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Hearing looms on Franklin Sq. storage debate to it than the former Island Recreational building.

By RoBERT TRAVERSo rtraverso@liherald.com

Residents and community Impact on Valley Caterers leaders have continued to voice The storage facility would disstrong opposition to a proposed rupt parking for Valley Caterers’ three-story storage facility that customers, as well as hamper would be constructed behind access to the back of the store for Valley Caterers in Franklin garbage removal and for trucks Square, while a representative delivering supplies to the store, for the applicant is said Hank Martensstanding behind its en, one of the coconstruction. owners of Valley T h e To w n o f Caterers, which has Hempstead Board of been operating in Appeals is set to hold F ranklin Square a hearing on the prosince 1957. posal on May 11. The proposed The 30-foot-tall storage facility structure would be would be slightly built behind Valley HANk cl o s e r t o Va l l e y C at e re r s, at 6 0 0 Caterers than the Franklin Ave., where MARTENSEN current building, the vacant former Co-owner, Valley and there would be a Island Recreational curb separating the building currently Caterers two properties, maksits. T his would ing the area too tight require knocking down that for drivers to maneuver, Marbuilding as well as the Consum- tensen said. ers Kitchens & Baths building “A truck wouldn’t be able to next to it, a business that is cur- get into the back of the building rently operating, and potentially and turn around and get back the Rapid Response Medical out again,” he said. “For customCare building, which is also ers in cars, for that matter, it operational. would be almost impossible.” The storage business would In a previous Herald story, not be built on Valley Caterers’ property, but it would sit closer Continued on page 2

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THE 2022-23 BuDGET for the Sewanhaka Central High School District totals nearly $227.5 million.

Sewanhaka spending plan adds future-focused courses

By RoBERT TRAVERSo rtraverso@liherald.com

School taxes will increase slightly if voters approve the budget proposed for next school year by the Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education. T he proposed 2022-23 spending plan, totaling nearly $227.5 million, is more than $11 million, or 5.39 percent, larger than the current budget. The tax levy increase of 2.87 percent falls just below

the district’s tax cap. “There are lots of exciting things proposed in this budget,” Michael Jaime, the president of the school board, said, stressing that all of the current districtwide educational and co-curricular offerings would be retained, and that new classes would be added in subjects ranging from business to English to the sciences. There are plans for new, future-focused courses such as Energy and the Environment, Principles of

Biomedical Science, App Design and Development, and Intro to Coding, as well as classes in real estate law and investments, international foods, automation and robotics, the district said in a statement highlighting the budget. Jaime, who emphasized that the budget did not cut key programs, also said that it allows for the implementation of co-teaching in special education and English as a New Language courses, as well as Continued on page 4

hope the community stands by with us.

Business would sit closer to Valley Caterers ContInueD from front pAge Steve Dawideit, the other co-owner of Valley Caterers, said the restriction of access to the building for trucks could cripple his business. Martensen said he is not absolutely opposed to the construction of a new building behind Valley Caterers but does not support a storage facility being built and added that he agrees with various community members who have expressed a desire for a different business to take the place of the former Island Recreational building. “I hope the community stands by with us,” Martensen said. “I would hope they would back us up.”

Applicant’s representative makes case for facility

Chris Browne, the attorney for Nauman Hussain, the applicant behind the storage facility, defended its construction and expressed disagreement with the community’s assessment of the situation. He said the leases on the properties that would need to be demolished for its construction are set to expire. He added that the Rapid Response building could be allowed to remain, with the storage facility possibly being built around the emergency care building. “We’re not touching the property … we’re not planning to fence the properties off or prevent them from doing what they

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If ApproveD, the plan to construct the 30-foot-high storage facility could require knocking down both the Rapid Response and Consumer Kitchens & Baths locations. do now,” Browne said of the potential impact of the storage business on Valley Caterers. He disagreed with Martensen and Dawideit, arguing that the facility would not impact driving behind Valley Caterers. “Storage generates so little traffic and parking,” Browne said, calling the facility a “benign use” of the space, and that consumers and trucks would still be able to turn around near the storage facility.

“Nothing is going to change for Valley Caterers,” Browne said. “There’s a building behind them now. There’ll be a different building behind them when there’s storage there.”

Debate remains unsettled as hearing approaches

The prospective storage business has been opposed by nearly 700 residents who responded to a survey created by the Franklin Square Civic Association to

gauge the community’s opinion. “The residents and the businesspeople in Franklin Square are working very hard to give their opinion,” said Lisa DelliPizzi, the president of the Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce, who has worked alongside the president of the civic association, Frank Culmone, to amplify community input. Browne, who called for tensions over the storage facility to cool, said that the applicant for the storage business does not want its construction to have a negative impact on the community or Valley Caterers. “We’re not trying to attack these people or do anything to affect their business whatsoever … We’re looking to live in harmony and not have any adverse effect on Valley Caterers or anyone else,” Browne said. “We’re building a building on our property, and you have a building on your property,” Browne added. “What’s the difference what’s there?” But the opposition of the Franklin Square community to the storage business appears to remain strong. DelliPizzi rejected offers both Martensen and Browne confirmed have been discussed by the legal representation of both sides about restricting the size of the proposed storage facility. “We don’t want it shorter; we don’t want it smaller — we don’t want it there at all,” DelliPizzi said.

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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

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FiFth grade students at the Elmont school learned about the death of six million European Jews amid the Holocaust.

Students recall, reflect on Holocaust Fifth grade students at t h e D u t ch B ro a dw ay School in Elmont recently completed a unit of lessons on the Holocaust, learning about the World War Two-era genocide that killed six million Jewish people in Europe. Students in Mr. Bambrick’s, Mrs. Kelly’s and Mrs. Kerasotis’s fifth grade classes began the unit by reading the historical fiction novel “Number the Stars” by Lois Lowry, which focuses on a family of European Jews who escaping the Holocaust. While reading the novel, students simultaneously studied the real-world events of the Second World War and the Holocaust. Dutch Broadway School students researched victims and survivors of the Holocaust and shared the stories of these individuals with classmates, completing projects online. Students in Bambrick’s class read the poem “The Butterfly” by Pavel Friedmann, a young author who was killed during the Holocaust. Students then created butterflies that bear the names of Holocaust victims including brief summaries of their lives. The butterflies were

later displayed in the school’s hallway in honor of those who died during the Holocaust. Students in Bambrick’s class also read “Twenty and Ten,” which informed students about how children in France assisted in hiding Jewish children at the end of the war. The last activity related to the Holocaust that students participated in was run by the schools’ comp u t e r t e a c h e r, M r s . Havrylkoff, who scheduled a two-day virtual field trip to the Holocaust Museum and Tolerance Center of Nassau County for all three fifth grade classes at the Elmont school. During the first part of the trip, students virtually toured the museum and lear ned various facts about the Holocaust as explained by Dr. Bernie Furshpan. He also shared stories about his parents, who fought for survival amid the Holocaust themselves. During the second part of the trip, students listened to a talk given by virtual guest speaker and Holocaust survivor Renee Silver. — Robert Traverso

students watched a virtual presentation by Holocaust survivor Renee Silver. dutch Broadway school hosts a butterfly display in remembrance of those killed during the Holocaust.

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BOARD OF EDUCATION President Michael Jaime, right, pictured with Trustee Dr. Tameka Battle-Burkett, and Elmont Memorial H.S.’s Malik Hyman and Principal Kevin Dougherty.

Board president supports added support, new classes ral Park and New Hyde Park high schools. professional development in math, Eng- (A new cafeteria and kitchen were built at Sewanhaka High in 2014.) The proposilish and world languages classes. To bolster students’ social and emo- tion would also fund more hiring in tional well-being in the wake of the coro- Sewanhaka High’s Career and Technical navirus pandemic, Jaime said, the spend- Education program, and general safetyrelated interior renovations ing plan includes funding for at all of the schools. additional support services. The district expects to And, with the use of capital receive nearly $57.9 million in reserve funds, it also calls for aid from New York state, an the construction of new tenincrease of nearly $9.5 milnis courts at H. Frank Carey lion. Over $41 million of that High School (the fourth distotal will be Foundation Aid, trict high school of five to which takes into account the have courts), the replacement wealth of a school district and of the cafeteria floor at its students’ needs in the Elmont High School, and the interest of making school replacement of exterior doors funding equitable. and the installation of gym- MICHAEl JAIME The budget vote will take nasium curtain dividers at President, place on Tuesday, May 17. Votdistrict schools. Sewanhaka Central ers who live in the Franklin “The district also continSquare school district can ues to maintain the buildings, High School District vote at the John Street, Polk fields and physical plant of Board of Education Street or Washington Street the five high schools,” Jaime schools between 8 a.m. and 9 said. Proposition 2 on the ballot feature the p.m. Voters who live in the Elmont school district’s plan to spend nearly $6 million district can vote at their designated pollin capital reserves to upgrade the kitch- ing places between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. ens and cafeterias at Elmont, Carey, Flo-

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Murder charges against physician reduced At the time he was charged with murder in 2021, the district attorney’s office said Blatti was the first person to be charged in New York State with murder in the secA judge reduced on April 28 five counts of murder ond-degree under the theory of depraved indifference to that were charged against former Franklin Square-based human life. physician George Blatti, whose pre“Reckless homicide cannot be elescription of opioids and other medivated into depraved indifference murcations led to the deaths of five indider merely because the actions of the viduals between 2016 and 2018, to defendant created a risk of death, charges of reckless homicide. however grave or substantial that Blatti, who was called a “serial risk may have been,” Acting State killer” by former Nassau County DisSupreme Court Justice Francis trict Attorney Madeline Singas in Ricigliano said in his ruling on April 2021 when the now-reduced murder 28, reducing Blatti’s murder charges charges were announced, prescribed to charges of reckless homicide. drugs from a Radio Shack in Franklin The judge, therefore, ruled that Square as well as a fast-food restauBlatti did not demonstrate depraved rant and the parking lots of a Rockindifference to the lives of the five ville Centre hotel where he once lived. individuals who died between 2016 Five drug-addicted individuals, and 2018 who he prescribed opioids from Franklin Square, Valley Stream, and medications to. Hempstead and Floral Park, died as a According to the judge’s decision, result of Blatti’s prescription of high prosecutors argued that the law amounts of opioids and other medicaFORmER nASSAu COunTy District should be applied differently for Blattions, prosecutors have argued since Attorney Madeline Singas called ti, opposed to a street-level drug deal2019. er. Blatti a ‘serial killer’ when the nowBlatti, who is originally from MalRicigliano disagreed with this reduced murder charges against the verne, initially faced murder and argument, which held that depraved former physician were announced reckless endangerment charges in indifference murder charges could be addition to 22 counts of criminal sale last March. leveled against Blatti because he is a of prescriptions for a controlled subdoctor, rather than a street-level drug stance, six counts of second-degree forgery, two counts dealer, since doctors are held to a higher legal standard of first-degree reckless endangerment, two counts of sec- and obtain knowledge that would allow them to foresee a ond-degree reckless endangerment and 22 counts of potential patient overdose. fourth-degree criminal diversion of prescription medica“Taken in the light most favorable to the People, these tions, which he was previously charged with in 2019. allegations support a charge of reckless homicide,”

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By ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com

Photos by Melissa Koenig/Herald file photo

FiVE indiViduAlS whO Blatti prescribed opioids and other medications to died between 2016 and 2018.

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Ricigliano said in his ruling. Ricigliano is set to hear arguments next week regarding whether Blatti, 76, who is also suffering from several medical ailments, may be released from jail in anticipation of his trial. “This is very good news. We never felt murder was an applicable charge,” said Nancy Bartling, Blatti’s attorney, in a statement to the Herald. “As a result of this reduction, we hope to litigate with the goal of getting George Blatti released on bail.” Blatti has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.

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Herald wins 17 state newspaper awards STAFF REPORT It was a big showing for Herald Community Newspapers at the New York Press Association spring conference last weekend in Saratoga Springs, with the group from Richner Communications winning 17 state awards, including top honors for in-depth reporting, column writing and spot news. The team of Nakeem Grant, Scott Brinton, Peter Belfiore, Sue Grieco and Jim Bernstein won the Thomas G. Butson Award for the Malverne/West Hempstead Herald following an April 2021 shooting at a West Hempstead Stop & Shop that killed one person, and injured two others. “Incredible local coverage of a local trauma,” judges from the Nebraska Press Association shared. “The spectrum of pieces — hard Courtesy of New York Press Association news, editorial, column, etc. — to HERAld COmmuniTy nEwSPAPERS was well-represented at the New York Press Association’s spring conference in Saratoga Springs last widen the context and learning weekend, where the group won a total of 28 state awards. From left, reporters Will Sheeline and Tom Carrozza; senior reporter Mallory Wilson; from this event and its impact on publisher emeritus Cliff Richner; senior editor Laura Lane; senior reporter Karina Kovac; sales/marketing associate Jessica Kleiman; digital the community was exemplary.” The team also earned top honors sales manager Lori Berger; sales vice president Rhonda Glickman; executive editor Michael Hinman; senior reporter Jordan Vallone; Riverdale for spot news for their coverage of Press editor Gary Larkin; and deputy editor Jeffrey Bessen. the shooting, that ultimately led to Community Newspapers. “I am so proud murder charges for Gabriel DeWitt to be a part of this team.” Wilson, who reportedly worked as a cart Other runner-up wins included: collector at the supermarket. Senior editor Laura Lane finished as a ■ Coverage of religion for Andrew Garrunner-up in the in-depth news category cia and Jordan Vallone for the Merrick as well for her coverage of speed enforceHerald with stories described by judges as ment on the roads around schools for the “very strongly worded and political” filled East Meadow Herald. with “lots of good quotes.” “Really solid reporting on a local issue that may not have seemed particularly ■ Best obituaries for Jeffrey Bessen, prinewsworthy, but after research, was demmarily on his remembrance of Jim Steinonstrated to be a looming safety issue that man. “The lede made me want to keep — unchecked — could have had tragic reading,” according to one judge. “The consequences,” the judges said. “And Ms. more I read, the more I wanted to read.” Lane’s reporting had an actual impact, ■ Best editorials for Brinton in the Merwith changes to speed zone and enforcerick Herald, praised for putting “faces” on ment.” editorials. “Each editorial led off with a That coverage also earned Lane a runnarrative lead paragraph about someone ner-up spot for community leadership affected, which helped readers relate to behind a team of reporters from The Postthe issue.” Standard in Syracuse. Brinton also won first place for his column writing that would appear on the Herald opinion pages. “I am immensely proud of our team for once again being recognized for the tremendous work they do serving our communities week in and week out,” said Stuart Richner, publisher of Herald Community Newspapers. “Never has local journalism been more important than during the past two years. Throughout the entire pandemic, our team of essential workers has been in the communities telling the stories of our neighbors., businesses and institutions. “Our company is proudly familyowned, which allows us to impartially report the facts. From critical health information and school updates, to celebrations of life’s milestones and more, we’ve got you covered.” Former photo editor Christina Daly was a runner-up for the state’s Photographer of the Year behind Erica Miller from The Daily Gazette in Schenectady. Judges commended her on a “nice collection of

■ Daly was recognized for her feature photo in the East Meadow Herald, where readers are drawn in, forcing them to “look at it longer and longer.” Christina Daly/Herald file

FORmER HERAld STAFF photographer Christina Daly was honored as a runner-up for Photographer of the Year by the New York Press Association for photos like this one, which originally appeared on the cover of Living in Franklin Square/Elmont. excellent work” where Daly “caught more that the action” with her photographs. Former reporters Kate Nalepinski, Brian Stieglitz and Stephanie Banat were recognized for their education coverage inside the pages of the Wantagh Herald. Judges praised them for the “balance of hard news and features related to the schools, keeping people informed on mask and vaccine protocols, while also showcasing new programs and providing that human interest piece that is so vital.” Photographer Brian Ballweg was awarded runner-up status for his sports action photos that appeared in the Lyn-

brook/East Rockaway Herald, after prompting one judge to “almost feel the pain” in an athletic play. Herald creative director Jeffrey Negrin and features/special sections editor Karen Bloom were runners-up for best large space ad for Lynbrook/East Rockaway, while Negin also earned honors for best house ad/ad campaign. Mona Waitzman was a runner-up for best small space ad. “It takes a great team, from every department, to bring home the awards we have this weekend,” said Rhonda Glickman, vice president of sales for Herald

The Heralds also received honorable mentions for a news story from Andrew Garcia, and for best special section-advertising for Negrin’s graduation issue that appeared in the Rockville Centre Herald. The Riverdale Press in the Bronx earned 11 awards, including top honors for general excellence, overall design, editorial page and newsprint special sections. That paper was led up until earlier this year by Michael Hinman, who is now executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers. Overall, the publications from Herald Community Newspapers won 28 state awards, allowing it to finish in the top three newspaper groups and chains in New York. In all, more than 130 newspapers participated in this year’s competition, submitting 2,481 entries in 67 categories.

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events and activities

community update Thursday, May 5

at Washington Street School during weekdays when school is in session up to 5 days before the election.

Online Program: Operation Gratitude Letter Writing (F.S.) This program, which started on April 26, is running until June 27. The first 23 people that register will receive a pack of colored pencils, a letter-writing packet as well as instructions and guidelines for writing them. Return letters to the library and receive one hour of Community Service Credit. Register online. Pick up begins April 1st. This program is for anyone grade six and up. Register online at the library’s website, https://www.franklinsquarepl. org/.

Wednesday, May 18 Sign Language Workshop with Rosemary Algios (Elmont) These in-person workshops will be held in meeting room 1 on Wednesdays, May 11, 18 and 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. In this beginner course, you will learn to finger spell, sign numbers and build upon ASL vocabulary, common phrases & Deaf culture. Registration is Required. Registration includes all THREE workshops. Elmont Library Cardholders only. Limited Space. For more information, contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org.

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

Friday, May 6 Senior Chat (Elmont) Join Elmont Memorial Library for senior chat with seniors from the community every Friday morning in meeting room 1 at 10 a.m. Participate or listen to casual discussions on special interests, concerns, and other topics that happen to arise. To register, contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org.

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Participate in May 17 budget, trustee votes Vote on the F.S. district’s and library’s budget/trustees on May 17. (See right for more information.) Live performance: Music from the 40’s to Today with John Ciotta (Elmont) At 12:30 p.m. in the Elmont Library Theater, join John Ciotta for a live performance of music from the 1940s until today. Registration is NOT required. This event is FREE and open to the public. Limited seating. First-come-first-seated. For more information, contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org.

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

Monday, May 9

Library Budget Hearing (F.S.) The Franklin Square Public Library budget hearing will be held in the community room at 6:45 p.m. Check the library’s website at www.franklinsquarepl.org/budget for more information regarding the proposed 2022-2023 budget.

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

Technology program: Introduction to Internet Security with Todd Schlitt At 7 p.m., this online-only program will provide insight into some of the more common threats found on the internet, discuss some actions that make us vulnerable and ways we can protect our-

selves. Registration is open to everyone. A link will be emailed before program begins. To register, contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org.

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

Thursday, May 19 Friends of the Franklin Square Public Library Meeting (F.S.) A meeting of Friends of the Franklin Square Public Library Meeting, normally held on the third Thursday of every month at 10:15 a.m., is being held between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. in the meeting room.

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

The budget vote and trustee election for the F.S. district and library is scheduled for May 17. F.S. nonprofit Rescuing Families is set to return an Elmont resident to their home in May. The Sewanhaka school district board of ed.’s ‘22-’23 proposed budget totals over $227.5M. The Elmont district board of education will discuss its next budget at a May 3 meeting. Three seats on the Elmont school district board of education are open for election.

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Rheaume, No. 3, with jockey Trevor McCarthy aboard, blew past Out of Sight to capture the first race at Belmont Park in 2022.

Racing returns to Belmont Park; Stakes Day June 11 tbellissimo@liherald.com

Thoroughbred racing returned to Belmont Park on April 28 and allowed equine fans a unique opportunity to attend a National Hockey League game that same evening at UBS Arena, just a short walk from the grandiose track known as “Big Sandy.” Belmont’s 44-day spring/summer meet opened on a fall-like day with a mile-anda-sixteenth turf race, won by first-time starter Rheaume with jockey Trevor McCarthy aboard. “I had a great start to the Belmont meet last year and it’s great to be back,” McCarthy said. “I’m just looking to continue my momentum from Aqueduct.” The nine-race card concluded 90 minutes before to the New York Islanders face the Washington Capitals in their penultimate home game in their inaugural season at UBS Arena. The Islanders rolled to a 5-1 victory. Marc Crandall, a Long Island native who moved to Florida in the mid-1990s, flew into town from Orlando to check out the new venue for the first time and join friends for a day at the races. “It was such an amazing day and night,” Crandall said. The construction of UBS Arena reduced the size of the Belmont Park backyard and resulted in updated safety and security protocols. As a result, outside alcoholic beverages and large coolers will only be permitted in the Top of the Stretch reserved picnic area. Fans will no longer be permitted to enter other areas of Belmont Park with outside alcoholic beverages or coolers larger than a personal-sized 12”x6”. Tickets to the Top of the Stretch tickets start at just $15 per person, which includes track admission and access to a shared table for the day. In addition to

individual tables, full sections within the Top of the Stretch can accommodate up to 48 guests and include six picnic tables and two charcoal grills. Smaller sections of the Top of the Stretch can accommodate up to 32 guests and include four picnic tables. Admission to Belmont Park remained consistent with recent years. It’s $5 daily, outside of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival anchored by the 154th running of the Belmont States on June 11. Admission may be purchased in advance via Ticketmaster.com or at any admission gate. Admission gates will open at 11 a.m. daily, unless otherwise indicated. On Twilight racing days, admission gates open at 1 p.m. Daily post time is 1 p.m. Twilight racing will be offered on Thursdays beginning next week with a first post of 3:05 p.m. First post on Kentucky Derby Day, May 7, will be 12:20 p.m., while Preakness Day, May 21, has a 12 p.m. first post. Preferred parking will be available in the Clubhouse Gold and Silver lots, which are accessible via Gate 5 off Hempstead Turnpike. Clubhouse Gold parking is $10 and Silver parking is $5 daily, not including the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. Prepaid parking may be purchased in advance via Ticketmaster.com. Day-ofparking sales will be credit card only [no cash.] Limited free general parking will be available within the Emerald lot, accessible via the Cross Island Parkway, Exit 26D; and the Blue lot, accessible via Gate 5. The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is providing train service to and from Belmont Park every Saturday, throughout Memorial Day weekend. LIRR will expand service to accommodate fans attending the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, with the schedule to be announced prior to the event.

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Islanders cap first season at UBS Arena Following incredible back-to-back appearances in the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Islanders and their fans will have to wait until next season to experience the Stanley Cup Playoffs at UBS Arena. The Islanders concluded their inaugural campaign at UBS last Friday evening with a 6-4 loss to the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The Isles finished 37-34-10, including a 20-16-5 mark at home following a difficult 0-5-2 start in the state-of-the-art venue. After an unprecedented 13-game road trip to open the season, the Islanders played their first game at UBS Arena on Nov. 20 against the Calgary Flames and fell short, 5-2. Next season marks the Islanders’ 50th anniversary as an NHL franchise. Limited season ticket memberships are available. For information, call (888) 694-7537, or email memberships@newyorkislanders. com. —Tony Bellissimo

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The Islanders wenT 20-16-5 in their inaugural season at UBS Arena in Elmont.

MekhI walTers, of Elmont, above, worked the UBS Arena main entrance and handed out Islanders bucket hats to fans on April 28. CharlIe MCanulla of Bellmore, above, showed off his Islanders art as he entered UBS Arena April 28. The walls ThroughouT the second-level rotunda at UBS Arena honor famous Long Islanders like ‘Dr. J.’ Julius Erving. aT lefT,, MaTT Martin of the Islanders, right, tangled with Washington’s Anthony Mantha April 28.

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Herald sports Carey making steady progress By JAMIE deJONG sports@liherald.com

Long Beach Sophomore Flag Football/Soccer COMING Off A second straight Honorable Mention All-County soccer season that saw her lead Long Beach’s midfield and give the competition fits, Roberts is tearing up Nassau County’s newest sport. She’s a standout linebacker and running back for the Marines’ flag football team and never comes off the field, coach Lori DeVivio said. Roberts totaled 18 tackles in the first two games and also rushed for over 100 yards.

GAMES tO wAtCh thursday, May 5

Baseball: V.S. North at Lynbrook ...........................4:30 p.m. Baseball: East Meadow at Baldwin .......................4:45 p.m. Baseball: Carey at Sewanhaka .............................4:45 p.m. Softball: Long Beach at Seaford ...........................4:45 p.m. Girls Lacrosse: Plainedge at Wantagh ...................4:45 p.m. Softball: Hewlett at Elmont......................................... 5 p.m. Baseball: Oyster Bay at East Rockaway ................5:15 p.m.

friday, May 6

Boys Lacrosse: Mepham at Baldwin .....................4:30 p.m. Baseball: Wantagh at Clarke .................................4:45 p.m. Softball: Sewanhaka at Lynbrook..........................4:45 p.m. Boys Lacrosse: Carey at Calhoun ..........................4:45 p.m. Girls Lacrosse: Massapequa at Long Beach .........4:45 p.m. Boys Lacrosse: Oceanside at East Meadow ............... 5 p.m. Boys Lacrosse: West Hempstead at Lawrence ........... 5 p.m. Softball: V.S. South at V.S. Central .............................. 5 p.m. Boys Lacrosse: Roslyn at Long Beach ........................ 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 7 Girls Lacrosse: Clarke at Kennedy ................................... 1 p.m. Girls Lacrosse: Oceanside at Lynbrook ........................... 3 p.m.

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SENIOr MIdfIEldEr KylE Lewis had a hat trick in Carey’s big win over Glen Cove on April 27 and has 24 points through 10 games. Carey has a 3-7 record overall, but does possess a 3-1 record in Conference B. The two other conference victories are a 13-2 routing of Baldwin behind Dean Metzger’s eight points, including five goals, and a 15-8 performance against Herricks that saw Metzger register nine points and Todaro and classmate Christian Korszloski get hat tricks. It appears as though the Seahawks are hitting their stride and still have ample time to make some noise in the home-

stretch. Aiello is elated with the recent performances but is cognizant that this stretch run up will be the most strenuous and challenging stretch they’ve faced yet. “Now we are going into the teeth of the schedule,” Aiello said. “We have Garden City, Calhoun, Long Beach, Macarthur and Mepham so now the games become really competitive. We’re starting to play our best games when it counts the most.” Carey travels to Calhoun this Friday for a 4:45 p.m. start.

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Carey’s boys’ lacrosse had a dominant performance against Glen Cove, as the Seahawks had everything going for them in their 19-6 victory on April 27. Carey put up nine goals in the first quarter, and then controlled every element going forward. Coach Tom Aiello was elated with how through and complete this performance was, and thought this victory was symbolic of the gradual progressions his group has made throughout this season. “We had a good week off practice. We have been getting better each week,” Aiello said. “I thought every facet of the game as far as face-offs, offense and defense all played well together. We finally put a complete game together.” The 19 goals scored reflect how well the offense was flowing throughout the entirety of the game. Senior midfielder Dean Metzger was dynamic, as the five goals he scored were both a byproduct of finishing on created sets and beating a defender oneon-one. He also had three assists and has scored 18 goals in the past four contests. Seniors Kyle Lewis and David Ras both were major catalysts in the offensive explosion as well, with each of them having three goals and an assist. Lewis now has 24 points on the season and Ras has 10. Freshman Christian Todaro also did a great job initiating offense for others, as he finished with three assists. Carey also did a phenomenal job controlling time of possession, and a good deal of the credit goes to sophomore Ben Rose and freshman Mike Verederosa. This FOGO duo each won the majority of their faceoff opportunity, and each scored a goal going coast to coast off the faceoff at different junctures off the game. While the middies and fogos did a great job keeping the majority of the possessions in enemy territory, Carey’s defense stepped up when needed. It might not show up on the stat sheet but senior Alex Almache and freshman Billy Koutsoumbaris each had nice defensive stops, and freshman goalie Rich Metzger had five saves. He now has 44 saves on the season.

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THE OLd OrcHard House was the summer home of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., which he built at Sagamore Hill in 1938.

Sagamore Hill ready to finally reopen Museum was renovated during coronavirus pandemic-fueled closure By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, local residents, visitors, academics and Roosevelt enthusiasts have been deprived of full access to Sagamore Hill National Historical Site. Next month, the museum and park will fully reopen the second floor of the Theodore Roosevelt House and the Old Orchard House. Deemed a national historic site in 1962, Sagamore Hill has been closed only a handful of times. From 2011 to 2015 it was closed for a complete restoration of the house, and there have been a handful of government shutdowns over the last several decades — most recently in 2018 and 2019, when disagreements between President Donald Trump and Congress over immigration policy and construction of the border forced national parks around the country to close their doors. As the pandemic has eased, Sagamore Hill has gradually reopened, while abiding by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and government health guidelines. According to Jonathan Parker, the Oyster Bay park’s superintendent, ensuring the safety of guests and employees has always been a priority. “As a federal facility, we follow a couple of different parameters that guide our operations, such as the Safer Federal Wo rk f o r c e Ta s k Fo r c e, ” P a rke r explained. “Although our passion is to bring people into the park, our priority is public health and safety.” After the initial shutdown in March 2020, Sagamore Hill’s park and beach were reopened to the public that June. Then, last July, the Theodore Roosevelt House reopened for short guided tours on the first floor. Next Thursday, the house will reopen

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SagamOrE HILL OccupIES 83 acres, and during Roosevelt’s lifetime it was known as the Summer White House. its second floor. Visitors will be able to view the bedrooms, studies, bath chambers and servants’ quarters where the president and his family lived. Then, on May 28, the Old Orchard House, where the Theodore Roosevelt Museum is housed, will begin welcoming visitors again. The building was the summer home of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Teddy’s oldest son. The museum chronicles Roosevelt’s life and career, and his rise to the presidency. Bill Bleyer, the author of “Sagamore Hill: Theodore Roosevelt’s Summer White House,” said he was excited about the reopening. There are numerous

scholarly artifacts and documents in the museum that he and other writers will soon have access to again, he said. “They don’t just have the Sagamore Hill archives here, they have all of his letters from his childhood home as well — critical documents,” Bleyer said. “So, for researchers like myself, this has been a long two-year wait.” Although the park has not been fully accessible to visitors, Parker said it has not been idle. The delay in reopening is partially attributable to renovations and repairs in the historic buildings. “There’s a lot that goes on here behind the scenes that people don’t know about,”

Parker said. “We’ve done archaeological digs, renovations, worked on our guide experience. We can’t wait to welcome local, national and international tourists back to Sagamore Hill.” The old visitor center, which was destroyed by a fire on Christmas Eve in 2018, has been demolished. The park will welcome visitors to a new visitor center in the Old Orchard House when it opens Memorial Day Weekend. Plans are also in the works for a major renovation of Sagamore Hill’s porch and foundations, but that not affect tours inside the house. Jay Perrell, treasurer of the Friends of Sagamore Hill, stressed how important the full reopening is for the local community and Roosevelt fans everywhere. “We look forward to the total site being open in the near future,” Perrell said. “It’ll be great for the community, since it’ll bring visitors from around the country, and really from around the world.” According to data from the National Park Service, Sagamore Hill had roughly 105,000 visitors in 2020. By the service’s calculation, they contributed roughly $6.3 million to the local economy. And that data was collected the first year of the pandemic, indicating the impact Sagamore Hill has even when hobbled by an international health crisis. Harriet Clark, executive director of Oyster Bay’s Raynham Hall Museum, who enjoys walking around the Sagamore Hill park, stressed the importance of the historical site’s reopening for the community. “I’m just delighted that we’ll be able to enjoy the museum again,” she said. “The rising tide lifts all ships: Frequently, people who come to Sagamore Hill come to us at Raynham Hall as well. History lovers are drawn to our historic village.”

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Bid specifications may be secured at the Elmont UFSD Business Office between the hours of 8:45am and 3:45pm on weekdays beginning Friday, May 6, 2022. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope. The outside of the envelope must be clearly marked with the Bid # and Description. If you should require additional information, please contact Ms. Diane Tool at (516) 326-5500 extension 42013. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all offerings in part or whole and to waive any informality and to accept the offering which is in the best interest of the Elmont Union Free District. By Order of the Board of Education Dated: May 6, 2022 Diana Delahanty District Clerk 131130 LEGAL NOTICE A) (demolish existing WHEREAS, pursuant to north curbline of Lindy NOTICE OF PUBLIC dwelling)., S/s Murray Hill Resolution No. 514-2022, Place, north for a distance HEARING BY THE BOARD St., 915.88’ E/o Gotham adopted April 5, 2022, a of 20 feet. (TH-93/22) OF APPEALS Ave. public hearing was duly and on the repeal of the Pursuant to New York 299/22. ELMONT - New held on the 26th day of following locations State Town Law Article York Land Development II April, 2022, at the Town previously set aside a 16, New York State Public Corp., Variances, Meeting Pavilion, parking spaces for Officers Law Article 7, subdivision of lot, front Hempstead Town Hall, 1 physically handicapped and the Town of width from & on street Washington Street, persons: Hempstead Building Zone line to front setback line, Hempstead, New York, on OCEANSIDE Ordinance, NOTICE is lot area, lot area the proposed FIFTH STREET - east side, hereby given that the occupied, side yards establishment and setting starting at a point 126 BOARD OF APPEALS of aggregate, construct aside of a certain parking feet north of the north the Town of Hempstead dwelling with garage (Lot space for motor vehicles curbline of Cortland will hold a public hearing B)., S/s Murray Hill St., for the sole use of holders Avenue, north for for a in the Town Meeting 954.88’ E/o Gotham Ave. of special parking permits distance of 18 feet. Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, This notice is only for new issued by the County of (TH-106/22) One Washington Street, cases in Elmont and Nassau to physically ; and, BE IT FURTHER Hempstead, New York on Franklin Square within handicapped persons, in RESOLVED, that the Town 5/11/22 at 9:30 A.M. and Town of Hempstead accordance with Section Clerk shall enter this 2:00 P.M. to consider the jurisdiction. There are 202-48 of the Code of the resolution in the minutes following applications additional cases in Town of Hempstead, all of the Town Board and and appeals: different hamlets, towns as set forth in said shall publish a copy of --------------------------------and villages on the Board resolution; and this resolution once a --------------------------------of Appeals calendar. The WHEREAS, after due newspaper having a --------------------------------full calendar is available consideration, this Town general circulation in the -------------------a t Board finds it to be in the Town of Hempstead, and THE FOLLOWING CASES https://hempsteadny.gov/ public interest to shall post a copy hereof WILL BE CALLED 885/Hearing---05112022 establish and set aside a on the signboard STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. The internet address of certain parking space for maintained by her, and 338/22. FRANKLIN the website streaming for motor vehicles for the file in her office affidavits SQUARE - Silvana Bosco this meeting is sole use of holders of of such publication and Realty, Inc., Renewal of https://hempsteadny.gov/ special parking permits posting. grant to maintain double524/Live-Streaming-Video issued by the County of The foregoing resolution faced, illuminated Interested parties may Nassau to physically was seconded by Senior detached ground sign, appear at the above time handicapped persons; Councilmember Goosby setback 2’ from side and place. At the call of NOW, THEREFORE BE IT and adopted upon roll property line & 2 1/2’ the Chairman, the Board RESOLVED, that in call as follows: from Hempstead Tpke., will consider decisions on accordance with Section AYES: SEVEN (7) N/s Hempstead Tpke., the foregoing and those 202-48 of the Code of the NOES: NONE (0) 80.08’ W/o Goldenrod on the Reserve Decision Town of Hempstead, the 131095 Ave., a/k/a 746 calendar and such other following parking spaces Place a notice by phone at Hempstead Tpke. matters as may properly be and the same hereby is 516-569-4000 x232 or email: N.C.P.C. Local come before it. set aside for the sole use legalnotices@liherald.com Determination. 131161 of holders of special LEGAL NOTICE 357/22. FRANKLIN parking permits issued by PUBLIC AND NOTICE TO BIDDERS SQUARE - Brook-City the County of Nassau to LEGAL NOTICES… Sealed bids subject to all Development, LLC, physically handicapped Printed in this publication instructions, terms and Variances, subdivision of persons: can be found online. To conditions herein and lot, lot area, construct ELMONT search by publication name, pursuant to the go to: dwelling with garage EUREKA AVENUE - west www.newyorkpublicnotices.com specifications, will be (demolish existing side, starting at a point received by the Board of dwelling)., W/s Ribbon 26 feet south of a point TO PLACE AN AD Fire Commissioners of the St., 100’ N/o Fenworth opposite the northeast CALL Elmont Fire District at the Blvd. N.C.P.C. No curbline of New York 516-569-4000 x 232 Office of said District Jurisdiction. Avenue, south for a LEGAL NOTICE located at the Fire District 358/22. FRANKLIN distance of 20 feet. CASE NO. 21527 Office, 100 School Road, SQUARE - Brook-City (TH-90/22) RESOLUTION NO. Elmont, New York 11003, Development, LLC, FRANKLIN SQUARE 528-2022 until 7:00 PM on May 25, Variances, subdivision of MADISON STREET - east Adopted: April 26, 2022 2022, where they will be lot, lot area, construct side, starting at a point Councilmember opened publicly and read dwelling with garage., 70 feet north of the north Muscarella offered the aloud after 7:00 W/s Ribbon St., 150’ N/o curbline of Benris Avenue, following resolution PMprevailing time, on the Fenworth Blvd. N.C.P.C. north for a distance of 20 and moved its adoption: said date for the service No Jurisdiction. feet. (TH-117/22) RESOLUTION as specified and the RE-ADVERTISEMENTS AT MERRICK ESTABLISHING AND contract awarded as soon 2:00 P.M. STUYVESANT AVENUE SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN thereafter as practical for: 298/22. ELMONT - New south side, starting at a PARKING SPACES FOR RENOVATION OF York Land Development II point 50 feet west of MOTOR VEHICLES FOR BUILDING HVAC SYSTEM Corp., Variances, the west curbline of THE SOLE USE OF INCLUDING BUT NOT subdivision of lot, front Jefferson Street, west for HOLDERS OF SPECIAL LIMITED TO width from & on street a distance of 20 feet. PARKING PERMITS REPLACEMENT OF SIX line to front setback line, (TH-73/22) ISSUED BY THE COUNTY ROOFTOP HVAC UNITS lot area, lot area UNIONDALE OF NASSAU TO AND ASSOCIATED occupied, side yards GILROY AVENUE - east PHYSICALLY EQUIPMENT AND PUBLIC aggregate, construct side, starting at a point HANDICAPPED PERSONS. WORK RELATED THERETO dwelling with garage (Lot 115 feet north of the

Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be obtained at the office of the Fire District located at 100 School Road, Elmont, New York 11003 from May 2, 2022 until May 17, 2022 between the hours of 10:00AM and 3:00PM, Monday through Thursday. Each bidder wishing to obtain a copy of the bid documents, plans and specification for the project shall submit a check in the amount one hundred ($100.00) dollars payable to the “Elmont Fire District”, as a deposit to guarantee the safe return of such bid documents, plans and specifications. If thereafter the bidder submits a proposal together with the required bid security and thereafter returns such copy of the bidding documents, plans and specifications in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the contract, the full amount of such deposit for one copy shall be refunded to the bidder. No refund will be provided for deposits for additional copies of the documents. All bids must be accompanied by bid security in the form of either a) a certified check payable to the “Elmont Fire District.”in the amount of five (5%) percent of the bid price, or b) a bond with sufficient sureties to be approved by the Elmont Fire Districtin the amount of five (5%) percent of the bid price. If the bid is accepted, the bidder will enter into a contract in accordance with the bid and will furnish a suitable security bond in the sum of the amount of the contract, conditioned for the faithful and prompt completion of the work specified in the contract. If the bidder neglects or refuses to execute the contract and furnish the bonds, the deposit of five (5%) percent of the bid price shall be forfeited and retained by the Elmont Fire District as liquidated damages or, in the case of a bid bond, the Elmont Fire District shall enforce payment of the bond for its benefit. Performance, Labor and Material Payment bonds and a Maintenance bond in the forms specified for the full amount of the contract are required and shall be included in the bid price. Exclude from all bids New York State Sales Tax on materials or supplies purchased for this project. Pursuant to §220 of the Labor Law, the contract will contain a provision that every mechanic, laborer and workman employed in or about the work contemplated by the contract shall be paid not less than the prevailing rate of wages and provided with not

less than the prevailing supplement which are set forth in the Bidding Documents. The Elmont Fire District reserves the right to waive any informalities in, to accept or reject any or all bids, to award the contract to other than the lowest bidder or to advertise anew if in the judgment of the Elmont Fire District it is in their best interests to do so. No bidder shall withdraw his bid within 45 days after the formal opening thereof. Dated: Elmont, New York April 27, 2022 BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD ATTEST: FRANCES ANDINO SECRETARY 131087 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with Section 103 of the New York State General Municipal Law, that the Elmont Public Library Board of Trustees, Elmont, New York 11003 will accept sealed bids at the Elmont Public Library, Business Office, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont, New York 11003, on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at which time the bids will be opened and read aloud. Bid: BID-EPL 2022-5 Building Power Washing and Cleaning The bid documents are available and may be examined at the Elmont Public Library, Business Office, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont, New York between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. All bids must be submitted on the Bid Forms supplied by the Elmont Public Library and subject to all detailed specifications, terms and conditions stated herein. The Elmont Public Library Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids in part or whole and waive any informality, and to accept the bid which is deemed most favorable to the interests of the Elmont Public Library, Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau. Dated: 04/19/2022 By Order of the Elmont Public Library Board of Trustees 131129 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION, AND BUDGET VOTE OF VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTEEN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK TO BE HELD ON MAY 17, 2022

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Education of Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of discussion of the proposed budget of expenditure of funds for the school year 2022-2023; that such public hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the vote by the qualified voters of Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen upon the following propositions and elections will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the polling places set forth herein, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Daylight Savings Time on said day. PROPOSITION NO. 1 DISTRICT THIRTEEN BUDGET The vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen for the school year 2022-2023 and authorizing the levy of taxes to meet the estimated expenditures of money during said school year will be held on May 17, 2022 as set forth herein. Copies of the proposed budget, together with the text of any resolution which will be submitted to the voters as well as copies of the estimated expenditures of Valley Stream Central High School District for the school year 2022-2023 may be obtained by any taxpayer of the School District at the Principal’s Office of each school building on each school day, during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., during each of the 14 days preceding the voting day, except on Saturday, Sunday or holidays, and at such annual election. Notice is further given that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. PROPOSITION NO. 2 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET SHALL the proposed budget of expenditures of Valley Stream Central High School District, Nassau County, New York

for the year 2022-2023 be approved and that the sum be raised through a levy upon the taxable property in the Valley Stream Central High School District, after first deducting the monies from state aid and other sources, as provided by law. PROPOSITION NO. 3 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTER PROPOSITION 2022 SHALL the Board of Education hereby authorize the placement of the following voter proposition at the Annual Budget Vote and Election on May 17, 2022 and directs the District Clerk to place said proposition in the Annual Notice of said Vote and Election: SHALL the Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of four million dollars ($4,000,000) from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: installation of air conditioning, all of the above to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith. PROPOSITION NO. 4 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL VOTER PROPOSITION SHALL the Board of Education hereby authorize the placement of the following voter proposition at the Annual Budget Vote and Election on May 17, 2022 and directs the District Clerk to place said proposition in the Annual Notice of said Vote and Election: SHALL, the Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of five million, nine hundred thousand dollars ($5,900,000) from the Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: installation of turf fields at North and South High Schools. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that for the purpose of electing two members of the Board of Education of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen, an election will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the same times and at the same polling places as set forth herein. The following are the vacancies to be filled on the Board of Education: a) The office of Antoinette (Toni) Pomerantz, a member of the Board of Education, for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2022 and expiring June 30, 2025. b) The office of Milagros Vicente, a member of the Board of Education, for a threeyear term commencing July 1, 2022 and expiring June 30, 2025.

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LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Section 103 of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of the Elmont Union Free School District will accept sealed offers at the Elmont Road School, Business Office, 2nd floor, 135 Elmont Road, Elmont, New York 11003 until May 19, 2022, at 11:00A.M., at which time they will be opened. Due to these unprecedented times, bidders may not be present at opening. Results will be mailed to bidders. FACILITIES BIDS BID # OPENING OPENING DATE TIME 1-22/23 Custodial Supplies 5/19/22 11:00AM 2-22/23 Paint & Paint Supplies 5/19/22 11:00AM 3-22/23-Electrical Supplies 5/19/22 11:00AM 4-22/23-Plumbing Supplies 5/19/22 11:00AM

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NOMINATION PETITIONS PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that each vacancy is a separate, specific office and a separate petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate office. Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District, must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, must state the residence of each signer, must state the name and residence of the candidate, and must describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including at least the length of the term of the office and the name of the last incumbent. Petitions nominating candidates for the office of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. except that on the thirtieth (30th) day preceding the date set for election of trustees, namely Monday, April 18, 2022, nominating petitions may be filed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The deadline for submitting petitions is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 2022. No person shall be nominated for more than one separate office on the Board of Education. A nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for office or declares his/her unwillingness to serve. As the result of the withdrawal of a candidate for the office of Antoinette Pomerantz, the time for filing nominating petitions for such office shall be extended to five o’clock p.m. on May 4, 2022. In the event of the physical absence of the District Clerk from the District, nominating petitions are to be received and acted upon by the Acting District Clerk in the same manner as required of the District Clerk. Voting machines will be used for the tabulation of all votes upon propositions and the election of Trustees. The meeting and the election will be conducted according to the Education Law and the rules previously adopted by the Board of Education. REGISTRATION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT qualified voters may register at the James A. Dever School, Howell Road School, Wheeler Avenue School and Willow Road School any day up until Tuesday, May 10, 2022 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. except Saturday, Sunday, and school vacations and at such times that the school facilities are open. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the Board of Registration of this School District shall meet on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the James A. Dever School, Howell Road School, Wheeler Avenue School and Willow Road School for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of this District for said annual District election, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he/she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the annual District election for which such register is prepared. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within the four calendar years (2018-2021) prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Elections of the County of Nassau. The register shall be filed in the office of the District Clerk at James A. Dever School, 585 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, New York where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Saturday, May 14, 2022; and at each polling place on election day. ABSENTEE BALLOTS PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots for the school district election may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk or downloaded from our website at www.valleystream13.com under Board of Education. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection in the Office of the Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election except Sunday. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Valley Stream Union Free School District 13 by requesting and returning

a registration application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to districtclerk@valleystrea m13.com. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2022. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Valley Stream Union Free School District 13, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk and return such military ballot application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to districtclerk@valleystrea m13.com. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on April 21, 2022. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail or email. A military voter’s original military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at 585 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, New York 11580. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on May 17, 2022 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election. ELECTION DISTRICTS The boundaries of the four election districts are as previously adopted by the Board of Education by a resolution adopted on January 28, 1959, and which resolution is filed in the minutes of the District Clerk’s Office. The places of voting and the general boundaries of the election districts are: Election District One The place of voting will be the Wheeler Avenue School, Wheeler Avenue and Rockaway Parkway,

Valley Stream. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Wheeler Avenue School and the southwesterly portion of the District. Election District Two The place of voting will be the James A. Dever School, 585 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the James A. Dever School and the southeasterly portion of the District. Election District Three The place of voting will be the Howell Road School, Howell Road and Dana Avenue, Valley Stream. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Howell Road School and the northwesterly portion of the District. Election District Four The place of voting will be the Willow Road School, Willow Road and Catalpa Drive, Franklin Square. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Willow Road School and the northeasterly portion of the District. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law 2019-a, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board. Dated: April 22, 2022 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, VALLEY STREAM UNION Valley Stream, New York FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTEEN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK MaryAnn Rosamilia District Clerk 131000

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JARVIS JULIAO, A/K/A JARVIS C. JULIAO, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered January 7, 2020, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 25, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 14 Emporia Avenue, Elmont, New York 11003. Sec 32 Block 455 Lot 11 & 12. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $552,539.03 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 006913/2016. Cash will not be accepted at the sale. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee 2267-001366 130813 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. Bank, N.A., successor trustee to LaSalle Bank National Association, on behalf of the holders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2006-AQ1, Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2006-AQ1, Plaintiff AGAINST Teddy Osei Bonsu a/k/a Teddy O. Bonsu, Vanessa Bonsu, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 3, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 24, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 116 Gotham Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 32, BLOCK: 430, LOT: 1,2,3 and 4.

Approximate amount of judgment $594,456.08 plus interest and costs. Premises wil l be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #004982/2015. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. John McFaul, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-030944-F01 71133 130741 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2013-TT2, BY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, vs. ALEXANDER DAVIS, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on April 17, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auctionon the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 2, 2022at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 77 Roquette Avenue a/k/a Rouquette Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 32,Block 360 and Lots26, 27 and 28. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 3700/15. This foreclosure sale will be held on the North Side Steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale. Oliver E. Roche, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, &Peddy, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff 130922 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff against RUDOLPH GREENIDGE, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 103N, Westbury, NY 11590. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered October 29, 2019, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 8, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 541 Bieling Road, Elmont, NY 11003. Sec 32 Block 714 Lot 18. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land situate lying and being at Elmont, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $489,811.53 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 605075/2017. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Julianne Bonomo, Esq., Referee AYSJN073 131051 LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the regular meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Franklin Square & Munson Fire District scheduled for Tuesday, May 24, 2022, to be held at Fire District Headquarters, 833 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, New York, has been canceled and rescheduled for Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at 6:30 pm. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS FRANKLIN SQUARE & MUNSON FIRE DISTRICT Attest: Kerry Santina Fire District Secretary April 28, 2022 131091 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 32-2022 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held April 26, 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 32-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 32-2022, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations. Dated: April 26, 2022 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD Hempstead, New York OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. KATE MURRAY Supervisor Town Clerk 131097

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LEGAL NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS of the Franklin Square & Munson Fire District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a resolution was adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners, Franklin Square & Munson Fire District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York at a regularly scheduled meeting thereof held on April 27, 2022, subject to Permissive Referendum as provided by Town Law. An abstract of the resolution is as follows: BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Franklin Square & Munson Fire District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, shall expend monies for the purchase of two new district vehicles and related accessories in an amount not to exceed, one-hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00). Said funds to be expended from Equipment Reserve as authorized by Section 6-g of the General Municipal Law. This resolution shall take effect 30 days from the date hereof, unless within 30 days a valid petition, as provided for in the Town Law is filed with the Fire District Secretary requesting a Permissive Referendum. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

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What’s up next door and around the corner

Plant sale for scouts, VFW set for Mother’s Day The Mother’s Club affiliated with Boy Scouts of America Troop 93, which is based in Franklin Square, is holding a plant sale on Saturday, May 7 to raise funds for both the troop and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2718 outside the Franklin Square VFW Post location at 68 Lincoln Rd. “What can we do to help the boys and help the vets?” Bridget Stevola, the head of the Mother’s Club recalled thinking last year before the group’s first plant sale, explaining the impetus for the event. Last year, the event raised over $8,000. “It was such a success last year,” Stevola said, adding that the Mother’s Club plans to hold the plant sale annually. Bedding flats will be sold for $20 per flat, or 48 plants, as well as at $3 for a six-pack. All bedding flat colors can be mixed and matched. Eight-inch hanging baskets will be sold for $17; 10-inch hanging baskets will be sold for $22. The plant sale will be held on May 7 between 9 a . m . a n d 4 p. m . E m a i l HYPERLINK “mailto:Troop93MothersClub@gmail.com” Troop93MothersClub@gmail.com for further information. — Robert Traverso

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Last year’s pLant sale, held at a time when the boy scouts could not hold any camping trips or in-person fundraisers due to Covid-19 restrictions, helped both the troop and the VFW during an economically uncertain time, Stevola said.

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FRANKLIN SQUARE & MUNSON FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD Attest: Kerry Santina District Secretary April 28, 2022 131092

LEGAL NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS of the Franklin Square & Munson Fire District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a resolution was adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners, Franklin Square & Munson Fire District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York at a regularly scheduled meeting thereof held on April 27, 2022, subject to Permissive Referendum as provided by Town Law. An abstract of the resolution is as follows: BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Franklin Square & Munson Fire District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, shall expend monies for the purchase of replacement tires for fire apparatus in an amount not to exceed, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00). Said funds to be expended from Equipment Reserve as authorized by Section 6-g of the General Municipal Law. This resolution shall take effect 30 days from the date hereof, unless

within 30 days a valid petition, as provided for in the Town Law is filed with the Fire District Secretary requesting a Permissive Referendum. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS FRANKLIN SQUARE & MUNSON FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD Attest: Kerry Santina District Secretary April 28, 2022 131093

LEGAL NOTICE SUMMONS AND NOTICE Supreme Court of New York, Nassau County. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff- against-JENNY A. EBERT, AS ADMINISTRATOR TO THE ESTATE OF RICHARD EBERT; UNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF RICHARD EBERT; THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, SUCCESSOR INDENTURE TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE NOTEHOLDERS OF THE CWHEQ INC., CWHEQ REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-D; CAPITAL ONE BANK USA, NA; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein,, Defendants. Index No. 903415-20. Mortgaged

Premises: 23 Franklin Street Elmont, New York 11003 Section: 32 Block: 474 Lots: 17, 18 To The Above Named Defendant(s): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. If you fail to appear or to answer within the aforementioned time frame, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECTIVE of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a Mortgage to secure $168,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on April 27, 2005 in Book M 28730, Page 951, Control No. 1850, covering the premises known as 23 Franklin Street, Elmont, New York 11003. The relief sought herein is a

final judgment directing sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is located. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO, LLP 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, (212) 471-5100, Attorneys for Plaintiff 130618

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Sewanhaka teacher charged for alleged fake vaccine card By rOBert traVersO rtraverso@liherald.com

A teacher at Sewanhaka High School was indicted April 27 on charges that allege she submitted a forged Covid-19 vaccination card to the high school in an effort to bypass the district’s mandatory testing rules. Tricia Manno, 47, was arraigned on charges of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, a felony charge, as well as one count of thirddegree criminal possession of a forged instrument, two counts of first-degree offering false instrument for filing and one count of fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Manno pleaded not guilty to these charges. She will return to court on May 24. If convicted of the top charge, Manno faces a potential maximum of two and one-third to seven years in prison. According to the statement, Manno, who is from Lindenhurst, submitted a digital copy of a vaccination card to the Sewanhaka district as proof of her vaccination status. A district rule requires proof of vaccination for staff members who wish to not be tested weekly for Covid-19. Several discrepancies allegedly appeared on Mannon’s submission, which is seemingly forged, according to the DA’s office. Employees at the high school discov-

ered these alleged discrepancies, and Manno was asked to submit the original card. The teacher told the district that she lost her original card and claimed that she was vaccinated at the Northport VA Medical Center. On September 27, Manno allegedly went to the medical center in Northport to obtain a replacement card and claimed she lost her original card when she showed a staff member there a digital image of the forged vaccination card. A member of the medical center issued Manno a replacement card. The medical center has no record of administering a Covid-19 vaccine to Manno, according to the statement. Manno then met with district officials and submitted the replacement vaccination card on Oct. 5 of last year, the DA’s office said. “This defendant allegedly attempted to circumvent the school district’s mandatory testing requirement by submitting a vaccine card with obvious forgeries,” Donnelly said, according to the statement. “Manno doubled-down on the fraud by allegedly illegally obtaining a replacement card at the Northport VA Medical Center where she claimed to have been vaccinated, showing staff a digital fake as her proof. Submitting fraudulent documents is a crime, and in this case, one that put the health and safety of students and staff at risk,” Donnely added.

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WOOdMERE 238 Mosher Ave, BA, 4 BR, 3 Bth Colonial with Fin Bsmt. LR/Fpl, FDR, Sun Room & EIK. Main Flr Bedroom. 2 Car Det Gar. Endless Possibilities! Convenient to LIRR, Shops, Trans & Houses of Worship. SD#14......$799,000 16 Prospect Ave, BA, 6 BR, 3.5 Bth Colonial on O/S Property in SD#15 (Tree Streets). LR/Fpl, FDR, Den & Large Kosher Kit. 2 Car Det Gar ...........................................................................REDUCED $1,499,000

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Beautiful tudor in Lynbrook with Lynbrook Schools. First floor has large living room with fireplace, outstanding windows, molding & hardwood floors. Formal dining room with hardwood floors. New full bathroom, 2 bedrooms 1 of which can be the master if needed. Access to exterior from one of these rooms. 2nd floor has 3 bedrooms & a full bathroom. Nice sized property with patio. Garage is brand new. Close to schools & LIRR for a 35-minute commute to Penn Station. House has a nice flow with great location.

Professional Space/Rent EAST MEADOW: 1975 Hempstead Tpke. Suite 404. Private Office Part Time In Five Office Suite. Fully Furnished. All Amenities Included. 1-3 Days/ Week. Negotiable. 516-785-5913

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House For Sale HEWLETT 1534 BROADWAY #103, OPEN HOUSE BY APPT, Magnificent New Renovation! One of a Kind Ranch Style Living in Luxurious Jonathan Hall Condominium with Doorman & Elevator. Just Move into This Gut Renovated, Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bath Apt with Open Layout.Large Designer Eat in Kitchen with Sep Pantry & Laundry Rm.Master BR Boasts Gorgeous Bth & Walk in Closet. Terrace Faces into Courtyard. Garage Parking Incl...$850,000 R o n n i e G e r b e r, D o u g l a s E l l i m a n 516-238-4299

Houses For Rent WO O D M E R E 1 6 P RO S P E C T AV E , OPEN HOUSE BY APPT, REDUCED! 6 BR, 3.5 Bth Colonial on O/S Property in SD#15(Tree Streets). LR/Fpl, FDR,Den & Large Kosher Kit. 2 Car Det Gar....$1,499,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

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y any measure, this winter was one of the coldest and wettest ones I can recall. Quite a few bone-chilling days made you want to crawl into bed and stay there. Many of my friends chose to travel to Florida for vacations and some have talked about moving there for good, complaining about our weather, high taxes, crime and the cost of living. The national media hasn’t helped, either, with periodic stories about the number of New Yorkers who are JERRY fleeing the state. With the help KREMER of the United Van Lines, the U.S. Movers Association and a variety of other sources, I was able to get a better picture of who is moving and why they’re moving. The states that lost the largest numbers of residents in 2021, in order of loss, were New Jersey, Illinois, New York, Connecticut, California, Michigan, Minnesota,

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Louisiana, Ohio and Nebraska. The states gaining in population, in order of growth, were Vermont, South Dakota, South Carolina, West Virginia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Oregon, Idaho and Rhode Island. New Jersey had the dubious distinction of losing the most residents. Roughly 69 percent of moves in the state were outbound. The vast majority of those people who left were retirees, followed by those wishing to live closer to other family members. Thanks to remote work, New Jersey also lost residents to jobs in warmer climates with lower housing costs. New York State came in at No. 3, for a variety of reasons. Why are New Yorkers leaving at a record pace? As of late, the state is burdened with high taxes and a lack of affordable housing. Income and property taxes are a major irritant. Brutal winters add to the discomfort. Major tech companies are enticing our younger population to leave the state for locations that are less crowded. Just like

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New Jersey, New Yorkers have family members all over the country, and as we age, there’s a desire to live closer to them. A separate category of now exNew Yorkers are upstate residents who continue to leave in alarming numbers. An interesting statistical footnote is that Vermont was the No. 1 state for population growth in 2021. Roughly 68 percent of all moves in the state were inbound. Most of Vermont’s new residents came from nearby states, apparently looking for a quieter life that’s not far from the urban centers of the Northeast. Vermont has a number of highly rated colleges and the lowest crime rate in the country. While I wouldn’t rush to move there, I have met a number of people over the years who like living in the woods, but brag about being able to get to a Broadway show in three hours. I understand why Vermont did so well, but why does South Dakota rank second in growth? I reached out to a former state senator who explained to me that South Dakota has a 3.5 percent

hy are New Yorkers leaving at a record pace? Let me count the ways.

unemployment rate and a number of national companies constantly looking for skilled workers. It’s also considered the second-best state for female entrepreneurs. I also learned that many of its new residents are from California, anxious to get away from the dense population and quality-of-life issues. Pondering all these statistics is a head-spinning experience, but there are a number of clear trends. Six of the states at the top of the losing-population list have colder climates and large urban areas that are no longer desirable. Many of those residents have family members in warmer and lower-tax states, which is a major inducement to leave. Despite all of the pros and cons of living in New York, I can easily argue why the good features far outweigh the bad ones. I was born here, and am determined to be a part of the New York experience for as long as possible. 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.

The pandemic may be evolving, but it’s not over

may be dead right. Nearly two years ago, I wrote a column suggesting that, in the fight against Covid-19, our elders would be sacrificed. Last week, The Washington Post reported that we are seeing a rise in deaths among the vaccinated elderly. According to the Post, “Nearly two-thirds of the people who died during the recent Omicron surge were 75 and older.” During the Delta wave, only one-third of deaths were among the elders. To date, more than 700,000 peoRAnDi ple over 65 have KREiss died of Covid in the U.S. The irony is that most older people are vaccinated; it’s their age and other medical problems that contribute to mortality. I take no pleasure in being right. But the new rising deaths among our elders remind us that the pandemic is still a threat. Every pandemic protocol has evolved over time. Americans, who are not great at nuance, are being forced to take a nuanced approach to fighting coronavirus. Two years ago, schools were closed, and children were socially isolated. We

did what we could do with what we knew then. If then President Donald Trump had followed the advice of his medical team early on, some 30,000 lives might have been saved, according to Deborah Birx, former White House coordinator for coronavirus response. The availability of good testing kits was problematic into the Biden administration. Even today, access to anti-viral drugs is challenging in many communities. Covid produced no heroes. There has been enough suffering to go around. Two and a half years into this plague, our teens are experiencing unprecedented mental health issues, our young parents are trying to keep their infants and toddlers safe until a vaccine is fully available, and working people are figuring out how and where to move forward with their careers. I don’t think older folks have it worst, and I speak with some authority. Many of us have full and rich lives, but we all hoped that after a lifetime of working, we might have more years in the bank. Everyone has experienced loss. I see, with my own grandkids, a kind of resignation to endless disappointments. No dates, no proms, no football games and,

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for way too long, no school. I see, with my nieces and nephew, the mix of joy and terror that attends raising infants in a pandemic. I have seen people’s dreams evaporate as longtime businesses succumbed to the pandemic, as it surged from weeks to months to years. Two years ago, I wrote that children need to get educated, and they need to get out of the house to play and meet friends. If not, we will have a generation of pandemic kids growing up with unique psychological problems. That, too, has come to pass. So the opening of schools and camps and sports events and travel is all good, but not good for all. Then, as now, the needs of the children are in conflict with the need to protect our older people. The children must come first, but it isn’t an either/or situation. The problem can be addressed reasonably well. Nuance, again. As the epidemiologists have told us, widespread testing, universal protections like masks and respect for medical guidelines can allow our kids and grandkids the social freedom they need and still help keep older people safe. This isn’t perfect, but it isn’t rocket

am not prepared to trust my health to the kindness of strangers. Masks work.

science, either. Today in America, older people and immuno-compromised people, our mothers and fathers, our grandparents and our neighbors, would be safer if we all wore masks in common inside places. Why is it such a big ask to do a simple thing to protect someone else? I get the relief of not having to wear a face covering, but I do not get the refusal to help keep others’ safe from serious illness and death. I wrote two years ago about senicide, the practice, acceptable in some cultures, of killing older people or abandoning them to certain death. Has Covid become the 21st-century version of the ice floe? That doesn’t have to be the deal. There is another way to move without stepping over bodies. Masks work. Social distancing is effective. Vaccines and boosters protect against the virus. But I am not prepared to trust my health to the kindness of strangers. For my boomer brothers and sisters, we need to take care of ourselves, and that means making our own rules. We need our masks and, right now, we need to be extra careful about gathering indoors. Stop shaking hands! Carry hand sanitizer. We need to find our lives again and renew our connections, but we must proceed with caution. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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orry, Al Gore. You didn’t invent the internet. That was Tim Berners-Lee. The London-born computer scientist developed a way to network different computers with different operating systems among scientists working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, and in the process, he created the building blocks that would become the World Wide Web in 1989. Networking computers wasn’t a new concept. The U.S. Defense Department had established the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network — or ARPANet — which was a data packet-switching system. But in 1989, what would become the internet was commercialized, with a huge boost from Berners-Lee, who created the first web browser in 1990. Berners-Lee had grand ideas of what instant access to and exchange of information could do for society. Any information would be at any person’s fingertips, no matter where they were. The physical borders and oceans that separated us would be effectively erased, creating a sort of utopia mankind could only dream of before. But that didn’t happen. Many had the instant access to information — but not always accurate information. And while

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To the Editor: Re Ronald Rosenberg’s column last week, “When so-called free speech is censored”: Mr. Rosenberg’s claim of censorship fails on several points, mainly in its absolutist position. The claim that “The First Amendment is the immovable cornerstone of our nation” is poetic, but simplistically ignores the numerous limitations of law, custom and civility we navigate daily. “Free speech” is thus neither absolute nor “indivisible.” Alleging an “unequivocal defense of our freedom [to speak], regardless of where, when or how we choose” is to re-create Babel. In praising his tolerance of speech by “repugnant,” “antisemitic” “socialists” Mr. Rosenberg overlooks the relevant fact that the speech at issue respected our norms of polite discourse, as he does in his essay. Alleging “suppression” by Facebook ignores Facebook’s right to establish “house rules” for discourse, much like that for a debate, our Congress or a courtroom. This isn’t censorship; the First Amendment doesn’t apply. Mr.

borders were indeed wiped away — at least virtually — it wasn’t harmony and bliss that resulted. In fact, on the eve of his creation’s 30th anniversary, Berners-Lee told The Guardian that while he was still an optimist, he was an “optimist standing at the top of the hill with a nasty storm blowing in my face, hanging onto a fence.” That sentiment has been expressed in a variety of ways in the past few weeks, since Tesla electric car company founder Elon Musk launched what is now looking like a successful hostile takeover of Twitter. There are many who fear that Musk’s past aversion to filtering out content others might deem harmful to society could begin a further slide for social media down the mountain of civility. The internet — especially social media — has been nothing short of revolutionary, facilitating the sharing of a diversity of ideas. But it has also created polarization we’ve never seen before. And not just with big-ticket issues like Donald Trump or Israel or reproductive rights, but even with the smallest things, like what baseball team you like, or the joke about the former vice president inventing the internet. Elizabeth Niedbala, a post-doctoral

researcher with the U.S. Defense Department, blames the echo chambers created by social media. We can take to Facebook or Twitter and repeat our ideas over and over, creating what Niedbala calls “attitude clarity,” she told the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Even more, social media gives us an instant audience of others — many likeminded — who will agree with us, giving us more of a sense that we’re right and creating what Niedbala called “attitude correctness.” Our opinion could be spot-on, or it could be very wrong. Yet, either way, if someone challenges our position, it’s not just a disagreement. It’s war. Sadly, that’s what many disagreements have come to. Instead of simply sharing opinions and respecting disagreements, we take offense to anyone disagreeing with us. And we never find common ground. But we don’t need to be hanging onto a fence in a nasty storm. We can take a step back and just listen. We can even disagree still, and stick to our opinions. We don’t need to hate each other. We just need to remember that, in the end, we’re all in this together. And disagreement is the start of a good conversation — not the end.

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hy do small businesses matter? There are more answers to that question than there are streetlamps on your local Main Street, but the best reasons may be, well, the smallest. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses account for about 44 percent of our national economic activity. On Long Island, they are our economic backbone. Roughly 90 percent of the businesses here are small or medium-sized. While these are JOHN strong arguments, let’s zoom in a litKEATING tle further: Personally, small businesses are the center of our everyday lives. You probably know exactly what shop in your town serves the best slice of pizza; the only dentist gentle enough to keep your panicky spouse coming back for regular cleanings; the bakery that makes the only red velvet cake your sister will eat; the day care center that helped your kids learn their ABCs.

These are all small businesses, and during National Small Business Week 2022, which began last Sunday and ends on Saturday, PSEG Long Island celebrates their importance. We couldn’t imagine life without them, and we recognize the blood, sweat and tears that local entrepreneurs pour into their small businesses to overcome endless challenges and find success in an ever-changing economic climate. PSEG Long Island has been supporting small businesses since 2018 with economic development grants and other incentives that keep local commercial districts thriving. When the coronavirus pandemic struck, small businesses faced their greatest challenge in at least a decade, amid diminished foot traffic and new safety measures. We increased our support efforts with targeted grants, supporting local chambers of commerce and business improvement districts in their efforts to provide outdoor seating and signage to create a safe shopping and dining experience for their customers. In the past four years, our company committed more than $2 million to eco-

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LETTErs Rosenberg’s opinion, as written, wouldn’t be incarcerated in “Facebook jail,” but a troll’s or hatemonger’s version might be, one hopes. And while I share Mr. Rosenberg’s concerns about speech intolerance on college campuses, it must be noted that it isn’t limited to conservative students. It seems that a key element of the “enterprise of liberal education” Mr. Rosenberg cites has been undermined, partly, I think, by the dogmatic examples of its elders. Missing from this claim of “lethal threat,” and more relevant than Facebook, are the actions of various gover nment entities to ban books and ideas from places like schools — that is censorship. Mr. Rosenberg presents Facebook as the chief arbiter, somehow the gatekeeper to free speech land when hundreds of newspapers, including the Herald, and dozens of magazine exist in which he is free to write. Radio and TV remain available as free speech venues, though all have house rules. Websites galore and new social media platforms appear frequently, so speech has never been more free. BRIAN KELLY Rockville Centre

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nomic development grants and incentives across Long Island and the Rockaways. To learn more, you can visit www. psegliny.com/inthecommunity/revitalization. You can see the results of these grants in communities all across Nassau County: thriving small businesses like Rosario’s Pizzeria in Seaford, K-Fit Studio in Valley Stream, Noble Savage Brewing in Glen Cove, and Bright Eye Beer Company in Long Beach. More than 100 businesses received “vacant space” discounts for opening up in previously empty storefronts in their communities. Some received Main Street Revitalization grants for making major upgrades that increase foot traffic in their commercial districts. And many businesses have received a much-needed bump from the outdoor dining and shopping improvements made possible by the dozens of grants we have provided to local chambers of commerce. All of these grants help optimize the use of the energy grid in these commercial districts. We have also given beautification

grants of up to $2,000 to many local chambers to enhance the visual appeal of shopping districts, and you can see these results, too. The Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District used the money to string lights through downtown to make it more inviting for residents and visitors to walk around in the evening. The Baldwin chamber used its grant for a “Welcome to Baldwin” sign. The East Meadow chamber purchased American flags to line the business district. So, this week, we encourage you to celebrate National Small Business Week in the simplest, realest way possible: Do the little things that make life worth living in your community. Buy a pie from that pizzeria. Make a dental appointment for your spouse. Bring your sister a slice of that red velvet cake. Bring home a “growler” of beer from the local craft brewery. Enjoy the vibrancy of your community, and PSEG Long Island will be there to provide the programs and support that will continue to make your Main Street a destination for years to come. John Keating is the manager of economic and community Development at PSEG Long Island.

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To the Editor: Re the Herald editorial “Please do say ‘gay’” (March 24-30): Aside from the title, which was misleading and deceptive, the issue comes down to two questions. Do we really want to sexualize K-through-third-graders? Why should we be upset that schools don’t introduce topics of sexuality to 5- to 8-year-olds? Children at that age can’t possibly process the kinds of information opponents of Florida’s bill seek to give them. Why not let them be kids and seek, instead, to protect their innocence? You refer to the bill as “anti LGBTQ,” but not presenting kids with information they are not mature enough to handle isn’t anti anything. It’s pro-kids. The second question is, should taxpayer-funded schools be the ones to present this information. If parents want to introduce these topics to their children, that is their prerogative and their right. Public schools represent the public, and public opinion on these matters is far from settled. Why should schools wade into topics that have the potential to polarize and divide? Schools should stick to reading, writing and arithmetic. They would be far better able to handle those topics if they weren’t veering off into social experiments. THE REV. PHILIP PRESTAMO Pastor, Cornerstone Church Freeport

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