Freeport Herald 01-26-2023

L.I. Cares sees surge in those needing help

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

In the wake of rising inflation and fluctuating employment, Long Island Cares, a nonprofit organization that provides emergency food and supplies, has seen a dramatic increase in the number of local residents seeking assistance over the past year.

Long Island Cares’ Freeport location, the first satellite facility opened by the organization in 2010, is struggling to keep up with the dramatic increase in demand for food assistance.

The Freeport location is the busiest of the organization’s pantries, having distributed 462,000 meals to the community in 2022, more than double the number distributed by the second-busiest location, Lindenhurst. This increased demand for food assistance in the Freeport area highlights the significant need for support among local residents,

Freeport Electric upgrades control room at Power Plant 2

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

Freeport Electric recently completed a major upgrade to its control room at Power Plant No. 2 making it ready to keep the village energized into the future.

Located on Buffalo Avenue in the industrial section of South Freeport, Power Plant No. 2 has upgraded its control room and now ties all aspects of the Freeport micro grid project together making the control room the nerve center of the Freeport Electric grid.

The $530,000 of grant funding from the Governor’s Office

of Storm Recovery allowed Freeport Electric to invest in the latest technology and equipment to improve the efficiency, reliability, and dependability of the power distribution system.

The state’s storm recovery office is a state-level agency that coordinates and manages the distribution of funds for the recovery and rebuilding of communities affected by natural disasters. It was established in 2013 following the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy.

The new control room at Freeport Electric’s Power Plant No. 2 features a state-of-the-art matrix system in conjunction

with a new video wall. This allows power plant operators to better manage Freeport’s power grid. The system allows the operators to control the LM6000 turbine and additional generating units, monitor the loading on upgraded underground and

overhead cables, and have faster connectivity to automated systems.

The new video wall processing system allows the operators to have a visual representation of the power grid, improving the efficiency and accuracy of monitoring and controlling the power distribution.

The video wall also provides

real-time data and information about the power grid, which enables operators to make informed decisions and respond quickly to any issues.

The control room has faster connectivity to automated systems, allowing for faster response times in the event of an emergency. This is particu-

Courtesy Long Island Cares

LONG ISLAND CARES’ Freeport location struggles to keep up with increasing demand for food assistance amid rising inflation and fluctuating employment.

We’re the ones providing that electricity to the grid. We have our own power.

ROBERT KENNEDY mayor

Hochul’s affordable housing plan alarms Curran

By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com

People have left New York in droves this past decade, and Brian Curran is ready to put that trend at an end.

But doing so could mean finding some common ground between the Assemblyman and Gov. Kathy Hochul, who have some different ideas on affordable housing.

During her State of the State address earlier this month, Hochul introduced a plan that would build 800,000 new homes over the next 10 years across the state. Affordable homes.

Curran agrees with Hochul that the lack of affordable housing is a major contributor to the mass fleeing of residents to other states, but fixing it is another story.

“The governor talked about migration of people out of New York right off the bat at the State of the State address,” Curran said. “This alarm has been sounded for the better part of the decade. But now, as even the governor noted, you can’t ignore it anymore.”

Curran returned to his Assembly seat earlier this month, after winning the November election against Judy Griffin in November — who had ousted him just four years before. Curran had first won his Assembly seat in 2010 after spending three years as mayor of Lynbrook.

Nearly 300,000 people left New York between July 2020 and July 2021, according to census data. Although New York City’s

population jumped by 700,000 to 8.8 million over the last decade, the pandemic wiped away much of those gains, Curran said, through the aftermath of inflation, higher taxes, and even higher rent.

It’s the rent that Hochul is focused on the most, citing the Population Reference Bureau claims that more than half of New York renters are “rent-burdened” — meaning they pay more than 30 percent of their income on rent.

That, the governor says, is the secondhighest rate in the nation.

Rent is bad, Curran said, but it’s something else that’s much more in the government’s control that is chasing people away.

“I think, very simply, the reason why people are leaving is because of high taxes,” the Assemblyman said. “Unfortunately, nowhere in Hochul’s State of the State did she ever talk about presenting a proposal in cutting taxes.”

And even Hochul’s proposal is missing some key variables.

“There are factors that you must consider before building these affordable homes,” Curran said. “Factors like how density affects the communities must be considered.”

Hochul’s proposal includes designating a half-mile radius around train lines like the Long Island Rail Road as fast-tracked property for higher-density — and, hopefully, more cost-effective — homes. While the governor wants local municipalities to take charge to implement such a plan, she

has threatened to remove obstacles to development from the state level if local governments drag their feet.

Yet, such a plan could “over densify” communities, Curran said, which will make them lose their “Nassau County character.”

Curran also worries about what this means for local governments.

“She appears to be advocating for taking away the authority of local municipalities — including the villages of Lynbrook,

Freeport, the Town of Hempstead, West Hempstead, Baldwin and Valley Stream,” Curran said. “Think about what this halfmile radius will do. On the Malverne line, there are all residential houses up and down the line. However, there is no dead space in that area to build.”

Maintaining that local autonomy is something Curran says he’ll fight for.

“The governor believes that she can come in here and tell the people of Malverne, Rockville Centre, Lynbrook, Baldwin and Freeport to just accept these drastic changes,” he said. “I think that’s for elected officials and residents in those areas to figure out how they want to go about creating affordable housing.”

And there are some good ideas already here, Curran said. For example? Lynbrook. The village worked on the site of the old Mangrove Feather factory on Broadway to help develop it into a $95 million, 201-unit transit-oriented apartment complex. It was part of negotiations that went on between the developer — Breslin Realty — and the village for years.

No matter what plans ultimately come out of Albany to address the state’s — and region’s — out-migration, Curran hopes they don’t become singularly focused.

“We should do everything we can to drive down the costs of living in New York,” he said. “But the creation of all these units isn’t necessarily going to lower the overall costs of people living in these communities in the first place.”

Ben Fiebert/Herald BRIAN CURRAN HAS returned to his old Assembly seat, and already has his eyes set on tackling the housing crisis afflicting so many on Long Island.

HERALD SCHOOLS

New Visions School celebrates MLK day

New Visions Elementary School marked the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with their annual school-wide assembly. The students, in grades first through fourth, came together to pay tribute to the civil rights leader and recite an excerpt from his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech.

Principal Jessica Romero, in her opening address, reminded the students that Dr. King embodied the values of proactivity, goal-setting, empathy, and balance, which are all traits the school encourages its students to adopt.

“Dr. King demonstrated many habits by being proactive, having goals, understanding others and having balance in life. These are all habits we try to instill in each of you while you are here at New Visions, and you have demonstrated some of these habits while practicing and preparing for today’s ceremony.”

The assembly featured performances of songs and spoken word pieces that conveyed messages of peace, hope, and equality, such as “Say,” “Brave,” and “Que Canten Los Ninos.”

The ceremony concluded with a performance of “Hold My Hand” by the fourth-grade class and the announcement of the recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Peace and Leadership.

Assistant Principal Christopher Lomot presented the award to Kenny Carrera, whose name and photograph will be displayed on a special plaque in the school lobby. Other students who were recognized with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. medallions and certificates of outstanding citizenship were Jeremiah Allen, Makeda Benjamin, and Kiara Nunez.

The annual assembly serves as a

CLASSES FROM EACH grade level at New Visions School performed songs and recited poetry to honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

NEW VISIONS STUDENT Kenny Carrera with Principal Jessica Romero and Assistant Principal Christopher Lomot after he won the distinguished Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Peace and leadership by demonstrating the qualities of Dr. King.

reminder to the students to continue to uphold the values of equality and peace that Dr. King championed throughout his lifetime.

–Mohamed Farghaly

Photos courtesy Freeport Public Schools

STUDENTS MAKEDA BENJAMIN, Kiara Nunez, Kenny Carrera and Jeremiah Allen were nominated for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Peace and Leadership during the annual Dr. King assembly. Each student was recognized by New Visions Principal Jessica Romero, Board of Education President Maria Jordan-Awalom, New Visions Assistant Principal Christopher Lomot and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kishore Kuncham.

Pantry struggles to keep up with demand

particularly as inflation continues to impact their ability to afford nutritious food for their families.

The Freeport pantry, at 21 E. Sunrise Highway, has seen a staggering increase in visitors and meals distributed in the past year, putting a strain on the organization’s resources and putting a spotlight on the growing problem of food insecurity on Long Island.

How to help Long Island Cares

The organization is looking for local residents to volunteer their time or resources to support the community, with a focus on recruiting volunteers who live and work in the area.

Get involved by visiting LICares. org to find out more information about how you can either donate or volunteer in the food relief effort.

–Mohamed Farghaly

JESSICA ROSATI chief

According to Chief Program Officer Dr. Jessica Rosati, who manages Freeport and the four satellite facilities, the increase in the number of residents visiting the pantries may be attributed to a variety of factors.

“The pantry has become a staple in the Freeport community over the past plus decade,” Rosati said. “But what we’ve seen over the course of the last year, has been astonishing, or rather alarming is more the word to use.”

The organization witnessed a 90 percent increase in the number of people

needing help feeding their families over the past year compared to the previous year. Key factors are the rising inflation rate, fluctuating employment, and the ending of state waivers resulting in the inability of Long Island families to sustain their food needs causing them to rely on emergency food networks.

In Wills We Trusted

Ask most people if they’ve done their estate planning and a common answer is, “Yes, I have a will.” However, estate planning is not just a plan for death. It’s a plan for life that addresses what happens if you become disabled. About half of us will eventually becoming disabled. You can choose ahead of time who will be in charge of your affairs if you become disabled through a power of attorney, health care proxy, and a trust.

A will cannot provide for disability. A will tells the world where you want your assets to go when you die. A will is probated, which means proven, in court, and becomes a public document. Those without their own living trust plan, with their personal choices for who will be in charge if they become disabled, risk getting the state’s plan of guardianship proceedings where the court chooses who will handle your affairs if you become disabled.

Probate court proceedings can go smoothly but they may also be complicated, such as having a special needs child or disinheriting a child. Also, if you own property

in another state, a trust makes more sense than a will because you may deed the out-of-state property into the name of your trust, and avoid both a New York probate and a probate in the other state.

Having a will as an estate plan does nothing to protect your assets from long-term care expenses for either care at home or in a nursing facility. Without a trust to protect your assets from long-term care costs, by the time you pass there may be no assets left for your heirs.

Trusts can also protect inheritances from children’s divorces, lawsuits and creditors and pass those assets by blood instead of by marriage. In today’s world, a “simple will” often does more harm than good by giving the client a false sense of security that their affairs are arranged.

Elder law estate planning addresses the issues mentioned above, plus many more, including funeral and burial instructions, organ donation, and final instructions to the family.

Rosati and her team believe the cause of the pantry surge in Freeport is the closure of one of the area food providers last year, leading to an influx of people coming to supplement that loss.

The Suffolk County Legislature recently released a study titled, “Still Struggling in Suburbia: The Unmet Challenges of Poverty in Suffolk County.” The study placed the poverty level on Long Island at an income of $55,000 or less, which is a high percentage of the population. Additionally, to qualify for SNAP benefits (formerly known as food stamps), one must make less than $30,000 which puts many people in the area at risk of not being able to put food on their tables.

“The pantry is very busy in Freeport,” Rosati said. “Our good day is 100 families, if not more than that, and we’re only open for eight hours.”

When someone comes to Long Island Cares’ Freeport location or any of the other pantries, the organization provides them with a minimum supply of food for three days, which accounts for nine meals per person. To determine the amount of food to give, the organization collects

demographic information such as who the person is, where they live, and how many people are in their household.

Families are also welcomed to go through the pantry and have a supported shopping experience, which means they are able to pick and choose the products they desire. This fosters inclusion by ensuring individuals not only have access to food, but also believe they have the choice to select.

Long Island Cares, founded by Huntington native Harry Chapin, a Grammy Hall of Fame member, provides emergency food to people in need and is an advocate against hunger and poverty.

“Our founder established Long Island Cares with the notion that unless you address the root causes of hunger and poverty, people will remain impoverished,” Rosati said.

Rosati emphasizes that in addition to providing emergency food and supplies, the organization focuses on helping individuals lift themselves out of poverty through education and advocacy.

This includes providing information and resources on how to access government assistance programs, how to budget and manage finances, and how to improve overall well-being.

“These are the things that we are committed to and that we’ll continue to do until it’s no longer needed on Long Island,” Rosati said.

Courtesy Long Island Cares

LONG ISLAND CARES provides emergency food and other supplies to those in need through a network of providers and direct service programs, including its bustling pantry in Freeport.

Unless you address the root causes of hunger and poverty, people will remain impoverished.

program officer

Improving power distribution in the village

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larly important for critical infrastructure such as hospitals, schools, and emergency services, which rely on a stable power supply. The faster response times also minimize the risk of power outages, which can cause significant disruptions to the community.

“We have the ability to turn this power plant on and provide power within 30 minutes,” Mayor Robert Kennedy said.

The new control room also features a 24/7, 365-daysa-year operation, ensuring that there is always an operator on duty to meet the needs of Freeport’s power demands. This ensures power is continuously supplied to the community, even in the event of an emergency.

In addition, the system is set up to run forever, ensuring that the control room can continue to operate smoothly and efficiently in the long term.

The power plant’s operators are able to manage Freeport’s power grid more effectively, providing critical information while running the jet engine that generates 50 megawatts of electricity for the area.

Freeport is the largest municipally-owned power supplier on Long Island, serving over 45,000 homes and is the only village on Long Island to own a jet-engine turbine to help supply power. The LM6000 turbine is a gas-powered jet engine generally used to power 747 aircrafts but powers Freeport Electric Plant No. 2.

“Our residents get a 45 percent reduction in electric fees, because we’re the ones providing that electricity to the grid,” Kennedy said. “We have our own power.”

The LM6000 turbine was first installed in 2003, when Power Plant No. 2 was entirely overhauled to meet all federal and state air-quality regulations. For more than 30 years before the upgrade, the plant operated with two old Fiat ship engines without pollution controls. After hundreds of Freeport and Merrick residents pro-

tested operation of the diesel engines, Freeport installed a clean-burning, gas-fired turbine that met all federal and state air-quality regulations.

In 2017, Freeport Electric completed a $2 million upgrade to its LM6000 turbine in order to fulfill the village’s expanding energy demands while making the turbine burn cleaner, while reducing emissions and improving air quality.

“The engine requires upgrades continuously on this type of equipment, both for emissions and efficiency,” Kennedy said.

Having its own power plant, Freeport was able to swiftly provide electricity to its residents within 30

THE NERVE CENTER of the village’s power grid has upgraded its control room, featuring a matrix system and video wall for improved monitoring and management for quicker response times.

minutes of losing power during Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.

In addition to the new control room, Freeport Electric is also building another microgrid at Power Plant 1. This microgrid will have a capacity of 3.5 megawatts, and be able to provide power instantly to critical infrastructure such as the fire department, police department, and water department, as well as essential businesses such as banks and food stores.

This means that in the event of an outage, the village will be able to provide power to key businesses and services, ensuring that the community can continue to function in the face of an emergency.

Courtesy Randy Milteer/Freeport Public Relations

SPOTLIGHT ATHLETE

DOMINIC OBUKWELU V.S. North Junior Basketball

AN ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTION last season as a sophomore when he averaged 10 points per game and played a role in the Spartans’ deep run in the Class A playoffs, Obukwelu has picked up where he left off. On Jan. 16, his layup at the buzzer gave Valley Stream North a 50-40 victory at Bethpage and capped a 16-point performance. It was the 13th time in 15 games he’s scored in double figures this season.

GAMES TO WATCH

Thursday, Jan. 26

Boys Basketball: Mepham at Calhoun 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Elmont at Kennedy 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27

Boys Basketball: Garden City at Sewanhaka 5 p.m.

Boys Basketball: MacArthur at New Hyde Park 5 p.m.

Girls Basketball: Lawrence at V.S. South 5 p.m.

Girls Basketball: Kennedy at Elmont 5 p.m.

Wrestling: Oceanside at Lynbrook 5:30 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Long Beach at Jericho 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball: V.S. North at Lynbrook 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball: V.S. South at Lawrence 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Carey at Hewlett 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Floral Park at Wantagh 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball: Calhoun at Mepham 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball: New Hyde Park at MacArthur 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 28

Wrestling: South Side Tournament 9:30 a.m.

Girls Basketball: Hewlett at Carey 11:45 a.m.

Boys Basketball: Freeport at Massapequa 12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Westbury at East Meadow 12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Seaford at West Hempstead 12 p.m.

Girls Basketball: West Hempstead at Seaford 12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Oceanside at Baldwin 4 p.m.

Freeport preps for counties

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

The Freeport wrestling team faced a vicious opponent off the mat early in the season that left a young Red Devils team behind the eight mall while tackling a grueling dual meet schedule.

Freeport was left shorthanded in early season practices and matches with a number of wrestlers sidelined by either Covid19 or the flu, but third-year head coach Matt Celan is hoping the viruses are now in the rear-view mirror as the team preps for county qualifiers.”

“The first three to four weeks, we had 15 to 20 kids out with Covid and the flu so it was insane, but that’s all behind us and we haven’t had much of that recently,” Cellan said. “We never really had a full lineup until this past week.”

The Red Devils tackled a rigorous dual meet schedule while being short handed including December matches against East Meadow and Syosset, which Cellan hopes prepares his team well to compete among

the top wrestlers in the area. The county qualifiers are slated for Saturday, Feb. 4 and Freeport is part of the 9-team field at Hewlett High School.

Among the wrestlers that could make waves at qualifiers and earn All-County honors at the county championships at Hofstra is sophomore Jahari Lloyd, who has made strides at 110 pounds after competing at 102 last year. Lloyd has gotten strong competition at 110 from fellow sophomore Josh Cabrera, who qualified for counties last year as a freshman.

“They’ve wrestled each other three times and Jahari has beaten him twice and Josh has beaten him once so is very close between them,” Cellan said.

Cellan said senior Amir Levy could make some noise at 152 after posting some quality wins in January along with senior Henson Romero at 145. Senior Jose Flores is another potential All-County wrestler at 132 along with newcomer Christian Mccravey (102), who has amassed more than 20 wins as a seventh grader.

Juniors Juan Ramos and Christian

Greene have made strides a 189 throughout the season and have a strong chance to reach the counties. Jordan Addison is looking to reach counties for a second straight season at 215 as a junior.

The Nassau County individual championships are scheduled for Feb. 11-12 at Hofstra University’s Mack Sports Complex marking the first time the event has been held in the arena since 2018. Freeport wrestlers who place in the top six will earn All-County honors.

Cellan said Lloyd and Levy likely have the best chance for a high finish at counties with both wrestling their best heading into the home stretch of the season. Levy is shining again after a breakthrough season as a first-year wrestler last season as junior while Lloyd is laying the groundwork for a bright future with two years remaining on the Freeport mats.

“He is always asking me to wrestle the team’s best guy whether it be at his weight class or upper weight class,” said Cellan of Loyd. “He likes going up and challenging himself.”

Justine Stefanelli/Herald

CAPTAINS, FROM LEFT, Christian Greene, Amir Levi and Juan Ramos lead the Red Devils into the most important part of the season, with the county tournament set for Feb. 11-12.

By ANA BORRUTO aborruto@liherald.com

If there was a common theme in Anthony D’Esposito’s career, it would be progression.

From police officer to New York Police Department detective. An 18-year-old volunteer firefighter to fire chief. And now Hempstead town councilman to congressman, the 40-year-old Island Park native describes looking back at his journey as a surreal experience.

“One of the first weeks of orientation, walking out of the Capitol building for the first time, walking down those steps and looking back you — it definitely makes you think, ‘How did I get here?’” D’Esposito said.

The congressman does not forget where he comes from, and who supported him along the way. Through his volunteerism and public service, he has made lifelong friends who never shy away from cheering him on. D’Esposito’s official in-district swearing in attracted hundreds of his loved ones, fellow elected officials, law enforcement colleagues and neighbors.

To the country, he is a U.S. congressman. But to the small, close-knit community of Island Park, D’Esposito is “still the same guy,” he said. He credits his experience as a first responder for shaping the person he is today.

“I’m not a lifelong politician,” D’Esposito said. “I’m someone that has had that real life experience — so much, if not all, of my adult life has really been centered around public service and the public safety world.”

He joined the NYPD in 2006, becoming a highly decorated detective with more than 600 arrests under his

belt. He described working in some of the most violent communities — not just in New York, but across the nation.

D’Esposito pays homage to his law enforcement background with his signature logo of a police badge with an outline of Long Island in the center, and “NY-4” written on the bottom, for his congressional district.

“When creating our brand and what we are about, I don’t think anything really sums me up more than that shield,” D’Esposito said. “I’m proud to have worn the uniform.”

The Island Park Fire Department was known as a central location to “everything and anything that went on” in the neighborhood. As soon as he turned 18, D’Esposito signed on as a volunteer. By 2009, he was the fire department’s chief — one of the youngest to have been elected at the time. He was also the first person to run a second term as chief, and later ran for third assistant chief.

D’Esposito has proven his ability to move up the ranks and make his mark in the communities he served. Once he reached what he describes as “the pinnacle,” his first thought was not to slow down, but see what he could try next.

He was appointed to the Hempstead Town Board in 2016, taking over the seat formerly held by Anthony Santino. During his tenure, D’Esposito embedded himself in the community, established himself as an accessible figure day and night, and was even willing to work with those on the other side of the aisle.

At his congressional swearing-in ceremony — where former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D’Amato led the oath — D’Esposito made it clear his arm is extended to everyone and anyone who wants to help deliver for his constituents.

REP. ANTHONY D’Esposito stands to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at his in-district swearing in ceremony at the David S. Mack Center for Training & Intelligence.

D’Esposito is off to a quick start representing the 4th Congressional District, ready to try out his brand of bipartisanship in Washington.

“I think the qualities of a good leader are making sure you’re at the forefront, being humble, always learning new things,” D’Esposito said. “But most importantly, you have the willingness to work and never mind getting your hands dirty.”

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The right choice

Determining what’s best for your child

Choosing and committing to the right Catholic school for your child can be daunting. While visiting the open houses offered systemwide during Catholic Schools Week is an excellent way to discern Catholic school possibilities for your child, there are also many ways to research school options from the comfort of your home and at a time of your choosing.

The 35 Catholic elementary schools on Long Island provide a strong, well-rounded education for students from nursery through eighth grade. You will find welcoming early childhood centers and rigorous middle school programs. As evidenced by the Morning Star Initiative’s four pillars, you will see that each school is robustly Catholic, academically excellent, safe and supportive, and here to stay. At the same time, each school has its own special charism that you can learn more about when you visit a school or speak to a school representative. Our administrators and faculty are looking forward to welcoming you and your family!

Start with an open house

During Catholic Schools Week each school will be hosting an open house, where families are welcome to visit, learn more about the school, and meet administrators and faculty.

During each open house, information about the school’s academic, extended day, and extracurricular programs will be shared as well as how you can register your child.

You can also learn more about the open houses by visiting https://lischools.org.

Of course, you can always contact any of the Catholic elementary schools to learn more.

To get started, visit https://lischools.org. Here you can briefly learn about each school and then directly access each school’s website. You will also be able to make appointments for personal tours and request information online!

You can also visit each school’s Facebook and Instagram social media pages to learn about the wonderful experiences available.

Get to know the schools

Once you’ve narrowed down your list of prospective schools, you are encouraged to reach out to each school directly. The principals are waiting for your call. They are happy to answer any questions you have. If you are unable to attend the open house or would like a more personalized tour, be sure to set one up with the school. This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know more about each school. Following your tour, please do not hesitate to follow up with each school with any additional questions you may have.

If you are concerned about affordability, you are encouraged to apply for tuition assistance through the Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation. Since 2005, the Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation has provided over $27 million in tuition assistance to nearly 22,000 students from kindergarten through eighth grade. Visit https://thfny.com to learn more.

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life trajectory for the better

By MARK NOLAN mnolan@liherald.com

That age-old conundrum for young job seekers — to get your first job you need experience — remains a hurdle for many. Teens and young adults in the Town of Hempstead, however, have an advantage.

Thanks to a number of programs offered through the HempsteadWorks Career Center, young adults up to 24 years old can get help finding that first job, especially the one that ultimately leads to a career with a sustainable living wage.

In fact, the amount of assistance offered through the HempsteadWorks’ youth programs is indicative of just how far career counselors go to help younger job seekers — and those with less than stellar backgrounds — obtain work.

“For some of them, this is their first time working,” said youth services coordinator Myesha Arvon. “That’s pretty exciting.”

Arvon has helped Hempstead young adults find sustainable, interesting jobs for 20 years. Adults she helped as teens return with their children seeking advice.

And a big part of that ability to establish deep, longterm relationships with people is Arvon’s own experience. She herself struggled with employment as a young person. Her authenticity when speaking to others in a similar position is just one reason she can’t even come close to approximating how many she has helped over the years.

The program’s main goal is to provide young adults a genuine opportunity to establish a career, Arvon said — regardless of their background. HempsteadWorks helps many teens and young adults who struggle with myriad issues.

Those barriers are often significant: teen pregnancy, homelessness, economic disadvantages, criminal justice

issues, to name just a few.

“The biggest piece they’re missing is that support,” Arvon said. “I become that support. Whatever it is that they’re coming in dealing with, they can talk to me because I’ve dealt with it, and I’m never going to sugarcoat anything.”

When she first meets someone looking for help. Arvon performs an informal assessment. She finds out what type of people they are friends with, and if they’re living at home or not —all to determine what services they need.

“Even before I find out why they’re here, I speak to them and get them to open up,” Arvon said. “Just them

coming here is huge. Just literally walking in the door. It’s all about that first step.”

Nene Alameda, a business services representative at HempsteadWorks who oversees many of the office’s programs, said youth services is especially important to Hempstead because the program improves lives.

“The change is not just that individual,” Alameda said. “It’s generational change. If we change one person, we can change the trajectory of not only their life, but their future children.”

The summer youth employment program is a six-week paid work experience for those between 16 and 20 who are either Hempstead town residents, or live in Long Beach. They also have to meet low-income criteria.

HempsteadWorks offers both out-of-school and inschool programs for young people — an especially important helping 14- and 15-year-olds.

The youth services branch of HempsteadWorks provides academic tutoring, career exploration sessions and more for teens who may not have a concrete concept of their future.

“We start by just giving them tools they need to succeed,” Arvon said. “They may not necessarily need a job immediately, so we break it down to them that these are the different careers available. It gets them thinking about jobs they may not have ever thought about.”

While the programs and support are designed to give teens and young adults the greatest chance of success, ultimately, each individual must work for their own future. At some point, Arvon says, she must step back.

“Some people ask me, ‘How do you not get involved in their personal life?’” Arvon said. “That’s where my boundary comes in. I can help you to a certain point. I can give you guidance. I can tell you what I think would be best.

“But ultimately, you’re going to have to make that decision. And some don’t make the right decision.”

Source: HempsteadWorks.com

STEPPING OUT

Friends of the Brothers

It’s time to go, go

Inside the paintings

By

mmerse yourself in Vincent Van Gogh’s world. For those haven’t yet, now’s the time. The popular art exhibition, which fi rst came to the attention of the New York metro area in various incarnations in 2021, now makes its way to Long Island.

Friends of the Brothers visit the area with their dynamic tribute to the Allman Brothers Band. Their powerful celebration of the Allman Brothers, featuring musicians closely associated with the original band, continues the brotherhood with passion, committed to the ideals of every night being special and unique. Their firsthand experience with the Allman Brothers Band and their deep knowledge of the repertoire, its roots and heritage allows them to play with an unrivaled depth. They honor the music, while playing the tunes as if they were their own. Hear songs from every stage of the Allman Brothers’ career, backed by these inspirational, veteran players, including drummers Dave Diamond (Zen Tricksters, Bob Weir, Robert Randolph) and Lee Finkelstein (Tower of Power, Blues Brothers), bassist Craig Privett (Half Step) and keyboardist Mike Katzman (Leslie Mendelsohn, The Electrix).

Friday, Jan. 27, 8 p.m. $33, $28. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

• Feb. 3 - April 2

• Tuesday-Thursday, Sunday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

• Tickets start at $45.99 adult; $29.99 ages 5-15; available at VanGoghLongIsland.com

• Samanea New York

“Beyond Van Gogh” arrives at Samanea New York — the retail/ entertainment complex that was formerly the site of the Mall at the Source — in Westbury on Feb. 3. This latest Van Gogh showcase was created by French-Canadian visual designer Mathieu St-Arnaud — executive creative director and founder of Montreal’s Normal Studio — with his team of multimedia specialists and artists. Their pairing of digital technology with the artworks enhances light and hues, allowing spectators to completely immerse themselves in the images, accompanied by a lively soundtrack.

1500 Old Country Road, Westbury

It’s a look at Van Gogh’s art — freed from its frames you might say — that puts the observer front and center, incorporating both still and moving art. Some 300 masterpieces — including, of course, such classics as “The Starry Night,” “Sunflowers” and “Café Terrace at Night” — come alive, appear and disappear, flowing across multiple surfaces, the minutiae of details enveloping visitors’ heightened senses. The show is projected on every surface around you, making you feel as though you have stepped directly into a Van Gogh painting.

Occupying more than 300 square feet, the intent of “Beyond Van Gogh” is to represent the full scope of the artist’s creative life.

“We are telling a narrative,” says art historian Fanny Curtat, who consulted on the project. “There’s a natural and chronological progression in Van Gogh’s work that resonates strongly with the core of this show, which was to go beyond the darkness of Van Gogh’s legend. We all know that he’s famous for cutting his ear and his mental health issues. But out of the darkness he turned to light and beauty. Our focus is on the sheer power of the work itself. There’s an irony to the fact that Van Gogh tends to be remembered for the darkness of his life when most of his work is filled with bright colors and beauty.”

The evolution of his creative output comes though as visitors

experience the images, moving from one room to another. The Education Room leads into the unique Waterfall Room that flows into the Immersive Experience Room. The paintings appear on projection-swathed walls, inviting guests to fully involve themselves in the incredible detail of his work and be enveloped in his ever-shifting, swirling and colorful flowers, cafes and stunning landscapes. And, hearing the artist’s own dreams, thoughts and words set to a symphonic score completes the experience.

“It is so clear when you look at his whole production, that he goes from darkness to light,” Curtat adds. “His work centered on joy, and you’ll see a sense of purpose. He goes from darker shades, when he starts to paint, to a brighter palette. Then when he gets to Paris and sees the Impressionists there’s an explosion of vibrant colors. And when he gets to the south of France he really develops his own style, which is so easily identifiable.”

The 19th century meets 21st century in this compelling artistic journey.

Mike DelGuidice and Big Shot

Mike DelGuidice and his band always give it their all, especially when playing Billy Joel’s iconic songs. DelGuidice leads his band, Big Shot, in a rousing concert that highlights the Piano Man’s decades of hits. Like his idol, DelGuidice has become one of the area’s most celebrated performers, balancing his schedule between performing with Big Shot and touring with Joel. DelGuidice, as with Joel, grew up mastering several instruments including bass guitar, guitar, piano, and drums. He’s renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge of the Joel catalog, which caught the attention of Joel himself, who ultimately brought him on stage with him. DelGuidice and his band pack hit after chart-topping hit in a high energy show that’s always a crowd pleaser.

Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3-4, 8 p.m. $60, $40, $30, $25, $20. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY. com.

Courtesy Paquin Entertainment

Photos: Van Gogh’s masterpieces come to life through projection technology.

Karen Bloom

THE SCENE

Feb. 23

Art talk

Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture” live, via Zoom, Thursday, Feb. 23, 1 p.m. She’ll discuss the current exhibition, “The Big Picture: Photography Now.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program. Register at least 24 hours in advance to receive the program Zoom link. Also Feb. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Musical Bingo

Lunar New Year

Andy Falco and Travis Book

Andy Falco and Travis Book, members of the Grammy award-winning bluegrass band The Infamous Stringdusters, visit the Landmark stage with their tribute to Jerry Garcia, Saturday, Jan. 28, 8 p.m. Inspired by their love of the music of Jerry Garcia, the duo branches off on their own for occasional tours to celebrate Garcia’s timeless songs. While their musical influences run the gamut, the bandmates are bound to Garcia and share that passion with their fans. $36, $31. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Jan. 28

Bring the kids to Freeport Memorial Library, 144 W. Merrick Road, for musical bingo, Thursday, Feb. 9 Dance along to popular kids’ tunes like “The Hokey Pokey” as you play and try to get bingo. If you win, you’ll get a prize. The event is suitable for grades pre-K to 4 and their families. Visit FreeportLibrary. info or call (516) 379-3274 for more information.

Visit Long Island Children’s Museum for a Lunar New Year celebration, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28-29, 12-4 p.m. Enjoy dance performances including the traditional Lion Dance, folk dances, and Peking opera; view artisan demonstrations of Tai Chi martial arts, sugar painting, dough sculpting and calligraphy; make your own Riddle Lantern, a tradition that goes all the way back to the Han Dynasty; explore music from the sounds of the ancient Chinese instrument guzheng to traditional and contemporary songs; also make a Rabbit Lantern to celebrate the year of the rabbit; play Jegichagi to honor the Korean Lunar New Year known as “Seollal,” and make your own Jegi to play with; among other activities. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM. org.

His ‘Bronx tale’

Chazz Palminteri returns to Long Island with his one-man version of “A Bronx Tale,” Sunday, Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m. His autobiographical coming-ofage story, which became a movie and then found its way to Broadway, tells of a young New Yorker torn between the temptations of organized crime and the values of his hardworking father. $99.50, $89.50, $79.50, $59.50, $49.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster. com or ParamountNY.com.

Freeport Camera Club

Join Freeport Camera Club and improve your photo skills,. meeting at the Freeport Memorial Library on 144 West Merrick Road at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month.

Having an event?

The Best of the Eagles

Get into the Eagles’ groove when the tribute band visits The Paramount stage, Thursday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m.

With special guest Fleetwood Macked. This authentic recreation features individual bandmates taking on the persona of the original Eagles members. $39.50, $29.50, $19.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 7453000 or Ticktmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

Sparkle on Stage concerts

Upcoming concerts at Sparkle on Stage include Freeport’s Got Talent, Friday, Feb. 10, when 10 performers showcase their skills; also Friday, Feb. 17, experience a musical twist on fairy tales including Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood.195 Woodcleft Ave. Tickets are available at SparkleOnStage.org.

Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@ liherald.com.

Volunteer for SPLASH

View seabirds nesting and shorebirds skimming through the air, up close, while helping preserve the waters on which they depend. Volunteer on an Operation SPLASH boat. Volunteer crews depart from Guy Lombardo Marina, 898 Guy Lombardo Ave., once or twice a day, seven days a week, to clean the marine shores of Freeport. To participate, go to OperationSplash. com/boat-schedule/, click on the Freeport link, and find the contact information for the time slot you want. You can also email info@ operationsplash.com or call (516) 378-4770.

Yoga at the Rec Center

Fresh air, flexibility, and the peaceful traditions of yoga are featured in yoga classes, Wednesdays, at the Freeport Recreation Center, 130 E. Merrick Rd. The classes start at 7 pm., outdoors if weather permits. Call (516) 377-2314 for information.

On exhibit

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

In concert

Chris Barron, Spin Doctors frontman, performs, Friday, Jan. 27, at My Father’s Place supper club. An accomplished guitar player, master songwriter, and virtuoso singer, his solo show is compelling, full of storytelling and raw musical power that is poignant, extremely amusing, and utterly satisfying. Doors open at 6 p.m., concert is at 8 p.m. The Metropolitan, 3 Pratt Blvd., Glen Cove. For tickets/information, visit MyFathersPlace.com or call (516) 580-0887.

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Complete Basement Systems

Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing

Vulcan Basement Waterproofing

CARPET CLEANING COMPANY: All Clean Carpet, Inc.

All Pro Carpet Cleaning, Inc. BOWA Carpet Cleaning GK Carpet Cleaning, Inc.

CESSPOOL SERVICE: Help Cesspool & Sewer

Imperial Cesspool Cleaning Co

Cesspool Pros

CHIMNEY CLEANING SERVICES:

All Access Chimney & Fireplace Inc

Augie’s Chimney Sweeping B&P Chimney Co.

CLEANING SERVICE:

Merry Maids of Nassau County, NY

Molly Maid of Central Nassau County

The Organized Guy, Inc.

EGRESS COMPANY: Jenson Brothers

Long Island Egress Pros

Vulcan Basement Waterproofing

ELECTRICAL COMPANY:

Duffy Electric

Premier Electric & Design Inc

Top Class Electric

ELECTRICIAN: Duffy Electric

E.H. Haines Electric

Premier Electric & Design Inc

Freeport Self Storage Celebrates 25 Years

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

HOME & HOME SERVICES

PEST CONTROL COMPANY:

A&C Pest Management

Arrow Exterminating Company, Inc.

Knockout Pest Control

PLUMBER:

Chivalry Plumbing & Heating Charles Krull & Son, Inc.

Plumb Pro Plumbing & Heating Corp

POOL STORE & SUPPLY: Big Becks Pools & Pavers Brothers 3 Pools

Leslie’s

ROOFING COMPANY: A1 Roofing

Gibraltar Home Improvements King Quality Construction Inc.

SIDING COMPANY: King Quality Construction Inc. Lanzello

Y-NOT Home Improvement Corporation

HOME CONTRACTOR/REPAIR/ REMODELING COMPANY:

Gibraltar Home Improvements OZ General Contracting Co Inc.

RSM Building

HOME SECURITY: ADT Security Services

Budd-Morgan Alarm Co Inc

Central Tech

INTERIOR DESIGN: Liv Interiors NY

Marilyn H. Rose Interiors Marlaina Teich Designs

KITCHEN & BATH: OZ General Contracting Co Inc.

Unified Home Remodeling SOLAR COMPANY: EmPower Solar Harvest Power LLC | Solar Panel Installation

SUNation Energy

STONE/MASONRY: Barry Bros Landscape Design LLC Casoria & Sons Masonry & Landscape Designs Paschette Landscape Design

SWIMMING POOL BUILDER: Big Becks Pools & Pavers Haven Pools South Shore Pools Inc

TREE SERVICE COMPANY: All Island Tree Service Corp Francisco’s Tree Service T & M Greencare Inc

UPHOLSTERY: A & B Upholstery East Meadow Upholsterers

Tony’s Decorating-Upholstering Hewlett

WINDOWS COMPANY:

King Quality Construction Inc.

Unified Home Remodeling Window World of Long Island

WindowRama

Freeport Self Storage, a family-owned and operated business, celebrated its 25th anniversary on Jan. 19. The event was attended by the Mayor of Freeport, Robert Kennedy, members of the Freeport Chamber of Commerce, and representatives from other local offices.

The company was founded by Paul Kampa, an alumnus of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, in 1997 and has grown and prospered while providing service to Freeport and the surrounding communities.

The anniversary celebration was a testament to the company’s resilience and commitment to providing excellent service to its customers, even in the face of economic downturns, natural disasters, and a global pandemic. In 2016, Paul Kampa was joined by his son David, an alumnus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a background in civil engineering, to redevelop the property at 73 E Merrick Road. By October of 2018, construction was completed on an additional 60,000 square foot building on the site, nearly doubling the amount of self-storage units available to customers along with many other site upgrades and amenities.

Freeport Self Storage provides self-storage solutions to customers with a variety of uses and needs. Many families moving, renovating, or storing seasonal items choose the facility for the fair pricing and excellent service. The business has continued to evolve by recently offering customers online move-ins through their website and mobile app access to the facility at FreeportStorage.com.

“Freeport Self Storage offers an affordable alternative to owning or renting our own warehouse,” Owner of Loco Joe’s Trading Company, Joe Richter said.

As a token of appreciation to the community that has supported the business for so many years, a donation was presented to the Freeport Little League during the anniversary ribbon cutting ceremony.

“As a family owned and operated small business, we take pride in serving the community and other local businesses. We are excited to continue serving our customers for the next 25 years,” David said.

Courtesy Randy Milteer/Freeport Public Relations celebrated its 25th anniversary with an event attended by local officials and members of the community.

We are excited to continue serving our customers for the next 25 years.

DAVID KAMPA Managing partner

Jetmore Fireplace and Barbeque Center

Engel Burman

Tony DiStefano Landscape Garden Center

Men On The Move Moving & Self Storage

Congrats

in the 2022 Herald Long Island Choice Awards presented by PSEG Long Island!

the Oscar-style awards ceremony in April 2023.

LIPA rolls out plan to lower electric bills

Customers could get a break depending on when they use power

By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com

Anyone who’s taken a ride-hailing service like Uber likely knows all about surge pricing — too much demand, not enough drivers equal higher rates.

If it works for getting around, why can’t it work for electricity? At least that’s what the Long Island Power Authority is thinking, introducing a plan it says could modernize electricity rates by making it cheaper for homes to use power when there’s the least demand on the grid.

It’s called the time-of-day rate — something LIPA hopes to roll out next year. It offers one rate for times when demand is high, but lower rates for periods when not so many people are using electricity.

The new system, according to LIPA, could mean eight out of every 10 customers will pay the same or even less on the new system without making a single change on how or when they use electricity.

“Starting in 2024, the time-of-day rate will become the standard rate,” said Justin Bell, LIPA’s vice president of public policy and regulatory affairs. “Our goal is that most of our customers will go on a time-of-day rate. We’re also going to be transitioning our existing customers, but

How time-of-day rates would work

The Long Island Power Authority wants to implement a time-of-day rate program beginning next year as a way to encourage customers to spread out their electrical usage throughout the day and night.

It’s intended to make rates cheaper during off-peak hours like from 6 a.m., to 3 p.m., and again from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. A ‘super off-peak’ schedule would run from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

they will also have the option to choose the regular flat rate.”

The name of the program — “time-ofday” — says it all.

“For the standard offering, there’s going to be two prices,” Bell said. “There will be one peak price from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays, and then all other hours will be a lower price.”

There also will still be a flat rate, which is the same structure customers already pay today, But then there is a third option, Bell added, with what’s being called a “super off-peak period,” which will provide a rate for electricity

Peak times would run weekdays from 3 to 7 p.m., except on federal holidays. Customers not sure about the new system could try it with LIPA’s 12-month ‘bill protection guarantee.’ If an electric bill is higher on the time-of-day and super off-peak rate than it would’ve been on a flat rate at the end of 12 months, LIPA will refund the difference.

–Ben Fiebert

used when demand is lowest — typically between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

The new structure could ultimately save money, Bell said, simply by making small changes in their daily routine. For instance, someone could save $4 each month simply by doing their laundry late at night. They can save another $43 by charging their electric car when most others are asleep.

These are rates that not only benefit customers, Bell said, but also the environment.

“The peak period is one of the most carbon-intensive times in terms of ener-

gy production,” he said. “So, by getting folks to use more electricity at other times and less at the peak time, we can reduce the carbon that we generate in the power grid, and it also lowers our future investment needs.”

Some of the moves are coming ahead of an impending state law that requires New York to generate 70 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2030, and to actually zero-out power sector emissions by 2040.

Achieving that will likely require some major capital investments from utilities like LIPA, but it’s one way, Bell said, Long Island can stay ahead of the game.

“If we are able to avoid putting all of that new demand on the peak, then we can save everybody a lot of money by avoiding expensive infrastructure upgrades to our transmission and distribution system,” he said.

LIPA has scheduled a pair of public hearings on Tuesday, Feb. 21, and will accept written public comments until Monday, Feb. 27 by emailing todpubliccomments@lipower.org. When and where the meetings will be held have not yet been announced.

The LIPA board could approve the new rate plan during its March 29 meeting in Uniondale.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to§15-104(1)(b) and 15-104 (3)(b) of the Election Law of the State of New York, the Board of Trustees adopted a resolution identifying the polling places in each district and the hours the polls will be opened (7:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M) for the March 21, 2023 Village Election: District Location Address 18-057

18-058

January 26, 2023

Freeport Recreation Center 130 E. Merrick Road

Sr. Housing 100 N. Main Street

Atkinson School 58 W. Seaman Avenue 18-060 Atkinson School 18-061 Atkinson School 18-063

18-059

Atkinson School 21-123 Atkinson School

18-064

Exempt Firehouse 9 N. Long Beach Avenue

Freeport Recreation Center 130 E. Merrick Road 21-022

18-065

Freeport Recreation Center

Columbus Avenue School 150 N. Columbus Avenue 18-069 Columbus Avenue School

18-067

18-068

Hose Co. #2 15 Broadway

Hose Co. #1 22 Southside Avenue 21-020 Hose Co. #1 21-003

18-071

Archer Elementary School 255 Archer Street 18-075

Hose Co. #5 47 Leonard Avenue

Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be obtained by visiting the Municipality’s Website at www.freeportny.gov. Bids will be available for download from 9:00 A.M. on Friday, January 27, 2023, until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, February 10, 2023. No later than forty-five (45) days after the bid opening, the Municipality shall accept bids or reject all bids. After the bid opening, a bid may not be withdrawn prior to the date that is forty-five (45) days after such bid opening. The Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and advertise for new bids, if in its opinion the best interest of the Municipality will hereby be promoted.

the conditions of employment to be observed and the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contracts.

The Municipality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Bidders are also required to comply with the antidiscrimination provisions of Sections 290-301 of the Executive Law of the State of New York.

The Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all of the Bids received, to re-advertise for Bids, to abandon the project, to waive any or all informalities in any Bid received and to accept any proposal which the Municipality decides to be for the best interest of the Municipality.

Kim Weltner

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the regularly scheduled meeting of the Site Plan Review Board for February 14th 2023 at the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING BOARD Pamela Walsh Boening, Village Clerk 136956

To

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

Bayview Avenue Hose Co. #3 375 S. Bayview Avenue 21-005

21-004

Bayview Avenue Hose Co. #3 21-016

Bayview Avenue Hose Co. #3 21-017

The Municipality is seeking to upgrade its distribution equipment in order to further improve the resiliency and reliability of its electrical system.

Bayview Avenue Hose Co. #3

Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - January 26, 2023 136953

Wilmington Trust, NA, successor trustee to Citibank, N.A., as Trustee f/b/o holders of Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Inc., Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust 2006-8, Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2006-8, Plaintiff AGAINST Sergia M. Minaya, Julio Estevez, et al., Defendant(s)

Giblyn Elementary School 450 S. Ocean Avenue 21-002

21-001

Giblyn Elementary School 21-018 Giblyn Elementary School

21-021

Freeport Memorial Library 144 W. Merrick Road

Bayview Avenue School 325 W. Merrick Road 21-025 Bayview Avenue School

21-023

Issue Date: January 26, 2023 136955

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS

UNIFORMED GUARD SERVICES FOR POWER PLANT 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 “UNIFORMED GUARD SERVICES FOR POWER PLANT” until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, 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 www.freeportny.gov.

Bids will be available from 9:00 A.M. on Friday, January 27, 2023, until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, February 10, 2023.

There is no charge for a set of Contract documents.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond made payable to the Village in an amount of 5 percent of Bidder’s

maximum Bid price for the three year contract term and in the form of a certified or cashier’s check or a Surety Bond issued by a qualified surety.

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

Issue Date - January 26, 2023 136952

PUBLIC

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO BIDDERS 2023 CONTRACT FOR PRINTING SERVICES REBID FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Department of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for

“2023 CONTRACT FOR PRINTING SERVICES REBID” until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 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 on our website at www.freeportny.gov from 9:00 A.M. on Friday, January 27, 2023 until 4:00 P.M. Friday, February 10, 2023. 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 26, 2023

Freeport Leader 136954

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS FURNISHING OF SINGLE CONDUCTOR#4/0 - 500 KCMIL 15 KV COLD SHRINK SPLICE KITS FOR INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

RE-BID #23-02-ELEC-650 Sealed Bids for Bid #23-02-ELEC-650 for the “Furnishing of Single Conductor - #4/0 - 500 KCMIL, 15 KV Cold Shrink Splice Kits” will be received by the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport (Municipality/OWNER), New York, until 11:00 A.M. (Local Time), on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, 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.

This project is being financed with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (“CDBG-DR”) funds administered by the NYS Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (“GOSR”). Attention of bidders is particularly called to Section 3 requirements, M/WBE goals, Federal labor standards, Federal and State prevailing wage rates, online reporting requirements using Elation System, Inc. and other requirements included in the GOSR Supplementary Conditions for Contracts.

The following municipal staff has been designated as the contact for this contract:

Mr. Al Livingston, Jr. (516) 377-2220

Please note that contacting any other staff regarding this Contract may be a violation of state or municipal law, rule or regulation, resulting in a determination of contractor nonresponsibility.

The following goals for MWBE participation on this project have been established at: Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) 15% Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) 15% Each Bidder must complete and submit with his/her bid the “Iranian Investment Activities Certification” in compliance with General Municipal Law 103-g, Iranian Energy Sector Divestment.

Bidders are required to execute a non-collusive bidding certification required by Section 103-d of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York.

The attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO LEGAL

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, at a meeting held on November 7, 2022 duly adopted the following resolution:

POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA que la Junta de Fideicomisarios del Pueblo Incorporado de Freeport, en una reunión llevada a cabo el 7 de Noviembre de 2022, adopto debidamente la siguiente resolución: Resolved that , in accordance with the provisions of the election Law of the State of New York, the 2023 Freeport Village Election shall be held on March 21, 2023, and Be it further resolved that the office(s) to be filled at said election and the terms are as follows: Se resolvió que, de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Ley Electoral del Estado de Nueva York, la Elección del Pueblo de Freeport de 2023 se llevará a cabo el 21 de Marzo de 2023, y asimismo, se resuelve que los cargos que se cubrirán en dicha elección y los términos son los siguientes

Two (2) Trustees, each for a term of four (4) years, to expire in April 2027.

Dos (2) Fideicomisarios, cada uno por un término de cuatro (4) años, con vencimiento en Abril de 2027.

Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk

Issue Date: January 26, 2023 136950

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Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 15, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on February 8, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 34 Grand Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 55., BLOCK: 23601, LOT: 222. Approximate amount of judgment $565,937.88 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #001309/2015. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com. Peter A. Bee, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-029399-F01 74511 136447

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE ACCREDITED MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-1 ASSET BACKED NOTES, Plaintiff AGAINST EMMANUEL TOUSSAINT A/K/A EMMANUEL TOUISSANT; ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered November 7, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on February 6, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 63 Centennial Avenue A/K/A 63 West Centennial Avenue, 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: 413 Lot: 25. Approximate amount of judgment $561,460.56 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #007021/2011. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Brian Davis, Esq., Referee Fein, Such & Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 103N Westbury, NY 11590 SPSJN347 74418 136449

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. Bank, N.A., successor Trustee to LaSalle Bank National Association, on behalf of the Holders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2005-HE11, Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2005-HE11, Plaintiff AGAINST Fred Gross A/K/A Frederick Gross A/K/A Frederick M. Gross, Herminia Gross, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly

Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk

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entered June 11, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on February 22, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 53 Tyler Street, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 62, Block 105, Lot 312. Approximate amount of judgment $511,041.15 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #007888/2009. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Michael G. Postiglione, Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-080399-F00 74094 136710

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC IMJA

MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-A4, MORTGAGE

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-A4, Plaintiff, Against KATRINA NORMANTRACY, SPRING HOLDING LLC, ET AL.

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 12/02/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 2/22/2023 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 29 Dutchess Street, Freeport, New York 11520, And Described As Follows:

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.

Section 55 Block 404 Lot 7

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $596,142.20 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 009023/15

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

Michael B. Mirotznik, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated: 01/03/2023 File Number: 272-9690 LD 136802

rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee

Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff Firm File No. 191802-1 136942

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE

OF SALE

SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2007-HE2, ASSET BACKEDCERTIFICATES

SERIES 2007-HE2, Plaintiff against NINA DEMOSTHENES, et al Defendant(s)

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-20, Plaintiff -against- TROY ANDREW FULLONE A/K/A TROY A. FULLONE A/K/A TROY FULLONE, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated November 29, 2018 and entered on November 30, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on March 2nd, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as Section: 62 Block: 96 Lot: 309

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP TRUST 2006FM2, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FM2, Plaintiff, AGAINST RUBY DIXON, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on March 30, 2018.

thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $261,029.38 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 609817/2017. For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on February 28, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 24 JEFFERSON AVENUE, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575: Section 0055, Block 306, Lot 1450 & 1451:

starting at a point 272 feet east of the east curbline of Babylon Turnpike, east for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-608/22)

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF NRZ PASS-THROUGH TRUST XI-B, Plaintiff, vs. SONIA M. TORRES A/K/A SONIA TORRES, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale After Inquest and Appointment of Referee and Amendment of Caption duly entered on November 3, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on February 28, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 104 East Pennywood Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575 a/k/a 104 Pennywood Avenue, Roosevelt, New York 11575. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55, Block 443 and Lots 200-202. Approximate amount of judgment is $369,267.86 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 604308/2018. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse,

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 103N, Westbury, NY 11590. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered November 25, 2019, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on February 27, 2023 at 2:30 PM.

Premises known as 915 Van Buren Street, Baldwin, NY 11510. Sec 54 Block 386 Lot 7. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Baldwin, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $530,475.40 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 000879/2016.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Peter A. Bee, Esq., Referee SPSNY448 136940

Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

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

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

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

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

Said premises known as 37 MARTHA STREET, FREEPORT, NY Approximate amount of lien $544,030.87 plus interest & costs.

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

Index Number 003459/2017.

ROBERT O’BRIEN, ESQ., Referee

DRUCKMAN LAW GROUP PLLC

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

{* FREEPORT HERALD*} 136700

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 1, 2023 at 2:00 PM premises known as 106 Willett Place, Roosevelt, NY 11575. Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 55, Block 472 and Lot 0123.

Approximate amount of judgment $394,270.87 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #010651/2011.

Harry George, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 136841

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

NASSAU COUNTY U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff against DAVID CONTES, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., Woodbridge Corporation Plaza, 485B Route 1 South, Suite 330, Iselin, NJ 08830.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered August 15, 2018, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 2, 2023 at 2:30 PM.

Premises known as 22 Cary Place, Freeport, NY 11520. Sec 54. Block 320

Lot 110, 111 & 112. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements

During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Frank Santoro, Esq., Referee NY201800000454-1 136938

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST, V. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF NASSAU COUNTY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF EDITH CHIOVARO, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 13, 2020, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST is the Plaintiff and PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF NASSAU COUNTY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF EDITH CHIOVARO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 006824/2010. Ronald Scott Zimmer, Esq.Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 136936

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead entitled, “Handicapped Parking on Public Streets,” a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion.

Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 7th day of February, 2023, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the adoption of a resolution setting aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons at the following locations:

BELLMORE

FARMERS AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 258 feet south of the south curbline of Merrick Road, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-579/22)

INWOOD

MAPLE ROAD - north side, starting at a point 16 feet east of east curbline of Elm Road, east for a a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-576/22)

OCEANSIDE

CORNWELL PLACE - east side, starting at a point 112 feet north of the north curbline of Foxhurst Road, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-599/22) ROOSEVELT

EAST CENTENNIAL AVENUE - north side,

WILLIAM STREET - north side, starting at a point 185 feet west of the west curbline of Rose Avenue, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-592/22)

UNIONDALE NEWPORT ROAD - east side, starting at a point 450 feet north of the north curbline of Braxton Street, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-586/22)

WEST HEMPSTEAD BALDWIN DRIVE - south side, starting at a point 40 feet east of the east curbline of Dogwood Avenue, east for a distance of 22 feet. (TH-594/22) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons:

ELMONT

LITCHFIELD AVENUEeast side, starting at a point 103 feet south of the south curbline of Bruce Street, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-194/20 - 9/22/20) (TH-131(B)/22)

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard in person on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: January 24, 2023 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. KATE MURRAY Town Clerk

136859

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S

SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that commencing on February 21st, 2023, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 16th, 2023 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property.

Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six-month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code.

Public Notices

Effective with the February 2019 lien sale

Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale.

Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucount yny.gov/526/CountyTreasurer

Should the Treasurer determine that an inperson auction shall be held, same will commence on the 21st day of February 2023 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer.

A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucount yny.gov/527/Annual-TaxLien-Sale

A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 08th, 2023.

Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audiotape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715.

Dated: January 25, 2023

THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER

Mineola, NewYork

TERMS OF SALE

Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts.

the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.

The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership.

The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed.

The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The

Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.

CRIME WATCH

has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

Furthermore, as to the bidding, 1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates.

Arrests

Criminal Mischief

deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited.

Dated: January 25, 2023

However, such tax liens shall have priority over

The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he

2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates.

3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid.

4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any

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THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York 136839 LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS MANUAL CONTACT/STRAY VOLTAGE TESTING 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 “Manual Contact/Stray Voltage Testing” until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, February 10, 2023, in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520.

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 www.freeportny.gov.

Copies of the Request for Proposals will be available from 9:00 A.M. on Friday, January 27, 2023, until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, February 10, 2023.

The Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received and subject to these reservations, shall award the contract to the lowest qualified and responsible candidate. Proposals which, in the opinion of the Board, are unbalanced shall be rejected.

In submitting a proposal, candidates 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 VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - January 26, 2023 136951

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS-SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU- REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC., Plaintiff, -againstKAREN LETITIA REESE, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF KENNETH A. REESE AKA KENNETH A. REESE, SR., DECEASED if she be living and if she be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors,

■ A subject was taken into custody by Freeport police for causing damage to another’s property during a dispute on Jan. 24. The individual was arrested without incident and brought to the Freeport Police headquarters for processing.

■ An individual was apprehended by police for operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, after being involved in a traffic accident and altercation on Jan. 23. The individual was arrested and transported to the Freeport Police headquarters for processing.

■ Freeport police received a report of a theft at a local business where an individual took items without paying on Jan. 18. The suspect was arrested without incident and brought to headquarters for processing.

■ Police received a report of an individual who vandalized a residential window by throwing a brick on Jan. 23. The victim requested a report for documentation purposes and no further action was taken by the police.

Grand Larceny

■ Freeport police received a report on Jan. 23 of an individual who stole a bag containing various items from a vehicle without permission. The victim requested a report for documentation and no further action was taken by the police.

Larceny

■ Freeport police received a report of an unknown person who took items from a wallet without permission on Jan. 23. Local detectives are currently conducting an investigation.

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A vibrating floor is a concern

Q. We are redoing our largest bathroom, and our interior designer and contractor are planning to put 12-inch-square tiles on the walls and the ceiling across the room. It should be nice, but we’re wondering if there’s something that needs to be done that we should know about, since we wonder if the tile can’t come down. The floor above is bedrooms and bathrooms, and we notice a little shaking in the floor when people are walking around. Should we be concerned?

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A. Yes. As with any construction, you should always be concerned, or at least educated enough to be confident, about what others are doing to your home. Never take for granted that the people you hire just know it all. Nobody knows it all, and with the internet, it’s possible to see examples to answer your question. The funny thing is that I went to the internet to see if anything has changed with tile adhesives and best materials before answering your question. What I found were a number of different how-to videos, and nearly every one of them left out important information. People only tell you what they know.

There are multiple steps to installing wall and floor tile, and ceiling tile installation is similar, with the exception that a few more steps are required. The backing material attached to your ceiling joist structure, referred to as the substrate, must be non-porous and not typical sheetrock (gypsum board), because sheetrock is laminated with a facing of paper that will saturate and peel off. Most internet videos didn’t mention that. I’ve seen entire walls, covered with tiles, suddenly drop to the floor, sometimes years after installation, ending up in a messy heap.

The structure must be rigid, and not moving as you described. Not one of the videos questioned whether the structure or backing material was correct for the job. In the building codes, the amount of floor sag, called deflection, can’t be more than a half-inch over the entire length of the structure. If you have floor movement, the floor must first be calculated and stiffened before the substrate boards are added. The “experts” seemed to take that for granted. Maybe because it is perceived that it would cost too much to know by hiring someone qualified to figure that out.

If the structure isn’t stiffened correctly, movement will potentially loosen tiles and, aided by gravity, those ceiling tiles can fall. The substrate I recommend is a cement board, fiberglass reinforced (to lighten the load). There are several available. The most common are Wonderboard or Durrock. These boards have slightly rough surfaces to receive mastic which will be applied, and adhere well by increased surface “teeth” texture.

The mastic, as described by manufacturers, should be a lightweight, “no sag” adhesive. Not one mastic manufacturer I investigated even mentioned ceilings in their directions or warranty, for obvious reasons. So have the structure evaluated and continue to ask questions before you start. Good luck!

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The 2024 election: 1912 all over again?

Is there anyone on stage — and can I see hands? — who is unwilling tonight to pledge your support to the eventual nominee of the Republican Party, and pledge to not run an independent campaign against that person?”

That was a question that Bret Baier, of Fox News, asked 10 presidentially hopeful Republicans at a debate in August 2015. On the stage, only one person raised his hand — Donald Trump. The rest is history. Trump won the 2016 primary, and we didn’t have to endure an election in which Trump ran as a third-party candidate after losing. But we could be approaching that scenario soon.

similar phenomenon with Roosevelt. They also had something in common that’s even more important for an election: a dedicated following that was loyal to them over any party. Both have been described as presidents who had “cults of personality.” Trump’s is apparent every day. I have yet to see a truck drive by with 20 bumper stickers and two flags praising President Biden. Roosevelt’s still manifests to this day in some ways. When talking politics, you can say “Teddy” and everyone knows who you’re talking about.

MICHAEL MALASZCZYK

I imagine that if televised debates existed in 1912, then former President Theodore Roosevelt would have had a similar response to that question. Roosevelt was running against his successor, William Howard Taft — whom he had handpicked, but with whose results as president Roosevelt was disappointed.

What did Teddy Roosevelt and Donald Trump have in common? Ego. It’s hard for anyone to get a word in edgewise with Trump, and historical accounts suggest a

Of course, Roosevelt and Trump are complete opposites on the political spectrum. Teddy was seen as a progressive leader for his time, while Trump is considered right wing. But as former presidents with ambitions of returning to the White House, the similarities between Roosevelt, in 1912, and Trump, in 2023, can’t be ignored.

Trump’s path to next year’s nomination is questionable — many Republicans have made it clear that they want nothing more to do with him. Ever since the candidates he backed performed poorly in November’s midterms, Trump’s lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in polls has shrunk. Even more concerning for Trump is that these are multi-candidate

polls in which he holds a plurality. If other candidates drop out and throw their weight behind DeSantis, Trump is in trouble.

But given his apparent inability to concede fair elections, it’s difficult to imagine Trump bowing out of the race and endorsing DeSantis against Biden. A more feasible scenario is Trump running as a thirdparty candidate.

That would be great news for Biden.

In 1912, Taft won the Republican nomination over Roosevelt, but refusing to concede, Roosevelt ran under the banner of the Bull Moose Party.

The result? The quiet, reserved Democratic nominee, Woodrow Wilson, swept the election. Despite winning only 41 percent of the popular vote, Wilson received 435 electoral votes and carried 40 states. Roosevelt finished second, with 88 electoral votes. Taft won only eight.

Taft’s and Roosevelt’s votes combined would have crushed Wilson. But the Republicans couldn’t unite, and the Democrat pulled off a landslide.

The parallels with 2024 aren’t all the same. There was a Republican incumbent in 1912; next year it will be a Democrat. And views on the issues were different then than they are now. Economically,

Wilson would be to the left of Bernie Sanders, but socially, he’d be to the right of Marjorie Taylor Greene.

But the parallels are too significant to ignore — most notably, the Roosevelt and Trump diehard voters. And Taft was a respected leader who had once been seen as the heir to Roosevelt’s legacy. DeSantis is a well-known governor who is seen by many as a successor to Trump as the leader of his movement. Wilson may have been lacking in adoring fans, but he had the votes to win — like Biden may.

Republicans in 1912 couldn’t rally around the winner of their primary because one candidate with an ego refused to lose. And if the vote for speaker of the House 111 years later showed us anything, it’s that the divisions in today’s Republican Party over Donald Trump consist of a lot more than personal disagreements. In a three-way, Biden-DeSantis-Trump scenario, only Biden, and a unified Democratic Party, stand to gain.

Republicans are not one party right now. No promises have been made on their end to ensure that Biden won’t coast to victory. Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Republicans had better get it together, and fast, or they’ll be “Woodrow Wilsoned” by Biden in 2024.

Michael Malaszczyk is a Herald reporter covering Wantagh and Seaford. Comments about this column? mmalaszczyk@ liherald.com.

A.I. is sucking the life out of us

Who am I? Ask Siri. I don’t know where she ends and I begin.

When my iPhone alarm went off at 6:30 this morning, it was to remind me I needed to hustle to my dentist appointment at 8 a.m. Getting dragged out of a deep sleep was especially painful because my wake-up music is “My Shot,” from “Hamilton.”

es and our tastes. I hear you saying, “But we were the ones who decided to buy the phone or the Fitbit or the Alexa,” and that is true. But I believe we humans have been naïve, vulnerable and unprepared for the seductive intrusion of technology into every moment of our waking hours.

line popped up, which told me that to read more about a titillating news story, I needed to click the message.

dle purchases, I suppose.

RANDI KREISS

Lin Manuel Miranda’s repetitive assertion to thumping music is singularly irritating. But I clicked the wrong music alarm button three years ago, and inertia has kept it in place. So I shut off the phone and moved into my day.

A half-hour later, a “reminder” popped on my phone to take my thyroid meds and my vitamins. It was only 7 a.m., and I’d already been told what to do twice by my techno masters. Slowly but inexorably, we are relinquishing free will and allowing technology to determine our decisions and our actions, our exercise habits, our purchas-

Take me. The alarm was just the beginning. After I obediently took my meds, I saw a reminder pop up to take the chicken out of the freezer for dinner. I also had several “sticky notes” on my phone to call the dog groomer, prepare for a book group, set up a service call for the car and try calling JetBlue one more time to follow up on a refund. In pre-tech days, I would have these reminders on a piece of paper (remember when Post-its were so cool?), but responding to a pop-up feels like it’s in control, not me. Old-school notes on paper are just quieter.

In the time I’ve been writing this, I got a notification from Open Table to confirm a reservation. It told me that I must press 1 to confirm. I obeyed. Then, from an entirely different source, a shocking head-

Because I almost bought a sweater from Bloomingdale’s a year ago, the store keeps telling me I “forgot” an item in my cart. It’s a technological nudge that distracts me in the moment and makes me think about the sweater, thus hijacking my attention.

This happens all day.

I don’t wear a smartwatch or tracking device because I don’t want another boss in my life. Nevertheless, my iPhone has started telling me how many steps I take. I don’t care. I don’t want to know, and I don’t want to get locked into obsessively quantifying my exercise.

At some point in my day, I will get a message from one or another of my apps, advising me that I need to change my password because somewhere in the Ethernet there has been a “breach.” It suggests that I add three security questions and a “rescue” email.

Then up pops a text advising me which books to purchase next, based on my Kin-

I downloaded the app Calm some time ago to learn meditation techniques for a more relaxing sleep experience. Now the word is out, and other apps are messaging me, offering bedtime stories read by boring narrators guaranteed to induce a good snooze. Every action on the phone or computer opens a door to thousands of other intrusions.

If I buy a pair of jeans online, I am hounded by competing clothing companies that want my business. Press here, click here, send us your email for a 10 percent discount. Send us your phone number for a freebie.

I was with a friend for a planned interlude of just sitting around and reading our books in my house. We would have companionable silence, sip our coffee and be at peace. Except that she has a thingie on her smartwatch that buzzes and tells her to get up and walk every 20 minutes. And she does. It’s probably good for her circulation, but it’s definitely bad for her sense of free will.

Slowly, we are giving ourselves over to technology and giving up personhood, frogs in water slowly coming to a boil.

Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

M y phone has

started telling me how many steps I take. I don’t care.

Will Donald Trump repeat Teddy Roosevelt’s third-party misadventure?

Donating blood benefits others — and you

January is National Blood Donor Month, first established a half-century ago. And it’s a good thing that declaration stuck, because blood is often in short supply, as it is today, even in our post-pandemic world.

And January is the worst month when it comes to blood shortages. That’s probably because people are busy in November and December, preparing for, and then enjoying, the holidays, with little time to donate blood. Then, what follows those family gatherings and parties with friends are often colds and the flu — and Covid-19 — all of which keep people home, and far away from making muchneeded blood donations.

There was an uptick in Covid infections at this time last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s too early to tell how this month will shake out, but because the current strain — kraken — is highly contagious, the CDC predicts that as people attend gatherings inside during the winter months, more people will get sick.

Recent months have also seen outbreaks of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Although it’s more serious among infants and older adults, anyone can get RSV, and doctors are finding that people

LETTERS

If not Albany, who will deliver affordable housing?

To the Editor:

Re last week’s editorial, “We don’t need Albany’s concrete fist in Nassau”: Well, perhaps we do. We are told, “It’s not that our local government officials don’t want affordable housing.” Yet is it not those very entities that established and maintain the conditions that have driven 300,000 people from New York in a single year, and have proposed nothing to slow the continuing daily average of 820 departures?

The thousands willing to move into Nassau would benefit from the application of some goad, prod, or spur of any kind to overcome Nassau County’s inertia in dealing with our problem of too little middle/working class housing.

of all ages do.

Why is donating blood so important? Because every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood or platelets, according to the American Red Cross. And roughly 29,000 units of red blood cells, 5,000 units of platelets and 6,500 units of plasma are needed every day.

Because blood and platelets cannot be manufactured, donors are needed. And often. Add to this the fact that red blood cells expire after 42 days, and platelets must be used within a week.

But don’t get lost in the numbers. Donating even once produces a pint of blood, which the Red Cross counts as three units. That can help save three lives — or one life, of someone who is seriously injured. Car accident victims can require as much as 100 units of blood, and those fighting cancer and blood diseases need even more.

What peopless may not realize is that donating blood can benefit donors beyond just feeling good that they’ve made a difference. It offers a mini-physical, because part of the process includes the taking of vital signs, which might uncover conditions like high blood pressure or even a heart arrhythmia.

Doctors say that donating blood regu-

larly reduces cardiovascular risk factors and is linked to lower blood pressure and minimizing the chance of a heart attack. How? If the donor’s hemoglobin is too high while blood is being drawn, doing so will help reduce the “viscosity” of the blood, which causes blood clots, heart attacks and strokes.

There aren’t many requirements to join the fight to save lives, other than being healthy. According to the New York Blood Center, candidates must be at least 16 years old and not have donated blood within the past 56 days. Those younger than 18 must have a signed permission slip from a parent or guardian. People older than 75 can donate, too, with a letter confirming sound health from a doctor.

And those who have had Covid can donate if they have been symptom-free, and have not tested positive, for two weeks.

Find out how you can donate today by contacting the New York Blood Center, at NYBC.org. You can also schedule a donation at (800) 933-2566.

January is when we celebrate those who donate blood and platelets. But giving the gift of life is something all of us can do all year long.

BRIAN KELLY Rockville

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To the Editor: Dear 3rd House District of New York: CNN reports, “Two New Jersey veterans say

OPINIONS

We must remember — and teach — the Holocaust

When I was growing up, it was hard not to notice the numbers tattooed on her wrist. Children are often very observant, and I was curious about what they meant.

My grandmother Judith Mandel grew up in a small town called Hatvan, a few miles outside Budapest, Hungary. She was an ordinary girl, but she learned quickly that her heritage made her different when her classmates began to taunt her for being Jewish.

not before being put to work at the Krakow-Plaszow, Seeshaupt and Dachau camps. When she was liberated by American troops from Dachau in May 1945, she weighed 45 pounds.

After the war, she married Ernest Mandel, and in 1948 they emigrated to the United States. They settled in the Bronx and raised three daughters.

which is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is important never to forget the 6 million lives lost simply because of their religious, ethnic, gender or genetic differences, because history has a wicked way of repeating itself.

Over the past year alone, there has been so much hateful rhetoric on Long Island. The pamphlets of antisemitic literature being circulated across our communities, and the reports of those harmed for their beliefs, are enough to make many of us sick.

DANIEL OFFNER

Following German forces’ annexation of Austria in 1938, they set their sights on Hungary, and they invaded in March 1944. A few weeks later, my great-grandmother Ilona Kalman and my grandmother were forced into a ghetto at a sugar factory.

Judith was 16 when she and her mother were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp, in occupied Poland, that June. When they arrived, Judith was separated from her mother and forced to work in the camp, while my great-grandmother was put to death in the gas chamber.

My grandmother would survive, but

Having witnessed the atrocities of the Holocaust, my grandmother had a difficult time adjusting to her new life. For many years she was afraid to plug things into electrical sockets because of her experience with electrified fences, and would overfeed her first-born daughter, my mother, so she wouldn’t starve. She struggled to learn English.

Her story had a profound impact on me. When I was a child, she often told me about her experiences. She took me to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. I learned that being Jewish was part of my identity, and that while we lived in a country that was founded on the principal of freedom from religious persecution, this wasn’t the case in other parts of the world.

That’s why it is so important to remember the Holocaust, as we will this Friday,

LETTERS

now-Congressman George Santos promised to raise funds for lifesaving surgery for one of their dogs in 2016, then became elusive and took off with the money.” This is what you elected to Congress? Really? The guy steals money from a homeless veteran’s dog, which has a tumor?

I think this, above all else, tells us about the values of the wealthy. No humanity. No compassion. No concern for anything beyond their own income and comfort.

I would strongly recommend that you voters in the 3rd District get yourselves a copy of “A Tale of Two Cities” and read it cover to cover. And I would strongly recommend you recall this clown. He has no business being in D.C. Or anywhere else, for that matter.

PATRICK NORTHWAY Traverse City, Michigan

Heat pumps?

No, thanks.

To the Editor: Re “Long Island’s energy

future: vision vs. mirage” (Jan. 12-18): I have to vehemently disagree with the authors’ statement that “heat pumps and Long Island are a match made in heaven.” I purchased heating pumps at the recommendation of Green Team Long Island, and took part in the state loan program. I seriously regret my decision, because the heating pumps don’t work as promised.

Basically, they blow cool air throughout my living room, creating a draft that I never had before. They are so ineffective that I dress in layers and need a blanket to cover my legs when I sit at my dining room table. I have to look for a corner of the living room where these ridiculous pumps aren’t blowing. If I don’t want them to blow cool air, then I have to turn them down so low that it’s like having no heat at all.

Combating climate change should be our number one priority, but the products that are being promoted and sold need to work before they are put on the market.

While I’m thankful that I live in a nation where, for the most part, we embrace one another’s differences, it is important to remember, and understand, why the Holocaust happened, in order to prevent anything like it from ever happening again. That is why it is so important to teach children about it — so we, and they, never forget what took place. Books like “Number the Stars,” by Lois Lowry, and “Daniel’s Story,” by Carol Matas, shouldn’t be deemed too “controversial,” because their subject matter is the human condition.

Banning literature — as the Nazis did generations ago — will only open a path to more of the kind of prejudice that can poison our society.

This has already happened in one

FRAMEWORK

by Tim Baker

Texas school district, where, in 2021, teachers were advised to include reading that offered “opposing” views on controversial topics. What makes this so despicable isn’t just the fact that when it comes to the Holocaust, there are no reasonable opposing views, because any literature that denies that it happened is itself hate speech — but also that people have become so sensitive that they believe there has to be an alternative to accounts of violence and death to educate others about real events in history.

That is why it is so important to teach children about the Holocaust. We must never forget the lessons the world learned. Yes, the Holocaust showed us the worst of humanity, but banning its honest examination in the classroom will only perpetuate the type of ignorance that allowed such horror to happen in the first place.

We must continue to encourage this chapter of history to be a part of our children’s education. They deserve to know the unfiltered truth, so they will never be taken in by the false rhetoric that has been perpetuated by Holocaust deniers.

My grandmother’s struggle, and that of so many others who came here seeking refuge from persecution, cannot have been for nothing.

Daniel Offner is the senior editor of the Rockville Centre Herald. Comments? doffner@liherald.com.

Taking flight from Veterans Memorial Park over Reynolds Channel — Long Beach

LISA GOLDBERG Oceanside

O n Friday the world will reflect on the horror, and I’ll honor my grandmother.