessment on April 1, 2024. The electronic roll may be examined on public terminals located in the offices of: DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENT NASSAU COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING

240 OLD COUNTRY ROAD, FOURTH FLOOR MINEOLA, NY 11501 where the same will remain open for public inspection for fifteen days.

Dated this 1st day of April 2024.

BID

Pltf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste. 101, Syosset, NY 11791. #101177 145427

Approximate amount of judgment is $730,888.72 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of

LEGAL NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE ELMONT FIRE

DISTRICT:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Elmont Fire District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, on the 13th day of March, 2024, subject to permissive referendum as provided for by the General Municipal law.

An extract of the resolution is as follows:

JOSEHA A. ADAMO Chief Deputy Assessor, Nassau County 145927

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Supreme Court of New York, Nassau County.

RFP-14-23/24

OPENING DATE 4/18/24

OPENING TIME 10:00 AM

Request for Proposal forms may be secured at Elmont UFSD Business Office between the hours of 8:45 AM and 3:45 PM on weekdays beginning 4/5/24

A signed original proposal must be received by Diane Tool, Business Office, Elmont Union Free School District, 135 Elmont Road, Elmont, NY 11003 by 10:00 AM on April 18, 2024. The outside of the envelope must be clearly marked

“iPad RFP 14-23/24.” Any proposals after that time will be returned to sender.

If you should require additional information or have any questions, please e-mail Fernando De Bartolo at FDebartolo@elmontschoo ls.org. Mr. DeBartolo will respond to concerns raised as soon as practical. Responses to questions/inquiries will be provided to all parties in writing by FAX or e-mail. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities in said bids, and/or to accept the bid which seems most favorable to the interests of the School District.

By Order of the Board of Education

Dated: April 5, 2024

Diana Delahanty District Clerk 145832

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 16-2024

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held March 12th, 2024, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 16-2024, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 16-2024, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations.

Dated: March 12, 2024

Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN

BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor

Separate sealed proposals for the resale of used 5th and 6th generation Apple iPads will be received by the Board of Education of the Elmont Union Free School District of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, at the Elmont Road School, located at 135 Elmont Road, Elmont, New York, at which place said bids will be publicly opened and read, at the time and date specified, for the furnishing of the following:

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 145828

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS CERTIFICATE TRUSTEE OF BOSCO CREDIT II TRUST SERIES 2010-1, Plaintiff -against- Keith Lavalle Esq as Guardian ad Litem for the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, County: Nassau creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through ADELE ASSENZA who may be deceased by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, MIN CAPITAL CORP. RETIREMENT TRUST; MAUREEN O’CONNELL IN HER CAPACITY AS NASSAU COUNTY CLERK., GEORGE ASSENZA, as heir and distribute of the Estate of ADELE ASSENZA; ANDREW PETER ASSENZA, as heir and distribute of the Estate of ADELE ASSENZA; ROBERT ASSENZA as heir and distribute of the Estate of ADELE ASSENZA; GWYNN R. ASSENZA A/K/A

GWYNN R. DESSI as heir and distribute of the Estate of ADELE ASSENZA; JENNIFER MARTIN COLLINS A/K/A

JENNIFER COLLINS ASSENZA as heir and distribute of the Estate of ADELE ASSENZA; LINDA MARIE ASSENZA as heir and distribute of the Estate of ADELE ASSENZA; THEA C. ASSENZA as heir and distribute of the Estate of ADELE ASSENZA; IAN LAWRENCE ASSENZA as heir and distribute of the Estate of ADELE ASSENZA, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants Index No. 000320/2018. Mortgaged Premises: 88 Emporia Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003, Section: 32 Block: 455 Lot: 87 Mortgage Servicer: Franklin Credit Management Corporation Mortgage Servicer Phone: 800-255-5897 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above captioned action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of

the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS CERTIFICATE TRUSTEE OF BOSCO CREDIT II TRUST SERIES 2010-1,

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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.

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 13, 2024 at 6:30 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 2024-2025 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 2024-2025, exclusive of public moneys, may be obtained by any resident of the District beginning May 7, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays at the Office of the District Clerk, 760 Washington Street School, 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 21, 2024, in the John Street School, Polk Street School and Washington Street School, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. 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 2024-2025 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

2. To elect one member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2024, and expiring on June 30, 2027, to succeed Diane Hansen, whose term expires on June 30, 2024.

3. To elect one member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2024, and expiring on June 30, 2027, to succeed Helen Hoffman, whose term expires on June 30, 2024.

4. To authorize the Board of Education of the Franklin Square Union Free School District to undertake certain capital improvements consisting of improvements to and reconstruction of the fields at Polk Street Elementary School, including playground, basketball court and seating, parking lot refurbishing, all of the foregoing to include all

labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental cost related thereto, all at an estimated maximum aggregate cost of $2,000,000 and to appropriate and expend such amount from the Franklin Square UFSD Capital Reserve Fund B.

5. Resolved that in order for the Franklin Square Union Free School District, in the County of Nassau, New York (the “District”) to receive an additional ten percent (10%) of aid from the State of New York, the voters of the District hereby approve certain energy conservation improvements to be made at various District facilities pursuant to Article 9 of the Energy Law, at an estimated cost not to exceed $10,000,000, which is to be paid for from various sources, including, but not limited to, energy cost savings, State and Federal aid, rebates, grants, and other funds that may become available with no resulting cost to the District.

6. To vote upon the Franklin Square Public Library Budget Appropriation for the fiscal year 2024-2025 as submitted and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised on the taxable property of the Franklin Square Union Free School District in accordance with Section 259 of the Education Law.

7. 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, 2024, and expiring on June 30, 2029, to fill the position previously held by Adrienne McKenna.

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 22, 2024, 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 Franklin Square 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 16, 2024 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 16, 2024, 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 election, except Sunday, 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 26, 2024. 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 25, 2024. 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 twenty-five days before the election, April 26, 2024. Military ballots must be received by the District Clerk one (1) day before the close of the polls, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 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 16, 2024, 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 21, 2024, 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 early mail ballots and absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning April 22, 2024. The application is also available on the Franklin Square School District website https://www.franklinsqua re.k12.ny.us/ under “voter information.” Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than April 22, 2024 and at least seven (7) days before the election, May 14, 2024, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, May 20, 2024, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Early mail ballots and absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. A list of persons to whom early mail ballots and 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 16, 2024, 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 21, 2024, 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. A challenge to an absentee ballot may not be made on the basis that the voter should have applied for an early mail ballot.

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, 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 22, 2024, 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 40 qualified voters of the District (representing 5% 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 April 4, 2024

By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE Franklin Square UFSD Franklin Square New York

Catherine Mione, District Clerk 145908

LEGAL NOTICE

AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, VOTACIÓN PRESUPUESTARIA Y ELECCIONES DEL UFSD DE FRANKLIN SQUARE

CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

SE AVISA POR LA PRESENTE, que se hará una audiencia pública de los votantes calificados del UFSD de Franklin Square, ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en Washington Street School, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York, en dicho distrito, el martes 7 de mayo de 2024, a las 8:00 p. m., hora vigente, para la transacción de asuntos según lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación, incluyendo los siguientes puntos:

1. Presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2024-2025.

2. Debatir todos los puntos que se establecen a continuación para ser votados mediante máquina de votación en la votación y elecciones presupuestarias que se hará el martes 21 de mayo de 2024.

3. Tramitar cualquier otro asunto que pueda plantearse en la reunión de acuerdo con la Ley de Educación del estado de Nueva York y sus enmiendas.

Y ADEMÁS SE AVISA POR LA PRESENTE, que la Biblioteca Pública de Franklin Square, ubicada en 19 Lincoln Road, Franklin Square, Nueva York, en dicho distrito, hará una audiencia presupuestaria de los votantes calificados del UFSD de Franklin Square el lunes 13 de mayo de 2024 a las 6:30 p. m., hora vigente, 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 2024-2025.

Y SE AVISA ADEMÁS que cualquier residente del Distrito podrá obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para financiar el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar para 2024-2025, excluidos los fondos públicos, a partir del 7 de mayo de 2024, entre las 9 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., hora vigente, excepto sábados, domingos o días festivos, en la Secretaría del Distrito, 760 Washington Street School, Franklin Square, Nueva York, en la Biblioteca Pública de Franklin Square y en el sitio web del Distrito.

Y ADEMÁS SE AVISA POR

1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito escolar para el año fiscal 2024-2025 y autorizar que la parte necesaria del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito.

2. Elegir a un miembro del Consejo de Educación por un período de tres (3) años a partir del 1 de julio de 2024 y hasta el 30 de junio de 2027, para suceder a Diane Hansen, cuyo mandato finaliza el 30 de junio de 2024.

3. Para elegir a un miembro del Consejo de Educación por un período de tres (3) años a partir del 1 de julio de 2024, y hasta el 30 de junio de 2027, para suceder a Helen Hoffman, cuyo mandato finaliza el 30 de junio de 2024.

4. Autorizar a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Unión de Franklin Square para llevar a cabo ciertas mejoras capitales que consisten en mejoras y reconstrucción de los campos en la Escuela Primaria Polk Street, incluyendo la sustitución y actualización de equipos, todo ello por un costo máximo agregado estimado de $2,000,000 y para apropiar y gastar tal cantidad del Fondo de Reserva de Capital UFSD de Franklin Square B.

5. Resuelto que para que el Distrito Escolar Libre de Unión de Franklin Square, en el Condado de Nassau, Nueva York (el “Distrito”) reciba un diez por ciento adicional (10%) de ayuda del Estado de Nueva York, los votantes del Distrito por la presente aprueban ciertas mejoras en la conservación de energía que se realizarán en varias instalaciones del Distrito de conformidad con el Artículo 9 de la Ley de Energía, con un costo estimado que no excederá de $10,000,000, el cual se pagará con diversas fuentes, incluyendo, pero no limitado a, ahorros en costos de energía, ayuda estatal y federal, reembolsos, subvenciones y otros fondos que puedan estar disponibles sin ningún costo resultante para el Distrito.

6. Votar sobre la asignación presupuestaria de la Biblioteca Pública de Franklin Square para el año fiscal 2024-2025, tal como se presentó, y autorizar que la parte requerida de la misma se recaude sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito Escolar de Unión Libre de Franklin Square (Franklin Square Union Free School District), de acuerdo con la Sección 259 de la Ley de Educación.

7. Elegir a un (1) miembro

LA PRESENTE, que dicha votación y elecciones presupuestarias se harán el martes 21 de mayo de 2024, en John Street School, Polk Street School y Washington Street School, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., hora vigente, momento en el que se abrirán las urnas para votar por máquina de votación sobre los siguientes puntos:

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de la Junta de Fiduciarios de la Biblioteca Pública de Franklin Square por un período de cinco (5) años a partir del 1 de julio de 2024 y hasta el 30 de junio de 2029, para ocupar el cargo que anteriormente ocupaba Adrienne McKenna.

Y ADEMÁS SE AVISA POR

LA PRESENTE, que de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Real Property Tax Law (Ley de impuestos 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 total tasado de la lista final de tasaciones usada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos, enumerará cada tipo de exención concedida por la autoridad estatutaria y mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, la cantidad acumulativa que se espera recibir como pagos en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones concedidas. Además, dicho informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablero de anuncios que mantenga el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web que mantenga el Distrito.

Y ADEMÁS SE AVISA POR LA PRESENTE, que las peticiones que nominan candidatos para el cargo de miembro del Consejo de Educación se presentarán ante la Secretaría de dicho Distrito escolar en la Oficina Administrativa del Distrito, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York, a más tardar el 22 de abril de 2024, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m., hora vigente. Cada petición deberá dirigirse a la Secretaría del Distrito; deberá estar firmada por al menos 25 votantes calificados del Distrito; deberá indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, y, deberá indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato y describirá la vacante específica para la que se propone al candidato. Cada vacante en el Consejo de Educación que deba cubrirse se considerará una vacante específica separada. Se requiere una petición de nominación separada para nominar a un candidato a cada cargo específico separado. La petición deberá describir al menos la duración del mandato y contener el nombre del último titular. Para designar a un candidato para el cargo de Fideicomisario de la Junta de la Biblioteca Pública de Franklin Square, 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 se presentan en general. Las peticiones de nominación no deben describir ninguna vacante específica en la Junta para la cual se nomina al candidato.

Y ADEMÁS SE AVISA POR

LA PRESENTE, que se requiere el registro personal de los votantes de acuerdo con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación, o de acuerdo con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora de acuerdo con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en una reunión anual o especial del distrito dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario, es elegible para votar en estas elecciones. Si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar según el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, también es elegible para votar en estas elecciones. Todas las demás personas que quieran votar deben registrarse.

Y ADEMÁS SE AVISA POR

LA PRESENTE que los votantes pueden inscribirse en la Secretaría de dicho Distrito Escolar en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m., cuando la escuela esté en sesión en cualquier día antes del 16 de mayo de 2024 para agregar cualquier nombre adicional al Registro que se usará en las elecciones antes mencionadas, momento en el que cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en dicho Registro siempre que en dicha reunión con el Secretario de dicho Distrito Escolar se sepa o se pruebe a satisfacción del Secretario de dicho Distrito Escolar que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o en lo sucesivo en dichas elecciones para la cual se prepara el Registro. El Registro así preparado de acuerdo con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la Secretaría del Distrito, en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York, y estará abierto para su inspección por cualquier votante calificado del Distrito a partir del jueves 16 de mayo de 2024, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m., hora vigente, en cada día anterior al día fijado para las elecciones, excepto el domingo, y en los lugares de votación el día de la votación.

Y ADEMÁS SE AVISA POR LA PRESENTE, que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votante calificado del

distrito escolar. Se puede pedir una solicitud de inscripción como votante militar en la Secretaría del Distrito en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m., cuando la escuela está en sesión. La solicitud también está disponible en el sitio web del Distrito de Franklin Square en “voter information” (información para votante). La solicitud de inscripción debe recibirse en la Secretaría a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 26 de abril de 2024. En la solicitud de inscripción, se permite al votante militar designar su preferencia para recibir la solicitud de inscripción por correo, transmisión por facsímil o correo electrónico.

Y ADEMÁS SE AVISA POR

LA PRESENTE, que los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito pueden presentar una solicitud de boleta de voto militar durante el horario escolar ante la Secretaría del Distrito 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 “voter information” (información para votante). Las solicitudes completadas deben ser recibirse en la Secretaría del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 25 de abril de 2024. En la solicitud de boleta de voto militar, se permite al votante militar designar su preferencia para recibir la solicitud de boleta de voto militar, y la boleta de voto militar, por correo, transmisión por facsímil o correo electrónico. La solicitud de boleta de voto militar y la boleta de voto militar de todos los votantes militares calificados deben devolverse por correo o en persona. Las boletas para votantes militares se distribuirán a los votantes militares calificados a más tardar veinticinco días antes de las elecciones, el 26 de abril de 2024. Las boletas de voto militar debe recibirlas la Secretaría del Distrito un (1) día antes del cierre de las urnas, el martes 21 de mayo de 2024, y deben mostrar una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o de un país extranjero, o deben mostrar un endoso fechado de recepción por otra agencia del Gobierno de Estados Unidos; o (2) a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del día de las elecciones y estar firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo, con una fecha comprobada que no sea posterior al día anterior a las elecciones. Una lista de las personas

a las que se han emitido boletas de voto militar estará a disposición de los votantes calificados del Distrito para su inspección en la Secretaría del Distrito a partir del jueves 16 de mayo de 2024, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m., hora vigente, todos los días anteriores al día fijado para las elecciones anuales, excepto los domingos, los sábados con cita previa y el 21 de mayo de 2024, día fijado para las elecciones. Cualquier votante calificado presente en ese momento en el lugar de votación puede oponerse a la votación de la boleta por los motivos apropiados, dando a conocer su impugnación y los motivos de la misma al Inspector de elecciones antes del cierre de las urnas.

Y ADEMÁS SE AVISA POR

LA PRESENTE, que las solicitudes de voto anticipado por correo y voto en ausencia se podrán obtener durante el horario escolar en la Secretaría del Distrito a partir del 22 de abril de 2024. La solicitud también está disponible en el sitio web del Distrito Escolar de Franklin Square

https://www.franklinsqua re.k12.ny.us/ bajo “voter information”

(información del votante).

Las solicitudes completadas las debe recibir la Secretaría del Distrito no antes del 22 de abril de 2024 y por lo menos siete (7) días antes de las elecciones, el 14 de mayo de 2024, si la boleta se debe enviar por correo al votante, o el día antes de las elecciones, el 20 de mayo de 2024, si la boleta se debe entregar personalmente al votante. Las boletas de voto anticipado por correo y las boletas de voto en ausencia las debe recibir la Secretaría del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m., hora vigente, del martes 21 de mayo de 2024.

Una lista de las personas a quienes se emitan boletas de voto anticipado por correo y boletas de voto en ausencia estará a disposición de los votantes calificados del Distrito para su inspección en la Secretaría del Distrito a partir del jueves 16 de mayo de 2024, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m., hora vigente, todos los días anteriores al día fijado para las elecciones anual, excepto los domingos, los sábados con cita previa y el 21 de mayo de 2024, día fijado para las elecciones.

Cualquier votante calificado presente en ese momento en el lugar de votación puede oponerse a la votación de la boleta por los motivos apropiados, dando a conocer su impugnación y los motivos de la misma al Inspector de elecciones

antes del cierre de las urnas. La impugnación de un voto en ausencia no puede basarse en que el votante debería haber solicitado un voto anticipado por correo.

Y ADEMÁS SE AVISA POR LA PRESENTE, que de acuerdo con una norma adoptada por el Consejo de Educación de acuerdo con la Sección 2035 de la Ley de Educación, toda consulta popular o propuesta para enmendar el presupuesto, o que de otro modo se someta a votación en dichas elecciones, debe presentarse ante la Secretaría del Consejo de Educación en la Oficina del Distrito, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York, con tiempo suficiente para permitir que el aviso de la propuesta se incluya en el Aviso de la audiencia pública, votación del presupuesto y elecciones exigida por la Sección 2004 de la Ley de Educación o antes del 22 de abril de 2024, a las 3:30 p. m., hora vigente; debe estar mecanografiada o impresa en el idioma inglés; debe estar dirigida a la Secretaría del Distrito Escolar; debe estar firmada por al menos 40 votantes calificados del Distrito (que representa el 5 % del número de votantes que votaron en las elecciones anuales anteriores); y debe indicar de forma legible el nombre de cada firmante.

Sin embargo, el Consejo Escolar no aceptará ninguna petición para presentar ante los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de las facultades de los votantes para determinarlo, que sea ilegal, o ninguna propuesta que no incluya una asignación específica cuando el gasto de dinero lo requiera la propuesta, o cuando exista otra razón válida para excluir la propuesta de la boleta de voto.

Fecha: Franklin Square, Nueva York 4 de abril de 2024

Por orden del CONSEJO DE EDUCACIÓN DEL UFSD de Franklin Square Franklin Square, Nueva York

Catherine Mione, secretaria del Distrito 145910

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 6, 2024 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 21, 2024 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 NANCY GARLICK, whose term expires June 30, 2024; one (1) member for a term of THREE (3) YEARS to the seat now occupied by SHARON EARLEY DAVIS, whose term expires June 30, 2024; and one (1) member for a term of ONE (1) year to the seat previously occupied by: DR. MICHAEL CANTARA, (whose term expires June 30, 2025), and currently occupied by TANIA LAWES, whose term expires June 30, 2024.

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 ONE (1) member to the Library Board of Trustees; ONE (1) member for a term of FIVE (5) YEARS to the seat now occupied by NATASHA WARBURTONWELCH, whose term expires on June 30, 2024. An election will be held on MAY 21, 2024, 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

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 20242025, 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 13, 2024.

In addition, the Board of Registration of each separate election district will meet at the Registration place herein above stated on MONDAY, MAY 13, 2024, between the hours of 4:00 PM and 8:00 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.

RESOLVED that the amount of the estimated expenses for the school year 20242025, 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.

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 21, 2024, 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 21, 2024 shall include all persons who shall have been previously registered for the 2020 annual election, and who have not moved since the 2020 annual election, or for any special or annual election or meeting held or conducted thereafter, and who shall have voted at said 2020 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 21, 2024.

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 14, 2024, 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 22, 2024, 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 21, 2024.

MILITARY BALLOTS: NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that pursuant to Education Law Section 2018-d, 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 25, 2024. 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

Clerk.

Public Notices

April 25, 2024. Completed military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2024, 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 21, 2024, 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.

EARLY MAIL VOTING

BALLOTS:

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 2018-e of the Education Law, applications for early mail ballots may be obtained at the Office of the Clerk of the School District, during all days in which the School District is in session. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than April 22, 2024 and by May 14, 2024, if the early mail ballot is to be mailed to the voter. If the early mail ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter at the Office of the District Clerk the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than May 20, 2024. No early mail voter’s ballot will be canvassed unless it has been received in the Office of the District Clerk of the School District no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2024. A list of all persons to whom early ballots have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk’s office during office hours on May 15, 2024 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. A challenge to an early voting ballot may not be made on the basis that the voter should have applied for an absentee ballot.

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 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 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 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, 2024 and which petition shall be subscribed by not less than THIRTY-TWO (32) 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 22, 2024. Said petitions to run for a seat on the Board of Education and the Library Board will be available in the District Office located at 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 22, 2024.

Copies of the written estimates of expenses for the school year 2024-2025 (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 14, 2024 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 exemption 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 Board authorizes the District Clerk to appoint qualified persons as Chairpersons for the annual District elections at the following locations:

Election District No. 1

Election District No. 2

Election District No. 3

Election District No. 4

Election District No. 5

Election District No. 6

Election District No. 7

The Board authorizes the District Clerk to appoint qualified persons as CoChairpersons for the annual District elections at the following locations:

Election District No. 1

Election District No. 2

Election District No. 3

Election District No. 4

Election District No. 5

Election District No. 6

Election District No. 7

The Board authorizes the District Clerk to appoint qualified clerks to assist the District Clerk, the Board of Registration and the Inspectors of Election on the registration day and at the annual District elections at the following locations:

Election District No. 1

Election District No. 2

Election District No. 3

Election District No. 4

Election District No. 5

Election District No. 6

Election District No. 7

The Board authorizes the following qualified person to be appointed, as Coordinator, for the annual District election:

Celestine Lloyd

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: 2/6/2024

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 6, 2024 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 6th day of February 2024.

DIANA L. DELAHANTY DISTRICT CLERK

NOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARING

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 on February 6, 2024, a public hearing for the purpose of discussion of the proposed budget to be voted upon May 21, 2024 will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 8:00 PM at Clara H. Carlson School. By order of the Board of Education

DIANA L. DELAHANTY

Dated: 2/6/2024 District Clerk 145514

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 21, 2024

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 2024-2025; that such public hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 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 21, 2024 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 2024-2025 and authorizing the levy of taxes to meet the estimated expenditures of money during said school year will be held on May 21, 2024 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 2024-2025 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

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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

DISTRICT THIRTEEN

EXPENDITURE FROM CAPITAL RESERVE

RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Board of Education hereby authorizes the placement of a proposition to expend monies from the District’s Capital Reserve Fund, established on May 15, 2018, at the Annual Budget Vote and Election on May 21, 2024, and directs the District Clerk to place said proposition in the Annual Notice of said Vote and Election:

SHALL the Board of Education of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen be authorized to expend from the Capital Reserve Fund which was established on May 15, 2018 (“Reserve Fund”) pursuant to Section 3651 of the Education Law, for the following capital improvement project of acquisition of security equipment, furnishings, machinery and apparatus and the installation of such security equipment at the District’s facilities and sites, including security film and door replacements, cybersecurity technology, security camera replacements, and other security technologies and enhancements at the District’s facilities and sites in the approximate amount of $700,000, and other work required in connection therewith; and to expend from the Reserve Fund therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000).

PROPOSITION NO. 3

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 2024-2025 be approved in the amount of $161,364,443, 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. 4

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTER

PROPOSITION 2024

SHALL the Board of

Education hereby authorize the placement of the following voter proposition at the Annual Budget Vote and Election on May 21, 2024 and directs the District Clerk to place said proposition in the Annual Notice of said Vote and Election:

SHALL the Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of two million, five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,550,000) as follows from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Renovate current District Maintenance Garage creating a Construction Trades Facility. All of the above to include labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs.

PROPOSITION NO. 5 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL VOTER

PROPOSITION 2024

SHALL the Board of Education hereby authorize the placement of the following voter proposition at the Annual Budget Vote and Election on May 21, 2024 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 one million, one hundred fifty-six thousand dollars ($1,156,000) from the Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows:

Gymnasium window and operating system replacements at Memorial Junior High School, North Junior Senior High School and South Junior Senior High School.

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 21, 2024 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 Anthony Bonelli, a member of the Board of Education, for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2024 and expiring June 30, 2027.

b) The office of Jennifer Oliveri, a member of the Board of Education, for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2024 and expiring June 30, 2027.

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 29 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 22, 2024, 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 22, 2024. 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 14, 2024 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 14, 2024, 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 (2020-2023) 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 18, 2024; and at each polling place on election day.

EARLY MAIL AND ABSENTEE BALLOTS

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee and early mail ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning March 22, 2024. Completed applications may not be received by the District Clerk earlier than April 22, 2024, and must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or to the agent named in the absentee or early mail ballot application. Absentee and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

A list of persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued, and a list of all persons to whom early mail voter’s ballots shall have been issued, will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 16, 2024, between the hours of [INSERT HOURS] on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 21, 2024, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such lists, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such lists, stating the reasons for such challenge. Any such written challenge shall be transmitted by the District

Clerk or a designee of the Board of Education to the inspectors of election on election day.

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@ valleystream13.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 25, 2024.

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@ valleystream13.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 25, 2024. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a nonmilitary 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 21, 2024 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 21, 2024 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 27, 2024

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 145793

CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION

TRUST is the Plaintiff and CHANTALE TERLONGE, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 7, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 2255 PARKHURST ROAD, ELMONT, NY 11003; and the following tax map identification: 32-714-24.

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 006363/2012. Mark Ricciardi, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 145839

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 8, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that at the Annual District Meeting to be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, a vote upon the propo-sitions hereinafter set forth will be held at the times and places hereinafter set forth.

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 proposition:

SEWANHAKA

ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on May 25, 2023, wherein U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL

(a) Within the area of New Hyde Park-Garden 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

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 2024-2025 for the purpose shown in the statement of estimated expendi-tures 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; and upon any other matter which might be properly brought before the Annual Meeting of the Sewanhaka Central High School District. 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 dis-tricts: 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

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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 exemp-tion, 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 quali-fied 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 individ-ually 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 8, 2024, between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at Manor OaksWilliam R. Bowie School.

In Franklin Square Union Free School District, on Mondays through Fridays be-tween 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 16, 2024.

In Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, registration will take place on April 18, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Floral Park-Bellerose School Administrative Office and May 13, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the Floral ParkBellerose 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 Monday, May 13, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Last day to register to vote is Monday, May 13, 2024, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

A qualified voter must present himself or herself in person for registration in the Component District in which he or she resides and in Elmont and Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School Districts within the election district of such Component Districts in which he or she resides 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 8:00 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 Saturday and Sunday.

In Franklin Square Union Free School District, in the Office of the District Clerk, beginning on Thursday, May 16, 2024, 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 comple-tion, 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 14, 2024, 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 early mail ballots and absen-tee 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 beginning April 22, 2024 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 https://www. franklinsquare.k12.ny.us/ under “voter information.”

In Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, in the office of the District Clerk (Administrative Offices, 1 Poppy Place, Floral Park, New York), or by contacting the Dis-trict 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. 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 absentee or early mail 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 or early mail ballot shall be canvassed unless it is received in the office of such District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2024. No absentee or early mail ballot will be accepted more than 30 days prior to the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee or early mail ballots have been issued will be available in said office of the District Clerk of each Component District, beginning at least five (5) days prior to the vote/election during of-fice hours as set by each Component District. 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 rea-sons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls. A challenge to an early voting ballot may not be made on the basis that the voter should have applied for an absen-tee ballot.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIV-

EN, 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 p.m. on April 25, 2024. 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 fol-lows:

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 ParkGarden City Park District website www.nhp-gcp. org.

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 https:// www.franklinsquare.k12. ny.us/ 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 (dur-ing 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 request-ing 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 25, 2024. Completed military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2024, 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 21, 2024 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, fac-simile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Such des-ignation will remain in effect until revoked or changed by the voter. If no preference is designat-ed, the District will transmit the military voter registration by mail.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that copies of the estimated expenditures of the Se-wanhaka Central High School District during the school year 2024-2025 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.

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 com-mencing 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 gener-ally east and again south crossing the Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Railroad; thence con-tinuing east and south along such boundary line to Tulip Avenue; thence southerly along the Cov-ert Avenue center line for about 100 feet and continuing southeasterly 100 feet south of and par-allel 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 north-east 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 in-clude 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 Ave-nue 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 begin-ning.

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 be-tween 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 Av-enue 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, south-erly and westerly on a line approximately 100 Feet south of Webster Street to a line midway be-tween Fredrick Street and Arthur Street approximately 50 Feet south of the point or place of be-ginning. 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 par-allel 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 Ave-nue 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 nor-therly 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 par-allel 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 intersec-tion 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 approxi-mately 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 pro-jection 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 Ave-nue; 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 approx-imately 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 commenc-ing 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 south-

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professional and work with clients

“I love my teachers,” Maggio said. “I think they never doubt you. They’re always telling you that you can do your best. They’ve really inspired me to work hard in this field. They know exactly what they’re doing. They know what they’re talking about. And they’re really just trying to prepare you to be the best you can be.”

She also feels very close to her classmates.

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easterly 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.

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 Ave-nue, 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, Cy-press Street from 93 to 222, Carnation Avenue from 348 to 480. Generally, with a few excep-tions, 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 Claf-

lin 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 cen-ter 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 front-

ing 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 bound-ary 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 ParkGarden City Park Union Free School District will be at the Manor Oaks-William R. Bowie School, on May 8, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Voting 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

Dated: February 27, 2024

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“I feel like I made so many friends here,” Maggio said. “Everyone tries to lift you up. I just think it’s a great experience. I’m really happy I met these girls.”

She said she felt the preparation for this fashion show was more for her confidence rather than her skills.

“I didn’t want to doubt myself,” Maggio said. “I came here knowing that I learned the skills and I should feel comfortable with what I’m doing. And everything will be fine.”

The experience was unforgettable for CTE student, Imanni Torres-Santos

“It’s a wonderful experience,” TorresSantos said. “It helps me in expanding my experience in cosmetology. I’m just enjoying myself today.”

Also in her second year in the program, Torres-Santos said the main preparations for the event were about making sure they had all their items in order to serve as cosmetologists. Her main focus is hair. She says she doesn’t want to focus on cosmetology as a career, but she wants to keep hair as a side hustle.

“We are learning about how to do balayages,” Torres-Santos said. “We do haircuts, bleach hair, dye it, do highlights. We learn different styles and how to make it from a picture just by really knowing what you’re doing.”

Throughout the two-year program, Torres-Santos has grown close to her teachers and the members of the program.

“We all get along well,” Torres-Santos said. “We all have our own bonds with each other. It’s like we’re one big family,

in both the classes.”

CTE teacher Maryanne Contarino said there is ample opportunity for the students to practice their techniques in professional settings.

“At the local level, we are doing all the plays for the schools around the district,” Contarino said. “We also will do fashion shows if they’re being hosted at our other home schools as well, because we’re one of five high schools.”

Sewanhaka High School serves as the home school for the program.

“The program really gives the students the opportunity to learn the basics of cosmetology in their first year,” Contarino said. “Then in their second year they get to expand what they have learned onto professional client services that we host every Friday. It gives them an opportunity to raise their level of standards up to industry standards.”

There are students in the program who are apprenticing with local salons.

“This industry is growing and we have students in the industry now that will continue to work, even though they’ve applied to colleges,” Contarino said. “This is going to be their livelihood once they complete their two or four-year programs in college.”

The program is rigorous and thorough as it prepares the students to pass their state board exams, both practical and written.

“We learn everything from natural hair styling to chemical work, hair coloring, dimensional coloring, permanent waving, which is kind of coming back, and all the theory and the science behind it,” Contarino said.

But to Contarino and the rest of the faculty, there is a deeper purpose to this work.

“Right from the beginning we like our seniors especially, to realize that we are a community service industry and that giving back to the community with a handset of skills is the best reward ever,” Contarino said. “So, when they give back to the community, and they see their work out there, it really just gives them self-satisfaction and really helps with their skills sets for industry.”

peyton Jones, a seventh-grade student at academy Charter School in uniondale, walks the runway at family and Children’s association’s annual Women in philanthropy event at the Lannin in eisenhower park.

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Sewanhaka High School students and instructors from the school’s Career and technical education program help models get ready for the runway at the family and Children’s association’s annual Women in philanthropy event on march 28.

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Trends come and go, and then come right back again

All I had to do was pick up a package that had been left at the wrong door.

I knocked. My neighbor let me in. Nothing felt out of the ordinary.

But then it happened. It was like raindrops hitting a tin roof, but it wasn’t raining, and we weren’t under a tin roof.

MiCHAEL HinMAn

I followed the sound, and set my sights on something that hasn’t been in front of my eyes for at least a couple decades. It was a typewriter. An electric one, to be exact. An Olympia Compact S — one of the last typewriter models offered by a storied German manufacturer that lost the battle with computers and word processors.

Finding a typewriter nowadays requires a trip to a museum. But there are still many out in circulation — you just have to know where to look.

So it wasn’t necessarily the typewriter that surprised me, but who was using

it: my neighbor’s teenaged daughter.

“Oh, don’t mind her,” my neighbor said. “She’s always on that typewriter.”

“But … but, why?” I asked.

“The sounds it makes are relaxing. And it reminds her of her grandfather.”

The young woman was composing a poem using paper from the printer. The ink of each letter was quite uneven, showing not only the antiquity of the machine in front of her, but also how spoiled we’ve become with laser printers and high-resolution screens.

Fcreates a sense of permanence a computer or smartphone can’t. And it can’t be hacked.

Typewriters, of course, aren’t the only things making a comeback. Vinyl records and Polaroid cameras have already made returns. So have flip phones. And, believe it or not, even pocket pagers.

ixated on our devices, we’ll find ourselves longing for time away from all that.

I thought my neighbor’s daughter was unique in this love for typewriters, but apparently that’s not the case. Young people — especially in the so-called Gen Z — are rediscovering a number of relics from the past like typewriters, enjoying their simplicity, with maybe even a hint of nostalgia for a previous life, perhaps.

Exploring this new fondness for typewriters online has helped me discover some interesting feedback. There are no ads or messages popping up on the paper while you type, meaning you can focus on what you’re creating. It also

All of these treasures should have been lost to time, but they weren’t. Yes, they had been replaced by something better and faster — but all of these artifacts were more than just tools. They helped define us in some way.

And that gives me real hope for other aspects of society that some might try to write off, like something near and dear to my own heart: newspapers. A few weeks back, a popular social media content creator named Kelsey Russell visited our newsroom. She has made a name for herself on TikTok by championing newspapers to her generation. Can you pull up news on your phone or computer? Sure. But once you swipe it away, it’s gone. Newspapers, however, can’t be swiped away. And they won’t be.

As we become more and more fixated on our electronic devices, we’re going to find ourselves longing for time away from all that. Without the distractions. Without the noise created by the intrusion of others. Without the glowing screen.

Books. Cameras using actual photographic paper. Phones that don’t do much more than call someone. Typewriters. And, yes, newspapers.

All of these will maintain places in our society, and that’s good. But please don’t call them antique. Many of us have indeed made many trips around the sun, but we don’t need the reminder.

And finally, you might think finding my young neighbor clickety-clacking away on a typewriter might inspire me to write these words on something similar. It certainly would be poetic in its own right.

But my MacBook Air is doing perfectly fine. I already lived through the times when typewriters were a necessary tool, not a novelty. Give me another decade or two before I’m ready to relive that, thank you very much.

Michael Hinman is executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? execeditor@liherald.com.

Netanyahu is a supporter of one party: himself

ihave known Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer since 1972. I have watched him grow from being a state assemblyman to one of the most powerful political leaders in the United States. Schumer is a serious and smart lawmaker, and he measures his every word with the greatest of caution. When he speaks, it is well planned, because he is conscious of the fact that the press will hold him accountable for his actions.

JERRY KREMER

Schumer’s recent call for new elections in Israel, and for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down, was a do-ordie plea for peace in the Middle East. I have heard some of my friends call Schumer out for that plea, and describe it as dangerous, or even as a form of terrorism, and I have tried to tell them to consider all the facts before they speak.

Netanyahu has been playing political games for as long as I can remember. He

is not some well-meaning leader of a country who is being picked on. To begin with, Bibi, as he is often called, has been in and out of courtrooms in Israel for two years. He has been charged with various forms of corruption. In Israel, cases like his can drag on for years with no resolution.

For the past two years, Bibi has been hopeful that if he can change the way the courts work, his case will be dismissed. He has pushed for a change in the law that would give the country’s legislature, the Knesset, the power to run the courts and end any kind of judicial interference. His efforts to undermine the judicial system have split the country in half and have given rise to massive demonstrations calling for his ouster. To stay in power, he has forged alliances with right-wing leaders who have their own plans to change Israel from a democracy to a banana republic. Schumer’s speech calling for new elections in another country may have stepped over the line, but his claims that Bibi is no longer the nation’s true lead-

er, and has lost the confidence of the people, are 100 percent correct. As a congressional leader, Schumer has every right to speak out on Israel’s political challenges, because America sends billions of dollars to Israel each year and is Israel’s strongest supporter.

C huck Schumer was right: Bibi has lost the confidence of his people.

If your best friend thinks you have lost your way, he or she has every right to tell you so, out of love, and not any other motive. Schumer has been Israel’s most loyal member of Congress, and has fought off other members who have questioned the need to provide so much aid to other countries.

Israel had every right to invade Gaza after Hamas’s attack on Oct. 7, one of the most brutal assaults on any nation. The conduct of Hamas will go down in history as another Holocaust, and there had to be a response to such vicious conduct. Israel responded with an all-out war against a cruel and undisciplined mob that kills and steals from its own people.

The United States has asked Bibi what his plans are for Gaza when the

war is over and Hamas has been defeated, and he has no answer. As long as he stays in power, he can avoid having to face the possibility of going to prison. He has a plan, but it focuses on holding on to his job, even if his country no longer trusts him to be its leader. In the interim, he will try to hold on to power by playing partisan politics.

It’s no secret that Netanyahu has always embraced the American Republican Party. He worked against President Barack Obama, and came to Washington to promote Donald Trump on a number of occasions. He has every intention of holding on to his power in the hope that Trump will be elected again this year.

Bibi will do whatever it takes to keep his job. Schumer spoke out forcefully for one reason, which was to keep Israel a democracy. The world needs Israel to survive, and there is no question that under Netanyahu’s control, its very existence is threatened.

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

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Don’t wait for Earth Day to care about Earth e

arth Day is April 22, just two and a half weeks away.

It’s a day that’s been around since 1970, yet it seems the condition of our planet since then has gotten worse rather than better.

Climate change has caused global temperatures to rise, resulting in more severe storms, wildfires and megadroughts. Places that are typically cold are becoming warmer, and places that are usually warm are becoming hotter.

What can regular people like us do to turn back the rising tide of global climate change? Becoming better caretakers of whatever small patch of the world we inhabit is a start.

Earth Day is just one day, but its significance should carry over into every day. And it’s all about sustainability and stewardship — which requires daily commitment, vigilance and action.

We can start by remembering the three R’s — reduce, reuse and recycle. That means buying products with minimal packaging, reusing items like bags to carry our groceries, and recycling everything from paper and plastic to glass and metal.

We can reduce energy consumption by turning off lights and appliances when we’re not using them, and when we are, ensuring that they’re energyefficient. We can conserve water by fixing leaks, taking shorter showers, and

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watering our lawns only in the early morning or the evening to reduce evaporation.

And, of course, we can find more efficient ways to get around. Do we continue using the same old practice of fueling vehicles with fossil fuels, or do we dive into diverse technologies? And do we really need to take a car when we can hop on a bus or train, or even ride a bike or walk?

It’s hard to believe we can make a difference on our own, but we can. Especially if we aren’t alone in making conservation a way of life. And we can make an even bigger difference by backing more environmentally friendly ways to produce energy, like wind turbines — whether on land or out in the ocean.

One example is the South Fork Wind project, some 35 miles off Montauk, which is expected to generate about 130 megawatts of renewable energy — enough to power an estimated 70,000 Long Island homes. Officials believe that it could eliminate up to 6 million tons of carbon emissions over the 25-year life of the project — the equivalent of taking 60,000 cars off the road.

It’s a start. But we have a ways to go to get all of the homes on Long Island — more than 1 million of them — powered this way.

To continue the march to a cleaner, greener planet, we need individual and

I think most of us wish the two leading candidates for president weren’t so old. You have to be at least 35 to serve as president, but there’s no restriction on the other end. You could be 117 and still be eligible to hear “Hail to the Chief” every time you walk into a public gathering.

I’m 86, and damn well know someone my age is too old to be in the Oval Office unless they’re just visiting. How about a constitutional amendment that sets down a series of challenges that must be met by anyone over 70 seeking to be commander in chief?

First there would be a dime test. A dime would be dropped on the floor at a busy deli, and the candidate would have to pick it up on the first try. The retrieval would have to be accomplished by bending over. Anyone getting down on their knees to get the dime would be automatically disqualified.

Then there would be a memory test. An examiner chosen by an independent panel would meet with each hopeful candidate, and early in the conversation three famous political quotes would be used: “I am not a crook,” “Read my lips: no new taxes,” and “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.”

At the end of this session, which would last a mini-

collective efforts on the local, national and global levels to continue expanding. If they don’t, we could see significant ocean rise in our lifetimes — literally bringing the sea into our backyards as early as the 2040s. The planet is getting warmer, polar ice is melting, and all that water has to go somewhere.

Since the first Earth Day 54 years ago, millions of people in nearly 200 countries have taken part in activities whose aim is to enhance the planet’s environment. The annual event has helped push legislation in many countries — including the United States — intended to reduce the human race’s collective carbon footprint, and help us find ways to live more sustainable lives.

But the work is far from finished. Our schools need to teach environmental literacy. The media — from newspapers and television to the hottest social media platforms — must circulate necessary, accurate information.

In April, as trees bud, flowers sprout and temperatures warm, it’s time to get outside and enjoy the greenery and sunshine. But as we take a hike or pedal along our local bike paths, or walk along our waterways or the shore, our thoughts should turn to advocacy and activism on behalf of the planet we inhabit. Because we shouldn’t fight to protect the Earth just on Earth Day, but every day.

A $20,000 burden on working families

New york is experiencing an affordability crisis, but it doesn’t stop at groceries, gas and rent. It’s a more varied problem than many would think.

The lack of affordable and accessible child care is hitting Long Island families hard. Its cost is a major expense that is unsustainable. This crisis not only strains household budgets, but also poses significant barriers to workforce participation and economic mobility for parents striving to secure a better future for their families. Even households with solid incomes — Long Island’s median household income was $120,124 in 2021, according to census data — may be burdened by this substantial monthly expense.

In today’s world, child care is not a simple choice, and it’s far from a luxury — it’s essential. That’s why I have a plan to help give families options and support as they work and care for their children.

The average cost of full-time child care on Long Island can range from $12,000 a year for a preschooler to $20,000 a year for an infant. Not surpris-

ingly, nearly half of all parents say their child care situation is unworkable. To confront this issue, I held a news conference with my republican Assembly colleagues in Albany last month to address the lack of high-quality, affordable child care across the state.

We unveiled “A Blueprint for Childcare (ABC) Plan,” a comprehensive proposal to provide muchneeded relief for high child care costs and better access through increased tax incentives for families and day cares, expansion of access to early-childhood education and more provider options. We estimate that these proposals would save an average family more than $2,300 annually.

C■ Creating a new child care facility capital improvement tax credit to help child care providers enhance and update facilities; and

■ Doubling the existing child care creation and expansion tax credit from $25 million per year to $50 million.

care isn’t a simple choice, and it’s far from a luxury — it’s essential.

The first prong of the ABC Plan aims to provide increased tax incentives to both providers and families. When funding is made directly available to families and businesses, the child poverty rate drops significantly and quality child care programs become more readily available, which is why I’m proposing the following to boost child tax credits:

■ Increasing the state earned-income tax credit from 30 to 45 percent;

■ Increasing the Empire State child tax credit to 45 percent of the federal child tax credit;

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mum of one hour, the candidate would be asked to recall the quotes. He or she would have to remember at least two of them to be eligible to run.

And third, the new constitutional amendment would require a cursive test. The candidate, in a room alone, would be required to write, in cursive, an essay of at least 700 words, explaining why he or she thought he or she would be a swell leader of America. The content of the essays would not be judged or graded. A judge appointed by the two major political parties would simply check to make sure the essays were indeed written in cursive. If you don’t know cursive, you belong in Hell, and not in the White House.

Think about all this, please. It’s time for a change.

LArry McCoy Rockville Centre

Why are criminals out on the streets?

To the Editor: This is directed to elected Democrats in New york: So how are your bail reform and your progressive agenda going? open your eyes: It isn’t work-

ing. Criminals are walking our streets because Democrats don’t want to lock up people who commit crimes.

Why do Democrats think it’s oK for someone to walk into any store and steal everything off the shelves, or assault someone on the street? People walk our streets and continue to commit crimes, and thanks to the Democrats, are free to commit more crimes. Most if not all of those who are arrested are back on the street before a police officer can complete the paperwork.

Arresting and incarcerating criminals is not being racist. People today are generally afraid. A police officer is killed by a convicted felon with a gun who had 21 arrests but wasn’t in jail. Another subject, also carrying a gun, was arrested last year on gun charges, but thanks to Democrats’ bail reform was out on the street. Between them they had a total of more than 40 arrests, including violent felonies.

It surely seems that Democrats favor criminals over private citizens. We need new leadership in Albany to stop this. Albany Democrats have failed us, made us less safe, and people have died.

STEvE GroGAN Lynbrook

plan include changing rules and regulations, creating new ways for families to access child care that cut the red tape of traditional child care models, and looking into how regional costs and state barriers impact the availability and affordability of child care.

The second prong of the plan aims to expand access to early-childhood education. The ABC Plan calls for a universal pre-K aid increase and program improvements, including:

■ Increasing the state reimbursement rate to school districts for pre-K students, and expanding collaboration between school districts and child care agencies;

■ Ensuring that school districts and child care agencies follow the same regulations that govern staffing ratios and class sizes; and

■ Calling on the commissioner of education to streamline the hiring process for qualified pre-K teachers and minimize the cost of new and existing programs.

The third prong of the plan focuses on supporting child care statewide — fairly. The proposals in this part of the

Long Island is traditionally ranked one of the most expensive places to live in the country, let alone in New york state. It’s time to break this tradition, and I’m backing a proposal that would ensure more public support for areas with the highest cost of living, like ours.

The rising child poverty rate reflects a failure to provide adequate support and opportunities for our most vulnerable population. As things stand, even families earning decent incomes are struggling to afford quality child care. We have the power to change this trend through targeted investments in child care. The proposed solutions exemplify my commitment to laying a strong foundation for educational success.

To build a better future for our New york families, we need to ensure that our kids get the opportunities they deserve to succeed. As we advance in shaping our state budget, I am optimistic that these critical initiatives can garner the bipartisan support they merit.

Ed Ra represents the 19th Assembly District, and is the ranking Republican member of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee.

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Steve Grogan is a retired federal agent and former Lynbrook village trustee.