Franklin Square Library summer programs launch kids into reading
By REI WolFSoHN Intern
Two summer reading programs at the Franklin Square Public Library have inspired children to make reading a higher priority on their summer activity list.
The Summer Buddies Reading Program pairs teens with younger children who want to practice reading and is new to the library this year. The Summer Reading Challenge program has been at the Franklin Square library for 30 years encouraging children to set reading goals and support environmental organizations by counting how many books they read.
“They love it,” Cathy Parris, grandmoth-
Concerns at Westover Gardens
By NIColE WAGNER nwagner@liherald.com
It all started with a “foul smell.” Then there were flies in the lobby.
Nassau County police were called out to an apartment at Westover Gardens in Elmont for a wellness check. Instead, they found a body.
There was no sign of foul play, police said, and the tenant — not identified by authorities — reportedly had an extensive medical history. The body was removed by the medical examiner that same day.
to be identified fearing repercussions for her mother. “They could leave feeling ill.”
The super arrived the next day to clean up the lobby and rid it of the odor. A cleanup crew from the Town of Hempstead Housing Authority — which manages the property — was by not long after to clean out the room, once the super told residents he received an all-clear from the coroner’s office.
“First, it took so long for someone to realize there was a dead body,” she said. “Then it took so long for someone to come clean.”
er of a child in the program, said. “I say, ‘Do you want to go to the pool some time?’ They say, ‘No, we want to go to the library.’”
The theme for the challenge this year is “All together now.” Diane Gregory, children’s services librarian, made it her own by adding “kids can make a better world” to the theme. She created a character named Blaze Wilder, who travels the world asking kids how they think other children can make the world better.
To go with that theme, Gregory donates to certain environmental organizations each week if the children collectively reach a certain number of books finished for that week. She donates to organizations like the
People die at home sometimes. It’s a sad fact of life. But for the woman who finally called police, it’s just one more thing on a growling list her mother — and other tenants at Westover Gardens — are dealing with.
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None of this was new for Vida Tomlinson, who has lived at Westover Gardens for the past five years. During the pandemic, someone on the floor below her died, and the smell remained in the building for several weeks.
“I mean they’re seniors,” said the woman, who asked not
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I mean, if there was basic maintenance being done there, they could’ve detected the odor as many residents who live there detected that odor.
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Westover Gardens housing under scrutiny
have to cover their nose and mouth to bear the odor.
“It smelled worse than a morgue,” said Patricia Ross, Tomlinson’s daughter.
A lack of basic building maintenance, lingering garbage, rodents, roaches and poor security — all based on complaints from a number of residents at Westover Gardens — has caught the attention of one lawmaker, who says he wants to do something about it.
“I mean, if there was basic maintenance being done there,” Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages said, “they could’ve detected the odor as many residents who live there detected that odor.”
When Tomlinson first moved in, the building super would clean general areas weekly, but not lately. The super blames the town’s sanitation department. When they collect garbage, workers leave spare items by the dumpster. It’s more than enough, he says, to attract rats.
Tomlinson had rats in her apartment as late as three months ago, but has not seen them since. The building super says that’s because exterminators come once a month to rid the Elmont Road property of any rodents.
Westover Gardens is one of 14 sites maintained by the town’s housing
authority. It provides a place to live primarily through Section 8 programs, which allocate housing vouchers to cover rent for low-income families and senior citizens.
According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the public housing authority that administers the voucher program must inspect each tenant’s unit at least once a year to
ensure it meets minimum housing quality standards.
“The housing authority is committed to providing eligible and qualified families with safe and sanitary housing,” Edward Cumming, executive director of the Town of Hempstead Housing Authority, told the Herald in a statement. “All housing authority apartment complexes are maintained and repaired
in compliance with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and New York state law, and are reviewed on an ongoing basis.”
The woman who called about what ultimately was someone who died in their unit also called the next day to express her concerns the town’s cleanup crew still had not come. In a letter to Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin, Solages relayed is own concerns about the complex.
Clavin did not receive that correspondence, according to his communications office.
“We have a responsibility to address the glaring inequities that currently exist in Nassau County housing,” Solages said in his letter to Clavin. “There is absolutely no reason why people should be living like this when communities have an abundance of good and decent housing.”
The woman says her mother has lived at the complex for the past 18 years. But it’s only been over the past decade or so she has seen living conditions deteriorate. From regular dumpster overflow to loosened electrical outlets on the first floor that took a year to fix, she says the building simply is not maintained frequently enough.
“You pick and choose your battles,” she said. “You take care of your parents. That’s it.”
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Bingo luau raises funds for increased home accessibility
By REI WOLFSOHN Intern
Funds raised at the first bingo luau event held by Rescuing Families will help a Valley Stream family outfit their home with increased disability access and ease.
Rescuing Families got the community together on Aug. 11 for a luau-themed bingo night to raise funds for the Reyes family. The Reyes family that the organization will help includes a 43-year-old man who became paraplegic after a swimming and diving accident when he was 18. The community was able to raise $9,150 at the event with 140 people in attendance.
The charity Rescuing Families wants to help as many local families as it can by creating beautiful disability accessible homes.
Since it began seven years ago, it has helped six families live with increased disability access, ease and safety after being remodeled by the organization.
“What I liked about it is that it’s local,” Theresa Belmonte, a volunteer with Rescuing Families, said. “It’s not like one of these charities where you write a check and hope they’re doing good. You see what comes of it. At the end of the project you see the house, the ramp, the new bathroom. You see where everyone’s efforts and money have gone.”
The Reyes house needs a complete gut and replacement to become accessible and safe, because it is a very old home built in 1964. The paraplegic man’s parents must help him out of the tub and he only has a very steep, unstable ramp to get in and out of the home. Increasing the access and safety of the tub and ramp are two of the main project goals for Rescuing Families.
The luau bingo night included cash prizes for bingo winners and six costume contests. Half of the costume contests were for Hawaiian shirts: the most creative, most original and funniest. The other half were for Hula girl costumes: the most creative, most original and funniest. Prizes for contest winners were bottles of wine, scratch-off tickets and little trinkets.
“They come up with some great ideas and some great costumes,” Centauro said. “So we’re excited to see what they come up with this time.”
At the luau bingo night, food and drinks were served. Drinks were basic like beer, wine and soda. But the food was all tropical themed: Hawaiian chicken and wings, pineapple upside down cake and fruit bowls.
Gina and Vinny Centauro started Rescuing Families seven years ago after 10 years of running their own construction business. While the organization has 40 members, on average there is a core group of 10 members who help with the renovations directly. They come in to help demolish and rebuild. A few other contractors in the northeast also help build with them.
“When the disabled person actually comes home, the feeling you have is beyond description,” Barbara Donohue,
a volunteer with Rescuing Families, said. “Everyone just ends up crying and weeping, so it’s a pretty intense feeling.”
Rescuing Families raises funds through several events throughout the year. It hosts a monthly community market with crafts, thrifts, food trucks, pet rescues and civic organizations. The booth operators pay a fee to have their booth there. Plus, Rescuing Families charges $5 for public entry into the market. From whatever the Rescuing Families booth itself sells the proceeds also go to the charity. People can donate directly to the organization while they are there. All proceeds go directly to the families in need. Rescuing families does the same thing semiannually with a craft-only fair.
It also hosts bingo nights throughout the year. The bingo nights started with an ugly sweater bingo night in December over three years ago. They held ugly sweater contests and gave away cash prizes for winning bingo. This year, Rescuing Families added the luau bingo night.
“Everybody likes a luau,” Centauro said. “It’s just a very festive, fun thing.”
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Book Review: “ Die with Zero” by Bill Perkins
In “Die with Zero”, subtitled “Getting All That You Can from Your Money and Your Life”, retired engineer Bill Perkins takes an analytical view about making your life grow as opposed to making your money grow. Letting opportunities pass you by for fear of squandering money leads many to squander their lives instead.
Instead of just keeping on earning and earning to maximize wealth, too many of us don’t give nearly as much thought as to maximizing what they can get out of that wealth — including what they can give to others while they are living, instead of waiting until they die.
As opposed to spending money on things, which excitement depreciates over time, the author advocates spending on experiences, which grow in value over time, due to the “memory dividend”. Perkins advocates a systematic approach for eliminating the fear of running out of money (the main reason people oversave and underenjoy) while maximizing your and your loved ones
enjoyment of that money.
Being that the main idea is that your life is the sum of your experiences, you should put some thought into planning the kind of experiences you want. If you die with significant wealth but a scarcity of experiences, you worked a lot of hours just to accumulate money that you either never used or were too old to use.
You can waste your life by underspending. Life is not only about “accumulating”, it is also about “decumulating” or using the money to maximize your life which, in the end, is nothing more than the memories you make.
In a similar vein, giving inheritances early maximizes the impact of those inheritance on the recipients’ quality of life. The average age of heirs being about sixty, the money usually arrives too late to do the most good.
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Parrotbeach brings a taste of Margaritaville to Elmont
The Elmont communtiy was welcomed to watch Jimmy Buffet tribute band Parrotbeach perform at the Elmont Memorial Library Theater on Aug. 6.
The band performed tunes such as “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” “Margaritaville,” “It’s Five O’clock Somewhere” and “Volcano.” People in the crowd danced and sang along to the hits.
The band includes five performers known by their stage names: Remy St. Martin on vocals and guitar, Hurricane on keys and vocals, Jah on bass and vocals, Jax on percussion and vocals and Mojito on guitar and vocals.
Parrotbeach has been together for more than 10 years. The group plays multiple times per week and is usually booked solid on the weekends. It is one of few full time Buffet tribute bands.
The performance was organized by
Plaza Theatrical of Long Island. Plaza Theatrical was formed in 1982, and now presents over 250 performances each year. In 2021 it entered into a multiyear lease to be the resident theater company at Elmont Memorial Library.
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Remy St. Martin, lead singer for the cover band Parrrotbeach sings the classic Jimmy Buffet hits.
Reading is all the rage at F.S. Library
Arbor Day Foundation and Long Island Splash, which helps keep Long Island waters clean.
During the reading buddies program, teens help the younger children with pronunciation, definitions and learning techniques like chunking. In chunking, readers break down words into sounds they’re familiar with and put them together.
“My favorite moment is when I say something wrong and they always fix my words,” said Lyla McGrade, 6, who participates in both programs. “When I say the word and I don’t know what it means, they tell me what it means.”
The reading buddies program is organized with drop-in participation, because the same teens and children aren’t there every week.
“Children have different speeds of how they learn,” said 15-year-old Fiona Lin, one of the teens participating in the program. “You have to pace yourself for each child and help them.”
The teens were recommended to the program by Bridget Catapano, the school counselor at H. Frank Carey High School. The teens all need a certain number of community service hours for the National Honor Society. Catapano said it’s difficult for teens to find enough service opportunities in the area.
“I’ve reached out to all the places I could possibly reach out to,” Daphne Levy, the teen services librarian, said about the search for service hours for teens. “It’s making me have anxiety when I go to work.”
“Daphne has been wonderful,” Meghan McGrade, Lyla’s mother, said. “She is always making sure the children are paired up with a student they are comfortable with and reading the books that interest them.”
Other teens who help the youngsters heard about the program from friends and relatives.
“I love doing it because you’re influencing them, helping them to read,” 16-year-old Jamie Moncy said. “It’s a very nice thing and (the kids are) the future.”
Prizes are given out in raffle and competition style as part of the reading challenges. For the raffle, a child can read any number of books in a week and get a raffle ticket. Those tickets stay in the same jar until the end of the summer when all the weekly raffles are over.
When a child finishes a book, they have to make a report on it. Some speak just a few sentences, some speak for 10 minutes.
For competitions, the little ones that range from 18 months to 4 years old usually have to color a page. The older children in kindergarten through sixth grade usually have to answer a riddle. Winners are always chosen at random from those who accomplish the challenge. Gregory chooses their prizes based on which child wins the competition or raffle, because she knows all of them personally.
Back to class with the right stuff Keep that gear in good shape
Families are always looking to stretch their back-to-school shopping budgets. But saving money isn’t just about how much you spend on supplies; it’s also about making school supplies and equipment last as long as possible.
Here are some tips for protecting your students’ school tools to help stretch your budget and their gear.
Talk with children about handling tech devices. Kids will be kids, and sometimes that means they’ll be tough on their stuff. Unfortunately, their school-mandated tech devices such as calculators, tablets and laptops can’t always take the beating. To reduce the risk of accidental breakage, talk to kids about proper handling and storage of their devices and the potential risks for breakage when drops, spills and hard impacts occur.
Lighten the backpack load. Between books and laptops, students tend to pack a lot of heavy items in their backpacks during the course of a school year. As the load increases, backpack zippers may break, and seams may tear from the daily stress. Reduce the wear and tear by ensuring your kids don’t over-pack their bags.
Not only will this reduce strain on their backpacks, it will lighten the load on students’ backs as well.
Consider a protection plan. Research shows that some school essentials —such as backpacks and laptop batteries break or stop functioning within the first 1-2 years of use.
To help keep costs down, many retailers offer reputable protection plans, which can help repair or replace the equipment for free or a fraction of what you’d normally pay on your own.
Sharing isn’t always caring. Even if your child handles his calculator or laptop with care, his friends might not. Establish guidelines with your kids at the start of the school year about what items can be shared with others at school and which cannot.
For those things that can be shared, consider encouraging your child to establish ground rules when sharing with friends. Guidelines could include when the item should be returned, tasks for which the item will be used and an understanding that items will be handled with care.
Don’t forget about bikes. Kids who ride their bikes to school can be just as hard on their bikes as they are on their school supplies. A tune-up at the start of the school year can keep the bike running smoothly and help catch wear and tear, such as damaged spokes or worn tires and brake pads.
Are you ready?
A back-to-school checklist
Make sure your kids have what they need to succeed this year. Ensure you’ve covered all the back-to-school bases before the studying starts:
√ Ensure your child is up to date on all immunizations.
√ Schedule eye and physical exams, if needed.
√ Make sure emergency contact information is up to date.
√ Organize school supplies.
√ Review the dress code policy.
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Lawmakers push for anti-hate reporting awareness
By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.comWhen antisemitic graffiti was found at Merrick’s Chatterton Elementary School, a hotline was available to report the incident to the proper authorities.
But unlike 911 or 988 — well-known numbers to report emergencies or seek immediate mental health assistance — how to reach the bias hotline is not so well-known. And Nassau County Democrats are pushing their colleagues to change that.
Anyone can text messages and photos, or even call (516) 500-0657 if they see hate anywhere in their communities, All calls are returned during business hours, police said. And for those who prefer email, it’s combatbias@pdcn.org.
Siela Bynoe commended the Nassau County Police department for rolling out technology that allows people to quickly and confidentially report incidents of hate.
“But access is not awareness,” the county legislator told reporters outside of Chatterton School last week. “Access without awareness does not get what’s intended.”
Nassau County police officials say two swastikas as well as anti-police sentiments were spray painted at the Chatterton playground July 30.
That prompted an emergency meeting a week later by the South Merrick Community Civic Association, intended to be an open discussion with police, detectives, school superintendents and rabbis about how the community can combat hate.
The following day, police arrested a 14-year-old Freeport boy, charging him with two felonies and a pair of misdemeanors.
But the number of people across Nassau County who even know this hotline exists is small, Bynoe said. A public awareness campaign is needed to get that word out, because if more instances are reported, the county can
map out where there is an influx of bias incidents and direct resources to those communities.
“We must pull out all the stops and find and implement as many tools as possible to stem the tide of this wave of hatred we are witnessing,” said County Legislator Arnold Drucker, who added he’d also like to work with state officials to ensure justice is served when people are arrested for hateful acts.
“I intend to collaborate with our partners in state government to take a renewed look at our hate crime laws and evaluate the classification of these hate crimes,” Drucker said. That way, “they can be prosecuted as a standalone offense, and have them automatically charged as a felony — rather than a misdemeanor — to ensure that these individuals get more than a slap on the wrist.”
Putting a complete end to antisemitic acts is not an easy task at all, according to Rabbi Ira Ebbin.
“If you look at any Jewish history book — or any history book — you’ll know that it’s impossible,” the spiritual leader of Congregation Ohav Sholom in Merrick, told reporters last week. “Since Jews have existed, there has been antisemitism. Since humans have existed, there has been hatred. Those who want to hate will always find ways to hate, and they do it in the most invasive way.”
Technology such as the hotline, Ebbin said, is incredibly important.
“It opens the opportunity and the portals of entry for people who see something, then they need to say something,” the rabbi said. “Our legislators, our leaders respond to data, and unless its reported, the reality is silence is compared to complicity. If you don’t say anything, nothing gets done.”
Education is key, according to County Legislator Michael Giangregorio, a Republican who represents Merrick and surrounding communities. Children, for instance, may not understand the seriousness of their actions when they commit acts of hate.
“I would like to use this latest example as a teaching moment, especially for our children, to better educate them on the dangers of these type of behaviors, and to re-emphasize that hate speech or any actions in that regard are not tolerated or accepted,” he said, in a statement. “Together, as a community, we must do what we can to stand together against this growing scourge.”
Courtesy Pastor Cecil Matthew
Last year’s Love Our City Summerfest was able to give out backpacks to students and families in need. This year, event host One Church Elmont hopes to help again.
Summerfest to host family fun
By NICOLE WAGNER nwagner@liherald.comAll are welcome to the Love Our City Summerfest hosted by One Church Elmont to close out summer vacation and stock up for back-to-school season.
With the school season just around the corner, One Church Elmont hopes to help families in need by giving away backpacks for students.
“This is an act of love for the people in our community, especially our young people and families, that may be needing help during a very crucial time of their life with school starting,” Pastor Cecil Matthew said. “We wanted this time to not be a time that causes anxiety.”
Flyer for Aug. 26 Love Our City Summerfest event where families can look forward to a bounce house, dunk tank, free food
The church began to collect backpacks and supplies for the event a couple of weeks ago and will have 250 bags to hand out to students. The bags will be available on a first-come first-serve basis and hope to help relieve cost burdens on families.
“We know the school year is close to starting and a simple ask for school is a backpack full of supplies so parents don’t have to worry about that,” Pastor Georgy Varughese said.
The school materials in the backpacks are geared toward elementary-aged students, but middle schoolers and high schoolers are also welcome to collect a bag. A student must be present to grab a backpack from the giveaway.
While the backpack giveaway is a help for families in need, Summerfest will also host a slew of activities for the community to enjoy. The family fun will include a bounce house, dunk tank, live music provided by The Red Letters Band, free food and free Ralph’s Italian Ices.
The free food is a change this year to the event, as last year the church had brought food trucks out for the community.
“Basically, the whole purpose is so that people can come out and not have to worry about spending money or their own resources — just literally showing up and being blessed and leaving with their hands and stomachs full,” Varughese said.
Summerfest will also feature a mini car show with some classic cars in the parking lot, according to Varughese.
“The event is similar to a back-toschool bash, but the reason why we call it Summerfest is because we wanted all age groups, all stages of life to be able to enjoy a day out with their families,” Varughese said.
Health and vision screening will also be provided for those interested at the event. A local eye doctor will be in attendance to help with vision screening and health care professionals from the One Church congregation will volunteer to help health screen.
Community members are invited to take part in the annual event on Saturday, Aug. 26. The event will start at 11 a.m. and finish around 2 p.m. in the One Church Elmont parking lot located at 657 Meacham Ave.
Veterans celebrated at patriotic Franklin Square picnic
Veterans joined Assemblyman Edward Ra at the Veterans Picnic at VFW Post 2718-68 in Franklin Square on Aug. 10.
Veterans from the 19th assembly district, which includes the towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, came to the event for complimentary food and join fellow service members. The service members were also invited to bring guests to the event.
“This event allows us to acknowledge their sacrifices, express appreciation and uphold values of service, unity and respect within our community,” Ra said.
Eighty people showed up for the event to preserve the history that the veterans took part in. Boy Scouts Troop 93 helped set up the event and clean up after.
At the event, the Northport VA, Veterans.gov, Nassau County Veterans Service Agency and county clerk Maureen O’Connell’s office spoke with veterans about benefits and services available to them.
Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, county comptroller Elaine Phillips, Legislator John Giuffre and Town of Hempstead Councilman Thomas Muscarella were also in attendance at the picnic to express their gratitude.
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By Karen Bloom
ld Westbury Gardens will fill its lush grounds with the sounds of bagpipers and Scottish revelry as it welcomes the latest edition of the Scottish Festival and Highland Games. The annual spectacle on Saturday, Aug. 26, brings plenty of Scottish flair to the storied estate, presented by the Long Island Clan MacDuff.
With those bagpipes, traditional strength competitions and highland dancing — along with plenty of entertainment and assorted activities for lads and lasses — there’s plenty end-of-summer revelry for all ages. According to Scottish lore, the games were begun by the ancient highland chieftains to help them select the strongest men for their armies. Those ancient traditions continue today in the form of caber tossing, Putting the Stone, Putting the Sheaf, and arm wrestling competitions, piping and drumming.
“When the Clan MacDuff first came here in 1977, they knew they had found a home,” says Paul Hunchak, director of visitor services and public programs at Old Westbury Gardens.
And they’ve been back every year since — except those two years during the pandemic.
By Karen BloomPat McGann
Long Island had once been home to five Scottish clans. Today only Clan MacDuff remains.
change the world? It’s a question been at the focus of our collective for centuries. Now as society navigates the complexities of modern life, path for social change is at the forefront of artistic expression.
“We consider this to be like a gathering of the clans,” says Clan MacDuff’s Peter Burnside Sr. “This is what they used to do in Scotland all those years ago. Groups of families would come together for games and food and companionship. We’re replicating that. People come from all over to meet their families here. It’s the end of summer, a good time for everyone to gather.”
WHERE WHEN
• Saturday, Aug. 26, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• $25, $22 senior citizens, $12 children
• Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, South Campus, Hempstead. For information and to RSVP, call (516) 463-5672, or visit Hofstra.edu/museum
• 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury
• Free parking is available at Westbury High School, with shuttle bus service to and from the festival
We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines power of the arts in society.
• Tickets and information available at OldWestburyGardens.org, or (516) 333-0048
by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence. highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,” “Artists often lead the charge and expose truths that may otherwise be artists in this exhibition take a stand and call out injustices through their art on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfilled. They all combine the making public service that has a grassroots approach in the hope of mobilizing their and the nation to ignite movement, create awareness, and inspire others to them.”
Now in its 61st year, it has evolved into a family festival as much as a cultural event. “There really is something for everyone,” Hunchak says. “You can explore the gardens, and then there’s this whole other dimension. Many folks settle in for the day. They camp out on the lawn with their picnic and connect with family and friends. It’s almost like a reunion. This is something people put on their radar year after year. And we enjoy hosting it.”
While it has become a broad-based family affair — with birds of prey, falconry, vintage car show, Scottish dog parade, vendors offering Scottish wares, and so much more — those traditional elements continue to be a main attraction, especially the caber toss and pipe bands.
The caber is a long, tapered pine pole or log. The “tosser” balances it vertically by holding the smaller end, and then runs forward and tosses it so that it turns in the air with the larger end striking the ground first. Ideally, the pole strikes in a strictly vertical position, and the athletes are scored based on how closely the throw lands at a 12 o’clock position.
exhibit, which runs through July 28, is in conjunction with Hofstra’s presidential conference on the Barack Obama presidency coming up in April. interested in the idea that the artist has a civic responsibility,” says director Karen Albert. “The initial idea for this exhibition was inspired by Administration White House briefing that took place on May 12, 2009, than 60 artists and creative organizers met with administration officials to collective power of the arts to build community, create change, and chart national recovery in the areas of social justice, civic participation and end, unlike other recent exhibits that showcased the museum’s collection, Giordano reached out to contemporary artists who loaned their selected works. Some 36 pieces are on view — representing from Emma Amos, Molly Crabapple and the Equal Justice Initiative, Miguel Luciano, Michele Pred, Hank Willis Thomas, and Sophia our climate is now, this exhibit could not be more timely than moment,” Albert adds.
“The caber toss is always popular,” Burnside says. “People love to watch the strong men — and strong women.”
While athletes are generally the ones up to the challenge, the public is invited to participate. Keep in mind that pole is 150 pounds and 25 feet long, Competitors also can try their skills with Tossing the Sheaf, and Putting the Stone. Tossing the Sheaf involves flinging a bale of hay over a horizontal pole with a large pitchfork. Putting the Stone is similar to the traditional Olympic-style shot put, but uses a large stone in which the weight varies.
While the games are going on, a lively lineup of bands and dance ensembles — including those assorted bagpipers — provide a musical backdrop throughout the day. The opening ceremony at 12:30 is quite special, with a grand march down the North Lawn, and not to be missed.
This year’s entertainment roster also includes the high-energy Scottish Band, Albannach, with its heavily percussive sound. There’s also the Celtic rock band Bangers and Mash, with their blend of Celtic rock, southern Rock and folk. And, of course, dancers doing varied interpretations of traditional highland dance and step dancing, among others.
the highlights, she points to the series of prints from the Freedoms. Their four large scale photos are based on Rockwell’s 1943 oil paintings inspired by President Franklin D. 1941 State of the Union address that outlined what he essential four democratic values freedom of speech, worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. For interpreted these iconic works for our era. same composition,” Albert says. “From 1940s America,
Kids can find many activities just for them. They can try their skill at their own version of a caber toss, with light cabers (actually tubes), participate in sack races, and an old-fashioned tug of war.
When it’s time for a break, check out the Scottish products available for purchase and sample such Scottish delights as meat pies and haggis.
Pat McGann is quickly rising as one of the sharpest stand-ups on the comedy scene. A relative latecomer to comedy, he began doing standup at 31 after realizing he was not very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become the house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself as especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father of three young children, McGann’s appeal stems from his quick wit and relatable take on family life and marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening act for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festival, and more. McGann still calls Chicago home.
Boogie along with Disco Unlimited as summer winds down. When Disco Unlimited hits the stage, you are instantly transported to a time when Saturday nights meant white suits, platform shoes, and your very best dance moves. And dance you will — when you experience the magic created when the boogie begins. Capturing a time in music that to this day has not been matched, this lively band will exhilarate you with their powerful vocals, tight harmonies and dance grooves — all coupled with a synchronized stage and light show. Close your eyes and you will truly believe you are listening to the original artists. Hear the best of Tavares, France Jolie, The Trammps, Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, Yvonne Elliman, Anita Ward, Deney Terrio, George McCrae, Bonnie Pointer, Melba Moore, Maxine Nightingale, Carol Douglas, and so much more. Joe Cool, Sista Soul, Funky Sista, Strat Cat, Wild Jerry and The MacDaddy comprise this group of unique and experienced musicians who love and live this era.
BALDWIN HERALD — February 9, 2023
Friday, Aug. 18, 8 p.m. As always, bring seating. Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov/parks.
Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.
Brit Floyd
Yarn/Wire
Now in its 18th year, Adelphi University’s ‘new music’ series welcomes Yarn/Wire.
favorite, a tug of war.
The intrepid New York-based piano-percussion quartet has forged a singular path with endlessly inventive collaborations, commissions and performances that have made a significant contribution to the canon of experimental works. The quartet features founding member Laura Barger and Julia Den Boer on piano and Russell Greenberg, also a founding member, and Sae Hashimoto playing percussion.
From those moments when the needle drops on side one with ‘Speak to Me,’ the alarm clock of ‘Tim,’ that sensuous vocal on ‘Great Gig in the Sky,’ the lunatics on the grass in ‘Brain Damage,’ and finally, the final heartbeats of ‘Eclipse,’ The Dark Side of the Moon pulls you in. Brit Floyd is back on the concert circuit with a new show celebrating 50 years of that ground-breaking and iconic musical masterpiece. Brit Floyd has become a phenomenon, widely regarded as the world’s greatest rock tribute show — faithfully recreating the scale and pomp of the final 1994 Pink Floyd tour, complete with a stunning light show, iconic circular screen, lasers, inflatables and theatrics. The nearly three-hour set list also includes other highlights from Pink Floyd’s magnificent catalogue of albums. Saturday, Aug. 19, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 20, 7:30 p.m. $149.50, $89.50. $79.50, $59.50, $49.50, $39.50, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com, or ParamountNY.com
Barger is a frequent guest with many top American contemporary ensembles. French-American Den
THE Your Neighborhood
Voyage
On stage Plaza
Aug. 25
The Journey tribute band visits The Paramount, Friday, Aug. 25, 8 p.m. The popular band takes everyone back to the ‘80’s when Journey’s timeless music ruled the airwaves. Hailed by fans and critics alike as the world’s top Journey tribute band, this group performs their music with chilling accuracy. Fronted by Hugo — a dead ringer for Steve Perry, both visually and vocally — he continues to delight fans with his miraculous resemblance, exact mannerisms and identical voice to Steve. Fans agree that Voyage delivers an experience to the original Steve Perry-fronted lineup. The band also features world class New York musicians; Robby Hoffman, Greg Smith, Lance Millard and Dana Spellman who along with Hugo have brought the show to critical acclaim through the many sold out shows as well as private and corporate events throughout America. The talent of these five guys together has brought the meaning of tribute to a whole new level. See it to believe it! Playing all the hits including: “Don’t Stop Believin’,” ”Faithfully,” “Separate Ways,” “Anyway You Want It,”, “Open Arms,” “Wheel in the Sky,” “Lights,” “Oh Sherrie,” “Stone in Love,” “Send Her My Love,” “Lovin’ Touchin’ Squeezin’,” “Who’s Crying Now,” “Only The Young,” and more. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.
On exhibit
View the landmark exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait,” at Nassau County Museum of Art. Devoted to the way that Modigliani powerfully re-defined the art of portraiture, the show includes his masterworks along with paintings and drawings by his Parisian contemporaries (Picasso, van Dongen, Laurencin). Modigliani’s enduring influence on artists even in our own time is shown in a selection of Contemporary paintings by such important figures as David Hockney, Eric Fischl, Elizabeth Peyton and others. The exhibition is being curated by Dr. Kenneth Wayne, founder of The Modigliani Project, which authenticates paintings and drawings (two of the works in the show have been recently approved by the committee). Through Nov. 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
Theatricals presents a tribute to the one and only Barbra Streisand, Saturday, Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m. Sharon Owens performs her acclaimed interpretations of Streisand’s songbook. It’s performed at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $33, $35. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.
Dramatic Play
Theatre Playground returns to Long Island Children’s Museum with “Dramatic Play!,” Monday, Aug. 21, 1 p.m., taught by Lisa Rudin, Director of Theatre Playground (who visitors may already know from her role as “Piggie”!). In this interactive, theater-inspired workshop kids will act out an original story and help choose how it unfolds. Music, props, and sound effects create a theatrical world where participants are immersed in the story. Children are encouraged to express themselves as they create characters, explore different worlds, stretch their imaginations and build self-confidence. This week’s theme: Pirates and Princeses. Costumes encouraged. Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.
Tribute concert
Plaza Theatricals continues its tribute series, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2:30 p.m. The hits never stop with Tommy Lynn and his 10-piece band performing such classics as “Sweet Caroline,” “Song Sung Blue,” “Hello Again,” “America”, “Mr. Bojangles,” and “So Good!” It’s performed at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $33, $35. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.
Busy Bees
Bring the kids to Long Island Children’s Museum to learn about hardworking bees, Saturday, Aug. 19. We all know that bees are amazing. While we often think of only the honeybee, Long Island’s native mason bee is an impressive little insect. Make a bee habitat to welcome them to your garden, at the drop-in program, suitable for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.
Summer sounds
See Lamar Peters at Rath Park in Franklin Square, Thursday, Aug. 17, at 6:30 p.m., as part of the Town of Hempstead’s summer concert series. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. 849 Fenworth Blvd. Call (516) 292-9000 ext. 7480 or go to HempsteadNy.gov for more.
‘King Kong’
1933’s classic “King Kong” will be shown on the Elmont Memorial Library’s big screen Saturday, Aug. 19, at 12 p.m. The classic adventure fantasy features actress Ann Darrow and director Carl Denham on their trip to film a new jungle picture. When they arrive at the Indian Ocean island, Darrow is captured and prepared by island natives to be sacrificed to the infamous enormous ape Kong. However, Kong’s capture is where the real trouble begins. Not rated, 125 minutes. Stars Fay Wray, Merian C. Cooper, Robert Armstrong and Bruce Cabot. 700 Hempstead Turnpike. Visit ElmontLibrary. org for more.
Having an event?
Bug Safari
Bring the kids to Old Westbury Gardens for a buggy adventure, Saturday, Aug. 19, 11 a.m. Hunt elusive grasshoppers, butterflies, predatory insects and other crawly creatures in the gardens. Bring a butterfly net and collecting jars. All ages. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.
Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.
Westbury House Tour
For many years visitors to Westbury House at Old Westbury Gardens asked what was beyond the first floor corridor. Now go beyond the door and discover “secrets of the service wing,” during a 60-minute guided tour, Friday, Aug. 18, noon; also Sunday, Aug. 20, 1:30 p.m.; Monday, Aug. 21, noon; Wednesday, Aug. 23, noon. Be introduced to the intensive labor required to create the lifestyle experienced by the Phipps family and their guests; tour the 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 cleaning room then descend to the kitchen, scullery, and wine storage rooms located on the ground floor. Reservations required. 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 3330048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.
Sept. 7
Art talk
Grab your lunch and join Nassau County
Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture,” now back on-site at Nassau County Museum of Art, Thursday, Sept. 7, 1 p.m. Enjoy an in-depth presentation on the current exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program and to join the 2 p.m. public tour of the exhibit. Also Oct. 19. 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
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) 7052434 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.
Herald Women’s executive summit
Networking, negotiating, keeping life on track
By Parker SchugThey were women from all kinds of backgrounds, but had one thing in common: They are the leaders of today — and tomorrow — and were all part of the Herald Woman’s Executive Summit, presented by Bank of America, Aug. 7 at The Crescent Beach Club in Bayville.
There — among coffee, breakfast and meditation — speakers with various areas of expertise shared how they reached their career milestones, and how those attended could reach them, too.
Among those sharing that wisdom were Liz Bentley, chief executive and founder of Liz Bentley Associates, as well as Aimee Kestenberg Elan, chief creative officer and co-founder of Affordable Luxury Group.
There was also Melissa Negrin-Wiener, a senior partner at Cona Elder Law, teaching attendees the importance of knowledge surrounding your assets.
“You’re never too young, you’re never too old, you’re never too rich and you’re never too poor to plan,” Negrin-Wiener said. “People think it’s just for millionaires and it’s not.”
Erin Ley, an award-winning speaker, best-selling author, and growth and success coach for Onward Productions, led the “Life on Track” workshop.
“Celebrate life and you’ll have a life worth celebrating,” she said.
Megan Ryan, executive vice president and chief legal officer of NuHealth/NUMC led a session on minority and women-owned business enterprise.
Another round of workshops featured Mimi Bishop and Jackie Ghedine discussing negotiations and knowing your worth. The two leadership coaches and consultants co-founded Modern Gen X Woman & MGXW, where they lead women who primarily grew up in the 1980s and 1990s to fulfilling careers.
“Stop waiting to be noticed and waiting patiently to get paid,” Ghedine said. “Go after and ask for what you want.”
Kenia Nunez-Leon shared how losing her husband to cancer helped her recognize the 4M system she used to sustain his life — which stands for mindset, mentorship, motivation and money.
Nunez-Leon also showed how these connect to other facets of life, like sitting on the board for the development of a new city.
The last round of workshops featured Valerie Nifora, a global marketing leader, branding expert and award-winning author, who spoke about embracing individual qualities.
“I just want you to know who you are and what makes you incredible and why you’re here on the planet,” Nifora said.
“I want you to be that, unapologetically, all the time.”
Donna Stefans of Wealth Advisory Associates, lead attorney and founder of Stefans Law Group, emphasized the idea that women need financial knowledge.
“I don’t hear people sitting around talking about their portfolios — it’s just not a fun, sexy topic,” Stefans said. “If they’re having the conversations, they’re learning from each other.”
Lisa Mirabile, chief executive and founder of Vertigo Media Group, advised on how to present digital information in a more effective manner, while closing keynote speaker Paisley Demby shared his experience going from homelessness to the state’s deputy secretary of economic development. It was through positivity he was able to bring himself — and now others — back up from hard
times.
“Tell your employees, anytime you come to my office with a problem, challenge, struggle or issue, you have to either present a solution, an opportunity or some idea — regardless of how zany,” Paisley said.
The event closed with giveaway prizes, cocktails and networking. A portion of proceeds will benefit Moxxie Mentoring Foundation.
“Everyone left really inspired and ready to tackle some tough conversations in the workforce, but really energized and powered to have success in their careers,” said Jennifer Porti, vice president and community relations manager for Bank of America.
Summit attendees learn ‘work is love made visible’
By Ana BorrutoBreaking barriers, shattering glass ceilings and stepping into their power are just some of the empowering traits the nearly 300 trailblazers had in common at the inaugural Herald Women’s Executive Summit, presented by Bank of America.
Although it was a gloomy day outside of The Crescent Beach Club in Bayville, the spirit of girl power shined through as thought leaders, innovators and other extraordinary women shared their take on the event’s theme — “The Future is Now.”
“When my parents, Robert and Edith Richner, founded Richner Communications at a time when female executives were a rarity, my mother broke those norms,” said Stuart Richner, the chief executive of the company that is the parent to Herald Community Newspapers.
“We are not just celebrating the successful professional women amongst us, but we are also acknowledging the pioneering spirit of women like my mother — women who dared to pave the way in times less hospitable to their ambitions.”
Suelem Artzt, vice president and consumer banking market leader for Bank of America, shared how she faced many challenges along the way of her career since moving from Brazil in 2007, but still persevered.
“We all have different backgrounds and journeys that helped us all get here,” Artzt said. “But one thing we have in common is we’ve earned this seat here today. I think that it’s important for all of us to have strong women in our lives because they’re going to help you have that vision and really see what is possible.”
Keynote speaker Liz Bentley, chief executive of Liz Bentley Associates, broke down the ways women must override their “imprinted instincts” in order to step into their power.
For example, she said gender stereotypes are engrained into women as early as age 10. This includes being taught their key asset is their physical appearance, and that men are more successful, women are perceived as more vulnerable, weaker and in need of protection.
“These imprinting years are things you need to get over in order to go to the next level,” Bentley said. Women “don’t see themselves as equals. When they walk in the room — if you want to be equal, if you want more power, if you want to step into your power — you have to own it inside your body. It starts with you.”
The Power Brunch Panel featured five accomplished leaders — Google’s Reena Jana, Estée Lauder Cos.’ Jodi Seitler, National Grid Venture’s Retha Fernandez, AARP New York’s Beth Finkel and Amazon’s Talisa Flatts — shared how their lives were very much like anyone else attending the conference. Getting passed over for promotions. Learning from failure. Carving out their own opportunities. Or making sure to create a work-life-balance. It was moderated by WABC-7 investigative reporter Kristin Thorne, Finkel, AARP’s state director, said one in every three women have felt discrimination in the workplace, and 92 percent of all women have been told how to act, how to dress, or what to say.
“I was told early on in my career that I talk too much like a New Yorker,” Finkel said. “What they were really saying was, ‘You’re too competitive.’ I didn’t change who I was. I just kept going.”
Flatts, a human resources business partner at Amazon, explained how building relationships is key — no one can do it alone. Seitler, a global crisis and issue management vice president at Estée Lauder, said no matter how old you are, the learning process never ends.
Jana, head of content and partnership as well as responsible innovation at Google, urged others to get involved in causes they believe in.
Fernandez — who strategic engagement manager at National Grid — encouraged the women in the crowd to trust their personal power.
“Don’t let anyone tell you that you aren’t qualified,” she said.
“Be around people who bring you joy. Work is love made visible.”
Your inner voice: friend or foe?
Who’s the person you speak to most often? Why it’s yourself, of course. And what is the nature of your monologues? Do you tend to be harsh, nasty, and punitive about what you’ve done or haven’t done? Does your self-judgment pierce your heart; rob you of your energy? Do you expect too much of yourself? Are you your own worst enemy? If so, it’s time to change your inner voice from foe to friend! To do so, you must become aware of not only your behavior (what you did or didn’t do) but also your judgments about your behavior.
Begin by developing another voice in your head, one that’s not discouraging or demoralizing but is kind and reassuring. When you make a mistake, it reminds you that, “It’s okay; we all make mistakes. What you did or didn’t do isn’t so terrible.” This voice accepts your faults, acknowledges your weaknesses, and gently encourages you to do better next time. Yes, I know, this isn’t easy to do when
your inner voice has always been discouraging and demoralizing. But you’ve got to believe me – YOU CAN DO IT!
So, now it’s time to eradicate that voice in your head that tells you, “You’re not good enough.” No matter what you do, you should have done better. No matter who you are, you don’t measure up to your high standards. No matter how you look, you don’t look good enough. It doesn’t matter what others think; you, and you alone, know the truth.
Yes, old thoughts are tough to eradicate because whatever you say to yourself repeatedly, you come to believe. It doesn’t matter if it’s true, has an iota of truth to it, or is patently false. You believe it, you become it, you live it!
You may believe you are unique and don’t have an inner voice. But you do. If you’re unaware of it, you will have trouble recognizing how it hinders you. So, make it a point to notice what you say to yourself. And label it: friend or foe.
Give yourself a welldeserved fist pump each time your inner voice is a friend. And when your inner voice is a foe, consciously alter your harsh judgment and make it a kinder assessment. Doing so will enable you to live a better life.
Yes, I know it’s hard to eradicate old thoughts from your mind; but it’s possible. Imagine cleaning out a closet full of old clothes that no longer fit, or that simply don’t feel right. Think of how much better you’ll feel when
you get rid of those old clothes, replacing them with clothes that fit and are stylish! Now imagine doing the same thing with your mind. Imagine getting rid of all the old name-calling and harsh judgments and replacing them with sentiments that make you feel good about yourself! No, you don’t have to be perfect. You just need to be kind and caring to yourself.
Old habits die hard, so making a significant change may take a while. But be assured that each small step in the right direction will bring you closer to what you want to do and who you want to be.
©2023
Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psychologist, coach and author specializes in helping people improve their relationships, enhance their lives and overcome procrastination and fear. Contact her at DrSapadin@aol.com. Visit her website at www.PsychWisdom.com.
Public Notices
The Sewanhaka Central High School District today announced a free and reduced price meal (Free Milk) policy for District area school children. Local school officials have adopted the following family eligibility criteria to assist them in determining eligibility:
In the operation of child feeding programs, no child will be discriminated against because of race, sex, color, national origin, age, disability or limited English proficiency.
Nondiscrimination Statement: This explains what to do if you believe you have been treated unfairly.
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
• mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
• fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
*Students in New York State that are approved for reduced price meals will receive breakfast and lunch meals and snacks served through the Afterschool Snack Program at no charge.
SNAP/TANF/FDPIR Households: Households that currently include children who receive the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) but who are not found during the Direct Certification Matching Process (DCMP), or households that currently receive Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) must complete an Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals/Milk,listing the child’s name, a valid SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR case number and the signature of an adult household member. Eligibility for free meal benefits based on participation in SNAP, TANF or FDPIR is extended to all children in the household. When known to the School Food Authority, households will be notified of their children’s eligibility for free meals based on their participation in the SNAP, TANF or the FDPIR programs. No application is necessary if the household was notified by the SFA their children have been directly certified. If the household is not sure if their children have been directly certified, the household should contact the school.
Other Source Categorical Eligibility: When known to the School Food Authority, households will be notified of any child’s eligibility for free meals based on the individual child’s designation as Other Source Categorically Eligible, as defined by law. Children are determined Other Source Categorically Eligible if they are Homeless, Migrant, Runaway, a foster child, or Enrolled in Head Start or an eligible pre-kindergarten program.
Foster children that are under the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court, are eligible for free meals. Any foster child in the household is eligible for free meals regardless of income. A separate application for a foster child is no longer necessary. Foster children may also be included as a member of the foster family if the foster family chooses to also apply for benefits for other children. Including children in foster care as household members may help other children in the household qualify for benefits. If non-foster children in a foster family are not eligible for free or reduced price meal benefits, an eligible foster child will still receive free benefits
If children or households receive benefits under Assistance Programs or Other Source Categorically Eligible Programs and are not listed on the notice of eligibility and are not notified by the School Food Authority of their free meal benefits, the parent or guardian should contact the school or should submit an income application.
Other Households: Households with income the same or below the amounts listed above for family size may be eligible for and are urged to apply for free and/or reduced price meals (or free milk). They may do so by completing the Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals/Milk sent home with the letter to parents. One application for all children in the household should be submitted. Additional copies are available at the principal’s office in each school. Applications may be submitted any time during the school year to the Finance Clerk in your school. Please contact the Finance Clerk in your school with any questions regarding the application process.
Households notified of their children’s eligibility must contact the School Food Authority if they choose to decline the free meal benefits. Households may apply for benefits at any time throughout the school year. Children of parents or guardians who become unemployed or experience a financial hardship mid-year may become eligible for free and reduced price meals or free milk at any point during the school year.
Children in households receiving Women, Infants and Children (WIC) benefits may be eligible for free or reduced price meals through the application process.
For up to 30 operating days into the new school year (or until a new eligibility determination is made, whichever comes first) an individual child’s free or reduced price eligibility status from the previous year will continue within the same School Food Authority. When the carryover period ends, unless the household is notified that their children are directly certified or the household submits an application that is approved, the children’s meals must be claimed at the paid rate. Though encouraged to do so, the School Food Authority is not required to send a reminder or a notice of expired eligibility.
The information provided on the application will be confidential and will be used for determining eligibility. The names and eligibility status of participants may also be used for the allocation of funds to federal education programs such as Title I and National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), State health or State education programs, provided the State agency or local education agency administers the programs, and for federal, State or local means-tested nutrition programs with eligibility standards comparable to the NSLP. Eligibility information may also be released to programs authorized under the National School Lunch Act (NSLA) or the Child Nutrition Act (CNA). The release of information to any program or entity not specifically authorized by the NSLA will require a written consent statement from the parent or guardian.
The School Food Authority does, however, have the right to verify at any time during the school year the information on the application. If a parent does not give the school this information, the child/children will no longer be able to receive free or reduced price meals (free milk).
Under the provisions of the policy, the designated official will review applications and determine eligibility. If a parent is dissatisfied with the ruling of the designated official, he/she may make a request either orally or in writing for a hearing to appeal the decision. Kevin O’Brien, Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance, whose address is 77 Landau Avenue, Floral Park, New York, has been designated as the Hearing Official. Hearing procedures are outlined in the policy. However, prior to initiating the hearing procedure, the parent or School Food Authority may request a conference to provide an opportunity for the parent and official to discuss the situation, present information, and obtain an explanation of the data submitted in the application or the decisions rendered. The request for a conference shall not in any way prejudice or diminish the right to a fair hearing.
Only complete applications can be approved. This includes complete and accurate information regarding: the SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR case number; the names of all household members; on an income application, the last four digits of the social security number of the person who signs the form or an indication that the adult does not have one, and the amount and source of income received by each household member. In addition, the parent or guardian must sign the application form, certifying the information is true and correct.
• email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Trustee for WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-PR4 Trust, Plaintiff AGAINST Amena Khawja a/k/a Amena Khawaja; et al., Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 29, 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 August 28, 2023 at 3:30PM, premises known as 602 Porter 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 Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 32 Block 547 Lots 6-10. Approximate amount of judgment $658,413.68 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 615470/2018. 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.”
Peter Kramer, Esq., Referee
(516) 510-4020
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: July 18, 2023
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU US BANK NA, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, Plaintiff, AGAINST ERROL JAMES AKA ERROL A. JAMES AKA ERROL A.T. JAMES, et al.
Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on June 13, 2022. I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 25, 2023 at 2:00
PM premises known as 136 Heathcote Road AKA 136 Heathcote, Elmont, NY 11003. Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing.
All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 32, Block 399 and Lot 83, 84, 85. Approximate amount of judgment $940,245.40 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #005280/2015. Philip Debellis, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 140866
LEGAL NOTICE
NASSAU - INDEX NO.: 615850/2022SUMMONS. Plaintiff designates NASSAU COUNTY as the place of trial based upon the location of the premises herein described having tax map Section 32, Block 606, Lot 162A & 162B, ELMONT, NY, County of NASSAU - CMG MORTGAGE, INC., PLAINTIFF, -againstAQUIRA NEAL-CLARKE A/K/A AQUIRA CLARKE, AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF SHANTAY NEAL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, Any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirsat law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of SHANTAY NEAL, deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs-at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, “JOHN DOE #2” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in
the complaint, DEFENDANTS. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED 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 Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); 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. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME
If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered against you and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Syosset, New York, July 13, 2023. Roach & Lin, P.C., attorney for Plaintiff, 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, NY 11791. Tel: 516-938-3100. To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. David P. Sullivan, a Justice of the Supreme Court, State of New York, dated April 19, 2023 and
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filed with the NASSAU County Clerk together with the supporting papers thereon. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage held by Plaintiff on the premises known as Section 32, Block 606, Lot 162A & 162B, ELMONT, NY, County of NASSAU as described in the complaint on file and commonly known as 1588 WOODSTOCK STREET, ELMONT, NY 11003. 77192 140765
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT
COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. GHISLAINE AUGUSTIN, ET AL., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on July 10, 2019, 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 September 6, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 110 Terrace Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 32, Block 451 and Lots 28 & 29. Approximate amount of judgment is $458,198.13 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #602578/2018. 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.
John G. Kennedy, Esq., Referee
Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York
10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.
170782-2
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated June 21, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein KONDAUR CAPITAL CORPORATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS SEPARATE TRUSTEE OF MATAWIN VENTURES TRUST SERIES 2019-4 is the Plaintiff and HENRY LAURENT, 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 September 5, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 142 DUTCH BROADWAY, ELMONT, NY 11003: Section 32, Block 671, Lot 62: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT ELMONT IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 615025/2019. Louis B.
Imbroto, 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.
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MINEOLA, NY 11501, on September 12, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 88 SQUIRREL LANE, LEVITTOWN, NY 11756: Section 45, Block 231, Lot
9: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT LEVITTOWN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 600982/2019. Jane P. Shrenkel, 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. 141177
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT
Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 141169
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU LoanDepot.com, LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Natalie Codrington, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 6, 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 September 12, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 246 Hathaway Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York,
Dated: August 1, 2023
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD
DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor
KATE MURRAY
Town Clerk 141333
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 55-2023
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU
KONDAUR CAPITAL CORPORATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS SEPARATE TRUSTEE OF MATAWIN VENTURES TRUST SERIES 2019-4, V. HENRY LAURENT, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE
LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., V. MINERVA LIPSKI, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE MINERVA LIPSKI REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 17, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. is the Plaintiff and MINERVA LIPSKI, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE MINERVA LIPSKI REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE,
COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. MARK GORDON, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order ReIndexing the Deed, Amending Caption, Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on March 8, 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 September 12, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 44 Seville Street, 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 434 and Lots 21-26.
Approximate amount of judgment is $686,419.27 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 618123/2019. 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.
SECTION: 32, BLOCK: 407, LOT: 163. Approximate amount of judgment $640,560.39 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #609580/2018. 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. Ellen Savino, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-088818-F00 76820
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 57-2023
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 August 1st, 2023 , by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 57-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 57-2023, amending Section 197-2 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to repeal “UTURNS PROHIBITED” at various locations
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 August 1st, 2023, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 55-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 55-2023, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations.
Dated: August 1, 2023
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor
KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 141331
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: ELMONT LANDAU AVENUE - west side starting at a point 28 feet south of the south curbline of Madison Street, south for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-237/23)
AMERICAN AVENUEsouth side, starting at a point 191 feet east of the east curbline of Meacham Avenue, east for a distance of 14 feet.
(TH-248/23)
GOTHAM AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 25 feet south of the south curbline of Murray Hill Street, south for a distance of 18 feet.
(TH-263/23)
INWOOD DAVIS AVENUE - south side, starting at a point 52 feet east of the east curbline of Chestnut Road, east for for a distance of 16 feet.
(TH-254/23)
OCEANSIDE
ROOSEVELT DELISLE AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 310 feet north of the north curbline of Oak Street, north for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-166(B)/23 - 5/23/23) ; 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 Ryder and adopted upon roll call as follows:
AYES: SIX (6)
NOES: NONE (0)
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LEGAL NOTICE
RESOLUTION
ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT SURVEILLANCE AND CAMERA SYSTEM PROJECT
AT DISTRICT BUILDINGS
and that the cost and expenses for such purchase, advertising, furnishings, incidental expenses, architectural fees, engineering fees, and attorney’s fees shall be expended from the Building and Grounds Capital Reserve Fund upon authorization of the Board of Fire Commissioners, at the maximum estimated cost of three hundred twenty thousand ($320,000.00) dollars; and BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that this resolution is subject to a permissive referendum as provided for in Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law.
The adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote and upon roll call the vote was as follows:
Chairman Andrew Bohnet
Commissioner Robert Chernow
Commissioner Ralph Esposito AYES
Commissioner Frank Hrbek, Jr.
Commissioner Joseph Balletta- NOT PRESENT
LEGAL NOTICE
CASE NO. 21527
RESOLUTION NO.897-2023
Adopted: August 1, 2023
Councilmember Miller 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. 888-2023, adopted July 11th, 2023, a public hearing was duly held on the 1st day of August, 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
OCEANSIDE PARKWAYnorth side, starting at a point 25 feet west of the west curbline of Rugby Road, west for a distance of 19 feet.
(TH-276/23)
ROOSEVELT DELISLE AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 284 feet north of the north curbline of Oak Street, north for a distance of 25 feet.
(TH-166(B)/23)
SEAFORD MARTIN COURT - south side, starting at a point 25 feet west of the driveway apron of house number 2839 Martin Court, west for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-236/23)
SOUTH HEMPSTEAD MAUDE STREET - north side, starting at a point 204 feet east of the east curbline of Long Beach Road, east for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-186/23) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons: OCEANSIDE WEST WINDSOR PARKWAY - north side, starting at a point 224 feet west of the west curbline of Messick Avenue, west for a distance of 17 feet.
(TH-169B/23 - 6/06/23)
WHEREAS, the ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT has by appropriate resolution established a certain capital reserve fund designated as the Capital Reserve Fund, established pursuant to Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law, in an account for deposit of said Capital Reserve Fund entitled, “The Elmont Fire District, Section 6(g) General Municipal Building and Grounds Capital Reserve Fund” in local banks; and WHEREAS, the expenditure of funds on the purchase of a surveillance system and cameras project involving the purchase of equipment and its installation at district buildings is deemed necessary to meet the security and emergency services needs of the residents of the ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT; and WHEREAS, the maximum cost to obtain such purchase of a a surveillance system and cameras project involving the purchase of equipment and its installation at district buildings (labor, and materials), including incidental expenses, furnishings, advertising, architectural fees, engineering fees, and attorney’s fees is estimated to be three hundred twenty thousand ($320,000.00) dollars.
IT IS RESOLVED that pursuant to the laws and regulations applicable and in particular to Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law, that the purchase of a a surveillance system and cameras project involving the purchase of equipment and its installation at district buildings be completed
The resolution was thereupon duly adopted. Dated: Elmont, New York
August 9, 2023 141351
LEGAL NOTICE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Fire Commissioners will meet on Monday, August 21, 2023, at 7:00 pm at Fire District Headquarters, 833 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, NY for a 2024 Budget Preparation Workshop. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS FRANKLIN SQUARE & MUNSON FIRE DISTRICT Attest: Kerry Santina Fire District Secretary August 7, 2023 141350
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB Plaintiff, Against NATALIE PIQUANT, YVANA PIQUANT, JONATHAN PIQUANT, ET AL., Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 11/30/2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction rain or shine, on the North Front Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on 9/18/2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 1573 Miriam Court, Elmont, New York 11003, 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 Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.
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News briefs
Legislature approves $550,000 for Dutch Broadway traffic study
The Nassau County Legislature unanimously voted on Aug. 7 to approve the $550,000 for a traffic study and safety improvements to Dutch Broadway, with a $150,000 bond to begin with.
Safety improvements will include new traffic signals, improved crosswalks, more visible signage, additional digital speed indicators and improved sidewalks on Dutch Broadway. There will also be better lighting on the roads leading to Dutch Broadway.
“I am looking forward to seeing this investment in our community’s future through to completion and will contin-
ue to advocate for additional infrastructure resources for every part of the Third Legislative District,” legislator for the third district Carrié Solages said.
Solages is also working on having a left-hand turning signal installed on North Fletcher Avenue in Valley Stream and on beginning a traffic study of North Central Avenue. He continues to pursue a traffic study for Linden Boulevard in Elmont for which he secured $1.65 million in capital plan funding.
Public Notices
Section 32 Block 729 Lot
The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $784,067.32 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 14-000987
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.
Jane Shrenkel, Esq., Referee.
MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 MIDLAND AVENUE SUITE 205, PORT CHESTER, NY
10573
Dated: 6/28/2023 File
Number: 385-0176 RS 141295
LEGAL NOTICE
REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE
SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU
JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiffagainst - MARGARETTE DESINOR, et al
Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on May 24, 2023.
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 “Rain or Shine” on the 14th day of September, 2023 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Village of Elmont, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.
Premises known as 20 Peekskill St, Elmont, NY 11003.
(Section: 37, Block: 679, Lot: 0131.0)
Approximate amount of lien $159,082.67 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.
Index No. 000065/2017.
Dominic A. Villoni, Esq., Referee. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, NY 10170 Tel. 347/286-7409
Dated: June 21, 2023
During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of 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. 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.
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LEGAL NOTICE
REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF NEW CENTURY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2005-A, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Plaintiffagainst - JEEWAN GOBIN, et al Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on December 3, 2018. 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 “Rain or
Shine” on the 19th day of September, 2023 at 2:30 PM. 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 known as 20 Heathcote Road, Elmont, (Town of Hempstead) New York 11003.
(Section: 32, Block: 377, Lot: 64 & 65)
Approximate amount of lien $533,298.85 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.
Index No. 003693/2014.
Jane P. Shrenkel, Esq., Referee. Davidson Fink LLP
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618 Tel. 585/760-8218
For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832
Dated: July 20, 2023
During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of 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. 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.
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU
Citibank N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Kathleen Brancaleone, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 27, 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 September 19, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 497 Tulip Avenue, 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 Village of Floral Park, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 32, BLOCK: 273, LOT: 26. Approximate amount of judgment $542,666.53 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #609197/2019. 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. Scott H. Siller, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-091795-F00
77206
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Adult volunteers honored at Girl Scouts ceremony for dedication
Franklin Square and West Hempstead residents were honored Girl Scouts of Nassau County at the 2023 Annual Adult Recognitions Award Ceremony.
Adult volunteers Kristy Bourne-Jamie, Kimberly Gaudiosi, Kathleen Macchia, Filomenia Carrini, Kristin Cirotti, Stephanie Fidis, Gabrielle Fidis, Rebecca Molina and Eleanor Molina were all recognized for their commitment to go above and beyond for Girl Scouts and their communities.
“Thanks to their contributions, we are able to continue building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place,” Chief Executive Officer of county Girl Scouts Randell Bynum said about the event’s honorees.
The Spirit Award was given to Bourne-Jamie, Gaudiosi and Macchia for their work as organization leaders.
Carinni earned the longevity pin for her dedication to Girl Scouts governance.
These upstanding members of the community were nine of 40 honorees recognized throughout the county.
The Girl Scouts of United States of America appreciation pin was given to
For her commitment to the Girl Scouts, Eleanor
was awarded the continuing service award.
“Each honoree recognized at our Adult Recognitions Award Ceremony and Dinner has made a significant impact on our organization and help shape the Girl Scout experience for the girls we serve,” Bynum said.
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Are columns made in pieces?
Q. Our front porch is falling apart and we want to replace it, just as it is. The original columns are rotted at the bottoms and there are cracks where the columns were put together, vertical joints that appear as if the columns were made from many pieces. Is that common, that columns are made from many pieces? Do you have a recommendation for who can make new columns and what kind of wood is best? I’m not choosey, because they will be painted. What do you suggest? Also, I know you recommend getting permits, but I want to do the work myself, and it’s a direct replacement, so I want to just dismantle it and put it back. The roof concerns me most, so I plan to take a lot of pictures. Do you think this is as much of a problem as it would be if the porch were new?
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A. So this is a column about columns. I remember working in a firm 40 years ago, when a renowned surgeon from Texas purchased 100-plus acres with a mansion on Long Island Sound, and I was assigned to design the additions and redesign the exteriors to be a modernized traditional shingle-style home. I was called into the firm’s principal, who chastised me for recommending synthetic trim and engineered shingles. The shingles I chose were pre-finished, and would still be performing well today, but instead, the house was finished in traditional wood, necessitating the expenditure of over $100,000 every three to four years for staining and painting. It was such a large expense that when I coincidently showed up 30 years later on that estate, to redesign for the new owner, they told me the surgeon grew tired of all the maintenance. Wood columns are made in sections and bonded together at vertical seams. The sections are made from either steam-curved or shaped planks, cut to develop the rounded segments. You will notice that there has to be a space at the bottom to allow humidity and rain to drain and evaporate. Without that air space, the rotting is accelerated.
Because the columns will be painted, you’re better off with fiberglass columns, which come in a variety of shapes, lengths and styles. They are structural, and you’ll never need to replace them. Due to their stability, they hold a painted finish much longer, requiring painting only once a decade or two, but they still require an air space at the base.
The main reason for a permit isn’t just to have a piece of paper or cover the local government for liability should anyone get hurt. The permit process also confirms the replacement construction is safe and will last. The roof attachment, porch floor, foundation and how columns are spaced to transfer loads is critical. Incorrectly placed fastening, and a lack of structural checking and code compliance can create water problems and cause the replacement porch to require premature replacement. Just do things safely. Good luck!
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Prosecuting Trump is not what America is about
Let me state up front that I was critical from the start of former President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept the result of the 2020 election, and strongly condemned his failure, until it was too late, to speak out against the disgraceful attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump’s shameful silence, inaction and seeming acquiescence during that horrific siege against the cathedral of democracy, and the brutal attacks that caused so many police officers to be injured and hospitalized, can never be explained away or defended. It will be a lasting shame and a blot on his record and legacy.
While I remain as outraged now as I was then by Trump’s dereliction of duty, which could well have warranted impeachment, I strongly believe that his recent federal indictment arising out of Jan. 6 and the events preceding that day is misguided, an abuse of prosecution and a threat to democracy.
Before the usual suspects accuse me of blind partisanship, I remind everyone that I voted against every article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, incurring the wrath of many Republicans, some even to this day. I do not believe the Constitution or the criminal justice sys-
tem should ever be weaponized against political opponents. For democracy to survive and thrive, political struggles and battles should be fought in the political arena, not in the criminal courtroom.
What is being lost in much of the heated discussion about the Jan. 6 indictment is that Trump is not being charged with inciting violence against the Capitol or for failing to act to halt that violence. Instead, the indictment reads more like a political screed than a legal document.
It charges Trump with attempting to undo the results of the election through a series of lies, exaggerations and distortions. Assuming the validity of any or all of those allegations, they should be debated politically, not as a matter to be presented to a grand jury or a criminal trial jury.
Pursuing indictments on this basis will have a chilling effect on the political process. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech unless there is incitement to violence or riot. Yet Trump is not charged with incitement to violence or riot. As indefensible as lying or gross exaggerating may be, they are not crimes. And if they were, how would Trump’s statements be anywhere near as egregious as the lies perpetrated by Obama administration officials and so many leading Democrats who falsely charged that Trump’s 2016 campaign colluded with the Russians
— basically accusing the winner of the 2016 election to be a Russian operative?
I distinctly recall, as a member of the Intelligence Committee, sitting through endless closed hearings, and listening to testimony from numerous witnesses offering no evidence of collusion.
Yet I would see on the news, especially CNN and MSNBC, Democrats such as Rep. Adam Schiff racing to the microphones to breathlessly state that clear evidence of collusion had been revealed to the committee.
In fact, the only evidence of collusion was the Clinton campaign’s role in initiating the now discredited Steele dossier, which was based on misinformation provided to a retired British spy by a former Russian intelligence operative.
Even worse was the FBI and CIA’s use of the dossier to justify their finding of Russia-Trump collusion.
Similarly, Democrats made a folk hero and martyr of Stacey Abrams, who claimed for several years, with no credible evidence, that victory was stolen from her in the 2018 gubernatorial race in Georgia.
For Special Counsel Jack Smith to win a conviction of Trump, he must prove that Trump did not believe the election was stolen. This puts the prosecutor in the dangerous position of reading a candidate’s mind — not proving that Trump was wrong or mistaken, but that he knew he had lost. I believed then, and do now,
that while there were irregularities arising from the use of so many absentee and mail-in ballots because of Covid, Joe Biden was the lawful winner. But lawyers and advisers on whom Trump relied assured him he had won and that the election was stolen. Though misguided, reliance on that advice does not constitute a crime.
A presidential election is the ultimate expression of American democracy. It was wrong for Trump to cast doubt on the results in 2020. It is also wrong and dangerous for a special counsel appointed by the Biden administration to base a criminal indictment of Biden’s leading opponent in 2024 on a tortured, attenuated interpretation of statutes that require a reading of Trump’s mind. This can only lead more Americans to doubt our democratic process, especially at a time when there is mounting evidence that the Biden Justice Department is failing to fully investigate allegations of Biden family corruption.
Donald Trump may not be a sympathetic defendant or victim. But the Constitution and its protections apply to all Americans, popular and unpopular, sympathetic and unsympathetic. That is the essence of our democracy, which we should not further threaten or jeopardize by replacing the political arena with the threat of criminal prosecution. That is not what America is about.
Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
President Obama sits out a dance with ISIS
instead, he dances the tango in Buenos Aires.
On a trip to Argentina last week, the president and Michelle Obama attended a state dinner in their honor, where they enjoyed a tango performance and were then invited onto the dance floor. Unfortunately, the long-planned trip last week to Cuba and Argentina coincided with a deadly ISIS attack in Brussels that killed 35 people and wounded some 300 others. No sooner had word of the attacks hit the media than critics began huffing and puffing about the president’s trip, his attendance at a baseball game in Cuba and particularly his tango debut as proof that he is too removed from world events that impact America and its allies.
Talking heads on multiple news outlets questioned the “optics” of the situation — how it looked for an American president to be seen having a good time when friends near and far were hurting.
I didn’t hear anyone complaining when Obama put on his game face, and his tux, went to the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner and delivered a really funny stand-up routine, even as our Navy SEALs were preparing for their raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan. The president had given the “kill” order before the dinner. There was no hint of tension or stress in his demeanor that night. The man was completely cool and composed. He is a master of optics when he needs to be, but he is not a poseur.
The trip to Havana marked the first visit by a U.S. president in nearly 90 years, a remarkable gesture of friendship and a real beginning of political and economic rapprochement. The idea that the president should not appear to have a good time when he is on a political mission is absurd. He delivered exactly the right message. ISIS will not stop our lives or our travel or our laughter or our fun. We will deal with the terrorists here and abroad, but we will not allow them to alter our lives more than we have to. We will not give them that vali-
dation or power.
In fact, as he was gliding across the dance floor, orders were already in place to launch a U.S. commando raid in Syria that took out ISIS’s second-in-command last week.
In Cuba, the president commented on the Brussels attack. He commiserated and, more important, offered Americans support in the fight. And then he flew to Argentina, sticking to his itinerary, and he ended his visit not with the tango, but with a stop at a memorial for the tens of thousands of Argentines killed and “disappeared” during the brutal military dictatorship of the 1980s.
This was a diplomatic coup. This is what good presidents do. They don’t worry about optics, as defined by their critics. Had Obama abandoned his trip and headed home when the terrorists hit Brussels, it would have conferred a great deal of power on ISIS. They would know they can change world events, even the travel plans of an American president. It would have sent a terrible message.
But I get it. Every hour of every day, the
Randi is on a brief leave. This column was originally published March 31, 2016.
president is forced to make impossible choices. He is required to make decisions that everyone else working for him cannot. He hears all the awful news from every available source around the world. With it all, he is still just one man, living one life.
I don’t for a minute believe that his baseball outing in Cuba or his dance in Buenos Aires deliver any message except that he is emotionally tough and able to compartmentalize sorrow and move on with the responsibilities of his office. I wonder what all those optics watchers would prefer. That he fly away home to D.C. and keen over the dead? Give ISIS the satisfaction of stopping the American president in mid-stride?
Obama can multitask. He can do standup while worrying about a high-risk mission to kill bin Laden. And it is my belief that he can dance the tango while carrying the worries of the world in his head and his heart.
Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
RAnDi KREiss
Good presidents don’t worry about optics, as defined by their critics.
i remain outraged at his dereliction of duty, but his indictment is misguided.
Replace appointments with special elections
interpreting the U.S. Constitution and applying the results to today’s America is like taking a tired and hungry toddler to a Disney store — no matter how many times you give in, the youngster will never be happy.
How do we “get” the Constitution right? Do we rely on the document itself, as originalists do? Should we consider the voluminous writings of the framers, such as the Federalist Papers? Do we pretend to surmise the intent of people who lived before the advent of canned food and apply it to our 21st-century society?
There is no easy answer. We must be able to hold conflicting ideas simultaneously to continue to rely on a document written by men from an era alien to us today.
So, to discuss the Constitution’s intent applied to elections and appointments to vacant political offices is inherently contentious. Should the Appointments Clause of the Constitution — which empowers the president to nominate public officials — be applied to state and even local governments? Are those appointments limited to certain situations, or do they include all vacancies?
And should a governor or supervisor — or even a mayor — be able to appoint legislators or trustees normally elected to office by the public?
The variations among how each state fills a U.S. Senate vacancy show how subjective the process is, even at the federal level. Most states permit the governor to appoint a temporary senator until a special election is held. Eleven states put restrictions on that appointment. And four states mandate that a vacancy be filled only by special election.
And there are further discrepancies between states when special elections are
Letters
Kremer is off-base on presidential relatives
To the Editor:
held.
At the local level — especially in villages — it makes little sense beyond political considerations to favor appointments over special elections. The era of waiting weeks for votes from across the state to arrive via dirt roads is long gone. Villages consist of much smaller electorates and geographical areas. Election results for villages are usually available an hour after polls close.
Many villages need but one polling location. Those that are large enough to warrant several locations don’t necessitate saving several thousand dollars at the expense of voters’ rights.
Sitting elected officials and political power brokers cite the cost of holding a special election as prohibitive, thus the need for appointments. That’s a false argument designed to distract the public from the real issue — elections are a gamble, and political parties don’t want to risk losing power.
The power of incumbency is difficult to overcome. Sitting elected officials benefit from mailings, photo ops and name recognition. They are often given special assignments to boost their profile. And they are not referred to as “acting” or “appointed.”
State law dictates that villages must elect a mayor, trustees and justices. All other positions are appointed by the mayor and approved by the trustees. The same concept applies to towns and even counties in New York.
Clearly, the intent is to let the public vote to select its representatives, while giving those elected officials the authority to make appointments to avoid bogging down government business with elections for every position.
But state and local laws are occasional-
ly written to favor incumbents. The U.S. Supreme Court acknowledged this in its 1995 decision in U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton, stating that the Elections Clause is “a grant of authority to issue procedural regulations, and not as a source of power to dictate electoral outcomes, to favor or disfavor a class of candidates.”
This is not an issue that favors a particular political party. Across the country, all parties are guilty in some way of having rigged the system. Parties, by their nature, don’t yield power. Four of the six Hempstead Town Board members were first appointed to the position. Throughout much of Nassau County, elected officials appear to lean heavily toward appointing colleague rather than letting the public elect someone to fill a vacancy. Americans crave local control over our government through elections. We don’t like being told by a faceless administrator halfway across the state how we should live our lives.
Appointments take that local control out of our hands. Yes, there are times when an appointment is necessary. Yes, those appointed to fill vacancies must still face the electorate in the next general election.
But there are ripe opportunities for political operatives to game the system and make it easier for their people to gain control.
What is the purpose of an election?
What is the purpose of an elected official? Do Americans pay for levels of government so we can elect representatives, or do we submit to rule by proxy?
It’s time for Nassau County, at all levels of government, to move to hold special elections instead of appointing people to elected offices.
In his column last week, “Two very hot political subjects,” Jerry Kremer failed to acknowledge that unlike Billy Carter and Jared Kushner, Hunter Biden broke the law and was about to be given a free pass by U.S. Attorney David Weiss. Weiss, who ignored whistle blowers and who cut Hunter’s “sweetheart” deal, which has fallen apart, is now special counsel in the case, which will probably change nothing, but prolong it.
Mr. Kremer shouldn’t accuse those of us who seek truth and justice, and hate corruption in government, of being “way too focused” and talking “night and day” about the Hunter Biden case. That’s insulting. Furthermore, juxtaposing climate change in the Biden conversation, as if to imply that we think cli-
A clarion call to elevate Nassau’s Alzheimer’s response
afirst-of-its-kind nationwide study by the Alzheimer’s Association revealed that approximately one-eighth of the senior citizens living in nassau County are afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. This distressing revelation illustrates that our county is among the localities most heavily impacted by a horrific and heartbreaking disorder that robs its victims of their memory and cognition. I have witnessed firsthand the heartbreak and devastation that cognitive illnesses like Alzheimer’s bring to our community.
In november 2021, Chesnel Veillard, a resident of new Cassel who suffered from dementia, wandered from his home. I first learned of Mr. Veillard’s disappearance and condition when his daughter, Sendy, who had worked as an intern in my office, called to ask for help in finding him. Tragically, Chesnel died after he wandered onto railroad tracks and was struck by a train. His death was devastating to his family and his neighbors in new Cassel. As we approach two
years since it happened, I remain as convinced as ever that his death was preventable.
A key stated purpose of the Alzheimer’s Association study was to provide resources and data to local municipalities that can guide them in apportioning and allocating resources to optimally serve and protect their constituents. The fact that approximately 31,300 nassau seniors have been identified as suffering with Alzheimer’s must be a clarion call for local leaders to marshal the necessary resources to aid this sizable — and likely growing — population of atrisk adults.
nassau County currently utilizes Project lifesaver, in conjunction with its Silver Alert System, to help safely return cognitively impaired people who have wandered away from caregivers. This internationally regarded search-andrescue program is a powerful tool for protecting the safety and welfare of impaired individuals. under the current county program, however, participants must pay $325 to enroll, and that can make access to this potentially life-saving resource costprohibitive for working-class families.
To address this gap, I authored and
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To the editor:
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sponsored legislation, introduced in January 2022 and refined and refiled last September, to create the Chesnel Veillard Program, an initiative in which the county would fund cost-free access to Project lifesaver for clinically eligible people and families whose household income is less than $76,050 per year.
To maximize the benefits of the Project lifesaver technology, anyone who enrolled in the Chesnel Veillard Program would also be entered in the county’s Return every Adult and Child Home, or ReACH, registry, a database of children and adults with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other conditions that potentially limit their ability to communicate. The Veillard program is designed to serve income-eligible people who do not currently live in a nursing home, long-term care facility, Alzheimer’s special-care unit, or similar facility that would have programs in place as part of its operation to protect cognitively vulnerable residents.
Increasing the use of Project lifesaver would help law enforcement and first responders more quickly locate cognitively vulnerable individuals who wander,
which would simultaneously save taxpayer resources and give families the peace of mind they need. not only would the Veillard program proactively aid in safeguarding vulnerable nassau residents, but its implementation would also be the embodiment of the wise stewardship of municipal resources.
As of this writing, the measure has not been brought to the floor by the legislative majority for a public hearing or vote. This delay in acting on a cost-effective, common-sense proposal to protect our most vulnerable citizens is truly regrettable. Yet I remain hopeful that the findings of the Alzheimer’s Association’s rigorous nationwide study will spur my colleagues into action so that we can adopt this measure next month, which, as it happens, is World Alzheimer’s Month.
The crisis of Alzheimer’s is already here in nassau County, and I anticipate that the number of our residents suffering from this and other debilitating cognitive ailments will only grow in the coming years. now is the time to take decisive, proactive action so that we can bring comfort to those who are already suffering, and prepare ourselves to respond to future needs.
Framework by Tim Bakerm any county residents need cost-free access to Project Lifesaver.
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