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The secret is garlic and oil! Clara Lomangino banters through her 107th-birthday celebration By REINE BETHANY rbethany@liherald.com

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ClARA loMANGINo CElEBRATED her 107th birthday with daughter-in-law Karla Lomangino, son Fred Lomangino and grandson Stephen Sparaco. They were joined by Mayor Robert Kennedy, Trustee Evette Sanchez, Fire Department Executive Director Ray Maguire and Deputy Village Attorney Rob McLaughlin.

Clara Lomangino stood with Mayor Robert Kennedy just inside her storm door. She waved and smiled as police cars and fire trucks raced by, flashing their lights and blaring their sirens. It was a parade, all just for her. Celebrating 107 years of a rich, remarkable life. After it was over, Clara sat in her house like a queen, surrounded by son Fred Lomangino, his wife Karla, grandson Stephen Sparaco, her aide,

Nedy Gabriel, and some of the local village bigwigs. “So let me tell you a little bit about Clara, right?” Kennedy started, listing some basic aspects of Clara’s life. She moved from Brooklyn to Martha Street in 1954 with her husband Fred and tiny children, Freddy and Carol. She worked for an At&T switchboard in Freeport, then for 20 years at Long Island Trust Bank nearby. She was married 50 years before her husband died, and the two grandchildren born to her Continued on page 11

Elk of the Year is someone who is everywhere, all the time By REINE BETHANY rbethany@liherald.com

John Nuzzi Sr. has done so many benevolent projects for so many organizations across so many decades, even he can’t list them all. And he’s been honored for his good works many times, but Nuzzi is perhaps happiest about being named Elk of the Year by New York Elks Lodge No. 1. “Many years back, I was lodge officer of the year,” Nuzzi, 63, said. “But Elk of the Year is the highest honor you can get as a non-officer.” Nuzzi achieved the rank of deputy district Grand Exalted

Ruler for the Southeast District in 2019 — an area that includes Elks lodges in Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Hicksville, Massapequa, New Hyde Park and his home lodge — which serves Baldwin, F ranklin Square, Freeport, Hempstead and Lynbrook. Meanwhile, Nuzzi continued to fundraise for Camp Anchor, which provides year-round programs for special needs children. He also manages 17 vehicles across the state that transport those with cerebral palsy. He cooks French toast and pancakes to raise money for veterans organizations like the Long Beach Waterfront Warriors. And he

y family and I can’t be more proud of what John does. PAT NuzzI

John Nuzzi Sr.’s wife supports Long Island sports organizations for people with disabilities. As a non-officer, Nuzzi loves working in the Heritage Room of the Lynbrook lodge, or creating brochures for annual events like the Flag Day and Elks memorial services, and the 9/11 lodge cere-

mony. Nuzzi also is lodge chair for Elks Camp Bristol in West Monroe. Originally designed for Elks youth, the camp’s purpose has broadened to hosting veterans, children of military personnel, and any nonprofit group the Elks support. His chairmanship of the yearly Elks Hoop Shoot has opened a

way for children in elementary, middle and high school to compete in basketball tournaments at all levels, even national. The hoop shoot this past January had fewer entrants thanks to Covid-19, but two girls nonetheless made it to the state level. “I followed those two children in the hoop shoot all the way up Continued on page 12

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Happy 50th, Sam’s Shoe Service!

FREEPORT HERALD — March 31, 2022

By REINE BETHANY rbethany@liherald.com

When Sam Mallimo cut the red ribbon stretched across the doorway of his repair shop, Sam’s Shoe Service, at 397 Atlantic Ave., he and the Village of Freeport saluted both the shop’s birthday and his own. The coincidence of the shop turning 50 on the day Mallimo himself turned 71 is not, in fact, a coincidence at all. Mallimo bought that s t o r e, a t t h a t address, when he turned 21, for a very specific reason: his mother. When he was a 12-year-old in 1963 Free por t, his mother realized he was getting drawn in by “a bad crowd,” Mallimo said. She found the SAm mAllImo boy a job in a s h o e s t o re o n Owner, M e r r i c k Ro a d Sam’s Shoe Service that was owned by friends of his family. The job kept him off the streets and taught him employable skills. “We used to make shoes by hand,” Mallimo said. “We used to make shoes for Guy Lombardo. Guy Lombardo used to come in here all the time.” Young Sam gave his earnings directly to his mother, but she didn’t spend it on his nine siblings. “She would save it for me,” said Mallimo, “so that by the time I was 21, I had saved enough money to buy the business.” Across a half century that saw wild inflation during the 1970s, a deep recession in the 1980s, rising crime that finally began to fall in 1990s, and war after 9/11, compounded by the 2008 crash and the Covid-19 pandemic, the disciplined foundation laid by Mallimo’s parents has kept Sam’s Shoe Service thriving— combined, of course, with Mallimo’s own business sense. Mallimo and six of his siblings were born in Calabria, a village in southern Italy. At that time, U.S. immigration laws had relaxed and trans-Atlantic crossing had become more affordable. Southern Italy was experiencing famine, natural disasters, and unemployment. Mallimo’s father, Pasquale Mallimo, immigrated to Freeport in 1956. He found work, and across the next two years, saved the $1,200 needed to import his wife and seven children in 1958. “When we came here, they put a story about us in the paper,” Mallimo said, “because there was a human interest story of Italians coming here to make a life for themselves. After we came here, my mother and father had three more children—ten all together.” The Mallimo children grew up getting educated in Freeport Schools. For Sam, romance followed the opening of Sam’s Shoe Service in 1972.

e used to make shoes for Guy Lombardo. Guy Lombardo used to come in here all the time.

Courtesy Office of Legislator Debra Mulé

SAm mAllImo cuT the ribbon commemorating his 50th year in business as Sam’s Shoe Service on Atlantic Ave. in Freeport.

Courtesy Freeport PR

“My wife’s name is Robin,” Mallimo said, quietly adding protective soles to a pair of women’s designer high heels a week after the 50th anniversary event. “I met her in Jones Beach on the boardwalk one November. She was walking there with her parents and she saw me and stopped to talk to me. We got married in 1975.” Sam and Robin produced two children. Heather now works at a rehabilitation clinic for substance abusers. Jared recently finished law school. Their father continues restoring not only shoes, but also handbags, carrying cases, jackets, anything that is composed of genuine leather. The interior of Sam’s Shoe Service would fascinate both an avid mechanical engineer and an antiques expert. Seventy-year-old machines punch small nails through thick leather, or stitch tops to bottoms with waxed thread that would defy the strongest hands. The

shelves that Mallimo constructed 50 years ago still hold orderly rows of footwear. Thigh-high black suede spikeheeled boots sport bangles of crystal and silver chains. Sturdy men’s business shoes nestle beside open-toed tanand-gold women’s sandals that might cost a thousand dollars. Shapeless slipons await treatment of the leather with special products, while a pair of elegantly simple $700 Ferragamo women’s business shoes might need only reinforcement of the heels. “Today, the quality shoes are very pricey,” Mallimo remarked, “and it pays to get them repaired.” At 71, Mallimo could retire, but, he says, “I like to be out doing things. On Sundays, I clean up the backyard, plan a little vegetable garden, stay busy.” The importance of his shop’s steady presence was summed up at the 50th anniversary ceremony by Legislator Debra Mulé:

Courtesy Sam Mallimo

mAllImo’S fAmIlY mAdE the news when he, his mother, and his six siblings sailed in 1958 from southern Italy to reunite with his father in Freeport. mAYoR RoBERT KENNEdY read the citation from the Village of Freeport to Sam, his daughter Heather and his wife Robin. “During the last five decades, Sam’s Shoe Service has become ingrained in the fabric of the Freeport business community,” Mulé said. “I am so proud to celebrate this impressive accomplishment, and I wish Sam and his family continued success as he continues to serve the greater Freeport community.”

What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

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Robotics teams compete at state championship After nearly five months of developing a game strategy, then designing, building and programming their robots to compete, the four Vex Robotics competition teams from Freeport High School put their robots to the test at the Southern New York State Vex Robotics Championship at the Cradle of Aviation Museum on March 12. As the only public high school in the southern New York State region to send four teams to the state championship, the students on the four teams -- 1808A, 1808B, 1808C and 1808D -- competed in tournaments throughout the school year to earn their invitations to compete on the state level. “Being a member of the robotics teams at Freeport High School requires a large dedication of time. Students learn to work as a team, communicate about their current and future plans with the robot, and strategize how they can win each round of the competition,” said club adviser Kevin Harrison. “I am very proud of our club and each of the four teams for making it to this level.” During the competition, the four teams tried to score points with their robots by moving various objects or blocking their

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THE FREEPORT HIGH School Robotics Club competed at the Southern New York State Vex Robotics Competition at the Cradle of Aviation Museum on March 12. opponents, preventing them from moving forward before a two-minute timer went off. After each round, the teams were able to make design iterations, coding changes

and improvements. They made their robots faster, stronger and smarter in order to advance through the competition’s different levels.

Team 1808A and its team members, including senior and Robotics Club President Nicholas Quintanilla and sophomore Korey Hillocks, used different-sized gears to increase torque. They also utilized a hanging claw to pick up the purple rings in the game. Team 1808B, a six-member team composed of juniors Yuleydy Cortorreal, club secretary Jayden Easy, Vanessa Marroquin, Austin Patience, Ryan Retzlaff and Kim Rosa, made many autonomous coding changes and scored the most points of all of Freeport’s teams. Freshmen David de la Llera, Stanton Deans, Dominic Igneri and club treasurer and sophomore Evelin Lopez from team 1808C reengineered their robot multiple times. By putting all their allotted motors onto the robot at once, they boosted its power and push around larger robots in the tournament because of their higher strength and lower center of gravity. The two team members on 1808D, senior Jaime Abreu and sophomore Anthony Valone, worked the fastest and most efficiently of any of the group in the competition, completing their robot first. Despite finishing in the middle of the rankings, the four robotics teams gave it their all and enjoyed the experience.

DAVID DE lA Llera, Stanton Deans, and Evelin Lopez from Freeport’s Robotics Team 1808C competed with their robot.

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Bus crashes in Merrick, three people injured

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By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

A school bus crashed on Monday in Mer rick, just after noon, hitting the front of Merrick Park Cleaners and Tailors, on the corner of Merrick Avenue and Benson Lane. No children were on board at the time of the crash. The Nassau County ThE NAssAu cOuNTy PD confirmed that one pedestrian was Police Department and aided on scene. Later, the Merrick Fire Department confirmed t h e M e r r i c k F i r e that two other people were transported to the hospital. Department responded to the incident, which the pedestrian was struck, the bus collidoccurred at 12:35 p.m., according to the ed with the storefront of Merrick Park NCPD public information office. The Cleaners and Tailors. Freeport Fire Department and North According to a Facebook post made by Bellmore Fire Department technical res- the MFD, upon arrival to the scene, the cue teams were also called to the scene to department confirmed one person was assist, due to damage sustained to the pinned between the bus and the building, building. and quickly performed emergency care. On Tuesday, the NCPD released new The 63-year-old bus driver, and 61-year-old details regarding the accident. According pickup truck operator were both treated to detectives, a 2005 school bus, operated and released from an area hospital for by a 63-year-old male, was traveling minor injuries. southbound on Merrick Avenue. It collidThe 70-year-old pedestrian was also ed with a 2019 Ford F150 Pickup truck, transported to an area hospital and is in operated by a 61-year-old male. The colli- critical condition. sion caused the school bus to travel eastOfficials said the NCPD Motor Carrier bound, jump over the sidewalk, and unit responded to inspect the vehicles strike a 70-year-old male pedestrian. After involved and the Town of Hempstead

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A schOOL Bus crashed in Merrick on Monday into the front of Merrick Park Cleaners and Tailors. No children were on board at the time of the crash. building department responded to inspect the building, which has since been boarded up. In a different Facebook post, Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads, who serves the 19th legislative district which

encompasses parts of Merrick, thanked the NCPD and Merrick Fire Department for their quick response. While the investigation is ongoing, there is no criminality suspected at this time.

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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@freeportlibrary.info or contact ask@freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3274.

From noon-1:30 p.m., join us at the Freeport Memorial Library for a discussion of The Living and the Lost. After finding refuge from the Nazis in America, a brother and sister return to their native Germany in 1945, as the Allied occupation begins. To register and find the Zoom link, go to the Calendar of Events at freeportlibrary.info, or call Mary Robinson at (516) 379-3274, ext. 505.

Name that tune! [At the Library] From 4-5 p.m., come play Name That Tune, where we will listen to songs from the past and the present. For grades 7-12. Contact youthservices@freeportlibrary.info, call (516) 379-3274, or come to the TRAC Room to register.

Teen Writer’s Corner [at the library] From 3:30-4:30 p.m., join Jaclyn to share poems, short stories, etc. Each person will also be given a writing prompt. Contact youthservices@freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3274, or come into the TRAC Room to register.

Thursday, April 7 Chef Rob [at the library]

Alcoholics Anonymous [at the library] 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.

Saturday, April 2 Spring clean shredding [at the library] From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,Watch as your documents, are shredded by an AAAcertified company. Contact ask@freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3274.

Literacy Nassau citizenship classes [at the library] From 10 a.m.-12 noon. Contact the ASK Dept. at the library, (516) 3793274, or ask@freeportlibrary.info.

Sunday, April 3

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National Library Week April 3–9 The theme for this year’s National Library Week is “Connect with Your Library,” which promotes the idea that libraries are places to get connected to technology by using broadband, computers and other resources. For information about the resources at the Freeport Memorial Library, go to freeportlibrary.info or call (516) 379-3274.

Monday, April 4 Optimize your immune system [virtual] From 7-8 p.m., learn about sciencebased ways to protect yourself from illness. The author of this No.1 award-winning new release in medical nutrition, Marie Ruggles, RD.CN., will show you how to stock your kitchen to combat the common cold, flu, and other viruses, as well as the dreaded ABCs of aging: arthritis and brain drain. Call (516) 3793274 or ask@freeportlibrary.info.

Perfect Pitch [at the library] From 2:30-4:30 p.m., as part of National Library Week, celebrate Jazz Appreciation month with the Perfect Pitch Project Contact ask@freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3274.

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an accompanying adult. To register, call Youth Services (516) 379-3274, or come into the Children’s Room.

Celebrate National Library with Rochelle Alers [hybrid] From 2-3 p.m., Enjoy a lively discussion with Rochelle Alers, virtually from her home on Long Island. Ms. Alers is one of today’s most prolific African-American authors of romance and women’s fiction. Join this discussion from our meeting room at the library or from your home with the Zoom link. To register, contact ask@freeportlibrary.info or call the library.

It’s time No. 6 [virtual] At 7 p.m., this sixth webinar focuses on getting a two-year degree. Register online at https://app.nassaucountyny. gov/Leg/forms/01/its_time.php.

Tomatomania From 7-8:30 p.m., join garden writer Jessica Damiano, creator and 13-year host of The Great Long Island Tomato Challenge, for a primer on growing competition-worthy tomatoes! Contact ask@ freeportlibrary.info or call the library (516) 379-3274.

Wednesday, April 6 New year, new politics [virtual] From 1-2 p.m., Morton Kugal offers his insightful perspective on the people and events that shape our world today. Audience participation is encouraged. Made possible by a donation from the Hildegarde D. Becher foundation, Inc., in memory of the last Alan Berg. Contact mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info or

This hands-on cooking program will have you making spring lemon blueberry scones with a lemon drizzle. Bring large and small bowls, box grater, zester, wooden spoon, cookie tray and one cup of blueberries. There is a nonrefundable fee of $7 per person payable at the time of registration at the ASK Desk. Contact ask@freeportlibrary. info or call (516) 379-3274.

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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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GOP candidates are ready for campaigning By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

Will this be the year Republicans take back both Albany and Washington? That’s not likely at the state level, but more modern tradition on Capitol Hill has favored the party not in the White House in midterm elections, which gave members of the Nassau County GOP some confidence when they kicked off their fall campaign in Westbury last week. It was there they introduced their congressional and state candidates, sounding traditional party themes of lowering taxes, fighting crime, and “rebuilding the economy.” Republicans are particularly optimistic about their chances given high gas and food prices, perceived crime spikes in major cities, and Joe Biden’s waning popularity. “We are going to have a tremendous victory this year,” Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said. “People are living paycheck-to-paycheck. They can’t afford gasoline. People are realizing we are the answer to their problems, not the Democratic Party.” Topping the list of candidates is Anthony D’Esposito, a Hempstead town councilman seeking to replace Democratic congresswoman Kathleen Rice, who already announced she wasn’t seeking re-election. But the race for Rice’s seat is crowded, at least among Democrats. They include former Hempstead town supervisor Laura Gillen, county legislators Siela Bynoe and Carrié Solages, and Malverne mayor Keith Corbett. Jack Martins, a past Mineola mayor and a former state senator, is seeking another shot at his senate seat, challenging incumbent Democrat Anna Kaplan of Great Neck. Assemblyman Edward Ra, ranking member of the Assembly’s ways and means committee, also seeks re-

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REpuBlIcAN cANdIdATES foR state and federal officers gathered at GOP headquarters in Westbury on March 25 to kick off the fall campaign. election. Other Republicans running for Congress whose districts include a portion of Nassau County are Andrew Garbarino, George Santos, Nick LaLota and Paul King. “I talk to a lot of people in the district,” said D’Esposito, a retired New York City Police detective. “They are fed up. People can’t put food on the table. They feel the country is off-track.” But Democrats see things a bit differently. Nassau County Democratic Party chair Jay Jacobs said in an email that “broken economy” includes a record-breaking gross domestic product growth of nearly 6 percent, the addition of 7 million jobs, and an unemployment rate

below 4 percent — “all while reducing the Trump budget deficit by $360 billion since Joe Biden took office.” Republicans know no Democrat running in Nassau County — or anywhere else — supports defunding police, Jacobs added. “Yet, they cling to it along with bail reform as if they are the causes of increased crime, when all the data proves otherwise. “The uptick in violent crime is a nationwide problem, and among the two greatest causes are gun violence and a lack of funding for mental health. Republicans continue to do nothing to control the influx of guns and wear mental health budget cuts as a badge of honor.”

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South Carolina offers sunny, affordable lifestyle By KEPHERD DANIEL

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Northern winters are cold and dreary, summers full of roadway construction. Of course, we love life on Long Island. But if we’re ever considering a change of scenery, South Carolina hopes you’ll check out what the south has to offer.. “We’re getting lots of buyers from the north because of our climate, because of our lifestyle, and because our homes are very affordable,” said Jana Bantz, who runs Jana Bantz & Associates in Summerville, located just outside of Charleston. “People move here because there’s something for everyone.” Bantz joined Southern Trust loan officer Beth Greenlee and real estate attorney Michael Browder as part of the RichnerLive webinar series, Herald Inside LI. She gets people love their New York homes, but it doesn’t mean they can’t consider something new — or even something additional — in South Carolina. It’s a state filled with beaches, in-ground swimming pools, and plenty of flat land considered great for cyclists. Bantz lauded the world-class restaurants and art scenes the Charleston area also offers. Downtown Charleston is home to highend real estate with many historical homes dating back to the 18th century. Kiawah, a barrier island southwest of Charleston, is primarily a private beach and golf resort with nearly 40 such courses within 20 miles of the coastal city.

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Courtesy Jana Bantz & Associates

MovINg to SoutH Carolina could include living in a home like this one in the Charleston suburb of Summerville. This four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom house is nearly 3,000 square feet, and is listing for $549,000. Charleston, James Island, Summerville and West Ashley are among other many affordable suburban areas, all helped with South Carolina’s low tax rates. A property valued at $400,000 could pay as little as $2,000 in taxes each year if treated as a primary property, Browder shared. “People, especially after the Jana pandemic, are looking for our lifestyle and livability,” Bantz said. “The distance between South Carolina and New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, is only a day’s drive away. Florida is a two-day trip. Being close to family is also a draw.”

And South Carolina’s location eases some of the more extreme weather patterns found in northern states. “The strong storms are mostly broken up by the breeze of the ocean before they get to the lowland,” Greenlee said. “Thunderstorms will occur more inland, but don’t count on Charleston getting any major Bantz tornados.” “Many of the children in the low country haven’t even seen snow,” Banta said. “So when it does snow, it’s a party.” Yes, there are hurricanes. Oceanfront homes would need to be secured. Interior

areas such as Goose Creek, Moncks Corner and Summerville, however typically only experience rain and wind. “We get 10 days’ notice before they arrive, so everyone just battens down the hatches and waits for them to go,” Bantz said. For those who do want to move don’t even have to wait for retirement. Charleston offers a booming job market with high-end employers and top-notch medical services, according to the panelists. Medical University of South Carolina’s Teaching Hospital draws the best and the brightest young medical students looking to serve beach towns, among a plethora of hospitals in Moncks Corner, Mount Pleasant and Summerville. Anyone getting around Long Island last Friday needed heavy coats and maybe even scarves. But that wasn’t true in Charleston. “It’s a beautiful, South Carolina day,” Bantz said. “Sunny, blue skies. It’s 72. We broke out our summer wardrobe. Spring is here. Flowers are blooming, birds are building nests. It’s beautiful.”

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107-year-old has been in Freeport since 1954 daughter have in turn produced three great-grandchildren. Clara smiled as Kennedy read out facts about her birth year, 1915. “Life expectancy in 1915 was 52 years for a male and 58 years for a female. You almost doubled that,” Kennedy said. “The Model-T Ford, a popular car at the time —” “My father did that,” Clara said. “— cost $350,” Kennedy continued. “And the term, ‘When life hands you lemons, make lemonade,’ was coined in 1915.” Clara laughed, but when Kennedy read out the citation and reached the words, “in special recognition of Clara Lomangino,” she began to wipe away tears. Clara perked up and thanked the mayor, however. When he finished reading the citation, he handed her the decorative plaque. “That’s gorgeous,” Clara said. “It’s upside-down.” “I messed it up,” Kennedy said. “I’ll take the blame.” “Do you do anything right?” Clara said, as laughter rippled through the room. Clara spoke frankly of the downside of being 107. “I don’t want to be old,” she said, “and I’m an old lady already.” Hurricane Sandy ruined her possessions and forced her from her beloved house for three months to live in the Marriott with her daughter Carol while her son and grandsons saw to the repairs. Not 10 years later, Carol died at 77. And except for a sister-in-law, Clara is the only family member left of her generation. Yet upon Kennedy asking the secret to being 107, Clara perked up: “Garlic and oil. And spaghetti.” “We’re here for all your birthdays, OK?” Kennedy said with a smile after wheeling out what Clara described as a “beautiful” cake.

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Clara lomangino got a plaque for 107 years of “laughter and tears, love and joy, hope and happiness.” “Oh, yeah? Oh, yeah?” exclaimed Clara. “You won’t see me next year. I’ll never, never make 108.” “You said that last year, Mom,” Fred told her. Doug VanBrunt, from across the street, brought flowers. A neighbor woman from two doors down handed her a small gift bag and said, “I know you keep saying, ‘Why am I still here?’ But you haven’t seen it all.” “I have,” Clara said. “I lost my daughter.” “You’re stronger than you know,” said the neighbor, bending to kiss her cheek. Clara shared with the small group why she stayed in Freeport for the past 67 years, with quick bits of input

from Karla, Fred or Stephen. She always felt safe because Freeport’s police and fire departments were good. Her appreciation for Mayor Kennedy was evident, especially since he pushed to get backflow pumps installed in several locations under the street surfaces in the south of the village, which sharply reduced flooding. But when Johnny Cummins breezed in from the house directly across the street, it became clear the real sustaining elements of Clara’s life are her family and friends. Fred and Karla live in Babylon Village, but they come by often. As does Stephen, a real estate agent who lives in Freeport. Clara has known the neighbor two houses down since her children were infants, and the neighbor brought her children to Clara’s 100th birthday. “I’ve been Clara’s neighbor for over 50 years,” Cummins said. “I have a party at Christmas time, which is close to my birthday. And Clara, before she became unable to walk, used to come over to my house, and I used to put her to work handing out the cake.” After Cummins’ wife Susie suffered a stroke, she and Clara continued their close friendship by speaking several times a week by phone from their respective beds. Cummins’ two sisters also stay in continual touch. Susie died last year. “I lost a lot of people,” Clara said. “They say it’s supposed to be that way.” “Yeah, they say it, but you don’t like it,” Johnny said. “I hate it!” Clara almost shouted. “Me too,” Johnny said, but they both smiled when he reminisced that Clara had taught Susie — who was of Korean descent — how to cook Italian food. “Chi-chi!” Clara said to her daughter-in-law, using Karla’s nickname. “Are you feeding my son?” “With lots of garlic and oil,” Karla responded. And Clara laughed.

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New Elks honor for John Nuzzi Sr. continued from front page to Glens Falls, New York, and watched them compete,” Nuzzi said. “One took third, and the other took fourth.” These many activities are in addition to Nuzzi’s life as a Freeport business owner and family man. A Vietnam veteran who served in the U.S. Navy, Nuzzi moved to Freeport with wife Pat and two young sons, John Jr. and Anthony, in the mid-1980s. He founded Royal Laundry Machinery Services in the basement of their St. Marks Avenue house in 1987. A decade later, he moved the business to its current home at 361 Atlantic Ave. Meanwhile, Nuzzi also volunteered with the Freeport Salvation Army, serving as chair of its advisory board. He spent more than 10 years as a Lions Club member, and is a past president of the Freeport Chamber of Commerce. “He’s always been very active with any organization he’s been involved with,” said wife Pat. “He put a lot of work into the hoop shoot this year. The school that they were supposed to use so the kids could shoot their hoops, because of Covid, the school didn’t want any outsiders in.” So Niuzzi asked Mayor Robert Kennedy if they could use the recreation center instead. “John put the whole hoop shoot together very fast,” Pat added. “John’s a good guy,” said Al Hoffman, a fellow lodge member. “He does a lot around the lodge. He does our publicity and all. I was an Elk of the Year a few years ago, and we use the past group of Elks of the Year to pick the present one each year. John deserved it.” The honor is based on a culmination of activities, not just one aspect of service, Hoffman said. However, Nuzzi is notable for handling the club’s publicity. “He has us in the Herald all the time,” Hoffman said. “And we get notices in Newsday and other local papers. We try to get our projects known, and John does a great job of that.” Nuzzi also brought in the third-highest number of new members out of the 118 Elks lodges in the state. For every dollar the local lodge donates to the national Elks foundation, it gets back $1.75. “We have lodge scholarships,” Nuzzi said. “We have up to seven scholarship winners receive $1,000 each year, and we sponsor an individual for four years at Hofstra. “The money (invested by the national foundation) just keeps on making its interest and it pays for itself.” “This award is one of the highest honors recognized in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks,” said Amy Schnelling, chair of the local Elk of the Year committee, in a statement. “His commitment to our order and to the community is unparalleled. By showing ‘what Elkdom is all about,’ it is only fitting that John receive this award for all that he has done.”

The elk of the Year certificate is always signed by top officials of the Chicagobased Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks — here, T. Keith Mills and Bryan Klatt.

Courtesy New York Elks Lodge No. 1

Amy Schnelling, elk of the Year chair for New York Elks Lodge No 1 in Lynbrook, celebrated with John Nuzzi Sr., on his election as Elk of the Year.

A brief history of the elks

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John nuzzi Sr. oversees the yearly Elks Hoop Shoot for NY Lodge #1. Above, the 2019 event.

A a group of entertainers established the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks on Feb. 16, 1868, led by British performer Charles Algernon Sidney Vivian. Like many lodges of that era, its membership was male-only. The entertainers collected money through benefit performances and applied it to helping the needy. New York’s legislature authorized the establishment of a “grand lodge” with power to establish local lodges nationwide, and on March 10, 1871, New York Elks Lodge No. 1 was born. The national organization is now headquartered in Chicago. It was racially segregated until 1973. Women used to set up membership in parallel groups like the Doe Club, but in 2005, the national organization made female membership official for all lodges. “Many women have joined the Elks clubs,” said John Nuzzi Sr., Lynbrook’s Elk of the Year. “As the years have gone on, the women have helped the organization.” –Reine Bethany

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business on the premises, as well as new products like the magazine LI Home. Richner also shared the recent success of its Business Women of Long Island Awards dinner where 400 people attended an inperson gala at the Heritage Club in Bethpage State Park. Spotlighting the talents of the in-house graphic designers, Richner added: “You can write on the back of a napkin, and we’ll turn it into something good.” All of Long Island was the focus of a presentation by Kristen Reynolds, president and chief executive of Discover Long Island, an organization that promotes Long Island as a tourist destination. She was joined by her chief operations officer, Sharon Wyman. Reynolds spoke about her 14-employee staff that oversees a $3 million annual budget — money generated from hotel occupancy taxes. Yet, her budget is paltry compared to the $37 million available to New York City. With 10 social media channels — including one on YouTube — Reynolds said Discover Long Island aims to tell people “what Long Island has to offer,” adding the group looks to host parties focused on events such as the Belmont Stakes. It will relaunch its website in October. To learn more about the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, visit NCChambers.org. For Discover Long Island, visit DiscoverLongIsland.com.

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SpOnSORS Of ThE Premier Business Women of Long Island awards gala included AT&T’s FirstNet, at left, who provided a photo booth during the evening’s opening networking session. At the same time, team members from Investors Bank were out to support their winner, Ana Oliveira.

A celebration of Long Island’s premier women By MARIA CESTERO mcestero@liherald.com

Dressed in pantsuits or even long sequined gowns, guests chatted in the lively atmosphere that made up this year’s Premier Business Women of Long Island awards gala last week at the Heritage Club in Bethpage. Part of Women’s History Month, the third annual event hosted by Herald C o m m u n i t y N ew s p ap e r s g r a n t e d remarkable women the chance to network with other successful peers, celebrating the culmination of their success. “I think it’s very important for young women to see an example of a woman who works very hard,” said Nadgeena Jerome, Miss Long Island 2022. “I think it’s really important to highlight those efforts, especially when there is a sense of inequality toward women that we try very hard to diminish, but unfortunately (is) still there.” Joining Jerome among the 49 winners was Leanne Pinard Baum, the owner and director of Miss Long Island Pageants, as well as Miss Long Island Teen 2022. Stuart Richner noted a remarkable woman in his life — Edith Richner, who founded Herald parent Richner Communications alongside husband Robert Richner nearly 60 years ago. The current company chief executive emphasized the importance of including and empowering women in all industries, all while promoting diversity in the workplace. “If she were here today, I have no doubt that she would be in disbelief at and extremely proud of the dozens of Long Island business leaders gathered here this evening,” Richner said of his mother. “While we have certainly come a long way in the past six decades, there is still a lot more work to do to achieve

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SpOnSORS DOlCE BEllA Luxury Italian Ices provided some sweet treats for the 400 or so who gathered at the Heritage Club in Bethpage last week to celebrate Long Island’s Premier Business Women. the equity, opportunities and respect that women deserve.” Accompanied by television host and entrepreneur Judy Goss, the duo presented awards to all 49 of the honorees. News 12 Long Island reporter Antoinette Biordi joined them as a special guest speaker. One by one, each honoree accepted their award, encouraged by thundering applause and cheer from the crowd. Retha Fernandez described walking up to the stage as “amazing.” “Women, traditionally, we do work — sometimes without being noticed or recognized,” said Fernandez, Suffolk County’s chief diversity and inclusion officer. “But we do it for the love of the work, and just seeing what women across Long Island are doing is a form of inspiration, really.” Magdalonie Paris-Campbell described her Premier Business Women

awards as just the beginning. “Never give up and don’t stop believing,” said the AT&T Services area manager. “Even when the lights are dim, we (women) are warriors. The world is endless.” A portion of the gala’s ticket proceeds will be donated to Moxxie Mentoring Foundation, a non-profit that supports and fosters career advancement and leadership development of young women. “Our mission is to connect, collaborate and celebrate, and I hope you made some great connections here this evening,” said Amy Amato, corporate relations and events executive director at Herald Community Newspapers and RichnerLive, who organized the event. “It is a privilege to be here with such talented, driven and giving group of strong and fearless women. And tonight, we celebrate you.”

Thank you to our sponsors Helping make the Premier Business Women of Long Island awards gala possible were AT&T, FirstNet, Apple Bank, Catholic Health Mercy Hospital, PEO Spectrum, PSEG Long Island, Tritec Real Estate Co., Investors Bank, Jersey Mike’s Subs, The Maria Babaev Team, the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency, New York Grant Co., Parker Jewish Institute, Miss Long Island Pageants, Dairy Queen, Girls Inc., Grassi Advisors & Accountants, Henry Schein, The Smilist, Wealth Advisory Associates and TenantBase.

premier business women of long island ■ ChriStina armentano, COO, Paraco Gas Corp.

■ laura JoSeph, director of sales performance and development, Crown Castle

■ maria babaev, licensed associate real estate broker, Douglas Elliman

■ KriSten Kapoor, vice president and senior counsel for labor and employment, Henry Schein

■ leanne pinard baum, owner and executive director, Miss Long Island Pageants ■ Catherine Canadeo, president and CEO Health and Wellness Corp. ■ KriSten CapeZZa, vice president of enrollment management and university communications, Adelphi University ■ aShley trager Chauvin, director of corporate communications, PSEG Long Island ■ antonietta ChiauZZi, vice president, digital banking branch manager, Apple Bank ■ Katie Coleman (CFP) financial advisor, Coleman Financial Group Christina Daly/Herald

Champagne flower lady, with LAURA L. MAIER, councilwoman, Town of Oyster Bay; franchisee, Dairy Queen & Jersey Mike’s Subs and her mom.

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■ niCole Craveiro, founder, owner, human resources consultant, CraveHRO ■ Sharon daviS-edwardS, CEO, S.J. Edwards Inc. ■ molly deegan, founding partner and licensed real estate salesperson, Branch Real Estate Group

■ Stephanie Kornblum Knight, director of operations, C&L Plumbing Supply Inc ■ donna laSCala (RFC, CDFA) registered financial consultant, American Portfolios Financial Services ■ SuZanne leblanC, president, Long Island Children’s Museum ■ miChele lindner (CPA, CCIFP) audit principal, Grassi Advisors & Accountants ■ neela muKherJee loCKel (MSW, MPA) president and CEO, EAC Network ■ patriCia mahony, CEO, The Smilist ■ laura l. maier, councilwoman, Town of Oyster Bay; franchisee, Dairy Queen & Jersey Mike’s Subs ■ Sarah J. mcCann, business manager, Huntington Arts Council

SponSor for five Coffee offered cold beverages, at left, to attendees, whle celebrating their winner, Tracy Imhof.

■ daniele d. de voe, partner, Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ aleXandra nigolian, executive director, Nassau County Police Department Foundation

■ retha fernandeZ, chief diversity and inclusion officer-Suffolk County, Department of Human Resources Personnel and Civil Service

■ rebeCCa o’Connell, region manager, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

antoinette biordi of News 12 offered encouraging words.

■ dr. Kerry fierStein, CEO, Allied Physicians Group

announCer and award winner Judy Goss, below right, handed out awards.

■ renee flagler, executive director, Girls Inc. of Long Island ■ amy floreS, board member, Nassau County Industrial, Development Agency ■ lori fruCht, director of marketing, PEO Spectrum ■ JeSSiCa fuenteS, Miss Long Island Teen 2022 ■ barbara gibbonS, vice president for patient care services and chief nursing officer, Catholic Health Mercy Hospital ■ Judy goSS, TV host, entrepreneur, author ■ Kelley Coughlan heCK, executive vice president for development, Tritec Real Estate Co., Inc. ■ teSSa hultZ (RCE, CAE) CEO, Long Island Board of Realtors ■ traCy imhof, vice president of marketing, For Five Coffee ■ miChelle Jardine (MD, FACE, ECNU) diabetes and endocrinology, Stony Brook Medicine ■ nadgeena Jerome, Miss Long Island 2022

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■ ann Kayman (Esq) founder and CEO, New York Grant Co.

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■ ana oliveira, senior vice president, New York market executive, Investors Bank ■ SuCi padro, branch manager, Intercontinental Capital Group ■ magdalonie pariS-Campbell, area manager-Long Island external and legislative affairs, AT&T Services Inc. ■ anna poolt (CPA) audit manager, Grassi Advisors & Accountants ■ Kelly a. rohrS (CPA) founder, K. Rohrs, CPA P.C. ■ wendy b. SamuelSon (Esq) managing partner, Samuelson Hause & Samuelson LLP, ■ lina SCaCCo, vice president of corporate engagement and community health services, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation ■ luCiane SerifoviC, CEO and founder, Luxian International Realty ■ donna StefanS (Esq. AIF) founder and lead attorney, Stefans Law Group P.C., president of Summit Tax Advisors, Inc. & Wealth Management Advisor, Wealth Advisory Associates ■ eveliSiS S. valentin, principal regional consultant-NYC, FirstNet Program, Public Safety Solutions, AT&T Services Inc. ■ Kelly Zhou, founder and CEO, Yaaas Tea

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS COW MEADOW PARK FENCE REPLACEMENT FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for “COW MEADOW PARK FENCE REPLACEMENT “ until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud. Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be obtained by visiting the Village website at www.freeportny.gov or obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, from 9:00 A.M. on Monday, April 4, 2022 until 12:00 P.M. Friday, April 15, 2022. There is no fee for a set of bid documents. Each bid must be accompanied by a bidder’s bond in the amount of not less than five (5%) percent of the bid insuring to the benefit of the Village of Freeport, or a certified check of not less than five (5%) percent of the bid, made payable to the Village of Freeport, to assure the entering of the successful bidder into a acceptable contract. The project calls for the installation of approximately 520 linear feet of new six foot high ornamental fence along with two motorized gates and two manual gates at Cow Meadow Park. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond, and Labor and Material Bond in the statutory form. 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. Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - March 31, 2022 130434 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on March 28, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted a bond resolution entitled: “Bond Resolution of the Village of Freeport, New York, adopted March 28, 2022, authorizing the acquisition of vehicles for use by the Building Department, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $60,000, appropriating said amount for such purpose, and authorizing the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of $60,000 to finance said appropriation,” an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, being as follows: FIRST: AUTHORIZING said Village to acquire vehicles for use by the Building Department; STATING the estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $60,000; APPROPRIATING said amount for such purpose; STATING the plan of financing includes the issuance of bonds or notes of the Village in the principal amount of not to exceed $60,000 to finance said appropriation, and the levy of a tax upon all the taxable real property within the Village to pay the principal of said bonds and interest thereon; SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of not to exceed $60,000 bonds of the Village pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York (the “Law”) to finance said appropriation; THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is fifteen (15) years; the temporary use of available funds of the Village, not immediately required for the purpose or purposes for which the same were borrowed, raised or otherwise created, is hereby authorized pursuant to Section 165.10 of the Law, for the capital purposes described in this resolution and the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may be applied to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date of this bond resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years; FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of

said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations of the Village; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Village; FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Village Treasurer the powers and duties as to the issuance of said bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, or the renewals thereof; and SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum. DATED: March 28, 2022 Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk 130436

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LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on March 28, 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. Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK, ADOPTED MARCH 28, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR USE BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $150,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF SAID VILLAGE IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $150,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the acquisition of computer hardware and software for use by the Building Department. The period of probable usefulness is five (5) years. The amount of obligations 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, at the Village Hall, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York. The bond resolution is dated March 28, 2022. 130435

LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on March 28, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted a bond resolution entitled: “Bond Resolution of the Village of Freeport, New York, adopted March 28, 2022, authorizing the construction of pool improvements for the Recreation Department, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $40,000, appropriating said amount for such purpose, and authorizing the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of $40,000 to finance said appropriation,” an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, being as follows: FIRST: AUTHORIZING said Village to construct pool improvements for the Recreation Department including the replacement of chlorinators; STATING the estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $40,000; APPROPRIATING said amount for such purpose; STATING the plan of financing includes the issuance of bonds or notes of the Village in the principal amount of not to exceed $40,000 to finance said appropriation, and the levy of a tax upon all the taxable real property within the Village to pay the principal of said bonds and interest thereon; SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of not to exceed $40,000 bonds of the Village pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York (the “Law”) to finance said appropriation; THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is fifteen (15) years; the temporary use of available funds of the Village, not immediately required for the purpose or purposes for which the same were borrowed, raised or otherwise created, is hereby authorized pursuant to Section 165.10 of the Law, for the capital purposes described in this resolution and the proceeds of said bonds

and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may be applied to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date of this bond resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years; FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations of the Village; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Village; FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Village Treasurer the powers and duties as to the issuance of said bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, or the renewals thereof; and SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum. DATED: March 28, 2022 Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk 130437 LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on March 28, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted a bond resolution entitled: “Bond Resolution of the Village of Freeport, New York, adopted March 28, 2022, authorizing the construction of various road improvements, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $750,000, appropriating said amount for such purpose, and authorizing the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of $750,000 to finance said appropriation,” an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, being as follows: FIRST: AUTHORIZING said Village to construct various road improvements; STATING the estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $750,000; APPROPRIATING said amount for such purpose; STATING the plan of financing includes the issuance of bonds or notes of the Village in the principal amount of not to exceed $750,000 to finance said appropriation, and the levy of a tax upon all the taxable real property within the Village to pay the principal of said bonds and interest thereon; and STATING that grant funds received or expected to be received by the Village and any other funds

available for such purpose are authorized to be applied toward the cost of said project or redemption of the Village’s bonds or notes issued therefor, or to be budgeted as an offset to the taxes to be collected for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds or notes; SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of not to exceed $750,000 bonds of the Village pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York (the “Law”) to finance said appropriation; THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is fifteen (15) years; the temporary use of available funds of the Village, not immediately required for the purpose or purposes for which the same were borrowed, raised or otherwise created, is hereby authorized pursuant to Section 165.10 of the Law, for the capital purposes described in this resolution and the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may be applied to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date of this bond resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years; FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations of the Village; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Village; FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Village Treasurer the powers and duties as to the issuance of said bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, or the renewals thereof; and SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum. DATED: March 28, 2022 Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk 130440 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

“Bond Resolution of the Village of Freeport, New York, adopted March 28, 2022, authorizing the construction of road improvements to Nassau Avenue, including related drainage and grading, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $500,000, appropriating said amount for such purpose, and authorizing the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of $500,000 to finance said appropriation,” an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, being as follows: FIRST: AUTHORIZING said Village to construct road improvements to Nassau Avenue, including related drainage and grading; STATING the estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $500,000; APPROPRIATING said amount for such purpose; STATING the plan of financing includes the issuance of bonds or notes of the Village in the principal amount of not to exceed $500,000 to finance said appropriation, and the levy of a tax upon all the taxable real property within the Village to pay the principal of said bonds and interest thereon; and STATING that grant funds received or expected to be received by the Village and any other funds available for such purpose are authorized to be applied toward the cost of said project or redemption of the Village’s bonds or notes issued therefor, or to be budgeted as an offset to the taxes to be collected for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds or notes; SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of not to exceed $500,000 bonds of the Village pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York (the “Law”) to finance said appropriation; THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is fifteen (15) years; the temporary use of available funds of the Village, not immediately required for the purpose or purposes for which the same were borrowed, raised or otherwise created, is hereby authorized pursuant to Section 165.10 of the Law, for the capital purposes described in this resolution and the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may be applied to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date of this bond resolution for the

purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years; FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations of the Village; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Village; FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Village Treasurer the powers and duties as to the issuance of said bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, or the renewals thereof; and SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum. DATED: March 28, 2022 Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk 130439 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on March 28, 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. Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK, ADOPTED MARCH 28, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF AN ENCODER FOR THE VILLAGE TELEVISION NETWORK CHANNELS, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $12,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF SAID VILLAGE IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $12,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the acquisition of an encoder for the Village television network channels.

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The period of probable usefulness is five (5) years. The amount of obligations to be issued is $12,000. 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 28, 2022. 130438 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Nassau County, N. Y. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Freeport Union Free School District, Nassau County, New York, shall conduct its Annual Budget Vote and Trustees Election on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The vote will be by voting machines at the designated polling places set forth below, between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. (local time). TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the following matters will be submitted to the registered voters of the Freeport School District: (1) To vote on the annual school budget as set forth in Proposition No. 1 below: Proposition No. 1 SCHOOL BUDGET RESOLVED that the Annual School Budget be adopted and the necessary amount be raised by a tax upon the taxable property located in Freeport Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Freeport, New York, for the School Year 2022-2023. (2) To vote on the annual library budget as set forth in Proposition No. 2 below: Proposition No. 2 FREEPORT MEMORIAL LIBRARY BUDGET RESOLVED, that the Freeport Memorial Library Budget be adopted and the necessary amount be raised by a tax upon the taxable property located in Freeport Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Freeport, New York, for the Freeport Memorial Library for the year 2022-2023. (3) To vote on the expenditure of funds from the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 16, 2017 as set forth in Proposition No. 3 below: PROPOSITION #3 Capital Reserve Fund Proposition

SHALL the Board of Education of the Freeport Union Free School District be authorized to expend: $2,500,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 16th, 2017 for the purpose of performing the following projects: HVAC Replacement-Auditorium - Caroline G. Atkinson Intermediate School, Science Room Renovations - Freeport High School, and Bathroom Renovations J.W. Dodd Middle School. (4) The election of two (2) School Trustees of the Board of Education. The term shall begin July 1, 2022 and end June 30, 2025. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Registration shall be open, in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York, every school day in the Administration Building, 235 North Ocean Avenue, between the hours of 8:30 o’clock a.m. and 3:30 o’clock p.m. (local time) until Thursday, May 12, 2022, for the Annual Budget Vote and Election to be held on May 17, 2022. In addition, the Board of Registration will be open Tuesday, April 19, 2022 and Thursday, April 21, 2022 from 5:00 o’clock p.m. until 8:00 o’clock p.m. for residents to register to vote for the Annual Budget and Trustee election to be held on May 17, 2022. Any person who is not registered with the School District or who is not registered in the General Election or who has not voted at any annual or special district meeting or election held within the last four calendar years (2018-2021) must register in order to vote on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The voting registers will be open to inspection by any qualified voter on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. from May 123, 2022 to May 178, 2022, excluding Sunday, May 15, 2022, and between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M. noon on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at the Office of the District Clerk; and at each polling place on election day, Absentee ballots will be available for the election of School Board Members and the Budget Vote. Applications for absentee ballots are available in the Office of the District Clerk at the Freeport Public School Administration Building, 235 North Ocean Avenue, in Freeport. Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. Furthermore, such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the

ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. Absentee ballots will be accepted in the Office of the Clerk of the school district no later than 5:00 P.M. on the day of the vote; any ballot received after that time will not be counted. A listing of all people to whom absentee ballots were issued will be available in the District Clerk’s Office during regular office hours until the day before the vote. Candidates for the Office of School Board Trustee must be nominated by a petition signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District. The petition shall state name and residence of the candidate and shall state the name and residence of each signer. Candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to their respective offices. Where terms are of different length, the candidate receiving the highest vote shall be elected to the longest term. However, a nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his unwillingness to serve. Petitions shall be filed between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. no later than April 18, 2022 at the Office of the District Clerk. A statement of the amount of money which will be required for the School Year 2022-2023 will be available to the taxpayers at any of the School District buildings between 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. not later than fourteen (14) days before the vote, excepting Saturdays and Sundays or holidays, and at such annual election. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a Real Property Tax Exemption Report prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part, and shall be posted on District bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as on the District’s website. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a lottery shall take place on Tuesday, April 18, 2022, at 5:00 P.M. for the purpose of determining candidate placement on the ballot should additional candidates file nominating petitions. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a budget hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 7:30 P.M. o’clock in the Caroline G.

Atkinson School for the purpose of discussing the expenditures of funds and budgeting thereof. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a proposition in writing by petition of least sixty-one (61) signatures of qualified voters of the District is required to place a proposition on the ballot. The petition must be filed in the Office of the District Clerk on or before 5:00 P.M. o’clock (local time) Monday, April 18, 2022. Petitions for propositions which are required by law to be included in the notice of the annual meeting must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. on or before Friday, March 18, 2022. The Board of Education reserves the right to edit or amend any proposition without changing the intent thereof. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk of the school district no later than 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 21, 2022. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 P.M. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the election shall be held in accordance with the Rules for the Election of School Board Members adopted by the Board of Education. QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING 1. A person shall be a citizen of the United States. 2. Eighteen or more years of age. 3. A resident of the District for a period of thirty days or more preceding the election at

which he or she offers to vote. 4. Must be registered to vote. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the school election districts within the school district are as follows: DISTRICT N-l The Atkinson School Voting District is contained in the area, which is west of North Main Street, south of the northerly School District Boundary Line, and east of Milburn Creek and north of the Long Island Railroad. DISTRICT N-2 The Columbus Avenue School Voting District is contained in the area which is north of the Long Island Railroad, east of North Main Street, south of the most northerly District boundary line and west of the Meadowbrook Parkway. DISTRICT S-3 The Bayview Avenue School Voting District is contained in the area which is south of the Long Island Railroad right of way and west of the Eastern boundary line which runs south down South Long Beach Avenue to the southern property lines of the properties on the south side of Smith Street, then west along said property lines to the easterly property lines of the properties fronting on Bayview Avenue, thence proceeding south along said property lines to the easterly property lines on Branch Avenue and then southerly along the eastern boundary lines of said properties fronting on the east side of Branch Avenue to the northern property lines of properties fronting on the north side of Lewis Street, thence easterly along said boundary to Randall Bay. The southern boundary is the Village Line and the western boundary is the Village Line. DISTRICT S-4 The Archer Street School Voting District is contained in the area which begins at the southerly side of the Long Island Railroad right of way where same intersects with the westerly boundary lines of properties fronting on the west side of Long Beach Avenue; thence running easterly along said right of way to the westerly boundary lines or properties fronting on the west side of Henry Street; thence southeasterly along said boundary lines to the intersection with South Main Street; thence southerly along the west side of South Main Street to the intersection with Mill Road; thence easterly along the south side of Mill Road to the intersection of Mill Road and Freeport Creek; thence southerly along Freeport Creek to the northerly boundary lines of properties fronting on the north side of East Bedell Street; thence

easterly along said property lines to the Village Line also known as Freeport Creek; thence southerly along said line to the most southerly Village Line; thence westerly along said Village Line to Hudson Bay; thence north and northwesterly along Woodcleft Basin to Sportsman’s Channel; thence north along said Channel and its extension to the center line of Atlantic Avenue; thence westerly along said center line of Atlantic Avenue to the easterly boundary lines of properties fronting on the east side of Bayview Avenue; thence northerly along said boundary lines to the intersection of the southerly boundary lines of properties fronting on the south side of Smith Street; thence easterly along said boundary lines of properties fronting on the west side of Long Beach Avenue; thence northerly along said boundary lines to the point or place of beginning. DISTRICT S-5 The Giblyn School Voting District is contained in the area which begins at a point where the easterly boundary lines of properties fronting on Bayview Avenue intersects the center line of Atlantic Avenue running thence easterly along said center line to the western boundary line of properties fronting on the west side of Sportsman’s Avenue; thence southerly along said lines to the Sportsman’s Channel; thence southerly along said Channel to the Woodcleft Basin; thence southeasterly along said basin to easterly boundary of Village Line running along Hudson Bay; thence southerly along said boundary line to the southerly boundary of the Village Line also known as Little Swift Creek; thence westerly along said Village Line to a point where same intersects Randall Bay; thence northerly along said Bay to the intersection of the northerly boundary lines of properties fronting on the north side of Lewis Street; thence westerly along said boundary line to the easterly boundary lines of properties fronting on the east side of Branch Avenue; thence northerly along said boundary lines to the intersection of the east boundary lines of properties fronting on the east side of Bayview Avenue; thence northerly along said boundary lines to the point or place of beginning. DISTRICT S6 The Cleveland Avenue School Voting District (now based at the Albany Avenue Field House, 55 Albany Avenue) is contained in the area which is south of the

Long Island Railroad right of way, east of the eastern boundary of District S-4, with the eastern and southern boundary being the village boundaries BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Maria Jordan-Awalom President Benjamin Roberts District Clerk 130411 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION, BUDGET HEARING AND VOTE OF BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU STATE OF NEW YORK, TO BE HELD ON May 17, 2022 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the budget hearing of the qualified voters of the Baldwin Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the Board Room of the Administration Building, Hastings Street, Baldwin, New York in said School District for the transaction of such business as is authorized by law including the following purposes: 1. Presentation and discussion of the budget for the operation of the district schools for the school year beginning July 1, 2022. 2. Presentation and discussion of the budget for operation of the Baldwin Public Library for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022. 3. Transactions of such other business as is authorized by law. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the vote upon the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary expenditures for the school year 2022-2023, the library appropriation, and on all propositions duly filed with the Board of Education, to fill two vacancies for Trustees on the Board of Education, and to fill one vacancy and the on the Board of Trustees of the Baldwin Public Library, shall be held in the gymnasium of the Senior High School Ethel T. Kloberg Drive, East of Grand Avenue, Baldwin, New York, in said School District on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, between the hours of 7:00AM and 10:00PM. The qualified voters will fill the following vacancies:

a. The office of Susan Cools, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Board of Education, which term expires on June 30, 2022, for a new term commencing July 1, 2022, and expiring June 30, 2025; b. The office of Thomas Smyth, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Board of Education, which term expires on June 30, 2022, for a new term commencing July 1, 2022, and expiring June 30, 2025; c. The office of Ethell Smith, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Baldwin Public Library, which term expires on June 30, 2022, for a new term commencing July 1, 2022, and expiring June 30, 2027; PROPOSITION NO. 1 RESOLVED, that the proposed Budget of the Baldwin Union Free School District of the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, for the fiscal year 2022-2023 be adopted, and that an amount to be determined be raised by tax upon the taxable property of the School District after first deducting the monies available from State Aid and other sources. PROPOSITION NO. 2 RESOLVED, that the proposed Budget of the Baldwin Public Library for the fiscal year 2022-2023 be adopted, and that an amount to be determined be raised by tax upon the taxable property of the School District after first deducting the monies available from State Aid and other sources. PROPOSTION NO. 3 SHALL the Board of Education of the Baldwin Union Free School District be authorized to expend a total of $16,100,000 from the following: (1) $10,709,099.05, together with all interest accrued thereon, representing all remaining monies from the Capital Reserve #3 Fund, known as the Facilities Improvement Program 2017, and (2) an amount not to exceed $5,390,900.95 from the Capital Reserve Fund #4, known as the “Capital Reserve #4” for the purpose of performing the following projects: selective bathroom renovations at all District buildings, and athletic facility upgrades at Baldwin High School, including improvements to and/or replacement of: locker rooms, tennis courts, stadium track, grandstands, press box, scoreboard; installation of a turf field; associated paving, and all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs related thereto. PROPOSITION NO. 4 SHALL the Board of Education, pursuant to Education Law section 3651, be authorized to establish a Capital Reserve Fund known as the “Technology Reserve

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Fund 2022” for the following purposes: a) to purchase, upgrade, expand, and install instructional and administrative information technology systems and equipment, including but not limited to: computer hardware, software, licenses, programs, and devices; b) to upgrade, enhance, and repair technology infrastructure and networking; c) to cover all costs related to said technology upgrades and improvements, including labor, materials, equipment, and other incidental costs, such as the renovating, altering, upgrading, furnishing and equipping of various District buildings, facilities and sites to better accommodate the use of said technology improvements. The maximum amount of the aforesaid Technology Reserve Fund 2022 shall be $15,000,000 plus investment income. The probable term is to be 10 years; including a sum not to exceed $5,000,000 transferred from surplus monies, if any, remaining in the general fund at the end of the 2021-2022 fiscal year and each remaining year thereafter during the probable term. Upon the establishment and funding of said reserve, the Superintendent of Schools or her designee shall be directed to deposit monies of this reserve fund in a separate account to be known as the “Technology Reserve Fund 2022.” PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the voting shall be on voting machines as provided by the Education Law and the polls will remain open from 7:00AM until 10:00PM and as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their ballots. The District Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to have the necessary ballot labels printed for said voting machines in the form corresponding as nearly as may be with the requirements of the Education Law. The condensed form of the budget proposition and the text of all other propositions to appear on the voting machine and a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the school year 2022-2023 for school purposes, specifying the purposes and the amount for each will be prepared and copies thereof will be made available, upon request, to any taxpayer in the district at each school building in the district in which school is maintained between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM during the period of fourteen days immediately preceding said election of May 17,

2022, excluding Saturday, Sunday, and holidays, and at such annual election. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the election shall be held in accordance with the Rules for the Conduct of Meetings and Elections adopted by the Board of Education. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the nominations for the office of members of the Board of Education unless otherwise provided by law, shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, and nominations for office of member of the Library Board, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, filed in the office of the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM not later than the 30th day preceding the meeting or election at which the trustees shall be voted upon. Such petition shall state the name and residence of the candidates. Candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to their respective offices. Where terms are of different length, the candidate receiving the highest vote shall be elected to the longest term. A nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his unwillingness to serve. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any proposition or question to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least 62 qualified voters of the District and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM, not later than the 30th day preceding the meeting or election at which such question or proposition shall be voted upon, except that this rule shall not apply to those questions or propositions which are required to be stated in the published or posted notice of the meeting or to those propositions or questions which the Board of Education has authority by law to present at any annual or special meeting of the District. Registration shall also be permitted in the office of the District Clerk at Baldwin’s Administration building during the hours of enrollment of children for a school term and also from 8:00AM to 3:00PM on any school day at any of the District schools not later than five days preceding the school meeting and election. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the register shall include (1) all

qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any Annual or Special District Meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four (4) years (2018-2021) prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Election of the County of Nassau. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Registration will further meet during the hours of voting at the Annual District Election on May 17, 2022, for the purpose of preparing a register for District meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 17, 2022. Said register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall present themselves personally for registration, and (2) all qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four calendar years (2018-2021) prior to the preparation of said register. The Register shall be filed in the Office of the District Clerk of the school district at the Administration Building, Hastings Street, Baldwin, New York where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter between the hours of 9:00AM and 2:00PM on each of the five days prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and on Saturday by appointment only. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that application for absentee ballots for the school district election may be applied for at the office of the Clerk. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the office of the Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except Sunday, and on Saturday by appointment only. Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. Furthermore, such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2022. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot, to meet at the Baldwin Senior High School for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law 2019-a, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a Real Property Tax Exemption Report prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part; and shall be posted on District bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as on the District’s website. Dated: March 10, 2022 BY ORDER OF Baldwin, NY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTIFICACIÓN SOBRE LA ELECCIÓN ANUAL DEL DISTRITO, LA AUDIENCIA DEL PRESUPUESTO Y LA VOTACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR BALDWIN UNION FREE CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK, PROGRAMADAS PARA EL 17 de mayo de 2022 POR LA PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que la audiencia del presupuesto de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Baldwin Union Free, ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, se llevará a cabo el miércoles 4 de mayo de 2022, en la sala de juntas del edificio administrativo sito en Hastings Street, Baldwin, Nueva York, ubicada en dicho Distrito escolar, con el objeto de que se concreten los asuntos antes mencionados conforme lo autoriza la ley, a los fines ut infra: 1. La presentación y el debate del presupuesto previsto para el funcionamiento de las escuelas del Distrito para el año escolar que inicia el 1 de julio de 2022. 2. La presentación y el debate del presupuesto previsto para el funcionamiento de la Biblioteca Pública de Baldwin para el ejercicio fiscal que inicia el 1 de julio de 2022. 3. La concreción de otros asuntos similares conforme lo permita la ley. ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que la votación para la asignación de los fondos correspondientes para cubrir los gastos necesarios para el año escolar 2022-2023, la asignación para la biblioteca y todas las proposiciones debidamente presentadas ante la Junta de Educación para ocupar dos puestos de fideicomisarios de la Junta de Educación y un puesto en la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la

Biblioteca Pública de Baldwin tendrá lugar en el gimnasio de Senior High School Ethel T. Kloberg Drive, East of Grand Avenue, Baldwin, Nueva York, en el distrito escolar mencionado el martes 17 de mayo de 2022 entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 10:00 p. m. Los votantes calificados ocuparán los puestos aquí especificados: a. El cargo de Susan Cools, miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Junta de Educación, cuyo período finaliza el 30 de junio de 2022, se renueva el 1 de julio de 2022 y finaliza el 30 de junio de 2025. b. El cargo de Thomas Smyth, miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Junta de Educación, cuyo período finaliza el 30 de junio de 2022, se renueva el 1 de julio de 2022 y finaliza el 30 de junio de 2025. c. El cargo de Ethell Smith, miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca Pública de Baldwin, cuyo período finaliza el 30 de junio de 2022, se renueva el 1 de julio de 2022 y finaliza el 30 de junio de 2027. PROPUESTA N.º 1 SE RESUELVE adoptar el presupuesto propuesto del Distrito Escolar Baldwin Union Free de la ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, estado de Nueva York, para el ejercicio fiscal 2022-2023 y recaudar un monto a determinarse mediante impuestos sobre la base del inmueble imponible del Distrito escolar con posterioridad a la primera deducción de fondos disponibles de la ayuda estatal y otras fuentes. PROPUESTA N.º 2 SE RESUELVE adoptar el presupuesto propuesto de la Biblioteca Pública de Baldwin para el ejercicio fiscal 2022-2023 y recaudar un monto a determinarse mediante impuestos sobre la base del inmueble imponible del Distrito escolar con posterioridad a la primera deducción de fondos disponibles de la ayuda estatal y otras fuentes. PROPUESTA N.º 3 La Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Baldwin Union Free TENDRÁ AUTORIZACIÓN para utilizar la suma total de $16,100,000 que provendrá de las siguientes fuentes: (1) $10,709,099.05, incluido el interés correspondiente acumulado, lo que representa todo el dinero restante del Fondo de Reserva de Capitales N.º 3, conocido como “Facilities Improvement Program” (Programa de Mejora de las Instalaciones) de 2017, y (2) una suma que no supere el monto de $5,390,900.95 del Fondo de Reserva de Capitales N.º 4, conocido como “Capital Reserve #4”, con el fin de llevar a cabo los siguientes proyectos:

renovaciones puntuales en los baños de todos los edificios del distrito y mejoras en las instalaciones deportivas de Baldwin High School, incluidos las mejoras y los reemplazos de vestuarios, canchas de tenis, pistas de atletismo, tribunas, la cabina de prensa, el marcador; instalación de un campo de césped; la pavimentación asociada, así como la totalidad de la mano de obra, los materiales, el equipamiento, los aparatos y los costos secundarios que guarden relación con estos. PROPUESTA N.º 4 La Junta de Educación, de conformidad con la Sección 3651 de la Ley de Educación, TENDRÁ AUTORIZACIÓN para crear un fondo de reserva de capitales conocido como “Technology Reserve Fund” (Fondo de Reserva para Tecnología) de 2022 con los fines siguientes: a) comprar, mejorar, expandir e instalar equipos y sistemas de tecnología de la información de tipo educativo y administrativo, que incluyen, entre otros: hardware y software, licencias, programas y dispositivos informáticos; b) mejorar, optimizar y reparar infraestructura tecnológica y conexiones; c) cubrir todos los gastos relacionados con dichas mejoras y actualizaciones tecnológicas, que incluye la mano de obra, los materiales, el equipamiento y cualquier costo secundario, como la renovación, la modificación, la actualización, el amoblamiento y el equipamiento de diversos edificios, instalaciones y espacios del distrito para adaptarlos al uso de dichas mejoras tecnológicas. El monto máximo del Fondo de Reserva para Tecnología de 2022 antes indicado será de $15,000,000, más las rentas de inversión. El plazo estimado es de diez (10) años, lo que incluye una suma que no supere los $5,000,000 transferidos del dinero excedente, si corresponde, que haya quedado en el fondo general al final del año fiscal 2021-2022 y de cada año restante del plazo estimado a partir de esa fecha. Tras el establecimiento y la financiación de dicha reserva, se indicará a la superintendente de escuelas o a su persona desinada que deposite el dinero de este fondo de reserva en una cuenta bancaria por separado que se denominará “Technology Reserve Fund 2022”. ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que la votación se realizará en urnas digitales conforme lo dispone la Ley de Educación y que estará abierta desde las 7:00 a.

m. hasta las 10:00 p. m. y el tiempo que sea necesario para que los últimos votantes presentes emitan el voto. Por medio del presente, se autoriza e instruye a la secretaria del Distrito a imprimir las etiquetas de voto necesarias para dichas máquinas de votación en el formato que más se aproxime a los requisitos de la Ley de Educación. Se elaborarán tanto el resumen de la proposición del presupuesto como el texto de todas las proposiciones que aparecerán en la urna digital, como también una declaración detallada por escrito en que figure el monto que se exigirá para el año escolar 2022-2023 en concepto de gastos escolares, y en que se describan los fines y el monto de cada establecimiento. Asimismo, cuando se solicite, las copias de estos documentos se pondrán a disposición de todo tipo de contribuyente del distrito en cada edificio escolar del distrito donde se encuentre la escuela entre las 8:00 a. m. y 4:00 p. m. durante un período de catorce días con anterioridad inmediata a la elección del 17 de mayo de 2022, sin incluir los sábados, domingos, feriados, ni la elección anual. ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA también que la elección se llevará a cabo de acuerdo con las Normas para la Organización de Reuniones y Elecciones adoptadas por la Junta de Educación. ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que las nominaciones para los cargos de miembros de la Junta de Educación, a menos que por ley se disponga lo contrario, se realizarán mediante una solicitud firmada por, al menos, 25 votantes calificados del distrito, y las nominaciones para el cargo de miembro de la Biblioteca Pública, a menos que por ley se disponga lo contrario, se realizarán mediante una solicitud firmada por, al menos, 25 votantes calificados del distrito, presentadas en la secretaría del distrito entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. a más tardar 30 días antes de la reunión o elección en que deba votarse por los fideicomisarios. En la solicitud, debe indicarse el nombre y la residencia de los candidatos. Se considerará que los candidatos que reciban la mayor cantidad de votos serán los electos para sus respectivos cargos. En el caso en que los períodos tengan distintas duraciones, el candidato que reciba la mayor cantidad de votos será el electo para el período más extenso. La Junta de Educación podrá rechazar una nominación si el

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candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara no tener voluntad para tomarlo. ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que toda proposición o consulta que deba hacerse sobre las urnas digitales debe presentarse por escrito mediante una solicitud firmada por, al menos, 62 votantes calificados del distrito y presentada en la secretaría del distrito entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., a más tardar 30 días antes de la reunión o elección en que deba votarse por dicha consulta o proposición, pero esta norma excepcionalmente no se aplicará a las consultas o proposiciones que deban aparecer en la notificación publicada de la reunión ni a aquellas que la Junta de Educación tenga la potestad, conforme a la ley, de presentar en cualquier reunión anual o extraordinaria del distrito. La inscripción también podrá realizarse en el despacho de la secretaria del Distrito en el edificio administrativo de Baldwin durante los horarios de inscripción de los alumnos para el período escolar y de 8:00 a. m. a 3:00 p. m. en cualquier día lectivo en cualquiera de las escuelas del Distrito hasta los cinco días previos a la reunión y elección escolares. ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que la inscripción deberá incluir (1) a todos los votantes calificados del distrito, quienes deberán presentarse personalmente para la inscripción; y (2) a todos los votantes del distrito calificados previamente, quienes se deberán haber inscrito previamente para cualquier reunión o elección anual o extraordinaria del distrito que se haya realizado en cualquier momento en el transcurso de los cuatro (4) años (de 2018 a 2021) previos a la elaboración de dicha inscripción; y (3) a los votantes inscritos de forma permanente en la Junta de Elecciones del condado de Nassau. ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que la Junta de Inscripciones seguirá reuniéndose durante los horarios de la votación en la elección anual del Distrito del 17 de mayo de 2022, con el objeto de elaborar una inscripción para las reuniones o elecciones del distrito que se lleven a cabo con posterioridad al 17 de mayo de 2022. Dicha inscripción debe incluir (1) a todos los votantes calificados del distrito, quienes deberán presentarse personalmente para la inscripción, y (2) a todos los votantes calificados del distrito, quienes deberán haberse inscrito previamente para cualquier reunión o elección anual o extraordinaria del distrito

que se haya realizado en cualquier momento en el transcurso de los cuatro años calendario (de 2018 a 2021) previos a la elaboración de dicha inscripción. La inscripción deberá presentarse en el despacho de la secretaria del Distrito escolar en el edificio administrativo, Hastings Street, Baldwin, Nueva York, donde se inspeccionará por intermedio de cualquier votante calificado entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 2:00 p. m. en cada uno de los cinco días previos al día establecido para la elección, salvo los domingos; los sábados, solo con cita. ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA también que el formulario para los votos por ausencia para la elección del Distrito escolar puede llenarse en el despacho de la secretaria. Se pondrá a disposición una lista de todas las personas a quien debería haberse emitido votos por ausencia en dicho lugar en cada uno de los cinco días previos al día de la elección, salvo los domingos; los sábados, solo con cita. La secretaria del Distrito deberá recibir las solicitudes de voto por ausencia no antes de los treinta (30) días previos a la elección. Además, la secretaria del Distrito debe recibir esta solicitud al menos siete días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se enviará por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se entregará personalmente al votante o a su representante designado. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna para enviar por correo una boleta electoral de voto por ausencia, la secretaria del Distrito enviará por correo dicha boleta a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación. ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar podrán enviar una solicitud de boleta electoral militar. Estos votantes pueden indicar su preferencia de recibir un registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico en su pedido de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta electoral o boleta electoral. Los formularios para la inscripción de votantes militares y los formularios de solicitud de boleta electoral militar se deben recibir en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito, a más tardar, a las 5:00 p. m. del 21 de abril de 2022. No se

escrutará ninguna boleta electoral militar a menos que (1) haya sido recibida en la oficina de la secretaría del distrito antes del cierre de la votación el día de la elección y cuente con una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero o tenga un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) haya sido recibida por la oficina de la secretaría del distrito, a más tardar, a las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección y esté firmada y fechada por el votante militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha que establezca que no es posterior al día previo a la elección. ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que esta Junta organizará una reunión extraordinaria a partir de allí en el plazo de veinticuatro horas tras la presentación ante la secretaria de un informe escrito de los resultados de la votación, que tendrá lugar en Baldwin Senior High School a los fines de examinar y tabular dichos informes de los resultados de la votación e informar los resultados. Por medio del presente documento, esta Junta se designa a sí misma como el grupo de secretarios de la votación con la función de emitir y escrutar votos conforme al artículo A, apartado 2B de la Ley de Educación 2019, en dicha reunión extraordinaria de la Junta. ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA, por último, que un Informe de exención fiscal sobre los bienes inmuebles de acuerdo con el artículo 495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre los Bienes Inmuebles se adjuntará a cualquier presupuesto preliminar o tentativo, como también al presupuesto definitivo adoptado del cual forme parte. Este se publicará en los tablones de anuncios del Distrito que se usen para avisos públicos y en el sitio web del Distrito. Fecha: 10 de marzo de 2022 POR SOLICITUD DE Baldwin, NY LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR BALDWIN UNION FREE CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK Pamela M. Pratt, secretaria del distrito 130402

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, v. KIM GUNDERSON, SCOTT HARKOFF, ET AL, Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on September 24, 2019, I, Ellen Durst, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on May 4, 2022 at The North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 02:30 PM the premises described as follows: 271 President Street Freeport, NY 11520 SBL No.: 62-59-13, 14, 15 and 16 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York. The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 008366/2015 in the amount of $0.00 plus interest and costs. 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. Richard S. Mullen Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 130195

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY 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 entered herein and dated

November 29, 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 May 3, 2022 at 2:30 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 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. JOSEPH COVELLO, 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*} 130302 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, V. RALPH MAISONNEUVE, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 21, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC is the Plaintiff and RALPH MAISONNEUVE, ET AL.

are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 3, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 182 EVANS AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520: Section 55, Block 101, Lot 39: 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, STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 010553/2014. Irene V. Villacci, 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. 130367 PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on February 28, 2022, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. 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 date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk

BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK, ADOPTED FEBRUARY 28, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO COW MEADOW PARK, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $2,500,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $2,500,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the construction of various improvements to Cow Meadow Park, at the estimated maximum cost of $2,500,000. The period of usefulness is fifteen (15) years. The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $2,500,000. 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. Dated:February 28, 2022 Freeport, New York 130433 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 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

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Maria Altagracia Abreu Maria Altagracia Abreu (born Sept. 7, 1949), of Freeport, died March 19, age 72. She was the loving spouse of Victor, the cherished mother of Fabio, Fidelina and Alexandra, the dear grandmother of Fabio Jr., Christopher, Brendan, Alexa, Juana and Jose, and the great-grandmother of Ariela. She was also the beloved sister of Mercedes. A visitation for family and friends was held on March 26 and March 27. Burial took place in the Dominican Republic.

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VERGIE 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 the subject property. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and ?ling the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: October 5, 2021 LEVY & LEVY

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LEGAL NOTICE SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU ACTION TO FORECLOSE A TAX LIEN INDEX NO.: 603413/2021, CHRISTIANA TRUST AS CUSTODIAN FOR GSRANZ LLC, Plaintiff, vs. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, LEGATEES, DEVISEES AND/OR REPRESENTATIVES OF VERGIE LEE ROSS (AKA VERGIE LEE EVANS AKA VERGI EVANS) AND ALL PERSONS THAT MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY REFERRED TO IN THE COMPLAINT BY, THROUGH OR UNDER ANY OF THE FOREGOING (THE AFORESAID UNKNOWN HEIRS, LEGATEES, DEVISEES AND/OR REPRESENTATIVES BEING ALL SUCH HEIRS, LEGATEES, DEVISEES AND/OR REPRESENTATIVES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFICALLY NAMED AS A DEFENDANT HEREINTHE IDENTITY AND ADDRESSES OF ALL THE FOREGOING NOT BEING KNOWN TO PLAINTIFF), defendants. PREMISES SUBJECT TO ACTION: 55 Harts Ave., Roosevelt, NY, SBL# 55, 332, 64 (Group Lot 64-66). TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiff s attorney within twenty (20) days after the

service of this summons, exc1usive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York), and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property. NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: March 14, 2022. Michael Ehrenreich, Attorney for Plaintiff, 483 Chestnut Street, Second Floor, Cedarhurst, NY 11516, 516-942-4216. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of HON. DAVID P. SULLIVAN of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated March 2, 2022. Such order and the Complaint in this action are filed in the office of the Nassau County Clerk, in Mineola, NY. The object of this action is to foreclose a tax lien on the premises identified above. 130239

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ong awaited, spring, the season of beginnings, has begun. Though it happens with astronomical regularity, isn’t it interesting that we’re always surprised by the first buds, the first mist-like sheen of yellow in trees that looked lifeless for months, the first songbirds? The perennially anticipated equinox brings more than pop-up daffodils and lively robins to us this year. Mostly free of masks, marathons are back on, parades have returned, and we JOHN dine outside it’s so O'CONNELL because nice, not for fear of death. These signs of spring’s rebirth are worthy of being called blessings to count. Of course, we’re not completely “back.” We mingle, but still carefully, in restaurants and at parties, at the supermarket, at crowded ball games and in schools. We’re still cautious on the days we’re back in the office, and we’re fully masked for medical appointments. Subway, train and plane rides remain as masked as gatherings of thieves. Those reasonable restrictions notwithstanding, it’s time to get out.

How appropriate that this get-out-ofCovid-jail pass coincides not only with the northern hemisphere’s blooming time, but also with April’s holy celebrations of liberation: Pesach and Easter. Whether we’re commemorating our people’s escape from slavery or our redemption secured by the risen Lord, it’s our time now for freedom and rebirth. Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and probably all religions celebrate spring as freedom from fasting and a return to fruitfulness. Lured by the fresh scents of growing grass and budding crocuses, enticed by the sweet chirps of returning warblers, we’re ready and willing to escape our coopedup homes and enjoy all that our region offers. You may have your special spring escapes, but here are some favorite places to spend a spring day. The 409-acre Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, in Oyster Bay, is an ideal venue for individual, couple or family walks among beautiful trees, spring gardens and greenhouses. If you’re by yourself, bring a book; there are plenty of benches on which to sit and read in peace. Less than five miles from the Planting Fields is Theodore Roosevelt’s family home at Sagamore Hill. The National Historical Site gives life not only to the president’s days at his Summer White House,

but also holds treasures from his journeys out West and to Africa. You can feel TR’s energy there. The grounds are inspiring. A few minutes’ drive from downtown Oyster Bay is the president’s gravesite, at Youngs Memorial Cemetery. After a full life, Roosevelt was laid to rest in this peaceful place in 1919, at age 60. Next to the cemetery is the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center. Except for the chirps of countless songbirds, it’s a quiet place with education programs for adults and children. On the opposite compass point, one of the most wellknown beaches in the world, Jones Beach State Park, offers six and a half miles of broad, clean ocean beaches, nature centers, food concessions and a magnificent boardwalk. I’ve been going to Jones Beach for almost 60 years, and it’s never been better. For bikers, there are trails from Wantagh and other South Shore villages to the park and then east, beside Ocean Parkway. Freeport’s Nautical Mile has many waterside eateries and drinkeries, party boats, gift shops and fresh-fish markets. In Suffolk County, enjoy an afternoon at Riverhead’s Long Island Aquarium, a fun experience, especially for kids. There is a fleet of “open” boats for fishing at Captree State Park, just north of

e're ready and willing to get outside and enjoy all that our region offers.

Robert Moses State Park, another fabulous beach and recreation area. Looking to take the family to a professional baseball game without the crazy prices? Even Mets and Yankee fans will enjoy the L.I. Ducks, who play their first home games starting April 22. Town of Hempstead residents can enjoy a round of golf at excellent rates at the Lido Beach or Merrick courses. Oyster Bay golfers can enjoy the Hon. Joseph Colby course in Woodbury. This is an opportune time for Nassau County residents to purchase a Leisure Pass. It costs $36, gets you into many county recreation facilities and entitles you to valuable discounts. You can obtain a pass at most county parks. There’s lot of springtime in the 930acre Eisenhower Park. Larger than Manhattan’s Central Park, Eisenhower has ball fields, picnic areas, one of the best golf facilities on Long Island and one of the best swimming facilities in America. Reserve space for a family, team or organization picnic in Eisenhower Park or any of the many other Nassau County parks. Call your local county park after April 4; find every park’s phone number at https://bit.ly/3N6sEfL. Whatever your favorite springtime pursuits, now’s the time to shed winter’s shivers and bask in April’s warmth. John O’Connell is a former executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? OConnell11001@yahoo.com.

Where am I at 75? Reflections from the edge

rriving at age 75, alive, intact, and ready to roll into the future, I would like to share some reflections on the last seven-plus decades. I know. Can you believe it? Right? The main thing is, I don’t have advice for anyone. I never thought that teetering into older age necessarily conferred wisdom or the right to tell others what to do. So carry on, make your own mistakes. You will soar, you will fall, and if you get up, you will move on. I never made a big deal about birthdays, but this RANDI year is different. I KREISS feel changed by the pandemic experience, and inclined to be more open about the journey so far. Facing death will do that to you, and many of us have come to terms with our mortality, unless, of course, we deployed industrial-strength denial. Authenticity in myself and others has become key. I don’t want to dance the dance anymore. I have always abhorred small talk, maybe because I’m not very

good at it, but I have little tolerance for the “So, what are you watching these days?” although it is not beneath me to ask exactly that when I’m stuck with strangers. My preference is to get to the truth of the moment and exchange ideas, not chitchat. I feel a freedom that I didn’t always carry with me in my careers in teaching and journalism, and even in my life as a parent and friend. So many dinners with so many people who were part of our social life. We all had those circles. When our kids were little and we left them with babysitters, it was to see other adults. Some were dear, and the relationships were central to our well-being. But some were people who were nice to talk to but not emotionally connected with us. It was fine, back then, but these days, time is more precious. It has become a supply-chain issue, like everything else. With the pandemic, the entire paradigm of an adult social life shifted. We saw no one for over a year, and then, gradually, a few “safe” people, and recently a few more. What hit home is how nurtur-

ing and vital the special friends are. What is true, too, is that as you get older, even without a pandemic, some relationships ebb. Some of us have become less tolerant of the lapses that come with age. As much as I hated being at the children’s table when I was 5, it’s challenging to be at a table of 70-somethings. I can’t sit facing a bright light. My husband can’t hear everything. Someone else can’t get their artificial hip into the chair. Another one needs the heat set at 85. I learned, too, during these years of crisis, that the quality of a relationship doesn’t always depend on face-to-face meetings. I have held close to my heart a number of people through long emails and telephone conversations that aren’t hit-and-miss but planned and set in the calendar. Some others I see when we can, and when we do, it’s as if no time has passed at all. Instant connection, 5G at least. By the time I reached 70, I realized I had spent way too much time worrying what others thought of me. That might sound ridiculous from someone who

uthenticity in myself and others has become key. Small talk? No thanks.

writes a column that sometimes elicits death threats, but those are different. They aren’t personal. I could fret for days about an offhand comment I made to a friend that might possibly have offended. Or I could feel slighted by a remark from someone else. By 75, and not a moment too soon, I am moving beyond that hypersensitivity. My third-grade teacher, Mrs. Heller, told me I needed to grow an elephant skin, and she was right. It just took me a while. Another shift that comes in the fullness of our years is our drift toward the wings of the family stage, the fringe, the edge. You get it. We aren’t the main event anymore. That’s a very good thing. Our kids are officially launched. We have no 40-yearolds living in the basement. We do have an opportunity now to take on fresh challenges. Maybe all of us elders should go back to our full-time jobs now that no one else wants to work. Or just chill. Thank you for indulging me. Apparently, I’m having a “where did all the years go” moment. I am astonished to be 75 years old. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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letters We must reduce plastic waste To the Editor: The State Legislature is working on extended producer responsibility, or EPR, policy to address our serious plastic waste crisis. This type of legislation can hold producers responsible for what ultimately happens to the packaging they use to contain their products, with the goal of reducing waste and moving us to more easily recyclable materials. It is crucial that Albany gets it right. The petroleum, gas and chemical industries, the makers of plastic ingredients, as well as producers and packaging manufacturers, know this type of legislation is inevitable, but they don’t want it to cut into their profits. Right now, these groups are winning against groups that have only the environment at heart. But, producers shouldn’t be running the show and setting their own targets, and they shouldn’t be part of an advisory board, setting the rules and holding more power than environmental and consumer groups.

Nassau is blessed with a number of the county’s largest employers, like Northwell Health, Catholic Health Services of Long Island and the Stop & Shop grocery store chain, which alone employs more than 8,000 workers, according to published reports. The NYU Langone Hospital isn’t far behind. But the vast majority of businesses are the ones where any of us can walk in, and we know the employees by name. We know the owners. We go to the same churches and synagogues, the same school board meetings, the same parks. And we depend on every one of these businesses, not just for the goods and services they provide, not just for the jobs and paychecks they create, but also for helping us establish the very sense of community we have come to enjoy. Some chambers, like the one in Wantagh, host Fourth of July parades every year. The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores is known for its street festivals and vendor events, including one coming up April 23. The Glen Cove chamber highlights local eateries with its regular Culinary Delights events. There are boardwalk fairs hosted by the Long Beach chamber, Kids Fests organized by the Merrick chamber, and car shows from the Oyster Bay-East Norwich chamber. And we can’t forget the Rockville Centre chamber’s Eat Shop Rock, which last

year attracted 75 vendors, 50 food trucks and 18 live bands. These extraordinary coalitions represent the very lifeblood of our communities. And all of them are part of a much larger consortium that helps enhance those voices even more: The Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, which not only advocates and promotes businesses through programs like its “Shop Local” campaign, but also connects businesses with a number of resources, including grants, tax-abatement programs and even federal services, like the Paycheck Protection Program created during the coronavirus pandemic. “We are a sounding board,” council president Frank Camarano told a breakfast crowd that gathered at our Herald Community Newspapers headquarters last week, adding that the council wants to “give our members a voice.” With 150,000 businesses, it may feel impossible not to get drowned out in a cacophony of voices. That’s why chambers are more important than ever, especially as all of us recover from the economic turmoil of the pandemic, while climbing the mountain of supply-chain shortages and high inflation. There’s a reason why chambers are woven into the very fabric of our society: Without them, there simply wouldn’t be society.

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n the 246-year history of the United States, a Black woman has never served on the U.S. Supreme Court. With President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, that should soon change. A U.S. Senate vote on her nomination is expected next month. From an early age, Jackson was advised as a Black woman to lower her expectations. As the White House states, “When Judge Jackson told her high school guidance counselor she eLaine wanted to attend Harvard, the guidGross ance counselor warned that Judge Jackson should not set her ‘sights so high.’” She went on to graduate magna cum laude from Harvard University and cum laude from Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Biden’s earlier announcement that a Black woman would fill the Supreme Court seat generated howls of protests from conservatives — similarly telling every Black woman who is qualified to fill the seat not to set their sights so high.

Republican presidents had previously promised to appoint women to the court, and appointed white women without controversy. Former President Donald Trump pledged to nominate a woman after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2020; Ronald Reagan promised in 1980 to nominate the first woman to the court. Yet the promise to appoint a Black woman brought howls. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, called Biden’s announcement “an insult to Black women,” adding, “Black women are, what, 6 percent of the U.S. population? He’s saying to 94 percent of Americans, ‘I don’t give a damn about you. You are ineligible.’” U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi, said that as a result of Biden’s pledge, the first Black woman on the Supreme Court would be a beneficiary of affirmative action. The controversy comes from Biden’s pledging to appoint a Black woman, because that violates the racial hierarchy of structural racism. Structural racism is the historical and ongoing racial discrimination, segregation and marginalization of Black people — African-Americans in particular — that is typically instigated

Letters We need a bill that includes independent oversight, defined and substantive targets, investment in reuse/refill/recycle infrastructure, bans on toxins in plastics and bans on any burning of plastic waste. Hopefully New Yorkers will get the bill they need and deserve. I live in Rockville Centre, and I volunteer for All Our Energy, a local environmental organization. If you have any questions, you can reach me at (516) 594-4485. KARIN JOHNSON Rockville Centre

Child care providers deserve to make a decent living To the Editor: I have been a child care provider in Freeport for eight years. I watch infants take their first steps and form their first words. I help toddlers handle emotions while they learn how to share and negotiate. The children and families I serve have built a stable relationship with

or sanctioned by government. Underlying it is the false notion that race provides a justification for treating people differently. But race is a social construct. All humans are 99 percent genetically identical. Racism is a concept created to advantage whites and disadvantage Blacks. If Jackson becomes the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, we should celebrate that longoverdue milestone and her extraordinary credentials. But we should not fall victim to the idea that she is the exception, a rare talent who had the unique credentials to break the glass ceiling. The list of potential nominees previously released by the White House showed that there are numerous Black women qualified to serve on the court. As we prepare to celebrate this milestone, we should also commit to three more actions. First, we should increase the number of federal judges who are Black women. According to the Pew Research Center, “Only 70 of the 3,843 people who have ever served as federal judges in the United States — fewer than 2% — have been Black women.” That under-representation on the federal bench restricts the talent pool for future justices with

e can't fall victim to the idea that Ketanji Brown Jackson is the exception.

attractive legal credentials. Second, we should address the role that structural racism continues to play in the segregation of public schools and the insufficient funding of schools in neighborhoods educating most Black students. The result is that millions of Black girls — including those with the potential to serve on the Supreme Court — are deprived of their rightful opportunities to succeed, and our nation is deprived of the added wisdom they can bring from their life experiences to the role of Supreme Court justice. Third, we should never forget the exciting and inspiring impact that having a Black woman on the Supreme Court can have on Black girls — and Black women of all ages. As a civil rights leader for more than 20 years and a Black woman, I can attest to how exciting and inspiring it is to see Black women take on new historic roles — Michelle Obama as first lady and Kamala Harris as vice president, to mention just two. The prospect of a Black woman on the Supreme Court is similarly invigorating — even after 246 years. Yet I can’t help but think about the countless Black women and girls who have been told — and continue to be told — not to set their sights so high. Elaine Gross is president of ERASE Racism, the Long Island-based civil rights organization.

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me and my staff, which is critical to child development. But the 16 children in my care come from families who qualify for a state subsidy. The subsidy is nowhere close to the cost of quality care. Throughout the pandemic, I and my staff have provided these children with a social and educational foundation while barely making minimum wage. How long can we afford to be underpaid? Members of the State Legislature have joined parents and providers who are calling for a big investment in the state budget to rescue the child care system. I really hope it happens before I have to close my doors. I hope leaders in Albany understand that if people don’t have child care, they can’t work. I also hope they realize that qualified child care providers are happy to provide quality care, if we can just make a decent living. JANNA RODRIGUEz Freeport President/Provider The Innovative Daycare Corp.

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FREEPORT HERALD — March 31, 2022

Finally, a Black woman on the Supreme Court?

March 31, 2022 — FREEPORT HERALD

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