Freeport Herald 10-06-2022

Girl Scouts ‘buzz’ toward some successful cookie sales

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

In any given year, 200 million boxes of Girl Scout cookies change hands, raising much needed funds to keep local Scout troops — and their communities — thriving.

Girl Scout Troop 1395 swarmed the commu nity this year with their Caramel deLites, shortbread and, of course, the ever-popular Thin Mints. Their sales might be in the thou sands, rather than the millions, but the Free port Scouts had one goal in mind this year

One Life Christian Church in Baldwin.

“We call ourselves the ‘Busy Bees’ because we’re always buzzing around town,” said troop

leader Crystal Peterkin.

Those Busy Bees lived up to their name, not only moving 5,000 boxes of their sweet treats, but getting every single dollar they had pledged to the church. In fact, Peterkin said, the girls had enough left over to treat them selves for their hard work: Matching pairs of yellow Converse shoes for each of them.

Every Scout had a cartoon bee decaled on their kicks, accompanied by their first name.

While this year was dedicated to their regu lar meeting place, One Life Christian Church, the Busy Bees have effectively raised money for other worthy projects in the past, including support during their 2021 fundraising cam

Hopping on the ‘Busload of Books Tour’

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

We’ve all heard of fairies who have turned pumpkins into coaches, marionette puppets into real boys, or even put some cash under our pillow when we lose a tooth. But what about a fairy that encourages us to read?

Unlike the Fairy Godmother, the Blue Fairy and the Tooth Fairy, the Book Fair ies of Freeport are indeed quite real, promoting literacy across Long Island by providing free reading material for those in need. And last week, they brought a family of traveling authors to their downtown book bank as part of their “Busload of Books Tour.”

One in four New Yorkers is identified as functionally illiterate and lack of access to books contribute to the cycle of illiteracy that stems from poverty.

ing the United States, giving away 25,000 of their own pub lished books, and helping to hand out thousands more through different partnerships. The entire voyage is almost out of a book itself, as Swanson, Behr, the kids and Dumbles live and commutes inside a tiny home bus.

EILEEN MINOGUE executive director, Book Fairies

Matthew Swan son and Robbi Behr, their four children, and their dog Dumbles at the Book Fair ies Freeport Book Bank at 70 N. Main St. The family is travers

“Our entire fami ly is so excited to be spending the day with the Book Fair ies, at their book bank, helping to sort books,” Swan son said. “We so admire their impor tant work and are grateful to be able to partner with them to help raise aware ness for book des erts and the lack of equal access to books throughout the country.”

The couple are probably best known for their book, “Ben Yokoya ma and the Cookie of Perfec tion,” about a third-grader who takes a fortune he found inside

Courtesy LaShonda Gardenhire

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New Vision holds first annual “Fun Run”

Running towards their fundraising goal to support school programs and activities

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

The inaugural annual “Back 2 Cool Fun Run” fundrais er for the New Visions Elementary School in Freeport was a success, with the school reaching their goal and raising enough money.

After being allowed to orchestrate in-person events once more following the pandemic, the PTA assumed the opportunity to organize an engaging and educational event with the aim of empowering the children at their school.

LaShonda Gardenhire, PTA President and member since 2019, explains how they developed the concept for a fundraising run from other Parent Teacher Associations in Nassau County and adapted it to suit their school and their individual goals.

“We decided to make it a fundraiser, so that the stu dents as they were running and getting fit could also col lect pledges from people in their family and from people in the community, getting everyone involved and excited about the day. So that money could be used to host addi tional events at the school, free and low cost. 100% of the funds that were raised, go directly back into the school,” said Gardenhire.

Personal incentives such as popsicles and bicycle raf fles were given to students who engaged in the fundrais ing effort, as well as classroom incentives such as ice cream parties and the purchase of books for school librar ies for the grades with the greatest involvement.

The aim of New Visions Elementary School, which serves around 430 kids, is to guarantee that every student learns the skills necessary to reach or exceed their aca demic expectations. The school staff at New Visions’ objective is to provide a secure, productive learning envi ronment where diversity is embraced.

“The actual proceeds will go towards some of the events that we have on the calendar, reducing those costs,” said Gardenhire, “We know that inflation is crazy right now and we really try to be mindful about making sure that the events that we put on are not only exciting, educa tional and enriching, but that they’re accessible, and that they’re inclusive, so that people don’t have to feel that money is a barrier for participating in our events.”

The campaign’s fundraising target was 25,000, which was achieved before the fundraiser concluded on October 11th. Any excess funds received will be used to plan addi tional activities for the calendar year.

Plans now include a themed brunch at Applebee’s on October 29th, where students may come dressed up and earn prizes and sweets. The elementary school’s annual fall festival will take place on November 19th and include activities such as crafts, face painting, and a thanksgiving themed scavenger hunt.

“All the kids worked incredibly hard, and it was a joy to not only watch them run but to get to run laps with them. They are showing the hard work they are doing in and out of the classroom,” Antoine Munfakh, a parent of second and fourth graders, remarked.

The “Fun Run” event commenced at 9 a.m. on Septem ber 30th at New Visions Elementary School on 80 Raynor St. and lasted the entire school day.

Students ran with their class and were assigned a team color. Two classes ran at the same time, lasting roughly 20 to 25 minutes to see how many laps they could finish. The race was sponsored by New York Community Bank, with whom the school partnered with during the event. There were about 12 parents from various grades who signed up to volunteer and spend time with their children.

“My husband and I are proud members of the PTA. I volunteered for the fun run because I wanted to be a part of such an awesome and athletic event. Our children have been stuck in the house since the pandemic and it was exciting to see them gather and enjoy a safe outdoor activ ity,” said Camille Capers, Mother of kindergartener Chel sea Caspers, “It was beautiful to see the children excited

and looking forward to something. Also, the children had the opportunity to feel a part of the school as a family. My daughter was so excited to be a part of the fun run. She was so involved in the team color coordina tion with her peers and teachers, and she loves to run, of course.”

At the end of the race, each student received a snack and a medal for their hard work during the fundraising sea son.

“I thought it was a great event to get all the kids outside and to enjoy great physical activity while having healthy competition with their peers while having some good old-fashion fun. I wanted to support my daughter and her class. Volunteering also helps to connect with other parents and build community for other events to come. It also allows me to get acquainted with the teachers and staff in the school. ” said parent Cherese Hackshaw, “I wanted to volunteer also because I was also excited for the event, and I wanted to support the wonderful PTA at New Visions. My daugh ter, Valentina, loved the Fun Run. She said it was a lot of fun and she enjoyed getting a medal. She said, “ I feel excited about my medal and the goldfish snacks”. She also loved the pink wristbands her teacher generously gave each student. Overall, it was a successful event.”

Following a successful initial “run”, the school already has preparations in place to continue this event every year. “We had so many people who participated in the planning committee leading up to it, so many community sponsors, and that the kids had fun, right, which is really what matters, that as we think about next year, that it’s only going to be bigger and better,” said Gardenhire.

Photos courtesy New Visions PTA

PRINCIPAL JESSICA ROMERO AND Assistant Principal Christopher Lomot at the fundraising event.

ARIA YOUNG AND Jaden Murphy running at the event in their class color.

Delivering around 600,000 books each year

a cookie, and sends him on an adventure the entire family would enjoy.

Ben is actually a part of a series of books, highlighting some of his strug gles understanding the meaning of words — and how they are used. He’s known to take metaphors literally — something Swanson told the Washing ton Post last year that he can very much relate to.

“I was a lot like Ben as a kid,” he said. “I often wrestled with metaphors and what they meant. And I also felt I had to do everything perfectly. But is perfection really the secret of a good life?”

The free event attracted children from across Freeport, but was geared toward those coming from low-income

communities. Many live in “book des erts,” a place where it is difficult to obtain books and other reading materi al, especially if one does not have access to a car or other modes of transporta tion.

“Book deserts are geographic areas where there isn’t equal access to books,” said Eileen Minogue, the executive director of Book Fairies. “There are no books in their homes. There’s limited books in schools. They might not have access to libraries.”

Swanson and Behr want to raise awareness for these book deserts, Minogue added.

“We were super excited to be their choice to come and visit with us that Sunday,” she said.

Volunteers helped assemble more

than 160 boxes of books intended for those lacking access to them otherwise not only on Long Island, but in New York City. Each year, more than 1,200 volunteers work with Book Fairies to collect, organize, and pack boxes of books for classrooms and personal libraries.

Book Fairies receives some 750,000 books each year, with those still in good shape re-distributed to communities that may have never seen them other wise.

That includes local schools, shelters, soup kitchens, even prisons. A number of books even ship overseas to other countries through the U.S.-Africa Chil dren’s Fellowship.

That particular program provides books in fair and average condition to

countries like South Africa, Somaliland and Kenya.

But no group can process all those books and give so much back without help.

And a lot of it — something Book Fairies is always looking for. That can come in the form of time, money or even books.

“One in four New Yorkers is identi fied as functionally illiterate, and the cost of and lack of access to books con tribute to the cycle of illiteracy that stems from poverty,” Minogue said. “We are working every day to fill the void where equal access to books is con cerned, and we’ll distribute almost 600,000 books this year alone.”

To learn how to become involved with Book Fairies, visit TheBookFairies.org.

Courtesy Eileen Minogue

AUTHORS MATTHEW SWANSON and Robbi Behr brought their four kids and their dog, Dumbles, to the Book Fairies of Freeport book bank on North Main Street last week to give away reading materials while raising awareness of the nation’s “book desert” crisis. The family is traveling the country in their own school bus.

National Friends of Libraries Week returns

The Freeport Memorial Library will celebrate its Friends of the Library organization from October 16th to the 22nd as part of the 17th annual ‘National Friends of Libraries Week’.

The Friends of Freeport Memorial Library held their first reported meeting in the 1950s, and they reconstituted themselves at a meeting on October 2nd, 1975. They agreed to their first goal at this meeting, which was to acquire funding for the purchase of a baby grand piano. Their objective was met precisely two years later, when their new piano was played for the first time during a concert starring Freeport pianists Jocelyn Rothgarber and Hale Smith on October 2nd, 1977. Almost 50 years later, the piano is still being played at free Library concerts for the Freeport community and beyond.

To date, the Friends of Freeport Memorial Library have raised more than $30,000 for the library. The funds earned are allocated to support Library performances throughout the year, as well as awards and events for summer reading clubs. The Friends have also donated a sound system, seats, and equipment in addition to the baby grand piano.

and literacy.

“Over the years, the library has played a tremen dous part in my life and the life of my family,” Friends president Larry Gumbs said. “I used to bring my two boys to this library, and now I bring my grandson; it’s a really precious location for us and many others in Freeport.”

On Sunday, Oct 16th at 2:30 p.m., the Friends of Freeport Memorial Library will kick off ‘National Friends of Libraries Week’ by co-sponsoring a con cert by ‘Gathering Time’. Gathering Time, a Long Island-based folk-rock trio, will perform original compositions as well as classics by James Taylor, the Mamas & the Papas, The Byrds, and others.

LARRY GUMBS

“We are grateful for the continuous support of The Friends,” said Library Director Lee Ann Moltzen. “Over the years our patrons have enjoyed con certs sponsored by The Friends as well as prizes for the Summer Reading Club winners. Their efforts have certainly helped us to enhance and expand our offerings to the Freeport community.”

The Friends of Freeport Memorial Library now raise contributions through ‘Better World Books’. Better World Books collects and sells new and sec ondhand books online, donating a book for every transaction. There are two book donation drop boxes in the library parking lot. Better World Books has raised almost $27 million in support of libraries

The organization will hold free give aways and relay information about joining and participating in The Friends of Freeport Memorial Library during the concert on Oct 16th and throughout that week. On Nov 16th, they will hold their annual meeting where anyone is invited to attend. To RSVP, email mpignataro@freeportlibrary.org.

–Mohamed Farghaly

Courtesy The Friends of the Freeport Memorial Library

THE ORIGINAL OBJECTIVE of the organization was to acquire a baby grand piano for the library, a goal they quickly met.

the years, the library has played a tremendous part in my life and the life of my family.

of the Library

Racism

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

ERASE Racism, a leading regional organization that promotes racial equity on Long Island, has a new face. Laura Harding became the group’s president on Sept. 19, replacing its founder and leader for 21 years, Elaine Gross.

The search for a new pres ident began in April, when Gross announced her depar ture. Gross created the orga nization in 2001, and led it to prominence by heightening public understanding of structural racism.

Harding, 48, was born in Barbados and grew up in Brooklyn. She earned an undergraduate degree from Adelphi University, a master’s in social service administration from the Univer sity of Chicago and a law degree from Howard University.

A public advocate and attorney with extensive experience in promoting racial justice, equity and inclusion, Harding said that she didn’t initially seek out a role at ERASE Racism. She was working as a co-chair of the Racial Justice &

Equity Team in the office of the Deputy Mayor for Education in Washington, D.C.

“I was doing some really incredible work and getting ready to expand my portfolio in D.C.,” Harding explained. “A recruiter approached me, and they were like, ‘Hey, we’re looking for the next lead er of ERASE Racism, and your name came up.’”

One thing led to another, Harding said, and she agreed to an interview. “Once I did my research and talked to a couple of people who worked with ERASE Racism,” she said, “I was extremely excit ed about being considered as a possibility for the posi tion.”

When she left her job in Washington, Harding said, she took time off to prepare to build on the foundation Gross had established.

“My first few days have been spent just really reaching out to different board members and arranging meetings to introduce myself,” she said on Sept. 20.

“It’s been exciting to relearn Long Island, and understand who the people are, who the communities are, and who I need to meet.”

Harding said she wanted to take the time to get to know the group’s stake holders — people directly impacted by its work. “I think when you are an organiza tion like ERASE, a lot of our time is spent among professionals — the elected officials, the community-based organiza tions, and subject-matter experts,” she explained. “I want to be mindful that I also have access to the voices of the people who we are work ing for.”

Harding said she finds all of ERASE Racism’s work to be important, but the two things she’s most interested in developing are its advoca cy and community education branches. “It allows us to develop and build capacity in students and regular commu nity members to advocate for themselves and their needs,” she said, “to ensure they’re being serviced and supported in an equitable way.”

Gross said that Harding’s extensive resume made her the right choice to suc ceed her. “It is thrilling for me to see a new president with a breadth of experi ence appointed to ERASE Racism,” Gross said. “I am delighted that (she) will

be succeeding me, and that she will be setting the course for ERASE Racism going forward.”

Edward Pichardo, co-chair of the organization’s board of directors, agreed. “ERASE Racism is fortunate to have someone with her depth of skills come into the lead[???] this illustrious organization,” Pichardo stated in a press release last week.

ERASE has done tremen dous work, Harding said, but a lot still needs to be accom plished. “If you look at what’s happening, certainly in New York state, on Long Island and across the nation, there clearly is still a lot of work to be done,” she said. “I think there’s a place for the organization — a place to contribute to ensuring that Long Island remains a beautiful, inclusive and equi table place to live.

“I’m excited to be here,” Harding added, “and I’m excited to lead ERASE Racism’s work, and I look forward to con necting with our various communities and stakeholders to hear their thoughts, and hopefully advocate for them in a way that’s powerful.”

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Home sales fall, but prices tick up

Higher mortgage interest rates appear to be cutting into home sales in August across the state, but closing prices contin ue to rise.

Closed sales fell 11 percent year over year to 13,740 units, according to the New York State Association of Realtors, while new listings dropped more than 15 per cent. Yet, median sales prices climbed nearly 4 percent to $405,000 — the 28th consecutive month to see a median sales price rise.

New listings were also down more than 15 percent in Nassau County, while closed sales totaled just under 1,400 — a 16 per cent decline from 2021. The median sales price, however, grew 5 percent to $701,250.

Real estate professionals are working with less than three months of housing supply, which continues to decline. Experts call a six-month supply to be a sign of a balanced market.

McGuinness new Ocean Financial chair

Ocean Financial Federal Credit Union didn’t have to look too far for its new board of directors chair, appointing Lisa McGuinness of Oceanside as the first woman to hold that position.

McGuinness has been on the board for seven years, first as a supervisory com mittee volunteer, before becoming a director in 2019.

She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, and earned her bachelor’s degree at SUNY Geneseo. McGuinness started at Dime Savings Bank, helping to program the first ATMs. She was later an executive for companies like Estée Lauder, Avon and Cole Haan.

McGuinness has been recognized as a leader in the information technology industry for more than two decades.

She is a long-time Oceanside resident, raising her family there with her hus band. She is a member of St. Anthony’s parish, volunteering on several commit tees. McGuinness also is a past president of the Ladies Auxiliary at the Fr. Joseph O’Connell Knights of Columbus Council 3481.

In fact, it was members of that particu lar KofC that founded Ocean Financial back in 1969, as a way to provide financial services to the families of members like them. Today, Ocean Financial has more than $380 million in assets, serving mem bers of the Knights of Columbus, the Dio ceses of Rockville Centre, and the at-large Catholic community.

Taylor part of diversity, inclusion conference

Marie Taylor just returned from St. Louis, one of more than 300 people quali fying for the Edward Jones Diversity,

Equity and Inclusion Conference.

The conference included interactive panel discussions, presentations, workshops and networking ses

sions, with a chance to gain insights, tools and resources to strengthen diversi ty, equity and inclusion acumen.

Taylor is a financial advisor for the Edward Jones office in West Hempstead.

Minority Enterprise Development Week

The inaugural Minority Enterprise Development Week on Long Island kicks off with a ceremony in Hempstead on Thursday, Oct. 13.

Hosted by the African American Small Business Foundation and the Long Island African American Chamber of Com merce, the ceremony begins at 9 a.m., at the Nathan L.H. Bennett Pavilion, 1 Wash ington St.

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Lindsay becomes VP at Northwell

She was one of the first Americans to be vaccinated against the virus that causes Covid-19, and even received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

But now Sandra Lindsay has a new role — vice president of public health advocacy for Northwell Health.

Lindsay spent 29 years in nursing, most recently as director of nursing and critical care at the Long Island Jew ish Medical Center in New Hyde Park. She also led the front lines during the pandemic, not just during the first wave begin ning in March 2020, but by also volunteering to be the first in-line to get the Pfizer vac cine on Dec. 14, 2020.

As a woman of color — and a proud Jamaican immigrant — Lindsay inspired communities of color and those in the Caribbean community to trust the vac cine. Her ID badge and scrubs now reside at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

Lindsay immigrated in 1986, and grad uated from Manhattan Community Col lege in 1993 as valedictorian of her nurs ing program. She later earned her bache lor’s from St. Joseph’s University in Patchogue, a master’s degree from Lehm an College in the Bronx, and an MBA from Hofstra University.

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South Shore Estuary Reserve Act is updated

By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

Big things are happening with regard to New York state’s plan to keep the South Shore a fun and safe place for beachgoers, kayakers, fishermen and everyone else who enjoys the vast array of marine nature on the shore.

In 1993, the State Legislature passed the Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve Act, which sought to identify the South Shore, from Long Beach to the western tip of the South Fork, as a single estuary, despite the fact that it falls under various local jurisdictions. The legislation gave the state the ability to respond to the South Shore’s environmental needs with a com prehensive plan, as opposed to local gov ernments potentially dealing with envi ronmental issues in different ways.

To ensure that counties and towns were not left in the dark on the state’s activities, a council was created for the estuary reserve, consisting of representa tives of the New York Department of State, Nassau and Suffolk counties and numerous municipalities and conserva tion organizations.

Since then, the state has been able to act unilaterally on behalf of the estuary. The program was updated in 2001, when the Legislature passed a Comprehensive Management Plan, which dedicated more than $660 million to maintaining and improving the South Shore’s water quali

ty, its ecosystems, opportunities for public use and enjoyment, its economy, and flood resilience.

It was determined this year, however, that more action was needed to protect the estuary. Last week, officials announced that the Comprehensive Management Plan had been updated to include the reduction of nutrient pollution, the restoration of wetlands, improvements in sea grass and shellfish habitat, and increased public edu cation on the reserve. The latter will involve expanded public relations efforts with news media to increase the reserve’s visibility, and more educational programs involving local organizations.

The goals of the updated plan are to improve the South Shore environment by enhancing the management of wild fish populations as well as invasive species, and promoting natural habitat restoration.

Stony Brook University will work with environmental organizations such as Operation SPLASH and Save the Great South Bay on efforts to preserve water quality, focusing on fighting harmful algae blooms and ensuring that towns within the reserve work with the state to limit the pollutants that enter the estuary’s water system.

Local, county, and state politicians said they were pleased with the updates to the management plan. State Parks Commis sioner Erik Kulleseid had high praise.

“During this important week for those of us who love the outdoors, I commend this

plan for stewardship of Long Island’s South Shore,” he said last Friday. “The public’s ability to use, access and enjoy tributaries and shorelines is critical, and planning will ensure positive results going forward.”

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin has focused on making residents aware of all that the South Shore ecosys tem has to offer. Clavin and Town Council man Christopher Carini recently helped open another kayak launch on the South Shore Blueway Trail, which wends it way across Nassau County’s portion of the South Shore that is accessible by kayak and canoe.

“The Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve is home to a rich array of environ mental diversity, and contributes greatly to the fabric of our township’s unique coastal nature area,” Clavin said. “The Town of

A vIEw of the Jones Beach Inlet and Long Beach from Jones Beach’s West End jetty.

All are a part of the South Shore Estuary Reserve.

Hempstead will continue working with our partners at all levels of government to ensure our South Shore environments are safeguarded for generations.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was happy with the expansion of the state’s conserva tion plan, and hoped it would bear fruit for the South Shore.

“Protecting Long Island’s waterways and shorelines has never been more important as we face the growing and unprecedented effects of climate change and regular threats to water quality and ecological health,” Hochul said. “I am proud to announce this Comprehensive Management Plan for the South Shore Estuary Reserve, which is a rich and diverse ecosystem that not only provides key benefits to Long Island’s economy, rec reation and tourism, but also better pre pares New York for a changing climate.”

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Freeport continues winning streak

By TONY BELLISSIMO

tbellissimo@liherald.com

Coming off a 13-win season and a trip to the Nassau Class AA girls’ volleyball play offs, Freeport set a lofty goal this fall and is more than halfway to accomplishing it after sweeping Malverne on Monday eve ning, 25-14, 27-25, 25-17 to stay perfect atop Conference AA/B3.

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COMMITTED TO PLAY D-1 volleyball at Binghamton, Maldonado will look to close her high school career by helping Calhoun make anothe deep run in the Nassau Class A playoffs after it reached the finals last season. She’s a two-time All-County libero who’s led the county in digs in back-to-back seasons, including 435 as a junior. She made the AllTournament team last fall and was the Colts’ MVP as a sophomore.

GAMES TO WATCH

Thursday, Oct. 6

Boys Soccer: South Side at Lynbrook 4:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer: V.S. Central at Freeport 5 p.m. Boys Soccer: Lawrence at Calhoun 5 p.m. Girls Soccer: South Side at Mepham 5 p.m. Boys Soccer: Elmont at Carey 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 7

Boys Soccer: East Meadow at Oceanside 6 p.m.

Football: MacArthur at South Side 6 p.m.

Football: Freeport at Farmingdale 6:30 p.m.

Football: Kennedy at Long Beach 7 p.m.

Football: V.S. South at Malverne 7 p.m.

Football: Wantagh at Carey 7 p.m.

Football: Seaford at C.S. Harbor 7 p.m.

Girls Soccer: V.S. North at Hewlett 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 8

Girls Soccer: Baldwin at East Meadow 12:30 p.m.

Football: Mepham at Garden City 2 p.m.

Football: Carle Place at Lawrence 2 p.m.

Football: Port Washington at Baldwin 2 p.m.

Football: Clarke at North Shore 2 p.m.

Football: Oceanside at Massapequa 2 p.m.

Football: Calhoun at Sewanhaka 2 p.m.

Football: Hewlett at V.S. North 2 p.m.

The Red Devils, led by seniors Talia Gunter (24 kills, 5 blocks) and Tayla Baskin (22 kills, 5 service aces), improved to 9-0 and hold a two-match advantage over Mal verne and Valley Stream Central with seven matches remaining.

“I want nothing more than to see these girls go 16-0 in the conference and put a banner on the wall, especially for the seniors,” said coach Lolita Beathea, who returned for a second stint leading the pro gram. “We’re not afraid to talk about it, but we’re taking it one match at a time,” she added. “Tonight was one of our biggest challenges along with Valley Stream Cen tral. Malverne battled and I’m expecting another tough match when we go to their gym in a few weeks.”

Malverne, which has 10 seniors, was led by libero Kristina Gray, Sarah Boubert and Xiang Chin. “We had too many missed serves against a good team and their mid dle hitters as well as their above-average serves created challenges for our defense,” Malverne coach Danish Nadeem said.

Gunter is a powerful right-handed hit ter, while Baskin swings left-handed. Baskin served for 12 straight points in the opening set as Freeport set the tone for the night. However, the Mules responded in a back-and-forth second set and rallied from a 19-14 deficit after an incredible dig by Baskin using the tip of her toes to lead 25-24 before the Red Devils, with sopho more Khamiya Hudson serving, scored the final three points to win it.

“Soccer is my first sport and my instincts just kicked in,” Baskin said of her highlight-reel play in the second set.

“We started to fall apart a little bit after the first set, but then we got it back together.”

Beathea said she liked what she saw from the Red Devils after Malverne nearly stole the second set. “It was good to see us

THERE’S BEEN PLENTY of celebrating on the court so far for the Red Devils, who lead Conference AA/B3 with a 9-0 record.

fight back after being down,” she said.

In the third set, Freeport pulled away after the teams split the first 20 points. Senior setter Lisseth Gomez had a strong performance throughout the match and contributed big time in the third set along with senior setter Zaria Chaplin and junior Sejla Omeragic.

“Talia and Tayla are our driving force and feed off each other so well, but you can’t leave out anyone else because it’s a total team effort,” Beathea said. “We work hard on serving and playing together and

having fun.”

Freeport’s also defeated Valley Stream Central twice, Locust Valley, Cold Spring Harbor, Lawrence, Uniondale, Hempstead and Westbury.

“Honestly we’re all friends and we like to laugh and make jokes,” Gunter said. “That’s a big reason why we’re successful on the court.”

Added Baskin: “Volleyball isn’t as popu lar as football or basketball around here, but it’s very important to us and we want to win the conference.”

Donovan Berthoud/Herald

Staying busy and involved in the community

paign for Bobbi and the Strays, an animal rescue organization in Freeport.

“As an educator, it has always been important for my daughter to join a meaningful organization,” said Jessica Mathewson, a volunteer for the troop that includes her daughter, London. “Girl Scouts has taught my daugh ter hard work doesn’t come easy, organization skills, the importance of leadership and friendship, (and) ways to be culturally diverse along with respect for everyone.”

When they aren’t selling cookies, the Busy Bees stay busy with a number of proj ects, all designed to not only grow character and relation ships with one another, but also to assist their local com munity any way they can. These activities range from beach and park clean-ups, to raising money for the mili tary.

outside of Girl Scouts.”

What the Busy Bees are busy doing depends on the time of year. In warmer months, they might get together at the swimming pool or go on a hike, or even compete against each other in a sport. In the winter, they spend the majority of their time indoors focused a lot on learning everything from STEM camps to coding class es.

call ourselves the ‘Busy Bees’ because we’re always buzzing around town.

CRYSTAL PETERKIN leader, Girl Scout Troop 1395

“Most of them have either brothers or no siblings, so when they come together, it’s like we call them the ‘Bee Sisters,’” Peterkin said. “They are truly each oth er’s sisters. My daughter has two broth ers, so she doesn’t have a sister in the home. So, she really is tight-knit with a lot of these girls, and we see each other

“We invite people into our troop to give the girls lessons on things that they may be interested in,” Peterkin said. “We’ve had a sewing class. We’ve had someone come in and talk to us about the mili tary, which inspired the girls to fundraise and send over to them.

“The girls love to be active.”

The Busy Bees were founded in 2017 after a num ber of parents asked the Girl Scouts of Nassau County — which oversees 20,000 Scouts locally — to establish a troop in Freeport specifically for any local girls interested in joining a bit closer to home.

The county organization was all for it, but with one condition: One of the par ents had to step up and become troop lead er. Crystal Peterkin had no Girl Scout

BECAUSE OF ALL their hard work selling cookies this year, each member of Girl Scout Troop 1395 earned a pair of yellow Converse sneakers featuring a cartoon bee decal and their name. The bee represents each of them, as Freeport’s ‘Busy Bees.’

experience, but knew all of it was about learning and giving back — both of which she’s been successfully doing ever since.

“I am really proud of this set of girls who are honestly so super-vested in this group,” Peterkin said.

“And I have to say it’s because of the participation of the parents, and the lead ers that really focus on the needs of the girls. We want to make it where it’s fun,

it’s a learning process, but that they’re together because, believe it or not, a lot of these girls are the only girls for their fam ilies.”

With their new themed matching shoes, The Busy Bees will now be able to display their friendship and unity.

“Being a Girl Scout means helping oth ers, said one Busy Bee, Mia Reid, “and having teamwork with my troop sisters.”

Courtesy LaShonda Gardenhire

The kind of ‘funny money’ that helps … charity

Recorded comedy show, Helping Thru Humor, comes to Molloy University

By DANIEL OFFNER doffner@liherald.com

Laughter is the best medicine. It can also be a great way to help raise money for charity.

Helping Thru Humor, a non-profit fundrais ing platform, is recording a live comedy special at Molloy University’s Madison Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 15, which will be broadcast online to help raise money for special needs charities all over the state.

This one-of-a-kind performance was the brainchild of Jason Plawner, who traces the concept’s origins back to his youth. He was a trumpet player in his high school’s competitive marching band, and later transferred that tal ent to a drum corps.

Pursuing such a path was a very expensive undertak ing, Plawner said, which was commonly financed through grants, donations, sales and membership dues.

“It was getting so expensive to take part,” Plawner said. “At one point, it was reaching close to $6,000 a year.”

Looking to not only raise money for one drum corps — but all of them — Plawner created Helping Thru Humor. And instead of limiting such fundraising to just the audi ence that could physically show up, Plawner teamed up with Michelle Ciardulli — co-chair of the Long Island Motion Picture Arts Center and Museum, and a Molloy graduate — to assemble the charity event, and broadcast it across the state.

“I’m looking forward to putting on a wonderful show,” Plawner said, “and that all of the charities participating will come out raising more money than they ever thought possible.”

The performance will feature the brother-sister duo Derrick and Julie Tennant and comedian Bobby Collins,

who will take the stage to help raise money for charities including 14 Sleeves, A Chance to Dance and The Forum School.

Collins is a renowned New York stand-up comic with 40 years of experience under his belt. He has opened for icon ic entertainers like Frank Sinatra, Cher and Dolly Parton, as well as Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano and Chris Rock.

Collins is dedicated to the cause as one of the charities the event it supporting, Zeno Mountain Farm, is a non

profit camp in Vermont where his daughter Madison has trekked to for more than a decade. It’s intended as a place where everyone can enjoy the camp experience, even if they live with disabilities.

Derrick and Julie Tennant, otherwise known as the Love Chromosome, combine their own inspirational sto ries about overcoming adversity with comedy and an inspirational message.

Julie was born with Down syndrome, which is a condi tion that can create cognitive disabilities, developmental delays or physical challenges caused by an extra chromo some. Julie’s grandpa used to tell her that the chromo some in question wasn’t “extra,” but instead was missing in everyone else.

It’s where the nickname comes from, “the love chromo some.”

Derrick was a gifted athlete on his way to really mak ing a career in sports. But one night, he laid down, and didn’t wake up for three days. Doctors said he suffered from “random bleeding,” which paralyzed him after brain surgery, making him unable to move his left side.

Thanks to years of therapy, hard work, and love from his family and friends, Derrick found a way to effectively manage and live with it, reshaping his obstacles into opportunities. Together with his sister, they travel all across the country to share inspirational words of wis dom with others.

The event begins at 8 p.m., at the Madison Theatre at Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave.

Tickets are $45 to attend in-person, and are available online at MadisonTheatreNY.org.

Can’t make it in-person? There will be a chance to watch — and give — online by visiting HelpingThruHu mor.org.

Courtesy the Love Chromosome DERRIck

JuLIE

STEPPING OUT

Personal

Perspectives

Local artists on view at Heckscher’s Biennial

By Karen Bloom

eckscher Museum of Art has opened its exhibit space to Long Island’s top artists as the Long Island Biennial exhibition gets underway.

The latest edition of the juried exhibition — which features varied works from contemporary artists across Nassau and Suffolk counties — opened last week, offering a unique and exciting snapshot of what is happening artistically here on Long Island.

“The Long Island Biennial always strives to highlight the depth and breadth of contemporary artists working on Long Island,” says curator Karli Wurzelbacher. “This Biennial is one of the most inclusive the museum has presented. Women make up over half of the 57 featured artists. They are also racially and ethnically diverse, and some of them draw upon their heritage in their work.”

More than 445 artists have participated in the exhibit since the Biennial’s opening installation in 2010. This year, the museum received a whopping 732 entries. Interest in this showcase reflects the diversity and enthusiasm of the local creative community.

WHERE WHEN

• Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or Heckscher.org

• Now, through Jan. 22

The 95 works on view present a lively cross-section of current artistic practice, encompassing a range of media, with styles spanning abstraction to hyper-realism.

“I am especially impressed by the ways in which many of the artists engaged with the concerns of our time, from social justice, to health, to ecology,” Wurzelbacher says, “and appreciate those who brought new approaches to traditional materials and techniques.”

Artists of note include Lynbrook’s Keith Gamache, who submitted a pandemic-inspired piece.“Drawing inspiration from folk art traditions from Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs to the Modernist grid and the contemporary use of text as

image, I have used Masonite pegboard as a painting surface on and off for nearly 30 years,” he explains. “Most recently, together, resulting in my most complex pegboard paintings that combine emblem-like cell structures of the Covid-19 virus with words and phrases related to our collective experience

throughout the pandemic.”

Jason AurelioThomas, of Oyster Bay, contributed a mixed media of steel wire, plaster, plaster cloth, resin, acrylic paint piece called “And How Does That Make You Feel?” (steel wire, plaster, plaster cloth, resin, acrylic paint).

“My creative work is an attempt to evoke an inner curiosity that urges the viewer to come in close and have a sensory experience with the texture and colors,” he notes. “The desire to explore the shadows and textures of something is so primal, sensual and very inspiring to me.”

Wantagh’s Kayla Moz is represented by her sculpture, “The One I Lost, The One I Hold.”

“As an artist, I have the luxury of processing my world through my art,” she shares. “Self-portraiture is a tool to access my inner life and document my experiences. Pregnancy has impacted every aspect of my life. Who I am and how I am perceived is developing and growing with my baby. To make artwork about pregnancy is to discover this evolving version of myself.”

As always, the exhibit experience is enhanced by related programming, featuring participating artists. Upcoming events include sessions to meet the artists in the galleries, select Sundays, through Dec. 11.

Top: Jason Aurelio Thomas is inspired by the world around him, resulting in a mixed media work.

Middle: Keith Gamache used a folk art style in his pandemic creation, ‘Covid-19 Vol. 1: Social Distancing.’

Bottom: Kayla Moz’s sculpture references her inner self.

’33 (a kabarett)

Inspired by the true story of the fallen Eldorado Club in Berlin, during the rise of the Nazis, ’33 (a kabarett) speaks to the past and present as it recreates the cabaret’s final night in 1933. Performed and written by Bremner Duthie, the darkly humorous monodrama is based directly on texts of survivors and oppressors from the 1930s, and also on texts from periods of cultural repression up to the present day. ’33 offers a hopeful and realistic insight into the struggle against censorship and repression. It speaks to the challenge of honoring the memory of the disappeared. It says we must grieve in sorrow, but we can choose to fight back with energy, humor, laughter, and life.

Saturday, Oct. 8, 8 p.m. $35, $30, $25. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Give Our Regards To Broadway

The hit series returns to the Madison stage with a salute to the great Stephen Sondheim. Featuring Broadway stars and Molloy University’s CAP21 Studio Company, the entertaining revue puts a new spin on those great hits from beloved awardwinning musicals including ‘Into the Woods,’ ‘West Side Story’ and more. With narration by Madison Theatre artistic director Angelo Fraboni, the fast-paced show guides the audience through the musical explosions of Sondheim with anecdotes on how these great musicals made it to the forefront of our popular culture, interspersed throughout.

Sunday, Oct. 9, 3 p.m. Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 3234444 or MadisonTheatreNY.org.

THE SCENE

Animal Lifeline’s Comedy Dinner Show & Chinese Auction

Support Animal Lifeline at the fundraising comedy dinner, Thursday, Oct. 6. Enjoy scrumptious pasta meal with salad and bread, soft drinks, and dessert, coffee or tea. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Proceeds will go towards animal rescue, food, animal care, and spaying and neutering. The event will take place at Congregation B’nai Israel, located at 91 North Bayview Ave. Call (631) 3810529 for additional information.

Walk back through time

Art League of Nassau County

Join the Art League of Nassau County, a group of over 100 painters and sculptors organized in support of their activities to help members grow in their craft, Sunday, Oct. 16, at 2 p.m., at Freeport Memorial Library, 144 W. Merrick Rd. For more information call 516-3793274, or visit FreeportLibrary. info.

Free Healthcare Screening Day

Masters of Illusion

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

Oct.

Step into Freeport’s colorful, unpredictable past at the Freeport Historical Museum, 350 S. Main St. The museum is open for individual and group visits from 2-5 p.m., every Sunday through November. Operated by the Freeport Historical Society, this museum is in a historic house with three floors of historic Freeport artifacts, preserved from the mid-1800s to the present. Call (516) 623-9632.

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

Art talk

Oct. 6 On exhibit

Chuk Fowler Trio on the Mile

Jazz, artistic fellowship, and tranquiliity flow from the musicians of the Chuk Fowler Trio every Wednesday at Sparkle on Stage Cultural Arts Center, 195 Woodcleft Ave.

Annual Community Fall Outdoors Market at Baldwin LLIRR Station

The concerts begin at 7 p.m. Donate $25 at the door or online at SparkleOnStage.org.

Oct. 13

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

Having an event?

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

For information, call (516) 2401188, email sparkleonstage17@ gmail.com, or drop by the center during operating hours.

Walk back through time

Step into Freeport’s colorful, unpredictable past at the Freeport Historical Museum, 350 S. Main St. The museum is open for individual and group visits from 2-5 p.m., every Sunday through November. Operated by the Freeport Historical Society, this museum is in a historic house with three floors of historic Freeport artifacts, preserved from the mid-1800s to the present. Call (516) 623-9632.

Zumba at the Rec Center

Exercise with friends and neighbors in Zumba classes at the Freeport Recreation Center, 130 E. Merrick Rd., on Mondays at 7 p.m. The classes are outdoors if weather permits. Contact (516) 377-2314 for information.

For the first time in three years, come shop and leisure at the Annual Baldwin Community Fall Outdoors Market held at the Baldwin LIRR Train Station Lot 3BA-12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15. Legislator Abrahams and co-sponsor Glory House Recovery, Inc. will host the open-air market for a quarter mile between Brookside and Milburn avenues, across the street from Freeport High School. Participants can register online at nassaucountyny.gov/LD1 by Wednesday Oct. 12. For any questions, call Legislator Abrahams’ office at (516) 571-2455.

‘Guys and Dolls’

Plaza Theatrical‘s fall season offers Broadway at its show-stopping best, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 8, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 9, 2:30 p.m.Hailed by many as the perfect musical comedy, this Tony-winning favorite follows a rowdy bunch of gamblers, gangsters, and sassy showgirls in a wild game of chance in bustling 1950s Manhattan, performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $49, $45 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

BEST ALLERGIST:

Alissa L. Hersh, MD

Allergy & Asthma of the South Shore

949 Central Ave, Woodmere

(516) 341-7076

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Board Certified allergist and immunologist Dr. Alissa Hersh tackles allergies from pollen to foods. If you’re unaware of irritating allergens or potentially fatal food allergies, your quality of life can be drastically impacted. Dr. Hersh strives to better the lives of those suffering through therapy and precise observation and testing so her clients can live comfortably.

BEST DERMATOLOGIST: Suzanne J. Sirota Rozenberg, DO SRS Dermatology

11 Irving Pl, Woodmere, NY

(516) 295-5570

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After practicing family medicine for over 10 years, which included specialization in the treatment of varicose veins, she has a unique approach to dermatology than most. Her explanation of treatments and diagnoses makes her patients understand and feel comfortable knowing what road lies ahead. The staff is very courteous and the offices are clean, with flexible scheduling so you can see Dr. Rozenberg when you need it.

BEST WEIGHT LOSS CENTER

Weight No More Diet Center, Inc.

W Merrick Road,

The center was created over 30 years ago by Gloria Darian due to her experience with menopausal weight gain and her determination to find a healthy, effective and long-term weight loss plan. She combined her education in nutrition and biology to develop the perfect system. The difference is this small, familyowned company is heavily involved in each step of the process and teach clients how to change their lifestyles by making better choices in a healthy, balanced way while hitting each food group.

BEST GENERAL PRACTICE DOCTOR:

Nathaniel B. Epstein, MD

Northwell Health

733 Sunrise Hwy, Lynbrook

(516) 593-3541

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Board Certified in internal medication by the American Board of Internal Medicine and in Cardiovascular Disease by the American Board of IM/Cardiovascular Disease, Dr. Epstein is a doctor his clients have trusted for many years. Northwell has been the leading and largest healthcare provider in New York.

BEST DENTIST:

Nina Babayev, DDS

BH Franklin Dental

405 Franklin Ave, Franklin Square (347) 332-9465

www.nassaudentalspa.com

Dental work can be daunting, but at the Nassau Dental Spa the staff provides a variety of treatment options with the primary focus being the comfort of their patients. Nassau Dental Spa ensures each patient is happy and at ease while in their chairs. Dr. Babayev has been serving her communities with percise care and can speak English, Spanish, Russian or Tajik to those who need it. Each appointment is personalized and not rushed so you know you are getting the attention you deserve.

BEST ORTHODONTIST:

Bitton, DDS

Bitton Orthodontics

24 Maple Ave #3, Rockville Centre

766-0012

The goal at Bitton Orthodontics is to make sure each patient feels they are understood. Each approach is tailored to each client so they can receive optimal treatment while in a friendly environment. The entire family can be treated: children, teens and adults. Board Certified by the American Board of Orthodontics, Dr. Bitton, born and raised in Garden City, takes pride in treating the communities she grew up among.

BEST URGENT CARE CENTER: CityMD Urgent Care

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CityMD is there when you need them to treat minor injuries, conduct quick lab tests and screenings, vaccinations, pediatric care and much more. The staff can treat sore throats, allergies, COVID-19, flus and other ailments so you can feel better again. Trained staff can also assist in women’s health so you can get the right treatment and answers fast. If you’re injured at work, occupational care is offered as well.

BEST OB/GYN: The Woman’s Pavilion

2950 Hempstead Tnpk, Levittown, NY (516) 731-9000 www.ilovemygyn.com

Women’s health is critical and so is finding a doctor that will always be there for you. For five decades, The Woman’s Health Pavilion has been a key component of the community committed to gynecologic health. Patients are listened to, treated with respect and kindness and develop a friendly rapport with your physician.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

2022 ROAD

RESURFACING PROJECT

THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT

NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for “2022

ROAD RESURFACING

PROJECT” until 11:00 A.M. on October 25, 2022 in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud.

Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be obtained by visiting the Village website at www.freeportny.gov or at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, from 9:00 A.M. on October 11, 2022 until 4:00 P.M. October 21, 2022. There is no fee for a set of contract documents.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bidder’s bond in the amount of not less than five (5%) percent of the bid insuring to the benefit of the Village of Freeport, or a certified check of not less than five (5%) percent of the bid, made payable to the Village of Freeport, to assure the entering of the successful bidder into an acceptable contract.

The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals received and subject to these reservations, shall award the contract to the lowest qualified and responsible bidder. Bids which in the opinion of the Board, are unbalanced, shall be rejected.

In submitting a bid, bidders agree not to withdraw their bid within forty five (45) days after the date for the opening thereof.

Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport

VILLAGE OF FREEPORT

Issue Date - October 6, 2022

134563

“Bond Resolution of the Village of Freeport, New York, adopted March 28, 2022 and amended October 3, 2022, authorizing the construction of road improvements to Nassau Avenue, including related drainage and grading, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $1,000,000, appropriating said amount for such purpose, and authorizing the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of $1,000,000 to finance said appropriation,” an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, being as follows:

FIRST: AUTHORIZING said Village to construct road improvements to Nassau Avenue, including related drainage and grading; STATING the estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $1,000,000; APPROPRIATING said amount for such purpose; STATING the plan of financing includes the issuance of bonds or notes of the Village in the principal amount of not to exceed $1,000,000 to finance said appropriation, and the levy of a tax upon all the taxable real property within the Village to pay the principal of said bonds and interest thereon; and STATING that grant funds received or expected to be received by the Village and any other funds available for such purpose are authorized to be applied toward the cost of said project or redemption of the Village’s bonds or notes issued therefor, or to be budgeted as an offset to the taxes to be collected for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds or notes;

SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of not to exceed $1,000,000 bonds of the Village pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York (the “Law”) to finance said appropriation;

expenditures made after the effective date of this bond resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years;

FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations of the Village; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Village;

FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Village Treasurer the powers and duties as to the issuance of said bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, or the renewals thereof; and

SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum.

DATED: Oc tober 3, 2022 Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk 134564

LEGAL NOTICE

VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 3, 2022 the Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted a resolution amending the bond resolution adopted by said Board of Trustees on February 3, 2020, which bond resolution, as amended, is entitled: “Bond Resolution of the Village of Freeport, New York, adopted February 3, 2020 and amended October 3, 2022, authorizing the replacement of the sewer pump at Buffalo Avenue, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $293,000, appropriating said amount for such purpose, and authorizing the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of $293,000 to finance said appropriation,” an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, being as follows:

SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of not to exceed $293,000 bonds of the Village pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York (the “Law”) to finance said appropriation;

THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is forty (40) years; the temporary use of available funds of the Village, not immediately required for the purpose or purposes for which the same were borrowed, raised or otherwise created, is hereby authorized pursuant to Section 165.10 of the Law, for the capital purposes described in this resolution and the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may be applied to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date of this bond resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years;

FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations of the Village; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Village;

FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Village Treasurer the powers and duties as to the issuance of said bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, or the renewals thereof; and SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum.

DATED: October 3, 2022 Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk 134566

an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, being as follows:

FIRST: AUTHORIZING said Village to construct sewer improvements along Merrick Road in the Village; STATING the estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $219,000; APPROPRIATING said amount for such purpose; STATING the plan of financing includes the issuance of bonds or notes of the Village in the principal amount of not to exceed $219,000 to finance said appropriation, and the levy of a tax upon all the taxable real property within the Village to pay the principal of said bonds and interest thereon;

SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of not to exceed $219,000 bonds of the Village pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York (the “Law”) to finance said appropriation;

THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is forty (40) years; the temporary use of available funds of the Village, not immediately required for the purpose or purposes for which the same were borrowed, raised or otherwise created, is hereby authorized pursuant to Section 165.10 of the Law, for the capital purposes described in this resolution and the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may be applied to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date of this bond resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years;

LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 3, 2022 the Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted a resolution amending the bond resolution adopted by said Board of Trustees on March 28, 2022, which bond resolution, as amended, is entitled: “Bond Resolution of the Village of Freeport, New York, adopted March 28, 2022 and amended October 3, 2022, authorizing the construction of various road improvements, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $1,200,000, appropriating said amount for such purpose, and authorizing the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of $1,200,000 to finance said appropriation,” an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, being as follows:

authorized pursuant to Section 165.10 of the Law, for the capital purposes described in this resolution and the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may be applied to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date of this bond resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years;

FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations of the Village; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Village;

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS

LEGAL NOTICE

VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 3, 2022 the Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted a resolution amending the bond resolution adopted by said Board of Trustees on March 28, 2022, which bond resolution, as amended, is entitled:

THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is fifteen (15) years; the temporary use of available funds of the Village, not immediately required for the purpose or purposes for which the same were borrowed, raised or otherwise created, is hereby authorized pursuant to Section 165.10 of the Law, for the capital purposes described in this resolution and the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may be applied to reimburse the Village for

FIRST: AUTHORIZING said Village to replace the sewer pump at Buffalo Avenue; STATING the estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $293,000; APPROPRIATING said amount for such purpose; STATING the plan of financing includes the issuance of bonds or notes of the Village in the principal amount of not to exceed $293,000 to finance said appropriation, and the levy of a tax upon all the taxable real property within the Village to pay the principal of said bonds and interest thereon;

LEGAL NOTICE

VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 3, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted a bond resolution entitled: “Bond Resolution of the Village of Freeport, New York, adopted October 3, 2022, authorizing the construction of sewer improvements along Merrick Road in the Village, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $219,000, appropriating said amount for such purpose, and authorizing the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of $219,000 to finance said appropriation,”

FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations of the Village; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Village;

FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Village Treasurer the powers and duties as to the issuance of said bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, or the renewals thereof; and

SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum.

DATED: October 3, 2022

FIRST: AUTHORIZING said Village to construct various road improvements; STATING the estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $1,200,000; APPROPRIATING said amount for such purpose; STATING the plan of financing includes the issuance of bonds or notes of the Village in the principal amount of not to exceed $1,200,000 to finance said appropriation, and the levy of a tax upon all the taxable real property within the Village to pay the principal of said bonds and interest thereon; and STATING that grant funds received or expected to be received by the Village and any other funds available for such purpose are authorized to be applied toward the cost of said project or redemption of the Village’s bonds or notes issued therefor, or to be budgeted as an offset to the taxes to be collected for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds or notes;

SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of not to exceed $1,200,000 bonds of the Village pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York (the “Law”) to finance said appropriation;

THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is fifteen (15) years; the temporary use of available funds of the Village, not immediately required for the purpose or purposes for which the same were borrowed, raised or otherwise created, is hereby

FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Village Treasurer the powers and duties as to the issuance of said bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, or the renewals thereof; and

SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum.

DATED: October 3, 2022 Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk 134565

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, MANA SERIES 2007-F1, V.

DARCY R. AVOLIN, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 13, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, MANA SERIES 2007-F1 is the Plaintiff and DARCY R. AVOLIN, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY

SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on November 10, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 208 BEDELL STREET, FREEPORT, NY 11520: Section 62, Block 29, Lot 17:

THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 001058/2017. Scott H. Siller, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 134558

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, v.

KIM GUNDERSON, SCOTT HARKOFF, ET AL, Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT

In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on September 24, 2019, I, Ellen Durst, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on November 7, 2022 at The North Side Steps of the Nassau County Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:30 PM the premises described as follows:

271 President Street Freeport, NY 11520

SBL #: 62-59-13, 14, 15 and 16

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

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 008366/2015 in the amount of $526,036.62 plus interest and costs.

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

Richard S. Mullen

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Plaintiff’s Attorney

500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604

Tel.: 855-227-5072 134550

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NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff

AGAINST

Scott Craig a/k/a Scott O. Craig; Reginale Craig; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 19, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on November 9, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 212 Green Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 55 Block M Lot 302. Approximate amount of judgment $627,893.15 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 008944/2016. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

George Esernio, 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 15, 2022 134484

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, FIRST GUARANTY MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, vs. JENNIFER JONES, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Default Judgment and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, Amendment of Caption and Nun Pro Tunc Relief duly entered on November 7, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on November 9, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 38 Frankel Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54, Block 209 and Lot 151. Approximate

amount of judgment is $345,498.96 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #604903/2019. Cash will not be accepted. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Charles Casolaro, Esq., Referee

Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 134556

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY.

BOARD OF MANAGERS OF WHARFSIDE CONDOMINIUM, Pltf. vs. BRANDON LANCE FARLEY, et al, Defts. Index #605434/2021.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Feb.17, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on November 9, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., prem. k/a 725 Miller Avenue, Unit 302, Freeport, NY a/k/a Section 62, Block 103, Lot 245 CA 113. The real property above described is a Unit shown on the Plans of a Condominium prepared and certified by Baldwin & Cornelius, PC and filed in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on the 12th day of December, 1985, as Map No. CA113, defined in the Declaration of Condominium entitled, “Warfside Condominium made by Freeport Nautical Development Company under Article 9B of the New York Real Property Law dated May 14, 1985 and recorded in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on December 12, 1985 in Liber 9689 of Conveyances at Page 313 covering the property therein described. Being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and 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 Nassau County Clerk’s Office on Aug.27, 1925 as Map No. 572, Case No. 569. Together with a .7424% undivided

interest in the common elements of the Condominium hereinafter referred to. Approx. amt. of judgment is $22,830.61 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction. PAUL GUTTENBERG, Referee. JAY L. YACKOW, Attys. for Pltf. 355 Post Avenue, Ste. 201, Westbury, NY. #99792 134554

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA HOME EQUITY LOAN, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1, Plaintiff, v. GLENDORA HEWITT A/K/A GLENDORA B. HEWITT A/K/A GLENDA HEWITT A/K/A GLENDORA SMITH A/K/A GLENDORA BRADLEY A/K/A GLENDA SMITH A/K/A GLENDA BRADLEY, ET AL, Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT

In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on June 27, 2018, I, Nathan Jones, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on November 7, 2022 at The North Side Steps of the Nassau County Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows: 143 Park Avenue Roosevelt, NY 11575 SBL #: 55-444-180

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

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 007107/2013 in the amount of $512,973.73 plus interest and costs.

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

Richard S. Mullen

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604

Tel.: 855-227-5072 134552

LEGAL NOTICE

REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU QUICKEN LOANS INC.,

Plaintiff - againstMICHAEL MORRIS, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on March 19, 2019. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 7th day of November, 2022 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Premises known as 191 Colonial Avenue, Freeport, (Town of Hempstead) NY 11520.

(Section: 55., Block: 352, Lots: 505 and 506)

Approximate amount of lien $339,881.84 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 001810/2017.

Peter T. Bauer, Esq., Referee. Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618

Tel. 585/760-8218

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

Dated: August 26, 2022 During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. 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.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2006-WMC2, Plaintiff AGAINST MARY M. ATKINSON, ERROL O. ATKINSON, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered May 23, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of

the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on November 9, 2022 at 2:00PM, premises known as 15 HAMPTON PLACE, FREEPORT, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 54, BLOCK 324, LOTS 28, 29, 30, 31. Approximate amount of judgment $643,489.12 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #001933/2014. The aforement ioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Jon Ward, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 00-296822 73326 134448

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff AGAINST RICOT PAILLANT, DOMINIQUE PAILLANT, EVANS PIERRE, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 27, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on November 7, 2022 at 2:00PM, premises known as 1395 CIRCLE DRIVE WEST, NORTH BALDWIN , NY 11510. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Baldwin, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 36, Block 468-02, Lot 48. Approximate amount of judgment $485,221.39 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #602216/2019. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social

distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee

Gross Polowy, LLC 1775

Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 18-008526 73325 134450

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST

Richard Gerzof; Donna Gerzof; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered August 27, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 19, 2022 at 2:00PM, premises known as 873 Remsen Lane, Upper Brookville, NY 11771. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Upper Brookville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 24 Block C Lot 130. Approximate amount of judgment $4,152,595.55 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 012257/2014. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Monica Moran, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: August 24, 2022 134123

LEGAL NOTICE

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

v.

Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT

In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on December 14, 2018, I, William Croutier, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on October 20, 2022 at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows: 39 Layton Street

Freeport, NY 11520

SBL. No.: 62-95-161

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

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

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

Richard S. Mullen

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Plaintiff’s Attorney

500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604

Tel.: 855-227-5072 134121

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

AS TRUSTEE FOR NAAC MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1, Plaintiff,

MARTIN BUTLER, ET AL, Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

THAT

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

387 Miller Ave Freeport, NY 11520

SBL #: 62-172-114 (Lot Grouping 114-116)

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

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

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

Richard S. Mullen Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 134119

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

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

All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Said premises known as 37 MARTHA STREET, FREEPORT, NY

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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.

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this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Melvyn K. Roth, Esq., Referee NY202100000384-1 134265

LEGAL NOTICE

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, V. YOLANDE JEAN, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE

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

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 11/8/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction rain or shine, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 10/27/2022 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 129 E Fulton Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575, and described as follows:

Approximate amount of judgment $214,957.88 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 002855/2015. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Peter Bee, Esq., Referee

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., Woodbridge Corporation Plaza, 485B Route 1 South, Suite 330, Iselin, NJ 08830.

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

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

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

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS

THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT ROOSEVELT, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 006453/2008. Cristina Prieto, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 55 Block L Lot 305-306. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $233,818.77 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 10976/2015. If

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

Shannon McKinley, Esq., Referee.

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

Dated: 8-19-2022 File Number: 560-1299 Samantha Hesselbach 134260

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

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

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

LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff

175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: August 26, 2022 134263

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

LOCAL LAW NO. 692022

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, as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held on the 20th day of September, 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead, on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 69 -2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Local Law No. 69-2022, to amend Section 10-3 and paragraph B of Section 10-4 of Chapter 10 of the Hempstead Town Code to increase the annual income limit for persons 65 and over to receive a partial town tax exemption

Dated:September 20, 2022

Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN

BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD KATE MURRAY Town Clerk DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor 134472

LEGAL NOTICE

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

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

TRUST Plaintiff, vs. KELSHALL RILEY, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VERA DIANE ARRINDELL; BELINDA BISHOP, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VERA DIANE ARRINDELL; RONALD BISHOP, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VERA DIANE ARRINDELL, if living, and if she/he be

dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; LUBAN SPENCE, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VERA DIANE ARRINDELL; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF VERA DIANE ARRINDELL, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #2; “JANE DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #3; “JANE DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #4, “JOHN DOE #5” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last eight names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being

the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

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

Mortgaged Premises: 46 SAGAMORE STREET, FREEPORT, NY 11520

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

To the above named Defendants

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

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $544,185.00 and interest, recorded on July 18, 2008, in Liber M 33134 at Page 104, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 46 SAGAMORE STREET, FREEPORT, NY 11520.

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

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

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

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

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on

how to answer the summons and protect your property.

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

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

Dated:September 13, 2022

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Matthew Rothstein, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 134268

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Application #2022-30179 N. Main St., Service District - Section 55/Block 262/Lot 9 - Greenwood and Sons Inc. - Divide structure to create four separate stores.

Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-172A(12) - Required parking spaces.

Application #2022-35170 N. Main St., Service Business - Section 55/Block 258/Lots 149-150 - Luis G. Ramirez - Increase internal seating capacity to 16 seats.

Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-172(A)4 Parking required.

Application #2022-37635 Nassau Ave., Residence A - Section 62/Block 186/Lot 127Joseph MicculliConstruct a new 407 sq. ft. deck. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-43 Required yards.

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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING - October 20, 2022

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a Public Hearing with the Zoning Board of Appeals is scheduled for Thursday, October 20, 2022 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 #2022-33131 S. Main St. AKA 129-133 S. Main St., Manufacturing - Section 62/Block 198/Lot 318Rosa Galdamez - Interior alterations for Bar/Restaurant.

Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-172A(4) - Required parking spaces.

Application #2022-3887-89 S. Main St., Business B - Section 55/Block 205/Lot 127Meridian Lights Inc.Construct a new 4-story mixed use building, 1st story to be used as retail & 2nd story, 3rd story and 4th story used as residential apartments.

Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-80A- All uses permitted in Residence AA, Residence A, Business AA and Business A Districts (except residential), §210-172A2a - Required parking, §210-172A12- Required parking, §210-49C- Open space, §210-49DRecreation space.

Application #2022-3968 Hampton Pl., Marine Industrial - Section 54/Block 319/Lot 234Vishon Ganesh - Maintain pergola in rear yard. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-43A(2) Required yards.

Application #2022-4025 East Ave., Residential A - Section 62/Block 76/Lot 10 - Shiroon Hosein-ChitamanMaintain a 22’ x 24’ detached garage. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-39 Building height, §210-41 Lot coverage; floor area ratio.

Application #2022-4167 S. Main St., Business B - Section 55/Block 205/Lot 19 - 67 South Jara LLC - Commercial alterations - 2 retail spaces on 1st fl., 2 bedroom apartment on the 2nd fl. and no change in basement. Variances: Village Ordinance §210-6A, §210-80APermitted uses, §210-172A2a - Required parking spaces, §210-172A12- Required parking.

BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Pamela Walsh Boening, Village Clerk 134568

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Q. Our two-car garage faces the street, but we’re making a lot of changes to our house, and want to open the garage door from our side yard instead of the front, partly because it will look nicer and also because it will give us privacy when we use it for shade in hot weather with the door open. We have always kept it organized so our cars fit. The problem is, we aren’t sure we have the room to make the turn, or whether there are rules about how much room we need for a driveway in our side yard. What permits do we need, how much space do we need and do we need our neighbor’s permission?

A. I remember, grow ing up, that there was a new development being built where one of the advertised features was that the garages didn’t face the street. The mar keting term they used was to call these homes “estate homes,” partly, I believe, because they needed more land and a greater dis tance between neighbors. I also remember that the homes were arranged so the neighbors didn’t have a view out of side win dows, looking into one another’s garages.

Ask The Architect

Your idea of creating another covered area to sit outdoors on hot, sunny days makes sense. Because there are no requirements for neighbor’s permis sion, or that residences require prescribed parking dimensions, your only problem is whether you have the turning area, also known to planners as turn ing radius.

If you’ve ever noticed that street corners are uniformly rounded, it’s because they’re regulated. The same goes for parking lots, where we use a 5-foot radius for turning at a right angle, and the backup aisle is 24 feet wide. If you have more than 24 feet for the side-yard distance from your garage to your property line, plus a few extra feet, hopeful ly, to plant hedges, then you should have no prob lem laying out the new driveway approach.

Plans and a permit are required to show the structural change for the new garage door opening so your roof is correctly supported. You should hire an architect or engineer, since the plans will require a professional’s seal. If your home is in one of the many smaller villages that require the pav ing to be “permeable,” allowing rainwater to seep through and recharge groundwater, then you have more to do, which is why a professional should be hired to calculate and make recommendations on the least costly or least invasive way to handle drainage.

It’s true that this used to be simple, and it may even seem simple when you talk to a building offi cial and they use phrases like “all you need to do” or “you just need” or “your architect will know.” These phrases give the impression that this should be simple, another word for cheap. The only thing that makes it simple is when the explanations given to you are thorough and clear, and the planning is, too. Good luck!

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There are all kinds of people who seek public office. Some are for mer government officials hoping to work their way up the political ladder. Others are businesspeople look ing to transfer their skills from their world into the political world. A third class of candidates is the progressives who’ve never met a payroll and often don’t match the public’s percep tion of what a can didate should look and act like.

The fourth variety of office seeker is the celeb rity candidate who would like to parlay his or her name recognition into elective office. There’s a long his tory of celebrity candidates who’ve looked to turn fame into a different kind of power. Some of them have been sports heroes. The earli est one I could find was Walter Johnson, who pitched for the Washington Senators for almost 25 years and then, after he retired, ran for county commissioner in Montgomery County, Maryland. He suc ceeded in winning a term and then ran unsuccessfully for Congress.

The list of more recent sports figures who took the plunge into politics is head

ed by former New York Knicks star Bill Bradley. Bradley was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served three terms. In 2000 he decided to run for president, and his loss in the Democratic primary ended his political career.

Ben Knighthorse Camp bell went from competing in judo in the 1964 Olympic Games to representing Col orado in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Professional wres tler Jessie Ventura became governor of Minnesota, star pitcher Jim Bunning served in both the House and the Senate, and there were many more.

California is known for producing movie and televi sion star candidates. The first one was George Murphy, a leading man of Holly wood musicals in the 1930s and ’40s who became a U.S. Senator. We all know the biggest success story of all, that of B movie actor Ronald Reagan, and then there was Arnold Schwarzenegger, who turned his bodybuilder persona into that of a successful actor as well, and then California’s governor.

The list of celebrities, some better known than others, who went into poli tics during or after film or television careers includes Shirley Temple Black, Cynthia Nixon, Sonny Bono, Clint East

wood, Sean Duffy, Clay Aiken, Fred Grandy, George Takei, Melissa Gilbert and John David Lodge. The current ros ter of former media stars is headed by Donald Trump, whose show “The Apprentice” gave him access to millions of viewers who became enthusiastic supporters.

The tendency of wellknown personalities to become candidates contin ues with the upcoming November election. In Pennsylvania, Mehmet Oz is seeking to become a U.S. Senator. Oz gained televi sion fame thanks to Oprah Winfrey, who made him a guest expert on her show. Dr. Oz, as he’s called, had his own show for 10 years, which has given him widespread name recognition.

His Democratic opponent, John Fet terman, lacks a show business back ground, but has attracted attention for his blue-collar-style campaign.

Other well-known names are seeking key positions in several states. Former Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walk er is a Republican Senate candidate in Georgia, opposing Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, and television politi cal commentator Tudor Dixon is the Republican candidate for governor in Michigan, challenging incumbent

Gretchen Whitmer. Both Walker and Dixon have Trump’s endorsement, which may or not be a blessing.

Some prominent figures are not seek ing elective office, but instead will be playing active roles in many contests over the next month. Don’t be surprised if some of the candidates trot out celeb rities as their endorsers. But history has shown that endorsements by big names usually don’t produce votes, and bigname endorsers often loses public sup port for their next movie or television show.

The next 30 days will determine whether any of the latest crop of celebri ties can translate their prominence into winning campaigns.

These days, voters have become more sophisticated when it comes to endorse ments, and if a candidate has taken unpopular positions, no celebrity will make a difference.

This year, issues like abortion, infla tion, crime, education and the fragility of democracy itself are more important than candidates with recognizable names.

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 Strate gies, a business development and legisla tive strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Don’t we all live in the cone of uncertainty?

By the time you read this, all that will be left of Hurricane Ian will be wreckage, loss and grief.

I was floating in the Gulf of Mexico, in a good way, two weeks ago. We have a place there, on the beach, on a bar rier island, at latitude 27.36798 degrees N, longitude -82.62578 degrees W. We were just beginning to hear about a new tropi cal depression that eventually became Ian, a meteorologi cal thresher that shredded the southwest coast of Florida just days later. It made land fall near Fort Myers, an hour south of us, at lati tude 26.64227 degrees N, longi tude -81.86910 degrees W.

When you live on a barrier island in Florida you trade days in paradise for the knowledge that your home and your life are subject to rising tides and increasing ly fierce storms. We all know that no one should ever have built on the barrier islands, but my hunch is, people will rebuild, and developers will put up everlarger hotels and condos on the shoreline.

All the forecasts on Sept. 25 predicted that Tampa, up north, would be ground zero, but by the following day, we were the red-hot bulls-eye of the target zone. Our town issued a mandatory evacuation order and turned off all power and water to the island. We left our place a day before the storm hit, and drove to family in Fort Lauderdale. We’ve done this dance before. Dur ing Hurricane Katrina we were in Fort Lauderdale and had to evacuate to the west coast. Hurricane Sandy scattered us all over.

ing. The day we left our beach, it was like that. The humidity saturated the air. A dome of heat pressed down. The birds were gone.

T he small

shift in Ian’s landfall saved us, but doomed our neighbors to the south.

Early word is that our place on the beach is OK. The small shift in landfall saved us, but doomed our neighbors to the south. Our island still has no power or water. A sad note: The magical island of Captiva is flattened. The bridge from Fort Myers is in the Gulf.

I’ve been thinking about the 1948 movie “Key Largo,” with Humphrey Bog art and Lauren Bacall. They are stranded in the Keys as a hurricane slams onshore. What I remember is the sense of menace, the thrum in the air as barometric pres sure falls, the seas turn an ominous shade of green and the birds stop sing

I can only feel lucky. Many thousands of people have no place to sleep. Their belongings, their memories and their jobs have been blown away. Businesses just beginning to recover from Covid-19 losses are in ruins. I know it will get better, and people will rally, but we need to give ourselves a moment. This is yet another once-in-a-lifetime event, another “unprecedented” disaster.

It’s nice that the political players are grinding their teeth and trying to take the high ground, but don’t be fooled; politics rides these waves. Storms can be survived. More frightening is our current political cyclone. The stanchions of our democracy are also disappearing into deep troughs, and who knows if they can rise again?

Hurricane emergencies remind us that steady minds and steady hands at the wheel can help steer us through.

The supersized storms are increasing proof of the environmental crisis. How

many 500-year storms do we need to sur vive before the anti-science refuseniks realize it may still be within our power to curb the emissions and toxins that affect our climate?

The hurricanes, the wildfires, our political divisions, the QAnon crazies and other GOP extremists all seem pulled into a tightening vortex, playing out here and now. A hurricane is an apt metaphor for the forces eroding our democracy. The cleanup effort on the ground in Florida will be monumental. I don’t know what it will take to right this listing ship of state.

For a weekly newspaper columnist, I have been in the right/wrong place many times in my career, able to offer firsthand observations. I was on a beach in New York watching the towers burn on 9/11. I was on a ship in the Arabian Sea on May 2, 2011, the night our military slid Osama bin Laden’s corpse into the water. I was out West last summer amid the wildfires and, two days ago, I was an hour away from ground zero of the storm of the cen tury in Florida.

We all live in the cone of uncertainty. Today, we’re standing. We can offer a hand to those knocked down by the storm.

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

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istory has shown that endorsements by big names usually don’t produce votes.

You have just two minutes to escape a fire

This Sunday is the beginning of National Fire Prevention Week, a century-old public health obser vance created by the National Fire Protection Association that was first offi cially recognized by President Calvin Coolidge in 1925. And it’s no coincidence that you’ll find this week in October, since it commemorates the Great Chica go Fire, which burned more than 17,400 structures beginning on Oct. 8, 1871.

While that certainly sounds like a lot of buildings, the association now esti mates that there are as many as 347,000 house fires in the United States each year. That means that somewhere in America, a home is catching fire every other min ute. Those blazes account for more than $7 billion in property damage, and worse, kill more than 2,600 people and injure over 11,000 more.

And that’s just on the civilian side. Nearly 65,000 firefighters were injured battling blazes in 2020, according to the association, while federal officials report that more than 100 were killed. Firefight ing is clearly one of the most dangerous jobs in America. Yet here on Long Island, nearly all of the 181 fire departments are volunteer.

That’s right. If you ever find yourself calling for help from the fire department, the men and women who show up at your

door are almost certainly first respond ers who get nothing in return for their service except the satisfaction of know ing they can help.

That’s the purest definition of a hero.

It’s also a noble pursuit that has evolved from rather ignoble beginnings. In ancient Rome, a wealthy businessman said to be instrumental in the creation of what would become the Roman Empire — Marcus Licinius Crassus — put togeth er a brigade of 500 slaves tasked with fighting blazes in the city. When smoke hit the sky, these slaves were there.

But with a catch. Crassus would nego tiate with the building owner to buy it for what today would be pennies on the dol lar — while it burned. If the owner sold, Crassus would instruct the slaves to extinguish the flames. If they didn’t sell, Crassus let it burn to the ground.

It would take Roman emperor Nero, in the first century, to build the first true fire brigade — one not seeking to profit from the misery of others — that most credit as the true beginning of one of society’s most essential services.

This year’s Fire Prevention Week cam paign is “Fire won’t wait, plan your escape.” Homes burn faster today than ever before, according to the fire protec tion association. If your home catches fire and you’re inside, you could have less

LETTERS

Randi fooled me — almost

To the Editor:

The title of Randi Kreiss’s column in the Sept. 15-21 issue, “From the queen to the U.S. jester-in-chief,” at long last, I thought, indicated she’d turned her sights from her obsessive hatred of Donald Trump to the realities of President Joe Biden’s makeAmerica-worse-again actions and propos als. Surely “jester-in-chief” referred to the current resident of the White House, and his ongoing hypocrisies and misguided decisions that jeopardize the safety and security of this country, things like redefin ing a student loan to mean a gift, and the continuing denial of the crisis at the south ern border.

But I was wrong. I found this was just another expression of Randi’s continuing obsessive hatred of Trump as the prime evil-doer of all time, mindless of Biden’s ongoing absurdities and self-created crises that have superseded in significance what ever failures Trump may have been respon sible for earlier (and forget his achieve ments).

When Biden took office, Randi decried how she wouldn’t have Trump to push around any more. But old habits die hard.

than two minutes to escape from the moment a smoke alarm sounds.

That means that having a plan in advance is more important than ever. And because every home is different, so will every plan be. The association rec ommends developing individual plans for everyone in a home — children, older adults, people with disabilities.

It’s also imperative to make sure there are smoke alarms in every bedroom, out side every sleeping area — like hallways — and on every level, including the base ment. In fact, the only place you shouldn’t put alarms, the association says, is in your kitchen and bathrooms.

And if you can, hire an electrician to help you link all the alarms — including those for carbon monoxide — together. That way, if there is smoke in one part of the house, it will alert everyone, every where.

We all hope we can live a lifetime never having to call the fire department. Even if we were to be so fortunate, we can sleep soundly at night knowing that those heroes are out there, ready to save us if we are threatened. But we can help keep them safe, too, by making sure we’re ready if we aren’t so fortunate.

So if you see a firefighter this week, say thank you — both in words and by doing your part to stay safe.

She will continue to dismiss Biden’s growing list of failures, intent on pursuing her first love — her hatred of and assault on Trump — even with the crises of crime, recession, inva sion from abroad, and Biden’s lies as to how

well America is doing with him in charge. As jester-in-chief, Randi is beginning to rival Biden himself.

ROBERT

OPINIONS

A 54-year-old movie’s warning to Putin

ussian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine hasn’t gone the way he planned. And he doesn’t seem too happy about it.

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know what it’s like to live in a world where nuclear war could be looming. Given all the other problems we face today, it’s not something we think about often.

But nuclear war was prevalent in peo ple’s minds not too long ago. The way warnings of the dangers of technology, mental health struggles and other, newer issues per meate today’s entertain ment, nuclear war did so at the height of the Cold War.

humans down with a passion, and Taylor is confused about why. One of the orang utan superiors, Dr. Zaius, played by Mau rice Evans, pursues Taylor with reli gious zeal when Taylor, unlike all the other humans, speaks. Zaius interro gates him about where he came from, and repeatedly implies that he knows something more than the other apes do about humans.

the ocean’s waves crashing into her. He has been on Earth the whole time, where humanity had destroyed itself in a nucle ar war.

Taylor falls to his knees, condemning humanity as maniacs who have “finally gone and done it.” The film ends with Taylor collapsed in the surf, doomed to live the rest of his life on a post-apocalyp tic Earth.

MICHAEL MALASZCZYK

I suppose you wouldn’t be happy, either, if you spent nearly a decade pumping your people full of lies to pre pare them for this invasion. After all, Putin has dedicat ed a ton of resources to mak ing sure his peo ple believe that Ukraine belongs to them, that Ukrainians are actually just con fused Russians or Poles, and that Ukraine is ruled by Nazis.

First, Russia was going to take Ukraine in a week. Then maybe a month. That didn’t happen. Many months later, we are seeing Ukraine making consider able gains in Russian-occupied territory. And, unable to cope with this, Putin has gone to a new threat: nuclear war. West ern leaders have met him stride for stride, and warned of counterattacks if he tries it.

This is something of a throwback threat. Many young people today don’t

Remember “Planet of the Apes”? No, not those movies that came out in the 2010s. Those, ironically told the tale of how humanity destroyed itself when faced with a global pandemic. But much like they addressed the prob lems of today, the original addressed the problems of its day.

Released in 1968, at the height of the Cold War and not long after a nuclear confrontation nearly happened during the Cuban missile crisis, “Planet of the Apes” follows Charlton Heston’s charac ter, George Taylor, a space explorer who crash-lands on a mysterious planet.

Taylor encounters humans, but they are mute and animalistic, and the society is ruled by apes that have evolved into something human-like. They keep the

When Taylor and Zaius discover evidence of an old civilization on the planet that was ruled by humans, Zaius confesses to Taylor that he has “always known about man” and, though he acknowledges that man’s civilization was once great, he adds that “his wisdom must walk hand in hand with his idiocy.” The sacred scrolls of the apes tell them to “beware the beast man, for he is the dev il’s pawn” and that man would murder his own brother to possess his land.

This explains what drives the apes to oppress humans, but Taylor still doesn’t understand how they’ve come to believe this. Then, in a lifeless coastal desert known as the Forbidden Zone, once a lush paradise that was ruined by man, Taylor sees the Statue of Liberty, scorched, buried up to her chest in sand,

Putin’s threat has made this film, and the 1968 zeitgeist, relevant again today. Are we going to finally go and do it?

It’s easy to watch “Planet of the Apes” and think of the apes as the bad guys, brutes who are treating humans like ani mals. But at the end of the film, Zaius is proven right about humanity. In that world, we indeed were the devil’s pawn.

And as Putin threatens to use nuclear war to take Ukraine, the idea that man would kill his brother to possess his land seems to ring true. Perhaps those of us who would dismiss his threat — or worse, dare him to follow through on it so we can retaliate — should give this classic film a watch. It provides a stark warning not only to Putin, but to anyone who thinks nuclear war is a feasible solu tion to the world’s problems.

Michael Malaszczyk is a Herald reporter covering Wantagh and Seaford. Com ments about this column? mmalaszczyk@ liherald.com.

FRAMEWORK by Tim Baker

Governor, please sign the crypto mining moratorium

To the Editor:

Gov. Kathy Hochul must sign legisla tion establishing a moratorium on cryp tocurrency mining powered by burning fracked gas. This kind of mining, used to make Bitcoin, known as “proof of work,” is extremely energy-intensive, consum ing more energy than some entire nations.

The Greenidge Generating Station in the Finger Lakes highlights the threat to our beautiful state. This facility, a for merly shuttered coal plant, is now con tinuously burning fracked gas for Bit coin mining. There are dozens of such plants across New York state that could be fired up again, polluting our air and water, promoting fracking and endanger ing our climate. Governor, please take

immediate action to prevent more such travesties.

Establishing an immediate moratori um on cryptocurrency mining powered by fossil fuels, while completing a com prehensive study of its impacts on the climate and the environment more broadly, is a prudent and necessary action. The Legislature passed bills sev eral months ago, and we are counting on the governor to sign them. The White House has also validated our concerns on cryptocurrency mining and the envi ronment, which is more evidence of why we need this moratorium and more study.

I urge the governor, please do not delay. We’re counting on her to be an environmental leader of our state and an example for the nation. I urge her to sign this bill into law now.

JOSEPH M. VARON West Hempstead

I n ‘Planet of the Apes,’ we eventually discover what men have done to our planet.

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