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Freeport gets more vaccines Zion Cathedral Church, county and Northwell host pop-up site existed in our communities for years,” said Bishop Frank A. White of Zion Cathedral, “and Nassau County and Freeport it’s important for the church to leaders teamed up with North- work with the county and Northwell Health to host a three-day well to address these health care pop-up vaccination clinic at Zion disparities that have had a devasCathedral Church tating impact in the that began Tuesday Latino and Africanand was scheduled to American communicontinue through ties.” Friday, after the HerThe vaccinations ald went to press. were reserved for About 800 resiFreeport, Roosevelt, dents were set to Hempstead and receive their first Uniondale residents. dose of the Covid-19 Northwell Health vaccine at the event. held a pop-up clinic County Executive in Roosevelt in JanuLaura Curran said ary. t h e p a r t n e r s h i p FRANk A. WhITE The vaccination among elected offievents are part of Freeport cials, leaders of the Gov. Andrew Cuoministry at Zion mo’s mandate to Cathedral and Northwell serves ensure equal distribution of the those disproportionately impact- vaccine across the state, Northed by the pandemic. Communi- well officials explained. In Januties of color, officials noted, have ary, Northwell joined the county’s had a higher rate of infection Health Equity Task Force to roll over the past year. out the vaccine in communities “These pop-ups ensure access with the highest infection rates. to the vaccines in all our commuFreeport continues to be nities,” Curran said, “and also among the communities hit hardbuild confidence in the vaccines est by Covid-19, with more than so others in the community will 5,500 positive cases reported as of get vaccinated.” this week, according to the coun“This pandemic has exposed many of the disparities that have Continued on page 11

By RoNNY REYES rreyes@liherald.com

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For the love of music Caroline G. Atkinson School fifth-grader Kayla Weir, left, practiced violin with student-teacher Daria Barteldt during Music in our Schools and Youth Art Month in March. Story, Page 3.

Honoring Patrick Day’s dream Freeport coach set to renovate local gym By RoNNY REYES rreyes@liherald.com

Last year, Joe Higgins, of Freeport, prepped his young athletes at the Freeport Police Athletic League’s boxing program for the 2020 MSG Ring Masters Champions. Three local 22-year-old fighters were ready to take on the challenge, but the coronavirus pandemic shut down not only the championship tournament, but also the PAL’s gym, in Northeast Park, for half a year. The closures put a strain on

the gym, and although it was able to reopen in September, it could only accommodate a handful of athletes at a time because of state regulations. Another major change came in December, when Higgins, a Marine Corps veteran, took a job training participants in the Marine Expeditionary Force’s Martial Arts Center of Excellence boxing program at Camp Lejuene in North Carolina. Despite landing his dream job, Higgins still returns to Freeport regularly to look after the gym as part of a promise he made to Pat-

rick Day, a champion boxer who came up through the ranks in the PAL but who died after suffering a traumatic blow to the head during a match in 2019. Now, nearly a year and a half after Day’s death, Higgins is reinventing the PAL’s gym as a center for youth boxing and mentoring. He said he hoped to start the remodeling process this summer. “It’ll become a place not just to learn boxing, but also to tutor kids and provide career planning services,” Higgins said. “Patrick always believed this place could Continued on page 9

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Caroline G. atkinson School students learned about the electric guitar during Music in our Schools and Youth Art Month in March.

Freeport celebrates music and art The Freeport School District celebrated the arts through March as part of Music in our Schools and Youth Art Month. District-wide, students and teachers overcame the obstacles of the pandemic to highlight their artistic and musical talents through unique lesson plans, performances and learning opportunities. “Throughout the past year there have been many challenges, but one

thing that kept our students and fine arts educators moving forward was that music and the arts continue in our schools and we still have the opportunity to share them with our community,” said Dr. Kishore Kuncham, superintendent of schools. “Music in our Schools and Youth Art Month offers a look into our music and arts programs which, while adapted to meet health and safety guidelines, allowed students to remain engaged and involved.”

eriCk ViCisoro, aboVe played violin with Archer Avenue orchestra teacher Christina Giaquinto. new Visions fourth grader Heather Wright, left, made art inspired by Andy Warhol. kinderGartners Created their own rainbow fishes, farleft, after reading through the titular “The Rainbow Fish.”

Freeport auto repair owner pleads guilty to tax evasion The owner of two Freeport auto repair shops pleaded guilty to underreporting more than $8 million in taxable sales on March 26. State Attor ney General Letita James and Tax Commissioner Michael Schmidt said Luis Crespo — of Freepor t, owner of Broadway Towing Courtesy Google maps and Broadway Auto & Towing, Inc. — Broadway auto & Towing, Inc., and Broadwa Towing’s owner, had been evading Luis Crespo, of Freeport, pleaded guilty to more than a decade taxes for more than of tax evasion. a decade. Along with tax said. “The lights have finally dimmed on evasion, Crespo also pleaded guilty to Broadway Towing’s fraud.” “Business owners who tilt the playing petit larceny. He has agreed to repay the state more than $900,000 in restitution, field for their own personal gain not only interest and penalties, of which he has violate the trust of their community, they rob it of critical funding for public proalready paid $160,000. Nassau District Court also sentenced grams and services,” added Schmidt. Crespo to a three-year conditional dis- “This is hundreds of thousands of dollars that would have helped improve lives in charge. “Today’s convictions should serve as a local neighborhoods, but instead they clear reminder that we will never tolerate were siphoned off for personal profit.” James Druker, Crespo’s defense attorthose who seek to defraud our state out of its owed tax revenue, especially as we con- ney, said his client admitted his guilt and tinue to face budget shortfalls,” James had agreed to pay his liability.

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He is Risen! Truly Risen! Alleluia! Alle- Him Who was betrayed by a friend, denied luia! by a friend, abandoned by friends, and on That Easter Sunday proclamation and Good Friday, was crucified and buried for the Easter Sunday commemoration of the you! Believe in Him Who so loved His Resurrection confirms that death was not Father that He descended into Hell for you; the end for Christ! And the purpose of this rose from the dead for you, ascended into Easter Message is to confirm for those of Heaven for you and sits at the right hand you with eyes to see and ears to hear that: of His Father preparing a place for you; sickness, suffering and death while remaining with you will not be the end for those always; even until the end of who believe in Him! the age! (cf. Saint Matthew Believe not in the headXXVIII:20) lines! Believe not in the preBefore the Resurrection, dictions of the so-called disciples/followers of Jesus experts! Believe not in the betrayed Him, denied Him promises of false messiahs! and abandoned Him. It was Believe in Jesus Christ/ in fact their betrayal, their Believe in Him Who took denial and their abandonflesh for you in the womb of ment that helped lead Jesus the Blessed Virgin Mary! to His Crucifixion. After the ather Believe in Him Who came Resurrection, however, after oughlas rcoleo Jesus breathed on them the forth from that womb and was born for you on ChristHoly Spirit, they suffered for mas Day! Believe in Him Who Him; they died for Him; they was obedient to Mary and Saint Joseph for lived for Him; they lived the “new normal”. you while growing up in Nazareth! Believe If that “new normal” is going to be in Him Who was led into the desert for breathed into our world, then it is up to forty days to be tempted by the devil for those who have ears to hear and eyes to see you. Believe in Him Who with prayer and to do the breathing that not only says sickfasting, conquered the devil and his temp- ness, suffering, dying and death was not tations for you! Believe in Him Who at the the end for Jesus, but through Him, with Wedding Feast in Cana changed water into Him and in Him says: sickness, suffering, wine for you! Believe in Him Who at the dying, and death will not be the end for you Last Supper changed bread into His Body because: He is Risen! Truly Risen! Alleluand wine into His Blood for you! Believe in ia! Alleluia!

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Consuelo Connie Velez, of Freeport, ney and singer Marc Anthony. “As an educator and administrator, died on March 28. Velez was the former principal of the Connie Velez was dedicated to providing Caroline G. Atkinson School and had her students with the best emotional, social and academic environserved the Freeport School ment possible,” said SuperinDistrict for more than 30 t e n d e n t o f S ch o o l s D r. years. She was also a trustee Kishore Kuncham. “She had of the Freeport Memorial enormous passion and comLibrary. mitment to her students, staff, She was the devoted mothcolleagues and the Freeport er of Josephine and Daniel, community. Connie was a dedloving sister of Ani (Anthoicated, motivated, and organy) Teneriello and dear aunt nized individual who tackled of Anthony Teneriello and every challenge with enthusiWilliam Teneriello. asm and professionalism.” Velez first joined the disConsuelo Velez Visitation services will be trict in 1989 as a teacher’s held at the Hungerford & assistant, going on to become Clark Inc. Funeral Home on a teacher at Atkinson’s duallanguage program. Velez excelled as a April 2, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. A funeral service will take place on teacher, and her leadership skills eventually landed her the position of assistant Saturday, April 3, at 10:00 a.m., at the funeral home. Interment Pinelawn Memoprincipal in 2005. She officially retired as principal in rial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions to 2019. District officials said Velez was an Scholarship & Honors Board for Consuelo inspirational force at the school and C. Velez, at 50 South Brookside Ave., Freethroughout the district and community, port, N.Y. 11520, would be appreciated. and quite famous for fanatical love of Dis-

Inside LI to host college information webinar By NiCole AlCiNdor nalcindor@liherald.com

Herald Inside LI will host a live Zoom webinar called, “Staying Local for College,” on April 8 at 7 p.m. Panelists from local colleges and universities will discuss admissions processes, precautions taken on campuses, accommodating students during a pandemic, and student retention and expansion. The panelists will include Marguerite Lane, the assistant vice president of enrollment management at Molloy College; Christine Murphy, the vice president for enrollment management at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn; Robert Oliva, the assistant vice president of enrollment management at St. Francis College; and Joseph Posillico, the vice president for enrollment management at the New York Institute of Technology. Oliva, who will share more information about St. Francis College during the webinar, said when the pandemic hit, the recruitment process at St. Francis College changed in major ways. He also said the school has had to adapt to the pandemic by creating an online visitation program—which went from having in-person to online appointments involving engagement with students over Zoom during times that were most convenient for them.

“We became even more intentional about literally meeting students where they were at…in their neighborhoods and at their homes…celebrating students during one of the most challenging times we’ve ever been through,” he said. “These adjustments have kept us stronger together — and we are much better prepared for a return to the new normal in the fall.” Posillico said the most extensive change caused by the pandemic is how many colleges and universities have become test optional, such as New York Institute of Technology. “This change has helped students apply to colleges that previously they may have felt reluctant to consider, and it has also reduced the stress levels associated with test-taking,” he said. Other changes at New York Institute of Technology, Posillico said, include how admissions events have become virtual throughout the pandemic, allowing students from across the country, even the world, to attend. For more on this topic, watch the webinar Staying Local for College on April 8, sponsored by Adelphi University, Molloy College, New York Institute of Technology, St. Francis College and St. Joseph’s College. To register for this webinar and to submit questions for the panelists in advance, visit liherald.com/college.

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community update Saturday, April 3 Tai Chi Enjoy a Saturday morning Tai Chi session with the Freeport Memorial Library on April 2, at 10 a.m. The exercises focus on improving health and calm meditation. Have water and comfortable clothing on. The event will be helded on Go To meeting at https://global. gotomeeting.com/join/509229173. The access code is 509-229-173. For more information, contact Maryellen Cantanno at (516) 379-3274.

Sunday, April 4 National Library Week Celebrate National Library Week with the Freeport Memorial Library from April 4 to April 10. Throughout the week, you can send the library pictures of your favorite book or yourself reading to share on the library’s social media. You can also pick up “Golden Grab n’ Go” craft boxes to complete special projects at home and share them with the library. You can send photos to the library at youthservices@ freeportlibrary.info. For more information, contact the Youth Services Department at (516) 379-3274.

Monday, April 5 Big Bands Learn about the popular music of the swing era that dominated the 1930s and ‘40s with the Freeport Memorial Library on April 5, at 1 p.m. Enjoy the music of Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Harry James and much more as the discussion explores jazz throughout the Great Depression and World War II. The event will be held on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/853970 97174?pwd=d2tRVlhUbXA3QmY3Yys3 L3F4ZW9MQT09. The Meeting ID is 853 9709 7174. The passcode is 628203. For more information, contact Maryellen Cantanno at (516) 379-3274.

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Long Island’s fight for civil rights Learn about the history of Long Island during the Civil RIghts Movement during a virtual seminar with the Freeport Memorial Library on April 6, at 7 p.m. The event will illustrate local protests and boycotts as Long Islanders fought together to end local discriminatory practices. their next public meeting on April 5, at 7 p.m., at Village Hall. Due to Covid-19 safety protocols, seating will be limited. All participants must wear a mask.

Tuesday, April 6 Music story time Children ages two to four can enjoy a virtual story time event with the Freeport Memorial Library on April 6, at 10 a.m. Miss Rose will be on hand to read stories about different kinds of musical instruments. The virtual event will be held on Go To Meeting at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/263908397. The access code is 263-908-397. Registration is required to pick up supplies at the library. For more information, contact the Youth Services Department at (516) 379-3274.

New at the library Kids in grades three to six can explore

what is new at the Freeport Memorial Library’s virtual collection on April 6, at 5:30. There will be readings from a variety of genres, including comedy, adventure, sci-fi and fantasy stories. Students are encouraged to pick up copies of books they like at the library. The event will be held on Zoom at https:// zoom.us/j/92551477051?pwd=dk w3ZVlYNjVlWDFBVjRuU0tDaHZtUT09. The Meeting ID is 925 5147 7051. The passcode is 384983. For more information, contact the Youth Services Department at (516) 379-3274.

The LI Civil Rights Movement Join the Freeport Memorial Library for a discussion on what occurred on Long Island during the Civil Rights Movement on April 6, at 7 p.m. Professor Verga will be on hand to illustrate Long Islanders’ participation in the movement through protests and boycotts to end local discriminatory practices. The event will be held on

Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/9422794 9777?pwd=UnZuNktlOTMyTUd5c2ZlM GVMZFdaZz09. The Meeting ID is 942 2794 9777. The passcode is 605869. For more information, contact Maryellen Cantanno at (516) 379-3274.

Wednesday, April 7 Animal story time Kids ages three to six can enjoy a virtual story time session with the Freeport Memorial Library on April 7, at 6 p.m. The stories will feature facts and songs about bears, squirrels, foxes and other animals that live in the forest. The event will be held on Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/9740014 6566?pwd=YnZQMFRvN0xzc2hjcS93 NXI3NytDZz09. The Meeting ID is 974 00014 6566. Passcode is 615761. For more information, contact the Youth Services Department at (516) 379-3274.

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Residents can pick up free masks at Freeport Village Hall and the Freeport Recreation Center. Village Mayor Robert Kennedy holds open office hours on Tuesdays to speak with residents. The next Village Hall meeting will take place on April 5, at 7 p.m. Covid-19 testing is available at the South Ocean Health Center at 101 S. Bergen Pl. The library opens froms 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays, but opens at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays.

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Oceanside junior quarterback Charlie McKee threw for three touchdowns, including a recordbreaking scoring toss to senior Thomas Flavin, and added a pair of touchdowns on the ground to lead the Sailors to a 34-6 victory over visiting Freeport last Friday night. With an 11-yard scoring strike to Flavin on the final play of the first half, McKee became Oceanside’s alltime passing touchdowns leader with 56, surpassing Tyler Heuer’s mark set in 2010. McKee and the rest of the Sailors’ starters sat out the second half as they improved to 3-0 in Nassau Conference I at the midway mark of this condensed sixgame regular season. The two-time defending county and Long Island champion Red Devils (0-2), who had their Week 2 game canceled due to Hempstead dealing with Covid-19 protocols, avoided the shutout with a touchdown from senior Christian Quinn on the opening possession of the second half. “Freeport’s a young team and didn’t have the benefit of playing last week,” Oceanside head coach Rob Blount said. “We have a tremendous amount of respect for their program. “I’m excited and happy with how well our defense is playing and how balanced we’ve been on offense,” he added. “We’ve been able to rip off a lot of big runs in the first three games. I think we have the best offensive line we’ve had since probably 2013.” Junior Ronnie Kraemer had 1and 9-yard touchdown grabs in the first half when the Sailors raced to a 34-0 lead. Sophomore tight end

Logan Lyson had 6 catches for 57 yards. McKee had a 28-yard touchdown run on the game-opening drive and a dynamic 59-yard scoring scamper late in the first quarter. He had 105 yards rushing and completed 16 of 23 passes for 170 yards. “Nobody worked as hard as Charlie during the offseason,” Blount said. “It’s been fun watching him grow. He’s 6-foot-1, 195 pounds now and he’s showing his ability running the ball to go with that arm. He’s such an unselfish kid who wants to win.” Freeport, which lost some senior standouts who chose to play football out-of-state in the fall, is lacking varsity experience and starting freshman De’Angelo Gordon at quarterback. Gordon busted a 50-yard run in the second quarter but the drive stalled inside the red zone. Senior Andres Duran spearheaded Oceanside’s rushing attack in each of the first two games with more than 100 yards in victories over Farmingdale and Syosset. The offensive front returned three starters, led by senior left tackle Mario DePasquale, and has been nothing short of dominant so far with senior Giff Stiansen, sophomore Michael Furst, and juniors Anthony Corvino and Joey Broderick. The defense took a hit when junior end Matt Roesler went down with a season-ending injury. The unit will lean on Duran and Lyson at linebacker and Kreamer (two interceptions) and junior Michael Mecca in the secondary to pick up some of the slack. Freeport hosts Port Washington this Friday at 5 p.m. Oceanside visits East Meadow this Saturday at 2.

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Senior ChriStian Quinn, left, scored Freeport’s lone touchdown in last Friday’s 34-6 Conference I defeat at Oceanside.

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ty Department of Health. National studies have shown that majority-minority communities like Freeport have had higher rates of Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths than predominantly white communities since the pandemic began last March, and in November, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that African-Americans were 1.4 times more likely to contract Covid-19 than whites, 3.7 times more likely to be hospitalized for the virus and 2.8 percent more likely to die from it. Residents of these communities often work in essential businesses and are at higher risk of exposure. In Freeport, more than 4,200 residents worked in health caresupport services in 2018, roughly 2,300 worked in sales and more than 2,200 worked in education services, according to census data. To ensure that the most vulnerable were served first, the county reached out to Zion Cathedral and local elected officials to help book the appointments. Given the history of the U.S. government’s abuses of Blacks through experimental vaccinations, White said, he had expected hesitation from residents and fellow members of the ministry when he reached out to them about the vaccines. Instead, he learned that many of them had already received them and would help to spread the word about them to others. “We’re here to fight misinformation and build hope over the vaccine,” he said. County Legislator Steven Rhoads, who oversees parts of Freeport, said he also heard people’s worries about the vaccine while serving as director of the Youth Ministry Program at St. Pius X Parish in Plainview. “Never before in the course of human history have we had scientists working on the same thing at the same time when it came to making these vaccines,” Rhoads said. “They are 95 percent effective... and the best course of action to get our lives back to where we want them is to get that shot in our arms.” Fellow Legislator Debra Mulé, of Freeport, worked with the Freeport-Roosevelt branch of the NAACP to book appointments. Together, they worked to reach vulnerable populations in the homeless and undocumented communities. NAACP Branch President Douglas Meyer said that because these groups are either wary of the government or lack access to phones and computers, the county needs to go above and beyond to reach them. “This pandemic won’t end unless we can vaccinate these groups,” Meyer said. Upon seeing residents come in and out of the church to receive the vaccine, White expressed some relief over what has been a tumultuous year. Since the pandemic began, White said he’s had to console countless members of his congregation over fear and loss due to Covid-19. “More than 500,000 people died because of this pandemic,” White said. “These were breathing human beings. They were fathers, mothers, grandparents, teachers,

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hen the coronavirus pandemic hit, we had to cancel the whole spring season. Before that, the league was doing well until we had to shut down. There was a glimmer of hope at first, because in the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, everything was crazy and unknown, so we didn’t know how long it would last. It was tough. Little League in any town is the foundation of kids’ sports. It’s very important you keep these kids involved in sports. When stuff is taken away like this, it’s tough on the kids because they rely on it as an outlet. It helps them form friendships and learn how to work together as a team, and not just on the field. It took away stuff that they’re learning just to survive in the world. They’re learning people

skills. They’re learning how to win and how to lose, how to deal with failure and how to improve on stuff. To take that stuff away, not just baseball, but football, soccer lacrosse, whatever sport it is, it’s taking away from the kids, so it was very hard. It’s heartbreaking, and for it to go on as long as it did without these kids having sports was not right. We had 650 kids ready to play Little League. That’s 650 kids who were relying on playing a season, from 5-year-olds playing T-ball to 13-year-olds, so now instead, you had 650 kids home playing video games. In the fall, we got a little bit back, and this year, it has increased. It’s very important to get back on the field. I was a little worried that this season wasn’t going to go on, but it is. It’s very important for these kids.

s scoutmaster, the challenge was to engage the boys remotely, and, when we were allowed to meet, how to do it. Unlike a lot of other troops, we have a cabin in Baldwin that we utilize that is run by the Baldwin Boys Association, which is a not-for-profit. Not only did I have to figure out how to have the boys meet, but I had to figure out how to meet in a safe manner on this piece of property, because it’s managed not by Boy Scouts, but by the not-for-profit that I’m a board member for. The decision was made that we’d only be meeting outside. We couldn’t use the inside of the building — the board decided that was the safest way to go. My biggest challenge was how to meet outside during the winter and have activities where the boys were not close together, because a lot of the things that we do in scouting is teaching each

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other, and it’s always hands-on work. Early on in the pandemic, we did a lot of Zoom calls on special topics to keep the boys engaged, so that was a challenge — to set that up and run those meetings. But my biggest challenge now is getting participation in this alternate universe of meeting outside. It’s cold out. It’s not super favorable if everybody wants to come to a meeting right now. Also, how to get new recruits when you don’t have any schools to visit and work with. If anybody is interested in joining, contact me. We’re always looking for boys that are in sixth grade and up. Email arnoldkeng@yahoo.com. There’s all these different challenges that you had to balance out, when was the right time to meet, and we waited for the school year to start. From March until August, we did not meet — only remotely — and then we started up in October.

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e have got to get back to normalcy. These kids have to get back out on the field, and they have got to get playing. You are hanging out and playing with all of your friends, and it is a great outlet for the kids. And they need it. It was really disappointing when we could not play last year. It was actually disappointing for me because I had a 12-year-old last year, so it was that last, big year at Hickey Field, and he missed out on it. Getting to know all the kids and all the parents, they are grateful that you are taking the time to coach their kids. The parents are thankful, and the kids love it. They have a blast, and they enjoy the game. I just think it is a great atmosphere. The kids love it and even if they aren’t baseball kids. They could be

lacrosse kids or soccer kids, but they always find time to play. In Rockville Centre, the kids say yes to everything and they do everything. It is a lot of laughs. The kids are having a great time, and the dads that coach and get involved with it, it’s always a great group of guys. They never let go of it. It’s a great Little League. It starts soon, too. The fathers get together and go down to the Rec Center. The kids come in, and we start evaluating them and we pick teams.

got involved with coaching about four years ago, when my son, Cooper, started playing. And I’m still involved. I’ve got another son, Chase, who is also involved in Little League baseball. I signed up Chase and myself for this season, which is supposed to begin mid-April. Last year, there was, of course, no season because of the Covid pandemic. This year, I’m not sure what will happen, but I know it will not be 100 percent normal. At the high school in Long Beach, the kids are allowed to have two guests each as fans. I don’t know if that’s what we’ll be doing. The kids last year were, of course, disappointed. The younger ones didn’t fully grasp what it was all about, but the older ones sure did. The lockdowns, the social distancing, has all had a tremendous impact on the

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e were shut down in the beginning along with all the other gyms, and we didn’t open back up until September. It was colder during the fall and winter, but we needed to have our doors open for proper ventilation. It made things tough. We were only able to stay at 30 percent capacity like all the other gyms, so we had around five to six kids in at a time. We couldn’t do sparring, so we just focused on training and working out, all while wearing masks. This program and the PAL is here for the kids. It gives them a place to go to and stay off the streets. Covid definitely slowed things down here, but we’re hoping to change things up completely this year.

We’re going to launch a website for the Patrick Day Youth Mentoring center, and by the summer, we’re hoping to start remodeling and expanding the gym [at Northeast Park]. We’ve been serving Freeport for 25 years, and the community has always been good to us. We want to increase the number of kids we can help. With that bigger space, we help as many as 100 kids. It’s my dream and tribute to Patrick and his family to get this done.

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BELLmorE rESIdENT LINdA Goldstein prepared meals at the Mary Brennan Interfaith Nutrition Network in Hempstead. She’s raised more than $2,500 for the organization.

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Bellmore resident Linda Goldstein picked up a new, charitable pandemic hobby last August: crafting personalized beaded mask chains. Inspired by the mask mandate, Goldstein said she started creating them to relax and pass the time. But she never anticipated the activity would raise thousands of dollars for her favorite nonprofit. “Fortunately, through friends and family, the word spread,” Goldstein, a retired New York City special education teacher, said. An 11-year volunteer at the Mary Brennan Interfaith Nutrition Network in Hempstead, Goldstein has managed to raise more than $2,500 for the group from her jewelry sales. Goldstein, who regularly volunteers on holidays at INN events, said proceeds are used to purchase snacks to put in the hundreds of bagged lunches that are distributed to those in need. “I’m there every Monday and I’m using what I bought to stock the bags – it’s a great feeling,” Goldstein said. The chains, at $20 per piece, can be decorated with specific gems or beads in various colors. Most of the pieces Goldstein produces are personalized with the wearer’s name. For Goldstein, a standard mask chain takes about 30 minutes to construct. The process is fulfilling, Goldstein said, especially knowing that food insecurity has only worsened. She said she’s observed a spike in the number of food insecure individuals amid the pandemic. “We had people from all over who were so food insecure that they had nothing,” Goldstein said. While the INN was closed for most of last year, outdoor booths offered bagged

AN ExAmPLE of a personalized beaded mask chain created by Goldstein. lunches to community members in need. Every month, the nonprofit also offered curbside drive-up food bank. Regular indoor service resumed in September, Goldstein said. But the process has not been without its mishaps: Goldstein said she recently placed a $800 food order through Amazon which was lost or stolen, since it was delivered and left outside of the establishment when the business was closed. Since then, Goldstein has had the pantry items, including fruit cups, granola bars, crackers and other non-perishables delivered to her home. Founded in 1983 as a soup kitchen, the INN offers a series of programs to help hungry and homeless Long Islanders, through soup kitchens, emergency shelters, a long-term housing program and a free clothing boutique and resource center. “I feel like I’m making a little difference in our community,” Goldstein said. To place a jewelry order, contact Goldstein with a request at linnieg28@ yahoo.com.

Curran: Nassau County to build back stronger mkoenig@liherald.com

Nassau County has faced unprecedented issues over the past year, with the loss of more than 3,000 residents to the novel coronavirus and renewed calls for police reform. But through it all, County Executive Laura Curran said, residents have proven their resiliency, coming up with new and creative ways to help their neighbors, which, she said, makes her believe Nassau will emerge from the pandemic stronger than it was before. “Standing here now, I see a future brighter than ever,” she said in her State of the County address, which she gave from the stage of Elmont Memorial High School March 24. “And tonight, I’ll tell you exactly how Nassau County is seizing this once-in-a-century opportunity to come back stronger than we ever imagined.” Nassau has steadily worked to rebuild its economy in the year since Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that all schools and businesses would have to shut down to stop the spread of the coronavirus, she said. The county has provided more than 200 restaurants with grants of up to $10,000 and more than 35,000 families with food at a time when many New Yorkers have been out of work. The county is now helping school districts access Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for investment in information technology and improved

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nassau County exeCutive Laura Curran said the State of the County is strong at Elmont Memorial High School on March 24. ventilation, and it continues its inoculation efforts. At press time, nearly 35 percent of Nassau residents had received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, the highest percentage of any major county in New York state. “Even when it hasn’t been easy politically,” Curran said, “I’ve advocated for businesses that have followed the rules and are just trying to get by, and I’ll continue to advocate for common-sense reopening.” Curran also used the speech to tout her accomplishments, before she faces Republican Town of Hempstead Council-

man Bruce Blakeman, of Atlantic Beach, in the November general election. “I believe government can work for the people, but only when it’s honest, transparent and responsive,” Curran said, “and for too long, that was the opposite of what we had here in Nassau.” The county has reduced the timeframe for project approvals from the Department of Public Works, and increased the annual average lane miles of roads repaved between 2019 and 2021 by more than 70 percent when compared to the average lane miles of roads repaved in the three years before Curran took office.

Additionally, Curran said, she did not increase property taxes during the coronavirus pandemic, and instead used money left over from the 2019 budget to fund the unanticipated expenses of the pandemic last year. As a result, she said, Moody’s upgraded Nassau’s bond rating to positive for the first time in 15 years, citing “a third consecutive year of improved financial results” and “ongoing budget and management discipline.” “My administration will continue policies of fiscal restraint,” Curran said, “so that the county can finally, after almost a decade, end the state’s control over county finances.” The county is now seeing record-low crime rates, she said, and is seeking to improve the community’s relationship with the Nassau County Police Department by expanding community policing initiatives, creating more Police Activity Leagues and passing new legislation to reform the police department. It requires all police officers to wear body cameras and will include “unprecedented steps to increase police data transparency, provide additional de-escalation and antibias training and ensure our force reflects the diversity of our communities.” “We should never be afraid to talk about ways to improve policing,” Curran said, “but there will be no defunding the police in Nassau County. Our law enforcement will always have my respect and I will always have their backs.”

Herald Inside LI hosts Health + Wealth webinar nalcindor@liherald.com

Herald Inside LI held a free webinar called the 50+ Health+Wealth Virtual Event on March 25. Sponsored by DoTerra, Emerge Nursing and Rehabilitation at Glen Cove, Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, United Healthcare and Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP, the webinar welcomed five panelists to discuss topics such as brain and heart health, breathing and core exercises, Medicare and Medicaid planning, and the use of essential oils for wellness, beauty, and health practices. Cheryl Paris, an independent wellness advocate for DoTerra, has been involved in fitness and health for over thirty years. Paris shared that she found relief from heart palpitations, as a result of a condition she was diagnosed with at age 11, which involves improper closure of the value the heart’s upper and lower left chambers. “One or two drops of an essential oil in a diffuser that runs all throughout the day gets the job done. We have a diffuser in every one of our rooms in our home, for various reasons.” said Paris. The senior coordinator for the Cardiopulmonary Program at the Glen Cove Center for Nursing and

Rehabilitation, Ken Shah added that playing a harmonica--that anyone can breathing techniques could result buy from a toy supply store--can make in better heart health. Among other a huge difference in inner respiratory breathing techniques that Shah shared, strengthening.” The administrative program manager he demonstrated “four, seven, eight of Neurological Services breathing,” which involves Emerge Nursing and the practice of breathing Rehabilitation at Glen Cove, in for four seconds, holding Wendell Miller, who also that breath for seven works as a social worker and seconds and then breathing physical therapist, said that out for eight seconds. he aids in helping people “We help [patients] by who have had traumatic educating them about their brain injuries and strokes conditions and helping through the neurological them to breathe better,” program in Glen Cove, he said, referring to the which offers physical, Cardiopulmonary Program occupational and other at the Glen Cove Center for forms of interdisciplinary Nursing and Rehabilitation. therapy. Miller said the “My patients have had program not only aims to significant changes in help support those who their lives by just adding CONSTANTINA suffered from brain breathing exercises and PAPAGEORGIOU have injuries, but it also aims mindful meditation to their to support their families routines in combination Partner, by striving to inform them with pulmonary that they are not alone. rehabilitation and we also Vishnick McGovern Attendees were invited have free support groups Milizio, LLP to submit questions before over Zoom for people going and during the webinar; through cardiopulmonary programs,” Shah said. “We also have many questions involved planning for harmonica lessons, which help with inner healthcare later in life. “Many times people become sick and respiratory strengthening. Anywhere vulnerable unexpectedly, but that is why from five to eight minutes a day of

health care proxy and a living will are things that people should have in place…

they should plan ahead to have people that they trust like a health care proxy to make decisions for them in the event that they are too sick to make decisions on their own,” said Constantina Papageorgiou, partner at Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP. “A health care proxy and a living will are things that people should have in place, so that they can be well taken care of in the event that they need it.” The regional sales manager for Long Island and Queens at United Healthcare, Johnny Espinal added that he strives to end stigmas about Medicaid. “There is a stigma that if you are on Medicaid you should be embarrassed because you are getting a hand out or pulling a fast one on the government, and it’s not just the people living in the inner cities and in the Projects that are on Medicaid,” he said. “There are people that are on Medicaid that have been paying taxes and working hard too and just because they are on Medicaid doesn’t mean they should be ashamed.” To learn more, watch the recording of this webinar at liherald.com/recordings. Register for future webinars at liherald. com/insideli.

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LEGAL NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING – April 15, 2021 NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a teleconference Public Hearing with the Zoning Board of Appeals is scheduled for Thursday April 15, 2021 at 6:00 P.M., on the appeals and applications of cases as they appear on the calendar; residential applications that do not extend their prior nonconforming status may be called first; public comment invited. It is anticipated that the Board will adjourn the legislative session and teleconference into Executive Session until 6:30P.M. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/ j/89202270518?pwd=T2h UTmNOeEZNSGFpWHZkT E 1 W M 1 B u d z 0 9 Meeting ID: 892 0227 0518 Passcode: 270975 Dial by phone: 1(929) 205-6099 (NY) All applications are nonconforming with zoning regulations herein specified for the districts in which they are located. Application #2021-2 – 274 Arthur St., Residence A - Section 62/Block 090/Lot 214 – James Laverty – Construct a new 10’ x 4’ front deck and a new 9’ x 17’10”’ two story rear deck. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-41 Lot coverage, 210-43A(1) (2) and (3) Required yards. Application #2021-4 – 206 Smith St., Apartment Section 62/Block 114/Lots 18, 19, 20 – Larry Regan – Construct a new 2 Story, 31 unit, 39,780 sq. ft. multiple dwelling with parking in the cellar. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-51A Front yard depth. Application #2021-5 – 20 Meister Blvd. Residence A - Section 54/Block 333/Lots 30,31 – Nassau/Suffolk Partnership Housing Development Fund – Construct a new 3 Story, 1,496 sq. ft. single family dwelling. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-40 Lot area, §210-40 Lot frontage, §210-43(A) Required yards, front, §210-39(A) Sky exposure plane, §210-172(A)(1) Required parking spaces. BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Pamela Walsh Boening, Village Clerk 125237 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

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 18, 2021

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 5, 2021, 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, 2021. 2. Presentation and discussion of the budget for operation of the Baldwin Public Library for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021. 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 2021-2022, the library appropriation, and on all propositions duly filed with the Board of Education, to fill one vacancy for Trustee on the Board of Education, and to fill one vacancy and the balance of an unexpired term 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 18, 2021, between the hours of 7:00AM and 10:00PM. The qualified voters will fill the following vacancies: a. The office of Mary Jo O’Hagan, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Board of Education, which term expires on June 30, 2021, for a new term commencing July 1, 2021, and expiring June 30, 2024; b. The office of Annie Doresca, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Board of Education, which term expires on June 30, 2021, for a new term commencing July 1, 2021, and expiring June 30, 2024; c. The office of Carl Williams, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Baldwin Public Library, which term expires on June 30, 2021, for a new term commencing July 1, 2021, and expiring June 30, 2026; 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 2021-2022 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 2021-2022 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. 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 2021-2022 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 18, 2021, 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 and office of member of the Library Board, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 28 qualified voters of the District for the School Board and 25 qualified voters for the Library Board, and filed in the office of the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00AM and 5:00PM 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 71 qualified voters of the District and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the District between the hours of 9:00AM and 5:00PM, 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 (2017-2020) 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 18, 2021, for the purpose of preparing a register for District meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 18, 2021. 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 (2017-2020) 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 22, 2021 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 1, 2021 BY ORDER OF Baldwin, NY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK Pamela M. Pratt, District Clerk 125152 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 LA 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, SE LLEVARÁN A CABO EL 18 de mayo de 2021 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 5 de mayo de 2021, 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 2021. 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 2021. 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 2021-2022, la asignación para la biblioteca y todas las proposiciones debidamente presentadas ante la Junta de Educación para ocupar un puesto de miembro directivo de esta Junta, y un puesto y el saldo de un período no finalizado en la Junta Directiva 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 mencionado Distrito escolar el martes 18 de mayo de 2021 entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 10:00 p. m. Los votantes calificados ocuparán los puestos aquí especificados: a. El cargo de Mary Jo O’Hagan, miembro de la Junta Directiva de la Junta de Educación, cuyo período finaliza el 30 de junio de 2021, se renueva el 1 de julio de 2021 y finaliza el 30 de junio de 2024. b. El cargo de Annie Doresca, miembro de la Junta Directiva de la Junta de Educación, cuyo período finaliza el 30 de junio de 2021, se renueva el 1 de julio de 2021 y finaliza el 30 de junio de 2024. c. El cargo de Carl Williams, miembro de la Junta Directiva de la Biblioteca Pública de Baldwin, cuyo período finaliza el 30 de junio de 2021, se renueva el 1 de julio de 2021 y finaliza el 30 de junio de 2026. 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 2021-2022 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 2021-2022 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. 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 votación 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 2021-2022 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 18 de mayo de 2021, 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 miembro de la Junta de Educación y de la Junta de la Biblioteca, a menos que por ley se disponga lo contrario, se realizarán mediante una solicitud firmada por, al menos, 28 votantes calificados del distrito para la Junta de Educación, y 25 votantes calificados para la Junta de la Biblioteca, presentada en el despacho de la secretaria del Distrito entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m.

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hasta el 30.° día previo a la reunión o elección en que deba votarse a los miembros de las juntas. 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 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, 71 votantes calificados del Distrito y presentada en el despacho de la secretaria del Distrito entre las 9:00 a. m. y 5:00 p. m., hasta el 30.° día previo a la reunión o elección en que deba votarse dicha consulta o proposición, pero esta norma no aplicará excepcionalmente para las consultas o proposiciones que deban informarse mediante la notificación publicada de la reunión ni para aquellas que la Junta de Educación tenga la potestad, conforme 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 para la inscripción; y (2) a todos los votantes del Distrito calificados previamente, quienes se 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 (4) años (de 2017 a 2020) 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 18 de mayo de 2021, con el objeto de elaborar una inscripción para las reuniones o elecciones del distrito que se lleven a cabo con posterioridad al 18 de mayo de 2021. La inscripción debe incluir (1) a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito quienes deberán presentarse 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 2017 a 2020) 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. Los votantes militares pueden indicar su preferencia de recibir una solicitud de registro de votantes militares, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico en dicho pedido de solicitud de registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Los formularios de solicitud de registro de votantes militares y de solicitud de boleta electoral militar deben presentarse en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito, a más tardar, a las 5:00 p. m. del 22 de abril de 2021. No se escrutará ningún voto militar a menos que (1) haya sido recibido en la oficina de la secretaria 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 recibido en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito, a más tardar, a las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección y esté firmado y fechado 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: 1 de marzo de 2021 A 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 125154

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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 18, 2021. 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 2021-2022. (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 2021-2022. (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: Roof Replacement -Caroline G. Atkinson Intermediate School (Phase I) and Columbus Avenue Elementary School;

Masonry Pointing and Exterior Glazed Block Repairs-Leo F. Giblyn Elementary School; Replace Yankee Gutter System-Caroline G. Atkinson Intermediate School; HVAC Improvements-District Wide; Science Rooms Renovations - Freeport High School; School Security Upgrades/ Interior & Exterior Doors & Hardware-DistrictWide; Bathroom and Health Office RenovationsDistrict Wide; Air Conditioning District-Wide; Classroom/Flooring/Lighti ng Renovations -DistrictWide; Ceiling Tile & Lighting Replacements, Window Replacements, Improvements to the Grounds, Steps, Foundations, Sidewalks, Playgrounds, Parking Lots-District-Wide; Exterior Improvements, Field RenovationsDistrict-Wide; Renovate Main Entrance - Bayview Avenue Elementary School; Replace Gymnasium Partition and Wall Pads-New Visions Elementary School. (4) The election of one (1) School Trustee of the Board of Education. The term shall begin May 18, 2021 and end June 30, 2024. 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 May 13, 2021, for the Annual Budget Vote and Election to be held on May 18, 2021. In addition, the Board of Registration will be open April 20, 2021 and April 22, 2021 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 18, 2021. 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 (2017-2020) must register in order to vote on May 18, 2021. 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 13, 2021 to May 18, 2021, excluding Sunday, May 16, 2021, and between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M. noon on Saturday, May 15, 2021 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-nine (29) 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 19, 2021 at the Office of the District Clerk. A statement of the amount of money which will be required for the School Year 2021-2022 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 April 19, 2021, 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 May 5, 2021 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 two hundred thirtyfour (234) 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) April 19, 2021. 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 19, 2021. 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 April 22, 2021. 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

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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 Vilma Lancaster Benjamin Roberts President District Clerk 124919

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 8th day of February, 2021, bearing Index Number 20/000671, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 240 Old Country Road, Mindeola, NY grants me the right to assume the name of Jeseph Ezequiel Quintanilla. The city and state of my present address are Freeport, NY; the month and year of my birth are January, 2002; the place of my birth is East Meadow, New York; my present name is Kate Joanna Quintanilla. 125297 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS-SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU -NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, against ELOISE SMITH AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF LEROY GANTT; UNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF LEROY GANTT, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein

generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; MICHAEL GANTT AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF DAVID J. GANTT, HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF LEROY GANTT; DOUGLAS GANTT AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF DAVID J. GANTT, HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF LEROY GANTT; UNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF DAVID J. GANTT, AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF LEROY GANTT, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; NINABETH METCALF AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF PHILLIP L. GANTT, HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF LEROY GANTT; KARLA B. SILVER AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF PHILLIP L. GANTT, HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF LEROY GANTT; UNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF PHILLIP L. GANTT, AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF LEROY GANTT, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation,

namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SOUTH SHORE FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION; AVCO SECURITY CORPORATION; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; and JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE #1 through #7, the last seven (7) names being fictitious and unknown to the Plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, DefendantsIndex No. 606534/2019. Plaintiff Designates Nassau County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Nassau County. To the above named Defendants-YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); the United States of America may appear or answer within 60 days of service hereof; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court entered January 12, 2021. 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 the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE; New York State law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the Summons and Complaint in this Foreclosure Action, you may lose your home. Please read the Summons and Complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney of your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services’ at 1-800-269-0990 or visit the Department’s website at http://www.dfs.ny.gov. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. We are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The foregoing summons is served upon you by

publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Thomas A. Adams, J.S.C. dated December 29, 2020. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 67 Ellison Avenue, Freeport, NY located at Section 55 Block 348 and Lot 61 Dated and Filed: March 16, 2021 Pincus Law Group, PLLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Renee Aragona, Esq., 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556 (516) 699-8902. 125130 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU --------------------------------U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2013-1T, Filed: Plaintiff, Index No. 004092/2014 against DAVID ODEN, JR., INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF NANCY ODEN; CAROLYN MCSWINE ODEN; PORSCHE ODEN; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS-ATLAW, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming, under, by or through the Decedent STEVEN ODEN, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein; FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY LLC; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; RESTORATION MANAGEMENT PLUS INC.; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10” inclusive the names of the ten last name Defendants being fictitious, real names unknown to the Plaintiff, the parties intended being persons or corporations having an interest in, or tenants or persons in possession of, portions of the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Plaintiff designates NASSAU County as place of trial Venue is based upon County in which premises are being situate SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE

Defendants. --------------------------------TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the date of service or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. If you fail to so appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. DATED:Elmsford, New York March 1, 2021 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 U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2013-1T AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. AlexZamenhof ___________ Alex Zamenhof Esq. Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 565 Taxter Road Suite 590 Elmsford, NY 10523 Phone: (914) 345-3020 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2013-1T IS FORECLOSING AGAINST THE OWNER OF THIS PREMISES. IF YOU LIVE HERE, THIS LAWSUIT MAY RESULT IN YOUR EVICTION. YOU MAY WISH TO CONTACT A LAWYER TO DISCUSS ANY RIGHTS AND

POSSIBLE DEFENSES YOU MAY HAVE. NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the aboveentitled action is to foreclose a mortgage to secure $429,000.00 plus interest, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk/City Register of the County of Nassau on July 2, 2007 in Liber 32064 at Page 697 covering the premises described as follows: 262 Saint Francis Street, Roosevelt, New York The relief sought in the within action is final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against any Defendants in this action except the Estate of Nancy Oden and David Oden, Jr. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Thomas A. Adams, J.S.C. dated December 29, 2020 and filed February 23, 2021 Help for Homeowners in Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Summons and Complaint You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the summons and complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the summons and complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. Sources of Information and Assistance The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the tollfree helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at (800) 342-3736 or visit the Department’s website at http://www.dfs.ny.gov. Rights and Obligations YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. You have the right to stay in your home during the foreclosure process. You are not required to leave your home unless and until your property is sold at auction pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale. Regardless of whether you choose to remain in

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the nassau Community College Theatre and Dance Department staged Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

At the NCC theatre, the shows went on Community college theater, dance department adapted to the pandemic By Bridget downes bdownes@liherald.com

For longtime Baldwinite Richard Ginsburg, taking on a new role as chair of the Nassau Community College Theatre and Dance Department turned out to be more challenging than he anticipated, because he did so during a pandemic. Ginsburg started the job last August, after some 36 years in the department, teaching set and costume design and lending his expertise to theater and dance productions at the college. “I’m not working with strangers,” he said. “I’m working with family.” And with the use of modern technology and support from the school’s administrators, the department’s operations changed with the onset of the pandemic — quickly. Ginsburg, 63, recalled the last dress rehearsal for “Smokey Joe’s Café” last year, when the prospect of a lockdown became a reality. “When the school closed down by state decree, it was like a 2 o’clock phone call, and everybody was asked to be off campus by 3 o’clock,” he said. “And we were in shock . . . We closed down, say, 3:15. We put whatever we could away, and I went to my office and I gathered the hard drives and everything I thought I might need for a

couple of weeks.” The entire college geared up to go online, which meant that the faculty had to learn Zoom and adjust the curriculum accordingly. “We had one online class — theater appreciation — that had always been online,” Ginsburg explained. “But the rest of us are very tactile experiences, be it dance, theater, even theater history . . . all in-house classes, as they say, face to face. It was an abrupt reboot for teaching.” Faculty members met on Zoom to discuss how to move forward. “In some ways, being the new chair, this became my normal,” he said. “I didn’t have to go, ‘Well, we used to do it another way. OK, we’re doing it this way.’” The faculty had to reinvent and brainstorm innovative ways to continue teaching nearly 300 students in the department. Administrators helped professors and students adapt to the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state orders to allow for some in-person classes so Ginsburg and his colleagues could “keep our educational goals and still function as a theater and dance department,” he said, adding that he was grateful to the NCC administration. The dance program was moved to a larger space so that dancers could spread

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out. Acting classes changed venues, too, for the same reason, and plastic barriers were installed in between students. And campus studios were equipped with WiFi and 84-inch monitors to allow students tuning in via Zoom to participate. “A lot of the faculty had to deal with dual modality of some students are face to face and some students are on Zoom,” Ginsburg said, “and you have to address them and give them material, and they have to be evaluated . . . at the same level.” But in the arts, there’s learning in the classroom and there’s performance. “Without the per- the stage was set like a television and film producformance space, there’s no tion studio. proof in the pudding,” Gins“Life goes on and we move to the right,” burg said, explaining that putting together seven or eight shows a year Ginsburg said. “We have to shift. It is the and performing each one 10 nights in a nature of theater to reinvent itself and work its way out of every problem, row helps students grow. That kind of growth can’t happen in a classroom, he because as the adage is, the show must go on, and we will find ways to make the show said. Performances are the students’ labs. The spread of Covid-19 meant that live go on.” In the past year, the department put on audiences were a thing of the past, at least temporarily. After reimagining the format productions of Shakespeare’s “A Midsumfor productions, the department staged mer Night’s Dream,” “Sistas on Fire,” a “Dracula” around Halloween via Zoom. homemade variety show and more. And its Fully costumed actors used different Zoom first streaming production, Dominique Morisseau’s “Pipeline,” is scheduled for backgrounds. From there, the department focused the end of April. While many of the shows more on becoming a miniature television are available online, alongside a donation and film production company. New equip- button in lieu of purchasing tickets, “Pipement was brought in, and about 400 hours line” will charge viewers $5. Ginsburg, who attended Hofstra Univerwere devoted to revamping the school’s multipurpose ballroom with lighting, pro- sity and earned a master’s in theater jection and other technical features for the design at Brooklyn College, didn’t want to push his children into the arts, but they dancers. Dance students also learned to edit discovered them on their own. His kids, their own video reels — a new opportunity Max and Meredith, pursued their own arts — to be able to market themselves after dreams during and after attending Baldwin High School. graduation.

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the Statehouse in Columbus, then perhaps he would have been able to “jam it through,” Kasich lamented, referring to gun-control legislation. But, he said, people didn’t show up to demonstrate, so he couldn’t. He must have a short memory. Five months after the Las Vegas shooting, on March 24, 2018, a throng of Ohioans marched on their Statehouse, demanding stricter gun-control laws. The Columbus Dispatch described the scene this way: “Veteran activists and first-time protesters were among the thousands of people who gathered near Downtown on Saturday to take part in the Columbus March For Our Lives rally. People of all ages congregated . . . to listen to speakers promoting school safety and gun control.” The rally followed the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 14 students and three adults were killed and 17 others injured. It was one of more than 700 demonstrations that took place across the country as part of the student-led March For Our Lives movement, with hundreds of thousands of people — of all ages — demanding action on gun control. In 2018, Kasich had appeared on CNN — also on March 25 — to speak on gun control. Elected leaders “should be held absolutely accountable at the ballot box” for

their failure to pass stricter gun-control measures, Kasich told Brianna Keilar on “State of the Union.” Now, just three years later, Kasich appears to blame our nation’s abject failure to act on gun control on we, the people, because, apparently, we haven’t been loud enough in our persistent cries for change. Forget for a moment that Kasich lied to Bolduan — and she never challenged him on his claim that Ohioans did nothing. They most certainly did turn out in droves to demand change, so Kasich has a lot of gall to blame them. Fifty-seven percent of Americans want to see our laws governing the sale of firearms made stricter, according to recent Gallup polling. That’s down 10 points since 2018, when demand for tougher gun laws peaked, but it’s still a majority of Americans. So why pick on Kasich? He, after all, is a Republican who was once a darling of the National Rifle Association and then did an about-face and at least tried to pass guncontrol laws in a red state. But I need to take my frustration out on someone. As a nation, how do we overcome the inertia on gun control if Kasich represents the best of the Republican Party on the issue? What, precisely, would it take to shift the tide, to stem the violence, to find peace at last?

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Kasich argues that we need more marches. How many? How large? Give us the plan. We need a blueprint for action. We, the people, tried what you suggested, John, but nothing came of it. If we couldn’t pass stricter federal gun-control laws through mass demonstrations in 2018, then gun culture surely has us locked in its viselike hold. What we need is leadership — courageous leadership. Simply put, our federal lawmakers must step up. The people have done their part, time and time again. Now it’s our elected leaders’ turn. They, and they alone, can enact legislation to protect the American people, including a federal background check for all firearms, which would eliminate the gun-show loophole that allows anyone in 41 states to buy a firearm without any such check. Only six states — California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oregon and Rhode Island — require universal background checks for all firearm sales at gun shows, according to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. Three states — Connecticut, Maryland and Pennsylvania — require them for handguns. If our lawmakers were in the room with me now, I’d tell them the time for dithering and bickering has ended. For God’s sake, just do your jobs. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

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hile many humans are still waiting in lines for the Covid19 vaccine, an unusual initiative has put our four-legged friends at the head of the pack. And there’s a big payoff for their humans as well. Canine Concerns, a small, privately financed nonprofit that advocates for dogs, received a one-time, $1.3 million grant from the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill to immunize all dogs on Long Island against the coronavirus, beginning this week. It’s unclear why Long Island was chosen RANDI for the project, but KREISS dog ownership has skyrocketed over the past year, and our communities were designated a high priority for this effort. It was reported in Newsday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is seeking any positive publicity he can garner, has strongly pushed for this extraordinary “Project Woof Speed” to begin in New York. He was up against Sen. Ted Cruz, who was lobbying for the new canine vaccine to go to Texas. Cruz was hoping to neutralize his bad press

from the temporary abandonment of his family dog, Snowflake, when he traveled to Cancun during the catastrophic Texas ice storm. Even before landing the grant, Canine Concerns had tapped Wolf Pharmaceutical, in Buffalo, to produce the vaccine, which is in the form of a suppository. It will be given out for free (to be administered at home) at thousands of veterinarian offices in our area. They will be labeled “for canine use only,” and should not be used by humans. A deal was been brokered with Amazon to deliver the vaccine doses to Long Island veterinarians beginning on Monday, as we went to press. Individual pet owners may contact their veterinarians for pick-up information. The terrific part of the plan is that when you pick up the single-dose vaccine, you receive a coupon for a free trip to Buffalo when travel becomes safe and available. Included are tickets to two outstanding visitor outings: “The Best of Buffalo, by Bike” and “Scavenger Hunt: Roaming Buffalo.” As part of the package, several Buffalo-area Marriott Hotels will allow dogs to stay for no charge during your visit. Proof of vacci-

nation, human and canine, will be required. There is little known about Covid transmission to other species, although a Malayan tiger tested positive last spring at the Bronx Zoo and has since recovered. The risk to dogs is exceedingly small, and transmission from a dog to a human has never been documented. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, “A small number of pets worldwide, including cats and dogs, have been reported to be infected with the virus that causes Covid-19, mostly after close contact with people with Covid-19. “Based on the limited information available to date, the risk of animals spreading Covid-19 to people is considered to be low. “It appears that the virus that causes Covid-19 can spread from people to animals in some situations. “Treat pets as you would other human family members — do not let pets interact with people outside the household.” It has been reported in The New York Times that a number of high-profile individuals have gained early access to the dog vaccine to be sure their pets are protected. A friend of Ivanka Trump (she is currently

hough it’s not clear why, our communities were designated a high priority for this effort.

living in Miami) reportedly said that Ms. Trump had scored two suppositories for her Chihuahuas, Barbie and Barbie. According to the same article, President Biden has secured vaccines for Major and Champ, although no one in the Biden circle felt comfortable administering the dose to Major after a recent minor biting incident. In the trials of the Wolf Pharmaceutical vaccine, there were several side effects documented. In a small number of dogs, their barking pitch was elevated for several weeks, causing consternation for their owners but no other apparent problems for the pooches. Oddly, some 5 percent of inoculated dogs demonstrated enhanced cognitive ability in manipulating the pieces of dog puzzles to gain a food reward. There were two incidents of family dogs reversing day and night, making it difficult to rouse them for walks. I plan to get the new vaccine for my darling Lillybee as soon as possible. I especially look forward to getting my free trip to Buffalo, since I have never visited Niagara Falls. I may also go over the falls in a barrel. If you believe that, then you probably believed the rest of this column. Happy April Fools’ 2021. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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tate Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach who chairs the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, has introduced legislation in the Senate that could cripple magazines and newspapers across the state, particularly smaller community newspapers without a large online presence. While we believe the intent behind Kaminsky’s measure — the Extended Producer Responsibility Act (S.1185B) — is admirable, it does not account for its potential effect on magazines and newspapers, long considered necessary ingredients of a working democracy. While it might seem self-serving for a newspaper to oppose legislation that could hurt our industry, there is the big picture to consider if the measure were to cause an increasing number of magazines and newspapers to go under. What would be the effect on society? Would we see more “news deserts” — holes in coverage where people were unaware of what was happening in their own backyards because no one was there to tell their stories? Undoubtedly, the answer is yes. This is why the Heralds oppose the legislation. If passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov, Andrew Cuomo, the measure would shift responsibility for the recycling of paper, plastic, glass and aluminum packaging and products from local municipalities, including our towns and villages, to the manufacturers in an attempt to force them to reduce packaging, thus decreasing waste in our landfills and the need for recycling. There is no way for magazines and newspapers, however, to reduce their use of paper without shifting completely to online reporting, which is still in its infan-

cy — it’s been around a mere 25 years. Most newspapers, even the big dailies, are simply not ready to make such a bold move. Print advertising, in many ways, remains the engine that drives our industry. Kaminsky — and State Assemblyman Steve Englebright, chairman of the Assembly’s Environmental Conservation Committee — should exclude newspapers from any extended producer responsibility legislation, in the same way that books are. The act’s primary intent is to reduce the amount of packaging that manufacturers use to contain anything from milk to children’s toys and everything in between. From this perspective, the proposal makes a great deal of sense. Manufacturers have consistently upped the ante over the decades, moving from minimal packaging to excessive, and superfluous, packaging, most often intended to increase the marketability of their products. All that packaging — much of which is not recyclable — has caused a glut of waste that is sent to our incinerators and landfills. As a nation, we’re drowning in packaging. In this respect, shifting responsibility for recycling would, first, encourage manufacturers to use more recyclable or recycled packaging, and second, force them to reduce their packaging, period. Magazines and newspapers, however, are not packaging — they are the product — and thus they belong in a different category, and should be excluded from this type of legislation. The Kaminsky and Englebright measures address the recycling crisis that has gripped the nation. In 2018, Chinese officials decided that their country would no

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letters Anti-vaping law is a win for the town To the Editor: The Town of Hempstead Board and I on March 23 unanimously approved laws aimed at combating youth vaping. Collaborating with the town medical director, Dr. Dave Neubert, and community leaders, we adopted legislation that prohibits retail sales of vaping or e-cigarette products within 1,000 feet of a school, playground or park. We also approved a second bill that enacts a pivotal zoning change restricting the opening of tobacco businesses — including those selling vape or e-cigarette products — to light manufacturing or industrial zoning districts. And the law prohibits those businesses from operating within 1,000 feet of a school, park or playground. I announced the proposed legislation in early March in Elmont. Among those in attendance were Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, Councilmen Bruce Blakeman, Anthony D’Esposito, Dennis Dunne Sr., Tom Muscarella and Chris Carini, Town Clerk Kate Murray, Tax Receiver Jeanine

longer purchase recyclables for reuse from the U.S., claiming that the material they were receiving was often contaminated. Paper products, for example, were stained by food and drink, rendering them useless, so the Chinese were paying for recyclables they couldn’t turn into new products. The Kaminsky/Englebright legislation, however, does not specifically address how we would recycle. It merely states that “a convenient system for consumers to recycle” would have to be set up. The common practice of comingling recyclables — plastic and glass with aluminum and paper — makes no sense, because anything wet on the plastic, glass and aluminum — most often food — ruins the paper. The answer is dual-stream recycling, in which plastic, glass, aluminum and paper products are separated by the homeowner at the curb in different containers. The Village of Valley Stream adopted the practice last year in reaction to China’s decision not to accept U.S. recyclables. Along with its rollout of the dualstream program, Valley Stream undertook an intensive educational campaign to help residents better understand what can, and cannot, be recycled. The Kaminsky and Englebright measures do address the need for greater education, the cost of which manufacturers would have to bear. Clearly, recycling is a complex issue, but lumping magazines and newspapers in with packaging sends a terrible and confusing signal to the public. Excluding them from the extended producer responsibility act, as has most often been the case when such legislation has been enacted in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe, would only be right.

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he potholes that used to greet us each spring, but now are with us year-round, remind us of the condition of our roads and bridges. They also remind us of the damage caused by water and weather. The hurricanes of 2020 cost $39 billion in damage, and more than 100 lives were lost. The wildfires in the West caused $16.5 billion in damage, and the drought there caused $4.5 billion. Why are we not better prepared for these assaults on our safety and livelihoods? President Barack Obama roBerT called for investment in the sCoTT nation’s vulnerable, decaying and outdated infrastructure, but Congress failed to act. President Donald Trump urged a national commitment to infrastructure investment, but Congress balked. And once again, the American Society of Civil Engineers issued its quadrennial assessment of the nation’s infrastructure, and gave it a grade of C-minus. Eleven of the 17 infrastructure categories, however, earned D’s. How would you react if your son or daughter brought home such grades from school? And these grades are for the visible parts of our infrastructure, not the less visible, like

broadband, and the invisible, like the internet. New York’s part of the report card indicates dire conditions for our region. According to the report, driving on roads in need of repair in New York costs each of us $625 per year, and 9.9 percent of the state’s bridges are structurally deficient. Drinking-water improvements in New York would cost an estimated $22.8 billion. Some 424 dams are considered potentially high hazard. Long Island’s transportation systems are the most congested in the nation. As we know from the brutal winter storms, extreme cold, devastating rainstorms, hurricanes and floods, many of our systems are susceptible to catastrophic failure. And such failures are likely to increase because of climate change. The categories the ASCE evaluated include roads, bridges, airports, dams, levees, storm-water systems, railroads, drinking-water systems, inland waterways, ports, the electrical grid, and transit, such as subway tunnels and stations. The organization estimates that the U.S. is spending only half of what is needed just to bring these systems up to par. Even more is needed to upgrade electrical and cybersecurity networks. Furthermore, it is estimated that if the investments are not made, the country could lose $10 trillion in

riving on New York roads in need of repair costs each of us $625 per year.

LeTTers Driscoll and Dr. Neubert, along with Elmont Board of Education Trustee Tiffany Capers, Elmont High School Principal Kevin Dougherty and Sewanhaka Central High School District Superintendent James Grossane. We are heading in the right direction with the passage of these bills. Vaping and e-cigarette products pose a threat to children, and are indirectly marketed to youth. Prohibiting the opening of establishments that target these sales, and limiting the selling of these vapor products in areas where children gather, is the first step in acting on this issue. Businesses within 1,000 feet of a school, park or playground will be required to comply no later than Oct. 1. The amendment to the town’s Building Zone Ordinance includes “tobacco businesses,” “retail electronic cigarette stores” or places that are used for the retail sale of “tobacco products,” “herbal cigarettes,” electronic cigarettes and/or vapor products. Hempstead’s Anti-Vaping Action Plan is providing stricter code enforcement of these harmful products and educating children at schools and libraries with various informative anti-vaping forums. This bill also entails a detailed advertising campaign to spread awareness and promote greater restrictions on the sale of these

economic growth and more than 3 million jobs within 17 years. What a catalog of loss. Economic decline, higher costs for consumers and businesses, and damage to our quality of life are the quantifiable effects of our neglect. Leading business leaders have called for action. Black Rock CEO Larry Fink called on Trump, and has now called on President Biden, to prioritize infrastructure investment for the nation’s well-being. Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has called attention to the crisis of crumbling infrastructure. Even the U.S. military and the Department of Homeland Security have noted the ways in which decaying bridges and systems are interfering with the country’s capacity to defend itself. Fortunately, Biden has heard these calls, and has promoted infrastructure spending not only for competitive and security reasons, but also as a way of creating jobs and securing an equitable cleanenergy future. In the past, Congress has said no to such spending because it feared that new taxes would be required to pay the bill. But even without agreeing to “no new taxes” for our numerous needs in so many areas, especially for children and schooling, history suggests that there is a way to get going.

Early in the 20th century, the U.S. sold Liberty Bonds to the public, to encourage citizens to take part in a patriotic act and to raise the funds necessary to support our allies in World War I. The bonds, issued in denominations of $10 to $10,000, also introduced many families to the idea of investing for their own future. It is estimated that two-thirds of American wage earners owned bonds. In 2002, the federal government introduced a program of Liberty Bonds to help rebuild lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 attacks, and raised billions of dollars. Why not a new Liberty Bonds program to raise at least some of the money necessary to secure our systems and networks? Money saved in the bank is yielding little in the way of return on investment, but it could be invested in tax-exempt bonds yielding better, though still modest, interest rates. That could mitigate some of the required tax burden. Furthermore, major banks and investment firms could be called on to take on back-office operations and distribution as a service to society, and demonstrate their often-cited commitment to environmental, social and corporate governance. Together, people, corporations and the government could heed the calls for action and take dramatic steps toward preserving the nation’s security and brightening its future. Robert Scott is president emeritus and university professor emeritus of Adelphi University in Garden City.

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toxic products to youth. Additionally, the town has already put up “No Vaping” signage at local parks, recreation centers and beaches, and requires tobacco/vape businesses to provide signs that detail the hazardous health factors of the products they sell. It is time to act on an issue that is prevalent among the younger generation. Passage of these bills is only the beginning in improving children’s future. DONALD X. CLAVIN Supervisor, Town of Hempstead

Why must we file FOI requests? To the Editor: Last week’s editorial “State needs public hearings overhaul” also should have included not requiring people, reporters and watchdog groups to submit Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain basic information that should routinely be made public. That requirement is inconsistent with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s respective promises to conduct the most open and transparent administrations in the history of state

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Municipal Corporation, the Long Island Power Authority, the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the NYNC School Construction Authority, among many others. LARRY PENNER Great Neck

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