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Ben Jackson is new president of chamber chamber forward,” added outgoing President Jenny Jorge. Jackson, a lifelong Freeporter The past year has presented and a Freeport High School unprecedented challenges, and alumnus, has been in business in among those who stepped up to the village for about 40 years. He help was the Freeport Chamber joined the chamber 20 years ago, of Commerce, which and previously worked around the served as 1st vice clock to promote president. local businesses and Jackson credited connected them the chamber’s work with resources that with helping him helped them stay connect with local afloat amid the ecobusinesses and nomic turmoil understanding the caused by the coroimportance of netnavirus pandemic. working. The orgaNow, more than a nization also made year after the crisis him aware of the shut down the local BEN JACkSoN joys of philanthropeconomy, the chamChamber President ic work through its ber is looking to charity fundraisers, move forward and he said. grow. At its annual installation After Hurricane Sandy devasluncheon on April 22, it named tated Freeport in 2012, Jackson its new president, Ben Jackson, volunteered with the Friends of as well as a new board of direc- Freeport nonprofit to use his tors and opened its new offices at contracting skills and connec11 Richmond St. tions to help repair houses and “I plan to do what I can to schools damaged in the storm. help our business community Greg Ingino, the chamber’s succeed through the pandemic,” 2nd vice president and the direcsaid Jackson, of Ben’s General tor of the Woodward Children’s Contracting Corporation. Center, said he was excited about “ B e n h a s a lw ay s b e e n working with someone as dediinvolved in the community, and cated to Freeport as Jackson. he’s got great ideas to push the Continued on page 2

By RoNNY REYES rreyes@liherald.com

Courtesy Maria Jordan-Awalom

FREEPoRt HIgH SCHool student Julian Jordan-Awalom received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on April 24.

Mt. Sinai delivers vaccines

More than 700 FHS students receive first dose By RoNNY REYES rreyes@liherald.com

As Covid-19 vaccines became available to educators and school staff, the Freeport School District worked with local hospitals to set up appointments for those working at all seven of the district’s schools. But when Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced earlier this month that those 16 and older now qualified for the vaccines, it was Mt. Sinai

South Nassau that stepped up, partnering with the district to distribute more than 700 vaccines to Freeport High School students through two vaccination events, last Saturday and again on Wednesday. “We are grateful to Mt. Sinai for responding quickly to our needs and protecting our students,” Superintendent Kishore Kuncham said. “This initiative is part of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s commitment to help getting students and teachers vacci-

nated,” added Dr. Adhi Sharma, MSSN’s chief medical officer. “We are trying to make it as easy as possible for people to get the vaccine.” Maria Jordan-Awalom, who serves on the district’s Board of Education, said her family was excited to hear about the partnership. Her son, Julian, 16, along with 432 other students, signed up for the vaccination event on Saturday, at MSSN’s vaccination Continued on page 4

reeport is a diverse community, and we’re stronger when we work together.

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Ben Jackson leads Chamber of Commerce continued from front page “You can always count on him when you need to,” Ingino said. “Ben actually did the front facade of the school for us, and it shows his skills as a contractor whose always out there to help Freeport. I look forward to working together to help the chamber grow and prosper after the difficult year we’ve endured.” As a local business owner, Jackson said he understands the impacts of the pandemic firsthand as his contracting business continues to see only a third of the customers it saw before Covid-19. Freeport has been the thirdhardest-hit community in Nassau County by the pandemic, with nearly 6,000 confirmed Ben Jackson cases of Covid-19 as of last Sunday, according to the county Department of Health. Despite the hardships, Jackson said he hoped Freeport could come out stronger in the end as the state continues to scale back the limits placed on businesses’ capacity and hours of operation. He also plans to spend his time as president expanding the chamber’s reach. Jackson commented that Freeport has long been divided in two, between north and south, with long-time residents living in the south and newer, mostly Latino, residents living in the north. He said there has always been a disconnect between these two groups, and he wants to reach out and welcome new residents and businesses to the chamber. “It’s time we reach out and build ties for a united Freeport,” Jackson said. “Freeport is a diverse community, and we’re stronger when we work together.”

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MayoR RoBeRT Kennedy, right, swore in the chamber’s board of directors, from left, John Hrvatin, Greg Ingino, Ken Dookram, Thomas Dipolito and Jacques Butler. Jackson, who sits on the village’s Zoning Board of Appeals, also hopes to strengthen the bond between the chamber and Village Hall, as the two worked together throughout the pandemic to deliver PPE to local businesses. “After such a challenging year, which brought upon us Covid-19 and pandemic-related economic hardship for many businesses and residents, the Freeport chamber became all the more critical to fostering economic development and supporting commerce in our village,” said Mayor Robert Kennedy. “We congratulate Ben and all of the board of directors, and look forward to working side

by side in the years to come as we champion the needs of businesses small and large within our great village.” Both Kennedy and Jackson also thanked Jorge for her leadership through the worst of the pandemic. Jorge said that while many businesses suffered due to Covid19, the summer season should help bolster the local economy as more and more residents get vaccinated and the risk of spreading the virus fades. “It’s been an honor serving as president for the last two years,” Jorge said, “and I look forward to seeing how the chamber evolves under Ben and the rest of the board.”

County honors the late Ernest Kight Jr. By Ronny Reyes rreyes@liherald.com

The Nassau County Legislature approved the renaming of Brookside Avenue outside Freeport High School, between Sunrise Highway and Merrick Road, as “Ernie Kight Way,” in honor of the late Ernest Kight Jr., a longtime Freeport educator who passed away on Feb. 27. “The renaming of Brookside Avenue between Sunrise Highway and Merrick Road is such an amazing and fitting tribute,” said Diane Caruso, Kight’s wife. “He spent so many happy and fruitful years at Freeport High School traveling up and down this street in service of Freeport students. It is an honor that Ernie would be so proud of, and we are grateful and appreciative to all those who made this honor possible.” Kight graduated from Freeport High School in 1971, and immediately after earning his bachelor’s degree in political science from Stonehill College, in Massachusetts, he returned to Freeport High as a social studies teacher, his dream job. Kight was not only a dedicated teacher, but also an inspirational coach as he helped mold the girl’s basketball team into a powerhouse, claiming the Nassau County championship for four consecutive years from 19891992. For his dedication to the Red Devils, Kight was eventually inducted into the Nassau County High School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019. By 1991, Kight was promoted to assistant principal at Freeport High, and in 2009, he was named principal. In 2012, he retired after 32 years of serving the district, but, again, he was not gone for long as he returned in 2015 to serve on the Board of Education. Four years

later, he became president of the board. “Mr. Kight was a passionate educational leader with unwavering support for our students, schools and community,” said Dr. Kishore Kuncham, superintendent of schools. “His entire career was dedicated to helping others succeed. He will be remembered as someone who was committed to the Freeport students, families and the community.” “His knowledge of education and school functioning made him an excellent board member, who thoughtfully weighed the needs of students and families while being fiscally responsible”, added BOE Vice-President Vilma Lancaster. “Mr. Kight enthusiastically supported the academic and extracurricular programs of Freeport Schools and was very involved in advocacy matters with policymakers. He was extremely proud of Freeport.” During the pandemic, Kight worked to support students and staff by helping secure PPE and urging all to stay informed on how to combat the spread of Covid-19. He also worked with Northwell Health and the Memorial Presbyterian Church, in Roosevelt, to receive the Moderna vaccine live on camera in order to help encourage others to get vaccinated as well. “The ‘Ernie Kight Way’ is marked by his embrace of education, commitment to community service, dedication to mentoring our youth, and his unwavering love for everything that makes Freeport unique and special,” said County Legislator Debra Mulé, of Freeport. “Renaming this stretch of Brookside Avenue will serve as an especially fitting and lasting tribute to a man who gave so much to Freeport High School, its students, and the entire community,” added fellow Freeporter and Legislator Kevan Abrahams.

Courtesy Freeport Public Schools

The laTe eRnesT Kight Jr. dedicated the majority of his life to Freeport High School and the Freeport School District.

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Herald ScHoolS Dodd Mathletes shine

The J.W. Dodd Middle School mathletes finished second place at the Continental Mathematics League competition. Under coach Carol Byrne, the mathletes competed against 11 other schools in the region in five meets. Eighth graders John Martini, Oluwadamiloju Popoola and Lourdes Saunders-Blake held the highest individual scores during the five meets. The other Freeport contestants were Lordia Bossman, Jonovan Figueroa, Veronica Guerra, Melanie Mendez and Deanna Reyes. Eighth graders: David de la Llera, Briana Hagan, Chase Holt, Brenda Maldonado Lopez and Ethan Patterson.

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the dodd Mathletes took home second place at the Continental Mathematics League competition.

NAMM taps music program The National Association of Music Merchants has once again named the Freeport School District among its list of the Best Communities for Music Education. T he awards pro g ram, founded in 1999, recognizes more than 700 schools around the nation that demonstrate an exceptionally high commitment and access to music education for all students. “In the time of a global pandemic, this recognition is a testament of our district’s commitment to music educa-

tion and our dedicated music educators who have continued to inspire our amazing and talented students to continue learning and sharing music within our district,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kishore Kuncham. The NAMM is a nonprofit organization that works to support teachers, parents and community leaders with resources and programs to advance music studies. This is the fourth year in a row that the NAMM has recognized the Freeport School District.

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Freeport students subMitted art work to the National PTA Reflections program last year.

PTA program honors students The National PTA Reflections program honored 48 Freeport students who submitted original artwork last year. The program, which seeks to boost student’s confidence in the arts, asked students from across the nation to submit

works of art with the theme, “Look Within.” The works were highlighted during a virtual ceremony. Leo F. Giblyn second grader Tristan Lee’s work was selected to advance to the state level for judging.

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FiFth-grader Kayla Weir, left, enjoyed practicing her violin with student teacher Daria Barteldt.

Police arrest two more for murder of Freeport youth Nassau County Po l i c e D e p a r t ment’s Homicide Squad arrested two men on April 25 in connection to the death of a 19-yearold Freeport resident, whose body was found in Cow Meadow Park last Manuel Aparicio month. Detectives took Manuel Aparicio, 22, of Hempstead, and Edgardo Caballero, 18, of Far Rockaway, into custody as they continue to investigate the death of Daniel Garcia-Carbajal,

whose body was found with gunshot wounds at Cow Meadow Park on March 4. Aparicio was charged with murder and conspiracy. Caballero was charged with conEdgardo Caballero spiracy. Both men were arraigned on April 26. Detectives previously arrested Tulio Ayala, 42, on April 13, in connection with the murder. He was charged with murder and conspiracy.

Crime watCh Arrests ■ A male was arrested on April 20 for drug possession. Freeport officers found the man to be in possession of a controlled substance while in public view. The suspect was taken into custody without incident. ■ A male was arrested on April 21 for possession of a forged instrument. Freeport officers found the man in possession of the instrument on a public roadway and verified its lack of authenticity. The suspect was taken into custody without incident. ■ Freeport officers arrested an individual on April 22 for criminal contempt. The suspect had violated the terms of an active order of protection and was taken into custody without incident.

Larceny ■ Freeport officers reported a case of larceny at a local store on April 24. Freeport officers responded to a theft of food

items at the store, but the suspect had fled before officers could arrive. The complainant requested no further action from police.

Identity theft ■ Freeport police reported a case of identity theft on April 25. A complainant told police that an unknown suspect had used the victim’s credit card to make unauthorized purchases and had merchandise delivered to an unknown address. The victim was able to contact their bank for reimbursement and documented the incident with police.

Disputes ■ Freeport officers filed a report of a domestic dispute that occurred on April 26. Officers were preserving the peace during a verbal dispute between two family members over property. The complainant requested no further from police other than to document the incident.

People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

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Dr. ADhi ShArMA, MSSN’s chief medical officer, far left, and Dr. Aaron Glatt, chairman of the hospital’s Department of Medicine, continue to encourage South Shore residents to get vaccinated. Courtesy MSSN

District partners with MSSN for Covid-19 vaccines continued from front page pod in Rockville Centre. Julian, who plays lacrosse for the Red Devils, has to take Covid-19 tests weekly as a part of the county’s new athletics protocols, so he saw getting the vaccine as just another step to return things to normal. Jordan-Awalom said that she was proud of her son’s decision, as it helps not only protect him, but also others. “If you sit down to talk with your kids, you’ll see that they also want things to return to some kind of normal,” she explained. “Everyone just wants to get back to how it was before the pandemic happened.” She added that because the vaccines were being distributed through a partnership between the school district and a local hospital, parents felt more at ease to trust in the process and sign up their children for the vaccinations. Jordan-Awalom said that trust in the vaccine is critical, as she also volunteers to work with local elected officials to help advocate for the vaccine and connect with hard-to-reach members of communities of color to ensure equity in vaccine distribution efforts. Through the office of State Sen. John Brooks, Awalom-Jordan has helped sign up Spanish-speaking residents and those who lack Internet access for inoculation appointments. With more than 700 high school stu-

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dents having received their first dose, Kuncham said he was also hopeful for an eventual return to normal, but he was also wary, because sudden upticks and regional variants of the virus continue to appear throughout the world. As of Monday, some 316 students, teachers and staff members in the school district had tested positive for Covid-19, according to the State Department of Health. The district now also keeps a public tab on the number of reported cases throughout the month, which residents can review on the district’s website at freeportschools.org. “As far as I’m concerned, the pandemic isn’t over yet,” Kuncham said. “We need to remain vigilant, and we have the responsibility to get ourselves vaccinated whenever we are eligible to.” District officials hope to continue working with MSSN to vaccinate more students once they are eligible. Sharma added that through the vaccination pod in Rockville Centre and the new “Vaxmobile,” which allows for mobile distribution of the vaccines throughout the Town of Hempstead, MSSN has helped provide more than 32,000 vaccines to the South Shore as of April 27. “Getting shots in the arms is the way back to some sense of normalcy,” Sharma said.

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A NAssAu CouNty Police Academy recruit made her way through a field of orange cones at the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course at Jones Beach last Thursday.

Driven to become N.C. police officers By sCott BriNtoN sbrinton@liherald.com

Part two in a photo series on the Nassau County Police Academy. Sirens blared and tires squealed as a white Chevy Caprice banked hard into a curve at Jones Beach State Park after peeling down a straightaway at 50 miles per hour last Thursday. Meanwhile, a black Crown Victoria cruiser raced across to cut the vehicle off at a four-way intersection. The Caprice braked hard as it neared the stop sign. Sirens continued to sound when a Nassau County police van appeared out of nowhere at the intersection, the driver also intending to cut off the Caprice. It was a semi-chaotic, seemingly confusing scene, but it was meant to be. The action took place at the Field Five parking lot at Jones Beach, an expansive stretch of asphalt just west of the Northwell Health Theater, where Nassau County Police Academy recruits come to practice driving maneuvers that they might need while chasing crime suspects or hurrying to an accident. It’s called the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course, and Continued on page 8

A reCruit reCeived instructions before heading onto the course. A poliCe vAN and a Crown Victoria moved to cut off a driver at an intersection. offiCer riChArd furNeAux, far left, is the academy’s senior driving instructor.

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A recruit sped down the straightaway at the EVOC course, sirens blaring and lights flashing.

Head of the Class Awards to honor teachers “Been homeschooling a 6-year old and 8-year old for one hour and 11 minutes. Teachers deserve to make a billion dollars a year. Or a week.”—Shonda Rhimes (@shondarhimes), March 16, 2020 Teacher Appreciation Week arrives this coming week, from May 3 (Teacher Appreciation Day) through May 7, as the end of the first full school year of the Covid-19 era in our sights sparks a mix of bittersweet memories, sighs of relief and the joy of impending celebrations. Cheers will go up for graduates. Accolades will be awarded to student-athletes. Some parents will simply be raising a glass to the fact that nights spent trying to relearn third-grade math will be a thing of the past. And we will all celebrate our teachers. Long Island’s top teachers inspire our students and communities, and they are the inspiration for the inaugural Herald Head of the Class Awards, presented by Bank of America and produced by RichnerLIVE, a division of Richner Communications Inc., publishers of Herald Community Newspapers. The Herald Head of the Class Awards

program was created this year to honor their incredible contributions,” said Bob outstanding K–12 education leaders in Isaksen, Bank of America Long Island public, private and charter schools president. “That’s why Bank of America is pleased to support the throughout Nassau County, Long Island Herald in recogbased on nominations nizing Long Island’s top edureceived from the public— cators with the inaugural students, teachers, families, Herald Head of the Class administrators and commuAwards. Bank of America nity members—at Headhas long supported proO f T h e C l a s s Aw a r d s . c o m grams that advance students through May 15. Once the to and through school, as polls close, the 2021 Herald well as up-skilling for their Head of the Class Advisory careers post-education.” Committee, made up of mulThroughout the Covid-19 tiple stakeholders from pandemic, we’ve witnessed across the Long Island edufirsthand how teachers have c a t i o n l a n d s c a p e, w i l l met countless new challengreview all nominations, and es—while helping students a winner and 10 finalists and parents do the same— will be honored in each of and the nominations already three categories—Top Ele- BoB isAken submitted for the Herald mentary School Teacher, President, Top Middle School Teacher, Bank of America L.I. Head of the Class Awards are a testament to their Top High School Teacher— impact. As part of each at a live virtual event on nomination, people are asked to share June 16. “Teachers play a critical role in the reasons why they believe a particular development and advancement of our teacher is deserving. It could be an students and deserve recognition for honor bestowed upon them or their stu-

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dents, a new program they brought to their school or a unique way in which they reached out during remote learning. Whether it is a classroom teacher or a physical education teacher, the arts or Advanced Placement Physics, a peek at some of the nominations reveals just how much innovation and inspiration is out there among our educators: One nominee “builds an atmosphere in which all of the students are accepted and encouraged to not only become more educated, but better people in the process.” Another “started a lunch group to have the remote students socialize so they felt more connected to the classroom and experienced a more normal school year.” Still one more became “a go-to person for troubleshooting issues when families had difficulty logging on or connecting to district programs. “Long Island’s top educators motivate students in countless ways and create atmospheres of understanding, compassion and curiosity,” said Richner Communications President Stuart Richner. “The most influential teachers go above and beyond.”

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For more information, contact the Youth Services Department at (516) 379-3274.

Tai Chi Enjoy a Saturday morning Tai Chi session with the Freeport Memorial Library on April 24, 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.

Adult crafts Enjoy an evening of fun crafts for adults in both English and Spanish as the Freeport Memorial Library guides you through instructions on May 6, at 7 p.m. This week’s crafts focus on transforming bottle corks into a unique home accessory. Participants will need 12 corks, an 18 inch long piece of wood and little hooks to complete the craft. The event will be held on Go To Meetings at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/125733941. The access code is 125-733-941. For more information, contact Maryellen Cantanno at (516) 379-3274.

Eye to eye Join the Eye 2 Eye low-vision/blind support group with the Freeport Memorial Library on May 1, at 1 p.m. The event will be held on Zoom at https://zoom. us/j/94580340000?pwd=Q1ZlNHR YOVVRNkgwWjZOc2s2Z05TZz09. The Meeting ID is 945 8034 0000. The passcode is 183167. For more information, contact the ASK Department at (516) 379-3274.

Friday, May 7 Chess workshop Courtesy Wikimedia

Tuesday, May 4 Yoga for adults Enjoy an afternoon of yoga, virtually, with the Freeport Memorial Library on May 4, at 12:30 p.m. Remember to hydrate and eat lightly no less than 30 minutes before the class. The event will be held on Go To Meetings at https://global.gotomeeting.com/ join/596979125. The access code is 596-979-125. For more information, contact Maryellen Cantanno at (516) 379-3274.

Under the sea stories Kids in grades K through four can enjoy a virtual storytime event with the Freeport Memorial Library on May 4, at 4 p.m. The event will feature stories focused on the sea, sharks, whales and other animals that live underwater. The virtual event will be held on Go To Meeting at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/330586869. The access code is 330-586-869. For more information, contact the Youth Services Department at (516) 379-3274.

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An early Mother’s Day gift Enjoy a musical tribute as cellist Ani Kalayjuan teams up with pianist Philip Fisher for a virtual performance on May 5, dedicated to Mother’s Day. The event will be held on Zoom at https://zoom. us/j/92239785048?pwd=dTE5QU9RWi9Md3EwSEl5Ry9rYkFrdz09.

Wednesday, May 5 Music performance Join award winning cellist Ani Kalayjuan as she teams up with pianist Philip Fisher for an early Mother’s Day tribute performance on May 5, at noon. The virtual performance includes an eclectic array of popular music works through the cello and piano. The event will be livestreamed on Zoom at https://zoom. us/j/92239785048?pwd=dTE5QU9RW i9Md3EwSEl5Ry9rYkFrdz09. The Meeting ID is 922 3978 5048. The passcode is 131112. For more information, contact Tanisha Mitchell at (516) 426-4499.

Walk the walk Join the Freeport Memorial Library for a simple walk on May 5, at 7 p.m. The event asks participants to Zoom in as they take a leisurely stroll around the

house. The event will be held on Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/92262000186 ?pwd=TkNsWnBpTWtERXRXcm1JYnJPY W84Zz09. The Meeting ID is 922 6200 0186. The passcode is 028180. For more information, contact Maryellen Cantanno at (516) 379-3274.

BOE meeting The Freeport School District Board of Education will hold their next Board of Education meeting on May 5, at 7:30 p.m., at the Caroline G. Atkinson Intermediate School. Due to Covid-19 safety protocols, seating will be limited. All participants must wear a mask.

Thursday, May 6 Zumba for Adults Get your body moving with the Freeport

Memorial Library’s online Zumba course on May 6, at 9:30 a.m. The routine uses Zumba and dance to help you burn calories as you move. The event will be held on Go To Meetings at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/813812573. The passcode is 813-812-573. For more information, contact Maryellen Cantanno at (516) 379-3274.

Around the globe Kids in grades Pre-K through three can enjoy stories from around the world and put together crafts through a virtual event with the Freeport Memorial LIbrary on May 6, at 7 p.m. The event will be held on Go To Meetings at https://global.gotomeeting.com/ join/770089925. The access code is 770-089-925. Materials for the crafts can be picked up at the library’s Children’s Room. Registration is required.

Kids in grades one through five can learn the basics of chess with the Freeport Memorial Library on May 7, at 7 p.m. The workshops instills the rules of chess into kids and allows them to play with each other through online games. Registration is necessary for each workshop. For more information, contact Kevin Denson 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 Freeport Schoold District Board of Education will hold a budget meeting on May 5, at 7:30 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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there’s not reason not share that workload with your family. However, the AACAP notes the importance of picking age-appropriate chores for children. Children given chores more suited for older youngsters may fail at completing those tasks. Such failure may set a negative precedent that adversely affects kids’ self-esteem and makes them reluctant to do their chores in the future. On the flip side, picking an age-appropriate chore for a child will increase his or her

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likelihood of success, which can boost their confidence and make them more likely to approach their chores with enthusiasm as they navigate their way through childhood and into adolescence. Consider these age-based chore suggestions to give your children more responsibility around the house. 2- to 3-year-olds: Children in this age group can put their toys away and help put groceries away as well. Stick to groceries that

can be dropped without breaking or spilling, which rules out jars of pasta sauce or milk and juice. Kids can also can start to dress themselves, although, of course, offer help when necessary so kids do not become discouraged. 4- to 5-year-olds: Four- and 5-year-olds can help feed pets and make their beds. In addition, this age can help clear the table after meals, but, of course be mindful to take sharp objects like knives to the sink before kids begin helping. 6- to 7-year-olds: This is a good age for kids to begin taking on more complicated chores, including wiping tables and counters, putting laundry away and sweeping floors. 7- to 9-year-olds This age group can help their parents prepare meals and even pack their own lunch for school. The responsibility of loading and unloading the dishwasher also can be given to your kids at this age. 10- to 11-year-olds: More difficult tasks like changing the sheets on their beds, cleaning kitchens and bathrooms and doing yard work are appropriate for your tween. 12-years-old and older: Children 12 and up can help take care of younger siblings and pitch in with grocery shopping and running errands. n

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as the pandemic wrought havoc on your haven? Is your dining room barely discernible from a garage sale? After nearly a year of living, working, schooling, and playing at home, perhaps your space could use a good ol' fashioned spring spruce up. Getting everyone in the family involved in spring cleaning or year-round household chores is a win-win. It’s good for parents, because let’s be honest, you could use some help. It’s good for the kids because it teaches them responsibility and what it means to be part of a family. Few people look forward to chores around the house. Though adults may not be excited by the prospect of mopping the kitchen floor or folding the laundry, their lack of enthusiasm no doubt pales in comparison to their children’s opinion of chores. Keep in mind that chores can play a vital role in kids’ development. According to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, children can learn time management skills by doing their chores, which also can teach them how to balance work and play time. Kids can apply those lessons throughout their childhood and into adulthood. Giving kids chores also benefits them by teaching them to accept responsibility within the family and providing them with an opportunity to be successful. You probably have a long to-do list in regard to chores around the house, and

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t has been said that the only constant in life is change. Being a religious leader during a pandemic has unquestionably influenced what it means to maintain a house of worship. Every challenge had to be met with a creative response. We could no longer assemble in person for services or holidays, so like most institutions we resorted to remote platforms for prayer and a plethora of programs. In this way, and with concerted outreach by email, text and phone, I was able to provide meaningful connectedness and a sense of belonging. Early on, making sure people living by themselves and those otherwise vulnerable had food, medicine and essentials was a real priority. The virus has been devastating. Large numbers have been seriously ill, and far too many have died alone. And mourners tragically

OCEANSIDE Lieutenant governor, Kiwanis Long Island Southwest Division grieved without the physical presence of family and friends. We have been forced to be reminded of the significant healing power inherent in the human touch, the love that emanates from a smile, and the comfort that comes from a sympathetic soul. I have seen and felt a newfound appreciation for numerous festive experiences which we had previously taken for granted, most notably life-cycle events. Celebrating the arrival of newborn babies, coming of age traditions such as confirmations, birthdays, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, and even weddings have all been affected. Conducting ceremonies via Zoom or in very small gatherings at home has, at the same time, become temporarily normative and instructive about how precious people are in our lives.

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arly on during the pandemic, the Oceanside Kiwanis Club, in conjunction with the Oceanside Library, solicited donations to purchase meals for local health-care workers and first responders from local restaurants. At the time, restaurants were severely struggling by not being permitted to have indoor dining. They were completely relying on takeout orders. This project enabled the club to support local restaurants by providing them with desperately needed business and feeding our tireless health care workers and first responders, who were being asked to work around the clock. More than $30,000 was raised and used to support our local businesses. Kiwanis is a service organization. Most of our events involve having a lot of people together inperson. Our meetings switched to Zoom and our

service events, which were not canceled outright, were revamped to be compliant with Covid-19 restrictions. The club was fairly successful in repackaging some of our events to enable us to still provide service and activities to the children of our community. The pandemic forced us to embrace technology, including the use of virtual meetings. While people are ready to return to their prepandemic lives, I think technology will continue to have a greater influence in the post-pandemic Kiwanis world. After the pandemic hit, it was great to see the Oceanside community come together to help each other. It is amazing how well everyone comes together in time of crises to help those in need — even in a community as large as Oceanside.

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uring the pandemic, our biggest challenge was the lack of access to the public. Without events or community gatherings, we had no outlet to reach the community or fundraising opportunities. We were very limited in what we could do. But, despite the challenges, our Rotary Club members stepped up. Members donated PPE for us to distribute to the community. They helped purchase food to donate to local pantries. We had a big Thanksgiving food distribution, and we were able to raise funds to donate $100 gift cards to 21 Freeport students living in shelters so they could celebrate Christmas. The Rotary also joined the Million Mask Project, which is a national project to donate one million masks to those in need. We donated 2,000 masks to Village Hall, and those

masks go directly to the residents. We also donated more than 4,000 masks to the school district. We also plan to donate more masks to other local organizations, like the Freeport Police Athletic League, Woodward Children’s Center and American Legion Post. When we heard about the fire at Duryea’s Flower Shop, we made sure to reach out and support them at their location at the Nautical Mile. It’s important to be there for the community and support each other through these difficult times. While we have seen hardships, we have also seen an incredible amount of emotional support this past year. The pandemic is still ongoing, and we plan on doing much more to help and protect Freeport this year.

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This was a tough decision, but the Hangout leader, Angela Lucas, guided me through this tough time. She helped me start working for Independent Support Services, and later as a Baldwin teacher aide. These jobs allowed me to spend more time at the Hangout and take on more roles and responsibilities in the organization. I grew up with a special-needs brother and was always told I should work with that population. Knowing I would spend my adult life being a caretaker to my brother, I didn’t plan on working with disabilities as my career. However, since being a part of the Hangout One Happy Place, I don’t think I would do anything else. I love what I do, and I want nothing more than to keep working with the Hangout and help the program grow into something even more amazing.

he Covid-19 pandemic was very rough for me. I was a Baldwin High School class of 2020 graduate. Graduating in the middle of a pandemic was hard. It completely changed my post-grad plans. I always planned on going away to college, but due to money and stress, that plan was fading away. This is when I began getting more involved with the Hangout One Happy Place. The Hangout One Happy Place is a nonprofit organization that serves the special-needs community on Long Island. I had worked for other special-needs programs before, but the Hangout is like no other. The individualism and care given to the participants is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. I decided while volunteering for the Hangout that I would no longer be attending college.

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started at Sharon’s Food Pantry about a year ago. My background is that I’m a real estate agent and I deal only with section 8. So I’m always working with low-income people. My heart just reaches out and wants to help in any way I could. The donations come in and I’m one of the people who goes through the donations and organizes them. And once we do that, we do bag-and-go. In each bag we make sure there’s two pastas, two sauces, fresh vegetables, meat, and now that we have connected with Island Harvest, we have extra meat. We had three people come last week, and when we gave them ground beef and chicken, they got back on line to give it back because they were homeless and living in the hotel up the street and didn’t have a kitchen. So when we get

New library director steps up The Freeport Library Board of Trustees named Lee Ann Moltzen director of the library on March 1, after former Director Ken Bellafiore retired on Feb. 25. Moltzen, a lifelong Freeporter, has spent the last 33 years working at the library. Moltzen got her first job at the library at 16, and she has served through many positions, including personal computer support technician, librarian trainee and head of Computers and Community Services. A highly accomplished library leader, she helped to secure over $1 million in Construction Aid for the library over the last 10 years. Moltzen is a Freeport High School alumnus and earned her Bachelor and Master’s degree in Applied Math at Hofstra University. She earned her Masters of Library Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and her Certificate in Public Library Administration at Long Island University, C.W. Post.

someone like that, we have emergency food like a TV dinner or canned foods. When the pandemic started, the line stretched from the Martin Luther King Jr. Center to almost the fire department. And we welcome it. The more we can help, the more we give, the more people will be fed. We don’t want anyone to go hungry because they had to pay their mortgage, or the check just isn’t stretching. It’s been really hard, especially for the people in Rockville Centre. We’re seeing all kinds of people on the line to receive food here. And they’re talking among each other and they’re trying to build their lives back step-by-step.

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lee ann MolTzen succeeded Ken Bellafiore as director of the Freeport Memorial Library.

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The Freeport Memorial Library’s Seed Library program has begun its distribution event this week. On Monday, April 26, the library set up a desk at Freeport Village Hall to distribute seeds to residents who wanted to grow their own flowers, herbs, fruits and vegetables. The library also held a distribution event at the Rev. John J. Madden Senior Citizens Apartments

complex on Wednesday. Another distribution event will take place at Village Hall on Thursday, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and at the Mitchell Mallette Senior Housing, at 100 N. Main Street, on Friday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone can also stop by the library to check out seeds anytime at the ASK Desk.

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There’s really only one way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo - and that’s with ice-cold margaritas. Whether you’re a fan of the simple, traditional recipe or like to mix things up with fun, fruity flavors, there’s a margarita to satisfy any palate. We’ve put together a list of delicious margaritas that will make Cinco de Mayo the party of the year. From classic recipes with simple ingredients to decadent creations with exciting flavors, these refreshing drinks are a fiesta in a glass! Get your ingredients in under one hour with MinibarDelivery.com and save $5. Use code MINIB at checkout.

Classic Margarita

While the margarita’s origin is heavily disputed, there’s a consensus on what makes a drink a margarita. You’ll only need three ingredients, and you can serve it multiple ways. Combine two ounces of tequila, one ounce of lime juice, and one ounce of Cointreau into a cocktail shaker. Cointreau is an orange-flavored liqueur, and it’s the main reason margaritas are served with a salted rim. The salt helps cut down on the sweetness of the Cointreau. Triple sec is a widespread substitution for Cointreau if you don’t have any on hand. After mixing, pour over ice (“on the rocks”) into your glass, garnish with a lime wedge and enjoy! This recipe can also be served without ice or blended up, making it a go-to margarita recipe.

Watermelon Margarita

Cinco de Mayo usually means warmer weather, and this is the perfect recipe to beat the heat. With four simple ingredients, you don’t need to be a mixologist to create this cocktail. First, you’ll muddle mint leaves in a cocktail shaker. Second, add two ounces of tequila, two ounces of watermelon juice, and half an ounce of lime juice into the shaker and mix. Finally, strain into a glass with ice and garnish with mint leaves. This is a delicious and refreshing twist on the classic recipe and will be a hit all summer long!

Strawberry Mango Frozen Margarita

While you can serve the classic margarita recipe as a frozen drink, you can’t go wrong adding fruit into the mix. You’ll need one mango and ten strawberries for this recipe, but a surprising number of fruits sub in just as well. Do your own experimenting to discover which fruits you like best! Combine your mango, two ounces of tequila, half an ounce of lime juice, one ounce of triple sec, and one cup of ice into a blender. Blend the ingredients thoroughly and split into two glasses. Then, you’ll blend the strawberries with tequila, lime juice, triple sec, and ice. Pour this blend on top of the mango, garnish with strawberries, and enjoy!

Jalapeño Margarita

If you want to go all-in on authentic Mexican flavors for your Cinco de Mayo party, mix up a jalapeño margarita for the perfect mix of heat and sweet. Start by combining a half part of orange liqueur, a half part of agave nectar, one part lime juice, one slice of jalapeño, and one and a half parts of tequila in a shaker. Cazadores Blanco is a perfect tequila for this margarita, adding subtle floral and citrus notes to the drink. After the ingredients are combined, give them a shake, strain into a glass, and garnish with a lime. Adding freshly squeezed juice will boost flavors without added sugars.

Vanilla Pear Margarita

If summer hasn’t entirely made an appearance by the time Cinco de Mayo rolls around, these classic winter flavors will keep you cozy on a cool spring day. And while it may seem like a curious mix, this margarita just works. Put ice, two ounces of tequila, four ounces of pear juice, half an ounce of simple syrup and lemon juice, and a quarter teaspoon of vanilla into a shaker. Shake until chilled, strain, and serve in a glass rimmed with cinnamon and sugar instead of salt. Garnished with a pear slice, and you’ve got a flavorful and warm margarita to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Whether you’re a traditionalist who likes to keep margaritas simple or a fruit fanatic who wants frozen, flavorful drinks, there’s a mix out there to make you and your guests happy. This Cinco de Mayo, try a new margarita recipe and let Minibar Delivery (MinibarDelivery.com) bring the ingredients directly to your door. With liquor, mixers, and other party favors delivered directly from local businesses, it’s the easiest way to keep the party going.

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Hempstead, MSSN offering hundreds of Covid-19 shots to local residents By Bridget downes bdownes@liherald.com

The Vaxmobile, the first mobile Covid19 vaccination unit in the state, run by the Town of Hempstead and Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital, stopped by the Baldwin Senior Center on April 21 to inoculate local residents. Officials announced the partnership between the town and MSSN earlier this year, saying the initiative aimed to bring vaccines to residents throughout Hempstead, especially to the areas hardest hit by the pandemic. T he Town Board provided about $695,000 of federal CARES Act funding to the hospital to establish the unit. “I feel good,” said Ynes Castillo, a Free por t resident who had just received her first Pfizer-BioNTech shot and was waiting the required 15 minutes before she amBer Vitale could leave, to be MSSN nurse m o n i t o re d fo r any immediate practitioner reaction. Freeport resident Norma DeJesus also received her first Pfizer shot. She said she was nervous because she had heard both positives and negatives about the vaccine. She has underlying medical conditions, she said, sitting next to family members, “so we have to worry about that. But I said we have to do what we have to do to be protected, and that’s why we’re here. We just pray to God that it’ll go through well.” James Goodheart, of Bellmore, came to the Baldwin Senior Center with Linda Kennedy, also of Bellmore, to receive his shot. He said that before he made his appointment with the Vaxmobile, scheduling one was hard. He would have had to have waited until the end of next month if he continued to try to schedule an appointment at the mass vaccination site at Jones Beach State Park. Kennedy said she had received an email from the town about the mobile unit and booked an appointment soon after. “It’s very pleasant here,” Goodheart said of the pop-up site at the senior center. Amber Vitale, a Mount Sinai South Nassau nurse practitioner who was helping run the site, said she and her team have been setting up and taking down the tables and medical equipment for the Vaxmobile for a little over a month now. Typically, the unit runs the vaccination site as a drive-through, but since it was raining, residents and medical staff were set up inside a large room in the

e’re very, very grateful to be able to go out into the community, go out into the homes and help people.

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the VaxmoBile, a mobile Covid-19 vaccination unit, was established as part of a partnership between Mount Sinai South Nassau and the Town of Hempstead. senior center. Vitale, of Lynbrook, said she loves coming to senior centers because she and her team are able to reach many residents who live in the surrounding area. “The whole message of what we’re doing is that we’re trying, as an organization, to bring the vaccine to people instead of people having to go to the vaccine,” she said. “We’re making it as easy as possible for people who have mobility issues, transportation issues.” Accessibility is the mission, she noted. If there are no-shows or canceled appointments, the leftover vaccines can be administered during house calls. When Vitale and her team were administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which is a one-and-done shot, she said they went into people’s homes and vaccinated those with mobility issues, those with severe health issues and the elderly. She recalled vaccinating 100-year-olds, people who were on ventilators and people who were paralyzed. “These people were the ones who were slipping through the cracks in getting the vaccine,” she said, “so being able to take those extra doses and take them to someone’s home when they probably wouldn’t even have the opportunity to get it was something that was really meaningful to be able to do that.” To make an appointment with the Vaxmobile or check where it will be stopping, call (516) 812-3678 or email vaxmobile@snch.org. “We do our best,” Vitale said. “We’re not a super huge team, but for such a small team, we impact a lot. We’re very, very grateful to be able to go out into the community, go out into the homes and help people.” To check on vaccination efforts throughout the county, visit www.nassaucountyny.gov/vaccine.

Freeport residents Ynes Castillo and Francesco Caba, above, received their first PfizerBioNTech shots April 21 via a Vaxmobile run by the Town of Hempstead and Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital. Freeport resident norma DeJesus, left, received her first Pfizer-BioNTech shot.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS FURNISHING OF ONE (1) NEW LATEST MODEL TRUCK-MOUNTED HIGH PRESSURE SEWER CLEANER FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for “FURNISHING OF ONE (1) NEW LATEST MODEL TRUCK-MOUNTED HIGH PRESSURE SEWER CLEANER” until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud. Specifications and forms of proposal may be seen and obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, or by visiting the Village’s website at w w w. f r e e p o r t n y. g o v. Bids will be available from 9:00 A.M. on Monday, May 3, 2021 until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, May 21, 2021. There is NO charge for a set of contract documents.

LEGAL NOTICE RE-BID NOTICE TO BIDDERS FURNISHING OF 15 KV, EPR INSULATED, REDUCED DIAMETER, 300 MCM COPPER CABLE (3-1/C PARALLELED) FOR INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK CONTRACT NO. 21-05ELEC-560 Sealed Bids for Contract No. 21-05-ELEC-560 for the “Furnishing of 15 KV, EPR Insulated, Reduced Diameter, 300 MCM Copper Cable (3-1/C Paralleled)” will be received by the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport (Municipality/OWNER), New York, until 11:00 A.M. (Local Time), on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud. Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be obtained by visiting the Municipality’s Website at w w w. f r e e p o r t n y. g o v. Bids will be available for download from 9:00 A.M. on Monday, May 3, 2021, until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, May 14, 2021.

No later than forty-five (45) days after the bid opening, the Municipality shall accept bids or reject all bids. After the bid opening, a bid may not be withdrawn prior to the date that is forty-five (45) days after such bid opening. The Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and advertise for new bids, if in its opinion the best interest of the Municipality will hereby be promoted. The Municipality is seeking to upgrade its distribution equipment in order to further improve the resiliency and reliability of its electrical system. This project is being financed with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (“CDBG-DR”) funds administered by the NYS Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (“GOSR”). Attention of bidders is particularly called to Section 3 requirements, M/WBE goals, Federal labor standards, Federal and State prevailing wage rates, online reporting requirements using Elation System, Inc. and other requirements included in the GOSR Supplementary Conditions for Contracts. The following municipal staff has been designated as the contact for this contract: Mr. Al Livingston, Jr. (516) 377-2220 Please note that contacting any other staff regarding this Contract may be a violation of state or municipal law, rule or regulation, resulting in a determination of contractor nonresponsibility. The following goals for MWBE participation on this project have been established at: Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) 15% Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) 15% Each Bidder must complete and submit with his/her bid the “Iranian Investment Activities Certification” in compliance with General Municipal Law 103-g, Iranian Energy Sector Divestment. Bidders are required to execute a non-collusive bidding certification required by Section 103-d of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York. The attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to the conditions of employment to be observed and the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contracts. The Municipality is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Bidders are also required to comply with the anti-

discrimination provisions of Sections 290-301 of the Executive Law of the State of New York. The Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all of the Bids received, to re-advertise for Bids, to abandon the project, to waive any or all informalities in any Bid received and to accept any proposal which the Municipality decides to be for the best interest of the Municipality. Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - April 29, 2021 125761

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS COLLECTION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS 2022 FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for “COLLECTION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS - 2022 “ until 11:00 A.M. on June 2, 2021 in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud. Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be obtained by visiting the Village website at www.freeportny.gov or at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, from 9:00 A.M. from May 3, 2021 until 4:00 P.M. May 28, 2021. There is no fee for a set of contract documents. Each bid must be accompanied by a bidder’s bond in the amount of not less than five (5%) percent of the bid insuring to the benefit of the Village of Freeport, or a certified check of not less than five (5%) percent of the bid, made payable to the Village of Freeport, to assure the entering of the successful bidder into an acceptable contract. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals received and subject to these reservations, shall award the contract to the lowest qualified and responsible bidder. Bids, which, in the opinion of the Board, are unbalanced, shall be rejected.

In submitting a bid, bidders agree not to withdraw their bid within forty five (45) days after the date for the opening thereof. Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - April 29, 2021 Freeport Leader 125760 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE AMENDED 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 Baldwin School’s District Office, 960 Hastings Street, 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

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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: April 14, 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

LEGAL NOTICE LA NOTIFICACIÓN ENMENDADASOBRE 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 p r o p o s i c i o n e s 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 la Oficina del Distrito escolar de Baldwin, 960 Hastings Street, Baldwin, NY, 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. 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 a p l i c a r á 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: 14 de abril 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 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1333937 for liquor, wine, beer and cider has been applied for by the undersigned* to sell liquor, wine, beer and cider at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 129 S. Main Street, Freeport NY 11520 County of Nassau for On Premises consumption. “LA CABANA CATRACHA CORP. DBA LA CABANA” 125644 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 19th day of April, 2021, bearing Index Number 603438-21, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York grants me the right to assume the name of SARA MERCHANT. The city and state of my present address are Freeport, New York; date of birth is 11/03/1979; the place of my birth is Lolotique, San Miguel, El Salvador; my present

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LEGAL NOTICE SUMMONS IN TAX LIEN FORECLOSURE-SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU - FERNANDO CUNHA, Plaintiff, against TAMARA L. CARTER, heir of Joseph William Carter a/k/a Joseph William Carter Sr., UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JOSEPH WILLIAM CARTER II, heir of Joseph William Carter a/k/a Joseph William Carter Sr., JUMBO INVESTMENTS, 341 EAST, LLC, FLORENCE RISMAN, L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., PROPEL FINANCIAL 1, LLC, SECURITY PACIFIC REALTY CORP., ATLANTIC SAVINGS AND LOAN A S S O C I AT I O N, ASSOCIATES FINANCIAL SERVICES CO. INC., COUNTY OF NASSAU, et.al. Defendants. Index No. 611620/17. To the above-named Defendants -YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action within twenty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty days after service is completed if the summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Plaintiffs designate Nassau County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the county in which the property a lien upon which is being foreclosed is situated. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Julianne T. Capetola, J.S.C., dated March 25, 2021. The object of this action is to foreclose a Tax Lien covering the premises located at Section: 55 Block: 383 Group Lot: 293-294 on the Tax Map of Nassau County and is also known as 236 North Columbus Avenue, Freeport, New York. Dated: April 2, 2021 BRONSTER LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff, FERNANDO CUNHA, By: Nicole M. Ciolko, Esq. 156 West 56th Street, Suite 902 New York, NY 10019 (212) 558-9300 125450 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

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A series of changes that aim to hold police accountable and increase staff diversity are coming to the Nassau County Police Department, including the county’s first-ever use of body-worn cameras. Last month, the County Legislature adopted the Police Reform and Reinvention Plan in a 16-3 vote. The more than 300page police reform bill will have police officers undergo 16 hours of implicit bias training and mandates police to issue force reports, bias incidents, hate crime reports and traffic summons on a biannual basis. To increase community policing and diversity, the bill also includes the creation of diversity teams and mentoring programs for applicants; increased police attendance at community events; additional mental health training for 911 operators; and a two-tier system to mental health response that unites police and the Nassau County Mobile Crisis Team. Under the bill, the New York State Attorney General’s office has new oversight to investigate police officer misconduct. The bill requires all instances of misconduct be reported to the Attorney General. Legislator Siela Bynoe, a Democrat from Westbury, one of three legislators of color who voted against the plan, said at a March 22 meeting that the plan lacks accountability “to the extent that there is no third party, no independent review of complaints.” “I do see some hope with body cameras on the horizon, given the commitment of the county executive and the fact that [Curran is] at the bargaining table with the union, the PBA,” Bynoe said. “I’m happy to see that it’s included in this reform plan. . . But, ultimately, it’s just not enough. It doesn’t go far enough.” While Legislator Steve Rhoads, a Republican from Bellmore, disagreed that there’s a systemic problem within Nassau’s police department, he believes the reform bill serves as an opportunity to

improve. Rhoads, chairman of the Minority Affairs and Public Safety Committees, said body cameras are critical to hold officials accountable. “The ability for the police department and the public to view police interaction with the public on a case-by-case basis is critically important to be able to see if anything improper is happening,” he said. “While there may be an initial reluctance to wearing a camera, and to the level of scrutiny that it brings. . . body cameras present us with an opportunity not to rely on a version [of a story] provided by one side or the other, but to see the situation in real time,” Rhoads said. Body-worn cameras have not yet been enacted in Nassau. According to the plan, NCPD and the Shared Services Department partnered with consultant RedLand Strategies to implement the Police BodyWorn Camera Program. Officials intend to go out to bid in the coming months and officer training and implementation is expected to begin in late 2021. The cameras could also serve as a turning point in the conversation about further work that needs to be completed to improve public safety, Rhoads said, and he noted that the reform bill is a “work in progress.” “Just because we have a plan doesn’t mean we won’t have future conversations about additional reforms or ways to do things that will improve public safety and will better the interactions that our police have with the public,” he said. Legislator Thomas McKevitt, a Republican from East Meadow, said he, along with the members of the Majority, “remain committed to the safety of the public and the men and women of law enforcement, and all Nassau residents.” According to the reform bill, the Nassau County Police Department, founded in 1925, consists of 2,5000 sworn-in members and 1,215 civilians. Nassau County Police Benevolent Association president James McDermott did not respond to request for comment.

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NASSAU and NASSAU COUNTY, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND MUSEUMS, ThirdParty Plaintiffs, -againstELMER FC BAMACA, Third-Party Defendant. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED, to answer the Complaint of the Defendants, Third-Party Plaintiffs, COUNTY OF NASSAU and NASSAU COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND MUSEUMS, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve copies of your answer upon the undersigned Deputy County Attorney,

Callan W. Tauster, located at 1 West Street, Mineola New York 11501, within twenty (20) days after service of this Third-Party Summons and Third-Party Complaint, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after the completion of service where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. In case of your failure to answer the Complaint of the Defendant, Third-Party Plaintiffs COUNTY of NASSAU and NASSAU COUNTY DEPARTMENT

OF PARKS, RECREATION AND MUSEUMS, a judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Third-Party Complaint. Pursuant to CPLR 3402 (b), we give NOTICE that the title of this action has been changed from the style of the Complaint of the Plaintiff (see Exhibit “A”) to the style of this Third-Party SUMMONS and Third-Party COMPLAINT; the calendar status of this action as of this date is: “NOT ON THE TRIAL CALENDAR”. 125351

FREEPORT HERALD — April 29, 2021

By Kate NaLePiNsKi

Courtesy office of State Sen. Todd Kaminsky

LocaL eLected officiaLs and residents joined a cleanup effort at Silver Lake Park in Baldwin on April 18.

Groups, officials host Silver Lake Park cleanup Local elected officials and organizations hosted a cleanup of Silver Lake Park in Baldwin on April 18 ahead of Earth Day. County Executive and Baldwinite Laura Curran, State Senator Todd Kaminsky, Assemblywoman Judy Griffin and Legislator Debra Mulé hosted the event, which was held in recognition of Earth Day. “Silver Lake Park is one of the crown jewels of our County — and it is our responsibility to ensure it remains that way for future generations to enjoy,” Kaminsky, the chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, said in a statement. The event “brought Baldwin together to beautify the park and celebrate what Earth Day and our planet mean to our community.” “We are so fortunate to have Silver Lake in our community and it is wonderful to work together to ensure that this beautiful body of water and park remains pristine,” Griffin said in a statement. The “cleanup is a step forward in protecting our waterways, bays and oceans so that they will remain a place of enjoyment for many generations to come.” “Thanks to the Baldwin community members who stepped up and participated in today’s cleanup to help make our parks healthier and cleaner,” Curran said in a statement. “On Earth Day we celebrate our precious environment, but every day is a good day to show respect and love to our environment so we can help preserve our beautiful island for generations to come.” “This weekend’s cleanup gave Silver Lake Park the type of TLC that a cherished natural oasis in our community deserves,” Mulé said in a statement. “It was a pleasure to be a part of this effort, and I thank Senator Kaminsky and his staff for bringing so many stakeholders together to beautify Baldwin.” Kaminsky, Griffin, Curran and Mulé partnered with the Baldwin Civic Associ-

ation, the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce, the Baldwin Sanitary District No. 2, Gala Fresh Farms, Operation SPLASH, SUEZ Water and Boy Scout Troop 824 to make the event a success. “The hamlet of Baldwin has unique open spaces none more beautiful than its ponds where neighbors can be found enjoying the fauna and flora,” Baldwin Civic Association President Darien Ward said in a statement. “It is especially wonderful when community stakeholders come together to maintain our open spaces for all to enjoy.” “Gala Fresh Farms and the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce is happy to support the Silver Lake Community Cleanup event,” Co-President of the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce and General Manager of Gala Fresh Farms Frank Jorge said in a statement. “Baldwin can count on us to continue the push for the beautification of the Baldwin community.” “As a leader in conservation, promoting sustainability has an integral part of scouting since our founding,” said Chris Coscia, scout executive and chief executive officer, Theodore Roosevelt Council, Boy Scouts of America. “All scouts are required to do service as part of their advancement work and this is a terrific opportunity to partner with other groups in our community.” “Sani 2 is always encouraging the public to help do its part to keep the community clean,” Sanitary District No. 2 Commissioner John Cools said in a statement. “When elected officials host these events it helps encourage that also and Sani 2 is here to support them.” “We greatly appreciate the help from Senator Kaminsky and all of our elected officials with getting this trash removed from Silver Lake,” said Rob Weltner, president of Operation SPLASH. “If we don’t catch it here at the lake, the next stop for this trash would be Baldwin Bay and beyond. Nothing good would come from that.”

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nce upon a time, partisan politics was a simple business. There were two major parties, and they both had simple strategies for staying in power. The voters were attracted to either the Democrats or the Republicans based on their philosophy and the vision of their party leaders. Elections were won or lost based on the strength of the party machines and their loyal soldiers. But the politics of yesterday have disappeared, and the parties will never look the JERRY same again. Both are currently split KREMER into two factions. If you’re a Republican at the national level, you’re either pro-Donald Trump or anti-Trump. And if you’re a Democrat, you’re either a traditional middle-of-theroad true believer or a so-called progressive. And regrettably, neither of the factions in either party is prepared to work with the other side. The next important election will take place in 2022. The final tallies will determine which party will control the House

and the Senate. President Biden needs a Democratic Party victory to help him get his programs through Congress. The Republicans want to regain power so they can be better positioned to retake the White House in 2024. But the GOP proTrump wing and the Democratic progressives are not on the same playing field as the parties’ two traditional wings. The pro-Trump Republicans are prepared to take on the favored party candidates because the former president is looking to punish any candidates who voted to impeach him. The progressive Democrats are anxious to gain power and influence and have no loyalty to the party. A case in point illustrating the Republicans’ challenge is Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, a loyal party member who occasionally casts a vote with the Democrats on an issue of conscience. She gets a 98 percent rating on voting with her fellow Republicans, but her vote to impeach President Trump put her in the Trump doghouse, and she is now threatened with a primary challenge. Led by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Republicans have pledged to support Murkowski and provide funds for

her contest if she decides to run for reelection. She will not be easy to beat under any circumstances. She is the second-most-senior woman in the Senate. She won one of her elections as a write-in candidate after losing the party nomination. Her father was governor of Alaska. But despite her strong credentials, the former president has vowed to challenge her. Incumbent Democrats aren’t having any easier time with their progressive wing. Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York has been a well-respected member of Congress since 1993. She has been the sponsor of numerous bills that have advanced women’s causes, and chairs the House Oversight and Reform Committee. Members on both sides of the aisle describe her as fair and progressive. But that isn’t enough for the group known as the Justice Democrats. They have selected a candidate to oppose her, claiming that she must be defeated because she is part of the “establishment.” For the past 50-plus years, it has been very rare for any Democrat from New York to have enough seniority to hold a key House chairmanship, but

epublicans are vexed by pro-Trumpers, and Democrats by their young progressives.

Maloney’s status doesn’t dissuade the progressive Democrats. In recent years, they have won a number of contests, starting with the election of Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez. She has become nationally known because of her constant media presence, and was able to defeat incumbent Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley in the primary for the 2018 midterm election, primarily because Crowley treated the contest lightly. Even though he spent over $3 million in his effort to get reelected, his failure to campaign actively cost him his seat in the House. Last year, the progressive group managed to unseat Rep. Eliot Engel, mostly because Engel failed to pay attention to his district, especially during the coronavirus crisis. In the months ahead, the Republican pro-Trump faction and the Democratic progressives will give the two party establishments plenty of heartaches. It will be a test of whether there is any life left in the traditional party structure, but the odds aren’t very good. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

College of hard knocks: the pandemic of 2020-21

id we graduate yet? This was the college we neither applied to nor wanted to attend. This was the education we could have lived without. This was the schooling that killed a half-million of us. This was the time, 14 months and counting, that we learned more than we could have imagined about our own strengths and weaknesses. You never wish for tragedy as a character-building exercise, but when human beings confront extraordinary challenge, RANDI they often grow in KREISS unexpected ways. Have you thought about what you’ve learned since last spring, when we realized we would all be long haulers in some way? After a time of intense anxiety, I learned that I needed to devote myself to activities that were all-consuming and demanding of my attention. That was both good and difficult, since concentrating was hard when I kept drifting into “what-if ” scenarios. I spent some of my time in Florida and I drove inland, past the coastal towns to orchid farms and

nurseries in the boondocks. I discovered that wandering through the orchid houses was safe. The orchids bobbed in the breeze, and the kaleidoscope of colors and shapes became my fascination for the day. I learned, too, that what I read or watched on TV mattered during difficult times. I needed to read historical fiction that brought me out of my own place and time. On television, I tuned out the news after the presidential election, and tuned in to documentaries, mostly nature (See “Chasing Coral”). I was having Covid nightmares at the time that I could not have had before the pandemic. In the dreams I would walk into a crowded room and suddenly realize that everyone was sick, and I would get sick, too. Shutting out the news helped. For a long time, I measured my days in a completely different way from the “before times.” While two years ago I might have been running around all day, the pandemic day was pared down to the basics. I might take a walk in the morning, then conduct all work and pastimes online, cook a meal, and go to bed. I learned how brave and plucky and smart my grown kids and niece and

nephew are while raising teens and toddlers and infants in the worst of times. They all worked and kept house and nursed babies and didn’t go mad. The grandkids toughed out constant disappointments and cancellations. Learning how unprepared the country was for Covid-19 was a shocking lesson. I always assumed we were better than that, that if any country in the world could deal effectively with a global pandemic, it would be us. Yet the messaging from the federal government and from our scientists was distressingly inadequate. We were distinctly unexceptional. Post-pandemic, we need to educate, fund and support science and scientists and never again let politics trump scientific evidence. But I learned that, even coming from behind, America can do the right stuff, develop vaccines and get them into people, millions of whom are still skeptical about the shots. And haven’t we all been schooled in the anti-science thinking that abounds? We need to push the education pedal to the floor and raise a new generation of critical thinkers. I asked my kids and grandkids to tell me what they learned over the pandemic

earning how unprepared the country was for Covid-19 was a shocking lesson.

year. One said he learned that so many joyful family times together have nothing to do with paid events. Another said, “There is no better place to be than out in nature.” Another said, “I learned not to worry about things I can’t control … I’m very happy being surrounded with a fraction of the people I previously interacted with.” One of the grandkids, 15, said, “I learned that physical interaction with others is essential for your mind.” The preteen said, “Humans are very resourceful although most people struggle with change.” A 14-year-old said, “I thought it was cool that people just adapted super quickly to living in a whole new way,” and the 18-year-old said, “Online does not always mean more efficient.” I learned that the little things that irritate an individual in isolation with a longtime partner, as in a 53-year marriage, are like grains of sand in an oyster. Sometimes you get a pearl, an appreciation for the love and support that endures. The most important lesson of Pandemic 2020-21: We’re still in school. It’s not over. We may have to dig deeper and find more strength and forbearance, and I believe we will. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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The heartache of gun violence continues

49-year-old father of seven and grandfather of one, Ray Wishropp, was killed April 20 by a lone gunman in the manager’s office of the West Hempstead Stop & Shop over what Nassau County police say was an employee dispute. We at the Herald offer our deepest sympathies to the Wishropp family. We also want to express our appreciation to the officers of the Nassau County and Hempstead village police departments, who quickly tracked down the alleged shooter and apprehended him without further violence. Their professionalism was on full display that terrible day. The gunman, who was reportedly overly flirtatious with another employee, had met with a manager and requested a transfer to another supermarket. When he didn’t get what he wanted, he left the store, but returned 40 minutes later and started firing, police said. In addition to Wishropp, two other employees were injured in the attack. It was an all-too-familiar scenario in America, particularly these days — another life extinguished all too easily, all too quickly, all too early, leaving another family in a state of our mourning and shock. We are, seemingly, in a perpetual state of mourning and shock in the United States. Since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012, when we pledged to never allow another mass shooting like this to happen again after 26 were killed, there have been hundreds of these shootings across the country.

Few rise to the level of Sandy Hook or the Route 91 Harvest music festival mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017, in which 61 were killed and 411 injured. Most are smaller shootings, with a half-dozen or fewer victims. In fact, the Stop & Shop shooting would not be registered as a mass shooting on FBI statistics lists. For that, four people or more must be killed, according to the Congressional Research Service. When looking at mass shootings more expansively, factoring in the number killed and injured, there have been 2,654 mass shootings since Sandy Hook — nearly 300 a year, or close to one a day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Astoundingly, though, mass shootings account for only 2 percent of all murders in the U.S. In 2017, more than 11,000 people were murdered by gun; in 2018, 10,440; and in 2019, 10,258 — an average of 30 people a day. Think about that for a moment. Let the numbers sink in. At some point, we must wake up and own up to our reality: America is a murderous nation. That fact does not comport with our image as a shining city on a hill, a beacon of freedom and democracy for all the world to emulate. Gun violence is our national psychosis, and we must act to reverse course. Instead we seem to thrust ever forward to new and unspeakable levels of violence. Over the past year, when so much of the nation was on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, we saw a merciful respite from mass shootings. All

letters Many thanks to our first responders To the Editor: On April 20, our community was confronted with the horrific news of another mass shooting, this time close to home. One person was killed and two others injured when a gunman opened fire inside the West Hempstead Stop & Shop. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. I want to thank the first responders, police officers and detectives who apprehended the suspect without incident following a brief search. Their quick response provided critical aid to those injured in the shooting and brought a measure of calm to an otherwise chaotic scene. This doesn’t happen by accident; it is the result of diligent training and coordination with other law enforcement agencies. Within minutes, our schools were secured thanks to the protocols enacted in response to the many shootings we have seen across the country over the past several years. Students across Nassau County spent the day in lock-

seemed relatively quiet. Then, as the country started to open up again this spring, they began anew, as if, during the past year, a temporary truce had been drawn up and the fighting had stopped, only to be reignited by a single violent act that triggered a cascade of more and more shootings. As a nation, we must commit to ending the killings through a science-based approach to violence reduction. Long Islanders can be thankful that Northwell Health committed $1 million to establish a Center for Gun Violence Prevention in 2019. That December, the health system, one of the largest in the country, held its first Gun Violence Prevention Forum in December, followed by its second last December. Our elected leaders and community activists need to become more vocal on this issue — seeking studies, as Northwell has done, to understand more fully the stranglehold that gun violence has on the nation, while at the same time calling for common-sense legislation to reduce the number of killings. In New York, it’s easy to ignore the issue. The state has some of the nation’s toughest gun laws — and one of the country’s lowest death-by-gun rates. We will never, however, feel truly safe across this land until all states realize the importance of more stringent gun regulations in promoting public safety. The Stop & Shop shooting reminded us, in no uncertain terms, that gun violence can erupt anywhere, at any moment, in America.

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or 19 years I have called the United States my home, my safe place and a country that I dearly love. Yet it continues to deny me recognition as one of its own as a result of my immigration status. I have lived here longer than in the country of my birth, and I have learned to love every little thing that makes America America, from its language to its seasons, its food and its noise, even its fast-paced lifestyle. I was born in Ecuador and came to the U.S. when I was 14. As a Deferred Action eLiana for Childhood or DACA, FernanDeZ Arrivals, recipient, I have been able to finish college and buy a home — but my life has been measured in two-year increments. Soon after I arrived in this country, I realized that many of my dreams would not come true because I was missing one piece of the puzzle — “legal status.” I have never let my immigration status define who I am or what I can achieve, but the reality is that it has presented a series of

obstacles that have been hard to overcome. In June 2012, President Barack Obama announced that he would sign an executive order called DACA to protect young people who came to the U.S. as children from deportation. That took my life and dreams on a completely different, and revolutionary, path. The DACA program has been my safeguard, even if I must renew my status every two years. The program has also allowed me to become vocal and get involved in the immigrant rights movement, through which I witnessed some of the worst of this country’s tendencies during the Trump administration. Many undocumented immigrants like me became easy prey for President Donald Trump, who constantly forced us to fight back against all of the anti-immigrant sentiment and policies that were unleashed during his presidency. Defending DACA on the streets, and in the courts, where I served as one of the plaintiffs against Trump for unlawfully ending the program, has been one of the greatest privileges of my life. Our resistance and collective power as a movement delivered a DACA victory at

the U.S. Supreme Court last June, and then in January, when President Biden was sworn in. Many promises were made on the campaign trail last year that led me to believe that a legislative solution would finally be introduced to protect people like me and the rest of the 11 million undocumented people in this country. Then, on March 18, HR6, also known as the Dream and Promise Act, was passed by the House of Representatives, promising a pathway to legalization for an estimated 3.1 million people, including DACA and Temporary Protective Status, or TPS, recipients. Passage of the bill can be credited to the immigrant youth and community that for years has led the fight to build a movement to provide our people with respect, dignity and the pathway to citizenship that we deserve. The bill’s success in the House brings the promise of long-overdue relief to millions of undocumented youth and TPS holders who have organized, rallied in the streets, shared their stories and flooded the halls of Congress. The vote brought me one step closer to ensuring that I will be able to have perma-

’ve been able to finish college and buy a home, but life is measured two years at a time.

Letters down as parents worried about their safety, in scenes that have become all too common in our society. All of this, though, could have been much worse if it were not for the brave men and women of the Nassau County Police Department, led by Commissioner Patrick Ryder, and those from the cooperating agencies. They did their jobs with professionalism, stepped up when we needed them most and, most important, worked with the community to apprehend a dangerous suspect. Last year, Nassau County was ranked the safest community in America by U.S. News & World Report, and yet even we are not immune to this epidemic plaguing our nation. This is beyond politics, and it’s up to all of us — Democrats and Republicans — to fight for a future free of senseless gun violence. I stand ready to do my part. LAURA CURRAN Nassau County executive

Kreiss is wrong on Biden To the Editor: It looks to me that some of the Herald’s opinion writers have Trump derangement syndrome, with Randi Kreiss exhibiting some of the worst symptoms — so much so that she describes President Joe Biden with such fictional virtues as gravitas, stability and walking in step with diverse groups of Americans because he knows them well. Is Kreiss really describing Biden, the 2021 version? Her ode to Joe reminds me of a

nent protections in this country and remain together with my children and family. Nonetheless, as our immigrant community celebrates the bill’s passage, it is crucial to recognize that the legislation has problems that must be fixed. It includes harmful measures that rely on our unjust, discriminatory criminal legal system. It leaves out community members who should be eligible for a pathway to citizenship, but would not be simply because they might have been caught up in the legal system. I know we face an uphill battle to pass this legislation in the Senate, but we urge senators to take up the bill quickly, and call on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to immediately remove the harmful provisions, reject any additions that would further criminalize members of our community and move swiftly to pass this measure. Eliana Fernández, of Patchogue, is lead organizer at the Brooklyn-based nonprofit Make the Road New York, an immigrant rights organization, and a plaintiff in Wolf v. Batalla Vidal, one of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals cases decided by the Supreme Court, which ruled that President Trump’s efforts to end DACA were unlawful.

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CNN reporter last summer who told a TV audience how peaceful that day’s demonstrations were as the burning buildings behind him lit up the night sky. DAN CARROLL East Meadow

Dine out, even now To the Editor: In these difficult economic times, it is especially important to patronize your local neighborhood restaurants, not only during Long Island Restaurant Week, April 25-May 2, but all year round. As more people are vaccinated against Covid-19, it is safer to dine out. There are so many great restaurants across Nassau County to choose from. My wife and I don’t mind occasionally paying a little more to help our local restaurants survive. Don’t forget your cook and server. We try to tip 20 percent of the total bill, including taxes. If it’s an odd amount, we round up to the next dollar. If we can afford to eat out, we can afford an extra dollar tip. When ordering takeout, we always leave a dollar or two for the waiter or cook. It is appreciated. Remember, these people are our neighbors. Our local entrepreneurs work long hours, pay taxes and provide local employment. If we don’t patronize our local restaurants to shop and eat, they don’t eat, either. LARRY PENNER Great Neck

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CorreCtion The headline that appeared in the April 22 edition of the Freeport Herald, “District adopts 2020-21” budget,

was incorrect. The district had adopted the 2021-22 budget.

FREEPORT HERALD — April 29, 2021

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April 29, 2021 — FREEPORT HERALD