Freeport Herald 08-17-2023

Mitchell Kraeling, son of the late Horst Kraeling, has given new life to a cherished tradition by resurrecting the Horst Kraeling Veterans Clam Bake, an event created by his father in the 1980s.

The long-awaited gathering, which hadn’t taken place for over two decades until July 30, proved to be a resounding success. Attendees were treated to a sumptuous spread of food, live music, and a variety of activities. Most significantly, the event’s proceeds were dedi-

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The Freeport Canoe Race creates waves

The town of Freeport was a hive of activity on August 6, as residents and visitors gathered at Cow Meadow Park, to enjoy the eagerly awaited 48th annual Great Freeport Canoe Race.

This cherished event, renowned for its fusion of camaraderie, competition, and aquatic adventure, saw enthusiastic participants embarking on thrilling races aboard two-person canoes. With skillful strokes and strategic maneuvers, competitors navigated through the water. Whether seasoned canoeing participants seeking a competition or novices looking to relish on the waterfront, the event provided an unforgettable experience for all.

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cated to supporting charitable organizations focused on veterans’ well-being.

Inspired by his father’s legacy, Mitchell Kraeling established an organization named Freeport for Veterans, which is committed to helping local veterans in a variety of ways. Its board of directors comprises Kraeling, Ben Jackson, Susan Lyons, Bill Murphy, Jennifer Jerome and John Hrvatian.

The clambake, at which hundreds enjoyed clams, clam chowder, hot dogs, chicken and beer, raised around $10,000 for local veterans’ groups.

“All the money is going to veterans,” Jackson, the Free -

port Chamber of Commerce said. “Everything was donated, so every penny will go to them. We started this organization Freeport for Veterans because we’re honoring Horst Kraeling, who used to do this event many years ago. This country wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for veterans. You know, these guys put their lives on the line for our country. And they deserve to be recognized — they deserve to be given back. There are a lot of veterans who are suffering for many reasons. They need the appreciation. That’s the way we looked at it.”

Dan Rosato, a Marine Corps veteran who volunteered at the

event, shared his sentiments about Kraeling.

“The guy was just an amazing human being,” Rosato said. “It’s just amazing. I mean, we should all learn from him. He loved American freedom, and that’s what this is all about. Everyone is supposed to have freedom rights in this country. He came here and he served his

country proud for decades. Then he got sick and passed away. But he set a precedent for us, and we will always carry on. I mean, this event is what he was about. It was about community freedom and the whole American dream.”

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Robbie Jackson and Tony Jackson, father and son from Freeport on the water during this year’s 48th annual Great Freeport Canoe Race.

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Community member in need of kidney transplant

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

A heartfelt appeal is being made on behalf of Cynthia Sparks, an employee of one of the long time members of the Chamber of Commerce, who is currently facing a critical health challenge. Sparks, age 37, has been grappling with polycystic kidneys since her diagnosis at the age of 25. She has been on dialysis treatment for the past seven years and is in desperate need of a kidney transplant.

Originally from Panama, Sparks moved to the United States at the age of 13 in 1999 following the passing of her mother from polycystic kidneys. She settled in Freeport, where a portion of her family was already established. Adjusting to life in a new country came with its challenges, but Sparks persevered and currently works as a dedicated receptionist at Eye World Optical.

Polycystic kidney disease is a hereditary disorder that causes fluid-filled cysts to develop in the kidneys, leading to their enlargement and gradual loss of function. This debilitating condition not only affects kidney function but can also result in chronic pain, high blood pressure, and an increased risk of kidney infections. Sparks inherited this condition from her late mother, who also battled the disease. Dialysis serves as a lifeline for individuals like Sparks, as it helps remove waste, excess fluids, and toxins from the bloodstream when the kidneys can no longer perform this vital function.

Sparks’ journey with polycystic kidney disease began with an unexpected onset of pain, leading her to a hospital visit that resulted in her diagnosis. Since then, her life has been a continuous cycle of hospital visits, blood transfusions, and the demanding routine of dialysis. Dialysis serves as a lifeline for individuals like Sparks, as it helps remove waste, excess fluids, and toxins from the

Appealing for support, Sparks is earnestly seeking a living kidney donor or anyone who might have information about a potential match, and those interested in aiding her cause can get in touch via the contact number at 516-562-0500.

bloodstream when the kidneys can no longer perform this vital function.

“I got diagnosed when I was 25, that’s when everything started,” Sparks said. “I was healthy, but I had this pain and I had to go to the hospital, and they broke it down to me and told me this is what I had.”

Despite multiple calls about potential kidney matches, none have proven successful, leaving her in a prolonged and disheartening wait.

“They have called me about two or three times regarding a potential kidney, but I was never matched and that was given to somebody else,” Sparks said.

The daily routine for Sparks has been grueling, as she spends over eight hours each day hooked up to a dialysis machine, with an additional four hours of post-treatment recovery. The relentless schedule, which begins at 8 pm and often extends beyond 6 am the next day, makes it exceedingly difficult for her to balance work and her health.

In her plea for assistance, Sparks is appealing for a living kidney donor or anyone who may know a potential

Cynthia Sparks is in urgent need of a kidney transplant due to her enduring struggle with polycystic kidney disease since the age of 25, compelling her to undergo seven years of dialysis. She earnestly appeals for a living kidney donor or a compatible match.

match. Those willing to help can reach out to Sparks’ contact number at 516-562-0500. She encourages anyone interested to call the designated number to initiate the testing process and determine their compatibility as a potential donor.

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48th annual Great Freeport Canoe Race Canoe Race celebrates tradition and togetherness among the water

The 48th annual Great Freeport Canoe Race took place at Cow Meadow Park on August 6, drawing residents and visitors to the event with its mix of camaraderie, competition, and aquatic excitement. Participants engaged in thrilling races aboard twoperson canoes, showcasing their skill and strategy as they navigated the waterways. The event catered to both experienced canoeists seeking a competitive challenge and newcomers eager to enjoy the waterfront experience.

Marianne Endo orchestrated the event, bringing the community together through meticulous coordination, with support from the Freeport Chamber of Commerce, the Village of Freeport, and the Freeport Police Athletic League. Essential equipment, such as canoes, life jackets, and paddles, were provided to participants to ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience.

The races aimed to promote water-based enjoyment and create a sense of shared adventure. The Great Freeport Canoe Race, initially founded by Lester Endo Sr. and launched by Guy Lombardo in 1975, has become a cherished tradition upheld by Marianne Endo. It has evolved into an integral part of Freeport’s cultural landscape, uniting people from the local community and beyond.

The event highlighted the spirit of camaraderie and shared adventure as canoes glided across Cow Meadow Park’s tranquil waters. Attendees experienced the essence of community and friendly competition, contributing to yet another successful chapter in the event’s storied history.

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The tranquil waters of Cow Meadow Park became a stage for unforgettable moments as canoes gracefully raced during the 48th Great Freeport Canoe Race.

Excitement filled the air at the 48th annual Great Freeport Canoe Race, where participants embraced the challenge of navigating the waterways, creating unforgettable moments of camaraderie and aquatic adventure.

Patrice Trelles epitomized the essence of togetherness and friendly competition during the Canoe Race.

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Marianne Endo’s meticulous coordination brought together residents and visitors at the Cow Meadow Park for a day of spirited racing and shared adventure.

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July Baldwin overdose leads to arrests

Nassau police arrested two men and one woman on Aug. 7 for their alleged connection to a fatal overdose of a county resident that occurred in Baldwin on July 19.

Andy T. Salazar and Alia Salway, both 23, and of Rutland Road, Freeport, and Estiven Membreno, 18, of W. Centennial Avenue, Roosevelt, were arrested and through the subsequent investigation police said they found $14,278, 262 assorted oxycodone pills, 88 grams of mushrooms, 29 LSD tabs, 4.8 grams of

cocaine, 20 acetaminophen and oxycodone pills, 54 alprazolam pills, 8 fluid ounces of promethazine with codeine, 40 THC edibles, 91 liquid THC cartridges, and two bottles of promethazine hydrochloride.

All three are charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance and 13 counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in varying degrees. Salazar is due back in court on Aug. 10. Salway and Membreno were both issued summonses.

Freeport man arrested in gambling sting

A Freeport man was among two arrested from a pair of stings at businesses in Nassau County accused of being the home to illegal gambling machines.

Rafael Osorio, 26, of Columbus Avenue, was charged with on-premises disorderly/gambling, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Investigators tagged him after they say they found five illegal gambling machines at

the Nassau Road Fish Market in Roosevelt.

All five machines were seized, along with some money found inside.

Also hit during the sting was El Retumbo Deli in Uniondale, which police said also had five machines. Arrested in connection to that seizure was Sandra Reyes, 44, of Brentwood.

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Andy T. Salazar, left, Alia Salway and Estiven Membreno were arrested on Aug. 7 for their alleged connection to a fatal overdose in Baldwin in July.

Oak Street Health opens center in Freeport

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

In a significant stride towards its mission of revitalizing healthcare for seniors, Oak Street Health has proudly inaugurated its 17th primary care center in the state of New York. The network, renowned for its value-driven approach to primary care for adults on Medicare and endorsed by the esteemed AARP, is now warmly welcoming patients at its state-of-the-art Freeport facility, conveniently located at 14-16 Brooklyn Ave.

Dr. Yonette Davis, the Senior Medical Director at Oak Street Health, expressed her elation at the center’s launch.

“We are thrilled to open our Freeport center in New York and begin delivering an unmatched patient experience and improving health outcomes for older adults in the community,” Davis said. “At Oak Street Health, we are committed to providing the highest quality care to meet the individual needs of our patients and we are excited to bring our innovative healthcare model to the area.”

Oak Street Health takes pride in its personalized and proactive primary care methodology, meticulously designed to cater to the distinctive requirements of elderly adults. Anchored in an integrated approach, the model seamlessly integrates behavioral healthcare and support for social determinants. This holistic care is effortlessly accessible through a blend of in-center consultations, in-home visits, telehealth appointments, and a round-the-clock patient support helpline.

Remarkably, the network has demonstrated a remarkable reduction of approximately 51% in patient hospital admissions as compared to Medicare benchmarks. This achievement is complemented by a notable 42% decrease in 30-day readmission rates and an impressive 51% drop

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Oak Street Health extends a warm invitation to all Medicare beneficiaries, including those with Original Medicare Part B, select Medicare Advantage plans, Medicare Supplement or Medigap plans, and Medicare-Medicaid Plans.

For those seeking to explore the benefits of Oak Street Health’s pioneering approach, a wealth of information is available on the Freeport center’s dedicated website.

Since its establishment in 2012, Oak Street Health has rapidly emerged as a trailblazing network of value-oriented primary care centers specifically tailored for adults on Medicare.

“ Die with Zero” by Bill Perkins

In “Die with Zero”, subtitled “Getting All That You Can from Your Money and Your Life”, retired engineer Bill Perkins takes an analytical view about making your life grow as opposed to making your money grow. Letting opportunities pass you by for fear of squandering money leads many to squander their lives instead.

Instead of just keeping on earning and earning to maximize wealth, too many of us don’t give nearly as much thought as to maximizing what they can get out of that wealth — including what they can give to others while they are living, instead of waiting until they die.

As opposed to spending money on things, which excitement depreciates over time, the author advocates spending on experiences, which grow in value over time, due to the “memory dividend”. Perkins advocates a systematic approach for eliminating the fear of running out of money (the main reason people oversave and underenjoy) while maximizing your and your loved ones

enjoyment of that money.

Being that the main idea is that your life is the sum of your experiences, you should put some thought into planning the kind of experiences you want. If you die with significant wealth but a scarcity of experiences, you worked a lot of hours just to accumulate money that you either never used or were too old to use.

You can waste your life by underspending. Life is not only about “accumulating”, it is also about “decumulating” or using the money to maximize your life which, in the end, is nothing more than the memories you make.

In a similar vein, giving inheritances early maximizes the impact of those inheritance on the recipients’ quality of life. The average age of heirs being about sixty, the money usually arrives too late to do the most good.

Your time is limited. The chief regrets of the dying are that they didn’t live their dreams more and spent too much time working, missing out on relationships and life experiences.

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Oak Street Health proudly opens its 17th primary care center in New York, offering personalized and integrated healthcare for seniors, including behavioral support and social determinants assistance, while achieving remarkable reductions in hospital admissions and readmission rates, reinforcing its commitment to quality care for the elderly endorsed by AARP.

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Community excitement at Cow Meadow Park

ow Park, nestled at the base of S. Main Street. This change of venue, officially acquired by the village last February, added a new layer of excitement to the event.

Marianne Endo, the event’s orchestrator, brought the community together through her tireless coordination efforts, supported by the Freeport Chamber of Commerce, the Village of Freeport, and the Freeport Police Athletic League. Attendees were generously furnished with essential gear, including canoes, life jackets, and paddles, ensuring a seamless and enjoyable experience.

Participation in the canoe races required a fee of $40 per two-person canoe, with the proceeds serving a dual purpose—contributing to the initiatives of the Freeport Police Athletic League.

“Without a doubt, this event brings the community together and it also serves as a fundraiser,” Endo said. “Any of the proceeds we have left over go to the Freeport PAL.”

First-place finishers were East Meadow’s Rex Phillips and Nicholas Labesto.

Even those unfamiliar with canoeing were warmly embraced, as novices received comprehensive instruction by Endo before embarking on their race.

“It was an excellent event, and everybody had a great time,” Ben Jackson, president of the Chamber of Commerce said. “It was a lot of fun and we do it just to get the community out. It’s a good community go-to for a fun time and it just brings everyone together.”

The festivities continued until each competitor had the chance to compete in at least one exhilarating race.

“This is the first year, my past partners and myself did not place in either first, second, or third place,” said Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy, who has attended the event for a decade. “Coincidently, this was the first year that Ben Jackson, the President of the Freeport Cham-

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ber was my partner. In fact, this was the first year my canoe tipped, and we were rescued by the Freeport Fire Department. I’m not blaming Ben Jackson, but … I am looking forward to redeeming myself at next year’s canoe race! Again, thank you to PAL and Freeport Chamber.”

Since its inception by Lester Endo Sr., founder of Endo Electric, the Great Freeport Canoe Race has evolved into a beloved tradition upheld by Marianne Endo. First launched by Guy Lombardo in 1975, the event has solidified its place in Freeport’s cultural landscape, drawing participants from both the local community and neighboring areas.

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As canoes gracefully glided across the tranquil waters of Cow Meadow Park, the spirit of camaraderie and shared adventure prevailed, underscoring the enduring legacy of the Great Freeport Canoe Race.

“We are so fortunate to have the water, the South Shore around us for us to be able to do this every year,” Marianne Endo said. “This event has become tradition at this point.”

Attendees experienced the essence of community, friendly competition, and the sheer joy of navigating the scenic waters, marking yet another successful chapter in the event’s storied history.

“The races are all about promoting the water and having a good time,” Marianne Endo said.

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Come to the Greek Festival this weekend

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

The Greek Orthodox Panaghia Church of Island Park hosts a Greek food and music festival from Aug. 17 to 20. The festivities will include games, food, dancing raffles, and music including live music from Melodia Band a progressive band that performs modern and traditional Greek, Italian, and English music.

The Greek cuisine will be on full display including Chicken and Pork Souvlaki sandwiches, Gyro Sandwiches, Greek Salad, Spinach pies, Shrimp Santorini, Greek Honey Balls, Baklava, and many more Greek pastries. Money raised from the festival will go towards various programs within the Island Park community, such as Senior Citizen programs, Youth programs, Young Adults and Professionals groups, Greek Language School, and Sunday school.

Panaghia of Island Park Greek Orthodox Church also has a large Lady’s Philanthropy Group that raises money for many various charities and raises money for over 30 worldwide organizations. Due to Covid, the attendance for the festival had gone down drastically but Father George Kazoulis of the Greek Orthodox Church had a very successful festival in 2022.

“The Church Festival did very well

due to our generous sponsors and donations from our parishioners,” he said.

“Our neighbors look forward to our festival every year, they enjoy the food,

shopping desserts, rides, music, and hospitality.”

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Schedule for the Island Park Greek Festival

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Friday 8/18 from 5-11 p.m.

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Sunday 8/20 from 12-9 p.m.

gia Papathanasiou and family volunteers have helped organize this year’s festival. Based on the work the church has put in this year to organize the festival they expect larger numbers from last year.

“It’s hard work but because it’s for a good cause everyone works hard,” said Kazoulis. “We thank the Village of Island Park and our Mayor Michael McGinty for all their support. We also would like to thank the Island Park Fire Department for their assistance. Island Park and our neighbors look forward to the festival, they enjoy our culture, music, and food. The Greek community enjoys the nostalgia the festival brings of their homeland.”

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Members of the Panaghia Church of Island Park have planned the festival for weeks. From left are Penny Apsilos, Antonis Dimitrakakis and Georgia Papathanasiou.

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Herald Women’s executive summit

Networking, negotiating, keeping life on track

By Parker Schug

They were women from all kinds of backgrounds, but had one thing in common: They are the leaders of today — and tomorrow — and were all part of the Herald Woman’s Executive Summit, presented by Bank of America, Aug. 7 at The Crescent Beach Club in Bayville.

There — among coffee, breakfast and meditation — speakers with various areas of expertise shared how they reached their career milestones, and how those attended could reach them, too.

Among those sharing that wisdom were Liz Bentley, chief executive and founder of Liz Bentley Associates, as well as Aimee Kestenberg Elan, chief creative officer and co-founder of Affordable Luxury Group.

There was also Melissa Negrin-Wiener, a senior partner at Cona Elder Law, teaching attendees the importance of knowledge surrounding your assets.

“You’re never too young, you’re never too old, you’re never too rich and you’re never too poor to plan,” Negrin-Wiener said. “People think it’s just for millionaires and it’s not.”

Erin Ley, an award-winning speaker, best-selling author, and growth and success coach for Onward Productions, led the “Life on Track” workshop.

“Celebrate life and you’ll have a life worth celebrating,” she said.

Megan Ryan, executive vice president and chief legal officer of NuHealth/NUMC led a session on minority and women-owned business enterprise.

Another round of workshops featured Mimi Bishop and Jackie Ghedine discussing negotiations and knowing your worth. The two leadership coaches and consultants co-founded Modern Gen X Woman & MGXW, where they lead women who primarily grew up in the 1980s and 1990s to fulfilling careers.

“Stop waiting to be noticed and waiting patiently to get paid,” Ghedine said. “Go after and ask for what you want.”

Kenia Nunez-Leon shared how losing her husband to cancer helped her recognize the 4M system she used to sustain his life — which stands for mindset, mentorship, motivation and money.

Nunez-Leon also showed how these connect to other facets of life, like sitting on the board for the development of a new city.

The last round of workshops featured Valerie Nifora, a global marketing leader, branding expert and award-winning author, who spoke about embracing individual qualities.

“I just want you to know who you are and what makes you incredible and why you’re here on the planet,” Nifora said.

“I want you to be that, unapologetically, all the time.”

Donna Stefans of Wealth Advisory Associates, lead attorney and founder of Stefans Law Group, emphasized the idea that women need financial knowledge.

“I don’t hear people sitting around talking about their portfolios — it’s just not a fun, sexy topic,” Stefans said. “If they’re having the conversations, they’re learning from each other.”

Lisa Mirabile, chief executive and founder of Vertigo Media Group, advised on how to present digital information in a more effective manner, while closing keynote speaker Paisley Demby shared his experience going from homelessness to the state’s deputy secretary of economic development. It was through positivity he was able to bring himself — and now others — back up from hard

times.

“Tell your employees, anytime you come to my office with a problem, challenge, struggle or issue, you have to either present a solution, an opportunity or some idea — regardless of how zany,” Paisley said.

The event closed with giveaway prizes, cocktails and networking. A portion of proceeds will benefit Moxxie Mentoring Foundation.

“Everyone left really inspired and ready to tackle some tough conversations in the workforce, but really energized and powered to have success in their careers,” said Jennifer Porti, vice president and community relations manager for Bank of America.

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The Power Brunch Panel and keynote speakers at the Herald Women’s Executive Summit included, from left, Reena Jana, Talisa Flatts, Kristin Thorne, Jodi Seitler, Liz Bentley, Aimee Kestenberg Elan and Retha Fernandez.

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The Value of Volunteering & Mentorship Panel moderated by Christine Buscarino included, from left, Rande Bynum, Beth Meixner, Davi Tserpelis and Tammy Severino.

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Summit attendees learn ‘work is love made visible’

By Ana Borruto

Breaking barriers, shattering glass ceilings and stepping into their power are just some of the empowering traits the nearly 300 trailblazers had in common at the inaugural Herald Women’s Executive Summit, presented by Bank of America.

Although it was a gloomy day outside of The Crescent Beach Club in Bayville, the spirit of girl power shined through as thought leaders, innovators and other extraordinary women shared their take on the event’s theme — “The Future is Now.”

“When my parents, Robert and Edith Richner, founded Richner Communications at a time when female executives were a rarity, my mother broke those norms,” said Stuart Richner, the chief executive of the company that is the parent to Herald Community Newspapers.

“We are not just celebrating the successful professional women amongst us, but we are also acknowledging the pioneering spirit of women like my mother — women who dared to pave the way in times less hospitable to their ambitions.”

Suelem Artzt, vice president and consumer banking market leader for Bank of America, shared how she faced many challenges along the way of her career since moving from Brazil in 2007, but still persevered.

“We all have different backgrounds and journeys that helped us all get here,” Artzt said. “But one thing we have in common is we’ve earned this seat here today. I think that it’s important for all of us to have strong women in our lives because they’re going to help you have that vision and really see what is possible.”

Keynote speaker Liz Bentley, chief executive of Liz Bentley Associates, broke down the ways women must override their “imprinted instincts” in order to step into their power.

For example, she said gender stereotypes are engrained into women as early as age 10. This includes being taught their key asset is their physical appearance, and that men are more successful, women are perceived as more vulnerable, weaker and in need of protection.

“These imprinting years are things you need to get over in order to go to the next level,” Bentley said. Women “don’t see themselves as equals. When they walk in the room — if you want to be equal, if you want more power, if you want to step into your power — you have to own it inside your body. It starts with you.”

The Power Brunch Panel featured five accomplished leaders — Google’s Reena Jana, Estée Lauder Cos.’ Jodi Seitler, National Grid Venture’s Retha Fernandez, AARP New York’s Beth Finkel and Amazon’s Talisa Flatts — shared how their lives were very much like anyone else attending the conference. Getting passed over for promotions. Learning from failure. Carving out their own opportunities. Or making sure to create a work-life-balance. It was moderated by WABC-7 investigative reporter Kristin Thorne,

Finkel, AARP’s state director, said one in every three women have felt discrimination in the workplace, and 92 percent of all women have been told how to act, how to dress, or what to say.

“I was told early on in my career that I talk too much like a New Yorker,” Finkel said. “What they were really saying was, ‘You’re too competitive.’ I didn’t change who I was. I just kept going.”

Flatts, a human resources business partner at Amazon, explained how building relationships is key — no one can do it alone. Seitler, a global crisis and issue management vice president at Estée Lauder, said no matter how old you are, the learning process never ends.

Jana, head of content and partnership as well as responsible innovation at Google, urged others to get involved in causes they believe in.

Fernandez — who strategic engagement manager at National Grid — encouraged the women in the crowd to trust their personal power.

“Don’t let anyone tell you that you aren’t qualified,” she said.

“Be around people who bring you joy. Work is love made visible.”

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The beach bag sponsor at the Herald Women’s Executive Summit — Air Charter Service — at their brunch table.

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Summit attendees in the ballroom during the Power Brunch Panel.

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Swingtime Big Band takes to Eisenhower stage Popular jazz music group plays Swing Era hits from the ‘Great American Songbook’

There’s not many ensembles left that play “big band” music — jazz music, made popular in the early 1900s. But in New York, there’s the Swingtime Big Band, a Long Island-based, 20-piece music group that brings the Swing Era of music back to life.

The Swingtime Big Band hit the stage at Harry Chapin’s Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on Aug. 10. Despite the afternoon rain, the performance still attracted dozens of Nassau residents, who came out to watch the show, all part of the county’s free summer concert series.

Swingtime’s band is known for its high energy performances that resonate nostalgia with audiences that know the classical recordings. Big band music includes popular tunes like “In the Mood,” by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, “All or Nothing at All” by Frank Sinatra, and “At Last,” by Ella Fitzgerald — among countless other examples.

The band also hopes to inspire a new generation of listeners with the discovery of classic swing music.

Its lead female vocalist, Bobbie Ruth, recreates the vocal styles of legendary artists like Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Bette Midler and Judy Garland, among many others. Swingtime’s male vocalist, Zack Alexander, emulates the sounds of Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, and of course, Frank Sinatra.

Performances are conducted by its artistic director Steve Shaiman, an accomplished musician himself, known for his animated leadership style on stage, and vast knowledge of big band music.

There’s was plenty of entertainment to go around — and of course, many hits from the “Great American Songbook.”

For more on the Swingtime Big Band, visit SwingtimeNY.com.

For more on Nassau County’s upcoming summer events, visit NassauCountyNY.gov.

–Jordan Vallone

Tim Baker/Herald photos

The Swingtime Big Band hit the stage at Eisenhower Park’s Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre on Aug. 10.

The group is known for its animated performances, under the leadership of conductor Steve Shaiman, far right.

Bobbie Ruth, Swingtime’s female lead, recreates the vocal styles of vocalists like Peggy Lee and Rosemary Clooney, among many others.

Male vocalist Zack Alexander serenaded the audience during the performance. He’s known for emulating famous artists like Nat King Cole, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra.

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Lawmakers push for anti-hate reporting awareness

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

When antisemitic graffiti was found at Merrick’s Chatterton Elementary School, a hotline was available to report the incident to the proper authorities.

But unlike 911 or 988 — well-known numbers to report emergencies or seek immediate mental health assistance — how to reach the bias hotline is not so well-known. And Nassau County Democrats are pushing their colleagues to change that.

Anyone can text messages and photos, or even call (516) 500-0657 if they see hate anywhere in their communities, All calls are returned during business hours, police said. And for those who prefer email, it’s combatbias@pdcn.org.

Siela Bynoe commended the Nassau County Police department for rolling out technology that allows people to quickly and confidentially report incidents of hate.

“But access is not awareness,” the county legislator told reporters outside of Chatterton School last week. “Access without awareness does not get what’s intended.”

Nassau County police officials say two swastikas as well as anti-police sentiments were spray painted at the Chatterton playground July 30.

That prompted an emergency meeting a week later by the South Merrick Community Civic Association, intended to be an open discussion with police, detectives, school superintendents and rabbis about how the community can combat hate.

The following day, police arrested a 14-year-old Freeport boy, charging him with two felonies and a pair of misdemeanors.

But the number of people across Nassau County who even know this hotline exists is small, Bynoe said. A public awareness campaign is needed to get that word out, because if more instances are reported, the county can

map out where there is an influx of bias incidents and direct resources to those communities.

“We must pull out all the stops and find and implement as many tools as possible to stem the tide of this wave of hatred we are witnessing,” said County Legislator Arnold Drucker, who added he’d also like to work with state officials to ensure justice is served when people are arrested for hateful acts.

“I intend to collaborate with our partners in state government to take a renewed look at our hate crime laws and evaluate the classification of these hate crimes,” Drucker said. That way, “they can be prosecuted as a standalone offense, and have them automatically charged as a felony — rather than a misdemeanor — to ensure that these individuals get more than a slap on the wrist.”

Putting a complete end to antisemitic acts is not an easy task at all, according to Rabbi Ira Ebbin.

“If you look at any Jewish history book — or any history book — you’ll know that it’s impossible,” the spiritual leader of Congregation Ohav Sholom in Merrick, told reporters last week. “Since Jews have existed, there has been antisemitism. Since humans have existed, there has been hatred. Those who want to hate will always find ways to hate, and they do it in the most invasive way.”

Technology such as the hotline, Ebbin said, is incredibly important.

“It opens the opportunity and the portals of entry for people who see something, then they need to say something,” the rabbi said. “Our legislators, our leaders respond to data, and unless its reported, the reality is silence is compared to complicity. If you don’t say anything, nothing gets done.”

Education is key, according to County Legislator Michael Giangregorio, a Republican who represents Merrick and surrounding communities. Children, for instance, may not understand the seriousness of their actions when they commit acts of hate.

“I would like to use this latest example as a teaching moment, especially for our children, to better educate them on the dangers of these type of behaviors, and to re-emphasize that hate speech or any actions in that regard are not tolerated or accepted,” he said, in a statement. “Together, as a community, we must do what we can to stand together against this growing scourge.”

Jordan Vallone/Herald Rabbi Ira Ebbin of Merrick’s Congregation Ohav Sholom, spoke out about antisemitism during a recent news conference in Merrick, but also shared some of the technology available to combat it.

STEPPING OUT

Everyone can be a Scot for the day at L.I. Ready for a Highland Fling

Disco fever

STEPPING OUT

Creative advocacy

By Karen Bloom

ld Westbury Gardens will fill its lush grounds with the sounds of bagpipers and Scottish revelry as it welcomes the latest edition of the Scottish Festival and Highland Games. The annual spectacle on Saturday, Aug. 26, brings plenty of Scottish flair to the storied estate, presented by the Long Island Clan MacDuff.

With those bagpipes, traditional strength competitions and highland dancing — along with plenty of entertainment and assorted activities for lads and lasses — there’s plenty end-of-summer revelry for all ages. According to Scottish lore, the games were begun by the ancient highland chieftains to help them select the strongest men for their armies. Those ancient traditions continue today in the form of caber tossing, Putting the Stone, Putting the Sheaf, and arm wrestling competitions, piping and drumming.

“When the Clan MacDuff first came here in 1977, they knew they had found a home,” says Paul Hunchak, director of visitor services and public programs at Old Westbury Gardens.

And they’ve been back every year since — except those two years during the pandemic.

By Karen Bloom

Pat McGann

Long Island had once been home to five Scottish clans. Today only Clan MacDuff remains.

change the world? It’s a question been at the focus of our collective for centuries. Now as society navigates the complexities of modern life, path for social change is at the forefront of artistic expression.

“We consider this to be like a gathering of the clans,” says Clan MacDuff’s Peter Burnside Sr. “This is what they used to do in Scotland all those years ago. Groups of families would come together for games and food and companionship. We’re replicating that. People come from all over to meet their families here. It’s the end of summer, a good time for everyone to gather.”

WHERE WHEN

• Saturday, Aug. 26, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• $25, $22 senior citizens, $12 children

• Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, South Campus, Hempstead. For information and to RSVP, call (516) 463-5672, or visit Hofstra.edu/museum

• 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury

• Free parking is available at Westbury High School, with shuttle bus service to and from the festival

We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines power of the arts in society.

• Tickets and information available at OldWestburyGardens.org, or (516) 333-0048

by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence. highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,” “Artists often lead the charge and expose truths that may otherwise be artists in this exhibition take a stand and call out injustices through their art on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfilled. They all combine the making public service that has a grassroots approach in the hope of mobilizing their and the nation to ignite movement, create awareness, and inspire others to them.”

Now in its 61st year, it has evolved into a family festival as much as a cultural event. “There really is something for everyone,” Hunchak says. “You can explore the gardens, and then there’s this whole other dimension. Many folks settle in for the day. They camp out on the lawn with their picnic and connect with family and friends. It’s almost like a reunion. This is something people put on their radar year after year. And we enjoy hosting it.”

While it has become a broad-based family affair — with birds of prey, falconry, vintage car show, Scottish dog parade, vendors offering Scottish wares, and so much more — those traditional elements continue to be a main attraction, especially the caber toss and pipe bands.

The caber is a long, tapered pine pole or log. The “tosser” balances it vertically by holding the smaller end, and then runs forward and tosses it so that it turns in the air with the larger end striking the ground first. Ideally, the pole strikes in a strictly vertical position, and the athletes are scored based on how closely the throw lands at a 12 o’clock position.

exhibit, which runs through July 28, is in conjunction with Hofstra’s presidential conference on the Barack Obama presidency coming up in April. interested in the idea that the artist has a civic responsibility,” says director Karen Albert. “The initial idea for this exhibition was inspired by Administration White House briefing that took place on May 12, 2009, than 60 artists and creative organizers met with administration officials to collective power of the arts to build community, create change, and chart national recovery in the areas of social justice, civic participation and end, unlike other recent exhibits that showcased the museum’s collection, Giordano reached out to contemporary artists who loaned their selected works. Some 36 pieces are on view — representing from Emma Amos, Molly Crabapple and the Equal Justice Initiative, Miguel Luciano, Michele Pred, Hank Willis Thomas, and Sophia our climate is now, this exhibit could not be more timely than moment,” Albert adds.

“The caber toss is always popular,” Burnside says. “People love to watch the strong men — and strong women.”

While athletes are generally the ones up to the challenge, the public is invited to participate. Keep in mind that pole is 150 pounds and 25 feet long, Competitors also can try their skills with Tossing the Sheaf, and Putting the Stone. Tossing the Sheaf involves flinging a bale of hay over a horizontal pole with a large pitchfork. Putting the Stone is similar to the traditional Olympic-style shot put, but uses a large stone in which the weight varies.

While the games are going on, a lively lineup of bands and dance ensembles — including those assorted bagpipers — provide a musical backdrop throughout the day. The opening ceremony at 12:30 is quite special, with a grand march down the North Lawn, and not to be missed.

This year’s entertainment roster also includes the high-energy Scottish Band, Albannach, with its heavily percussive sound. There’s also the Celtic rock band Bangers and Mash, with their blend of Celtic rock, southern Rock and folk. And, of course, dancers doing varied interpretations of traditional highland dance and step dancing, among others.

the highlights, she points to the series of prints from the Freedoms. Their four large scale photos are based on Rockwell’s 1943 oil paintings inspired by President Franklin D. 1941 State of the Union address that outlined what he essential four democratic values freedom of speech, worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. For interpreted these iconic works for our era. same composition,” Albert says. “From 1940s America, show

Kids can find many activities just for them. They can try their skill at their own version of a caber toss, with light cabers (actually tubes), participate in sack races, and an old-fashioned tug of war.

When it’s time for a break, check out the Scottish products available for purchase and sample such Scottish delights as meat pies and haggis.

Pat McGann is quickly rising as one of the sharpest stand-ups on the comedy scene. A relative latecomer to comedy, he began doing standup at 31 after realizing he was not very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become the house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself as especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father of three young children, McGann’s appeal stems from his quick wit and relatable take on family life and marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening act for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festival, and more. McGann still calls Chicago home.

Boogie along with Disco Unlimited as summer winds down. When Disco Unlimited hits the stage, you are instantly transported to a time when Saturday nights meant white suits, platform shoes, and your very best dance moves. And dance you will — when you experience the magic created when the boogie begins. Capturing a time in music that to this day has not been matched, this lively band will exhilarate you with their powerful vocals, tight harmonies and dance grooves — all coupled with a synchronized stage and light show. Close your eyes and you will truly believe you are listening to the original artists. Hear the best of Tavares, France Jolie, The Trammps, Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, Yvonne Elliman, Anita Ward, Deney Terrio, George McCrae, Bonnie Pointer, Melba Moore, Maxine Nightingale, Carol Douglas, and so much more. Joe Cool, Sista Soul, Funky Sista, Strat Cat, Wild Jerry and The MacDaddy comprise this group of unique and experienced musicians who love and live this era.

BALDWIN HERALD — February 9, 2023

Friday, Aug. 18, 8 p.m. As always, bring seating. Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov/parks.

Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

Brit Floyd

Yarn/Wire

Now in its 18th year, Adelphi University’s ‘new music’ series welcomes Yarn/Wire.

The intrepid New York-based piano-percussion quartet has forged a singular path with endlessly inventive collaborations, commissions and performances that have made a significant contribution to the canon of experimental works. The quartet features founding member Laura Barger and Julia Den Boer on piano and Russell Greenberg, also a founding member, and Sae Hashimoto playing percussion. Barger is a frequent guest with many top American contemporary ensembles. French-American Den

From those moments when the needle drops on side one with ‘Speak to Me,’ the alarm clock of ‘Tim,’ that sensuous vocal on ‘Great Gig in the Sky,’ the lunatics on the grass in ‘Brain Damage,’ and finally, the final heartbeats of ‘Eclipse,’ The Dark Side of the Moon pulls you in. Brit Floyd is back on the concert circuit with a new show celebrating 50 years of that ground-breaking and iconic musical masterpiece. Brit Floyd has become a phenomenon, widely regarded as the world’s greatest rock tribute show — faithfully recreating the scale and pomp of the final 1994 Pink Floyd tour, complete with a stunning light show, iconic circular screen, lasers, inflatables and theatrics. The nearly three-hour set list also includes other highlights from Pink Floyd’s magnificent catalogue of albums. Saturday, Aug. 19, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 20, 7:30 p.m. $149.50, $89.50. $79.50, $59.50, $49.50, $39.50, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com, or ParamountNY.com

Photos courtesy Old Westbury Gardens

Colorful pipers and drummers prepare to step proudly around the grounds of Old Westbury Gardens honoring a cherished heritage.

A competitor prepares to toss that caber.

Competitions for the kids include an old favorite, a tug of war.

THE Your Neighborhood

Voyage

The Journey tribute band visits The Paramount, Friday, Aug. 25, 8 p.m. The popular band takes everyone back to the ‘80’s when Journey’s timeless music ruled the airwaves. Hailed by fans and critics alike as the world’s top Journey tribute band, this group performs their music with chilling accuracy. Fronted by Hugo — a dead ringer for Steve Perry, both visually and vocally — he continues to delight fans with his miraculous resemblance, exact mannerisms and identical voice to Steve. Fans agree that Voyage delivers an experience to the original Steve Perry-fronted lineup. The band also features world class New York musicians; Robby Hoffman, Greg Smith, Lance Millard and Dana Spellman who along with Hugo have brought the show to critical acclaim through the many sold out shows as well as private and corporate events throughout America. The talent of these five guys together has brought the meaning of tribute to a whole new level. See it to believe it! Playing all the hits including: “Don’t Stop Believin’,” ”Faithfully,” “Separate Ways,” “Anyway You Want It,”, “Open Arms,”

“Wheel in the Sky,” “Lights,” “Oh Sherrie,” “Stone in Love,” “Send Her My Love,” “Lovin’ Touchin’ Squeezin’,” “Who’s Crying Now,” “Only The Young,” and more. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

Oyster Bay Railroad Museum

On exhibit

View the landmark exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait,” at Nassau County Museum of Art. Devoted to the way that Modigliani powerfully re-defined the art of portraiture, the show includes his masterworks along with paintings and drawings by his Parisian contemporaries (Picasso, van Dongen, Laurencin). Modigliani’s enduring influence on artists even in our own time is shown in a selection of Contemporary paintings by such important figures as David Hockney, Eric Fischl, Elizabeth Peyton and others. The exhibition is being curated by Dr. Kenneth Wayne, founder of The Modigliani Project, which authenticates paintings and drawings (two of the works in the show have been recently approved by the committee). Through Nov. 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

On stage Plaza

Theatricals presents a tribute to the one and only Barbra Streisand, Saturday, Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m. Sharon Owens performs her acclaimed interpretations of Streisand’s songbook. It’s performed at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $33, $35. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Dramatic Play

Theatre Playground returns to Long Island Children’s Museum with “Dramatic Play!,” Monday, Aug. 21, 1 p.m., taught by Lisa Rudin, Director of Theatre Playground (who visitors may already know from her role as “Piggie”!). In this interactive, theater-inspired workshop kids will act out an original story and help choose how it unfolds. Music, props, and sound effects create a theatrical world where participants are immersed in the story. Children are encouraged to express themselves as they create characters, explore different worlds, stretch their imaginations and build self-confidence. This week’s theme: Pirates and Princesses. Costumes encouraged. Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.

Tribute concert

Plaza Theatricals continues its tribute series, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2:30 p.m. The hits never stop with Tommy Lynn and his 10-piece band performing such classics as “Sweet

Caroline,” “Song Sung Blue,” “Hello Again,” “America”, “Mr. Bojangles,” and “So Good!” It’s performed at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $33, $35. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Busy Bees

Bring the kids to Long Island Children’s Museum to learn about hardworking bees, Saturday, Aug. 19. We all know that bees are amazing. While we often think of only the honeybee, Long Island’s native mason bee is an impressive little insect. Make a bee habitat to welcome them to your garden, at the drop-in program, suitable for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Summer tunes

Sparkle on Stage performs on the Nautical Mile Esplanade, Thursday, Aug. 17, 7-8:30 p.m. Relax to some great tunes. For more information, visit LIACFreeport.org.

Volunteer for SPLASH

View seabirds nesting and shorebirds skimming through the air, up close, while helping preserve the waters on which they depend. Volunteer on an Operation SPLASH boat. The boats take volunteer crews from Guy Lombardo Marina, 898 Guy Lombardo Ave., once or twice a day, seven days a week, to clean the marine shores of Freeport. To participate, go to OperationSplash.com/ boat-schedule/, click on the Freeport link, and find the contact information for the time slot you want. For further information, call (516) 378-4770.

Having an event?

Bug Safari

Bring the kids to Old Westbury Gardens for a buggy adventure, Saturday, Aug. 19, 11 a.m. Hunt elusive grasshoppers, butterflies, predatory insects and other crawly creatures in the gardens. Bring a butterfly net and collecting jars. All ages. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

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.

Westbury House Tour

For many years visitors to Westbury House at Old Westbury Gardens asked what was beyond the first floor corridor. Now go beyond the door and discover “secrets of the service wing,” during a 60-minute guided tour, Friday, Aug. 18, noon; also Sunday, Aug. 20, 1:30 p.m.; Monday, Aug. 21, noon; Wednesday, Aug. 23, noon. Be introduced to the intensive labor required to create the lifestyle experienced by the Phipps family and their guests; tour the rooms that were “behind the scenes” to create the formal dining experiences of early 20th century. Go along the corridors to the butler’s pantry and silver cleaning room then descend to the kitchen, scullery, and wine storage rooms located on the ground floor. Reservations required. 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 3330048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.

Art talk

Sept. 7

Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture,” now back on-site at Nassau County Museum of Art, Thursday, Sept. 7, 1 p.m. Enjoy an in-depth presentation on the current exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program and to join the 2 p.m. public tour of the exhibit. Also Oct. 19. 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Breastfeeding Support Group

Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 7052434 to secure you and your baby’s spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF DWELLING SERIES IV TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. ROBERT FIGUEROA, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 5, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 30, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 571 Nassau Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 62, Block 183 and Lot 391. Approximate amount of judgment is $784,899.02 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 605637/2021. 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.

Janine T. Lynam, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff Firm File No.: 202016-1

140995

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

DEUTSCHE BANK

NATIONAL TRUST

COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SAXTON ASSET

SECURITIES TRUST

2007-1 MORTGAGE

LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES

2007-1 Plaintiff, Against CARLOS VARGAS, LIBIA SANTIAGO, ET AL., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 2/26/2020, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Front Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 8/29/2023 at 3:00 pm, premises known as 81 Colonial Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520, and described as follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, in the Town of Hemsptead, County of Nassau and State of New York

Section 55 Block 067 Lot 549, 550 & 551

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $429,301.22 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 610854/2017

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

Edward Vincent, Esq., Referee.

MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 MIDLAND AVENUE, SUITE 205, PORT CHESTER, NY 10573

Dated: 6/26/2023 File

Number: 17-302369

RS 140997

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

BankUnited N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST

Kelvin Tulloch a/k/a

Kelvin A. Tulloch; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 24, 2023 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on August 28, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 22 Noon Place, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incoporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 62 Block 72 Lot 539. Approximate amount of judgment

$516,762.16 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 614229/2019. 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.”

Malachy Patrick Lyons, Jr.,

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: June 23, 2023

140999

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 CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-3, Plaintiff, vs. ARKEAM ELLERBE, GOLDA CORDOVA, ET AL., Defendant (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on October 30, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, on the North side steps, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York on August 29, 2023, at 2:00 P.M., premises known as 2380 LOFT 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:

129, Lots: 17 & 18. The approximate amount of judgment is $511,751.33 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 612222/2018. 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.

For Sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

MARK S. RICCIARDI, Esq., Referee Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff 140993

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 the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 36, Block 519 and Lot 17. Approximate amount of judgment $409,771.10 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #15466/09.

Scott Siller, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 140868

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

140989

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE MLMI TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-WMC2, V. ALBERTO PENA, ET. AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. Bank NA, successor trustee to Wachovia Bank, N.A., as Trustee, on behalf of the holders of Multi-Class Mortgage

Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2005-1, Plaintiff AGAINST

Rochelle Goldman a/k/a

Rochelle S. Goldman; Bruce Goldman a/k/a

Bruce N. Goldman; et al., Defendant(s)

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

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

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF10 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff, AGAINST DEBRA ANN ZALT, Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on June 7, 2018.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 28, 2023 at 2:00 PM premises known as 197 Delaware Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520.

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC, V. CORNELL BOZIER, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY CURL, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 24, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC is the Plaintiff and CORNELL BOZIER, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY CURL, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on August 29, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 38 BOOTH STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550: Section 36, Block 3, Lot 44 and 45: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 600156/2018. Mary Ellen Divone, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 02, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE MLMI TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-WMC2 is the Plaintiff and ALBERTO PENA, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTHSIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on August 22, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 235 PINE STREET, FREEPORT, NY 11520: Section 54, Block 91, Lot 217: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 005985/2016. Lawrence M. Schaffer, Esq.Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered October 10, 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 September 7, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1030 Cedarhurst Street, North Woodmere, NY 11581. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Valley Stream, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 39 Block 544 Lot 145.

Approximate amount of judgment $555,071.20 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 010004/2015. 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.”

Janine Lynam, 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 12, 2023

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Section 55 Block 319 Lot 1103 And 1104. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $401,511.70 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 604578/2018

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

Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee.

MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 MIDLAND AVENUE, SUITE 205, PORT CHESTER, NY 10573

Dated: 6/27/2023 File

Number: 18-300574

RS 141108

Dated: June 30, 2023 77017

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 613717/2018

COUNTY OF NASSAU

DEUTSCHE BANK

NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-AR18, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-AR18

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC.

Plaintiff, Against TONI SANDERS, ET AL., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 02/11/2020, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Front Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 9/7/2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 36 Underhill Avenue, Roosevelt, New York 11575, And Described As Follows:

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 J. Petito; Nancy Petito; et al.,

Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered December 19, 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 September 5, 2023 at 4:00PM, 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 New York, 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 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.”

Farshad David Saed, Esq.,

Plaintiff, vs. MAUREEN L. WATTS AS HEIR AND DISTIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES A. WATTS; HORTENSE WATTS AS HEIR AND DISTIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES A. WATTS; HORTHA WATTS aka HORTHA LESTER; TRIANNA WATTS AS HEIR AND DISTIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES A. WATTS; HERSHEL CANDACIA WATTS aka HERSHEL CANDACIA MINGO; HORBERT WATTS AS HEIR AND DISTIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES A. WATTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES A. WATTS, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF

AS

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“JOHN DOE #2” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last eleven names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 73 EAST SEAMAN AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520 Section: 55, Block: 371, Lot: 53,54 Defendants.

To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $279,000.00 and interest, recorded on October 04, 2005, in Liber M 29498 at Page 39, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 73 EAST SEAMAN AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520.

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

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

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a

default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

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

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Dated:July 19, 2023

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Oluwatobi Adedokun, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 141104

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

Peter Famighetti, Esq., Referee Vallely Law PLLC, 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 105, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff

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LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF NEW YORK

SUPREME COURT:

COUNTY OF NASSAU

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., ET. AL

Plaintiff,

v. RALPH P. FRANCO, JR., MELISSA G. FRANCO, ET AL.

Defendants. 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 May 5, 2023, I, Harvey Spizz, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on September 12, 2023 at Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Ct. Dr., North Side Steps, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows:

21 W 2nd St Freeport, NY 11520

SBL #: 62-62-322

NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT

In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on April 14, 2023, I, Jennifer Ettenger, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on September 11, 2023 at Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Ct. Dr. North Side Steps, County of Nassau, State of New York, 11501 at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows:

20 Lillian Avenue Freeport, NY 11520

SBL #: 55-447-103

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

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 602944/2018 in the amount of $348,050.12 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.

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $539,694.15 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 9847/2013 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 or the Mortgagees attorney.

Ronald J. Ferraro, Esq., Referee.

Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 110, Armonk, NY 10504

Dated: 6/28/2023 File Number: 6931259 RS 141229

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

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, ISANTHES, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. URSULE PLAISIMOND, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order

Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 22, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on September 6, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 157 Hendrickson Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. 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 32, Block 354 and Lot(s) 30-32.

Approximate amount of judgment is $730,888.72 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 602171/2022. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse,

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.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 001819/2012 in the amount of $848,329.32 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.

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Attorneys for Plaintiff

500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 141225

500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072

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LEGLA NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU FLA MORTGAGE CAPITAL I, LLC, Plaintiff, Against ROXANNE MARTIN, JULIAN MARTIN, ET AL., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 08/16/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Front Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on 9/13/2023 at 3:00 p.m., premises known as 123 Frederick Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575, And Described As Follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt (Not an Incorporated Village), Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Section 55 Block 313 Lot 312, 313, 314, And 315.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered August 16, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on September 12, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 3432 BAY FRONT DRIVE, BALDWIN, NY 11510. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54, Block 340, Lot 76, 77, 78. Approximate amount of judgment $693,466.00 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #003051/2017. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Stephen G. Frommer, Esq, Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 17-003677 77065 141124

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

OF NASSAU United Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff AGAINST Oudit Busgeeth, Mohini Busgeeth, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 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 September 11, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 824 South Ocean Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520 a/k/a 824 Ocean Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 62, Block: 180, Lot: 431. Approximate amount of judgment $331,480.43 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #006309/2015. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. John M. Brickman, Esq., Referee McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC 7 Wells Street, Suite 205B Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 15-313308 77140 141126

SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on September 07, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 244 EAST PENNYWOOD AVENUE, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575: Section 55, Block 555, Lot 2: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN AT ROOSEVELT (UNINCORPORATED AREA), TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 606391/2019. Peter S. Trentacoste, Esq.Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES 141189

Mariners should refer to the U.S. Coast Guard’s Local Notice to Mariners for specific dates of schedule deviations at these bridges. Project questions should be directed to (631) 952-6929 or r10rpic@dot.ny.gov. 141377

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS:

FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT SMALL GYM HVAC AT CAROLINE G. ATKINSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL FPSD 2219 NB – 1

Notice is hereby given that SEALED PROPOSALS for:

FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT SMALL GYM HVAC AT CAROLINE G. ATKINSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL SED CONTROL NO:28-02-09-03-0-006-0 38 CONTRACT H – HEATING, VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING will be received until 2:00 pm prevailing time on September 6, 2023 at the Freeport Business Office for Freeport Union Free School District, attention: Mr. Idowu Ogundipe, Assistant Superintendent for Business, located at 235 N. Ocean Ave Freeport, New York 11520.

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC, V. ANNIE LOIS BETTS A/K/A ANN BETTS, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 23, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC is the Plaintiff and ANNIE LOIS BETTS A/K/A ANN BETTS, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH

LEGAL NOTICE

Legal Notice for Mariners

The New York State Department of Transportation is currently performing drawbridge repairs in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, under contract D264563. This work affects the Loop Parkway Drawbridge over Long Creek and the Meadowbrook Parkway Drawbridge over Sloop Channel. Repairs to these bridges include, but are not limited to, grid deck replacement and steel repairs. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a drawbridge schedule deviation will be in effect beginning on September 15th, 2023 through May 15, 2024 for both the Meadowbrook Parkway Drawbridge and Loop Parkway Drawbridge. The schedule deviation will restrict bridge openings for mariners to a single leaf only. Horizontal clearances will be restricted to 40 ft and, when the single leaf is opened, the unlimited vertical clearance width will be reduced to 23 ft. After May 15th, 2023 the draw spans will return to their normal operating schedule and both leaves will be able to open simultaneously for mariners.

Complete digital sets of plans, specifications, instructions for bidders, proposal and contract documents may be obtained online as a download for a nonrefundable fee of forty-nine dollars ($49.00) at the following website: melville.h2mplanroom.co m beginning on or about August 17, 2023. Complete sets of hard copy plans, specifications, instructions for bidders, proposal and contract documents may be obtained from REV, 330 route 17a, Suite #2, Goshen, New York 10924 tel: 1-845-651-3845, upon depositing the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each paper set furnished. Make deposit check payable to the FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Bidder’s deposit will be refunded if the set is returned in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the contract or the rejection of the bids covered by such plans and specifications. Nonbidders shall receive partial reimbursement, in an amount equal to the amount of the deposit, less the actual cost of reproduction of the documents if the set is returned in good condition within thirty (30) days following the

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award of the contract or the rejection of the bids covered by such plans and specifications. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs.

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

A pre-bid meeting and walk thru is scheduled for August 23, 2023 at 2:00 pm. Potential bidders are asked to gather in the lobby of Caroline G. Atkinson Intermediate School, located at 58 Seaman Ave, Freeport, NY 11520 at which time they will be escorted to the various buildings. Although not mandatory, it is highly recommended that all potential bidders attend. It is the Board’s intention to award the contract to the lowest qualified bidder providing the required security who can meet the experience, technical and budget requirements. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informality and to accept such bid which, in the opinion of the Board, is in the best interests of the School District.

Freeport Union Free School District Board of Education

235 N. Ocean Ave

Freeport, New York 11520

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The Freeport Housing Authority will be holding a Public Meeting on August 30, 2023, at 5:00PM, at 100 North Main Street, Community Center, Freeport, NY 11520.

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LEGAL NOTICE CASE NO. 21527 RESOLUTION NO.897-2023

Adopted: August 1, 2023

Councilmember Miller offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

RESOLUTION

ESTABLISHING AND SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN PARKING SPACES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE SOLE USE OF HOLDERS OF SPECIAL PARKING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NASSAU TO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 888-2023, adopted July 11th, 2023, a public hearing was duly held on the 1st day of August, 2023, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and

WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set aside a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, the following parking spaces be and the same hereby is set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons:

ELMONT LANDAU AVENUE - west side starting at a point 28 feet south of the south curbline of Madison Street, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-237/23)

AMERICAN AVENUEsouth side, starting at a point 191 feet east of the east curbline of Meacham Avenue, east for a distance of 14 feet.

(TH-248/23)

GOTHAM AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 25 feet south of the south curbline of Murray Hill Street, south for a distance of 18 feet.

(TH-263/23)

INWOOD

DAVIS AVENUE - south side, starting at a point 52 feet east of the east curbline of Chestnut Road, east for for a distance of 16 feet.

(TH-254/23)

OCEANSIDE

OCEANSIDE PARKWAYnorth side, starting at a

point 25 feet west of the west curbline of Rugby Road, west for a distance of 19 feet.

(TH-276/23)

ROOSEVELT DELISLE AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 284 feet north of the north curbline of Oak Street, north for a distance of 25 feet.

(TH-166(B)/23) SEAFORD MARTIN COURT - south side, starting at a point 25 feet west of the driveway apron of house number 2839 Martin Court, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-236/23)

SOUTH HEMPSTEAD MAUDE STREET - north side, starting at a point 204 feet east of the east curbline of Long Beach Road, east for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-186/23) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons:

OCEANSIDE WEST WINDSOR PARKWAY - north side, starting at a point 224 feet west of the west curbline of Messick Avenue, west for a distance of 17 feet.

(TH-169B/23 - 6/06/23)

ROOSEVELT DELISLE AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 310 feet north of the north curbline of Oak Street, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-166(B)/23 - 5/23/23) ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Hempstead, and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting.

The foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember Ryder and adopted upon roll call as follows:

AYES: SIX (6)

NOES: NONE (0) 141334

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

LOCAL LAW NO. 55-2023

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held August 1st, 2023, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 55-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board

duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 55-2023, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations.

Dated: August 1, 2023

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk

141331

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

that pursuant to §128-5 of the Freeport Village Code, a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Freeport will be held to conduct public hearings on Thursday September 7, 2023 at 11:00 AM., in the Municipal Building, Board of Trustees Conference Room, 46 North Ocean Avenue, 2nd Floor, Freeport, NY adjacent to the Mayor’s Office.

Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk

Issue Date: August 17, 2023

141381

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO BIDDERS:

FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT LARGE SPACE HVAC AT BAYVIEW AVENUE

SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES

FPSD 2218 NB – 1

Notice is hereby given that SEALED PROPOSALS for:

FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

LARGE SPACE HVAC AT BAYVIEW AVENUE

SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES

SED CONTROL NO:28-02-09-03-0-007-0 31

CONTRACT H – HEATING, VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING

will be received until 2:00 pm prevailing time on September 6, 2023 at the Freeport Business Office for Freeport Union Free School District, attention: Mr. Idowu Ogundipe, Assistant Superintendent for Business, located at 235 N. Ocean Ave Freeport, New York 11520.

Complete digital sets of plans, specifications, instructions for bidders, proposal and contract documents may be obtained online as a download for a nonrefundable fee of forty-nine dollars ($49.00) at the following website: melville.h2mplanroom.co m beginning on or about August 17, 2023. Complete sets of hard copy plans, specifications, instructions for bidders, proposal and contract documents may be obtained from REV, 330 route 17a, Suite #2, Goshen, New York 10924 tel: 1-845-651-3845,

upon depositing the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each paper set furnished. Make deposit check payable to the FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Bidder’s deposit will be refunded if the set is returned in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the contract or the rejection of the bids covered by such plans and specifications. Nonbidders shall receive partial reimbursement, in an amount equal to the amount of the deposit, less the actual cost of reproduction of the documents if the set is returned in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the contract or the rejection of the bids covered by such plans and specifications. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs. Bids must be made in the standard proposal form in the manner designated therein and as required by the specifications that must be enclosed in sealed envelopes bearing the name of the job and name and address of the bidder on the outside, addressed to: FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, clearly marked on the outside: Bid For:

LARGE SPACE HVAC at BAYVIEW AVENUE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES.

Each proposal submitted must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond, made payable to the FREEPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid, as a commitment by the bidder that, if its bid is accepted, it will enter into a contract to perform the work and will execute such further security as may be required for the faithful performance of the contract. Certification of bonding company is required for this bid, see Instructions for Bidders section. Each bidder shall agree to hold his/her bid price for forty-five (45) days after the formal bid opening.

A pre-bid meeting and walk thru is scheduled for August 23, 2023 at 1:30 pm. Potential bidders are asked to gather in the lobby of Bayview Avenue School of Arts & Sciences, located at 325 W Merrick Rd, Freeport, NY 11520 at which time they will be escorted to the various buildings. Although not mandatory, it is highly recommended that all potential bidders attend.

It is the Board’s intention to award the contract to the lowest qualified bidder providing the required security who can meet the experience, technical and budget requirements. The Board

reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informality and to accept such bid which, in the opinion of the Board, is in the best interests of the School District.

Freeport Union Free School District Board of Education 235 N. Ocean Ave Freeport, New York 11520 141379

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U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006RF2, Plaintiff AGAINST

Sandra Russell a/k/a

Sandra Kuffell a/k/a

Sandra Grant a/k/a

Saundra Grant; et al.,

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 3, 2017 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 September 19, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 6 Third Place, Roosevelt, NY 11575. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 55 Block 451 Lot 78 Lot Group 78-79. Approximate amount of judgment $411,429.51 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold “Rain or Shine” subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 011365/2013. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Anthony F. Altimari, 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: June 21, 2023 141293

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR MAROON PLAINS TRUST Plaintiff, Against WAYNE PUSSEY, MARCIA WATT, ET AL., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 09/18/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, at the North Front Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on 9/19/2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 164 Colonial Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520, And

Described As Follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Section 55 Block 360 Lot 827 and 828.

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $638,717.26 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 607238/2018

Scott H Siller, Esq., Referee.

SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Dated: File Number: 34658 RS 141301

PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU MAM OCEAN WATCH

LENDER, LLC, Plaintiffagainst- OCEAN WATCH REALTY, LLC, et al.

Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated July 10, 2023 and entered on July 14, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court “Rain or Shine” located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on September 18, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.

PARCEL I:

situate, lying and being at Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of South Main Street, distant 460 feet southerly as measured along said westerly side of South Main Street from its intersection with the southerly side of West 4th Street; RUNNING THENCE south west 350 feet;

THENCE north west, 925 feet; THENCE north east, 112.23 feet; THENCE north west, 30.35 feet; THENCE north east 216.90 feet; THENCE south east, 30.35 feet; THENCE north east, 20.87 feet; THENCE south east, 925 feet.

PARCEL II:

situate, lying and being at Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as Section 62 Block 236 Lot 63 formerly known as Section 62 Block G Lot 124 on the Nassau County Tax Assessment Map. The transfer of title documents will occur at such location as determined by the Referee, or at such other place as agreed upon by the parties in writing, within the time limits specified in the Terms of sale. All participants in the closing must comply with any face-covering rule, regulation, or order in effect at the time of closing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Referee will cancel the sale.

Said premises known as 700 SOUTH MAIN STREET (OCEAN WATCH COURT), FREEPORT, NY, Section: 62 Block: 236 Lots: 7-19, 21-23, 25, 26, 29, 31, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 46, 49, 50, 56, 60, 62 and 63. (The sale of Lots 62 and 63 is subject to any interest the HOA at the subject property may have in such lots.)

Approximate amount of lien $45,343,209.30, through March 30, 2023, plus interest fees & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

Index Number 612948/2021. BRIAN J. DAVIS, ESQ., Referee Seyfarth Shaw LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 {*FREEPORT HERALD*} 141240

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU THE DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JANUARY 1, 2006, GSAMP TRUST 2006-HE1, V. ANTHONY HAWKINS, ET. AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 28, 2020, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein THE DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JANUARY 1, 2006, GSAMP TRUST 2006-HE1 is the Plaintiff and ANTHONY HAWKINS, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NORTH

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event and the enthusiastic volunteers, Mitchell Kraeling conveyed his pride in continuing his father’s legacy. “I’m just looking forward to raising money for the veterans,” he said. “My main goal is the same as my father’s. It’s not all about raising money; it’s about getting the veterans to get together, get them out of the hospital and have a day out. That’s my goal. If we make money, that’s great. But if the veterans enjoy themselves, it’s even better.”

As the event concluded on a triumphant note, Kraeling reflected on his hopes for the future. Following in his father’s footsteps, he envisions hosting an annual pancake breakfast, and aims to establish a food pantry under the Freeport for Veterans banner. His colleagues in the organization are committed to helping it grow, and continuing to serve veterans in the community and beyond.

Public Notices

SIDE STEPS OF THE SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on September 19, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 176 BEECHWOOD AVE, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575: Section 55, Block 470, Lots 112, 113 & 114: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT ROOSEVELT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK, Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 025871/2009. Russell S. Burman, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 141309

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, MANA SERIES 2007-F1, V.

DARCY R. AVOLIN, ET. AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 13, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, MANA SERIES 2007-F1 is the Plaintiff and DARCY R. AVOLIN, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on September 19, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 208 BEDELL STREET, FREEPORT, NY 11520: Section 62, Block 29, Lot 17:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 001058/2017. Scott H. Siller, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse,

Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

141313

HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ABRAHAM BALDON, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST,

V.

RONALD BALDON, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ABRAHAM BALDON, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 25, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST is the Plaintiff and RONALD BALDON, AS

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE MINEOLA, NY 11501, on September 19, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 192 BEECHWOOD AVENUE, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575: Section 55, Block 470, Lot 124, 125 & 126: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT ROOSEVELT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 613305/2018. William R. Boccio, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 141311

drawing a crowd of hundreds who indulged in a feast featuring clams, clam chowder, hot dogs, chicken and beer, the occasion proved to be a fundraising success, generating an estimated $10,000 for local veterans groups.

Photos courtesy Randy Milteer/Freeport Public Relations Staffers and members of the freeport paL Boxing gym gathered to support veterans during the Clam Bake event

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Q. Our front porch is falling apart and we want to replace it, just as it is. The original columns are rotted at the bottoms and there are cracks where the columns were put together, vertical joints that appear as if the columns were made from many pieces. Is that common, that columns are made from many pieces? Do you have a recommendation for who can make new columns and what kind of wood is best? I’m not choosey, because they will be painted. What do you suggest? Also, I know you recommend getting permits, but I want to do the work myself, and it’s a direct replacement, so I want to just dismantle it and put it back. The roof concerns me most, so I plan to take a lot of pictures. Do you think this is as much of a problem as it would be if the porch were new?

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A. So this is a column about columns. I remember working in a firm 40 years ago, when a renowned surgeon from Texas purchased 100-plus acres with a mansion on Long Island Sound, and I was assigned to design the additions and redesign the exteriors to be a modernized traditional shingle-style home. I was called into the firm’s principal, who chastised me for recommending synthetic trim and engineered shingles. The shingles I chose were pre-finished, and would still be performing well today, but instead, the house was finished in traditional wood, necessitating the expenditure of over $100,000 every three to four years for staining and painting. It was such a large expense that when I coincidently showed up 30 years later on that estate, to redesign for the new owner, they told me the surgeon grew tired of all the maintenance. Wood columns are made in sections and bonded together at vertical seams. The sections are made from either steam-curved or shaped planks, cut to develop the rounded segments. You will notice that there has to be a space at the bottom to allow humidity and rain to drain and evaporate. Without that air space, the rotting is accelerated.

Because the columns will be painted, you’re better off with fiberglass columns, which come in a variety of shapes, lengths and styles. They are structural, and you’ll never need to replace them. Due to their stability, they hold a painted finish much longer, requiring painting only once a decade or two, but they still require an air space at the base.

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Prosecuting Trump is not what America is about

Let me state up front that I was critical from the start of former President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept the result of the 2020 election, and strongly condemned his failure, until it was too late, to speak out against the disgraceful attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump’s shameful silence, inaction and seeming acquiescence during that horrific siege against the cathedral of democracy, and the brutal attacks that caused so many police officers to be injured and hospitalized, can never be explained away or defended. It will be a lasting shame and a blot on his record and legacy.

While I remain as outraged now as I was then by Trump’s dereliction of duty, which could well have warranted impeachment, I strongly believe that his recent federal indictment arising out of Jan. 6 and the events preceding that day is misguided, an abuse of prosecution and a threat to democracy.

Before the usual suspects accuse me of blind partisanship, I remind everyone that I voted against every article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, incurring the wrath of many Republicans, some even to this day. I do not believe the Constitution or the criminal justice sys-

tem should ever be weaponized against political opponents. For democracy to survive and thrive, political struggles and battles should be fought in the political arena, not in the criminal courtroom.

What is being lost in much of the heated discussion about the Jan. 6 indictment is that Trump is not being charged with inciting violence against the Capitol or for failing to act to halt that violence. Instead, the indictment reads more like a political screed than a legal document.

It charges Trump with attempting to undo the results of the election through a series of lies, exaggerations and distortions. Assuming the validity of any or all of those allegations, they should be debated politically, not as a matter to be presented to a grand jury or a criminal trial jury.

Pursuing indictments on this basis will have a chilling effect on the political process. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech unless there is incitement to violence or riot. Yet Trump is not charged with incitement to violence or riot. As indefensible as lying or gross exaggerating may be, they are not crimes. And if they were, how would Trump’s statements be anywhere near as egregious as the lies perpetrated by Obama administration officials and so many leading Democrats who falsely charged that Trump’s 2016 campaign colluded with the Russians

— basically accusing the winner of the 2016 election to be a Russian operative?

I distinctly recall, as a member of the Intelligence Committee, sitting through endless closed hearings, and listening to testimony from numerous witnesses offering no evidence of collusion.

Yet I would see on the news, especially CNN and MSNBC, Democrats such as Rep. Adam Schiff racing to the microphones to breathlessly state that clear evidence of collusion had been revealed to the committee.

In fact, the only evidence of collusion was the Clinton campaign’s role in initiating the now discredited Steele dossier, which was based on misinformation provided to a retired British spy by a former Russian intelligence operative.

Even worse was the FBI and CIA’s use of the dossier to justify their finding of Russia-Trump collusion.

Similarly, Democrats made a folk hero and martyr of Stacey Abrams, who claimed for several years, with no credible evidence, that victory was stolen from her in the 2018 gubernatorial race in Georgia.

For Special Counsel Jack Smith to win a conviction of Trump, he must prove that Trump did not believe the election was stolen. This puts the prosecutor in the dangerous position of reading a candidate’s mind — not proving that Trump was wrong or mistaken, but that he knew he had lost. I believed then, and do now,

that while there were irregularities arising from the use of so many absentee and mail-in ballots because of Covid, Joe Biden was the lawful winner. But lawyers and advisers on whom Trump relied assured him he had won and that the election was stolen. Though misguided, reliance on that advice does not constitute a crime.

A presidential election is the ultimate expression of American democracy. It was wrong for Trump to cast doubt on the results in 2020. It is also wrong and dangerous for a special counsel appointed by the Biden administration to base a criminal indictment of Biden’s leading opponent in 2024 on a tortured, attenuated interpretation of statutes that require a reading of Trump’s mind. This can only lead more Americans to doubt our democratic process, especially at a time when there is mounting evidence that the Biden Justice Department is failing to fully investigate allegations of Biden family corruption.

Donald Trump may not be a sympathetic defendant or victim. But the Constitution and its protections apply to all Americans, popular and unpopular, sympathetic and unsympathetic. That is the essence of our democracy, which we should not further threaten or jeopardize by replacing the political arena with the threat of criminal prosecution. That is not what America is about.

Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

President Obama sits out a dance with ISIS

instead, he dances the tango in Buenos Aires.

On a trip to Argentina last week, the president and Michelle Obama attended a state dinner in their honor, where they enjoyed a tango performance and were then invited onto the dance floor. Unfortunately, the long-planned trip last week to Cuba and Argentina coincided with a deadly ISIS attack in Brussels that killed 35 people and wounded some 300 others.

No sooner had word of the attacks hit the media than critics began huffing and puffing about the president’s trip, his attendance at a baseball game in Cuba and particularly his tango debut as proof that he is too removed from world events that impact America and its allies.

Talking heads on multiple news outlets questioned the “optics” of the situation — how it looked for an American president to be seen having a good time when friends near and far were hurting.

I didn’t hear anyone complaining when Obama put on his game face, and his tux, went to the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner and delivered a really funny stand-up routine, even as our Navy SEALs were preparing for their raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan. The president had given the “kill” order before the dinner. There was no hint of tension or stress in his demeanor that night. The man was completely cool and composed. He is a master of optics when he needs to be, but he is not a poseur.

The trip to Havana marked the first visit by a U.S. president in nearly 90 years, a remarkable gesture of friendship and a real beginning of political and economic rapprochement. The idea that the president should not appear to have a good time when he is on a political mission is absurd. He delivered exactly the right message. ISIS will not stop our lives or our travel or our laughter or our fun. We will deal with the terrorists here and abroad, but we will not allow them to alter our lives more than we have to. We will not give them that vali-

dation or power.

In fact, as he was gliding across the dance floor, orders were already in place to launch a U.S. commando raid in Syria that took out ISIS’s second-in-command last week.

In Cuba, the president commented on the Brussels attack. He commiserated and, more important, offered Americans support in the fight. And then he flew to Argentina, sticking to his itinerary, and he ended his visit not with the tango, but with a stop at a memorial for the tens of thousands of Argentines killed and “disappeared” during the brutal military dictatorship of the 1980s.

This was a diplomatic coup. This is what good presidents do. They don’t worry about optics, as defined by their critics. Had Obama abandoned his trip and headed home when the terrorists hit Brussels, it would have conferred a great deal of power on ISIS. They would know they can change world events, even the travel plans of an American president. It would have sent a terrible message.

But I get it. Every hour of every day, the

Randi is on a brief leave. This column was originally published March 31, 2016.

president is forced to make impossible choices. He is required to make decisions that everyone else working for him cannot. He hears all the awful news from every available source around the world. With it all, he is still just one man, living one life.

I don’t for a minute believe that his baseball outing in Cuba or his dance in Buenos Aires deliver any message except that he is emotionally tough and able to compartmentalize sorrow and move on with the responsibilities of his office. I wonder what all those optics watchers would prefer. That he fly away home to D.C. and keen over the dead? Give ISIS the satisfaction of stopping the American president in mid-stride?

Obama can multitask. He can do standup while worrying about a high-risk mission to kill bin Laden. And it is my belief that he can dance the tango while carrying the worries of the world in his head and his heart.

Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

RAnDi KREiss

Good presidents don’t worry about optics, as defined by their critics.

i remain outraged at his dereliction of duty, but his indictment is misguided.

HERALD

Replace appointments with special elections

interpreting the U.S. Constitution and applying the results to today’s America is like taking a tired and hungry toddler to a Disney store — no matter how many times you give in, the youngster will never be happy.

How do we “get” the Constitution right? Do we rely on the document itself, as originalists do? Should we consider the voluminous writings of the framers, such as the Federalist Papers? Do we pretend to surmise the intent of people who lived before the advent of canned food and apply it to our 21st-century society?

There is no easy answer. We must be able to hold conflicting ideas simultaneously to continue to rely on a document written by men from an era alien to us today.

So, to discuss the Constitution’s intent applied to elections and appointments to vacant political offices is inherently contentious. Should the Appointments Clause of the Constitution — which empowers the president to nominate public officials — be applied to state and even local governments? Are those appointments limited to certain situations, or do they include all vacancies?

And should a governor or supervisor — or even a mayor — be able to appoint legislators or trustees normally elected to office by the public?

The variations among how each state fills a U.S. Senate vacancy show how subjective the process is, even at the federal level. Most states permit the governor to appoint a temporary senator until a special election is held. Eleven states put restrictions on that appointment. And four states mandate that a vacancy be filled only by special election.

And there are further discrepancies between states when special elections are

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Kremer is off-base on presidential relatives

To the Editor:

held.

At the local level — especially in villages — it makes little sense beyond political considerations to favor appointments over special elections. The era of waiting weeks for votes from across the state to arrive via dirt roads is long gone. Villages consist of much smaller electorates and geographical areas. Election results for villages are usually available an hour after polls close.

Many villages need but one polling location. Those that are large enough to warrant several locations don’t necessitate saving several thousand dollars at the expense of voters’ rights.

Sitting elected officials and political power brokers cite the cost of holding a special election as prohibitive, thus the need for appointments. That’s a false argument designed to distract the public from the real issue — elections are a gamble, and political parties don’t want to risk losing power.

The power of incumbency is difficult to overcome. Sitting elected officials benefit from mailings, photo ops and name recognition. They are often given special assignments to boost their profile. And they are not referred to as “acting” or “appointed.”

State law dictates that villages must elect a mayor, trustees and justices. All other positions are appointed by the mayor and approved by the trustees. The same concept applies to towns and even counties in New York.

Clearly, the intent is to let the public vote to select its representatives, while giving those elected officials the authority to make appointments to avoid bogging down government business with elections for every position.

But state and local laws are occasional-

ly written to favor incumbents. The U.S. Supreme Court acknowledged this in its 1995 decision in U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton, stating that the Elections Clause is “a grant of authority to issue procedural regulations, and not as a source of power to dictate electoral outcomes, to favor or disfavor a class of candidates.”

This is not an issue that favors a particular political party. Across the country, all parties are guilty in some way of having rigged the system. Parties, by their nature, don’t yield power. Four of the six Hempstead Town Board members were first appointed to the position. Throughout much of Nassau County, elected officials appear to lean heavily toward appointing colleague rather than letting the public elect someone to fill a vacancy. Americans crave local control over our government through elections. We don’t like being told by a faceless administrator halfway across the state how we should live our lives.

Appointments take that local control out of our hands. Yes, there are times when an appointment is necessary. Yes, those appointed to fill vacancies must still face the electorate in the next general election.

But there are ripe opportunities for political operatives to game the system and make it easier for their people to gain control.

What is the purpose of an election?

What is the purpose of an elected official? Do Americans pay for levels of government so we can elect representatives, or do we submit to rule by proxy?

It’s time for Nassau County, at all levels of government, to move to hold special elections instead of appointing people to elected offices.

In his column last week, “Two very hot political subjects,” Jerry Kremer failed to acknowledge that unlike Billy Carter and Jared Kushner, Hunter Biden broke the law and was about to be given a free pass by U.S. Attorney David Weiss. Weiss, who ignored whistle blowers and who cut Hunter’s “sweetheart” deal, which has fallen apart, is now special counsel in the case, which will probably change nothing, but prolong it.

Mr. Kremer shouldn’t accuse those of us who seek truth and justice, and hate corruption in government, of being “way too focused” and talking “night and day” about the Hunter Biden case. That’s insulting. Furthermore, juxtaposing climate change in the Biden conversation, as if to imply that we think cli-

Your Long Island is our Long Island

Long Island holds a special place in my heart, an unwavering home that draws me back no matter how far I may wander. Yet crafting a place into a genuine home is a process that demands more than mere happenstance; it requires deliberate effort. Just as one selects the perfect furniture and art to create a home, in our context, we carefully choose the bills to champion, the ones that amplify and uphold our voices.

Within our vibrant community, there are numerous aspects that stand as sources of pride, weaving a plethora of values and achievements that uplift the collective spirit. We have the capacity to uphold laws that safeguard every member of the community, as well as the integrity of our island itself. A crucial focus is on education funding, which must be adequately and equitably allocated to nurture the growth of future generations. equally important, we ensure that community safety is upheld through wellregulated law-enforcement methods and effective crime-prevention strategies, fostering a secure environment for all residents.

We have a commitment to consumer protection, ensuring that businesses adhere to just and transparent practices while safeguarding consumers against fraud and misleading advertisements. Anti-discrimination efforts thrive on establishing equality and shielding individuals from bias. The region’s diverse economic landscape provides a wide range of opportunities across various industries, contributing to its vitality and our beloved tax base.

A concerted dedication to environmental protection becomes evident through the preservation of long Island’s natural splendor, encompassing its renowned beaches, scenic vistas, and recreational parks, all of which contribute to the area’s distinctive charm and appeal.

Though we have much to admire in our community, it is not perfect. understanding and addressing concerns is essential for long Island’s sustainable development. Zoning and development policies require careful consideration to prevent problems such as overdevelopment, environmental deterioration, and inadequate suburban planning. Similarly, housing and affordability challenges, including shortages and high costs, underscore the necessity for increased attainable housing options. Additionally,

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mate change is irrelevant, is absurd. As concerned citizens, we worry about both issues, and seek truth and pray for solutions to each.

Mel Young Lawrence

For Hunter Biden, it’s about time

To the editor:

I respectfully disagree with Mr. Kremer’s opinion in “Two very hot political subjects.” In my opinion, this is not a Republican fixation on the president’s son. This is a threat to our democracy when the blindfold of lady justice is removed to create a two-tier justice system. We end up prosecuting whom we dislike and favor whom we choose.

As a citizen of this country, am I to feel comfortable when someone with the right last name can use his influence to evade taxes, lie on an application to own a firearm, and get an unprecedented sweetheart deal to not only walk away from this, but to have future immunity from other investigations? Thank g od for the judge who saw through this sham. By the way, where is the curiosity of

the mainstream media? They once had a reputation of feasting on this type of story.

This is not favoring one party over another. This is about upholding what we are as a country. Attorney general Merrick g arland has now appointed u.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel. garland did what he should have done a long time ago. The problem is, he chose the wrong person. Weiss has been part of this mess, and has shown he is anything but independent. He was part of the aforementioned sweetheart deal that a citizen like you or me would never be offered.

TonY gIAMeTTA Oceanside

Where are we, and AI, headed?

To the editor:

Re Mark nolan’s essay “We don’t have much time — AI is coming!” in the Aug. 3-9 issue: The column was perfect. We need to talk about the future. If AI wrote nolan’s piece, maybe it wrote this email!

PATTI BouRne Glen Cove

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Medicare and health concerns, spanning everything from health care expenses to substance abuse and the strain on health care professionals, underscore the need for comprehensive reforms and improved insurance coverage.

Finally, nurturing independent and small businesses cultivates economic diversity and resilience, fostering a thriving local economy for long Island’s sustained growth.

By reflecting on all that we have and want for our community, we can create a better future. The future of our community holds a tapestry of possibilities, woven together by our shared aspirations and collaborative efforts. As we envision it, our community will flourish as a vibrant and inclusive hub where diversity is celebrated, and every voice is valued. every-

one wins when the collective does well. With a commitment to sustainable development, we will harmonize modern progress with environmental stewardship, creating green spaces and ecofriendly initiatives that reflect our respect for nature. education will stand as a cornerstone, ensuring that future generations have access to innovative learning opportunities that empower them to excel and contribute meaningfully.

Through dedicated community engagement, we will bolster social connections, nurturing a sense of belonging and shared purpose that transcends age, background, and circumstance. our collective well-being will be safeguarded through accessible health care and support systems, fostering both physical and mental wellness. As technology continues to evolve, our community will harness its potential to enhance communication, accessibility and efficiency, creating a seamless and interconnected environment for all.

With a spirit of resilience, adaptability and empathy, we will navigate challenges and embrace change, ensuring that our community’s future is made with hope, unity and boundless potential. Please know that I will continue to remain a devoted advocate and champion in my every fight for your long Island — our long Island.

Framework by Tim Baker

Taylor Darling represents the 18th Assembly District.

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