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‘She wanted to help people’ By ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com

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COMMISSIONER DENNIS LYONS and members of the Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department’s Women’s Auxiliary honored Lyons’s late wife, Arlene, last Saturday.

Fire Commissioner Dennis Lyons and members of the Women’s Auxiliary unit of the Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department held a commemorative event last Saturday to honor Lyons’s late wife, Arlene, who died of cancer last year, formalizing the creation of a scholarship fund in her name. “It’s very emotional,” said Lyons, who was on the verge of CONTINUED ON PAGE 9

$52 million school bond vote on Nov. 30 Elmont BOE resolution is ‘designed around the health and safety’ of students and staff By ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com

Elmont community members will vote on a $52 million school bond proposal on Nov. 30. The proposed resolution adopted by the Elmont School District Board of Education focuses on the “health and safety of students and staff,” according to a statement released by the school district. “If approved, the referendum would assist in the rebuilding of

his bond provides a significant opportunity to make an important investment in our schools. KENNETH ROSNER

Superintendent, Elmont Union Free School District the six school buildings’ aging infrastructure, add to the longev-

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ity of those buildings and create a healthier learning environment for students,” the statement read. “The proposal includes installing new heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems throughout all school buildings to meet current regulations for introducing fresh air and air exchanges in the class-

Air conditioning would be installed in all classrooms, cafeterias, libraries, gymnasiums and auditoriums, and new air-filtering technology would be used. “Over the last 20 years, the district has removed 90% of all

asbestos-containing materials in the six school buildings,” administrators said in the statement. “The proposed bond will include the removal of the remaining 10% of asbestos-containing CONTINUED ON PAGE 9

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Malverne resident donating time to help new moms

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By ANNEMARIE DURKIN adurkin@liherald.com

Joan Hyland, a lifelong Malverne resident, is helping new mothers navigate the world of parenthood just a little easier. Hyland, 83, has distributed over 1,000 of her “baby bundles” to mothers and families in need throughout the village and greater community over the last year. Hyland collects donations of baby clothes from both individuals and charitable organizations and washes, folds and packs anywhere from six to 10 outfits into bundles, all arranged by size and color coordinated. In addition to the outfits, included in Hyland’s bundles are books donated from local libraries and any other baby accessory available like pacifiers or teethers. About a year ago, Hyland’s grandson, a police officer, reached out to her to see if there was anything she could do to help a single mother of a newborn he met who was having financial trouble at the time and was not able to afford the many expenses that come along with a newborn baby. Hyland went out and bought some baby clothes, diapers and other necessities, packing them in a present-like package topped with a handwritten note: “Love, Nana.” “I have seven kids of my own, 24 grandchildren and four great-grandkids,” Hyland said. “I always sign cards and gifts to my family with ‘Love nana,’ so I thought I would carry that over to these bundles and make them feel like real presents for them.” It all started with Facebook, where Hyland’s daughter Christine Daly posted information about her mother’s bundles in a ‘Malverne Moms’ group. “Within a week, we had people dropping off tons and tons of clothing, used toys and other baby things,” Daly said. For the last year, Hyland has been accepting donations through Facebook, where she advertises her bundles through her daughters’ pages; of her seven children, four still live locally and are members of many parenting groups on Facebook. Social media is also the platform in which those looking to get a bundle can reach out and request one. “Facebook has been amazing; people reach out frequently saying they have donations,” Hyland said. “I have young mothers too, who come to me, who say they need help via social media. It’s been a great tool to get in touch with the community and get the word out.” Hyland has partnered with organizations like ministries, schools, hospitals and community advocacy groups to seek out and identify those mothers who need support and assistance with their new babies. Right now, Hyland has been accepting donations as drop-offs in front of her garage, which she uses to sort and pack the bundles. However, with more and more donations pouring in, and more families seeking her help, Hyland said she is beginning to outgrow her current workspace. Currently, Hyland is working with the organization Backyard Players and

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MALVERNE RESIDENT JOAN Hyland is providing new moms in need with supplies to make their lives just a little easier.

Friends to open a physical location, where she would work with teens and young adults with disabilities to create these bundles. The Backyard Players gives students with disabilities a chance to socialize while learning about theater, yoga, photography, dance, writing and art. With this storefront and new operation, Hyland will be able to dramatically increase the number of bundles she can pack in a period of time, as well as providing more

space to store supplies and finished bundles. Looking ahead, Hyland plans on creating her own Facebook page dedicated to her operation, where she can advertise not only the bundles themselves, but also request donations from the community. “Hopefully [getting the word out] generates more donations for me, I can keep on going as long as I keep getting clothes in,” Hyland said.

THE BABY BUNDLES are all sorted, filled and stored in Hyland’s garage, a space she’s quickly outgrowing. HYLAND HAS ASSEMBLED and handed out over 1,000 bundles over the last year. EACH BUNDLE INCLUDES 6-10 outfits depending on size, as well as other baby necessities.

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ABOUT 1,800 PEOPLE attended the event, according to Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce President Lisa DelliPizzi.

Community spirit on display at Franklin Square fall fair By ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com

The first annual Franklin Square Fall Fair was held on Oct. 16 at Rath Park in Franklin Square between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Presented by the Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce, the fair featured games for children and food produced by Franklin Square restaurants as well a live DJ and a meet and greet session with local comic Anthony Rodia, who donated to the chamber, which raffled tickets to a Westbury show of his to community members. “We had such a successful event because of our Committee of five and a Wonderful Community Spirit, which is what Franklin Square is all about,” the chamber said in a statement posted to Facebook by the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce.

CHILDREN PLAYED GAMES at the first annual fall fair, left. LOCAL COMEDIAN ANTHONY Rodia raffled off tickets to a Westbury show of his through a donation to the chamber.

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ISLaNdErS cO-OwNEr JON Ledecky hosted veterans for a tour of UBS Arena on Nov. 11.

Islanders pay homage to veterans with Chair of Honor By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

The much-anticipated opening of UBS Arena will take place this Saturday night when the New York Islanders host the Calgary Flames. On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, Islanders coowner Jon Ledecky hosted a dozen United States veterans for a tour of the team’s new home and also unveiled a “Chair of Honor” on the main concourse. It will remain empty to honor those that are Prisoners of War or Missing in Action and symbolizes there will always be a place for them at UBS Arena awaiting their safe return. The Chair of Honor will

also serve as a remembrance of those who have fallen in service of our country. “We want to make sure at UBS Arena that we are always remembering veterans as well as current servicemembers who serve our country with such valor, determination and patriotism,” Ledecky said. Another guest of Ledecky’s on Veterans Day was NBA Legend Shaquille O’Neal, who formally announced his Big Chicken brand will make its New Yorkarea debut at the arena. O’Neal was joined by Donald Rosner, owner of Huntingtonbased Blue Line Deli & Bagels, which collaborated with Big Chicken on a specialty sandwich for the arena.

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Thursday, Nov. 18

Wednesday, Nov. 24

Evening Title Swap

Hitchcock film discussion: North by Northwest with Phil Harwood

Join the Elmont Memorial at 7 p.m. for a virtual book swap event. Join the Elmont librarians as they share their favorite book titles. Patrons are encouraged to also share their favorite reads with the group.

Join the Elmont Memorial Library and Phil Harwood at 2 p.m. in meeting room 2 for a viewing and discussion of “North by Northwest.” Registration is required. Limited seating. Registration for Elmont Library cardholders begins two weeks before program. Registration for non-cardholders begins one week before program. Masks are required, regardless of vaccination status.

Library Board Meeting Join the Elmont Memorial Library for a meeting of the Elmont Public Library Board at 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. The public portion of the meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. The agenda calls for the Board to meet in Executive Session at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 27 Empire Driver Safety Program

Friday, Nov. 19 Senior Chat Join Elmont Memorial Library for senior chat with seniors from the community every Friday morning in meeting room 1 at 10 a.m. Participate or just listen to casual discussions on special interests, concerns, and other topics that happen to come up. To register, contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org.

Lecture: Cecil B. DeMille – Hollywood’s Greatest Showman with Barry Rivadue

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Drive safe The Elmont Memorial Library is holding ia driver safety course on Saturday, Nov. 27 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 20 How to Buy Technology with Sharper Training Solutions

Join the Elmont Memorial Library and Barry Rivadue at 12:30 p.m. in meeting room 2 for a lecture on Cecil DeMille. Registration is required. Limited seating. Masks are required for all in-person programs, regardless of vaccination status.

Join the Elmont Memorial Library at 10 a.m. for an in-person class in meeting room 2 on buying technology. Learn what to consider before buying, what goes into an informed purchase and how to find evaluations and shop for bargains online. Elmont Library Cardholders only. Limited seating.

Film discussion: West Side Story (1961) with Phil Harwood

Thanksgiving TRIVIA with Theresa Maritato

Join the Elmont Memorial Library and Phil Harwood at 2:30 p.m in meeting room 2 for a viewing and discussion of “West Side Story,” adapted from the 1957 Broadway musical, to celebrate the film’s 60th anniversary. Registration required. Limited seating. Masks are required, regardless of vaccination status.

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Join the Elmont Memorial Library and Theresa for an all-day trivia event. Register by emailing Theresa at theresaowens8@gmail.com by Friday, November 19 with the subject line “ELMONT/ THANKSGIVING.” All questions will be holiday related and will be emailed to you on November 20 and you’ll have until 11:50pm to play. Everyone who plays will be eligible to win a $25 Ama-

zon gift card, regardless of score.

Line Dance Saturdays with Barbara Fraser Join Elmont Memorial Library and Barbara Fraser between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. in meeting room 2 for an afternoon of line dancing. No experience is necessary. The class will feature simple moves set to music. Space is limited, and registration is open to Elmont Memorial Cardholders only. Registration begins two weeks before each class for Elmont Library cardholders. Masks are required for all in-person programs, regardless of vaccination status. Line dance classes with Barbara Fraser will also be held on November 20 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X 223 or via email at reference@ elmontlibrary.org to register.

Tuesday, Nov. 23

Join the Elmont Memorial Library between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. for a driver safety program sponsored by the Empire Safety Council. Participants must attend the entire class to complete this 6-hour Defensive Driving Course. Receive 10% off Collision and Auto Liability/PIP rates on your auto insurance. There is a $28 fee payable to the Empire Safety Council (check or money order please) for these classes. Registration is required. Limited class size. Masks are required, regardless of vaccination status.

Dance Around the World with Lauren Join the Elmont Memorial Library and Lauren at 5 p.m. for a virtual dance class featuring music from around the world. From the comfort of your home, you’ll get a great workout as you learn easy steps and rhythms to dances including Latin, African, Balkan, Middle Eastern and more. Discover the beauty of different cultures in this enjoyable, energizing class! Wear shoes/sneakers that glide, bring a water bottle, 2 lightweight scarves (if available). Registration is required. Registration end one hour before class begins. Link will be emailed to you before program begins. Please join class 10 minutes before start time.

The F.S. school district is expanding its full day Pre-K program for September 2022. As of the 2010 census, Elmont’s population was 33,198. Franklin Square was originally named Trimming Square. Belmont Park opened in 1905. The area of Franklin Square is 2.9 square miles.

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he Fire Department is a family.

Christina Daly/Herald file photo

THE VOTE ON the $52 million resolution is scheduled for Nov. 30.

Bond vote Nov. 30 materials, as well as add secured entrances and security systems at each school building. It will also modernize all classrooms, reconstruct new student restrooms, and meet handicap accessibility, energy codes and lighting standards.” According to the statement, the district

would be reimbursed for nearly 75 percent of the $52 million by the state. Taxpayer cost would be reduced to $15.6 million, the statement added. The vote is scheduled for Nov. 30, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., at the Alden Terrace, Clara H. Carlson, Covert Avenue, Dutch Broadway, Gotham Avenue, Stewart Manor and Elmont Road schools.

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teer, you do it to help the community, and that’s what we did.” tears. He created the fund, and donated “The Fire Department is a family,” about $10,000 to it, last October. said Karen Mollish, anothA former officer of the er active member of the Women’s Auxiliary, Arlene auxiliary and the wife of Lyons was a 23-year memFire Commissioner Chris ber of the Fire DepartMollish. ment. She died on Oct. 9. Mollish recalled the “My wife was very dedicataftermath of the terrorist ed to the fire department attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the ladies auxiliary,” when her husband was Dennis said. KAREN MOLLISH working at the World Trade “She always wanted to Center site, to explain the Women’s Auxiliary, pay it forward,” he added department’s camaraderie. of his wife’s dedication to F.S. and Munson Fire While Chris was involved helping members of the Department in the rescue and recovery community. “She wanted to effort, Karen said, Womhelp people … She would en’s Auxiliary members always say, ‘Why wait until somebody were collecting and donating items for passes? Give them something while they victims’ families. “This was my family can appreciate it.’” then,” she said. Lyons, whose mother and daughter “The ladies are a vital part of our were also members of the Women’s aux- department,” Lyons said, noting that iliary, emphasized that dedication to the their work ranges from crucial services Fire Department was something he and at headquarters to serving hot chocolate his wife shared. “It’s part of our family when the department fights fires in the tradition,” he said. “It kind of became a winter. “The ladies are nothing but an part of our life. It becomes a way of life. asset to the department. All they want You don’t do it every day for glory, you to do is help, and we love them and do it every day because you’re a volun- couldn’t do it without them.”

W.H. resident honored for disability work By ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com

Describing his decade-long tenure at document management and imaging company Seery Systems Group in Garden City as a “wonderful experience,” Richard Muller, of West Hempstead, emphasized that he has enjoyed his success: “It’s been a fun 10 years,” he said. Muller was named Employee of the Year by New York State Industries for the Disabled, a nonprofit dedicated to creating jobs for individuals with disabilities. Seery Systems Group, which employs 20 disabled individuals, was named Corporate Partner of the Year by the nonprofit. Born in 1991, Muller, who is disabled, grew up in West Hempstead and attended school at St. Thomas the Apostle. When he arrived at the company in 2011, Muller did not possess any business knowledge or skillset, Rich Seery, the company owner, noted. But Muller has quickly climbed the ladder. “He adapted very quickly,” Seery said of Muller. “He’s our go-to guy — he does a great job.” Today, he often works with information technology and production staff and currently holds the position of assistant manager. Seery described Muller as a key part of the company’s work, adding that he is particularly skilled at document preparation and scanning. He understands the

Photos courtesy New York State Industries for the Disabled

RICHARD MULLER HAS been working at Seery Systems Group since 2011. ins and outs of the hardware and software used by the company better than many other employees, Seery noted. Seery and Muller also share a lifelong personal connection. A lifelong resident of West Hempstead, Seery, 60, lived at one time in a home across the street from Muller’s parents. Once Seery’s wife became friends with

A LIFELONG WEST HEMPSTEAD resident, Rich Seery employs 20 disabled individuals.

Muller’s parents, Muller grew up with his children. Seery said that he has enjoyed watching Muller develop his skillset and confidence over the years. He added that Muller recently decided to earn his driver’s license and began to drive, after years of riding a bicycle to work. “From a business perspective and a

personal one, he has come a long way,” Seery said of Muller. “His success comes from showing up every day to work and giving it his all. He gets the job done and he is laser-focused.” “This job has given me the means to evolve and realize that if you work hard and put your best foot forward, you can move up the ladder,” Muller said.

Herald seeks Person of the Year nominations Know anyone around town who you’d describe as a true do-gooder –– that PTA president, Little League coach or scout leader who goes above and beyond the call of duty; that community volunteer who gives so much of him or herself while asking for nothing in return; that volunteer firefighter or emergency medical technician who saved a life? The Franklin Square/Elmont Herald is currently seeking nominations for our annual Person of the Year. All People of the Year are featured in full-length, frontpage feature stories that appear in our final issue of the year, which will be published on Dec. 27. If you know of any unsung heroes

within the community who deserve recognition for their selfless work on behalf of others, please contact us immediately by email at rtraverso@liherald.com or write to the Franklin Square/Elmont Herald, c/o Robert Traverso, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, N.Y. 11530. Submissions are due by Dec. 14, and the sooner we receive them, the better! Nominations are best sent by email. Along with your nominations, just give us two or three sentences why your nominee deserves recognition and provide contact information for him or her, if you can. You can nominate more than one person.

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Sewanhaka High School students Farhaan Khan and Kira Sethi were named the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of the class of 2022. Khan, the valedictorian, earned a we i g h t e d G PA o f 1 0 4 . 0 6 4 . H e i s enrolled in advanced placement classes in physics, government and calculus, and has also been inducted into the National Honor Society and is a member of the school’s volleyball team and multiple other organizations and clubs. Khan plans to major in computer engineering at college. The salutatorian of the 2022 class at Sewanhaka High School, Kira Sethi ear ned a weighted GPA of 102.373. Enrolled in advanced placement courses in government, literature and calculus, she also served as treasurer of Student Council and in other leadership roles for numerous organizations and clubs. Sethi is a member of the National Honor Society, as well as the National English Honor Society and National Language Honor Society. Sethi plans to study architecture and dance at college.

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FARHAAN KHAN FINISHED with a 104.064 grade point average as the valedictorian of the Class of 2022.

SALUTATORIAN OF THE class of 2022 Kira Sethi earned a 102.373 grade point average.

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Vets encouraged to sign up for discount program

was having a heart attack seeing files filled with discharge papers. It’s a thief’s dream to find one of these cabinets.

and Vision Long Island have the resources to advertise in the media, and on social media too like Facebook, Instagram and maybe even on the radio.” Alexander said that Vision Long Island has 25,000 people on its email list. He will be sending information about the veteran’s discount program and the importance of shopping locally to them all, he said. A few veterans attended the East Meadow news conference to show their support for the program, if not for themselves, for others. “I don’t normally take the discount,” said Butch Kmicos, a Bellmore American Legion member. “But it’s a good idea for those who need it.” Ralph Esposito, the director of the Veterans Service Agency for Nassau County, was also at the news conference. “It’s a phenomenal program. One of the best things they did was give this discounts to veterans especially now, when times are bad,” he said. “Vets will wear their hat and store owners will ask them if they are a vet and then usually give them a discount. Others ask for the card.” Veterans are having a hard time evidenced by the fact that more of them are going to the vet mart at Nassau County Medical Center for food, Esposito said. “I’m very happy with the discount program,” he said, “and most of the veterans are too.”

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When Julie Marchesella’s father died she wanted to arrange for a full military funeral to honor his service, but no one could find his discharge papers. Marchesella, the past president of the Nassau Council of Chambers, said at a Nov. 10 news conference at Evolve Gym, that it broke her heart when a “flag could not be raised for [her father].” Discharge papers, she was told, are required for a military funeral. Fifteen years ago, Marchesella, of Merrick, worked with Nassau County Clerk Maureen O’Connell to ensure that the county participate in a New York state incentive — a veterans discount program — to encourage the recording of discharge papers, which are put into a secure database at the clerk’s office. The veteran or family of a deceased veteran, receives a certified copy of the discharge papers and a card for the year-round discount program. Veteran’s need their discharge papers to receive other veteran’s benefits, aside from the discount program. And when they are out of state they might need their discharge papers, O’Connell said, which they would more than likely not have on them. If it is in the county database it can be easily accessed from anywhere. O’Connell said she visits veteran posts

often, where she is shown filing cabinets others, decide what discount they will offer, which can vary from 5 to 20 perfilled with discharge papers. “The papers have important informa- cent, with some maxing out at a dollar amount, as in the case of tion on it like the veteran’s one of the florists listed. social security number, Eric Alexander, the presitheir date of birth and pardent of Vision Long Island, ent’s names,” she said. “I said that veterans are the was having a heart attack key demographic for the seeing files filled with disdowntowns because they charge papers. It is a thief ’s need each other. Veterans dream to find one of these are involved in community cabinets.” projects and do good works, The Nassau Council of he said, and small businessChambers works closely es give to these projects. with the clerk’s office to “My dad was a World War encourage small businesses II veteran who also served to participate in the veterhis community and downan’s discount program. One town,” Alexander said. “I of the purposes of the news don’t know a group that is conference was to reach out more loyal to small businessto new businesses, to make es than our veterans.” them aware of the program Frank Camarano, of East so they can benefit from it Meadow, the president of the too. Nassau Council of ChamThe program is a shop bers, said the program needs local incentive, with a varipromoted more. Although a ety of over 100 small businews conference is held each nesses participating, with year before Veteran’s Day to many struggling to get back draw attention to the dison their feet after the coro- MAUREEN count program, Camarano navirus. said maybe it should also be The chambers have a list O’CONNELL advertised before Memorial of who is participating, Nassau County Clerk Day too. which increases each year. “We need to promote the Restaurants, retail stores, attorneys and auto body shops, among program more,” he said. “The county

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Public Notices Legal Notice Sewanhaka Central High School District of the Towns of Hempstead & North Hempstead Nassau County, New York Annual Financial Report 2020/21

I. General Fund - Analysis of Fund Balance Fund Balance - July 1, 2020

$47,578,551

Add: Revenues: Revenues from Taxation (including STAR payments) Revenues from PILOTs Revenues from State and Federal Sources Revenues from Local Sources

152,215,903 3,164,518 42,869,860 2,090,589

Subtotal

Less:

247,919,421

Expenditures: General Support Instruction Pupil Transportation Community Services Employee Benefits Debt Service Principal Debt Service Interest Interfund Transfers Subtotal

$16,723,795 116,854,228 9,262,136 17,418 44,169,920 6,460,983 2,331,501 2,653,088

Fund Balance - June 30, 2021

$49,446,352

II. School Lunch Fund - Analysis of Fund Balances Fund Balance - July 1, 2020 Add: Revenues from Sales All Other Revenues Add: Interfund Revenues Subtotal Less:

Food Purchases All Other Expenses

$320,816 28,742 1,286,180 582,726 $1,897,648 186,205 2,021,860 $2,208,065

Subtotal

Fund Balance - June 30, 2021 III.

$10,399

Special Aid Fund - Statement of Revenues & Expenses Expenses: Revenues: Instruction $2,240,944 Federal Sources Employee Benefits 30,627 State Sources Other 1,812,583 Interfund Transfer

$2,546,464 1,297,690 240,000

Total Expenses

$4,084,154

Total Revenues

Special Aid Fund - Balance Sheet (June 30, 2021) Cash $331,831 Accounts Payable Due from Other Funds 0 Accrued Liabilities State & Federal Aid 2,957,966 Due to Other Funds Receivable Total Debits IV.

198,473,069

$3,289,797

Total Credits

Capital Projects Funds - Balance Sheet (June 30, 2021) Cash $3,348,397 Accounts Payable Cash - BOND 384 Due to Other Funds Due from State & Federal 794,713 Fund Balance Total Debits $4,143,494 Total Credits

$24,144 24,724 3,240,929 $3,289,797 $153,476 1,097,485 2,892,533 $4,143,494

Capital Projects Funds - Analysis of Fund Balance Fund Balance - July 1, 2020 Add: Interfund Revenues Add: Other Revenue Subtotal

$2,133,832 1,830,362 2,722,469 $6,686,663

Less: Expenditures Less: Interfund Transfer Fund Balance - June 30, 2021

3,794,131 0 $2,892,532

Miscellaneous Special Revenue Fund - Cash Balance Cash Balance - July 1, 2020 Receipts Disbursements

$873,260 528,789 632,473

Cash Balance - June 30, 2021

$769,576

Miscellaneous Special Revenue Fund - Balance Sheet (June 30, 2021)

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Cash $769,576 Accounts Receivable 0 Total Debits $769,576

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631,325 138,251 $769,576

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LEGAL NOTICE SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCIAL STATEMENT SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCIAL STATEMENT Notice is hereby given that the fiscal affairs of the Sewanhaka Central High School District for the period beginning on July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2021, have been examined by an independent public accounting firm and that the report of examination performed by the independent public accounting firm, as well as the management letter, has been filed in the Office of the District Clerk where it is available as a public record for inspection by all interested persons. Pursuant to §35 of the General Municipal Law, the governing board of the Sewanhaka Central High School District may, in its discretion, prepare a written response to the report of examination performed by the external auditing firm and file any such response in the Office of the District Clerk as a public record for inspection by all interested persons not later than January 20, 2022. 128480

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 7th day of December, 2021, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Chapter 202 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE and REPEAL “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at the following locations: BALDWIN Section 202-5 MERRICK ROAD (TH 478/21) South Side - ONE HOUR PARKING 10 AM TO 10 PM EXCEPT SUNDAYS - starting at a point 15 feet east of the east curbline of Lakeside Drive then east for a distance of 46 feet. MERRICK ROAD (TH 478/21) South Side - ONE HOUR PARKING 10 AM TO 10 PM EXCEPT SUNDAYS - starting at a point 82 feet east of the east curbline of Lakeside Drive then east for a distance of 97 feet.

PROSPECT STREET (TH 474/21) South Side - TWO HOUR PARKING 8:30 AM TO 4:30 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 20 feet west of the west curbline of Harrison Avenue then west for a distance of 246 feet. PROSPECT STREET (TH 474/21) South Side - TWO HOUR PARKING 8:30 AM TO 4:30 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 266 feet west of the west curbline of Harrison Avenue then west for a distance of 213 feet. FRANKLIN SQUARE Section 202-7 RANGE STREET (TH 422/21) West Side - 15 MINUTE PARKING BETWEEN SIGNS starting at a point 36 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead Turnpike south for a distance of 56 feet. MERRICK Section 202-11 ORR STREET (TH 439/21) East Side - TWO HOUR PARKING 8 AM TO 4 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting on point 361 feet south of the south curbline of Merrick Road south for a distance of 117 feet. OCEANSIDE Section 202-13 CLARK AVENUE (TH 432/21) East Side - NO PARKING 8 AM TO 4 PM JUNE 15th THROUGH AUGUST 30th - starting at a point 178 feet north of the north curbline of Atlantic Avenue then north for a distance of 117 feet. WANTAGH Section 202-10 MERRICK ROAD (TH 135/21) South Side - ONE HOUR PARKING - starting at a point 30 feet west of the west curbline of Bayview Avenue west for a distance of 66 feet. WEST HEMPSTEAD Section 202-20 HILLMAN STREET (TH 420/21) West Side - NO PARKING 9 AM TO 5 PM MAY TO OCTOBER ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND HOLIDAYS - starting from the south curbline of Colonial Road then south for a distance of 103 feet. ALSO, to REPEAL from Chapter 202 “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking from the following locations: BALDWIN Section 202-5 MERRICK ROAD (TH 397/17) South Side - ONE HOUR PARKING 10 AM TO 10 PM EXCEPT SUNDAYS - starting at a point 15 feet east of the south curbline of Lakeside Dr. (East), then east for a distance of 169 feet. (Adopted 11/28/17) PROSPECT STREET (TH 485/19) South Side - TWO HOUR PARKING 8:30 AM TO 4:30 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 20 feet west of the west curbline of

Harrison Avenue west for a distance of 479 feet. (Adopted 2/4/20) FRANKLIN SQUARE Section 202-7 GRANGE STREET (TH 413/06) West Side - ONE HOUR PARKING EXCEPT SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS starting at a point 36 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead Turnpike south for a distance of 56 feet. (Adopted 9/4/07) LAKEVIEW Section 202-20 HILLMAN STREET (TH 233/76) West Side - NO PARKING 9 AM TO 5 PM MAY TO OCTOBER ON SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS - starting from the south curbline of Colonial Road south then west to the east curbline of Lincoln Road. (Adopted 1/25/77) MERRICK Section 202-11 ORR STREET (TH 113/21) East Side - TWO HOUR PARKING 8 AM TO 4 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 125 feet north of the roadway termination north for a distance of 48 feet. (Adopted 5/25/21) OCEANSIDE Section 202-13 ARTHUR COURT (TH 420/12) West Side - NO PARKING 8 AM TO 4 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS starting at a point 323 feet south of the south curbline of Howard Place south for a distance of 28 feet. (Adopted 1/22/13) CLARK AVENUE (TH 309/93) East Side - NO PARKING 8 AM TO 4 PM JUNE 15th THRU AUGUST 30th - starting at a point 178 feet north of the north curbline of Atlantic Avenue north for a distance of 140 feet. (Adopted 1/11/94) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: November 16, 2021 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 128447 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

York, on the 7th day of December, 2021, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 202-1 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE AND REPEAL “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at the following locations: ELMONT CREST AVENUE (TH 429/21) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER starting at the north curbline of Charlotte Court then north for 25 feet. CHARLOTTE AVENUE (TH 429/21) North Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Crest Avenue then west for 25 feet. LEVITTOWN GARDINERS AVENUE (TH 425/21) East Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the south curbline of Silo Lane then south for a distance of 30 feet. GARDINERS AVENUE (TH 425/21) East Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of Silo Lane then north for a distance of 40 feet. OCEANSIDE FOXHURST ROAD (TH 428/21) North Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Loftus Avenue then east for a distance of 40 feet. LOFTUS AVENUE (TH 428/21) East Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of Foxhurst Road then north for a distance of 30 feet. LOFTUS AVENUE (TH 428/21) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of Foxhurst Road then north for a distance of 30 feet. UNIONDALE 1st PLACE (TH 286/21) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER starting at the north curbline of Lowell Road north for a distance of 68 feet. WESTBURY STEWART AVENUE (TH 468/21) North Side NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Plum Tree Road East North east for a distance of 31 feet. WEST HEMPSTEAD EUSTON ROAD (TH 458/21) East Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of 9th Street north for a distance of 25 feet. EUSTON ROAD (TH 458/21) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of 9th Street north for a distance of 25 feet. HILLMAN STREET (TH 420/21) North Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME starting from the east curbline of Lincoln Road then east to the north east for a distance of 330 feet.

ALSO, to REPEAL from Section 202-1 “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” from the following locations: UNIONDALE 1st PLACE (TH 286/21) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER starting at the north curbline of Lowell Road north for a distance of 35 feet. (Adopted 9/9/21) WANTAGH MERRICK ROAD (TH 5/02) South Side NO STOPPING ANYTIME starting at a point 30 feet west of the west curbline of Bayview Avenue west for a distance of 66 feet. (Adopted 9/10/02) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: November 16, 2021 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 128448 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead entitled, “Handicapped Parking on Public Streets,” a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion. Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 7th day of December, 2021, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the adoption of a resolution setting aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons at the following locations: ELMONT WORLD AVENUE - north side, starting at a point 178 feet west of the west curbline of Evans Avenue, west for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-415/21) ARCADE PLACE - north side, starting at a point 60 feet east of the east curbline of Roquette Avenue, east for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-454/21) ROCKMARK AVENUE east side, starting at a point 115 feet south of the south curbline of Atherton Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-466/21) FRANKLIN SQUARE JAMES STREET - west side, starting at a point 250 feet south of the south curbline of Fenworth Boulevard, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-246(B)/21)

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LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Franklin Square & Munson Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at 6:00 pm for the Closeout Meeting. The meeting will be held at Fire District Headquarters, 833 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, New York. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS FRANKLIN SQUARE & MUNSON FIRE DISTRICT Kerry Santina Fire District Secretary November 9, 2021 128477 LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the regular meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Franklin Square & Munson Fire District scheduled for Tuesday, December 28, 2021, to be held at Fire District Headquarters, 833 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, New York, has been canceled and rescheduled for Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at 6:30 pm. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS FRANKLIN SQUARE & MUNSON FIRE DISTRICT Attest: Kerry Santina Fire District Secretary November 9, 2021 128479 LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Franklin Square & Munson Fire District, Board of Fire Commissioners will meet on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at 6:30 pm for the Reorganization Meeting. The meeting will be held at Fire District Headquarters, 833 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, New York. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS FRANKLIN SQUARE & MUNSON FIRE DISTRICT Kerry Santina Fire District Secretary November 9, 2021 128477 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is herby given that an order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 21day of October 2021 bearing the index number 699-21, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Nassau County Clerk located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, grants me the right to assume the name of Tyliek Laron Jerry. My present address is 1990 Byron Ave Elmont NY

11003. The date of my birth is 02-19-1993; the place of birth is Syosset NY; the present name is Tyliek Laron Dyches. 128446 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with Section 103 of the New York State General Municipal Law, that the Elmont Public Library Board of Trustees, Elmont, New York 11003 will accept sealed bids at the Elmont Public Library, Business Office, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont, New York 11003, on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at which time the bids will be opened and read aloud. Bid: EPL 2021-3, Plumbing: Supply and Installing Drinking Fountains The bid documents are available and may be examined at the Elmont Public Library, Business Office, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont, New York between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. All bids must be submitted on the Bid Forms supplied by the Elmont Public Library and subject to all detailed specifications, terms and conditions stated herein. The Elmont Public Library Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids in part or whole and waive any informality, and to accept the bid which is deemed most favorable to the interests of the Elmont Public Library, Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau. Dated:11/2/21 By Order of the Elmont Public Library Board of Trustees 128387 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU INDEX NO.: 613870/2020 DATE FILED: 12/1/2020 SUMMONS L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Plaintiff, -againstARTHUR BEZMAN and STEVEN BEZMAN, if they be living, if they be dead, their respective heirs-atlaw, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, or through ARTHUR BEZMAN and STEVEN BEZMAN, if they be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff.

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F.S. schools expanding full day pre-K program in 2022 BY ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com

The full day pre-K program offered by Franklin Square schools will be expanded during the 2022-2023 school year, according to a statement released by the Franklin Square Union Free School District. Currently, one full day pre-K class is currently offered at each of Franklin Square’s three school buildings. Starting in September 2022, two full day pre-K classes will be held at John Street School, Polk Street School and Washington Street School. Additionally, one half day class held in the morning and one half day class held in the evening will be available at Wash-

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December, 2021, at 10:30 o’clock in the evening of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 197-5 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE and REPEAL “ARTERIAL STOPS” at the following locations: EAST MEADOW 5th STREET (TH 448/21) STOP - all traffic traveling southeast on Madison Drive shall come to a full stop. ELMONT SUSSEX ROAD (TH 427/21) STOP - all traffic traveling westbound on 106th Avenue shall come to a full stop. SUSSEX ROAD (TH 427/21) STOP - all traffic traveling eastbound on 106th Avenue shall come to a full stop. HEWLETT NEWPORT DRIVE (TH 433/21) STOP - all traffic traveling westbound on Sutton Lane shall come to a full stop. (NR) ISLAND PARK BROADWAY (TH 424/21) STOP - all traffic traveling westbound on Wavecrest Place North shall come to a full stop. LEVITTOWN CORNFLOWER ROAD (TH 450/21) STOP - all traffic traveling southbound on Gardenia Lane shall come to a full stop. SHERWOOD ROAD (TH 377/21) STOP - all traffic traveling northbound on North Bellmore Road shall come to a full stop. SHERWOOD ROAD (TH 377/21) STOP - all traffic traveling southbound on North Bellmore Road shall come to a full stop. NORTH VALLEY STREAM ARCADIAN AVENUE (TH 447/21) STOP - all traffic traveling eastbound on R Street shall come to a full stop. SEAFORD OXFORD PLACE (TH 302/21) STOP - all traffic traveling southbound on South Seamans Neck Road shall come to a full stop. WEST HEMPSTEAD COLONIAL ROAD (TH 420/21) STOP - all traffic traveling northbound on Hillman Street shall come to a full stop. COLONIAL ROAD (TH 420/21) STOP - all traffic traveling southbound on Hillman Street shall come to a full stop. ALSO, to REPEAL from Section 197-5 “ARTERIAL STOPS” from the following locations: SEAFORD OXFORD PLACE (TH 302/21) STOP - all traffic traveling southbound on South Seamans Neck Road shall come to a full stop. (Adopted 9/23/21) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: November 16, 2021 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR.

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HOFFMAN STREET - east side, starting at a point 125 feet south of the south curbline of Benris Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-435/21) INWOOD JEFFERSON STRET - south side, starting at a point 196 feet east of the east curbline of Doughty Boulevard, east for 20 feet. (TH-452/21) ISLAND PARK KINGSTON BOULEVARD south side, starting at a point 112 feet east of the east curbline of Broadway, east for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-418/21) OCEANSIDE OCEANSIDE PARKWAY south side, starting at a point 100 feet east of the east curbline of Brower Avenue, east for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-401/21) PERKINS AVENUE - south side, starting at a point 233 feet west of the west curbline of Nassau Road, west for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-414/21) WEST WINDSOR PARKWAY - north side, starting at a point 205 feet west of the west curbline of Lincoln Avenue, west for 20 feet. (TH-456/21) UNIONDALE MANOR PARKWAY - east side, starting at a point 239 feet north of the north curbline of Gerald Street, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-451/21) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons: WANTAGH WALTERS AVENUE south side, starting at a point 48 feet east of the east curbline of Fir Street, east for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-191/15 - 8/04/15) (TH-398/21) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard in person on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: November 16, 2021 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 128453

ington Street School for all families in the Franklin Square district, regardless of the student’s zoned home school, the statement said. A lottery for full day pre-K openings will be held by the district during the second week of January. In order to be eligible for the lottery, you must be completely registered no later than Dec. 17. To completely register, you must complete an online registration and schedule an inperson appointment with the Registrar’s Office. All pre-K classes are capped at 18 students. Transportation is not available for pre-K students. To secure a spot in the half day classes, email Registrar Laura Langstrand at llangstrand@franklinsquare.k12.ny.us by Dec. 17.

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CHRISTIANA TRUST, AS CUSTODIAN; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12”, the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorney within

twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York), and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. David P. Sullivan, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated Oct. 12, 2021 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office. THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a tax lien and to recover

the amount of the tax lien and all of the interest, penalties, additions and expenses thereon to premises k/a District 16, Section 32, Block 425, Lot 125. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property. 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 tax lien holder 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 tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: December l, 2020 LEVY & LEVY Attorneys for Plaintiff 12 Tulip Drive Great Neck, NY 11021 (516)487-6655 BY: JOSHUA LEVY, ESQ. #98974 1280890

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15 NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, two full day classes are set to be offered at John Street School, Polk Street School and Washington Street School.

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o the relief of many in the political world, the 2021 elections are behind us. Whether your candidate won or lost, our mailboxes will no longer be stuffed with attack brochures, and we can be happy that the robo calls have ended. But if you think the strategizing and mischief is over, you are mistaken. During the coming months and most of 2022, legislative bodies all over America will be participating in a process called redistricting. Every 10 years, upon the completion of the federal JERRY census, legislatures at every level KREMER begin drawing the maps that will decide who will represent you in Congress and at the state and local level for the next 10 years. The redrawing of local maps is generally ignored by the public, and the only way you find out about it is when you enter the voting booth and find that your favorite elected official no longer represents you.

Is the redistricting a fair process? Generally not. In some states, the maps are drawn under the supervision of an independent commission, and every effort is made to see that districts are balanced and no incumbent is given an unfair advantage. But, generally, partisans whose goal is to hold on to power or increase it draw the maps. That practice is known as gerrymandering, and it is intended to give one party an unfair advantage. Gerrymandering will play a major role in deciding who will control the next Congress, and possibly many future Congresses until 2030. Some states have already finished drawing their maps, and are in court defending their machinations. Others, including New York, are in the midst of the map-making process. Because the current census left our state short of the required number of voters per district, New York will lose one member of the House of Representatives in the 2023 Congress. While no one knows now what New York’s congressional districts will look

like, it’s a sure bet that our state will play a pivotal role in determining whether the Democrats maintain control of Congress — while, at the same time, a number of Republican incumbents will likely face the possibility of primary contests, and potential extinction. I don’t claim to be an expert, but I know from personal experience what redistricting can do to your political career. Back in the 1970s, the State Legislature was controlled by the Republicans. As a Democrat, I expected the worst, and those fears came true. My district, most of which was in the middle of Nassau County, running from Long Beach to East Rockaway, was combined with the Five Towns, which was represented by the late Eli Wager, a fellow Democrat. That deliberate drawing of the lines led to a bitter primary battle with a colleague and friend. Only one of us could survive a primary, and I was fortunate to win that battle, and went on to become a member of the Albany power structure as chairman of the Assembly’s Ways and Means

know from personal experience what redistricting can do to your career.

Committee. Happily, Wager went on to enjoy a successful career as a Nassau County Supreme Court justice — but we learned how nasty redistricting can be. No community is exempt from the district map-makers. Following the 2010 census, the County Legislature redrew its maps and cut the Five Towns in half. One portion of the community is now attached to the Elmont area, and the balance remains with the Long Beach area. Because map-making is kept under wraps, there isn’t much the average citizen can do about this legislative sleight of hand. There are usually public hearings before a final map is unveiled but they aren’t well publicized, and the party in power isn’t going to broadcast the new lines. Redistricting has been a dirty word for as long as I’ve been on this planet, and nothing in the years to come will make it any easier to accept. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Sticks and stones — words can never harm me

ou cannot burn a book in 2021. You can burn the paper and the ink and the cardboard, but in our world of e-books, you cannot ever kill the words and ideas that an author created. That makes the news of last week’s book burning threat in Virginia both an empty gesture and a symbolic but devastating embrace of censorship. It says, we are the thought police. We will decide what your children can read. We are here to destroy the ideas we do not want them to see RANDI and hear. KREISS We have always struggled with censorship and book banning in this country, but this next step, to set fire to books we don’t approve of, is an homage to the Nazis and every authoritarian regime that tries to suppress freedom. Last week, the Spotsylvania County school board in Virginia advocated for burning certain books. According to the Free Lance-Star newspaper, in a unanimous vote, the school staff would decide which books were “objectionable.” Rabih Abuismail and Kirk Twigg, two board members, suggested burning the books

that have been removed. “I think we should throw those books in a fire,” Abuismail reportedly said. Two years ago in this space, I wrote, “We can almost hear the crisp curling of burning pages in the dangerous rhetoric coming from President Donald Trump. His people aren’t burning books yet, but it could happen. When authoritarian leaders consolidate power, they always kill ideas first.” Book burning is a cliché of dictatorial control. It didn’t begin with the Nazis, although they did it better than most, with the burning of tens of thousands of books under the leadership of the German Student Union in the 1930s. The burned books were deemed dangerous because of antiNazi ideas. Authoritarian censorship starts by discrediting legitimate news sources and reliable reporting. From ancient Alexandria to the decade-long Chinese Cultural Revolution, throughout all modern wars, to the bonfires of rare manuscripts by Isis in Mosul in 2015, ashes are all that remain of millions of irreplaceable works. Book burnings are fueled by ignorance, and fear is the accelerant. Historically, book bans foreshadow other fires to come; therefore, it is more important than

ever to stand up for intellectual freedom. Trump loyalists, proliferating in our communities, call out opposing ideologies as unpatriotic or treasonous, just as their leader targeted the press as “enemies” of America. Trump’s rants and actions triggered a fire alarm, and now the flames are rising from places like Virginia. In Texas, the governor has ordered school officials to review schoolbooks for “pornography and other obscene content.” He did not define pornography or obscenity. In my own life, books have been the oxygen, the food and light that helped me grow as a human being. When I was an eighth-grade English teacher in Hewlett in 1970, a parent on Open School Night stood up and publicly protested my teaching of “The Diary of Anne Frank” because it mentions menstruation. We discussed his concerns privately, and he eventually saw the merits of the book. That process, of goodwill and a respectful exchange of opposing ideas, seems to have given way to rancor and vitriol. A civilized society doesn’t burn books. We talk about them. My grandson is reading “The Things They Carried,” by Tim O’Brien, in sophomore English. It is brutal, violent, deeply disturbing and abso-

ot every book is appropriate for every reader, but burning them? I don’t think so.

lutely essential for an understanding of war and the legacy of trauma. Great books disturb the field. When school boards and parents and teachers disagree, I say put down the matches and begin a conversation. The more distressing question is, how do we move forward as an intellectually free democracy when a school board and the parents and the community agree to ban or burn books they deem inappropriate? That would be a dark place indeed. Over the years, many books have been banned in the U.S., for reasons ranging from sexually explicit material to homosexual material to challenging religious ideas to depictions of racism, nudity, Marxism, drugs and alcohol and Satanism. Don’t read me wrong: Not every book is appropriate for every reader, especially children; however, no book should be banned. Burning? I don’t think so. The book the Virginia school board wants to burn is “Beloved,” by Toni Morrison, perhaps the most profound and moving novel about slavery in America. How do we push back at the knownothing, anti-intellectual yahoos lighting the pyres? We read. And we talk. And we comfort ourselves with the knowledge that in our e-book world, paper books may go up in smoke, but the ideas will float in the digital clouds forever. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Covid is still raging — get your shot ASAP

et’s stop equating the coronavirus with the flu, please. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the flu kills, on average, 36,000 people a year. Right now, not yet two years after Covid19 swept across the planet, it is still killing more than a thousand people a day in the U.S. From Nov. 7 to 13, an average of 1,128 people died in America per day. If the death toll were to continue at that rate, one year from now, another 412,000 people would have succumbed to this disease. The virus has already killed 762,000 Americans. We mustn’t forget these horrible and horrifying statistics. It seems of late that we have, however. We’re so eager to

carry on with our normal lives that we forget this disease is still raging across this country, and around the world. We’re now seeing Covid-19 cases rapidly tick up across Western Europe. A rising rate on the other side of the Atlantic has thus far been a precursor of things to come here in the U.S. This past week, we saw the infection rate rise across Long Island and New York state. As of press time, it stood at nearly 3 percent statewide. That’s lower than it was earlier in the fall, but still significantly higher than it was in June, when we saw a lull in new cases and the rate dropped to less than 1 percent. No one can force anyone to take a vaccine, but understand this: We will only overcome this pandemic through their widespread use. The stubborn reluc-

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L.I.’s future solar users are getting a raw deal

ew York is headed in the wrong direction on solar power. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, which is charge of the state’s solar programs, is offering special funding to help homeowners offset the cost of a new fee on rooftop solar installations charged by local power companies — but it’s for upstate solar users, not Long Islanders. Isn’t the state supposed to be encouraging solar, according to the ambitious plans laid out by Andrew Cuomo, when he was governor, to drastically reduce the state’s carbon footprint? What gives? NYSERDA officials say the agency has no jurisdiction over the Long Island Power Authority’s solar power plan, and thus cannot offer a financial offset here, according to Newsday. The “transition” fee, as it’s being called, is expected to amount to $5 to $10 a month, starting in January, on solar systems installed after Jan. 1. In 2019, Cuomo signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. The state now aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 85 percent by 2050, with 100 percent zero-emission electricity production by 2040. Rooftop solar figures centrally into the state’s plans. So, why are local power companies like LIPA charging a fee on new solar installations? It’s not entirely clear. World leaders convened in recent weeks in Glasgow, Scotland, to hash out a new climate agreement that, among

other measures, seeks to reduce the release of methane gas from any number of sources and the use of coal as a major fuel source to produce electricity. The world, as the summit made clear, is racing toward potential climate disaster, and swift action is required. The clearly unfair treatment of Long Island’s future solar users stands to

potentially slow the spread of a technology that would only help New York meet its climate goals and obligations. LIPA shouldn’t impose any fee on new solar users. At the same time, it seems, NYSERDA is abandoning its obligation to Long Island electric customers. It really should step in and step up here.

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recently joined five Long Island high school students for a visit to the Joseph Lloyd Manor in Lloyd Harbor, the 18th-century site where many enslaved people of African descent lived. The visit yielded a fascinating discussion with significant implications for education on Long Island. The five diverse students are part of ERASE Racism’s Student Task Force, a student-led initiative that advances racial and socioeconomic equity on issues that impact their ELAINE everyday lives. The students GROSS came from four school districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The visit was part of a series of similar events happening across the country called Teach the Truth Day of Action. What was initially so striking to me was that none of the students knew that slavery had existed on Long Island. They were surprised that they had not learned such a notable historical fact in school. The extent to which the history of actions detrimental to people of color

has been left out of history books was underscored by this year’s 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, which destroyed 35 blocks of a renowned Black community and killed as many as 300 Black people. As the History Channel stated, “The riot reflected terribly on the city and subsequently wasn’t included in history books or newspapers for decades.” A survey conducted by The Oklahoman this year found that the vast majority of Oklahomans learned about the massacre outside of school. There is a growing national debate about the extent to which school curricula should address the less-than-noble aspects of American history, especially as they relate to the experiences of people of color. On one side of the debate is New York state, whose Education Department has taken substantial steps to recognize diversity, equity and inclusion in curricula. In 2018, the state published a framework for culturally responsive curricula, on which I had been asked to comment while it was in draft form. The framework supports local districts in creating curricula that elevate historically marginalized voices, affirm diverse identities, perspectives and cultures, assure

rigor and foster independent learning. This past April, the State Education Department issued a second document, “The NYS Board of Regents Framework on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in New York’s Schools: A Call to Action.” In May, it approved a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Framework and Policy Statement, which requires all school districts to develop and implement diversity, equity and inclusion policies. On the other side of the issue, eight states have passed legislation — and another 20 are considering it — that directs educators to avoid teaching about the role of racism and oppression in American history. Much of the passed and proposed legislation contains vague language that allows for a student — or a parent — to state that he or she experienced “discomfort” with the discussion of race and for a teacher to be deemed guilty without much recourse. How, after all, could the teacher prove that the student did not feel discomfort? New Hampshire’s House Bill 2 explicitly forbids a teacher to state that an individual might be “inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously.” This stands in opposi-

egislators focus on protecting students from the reality of American history.

This Thanksgiving, give what you can

to get to work and school and keep their homes his Thanksgiving is shaping up to be one of warm this winter. It’s frustrating, because there is the most difficult in a long time for many so much pressure this time of year to spend on gifts Long Island families who were adversely and fancy meals, so add the stress of advertisers affected by the economic calamity brought bombarding us with messages of how we must proon by the pandemic. vide this big, fancy holiday meal. And First, there were record job losses, yet, at our food bank we are hearing layoffs, reduced work hours and, in more and more about families who some cases, voluntary job losses know that it just won’t happen without because of child/family care issues. To support from Long Island’s network of make matters worse, we now have supfood pantries supported by Island Harply-chain issues, labor shortages and vest, along with its direct-distribution rising costs for food and other goods programs to our neighbors in need. that amplify the hardship for many peoYet despite the adversity, there ple who continue to struggle. remains optimism and a sturdy beacon Last year, food prices rose about 4 hope on Long Island’s horizon. On percent when few could afford that kind RANDI SHUBIN of the other side of the struggles so many of an increase. This price hikes were are facing are the generous friends who far above the rate of inflation. EssenDRESNER want to help us as we distribute more tials like meat, poultry, fish and eggs than 16,000 holiday meal packages to rose even higher, and are predicted to families in the weeks ahead. And we are continue increasing in cost. Price so grateful for their generosity. spikes are driven mainly by supply-chain instabiliIf we can successfully distribute all those meals ty, labor shortages, gasoline price increases and clithis year, imagine the smiles on the faces and mate-change issues. warmth in the hearts of 16,000 families that will In the end, what does this mean for the average have the opportunity to sit together and enjoy person raising a family on Long Island? It’s frightsomething that many of us take for granted. ening, actually, and adds more stress to an already difficult time for far too many people. Families hoping for a good, healthy holiday-style Randi Shubin Dresner is president and CEO of Island Harvest, one of Long Island’s largest food classic meal must find the money to somehow put banks. that turkey dinner on the table, keep gas in the car

tion to the current consensus of scientific research on how racism operates. These legislative efforts are focused on protecting students from the reality of American history, as if they could not handle the truth. But in my experience working with hundreds of Long Island high school students, they relish the opportunity to explore race and its implications for America’s past, present and future. As a white student who was with me at Joseph Lloyd Manor wrote, “Our past consists of more than just heroes . . . Not allowing us to discuss and explore ‘sensitive topics’ avoids essential conversations. Developing a safe learning environment is impossible if accurate information is restricted.” As this national debate unfolds, it is vital to hear from America’s students. Those whom I talk to aren’t looking to be protected from the truth, but rather are eager to explore it. They know that they will inherit a world in which race remains an inescapable reality. They are not looking for comfort. They are eager for a thorough understanding of diverse perspectives that will be essential to their success in the workplace. Why should education deprive them of that? Elaine Gross author is president of the civil rights organization ERASE Racism.

LETTERS An expert has issues with the East Side Access project To the Editor: The letter to the editor, “East Side Access is a year from completion” (Nov. 4-10), omitted critical facts. Since 2001, costs for the Long Island Rail Road’s East Side Access project have grown from $3.5 billion to $11.2 billion today. This does not include $4 billion more for “readiness projects” carried off line from the official project budget. The opening service date slipped from 2009 to December 2022. In our post-Covid-19 world, 60,000 new LIRR riders in December 2022 remains doubtful. Riders saving 40 minutes would depend on how long it took to exit the train, and how many blocks they walk to transfer to a subway or bus before reaching a final destination. Travel time from Jamaica to Grand Central Terminal was 27 minutes versus 20 minutes to Penn Station. The subway from Penn Station one stop to Times Square transferring to the 42nd Street Shuttle arriving in GCT is seven minutes or less. Many will continue telecommuting from home, part or full-time. There will be fewer face-to-face meetings and conferences, with increased use of teleconferences. Manhattanbased corporations continue downsizing. Others are relocating employees to suburban offices closer to home. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

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