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lADoNNA tAYloR DisCusseD her duties as executive director of Nassau County Youth Services with County Executive Bruce Blakeman.

Lifelong Freeport resident Ladonna Taylor has stepped up to a challenging and purposeful new role. She has become the executive director of Nassau County Youth Services, with oversight of the 46 agencies that have contracts with the county to provide support for children and families. Taylor was appointed to the position by County Executive Bruce Blakeman on Feb. 2, and confirmed by the Nassau County Legislature on Feb. 28. Taylor, who declined to give

her age, brings impressive experience to her new job: 27 years with the county’s Department of Social Services, including seven years as a social welfare examiner and 20 years as a case worker for children and their families. Youth Services is a division of the county’s Department of Health and Human Services. “Any not-for-profit in Nassau that deals with children that has an approved RFP [request for proposal] from us — we provide them with funding,” Taylor explained. Three of those programs are Walkabout for Continued on page 16

Freeport police get 11 new cars, with the latest high tech By ReiNe BetHANY rbethany@liherald.com

The Freeport police will have eight new police cars to patrol the village streets, plus three other needed vehicles, at a cost just north of $513,000 through state money attained by State Sen. John Brooks and State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin. M ayo r Ro b e r t Ke n n e dy thanked the legislators at a March 11 news conference outside the Freeport Police Department headquarters along with Deputy Mayor Ronald Ellerbe, Trustee Jorge Martinez, Trustee Evette Sanchez, and three members of the Freeport Police

Department, Assistant Police Chief Carl Hetzel, Officer Steven Margiotta, and Officer Michelle Haslam. “The police have a critical role in our society,” Brooks said “We have to make sure they can do their job. … This is a village that provides outstanding public safety. They’ve taken advantage of technology at every turn. And we have to give them the funds to keep doing it that way.” “I’m proud to stand here today knowing that our New York State Assembly funded Freeport with important police equipment,” said Griffin. “It is so important to continue that throughout our state, and

throughout my district—to fund the police with training and with resources.” The new vehicles include eight Chevrolet Tahoes to be used as patrol cars, a Chevrolet Spark for the parking meter personnel, a pickup truck to transport heavy equipment, and a Dodge Durango for village detectives. The pickup truck, Kennedy said, was “for the transportation and inspection of the weight scales that we use with the Department of Transportation, which we use on a regular basis. We’re required to go up to Albany and have these scales inspected every so many months, so we

need that vehicle to bring those big scales back up to Albany.” High-capacity scales are used for commercial vehicle inspections that Freeport officers conduct at random times and locations. Overweight vehicles pose a great risk to motorists and pedestrians. Kennedy noted that the new patrol cars are police pursuit

rated, and would be equipped with video cameras, computers to interface with the village’s License Plate Reader program, radios, protective partitions between front and back seats, lights, and sirens. They have high-performance, fuel-efficient, six-cylinder engines. The village is especially grateContinued on page 8

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A logical leap from caring to more caring MeRcyFiRst PResident/chieF executive Officer Renée Skolaski left, with new Chief Quality Officer Mary Jane Dessables.

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Mary Jane Dessables’s new job as chief quality officer at MercyFirst perfectly combines the range of skills she has acquired in the field of child welfare. “I started off years ago [with the Salvation Army] as a group home social worker,” Dessables said, “so I was doing the direct care work, entering the progress notes into the state system of record. I went from there to becoming a trainer, where I was training group home staff and foster parents on how to help the kids who were in their care.” Dessables eventually became a management information systems director with the Salvation Army. MaRy Jane She analyzed the dessaBles demog raphics Chief Quality Officer, and other aspects of the children in MercyFirst care, discerning which children fared the best, and using the information for making changes in the care system to help improve the outcomes for every child. Dessables then moved away from direct care into advocacy with the Council for Family Care and Child Care Agencies. “I was advocating for system change to help good agencies become great agencies,” she said. “Is it that they needed funding? Or that they needed a change in regulation to better serve the children in care? I was functioning at the macro level, trying to make a difference to kids and families on a large scale.” Then she came to MercyFirst. On Jan. 27, she was named chief quality officer there, answering directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Renée Skolaski. Dessables oversees the Performance & Quality Improvement Department responsible for the overall information program and operational quality, compliance, program data tracking, reporting, and quality and performance improvement processes across MercyFirst programs and services. Sounds complicated? It is. “Mercy First operates 17 different human and social services programs around Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk,” said Dessables. “There are some group homes in the communities. Where I’m working [in Syosset], it’s a campus with a couple of different programs with kids living in cottages on the campus, and an on-ground school. MercyFirst overall serves 3,200 children and their families a year.” The services range from child abuse and maltreatment prevention, to foster care, to residential treatment centers, where children whose mental or emotional difficulties make them too demanding for foster care can receive treatment until

ercyFirst overall serves 3,200 children and their families a year.

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MeRcyFiRst youth BeneFit from dog therapy at the Syosset campus. they stabilize. Most of the children in residential care are between the ages of 8 and 20. The Syosset campus, where Dessables has her office, has a school for its 100 children that is run by the New York City Department of Education. “We’re on the grounds of St. Mary’s Convent,” Dessables said. “The grounds here are really nice. There’s outdoor physical activity, a track, basketball courts outdoors, and indoor basketball. The kids are living in cottage units. It’s not like the old orphanage model, where kids are sleeping in this one big room like a barracks. The kids here have their own rooms, and they’ve got 24-hour awake staff available to them, making sure everything is taken

care of.” As the concepts of appropriate care have evolved, so have the systems for making sure that the care happens the way it should. Via computer, Dessables plows through case records of the sort she herself used to write, making sure everything is documented and the rules of care that have been established by the state, counties and cities are being followed. The quality assurance applies to every aspect of helping chldren and families. Foster parents must be trained and certified and their compliance tracked. Program staff, the quality assurance staff, and the training staff must all work together to identify what is working and what could be improved.

“There’s a federal law called the Family First Prevention Services Act, SSPSA as it’s affectionately known,” said Dessables. “It encourages the states to shorten the length of stay of kids in foster care, or divert them from foster care altogether, by changing the way the federal funding is allocated. States are encouraged to put more money into preventive care, which some states were not doing extensively before. New York State is a better state than many others in prevention.” So, rather than keeping children in orphanages or long-term foster care, the state seeks to stabilize both children and families so that children will no longer get lost in a struggling system. Dessables’ quality compliance work plays a pivotal role in maintaining the methods and programs that are successful, and improving those that aren’t. Dessables and her husband Philip have lived in Freeport since 2005, in the Wharfside condos adjacent to Woodcleft Avenue. Besides enjoying walks through Sea Breeze Park and Cow Meadow Park, said Dessables, “What we like to do in Freeport is we love the restaurants. … You’ve got the casual places like Taco Tuesday’s and the Crab Shack, and then you’ve got the upscale places like E. B. Elliotts’ and Rachel’s and you’ve got the bars and the outdoor dining.” Freeport’s diversity and services also endear it to both Dessables. “It’s such a good village,” Dessables said. “If we were to move, we’d try to stay in Freeport. All the services are great, our government does a great job in making sure our power stays on and our streets stay safe. I am so happy to be able to say I am a Freeporter.”

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Herald scHools Maker Space inspires students’ creativity Second-grade students at Bayview Avenue Elementary School, in the Freeport School District, put their creativity and imaginations to the test working in the school’s Maker Space Morning Program. As part of this engaging learning experience, students develop and refine their 21st-century skills, including collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking, by engaging in various engineering and design process challenges. Students expand their critical thinking and problemsolving skills by tinkering and building using materials such as LEGO® sets, Magna-Tiles, and connecting rods. They even program robots. In one activity, students designed their own mazes made from cardboard, tubes, straws, tape and uniquely designed marbles. The students tested their designs, reflected on ways to improve their original designs, and refined their designs to create their finished products.

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DURING THE MAkER Space Morning Program at Bayview Avenue School in Freeport students used their imaginations to design and build structures using Magna-Tiles.

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A new student group called the Kindness Club is spreading peace and kindness for students and staff throughout the Caroline G. Atkinson Intermediate School. The after-school program is advised by teacher Enza Cellan. The club strives to teach club members how to be kind, support inclusion and boost confidence among all students within the school building. Their first schoolwide initiative, which took place in early February, asked students in all grades to write messages of how they can s p re a d k i n d n e s s a n d p e a c e throughout their school. This activity was inspired by historical Black figures, including Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela, who fought for peace and racial harmony among all people. In the spring, the Kindness Club will be dedicating a tree to the school’s Peace Garden as a symbol of the club’s commitment to being kind to others.

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StudentS from the Caroline G. Atkinson Intermediate School’s Kindness Club completed their first schoolwide project in early February.

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Alcoholics Anonymous [at the library]

Dr. Katie Takayasu: Plants first! From 6:30-7:30 p.m., join us for a fun and informative meeting with the author of “Plants First: A Physician’s Guide to Wellness through a Plant-Forward Diet.” Save your spot at ask@freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3274.

From 5:30-6:30 p.m., on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Alcoholics Anonymous meets at the Freeport Memorial Library. Contact Marilyn Pignataro, mpignataro@freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3274.

Friends of Freeport Memorial Library [at the library]

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From 6:30-7:45 p.m., all are welcome to this Friends of Freeport Memorial Library meeting. The purpose is to stimulate interest in the library, to enrich and expand the library’s resources, and to make the library the center of culture in the community. RSVP to mpignataro@ freeportlibrary.info.

Literacy Nassau citizenship classes [at the library] This test-prep class will help students study for the civics portion of the citizenship exam. Contact the ASK Dept. at the library, (516) 379-3274, or ask@ freeportlibrary.info.

Soul with heart book club From 7-8:25 p.m., Kaysha Watson-Phillips leads a discussion of “Their Eyes Were watching God,” by Zora Neale Hurston.Contact glutz@freeportlibrary.info.

Monday, March 21 Mother Goose [at the library] From 6-7 p.m., for ages 12-24 months and an accompanying adult. Please call (516) 379-3274, or come into the library Children’s Room to register.

Literacy Nassau citizenship classes [at the library] This class will help students study for the civics portion of the citizenship exam. Contact (516) 379-3274, or ask@freeportlibrary.info.

Tuesday, March 22 It’s time No. 4 [virtual] At 7 p.m., the office of Nassau County Legislator Kevan M. Abrahams (D Freeport) is partnering with SUNY, the Long Island Educational Opportunity Commission (LIEOC) and Nassau BOCES to present “It’s Time,” a sevenweek webinar series for adults on a new career track. This fourth webinar focuses on “LIEOC Offers …” which will focus on offerings and requirements of LIEOC programs. Scheduled presenters are AnneMarie Armstrong (Academic& Vocational), Karen Coutrier (Allied Health Programs), Michael Oil (English

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Friends of the Freeport Memorial Library On Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., all are welcome to an in-person meeting of the Friends of the Freeport Memorial Library. Come join the discussion of ways to expand and support the library. as a Second Language), Rony Rodas (Bilingual Counselor) and Barbara Ayo (Senior Counselor). On Zoom and Facebook Live (https://www.facebook. com/LegislatorKevanAbrahams). Register online at https://app.nassaucountyny.gov/Leg/forms/01/its_time.php.

“Very Buggy” story time, Ms. Rose 10-10:30 a.m., ages 2-4 with accompanying adult. To register, call (516) 379-3274, or come into the Children’s Room. The March 22 theme is “A Very Buggy Story Time.”

90s Fandom Festival for Tweens [at the library] “Whatever Happened to Predictability?” Join Miss Katie for a trip back in time. Fandom Festival will include an interactive Smartboard game where you can test your knowledge of 1990s music, TV

shows, and celebrities. For grades 5 and 6. This program will take place at the Library. Please call us or come into the Children’s Room to register.

Explore the accomplishments of women who never made it into the history books. Register at (516) 379-3274, or ask@freeportlibrary.info.

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Wednesday, Mar. 23

From 6-7 p.m. through the library, suitable for beginner and experienced yoga practitioners. We focus on breathing, stretching, and strength building. For the GoToMeeting link, contact Maryellen Cantanno, mcanntanno@freeportlibrary. info or (516) 379-3274.

Literacy Nassau ESL Classes [at the library] 6-8:30 p.m. Also at the same time on Thursday. Contact the ASK Department at (516) 379-3274, or ask@freeportlibrary.info.

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Circle time [at the library] Join Miss Katie for a fun circle time. For ages 1-3 and an accompanying adult. Please call us at (51 6) 379-3274, or come into the Children’s Room to register. Let us know which session you would like to attend when you register.

Social worker [at the library] From 2-5 p.m., social work intern Hudson Joachim will be in the library lobby to provide assistance with social services in English, Spanish, French, and Creole. Email socialworkintern@freeportli-

Herb gardening [virtual] In this 7-8:30 p.m. lecture, Cornell Cooperative Extension will describe herb plants, their uses and how to grow them. For the link, contact (516) 3793274 or ask@freeportlibrary.info.

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The AHRC Work Center on Hanse Ave. has helped adults with disabilities find work for 50 years. Hungerford & Clark Funeral Home is now owned by Carmine and Michael Carpinone. Black-owned Value Precision Inc. was featured on Economic Forum, WTHE-AM 1520, in 1992. Led by Chief Joe Shapira, Freeport has New York State’s largest all-volunteer fire department. Freeport residents drink naturally purified water drawn from Freeport’s own fresh-water aquifer.

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Vehicles include updated technology continued from front page ful to Brooks and Griffin because, Kennedy explained, “$513,000 is more than a point on our property tax for our residents. It’s about $400,000 per point, so this holds the taxes down for our residents and it’s making our village safer.” “Nothing makes a veteran officer happier than the arrival of new police vehicles,” Hetzel said. “Due to Covid in the past couple of years, it’s been very difficult to get vehicles, and with the assistance of our purchasing department in the village we were able to locate these vehicles in a timely manner, so it was very fortunate. Above all else, I’d like to thank the village garage because they’ve been taking care of our older fleet, and quite honestly they may be the happiest in the village right now that we have these new vehicles.” “Remember,” Kennedy said, “the police cars are running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. … Many of our older vehicles really have exceeded their life cycle in miles and operation.” Hetzel also spoke of the stress on police vehicles, given their constant daily use. “Things happen,” he said. “You’re on the roads all the time, accidents occur, unfortunately. You have a car go down, it’s difficult to replace them.” He said that the officers that drive the cars work in teams and take pride in doing their part to care for the vehicles. Even the older cars don’t get wasted. “We have a big village, so we can use them,” Hetzel said. “The cars are very hard to come by, and we need more and more, so an older car can be a spare for us or for DPW, but we definitely use it. We’re not spoiled that way. We don’t get rid of anything, and the village garage is good.”

News brief U.S. attorney: Give Mangano 17½ years Former Nassau County Executive a sentencing recommendation for Ed Mangano, convicted in 2019 of Linda Mangano. In a statement, Kenneth Keating, accepting bribes and kickbacks in exchange for backing $20 million in attorney for Mangano, called the recommendation “astonishindirect loan guarantees to ing.” Oyster Bay Town, should A sentencing memoranreceive 17½ years in federdum said that in addition al prison, the U.S. Attorto prison time, Mangano ney’s office recommended should pay full restitution on March 10. “in the amount of the vicThe recommendation tim’s losses.” Prosecutors came as sentencing for called Mangano’s crimes Mangano and his wife, “a stunning abuse of Linda, was rescheduled for power.” April 14. They were origiAccording to the sennally to be sentenced Ed Mangano tencing memo, Mangano March 23. No reason was “monetized his power and offered for the change. Linda Mangano was convicted of influence and betrayed the people of conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruc- Nassau County, most notable the Town tion of justice, making false state- of Oyster Bay. The defendant put his ments to federal investigators in con- financial interests above the interests nection wither job with Harendra of those he was elected to serve.” Singh, a restaurateur. The U.S. Attor–James Bernstein ney’s office did not immediately offer

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OutsidE tHE FrEEpOrt Police Department at an announcement of the purchase of 11 new vehicles for the department were, from left, Deputy Mayor Ron Ellerbe, State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, Village Trustee Jorge Martinez, Mayor Robert Kennedy, State Sen. John Brooks, Assistant Police Chief Carl Hetzel, Trustee Evette Sanchez, and Officers Steven Margiotta and Michelle Haslam. tHE nEwly purcHasEd patrol cars await the installation of computers, lights, sirens, partitions between front and back seats and other equipment.

How license plate readers assist police Officer Steven Margiotta took the Herald for a ride to demonstrate the license plate reader. Each patrol car has a specialized laptop computer installed between the driver’s seat and the front passenger seat. When Margiotta activated his monitor, a list of license plates and other information appeared. A photo of a car with its license plate visible was shown at the bottom left of the screen. “That’s the most recent car that activated the plate reader,” Margiotta said. “Here’s the plate, the state, there’s the time, and then the reason, whether the plate’s suspended or revoked, its location—but it also shows up for wanted people, missing persons, or if the car was used in the commission of a crime, so it’s not just for vehicle traffic law.” The information in the list is checked quickly and carefully. An S or a 5 can look like an 8 to the LPR.

Also, the plates from a different state might have the same letters and numbers as the plate in the photo. The system could bring up information about license plates, say, in Texas, yet the photo taken by the LPR shows a New York license, so the Texas information is not applicable. The police are trained to verify the plates before they take action. The LPRs themselves are mounted on utility poles and look like red light cameras. They have been installed at every entry point into Freeport. Some intersections have exit cameras, too. An electronic voice suddenly beeped out, “Suspended or revoked registration.” “There’s the plate, there’s the car,” Margiotta said, pointing at the new item in the list. “It’s at East Merrick and Cleveland by Meadowbrook, so we would check the plate and see where it goes from there.”

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MALveRne vILLAGe MAyoR Keith Corbett, a Democrat, officially announced on March 8 that he will run for the open 4th Congressional District seat.

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Village of Malverne Mayor Keith Corbett has officially announced last week that he is running for Democratic Rep. Kathleen Rice’s vacated seat in the 4th Congressional District seat, which includes Freeport. He joins Democrats County Legislator Carrié Solages, former Town Supervisor Laura Gillen and County Legislator Siela Bynoe in what is becoming a crowded field. As of press time, the lone Republican in the field is tech CEO Bill Staniford, of Lawrence. The primary is June 28. At the March 8 public safety campaign when Corbett began his stumping for being part of the House of Representatives, nearly 40 supporters from across the Congressional attended. They included church leaders, Democratic Party leaders, law enforcement, American Legion Post 44 members, and Freeport and Hempstead village officials, State Sen. Kevin Thomas, a Democrat, who represents the 6th Senatorial District. Corbett expressed that he wants more funding towards the police and social and mental health services, and wants to see bail reform laws revised. Last year, Nassau County police reported an increased number of illegal gun seizures and have again reported a spike in seized illegal guns this year. Corbett called on the federal government for assistance in dealing with the influx of these illegal guns in the county. He also noted some of his successes since he became mayor in 2019, including paving 72 percent of the village’s roads, installing technology and other village infrastructure upgrades and improvements for the village’s Whalen Field park, without raising taxes. A Malverne resident since 1982, Ed Mahoney, is a registered Republican who normally votes Democratic — and he favors Corbett. “He is going to be my choice for congressman. He was my choice for Mayor and I think he’s done an excellent job,” Mahoney said. Mahoney went on to say that many politicians do not follow through with their promises when they get into office.

“Everything that I’ve ever asked him [Corbett] to do for these residents, he’s accomplished and done at no taxpayers cost— that to me is a very big thing.” Malverne’s Deputy Mayor and Trustee Perry Cuocci also endorses Corbett because of his success — including making village technology upgrades, installing new LED streetlights and renovating the police department — as Mayor, all while facing difficulties brought by Covid. “I’ll miss him as our Mayor, but if you take a look at his track record, I think the things that he can do as congressman would be extremely beneficial to the community,” Cuocci said. “I think he has the knowledge, he has the resources [and] he has the contacts to get things done.” Initially, Corbett had no intention of being a congressman and wanted to continue serving Malverne. “I’m not going to Washington to leave Malverne,” Corbett said, “I’m going to Washington to stay in Malverne.” Should he win, Corbett stressed that he will open a main congressional district office in the village to ensure that Malverne and the surrounding communities are well represented. “Each and every day I use my personal, professional [and] political relationships” to keep Malverne as-is, Corbett said. These relationships are connected to his history in Malverne as a resident and village board official of 12 years and his current career as an attorney. “I have the relationships and the resources to bring back significant funding for the residents of this district, and look forward to continuing the fight for the fourth congressional district,” Corbett said after the campaign. “I’m a little fed up with what’s going on in Washington,” Corbett added. “I think we need to start getting back to basics and sending representatives down there to roll up their sleeves and do the work and I have the capacity to do that.” Another lifelong Malverne resident, Faith O’Brien,18, will be voting for the first time ever. “He is a very approachable person and he genuinely cares about helping others,” O’Brien said. “Besides helping businesses during Covid and always being present around the village, he as a person just is always there to help.”

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LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on March 14, 2022, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. Lisa M. DeBourg Deputy Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK, ADOPTED MARCH 14, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF TAX CERTIORARI JUDGMENTS, COMPROMISED CLAIMS AND SETTLED CLAIMS PAYABLE IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 2023, RESULTING FROM COURT ORDERS PURSUANT TO TAX CERTIORARI PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, STATING THE ESTIMATED TOTAL COST THEREOF IS $850,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $850,000 BONDS OF SAID VILLAGE TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the payment of judgments, compromised claims or settled claims resulting from court orders on proceedings brought pursuant to Article Seven of the Real Property Tax Law that are payable in the fiscal year ending February 28, 2023. The period of probable usefulness is a minimum five (5) years and maximum twenty (20) years, dependent on the total amount of tax certiorari claims paid in a single fiscal year. The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $850,000. A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, Village of Freeport, Village Hall, 46 N. Ocean Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520.

Dated:March 14, 2022 Freeport, New York 130104

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LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on March 14, 2022, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. Lisa M. DeBourg Deputy Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK, ADOPTED MARCH 14, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE RECONSTRUCTION AND/OR REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN TRANSFORMERS IN THE VILLAGE’S ELECTRIC SYSTEM, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $600,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF SAID VILLAGE IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $600,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the reconstruction and/or replacement of certain transformers in the Village’s electric system. The period of probable usefulness applicable to the object or purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is thirty (30) years; however, the bonds authorized pursuant to this resolution and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds, shall mature no later than five (5) years after the date of original issuance of said bonds or notes. The amount of obligations to be issued is $600,000.

A complete copy of the bond resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, at the Village Hall, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York. The bond resolution is dated March 14, 2022. 130101

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LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on March 14, 2022, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. Lisa M. DeBourg Deputy Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK, ADOPTED MARCH 14, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $1,055,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF SAID VILLAGE IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $1,055,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the construction of water system improvements. The period of probable usefulness applicable to the object or purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is forty (40) years; however, the bonds authorized pursuant to this resolution and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds, shall mature no later than five (5) years after the date of original issuance of said bonds or notes. The amount of obligations to be issued is $1,055,000.

LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on March 14, 2022, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. Lisa M. DeBourg Deputy Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK (THE “VILLAGE”), AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $150,000 IN SERIAL BONDS OF THE VILLAGE TO FINANCE THE PAYMENT OF CERTAIN TAX CERTIORARI JUDGMENTS, COMPROMISED CLAIMS AND SETTLED CLAIMS RESULTING FROM COURT ORDERS, STATING THAT THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $150,000, AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the payment of judgments, compromised claims or settled claims resulting from court orders on proceedings brought pursuant to Article 7 of the Real Property Tax Law that are payable in the fiscal year ending February 28, 2023. The period of probable usefulness is a minimum five (5) years and maximum twenty (20) years, dependent on the total amount of tax certiorari claims paid in a single fiscal year. The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $150,000.

A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, Village of Freeport, Village Hall, 46 N. Ocean Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. Dated: March 14, 2022 Freeport, New York 130103 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, by virtue of the authority invested by law, shall conduct a public hearing to be duly held on the 18th day of April 2022, at 7:15 P.M., to consider the re-zoning application for Section 55, Block H, Lot 372 from Residence AA District to Industrial B District; Section 55, Block 190, Lot 63 from Business AA District to Industrial B District; and Section 55, Block 190, Lots 51-55 from Manufacturing District to Industrial B District. FURTHER RESOLVED, that the foregoing notice of public hearing shall be entered in the minutes of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, and published in the Freeport Leader and a printed copy thereof posted conspicuously in at least three (3) public places in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Nassau County, New York. STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU, VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, ss: I, PAMELA WALSH BOENING, Clerk of the Village of Freeport, Nassau County, New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of said notice duly authorized by the Board of Trustees of the said Village at a meeting of the Said Board of Trustees, calling for a public hearing to be duly held in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building of the Village of Freeport, 46 N. Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York on the 18th day of April 2022 at 7:15 P.M., and of the whole thereof, as entered upon the minutes of the proceedings of the said Board kept by me as Village Clerk. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Corporate Seal of said Village this 14th day of March 2022. Lisa DeBourg Deputy Village Clerk Dated:Freeport, New York March 14, 2022 130100

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to §128-5 of the Freeport Village Code, the Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Freeport scheduled for Wednesday March 23, 2022 at 11:00 AM has been rescheduled to Wednesday March 23, 2022 at 12:00 noon to conduct a public hearing in the Municipal Building, Board of Trustees Conference Room, 46 North Ocean Avenue, 2nd Floor, Freeport, NY adjacent to the Mayor’s Office. 130095 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of Hollyhood Chi LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 10/22/21. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served to Samuel Williams, 1620 Grand Avenue, P.O. Box 1541, Baldwin, NY 11510. Purpose: Any lawful act. 129556 LEGAL NOTICE SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Supreme Court of New York, Nassau County. AS THEIA, LLC, Plaintiffagainst-NASSAU COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF DONAVAN SCOTT A/K/A DONOVAN SCOTT, DECEASED; KAYLA I. SCOTT A/K/A KAYLA IMANI SCOTT; D.S. (MINOR); J.S. (MINOR); UNKNOWN HEIRSATLAW OF THE ESTATE OF DONAVAN SCOTT A/K/A DONOVAN SCOTT, DECEASED; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; “JOHN DOES” and “JANE DOES”, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other entities or persons who claim, or may claim, a lien against the premises, Defendants. Index No.1473/2009. Mortgaged Premises:18 Lafayette Place Freeport, New York 11550. Section:55 Block:365 Lots: 782 & 783. To The Above Named Defendant(s): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within

the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. If you fail to appear or to answer within the aforementioned time frame, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECTIVE of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a Mortgage to $373,500.00 and interest, recorded in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on December 17, 2004 in Liber M 28079, Page 440, Control Number 2010, covering the premises known as 18 Lafayette Place, Freeport, New York 11550. The relief sought herein is a final judgment directing sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is located. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered, and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO, LLP 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, (212) 471-5100, Attorneys for Plaintiff 129973 LEGAL NOTICE INDEX NO.: 612742/2021 DATE FILED: 10/05/2021 SUMMONS SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Plaintiff, -againstVERGIE LEE ROSS A/K/A VERGI EVANS, VERNIA LEE ROSS, BRIAN E. EVANS and CHYNELL EVANS, if they be living, if they be dead, their respective heirs-at- law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees,

legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, or through VERGIE LEE ROSS A/K/A VERGI EVANS, VERNIA LEE ROSS, BRIAN E. EVANS and CHYNELL EVANS, if they be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff, NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER; CHRISTIANA TRUST AS CUSTODIAN FOR GSRAN-Z LLC; STERLING COMMERICAL CORP.; HSBC BANK USA, SUCCESSOR TO MARINE MIDLAND BANK NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE. “JOHN DOE #” through “JOHN DOE #12”, the last twelve names being ctitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiffs attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York), and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complain TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFNEDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. David P. Sullivan, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated Feb, 28, 2022 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office. THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a tax lien and to recover the amount of the tax lien and all of the interest, penalties, additions and expenses thereon to premises k/a District 8 Section 55 Block 332, Lot(s)64-66 Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of

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New executive director of Youth Services continued from front page Young Men and Women, which provides transitional housing services for homeless young adults; the Boys and Girls Club of Nassau County, which offers afterschool and summer programs; and the PEACE After-School Program, in Hempstead Village. “We call the 46 agencies a coalition,” Taylor said. She is in the process of visiting every one in person, because, she said, “I’m not a big talker. I’m more about boots on the ground, so I want to see that Ladonna Taylor things are getting done.” Taylor meets monthly with each agency and its director. She also oversees the Nassau County Youth Council, which is composed of teens that meet monthly and present youth issues to the County Legislature, and the county Youth Board, to which adults from youth-oriented agencies are appointed to discuss improvement of services for families and children. During her first weeks on the job, Taylor had to react nimbly to a March 31 deadline. New York state had provided funds for gang and gun prevention that

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STudenTS AT MorriSon Mentors in Hempstead dismantled and rebuilt computers during the STEM program funded by the Office of Youth Services Feb. 21-25. had to be used by that date. “I implemented eight programs throughout Nassau County in the Corridor,” she said. “The Corridor is Freeport, Roosevelt, Hempstead, Uniondale and Westbury. We’ve reached out to Elmont as well — anyplace where gangs and guns are an issue, because that’s where the state wants this

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LEGAL NOTICE Public & Legal Notices Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that SEALED PROPOSALS for: FREEPORT MEMORIAL LIBRARY NEW SNOW MELT SYSTEM-NORTH ENTRANCE, FREEPORT, NEW YORK 11520 Contract G general construction Proposals will be received until 11 a.m. prevailing time on Monday April 25, 2022 at the library directors’ office of the Freeport Memorial Library, located at 144 West Merrick Road, Freeport, New York 11520. A link to electronically download the files including the contract documents [Construction Drawings, project manual with specifications, agreement between owner and contractor, and the conditions of the contract (general supplementary and other conditions)] may be obtained by contacting the Office of the Director, Freeport Memorial Library, 144 West Merrick Road, Freeport, NY 11520. The link to downloading the bid documents may be obtained beginning 12 p.m., Monday March 28, 2022. Bids must be made in the standard proposal

form in the manner designated therein and as required by the specifications that must be enclosed in sealed envelopes bearing the names and address of the bidder on the outside, addressed to: FREEPORT MEMORIAL LIBRARY, clearly marked on the outside: BID FOR NEW SNOW MELT SYSTEMNORTH ENTRANCE. Each proposal submitted by a certified check or bid bond, made payable to the Freeport Memorial Library, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, as a commitment by the bidder that, if its bid is accepted, it will enter into a contract to perform the work and will execute such further security as may be required for the faithful performance of the contract. Certification of bonding company is required for this bid, see instructions for bidders section. Each bidder shall agree to hold his/her bid price for forty five (45) days after the formal bid opening. A pre-bid meeting and walk thru is scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday March 30, 2022. Potential bidders are asked to gather at the library lobby at 144 West Merrick Road, Freeport, NY, at which time they

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money to go.” Fourteen- to 24-year-olds are the target population for these state funds. Of special concern during Taylor’s first month in office was the week of Feb. 21-25, when the schools closed for winter break, but parents still had to work. One agency that received funds was Morrison Mentors, in Hempstead, which runs science, technology, engineeering and math, or STEM, courses for middle and high school students. “We had a safe haven for the students that week,” Taylor said. “The Morrison Mentors program went 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 21 to 25. The students each got a computer to take apart and rebuild, and at the end of the week, they took the computer home to keep.” Taylor also reached out to ABBA Leadership Center in Hempstead, whose executive director, Reginald Benjamin, connects men and women with jobs and training. Taylor partnered with ABBA to administer the OSHA 30-Hour Construction Course, which addresses construction site safety, during Feb. 21-25. Twenty-five young men and three women earned the OSHA certificate, which qualifies them for better jobs in the construction field. Taylor also instituted two programs at the Salvation Army Citadel, in Hempstead: Guns to Butter, with an award-winning chef teaching culinary arts, and Safe Play, a six-week evening basketball program partly run by Hempstead Public Schools coach Hank Williams, at the end of which each student will take home a free pair of Nike Jordan sneakers. In Baldwin, Taylor brought in Duckie Confetti, a Hempstead Village native and high-fashion designer, to run a six-week fashion design course, while in Freeport, in partnership with BOCES, there are two programs, one focused on art and music, the other on TV production. When the Freeport courses conclude, each student will take home a keyboard or a camera. Taylor, and those who work with her, recognize the vulnerability of their target

Ladonna Chapman Taylor was born and raised in Freeport. Her husband, Thomas, is deputy commissioner of the Town of Hempstead Highway Department. Her daughter, Tanyria Taylor Byer, operates Boss Babies Learning Academy and the Royal Room in Freeport. Her older son, Umari, attends college and works part-time, and the younger son, Cekhi, is a student at Holy Trinity. Ladonna’s late parents were well known for their community involvement in Freeport, as is her extended family. Ladonna is executive leader of the Freeport Republican Club.

population to temptations like joining a gang. “In all of my programs,” she said, “we have a credible messenger there telling them, ‘Maybe I did the wrong thing as a child, but I turned my life around, and you can do the same thing.’” A credible messenger is an adult who grew up in circumstances similar to those of the children in the programs, and can speak to issues they face. “I would like to see the kids in Nassau County get what they need on every single level,” Taylor said. “I am always joining meetings with other youth bureaus throughout the state, fighting for funding on the state level.” Taylor expressly thanked Blakeman for the chance to carry on that good fight. “I never expected to have this opportunity,” she said. “I am blessed for it, and I will make him proud.” Blakeman’s confidence in his appointee is evident. “Ladonna is uniquely qualified to lead the Nassau County Youth Board and empower our next generation of leaders,” he said in a statement. “I look forward to working with her to make sure our young people can continue to have an opportunity to learn, grow and be a force for good in our communities.” Barbara Simms, a Freeport resident who is retired from 30 years as director of recreation for the Town of Hempstead, became friends with Taylor through the Freeport Republican Club. “She’s just an amazing, amazing woman,” said Simms, noting that Taylor lost her mother and several relatives to Covid last year, and had a bad house fire as well. “She’s there for everybody. We [the Republican Club] have adopted families through her leadership. … She was with Child Protective Services. I’ve seen her go to people’s homes that you wouldn’t want to go into after dark, but she always felt the children and familiescame first. She’d go to schools and meet with the kids that had these problems and go one-on-one with them. With a case load of 50, that’s not easy.” “It’s a lot that this job entails,” Taylor said, “but it is very, very rewarding.”

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Richner Communications - a rapidly growing multimedia company and publishers of the Herald newspaper group has several administrative job openings: Receptionist (F/T), Accounts Receivable/Billing Collections Clerk Multi-Media Coordinator (Hours Flexible) Qualified candidates are fast learners with good organizational and people skills - entry level ok. Role requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn custom software programs. If you would like to join a communitydriven, fast-paced environment, please send your resume to: careers@liherald.com.

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The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry. To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@riverdalepress.com

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered. Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@liherald.com.

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Richner Communications, One of the Fastest Growing Media, Event and Communications Companies on Long Island is Seeking a Sales/Marketing Candidate to Sell our Print Media Products and our Digital, Events, Sponsorships. Salary, Commission, Eligible for Health Benefits, 401k and Paid Time Off. Will Consider Part Time. Please Send Cover Letter and Resume with Salary Requirements to ereynolds@liherald.com or Call 516-569-4000 X286 PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSE HELP Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for a motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key. Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

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f it were up to me, every president would be required to have a cat in the White House. The Bidens have dogs — Commander, a 4-month-old purebred German shepherd puppy, and Major, who was shipped back to the family home in Delaware after some unfortunate encounters with the White House staff. But the first family finally adopted a cat at the end of January — Willow, a green-eyed tabby. Jill Biden fell in love with the feline after it JAMES jumped up on a during a BERNSTEIN stage speech she was giving. She named the cat after her hometown, Willow, Pa. Dogs are fixtures at the White House. One famous pooch was Checkers, Nixon’s cocker spaniel, whose name he evoked to gain sympathy in a famous speech in 1952 to save his spot on the Republican ticket. Nixon had been accused of improprieties relating to a fund established by his backers to reim-

burse him for his political expenses. His speech worked, and he became Dwight Eisenhower’s vice president for two terms. Checkers is buried in a pet cemetery in Wantagh. Going back further, Franklin Roosevelt had his Fala, a Scottie; John F. Kennedy was given Pushinka, the daughter of Strelka, who had traveled into space aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik, as a gift by then Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. The Clintons had Buddy, a chocolate Labrador, and the Obamas had Bo, a Portuguese water dog. It seems almost expected that the president will have a dog. Not so much a cat, at least not so publicly. Perhaps this is because all of our presidents so far have been men, and men are supposed to love dogs and not necessarily cats, silly as this may sound. And maybe because dogs are still considered a part the American dream, along with the white picket fence and the station wagon (now an SUV). But to be sure, some of our greatest presidents had cats. One of my favorites, Abraham Lincoln, doted on cats. Lincoln

left his dog, Fido, home in Springfield, Ill., when he was elected. He was given two cats by Secretary of State William Seward. He fed them from the expensive White House china. His wife, Mary Todd, disapproved, But Lincoln, who had no love for his predecessor James Buchanan, who did little if anything to stop the rise of the Confederacy, said, “If the gold fork was good enough for former President James Buchanan, I think it is good enough for Tabby.” Lincoln was so enamored of cats, the story goes, that his attention was distracted by meowing at Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s headquarters in City Point, Va., during the Civil War Battle of Petersburg in March 1865, weeks before the president was assassinated. There were other first felines. Teddy Roosevelt had a six-toed cat, Slippers, who was often spotted in the kitchen. Herbert Hoover’s Persian, Kitty, roamed the floors of the White House. The Coolidges owned Tiger, Blacky, Bounder, Timmie and even a bobcat named Smoky. Clinton’s daughter, Chelsea, had

one other than Abraham Lincoln fed his cats on White House china.

Socks. Socks had a song, a book and a website that was all about him. He was important at the White House. The president once became enraged at the White House press corps when camera crews enticed Socks to come closer by offering him cat food. But Socks never got along too well with Buddy the Lab, and eventually found a home with Clinton’s secretary, Betty Currie. According to presidential historians, only two of the nation’s chief executives — James K. Polk and Donald J. Trump — had no pets in the White House. Polk, who was only 49 when he was inaugurated in 1845, was viewed as ultra-serious, and busied himself with annexing a bunch of states during his time in office. When asked about his petless presidency, Polk responded, “No president who performs his duty faithfully can have any leisure.” We can all think of a few presidents who would disagree. Can we imagine a future presidential candidate whose platform would include welcoming a cat in the White House? Such a pledge would be purrrfect! Jim Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments about this column? JBernstein@liherald.com.

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uddenly, a weekly newspaper seems just the right place to be talking about a war unfolding in real time. As I wrote last week, the minute-to-minute news of the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine leaves us feeling both horrified and helpless. We are thousands of miles away, but the war can feel as close as the devices in our pockets pinging out the latest news. Writing week to week offers some perspective. As a woman born just after World War II, I am seeRANDI ing this time with KREISS some distance and even hope. I believe that somehow, the killing will stop, and the world will turn again. Born in 1947, I have been a witness to the history of the Korean War (my dad was drafted), the Prague Spring, the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the Vietnam War, the Six-Day War in Israel, the Iraq War, the 2013 uprisings in Egypt, the brief flame of democracy in Tiananmen Square, the Afghan War, the brutal wars in Rwanda and Congo, the uprisings in Cuba and Central America.

As we watch the Ukraine invasion, the wide-angle lens offers more hope than the micro view, which is excruciating. Just a few minutes ago, the media broadcast the most recent atrocity: Russian bombs destroyed a children’s hospital, burying an unknown number of children and maternity patients. This morning, the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl lost power, threatening radiation leaks, according to Ukraine authorities. The images of war are iconic, and we have seen them before. It is the knowledge that we have been here and done that and will likely be here again that is a discouraging commentary on humanity’s inability to live in peace. I saw a photo of parents putting young children on trains to neighboring Poland, mothers and fathers with hands pressed to the hands of the sons and daughters inside, saying goodbye. We have seen this before, too, when parents in Nazi-occupied European countries sent their children off in the arms of strangers. War has its own language, its own imagery. There is a banality to the deaths and separations and loss. We get

24/7 news streaming live from the foreign correspondents who report from the ground war as bombs explode in the background. Their work also has precedent. It was the reporters on the ground in Vietnam, like the young Dan Rather, who broadcast the truth of the conflict home to America, even as our leaders were betting on the fog of war to garner support for a wrong-minded intervention. I saw images yesterday of thousands of people sheltering in subway stations or the basements of buildings night after night as Russian bombs flattened their cities. That made me think of the Blitz in London, when Nazi planes flew overhead every night for 57 nights, destroying buildings while people took shelter in the city’s Underground. A few days ago, The New York Times ran a front-page photo of a family hit by shrapnel as they ran down a street in Ukraine. Two children lay there dead on the sidewalk. You can see the blood on their heads and clothes. I couldn’t help but remember the 1972 Vietnam War photo of a naked 9-year-old girl running from a napalm attack. At the time, readers questioned the ethics and taste of

ow shameful that it has become almost a cliché in human history.

publishing such a shocking and intrusive photograph. I thought about that when I saw the dead children on the front page of The Times. The reporters on the ground in Ukraine are covering another war phenomenon: the displacement of more than 2 million people, fleeing the fighting. The big wars in my time have produced massive migrations, and this war, too, will destabilize the lives of all the neighboring countries. The refugees have no idea when or how they might return. How shameful that this dislocation has become almost a cliché over the course of human history. We all want to help. Every agency needs money and, according to NBC, the best way to find a reliable charity is through websites like Charity Navigator or CharityWatch, which evaluate and track charitable organizations. The war in Ukraine is like many others in its images of bombed-out buildings and traumatized families. It is unique, sadly, for those caught in the fighting, whose lives are irreparably changed. It has also become a moment for us Americans to remember who stands with us in support of democracy, and who wears the face of calculated aggression. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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emember when gasoline cost just $2.84 per gallon? That might seem like a lifetime ago, now that drivers are finding prices closing in on $5 for regular. But believe it or not, it was just a year ago. It may be impossible at times to think beyond our own family budgets when it comes to skyrocketing fuel costs, but the cost at the gas pump affects everything around us that isn’t sourced and produced in our own backyard. And that’s pretty much everything — groceries, clothes, medicine, even this newspaper. If even a single drop of gasoline is needed to get a product from where it’s created to your front door, expect the cost of that product to jump. We haven’t seen a surge in gas prices like this since 2008, when the tail end of a decade-long energy crisis spiked the cost per gallon by more than 35 percent over the previous year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Something needs to give, and soon. Democrats in the Nassau County Legislature want to provide a little bit of help by suspending the gasoline sales tax here. That’s a 4.25 percent levy, which last year amounted to 12 cents per gallon, but is now up to 19 cents. A savings of $2 to $3 per fill-up might not seem like a lot, but that would add up. Sure, Nassau would lose money under

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letters Randi’s out of line To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “A nation divided by pandemic, or splintered?” (Feb. 17-23): Kreiss calls people “stupid,” and she characterizes people who like Trump as being “ignorant of science” and as people who put politics over all else. That is disrespectful, and unprofessional. She seems to be obsessed with attacking former President Trump rather than just pointing out his faults with respect. She calls him a “cancer.” She then attacks GOP officeholders as people who are “willing to traffic in lies to keep power.” Then Kreiss proceeds to attack eight Republicans by name, and she refers to them as “reprehensible,” calling one a “nut” and Trump’s metastasis. This is clearly not respectable disagreement. It is literary political hostility toward Trump and Republicans, and it is unprofessional. She calls the Republicans “a heartless group” who cruelly use the uninformed and vulnerable, and who are stepping over dead bodies in their rush toward 2024. It was clearly a political hit piece.

that proposal, but the county has been making at least an extra nickel per gallon over the last several months, so it could still finish ahead. Lawmakers in Albany want to take it a step further by suspending state gas taxes. That would be a heftier savings — nearly 48 cents per gallon. But unlike Nassau, the state hasn’t made any extra money during the gas price surge, because its taxes are flat, not a percentage. The state took 48 cents out of every $2.84 gallon of gas purchased a year ago, and is taking 48 cents out of every $4.47 gallon of gas purchased today. That money — more than $1 billion a year — goes toward maintaining our highways and bridges, and provides hundreds of millions of dollars to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. There was no windfall there, and so any losses, as Gov. Kathy Hochul has pointed out, could have devastating effects on New York’s already stressed infrastructure. If Nassau were to indeed suspend its sales tax, and if Congress temporarily slashed federal taxes — which account for more than 18 cents per gallon — gas prices could fall nearly 10 percent. That is, if other factors don’t keep pushing those prices higher. Congress doesn’t appear ready to do much of anything, and neither does the Republican majority in the County Legis-

lature. County Executive Bruce Blakeman even went so far as to blame America’s dependence on foreign oil as the key cause of the crisis, and to push for the reopening of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Yet only 20 percent of the oil consumed in America is imported, and most of that comes from Canada. Before Russia invaded Ukraine, its oil accounted for just 2 percent of the American supply. It’s not our dependence on Russian oil, but instead the dependence of other countries — especially European ones — that drives up price. America already exports more oil than it imports, according to the Energy Information Administration. So it’s really unclear how much of an impact opening more domestic sources would have. And when it comes to Keystone XL, it was designed to transport Canadian oil to the U.S. There could be some light at the end of the tunnel. After gasoline prices jumped to more than $3 per gallon in 2008, the average price plummeted to $1.84 the following year, according to the EIA. But credit the Great Recession for that. Another severe recession would be the worst way to solve this crisis. But if our elected leaders don’t come together and act soon, an economic crash is most assuredly in our future.

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cross the USA, headlines cite skyrocketing energy costs and the strain they are putting on American families. Here on Long Island, homeowners and businesses are feeling pain in their wallets not felt for years. In 2019, when I was Hempstead town supervisor, I spearheaded an energy program that today would be collectively saving town residents millions of dollars on their energy bills. It would have been the first such program on LAUrA A. Long Island, and if it had moved GiLLen forward, participating residents’ and businesses’ utility bills town would now be 50 percent lower, according to published National Grid rates. Sure enough, the Town of Brookhaven just implemented the program, and I applaud Supervisor Ed Romaine and the town board for their leadership. But the Hempstead Town Board killed the program in 2019, without explanation and without reason in a move that demonstrated a callous disregard for town taxpayers. While I was supervisor, I learned

about a program called “Community Choice Aggregation,” which allows municipalities to enter the marketplace to collectively negotiate for better energy costs for their residents and businesses. The theory is that thousands of residents’ bargaining power exceeds that of any individual. The program is strictly regulated by the state Department of Public Service to ensure that residents are protected, and the program only moves forward if there are demonstrable savings. There is a regulated process: A municipality must first pass enabling legislation to allow it to seek vendors. After that, it does so by way of a bidding process. Once a vendor is chosen, a second resolution, awarding a contract, must be passed. Then the vendor negotiates on behalf of the municipality, obtaining the best rates and, with a third resolution, the municipality approves a contract for residents at those rates. There are strict notice requirements and opt-out options to protect residents. In August 2019, I offered the first resolution to begin the process. The Long Island Association, the LiiNCS, multiple civic associations and residents voiced their support for it and the Town Board passed it. The project went out to bid to, and after a bipartisan review process, a

ure enough, the Town of Brookhaven just implemented a program I proposed.

Letters This is not the first or only time that Kreiss has written a scathing anti-Republican/Trump column in the Herald. (“Is it fair to ban Trump from social media?” July 8-14, 2021.) DAN MONK SR. Freeport

In Nassau, we’ll say no to ‘Don't Say Gay’ To the Editor: Recently, a so-called “Don't Say Gay” bill, which would ban teachers from talking about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary schools, was introduced in the Florida state legislature. The measure would also allow parents to sue school districts if they think a violation occurred. A lead sponsor of this measure filed an amendment in February to require schools to inform parents within six weeks of learning that a student identifies as LGBTQ+. The amendment allows for no exemption in cases where there is a reason to believe outing the student would result in abuse, neglect or abandonment.

vendor was selected. At a Town Board meeting that December, I put forward a resolution to award the contract so the selected vendor could begin negotiating with utility providers. But a motion was made to table the proposal. “I urge my colleagues to change their minds,” I pleaded, “because we have the opportunity right now to deliver some savings to our residents in this town. And this will only move forward if residents save money, and if we delay this, there is very little chance that any resident will be able to save money this season.” Nevertheless, every councilmember voted to table the item, and stopped Community Choice Aggregation from moving forward. Had the resolution passed that December, the vendor would have had a generous 90-day window to negotiate rates, a period that would have stretched from January or February to April or May 2020. That March, coronavirus shutdowns caused the price of energy to plummet. Energy was trading at such historic lows that town residents could have gotten rates on natural gas not seen in roughly a decade. National Grid records show that the average price for natural gas in March

Laura A. Gillen, who served as Hempstead town supervisor from 2018 to 2021, is a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York’s 4th Congressional District.

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As a committed ally of the LGBTQ+ community, I am disgusted by every wrinkle of this abusive proposal, which is nothing short of an act of state-sanctioned cruelty directed at America's marginalized, vulnerable youth. I am horrified by the strong likelihood that it will pass and be signed into law. The Florida bill is part of a nationwide assault that has reached more than a dozen statehouses, and I am not so naïve to think that this fight could not arrive at our doorstep at some point in the future. That’s why I’m continuing the fight to enshrine county-level protections focused on gender identity in our human rights law and am preparing legislation to create an LGBTQ+ Advisory Board to investigate challenges the community faces here in Nassau County so that we can implement solutions. At a time when the LGBTQ+ community is under attack across America, I am committed to doing all I can to elevate Nassau County as a beacon of acceptance and affirmation. ARNOLD W. DRUCKER Plainview Nassau County Legislator, 16th District

2020 was 39.1 cents per therm, and in April, 34 cents. The town could have locked in a fixed rate in this range — and likely a bit lower — for years. The average price per therm last month was 72.4 cents — roughly double. Skyrocketing costs are painful to all, and crippling to those on fixed incomes. There was zero risk in moving forward with this program, only a potential upside — and residents would now be saving 50 percent on their National Grid bills. I urged incoming supervisor Don Clavin to take up the program after I departed Town Hall, but he and the board have taken no action to move it. My deputy visited other municipalities to urge them to explore Community Choice Aggregation in the hope that that might pressure Hempstead. Brookhaven is moving on the program, and other municipalities aren’t far behind. The sensible voices of those who actually serve residents need to prevail in Hempstead and across New York state. The alarming headlines about energy prices continue, and constituents would be wise to demand that those in office move this program forward when rates are favorable.

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