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Board adopts $44M budget

Plan would increase tax levy by 2 percent, add student support, fund districtwide renovations districtwide band program; the creation of a district-wide theater program; updates and renoWith a vote on the 2022-23 vations to the libraries at the school budget scheduled for May Washington Street and Polk 17, the Franklin Square Union Street schools; additional securiFree School District Board of ty cameras; new buses; equipEducation has adopted a $44.25 ment for phys. ed. classes and million spending recess, and the creplan, nearly $3.5 milation of a “daily livlion, or 8 percent, ing space” at the larger than the curJohn Street School rent budget. for the Intensive SupAt its final preport Program, which sentation of the serves students with plan, at a meeting disabilities. late last month, the The spending plan board described it as also calls for an a “commitment to enhanced focus on provide an educasupport for students’ tionally enriching and families’ welland safe learning being by social workBoARd of ed. environment.” ers, behavior specialThe b u d g e t F.S. School District ist and psychologists. includes a tax levy Last November, increase of 2 perthe district ancent, which falls nounced a plan to below the district’s tax cap of begin offering two full-day pre-K 2.44 percent. It maintains all classes in September 2022 at existing programs, and calls for John Street, Polk Street and the addition of a district social Washington Street, up from the worker and a support teacher; one class currently offered at the replacement of aging tech- each school. nology and the hiring of addiThe start of renovations to tional technology support staff; a the John Street field and transnew program focused on daily portation center is also part of living skills; instruments for the Continued on page 5

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VINceNt BellINo, RIgHt, and Michael Fuentes colored pictures in the library’s children’s room at the April 24 event.

‘This is our home’

First annual open house aims to strengthen library’s ties to residents, community groups

By RoBeRt tRAVeRSo rtraverso@liherald.com

Children participated in scavenger hunts and enjoyed Italian ices while adults took tours and watched technology demonstrations at the Franklin Square Public Library open house on April 24.

Residents familiar and unfamiliar with the library and its services turned out at the library’s first-ever open house, where coloring activities, bingo games and more

were offered in the children’s room, while demonstrations of in-house technologies, such as a three-dimensional printer and a green screen, were held on the second floor for adults.

The open house was originally planned for August 2021 but was canceled due to a storm. Residents arrived on April 24 to learn about the library and what it has to offer the community.

“I think it’s great for community awareness,” said resi-

dent Adele Sezzo, who said she frequently visits the library with her husband and sons.

“The library has so much to offer … I didn’t know about half these things, and I’m here weekly,” Sezzo said.

Along with information about the library’s weekly book club for children, there were also games of bingo, guess-the-item jars and I-Spy in the children’s section of the library.

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he budget continues the . . . tradition of providing a top-notch education

Director asks residents to embrace library other technologies that the library is “We’re showing the community that actively lending out to Franklin Square the library is about more than just families. books,” said Shannon Meany, the chilThese technologies include Roku dren’s librarian, noting that the turnout streaming devices with access to services in the children’s section was greater than such as Netflix and HBO Max, DVD playexpected during the event. ers, Nintendo Switch consoles and more.

“I think it’s really good to get to know “Anything that people would want to the community better,” said help them out,” Kane said, Jyoti Hanjan, who works in adding that the library offers the library’s children’s sechotspots for families who do tion. “I think it’s a great thing not have access to Wi-Fi. to show the community what Kane said the library is we have for them,” Hanjan taking steps to increase comadded, noting that holding the puter literacy, including offerevent on a Sunday allowed ing one-on-one assistance families to come explore the ShannOn from a technolo g y aide library together. upstairs at the library, as well as 24-hour access to the New Meany Moving forward with Children’s Librarian York Times, which can be accessed through the library’s focus on technology website.

Aviva Kane, library direc“We are on the forefront of the war on tor, remembered that during the 1960s and computer illiteracy ,” Kane said. “We want 1970s, libraries often rented to residents lawn equipment and other day-to-day to give everyone the same opportunities.” items to help struggling families and offered community members an opportu- Open house seeks community ties In addition to showing that it offers nity to familiarize themselves with technological services and activities for emerging technologies.

“Whatever is old is new again,” Kane children, the April 24 open house was said, adding that the Franklin Square about laying the groundwork for fostering library has started what she described as stronger ties between the Franklin a “library of things,” held in a showcase Square community and the library. in immediate proximity to the library’s “We really want to see the community entrance, containing various devices and embrace their library,” Kane said, adding

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Franklin Square Public Library Director Aviva Kane standing with documents detailing the history of Franklin Square offered for open house visitors to read. that she believes Franklin Square’s large population is able to gather at Rath Park and other outdoor locations when the weather is suitable but that the community lacks a revered, popular indoor space to gather and communicate.

In addition to the services offered for individuals and families, Kane said she

plans to create spaces in the library that can be used specifically by various community groups in Franklin Square.

“We don’t ask for anything else but for you to come in and use this space,” said Kane, adding that she hopes to help transform the library into a community hub.

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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

Photos courtesy Elmont Union Free School District

Fourth grade students in Mrs. Fisher’s and Mrs. Wochinger’s classes at the Stewart Manor School read 406 books as of March 28.

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as oF March 28, Stewart Manor School second grade students in Mrs. Austin’s class read 334 books.

‘March Madness’ theme bolsters reading The Stewart Manor School of the Elmont Union Free School District hosted its first ever ‘March Madness reading challenge’ last month. “The challenge was a collaborative schoolwide activity for both students and staff,” the district said in a statement, adding that the goal of the activity was “to inspire students to read more frequently and find it more exciting.”

A ‘reading bracket’ similar to the bracket displaying the teams competing in the NCAA ‘March Madness’ college basketball tournaments was used during the school’s reading challenge.

Sixteen adults were chosen to record themselves reading aloud a children’s book of their choice while utilizing props and donning costumes. Students tuned into Zoom each week to watch and listen to two stories before they voted one story forward to the next round of the bracket, with the winning story set to be crowned the Stewart Manor ‘March Madness reading challenge’ champion.

Students received a reading log at the beginning of the challenge to track their day-to-day reading progress throughout March. Students were asked to read for 15 to 20 minutes each day, to log the title of the book they read that day and to have a parent or guardian sign the document.

Each classroom at the Stewart Manor

stewart Manor school first grade students in Ms. Miklus’s class engaging in reading as part of the ‘March Madness reading challenge.’

School also received a poster, displayed in the hallway, to help students track their reading progress. Teachers tallied the books read by the class each week and placed a personalized bookmark on the tracking poster to indicate the number of books read.

Students who read the most books by the

end of the challenge between kindergarten and second grade as well as between grade three and grade six will be awarded a party featuring a movie, the district said.

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Incumbent, newcomer make case for board

By ROBERT TRAVERSO “mailto:rtraverso@liherald.com” rtraverso@liherald.com

With three seats on the Elmont Union Free School District Board of Education set to be contested at the district’s annual board of trustees election May 17, both incumbent and first-time candidates have started making their cases for election.

Three current trustees are up for reelection this year: Dr. Tameka Battle-Burchett, Dr. Michael Cantara and Michael Jaime, the president of the board of education, who is running unopposed. Firsttime candidate Fiormelissa Johnson is running against Battle-Burchett.

Jaime eyes continued improvements as president

folk School Board Association, the New York State School Board Association, the National School Association, the New York State Council of School Superintendents and the Leadership for Educational Achievement Foundation, “I am running for re-election … because of all the exciting initiatives planned over the next three years,” Jaime said, emphasizing that he is running unopposed for reelection.

He called the introduction of full-day Pre-K across the Elmont district “an important moment” and pointed to research that he said “correlates early schooling to improve outcomes and achieve reading proficiency by the third grade if not earlier.”

Jaime added he is looking forward to implementing similar changes at district high schools upon reelection to the board.

Jaime, who has lived in Elmont for 18 years, has served as the president of the district’s board of education since 2010.

He said he decided to originally run for trustee, Johnson hopes to make after living in Elmont for change as a trustee only three years, upon perFiormelissa Johnson, ceiving a lack of unity on 37, is running for the the board. “I saw a lack of Elmont district’s board of FIORMElISSA JOHNSON education for the first time, cohesiveness with the board members at the time challenging Dr. Tameka in 2007, and I thought how Battle-Burchett for a trustcould student outcomes improve if the ee seat. board members were not united in the A Queens native who has lived in mission of education,” Jaime said.

Elmont for two years, Johnson has The board president pointed to accom- worked for nearly six years at the New plishments carried out by Elmont schools York State Education Department in during his tenure as board president as Albany. evidence for why he should be reelected.

“My mission is to serve, and I feel Since 2010, seven Elmont elementary there is no better way than to service my school budgets have been presented and community,” Johnson said about why she passed at 0% or negative tax levy impact, is hoping to be elected to the board of eduJaime said, adding that the elementary cation. school district has improved technologiJohnson said she hopes to improve cally since then, with the 2018 and 2016 access to education and mental health serrollouts of a district mobile app and stu- vices if elected to the board. “Advocating dent iPads at district schools, respectively. for equitable access to education and He also noted the extension of summer mental health services for all children school programs, the New York Islanders’ and members of my community is very donation of $100,000 to the Elmont and important to me,” she said.

Sewanhaka school districts and the Johnson recently participated in a food appointment of three superintendents, 11 drive at Emanuel Baptist Church in principals, and other central office Elmont and also participates in podcasts administration during his time as presi- advocating for mental health services for dent. residents, she said.

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BOARD PRESIDENT MICHAEl Jaime, center, is running unopposed for reelection to the board of education. from Elmont residents that more afterschool programs are needed in the community. Johnson said implementing more after-school programs throughout the district would be a goal of hers if elected.

Johnson, who is Black, said the district’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity plan, a four-phase, district wide program rolled out last year designed to foster equitable opportunities to help all stu-

dents thrive, is important to her.

“The DEI plan truly hits home, as an educator and a therapist,” Johnson, who is a self-employed mental health counselor at TalkNYC! said.

“It is imperative that children can see themselves in familiar faces, and that with their unique qualities, achieve their highest aspirations,” Johnson said.

Students create 3D figures Fifth grade students at John Street School in Franklin Square celebrated national mathematics education month by creating their own three-dimensional figures in a math-themed activity.

After completing their final lesson during this school year on 3D figures, classes taught by John Street School teachers

Jean D’Aurio and Karen Perlak created icosahedrons from straws and pipe cleaners. Students then discovered the number of vertices, edges and faces on their unique icosahedrons in continuation of their study of 3D figures.

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STUDENTS IN JEAN D’Aurio’s and Karen Perlak’s classes participated in the math-themed activity.

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conTinued from fronT page the budget plan. The first phase of this project involves redoing the fields, which includes moving the playground away from Nassau Boulevard and closer to the school building, in the interest of student safety. The project would also lead to more activities for students, the district said. It would have no impact on the tax levy, because it would be funded by the district’s capital reserve.

District officials pointed to promised federal funds and a pledge by New York state to provide additional Foundation Aid, which takes into account districts’ wealth in the distribution of its funding.

While the budget calls for the addition of classroom support materials and resources, the district stressed that education at Franklin Square schools is above average. Officials pointed to a statewide study, discussed at a recent school board meeting, that showed that district students have made continuous progress on in reading, math and early literacy, as gauged by the STAR assessment, compared with schools across New York and the U.S. whose students have taken it.

“We are once again ranked among the lowest perpupil expenditure in Nassau County, however our District spends among the highest on instruction,” the board reported in its presentation. “The proposed budget continues the Franklin Square UFSD tradition of providing a top-notch education at a fraction of the cost of other districts throughout New York State.”

Superintendent Jared Bloom did not respond to a request for comment before press tine.

The budget vote is scheduled to be held at the John Street, Polk Street and Washington Street schools on May 17, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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board members, picTured at an October 2021 meeting, adopted a budget totaling over $44 million for the 2022-23 school year on April 13.

The budgeT calls for beginning renovations of the field and transportation center at the John Street Elementary School, which would be funded by the district’s capital reserve and not impact the tax levy.

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Trustee Votes (F.S.) Held on May 17: The Franklin Square Union Free School District budget vote and board of education trustee vote, as well as the Franklin Square Public Library’s Budget Vote and Trustee Election, held as proposition on the school district ballot. Registered voters must vote at the school building within their election district as determined by their street address. In order to vote, you must be a resident of School District 17, a citizen of the United States, and at least 18 years old. If you are not registered to vote you may register at the District Clerk’s office at Washington Street School during weekdays when school is in session up to 5 days before the election.

Project Hope (F.S.) Join Project Hope at the Franklin Square Public Library between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. at a table on the ground floor of the library where Project Hope will be providing helpful information. The organization has an emotional support helpline, educational materials, trusted referrals, and local provider agencies that are “all dedicated to helping you manage and cope with changes brought on by COVID-19…

NY Project Hope Crisis Counselors understand what you are going through. Talking with them is free, confidential, and anonymous. Talk with someone who is trained, knowledgeable and never judges. Sometimes it’s helpful to talk with someone you don’t know.” Project Hope recommends looking at the articles on their website (to learn relaxation techniques or coping tips) if you are not able to speak in person. For more information, visit the library’s website, https://www.franklinsquarepl.org/.

Friday, April 29 Senior Chat (F.S.) Join Elmont Memorial Library for senior chat with seniors from the community every Friday morning in meeting room 1 at 10 a.m. Participate or listen to casual discussions on special interests, concerns, and other topics that happen to arise. To register, contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org.

Lecture: Values for a Better Life and World with Sanford Hinden (F.S.) At 12:30 p.m. in meeting room 2, this lecture will explore character values and behaviors, workplace operational values, and recreational values. “When you create more alignment with your character values, work values, and recreational values, you feel better, and others notice the difference!” Registration is required. Limited seating. To register, contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org.

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Participate in May 17 budget, trustee votes Vote on the F.S. district’s and library’s budget/trustees on May 17. (See right for more information.)

Wednesday, May 4 Star Wars Trivia With Theresa Maritato An all-day event, register for Star Wars Trivia by emailing Theresa at theresaowens8@gmail.com by Tuesday, May 3 with the subject line “ELMONT/STAR WARS”.

All questions will be emailed to you on Wednesday, May 4 and you’ll have until 11:59pm to play. Everyone who plays will be eligible to win a $25 Amazon gift card, regardless of score. Contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org for more information. Email Theresa to play.

Going Green While Saving Green (F.S.) The Franklin Square Public Library will be hosting NY State Solar, a locally-based renewable energy company that is active across both Long Island and New York City, in the community room between 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. about different

renewable alternatives such as solar that homeowners can use to offset traditionally “dirty” power sources that come from oil or natural gas. NYSS will teach you about useful information on the various programs that New York State currently has in place to encourage homeowners to go green. As you may know, the state has ambitious renewable energy goals - learn how you can do your part to help create a more sustainable future!

Friday, May 6 Online Program-Anxiety and Depression in Seniors (F.S.) Part of the Northwell Health Lecture Series,this online lecture will discuss anxiety and depression experienced by the seniors. Register online at the library’s website, https://www.franklinsquarepl. org/.

Friends of the Franklin Square Public Library Meeting (F.S.) A meeting of Friends of the Franklin Square Public Library Meeting, normally held on the third Thursday of every month at 10:15 a.m., is being held between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. in the meeting room.

Monday, May 9 Library Budget Hearing (F.S.) The Franklin Square Public Library Budget Hearing will be held on at 6:45 p.m.

Check the library’s website at www.franklinsquarepl.org/budget for more information regarding the proposed 2022-2023 budget.

Wednesday, May 11 TOH Hearing On Storage Facility (F.S.) The Town of Hempstead’s Board of Zoning Appeals will be holding a hearing on May 11 regarding the proposed storage facility on Franklin Avenue.

Tuesday, May 17 School District and Library Budget,

HAVinG An eVenT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest.

All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to rtraverso@liherald.com

The budget vote and trustee election for the F.S. district and library is scheduled for May 17.

F.S. nonprofit Rescuing Families is set to return an Elmont resident to their home on May 3.

The F.S. school district board of education adopted a proposed budget totaling $44 million.

The Elmont district board of education will discuss its next budget at a May 3 meeting.

Three seats on the Elmont school district board of education are open for election.

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Some might say it’s been a bumpy road of late for Kathy Hochul, with some of the ongoing turmoil inside her leadership team. But it was a different kind of bumpy road on the governor’s mind last week when she stopped by Kennedy Memorial Park in Hempstead.

More specifically, pothole-laden roads.

“I’ve been to Long Island many times, and everybody always complains about the potholes,” Hochul said. “Nobody has hit more potholes in the state of New York than I have because I’ve traveled 372,000 miles — not by plane. All by road.”

The potholes on Long Island always give Hochul the biggest welcome, she said, “because they’re enormous.”

That should change with the implementation of her $1 billion “Operation Pave Our Potholes” program, intended to resurface 480 lane miles of state highways, including key sections of the Long Island Expressway, Southern State Parkway and the Meadowbrook State Parkway.

And as motorists wait for local roads to get smoother, Hochul officially declared an easier time on their wallets, too, as Albany joins Nassau and Suffolk counties to suspend the sales tax on gasoline beginning June 1 and continuing on until the end of the year.

“How about those gas prices?” Hochul asked. “My God, we couldn’t have (foreseen) this, but the invasion by Putin into

Ukraine had a ripple effect around the globe and the economy. It’s hard for families just trying to get to their kids’ soccer game or take a family vacation, so we decided we can do a short-term fix.”

The state tax break would remove the 16 cents per gallon levy New York places on gas, joining the nickel per gallon Nassau County suspended on any gas price over $3. A gallon of regular gas on Long Island averaged $4.14 this past weekend, according to AAA, down 17 cents from a month ago.

Still, gas is up 43 percent from last year when a gallon of regular went for just under $2.90.

Hochul also promised improvements for commuters, including the completion of the Long Island Rail Road’s third track of the east side access project leading from Grand Central Terminal, and the launch of the second phase of the $700 million Ronkonkoma Hub project.

“We’re changing infrastructure — it’s not just about roads,” Hochul said. “This is an opportunity to lift people’s spirits and give a sense that our commuters matter. We can do dull dishwater infrastructure, or we can do something that matters and make a statement. And this is that opportunity.”

The state also will commit $500 million for the development of an offshore wind port infrastructure and supply chain, Hochul said, expected to bring in more than $2 billion in economic activity and more than 2,000 green jobs.

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By JAKE PELLEGRINO

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GOv. KAthy hOchuL speaks at Hempstead’s Kennedy Memorial Park about the budget she and lawmakers finally finished in Albany. Money is earmarked not only for crumbling state roads, but to give a break at the gas pump as well. Even if it’s a small one.

“We’re going to turn the corner on mankind’s assault on Mother Nature,” Hochul said. “It has to end, and it’s going to end on our watch. What we did to build back our state is going to be part of our post-pandemic legacy.”

On the education front, $500 million is earmarked for SUNY and CUNY campuses — schools Hochul said transforms families, including her own.

“My parents, at one time, lived in a trailer park, and my dad worked at a steel plant,” the governor said. “What got them out of those circumstances was my dad

getting a college degree while working at the steel plant. That degree allowed him to do something different with his life instead of just working with his hands making steel.”

Additionally, $50 million will support a partnership between Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Stony Brook University to create an artificial intelligence lab.

Part-time students also will be eligible for the state’s Tuition Assistance Program, and Albany will allocate $7 billion to ensure child care is available on all SUNY and CUNY campuses.

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Mepham Senior Lacrosse CoMiNg oFF a strong 2021 campaign that saw her earn Honorable Mention All-County honors, Smith’s dynamic offense is a major reason why the Pirates won four of their first five conference games. As their top attack, she recorded 17 goals and dished out 11 assists. Her biggest performance this spring so far came April 13 when she scored six times and assisted on two other goals in a 15-7 road victory over Oyster Bay.

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Baseball: V.S. Central at East Meadow ..................4:30 p.m.

Softball: Calhoun at Seaford.................................4:30 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: South Side at Wantagh .................4:30 p.m.

Baseball: Long Beach at Mepham........................4:30 p.m.

Softball: Kennedy at Long Beach ..........................4:45 p.m.

Baseball: Hewlett at Sewanhaka ............................... 5 p.m.

Baseball: Calhoun at Carey........................................ 5 p.m.

Flag Football: Freeport at West Hempstead ............... 5 p.m.

Flag Football: Long Beach at Lynbrook ...................... 5 p.m.

Friday, april 29

Girls Lacrosse: Freeport at Valley Stream ..............4:30 p.m.

Baseball: Malverne at Elmont. .............................4:45 p.m.

Softball: Division at Carey............................................... 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Wantagh at Hewlett ..........................5:15 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Island Trees at South Side .................5:30 p.m.

saturday, april 30 Softball: Clarke at Kennedy........................................... 10 a.m.

Softball: Long Beach at Calhoun .................................. 10 a.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Freeport at Oceanside .......................... 10 a.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Lynbrook at Calhoun .......................11 a.m.

Softball: Oceanside at MacArthur ................................ 12 p.m.

The Lynbrook girls’ lacrosse team could have easily lost its confidence after suffering heartbreaking defeats to the top two teams in the conference to start the season. But instead, the Owls turned a negative into a positive and have since reeled off eight straight wins to remain within striking distance in the division.

Lynbrook allowed a goal with 32 seconds left in the season opener against Seaford on March 26 before falling in overtime at Bethpage three days later.

But the Owls realized that they could hang tough against the top teams in Conference II and have since run the table to remain two games behind those two undefeated teams at press time.

“Everything’s rolling right now,” coach Vincent Tetro said. “We’re really clicking on all cylinders. We have nine new starters on the field, so those two one-goal losses to the two top teams in the conference…it was eye-opening for us and it showed that we can play with anybody.”

The team realized their potential even more with an 11-10 win at Syosset, a Conference I team, on April 19. Mimi Berkowitz, Sara Curley and Kaelynn O’Brien had three goals apiece and the Owls held on after leading 8-4 at halftime.

“Now that they have this confidence, they’re playing at a level where they’re not afraid of anything,” Tetro said.

The offense has not lost a beat despite losing 55-goal scorer Jenna Hendrickson to graduation last spring and has scored in double digits 25 straight times dating to the start of the 2021 campaign. They are averaging 14 goals a game this season, with 12 different players finding the back of the net.

After a slow start, Berkowitz has rediscovered her scoring touch with 17 goals in her last four games, including six in Lynbrook’s 17-12 triumph over St. John the Baptist last Friday. Her heroics from last year’s playoffs continued this season, when she netted the tying goal with just under three minutes remaining and the winner with 1:26 left to help the Owls beat Farmingdale 10-9 on April 6.

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JuNioR MidFieldeR aNaise Novembre posted a hat trick in Elmont’s victories over Sewanhaka and Valley Stream District.

“She’s been getting stronger and stronger each game,” Tetro said. “She’s getting confidence back and she’s played lights out.”

Berkowitz and Curley share the team lead with 27 goals. Senior Grace Bodian has three hat tricks this season as part of her 19 goals, freshman midfielder Brooke Mazzei has impressed with her 10-goal start and the junior midfield tandem of Caityblu Cavassa and Kaelynn O’Brien have combined for 35 tallies.

Defense was the biggest question

mark heading into the season, but Tetro said the unit is been much improved from last year and has held the opposition to 10 goals or less six times. Freshman Gabriella Meszaros has played above her age and is a strong 1-on-1 defender and senior Kyla Nembach contributes on the back end from her midfield position. Tyla and Olivia Vuotto have also provided strong play in front of senior goaltender Drue Marchetta, who had a season-high tying eight saves in the Syosset win.

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REScuing FAmiliES cO-FOundERS Gina and Vinny Centauro visited Kelly Arcillas in the hospital at the half-way point of finishing renovations on the Arcillas family’s Elmont home earlier this year. inside her house since she was diagnosed with a rare disease in 2019, to her renovated Elmont home on the previously planned target date of April 21, the 18-year-old was admitted to the hospital earlier this month with an infection.

Kelly was suddenly diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis, a collection of related conditions that leads the immune system to attack the brain, two and a half years ago after returning home from a vacation with her family.

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A fundraiser supporting Rescuing Families, the Franklin Square-based charity currently renovating the home of an Elmont family, is being held on April 30 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Samanea Mall in Westbury.

Attending the event, the second-ever small business market held by Dine L.I., an organization that supports local restaurants and businesses, requires purchasing a $10 ticket online at the group’s Facebook page or a $15 ticket in person at the event, with these proceeds set to be donated to Rescuing Families. The entry times for the fundraiser, an indoor event that will feature raffles, live music, and outdoor food trucks, are 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

“We are hoping the funds we raise will help them with whatever project they need help financially with the most,” said Alyssa Guidice, the founder of Dine L.I., who noted that the group’s last event raised over $12,000.

“I’ve been following Gina and her work/efforts forever now, so I was super excited when her charity was chosen,” Guidice said of Dine L.I.’s motivation to help Rescuing Families.

The fundraiser comes at a critical moment for Rescuing Families.

While the nonprofit was on track to return Kelly Arcillas, who has not been

Since emerging from a three-monthlong coma before her diagnosis, Kelly has lived at various hospitals and nursing for the past two and a half years, never returning to her Elmont home. She is paralyzed from the waist down, has lost 90% of her vision and relies on a ventilator and gastronomy tube for daily nutrition.

The Arcillas family’s home, located at 373 Randall Avenue in Elmont, has been renovated in specific ways by the homebuilding nonprofit that ensure Kelly will be able to return and live in the home safely. The renovation of the Arcillas family’s home hinged, specifically, on the construction of a deck and ramp allowing Kelly to enter the house from her wheelchair.

Additionally, the hallways, flooring and doors of the Arcillas’ home were widened and supported by Rescuing Families to ensure safe passage for Kelly throughout her home.

But with Kelly not due to return home until May 3, Rescuing Families is seeking support for its efforts through the Dine L.I. event.

“This amazing event that not only helps our charity, but also supports small business owners in the food and drink industry as well as other small business owners,” Gina said, urging supporters of Rescuing Families and the Arcillas family to purchase tickets to the April 30 fundraiser.

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By ROBERT TRAVERSO

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Pollock, coding inspires student murals Washington Street School second grade students recently combined their skills in art and coding to create murals inspired by the 20th-century artist Jackson Pollock.

The project, guided by both Lauren Privitera and Jennifer Horton, the art teacher and district coding teacher at the Franklin Square school, respectively, was completed after students watched a video about abstract expressionism and Pollock.

Students drew connections between Pollock’s approach and coding, such as how he utilized a variety of tools to create murals, the Franklin Square Union Free School District said in a statement.

After this, students discussed the differences between “drawing” and “driving” a Sphero SPRK+ robot, which they used to create the murals, along with when each function would be most useful while creating their projects.

“Drawing” with the robot involves programming a virtual “canvas” on school-provided iPads. Students went on to create a line or shape on this canvas and then the Sphero recreated that line or shape on the floor. “Driving,” on the other hand, allowed students to utilize the iPad like a joystick, mobilizing the robot.

Finally, students participated in the hands-on portion of the project, dripping paint on a large mural on the floor, mimicking Pollock’s approach to his artwork.

Students took turns controlling the Sphero robot, driving it through primary colored paint to create secondary colors on the canvas. While navigating the canvas, students enjoyed jazz music provided by band teacher Mr. O’Connor.

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StudentS were inSpired by jazz music provided by band teacher Mr. O'Connor while creating their murals.

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A combinAtion of art and coding skills helped Washington Street School students create murals inspired by Jackson Pollock.

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DESCRIPTION OPENING DATE Bread & Bagels 5/26/22 Paper Goods/Cleaning Supplies 5/26/22 Produce 5/26/22 Grocery 5/26/22

OPENING TIME 10:15 a.m.

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Specifications and bid forms for the above items may be secured at the School Lunch Office between the hours of 8:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. on weekdays starting April 29, 2022.

Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope. The outside of the envelope must be clearly marked with the Bid # and Description.

If you should require additional information, please contact Ms. Diane Tool at (516) 326-5500 extension 42013.

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all offerings in part or whole and to waive any informality and to accept the offering which is in the best interest of the Elmont Union Free District.

By Order of the Board of Education Dated: April 29, 2022 Diana Delahanty District Clerk 130928 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION, AND BUDGET VOTE OF VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTEEN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK TO BE HELD ON MAY 17, 2022 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Education of Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of discussion of the proposed budget of expenditure of funds for the school year 2022-2023; that such public hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the vote by the qualified voters of Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen upon the following propositions and elections will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the polling places set forth herein, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Daylight Savings Time on said day.

PROPOSITION NO. 1 DISTRICT THIRTEEN BUDGET The vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen for the school year 2022-2023 and authorizing the levy of taxes to meet the estimated expenditures of money during said school year will be held on May 17, 2022 as set forth herein. Copies of the proposed budget, together with the text of any resolution which will be submitted to the voters as well as copies of the estimated expenditures of Valley Stream Central High School District for the school year 2022-2023 may be obtained by any taxpayer of the School District at the Principal’s Office of each school building on each school day, during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., during each of the 14 days preceding the voting day, except on Saturday, Sunday or holidays, and at

such annual election.

Notice is further given that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted.

PROPOSITION NO. 2 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET SHALL the proposed budget of expenditures of Valley Stream Central High School District, Nassau County, New York for the year 20222023 be approved and that the sum be raised through a levy upon the taxable property in the Valley Stream Central High School District, after first deducting the monies from state aid and other sources, as provided by law.

PROPOSITION NO. 3 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTER PROPOSITION 2022 SHALL the Board of Education hereby authorize the placement of the following voter proposition at the Annual Budget Vote and Election on May 17, 2022 and directs the District Clerk to place said proposition in the Annual Notice of said Vote and Election: SHALL the Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of four million dollars ($4,000,000) from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: installation of air conditioning, all of the above to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith.

PROPOSITION NO. 4 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL VOTER

PROPOSITION SHALL the Board of Education hereby authorize the placement of the following voter proposition at the Annual Budget Vote and Election on May 17, 2022 and directs the District Clerk to place said proposition in the Annual Notice of said Vote and Election: SHALL, the Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of five million, nine hundred thousand dollars ($5,900,000) from the Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: installation of turf fields at North and South High Schools.

ELECTION OF TRUSTEES PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that for the purpose of electing two members of the Board of Education of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen, an election will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the same times and at the same polling places as set forth herein.

The following are the vacancies to be filled on the Board of Education: a) The office of Antoinette (Toni) Pomerantz, a member of the Board of Education, for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2022 and expiring June 30, 2025. b) The office of Milagros Vicente, a member of the Board of Education, for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2022 and expiring June 30, 2025.

NOMINATION PETITIONS PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that each vacancy is a separate, specific office and a separate petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate office. Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District, must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, must state the residence of each signer, must state the name and residence of the candidate, and must describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including at least the

length of the term of the office and the name of the last incumbent. Petitions nominating candidates for the office of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. except that on the thirtieth (30th) day preceding the date set for election of trustees, namely Monday, April 18, 2022, nominating petitions may be filed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The deadline for submitting petitions is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 2022. No person shall be nominated for more than one separate office on the Board of Education. A nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for office or declares his/her unwillingness to serve.

As the result of the withdrawal of a candidate for the office of Antoinette Pomerantz, the time for filing nominating petitions for such office shall be extended to five o’clock p.m. on May 4, 2022.

In the event of the physical absence of the District Clerk from the District, nominating petitions are to be received and acted upon by the Acting District Clerk in the same manner as required of the District Clerk.

Voting machines will be used for the tabulation of all votes upon propositions and the election of Trustees.

The meeting and the election will be conducted according to the Education Law and the rules previously adopted by the Board of Education.

REGISTRATION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT qualified voters may register at the James A. Dever School, Howell Road School, Wheeler Avenue School and Willow Road School any day up until Tuesday, May 10, 2022 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. except Saturday, Sunday, and school vacations and at such times that the school facilities are open.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Registration of this School District shall meet on Tuesday, May 10, 2022,

between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the James A. Dever School, Howell Road School, Wheeler Avenue School and Willow Road School for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of this District for said annual District election, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he/she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the annual District election for which such register is prepared.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within the four calendar years (2018-2021) prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Elections of the County of Nassau.

The register shall be filed in the office of the District Clerk at James A. Dever School, 585 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, New York where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Saturday, May 14, 2022; and at each polling place on election day.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots for the school district election may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk or downloaded from our website at www. valleystream13.com under Board of Education. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection in the Office of the Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election except Sunday.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Valley Stream Union Free School District 13 by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to districtclerk@ 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 21, 2022.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Valley Stream Union Free School District 13, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk and return such military ballot application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to districtclerk@ 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 21, 2022. 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 17, 2022 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

ELECTION DISTRICTS The boundaries of the four election districts are as previously adopted by the Board of Education by a resolution adopted on January 28, 1959, and which resolution is filed in the minutes of the District Clerk’s Office. The places of voting and the general boundaries of the election districts are: Election District One The place of voting will be the Wheeler Avenue School, Wheeler Avenue and Rockaway Parkway, Valley Stream.

Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Wheeler Avenue School and the southwesterly portion of the District.

Election District Two The place of voting will be the James A. Dever School, 585 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream.

Said District is the area in the vicinity of the James A. Dever School and the southeasterly portion of the District.

Election District Three The place of voting will be the Howell Road School, Howell Road and Dana Avenue, Valley Stream.

Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Howell Road School and the northwesterly portion of the District.

Election District Four The place of voting will be the Willow Road School, Willow Road and Catalpa Drive, Franklin Square.

Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Willow Road School and the northeasterly portion of the District.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law 2019-a, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board.

Dated: April 22, 2022

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, VALLEY STREAM UNION Valley Stream, New York FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTEEN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK MaryAnn Rosamilia District Clerk 131000 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE FRANKLIN SQUARE UFSD NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Franklin Square UFSD Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, will be held in the Washington Street School, in said district on May 10, 2022, at 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1.

To present to the voters a detailed statement of the amount of money which will be required for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

2.

To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by by voting machine at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

3.

To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a budget hearing of the qualified voters of the Franklin Square UFSD will be held by the Franklin Square Public Library at 19 Lincoln Road, Franklin Square, New York in said district on Monday, May 9, 2022 at 6:45 p.m., prevailing time, for the purpose of presenting to the voters a detailed statement of the amount of money which will be required by the Franklin Square Public Library for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2022-2023, exclusive of public moneys, may be obtained by any resident of the District beginning May 3, 2022, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays at the Office of the District Clerk, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, New York at the Franklin Square Public Library, and on the District’s internet website.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in the John Street School, Polk Street School and Washington Street School, between the hours of 8:00 am. and 9:00 p.m. prevailing time, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1.

To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the

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LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Section 103 of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of the Elmont Union Free School District will accept sealed offers at the Elmont Road School, Business Office, 2nd floor, 135 Elmont Road, Elmont, New York 11003, until Thursday, May 26, 2022 at the specified times shown below, at which time said bids will be opened and publicly read aloud, for the furnishing of the following:

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fiscal year 2022-2023 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

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To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three year term commencing July 1, 2022, and expiring on June 30, 2025, to succeed Louis Curcio, whose term expires on June 30, 2022.

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To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three year term commencing July 1, 2022, and expiring on June 30, 2025, to succeed Stephen Toto, whose term expires on June 30, 2022.

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To vote upon the Franklin Square Public Library Budget Appropriation for fiscal year 2022-2023 as submitted and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised on the taxable property of the Franklin Square Union Free School District.

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To elect one (1) member of the Board of Trustees of the Franklin Square Public Library for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2022 and expiring on June 30, 2027, to fill the position previously held by Julie Soffientini.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the School District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at her office in the District Administrative Office, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, New York], not later than April 18, 2022, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time.

Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District; must state the name and

residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated.

Each vacancy upon the Board of Education to be filled shall be considered separate specific vacancies.

A separate nominating petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate specific office.

The petition shall describe at least the length of the term of office and contain the name of the last incumbent. To nominate a candidate for the office of Trustee of the public Library Board, each petition must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) voters of the District.

Vacancies on the Board of Trustees are not considered separate specific offices; candidates run at large.

Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law, or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the voters may register with the Clerk of said School District at her office in the District Administration Office, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, New York, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., when school is in session at any day prior to May 12, 2022 to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting with the Clerk of said School District he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Clerk of said School District to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the Register is prepared. The Register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, at her office in the District Administration Office, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, New York, and will be open for inspection by any

qualified voter of the District beginning on Thursday, May 12, 2022, except Sunday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, on each weekday prior to the day set for the election, on Saturday by appointment, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district.

An application for registration as a military voter can be requested from the office of the District Clerk at her office in the District Administration Office, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, New York, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. when school is in session. The application is also available on the Franklin Square District website under “voter information.”

The application for registration must be received in the office of the clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2022. In the request for an application for registration, the military voter is permitted to designate his/her preference for receiving the application for registration by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the district may submit an application for a military ballot during school business hours from the District Clerk at her office in the District Administration Office, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, New York. The application is also available on the Franklin Square District website under “voter information.” Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2022. In the request for an application for a military ballot, the military voter is permitted to designate his/her preference for receiving the application for a military ballot, and the military ballot, by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail.

All qualified military voters’ ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person.

Ballots for military voters shall be distributed to qualified military voters no later than April 22, 2022.

Military ballots must be received by the District Clerk (1) before the close of the polls, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, and must show a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or must show a dated endorsement of receipt by

another agency of the United States Government; or (2) not later than 5:00 pm on the day of the election and be signed and dated by the military voter and one witness, with a date ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

A list of persons to whom military ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 12, 2022, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, on each day prior to the day set for the annual election, except Sunday, on Saturday by appointment, and on May 17, 2022, the day set for the election.

Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his or her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk. The application is also available on the Franklin Square District website under “voter information.” Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than April 18, 2022 and at least seven (7) days before the election, May 10, 2022, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, May 16, 2022, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 12, 2022, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, on each weekday day prior to the day set for the annual election, except Sunday, on Saturday by appointment, and on May 17, 2022, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his or her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions

to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Education at the District Office, 760 Washington Street School, Franklin Square, New York, in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law or on or before April 18, 2022, at 3:30 p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (representing 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name of each signer.

However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful, or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

Dated: Franklin Square, New York March 31, 2022

By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE Franklin Square UFSD Franklin Square, New York Catherine Mione, District Clerk 130250 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, VOTO DE PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN DEL DISRITO ESCOLAR UNION FREE DE FRANKLIN SQUARE, CONDADO DE NASSAU POR ESTE MEDIO SE DA AVISO, que se llevará a cabo una Audiencia Pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Union Free de Franklin Square, Ciudad de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en Washington Street School, en dicho distrito el 10 de mayo de 2022, a las 8:00p.m., hora vigente, para la transacción de negocios según lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación, incluyendo los siguientes artículos:

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Presentar a los votantes un estado detallado de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2022-2023.

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Discutir todos los artículos que se establecen a continuación para ser votados por una máquina de votación en la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto que se llevará a cabo el martes 17 de mayo de 2022.

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Tramitar cualquier otro asunto que pueda presentarse adecuadamente ante la reunión de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y las leyes que la modifican.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que se llevará a cabo una audiencia presupuestaria de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Union Free de Franklin Square en la Biblioteca Pública de Franklin Square en 19 Lincoln Road, Franklin Square, Nueva York en dicho distrito el lunes 9 de mayo de 2022 a las 6:45 p.m., hora prevaleciente, con el propósito de presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada de la cantidad de dinero que requerirá la Biblioteca Pública de Franklin Square para el año fiscal 2022-2023.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL que cualquier residente del Distrito puede obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para financiar el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar para 2022-2023, sin incluir dinero público, a partir del 3 de mayo de 2022, entre las horas de 8am y 4:00pm, horario prevaleciente, excepto sábados, domingos o días feriados en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York en la Biblioteca Pública de Franklin Square y en el sitio web de Internet del Distrito.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que dicha Votación y Elección del Presupuesto se llevará a cabo el martes 17 de mayo de 2022, en las escuelas John Street School, Polk Street School y Washington Street School, en el horario de 8:00am. y 9:00pm tiempo prevaleciente, momento en el cual se abrirán las urnas para votar por máquina de votación sobre los siguientes puntos: 1.

Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2022-2023 y autorizar que la parte requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito.

2.

Elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación por un período

de tres años a partir del 1 de julio de 2022 y que finaliza el 30 de junio de 2025, para suceder a Louis Curcio, cuyo período vence el 30 de junio de 2022.

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Elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación por un período de tres años a partir del 1 de julio de 2022 y que finaliza el 30 de junio de 2025, para suceder a Stephen Toto, cuyo período vence el 30 de junio de 2022.

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Votar sobre la asignación presupuestaria de la biblioteca pública de Franklin Square para el año fiscal 2022-2023 tal como se presentó y autorizar que la parte requerida se recaude en la propiedad imponible del Distrito Escolar Union Free de Franklin Square.

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Elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca Pública de Franklin Square por un período de cinco (5) años a partir del 1 de julio de 2022 y que finaliza el 30 de junio de 2027, para ocupar el puesto que anteriormente ocupaba Julie Soffientini.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL que de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley de Contribución sobre Bienes Inmuebles, el Distrito Escolar está obligado a adjuntar a su proyecto de presupuesto un informe de exención.

Dicho informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor catastral total de la nómina final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de tributación, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada por la autoridad estatutaria y mostrará las impacto acumulado de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pago en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulado de todas las exenciones otorgadas.

Además, dicho informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que las peticiones de nominación de candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación se presenten ante la Secretaria de dicho Distrito Escolar en su oficina en la Oficina Administrativa del Distrito, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York], a más tardar el 18 de abril de 2022, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 5:00 p.m., hora vigente. Cada petición se dirigirá a la Secretaria del Distrito; debe estar firmado por al menos 25 votantes calificados del Distrito; debe indicar el

nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, y debe indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato y debe describir la vacante específica para la cual se nomina al candidato.

Cada vacante en la Junta de Educación que se cubrirá se considerará vacante específica separada. Se requiere una petición de nominación por separado para nominar a un candidato para cada cargo específico por separado.

La petición deberá describir por lo menos la duración del mandato y contener el nombre del último titular.

Para nominar a un candidato para el cargo de Síndico de la Junta de Bibliotecas públicas, cada petición debe estar firmada por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes del Distrito. Las vacantes en la Junta de Fideicomisarios no se consideran cargos específicos separados; los candidatos corren en general. Las peticiones de nominación no describirán ninguna vacante específica en la Junta para la cual se nomina al candidato.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que se requiere el registro personal de votantes ya sea de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación, o de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en una reunión distrital anual o especial dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años, es elegible para votar en esta elección. Si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar según el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, él o ella también es elegible para votar en esta elección.

Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, los votantes pueden registrarse con la Secretaria de dicho Distrito Escolar en su oficina en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York, entre las 8:00am y las 3:30pm, cuando la escuela está en sesión a las cualquier día antes del 12 de mayo de 2022 para agregar nombres adicionales al Registro que se utilizarán en la elección antes mencionada, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que se coloque su nombre en dicho Registro siempre que en dicha reunión con la Secretaria de dicho Distrito Escolar, él o ella es conocido o probado a satisfacción de la Secretaria de dicho Distrito Escolar que en ese momento o posteriormente tiene derecho a votar en dicha

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elección para la cual se prepara el Registro. El Registro así preparado de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito, en su oficina en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York, y estará abierto para inspección por cualquier votante calificado del Distrito a partir del jueves 12 de mayo de 2022, excepto el domingo, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 3:30p.m., hora vigente, en cada día de la semana anterior al día establecido para la elección, el sábado con cita previa y en el(los) lugar(es) de votación el día de la votación.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Se puede solicitar una solicitud de registro como votante militar en la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito en su oficina en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York, entre las 8:00a.m. y las 3:30p.m. cuando la escuela está en sesión.

La solicitud también está disponible en el sitio web del distrito de Franklin Square en “información para votantes”. La solicitud de registro debe recibirse en la oficina de la secretaria a más tardar a las 5:00p.m. el 22 de abril de 2022. En la solicitud de solicitud de registro, se permite que el votante militar designe su preferencia para recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, transmisión por facsímil o correo electrónico.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del distrito pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta electoral militar durante el horario escolar de la Secretaria del Distrito en su oficina en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, Nueva York. La solicitud también está disponible en el sitio web del distrito de Franklin Square en “información para votantes”. Las solicitudes completas deben ser recibidas por la Secretaria del Distrito antes de las 5:00p.m. el 21 de abril de 2022. En la solicitud de solicitud de boleta militar, se permite que el votante militar designe su preferencia para recibir la solicitud de boleta militar, y la boleta militar, por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico.

Todas las solicitudes de boletas de votantes militares calificados y boletas militares deben devolverse por correo o

en persona. Las boletas para votantes militares se distribuirán a los votantes militares calificados a más tardar el 22 de abril de 2022. La secretaria del distrito (1) debe recibir las boletas militares antes del cierre de las urnas, el martes 17 de mayo de 2022, y deben mostrar un marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o debe mostrar un endoso de recibo fechado por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del día de la elección y estar firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo, con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección.

Una lista de las personas a las que se emiten boletas militares estará disponible para inspección de los votantes calificados del Distrito en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito a partir del jueves 12 de mayo de 2022, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 3:30 p.m., hora vigente, en cada día anterior al día fijado para la elección anual, excepto el domingo, el sábado con cita previa, y el 17 de mayo de 2022, día fijado para la elección.

Cualquier votante calificado que esté presente en el lugar de votación puede oponerse a la votación de la boleta por motivos apropiados al hacer saber su desafío y las razones por lo tanto al Inspector de Elecciones antes del cierre de las urnas.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que las solicitudes de papeletas de voto en ausencia se podrán obtener durante el horario escolar de la Secretaria del Distrito. La solicitud también está disponible en el sitio web del distrito de Franklin Square en “información para votantes”.

La secretaria del distrito debe recibir las solicitudes completas no antes del 18 de abril de 2022 y al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección, el 10 de mayo de 2022, si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día anterior a la elección, 16 de mayo de 2022, si la boleta se va a entregar personalmente al elector.

La secretaria del distrito debe recibir las boletas de voto en ausencia a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m., hora vigente, el martes 17 de mayo de 2022.

Una lista de las personas a las que se emiten boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible para inspección de los votantes calificados del Distrito en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito a partir del jueves 12 de mayo de 2022, entre las 8:00a.m. y las 3:30p.m, hora prevaleciente, en cada día de la semana anterior al día fijado para

la elección anual, excepto el domingo, el sábado con cita previa, y el 17 de mayo de 2022, día fijado para la elección.

Cualquier votante calificado que esté presente en el lugar de votación puede oponerse a la votación de la boleta por motivos apropiados, dando a conocer su impugnación y las razones por las cuales el Inspector de Elecciones antes del cierre de las urnas.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con una regla adoptada por la Junta de Educación de acuerdo con la Sección 2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o proposición para enmendar el presupuesto, o que de otro modo se someta a votación en dicha elección, debe presentarse ante la Secretaria de la Junta de Educación en la Oficina del Distrito, 760 Washington Street School, Franklin Square, Nueva York, con tiempo suficiente para permitir que el aviso de la proposición se incluya con el Aviso de Audiencia Pública, Votación Presupuestaria y Elección requerida por la Sección 2004 de la Ley de Educación o el 18 de abril de 2022 o antes, a las 3:30 p.m., hora vigente; debe estar escrito a máquina o impreso en el idioma inglés; debe dirigirse a la Secretaria del Distrito Escolar; debe estar firmado por al menos 25 votantes calificados del Distrito (que representen el 2% del número de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior); y debe indicar legiblemente el nombre de cada firmante. Sin embargo, la Junta Escolar no considerará ninguna petición para presentar a los votantes ninguna proposición cuyo propósito no esté dentro de los poderes de los votantes para determinar, que sea ilegal, o cualquier proposición que no incluya una asignación específica donde el gasto de la proposición requiere dinero, o cuando existe otra razón válida para excluir la proposición de la boleta.

Fechado: Franklin Square, Nueva York Marzo 31, 2022 Por Orden de la JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DEL Distrito Escolar Union Free de Franklin Square Franklin Square, Nueva York Catherine Mione, Secretaria del Distrito 130252

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, REGISTRATION AND ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ELMONT, FLORAL PARK, FRANKLIN SQUARE AND NEW HYDE PARK, IN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to the Education Law, a public Budget Hearing of the Sewanhaka Central High School District of Elmont, Floral Park, Franklin Square and New Hyde Park in the County of Nassau, New York, will be held at Sewanhaka High School, within said district, on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that at the Annual District Meeting to be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, a vote upon the propositions hereinafter set forth will be held at the times and places hereinafter set forth. (a) Within the area of New Hyde ParkGarden City Park Union Free School District from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Michael J. Tully Park, 1801 Evergreen Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY. (b) Within the area of Franklin Square Union Free School District, in the John Street School, Polk Street School and Washington Street School between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (c) Within the area of Floral ParkBellerose Union Free School District from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the John Lewis Childs and Floral Park-Bellerose Schools. (d) Within the area of Elmont Union Free School District from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at your Designated polling place.

For the purpose of voting upon the following two (2) Propositions: SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ELMONT, FLORAL PARK, FRANKLIN SQUARE AND NEW HYDE PARK NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Proposition No. 1 “Budget” RESOLVED, that the proposed budget of expenditures of Sewanhaka Central High School District of Elmont, Floral Park, Franklin Square and New Hyde Park, in the County of Nassau, New York for the year 2022-2023 in the amount of $227,351,685 (Two Hundred Twenty Seven Million, Three Hundred Fifty One Thousand, Six Hundred Eighty Five 00/100 Dollars) for the purpose shown in the statement of estimated expenditures adopted by the Board of Education, be and the same hereby is approved and the amount thereof shall be raised by a levy of a tax upon the taxable property within said Sewanhaka Central High School District, after

first deducting the monies available from state aid and other sources as provided by law.

Proposition No. 2 “Capital Reserve Fund Expenditure Proposition” RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Sewanhaka Central High School District of Elmont, Floral Park, Franklin Square and New Hyde Park (“District”), be hereby authorized to appropriate and expend from the District’s “2021 Capital Reserve Fund”, heretofore established by the voters of the District on May 18, 2021, an amount not to exceed ($5,750,000) to undertake and perform the following school building improvement projects, in whole or in part, and as more fully described on the District’s website, at no additional cost to the District taxpayers to com-mence during the 2022-2023 school year: (1) upgrade cafeterias and kitchens at Elmont, Floral Park, Carey, and New Hyde Park; (2) site facility expansion for the Career & Technical Education program at Sewanhaka; (3) general interior renovations; all of the foregoing to include site im-provements, furnishings, equipment, apparatus, machinery, demolition and other incidental work or improvements required in connection therewith, as well as preliminary costs and costs inci-dental thereto provided that the Board of Education shall determine the allocation of cost of each project within said maximum allocation amount.

The vote will be conducted in accordance with the Education Law and the rules previously 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 fi-nal assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of ex-emption granted by statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of 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 4, 2022, 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 12, 2022.

In Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, registration will take place on April 14, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at the Floral Park-Bellerose School Administrative Office and on May 9, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Floral Park-Bellerose School and John Lewis Childs School.

In Elmont Union Free School District, open registration in the office of the school within their election district on any school day, on or before Tuesday, May 10, 2022, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Last day to register to vote is Tuesday, May 10, 2022 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

A qualified voter must present themself in person for registration in the Component District in which they reside and in Elmont and Floral ParkBellerose Union Free School Districts within the election district of such Component District in which they reside and the board of registration shall place his or her name upon

the register provided he or she is known or proven to be such qualified voter for the district meeting or election for which said register is prepared.

If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any annual or special district meeting or election within the prior (4) calendar years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election. If the voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register.

Immediately upon the completion of each register, said registers will be filed in the respective office of the District Clerk of each Component District, and will be open for inspection at all reasonable times thereafter by any qualified voter of each respective Component District or of this school district as follows: In New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District, the register so prepared will be filed with the Clerk of the district and such Register will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday in the Superintendent’s Office at the Manor-OaksWilliam R. Bowie School, on each of the five (5) days prior to and on the day of election, except Sunday and by appointment only on Saturday.

In Franklin Square Union Free School District, in the Office of the District Clerk, beginning on Thursday, May 12, 2022, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, on Saturday by appointment only, on each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.

In Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, each register, upon its com-pletion, will be filed in the District Clerk’s office, and will be open for inspection from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on each of the five (5) days prior to the meeting or election for which it was prepared, except Saturday and Sunday by appointment only.

In Elmont Union Free School District, in the Office of the District Clerk at the Elmont Road School beginning May 11, 2021, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on each day thereafter, including the day of the annual election, except that on Saturday the hours shall be 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and the school will not open for the said inspection on Sunday.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots for said An-nual District Meeting may be obtained at the

office of the District Clerk of the Component Dis-trict in which the voter resides as follows: In New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District, in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, in the Manor Oaks-William R. Bowie School, 1950 Hillside Ave-nue, New Hyde Park, N.Y., on school days, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

The applications are also available on the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park District website.

In Franklin Square Union Free School District, will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk.

The application is also available on the Franklin Square District website under “Voter Information.”

In Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, in the office of the District Clerk, 1 Poppy Place, Floral Park, N.Y., or by contacting the District Clerk by email, maltobelli@fpbsd.org or phone (516) 434-2736.

In Elmont Union Free School District, at the Office of the District Clerk, Elmont Road School, 135 Elmont Road, Elmont, N.Y., or phone (516) 434-2003.

Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk of each Component District in which the voter resides at least seven (7) days before the vote/election if the ballot is mailed to the voter, or the day before the vote/election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. No absentee ballot shall be canvassed unless it is received in the office of such District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in said office of the District Clerk of each Component District, on each of the five (5) days prior to the vote/ election during regular office hours. Any qualified voter present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making their challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that pursuant to Education Law Section 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.

A military voter who is a qualified voter may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk of the Component District in which the voter resides as follows: In New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District, in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, in the Manor Oaks-William R. Bowie School, 1950 Hillside Ave-nue, New Hyde Park, N.Y, or on the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park District website.

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In Franklin Square Union Free School District, at the Office of the District Clerk at 760 Washington Street, Franklin Square, N.Y., or on the Franklin Square District website under “Voter Information.”

In Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, at the Office of the District Clerk, 1 Poppy Place, Floral Park, N.Y., by telephone (516-434-2736), facsimile (516-434-2739), email (maltobelli@fpbsd.org), mail (One Poppy Place, Floral Park, NY 11001), or in person (during regular office hours or between the hours of 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.).

In Elmont Union Free School District, at the Office of the District Clerk, Elmont Road School, 135 Elmont Road, Elmont, N.Y. A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by 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 21, 2022. Completed military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022 if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of polls on May 17, 2022 if postmarked or endorsed by an agency of the United States government.

A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Such designation will remain in effect until revoked or changed by the voter. If no preference is designated, the District will transmit the military voter registration by mail.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that copies of the estimated expenditures of the Sewanhaka Central High School District during the school year 2022-2023 shall be completed at least seven (7) days prior to the date of the public hearing and will be made available upon request to residents within the District during the period of fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual District Meeting at all of the high schools within the District, as well as the elementary schools of the component districts, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, at any public library within the District and on the District’s website.

The boundaries of the seven (7) separate election districts and the voting places within the boundaries of the Elmont Union Free School District are as follows:

ELECTION DISTRICT 1. The place of registration and voting will be the STEWART MANOR SCHOOL, Stewart Manor, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point in the north line of School District No. 16 where the same adjoins School Dis-trict 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 parallel to Tulip Avenue to the easterly boundary line of School District No. 16; thence continuing in a general northerly direction along the easterly boundary of School District No. 16 to the northeast corner of the School District; thence westerly along the northerly boundary line of School District No. 16 to the point or place of beginning. In addition the said Election District shall include the following: a point commencing at a point on the boundary line between School District No.16 and School District No. 22 at the intersection of the center line of Memphis Avenue and a line about 100 feet North of and parallel to Chelsea Street; thence continuing easterly along this line to its intersection with the extension of a line midway between and parallel to Fredrick Avenue and Arthur Avenue; thence proceeding north easterly along said line to the boundary between School District No.16 and School District No. 22; thence north westerly along the said boundary line and continuing north westerly along the said boundary line to the point and place of beginning.

ELECTION DISTRICT 2.

The place of registration and voting will be the COV-ERT AVENUE SCHOOL, Elmont, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point midway between and parallel to Frederick Avenue and Arthur Avenue and proceeding south along this line to its intersection with the center line of Makofske Avenue; thence south in a straight line to the intersection of the center line of Hempstead Turnpike at a point midway between Emporia Avenue and Stone Street; thence continuing easterly along the Hempstead Turn-pike center line to a point 100 feet west of Butler Boulevard; thence

continuing southerly along a line 100 feet west of and parallel to Butler Boulevard to a line approximately 100 feet north of Omega Street; thence easterly along the said line 100 feet north of and parallel to Omega Street to a line approximately 25 feet east of South Covert Avenue thence southerly along the said line 25 feet east of and parallel to South Covert Avenue to the intersection of an extension of the Elliott Street center line thence easterly along the Elliott Street center line to an intersection with the Sun Avenue center line; thence continuing along the Sun Avenue center line to an intersection with the Meacham Avenue center line; thence proceeding south along the Meacham Avenue center line midway between E Street and F Street; thence proceeding north easterly and continuing northerly along the District No. 16 boundary line to a point about 100 feet south of Tulip Avenue; thence proceeding in a northwesterly direction along a line about 100 feet south and parallel to Tulip Avenue to the center line of the District No. 16 western boundary where the center line of Covert Avenue and Tulip Avenue intersect; thence continuing on the boundary line, southeasterly, southerly and westerly on a line approximately 100 Feet south of Webster Street to a line midway between Fredrick Street and Arthur Street approximately 50 Feet south of the point or place of beginning.

ELECTION DISTRICT 3.

The place of registration and voting will be the CLARA H. CARLSON SCHOOL, Elmont, New York, with said Election District commencing at a point midway between Emporia Avenue and Stone Street on the center line of Hempstead Turnpike; thence continuing easterly along the Hempstead Turnpike center line to a point approxi-mately 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 cen-ter 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 nor-therly 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 begin-ning.

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 inter-section 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 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 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 southeasterly then northeasterly along the boundary of School District No. 16 to the northerly side of the Southern State Parkway thence westerly along the Southern State Parkway to the center line of Linden Boulevard thence westerly along the center line of Lin-den Boulevard to the intersection of Linden Boulevard and Elmont Road thence northerly along the center line of Elmont Road to the intersection of Elmont Road and Dutch Broadway thence westerly along the center line of Dutch Broadway to the point or place of beginning.

The boundaries of the two (2) election districts located within the Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District are as follows: FIRST ELECTION DISTRICT. From the easterly side of Tulip Avenue and Jer-icho Turnpike, east to Keene Avenue, following the boundaries of U.F.S.D. 22, Northeast to Hillside Avenue and Cherry Lane, the Southwest side of Cherry Lane, even numbers from 34 to 284, to Jericho Turnpike, then South between Sycamore and Lewis Avenues, including both sides of Sycamore Avenue.

Boundary continues south of Long Island Railroad Main Line along Easter-ly side of Floral Park Village Playground and Discharge basin to Hempstead branch of Long Is-land Railroad.

Easterly to School District line south on Westerly side of Covert Avenue to Tulip Avenue, both sides of Tulip Avenue, Northwesterly to Birch Street. Birch Street Southwest to Carnation Avenue, all even numbers 6 through 68 on the Westerly side of Birch, then Northwest-erly on Carnation Avenue, then to Tulip to Jericho Turnpike.

Generally, with a few exceptions, parents of children attending John Lewis Childs School will vote in the First Election District.

All voting and registration within this election district shall take place at the John Lewis Childs School, Elizabeth Street, Floral Park.

SECOND ELECTION DISTRICT. From the Easterly corner of 225th Street and Jericho Turnpike, east along the Northern border of the school district to Tulip Avenue and Jericho Turnpike. All the even numbers on Jericho Turnpike. This takes in the area of Bellerose Terrace and Bellerose south of Jericho Turnpike, Southeast on Tulip Avenue, to Carnation Avenue, then generally Southeast on Carnation Avenue to Birch Street, all the even numbers on Carnation 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 beginning. The areas east of Birch Street on Aspen, Oak, Cypress Streets, and Carnation Avenue are included in the second district; Aspen Street from 155 to 260, Oak Street from 126 to 237, Cypress Street from 93 to 222, Carnation Avenue from 348 to 480. Generally, with a few exceptions, parents of children attending Floral Park-Bellerose School will vote in the second election district.

All voting and registration within this election district shall take place at the Floral Park-Bellerose School, Larch Avenue, Floral Park.

The boundaries of the three (3) election districts located within the Franklin Square Union Free School District, are as follows: FIRST ELECTION DISTRICT: The place of registration and voting will be the John Street School Beginning at the point of intersection of the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the west side of Claflin Boulevard projected northerly to the center line of Hempstead Turnpike; thence easterly along said center line to the easterly boundary line of the school district; thence southerly and westerly along the said boundary line to the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the west side of Dogwood Avenue; thence northerly along said rear line to its inter-section with the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the north side of Plato Street and the projection thereof easterly; thence westerly and along the said projection and the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the north side of Plato Street to the rear lot line of the properties fronting 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 fronting on the easterly side of Jefferson Street including properties fronting on Jackson Street to the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the northerly side of Plato Street; thence easterly along said rear lot line and the projection thereof easterly to the rear lot line of the properties fronting on the west side of Dogwood Avenue; thence southerly along said rear lot line to the southerly boundary line of the school district; thence westerly and northerly along the said 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 cen-ter 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 OaksWilliam R. Bowie School, on May 4, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Voting, on May 17, 2022, will be at Michael J. Tully Park, 1801 Ev-ergreen Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY, from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Only qualified voters who are registered to vote will be permitted to vote.

BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Dated: March 23, 2022 Joanne Murnane District Clerk 130933 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION ELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the Education Law of the State of New York, and pursuant to Resolution adopted by the Board of Education of the Elmont Union Free School District, Town

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of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, on February 8, 2022 to vote on the school budget, and the vote on the library budget, and pursuant to Resolution duly adopted by the Board of Education of Central High School District No. 2 of the Town of Hempstead and North Hempstead, Nassau County, the vote on the school budget of said Central High School District will take place on MAY 17, 2022, in the seven (7) separate election districts as hereinafter in this notice stated and provided.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that for the purpose of electing THREE (3) members of the Board of Education of the Elmont Union Free School District; one (1) member for a term of THREE (3) YEARS to the seat now occupied by DR. TAMEKA BATTLE-BURKETT, whose term expires June 30, 2022; one (1) member for a term of THREE (3) YEARS to the seat now occupied by DR. MICHAEL CANTARA, whose term expires June 30, 2022; and one (1) member for a term of THREE (3) YEARS to the seat now occupied

by MICHAEL A. JAIME, whose term expires June 30, 2022.

WHEREAS, the term of office of members of the Board of Library Trustees is five (5) years, the voters of the district will also elect TWO members to the Library Board of Trustees; one (1) member for a term of FIVE (5) YEARS to the seat now occupied

by ELLICE BEKIER, whose term expires on June 30, 2022; and one (1) member for a term of FIVE (5) YEARS to the seat now occupied by MONIQUE HARDIAL, whose term expires on June 30, 2022 .

An election will be held on MAY 17, 2022, between the hours of 6:00 AM and 9:00 PM, voting to take place in the seven (7) separate election districts at the polling places hereinafter stated, and for the further purpose of voting upon the following propositions: PROPOSITION NO. 1 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUDGET RESOLVED that the amount of the estimated expenses for the school year 20222023, as presented in writing by the Board of Education of the Elmont Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, shall be raised by tax upon the taxable property of this school district after first deducting the estimated monies available from State Aid and other sources.

PROPOSITION NO. 3 LIBRARY BUDGET RESOLVED, that Elmont Union Free School District of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, appropriate the amount of estimated expenses for the school year 20222023, as presented in writing by the Board of

Trustees of the Elmont Public Library, to be levied and collected annually as are other general taxes for the equipment, support and maintenance of the existing free public library including its existing branches.

No person will be entitled to vote at the annual election whose name does not appear on the register of the Elmont Union Free School District prepared for such annual election.

Otherwise qualified residents may have their names placed upon such register at the office of the school within their election district on any day school is in session between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM up to MAY 10, 2022.

In addition, the Board of Registration of each separate election district will meet at the Registration place herein above stated on TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2022 between the hours of 4:00 PM and 9:00 PM, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register, provided that upon such meeting of the Board of Registration he/ she is known or proved to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which such register is prepared.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS: Application for absentee ballots for voting on said Proposition may be applied for at the Office of the District Clerk.

Such application must be received by the District Clerk, completed, at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, by 5:00 PM on the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk and available for public inspection during regular business hours on each of the five (5) days (except Sunday) prior to the day of said vote and such list will also be posted on the day of the voting at the Office of the District Clerk, Elmont Road School.

The register of the qualified voters of the said school district prepared at the last annual election and for any subsequent school district meetings or elections in said school district shall be used by said Board of Registration as the basis for the preparation of the register for this annual election.

Any person whose name appears on said register prepared at and for said district meetings and elections will not be required to register for said annual election to be held on MAY 17, 2022, between the hours of 6:00 AM and 9:00 PM. In addition thereto, the register to be prepared for said annual election to be held on MAY 17, 2022 shall

include all persons who shall have been previously registered for the 2017 annual election, and who have not moved since the 2017 annual election, or for any special or annual election or meeting held or conducted thereafter, and who shall have voted at said 2016 annual election, and all persons registered under the provisions of Section 5-102 of the Election Law and Section 2012 of the Education Law, provided such persons remain otherwise qualified as school district electors; and any such person whose name is so included will not be required to register for said annual election to be held on MAY 17, 2022.

All other persons desiring to be registered must appear personally before the Board of Registration of the election district in which they reside.

The register will be filed on May 11, 2022, in the office of the District Clerk at the Elmont Road School and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the school district between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM on each day thereafter, including the day of the annual election, except that on Saturday the hours shall be 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and the school will not open for the said inspection on Sunday.

Commencing May 18, 2022, otherwise qualified residents may have their names placed upon such register at the office of the school within their election district on any day school is in session between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, for the purpose of preparing a register for elections held subsequent to May 17, 2022.

MILITARY BALLOTS: NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that pursuant to Education Law Section 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 22, 2022. A military voter who is a qualified voter may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk.

A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk.

Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 18, 2022. Completed military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022 if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of polls on May 17, 2022 if postmarked or endorsed by an agency of the United States government.

A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Such designation will remain in effect until revoked or changed by the voter. If no preference is designated, the District will transmit the military voter registration by mail.

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

ELECTION DISTRICT 2 The place of registration and voting will be the COVERT AVENUE SCHOOL, Elmont, New York, with said 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, 2022 and which petition shall be subscribed by not less than TWENTY (20) qualified voters of the school district, addressed to the District Clerk and filed with the District Clerk at her office no later than 5:00 PM on Monday, APRIL 18, 2022. Said petitions to run for a seat on the Board of Education and the Library Board will be available in the District Office @ 135 Elmont Road, on any day school is in session between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and on Monday, April 18, 2022.

Copies of the written estimates of expenses for the school year 2022-2023 (proposed budgets) to be voted on, together with the text of any resolution which will be presented to the voters will be available on request to any qualified voter of the district on and after May 11, 2022 and may be obtained at each school building of the district between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM on each school day on and after such date.

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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 District Clerk shall attend on registration day and on Election Day at each of the seven (7) separate election districts.

The Superintendent of Schools is authorized to arrange with the County Board of Elections for use of voting machines at such annual district election and counsel is authorized to have the candidate labels and the proposition labels printed for the voting machines.

By order of the Board of Education DIANA L. DELAHANTY Dated: 2/8/2022 District Clerk I, DIANA L. DELAHANTY, District Clerk of the Elmont Union Free School District of the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, hereby certify that the foregoing annexed extract from the minutes of a special meeting of the Board of Education of said School District duly called and held on February 8, 2022 has been compared by me with the original minutes as officially recorded in my office in the Minute Book of said Board of Education, and is a true, complete and correct copy thereof, and of the whole of said original minutes so far as the same relate to the subject matters referred to in said extract.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the corporate seal of said School District this 8 th day of February 2022.

DIANA L. DELAHANTY DISTRICT CLERK 129876 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF AND WITH RESPECT TO AJAX

MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2018-B, MORTGAGEBACKED NOTES, Plaintiff, vs. GIOVANNA AMARAIN; JAVIER AMARAIN, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on January 22, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 2, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 889 Saint James Place, Franklin Square, NY 11010. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 35, Block 135 and Lot 78. Approximate amount of judgment is $670,412.06 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 6418/2012.

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.

Rita Solomon, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 181442-1 130488

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC AUCTION Supreme Court of New York, Nassau County. US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST, Plaintiff, -against- CLAUDIA J. THOLL A/K/A CLAUDIA THOLL; EAB MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; LR CREDIT, LLC A/O DISCOVER CARD; CAROLYN THOLL; ALLYSON THOLL; AND ROBERT THOLL, Defendants.

Index No. 2732/2017.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated October 30, 2018 and entered with the Nassau County Clerk on November 1, 2018, Kenneth S. Magida, Esq., the Appointed Referee, will sell the premises known as 11 Francis Court, Elmont, New York 11003 at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501, on May 11, 2022 at 02:30 P.M. The Sale will occur, rain or shine. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health concerns, then the Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. All

that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York known as Section: 32; Block: 145; Lot: 21 will be sold subject to the provisions of filed Judgment, Index No. 2732/2017. The approximate amount of judgment is $231,520.94 plus interest and costs.

FRIEDMAN VARTOLO LLP 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MASTR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2006AM3, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-AM3, V. SHARON SPERANZA, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 4, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MASTR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2006AM3, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-AM3 is the Plaintiff and SHARON SPERANZA, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 11, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 247 PASCHAL AVE, FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY 11010: Section 33, Block 308, Lot 52-53: ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CITY OF FRANKLIN SQ, NASSAU COUNTY, STATE OF NEW YORK, Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 011081/2013. Janine T. Lynam, 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. 130494

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff against JARVIS JULIAO, A/K/A JARVIS C. JULIAO, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered January 7, 2020, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 25, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 14 Emporia Avenue, Elmont, New York 11003. Sec 32 Block 455 Lot 11 & 12. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $552,539.03 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 006913/2016. Cash will not be accepted at the sale.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee 2267-001366 130813

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. Bank, N.A., successor trustee to LaSalle Bank National Association, on behalf of the holders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2006-AQ1, Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2006AQ1, Plaintiff AGAINST Teddy Osei Bonsu a/k/a Teddy O. Bonsu, Vanessa Bonsu, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 3, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 24, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 116 Gotham Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying

and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 32, BLOCK: 430, LOT: 1,2,3 and 4.

Approximate amount of judgment $594,456.08 plus interest and costs.

Premises wil l be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #004982/2015.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2. nycourts.gov/Admin/oca. shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. John McFaul, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01030944-F01 71133 130741 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2013-TT2,

BY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, vs. ALEXANDER DAVIS, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on April 17, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auctionon the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 2, 2022at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 77 Roquette Avenue a/k/a Rouquette 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 360 and Lots26, 27 and 28. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 3700/15. 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.

Oliver E. Roche, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, &Peddy, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff 130922 PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 10th day of May, 2022, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 202-1 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at the following locations: EAST MEADOW STRATFORD DRIVE (TH 127/22) North Side NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Bellmore Avenue west for a distance of 42 feet.

STRATFORD DRIVE (TH 127/22) South Side NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Bellmore Avenue west for a distance of 38 feet.

ELMONT HERBERT AVENUE (TH 134/22) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the south curbline of Pelham Street south for a distance of 35 feet.

MARGUERITE AVENUE (TH 134/22) East Side NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the south curbline of Pelham Street south for a distance of 35 feet.

BELLMORE ANTHONY AVENUE (TH 621/21) North Side NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Bellmore Avenue west for a distance of 35 feet.

BELLMORE AVENUE (TH 621/21) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of Anthony Avenue north for a distance of 35 feet.

OCEANSIDE LOFTUS AVENUE (TH 108/22) East Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME starting at a point 242 feet south of the south curbline of Nassau Parkway south for a distance of 100 feet.

ROOSEVELT EAST CENTENNIAL AVENUE (TH 140/22) North Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME - starting at a point 390 feet east of the east curbline of Babylon Turnpike then east for a distance of 82 feet.

EAST CENTENNIAL AVENUE (TH 150/22) North Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Babylon Turnpike east for a distance of 60 feet.

UNIONDALE CEDAR STREET (TH 139/22) North Side NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Greengrove Avenue west

for a distance of 30 feet.

CEDAR STREET (TH 139/22) North Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Greengrove Avenue east for a distance of 25 feet.

CEDAR STREET (TH 139/22) South Side NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Greengrove Avenue west for a distance of 25 feet.

CEDAR STREET (TH 139/22) South Side NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Greengrove Avenue east for a distance of 25 feet.

GREENGROVE AVENUE (TH 139/22) East Side NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the south curbline of Webster Avenue south for a distance of 30 feet.

GREENGROVE AVENUE (TH 139/22) West Side NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the south curbline of Webster Avenue south for a distance of 25 feet.

GREENGROVE AVENUE (TH 139/22) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of Webster Avenue north for a distance of 30 feet.

GREENGROVE AVENUE (TH 139/22) East Side NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of Webster Avenue north for a distance of 25 feet.

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

Dated: April 26, 2022 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 130935 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 10th day of May, 2022, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 197-13 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to REPEAL “TRAFFIC REGULATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF SCHOOLS” at the following locations: ELMONT COVERT AVENUE (TH 191/92) East Side - NO PARKING 8 A.M. TO 4 P.M. SCHOOL DAYS - starting at a point 273 feet north of the north curbline of Reed Avenue north for a distance of 80 feet.

(Adopted 6/14/94)

COVERT AVENUE (TH 191/92) East Side - NO PARKING 8 A.M. TO 4 P.M. SCHOOL DAYS - starting at a point 353 feet north of the north curbline of Reed Avenue north for a distance of 40 feet.

(Adopted 1/31/95) COVERT AVENUE (TH 8/96) East Side - NO PARKING 8 A.M. TO 4 P.M. SCHOOL DAYS - starting at a point 233 feet north of the north curbline of Reed Avenue north for a distance of 40 feet. (Adopted 5/7/96) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

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METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, PlaintiffagainstJENNY A. EBERT, AS ADMINISTRATOR TO THE ESTATE OF RICHARD EBERT; UNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF RICHARD EBERT; THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, SUCCESSOR INDENTURE TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE NOTEHOLDERS OF THE CWHEQ INC., CWHEQ REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006D; CAPITAL ONE BANK USA, NA; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein,, Defendants.

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Mortgaged Premises: 23 Franklin Street Elmont, New York 11003 Section: 32 Block: 474 Lots: 17, 18 To The Above Named Defendant(s): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. If you fail to appear or to answer within the aforementioned time frame, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE

Congressional candidates talk saving the Earth

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By KARINA KOVAC

VENUE (THkkovac@liherald.com Side - NO M. TO 4 P.M. Can you sum up all your environmental S - starting 3 feet northpositions into two-minute sound bites? curbline of That’s what the four Democratic candie north for dates seeking to replace U.S. Rep. Kathleen of 40 feet.

Rice were asked to do last week, taking the 1/95) UE (TH 8/96)stage at Hofstra University’s Breslin Hall NO PARKING P.M. SCHOOLto talk about the planet just in time for ng at a pointEarth Day. h of the north Malverne village mayor Keith Corbett Reed Avenue stance of 40spent his time on what he referred to as big projects like tapping into a large d 5/7/96)

untouched aquifer under Long Island, and

hall have an o be heard onfocusing on offshore wind farms. at the time “We need to educate and train the next resaid. generation of workers,” Corbett told Julie 6, 2022 Tighe, president of the New York League ew York F THE TOWNof Conservation Voters, who moderated HE TOWN OFthe event.

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Claiming that shore strengthening would save money in the long run, it would still “cost $800 to $900 million to build that infrastructure, “ Cobett said “It’s worth building that infrastructure protecting the rest of the property when it’s going to be $800 billion if a Superstorm Sandy were to come through again.”

Joining Corbett on the stage were Carrié Solages, Laura Gillen and Kevin Shakil-Mendez.

When it comes to the Long Island State Park system, Corbett says “there is already money set aside in the Department of Transportation budget” for changes like electric buses, trains and charging stations — all of which could offer a greener solution.

Solages, the county legislator who represents the greater Elmont and Valley Stream areas, wants to attack the waste crisis, bringing it to a “sustainable zero” by 2030. He’d accomplish it by offering incentives to companies big and small to invest in limited waste, recycling and sustainable practices.

“The federal government cannot require our state government to do anything,” Solages said, “but one thing the federal government can do is provide incentives for our state government and village governments to get stuff done. We know local governments will take advantage (to) limit waste, promote more compost programs, (and) more usage of recyclables.”

Gillen told the group environmental

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DemOCRAtIC CANDIDAtes RuNNINg for the congressional seat currently held by Kathleen Rice — Keith Corbett, Laura Gillen, Kevin Shakil-Mendez and Carrie Solages — talk with Julie Tighe, president of the New York League of Conservation Voters, second from left. issues have been a “priority for her administration” when she was a Town of Hempstead supervisor. Speaking heavily on infrastructure, Gillen’s plan is to move away from fossil fuels by strengthening the electrical grid. She also wants to shift from a dependency on cars more walkable communities.

But no one running for this congressional seat should be all talk, Gillen said.

“If you’re going to set up a regulatory system where you’re going to monitor air quality- and monitor water quality and make sure that the standards are applied in all communities, there has to be an enforcement mechanism,” she said.

Shakil-Mendez, a 29-year-old political newcomer from Westbury, said it was last year’s Jamaica Ash & Rubbish Removal Co., fire in his town that spurred him to run for Congress. He went door-to-door handing out KN95 masks after the sixalarm fire, to help protect his neighbors from the smoke and fumes from the smoldering debris. ”When I went on-site, I could still smell the smoke and the fumes going into my lungs,” he said. “When you talk environ-

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OBJECTIVE of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a Mortgage to secure $168,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on April 27, 2005 in Book M 28730, Page 951, Control No. 1850, covering the premises known as 23 Franklin Street, Elmont, New York 11003. The relief sought herein is a final judgment directing sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. Plaintiff

designates Nassau County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is located. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can

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mental justice, nothing was done for this community.”

Shakil-Mendez stayed away from many other specifics, instead saying he would consult scientists and experts to help create bills. He also wants to look closely at what Europe is doing when it comes to environmentalism, and duplicate that on

Long Island — like placing small wind turbines on the sides of main roads, harnessing energy from traffic as it passes by.

The winner of this primary is expected to face Town of Hempstead councilman and Republican Anthony D’Esposito in November.

OBITUARY

Longtime F.S. firefighter Joseph Torregrossa, 61, dies Joseph Torregrossa of Franklin and Albert Torregrossa, who was also a Square, a veteran fire district commis- firefighter at the Franklin Square and sioner and member of the Franklin Munson Fire department. He married Square and Munson Fire Department, Christine Torregrossa in 1990, and the died on March 21 of Covid-19. two married and later raised Torregrossa, 61, joined the three children, Joey TorreFranklin Square and Munson grossa, Tommy Torregrossa Fire Department in 1986 and and Gina Torregrossa, in the served as a fire district comsame house in Franklin missioner for 18 years.

Square where Torregrossa Torregrossa, who worked grew up. at Ground Zero following the Torregrossa also worked attacks of September 11, 2001, as a bus driver for the Great was diagnosed in 2014 with Neck school district, a securichronic lymphocytic leukety guard at a Rockville Cenmia and later with prostate tre church and a youth basecancer. Last year, he was also Joseph torregrossa ball umpire in addition to his diagnosed with Hodgkin lymfull-time job as a sanitation phoma. worker.

Shortly after his initial diagnosis, TorTorregrossa is survived by his three regrossa retired from the Sanitary Dis- brothers Salvatore Torregrossa, who is trict No. 6 in the Town of Hempstead, from Delaware, and John Torregrossa where he worked for nearly two decades, Michael Torregrossa of Franklin Square. in 2015.

A funeral mass in celebration of TorreTorregrossa was born on Sept. 6, 1960 grossa’s life was celebrated on March 28 at NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island in at St. Catherine of Sienna Roman CathoMineola. He died at the same hospital on lic Church in Franklin Square.

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He was the son of Elena Torregrossa –Robert Traverso

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The ceiling finish can be sheetrock in the larger areas with perimeter “hung” track ceilings outfitted with removable ceiling tiles. Again, even those lowered perimeter and under-beam soffits need to be no less than 6 feet 4 inches above the floor. Tall firefighters need to avoid hitting their heads when they’re running though your smoke-filled basement to rescue you or your loved ones.

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eople have called him many things — kind, loving, helpful, funny. I’ve heard him described as meticulous. But to me and my siblings, he’s simply Dad. This year my father turns 89. He still drives. He still goes to church, where he displays his musical talents on the organ, which he taught himself to play.

He lives just blocks from my stepmother, who is in an assisted-living facility with severe dementia.

He spends as much time there as he can.

MiCHAEL My dad loves his wife, his family, HinMAn his spiritual home, and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I don’t think anyone was more excited about Tom Brady making the move from Boston.

But when I think about my dad, more often than not, my smile turns to tears.

Not about anything he did — he was and still is a great man — but because of what someone did to him.

My dad was meticulous as he divided a large stack of cash into separate envelopes. His hands shook with fear as he packed each envelope carefully into a box to send off to who knows where. This was

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$20,000 — money my father, a retired railroad welder, didn’t even have. It came from a loan, one he continues to make payments on today.

The worst part was that my dad knew he was being scammed. He knew that if he told me or any of my siblings, we would stop him.

We would help him. But the scammers on the other end of that phone scared him so much that fear overcame reason and logic.

I’ve recently discovered a YouTube channel called Scammer Payback. It’s led by a cybersecurity expert known only as “Pierogi,” who targets the scammers who have their sights on our parents, our grandparents, our sisters and brothers — really anyone we love.

Pierogi ties the scammers up on the phone for hours. He hacks into their computers and steals their files, turning all of what he unearths over to the authorities.

He has identified the leading scam operations overseas, and pushed for police to arrest them. And he’s personally called people targeted by scammers — many of whom have been victimized for years — to help them break free.

Scams are nothing new, but the scope of such fraud and theft today is unprecedented. The Federal Trade Commission’s

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Consumer Sentinel Network reported 4.8 million complaints of consumer fraud and identity theft in 2020 — up 45 percent from the year before.

Nearly half of all Americans experienced financial identity theft in 2020, according to the Aite-Novarica Group. Nearly half. That cost all of us more than $700 billion at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

In recent weeks, AARP Long Island and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service have hosted a series of webinars with the RichnerLive arm of Herald Community Newspapers to explore all kinds of fraud —identity theft, elder fraud and, this week, romance scams. I’ve been honored to moderate these panels, which have included expert advice from AARP New York’s Long Island associate state director, Bernard Macias, as well as USPIS experts like Donna Harris, Michael Del Giudice and Joseph Marcus.

We’ve learned so much. If someone calls you and asks you to send money — for any reason — be skeptical. If they want to get on your computer, say no. If they ask you to use gift cards, or tell you that you must provide them with sensitive personal information, hang up.

Most important, be careful what you share. Facebook is a great way to connect

early half of all Americans experienced financial identity theft in 2020.

to those we love, but it’s also a great way for scammers to collect a ton of personal information about you — information they can weaponize in an effort to empty your bank account.

Be careful about how you dispose of papers containing sensitive details about you. Scammers will dig through your garbage, and they will find exactly what they need to take what rightfully belongs to you.

Join us for our final installment in the Fighting Against Fraud series on Thursday, April 28, at noon. You don’t even have to leave your living room — we’ll come right to your computer. Just register at LIHerald.com/romance.

And then protect yourself by shredding sensitive documents. If you don’t have a shredder, we’ll do it for you. Bring those documents to our offices, at 2 Endo Blvd. in Garden City, this Saturday, April 30, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., and we’ll shred them. Just register in advance, at LIHerald.com/shred.

My dad will never see that $20,000 again. So many more like him have lost money that is now counted in the billions.

But it doesn’t have to continue. We can fight scammers by being vigilant, and by educating ourselves, so we — and those we love — are never victimized again.

Michael Hinman is the executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. He can be reached at mhinman@liherald.com.

Where have you gone, Walter Cronkite?

ast night, having been off my devices all day and peacefully oblivious to the news, I turned on the TV as I slipped into bed just to catch up. Now, you know and I know that I shouldn’t have done that, but I was feeling out of touch, so I flipped from MSNBC to CNN and Fox to see what was up with the world.

The news was so horrific that it almost seemed like satire. In TV anchor rapidspeak, reporters from around the country and the world told me that: mass graves had RAnDi been found in and KREiss around Mariupol, Ukraine, as Russian forces closed in on the besieged city; wildfires were burning out of control in parts of New Mexico; Israeli and Gaza militants were at war; Florida Gov. Rick DeSantis was punishing Disney for supporting gay rights by removing its tax breaks; new audio had revealed that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy talked trash about thenPresident Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 insurrection; Florida was banning math books for alleged inappropriate “prohibit-

ed” topics, like race; and — oh, no — Netflix was cracking down on shared accounts.

Sleep was out of the question. In between news segments, just to keep the anxiety level in the stratosphere, commercials from an animal rights group showed bone-thin dogs chained outside in the freezing cold. The voice-over begged for contributions to save these wretched pups. I love dogs more than people, but this commercial feels like an assault, and it doesn’t make me feel like giving more money; it makes me feel like changing the channel.

That was my news experience last evening, which brings me to my question of the day: Walter Cronkite, where are you when we need you?

I am certain that 24-hour news screaming at us from every device we own is detrimental to our health. The American Psychological Association states that “news consumption has a downside … More than half of Americans say the news causes them stress … anxiety, fatigue or sleep loss.”

We were much better off when TV news was broadcast once or twice daily for 15 or 30 minutes. When I was a kid, my parents

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watched the news at 6 and 11 p.m. For millions of viewers, CBS anchor Walter Cronkite was the voice of reason, truth and journalistic integrity every night during those brief news shows. There were no alternative facts, and “fake news” wasn’t even a blip in the nascent Trump brain.

For those of you too young to remember, in 1962 Cronkite became anchorman of CBS’s newscasts.

Think about it: 15 to 30 minutes of news a day on CBS or the other major channel, NBC. That was it.

Cronkite didn’t have coiffed hair or trendy clothes. He made his bones as a war correspondent in World War II, flying with the U.S. Army Air Force in bombing raids over Germany. After the war, he covered the Nuremberg Trials. In 1950 he was recruited by Edward R. Murrow, another broadcast icon, at CBS News. He interviewed President John F. Kennedy to launch the first 30-minute news broadcast in September 1963, and less than three months later, on Nov. 22, he announced the death of the president on live TV. I was 16 years old. I watched, stricken, as Cronkite removed his glasses and struggled to regain his composure.

e's been replaced by 24-hour news screaming at us from every device.

In the decades since, the news on TV and online has evolved into a circus of both information and misinformation reported by anchors who range from the sublime to the ridiculous to the truly grotesque. TV personalities tell us the news, as it is selected and edited by their researchers and producers. Because the news is now broadcast 24/7, there are thousands of hours of filler and fluff beaming out at us all day and all night long.

What can we do? What agency do we have with this news tsunami coming at us every hour of the day? How to stay informed and still stay sane? We are left to our own devices in more ways than one, and we need to do the most difficult thing, which is to find balance.

We honor the brave correspondents who bring news of the war in Ukraine, and we honor the TV and newspaper reporters whose mission every day is to shine a light in the darkness. We need the news, but we need to calibrate our consumption.

My new rule is no news before bedtime.

No “notifications” on my phone. Our devices beam out information and disinformation indiscriminately. Some of it informs, but much of it triggers anxiety.

We must know, and we have to teach our children, how to tell the difference.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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The senior at East Rockaway High School stood before the district’s Board of Education after a Donald Trump flag surfaced during the school’s annual Sports Night event last month. For Pozo, it wasn’t just about what the former president stands for, but what the display of such a flag said about some of her classmates. Some of the same people she believes target her because of her Hispanic heritage.

“East Rockaway schools have failed me,” she said. “That flag, the reason why nobody was talking about it that day, is because we’re scared.”

Just weeks later, there was an outcry of a different sort in Rockville Centre. A woman there who was reportedly troubled by a large menorah in front of a Chabad center — a display she said was the beginning of an Orthodox Jewish push into the community reminiscent of what has happened to the Five Towns over the past couple of decades.

If the Orthodox community does move into Rockville Centre, the woman said, they will force businesses to close for the Sabbath. They will take over school boards, and send money away from the district. And then they will sell those schools “to the highest bidder.”

Many called the Rockville Centre woman’s comments antisemitic, and it’s nearly impossible not to agree. Pozo’s comments, however, were followed by a number of

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letters The Cuomos don’t need career advice To the Editor: Who is letter writer Larry Penner (“Career advice for the Cuomos,” March10-16) to tell two private citizens what to do with their time? Who is Larry Penner to tell a private citizen what to do with his money? The matter of Andrew Cuomo spending his campaign war chest on advertising is a matter between him, his donors and the campaign finance officials.

The right to tell one’s side of the story is a basic American right. So long as he isn’t engaging in libel or slander, Cuomo has the right to freedom of speech — the same freedom of speech that allows Penner to write letters. During the media frenzy calling for Cuomo’s scalp, I saw precious

students earlier this month sharing much broader concerns about how minorities are treated at East Rockaway High.

These aren’t issues unique to East Rockaway High or Rockville Centre, and they aren’t limited to these specific groups. Even as deep as we are into the 21st century, hate continues to find a foothold in our society. While much of it is focused on the color of someone’s skin, it also involves gender and gender identity, religion, where our money comes from, disability, and who we love.

A recent Pew Research Center study revealed that a third of Asian Americans still fear they could be the victims of slurs, jokes and even violence over the perceived origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Locally, that has led to the founding of the Asian American Institute for Research and Engagement, designed to advocate for Asian Americans while using research and data to uncover the roots of the discrimination they face.

“We are all Americans,” said Woodbury’s Farrah Mozawalla, the first-ever Muslim department head in Nassau County government, who founded the new organization. “We all believe in the same values, and it’s now time for us to combat this hatred and discrimination. We need that to stop.”

The battle against hate is seemingly never-ending, but it’s a battle that must be fought. Yet it’s often unclear who is doing the battling. There are informal student and religious groups, as well as organizations like Mozawalla’s.

But Long Island has another weapon against such hatred that has been largely silent in recent months — the Nassau County Human Rights Commission.

It’s made up of 15 commissioners representing those of various races and ethnicities as well as those with disabilities, according to its website. Its stated mission is to “promote harmony among the diverse populations” of the county, through “persuasion, conciliation, investigation and education.”

Could there be a better time than now to promote that harmony? The work this commission does is important, but it can’t stand by while many of these issues fill the pages of your local newspaper, with the fear that things will get worse before they get better.

The commission hasn’t been completely idle. Its website is full of information on what people should do if they feel they’re victims of coronavirus-related discrimination. That’s vital information, for sure. But while the pandemic has dominated our lives over the past two years, community members are bravely stepping forward to expose other issues we just can’t ignore.

And if the Human Rights Commission isn’t addressing these issues, too few people will hear about them. Now is the time for it to step up.

We need to promote harmony. We need to embrace the very differences that make us Americans. And we need that persuasion, conciliation, investigation and education to get that done.

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find U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, of New York; Ilhan Omar, of Minnesota; Ayanna Pressley, of Massachusetts; and Rashida Tlaib, of Michigan, politically repugnant, because they advocate positions that I believe are destructive to our principles, our nation, our allies and our future.

Typically, last year Ocasio-Cortez initially voted no on a bill that would have helped fund Israel’s anti-missile defense system, the “Iron Dome.” She later flipped her vote to “present” when she realized that Ronald J. her antisemitic was a little RosenbeRg venom too obvious.

Despite her corrosive politics, however, I absolutely defend her right to engage in such actions for, in a democracy, she and her fellow socialists have a protected right to be heard. It is their constituents who have the power to decide whether these individuals deserve to represent their interests on Capitol Hill. In the meantime, our democracy allows us to argue, debate, question and examine their rhetoric, votes, and public policies.

And yet we live in a world where freedom of speech has been suppressed by those who control the most dominant plat-

forms for public speech, social media.

“Facebook jail” has become an oft-repeated phrase among those who have been banned by an algorithm programmed by those who aren’t identified, much less questioned. Some who are forced off theses platform say they are mystified as to why action was taken when they were posting photos of American flags.

This isn’t exactly a new complaint, but it has become far more dangerous to democracy. As far back as 2016, it was noted that Facebook was labeling any number of conservative posts “hate speech.” The publication The Hill noted that year, “Canadian conservative activist Lauren Southern was slapped with a 30-day Facebook suspension over — ironically enough — a post complaining about Facebook censorship of conservatives. (The ban was later reversed and blamed on an error.)”

This kind of subjective destruction of free speech is not unique to online commentary. In colleges and universities across the country, there’s an acknowledgment that conservative students are intimidated by their peers. Interestingly, in a 2020 essay in The Atlantic, a summary of a nationwide campus survey found a glimmer of good news and a shadow that casts a pall on free speech.

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his lethal threat to our nation is being replicated in our daily interactions.

leTTeRs little of that. There are those who feel that he was not afforded due process. Who is Larry Penner to say that Cuomo doesn’t have the right to tell his side of the story?

If Cuomo can obtain enough signatures on nominating petitions, and they’re vetted by the Board of Elections, he has the right to appear on the ballot. In that case, the people will decide. There has been discussion among lawmakers about impeachment proceedings should Cuomo make it back to office. That issue would be decided by a majority of the Legislature. Not Larry Penner.

I’m not saying Cuomo is guilty or innocent, was or was not a good governor, or would or would not be an effective lawmaker in whatever office he chooses to seek. Only that he has the right not to be judged by a jury of one letter writer.

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It’s time for us to step up in Ukraine To the Editor: I am now firmly of the opinion that we must not lose the war in Ukraine. The only two acceptable solutions are to force defeat on Russia or somehow create a

It stated, “While majorities favor more viewpoint diversity and free-speech norms, an intolerant faction of roughly a quarter of students believe it is okay to silence or suppress some widely held views that they deem wrong.

“Students across political perspectives engage in classroom self-censorship.

“Students harbor divisive stereotypes about classmates with different beliefs, and a substantial minority are not open to engaging socially with classmates who don’t share their views.

“Disparaging comments about political conservatives are common.”

An equally disturbing finding from this survey was the idea that conservative students feel intimidated by the potential threat of violence from their liberal counterparts.

It found that nearly 68 percent of those who described their political views as conservative censored themselves, while just under half of moderates, and only 24 percent of liberals, said they did so.

Were it just an isolated virus on college campuses, you might look the other way.

But this lethal threat to our nation is being replicated in government, the courts, and in our daily interaction with business associates, colleagues, friends and even family members. It has become a toxin in the body politic of a country

face-saving peace deal that will restore most of Ukraine, with the exception of the Crimea, and guarantee that it remains a neutral country. But the arrogant Russians are still mobilizing for total victory.

The argument in Washington about offensive or defensive weapons is ridiculous. Do you think Russia would send billions of dollars’ worth of weapons that could easily be easily neutralized by longrange missile attacks and destroyed without consequences? You can’t win a fistfight, or a war, without being able to counterpunch.

We must counter Russia’s massive attacks by giving the Ukrainians weapon systems that can attack long-range missile launch sites, including naval platforms as well as those on land in occupied Ukraine and Russia. What’s the point of transporting advanced weapons systems to Ukraine that can easily be targeted and destroyed by long-range missiles? Or allowing the continued destruction of Ukrainian cities and infrastructure without retaliating against Russia?

Does anybody think the genocidal Russian or Chinese military would adopt such a bizarre passive strategy? The Russians already presume that we’re giving the Ukrainians targeting intelligence and logistics — it’s time we do so. As of now, after being beaten back into their corner of occupied Ukraine, the Russians are pre-

founded on the words of the First Amendment, guaranteeing free speech.

The First Amendment is the immovable cornerstone of our nation. I often find myself at odds with who the American Civil Liberties Union will represent in court, but I stand solidly beside them when they write, “An open society depends on liberal education, and the whole enterprise of liberal education is founded on the principle of free speech.

How much we value the right of free speech is put to its severest test when the speaker is someone we disagree with most.

Speech that deeply offends our morality or is hostile to our way of life warrants the same constitutional protection as other speech because the right of free speech is indivisible.”

Again, the ACLU gets it right when it states, “More speech — not less — is the answer most consistent with our constitutional values.”

A vibrant, robust, and strong democracy requires the unequivocal defense of our freedom of speech regardless of where, when or how we choose to speak our minds. Lose that right and we have lost the Republic.

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

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paring to regroup and attack under the leadership of a murderous new general.

I’m hoping and praying that Ukraine and its allies give Russia a knockout blow in the coming rounds. And we should remind the Russians that any use of chemical or nuclear weapons might prove

to be a suicidal move, with catastrophic consequences. The time has come to put another ugly, murderous, geek dictator and his fanatical minions in their graves.

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