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Outcry grows over Elmont acid attack Lawmakers, activists call for broader investigation By PEtER BElFIoRE pbelfiore@liherald.com

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ACtIVIStS FRoM loNg Island Peaceful Protest rallied last Friday in support of Nafiah Ikram, the 21-year-old Elmont resident who was the recent victim of an acid attack outside her home.

Over a month since an acid attack in Elmont left its victim severely burned and partially blind, police have not found the alleged perpetrator, and outcry has grown among local lawmakers and activists, amid accusations of unequal treatment of the victim, who is PakistaniAmerican.

On the evening of March 17, Nafiah Ikram, 21, was returning home from a local CVS, where she works two to three days a week as a pharmacy technician, when the attack occurred, her father, Sheikh Ikram, reported. Her mother had picked her up, and rushed inside the family’s Arlington Avenue home to use the bathroom, he said, while his daughter remained Continued on page 11

One contested seat in F.S. and Elmont board races By MAttHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com

In the Franklin Square and Elmont school districts, there will be one contested race in Elmont in this year’s Board of Education elections. In the May 18 election, incumbent Elmont district Trustee Sheldon Meikle will be running for a second threeyear term against challenger Sharon Earley Davis. Trustee Patrick Emeagwali has chosen not to run for re-election, and Nancy Garlick will run for his seat unopposed. In Franklin Square, incumbent Trustees

Helen Hof fman and Diane Hansen will both seek re-election unopposed. The Herald conducted inquiries by email, seeking the candidates’ stances on pertinent issues. Their responses have been edited for clarity and brevity. Hoffman and Hansen did not respond to our requests for comment by press time.

Herald: The state recently announced additional funding for universal Pre-K. What are yo u r t h o u g h t s ab o u t t h e importance of such a program

the school board and district budget votes will take place on May 18. as well as working to get it implemented or expanded in your district?

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believe that a universal Pre-K education is one of the best investments we can make in our children’s education. Fortunately, the EUFSD has a universal Pre-K program in place. Universal Pre-K has and continues to be a much-needed resource for the children of Elmont. Any child who will turn 4 by Dec. 1 is eligible to

enroll at any of the district’s six elementary schools. The program is 2.5 hours per day. Children have the choice of either attending morning or after noon sessions Monday through Friday. Additionally, the district has a committee on Preschool Special Education that is comContinued on page 3

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cONtiNuED frOM frONt mitted to assisting preschool children with special needs. The assistant director of pupil personnel service, Helisse Palmore, was instrumental in ensuring that every Pre-K student had an iPad. The advantages of education preschoolers include: ■ As a diverse community, the children of Elmont interact with children of different racial and socioeconomic backgrounds at an early age. I believe that children develop greater racial tolerance when learning alongside racially diverse peers. ■ Access to an early education better prepares children for kindergarten, where they will attend school full-time. ■ The sooner children start learning, the more they gain in cognitive functioning, school achievement and social adjustment. Children are never too young to start learning.

Sharon Earley Davis: This funding is wonderful. Universal Pre-K is an intricate part of a child’s grooming for entering the school system. It prepares their minds academically and socially, so they will be ready for what is ahead upon entering school. I am so happy to know this program is being offered in the Elmont Union Free School District. If elected, I will be on board to assist where I can to continue the great work that has been started in this great school district. Nancy Garlick: Statistics have shown

the importance of early-childhood intervention and learning as a precursor to successful outcomes in students. Early-childhood education is where students learn critical social, emotional, cognitive and physical skills that will build a foundation for lifelong learning in three and four years. I am a supporter, and will work to facilitate earlychildhood extended-day programs.

Herald: Over the past year, issues of

racial equity have come to the forefront in national and local conversations. Across the area, a disparity has emerged between an increasingly diverse student body and school staffs that have remained largely white. What are your thoughts about this, and what systems do you imagine could be implemented, if any, to address it?

Meikle: Long Island has a longstanding history of being racially and economically segregated, and sadly, the effort to integrate is an uphill battle. However, as a diverse community, the resident leaders of Elmont and the school board have worked closely with the EUFSD in an effort to diversify the school staff. This was an ongoing practice prior to the coronavirus pandemic, and has continued to be supported. Some of the initiatives include job fairs at historically black colleges and universities, as well as utilizing other recruitment platforms and organizations to broaden and diversify the hiring pool. O t h e r n o t e wo r t hy i n i t i a t ive s

Sheldon Meikle

Sharon Earley Davis

Nancy Garlick

Education: B.S. in accounting and finance, Queens College

Education: B.S. in criminal justice, Troy State University

Education: MBA, health administration and nursing, University of Phoenix

Professional experience: Director of operations for an international staffing and recruitment firm. Elmont Board of Education trustee since 2018.

Professional experience: Retired Army veteran with 20 years of service. Retired CUNY Public Safety assistant director with 27 years of service. Parttime crossing guard with Nassau County Police Department. Elmont American Legion financial offer.

Professional experience: Registered nurse working as a supervisor for the office of school health in New York City. High-tech IV home care nurse for 30 years.

Other activities: Member of the Elmont Memorial High School Spartans Sports Club and PTSA.

Other activities: NAACP Lakeview member, Floral Park Memorial PTA member.

include: ■ The director of curriculum and instruction, Dr. Wellinthon Garcia, and the director of curriculum-technology, David Spinnato, spearheaded the immense project of shifting the curriculum to a virtual academy for those children that couldn’t attend in-person classes. The district and board ensured that every student in Elmont had a mobile device and access to affordable or free internet service and WiFi. ■ The superintendent, Kenneth Rosner, frequently hosts community Zoom meetings to hear residents’ concerns and doesn’t hesitate to take swift action. Under his leadership (and in collaboration with the board), his team assures the community that their diversity and inclusion initiatives are sold and sustainable. Amid the pandemic, as many communities were divided, the Elmont community and school district stood together. But while much has been accomplished, there is still so much more to be done.

Davis: The racial equality issue within

school districts is very important, children should be able to see a diverse

Other activities: Founder of the Emerging Speakers of Elmont, Toastmaster Club.

staff, and be able to see themselves in those who have a major impact in their academic and future growth. Having a diverse staff will help students identify and feel confident in their learning environment. Introducing courses on cultural history may help children learn about other cultures and have a better understanding of how others live and the similarities and/or differences there may be.

community service attitude. That starts with universal Pre-K programs, the Toastmasters program and financial literacy programs that help students become better communicators and leaders in society.

Garlick: Disparities are not just in edu-

board member behind closed doors, and what happens during executive session stays in executive session. Our board works collaboratively to ensure the highest possible quality education for all of the children of Elmont.

cation; it is health care, sports and most workforces. This increased need to enhance diversity in education is not new to many districts, but the need to successfully address the issue has never been greater. The school system will have to develop interventions to reach our diverse student populations, such as the Gavel Youth Program, that Toastmasters provides, that will support students during their application processes in college and provide mentoring relationships for our students. While we do need some successful recruitment and retention effort targeting racial- and ethnic-minority teachers, we also need our graduates to return to their communities to mentor and teach. We want them to develop a

Herald: What if any, school district pol-

icy and procedures would you like to see changed?

Meikle: I only function as an individual

Davis: I would be coming in as a new board member, so I would be learning and taking in all that I have ahead of me. I am a sponge willing to accept challenges, help our children, inform the community and be a part of this great school district.

Gar lick: As a board member, it is

important to me to collaborate with other board members and community organizations to bring these important programs to Elmont students.

What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

Herald ScHoolS

Carey artist has work featured H. Frank Carey High School student-artist Sandy Yang had her artwork selected to be displayed at the Heckscher Museum of Art as part of the “Long Island’s Best: Young Artists” exhibition. Yang submitted her work under the guidance of art teacher Gina Samet. Each year, students in grades 9-12 are invited to create a work of art inspired by artwork shown in the museum during the current school year and submit to the juried exhibition. The show is available for public viewing at the museum from April 24-May 23, with timed ticket entry. Beginning April 24, the exhibition will also be available for viewing online at the museum’s website.

Photos courtesy Sewanhaka Central High School District

H. Frank Carey High School student-artist Sandy Yang and art teacher Gina Samet are pictured at the -Compiled by Peter Belfiore Heckscher Museum of Art.

Courtesy of the Sewanhaka Central High School District

Sewanhaka senior gets scholarship

Sandy yang’S artwork was selected for display in the “Long Island’s Best: Young Artists” exhibition at the Heckscher Museum of Art.

Sewanhaka High School senior Vanessa Cruz has been awarded the New York State PTA Jenkins Scholarship for Teacher Education. After a rigorous application and interview process, Cruz was selected as one of 12 recipients statewide. In the fall, she will be attending SUNY Potsdam to prepare for a teaching career.

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Racing action returns to Belmont Thoroughbred racing at Belmont Park resumed April 22 and it shouldn’t be long before fans will be permitted through the gates. Belmont’s 48-day spring/summer meet opened with Full Court Press winning the historic track’s first race of 2021, taking a one-mile dirt event in blustery conditions by two lengths with jockey Junior Alvarado aboard. Full Court Press broke quickly and led wire-to-wire in the Maiden Claiming race with a purse of $50,000. He paid $3.60 to win as the heavy favorite. Zuzudini closed strong to finish second, and Principino was third. It was an opening day without spectators. However, racing fans are expected to be allowed to return to Belmont soon. The spring/summer meet runs through July 11 and is anchored by the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on June 5. Tickets for the 2021 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival are not yet on sale to the public. Additional information and the timing of the general on-sale will be released in the coming weeks. “We are incredibly eager to turn the page on this pandemic and safely open Belmont Park to fans as quickly as possible,” said Dave O’Rourke, New York Racing Association (NYRA) President and CEO. “Although Belmont Park will be closed to spectators throughout

Courtesy NYRA/Chelsea Durand

ThE fIrST racE field, led by Full Court Press, headed down the Belmont Park stretch on the opening day of the spring/summer meet April 22. Opening Weekend, NYRA looks forward to seeing fans in the stands right back

where they belong this spring and summer,” he added.

In addition to the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes, the June 5 card will include three Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” qualifiers: the one-mile Grade 1, $1 million Metropolitan for 4-year-olds and up; the Grade 1, $500,000 Ogden Phipps for older fillies and mares going 1 1/16 miles on the main track [Distaff]; and the Grade 1, $400,000 Jaipur for 3-year-olds and up going six furlongs on turf. The blockbuster Belmont Stakes Day card will also feature the Grade 1, $750,000 Manhattan for 4-year-olds and up going 1 ¼ miles on turf; the Grade 1, $500,000 Acor n for 3-year-old fillies going one mile; the Grade 1, $500,000 Longines Just a Game for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up at one mile on the turf; the Grade 1, $400,000 Woody Stephens in a seven-furlong sprint over Big Sandy for 3-year-olds; and the Grade 2, $400,000 Brooklyn, a 1 ½-mile test for 4-year-olds and up. The Stars and Stripes Racing Festival returns July 10 and features a trio of graded stakes headlined by the opening legs of NYRA’s Turf Triple Series. Launched in 2019, the Turf Triple returns with a pair of races earning Grade 1 status, featuring the $1 million Belmont Derby Invitational for sophomores going 1 ¼ miles and the $700,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational for 3-year-old fillies over the same distance. The first race post time at Belmont will generally be 1 p.m.

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A NAssAu CouNty Police Academy recruit made her way through a field of orange cones at the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course at Jones Beach last Thursday.

Driven to become N.C. police officers By sCott BriNtoN sbrinton@liherald.com

Part two in a photo series on the Nassau County Police Academy. Sirens blared and tires squealed as a white Chevy Caprice banked hard into a curve at Jones Beach State Park after peeling down a straightaway at 50 miles per hour last Thursday. Meanwhile, a black Crown Victoria cruiser raced across to cut the vehicle off at a four-way intersection. The Caprice braked hard as it neared the stop sign. Sirens continued to sound when a Nassau County police van appeared out of nowhere at the intersection, the driver also intending to cut off the Caprice. It was a semi-chaotic, seemingly confusing scene, but it was meant to be. The action took place at the Field Five parking lot at Jones Beach, an expansive stretch of asphalt just west of the Northwell Health Theater, where Nassau County Police Academy recruits come to practice driving maneuvers that they might need while chasing crime suspects or hurrying to an accident. It’s called the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course, and Continued on page 8

A reCruit reCeived instructions before heading onto the course. A poliCe vAN and a Crown Victoria moved to cut off a driver at an intersection. offiCer riChArd furNeAux, far left, is the academy’s senior driving instructor.

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Hit one orange cone and you fail the test continued from page 6 orange cones are used to create s t r e e t s a n d i n t e r s e c t i o n s. Recruits must master 12 specialized maneuvers to pass the police driving test — think of your own driver’s test at high speed through a field of cones. Hit one cone and you fail. “We try to teach the recruits to have good judgment,” said Officer Richard Furneaux, the senior driving instructor. To drive as a police officer does, you must learn to drown out all the noise in your head and focus solely on the road ahead and behind you, while watching your sides. Officers must know when to pursue a suspect — and when to call off a pursuit, which is often necessary in order to protect public safety. A high-speed chase through suburban streets can be a recipe for disaster, Furneaux said, noting that police often call in a helicopter to provide air support and follow a suspect until the vehicle is caught. Lt. Eileen Carsten, who is in charge of physical fitness, defensive tactics and EVOC at the academy, said that driving is, in fact, the most dangerous part of being a police officer. More officers are killed or injured while driving than in any other part of the job.

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Head of the Class Awards to honor teachers “Been homeschooling a 6-year old and 8-year old for one hour and 11 minutes. Teachers deserve to make a billion dollars a year. Or a week.”—Shonda Rhimes (@ shondarhimes), March 16, 2020 Teacher Appreciation Week arrives this coming week, from May 3 (Teacher Appreciation Day) through May 7, as the end of the first full school year of the Covid-19 era in our sights sparks a mix of bittersweet memories, sighs of relief and the joy of impending celebrations. Cheers will go up for graduates. Accolades will be awarded to student-athletes. Some parents will simply be raising a glass to the fact that nights spent trying to relearn third-grade math will be a thing of the past. And we will all celebrate our teachers. Long Island’s top teachers inspire our students and communities, and they are the inspiration for the inaugural Herald Head of the Class Awards, presented by Bank of America and produced by RichnerLIVE, a division of Richner Communications Inc., publishers of Herald Community Newspapers. The Herald Head of the Class Awards program was created this year to honor

outstanding K–12 education leaders in public, private and charter schools throughout Nassau County, based on nominations received from the public— students, teachers, families, administrators and community members—at HeadOfTheClassAwards.com through May 15. Once the polls close, the 2021 Herald Head of the Class Advisory Committee, made up of multiple stakeholders from across the Long Island education landscape, will review all nominations, and a winner and 10 finalists will be honored in each of three categories—Top Elementary School Teacher, Top Middle School Teacher, Top High School Teacher—at a live virtual event on June 16. “Teachers play a critical role in the development and advancement of our students and deserve recognition for their incredible contributions,” said Bob Isaksen, Bank of America Long Island president. “That’s why Bank of America is pleased to support the Long Island Herald in recognizing Long Island’s top educators with the inaugural Herald Head of the Class Awards. Bank of America has long supported programs that advance students to and through school, as well as up-skilling for their careers post-education.”

In August 2020, with PPE prioritization and other factors at the forefront of our thoughts, plans and concerns regarding reopening schools, the White House formally deemed teachers “essential workers.” Of course, many of us already understood they fell under such a heading. The prior months, a time during which 93 percent of people in households with school-age children reported their children engaged in some form of “distance learning” from home, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, had only underscored the notion. Essential, indeed. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve witnessed first-hand how teachers have met countless new challenges— while helping students and parents do the same—and the nominations already submitted for the Herald Head of the Class Awards are a testament to their impact. As part of each nomination, people are asked to share reasons why they believe a particular teacher is deserving. It could be an honor bestowed upon them or their students, a new program they brought to their school or a unique way in which they reached out during remote learning. Whether it is a classroom teacher or a physical education teacher, the

arts or Advanced Placement Physics, a peek at some of the nominations reveals just how much innovation and inspiration is out there among our educators: One nominee “builds an atmosphere in which all of the students are accepted and encouraged to not only become more educated, but better people in the process.” Another “started a lunch group to have the remote students socialize so they felt more connected to the classroom and experienced a more normal school year.” Still one more became “a go-to person for troubleshooting issues when families had difficulty logging on or connecting to district programs. She even made house calls to be sure students did not miss out on instruction.” The compliments abound. “Long Island’s top educators motivate students in countless ways and create atmospheres of understanding, compassion and curiosity,” said Richner Communications President Stuart Richner. “The most influential teachers go above and beyond, and their impact is felt inside and outside the classroom. We invite everyone to join us in saying “thank you” to them with the 2021 Head of the Class Awards.”

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events and activities

community update Ongoing

budget vote and trustee election will take place on May 18 as a proposition on the school district ballot.

Book spine poetry contest Teenagers in grades six and up can compete in the Franklin Square Public Library’s book spine poetry contest from April 3 to April 31 by grabbing at least three books and stacking them so the titles make a poem. To enter, either email a photo of your book spine poetry to ebach@franklinsquarepl. org, Tweet your photo to @FranklinSqPlNY or tag the library on Instagram at @fslyabooklook.

Voting locations are John Street, Polk Street, and Washington Street schools, determined by street address of the registered voter. Absentee ballot applications are available and must be received by the district clerk at the Washington Street School no later than May 11. Check the library’s website at www. franklinsquarepl.org or the school district website https://bit.ly/32cdtv1 for more information regarding the proposed 2021-22 budget.

Penguin exploration To celebrate World Penguin Day on April 25, children of all ages can learn about some unique penguin habitats and create a penguin craft from the comfort of their homes in a virtual program from the Cold Spring Habor Whaling museum that will be available on the Franklin Square Public Library’s from April 12 to April 30. No registration is required.

Elmont and Franklin Square Boards of Education trustee and budget vote

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Thursday, April 29

Pick-Up craft: May flower candle holders

Let’s Go Fly A Kite with A Time for Kids

Grades K-6 Paint a pair of lovely ceramic candle holders shaped like flowers at the Franklin Square Library. It will make the perfect Mother’s Day gift for mom or grandma! All the materials needed will be provided for pick up from the Children’s room.

For Ages 2.5 to 5 years old. Come join A Time for Kids, Inc. at 10:30 a.m. in this family fun preschool program. Activities include music, movement, fine and gross motor development and storytelling! There will also be a cute kite craft! Suggested Materials: 1 piece of construction paper 1 piece of string or yarn 2 spoons or musical insturment Registration is required. Contact the Children’s Department at 516354-5280 X 207 childrenservices@ elmontlibrary.org

Tuesday, May 4 Franklin Square School district budget presentation and regular meeting The Franklin Square Board of Education will meet at 8 p.m. for a regular meeting and to present its 2021-2022 school district budget. Residents can

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Elmont Board of Education Meeting The Elmont Board of Education is scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held remotely.

Adult baking coach: chicken Caesar pasta salad

2021 all day event. Register by emailing Theresa at theresaowens8@gmail. com on Monday, May 3 with the subject line “ELMONT/STARWARS” All questions will be holiday related and will be emailed to you on May 4 and you’ll have until 11:50 p.m. to play! Everyone who plays will be eligible to win a $25 Amazon gift card, regardless of score.

Learn how to make this savory salad with classic homemade caesar dressing. Eat salad so you can save room for dessert! Register with your email to receive the recipe for this program which will be posted on our Adult Services page at www.elmontlibrary.org on May 4. Registration to receive the recipe ends the day before program.

Pick-Up Craft: May Flower Candle Holders

Adults: May the fourth be with you trivia

Wednesday, May 5

With Theresa Maritato. Tuesday, May 4,

Cinco de Mayo Story Craft

Grades K - 2 at 4 p.m. Celebrate the Mexican holiday by listening to a story and making a craft. Registrants will be contacted when craft supplies are ready for pick up.

Saturday, May 10 F.S. Library Meet the Candidates and budget hearing At 7:30 p.m. residents will have the opportunity to meet the Franklin Square library board candidates as well as hear a presentation of the library’s 2021-2022 budget.

Tuesday, May 18 Franklin Square Library budget vote and trustee election The Franklin Square Public Library’s

Rescuing Families is asking for donations for its charity yard sale. Four Franklin Square restaurants have received recovery grants from Nassau County. Forty percent of Nassau County residents had been vaccinated by April 6. School districts will hold their budget and board vote on May 18. Elmont is considered an environmental justice area according to the state DEC.

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No suspect yet in March Elmont acid attack in the driveway to grab the uneaten lunch she had left in the back seat of their car. Then she heard someone run up behind her. Nafiah turned to see who it was, and the suspect, whom Nassau County police described as a 6-foot-2-inch man with a “skinny build” threw a cup of battery acid in her face. She screamed, and some of the acid went into her mouth, burning her throat in addition to her face, shoulders and arms. “It was not a little bit, it was a lot of acid,” her father reported, describing a black and white stain the caustic chemicals left on the driveway pavement. When Nafiah ran inside, her parents did their best to clean off the acid, suffering burns on their hands and arms themselves before an ambulance arrived, Sheikh said. Nafiah, a Hofstra University student and a 2018 Sewanhaka High School graduate, is now on the mend, but she is still only able to eat soft foods because of the burns in her throat, her father said, and because the acid melted one of her contact lenses, she is mostly blind in her GoFundMe right eye, and doctors say she may never regain her sight. She has also suffered nafiah ikram, at left before she was attacked, suffered burns on her face, eyes, mouth, throat, shoulders and arms. emotional trauma, her father said, and is far no evidence of hate crime, but urged the man fled the scene in a red 2013-2015 touched on an intersection of issues afraid to leave the house. “We’re just hoping and praying that a residents with any information on the Nissan Altima with fog lights and yellow afflicting disadvantaged communities. New York license plates. Surveillance “We’re not just calling for racial justice miracle will happen and she will get bet- incident to come forward. Sheikh Ikram said he did cameras reportedly recorded the car — we’re calling for justice on sexism, ter,” he said, “but there’s not believe it was a hate heading east on Arlington Avenue the we’re calling for justice on the front of really a long way to go.” misogyny, on the front of police intercrime, noting that the attack- night of the attack. Despite the grisly nature Last Friday, roughly two dozen activ- vention,” Ma said. “A lot of the time we er seemed to wait for his of the crime, however, the daughter to be alone before ists rallied outside Elmont Memorial think police will protect us from issues incident went largely unnohe made his move. He said High School, denouncing the attack. like this, but they’re not showing up for ticed until April 20, when he hoped police would dedi- Terrel Tuosto, the founder of Long Nafiah, they’re not showing up for East celebrity cooking show host cate more resources to Nafi- Island Peaceful Protest, the advocacy Asian people, for Black people, for any Padma Lakshmi, a friend of group that organized the event, said it marginalized community.” ah’s case. the Ikram family, made a County Legislator Carrié was intended as a show of solidarity for On Saturday, State Assemblywoman plea on social media for help. Solages said he had asked Nafiah. Michaelle Solages said she was handing A neighbor had set up a “With all of these attacks that we see, out fliers to residents in her district in Ryder to expand the investiGoFundMe page to help gation. He raised concerns some we can’t even figure out the reason an effort to raise awareness and hopedefray Nafiah’s medical that not enough law enforce- for, we don’t want to go so far as to call it fully lead to the suspect’s arrest. “We expenses. As of press time it ment resources were being a hate crime, but it’s not out of the don’t know who did it,” she said. “Police had raised nearly $511,000. realm of possibility,” Tuosto said. “We are still looking for an assailant.” deployed in communities of Some groups, such as the color. “All we’re asking is all need to become more human.” While Nafiah’s injuries were severe, New York Chapter of the Jerry Lemaine, an Elmont resident her father said that if police were able that we get the same respect Council on American-IslamSheikh ikram as everyone else,” Solages who took part in the rally, said he sim- to arrest the suspect, it would go a long ic Relations, have called on ply wanted to show his support for Nafi- way toward helping her recover. “We’re said. the attack to be investigated Nafiah’s father L a s t w e e k , p o l i c e ah. “Injustice against one is injustice hoping that this person will get caught,” as a hate crime. Nassau increased the reward for against all,” he said. he said, “so that at least my daughter County Police CommissionSarah Ma, an activist from the Bronx, will have a little piece of mind and feel er Patrick Ryder told reporters at a news information leading to the suspect’s conference on April 22 that there was so arrest to $20,000. Police said they believed said the acid attack and its aftermath safe to go out.”

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With nearly seven months to go until its scheduled opening, Tim Leiweke, chief executive officer of the UBS Arena development company Oakview Group said the new home of the Islanders is about 75 percent complete. But with the interior fit and finish for the $1 billion venue comprising much of the remaining 25 percent, the hardest part is yet to come. Of particular challenge, he said, is the sourcing and installation of the 94 different types of tile to be featured there. Soon, he said, “we’ll be moving to six-day shifts.” Still, Leiweke reported that construction remains largely on schedule. With a maximum capacity of 19,000 for music concerts and around 17,000 for hockey games along with an outdoor plaza that can hold 9,000, the arena builders promise a world-class sporting and entertainment destination, with early talks underway to feature WWE event and college basketball games, Leiweke said. In light of the pandemic, engineers on the project looked to allay fears of contagion among large crowds. There would be 80 percent more airflow in the building compared to Nassau Coliseum along with hospital-grade air filtration systems. Recently the Herald toured the under-construction facility to check in on its progress. Tickets for the first Islanders season at the arena are nearly sold out.

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tim leiweke, Ceo of the UBS Arena developer Oakview Group outlined his vision for the new venue. the iCe rink neard completion. the arChed windows, bottom left, of the exterior are intended to be reminiscent of those on the Belmont racetrack clubhouse. the seCond-floor ConCourse will be the main thoroughfare through the building. the first Chairs installed in the arena. The first season Islanders tickets are nearly sold out.

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his whole thing started because I said back in May that this pandemic would further exacerbate racial and socioeconomic inequities in our schools when I was running for school board. The responses on social media were telling that this wasn’t even a conversation that’s been had in any capacity in our town because they were so toxic, hostile and mired in misconceptions and defensiveness. The whole goal of the Valley Stream Justice Project is to address policy and leadership and reform systems that have been designed by and work perfectly for only for a few people. This isn’t about individuals who are perpetuating these systems; it's is about the people being disproportionaletly and negatively affected by them. I'm decentering the agents of oppression

and centering the victims of this oppression. These systems work to oppress through secrecy and through inaccessibility to power, and that includes information. The game plan is to expose everything, and to make information accessible to everybody. It's transparency and accessibility always rooted in evidence-based research and data. We’re talking about things such as code enforcement being weaponized against people of color. We’re talking about having no Black teachers in Valley Stream District 24. We’re talking about things like not having open and accessible elections. If we achieve some of these goals, there will be more representation. Our leadership will look more like us. They’ll think more like us. They’ll better understand our lives.

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he global pandemic impacted our Lynbrook Kiwanis Club initially, as we had to stop meetings and events. Our last event was March 8, 2020. Just before the state lockdown, we had a pasta dinner at the Lynbrook Library to raise money to send our Lynbrook Key Club members to the annual New York district meeting, which ended up being held via Zoom. Despite the lockdown, our club continued to meet monthly over Zoom. Our Kiwanians continued to run food drives, collect items for Toys for Tots and deliver personal protective equipment to local assisted-living facilities and nursing homes. Additionally, in September we donated back-to-school backpacks filled with new supplies for students in the Lynbrook School District, as well as scholarship money for Key Club seniors, and we also hosted clothing drives

and our annual baby shower for a local women's shelter. Our Kiwanians supported one another and stayed in touch via text and Zoom. The pandemic changed the way children could participate in community activities. Dr. Ben Tieniber and the Key Club members worked with Sunrise of North Lynbrook via Zoom to participate in social visits with seniors who were feeling isolated and alone, joined the seniors on a Zoom call for the Mets Alumni Series, assisted via the video conferencing platform with a St. Patrick's Day Bingo and Mets Opening Day social event. The connection between the high schoolers and seniors is a wonderful one. The pandemic has made us pause, but enhanced our mission, which is to improve the world one child and one community at a time.

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or nearly the past decade, my organization, Long Island Orchestrating for Nature, has led the fight for animals on Long Island, stopping massacres of thousands of deer and hundreds of geese, eliminating wild animal acts and rodeos, and rescuing hundreds of wild and farmed animals every year from abandonment, neglect or injury. However, no year has been quite like the last. When the restaurant industry suddenly shut down and farmers began roasting animals alive as a means of "depopulating," we rescued two pigs from an Iowa factory farm and got dozens of birds surrendered from New York City live markets. We spent months rescuing abandoned domestic ducklings by the hundreds and educating the public about how animals are individuals, not science

experiments. And when idle hands duct-taped fireworks to a goose in Baldwin and shot an arrow through the neck of a goose in Merrick, we rescued them, put up rewards to try to find the culprits, and released these animals back to their families after they were rehabilitated. During this time, LION has struggled. We had to cancel our annual Halloween Ball & Dance fundraiser due to social-distancing requirements, and real estate values have skyrocketed at a time when we’re searching for a shelter location. But humanity has also surprised us, with new volunteers eager to help animals and kind people opening up their homes to take ducks and chickens others had turned their backs on. To learn more or support our work, please consider contributing at humanelongisland.org.

he Cultural Center doesn’t have a space, but right before the pandemic we were about to get a space. Then they said we couldn’t gather, and the Cultural Center is all about gathering. We are a safe space people can come to and bring whatever issues they have to us, and if we can't solve those issues or organize around those issues, we have trusted partners who work with us. The Cultural Center has a large coalition of partners, and that’s how we’ve been able to build a great unit of people who help when people come to us. With the Covid shutdown, it’s been extremely hard to do what we normally do. We have workshops, I like to educate, and they’re civic-type workshops that let people know how they can get involved in their community.

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At the end of the workshops, which is one of the things I miss the most, sometimes someone would come up to me and whisper that maybe they’re having immigration issues or might be losing their home to foreclosure. I miss that aspect, when people can come to you and bring the private issues that they have, knowing that they can trust me, and bringing someone who is trustworthy into that space to help them and guide them. That kind of community outreach has been difficult to do over the internet. I work a lot with the immigrant community, and many of them are older and might not have access to a computer. So we’ve pivoted a lot to doing virtual for people who can. But it’s been very difficult for us to do the outreach that we normally do, and I can’t wait to do that again.

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a ninguna de las personas cuyo nombre esté incluido de manera tal que se inscriba en dicha elección anual que se llevará a cabo el 18 de mayo de 2021 . Todas las demás personas que deseen registrarse deben presentarse personalmente ante la Junta de Registro del distrito electoral en el que residen. El registro se archivará el 11 de mayo de 2021 en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en la Escuela Elmont Road, y estará abierto para inspección por cualquier votante calificado del distrito escolar entre las 9:00 AM y las 4:00 PM en cada día a partir de entonces, incluyendo el día de la elección anual, excepto que el sábado las horas serán de 9:00 AM a 12: 00 pm y la escuela no se abrirán para dicha inspección el domingo. A partir del 19 de mayo de 2021, de lo contrario, los residentes calificados podrán colocar sus nombres en dicho registro en la oficina de la escuela dentro de su distrito electoral en cualquier día en que la escuela esté en sesión entre las 9:00 AM y las 4:00 PM, con el propósito de preparar un registro para las elecciones celebradas con posterioridad al 18 de mayo de 2021. BOLETAS MILITARES: ADEMÁS, SE DA AVISO, que de conformidad con la Sección de la Ley de Educación 2018d, cualquier persona que preste servicio en el ejército, incluido un cónyuge, padre, hijo o dependiente que acompañe o esté con dicho votante, puede registrarse para votar en las próximas elecciones del distrito escolar a más tardar de las 5:00 PM. el 22 de abril de 2021. Un votante militar que sea un votante calificado puede obtener un formulario de registro comunicándose con la secretaria del Distrito. Un votante militar que esté debidamente registrado puede solicitar una boleta militar solicitando una solicitud al secretario de distrito. Las solicitudes completadas deben entregarse personalmente o enviarse por correo al secretario del distrito y recibirse a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 22 de abril de 2021. Las boletas militares completas deben recibirse antes de las 5:00 p.m. el 18 de mayo de 2021 si está firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección, o no posterior al cierre de las urnas el 18 de mayo de 2021 si tiene matasellos o endorsa miento de una agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Un votante militar puede designar una preferencia para recibir un formulario de registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, fax o

correo electrónico en la solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Tal designación permanecerá en vigor hasta que el votante la revoque o cambie. Si no se designa ninguna preferencia, el Distrito transmitirá el registro de votante militar por correo. Los límites de los siete (7) distritos electorales separados y los lugares de votación para cada uno de dichos distritos electorales separados según lo establecido por la Junta de Educación son los siguientes: DISTRITO DE ELECCIÓN 1. El lugar de inscripción y votación será STEWART MANOR SCHOOL, Stewart Manor, New York, donde dicho Distrito de Elecciones comenzará en un punto de la línea norte del Distrito Escolar No. 16, donde el mismo colinda con el Distrito Escolar No. 22 en la intersección de Third Avenue (cuyo punto está aproximadamente a 50 pies al sur de la línea sur de la línea principal del ferrocarril de Long Island); corriendo desde allí a lo largo de la línea divisoria entre el Distrito Escolar No. 16 y el Distrito Escolar No. 22, ya que generalmente corre hacia el sur, luego generalmente hacia el este y nuevamente hacia el sur, cruzando la Sucursal Hempstead del Ferrocarril de Long Island; desde allí continuando hacia el este y el sur a lo largo de dicha línea de límite hasta Tulip Avenue; por lo tanto, hacia el sur a lo largo de la línea central de Covert Avenue durante aproximadamente 100 pies y continuando hacia el sureste a 100 pies al sur y paralela a Tulip Avenue hasta la línea fronteriza del este del Distrito Escolar No. 16; desde allí continuando en dirección norte a lo largo del límite este del Distrito Escolar No. 16 hasta la esquina noreste del Distrito Escolar; de allí al oeste a lo largo de la línea de límite norte del Distrito Escolar No. 16 hasta el punto o lugar de inicio. Además, dicho Distrito Electoral incluirá lo siguiente: un punto que comience en un punto en la línea divisoria entre el Distrito escolar No.16 y el Distrito Escolar No. 22 en la intersección de la línea central de Memphis Avenue y una línea aproximadamente 100 pies Norte de y paralela a la calle Chelsea; desde allí continuando hacia el este a lo largo de esta línea hasta su intersección con la extensión de una línea a medio camino entre y paralela a Fredrick Avenue y Arthur Avenue; desde allí, avanzando hacia el este a lo largo de dicha línea hasta el límite entre el Distrito Escolar No.16 y el Distrito Escolar No. 22; de allí hacia el noroeste a lo largo de dicha línea de límite y continuando hacia el norte a lo largo de dicha línea de límite hasta el punto y el lugar de inicio. DISTRITO DE ELECCIÓN 2.

El lugar de inscripción y votación será la COVERT AVENUE SCHOOL, Elmont, Nueva York, donde dicho Distrito de Elecciones comenzará en un punto intermedio y paralelo a Frederick Avenue y Arthur Avenue y continuará hacia el sur por esta línea hasta su intersección con la línea central de la avenida Makofske; de allí hacia el sur en línea recta hasta la intersección de la línea central de Hempstead Turnpike en un punto a medio camino entre Emporia Avenue y Stone Street; desde allí continuando hacia el este a lo largo de la línea central de Hempstead Turnpike hasta un punto a 100 pies al oeste de Butler Boulevard; desde allí, continuando hacia el sur a lo largo de una línea a 100 pies al oeste y paralela a Butler Boulevard hasta una línea aproximadamente a 100 pies al norte de Omega Street; por lo tanto, hacia el este a lo largo de dicha línea a 100 pies al norte y paralela a Omega Street hasta una línea aproximadamente 25 pies al este de South Covert Avenue, desde allí hacia el sur a lo largo de dicha línea a 25 pies al este y paralela a South Covert Avenue hasta la intersección de una extensión del La línea central de Elliott Street desde allí hacia el este a lo largo de la línea central de Elliott Street hasta una intersección con la línea central de Sun Avenue; desde allí continúe por la línea central de Sun Avenue hasta una intersección con la línea central de Meacham Avenue; desde allí, continúe hacia el sur a lo largo de la línea central de Meacham Avenue a mitad de camino entre E Street y F Street; desde allí, avanzando hacia el este y continuando hacia el norte a lo largo de la línea divisoria del Distrito No. 16 hasta un punto a unos 100 pies al sur de Tulip Avenue; desde allí, continúe en dirección noroeste a lo largo de una línea de aproximadamente 100 pies al sur y paralela a Tulip Avenue hasta la línea central del límite oeste del Distrito No. 16 donde se cruzan la línea central de Covert Avenue y Tulip Avenue; desde allí continuando en la línea fronteriza, hacia el sudeste, sur y oeste en una línea aproximadamente 100 pies al sur de Webster Street hasta una línea a medio camino entre Fredrick Street y Arthur Street aproximadamente 50 pies al sur del punto o lugar de inicio. DISTRITO DE ELECCIONES 3. El lugar de inscripción y votación será CLARA H. CARLSON SCHOOL, Elmont, Nueva York, y el Distrito de Elecciones comenzará en un punto a medio camino entre Emporia Avenue y Stone Street en la línea central de Hempstead Turnpike; desde allí continuando hacia el este a lo largo de la

línea central de Hempstead Turnpike hasta un punto aproximadamente a 100 pies al oeste de Butler Boulevard; desde allí continúe hacia el sur a lo largo de dicha línea a 100 pies al oeste y paralela a Butler Boulevard hasta una línea aproximadamente a 100 pies al norte de Omega Street, desde allí hacia el este a lo largo de dicha línea a 100 pies al norte de Omega Street hasta una línea aproximadamente a 25 pies al este de South Covert Avenue; por lo tanto, hacia el sur a lo largo de dicha línea a 25 pies al este y paralela a South Covert Avenue hasta la intersección de una extensión de la línea central de Elliott Street; desde allí continuando hacia el este a lo largo de la línea central de Elliott Street hasta una intersección con la línea central de Sun Avenue; desde allí continúe por la línea central de Sun Avenue hasta una intersección con la línea central de Meacham Avenue; desde allí, diríjase hacia el sur por la línea central de Meacham Avenue hasta un punto a medio camino entre Collier Avenue y Star Avenue; de allí procedemos hacia el oeste en una línea a medio camino entre Collier Avenue y Star Avenue hasta el límite del cementerio Beth David; a una extensión del límite este del cementerio de Beth David; de allí al noroeste, a lo largo de la frontera norte del cementerio de Beth David; luego, hacia el norte a lo largo del límite del Cementerio Beth David hasta un punto a medio camino entre Emporia Avenue y Stone Street; de allí al norte a lo largo de la línea media entre Emporia Avenue y Stone Street hasta el punto o lugar de inicio. DISTRITO DE ELECCIÓN 4. El lugar de inscripción y votación será ELMONT ROAD SCHOOL, ELMONT, Nueva York, donde dicho Distrito de Elecciones comenzará en un punto en la línea divisoria entre el Distrito Escolar No. 16 y el Distrito Escolar No. 22 en la intersección de la línea central de Plainfield Avenue y una línea aproximadamente 100 pies al norte y paralela a Chelsea Street; desde allí continuando hacia el este a lo largo de esta línea hasta la intersección de Chelsea Street y Makofske Avenue desde allí en línea recta hasta el límite norte del cementerio Beth David; de allí al oeste a lo largo del límite norte del cementerio Beth David hasta la línea central de Elmont Road; de allí hacia el norte a lo largo de la línea central de Elmont Road hasta la intersección de Elmont Road y la autopista de peaje Hempstead; de allí hacia el oeste a lo largo de la línea central de Hempstead Turnpike hasta la intersección de Hempstead Turnpike y

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de la frontera norte de la escuela secundaria Elmont Memorial; de allí al oeste, dicha línea se dirige a un punto 25 pies al oeste de Kirby Road; desde allí hacia el noroeste hasta el punto 25 al norte de Renfew Avenue; por lo tanto, hacia el oeste en una línea aproximadamente 25 pies al norte y paralela a un punto aproximadamente 25 pies al este de Rye Street al norte en una línea paralela a Rye Street hasta un punto aproximadamente 25 pies al norte de Baylis Avenue hasta un punto aproximadamente 100 pies al oeste de 4 th Street ; de allí hacia el norte hasta el lado sur de Hathaway Avenue, continuando hacia el oeste en una línea formada por el lado sur de Hathaway Avenue hasta el límite occidental del Distrito Escolar No. 6 y luego al sur a lo largo del límite oeste del Distrito Escolar No. 16 hasta la línea central de Dutch Broadway; desde allí, por la línea central de Dutch Broadway hasta la intersección de Dutch Broadway y Elmont Road; de allí hacia el sur a lo largo de la línea central de Elmont Road hasta el punto y lugar de inicio. DISTRITO DE ELECCIÓN 7. El lugar de inscripción y votación será la ALDEN TERRACE SCHOOL, Valley Stream, Nueva York, donde dicho Distrito de Elecciones comenzará en un punto en el límite oeste del Distrito No. 16 en su intersección con la línea central de Dutch Broadway ; de allí hacia el sur a lo largo de la línea del límite oeste del Distrito Escolar No. 16; a la intersección de Elmont Road y Sobro Avenue, de allí hacia el sudeste a lo largo de la línea central de Sobro Avenue, continuando hacia el sureste y luego hacia el noreste a lo largo del límite del Distrito Escolar No. 16 hasta el lado norte de Southern State Parkway, luego hacia el oeste a lo largo de Southern State Parkway hasta el centro línea de Linden Boulevard desde allí hacia el oeste a lo largo de la línea central de Linden Boulevard hasta la intersección de Linden Boulevard y Elmont Road desde allí hacia el norte a lo largo de la línea central de Elmont Road hasta la intersección de Elmont Road y Dutch Broadway desde allí hacia el oeste a lo largo de la línea central de Dutch Broadway hasta El punto o lugar de inicio. Candidaturas para el cargo de los miembros de la Junta de Educación y los miembros del Consejo de Administración de la Biblioteca Pública serán hechos por petición, que la petición deberá designar a la sede específica del candidato solicita al nombrar al miembro del Consejo que ocupa el asiento y que se Plazo expira el 30 de junio de 2021. y cuya petición se suscribirá por no menos de veinticinco ( 25 )

votantes calificados del distrito escolar , dirigidos al Secretario del Distrito y archivados con el Secretario del Distrito en su oficina a más tardar a las 5:00 PM en Lunes 19 de abril de 2021 . Dichas peticiones para postularse en la Junta de Educación y la Biblioteca. La junta estará disponible en la Oficina del Distrito @ 135 Elmont Road, cualquier día en que la escuela esté en sesión entre las 9:00 am y las 4:00 pm y el lunes 19 de abril de 2021. Las copias de las estimaciones escritas de los gastos para el año escolar 2021-2022 (presupuestos propuestos) para su votación, junto con el texto de cualquier resolución que se presentará a los votantes, estarán disponibles a solicitud de cualquier votante calificado del distrito en y después de mayo 12, 2021 y puede obtenerse en cada edificio escolar del distrito entre las 9:00 AM y las 3:30 PM en cada día escolar en y después de dicha fecha. De conformidad con el Capítulo 258 de las Leyes de 2008, la Sección 495 se agregó a la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles y requiere que el Distrito Escolar adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor evaluado total de la tirada de evaluación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos, enumera todos los tipos de exenciones otorgadas por la autoridad estatutaria y muestra los resultados acumulados. el impacto de cada tipo de exención, la cantidad acumulada que se espera recibir como pagos en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulativo 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. El secretario de distrito asistirá el día de inscripción y el día de la elección en cada uno de los siete (7) distritos electorales separados. El Superintendente de Escuelas está autorizado para hacer arreglos con la Junta de Elecciones del Condado para el uso de máquinas de votación en dicha elección anual del distrito; y el abogado está autorizado a imprimir las etiquetas de los candidatos y las etiquetas de las propuestas para las máquinas de votación. Por orden de la Junta de Educación. DIANA L. DELAHANTY Fecha: 2/8/21 Secretario de distrito Yo, DIANA L. DELAHANTY , Secretaria de Distrito del Distrito Escolar Libre de Elmont Union de la Ciudad

de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, Estado de Nueva York, certifico que el anexo adjunto del acta de una reunión especial de la Junta de Educación de dicho Distrito Escolar debidamente convocada y celebrada en febrero. 8, 2021 ha sido comparada por mí con los minutos originales registrados oficialmente en mi oficina en el Libro de Actas de dicha Junta de Educación, y es una copia verdadera, completa y correcta de los mismos, y de la totalidad de dichos minutos originales en lo que se refiere al mismo a las materias contempladas en dicho extracto. EN FE DE LO CUAL, suscribo la presente y fijado el corporativo en sí al de dicho distrito escolar de este 5º H oy de febrero de 2021. DIANA L. DELAHANTY TALLER DE DISTRITO AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA DISTRITO ESCOLAR GRATIS DE ELMONT UNION CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK A continuación se envía un aviso que de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y de conformidad con la Resolución adoptada por la Junta de Educación el 8 de febrero de 2021 una audiencia pública con el propósito de la discusión del proyecto de presupuesto que se votará 18 de de mayo de, 2021 se realizará el martes 4 de mayo de, 2021 a las 7:30 PM en la Escuela Clara H. Carlson, Elmont, Nueva York 11003. Por orden de la Junta de Educación. DIANA L. DELAHANTY Fecha : 2/8/21 Distrito Clerk 125245

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 18, 2021 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 2021-2022; that such public hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. via zoom. A link to the meeting will be provided on our website at www. valleystream13.com. 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 18, 2021 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 2021-2022 and authorizing the levy of taxes to meet the estimated expenditures of money during said school year will be held on May 18, 2021 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 2021-2022 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 DISTRICT THIRTEEN EXPENDITURE FROM CAPITAL RESERVE PROPOSITION P R O P O S I T I O N : Expenditure of no more than $140,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 15, 2018, to finance projects for the acquisition and installation of smartboards and classroom redesign at the District’s facilities and sites. Shall the Board of Education of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen be authorized to expend from the Capital Reserve Fund which was established on May 15, 2018 (“Reserve Fund”) pursuant to Section 3651 of the Education Law, for the following capital improvement project of acquisition and installation of smartboards and classroom redesign at the District’s facilities and sites in the approximate amount of $140,000, and other work required in connection therewith; and to expend from the

Reserve Fund therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars $(140,000). PROPOSITION NO. 3 DISTRICT THIRTEEN EXPENDITURE FROM CAPITAL RESERVE PROPOSITION P R O P O S I T I O N : Expenditure of no more than $2,300,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 15, 2018, to finance capital improvement projects including extension and renovation of classroom space at the James A. Dever Elementary School and board room and business office renovation and redesign. Shall the Board of Education of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen be authorized to expend from the Capital Reserve Fund which was established on May 15, 2018 (“Reserve Fund”) pursuant to Section 3651 of the Education Law, for the following capital improvement projects: extension and renovation of classroom space at the James A. Dever Elementary School and board room and business office renovation and redesign in the approximate amount of $2,300,000 and other work required in connection therewith; and to expend from the Reserve Fund therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars $(2,300,000). PROPOSITION NO. 4 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 20212022 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. 5 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL VOTER PROPOSITION SHALL the Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of three million six hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($3,650,000) from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Replacement of Boilers at North Junior/Senior High School and South Junior/ Senior High School, all of the above to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith. 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 18, 2021 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 Jennifer Oliveri, a member of the Board of Education, for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2024. b).The office of William P. Stris, a member of the Board of Education, for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2024. 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 19, 2021, 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 19, 2021. No person shall be nominated for more than one separate office on the Board of Education. A nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for office or declares his/her unwillingness to serve. In the event of the physical absence of the District Clerk from the District, nominating petitions are to be received and acted upon by the Acting District Clerk in the same manner as required of the District Clerk. Voting machines will be used for the tabulation of all votes upon propositions and the election of Trustees. The meeting and the election will be conducted according to the Education Law and the rules previously adopted by the Board of Education. REGISTRATION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT qualified voters may register to vote no later than May 11, 2021 by emailing a completed registration

form to districtclerk@ valleystream13.com or by dropping the registration form in the locked box which will be available in front of the administration building during normal business hours. Registration forms are on our website at www.valleystream13.com. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Registration of this School District shall meet on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 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 (2017-2020) 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 15, 2021; 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

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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 or fax sent to 516-8252537. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax 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 22, 2021. 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 or fax sent to 516-825-2537. 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 22, 2021. 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, fax, 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 18, 2021 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 18, 2021 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election. ELECTION DISTRICTS The boundaries of the four election districts are as previously adopted by the Board of Education by a resolution adopted on January 28, 1959, and which resolution is filed in the minutes of the District

Clerk’s Office. The places of voting and the general boundaries of the election districts are: Election District One The place of voting will be the Wheeler Avenue School, Wheeler Avenue and Rockaway Parkway, Valley Stream. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Wheeler Avenue School and the southwesterly portion of the District. Election District Two The place of voting will be the James A. Dever School, 585 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the James A. Dever School and the southeasterly portion of the District. Election District Three The place of voting will be the Howell Road School, Howell Road and Dana Avenue, Valley Stream. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Howell Road School and the northwesterly portion of the District. Election District Four The place of voting will be the Willow Road School, Willow Road and Catalpa Drive, Franklin Square. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Willow Road School and the northeasterly portion of the District. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law 2019-a, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board. Dated: March 23, 2021 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 125138

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION ELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the Education Law of the State of New York, and pursuant to Resolution adopted by the Board of Education of the Elmont Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, on February 8, 2021 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 18, 2021, 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 TWO (2) 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 PATRICK O. EMEAGWALI, whose term expires June 30, 2021 AND one (1) member for a term of THREE (3) YEARS to the seat now occupied by SHELDON MEIKLE, whose term expires June 30, 2021. WHEREAS, the term of office of members of the Board of Library Trustees is five (5) years, the voters of the district will also elect ONE (1) member to the Library Board of Trustees; one (1) member for a term of FIVE (5) YEARS to the seat now held by MIMI PIERRE-JOHNSON, whose term expires on June 30, 2021. An election will be held on MAY 18, 2021, 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 20212022, 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 20212022, 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 11, 2021. In addition, the Board of Registration of each separate election district will meet at the Registration place herein above stated on TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 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 18, 2021, 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 18, 2021 shall include all persons who shall have been previously registered for the 2016 annual election, and who have not moved since the 2016 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 18, 2021. 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, 2021, 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 19, 2021, 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 18, 2021. 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, 2021. 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 22, 2021. Completed military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021 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 18, 2021 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

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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, 2021 and which petition shall be subscribed by not less than TWENTY-FIVE (25) 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 19, 2021. 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 19, 2021. Copies of the written estimates of expenses for the school year 2021-2022 (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 12, 2021 and may be obtained at each school building of the district between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM on each school day on and after such date. Pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District. The 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: 2/8/2021 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, 2021 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 8th day of February 2021. DIANA L. DELAHANTY DISTRICT CLERK NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the Education Law of the State of New York and pursuant to Resolution adopted by the Board of Education on February 8, 2021 a public hearing for the purpose of discussion of the proposed budget to be voted upon May 18, 2021 will be held on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 7:30 PM at the Clara H. Carlson School, Elmont, New York 11003. By order of the Board of Education DIANA L. DELAHANTY Dated: 2/8/2021 District Clerk 125206

kicked off with a virtual teacher read aloud on Monday night through Zoom. In-person activities included Poem in Your Pocket Day on Tuesday and Book Character Day on Friday. For Tuesday’s theme, all students were invited to find a poem that they liked and carry it around throughout the school day. They were encouraged to take out their poems and read them to classmates, teachers or any member of the school community. And, to close out PARP Week, students were able to dress up as their favorite book characters. Virtual Academy and in-person students were all challenged to a Reading Marathon on Wednesday. All students were also able to participate in Thursday night’s virtual Poetry Slam. Students from grades K-6 recorded videos of themselves reciting poems they had written, and it was shared with everyone who tuned in.

Photos courtesy of the Elmont Union Free School District

GoTHAM AvEnuE ScHool kindergartner Aamani Hughes read her chosen poem during Poem in Your Pocket Day.

GoTHAM AvEnuE ScHool second grader Arabella Singh participated in the Poetry Slam held on Zoom.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Gleason Sanitizing Company LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 4/20/2021. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: Christine Gleason, 1078 Lawrence St., Franklin Sq., NY 11010 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 125687

GoTHAM AvEnuE ScHool teachers dressed as famous book characters for Book Character Day.

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nce upon a time, partisan politics was a simple business. There were two major parties, and they both had simple strategies for staying in power. The voters were attracted to either the Democrats or the Republicans based on their philosophy and the vision of their party leaders. Elections were won or lost based on the strength of the party machines and their loyal soldiers. But the politics of yesterday have disappeared, and the parties will never look the JERRY same again. Both are currently split KREMER into two factions. If you’re a Republican at the national level, you’re either pro-Donald Trump or anti-Trump. And if you’re a Democrat, you’re either a traditional middle-of-theroad true believer or a so-called progressive. And regrettably, neither of the factions in either party is prepared to work with the other side. The next important election will take place in 2022. The final tallies will determine which party will control the House

and the Senate. President Biden needs a Democratic Party victory to help him get his programs through Congress. The Republicans want to regain power so they can be better positioned to retake the White House in 2024. But the GOP proTrump wing and the Democratic progressives are not on the same playing field as the parties’ two traditional wings. The pro-Trump Republicans are prepared to take on the favored party candidates because the former president is looking to punish any candidates who voted to impeach him. The progressive Democrats are anxious to gain power and influence and have no loyalty to the party. A case in point illustrating the Republicans’ challenge is Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, a loyal party member who occasionally casts a vote with the Democrats on an issue of conscience. She gets a 98 percent rating on voting with her fellow Republicans, but her vote to impeach President Trump put her in the Trump doghouse, and she is now threatened with a primary challenge. Led by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Republicans have pledged to support Murkowski and provide funds for

her contest if she decides to run for reelection. She will not be easy to beat under any circumstances. She is the second-most-senior woman in the Senate. She won one of her elections as a write-in candidate after losing the party nomination. Her father was governor of Alaska. But despite her strong credentials, the former president has vowed to challenge her. Incumbent Democrats aren’t having any easier time with their progressive wing. Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York has been a well-respected member of Congress since 1993. She has been the sponsor of numerous bills that have advanced women’s causes, and chairs the House Oversight and Reform Committee. Members on both sides of the aisle describe her as fair and progressive. But that isn’t enough for the group known as the Justice Democrats. They have selected a candidate to oppose her, claiming that she must be defeated because she is part of the “establishment.” For the past 50-plus years, it has been very rare for any Democrat from New York to have enough seniority to hold a key House chairmanship, but

epublicans are vexed by pro-Trumpers, and Democrats by their young progressives.

Maloney’s status doesn’t dissuade the progressive Democrats. In recent years, they have won a number of contests, starting with the election of Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez. She has become nationally known because of her constant media presence, and was able to defeat incumbent Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley in the primary for the 2018 midterm election, primarily because Crowley treated the contest lightly. Even though he spent over $3 million in his effort to get reelected, his failure to campaign actively cost him his seat in the House. Last year, the progressive group managed to unseat Rep. Eliot Engel, mostly because Engel failed to pay attention to his district, especially during the coronavirus crisis. In the months ahead, the Republican pro-Trump faction and the Democratic progressives will give the two party establishments plenty of heartaches. It will be a test of whether there is any life left in the traditional party structure, but the odds aren’t very good. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

College of hard knocks: the pandemic of 2020-21

id we graduate yet? This was the college we neither applied to nor wanted to attend. This was the education we could have lived without. This was the schooling that killed a half-million of us. This was the time, 14 months and counting, that we learned more than we could have imagined about our own strengths and weaknesses. You never wish for tragedy as a character-building exercise, but when human beings confront extraordinary challenge, RANDI they often grow in KREISS unexpected ways. Have you thought about what you’ve learned since last spring, when we realized we would all be long haulers in some way? After a time of intense anxiety, I learned that I needed to devote myself to activities that were all-consuming and demanding of my attention. That was both good and difficult, since concentrating was hard when I kept drifting into “what-if ” scenarios. I spent some of my time in Florida and I drove inland, past the coastal towns to orchid farms and

nurseries in the boondocks. I discovered that wandering through the orchid houses was safe. The orchids bobbed in the breeze, and the kaleidoscope of colors and shapes became my fascination for the day. I learned, too, that what I read or watched on TV mattered during difficult times. I needed to read historical fiction that brought me out of my own place and time. On television, I tuned out the news after the presidential election, and tuned in to documentaries, mostly nature (See “Chasing Coral”). I was having Covid nightmares at the time that I could not have had before the pandemic. In the dreams I would walk into a crowded room and suddenly realize that everyone was sick, and I would get sick, too. Shutting out the news helped. For a long time, I measured my days in a completely different way from the “before times.” While two years ago I might have been running around all day, the pandemic day was pared down to the basics. I might take a walk in the morning, then conduct all work and pastimes online, cook a meal, and go to bed. I learned how brave and plucky and smart my grown kids and niece and

nephew are while raising teens and toddlers and infants in the worst of times. They all worked and kept house and nursed babies and didn’t go mad. The grandkids toughed out constant disappointments and cancellations. Learning how unprepared the country was for Covid-19 was a shocking lesson. I always assumed we were better than that, that if any country in the world could deal effectively with a global pandemic, it would be us. Yet the messaging from the federal government and from our scientists was distressingly inadequate. We were distinctly unexceptional. Post-pandemic, we need to educate, fund and support science and scientists and never again let politics trump scientific evidence. But I learned that, even coming from behind, America can do the right stuff, develop vaccines and get them into people, millions of whom are still skeptical about the shots. And haven’t we all been schooled in the anti-science thinking that abounds? We need to push the education pedal to the floor and raise a new generation of critical thinkers. I asked my kids and grandkids to tell me what they learned over the pandemic

earning how unprepared the country was for Covid-19 was a shocking lesson.

year. One said he learned that so many joyful family times together have nothing to do with paid events. Another said, “There is no better place to be than out in nature.” Another said, “I learned not to worry about things I can’t control … I’m very happy being surrounded with a fraction of the people I previously interacted with.” One of the grandkids, 15, said, “I learned that physical interaction with others is essential for your mind.” The preteen said, “Humans are very resourceful although most people struggle with change.” A 14-year-old said, “I thought it was cool that people just adapted super quickly to living in a whole new way,” and the 18-year-old said, “Online does not always mean more efficient.” I learned that the little things that irritate an individual in isolation with a longtime partner, as in a 53-year marriage, are like grains of sand in an oyster. Sometimes you get a pearl, an appreciation for the love and support that endures. The most important lesson of Pandemic 2020-21: We’re still in school. It’s not over. We may have to dig deeper and find more strength and forbearance, and I believe we will. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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49-year-old father of seven and grandfather of one, Ray Wishropp, was killed April 20 by a lone gunman in the manager’s office of the West Hempstead Stop & Shop over what Nassau County police say was an employee dispute. We at the Herald offer our deepest sympathies to the Wishropp family. We also want to express our appreciation to the officers of the Nassau County and Hempstead village police departments, who quickly tracked down the alleged shooter and apprehended him without further violence. Their professionalism was on full display that terrible day. The gunman, who was reportedly overly flirtatious with another employee, had met with a manager and requested a transfer to another supermarket. When he didn’t get what he wanted, he left the store, but returned 40 minutes later and started firing, police said. In addition to Wishropp, two other employees were injured in the attack. It was an all-too-familiar scenario in America, particularly these days — another life extinguished all too easily, all too quickly, all too early, leaving another family in a state of our mourning and shock. We are, seemingly, in a perpetual state of mourning and shock in the United States. Since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012, when we pledged to never allow another mass shooting like this to happen again after 26 were killed, there have been hundreds of these shootings across the country.

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letters Many thanks to our first responders To the Editor: On April 20, our community was confronted with the horrific news of another mass shooting, this time close to home. One person was killed and two others injured when a gunman opened fire inside the West Hempstead Stop & Shop. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. I want to thank the first responders, police officers and detectives who apprehended the suspect without incident following a brief search. Their quick response provided critical aid to those injured in the shooting and brought a measure of calm to an otherwise chaotic scene. This doesn’t happen by accident; it is the result of diligent training and coordination with other law enforcement agencies. Within minutes, our schools were secured thanks to the protocols enacted in response to the

Few rise to the level of Sandy Hook or the Route 91 Harvest music festival mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017, in which 61 were killed and 411 injured. Most are smaller shootings, with a half-dozen or fewer victims. In fact, the Stop & Shop shooting would not be registered as a mass shooting on FBI statistics lists. For that, four people or more must be killed, according to the Congressional Research Service. When looking at mass shootings more expansively, factoring in the number killed and injured, there have been 2,654 mass shootings since Sandy Hook — nearly 300 a year, or close to one a day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Astoundingly, though, mass shootings account for only 2 percent of all murders in the U.S. In 2017, more than 11,000 people were murdered by gun; in 2018, 10,440; and in 2019, 10,258 — an average of 30 people a day. Think about that for a moment. Let the numbers sink in. At some point, we must wake up and own up to our reality: America is a murderous nation. That fact does not comport with our image as a shining city on a hill, a beacon of freedom and democracy for all the world to emulate. Gun violence is our national psychosis, and we must act to reverse course. Instead we seem to thrust ever forward to new and unspeakable levels of violence. Over the past year, when so much of the nation was on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, we saw a merciful respite from mass shootings. All

seemed relatively quiet. Then, as the country started to open up again this spring, they began anew, as if, during the past year, a temporary truce had been drawn up and the fighting had stopped, only to be reignited by a single violent act that triggered a cascade of more and more shootings. As a nation, we must commit to ending the killings through a science-based approach to violence reduction. Long Islanders can be thankful that Northwell Health committed $1 million to establish a Center for Gun Violence Prevention in 2019. That December, the health system, one of the largest in the country, held its first Gun Violence Prevention Forum in December, followed by its second last December. Our elected leaders and community activists need to become more vocal on this issue — seeking studies, as Northwell has done, to understand more fully the stranglehold that gun violence has on the nation, while at the same time calling for common-sense legislation to reduce the number of killings. In New York, it’s easy to ignore the issue. The state has some of the nation’s toughest gun laws — and one of the country’s lowest death-by-gun rates. We will never, however, feel truly safe across this land until all states realize the importance of more stringent gun regulations in promoting public safety. The Stop & Shop shooting reminded us, in no uncertain terms, that gun violence can erupt anywhere, at any moment, in America.

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or 19 years I have called the United States my home, my safe place and a country that I dearly love. Yet it continues to deny me recognition as one of its own as a result of my immigration status. I have lived here longer than in the country of my birth, and I have learned to love every little thing that makes America America, from its language to its seasons, its food and its noise, even its fast-paced lifestyle. I was born in Ecuador and came to the U.S. when I was 14. As a eLiana Deferred Action Childhood FernanDeZ for Arrivals, or DACA, recipient, I have been able to finish college and buy a home — but my life has been measured in two-year increments. Soon after I arrived in this country, I realized that many of my dreams would not come true because I was missing one piece of the puzzle — “legal status.” I have never let my immigration status define who I am or what I can achieve, but the reality is that it has presented a

series of obstacles that have been hard to overcome. In June 2012, President Barack Obama announced that he would sign an executive order called DACA to protect young people who came to the U.S. as children from deportation. That took my life and dreams on a completely different, and revolutionary, path. The DACA program has been my safeguard, even if I must renew my status every two years. The program has also allowed me to become vocal and get involved in the immigrant rights movement, through which I witnessed some of the worst of this country’s tendencies during the Trump administration. Many undocumented immigrants like me became easy prey for President Donald Trump, who constantly forced us to fight back against all of the anti-immigrant sentiment and policies that were unleashed during his presidency. Defending DACA on the streets, and in the courts, where I served as one of the plaintiffs against Trump for unlawfully ending the program, has been one of the greatest privileges of my life. Our resistance and collective power as

’ve been able to finish college and buy a home, but life is measured two years at a time.

Letters many shootings we have seen across the country over the past several years. Students across Nassau County spent the day in lockdown as parents worried about their safety, in scenes that have become all too common in our society. All of this, though, could have been much worse if it were not for the brave men and women of the Nassau County Police Department, led by Commissioner Patrick Ryder, and those from the cooperating agencies. They did their jobs with professionalism, stepped up when we needed them most and, most important, worked with the community to apprehend a dangerous suspect. Last year, Nassau County was ranked the safest community in America by U.S. News & World Report, and yet even we are not immune to this epidemic plaguing our nation. This is beyond politics, and it’s up to all of us — Democrats and Republicans — to fight for a future free of senseless gun violence. I stand ready to do my part. LAURA CURRAN Nassau County executive

Kreiss is wrong on Biden To the Editor: It looks to me that some of the Herald’s opinion writers have Trump derangement syndrome, with Randi

a movement delivered a DACA victory at the U.S. Supreme Court last June, and then in January, when President Biden was sworn in. Many promises were made on the campaign trail last year that led me to believe that a legislative solution would finally be introduced to protect people like me and the rest of the 11 million undocumented people in this country. Then, on March 18, HR6, also known as the Dream and Promise Act, was passed by the House of Representatives, promising a pathway to legalization for an estimated 3.1 million people, including DACA and Temporary Protective Status, or TPS, recipients. Passage of the bill can be credited to the immigrant youth and community that for years has led the fight to build a movement to provide our people with respect, dignity and the pathway to citizenship that we deserve. The bill’s success in the House brings the promise of long-overdue relief to millions of undocumented youth and TPS holders who have organized, rallied in the streets, shared their stories and flooded the halls of Congress. The vote brought me one step closer to

ensuring that I will be able to have permanent protections in this country and remain together with my children and family. Nonetheless, as our immigrant community celebrates the bill’s passage, it is crucial to recognize that the legislation has problems that must be fixed. It includes harmful measures that rely on our unjust, discriminatory criminal legal system. It leaves out community members who should be eligible for a pathway to citizenship, but would not be simply because they might have been caught up in the legal system. I know we face an uphill battle to pass this legislation in the Senate, but we urge senators to take up the bill quickly, and call on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to immediately remove the harmful provisions, reject any additions that would further criminalize members of our community and move swiftly to pass this measure. Eliana Fernández, of Patchogue, is lead organizer at the Brooklyn-based nonprofit Make the Road New York, an immigrant rights organization, and a plaintiff in Wolf v. Batalla Vidal, one of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals cases decided by the Supreme Court, which ruled that President Trump’s efforts to end DACA were unlawful.

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Kreiss exhibiting some of the worst symptoms — so much so that she describes President Joe Biden with such fictional virtues as gravitas, stability and walking in step with diverse groups of Americans because he knows them well. Is Kreiss really describing Biden, the 2021 version? Her ode to Joe reminds me of a CNN reporter last summer who told a TV audience how peaceful that day’s demonstrations were as the burning buildings behind him lit up the night sky. DAN CARROLL East Meadow

Dine out, even now To the Editor: In these difficult economic times, it is especially important to patronize your local neighborhood restaurants, not only during Long Island Restaurant Week, April 25-May 2, but all year round. As more people are vaccinated against Covid-19, it is safer to dine out. There are so many great restaurants across Nassau County to choose from. My wife and I don’t mind occasionally paying a little more to help our local restaurants survive. Don’t forget your cook and server. We try to tip 20 percent of the total bill, including taxes. If it’s an odd amount, we round up to the next dollar. If we can afford to eat out, we can afford

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employment. If we don’t patronize our local restaurants to shop and eat, they don’t eat, either. LARRY PENNER Great Neck

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