Freeport Herald 09-29-2022

Luncheon hosts Brian Curran

opening for fitness studio

The Brown Boyz honored by legislator

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

Local gospel music group the Brown Boyz were honored by Nassau County Legislator Kevan M. Abrahams for win ning the Quartet of the Year award at the 37th annual Stel lar Gospel Music Awards.

The Brown Boyz comprise brothers Curtis, Dennis and Willie Brown II, all natives of Freeport, and their cousin Joe Williams III, of East Meadow. They have been singing and performing for almost 40 years.

The ensemble was first rec ognized with the award at an

event broadcast on BET on July 16.

Many consider the Stellar Awards to be the Grammys of gospel music, since they are among the highest accolades for gospel music artists.

“This award is considered (by) a lot of people as the gospel Grammy,” Curtis Brown said. “That's the best way to explain, it's like receiving a gospel Grammy. It’s an award that rec ognizes our national signifi cance as well as being a part of this great industry, this gospel industry on a national level.”

Columbus Ave. principal is training for her 31st marathon

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

Columbus Avenue School

Principal Alma Rocha will hit the streets of the five boroughs in November in the annual New York City Marathon, and will run with a mission to help veter ans and their families.

Rocha, a long-distance runner who lives in Freeport, is one of eight runners on Team Mission United, a group of athletes who run for Long Island’s over 100,000 veterans and military families.

Mission United is an organi zation that helps U.S. military service personnel, veterans and

their families readjust to civilian life. This encompasses areas such as job preparation and training, emergency financial assistance, case management assistance, and housing develop ment.

Rocha moved to New York City from Mexico City when she was 26 years old. She ran her first New York City Marathon that year, and has raced every year since. Running, she said, helps her clear her head and tackle the problems of an ele mentary school principal.

The marathon is especially significant to Rocha because she is running to make a difference.

“The first time I ran the Long

Island Half Marathon was the first time I saw veterans running with just one limb,” she said. “In Mexico, war was something far from me. So when I ran the half marathon, it was real for me to see someone with a lost arm or leg. The impact that had on me to be able to come back to the world with crutches or wheel chairs takes my heart. I thought, if veterans can run this, what can a regular person do?”

Rocha is answering her chal lenge this year by running to col lect donations to assist those who have selflessly served. She is running “not for recognition but contributing.” This year’s race will be the 31st New York City

marathon she has competed in.

“I have never remembered my time to get faster or to win,” she said. “I never did it for that. I run it for me. Because I love it, and then every year it becomes a lit tle bit harder. The fact is, to run is not to qualify for anything. No, it’s just my love of running.”

When Rocha isn’t racing, she is devoted to the students of

Columbus Avenue Elementary School. She became principal in 2018, after years of gaining expe rience and working her way up through the education system, from teacher to assistant princi pal.

“I think education is the way to go in life,” she said. “You

Courtesy of the office of Legislator Kevan M. Abrahams

THE BROWN BOYZ got their start in 1982, and have been making music ever since.

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Assemblyman candidate speaks at luncheon

Brian Curran shares his perspective with the Freeport Chamber of Commerce

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

The Freeport Chamber of Com merce hosted a luncheon during which New York State Assembly candidate Brian Curran dis cussed his perspective on the current state of New York.

The luncheon was held on Wednesday, November 21st, at the Imperial Diner in Freeport. Members of the Freeport Chamber of Commerce were gathered to hear the former Assemblyman’s view point on the state.

Curran who is running as a Republi can began his presentation by going over his political background and the develop ments that had brought him to this junc ture.

Curran joined the New York State Assembly as legislative counsel after graduating from CUNY law school with a Juris Doctor degree. From 1996 to 2001, he served as a Deputy County Attorney in the Litigation Bureau and Municipal Contracts for the Nassau County County Attorney’s Office. From 2002 to 2007, he was the Assistant Village Prosecutor of Lynbrook.

2010 saw Brian Curran’s initial elec tion to the New York State Assembly. Parts of Lynbrook, Valley Stream, Rock ville Centre, South Hempstead, and Bald win, Oceanside, East Rockaway, Mal verne, and North Lynbrook were all included in his district.

In the general election held in Novem ber 2018, Judy Griffin of Rockville Centre defeated Curran.

“I think that in general, the majority

of people would say that in the last four years, many things have changed. And even though things that night seem to be in perspective, now it seems that the very district that I once represented for years has changed, especially on issues of taxes and crime. They’ve changed and become different and not for the better,” said Curran.

Curran stressed the importance of the upcoming election on November 8th while addressing the first issue on his agenda, bail reform.

“Our way of life is under assault, and that’s why I have decided it’s time for me to return to the State Assembly. Extreme

socialists have taken control of the state government enacting the dangerous “cashless bail” law, which has set free killers, drug dealers and gang members,” reads the Assemblyman’s political bro chure.

Curran then referred to New York City Mayor Eric Adam’s stance on the matter, relating it to his own personal perspective. “I would like to quote Mayor Adams, who’s a Democrat, he says, our criminal justice system here in New York, is insane. Those are his words, not mine. He says it is harmful and is destroying the fabric of the city, but I suggest to you that it’s destroying the fab

ric of the entire state, and that we have to deal with it.”

The expense of residing in Nassau County was the second issue that Curran discussed. Curran claimed that despite Long Island’s beauty and practicality, many were leaving the state due to the high state taxes.

“We have everything that you could possibly want and it’s a beautiful place to live. You want the beaches in the sum mer, we have that. The shows at Radio City Music Hall in the winter, you can hop on a train and you can have that. But another reality of the fact is that there are reasons why people are leaving and we know where they’re going. They’re going to Texas, they’re going to Florida, to the Carolinas for low tax states. That is something that you have to deal with,” said Curran.

Curran cited utility bills and the cost of food were among the leading factors in the exorbitant cost of living in Nassau County.

In the past, Curran has actively opposed New York American Water’s out rageous rate rises, conducting discussion forums to raise awareness of the issue. He has committed to continue investigat ing his constituents’ water bill concerns.

“This is an important election for all across the board,” said Curran, “It’s an election about ideologies, and how people want to move forward.”

The New York State Assembly election will be held on November 8th, with vot ing registration ending on October 14th. Representatives from each of New York’s 150 districts will be determined through the elections.

FROM LEFT TO right, Vice President Ken Dookram, Assembly candidate Brian Curran, President Ben Jackson, Director Jennifer Jerome, and Secretary John Hrvatin.

Mohamed Farghaly/Herald photos

3 FREEPORT HERALD — September 29, 2022 BRIAN CURRAN WAS invited to the Freeport Chamber of Commerce’s luncheon to discuss his views.

The group released numerous gospel albums and singles that have appeared on the Billboard gospel charts, with their more popular songs including "It's Alright" and "Better Dayz."

The group was honored by Legis lator Abrahams at the Theodore Roosevelt Execu tive and Legisla tive Building in Mineola on Sept. 19.

“For more than four decades, the Brown Boyz have honed their Godgiven talents in a manner that has equipped them to make a tremen dously positive impact upon the world through gospel music,” Abrahams said. “It was a pleasure and an honor to welcome these outstanding hometown performers to the Nassau County Legislature and join them in cele brating their truly remarkable achieve ment.”

Abrahams, a gospel music enthusiast, is impressed by the devotion to Freeport

that the group demonstrates by frequently returning from tours of other regions of the country or the globe to perform in Freeport.

“I appreciate everything they've been able to do and obviously they are tremen dous role models for our younger genera tion,” Abrahams said. “I mean, this award is kind of on a different level. It's a tre mendous award and I am so very proud of them and very thankful that they're from Freeport.”

The Brown Boyz got their start in the music industry as children in 1982, when their father, the late Willie Brown Sr., and mother, Anna Brown, went out of their way to support their children's ambitions.

“They invested in us,” Curtis Brown said. “We wanted to put together a gospel band together and they said, "OK, if you guys want to do that, we're going to help you." So they went and they purchased every instrument you can think of. They purchased microphones and speakers. We also began to rehearse in our home in Freeport. And so we continued to rehearse and rehearse to finally put the gospel group together.”

Due to the group being raised in a devoutly religious household, the ensem ble grew interested in singing and per forming gospel music.

“Because that's the way we were raised,” Williams said. “All of us. We were growing up in the church with Mom and Dad, and that's what they put into us. So when we were taught how to play and we still do it up until today, we play in our local churches whenever we’re here to play. That's just the way we were brought up. Now because I feel like the good talent that we have came from God. So I guess that's why I use it to help worship him, and to give him praise for the gifts that he gave.”

In 2017, the group signed with CEA/ SIX19 Music and is distributed by the DREAM Label Group, Capitol Christian Distribution. Their most recent project, “The Reintroduction,” was launched in March 2021, and has earned three Bill board Top 30 Radio hits, almost 2 million international digital radio plays, and over 100,000 views on YouTube.

“We are men of integrity,” Curtis Brown said. “We all have our families, and we want to recognize them for standing behind us, our wives and our children, even though there were so many times we left home to travel up and down this dan gerous highway. We want to thank our local church families for their support, and all of those who have supported the Brown Boyz' over the years, those who have ever bought a ticket to come see us.”

The group is currently working on its next EP, and will also be recognized at the Coral House in Baldwin on Oct. 13.

”We just want to just continue to move in this vein, we want to stay rooted and grounded in Christ,” Curtis Brown said. “Just knowing all that God has allowed us to do with all honor and praise going to him. For it's not us, but it's about the God that lives in us. And that's what we just want the world to know.”

Courtesy of the office of Legislator Kevan M. Abrahams

MEMBERS OF THE Brown Boyz received a citation from Legislator Kevan M. Abrahams.

opening

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

Fit4Life Studios, Inc. held their grand open ing on September 22nd, with Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, Mayor Robert Kennedy and the incorporated vil lage of Freeport in attendance.

Ava Donaldson, the owner of Fit4Life Stu dios, Inc., received a citation from Assem blywoman Judy Griffin.

“Today I joined Incorporated Village of Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy, Deputy Mayor Ronald Ellerbe, Trustee Jorge Marti nez, Trustee Evette Sanchez, Legislator Debra Mulé, Freeport Chamber of Com merce, and colleagues in govern ment for the Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting of Fit4LifeStu dios, Inc! In recognition of this vibrant new business, I present ed a citation to owner Ava Don aldson,” said Griffin, “It was great to see Freeport Fire

Department Executive Director Ray Maguire and Village of Freeport Police Chief Michael Smith offer ongoing support for this new business. It was nice to see John & Pat Nuzzi, the build ing owners and landlords wel come Ava so warmly. Wishing Ava Donaldson and her team at Fit4Life Studios much prosperi ty and success! It’s wonderful to

see a dynamic business like this join the thriving community of Freeport. I have no doubt that Fit4Life will help Freeport resi dents thrive with a healthier life style.”

Additional dignitaries in attendance at the event were Town of Hempstead’s Clerk Kate

Murray, Councilman Chris Cari ni, Trustee Jorge Martinez, Trustee Evette Sanchez, Deputy Mayor Ron Ellerbe, Freeport Fire Department Executive Director Ray Maguire, Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads, and Freeport Chamber of Com merce President Ben Jackson.

Fit4Life Studios, Inc. is a fullservice personal fitness studio that provides private and semiprivate pilates and personal training sessions, as well as yoga, pilates mat, zumba, and kickboxing classes.

Fit4Life Studios, Inc is located at 361-B Atlantic Ave in Freeport.

Courtesy of Freeport Public Relations THE GRAND OPENING of Fit4Life Studios, Inc. was held on September 22nd.

Courtesy of the office of Assemblywoman Judy Griffin ASSEMBLYWOMAN JUDY GRIFFIN presented owner Ava Donaldson with a citation.

ATHLETE

Freeport drops thriller at ‘Pequa

By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

Through the first three weeks of Nas sau Conference I football, Freeport pro duced 102 points including eight touch downs of at least 40 yards.

AVIKA MEHTA

Clarke Junior Soccer

ONE OF THE biggest reasons the Rams are off to a 4-0-1 start in Conference A-IV, Mehta has been unstoppable so far on the offensive end. The hard-work ing center-midfielder scored 11 goals and assisted on four others through the first six games. On Sept. 8, she notched a hat trick and added a pair of assists to lead Clarke to a wild 6-4 victory over Glen Cove. Last fall as a sophomore, Mehta had eight points in six games.

GAMES TO WATCH

Thursday, Sept. 29

Boys Soccer: V.S. South at Hewlett 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Calhoun at Long Beach 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: V.S. North at Clarke 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: V.S. Central at Baldwin 5 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30

Boys Soccer: V.S. North at V.S. South 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer: East Meadow at V.S. Central 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Sewanhaka at Malverne/E.R. 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: MacArthur at Mepham 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Uniondale at Oceanside 6 p.m.

Football: Lynbrook at Hewlett 6 p.m.

Football: Wantagh at V.S. North 6:30 p.m.

Football: C.S. Harbor at West Hempstead 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 1

Football: South Side at Long Beach 3 p.m.

Football: Syosset at Oceanside 3 p.m.

Football: MacArthur at Sewanhaka 3 p.m.

Football: Malverne at Clarke 3 p.m.

Football: Hempstead at Freeport 3 p.m.

Football: Hicksville at East Meadow 3 p.m.

Football: Plainview at Baldwin 3 p.m.

Football: Seaford at East Rockaway 6:30 p.m.

However, the Red Devils just have one victory to show for it. Last Friday night in brisk conditions they gave two-time defending county champion Massapequa all it could handle before falling 35-28 at Berner Middle School. The Chiefs won it on a 59-yard touchdown pass from Paul Dulanto to Shane Horan with 1:38 remaining.

“It was definitely an entertaining game,” Freeport head coach Russ Cellan said. “We didn’t get the win, but I thought we made huge progress. We’re getting bet ter and it’s not where you are in Week 3, it’s where you are in Week 9. We went toe to toe with the top-seeded defending champs and in the end they took advan tage of busted coverage.”

The Red Devils, who never led and fell behind 14-0 midway through the second quarter, battled back all night and forced a pair of deadlocks including junior quar terback D’Angelo Gordon’s 54-yard touch down run and senior Nazair Jean-Lubin’s successful two-point conversion with 3:11 left for a 28-28 tie.

Freeport (1-2) also knocked on the door in its final possession, driving inside the Massapequa 30 in the closing seconds before a scrambling Gordon was sacked by Dylan Wakely on the last play. Gordon and senior Martese Davenport both had a pair of rushing touchdowns.

“We made some big plays but we allowed too many big plays,” Cellan said. “Massapequa had 399 yards and 265 of those came on five touchdowns.”

Ryan Fountain had scoring receptions of 65 and 70 yards, and Tyler Villalta added a 65-yard touchdown run for the Chiefs, who improved to 3-0.

Fountain’s first touchdown catch put Massapequa up by two scores when Free port got a spark from sophomore Jayden Gordon, who returned a kickoff to mid field and then made a leaping grab along the sideline to move the ball into enemy

territory for the first time. Four plays later, Davenport scored on a 1-yard run. D’Angelo Gordon then caught a 2-point conversion pass from Jean-Lubin, who already has three special teams touch downs on the year, on a gadget play and the Red Devils trailed 14-8 at halftime.

Jean-Lubin starred on the opening drive of the second half, catching passes of 27 and 37 yards to set up Gordon’s 6-yard touchdown for a 14-14 tie. Trailing 21-14, Davenport broke free for a 57-yard score to get Freeport within a point. “Mar

tese is running with a lot of confidence,” Cellan said of Davenport, who also had a pair of touchdown runs in the Red Devils’ 38-13 victory over East Meadow in Week 2.

Next up for Freeport is a trip to Hemp stead to face the 3-0 Tigers this Saturday at 2 p.m. Cellan is hopeful senior two-way lineman Jonathan Meza can play after leaving the loss to Massapequa in the fourth quarter.

“Hempstead has some talent and they’re playing well,” Cellan said. “It’ll be a good test.”

Anthony Hughes/Herald

SENIOR MARTESE DAVENPORT found the end zone twice last Friday night in Freeport’s hard-fought 35-28 defeat at Masspequa.

Soirée Under the Stars has strong return

StaFF rePort

Just under $700,000 was raised at the Sept. 17 return of Soirée Under the Stars at The Seawane Club in Hewlett.

The Mount Sinai South Nassau fundraiser was the first in-person gathering of this kind since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and honored Peter Cannus cio, Rita Regan and Felix Nazario.

Cannuscio is executive vice president and chief operating officer of Axis Construction Corp., which has played a key role in a number of Mount Sinai construction projects in recent years, including the 60,000-square-foot multi-specialty medical office building in Want agh, as well as the urgent care center in Long Beach.

A registered nurse, Regan is the hospital’s patient experience and care coordination vice presi dent. Nazario is the hospital’s environmental services adminis trative director. Both were instru mental in the hospital’s approach to Covid-19 during the pandemic, overcoming daily challenges to help keep both patients and staff members as safe as possible from the virus.

Funds will help support the hospital’s $400 million long-term strategic growth initiative, designed to improve services for patients across the South Shore. That includes a new four-story patient pavilion — the J Wing — as well as the $35 million medical arts pavil ion in Long Beach, and the new Wantagh medical arts building.

The expansion of the hospital’s emergency department will nearly double its size to accommodate more than 80,000 patient visits each year, and feature dedicated treatment areas for pediatric and behavioral health patients.

Married Broadway StarS Orfeh and Andy Karl entertained the guests gathered at The Seawane Club in Hewlett earlier this month for the Mount Sinai South Nassau Soirée Under the Stars. The event raised nearly $700,000 for ongoing hospital construction projects in Nassau County.

Mount Sinai South Nassau president Dr. Adhi Sharma, left, honored Peter Cannuscio, Rita Regan and Felix Nazario at this year’s Soirée Under the Stars, which raised nearly $700,000 for ongoing construction projects in Nassau County.

Photos courtesy of Damian Becker/Mount Sinai South Nassau nearly $700,000 waS raised during Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Soirée Under the Stars earlier this month at The Seawane Club in Hewlett. Among those attending were, from left, Soirée co-chair Wayne Lipton, board of directors co-chair Anthony Cancellieri, Soirée co-chair Jeff Gold, as well as honorees Felix Nazario, Rita Regan and Peter Cannuscio. Joining them were Mount Sinai South Nassau president Dr. Adhi Sharma, and Dave Bonagura, co-chair of the Mount Sinai South Nassau board of directors.

Honored were Peter Cannuscio, Felix Nazario and Rita Regan at hospital fundraiser

F unds will help support the hospital’s $400 million longterm strategic growth initiative, designed to improve services for patients across the South Shore.

Riders ask about

By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com

The opening of a new underground train terminal meant to provide Long Island Rail Road riders with ser vice to Manhattan’s East Side, dubbed Grand Central Madison, is just around the corner. By the end of the year, in fact.

It’s a project that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials, who run the LIRR, say will draw near ly half of LIRR commuters — more than 160,000 of them — to its transit hub.

But before anything is set in stone, the LIRR gave rid ers a tentative forecast of how their commuting times and options will either change or stay the same, according to new draft schedules released to the public earlier this year. Opinions are mixed, with riders showing equal levels of enthusiasm and apprehension about what they stand to gain, and lose, from the coming changes.

Many have sounded off about their concerns not only to the MTA, but to anyone who would listen — including at a virtual public meeting last week, hosted by Assembly woman Judy Griffin and joined by Nick Fasano, the agen cy’s assistant director of community relations.

At the live discussion, LIRR commuters like Charlene Raytek, of Lynbrook, voiced their apprehension that the new schedules could hamper riders’ commutes from Penn Station to places like Lynbrook during the evening com mute.

“The thing that I noticed is that, looking at the pro posed draft schedules, it looks like the outbound evening train service from Penn to Lynbrook is greatly reduced,” Raytek said. “By the time 7:30 rolls around, there’s a roughly 90-minute time gap until the next train rolls at Penn Station.”

During that time, Raytek noted, there are plenty of peo ple heading home from sports events, concert or shows in

Grand Central plan

LIRR commuters, will play a far bigger role in the future now that all trains will stop there, Fasano noted.

“It may sound like an absolute nightmare for every one,” he said, “but the rationale behind having all the trains stop there is that it gives people more options and flexibility about where they want to go. And that also means that we don’t have to hold connections anymore.”

Whatever convenience of service may be lost from the reduction in the number of trains like those from Penn Station to Lynbrook will be offset by the many new alter native commuting paths that open up in Jamaica. But that, Fasano acknowledged, will take some getting used to.

“I’m sure riders know their trains inside and out, know what their options are,” he said. “And they don’t change much (more than) a couple of minutes in each direction. So there’s going to be a learning curve for our customers.

“I would say, just try some of the flexibility that you’ll have,” Fasano added. “Rely on the (TrainTime) app. After people adjust, it’s really going to be a great thing.”

But for commuters like Amanda Dindyal, of Malverne, who lives right behind the LIRR’s West Hempstead line, there may be more at stake in her neighborhood than sim ply a shakeup in commuting habits.

Manhattan’s nearby theater district. Such time gaps would complicate their trips home.

If you miss the Penn Station train, Raytek contended, you’d have to sprint to Grand Central within 15 minutes to catch the next train home, or face a long wait for the next one at Penn. “That looks to me like a big misstep,” Raytek said.

A key takeaway from these changes is that Jamaica sta tion, which has long served as a major transfer point for

“The moment a train comes down, our house rattles, and we’ve gotten used to it, but it’s very, very dishearten ing to see that it’s going to almost double,” Dindyal said of the number of trains that will rumble through her neigh borhood. “And not just during peak hours — even on the weekend. It’s a quality-of-life issue.” On top of that, she said she was concerned that residents could face an “obscene” increase in traffic near crossing gates.

“There’s a legal and demographic factor behind what the minimum is that we can provide as a public transpor tation authority,” Fasano said. “But that all being said, if there is no demand, we do have the option to, you know, scale back, potentially. But again, that will take some months.”

Herald file photo

ASSemBLywOmAN JUdy GriffiN and the MTA’s Nick Fasano fielded commuters’ questions about new train service to Grand Central Terminal, set to start by year’s end.

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know, education is what you take with you wherever you go. Education is what our future is going to be. Chil dren depend on us like we are a medi cation that we give them.”

Rocha has been jog ging almost every morn ing in preparation for the forthcoming marathon, a habit she has grown to love.

“You look at the race, and then you plan your training accordingly to make sure that you run that certain distance before the race and prac tice leading up to it,” Rocha said.

The New York Mara thon attracts nearly 50,000 runners, ranging from top professional ath letes to runners of all ages and abilities, as well as 10,000 charity racers. Over 125 nationalities are represented as par ticipants traverse the different areas of New York City’s five boroughs— Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan.

millions more watch the worldwide broadcasted program.

The TCS New York City Marathon recognizes United Way of Long Island as an Official Charity Partner.

“United Way of Long Island is excited to announce that we are an official charity partner of the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon,” said Theresa A. Regnante, United Way of Long Island President & CEO.

ALMA ROCHA Principal

“We are proud of our Team Mission United members, and will be there to support them from the start to the fin ish line as they raise funds to benefit our Long Island veterans.” said Theresa A. Regnante, president and CEO of United Way of Long Island.

Team Mission United runners still require assistance, and have established a collective fundrais ing target of $25,000 for United Way of Long Island’s veteran initiatives.

More than a million spectators and 10,000 volunteers line the streets of the city to cheer on the runners, while

Long

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Readers may help Rocha and her teammates reach their goal by visit ing https://www.unitedwayli.org/ team-mission-united-0.

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Herald file photo

ALMA ROCHA HAS been taking part in the New York City marathon for 31 years.

I have never remembered my time to get faster or to win. I never did it for that. I run it for me.

STEPPING OUT

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up the joint

A new season of tunes at the Madison Theatre

ll the right notes and then some. The stage is set for the latest edition of the Madison Theatre’s popular jazz series. This year’s lineup, as always, includes both returning favorites and newcomers who are sure to keep that vibe grooving along.

“Our jazz series is always special for us,” says Artistic Director Angelo Fraboni. “We’re one of the only venues on the island to do smooth jazz and our audience and musicians love to be here. They love our venue — the way it’s laid out, the acoustics and sound system. It’s a comfortable setting for jazz. We all have a great time.”

WHERE WHEN

• Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre

• Oct. 8-April 7

• For tickets, visit MadisonTheatreNY.org or call the box office at (516) 323-4444

And the jazz world has taken notice. The “jazz groupies,” as Fraboni describes his patrons, come from all over — as far away as Texas and California. “They fly in for these shows and we make sure they have a fabulous experience.”

This season is highlighted by the return of the Grammywinning sax player Gerald Albright (Oct. 8 ) and the saxflautist Kirk Whalum (Nov. 19) , along with the acclaimed saxophonist-bandleader Branford Marsalis (Jan. 20) and the genre-defying Boney James (April 7).

“Gerald Albright is a world-class player,” Fraboni enthuses, who has recorded numerous successful solo albums when he isn’t busy assisting an impressive roster of popular R&B artists.

“Top to bottom,” Albright says, “Whether in concert, listening to my music over the radio or CD player, I always want my listeners to be taken on a musical journey with different textures, rhythms, chord progressions and moods. I want people to know where I’ve been and where I’m going, and to let them hear that I’m in a really good place in my life.”

Kirk Whalum is a familiar presence on the Madison stage with his gospel concerts. “He’s a popular mainstay here,” Fraboni says. “He always brings something different every time. In a career spanning decades, Whalum has a sound that is uniquely his; it is a sound that leaves an indelible imprint on the listener.

And at long last Fraboni welcomes Branford Marsalis. As he puts it: “Branford is Branford — what more is there to say!”

His appearance here has been over three years in the making, delayed by the pandemic and inclement weather last year. “I’ve been wanting to get him here since I first came to Molloy (as artistic director). I’m very excited to finally have him come.”

The “rock star of the smooth jazz world,” according to Fraboni, Boney James is a fitting finale to the concert series.

“Boney is a showman from head to toe.” One of the most successful instrumental artists of our time, James has accumulated numerous awards and recorded 17 albums, all the while

continuing to defy genres. “I firmly ascribe to the concept that music is 100 percent subjective,” he says. “If you’re hearing music and it sounds good and beautiful to you, then that makes it beautiful. It’s all within the listener. It’s not important for other people to tell you how they react.”

Bloom

Rufus Wainright

One of the great vocalists, songwriters, and composers of his generation, Rufus Wainwright is on tour with songs from his Grammynominated “Unfollow the Rules,” his first non-operatic album in eight years. Considered the bookend to his debut album (that garnered him Best New Artist by Rolling Stone in 1998), it’s seen as a summary and climax of all his previous albums, a work of true maturity, met with great critical acclaim. Long lauded for his sophistication and wit, he’s now working at the peak of his powers, his music guided by passion, honesty, and a newfound fearlessness, according to his peers. Expect a glorious mixture of deep emotion, drama, wit, solace, uplift, entertainment and absolute musical bliss, a journey that not many artists can take you along on.

Friday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m. $80, $68, $58. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Daryl Hall

A special pairing is fit for a special concert. Daryl Hall is joined by an old friend, special guest and fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Todd Rundgren, for Tilles Center’s Gala 2022 performance. Hear tunes from Hall’s first-ever solo retrospective album, “BeforeAfter,” plus some Hall & Oates classics. Taken as a whole, BeforeAfter draws unexpected and satisfying connections between the esoteric and accessible sides of Hall’s creativity. Hall is a modern-day renaissance man, an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the bestselling duo of all time, the star of his very own award-winning web series-turned-TV staple, “Live from Daryl’s House,” as well as a successful venue owner with Daryl’s House, a restored music space in Pawling, N.Y.

Saturday, Oct. 1, 8 p.m. $375, $255, $175, $129, $99. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Rte. 25A, Brookville. (516) 299-3100 or TillesCenter.org.

Boney James

Gerald Albright

13 FREEPORT HERALD — September 29, 2022 Kirk Whalum Branford Marsalis Quartet

THE SCENE

Storybook Stroll

Bring the kids to Old Westbury Gardens for a storybook adventure, Saturday, Oct. 1, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Stroll the gardens and listen to Linda White’s “Too Many Pumpkins.” Later create a unique take home craft. For ages 3-5. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

Walk back through time

Art League of Nassau County

Join the Art League of Nassau County, a group of over 100 painters and sculptors organized in support of their activities to help members grow in theirn, Sunday, Oct. 16, at 2 p.m, at Freeport Memorial Library, 144 W. Merrick Rd. For more information call 516-379-3274, or visit FreeportLibrary.info.

Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem in Freeport

Masters of Illusion

Enter the magical world of illusion at NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, with the Masters of Illusion, Sunday, Oct. 9, 8 p.m. This 21st century magic show is unlike anything you have seen before. Watch closely as you experience things that just can’t be done … or can they? Cutting-edge illusionists Dan Sperry, Michael Turco and Naathan Phan perform sleight-of-hand, perplexing interactive mind magic, hilarious comedy, dangerous escapes and large scale illusions that baffle and astound their audience. For information/tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.

Oct.

Step into Freeport’s colorful, unpredictable past at the Freeport Historical Museum, 350 S. Main St. The museum is open for individual and group visits from 2-5 p.m., every Sunday through November. Operated by the Freeport Historical Society, this museum is in a historic house with three floors of historic Freeport artifacts, preserved from the mid-1800s to the present. Call (516) 6239632.

The secrets of Freeport will be revealed! Learn about an 1880s unsolved murder; a 1920s sensational alimony case that garnered national attention and more, Saturday, Oct. 1, 3 p.m. Register online, by phone, or in person at the ASK Desk. Located at the Sparkle on Stage Cultural Arts Center, 195 Woodcleft Ave. For more information call (516) 3793274, or visit FreeportLibrary. info.

Sept. 29

On exhibit

Yoga at the Rec Center

Free Healthcare Screening Day

Art talk

Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture” live, via Zoom, Thursday, Oct. 13, 1 p.m. She’ll discuss the current exhibition, “Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program.Register at least 24 hours in advance to receive the program Zoom link. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Oct. 13

Art has access to worlds beyond the one we know. Explore the next dimension as seen through eyes of artists throughout the centuries, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s current exhibition, “Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art,” now through Nov. 6. The exhibit summons a celestial realm of demons, ghosts and extra-sensory phenomena as conjured by such Surrealists as Dalí, photographers who specialize in the occult, Old Masters including Goya, contemporary talents including Betye Saar, Luc Tuymans, Michaël Borremans and many others. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Fresh air, flexibility, and the peaceful traditions of yoga offered Wednesdays at the Freeport Recreation Center, 130 E. Merrick Rd. Ccasses start at 7 p.m., outdoors if weather permits. Call (516) 3772314 for information.

Assemblywoman Judy Griffith cosponsors a free healthcare screening day with Long Island FQHC, Inc. LIFQHC provides its mobile van to the Freeport Public Schools administration office, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Vision, nutrition, and blood pressure screenings are offered. Participants are not required to have insurance. Contact (516) 561-8216 to make an appointment.

Animal Lifeline’s Comedy Dinner Show & Chinese Auction

ISupport animal rescue at a comedy dinner show, with Chinese Auction, Thursday, Oct. 6. With a scrumptious pasta meal with salad and bread, soft drinks, and dessert, coffee or tea. $30 in advance or $35 at the door. The event takes place at Congregation B’nai Israel, 91 North Bayview Ave. Proceeds will go towards animal rescue, food, animal care, and spaying and neutering. Call (631) 381-0529 for additional information.

Community Fall Fair

Having an event?

Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.

For the first time in three years, come meet up with friends and neighbors at Annual Baldwin Community Fall Market, Saturday Oct. 15, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Baldwin LIRR Lot 3BA-12, Legislator Kevan Abrahams and co-sponsor Glory House Recovery, Inc. will host the open-air market between Brookside and Milburn avenues, across the street from Freeport High School. Participants can register online at NassaucCountyNY.gov/LD1 by Wednesday Oct. 12. Call Legislator Abrahams office (516) 571-2455 with any questions.

‘Guys and Dolls’

Plaza Theatrical ‘s fall season offers Broadway at its show-stopping best, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 2, 2:30 p.m. Also continuing Oct. 6-9. Hailed by many as the perfect musical comedy, this Tony-winning favorite follows a rowdy bunch of gamblers, gangsters, and sassy showgirls in a wild game of chance in bustling 1950s Manhattan, performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $49, $45 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Long Island’s Top Lawyers honored by Herald Community

Benefits are more than just professional, but also community

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

Deserving attorneys from across the region gathered in Beth page on Sept. 13 to be honored at the third annual Top Law yers of Long Island.

Spearheaded by RichnerLive — the events division of Richner Communica tions and Herald Community Media — lawyers were awarded for their achieve ments in a wide range of fields, including bankruptcy, estates and trusts, business and commercial litigation, criminal, cyber security, divorce mediation, elder law, education, emerging companies and venture capital, environmental, franchise law, government relations, taxes, and real estate.

Maria Girardi, an associate with Jas pen Schlesinger LLP, says she finds suc cess thanks to the access she has to senior attorneys in the firm, providing invalu able wealth of experience.

Christine-Marie Lauture, owner and managing attorney of Lauture IP PPLC, was a first-time attendee earning her first Top Lawyer award.

“It’s nice to be recognized on Long Island,” Lauture said.

“When people think of New York, they always think of Manhattan, So, it’s good to have a wide variety of practice areas of amazing attorneys out here on Long Island.”

Amy Amato, executive director of cor porate relations and events for Richner, expressed gratitude to the nearly 250 attendees.

A portion of the ticket proceeds were directed towards the Nassau County Bar Association, the go-to source for legal advice and services for both the legal and local community in Nassau and the Feal Good Foundation.

The event itself was led by lifestyle television personality Judy Goss, who was joined on stage by retired Herald pub lisher Cliff Richner.

“On behalf of my brother and myself, I want to thank you all for being part of this special evening where we celebrate the achievements of the Long Island law community,” Cliff Richner said.

Cliff’s brother, of course, is company chief executive Stuart Richner.

“This evening is a real celebration

where we recognize many of Long Island’s best and brightest legal profes sionals who have excelled in their areas of practice,” Stuart Richner said, after the event. “But to them, it’s not just prac ticing their craft, It’s giving back to their communities every way they know how. And that’s what this night is all about.”

Jared Behr, an associate at Salenger Sack Kimmel & Bavaro LLP, was awarded a rising star in the legal community.

“What exemplifies a lawyer who wins an award like this is someone with a bit of altruism,” Behr said. “You need to think that you are working to do good every day, and have a lot of dedication to the people you are trying to help.”

Another Top Lawyer award went home with Alyson Bass of Bass & Associates of NY PLLC, for her dedication to meeting the legal needs of the Long Island com munity she served for more than 16 years.

It’s a wonderful networking event and I’m honored to be recognized and support ed for the work we do at the firm, said Donna-Marie Korth, Partner Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP.

DOnnA-MARIE KORTH OF Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman LLP standing with Cliff Richner during the cocktail hour. Guests enjoyed ‘Legal-tinis’ and appetizers.

SARA DIREcTOR OF Barasch & McGarry receiving her special award in the category Lawyers for the 9/11 Community. As a 9/11 survivor herself, Director provides unique insight and compassion toward their clients.

Top Lawyers of Long Island sponsors

The third annual Top Lawyers of Long Island from RichnerLive was sponsored by:

Grassi Advisors and Accoun tants

Greenberg Traurig LLP

Certilman Balin Adler and Hyman LLP

Jaspan Schlesinger LLP

Barasch and McGarry-Law

for the 9/11 Community

Vishnick McGovern Milizio

Ruskin Moscou Faltischek

Salenger Sack Kimmel and Bavaro

Nixon Peabody,

Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz

Tully Law Group

Mejias Milgrim Alvarado and Lindo

Quatela Chimeri PLLC

Olive It Boutique

Supreme Judicial Services

Tim Baker/Herald photos

TOp LAwYER HOnOREES enjoying dinner during the awards ceremony with friends, family and loved ones.

Community Media, RichnerLive at annual event

top Lawyers of Long Island honorees

Winners of Top Lawyers of Long Island from RichnerLive and Herald Community Media included:

■ Alyson Bass of Bass & Associates of NY, PLLC

■ Jared S. Behr of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro, LLP

■ Roy W. Breitenbach of Harris Beach PLLC

■ Donna-Marie Korth of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP

■ Andrew S. Lewner of Westerman Ball Ederer Miller Zucker & Sharfstein, LLP

■ Adam Uris of Townsend, Mottola & Uris Law

■ Natascia Ayers of The Law Office of Natascia Ayers

■ Jason A. Greenberg of Law Offices of Jason A. Greenberg, PC

■ Philip J. Rizzuto of The Rizzuto Law Firm

■ Asaf A. German of The Law Office of Asaf German, PC

■ Karen J. Tenenbaum of Tenenbaum Law, P.C

■ Andrew M. Cohen of Law Offices of Andrew M. Cohen

■ Ilana F. Davidov of Davidov Law Group

Jared Behr of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro LLP and guests strike a pose on the patio during the networking hour.

John Mcentee froM Greenberg and Traurig LLP poses with his crystal award in between Cliff Richner and host Judy Goss. McEntee has been selected to head up the Greenberg and Traurig LLP Long Island office.

■ Erika L. Conti of Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ David L. Mejias of Mejias, Milgrim, Alvarado and Lindo, P.C.

■ Alissa L. Van Horn of Van Horn & Friedman, P.C.

■ Jennifer B. Cona of Cona Elder Law PLLC

■ Michael Ettinger of Ettinger Law Firm

■ Sima Ali of Ali Law Group, PC

■ Tara Daub of Nixon Peabody LLP

■ Ruth B. Kraft of Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols and Porter, LLP

■ Sami Groff of Nixon Peabody LLP

■ Jay Silverman of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.

■ Christine-Marie Lauture of Lauture IP, PLLC

■ John McEntee of Greenberg Traurig Long Island Office

■ Rondiene E. Novitz of Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet, LLP

■ Joseph A. Quatela of Quatela Chimeri PLLC

■ Timothy Sini of Nixon Peabody LLP

■ Jon A. Ward of Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ John J. Fellin of The Law Offices of John J. Fellin, PLLC

■ Morris Sabbagh of Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP

■ Candace Dellacona of Offit Kurman Attorneys at Law

■ Brian A. Tully of Tully Law Group, PC

■ A. Thomas Levin of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.

■ Ronald J. Rosenberg of Rosenberg Calica & Birney LLP

■ Michael H. Sahn of Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ Sara Director of Barasch & McGarry

■ Bernard McGovern of Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP

■ Joseph G. Milizio of Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP

■ Veronica Renta Irwin of Supreme Court, Nassau County; Long Island Hispanic Bar Association; Nassau County Women’s Bar Association

■ Maria Girardi of Jaspan Schlesinger LLP

■ Chad J. LaVeglia of Law Office of Chad J. LaVeglia PLLC

■ Alyssa L. Zuckerman of Lamb & Barnosky, LLP

These firms also were honored:

■ Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP

■ Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ Nixon Peabody LLP

■ Jaspan Schlesinger LLP

To learn more about the honorees, and to see more pictures, visit RichnerLive.com/toplawyerawards

Tim Baker/Herald photos

cLIff rIchner and Host Judy Goss pose with Bernard McGovern and Morris Sabbagh from Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP. Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP won Top Law Firm (11-50 Employees).

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that SEALED PROPOSALS for:

UNIT VENTILATOR

REPLACEMENT AT ARCHER STREET SCHOOL SED NO: 28-02-09-03-0-004-026

(CONTRACT H1HEATING, VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING);

CAROLINE G. ATKINSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL SED NO: 28-02-09-03-0-006-034

(CONTRACT H2HEATING, VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING) ;

COLUMBUS AVENUE SCHOOL SED NO: 28-02-09-03-0-009-029

(CONTRACT H3HEATING, VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING)

will be received until 3:00 pm prevailing time on October 18th, 2022 at the Freeport Business Office for Freeport Union Free School District, attention: Mr. Idowu K. 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: www.revplans.com beginning on or about October 3, 2022.

Complete sets of hard copy plans, specifications, instructions for bidders, proposal and contract documents may be obtained from REV, 330 route 17a, Suite #2, Goshen, New York 10924 tel: 1-877-272-0216, upon depositing the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each paper set furnished. Make deposit check payable to the FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Bidder’s deposit will be refunded if the set is returned in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the contract or the rejection of the bids covered by such plans and specifications. Nonbidders shall receive partial reimbursement, in an amount equal to the amount of the deposit, less the actual cost of reproduction of the documents if the set is returned in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the contract or the rejection of the bids covered by such plans and specifications. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs.

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

sealed envelopes bearing the name of the job and name and address of the bidder on the outside, addressed to: FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, clearly marked on the outside: Bid For: UNIT VENTILATOR REPLACEMENT at ARCHER, ATKINSON, AND COLUMBUS. 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 October 12, 2022 at 3:00 pm. Potential bidders are asked to gather in the lobby (east side of the front of the school) of Caroline G. Atkinson 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 134413

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 October 7, 2022 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 in the 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 subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 0011365/2013. 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.”

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: July 25, 2022 134004

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE HOME EQUITY ASSET TRUST 2005-3, HOME EQUITY PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-3, Plaintiff, vs. SIMBIA A. WILLIAMS, ET AL., Defendant(s).

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.

David Lieser, Esq., Referee

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff 133998

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP TRUST 2006FM2, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FM2, Plaintiff, AGAINST RUBY DIXON, et al. Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on March 30, 2018.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 6, 2022 at 2:00 PM premises known as 106 Willett Place, Roosevelt, NY 11575.

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 at Roosevelt, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 11, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 145 LAKEVIEW AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55, Block 207, Lot 248. Approximate amount of judgment $609,613.26 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #002567/2013. 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. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT SALE

Lisa Goodwin, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 18-007175 72458 133900

Place

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST Richard Gerzof; Donna Gerzof; et al., Defendant(s)

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: August 24, 2022 134123

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR NAAC MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1, Plaintiff, v. MARTIN BUTLER, ET AL, Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on March 17, 2017, I, David H. Rosen, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on October 19, 2022 at The North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows:

387 Miller Ave Freeport, NY 11520 SBL #: 62-172-114 (Lot Grouping 114-116)

ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York.

In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on December 14, 2018, I, William Croutier, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on October 20, 2022 at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows: 39 Layton Street Freeport, NY 11520 SBL. No.: 62-95-161

ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, County of Nassau, State of New York.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 012658/13 in the amount of $558,230.20 plus interest and costs.

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

Richard S. Mullen Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 134121

To

During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Melvyn K. Roth, Esq., Referee NY202100000384-1 134265

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, V.

YOLANDE JEAN, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU

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 on April 5, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 11, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 55 Harris 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 55, Block 255 and Lot 14. Approximate amount of judgment is $710,688.39 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #4119/2008. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse,

Section 55, Block 472 and Lot 0123.

Approximate amount of judgment $394,270.87 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #010651/2011.

Harry George, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 133863

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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff AGAINST JOSE R PIMENTEL; MICHELLE DELAROSA, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered October 02, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court,

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered August 27, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 19, 2022 at 2:00PM, premises known as 873 Remsen Lane, Upper Brookville, NY 11771. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Upper Brookville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 24 Block C Lot 130. Approximate amount of judgment $4,152,595.55 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 012257/2014. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Monica Moran, Esq., Referee

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 00162/2012 in the amount of $527,183.99 plus interest and costs.

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

Richard S. Mullen Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 134119

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WACHOVIA MORTGAGE, FSB, FORMERLY KNOWN AS WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB, Plaintiff, v. ELLEN MCCORMACK, THOMAS MCCORMACK, GAVIN MCCORMACK, ET AL, Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY

CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., Plaintiff against BARBARA DORTCH A/K/A BARBARA J. DORTCH, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., Woodbridge Corporation Plaza, 485B Route 1 South, Suite 330, Iselin, NJ 08830.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered July 5, 2022, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 26, 2022 at 2:30 PM.

Premises known as 261 Rutland Road, Freeport, NY 11520. Sec 55 Block 374 Lot 1153. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $493,613.25 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 612132/2019. For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated November 17, 2009, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION is the Plaintiff and YOLANDE JEAN, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on October 25, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 51 HENRY STREET, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575: Section 55, Block K, Lot 140, 141, 142: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS

THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT ROOSEVELT, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 006453/2008. Cristina Prieto, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure

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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 ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 134270

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-W10

Plaintiff, Against SANTOS ARGUETA, MARY ARGUETA, JOSE ARGUETA, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 11/8/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction rain or shine, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 10/27/2022 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 129 E Fulton 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, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 55 Block L Lot 305-306. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $233,818.77 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 10976/2015. 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.

Shannon McKinley, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Suite 205, 10 Midland Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573

Dated: 8-19-2022 File Number: 560-1299

Samantha Hesselbach 134260

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-20, Plaintiff

-against- TROY ANDREW FULLONE A/K/A TROY A. FULLONE A/K/A TROY FULLONE, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated

November 29, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 25, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as Section: 62 Block: 96 Lot: 309

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

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

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

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

Said premises known as 37 MARTHA STREET, FREEPORT, NY

Approximate amount of lien $544,030.87 plus interest & costs.

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

Index Number 003459/2017.

ROBERT O’BRIEN, ESQ., Referee

DRUCKMAN LAW GROUP PLLC

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 242 Drexel Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590

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

{* FREEPORT HERALD*} 134156

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Corey Brewer as heir at law and next of kin to Rozetta Brewer; Darnell Streeter as heir at law and next of kin to Rozetta Brewer; Marcie Streeter as heir at law and next of kin to Rozetta Brewer; Mark Streeter as heir at law and next of kin to Rozetta Brewer; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 13, 2017 and Resettled March 6, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 25, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 272 North Columbus Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section: 55 Block: 357 Lots: 1089 & 1090. Approximate amount of judgment $214,957.88 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 002855/2015. 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.”

Peter Bee, 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: August 26, 2022 134263

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 611585/2021 COUNTY OF NASSAU

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST

Plaintiff, vs. KELSHALL RILEY, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VERA DIANE ARRINDELL; BELINDA BISHOP, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VERA DIANE ARRINDELL; RONALD BISHOP, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VERA DIANE ARRINDELL, if living, and if she/he be dead, 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; LUBAN SPENCE, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VERA DIANE ARRINDELL; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF VERA DIANE ARRINDELL, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #2; “JANE DOE” (REFUSED NAME)

AS JOHN DOE #3; “JANE DOE” (REFUSED NAME)

AS JOHN DOE #4, “JOHN DOE #5” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last eight names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 46 SAGAMORE STREET, FREEPORT, NY 11520

Section: 55, Block: 376, Lot: 1210-1214

To the above named

Arrests

CRIME WATCH

■ In response to a report of a car collision on a public route, Freeport Police officers came across a possible involved car next to the road with considerable body damage. Further arrests were made of the subject operator, and custody was transferred to the relevant state agency on Sept 25th.

■ Following a verbal disagreement, a group of individuals were detained by Freeport Police for allegedly beating the victim with their hands and feet. Officers who responded to the call on Sept 24th identified the individuals nearby and with out incident, they were taken into custody.

■ An individual who caused property damage during a personal dispute with a relative was detained by Freeport Police on Sept 20th,. After being processed for arrest at the Freeport Station house, the suspect was then taken to the Nassau

County Detention Center to await arraignment.

Larceny of Auto Parts

■ Freeport Police completed numerous reports on Sept 24th, for a number of cata lytic converters removed from numerous vehicles during the overnight hours. The targeted vehicles were chosen at random, with no obvious pattern or preference.

Recovered Missing Person

■ A vulnerable adult who had been reported missing from a neighboring jurisdiction during the nighttime hours was found by Freeport Police while they were on patrol on Sept 23rd. The missing person’s safety was confirmed, and they were then reunited with their family.

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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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 $544,185.00 and interest, recorded on July 18, 2008, in Liber M 33134 at Page 104, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known

as 46 SAGAMORE STREET, FREEPORT, NY 11520.

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

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

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

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

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

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

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:September 13, 2022

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC

Attorney for Plaintiff Matthew Rothstein, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 134268

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Plaintiff AGAINST Robert Impastato a/k/a Robert J. Impastato; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered July 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 October 27, 2022 at 2:00PM, premises

known as 23 Spring Lane, Levittown, NY 11756. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 51 Block 152 Lot 32. Approximate amount of judgment $210,212.25 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 002233/2017. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Richard M. Langone, Esq., Referee

LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: July 25, 2022 134420

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A sampling of recent sales in the area

Baldwin $550,000

Kenneth Avenue. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement. Large updated kitchen. Formal living room with custom gas fireplace. Formal dining room. Custom built-ins many rooms. 3 season room with built-in bar.

Taxes: $11,431.40

Bellmore $829,000

Shore Road. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Spacious living room. Formal din ing room. Ensuite master bedroom. Beachfront yard with water views. Marine pier with floating dock. Second floor balcony. Taxes: $22,919.44

East Meadow $612,000

4th Street. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and exit to breezeway leading to patio with barbecue. Open spacious living room. Large master bedroom with well-sized bathroom and ample closet space. Formal dining room. Convenient location near parkways and shopping.

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Emmet Avenue. Expanded Ranch. 4 bedrooms, 3 bath rooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Formal L-shaped dining room. Famiy room and home office. First floor master bedroom. Security sys tem. Taxes: $13,939

Elmont $655,000

Lucille Avenue. Expanded Cape. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, island and wine fridge. Open floor plan. Many updates. Taxes: $14,507

Malverne $625,000

Sterling Place. Colonial. Finished basement with fireplace. Updated eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, custom cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and center island. = Formal dining room. Den/family room and home office. Master bedroom suite with fireplace. Many updates includ ing crown molding, upgrading lighting, skylights and finish es. Entertaining-style backyard with terrace with gazebo and koi pond.

Taxes: $11,387.06

Rockville Centre $905,000

Wright Road. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/family room. Taxes: $21,865

Valley Stream $550,000

Midwood Street. Tudor. 4 bedrooms 1 bathroom. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Sunroom. First floor master bed room. Park-like backyard.

Taxes: $10,978.05

Woodmere $998,000

Linda,Lane. Split Level. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Formal dining room. Den/family room, home office and exercise room. Skylights. Security system. Taxes: $18,394.97

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The rules exist for all of us

Q. I hired a carpenter to rebuild my garage because it was rotted and leaning. The roof was OK, so we kept it, but all the walls were stripped away and replaced. In the middle of the job, an inspector showed up and stopped it, saying we needed a permit. I hired an architect, he made a plan and we filled in the permit. Now the plans have been rejected because, according to the inspector, they have to show fireproof walls and roof. That’s crazy! Nobody has that, so why am I being made to do this? It’s expensive, and I shouldn’t have to do it. I think they’re making me pay for starting with no permit, right?

A. Not exactly, but you have to look at the big picture. You may feel like you’re getting burned, but the building code is actu ally named The Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. Fire pre vention is a primary rea son that the building laws exist.

Ask The Architect

In many cases, build ing departments allow existing garages to have minor repairs without a permit, but only for things like replacing a garage door, a rotted section of wall base plate, shingles or siding, although you should always verify before starting. You described a near-complete rebuild, only saving the roof part of the garage, and your building official has deter mined that, beyond 50 percent change, the code for new buildings applies. Even though your zoning code allows a free-standing accessory structure to be 2 feet to 4 feet from a property line, depending on your community, garages that are closer than 5 feet to a property line must have materials that are rated to prevent flame spread for an hour.

This is especially important in places where there’s a volunteer fire department that must take the time to assemble from all over the community before even heading off to put out the flames. In that precious time, without flame-retardant materi als, the structure may not just become completely engulfed, but also spread fire to adjacent houses and other structures. Unless you never catch the news, you can clearly see how vulnerable whole towns and cities are, and just because we don’t live next to a forest, the unthinkable can still happen.

As for cost, aluminum siding, which actually still exists, may cost less, can be painted to match the house and lasts an average of 35 years. Fiber cement siding also does the job, but costs more. Other choices include stucco over cement board and steel panels, all more costly. Aluminum or cement board eaves, gutters and roofing are also required, and even though most of the home con struction industry doesn’t read or know the regula tions, the requirements still exist, and cost the most when they aren’t adhered to and the work has to be done twice.

So don’t feel like you’re being singled out or being held to the fire. The rules exist for all of us.

Good luck!

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Why we need to go back to the moon

Why do we have to go back to the moon? Ever since NASA started trying, unsuccess fully so far, to launch its unmanned Artemis I spacecraft, which is supposed to explore some regions of the moon, lots of voices have been heard decrying the effort. It’s too expensive, they say. We did that already. What’s to be gained? We have other priori ties here on Earth.

Those are chal lenging questions.

the issues raised by the naysayers.

One of them, perhaps the most impor tant, is priorities. The Earth’s climate is in desperate trouble, beset by life-threat ening heat waves, melting polar ice caps and drying lakebeds. Pollution is so dense in some Asian cities that people are forced on many days to wear masks or stay at home. Couldn’t billions of dollars be better spent combating climate change?

just plant a flag on the moon and say, “We did it.”

been, life.

JAMES BERNSTEIN

We put a dozen astronauts on the moon in six mis sions between 1969 and 1972, and we spent about $25 billion doing so.

In today’s dollars, that’s about $250 billion.

For those who were around on July 20, 1969 — the day Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of another world for the first time in human history — it may be hard to understand why we wouldn’t want to relive that glory. And glory it may be, but we must deal with some of

Yes, money could, and must, be spent for that pur pose, and soon, too. But we have to multi-task. While we must legislate against air-polluting companies and work cooperatively with our largest competi tor, China, to bring environmental order to our plant — and at the same time bat tle those who claim that it’s all a hoax — we must move forward, as we always have, ever since we invented the wheel.

Once Artemis I gets off the ground, some exciting missions are ahead. A manned lunar fly-by, Artemis II, may come as soon as 2024. The first manned landing, Artemis III, might happen as early as 2025. And this time we won’t

One of the biggest reasons for a return to the moon is that it will serve as a steppingstone to Mars. We are already examining some rocks that could con tain clues to the presence of some kind of microbial life on Mars. Human inspection of those rocks could provide some extraordinary insight into the origins of life in the universe.

Could Mars one day be made habitable by humans? We won’t find that out unless we go there. We should remember that the rock samples brought back from the moon by the Apollo astronauts told us much about the moon’s geological history, including its physical and chemical makeup.

A narrower goal may be found on the moon itself. NASA has announced 13 potential landing sites, all in the moon’s South Pole region. NASA scientists say that ice has been confirmed inside cra ters that never see any sunlight. We all know that where there is water, frozen or otherwise, there may be, or may have

Those sites “are some of the best plac es to go for lunar geology and under standing lunar ice and sampling lunar ice,” Bethany Ehlmann, associate direc tor of the Keck Institute for Space Stud ies at the California Institute of Technol ogy, told National Public Radio recently.

Our Apollo missions all led to new technologies in electronics, aerospace and medicine. A more advanced program focused on returning to the moon, with an eye toward reaching Mars, is bound to lead to even more such advances.

A NASA study from 2013 estimated that commercial products that have emerged from the space agency’s research return between $100 million and $1 billion annually to the U.S. econo my. Many of those had their origins in the Apollo program.

Lastly, but by no means least impor tant, re-energizing our moon/Mars efforts is going to inspire thousands of young people to become engineers, tech nicians, lunar geologists and astronauts. What an exciting future they face. But we must get going first.

James Bernstein is editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments? Jbernstein@ liherald.com.

When Nazis killed 6 million, where was America?

Iimplore readers to watch the new six-hour, three-part series on PBS, “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein. Please find time to see this series, and bring your teenagers along. Make it a teaching moment.

After 70 years, you might think there’s nothing new to say about the horror of 6 million Jews killed by a politi cal regime intent on wiping out an entire people.

However, this TV series shifts the lens and explores the story of Amer ica’s inaction as the Holocaust surged in Europe.

A few remain ing survivors of the death camps speak to the camera and remember the moments that their parents sent them away or hid them in the woods or gave them a hug goodbye that turned out to be forever. The story is especially painful through the eyes of those kids who lived through unthinkable sorrow and now are old men and women who calmly speak of the days when mothers and fathers were rounded up by Nazis and taken to extermination camps. The only reason was that they were Jewish, and

Germany, under Hitler, embraced ancient anti-Semitic tropes, demonizing the Jews and targeting them for elimination.

What did the United States know, and when did it know it? I asked my own par ents, who were in their 20s during World War II here in America, and they said they knew nothing about the death camps until the end of the war. But ample evidence exists that the American government at the time, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, saw the aerial photographs of the depor tation trains and the camps.

The Burns documentary demonstrates that the deep ly rooted antisemitism that existed in Europe for gener ations was alive and gathering strength in the U.S. during the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s. Celebrities like Charles Lindbergh and Henry Ford, and political leaders like Calvin Coolidge — who ran on the slogan “America must be kept American” — were openly antisemitic. Religious lead ers like Father Charles Coughlin preached hatred and racial separation from the pulpit. We may know this histo ry, but seeing the contemporaneous newsreels and photos reveals the antiJewish sentiment that was gaining trac tion among the American people.

The documentary works on several levels, resonating today, as American pol iticians shuffle immigrants around the country like political chess pieces.

One review stated, “Burns’ film . . . connects our nation’s history of antise mitic bigotry to the racist immigration legacy that Republicans are establish ing in the present. It is, at once, a window into the past and a mirror showing present-day America an ugly reflection of who we are.”

Another review, at MSNBC.com: “In (Coolidge’s) slogan, we can hear the roots of the racist, Trump-obsessed ‘Make America Great Again’ movement.

“Coolidge’s successor, Herbert Hoover, took his predecessor’s antisemitism even further when he instructed his State Department to refuse visas to anyone who might need public assistance, which included many Jews who had escaped Germany with little to their name in the lead-up to Hitler’s reign.

“President Donald Trump revived that policy, known as the ‘public charge’ rule.”

It is unlikely that the folks who are in the book-banning business in America would consider exposing their schools to

a TV series documenting this country’s blatant and persistent antisemitism, but if they did, they might learn that geno cide doesn’t begin with tanks rolling into neighborhoods. It begins with book bans and rules restricting free speech and laws against gay marriage and gender identity.

What we are witnessing today in the U.S. are warning signs of the genocidal wave that tore Europe apart in the 1930s and ’40s. We find antisemitic leaflets in our driveways; we are told that our chil dren can’t read “The Diary of Anne Frank”; we read in the news that groups of migrants are hustled around the coun try by hollow men like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to score political points.

The seeds are sown. They have always been in our soil. We need to monitor this garden very carefully. A good beginning is to watch “The U.S. and the Holocaust.” We could have done more. We could have saved lives. But too many citizens and American leaders believed what, decades later, became the chants of “Jews will not replace us!” They believed the lies, and they did nothing to stop the deporta tions and killings.

We need to own our history. If we deny the resurgence of bigotry and anti semitism, they will surely consume our democracy.

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

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Banning books is un-American

Last week was Banned Books Week, a time to spotlight censor ship and attempts across the country to take books off library shelves.

You may not have noticed that in the past several months, a number of librar ies in the U.S., including some in schools, have pulled books from their shelves, and though they might not have burned them, they have effectively prohibited people from reading them.

Book bans have become more frequent in this country, and the censoring efforts appear to be organized. It’s not just ran dom parents pushing the bans. PEN America, an organization that celebrates and defends free expression, reports that some 50 groups have been created, most of them since last year, to challenge books, and they were involved in nearly half of the book removals.

More than 1,600 books were banned from American schools over the past year, impacting 4 million students who might now be exposed to ideas that could help them grow and learn, according to PEN America. A majority of those books high light LGBTQ+ and racial themes. We find it abhorrent that, as has been the case for many decades, ideas that people disagree with, and possibly fear, are the subject of book bans.

Here on Long Island, there was the infamous Island Trees book ban in 1975.

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Hooray for snow days!

To the Editor:

I so agree with the Herald’s editorial in the Sept. 15-21 issue, “Schools are right to resurrect the snow day.” I’m an old lady now of 76, but in 1952 there was a huge, fierce but wonderful snowstorm that did indeed come “unbidden,” but was a wonder to behold. I lived then in a railroad apart ment in Brooklyn, so I ran to the living room window, the only one that faced the street. The snow had eclipsed the mailbox across from us on Park Place. I could barely make out the sign for Womrath’s bookstore.

My father took a picture of it, and that photo still evokes the pleasure of childhood.

I was in a parochial “grammar school” then. We had no phone yet, but it was assumed that the nuns had common sense.

All the kids on the block were out in their snowsuits. I saw Marty and Tommy, Janet and Elinor making snowballs, and after much pleading, my mother let me join them. Marty and Tommy made an igloo that day, and it was perfect. I wanted to bring down my doll and play house in it!

Marty was my upstairs neighbor, so he let me stand inside it. I was amazed that it was

A community group complained to the Island Trees Board of Education about 11 books that group members considered “anti-American, anti-Christian, antiSemitic and just plain filthy.” The district removed nine of the books from its schools’ libraries. Five students, led by Steven Pico, then a high school senior, challenged the district’s decision.

The case wound its way to the Supreme Court, where, in 1982, the court ruled in the students’ favor, noting that the right to read is implied by the First Amendment of the Constitution. Indeed, reading free ly is fundamental to the education of citi zens of a healthy democracy.

Nearly 50 years after Island Trees, how ever, a similar scenario is unfolding in this country. “This is a dangerous time for readers and the public servants who pro vide access to reading material,” Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectu al Freedom, said. “Readers, particularly students, are losing access to critical information, and librarians and teachers are under attack for doing their jobs.”

That should not be. We have more access than ever to written material and ideas, from books to eBooks to websites, full of ideas that should be read, dis cussed and considered thoughtfully. The vitality of our lives, and the possibility of creating a more enlightened world, depends on the freedom to exchange

ideas. Banning books that some find objectionable will only take us backward as a society.

Because books explore and illuminate differing points of view, they help to build connections among people by deepening their understanding of those points of view. Those who censor books are creat ing barriers to the building of relation ships among diverse thinkers, and instead feed the divisiveness that threat ens to do so much damage to this country.

As the keepers of books, librarians are on the front lines of this battle. One local librarian said it is not up to her to prohib it people from reading books. From the adult section to the children’s room, her philosophy is to let the people decide what they will read, and, in the case of chil dren, let their parents decide what is appropriate for them.

We urge everyone, regardless of poli tics, to adopt the theme the ALA promot ed for this year’s Banned Books Week — “Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us” — and reject the idea of censoring books.

“If you can read, you can rule the world,” a teacher once told her seventhgrade junior English class. You might not be interested in ruling the world, but you should want to understand it, and do your part to help make the world more enlight ened and less divided. Reading books, not banning them, is one of the best ways to do that.

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So you think the governor’s a shoo-in in November?

Is it any surprise that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s once insurmountable lead in the polls is eroding when public opin ion surveys are analyzed carefully?

While Hochul has a stunningly large campaign war chest, suggesting that she can buy an overwhelming number of broadcast and print ads and direct-mail campaigns, what you can’t fix with money is a tone-deaf polit ical campaign.

Suozzi. Republican Alfonse D’Amato ran a flawless campaign in 1980 in a heavily Democratic state, and was returned for another six years in 1986 after a first term that made him unbeatable. Similarly, George Pataki stunned Mario Cuomo in a gubernatorial race that many thought was Cuomo’s to lose. And so he did.

Manhattan. Or a reminder that progres sives have captured your party, and the lurch to the left is so profound that you may not recognize New York later in this decade.

aging infrastructure by suggesting he was the “pothole senator.” Instead, in his 1986 campaign, D’Amato ran with the endorse ments of many of the state’s Democratic mayors, who had never seen a U.S. senator in their cities, much less a federal grant.

RONALD J. ROSENBERG

From her endorsement of illegal two-family homes in the heart of Long Island resi dential neighbor hoods, to her inability to con front progressives in Albany who are making street crime a New York pastime, to her most recent self-destructive advocacy of congestion pricing, the governor is sleep walking through a campaign of missteps. She would not be the first officeholder to assume a victory party on election night only to discover that incumbency held false promise and led to errant assump tions.

Consider County Executive Laura Cur ran’s loss to Bruce Blakeman last Novem ber. That wasn’t the first time that a New York incumbent was stunned by a loss. Ed Mangano did the same thing to Tom

By now, a growing num ber of New York Democrats recognize the threat that November holds for them. As a result, they are seeking to change the conversation. Rather than address the issues they are directly responsible for, they are turning to national politics, where there remains a white-hot divide over issues like abortion. Similarly, they are seeking to make the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot a local issue.

It’s a classic political tactic. If you don’t like where the conversation is going, change the subject. In this case, Democrat ic strategists are telling their candidates they need to motivate their base or prepare for a dismal election night.

Understandably, reminding Democratic voters that their incumbent candidates voted to dismantle criminal laws that pro tect law-abiding citizens isn’t a recipe for success. Nor is a reminder that those same incumbents voted to impose a hefty sur charge on Long Islanders driving into

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warmer inside than out.

Later, we kids went inside the vestibule of the church to the inner hall and placed our wool gloves on the radiator. The smell of the steaming wet wool was headier than the incense used in church.

A day off from school in the days before Zoom, when nearly everyone’s mom stayed home, can’t be compared to the post-pandemic world, unless of course you’re 76 and looking back on it. Our young est daughter remembers her days off from the Floral Park-Bellerose School. I remember her making a snowman with my husband, and how happy she was having hot chocolate with a marshmallow. Whatever was lost in class time was gained in memory, like an eloquent poem or the lyrics of a song that stay with us long after the last notes have been played.

PATRICIA KELLY Rockville Centre

To the Editor:

How ironic that “Schools are right to resurrect the snow day” stated that “all of us deserve a chance to enjoy the world around us.” We have detached our selves from the world around us as we walk and even sit on park benches, forfeiting connecting with the person sitting next to us. The almighty cellphone has taken charge, along with computerized and TV enter

Hochul isn’t new to the cynical game of politics. She is a veteran of the hard-knock school of Buffalo Democratic machine politics. That’s why she is appearing at every down state ribbon-cutting or other photo op that her schedulers can squeeze on to her calen dar. The irony is that many of the project unveilings she is celebrating were pushed through by her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo.

The LIRR third track project? That was Cuomo, but his name was never mentioned during Hochul’s celebratory news conference in August.

The new LaGuardia Airport terminals? Once again, it was Hochul welcoming 21stcentury improvements made possible by Andrew the Abdicated.

The Penn Station upgrades? Another Cuomo legacy project. And there is no ref erence by the Hochul administration to the political strong-arming Cuomo engaged in to get the project moving.

Potholes? Well, here she tips her hat to D’Amato, whose critics sought to mini mize his achievement of bringing hun dreds of millions of dollars to New York’s

That the state’s Democratic leaders seek to divert attention from policy issues their candidates are responsible for, to national issues that remain Washington’s purview, reveals a justifiable nervousness. One cur rent poll has Hochul and her Republican opponent, Lee Zeldin, separated by 11 per centage points. That reveals a continuing slide for an incumbent who may have money to burn on ads but is confronting a skeptical electorate whose quality of life has eroded.

Nick Langworthy, the GOP state chair man, recently said of Democrats, “They are terrified their base is not going to show up. … There’s a lot of campaign left to fight here, and if they think people are going to just take a couple of hot-button issues and that’s going to define the race, they’re dreaming.”

One suspects that Election night 2022 will not have a called winner in New York’s most high-profile contest until the morn ing after.

Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial lit igation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosen berg Calica & Birney in 1999.

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tainment with which children occupy themselves.

I grew up with snow days, too, and was happy to be able to stay home from school. Indeed, it was a treat.

Ah, freedom! But I wonder about the emphasis on play, rather than shoveling ourselves out and getting to our destinations and catching up after Covid. It seems that would be foremost in our decision-making.

In my neighborhood, children are always indoors. We have no more happy voices outside as they’re playing, unless for a short time, confined to their yards behind fences. I wonder how many of them will actually enjoy the world around them on the next snow day, instead of immersing themselves in the technology that keeps them indoors. Put the tech nology away, and then you’ll create a better-quality memory.

But our children, at least now, due to Covid, have been set back in their education, and there is catch ing up to do. It seems that would be our primary con cern, at least until we’ve pulled even. Snow can be played in after school and on weekends, and some times we have to do what we have to do.

That, too, is a lesson, aside from the fact that our children suffered through home learning during the pandemic. It brought my 8-year-old granddaughter to tears. There is important ground to make up.

Children will appreciate the value of an “unex pected breather” even more if they have done what needs to be done. Kids are resilient. Work before play, first things first, and they will be rewarded — twice.

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A growing number of Democrats recognize the threat the election holds.

How many of these are left? — Valley Stream

But do students know what to do with them?

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