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BERNIE RADER AND his wife, June, shared the story of his capture during World War II at the North Shore Historical Museum.

A heroic and happy life

Bernie Rader loved and enlightened many By REINE BEthANY rbethany@liherald.com

When 98-year-old Bernard Rader died on Dec. 23, he left behind a legacy of World War II heroism, active community involvement and uncompromising love for his family. The 19-year-old Brooklynite who signed up for the U.S. Army in May 1943 was already committed to his country. He was Jewish, and fully conscious of Hitler’s dire threat not only to freedom worldwide, but specifically to Jews. He became a soldier to defeat that existential threat. For an American Jewish

man to take up arms in World War II was especially daring because American dogtags showed each soldier’s religion. “There was a P for Protestant, an H for Hebrew or Jewish, and C for Catholic,” said June Rader, Bernie’s wife of nearly 70 years, “so they would know how to bury them if they were killed in action. Bernie’s unit was in an ambush with the Germans in France, and they had a sixhour battle, a very fierce battle, and they were taken prisoner (box, Page 4). He realized that if the Germans found out he was Jewish, they wouldn’t treat him the same as the

other prisoners, so he asked his friend [George Boyd] to bury his dog tags, and his friend did.” After his imprisonment and eventual release (bottom box, Page 4), Rader continued active duty. He re-entered the civilian world in January 1946, and applied his strong principles of honesty, patriotism and family unity to his life path. He became a certified public accountant and worked as a partner with his CPA father for more than 35 years. In 1949, he started his permanent romance with June. “We were married in 1952,” Continued on page 4

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FRom leFt, FRank Montana, Ray Maguire, Mohammad Khan, Maham Khan, Nadra Khan, Albert Khan, Mayor Robert Kennedy, Ben Jackson, Assistant Police Chief Carl Hetzel, Legis. Debra Mulé, and Legis. Steve Rhoads attended the Grand Opening ceremony for the return of 99¢ & Up Empire.

Freeport welcomes back 99 Cents & Up By Reine Bethany rbethany@liherald.com

On Wednesday, Jan. 5, Village of Freeport Mayor Robert T. Kennedy and Freeport Chamber of Commerce President Ben Jackson were joined by Nassau County Legislators Steve Rhoads and Debra Mulé to officially reopen and welcome back a local business that was destroyed when a vehicle collided with the storefront on March 5, 2021. The store, 99¢ & Up Empire, has been successfully owned and operated by Albert and Nadra Khan at 393 South Main St. since 2013. The Khans live in Valley Stream. They bought the store when their son Mohammad, now 26, was just starting college and their daughter Maham, now 19, was in middle school. “We’ve been happily part of the Freeport community for the last 8 years,” said Mohammad. “A lot of our success is because of my dad’s perseverance. This is a new industry for him. He used to work in sales. He had his own franchise with ADT, the security system. He did that for many years and then we transitioned over to this business.” Mohammad is now in his last year as a medical student at SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn. Maham attends John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan. Both of them still come to help out in the store whenever they can. “This is my dad’s labor of love,” Mohammad said. “He’s always on the floor – he’s not the kind of guy that’s cooped up in an office. He loves being out there interacting with the customers, doing the heavy lifting [of the boxes of product]. … He does it because he loves the business.” The store is located in a strip mall on the east side of South Main St. exactly where Atlantic Avenue dead-ends. The adjoining business on the north side is a Subway. At about 10:30 p.m. on March 5, a car speeding east on Atlantic Avenue failed to turn onto South Main, but

99¢ & Up Empire is now fully open for business. instead barreled straight toward the mall. The car struck the curb, became airborne, and smashed onto a parked car in the mall lot. Its momentum then catapulted it through the Subway front window, striking the wall that divided Subway from 99¢ & Up. As reported by the Freeport Fire Department on their Facebook page on March 6: “Late last night, into earlier this morning, our members responded to a scene that looked like something out of a movie. Dispatched as a reported building fire on S Main St, quick-arriving units found a car into a building that had overturned, was on fire, and had the occupant of the vehicle heavily entrapped. Truck 1 working side by side with the NCPD ESU division, an extrication began of the occupant. The occupant was freed and in the hands of EMS after an approximately 45-60 minute operation. The fire that resulted from the accident was extin-

guished by additional personnel from responding pumper companies. … Miraculously, the occupant was handed off to EMS conscious, but was transported to a hospital with unknown injuries.” At the time of the accident, the Khans were at home, but Montana’s Pizzeria & Catering at 385 South Main St. was open. “Frank from Montana’s Pizza is one of our good friends,” said Mohammad, “so he gave my mother a call and we rushed down as soon as we heard.” The Khans had just received their second dose of the Covid vaccine and were feeling its effects, but they scrambled into their coats and darted through the cold night air to their car. The scene that greeted them on South Main St. was shocking. “There was definitely fire damage to our store,” said Mohammad, “because the wall separating the stores was a point of impact, so what was going on in Subway spread into our store, and part of the

parked car went into our store as well. At the time we felt like the world was crumbling around us, because it’s just so much devastation to something we’ve worked for years to build, and that’s our project, that’s our livelihood, so seeing all the flames and all the damage, that was a terrible, terrible sight for us.” Throughout the next 8 months after the accident, Albert and Nadra endured endless insurance claim procedures. They slogged through building permits and supply-chain delays. Mohammad and Maham continued their schooling, but put in all the time they could to help refurbish the property, re-installing the sneeze guards and social distancing tape, sanitizing every inch, while their parents took care of the business matters. At the triumphant grand opening last week, the Khans were presented with a Village of Freeport citation for their resiliency and commitment to the Freeport community. The Freeport Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Kennedy held an official ribbon cutting at the location on South Main Street. “The past two years have been tremendously challenging for our local businesses -- harder on no one than Albert Kahn and 99¢ & Up Empire,” said Kennedy. “When this storefront was destroyed, Mr. and Mrs. Khan could have chosen to relocate, or shut their doors entirely. However, they displayed admirable resilience and now return ‘Freeport Strong.’ We wish them continued success and thank them for their commitment to Freeport. We look forward to supporting them as they recover from this hardship.” A February review of the business on Yelp encapsulates both the norm to which the Khans are returning and the difficulties they have overcome: “Excellent selection of merchandise … easy free parking right in front … great prices on everything. Friendly and helpful staff and owners. We need to support these small family-owned businesses now during these critical times, or they will be gone.”

Bernard Rader left the world a richer place continued from front page June said. “We have three children, all married, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. In Freeport, we lived on King Street for nine years, and then in 1968 we moved to our current house on Wilson Place.” The Rader family appreciated the Freeport education system. “Our kids all went to the Freep o r t s ch o o l s, ” said June, 91, who still drives and is “getting used to” living alone in her house. “My oldest son, Robert, is now executive director of all the school boards in Connecticut. Bernie Rader My daughter, Lauren, is an artist who wrote a book about teaching women art. My youngest son, Andrew, is a lawyer in Florida.” While June did bookkeeping part-time and raised the children, Bernie became president of the Nassau County CPA Society and was Secretary of the New York State Society of CPAs. Congregation B’Nai Israel in Freeport became their lifelong spiritual home. Bernie was treasurer of the Long Island Arts Council at Freeport for years. He also belonged to William Clinton Story American Legion Post 342, and maintained membership in the Jewish War Veterans from his return after World War II until he died. For the last seven years, his membership was at JWV Post 652 in Merrick. In 1984, Bernie joined the Valley Stream firm of Israeloff, Trattner & Co., PC. June continued her bookkeeping. “We traveled a lot while he was working,” June said, “and after tax season we took three weeks off every year and went to Europe. We went to a lot of different

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RADER, OF FREEPORT, delivered a talk about his harrowing experiences in World War II at Kennedy High School in Bellmore in 2013. places. We had a very happy life.” When he retired in 1991, June retired too, and together they started a second career. “The two of us went to high schools, libraries, churches, synagogues and had programs that we presented to all those people,” June said. “We did it about 350 times, telling them the story of how he was a POW and he was exchanged during the war. He always ended the program by saying, ‘You have to do something for your country. You don’t have to join the army, but you should go into Habitat for Humanity, the Peace Corps, something.’” The Rader offspring spoke movingly of their father and grandfather in the livestreamed Dec. 27 service at Hewlett Boulevard-Riverside Chapels. “He pushed all of us to be honest and have strong ethical principles,” Robert said. “To me, this connection between

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what he and the Greatest Generation had done, and the students of today, and his eagerness to encourage other veterans to tell their story, is what made him a hero in my life.” “More than anything, he taught me how people truly can change and grow over time,” Lauren said. “When my dad was 75, he had a stroke. He lost his words and fought like you can’t even imagine to get them back, but it was hard. After his stroke, he softened and became a more empathetic man. My dad taught me about forgiveness, and that love is to be shared openly and often.” Andrew said, “My mother’s unflinching care for my dad – how they provided for one another, each in their own way, over a nearly 70-year marriage – was a beautiful and inspirational master class in how to move into senior years with grace.” “I think he knew that his legacy of a loving happy family will live on,” said David, the oldest grandchild, himself a young father, “and that gave him a sense of deep and true satisfaction. Gramps, you showed us all the way, and we’ll take it from here, so you can rest in peace.” _________________

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Wartime dealmaker Andrew Gerow Hodges (19182005) joined the American Red Cross in World War II with the assimilated rank of captain and was assigned to the U.S. Army’s 94th Infantry Division as a field director of the Red Cross in the European Theater of Operations. Hodges personally took responsibility for crossing 15 times, alone and unannounced, into Axis-held territory to take relief supplies to Allied prisoners of war. Recognizing that it would be easier and better for both sides to care for their own men, Hodges proposed an unprecedented prisoner exchange that resulted in the liberation of 169 Allied prisoners. For his courage and service, the U.S. Army awarded him two Bronze Stars, the highest military decoration available to a civilian. (Text taken from Samford University Men’s Hall of Fame)

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Bernard “Bernie” Rader was drafted in 1943, during his second year at City College in New York. He became a private first class in the 94th Infantry Division and fought near Lorient in France, where his unit was ambushed. He was wounded and a captive of the Germans for 47 days, after which he was exchanged in one of the few prisoner of war exchanges on the Western Front, owing to the courageous deal brokered with the Germans by Andrew Gerow Hodges. He received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart for his service. In 2007, he was honored by French President Nicolas Sarkozy with the French Legion of Honor, the nation’s highest civilian award. (Text taken from the obituary of Bernard Rader on the website of Hewlett Boulevard-Riverside Chapels.)

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FReepoRt MeMoRial liBRaRy Director Lee Ann Moltzen adjusted a bunch of celebratory balloons on Dec. 29 for Grand Opening Day of the Inn B Tween Room, one of the projects completed despite the pandemic.

By Reine Bethany rbethany@liherald.com

For Freeport Memorial Library Director Lee Ann Moltzen, the Covid-19 pandemic represented a challenge, not only to preserve programming, but to regain one of the primary identities inherent to any library: a community place to be. The spaciousness of the library building eased the pain of reopening. “We’ve managed to stay open for the most part,” Moltzen said. “It was July 15, 2020, that we opened the building to the public and we were one of the first to not only open, but we had computers available – not a lot, we spaced them out – and we had seating. At other libraries you had to come in, get what you wanted, and go, but we did have some limited seating.” The staff had returned to work only two weeks before, on July 1, 2020. For the four months prior, since the mid-March 2020 shutdowns, the library had jumped on the Zoom bandwagon, converting in-person meetings to virtual programs, and propelling the rapid development of electronic book borrowing. Then came the two weeks of taking out books via curbside pickup, followed by limiting building access through the parking lot doorway. The library’s sense of progress had been temporarily thwarted by the closures, but some projects set in motion before the pandemic finally got going. “We got the automatic opener where you just have to wave your hand in front of the doors on Merrick Road,” said Moltzen. “We had applied for state construction aid before the pandemic, so it was perfect timing because you don’t have to touch the door either coming in or going out.” Entering and exiting on both the north and south sides of the building felt luxurious during the scramble to sanitize everything the public might touch. Even now, plastic still covers the keyboards of the computers, and sneeze guards have been installed, not only around the circulation desks, but recently, between computers, to increase patron access. One of the happiest projects completed despite the pandemic closures has been the Inn B Tween Room, which also

received a boost from state construction aid. The room is geared particularly to children in fifth and sixth grades, with games, computers, books, reading nooks, and a multipurpose space for programs. It celebrated a grand opening on Dec. 29. Unfortunately, the Omicron coronavirus variant was just rising to its height. Staffing shortages forced the library to shut down as of Monday, January 3. It will remain closed to the public at least through January 16, and then will decide week by week whether to reopen. The electronic alternatives developed during the first months of shutdowns in 2020 come in handy at such moments. “Sometimes it feels like you’re taking one step forward, two steps back,” Moltzen said. “We want to be able to stay open. We can pivot for a lot of programs from in-person or hybrid to virtual. Sometimes, when we hire someone for a performance, we say, if things turn around with Covid, are you able to do this virtually? That way, we can say at the last minute, okay, this will have to be virtual, but we can still offer the same program.” Moltzen has seen some in-person programs fade nearly out of existence, regaining few patrons during the months of gradual reopening. Where possible, events like concerts are live-streamed in addition to allowing in-person attendance, because many people still hesitate to come to any in-person gathering. Other programs, like yoga and Zumba, have thrived over the virtual platform. The newsletter has begun to be mailed in hard copy to Freeport households again, for which the recipients have expressed appreciation, and meanwhile the library website is a primary go-to for knowing that’s happening with programming. “We’re still in the pandemic,” Moltzen said philosophically. “And some people maybe have found that virtual programming works better for them.” Still, if she could say something to her beloved Freeport public, it would be, “It’s going to take time, but we’d love to have you back in the building. We’d love to have you see all the programs and services we offer.”

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NOTE: The Freeport Memorial Library is closed to the public through January 16. Please visit freeportlibrary.info for updates.

mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3274. NOTE: The following library programs are currently set to run as scheduled. Please visit the library website for updates about possible return to virtual formats.

Tuesday, January 18 Cat-ur-day story time and craft From 10-10:45 a.m., join Miss Rose Join Miss Rose for an exciting story time featuring songs and stories about cats, and a special craft. For ages 2 to 4 with an adult. This program will take place at the library. Please call (516) 379-3274, email youthservices@freeportlibrary.info, or come into the Children’s Room to preregister.

Friday, January 14 Time for trivia [virtual] From 6-6:45 p.m. via Zoom through the Freeport Memorial Library, for grades 5-12, test your knowledge in multiple subjects including music, movies, and more! This program will be taking place online. Meeting ID: 856 2359 7536. Passcode: 911029. For the meeting link, call (516) 3793274, email youthservices@freeportlibrary.info, or visit the library calendar at freeportlibrary.info.

Broadway returns! [virtual] From 7-8 p.m., theater enthusiast Brian Stoll will discuss all things Broadway, beginning with an update on the current state of Broadway. He will also share the history and importance of the Broadway Playbill as well as tips on how to see Broadway shows for under $50. On Zoom. Meeting ID: 838 5929 5410 Passcode: 831165. Call (516) 379-3274 or email mpicnataro@freeportlibrary.info for further details.

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Arts classes offered through LIACF This ceramic tile painting by area artist Phil Read is an example of what will be taught in one of the classes being offered this winter through the Long Island Council for the Arts at Freeport. Rd., Freeport, NY 11520). You must pre-register at https://www.liacfreeport.org/, and pay using the PayPal link on our website. If you have any questions, contact us at 516-2232522. The Rec Center requires that you must wear a mask to enter the building. Please be prepared to show proof of vaccination to your art instructor.

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Tai chi for adults [virtual]

The Long Island Arts Council at Freeport is offering art classes in different disciplines, for separate age groups. The programs began Jan. 8, but there is still time to register. They will continue through Feb. 6 or longer as announced. All classes, unless otherwise indicated, are held at the Freeport Recreation Center (130 E. Merrick

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From 10-11 a.m., join a program that is designed to improve the health and balance of the practitioner. Tai Chi encourages the body to recruit, recover, and restore muscles that have previously shut down due to injury or lack of use. Wear comfortable clothing and have water on hand. For the GoToMeeting link, please visit the library

calendar at freeportlibrary.info, or contact Maryellen Cantanno at mcantanno@freeport library.info or call (516) 379-3274)

Art talk: Is it real or make-believe? [virtual] From 1-2 p.m., Mary Vahey will present surrealism, an art movement that blended objects and circumstances that would not be associated with each other in real life. Surrealism blends reality with the dream-like world. Vahey discusses artists that include René Magritte and Salvador Dalí. Contact Tanisha Mitchell, (516) 379-3274, or tmitchell@freeportlibrary.info. Zoom meeting passcode: 876 4390 8500. ID: 970305.

True Tales Tuesdays

Sunday, January 16 Martin Luther King’s travels on Long Island [virtual] From 2:30-3:30 p.m.,Dr. Zebulon Miletsky, associate professor of Africana Studies at Stony Brook University, will speak about Martin Luther King’s message sent to Long Islanders on that fateful March 26, 1968. He will discuss what Dr. King’s message means for us today as we consider Johnson’s words, “the tasks yet to be done.” As we look for new ways to work through these socially turbulent times, King’s words offer us a vision for a possible way forward. Please register by contacting Maryellen Cantanno,

Join Mr. Kevin 4-4:30 p.m. to hear true facts and tales about outer space, dinosaurs, animals, and more. Mr. Kevin will be reading about a different topic each week. For students in grades K to 4. This program will take place at the library, so preregistration is required. Please call us at (516) 379-3274, email youthservices@freeportlibrary.info, or come into the Children’s Room to register.

Yoga for adults [virtual] From 6-7 p.m. through the library, this on-the-mat centered hatha yoga class is suitable for beginner and experienced yoga practitioners; we focus on breathing, stretching, and strength building. For the GoToMeeting link,

contact Maryellen Cantanno, mcanntanno@freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3274.

Wednesday, Jan. 19 Know about HPV [virtual] From 12-12:45 p.m., learn about the human papillovirus through a presentation of the Stony Brook Cancer Center Health Education Series. Learn about HPV causes and symptoms, and get recommendations for screening. This program is brought courtesy of the Nassau Libraries Health Share. Contact the ASK Department at (516) 379-3274 or ask@freeportlibrary.info.

Zumba for adults [virtual] From 6:30-7:30 p.m., move your body to great music while burning calories and having fun! Through the library via Zoom. Contact the ASK Department, (516) 379-3274, or ask@freeportlibrary.info

Optimize your immune system [virtual] From 7-8 p.m., learn how to age gracefully and combat viruses with a kitchen pharmacy. Save your spot! This program is brought courtesy of the Nassau Libraries Health Share. Contact the ASK Department at (516) 379-3274 or ask@freeportlibrary.info.

HAVIng An eVenT? Items on the Community Update pages 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 rbethany@liherald.com

Issues of the Freeport-based Nassau Daily Review-Star can be found at FultonHistory.com. Hungerford & Clark Funeral Home is now owned by Carmine and Michael Carpinone. Black-owned Value Precision Inc. was featured on Economic Forum, WTHE-AM 1520, in 1992. Led by Chief Joe Shapira, Freeport has New York State’s largest all-volunteer fire department. Freeport residents drink naturally purified water drawn from Freeport’s own fresh-water aquifer.

LIACF offers new art class series to try something now, like modeling clay or painting on ceramic tiles, at an inexpensive price just to see if it could be an entree There is still time to register for the into the arts in some way.” series of art classes that will take place at The classes are all being taught by wellthe Freeport Recreation Center this win- established local artists. Three courses ter, brought by the Long Island Council for will be taught by English-born Phil Read, the Arts at Freeport. who holds an M.F.A. in studio painting, a “It’s something B.F.A. in interdiscithe arts council has plinary arts, and a never done before,” degree in chemical said LIACF Execuengineering with a tive Director Laumajor in microbiolor e n c e D r e s n e r. gy. He is teaching “We’re looking to I n k , Wa s h , a n d start it now because Color Painting; Funwe think it’s a good damentals of Art opportunity for peoand Design; and ple who want to dabCeramic Tile Paintble or experiment in the Long isLand Council for the Arts at ing. the arts, but don’t Freeport is offering art classes. Peter Lora, who know where to start, works at his studio or who feel afraid of in Westbury where spending too much money on something he lives with his wife and daughter, earned that they may not like.” his bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from The classes for some of the courses Adelphi University, and two master’s began last Saturday, but it is still not too degrees from Long Island University, one late to register by going to the LIACF web- in Fine Art and the other in Art Educasite, https://www.liacfreeport.org/, or by tion. He has also studied throughout New calling (516) 223-2522. The schedule of York and in Europe. He is teaching a Figuclasses is also on the website. rative Abstract Sculptor Class. “The idea was to offer art classes that Irene Clark, a prolific New York artist are not being offered anywhere else,” who has displayed her work in many galDresner said, “because you don’t want to leries since 1989, is teaching “Handprints – compete with stores and merchants and so Become a Printmaker.” Lynn Rogan Roseton, but just give the opportunity for people ti, who teaches art throughout the area

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PeteR LoRa, a well-known sculptor whose studio is in Westbury, will teach a Figurative Abstract Sculptor Class on Sundays, Jan. 16-Feb. 6. class. So far, the courses are not being put off by Covid closures, but interested learners will need to be masked when they enter the Recreation Center and present proof of vaccination. For further details, see the Community Update on page 8 of this issue, and contact LIACF via website and phone.

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and has displayed her work at the African American Museum of Long Island and the Children’s Museum of the Arts, is offering a course called “Art Explorers,” an experience in multisensory art learning for children. Pop artists and native Long Islander Michael Albert is teaching “Modern Pop Art Workshop,” a hands-on pop art collage

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Baldwin Senior Basketball moReNo IS looKINg to lead Baldwin to its eighth straight Nassau Class AA championship and has drawn interest from a handful of D1 college programs. She is a two-time All-County selection and was an impact player as a sophomore during the team’s last county title run. She scored 10 points in its 60-52 victory over Syosset in the Class AA final held March 8, 2020 at Nassau Coliseum, marking her seventh game that season scoring in double figures. She averaged 14 points as a junior.

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Girls Basketball: East Rockaway at West Hemp.....4:45 p.m. Girls Basketball: Lynbrook at Lawrence...................... 5 p.m. Boys Swimming: Wantagh vs South Side (at Jeircho) 7 p.m. Gymnastics: Valley Stream at Hewlett ........................ 7 p.m. Gymnastics: Sewanhaka at South Side ..................... 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: North Shore at Seaford ................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Westbury at Baldwin ....................... 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 14 Girls Basketball: Glen Cove at Sewanhaka ..................... 5 p.m.

Girls Basketball: Roslyn at Elmont ............................ 5 p.m. Wrestling: Freeport at Oceanside ..............................5:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: New Hyde Park at MacArthur................ 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Island Trees at Clarke ........................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Seaford at Lawrence ............................ 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball: V.S. North at South Side................. 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 15 Wrestling: Baldwin Tournament ........................................9 a.m. Boys Bakisetball: V.S. Central at East Meadow.............. 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: East Rockaway at West Hemp. ........... 12 p.m. Girls Basketball: Kennedy at South Side ..................... 12 p.m.

This first half of the season has not been easy for head coach Meredith Jones and the Freeport girls’ basketball team between injuries, inconsistent play, and a lineup turnover after one of the starters departed last weekend. But those who remain have shown a resiliency that could result in a playoff berth come February. After losing their second-leading scorer from last year, Anayah Lloyd, to a torn ACL during the offseason and with AllCounty junior Taneece Wooden not playing at 100 percent, the Red Devils started the campaign at 3-5 entering a critical stretch of the season. But their record could be a lot worse if not for the contributions of sophomore leading scorer Ania Crocker (11.1 ppg) and seniors Ancksu Dixon and Windney Destin. “It has definitely been an interesting year,” Jones said. “The whole season we’ve been dealing with Wooden playing at 60 percent of what she can usually do. But the girls are supportive of each other. I think good things are going to happen.” Following a disappointing loss at South Side during the Lady Cyclone Tournament on Dec. 9, Freeport rebounded with a convincing 56-26 victory over Uniondale on Dec. 14 before outscoring Oceanside 13-0 in the fourth quarter for a 40-35 victory four days later to move to 3-2. Crocker, who was named to the AllTournament team at South Side, scored six of her 14 points in the fourth and sophomore Queenasha Ellis provided stellar defense off the bench to help the Red Devils pitch a shutout in the final eight minutes. “She brought a spark to our defense, and it worked,” Jones said of Ellis. “We’ve been a team where our offense stems from our defense and all of a sudden it was clicking.” The win could prove even bigger at the end of the season with Freeport battling the Sailors and Port Washington for the fourth and final playoff spot in Conference AA-1. The Red Devils visited Port on Wednesday after press time and will face Oceanside again on Jan. 21.

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SopHomoRe ANIA CRoCKeR is averaging double digits in points for the Red Devils, who split their first four games against Conference AA-1 rivals. The excitement was, unfortunately, short-lived with consecutive losses to conference powerhouses Massapequa, Farmingdale, and Syosset. But the Red Devils showed their mettle against a one-loss Daler team on Jan. 4, outscoring them 30-20 in the second half before eventually falling 48-46. “I brought them into our room where we talked about the game plan [at halftime] and I said, ‘Somebody show me something that we’ve done. Which things can we check off ? And there was nothing,” Jones explained. “I said, ‘We tried it

your way, let’s try mine,’ and that worked.” Dixon has five 10-point games this season, including a season-high 15 against Uniondale and 14 against Farmingdale. Jones also lauded her for her defense. “She’s a competitor,” Jones said. “She brings the ball up the court, plays amazing defense [and] she’s so quick. She’s just been amazing and has stepped up so much.” Despite standing 5-foot-8, Destin has been the team’s most tenacious rebounder, recording 17 in a win over East Rockaway on Dec. 7 and 14 more against Oceanside.

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■ On Jan. 4, Freeport police officers arrested a suspect who entered a business location and started to push and shove one of the business operators in an enclosed area. The police officer arrested the suspect, who was then transported to Freeport police headquarters. The suspect was given an appearance ticket and a date to appear at court.

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Larceny ■ On Jan. 6, Freeport police responded to a business location to complete a report concerning a suspect who attempted to steal merchandise by paying for it with fraudulent currency. The clerk questioned the validity of the currency, and the suspect then left, taking both the currency and the merchandise, before the police officers arrived. No further action was requested.

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The Elks National Hoop Shoot is going forward with its Golden 50-Year Anniversary set of competitions. The first set this past Saturday was lodge-level, and Freeport resident John Nuzzi Sr. supplied the leadership to make the Hoop Shoot for New York Elks Lodge #1 take place. The school gyms normally available to the lodge were shut down by the latest Covid wave. At a recent Freeport Chamber of Commerce networking luncheon, Nuzzi mentioned the lack of a venue to Mayor Robert T. Kennedy. The mayor then coordinated with Freeport Recreation Center Director Vicki Dinielli to schedule the competition in the rec center gym on Jan. 8. Nuzzi and a team of Elks Lodge #1 members planned the event so as to accommodate CDC protocols of social distancing and facial masking. Children ages 7-8 came at 9 a.m., ages 10-11 at 10 a.m., and ages 12-13 at 11 a.m. Turnout was lower than hoped, with no competitors in the highest age bracket, but those who did come showed their best effort. Four children, a boy and a girl from each of the two younger categories, will continue to the district-level competition in New Hyde Park on Saturday, Jan. 22. Nuzzi wrote a thank-you to all who participated and supported Saturday’s event, The thank-you read, in part, “On behalf of Exalted Ruler Lisa Moldovan, the Officers and Members of Lodge #1, and John M. Nuzzi Sr., Past District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler and this year’s Lodge Hoop Shoot director, the Elks send a Gratifying Lodge of Thanks to Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy for allowing the Elks to hold this year’s Hoop Shoot. The Lodge also sends thanks to Vicki Dinielli and her Recreation Center staff. We also thank Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé for attending as well as making a presen-

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John nuzzi SR., second from right, headed up this year’s lodge-level Hoop Shoot, supported by Freeport Mayor Robert T. Kennedy, fourth from right, Legis. Debra Mulé, fifth from right, and members of New York Elks Lodge #1. Four children qualified for the district competition on Jan. 22. tation to New York Elks Lodge #1.” Nuzzi further thanked “committee members that were able to attend, Michael J. Boller, DDGER, Lodge Trustee, Frank T. Hunt, PDDGER, Lodge Trustee Chairman, Brian Steckler, PSVP, Esquire, Paul Schneller, PER,

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62 093 871 MAUSER’S BAY LLC 3,116.69 62 093 909 MAUSER’S BAY LLC 592.80 62 094 126 ZAGORSKI MARY E 7,868.07 62 096 291 SCHUBERT ERIC DOUGLAS 3,899.11 62 097 378 CALLAGHAN RUBINO BOYCE 2,146.60 62 098 453 ALVAREZ JENNIFER 9,744.56 62 100 666 7 ROBERTS HOMES CORP 3,947.38 62 102 94 FROEHLING NOREEN 3,503.53 62 103 245 U0101 NUNEZ NAUTICAL REALTY LLC 691.92 62 103 245 U0330 MAG ROSEMARIE 1,343.71 62 103 245 U0410 CBE REALTY CORP 656.27 62 103 245 U0431 SGAMBATI MEGAN 656.27 62 104 114 MALACHITE DEVELOPMENT LLC 6,603.71 62 104 232 US BANK NATIONAL ASSN TRU 1,893.19 62 104 251 HARPER JOHN & MARYANNE 2,020.56 62 105 319 ALANISSI & KUMAR & SOOKHU 5,813.13 62 105 340 DONOHUE THOMAS & JACQUELI 3,430.34 62 106 379 ULIP JAMES 1,953.26 62 106 389 BORCANA 30TH DR LIC LLC 2,725.80 62 106 391 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC 2,727.97 62 109 3 INT’L SOC KRISHNA CONSCIO 4,265.45 62 110 1 MELNICK MURRAY & CAROL 5,600.16 62 113 217 180 ATLANTIC REALTY LLC 5,540.26 62 118 10 BROTHERHOOD OF ST JOSEPH 811.76 62 122 3 GUZMAN J & STEVENSON A 2,319.92 62 125 10 DILG PETER & VIRGINIA 6,010.90 62 127 16 NUNEZ VICTORINO 7,320.68 62 128 7 RICE MARGARET 3,654.36 62 130 6 OTTLEY JAROD & GABRIEL S 2,800.98 62 130 10 GILL LYNETTE & RUSSELL CA 5,840.78 62 132 124 CLANCY MICHAEL & JASON 2,272.71 62 132 132 NRZ REO IX LLC 2,637.90 62 134 20 BISMILLAH HOMES INC 3,134.41 62 134 21 WIER CAMILLA 5,214.02 62 135 109 NEWMAN NORVELLA 2,663.06 62 135 205 WAYNE JOSEPH 2,623.88 62 137 7 KELLY CHARLES JAMES 2,793.71 62 138 30 PETERSON L & JONES S 143.29 62 139 10 ROMERO & LASSO URRIOLA 1,680.78 62 139 22 KOUTSOGIANNIS R & KAISER 1,933.06 62 143 1216 403 S BAYVIEW LLC 4,907.18 62 147 524 84 DYNAMIC LLC 18.80 62 147 541 ZOTOLLI ANTHONY 18.80 62 152 252 BADAL ROBERT 295.44 62 152 5 PANTHER ENTERPRISES INC 11,968.96 62 152 11 LEGALDOC’S REALTY CORP 5,355.15 62 156 343 ISLAND BEACH INC 2,671.64 62 156 626 JAGNOW ARNIM & BARBARA 8,687.65 62 156 748 MUNGROO ANJANI 9,094.30 62 156 756 DIHAL HARDEO 7,531.49 62 156 758 ROUNTRY ROBERT S 8,058.01 62 156 772 U0002 LEONARDI JOSEPH 350.75 62 156 772 U0003 RIVERS STEPHEN 350.75 62 156 772 U0004 RIVERS STEPHEN 350.75 62 156 772 U0302 CONEVERY ANNMARIE & PETER 1,610.62 62 156 772 U0312 CASTIELLNOU OSWALD 786.11 62 156 30 JAGNOW ILONA 5,118.17 62 157 553 TAMAYO ELINA 3,383.28 62 158 494 MENLINGER K & ZVITCOVICH 1,899.20 62 160 416 ANDERSON SVEN & ANN 6,228.26 62 162 294 POTTER A AND OTTO N 4,751.95 62 162 297 MC ALEESE MARYANN 4,106.59 62 163 170 ALBERTO LUIS 5,616.02 62 165 14 MOSU NICOLAE & 8,088.32 62 173 262 KRIS RAIN DEVELOPMENT INC 2,113.89 62 173 312 KARIBWORKS ENTERPRISES IN 1,869.31 62 175 311 ALEC EVAN CO LLC 4,574.72 62 175 318 14 SUFFOLK ST REALTY CORP 19,678.67 62 175 346 250 WOODCLEFT AVE CORP 6,778.03 62 175 1 ALEC EVAN CO. LLC 8,338.10 62 175 2 A B I WHISKEY CORP 7,321.98 62 176 330 JAGNOW BARBARA & ILONA 3,196.92 62 176 380 262 WOODCLEFT AVE CORP 9,915.04 62 176 381 JAGNOW ARNIM BARBARA & IL 2,359.45 62 176 382 JAGNOW ARNIM & BARBARA 4,745.03 62 176 383 JAGNOW BARBARA & ILONA 937.79 62 176 384 JAGNOW BARBARA & ILONA 1,523.50 62 177 113 319 WOODCLEFT AVE REALTY 12,500.12 62 177 118 319 WOODCLEFT AVE REALTY 2,745.34 62 177 121 319 WOODCLEFT AVE 3,292.99 62 177 201 361 WOODCLEFT REALTY LLC 5,164.86 62 177 220 NAUTICAL MILE LLC 8,157.61 62 177 311 361 WOODCLEFT REALTY LLC 7,963.67 62 177 315 361 WOODCLEFT REALTY LLC 1,626.51 62 177 323 NAUTICAL MILE LLC 4,958.78 62 177 4 KRIS RAIN DEVELOPMENT INC 5,691.06 62 177 7 KRIS RAIN DEVELOPMENT INC 1,948.30 62 177 88 JAGNOW, BARBARA & ILONA 10,669.27 62 178 471 RUFF HOUSE RESCUE INC 9,611.25 62 178 487 R & K 3 REALTY 2016 LLC 4,949.98 62 178 499 RUFF HOUSE RESCUE INC 374.95 62 180 422 JOHNSON, KIRK 6,483.09 62 181 193 VELASQUEZ EDDIE & HERNAND 5,076.74 62 183 105 612 MILLER AVE GROUP CORP 6,253.82 62 183 306 698 MILLER AVE CORP 7,060.00 62 183 308 RUBIN JEROLD & REBA 6,379.62 62 183 374 GLOBAL SERVICES NETWORK 5,751.69 62 183 96 348 PROPERTY INC 2,298.06 62 184 288 DOMINGUEZ MARITZA 5,732.59 62 186 152 RAISED UP LLC 4,487.74 62 186 416 RAMIREZ NARCISO 6,745.82 62 186 428 MURPHY YVONNE 2,856.02 62 186 524 HABIB AMER 2,706.80

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS BID #22-02-ELEC-601 FURNISHING OF SINGLE PHASE, DUAL VOLTAGE, LOW PROFILE P A D M O U N T E D TRANSFORMERS FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for the “Furnishing of Single Phase, Dual Voltage, Low Profile Padmounted Transformers” until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud. Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be seen and obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, from 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, February 4, 2022, or by visiting the Village’s Website at www.freeportny.gov. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals received and subject to these reservations, shall award the contract to the lowest qualified and responsible bidder(s). Bids which, in the opinion of the Board, are unbalanced shall be rejected. In submitting a bid, bidders agree not to withdraw their bid within forty five (45) days after the date for the opening thereof. Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - January 13, 2022 129183 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS BID #22-02-ELEC-600 FURNISHING OF SINGLE PHASE, SINGLE VOLTAGE, LOW PROFILE PADMOUNTED TRANSFORMERS FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated

Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for the “Furnishing of Single Phase, Single Voltage, Low Profile Padmounted Transformers” until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud. Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be seen and obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, from 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, February 4, 2022, or by visiting the Village’s Website at www.freeportny.gov. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals received and subject to these reservations, shall award the contract to the lowest qualified and responsible bidder(s). Bids which, in the opinion of the Board, are unbalanced shall be rejected. In submitting a bid, bidders agree not to withdraw their bid within forty five (45) days after the date for the opening thereof. Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - January 13, 2022 129182 PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS BID #22-02-ELEC-602 FURNISHING OF THREE PHASE, SINGLE VOLTAGE, LOW PROFILE PADMOUNTED TRANSFORMERS FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for the “Furnishing of Three Phase, Single Voltage, Low Profile Padmounted Transformers” until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building,

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ANN DRIVE HOLDINGS LLC 2,774.07 ELLIS DIANE 5,618.77 JOHNSON RUSSELL 4,129.33 SOMERVILLE SYLVIA 1,852.68 GAYLE IRVING & IZETTA 2,336.75 GAYLE IRVING & IZETTA 452.76 MILO REALITY LLC 21.84 FREEPORT RENTAL P LLC 10,846.79 16 FILMORE PLACE LLC 7,702.05 GESHMAKSTER PARTNERS LLC 5,625.63 EMERALDA &SON HOLDINGSLLC 1,637.50 300 BUFFALO AVE LLC 10,983.45 16 SOUTH KETCHAM LLC 4,532.94

46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud. Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be seen and obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, from 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, February 4, 2022, or by visiting the Village’s Website at www.freeportny.gov. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals received and subject to these reservations, shall award the contract to the lowest qualified and responsible bidder(s). Bids which, in the opinion of the Board, are unbalanced shall be rejected. In submitting a bid, bidders agree not to withdraw their bid within forty five (45) days after the date for the opening thereof. Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - January 13, 2022 129184 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS FURNISHING OF FIRE HYDRANTS, GATE VALVES, REPAIR COUPLINGS, REPAIR FITTINGS & INCIDENTALS - 2022 FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for “FURNISHING OF FIRE HYDRANTS, GATE VALVES, & REPAIR COUPLINGS, REPAIR FITTINGS AND INCIDENTALS - 2022” until 11:00 A.M. on February 1, 2022 in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud.

Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be seen and obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, or by visiting the Village’s Website at w w w. f r e e p o r t n y. g o v. Bids will be available from 9:00 A.M. from January 18, 2022 until 4:00 P.M. January 28, 2022. There is no charge for the bid documents. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals received and subject to these reservations, shall award the contract to the lowest qualified and responsible bidder. Bids which, in the opinion of the Board, are unbalanced shall be rejected. In submitting a bid, bidders agree not to withdraw their bid within forty five (45) days after the date for the opening thereof. Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - January 13, 2022 Freeport Leader 129186 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS BID #22-02-ELEC-603 FURNISHING OF THREE PHASE, DUAL VOLTAGE, LOW PROFILE PADMOUNTED TRANSFORMERS FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for the “Furnishing of Three Phase, Dual Voltage, Low Profile Padmounted Transformers” until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud. Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be seen and obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, from 9:00

A.M. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, February 4, 2022, or by visiting the Village’s Website at www.freeportny.gov. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals received and subject to these reservations, shall award the contract to the lowest qualified and responsible bidder(s). Bids which, in the opinion of the Board, are unbalanced shall be rejected. In submitting a bid, bidders agree not to withdraw their bid within forty five (45) days after the date for the opening thereof. Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - January 13, 2022 129185 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS BID #22-02-ELEC-599 FURNISHING OF OVERHEAD, POLE MOUNTED, SINGLE PHASE, SINGLE VOLTAGE, DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for the “Furnishing of Overhead, Pole Mounted, Single Phase, Single Voltage, Distribution Transformers” until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud. Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be seen and obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, from 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, February 4, 2022, or by visiting the Village’s Website at www.freeportny.gov. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals received and subject to these reservations, shall award the contract to the lowest qualified and responsible bidder(s). Bids which, in the opinion of the Board, are unbalanced shall be rejected. In submitting a bid, bidders agree not to withdraw their bid within forty five (45) days after the date for the opening thereof. Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - January 13, 2022 129181

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS FURNISHING OF AQUEOUS AMMONIA FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for the “FURNISHING OF AQUEOUS AMMONIA” until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud. Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be seen and obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, or by visiting the Village’s Website at w w w. f r e e p o r t n y. g o v. Bids will be available from 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, February 4, 2022. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals received and, subject to these reservations, shall award the contract to the lowest qualified and responsible bidder. Bids which, in the opinion of the Board, are unbalanced shall be rejected. In submitting a bid, bidders agree not to withdraw their bid within forty five (45) days after the date for the opening thereof. Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - January 13, 2022 129178 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS BID #22-02-ELEC-598 FURNISHING OF OVERHEAD, POLE MOUNTED, SINGLE PHASE, DUAL VOLTAGE, DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for the “Furnishing of Overhead, Pole Mounted, Single Phase, Dual Voltage, Distribution Transformers” until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud.

Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be seen and obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, from 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, February 4, 2022, or by visiting the Village’s Website at www.freeportny.gov. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals received and subject to these reservations, shall award the contract to the lowest qualified and responsible bidder(s). Bids which, in the opinion of the Board, are unbalanced shall be rejected. In submitting a bid, bidders agree not to withdraw their bid within forty five (45) days after the date for the opening thereof. Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - January 13, 2022 129180 LEGAL NOTICE SITE PLAN REVIEW BOARD MEETING JANUARY 25, 2022 NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a Public Hearing will be held before the Site Plan Review Board on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 7:00 P.M., in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Main Conference Room, 46 N. Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, on Site Plan applications as they appear on the calendar; public comment invited. The Board will meet at 6:00 P.M. in the Trustees Conference Room to discuss cases not requiring a public hearing; open to the public, no public comment. INTERESTED PROPERTY OWNERS and other persons should appear at the above time and place to have questions answered and to voice opinions. SP-3417- 405 N. Main Street, Section 55/Block 393/Lot 30. Service Business. Luis Teran. Construct 2nd floor addition and change of use from conversion of office to mixed use of residential with warehouse. Approved 11/24/2020. Request to reopen SP-3517- 55-59 N. Main Street, Section 55/Block 264/Lot 51-53. Service Business. Delmont Medical Care. Façade improvement. BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING BOARD Pamela Walsh Boening, Village Clerk 129177 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU FEDERAL NATIONAL M O R T G A G E ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff AGAINST HERBERT LEWIS, JR., CEDRIC WHITT, ERIC WHITT, IF LIVING OR IF EITHER OR ALL BE DEAD, THEIR WIVES, HUSBANDS, HEIRS-AT-LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING UNDER, BY OR THROUGH SAID ERIC WHITT BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, OF ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN, AND THE RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES, WIDOW, OR WIDOWERS OF THEM, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOSE NAMES ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated October 05, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on February 15, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 16 Abbott Place, Roosevelt, NY 11575. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, and State of New York, SECTION 55, BLOCK 419, LOT 81 and SECTION 55, BLOCK 419, LOT 82. Approximate amount of judgment $329,149.57 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 2324/2012. The aforementioned auction will be conducted rain or shine, 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. Lisa A. Goodwin, Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 70258 129129 LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on January 10, 2022, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to

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Blakeman’s mask order stirs local reaction continued from front page Sillitti, all Democrats, issued a statement opposing Blakeman’s actions. It read, in part, “At this point in the pandemic, when pediatric hospitalizations are spiking at dangerous levels, it would be the height of irresponsibility to ignore Governor Hochul’s vital efforts to protect public health. … For the sake of our children, teachers and school personnel, County Executive Blakeman must

immediately rescind his irresponsible and clearly unlawful executive order.” Freeport schools had kept infection rates low, from reopening last spring through the winter break that began Dec. 24, district officials said. A Covid-related staffing shortage arose at the end of the winter break, so the school system went to remote learning from Jan. 3 to 9, but returned to in-person instruction Jan. 10. “As we return to in-person instruc-

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expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK, ADOPTED JANUARY 10, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF POLICE VEHICLES, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $130,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF SAID VILLAGE IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $130,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the acquisition of police vehicles. The period of probable usefulness for $130,000 of the bonds authorized is three (3) years. The amount of obligations to be issued is $130,000. A complete copy of the bond resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, at the Village Hall, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York. The bond resolution is dated January 10, 2022. 129187 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR ANNUAL CHILLER MAINTENANCE FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed

proposals for “ANNUAL CHILLER MAINTENANCE” until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, February 11, 2022, in the Purchasing Department, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520. Specifications may be obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, or by visiting the Village’s Website at w w w. f r e e p o r t n y. g o v. Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts will be available from 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, February 11, 2022. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received and subject to these reservations, shall award the contract to the highest qualified and responsible vendor. Proposals, which in the opinion of the Board are unbalanced, shall be rejected. In submitting a proposal, vendors agree not to withdraw their proposal within forty five (45) days after the date for the opening thereof. Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport 129179 PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No. 602944/2018 WELLS FARGO USA HOLDINGS, INC., Plaintiff, v. ERNESTINA DELVALLE, AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF BARBARA A. ROLLINS A/K/A BARBARA ROLLINS, ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE LATE BARBARA A. ROLLINS A/K/A BARBARA ROLLINS, IF LIVING, AND IF ANY BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS WHO ARE SPOUSES, WIDOWS, GRANTEES, MORTGAGEES, LIENORS,

HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF SUCH OF THEM AS MAY BE DEAD, AND THEIR SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, DEBRA A. CARR, ROBERT PINA, AS GUARDIAN OF B.P., BELIEVED TO BE A MINOR, CHARLES CARTER, BESSIE DOE, SKY DOE, JOHN DOE, (REFUSED NAME), Defendants. To the above named Defendants: You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within thirty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. 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 your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER

WITH THE COURT. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of Honorable David P. Sullivan, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed the 20th day of December, 2021 at Mineola, New York. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage on the following property: Tax I.D. No. 55-447-103 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Southerly side of Lilian Avenue (Lillian Avenue) distant 196 feet Westerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Southerly side of Lilian Avenue with the Westerly side of Jay Street; RUNNING THENCE South 0 degrees 37 minutes East and along land now or formerly of Lamory 125.04 feet to land now or formerly of Perfect and Lamory; THENCE North 89 degrees 46 minutes West along said last mentioned land 41.92 feet to land now or formerly of Sawyer; THENCE North 0 degrees 20 minutes West and along said land now or formerly of Sawyer 124.63 feet to the Southerly side of Lilian Avenue; and THENCE RUNNING North 89 degrees 40 minutes East along the Southerly side of Lilian Avenue 41.30 feet, to the point or place of BEGINNING. Subject to easements, covenants, and restriction of record. These premises are also known as 20 Lillian Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. WOODS OVIATT GILMAN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 129190 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

tion,” said in a Jan. 6 message posted by Freeport Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kishore Kuncham on the district website, “please know it is possible that we may have to be prepared to shift intermittently to remote instruction in the future on a school building basis or as a district. . . . It is always our intention to have our students engaged in in-person learning in our schools.” Blakeman’s orders read in part, “Given the historical data on Covid-19 and the ongoing debate over whether masks are more harmful than beneficial to children and to school environments in general, we should protect the freedoms and statutory rights of students and parents by resting with the parents the decision whether their children should wear masks in school.” School boards must vote “to determine whether or not parents and children should be granted the constitutional right to reject mask mandates while in the classroom.” The legal counsel for the county executive drafted the executive orders signed by Blakeman, said Chris Boyle, the county executive’s spokesman. On Jan. 6, Kuncham said in a statement, “As far as Freeport is concerned, masks will continue regardless of any of the local options being given. We believe wearing masks is one of the powerful weapons to stop the spread of Covid, along with vaccination, and certainly I believe, and our Board of Education believes, this is something that has kept all of us safe in our schools. Along with other measures, we’re going to continue that.” Shortly after, State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa issued a statement that read, in part, “Counties are required to enforce school masking regulations. The regulation, which applies to schools and many other sectors, requires local health

departments to enforce school mask mandates. “Counties do not have the legal authority,” the commissioner continued, “to require boards of education to vote on specific issues. School officers take an oath to obey all legal requirements. The State Education Department expects school boards will follow all legal requirements, including the face-covering regulation.” William Biamonte, chief of staff to the County Legislature’s Democratic minority, said, “County Executive Blakeman can say that ‘Nassau is normal again’ all he wants, but as Omicron continues to spread like wildfire and hospitalize more children than any other Covid variant to date, this is a recipe for disaster.” Blakeman, a Republican, said he was directly opposing an order put in place in early December by Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, requiring mask use in public spaces. The state mandate was originally set to expire in mid-January, but Hochul recently extended it through Feb. 1. “As governor,” she said Dec. 10, “my two top priorities are to protect the health of New Yorkers and to protect the health of our economy.” The governor said at the time that she expected the positivity rate would rise with the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. Blakeman’s orders come at a time when Long Island’s Covid positivity rate — the highest in the state — was spiking at more than 25 percent, and a growing number of school districts are reporting increased transmission of the disease, with some, such as Freeport and Long Beach, being forced to close certain schools because of staffing shortages. Hospitalization rates are rising, as well.

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At A news conference on Jan. 6, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed an executive order requiring school districts to vote in January on whether to require masks in classrooms.

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The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry. To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to sbrinton@liherald.com HAIR CUTTER NEEDED Barber Shop Rockville Centre. F/T. Experienced, Immediate. 516-491-6611. HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered. Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@liherald.com. PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSE HELP Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for a motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key. Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

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Q. A few contractors have looked at my attic so I can finish it for more bedrooms and a family room. The 1920s house has a very large attic with stairs to the second-floor landing. The attic stairs are much steeper and narrower, and the contractor says the walls will need to be taken down and wider and longer stairs put in. Is this necessary? The stairs are already there, and even though they’re steep, they work. Also, one of the contractors said that the horizontal 2x4s going across the attic, which are too low to walk around, could be removed or raised. Is that true? He said we could put them higher and add more so we can add finished wallboards to them. Do you agree, and is there anything I should know about doing this before we start?

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A. Good thing you asked before you started. Instead of starting, you need to stop and take a few steps back. What you’re describing has multiple issues that you have to address. First, your state building code doesn’t allow the occupancy of a third floor in a single-family, woodframed dwelling. This is because of the many danonte eeper gers involved in surviving a fire at that level. In the process of getting the permit to occupy a third story, which you left out of the description of your investigation, you would need to have a licensed architect or engineer prepare plans that include specific methods of escape, including the correct size and number of windows, distances to exterior and interior levels below to escape to, sprinkler locations along the entire path of travel to get out of the dwelling, heights of ceilings and fire-rated materials to be installed. This is because, as I have often written, the chances of surviving a fire in the third floor of a wood-framed dwelling are statistically remote, only 5 percent. That means you or your loved ones could be among the 95 out of 100 who will die from smoke inhalation or burns. The plans for a finished third story are submitted to both your local building department, which will rightfully reject them, and to the State Codes Division for a public hearing, where your case will need to be represented by a code-knowledgeable professional. I have seen people represent themselves, which generally doesn’t go very well, since safety is the reason for the codes, and there are many laws and standards that the average owner is unaware of. The stair access must be 3 feet wide, and the tread must be at least 10¼ inches, while the risers cannot exceed 8¼ inches. The horizontal 2x4s you described are collar ties, and they serve the important function of holding the roof together, especially in high winds and under snow loads. Moving or removing them can be dangerous. The higher up, the less effective, and without first calculating several factors, it should not be done.

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n Christmas Day, NASA sent into space the James Webb telescope, which, if all works out as planned, will provide us with our first look into the beginning of time. The telescope will bring into focus the oldest stars in the universe, and examine the atmospheres of nearby exoplanets for signs of life. But who the heck was James Webb? He has largely been lost to history. He was a Marine Corps pilot, an aide to several members of Congress, JAMES undersecretary of to President BERNSTEIN state Harry S. Truman, president of a New York company, Sperry Gyroscope, and NASA’s second administrator. A pretty impressive biography. But just as Webb’s name has largely been forgotten, so has a tragic incident that occurred during his administration that almost ended America’s space program. On Jan. 27, 1967, three astronauts

— Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, 40, Edward H. White, 36, and rookie Roger Chaffee, 31 — were killed on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida when a fire erupted in their command module during pre-flight training. At the time, it was the world’s worst space disaster. Little is said or written these days about the three astronauts and their destroyed Apollo 1 spacecraft. For one thing, there was the success of the moon landings beginning in 1969. And there have been other disasters — two space shuttles, Challenger, in 1986, and Columbia, in 2003, were lost, resulting in the deaths of 14 astronauts. The country was in shock after the ’67 fire in Apollo 1. NASA’s carefully cultivated image of infallibility had been badly damaged. There were calls from various corners to nix the space program, and let the Russians have the moon. It wasn’t worth human lives, some editorials in leading newspapers said. Webb saw it differently. But perhaps the most distinguishing factor of his leadership, something rarely seen in gov-

ernment or politics these days, was that Webb publicly took the blame for the disaster, pulling no punches. “We’ve always known that something like this was going to happen soon or later,” he told the press at the time. “Who would have thought that the first tragedy would be on the ground?” Not only did he shoulder the blame, but Webb was determined to get all the facts and keep the space program moving forward. America, he thought, had to be first on the moon. He went to President Lyndon Johnson and asked that NASA be allowed to handle the investigation into the fire, promising to be truthful with the agency’s findings. Webb was grilled by various congressional committees, and kept the backlash away from NASA and the Johnson administration. As a result, Webb was assigned much of the blame, and NASA ultimately regained its “right stuff ” image. An investigation indicated that a faulty electrical wire inside the Apollo 1 command module likely caused the fire.

fter a tragedy, he was determined to keep the space program moving forward.

Webb retired from the space agency in October 1968, just as the Apollo program was nearing completion. Astronauts landed on the moon a year later. There were bumps along the way in Webb’s career. In 2015, a Seattle Times columnist revived talk that when Webb was undersecretary of state, thousands of gay men and women lost their government jobs in what was known as the “Lavender Scare.” There was never any evidence that Webb had anything to do with the firings, although people speculated he must have known about them. Perhaps the thing to remember about James Webb is that he kept the complex machinery of NASA humming so America could stay true to the goal that President John F. Kennedy set in 1962: to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade and bring him back safely to Earth. Much of the technology had not even been invented yet when Kennedy made that bold pledge, and many thought the goal was impossible. Webb was one of the believers. Jim Bernstein is editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments about this column? JBernstein@liherald.com.

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hat if we got knocked out of our socks by a brilliant turnabout in our national life? At the moment, “Happy New Year” rings hollow. We all know how heavy the baggage is that we dragged from December to January this year. But my hope is in the mystery of the future. We could never have predicted the dreadful twin plagues of Covid and civil unrest, and that is exactly why we can’t predict a change, a windfall of good RANDI karma and good KREISS timing. Twenty-two years ago, I wrote a New Year’s column for the Heralds offering my predictions for the year ahead, 2000. First, I suggested, sell all your stock. In my capacity as a person with little understanding of financial markets, I firmly believed that stores would become obsolete as online shopping became more popular. The markets would go south from there. As it turned out, if you just kept your stocks for these 22 years, you would have made a tidy bundle. So my first predic-

tion was dead on arrival. Even with the dot-com bust in the early 2000s and the Great Recession, the average annual return in the stock market was about 10 percent. I also predicted that that we would not go to war with Saddam Hussein. On the national front, I lamented the scandals in Congress, and said our officials would out one another until no one would be left in government. That one was particularly interesting: Apparently, the worst thing I could imagine about Congress 22 years ago was that folks were having sexual flings. Man, wouldn’t you take that scenario in a heartbeat? What if someone told you back then that on New Year’s 2022, our country would be stumbling ahead, staggered by more than 800,000 deaths from a virulent pandemic that shut down schools and services and sent millions into isolation and quarantine? Could you possibly have believed that political fighting, a violent attack on the Capitol and hordes of know-nothing anarchists would threaten the integrity of Congress, the presidency and the Supreme Court? Would you have believed that a Marjorie Taylor Greene could exist

if I described her to you back then? How about this one: Donald Trump would get elected president in 2016. Hell, 22 years ago, the twin towers were still standing in all their massive glory at the tip of Manhattan. Perhaps it’s best that crystal balls are cloudy. The unexpected is what I am counting on — that unpredictably good things may save us. As I think about the year ahead, my head and my heart do battle. Our hearts don’t heal according to a turn of the calendar page. My heart is aching for our losses. Some friends have died. My city is set back on its heels. Our kids are out of school yet again, as we enter the third year of the pandemic. Part of my head is worried about tomorrow. But I’m going with the part of my brain that knows unexpectedly beneficent events in the year ahead could heal the country and get us healthy again. We can go back to work, and bring back birthday parties and theater and family dinners. The virus could burn out. Our political leaders may find their best selves. Airplane travel will take off and people, too long sequestered in their homes, will embrace one another again.

nexpected events in the year ahead could heal the country and get us healthy again.

This could happen, and is no more unlikely than a raging global pandemic that stopped the clock for two years. I wish this for all of us in 2022: that we are off-the-charts lucky and blessed in our lives and work. In the meantime, the poet John Roedel offers this advice: “My heart is always sad about/something that happened yesterday/while my head is always worried/about something that may happen tomorrow, I lamented . . . “My gut squeezed my hand./‘I just can’t live with my mistakes of the past/or my anxiety about the future,’ I sighed . . . “My gut smiled and said: ‘In that case/ you should stay with your lungs for a while . . . “If you are exhausted about/your heart’s obsession with/the fixed past and your mind’s focus/on the uncertain future/ your lungs are the perfect place for you/ there is no yesterday in your lungs/there is no tomorrow there either/there is only now/there is only inhale/there is only exhale/there is only this moment/there is only breath/and in that breath/you can rest while your/heart and head work/their relationship out.” Let us say goodbye to 2021 hoping to be astonished, in a good way, by 2022. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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n his first week on the job, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman addressed the coronavirus pandemic in a way that can best be described as premature, if not downright foolhardy. Last week, Blakeman, a Republican from the Five Towns, signed a set of three executive orders, all of which were intended to loosen state regulations whose purpose was to protect public safety during this most recent surge of infections caused by the Omicron variant. Blakeman was clearly thumbing his nose at Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, who on Dec. 10 ordered mask wearing in public to reduce the spread of Covid-19 as it fans out like wildfire across New York state, and the nation. Before taking office, Blakeman had said he would not enforce the public mask mandate, as required by Hochul. Then, on Jan. 6, he took this political showdown one step further when he signed a surprise executive order directing local boards of education across Nassau to vote on whether to require masks in the schools. Refusing to enforce the mask mandate was bad enough. To require school districts to weigh in on a measure that is, incontrovertibly, intended to protect the health and safety of students — many of them unvaccinated — along with teachers and school workers, represents an abdication of his duty as county executive to protect Nassau’s most vulnerable. It’s been a while since Blakeman, 66, has been in school, but surely he must

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letters Blakeman’s decision is ‘misguided’ To the Editor: The news generated by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s recent publicity stunt of signing an executive order allowing school districts to decide on mask-wearing is nothing more than a glaring example of misguided judgment and poor leadership. Surely Mr. Blakeman knows he cannot supersede Gov. Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate or the state education commissioner’s similar order. It is nothing more than playing to the cheap seats, on top of being quantifiably false (the idea that there is no science to support mask wearing as a Covid mitigation practice). It’s both an embarrassment and an invitation to those who believe such nonsense to cause disruption and only furthers divisiveness. It’s a sad day in Nassau County to be represented by a person willing to sow discord to be

remember the conditions in which students and teachers work. Twenty to 30 people are confined to a room for six to eight hours a day, with ventilation systems that are often decades old, unless a district has recently upgraded them. In short, students and teachers must spend hours a day within feet of one another, in rooms of stagnant air. One infected student or teacher could spread the coronavirus to dozens of people in a single day. Why not mask up? What, precisely, is Blakeman’s point here? Anyone who enters a school must wear a mask, period. Some parents say they worry about the potential psychological effects of their children wearing masks throughout the day. In studies since the start of the pandemic, however, children were found to be highly resilient, reporting few, if any, effects from mask wearing, and health experts across the country have weighed in, saying children are, generally speaking, doing just fine wearing masks. At the same time, as we reported in last week’s editorial, numerous studies indicate that mask wearing does, in fact, reduce the spread of the coronavirus. That is, there is no real downside to children wearing masks in school — and only an upside, the likely reduction of community spread of the coronavirus. Thus, it would be just plain wrong of any school district, for what could only be described as political reasons, to overturn the state’s mask mandate in a vote. Hochul quickly weighed in on the mat-

ter last week, saying that any school district that voted to overturn the mandate, ordered by both the State Education Department and the State Department of Health, could — and likely would — face the loss of state aid for education. She was right to weigh in aggressively. There will be those who say that the Omicron variant, according to studies, is less virulent and less deadly than previous strains of the coronavirus. They are correct. This variant is still, however, a virus with the capability to send the unvaccinated to hospitals. And people who believe that even a three-dose vaccination will entirely protect them from it should think again. The vaccinated are becoming infected as well. They might not experience the heavy symptoms that unvaccinated people do, but they can still get sick. Further, the risk of a vaccinated person being hospitalized by the Omicron variant is extremely low, but it is not zero. The bottom line: Blakeman appears to be playing a game of political brinkmanship, which has garnered him a good amount of publicity across the state and made him something of a hero to farright conservatives. That is why we find his first two weeks in office to be so disappointing. We honestly expected better of him. We hope and trust he will see the error of his ways and restore one of the best measures that we have to guard against the coronavirus — the mask mandate.

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ational Public Radio and ABC News warn, “Teachers are on the front lines in the Jan. 6 culture war.” Depending on where they work, teachers experience different political pressure when it comes to how to discuss with students the events that rocked the U.S. Capitol a year and a week ago. For younger children, important themes are community decision-making and fairness, the building blocks of a democratic society. In grades five to eight, students aLan learn about the foundations of the sinGer democratic process — rights and responsibilities, civic action and voting — along with injustices. In grades 11 and 12, students should follow congressional hearings, evaluate media coverage and discuss the implications of current events. For these grades, the anniversary of Jan. 6, with expanded media coverage, offered a teachable moment for more in-depth analysis. While students and teachers are entitled to their opinions about the implications of the events, discussion in class about them must be respectful, and speakers must support statements with evi-

dence. The teacher must prepare documents for evaluation, ask questions of student speakers and moderate discussion. The teacher must guide students through multiple sources with different perspectives so they can form their own questions, evaluate the sources and information, and arrive at conclusions supported by evidence. This process must not include deciding whether the Jan. 6 insurrection happened. It happened, and it was indeed an insurrection, intended to block certification of the presidential election. One difficulty in addressing the events of that day is the country’s partisan divide. An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey found that despite widely viewed video footage, 60 percent of Republicans claimed the attack on the Capitol was not violent or somewhat violent. Here, teachers should ask students to suggest additional documents to allow them to discuss and decide whether the events were violent or not. To be clear, more than 700 people have been charged with various crimes at the Capitol. The FBI estimates that about 2,000 people were part of the mob that breached the building after a pro-Trump rally at which then President Donald Trump and other speakers repeated

unsubstantiated charges that the election was stolen. Some 140 law enforcement officers were injured during the attack, one died, and the Capitol sustained more than $1.5 million in damage. More than 160 of the rioters entered guilty pleas in exchange for lighter sentences. Seventy have been sentenced. Thirty-one were jailed and 18 received home detention. The longest prison term so far is five years. About 100 defendants have ties to extremist groups. Trump tweeted many times on the afternoon on Jan. 6, attacking then Vice President Mike Pence more than once. At 2:38 p.m. — more than an hour and a half after Trump supporters first breached the Capitol — Trump tweeted, “Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!” At 4:17 p.m. Trump tweeted a video in which he told his followers, “I know your pain, I know your hurt. We love you, you’re very special. You’ve seen what happens, you’ve seen the way others are treated . . . I know how you feel, but go home, and go home in peace.” Sen. Mitt Romney, a Republican from Utah, called what happened on Jan. 6 “an insurrection, incited by the president.” On Fox News, Rep. Liz Cheney, a Republican from Wyoming, said, “There’s no

t offers a teachable moment for indepth analysis, if discussed respectfully.

Letters more popular with a loud and uninformed minority. MICHAEL LUDWIg, PH.D. Rockville Centre Ludwig is director of Hofstra University’s health education master’s program.

No wonder Democrats are in trouble To the Editor: Alan Singer’s analyses of why the Democratic Party is in peril of losing control of government (“Democrats election perils have little to do with ‘wokeness,’” Dec. 9-15) is yet another anti-Republican screed with selective omissions of facts. Nowhere in his op-ed piece does he mention the Southern border, which is a lawless catastrophe for our country as well as for Biden, Harris or whoever is supposed to be in charge. Singer fails to mention that with no clear mandate, a 50-50 Senate and a razor-thin majority in the House, Biden and company are trying to pass a multi-trillion-dollar package that can only be paid for with higher taxes. Nowhere does he mention the murder, mayhem and chaos that are a direct result of flawed policies in Democratic-run cities across the country.

Weakening support for Israel; kneeling to an Iran deal, which is a pathway to a nuclear weapon for a country with a malevolent, untrustworthy government; abandoning friends and weapons in Afghanistan; sitting idly by as China steals land in the South China Sea to build military outposts; closing down the Keystone Pipeline (while green-lighting Russia’s), which has led to soaring gas prices as we struggle to electrify, are just a few other omissions. Throw in the teaching of a flawed critical race theory, the 1609 Project, FBI surveillance of school board meetings, support of the corrupt and often violent Black Lives Matter movement and consideration of reparations for descendants of people who were slaves more than 150 years ago, and it’s quite understandable why the Democratic Party is in trouble. Its record of failure in one year is breathtaking. Most people who are, or will turn from, blue to red are neither racist nor violent. They abhor the Jan. 6 insurrection. They are pragmatic! And yes, like it or not, Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted by a jury of his peers who heard all of the evidence. To become purple, we need moderate leaders on both sides of the aisle who listen to and respect one another. Ignoring reality when it conflicts with one’s point of view is a prescription for failure. DR. MEL YOUNg Lawrence

question the president formed the mob. The president incited the mob. The president addressed the mob. He lit the flame.” The New York Times published useful lesson ideas to aid teachers. It also recommends consulting the websites of Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance), Facing History and Ourselves and the Anti-Defamation League. The Times package includes documents with questions sorted by these themes: ■ Understanding what happened and reacting to it. ■ Investigating President Trump’s responsibility. ■ Exploring why democracy requires a peaceful transfer of power. ■ Understanding the roots of the riot. ■ Considering the role of the news media and the power of language. ■ Scrutinizing how social media can facilitate insurrection. ■ Putting Jan. 6 into historical context. Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies. Follow him on Twitter, @AlanJSinger1.

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