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A thousand new jackets for the needy

By REINE BETHANY rbethany@liherald.com

A six-year-long Nassau County project that converted 98,000 counterfeited jackets into charitable donations ended last week at the AHRC Work Center on Hanse Avenue.

But this ending was really a two-pronged beginning.

It was the beginning of the continued recycling of forfeited goods by the district attorney’s office to benefit the needy. It was also the beginning of a new business line for AHRC Nassau, which has

operated the work center in Freeport for half a century.

The ending of the jackets project was celebrated April 28 with a news conference at the work center. District Attor ney Anne Donnelly, Assistant D.A. Rene Feichter, Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and AHRC Executive Director Stanfort Perry convened with charitable partners and other officials at the AHRC warehouse, where they loaded the last 1,000 jackets into SUVs. Six hundred jackets were headed for St. Finbar’s Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn,

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PARTNERS IN THE conversion of jackets from forfeiture to charitable donations included Yolanda Murphy, coordinating manager of the LICC, second from left; Devinson Sanchez, trainer at the AHRC Nassau Work Center, third from left; Barry Donowitz, AHRC Nassau assistant executive director, fourth from left; Stanfort Perry, executive director, AHRC Nassau, fifth from left; Nassau County D.A. Anne Donnelly, center; Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, sixth from left; and, fourth from right, Assistant D.A. Rene Feichter. where Knights of Columbus members were preparing a humanitarian shipment to Ukraine.

The other 400 jackets would go to the NCDA Community Partnership Program and the Long Island Council of Churches.

The remarkable saga began in 2015, when state forfeiture laws were amended to allow for counterfeit items, like clothing or jackets, to be donated to charity after proper safety testing and with the permission of the company that was the victim of the

counterfeiting.

Prior to that change, such i t e m s wo u l d h ave b e e n destroyed.

“It’s not the end of this sixyear jour ney, it’s just the beginning,” Feichter said opening the news conference.

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Meet the candidates running for school board on May 17

By REINE BETHANY rbethany@liherald.com

As the schools pull out of the pandemic, candidates in the Freeport Board of Education election can finally focus on nonCovid-related matters.

Election day is May 17, and two seats on the board are being contested. They are currently held by President Maria JordanAwalom and Vice President Gabriela Castillo.

Four people are running for the seats. Jordan-Awalom, 48, is one. The others are newcomers Jacques Butler, 54, Ben Jackson, 60, and Shuron Jackson, 23.

All four are graduates of

Freeport High School.

The candidates detailed for the Herald the issues that motivated them to run. All four brought up school safety.

in Freeport, they used to have a metal shop, a plastics shop, an electronics shop. The students can make a great living. It’s what I do, and I love it, so I’m partial.

BEN JACKSON

“We should also give vocational students an education in basic accounting, management skills, and contract law, so they know how to figure out pricing and

Jackson is president of Ben’s General Contracting Corp., a member of the village Zoning Board of Appeals, chairman of the Home Industry Board and president of the Chamber of Commerce.

“We need to expand vocational schooling,” Jackson said. “We have a good BOCES shop program — I just think it should be expanded. When I went to school

overhead.”

JACQUES BUTLER Butler is an operations manager for Verizon. He has led the Freeport PAL soccer teams, pre-K to age 19, for 12 years.

“The future of our children is

imperative,” Butler said, “and I have a common bond, close to the children, through my PAL groups. A priority is making sure the children have the best available programs to continue to succeed. We need to make sure the budget is utilized properly across the board so the kids are given the best that’s offered, technology-wise and classroom-

wise. We also need to teach life skills, because as these kids move on to college, many things that were always done for them, they’ll have to do themselves when they go away.”

MARIA JORDAN-AWALOM Jordan-Awalom, a full-time homemaker with two children CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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By REINE BETHANY rbethany@liherald.com

The Long Island Arts Council at Freeport united artists and arts supporters at The Bayview for its “Arty Party” last Sunday.

The elegant dining hall, which overlooks Hudson Bay from an upper story, embraced honorees and guests alike.

This year’s Arty Award went posthumously to Lila Diringer, who helped form the original LIACF, ran its offices, and organized its first activities. Ken Dookram, who has operated a State Farm agency in Freeport for many years, received the Business Person of the Year award.

Vashti Burke, who teaches music in the Freeport Public Schools, received the Educator of the Year Award, while drag queen performer Bella Nocha received the “Smar t with Ar t” Alexander Schanzer Memorial award.

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lIlA dIRINgER’s soN Elliott and daughter Lissie accepted her posthumous award. Bella Noche, Vashti Burke, and Ken Dookroom all received awards for their service to the arts.

Mayor Robert Kennedy joined the fun.

Taryn Schier Cloonan and Larry Schier accepted the In Memoriam commemoration on behalf of their brother, Stephen Schier, an LIACF member who died in May 2021.

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THE cHAmBER of Commerce table at the Arty Party included John Nuzzi, Sr., Nancy Cameron, Monica Bennett, Pat Nuzzi, Jennifer Jerome, and Chamber president Ben Jackson.

Jazzopedia delights, relaxes, informs

By REINE BETHANY rbethany@liherald.com

Allen Morrison’s mellow piano chords rippled over the audience of 25 at Freeport Memorial Library last Sunday. The audience members swayed in their seats, tapped their feet, or sat with focused attentiveness. Suddenly the music accelerated into a swinging rhythm, driven by brushes on Brad Sporkin’s snare, the thrum of Edgar Mills’ fingers on his bass, and the dance of Marc Rosen’s hands up and down the strings of his guitar.

As it has done for the past three years, the group Jazzopedia carried its watchers on a journey of musical adventure, nostalgia, and rhythms unique to America.

From its roots in African American culture, jazz developed during the twentieth to engulf the world in an expressive form that can range from sheer relaxation to the terrifying torrent of a Perry Mason chase scene.

Relaxation was more the order of the day at the library. Musicians and audience members participated without wearing face masks for the first time in more than two years, the pandemic fears at last fading. The musicians, all highly experienced men who have been playing as a quartet

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JAzzopEdIA fANs clAppEd along with pianist Allen Morrison, guitarist Marc Rosen, bass player Edgar Mills, and drummer Brad Sporkin during a Jazzopedia concert at the Freeport Memorial Library on May 1. for about three years, but have known each other longer, carried their listeners through jazz’s remarkable trek. Within one piece, the audience heard well-known, well-rehearsed passages, spun through

improvised solos, and returned to musical home base, in a quiet spirit of unity that happens only when musicians know each other—and their art form—very well.

In breaks between pieces, Allen Morri-

son delivered tidbits of jazz knowledge, locating songs like “Emily” and “Back Home in Indiana” in music and cinema history. Morrison not only plays any jazz melody one would care to name. He is also a jazz journalist in demand for his presentations about jazz history—on cruise ships, at colleges and universities, at libraries, and in virtual events. His articles appear regularly in “Downbeat” and “Jazz Times.”

At Sunday’s concert, Morrison spoke the famous names of the composers— Barry Harris, James F. Hanley, Johnny Mandell. Rosen, Mills, and Sporkin then joined him in coloring the air with tunes that are inseparable from American life.

“Would you like to hear one more?” asked Morrison as the concert drew to a close.

“Yes!” responded the audience members, one of whom added, “Lock the door!

Don’t let them leave!”

“Okay,” Morrison told them. “You’re going to clap along.” He taught the listeners where to come in with a single clap and then a double clap. Then the Jazzopedia musicians swirled the audience into Barry Harris’s bossa nova piece, “Nascimento,” which means “birth,” and the listeners enjoyed one more afternoon treat.

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AHRC Freeport partners with D.A.’s office continued from front page “Because there will always be bad guys doing counterfeiting, driving up prices, making it hard for the poor to afford things, but we’re going to stop it. We’ll be turning bad into good.”

Donnelly described the journey as beginning just days before Christmas 2015, when the D.A.’s office executed a search warrant at a Hicksville warehouse with its partners in the Nassau County Police Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and Homeland Security Investigations.

The warehouse held hundreds of boxes containing about 50,000 counterfeit winter jackets worth $2 million on the street, o n n e l l y anne Donnelly Dsaid.

Over the Nassau County next two years, district attorney another 48,000 jackets were recovered from locations in Westbury and Old Bethpage.

“We quickly realized that we had nearly 100,000 jackets that were destined for the incinerator,” Donnelly said, “but we wanted to do something about that.”

Four industrial-sized embroidery machines had been seized with the jackets. Under the amended law, all of these could be donated to charity. However, laws for evidence storage complicated the planning.

Feichter, other county prosecutors, and members of the NCPD partnered with charitable organizations to work out the logistics of storage, embroidering over the logos and labels on the jackets, sewing plain patches over the nowindecipherable embroidery, cleaning the jackets and packing them for distribution.

Among the partner organizations were Spectrum Designs and AHRC Nassau, both of whom provide social services and job opportunities for people with

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really want to thank AHRC for its extraordinary partnership throughout this project.

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Devinson sanchez DemonstrateD the complex embroidery machines with which AHRC will develop a new business line. disabilities.

Stanfort J. Perry, executive director of AHRC Nassau, summarized the project’s benefits for the people that AHRC serves. “The district attorney’s office welcomed AHRC Nassau into this project in 2018,” Perry said. “We received 13,000 jackets and two embroidery machines, and we took it from there. We obtained training needed for our staff so that working on these machines could be an option for employment.”

According to Perry, over the course of three years, people with disabilities pro-

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vided hundreds of labor hours, learning an employable, transferable skill, while knowing their efforts would help members of the community who were not as fortunate.

“I really want to thank AHRC for its extraordinary partnership throughout this project,” Donnelly said. “We wish them the best of luck as they continue to expand their businesses and add embroidering into the fold.”

She added that the defendants paid for the safety inspections of the jackets as part of their pleas, so the charities would not have to foot that bill.

Devinson Sanchez, the team leader for the project at the Hanse Avenue work center, led the training on the embroidery machines. He also organized individuals from AHRC’s pre-vocational program to do the label removal and packaging.

After the conference, Sanchez demonstrated how the machines worked in the roomy, well-lit work area. Watching him, Barry Donowitz, associate executive director for AHRC Nassau’s Administration and Central Services, commented, “We were thrilled to partner with the D.A.’s office, both to provide volunteer opportunities for people that make a difference to the local community, and also to begin a new business to add to AHRC’s array of businesses in landscaping, commercial cleaning, catering, and greenhouse services.”

a linchpin in the project: special investigator William Gillespie At the news conference at the Freeport AHRC work center, District Attorney Anne Donnelly commemorated NCPD Special Investigator William Gillespie, who died in 2017.

“He was ‘Billy’ to us,” Donnelly said. “He was one of the lead investigators on our first seizure [of counterfeit jackets]. Billy himself would often move jackets that were ready for donation back and forth to storage areas, and he helped rally the other investigators to participate. We wouldn’t be here today without his efforts.”

Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder added, “By the end of the day, this is the work of Billy Gillespie. This is what great detectives do, great investigators do, and great people do.”

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Dock Drive renamed for the late Les Endo rbethany@liherald.com

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“On behalf of the trustees, staff, department heads, residents, businesses, Chamber and myself,” Kennedy continued, “I can only say that this street renaming is greatly deserved by a great person, Les Endo.”

Endo’s wife, Marianne, came to the podium and said, “Thank you all very much. I wish he was here. This is such a positive thing for me to go forward. We’re going to stay with it, we’re going to work. He’s always in our hearts.”

Kennedy conducted the group to the rope trailing onto the sidewalk, which was attached to the black cloth bag

that veiled the sign.

“Can I ask you to pull the rope for us?” Kennedy asked Marianne. “You and your family come up here.”

The family members grasped the rope. Kennedy counted down, “Three—two—one!” The bag slid from the green-and-white sign, evoking prolonged cheers and clapping from the crowd.

The ceremony over, photojournalists snapped group photos while the many who had known and loved Les Endo clustered on the street and sidewalk, chatting and remembering their friend.

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The sudden death from heart trouble of Lester “Les” Endo last August 8 left the Freeport community grieving.

A wonderful healing moment occurred on Monday, when Mayor Robert Kennedy, village officials, friends, and family co-named Dock Drive, where Endo had lived for more than four decades, as Les Endo, Sr. Way. Under a sky softened to gray by a morning thunderstorm, the Endo family and friends gathered around Kennedy at a portable podium.

“These raindrops were tears from the sky,” Kennedy said. “Ladies and gentlemen, I’m honored to be here today to rename Dock Drive after a great community leader, Les Endo. He had four decades of residence in the Village of Freeport. He was a fellow Navy veteran, active member of the veterans community in the Village of Freeport, and the American Legion.”

For decades, Kennedy said, Endo had operated his business in the village, Endo Electric. He served as president of the Freeport Chamber of Commerce, and was named Freeport Chamber of Commerce citizen of the year.

“He was actively involved with the LIttle League in Freeport,” Kennedy said, “and he dedicated endless hours to special needs athletes. He was a participant and organizer of the Freeport Memorial Day Parade, as well as a steadfast supporter, with the Chamber of Commerce, helping with the installation of holiday lights throughout the Village of Freeport streets. He helped to organize the Freeport Chamber of Commerce canoe races every year, and coincidentally, I have here with me last year’s first place.”

Kennedy displayed the first-place medal he had earned at the canoe races last August 1. The crowd laughed and applauded.

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FRIENds, FAmIlY, ANd village officials surrounded Marianne Endo (back row, wearing dark glasses) at the renaming of the Dock Drive for her late husband, Lester Endo.

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events and activities

Friday, May 6

program is for those who have a basic knowledge of Mah-Jongg and want to learn more. Register online at mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info, by phone at (516) 379-3274, or in person at the library’s ASK Desk.

Seed to supper [at the library] From 6:30-8:30 p.m., presented by Nassau County Cornell Cooperative Extension, learn how to create your own food garden and eat healthy comestibles! No matter what size space you have at home, Master Gardeners will teach you how to build, plan, plant, and maintain a successful garden.

Register online, ask@freeportlibrary.info, by phone (516) 379-3274, or in person at the ASK Desk.

Art at the frontiers of faith [virtual] From 1-2 p.m., in this art talk on Medieval and Byzantine art, Mary Vahey highlights the Cloisters and the art at the The Fuentidueña Apse. Attendees will be immersed in art from a time when multiculturalism included Christians, Muslims and Jews mingling in Iberia. For the Zoom link, contact Tanisha Mitchell, tmitchell@ freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3274.

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

Memoir writing [at the library] For this special time of sharing and healing, contact Barbara Spinelli by calling (516) 379-3274.

Co-Dependents Anonymous [at the library]

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This meeting offers information and support. Contact Marilyn Pignataro, mpignataro@freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3274.

In solidarity with childcare providers

Saturday, May 7

On Monday, May 9, Innovative Childcare Corp., at 67 Centre Street in Freeport, invites everyone to come from 11 am to 1 pm to an event intended to spotlight the crisis in childcare.

Please see calendar below.

Tai chi for adults [virtual] From 10-11 a.m. Wear comfortable clothing and have water on hand.

Contact Maryellen Cantanno at mcantanno@freeport library.info or call (516) 379-3274).

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

national “A Day Without Childcare” movement. Instead, Innovative Childcare will host a variety of family fun activities from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its location. The event will also include a press conference at noon, where parents, business owners and local childcare providers will share their stories on how the current childcare crisis impacts them in Freeport and surrounding areas of Long Island.

Mother Goose [at the library]

Monday, May 9 Childcare solidarity day On Monday, May 9, Innovative Childcare Corp. at 67 Centre Street in Freeport will close its doors in solidarity with the

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From 6-7 p.m., a program of finger plays, songs, and nursery rhymes for children ages 12 to 24 months and an accompanying adult. Please call (516) 379-3274, or come into the library Children’s Room to register.

Stop motion animation for teens [at the library] From 3:30-4:30 p.m., join us for a program filled with fun and laughter, and learn a new skill along the way. We will be using the Stop Motion Studio app on the iPhone to create our own cartoons. Those who do not have cellphones will be given index cards and will learn how to make flip-books.

For grades 7-12. Please call us at (516) 370-3274, or come into the TRAC Room to register.

Circle time [at the library] From 6-6:30 p.m., join Miss Katie for a fun circle time. For children ages 1 to 3 and an accompanying adult. Please call us at (516) 379-3274, or register in the Children’s Room.

Yoga for adults [virtual]

Social worker [at the library] From 2-5 p.m., social work intern Hudson Joachim will be in the library lobby to provide assistance with social services in English, Spanish, French, and Creole. Email socialworkintern@ freeportlibrary.info or contact ask@ freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3274.

Zumba for adults [virtual] From 6:30-7:30 p.m., move your body to great music while burning calories and having fun! Through the library via Zoom. Contact the ASK Department, (516) 379-3274, or ask@ freeportlibrary.info.

Thursday, May 12

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

Zumba Gold for adults

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

From 3:30-4:30 p.m., Do you like to play games like Uno, Jenga, and Checkers? Play these and more in GIANT form. For grades 7 to 12. Please call us or come into the TRAC Room to register. Contact youthservices@ freeportlibrary.info or (516) 379-3274.

Wednesday, May 11

Music Bingo [at the library]

Tuesday, May 10

Soprano Rachel Eve Holmes [virtual]

Mah-Jongg strategy and supervised play [at the library]

From 12-12:30 p.m., Soprano Rachel Eve Holmes sings a program called Saints: The Mystical, Sacred, and Holy

From 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., this

to reflect her ancestor’s story of faith and perseverance. The program’s theme includes various examples of love like the love of God through the eyes of a mystic and a saint; love of a lover to their beloved; and the love between a mother and her child. Selections are works by Samuel Barber, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Carlisle Floyd, Giuseppe Verdi and Eric Whitacre. For the link, contact Tanisha Mitchell, (516) 379-3274 or tmitchell@freeportlibrary.info.

From 9:30-10:30 a.m., join a workout that increases your energy level at a lower intensity. Contact Maryellen Cantanno, (516) 379-3274, or mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info.

Board no more for teens [at the library]

From 6-7 p.m., come dance along to some popular kids’ tunes like “The Hokey Pokey,” as you play music bingo.

For grades pre-K to 4 and their families.

To register, please call (516) 379-3274 or come into the Children’s Room.

The May 2 winning NY lottery ticket was sold at Rag Time Discount on S. Main St. The AHRC Work Center on Hanse Ave. has helped adults with disabilities find work for 50 years.

Freeport's "Nautical Mile" was conceived by Al and Arti Grover around 1965.

A double wind tunnel was opened in 1954 on Atlantic Avenue by Brooklyn's Polytechnic Institute.

Guy Lombardo used to buy shoes from Sam Mallimo at Sam's Shoe Service on Atlantic Avenue.

School board candidates speak on the issues

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continued from front page attending Freeport High School, was elected to the school board in 2019. She was recently honored as an Educational Partner by the Nassau BOCES Educational Foundation.

Shuron JackSon Jackson teaches fifth-grade English at Leadership Prep Bed-Stuy Middle Academy in Brooklyn. He is completing a master’s degree in education.

“I’m running because it’s important that we have diversity of thought on the school board,” Jackson said. “We

Jacques Butler

Ben Jackson

serve a very diverse population, from [English as a New Language] students to students with neuro diversity. It’s important that we have the resources in place to support them.

“I also want to make sure that we’re making students aware of all the career opportunities out there, not just on the end of college, but in the technical aspect as well.”

on Safety Ben jackson: “There is violence in our

schools. We need to mesh with the Freeport police to assist with Freeport’s community affairs, not to lock people up or arrest people, but to stop things before they happen. We also have the Adopt-a-Cop program for the lower

Shuron Jackson

grades — maybe we need to expand it to junior high and high school.”

Jacques Butler: “Kids fight in school —

we get it — but the classroom should be a safe harbor. We need to make sure we have certified and trained security personnel that know how to de-escalate situations. And I understand that if a person takes a security job at minimum wage, they’re going to give us minimum service. As a school board, we need to make sure that we’re paying for quality service.”

Maria Jordan-awalom: “Safety in our schools has always been a priority. The effects of Covid on mental health are higher. I sit on a Nassau County Police council, with Commissioner Patrick

Maria Jordan-awalom

Ryder. This is something that’s going on nationwide. Most of these fights have been boyfriend-girlfriend situations, but I think seeing our students as a whole, what’s going on at home — any traumas going on at home — is all part of their safety. Also, hiring new guidance counselors, which is part of this budget, and hiring security officers.”

Shuron Jackson: “My take is that it’s

i m p o r t a n t t o h ave p a r t n e r s h i p s between teachers and students. Also, providing counseling services and follow-up. If a student is suspended for a few days, when that student comes back in, checking in on them, letting them know that they can bounce back, and still be the best that they can be.”

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“I want to continue some projects that barely got started when we got hit with Covid during my first term on the school board,” Jordon-Awalom said.

“We’ve completed a number of capital projects in spite of Covid, like updating air conditioning and ventilation units across the district. We’ve budgeted to create a position for a director of equity and inclusion to work with our staff and create that culturally responsible atmosphere amongst everyone. And I want to continue developing partnerships like the ones we’ve formed with Adelphi, the Cradle of Aviation, and Northwell Health/Cohen Children’s Medical Center. … I know I can do so much more as a school board member.”

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Herald wins 17 state newspaper awards STAFF REPORT It was a big showing for Herald Community Newspapers at the New York Press Association spring conference last weekend in Saratoga Springs, with the group from Richner Communications winning 17 state awards, including top honors for in-depth reporting, column writing and spot news.

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“Incredible local coverage of a local trauma,” judges from the Nebraska Press Association shared.

“The spectrum of pieces — hard Courtesy of New York Press Association news, editorial, column, etc. — to HERAld COmmuniTy nEwSPAPERS was well-represented at the New York Press Association’s spring conference in Saratoga Springs last widen the context and learning weekend, where the group won a total of 28 state awards. From left, reporters Will Sheeline and Tom Carrozza; senior reporter Mallory Wilson; from this event and its impact on publisher emeritus Cliff Richner; senior editor Laura Lane; senior reporter Karina Kovac; sales/marketing associate Jessica Kleiman; digital the community was exemplary.”

The team also earned top honors sales manager Lori Berger; sales vice president Rhonda Glickman; executive editor Michael Hinman; senior reporter Jordan Vallone; Riverdale for spot news for their coverage of Press editor Gary Larkin; and deputy editor Jeffrey Bessen. the shooting, that ultimately led to Community Newspapers. “I am so proud murder charges for Gabriel DeWitt to be a part of this team.”

Wilson, who reportedly worked as a cart Other runner-up wins included: collector at the supermarket.

Senior editor Laura Lane finished as a ■ Coverage of religion for Andrew Garrunner-up in the in-depth news category cia and Jordan Vallone for the Merrick as well for her coverage of speed enforceHerald with stories described by judges as ment on the roads around schools for the “very strongly worded and political” filled East Meadow Herald. with “lots of good quotes.”

“Really solid reporting on a local issue that may not have seemed particularly ■ Best obituaries for Jeffrey Bessen, prinewsworthy, but after research, was demmarily on his remembrance of Jim Steinonstrated to be a looming safety issue that man. “The lede made me want to keep — unchecked — could have had tragic reading,” according to one judge. “The consequences,” the judges said. “And Ms. more I read, the more I wanted to read.”

Lane’s reporting had an actual impact, ■ Best editorials for Brinton in the Merwith changes to speed zone and enforcerick Herald, praised for putting “faces” on ment.” editorials. “Each editorial led off with a That coverage also earned Lane a runnarrative lead paragraph about someone ner-up spot for community leadership affected, which helped readers relate to behind a team of reporters from The Postthe issue.”

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Brinton also won first place for his column writing that would appear on the Herald opinion pages.

“I am immensely proud of our team for once again being recognized for the tremendous work they do serving our communities week in and week out,” said Stuart Richner, publisher of Herald Community Newspapers. “Never has local journalism been more important than during the past two years. Throughout the entire pandemic, our team of essential workers has been in the communities telling the stories of our neighbors., businesses and institutions.

“Our company is proudly familyowned, which allows us to impartially report the facts. From critical health information and school updates, to celebrations of life’s milestones and more, we’ve got you covered.”

Former photo editor Christina Daly was a runner-up for the state’s Photographer of the Year behind Erica Miller from The Daily Gazette in Schenectady. Judges commended her on a “nice collection of

■ Daly was recognized for her feature photo in the East Meadow Herald, where readers are drawn in, forcing them to “look at it longer and longer.”

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FORmER HERAld STAFF photographer Christina Daly was honored as a runner-up for Photographer of the Year by the New York Press Association for photos like this one, which originally appeared on the cover of Living in Franklin Square/Elmont. excellent work” where Daly “caught more than the action” with her photographs.

Former reporters Kate Nalepinski, Brian Stieglitz and Stephanie Banat were recognized for their education coverage inside the pages of the Wantagh Herald.

Judges praised them for the “balance of hard news and features related to the schools, keeping people informed on mask and vaccine protocols, while also showcasing new programs and providing that human interest piece that is so vital.”

Photographer Brian Ballweg was awarded runner-up status for his sports action photos that appeared in the Lyn-

brook/East Rockaway Herald, after prompting one judge to “almost feel the pain” in an athletic play.

Herald creative director Jeffrey Negrin and features/special sections editor Karen Bloom were runners-up for best large space ad for Lynbrook/East Rockaway, while Negrin also earned honors for best house ad/ad campaign.

Mona Waitzman was a runner-up for best small space ad.

“It takes a great team, from every department, to bring home the awards we have this weekend,” said Rhonda Glickman, vice president of sales for Herald

The Heralds also received honorable mentions for a news story from Andrew Garcia, and for best special section-advertising for Negrin’s graduation issue that appeared in the Rockville Centre Herald.

The Riverdale Press in the Bronx earned 11 awards, including top honors for general excellence, overall design, editorial page and newsprint special sections. That paper was led up until earlier this year by Michael Hinman, who is now executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers.

Overall, the publications from Herald Community Newspapers won 28 state awards, allowing it to finish in the top three newspaper groups and chains in New York.

In all, more than 130 newspapers participated in this year’s competition, submitting 2,481 entries in 67 categories.

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Islanders cap first season at UBS Arena Following incredible back-to-back appearances in the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Islanders and their fans will have to wait until next season to experience the Stanley Cup Playoffs at UBS Arena.

The Islanders concluded their inaugural campaign at UBS last Friday evening with a 6-4 loss to the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The Isles finished 37-34-10, including a 20-16-5 mark at home following a difficult 0-5-2 start in the state-of-the-art venue.

After an unprecedented 13-game road trip to open the season, the Islanders played their first game at UBS Arena on Nov. 20 against the Calgary Flames and fell short, 5-2.

Next season marks the Islanders’ 50th anniversary as an NHL franchise.

Limited season ticket memberships are available. For information, call (888) 694-7537, or email memberships@newyorkislanders. com.

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The Islanders wenT 20-16-5 in their inaugural season at UBS Arena in Elmont.

MekhI walTers, of Elmont, above, worked the UBS Arena main entrance and handed out Islanders bucket hats to fans on April 28.

CharlIe MCanulla of Bellmore, above, showed off his Islanders art as he entered UBS Arena April 28.

The walls ThroughouT the second-level rotunda at UBS Arena honor famous Long Islanders like ‘Dr. J.’ Julius Erving. aT lefT,, MaTT Martin of the Islanders, right, tangled with Washington’s Anthony Mantha April 28.

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Bringing local sports home every week

By BRIAN KACHARABA sports@liherald.com

Long Beach Sophomore Flag Football/Soccer CoMINg oFF A second straight Honorable Mention All-County soccer season that saw her lead Long Beach’s midfield and give the competition fits, Roberts is tearing up Nassau County’s newest sport. She’s a standout linebacker and running back for the Marines’ flag football team and never comes off the field, coach Lori DeVivio said. Roberts totaled 18 tackles in the first two games and also rushed for over 100 yards.

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Baseball: V.S. North at Lynbrook ...........................4:30 p.m.

Baseball: East Meadow at Baldwin .......................4:45 p.m.

Baseball: Carey at Sewanhaka .............................4:45 p.m.

Softball: Long Beach at Seaford ...........................4:45 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Plainedge at Wantagh ...................4:45 p.m.

Softball: Hewlett at Elmont......................................... 5 p.m.

Baseball: Oyster Bay at East Rockaway ................5:15 p.m.

Friday, May 6

Boys Lacrosse: Mepham at Baldwin .....................4:30 p.m.

Baseball: Wantagh at Clarke .................................4:45 p.m.

Softball: Sewanhaka at Lynbrook..........................4:45 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Carey at Calhoun ..........................4:45 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Massapequa at Long Beach .........4:45 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Oceanside at East Meadow ............... 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: West Hempstead at Lawrence ........... 5 p.m.

Softball: V.S. South at V.S. Central .............................. 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Roslyn at Long Beach ........................ 7 p.m.

saturday, May 7 Girls Lacrosse: Clarke at Kennedy ................................... 1 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Oceanside at Lynbrook ........................... 3 p.m.

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FReepoRt’s LINdA BLANCo Monterrosa split West Hempstead’s defense during the Red Devils’ hard-fought 6-0 defeat on April 28. over 12 minutes left.

West Hempstead (1-1) and Freeport (0-3) are among nine schools in Nassau County and 17 on Long Island competing in this “trial” varsity sport supported by the New York Jets and Nike. After the regular season, there will be a playoff semifinal, county final and Long Island championship.

“It means a lot because it’s opening up a lot of opportunities for us,” Teran said.

“I grew up playing football and it’s just

fun being with a bunch of girls that play football instead of it being just a bunch of boys playing football.”

A game consists of two 24-minute halves and played on an 80-yard field that is 40 yards wide. The end zone starts at each 10-yard line on a traditional football field and first down markers are permanently placed at both 30-yard lines and midfield. There is no placekicking, and uncaught punts and fumbles are ruled dead where it lands.

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Amanda Healy and Chance Mingo took advantage of the blustery conditions and, together, helped their team make history.

Healy threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Mingo early in the second half for the game’s only score and Katelin Martin, Madison and Mackenzie Cates and Brooke Friedman keyed a defense that led West Hempstead to a 6-0 win over Freeport on April 28 for the school’s first-ever flag football victory.

“We didn’t have the wind in the first half and it was a challenge,” West Hempstead coach Dana Taglioni said. “But our girls worked pretty hard. I have full confidence in both of the groups that I put out.”

After a scoreless first half, Freeport possessed the ball to start the second, but turned it over at its own 22 after Cates stopped a Red Devil ball carrier behind the line of scrimmage on 4th-and-6. Three plays later, Healy rolled slightly to her right and, with the wind at her back, arced a pass that Mingo corralled in the end zone.

“I was just looking for the open girl and Chance was open,” Healy said. “I was able to get it over [the defense’s] heads.”

Freeport nearly scored on its next possession. Linda Blanco Monterrosa rumbled for 48 yards before getting caught from behind at the West Hempstead 35 and gained six yards on the next play for another first down. But the offense stalled and faced a 4th-and goal at the Ram 25 when controversy ensued.

Widney Destin caught a slant pass from quarterback Kendra Teran and was approaching the end zone when officials ruled that Madison Cates grabbed her flag just before the senior crossed the goal line.

“The ref on this side said he didn’t see the first flag pull, but neither of the other guys made a no-touchdown call so, for me, if no one saw it then you’ve got to go with the call that was made, which was touchdown,” Freeport coach Jimmy Jones said.

“But the guy on the far side said he saw [the flag pull].”

Friedman thwarted another Freeport fourth-down run at the Ram 25 with just

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THE OLd OrcHard House was the summer home of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., which he built at Sagamore Hill in 1938.

Sagamore Hill ready to finally reopen Museum was renovated during coronavirus pandemic-fueled closure

By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, local residents, visitors, academics and Roosevelt enthusiasts have been deprived of full access to Sagamore Hill National Historical Site. Next month, the museum and park will fully reopen the second floor of the Theodore Roosevelt House and the Old Orchard House.

Deemed a national historic site in 1962, Sagamore Hill has been closed only a handful of times. From 2011 to 2015 it was closed for a complete restoration of the house, and there have been a handful of government shutdowns over the last several decades — most recently in 2018 and 2019, when disagreements between President Donald Trump and Congress over immigration policy and construction of the border forced national parks around the country to close their doors.

As the pandemic has eased, Sagamore Hill has gradually reopened, while abiding by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and government health guidelines. According to Jonathan Parker, the Oyster Bay park’s superintendent, ensuring the safety of guests and employees has always been a priority.

“As a federal facility, we follow a couple of different parameters that guide our operations, such as the Safer Federal Wo rk f o r c e Ta s k Fo r c e, ” P a rke r explained. “Although our passion is to bring people into the park, our priority is public health and safety.”

After the initial shutdown in March 2020, Sagamore Hill’s park and beach were reopened to the public that June.

Then, last July, the Theodore Roosevelt House reopened for short guided tours on the first floor.

Next Thursday, the house will reopen

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SagamOrE HILL OccupIES 83 acres, and during Roosevelt’s lifetime it was known as the Summer White House. its second floor. Visitors will be able to view the bedrooms, studies, bath chambers and servants’ quarters where the president and his family lived.

Then, on May 28, the Old Orchard House, where the Theodore Roosevelt Museum is housed, will begin welcoming visitors again. The building was the summer home of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Teddy’s oldest son.

The museum chronicles Roosevelt’s life and career, and his rise to the presidency. Bill Bleyer, the author of “Sagamore Hill: Theodore Roosevelt’s Summer White House,” said he was excited about the reopening. There are numerous

scholarly artifacts and documents in the museum that he and other writers will soon have access to again, he said.

“They don’t just have the Sagamore Hill archives here, they have all of his letters from his childhood home as well — critical documents,” Bleyer said. “So, for researchers like myself, this has been a long two-year wait.”

Although the park has not been fully accessible to visitors, Parker said it has not been idle. The delay in reopening is partially attributable to renovations and repairs in the historic buildings.

“There’s a lot that goes on here behind the scenes that people don’t know about,”

Parker said. “We’ve done archaeological digs, renovations, worked on our guide experience. We can’t wait to welcome local, national and international tourists back to Sagamore Hill.”

The old visitor center, which was destroyed by a fire on Christmas Eve in 2018, has been demolished. The park will welcome visitors to a new visitor center in the Old Orchard House when it opens Memorial Day Weekend.

Plans are also in the works for a major renovation of Sagamore Hill’s porch and foundations, but that not affect tours inside the house.

Jay Perrell, treasurer of the Friends of Sagamore Hill, stressed how important the full reopening is for the local community and Roosevelt fans everywhere. “We look forward to the total site being open in the near future,” Perrell said. “It’ll be great for the community, since it’ll bring visitors from around the country, and really from around the world.”

According to data from the National Park Service, Sagamore Hill had roughly 105,000 visitors in 2020. By the service’s calculation, they contributed roughly $6.3 million to the local economy. And that data was collected the first year of the pandemic, indicating the impact Sagamore Hill has even when hobbled by an international health crisis.

Harriet Clark, executive director of Oyster Bay’s Raynham Hall Museum, who enjoys walking around the Sagamore Hill park, stressed the importance of the historical site’s reopening for the community. “I’m just delighted that we’ll be able to enjoy the museum again,” she said. “The rising tide lifts all ships: Frequently, people who come to Sagamore Hill come to us at Raynham Hall as well.

History lovers are drawn to our historic village.”

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For the seventh year out of the last eight, Freeport property owners will see their school tax levy drop slightly from the year before.

The proposed budget (the amount taxpayers will expend to support their public schools ), which was adopted by the Freeport Board of Education on April 12, will decrease by 0.12 percent.

“We have been able to have reserve funds for unexpected, life-changing events like Covid,” said school board president Maria Jordan-Awalom, “where we were prepared to take on challenges, continue programs, and continue hiring and appointing staff, because we had a fiscally responsible budget.”

Even though the Freeport school system daily faces the challenges posed by its 7,100 students, both the amount of money collected and the amount spent, broken down per pupil, are substantially less than in most school districts.

The amount collected, per pupil, is $11,356 less than the county average. The amount expended, per pupil, is $5,130 less than the county average. Yet $26.7 million worth of capital projects have been completed because the capital reserve funds have been so carefully tended.

Examples of capital projects, said Jordan-Awalom, are upgrades to the ait-conditioning and ventilation units throughout the district, as well as improvements to operations and maintenance of the buildings.

“We’ve been working on the Atkinson field,” said Jordan-Awalom, referring to

the broad green expanse behind and on the east side of Caroline G. Atkinson Middle School. “A lot of the capital component is for that. It’s being developed for better usage for the students. There’s going to be a small turf space for hopscotch and games, and basketball hoops. We used to have portable classrooms there, which are no longer there, so that gave us a lot more space.” Another improvement at Atkinson has been planting trees along the fence at the eastern edge of the schoolyard, to hide the school buses filling the parking lot on the other side of the fence.

“If the kids feel proud and they like going to school,” said Jordan-Awalom, “it changes how they feel every day.”

Although the Freeport school district expects a $15 million increase in state Foundation Aid, and federal funding can reasonably be expected as well, the proposed budget is not prepared with potential aid in mind.

“We must approve a budget before we get federal or state funding,” Jordan-Awalom said. “We still have to be prepared to have a sustainable amount of funding regardless of whether we get government aid or not. Our assistant superintendent for business, and our superintendent, work on this budget all year.”

She also noted that, during the Covid-19 pandemic, when expenditures rose to change ventilation systems and provide personal protective equipment for staff and students, as well as handle remote learning technology, the reserves of the Freeport district allowed the board to keep the tax levy flat, even while other school districts were forced to raise theirs as much as 4 percent.

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LEGAL NOTICE FREEPORT HOUSING AUTHORITY ANNUAL PLAN The Freeport Housing Authority (“the FHA”) has developed its Five-year plan (2022-2026) PHA Plan 2022 and CFP Plan FY2022 in compliance with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. It will be available for review at the FHA office located at 240 South Main St. Freeport, NY 11520 starting on May 5, 2022. The FHA hours of operation are 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday.

In addition, a public hearing will be held to discuss the above referenced matter on June 23, 2022, at the FHA office at 1:30 pm. All invited to attend.

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LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on March 28, 2022, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK, ADOPTED MARCH 28, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF POOL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE R E C R E A T I O N DEPARTMENT, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $40,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $40,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION

The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the construction of pool improvements for the Recreation Department, including the replacement of chlorinators, at the estimated maximum cost of $40,000.

The period of usefulness is fifteen (15) years.

The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $40,000.

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

Dated: March 28, 2022 Freeport, New York 131225

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LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on March 28, 2022, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK, ADOPTED MARCH 28, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $750,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $750,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the construction of various road improvements, at the estimated maximum cost of $750,000.

Grant funds received or expected to be received by the Village and any other funds available for such purpose are authorized to be applied toward the cost of said project or redemption of the Village’s bonds or notes issued therefor, or to be budgeted as an offset to the taxes to be collected for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds or notes.

The period of usefulness is fifteen (15) years.

The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $750,000.

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

Dated: March 28, 2022 Freeport, New York 131229

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LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on March 28, 2022, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK, ADOPTED MARCH 28, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF VEHICLES FOR USE BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $60,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $60,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION

The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the acquisition of vehicles for use by the Building Department, at the estimated maximum cost of $60,000.

The period of usefulness is fifteen (15) years.

The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $60,000.

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

Dated: March 28, 2022 Freeport, New York 131226

LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on March 28, 2022, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK, ADOPTED MARCH 28, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD IMPROVEMENTS TO NASSAU AVENUE, INCLUDING RELATED DRAINAGE AND GRADING, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $500,000,APPROPRIATIN G SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE,AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $500,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the construction of road improvements to Nassau Avenue, including related drainage and grading, at the estimated maximum cost of $500,000.

Grant funds received or expected to be received by the Village and any other funds available for such purpose are authorized to be applied toward the cost of said Project or redemption of the Village’s bonds or notes issued therefor, or to be budgeted as an offset to the taxes to be collected for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds or notes.

The period of usefulness is fifteen (15) years.

The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $500,000.

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

Dated: March 28, 2022 Freeport, New York 131228 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Freeport will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 10:00 A.M., in the Municipal Building, Main Conference Room, 46 North Ocean Avenue, 2nd Floor, Freeport, New York.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTIFICACIÓN SOBRE LA ELECCIÓN ANUAL DEL DISTRITO, LA AUDIENCIA DEL PRESUPUESTO Y LA VOTACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR BALDWIN UNION FREE CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK, PROGRAMADAS PARA EL 17 de mayo de 2022 POR LA PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que la audiencia del presupuesto de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Baldwin Union Free, ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, se llevará a cabo el miércoles 4 de mayo de 2022, en la sala de juntas del edificio administrativo sito en Hastings Street, Baldwin, Nueva York, ubicada en dicho Distrito escolar, con el objeto de que se concreten los asuntos antes mencionados conforme lo autoriza la ley, a los fines ut infra: 1. La presentación y el debate del presupuesto previsto para el funcionamiento de las escuelas del Distrito para el año escolar que inicia el 1 de julio de 2022.

2. La presentación y el debate del presupuesto previsto para el funcionamiento de la Biblioteca Pública de Baldwin para el ejercicio fiscal que inicia el 1 de julio de 2022.

3. La concreción de otros asuntos similares conforme lo permita la ley.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que la votación para la asignación de los fondos correspondientes para cubrir los gastos necesarios para el año escolar 2022-2023, la asignación para la biblioteca y todas las proposiciones debidamente presentadas ante la Junta de Educación para ocupar dos puestos de fideicomisarios de la Junta de Educación y un puesto en la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca Pública de Baldwin tendrá lugar en el gimnasio de Senior High School Ethel T. Kloberg Drive, East of Grand Avenue, Baldwin, Nueva York, en el distrito escolar mencionado el martes 17 de mayo de 2022 entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 10:00 p. m. Los votantes calificados ocuparán los puestos aquí especificados: a. El cargo de Susan Cools, miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Junta de Educación, cuyo período finaliza el 30 de junio de 2022, se renueva el 1 de julio de 2022 y finaliza el 30 de junio de 2025. b. El cargo de Thomas Smyth, miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Junta de Educación, cuyo período finaliza el 30 de junio de 2022, se renueva el 1 de julio de 2022 y finaliza el 30 de junio de 2025. c. El cargo de Ethell Smith, miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca Pública de Baldwin, cuyo período finaliza el 30 de junio de 2022, se renueva el 1 de julio de 2022 y finaliza el 30 de junio de 2027.

PROPUESTA N.º 1 SE RESUELVE adoptar el presupuesto propuesto del Distrito Escolar Baldwin Union Free de la ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, estado de Nueva York, para el ejercicio fiscal 2022-2023 y recaudar un monto a determinarse mediante impuestos sobre la base del inmueble imponible del Distrito escolar con posterioridad a la primera deducción de fondos disponibles de la ayuda estatal y otras fuentes.

PROPUESTA N.º 2 SE RESUELVE adoptar el presupuesto propuesto de la Biblioteca Pública de Baldwin para el ejercicio fiscal 2022-2023 y recaudar un monto a determinarse mediante impuestos sobre la base del inmueble imponible del Distrito escolar con posterioridad a la primera deducción de fondos

disponibles de la ayuda estatal y otras fuentes.

PROPUESTA N.º 3 La Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Baldwin Union Free TENDRÁ AUTORIZACIÓN para utilizar la suma total de $16,100,000 que provendrá de las siguientes fuentes: (1) $10,709,099.05, incluido el interés correspondiente acumulado, lo que representa todo el dinero restante del Fondo de Reserva de Capitales N.º 3, conocido como “Facilities Improvement Program” (Programa de Mejora de las Instalaciones) de 2017, y (2) una suma que no supere el monto de $5,390,900.95 del Fondo de Reserva de Capitales N.º 4, conocido como “Capital Reserve #4”, con el fin de llevar a cabo los siguientes proyectos: renovaciones puntuales en los baños de todos los edificios del distrito y mejoras en las instalaciones deportivas de Baldwin High School, incluidos las mejoras y los reemplazos de vestuarios, canchas de tenis, pistas de atletismo, tribunas, la cabina de prensa, el marcador; instalación de un campo de césped; la pavimentación asociada, así como la totalidad de la mano de obra, los materiales, el equipamiento, los aparatos y los costos secundarios que guarden relación con estos.

PROPUESTA N.º 4 La Junta de Educación, de conformidad con la Sección 3651 de la Ley de Educación, TENDRÁ AUTORIZACIÓN para crear un fondo de reserva de capitales conocido como “Technology Reserve Fund” (Fondo de Reserva para Tecnología) de 2022 con los fines siguientes: a) comprar, mejorar, expandir e instalar equipos y sistemas de tecnología de la información de tipo educativo y administrativo, que incluyen, entre otros: hardware y software, licencias, programas y dispositivos informáticos; b) mejorar, optimizar y reparar infraestructura tecnológica y conexiones; c) cubrir todos los gastos relacionados con dichas mejoras y actualizaciones tecnológicas, que incluye la mano de obra, los materiales, el equipamiento y cualquier costo secundario, como la renovación, la modificación, la actualización, el amoblamiento y el equipamiento de diversos edificios, instalaciones y espacios del distrito para adaptarlos al uso de dichas mejoras tecnológicas.

El monto máximo del Fondo de Reserva para Tecnología de 2022 antes indicado será de $15,000,000, más las rentas de inversión. El plazo estimado es de diez (10) años, lo que incluye

una suma que no supere los $5,000,000 transferidos del dinero excedente, si corresponde, que haya quedado en el fondo general al final del año fiscal 2021-2022 y de cada año restante del plazo estimado a partir de esa fecha. Tras el establecimiento y la financiación de dicha reserva, se indicará a la superintendente de escuelas o a su persona desinada que deposite el dinero de este fondo de reserva en una cuenta bancaria por separado que se denominará “Technology Reserve Fund 2022”.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que la votación se realizará en urnas digitales conforme lo dispone la Ley de Educación y que estará abierta desde las 7:00 a. m. hasta las 10:00 p. m. y el tiempo que sea necesario para que los últimos votantes presentes emitan el voto.

Por medio del presente, se autoriza e instruye a la secretaria del Distrito a imprimir las etiquetas de voto necesarias para dichas máquinas de votación en el formato que más se aproxime a los requisitos de la Ley de Educación. Se elaborarán tanto el resumen de la proposición del presupuesto como el texto de todas las proposiciones que aparecerán en la urna digital, como también una declaración detallada por escrito en que figure el monto que se exigirá para el año escolar 2022-2023 en concepto de gastos escolares, y en que se describan los fines y el monto de cada establecimiento.

Asimismo, cuando se solicite, las copias de estos documentos se pondrán a disposición de todo tipo de contribuyente del distrito en cada edificio escolar del distrito donde se encuentre la escuela entre las 8:00 a. m. y 4:00 p. m. durante un período de catorce días con anterioridad inmediata a la elección del 17 de mayo de 2022, sin incluir los sábados, domingos, feriados, ni la elección anual.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA también que la elección se llevará a cabo de acuerdo con las Normas para la Organización de Reuniones y Elecciones adoptadas por la Junta de Educación.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que las nominaciones para los cargos de miembros de la Junta de Educación, a menos que por ley se disponga lo contrario, se realizarán mediante una solicitud firmada por, al menos, 25 votantes calificados del distrito, y las nominaciones para el cargo de miembro de la Biblioteca Pública, a menos que por ley se

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disponga lo contrario, se realizarán mediante una solicitud firmada por, al menos, 25 votantes calificados del distrito, presentadas en la secretaría del distrito entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. a más tardar 30 días antes de la reunión o elección en que deba votarse por los fideicomisarios. En la solicitud, debe indicarse el nombre y la residencia de los candidatos. Se considerará que los candidatos que reciban la mayor cantidad de votos serán los electos para sus respectivos cargos. En el caso en que los períodos tengan distintas duraciones, el candidato que reciba la mayor cantidad de votos será el electo para el período más extenso. La Junta de Educación podrá rechazar una nominación si el candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara no tener voluntad para tomarlo.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que toda proposición o consulta que deba hacerse sobre las urnas digitales debe presentarse por escrito mediante una solicitud firmada por, al menos, 62 votantes calificados del distrito y presentada en la secretaría del distrito entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., a más tardar 30 días antes de la reunión o elección en que deba votarse por dicha consulta o proposición, pero esta norma excepcionalmente no se aplicará a las consultas o proposiciones que deban aparecer en la notificación publicada de la reunión ni a aquellas que la Junta de Educación tenga la potestad, conforme a la ley, de presentar en cualquier reunión anual o extraordinaria del distrito.

La inscripción también podrá realizarse en el despacho de la secretaria del Distrito en el edificio administrativo de Baldwin durante los horarios de inscripción de los alumnos para el período escolar y de 8:00 a. m. a 3:00 p. m. en cualquier día lectivo en cualquiera de las escuelas del Distrito hasta los cinco días previos a la reunión y elección escolares.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que la inscripción deberá incluir (1) a todos los votantes calificados del distrito, quienes deberán presentarse personalmente para la inscripción; y (2) a todos los votantes del distrito calificados previamente, quienes se deberán haber inscrito previamente para cualquier reunión o elección anual o extraordinaria del distrito que se haya realizado en cualquier momento en el transcurso de los cuatro (4) años (de 2018 a 2021) previos a la elaboración de dicha inscripción; y (3) a los votantes inscritos de forma permanente en la

Junta de Elecciones del condado de Nassau.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que la Junta de Inscripciones seguirá reuniéndose durante los horarios de la votación en la elección anual del Distrito del 17 de mayo de 2022, con el objeto de elaborar una inscripción para las reuniones o elecciones del distrito que se lleven a cabo con posterioridad al 17 de mayo de 2022. Dicha inscripción debe incluir (1) a todos los votantes calificados del distrito, quienes deberán presentarse personalmente para la inscripción, y (2) a todos los votantes calificados del distrito, quienes deberán haberse inscrito previamente para cualquier reunión o elección anual o extraordinaria del distrito que se haya realizado en cualquier momento en el transcurso de los cuatro años calendario (de 2018 a 2021) previos a la elaboración de dicha inscripción.

La inscripción deberá presentarse en el despacho de la secretaria del Distrito escolar en el edificio administrativo, Hastings Street, Baldwin, Nueva York, donde se inspeccionará por intermedio de cualquier votante calificado entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 2:00 p. m. en cada uno de los cinco días previos al día establecido para la elección, salvo los domingos; los sábados, solo con cita.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA también que el formulario para los votos por ausencia para la elección del Distrito escolar puede llenarse en el despacho de la secretaria. Se pondrá a disposición una lista de todas las personas a quien debería haberse emitido votos por ausencia en dicho lugar en cada uno de los cinco días previos al día de la elección, salvo los domingos; los sábados, solo con cita. La secretaria del Distrito deberá recibir las solicitudes de voto por ausencia no antes de los treinta (30) días previos a la elección. Además, la secretaria del Distrito debe recibir esta solicitud al menos siete días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se enviará por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se entregará personalmente al votante o a su representante designado.

Al recibir una solicitud oportuna para enviar por correo una boleta electoral de voto por ausencia, la secretaria del Distrito enviará por correo dicha boleta a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden

solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito escolar.

Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar podrán enviar una solicitud de boleta electoral militar.

Estos votantes pueden indicar su preferencia de recibir un registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico en su pedido de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta electoral o boleta electoral. Los formularios para la inscripción de votantes militares y los formularios de solicitud de boleta electoral militar se deben recibir en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito, a más tardar, a las 5:00 p. m. del 21 de abril de 2022. No se escrutará ninguna boleta electoral militar a menos que (1) haya sido recibida en la oficina de la secretaría del distrito antes del cierre de la votación el día de la elección y cuente con una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero o tenga un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) haya sido recibida por la oficina de la secretaría del distrito, a más tardar, a las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección y esté firmada y fechada por el votante militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha que establezca que no es posterior al día previo a la elección.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que esta Junta organizará una reunión extraordinaria a partir de allí en el plazo de veinticuatro horas tras la presentación ante la secretaria de un informe escrito de los resultados de la votación, que tendrá lugar en Baldwin Senior High School a los fines de examinar y tabular dichos informes de los resultados de la votación e informar los resultados. Por medio del presente documento, esta Junta se designa a sí misma como el grupo de secretarios de la votación con la función de emitir y escrutar votos conforme al artículo A, apartado 2B de la Ley de Educación 2019, en dicha reunión extraordinaria de la Junta.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA, por último, que un Informe de exención fiscal sobre los bienes inmuebles de acuerdo con el artículo 495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre los Bienes Inmuebles se adjuntará a cualquier presupuesto preliminar o tentativo, como también al presupuesto definitivo adoptado del cual forme parte. Este se publicará en los tablones de anuncios del Distrito que se usen para avisos

públicos y en el sitio web del Distrito.

Fecha: 10 de marzo de 2022 POR SOLICITUD DE Baldwin, NY LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR BALDWIN UNION FREE CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK Pamela M. Pratt, secretaria del distrito 130402

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION, BUDGET HEARING AND VOTE OF BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU STATE OF NEW YORK, TO BE HELD ON May 17, 2022 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the budget hearing of the qualified voters of the Baldwin Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the Board Room of the Administration Building, Hastings Street, Baldwin, New York in said School District for the transaction of such business as is authorized by law including the following purposes: 1.

Presentation and discussion of the budget for the operation of the district schools for the school year beginning July 1, 2022.

2.

Presentation and discussion of the budget for operation of the Baldwin Public Library for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022.

3. Transactions of such other business as is authorized by law.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the vote upon the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary expenditures for the school year 2022-2023, the library appropriation, and on all propositions duly filed with the Board of Education, to fill two vacancies for Trustees on the Board of Education, and to fill one vacancy and the on the Board of

Trustees of the Baldwin Public Library, shall be held in the gymnasium of the Senior High School Ethel T. Kloberg Drive, East of Grand Avenue, Baldwin, New York, in said School District on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, between the hours of 7:00AM and 10:00PM. The qualified voters will fill the following vacancies: a. The office of Susan Cools, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Board of Education, which term expires on June 30, 2022, for a new term commencing July 1, 2022, and expiring June 30, 2025; b. The office of Thomas Smyth, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Board of Education, which term expires on June 30, 2022, for a new term commencing July 1, 2022, and expiring June 30, 2025; c. The office of Ethell Smith, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Baldwin Public Library, which term expires on June 30, 2022, for a new term commencing July 1, 2022, and expiring June 30, 2027; PROPOSITION NO. 1 RESOLVED, that the proposed Budget of the Baldwin Union Free School District of the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, for the fiscal year 2022-2023 be adopted, and that an amount to be determined be raised by tax upon the taxable property of the School District after first deducting the monies available from State Aid and other sources.

PROPOSITION NO. 2 RESOLVED, that the proposed Budget of the Baldwin Public Library for the fiscal year 2022-2023 be adopted, and that an amount to be determined be raised by tax upon the taxable property of the School District after first deducting the monies available from State Aid and other sources.

PROPOSTION NO. 3 SHALL the Board of Education of the Baldwin Union Free School District be authorized to expend a total of $16,100,000 from the following: (1) $10,709,099.05, together with all interest accrued thereon, representing all remaining monies from the Capital Reserve #3 Fund, known as the Facilities Improvement Program 2017, and (2) an amount not to exceed $5,390,900.95 from the Capital Reserve Fund #4, known as the “Capital Reserve #4” for the purpose of performing the following projects: selective bathroom renovations at all District buildings, and athletic facility upgrades at Baldwin High School, including improvements to and/or replacement of: locker rooms, tennis courts, stadium track, grandstands, press box,

scoreboard; installation of a turf field; associated paving, and all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs related thereto.

PROPOSITION NO. 4 SHALL the Board of Education, pursuant to Education Law section 3651, be authorized to establish a Capital Reserve Fund known as the “Technology Reserve Fund 2022” for the following purposes: a) to purchase, upgrade, expand, and install instructional and administrative information technology systems and equipment, including but not limited to: computer hardware, software, licenses, programs, and devices; b) to upgrade, enhance, and repair technology infrastructure and networking; c) to cover all costs related to said technology upgrades and improvements, including labor, materials, equipment, and other incidental costs, such as the renovating, altering, upgrading, furnishing and equipping of various District buildings, facilities and sites to better accommodate the use of said technology improvements.

The maximum amount of the aforesaid Technology Reserve Fund 2022 shall be $15,000,000 plus investment income. The probable term is to be 10 years; including a sum not to exceed $5,000,000 transferred from surplus monies, if any, remaining in the general fund at the end of the 2021-2022 fiscal year and each remaining year thereafter during the probable term.

Upon the establishment and funding of said reserve, the Superintendent of Schools or her designee shall be directed to deposit monies of this reserve fund in a separate account to be known as the “Technology Reserve Fund 2022.”

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the voting shall be on voting machines as provided by the Education Law and the polls will remain open from 7:00AM until 10:00PM and as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their ballots. The District Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to have the necessary ballot labels printed for said voting machines in the form corresponding as nearly as may be with the requirements of the Education Law. The condensed form of the budget proposition and the text of all other propositions to appear on the voting machine and a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the school year 2022-2023 for school purposes, specifying the purposes

and the amount for each will be prepared and copies thereof will be made available, upon request, to any taxpayer in the district at each school building in the district in which school is maintained between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM during the period of fourteen days immediately preceding said election of May 17, 2022, excluding Saturday, Sunday, and holidays, and at such annual election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the election shall be held in accordance with the Rules for the Conduct of Meetings and Elections adopted by the Board of Education.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the nominations for the office of members of the Board of Education unless otherwise provided by law, shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, and nominations for office of member of the Library Board, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, filed in the office of the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM not later than the 30th day preceding the meeting or election at which the trustees shall be voted upon. Such petition shall state the name and residence of the candidates.

Candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to their respective offices.

Where terms are of different length, the candidate receiving the highest vote shall be elected to the longest term. A nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his unwillingness to serve.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any proposition or question to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least 62 qualified voters of the District and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM, not later than the 30th day preceding the meeting or election at which such question or proposition shall be voted upon, except that this rule shall not apply to those questions or propositions which are required to be stated in the published or posted notice of the meeting or to those propositions or questions which the Board of Education has authority by law to present at any annual or special meeting of the District.

Registration shall also be permitted in the office of

the District Clerk at Baldwin’s Administration building during the hours of enrollment of children for a school term and also from 8:00AM to 3:00PM on any school day at any of the District schools not later than five days preceding the school meeting and election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any Annual or Special District Meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four (4) years (2018-2021) prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Election of the County of Nassau.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Registration will further meet during the hours of voting at the Annual District Election on May 17, 2022, for the purpose of preparing a register for District meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 17, 2022. Said register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall present themselves personally for registration, and (2) all qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four calendar years (2018-2021) prior to the preparation of said register.

The Register shall be filed in the Office of the District Clerk of the school district at the Administration Building, Hastings Street, Baldwin, New York where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter between the hours of 9:00AM and 2:00PM on each of the five days prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and on Saturday by appointment only.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that application for absentee ballots for the school district election may be applied for at the office of the Clerk. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the office of the Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except Sunday, and on Saturday by appointment only. Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election.

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the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent.

Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot.

Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2022. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot, to meet at the Baldwin Senior High School for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law 2019-a, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a Real Property Tax Exemption Report prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part;

and shall be posted on District bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as on the District’s website.

Dated: March 10, 2022

BY ORDER OF Baldwin, NY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK Pamela M. Pratt, District Clerk 130309

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN IT INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE OF MFRA TRUST 2015-1, Plaintiff, vs.

ROBERT MILLER, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on February 21, 2020 and an Order Appointing Successor Referee duly entered on March 16, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 16, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 513 Hawthorne Avenue, Uniondale, NY 11553. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 34, Block 388 and Lots 222, 223 and 224. Approximate amount of judgment is $644,799.21 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 9895-2014.

This foreclosure sale will be held on the North Side Steps of the Courthouse,

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

Donal M. Mahoney, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff, File No. 180258-1 130530

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., Plaintiff -against- ALEXIS DODSON; PATRICK LEE, PATRICK LEE JR., et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated November 30, 2021 and entered on December 13, 2021, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 19, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York; known and designated as Section: 55 Block: N Lot: 7 The Foreclosure Sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s COVID-19 Policies and Foreclosure Auction Rules.

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

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

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

Said premises known as 9 RADAM COURT, FREEPORT, NY Approximate amount of lien $371,914.17 plus interest & costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 613191/2019.

JANE P. SHRENKEL, ESQ., Referee DRUCKMAN LAW GROUP PLLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 242 Drexel Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590 For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. {* FREEPORT LEADER*} 130234

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, V. JOHN T. BEATTY, JR., AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN T. BEATTY, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 23, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY is the Plaintiff and JOHN T. BEATTY, JR., AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN T. BEATTY, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 11, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 14 SCHERER PLACE, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575: Section 55, Block 315, Lot 141 & 142: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 008303/2016. Mark L. Lieberman, Esq. - Referee.

Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 130717 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

CHARLES DALY, LISA ZUYUS, JOSEPH ZUYUS, JR., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on January 28, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 18, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 2352 Windsor Road, Baldwin, NY 11510. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54, Block E-03 and Lot 155. Approximate amount of judgment is $359,867.53 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 10661/14.

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

Keith M. Corbett, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 200650-5 130728 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, CHRISTIANA TRUST, A DIVISION OF WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE FOR NORMANDY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2013-18, Plaintiff, vs.

JAMES C. AMBROSE A/K/A JAMES AMBROSE, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order to Substitute Affidavit, Affirm Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and Order of Reference duly entered on February 23, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 17, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 324 North Columbus Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, Sec-

tion 55, Block 358 and Lot 913. Approximate amount of judgment is $441,571.17 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 15344/2007. This foreclosure sale will be held on the North Side Steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale. Only certified check will be accepted, no cash.

Janis A. Parazzelli, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 201134-2 130726 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WACHOVIA MORTGAGE, FSB, Plaintiff, v.

DELORES A DAVISAVERY, ET AL, Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on April 15, 2019, I, Peter Menoudakos, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on May 26, 2022 at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 02:30 PM the premises described as follows: 88 Rutland Rd Freeport, NY 11520 SBL No.: 55-224-404-405 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 003938/2014 in the amount of $606,645.47 plus interest and costs.

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

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

Richard S. Mullen Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 130864 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., ET AL, Plaintiff, v.

ELLEN MCCORMACK, ET AL, Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on December 14, 2018, I, William Croutier, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on May 23, 2022 at The North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 02:30 PM the premises described as follows: 39 Layton Street Freeport, NY 11520 SBL No.: SBL. No.: 62-95-161 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, County of Nassau, State of New York.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 012658/13 in the amount of $558,320.20 plus interest and costs.

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

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

Richard S. Mullen Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 130866 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. DBW TL HOLDCO 2016 LLC., Pltf. vs. ROSIE THIGPEN AND RICKY R. THIGPEN, IF THEY BE LIVING, IF THEY BE DEAD, THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS-ATLAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTIRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, AND GENERALLY ALL PERSON HAVING OR CLAIMING UNDER, BY, OR THROUGH ROSIE THIGPEN AND RICKY R. THIGPEN, IF THEY BE DEAD, WHETHER BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ABY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN, AL OF WHO AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOEWN TO THE PLINTIFF; et al, Defts.

Index #608249/2018.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Jan. 18, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north front steps of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on May 26, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a District 8, Section 55, Block 454, Lot 308-309.

Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law.

Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.

LAWRENCE WEINREICH, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. For Pltf., 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY #99195 130868 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, CITIBANK N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF NRZ PASS-THROUGH TRUST VI, Plaintiff, vs. CAROLYN BUTLER, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on April 15, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 23, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 270 Rutland Road, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and

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improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55, Block 375 and Lots 1179 and 1180.

Approximate amount of judgment is $552,504.55 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #004218/2015.

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

Jane P. Shrenkel, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 180327-1 130796 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU AJX MORTGAGE TRUST II, A DELAWARE TRUST, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, TRUSTEE, Plaintiff against- KIRK JOHNSON A/K/A KIRK L. JOHNSON, ELAINE JOHNSON, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated October 28, 2019 and entered on October 29, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 23, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York; known and designated as Section: 55 Block: 401 Lot: 263, 264.

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

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

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the

time of this foreclosure sale. Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine.

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

Said premises known as 382 LONG BEACH ROAD A/K/A 382 NORTH LONG BEACH AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY Approximate amount of lien $548,428.76 plus interest & costs.

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

Index Number 604092/2019.

MARK RICCIARDI, ESQ., Referee DRUCKMAN LAW GROUP PLLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 242 Drexel Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590 {* FREEPORT LEADER*} 130811

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR THE CBASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-CB5, V. JAMES J. KAYLOR, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 15, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR THE CBASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-CB5 is the Plaintiff and JAMES J. KAYLOR, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 26, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 227 SOUTH BAYVIEW AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520-3231: Section 0062, Block 00133-00, Lot 00035: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 005786/2016.

William Joseph Croutier, Esq. Referee.

Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in

accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 130747

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CMLTI ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-AMC3, V. DEVIKA RUSSELL, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated November 13, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CMLTI ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-AMC3 is the Plaintiff and DEVIKA RUSSELL, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the North Side Steps, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 25, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 280 LINCOLN AVENUE, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575: Section 0055, Block 00547-00, Lot 00012: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE LYING AND BEING AT ROOSEVELT, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 014667/2013.

Nicholas Ferrar, Esq. - Referee.

Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 130749 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE MLMI TRUST SERIES 2005-HE3, Plaintiff AGAINST GUY DURAND, MARLENE BOSSOUS, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated August 15, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on May 24, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 3432 BAY FRONT DRIVE, BALDWIN, NY 11510. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54, Block 340, Lot 76, 77, 78.

Approximate amount of judgment $693,466.00 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 003051/2017.

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

Stephen G. Frommer, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 130821

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR LEHMAN MORTGAGE TRUST MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-2, Plaintiff AGAINST LATCHMIN BANKS, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated February 22, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on May 24, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 957 JEROME STREET, BALDWIN HARBOR, NY 11510. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 54, BLOCK 553, LOT 22. Approximate amount of judgment $516,562.22 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 608105/2017.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in

accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale.

Kathleen M. DiCola, Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 130825 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Plaintiff against DIANA J. BARNES A/K/A DIANE CARTER A/K/A DIANA CARTER, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein, Such & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered February 7, 2017, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 26, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 39 Lessing Place, Freeport, NY 11520. Sec 55 Block 377 Lot 1267, 1268 and 1269. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $331,470.41 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 11584-2007 F/K/A 07-011584.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules.

The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Janine T. Lynam, Esq., Referee RSHC315 130815 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST Richard Gerzof; Donna Gerzof; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated August 24, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on May 25, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 873 Remsens Lane, Upper Brookville, NY 11771. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Upper Brookville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 24 Block C Lot 130. Approximate amount of judgment $4,152,595.55 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 012257/2014.

The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”; and if proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction Scott L Braziller, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: March 14, 2022 130817 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, VISIO FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff, vs. ARLENE SMITH, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on February 25, 2019 and an order granting the Request to File a Notice of Sale duly filed on February 18, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 1, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 15 Bauer Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55, Block 498 and Lots 93 and 94.

Approximate amount of judgment is $205,288.97 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold

subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 8710/2016.

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

George P. Esernio, Esq., Referee Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., Jackie Halpern Weinstein, Esq., One Battery Park Plaza, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10004, 212.825.0365, Attorneys for Plaintiff 131005 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, V. JAMES LAWSON A/K/A JAMES A. LAWSON, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated June 3, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is the Plaintiff and JAMES LAWSON A/K/A JAMES A. LAWSON, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 1, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 24 HIGH PLACE, FREEPORT, NY 11520: Section 55, Block 393, Lot 12 & 217: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 601467/2018. Mark L. Lieberman, Esq. - Referee.

Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in

accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 130947 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against TERENCE PARRISH, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOE DOCK PARRISH, DECEASED, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 103N, Westbury, NY 11590.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered July 19, 2017, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 1, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 242 Elmwood Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575. Sec 55. Block 470 Lot 224. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York in Nassau County, State of New York.

Approximate Amount of Judgment is $46,607.58 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 009260/2014.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules.

The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Jane Shrenkel, Esq., Referee RSHN504 130955 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, MANA SERIES 2007-F1, V. DARCY R. AVOLIN, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 13, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, MANA SERIES 2007-F1 is the Plaintiff and DARCY R. AVOLIN, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 2, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 208 BEDELL STREET, FREEPORT, NY 11520: Section 62, Block 29, Lot 17: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 001058/2017. Stephen G. Frommer, Esq. - Referee.

Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 130949 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1998-R3, V. OWEN PATTERSON ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF KEVIN J. PATTERSON A/K/A KEVIN JOHN PATTERSON, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 19, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1998-R3 is the Plaintiff and OWEN PATTERSON ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF KEVIN J. PATTERSON A/K/A KEVIN JOHN PATTERSON, ET AL.

are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 31, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 122 SPORTSMAN AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520: Section 62, Block 88, Lot 6 & 107: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 21184/2008.

Richard Kerins, Esq. - Referee.

Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 130945 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU The Bank of New York Mellon, f/k/a The Bank of New York, successor in interest to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Trustee for Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Inc., Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-2, Plaintiff AGAINST Andre M. Sanford, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered October 16, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 26, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 154 Lena Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 54, BLOCK: 61, LOT: 77.

Approximate amount of judgment $688,827. 88 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #002745/2014.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County

COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

Oscar Prieto, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-060155-F01 71145 130873

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LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff - against - AMAURI ROMERO, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on March 29, 2018. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 8th day of June, 2022 at 2:30 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Premises known as 141 Brooks Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575.

(Section: 55, Block: 299, Lot: 208, 219, and 225) Approximate amount of lien $785,487.41 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 000850/2012.

Thomas A. Abbate, Esq., Referee.

Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618 Tel. 585/760-8218 For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 Dated: April 12, 2022 During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent

closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, CASEY REALTY R.I.G.P., Plaintiff, vs.

LENNY ROTOLO A/K/A LEONARD ROTOLO AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH ROTOLO, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on December 3, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 6, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 383 Nassau Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 62, Block 182 and Lot 206.

Approximate amount of judgment is $1,381.66 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 610629/2019.

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

William R. Boccio, Esq., Referee Bronster, LLP, 156 West 56th Street, Suite 902, New York, New York 10019, Attorneys for Plaintiff 131023 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC TRUST 2005-FR2 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-FR2, V. JOSE L. LOPEZ, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated June 5, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES

LLC TRUST 2005-FR2 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-FR2 is the Plaintiff and JOSE L. LOPEZ, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 2, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 57 WASHBURN AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520: Section 0055, Block 00252-00, Lot 00117: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 008676/2016. Francis X. McQuade, Esq. - Referee.

Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 131143 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wilmington Trust National Association, Successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for the First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-FF12, Plaintiff AGAINST The Estate of Frank Day a/k/a Frank R. Day, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered August 21, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 6, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 31 Margaret Drive, Roosevelt, NY 11575. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 55., BLOCK: 549, LOT: 14.

Approximate amount of judgment $478,735.78 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #005991/2016.

The

aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. For sale information, please contact XOME at www.xome.com or call (844) 400-9633. Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-063879-F00 71216 131045 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust Mortgage Loan PassThrough Certificates, Series 2006-9, Plaintiff AGAINST Joan M. Howard, Roscoe A. Howard, Jr., et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 10, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 6, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 20 Norton Street, Freeport, NY 11520.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 62, BLOCK: 96, LOT: 296.

Approximate amount of judgment $372,863.49 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #002086/2017.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. For sale information, please contact XOME at www.xome.com or call (844) 400-9633. Michael Mirotznik, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-083879-F00 71208 131047

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU MID-ISLAND MORTGAGE CORP., Plaintiff -againstJEANINE FITZPATRICK, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on June 4, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 9, 2022 at 2:30 p.m.

ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as Section 62 Block 90 and Lots 88 & 89.

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

Said premises known as 302 ARTHUR STREET, FREEPORT, NY Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

Index Number 000612/2017.

JASON A. GANG, ESQ., Referee Terenzi & Confusione P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 401 Franklin Avenue, Suite 304, Garden City, NY 11530 {* FREEPORT LEADER*} 131027 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 AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC, Plaintiff, Against TONI SANDERS, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 02/11/2020, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, On the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 6/8/2022 at 2:30 PM, premises known as 36 Underhill Avenue, Roosevelt, New York 11575 and described as follows;

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Roosevelt, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 55 Block 319 Lot 1103&1104. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $401,511.70 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 604578/2018.

Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Suite 205, 10 Midland Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated: 4-12-22. File Number: 18-300574 131139 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Plaintiff AGAINST Robert Impastato a/k/a Robert J. Impastato; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated July 18, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 15, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 23 Spring Lane, Levittown, NY 11756. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 51 Block 152 Lot 32. Approximate amount of judgment $210,212.25 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 002233/2017.

The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Richard M. Langone, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: April 15, 2022 131213 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 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that SEALED PROPOSALS for: FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT COOLING TOWER REPLACEMENT AT NEW VISIONS SCHOOL OF DISCOVERY & EXPLORATION SED CONTROL NO:28-02-09-03-0-016-0 10 CONTRACT H - HEATING, VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING will be received until 10:00 am prevailing time on May 26, 2022 at the Freeport Business Office for Freeport Union Free School District, attention: Mr. James Pappas, Assistant Superintendent for Business, located at 235 N. Ocean Ave Freeport, New York 11520. Note, the bid opening will be streamed online in lieu of an inperson meeting. The meeting invite and login information is as follows: https://zoom.us/j/941488 74647?pwd=ek5VMG5Fa 0dpQ2l0QnFZQ1VPS3J3U T09 Meeting ID: 941 4887 4647 Passcode: a5ehfJ Complete digital sets of plans, specifications, instructions for bidders, proposal and contract documents may be obtained online as a download for a nonrefundable fee of forty-nine dollars ($49.00) at the following website: w w w. r e v p l a n s . c o m beginning on or about May 6, 2022. Complete sets of hard copy plans, specifications, instructions for bidders, proposal and contract documents may be obtained from REV, 330 route 17a, Suite #2, Goshen, New York 10924 tel: 1-877-272-0216, upon depositing the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each paper set furnished. Make deposit check payable to the FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Bidder’s deposit will be refunded if the set is returned in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the contract or the rejection of the bids covered by such plans and specifications. Nonbidders shall receive partial reimbursement, in an amount equal to the amount of the deposit, less the actual cost of reproduction of the documents if the set is returned in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the contract or the rejection of the bids covered by such plans and specifications. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs.

Bids must be made in the standard proposal form in the manner designated therein and as required by

the specifications that must be enclosed in sealed envelopes bearing the name of the job and name and address of the bidder on the outside, addressed to: FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, clearly marked on the outside: Bid For: COOLING TOWER REPLACEMENT at NEW VISIONS SCHOOL. Each proposal submitted must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond, made payable to the FREEPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid, as a commitment by the bidder that, if its bid is accepted, it will enter into a contract to perform the work and will execute such further security as may be required for the faithful performance of the contract. Certification of bonding company is required for this bid, see Instructions for Bidders section. Each bidder shall agree to hold his/her bid price for forty-five (45) days after the formal bid opening.

A pre-bid meeting and walk thru is scheduled for May 11, 2022 at 4:00 pm.

Potential bidders are asked to gather in the lobby of New Visions School of Discovery & Exploration, located at 80 Raynor Street, Freeport, NY 11520. Although not mandatory, it is highly recommended that all potential bidders attend.

It is the Board’s intention to award the contract to the lowest qualified bidder providing the required security who can meet the experience, technical and budget requirements. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informality and to accept such bid which, in the opinion of the Board, is in the best interests of the School District.

Freeport Union Free School District Board of Education 235 N. Ocean Ave Freeport, New York 11520 131233

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS HILLSIDE AVENUE, FREDERICK AVENUE AND LESSING PLACE WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for “HILLSIDE AVENUE, FREDERICK AVENUE AND LESSING PLACE WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT” until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud.

Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, from 9:00 A.M. on Monday, May 9, 2022 until 4:00 P.M. Friday, May 13, 2022. There is no fee for a set of bid documents.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bidder’s bond in the amount of not less than five (5%) percent of the bid insuring to the benefit of the Village of Freeport, or a certified check of not less than five (5%) percent of the bid, made payable to the Village of Freeport, to assure the entering of the successful bidder into a acceptable contract.

The work consists of replacing approximately 3,120 linear feet of c.l.d.i. water main and the restoration of the disturbed pavement.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond, and Labor and Material Bond in the statutory form.

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

In submitting a bid, bidders agree not to withdraw their bid within forty five (45) days after the date for the opening thereof.

Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport 131224

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS FREEPORT RECREATION CENTER INDOOR POOL PAINTING 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 “FREEPORT RECREATION CENTER INDOOR POOL PAINTING” until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud.

Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be obtained by visiting the Village website at www.freeportny.gov or obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, from 9:00 A.M. on Monday, May 9, 2022 until 12:00 P.M. Friday, May 20, 2022.

There is no fee for a set of bid documents.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bidder’s bond in the amount of not less than five (5%) percent of the bid insuring to the benefit of the Village of Freeport, or a certified check of not less than five (5%) percent of the bid, made payable to the Village of Freeport, to assure the entering of the successful bidder into a acceptable contract.

The project calls for the sandblasting and painting of the Freeport Recreation Center indoor pool.

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

In submitting a bid, bidders agree not to withdraw their bid within forty five (45) days after the date for the opening thereof.

Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport 131223 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU ___________________ INDEX NO. 601132/2020 PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property vs.

Arrests

Property found

■ On April 28, Freeport police detectives in conjunction with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance arrested a clerk of a local business who was offering for sale untaxed cigarettes and flavored vaping products to both minors and adults.

■ On May 2, Freeport police completed a report for a found wallet near a local sweet shop. The wallet and its enclosed property are being safeguarded by Freeport police. A report was taken to document the safeguarding of said property.

Criminal possession ■ On April 18, Freeport police plainclothes officers observing a vehicle initiated a Vehicle and Traffic Law stop. The officers arrested a suspect who was found to be in possession of a quantity of a controlled substance at the time of the arrest. The suspect was taken into police custody without incident.

Over-occupancy ■ On May 1, Freeport police took a report for over-occupancy of a dwelling.

Freeport police, upon arrival at a certain location, observed that the basement area of the location was partitioned of f. Of ficers were fur ther informed that those segregated areas were being rented to numerous persons who were not related. The Freeport Police Department notified the relevant village agency for follow-up.

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.

Public Notices

SARAH SIMS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF KING SIMS JR.; ERIC SIMS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF KING SIMS JR.; EMILY SIMS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF KING SIMS JR.; AIMEE SIMPIERRE A/K/A AIMEE M. SIMS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF KING SIMS JR.; ROBIN SIMS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF KING SIMS JR.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF KING SIMS JR., any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators,

devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; SN COMMERCIAL, LLC; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. ___________________ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 84 OVERTON STREET FREEPORT, NY 11520 District: Section: 62 Block: 97 Lot: 365 To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons,

exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $151,410.00 and interest, recorded on October 19, 1995, at Liber 17040 Page 0049, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York, covering premises known as 84 OVERTON STREET FREEPORT, NY 11520.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

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Richner Communications - a rapidly growing multimedia company and publishers of the Herald newspaper group has several administrative job openings: Receptionist (F/T), Accounts Receivable/Billing Collections Clerk Multi-Media Coordinator (Hours Flexible) Qualified candidates are fast learners with good organizational and people skills - entry level ok.

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EaST ROCKaWay 44 West Blvd, BA, NEW! Adorable & Affordable Renovated 2 Bedroom Ranch in Bay Park. New Kitchen & Bth, Roof, Siding, Heating System, Electrical System, Paved Driveway. Updtd Plumbing. Close to Parks, Beaches & Trans. SD#19. Just Move In!............................................................$349,000

ROCKVILLE CENTRE 71 Windham Rd, BA, NEW TO MARKET! Immaculate 5 BR, 2.5 Bth Farm Ranch in New Canterbury Area. Over 3200 Sq Ft of Living Space with Great Flow for Entertaining. Main Floor Master Ste w/ Updtd Bth. Full Bsmt with Hi Ceiling. 2 Car Gar. Landscaped Yard. New Heating System, CAC, HW Flrs, Anderson Windows.......................................................................... $1,250,000 299 Princeton Rd, BA, Move Right Into This 3 BR, 2.5 Bth Colonial on Lovely Street. LR w/ Fpl, FDR, Sun Room & Updated Gran/Wood EIK. Master Ste Has Updtd Bth. Walk Up Attic with Cedar Closet. Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Det Gar. Rockville Centre SD .........................................................REDUCED! $825,000

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What triggers the mother/daughter use permit is a second kitchen onte eeper and a second living occupancy. Most local municipalities have other requirements geared toward not making the second living unit use permanent, as if it were to possibly become a two-family, because most communities want to restrict or control that type of use. By doing so, they avoid multiple households getting away without paying each family unit’s school taxes and the problems with extra vehicles on the street.

You may recall the recent protest of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to allow non-restricted doubling up of properties for the purpose of relieving the affordability of housing so badly needed, since homes have become out of reach for the next generation. The general regulations are that there be one mailbox, one meter for electric, water and gas and shared entrances, not separate entrances that could easily convert to a multi-family dwelling.

I usually work with families to comply, but still accommodate both families by trying to create a vestibule that allows one family not to have to walk through the other family’s space. Depending on the municipality, this concept has been better received by some and not by others, though I think that is changing. Privacy is a very important part of getting along between family units, and it seems like an obvious need. It also helps with compartmentalization, since separating the units adds to fire safety by limiting smoke and fire spread.

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Spiral stairs were traditionally installed in, of all places, firehouses based on the history of fire equipment that was pulled by horses. The horses would pull the wagons into the firehouse, be unhitched and head right for the straight staircases. Apparently, horses love to climb. They couldn’t make the turn on a spiral stair. Problem solved!

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y any measure, this winter was one of the coldest and wettest ones I can recall. Quite a few bone-chilling days made you want to crawl into bed and stay there.

Many of my friends chose to travel to Florida for vacations and some have talked about moving there for good, complaining about our weather, high taxes, crime and the cost of living.

The national media hasn’t helped, either, with periodic stories about the number of New Yorkers who are JERRY fleeing the state.

With the help KREMER of the United Van Lines, the U.S. Movers Association and a variety of other sources, I was able to get a better picture of who is moving and why they’re moving. The states that lost the largest numbers of residents in 2021, in order of loss, were New Jersey, Illinois, New York, Connecticut, California, Michigan, Minnesota,

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Louisiana, Ohio and Nebraska. The states gaining in population, in order of growth, were Vermont, South Dakota, South Carolina, West Virginia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Oregon, Idaho and Rhode Island.

New Jersey had the dubious distinction of losing the most residents.

Roughly 69 percent of moves in the state were outbound. The vast majority of those people who left were retirees, followed by those wishing to live closer to other family members.

Thanks to remote work, New Jersey also lost residents to jobs in warmer climates with lower housing costs.

New York State came in at No. 3, for a variety of reasons. Why are New Yorkers leaving at a record pace? As of late, the state is burdened with high taxes and a lack of affordable housing. Income and property taxes are a major irritant.

Brutal winters add to the discomfort.

Major tech companies are enticing our younger population to leave the state for locations that are less crowded. Just like

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New Jersey, New Yorkers have family members all over the country, and as we age, there’s a desire to live closer to them. A separate category of now exNew Yorkers are upstate residents who continue to leave in alarming numbers.

An interesting statistical footnote is that Vermont was the No. 1 state for population growth in 2021.

Roughly 68 percent of all moves in the state were inbound. Most of Vermont’s new residents came from nearby states, apparently looking for a quieter life that’s not far from the urban centers of the Northeast. Vermont has a number of highly rated colleges and the lowest crime rate in the country. While I wouldn’t rush to move there, I have met a number of people over the years who like living in the woods, but brag about being able to get to a Broadway show in three hours.

I understand why Vermont did so well, but why does South Dakota rank second in growth? I reached out to a former state senator who explained to me that South Dakota has a 3.5 percent

hy are New Yorkers leaving at a record pace? Let me count the ways.

unemployment rate and a number of national companies constantly looking for skilled workers. It’s also considered the second-best state for female entrepreneurs. I also learned that many of its new residents are from California, anxious to get away from the dense population and quality-of-life issues.

Pondering all these statistics is a head-spinning experience, but there are a number of clear trends. Six of the states at the top of the losing-population list have colder climates and large urban areas that are no longer desirable. Many of those residents have family members in warmer and lower-tax states, which is a major inducement to leave.

Despite all of the pros and cons of living in New York, I can easily argue why the good features far outweigh the bad ones. I was born here, and am determined to be a part of the New York experience for as long as possible.

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.

The pandemic may be evolving, but it’s not over

may be dead right.

Nearly two years ago, I wrote a column suggesting that, in the fight against Covid-19, our elders would be sacrificed. Last week, The Washington Post reported that we are seeing a rise in deaths among the vaccinated elderly.

According to the Post, “Nearly two-thirds of the people who died during the recent Omicron surge were 75 and older.” During the Delta wave, only one-third of deaths were among the elders.

To date, more than 700,000 peoRAnDi ple over 65 have KREiss died of Covid in the U.S. The irony is that most older people are vaccinated; it’s their age and other medical problems that contribute to mortality. I take no pleasure in being right. But the new rising deaths among our elders remind us that the pandemic is still a threat.

Every pandemic protocol has evolved over time. Americans, who are not great at nuance, are being forced to take a nuanced approach to fighting coronavirus.

Two years ago, schools were closed, and children were socially isolated. We

did what we could do with what we knew then. If then President Donald Trump had followed the advice of his medical team early on, some 30,000 lives might have been saved, according to Deborah Birx, former White House coordinator for coronavirus response.

The availability of good testing kits was problematic into the Biden administration. Even today, access to anti-viral drugs is challenging in many communities. Covid produced no heroes.

There has been enough suffering to go around. Two and a half years into this plague, our teens are experiencing unprecedented mental health issues, our young parents are trying to keep their infants and toddlers safe until a vaccine is fully available, and working people are figuring out how and where to move forward with their careers.

I don’t think older folks have it worst, and I speak with some authority. Many of us have full and rich lives, but we all hoped that after a lifetime of working, we might have more years in the bank.

Everyone has experienced loss. I see, with my own grandkids, a kind of resignation to endless disappointments. No dates, no proms, no football games and,

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for way too long, no school. I see, with my nieces and nephew, the mix of joy and terror that attends raising infants in a pandemic.

I have seen people’s dreams evaporate as longtime businesses succumbed to the pandemic, as it surged from weeks to months to years.

Two years ago, I wrote that children need to get educated, and they need to get out of the house to play and meet friends. If not, we will have a generation of pandemic kids growing up with unique psychological problems. That, too, has come to pass.

So the opening of schools and camps and sports events and travel is all good, but not good for all. Then, as now, the needs of the children are in conflict with the need to protect our older people. The children must come first, but it isn’t an either/or situation. The problem can be addressed reasonably well. Nuance, again.

As the epidemiologists have told us, widespread testing, universal protections like masks and respect for medical guidelines can allow our kids and grandkids the social freedom they need and still help keep older people safe.

This isn’t perfect, but it isn’t rocket

am not prepared to trust my health to the kindness of strangers.

Masks work.

science, either.

Today in America, older people and immuno-compromised people, our mothers and fathers, our grandparents and our neighbors, would be safer if we all wore masks in common inside places.

Why is it such a big ask to do a simple thing to protect someone else?

I get the relief of not having to wear a face covering, but I do not get the refusal to help keep others’ safe from serious illness and death.

I wrote two years ago about senicide, the practice, acceptable in some cultures, of killing older people or abandoning them to certain death. Has Covid become the 21st-century version of the ice floe?

That doesn’t have to be the deal. There is another way to move without stepping over bodies. Masks work. Social distancing is effective. Vaccines and boosters protect against the virus.

But I am not prepared to trust my health to the kindness of strangers. For my boomer brothers and sisters, we need to take care of ourselves, and that means making our own rules. We need our masks and, right now, we need to be extra careful about gathering indoors. Stop shaking hands! Carry hand sanitizer.

We need to find our lives again and renew our connections, but we must proceed with caution.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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orry, Al Gore. You didn’t invent the internet. That was Tim Berners-Lee. The London-born computer scientist developed a way to network different computers with different operating systems among scientists working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, and in the process, he created the building blocks that would become the World Wide Web in 1989.

Networking computers wasn’t a new concept. The U.S. Defense Department had established the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network — or ARPANet — which was a data packet-switching system. But in 1989, what would become the internet was commercialized, with a huge boost from Berners-Lee, who created the first web browser in 1990.

Berners-Lee had grand ideas of what instant access to and exchange of information could do for society. Any information would be at any person’s fingertips, no matter where they were. The physical borders and oceans that separated us would be effectively erased, creating a sort of utopia mankind could only dream of before.

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letterS Free speech isn’t an absolute To the Editor: Re Ronald Rosenberg’s column last week, “When so-called free speech is censored”: Mr. Rosenberg’s claim of censorship fails on several points, mainly in its absolutist position. The claim that “The First Amendment is the immovable cornerstone of our nation” is poetic, but simplistically ignores the numerous limitations of law, custom and civility we navigate daily. “Free speech” is thus neither absolute nor “indivisible.”

A l l e g i n g a n “ u n e q u ivo c a l defense of our freedom [to speak], regardless of where, when or how we choose” is to recreate Babel.

In praising his tolerance of speech by “repugnant,” “antisemitic” “socialists” Mr. Rosenberg overlooks the relevant fact

borders were indeed wiped away — at least virtually — it wasn’t harmony and bliss that resulted.

In fact, on the eve of his creation’s 30th anniversary, Berners-Lee told The Guardian that while he was still an optimist, he was an “optimist standing at the top of the hill with a nasty storm blowing in my face, hanging onto a fence.”

That sentiment has been expressed in a variety of ways in the past few weeks, since Tesla electric car company founder Elon Musk launched what is now looking like a successful hostile takeover of Twitter. There are many who fear that Musk’s past aversion to filtering out content others might deem harmful to society could begin a further slide for social media down the mountain of civility.

The internet — especially social media — has been nothing short of revolutionary, facilitating the sharing of a diversity of ideas. But it has also created polarization we’ve never seen before.

And not just with big-ticket issues like Donald Trump or Israel or reproductive rights, but even with the smallest things, like what baseball team you like, or the joke about the former vice president inventing the internet.

Elizabeth Niedbala, a post-doctoral

researcher with the U.S. Defense Department, blames the echo chambers created by social media. We can take to Facebook or Twitter and repeat our ideas over and over, creating what Niedbala calls “attitude clarity,” she told the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

Even more, social media gives us an instant audience of others — many likeminded — who will agree with us, giving us more of a sense that we’re right and creating what Niedbala called “attitude correctness.”

Our opinion could be spot-on, or it could be very wrong. Yet, either way, if someone challenges our position, it’s not just a disagreement. It’s war.

Sadly, that’s what many disagreements have come to. Instead of simply sharing opinions and respecting disagreements, we take offense to anyone disagreeing with us. And we never find common ground.

But we don’t need to be hanging onto a fence in a nasty storm. We can take a step back and just listen. We can even disagree still, and stick to our opinions.

We don’t need to hate each other. We just need to remember that, in the end, we’re all in this together. And disagreement is the start of a good conversation — not the end.

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hy do small businesses matter? There are more answers to that question than there are streetlamps on your local Main Street, but the best reasons may be, well, the smallest.

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses account for about 44 percent of our national economic activity. On Long Island, they are our economic backbone. Roughly 90 percent of the businesses here are small or medium-sized.

While these are JOHN strong arguments, let’s zoom in a litKEATING tle further: Personally, small businesses are the center of our everyday lives. You probably know exactly what shop in your town serves the best slice of pizza; the only dentist gentle enough to keep your panicky spouse coming back for regular cleanings; the bakery that makes the only red velvet cake your sister will eat; the day care center that helped your kids learn their ABCs.

These are all small businesses, and during National Small Business Week 2022, which began last Sunday and ends on Saturday, PSEG Long Island celebrates their importance. We couldn’t imagine life without them, and we recognize the blood, sweat and tears that local entrepreneurs pour into their small businesses to overcome endless challenges and find success in an ever-changing economic climate.

PSEG Long Island has been supporting small businesses since 2018 with economic development grants and other incentives that keep local commercial districts thriving.

When the coronavirus pandemic struck, small businesses faced their greatest challenge in at least a decade, amid diminished foot traffic and new safety measures. We increased our support efforts with targeted grants, supporting local chambers of commerce and business improvement districts in their efforts to provide outdoor seating and signage to create a safe shopping and dining experience for their customers.

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LETTErs that the speech at issue respected our norms of polite discourse, as he does in his essay.

Alleging “suppression” by Facebook ignores Facebook’s right to establish “house rules” for discourse, much like that for a debate, our Congress or a courtroom. This isn’t censorship; the First Amendment doesn’t apply. Mr. Rosenberg’s opinion, as written, wouldn’t be incarcerated in “Facebook jail,” but a troll’s or hatemonger’s version might be, one hopes.

And while I share Mr. Rosenberg’s concerns about speech intolerance on college campuses, it must be noted that it isn’t limited to conservative students.

It seems that a key element of the “enterprise of liberal education” Mr. Rosenberg cites has been undermined, partly, I think, by the dogmatic examples of its elders. Missing from this claim of “lethal threat,” and more relevant than Facebook, are the actions of various gover nment entities to ban books and ideas from places like schools — that is censorship.

Mr. Rosenberg presents Facebook as the chief arbiter, somehow the gatekeeper to free speech land when hundreds of newspapers, including the Herald, and dozens of magazine exist in which he is free to write. Radio and TV remain available as free speech venues, though all have house rules. Websites galore and new social media plat-

nomic development grants and incentives across Long Island and the Rockaways. To learn more, you can visit www. psegliny.com/inthecommunity/revitalization.

You can see the results of these grants in communities all across Nassau County: thriving small businesses like Rosario’s Pizzeria in Seaford, K-Fit Studio in Valley Stream, Noble Savage Brewing in Glen Cove, and Bright Eye Beer Company in Long Beach.

More than 100 businesses received “vacant space” discounts for opening up in previously empty storefronts in their communities. Some received Main Street Revitalization grants for making major upgrades that increase foot traffic in their commercial districts. And many businesses have received a much-needed bump from the outdoor dining and shopping improvements made possible by the dozens of grants we have provided to local chambers of commerce. All of these grants help optimize the use of the energy grid in these commercial districts.

We have also given beautification

grants of up to $2,000 to many local chambers to enhance the visual appeal of shopping districts, and you can see these results, too. The Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District used the money to string lights through downtown to make it more inviting for residents and visitors to walk around in the evening. The Baldwin chamber used its grant for a “Welcome to Baldwin” sign.

The East Meadow chamber purchased American flags to line the business district.

So, this week, we encourage you to celebrate National Small Business Week in the simplest, realest way possible: Do the little things that make life worth living in your community. Buy a pie from that pizzeria. Make a dental appointment for your spouse. Bring your sister a slice of that red velvet cake. Bring home a “growler” of beer from the local craft brewery.

Enjoy the vibrancy of your community, and PSEG Long Island will be there to provide the programs and support that will continue to make your Main Street a destination for years to come.

John Keating is the manager of economic and community Development at PSEG Long Island.

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forms appear frequently, so speech has never been more free.

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Has the Herald thought through ‘Please say gay’?

To the Editor: Re the Herald editorial “Please do say ‘gay’” (March 24-30): Aside from the title, which was misleading and deceptive, the issue comes down to two questions. Do we really want to sexualize K-through-third-graders? Why should we be upset that schools don’t introduce topics of sexuality to 5- to 8-year-olds?

Children at that age can’t possibly process the kinds of information opponents of Florida’s bill seek to give them.

Why not let them be kids and seek, instead, to protect their innocence? You refer to the bill as “anti LGBTQ,” but not presenting kids with information they are not mature enough to handle isn’t anti anything. It’s pro-kids.

The second question is, should taxpayer-funded schools be the ones to present this information. If parents want to introduce these topics to their children, that is their prerogative and their right. Public schools represent the public, and public opinion on these mat-

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Why should schools wade into topics that have the potential to polarize and divide? Schools should stick to reading, writing and arithmetic. They would be far better able to handle those topics if

they weren’t veering off into social experiments.

THE REV. PHILIP PRESTAMO Pastor, Cornerstone Church Freeport

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When Jimmie rang the Victory Bell to signify his final cancer treatment at Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, our team celebrated with him. Our cancer experts were able to be at his side every step of the way because we offer the full spectrum of cancer care, from chemotherapy to radiation therapy to surgery. We’re also the only Long Island hospital to be part of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center at Mount Sinai.

With this multidisciplinary approach, we help you overcome not only the cancer, but whatever else cancer brings with it.

Learn more at southnassau.org/cancer

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Cancer care you can trust, right here on Long Island.