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Freeport eatery wins statewide recognition

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

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KENNETH WARE AND Michael Toney, co-owners of Backyard Barbeque on Woodcleft Avenue, were winners of the first-ever Minority & Women’s Business Award, presented by the Business Council of New York State, for their dedication to diversity and a desire to give back to the community.

enneth Ware always knew he wanted to own a business.

But what business — and how — that was the question.

And then there was Backyard Barbeque. Founded in 2018 by his father, Archie, Ware joined childhood friend Michael Toney to take over the Woodcleft Avenue establishment just as the coronavirus pandemic took over.

Using the skills he picked up from the Johnson & Wales Culinary School in Rhode Island, Ware worked with Toney to create not only as popular eatery in Freeport, but one that has captured the attention of statewide business leaders as well.

Backyard Barbeque is the very first recipient of the Minority & Women’s Business Award from the Business Council of New York State. It earned that distinction thanks to a nomination by CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

Freeport library prepares for another renovation

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

It’s time for a makeover at the Freeport Memorial Library.

More than $235,000 will arrive in the form of state construction aid, according to state Sen. John Brooks and Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, courtesy of the state education department.

The funding comes from some $34 million in capital resources allocated by state lawmakers in last year’s budget earmarked for broadband infrastructure and public library construction projects. At the Freeport library, the money will be used to renovate two adjoining basement rooms and repair an inner stairway that leads from the basement to the main floor of the library.

The renovated rooms will be used as a multimedia center for library users who require digital recording, filmmaking and computer use, among other technological tools. Additionally, a

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director, Freeport Memorial Library wheelchair lift to make this new area more accessible.

“We’re thinking we’d like to be able to have a big green screen and be able to have people film whatever project they want to do,” said Freeport library director Lee Ann Moltzen. Such screens are used as virtual backdrops for filming, common in projects that might require higher levels of visual effects.

The area also provides space to record podcasts — in both audio or visual form, along with

the software to help make it happen.

“We did start buying laptops that have higher capabilities for things like Photoshop Avid Pro and those kinds of things,” Moltzen added.

The idea for this new renovation at the 144 W. Merrick Road location, has been on the drawing board for years. But then it became 2020.

“We had anticipated opening the room a lot earlier, but of course, the pandemic happens and everything,” Moltzen said. “So, this has been in our thoughts for a while.”

Brooks, who helped direct the funds to Freeport, said in a news release that he supports libraries because books provide a “refuge from the daily stressors of life.”

“Walking into a library, you can easily escape into the world of fantasy, solve a murder mystery, or even learn a new skill,” the senator said.

“However, this ability to escape, decompress or expand one’s knowledge should not be restricted to only those who can afford to purchase books CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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NEIGHBORS IN THE NEWS Freeport illuminates village steeple T h e Vi l l a g e o f Freeport recognizes and sympathizes with everyone effected by breast cancer.

This month, the Freeport Village Hall is illuminated in pink to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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ASSEMBLYWOMAN JUDY GRIFFIN, Mayor Robert Kennedy, and the incorporated village of Freeport were in attendance for the ribbon cutting event for Penthouse Beauty, where owner Yanira Castillo received a citation from the assemblywoman.

Penthouse Beauty ribbon cutting Penthouse Beauty held their grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 11th, with Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, Mayor Robert Kennedy and the incorporated village of Freeport in attendance.

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Freeport High School Homecoming 2022 The community showed its pride during a terrific game against the Syosset Braves

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

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omecoming 2022 at Freeport High School brought together students, faculty, and community members to celebrate school spirit, town pride, and to cheer for the home team.

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kishore Kuncham, Board of Education President Maria Jordan-Awalom, trustees, administrators, alumni and community political representatives, students, faculty, and families all attended the homecoming event.

There were a variety of delicious food, drinks, refreshments, and spirit apparel available prior to the game. Before the game, the Freeport High School marching band led the parade along the high school track. The stands were packed with passionate spectators who roared during the game and the spectacular halftime acts.

The marching band, color guard, cheerleaders, and dance troupe from the high school performed outstandingly.

There were a variety of delicious food, drinks, refreshments, and spirit apparel available prior to the game. Before the game, the Freeport High School marching band led the parade along the high school track. The stands were packed with passionate spectators who roared during the game and the spectacular halftime acts.

The marching band, color guard, cheerleaders, and dance troupe from the high school performed outstandingly. The varsity football team came out determined to win and did not let down their devoted supporters. The Red Devils defeated the Syosset Braves 22-21 in a thrilling contest.

FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL varsity football team ended homecoming 2022 with a win.

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Dr. Kishore Kuncham (second from left front row) and Board of Education President Maria Jordan-Awalom (third from left front row) were joined by administrators and local political representatives during homecoming.

FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL cheerleaders kept spirits high during homecoming.

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FREEPORT FANS PACKED the stands for the Oct. 15 homecoming game against the Syosset Braves.

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Baldwin schools earn many ‘Best of L.I.’ nominations Bethpage Federal Credit Union nominated the Baldwin Union Free School District for multiple categories in its 2023 “Best of Long Island” competition.

For 17 years the “Best of Long Island” competition picks the best, and highest ranking businesses and services in both Nassau and Suffolk County, chosen by local community members and residents.

The Baldwin Union Free School District said this year the school district has been nominated in eight different categories in education, and the arts and entertainment.

In the arts and entertainment category, the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast was nominated once again for best podcast, potentially adding to their history of award winning productions.

In the educational categories, Neil Testa was nominated for best principal, and Tom Capatano was nominated best high school sports coach. Both the Bald-

win Bruins Sports Podcast and Testa won the “Best of Long Island 2022” in their respective categories last year after being nominated for the first time.

Meghan Kargman was nominated for best school psychologist, and Erin Berine and Stephanie Pina were nominated for best school guidance counselor. Lastly, the Baldwin High School was nominated for best high school spirit and best music school.

The voting period will run throughout October and November until Dec. 15, where Baldwin community members can vote once per category, per day.

At the end of the voting period, nominees in with the most votes in each category will be awarded the distinction of winning the Bethpage “Best of Long Island 2023.”

To vote, visit BestOfLongIsland.com/ voting — Andre Silva

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THE BALDWIN UNION Free School District was nominated in multiple categories for Bethpage Federal Credit Union’s ‘Best of Long Island 2023’ competition.

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Assemblywoman Taylor Darling, shining above 35 other mom-and-pop eateries to take the prize.

“So, this was the first year that they gave this award out,” Ware said. “It was good to win the award because it made us feel like the things that we do in the community mean something. We give back a lot, so it was a very fun experience.”

The Minority & Women’s Business Award was created as part of the Business Council’s commitment in the promotion of economic growth and prosperity, as well as the idea that opportunity should be extended to all employers, regardless of race or creed.

The award recognizes the history and achievement of minority, women and LGBTQ businesses.

For Backyard Barbeque, a lot of these accolades come from how the restaurant persevere through the pandemic, said Heather Briccetti Mulligan, president and chief executive of the Business Council.

“It is truly an honor to shine a light on the many remarkable businesses across the state that are led by hardworking individuals of all races, colors and creeds,” she added, in a release. _________________

Ware spent the most of his career as a chef in Manhattan. Since taking over Backyard Barbeque, he picked up a number of awards, including a Herald Long Island Choice Award, last spring.

And now their business is growing at the Nautical Mile commercial center.

Opening up just two doors down is a new offering from the duo — Backyard Slices — just last month. Offering pizza has allowed Ware and Toney to expand their offerings from beyond barbecue.

Even more, the two are working to keep business coming — even when the weather cools off. Sure, the Nautical Mile might be more popular in the spring and summer, but there’s nothing stopping customers from showing up in the winter, too.

To help make that happen, Backyard is offering turkey and Thanksgiving dinner bundles next month, and will collect donations to help those not-so-fortunate during their annual community event in December.

It’s then Backyard Barbeque hosts its annual toy drive, using funds donated to their restaurant year-round by patrons to purchase toys for young people just in time for the holidays.

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KENNETH WARE AND Michael Toney were honored by the Business Council of New York State with its first-ever Minority & Women’s Business Award for the work they do at Backyard Barbeque on Woodcleft Avenue. The duo took over the restaurant from Ware’s father-in-law, who founded the restaurant in 2018.

“A lot of these communities and surrounding areas are low income,” Ware said. “We know how it feels to wake up on Christmas and not have anything under the tree. One of our main missions is to give back because we receive a lot of support from the community.”

Last year, Ware and Toney decorated their large front windows with snowmen and Christmas trees. They neatly packed their booths, tables and chairs against the front wall, making room for a vending

wagon with a popcorn machine at the main door, and a shining Christmas tree at the opposite end of the room.

Various wrapped presents encircled the tree, waiting to be ripped open by visiting children.

In all, some 500 toys were given away last year. Ware hopes to top that come Christmastime this year.

“We are just going to continue doing what’s best,” Ware said, “and that is serving the local community.”

Latest library project funded by state aid on a whim. This is why libraries are so important to a free society.”

A recent survey by the state senate revealed a need for more than $1.5 billion to fund development and restoration projects at public libraries.

There are more than 1,000 public library buildings in New York state alone — more than half of which are more than 60 years old.

Some of the issues found at library buildings like these include obsolete and insufficient electrical wiring, limited access for those with disabilities, and are unable to offer internet, computers and other technology.

Many lack space to accommodate a library’s growing collection, provide suitable meeting places, or simply offer public access to computers.

These latest funds join others that have helped keep the Freeport library up to date over the years, Moltzen said. That includes the construction of its teen room, renovating the west wing, and installing and upgrading security cameras. And then there are improvements that patrons may not have noticed right away, like installing automatic doors at both entrances, and upgrading the facility’s heating and air-conditioning systems.

“Most recently, we built a tween room — called Inn B Tween — a space dedicated to fifth- and sixth-graders,” Moltzen

said.

This tween room, which opened last December, was one of the last significant projects undertaken by the library using state library construction aid, the director added. It’s been a perfect area for young people transitioning between childhood and teenaged years to spend time.

Fiction books popular with these preadolescents are kept in the tween area.

There are also 10 laptops, a smart television, and games. Brightly patterned rollaway hassocks and small triangular tables are utilized for study and reading, or they can be stowed to make room for other activities in this area.

“We are grateful to Sen. Brooks and Assemblywoman Griffin for helping us to secure this funding,” Moltzen said. “This investment in the library is an investment in the Freeport community, as it will enable us to provide additional services, resources and opportunities.”

There is no immediate timeline on when construction of the new basement area will begin. But in the meantime, the Freeport Memorial Library is open to the community weekdays between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. — except on Wednesdays, when it opens at 10. On weekends, the library opens its doors between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., on Saturdays, and for a few hours beginning at 1 p.m., on Sundays.

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FREEPORT MEMORIAL LIBRARY director Lee Ann Moltzen in front of the newly renovated Inn B Tween room, which opened last December. The room is just one of the latest additions to the library made possible by state library construction funds. The library’s next redevelopment goal is to convert its subterranean rooms into multimedia space.

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“Are you going deaf ?”

As annoying as they might be, those four words could very well be signs of hearing loss. And it’s not a bad idea to get it checked out.

Protecting your hearing is exactly what those who tuned in to the recent AARP Long Island webinar series found out, thanks to the expertise of Dr. Lawrence Cardano and Dr. Esther Fogel.

“Out of all the health problems known to the United States, hearing loss is the third-most common health problem amongst adults,” Fogel told those attending the recent webinar from Herald Inside LI. That makes hearing loss “even more common than diabetes or some other health problems.”

Nearly 30 percent of adults older than 65 have some degree of hearing loss, the audiologist said, and as many as half of adults older than 75 have hearing loss to some degree.

The free webinar was part of the October series “Health+Wealth+Self,” which concludes Thursday, Oct. 20 with a focus on protecting older Americans from cybercrime.

Sponsored by AARP Long Island, Bernard Macias — it’s associate state director — stressed the importance of AARP empowering people older than 50.

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DRS. LAWReNce cARDANO and Esther Fogel from Comprehensive Audiology in Lynbrook, joined Herald Inside LI recently for October’s ‘Health+Wealth+Self’ webinar series with Bernard Macias, the associate state director for AARP Long Island, and Michael Hinman, executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers. said. “We advocate for what matters most, with a special focus on health, security, financial stability and personal fulfillment.

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“There are a lot of things that can contribute to hearing loss and put you more at risk for hearing loss,” Cardano said. “Anything that affects your health, overall, can affect your hearing.”

Common risks, Cardano mentioned, include high blood pressure, obesity, inactivity, high cholesterol, smoking and diabetes.

Hearing loss can have even larger implications, the doctors said — like dementia.

“In order for the brain to function properly, it needs to receive all the sensory input from our surroundings,” Fogel said.

“So, when we’re not hearing all the sounds that we should, the brain is not receiving all the signals that it should be hearing.

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Don’t panic if you think your hearing might be diminishing, however. There are steps you can take to protect your hearing, such as having your hearing tested, limiting your exposure to loud noises, eating healthy, and exercising.

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The rebirth of Freeport’s boys’ volleyball varsity program is going quite well under the guidance of coach Gaetano Antonacci.

The Red Devils, who returned only two starters from last season when they competed solely at the JV level, improved to 6-5 with a sweep of Academy Charter on Oct. 13. They last fielded a varsity team in 2017.

“We wanted to test ourselves at the varsity level, especially the returning seniors,” Antonacci said. “We started last season with 12 kids and finished with 20. Interest is growing and the plan next season is to have both varsity and JV up and running at the same time.”

Offseason dedication has been a key to success, Antonacci said.

“In terms of record, it’s going better than expected,” he said.

“We’ve had some quality wins and some tough losses. Prior to last fall, none of these kids played organized volleyball. A bunch of them went to volleyball camps this summer. It’s still a matter of gaining experience, not athletic ability.”

This season got off to an inauspicious start Sept. 14 when Freeport was swept by Valley Stream North, 18-25, 12-25, 23-25.

However, two days later Antonacci’s team responded with a marathon 5-set victory at South Side, which is fielding its first-ever varsity squad this fall and stands 10-3 heading into this week’s action.

“Beating South Side was definitely the highlight of the year so far,” Antonacci said. “To see how strong South Side has been playing, that match showed what we’re capable of. It was also huge for our confidence after the opener didn’t go so well.”

The coach described senior Ethan Cairo, one of three captains, as “the pulse of the team.” Cairo is a returning starter in the middle and sparks the defense along with fellow senior captain Bryan Belizaire. “Ethan never gets too high or too low and is a big blocker and hitter for us,” Antonacci said. “He’s coachable and a leader.”

Cairo ranks second on the team in blocks and kills. Belizaire, who stands 6-foot-8, is one of the top blockers in Nassau averaging 12 per match. He’s also a vocal leader and positive influence, the coach noted. “Bryan worked so hard during the offseason and came back much improved,” Antonacci said.

On the outside, senior captain Christian John is a hard-hitting lefty with outstanding leaping and defensive ability. He averages 12 kills and 10 digs per match. “He didn’t play much last year but has natural talent,” Antonacci said.

Sophomore Johncarlo Rivera moved from outside hitter to setter and embraced the challenge, Antonacci said. “He’s very committed to volleyball and gets better and better as a setter every match,” the coach explained.

Leading the defense are senior libero Fabien Rodriguez, the most improved player on the roster according to Antonacci, and junior Erik Cruz. Other key pieces are sophomore Justin Salce, junior Marlon Teruel, and seniors Josue Bran, Jayden Easy, Dorian Trotman and Aidian Sasenarine.

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MIDDLE HITTER/BLOCKER ETHAN Cairo, one of three senior captains, is a major reason why the Red Devils are making noise on the varsity court.

Six matches remain and Freeport has a chance to finish second in Division 1C. “These kids love the sport,” Antonacci said. “If they didn’t, we wouldn’t be where we’re at right now.”

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Thanks to newly drawn district maps, two candidates are pitted against each other in unfamiliar territory. That’s because the new boundary lines have left both candidate living outside the area they are vying to represent.

Kevin Thomas hopes to keep his senate seat, even if it no longer includes communities like East Meadow, Franklin Square, Malverne, Seaford, Wantagh and Levittown. With lines redrawn as a result of the most-recent census, Thomas’ district has been dramatically altered to incorporate communities on the South Shore such as Rockville Centre, Baldwin and Freeport. All three were previously represented by state Sen. Todd Kaminsky.

A Democrat, Thomas was first elected to his seat in 2018, defeating then-incumbent state Sen. Kemp Hannon by a slim margin of less than 2 percent. Over the last four years, Thomas has represented the central Nassau communities up in Albany, says he wants to continue that work with his new district.

The Levittown attorney was part of a legal assistance group representing students with school loan debt on a pro bono basis before getting into politics.

“I saw things were getting worse for people living in New York and I wanted to help improve them,” Thomas said.

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INcumBENt stAtE sEN. Kevin Thomas, at left, vies to keep his district seat in the upcoming general election campaign against Republican James Coll. But no matter who voters chose on Nov. 8, their state senator will actually not be a resident of that district like them, thanks to late changes in boundary lines.

American and South Asian American elected to the senate, he is chair of the chamber’s consumer protection committee. One issue at the forefront is data privacy.

“There are very few regulations on social media,” Thomas said. “What this would do is take control over the data and make sure these companies are held

accountable.”

His campaign also focuses on what he referred to as “bread-and-butter issues,” including taxes, providing funding for local school districts, providing affordable housing, and making sure roads are maintained.

His Republican challenger, James Coll of Seaford, is a retired New York Police

Department detective, who also was called to run for office out of his concern about the direction of New York.

“Crime and Covid really put a magnifying glass on the state,” Coll said. “People are clearly leaving. State officials just don’t recognize it.”

Coll’s campaign predominantly targets the bail reform laws adopted in 2019, which he said is “not just a city issue anymore,” having seen the impact on crime in Nassau County. He refers to cashless bail as a “disastrous” set of laws that have impacted public safety.

“No matter where you’re from in the county, you want your children to be safe,” he said, “and you want it to be a place where kids can grow up and raise their own children.”

Coll’s campaign also focuses on property taxes and affordability, which he said is a contributing factor to why so many people are leaving the state. Nassau County, in particular, is known for having an extraordinarily high property tax rate.

Coll feels that the state could do more to provide for the people instead of “reckless spending” on things like a $1 billion stadium for the Buffalo Bills in western New York.

“We are recklessly spending on services we will never use,” Coll said. “We need to have balance in our state capital. My goal is to represent the district, which is diverse and represents everything that’s great about Nassau County.”

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Final stretch of LIRR’s $2.5B ‘third track’ done

By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com

GOv. KAthy hOchUL joined Metropolitan Transportation Authority chief executive Janno Lieber to announce the completion of the Long Island Rail Road’s 9.8-mile piece of track stretching from Floral Park to Hicksville that is expected to allow more trains, and ease congestion.

Courtesy Marc A. Hermann/MTA

Manhattan East Side terminal Grand Central Madison — a heavyweight project in itself — comes into operation in the coming weeks.

“When combined with the new terminal at Grand Central Madison and the newly renovated LIRR concourse at Penn Station, LIRR customers will have more frequent service, upgraded stations with a host of modern amenities, and easier reverse peak trips,” Rinaldi said.

The third track’s ability will allow the two-way flow of trains on the mainline during the railroad’s busiest hours.

This, MTA chief executive Janno Lieber said, will be “a huge boon for Long Island businesses, since it will increase access to the region’s talent pool by enabling not only a 40 percent overall increase in LIRR service, but a huge uptick in reverse peak train frequency.

“It’s a win-win-win.”

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It’s finally completed. The Long Island Rail Road line connecting New York City with Nassau County’s governmental seat and other points east now has a third track. And that could mean not only more trains along a nearly 10-stretch between Floral Park and Hicksville, but added benefits to neighboring lines and traffic.

The Third Track Project, completed Oct. 3, is the latest addition to the LIRR’s rail network, giving the Metropolitan Transportation Authority the ability to carry more trains on the track, as well as better flexibility moving trains in both directions during peak hours.

For commuters, this could mean fewer service disruptions and delays along the busy line that connects to Ronkonkoma, Huntington, Port Jefferson, Hempstead and Oyster Bay, meaning potentially fewer riders on those lines passengers might choose as alternatives. For those choosing to drive, it eliminates grade-crossing at seven different intersections, meaning fewer delays whenever trains roll through.

Gov. Kathy Hochul celebrated the completion of the third rail alongside MTA executives at a garage next to the LIRR’s Westbury station.

“The completion of the historic third track project connects commuters with a more resilient and flexible railroad with frequent service, modern stations, ADA

accessibility, and more travel opportunities for Long Islanders and visitors,” said Hochul of the $2.5 billion construction project that finished $100 million under budget.

The project kicked off in 2019 after decades of battles over how such a track would be constructed. Many living around the affected areas — along with the local officials who represented them — bristled at the idea of having the new set of rails potentially cut through private property.

The current design began in 2016 under the backing of Hochul’s predecessor, Andrew Cuomo. This time, the plan didn’t involve taking residential property while adding other infrastructural perks including landscape improvement, retaining walls, parking garages, improvements to rail bridges, and the removal of eight street-level grade crossings.

The plan also refurbished stations in Mineola, New Hyde Park, Carle Place, Merillon Avenue and Westbury.

The project was carried out in three phases with the first leg of track through New Hyde Park and Merillon Avenue finishing last August. The second stretch of track to Mineola completed weeks later, with the last section crossing the finish line at Hicksville.

There is still, however, minor station work left to complete.

Catherine Rinaldi, LIRR’s interim president, says the rail system expansion couldn’t come at a better time as the new

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A noteworthy milestone South Shore Symphony celebrates an expressive 40 years

By Karen Bloom rom their roots in the Five Towns back in 1983, the Rockville CentreWHERE based South Shore Symphony has grown and flourished as a regional orchestra that commands attention. For much of that time — since 1991 WHEN — principal cellist Wayne Lipton, the orchestra’s president, has been instrumental in guiding the many phases of its • Saturday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m. growth.

• Madison Theatre, “We started to really blossom, added more Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., musicians, when the Rockville Centre Guild for Rockville Centre the Arts took us under their umbrella” in 1991, • For tickets, visit Lipton recalls. And he and his group have never MadisonTheatreNY.org looked back. The orchestra — which performed or call the box office at at South Side Middle School until its move to the (516) 323-4444 then newly-opened Madison Theatre on the Molloy University campus in 2011 — soon become known for their fascinating, challenging repertoire.

“We put everything into it,” Lipton says. “We attracted more musicians and a larger audience. Soon soloists were added into the mix of the all-volunteer orchestra. We kept adding new things.”

That included collaborating with the local dance company, Leggz Ltd. Dance, performing outdoors each summer in Rockville Centre, and concerts at St. Agnes Cathedral.

The real turning point occurred with the construction of the Madison Theatre.

“We were ecstatic to be offered a real home,” Lipton enthuses.

The feeling is mutual.

“The Madison Theatre is proud to partner with the South Shore Symphony,” says artistic director Angelo Fraboni. “We feature them in a variety of shows throughout the year. They’re always consistently excellent.”

This relationship has challenged and opened up new ventures for the orchestra. Its members now perform in opera and musical productions. Also Broadwaystyle revues, which include the University’s CAP21 theatre arts students. And, of course, Leggz Ltd Dance’s holiday confection “The Nutcracker,” among their many versatile performances.

“We’ve had an opportunity to play with some amazing people,” Lipton says, including Keith Emerson, Neil Sedaka and Jimmy Webb.

Collaboration with Fraboni has blossomed into highly-praised full productions of operatic standards such as “Carmen,” “Marriage of Figaro,” “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Madame Butterfly.” A sustained cooperation with musical director Michael Bower and the Cathedral of Saint Agnes has led to memorable performances of major choral works such as Mahler’s Second and Third Symphonies, Beethoven’s Choral Symphony and many others, as well as most of the major concertos for organ and orchestra.

Of special note is the orchestra’s relationship with virtuoso violinist Ming Fen Hsin — the orchestra’s music director in the ‘90s — who connected the South Shore Symphony with music director and

conductor Scott Jackson Wiley.

“Wiley is extraordinary,” Lipton says. “He’s done a wonderful job teaching us and moving us forward. His dedication and commitment to the highest musical standards has led us to deliver consistently powerful and moving performances of some of the greatest symphonic works. It takes a special person to commit to an orchestra for that span, and he’s truly deserving of recognition.”

As he will be on Nov. 12, when the orchestra celebrates their beloved conductor’s 25th season with a special concert in his honor. Fen Hsin returns as featured soloist to perform Brahms Violin Concerto. The program also includes ‘Brahms Variations on a Theme” by Haydn and Brahms Symphony No. 4.

“These are all pieces chosen

by Scott as a statement of his classical background,” Wiley says. “It’s a strong classic repertoire. As an accessible Romantic composer with a big sound, Brahms is (a) tremendous showpiece for Ming. The Symphony is a tough one, a nice challenge for the orchestra, as is Variations on Hayden.”

While the orchestra may have “South Shore” in its name, Lipton is quick to point out that this is a group of dedicated, highly skilled musicians representative of all of Long Island.

“It’s a very special group,” he says.

That “special group” has committed to a special season.

One of “the most ambitious yet,” according to Wiley.

“I hope everyone takes advantage of all that we’ve pulled together this season to entertain you.”

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Above photos: Whether playing the classical repertoire or joining Molloy’s CAP21 theatre arts conservatory students and Broadway performers in a Salute to Broadway, most recently on Oct. 9.

The fusion supergroup has enthralled audience with their special blend of Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and Phish since their inception some 10 years ago.

What began as a lark for the four jam band musicians has turned into something much more. The band — with Eric Gould on bass, Richard James on keyboards, Zack Burwick on drums, and Cal Kehoe on guitar — has garnered a major following for their inventive combination of tunes from the namesake bands that inspired PTF. Although the music from each act is different, PTF has discovered that fusing the material together creates what the band describes as an ‘amazing story.’

Friday, Oct. 21, 8 p.m. $44.

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Blazin’ pumpkins The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze is back for a third year at Old Bethpage Village Restoration. The Halloween-themed event, which had its start in the Hudson Valley at Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-onHudson, features more than 7,000 illuminated, individually hand-crafted jack o’ lanterns displayed throughout the restored village. The pumpkins are carved into elaborate sculptural displays that light up the night, creating an family-friendly experience all ages will enjoy. Visitors stroll the pumpkin trail, past 19th-century buildings, and through historic barns to find themselves immersed in a fall wonderland.

Now through Nov. 6. Tickets must be purchased in advance, none available on-site. Tickets start at $32 for adults; $24 ages 3-17.

Children 2 and younger are free. Old Bethpage Village Restoration, 1303 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage.

For tickets and information, visit PumpkinBlaze.org.

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For more information, email sparkleonstage17@gmail.com or call (516) 204-1188.

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The versatile songstress-musical theater star brings her powerful voice to NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, for her latest cabaret turn, Friday, Oct. 28, 8 p.m. A best-selling recording artist with 14 solo albums to her credit, Eder brings a diverse repertoire spanning Broadway, standards, pop, country, and jazz. When Eder performs live in concert, audiences are awed by the ease of her transitions between genres, effortlessly displaying the full range of her incredible vocal gifts. For information/tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.

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Bring the family to see the popular musical based Victoria and Elizabeth Kann’s beloved book about the girl who can’t stop eating pink cupcakes, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Saturday, Oct. 29, 11 a.m. Her pink indulgence lands her at the doctor’s office with Pinkititis, an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe. $15. The Show Place at the Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. For tickets and information, call (516) 5996870 or PlazaTheatrical.com.

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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.

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Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, PhD, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 4 p.m.

He’ll discuss “The Persistence of Surrealism,” which highlights the drama and poetry of the Surrealist movement, along with masterworks of painting and sculpture. Participation is limited; registration required.

Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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.

Author talk Meet journalist Joe Calderone, author of “Don’t Look Back,” a thriller that takes readers into the hearts and minds of a FDNY family who lost their son during 9/11, and set out on a mission to find out what really happened to him and the other 342 firefighters who perished, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 6-9 p.m.

Hosted by Tony Cancellieri and Mike Sapralcone, at the Coral House, 70 Milburn Ave., Baldwin. For information, call (516) 672-3205.

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Bring in the fall with the First Church Baldwin United Methodists annual pumpkin picking fundraiser, through Oct. 31. Choose from selling pumpkins, decorative gourds, potted mums, and more , at 881 Merrick Rd., in front of the church. The Pumpkin Patch will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Visit with the family to pick out your favorite seasonal plants. For more information,visit FirstChurchBaldwin. com or call (516) 223-1168.

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.

‘Shoe Some Love’ Now through Oct. 28, New Visions Elementary school , 80 Raynor St., is used baby, children and adult shoes. These wanted items include sneakers, boots, dress shoes, cleats and sandals. All shoes and all sizes are welcome. Small donations can be sent in with your children while larger donations can be picked up by calling (516) 855-7371. For more information, email newvisionspta80@gmail. com.

Murder Mystery Part 2 Tihe secrets of Freeport are revealed at “Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem in Freeport,” presented by librarian and archivist Regina Feeney, at the the program’s second installment, Saturday, Nov. 5, 3 p.m. Learn about an 1880s unsolved murder; a 1920s sensational alimony case that garnered national attention, and more, at Sparkle on Stage Cultural Arts Center, 195 Woodcleft Ave. Register online, by phone, or in person at the ASK Desk. Freeport Memorial Library.

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The annual Freeport autumn festival will be held on Sunday, Oct. 30, 12 p.m.-4 p.m., in the VOF parking lot on Woodcleft Avenue. The 33rd Freeport Fire Department Fire Expo also takes place. With fire exhibits, giveaways, a farmers market, and the chamber chowder competition. All are welcome to participate in the Halloween costume parade, with lineup beginning at 11:30 a.m.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to §128-5 of the Freeport Village Code, a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Freeport will be held to conduct public hearings on Thursday November 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM., in the Municipal Building, Board of Trustees Conference Room, 46 North Ocean Avenue, 2nd Floor, Freeport, NY adjacent to the Mayor’s Office.

Pamela Walsh Boening Village Clerk Issue Date: October 20, 2022 134838 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY 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: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 001058/2017. Scott H. Siller, Esq. - Referee.

Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in

accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 134558

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 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 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 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU QUICKEN LOANS INC., Plaintiff - against MICHAEL 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.

134461 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

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

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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 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Plaintiff AGAINST Denise Sekur a/k/a Denise E. Sam; Fred Sekur a/k/a Fred E. Sekur; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered December 24, 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 November 15, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 122 Rocklyn, Lynbrook, NY 11563. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 38 Block 477 Lot 312. Approximate amount of judgment $354,864.74 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 013758/2013.

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

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Jason Vishnick, 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 21, 2022 134698 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Plaintiff against DIANA J. BARNES A/K/A DIANE CARTER A/K/A DIANA CARTER, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein, Such & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE MLMI TRUST SERIES 2005-HE3, Plaintiff AGAINST GUY DURAND, MARLENE BOSSOUS, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered August 16, 2019, 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 15, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 3432 BAY FRONT DRIVE, BALDWIN, NY 11510. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Baldwin in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54, Block 340, Lot 76, 77, 78. Approximate amount of judgment

$693,466.00 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #003051/2017.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County CO VID-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”.

Stephen G. Frommer, Esq, Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 17-003677 73275 134608

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for Maroon Plains Trust, Plaintiff, Against Wayne Pusey, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 9/18/2019, 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. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 11/10/2022 at 2:00pm, premises known as 164 Colonial Avenue Freeport, NY 11520 and described as follows; ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 55 Block 360 Lot 827 & 828. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $638,717.26 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 607238/2018. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.

Scott H Siller, Esq., Referee.

SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES, Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Dated: 9-30-2022 File Number: 34658 PCO 134693

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE HOME EQUITY ASSET TRUST 2007-2 HOME EQUITY PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2 Plaintiff, Against ANA M. BERNAL CRIOLLO, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 04/28/2017, 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. This Auction will be held rain or shine, on 11/14/2022 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 990 Ardmore Road Baldwin, New York 11510 and described as follows; ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 36 Block 468-03 Lot 30. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $428,345.24 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 2503/2015. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.

Steven Keats, Esq., Referee.

SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Dated: 9-20-2022 File Number: 27789 PCO 134695

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. JANET BLAKE, et al, Defts. Index #611400/2021. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered September 23, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on November 22, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a District 10, Section 36, Block 537, Lot 8. Sold subject to terms and

FREEPORT HERALD — October 20, 2022

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered February 7, 2017, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on November 15, 2022 at 2:00 PM. Premises known as 39 Lessing Place, Freeport, NY 11520. Sec 55 Block 377 Lot 1267, 1268 and 1269. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $331,470.41 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 011584/2007 F/K/A 07-011584.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules.

The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Janine T. Lynam, Esq., Referee RSHC315 134700

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conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law.

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 sale.

ELLEN SAVINO, Referee.

LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99824 134835

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

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Freeport Housing Authority will hold a Public Meeting on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at 5:00 PM. The meeting will be held at 100 North Main Street, Community Center, Freeport, NY 11520.

134837 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE AT&T Mobility, LLC is proposing to modify an existing telecommunications facility on a 199-foot tall existing water tank located at Lakeview and Grand Avenue, Freeport, Nassau County, New York (N40° 39’ 50.0”, W73° 34’ 16.0”) at an approximate overall height of 137 feet above ground level.

AT&T Mobility, LLC invites comments from any interested party on the impact the proposed undertaking may have on any districts, sites, buildings, structures, or objects significant in American history, archaeology, engineering, or culture that are listed or determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Comments may be sent to Environmental Corporation of America, ATTN: Annamarie Howell, 1375 Union Hill Industrial Court, Suite A, Alpharetta, GA 30004 or via email to publicnotice@ecausa.com. Ms. Howell can be reached at (770) 667-2040 x 405 during normal business hours. Comments must be received within 30 days of the date of this notice.

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Courtesy Town of Hempstead

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD Clerk Kate Murray officiated Baldwin residents, Peter Forgione and Melanie Nacinovich’s wedding.

Town Clerk officiates for Baldwin residents The■ wedding■ of ■ Baldwin■ residents,■ Peter■ Forgione■ and■ Melanie■ Nacinovich■ was■ officiated■ by■ Town■ of ■ Hempstead■ Clerk■ Kate■ Murray■ at■ Hempstead■ Town■ Hall■on■Wednesday,■Sept■28th.

The■Town■of ■Hempstead■said■any■resi-

dents■ who■ seek■ to■ obtain■ their■ marriage■ license■ or■ scheduling■ a■ wedding■ ceremony■should■call■the■office■of ■the■town■clerk■ at■ 516.812.3014■ or■ visit■ hempsteadny.gov/ marriage.

–Andre Silva

Four teenagers shot outside party in Freeport First■ Squad■ detectives■ are■ currently■ investigating■an■assault■that■happened■in■ Freeport■on■Saturday,■Oct■15th■at■11:57■p.m.

A■ massive■ house■ party■ on■ Babylon■ Turnpike,■according■to■authorities,■spread■ onto■the■neighboring■streets.■An■unidentified■car■was■heading■southbound■on■Babylon■ Turnpike■near■ Independence■Avenue.■ Multiple■ bullets■ were■ fired■ from■ the■ car,■ striking■ two■ 16-year-old■ males,■ a■ 16-year-

old■female,■and■a■14-year-old■boy.■ The■ wounded■ were■ sent■ to■ local■ hospitals■for■treatment■and■evaluation.■ Anyone■with■information■on■the■above■ event■ is■ asked■ to■ call■ Nassau■ County■ Crime■ Stoppers■ at■ 1-800-244-TIPS.■ Callers■ will■all■stay■anonymous.

–Mohamed Farghaly

CRIME WATCH Arrests ■■ Freeport■ Police■ officers■ rushed■ to■ a■ multiple■residence■on■Oct■9th■after■receiving■ a■ notification■ of ■ a■ reported■ robbery■ with■ a■ weapon■ and■ discovered■ a■ victim■ who■ had■ been■ stabbed■ many■ times■ by■ a■ purported■family■member.■Police■assisted■ the■victim■and■later■located■and■detained■ a■suspect■who■was■still■on■the■site.■■■■■■

later■transferred■to■Nassau■County■Detention■ following■ arrest■ processing■ to■ await■ arraignment.■■ ■■ Freeport■ Police■ compiled■ a■ report■ on■ Oct■ 8th■ on■ a■ car■ fire■ that■ was■ allegedly■ caused■ by■ a■ mechanical■ failure■ in■ the■ damaged■ vehicle.■ Firefighters■ came■ on■ the■site■to■extinguish■the■fire.

Larceny

■■ Freeport■Police■officers■detained■a■subject■who■was■found■to■be■in■possession■of ■ a■prohibited■drug■on■the■deft’s■person■on■ Oct■ 5th.■ The■ subject■ was■ taken■ to■ the■ Freeport■Station■House■for■arrest■processing■before■being■transferred■to■the■Nassau■ County■ Detention■ Center■ to■ await■ arraignment.■

■■ A■ report■ was■ compiled■ by■ Freeport■ Police■ on■ Oct■ 8th■ after■ a■ walk-in■ complainant■claimed■that■their■front■and■rear■ license■ plates■ were■ removed■ from■ their■ car■ without■ their■ authorization.■ There■ was■no■car■damage■reported■as■a■result■of ■ the■theft.■

■■ Detectives■ from■ the■ Freeport■ Police■ Department■ apprehended■ a■ person■ who■ allegedly■ used■ a■ forged■ instrument■ to■ make■a■payment■to■another■person■on■Oct■ 4th.■ Following■ a■ brief ■ investigation,■ the■ individual■surrendered■to■police■and■was■

■■ Numerous■reports■were■made■by■Freeport■Police■on■Oct■7th■for■the■alleged■theft■ of ■a■catalytic■converter■from■the■victim’s■ vehicles■during■the■overnight■hours.■The■ vehicles■chosen■at■random■showed■no■discernible■pattern■or■preference.

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

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Fax your ad to: 516-622-7460 E-mail you ad to: ereynolds@liherald.com E-mail Finds Under $100 to: sales@liherald.com DEADLINE: Monday, 11:00 am for all classified ads.

Every effort is made to insure the accuracy of your ad. Please check your ad at the first insertion. Credit will be made only for the first insertion. Credit given for errors in ads is limited to the printed space involved. Publisher reserves right to reject, cancel or correctly classify and ad.

Lynbrook Public Schools

VALLEY STREAM UFSD 30

Hiring Event

Seeking Candidates for the Following Positions starting Immediately:

Thursday, Oct. 27th 4PM – 6:30PM 189 Wheatley Rd, Brookville, NY 11545

Come join the Lynbrook family.

We are looking to fill the following positions:

Located in the Brookville Mansion

Clerk Typist - (12-Month Position) Technology Office - 7:45 am- 4:15 pm Salary: $39,633-$46,087 This position is a provisional position and will require the selected candidate to take and receive a reachable score on the next scheduled Clerk Typist I exam given by the Nassau County Civil Service.

OPEN POSITIONS

We are hiring:

SUBSTITUTES • Instructional Substitutes • Permanent and Per Diem Substitute Teachers • Teaching Assistants

• Rich Benefits Package Including: Low Cost, High Quality Insurance, & 403B • Tuition Reimbursement Assistance

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Franklin Square UFSD c SchOOl BUS DrIverS WanteD Client: Brookville Center for Children’s Services Must Have BPublication: License With PS Endorsement And Long Island Herald NYS Fingerprints Required.

Guaranteed 6 Hours/Day. Issue Date: 10/20/22 Size: 3.125” x 6” Retirement Fund And 10 Month Position. Offering Benefits,

Non-Benefit Rate

$500.00 for non CDL drivers. Will train qualified applicants

Floral Park-Bellerose

BARBERING TEACHER (.5 FTE)

Teacher Aides

Teach 1st and 2nd year-level students

We have openings for teacher aides for the 2022/23 school year. 10-month positions available immediately, starting at $15.00/hr.

Minimum 4 years’ experience, NYS Barbering License, NYS Teacher Certification or equivalent and experience with salon management/ownership including hiring practices

We have an opening for a P/T school nurse, 2 days/wk mostly Wed & Thurs. Pro-rated salary, approx. $240.00/day. RN cert. required.

Please apply for positions via OLAS at www.OLASjobs.org

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted

ADMINISTRATIVE

Richner Communications - a rapidly growing multimedia company and publishers of the Herald newspaper group has several administrative job openings: Receptionist (F/T), Accounts Receivable/Billing Collections Clerk Multi-Media Coordinator (Hours Flexible) Qualified candidates are fast learners with good organizational and people skills - entry level ok.

A S S I S TA N T T E A C H E R / P R E SCHOOL: Monday- Friday. H.S. Diploma. Salary Commensurate With Experience. Far Rockaway. Contact Lynn 718-327-1141 Or Email Resume rhccclynn@hotmail.com

School Nurse, Part-Time

Salary: NABCOT Agreement

Interested candidates should email, fax, or send a letter of interest and resume to the VS 30 Human Resources Department, 150 Washington Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580 or email: HumanResources@vs30.org

Role requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn custom software programs.

If you would like to join a communitydriven, fast-paced environment, please send your resume to: careers@liherald.com.

Elementary School District

Joseph M. Barry Technical Education Center (In-District Programs)

Nassau BOCES is an equal opportunity employer

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If interested, please email resume to our 631-265-5160 Personnel Office at

jcentrella@franklinsquare.k12.ny.us

EOE

To apply, submit a letter of interest and resume to Dr. Abigail Lockett, Program Coordinator for In-district Programming at asmith3@nasboces.org

Holiday Pay. $25.35/Hour With Contractual Increases.

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CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE Full Time/Part Time Richner Communications, publisher of Herald community newspapers has an excellent opportunity for a FT/PT Customer Service Clerk in our busy Circulation Department.

Basic customer service and administrative responsibilities include: heavy computer work, answering phones, making phone calls, entering orders, faxing, filing, etc.

STRONG knowledge of EXCEL a must! Knowledge of DATABASE maintenance or postal regulations a big plus. Qualified Candidates must be computer literate, able to multitask, dependable, reliable, organized, energetic, detail orientated and able to work well under deadlines. For consideration, please send resume & salary requirements to: careers@liherald.com

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Part-Time With Elderly Experience Required All Hours Available CALL AGENCY 516-328-7126 One phone call, one order, one heck of a good price to run your ad in any state, or across the country.

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Sign On Bonus $2,500.00 for CDL driver bus and van

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$24.41/hr.

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EDUcATIoNAL BUS TRANSpoRTATIoN 516.454.2300

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, Proud of Our Workforce Diversity.

S RIVER BUS D NTED WA DoN’T MISS The Bus!

*Some restrictions may apply.

Those interested will be required to comply with Nassau County Civil Service & NYS fingerprinting requirements.

Please CALL/TEXT Carmela at 516-351-8576 OR email your resume to cazzarelli@ahrc.org Visit: brookvillecenter.org/careers

Dr. Maureen Berman Assistant Superintendent for Personnel, Transportation and Student Support Services

Non-Benefit Rate

Part-Time School Monitor -10 Months 11 am to 1 pm | 5 days a week $15.45 per hour

We offer:

Email your preferred placement and resume to employment@lynbrookschools.org

$27.18/hr.

Those interested will be required to comply with Nassau County Civil Service & NYS fingerprinting requirements.

In All Locations: Brookville, New Hyde Park Westbury and Woodbury

• Non-Instructional Substitutes • Aides • Clerical Staff • Custodial Staff • Monitors

NEW

Teacher Aide -10 Months 8 am to 3 pm | 5 days a week $19,776-$24,894 *Proof of HS Required or Equivalent*

• Special Education Teachers • Teacher Assistants • Teacher Aides • Physical Therapists • Occupational Therapists • School Psychologists • Speech Pathologists • Board Certified Behavior Analysts

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• Teaching Assistants • Teacher Aides • Monitors • Custodial Workers

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AUTO MECHANICS TEACHER (1.0 FTE) Career and Technical Education Center in Levittown at GC Tech NYSED Certification-Vehicle Mechanical Repair (including Heavy Equipment Repair) 7–12, 2+ years verified experience as an Auto Mechanic tradesperson or teacher, and relationships with trade experts/employers required Experience with secondary student populations and classroom technology is preferred

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Nassau BOCES is an equal opportunity employer

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Salary: As per contract To apply, submit a letter of interest and resume to Mr. Thomas McGrath, Assistant to the Superintendent for Human Resources and Regional Schools & Instructional Programs at tmcgrath@nasboces.org

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RECRUITING A GREAT TEAM IS REALLY SIMPLE.

CSC Holdings, LLC seeks a Manager Process Engineering to lead and execute assigned initiatives impacting Altice USA enterprise processes and customer experiences (CX), focusing on designing, viewing and improving the interactions with our customers. Utilize Business Process Management (BPM), Project Management (PM), and Six Sigma sub-methodologies: DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) and LEAN principles to evaluate the quality of relevant operational procedures, institute and document standard around business processes. Lead high visibility engagements with key business stakeholders, addressing complex interdepartmental challenges from inception to implementation with relevant controls and an after action review to measure business change impact. Communicate with technical experts, 3rd party vendors, and top-level executive leaders. Implement customer centric solutions, institute rigor and consistency around implementation, as well as drive success-based metrics KPIs including First Call Resolution (FCR), Repeat call and Repeat Service Visits, Average Handle Time (AHT) for assigned projects. Position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, and 3 years of experience in customer experience (CX) roles.

Experience must include a minimum of: 3 years of experience performing business analysis, identifying business requirements, designing and developing journey maps/process flows to enhance the customer experience; 3 years of experience working with business process re-engineering and process improvement tools and techniques; 3 years of experience with e-Business Process Management (BPM), Project Management (PM); 3 years of experience with internal audits to improve risk management, governance, and effectiveness of operations; and 3 years of experience with MS Project, Visio, Iserver, JIRA, Dbeaver, Adobe XD, Dreamweaver and Photoshop Requirements for this position include demonstration of either full vaccinations status against COVID-19 or company-provided weekly COVID-19 testing. Job location: Bethpage, NY. To apply, submit resume online at https://www.alticeusacareers.com/ and search by job title or enter job ID number 2022-35082.

CUSTODIAN FT/ PT Needed For Preschool in Far Rockaway. Salary/ $15 Hr. Call Lynn 718-327-1141 Or Email Resume rhccclynn@hotmail.com

CUSTOMER SERVICE FT-PT

Kevin Dignam State Farm Insurance Agency

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PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSE HELP Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for a motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key.

Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team!

This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry.

To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@riverdalepress.com

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered.

Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@liherald.com.

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RECEPTIONIST - FULL TIME

Receptionist (full-time) needed for Publisher and Self-Storage Facility located in Garden City. The ideal candidate should have excellent communications and customer service skills, be professional, dependable and have reliable transportation. Candidate should have computer knowledge and working knowledge of MS Office. Candidate MUST be reliable, punctual and be able to work a CONSISTENT schedule: Monday and Wednesday 8am to 4pm Tuesday and Thursday 8am to 6pm Friday 8am to 5pm Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Answering phones and greeting customers, assisting new customers by showing storage facility options and pricing, collecting payments from customers, contacting customers for late payments, applying payments and updating the customer files /data base and other general administrative responsibilities on an as needed basis. Hourly pay, plus eligible for Holiday Pay, PTO, Medical, Dental, 401k with company matching, plus other benefits. Qualified candidates should email their resume, cover letter and salary requirements. No phone calls please. Job Type: Full-time.

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An architect for a sunroom?

Q. I’m buying a sunroom for my breakfast room on the back of my split-level house, about 8 feet off the ground. I’m being told by the contractor that I need an architect and sealed plans. Since it’s basically a kit of parts that will go on my existing deck, why do I need this? It seems like a lot of extra expense the sunroom people didn’t tell me about. If I already have a permit for the deck, it should be allowed, right? I haven’t bought the sunroom yet. I’m just trying to be sure I know the whole story before I do this, probably by spring, when the weather is better for construction.

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A. Do things once, the best way. A deck isn’t habitable, but a sunroom is, and a permit is required.

Plans have to show structural support, energy and building code compliance.

Rain, moisture and ice are your primary concerns.

You need the whole story without the sales part. Just like any purchase, issues you might not expect are still imporonte eeper tant, like finding out what kind of oil to add to your snow blower before the engine seizes or that windows without factory tinting can allow ultra-violet sunlight rays to fade your carpet. As an architect for a largely popular sunroom manufacturer in the 1980s and ’90s, I experienced many issues with their construction.

Pre-engineered panel systems are designed by the company, hopefully by engineers, and should come with plans, from the manufacturer, that can be sealed and signed by their in-house engineer. If not, plans may need to be drawn from scratch by an architect or engineer that you hire so those plans can be integrated with your house. Integrated means that the company generally just sells you a product and doesn’t necessarily give any indication of how to support the unit or how to attach the unit system to your house so that it won’t leak or move.

This is the general failing of the system, since, as I experienced with most of the installations, the part I could detail was free of leaking or movement, but the units themselves leaked nearly every time.

We could detail how the edges of the unit could be sealed and redundantly weather-stripped and flashed, but the frames around the glass and wall edges would unseal and leak. I even met with the corporate president/owner and identified the specific problems. Promises to correct leak issues were made but not kept, and eventually I gave up.

I looked at a two-year-old system while discussing other work for a home recently. The owner described the back-and-forth misery he and his family were experiencing with their sunroom and the company. Even 25 years after I gave up, the same company is still doing things the same way.

You need a detail-oriented architect and installer, even if you think you don’t. The cost of doing things twice is much greater. Good luck.

Ask The Architect

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ne of the most popular movies about the apocalyptic notion of a giant meteor striking Earth and destroying civilization was “Deep Impact,” a 1998 disaster film in which a high school student and a scientist discover that a huge rock from outer space is headed right toward our world.

A space crew is sent to destroy it with nuclear weapons, but succeeds only in blasting it in half, and winds up sacrificing their lives to destroy the larger half with their remaining bombs, saving Earth and its JAMES inhabitants.

In the real BERNSTEIN world, of course, nothing so dramatic has ever happened. But on Sept. 26, NASA successfully gave an asteroid a punch in the nose, knocking it off course. The asteroid posed no threat to Earth. NASA just wanted to test its capability to send an unmanned spacecraft, in a mission called DART, for Double Asteroid Redirection Test, to

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make contact with a rock in space and set it off course.

Just in case the real thing ever happens, and we are faced with the possibility of extinction from beyond.

The asteroid Dimorphos was about 7 million miles from Earth.

DART was launched last November, tasked with flying out to the asteroid, which has a diameter of about 560 feet, and crashing into it at about 14,000 miles per hour. The purpose of the test was to see if DART’s impact could push Dimorphos a bit off its orbit.

It worked. The test succeeded beyond NASA’s expectations.

“For the first time ever, humanity has changed the orbit of a planetary body,” Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division, said in a statement after the test.

NASA administrator Bill Nelson added, “This mission shows that NASA is trying to be ready for whatever the universe throws at us. “NASA has proven we are serious as a defender of the planet.”

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needs defense. In December 2019, Congress established the U.S. Space Force, the newest branch of the armed forces in 73 years. The members of Congress believed the defense of space was a national security imperative, not only because of the possibility of hostile missile attacks, but also the chances of the planet being struck by a massive space boulder.

We now have the capability to see deeper into space than ever before, with the launch in 2021 of the James Webb Space Telescope, which conducts infrared astronomy. The Webb is the largest optical telescope in space, and its high resolution and sensitivity give it the ability to see objects too old, distant or faint to be detected by the older Hubble Space Telescope, which was launched in 1990.

While NASA is to be congratulated for its success with DART, we here on Earth should not become complacent that all such dangers from space objects can be handled so easily. No one is talking about Armageddon from space, and the notion of a manned space vehicle smashing into

e must also remember that this was a small test, and just a test at that.’

a meteor remains the stuff of Hollywood.

But some experts are cautiously hopeful that NASA and the Space Force continue to seek ways of looking out for dangerous objects out there. The sooner they are seen, the better our chances of destroying them.

“We do now track a majority of the larger ones,” said Andy Parton, president of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City. “We have the capability of using bigger space vehicles than DART” to do battle with meteors. “But we must also remember this was a small test, and just a test at that.”

No one should forget the 66-foot Chelyabinsk meteor that exploded in the atmosphere over the southern Ural region of Russia in 2013, causing a bright flash and a hot cloud of dust and gas. The meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere undetected because its radiant, or source direction, was close to the sun. The blast caused extensive ground damage, and about 1,000 people sought medical attention.

As Parton said, “Somebody should always be watching.”

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

America’s mayhem is playing on the world stage

he whole world is watching.

The whole world is watching.”

If you know American history, or you remember it, “The whole world is watching!” is the unforgettable chant shouted by thousands of young Vietnam War protesters as they were tear-gassed and beaten with clubs by the Chicago police during the 1968 Democratic National Convention that August.

A quick recount: The stodgy Vice President Hubert Humphrey was about to be named the Democrats’ presidential candidate, RANDI to run against KREISS Republican Richard Nixon.

The background: President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated five years earlier. His younger brother, Bobby, running against Humphrey for the Democratic nomination, had been assassinated two months before the Chicago convention. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated in April, four months earlier.

I was 21, and I remember the despair of losing the leaders who inspired us to find our best selves. They championed civil rights, opposed the Vietnam War, and then they were gone. Shot and killed.

The weekend before the convention, some 2,000 young people gathered in Chicago’s Grant Park to protest. By the time the convention began, the crowd had swelled to 10,000. The police came to break up the protest, and they were brutal.

The fallout: According to the Guardian newspaper, “After four days and nights of violence, 668 people had been arrested, 425 demonstrators were treated at temporary medical facilities, 200 were treated on the spot, 400 given first aid for tear gas exposure and 110 went to hospital. A total of 192 police officers were injured … “… Images of police firing teargas and beating demonstrators with their nightsticks played on network television news. It looked like an oppressive fascist state and offered a view of a nation apparently tearing itself apart.”

The kids never stopped shouting, “The whole world is watching,” even as police tore into them. It has been said that the extensive media coverage of the violence, beamed into American homes, helped propel a reckoning over the savage police overreaction. It seems that reckoning is still playing out in our politics and in our communities, 54 years later.

In the ’68 presidential election, Nixon appealed to a “silent majority.” He prom-

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ised a nation of voters freaked out by the demonstrations that he would impose law and order. He won. Six years later, about to be impeached, he resigned in disgrace.

The North Vietnamese had driven America out of their country.

The echoes: Last week, as I watched the Jan. 6 committee hearing, I thought about how vital the media has been in investigating and reporting the alleged crimes committed by our 45th president and his enablers.

Without an intense commitment by reporters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, we would not know what happened that day. This time the protesters carried the weapons, and erected a portable gallows. This time the protesters wanted to overthrow a righteous election. These American citizens storming the Capitol were attacking the police.

The videos taken inside the Capitol’s hiding place during the insurrection reveal the chaos and the fright of the moment, with legally elected members of Congress fearing for their lives not far from a crowd gone berserk. As we go to press, we hear promises of further violence from Trump supporters who refuse to accept the peaceful transfer of power, the holy grail of our democracy. Various groups threaten ongoing disorder if the

he lines connecting 1968 and 2022 are unsettling. It feels all wrong all over again.

Department of Justice and Congress try to hold Trump accountable for alleged crimes.

The lines connecting 1968 and 2022 are unsettling. For me, the connection is my gut. It feels all wrong all over again. Kids were on the march then, demanding peace. Extremists today are threatening war. We lived then, and we live now, in a time of civil unrest.

After ’68, we edged into a relatively calmer passage of political life. But then along came Trump, who found common ground with a segment of angry and violent Americans. The new twist in the MAGA community, and from Trump himself, is the increasingly overt racism and antisemitism. What was never OK to say is slowly becoming OK in certain radical groups. The swastika and the Nazi salute are useful again, on the fringe.

In 1968 we were deeply hurt and disillusioned by the successive assassinations of our leaders. We dreamt of peace and equality. As young idealists, we couldn’t bear that this was how our dreams would die.

Today, the dynamic is more toxic. The protesters are the ones with weapons.

Their dream is absolute power. Their leader has debased the office of the presidency and he just won’t go.

We are suspended in time, and the whole world is watching.

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

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hey work outside in rain, sleet and snow, keeping our most precious commodity — our children — safe.

School crossing guards are unsung heroes. Underappreciated — and sometimes ignored by motorists — they put their lives on the line every day. And they are at constant risk of injury or even death caused by drivers who disregard them.

How does a crossing guard get hit?

Maybe someone is late getting somewhere. Or they have others in the car distracting them. Or maybe they’re simply impatient. The reasons matter little when the outcome is devastating.

Most people would say they’ve never heard of a crossing guard getting hurt on the job. But that’s what happened two weeks ago in Glen Cove, when a guard, attempting to stop traffic to allow children to cross a street near an elementary school, was hit by an SUV. He remains in critical condition. And he’s not alone.

It’s difficult to find statistics on how many crossing guards are injured on the job each year, because most data focuses more on the children and pedestrians they protect. But one of the most common causes of injury, according to the New York State School Boards Association, is being hit by vehicles’ side mirrors. And those can be significant injuries.

Crossing guards have been killed — even on Long Island. One in Hempstead died in 2016 when he was hit by a truck.

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LETTERS Now they’re booing Aaron Judge?

To the Editor: Subject: on booing the Yankees’ Aaron Judge after his 62-home-run, MVP season.

Yankees (and too many other sports) fans are rude, crude, cruel and ignorant fairweather friends, booing a player they profess to like, admire, respect and even “love” — as if he strikes out on purpose.

Players don’t make errors, drop passes, miss shots or throw interceptions on purpose. Do these same “fans” boo their own Little Leaguers when they strike out?

Music lovers don’t boo the conductor if he drops his baton; nor do they boo the violinist if she drops her bow.

Grow up, fans, or stay home and boo to your hearts’ content in your own living rooms, where the objects of your undeserved anger will not have to hear you.

RICHARD SIEGELMAN Plainview

And there were two separate incidents in California last year when crossing guards were struck by SUVs and died.

A child was hit, too, in one of the California tragedies, but survived. In the other, the crossing guard pushed a group of children away from the pathway of an oncoming vehicle.

In February, a crossing guard in Maryland was struck by an SUV and killed after pushing a child out of the way.

All of these guards were nothing less than heroes. But why does this even happen? Are people on their cellphones, talking or texting? Are they changing the channel on their car radio? Arguing with another passenger? How are they so distracted that they fail to see a human being wearing reflective clothing in the middle of the street with an arm outstretched, directing them to stop?

It remains unclear why the 82-year-old Bayville driver hit the Glen Cove crossing guard on Oct. 6. He remained at the scene after the accident, and he had yet to be charged criminally this week, as police continued to investigate.

It isn’t hard to become a crossing guard. In Nassau County, anyone who’s at least 18 and doesn’t have a criminal record can apply. No experience is required. But as one police officer said, a crossing guard needs to be someone who likes children.

A city police department, like Glen Cove, handles the hiring. In the villages, it’s the purview of the Nassau County

Police Department.

In some parts of the country, school crossing guards receive health insurance, but not in Nassau County. Their working schedule is 90 minutes in the morning and again in the afternoon, when children are on their way to, and then dismissed from, school. The unusual hours set this job apart from typical part-time work, and it’s hard to hold down another job at the same time.

Police say that while many guards are retirees, college students also take on the work. They take the job seriously, no matter their background.

Crossing guards obviously are important — our schoolchildren need to be kept safe — and there is a shortage. Where they are needed but not available, police officers, or members of the auxiliary police, take their place.

Guards do more than help children safely cross the street. They remind drivers of the presence of pedestrians, and just as important, they help children develop the skills to cross streets safely on their own in the future.

So the next time you see a school crossing guard, give them a wave of gratitude — after you stop, without anger or impatience, reminding yourself that you’ll get where you need to go eventually. That extra minute or two can save the lives of not only our children, but also the heroes standing in the middle of the street each weekday morning and afternoon, doing their utmost to keep those kids safe.

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n case you haven’t heard, there is an election on Nov. 8. Most elections are about the current candidates, who are seeking a variety of offices all over America. This one, however, will be the equivalent of two elections, because its results may determine whether the 2024 election will be the end of democracy as we know it. Some of you may think this is overdramatic, but there are good reasons to view this one as a political twofer.

Many of us New Yorkers are oblivious to what is taking place all over the country.

JERRY One sage veteran of the partisan KREMER wars once told me that “America begins west of the Hudson River.” Nothing could be more accurate. Our local contests for Congress are dominated by such issues as abortion, inflation and crime, with scant mention of stolen elections and threats to the Constitution, even though a few of the Republican candidates are election deniers or members of the Trump cult.

But if you lived in Michigan or Arizona, you would understand why their elec-

tions will decide whether democracy lives or dies in 2024. As of now, there are almost 300 Republican candidates nationwide who maintain that Joe Biden was never legitimately elected president. They believe the lie about the stolen 2020 election, but there is much more happening that we should all worry about.

There are two positions in a state that have the power to throw out a public vote. One is governor, and the other is secretary of state. There are a number of Republicans running for governor who also deny Biden’s election. They have publicly stated that if elected they will “fix” the system by taking power away from local election boards. Doug Mastriano, the GOP candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, has pledged flat out that if former President Donald Trump runs again and loses Pennsylvania, Mastriano will reverse the final results.

It is widely accepted that most of the incumbent secretaries of state around the country are independent and fair-minded.

Not one of them has challenged the 2020 results, and they have staunchly defended their process from partisan attacks. But sadly, many of them have either retired,

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magine a Sen. Herschel Walker in a chamber where Pat Moynihan once sat.

LETTERS Vote ‘yes’ for clean water, clean air and green jobs To the Editor: For 20 years, the North Shore Land Alliance has worked to protect nearly 1,300 acres of natural areas. The primary reason we protect land is to safeguard drinking water. Long Island’s sole-source aquifer requires pervious surfaces (like fields and forests) for rain and snow to seep through the ground to recharge our drinking water source. But a study by the Rauch Foundation found that nearly 70 percent of Nassau County’s surface is impervious (pavement and buildings). We need open space to protect our ground and surface water.

On Nov. 8, New York state voters will have an opportunity to vote on Proposition 1, the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act. This

are planning to or have lost their jobs in primary contests, won by the election crazies. If the deniers win in six of the key states, they will have the power to potentially reverse the national election tally two years from now.

Another factor that bodes ill for America is the quality of the roster of Republicans running for the U.S. Senate. It is hard to imagine that Georgia’s Herschel Walker could be sitting in a body that once boasted the likes of Everett Dirksen, Lyndon Johnson and Pat Moynihan. Can you envision Sen. Mitch McConnell walking over to Senator Walker and saying, “Herschel, how do you feel about nuclear disarmament?”

Walker’s race, in which he has his party’s full support, is about power, and not about electing qualified candidates.

The platforms of a number of Republicans in key races around the country are scary. Many, such as Mastriano, pledge to restore “Christian values” to governing.

He has used veiled antisemitic themes against Josh Shapiro, his opponent. U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Colorado Republican, states that the church should be running the government. Blake Masters, a

Republican Senate candidate in Arizona, scrubbed his website to remove mentions of a national abortion ban and references to Christian themes.

The use of crime as an issue by Republicans around the country is more than just a statement about criminals. It is a return to the dominant theme of the 1988 presidential election, when the party ran an ad campaign featuring a photo of convicted murderer Willie Horton that helped Vice President George H.W. Bush defeat the Democratic nominee, Michael Dukakis, who was portrayed as soft on crime. And in many Republican campaigns, there are frequent references to billionaire George Soros, a major Democratic contributor, his very name serving as antisemitic code words.

Some political observers say that the tone of the Republican campaigns is just what a normal campaign should be like.

But if the candidates who promise to overturn election results win and remake the fabric of our nation, the 2024 election will have been decided two years in advance.

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

JKremer@liherald.com.

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historic legislation would protect open space, safeguard clean drinking water, and update our aging water and sewer infrastructure while supporting nearly 100,000 good jobs.

In our community, we have 8,000-plus acres of natural areas left to protect. With passage of the Bond Act, we would have access to critical funding to conserve land in perpetuity and maintain our quality of life. Plus, with the worsening effects of climate change, protecting open spaces, replenishing our aquifers, and restoring bays and harbors is more important than ever.

I hope 2022 will be the year that we truly value our natural resources and take urgently needed action to protect our environment. On Election Day, please flip your ballot and vote “yes” on Prop 1. Let’s act now to ensure a healthy future for those who come after us.

LISA OTT President and CEO North Shore Land Alliance

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