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History at the Belmont

Arcangelo, with jockey Javier Castellano aboard, captured the Belmont Stakes last Saturday, and Jena Antonucci became the first-ever female trainer to win a Triple Crown race. Story, more photos, Pages 3 and 6.

Parents voice concerns about board trustees

By ANA BoRRUTo aborruto@liherald.com

Reorganization meetings of the Elmont Union Free School District and Sewanhaka Central High School District boards of education are approaching, and parents are voicing their criticisms of some trustees and the boards’ lack of transparency throughout this school year.

The public reorganization meeting for the Elmont elementary school board is set for July 10, at 8 p.m., at the administration building on Elmont Road.

Newly elected Elmont Trustees Tiffany Capers and Angel Ramos will be sworn in on July

11. The Elmont elementary board of trustees will then select two members to serve as its “voice” on the Sewanhaka high school board.

The boards will also elect two trustees to serve as president and vice president. Those seats are currently held by President Michael Jaime and Vice President Tameka Battle-Burkett.

At the elementary board’s June 6 meeting, many Elmont Memorial High School parents and community members expressed their mistrust in Jaime and Battle-Burkett, and urged them to resign.

“The general feeling is that

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Sewanhaka district students to host multicultural expo Gift of Giving Ambassador Program to raise money for summer career-focused internships

By REI WolFSoHN

The Gift of Giving Student Ambassador Program will hold a multicultural expo at Sewanhaka High School on Saturday to raise money for its summer internships.

The student ambassadors are raising funds for their unpaid internships this summer. At the expo, which is free and is scheduled to run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the high school cafeteria, seven different cultures will be on display, as well as games, food and raffles.

The program helps students

visualize their career goals for the future through volunteering for local businesses, neighborhood groups and nonprofits.

The student ambassadors and their leaders said they are very proud of the work that they have accomplished this semester.

Speakers at the expo will include Gift of Giving founder Elizabeth Forbes, student ambassador director Jessica BrownSicari and Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages. The ambassador leads — the students from last year who have been guiding this year’s cohort — will also speak. Other speakers are sur-

prise guests who are prominent figures in the community.

The expo will feature tables representing some of the student ambassadors’ cultures, including Haitian, Puerto Rican, Colombian, Pakistani, Italian, Nigerian and Jamaican heritages. Each booth will also provide a food dish that spectators can enjoy during the expo.

“(The students) have a lot of dedication and creativity,” Brown-Sicari said.

The expo will include two raffles that will cost just a few dollars to enter. The first basket will include a traditional Pakistani

purse and an authentic Latin sombrero, among other cultural items. The second raffle prize will be a Father’s Day-themed basket.

Other games such as Uno, Basketball Shootout, Connect 4, Dominos, Sorry and playing cards will be offered throughout

the expo.

The student ambassadors also will open the stage to people who want to tell stories about their cultures. If the storytellers prefer to remain anonymous, they could submit their stories into a bowl, and one of the students

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State files suit against anti-abortion group

By BRANDON CRUZ bcruz@liherald.com

State Attorney General Letitia James announced on June 8 that her office had filed suit against Red Rose Rescue, a rightwing anti-abortion organization, for blocking access to three Planned Parenthood locations in Nassau and Westchester counties, including the Planned Parenthood in Hempstead on July 7, 2022.

The lawsuit, announced just over two weeks before the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe V. Wade, claims that several members of the pro-life group, Christopher “Fidelis” Moscinski, Matthew Connolly, William Goodman, Laura Gies and John Hinshaw, have interfered with clinics by lying to clinicians to gain access to the facilities under the guise of being a patient and having an appointment.

Once inside, James’s office said, a Red Rose Rescue member posing as a patient will open a back door, allowing others inside, where they have occupied waiting rooms and refused to leave, barricaded entrances, threatened staff and clinicians, and physically blocked access to women’s health care services, all in an effort to stop clinics from operating.

“Red Rose Rescue has made it their mission to terrorize reproductive health care providers and the patients they serve,” James said. “Only we have the right to make decisions about our own

bodies — not anti-choice legislators, not religious extremists and bigoted zealots, and not Red Rose rescue.” She continued, “We will not allow Red Rose Rescue to harass and harangue New Yorkers with their outrageous militant tactics. Make no mistake — abortion is health care, and as New York’s Attorney General, I will continue to protect and defend everyone’s legal right to safely access health care in this state.”

James also announced that she would

seek to ban members of Red Rose Rescue from coming within 30 feet of any reproductive health care facility in the state. Under the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act and the New York State Clinic Access Act, it is illegal to block access to reproductive health care clinics or harass their patients.

At the news conference announcing the suit, Dipal Shah, the chief external affairs officer for Planned Parenthood of Greater New York, thanked James for

holding Red Rose Rescue accountable for actions that he said impact not only Planned Parenthood patients, but staff and volunteers as well.

“It’s unacceptable,” Shah said. “We see, on an almost daily basis, anti-abortion protesters outside our health centers … using harmful tactics to block patients’ access to our health centers — everything from verbally abusing them, forcing pamphlets in their face, and blocking them from entering.” He added, “These top tactics are not just disruptive, they’re psychologically destabilizing and they’re incredibly harmful.”

Catherine Lederer-Plaskett, president of Choice Matters and founder of Project CATCH (for the Center for Analysis and Tracking of Clinical Harassers), share her experiences with Red Rose Rescue.

“I would bet that everyone in this room has a day that changed their lives forever,” Lederer-Plaskett said. “I have mine. It was Nov. 27, 2021. That was the day All Women’s Medical in White Plains was invaded,” Red Rose Rescue managed to take over the entire facility, she said.

“If they had trespassed in a mall, they would have been evicted, removed, taken out immediately,” Lederer-Plaskett said, “but because it was only women’s health care, the police could be heard saying they didn’t want to get involved.”

James said she hoped to continue being a leader in the fight for a woman’s right to choose.

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Scenes from a historic Belmont Stakes

It was a picture-perfect day at Belmont Park last Saturday as the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes was held before a spirited crowd of more than 48,000.

History was made in the 12th race of the 13-race card when Jena Antonucci became the first female trainer to ever win a Triple Crown race when Arcangelo finished atop the nine-horse field in the Belmont.

It was also a historic evening for Arcangelo jockey Javier Castellano, who five weeks earlier guided Mage to victory in the Kentucky Derby. Castellano has now captured all three Triple Crown races after winning the Preakness twice earlier in his career.

The race marked the 50-year anniversary of Secretariat’s electrifying 31-length Belmont triumph. One of the symbols used to honor “Big Red” this year was the addition of blue roses to the traditional blanket of white carnations awarded to the winner, reminiscent of the famous blue and white checkerboard silks of Secretariat’s owner, Meadow Stable.

Arcangelo, owned by Blue Rose Farm, returned $17.80 for a $2 win ticket. Forte, sent off as the favorite, charged late to finish second just a nose ahead of Tapit Trice. Angel of Empire and Hit Show finished in a dead heat for fourth. Rounding out the field was National Treasure, Il Miracolo, Red Route One and Tapit Shoes.

Luis Ramos of Queens in front of the large statue honoring the 50th anniversary of Secretariat’s 31-length win in the Belmont.

mEmBERs of thE Patriot Parachute Team landed on the Belmont oval.

Long isLandERs, fRom left, Alexa Riech, Joanna Streitman, Kaitlin Paul, Katie O’Rourke and Allie Stacy soaked up the atmosphere.

–Tony Bellissimo

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Cody’s Wish RompEd to victory in the Metropolitan Handicap during last Saturday’s 13-race card on Belmont Stakes Day.

thERE Was no shortage of glitz and glamour on the biggest day of the year at Belmont Park.

Preparing students for the real world

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Students will then receive their certificates for completing the ambassador program, celebrating not only their accomplishments with businesses, but also the relationships that they have built along the way.

“They always have each other to hold onto,” Brown-Sicari said. “It shows they really care about the program and each other.”

About the Student Ambassador Program

According to Forbes, the program’s mission is to “provide the students with leadership tools, entrepreneur tools, and different aspects of different fields, just to help guide them. That way, when they do graduate from high school, they kind of

have the mindset of the real world and maybe the path ahead of them.”

The student ambassadors’ program exists so each student involved can visit various businesses in Elmont and the surrounding areas throughout the semester. They each spend three hours with each business, learning the ropes with handson tasks and hearing the business owners’ stories.

“I wish someone would have sat me down and said, ‘This is what life is about,’” Forbes said. “These are the struggles, these are the obstacles, but guess what, you’re going to be amazed at how you handle obstacles when you get to be my age.”

For example, A2Z Auto Masters in Garden City taught the students how to change a car’s oil, among other hands-on

skills. Julie Marchesella, owner of Queen of Hearts in Merrick, taught the students the importance of wearing clothes tailored to fit their bodies. They also worked with 718Solar and the Nassau County Police Department’s Fifth Precinct’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit — also known as POP.

“You never know what you want to do until you put yourself in those shoes, and you really enjoy doing it,” Forbes said.

Students also visited Belimage in Elmont, where they learned how clothes are made and distributed. Many of the students said their favorite business was Guggin Café because they got the chance to cook their own restaurant-quality food. The students said that getting to see all these businesses has shown them options for the future.

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“It’s given me real-world experience for a lot of different careers and paths I could take,” Blessing Olawoye, a student ambassador, said.

Forbes said the partnership with Island Harvest was particularly challenging for the students because they had to travel to Melville, and most of them had to rush from Sewanhaka High School after their last class of the day.

Forbes said the experience was very rewarding because it allowed the students to distribute and prepare meals, as well as chat with seniors on the phone. Forbes

added that this was just one of many challenges the students faced along the way.

“This is a new experience for me that I haven’t been in,” Olawoye said. “When you’re an adult, a lot of experiences are going to come your way, and you’ve got to handle that.”

The 21 students who are completing the program this year have seen their lives change for the better, they said. Paola Horta said her demeanor has changed drastically because of the program.

“Before the program, I was a hermit,” Horta said. “I would not speak unless someone spoke to me, and now I’m bubbly, I’m outspoken now.”

Horta is not the only student who has experienced these changes. Forbes said she has received multiple text messages from several parents who were happy with their child’s progress.

“Some of these students were on a misguided path,” Forbes said. “Some of the parents texted me and they’re like, ‘It’s so great you have this program, because my child feels like they can interact with another child again.’”

Forbes and Brown-Sicari said they want to expand the program’s reach and spread it as far as it can go.

“I just see it being all over Nassau County, and maybe Suffolk, and maybe even worldwide,” Forbes said.

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in the community.

Board president and V.P. called on to resign

we do not want Dr. Battle-Burkett or Mr. Jaime representing us in any kind of leadership position,” said Sheldon Miekle, an Elmont parent and former school board trustee. “They are not the voice of our community.”

With Elmont High Principal Kevin Dougherty leaving and both Sewanhaka Superintendent James Grossane and Elmont elementary Superintendent Kenneth Rosner retiring this summer, many members of the Elmont school community said they are fed up with feeling ignored by board trustees.

There have been a few instances where the board has caused the community to reach its boiling point — with the most significant move being Dougherty’s unexplained leave of absence right before the start of the 2022-23 school year, in what administration officials described as a “sabbatical.”

The move sparked protests among parents and students, who demanded answers about his sudden removal. Dougherty was reinstated to his position on Oct. 11.

In March, Jaime was under fire for reportedly using a school bus to take himself, a Roosevelt school district student and the mother of Anael Alston — the assistant commissioner for the state’s Office of Access, Equity and Community Engagement — to the Javits Center last November. The Obama Foundation held

its first-ever Democracy Forum there, and Alston was scheduled as a guest speaker.

Alston oversees and manages the state’s My Brother’s Keeper program, which the Elmont school district implemented in 2021.

The forum is a unique opportunity for anyone given a chance to attend — but some parents were angered by the fact school district resources were used when Elmont and Sewanhaka students were denied the experience.

Additionally, the Elmont community found out through a Newsday story about a $400,000 payout to Dougherty after he resigns this month — a plan that was agreed to in September. According to the report, the community was not made aware of this decision.

This information was not discussed in any school board meetings or made part of a budget presentation.

Shamika Jackson, a 16-year Elmont resident and parent, called the lack of transparency from the school board “disturbing.” Another speaker, Utricia Charles, president of the Argo Civic Association, said before she heard about what was happening with Dougherty, she did not pay attention to school board matters.

When she found out Dougherty was leaving, she decided it was time to get involved. She shared a personal story of how “Doc” helped her child when he was in some trouble — so she was disheartened to hear Elmont was losing the

beloved principal.

“When there was that election, I went out to tell people and campaigned, I walked door to door, I walked my dog and I told people about the importance of voting in these elections,” Charles said. “We are a wonderful school district, but there needs to be a change at the top.”

With these circumstances in mind, Lynette Battle, the Elmont Memorial High School PTSA president, said it is time for the president and vice president of the school board to consider “passing the baton.”

Aubrey Phillips, president of the Parkhurst Civic Association, said there was a 50 percent increase in voter turnout at this year’s school elections in May.

“Democracy is at work now,” Phillips

said. “I believe it’s in the board’s best interest to empower the people who elected you.”

Both Battle and Phillips mentioned trustees Sharon Earley Davis and Nancy Garlick are up for reelection in May 2024.

Community members at the board meeting made it clear they are keeping tabs on how the two trustees vote and their positions on issues going forward.

“This year has been a rough year for everyone involved — there’s a level of expectation and it was missed this year,” said Battle. “If you are not up for the task, please remove yourself — train up the next individual and show them how to lead, that’s a great leader.”

The elmonT elemenTary school board held a meeting at Dutch Broadway School on June 6, and parents voiced their concerns ahead of the annual reorganization meeting next month.

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Arcangelo wins historic Belmont Stakes

By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

There was no Triple Crown on the line, but the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes was historic nonetheless.

Trainer Jena Antonucci etched herself into thoroughbred racing history last Saturday when Arcangelo, ridden by jockey Javier Castellano, pulled away down the stretch to finish atop the nine-horse field before a roaring crowd of 48.089 at Belmont Park.

The Florida-based Antonucci, 47, became the first-ever female trainer to capture any of the Triple Crown races and did so with her first-ever entry. Castellano, meanwhile, has now won all three.

“It’s the horse and I am so grateful,” said Antonucci, who began training on her own in 2010. “I will forever be indebted to his honesty to us, his heart, and he is why you get up seven days a week. I didn’t get a lot of sleep the last few nights. I’m not going to lie. I’m so grateful.”

The race marked the 50-year anniversary of Secretariat’s electrifying 31-length Belmont triumph. One of the symbols used to honor “Big Red” this year was the addition of blue roses to the traditional blanket of white carnations awarded to the winner, reminiscent of the famous blue and white checkerboard silks of Secretari at’s owner, Meadow Stable.

Owned by Blue Rose Farm, Arcangelo was full of run throughout as he sat behind pacesetters National Treasure, the Preakness winner, and longshot Tapit Shoes along the backstretch. As the field approached the turn and with Angel of Empire and Hit Show still very much involved after a mile in 1:37.41, Castellano made a decisive move to put the lateblooming son of Arrogate in ideal position going into the turn.

A retreating Tapit Shoes left clear running room for Arcangelo to sneak up along the inside of National Treasure, who dropped out of contention at the quarter pole. Drawing away at the eighth pole, Arcangelo then held off late-charging favorite Forte and Tapit Trice to win by 1 ½-lengths in 2:29.23.

“This is a dream come true. To win two Triple Crown races in the same year, it’s amazing,” said Castellano, who rode Mage to victory in the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May and guided Bernardini and Cloud Computing to Preakness scores in 2016 and 2017, respectively. “Everything worked out good,” he added. “There’s always something to shoot for, but I’m just going to keep working hard. But this is so special. He was so impres-

sive. He was always there for me.”

Castellano entered 2023 0-for-15 in the Kentucky Derby and 0-for-14 in the Belmont Stakes. Last Saturday’s win was redemptive for the 45-year-old Venezuelan native, who finished runner-up in the Belmont on three occasions — all by narrow margins, including a three-quarter length loss aboard Stay Thirsty to Ruler On Ice in 2011; a head defeat to Tonalist in 2014 when piloting 28-1 shot Commissioner; and a nose defeat to Creator in 2016 aboard

Destin.

Arcangelo, a $35,000 purchase who didn’t make his career debut until December, won his third consecutive start and was coming off an impressive triumph in the Grade 3 Peter Pan at Belmont May 13. He paid $17.80 to win and earned a $900,000 payday to boost his lifetime earnings to $1,067,400 in five starts.

Jon Ebbert, owner of Blue Rose Farm, was in awe as he earned his first Grade 1 win of his career and said he always had

faith in the grey ridgling.

“It’s amazing,” he said. “What an amazing ride. I’m so proud of the horse. He’s an amazing horse. He’s all heart. We knew he had it in him. Javier rode him perfectly and Jena is an amazing trainer. I’m so lucky to find her. The rest is history.”

Forte nosed out Tapit Trice for second. Angel of Empire and Hit Show finished in a dead heat for fourth. Rounding out the field was National Treasure, Il Miracolo, Red Route One and Tapit

Shoes.

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ArcANgELO, A 7-1 ShOT ridden by Javier Castellano, pulled away down the stretch to capture the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes last Saturday before a crowd of more than 48,000.

JON EBBErT, fAr left, owner of Blue Rose Farm, jockey Javier Castellano and trainer Jena Antonucci.

Smoke of wildfires raises health concerns

Air quality advisories were issued five days in a row amid worst pollution in memory

By NICOLE FORMISANO nformisano@liherald.com

The thick yellow haze that descended on Long Island last week was more than a natural sepia-toned filter — the unnervingly post-apocalyptic scene brought with it some serious health concerns.

The blanket of smoke that blocked out the sun on June 7 was a result of a soonerthan-typical start to what is projected to be Canada’s worst wildfire season ever. The resulting smoke plume was like nothing New York state had ever seen, according to officials from the Department of Environmental Conservation.

“It’s certainly the worst in memory, by far,” DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said of the air quality at a June 7 news conference. “It certainly is unprecedented.”

Long Island, like most of New York, received health advisories regarding degraded air quality every day from June 5 to 9. The advisories came as no shock to residents who were experiencing a yellow, smoke-scented world.

It “smelled like a campfire I couldn’t escape from,” one Facebook user commented to the Lynbrook Herald. “Amber skies, and fire pit smell everywhere,” wrote another.

The Air Quality Index, created by the Environmental Protection Agency, measures the level of pollutants in the air and the resulting health concern. Sensitive groups — children, seniors, pregnant women, or those with heart or lung conditions — should be mindful of AQI ratings of over 100, and everyone, regardless of health, should be careful when ratings rise above 150. Places in Nassau County saw ratings of over 300 during the June 7 peak of bad air. New York City had a rating of 484, briefly making it the most polluted city on earth.

“If you’ve been looking out the window the last couple of days, you can see the effects of the Canadian wildfires,” Dr. James McDonald, acting commissioner of the state Department of Health, said at Wednesday’s news conference. “If you’re out walking and all of a sudden you’re coughing, you’re feeling short of breath, that’s a signal. When your body speaks to you, you want to listen to your body.”

The DEC and other environmental and health organizations urged people to limit time outdoors. Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a statement urging all schools to suspend outdoor activities, and the Public High School Athletic Association canceled a number of sports events on Long Island.

“When we’re talking particularly about wildfire smoke, we know that contains fine particulate matter, which we know can enter the lungs,” Trevor Summerfield, the director of advocacy in New York for the American Lung Association, said. “These particulate matters could be potentially toxic as well. We don’t want anything in the lungs that’s coming from burning. We know that’s just not healthy for you.”

Short-term exposure to such pollutants can cause coughing, sneezing, shortness

of breath, a runny nose, and irritation of the eyes, nose or throat, according to the DEC. Significant long-term exposure can lead to more serious complications, such as asthma. The DEC and the American Lung Association urged people to stay indoors as much as possible, and to wear an N95 mask if a trip outside was unavoidable.

Last week’s conditions were something of a perfect storm of atmospheric anomalies. According to Nelson Vas, the warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service, the intensity of the smoke Long Island experienced was exacerbated by a poorly timed low-

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pressure system that funneled smoke from extreme fires in Quebec south to Long Island and the metropolitan area. The stifling smog, Vas said, was so intense that Long Island temperatures dropped several degrees.

“Some of the wildfires have spread a bit,” Vas said. “That and the wind direction have all come together to really increase the concentrations down here.”

The severity of the fires is due largely to an extended dry season in Canada. Vas explained that New York has not experienced such a dry spring, making a similar wildfire season here unlikely.

Nonetheless, even more concerning is

the possibility that this is only the beginning of a pattern that could continue to threaten the Northeast with smoke. Climate change is a direct cause of the increased intensity and longevity of wildfires, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. “We’re really concerned about climate change,” Summerfield said. “We know that climate change has an impact on our lung health because of incidences like this. I think it’s just getting worse.”

He added, “In New York, we’re blessed to have great air quality, for the most part. And when we’re used to that, and then you get (June 7), which is like the worst you could possibly see, it’s a pretty stark wakeup call.”

The stifling smog has given way to normal atmospheric conditions, but if the experts are right, and Long Island can potentially expect future run-ins with wildfire smoke, a hazy yellow world may be added to the growing list of “unprecedented events” people should get used to.

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ThE SMOkE ThAT drifted south from the fires in Canada obscured the skyline and reduced visibility across Long Island.

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ThE vIEw FROM North Woodmere Park as a plane landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 7.

New Navy attack sub named USS Long Island

By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

A new Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine has been named the USS Long Island, paying homage to the multitude of veterans from Long Island and the island itself. The announcement was made to active sailors and media on Pier 88 in Manhattan during the 35th annual Fleet Week, the city’s time-honored celebration of the sea services, by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro.

The submarine is the third U.S. Navy ship named after Long Island, but a long way from the original USS Long Island steam trawler purchased by the Navy in 1917. As an attack submarine, the 377-foot-long vessel is designed specifically to seek and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships, project power ashore with Tomahawk cruise missiles and Special Operations forces, carry out intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, support battle group operations and engage in mine warfare.

“New York has been a Navy town since our nation’s founding,” Del Toro said at the announcement. “Today over 200,000 veterans are spread across the five boroughs, with over 50 percent living on Long Island, in Brooklyn and Queens. The service of these veterans throughout our nation’s history has been admirable, and it’s an honor to recognize them as well as the district itself with this submarine naming.”

Capt. Patrick Evans, a naval special assistant for public affairs, wrote in an email to the Herald about the history of the original USS Long Island: “It served as a minesweeper, harbor patrol ship, and an icebreaker until after the first world war and (was) decommissioned in 1919.”

The second ship to bear the name Long Island was an

escort carrier, the first of its class at the time. Notably, it was the first of the Navy’s prototype aircraft carriers, which launched squadrons of attack aircraft in the Pacific theater in World War II.

Earlier, in 1941, the ship cruised the East Coast on neutrality patrol, keeping a watchful eye on potentially dangerous patrolling German submarines. A year later, the ship would prove instrumental in assisting with the Guadalcanal campaign.

Fighting at the Battle of Guadalcanal, one of the turn-

by Robert Waldinger, MD and Marc Schulz, PhD

Published this year, “The Good Life” reports on the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest scientific study of happiness ever done. Tracking the lives of hundreds of participants for over 80 years, the report concludes that it is the strength of our relationships with friends, relatives and coworkers that most determine quality of life, health and longevity.

Regarding older adults, the authors note that time is suddenly very precious. Questions arise such as:

• How much time do I have left?

• How long will I stay healthy?

• Am I losing it mentally?

• Who do I want to spend this limited time with?

• Have I had a good enough life?

• What do I regret?

“The fewer moments we have to look forward to in life, the more valuable they become. Past grievances and preoccupations often dissipate...research has shown that human beings are never so happy as in the late years of

their lives. We get better at maximizing highs and minimizing lows. We feel less hassled by the little things that go wrong, and we get better at knowing when something is important and when it’s not. The value of positive experiences far outweighs the cost of negative experiences, and we prioritize things that bring us joy. In short, we’re emotionally wiser, and that wisdom helps us thrive.”

We learn that neglected relationships, like muscles, atrophy. Our social life, being a living system, needs exercise. Further, the reason social relationships are so valuable has a biological basis – a means of protection from predators. Without meaningful relationships, we remain in a state of stress, often unknown to us.

Make the effort. Most of us have friends and relatives who energize us and who we don’t see enough. As Mark Twain said, “There isn’t time, so brief is life, for bickerings, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving, and but an instant, so to speak, for that”.

ing points in the war, the USS Long Island helped save the island of Guadalcanal from a Japanese onslaught. The vessel carried Marine Corps dive bombers, and two squadrons of Grumman Wildcat fighters, built in Bethpage, into the skirmish.

After the war, the USS Long Island trained pilots and ferried returning American troops home from the Pacific as part of Operation Magic Carpet, the largest combined air and sealift ever organized to bring troops back. Many of them, no doubt, were coming home to Long Island.

Courtesy U.S. Navy/Amber Speer SeCRetARy Of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announces the name of the Navy’s newest submarine, USS Long Island, on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp on May 25 during Fleet Week.

Top of Sewanhaka district’s 2023 class

Elmont Memorial High School Valedictorian Mohammed Rahman’s educational successes include consistent placement on the school’s high honor roll, recognition as an AP scholar in 2021 and AP Scholar with Distinction in 2022. He is also a member of several honor societies as well as the secretary of the Math Honor Society and vice president of the Science Honor Society.

Rahman served as treasurer of the Key Club, assisted with organizing and running volunteer events and was an active member of the Yearbook Club and Class of 2023 He is attending the CUNY School of Medicine, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education.

Kimone Walker, Elmont Memorial salutatorian, serves as the executive board president of the Junior National Society of Black Engineers – Long Island Chapter, received a Leadership Award from NSBE Jr. She was also accepted into the Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America.

Walker has also had the opportunity to explore her interests in engineering and technology through her enrollment in the Apple Engineering and Technology Camp and the Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program. She is heading off to Boston University in the fall.

Deirdre O’Neill, valedictorian, has achieved multiple accolades during her Floral Park Memorial High School career, such as earning High Honor Roll, being named an AP Scholar with Distinction and a Commended Student in the National Merit Scholarship Program. She has also been recognized as an Outstanding Physical Education Student for Nassau Zone.

In her junior year, O’Neill participated in the 2022 Long Island Youth Summit where she won Best Project in the category of Renewable Energy. She is a dedicated soccer, lacrosse and basketball player. Her basketball coach selected her for the Coach’s Award her sophomore year.

Salutatorian Samannita Mukherjee is described by her peers throughout the Floral Park Memorial High School building as an inquisitive, kindhearted individual who has a drive for success. She completed 11 AP classes and has been recognized as an AP Scholar with Distinction. She served as president of the Science National Honor Society where she helped tutor students and planned science-related activities. She was also secretary of the Mock Trial Club and a dedicated member of the Mathletes, Leos Club and the Long Island Sounds acapella group.

Mukherjee plans to continue her education at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Ryan Yu, H. Frank Carey High School valedictorian, has served as the class president, captain of the junior varsity football team, captain of the varsity football team and editor of the yearbook.

His academic achievements include high scores on his AP exams and Preliminary SAT exams, which in turn made him an AP Scholar with Distinction and Commended Student in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Additionally, his accomplishments in football, as an AllCounty track runner and All Division swimmer warranted Yu the title of Scholar Athlete.

Yu will be attending Duke University in the fall.

Whether it is academics or extracurriculars, salutatorian Caroline Gilman is known for putting her everything into H. Frank Carey High School — which will take her far as she moves on to Duke University.

During her high school career, she served as president of the SkillsUSA Club, founded and led the German Club as president, was the fundraising coordinator of the Spanish Leadership Club and captain of the varsity tennis team.

As a member of the Robotics Team, Gilman co-created and helped lead the school’s R2D2 Day, which encourages young women to get involved in the STEM field.

From Gladiator to Seawolf, New Hyde Park Memorial High School valedictorian, Priya Persaud, is heading off to Stony Brook University this fall.

Her many high school accomplishments include her selection as a National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalist and a Brown University Book Award recipient.

During the summer of 2022, she participated in a cancer research internship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and through the school’s science research program, she conducted research at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in the Translational Neurophysiology Lab of the Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine.

Salutatorian Taseen Tanzil cultivated a passion for STEM and robotics during his time at New Hyde Park Memorial High School. Since sophomore year, Tanzil has been a part of the district’s pre-engineering program. He was a member of the Robotics Club and assisted in building, designing and coding a robot to compete against other schools.

He earned a first place Connect Award with his team at the 2021-22 Long Island Champtionship of the FIRST Robotics Competition.

Tanzil will be attending the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at the CUNY School of Medicine.

A significant highlight of valedictorian Carl Andre Montoya’s Sewanhaka High School career is receiving a perfect score from the College Board on his AP research paper “An Analysis on Mobile Games: Effects of Microtransactions on Gamer Overspending.”

He participated in NASA’s TechRise Challenge where he and his teammates created an instrumentation package aimed to measure carbon dioxide, ozone, volatile organic compounds and air particulates in the atmosphere with the goal of improving air quality technologies.

Montoya is attending Stony Brook University.

At just 15 years old, Sean Andrade will graduate as salutatorian of the Sewanhaka High School Class of 2023 with a GPA of 103.78.

He is a member of the National Honor Society, the National World Language Honor Society and was enrolled in the district’s pre-engineering program. He participated in the Robotics Team, the Class of 2023 Board, the Superintendent’s Advisory Council and the district’s jazz band.

Not only has he earned High Honor Roll recognition, but he also achieved High Honors from the John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth.

Andrade is going to Stony Brook University in the fall.

Mohammed Rahman

Kimone Walker

Deirdre O’Neill

Samannita Mukherjee

Ryan Yu

Caroline Gilman

Priya Persaud

Taseen Tanzil

Carl Andre Montoya

Sean Andrade

STEPPING OUT

How does your

Get outside and go green grow?

By Karen Bloom

ne of the best things you can grow in a garden is a life-long gardener. With summer upon us, the world outdoors beckons. Starting at home. Your personal landscape is a great place to enjoy being outside.

The kids can benefit in so many ways from digging right in. Literally. There’s growing body of research that indicates gardening-related activities boost physical and emotional health, even academic performance, besides the all-around benefits of family bonding.

So parents and grandparents who are not already getting down and dirty with the kids, what are you waiting for?

From the onset, prepare to pivot. Gardening with kids requires flexibility. Most kids prioritize exploration and discovery in the garden rather than appearance or production. You might have a planned activity, but they prefer to focus on the grasshopper they just found. Rather than corral them back to the task at hand, try talking to them about the grasshopper, sharing their wonder and excitement, and then finding a way to connect it to your activity.

Remember that positive associations with gardening are the goal. If they walk away with those, you’ve succeeded. And they’ll be back to learn more.

Let kids choose what to plant. Offer guidance and guarantee some sure-success plants are among their picks. But if they want beets, roses and petunias, why not? Giving kids agency over what plants they grow also gives them the incentive to continue engaging with their plants over time. Don’t forget that gardening isn’t confined to a raised bed or backyard. You can grow a multitude of plants indoors, on windowsills, porches, or balconies, you name it!

Choose garden projects that work for your needs. To set yourself up for success, always consider projects or activities you might want to try through the lenses of the kids’ age and ability levels, your budget, available space, available time, safety concerns, and growing conditions in your area.

Leave room for good old-fashioned digging. Many kids love to dig in the dirt, and digging and observing are excellent for their sensory systems, gross and fine motor skills, and practicing focus and empathy for small creatures. Leaving a designated dig space in the garden gives them a spot to search for worms and grubs, and helps keep disruptive digging out of other areas of the garden.

Make the garden a joyful place.

Positive associations with nature early on in life give kids a sense of belonging to the natural world and responsibility for it. Help with the behind-the-scenes maintenance of kids’ gardens so they continue to be an inviting space for them. Give them opportunities for responsibility, but don’t turn gardens into a chore or punishment they would rather avoid. Embrace kids’ preferences, and avoid

The Fab Faux

pressing them to taste, touch or smell something they don’t want to.

Ensure activities are geared toward equal access. Think through how to share a gardening experience equally with all the kids participating. Try collaborative gardening: One kid digs a hole, another sprinkles compost, another kid places a seedling in, and so on. This helps multiple kids be involved in smaller garden tasks.

Set aside time when kids can explore the garden without an intended activity. Positive associations also come from moments when kids are allowed to observe, explore and play in a self-led way.

And just as important, enjoy gardening yourself. One of the most powerful teaching tools is the use of modeling. Don’t underestimate how impactful showcasing your enthusiasm for gardening can be on the kids you’re working with.

A garden is a wonderful place for kids to try caring for a living thing and being responsible for the success or failure of a growth cycle. And when failures happen, it’s a space for kids to learn how to deal with an undesired outcome, grow their resiliency, and try again.

With a commitment to the accurate reproduction of Beatles’ repertoire, The Fab Faux treat the seminal music with unwavering respect, known for their painstaking recreations of the songs (with emphasis on the later works never performed live by the Beatles). The musical virtuosity of The Fab Faux — in actuality five New York City-based musicians — upends the concept of a Beatles tribute band. Far beyond extended cover sets, their shows are an inspired rediscovery of The Beatles’ musical magic. Imagine hearing complex material like ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ or “I am the Walrus” performed in complete part-perfect renditions. Or such harmony-driven songs as ‘Because,’ ‘Nowhere Man,’ and ‘Paperback Writer,’ reproduced with extra vocalists to achieve a double-tracked effect. That’s The Fab Faux experience.

Friday, June 16, 8 p.m. $75, $55, $45, $35. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com, or ParamountNY.com.

Felice Brothers

A folk-Americana-rock-country band with deep roots in varied genres, The Felice Brothers are lauded as ‘musician’s musicians’ and poets. The brothers — Ian on guitar and lead vocals, and James, a multiinstrumentalist and vocalist — hail from the Catskills. Their early songs echoed off subway walls and kept company with travelers and vagrants. Their current lineup, with the addition of bassist and inaugural female Felice member Jesske Hume and drummer Will Lawrence (also a singer/songwriter) as their rhythm section, promises to be the best yet. Their latest tunes carry messages that beg listeners to think deeply about the environment, humanity, legacy, and death. Many of the songs depict nostalgia, transience and getting older. For songwriter Ian Felice, there must also always be a current of hope in the music.

Sunday, June 18, 7:30 p.m. $37 and $32. Jeanne

Rimsky

Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

THE SCENE

Tom Chapin & The Chapin Sisters

Harry Chapin’s family holds a special place in the long rich history of family ensembles. Always busy with their many endeavors, the family unites for a rare performance together on the Landmark stage, Thursday, June 22, 7:30 p.m. Their successful musical careers are a testament to Harry’s enduring legacy. His brother Tom Chapin, with daughters Abigail and Lily Chapin, who perform as The Chapin Sisters; along with bandmate Michael Mark on electric bass and Jon Cobert on piano, will enthrall the audience with their pristine harmonies and folk-influenced melodies. A fixture on the music scene for decades, the Chapins, of course, continue to carry on Harry Chapin’s philanthropic legacy. Non-perishable food items will be collected for Long Island Cares, the Harry Chapin Food Bank. $150 and $75. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Art talk

Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, June 20, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss “Baldessari and the Making of the Avant-Garde.” John Baldessari’s roster from Cal Arts featured famed artists, from Eric Fischl (who never technically took a class with him) to David Salle, James Casebere, Tony Oursler, Ericka Beckman, Ross Bleckner, Carrie Mae Weems, James Welling and so many other art stars. Examine not only Baldessari’s own art but some of the famous assignments offered by the man many consider the most influential art school teacher of the 20th century. Participation is limited; registration required.

$40, $20 members. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org or call (516)

Breastfeeding Support Group

Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure you and your baby’s spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

Plant Swap

Franklin Square Library holds a Plant Swap, Monday, June 19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring extra clippings and plant propagations to swap. Seeds and other items provided. Parking lot, 19 Lincoln Road. Visit FranklinSquarePL.org for information.

Franklin Square Civic Association meeting

The Franklin Square Civic Association holds its general meeting, Tuesday, June 20, 7-9 p.m., at Franklin Square Public Library. 19 Lincoln Road.

On exhibit

Nassau County Museum of Art’s exhibition, “Eye And Mind: The Shin Collection,”

‘Blinded By The Light’

Bruce Springsteen tribute band E Street Shuffle rocks Eisenhower Park, Saturday, June 17, 8 p.m. Hailing from Asbury Park, N.J., E Street Shuffle is a band that built itself from the ground up on the principals of being as musically authentic as humanly possible, while embodying the spirit, power and camaraderie of Springsteen and the E Street Band’s

Westbury House Tour

On stage

Families will enjoy another musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Thursday and Friday, June 1516, 10:15 a.m. and noon.This musical comedy adventure stars Willems’ beloved character The Pigeon, who is eager to try anything and everything. When

For many years visitors to Westbury House at Old Westbury Gardens asked what was beyond the first floor corridor. Now beyond the door and discover “secrets of the service wing,” during a 60-minute guided tour, Friday, June 16, noon; Sunday, June 18, 1:30 p.m.; Monday, June 19, noon, Wednesday, June 21, noon; Thursday, June 22, noon and 1:30 p.m. Be introduced to the intensive labor required to create the lifestyle experienced by the Phipps family and their guests; tour the many rooms that were “behind the scenes” to create the formal dining experiences of early 20th century. Go along the corridors to the butler’s pantry and silver

Oyster Bay Railroad Museum

Event focuses on pedestrian, bicycling deaths

By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

“I am living with this unimaginable pain, grief, emptiness,” Diana Alati, an advocate at Families for Safe Streets who lost her 13-year-old son, Andrew in a bicycle crash, told the audience at the first ever Walk Bike Long Island Summit. The event, held at Farmingdale State College, was organized to fight what advocates are calling “the silent epidemic” — the stunning and often overlooked number of pedestrian and bicycling fatalities.

Andrew was bicycling home from a friend’s house for dinner on Hempstead Turnpike, in Levittown, on June 30, 2019, when a speeding 19-yearold driver doing 55 mph in a 40-mph zone, trying to make it through a yellow light, struck and killed him. The Alati family, worried about how long Andrew had been gone, checked the Life360 app to see his location. They saw that his icon wasn’t moving, and rushed out. At the scene, his mother screamed to paramedics, “Is he OK?” saying over and over, “Andrew, please don’t go. Don’t leave me.”

But the affectionate young boy who loved baseball, hockey, music and riding his bicycle was gone, and “our family forever changed,” Alati said.

Along with other advocacy groups, Alati is part of a growing movement demanding changes that would reduce the number of deaths on the streets. Simple road design changes, such as rumble strips, consistency of school zone limits from town to town, and accurate police report documents, in the case of a fatality, are ways she has suggested could help, because “my son’s life was not an oopsie.”

Cynthia Brown, executive director of the New York Coalition for Transportation Safety, remembers the days of advocating for seatbelts to be a law. She recalls the combined efforts of medical professionals recounting the horrors of seeing car crash victims, public figures lending their voices, and public service announcements shown in movie theaters, and how they succeeded.

Brown said she believes that a similar group effort is

now necessary to draw attention to the severity of the issue, which has only worsened since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. “I think we need something like this now,” Brown said. “I don’t know how to bring people’s attention to what a serious problem (this is). It was bad before Covid, (but) since Covid it’s a nightmare.”

Speeding, impairment, distraction, and fatigue account for 90 percent of all fatalities, Kazem Oryani, an engineering professor at Farmingdale State College, said. “Thirty percent of the fatalities are related to speed,” he said. “This is the one (worth) fighting (now). There are others, which are education on other things, which would come later.”

Daniel Flanzig, an attorney and a member of the New York Bicycling Coalition board of directors, said he believes the next step for the next generation of drivers is automated enforcement, which works effectively in Europe and New York City — changing the incentive from relying on empathy to forcing open wallets after an impartial machine dishes out a ticket. Other than that, Flanzig said, little tweaks in a town can alter roadway behaviors, like changing the radius of a turn or painting bike lane lines more clearly with inexpensive paint.

Engineer Matthew Carmody stated that intersections and streets are safer when we can see eye to eye with one another. One improvement that accomplishes that is called daylighting, which bans parking near an intersection so pedestrians and bicyclists can see motorists, and vice versa. For this, Carmody said, no traffic study needs to be done; it’s just a matter of convincing the public to lose two a couple of parking spaces in order to save lives.

Karina Kovac/Herald

DIANA AlAtI, AN advocate at Families for Safe Streets, shared her heart-wrenching story of losing her young son, Andrew, to a reckless speeder at the first Walk Bike Long Island Summit, meant to fight the ‘silent epidemic’ of pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME

COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2006 Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2006-FR3 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006FR3, Plaintiff AGAINST Philipa A. Harding, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 28, 2023, 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 July 18, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 115-58 237th Street, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Nassau, at Elmont, Town of Hempstead, State of New York, SECTION: 32, BLOCK: 621, LOT: 14. Approximate amount of judgment $610,410.56 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #000532/2014. 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. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure

Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www. Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. Referee will only accept check or certified funds for deposit, no cash will be accepted.

Lisa Goodwin, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-093531-F00 75997

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME

COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage

Loan trust 2007-BNC1

Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007BNC1, Plaintiff AGAINST Jocelyn J. Austin; Victor Lee Austin; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 12, 2023 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the

Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 29, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 53 Demille Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Elmont, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 32 Block 692 Lot 29.

Approximate amount of judgment $1,166,574.55 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 001218/2010. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19

Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Jane P. Shrenkel, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: May 1, 2023

139618

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff against PETER SYLVESTER, et al

Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., 20 Commerce Drive, Suite 230, Cranford, NJ 07016.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered May 18, 2022, 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 27, 2023 at 2:00 PM.

Premises known as 152 Emily Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. Sec 32 Block 688 Lot 24. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Village of Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Approximate Amount of Judgment is $544,794.60 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 614211/2017. For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default.

Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. 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.” Karen C. Grant, Esq., Referee NY-73000071-15-2 139680

LEGAL NOTICE

SUMMONS-SUPREME

COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU - SELENE FINANCE LP, Plaintiff, -against- MELISSA ALABAN; RANIER DE LEON A/K/A RANIER DELEON; VINCENT VIRREY; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT- LAW, NEXTOF-KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING, UNDER, BY OR THROUGH THE DECEDENT OF CLARITA V. VIRREY, BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, ANY RIGHT TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EASTERN DISTRICT) O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; MICROF; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10” inclusive, the names of the ten last name Defendants being fictitious, real names unknown to the Plaintiff, the parties intended being persons or corporations having an interest in, or tenants or persons in possession of, portions of the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Defendants - Index No. 610816/2022 Plaintiff Designates Nassau County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject premises is situated in Nassau County.

To the above named Defendants-YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within thirty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated May 9, 2023. NOTICEYOU 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 the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST

RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (SELENE FINANCE LP) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable David P. Sullivan, J.S.C. Dated: May 9, 2023 Filed: May 11, 2023. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 93-36 246th Street, Floral Park, NY 11001. Dated: July 25, 2022 Knuckles, Komosinsi & Manfro, LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Mark R. Knuckles, Esq. 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590 Elmsford, New York 10523 Tel: (914) 345-3020

139701

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF ACE SECURITIES CORP.

HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST AND FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP.

HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-HE5, ASSET BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, V. KIRTIMATI PHAGOO, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 21, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST AND FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP.

HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-HE5, ASSET BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES is the Plaintiff and KIRTIMATI PHAGOO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 27, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 169 RINTIN STREET, FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY 11010: Section 35, Block 184, Lot 131: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL

OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT MUNSON, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 603491/2018. Geri Friedman, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

139704

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF10 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff against MAXIMO ALVARADO A/K/A MAX A. ALVARADO, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered January 6, 2023, 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 July 6, 2023 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 61 Grange Street, Franklin Square, NY 11010. Sec 35 Block 177 Lot 35 and 36. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Franklin Square, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $595,303.90 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 005419/2014. 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 AYSJN030 139819

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 auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 26, 2023 at 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 at Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 32, Block 360 and Lots 26, 27 and 28. Approximate amount of judgment is $369,881.33 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 003700/2015. 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 Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 231754-1

139685

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, D/B/A Christiana Trust as trustee for PNPMS Trust II, Plaintiff AGAINST Raymond Crossfield, Joan Burgess Crossfield a/k/a Joan Burgess-Crossfield a/k/a Joan A. Burgess, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 3, 2019, 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 July 6, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 161 King Street, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 32, BLOCK: 688, LOT: 20. Approximate amount of judgment $687,765.93 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #000629/2017. 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. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure

Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-073852-F00 76372 139898

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE, FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006NC5 ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES., Plaintiff, v. JOSE VILLAFANA A/K/A JOSE J. VILLAFANA, WANDA DEJESUS, et al Defendant.

NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on March 16, 2023, I, Ralph J. Madalena, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on July 10, 2023 at the North Side Steps of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Ct. Dr., Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows: 2020 Baylis Avenue Elmont, NY 11003

Section: 32 Block: 422 Lot: 501 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Belmont Park South (Elmont) in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 613304/2018 in the amount of $737,705.68 plus interest and costs.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Richard S. Mullen Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 139929

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-M1, Plaintiff, Against LYSTRA M.

RAMRATTAN AS HEIR AND ADMINISTRATRIX TO THE ESTATE OF SURDASH RAMRATTAN RANDALL S. RAMRATTAN AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF SURDASH RAMRATTAN LYSTRA M. RAMRATTAN AS GUARDIAN OF CHELSEA K. R. RAMRATTAN WHO IS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF SURDASH RAMRATTAN, ET AL. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 01/10/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 7/11/2023 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 1069 Concord Street, Franklin Square, New York 11010, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Franklin Square in the Town Of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. Section 33 Block 380 Lot 260 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $882,483.61 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 003792/2015 If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated: 5/3/2023 File Number: 17-300381 LD 139931

LEGAL NOTICE

STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-NC1, Plaintiff, v. PETER SOLOMON A/K/A PETER SOLOMON, JR, FALINYI D. JACKSON A/K/A FALINYI JACKSON, ET AL.

Defendants.NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on December 5, 2017, and the Nunc Pro Tunc Order Amending the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk on May 11, 2023, I, Nathan Jones, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on July 13, 2023 at the North Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Ct. Dr., County of Nassau, State of

Public Notices

New York, 11501 at 4:00

PM the premises described as follows: 115 62 238th St Elmont, NY 11003 SBL No.: 32-622-128 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected situate lying and being at Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 004158/2011 in the amount of $829,791.56 plus interest and costs. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 139933

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE

BANK NATIONAL

TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS

TRUST MORTGAGE

LOAN ASSET-BACKED

CERTIFICATES SERIES

2007-MLN1, V. MARK FRASER, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 07, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF MERRILL LYNCH

MORTGAGE INVESTORS

TRUST MORTGAGE

LOAN ASSET-BACKED

CERTIFICATES SERIES

2007-MLN1 is the Plaintiff and MARK FRASER, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on July 11, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 10 ELMONT ROAD, ELMONT, NY 11003: Section 32, Block 361, Lot 105: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF ELMONT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 006602/2013. Richard L. Farley, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310,

Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing.

*LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

139935

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. MORGAN ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-S3

MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, V. FRANK DISTEFANO, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 12, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. MORGAN ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-S3

MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES is the Plaintiff and FRANK DISTEFANO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on July 11, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 316 DORIS AVENUE, FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY 11010: Section 35, Block 57, Lot 63, 64, 75: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT FRANKLIN SQUARE, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 612662/2018. Mark Ricciardi, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing.

*LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 139937

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE

NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Nathan L. H. Bennett Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, Town Hall

Plaza, 1 Washington Street, Village and Town of Hempstead, New York, on the 20th day of June, 2023 at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the enactment of an amendment to Chapter 99 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead entitled “Registration and Permitting of Property” in relation to accessory structures and penalties. The proposed local law is available at hempsteadny. gov, on the bulletin board at Town Hall as of the publication of this notice, and on file in the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Hempstead, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, where the same may be inspected during office hours. ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated:Hempstead, New York June 6, 2023 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK. KATE MURRAY Town Clerk DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor 140098

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 362023 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 May 23rd, 2023, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 36-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No.36-2023, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations. Dated: May 23, 2023 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 140115

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

LOCAL LAW NO. 352023 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 May 23rd, 2023 , by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 35-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town

Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 35-2023, amending Chapter 202 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “REGULATIONS & RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at various locations. Dated: May 23, 2023 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 140114

LEGAL NOTICE

CASE NO.21527

RESOLUTION NO.6502023 Adopted: May 23, 2023 Councilmember Muscarella offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN PARKING SPACES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE SOLE USE OF HOLDERS OF SPECIAL PARKING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NASSAU TO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 6382023, adopted May 9th, 2023, a public hearing was duly held on the 23rd day of May, 2023, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set aside a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, the following parking spaces be and the same hereby is set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons: BELLEROSE TERRACE 238th STREET - east side, starting at a point 212 feet south of the south curbline of Jamaica Avenue, south for a distance of 22 feet. (TH147/23) EAST MEADOW 8th STREET - south side, starting at a point 58 feet west of the west curbline of Park Avenue, west for a distance of 25 feet.

(TH-135/23) ELMONT HILL AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 67 feet south of the south curbline of Kiefer Avenue, south for a distance of

20 feet. (TH-125/23) 238th STREET - west side, starting at a point 116 feet south of the south curbline of 115th Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-151/23) GARDEN CITY SOUTH EUSTON ROAD SOUTH - west side, starting at a point 106 feet south of the southcurbline of Princeton Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-134/23) ROOSEVELT DELISLE AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 310 feet north the north curbline of Oak Street, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-166/23) ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Hempstead, and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting. The foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember Dunne and adopted upon roll call as follows: AYES:

SEVEN (7) NOES: NONE (0) 140120

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU US Bank, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, successor in interest to Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Indenture Trustee for Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2005-A9, Plaintiff AGAINST Sandra Daniels a/k/a Sandra Atwell Daniels a/k/a Sandra A. Daniels a/k/a Sandra Atwell; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered May 2, 2023 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on July 19, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 175 Arthur Avenue a/k/a 3 Arthur Avenue, Floral Park a/k/a South Floral Park, NY 11001. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings

and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of South Floral Park, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 32 Block 332 Lot 69. Approximate amount of judgment $571,993.62 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 008557/2015. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Michael Venditto, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: May 23, 2023 140146

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU DITECH FINANCIAL LLC FKA GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, V. GREGORY STOKES, ET.

AL. NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 10, 2020, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein DITECH FINANCIAL LLC FKA GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC is the Plaintiff and GREGORY STOKES, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on July 19, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 66 NASSAU STREET, ELMONT, NY 11003: Section 32, Block 678, Lot 0021: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT ELMONT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be

sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 615610/2018. Karen Grant, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/ CLERK DIRECTIVES. 140109

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, vs. JANE MACIAS, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on March 9, 2020 and an Order Appointing Successor Referee duly entered on April 20, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on July 20, 2023 at 3:00 p.m., premises known as 61 James Street, Franklin Square, NY 11010. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 35, Block 104 and Lot 136. Approximate amount of judgment is $523,788.13 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 004360/2015. Cash will not be accepted. 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. Ronald J. Ferraro, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 140033

LEGAL

NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, AJX MORTGAGE TRUST I, A DELAWARE TRUST, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, vs. CAROL CALLENDER, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on May 5, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on July 19, 2023 at 3:00 p.m., premises known as 555 Bieling Road a/k/a 555 Beiling Road, 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 713 and Lot 18. Approximate amount of judgment is $404,333.66 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #11289/2014. 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. Thomas A. Montiglio, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 181513-4 140031

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A. This is a typical case of “you snooze, you lose.” I regularly hear from people who tell me that their friends, contractors, even their attorneys, in some cases, give them “off the record” advice not to make waves, not to do anything. But the issues and requirements don’t just go away, and design professionals are held back from what you really wanted them to do, like an addition or a home makeover, many years later.

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Waiting and ignoring the requirements has put you in a much more difficult situation. Since Sandy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has required that people who received funding, whether directly from the federal agency or through public funds like New York Rising, had to confirm that the funds were put toward the repairs they were meant for. It’s just like providing your car insurance company the receipts and/or an inspection to confirm that the money they gave you for repairs was spent on the car, and not on some fraudulent luxury expense.

In 2013, your municipality required a repair permit, and instead of repeatedly contacting you, they opted to say that they notified you (once or twice), and now it’s your problem that you didn’t respond. The friction this created has lasted long after the memory of the flood turmoil has diminished. People feel ambushed, but arguing or passing on the requirement doesn’t make it go away.

In fact, one of the requirements is a “proof of loss” letter issued to the property owner, preferably the person who owned the property at the time of the flood. Switching to the next owner just complicates the process. Even though repair permits do not have a permit fee, most people made improvements during repairs, and your municipality recently doubled the fees for property improvements. So putting off the repair is now going to cost even more, which your buyer’s attorney might also realize while protecting the buyer.

When it comes to building department fees, one of the biggest municipalities, whose fees were more lenient, just raised them substantially. A couple who applied for permits in 2019, later hampered by the pandemic, saw their projected fees go from $2,000 to $4,600 this past month. Yes, it really did take that long, due to the pandemic and the stages of approval they had to go through, and they weren’t snoozing. Listen to the buyer’s attorney and follow through. Good luck!

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Almost all of the declared candidates have one thing in common. They are afraid to attack the former president, even though doing so would make them look truly independent. Former Vice President Mike Pence criticized Trump for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, but then pledged to support the eventual party nominee.

From candidate to candidate, the story is the same. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes pokes at Trump and tries to outdo him, but refuses to aim any direct hits at him. DeSantis wants the support of the pro-Trump movement, so he won’t take on Trump in any meaningful way.

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has some impressive credentials,

Ten Davids and one Goliath

and talks about “moving forward,” but she can’t muster the nerve to say anything negative about Trump. On issues like abortion, she is wishy-washy, saying she is pro-life and not criticizing DeSantis for his six-week abortion ban. She claims she does “not want to get into the numbers game.”

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is well respected in the Senate. He is very articulate, but when confronted with specific issues, he dances around like Fred Astaire. He could become a formidable candidate, but if he hedges like all the other candidates, he won’t get any traction.

Vivek Ramaswamy is a former tech and finance executive who relatively few people have ever heard of. He is prominent in conservative circles. He has a lot of work to do to get public recognition, and even though he declared back in February, he hasn’t made a dent in any public opinion polls. He is silent on Trump.

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has great executive experience and is working hard to attract independents. He has made some negative comments about Trump, primarily about Trump’s

role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Hutchinson has a very conservative record on taxes and abortion, which might attract some voters. But he is too low-key at a time when more vocal candidates get noticed.

Doug Burgum, the governor of North Dakota, is a new face on the national political scene. In his home state he is known for cutting taxes and anti-transgender policies. Money is no issue, because Burgum is a billionaire. But a governor from an obscure state won’t ever be a favorite to lead the pack. He appears to be running primarily for name recognition, which may help in the next election cycle.

One of my favorite candidates is former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Coupled with the fact that he is a former U.S. attorney, he is articulate and tough. At his announcement of his candidacy, Christie ripped into Trump with humor and sharp barbs. Few political observers think he can win the nomination, but he has the ability to cause some damage to Trump.

While all of these announced candidates are running around Iowa, New Hampshire, Arizona and Georgia,

Trump is sitting back and thinking, the more the merrier. In the coming weeks there will be more entrants into the presidential horse race, which will make him even happier. The latest polls show him with a wide lead over his nearest rival, DeSantis. In recent weeks, DeSantis has seen a drop in his support due to some of his very unpopular actions in Florida.

Is it possible Trump could lose his party’s nomination? In politics, anything can happen. He faces two indictments (so far), in New York and Florida, which would sink almost any other candidate. But his continuing popularity among Republicans could keep him viable as a candidate, even one who’s been indicted.

And it’s possible that even if he’s not the eventual nominee, Trump will run anyway. He may be willing to burn the Republican house down, even if he’s in leg irons.

For now, it’s the Davids against Goliath, and Goliath is looking hard to topple.

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

Column writing through hell and high water

I’ve written my column through hell and high water. To be specific, I wrote my heart out after 9/11, grieving with so many readers who lost loved ones in the towers. I scribbled my way through blackouts, epic blizzards, hurricanes and, for three years, the pandemic.

I wrote about how to sleep better and eat better and find friends and keep friends.

Sometimes an idea landed on the page full blown, and sometimes it’s been a struggle to compose a cogent piece. I spent my 750 words in wildly different ways, from a tribute to a courageous teacher friend going through chemotherapy to a send-up of the muchreviled New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, to one column many years ago in which I advertised for a prom date for my daughter. (She was in on the joke.).

written about my children’s lives, their mitzvahs and their missteps. My breast cancer. My husband’s heart surgeries. I struggled for days trying to find just the right words to honor my parents when they died. In some ways the column has been a running history of our times in our Long Island communities. After all, don’t we share the same lives and dreams, worry about the same threats to our mother Earth and hope for a safer world for our kids?

RANDI KREISS

My work has been personal. I have

Many of my columns have suggested or reviewed books, the other love in my life. In return, many of you have pitched books my way that turned out to be thrilling and illuminating.

As politics got nasty and toxic in recent years, I jumped in, wanting to use my 750 words a week to rally support for our democracy, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights and laws that ensure equality for every community and every human being. I think these were words well spent, although at times the backlash has been fierce. That’s what opinion columns are for: to stir the pot,

open up the debate and disagree without getting too creepy.

When I was lucky enough to travel, I wrote to you from places as far-flung as Mumbai, the Maldives, Japan, Norway, Komodo Island, Normandy, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia and Dubai. The first question I asked when booking a trip was, “Will there be Wi-Fi?”

AOver the decades, I had one official week off per year, the end-of-year edition of the Heralds, when we publish special editorial pages. I consider the obligation to turn in a column every week, on deadline (most times), a sacred privilege and a joy. Mine used to be considered a “humor” column, and I miss that, but the world is only intermittently funny these days.

Maybe you can tell: I love newspapering. So it is with some sadness that I write today to tell you that I am taking a two-month leave starting next week.

My husband, my Donnie, is facing a serious medical challenge, and I want to be there for him 100 percent. I hope to see him through it, help him get healthy

and strong again, and come back to this page with fresh ideas, good news and renewed focus.

Over the next few weeks, we’ve decided to revisit some winning columns from the past 20 years, and hope they still offer a laugh or an insight or a reason to write an angry letter. I did briefly consider using ChatGPT to write my column while I’m away, but I’d hate to find out that I can be replaced by an app that’s writing fake college essays for a living.

I am keeping a journal of this time, and if you’d like to stay in touch, please write to my email below and I’ll share some of what I’m writing on our medical adventure. I wish we were off on a Hawaiian Islands fling. Or a return to Komodo Island, even with the monstrous, salivating dragons. I’d even settle for the North Seas cruise where the waves were 20 feet high and the sun didn’t shine for 14 days.

This turn of events is not what I would have expected or wished for in our lives, but it is what has been given us at this time.

Wish us luck.

Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

nd now a break, so I can focus on Donnie’s health. So we’ll rerun some favorites.

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Don’t let our map of history disappear

“History is not the past, but a map of the past,” historian Henry Glassie once said, “drawn from a particular point of view, to be useful to the modern traveler.”

We explore that map through collections of stories, drawings and photographs. Later, through moving images and even elaborate recreations on the silver screen. Yet no matter how advanced our mapmaking skills of history have become, there is not a single plot point or directional as effective in truly connecting us with history than directly interacting with those who were there.

That’s why we are so grateful for efforts like the UJA-Federation’s Witness Project. Similar to other efforts with variations on the same name, the UJA started the Witness Project five years ago, as an effort to tell stories from the Holocaust and World War II directly from the source: those who witnessed it.

As part of a recent featured exhibit and film, “The Ties that Bind Us,” at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, the Witness Project showcased its efforts to tell stories directly to high school students in twice-monthly small group meetings where each has a chance to interact with

Another private energy company, Jerry?

To the Editor:

As former Assemblyman Jerry Kremer writes, “The PSEG love affair is over” (June 1-7). There is no prospect of LIPA continuing to contract management of our electrical system to PSEG. But Kremer is wrong to suggest that after the breakup, Long Island should get back out there and seek a relationship with a different private company.

Our current arrangement, in which a public utility (LIPA) outsources management to a private corporation (PSEG), is a unicorn found nowhere else, because it’s unworkable. PSEG wastes tens of millions of dollars a year, and gave us high electric bills, substandard service, and the lowest customer satisfaction in its class.

But the problem is bigger than one underperforming company. The incentives of outsourcing are all wrong. PSEG’s incentive is to

someone who experienced the horrors of the genocide, and later the triumphs of the period when it ended.

One of the witnesses who took part in the project is Fred Zeilberger, who was ordered to stack bodies of fellow prisoners like firewood at a makeshift concentration camp in Latvia. He was just 14, and was one of just 27 Jewish prisoners to survive that camp, out of 1,000 who ultimately ended up there.

“I was working every day,” Zeilberger recounted. “If you didn’t work, you didn’t survive.”

Some might question why we, as a society, spend so much time focused on history, when we have the present — and the future — to deal with. But that’s the thing. You can’t understand the present or prepare for the future without exploring the past. That means the bad, the good. The horrific, the triumphant. There is no room for filters, only for an honest assessment of what we, as a society, have cobbled together over the years, decades and centuries.

And yes, a lot of our history will make us quite disappointed in our ancestors. We may even feel terrible about what happened, even though we personally did not do any of those things.

No one, of course, wants to feel bad. But a little bit of guilt is far different than the pain and suffering so many others experienced before us. And if feeling bad helps us better understand the plight of those who came before us, it’s a small price to pay.

It’s an oft-repeated quote, so often that it could be argued that it’s cliché. But George Santayana was right: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Remembering the past might not ensure that it won’t be repeated, but it’s the best defense we have for breaking the cycles of pain and anguish that fill our history books.

Our darkest period in modern history is, by far, the Holocaust. Every story from this time couldn’t be more important. But as each year ticks by — as the Holocaust rapidly approaches the century mark — it’s vital that we keep listening. We keep learning. We keep seeking.

A map might make our travels easier by pointing the way, but it doesn’t simply make them easy. There are many obstacles blocking our way from the bright future we all want, and it’s important that we look at our own societal map — past, present and future — to ensure that we find our way.

Quality of life takes center stage in Hempstead Town

serving as a police officer in the New York City Police Department and the police departments of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for 22 years, I saw firsthand the effectiveness of the “broken windows” model of policing. This theory on policing suggests that visible signs of crime and disorder encourage further crime and disorder — especially serious crimes.

The theory proposes that having police enforce minor crimes, such as graffiti, public drinking, trespassing and fare evasion, will create an atmosphere of order and lawfulness. This model proved effective in New York City, when the city was transformed from the murder capital of the country in the 1990s to record low crime rates in the 2000s.

Albany’s soft-on-crime approach, with

cashless bail and the “Raise the Age” statute, has broken the windows of our community, and it’s our responsibility as elected officials to fix these windows. Although the Town of Hempstead doesn’t have its own police force, we do have hardworking CSEA Local 880 employees who know how to get the job done.

The Town of Hempstead will be doing our part to help restore quality of life by tackling local community issues such as graffiti and illegal advertisements — and Supervisor Don Clavin and I created a Quality-of-Life Task Force whose sole responsibility will be to right these wrongs. By actively targeting minor offenses and keeping our township clean and pristine, we are taking a proactive step to discourage further illegal activity.

Since my days as a civic leader, I have battled these very same quality-of-life problems that deteriorate neighborhoods and bring down home values. I brought this initiative with me to the town, and formed a graffiti task force to quickly eradicate any reported graffiti. Capitaliz-

ing on this, I partnered with Clavin and the Town Board in expanding this task force to protect the quality of life in our township.

While we continue to fight against Gov. Kathy Hochul’s attempt to seize control over local zoning, the town will also fight illegal signs, overgrowth on public land, littered roadways, messy parking lots and, of course, graffiti. The task force is not limited to land and streets maintained by the town; it will also target signs on utility poles, and will not be hindered by bureaucratic red tape.

Low-level crimes blight our community, and by not holding criminals accountable, we’re pretending that these crimes don’t matter. We need proper leadership in Albany to do its part by equipping law enforcement with the resources needed to go after low-level crimes. Policies like cashless bail and “Raise the Age” only encourage this behavior, and we’re starting to see an increase in crimes such as graffiti at town parks.

Hateful graffiti was recently found at

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serve shareholders, which it does well, posting impressive profits. It also does well for itself, with big executive salaries and bonus packages.

It’s the same with other private utility companies. National Grid tried holding New York hostage by halting all new gas hookups unless it got a new pipeline, bringing local development to a standstill and damaging our economy. The company pursued its own interests at the expense of the public’s, and didn’t back down until the state imposed a $36 million fine and threatened to yank its operating license. Then National Grid had the chutzpah to turn around and push for a rate hike.

Putting ratepayers first would mean lower bills, shorter outages, and better service. Serving the public interest would mean faster ramp-up of renewables, and giving local voices a say in planning and oversight. Outsourced private management isn’t designed to deliver these things. That’s why, instead of getting enmeshed with another private company after PSEG, LIPA should switch to full public power, and manage the system for the benefit of Long Islanders.

LISA TYSON Executive director, Long Island Progressive Coalition Massapequa

The outdoor season is the noisy-aircraft season

To the Editor:

There are only a few short months during which we who live on Long Island can enjoy being outdoors, riding bikes, taking walks, sitting in the backyard, gardening and eating outside.

And we are bombarded by the sound of jets taking off from Kennedy Airport every 60 to 90 seconds.

The scream of the engines is a health threat. It’s a proven fact that excess noise impacts hearing; raises blood pressure, stress, anxiety and depression; and can lead to cardiovascular problems.

Can’t air traffic controllers shoot these aircraft out over the Atlantic Ocean until they reach significant height, and then turn them back over urban areas, rather than creating havoc with our lives in Rockville Centre, Lynbrook, Malverne and other communities that are in path of the takeoff patterns?

There is a Port Authority noise control number where you can lodge a complaint about the intolerable, brutal noise blasts. Call (800) 225-1071 and say something. If enough of us call, perhaps the P.A. will do something to let us enjoy our lives in the summertime while paying monumentally high taxes to do so. We deserve some peace and quiet.

JIM PAYMAR Rockville Centre

a park in Seaford. While the drawings and handwriting were crude and childish, the message it tried to perpetuate was one of intolerance. The town was swift to remove the graffiti, but it’s not uncommon for the act to be a repeat offense. There is no fear of repercussion, and that empowers people to confidently scrawl messages of hate.

The town will continue to do its best to remove illegal signs and graffiti — especially those that infringe on the town’s zero-tolerance policy regarding hatred of any form — but sometimes the effort feels like it’s one step forward, two steps back. This needs to change.

We all want the same thing: safe, affordable and scenic neighborhoods in which to live, work and raise our families. It is my mission to keep the Town of Hempstead on this track, and I’m proud that our Quality-of-Life Task Force will continue to beautify a new area every day. We’re doing our part to fix the broken windows, but Albany would make this mission a whole lot easier if its leaders held criminals accountable.

Hempstead Town Councilman Christopher Carini represents the town’s 5th District.

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