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Freeporters remember Sept. 11 heroes

By ReiNe BeThaNy rbethany@liherald.com

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The FF RichaRd T. Muldowney Jr. Memorial Lighthouse, at the intersection of Bayview Avenue and Ray Street, commemorates Freeporters and others who died on Sept. 11, 2001.

Timothy Brian Higgins, 43, lost in the south tower

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Tim Higgins was the second of five Higgins brothers. The first four — Mike, Tim, Bob, and Joe — joined the Fire Department of New York. The youngest, Matt, became a detective with the New York Police Department. Their father, Eddie Higgins, was captain of FDNY Engine Company 227. Their only sister, Maureen, became a professional counselor.

Tim was on duty with Squad 252 on the night of Sept. 10, 2001. Around 11:30 p.m., he called Joe to wish him a happy birthday. As they hung up, Joe remembers saying, “Safe at work, bro” — the customary words the brothers spoke to each other as they went on duty at their separate fire companies.

“Those were my last Continued on page 4

The 20th anniversary of 9/11 weighs heavily upon the nation’s heart.

The coordinated attack by terrorists that felled the Wo rl d T r a d e C e n t e r, destroyed part of the Pentagon and brought down an airliner above Shanksville, Pa., changed U.S. security forever. The families of the 2,977 victims

have moved forward in their lives, but with a permanent burden of grief.

Eight Freeporters died in the smoke and rubble of the twin towers. Joe HIggins and Kevin Muldowney, the brothers of firefighters Timothy B. Higgins and Richard T. Muldowney Jr., offered insider glimpses of the heroism displayed on that terrible day.

Richard T. Muldowney, 40, died at WTC Marriott Kevin Muldowney narrated the search for his brother: I was a New York City police detective. Rich was a firefighter. He was in Ladder Company 7.

That’s in the Murray HIll section on East 29th Street in Manhattan, so FF Richard T. he was not far away Muldowney Jr from the World Trade Center.

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things about that 9/11 morning was that Rich was just getting off duty.

He was actually off, but when the plane hit the tower, he jumped on the rig.

They believe he was assigned to the Marriott next door to the north tower. He was assigned to evacuate everybody.

There was a radio transContinued on page 5

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Recalling Freeport’s 9/11 victims Eight Freeport residents were among the nearly 3,000 people killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks of 2001. Six Freeporters died in the line of duty as they responded and sprung into action to help get as many people out of the burning buildings as they could. Two Freeporters were starting their work day in Tower One. As Sept. 11 is now an official day of service and remembrance, we dedicate this space to the friends and neighbors we lost on that tragic day.

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The other names on the Lighthouse by reine beThany rbethany@liherald.com

In addition to the eight Freeporters who died in 9/11, the Lighthouse Monument on Bayview Avenue has 18 other names. These names were inscribed on the lanterns of the prior monument, the wooden shelter that is now preserved on the property of the Freeport Historical Museum. The names were transferred from the lanterns to the monument. They are listed below, alphabetized by last name, with home community, age, affiliation, and specific location of death if known; if not, listed as WTC for World Trade Center.

John J. Florio: Oceanside; age 33; FDNY, Engine 214, Ladder 111, Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn; South Tower (Tower 2) Suzanne Geraty: Bay Ridge (Brooklyn); age 30; Cantor Fitzgerald; North Tower (Tower 1) Ronnie E. Gies: Merrick; age 43; FDNY, Squad Co. 288, Maspeth, Queens; WTC Thomas Haskell: Seaford; age 37; FDNY, Battalion Chief of Ladder Co. 132, Brooklyn; South Tower (Tower 2) Timothy Haskell (brother of Thomas Haskell): originally of Seaford; age 34; FDNY, Rescue Squad 18, West Village, Manhattan; North Tower (Tower 1) Thomas Kelly: Riverhead; age 38; FDNY, Engine 219, Ladder 105; WTC William E. Krukowski: Bayside (Brooklyn); age 36; FDNY, Ladder Co. 21; WTC

Joseph Malone: name not found; possibly Joseph Maloney: Albertson; FDNY, Ladder Co. #3; North Tower (Tower 1) Jill Maurer-Campbell: Middle Village; age 31; Thomson Financial; 78th Floor of South Tower (Tower 2) Brian McAleese: Baldwin; age 36; FDNY, Engine Co. 226; WTC Shevonne Olicia Mentis: Manhattan; age 25; Marsh & McLennan Companies; 93rd floor, North Tower (Tower 1) Michael Noeth: Jackson Heights (Queens); age 30; U.S. Military Petty Officer and graphic artist; died on American Airlines Flight 77 when 9/11 terrorists crashed it into the Pentagon E r i c Ta u b e O l s e n : c o m m u n i t y unknown; age 41;, FDNY, Ladder Co. 15; WTC Nicholas Rossomando: New Springville (Staten Island); age 35; FDNY, Rescue 5, Staten Island; WTC Victor J. Saracini: Lower Makefield Township, PA; age 51; pilot of the hijacked United Airlines Flight 175, which hit the South Tower (Tower 2) Hector Tirado: Bronx; age 30; FDNY, Engine 23, Manhattan; WTC Kenneth Watson (cousin of Richard T. Muldowney, Jr.): Smithtown; age 39; FDNY, Engine 214; WTC. Mary Weiman: name not found; possibly Mary Lenz Wieman: Rockville Centre; age 43; Aon Corp.; 105th Floor of the South Tower (Tower 2)

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The 18 oTher names on the Lighthouse Monument represent a variety of 9/11 victims.

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Finding firefighter Timothy Brian Higgins continued from front page words to Tim,” Joe said. “I was the last one in my family to speak to my brother.”

The next morning, when Joe’s wife called from work to tell him a plane had hit the World Trade Center, Joe knew the FDNY might recall everyone who was off duty.

“I didn’t wait for the recall,” Joe said. “I got from my house [in Freeport] to my firehouse in 21 minutes, which is physically impossible.”

Joe knew Tim was working, but not whether his other brothers were on duty.

“I’m flyin’ on the sidewalks and people were letting us go. They all knew the cops and the firemen were going in [to ground zero] like killer bees, and I’m thinking, my God, are my brothers working?”

One brother, Bob, was indeed working at FDNY headquarters that morning. He raced down to ground zero, started into the South Tower and dove out of the building barely in time to survive its fall. But Tim was too high in the south tower to escape.

Their father, Capt. Eddie Higgins, stayed with their mother, Joan, through the next agonizing days. All four surviving Higgins brothers were assigned to search “the pile” for Tim..

“The media named it ground zero,” Joe said. “To us, it was the pile.”

The search was not hit-and-miss, but was informed by the listing of where each fire company was assigned and by the recorded voices of the firefighters transmitting information. Still, getting started was intimidating.

“Nothing resembled a single office building the first day [of the search],” Joe said.“It was all rubble and concrete and sand and what have you. But guess what?

A couple of days went by and you started recognizing things — stair risers and things like that — and you got a guesstimation of when [the firefighters] responded and how high they went up. And hearing transmissions — hearing your brother’s voice on transmissions and hearing people

Photos Courtesy Joe Higgins

The higgins firefighTers in their gear before 9/11. From left were Joe, Tim, Capt. Eddie Higgins, Mike and Bob. that were trapped and hearing guys saying that jet fuel was coming down and burning on the way down as the south tower collapsed — and what they were doing, trying to buy time to meet each other, to get themselves out for their evacuations. ... It’s remarkable how these guys tried to cheat time and save their comrades.”

As Joe and his brothers searched the debris, the moment came when they knew they were near the location where Tim must have been when the south tower collapsed. Recognizing what it would cost them to see his remains in the rubble, the brothers descended the slope of the pile to ground level. There, they waited while their fellow firefighters unearthed Tim’s body, wrapped it in an American flag and

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laid it on a gurney. Then the four brothers were called back onto the pile, where they lifted the gurney together and carried it back down the slope.

“He’s the only one taken down that hill that was a heavy gurney,” said Joe, meaning that very little was found of other victims’ remains. “They found him over a civilian woman.” One of the firefighters from Tim’s firehouse said, “Joe, he was fully intact and it looked like he was waiting for us.”

Even as he and his brothers carried Tim’s remains down the pile, Joe was conscious that the sense of closure from finding Tim was not granted to everyone. He and his brothers kept returning to the pile.

“We found four of the five that were lost from my fireJoe higgins, Top, made his way up the pile in house,” Joe said. “And two of them — we found them the day search of his brother Tim. before they were going to be burfirehouse — and I have been retired for 15 ied with an empty casket in the ceremony. .... and then we found the head- years.”

Joe returns every year on 9/11 to his piece of the firefighter [whose body] wasn’t found. There were people that firehouse, Ladder 111 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, for a 9:30 a.m. commemoration ceredidn’t find a fingernail.”

Like a caring river, time moved the mony. Then, with his brothers and sister hurting families further and further for- and mother, he drives to Washington ward, away from that worst of all days. Memorial Park Cemetery in Mt. Sinai to Tim’s wife, Caren, stayed in their Farm- visit Tim’s gravesite, where they always ingville house, raising their three teen- find a wreath laid by Squad 252.

Finally, the Higgins family attends Freeaged children — Christopher, then 17, Catie, then 15, and Cody, 14. Christopher port’s 7 p.m. ceremony at the lighthousewent into forensic psychology, Catie into shaped 9/11 monument at South Bayview teaching and Cody into the fashion indus- Avenue and Ray Street.

“The whole town turns out every year try. there,” Joe Higgins said. “It’s remarkable.

Every year, Joe Higgins braces himself The firemen do a color guard, and I feel as 9/11 approaches.

“I feel it coming on,” he said. “I start most comfortable there, to be honest with having dreams. The other night I had a you. The Freeport thing is truly, truly dream that I was a fireman, and when I heartfelt. They never miss a beat, there woke up I actually thought I was in the every year, doing the right thing.”

The search for Richard T. Muldowney

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continued from front page mission that said his company was going into the Marriott. There were six members from the company. Nobody survived.

We all grew up in Freeport. Richie had moved to Babylon probably four years prior to 9/11. But he was still a member of the Freeport Fire Department, assigned to company 216. He was an ex-captain as well. He and his wife, Constance, had two children, a boy named John and a girl named Catherine.

I went down to what was then called the pile that afternoon of 9/11, probably about 4. I was there for the next seven days, trying to find my brother. I was not assigned to crowd control or anything else. I was specifically assigned to locate my brother.

At that time, everything was just so sketchy — confirming where members of the Fire Department were, and where members of the Police Department were. It just took a lot of time.

Originally when I first got down there, we were trying to arrange a command post structure, trying to find where Richie’s company was located. The whole command staff of the New York Fire Department perished, so they had to establish a new command structure.

While they redeveloped the command structure, I was assisting with debris removal and searching. We were just in the pile, removing debris piece by piece.

(The police officers and firefighters who searched the mountain of rubble never referred to it as ground zero, but as the pile.)

Richie’s remains were never found. We had his funeral service in April 2002. However, with the new DNA testing that they came out with after 9/11, he was eventually identified.

My family and the HIggins family grew up together in Freeport. We lived a few blocks from each other. Losing Tim Higgins and my brother is so sad. And on top of it, I lost my cousin, Kenneth Watson. He was also a New York City firefighter. He was born in Freeport, but he grew up in Smithtown.

Our families have generations in police and firefighting. My father, Richard Muldowney Sr., was a retired detective from the Freeport Police. He passed away some years ago. Mom just passed this year in January.

I retired from the NYPD in 2003. I still live in Freeport. I am an ex-chief in the Freeport Fire Department, so I’m still active with the Fire Department.

My wife, Amanda Muldowney, just retired this summer. She was the principal of Giblyn Elementary School here in Freeport. She spent 15 years as principal.

This is our second marriage for the both of us. She has a son and a daughter, and I have a daughter. We have three grandchildren with Mandy’s children. I’m one of six kids, so it’s always good having a lot of activity with children and grandchildren.

My sister Mary and I still live in Freeport. My other siblings — my brother Timothy, my twin sister Colleen and Brian my youngest brother — live outside Tampa.

Brian is a battalion chief in the Hillsborough County Fire Department. Hillsborough County surrounds the City of Tampa.

On the 10th year anniversary of 9/11, my family and the firehouse that Richie belonged to in Freeport, Wide Awake Engine Co. No. 1, erected the lighthouse monument at Bayview Avenue and Ray Street. We set up the Richard T. Muldowney Jr. Foundation. The proceeds from the fundraising paid for the construction and development of that lighthouse.

A memorial was already there at that traffic circle.

Members of the community got together and erected a wooden shelter in 2002 with the names of everybody that people knew, former Freeporters. The annual memorial has taken place at that intersection ever since 2002.

In 2010, we transferred the names from the shelter to be engraved on the lighthouse monument. The Freeport Historical Society has that wooden shelter stored on its premises, on Main Street right at Atlantic Avenue.

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Photos Courtesy Kevin Muldowney

Rich Muldowney with his son John in 1997.

Looking back 20 years, I would say 9/11 definitely influenced how I think about international events, especially with what’s going on in Afghanistan. It brings everything back to being aware that something could happen.

The New York Police Departm e n t c re at e d s p e c i a l u n i t s assigned to counterterrorism, so we’d have a quicker response to any kind of incident, any terrorist, anything that threatens security.

They developed a counterterrorism unit that has about 800 members in the city, and all around the world as well. I think there were 16 cities around the world where the NYPD assigned a detective to monitor what’s going on in the rest of the world. Without a doubt, threats have been deterred by these counterterrorism units.

Thinking about 9/11, the first thing on my mind is, “Never forget.” Personally, in my family, in 20 years it’s never gotten any easier.

A speciAl logo was created for Muldowney.

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events and activities

This program will take place at the Freeport Memorial Library. Preregistration is required. Contact the Youth Services Department, (516) 379-3274 or youthservices@freeportlibrary.info.

Saturday, Sept. 11 Annual 9/11 Ceremony, Village of Freeport

Let’s talk Mets!

The 20th anniversary of 9/11 will be observed at 7:00 p.m.at the 9/11 Lighthouse Monument, in the traffic circle where South Bayview Avenue, Branch Avenue, and Ray Street come together. For further details, call Freeport Village Hall at (516) 377-2252.

From 7-8 pm, author and lifelong Mets fan Greg Prince joins us to discuss the passion he pours into rooting for and writing about his favorite baseball team. Greg chronicles the Mets team’s continuing adventures on a blog geared toward fans like him — Mets fans who love to read! To register, contact Maryellen Cantannaro, (516) 379-3274 or mcantannaro@freeportlibrary.info.

Sunday, Sept. 12 Cardboard Boat Race Signup 10 a.m. at the Milburn Creek Boat Launch on Atlantic Avenue at the border of Baldwin and Freeport. Race starts at noon. For more information call (516) 860-7555. Sponsored by the Baldwin Fire Department and Sanitary District No. 2, the annual event features local residents dressed up in colorful garb riding in their handmade cardboard boats. The only other materials allowed to be used other than cardboard are duct tape, rope and string.

Monday, Sept. 13 Applause for Paws All week, 9 am - 8:45 pm, help Freeport Memorial Library celebrate the Great Give-Back by taking part in supporting local animal shelters. Donations: Drop off gently used towels and pet supplies in the boxes in the lobby.

Craft: For instructions on how to make a rope towel for dogs using a tennis ball and old tee shirts, visit “Fix This: Make your dog a new toy using old t-shirts!” on YouTube. Completed toys can be dropped off at the library. Celebrate your favorite pet: Email photos of your pet to ask@freeportlibrary.info for a chance to be crowned “Freeport’s Cutest Pet,” “Freeport’s Most Unique Pet,” or “Freeport’s Best-Named Pet.” Contact the ASK Department, (516) 379-3274 or ask@freeportlibrary.info.

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Annual 9/11 commemoration at Lighthouse Monument on S. Bayview Avenue At 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, the annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony will again take place at the Lighthouse Monument.

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Teen Jigsaw Jam

Online 12:30-1:30 p.m. through the Freeport Memorial Library, Yoga can benefit anyone, regardless of age, flexibility, or disability. Fully hydrate with water, and eat lightly no less than 30 minutes before class. Jon at Global Go to Meeting, https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/596979125. Contact Maryellen Cantanno, (516) 379-3274 or mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info.

Tween Jigsaw Jam Come to the library, 5:15 - 6:15 pm, to help us put together a jigsaw puzzle in the new Tween Room, or sit back and watch our weekly progress online.

Online viewing is open to all. We will be taking some participants to help out at the library. Limited registration is required for in-person helpers only.

For grades 5 and 6. Contact the Youth Services Department, (516) 3793274, or youthservices@freeportli-

For grades 7 through 12, 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Contact the Youth Services Department, (516) 379-3274, or youthservices@freeportlibrary.info.

you moving and burning calories while mixing the dance moves! To get the Zoom link, go to freeportlibrary. info and click on Calendar of Events, or contact Maryellen Cantanno, (16) 379-3274 or mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info..

Wednesday, Sept. 15 Thursday, Sept. 16 Teddy Bear story time

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Children ages 3 to 6 are invited to wear their pajamas and cuddle a favorite teddy bear during this online story program from the library.

For the Zoom link, meeting ID, and pass code, visit the Calendar of Events at freeportlibrary.info, or CONTACT: Youth Services Department 516-3793274 youthservices@freeportlibrary. info.

This online workout, 9:30-10:30 am, combines cardio, muscle conditioning, balance and flexibility, while increasing your energy level at a lower intensity.

On Global Go to Meeting. To get the link, go to freeportlibrary.info and click on Calendar of Events, or contact Maryellen Cantanno, (16) 379-3274 or mcantanno@freeportlibrary.info.

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Make a fall apple tree with a pine cone, wooden spool, yarn, and pompoms. For grades pre-K to 2.

From 6:30-7:30 p.m., participate in this fun fitness routine that will have

Apple tree craft

Saturday, Sept. 25 Sunday, Sept. 26 Freeport Antique Gun and Militaria Show The Freeport Antique Gun & Militaria Show will be held on Saturday, Setp.

25 and Sunday, Sept. 26 at the Freeport Recreation Center, 130 E. Merrick Rd. It is hoseted by the Long Island Antique Historical Arms Society. Contact (631) 722-3248 or visit http:// liahas.org for information.

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The Freeport Memorial Library website lists 223 Freeport authors.

Black-owned Value Precision Inc. was featured on Economic Forum, WTHE-AM 1520, in 1992.

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A veteran-laden Hofstra women’s soccer team is fueled for a return to the NCAA Tournament this fall after its abridged spring season ended in heartbreak.

Hofstra, which entered September ranked 25th in the national coaches poll, returned nearly every starter from a 7-1-1 team where the Pride led the nation in scoring per game, but were denied a chance to compete on the sport’s biggest stage following a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to Elon in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) semifinals. The rare spring season due to the pandemic created a far shorter than normal offseason.

“Last season came to an abrupt end and were deeply disappointed, but the fortunate thing this year was it was a quick turnaround,” said 16-year head coach Simon Riddiough, MAtthEW VOWiNkEL LED the Pride with 6 whose team opened with a 4-1 start goals and 5 assists on the way to earning Allafter wins against Stony Book, Alba- CAA First Team honors. ny, Brown and Columbia along with a “She is a supreme athlete,” said Riddinear upset of seventh-ranked Penn State in 2-1 defeat. “It is good to get back ough of Pearse. “We’re excited about her future.” at it.”

Another backyard product that RiddiThe Pride were tabbed as the unanimous CAA favorite with three players ough hopes makes strides this fall is junior forward Cailey Welch, a former earning pre-season conference player of the year accolades including senior for- standout at North Shore High School who ward Miri Taylor, fifth-year midfielder has battled back from injuries.

Lucy Porter and junior defender Anja Suttner. Forward Lucy Sheppard and mid- Pride men eye CAA crown The Hofstra men’s soccer team will fielder Jordan Littleboy, who like Porter are using an extra year of eligibility look to get over the hump this fall of allowed because of last year’s shortened achieving its NCAA Tournament aspiseason, received preseason All-CAA hon- rations following three years of near misses. orable mention nods.

The Pride were knocked off in the Porter, a reigning First Team-All American, notched her first goal in a 3-0 CAA finals by James Madison in penalty win at Columbia Sept. 2. Heavy defensive kicks last April making the third season a focus on Porter has paved way for seven row its season ended in a shootout to the different scorers led by four goals apiece Dukes on the conference tournament from Taylor and Sheppard. Freshmen stage.

“It is tough to take, but it makes you Georgia Brown and Ellen Halseth have stronger,” said 33-year head coach Richboth notched two goals.

Brown, a freshman from England, pro- ard Nuttall. “I feel like we have a well-balvides Hofstra with a bright future along anced team this season.”

Hofstra returns 10 starters from last with local newcomers Leah Iglesias (Carle Place) and Olivia Pearse (Seaford), who season’s 5-2-3 team including preseason scored her first career goal in Hofstra’s 4-0 All-CAA selections Matthew Vowinkel, George O’Malley, Storm Strongin and win against Brown on Aug., 27.

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New MSSN president outlines goals

By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

Dr. Adhi Sharma took over as president at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside on Sept. 1 after previously serving as its chief medical officer and its executive vice president for clinical and professional affairs.

Sharma succeeds Dr. Richard Murphy, who was president for nine years and had worked in health-care leadership roles for more than four decades. Sharma was chosen by the hospital’s board of directors after a six-month search and will be the hospital’s first physician leader, as the presidency has typically been a chief executive officer role led by those with business backgrounds.

As he prepared to take over the role, Sharma sat down for a question-and-answer session with the Herald.

Herald: What are your thoughts and feelings on taking on a new role?

Sharma: There are a lot of emotions. Specifically, I’m cer-

tainly humbled by the trust that’s been put in me, and the staff that we have here has been so amazing. I’m excited to take on the role and eager to continue the momentum that we have built up this year to keep going forward. When we came out of the pandemic, a lot of hospitals came out not as strong as they went in, and we actually came out stronger. That was because of our ability to respond and the close-knit group of staff we have that really stepped up to the plate. Everybody worked side by side, so we came out with a lot of momentum, and we’re very eager to keep that momentum going forward.

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ON SEPT. 1, Dr. Adhi Sharma, left, took over as president of Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside, at left, from Richard Murphy.

Herald: Can you describe your roles and duties and how they compare to what you were doing previously?

Sharma: My role [before Sept. 1], I was chief medical offi-

cer and executive vice president [of the hospital], so I had a number of areas that I provided oversight for, including [information technology]. I worked closely with nursing, all of the quality and regulatory components, as well as patient experience components, so there were a lot of areas that I oversaw.

It will be an interesting transition to let go of everything that I’ve been involved with at the level that I’ve been involved . . . I will have to backfill my current role, and once I do that, that’s when that transition will occur.

As long as I’m serving two roles, I’ll end up staying closer to the projects that I’m involved with now. [This role] reflects where health care is today. We are much more focused on quality of care, clinical programming and population health, and much less focused on contracting and all the business elements of health care.

Herald: What are some of your major goals going forward?

Sharma: The main goal is in three parts. The first is to

keep that forward momentum, so all of the projects we have going come to fruition, and to see them to completion and any hiccups or obstacles, we have to make sure we overcome those. The second is to steward the integration with the system [that comes with the planned $400 million expansion], that’s a very high priority for us . . .

The third is to continue to provide the care we’re known for to keep our staff engaged through this process and make sure their wellness is being minded. Because of the pandemic, there’s a lot of fatigue setting in for our staff . . . Getting our staff and our community to whatever the next phase of this is . . . will be the third priority — to see us through the pandemic.

Herald: What are your thoughts on your predecessor Richard Murphy, and has he given you any advice?

Sharma: He’s been mentoring me for this role for the last six years. I’ve been working very closely with him. I first started working with him in 2007, so I’ve known him a

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long time . . . While I’ve been here, he’s been working very closely with me. He’s an excellent role model for any hospital leadership. It’s easy to oversimplify this sentence, but the gravity of it cannot be underestimated: He gets it. I’ve worked with a lot of CEOs, and he’s a CEO that gets it . . . It’s so easy for . . . a non-clinical CEO to just look at numbers, look at volumes, look at budget reports, things like that. He doesn’t just do that. He always sees the big picture, and he always sees the totality of that picture.

Herald: What specific challenges do you face taking on this new role during a pandemic, especially with the Delta variant?

Sharma: There are going to be interesting challenges

related to this [vaccine] mandate [for health care workers] and what that’s going to mean for health care. I support that mandate. I think it’s the right thing to do for health care. It’s the right thing to do for our patients, it’s the right thing to do for our staff, so it was great that we were able to get that mandate in New York state. There are staff that may find it so objectionable that they leave health care, so we may see a concern with staffing as it relates to people who just opt to not get vaccinated.

That’s going to be a challenge. I think that Delta has shown us that even when you think you’re out of the woods, you’re really not.

Herald: Community outreach has always been a part of the hospital. What plans do you have to continue that?

Sharma: Community outreach is more important than ever. Getting information to people, that’s been a high priority for us. Our Truth in Medicine polls have been a great vehicle for us to really just assess what the pulse is of the community . . . We’re very eager to partner with our communities, partner with our elected officials to get education to our communities. The most important thing in health care is that people are educated . . . If we have food deserts in our community, if we have access issues in our community, we want to see how we can solve those problems. The [Covid-19] ‘Vaxmobile’ is a great example of solving an issue of access to vaccines.

We’ve learned a lot about our community through this pandemic, and we want to put all that knowledge to work. There are some silver linings in this pandemic, and our relationship with the community has never been tighter.

OBitUarieS Robert■V.■Lauro,■of ■Baldwin,■died■on■ September■ 5■ at■ the■ age■ of ■ 60.■ He■ was■ the■ beloved■ husband■ of ■ Gina,■ the■ loving■ brother■ of ■ Elaine■ Guercio,■ Ronald■ Lauro,■ and■ Lydia■ Kalamas,■ and■ the■ dear■ son■ of ■ the■ late■ Gus■ and■ Emily■ Lauro.■ He■ is■ also■ survived■ by■ several■ nieces,■ nephews,■ family■ members,■ and■ friends.■The■family■will■receive■friends■ on■ Saturday,■ Sept.■ 11,■ 2021,■ 2-4■ pm■ and■ 7-9■ pm,■ at■ Hungerford■ &■ Clark■ Inc.■ Funeral■ Home.■ A■ religious■ service■ will■ be■ held,■ also■ on■ Saturday,■ at■ 7:30■ pm,■ and■cremation■will■be■private.

Inacio Cardoso Inacio■ Cardoso’s■ obituary■ was■ unavailable.■ Visitation■ will■ take■ place■ on■Sunday,■Sept.■12,■■7-9■pm,■at■Hungerford■ &■ Clark■ Funeral■ Inc.■ Funeral■ Home,■ 110■ Pine■ Street,■ Freeport.■ A■ Mass■ will■ be■ held■ on■ Monday,■ Sept.■ 13,■ at■Our■Holy■Redeemer■RC■Church,■37■S.■ Ocean■ Ave.,■ Freeport,■ with■ interment■ to■follow■in■Greenfield■Cemetery.■

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Daniel DeJesus Pineyro Arrests Daniel■ DeJesus■ Pineyro,■ of ■ Freeport,■ died■ suddenly■ on■ August■ 26,■ 2021,■ while■visiting■the■Dominican■Republic.■ He■was■the■beloved■husband■of ■Generosa■ and■ the■ loving■ father■ of ■ Yomni■ Pineyro,■ Daniel■ Jr.,■ Hirayda■ Pina,■ Idana■ Pineyro,■ and■ Carmen■ Pineyro.■■ He■is■also■survived■by■12■grandchildren■ and■ many■ loving■ family■ members■ and■ friends.■The■family■will■receive■friends■ Friday,■September■10,■2021,■from■2-4■pm■ &■7-9■pm,■with■the■funeral■mass■on■Saturday,■ 9:45■ am,■ at■ Our■ Holy■ Redeemer■ R.C.■ Church,■ Freeport.■ Interment■ will■ be■in■Greenfield■Cemetery.

Patricia M. Kilkenny Patricia■ M.■ Kilkenny■ passed■ away■ suddenly■ on■ September■ 2,■ 2021,■ at■ the■ age■ of ■ 64.■ She■ was■ the■ beloved■ wife■ of ■ John,■ the■ loving■ mother■ of ■ Charlie,■ Bobby,■ and■ Frankie,■ and■ the■ loving■ stepmother■ of ■ Darlene,■ Karen,■ and■ John.■ She■ was■ also■ the■ adored■ grandmother■ of ■ Charlie,■ Nick,■ Frankie,■ Easton,■and■Ava.■She■was■the■cherished■ sister■ of ■ Donna■ Heubner,■ Anthony,■ Michael,■and■James■Gandia.■The■funeral■Mass■took■place■on■Tuesday,■September■ 7,■ at■ Our■ Holy■ Redeemer■ R.C.■ Church,■ Freeport,■ with■ interment■ at■ Pinelawn■Memorial■Park.

ported■ to■ Nassau■ County■ Police■ Central■ Testing■Unit.■■

■■ A■ suspect■ was■ arrested■ by■ Freeport■ police■officers■on■Aug.■31■for■possession■of ■ 1.2■ grams■ of ■ cocaine.■ The■ suspect■ was■ observed■ in■ a■ hand-to-hand■ transaction,■ was■placed■under■arrest■without■incident,■ and■ was■ then■ transported■ to■ Freeport■ Police■Headquarters■for■arrest■processing.■■ ■■ A■ suspect■ was■ arrested■ on■ Sept.■ 6■ by■ Freeport■police■officers■after■he■was■found■ to■be■in■possession■of ■a■Glock■Airsoft■pistol.■The■subject■was■placed■in■police■custody■ and■ transported■ to■ Nassau■ County■ First■Precinct■for■arrest■processing.

Driving while intoxicated ■■ On■ Sept.■ 3,■ Freeport■ police■ officers■ were■notified■of ■a■motor■vehicle■accident■ within■the■confines■of ■Freeport.■Officers■ witnessed■a■person■with■glassy■bloodshot■ eyes,■ slurred■ speech,■ and■ the■ odor■ of ■ alcohol■emanating■from■his■breath.■Upon■ further■ investigation,■ it■ was■ determined■ that■ the■ suspect■ was■ operating■ a■ vehicle■ while■ intoxicated.■ The■ suspect■ was■ subsequently■placed■under■arrest■and■trans-

Civil dispute ■■ On■ September■ 4,■ 2021,■ Freeport■ Police■ Officers■ responded■ to■ a■ report■ of ■ a■ landlord-tenant■ dispute.■■ The■ complainant■ stated■ that■ he■ had■ a■ verbal■ dispute■ with■ his■tenant■in■regard■to■damage■to■a■refrigerator■ door■ that■ had■ become■ unhinged.■■ Officers■were■able■to■re-secure■the■refrigerator■ door■ without■ incident.■■ Officers■ also■spoke■with■the■tenant,■who■stated■the■ door■was■unhinged■from■daily■use■and■not■ from■ malicious■ intent.■ The■ landlord■ was■ advised■ to■ respond■ to■ landlord-tenant■ court■for■further■assistance.■

Petit larceny ■■ On■ Sept.■ 4,■ a■ Freeport■ Police■ Officer■ secured■ a■ report■ for■ a■ petit■ larceny■ of ■ a■ power■ tool.■ The■ complainant■ stated■ an■ unknown■person■had■removed■the■power■ tool■from■his■garage■without■permission.■■ Several■hours■later,■the■complainant■contacted■ the■ police■ department■ to■ say■ that■ the■tool■was■not■stolen■but■misplaced.

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

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September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when Freeport Memorial Library joins the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to remind parents, caregivers, and students that signing up for a library card is the first step on the path to academic achievement and lifelong learning. During the month, the ALA and libraries work together in a national effort to ensure every child signs up for an individual library card, as they have since 1987.

“My kids utilize the library after school and on weekends,” said Lillian Torres, a medical assistant at Nassau University Medical Center for 12 years.

“Even with social media and the Internet, it’s still so alive to come here.”

Libraries offer everything from early literacy programs to virtual programs to virtual homework help and English classes, helping transform lives and communities through education. Freeport Memorial Library offers a wide variety of educational resources and activities, including music concerts, business workshops, children’s story time, and art classes.

“My kids got their library cards through the Freeport Public Schools,” Torres said, “because the school district collaborates with the library.”

“Libraries play an important role in

the education and development of children,” said Library Director Lee Ann Moltzen. “We have library programs that serve students of all ages and backgrounds, such as Teddy Bear Story Time for younger children and Jigsaw Jam for intermediate through high school students.”

Within the library is a School Team Resource Activity Center, a room with games, computers, and meeting space for students.

“It’s very lively in there when it’s filled with teenagers,” said Marilyn Pignataro, the library’s cultural events specialist.

This year, Marley Dias, founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks, author and executive producer, is taking on a new role as honorary chair of Library Card Sign-Up Month. In this role, Dias will promote the value of libraries and encourage everyone to get their very own library card. During September, Freeport Memorial Library is giving a free gift to new library patrons.

Freeport Memorial Library, along with libraries everywhere, continues to adapt and expand services to meet the evolving needs of our community. To sign up for a library card or to learn more about the library’s resources and programs, please visit www.freeportlibrary.info. Anyone who lives, works, owns property, or goes to school in Freeport is eligible for a library card.

Historic treasures at Freeport Library rbethany@liherald.com

Remembering 9/11 is painful, yet part of healing is remembering. But how accurately do we recall a momentous event? To what source can we turn?

One place to go is the Freeport Memorial Library’s website, freeportlibrary. info. Scroll down the menu on the left and click “Freeport History.” The page that comes up presents no less than 26 buttons, each of which constitutes a portal to a different aspect of Freeport’s complex and colorful past. Village Historian Cynthis Krieg’s introduction, “The Freeport Story,” imparts an overview of the village’s progression from a small fishing outpost in the 1650s to today’s diverse community of more than 43,000 inhabitants.

The button most relevant to remembering 9/11 is “Local Newspapers,” which takes the reader to the digitized issues of The Leader. The Leader first imparted the news of the disaster with a half-column on page 4 of the Thursday, Sept. 13 issue. The Twin Towers were falling even as that issue was going into production on Tuesday, Sept. 11.

Recorded in that issue are the horrified statements of then-County Executive Thomas Gulotta, and the instantaneous response of Freeport Trustee and Ex-Fire Chief Don Mauersberger, along with Fire Department Executive Director Ray

Maguire, who went immediately to Ground Zero with Freeport Fire Department members, bearing rescue equipment. Recorded also was the rapid organization of Freeport Public Schools to supervise students who might not get picked up at the end of that school day -fortunately, none were left behind.

But apart from 9/11, the “Local Newspapers” button is so useful an avenue to the past that it is one of the most popular clicks on the library website.

“We usually get two thousand or more hits per month on our newspapers,” said Reference Librarian Regina Feeney. “We saw a big jump in hits during COVID because people were home. At the height of the shutdowns, we had about 5,800 hits on newspapers alone, and that’s just Freeport’s newspapers.” Non-Freeport papers can also be accessed through the website.

The advantages of digitizing historical documents and images are obvious. Not only can they be accessed readily online, but the issues are searchable, meaning that a topic like 9/11 can be researched across years and through various newspapers.

The road to digitization was not a short one.

“Freeport started digitizing historic images in 2003,” Feeney said. “That’s how we got the opportunity to digitize our newspapers.”

The library’s images caught the attention of the Long Island Library Resourc-

the histoRic papeRs button on the Freeport Memorial LIbrary website is a portal to the past.

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es Council, which in 2005 was overseeing a major digitization project.

“We were asked to be the beta tester for the project,” said Feeney. “We started with the ‘orphan’ newspapers, which are newspapers with an expired copyright that are no longer published. We sent in four titles. The microfilm was becoming embrittled, so the organization had to remicrofilm the rolls.”

When the initial digitization was completed, it was discovered that six different newspapers had been rescued from the obscurity of embrittled microfilm, not just four, owing to a prior labeling error.

Since 2005, Feeney and the other librarians have continued digitizing historic documents and images, as time and budget have allowed.

“For our patrons to have access to this online collection was really a gamechanger for us,” said Feeney. “People don’t have to come into the library and physically use the microfilm anymore.

They can go to the website and keywordsearch the newspapers. … The other cool thing is that you can find all those newspapers with a simple Google search. It gives a lot of access to historical research that didn’t exist for us prior to 2005.”

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FPS Superintendent’s Conference Day On Aug. 30, Freeport School District teachers and administrators gathered in their respective school buildings for the district’s annual superintendent’s conference in anticipation of the start of a new school year.

The conference, which was presented virtually this year, began with the presentation of colors by the district’s NJROTC followed by the talented Freeport High School Select Chorale singing the national anthem. Assistant Superintendent for Personnel and Special Projects Benjamin Roberts welcomed those in attendance and introduced Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kishore Kuncham.

“As we embark on a new school year, a restorative restart, it will still be challenging,” Dr. Kuncham said. “Remember no challenge is too difficult when we work together.

We will continue to strive for excellence through equity for all students.” Dr. Kuncham went on to thank everyone for all that they did during the past school year for the students and their families. “I am so proud and excited to express my appreciation for your admirable work and your unwavering commitment to our students and their families throughout the pandemic.”

Board of Education President Maria Jordan-Awalom spoke on behalf of the board of education and expressed appreciation to the staff and confidence that the new school year will be successful. “We thank you for all that you have done for our students and their families. We place our hope in you to continue to do good work as we start a new school year

filled with growth and achievement for our students.”

Dr. Kuncham shared that the district’s reopening plans are strong and meet all guidelines and that the district is prepared to face all challenges together. Noting there is so much to celebrate and so much more to do, he encouraged everyone to get vaccinated for the safety of themselves and the safety of others.

This year, the district’s motto is Be The Change Inspire. As Changemakers, Dr. Kuncham reminded everyone the primary focus will be to holistically address the wellness of students, the importance of social and emotional health, building relationships with students and their families and our continuing journey with hope, optimism, enthusiasm and devotion. “Keep learning and innovative curiosity alive and enable our students to understand the world around them and the talents within them,” he said. “You are unstoppable Freeport Changemakers.

You rock, our students want to rock. Let us rock together and make it a great school year.”

The program ended with a rousing musical performance of “We Want to Rock” by students who participated in this year’s SummerStock Festival 2021. For the next two days, teachers will be engaged in professional development workshops and collaborative opportunities in preparation for the start of the new school year.

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Freeport Superintendent oF Schools Dr. Kishore encouraged staff to Be the Change.

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What’s up next door and around the corner

Town clerk officials serve Freeport residents Two of the most frequently used services offered through the Town of Hempstead Clerk’s Office are passport services and marriage. Applications for both can begin online at hempsteadny. gov/passport-services or hempsteadny. gov/marriage.

All instructions are available in both

English and Spanish.

For passports, after filling out the form, applicants can call Town Hall for an in-person appointment at (516) 8123100. Also, according to the Town of Hempstead website, groups, teams, and clubs who are traveling abroad can call the Town Clerk at 812-3046 to arrange

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for “Speedy Pass” Mobile Passport Service at their location. Also, the yearly.

Passport Day in August allows residents to apply for their passports on a convenient weekend date.

Wedding licenses and weddings are available through the Town with appropriate protocols to prevent COVID infec-

tions. Call the Town Clerk’s office at (516) 812-3014.

Look for your Town of Hempstead officials at important community gatherings. Senior Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby appeared at the first annual “Bridging the Gap” Field Day on August 21 in Bishop Frank O. White Park.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff AGAINST HERBERT LEWIS, JR., CEDRIC WHITT, ERIC WHITT, IF LIVING OR IF EITHER OR ALL BE DEAD, THEIR WIVES, HUSBANDS, HEIRS-AT-LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING UNDER, BY OR THROUGH SAID ERIC WHITT BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, OF ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN, AND THE RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES, WIDOW, OR WIDOWERS OF THEM, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOSE NAMES ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated October 05, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on September 27, 2021 at 2:30PM, premises known as 16 Abbott 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, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, and State of New York, SECTION 55, BLOCK 419, LOT 81 and SECTION 55, BLOCK 419, LOT 82.

Approximate amount of judgment $329,149.57 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 2324/2012.

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. Lisa A. Goodwin, Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 69439 127167 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SURPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. BOARD OF MANAGERS OF WHARFSIDE CONDOMINIUM, Pltf. vs.

JOHN K. CONLIN, et al, Defts.

Index #609108/2018. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Sept. 16, 2019, I will sell at public auction on Sept. 28, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. at the north side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY prem. k/a 725 Miller Avenue, Unit 224, Freeport, NY a/k/a Section 62, Block 103, Lot 245U and CA113 and Section 62, Block 183, Lot 410 a/k/a Tax Unit No. 224 together with a .9066% undivided interest in the common elements of the condominium hereinafter described as the same defined in the Declaration of Condominium hereinafter referred to.

The real property above described is a Unit shown on the plans of a Condominium prepared and certified by Baldwin and Cornelius, P.C. and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on the 12th day of December, 1985 as Map No. CA 113 defined in the Declaration of Condominium entitled, Wharfside Condominium made by Freeport Nautical Development Company, under Article 9-B of the New York Real Property Law dated May 14, 1985 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on the 12th day of December, 1985 in Liber 9689 of Conveyances at page 313 covering the property therein

described. Approx. amt. of judgment is $71,864.81 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

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

JEFFREY W. HALBREICH, Referee. JAY L. YACKOW, Atty. For Pltf., 355 Post Ave., Ste. 201, Westbury, NY. #98833 126636 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING – September 23, 2021 NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a Public Hearing with the Zoning Board of Appeals is scheduled for Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 6:00P.M. in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Main Conference Room, 46 N. Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York on the appeals and applications of cases as they appear on the calendar; residential applications that do not extend their prior nonconforming status may be called first; public comment invited. It is anticipated that the Board will adjourn the legislative session and enter into Executive Session until 6:30P.M. INTERESTED PROPERTY OWNERS and other persons should appear at the above time and place to have questions answered and to voice opinions.

All applications are nonconforming with zoning regulations herein specified for the districts in which they are located.

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415 West Sunrise Highway, Business B Section 54/Block 076/Lot 5– NYC Motorsports – Maintain an existing ground sign. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210212 Set Back, §210-212 Height, §210-212 Maximum size.

Application #2021-14 – 6 Union St., Residence A Section 55/Block 361/Lot 20 – Hector Velez – Construct a new 112.5 sq. ft. open front porch.

Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-43(A)1 Required yard, front depth.

Application #2021-18 – 35 Maryland Ave., Residence AA - Section 54/Block 459/Lot 7 – Sindy Collado – Maintain front vestibule & construct new 621 sq.ft. pool deck, construct new 948 sq.ft. ground level deck with a 560 sq.ft. awning. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-35A(1) Required yards, §210-35(D)(3) Rear yard setback, §210-35(C)(2) Rear yard setback.

Application #2021-19 – 431 Sigmond Ave., Residence A - Section 54/Block 206/Lot 154 – Oscar Barrera – Proposed 885 sq. ft. second floor addition.

Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-39A Sky exposure plane.

Application #2021-21 – 74 Willow Ave., Residence A - Section 55/Block 209/Lot 142 – Roxanne Reid – Construct a new 189 sq. ft. second story addition.

Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §21039A Sky Exposure.

BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Pamela Walsh Boening, Village Clerk 127410 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

Phtos courtesy Town of Hempstead Clerk’s Office

HeMpstead senior councilwoMan Dorothy Goosby attended Freeport’s “Bridging the Gap” Day on August 21.

Kate Murray officiated the wedding of Freeport residents Jemel Bishop and Taleah Butler on August 20 at Hempstead Town Hall.

HeMpstead town clerK Kate Murray (left) assisted Steve, Alecia, Isabella, and Charlotte Mahabier of Freeport with travel documents on Passport Day.

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That’s what should be done. Don’t waste time, just recover the tub and move on. Good luck.

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A. We had just such a problem when the guy who caused the chip dropped a power tool while putting in a towel bar. He didn’t want to admit it at first, but then finally agreed to “fix” it, because otherwise everything would have needed to come out, again, and be completely redone, from the tub to the tile to the onte eeper plumbing. The tile was never going to be a perfect match, either. So the same guy who dropped the tool dabbed a matching primer on the spot, waited until it cured, buffed it out just like the instructions said, then brushed on the final coat with a little eye-dropper brush.

It looked like a repair, and was very obvious and disappointing. After much wasted discussion and time, when the guy tried his best to convince us “nobody would see it, it was hardly noticeable,” we decided to call a bathtub refitting company. The estimate wasn’t bad and the tile company agreed to pay for the repair. I was impressed at how much simpler the process was than I anticipated. I had doubts that the tub wouldn’t look as substantial as the porcelain tub finish and wouldn’t last.

Putting in a bathtub can affect the waterproofing of the bathroom if it isn’t installed with redundant materials to prevent water from getting into the walls. Typically, the lipped edges of the back of a wall-to-wall tub go up against the surrounding waterproofed walls before the tile is installed, so the tile overlaps the raised tub edge. This prevents water from flowing against gravity into the wall, especially after the sealant is installed. With the original tub still in place, the junction of the tub and tile isn’t disturbed, and the new tub covering joins at the tiled wall edge and is then resealed to actually reinforce the original waterproofing.

The bathtub replacement took one trip to thoroughly measure and a second trip to install.

Because the new tub is an exact match with the shape of the original one, there are no air pockets between the old and new tub. The tub fixture looks perfect, and was not only an exact fit, but has been there for eight years and still looks brand new.

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think everyone will concede that the summer went by too quickly. But despite the speed at which two months have passed, the world around us continued to function, and both good and bad things happened. In this short period of time, New Yorkers have seen the resignation of their governor and our first major storm experience. The weeks and months ahead will no doubt present us with new challenges.

We have a new governor, Kathy Hochul, who has hit the ground JERRY running, and established herKREMER self as a major political figure.

She has appointed a number of highly experienced staff members, and will make many more changes in order to erase the Cuomo footprint. Her new head of the Department of Financial Services is Adrienne Harris, who has worked as a special assistant to the White House and a senior adviser in the U.S. Treasury Department. DFS is a

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complex agency, and needs a level-headed leader.

Hochul has not been reluctant to wade into controversial areas. She has signed an executive order to require masks in all schools, and is pushing hard to get unvaccinated New Yorkers to get their shots as soon as possible. She called a special session of the Legislature to extend the eviction moratorium and also to move forward on the legalization of marijuana. Up to this point, the state had done a miserable job of distributing federal funds to New Yorkers who are behind on their rent.

Like many appointed public officials who plan to seek election to their new positions, she has a short time to establish herself as a strong governor, in the hope that she can ward off a 2022 primary challenge. The legislative leaders are making a sincere attempt to work with her, many out of relief that the Cuomo era is over. But time will tell whether they can work as an effective team, because Albany is a place where egos can collide on a moment’s notice.

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While many of us were lounging on a beach or escaping on a golf course, politicians around the country were doing loads of mischief. Despite the fact that at least six states were all but drowning in Covid cases thanks to the Delta variant, their governors were busy banning mask mandates and telling everyone to make believe the disease had disappeared. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose state is racking up new cases, is actively battling school districts and cruise lines, who are just trying to keep people of all ages from getting sick.

The so-called red state governors are having a field day passing laws intended to restrict people from voting and to ban virtually all abortions. To date, over 400 laws have been introduced in 38 states to restrict the general public’s, and especially minorities’, opportunities to vote. The Texas legislature has passed a law banning abortions six weeks after a fetal heartbeat is detected. Having four daughters, I’ve learned that most women don’t even know they’re pregnant at that stage.

In June, a number of states with

ed state governors are having a field day passing restrictive voting laws.

Republican governors decided that people were declining to go to work because they were getting an extra $300 in federal unemployment benefits. Assuming that those people were all a bunch of slackers, state officials decided to stop giving out the federal dollars, assuming that this would force the recipients to leave home and go back to work. Their judgment has proven wrong, as unemployment statistics haven’t changed, and the people who were staying home continued to do so.

A final note about who’s running for public office these days. It seems that during the past year, there were 23 new people elected to the State Legislature. Only six had any government experience, and four had held a job in the private sector.

That left 13 who came into public office with few if any credentials. There’s no moral to this story. It’s just circumstantial evidence that it’s hard to find experienced people to run for office, and that’s a big loss for all of us.

Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column?

JKremer@liherald.com.

A dog’s tale: the view from inside the canine carry-on

can’t stretch out, I can hardy breathe, but even inside this dog carrier, the air is better than the smoke out in Lake Tahoe. As the family pet, I went along on the summer vacation out West. Think of me as your four-legged eyewitness to one family’s encounter with environmental disaster.

As my human reported last week, we headed to Tahoe last month to visit kids and grandkids. We expected a month of R&R on the Truckee River. My human dad, superanxious about the RANDI trip, fixated on my KREISS food and my, um, movements. I’m not talking Beethoven. He carried blue New York Times plastic bags across the country because those are his favorite disposables.

We flew to Denver and drove 16 hours to Tahoe. A different hotel every night, weird hallway smells, walks on scorching asphalt and very super-sized people not wearing masks, which I resent because if something happens to my humans, I’m toast.

In Tahoe, we stayed at my sister’s house and at a rental house in the moun-

tains. My sister has a new, irritating puppy. He ate my food and chewed up my travel bed. He sneaked up on me and jumped on my back for reasons I don’t understand. The rental house was worse.

At night I walked outside in blackout conditions, the heavy musk of bear in the air.

Then smoke from the fires swept into Tahoe and smothered our air. People have no idea how ash and the absence of any poopworthy grass can affect a dog.

Then the humans started to misbehave. Tensions escalated into tiffs, and sniping ensued. Someone growled, “Who’s idea was it to come out here, anyway?”

And, “Who peed in the kitchen?”

The humans clearly had no idea what to do. Some knucklehead decided that an escape to San Francisco would work. Did I have a say?

New hotel room, new “pet relief ” area.

So stressful. My human dad brought along the blue plastic Times bags because sometimes even humans need comfort toys.

The San Francisco air was clear and in the “healthy” range on www.airnow.com.

While I cooled my paws in the hotel, my people walked the Embarcadero and

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toured the Botanical Gardens. But it was all an illusion of relief.

Back in Tahoe, air quality misery was now compounded by “extremely high and dangerous risk of fire.” CalFire texted that news to people’s phones every few hours.

We moved yet again, from the rental house back to my sister’s house, just for safety, to be under one roof.

That meant back to the devil dog.

Family tensions erupted again. Light the grill or don’t risk a spark? Walk me around the block or let me roam the yard? Take the kids to town or hide from the smoke? Everyone was supercharged, and displaying all the symptoms of loving but dysfunctional families everywhere. Lots of shouting, some crying, endless couldhave, should-have, and who’s feeding the dogs? I’m here to tell you that either no one fed me or everyone fed me. I hate when the humans become unreliable.

After a few days of simmering under one roof, my humans decided to leave, give up the rental house a month early, return our car to the wrong location (Reno instead of Denver) fly out of Reno ASAP, and then home.

So I’m writing on the RNO-to-DEN leg.

ither no one fed me or everyone fed me.

I hate when the humans become unreliable.

I heard news of hurricane-remnant flooding in New York, but we’re homeward bound, escaping the fires and ready for the wind and rain. A leg up to my compatriots splashing through flooded streets.

Tomorrow we fly back to the God-blessAmerica-I-hope-I-never-travel-again-better-than-a-mound-of-peanut-butter-glorious East Coast. We worry about the family we left in Tahoe, and yeah, even the new puppy. How’s a little guy supposed to feel safe outside and comfortable inside when Noah’s Ark is burning? My humans’ grandkids just sent a photo of a bear looming at the edge of their property.

Who’s going to tell the little guy to stay away?

The kids have several plans in play while hoping for shifting winds. Meanwhile, we fly east.

It is undignified to travel inside a “doggie carry-on” bag, but I fell for the old peanut butter trick. She who shall not be named tossed a peanut butter cookie into the bag, and I dived for it. Again.

Over the past three weeks I have slept in nine different beds. Now we’re cruising at 34,000 feet and I’m in a canvas tote, stuffed under the seat of some overstuffed dude. Nothing seems quite right, even in a dog’s world.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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he Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa., set off a cascade of worldwide catastrophes over the subsequent two decades — the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and many other terrorist attacks, in multiple countries. September 2001 seems like a lifetime ago, but for those old enough to remember that terrible year, it remains a haunting memory, a fever dream that we try to lock in the backs of our brains but is ever-present.

For those of us in Nassau County that day, we could only watch in horror as grayblack smoke plumes spiraled out of the twisted, shattered remains of the twin towers upward into an otherwise perfect azure sky. The plumes were visible from points across the county.

Shortly after the attacks, people started to gather on the beach in Lido and at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick — the highest point on the South Shore — to watch the billowing smoke, staring silently in stunned disbelief.

The United States homeland was under attack for the first time since World War II, and at that moment, we had no idea who the invader was, or the future suffering in distant lands that the attacks would bring.

It was all incomprehensibly terrifying.

In a front-page story in the Heralds’ Sept. 13-19 issue, “Terror at the Towers,” reported by Scott Brinton, Carrie James, Laura Lane, Jeff Lipton, Larry Maier and Cindy Roth, this is how we described the scene: “A wave of fear and despair raced across [Nassau County] Tuesday morning

letters Deserving of their honors To the Editor: Re “Freeport P.D. hosts its first Field Day” (Aug. 26-Sept. 1): The citation awarded to Freeport police officers Donnetta Cumberbatch and Samantha Sepulveda is a well-deserved honor. To my knowledge, Sepulveda and Cumberbatch interact with the community in an exemplary manner, and they are a credit to the Village Police Department.

Earlier this year, like so many seniors, I was chasing the elusive Covid-19 vaccine without success. I reached out to the Freeport Police Community Affairs Division, and they assisted me with access to the vaccine. I am forever grateful for their help. Over the last 40 years, I have met numerous Freeport police officers, all of whom displayed notable professionalism, and several of them are among my friends and acquaintances.

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’m really scared. It’s so scary if we have something of a World War III. I’m really, really scared.

Rollen Cajoles after terrorists slammed two hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center, sending the Twin Towers crumbling into Lower Manhattan.

“In the afternoon, surviving victims of the attack filtered into Nassau by Long Island Rail Road, like refugees from a war zone. Many, who were still shaking dusty, white debris from their clothes, were not from the area but had taken the first train they could out of the city and gotten off at the first possible stop.”

We sent our reporters to the train stations to meet the survivors of the attacks.

Sylvia Melendez, who worked in Lower Manhattan, described the chaos after the towers crashed to the ground. “The rush of clouds of debris forced everyone out into the streets,” she said. “Everyone was running away.”

Here in Nassau, people were glued to their TVs and radios, watching and listening, hoping for the best but fearing the worst. “I’ve been listening all morning,” Luisa DeGirolamo, who worked at La Margherita Pastry Shop in Bellmore Village, said. “I’m devastated. I can’t get over it.”

Rollen Cagoles, of East Meadow, said, “I’m really scared. It’s so scary if we have something of a World War III. I’m really,

really scared.”

Many parents rushed to their children’s schools to pick them up and take them home, fearful of further attacks. “A lot of people came and pulled their kids out because they didn’t want them to be in a place with a large group of people,” said Pat Brace, PTA president of Bowling Green Elementary School in East Meadow.

“They thought they would be a target.”

Nassau police doubled patrols around municipal buildings, schools, houses of worship and transportation lines. Police also diverted westbound traffic away from New York City. Motorists who had to travel major thoroughfares were advised to stay home.

The military closed down the airspace over Long Island, with unlighted F-16 fighter jets streaking overhead above John F. Kennedy International Airport into the night of Sept. 11 to 12.

Nearly 500 Long Islanders died in the attacks at the World Trade Center or later succumbed to 9/11-related illnesses. Each one was a life extinguished too soon. We must remember all of them — their essential goodness, their essential humanity.

In the coming days, there will be solemn ceremonies in remembrance of the dead.

Consider attending one to show your support for the victims, or stop and pause for a moment at 8:46 and 9:04 a.m. on Saturday and reflect on or say a prayer for the victims. In this way, you will help to keep their memories alive for generations to come. “Never forget” should never become a trite slogan. It should be a motto by which we live.

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hen talking with my grandkids about returning to school this fall — to the building, with other kids, not the dining room table — I was reminded of a school day of my own years ago.

“Bobby.” I heard my name called on the second-floor landing of A. B. Davis High School in Mount Vernon, N.Y. The caller was Mr. Leone, Joseph Leone, my biology teacher and college adviser. “Why haven’t you signed up for ALAn the SATs?” he asked. sinGer Neither of my parents had attended college, my mother had died eight years earlier, and my father, a vacuum cleaner salesman, had his hands full with two active kids. When I think about the controversies surrounding school openings this fall, I think, too, of the critical role of teachers in the lives of their students.

That certainly was the case for me.

Mr. Leone wasn’t alone in affecting my life for the better. I was going to drop out of college after my first year not only because of the cost, but also because I

questioned why I was there. I entered to be a minister, but had become disillusioned with organized religion. My college adviser, Mildred Martin, helped me sort through the financial and philosophical questions and urged me to appeal my financial aid award, and I continued as her student.

Other teachers stand out as well. Miss Calabrese and Miss King, in elementary school, “Pop” Phillips in high school, Mark Ebersole in college, and Kay Moore and Robin Williams in graduate school.

The past year of living and learning with Covid in our path and in our shadows revealed the inequalities of access to teachers like the ones I’ve known. When teachers are diverted from their main responsibilities, teaching and advising, they can’t fulfill their roles to the fullest. It is especially difficult for them to be effective when students lack access to broadband and Wi-Fi, a quiet place to study, and supportive adults to help them with difficult assignments.

A distinguished psychologist once said that we human beings are the “teaching species.” All species must learn enough to leave the nest, but humans turned teaching into a “calling,” a vocation dedicated to preparing the next generation

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with knowledge, skills and values. As a result, teachers have a moral, social, civic and historical responsibility for not only educating each new generation but also, in this way, creating the future.

We must remember the vocation, the calling, of teaching. As the historian Jacques Barzun said, “Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.”

At the beginning of our nation, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson stated that public education was at the heart of democracy.

“The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people and be willing to bear the expenses of it,” Adams wrote. “There should not be a district of one mile square without a school in it, not founded by a charitable individual, but maintained at the public expense of the people themselves.”

Jefferson expressed similar sentiments. It is unfortunate, therefore, that some local school boards see teachers simply as employees, instead of as those who inspire discovery and awaken students’ imaginations, as Mark Van Doren and Robert Frost said.

But while the Founders argued that schooling was a local responsibility, they were adamant about the public benefits

was going to drop out of college after my first year. I questioned why I was there.

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Cuomo should be impeached To the Editor: Re Robert Rosenberg’s column “History repeats itself in Albany — again and again” (Aug. 26-Sept. 1): I agree with Rosenberg’s opinions, and would add that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo would indeed get the last hurrah and make “the State Legislature and state government look like a ship of fools” if it gave him a free pass on the nursing home deaths scandal and his subsequent cooking of the books to make it appear less egregious than he would have had us believe. Interestingly, Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed immediately that these deaths were undercounted by some 12,000.

By ordering nursing homes to accept Covid-19 patients, Cuomo, threatening owners with penalty if they did not comply, exposed many more confined elderly to the virus, potentially causing their deaths.

With all due respect, I consider manslaughter to be an even more serious crime than the sexual harassment charges that forced Cuomo’s resignation.

Given the present state of affairs, it is now the State Legislature (and, ultimately, the State Senate) that is on trial, and it remains to be seen whether playing politics will take precedence over what must be done in the name of justice. How can anyone trust Cuomo now? He contends that he will not seek future political office, but only impeachment would close the book on that possibility, definitively and conclusively.

ROBERT RuBALSKY East Rockaway

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to the nation. They believed that education should be public; is critical to democracy because it prepares an informed citizenry, able to ask questions; is important because it prevents aristocracy and promotes meritocracy; should be free from religion and ideology; should be equal and equally available to all citizens; and is a public investment that is worth the cost.

While the ideals of the Founders foundered on the compromises made to create a republic, they nevertheless created within the Constitution the mechanisms for correcting early mistakes and providing the means for continuing the pursuit of a “more perfect union,” which we have shown the ability to do.

As we help our kids and grandkids, or relatives or neighbors’ kids, prepare for a new school year, let us acknowledge the noble profession of teaching, perhaps by remembering our own teachers, and do what we can to fulfill the Founders’ aspirations for true equality of education in America.

Robert A. Scott, Ph.D., is president emeritus of Adelphi University; the author of, or contributor to, 18 books and monographs; and the author of hundreds of articles on higher education and social issues. His latest book is “How University Boards Work” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018; Eric Hoffer Prize awardee, 2019).

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