An extraordinary Fashion Show organized by the Freeport Association of Girl Scouts showcased the diverse styles and empowering spirit of young girls on June 2. At right, Perrine Louis, of Troop 2221, stole the spotlight as she strutted down the runway.
By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com
On a vibrant day in Freeport, the Susanne Smoller Conference on Youth Wellness unfolded with great enthusiasm, paying homage to the extraordinary legacy of Susanne Smoller, an esteemed advocate in the PTA and the Nassau Public School District.
Organized by the Nassau Region Parent Teacher Association, the annual gathering took place on May 9 at Caroline Atkinson Intermediate School, and focused on an educational atmosphere and a commitment to promoting awareness and advocacy for the well-being of young minds.
Immersing participants in a tapestry of interactive workshops and captivating presentations, the event delved into the realms of social-emotional learning, parent-child communication, and the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle.
“Mental health awareness and overall wellness are of utmost importance,” region board member and Smoller Conference Chairp Leona Fowler said. “Mental health is an integral part of one’s well-being, and wellness encompasses the overall state of being. The event’s theme focused on achieving holistic health, prioritizing self-care, and extending it to encompass not just oneself, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
Two science teachers in the Freeport School District have been named Outstanding Science Teachers by the Science Teachers Association of New York State.
Freeport was the only district in Nassau County whose teachers were honored. Peter Capaccio and Donna Rusinek were presented with the awards at a ceremony at the Coral House in Baldwin on May 16.
Capaccio, an eighth-grade earth science teacher at J.W. Dodd Middle School, won the Intermediate Science Award. He
came to the Freeport district in 2004, and has consistently guided his students to excel in earth science Regents exams, Advanced Placement tests and U.S. Physics and Chemistry Olympiad exams. Capaccio instills a genuine passion for science in his students, fostering a lifelong appreciation for the subject.
He also has a passion for meteorology, and has set up a weather station on the school’s roof, which has given students and community members access real-time weather data. The initiative aims to cultivate students’ interest in meteorology and encourage them to explore weather forecasting indepen -
dently.
Capaccio attributed his career choice to the teachers who inspired him during his own schooling. Their enthusiasm and dedication left a lasting impact, he said, motivating him to share his love for science with the next generation. Witnessing students’ curiosity and the development of their problem-solving and critical thinking skills, he added, brings him immense joy and fuels his passion for teaching.
“I’m very enthusiastic about meteorology, and I strive to ignite a similar enthusiasm in the students,” Capaccio said.
“Some of them have shown a keen interest in observing the
changing numbers and conditions, and they enjoy making predictions and forecasts on their own. It’s gratifying to see them develop their forecasting skills and gain confidence in their abilities. By allowing them to forecast independently, they no longer solely rely on the news, and it gives them a sense of accomplishment. They can
say, ‘I don’t have to watch the news — I can do it myself.’”
Capaccio’s commitment to excellence is evident in his honors-level classes, where he guides eighth-grade students through a Regents-level material typically taken on by high school sophomores.
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but also one’s family and the wider community. We want everyone to recognize the significance of nurturing their complete well-being, from the inside out. We just wanted to make sure everybody understood that.”
A conference highlight was a workshop inspired by the Disney Pixar film, “Inside Out” where young participants explored emotions and learned how to manage them effectively.
Following the workshop, families engaged in a do-it-yourself craft activity centered around creating sensory keychains. The interactive session fostered emotional awareness and provided families with a bonding opportunity.
Parents also attended an exclusive workshop titled “Going beyond the after school special: Having hard conversations with your children” led by Susan Fisher, Assistant Director of the School Mental Health Resource and Training Center, and Nassau Region PTA Associate Director.
Parents were equipped with valuable tools to engage in open dialogues about sensitive topics. By facilitating these discussions at home, parents can guide their children towards seeking support and understanding within the family unit, thus minimizing the risk of negative influences.
“We had families share some of those hard topics and how to basically process through those topics like trauma, gender,
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all those different things that young people are going through now,” Fowler said. “And how to just have those conversations with your children so that they’re not looking for that outside of the home.”
In addition to the workshops, a licensed dietitian and nutritionist educated attend-
ees about healthy food choices, particularly in relation to snacking. By unveiling the surprising lack of nutritional value in popular cereals, chips, and even cooking ingredients, participants were empowered to make informed decisions when grocery shopping. A nutritious lunch was provid-
ed, featuring gluten-free, carb-free, and vegetable wrap options, along with light snacks like veggie sticks and plain Greek yogurt.
The attendees of all ages hailed from various Long Island districts and New York City boroughs learned the importance of fostering a holistic approach to wellness.
The Nassau Region PTA, a branch of the National PTA, serves as an umbrella organization encompassing Parent Teacher Associations from school districts in Nassau and Queens Counties. It comprises parents, teachers, and students who actively advocate for state laws and policies that address pressing issues affecting youth.
By engaging in legislative action and community initiatives, the organization strives to ensure a nurturing and supportive environment for children and families.
Reflecting on the event’s significance, Leona Fowler and the PTA board stressed the vital role of mental health awareness and wellness.
“By taking care of the whole self, we can cultivate a healthier and more supportive environment for ourselves, our loved ones, and our community as a whole,” Fowler said.
As the conference concluded, the organizers extended an invitation to the public to look forward to next year’s free event, reinforcing the commitment to fostering youth well-being and advocacy.
Courtesy the Nassau Region Parent Teacher AssociationPTA, celebrated the legacy of Susanne Smoller while promoting awareness and advocacy for the well-being of young minds. The conference featured workshops
In a dazzling display of creativity and camaraderie, the Freeport Association of Girl Scouts orchestrated their annual Fashion Show on the evening of June 2. The vibrant Bayview Avenue School served as the perfect stage for this extraordinary event, where girls aged 6 to 13 radiated their individual styles, unleashed their self-expression, and basked in the unwavering support of their Girl Scout sisters and the wider Freeport community. Steering the ship of this annual event was leader of Troop 2221, Queenette Karikari.
The Fashion Show was not only a glamorous affair but also a splendid platform for celebrating the blossoming leaders of Freeport’s future. From elegant formal attire to captivating cultural ensembles and even athletic sportswear, the show exhibited the versatility and creativity of these remarkable girls. Adding a touch of nostalgia and time-traveling flair, the event featured mesmerizing fashion pieces hailing from the iconic eras of the 40s, 50s, and 60s, meticulously curated and flawlessly presented.
As the curtains drew to a close on this extraordinary spectacle, the Freeport Association of Girl Scouts basked in the resounding success of their annual Fashion Show for another year.
–Mohamed FarghalyARIANNA PETERS, A talented young scout from Troop 2221, dazzles in her carefully curated ensemble, expressing her creativity and embracing the spirit of self-expression.
AVERY DAISLEY, A proud member of Troop 2221, captivates the audience with her stunning fashion choices, reflecting her individuality and Girl Scout spirit.
ANNA RODRIGUEZ FROM Troop 2453 graces the runway, showcasing her unique style and confidence at the Freeport Association of Girl Scouts’ annual Fashion Show.
Freeport resident, Lester Fieldsa celebrated his 90th birthday on June 3 with a citation awarded to him by village officials and Mayor Robert Kennedy. Fieldsa is a current member of the Freeport Fire Deparment, Emergency Rescue Number Nine. He joined the fire department in 1956, served as chief in 194 and has been an active member for 57 years.
A man from Freeport died as a result of a crash that took place on June 10 on the Northern State Parkway in the Town of North Hempstead.
The incident involved Erik JimenezVilleda, a 23-year-old Freeport resident who was driving his 2011 Toyota Sienna in the eastbound direction of the Northern State Parkway, near exit 29. His vehicle veered off the road and onto the right shoulder, subsequently descending an
Cynthia J. Krieg, a remarkable individual who made significant contributions throughout her life, died on June 2 at 87 years old. Although she achieved many accomplishments outside of the town, she was most renowned for her unwavering dedication to preserving and sharing the rich history of the Village of Freeport. Her profound love for this community was evident in her numerous endeavors.
Born in Brooklyn in 1936, Krieg relocated to Valley Stream during her childhood years. After graduating from Valley Stream Central High School, she pursued her passion for history at the State University of New York at Albany, where she earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
embankment and colliding with a tree. Jimenez-Villeda was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Currently, authorities are conducting an investigation into the crash, and anyone who witnessed the incident or possesses relevant information is encouraged to contact the State Police at (631) 756-3300.
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Subsequently, she embarked on a teaching career as a social studies educator at Berner High School in Massapequa. Krieg’s commitment to knowledge led her to attain a second master’s degree in library science and a professional diploma in administration and supervision from C.W. Post, Long Island University. Her expertise propelled her into the role of librarian at McKenna Junior High School. In recognition of her outstanding contributions, Long Island University Palmer Library School honored Krieg as the “Outstanding Librarian of the Year” in 1991. She later assumed the position of district supervisor of libraries before retiring from the Massapequa Union Free School District in 2000. Following her retirement, Krieg served as a consultant for Nassau School Library System, Nassau BOCES, for a period of four years.
Krieg’s profound affection for the Village of Freeport blossomed when she chose to reside there later in life. In her quest for a home situated between her parents in Valley Stream and her workplace in Massapequa, she found that Freeport met her criteria.
breaking partnership between the museum and the Freeport Memorial Library to embark on a digitization project. Her dedication led to her accepting a part-time position as a reference librarian at the library. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Freeport Historical Society and Museum, Krieg played a key role in orchestrating a grand celebration that included a sit-down dinner at Jimmy’s Junkyard.
Recognizing her knowledge and passion, Krieg was appointed as the village historian for Freeport in 2002, a position she held until her passing. Her invaluable contributions to the village’s historical preservation efforts earned her the distinction of becoming a Registered Public Historian of New York State.
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However, during the 1970s, a practice known as racial steering confined her housing options solely to south Freeport. Undeterred, Krieg persevered until she discovered a willing agent who introduced her to homes in north Freeport. It was on North Long Beach Avenue that she discovered a captivating 1930s Colonial house with a charming slate roof, nestled amidst a cluster of majestic oldgrowth trees and welcoming neighbors. This became the cherished home of Krieg and her devoted partner, James “Jim” Coveney, for several decades.
In addition to her role as a resident, Krieg made an indelible mark as the longtime president and curator of the Freeport Historical Society and Museum. Collaborating closely with fellow trustee Rita Carter, she organized numerous wellreceived Freeport house tours, serving as vital fundraisers for the museum.
In 2005, Krieg spearheaded a ground-
In 2012, Krieg co-authored the esteemed book “Freeport” published by Arcadia Publishers, alongside Regina G. Feeney. Known for her captivating presentations on various aspects of Freeport’s intriguing history, Krieg specialized in the vibrant actors’ colony that once thrived in the village, transforming it into a captivating multi-part series.
When not devoting her time to the Freeport Historical Society or engaging in civic activities such as Friends of Freeport, the Salvation Army, the Freeport Chamber of Commerce, or the Massapequa Hall of Fame, Krieg found solace in the company of her cherished friends at Jones Beach and enjoyed moments of tranquility with her beloved feline companions.
The passing of Krieg leaves a profound void in the hearts of those who knew her. Her unwavering commitment to preserving the history of the Village of Freeport and her tireless advocacy for the community will be remembered as an enduring legacy. Krieg’s impact will continue to inspire future generations to embrace their heritage and work tirelessly to shape a brighter future for Freeport.
Courtesy Freeport Memorial Library DEDICATED HISTORIAN AND community advocate, Cynthia J. Krieg, dies, leaving a lasting legacy in Freeport at the age of 87. Randy Milteer/Freeport Public Relations
In an auto incident on Mill Road in Freeport, a tractor-trailer traveling westbound in the turning lane encountered a vehicle making a turn, resulting in a near collision on June 5. While the tractortrailer managed to avoid leaving the road, the trailer tilted and made contact with a telephone pole, bringing it down.
The accident caused disruption to both highpower electric lines and main cable lines, rendering the road impassable until repairs were made.
“It was just a big accident,” Sergeant Robert Salisbury said. “The high-power electric lines belonging to Freeport Electric were positioned at the top, while the main cable lines for pretty much a large portion of the village ran across the road. All those lines were down low enough that we could not let any vehicles pass until the situation was rectified.”
Multiple police units were swiftly deployed to alleviate the resulting traffic congestion, ensuring the smooth flow of vehicles during rush hour.
Following the truck collision, the Freeport electric department, under the guidance of Al Livingston, superintendent of electric utilities, executed a complex restoration operation. The damaged truck was carefully removed from the pole, which was subsequently replaced. The department then coordinated with telephone and cable providers to transfer their facilities to the new pole.
The restoration process involved reinstalling a critical component known as a riser and re-ener-
gizing the connections. The gravity of the situation became apparent as the snapped pole left wires hanging precariously, resulting in the closure of the affected road until the cables were safely elevated. Immediate action was taken to address the issue of energized wires atop the pole, with circuits being de-energized and safety protocols strictly followed. Although the majority of the area maintained uninterrupted power, one company experienced a brief outage lasting approximately seven to ten minutes
The team worked tirelessly from the afternoon of the accident until the early hours of the morning, resuming the next day to complete their part of the restoration. The task concluded at approximately 5 a.m. when the riser was successfully lifted into place.
“The Freeport Electric Department has a reliability rating of 99.97 percent as certified by the American Public Power Association,” Livingston said. “We rank in the 25th percentile nationwide and the average is on our website. While the average outage duration across the country stands at 140 minutes, Freeport’s outage duration is just around a minute.”
No injuries were reported in the accident, and damage was limited to property. Thanks to the coordinated efforts of the police and the electric team, the situation was rectified efficiently, ensuring the safety and convenience of commuters.
“I personally want to think the Village of Freeport’s electric department and for the services rendered and protection of our residence during this accident,” Mayor Robert Kennedy said.
The thick yellow haze that descended on Long Island last week was more than a natural sepia-toned filter — the unnervingly post-apocalyptic scene brought with it some serious health concerns.
The blanket of smoke that blocked out the sun on June 7 was a result of a soonerthan-typical start to what is projected to be Canada’s worst wildfire season ever. The resulting smoke plume was like nothing New York state had ever seen, according to officials from the Department of Environmental Conservation.
“It’s certainly the worst in memory, by far,” DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said of the air quality at a June 7 news conference. “It certainly is unprecedented.”
Long Island, like most of New York, received health advisories regarding degraded air quality every day from June 5 to 9. The advisories came as no shock to residents who were experiencing a yellow, smoke-scented world.
It “smelled like a campfire I couldn’t escape from,” one Facebook user commented to the Lynbrook Herald. “Amber skies, and fire pit smell everywhere,” wrote another.
The Air Quality Index, created by the Environmental Protection Agency, measures the level of pollutants in the air and the resulting health concern. Sensitive groups — children, seniors, pregnant women, or those with heart or lung conditions — should be mindful of AQI ratings of over 100, and everyone, regardless of health, should be careful when ratings rise above 150. Places in Nassau County saw ratings of over 300 during the June 7 peak of bad air. New York City had a rating of 484, briefly making it the most polluted city on earth.
“If you’ve been looking out the window the last couple of days, you can see the effects of the Canadian wildfires,” Dr. James McDonald, acting commissioner of the state Department of Health, said at Wednesday’s news conference. “If you’re out walking and all of a sudden you’re coughing, you’re feeling short of breath, that’s a signal. When your body speaks to you, you want to listen to your body.”
The DEC and other environmental and health organizations urged people to limit time outdoors. Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a statement urging all schools to suspend outdoor activities, and the Public High School Athletic Association canceled a number of sports events on Long Island.
“When we’re talking particularly about wildfire smoke, we know that contains fine particulate matter, which we know can enter the lungs,” Trevor Summerfield, the director of advocacy in New York for the American Lung Association, said. “These particulate matters could be potentially toxic as well. We don’t want anything in the lungs that’s coming from burning. We know that’s just not healthy for you.”
Short-term exposure to such pollutants can cause coughing, sneezing, shortness
of breath, a runny nose, and irritation of the eyes, nose or throat, according to the DEC. Significant long-term exposure can lead to more serious complications, such as asthma. The DEC and the American Lung Association urged people to stay indoors as much as possible, and to wear an N95 mask if a trip outside was unavoidable.
Last week’s conditions were something of a perfect storm of atmospheric anomalies. According to Nelson Vas, the warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service, the intensity of the smoke Long Island experienced was exacerbated by a poorly timed low-
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pressure system that funneled smoke from extreme fires in Quebec south to Long Island and the metropolitan area. The stifling smog, Vas said, was so intense that Long Island temperatures dropped several degrees.
“Some of the wildfires have spread a bit,” Vas said. “That and the wind direction have all come together to really increase the concentrations down here.”
The severity of the fires is due largely to an extended dry season in Canada. Vas explained that New York has not experienced such a dry spring, making a similar wildfire season here unlikely.
Nonetheless, even more concerning is
the possibility that this is only the beginning of a pattern that could continue to threaten the Northeast with smoke. Climate change is a direct cause of the increased intensity and longevity of wildfires, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. “We’re really concerned about climate change,” Summerfield said. “We know that climate change has an impact on our lung health because of incidences like this. I think it’s just getting worse.”
He added, “In New York, we’re blessed to have great air quality, for the most part. And when we’re used to that, and then you get (June 7), which is like the worst you could possibly see, it’s a pretty stark wakeup call.”
The stifling smog has given way to normal atmospheric conditions, but if the experts are right, and Long Island can potentially expect future run-ins with wildfire smoke, a hazy yellow world may be added to the growing list of “unprecedented events” people should get used to.
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There was no Triple Crown on the line, but the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes was historic nonetheless.
Trainer Jena Antonucci etched herself into thoroughbred racing history last Saturday when Arcangelo, ridden by jockey Javier Castellano, pulled away down the stretch to finish atop the nine-horse field before a roaring crowd of 48.089 at Belmont Park.
The Florida-based Antonucci, 47, became the first-ever female trainer to capture any of the Triple Crown races and did so with her first-ever entry. Castellano, meanwhile, has now won all three.
“It’s the horse and I am so grateful,” said Antonucci, who began training on her own in 2010. “I will forever be indebted to his honesty to us, his heart, and he is why you get up seven days a week. I didn’t get a lot of sleep the last few nights. I’m not going to lie. I’m so grateful.”
The race marked the 50-year anniversary of Secretariat’s electrifying 31-length Belmont triumph. One of the symbols used to honor “Big Red” this year was the addition of blue roses to the traditional blanket of white carnations awarded to the winner, reminiscent of the famous blue and white checkerboard silks of Secretari at’s owner, Meadow Stable.
Owned by Blue Rose Farm, Arcangelo was full of run throughout as he sat behind pacesetters National Treasure, the Preakness winner, and longshot Tapit Shoes along the backstretch. As the field approached the turn and with Angel of Empire and Hit Show still very much involved after a mile in 1:37.41, Castellano made a decisive move to put the lateblooming son of Arrogate in ideal position going into the turn.
A retreating Tapit Shoes left clear running room for Arcangelo to sneak up along the inside of National Treasure, who dropped out of contention at the quarter pole. Drawing away at the eighth pole, Arcangelo then held off late-charging favorite Forte and Tapit Trice to win by 1 ½-lengths in 2:29.23.
“This is a dream come true. To win two Triple Crown races in the same year, it’s amazing,” said Castellano, who rode Mage to victory in the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May and guided Bernardini and Cloud Computing to Preakness scores in 2016 and 2017, respectively. “Everything worked out good,” he added. “There’s always something to shoot for, but I’m just going to keep working hard. But this is so special. He was so impres-
sive. He was always there for me.”
Castellano entered 2023 0-for-15 in the Kentucky Derby and 0-for-14 in the Belmont Stakes. Last Saturday’s win was redemptive for the 45-year-old Venezuelan native, who finished runner-up in the Belmont on three occasions — all by narrow margins, including a three-quarter length loss aboard Stay Thirsty to Ruler On Ice in 2011; a head defeat to Tonalist in 2014 when piloting 28-1 shot Commissioner; and a nose defeat to Creator in 2016 aboard
Destin.
Arcangelo, a $35,000 purchase who didn’t make his career debut until December, won his third consecutive start and was coming off an impressive triumph in the Grade 3 Peter Pan at Belmont May 13. He paid $17.80 to win and earned a $900,000 payday to boost his lifetime earnings to $1,067,400 in five starts.
Jon Ebbert, owner of Blue Rose Farm, was in awe as he earned his first Grade 1 win of his career and said he always had
faith in the grey ridgling.
“It’s amazing,” he said. “What an amazing ride. I’m so proud of the horse. He’s an amazing horse. He’s all heart. We knew he had it in him. Javier rode him perfectly and Jena is an amazing trainer. I’m so lucky to find her. The rest is history.”
Forte nosed out Tapit Trice for second. Angel of Empire and Hit Show finished in a dead heat for fourth. Rounding out the field was National Treasure, Il Miracolo, Red Route One and Tapit Shoes.
St. Anthony’s Feast, which is now in its 52nd year, saw thousands of attendees over the four-day festival from June 8 to 11. Boasting eight food booths plus a handful of food trucks, the packed feast catered to anyone tastebuds. And with over a dozen rides, it was the place to be this past weekend.
It’s been three years since the start of the pandemic, but feast chairman Thomas Cesiro III said the ripples can still be felt. “We lost a lot of volunteers,” he said, “so last year we did mostly food trucks because they couldn’t operate everything. This year, we added more food booths, and booths that our volunteers are running, and several more food trucks. So, this was a great combination.”
With clear skies and the air quality alert nearly gone, Cesiro summed up that, “This is a banner year, we have a lot of volunteers helping and we’re moving along great. Everyone comes here, it’s a big community event and it’s well known in other communities, from Baldwin, Rockville Centre, they all know our feast and they all come here.”
Families enjoyed the low-to-the-ground rides as well as the daring ones. Charly Griffiths went on many rides with her father John, but “I wasn’t the one who was a baby, it was my dad,” Charly said, explaining “He refused to go on the Zipper.”
Barry and Luciano Rauch live nearby and said they came because they, “like to do local things, we’ve been (at the feast) three, four years (in a row).”
Luciano said her favorite ride was the Swings, because “it’s fast!” They said they also enjoyed the funhouse, carousel, Ferris wheel, boats and paratrooper rides offered.
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KEEPFIT, A BOXING Bootcamp group, collaborated with Fabletics to host a boxing class inside the Fabletics store, aiming to expand their reach and visibility.
THE BOXING EVENT highlighted the importance of inclusivity and the commitment to support individuals in their fitness journey.
KeepFit, a Boxing Bootcamp group based in Freeport and dedicated to fostering confidence collaborated with Fabletics, an innovative, high-quality line of athletic apparel for women and men. This collaboration involved KeepFit hosting an exhilarating boxing class at Roosevelt Field in Garden City, inside the Fabletics store, aiming to expand their reach and amplify their organization’s visibility and marking the second collaboration between these two organizations.
Sanders recounted her longstanding admiration for Fabletics’ exceptional apparel, which had captivated her for years and decided to call them up and see if they were interested in working together.
“Being a female, it is hard to find good quality and good pricing workout clothing, especially leggings to be specific,” Sanders said. “I had the idea a couple of years ago and when I was thinking of this idea. I automatically thought of that store, Fabletics because I like them a lot, so that’s what made me choose them because I love their power and their clothing is good quality input and reasonable pricing.”
Sanders believed that aligning with Fabletics would provide a unique opportunity to expand their reach and connect with a larger audience.
“I thought it was gonna be a great partnership,” Sanders said. “It’ll be a great exposure. The company itself is a wellknown company. At first, it was just women’s apparel but now they have men too. I just thought to remember, and I know a lot of people with their apparel already.”
Sanders emphasized the core value of inclusivity and the welcoming nature of the Keepfit community. According to her, it is essential to embrace and accept individuals from all walks of life, fostering a sense of belonging for everybody and expressed her commitment to helping individuals in the best way possible, ensuring they receive the necessary guidance and assistance along their fitness journey.
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A new Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine has been named the USS Long Island, paying homage to the multitude of veterans from Long Island and the island itself. The announcement was made to active sailors and media on Pier 88 in Manhattan during the 35th annual Fleet Week, the city’s time-honored celebration of the sea services, by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro.
The submarine is the third U.S. Navy ship named after Long Island, but a long way from the original USS Long Island steam trawler purchased by the Navy in 1917. As an attack submarine, the 377-foot-long vessel is designed specifically to seek and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships, project power ashore with Tomahawk cruise missiles and Special Operations forces, carry out intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, support battle group operations and engage in mine warfare.
“New York has been a Navy town since our nation’s founding,” Del Toro said at the announcement. “Today over 200,000 veterans are spread across the five boroughs, with over 50 percent living on Long Island, in Brooklyn and Queens. The service of these veterans throughout our nation’s history has been admirable, and it’s an honor to recognize them as well as the district itself with this submarine naming.”
Capt. Patrick Evans, a naval special assistant for public affairs, wrote in an email to the Herald about the history of the original USS Long Island: “It served as a minesweeper, harbor patrol ship, and an icebreaker until after the first world war and (was) decommissioned in 1919.”
The second ship to bear the name Long Island was an
escort carrier, the first of its class at the time. Notably, it was the first of the Navy’s prototype aircraft carriers, which launched squadrons of attack aircraft in the Pacific theater in World War II.
Earlier, in 1941, the ship cruised the East Coast on neutrality patrol, keeping a watchful eye on potentially dangerous patrolling German submarines. A year later, the ship would prove instrumental in assisting with the Guadalcanal campaign.
Fighting at the Battle of Guadalcanal, one of the turn-
ing points in the war, the USS Long Island helped save the island of Guadalcanal from a Japanese onslaught. The vessel carried Marine Corps dive bombers, and two squadrons of Grumman Wildcat fighters, built in Bethpage, into the skirmish.
After the war, the USS Long Island trained pilots and ferried returning American troops home from the Pacific as part of Operation Magic Carpet, the largest combined air and sealift ever organized to bring troops back. Many of them, no doubt, were coming home to Long Island.
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Published this year, “The Good Life” reports on the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest scientific study of happiness ever done. Tracking the lives of hundreds of participants for over 80 years, the report concludes that it is the strength of our relationships with friends, relatives and coworkers that most determine quality of life, health and longevity.
Regarding older adults, the authors note that time is suddenly very precious. Questions arise such as:
• How much time do I have left?
• How long will I stay healthy?
• Am I losing it mentally?
• Who do I want to spend this limited time with?
• Have I had a good enough life?
• What do I regret?
“The fewer moments we have to look forward to in life, the more valuable they become. Past grievances and preoccupations often dissipate...research has shown that human beings are never so happy as in the late years of
their lives. We get better at maximizing highs and minimizing lows. We feel less hassled by the little things that go wrong, and we get better at knowing when something is important and when it’s not. The value of positive experiences far outweighs the cost of negative experiences, and we prioritize things that bring us joy. In short, we’re emotionally wiser, and that wisdom helps us thrive.”
We learn that neglected relationships, like muscles, atrophy. Our social life, being a living system, needs exercise. Further, the reason social relationships are so valuable has a biological basis – a means of protection from predators. Without meaningful relationships, we remain in a state of stress, often unknown to us.
Make the effort. Most of us have friends and relatives who energize us and who we don’t see enough. As Mark Twain said, “There isn’t time, so brief is life, for bickerings, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving, and but an instant, so to speak, for that”.
ne of the best things you can grow in a garden is a life-long gardener. With summer upon us, the world outdoors beckons. Starting at home. Your personal landscape is a great place to enjoy being outside.
The kids can benefit in so many ways from digging right in. Literally. There’s growing body of research that indicates gardening-related activities boost physical and emotional health, even academic performance, besides the all-around benefits of family bonding.
So parents and grandparents who are not already getting down and dirty with the kids, what are you waiting for?
From the onset, prepare to pivot. Gardening with kids requires flexibility. Most kids prioritize exploration and discovery in the garden rather than appearance or production. You might have a planned activity, but they prefer to focus on the grasshopper they just found. Rather than corral them back to the task at hand, try talking to them about the grasshopper, sharing their wonder and excitement, and then finding a way to connect it to your activity.
Remember that positive associations with gardening are the goal. If they walk away with those, you’ve succeeded. And they’ll be back to learn more.
Let kids choose what to plant. Offer guidance and guarantee some sure-success plants are among their picks. But if they want beets, roses and petunias, why not? Giving kids agency over what plants they grow also gives them the incentive to continue engaging with their plants over time. Don’t forget that gardening isn’t confined to a raised bed or backyard. You can grow a multitude of plants indoors, on windowsills, porches, or balconies, you name it!
Choose garden projects that work for your needs. To set yourself up for success, always consider projects or activities you might want to try through the lenses of the kids’ age and ability levels, your budget, available space, available time, safety concerns, and growing conditions in your area.
Leave room for good old-fashioned digging. Many kids love to dig in the dirt, and digging and observing are excellent for their sensory systems, gross and fine motor skills, and practicing focus and empathy for small creatures. Leaving a designated dig space in the garden gives them a spot to search for worms and grubs, and helps keep disruptive digging out of other areas of the garden.
Make the garden a joyful place. Positive associations with nature early on in life give kids a sense of belonging to the natural world and responsibility for it. Help with the behind-the-scenes maintenance of kids’ gardens so they continue to be an inviting space for them. Give them opportunities for responsibility, but don’t turn gardens into a chore or punishment they would rather avoid. Embrace kids’ preferences, and avoid
pressing them to taste, touch or smell something they don’t want to.
Ensure activities are geared toward equal access. Think through how to share a gardening experience equally with all the kids participating. Try collaborative gardening: One kid digs a hole, another sprinkles compost, another kid places a seedling in, and so on. This helps multiple kids be involved in smaller garden tasks.
Set aside time when kids can explore the garden without an intended activity. Positive associations also come from moments when kids are allowed to observe, explore and play in a self-led way.
And just as important, enjoy gardening yourself. One of the most powerful teaching tools is the use of modeling. Don’t underestimate how impactful showcasing your enthusiasm for gardening can be on the kids you’re working with.
A garden is a wonderful place for kids to try caring for a living thing and being responsible for the success or failure of a growth cycle. And when failures happen, it’s a space for kids to learn how to deal with an undesired outcome, grow their resiliency, and try again.
With a commitment to the accurate reproduction of Beatles’ repertoire, The Fab Faux treat the seminal music with unwavering respect, known for their painstaking recreations of the songs (with emphasis on the later works never performed live by the Beatles). The musical virtuosity of The Fab Faux — in actuality five New York City-based musicians — upends the concept of a Beatles tribute band. Far beyond extended cover sets, their shows are an inspired rediscovery of The Beatles’ musical magic. Imagine hearing complex material like ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ or “I am the Walrus” performed in complete part-perfect renditions. Or such harmony-driven songs as ‘Because,’ ‘Nowhere Man,’ and ‘Paperback Writer,’ reproduced with extra vocalists to achieve a double-tracked effect. That’s The Fab Faux experience.
Friday, June 16, 8 p.m. $75, $55, $45, $35. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com, or ParamountNY.com.
A folk-Americana-rock-country band with deep roots in varied genres, The Felice Brothers are lauded as ‘musician’s musicians’ and poets. The brothers — Ian on guitar and lead vocals, and James, a multiinstrumentalist and vocalist — hail from the Catskills. Their early songs echoed off subway walls and kept company with travelers and vagrants. Their current lineup, with the addition of bassist and inaugural female Felice member Jesske Hume and drummer Will Lawrence (also a singer/songwriter) as their rhythm section, promises to be the best yet. Their latest tunes carry messages that beg listeners to think deeply about the environment, humanity, legacy, and death. Many of the songs depict nostalgia, transience and getting older. For songwriter Ian Felice, there must also always be a current of hope in the music.
Sunday, June 18, 7:30 p.m. $37 and $32. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.
Harry Chapin’s family holds a special place in the long rich history of family ensembles. Always busy with their many endeavors, the family unites for a rare performance together on the Landmark stage, Thursday, June 22, 7:30 p.m. Their successful musical careers are a testament to Harry’s enduring legacy. His brother Tom Chapin, with daughters Abigail and Lily Chapin, who perform as The Chapin Sisters; along with bandmate Michael Mark on electric bass and Jon Cobert on piano, will enthrall the audience with their pristine harmonies and folk-influenced melodies. A fixture on the music scene for decades, the Chapins, of course, continue to carry on Harry Chapin’s philanthropic legacy. Non-perishable food items will be collected for Long Island Cares, the Harry Chapin Food Bank. $150 and $75. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.
Join the 2023 Nassau Library Tour Road trip and visit as many of Nassau’s public libraries as you can from June 12 to Aug.12. Each one is your gateway into a new community. Visit the library, then explore the attractions, restaurants, and parks nearby. Take a self-guided tour as a family or a team of friends, or go solo. Plus, you’ll collect prizes and invaluable memories along the way. Visit all 59 libraries to be entered to win one of the grand prize raffle baskets! Get started by picking up a map at Freeport Memorial Library. For more information, visit Tour.NassauLibrary.org.
Bruce Springsteen tribute band E Street Shuffle rocks Eisenhower Park, Saturday, June 17, 8 p.m. Hailing from Asbury Park, N.J., E Street Shuffle is a band that built itself from the ground up on the principals of being as musically authentic as humanly possible, while embodying the spirit, power and camaraderie of Springsteen and the E Street Band’s legendary live concerts. Bring seating. Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. For information, visit NassaucCountyNY.gov.
June 15
Nassau County Museum of Art’s exhibition, “Eye And Mind: The Shin Collection,” highlights the extraordinary collection masterworks assembled by 31-year-old connoisseur Hong Gyu Shin, an internationally recognized figure in the global art world. He shares his treasures, including works by Whistler, Lautrec, Boucher, Daumier, Delacroix, Klimt, Schiele, Balthus, Warhol, de Kooning, Gorky and many other important names from art history provocatively juxtaposed with the painting and sculpture of our own time from both Asia and the West. On view through July 9. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
Enjoy a free concert in updated Silver Lake Park, Thursday, June 15 at 7 p.m. Featured performers are Stuart Marcus and Frank Walker. Non-perishable items will be collected on behalf of Long Island Cares. For more information, call (516) 5720200.
Class with Tai Chi
Presented by Mount Sinai South Nassau Injury Prevention, this series of classes is designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels among older adults. Learn simple exercises to increase strength and balance. A workbook will be provided to those registered. Those attending are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and bring a bottle of water. It runs from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Visit. FreeportLibrary.info to register or call (516) 379-3274 for more information.
Support The Whaling Museum by participating in Sandbar restaurant’s Whale of a Drink, Whale of a Cause fundraising effort, now through June 21. Enjoy the Sandbar’s iconic cocktail, the Whalebone, and a portion of the purchase will be donated to the museum. A “mocktail” version is also available. To help promote the fundraiser, mixologist Dan Leopold will offer a mixology demonstration and Whalebone tasting at the Museum’s Whales & Ales event on June 3, 2:303 p.m. Funds will support the Whaling Museum’s community education programs during its 2023 summer season. 55 Main St, Cold Spring Harbor. For information, visit SandbarColdSpringHarbor.com.
Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@ liherald.com.
Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure you and your baby’s spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.
For many years visitors to Westbury House at Old Westbury Gardens asked what was beyond the first floor corridor. Now beyond the door and discover “secrets of the service wing,” during a 60-minute guided tour, Friday, June 16, noon; Sunday, June 18, 1:30 p.m.; Monday, June 19, noon, Wednesday, June 21, noon; Thursday, June 22, noon and 1:30 p.m. Be introduced to the intensive labor required to create the lifestyle experienced by the Phipps family and their guests; tour the many rooms that were “behind the scenes” to create the formal dining experiences of early 20th century. Go along the corridors to the butler’s pantry and silver cleaning room then descend the 17 steps to the kitchen, scullery, and wine storage rooms located on the ground floor. Reservations required. 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.
Join the Freeport Camera Club and learn all about taking pictures with the best of them. The club meets at Freeport Memorial Library d at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month. 144 West Merrick Road.
Families will enjoy another musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Thursday and Friday, June 15-16, 10:15 a.m. and noon.This musical comedy adventure stars Willems’ beloved character The Pigeon, who is eager to try anything and everything. When a bus driver takes a break from the route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take the driver’s place — a pigeon. The audience is part of the action, in this innovative mix of songs, silliness and feathers. $9 with museum admission ($7 members), $12 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.
State Attorney General Letitia James announced on June 8 that her office had filed suit against Red Rose Rescue, a rightwing anti-abortion organization, for blocking access to three Planned Parenthood locations in Nassau and Westchester counties, including the Planned Parenthood in Hempstead on July 7, 2022.
The lawsuit, announced just over two weeks before the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe V. Wade, claims that several members of the pro-life group, Christopher “Fidelis” Moscinski, Matthew Connolly, William Goodman, Laura Gies and John Hinshaw, have interfered with clinics by lying to clinicians to gain access to the facilities under the guise of being a patient and having an appointment.
Once inside, James’s office said, a Red Rose Rescue member posing as a patient will open a back door, allowing others inside, where they have occupied waiting rooms and refused to leave, barricaded entrances, threatened staff and clinicians, and physically blocked access to women’s health care services, all in an effort to stop clinics from operating.
“Red Rose Rescue has made it their mission to terrorize reproductive health care providers and the patients they serve,” James said. “Only we have the right to make decisions about our own
bodies — not anti-choice legislators, not religious extremists and bigoted zealots, and not Red Rose rescue.” She continued, “We will not allow Red Rose Rescue to harass and harangue New Yorkers with their outrageous militant tactics. Make no mistake — abortion is health care, and as New York’s Attorney General, I will continue to protect and defend everyone’s legal right to safely access health care in this state.”
James also announced that she would
seek to ban members of Red Rose Rescue from coming within 30 feet of any reproductive health care facility in the state. Under the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act and the New York State Clinic Access Act, it is illegal to block access to reproductive health care clinics or harass their patients.
At the news conference announcing the suit, Dipal Shah, the chief external affairs officer for Planned Parenthood of Greater New York, thanked James for
holding Red Rose Rescue accountable for actions that he said impact not only Planned Parenthood patients, but staff and volunteers as well.
“It’s unacceptable,” Shah said. “We see, on an almost daily basis, anti-abortion protesters outside our health centers … using harmful tactics to block patients’ access to our health centers — everything from verbally abusing them, forcing pamphlets in their face, and blocking them from entering.” He added, “These top tactics are not just disruptive, they’re psychologically destabilizing and they’re incredibly harmful.”
Catherine Lederer-Plaskett, president of Choice Matters and founder of Project CATCH (for the Center for Analysis and Tracking of Clinical Harassers), share her experiences with Red Rose Rescue.
“I would bet that everyone in this room has a day that changed their lives forever,” Lederer-Plaskett said. “I have mine. It was Nov. 27, 2021. That was the day All Women’s Medical in White Plains was invaded,” Red Rose Rescue managed to take over the entire facility, she said.
“If they had trespassed in a mall, they would have been evicted, removed, taken out immediately,” Lederer-Plaskett said, “but because it was only women’s health care, the police could be heard saying they didn’t want to get involved.”
James said she hoped to continue being a leader in the fight for a woman’s right to choose.
“I am living with this unimaginable pain, grief, emptiness,” Diana Alati, an advocate at Families for Safe Streets who lost her 13-year-old son, Andrew in a bicycle crash, told the audience at the first ever Walk Bike Long Island Summit. The event, held at Farmingdale State College, was organized to fight what advocates are calling “the silent epidemic” — the stunning and often overlooked number of pedestrian and bicycling fatalities.
Andrew was bicycling home from a friend’s house for dinner on Hempstead Turnpike, in Levittown, on June 30, 2019, when a speeding 19-yearold driver doing 55 mph in a 40-mph zone, trying to make it through a yellow light, struck and killed him. The Alati family, worried about how long Andrew had been gone, checked the Life360 app to see his location. They saw that his icon wasn’t moving, and rushed out. At the scene, his mother screamed to paramedics, “Is he OK?” saying over and over, “Andrew, please don’t go. Don’t leave me.”
But the affectionate young boy who loved baseball, hockey, music and riding his bicycle was gone, and “our family forever changed,” Alati said.
Along with other advocacy groups, Alati is part of a growing movement demanding changes that would reduce the number of deaths on the streets. Simple road design changes, such as rumble strips, consistency of school zone limits from town to town, and accurate police report documents, in the case of a fatality, are ways she has suggested could help, because “my son’s life was not an oopsie.”
Cynthia Brown, executive director of the New York Coalition for Transportation Safety, remembers the days of advocating for seatbelts to be a law. She recalls the combined efforts of medical professionals recounting the horrors of seeing car crash victims, public figures lending their voices, and public service announcements shown in movie theaters, and how they succeeded.
Brown said she believes that a similar group effort is
now necessary to draw attention to the severity of the issue, which has only worsened since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. “I think we need something like this now,” Brown said. “I don’t know how to bring people’s attention to what a serious problem (this is). It was bad before Covid, (but) since Covid it’s a nightmare.”
Speeding, impairment, distraction, and fatigue account for 90 percent of all fatalities, Kazem Oryani, an engineering professor at Farmingdale State College, said. “Thirty percent of the fatalities are related to speed,” he said. “This is the one (worth) fighting (now). There are others, which are education on other things, which would come later.”
Daniel Flanzig, an attorney and a member of the New York Bicycling Coalition board of directors, said he believes the next step for the next generation of drivers is automated enforcement, which works effectively in Europe and New York City — changing the incentive from relying on empathy to forcing open wallets after an impartial machine dishes out a ticket. Other than that, Flanzig said, little tweaks in a town can alter roadway behaviors, like changing the radius of a turn or painting bike lane lines more clearly with inexpensive paint.
Engineer Matthew Carmody stated that intersections and streets are safer when we can see eye to eye with one another. One improvement that accomplishes that is called daylighting, which bans parking near an intersection so pedestrians and bicyclists can see motorists, and vice versa. For this, Carmody said, no traffic study needs to be done; it’s just a matter of convincing the public to lose two a couple of parking spaces in order to save lives.
Karina Kovac/HeraldLEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME
COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wilmington Trust, NA, successor trustee to Citibank, N.A., as Trustee f/b/o holders of Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Inc., Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust 20068, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-8, Plaintiff AGAINST Sergia M. Minaya, Julio Estevez, et al., Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale
duly entered June 15, 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, NY 11501 on June 27, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 34 Grand 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, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 55., BLOCK: 23601, LOT: 222. Approximate amount of judgment $565,937.88 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #001309/2015. 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. 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. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www. Auction.com or call (800)
280-2832 Peter A. Bee, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-029399-F01 76242 139676
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE
BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE ACCREDITED MORTGAGE
LOAN TRUST 2007-1
ASSET BACKED NOTES, Plaintiff AGAINST EMMANUEL TOUSSAINT A/K/A EMMANUEL TOUISSANT; ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered November 7, 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 28, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 63 CENTENNIAL AVENUE A/K/A 63 WEST CENTENNIAL AVENUE, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575.
All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 55 Block: 413 Lot: 25. Approximate amount of judgment $561,460.56 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #007021/2011. 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. 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. Foreclosure
Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Brian Davis, Esq., Referee Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, NY 14614 SPSJN347 76286 139678
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU US Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 20061, Plaintiff AGAINST Stephen Dedomenico; William Dedomenico; Kay Dedomenico, Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 25, 2015 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 29, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 4 August Lane, Old Westbury, NY 11568. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Old Westbury, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 19 Block D Lot 112. Approximate amount of judgment $928,735.94 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 007547/2012. 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.”
Jane Shrenkel, 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 26, 2023
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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU CITIZENS BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, -againstCARLOS BERRIOS, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, VILLAGE OF LYNBROOK, NASSAU COUNTY, by and through the Nassau County Traffic and Parking Violations
Agency, JOSE ARAUJO, STACEY ARAUJO, MARITZA ARAUJO, Defendants.
SUPPLEMENTAL
SUMMONS WITH NOTICE
Index No. 605841/2018 RJI
No.: Assigned Judge: Hon. David P. Sullivan, J.S.C. TO:
CARLOS BERRIOS: YOU
ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to serve upon plaintiff’s attorneys an answer to the complaint in this action within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if the summons is not personally served upon you within the State of New York. The United States, if designated a defendant on this action, may appear or answer within sixty (60) days of service. In case of your failure to answer, judgment will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. The basis of the venue designated is that the mortgaged property is located in Monroe County. Dated:May 16, 2023COOPER ERVING & SAVAGE LLP Albany, New York BY: /s/Matthew E. Minniefield Attorneys for Plaintiff 39 North Pearl Street, 4th Floor Albany, New York 12207 (518) 449-3900 TO:CARLOS BERRIOS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. David P. Sullivan, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 9th day of May, 2023, and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Office of the Clerk of Nassau County.
This is an action for foreclosure of a mortgage made by Carlos Berrios to Citizens Bank, N.A. in the original amount of $200,000.00 with interest, dated May 31, 2008, recorded July 15, 2008, in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office in Liber 33127 at page 189. The relief sought is the foreclosure of the mortgage lien and the public sale of the mortgaged premises and in case of your failure to appear, judgment may
be taken against you extinguishing any interest or judgment lien you may have in the mortgaged premises. The premises indexed in this action are described and commonly known as 40 East Avenue, Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York (Tax Map No. 62-77-21). A complete legal description is as follows: **See Schedule Annexed** Dated:May 16, 2023 Albany, New York COOPER ERVING & SAVAGE LLP BY:
/s/Matthew E. Minniefield, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff 39 North Pearl Street, 4th Floor Albany, New York 12207 (518) 449-3900
SCHEDULE A DESCRIPTION OF MORTGAGED
PREMISES 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 Niagara and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the westerly side of East Avenue, distant 545 feet northerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the westerly side of East Avenue and the northerly side of Archer Street; RUNNING THENCE south 83 degrees 35 minutes west, 100 feed to a point; THENCE north 4 degrees 21 minutes east, 61.28 feet to a point; THENCE north 82 degrees 35 minutes east, 87.50 feet to a point in the westerly side of East Avenue; THENCE south 7 degrees 25 minutes east along the westerly side of East Avenue, 60 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING.
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LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 603552/2020 COUNTY OF NASSAU
BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. IVAN MAGLOIRE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF FLORENTINE MAGLIORE; YOLANDE MAGLOIRE, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF FLORENTINE MAGLIORE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES TO THE ESTATE OF FLORENTINE MAGLIORE, 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; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ROBIN MAGLOIRE, “JOHN DOE #2” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last eleven 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. Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 169 EAST SEAMAN AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520 Section: 55, Block: 374, Lot: 28
To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you. 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 $510,000.00 and interest, recorded on August 18, 2006, in Liber M 30868 at Page 112, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 169 EAST SEAMAN AVENUE, 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. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated:May 19, 2023 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Nadine D. Smith, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 139844
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF NRZ PASS-THROUGH TRUST XI-B, Plaintiff, vs. SONIA M. TORRES A/K/A SONIA TORRES, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale After Inquest and Appointment of Referee and Amendment of Caption duly entered on November 3, 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 11501 on July 6, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 104 East Pennywood Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575 a/k/a 104 Pennywood 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 443 and Lots 200-202. Approximate amount of judgment is $516,170.54 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 604308/2018. 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. Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 191802-1 139846
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION 2005-2XS TRUST FUND, Plaintiff AGAINST RAYMOND GRAHAM, et al.,
Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered February 26, 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, NY 11501 on July 5, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 68 GRANT 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, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 62, BLOCK 100, LOT 681. Approximate amount of judgment $493,060.44 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #003330/2014. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County 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. 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. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Arza Feldman, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 00-297396 139609
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST JOYCE T PICKETTLAMBERT AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF BRENDA COLEMAN; ET AL., Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 21, 2023, 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 July 11, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 9 FREDERICK AVENUE, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575. All that certain plot
piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55, Block 476, Lot 8. Approximate amount of judgment $501,532.07 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #008088/2014. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County 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. 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. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Joseph R. Bjarnson, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 19-005250 76316 139896
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME
COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-20, Plaintiff -against- TROY ANDREW FULLONE A/K/A TROY A. FULLONE A/K/A TROY FULLONE, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated November 29, 2018 and entered on November 30, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on July 13, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as Section: 62 Block: 96 Lot: 309 The Foreclosure Sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s COVID-19 Policies and Foreclosure Auction Rules. All bidders must wear a face mask/ shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of
this foreclosure sale. Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Said premises known as 37 MARTHA STREET, FREEPORT, NY Approximate amount of lien $544,030.87 plus interest & costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 003459/2017.
ROBERT O’BRIEN, ESQ., Referee DRUCKMAN
LAW GROUP PLLC
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 242 Drexel Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590 For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. {* FREEPORT HERALD*} 139904
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT -
COUNTY OF NASSAU
HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF ACE SECURITIES CORP.
HOME EQUITY LOAN
TRUST AND FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP.
HOME EQUITY LOAN
TRUST, SERIES 2007-HE2, ASSET- BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES
Plaintiff, Against MARIA FUENTES, CARLOS PEREZ, et al. Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 12/4/2019, 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, N.Y. 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 7/12/2023 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 58 Henry Street, Roosevelt, NY 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 at Roosevelt, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York Section 55 Block 427 Lot 439 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $374,967.13 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale;
Index # 007136/2013 If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY
10573
NASSAU U.S. BANK NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NA, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LASALLE BANK NA, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2004-FR3, ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-FR3, V. WESIKE AKPOVWA, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 07, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NA, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LASALLE BANK NA, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2004-FR3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-FR3 is the Plaintiff and WESIKE AKPOVWA, 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 July 11, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 665 MILLER AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520: Section 62, Block 180, Lot 417: 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 # 607224/2017. 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.
140003
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF THE TRUMAN 2021 SC9 TITLE TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. SHARON MOSKOWITZ A/K/A
SHARON L. MOSKOWITZ, ET AL., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to an Order
12, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 189 Branch 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 71 and Lots 443445. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 611039/2021. 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.
Peter Famighetti, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, & Peddy, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff 140005
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE OF MFRA TRUST 2015-1, Plaintiff, vs. DEMETRIOS C. DRAKOPOULOS
Firm File No.: 180272-2
140007
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF
Dated: 5/9/2023 File
Number: 17-300257 LD 140001
Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on February 28, 2023, 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 July
A/K/A DEMETRIOS DRAKOPOULOS, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on January 17, 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 11501 on July 12, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 400 Guy Lombardo Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520 f/k/a 400 South Grove Street, 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, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 62, Block 170 and Lot 3. Approximate amount of judgment is $442,673.03 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 609927/2018. 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. Eugene R. Gamache, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2006-2, Plaintiff AGAINST Francine Holt a/k/a Francine A. Holt; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 25, 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 July 12, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 2081 Milburn Avenue, Baldwin, NY 11510. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Baldwin, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 54 Block 45 Lots 89, 90 and 91. Approximate amount of judgment $617,414.57 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 001879/2016. 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.” David Lieser, 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) 4304792 Dated: May 24, 2023 140009
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 entered August 27, 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 July 12, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 873 Remsen 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.” Monica Moran, 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) 4304792 Dated: May 3, 2023
140011
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Scott Craig a/k/a Scott O. Craig; Reginale Craig; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 19, 2019 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 July 7, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 212 Green 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, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 55 Block M Lot 302. Approximate amount of judgment $627,893.15 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 008944/2016. 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.” George Esernio, 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) 4304792 Dated: May 3, 2023
140014
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Freeport Housing Authority will hold a Public Meeting on June 28, 2023, at 100 North Main Street, Community Center, Freeport, NY 11520. 5:00 PM. The meeting will start at 5:00PM.
140056
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE
NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Nathan L. H. Bennett Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, Town Hall Plaza, 1 Washington Street, Village and Town
of Hempstead, New York, on the 20th day of June, 2023 at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the enactment of an amendment to Chapter 99 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead entitled “Registration and Permitting of Property” in relation to accessory structures and penalties. The proposed local law is available at hempsteadny. gov, on the bulletin board at Town Hall as of the publication of this notice, and on file in the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Hempstead, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, where the same may be inspected during office hours. ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.
Dated:Hempstead, New York June 6, 2023 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK. KATE MURRAY Town Clerk DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor 140098
LEGAL NOTICE
CASE NO.21527
RESOLUTION NO.6502023 Adopted: May 23, 2023
Councilmember Muscarella offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN PARKING SPACES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE SOLE USE OF HOLDERS OF SPECIAL PARKING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NASSAU TO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 6382023, adopted May 9th, 2023, a public hearing was duly held on the 23rd day of May, 2023, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set aside a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, the following parking spaces be and the same hereby is set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to
physically handicapped persons: BELLEROSE TERRACE 238th STREET - east side, starting at a point 212 feet south of the south curbline of Jamaica Avenue, south for a distance of 22 feet. (TH147/23) EAST MEADOW 8th STREET - south side, starting at a point 58 feet west of the west curbline of Park Avenue, west for a distance of 25 feet.
(TH-135/23) ELMONT
HILL AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 67 feet south of the south curbline of Kiefer Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-125/23) 238th STREET - west side, starting at a point 116 feet south of the south curbline of 115th Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-151/23) GARDEN CITY SOUTH EUSTON ROAD SOUTH - west side, starting at a point 106 feet south of the southcurbline of Princeton Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-134/23) ROOSEVELT DELISLE AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 310 feet north the north curbline of Oak Street, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-166/23) ; and, BE
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 # 009204/2015. Jeffrey Halbreich, 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. 140099
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a license # 1364760 for an eating place beer license has been applied for by NASSAU RD FISH MARKET NY INC. to sell beer at retail in a delicatessen under the ABC Law at 245A NASSAU RD. ROOSEVELT, NY 11575 for on premises consumption 140094
LEGAL NOTICE
SITE PLAN REVIEW BOARD
MEETING - JUNE 27, 2023
AYES:
IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Hempstead, and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting. The foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember Dunne and adopted upon roll call as follows:
SEVEN (7) NOES: NONE (0) 140120
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF NASSAU CIT BANK N.A.
F/K/A ONEWEST BANK
N.A. F/K/A ONEWEST BANK, FSB, V.WILLIAM HARDWICK A/K/A WLLIAM F. HARDWICK, ET. AL.
NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 27, 2017, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein CIT BANK N.A. F/K/A ONEWEST BANK
N.A. F/K/A ONEWEST BANK, FSB is the Plaintiff and WILLIAM HARDWICK
A/K/A WLLIAM F. HARDWICK, 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 July 18, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 238 BABYLON TURNPIKE, FREEPORT, NY 11520: Section 55, Block 353, Lot 1006: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDING AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE,
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a Public Hearing will be held before the Site Plan Review Board on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at 6:45 P.M., in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Main Conference Room, 46 N. Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, on Site Plan applications as they appear on the calendar; public comment invited. The Board will meet at 6:00 P.M. in the Trustees Conference Room to discuss cases not requiring a public hearing; open to the public, no public comment.
INTERESTED PROPERTY OWNERS and other persons should appear at the above time and place to have questions answered and to voice opinions.
SP-3633 - 224 Buffalo Avenue, Section 62/Block 230/Lot 42. Industrial B. Fred Bruzzone. Construct 14,000 sq. ft. 2nd story addition. ZBA approved 11/17/2022
SP-3634 - 74 Broadway, Section 55/Block 234/Lot 48. Business B. El Balcon Properties Corp. Construct a new 4-story 2,334 sq. ft. apartment building with three 2-bedroom units and six 1-bedroom units with parking under building at grade. ZBA approved 4/26/2023
SP-3636 - 67 S Main Street, Section 55/Block 205/Lot 19. Business B. 67 South Jara LLC. Façade renovations. ZBA
Approved 2/16/2023
SP-3638 - 231 S Brookside Avenue, Section 54/Block 208/Lot 64. Residence A. Felice McCoy. Maintain a 20’ x 24’ single story 2-car garage. ZBA approved 4/26/2023
TWO TEACHERS FROM the Freeport School District, Peter Capaccio and Donna Rusinek, have been honored with Outstanding Science Teacher awards for their dedication to teaching and for inspiring their students. From left at the awards ceremony were J. W. Dodd Middle School Principal Johane Ligondé, Capaccio, Rusinek, Archer Street School Principal Paula Lein and Freeport School District Director of Science Vincent Pereira.
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lish as a New Language teacher at the Archer Street School, was honored with the Elementary Science Award. She came to Freeport in 2002, and for the past 12 years has also served as the science facilitator for the elementary school. In that role, she is responsible for developing a comprehensive science curriculum and designing meaningful laboratory experiences that enhance student understanding of, and spark their passion for, science. Rusinek firmly believes that studying science contributes to a student’s rapid acquisition of any new language.
She said was pleasantly surprised by the recognition. “I put a lot of time and effort into teaching science, and making sure that the teachers in my school have been able to have all the materials they need, and help with lessons,” Rusinek said. “So I do try to … ensure that the students have a good experience learning science.”
She attributed her achievement to her years of dedication and the effort she puts into teaching. Originally from Bayside, Queens, Rusinek earned undergraduate and master’s degrees at Queens College. Having had a limited science education, she emphasizes the importance of equip-
Fave Realty Inc. celebrated its ribbon-cutting on May 25 at a ceremony organized by the Freeport Chamber of Commerce. Chamber members and local officials celebrated broker Francheska Gomez during the event. Fave Realty Inc., at 23 West Merrick Road, is now open.
ping her students with a solid foundation in science, ensuring that they have the opportunities she lacked.
Early in her career, she said, she discovered that children naturally gravitate toward science. She found that the subject matter was as an effective way to engage students in reading and learning, especially those who initially lacked interest. Through hands-on activities such as planting, live animal interactions, and running a STEM club, Rusinek encourages students to explore and learn through tactile experiences.
At the awards ceremony, Freeport Superintendent Kishore Kuncham commended Capaccio and Rusinek for their ability to ignite a passion for science in their students. He highlighted the importance of their contributions in preparing students for the challenges of more advanced science at Freeport High School.
“Congratulations to these outstanding educators,” Kuncham said, “for inspiring a love of science in our students, and encouraging them to succeed so that they will be prepared when they enter Freeport High School and experience the rigorous science curriculum and opportunities available in the fields of science.”
During the Town of Hempstead E-Cycle and Shredding Program at North Woodmere Park on May 7, Freeport resident Patrice Bernadel was assisted by Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin. Televisions, computers, computer components, monitors, tablets, e-readers, electronic keyboards, mice, fax machines, scanners, printers, VCRs, DVRs, DVD players, digital converter boxes, cable or satellite receivers, electronic and video game consoles and portable digital music players were accepted for E-Cycling. For more information about upcoming E-Cycling events, go to tinyurl.com/E-Cycling1.
The successful candidate should possess: Knowledge of research-based instructional programs & practices; exp. w/ teacher supervision & evaluation; a record of successfully improving learning experiences and enhancing school to home communication; and can provide a supportive environment with knowledge of social-emotional competencies, restorative practices, and promote a culturally responsive educational climate.
Salary Range: $95,000 to $105,000
NYS SDA/SDL/SBL Certification Required plus 3 yrs. exp as a classroom teacher preferred.
Please apply online by June 15th at https://monticelloschools.tedk12.com/hire or OLAS EOE
The Monticello CSD is seeking forward thinking and dynamic School Building Principal who can lead MCSD’s highly engaged faculty, staff, parents, students, and community. The successful candidate will have a vision of educational excellence, be highly motivated, and demonstrates an ability to impact student learning.
Starting Salary: $150,000
NYS SDA/SAS/SBL Certification Required plus 2 yrs. of previous administrative leadership and 3 yrs. exp as a classroom teacher preferred.
Please apply online by June 15th at https://monticelloschools.tedk12.com/hire or OLAS EOE
The successful candidate should possess: Knowledge of research-based instructional programs & practices; exp. w/ teacher supervision & evaluation; a record of successfully improving learning experiences and enhancing school to home communication; and can provide a supportive environment with knowledge of social-emotional competencies, restorative practices, and promote a culturally responsive educational climate.
Salary Range: $95,000 to $105,000
NYS SDA/SDL/SBL Certification Required plus
3 yrs. exp. as a classroom teacher preferred.
Please apply online by June 15th at https://monticelloschools.tedk12.com/hire or OLAS EOE
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EDITOR/REPORTER
The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry.
To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@liherald.com
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Richner Communications, One of the Fastest Growing Media, Event and Communications Companies on Long Island is Seeking a Sales/Marketing Candidate to Sell our Print Media Products and our Digital, Events, Sponsorships.
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A. This is a typical case of “you snooze, you lose.” I regularly hear from people who tell me that their friends, contractors, even their attorneys, in some cases, give them “off the record” advice not to make waves, not to do anything. But the issues and requirements don’t just go away, and design professionals are held back from what you really wanted them to do, like an addition or a home makeover, many years later.
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Waiting and ignoring the requirements has put you in a much more difficult situation. Since Sandy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has required that people who received funding, whether directly from the federal agency or through public funds like New York Rising, had to confirm that the funds were put toward the repairs they were meant for. It’s just like providing your car insurance company the receipts and/or an inspection to confirm that the money they gave you for repairs was spent on the car, and not on some fraudulent luxury expense.
In 2013, your municipality required a repair permit, and instead of repeatedly contacting you, they opted to say that they notified you (once or twice), and now it’s your problem that you didn’t respond. The friction this created has lasted long after the memory of the flood turmoil has diminished. People feel ambushed, but arguing or passing on the requirement doesn’t make it go away.
In fact, one of the requirements is a “proof of loss” letter issued to the property owner, preferably the person who owned the property at the time of the flood. Switching to the next owner just complicates the process. Even though repair permits do not have a permit fee, most people made improvements during repairs, and your municipality recently doubled the fees for property improvements. So putting off the repair is now going to cost even more, which your buyer’s attorney might also realize while protecting the buyer.
When it comes to building department fees, one of the biggest municipalities, whose fees were more lenient, just raised them substantially. A couple who applied for permits in 2019, later hampered by the pandemic, saw their projected fees go from $2,000 to $4,600 this past month. Yes, it really did take that long, due to the pandemic and the stages of approval they had to go through, and they weren’t snoozing. Listen to the buyer’s attorney and follow through. Good luck!
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Now I want us all to imagine being one of the people who were enslaved in Galveston Bay, Texas. Enslaved people in the United States were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, but areas where people were still under Confederate rule were not free. So, because Galveston Bay was under Confederate rule, some 250,000 enslaved people were not freed until June 19, 1865. I want to recognize these beautiful people, all 250,000 of them. It is because of them and their experience that we finally federally recognize Juneteenth, June 19, in America.
Juneteenth did not just mark the end of slavery for all Black enslaved people — it lit the flame of freedom. Freedom,
the ability to do what you choose, when you choose, with whom you choose. Freedom was a foreign concept to so many enslaved people.
The fact that freedom was so hardwon by Black Americans sits with me daily, and inspires me to be very intentional with my time. I think about our community, and all the work that must be done so we can all have an excellent quality of life, and this encourages me to think about how amazing things would be if all of us used our freedom to consistently do a few things.
Imagine how our community would soar if we used our freedom to work to eliminate all barriers of connection. The stories and lessons we would share across generations would be priceless! This used to happen frequently, and we were all the better for it.
Now we have a society that awards — and almost demands — being productive and accessible 24/7. Now we rely heavily on technology, and prioritize virtual connections over true connections, and very few can argue that this hasn’t had a negative impact on our relational, mental, social and emo-
tional health.
I want you to imagine how our community would rise if we used our freedom to work toward growth, innovation and collaboration. I firmly believe we all have great gifts and skills to contribute and share with the world. Gifts and skills that we could all teach one another so they become transferrable, and benefit even more people.
I love nothing more than brainstorming sessions in which great minds from all points of the community gather to develop effective solutions to improve the community. I smile when I think about all we could solve with more frequent brainstorming sessions — effective collaboration is simply the best! It reminds us that we are communal, and we are a collective community that holds the key to our excellence.
Finally, imagine how our community would thrive if we used our freedom to become action figures! I constantly hear that we need more leaders and activists in our community. I always mention that we have many leaders, but must do a better job of organizing them and creating succession plans, so the fight for equity never stops. Our belief in com-
munity succession planning inspired my team and I to develop the Pipeline Project to identify and develop leaders in our community, so we stay ready for someone to step up in the ranks of leadership at every possible level of service.
Imagining the world in which we use our freedom to consistently serve our community fills me with so much joy, and is the reason why I have decided to host Joy Fest: A Juneteenth Celebration, this Saturday at Uniondale High School. This is the second year we are partnering with the high school PTSA, My Brother’s Keeper and Bold Mynds to celebrate Juneteenth, and we could not be more excited.
This is the first year that we decided to brand the celebration Joy Fest, and we know it will be a celebration that offers education, culture, fellowship and joy. All are welcome, and we plan on making this the most joyful and extraordinary Juneteenth celebration in Nassau County. We thank all our partners and sponsors, including Jovia Financial Credit Union, Hofstra University and AT&T. Please join us on Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, visit joyfestny.com. We cannot wait to celebrate together!
Taylor Darling represents the state’s 18th Assembly District.
I’ve written my column through hell and high water. To be specific, I wrote my heart out after 9/11, grieving with so many readers who lost loved ones in the towers. I scribbled my way through blackouts, epic blizzards, hurricanes and, for three years, the pandemic.
I wrote about how to sleep better and eat better and find friends and keep friends. Sometimes an idea landed on the page full blown, and sometimes it’s been a struggle to compose a cogent piece. I spent my 750 words in wildly different ways, from a tribute to a courageous teacher friend going through chemotherapy to a send-up of the muchreviled New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, to one column many years ago in which I advertised for a prom date for my daughter. (She was in on the joke.).
My work has been personal. I have
written about my children’s lives, their mitzvahs and their missteps. My breast cancer. My husband’s heart surgeries. I struggled for days trying to find just the right words to honor my parents when they died. In some ways the column has been a running history of our times in our Long Island communities. After all, don’t we share the same lives and dreams, worry about the same threats to our mother Earth and hope for a safer world for our kids?
Many of my columns have suggested or reviewed books, the other love in my life. In return, many of you have pitched books my way that turned out to be thrilling and illuminating.
As politics got nasty and toxic in recent years, I jumped in, wanting to use my 750 words a week to rally support for our democracy, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights and laws that ensure equality for every community and every human being. I think these were words well spent, although at times the backlash has been fierce. That’s what opinion columns are for: to stir the pot,
open up the debate and disagree without getting too creepy.
When I was lucky enough to travel, I wrote to you from places as far-flung as Mumbai, the Maldives, Japan, Norway, Komodo Island, Normandy, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia and Dubai. The first question I asked when booking a trip was, “Will there be Wi-Fi?”
AOver the decades, I had one official week off per year, the end-of-year edition of the Heralds, when we publish special editorial pages. I consider the obligation to turn in a column every week, on deadline (most times), a sacred privilege and a joy. Mine used to be considered a “humor” column, and I miss that, but the world is only intermittently funny these days.
Maybe you can tell: I love newspapering. So it is with some sadness that I write today to tell you that I am taking a two-month leave starting next week.
My husband, my Donnie, is facing a serious medical challenge, and I want to be there for him 100 percent. I hope to see him through it, help him get healthy
and strong again, and come back to this page with fresh ideas, good news and renewed focus.
Over the next few weeks, we’ve decided to revisit some winning columns from the past 20 years, and hope they still offer a laugh or an insight or a reason to write an angry letter. I did briefly consider using ChatGPT to write my column while I’m away, but I’d hate to find out that I can be replaced by an app that’s writing fake college essays for a living.
I am keeping a journal of this time, and if you’d like to stay in touch, please write to my email below and I’ll share some of what I’m writing on our medical adventure. I wish we were off on a Hawaiian Islands fling. Or a return to Komodo Island, even with the monstrous, salivating dragons. I’d even settle for the North Seas cruise where the waves were 20 feet high and the sun didn’t shine for 14 days.
This turn of events is not what I would have expected or wished for in our lives, but it is what has been given us at this time.
Wish us luck.
Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
nd now a break, so I can focus on Donnie’s health. So we’ll rerun some favorites.
The date we honor didn’t just mark the end of slavery. It lit the flame of freedom.TAYLOR DARLING
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“History is not the past, but a map of the past,” historian Henry Glassie once said, “drawn from a particular point of view, to be useful to the modern traveler.”
We explore that map through collections of stories, drawings and photographs. Later, through moving images and even elaborate recreations on the silver screen. Yet no matter how advanced our mapmaking skills of history have become, there is not a single plot point or directional as effective in truly connecting us with history than directly interacting with those who were there.
That’s why we are so grateful for efforts like the UJA-Federation’s Witness Project. Similar to other efforts with variations on the same name, the UJA started the Witness Project five years ago, as an effort to tell stories from the Holocaust and World War II directly from the source: those who witnessed it.
As part of a recent featured exhibit and film, “The Ties that Bind Us,” at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, the Witness Project showcased its efforts to tell stories directly to high school students in twice-monthly small group meetings where each has a chance to interact with
To the Editor:
Cyberbullying is an issue that has been around for a long time, and is continuing to worsen, taking a detrimental toll on our youth today.
According to DataProt, there are now an estimated 11.8 cyberbullying-related suicide deaths per 100,000 teens in the 15-to-19 age group, up from just eight per 100,000 in 2000. It’s a worldwide issue, but we can start here and take a stand.
Cyberbullying has become so common that some people don’t even realize they’re harassing people online. This harassment is done on social media such as Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter. By informing parents in town about these issues, we can raise awareness and prevent the effects of cyberbullying against children.
We can post articles about the detrimental effects of bullying on news web pages as well as around Freeport,
someone who experienced the horrors of the genocide, and later the triumphs of the period when it ended.
One of the witnesses who took part in the project is Fred Zeilberger, who was ordered to stack bodies of fellow prisoners like firewood at a makeshift concentration camp in Latvia. He was just 14, and was one of just 27 Jewish prisoners to survive that camp, out of 1,000 who ultimately ended up there.
“I was working every day,” Zeilberger recounted. “If you didn’t work, you didn’t survive.”
Some might question why we, as a society, spend so much time focused on history, when we have the present — and the future — to deal with. But that’s the thing. You can’t understand the present or prepare for the future without exploring the past. That means the bad, the good. The horrific, the triumphant. There is no room for filters, only for an honest assessment of what we, as a society, have cobbled together over the years, decades and centuries.
And yes, a lot of our history will make us quite disappointed in our ancestors. We may even feel terrible about what happened, even though we personally did not do any of those things.
No one, of course, wants to feel bad. But a little bit of guilt is far different than the pain and suffering so many others experienced before us. And if feeling bad helps us better understand the plight of those who came before us, it’s a small price to pay.
It’s an oft-repeated quote, so often that it could be argued that it’s cliché. But George Santayana was right: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Remembering the past might not ensure that it won’t be repeated, but it’s the best defense we have for breaking the cycles of pain and anguish that fill our history books.
Our darkest period in modern history is, by far, the Holocaust. Every story from this time couldn’t be more important. But as each year ticks by — as the Holocaust rapidly approaches the century mark — it’s vital that we keep listening. We keep learning. We keep seeking.
A map might make our travels easier by pointing the way, but it doesn’t simply make them easy. There are many obstacles blocking our way from the bright future we all want, and it’s important that we look at our own societal map — past, present and future — to ensure that we find our way.
Iwould like to welcome you to my monthly column, in which I’ll discuss your village government. All Freeporters should take pride in their village and all the accomplishments that we have been able to achieve. This month is no exception.
the village. As described, 50 percent will be workforce housing, 25 percent will be golden age or senior housing, and 25 percent will be veterans’ Housing and onsite parking for the residents.
ROBERT KENNEDYJust two weeks ago, the village closed on the Old Moxey Rigby apartments. They were sold for $17.5 million, as the Gardens at Buffalo Avenue, and the developer will build 200 units of new housing in
The sale of this blighted property will benefit Freeport’s credit rating, restore the property to the tax rolls, help stabilize village property taxes and stimulate economic development for the surrounding community. It’s a multi-generational project intended to keep everyone from our young people to our seniors in our village. We welcome its development.
Department of Public Works is working on the design, reconfiguration and installation of storm sewer pumps from Front Street to Richmond Street and from Woodcleft Avenue to South Long Beach Avenue. When this project is completed, nuisance flooding should be substantially reduced in the area.
With the hiring of seven new police officers, Freeport will continue to provide a safe and welcoming environment for all residents and visitors.
the event was a great success. There were more than 135 street vendors as well as amusement rides, outdoor music, games and food that were enjoyed by all. Special thanks to Vicky Dinielli and the staff of the Recreation Center, the Police Department, the Fire Department, the Department of Public Works and all who were involved.
On behalf of the 300 village employees who work tirelessly for you, our residents, I wish you nothing but the best. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (516) 377-2252, or come in on any Tuesday from noon to 5 p.m. to talk, or just for a cup of coffee.
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especially in Dodd Middle School and the village’s elementary schools. Most kids now receive cellphones and access social media starting in late elementary school. If we approach the younger generation while they are still developing, the issue can be attacked while it is still new.
Just like anti-bullying laws, we as a community can fight and support the creation of anti-cyberbullying laws and social media restrictions for children.
MÍA YAGUAL FreeportTo the Editor:
As former Assemblyman Jerry Kremer writes, “The PSEG love affair is over” (June 1-7). There is no prospect of LIPA continuing to contract management of our electrical system to PSEG. But Kremer is wrong to suggest that after the breakup, Long Island should get back out there and seek a relationship with a different private company.
Our current arrangement, in which a public utility (LIPA) outsources management to a private corporation (PSEG), is a unicorn found nowhere else, because it’s unworkable. PSEG wastes tens of millions of dollars a year, and gave us high electric bills, substandard service, and the lowest customer satisfaction in its class.
But the problem is bigger than one underperforming company. The incentives of outsourcing are all wrong. PSEG’s incentive is to serve shareholders, which it does well, posting impressive profits. It also does well for itself, with big executive salaries and bonus packages.
It’s the same with other private utility companies. National Grid tried holding New York hostage by halting all new gas hookups unless it got a new pipeline,
bringing local development to a standstill and damaging our economy. The company pursued its own interests at the expense of the public’s, and didn’t back down until the state imposed a $36 million fine and threatened to yank its operating license. Then National Grid had the chutzpah to turn around and push for a rate hike.
Putting ratepayers first would mean lower bills, shorter outages, and better service. Serving the public interest would mean faster ramp-up of renewables, and giving local voices a say in planning and oversight. Outsourced private management isn’t designed to deliver these things. That’s why, instead of getting enmeshed with another private company after PSEG, LIPA should switch to full public power, and manage the system for the benefit of Long Islanders.
LISA TYSON Executive director, Long Island Progressive Coalition MassapequaTo the Editor:
There are only a few short months during which we who live on Long Island can enjoy being outdoors, riding bikes, taking walks, sitting in the backyard, gardening and eating outside.
And we are bombarded by the sound of jets taking off from Kennedy Airport every 60 to 90 seconds.
The scream of the engines is a health threat. It’s a proven fact that excess noise impacts hearing; raises blood pressure, stress, anxiety and depression; and can lead to cardiovascular problems.
Can’t air traffic controllers shoot these aircraft out over the Atlantic Ocean until they reach significant height, and then turn them back over urban areas, rather
I hope you were able to make it to Freeport’s 38th annual Nautical Mile Festival. It took place on June 3, and
Robert Kennedy is the mayor of Freeport.
than creating havoc with our lives in Rockville Centre, Lynbrook, Malverne and other communities that are in path of the takeoff patterns?
There is a Port Authority noise control number where you can lodge a complaint about the intolerable, brutal noise blasts. Call (800) 225-1071 and say something. If
enough of us call, perhaps the P.A. will do something to let us enjoy our lives in the summertime while paying monumentally high taxes to do so. We deserve some peace and quiet.
Soon to replace the Moxey Rigby
200 units of new housing.
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