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Every Chamber lunch is unique Especially when the renowned ‘Great Throwdini’ shows up the large wooden board behind her. The pair performed increasFreeport Chamber of Com- ingly hair-raising tricks for the merce members picked up some next 15 minutes. At the end, sharp knowledge about access- Rachel’s Waterside Grill owner ing capital through banking rela- Ivan Sayles answered Throwditionships, while the ni’s call for a volunknife throwing t e e r, a n d s t o o d prowess of the Great unflinchingly as the Throwdini provided deadly points thudsome unusual enterded into the board tainment. around his body. Throwdini, a.k.a. When the laught h e R e v. D av i d ter and applause Adamovich, holds subsided, the busiover 40 world knifeness began. Two repthrowing records, as resentatives of Valwell as a doctorate ley Bank delivered a of education in exertalk entitled “Access cise physiology from to Capital and BusiColumbia Universiness Relationships.” ty. His achievements AleJANDRA Taking the floor have earned him the GiRóN was Alejandra Merlin Award from Girón, vice presithe Inter national Vice President, dent and business Magician’s Society Valley Bank development officer — magic’s equivafor community lendlent to an Oscar. ing at New JerseyAt the July 12 luncheon, based Valley Bank in Jericho. Throwdini’s lovely assistant Valley Bank holds $43 billion Lynn Wheat, wearing red spike in assets, with 200 locations in heels, fishnet stockings, and a New York, New Jersey, Alabama, black-and-red leotard, calmly and F lorida, including 12 posed with hands high, or in pro- branches on Long Island. file, or in a backbend, while “In the community lending heavy metal knives flashed from department,” said Girón, “we Throwdini’s hand and stuck into Continued on page 15

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PARtiCiPANts iN MARiANNe Endo’s summer canoeing program for ACDS members practiced their maneuvers near the dock owned by Endo Electric.

Businesswoman invites those with special needs into canoes By MoHAMeD FARGHAlY mfarghaly@liherald.com

For five Tuesday evenings, canoes have floated and darted from the dock of Endo Electric, owned by Freeport resident Marianne Endo, as her canoeing program for the special-needs community continues. The program serves dozens of children and adults with special needs. Endo has offered the program for more than a decade, in collaboration with the Association for Children with Down Syndrome, an organization that provides support services and activities for children and adults with Down syndrome and other disabilities. Endo has volunteered with ACDS in various programs for over 30 years. She puts in 25 hours a week, leading STEM workshops, phys-

ical education classes, and art activities at the ACDS facility. Her favorite is the canoe program held every summer with the help of community volunteers. “This program,” Endo said, “is just for the joy of having these people have an experience that is not afforded to them generally. It’s an eye-opener for others to see that our athletes can accomplish so much.” This year’s roster has 38 names on it. Prior to the pandemic, Endo said, the list would climb as high as 50. The canoe lessons, T-shirts, and medals awarded for the canoe race on the final Tuesday are free. Most canoes used in the program were donated by the community. The volunteers helping with instruction Continued on page 9

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The Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club, a nonprofit that takes on local, national and global service projects, celebrated its yearly officers’ installation dinner on June 30 at Jonathan’s Restaurant in New Hyde Park. The newly elected officers received citations of appreciation from Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy as well as Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé. Mayor Kennedy’s citations were delivered by Mulé on his behalf. Freeport Police Officer Bobby Ford was one of three people who received the club’s Paul Harris Award. “The highest award in Rotary is the Paul Harris Award,” said newly elected secretary Jordan Pecora. “It is given to a Rotarian or a member of the community that has made an outstanding contribution to the community. “ Ford was commended not only for his 26 years of service as a police officer in New York City and Freeport, but for operating BGF Bobby Q’s, his successful restaurant on North Main Street, and for his work as executive director of the local Police Athletic League. The award was also bestowed on two Rotary members who are now newly installed officers, Treasurer Marie Charles, who lives in Freeport, and new co-president DeRosette Harrison, from Queens. Harrison represents the 12-member Rotary Satellite Club of South Queens, which is technically a part of the Freeport-Merrick Rotary. Emily Margulis is Harrison’s co-president, and is responsible for the FreeportMerrick group. She joined the club in 2018, after going on a mission trip to Cambodia as part of a water sanitation and hygiene program. She was then encouraged to join the Rotary by a friend. “Our reach is not only local, but it’s also international,” Margulis said. “Rotary is not only about having ourselves

involved as Rotarians, but getting our families involved. So you can even bring the next generation in, and do more projects within our community, both in Freeport and in Merrick.” Immediate past president Marc Rigueur echoed Margulis’s words as he detailed why he originally got involved with the club. “I have very much liked and related to everybody that was there,” Rigueur said, “like-minded people that just want to do good in whatever way they can for the community.” Rigueur owns CYBS Accountants & Tax Specialists on W. Merrick Road. He and Margulis, Freeport resident Ken Dookram, past president Florence MarcCharles, and the other club members have joined in on projects such as delivering personal protective equipment to schools and village offices, maintaining a local food pantry, collecting scholarship money for deserving local high school graduates, and running a yearly carnival whose proceeds go to further projects. Under Marc-Charles and Rigueur, the club dug a well for a remote Haitian village, donated to the village’s school, and carried out relief efforts after the island nation suffered both the assassination of its president and a devastating earthquake last summer. The club also periodically runs a Soles4Soles campaign, collecting shoes to distribute both nationwide and globally. Projects like these will continue even more strongly with the addition of the satellite club and new Freeport-Merrick members Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, Christopher Hoelzer and Matthew Kryder “I like it that Merrick and Freeport are tied together,” said Kryder, a Merrick resident. “There’s this community next door to us that I don’t have much interaction with, and I saw the Rotary as an opportunity to broaden my network and make an evident impact on the local community.” To learn more about the club, go to FreeportMerrickRotary.com or call (516) 378-056.

Peaceful music on the Nautical Mile By REINE BETHANY rbethany@liherald.com

On a night of musical coincidence, visitors to the Nautical Mile could choose between hearing polished jazz flowing from the fingers of Chuk Fowler and Paul Ramsey, or joining a tranquil hour of djembe drumming with George Schultze. Keyboard artist Chuk Fowler is a master musician whose name is inseparable from the New York metropolitan area jazz scene. The same is true of his musical partner for the evening, bass guitarist Paul Ramsey. Both are part of Fowler’s group, Higher Energy, and its subgroup, the Chuk Fowler Trio. The two performed in the Jewel Box Theatre at the Sparkle on Stage Cultural Arts Center, 195 Woodcleft Avenue, as they do every Wednesday at 7 p.m. “We are here to celebrate with you,” Fowler told his audience. “I think they call it — life. Enjoy! ” He began a lively improvisation on his electric piano, ceating a breeze of music that danced nimbly through the electronic drumbeat he had set into motion. His stream of notes augmented the drums one moment, and in the next, rounded the edges of the beats with the fine tracery of his fingers across the keys. One could easily imagine people swing dancing on a meadow, or moving across a gleaming dance floor while a mirror ball tossed rays over shimmering dresses and suits. Ramsey sent a rumbling counterpoint of bass melodies into the stream, completing the musical rainbow and carrying the listeners into another landscape. When the two brought the music to a pause, Fowler introduced himself and Ramsey: “From the deepest part of my heart, my friend and fellow musician, Mr.

Paul Ramsey. Yours truly, Chuk Fowler. And I’d like to make a request: a special tribute to yourselves for being here.” The audience laughed and applauded. A voice calling out instructions, followed by drumbeats, sounded faintly from the event space next to Sparkle. George Schultze was guiding a diverse ring of attentive listeners into an hour of discovery on the simple, unendingly versatile instrument known as the djembe drum. From his Freeport-based fir m, Spirit Sky Drum, Schultze takes the magic of Courtesy Galvin Bisserup djembe throughout Long PAul RAMsEY, lEfT, and Chuk Fowler drew their audiences into a cloud of welcoming sounds at the Island, into New York City Sparkle on Stage Cultural Arts Center, where they perform every Wednesday night. and New Jersey. He is well k n ow n t o p e r fo r m i n g groups as well as to libraries (especially in Freeport), senior homes, hospitals, and schools. As Schultze summoned the beats from the hands of his listeners, Fowler smiled. “Got some djembes in the house,” he said. “We do that, too.” He made a new selection from his keyboard. A relaxing roll of drum brushes stroking a brass cymbal filled the room, with a soft-shoe accompaniment from an unseen snare. Chuk’s fingers sent notes looping and swirling around the beat. Ramsey’s bass supplied a thrumming meditation reaching from the bass’s lowest to highest notes. An invisible trumpet played variaReine Bethany/Herald tions of “Wash that Man Right Outta My GEoRGE scHulTzE GuIdEd a ring of djembe novices through an evening of rhythmic Hair,” while the keyboard and the bass guitar rocked the audience into an exhila- discovery on Wednesday night in the event space next to the Sparkle on Stage Cultural Arts Center. rating cradle of sound.

50th annual Freeport Canoe Race on Aug. 7 By REINE BETHANY rbethany@liherald.com

The annual Freeport Village Canoe Race turns 50 this year! Sponsored by the Freeport Chamber of Commerce, the Freeport Police Athletic League and the Village of Freeport, the race draws participants from inside and outside the village boundaries. Kayakers, dedicated canoe enthusiasts and people who just enjoy a beautiful activity on the water have thronged to the dock at Waterfront Park since 1972. However, this year, the race is not at Waterfront Park. It happens on August 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cow Meadow Park, which is at the foot of S. Main St. The village acquired ownership of Cow Meadow in early February. At last year’s canoe race, Mayor Robert Kennedy teamed up with Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads to capture the gold medal in the first heat.

“This was a very bipartisan event,” Kennedy said after their canoe crossed the finish line. “As you can see, Steve Rhoads, our Republican legislator, and myself joined together to win. However,” he added, tongue-in-cheek, “I was in the rear of the canoe, steering to our firstplace win.” The mayor is a Democrat. The event is organized by Marianne Endo, whose late husband, Lester Endo Sr., founded Endo Electric 44 years ago. “Since I’ve been in charge, I’ve made it to be a fun family member amateur event,” Endo said during the 49th race. “Years ago, they were very emphatic about this race. If you came in first and were fooling around and got so excited that you dumped [overturned the canoe], they took your medal away. I like doing the canoes just to see people enjoy themselves.” To join the fun, register by calling the Freeport Chamber of Commerce, (516) 223-8840.

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MAYoR RoBERT KENNEdY and Legislator Steve Rhoads won a team gold medal in last year’s Freeport Canoe Race.

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An enchanting evening with Chuk Fowler, Paul Ramsey, and George Schultze

News brief

Mangano ordered to pay $10M in restitution Former Nassau County executive Ed Mangano is on the hook for $10.6 million he will have to deliver to a pair of Connecticut insurance companies. U.S. District Cour t judge Joan Azrack ordered the restitution last week in connection with his bribery conviction from earlier this year that will cost him the next 12 years behind bars. In that case, a jury found Mangano used his position as county executive to influence the Town of Oyster Bay to guarantee loans for a concessionaire in exchange for several bribes, including a $450,000 “no-show” job for his wife Linda, along with free meals, vacations, luxury chairs, and flooring for the couple’s bedroom, as well as a $7,500 watch for one of their sons. “The trial evidence was unambiguous that Ed Mangano had zero involvement in these loans and was unaware of their existence,” said Mangano’s attorney, Kevin Keating, in a statement. “We look forward to addressing those issues on appeal. Mangano is scheduled to begin his prison sentence July 27, unless the

judge allows him to remain free pending his appeal. His wife also seeks to remain free while she appears a 15-month sentence for lying to the FBI. Mangano will be required to pay $25 every three months while he is in jail — accounting for just $1,200 if the 60-yearold serves the full sentence — and 10 percent of his gross monthly income after he is released. Prosecutors claim loans were made with two insurance companies — Phoenix Life Insurance and PHL Variable — by Purchase-based NDH Capital Corp. Both claimed to the court they lost $10 million after the loans defaulted. A jury found Mangano pushed for $20 million in loans for Harendra Singh, a longtime Mangano friend and a former restaurateur. Singh became the star witness for the prosecution after pleading guilty to bribery, conspiracy and tax evasion. He testified he had lavished the Manganos with gifts in exchange for favored treatment by the county executive. –James Bernstein

‘Kids Need More’ Hosts 6th Annual Charity Gala By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

On Friday, July 22, the 6th Annual Kids Need More Gala will be held at The Coral House, 70 Milburn Avenue, in Baldwin from 7 to 11 p.m. Kids Need More is a charity for “enhancing the lives of children, families and young adults coping with cancer and life-threatening illnesses,” according to its website. This year, the gala will honor Mitchell Kraeling Jr., who passed away from a rare pediatric cancer in 2013 at age 22. The gala annually brings in thousands of dollars for cancer-affected kids and families. The money helps to Courtesy Mitchell Kraeling fund Camp Adventure, a free oneweek sleepaway camp for young can- MitcHELL KRAELinG SR. and Kimberley cer patients ages 6 to 18. Kids Need Kraeling organize an annual fundraising gala in More pairs trained volunteers with memory of Mitchell Jr., who died of a rare the children and their siblings at the pediatric bone cancer. camp, which is held in August. When Mitchell Jr. was being treatdress in keeping with the theme for the ed at Stony Brook University Hospital, year, which is Disco Gala. The band Disco the family met Melissa Firme, co-founder Unlimited will deliver a live benefit perand president of the Kids Need More, a formance. charity that helps children and families Over the years, the gala has been sucaffected by pediatric cancer. cessful in raising more than $200,000 for Kraeling Sr. is a Freeport native who the Kids Need More organization. now lives in Rockville Centre. He and his Those who are unable to attend this family have been long-time supporters of year are urged to support the event in any the Kids Need More. With his daughter, manner they can. This includes donations Kimberley, Kraeling Sr. arranges annual or sponsoring a ticket. fundraisers such as the gala in memory For more information about the event of Mitchell Jr. and how you can help contribute this Attendees of the gala are urged to year, please visit kidsneedmore.org.

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LocaL waterways, Like Cold Spring Harbor, can be susceptible to outbreaks of harmful algal blooms — more commonly known as ‘red tides’ — during the summer months.

Summer’s in bloom, but ‘red tide,’ too? Harmful algal blooms threaten marine life, but is preventable Island Sound, environmentally speaking,” said Peter Linderoth, director of water quality for Save the Sound. “HowevThe summer season is well underway, er, a large algal bloom can have detrimenand with it comes sun, heat, visits to the tal effects on the ecosystem, whether it’s beach, and harmful algal blooms. considered ‘harmful’ or not.” These blooms, more commonly The effects of these blooms can vary — referred to as “red tide,” are caused by the in the best case, merely causing minor unchecked growth of certain inconveniences to marine types of algae, according to life. However, blooms can kill scientists, which can poison off a large number of inversea life and prove debilitating tebrates like shrimp and — in some cases even fatal — crabs, even dolphins and turto people, as well. tles. While people can still Blooms are created when swim in such booms, they algae colonies clump together can suffer from skin irritaand grow out of control, usution and stomach issues such ally fueled by a large amount as nausea and vomiting. of nitrogen in the water, causMany blooms are quite ing the algae population to visible, so any public beach spike uncontrollably. Normalblooms are found will often ly algae, a simple plant found be shut down before any in salt and freshwater, is swimmers are put at risk. harmless and actually proDespite that, people living vides an essential source of near the water are still at nutrients and energy for the risk, as blooms can affect aquatic ecosystem. shellfish such as oysters, Peter The blooms occur predomimussels and clams. nately during the summer, LiNderotH Luciana Santoferrara, a when the water is warmest Director, biology professor at UConn, and provides a fertile breedsays that it’s this danger of Save the Sound ing ground. According to a ingesting contaminated shellUniversity of Connecticut fish which poses the greatest study, the Long Island Sound water tem- risk to people living near the water. perature is rising roughly 33 degrees “Usually the problem for humans Fahrenheit per decade. That’s four times doesn’t come directly from contact with faster than the Atlantic Ocean, which also the water, but from contaminated seasuffers from more of these harmful algal food,” Santoferrara said. “The risk is blooms. related to specific toxins, as these microA number of local conservation scopic organisms that can cause red tide groups have made an effort to study and produce toxins that can harm different track the water quality and toxicity levels parts of the body, from the liver to the of Long Island Sound, especially when it brain.” comes to “red tide” blooms. Yet, scientists say many of these “We want some algae in the water blooms are ultimately man-made, and since it’s necessary for a healthy Long largely preventable. High nitrogen levels

By wiLL sHeeLiNe wsheeline@liherald.com

large algal bloom can have detrimental effects on the ecosystem, whether it’s considered ‘harmful’ or not.

Courtesy Alex Derr

HarmfuL aLgaL BLooms — more commonly known as ‘red tide,’ like this created under the Astoria Bridge in Oregon in 2008 — can cause a number of ecological issues, from killing nearby marine life to creating problems for swimmers. in the water are often caused by runoff from human waste and produce infecting water ways along Long Island, ultimately making their way to the sound. This extra nitrogen typically comes from poorly maintained septic systems and cesspools, which leak into the soil and corrupt rivers and other waterways that feed the sound, scientists have said. Fertilizer runoff is another major issue, exacerbated by what are otherwise picturesque golf courses near the water, that typically require thousands of tons of fertilizer. But with just a little effort, Long Island could easily identify — and maybe even eliminate — some of these environmental threats. At least according to Michelle Lapinel McAllister, programs director

and environmental monitor for the Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor. Understanding what causes nitrogen buildups, and implementing methods of prevention can go a long way in protecting not only swimmers and shellfish-eaters, but also the sound itself. “Any efforts to reduce nitrogen help,” McAllister said, “from maintaining septic systems and cesspools so that they’re not leaking into the ground and making their way into the water ways, reducing or eliminating fertilizer use, picking up after your pet after they go to the bathroom outside, (and) upgrading treatment plants. “Any of those are going to be a benefit to reducing nitrogen from entering the waterways.”

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Growing good eats in the neighborhood Cornell Cooperative Extension wants to expand local agriculture By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

resh food is important not only to health, but also the local economy — something leaders of the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County are committed to making available to everyone. The cooperative extension, with its main office at Eisenhower Park and a farm located on Merrick Avenue, focuses heavily on selling goods produced by locals all over Long Island. It even runs farmers market every Saturdays through October in Eisenhower Park, kicking off the latest season just a couple weeks ago. The farmers market is a part of the cooperative extension’s food systems and agriculture program, something Cornell University upstate has championed through this century-old nonprofit located in every county and every New York City, with more than 50 offices statewide. Working with county, state and federal officials, the Cornell Cooperative Extension also leads programs involving 4-H, as well as allowing young people to explore areas in science, technology, engineering, and math. The cooperative extension also focuses on health, wellness and nutrition, offering education workshops and information about food-related topics. The organization also spends time on natural resources, providing knowledge on sustainable energy and horticulture, like that at the East Meadow farm, creating gardens that teach people how to properly grow their own goods. The cooperative extension also runs a mobile market — a van of fresh produce services — that makes its round to senior citizen and community centers. And then there’s the Taste NY market, located at the Long Island Welcome Center, between exits 51 and 52 on the eastbound side of the Long Island Expressway. The market opened in 2016, selling goods from vendors all over Long Island and New York state. It’s “an extension of Cornell University, so obviously, we’re really proud of that, to take the research and work that’s been done at the university level and put it to work for the residents here in Nassau County,” said Greg Sandor, the executive director of Nassau’s cooperative extension. Established in 1914, the Nassau cooperative extension has always had a farm stand, which moved to Eisenhower Park in 2020. “There were a couple of guests vendors and it was small, but it was a great way to get in touch with the community,” said Jennifer Hochuli, who coordinates the office’s food systems and agriculture. “It was an all-hands-on-deck with staffing.” And that’s a big need in Nassau, Sandor said — build a local sustainable food system. “In Eisenhower Park we’re trying to create more access to fresh grown produce,” he said. “Eisenhower Park has high visibility, and you’ve got all different

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The CORNeLL COOpeRATIve Extension of Nassau County hosts its farmers markets on Saturdays in Eisenhower Park. It features fresh produce from a number of vendors across Long Island.

walks of life coming around here on weekends. It’s a great mix of community members, and you never know why they’re swinging by Eisenhower.” The farmers market accepts cash, credit/debit, along with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cards and coupons from those who are a part of the Farmers Market Nutrition Program. “Everybody should have access to fresh food, it’s so good for you and your body,” Hochuli said. “Supporting locally grown food, locally grown produce, as well as local businesses — it’s good for the economy, it’s good for your area, and at the end of the day, I like to think that it’ll come back and help you out.” Dara Myers is spending her first year at the farmers market. She sells fresh juices and tea from her store, Jolistic Organics Health Store in Baldwin, which opened last month.

FReSh pROduCe, LIke these from Schneider’s Farm in Melville, is available to anyone who stops by farmers markets like the one the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County hosts in Eisenhower Park. All goods sold at the farmers market are from local businesses, and the variety changes throughout the season.

“This has been something I’ve wanted to do since 2017, but I put it on hold because of Covid,” Myers said. “My mom passed away from lung cancer, and ever since then, I wanted to steer away from Western medicine and more The FARMeRS MARkeT like this one at toward natural ingredients.” Eisenhower Park is open to public, and is just one If the community wants farmof the pillars of Nassau County’s Cornell ers to be a part of the economy, Sandor said, then it’s something Cooperative Extension. they must invest in. “We were seeing a trend people how to grow their own produce at toward not supporting local agriculture home, too. and farmers, and it’s really tough for “Your garlic is so big, how can I do farmers to stay in business,” he said. “But that? How can I grow lettuce like that in during Covid, we saw an uptick, so we my yard? And just learning about how saw people coming out and supporting their food is grown is something that peothis.” ple are interested in,” Hochuli said. “Part But going to the farmers market of the history and the reason and the sigdoesn’t mean you have to drive by the nificance of farmers markets is that peolocal grocery store. It also can help teach ple can find that information out.”

Endo’s canoeing program is growing again and safety are adults and mature teens, many of them from Freeport. They include Endo’s sons. Ken Endo, a Freeport police officer and Les Endo Jr. who works for the village but also runs Endo Electric, his father’s business, which he has run since Les Sr. died last summer. “This is me and my husb a n d ’s s h o p, ” Endo said. “We have the water. We might as well utilize it. These ‘kids’ don’t get to do this too often.” Erica Lepmarianne urage began volendo unteering with ACDS when she program organizer was a teenager. She currently sits as the Director of Community and Residential Services for the organization. “I love the relationships that we build,” Lepurage said. “I love helping people to become more independent and live their best life. I love to see the progress people make as they grow.” Many served by ACDS have taken

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Canoeing program partiCipants and their caregivers lined up to start the afternoon’s training. advantage of the programs since they were children because it is a lifetime agency. Preschool activities, sports, cooking lessons, day programs, and other programs are available within ACDS. Freeport resident Steven Zaffos, 66, volunteered with ACDS since his son’s infancy. “It’s for inclusion. It’s just so important that everybody gets involved,” said Zaffos.

Scoutmaster Larry Vodopivec, 59, leader of the Troop 824 Scouts, has supported ACDS with his Scouts since fall 2013. “It’s important to do service to help out,’’ said Vodopivec. “These kids, they paddle, they do everything you could do.” The desire to serve has spread to his scouts. “I wanted to volunteer and help do what I could do,” said C.J. Cascio, a

16-year-old member of Troop 824. “I think it’s important because a lot of these people need the extra help.” The last event of the summer, the race, was July 19. “It’s such a heartwarming feeling,” said Marianne Endo. “I love these ‘kids.’ It brings tears to my eyes.” Additional reporting by Reine Bethany

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Antigone Rising

The all female, alt-country rock band is ready to entertain their audience with soaring three-part harmonies and vivacious show, Friday, July 22, at 8 p.m., at Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. Catapulted into the national spotlight in 2005 with a groundbreaking major label debut that landed them in the top 20 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, the ladies have boldly staked their place as a rock/country force. As always, bring seating. For information, visit NassauCcountyNY.gov/parks.

JULY 24 Seasonal Sounds Enjoy the glorious grounds of Old Westbury Gardens and listen to some stirring sounds with the duo of guitarist Christopher Gotzen-Berg and cellist Suzanne Mueller, Sunday, July 24, 3 p.m. They present an eclectic program of classical and contemporary duets and solos. Free with Gardens’ admission. The Barn at Orchard Hill, Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.

Arts Council concert series The Generation Gap plays an outdoor concert, Thursday, July 28, 7-8 p.m., at the Esplanade on the Nautical Mile (next to 195 Woodcleft Avenue). This show is part of the Summer Sunset Concert Series, courtesy of the Long Island Arts Council at Freeport. Contact (516) 223-2522 or infoLIACF@gmail.com.

Chuk Fowler Trio on the Mile

Precious Pollinators

Walk back through time The Freeport Historical Museum at 350 S. Main St. is open 2-5 p.m. for individual and group visits, every Sunday through November. Operated by the Freeport Historical Society, this museum is in a historic house with three ﬂoors of Freeport-related objects, from the mid-1800s to the recent past. Call (516) 623-9632.

Yoga at the Rec Center The Freeport Recreation Center, 130 E. Merrick Rd., is holding yoga classes, 6-7 p.m. on July 27, outdoors if weather permits. Call (516) 377-2314 for information.

Bring the kids to Long Island Children’s Museum to learn about the pollinating so important to our natural word, Saturday, July 23 12-2 p.m. Among the fascinating facts to be discovered: More than 75 percent of ﬂowering plants and 150 varieties of common food crops on on pollinators. make a beautiful garden scene, complete with a busy pollinator of your own. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Volunteer for SPLASH

Mindful mornings Practice the “art” of looking at art at Nassau County Museum of Art, Wednesday, July 27, 10:30-11 a.m. Mindful looking invites you to observe and calmly reﬂect in a relaxed and supportive environment free of distraction. Join an educator for a new opportunity to experience and enjoy the art in the galleries or sculpture garden, together. Registration required. Also Aug. 3. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Operation SPLASH boats take volunteer crews from Guy Lombardo Marina, 898 Guy Lombardo Ave., at 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., to clean the marine shores of Freeport. One or two SPLASH boats go out from Freeport every day of the week, as shown on the boat schedule page. To participate, go to OperationSplash.com/ boat-schedule/, click on the Freeport link, and ﬁnd the contact information for the time slot you want.

Having an event?

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.

Every Wednesday throughout the summer, the Chuk Fowler Trio performs, starting at 7 p.m. on July 27, at Sparkle on Stage Cultural Arts Center, 195 Woodcleft Ave. $25 donation at the door or online at SparkleOnStage. org. For information, call (516) 240-1188, email sparkleonstage17@gmail.com, or drop by the center during operating hours.

Family Fun Night with Cedarmore Corporation The Cedarmore Corporation hosts a fun-ﬁlled family event, Thursday, July 28, 6- 8 p.m. ,at Bishop Frank Otha White Memorial Park (aka Northeast Park), 100 Parsons Ave., Freeport. Call (516) 378-3415, or email info@cedarmore.org.

Zumba at the Rec Center The Freeport Recreation Center, at 130 E. Merrick Rd., holds Zumba classes 7-8 p.m. on July 25, outdoors if weather permits. Contact (516) 377-2314 for information.

JULY 26 Stay scam-free Learn how to “How to Protect Yourself from Being Scammed” at the Freeport Memorial Library, 144 W. Merrick Rd., Tuesday, July 26, 1-2 p.m. To register, contact Maryellen Cantanno at (516) 3793274 or email mcantanno@ freeportlibrary.info.

Movies at Cow Meadow Park Enjoy “Jurassic Park,” part of the Movies by the Meadow summer ﬁlm series, at Cow Meadow Park, 701 S. Main St., hosted by the Incorporated Village of Freeport. The show begins at about 8:15 p.m. on July 29 Refreshments are available for purchase starting at 7:30, to support the Freeport Historical Society and the Freeport Boy Scouts Troop #36. For information, contact the Rec Center at (516) 377-2314.

STEPPING OUT

glides onto the ice

By Karen Bloom

irque du Soleil is acclaimed for pushing the boundaries of performance. Now they’re doing it on the ice, blending circus arts and ice skating. Their latest tour, which arrives at UBS Arena in Elmont this weekend — Thursday, July 21 through Sunday, 24 — is a first for Cirque du Soleil, which has been creating spectacles for over 40 years. “Crystal,” as the show is called, takes audiences on a journey into a whimsical frozen playground where skating mingles with acrobatics and aerial feats. The narrative follows the heroine — Crystal — who feels misunderstood and out of sync with herself, in this coming-of-age tale from Cirque’s creative team, developed by Shana Carroll and Sébastien Soldevila. “There are many layers within it,” Artistic Director Rob Tannion says. “It’s not an outcome where everything is happy, but it’s fulfilling in that we go on a journey with her. There’s a beautiful message within the show and at the same time, visually stunning, and if you’re looking to be thrilled by the acrobatics and technical precision of the skaters, you will be.” It was a challenging production for the company, which began rehearsing in 2017, to translate the acrobats’ movements from their usual surface to the ice, while adding skaters into the mix. “Our goal was to engage the Cirque people and cross over and bring in skating of all forms. And at the same time maintain our style,” says Tannion. “We were going from our world on a hard floor to bring the same skill set on ice. And we did that to great success. We’ve been able to combine multiple genres and put on a show that has a lot of life and breadth.” All with Cirque du Soleil’s trademark aesthetic: Extravagant visuals, costuming and a lively soundtrack that seamlessly blends popular music like Béyonce’s ‘Halo,’ U2’s ‘Beautiful Day’ and Sia’s ‘Chandelier’ with Cirque’s signature sound. The 43-person cast features 19 skaters, including former Olympians and extreme skaters. “There’s much to enjoy on

multiple levels,” Tannion adds. No matter how clichéd it sounds, he says,” it’s a show for everyone.” Audiences experience what Tannion describes as many “hold your breath” moments throughout the two-and-halfhours: pole and trapeze acts, juggling, singles and pairs ﬁgure skating, fastpaced speed skating, and even some hockey action. “It all comes together with what Cirque does so well, playing with the sensation of risk,” says Tannion. “It’s a really action-packed, visually-packed, emotion-packed couple of hours.” For additional information and to purchase tickets, visit UBSArena.com.

Kids can make, view and talk about art all summer long with four Indigenous artists at Long Island Children’s Museum. Toyuskanash, the Algonquin word for ‘bridges,’ brings together artists from the Shinnecock Nation to explore how they bridge traditional and contemporary culture and bridge gaps in history and knowledge with surrounding communities. The exhibit showcases the artwork of ﬁne art photographer Jeremy Dennis, painter and tradition bearer Denise Silva-Dennis, beadwork appliqué and ribbon work artist Tohanash Tarrant and painter David Bunn Martine. Each artist’s creative process is highlighted during two-week residencies including artist-led workshops and daily activities for visitors led by museum staff members. Through Sunday, Sept. 4. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. For more information, call (516) 224-5800 or visit LICM.org.

Music of Impressionism Join Maestro David Bernard and his virtuoso musicians for an art-inspired performance at Nassau County Museum of Art. They present works by Debussy, Ravel, Franck and other French composers who were part of the Impressionist group, often creating compositions with speciﬁc paintings in mind. The lush orchestral sound of these beloved works, performed outdoors (or in the tent if the weather does not cooperate) are the perfect complement to the colorful paintings inside the building. Also take the time to explore ‘Other Worlds Than This,’ the just-opened exhibition, and, of course, stroll the grounds, including the Sculpture Garden.

Photos courtesy Matt Beard

Top left: Crystal, the eccentric heroine, sees a reflection of herself. Top right: Wearing mics on their skates, four skaters showcase their technical prowess. Bottom right: The jugglers are joined by groups of skaters and acrobats.

Sunday, July 24, 3 p.m. Free for members; $20 for nonmembers, includes museum admission. Nassau County Museum of Art, One Museum Drive, (off Northern Boulevard), Roslyn Harbor. For information call (516) 484-9338 or visit NassauMuseum.org.

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Toyuskanash: Bridges

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Returning to LIIFE on the big screen Bellmore Movies hosts 25th year of Long Island International Film Expo By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

tight-knit community, of neighbors supporting neighbors means everything to independent filmmakers. That feeling was abundantly clear last week at the Bellmore Movies & Showplace with the Long Island International Film Expo. Now in its 25th year, the expo returned to the 107-year-old cinema on Bellmore’s Pettit Avenue on July 13, having already established itself as a well-respected festival in the independent film community. The expo — more commonly known as LIIFE — was co-created by Debra Markowitz and Henry Stampfel from the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, along with Stampfel’s wife, Anne. The Stampfels own Bellmore Movies as well as a sister theater, Malverne Cinema. Nassau County officials sponsor the expo each year, prompting Markowitz to thank not only County Executive Bruce Blakeman, but also Richard Kessel from the county’s Industrial Development Agency. “We’re so proud of what we put together,” Markowitz said, “and how it’s grown.” The expo featured more than 120 films — some produced by Long Island filmmakers — as well as many more from across the country and around world. Films and documentaries of all genres were shown through July 16. The expo has been hosted at various venues since its inception at Hofstra University, Nassau Community College, and even Malverne Cinema on Hempstead Avenue. For the past 15 years — with the exception of 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic — Bellmore Movies has hosted the expo. First opened in 1915 at 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore Movies boasts a single screen with a stage, proving a cozy venue for filmmakers to interact with audiences during post-screening Q-and-As. Directly north of the Bellmore Long Island Railroad station, film buffs travel in from New York City and other parts of the island just to attend, Markowitz said. The expo also attracts celebrities — actors from films and television series who are not only supporters of LIIFE, but filmmakers themselves. Lukas Hassel, best known for his role as Elias VanDyke on NBC’s “The Blacklist,” was in attendance this year, speaking about the importance of movie festivals like LIIFE. “Filmmaking is hard,” he said. “It’s one thing if you have a studio backing you with $200 million and celebrity actors, but independent filmmaking is really hard. It’s all about reaching out to your colleagues, to your friends, to your community. This festival — the Long Island International Film Expo — is an example of how important it is to build a community.” For filmmakers like Michael Scully — who created the dramedy “Montauk 77” with his 15-year-old daughter Michayla — being back on Long Island was the perfect way to wrap up nearly a year’s worth of

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BELLmORE mOViEs & Showplace hosted the 25th year of its Long Island International Film Expo, attracting filmmakers and audiences from across Nassau County and beyond.

How you can watch ‘montauk 77’ ‘Montauk 77,’ a dramatic comedy by Michael and Michayla Scully, was picked up by Gravitas Ventures, an independent film distributor, and will be released Aug. 30 through video on demand as well as streaming platforms like iTunes and Amazon Prime Video. To learn more about the film that was featured at the recent Long Island International Film Expo, visit Montauk77Film.com. Anyone interested in submitting a film to be considered for next year’s festival, visit LongIslandFilm.com. HENRy AND ANNE Stampfel, owners of the Bellmore Movies & Showplace — and co-creators of the Long Island International Film Expo — said they were grateful to see the event come together once again. festivals. Scully, who lives in Levittown, says he’s been making short films for nearly 20 years, and was encouraged by his daughter to take the plunge into creating a feature film — which they ended up writing and starring in together. “Montauk 77” — featuring Michael as a “down-on-his-luck” ride-hailing driver, and Michayla has his snarky teenaged passenger — premiered last October at the New York Long Island Film Festival in Lindenhurst. “What I’ve learned over the last year is that you need communities like this to reach out and put these events together,” Scully said. “They’re very important to young artists. And older artists like myself.” Filming during the pandemic was a challenge, Scully noted, but it was his neighbors and friends that helped bring the film together. “We had a lot of community members come out, businesses saying, ‘Sure you

can shoot it at our diner, you can shoot it at our bank, you can shoot it at our town library,’” he said. “We’re here for the 25th anniversary — back home on the island. It means so much for us — and our film — to be here.” The Stampfels, who say they work nearly every day of the year to plan the expo, were grateful to host it once again in a building many moviegoers have come to love. “It’s not an official historic site, but it is to us,” Henry said. “This takes an entire year. When we’re done with this, we take a break for like 30 days, and then we go back to plan on our next one. This is the 25th year, and we hope to go another 25 years.”

DEBRA mARkOwitz, cO-cREAtOR of the Long Island International Film Expo, said she was thankful for the support the program receives annually from sponsors.

–Jordan Vallone

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee for the registered holders of IMH Assets Corp., Collateralized AssetBacked Bonds, Series 2005-3, Plaintiff AGAINST Orazio Petito a/k/a Orazio J. Petito; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 18, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 2, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 73 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove, NY 11542. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Glen Cove, County of Nassau, State of NY, Section 31. Block 47 Lot 417. Approximate amount of judgment $1,199,324.65 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 006906/2015. The auction will be conduct ed 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”. Sherli Shadi-Saed, 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: May 2, 2022 71221 132440 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Towd Point Master Funding Trust 2018-PM10, Plaintiff AGAINST O. Valentine Johnson’el; Andrew Koenig; Melissa Johnson’el, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 6, 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 August 3, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 665 Jay Way, Baldwin, NY 11510. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in Baldwin, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 54 Block 563 Lot 9. Approximate amount of judgment $887,037.79 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 004838/2016. 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.” Jane P. 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 29, 2022 132486

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU NEW RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LLC, Plaintiff, AGAINST MARIA VIVONA A/K/A MARIA T. VIVONA, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on April 14, 2015. I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 2, 2022 at 2:30 PM premises known as 1035 Hayes Street, Baldwin, NY 11510. Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Baldwin, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 54, Block 377 and Lot 1512, 1513 and 1514. Approximate amount of judgment $497,509.47 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #4483/2014. Michele Bencivinni, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 132488 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. LORRAINE RUSSELL, et al, Defts. Index #610381/2021. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Feb. 14, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court

Drive, Mineola, NY on August 3, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a District 8, Section 55, Block 399, Lot 35-36. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale. CHARLES CASOLARO, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99414 132351

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LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE 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 2006-14, Plaintiff - against - MARIA OKANE, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on March 17, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 1st day of August, 2022 at 2:30 PM. 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 and State of New York. Premises known as 15 Thelma Court, Freeport, NY 11520. (Section: 62, Block: A, Lot: 346) Approximate amount of lien $382,038.59 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 000790/2015. Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee. Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618 Tel. 585/760-8218 For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 Dated: May 4, 2022 During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of ACE Securities Corp., Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, Asset Backed PassThrough Certificates, Plaintiff AGAINST Christopher Prescott; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated September 17, 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 August 2, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 205 New York Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of NY, Section 11 Block 30 Lot 79 (Lot Group 79 and 80). Approximate amount of judgment $708,798.90 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 003168/2014. 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”. Charles Casolaro, 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: May 2, 2022 71857 132438 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. TLF NATIONAL TAX LIEN TRUST 2017-1 Pltf. vs. LISA SANDERS AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF HAROLD SANDERS, IF LIVING, et al, Defts. Index #605427/19. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered March 17, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 8, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 40 Roland Place, Roosevelt, NY a/k/a Section 55, Block 335, Lot

100, Group Lots 100-101. Approx. amt. of judgment is $9,651.01 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” 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, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction. MELVIN K. ROTH, Referee, BRONSTER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf. 156 West 56th Street, Ste. 902, New York, NY. File No. 307448.189- #99537 132660 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A, Plaintiff, AGAINST LUCIEN ESCOFFERY, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on October 29, 2019. I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 4, 2022 at 2:30 PM premises known as 213 Hudson Ave, Roosevelt, NY 11575. Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for the Tenth Judicial District, Nassau County, and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 55, Block 494 and Lot 342.A & 342.B. Approximate amount of judgment $615,858.13 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #005288/2016. Farshad D. Saed, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 132658 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. ROBERT FLETCHER, et al, Defts. Index #610380/2021. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered March 17, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 10, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a District 8, Section 55, Block 444, Lot 38-39. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale. ROBERT O’BRIEN, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99432 132662 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 5241, Pltf. vs LEGACY HOMES REALTY. LTD., et al, Defts. Index #611906/20. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated March 11, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north side fronts steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 8, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 32 Allers Blvd., Roosevelt, NY a/k/a Section 55, Block 330, Lots 233 & 234. Approx. amt. of judgment is $376,482.84 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction. BRIAN DAVIS, Referee. DEUTSCH & SCHNEIDER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf. 79-37 Myrtle Avenue, Glendale, NY. File No. LF-173- #99418 132666 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. BEVERLY A. GIBBS, et al, Defts. Index #610781/2021. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered March 31, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 9, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a District 10, Section 55, Block 494, Lot

12-14. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale. MARK RICCIARDI, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99416 132664 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Restora, LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Frederick Forde, Sarah Forde a/k/a Sarah A. Forde, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered May 18, 2022, 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 August 9, 2022 at 2:00PM, premises known as 294 Washington 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, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 55, BLOCK: 322, LOT: 47 and 48. Approximate amount of judgment $462,408.20 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #605267/2018. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protoco ls 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. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-086961-F00 72336 132556 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU M&T Bank, Plaintiff AGAINST Cynthia Hay, Rohan Hay, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 19, 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 August 9, 2022 at 2:00PM, premises known as 60 Agnes 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 Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 55, BLOCK: 394, LOT: 423. Approximate amount of judgment $193,365.94 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #004493/2016. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration ( OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Robert F. Harper, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-073477-F01 72392 132554 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. Bank, N.A., successor Trustee to LaSalle Bank National Association, on behalf of the Holders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2005-HE11, Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2005-HE11, Plaintiff AGAINST Fred Gross A/K/A Frederick Gross A/K/A Frederick M. Gross, Herminia Gross, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 11, 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 August 9, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 53 Tyler 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: 105, LOT: 312. Approximate amount of judgment $511 ,041.15 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #007888/2009. The

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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. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Michael G. Postiglione, Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-080399-F00 71828 132560

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, RESIDENTAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2013-TT2, BY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, vs. DONOVAN HONEGAN, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on April 15, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 8, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 38 Shonnard Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55, Block 222 and Lots 540 and 541. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 7613/16. 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. Charles J. Casolaro, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, & Peddy, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff 132653 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST Eastlyn Alexander a/k/a Eastlyn Wellington; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 28, 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 August 8, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 708 Goodrich Street, Uniondale, NY 11553. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at East Hempstead, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 50 Block 120 Lot 123. Approximate amount of judgment $212,956.44 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 001081/2017. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of F oreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Mark Ricciardi, 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: May 2, 2022 For sale information, please visit Servicelinkauction.com or call (866) 539-4173 71914 132562 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. SEBASTIAN UMANA, et al, Defts. Index #607420/2020. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered May 3, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 18, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a District 8, Section 55, Block 301, Lot 339-340. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale. LISA SEGAL POCZIK, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99552 132820 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR SC PARK LANE TRUST II 2019-1, Plaintiff, vs. 2962 GRAND DRIVE CORP., ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and Other Relief duly entered on March 31, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 16, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 2962 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, NY 11510. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54, Block 429 and Lot 4382 and 4383. Approximate amount of judgment is $666,352.13 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 602658/2020. 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. Oscar Prieto, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 200067-1 132824

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU PAME ASSOCIATES LLC, Plaintiff -againstCONSTRUCTION MODERN DESIGN INC. AND ANDY O. ALEGE Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale entered on December 7, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at THE FORECLOSURE AUCTION PART COURTROOM OF THE NASSAU SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NEW YORK 11501 on August 11, 2022 at 2:30 PM premises known as 249 Saint Marks Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of NASSAU, State of New York. Section: 62 Block: 32 Lot: 342 Approximate amount of lien $ 393,000.00 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment Index # 606507/2017 Melvyn K. Roth, Esq., REFEREE MENASHE AND ASSOCIATES LLP, ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF, 400 RELLA BLVD., SUITE 190, SUFFERN, NY 10901 DATED: July 12, 2022 132829

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. ANGELA WHITE-BANKS AND GRETCHEN BURGINWHITE A/K/A GRETCHEN WHITE, if they be living, if they be dead, their respective heris-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming, under by or through ANGELA WHITE-BANKS AND GRETCHEN BURGINWHITE a/k/a GRETCHEN WHITE, if they be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff, et al, Defts. Index #610368/2021. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered May 13, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 17, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. prem. k/a District 9, Section 55, Block 361, Lot 853--854. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale. GEORGE ESERNIO , Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99549 132818 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIE MAE MERRILL, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on November 13, 2019, and an Order Amending Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 19, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 16, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 68 Hudson 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 411 and Lot 224. Approximate amount of judgment is $334,466.77 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 000975/2016. This foreclosure sale will be held on the North Side Steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale. Lisa Segal Poczik, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 211891 132822 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs. STAFFORD C. GRANT, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on September 12, 2014 and an Order Vacating Prior Sale duly entered on April 14, 2022. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 25, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 209 Putnam 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, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55, Block M and Lots 108, 109 & 307. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 15201/11. 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 McKew, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, & Peddy, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff 132973 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, IRP FUND II TRUST 2A, Plaintiff, vs. NEW ISLAND DEVELOPMENT LLC, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on April 20, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 22, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 338 Brookside Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54, Block 524 and Lot 29. Approximate amount of judgment is $577,510.21 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 602183/2021. 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. Audra Anne Divone, Esq., Referee Pincus Law Group, PLLC, 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, New York 11556, Attorneys for Plaintiff 132971 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, GITSIT Solutions, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. JOSE M. ACEVEDO, ET AL., Defendant (s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on April 15, 2022 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Courthouse, North side steps of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York on August 23, 2022 at 2:30 P.M., premises

known as 37 WILLIAM STREET, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, City and State of New York, Section: 55, Block: 436, Lot: 192 & 193. Approximate amount of judgment is $548,937.28 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 012101/2013. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Referee. MARK LIEBERMAN, Esq., Referee Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff 132966 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, Plaintiff, v. SAMANTHA GIRARD, ET AL, Defendant.-NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on August 14, 2019, I, Bruce R Bekrisky, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on August 23, 2022 at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 at 2:30 PM, County of Nassau, State of New York, the premises described as follows: 432 Brookside Avenue Roosevelt, NY 11575 SBL No.: 36-484-245 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York. The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 002713/2017 in the amount of $517,487.45 plus interest and costs. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Richard S. Mullen Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 132988 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER, Plaintiff against RODERICK GEOGHEGAN A/K/A RODERICK J. GEOGHEGAN, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered March 8, 2019, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 22, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 526 South Ocean Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. Sec 62 Block 172 Lot 509, 510, and 511. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $303,134.11 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 609221/2017. Cash will not be accepted at the sale. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” George Esernio, Esq., Referee 3000-001153 132986 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 2006-26, Plaintiff AGAINST

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Freeport Housing Authority will hold a Public Meeting on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at 5:00 PM. The meeting will be held at 100 North Main Street, Community Center, Freeport, NY 11520. 132968

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LEGAL NOTICE FREEPORT HOUSING AUTHORITY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Back Office - Off Site / On Site Office Management Services NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Freeport Housing Authority (“the FHA”) seeks proposals from qualified firms or individuals to perform Back Office - Off Site / On Site Management Services for our Federally Subsidized Housing Programs.

Experience with Public Housing Authorities and US Department of Housing and Urban Development requirements and regulations are required. The RFP documents may be obtained by visiting the FHA offices during regular business hours, 8:30AM - 4:30PM, at 240 So. Main Street, Freeport, NY 11520. The RFP is also available on the FHA website www.FreeportHousingNY. org.. The deadline for submission of proposals is 4:00 PM, August 19, 2022 The FHA reserves the right to reject any or all proposals The FHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By Order of the Board of Commissioners Freeport Housing Authority Dated: July 14, 2022 132958 LEGAL NOTICE FREEPORT HOUSING AUTHORITY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Management Consultation Services The Freeport Housing Authority (“the FHA”) is issuing a Request for Proposal (“the RFP”) for Management Consultation Services for work related to the US Department of Housing & Urban Development HUD Capital Funds Program The RFP documents can be obtained by visiting our offices during regular business hours at 240 So. Main Street, Freeport, NY 11520. The RFP is also available on the FHA website www.FreeportHousingNY. org. Responses will be accepted until 4:00 PM on August 19, 2022 The FHA reserves the right to reject any, or all proposals. The FHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By Order of the Board of Commissioners Freeport Housing Authority July 14, 2022, 132957

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LEGAL NOTICE Freeport Housing Authority Request for Proposal General Counsel Services Issued July 14, 2022 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Freeport Housing Authority (“the FHA”) solicits proposals to provide General Counsel services for the FHA.

The RFP documents may be obtained by visiting the FHA offices during regular business hours, 8:30AM - 4:30PM, at 240 So. Main Street, Freeport, NY 11520. The RFP documents are also available on the FHA website www.FreeportHousingNY. org.. The deadline for submission of proposals is August 19, 2022, at 4:00PM The FHA reserves the right to reject any or all proposals The FHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By Order of the Board of Commissioners Freeport Housing Authority Dated: July 14, 2022 Tel. 516.623.2508 132961

LEGAL NOTICE Freeport Housing Authority Request for Proposal Landlord Tenant Legal Services Issued July 14, 2022 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Freeport Housing Authority (“the FHA”) solicits proposals to provide landlordtenant legal services for the FHA. The RFP documents may be obtained by visiting the FHA offices during regular business hours, 8:30AM - 4:30PM, at 240 So. Main Street, Freeport, NY 11520. The RFP documents are also available on the FHA website www.FreeportHousingNY. org.. The deadline for submission of proposals is August 19, 2022, at 4:00PM The FHA reserves the right to reject any or all proposals The FHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By Order of the Board of Commissioners Freeport Housing Authority Dated: July 14, 2022 Tel. 516.623.2508 132960 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 202-48 of the code of the Town of Hempstead entitled, “Handicapped Parking on Public Streets,” a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 2nd day of August, 2022, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day,

to consider the adoption of a resolution 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 at the following locations: ELMONT 237th STREET - west side, starting at a point 113 feet south of the south curbline of Dutch Broadway, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-292/22) ATHERTON AVENUE south side, starting at a point 55 feet east of the east curbline of Hillsboro Avenue, east for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-293/22) FRANKLIN SQUARE CARUKIN STREET - south side, starting at a point 275 feet east of the east curbline of Scherer Boulevard, east for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-273/22) FREEPORT LENOX AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 37 feet south opposite the southwest curbline Seaman Court, then south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-287/22) ROOSEVELT GRENADA AVENUE north side, starting at a point 210 feet east of east curbline of Nassau Road, east for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-249/22) ANDREWS AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 37 feet north of the north curbline of Elizabeth Street, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-272/22) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside a parking spaces for physically handicapped persons: ELMONT WELLINGTON ROAD east side, starting at a point 478 feet north of the north curbline of Hathaway Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-153/15 - 7/07/15) (TH-39/22) FRANKLIN SQUARE RINTIN STREET - east side, starting at a point 253 feet north of north curbline of Naple Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-179/22 - 6/14/22) (TH-179(B)/22) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: July 19, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. KATE MURRAY Supervisor Town Clerk 132897

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Karen Vazquez a/k/a Karen V. Vazquez; Beulah Buchanon a/k/a Beulah M. Buchanon; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered August 22, 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 August 24, 2022 at 3:00PM, premises known as 1050 Hastings Street, 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 374 Lots 1235, 1236, 1237. Approximate amount of judgment $631,324.09 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 005729/2016. 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.” Shelly Eaton, 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: July 7, 2022 132983

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At the July 12 Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Lynn ‘Target Girl’ Wheat stood statuesquely in front of a heavy wooden board while the Great Throwdini outlined her figure with specialized throwing knives.

Explaining how to access capital at chamber lunch continued from front page don’t just look at customers based on where they are right then, such as starting out, or maybe trying to build on what they already have. Instead, we look at their potential. We say, okay, this is your business plan, but where do you want to go? Let me put the right partners and products behind your business so you can grow. Everything is done strategically.” Girón explained that banks look at a loan customer’s credit, ability to pay, and collateral. “But if we look at the reality, we know that sometimes small business owners don’t have good credit,” said Girón. “Sometimes they don’t have collateral. Some business owners don’t even have their own house. Maybe they have trouble with the tax returns and the net profit is not there. “That is the reality for most of our business owners.” Girón described strategies that can boost business people into setting up a better customer base, establishing a sound credit record, and then strategizing to find the right loans for their specific circumstance. “My interest is not only to give out loans,” said Girón. “My interest is to sit down with the customer, figure out what is it that they need, and if I have the products in my arsenal to help them out, I provide those. If I cannot help them at the bank, I will refer them to somebody that can. I’m looking for the relationship, not really for the loan.” Adrienne Greene, vice president and market manager for Valley Bank in Garden City, asked the luncheon attendees, “Has anyone ever gone to coffee or lunch

with your banker? I really like to get to know my customers. I’m the daughter of two small business owners, and I’m the wife of a small business owner, so I absolutely understand what it’s like to turn the lights on and hope the customers walk in, with payroll due at the weekend.” Spending time with customers is critical, said Greene, in order to understand what direction a business owner dreams of going. “So, yes, you’re opening the bank account,” she continued. “We’re talking about your dreams and goals: are you looking to buy that building, are you looking to expand, are you looking to franchise? We really want to talk to our customers about aspirations.” Greene related stories of bringing customers together for their mutual benefit, like the time she connected a retiring dry cleaning businessman with a much younger dry cleaner who wanted to expand. The younger dry cleaner bought the retiree’s business and both were happy. After further anecdotes of developing relationships with customers and helping them succeed, Greene and Girón fielded questions and suggestions from the 20 business men and women seated around the tables at the Maliblue Restaurant on the Town of Hempstead’s Malibu Beach. One attendee, Hale Storm, commented, “Freeport has a hidden secret of businesses, and it’s bodegas. The food is fresh, they do volume. That’s a good avenue to research.” Girón expressed interest in contacting the bodegas. “We have all the services,” she said. “Payroll, we have everything.”

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ith all the media hype about sharks these days, our thoughts went to the late Peter Benchley, who wrote many books during his life, but who will be best remembered for his best-seller, “Jaws,” about a series of shark attacks in the small beach town of Amity, whose residents became terrified of the big fish. The film also frightened audiences around the world, becoming the blockbuster summer movie of 1975. Benchley, who had quit his job as a speechwriter for JAMEs President Lyndon when he BERnsTEin Johnson was in his late 20s, became a millionaire after “Jaws” was published and became a movie starring Roy Scheider as Sheriff Martin Brody, a good guy who wants to warn the town about the roving shark, and Murray Hamilton as Mayor Larry Vaughn, who worries more about losing tourist revenue than about sharks. Movie theaters were packed and sharks were the talk of that long-ago summer. Benchley became something of

a folk hero. The book sold more than 10 million copies. What did Benchley think? He regretted writing the book. In 2000, in an interview with the Animal Attack Files, Benchley said, “What I now know, which wasn’t known when I wrote ‘Jaws,’ is that there is no such thing as a rogue shark which develops a taste for human flesh.” “No one appreciates how vulnerable they are to destruction,” he added. Benchley’s shark-hunter character, Quint, is thought to have been based on the career of Frank Mundus, a Montauk-based charter captain who killed whales merely for chum and harpooned sharks, a practice that is outlawed today. In the last few years of his life, Mundus became a shark conservationist. So did Benchley, who spent his later years trying to persuade people that sharks weren’t necessarily out to get them, that they had a purpose in nature, and that, most of all, shark attacks were extremely rare, despite all the television broadcasts about them, which often borrowed the theme from “Jaws.” In another interview, Benchley said,

“For all their power, they are amazingly fragile. Sharks are no longer the villains. They are the victims.” According to Ocearch, a nonprofit that is dedicated to researching great white sharks and other large sea predators, the odds of dying in a shark attack are 1 in 3.7 million. Hundreds of sharks are killed each year, according to the organization. Christopher Paparo, manager of the school of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at the State University at Stony Brook, noted that there are more than 1,000 fatal car accidents in New York state per year. There is a better chance of being injured in an auto accident, Paparo said, than of even seeing a shark. Still, all the experts warn that sharks are not to be taken lightly. Beachgoers are warned to swim only in waters where there is a lifeguard, to always swim with others, to avoid wearing shiny objects in the water that may attract sharks and, if they see bunker, which sharks eat, to stay out of the water until the bunker pass. “I wouldn’t like to be bit by a shark,” Paparo said.

e later learned that there’s no such thing as a rogue humanseeking shark.

There have been reports of several shark bites and sightings off Nassau County’s South Shore. The television and radio reports tend toward the dramatic. In a paper in 2020 by Janey Sellars, a marine biology graduate from Exeter University, the media take a big hit for their coverage of sharks. “With recent technological advances,” Sellars wrote, “the media is now able to reach more people and influence the relationship (between human and sharks) by framing stories and twisting the truth to give sharks a bad name.” “Once regarded as a valuable and elusive creature, they are now perceived as ocean monsters,” Sellars added. “It is an issue that has only increased with time and is likely to continue as human and shark populations continue to overlap.” Benchley, who was the first-ever host of “Shark Week,” Discovery Channel’s celebration of the big fish, may have put it best: “The shark in an updated ‘Jaws’ could not be the villain; it would have to be written as the victim, for worldwide, sharks are much more the oppressed than the oppressors.” James Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments? JBernstein@ liherald.com.

We are drifting so far from the founders’ ideals

he screams and cursing coming from the Oval Office on Dec. 18, 2020, were the sound track to an attempted coup. According to former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson and other witnesses who have testified before the Jan. 6 congressional committee, various fringe Trump supporters, including Sydney Powell, Rudy Giuliani and Michael Flynn, gathered to encourage the soon-to-be former president to keep contesting the election results, maybe commandeer the voting RAnDi machines, maybe KREiss declare a national emergency. Trump was all ears. White House aides, some of whom have testified, were appalled by the spectacle of screaming, foul language and bizarre conspiracy theories bouncing off the walls. Alcohol flowed. That was Dec. 18. A few hours later, when the meeting broke up, Trump tweeted about an upcoming gathering at the Capitol on Jan. 6 that promised to be “wild.” According to published reports and testimony at the Jan. 6 hearings, Giuliani had to be escort-

ed out the White House to be sure he actually left. Apparently when the president breaks all the rules, it gives others permission to exceed their power, cross boundaries, pander to violent fringe groups and traffic in disinformation. The Trump presidency was rotten, and the stench came from the top. I think about the disgrace of it all, the absence of decorum and respect for the office of the president. I think, too, of the principled, high-minded individuals who have walked those halls and sat at the president’s desk. Trump and his extremist pals have sullied the space in an unprecedented way. If their delusional and illegal suggestions had been taken, it could have brought down our government. It certainly has changed our America. I think about all this from an Airbnb house in Maine, down the block from a small cemetery dating back to 1792. That was 16 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence; the Revolutionary War had ended just nine years earlier. The Constitutional Convention took place in the summer of 1787, so in 1792, when people were settled in this area, the Con-

stitution was a freshly minted document, only 5 years old. This area feels like early America, plain clapboard houses flying the Stars and Stripes, simple plantings and rock walls and stone boundaries. It isn’t difficult at all to walk down this road and imagine how it looked over 200 years ago. I feel connected here to all that is basic and good about our beginnings. It didn’t take long, however, for news of the “unhinged” meeting in the Trump White House in December 2020, to reach me. We’re on vacation, but I can’t tune out the Jan. 6 hearings, which are investigating the attempted insurrection. It feels like a civic responsibility. As witnesses come forward and speak to the misinformation, erratic behavior and unprincipled tactics of Trump’s coterie, I realize it isn’t just the rules and laws of democracy that are being undone — it is its very spirit. The people Trump brought into the Oval Office to advise him in December 2020 are the misfits, the pardoned felons, the purveyors of disproved conspiracy theories. They are the dregs, and they sat where, over time, Churchill and de Gaulle

hat might’ve happened on Dec. 18, 2020, if we’d been attacked?

and popes and the king and queen of England and Gorbachev and Rabin once sat. Other presidents sat there, too, some better than others, but no one as amoral and undignified as Trump. That the likes of Giuliani and Powell and Flynn could have access to a president is unconscionable. That they could proffer unproven conspiracy theories and advocate against a legitimately elected new president speaks to the unraveling of our democracy. The “unhinged” Dec. 18 meeting in the Oval Office went on for hours, according to witnesses. I wonder what would have happened if, while theories of Venezuelan interference in the election were being discussed, our country had been attacked. What if a missile had taken out New York City or a cyberattack had brought down our electrical grid? What if our water supplies had been poisoned or a killer bug had been let loose in the subways? What if ? Who would have made the decisions that would lead us in a moment of crisis? Who would have inspired the faith of the people and demonstrated the gravitas and good sense to find a path forward? That Dec. 18 meeting was gross and shocking and dangerous in so many ways. I hope the Biden team cleaned the carpets and aired out the room. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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road trip in a yellow Volkswagen Microbus so a young girl, played by Abigail Breslin, could compete in a beauty pageant. The plight of a man looking for his wife’s murderer, while unable to make long-term memories, in a story told in reverse, starring Guy Pearce. What it was like to grow up in Texas, a story told over nine years, allowing its young protagonist, played by Ellar Coltrane, to literally grow up in front of the cameras. Racial tensions at a fictional Ivy League school exposed, thanks to an extraordinary, can’t-miss performance by Tessa Thompson. We’ve seen, or at least heard of, all these films — “Little Miss Sunshine,” “Memento,” “Boyhood,” “Dear White People.” They have joined countless others that have not only provided a little bit of escape from our daily lives, but have stayed with us. And maybe even made us think. But none of these films would have even been part of the conversation if it weren’t for film festivals. It’s not Cannes or Sundance, but the Long Island International Film Festival — or LIIFE, as we all know it — is one of hundreds of such festivals across the

country and around the world that give filmmakers from all walks of life a chance to be seen. And maybe even to be remembered. And it’s that very reason why it’s important that we continue to support such festivals, not just with some of our county dollars, but maybe a few of our own, too. You don’t have to look any further than Michael and Michayla Scully, the fatherdaughter team that pieced together the dramedy “Montauk 77” with nothing more than $30,000 and a dream. They put together a small crew to film the pair as a ridehail driver and young teenaged passenger at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, and put together a film that delighted audiences at Bellmore Movies & Showplace last week. Their dream is to have their film available on a streaming service near you (and they will) — something that wouldn’t even be remotely possible if it weren’t for film festivals like LIIFE. American film studios produce several hundred movies every year, but when you include independent filmmakers who have nowhere near the financial resources of these behemoths, we get well over a thousand — maybe two. Each year. Film festivals like LIIFE are labors of

love, with the only real reward to put productions on the screen we may not otherwise see. The hard work of people like Debra Markowitz and both Henry and Anne Stampfel can’t be — and shouldn’t be — ignored. When LIIFE started 25 years ago, most filmmakers had to choose between making a run for theaters or going directly to DVD. Today the distribution model is wide, from streaming to cable to just about anything. And it’s exciting. In fact, one might say, why do we need film festivals when someone with something worth seeing could turn to something like YouTube to get exposure on their own? But it’s really not that easy. Even after the long hours, days, weeks and months that went into making a film are over, their creators are tasked with finding venue after venue to showcase their work, hoping they can poke their head above so many others seeking the same thing. LIIFE is over for this year, but in just a few weeks, Markowitz and the Stampfels will be back at it again, planning for next year. And they’ll be waiting for you — maybe with the next “Blair Witch Project.” Or the next “Precious.” Or maybe even the next “Montauk 77.”

In keeping with protecting our residents with the most up to date equipment, we have retired the Lafrance pumper truck which was in service for almost 22 years. We have acquired a Pumper Truck from Hendrikson, a leader in the field to ensure the immediacy and safety of our residents. Since Super Storm Sandy, we have replaced the full fleet of Departmental Fire Trucks. Always mindful of the bottom line, the initial truck has been paid

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letters Island Park Mayor Michael McGinty To the Editor: I write today to give an update on our Island Park Fire Department resiliency and hardening project. This important project was funded through the New York State Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery in the amount of a 1.65 Million dollar grant. The project includes the installation of an elevator, raising and updating the plumbing, and includes an addition of another Bay to the North. This is the first reconstruction and rehabilitation effort for the Island Park Fire Department since 1976. My Board of Trustees stand with me, and stand with our community knowing the Island Park Fire Department is the soul of our great Village and I would like to thank Deputy Mayor Matthew Graci, Trustee Barbara VolpeRied, Irene Naudus, and Robert Tice for their valiant efforts on behalf of the Island Park Fire Department. Securing these grants has been an enormous and challenging effort. Super Storm Sandy changed the landscape for us, it was an absolute necessity to ensure our Fire Department had every resource possible which is vital to protect and serve our village and her residents. There has never been a time when the Island Park Fire Department didn’t answer the call to serve and protect.

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everal years ago, the board of directors of Nassau University Medical Center approved spending nearly $8 million to build new executive offices on the 19th floor of the hospital, with unobstructed views of the Manhattan skyline. Today, that infamous decision serves as a reminder that a hospital doesn’t exist to serve politicians and executives. Everything we do must be focused on the needs of our patients, their families, and employees. NUMC is Long Island’s only Level One trauma cenMatthew J. ter, and with that comes BRUDeRMaN distinction a responsibility to serve the most diverse patient population in our area. Our goal must be to ensure that everyone who walks through the doors of our facility is treated with the dignity, respect and care they deserve. No matter what community or background patients come from, they should have confidence that NUMC will provide them with the best possible care. Everyone should be a VIP. For too long the hospital’s reputation suffered because of poor planning and decision-making. Our fantastic doctors

and exceptional staff have long needed better support. County Executive Bruce Blakeman selected me not just to lead NUMC but also to fix this critically important institution for our community. Together with CEO Dr. Anthony Boutin and our outstanding team, we’re doing it. We’re putting people and patients first again. In just the past three months, we’ve begun plotting a new course for the hospital. We’ve reopened Long Island’s only multichamber hyperbaric unit to treat burn victims, carbon monoxide poisoning and decompression sickness — the bends. The unit can also be used for wound management, bone infections, and radiation tissue damage. It was closed for years due to red tape, but was recertified, and it is again available 24/7 for emergency use as well as regular patient treatment. Community members have asked for a cardiac catheterization lab at the hospital for some time now, and we should have some exciting news on that front soon. Cardiac catheterization services are critically important to our ability to handle emergency conditions and save lives. Their addition will be a significant benefit for the community. NUMC cares for patients regardless of their ability to pay, but that doesn’t mean

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LetteRS yet to come. Stay tuned for one of the greatest revitalizations in the history of our Village, and a true renaissance continues. We are Island Parkers. We stand together! Sincerely, MAyOr MICHAEL MCGINTy

Which prayers are protected? To the Editor: On June 27, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution protects the right of a school coach to pray in public on an athletic field during the school day in the presence of students — members of the team he coaches. Writing for the majority — the court’s six conservative members — Justice Neil M. Gorsuch asserted that the First Amendment offers that protection. “respect for religious expressions is indispensable to life in a free and diverse republic — whether those expressions take place in a sanctuary or on a field, and whether they manifest through the spoken word or a bowed

the hospital can’t have cutting-edge technology and treatment. In May, NUMC hired neurosurgeon Dr. David Weintraub, formerly of Northwell Health, who will head a new department of neurosciences. This will be a major growth area for NUMC, expanding our capabilities to include first-class treatments for spine, brain and nerve conditions. Also, in the coming weeks, we’ll begin renovating a number of key patient and visitor-facing spaces that have long needed upgrading. We are redesigning our emergency room entrance to improve access for ambulances. We’re going to do a better job of communicating with residents about our services and preventive care as well. Starting this summer, we’ll be launching a social media campaign in both English and Spanish that will involve every department at the hospital to inform the public about living healthier. We’ve named a new interim chief medical officer, Dr. Grace Ting, whose more than 30 years of experience will help improve patient care and better advocate for our physicians’ needs. We’re also putting a new emphasis on our extraordinary employees, working to attract outstanding new talent, and recognizing the care provided by our staff every day. Our

new employee recognition program begins this month. Another way we are putting people first is by ensuring the hospital’s longterm financial sustainability, with a comprehensive review of all financial standards and practices. In just its first week, our review uncovered more than $12 million in outstanding revenue the county owed the hospital. County Executive Blakeman promptly presented us with a check that cut our previous budget deficit significantly. We will announce a new financial management plan shortly. Our reviews have also uncovered potential fraud that led to the arrest of a former employee. While this kind of abuse is reprehensible, it underscored the need for a totally new approach to running the hospital. We launched a national search for a new chief financial officer, and will be making new efforts to increase revenue. A sound financial future for NUMC will mean more resources to reinvest in the hospital, its facilities, services and personnel. It’s an exciting time for us. With priorities that truly put patients and their families first, we’re going to make NUMC an even better, more modern medical center that people can trust for generations to come. Matthew J. Bruderman is the chairman of the Nassau University Medical Center board of directors.

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head,” he wrote. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in her dissent, wrote that in such a situation, many students would undoubtedly feel pressure not only to listen to the coach’s prayers, but in some cases feel compelled to act as if they are in total agreement with his words. The coach in the case, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, is a devout Christian. Because of his insistence on continuing his public prayers, the Bremerton, Washington, public school where he coached did not renew his contract, and his termination as a coach ultimately led to his case being heard by the Supreme Court. Would the court have agreed to hear the case if the coach had been a Muslim, intoning Muslim prayers on the athletic field? A Hindu, intoning Hindu prayers on the athletic field? A Buddhist? A Jain? A Sikh? A member of the Baha’i faith? A Druze? A follower of Confucius? A believer in Shintoism? A member of the Native American Church? I wonder. MIrIAM LEVINE HELBOK Bronx

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