Freeport Herald 10-05-2023

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Fearing funding cuts, ‘Voices’ call out D’Esposito

By MoHAMED FARGHAlY mfarghaly@liherald.com

A coalition of advocacy groups gathered outside the Social Security Administration office in Freeport last week, when a government shutdown had yet to be averted, to call on U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito to oppose potential funding cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The Sept. 26 news conference was organized by Empire State Voices, a self-described grass-roots advocacy organization, as part of what it is calling an economic accountability campaign.

Empire State Voices launched earlier this year with the mission of hold members of Congress accountable for their votes on economic issues. It kicked off the effort in New York’s 4th Congressional District, planning to monitor and challenge D’Esposito’s actions.

Courtesy Empire State Voices

A coalition of advocacy groups gathered in Freeport last week to urge U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito to oppose potential cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, as part of Empire State Voices’ economic accountability campaign.

“We’re here today because we’re angry,” the group’s executive director, Maria Martinez, said. “House Republicans are threatening to use a government shutdown as ContinUED on pAgE 2

De La Salle School welcomes new executive director

By MoHAMED FARGHAlY mfarghaly@liherald.com

The new school year has begun, and Roxanna DePenaElder has taken up the mantle of executive director of Freeport’s De La Salle School, succeeding William Gault. The transition marks a pivotal moment in the history of the school, with DePena-Elder poised to lead the institution into a new era.

“She’s a person with great experience, a very varied experience,” said Gault, who was the executive director for eight years. “She’s had 25 years of Catholic education as well, and

I’m fully confident that she’s ready to fill the role. I’ve worked very closely over the last year. And I have every confidence that she’ll pick up the baton and carry it forward.”

DePena-Elder’s professional journey is a testament to her commitment to education. With over two decades of experience in the field, she brings a deep reservoir of knowledge and passion to her new role. Her career path has been a remarkable one, driven by a desire to make a meaningful impact on the lives of students and their families.

DePena-Elder’s educational journey began in earnest in the

Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens. During these formative years, she served in various capacities, starting as a teacher before ascending the ranks to become an assistant principal. Her journey continued as she assumed the pivotal role of principal, where she honed her leadership skills and gained invaluable insights into the workings of a school community.

“I always loved education and loved helping children and recognized the role that educators play in forming and helping, working with parents in forming the god-fearing person that stands in front of me,”

DePena-Elder said. Her passion for education, however, goes beyond professional achievements. It is deeply rooted in her own experiences as a student. DePena-Elder fondly recalls the impact of her grammar school teacher, Susan Cappiello, who instilled in her a love for English and the power of the written word.

This influence set the course for her future, leading her to earn degrees in English and education.

She eventually became an English teacher, inspired to make a difference in the lives of her students. Additionally, DePena-Elder’s mother, an educator herself, played a signifi-

Advocacy coalition stages rally in Freeport

leverage to pass their extreme agenda, an agenda that would harm hard-working families across Long Island and New York state.”

The shutdown was averted last weekend, but House Republicans’ funding priorities are causing concern among many New Yorkers on the other side of the political aisle, because they could have severe repercussions for residents and the state’s economy. Republican bills currently under consideration include significant cuts to programs and services including education, health care, housing and workforce development.

Critics argue that while House Republicans claim the cuts are fiscally responsible, they could add at least $100 billion to the nation’s deficits over a decade. Additionally, separate corporate tax cuts worth over $500 billion, including retroactive tax breaks, raise questions in critics’ minds about Republicans’ true priorities.

Among their proposals is an 80 percent cut in Title I funding, which, among other things, supplements state allocations for schools. That, opponents argue, would potentially affect over 1 million students, increase housing costs, and mean longer wait times for Medicare services and Social Security benefits.

“People cannot afford their rent, their mortgage, their food,” Lisa Tyson, the executive director of the Long Island Progressive Coalition, said at the event. “Yet these MAGA extremists are trying to shut down the government for political theater, for their own little games. Their families might have enough money in the bank to get through this period, but most do not. Stop the politics and start doing your job.”

The news conference brought together 13 organizations, including Make the Road Action, the Long Island Progressive Coalition, Communications Workers of America and the Working Families Party. Their prima-

ry concern was the looming government shutdown, and the use of appropriation bills by House Republicans to advance their agenda. Those bills, if passed, could result in cuts to vital programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; and other food assistance programs.

The participants also highlighted the importance of

protecting programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. “Without Medicaid, the cost of my mother’s care would have wiped us out financially in the blink of an eye,” Lorraine Banks-Attias, a resident of East Meadow, said at the conference. “Cutting funding to these critical programs will directly harm hardworking families like mine who are just trying to look after their loved ones and make ends meet. Representative D’Esposito, please don’t cut these vital programs.”

The choice of Freeport as the site of the event was a strategic one, because it houses a Social Security Administration office. Advocates wanted to draw attention to the potential harm that funding cuts could inflict on Long Island families already grappling with financial hardships, including difficulties affording rent, utilities and health care.

“Our intent here is to continue to hold them accountable, whether it’s through press conferences, rallies, protests, office visits,” Martinez said, referring to Long Island’s Republican congressional delegation, which also includes Representatives Nick LaLota, in the 1st Congressional District; Andrew Garbarino, in the 2nd District; and George Santos, in the 3rd C.D. “We’re here because we want to make sure that constituents know what they’re doing in Congress. We’re not going to let any of that slide.”

The groups’ message to D’Esposito and his colleagues was clear: prioritize the needs of working-class and middle-class families over the interests of big corporations and billionaires.

“Every day, we’re seeing the struggles that families are going through on Long Island just to get by,” Jeremy Joseph, of the Nassau Working Families Party, said. “Prices are going up, wages are going down, and we’re desperate for representation that works for us and not against us.”

Courtesy Empire State Voices the Sept. 26 news conference highlighted concerns about House republican funding bills that could adversely affect education, health care and housing.

Freeport school district unites in green

A green wave of compassion

In a heartfelt display of solidarity and support, the Freeport School District came together on Sept 26 to stand with the Farmingdale School District in the wake of a tragic bus accident involving the Farmingdale High School marching band. The incident had sent shockwaves through the local community, prompting an outpouring of empathy from neighboring educational institutions.

Inside the hallways and classrooms of Freeport schools, a vibrant sea of green emerged, serving as a powerful symbol of unity and compassion for the Farmingdale School District. Students and staff alike donned various green attire, underscoring their unwavering support for their friends and counterparts in Farmingdale during these trying times.

The response from Freeport was swift and heartfelt, as students and faculty banded together to demonstrate their solidarity with Farmingdale. The sea of green that engulfed the Freeport School District served as a visible reminder of the bonds that connect neighboring communities.

“The Freeport School District extends our heartfelt condolences and support to the Farmingdale School District and community during this tragic time of grief and sorrow,” Superintendent of Schools Kishore Kuncham said. “We joined with school districts across Long Island by wearing green as a symbol of our solidarity with Farmingdale Schools and a sign of our ongoing support as they move forward in remembering those lost and healing together.”

–Mohamed Farghaly

Photos courtesy Freeport Public Schools

Freeport School District joins hands with Farmingdale in the aftermath of a tragic bus accident.

The Freeport School District was a sea of green symbolizing their support of the Farmingdale School District.

Freeport students and staff wear green attire in a touching show of support for Farmingdale School District.

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Freeport Police Officers, on September 25, 2023, arrested three subjects who, following an investigation into a larceny from a local business, were found to have removed various home goods from the location without paying.

Freeport Police Officers on September 25 arrested a subject who, after investigating a larceny from a local business, was found to have removed various merchandise from the location without paying.

Freeport Police Officers arrested a subject on August 28, who, after being involved in a verbal dispute with a local store clerk, did throw and damage merchandise within the store.

Freeport Police Officers, on September 25, arrested 3 subjects who, following an investigation into a larceny from a local business, were found to have removed property from the location without permission or authority to do so.

Freeport Police Officers arrested a subject on September 25 who, after investigating a larceny from a local business, was found to have removed property from the location without permission or authority to do so.

Freeport Police Officers arrested an individual on September 23 who, after investigating a report of criminal mischief, was found to have broken the windshield of a vehicle without permission or authority to do so.

LarCeNY

Freeport Police Officers secured a report on September 27 for an unknown individual who removed items from a local business and left without ren-

dering payment. Local detectives are investigating.

Freeport Police Officers secured a report on September 30 for an unknown individual who removed a catalytic converter from a parked vehicle without permission or authority to do so. Local detectives are investigating.

Freeport Police Officers secured a report on September 25 for an unknown individual who removed several miscellaneous body parts from a vehicle without permission or authority to do so. Local detectives are investigating.

ideNtit Y theft

Freeport Police Officers secured a report on September 27 for an unknown individual who used another’s name to open multiple bank accounts without their knowledge or consent. Local detectives are investigating.

CrimiNaL misChief

Freeport Police Officers secured a report on September 23 for an individual who, during the course of a verbal argument, damaged a bouquet of flowers. Local detectives are investigating.

request for PoLiCe

Freeport Police Officers secured a report on September 19 for an individual who drove at a high rate of speed through the parking lot of a local marina and into the canal. With the assistance of police, fire, and local residents, the individual was pulled from the water, CPR was administered, and transported to a local hospital for treatment. A report was taken for documentation purposes only. No further police action requested.

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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JOEY GOODMAN Calhoun Senior Football

IT WAS QUITE an afternoon for Goodman and the Colts Sept. 23 despite awful weather conditions. The rain, wind and Sewanhaka’s defense couldn’t stop Goodman from reaching the end zone five times as Calhoun evened its record in Conference II at 2-2. All five of his scores came on the ground, including three in the first quarter from 15, 10 and 78 yards. He added two touchdowns in the second and finished with 186 yards on only seven carries.

GAMES TO WATCH

Thursday, Oct. 5

Field Hockey: Baldwin at Clarke 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: MacArthur at Calhoun 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Roosevelt at South Side 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Malverne/ER at Sewanhaka 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Elmont at Carey 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Hewlett at East Meadow 5 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 6

Field Hockey: New Hyde Park at Long Beach 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Massapequa at South Side 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Seaford at North Shore 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: V.S. North at Lawrence 5 p.m.

Football: Wantagh at South Side 6 p.m.

Football: Oyster Bay at East Rockaway 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 7

Football: Hempstead at East Meaadow 3 p.m.

Football: Oceanside at Uniondale 3 p.m.

Football: West Hempstead at Lawrence 3 p.m.

Football: Malverne at North Shore 3 p.m.

Football: V.S. North at Kennedy 3 p.m.

Football: New Hyde Park at Mepham 3 p.m.

Football: Herricks at Long Beach 3 p.m.

Football: Manhasset at Calhoun 3 p.m.

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Freeport establishing winning ways

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

Freeport’s girls’ soccer team is shooting for a winning season with a new leader on the sidelines.

Mark Andrejack took the helm of the Red Devils this season after previously leading Freeport’s JV girls program. He inherited a squad that lost plenty of seniors, but the 2023 club is embracing a fresh start that has already matched its wins total from last fall when Freeport finished 4-10-1.

“We lost a lot of seniors, but we still had some big producers and very key role players coming back so I was really looking for them to create their own identity and separate themselves from last year,” said Andrejack, who previously coached much of the team on JV. “Their team chemistry was incredible from the start and I’m really impressed with how they’ve created their own identity as a team and seem to get better every day.”

Senior midfielder Allison Caceres has been a key leader in driving a winning culture at Freeport as a co-captain and field general of the offense. She tallied a goal and assist in Freeport’s season-opening 5-1 win at Malverne-East Rockaway on Sept. 7.

“She’s great at distributing the ball and is always drawing attention from the defense, which opens up a lot of things,” said Andrejack of Caceres.

One of the players Caceres looks to feed is senior forward Brianne Belizaire, who scored twice in the Malverne-East Rockaway win and tallied the lone goal in a 1-0 victory against Hempstead on Sept. 14. Freshman striker Sabrina Ligonde is also showing promise early in the season, tallying a goal and an assist in Freeport’s 3-0 home win against Malverne-East Rockaway on Monday.

The victory Monday, which improved Freeport to a 4-3 record, also featured goals from Ashley Zavala assisted by Ligonde and Maria Portela off a pass from Rosalinda Amaya.

The defense is anchored by senior cocaptain Cassie Smith, who patrols the

backline with her younger sister Ava Smith, a sophomore.

“She is an incredible defender,” said Andrejack of Cassie Smith, who is a four-year starter. “Not much if anything will get past her.”

The Freeport backline has pitched three shutouts and nearly achieved another clean sheet on Sept. 19 in a 1-0 loss to Sewankaka in which the Red Devils surrendered the winning goal with just 21 seconds remaining. Sophomore goalie Sonia Chavez recorded five saves in the Sewankaha heartbreaker and seven stops in a 3-0 setback at Roosevelt

on Sept. 12.

“She has been making a lot of progress and improvements,” said Andrejack of Chavez, who was starting goalie on JV last year.

The Red Devils are next in action on Thursday for a home rematch with Roosevelt at 5 p.m. and then will visit Hempstead on Saturday for a 10 a.m. kickoff.

“They have a good understanding of what we’re capable of and what we’re trying to do as a team,” Andrejack said. “The key for us is going to be remaining consistent.”

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Four-year starter and captain Cassie Smith, left, is the anchor of a Red Devils’ defense that’s helped the team already match its 2022 win total.

A journey of passion, dedication and hope

cant role in shaping her passion for teaching. The amalgamation of these influences, a dedicated teacher and a loving, education-oriented mother, solidified her commitment to the field.

Over time, DePena-Elder’s dedication and expertise became evident to those around her, leading to her appointment as a District Superintendent where she was responsible for thirty three schools located throughout Brooklyn. In this role, she oversaw multiple schools within the district, further expanding her understanding of educational administration and the challenges that educators face daily.

DePena-Elder’s ascension to the position of executive director at the De La Salle School is not just a culmination of her years of experience but also a testament to her dedication to the school’s mission. Before stepping into her current role, she served as associate executive director for a year, affording her the opportunity to immerse herself in the school’s ethos and operations.

“This is actually my second year, but the last year I was here as associate executive director, which gave me a great opportunity to work with the current Executive Director and learn the school and how things work,” DePenaElder said. “Before that, it was my 25th year in education.”

The De La Salle School operates

uniquely within the realm of Catholic education. Unlike typical diocesan schools that rely on tuition fees, this institution sustains itself primarily through the support of generous donors who believe fervently in its mission. DePena-Elder holds immense gratitude for these donors, recognizing the pivotal role they play in providing underprivi-

leged students with access to quality education.

Nevertheless, the financial model that relies on donors presents its set of challenges. DePena-Elder acknowledges that securing funding to sustain the school’s operations and enhance its offerings is a perpetual concern.

“The biggest challenge is the donor

and the donor base,” DePena-Elder said. “We are not a tuition-based school, so there is a constant need for finding new funding. Making sure that I am actively researching, identifying, and actually doing the work of the grants is crucial.”

As executive director, DePena-Elder’s leadership is centered on preserving and enhancing the Lasallian traditions that have been the bedrock of the De La Salle School’s success.

“I just want to make sure that the school is around 400 years. We are just getting started, we now have 250 to 270 graduates,” DePena-Elder said. “When we change a child’s life, we not only change that child, but we change his family and the success of the child’s family.”

Looking ahead, DePena-Elder envisions a future where the De La Salle School continues to stand as a beacon of hope and opportunity for generations of students. She is driven by a profound desire to break the cycle of poverty and provide the best possible education for those in need. Under her guidance, the school is poised to fulfill its mission of transforming the lives of its students and their families.

Her legacy, she hopes, will be one of lasting impact, ensuring that the De La Salle School remains a cornerstone of excellence in education for years to come.

Courtesy the De La Salle School roxanna depena-elder’s ascent to the position of executive director at the de La Salle School is a culmination of her years of experience, and she looks forward to leading the school into the future.

Carini committed to improving quality of life

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

Christopher Carini is a familiar face in the communities he represents on the Hempstead town council.

The Seaford Republican is a former police officer running for a second term. He ran the first time in 2019 after spending time with the Wantagh/Seaford Homeowners Association, a civic organization that combatted qualityof-life issues that mattered — like making sure potholes were filled, graffiti was removed, and neighborhoods kept safe.

These values followed Carini into office as one of the decision-makers in the country’s largest township. But he almost didn’t make it into office. Republicans had originally nominated Erin King Sweeney in 2019, but she dropped out late in the race, with Carini jumping on the ballot just six weeks before the election.

But that didn’t hinder him, winning the seat, and then focusing on sound budgeting and keeping taxes low.

“Since I’ve been in office, we have held the line on taxes,” Carini told reporters during a recent Herald Roundtable session. “We are proposing another budget for 2024 that will hold the line on taxes, and actually shrink our budget down to 2021 status. Because of our sound budgeting and our 25 percent reserve that we have, we now have a AAA bond rating — which is the highest rating you can have.”

Carini spearheaded the town’s quality-of-life task force, which evolved from the graffiti task force. Every weekday, dedicated crews travel around Hempstead to remove graffiti, collect trash and debris, and take down illegal signage from utility poles and fences.

“Quality of life — I keep expanding on that,” Carini said. “It’s gone from graffiti to illegal signs — and anything else that we could do — because I do feel our suburban landscape is deteriorating when we see an increase in graffiti, a lot of garbage, all over the place. If your neighborhood looks bad, you don’t feel good about your neighborhood.”

The town’s bond rating has allowed leaders to borrow money for successful renovations in a number of areas including Seamans Neck Park in Seaford, and Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore. Everything from new turf fields to playgrounds have been installed in the town’s green spaces — and there’s more work planned for the near future.

Carini remains adamantly against bail reform, believing it has “handicapped” the criminal justice system while making neighborhoods unsafe. He’s also against the state’s attempt to take away local zoning, which he says could lead to over-development in the suburbs.

“I believe that the most important thing for local officials is zoning,” Carini said. “They have their eyes and ears to the ground. They’re most in-touch with the local constituents. One-size-fits-all from Albany doesn’t work.”

Carini prioritizes being out in the communities he serves, and being available to his constituents when they have concerns.

“I go to as many civic meetings as I can,” he said. “I go to chamber meetings. I meet with my youth sports programs. I am very much in touch with my local communities.”

Carini’s district includes many areas that saw intense flooding during Hurricane Sandy, and the councilman says he helped see through major infrastructure projects to help storm drains better handle flooding.

Road improvements have been made all throughout the district, he added, and several coastal roadways have been raised to combat extreme weather.

There’s also been an influx of antisemitic incidents in his district — something Carini emphasizes is unacceptable, and something he and his colleagues in government will continue to combat. He’s helped keep people he represents reassured.

“I know how to talk to people,” Carini said. “And when people are upset, I can talk to them and hear their problems. I’m used to running around nights and weekends. I don’t mind working hard.”

Carini says he’s delivered on his campaign promises in the past, and this is something he intends to keep doing.

“I said I was going to hold the line on taxes, we did,” he said. “We got bond upgrading. We did this while we improved our parks, like I promised, while we improved our roadways.

“I said I was going to try to provide a cost-efficient government at a better price, and we did. I think I delivered on every one of my campaign promises, and I am going to continue with that in the future.”

Peña wants a more transparent Town Board

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

Jasmine Peña never thought about running for municipal office.

The Freeport native is a first-generation American and college graduate, and a small business owner. Having worked on the Freeport mayoral campaign of her friend Carmen Piñeyro in 2020, Peña said she gave the idea of running for office “a good thought.”

“I did think about how Freeport, in particular, is not well represented,” Peña told reporters as part of a Herald Roundtable session. “We have a large minority and we don’t have the proper representation in the Town of Hempstead.”

Peña is the Democrat in the race who values family. She has spent most of her life in Freeport, growing up in a large family from parents who immigrated from the Dominican Republic. Large families are the norm when it comes Peña’s relatives: Her mom is one of 18 siblings, her dad one of 11.

“Most of us are in Freeport, which is why I decided to stay here,” she said. “We’re very family-oriented, so that’s always important.”

Peña earned her business administration and economics degree from Baruch College, and works as a financial analyst for Mizuho Securities. She owns a landscaping company that services the Plainview-Syosset area, as well as a deli, Peña Food Center, that she runs with her mom in Freeport.

“I’ve been helping small business owners and my community to obtain licenses and permits,” she said, “specifically for those that are not able to defend them-

selves in the English language. As a council member, I would have more power to do so — to give them the proper resources.”

Peña is a member of a newly founded nonprofit, the Long Island Latino Alliance, and is the president of the parent association in her daughter’s school.

Peña is concerned about mismanagement allegations at the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter, located on Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh, that have long been brought

out of Town Board meetings.

“From my understanding, both the Democratic and Republican parties never did much for the animal shelter,” Peña said. “And it’s kind of sad. I’m a first-time candidate, first time in politics, And I’m coming in getting the heat, like, ‘You’re all the same.’ And I don’t want to be the same.”

Peña wants more regulations put in place at the animal shelter, ensuring it remains apolitical. Doing that means prohibiting employees from making local political donations.

And then there’s the environment.

“I want to address climate issues, as far as environmental initiatives from the Town of Hempstead — working with some of the residents to try to recreate green space in our area,” Peña said, in places “like the neglected Brookside Preserve.”

Peña also wants transparency from the Town Board.

“The town council, I want to say, is diverse,” she said. “But as far as interacting with the community and keeping them involved, I feel like it’s always vague. I only wish for more transparency — or at least for us to see them as one of us — so that people are not intimidated or feel uncomfortable addressing any issues.”

Combating the opioid crisis and finding affordable housing solutions, Peña said, are also topics she feels need to be better addressed.

“I feel like the youth needs to get more involved in politics,” Peña said. “I feel like a lot of the people that have been in politics have been there for a long time, and are not open-minded to current issues.

“I am going to do my best to represent our constituents.”

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Christopher Carini is the incumbent Hempstead town councilman who, if re-elected, hopes to continue spearheading quality-of-life initiatives while improving infrastructure in the communities he serves.

Tim Baker/Herald Jasmine Peña of Freeport is running against Chris Carini for his Hempstead town council seat. If elected, she’d like to see better minority representation on the Town Board, as well as transparency on issues.

Annual Peace Concert and Art Exhibit

Freeport unites in harmony

The Freeport community came together in a resounding chorus of peace, love, and acceptance at the annual district wide Peace Concert and Art Exhibit, held at the Performing Arts Center of Freeport High School on Oct 2.

The event, organized by the Freeport School District, served as a celebration of the International Day of Peace and International Day of Non-Violence, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

The evening began with a solemn presentation of colors led by members of the Freeport High School Navy JROTC, followed by a warm welcome from Director of Arts Lynn Fusco. Superintendent of Schools, Kishore Kuncham expressed gratitude to staff, students, and attendees, emphasizing the district’s longstanding commitment to promoting peace and non-violence worldwide.

“Our district has long held the belief of sharing peace and non-violence in our world,” Kuncham said. “We know we are the change makers that can lead the way to a more peaceful and equitable existence for all. The importance of this day, marked by the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, is not just about remembering the past, it is about creating a vision for our future that is guided by the timeless human values he championed.”

The event was energetically led by eighth-grader emcee Aiden Jean-Louis, who introduced each performing act with passion. Students from all grade levels showcased their musical talents on the stage, delivering songs that resonated with messages of prosperity. The accompanying virtual slideshow displayed artwork created by students, fur-

ther reinforcing the evening’s theme.

The highlight of the event was the debut performance of a special song titled “Find a Way to Peace,” a creation of Freeport students. With guidance from composer Jim Papoulis, the Freeport Summer Academy of the Arts District Wide Chorus worked diligently during school recess to bring this original piece of music to life. The song, proudly bearing the Freeport name, left a lasting impression.

The powerful rendition of “Find a Way to Peace,” along with the exceptional performances throughout the night, earned a standing ovation from the appreciative audience. The Freeport Peace Concert once again served as a beacon of unity and love in the community, spreading a message of hope and harmony for the future.

–Mohamed Farghaly

The presentation of colors was led by the Freeport High School Navy JROTC members. Students from the Columbus Avenue Early Childhood Center delivered a heartwarming performance of “Planting Seeds of Love.”

“Planting Seeds of Love” was performed by students from the Columbus Avenue Early Childhood Center.

Photos courtesy Freeport Public Schools

The Freeport High School sinfonietta mesmerized the audience with their rendition of “Stand by Me.”

Rallying for public power, but PSEG pushes back

By CHARLES SHAW cshaw@liherald.com

There’s a bit of a power struggle happening in Nassau County — and it quite literally has everything to do with power.

Dozens gathered in front of a closed office building in Seaford belonging to PSEG Long Island demanding the utility end its quasi-private management of the Long Island Power Authority and replace it with a fully public entity.

The coalition — which included community organizations, environmental groups, businesses, and various members of chambers of commerce — had already signed on to a letter addressed to Gov. Kathy Hochul and state legislators to help make that happen.

“It demonstrates the widespread support, both regionally and statewide, for a fully public LIPA,” said Ryan Madden, sustainability organizer for the Long Island Progressive Coalition.

Madden’s coalition hosted the recent event as part of its larger “Reimagine LIPA” campaign, calling for the public entity to become wholly locally controlled.

Madden describes the public-private PSEG model as expensive, unreliable and structurally flawed. Those flaws were made especially clear in 2020 when Tropical Storm Isaias swept through Long Island and left some 645,000 homes and businesses without power — some for as long as eight days.

Albany has been paying attention to the demands, however. Legislation was passed last year creating a commission tasked with developing a roadmap for a restructured LIPA. The Legislative Commission on the Future of Long Island released a draft report this past April detailing a key financial finding: That LIPA can save between $50 million and $80 million a year by operating

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David Osorio joined Oceanside’s Jill Weber at a rally in front of a closed PSEG Long Island office in Seaford demanding the utility end its private-public partnership with Long Island Power Authority, and let distributing electricity be solely a public job. PSEG officials, however,

the local electric grid itself.

“It has shown that a fully public LIPA will lower rates and provide more transparency and accountability.” Madden said.

LIPA has been managed by PSEG Long Island since 2013 under a contract that runs through 2025.

Christopher Hahn, PSEG Long Island’s vice president of external affairs, told the commission during a hearing in Hauppauge a day after the rally that the public-private model is the best option for Long Island and the Rocka-

ways, and that LIPA — as a public entity — has already produced a muddy track record.

He cited a 175 percent jump in payroll since 2015, and increasing the organization’s debt from $7.6 billion to just under $13 billion. That has caused LIPA’s operating budget to grow an average of 25 percent each year for the past decade.

“Historically, empire building by government agencies — unchecked and unchallenged — does not produce efficiencies,” Hahn said, according to his written testimony. “And to believe this one would be different is just wishful thinking.”

Hahn also said the partnership provides the benefits of public power with accountability. Yet those who gathered in front of PSEG’s Seaford offices disagree.

“From Montauk to the Rockaways, Long Islanders are facing economic hardships and an affordability crisis that makes living and thriving here harder and harder each year,” Joseph Sackman, a member of the Long Island Activists, said at the rally. “With frequent and dangerous storms and an already outdated electric grid, we can add uncertainty and risks to life and property as well.”

John Hyland, a retiree member of the Professional Staff Congress — a union representing faculty and staffers at CUNY — says public power would prioritize serving the needs of the people.

“More transparency, accountability, lower rates, and a commitment to environmental sustainability and justice, are so important to Long Island communities.” he said.

“You cannot guarantee that a fully municipalized system will not drastically raise ratepayer costs, or that mismanagement and politics won’t run rampant,” PSEG’s Hahn said. “Are you willing to gamble our region’s electric grid with your constituents’ hard-earned dollars for a hypothetical savings of $3 per customer?”

warn making the utility fully public will lead to rampant mismanagement.

STEPPING OUT

In tune with the Nassau Pops

Suzanne Vega

stars in a the return of the orchestra’s gala benefit concert

By Karen Bloom

Their absence has been sorely missed by Nassau Pops fans, CP Nassau, the concert’s beneficiary, and orchestra members. Now, after a three-year pandemic-imposed absence, Maestro Louis Panacciulli and his orchestra are back on the Tilles Center stage with their popular gala concert in support of the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, next Sunday, Oct. 15. This year the orchestra welcomes Tony Danza and his band as their special guests.

STEPPING

Creative advocacy

The concert continues to feature the Nassau Pops signature blend of popular and classical music as well as an inspiring moment with Creation, the CP Nassau vocal team that has made their annual appearance a heartwarming tradition since 2004.

Acclaimed as a masterful storyteller, the singer-songwriter visits the Landmark stage for ‘An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories.’ She’s joined by her longtime guitarist, Gerry Leonard, performing a careerspanning show including favorites like Tom’s Diner, Luka and more. Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk-music revival of the early 1980s when, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, she sang what has been called contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs. Bearing the stamp of a storyteller who ‘observes the world with a clinically poetic eye’ (The New York Times), Vega’s songs have tended to focus on city life, ordinary people, and real-world subjects. Notably succinct and understated, her work is immediately recognizable — as utterly distinct and thoughtful.

“I’ve truly missed this concert,” says Panacciulli, the orchestra’s longtime musical director. “The orchestra is family, and this is one big lovefest. I’m so glad to be back at Tilles Center during our 40th season. It’s always exciting to be here. So many wonderful people have

The collaboration between the Nassau Pops and CP Nassau goes back to his mother, who was a member of the CP auxiliary in Valley Stream.

inspiring the orchestra’s crossed this stage.” for her idea

By Karen Bloom

“In the past, we had done benefits for Special Olympics, pop concerts for hospitals,” he recalls. “But the idea for doing this came one day when I was discussing with her the idea of doing a benefit concert for CP Nassau. I’m thrilled to carry on her legacy.”

And he’s delighted to return to Tilles Center.

Friday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m. $195 and $99 premium VIP packages, $61, $51, $41. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Pat McGann

“Music crosses over all lines, whether you’re young or old, no matter if you’re on the right side of the aisle or the left. The Nassau Pops is back at full strength, doing what we set out to do — not only to make music, but to make a difference.”

WHERE

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

“We knew it had to be special and are so fortunate to get Tony Danza to participate,” Panacciulli says. “He was very interested in working with a symphonic band.”

“We knew it had to be special and are so to

• Sunday, Oct. 15, 3 p.m. $59.50, $49.50, $37.50; available at NPSO.org/tickets • Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post Campus, Brookville. Information available at TillesCenter.org or NSPO.org

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

Gipsy Kings

That’s where Creation comes in, the singers who participate in CP Nassau’s Adult Day Treatment Program. As part of the opening segment, they’ll perform “Sweet Caroline,” “Georgia on My Mind” and “God Bless the USA.”

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

Singers David Tindal and Chris Wawrzonek have “grown up” with the orchestra.

Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence.

This collaboration brings a unique twist to Danza’s acclaimed cabaret show, “Songs and Stories.” Combining Danza’s wit, charm, storytelling — with a dash of soft shoe and even Danza on the ukulele — the “Taxi” and “Who’s the Boss” actor sings his favorite standards from the Great American Songbook while he interweaves stories about his life and personal connection to the music.

“It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,” Giordano says. “Artists often lead the charge and expose truths that may otherwise be ignored. The artists in this exhibition take a stand and call out injustices through their art and activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, voting rights, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfilled. They all combine the making of art with public service that has a grassroots approach in the hope of mobilizing their communities and the nation to ignite movement, create awareness, and inspire others to

Some might not realize that Danza, who grew up on Long Island and attended Malverne High School, is a well-established song and dance man, in addition to his acting chops in television, film and on stage.

“I’m filled with such a sense of gratitude that I can affect two lives by giving them a chance to perform in front of a full orchestra and a large audience,” Panacciulli says. “We share something special when we share music together. The audience gives them standing ovations every time. It’s so amazing to see what they can do.”

Pat McGann is quickly rising as of the sharpest stand-ups on the comedy scene. A relative latecomer to comedy, he began doing standup at 31 after realizing he was very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father three young children, McGann’s appeal stems from his quick wit and relatable take on family life and marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festival, and more. McGann still calls Chicago home.

And for Panacciulli — a Franklin Square resident, who has been at the helm of the Nassau Pops since 1984 (and also serves as band director at Nassau Community College) — that moment defines this concert.

This exhibit, which runs through July 28, is in conjunction with Hofstra’s 13th presidential conference on the Barack Obama presidency coming up in April.

“He brings a lot of different things to the show,” Panacciulli says. “He draws in the crowd with ‘Angel Eyes,’ the big Frank Sinatra tune.”

“We always want to leave something behind after the notes have faded away,” he adds. “Creation is a by-product the wonderful work that CP Nassau does. It does my heart good to help them and give back to the community through the gift of music.”

“We were interested in the idea that the artist has a civic responsibility,” says museum director Karen Albert. “The initial idea for this exhibition was inspired by an Obama Administration White House briefing that took place on May 12, 2009, where more than 60 artists and creative organizers met with administration officials to discuss the collective power of the arts to build community, create change, and chart a pathway for national recovery in the areas of social justice, civic participation and

And throughout his 70-minute set, Danza is thoroughly enjoying himself.

“He always has a big smile on his face,” Panacciulli says. “He’s certainly having a good time. And I guarantee the audience will as well.”

Panacciulli gratefully acknowledges Long Island-based credit union Jovia, which has been the gala’s title sponsor since 2012. Proceeds from every ticket sold are donated directly to CP Nassau.

Mixing rumba, flamenco, salsa and pop, the Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes will have you moving to their irresistible rhythms and melodies from the very first song. Their fast flamenco guitar leads and rhythmic strumming are truly captivating. What really sets them apart is Nicolas Reyes’ gritty, intense and instantly recognizable vocals. You feel the passion in every note he sings. Since they debuted more than three decades ago, France’s most successful group has performed all over the world, earning gold and platinum albums along the way. Thirty years is an eternity in pop music, but the story of the Gipsy Kings has the depth to endure. Theirs is a music that extends through generations, to the sounds of their ancestors — Spanish Romani people who fled the Catalonia region during the Spanish Civil War — and reflects the vibrantly eclectic and peripatetic history of the gitanos.

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

while about personal Some might not realize that in addition television, clearly Panacciulli.

To that end, unlike other recent exhibits that showcased the museum’s permanent collection, Giordano reached out to contemporary artists who loaned the museum their selected works. Some 36 pieces are on view — representing all media — from Emma Amos, Molly Crabapple and the Equal Justice Initiative, For Freedoms, Miguel Luciano, Michele Pred, Hank Willis Thomas, and Sophia Victor.

The language of music is clearly special to

Yarn/Wire

Sunday, Oct. 8, 8 p.m. $99.50, $89.50, $69.50, $49.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY. com.

Now in its 18th year, Adelphi University’s ‘new music’ series welcomes Yarn/Wire. The intrepid New York-based piano-percussion quartet has forged a singular path with endlessly inventive collaborations,

Photos courtesy Nassau Pops

Tony Danza performs a selection of his favorite standards from the Great American Songbook. Critics laud his voice and showmanship.

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

Maestro Louis Panacciulli conducts the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra, which he refers to as his ‘family.’

Talking birds

THE

Emmet Cohen Trio

Multifaceted

American

jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is one of his generation’s pivotal figures in music and the related arts. He visits the Landmark stage, Friday, Oct. 13 , at 8 p.m. A recognized prodigy, Cohen began Suzukimethod piano instruction at age three, and his playing quickly became a mature melding of musicality, technique, and concept. Downbeat observed that his nimble touch, measured stride, and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he’s above any convoluted technical showmanship. In the same spirit, Cohen himself has noted that playing jazz is about communicating the deepest levels of humanity and individuality; it’s essentially about connections with both musicians and audiences. In constant demand as a sideman, he leads his namesake ensemble, the Emmet Cohen Trio, and is a vibrant solo performer. Possessing a fluid technique, an innovative tonal palette, and an extensive repertoire, Cohen plays with the command of a seasoned veteran and the passion of an artist fully devoted to his medium. Cohen headlines regularly at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Village Vanguard and Birdland, among other prestigious venues. $48, $43, $38. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

On exhibit

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

The South Shore Audubon Society invites all to a lecture program, “Horseshoe Crabs: Blue-Blooded Laboratory Stars,” with Dr. John Tanacredi, at its monthly meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m., at Freeport Memorial Library. Dr. Tanacredi has tracked up to 115 locations for horseshoe crab breeding conditions and habitats on Long Island; he’ll discuss why they and their habitats are so important. A Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Director of the Center for Environmental Research and Coastal Oceans Monitoring at Molloy University, he is a founding member of the IUCN SSC Horseshoe Crab Specialist Group. 144 W. Merrick Road (at S. Ocean Avenue) in Freeport. For more information about the program or South Shore Audubon, go to SSAudubon. org.

Freeport PAL Boxing anniversary

Celebrate Freeport PAL Boxing’s first anniversary, with Keepfit by Keisha, Friday, Oct. 13, 7-10 p.m. 100 Parsons Ave. For more information call (526) 359-7513.

Art classes

Nassau County Museum of Art welcomes those interested in improving their art skills or those who simply want to explore their creativity to participate in one of their many stimulating classes. The fall schedule includes Watercolor Florals: Beginner to intermediate levels (adults and teens 16+), Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Nov. 2-Dec. 14. $300, $270 members. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. For information and to register visit NassauMuseum.org or call (516) 484-9338.

Breastfeeding Support Group

Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure you and your baby’s spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

Art talk

Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture,” now back on-site at Nassau County Museum of Art, Thursday, Oct. 19, 1 p.m. Enjoy an in-depth presentation on the current exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait.”

Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program and to join the 2 p.m. public tour of the exhibit. 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 4849337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Angela’s Warriors Cancer Fundraiser

Support Angela’s Warriors at the annual Cancer Fundraiser, Saturday, Oct. 7, at 3 p.m. at The Helm. $30 admission includes buffet and a tee. With performance by IPA, raffles and gift giveaways .524 Guy Lombardo Ave. Contact Angelaswarriors@ gmail.com to register or to learn more about the event.

Having an event?

Masquerade Ball Benefit Gala

Enjoy the spirit of the season at a Howloween

Masquerade Gala benefiting Freeport-based Bobbi and the Strays animal rescue, Thursday Oct. 26, 7 p.m.-12 a.m., at Russo’s on the Bay. $125 ticket price includes four-course dinner, dancing, entertainment and raffles. All funds raised support sheltering and medical needs of the rescued dogs and cats. 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd., Howard Beach. For information, call (917) 2139840 or (718) 845-0779.

Fall Fest

Freeport Memorial Library hosts a fall festival, Saturday, Oct. 14, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fun-filled event includes DJ, dancing, karaoke, petting zoo, carnival games, an inflatable bouncy house, and face painting. 144 W. Merrick Road. For more information, visit FreeportLibrary.info.

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

Westbury House Tour

For many years visitors to Westbury House at Old Westbury Gardens asked what was beyond the first floor corridor. Now beyond the door and discover “secrets of the service wing,” during a 60-minute guided tour, Friday, Oct. 6, noon-1 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 8, 1:30-2:30 p.m. and 3-4 p.m.; Monday, Oct. 9, noon-1 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 11-12, noon-1 p.m. Be introduced to the intensive labor required to create the lifestyle experienced by the Phipps family and their guests; tour the many rooms that were “behind the scenes” to create the formal dining experiences of early 20th century. Go along the corridors to the butler’s pantry and silver cleaning room then descend the 17 steps to the kitchen, scullery, and wine storage rooms located on the ground floor. Reservations required. 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.

Spooky Fest is back

A Halloween experience not to be missed, Spooky Fest is an outdoor adventure perfect for families who don’t want to be scared — or maybe just a little. Join in the fun at the Center for Science, Teaching and Learning, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout October. Along the way in the updated and beautifully lit up, Enchanted Walk you will see dinosaurs, aliens and friendly witches, costumed characters and more. Get your fortune told, make a craft and danceg with the Halloween DJ, along with face painting and the new Amazing Glow tent. For those who want to get a little scared, venture into the Dino Woods. Be on the lookout for the Zombie Robotic Dinosaurs. 1450 Tanglewood Road, Rockville Centre. Visit CSTL.org for more information.

Volunteer for SPLASH

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

Celebrating the Friends of the Library

Dueling pianos and community dedication

The Freeport Memorial Library is gearing up to celebrate its dedicated Friends of the Library group during the 18th annual National Friends of Libraries Week, set to take place from Oct 15 to 21. This event, observed every year during the third full week of October, recognizes and honors Friends’ groups from across the nation.

The Friends of the Freeport Memorial Library consists of a passionate group of volunteers who generously

contribute their time, skills, and energy to further the library’s mission of supporting and enhancing its services, as well as meeting the cultural and informational needs of the community.

Despite being relatively new officers, they have already made notable contri-

butions by sponsoring two community concerts and hosting the reception for the “Our Freeport” mural installation.

In addition to event sponsorship, the Friends have undertaken initiatives such as redesigning their logo, organizing a coloring contest in cele -

ESTADO DE NEW YORK COMISIÓN DE SERVICIO PÚBLICO

CASO 22-T-0346 - Solicitud de Empire Offshore Wind LLC para un Certificado de Compatibilidad Ambiental y Necesidad Pública para la construcción de aproximadamente 12 millas [19 km] de líneas de transmisión desde el límite de las aguas territoriales del Estado de Nueva York hasta un punto de interconexión en el Pueblo de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau.

AVISO DE FOROS DE INFORMACIÓN PÚBLICA, AUDIENCIAS DE DECLARACIONES PÚBLICAS

El 17 de junio de 2022, Empire Offshore Wind LLC presentó una solicitud (Solicitud) para un Certificado de Compatibilidad Ambiental y Necesidad Pública de conformidad con el Artículo VII de la Ley de Servicio Público con el objetivo de construir, operar y mantener la parte de New York de las instalaciones de transmisión requeridas para interconectar su instalación de generación de energía eólica marina Empire Wind 2 propuesta con un punto de interconexión con el sistema de transmisión del Estado de New York en la subestación Barrett de 138 kilovoltios (kV) ubicada en Oceanside, en la ciudad de Hempstead, New York (el Proyecto NY). El 1 de agosto de 2023, Empire Offshore Wind LLC y EW Offshore Wind Transport Corporation (en conjunto, EOW) reformaron su solicitud y modificaron aspectos de su propuesta.

El Proyecto NY se extenderá en un total de aproximadamente 12,2 millas [19,6 km] dentro del Estado de New York e incluye varios componentes: dos cables submarinos de exportación de corriente alterna (HVAC) de alto voltaje de 345 kV de tres núcleos ubicados dentro de un corredor de cable de exportación submarino con un radio de aproximadamente 7,7 millas náuticas (nm) [14,2 km] desde el límite de las aguas del estado de New York a tres millas náuticas [5,5 km] de la costa hasta la recalada del cable; una recalada de cable en la ciudad de Long Beach; dos circuitos de cable de exportación terrestre de 345 kV, cada uno con tres cables de exportación terrestres HVAC de un solo núcleo dentro de un corredor de cable de exportación terrestre de aproximadamente 1,6 millas [2,5 km] desde la recalada del cable a la subestación terrestre; una subestación terrestre en Village of Island Park, dentro de la ciudad de Hempstead, que albergará importantes componentes de control para el sistema eléctrico y realizará funciones tales como regulación de voltaje, compensación de potencia reactiva y filtrado de armónicos; dos circuitos de cables de interconexión de 345 kV, cada uno con tres cables de interconexión HVAC de un solo núcleo dentro de un corredor de cables de interconexión de aproximadamente 1,7 millas [2,7 km] desde la subestación terrestre hasta la subestación recientemente propuesta de Hampton Road; la nueva subestación de Hampton Road en Oceanside en la ciudad de Hempstead, New York, que incluirá instalaciones de subestación que proporcionarán los conjuntos de interruptores y transformadores de 345 kV/138 kV necesarios; y cuatro circuitos de cable de líneas de entrada y salida de 138 kV, ubicados dentro de un corredor de cable de aproximadamente 0,1 millas [0.16 km] desde la subestación de Hampton Road hasta las líneas de transmisión existentes de Long Island Power Authority ubicadas debajo de Lawson Boulevard en Oceanside, New York.

Y SOLICITUD DE COMENTARIOS

(Emitido el 20 de septiembre de 2023)

Según la Ley del Estado de New York, la Comisión de Servicio Público (Comisión) puede adoptar o rechazar la propuesta de EOW, total o parcialmente, o modificarla. Al hacerlo, la Comisión considerará las aportaciones de las partes participantes y del público en general. Los jueces de Derecho Administrativo (ALJ, por sus siglas en inglés) Ashley Moreno y Tara Kersey presiden la recopilación de comentarios públicos y todas las pruebas relacionadas con el Proyecto NY. Como se indica en este Aviso, se llevarán a cabo audiencias de declaración pública para obtener comentarios del público sobre la propuesta de EOW.

TENGA EN CUENTA que las oportunidades para obtener información pública y comentarios sobre la solicitud de EOW se brindarán de la siguiente manera:

FECHA: 11 de octubre de 2023

UBICACIÓN: Ciudad de Long Beach, Ayuntamiento Cámara Comunitaria, 6to piso

1 West Chester Street Long Beach, New York 11561

HORA: Foro Informativo 1:00 p. m.

Audiencia de Declaración Pública

2:00 p. m.

HORA: Foro informativo 5:30 p. m.

Audiencia de Declaración Pública

6:30 p. m.

Durante los foros informativos programados, los mapas de la ruta propuesta estarán disponibles para su revisión, y los representantes del Departamento de Servicios Públicos del Estado de New York brindarán una descripción general del proceso de certificación de la Comisión. Luego, EOW presentará un breve resumen del Proyecto NY. A continuación, el público tendrá la oportunidad de hacer preguntas sobre el proceso y la solicitud pendiente ante la Comisión.

Una audiencia de declaración pública seguirá cada foro informativo, donde todos aquellos que deseen comentar sobre la solicitud de EOW tendrán la oportunidad de hacer una declaración en el expediente ante los ALJ. No es necesario concertar una cita con antelación, ni presentar material escrito para hablar en una audiencia. Se llamará a las personas a hablar después de completar una tarjeta de solicitud. Cada audiencia de declaración pública se mantendrá abierta durante un mínimo de treinta minutos y continuará abierta hasta que todos los que deseen hablar hayan sido escuchados o se hayan hecho otros arreglos razonables para incluir sus comentarios en el acta. Se realizará una transcripción literal

de cada audiencia de declaración pública para su inclusión en el expediente de este procedimiento.

Las personas con discapacidades que requieran adaptaciones especiales deben llamar a la Oficina de Gestión de Recursos Humanos del Departamento de Servicio Público al (518)474-2520 lo antes posible. Los usuarios de DTS pueden solicitar un intérprete de lenguaje de señas llamando a través del Servicio de Retransmisión de New York al 711. Se recomienda a las personas con dificultades para comprender o leer inglés que llamen al Departamento al (800) 342-3377 para obtener servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística con respecto a este Aviso.

Otras formas de hacer comentarios

Para aquellos que no puedan asistir o prefieren no hablar en las audiencias de declaración pública, existen otras formas de brindar sus comentarios a la Comisión. Los comentarios deben hacer referencia al “Caso 22-T-0346 – EOW2”.

Internet o correo: Visite www.dps.ny.gov, haga clic en “Búsqueda de archivos” (ubicado bajo el título “Archivos de la Comisión”), ingrese “22T-0346” en el campo “Buscar por número de caso” y luego haga clic en Cuadro “Publicar comentarios” en la parte superior de la página. Alternativamente, los comentarios pueden enviarse por correo a la Excma. Michelle L. Phillips, Secretaria, Comisión de Servicios Públicos, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, 12223-1350.1 Todos los comentarios escritos pasarán a formar parte del expediente considerado por la Comisión y se podrá acceder a ellos en el sitio web del Departamento de Servicio Público buscando el número de caso, como se describe anteriormente, y haciendo clic en la pestaña “Comentarios públicos”.

Línea de Opinión Gratuita: Las personas pueden optar por enviar comentarios llamando a la Línea de Opinión de la Comisión al 1-800-3352120. Este número está configurado para recibir comentarios sobre casos pendientes de personas que llaman desde dentro del Estado las 24 horas del día. Estos comentarios no se transcriben literalmente, pero se proporciona un resumen a la Comisión.

Aunque los comentarios enviados a través de estos medios alternativos se aceptarán durante el transcurso de este procedimiento, se solicitan antes del 3 de noviembre de 2023.

La Solicitud se puede revisar en línea en el sitio web del Departamento de Servicio Público, www.dps.ny.gov. Para acceder a los documentos, haga clic en “Búsqueda de archivos” (ubicado bajo el título “Archivos de la Comisión”) e ingrese “22-T-0346” en el campo “Buscar por número de caso”

(FIRMADO) MICHELLE L. PHILLIPS Secretaria

1 Se recomienda enfáticamente la presentación electrónica.

bration of National Best Friends Day, and providing prizes to winners of the adult and children’s summer reading programs. Their monthly meetings, which are open to all, also serve as a platform to explore potential sponsorships and discuss library support.

“Libraries play a critical role in the growth, development, and education of the entire village,” Jason Holin, President of the Library Board of Trustees said. “We are grateful to our Friends of the Library for their time, dedication, and enthusiasm. This special group helps us to build a stronger library and a stronger community.”

The Friends of Freeport Memorial Library can trace their roots back to the 1950s, with an official reestablishment occurring on October 2, 1975. At their reestablishment meeting, they set their sights on their inaugural goal—to raise funds for the purchase of a baby grand piano. Remarkably, they achieved this goal within two years. To this day, the piano continues to grace library concerts, offered free of charge to the Freeport community and beyond.

To fund their various initiatives, the Friends of the Library partner with Better World Books, an online platform for new and used book sales that matches each purchase with a book donation. Two drop boxes in the library parking lot facilitate book donations. Through this partnership, Better World Books has raised over $34 million for libraries and literacy efforts.

The Friends of Freeport Memorial Library are kicking off National Friends of Libraries Week with a captivating Dueling Pianos concert by John Arden Music on Sunday, Oct 15, at 2:30 p.m. The event will feature John Arden and Kenny Hendricks playing side by side on two pianos, performing singalong favorites by Billy Joel, the Beatles, and incorporating comedy into their act. Following the concert, attendees can enjoy refreshments, gather information, and receive free giveaways.

The annual meeting for the Friends of Freeport Memorial Library will be held on Nov 9 at 6:30 p.m. The event will include refreshments, and all interested individuals are encouraged to attend. To RSVP, please contact FreeportLibraryFriends@yahoo.com.

National Friends of Libraries Week is coordinated by United for Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, representing approximately 4,000 individuals and group members dedicated to supporting libraries. United for Libraries plays a pivotal role in assisting those who govern, promote, advocate, and fundraise for libraries. By bringing together library trustees, advocates, friends, and foundations, they create a powerful force for libraries in the 21st century. For more information, visit ala.org/united.

–Mohamed Farghaly

Replica village will transform police training

By NICOLE FORMISANO nformisano@liherald.com

Nassau county is breaking ground on a new facility that officials say will transform police training like never before in the nation.

The $12 million project next to Nassau Community College — called Phase II Training Village — will replicate a village to mirror real-life communities. That includes everything from schools, banks and houses of worship — complete with role players — so police officers can get hands-on experience in a simulation before going out into the field of the real world.

“This is to take you out of the classroom and put you into that real-life scenario,” Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder told reporters last week. “No longer do you learn from a PowerPoint and a room that we say, ‘OK, pretend this is the mosque or this is a synagogue.’

“No, there will be a synagogue. There will be a mosque. There will be a church.”

The added realism of a village environment will allow police officers to learn a vital skill that was neglected in the past — a community-centric focus.

“Unfortunately, for the last 50, 60 years, we’ve trained only tactical,” Ryder said. “It’s always about tactics — keeping the officers safe, keeping the people safe, firing your weapons, using your baton, using your horses in crowd control situations.

“But now we’re going to police about community.”

The facility will be open to all agencies and departments in the region, not just the county police department. The village will be largely populated by NCC students participating in roleplays for a criminal justice credit.

Through the roleplay scenarios, officers learn how to

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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman promises to have the replica village police training facility planned for next to Nassau Community College completed by 2025.

handle a variety of situations they may face on the job. Examples include confronting an armed homeless person, managing a group of protesting students, or helping a woman give birth while stuck in traffic.

“We are going to train our cops like no one else has ever trained them before in this country,” Ryder said.

“It’s about training for the community, so that we reflect what is needed and asked for by our community. And we do it right.”

Part of that community-centric focus is helping officers practice connecting people they encounter with government resources like social services. The new method of training is also in response to criticism the NCPD has received in recent years.

“We went through reform, we went through challenges and stuff in the community,” Ryder said. “It was asked of us to do better. Well, we’re going to do better.

“When it’s done, I get to sit down with the white kid, the Black kid, the Hispanic kid, the LBG person, the transgender person, the Jewish person, the Catholic person, the Muslim person, and they’re going to tell me what I did wrong.“I’m going to learn from them, but they’re going to learn from me.

“And that’s what the beauty of this is — whatever today’s society is, you’re going to have it in that village.”

The village is expected to be open and ready for use in 2025. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a project leader, promised it would open right on schedule.

“I want to make sure that if I’m not re-elected or I don’t run for office, it gets done before I leave office,” Blakeman said. “This will be a source of pride for not only our police department, but all the residents of Nassau County.”

This kind of comprehensive, multidimensional training will help create officers that can better serve their communities, Ryder added.

“If you take community and you consider that in your decision-making, you make better decisions,” the police commissioner said. “We are part of the community, the community is part of us. And that’s what this is all about.”

STATE OF NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

- Application of Empire Offshore Wind LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the Construction of Approximately 12 Miles of Transmission Lines from the Boundary of New York State Territorial Waters to a Point of Interconnection in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION FORUMS, PUBLIC STATEMENT HEARINGS, AND SOLICITING COMMENTS

On June 17, 2022, Empire Offshore Wind LLC filed an application (Application) for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law seeking to construct, operate, and maintain the New York portion of the transmission facilities required to interconnect its proposed Empire Wind 2 Offshore Wind Generating Facility to a Point of Interconnection with the New York State Transmission System at the Barrett 138-kilovolt (kV) Substation located in Oceanside in the Town of Hempstead, New York (the NY Project). On August 1, 2023, Empire Offshore Wind LLC and EW Offshore Wind Transport Corporation (collectively, EOW) amended its request and modified aspects of its proposal.

The NY Project will extend a total of approximately 12.2 miles within the State of New York and includes several components: two three-core 345kV high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) submarine export cables located within an approximately 7.7-nautical mile (nm) submarine export cable corridor from the boundary of New York State waters three nautical miles offshore to the cable landfall; a cable landfall in the City of Long Beach; two 345kV onshore export cable circuits, each with three single-core HVAC onshore export cables within an approximately 1.6-mile onshore export cable corridor from the cable landfall to the onshore substation; an onshore substation in the Village of Island Park, within the Town of Hempstead, which will house major control components for the electrical system and perform functions such as voltage regulation, reactive power compensation, and harmonic filtering; two 345-kV interconnection cable circuits, each with three single-core HVAC interconnection cables within an approximately 1.7-mile interconnection cable corridor from the onshore substation to the newly proposed Hampton Road substation; the new

(Issued September 20, 2023)

Hampton Road substation in Oceanside in the Town of Hempstead, New York, which will include substation facilities that will provide the necessary breaker arrays and 345-kV/138-kV transformers; and, four 138-kV loop-in/loop-out lines cable circuits, located within an approximately 0.1-mile cable corridor from the Hampton Road substation to existing Long Island Power Authority transmission lines located under Lawson Boulevard in Oceanside, New York.

Under New York State Law, the Public Service Commission (Commission) may adopt or reject EOW’s proposal, in whole or part, or modify it. In doing so, the Commission will consider input from the participating parties and the general public. Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) Ashley Moreno and Tara Kersey are presiding over the gathering of public comments and all evidence related to the NY Project. As indicated in this Notice, public statement hearings will be held to obtain comments from the public concerning EOW’s proposal.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that opportunities for public information and comment regarding EOW’s request will be provided as follows:

DATE: Wednesday, October 11, 2023

LOCATION: City of Long Beach, City Hall Community Chamber, 6th Floor

1 West Chester Street Long Beach, New York 11561

TIME: Information Forum 1:00 p.m.

Public Statement Hearing 2:00 p.m.

TIME: Information Forum 5:30 p.m.

Public Statement Hearing 6:30 p.m.

During the scheduled informational forums, maps of the proposed route will be available to review, and New York State Department of Public Service representatives will provide an overview of the Commission’s certification process. EOW will then present a brief summary of the NY Project. Members of the public will then have an opportunity to ask questions about the process and the application pending before the Commission.

Each informational forum will be followed by a public statement hearing where all those wishing to comment on EOW’s request will have an opportunity to make a statement on the record before the ALJs. It is not necessary to make an appointment in advance, or present written material to speak at a hearing. Persons will be called to speak after completing a request card. Each public statement hearing will be held open a minimum of thirty minutes and will be kept open until everyone wishing to speak has been heard or other reasonable arrangements have been made to include their comments in the record. A verbatim transcript of each public statement hearing will be made for inclusion in the record of this proceeding.

Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations should call the Department of Public Service’s

Human Resource Management Office at (518)474-2520 as soon as possible. TDD users may request a sign language interpreter by placing a call through the New York Relay Service at 711.

Individuals with difficulty understanding or reading English are encouraged to call the Department at (800)342-3377 for free language assistance services regarding this Notice.

Other Ways to Comment

For those who cannot attend or prefer not to speak at the public statement hearings, there are

several other ways to provide your comments to the Commission. Comments should refer to “Case 22T-0346 – EOW2.”

Internet or Mail: Go to www.dps.ny.gov, click on “File Search” (located under the heading “Commission Files”), enter “22-T-0346” in the “Search by Case Number” field, and then click on the “Post Comments” box at the top of the page. Alternatively, comments may be mailed to the Hon. Michelle L. Phillips, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, 12223-1350.1 All written comments will become part of the record considered by the Commission and may be accessed on the Department of Public Service website by searching the case number, as described above, and clicking on the “Public Comments” tab.

Toll-Free Opinion Line: Individuals may choose to submit comments by calling the Commission’s Opinion Line at 1-800-335-2120. This number is set up to receive comments about pending cases from in-State callers 24-hours a day. These comments are not transcribed verbatim, but a summary is provided to the Commission.

Although comments submitted via these alternate means will be accepted throughout the course of this proceeding, they are requested by November 3, 2023.

The Application may be reviewed online at the Department of Public Service website, www.dps. ny.gov. To access documents, click on “File Search” (located under the heading “Commission Files”), and enter “22-T-0346” in the “Search by Case Number” field.

(SIGNED) MICHELLE L. PHILLIPS Secretary 1 Filing electronically is strongly encouraged.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The Freeport Housing Authority will be holding a Public Meeting on October 25, 2023, at 5:00PM, at 100 North Main Street, Community Center, Freeport, NY 11520. 142350

LEGAL NOTICE

FREEPORT HOUSING

AUTHORITY

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Integrated Pest Management Services

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN, that the Freeport Housing Authority (“the FHA”) seeks proposals from qualified firms or individuals to perform Integrated Pest Management Services for our Federally Subsidized Public Housing properties.

Experience with multifamily properties, public housing authorities and US Department of Housing and Urban Development requirements and regulations.

The RFP documents may be obtained by visiting the FHA offices during regular business hours, 8:30AM - 4:30PM, at 100 North Main Street, Administrative Building, Freeport, NY 11520. The RFP is also available on the FHA website www.FreeportHousingNY.

org..

The deadline for submission of proposals is 4:00PM, November 3, 2023.

The FHA reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

The FHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

By Order of the Board of Commissioners

Freeport Housing Authority

Dated: September 20, 2023

Tel. 516.623.2508

FREEPORT HOUSING

AUTHORITY 142351

LEGAL NOTICE

Freeport Housing Authority

Request for Proposal

General Counsel Services

Issued September 20, 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN, that the Freeport Housing Authority (“the FHA”) seeks proposals from qualified firms to provide General Counsel services for the FHA.

The Request for Proposal (“the RFP”) documents may be obtained by visiting the FHA offices during regular business hours, 8:30AM - 4:30PM, at 100 North Main Street Administration Building, Freeport, NY 11520. The RFP documents are also available on the FHA website www.FreeportHousingNY. org.. The deadline for submission of proposals is November 3, 2023, at 4:00PM

The FHA reserves the right to reject any or all proposals

The FHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

By Order of the Board of Commissioners

Freeport Housing Authority

Dated: September 20, 2023

Tel. 516.623.2508 142352

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 66-2023

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held September 19th, 2023 , by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 66-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 66-2023, amending Chapter 202 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “REGULATIONS & RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at various locations.

Dated: September 19, 2023

Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR.

Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 142246

Dated: September 19, 2023

Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR.

Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 142247

Application #2023-24729 S. Long Beach Ave., Residence A - Section 62/Block 185/Lot 321Jacqueline ReidConstruct a new 315 sq.ft. second level rear addition and rear elevated deck. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6(A), §210-43(A)2Required yards, §210-41Lot coverage; Floor area ratio.

Application #2023-2638 N. Bayview Ave., Residence A - Section 54/Block 070/Lot 125Anais Vargas - Proposed side addition totaling 204 sq.ft. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6(A), §210-21(A)- Permissible extensions of use.

Responses to the RFP will be accepted by the FHA until 4:00 PM on November 3, 2023

The FHA reserves the right to reject any, or all proposals.

The FHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

By Order of the Board of Commissioners Freeport Housing Authority

September 27, 2023 142357

LEGAL NOTICE

FREEPORT HOUSING AUTHORIY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FEE ACCOUNTING SERVICES

Issue Date: September 29, 2023

LEGAL NOTICE

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC

HEARING - October 19, 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a Public Hearing with the Zoning Board of Appeals is scheduled for Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 6:00P.M. in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Main Conference Room, 46 N. Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York on the appeals and applications of cases as they appear on the calendar; residential applications that do not extend their prior nonconforming status may be called first; public comment invited. It is anticipated that the Board will adjourn the legislative session and enter into Executive Session until 6:30P.M.

INTERESTED PROPERTY OWNERS and other persons should appear at the above time and place to have questions answered and to voice opinions.

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

Application #2023-7 - 65 Porterfield Pl., Residence

A - Section 54/Block

BY ORDER OF THE

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

Pamela Walsh Boening, Village Clerk 142349

LEGAL NOTICE

Freeport Housing Authority

Request for Proposal Landlord / Tenant Legal Services

September 20, 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN, that the Freeport Housing Authority (“the FHA”) solicits proposals to provide landlordtenant legal services for the FHA.

The RFP documents may be obtained by visiting the FHA offices during regular business hours, 8:30AM - 4:30PM, at 100 North Main StreetAdministration Building 100 North Main Street, Freeport, NY 11520. The RFP documents are also available on the FHA website www.FreeportHousingNY.

org..

The deadline for submission of proposals is November 3, 2023, at 4:00PM

The FHA reserves the right to reject any or all proposals

The FHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Freeport Housing Authority (“the FHA”) is issuing a Request for Proposal (“the RFP”) for Fee Accounting Services for work related to the US Department of Housing & Urban Development Housing Programs. The RFP documents can be obtained by visiting our offices during regular business hours at 100 North Main StretAdministration Building, Freeport, NY 11520. The RFP is also available on the FHA website www.FreeportHousingNY. org.

Responses to the RFP will be accepted by the FHA until 4:00 PM on November 3, 2023

The FHA reserves the right to reject any, or all proposals.

The FHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

By Order of the Board of Commissioners

Freeport Housing Authority

September 29, 2023 142358

LEGAL NOTICE

FREEPORT HOUSING AUTHORITY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Independent Certified

The FHA reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

The FHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

By Order of the Board of Commissioners

Freeport Housing Authority

Dated: October 2, 2023 142359

LEGAL NOTICE

FREEPORT HOUSING

AUTHORITY

REQUEST FOR

PROPOSALS

Back Office - Off-Site / On-Site Office

Management Services

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN, that the Freeport Housing Authority (“the FHA”) seeks proposals from qualified firms or individuals to perform Back Office - Off-Site / On-Site Management Services for our Federally Subsidized Housing Programs.

Experience with Public Housing Authorities and US Department of Housing and Urban Development requirements and regulations are required. The RFP documents may be obtained by visiting the FHA offices during regular business hours, 8:30AM - 4:30PM, at 100 North Main Street, Administration Building, Freeport, NY 11520. The RFP is also available on the FHA website www.FreeportHousingNY.

org..

The deadline for submission of proposals is 4:00 PM, November 3, 2023

The FHA reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

The FHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

By Order of the Board of Commissioners Freeport Housing Authority

Dated: September 20, 2023

142354

LEGAL NOTICE

The FHA reserves the right to reject any, or all proposals.

The FHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

By Order of the Board of Commissioners

Freeport Housing Authority

October 2, 2023

142355

LEGAL NOTICE

FREEPORT HOUSING

AUTHORIY

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

ARCHITECTURAL/ ENGINEERING SERVICES

The Freeport Housing Authority (“the FHA”) is issuing a Request for Qualifications (“the RFQ”) for Architectural/Engineering Services necessary to undertake the design specifications for roof replacement at 100 North Main Street, Freeport, NY 11520

The RFQ documents can be obtained by visiting our offices during regular business hours at 100 North Main Street, Administration Building, Freeport, NY 11520. The RFQ is also available on the FHA website www.FreeportHousingNY.

org.

Responses will be accepted until 4:00 PM on November 3, 2023

The FHA reserves the right to reject any, or all proposals.

The FHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

By Order of the Board of Commissioners Freeport Housing Authority

October 2, 2023

142356

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $832,078.67 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 015113/2012

If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. Fay Mattana, Esq., Referee. MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 MIDLAND AVENUE, SUITE 205, PORT CHESTER, NY 10573

Dated: 9/12/2023 File

Number: 560-6390 RS 142289

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 67-2023

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held September 19th, 2023, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 67-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 67-2023, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations.

92/Lot 19 - Juan PuntielMaintain existing accessory awning (513 sq.ft.). Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6(A), §210-43A(2)(C)2&3Required yards.

Application #2023-2320 Meister Blvd., Residence A - Section 54/Block 333/Lot 30Nassau/Suffolk Partnership - New FEMA compliant single family residence 1,194.21 sq. ft. two (2) stories. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6(A), §210-39(A)(B)1&2Building height; sky exposure plane, §210-40Lot area, §210-40- Street frontage, §210-43(A)1Required yards.

Application #2023-1833 Dock Dr., Residence A

- Section 54/Block 318/Lot 102 - Christopher Lombardo - Elevate one family framed dwelling.

Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6(A), §210-39(A)(B)1&2Building Height; sky exposure plane.

By Order of the Board of Commissioners Freeport Housing Authority Dated: September 20, 2023 142353

LEGAL NOTICE

FREEPORT HOUSING

AUTHORIY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Management Services

The Freeport Housing Authority (“the FHA”) is issuing a Request for Proposal (“the RFP”) for Management Services for work related to the US Department of Housing & Urban Development Housing Choice Voucher Program, and Public Housing Program. The RFP documents can be obtained by visiting our offices during regular business hours at 100 North Main StretAdministration Building, Freeport, NY 11520. The RFP is also available on the FHA website www.FreeportHousingNY. org.

Public Accountant - Audit Services

Issue Date: October 2, 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN, that the Freeport Housing Authority (“the FHA”) seeks proposals from qualified certified public accounting firms to perform audit services for our Federally Subsidized Housing Programs. Experience with Public Housing Authorities and US Department of Housing and Urban Development requirements and regulations are required. The RFP documents may be obtained by visiting the FHA offices during regular business hours, 8:30AM - 4:30PM, at 100 North Main Street, Administration Building, Freeport, NY 11520. The RFP is also available on the FHA website www.FreeportHousingNY. org.. The deadline for submission of proposals is 4:00PM, November 3, 2023

FREEPORT HOUSING

AUTHORIY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Management ConsultationModernization Coordinator Services

The Freeport Housing Authority (“the FHA”) is issuing a Request for Proposal (“the RFP”) for Management Consultation ServicesModernization Coordinator for work related to the US Department of Housing & Urban Development Office of Public HousingHUD Capital Funds Program

The RFP documents can be obtained by visiting our offices during regular business hours at 100 North Main Street, Administration Building 100 No. Main Street, Freeport, NY 11520. The RFP is also available on the FHA website www.FreeportHousingNY. org.

Responses will be accepted until 4:00 PM on November 3, 2023

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Plaintiff, Against OSCAR A. HERNANDEZ

A/K/A OSCAR

HERNANDEZ, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 07/28/2023, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, The North Front Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 11/6/2023 at 2:00 pm, premises known as 112 Front Street, Freeport, NY 11520, And

Described As Follows:

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

Section 62 Block 159 Lot 497

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2005, GSAMP TRUST 2005-WMC1, Plaintiff, Against DOMINIC VILLONI, ESQ., AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND MILITARY ATTOREY ON BEHALF OF UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN A. FIORITO A/K/A JOHN FIORITO, ET AL.

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 08/02/2023, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 11/8/2023 at 2:00 pm, premises known as 148 Meister Boulevard, Freeport, New York 11520, And Described As Follows:

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

Section 0054 Block 00330-00 Lot 00015 And 00016.

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $464,006.92 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 005733/2015 This Auction will be held

or

Public Notices

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

Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573

Dated: 9/13/23 File

Number: 560-4138 SH 142287

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Sale

Supreme Court of the State of New York Nassau County Long Island Investments, LLC, Pltf. vs. Angela Johnson, et. al, Defts, Index No. 603259/2020.

Pursuant to the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated August 30, 2023 and entered with the Nassau County Clerk on September 19, 2023, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on Monday, November 6, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, the premises known as 250 Saint Marks Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520, SECT: 62, BLOCK 71, LOT 459, sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Ralph Madalena, Esq.Referee McKinley Law, P.C., Attys. For Plaintiff, 30 Forest Drive, Lloyd Harbor, NY 11743 142344

LEGAL NOTICE

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., 20 Commerce Drive, Suite 230,Cranford, NJ 07016.

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 November 9, 2023 at 2:30 PM.

Premises known as 261 Rutland Road, Freeport, NY 11520. Sec 55 Block 374 Lot 1153, 1154 and 1155. 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, fees, 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.

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 142328

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. MICHAEL CUNHA, Pltf. vs. BELTAGH DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS, LLC, et al, Defts. Index #605248/2022. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Aug. 17, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on November 8, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. premises k/a 222 Mount Joy Avenue, Freeport, NY a/k/a School District 10, Section 55, Block 347, Lot 502 on the Tax Map of Nassau County land assessment records, and School District 10, Section 55, Block 347, Lot 91 per Village of Freeport land assessment records.

Approximate amount of judgment is $2,183.53 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. LOUIS B. IMBROTO, Referee. BRONSTER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 156 West 56th Street, Ste. 703, New York, NY 10019. File No. 307580.202#100764

142322

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU

HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of ACE Securities Corp., Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, Asset Backed PassThrough Certificates, Plaintiff AGAINST Christopher Prescott; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant

to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated September 17, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 12, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 205 New York Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at New Cassel, in the Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 11 Block 30 Lot 79 (Lot Group 79 and 80).

Approximate amount of judgment $708,798.90 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 003168/2014. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed

Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”.

Malachy Lyons Jr., Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

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

Dated: August 18, 2023

77587

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT.

NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. R AND K-3 REALTY 2016 LLC, et al, Defts. Index #600645/2023. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Aug. 10, 2023, I will sell at public auction on North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 17, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises k/a Section 62, Block 178, Lot 487. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. MARK RICCIARDI, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY. #100708

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE PARK PLACE SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES

2004-WCW2, Pltf. vs. ESCOLASTICA CRUZ A/K/A ESCOLATICA CRUZ, et al, Defts. Index #000435/2018. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Jan. 15, 2020 and order substituting the referee entered Sept 7,

2022, I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 17, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., prem. k/a 61 East Avenue, Freeport, NY a/k/a Section 62, Block 76, Lot 4. Approx. amt. of judgment is $807,696.06 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. MARK S. RICCIARDI, Referee. MARGOLIN, WEINREB & NIERER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste 101, Syosset, NY. #100730

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS-SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU - THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH TRUST 2006-19, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-19, Plaintiff,against- KERWIN STEPHENS AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE DECEDENT PETER STEPHENS A/K/A PETER G. STEVENS A/K/A PETER GORDON STEVENS; ANDRE K. STEPHENS AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF DECEDENT PETER STEPHENS A/K/A PETER

with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within thirty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated July 31, 2023.

NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING

October 26, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a 725 Miller Avenue, Unit 217, Freeport, NY a/k/a Section 62, Block 103, Lot 245U, CA0113, Unit 217 and Section 62, Block 183, Lot 410. Parcel I k/a Being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of NY, known and designated as and by Lot No. 173 to 244, both inclusive, on a certain map entitled

LEGAL NOTICE 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 dated November 29, 2018 and entered on November 30, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 26, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as Section: 62 Block: 96 Lot: 309 The Foreclosure Sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s COVID-19 Policies and Foreclosure Auction Rules. 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*} 141978

G. STEVENS A/K/A PETER GORDON STEVENS; ANDREA CAROL STEPHENS AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE DECEDENT PETER STEPHENS A/K/A PETER

G. STEVENS A/K/A PETER GORDON STEVENS; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS-ATLAW, NEXT-OF-KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS AND PARTIES HAVING OR CLAIMING, UNDER, BY OR THROUGH THE DECEDENT PETER STEPHENS A/K/A PETER G. STEVENS A/K/A PETER GORDON STEVENS BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, ANY RIGHT TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EASTERN DISTRICT); BANK OF AMERICA; N.A.; MAX ADVANCE LLC; JAWAM INC. D/B/A EMPIRE BAIL BONDS; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10” inclusive, the names of the ten last name Defendants being fictitious, real names unknown to the Plaintiff, the parties intended being persons or corporations having an interest in, or tenants or persons in possession of, portions of the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, DefendantsIndex No. 601622/2019

Plaintiff Designates Nassau County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject premises is situated in Nassau County. To the above named Defendants-YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the complaint is not served

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 (THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERSOF CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH TRUST 2006-19, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-19) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable David P. Sullivan, J.S.C. Dated: July 31, 2023 Filed: August 17, 2023. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 4 Maxson Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520.

Dated and Entered: August 23, 2023

Knuckles, Komosinsi & Manfro, LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Richard F. Komosinski, Esq. 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590 Elmsford, New York 10523 Tel: (914) 345-3020 142065

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. BOARD OF MANAGERS OF WHARFSIDE CONDOMINIUM, Pltf. vs. COURTLIN DERRICK FIELDS, Deft. Index #611632-2021. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered August 23, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on

“Map of Freeport Beach, Section 1 at Freeport, Long Island, Property of John J. Randall Co., First National Bank Building, 47-51 Railroad Avenue, Freeport, Long Island, New York, surveyed October, 1924 by Smith & Malcomson, Freeport, Long Island” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on August 27, 1925 as Map No. 572, Case No. 569. Parcel II k/a Being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of NY, known as designated on a certain map entitled, “Map of Freeport Beach, Section 1, at Freeport, L.I., property of John J. Randall Company, First National Bank Building, 47-51 Railroad Avenue, Freeport, L.I., New York, surveyed October 1924 by Smith and Malcomson, Inc., Civil Engineers, Freeport, L.I.,” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on August 27, 1925 under the File No. 572, as and by the Lots No. 283 to 287. Being a part of a Condominium in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of NY, known and designated as Tax Lot No. 217 together with a .9066% undivided interest in the Common Elements of the Condominium hereinafter described as the same is defined in the Declaration of Condominium hereinafter referred to. Approximate amount of judgment is $26,691.05 plus cost and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. HEATHER D. CROSLEY, Referee. JAY L. YACKOW, Attys. for Pltf., 355 Post Avenue, Ste. 201, Westbury, NY. #100756 141828

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK

NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE ACCREDITED MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST

2007-1 ASSET BACKED NOTES, Plaintiff AGAINST EMMANUEL TOUSSAINT

AKA EMMANUEL TOUISSANT; ET AL.,

Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly

entered November 7, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 25, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 63 CENTENNIAL AVENUE A/K/A 63 WEST CENTENNIAL AVENUE, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 55 Block: 413 Lot: 25. Approximate amount of judgment $561,460.56 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #007021/2011. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Brian Davis, Esq., Referee FEIN, SUCH & CRANE, LLP 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, NY 14614 SPSJN347 77810 141970

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Specialized Loan Servicing LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Garhy Brutus a/k/a Garhy M. Brutus; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered August 23, 2023 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 24, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 255 Moore 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 36 Block 521 Lot 34. Approximate amount of judgment $217,532.83 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed

Judgment Index# 606991/2022. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Malachy P. Lyons, Jr., Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff

175 Mile Crossing Boulevard

Rochester, New York 14624

(877) 430-4792

Dated: August 31, 2023

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU

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

Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2005-1, Plaintiff

AGAINST

Rochelle Goldman a/k/a

Rochelle S. Goldman; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale

duly entered October 10, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 26, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1030 Cedarhurst Street, North Woodmere, NY 11581. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Valley Stream, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 39 Block 544 Lot 145.

Approximate amount of judgment $555,071.20 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 010004/2015. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee

LOGS Legal Group LLP

f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff

175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624

(877) 430-4792

Dated: September 6, 2023

142075

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE HOME EQUITY ASSET TRUST 2007-2 HOME EQUITY PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES

2007-2,

Plaintiff, Against ANA M. BERNAL CRIOLLO, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 07/19/2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Front Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on 10/24/2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 990 Ardmore Road, Baldwin, New York 11510 And Described As Follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. Section 36 Block 468-03 Lot 30

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $428,345.24 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 2503/2015

Steven Keats, Esq., Referee. SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Dated: 8/3/2023 File

Number: 27789 RS 142071

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. BOARD OF MANAGERS OF WHARFSIDE CONDOMINIUM, Pltf. vs. COURTLIN DERRICK FIELDS, Deft. Index #611632-2021. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered August 23, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 26, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a 725 Miller Avenue, Unit 217, Freeport, NY a/k/a Section 62, Block 103, Lot 245U, CA0113, Unit 217 and Section 62, Block 183, Lot 410. Parcel I k/a Being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of NY, known and designated as and by Lot No. 173 to 244, both inclusive, on a certain map entitled “Map of Freeport Beach, Section 1 at Freeport, Long Island, Property of John J. Randall Co., First National Bank Building, 47-51 Railroad Avenue, Freeport, Long Island, New York, surveyed October, 1924 by Smith & Malcomson, Freeport, Long Island” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on August 27, 1925 as Map No. 572, Case No. 569. Parcel II k/a Being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of

Nassau and State of NY, known as designated on a certain map entitled, “Map of Freeport Beach, Section 1, at Freeport, L.I., property of John J. Randall Company, First National Bank Building, 47-51 Railroad Avenue, Freeport, L.I., New York, surveyed October 1924 by Smith and Malcomson, Inc., Civil Engineers, Freeport, L.I.,” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on August 27, 1925 under the File No. 572, as and by the Lots No. 283 to 287. Being a part of a Condominium in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of NY, known and designated as Tax Lot No. 217 together with a .9066% undivided interest in the Common Elements of the Condominium hereinafter described as the same is defined in the Declaration of Condominium hereinafter referred to. Approximate amount of judgment is $26,691.05 plus cost and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. HEATHER D. CROSLEY, Referee. JAY L. YACKOW, Attys. for Pltf., 355 Post Avenue, Ste. 201, Westbury, NY. #100756

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ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 005444/2016. Malachy Patrick Lyons, Jr., Esq.Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

Changes coming to Nassau police exam

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU

HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED NOTEHOLDERS OF RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST

2007-2, V. BARBARA VUOLO A/K/A

BARBARA A. RAPUZZI, ET. AL.

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 15, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED NOTEHOLDERS OF RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST

2007-2 is the Plaintiff and BARBARA VUOLO A/K/A

BARBARA A. RAPUZZI, 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 24, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 16 SHELLEY STREET, FREEPORT, NY 11520: Section 0054, Block 00324-00, Lot 00011, 00012, 00013, 00014:

NASSAU COUNTY BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff against ANDREA FAGAN, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered April 27, 2017, 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 30, 2023 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 296 Pine Street, Freeport, NY 11520. Sec 54 Block 84 Lot 7. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $466,592.84 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 015029/2010. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Certified funds only, made payable to the referee.

Lisa Goodwin, Esq., Referee QNSRN601 142207

Nassau County Legislators Mazi Melesa Pilip, Rose Marie Walker and Bill Gaylor joined with County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and numerous officers and administrators to announce the scheduling of a new Nassau County Police Civil Service exam last week. The competitive exam is expected to be held at the beginning of next year, and

applications are now open until Oct. 31. The test is open to anyone between the ages of 17 and 35, and live in either Nassau County, or one of the abutting cities.

“I urge anyone who is interested in becoming a police officer to apply for this exam and join the best police force in the country,” Legislator Bill Gaylor said. Visit NassauCivilService.com for more information.

Freeport Library Fall Festival in October

It’s that time of year again. The Freeport Memorial Library will host a Fall Festival on Oct 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A fun-filled afternoon is planned for the entire family. A DJ will get the celebration started with singing, dancing, and karaoke. Children can enjoy a petting zoo, carnival games, an inflatable bouncy house, and face painting. And the best

part? The Fall Festival is once again absolutely free to attend, ensuring that everyone in the community can come together for a day of joy, laughter, and celebration.

Mark your calendars, spread the word, and get ready to make new memories at the Freeport Library Fall Festival 2023. It’s a day you won’t want to miss.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU, PSB FUNDING CORPORATION, Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTINE SCHMIDT, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure

Courtesy Nassau County Legislature

The Nassau County Legislature, County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and officers and administrators from the police department announced a new civil service exam for aspiring police officers.

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Next, you have to think about what materials the building should be made of. If there’s a limit on how much money can be spent, the materials, which all fit together like a big puzzle, have to be carefully selected to last the longest, prevent the building from moving too much and keep the weather out. Sometimes we plan buildings to limit how much wasted material there will be by using what are called modular materials, which are cut in factories and then assembled more quickly on the site, instead of picking materials that will need much more work (that is, labor) on the building site.

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Two major worries for candidates, in three words

Most people view politics as a simple business. There are winners and losers. But there are other factors that can determine who emerges as a victor or suffers defeat, and the public hears little if anything about them. I refer specifically to the terms “coattails” and “down ballot.”

The best example of the first phenomenon I can think of was last year’s race for governor of New York. The contest featured Democrat Kathy Hochul, who was well known for her activities as lieutenant governor under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. She had ascended to the governor’s office when Cuomo resigned. Her opponent was then U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, a military veteran who had also been a state senator. Thanks to a number of hot issues, such as bail reform, Zeldin came much closer to beating Hochul than anyone expected, with the highest percentage of the vote for a Republican gubernatorial nominee in 20 years.

After a brutal campaign, Hochul won by a margin of 5 percentage margins. Generally, Republicans running statewide usually have little or no chance to win, but Zeldin mounted a spirited campaign, using crime as his major issue, and he spent an enormous amount of time in four of New York City’s traditionally Democratic boroughs. His aggressive campaign turned out to be a big bonus for other New York Republicans.

Thanks to what we call the coattail effect, Zeldin helped no fewer than five Republican candidates for Congress win in what were traditional Democratic districts. Thanks to Zeldin’s efforts, those five winners helped the Republicans take control of the House of Representatives. In addition to the impact on congressional races, Republicans also won a number of Democratic Assembly seats in Brooklyn and Queens.

If you research state and federal campaigns, you’ll find very few examples of candidates at the top of the ticket sweeping other candidates into office. The first race that I can recall where there was a massive shift in power thanks to

the top candidate was President Lyndon Johnson’s campaign in 1964.

Johnson was opposed by conservative Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona. Goldwater spoke for the extreme elements of the party, and as a result, Johnson was able to craft a campaign that helped elect hundreds of Democrats around the nation. Johnson’s effort was so strong that the Democrats were even able to unseat New York’s Assembly speaker, Joseph F. Carlino, with an unknown car dealer named Jerome McDougal.

Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama were able to help a few members of their party limp to victory. But their triumphs had none of the magnitude of the Johnson landslide. Candidates for almost every office often hope that the nominee at the top of the ticket will somehow magically propel them into office.

Of course, in some cases, candidates at the bottom of the ballot have to worry that the party frontrunner doesn’t cost them their own elections. Being swept out of office by a weak designee at the top of the ticket isn’t a rare occurrence.

In 1972, Democrats chose the ultra-liberal Sen. George McGovern as their presidential headliner. McGovern won only one state, and caused the party to lose numerous down-ballot races.

In 1988, the Democrats chose Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis as their presidential candidate, and many candidates on the slate, including me, had to run strong individual campaigns to survive.

Both parties are already confronting the issue of whether their candidate for president will help or hurt them. Republicans are especially concerned about whether former President Donald Trump will head their ticket and cost them seats. And Democrats are worried about whether President Biden will have any impact on the party turnout.

As the 2024 races unfold, the highprofile candidates will be the subject of much of the discussion of winning and losing, but their parties will be just as concerned with coattails, and what the results will mean down ballot.

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

When the press is under assault, so is the Constitution

An alarming trend is taking place that is undermining one of the pre-eminent tenets of our U.S. Constitution — freedom of the press. Faced with the prospect of bad publicity, people in positions of authority, in some cases with a particularly conservative political ideology, are using the legal system as a weapon in a war with an institution once seen as a bedrock of democracy and now perceived as an enemy.

more legal fees for the Pilot & Review. The Times reports that the paper’s publisher has no idea how she can afford to both fight both the legal case and pay her staff of four.

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In Wisconsin, a small-town newspaper is on the verge of bankruptcy due to the expense of defending itself in a defamation suit filed by a now Republican state senator. As detailed in a New York Times story in 2021, the Wausau Pilot & Review published an article reporting that a prominent businessman, Cory Tomczyk, referred to a 13-year-old boy as a “fag” at a public hearing. Tomczyk subsequently sued the paper for defamation, but the case was dismissed in April of this year because he failed to meet the legal standard to establish a case. Tomczyk has appealed, resulting in

Meanwhile, in Kansas, one can’t help but see the link between the raid of a small newspaper’s offices and its investigation of the local police chief. As reported on NPR, on Aug. 11, the Marion Police Department confiscated computers, cellphones and a range of other material at the offices of the Marion County Record. While it had not published any stories, the Record had been looking into allegations of misconduct against the local police chief. The paper’s publisher told the Kansas Reflector that the message from police and the local political establishment was clear: “Mind your own business or we’re going to step on you.”

As in Wisconsin, the Kansas case is getting national attention. According to The Intercept, the raid was strongly condemned in a letter from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press to the Marion County Chief of Police, which was signed by 36 news media and press freedom organizations. The letter

states, “Newsroom searches and seizures are among the most intrusive actions law enforcement can take with respect to the free press, and the most potentially suppressive of free speech by the press and the public.”

This accounting of recent instances of press intimidation, by the Philadelphia Inquirer, makes clear that those above are by no means alone:

■ An Oklahoma sheriff caught on tape earlier this year discussing ways to murder reporters.

■ A government official in Las Vegas charged last year with murdering an investigative reporter who wrote stories about his bullying tactics of subordinates and his relationship with an employee.

■ The homes of two journalists in New Hampshire vandalized last year after stories detailed sexual assault allegations against the operator of an addiction treatment center.

■ Reporters threatened and harassed for covering the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

■ Some local governments have stopped

paying to print public notices in newspapers because of unfavorable coverage.

■ Elon Musk banned several reporters from the X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, who aggressively covered his company.

And then, of course, there is arguably the ringleader in this war against responsible journalism, former President Donald Trump, who has accused the press of being an “enemy of the people,” according to The New York Times. The Times also reports that Trump has filed numerous unsuccessful defamation lawsuits against news organizations, the latest of which, a $475 million whopper against CNN, was thrown out by a federal judge for lack of merit.

This crisis has special significance for us Long Islanders. Marie Colvin was an award-winning hero journalist who lost her life covering war atrocities in Syria. She grew up in East Norwich. Marie used to say, “Be passionate, and be involved in what you believe in, and do it as thoughtfully and honestly as you can. … Our mission is to speak truth to power.”

We need to stand up and fight for independent journalism. Let us all speak ‘truth to power”!

Charles Lavine represents the 13th Assembly District.

A n institution once seen as a bedrock of democracy is now often a target.

Counting on strength at the top of the ballot, or concerned about weakness.

JERRY KREMER

Change is needed after band bus accident

the horrific charter bus accident on Orange County’s Interstate 84 on Sept. 21 that claimed the lives of a band director and a retired teacher while injuring 16 members of Farmingdale High School’s marching band should be a wake-up call for change. The procedure for ensuring that a charter bus is safe for travel — an inspection, now conducted by the owner of the bus company — should be augmented by the school districts themselves whenever any trip involves our most precious cargo.

Many school districts hire charter bus companies they deem safe by considering past driving records, hiring practices and inspection procedures. A state transportation department spokesman told reporters after the accident that the charter bus, operated by Regency Transportation of Nesconset, had undergone its semiannual inspection in August, and passed.

While it isn’t clear whether there was another inspection before the bus left for the marching band camp in Greeley, Pennsylvania, investigators believe the crash was caused by a faulty front tire. One last inspection — especially by a qualified school district official — possibly could have found the problem, and the outcome of that day might have been quite different.

That’s already happening at schools in Glen Head, Glenwood Landing and Sea Cliff on the North Shore, where

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their own transportation depot, built in 2006, conducts inspections by mechanics employed and contracted by the district. A bus must pass a second inspection before it can leave the depot.

North Shore Schools superintendent Chris Zublionis says that having the depot saves the district money, and brings in revenue when its employees work on buses from other districts. It also gives them all the control necessary to ensure that buses are safe.

The school district’s charter and regular yellow buses all have seat belts, as do yellow buses rented by other districts. Most charter buses have seat belts, too. Initial reports from the Farmingdale accident, however, indicated that none of the 40 students and four adults on the bus were wearing seat belts when it careened 50 feet down a steep slope near Wawayanda after crashing through a guardrail. Several of the injured passengers were ejected.

AAA spokesman Robert Sinclair says that bus passengers should wear seat belts, although many yellow buses from various school districts don’t have them.

“The expense of having them in a school bus is paid for by school districts,” Sinclair said, “and since school buses are the safest vehicle on the road, statistically — with very few crashes — schools may not want to incur the expense.

“It would have been beneficial,” he added, “if they had been wearing them

in this accident.”

But the benefits of wearing a seat belt on a bus aren’t as clear as, say, for a regular passenger car, Zublionis said. One theory is that a seat belt could stop a child from escaping from a bus in an emergency. But Zublionis — along with other superintendents the Herald spoke with — supports wearing one, although no school district requires students to do so.

That needs to change. Sinclair said that it’s far more common for seat belts to protect passengers in a charter bus accident than to be a detriment.

And it wouldn’t be hard to make the change. Before a bus departs, a chaperone or teacher could instruct students to buckle their seat belts, demonstrate how it’s done, and then ensure that they are properly secured — as airline flight attendants do before takeoff.

Taking simple steps like these is the least we could do in light of the Farmindale High tragedy. This is an opportunity for school districts to be proactive, and make a few changes — like taking control of bus inspections, and ensuring that seat belts are worn. And the state education department could help, too, by sending bus safety guidelines to schools.

Everyone — from parents to school districts to bus operators — wants to protect our children, whether they are in the classroom or on the road. Taking these common-sense steps will help ensure that this happens.

Note to former Congressman Peter King (“We’ve had great people working for us at the U.N.,” last week): Driving into Midtown Manhattan in midafternoon is never a good idea, and a particularly bad one when world leaders gather at the United Nations in late September.

Rather than spending a half-hour traveling five and a half blocks, Mr. King could have taken the subway to his destination. If he had ridden the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central, the No. 6 train from there would have gotten him to WABC-AM’s studio on East 49th Street in about five minutes.

Imagine: no frustration, and plenty of time to read or nap. The train and subway would have been cheaper too, given Mr. King’s decision to spend at least $30 to park in a garage. Hopefully, congestion pricing will further encourage him, and thousands of other drivers, to opt for the vastly superior alternative of public transit.

KEvIN J. KELLEy Atlantic Beach

Searching the sky 2,000 miles from home

on clear summer evenings, I sit on the lawn of William L. Buck Elementary School in Valley Stream — a five-minute walk from my house — with a telescope I was given four years ago at my bat mitzvah. From my small corner of the universe in Valley Stream, peering upward, I see constellations and planets. My eyes travel farther than any land-bound human has ever gone, exploring the cosmos through my glass lens. In these moments, I know I love space visible in the night sky, and the science that can describe it.

This summer, I spent six weeks pursuing this passion for astrophysics with the Summer Science Program in New Mexico.

Thirty-four other student scientists and I started by shooting photos of the night sky, using the telescope at Tortu-

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gas Mountain Observatory, near Las Cruces. Then, in flipbook-like fashion, the captured images showed a small speck of an asteroid hurtling through space. From three simple images, we derived coordinates and calculations that could predict the position of the space rock and track its journey around the solar system for the next 50 million years.

Nightly discussions in the observing center with my peers began with thoughts of confusion and questions about how to decipher the symbols and numbers that haunted our whiteboards, but by the close of the program, we found understanding. We spent our days poring over problems and collectively devising solutions to what at first seemed unsolvable. The program allowed us to gain firsthand experience in the work of astrophysicists. Like them, we collaborated and questioned and watched calculations that once existed only in textbooks come alive in the surrounding sky.

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polls. He may actually succeed in once again getting his hands on the reins of this country due to his base of supporters, who don’t seem to care which laws he has broken, and to the many citizens who just don’t care enough to vote.

Unlike a typical school day, our work was not accompanied by an unwelcome sense of stress. Instead I felt an exhilarating sense of opportunity, relishing the reality that a high school student like me could tap into the infinite world of space exploration.

As we made our discoveries in Las Cruces, the scientific community was making its own exploratory voyages. In just one summer, the James Webb Space Telescope continued peering further into the past with the infrared space images it produced; gravitational waves were collected using astronomical objects light-years away; and India landed a rover on the south side of the moon.

Working away in the New Mexico heat, I was inspired by the fact that these breakthroughs were applying the same fundamental scientific method we high school kids practiced daily. I felt connected to the greater scientific community, if only in a small way. The world was innovating on a large scale,

while our small class learned to develop the potential for our generation to follow in our greatest scientists’ footsteps.

Las Cruces was far from home. It didn’t have a pool or bike paths like the ones in Valley Stream’s Hendrickson Park — but across the mountain, 30 degrees above the horizon, we could see an asteroid moving across the sky through our 24-inch-diameter telescope. Though far from home, I felt comforted by the same sense of awe and passion I had experienced so many times while looking up at the night sky from my backyard.

I came home a few weeks ago, and have since gone back with my miniature telescope to Buck Elementary, to stare at the sky and think of how far civilization has come in understanding it, and how far we have traveled. And now I can appreciate the fact that whether I’m in Las Cruces or here in Valley Stream, I can explore it, too.

Ilana Greenberg is a Valley Stream resident and a junior at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School in Great Neck.

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I’d like to commend reader Brian Kelly for his thoughtful letter in last week’s issue, “Are we sure Trump’s guilt would be enough?” explaining how former President Donald Trump may escape conviction despite overwhelming evidence. I’d just like to add two things Mr. Kelly didn’t mention.

The first is that a “not guilty” verdict is not synonymous with “innocent.” When a jury foreperson announces “not guilty,” that means only that the jury did not feel the prosecution had a strong enough case to prove the defendant was guilty, even though he or she may clearly not be innocent.

The second is that Trump is only one part of a much bigger problem in our country. That problem is that so many people continue to support him regardless of what he says, how he behaves, or even how many times he is indicted. The most frightening thing is that Trump continues to soar in the

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We missed you, Randi

To the Editor:

Welcome back to Randi Kreiss (“I’ll be choosing my words even more carefully,” Sept. 21-27)! As a reader, I for one welcome her return, and hope her husband is doing well.

I’m sad to hear that she has decided to write her column monthly, as opposed to weekly, but it will give me something to look forward to. Perhaps the Herald can fill her space with other columnists from different stages in life — a Generation X-er and a parent navigating a life with children come to mind. Just a thought.

DEBBIE LEVINE Baldwin

ispent six weeks pursuing a passion for astrophysics in New Mexico.

iLana GreenBerG

Vaxmobile Mount Sinai South Nassau’s

Mount Sinai South Nassau and the Town of Hempstead are bringing Flu vaccines to your community. Additional information about the mobile unit and its schedule are posted on the hospital’s Facebook page @MountSinaiSouthNassau

Town of Hempstead Senior Centers

Baldwin Senior Center – Monday, October 2

10am-2pm, 810 N. Grand Ave, Baldwin, NY 11510

Elmont Senior Center – Tuesday, October 3

10am-2pm, 138 Elmont Rd, Elmont, NY 11003

Lido Senior Center – Tuesday, October 10

10am-2pm, The Sands at Lido Beach, Lido Beach Town Park, 630 Lido Blvd Ste 2, Lido Beach, NY 11561

Green Acres Senior Center – Friday, October 13

10am-2pm, 400 Flower Rd, Valley Stream, NY 11581

Levittown Senior Center – Monday, October 16

10am-2pm, 555 N Newbridge Rd, Levittown, NY 11756

Merrick Senior Center – Wednesday, October 18

10am-2pm, 2550 Clubhouse Rd, Merrick, NY 11566

Uniondale-Hempstead Senior Center – Monday, October 30

10am-2pm, 840 Uniondale Ave, Uniondale, NY 11553

Bellmore Senior Center – Tuesday, October 31

10am-2pm, 2000 Bellmore Ave # A, Bellmore, NY 11710

Uniondale-Merrick Senior Center – Wednesday, November 1

10am-2pm, 750 Jerusalem Ave, Uniondale, NY 11553

Franklin Square Senior Center – Monday, November 6

10am-2pm, 1182 Martha Pl, Franklin Square, NY 11010

Merrick Senior Center – Wednesday, November 8

10am-2pm, 2550 Clubhouse Rd, Merrick, NY 11566

For more information, call Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Department of Community Education at 516-37 7-5333.