Franklin Square/Elmont Herald 11-17-2022

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Elmont marks Veterans Day with a parade

By ANA BoRRUTo aborruto@liherald.com

Hundreds of people of all ages gathered under gloomy skies to honor and thank veter ans for their service during Elmont Post 1033’s annual Vet erans Day parade last Friday.

Several elected officials, the Girl and Boy Scouts, the fire department, students of the Dutch Broadway Elementary School, Alden Terrace School and others marched from the American Legion building on Hill Avenue to Hempstead Ave nue toward Veterans Square, at

Covert Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike.

Once the marchers arrived at Veterans Square, Elmont Post 1033 Commander Lecia Rodriques-Whyte spoke about the meaning of Veterans Day and specific customs, such as the playing of taps for veterans who have died. The day before the parade, members of Elmont Post 1033 visited the participating schools and were welcomed with cards made by the students.

“In my opinion, as a grand mother, I know the more the

Red Road is now ‘NY Islanders Way’ at UBS Arena

By KEPHERD DANIEl and ANA BoRRUTo kdaniel@liherald.com, aborruto@liherald.com

The New York Islanders are celebrating their 50th anniversa ry as a hockey franchise, Last year, the organization opened the UBS Arena in Elmont, and the team recently joined the town in unveiling a new name for a heavily traveled road adja cent to the arena.

Red Road, which lies next to the Silver and Diamond parking lots of UBS, has been renamed NY Islanders Way.

The Islanders were estab lished as an NHL team in 1972, and their original home was the

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coli seum in Uniondale. They would go on to win four consecutive Stanley Cup championships from 1980 to 1983. Officials said that 2022 marks the 50th year of a strong partnership between the Islanders and the Town of Hempstead.

“This is a monumental and important milestone in the evo lution of the building,” UBS Arena President Kim Stone said. “We’re putting a stamp on this for the community to see and come and enjoy for many genera tions. We’re pleased to continue to honor the New York Islanders and their fans during this spe cial 50th anniversary season

with the unveiling of the name. This building is a fabric of the community as well. We want to be that symbol.”

Town of Hempstead Supervi sor Don Clavin said the Islanders and the team’s co-owner, Jon Ledecky, have meant a great deal to the community.

“I think something that’s real ly special is the relationship that he has created with the fans,” Clavin said. “I love it when I walk around town and the Islanders’ players walk around with their family members and take photos with kids, and I think it really stems from Jon’s leadership with his team. He’s at every one of these games. He’s

embracing all these fans. He’s hanging out with them and you can see that hockey thrives in him. The Islanders are thriving and they are lucky to have him as the owner.”

Ledecky said, “The islanders’ nation is strong and it’s incredi ble. The naming of NY Islanders Way during the 50th anniversary season is the latest illustration

of the great partnership between the Islanders, the UBS Arena and the Town of Hempstead. It’s a privilege for us to be in our beautiful new home, and we are thrilled to be part of the future of Elmont. The Islanders are the people’s team. Ownership always wants to be great neigh bors and do what’s right for the

KEVIN TIRMAN, lEfT, and Sal Martella prepare to fire their rifles.

Local toy drive delivers the gift of love

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

As the holiday season approaches, the spirit of giving is in the air, which signals it’s time for Eileen’s Gift of Love toy drive — a holiday tradition for the last 34 years in Franklin Square.

Franklin Square resident Maria Son ner started the toy drive in memory of her mother, Eileen Ziegler, who died in 1988. Sonner’s mother had a love of baby toy dolls, and shopping for the dolls for her children was one of her favorite Christ mas activities. “She made our Christmas es spectacular, down to every little ribbon and detail,” Sonner said.

After her mother passed away, that year while Sonner was shopping, she saw a porcelain doll in Macy’s that she thought her mother would love. She brought the doll to her mother’s grave but instead of leaving it there, she consulted with her neighbor and close friend, Mon signor Fred Schaefer, who suggested that she donate the doll to a local family strug gling to provide toys for their children during the holiday season.

“I came home with this toy and I was crying,” Sonner said. “He sat me down and explained to me how many families were hurting and in need.”

That year, Sonner founded Eileen’s Gift of Love toy drive, collecting and donating thousands of toys each holiday season.

“I started telling my family and friends

about it and everybody wanted to contrib ute a toy to these families,” Sonner said.

“Within three days, I had three huge bags filled with toys. And that’s when the toy drive was born, and it just has got bigger and bigger each year.”

The mission of the toy drive has always been to make sure they go directly into the hands of the parents.

“I always wanted to give par ents the dignity that they would be able to provide a Christmas for their child,” Sonner said.

Even though Sonner start ed the toy drive, it has been a group effort by her entire family, which includes her husband, Bill, who has stood alongside her every year for the toy drive, and her daugh ters, Rachel and Samantha.

The toy drive earned even more attention after receiving media coverage for the first time last year.

Like last year, toys will be donated to the Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens and handed out at their Saint Vin cent Ferrer and Saint Brendan the Navi gator locations.

“It was definitely the biggest year that we’ve had,” Samantha said. “It took three vans to get all of the toys, plus cars to get all the toys down to Catholic Charities. We

got toys in the thousands.”

This year, the Sonner family created an Amazon registry and those who visit the site at eileensgiftoflove.com will be taken to the Amazon website, where they can select toys to send to the Son ner family to deliver.

“We are making it so easy because now family members that have moved out of state and people that have donated for 30 years who moved can go on this registry and still send toys,” Sonner said. “Since last year, we have connected with old friends and people who live in different states who were saying they’d love to donate and how they remem ber my mother. It was amaz ing.”

Since the toy drive was started in 1989 — before Son ner’s children were born and while Samantha never got to meet her grandmother — the tradition has kept her spirit alive.

“Because the toy drive was named after her, people would tell stories about her at the toy drive and, growing up as a kid, she was associated with giving and Christ mas,” Samantha said. “All my cousins and I grew up doing the drive and it’s probably the first thing that taught us about giving back to other people.”

Even though Samantha, 29, lives in

Florida, she returns home annually to help with the toy drive. She recalls carry ing toys into church basements and enjoy ing hot chocolate when she was younger.

“This has been my favorite event of the holidays since I was five years old,” she said. “It is a whole event when the toys get picked up and when we deliver them. Every member of our family and friends all (get) together for that day, and that’s probably the one day of the holiday sea son that we actually got everybody togeth er in the same room. To me, the toy drive has always been Christmas.”

Sonner is scheduled to speak at Morton Civic Association’s annual holiday tree lighting on Dec. 10, where the civic group will request toy donations. The Sonner family has already received hundreds of toys for the occasion. While family mem bers are asking that all the toys be given to them by the tree lighting, they are col lecting toys throughout the year for the annual drive, which Sonner said her mother could never have imagined.

“I think she would be blown away,” Sonner said. “My parents instilled rich traditions, faith, family and giving back. It wouldn’t be out of her realm that we would do something loving and caring, but she would have never expected it to be so huge of a toy drive.

“Sometimes you get gifts in life you’re not expecting, and I think the toy drive was a gift to help me with my grief,” she added.

I always wanted to give parents the dignity that they would be able to provide a Christmas for their child.”

MARIA SoNNER Toy drive creator

A musical salute to Elmont’s veterans

Elmont VFW Post 1033 was treated to a patriotic performance from Jerome “City” Smith & the City Sounds Music Ensemble. The group played heartwarming rendi tions of patriotic classics in recognition of Veterans Day.

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the City SoundS Ensemble had a patriotic Veterans Day concert at the Elmont Library.

Samantha harriS gave a powerful vocal performance.

elmont vFW PoSt 1033 was in attendance for the special Veterans Day concert.

–Kepherd Daniel

“City” Smith stole the show for local veterans.

Tim Baker/Herald photos Jerome “City” Smith starred in his second ever Veterans Day Concert with his orchestra group, the City Sounds Ensemble.

Strong friendships built through service

children know about what a veteran does and the opportunities veterans have given them, the better they will understand,” Rodriques-Whyte said. “I’m not telling them to join the military, I just want them to understand why they have the privileg es they have today.”

Rodriques-Whyte said the parade pro duces a great turnout each year, especial ly the first celebration after a COVID-19 hiatus, which fea tured twirl ers, school bands and other perfor mances that moved the post com mander “to tears.”

She said she is grate ful to be able to continue the Elmont Post 1033 parade tradition and bring it back to its original grand scale.

“I know the community supports us because the schools help us financially by doing all kinds of drives during Covid to keep (the Elmont Post 1033) building,” Rodriques-Whyte said. “I am so blessed and happy to live in a community like this that does so much for us.”

Ralph Esposito, director of the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency and organizer of the parade, said that when it comes to participation, the Elmont com munity does not hesitate to step up for a good cause.

“It’s all about harmony and respect,” Esposito said. “This is the best post on Long Island in my eyes. They go every where and do everything, and it means so much for us to have the community show up.”

Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages addressed the crowd about the importance of recognizing the service of veterans, as well as other examples of leadership in their lives.

“My father is a veteran and it is the ultimate example of service to the com

munity, to God and to your coun try,” Solages said. “He was an example to me of how to give back.”

Jillian Soute-Nelson served in the Gulf War 30 years ago and met Erica Hitch-Graham when they both served in the military in the same unit at the 808th Station Hos pital. Another friend and fellow vet eran of theirs, Sharran ChambersMurphy, was coincidentally sta tioned at the same unit years before them, she said.

“It brings back memories, the camaraderie with coming together with people who actually know what we experienced as veterans, the ones who went to war,” SouteNelson said.

The veteran added that their ser vice leaves a legacy for future gen erations to be inspired by.

“These are the future leaders and military personnel,” Soute-Nel son said. “(We’re) planting seeds in their brains and in doing that, they will look at us and feel proud.”

Photos by Ana Borruto/Herald

Attending the pArAde were, from left, Sharran Chambers-Murphy, Ralph Esposito, Erica Hitch-Graham, Jillian Soute-Nelson, James Merritt and Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages.

LeCiA rodriques-Whyte

pArAde pArtiCipAnts mArChed down Hempstead Turnpike toward an American flag hanging in the distance.

Civic association holds fourth annual yard sale

More than 50 Franklin Square residents sold goods for roughly six and a half hours at the Franklin Square Civic Association’s fourth Community Yard Sale n Nov. 5 in the Rath Park pool parking lot.

Crime

Man arrested in Elmont for gun, drugs

Nassau County police in Elmont alleg edly found a loaded illegal gun and illicit drugs in the car of a Queens Village man at 11:35 p.m. on Nov. 11.

According to NCPD, Emil Hill, 25, was driving west on Hempstead Turnpike in a green Dodge Neon when officers noticed a defective headlight and missing registration plate on the vehicle.

During the subsequent vehicle stop the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike and Belmont Park Road and investiga tion, the officers found what they believe to an illegal black Tauras Armas loaded firearm and two substances believed to be MDMA or Ecstasy and Psilocybin mushrooms, also known as “magic mushrooms.”

Hill was charged with criminal pos session of a firearm, criminal possession of a controlled substance and multiple vehicle traffic law violations.

He was arraigned on Nov. 12 in First District Court in Hempstead and issued a summons.

–Ana Borruto

BY THE CARPINONE FAMILY

Emill Hill

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St. Joseph’s University funding helps student military veterans

St. Joseph’s UniversityNew York was awarded nearly $560,000 to help it better recruit military veterans as students, and lead them toward degrees.

The funds come from the U.S. Department of Educa tion’s Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success Grant Program.

“We pride ourselves on the exceptional services we offer to all of our students, espe cially student veterans who have given so much of them selves before they arrive at St. Joseph’s,” said Donald Boomgaarden, the school’s president, in a release. “We are grateful to receive this funding that will allow us to continue the work we do with our student veterans, and expand our services to even more students in the years to come.”

Funds will be used primar ily for the school’s Peer Health Educator Program, designating six veteran-specif ic peer health educators

trained in meeting the needs of student veterans. The grans also will expand career preparation and support for veterans, increasing partici pation with Student Veterans of America, provide graduate student completion grants, provide internship stipends, and launch a program specifi cally for female veterans.

“Our military and veteran students bring a wealth of experience, knowledge and diversity to our campuses,” said Erin D’Eletto, the school’s military and veterans services director. “This fund ing will not only allow us to continue providing substan tial services to our student veterans, but also add pro grams and services to further support their personal, aca demic and professional suc cess.”

St. Joseph’s University offers campuses on West Roe Boulevard tin Patchogue, as well as on Clinton Avenue in Brooklyn. To learn more, visit SJNY.edu.

Elmont Fire Department responds to a fire on Hempstead Turnpike

A fire broke out behind the Walgreens store in Elmont just before noon on Nov. 7, according to the Elmont Fire Department.

Members of the fire department’s Hook and Lad der Company #2 were at the scene, which was at the rear of the commercial building at 1415 Hempstead Turnpike.

Nassau County Police officers were also present,

but did not provide further information about the incident. No details about injuries or damage to the property were reported.

After the Elmont Fire Department extinguished the blaze, the Walgreens shut down that Monday afternoon until further notice due to a power outage.

— Ana Borruto

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Department firefight ers working on the roof of the commer cial building.

Madison Beer hosts concert and food drive

By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

The holidays are filled with plenty of food — but not for everyone. That’s why Nassau County officials have teamed up with Long Island Cares and Island Harvest food banks to make sure everyone eats on Thanksgiving.

And they’re getting a little celebrity help along the way from singer-songwriter Madison Beer.

Born and raised in Jericho before mov ing out west to pursue her music career, the 23-year-old Beer returns to Long Island on Wednesday, Nov. 23, to host the “End Hunger Thanksgiving Celebration” at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale.

It doesn’t cost money to attend, but everyone who shows up beginning at 3:30 p.m., are asked to bring at least one nonperishable food item. The celebration will focus on Beer’s accomplishments — begin ning with her early days as a teenager on YouTube singing covers of her favorite songs. She shot into stardom after another young performer, Justin Bieber, linked to one of her videos.

Beer also will bring attention to hunger and the culture of giving, according to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blake man.

Beer “has become a very, very influen tial person, especially with the young peo ple throughout the world,” Blakeman said

outside of Nassau Coliseum earlier this week. “We are trying to create a culture here in Nassau County and throughout the country — and throughout the world — of giving: Giving to people who need a little bit more help.”

The county also will proclaim Nov. 23 “Madison Beer Day.”

“I always look forward to coming home for the holidays,” Beer said in a state ment. “But it’s that much sweeter coming home for an event like this one that will help so many.”

Beer has more than 30 million followers on Instagram and Twitter, Blakeman said.

“She’s somebody that — certainly peo

ple throughout the world, and especially young people — have recognized as some one that is very, very talented,” he said. “We’re so happy that she is coming back to Nassau County so we can honor her, but at the same time give back to the community and make sure that everybody gets the food that they require so that they can have a happy holiday.”

Randi Shubin Dresner, the president and chief executive of Island Harvest, told reporters it was “very kind,” of Blakeman to involve the two food banks in this pro gram.

Beer, she said, is someone who “knows about our community, and clearly she understands that there are so many people who are struggling here on Long Island. With the rising costs at the gas pump and the rising costs at the supermarket, people who were just making ends meet are now having to struggle and find additional dol lars to just feed their family and put food on the table.”

Donations are down right now, accord ing to Jessica Rosati, chief programs offi cer for Long Island Cares.

Yet between the two organizations, well over 20 million pounds of food is distribut ed across Long Island, Dresner said. And that number has increased “quite a bit” from pre-pandemic times.

Seating for the celebration is limited to 15,000, and requires advanced registration at NassauCountyNY.gov. Doors open at 3:30 p.m., with the show starting at 5.

Mallory Wilson/Herald

RANdI ShuBIN dReSNeR, the president and chief executive of Island Harvest, thanked Nassau County Executive Blakeman for including her organization and Long Island Cares in the ‘End Hunger Thanksgiving Celebration.’ The free event — set for Wednesday, Nov. 23 — will be hosted by Long Island-born singer-songwriter Madison Beer, and will double as a food collection drive.

How to handle criticism like a pro!

WWant to reduce the stress in your life? Want to give yourself a great gift that keeps on giving and giv ing, yet is affordable and super useful?

If you can imagine a gift that’s not boxed or store-bought, yet is something special, then I have that gift for you. I can teach you how to hear other peo ple’s criticism in a way that’ll make you feel empowered rather than weakened. So empowered that you’ll not need to become defensive, enraged, victimized, or retaliate.

“What are you kidding,” I hear you saying. “I’ve no interest in a pre-frontal lobotomy.”

“Lucky for you; I have yet to open the book, “Brain Surgery for Dummies.”

“Well then,” you might reply, “how can you expect me not to be hurt or angry when I’m criticized? Especially if the criticism is unfair, shouted out in anger, or name-calling designed to make me feel guilty.”

“Well, I didn’t say it would be easy, especially if you feel the criticism is

harsh, habitual, or undeserved. And I didn’t say it wouldn’t take time to put this gift into practice. But you’ve got to begin somewhere. Why not right now?”

So let’s begin. To acquire this wondrous gift, you must be willing to pause and reflect rather than have a knee-jerk reac tion. To do so, you must put the rational part of your brain in charge, and let the reptilian part take a nap.

You need to stay calm rather than respond right away. You don’t need to become defensive or attack. You’re not a victim, unless you make yourself one.

Then you need to:

Person to Person

■ Ask the criticizer to clarify his cri tique. (Do you often see me as being harsh? If so, please give me one or two other instanc es.)

■ Reframe the hurtful criticism. (It’s not that I don’t care about you, it’s that I wasn’t focused on you at that moment.)

■ Remove the sting by adding the word “some times” or “this time.” (I recognize that sometimes I interrupt you. This time, I admit I was insensitive.)

■ Accept the feedback. (I admit I could’ve been more sensitive, but I hope you know I didn’t set out to hurt you.)

■ You can be angry or hurt that you’ve been criticized, but you don’t have to hang onto those emotions.

■ You can filter out the hurtful part of the criticism and take in the helpful part.

■ You can change a massive assault on your personality into a simple criticism of something you did or didn’t do.

■ You can be criticized cruelly yet not respond in kind. Indeed, it’s always a losing strategy to let others drag you down to their level.

The bottom line, you can be criti cized and still not lose your power. I hope you begin putting these ideas into practice as soon as possible.

Once you’re calm, ask yourself:

■ What part of the criticism do I agree with? (Yup, I was a bit harsh.)

■ What part of the criticism do I dis agree with? (No, I’m not always harsh.)

■ You might even express gratitude. (I had no idea that when I get agitated, I’m hurting you. Thanks for the feedback.) Okay, you get the idea!

©2022 Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psycholo gist, coach and author specializes in helping people improve their relation ships, enhance their lives and overcome procrastination and fear. Contact her at DrSapadin@aol.com. Visit her website at www.PsychWisdom.com.

Linda Sapadin

By ANA BORRUTO aborruto@liherald.com

The holidays are right around the corner and Rescu ing Families, Inc. is hosting a new event in Franklin Square, where shoppers can jump-start their gift buying for a great cause.

Rescuing Families, Inc., a Franklin Square-based nonprofit organization, assists struggling homeowners with disabilities or financial hardships with home rehab or modifications.

Gina Centauro, co-founder of Rescuing Families, Inc., is putting together the group’s first-ever holiday gift bou tique on Nov. 19 at the VFW Post 2718, at 68 Lincoln Road.

From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., visitors can browse an array of 30 craft and artisan vendors, as well as vintage items, col lectibles and antiques. Centauro said she participated in craft shows for more than 20 years and started a business to make some extra money at the time.

“A lot of (the vendors) are stay-at-home moms,” Cen tauro said. “I thought what a great opportunity around the holidays to do something that not only helps our charity but it helps all local businesses and crafters get the word out a little bit earlier than Black Friday.”

Centauro confirmed that 90 percent of the vendors are strictly crafters, meaning all of their merchandise is handmade, including jewelry, soaps, baked goods, stitch ery, holiday wreaths and more. The remaining 10 percent of the vendors plan to sell vintage items, antiques and collectibles.

Two of the vendors are Darci Carlton of ONEHOPE Wine and Terri Callaghan of Fuzzy Dice Finds.

ONEHOPE Wine is a winery in the Napa Valley that donates 10 percent of every purchase to a charity of

one’s choice. Carlton said the company has donated about $9 million to its cause partners to date, which cov ers more than 35,000 non-profits.

Carlton, who lives in Irvington, has been involved with ONEHOPE Wine for four and a half years and said she enjoys giving back to different causes, such as Proj

ect ALS.

She said her space at the boutique will feature a selec tion of gold, silver and pink shimmery wine bottles, an assortment of gift boxes, wine glasses and more.

“I love our mission, I love our impact — my hope is to make a difference,” Carlton said. “I’m just thrilled to be able to donate money and help out all these amazing nonprofits through something as simple as wine.”

Callaghan is a longtime supporter and volunteer for Rescuing Families and her business, Fuzzy Dice Finds, is a collection of automotive-type décor, vintage signs and other 1950s-era memorabilia.

“This particular collection was a business born from a collector’s 1950s multiple car garage — a 10,000-squarefoot space with probably more than a dozen real vintage, minted-out ’50s cars,” Callaghan said.

The antiquarian said she has participated in almost every Rescuing Families’ charity event and is happy to be a part of the holiday gift boutique.

“Gina is an outstanding person and I wish her noth ing but the best always,” Callaghan said.

Rescuing Families, Inc. will have its own table at the holiday boutique, consisting of comic books, baseball cards, brand-new clothing and handbags. Centauro said the event is open to all ages and there is a $5 entry fee to participate.

The charity founder said she expects an excellent turnout for the premiere event, with most of the fund raisers the non-profit hosts intentionally held at Frank lin Square’s VFW Post 2718, Centauro added.

“We want to support them because they are so sup portive of the community,” Centauro said. “It’s like an open house, so people understand that our VFW is able to host events like this.”

Courtesy Terri Callaghan

FUzzy Dice FiNDs, a collection of 1950s-style décor, will be featured at the holiday gift boutique.

Islanders fans show support for renaming

fans.”

Some of the most hardcore Islanders’ fans were on hand in Elmont to witness the street renaming. Dale Hayes, a 60-year-old retired police officer from Ottawa, Canada, was visiting New York with his best friend, Joe Mesa, to take part in a charity gala to benefit the Three Strohm Sisters Family Foundation, a non-profit founded by three sisters — Kathleen Sarna, Lucille Montrony and Jane Stranzcuk — who all battled breast cancer. The two fans would attend Thursday night’s game against the Arizona Coyotes and witnessed the unveiling of the new street name.

Hayes is a hockey lover who previously held season tickets for the Ottawa 67’s, a junior ice hockey team that plays in the Ontario Hockey League. He showed favorit ism for one particular player, Denis Potvin, who played for the Ottawa 67’s from 1968 to 1973. Hayes said he loved the way Potvin played and knew he would follow Potvin for the rest of his hockey career.

“I told my father, ‘Whatever team drafts him, other than the New York Rangers and the Montreal Canadiens, that is going to be my team,’” Hayes said.

The Islanders drafted Potvin first overall in 1973, and he later became the team’s captain and a three-time Nor ris Trophy winner as the NHL’s top defenseman while helping lead the Islanders to four Stanley Cup champion ships. After 15 seasons, Potvin retired in 1988 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991 and Nas sau County Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.

Ledecky offered Hayes and Mesa tickets to Saturday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets during their visit and a tour of the arena.

Hayes said he and Mesa planned to stay in New York an extra two days “just to have this honor.”

“I’m pretty touched,” Hayes said. “You have no idea

how this makes me feel — I’m actually thinking of coming back here now in the spring and bringing my wife, but I can say that I was here for their 50th year.”

Mesa said it was an amaz ing feeling being at the UBS Arena in Elmont and watching his friend live out one of his lifelong aspirations.

“It’s my first time being here and seeing my friend real ly happy, supporting him, it’s just unbelievable,” Mesa said. “It’s his dream, his bucket list.”

holding the new NY Islanders Way sign outside Elmont’s UBS Arena were, from left, Dale Hayes, an Islanders fan who lives in Canada, team co-own

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Coming together to unveil the new street sign, with the help of Islanders mascot Sparky the dragon, were Islanders co-owner Ledecky and Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin, third and second from right.

er Jon Ledecky and Hayes’s friend Joe Mesa.

STEPPING OUT

Let’s talk about Bruno — and Anna and Elsa, too Step inside an enchanting adventure in Disney on Ice’s

YES: Close to the Edge Tour

By Karen Bloom

As the calendar moves through November, another ice extravaganza from the Disney folks is sure to find its way here. This season’s production brings together two of Disney’s blockbuster films as the beloved stories come to life on ice — “as never before,” according to the Disney folks.

The spectacle, which runs through Nov. 20 at UBS Arena in Elmont, transports audiences to the heart of the icy world in

WHERE WHEN

• Now through Sunday, Nov. 20. Times vary.

Tickets start at $20 (pricing may fluctuate based on demand); available at Ticketmaster.com

Arendelle and the Madrigal family’s casita in Columbia. And, of course, the action is guided by everyone’s favorite “hosts” — Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy — who keep the energetic show moving along

through each segment.

control the weather with her emotions. Her husband, Felix. Their daughter Dolores, with her gift to hear. And, yes, the mysterious Bruno, the misunderstood Madrigal family member whose visions foretold the future.

Think of this production as a singalong on ice, accompanied by dramatic skating. From beginning to end, audiences are immediately drawn to their favorite tunes, highlighted, of course, by the power ballad “Let It Go” and the boppy “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.”

The pioneering rockers are back on stage in celebration of the 50th anniversary of their famed album, ‘Close to the Edge.’ With an ever growing fan base, YES continues to electrify audiences with daunting virtuosity, complex musical textures and powerful lead vocals. ‘Close to the Edge’ is widely considered one of their most defining albums, not only for YES but for the whole progressive movement. It became an inspiration for their contemporaries and for successive generations of musicians. Experience an unforgettable evening of YES at its best, featuring its existential prog masterworks and instrumental pyrotechnics. The band — featuring core members Steve Howe on guitars along with keyboardist Geoff Downes, singer Jon Davison and bassist Billy Sherwood — will play the iconic album in its entirety plus a set of classic YES hits.

After the dramatic opening sequence, you’ll enter the all things summer. He’ll take everyone to Arendelle to help Anna find Elsa, whose icy powers unleashed an eternal winter. Kristoff and Sven will be there, too, as they race to bring back summer.

world of “Frozen,’ narrated by Olaf, the lovable snowman who likes warm hugs and all winter. and bring back summer.

“I’m extremely proud of this show,” says Artistic Director Adam Loosely. “Disney on Ice continues to combine athletics and skating to tell a really good story. This particular production is all about contrasts (from design and costume to storyline) from the cold blues of ‘Frozen’ to the warm South American culture and colors of ‘Encanto.’ It comes together in such a meaningful way.”

Saturday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. Tickets are available at TheTheatreAtWestbury. com, LiveNation.com or (516) 247-5200.

who charm everyone in We

family home alongside her sisters: Isabela — whose perfection radiates with her ability to make plants grow and flowers bloom with every step — and Luisa, with the gift of super strength that she

Then it’s time to visit with the Madrigals, that extraordinary family who charm everyone in “Encanto.” We follow Mirabel’s quest to save the casita, her enchanted uses to help her village move buildings and reroute rivers. Meet Tia Pepa, who can

Stepping in to helm the production as firsttime artistic director, Loosely admits to feeling what he described as “a little anxiety initially during the process. “My nerves started to fade away when I realized the whole (creative) team had the same vision. ‘Frozen’ has resonated with people for years and years. It seems we can’t have an ice show without ‘Let It Go.’”

As for “Encanto,” audiences are seeing these characters on ice for the first time. “The response has been really rewarding for our cast,” Loosely says.

And for that cast, Loosely points out that the production is much more than a retelling of the two movies. The skaters’ athleticism shines in their displays of aerial acrobatics and skating technique, setting the tone with the opening number. “It truly highlights the talent of the cast, with solos, pairs and plenty of skating style changes.”

“It’s a beautiful, optimistic show, which we need after two plus years of the pandemic,” he adds. “Spend two hours and leave with a smile on your face. We all deserve that.”

Kirk Whalum

A familiar presence on the Madison Theatre stage with his gospel concerts, Kirk Whalum returns with a performance that demonstrates his versatile command of his sax and devotion to jazz in all its forms. Soulful, passionate, stirring — these are the words most often used to describe Whalum’s music. Forged from his Memphis, Tennessee, gospel roots and his 1980s initiation into the thriving Houston nightclub scene, Whalum’s big, rich tenor sound is unmistakably his. An ordained minister, he is the recipient of numerous awards and acknowledgments for his musical excellence, including a Grammy (2011) for Best Gospel Song

(‘It’s What I Do,’ featuring Lalah Hathaway). In a career spanning decades, Whalum has a sound that is uniquely his — a sound that leaves an indelible imprint.

Saturday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m. $40-$95. Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444 or MadisonTheatreNY.org.

Photos courtesy Feld Entertainment

Photo: Two popular movies from the Disney canon become one in an ice skating spectacle that shares the message: You are the magic.

Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont

THE SCENE

On stage

Plaza Theatrical continues its season with “Grumpy Old Men: The Musical,” Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 20, 2:30 p.m.. Also continuing Nov. 26-Dec. 3. Based on the beloved 1993 film, which starred Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret, this stage adaptation captures the lovably crotchety characters through twinkling humor, great songs, and the affectionate depiction of a small town that feels like home to everyone. It’s 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.

Holiday Gift Boutique

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Friends of the Franklins Square Public Library Meeting

Friends of the Library are accepting new members to better represent all segments of the Franklin Square community on Thursday, Nov.17. Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 10:15 AM. Those interested in becoming a member of the Friends of the Library can call Assistant Director Irene Winkler at (516) 4883444.

Plattduetsche Park Christmas Fair

Nov. 19

Two-time Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell brings his “Songs and Stories” concert, to Tilles Center, Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m., performing classic standards and soaring showstoppers from his celebrated career. In this joyous and elegant evening of glorious songs and personal storytelling, on the LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville, the star of “Ragtime,” “Man of La Mancha” and “Kiss, Me Kate,” among others, will serenade audiences with his powerful baritone, accompanied his long-time pianist and collaborator, Tedd Firth. Tickets are $62, available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

The non-profit Rescuing Families, Inc. is hosting its first-ever Holiday Gift Boutique on Saturday, Nov. 1, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at VFW Post 2718, 68 Lincoln Rd, Franklin Square. There will be 30 craft vendors and artisans table at the event. Admission is $5, which includes one beverage and snack. A 50/50 raffle is also taking place.

Plattduetsche Park celebrates its 24th annual Christmas fair, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 26-27, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 1132 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square. A variety of imported Christmas items will be available as well as arts and crafts, Christmas wreaths, raffles and a White Elephant table. Children’s activities will include building gingerbread houses, Christmas ornaments and the chance to meet Santa. Admission is free. For information visit ParkRestaurant.com.

Dec. 3 Nov. 19

Winter Festival

Celebrate the season at the 5th annual community Christmas Tree Lighting and festival, sponsored by the Community League of Garden City South, Saturday, Dec. 3,beginning at 5 p.m. at the Garden City South Park, 58 Nassau Blvd. West Hempstead. With DJ Joe Sorrentino and the sounds of the holiday season, holiday shopping, raffles, food and drinks and more.

Immigration and Haitian TPS Policy

A workshop is offered, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2 p.m. at Elmont Public Library, 700 Hempstead Turnpike. For information contact (516) 354-5280.

Board of Education Meeting

The Sewanhaka Central High School District holds its monthly meeting Tuesday, Nov. 22 , 8 p.m., at Sewanhaka High School, 500 Tulip Ave, Floral Park.

Sparkle on Stage presents The Nutcracker

Enjoy the holiday season with a performance of The Nutcracker, presented by Sparkle on Stage, Saturday, Nov. 26, 4-5p.m., at 195 Woodcleft Avenue Freeport. Also Nov. 27 and Dec. 10. The classic tale is retold in this entertaining and creative rendition as tea crackers dance and candy canes come to life. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at SparkleOnsStage.org. Call (516) 240-1188 or email sparkleonstage17@gmail.com for more information.

Elmont Library Board Meeting

The public is welcome to attend the Elmont Public Library’s regular Board of Trustees meeting, Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m., 700 Hempstead Turnpike, in Elmont. The public portion of the meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.

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Holiday fun

Visit the streets of 19th century London during the darkest days of the year, in this adaption of the classic “A Christmas Carol,” with the Experiential Theater Company, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25-26, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; also Wednesday, Nov. 30, 10:15 a.m. and noon, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage. Meet the Cratchit family, Mr. Scrooge, and the ghosts of past, present and future in this interactive show that weaves together music, humor, puppetry and collaboration. Celebrate the change of seasons through this beloved literary tale. Performances continue through December. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.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.

On exhibit

Photography’s ascent in the art world is an international phenomenon. Nassau County Museum of Art’s star-studded exhibition spans the historical roots of the medium, opening Saturday, Nov. 19. View works by Ansel Adams and his generation and the thrilling, large-format color works of such contemporary masters as Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, James Casebere and Gregory Crewdson, among others. From the documentary to the painterly, images bear witness to the times. On view through March 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Oh Baby!

Mercy Hospital invites moms-to-be to a community baby shower, Saturday, Nov. 19, noon-2 p.m. Meet with physicians, lactation specialist, mother/baby nurses, and other hospital personnel with raffles, giveaways for mom and baby(s), games and more. The free event takes place in Mercy’s employee cafeteria, lower level, 1000 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org or call (516) 626-3729.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION

ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT

December 13, 2022

NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to the Town Law and General Municipal Law of the State of New York, that an Annual Election of the Elmont Fire District will take place on December 13, 2022, between the hours of 12:00 p.m. (prevailing time) and 9:00 p.m. (prevailing time) at the Elmont Fire Department Headquarters Building located at 95 Lehrer Avenue, New York, for the purpose of voting for a candidate for the Office of Fire Commissioner and upon the following proposition.

All duly registered residents of the Elmont Fire District who were duly registered to vote with the Nassau County Board of Elections on or before twenty- three (23) days before the date of the election shall be eligible to vote at this election.

Voters will have the opportunity to elect one (1) person to serve in the office of Fire Commissioner for a five (5) year term, commencing on January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2027.

PLEASE BE ADVISED that candidates for District Office shall file their names with the Secretary of the Elmont Fire District at the Elmont Fire District Building, located at 100 School Road, Elmont, New York no later than twenty (20) days before the date of the election. Said filing shall be submitted in the form of petition subscribed by twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the Fire District to the Fire District Secretary. Petition forms shall be made available by the Fire District Secretary.

Dated: October 26, 2022

Frances Andino Fire District Secretary Elmont Fire District 135479

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-5, Plaintiffagainst- FANEEZA ALLIE, SHAMEER ALLIE, BEEBEE ALLIE, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated February 10, 2020 and entered on February 11, 2020, 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, NY on December 6, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at

Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as Section: 32 Block: 475 Lots: 38, 39 and 40.

The Foreclosure Sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s COVID-19 Policies and Foreclosure Auction Rules.

All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine.

If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Said premises known as 1580 ROSALIND AVENUE, ELMONT, NY Approximate amount of lien $817,142.86 plus interest & costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

Index Number 609385/2019.

LISA SINGER, ESQ., Referee

DRUCKMAN LAW GROUP PLLC

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 242 Drexel Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590 For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

{* Elmont Herald*} 135025

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST N.A., AS TRUSTEE OF THE BUNGALOW SERIES IV TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. KATHLEEN KORSIAK A/K/A KATHLEEN V. KORSIAK, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on December 18, 2018 and an Order Extending Sale Deadline and Other Relief duly entered on February 28, 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 November 29, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 1391 L Street, Elmont, NY 11003. All

that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Elmont, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 32, Block 547 and Lot 137. Approximate amount of judgment is $504,508.80 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #14959/2013. 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.

Harold Damm, Esq., Referee

Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 201928-1 134922

PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES

Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 192716-4 135058

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. JOSEPH M. FUSCO, et al, Defts. Index #602534/2021.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Sept. 28, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on December 6, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a Section 35, Block 623, Lot 32.

Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law.

Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale.

ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 002071/2016 in the amount of $319,451.31 plus interest and costs.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Richard S. Mullen Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 135043

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff, vs. RICHARD CLARKE A/K/A RICHARD A. CLARKE, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on November 16, 2017, 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 December 6, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 212 Norfeld Boulevard, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Elmont, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 32, Block 644 and Lot 81. Approximate amount of judgment is $550,094.36 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #3007/2013. 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.

Keith Corbett, Esq., Referee

MARK RICCIARDI, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99857 135062

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST, Plaintiff, v.

RIZWAN A. AKBAR, FAHEEM KHAN, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, ATLANTIC CREDIT & FINANCE INC., CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA) N.A., SABRINAS PROPERTY MGM LLC, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, NAHEED KHAN, Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on February 19, 2020, I, Brian J. Davis, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on December 7, 2022 at The North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:30 PM the premises described as follows:

1486 Sweetman Ave Elmont, NY 11003 SBL No: 32-505-45, 46 & 47

COUNTY OF NASSAU, HUDSON CITY SAVINGS BANK, Plaintiff, vs. DENISE HELFRICH, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Discharging Guardian Ad Litem and Military Attorney, Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on July 20, 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 December 5, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 1111 Theodora Street, Franklin Square, NY 11010. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 35, Block 19 and Lots 114-115. Approximate amount of judgment is $758,840.99 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 011626/2014. 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.

Glenn R. Jersey, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 135056

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAA HOME EQUITY TRUST 2007-10, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-10, V. EDISON S. LEWIS, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 8, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAA HOME EQUITY TRUST 2007-10, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-10 is the Plaintiff and EDISON S. LEWIS, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on December 12, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 29 BELMONT AVENUE, ELMONT, NY 11003: Section 32, Block C-01, Lot 71:

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, STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 606833/2017. Ellen N. Savino, 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 ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 135284

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 676 and Lot 5. Approximate amount of judgment is $470,898.01 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #15-002159. 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.

Desiree L. Fusco, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 135302

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT RELATING TO IMPAC SECURED ASSETS CORP., MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2, Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTINE TASHMAN, ET AL., Defendant(s).

be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Jane P. Shrenkel, Esq., Referee

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff 135304

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LEGAL NOTICE

REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWABS INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-BC3, Plaintiff - against - COLIN WINTERS A/K/A COLIN PETERS, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on April 25, 2019. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 15th day of December, 2022 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Elmont, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Premises known as 245 Stone Street, Elmont, (Town of Hempstead) New York 11003.

(Section: 32, Block: 461, Lot: 41)

Approximate amount of lien $979,111.91 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 3507/08.

Anthony C. Ciaccio, Esq., Referee.

Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618 Tel. 585/760-8218

Dated: October 20, 2022

LEGAL

NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, NJCC-NYSB ERIE COMMUNITY RESTORATION FUND LLC, Plaintiff, vs. JOAN NEWBY, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and Amendment of Caption duly entered on March 28, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on December 13, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 135 Barbara

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on August 30, 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 December 12, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 848 Gehrig Avenue, Franklin Square, NY 11010. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, near Malverne, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 35, Block 583 and Lot 24.

Approximate amount of judgment is $1,278,650.02 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #001453/2014. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot

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.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO LIENORS

SUPREME COURT, NASSAU COUNTY: ZINIA KAMAL, Plaintiff v. ANTHU PRAMANIK, Defendant, Index 615409/2019. Pursuant to an Order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County dated September 14, 2022 and entered September 19, 2022, please take notice that any person or entity having a lien upon any undivided share or interest in a certain parcel of real property known as and by the street address of 10 Madison Street Franklin Square, New York 11010; Nassau County Section 35 Block 104 Lot 183 is hereby directed to appear before Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee, on or before December 2, 2022, to prove his/her lien and the amount due or to become due to him/her on the lien. Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee, 70 Dovecote Lane Commack New York 11725, (631) 423-4494. 135040

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF REGISTRATION ROLLS FOR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT

PLEASE BE ADVISED, that the Board of Elections of the Elmont Fire District shall meet on the 28th day of November, 2022 between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Elmont Fire District Building, located at 100 School Road, Elmont, New York for the purpose of preparing the rolls of registered voters of the Elmont Fire District. The annual election of the Elmont Fire District will be held on the 13th day of December 2022, between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the Elmont Fire Department Headquarters Building, located at 95 Lehrer Avenue, Elmont, New York.

PLEASE BE ADVISED that only those persons who have registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections on or before the 21st day of November, 2022, and have resided in the fire district for thirty days prior to said date of election shall be eligible to vote.

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to N.Y. Election Law Article 17, Title 2, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York, and N.Y. Public Officers Law Article 7, the Open Meetings Law, public hearings will be held by the Town of Hempstead Temporary Redistricting Commission in the Nathan L. H. Bennett Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Village and Town of Hempstead, New York, on both November 29, 2022 at 7:00pm, and December 13, 2022 at 10:30am, to receive input regarding the reapportionment and composition of the Town of Hempstead’s councilmanic districts to be used beginning with the Town election of 2023.

ALL PERSONS

INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard and give input at the times and place aforesaid.

Dated:Hempstead, New York

November 15, 2022

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

TOWN

HEMPSTEAD,

PLEASE BE ADVISED that candidates for District Office shall file their names with the Secretary of the Elmont Fire District at the Elmont Fire District Building, located at 100 School Road, Elmont, New York no later than twenty (20) days before the date of the election. Said filing shall be submitted in the form of petition subscribed by twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the Fire District to the Fire District Secretary. Petition forms shall be made available by the Fire District Secretary.

Dated:Elmont, New York October 26, 2022

FRANCES ANDINO Fire District Secretary ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT 135472

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 613344/2020

COUNTY OF NASSAU

persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; TARA HONEYWELL, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA HONEYWELL; DELISSER J. PARKES, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA HONEYWELL; PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE by way of any unpaid estate taxes; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #1, “JOHN DOE #2” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last eleven 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.

Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 1441 JAMES STREET, ELMONT, NY 11003 Section: 32, Block: 513, Lot: 6, 7

To the above named Defendants

event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $316,000.00 and interest, recorded on July 28, 2005, in Liber M 29155 at Page 625, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 1441 JAMES STREET, ELMONT, NY 11003.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Dated:August 8, 2022 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC

VADELL WALKER, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF TONI WILLIAMS; BERNARD WILLIAMS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF TONI WILLIAMS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF TONI WILLIAMS, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general 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, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITIBANK, N.A.; JOHN DOE (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #1; “JOHN DOE #2” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last eleven 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.

To the above named Defendants

may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure up to the maximum amount of $472,500.00 and interest, recorded on May 16, 2012, in Liber M 37241 at Page 302, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 34 LOUIS AVENUE, ELMONT, NY 11003.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE

YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

EDNARD FENELON, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general 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, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #1, “JOHN DOE #2” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last eleven 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.

Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $600,000.00 and interest, recorded on September 08, 2016, in Book M, Vol 41490 at Page 625, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 206 109TH AVENUE, ELMONT, NY 11003.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

OF

NEW YORK.

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

135484

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE FOR JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF POPULAR ABS, INC. MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-5 Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBTUEES OF THE ESTATE PATRICIA HONEYWELL, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the

Attorney for Plaintiff Oluwatobi Adedokun, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 135278

LEGAL NOTICE

COUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR FINANCE OF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES ACQUISITION TRUST 2018-HB1 Plaintiff, vs.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment

Dated: October 27, 2022 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Mohammad M. Anwar, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 135280

Mortgaged Premises: 206 109TH AVENUE, ELMONT, NY 11003 Section: 32, Block: 404, Lot: 252

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.

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 614577/2021

COUNTY OF NASSAU REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC Plaintiff, vs. ERNST FENELON, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF EDNARD FENELON; EDELYNE DUBOUSQUET, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF EDNARD FENELON; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF

To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the

Dated:October 28, 2022 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Matthew Rothstein, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 135282

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 613680/2021 COUNTY OF NASSAU

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, vs.

VELDA CUTTING, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LIONEL CUTTING; MARK A. CUTTING, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LIONEL CUTTING; DAVID DACOSTA CUTTING, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE

OBITUARY

Remembering Florence Pitkin, 87

The family of Florence Pitkin remem bers the one-year anniversary of her pass ing on Oct. 9, 2021. She was 87.

Pitkin was born on Sept. 25, 1934 the youngest of four children to Pauline and Morris Einhorn. She grew up in the Bronx in a small apartment, with her sib lings Joe, Shirley and Doris. She shared a bed with her sis ter Doris, until she got mar ried to her husband, Lenny on Sept. 14, 1957.

The Pitkins struggled a bit at first, but they were able to save their money, and in November 1964 along with their two oldest children, Susan and Jeff, moved to their brand new home in North Bellmore. They were so proud of this new home and the whole family would often go to visit the house as it was being built. It was so excit ing for them to finally be able to purchase a home in the suburbs for their family.

Pitkin worked her whole marriage, part

time when the children were young, and then later full time as a key-punch opera tor. She later started working for the office of mortgage satisfaction in Nassau Coun ty, retiring from full time employment at 65. She contin ued to work part time until she retired at 80.

Pitkin was a devoted wife to Lenny, until he passed at the age of 65 when she was 61.

She continued to live, work, and travel. Her greatest joys were giving her time and love to those closest to her — her children, Susan, Jeff and Ron, and cherished grandchildren, Natalie and Justin.

Pitkin was a truly remark able and wonderful woman who we remember for her love of family and friends, and, of course, chocolates.

With the one-year anniversary of her death having just passed, her family con tinues to miss her dearly and cherishes the time they had with her.

Obituary notices

Public Notices

OF THE ESTATE OF LIONEL CUTTING; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF LIONEL CUTTING, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general 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, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; ANTHONY SPOSITO; PETRO, INC.; NEW YORK STATE

DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #1, “JOHN DOE #2” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last eleven 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.

Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 2268 RENFREW AVENUE, ELMONT, NY 11003 Section: 32, Block: 723, Lot: 21

To the above named Defendants

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as

a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $243,750.00 and interest, recorded on March 05, 2012, in Liber M 36955 at Page 141, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 2268 RENFREW AVENUE, ELMONT, NY 11003.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE

YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Dated:August 3, 2022 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC

Attorney for Plaintiff Nadine D. Smith, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 135485

PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES…

Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

Franklin Square families receive backpacks

Long Island Reach, a multi-service agency providing a broad range of reha bilitative and treatment services to youth and their families, donated 32 backpacks to 32 families in need on Nov. 2. The back packs were filled with various age and grade-appropriate supplies and delivered directly to families in need in the towns of Long Beach, Franklin Square and Port Washington as well as to Long Island

Reach’s teen pregnancy alternative school program.

The contribution efforts coordinated by Long Island Reach’s board members, staff, and community residents occurred in September for the new school year. Recipient families and children were grateful for the help.

Dozens of backpacks were donated to families in need.

Photos courtesy of Long Island Reach. kevin bragg, clinical social worker, left; Esther Castillo, clinical social worker; Joe Smith, executive director; Alexxa Wolpoff, clinical psychology intern; and Flossie Conyers, health advocate; all from Long Island Reach.

florence pitkin

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The scary house down the block

Q. There is a house in my neighborhood, just a few doors away, that has never been taken care of. I know someone lives there, but they don’t seem to care about how their home looks, and I wonder: Is there a way to get the community together, tear the house down and turn it into a park? It would look a lot bet ter.

A. The house you’re referring to seems to be like one in almost every neighborhood, but I haven’t seen any single-lot parks popping up any where. Maybe the reason it doesn’t happen is because you can’t just seize someone’s property. If that were the case, what would stop your neigh bors from taking your property?

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Monte Leeper

Every once in a while, when I’m sitting in a pub lic zoning hearing, someone appears and makes a statement at the microphone just like what you are suggesting. I think they, too, are expecting a light bulb to appear above everyone else’s head when they suddenly realize what a genuinely great idea that was. But instead of trying to condemn some one else’s property, it may be better to gain some idea about what is really going on. I have often had to do this in the course of exploring options for potential buyers.

In some cases, such as a shopping center that continued to lose and not replace businesses, the owner lived a thousand miles away, and was just using the property as a tax write-off while they waited for the market to change and just sell. The condition had already existed for over a decade before someone asked me to look into the condi tions and search the records. The property did improve after violations were issued that forced the owner to respond in court. The same may be the course of action for the property you are describ ing.

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Some people are only compelled by legal action, while others will respond to a warning. I have seen many instances in which the owner is just finan cially, physically or mentally incapable of respond ing in the way you want them to. I have even driven people in these circumstances to meetings with authorities, especially when New York Rising had funding available to help them. None of the individ uals, even with financial assistance, followed through, either from distrust of authorities or a realization that they might have to pay money they just did not have or they could not deal with the change in their lives.

Full Bsmt, 2 Car Gar. RVC Schools..$899,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

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If you are inclined to look further into the cir cumstances of the owner, you may learn the reason(s) for the conditions being what they are. In a free country (so far), you may not like how your neighbors live, but we still don’t have the control to just take their property. Your recourse is to try to understand why the property is this way, and help, if you can, report them to authorities and become the “squeaky wheel,” or take your own personal legal action. Good luck!

© 2022 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.

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Russia’s space program fades as China’s rises

By all accounts, Russia is losing its unprovoked war against Ukraine. It has lost thousands of troops, spent the equivalent of billions of dollars, and become an international pariah. As a result of the ruinous war, Russia is also losing some thing that has always been precious to its national pride — its position as a leader in the world’s space programs.

until 2024. The sharpest cuts will be in manufacturing technology and develop ment. Money for scientific research will be cut entirely.

into space, leading politicians and mili tary leaders to proclaim that we were failing in space.

flight and a space station, and it plans to explore the Moon, Mars and the wider solar system.

The decline of the Russian space pro gram is not new. It began after the col lapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. That kicked off a brain drain from Russian. The need to fund the Ukraine war only accelerat ed the degradation of Rus sian space efforts.

JAMES BERNSTEIN

The country that stunned the world — and shook up the Unit ed States — with the launch on Oct. 4, 1957, of the sat ellite Sputnik, is falling further and further behind in civil space explo ration, according to experts. Its mili tary space program, however, remains robust, those experts say.

“The Russian space industry is in an obvious state of crisis,” Asif Siddiqi, an authority on Russia’s space program who teaches history at Fordham Uni versity, told an industry publication.

Partly to help fund Russia’s brutal attack on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin recently said he planned to slash funding for space flight activities at least

Additionally, jailed Rus sian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has made allegations of widespread corruption across the coun try’s space industry, with money disappearing into the hands of oligarchs.

Russia does not have a rover on the far side of the moon. China does. It does not have orbiters circling Mars. China, Indi an and the United Arab Emirates do.

Russia does not have a fleet of space telescopes, as does the United States.

“We’ve fallen behind on the science program,” said Igor Marinin, head of the Russian industry publication Novosti Kosmonavtiki. “We’ve forgotten how to make and fly unmanned probes.”

Of course, it was not always this way. The United States and much of the world trembled when the Soviets put Sputnik

Concern deepened in 1961, when the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to fly to outer space, aboard the Vostok 1 capsule. He completed one orbit of Earth. Meanwhile, as the American novelist Tom Wolfe wrote in his highly acclaimed book, “The Right Stuff,” “our rockets kept exploding” on the launch pad.

But what does the cur rent demise of Russia’s space program mean for the United States? John Logsdon, who teaches at George Washington Univer sity and who is often called the “dean of space policy,” said in a phone interview last week that we can no longer count on the Russians as partners on the Interna tional Space Station, or on other space projects in the future. Russian cosmo nauts still fly aboard the space station, but Russia has said that it even plans to withdraw from that program.

For the United States, Logsdon said, the new competitor is China. The Chi nese program has overseen the develop ment and launch of ballistic missiles, thousands of satellites, manned space

In a display of its growing prowess, China launched a cargo mission to its newly completed space station last week end. The 35-foot-long cargo spacecraft docked Nov. 12 with the Tiangong station on Saturday, according to a Chinese news release. As is typical of the country’s news media, few details were released publicly. But according to space experts, the freighter was carrying propellant for the space station, as well as some scien tific experiments.

In recent months, China launched two modules to join its already orbiting space station, which is about 20 percent large than the U.S.- and European-built International Space Station. It is expect ed to be occupied and operational for at least 10 years.

Our approach to China in space has been entirely negative. In 2011, Congress banned NASA from hosting Chinese visi tors at U.S. space facilities. Two years later, Congress banned Chinese nationals from entering NASA facilities without a waiver from NASA.

Nevertheless, Logsdon said, “The Chi nese space program is advancing.”

James Bernstein is editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments about this col umn? jbernstein@liherald.com.

Thankful, mindful and watchful this holiday

Thankful, mindful and watchful this holiday

The midterm elections proved that you can’t put lipstick on a pig. Well, maybe you can try, but eventu ally folks will see through the cover-up. That expression, “lipstick on a pig,” pops up from time to time during elec tions. In 2008, President Barack Obama said that a sup posedly new eco nomic plan pro posed by his oppo nents, John McCain and Sarah Palin, was nothing new, “just putting lipstick on a pig.” Repub licans went ballis tic, accusing Obama of slyly associating the pig patter with Palin. Obama said his comment was about policy, not people. Anyway, he wasn’t the first or the last to use the expression, which, you must admit, con jures a compelling visual.

fringe groups like QAnon, tried their best to put lipstick on these pigs, but they didn’t fly. Fortunately, most of the Republicans who were elected or reelected to office aren’t conspiracy theo rists or election deniers.

This seems like a low bar, but there it is. Don’t we all want a fair fight in the campaigns for office? And when someone clearly wins, don’t we all want to see the opponent concede defeat and move on? Thank goodness that’s what hap pened most often in the days after Nov. 8.

RANDI KREISS

This election season, the GOP sent forth dozens of MAGA election deniers to run for important and influential offices across the country. Republican influencers in and out of government, complemented by seriously delusional

I am relieved and thank ful, as we prepare to gather for Thanksgiving, that the worst-case predictions for a toxic MAGA wave did not happen. Some Trumpian candidates pre vailed, but more were defeated. Voters looked at extremist candidates, anointed by the former president, and they said no. Not all the votes are counted in all the contests, and in Georgia there will be a runoff for a Senate seat, but overall the process has been peaceful and civil — and consequential.

Are we finally reaching a point where Americans on all sides of the political landscape share a vision for a safe democracy? Are we there yet? Can we

count on folks to trust election results? Will candidates fight the good fight and retreat with grace if they lose? We don’t know yet if this midterm portends big changes for the better and a return to relative normal, but the indications are promising. It was not a rout. Rioters did not take to the streets.

The cooling of the politi cal fever gripping the nation allows us to gather at our respective Thanks giving tables and truly give thanks. I am so thankful for the greatest gift we can enjoy in this life: peace of mind. We all experience occasional setbacks and losses, but with peace of mind we can negotiate our difficult life passages.

This isn’t November 2020 or Novem ber 2021, when the pandemic was burn ing through our population. We still have about 40,000 new Covid cases a day, but we have vaccines and anti-virals, greater understanding of the disease and less panic. At the height of the pandemic surge, it was difficult to find peace.

On Thanksgiving 2020, my husband and I sat down to a chicken rather than a turkey. We were grateful for one another but terribly lonely for our kids, who live plane flights away and couldn’t risk trav

el during the fury of the pandemic.

The years of Covid restrictions and isolation offered random gifts as well: learning to find strength we didn’t know was there, finding ways to connect with loved ones through words and Zooms and eye to eye, six feet apart. I would never wish it for character-building, but living through a pandemic has height ened our zest for life and attuned us to the nourishing rhythms of nature.

I noticed recently that many people, rather than saying goodbye, now say “stay safe” when they come and go. That speaks to our relatively new belief that the ground can shift under our feet in an instant. Some threats can be mitigated and some blindside us, but we survivors of the pandemic and the political mael strom have been changed by these years. We say “stay safe” as a kind of hope and benediction for our friends and loved ones.

I hope you are blessed with friends and mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers and children and grandchil dren and neighbors at your Thanksgiv ing table. Along with peace of mind, let there be delicious turkey and sweet pota toes and cranberries and pies, all the tra ditional foods that anchor us to this time and place, and to one another.

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

Much has changed since we sat down to a Thanksgiving chicken in 2020.

Yuri Gagarin is all but forgotten, and China has an orbiting space station.

The power of concession

You’ve likely never heard the name William Jennings Bryan, as he’s not among those regularly talked about in history books. But his contribution to democracy should be indelible, after a simple telegram sent he sent to William McKinley on Nov. 5, 1896, forever changed how we approached elec tions.

“Sen. Jones has just informed me that the returns indicate your election, and I hasten to extend my congratulations,” Bryan said in the telegram. “We have sub mitted the issue to the American people, and their will is law.”

Conceding an election isn’t required by law, which is why what Bryan — in his first of three runs for president — did was all the more unique at the time. He didn’t have to do it by statute, but he had to do it in the spirit of democracy.

Such concessions have become a staple of our election process at all levels. Candi dates battle it out over issues and who can best represent the people, and once the people have made their decision, they accept it. Even if that decision doesn’t favor you, all for a peaceful transfer of power.

Not that making a concession is easy. Far from it. Candidates invest so much of themselves into their campaigns that to suddenly make an about-face and watch someone else get awarded what they had fought for can be heartbreaking. Still, no matter how hot the debate was among the candidates, once the decision has been made, it’s time to return to the real job at hand: governing.

When we think of concessions, we’re likely to think of those in races for our country’s highest office first.

“Just moments ago, I spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on becom ing the 43rd president of the United States. And I promised him that I wouldn’t call him back this time,” then-Vice President

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Al Gore said in a Dec. 13, 2000, address, even joking about rescinding his first con cession on election night, when the race between them was still too close to call.

“Almost a century and a half ago, Sen. Stephen Douglas told Abraham Lincoln, who had just defeated him for the presi dency, ‘Partisan feeling must yield to patri otism. I’m with you, Mr. President, and God bless you,’” Gore added. “Well, in that same spirit, I say to President-elect Bush that what remains of partisan rancor must now be put aside, and may God bless his stewardship of this country.”

Sen. John McCain shared similar senti ments eight years later, when he took the stage in Phoenix to congratulate the man who would become the 44th president, Barack Obama.

“Sen. Obama and I have had and argued our differences, and he has prevailed,” McCain said. “No doubt many of those dif ferences remain. These are difficult times for our country, and I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face.”

Concessions are just as powerful on the local level. State Sen. Anna Kaplan described her service in Albany as an “honor of a lifetime” after losing her reelection bid to former senator Jack Mar tins.

“While our campaign has ended, my service to — and love for — our communi ty has not,” Kaplan said. “I will always fight for you, and am committed to con tinuing that spirit of service in my next chapter.”

Laura Gillen, who lost her bid for Con gress to Anthony D’Esposito last week, also put politics aside to honor the choice of voters.

“We ran a campaign to be proud of in a challenging political environment,” Gillen said. “Together we motivated thousands of Long Islanders to make their voices heard.

To stand up for common-sense leadership. And to vigorously defend fundamental rights from assault.”

After the 2020 presidential election, in which defeated President Donald Trump never conceded to his successor, Joe Biden, there were real fears that this act of patriotism — this cornerstone action of democracy — could become a relic of the past. That conceding somehow represent ed weakness rather than strength. And that it meant essentially giving up on fighting for the chance to represent your community, region, state or even country.

But nothing about concession means you have to give up the fight, or that you can’t explore every option available to you. Once those options are exhausted, howev er, it’s time to close that chapter and start the next one.

On election night last week, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin wasn’t ready to concede the gubernatorial race to Gov. Kathy Hochul. And that was his right — not all the votes had been counted, and while his chances of winning were remote, they still existed.

But when it became clear that he had no path to victory, Zeldin did his part to pro tect and defend democracy by exercising the power of concession.

“I would like to congratulate New York governor Kathy Hochul on her election to a full four-year term,” Zeldin said in a statement the day after the election.

But while this particular battle for the governor’s mansion might be over, Zeldin made it clear that his fight for those he had hoped to represent wouldn’t end — a senti ment every candidate on the short side of any election should share in their own quests.

“As they take office in January, Gov. Kathy Hochul and those controlling Alba ny must address the grave concerns voiced by the voters,” Zeldin said. “While this campaign has come to a close, the rescue mission to ‘save our state’ continues.”

Once again, Randi Kreiss’s amazing ability to convey her thoughts and blend them with history — and in this case, a bit of astronomy as well — moved me to tears! (“An election that will move heaven and earth,” Nov. 3-9.) These are such stressful times, and I know that while it isn’t reasonable to expect everyone to always agree, there needs to be some more honest, respectful dialogue to help move our country to a better place.

I could write to Randi weekly, because her columns are so important and meaningful. I am constantly sending copies to dear friends who don’t live in the area — even a longtime friend who has lived in Italy for decades, but who is still American at heart (whatever that means these days) and is so worried for us and the world. If the America we know and love goes, what then? But then Randi gives us the perspective of eons of time to encour

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Time to throw out the political trash

Happily, the midterm elections are behind us. They were, at best, stressful, and overall they were ugly. Once again, the poll sters were more wrong than they were right, predicting all kinds of results that never happened. There were many les sons to be learned from the results, and any politician who ignores them does so at his or her peril.

Any candidate who calls for a ban on abortions in a red, blue or purple state is asking for trouble. There were five states in which abortion was on the ballot, and those that pro posed a ban in one form or another were shot down.

Women want to make their own choices, in consultation with their physicians, and attempts to take away that right will meet stiff resis tance. Defeated Pennsylvania senatorial candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz suggested that elected officials should have a voice on abortion, and that didn’t help his cam paign.

Most political observers thought the issue of gun control wouldn’t have an

impact on people’s thinking, but many voters who were questioned stated that their decisions factored in their con cerns about the need for much stronger gun laws. There is a constant fear that there will be more school shootings, and pro-gun legislators who are supported by the NRA may have to rethink their posi tion, even if that costs them a few gun-rights support ers. Guns are an issue that won’t go away, and will reresurface in the 2024 elec tions.

Any pollster who tells you that young people are uninterested in elections should be banned from polltaking. This election brought out a record num ber of so-called Gen-Z voters, millions of them college students. On Election Day there were reports all over the country of enormous lines of students waiting to vote, well after the polls were scheduled to close. The youth vote is now alive and well.

Crime was an issue that helped a num ber of candidates get elected, but the vast majority of voters had other concerns on their mind, including voting rights, pre serving the Constitution, saving Social Security and Medicare and stopping can

didates endorsed by former President Donald Trump from winning key elec tions. Plenty of MAGA candidates won their races, but their tenures may be very short when their new constituents catch on to their lack of substance.

wWe learned in the mid terms that election denial ism is not a winning strate gy. The Republican candi date for New York governor, Lee Zeldin, ran a spirited race, but his resistance to acknowledging that Presi dent Biden was fairly elect ed hurt him with swing vot ers. New Yorkers are pretty sophisticated people, and the majority of them weren’t ready to buy into a candidate who opposed the certification of election results in Penn sylvania and Arizona. There are still plenty of election deniers who won their contests, but once they’re in office, their positions won’t help them do the required work.

From the ads that flooded the air waves, we could all agree that the tone of this year’s races was more dishonest and mean-spirited than ever before. In a lust for power, many candidates — incum bents and challengers alike — made false claims about their opponents, accusing

them of criminal conduct and making other outrageous allegations. But the slanderers didn’t fool most of the voters, who rejected the partisan poison.

Year after year, we have been subjected to stories about suspect polling results, in contests ranging from dogcatcher to pres ident. Political columnists and reporters, in print and on the air, have spend count less hours delving into the polling results, dissecting the numbers and often trying to divine trends that don’t exist. Over the past 10 years, I have challenged numerous pollsters who have wrongly claimed that they have reached people whose only phones are cellphones (which pollsters must dial manually). It’s time to ignore them and the commentators.

Now that the big red wave never hap pened and the experts will be scratching their heads for months trying to figure out why, it’s time to do a reset and focus on 2024. Future candidates will have to prepare for major changes in the electoral terrain, and be aware that they will suffer if they ignore the 2022 warning signs.

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

age and help us de-stress by literally look ing to the heavens. That was so needed!

Thank you, Randi, from a most grate ful reader, for continuing to share so much of your wonderful self with us.

GEORGENE WINICk Woodmere

Another delay for LIRR East Side access

To the Editor:

Did the MTA and the LIRR forget to consider obtaining necessary clearance from the Federal Railroad Administration before they adopted the schedule calling for East Side access to Grand Central Madison to begin by December 2022? The Federal Transit Administration Full Funding Grant Agreement, approved in 2006, called for service to begin in 2011, at a total project cost of $6.3 billion, with a federal share of $2.6 billion.

The current cost is $11.6 billion, which doesn’t include debt service payments for the cost of borrowing, which brings the cost to $12.7 billion. Debt service costs are

Lettersburied under a separate agency operating budget. There is also over $4 billion more in indirect costs for what are known as LIRR “readiness” projects to support ESA service to Grand Central Madison. Honest accounting would bring the real total project cost to $16.7 billion.

A mandatory FRA safety feature that would prevent trains from entering the wrong tunnel clearly fell behind schedule. It is now forecast to be installed and up and running by March 6, 2023. Why was the original implementation schedule for installation of this safety equipment not completed earlier this year? This new FRA safety requirement was implement ed as a result of the Metro North accident on the Hudson Line at Spuyten Duyvil in 2013.

The MTA now has to request a waiver from FRA to begin service in December without this safety feature being in place. This will offer little comfort for riders who are looking for safe and reli able service to the Grand Central Madi son Terminal.

LARRY PENNER

Retired former director, Federal Transit Administration Region 2 Office of Operations and Program Management

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St. Agnes Cathetral on a crisp fall day — Rockville Centre

e learned in the midterms that election denialism isn’t a winning strategy.

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