Franklin Square/Elmont Herald 09-29-2022

Boxing trainer finds his calling

Michael Corleone works with disabled fighters

By MiCHaEl MalaSZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

When former professional fighter Michael Corleone hung up the gloves to become a trainer, he had no idea that “miracle work” would be his calling when he trained dis abled fighters.

Corleone, who is from Franklin Square, opened his gym, Kayo Boxing, in 2004. The gym first operated at Gold’s Gym, and then in Syn ergy, both in Garden City

Park. Kayo Boxing moved to its current venue in West Hempstead in 2018, and has remained there ever since.

Corleone and a dedicated team of USA Boxing-certified coaches teach boxing, kick boxing and Muay Thai, and the rigorous fitness training that accompanies these mar tial arts.

Corleone had a long and illustrious career as a fighter. His first fight was a kickbox ing match in Puerto Rico in 1992 against National Puerto

Rican champion Roberto Mer cedes. Corleone knocked Mer cedes out in the sixth round.

Corleone went on to com pete in both boxing and kick boxing, fighting on the under cards of events featuring big names like George Foreman and Michael Grant.

He even shared the squared circle once with Mik kel Kessler, considered to be an all-time great super mid dleweight, and gave Kessler a tough match.

Students come by the 100s to learn finance

By KEPHERD DaNiEl kdaniel@liherald.com

High school students in Elmont recently took a major step in learning how to set up their finances for the future.

More than 400 juniors and seniors from five high schools in the Sewanhaka Cen tral High School Dis trict, along with more than 25 faculty members from the social studies and business curricu lums, participated in financial literacy and college prep day at UBS Arena on Sept. 19.

UBS and its part ners, Barron’s and EVERFI, hosted the event, providing stu dents with financial literacy resources along with expert advice from executives and account managers.

tor and East Division director. “You have to pay yourself first to think about not incurring debt. You have to be responsible, and not spend more than you have, and to think about the future, because it comes quickly.”

Students showed they were engaged throughout the day, and expressed interest in learning about their future finances. They asked ques tions such as how to earn college scholar ships, the best way to create a budget, where to learn how to complete a finan cial plan and how to find information about a career on Wall Street.

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Speakers taught students about investments and formulat ing budgets, and told them that it’s never too early to start think ing about managing their money.

“No matter what you have, you have to budget,” said Bill Carroll, UBS’s managing direc

“Budgeting helps set financial bound aries and teaches us good and proper spending habits at a young age, especially going into college, (and) teaches us independence,” said Sewanhaka student Danny Esposito. “Certain rules apply to the real world, and when we enter adulthood, as far as college goes, we learn to spend money

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MiCHaEl CoRlEoNE, RigHT, worked with Donovan Maldonado recently on the pads, teaching him how to throw an uppercut.

i think the best advice you can get is to try to have your own selfbudget and self-restraint.

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Trainer does ‘miracle work’ in W. Hempstead

In addition, Corleone was a sparring partner for legendary boxers such as Arturo Gatti and Hector “Macho” Cama cho. Corleone won countless titles in both sports, with his biggest achievement being the International Boxing Organiza tion junior welterweight champion of the world.

“I was never an easy fight for anyone,” Corleone said. “Anybody who faced me could tell you that.”

He retired from boxing in 2008 and became a full time trainer. He has men tored numerous amateur and professional boxers since then, but in recent years, his passion has led him to train disabled fighters.

One of those he trained was Lorenzo Thomas, who lives in Suffolk County. Thomas was struck in the head by a stray bullet in 2013. He survived, but many of his motor functions were affected, and he had to learn once again how to walk.

In 2019, Thomas, searching for boxing gyms on Long Island, discovered Kayo Boxing and began training with Corleone. While Corleone was reluctant at first, not wanting to make any promises, training Thomas became what he describes as his calling.

“A lot of people with brain injuries somewhat recover, but then it gets stag nant,” Corleone said. “They plateau. But boxing activates every muscle in your body, and it makes improvements.”

After Thomas’ story of training was featured on ESPN, Corleone began train ing more disabled fighters, such as Dono

van Maldonado, who was hit by a car in 2016. Like Thomas, Maldonado suffered a traumatic brain injury. His motor func tions were damaged as well, and at one point he was legally blind. Maldonado’s father, Matt, saw Thomas’ story on ESPN.

“We saw ESPN’s Instagram post with Lorenzo, and we noticed that he walks exactly like Donnie,” Matt Maldonado said of his son. “And we figured this has to be in California, probably. But then we saw it was in Nassau County. We live in Brentwood. I asked Donnie if he wanted

to try this out, and it was an instant ‘yes.’”

When Donovan Maldonado first arrived at Kayo Boxing, he had trouble walking on his own, his father said. Now he sprints into the gym when it’s training time, can box standing completely on his own, and even do pushups without any help.

“He had trouble walking and had trem ors on the right side of his body,” his father said. “Now he can throw a great right cross and a great left hook, too.”

Maldonado has made great strides

training with Corleone, and his father said that he no longer takes any medica tion -- only vitamins. Matt Maldonado said he is very grateful to Corleone for the work he does with his son.

“This is a workout from the crown of the head to the soles of the feet,” the father said. “It’s a blessing to have Mike. Twenty or 30 years ago, when someone got an injury like this, they’d be medicat ed and put in a facility. Now my son is here learning to box.”

Some days are better than others, and Maldonado said his son sometimes would rather stay in bed than train.

“I know that feeling myself,” Corleone said, “of wanting to stay in bed. But that’s what fighting is all about -- pushing your self to the limits. And Donnie and all the other guys I work with show a true fight er’s heart.”

Corleone trains a number of other dis abled fighters at Kayo Boxing, all making progress at various levels. Corleone said he plans to continue doing this miracle work.

“When I first started fighting in the ‘90s, of course I wanted to be the next great junior welterweight,” Corleone said. “But God had other plans for me. Train ing these guys and seeing their progress is worth more than any amount of money in the world. My father told me that, ‘If you love what you do, you’ll never have to work.’ I’ve been in business for almost 20 years, and I haven’t worked a hard day yet.”

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properly.”

While the schools do their best to focus on financial literacy, Carroll said busi nesses must do their part to help out.

“We live in a world today with limited resources and many other challenges,” he said. “I think the schools really do the best they can, but I think it’s incumbent on the financial professionals and finan cial firms in the community to step up and do more.”

The Sewanhaka Central High School District is the first district on Long Island to implement a financial literacy require ment, after implementing a mandate last year that will soon go into effect requiring students to take a financial literacy class in order to graduate.

“Many of our students are in personal finance classes, and we offer a lot of it in college prep where they go over the FAFSA (federal student financial aid) forms, college applications, grants and loans,” said Jen Lehmann, district coordi nator for business and technology. “It’s really difficult, but our personal finance teachers do a great job with that and with all the financial literacy that we give our students. They really are prepared for what’s out there.”

Scott Greene, administrative assistant to the district’s superintendent, added

that educating students on finances as they prepare for college would help as they move to the next level in life.

“This is the age where every financial institution is offering free credit cards for them to start building up their credit,”

Greene said. “Some take it as a credit opportunity to start building, and some abuse it. That’s where the kids need to learn how abusing it is going to affect them.”

One of the key messages given during the presentation was that any student could get involved in the financial world.

“For too many years, Wall Street has been a white, male-dominated industry,” said Carroll. “I wanted them to know that women, people of color, and everyone has an opportunity.”

Among those in attendance was Neil Smith, UBS east divisional client relation ship manager and former general manag er of both the Islanders and the Rangers. Smith, who enjoyed a successful front office career in the NHL, which included winning the Stanley Cup, said he felt that encouraging the youth to be smart with their finances was a message he needed to spread based on his upbringing.

“I didn’t have any money until I was later in life, until I got more successful, but I think the best advice you can get is to try to have your own self-budget and

Sewanhaka central high School District students had a blast learning from finance experts and preparing for their future.

self-restraint,” Smith said. “Sometimes money can get the best of you. If, in fact, you can put in the effort, put in the time and the resources to educate young people on financial literacy, chances are they

(will) get to a point where they want to invest money, or they want to have a financial adviser.”

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Michael corleone, left, with Donovan Maldonado, center, and Maldonado’s father, Matt. Maldonado suffered a traumatic brain injury but has improved thanks to Corleone’s boxing training.

Courtesy UBS

Meeting provides no answers on Elmont HS principal

Absence leaves many residents confused

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

When the popular principal of Elmont Memorial High School, Kevin Dough erty, was placed on leave days before school began, parents and students orga nized protests demanding answers.

However, after a Sept. 20 school board meeting, parents and students still did not receive any answers about why he was on a leave of absence, other than that he took a sabbatical.

AftER tHE SEPt. 20 school board meeting parents still had with no answers concerning the sabbatical of Kevin Dougherty, the Elmont Memorial High School principal.

“Board Policy Number 1140 does not permit us in a public session to discuss any individual district personnel based on advice from legal counsel, other than the press release that announced Mr. Dougherty’s sabbatical,” Board of Educa tion President Michael Jaime said after the meeting started.

James Grossane, superintendent of the Sewanhaka Central High School Dis trict, stated in an Aug. 30 release that Dougherty was “taking a sabbatical leave of absence for the 2022-2023 school year, and that “a sabbatical is something that is requested by an employee to their employ er.”

During the board meeting, Jaime said, “The superintendent looks at the request and will approve or disapprove the request.”

On Sept. 2, after the protests, Grossane announced that Taryn Johnson, the dis trict’s assistant superintendent for curric ulum and instruction, would serve as act ing principal of the high school until fur ther notice.

The district’s refusal to provide an explanation for Dougherty’s leave of absence left parents and students con fused as they questioned the district’s apparent lack of transparency.

Men of Elmont advisers Jon Johnson and Ray Ramos, who are Dougherty’s close colleagues, have been banned from school premises, according to both men. Men of Elmont is a mentoring program that Dougherty created in 2016, which helps prepare boys at the high school for life after school with activities ranging from college visits to discussions of social issues to networking with graduates. The group works with several dozen Black students from the high school. Last year, the Board of Education instituted My Brother’s Keeper, the mentorship pro gram founded by former President Barack Obama, to provide oversight for Men of Elmont.

A petition opposing Dougherty’s leave on change.org has gathered more than 2,400 signatures as of last Friday. The peti tion asks for the NY State Board of Edu cation to conduct an internal investiga tion of the Sewanhaka district’s practic es, as well as the handling of this situa tion and lack of transparency.

Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, who spoke at the Sept. 2 protest, said she had worked with Dougherty many times and was “truly grateful for his leader ship.”

Elmont High students and parents said they planned to continue protesting until their voices are heard and their questions are answered.

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Penning a way to understand

By ANA BORRUTO Special to the Herald

The American Association of Univer sity Women North Shore Branch, Central Nassau County Rotary Club and the Franklin Square and Elmont public libraries are sponsoring a writing contest entitled “Democracy & Me” to encourage young, local students to better under stand American democracy.

Joan Glasner, a contest organizer and member of the AAUW North Shore Branch, said the creative writing contest began in 2016 and this is the organiza tion’s fifth year after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Our ulterior motive is to get the kids to realize what’s going on in the country,” Glasner said. “We really hope they are going to learn something more about how government works and how important democracy is, and how life might be dif ferent for them if they didn’t live in a democracy.”

In an original essay, poem, speech or writing form of their choice, participants ages 11 to 13 may choose from a variety of topics, such as why it is important for everyone to vote, what would happen if their rights were taken away or what can they do to help the country’s democracy.

Applications are available at the libraries. Franklin Square library is at 19 Lincoln Road In Franklin Square and Elmont is at 700 Hempstead Tpke., in

Elmont. Local schools are also providing forms to students as well, Glasner said.

Signed applications must be submitted to either library by Oct. 7 and the dead line for final entries is Nov. 9. Entries must be typed and no longer than 400 words. Upon submitting an application, students receive a complimentary book called “Civics: Democracy Rules,” which they can use in their research.

The American Association of Univer sity Women’s North Shore Branch will evaluate all entries and look for key ele ments such as originality, focus on the topic and proper grammar. First, second, and third place winners will be announced at an award ceremony on Dec. 14 at the Elmont Memorial Library the ater.

“At that ceremony, every participant will be given a certificate of participation and the winning entries will be read out loud by the child,” Glasner said. “Speech es are given, videos are shown, kids are all excited, refreshments are served — it’s a big culmination event.”

Glasner credited the New York State American Association of University Women for providing a grant for the con test, as well as the Central Nassau Coun ty Rotary Club for their financial contri bution.

The Franklin Square library produced the flyers, promoted the event on social media, helped order the free books, and plans to offer assistance to kids with

TO help childReN better understand democracy two organizations and libraries are sponsoring a writing contest that offers prizes to the first, second and third place submissions.

their writing if needed. “I think it is incredibly valid, especially in this day in age, to talk about democracy and what it means to you,” said Aviva Kane, the library’s director. “We are looking at record low participation rates, and the way to get participation is to really hit home with our kids and say it’s impor tant to have a voice.”

Jean Simpson, provisional director of the Elmont library, said they are partner ing with local school librarians to get the

word out about the contest. She said she believes this contest may open doors to careers in government, politics, or humanitarian efforts for these students — where they can make real change.

“I believe the youth in the Elmont community and around the country are so important in this ever-changing world,” Simpson said. “We’re looking for ward to what these students are going to show and teach us in their research … the pen is mightier than the sword.”

Courtesy AAUW

Soirée Under the Stars has strong return

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Just under $700,000 was raised at the Sept. 17 return of Soirée Under the Stars at The Seawane Club in Hewlett.

The Mount Sinai South Nassau fundraiser was the first in-person gathering of this kind since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and honored Peter Cannuscio, Rita Regan and Felix Nazario.

Cannuscio is executive vice president and chief operating officer of Axis Construction Corp., which has played a key role in a number of Mount Sinai construction projects in recent years, including the 60,000-square-foot multi-specialty medical office building in Wantagh, as well as the urgent care center in Long Beach.

A registered nurse, Regan is the hospital’s patient experience and care coordination vice president. Nazario is the hospital’s environmental services administrative director. Both were instrumental in the hospital’s approach to Covid-19 during the pandemic, overcoming daily challenges to help keep both patients and staff members as safe as possible from the virus.

Funds will help support the hospital’s $400 million long-term strategic growth initiative, designed to improve services for patients across the South Shore. That includes a new four-story patient pavilion — the J Wing — as well as the $35 million medical arts pavilion in Long Beach, and the new Wantagh medical arts building.

The expansion of the hospital’s emergency department will nearly double its size to accommodate more than 80,000 patient visits each year, and feature dedicated treatment areas for pediatric and behavioral health patients.

Married Broadway StarS Orfeh and Andy Karl entertained the guests gathered at The Seawane Club in Hewlett earlier this month for the Mount Sinai South Nassau Soirée Under the Stars. The event raised nearly $700,000 for ongoing hospital construction projects in Nassau County.

Mount Sinai South Nassau president Dr. Adhi Sharma, left, honored Peter Cannuscio, Rita Regan and Felix Nazario at this year’s Soirée Under the Stars, which raised nearly $700,000 for ongoing construction projects in Nassau County.

Photos courtesy of Damian Becker/Mount Sinai South Nassau nearly $700,000 waS raised during Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Soirée Under the Stars earlier this month at The Seawane Club in Hewlett. Among those attending were, from left, Soirée co-chair Wayne Lipton, board of directors co-chair Anthony Cancellieri, Soirée co-chair Jeff Gold, as well as honorees Felix Nazario, Rita Regan and Peter Cannuscio. Joining them were Mount Sinai South Nassau president Dr. Adhi Sharma, and Dave Bonagura, co-chair of the Mount Sinai South Nassau board of directors.

Honored were Peter Cannuscio, Felix Nazario and Rita Regan at hospital fundraiser

Funds will help support the hospital’s $400 million longterm strategic growth initiative, designed to improve services for patients across the South Shore.

Long Island’s Top Lawyers honored by Herald Community

Benefits are more than just professional, but also community

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

Deserving attorneys from across the region gathered in Beth page on Sept. 13 to be honored at the third annual Top Law yers of Long Island.

Spearheaded by RichnerLive — the events division of Richner Communica tions and Herald Community Media — lawyers were awarded for their achieve ments in a wide range of fields, including bankruptcy, estates and trusts, business and commercial litigation, criminal, cyber security, divorce mediation, elder law, education, emerging companies and venture capital, environmental, franchise law, government relations, taxes, and real estate.

Maria Girardi, an associate with Jas pen Schlesinger LLP, says she finds suc cess thanks to the access she has to senior attorneys in the firm, providing invalu able wealth of experience.

Christine-Marie Lauture, owner and managing attorney of Lauture IP PPLC, was a first-time attendee earning her first Top Lawyer award.

“It’s nice to be recognized on Long Island,” Lauture said.

“When people think of New York, they always think of Manhattan, So, it’s good to have a wide variety of practice areas of amazing attorneys out here on Long Island.”

Amy Amato, executive director of cor porate relations and events for Richner, expressed gratitude to the nearly 250 attendees.

A portion of the ticket proceeds were directed towards the Nassau County Bar Association, the go-to source for legal advice and services for both the legal and local community in Nassau and the Feal Good Foundation.

The event itself was led by lifestyle television personality Judy Goss, who was joined on stage by retired Herald pub lisher Cliff Richner.

“On behalf of my brother and myself, I want to thank you all for being part of this special evening where we celebrate the achievements of the Long Island law community,” Cliff Richner said.

Cliff’s brother, of course, is company chief executive Stuart Richner.

“This evening is a real celebration

where we recognize many of Long Island’s best and brightest legal profes sionals who have excelled in their areas of practice,” Stuart Richner said, after the event. “But to them, it’s not just prac ticing their craft, It’s giving back to their communities every way they know how. And that’s what this night is all about.”

Jared Behr, an associate at Salenger Sack Kimmel & Bavaro LLP, was awarded a rising star in the legal community.

“What exemplifies a lawyer who wins an award like this is someone with a bit of altruism,” Behr said. “You need to think that you are working to do good every day, and have a lot of dedication to the people you are trying to help.”

Another Top Lawyer award went home with Alyson Bass of Bass & Associates of NY PLLC, for her dedication to meeting the legal needs of the Long Island com munity she served for more than 16 years.

It’s a wonderful networking event and I’m honored to be recognized and support ed for the work we do at the firm, said Donna-Marie Korth, Partner Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP.

DOnnA-MARIE KORTH OF Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman LLP standing with Cliff Richner during the cocktail hour. Guests enjoyed ‘Legal-tinis’ and appetizers.

SARA DIREcTOR OF Barasch & McGarry receiving her special award in the category Lawyers for the 9/11 Community. As a 9/11 survivor herself, Director provides unique insight and compassion toward their clients.

Top Lawyers of Long Island sponsors

The third annual Top Lawyers of Long Island from RichnerLive was sponsored by:

Grassi Advisors and Accoun tants

Greenberg Traurig

Certilman Balin Adler and Hyman

Jaspan Schlesinger

Barasch and McGarry-Law

for the 9/11

Vishnick McGovern Milizio

Ruskin Moscou Faltischek

Salenger Sack Kimmel and Bavaro

Nixon Peabody,

Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz

Tully Law

Mejias Milgrim Alvarado and Lindo

Quatela Chimeri PLLC

Olive It Boutique

Supreme Judicial Services

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TOp LAwYER HOnOREES enjoying dinner during the awards ceremony with friends, family and loved ones.

Community Media, RichnerLive at annual event

top Lawyers of Long Island honorees

Winners of Top Lawyers of Long Island from RichnerLive and Herald Community Media included:

■ Alyson Bass of Bass & Associates of NY, PLLC

■ Jared S. Behr of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro, LLP

■ Roy W. Breitenbach of Harris Beach PLLC

■ Donna-Marie Korth of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP

■ Andrew S. Lewner of Westerman Ball Ederer Miller Zucker & Sharfstein, LLP

■ Adam Uris of Townsend, Mottola & Uris Law

■ Natascia Ayers of The Law Office of Natascia Ayers

■ Jason A. Greenberg of Law Offices of Jason A. Greenberg, PC

■ Philip J. Rizzuto of The Rizzuto Law Firm

■ Asaf A. German of The Law Office of Asaf German, PC

■ Karen J. Tenenbaum of Tenenbaum Law, P.C

■ Andrew M. Cohen of Law Offices of Andrew M. Cohen

■ Ilana F. Davidov of Davidov Law Group

Jared Behr of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro LLP and guests strike a pose on the patio during the networking hour.

John Mcentee froM Greenberg and Traurig LLP poses with his crystal award in between Cliff Richner and host Judy Goss. McEntee has been selected to head up the Greenberg and Traurig LLP Long Island office.

■ Erika L. Conti of Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ David L. Mejias of Mejias, Milgrim, Alvarado and Lindo, P.C.

■ Alissa L. Van Horn of Van Horn & Friedman, P.C.

■ Jennifer B. Cona of Cona Elder Law PLLC

■ Michael Ettinger of Ettinger Law Firm

■ Sima Ali of Ali Law Group, PC

■ Tara Daub of Nixon Peabody LLP

■ Ruth B. Kraft of Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols and Porter, LLP

■ Sami Groff of Nixon Peabody LLP

■ Jay Silverman of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.

■ Christine-Marie Lauture of Lauture IP, PLLC

■ John McEntee of Greenberg Traurig Long Island Office

■ Rondiene E. Novitz of Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet, LLP

■ Joseph A. Quatela of Quatela Chimeri PLLC

■ Timothy Sini of Nixon Peabody LLP

■ Jon A. Ward of Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ John J. Fellin of The Law Offices of John J. Fellin, PLLC

■ Morris Sabbagh of Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP

■ Candace Dellacona of Offit Kurman Attorneys at Law

■ Brian A. Tully of Tully Law Group, PC

■ A. Thomas Levin of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.

■ Ronald J. Rosenberg of Rosenberg Calica & Birney LLP

■ Michael H. Sahn of Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ Sara Director of Barasch & McGarry

■ Bernard McGovern of Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP

■ Joseph G. Milizio of Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP

■ Veronica Renta Irwin of Supreme Court, Nassau County; Long Island Hispanic Bar Association; Nassau County Women’s Bar Association

■ Maria Girardi of Jaspan Schlesinger LLP

■ Chad J. LaVeglia of Law Office of Chad J. LaVeglia PLLC

■ Alyssa L. Zuckerman of Lamb & Barnosky, LLP

These firms also were honored:

■ Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP

■ Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ Nixon Peabody LLP

■ Jaspan Schlesinger LLP

To learn more about the honorees, and to see more pictures, visit RichnerLive.com/toplawyerawards

Tim Baker/Herald photos

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rIchner and Host Judy Goss pose with Bernard McGovern and Morris Sabbagh from Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP. Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP won Top Law Firm (11-50 Employees).

spotlight athlete

aViKa Mehta

Clarke Junior Soccer

oNe oF the biggest reasons the Rams are off to a 4-0-1 start in Conference A-IV, Mehta has been unstoppable so far on the offensive end. The hard-work ing center-midfielder scored 11 goals and assisted on four others through the first six games. On Sept. 8, she notched a hat trick and added a pair of assists to lead Clarke to a wild 6-4 victory over Glen Cove. Last fall as a sophomore, Mehta had eight points in six games.

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thursday, sept. 29

Boys Soccer: V.S. South at Hewlett 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Calhoun at Long Beach 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: V.S. North at Clarke 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: V.S. Central at Baldwin 5 p.m.

Friday, sept. 30

Boys Soccer: V.S. North at V.S. South 4:30 p.m.

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

Girls Soccer: Sewanhaka at Malverne/E.R. 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: MacArthur at Mepham 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Uniondale at Oceanside 6 p.m.

Football: Lynbrook at Hewlett 6 p.m.

Football: Wantagh at V.S. North 6:30 p.m.

Football: C.S. Harbor at West Hempstead 6:30 p.m.

saturday, oct. 1

Football: South Side at Long Beach 3 p.m.

Football: Syosset at Oceanside 3 p.m.

Football: MacArthur at Sewanhaka 3 p.m.

Football: Malverne at Clarke 3 p.m.

Football: Hempstead at Freeport 3 p.m.

Football: Hicksville at East Meadow 3 p.m.

Football: Plainview at Baldwin 3 p.m.

Football: Seaford at East Rockaway 6:30 p.m.

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Big start for balanced Carey

By ViNCeNt MatUla sports@liherald.com

The impact of a winning start to the season has the ability to build confidence for a team. After finishing last year with a 6-2-4 record and a third-place finish in Conference A-IV, Carey girls soccer is to a hot start winning its first five games against Glen Cove, Valley Stream North, Hewlett, Island Trees and Clarke.

The Seahawks have been lights-out on both sides of the ball scoring 16 goals and allowing just one goal (least in A4) over their five games. The latest victory was a 1-0 decision over Clarke in the home open er Sept. 20. Brianna D’Orsa got the goal and Vanessa DeCastro had a 5-save shut out.

A big advantage for Carey is all of its starters from last season returned. Only three players graduated from, meaning the team also retained the majority of their bench.

Now, plenty of players have an idea of what needs to be done in order to win games.

“I honestly kept the tactics and mental ity the exact same,” coach Chris Posillico said. “Coming into their second year of knowing what’s expected, it’s been a lot smoother of a transition.”

One of the biggest contributors on offense has been sophomore midfielder Antonietta Flaherty, who leads the Seahawks with four assists and eight points. Just three games into the season, Flaherty matched her goal total from last season with a pair.

“I think she’s been one the best players we’ve had so far this season,” Posillico said. “Her vision is just exceptional.”

Three key leaders for the Seahawks this year are captains D’Orsa, Gabriella Mendolia, and Giulia Spinzo. All three have recorded at least three points to begin their respective senior campaigns. “They’ve definitely come in a lot more mature than last year,” Posillico said.

While the Seahawks are led by a major ity of their upperclassmen, sophomore defender Gabriella Jacobs has gotten a bigger role after being named All-County as a freshman. “She’s really been a lot

more vocal helping people get focused,” Posillico said.

One player that has also given the Seahawks more flexibility for others to become more successful is eighth-grade midfielder, Amelia Kalamaras. “She’s always in the right position,” Posillico said. “Her being able to play the position I have her in has allowed me to put return ing girls in positions that allow them to hit their potential.”

Of the five victories to start the season, four have been shutouts for DeCastro, a

junior. “She’s been a leader since I took over last year,” Posillico said. “She’s someone I have all the confidence in the world in.”

Thanks to their undefeated start, the confidence is brewing for the Seahawks as they look to keep their momentum roll ing in hopes of locking down their confer ence.

“The way the girls are working, I could definitely see us winning the conference,” Posillico said. “I feel like it’s a completely different team with the same players.”

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JUNior goalKeeper VaNessa DeCastro recorded four shutouts through the Seahawks’ first five games, allowing just one goal in the other.

STEPPING OUT

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up the joint

A new season of tunes at the Madison Theatre

ll the right notes and then some. The stage is set for the latest edition of the Madison Theatre’s popular jazz series. This year’s lineup, as always, includes both returning favorites and newcomers who are sure to keep that vibe grooving along.

“Our jazz series is always special for us,” says Artistic Director Angelo Fraboni. “We’re one of the only venues on the island to do smooth jazz and our audience and musicians love to be here. They love our venue — the way it’s laid out, the acoustics and sound system. It’s a comfortable setting for jazz. We all have a great time.”

WHERE WHEN

• Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre

• Oct. 8-April 7

• For tickets, visit MadisonTheatreNY.org or call the box office at (516) 323-4444

And the jazz world has taken notice. The “jazz groupies,” as Fraboni describes his patrons, come from all over — as far away as Texas and California. “They fly in for these shows and we make sure they have a fabulous experience.”

This season is highlighted by the return of the Grammywinning sax player Gerald Albright (Oct. 8 ) and the saxflautist Kirk Whalum (Nov. 19) , along with the acclaimed saxophonist-bandleader Branford Marsalis (Jan. 20) and the genre-defying Boney James (April 7).

“Gerald Albright is a world-class player,” Fraboni enthuses, who has recorded numerous successful solo albums when he isn’t busy assisting an impressive roster of popular R&B artists.

“Top to bottom,” Albright says, “Whether in concert, listening to my music over the radio or CD player, I always want my listeners to be taken on a musical journey with different textures, rhythms, chord progressions and moods. I want people to know where I’ve been and where I’m going, and to let them hear that I’m in a really good place in my life.”

Kirk Whalum is a familiar presence on the Madison stage with his gospel concerts. “He’s a popular mainstay here,” Fraboni says. “He always brings something different every time. In a career spanning decades, Whalum has a sound that is uniquely his; it is a sound that leaves an indelible imprint on the listener.

And at long last Fraboni welcomes Branford Marsalis. As he puts it: “Branford is Branford — what more is there to say!” His appearance here has been over three years in the making, delayed by the pandemic and inclement weather last year. “I’ve been wanting to get him here since I first came to Molloy (as artistic director). I’m very excited to finally have him come.”

The “rock star of the smooth jazz world,” according to Fraboni, Boney James is a fitting finale to the concert series.

“Boney is a showman from head to toe.” One of the most successful instrumental artists of our time, James has accumulated numerous awards and recorded 17 albums, all the while

continuing to defy genres. “I firmly ascribe to the concept that music is 100 percent subjective,” he says. “If you’re hearing music and it sounds good and beautiful to you, then that makes it beautiful. It’s all within the listener. It’s not important for other people to tell you how they react.”

Bloom

Rufus Wainright

One of the great vocalists, songwriters, and composers of his generation, Rufus Wainwright is on tour with songs from his Grammynominated “Unfollow the Rules,” his first non-operatic album in eight years. Considered the bookend to his debut album (that garnered him Best New Artist by Rolling Stone in 1998), it’s seen as a summary and climax of all his previous albums, a work of true maturity, met with great critical acclaim. Long lauded for his sophistication and wit, he’s now working at the peak of his powers, his music guided by passion, honesty, and a newfound fearlessness, according to his peers. Expect a glorious mixture of deep emotion, drama, wit, solace, uplift, entertainment and absolute musical bliss, a journey that not many artists can take you along on.

Friday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m. $80, $68, $58. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Daryl Hall

A special pairing is fit for a special concert. Daryl Hall is joined by an old friend, special guest and fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Todd Rundgren, for Tilles Center’s Gala 2022 performance. Hear tunes from Hall’s first-ever solo retrospective album, “BeforeAfter,” plus some Hall & Oates classics. Taken as a whole, BeforeAfter draws unexpected and satisfying connections between the esoteric and accessible sides of Hall’s creativity. Hall is a modern-day renaissance man, an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the bestselling duo of all time, the star of his very own award-winning web series-turned-TV staple, “Live from Daryl’s House,” as well as a successful venue owner with Daryl’s House, a restored music space in Pawling, N.Y.

Saturday, Oct. 1, 8 p.m. $375, $255, $175, $129, $99. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Rte. 25A, Brookville. (516) 299-3100 or TillesCenter.org.

Boney James

Gerald Albright

11 FRANKLIN SQUARE/ELMONT HERALD — Septemebr 29, 2022 Kirk Whalum Branford Marsalis Quartet

THE SCENE

Storybook Stroll

Bring the kids to Old Westbury Gardens for a storybook adventure, Saturday, Oct. 1, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Stroll the gardens and listen to Linda White’s “Too Many Pumpkins.” Later create a unique take home craft. For ages 3-5. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

Homecoming Pride

Show your Sewanhaka pride on Sat. Oct. 8, beginning with a parade in the school parking lot at noon. This year’s theme is the ‘70s. Afterwards be sure to check out the big game.

On exhibit

Masters of Illusion

Oct. 11

Catching up with the Elmont schools

Oct. 9

Enter the magical world of illusion at NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, with the Masters of Illusion, Sunday, Oct. 9, 8 p.m. This 21st century magic show is unlike anything you have seen before. Watch closely as you experience things that just can’t be done … or can they? Cutting-edge illusionists Dan Sperry, Michael Turco and Naathan Phan perform sleight-of-hand, perplexing interactive mind magic, hilarious comedy, dangerous escapes and large scale illusions that baffle and astound their audience. For information/tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.

The next public meeting of the Elmont Union-Free School District will be held at the Dutch Broadway Elementary School, 1880 Dutch Broadway, in Elmont, on Oct. 11, 8 p.m.

Art has access to worlds beyond the one we know. Explore the next dimension as seen through eyes of artists throughout the centuries, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s current exhibition, “Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art,” now through Nov. 6. The exhibit summons a celestial realm of demons, ghosts and extra-sensory phenomena as conjured by such Surrealists as Dalí, photographers who specialize in the occult, Old Masters including Goya, contemporary talents including Betye Saar, Luc Tuymans, Michaël Borremans and many others. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Oct. 7

Free hearing screenings

Hearing screenings are available, Friday Oct. 7,10 a.m.-noon, at at the Franklin Square Library, 19 Lincoln Rd. Doctoral students from Adelphi University will be administering the screenings. There is no registration. This is on a first come first served basis.

Oktoberfest at Plattduetsche Park

Get your lederhosen ready for this annual event, Sept. 30-Oct. 15, at Plattduetsche Park, 1132 Hempstead Turnpike in Franklin Square. There will be live music and professional German dancing group demonstrations every weekend, Friday through Sunday.

Yom Kippur

Schools will be closed on Wednesday, Oct. 5, in observance of the holiday.

Community League general meeting

Art talk

Elmont Memorial Library’s Annual Fall Festival

Franklin Square Historical Society Fall Festival

Come and enjoy the annual Fall Festival, Saturday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Franklin Square Historical Museum, 861 Naple Ave. It will include a garage sale, food, pumpkins, plants, raffles, and other activities for the kids. The rain date is schedule for Oct. 2.

The Community League of Garden City South generally meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m., at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2718, 68 Lincoln Rd., in Franklin Square. All living and operating businesses within Franklin Square School District 17 are welcome. There will be light refreshments and a free raffle for all who attend.

Having an event?

Oct. 13

Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture” live, via Zoom, Thursday, Oct. 13, 1 p.m. She’ll discuss the current exhibition, “Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program. Register at least 24 hours in advance to receive the program Zoom link. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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.

Enjoy fun-filled day of events, at Elmont Memorial Library, Saturday, Oct. 15, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at 700 Hempstead Turnpike. There will be inflatables, music, entertainment, crafts games,, participation from local businesses and so much more. Long Island Cares will be on site graciously taking food donations for the Great Give Back, too!

Fall Fair

The Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce invites all to promote your business or come as a customer to this year’s Fall Fair, Saturday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Rath Park Pool Parking Lot Businesses will showcase their products; with food, games, and a live DJ.

‘Guys and Dolls’

Plaza Theatrical ‘s fall season offers Broadway at its show-stopping best, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 2, 2:30 p.m. Also continuing Oct. 6-9. Hailed by many as the perfect musical comedy, this Tony-winning favorite follows a rowdy bunch of gamblers, gangsters, and sassy showgirls in a wild game of chance in bustling 1950s Manhattan, performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $49, $45 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Riders

By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com

The opening of a new underground train terminal meant to provide Long Island Rail Road riders with ser vice to Manhattan’s East Side, dubbed Grand Central Madison, is just around the corner. By the end of the year, in fact.

It’s a project that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials, who run the LIRR, say will draw near ly half of LIRR commuters — more than 160,000 of them — to its transit hub.

But before anything is set in stone, the LIRR gave rid ers a tentative forecast of how their commuting times and options will either change or stay the same, according to new draft schedules released to the public earlier this year. Opinions are mixed, with riders showing equal levels of enthusiasm and apprehension about what they stand to gain, and lose, from the coming changes.

Many have sounded off about their concerns not only to the MTA, but to anyone who would listen — including at a virtual public meeting last week, hosted by Assembly woman Judy Griffin and joined by Nick Fasano, the agen cy’s assistant director of community relations.

At the live discussion, LIRR commuters like Charlene Raytek, of Lynbrook, voiced their apprehension that the new schedules could hamper riders’ commutes from Penn Station to places like Lynbrook during the evening com mute.

“The thing that I noticed is that, looking at the pro posed draft schedules, it looks like the outbound evening train service from Penn to Lynbrook is greatly reduced,” Raytek said. “By the time 7:30 rolls around, there’s a roughly 90-minute time gap until the next train rolls at Penn Station.”

During that time, Raytek noted, there are plenty of peo ple heading home from sports events, concert or shows in

Grand Central plan

LIRR commuters, will play a far bigger role in the future now that all trains will stop there, Fasano noted.

“It may sound like an absolute nightmare for every one,” he said, “but the rationale behind having all the trains stop there is that it gives people more options and flexibility about where they want to go. And that also means that we don’t have to hold connections anymore.”

Whatever convenience of service may be lost from the reduction in the number of trains like those from Penn Station to Lynbrook will be offset by the many new alter native commuting paths that open up in Jamaica. But that, Fasano acknowledged, will take some getting used to.

“I’m sure riders know their trains inside and out, know what their options are,” he said. “And they don’t change much (more than) a couple of minutes in each direction. So there’s going to be a learning curve for our customers.

“I would say, just try some of the flexibility that you’ll have,” Fasano added. “Rely on the (TrainTime) app. After people adjust, it’s really going to be a great thing.”

But for commuters like Amanda Dindyal, of Malverne, who lives right behind the LIRR’s West Hempstead line, there may be more at stake in her neighborhood than sim ply a shakeup in commuting habits.

Manhattan’s nearby theater district. Such time gaps would complicate their trips home.

If you miss the Penn Station train, Raytek contended, you’d have to sprint to Grand Central within 15 minutes to catch the next train home, or face a long wait for the next one at Penn. “That looks to me like a big misstep,” Raytek said.

A key takeaway from these changes is that Jamaica sta tion, which has long served as a major transfer point for

“The moment a train comes down, our house rattles, and we’ve gotten used to it, but it’s very, very dishearten ing to see that it’s going to almost double,” Dindyal said of the number of trains that will rumble through her neigh borhood. “And not just during peak hours — even on the weekend. It’s a quality-of-life issue.” On top of that, she said she was concerned that residents could face an “obscene” increase in traffic near crossing gates.

“There’s a legal and demographic factor behind what the minimum is that we can provide as a public transpor tation authority,” Fasano said. “But that all being said, if there is no demand, we do have the option to, you know, scale back, potentially. But again, that will take some months.”

Herald file photo

ASSemBLywOmAN JUdy GriffiN and the MTA’s Nick Fasano fielded commuters’ questions about new train service to Grand Central Terminal, set to start by year’s end.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. WALLACE MORRIS, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Consent Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on July 13, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 11, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 1601-01 Johnson Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003 a/k/a 1601 Johnson Avenue, Apt. 1, 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 470 and Lot 31. Approximate amount of judgment is $531,815.96 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #006112/2014. 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.

Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 133936

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF NOMURA HOME EQUITY LOAN, INC., HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-1, Plaintiff AGAINST ALBERTA WOODS F/K/A ALBERTA REEDER, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 24, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 6, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 149 CARNEGIE AVENUE, ELMONT, NY 11003. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being Village of Elmont, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 32, BLOCK 356,

LOT 102. Approximate amount of judgment $684,295.35 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #011494/2009. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Janine T. Lynam, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 00-155711 72954 133880

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR GSMPS 2004-1, Plaintiff against JOHN LESLIE, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 103N, Westbury, NY 11590.

auction will be held “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, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.

DALIA ZAZA, Referee, BRONSTER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf. 156 West 56th Street, Ste. 902, New York, NY. File No. 305409.449- #99801 134404

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

Sewanhaka student is a Merit semifinalist

Sewanhaka High School student Sean Andrade was selected as a semifinalist in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

Roughly 16,000 student qual ify as semifinalists based on their high exam scores by tak ing the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, NJCC-NYS COMMUNITY RESTORATION FUND LLC, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN T. SEXTON AKA JOHN T SEXON, III AKA JOHN SEXTON, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on August 15, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 24, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 201 Verbena Avenue, Floral Park, NY 11001. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Floral Park, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 32, Block 196 and Lot 119. Approximate amount of judgment is $497,684.70 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #2285/2016. 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.

Dan Blumenthal, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 134204

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered June 18, 2019, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on November 3, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 138 Gotham Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. Sec 32 Block 430 Lot 13, 14 and 15. All that certain lot, 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. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $596,887.35 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 018507/2007.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules.

The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” William Corbett, Esq., Referee XCHJN245 134342

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. DBW TL HOLDCO LLC, Pltf. vs. PETER A. PHAGOO, et al, Defts. Index #609038/2019. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered February 14, 2020 I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on November 2, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 178 Lincoln Street, Elmont, NY a/k/a District 16, Section 32, Block 477, Lot 54, Group Lot 54-55. Approx. amt. of judgment is $54,408.20 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, AGAINST ANTHONY SCALFANI AKA ANTHONY SCALFANI JR., FRANK SIEBER AKA FRANK SIEBER JR., et al.

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on May 8, 2019.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 27, 2022 at 2:00 PM premises known as 19 Doherty Avenue, 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 at Elmont, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Section 32, Block 514 and Lot 209.

Approximate amount of judgment $768,716.43 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #006380/2014.

Jennifer B. Ettenger, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 134322

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU, DITECH FINANCIAL LLC F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff, vs. WILIAN A. PORTILLO, ET AL., Defendant (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on December 4, 2017, and an Order Appointing Substitute Referee entered August 19, 2022 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, North Side steps, 100 Supreme Court Drive,

Nearly 15,000 semifinalists will be notified in February that they advanced to finalist standing.

The mission of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation that supports the scholarships is to “recognize and honor aca demically talented students,” nationwide. The goals include promoting a more expansive respect for learning, to high light gifted students and the pursuit of academic excellence and to fuel increased support from people and organizations to sponsor the scholarships.

Public Notices

Mineola, New York 11501 on November 2, 2022 at 3:30 P.M., premises known as 30 HARRIET AVENUE, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.

All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Hempstead, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 34, Block: 254, Lot: 360 & 361.

Approximate amount of judgment is $562,316.60 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 021801/2008.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Referee.

Brian J. Davis, Esq., Referee Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851

Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff 134328

LEGAL NOTICE CASE NO.21527

RESOLUTION NO.972-2022 Adopted: September 7, 2022

Councilmember Muscarella offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN PARKING SPACES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE SOLE USE OF HOLDERS OF SPECIAL PARKING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NASSAU TO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS AND THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN OTHER LOCATIONS, WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY, SET ASIDE AS PARKING SPACES FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 962-2022, adopted August 2nd, 2022, a public hearing was duly held on the 7th day of September , 2022, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of 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, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the

Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set aside 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;

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 WARWICK ROAD - west side, starting at a point 322 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead Turnpike, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-233/22)

MARGUERITE AVENUEeast side, starting at a point 227 feet south of the south curbline of Chelsea Street, south for a distance of 19 feet. (TH-298/22)

PARKWAY DRIVE - east side, starting at a point 147 feet north of the north curbline of Baylis Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-300/22) UNIONDALE HEMPSTEAD BOULEVARD - south side, starting at a point 335 feet east of the east curbline of Bedford Avenue, east for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-242/22)

SALEM ROAD - north side, starting at a point 175 feet west of the west curbline of Emerson Place, west for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-314/22)

MARVIN AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 81 feet north of the north curbline of Merillon Street, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-318/22)

; 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 in 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 Goosby and adopted upon roll call as follows:

AYES: SEVEN (7) NOES: NONE (0) 134373

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Courtesy Sewanhaka School District Sean andrade, a Sewanhaka High School student, was named a National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalist.

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HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered.

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A sampling of recent sales in the area

Baldwin $550,000

Kenneth Avenue. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement. Large updated kitchen. Formal living room with custom gas fireplace. Formal dining room. Custom built-ins many rooms. 3 season room with built-in bar.

Taxes: $11,431.40

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Shore Road. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Spacious living room. Formal din ing room. Ensuite master bedroom. Beachfront yard with water views. Marine pier with floating dock. Second floor balcony. Taxes: $22,919.44

East Meadow $612,000

4th Street. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and exit to breezeway leading to patio with barbecue. Open spacious living room. Large master bedroom with well-sized bathroom and ample closet space. Formal dining room. Convenient location near parkways and shopping.

Taxes: $12,640

East Rockaway $780,000

Emmet Avenue. Expanded Ranch. 4 bedrooms, 3 bath rooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Formal L-shaped dining room. Famiy room and home office. First floor master bedroom. Security sys tem. Taxes: $13,939

Elmont $655,000

Lucille Avenue. Expanded Cape. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, island and wine fridge. Open floor plan. Many updates. Taxes: $14,507

Malverne $625,000

Sterling Place. Colonial. Finished basement with fireplace. Updated eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, custom cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and center island. = Formal dining room. Den/family room and home office. Master bedroom suite with fireplace. Many updates includ ing crown molding, upgrading lighting, skylights and finish es. Entertaining-style backyard with terrace with gazebo and koi pond.

Taxes: $11,387.06

Rockville Centre $905,000

Wright Road. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/family room. Taxes: $21,865

Valley Stream $550,000

Midwood Street. Tudor. 4 bedrooms 1 bathroom. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Sunroom. First floor master bed room. Park-like backyard.

Taxes: $10,978.05

Woodmere $998,000

Linda,Lane. Split Level. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Formal dining room. Den/family room, home office and exercise room. Skylights. Security system. Taxes: $18,394.97

Source: The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island Inc,, a computerized network of real estate offices serving Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Brooklyn.

The rules exist for all of us

Q. I hired a carpenter to rebuild my garage because it was rotted and leaning. The roof was OK, so we kept it, but all the walls were stripped away and replaced. In the middle of the job, an inspector showed up and stopped it, saying we needed a permit. I hired an architect, he made a plan and we filled in the permit. Now the plans have been rejected because, according to the inspector, they have to show fireproof walls and roof. That’s crazy! Nobody has that, so why am I being made to do this? It’s expensive, and I shouldn’t have to do it. I think they’re making me pay for starting with no permit, right?

A. Not exactly, but you have to look at the big picture. You may feel like you’re getting burned, but the building code is actu ally named The Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. Fire pre vention is a primary rea son that the building laws exist.

Ask The Architect

In many cases, build ing departments allow existing garages to have minor repairs without a permit, but only for things like replacing a garage door, a rotted section of wall base plate, shingles or siding, although you should always verify before starting. You described a near-complete rebuild, only saving the roof part of the garage, and your building official has deter mined that, beyond 50 percent change, the code for new buildings applies. Even though your zoning code allows a free-standing accessory structure to be 2 feet to 4 feet from a property line, depending on your community, garages that are closer than 5 feet to a property line must have materials that are rated to prevent flame spread for an hour.

This is especially important in places where there’s a volunteer fire department that must take the time to assemble from all over the community before even heading off to put out the flames. In that precious time, without flame-retardant materi als, the structure may not just become completely engulfed, but also spread fire to adjacent houses and other structures. Unless you never catch the news, you can clearly see how vulnerable whole towns and cities are, and just because we don’t live next to a forest, the unthinkable can still happen.

As for cost, aluminum siding, which actually still exists, may cost less, can be painted to match the house and lasts an average of 35 years. Fiber cement siding also does the job, but costs more. Other choices include stucco over cement board and steel panels, all more costly. Aluminum or cement board eaves, gutters and roofing are also required, and even though most of the home con struction industry doesn’t read or know the regula tions, the requirements still exist, and cost the most when they aren’t adhered to and the work has to be done twice.

So don’t feel like you’re being singled out or being held to the fire. The rules exist for all of us. Good luck!

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Why we need to go back to the moon

Why do we have to go back to the moon? Ever since NASA started trying, unsuccess fully so far, to launch its unmanned Artemis I spacecraft, which is supposed to explore some regions of the moon, lots of voices have been heard decrying the effort. It’s too expensive, they say. We did that already. What’s to be gained? We have other priori ties here on Earth.

Those are chal lenging questions.

We put a dozen astronauts on the moon in six mis sions between 1969 and 1972, and we spent about $25 billion doing so.

In today’s dollars, that’s about $250 billion.

For those who were around on July 20, 1969 — the day Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of another world for the first time in human history — it may be hard to understand why we wouldn’t want to relive that glory. And glory it may be, but we must deal with some of

the issues raised by the naysayers.

One of them, perhaps the most impor tant, is priorities. The Earth’s climate is in desperate trouble, beset by life-threat ening heat waves, melting polar ice caps and drying lakebeds. Pollution is so dense in some Asian cities that people are forced on many days to wear masks or stay at home. Couldn’t billions of dollars be better spent combating climate change?

Yes, money could, and must, be spent for that pur pose, and soon, too. But we have to multi-task. While we must legislate against air-polluting companies and work cooperatively with our largest competi tor, China, to bring environmental order to our plant — and at the same time bat tle those who claim that it’s all a hoax — we must move forward, as we always have, ever since we invented the wheel.

Once Artemis I gets off the ground, some exciting missions are ahead. A manned lunar fly-by, Artemis II, may come as soon as 2024. The first manned landing, Artemis III, might happen as early as 2025. And this time we won’t

just plant a flag on the moon and say, “We did it.”

One of the biggest reasons for a return to the moon is that it will serve as a steppingstone to Mars. We are already examining some rocks that could con tain clues to the presence of some kind of microbial life on Mars. Human inspection of those rocks could provide some extraordinary insight into the origins of life in the universe.

Could Mars one day be made habitable by humans? We won’t find that out unless we go there. We should remember that the rock samples brought back from the moon by the Apollo astronauts told us much about the moon’s geological history, including its physical and chemical makeup.

A narrower goal may be found on the moon itself. NASA has announced 13 potential landing sites, all in the moon’s South Pole region. NASA scientists say that ice has been confirmed inside cra ters that never see any sunlight. We all know that where there is water, frozen or otherwise, there may be, or may have

been, life.

Those sites “are some of the best plac es to go for lunar geology and under standing lunar ice and sampling lunar ice,” Bethany Ehlmann, associate direc tor of the Keck Institute for Space Stud ies at the California Institute of Technol ogy, told National Public Radio recently.

Our Apollo missions all led to new technologies in electronics, aerospace and medicine. A more advanced program focused on returning to the moon, with an eye toward reaching Mars, is bound to lead to even more such advances.

A NASA study from 2013 estimated that commercial products that have emerged from the space agency’s research return between $100 million and $1 billion annually to the U.S. econo my. Many of those had their origins in the Apollo program.

Lastly, but by no means least impor tant, re-energizing our moon/Mars efforts is going to inspire thousands of young people to become engineers, tech nicians, lunar geologists and astronauts. What an exciting future they face. But we must get going first.

James Bernstein is editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments? Jbernstein@ liherald.com.

When Nazis killed 6 million, where was America?

iimplore readers to watch the new six-hour, three-part series on PBS, “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein. Please find time to see this series, and bring your teenagers along. Make it a teaching moment.

After 70 years, you might think there’s nothing new to say about the horror of 6 million Jews killed by a politi cal regime intent on wiping out an entire people.

However, this TV series shifts the lens and explores the story of Amer ica’s inaction as the Holocaust surged in Europe.

A few remain ing survivors of the death camps speak to the camera and remember the moments that their parents sent them away or hid them in the woods or gave them a hug goodbye that turned out to be forever. The story is especially painful through the eyes of those kids who lived through unthinkable sorrow and now are old men and women who calmly speak of the days when mothers and fathers were rounded up by Nazis and taken to extermination camps. The only reason was that they were Jewish, and

Germany, under Hitler, embraced ancient anti-Semitic tropes, demonizing the Jews and targeting them for elimination.

What did the United States know, and when did it know it? I asked my own par ents, who were in their 20s during World War II here in America, and they said they knew nothing about the death camps until the end of the war. But ample evidence exists that the American government at the time, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, saw the aerial photographs of the depor tation trains and the camps.

The Burns documentary demonstrates that the deep ly rooted antisemitism that existed in Europe for gener ations was alive and gathering strength in the U.S. during the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s. Celebrities like Charles Lindbergh and Henry Ford, and political leaders like Calvin Coolidge — who ran on the slogan “America must be kept American” — were openly antisemitic. Religious lead ers like Father Charles Coughlin preached hatred and racial separation from the pulpit. We may know this histo ry, but seeing the contemporaneous newsreels and photos reveals the antiJewish sentiment that was gaining trac tion among the American people.

The documentary works on several levels, resonating today, as American pol iticians shuffle immigrants around the country like political chess pieces.

One review stated, “Burns’ film . . . connects our nation’s history of antise mitic bigotry to the racist immigration legacy that Republicans are establish ing in the present. It is, at once, a window into the past and a mirror showing present-day America an ugly reflection of who we are.”

Another review, at MSNBC.com: “In (Coolidge’s) slogan, we can hear the roots of the racist, Trump-obsessed ‘Make America Great Again’ movement.

“Coolidge’s successor, Herbert Hoover, took his predecessor’s antisemitism even further when he instructed his State Department to refuse visas to anyone who might need public assistance, which included many Jews who had escaped Germany with little to their name in the lead-up to Hitler’s reign.

“President Donald Trump revived that policy, known as the ‘public charge’ rule.”

It is unlikely that the folks who are in the book-banning business in America would consider exposing their schools to

a TV series documenting this country’s blatant and persistent antisemitism, but if they did, they might learn that geno cide doesn’t begin with tanks rolling into neighborhoods. It begins with book bans and rules restricting free speech and laws against gay marriage and gender identity.

What we are witnessing today in the U.S. are warning signs of the genocidal wave that tore Europe apart in the 1930s and ’40s. We find antisemitic leaflets in our driveways; we are told that our chil dren can’t read “The Diary of Anne Frank”; we read in the news that groups of migrants are hustled around the coun try by hollow men like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to score political points.

The seeds are sown. They have always been in our soil. We need to monitor this garden very carefully. A good beginning is to watch “The U.S. and the Holocaust.” We could have done more. We could have saved lives. But too many citizens and American leaders believed what, decades later, became the chants of “Jews will not replace us!” They believed the lies, and they did nothing to stop the deporta tions and killings.

We need to own our history. If we deny the resurgence of bigotry and anti semitism, they will surely consume our democracy.

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

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W e could have done more, and saved lives. We need to own our history.

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Banning books is un-American

last week was Banned Books Week, a time to spotlight censor ship and attempts across the country to take books off library shelves.

You may not have noticed that in the past several months, a number of librar ies in the U.S., including some in schools, have pulled books from their shelves, and though they might not have burned them, they have effectively prohibited people from reading them.

Book bans have become more frequent in this country, and the censoring efforts appear to be organized. It’s not just ran dom parents pushing the bans. PEN America, an organization that celebrates and defends free expression, reports that some 50 groups have been created, most of them since last year, to challenge books, and they were involved in nearly half of the book removals.

More than 1,600 books were banned from American schools over the past year, impacting 4 million students who might now be exposed to ideas that could help them grow and learn, according to PEN America. A majority of those books high light LGBTQ+ and racial themes. We find it abhorrent that, as has been the case for many decades, ideas that people disagree with, and possibly fear, are the subject of book bans.

Here on Long Island, there was the infamous Island Trees book ban in 1975.

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Hooray for snow days!

To the Editor:

I so agree with the Herald’s editorial in the Sept. 15-21 issue, “Schools are right to resurrect the snow day.” I’m an old lady now of 76, but in 1952 there was a huge, fierce but wonderful snowstorm that did indeed come “unbidden,” but was a wonder to behold. I lived then in a railroad apart ment in Brooklyn, so I ran to the living room window, the only one that faced the street. The snow had eclipsed the mailbox across from us on Park Place. I could barely make out the sign for Womrath’s bookstore. My father took a picture of it, and that photo still evokes the pleasure of childhood.

I was in a parochial “grammar school” then. We had no phone yet, but it was assumed that the nuns had common sense.

All the kids on the block were out in their snowsuits. I saw Marty and Tommy, Janet and Elinor making snowballs, and after much pleading, my mother let me join them. Marty and Tommy made an igloo that day, and it was perfect. I wanted to bring down my doll and play house in it!

Marty was my upstairs neighbor, so he let me stand inside it. I was amazed that it was

A community group complained to the Island Trees Board of Education about 11 books that group members considered “anti-American, anti-Christian, antiSemitic and just plain filthy.” The district removed nine of the books from its schools’ libraries. Five students, led by Steven Pico, then a high school senior, challenged the district’s decision.

The case wound its way to the Supreme Court, where, in 1982, the court ruled in the students’ favor, noting that the right to read is implied by the First Amendment of the Constitution. Indeed, reading free ly is fundamental to the education of citi zens of a healthy democracy.

Nearly 50 years after Island Trees, how ever, a similar scenario is unfolding in this country. “This is a dangerous time for readers and the public servants who pro vide access to reading material,” Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectu al Freedom, said. “Readers, particularly students, are losing access to critical information, and librarians and teachers are under attack for doing their jobs.”

That should not be. We have more access than ever to written material and ideas, from books to eBooks to websites, full of ideas that should be read, dis cussed and considered thoughtfully. The vitality of our lives, and the possibility of creating a more enlightened world, depends on the freedom to exchange

ideas. Banning books that some find objectionable will only take us backward as a society.

Because books explore and illuminate differing points of view, they help to build connections among people by deepening their understanding of those points of view. Those who censor books are creat ing barriers to the building of relation ships among diverse thinkers, and instead feed the divisiveness that threat ens to do so much damage to this country.

As the keepers of books, librarians are on the front lines of this battle. One local librarian said it is not up to her to prohib it people from reading books. From the adult section to the children’s room, her philosophy is to let the people decide what they will read, and, in the case of chil dren, let their parents decide what is appropriate for them.

We urge everyone, regardless of poli tics, to adopt the theme the ALA promot ed for this year’s Banned Books Week — “Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us” — and reject the idea of censoring books.

“If you can read, you can rule the world,” a teacher once told her seventhgrade junior English class. You might not be interested in ruling the world, but you should want to understand it, and do your part to help make the world more enlight ened and less divided. Reading books, not banning them, is one of the best ways to do that.

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So you think the governor’s a shoo-in in November?

Is it any surprise that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s once insurmountable lead in the polls is eroding when public opin ion surveys are analyzed carefully?

While Hochul has a stunningly large campaign war chest, suggesting that she can buy an overwhelming number of broadcast and print ads and direct-mail campaigns, what you can’t fix with money is a tone-deaf polit ical campaign.

Suozzi. Republican Alfonse D’Amato ran a flawless campaign in 1980 in a heavily Democratic state, and was returned for another six years in 1986 after a first term that made him unbeatable. Similarly, George Pataki stunned Mario Cuomo in a gubernatorial race that many thought was Cuomo’s to lose. And so he did.

Manhattan. Or a reminder that progres sives have captured your party, and the lurch to the left is so profound that you may not recognize New York later in this decade.

aging infrastructure by suggesting he was the “pothole senator.” Instead, in his 1986 campaign, D’Amato ran with the endorse ments of many of the state’s Democratic mayors, who had never seen a U.S. senator in their cities, much less a federal grant.

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From her endorsement of illegal two-family homes in the heart of Long Island resi dential neighbor hoods, to her inability to con front progressives in Albany who are making street crime a New York pastime, to her most recent self-destructive advocacy of congestion pricing, the governor is sleep walking through a campaign of missteps.

She would not be the first officeholder to assume a victory party on election night only to discover that incumbency held false promise and led to errant assump tions.

Consider County Executive Laura Cur ran’s loss to Bruce Blakeman last Novem ber. That wasn’t the first time that a New York incumbent was stunned by a loss. Ed Mangano did the same thing to Tom

By now, a growing num ber of New York Democrats recognize the threat that November holds for them. As a result, they are seeking to change the conversation. Rather than address the issues they are directly responsible for, they are turning to national politics, where there remains a white-hot divide over issues like abortion. Similarly, they are seeking to make the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot a local issue.

It’s a classic political tactic. If you don’t like where the conversation is going, change the subject. In this case, Democrat ic strategists are telling their candidates they need to motivate their base or prepare for a dismal election night.

Understandably, reminding Democratic voters that their incumbent candidates voted to dismantle criminal laws that pro tect law-abiding citizens isn’t a recipe for success. Nor is a reminder that those same incumbents voted to impose a hefty sur charge on Long Islanders driving into

Hochul isn’t new to the cynical game of politics. She is a veteran of the hard-knock school of Buffalo Democratic machine politics. That’s why she is appearing at every down state ribbon-cutting or other photo op that her schedulers can squeeze on to her calen dar. The irony is that many of the project unveilings she is celebrating were pushed through by her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo.

The LIRR third track project? That was Cuomo, but his name was never mentioned during Hochul’s celebratory news conference in August.

The new LaGuardia Airport terminals? Once again, it was Hochul welcoming 21stcentury improvements made possible by Andrew the Abdicated.

The Penn Station upgrades? Another Cuomo legacy project. And there is no ref erence by the Hochul administration to the political strong-arming Cuomo engaged in to get the project moving.

Potholes? Well, here she tips her hat to D’Amato, whose critics sought to mini mize his achievement of bringing hun dreds of millions of dollars to New York’s

That the state’s Democratic leaders seek to divert attention from policy issues their candidates are responsible for, to national issues that remain Washington’s purview, reveals a justifiable nervousness. One cur rent poll has Hochul and her Republican opponent, Lee Zeldin, separated by 11 per centage points. That reveals a continuing slide for an incumbent who may have money to burn on ads but is confronting a skeptical electorate whose quality of life has eroded.

Nick Langworthy, the GOP state chair man, recently said of Democrats, “They are terrified their base is not going to show up. … There’s a lot of campaign left to fight here, and if they think people are going to just take a couple of hot-button issues and that’s going to define the race, they’re dreaming.”

One suspects that Election night 2022 will not have a called winner in New York’s most high-profile contest until the morn ing after.

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

warmer inside than out.

Later, we kids went inside the vestibule of the church to the inner hall and placed our wool gloves on the radiator. The smell of the steaming wet wool was headier than the incense used in church.

A day off from school in the days before Zoom, when nearly everyone’s mom stayed home, can’t be compared to the post-pandemic world, unless of course you’re 76 and looking back on it. Our young est daughter remembers her days off from the Floral Park-Bellerose School. I remember her making a snowman with my husband, and how happy she was having hot chocolate with a marshmallow. Whatever was lost in class time was gained in memory, like an eloquent poem or the lyrics of a song that stay with us long after the last notes have been played.

PATRICIA KELLY Rockville Centre

Letterstainment with which children occupy themselves.

I grew up with snow days, too, and was happy to be able to stay home from school. Indeed, it was a treat.

Ah, freedom! But I wonder about the emphasis on play, rather than shoveling ourselves out and getting to our destinations and catching up after Covid. It seems that would be foremost in our decision-making.

In my neighborhood, children are always indoors. We have no more happy voices outside as they’re playing, unless for a short time, confined to their yards behind fences. I wonder how many of them will actually enjoy the world around them on the next snow day, instead of immersing themselves in the technology that keeps them indoors. Put the tech nology away, and then you’ll create a better-quality memory.

But our children, at least now, due to Covid, have been set back in their education, and there is catch ing up to do. It seems that would be our primary con cern, at least until we’ve pulled even. Snow can be played in after school and on weekends, and some times we have to do what we have to do.

To the Editor:

How ironic that “Schools are right to resurrect the snow day” stated that “all of us deserve a chance to enjoy the world around us.” We have detached our selves from the world around us as we walk and even sit on park benches, forfeiting connecting with the person sitting next to us. The almighty cellphone has taken charge, along with computerized and TV enter

That, too, is a lesson, aside from the fact that our children suffered through home learning during the pandemic. It brought my 8-year-old granddaughter to tears. There is important ground to make up.

Children will appreciate the value of an “unex pected breather” even more if they have done what needs to be done. Kids are resilient. Work before play, first things first, and they will be rewarded — twice.

DIANA IHMANN Valley Stream

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