Freeport Herald 11-17-2022

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Village housing authority finds a new home

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

Over a decade after Hurri cane Sandy destroyed its previ ous headquarters, the Freeport Housing Authority is almost ready to move into its new Main Street home.

Ocean surge and gale-force winds devasted Freeport in October 2012. Floodwaters swamped Buffalo and Albany avenues, damaging the Moxey Rigby low-income housing complexes. The Freeport Hous

ing Authority was just yards away, at 3 Buffalo Ave. The work building and office was swamped with five feet of water and debris, destroying electronics, workstations, filing cabinets and paper records.

“I will tell you, the base was completely under water,” said John Hrvatin, the authority’s director. “All the mechanical systems were under water. The heating system? Under water. All of it was just destroyed.”

The housing authority

PAL boxing gym gets a makeover in TV ‘rescue’

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

The Freeport Police Activity League’s boxing gym in Bishop Frank O. White Park got much more than a new coat of paint. In fact, Joe Higgins says his freshly renovated facility is a true knock-out with cut ting-edge athletic equip ment and modern locker rooms.

And he got a little help from George Oliphant, cre ator and star of the NBC home improvement show “George to the Rescue.” The program collaborates with local communities to improve their quality of life

through major renovations.

In this particular case, Oliphant focused on the box ing gym with the hopes of creating something com pletely unique for the com munity.

“It was a lot to get every body together, but they all did come together,” Higgins said. “And, you know, it real ly gives the gym a chance to really get back into the upper echelon of amateur boxing.”

Higgins, the president and boxing director at Free port PAL, returned just in time for the 100 Parsons Ave., makeover after a stint as head coach of the Marine Corps boxing team. Higgins,

JOE HIGGINS Founder, PAL Boxing Gym

a Marine veteran, was based out of Camp Lejuene in North Carolina to coach the Marine Expeditionary Force’s Martial Arts Center of Excellence boxing pro gram.

“It was an unbelievable gig for two years,” he said. “We literally had such an unbelievable run. We had a couple of national champi ons, international silver medalists, quite a few cham pions and achievements, and it was a wonderful run.

“That commitment now is just finished, and I’m back just in time as this gym has been filled out.”

Oliphant and his televi sion team reconstructed and expanded the facility with upgrades to roofing, fram ing, flooring, and wiring. They also installed new insulation while renovating the boxing ring itself, as well as swapping out for

new gym equipment.

The space was expanded to include a new, cuttingedge weight area, a new locker room, showers and restrooms.

Higgins had been approached by the show’s producers for the makeover, and expected to take a hands-on role in shaping the project. Instead, the “George to the Rescue,” team wanted to make it a complete sur prise for Higgins, making him vow not to come into the park until everything was finished.

“I didn’t even drive down here,” Higgins said. “It wasn’t easy, so I did not get

Courtesy Freeport Housing Authority

AFTER A DECADE of operating at the recreation center, the Freeport Housing Authority plans to relo cate to a new structure at 100 N. Main St. early next year. Members of the authority joined the gen eral contractor and the architect last month to raise a flag at the site.

They’re resting. They’re eating. They’re training. Their glory is the competition.

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American Legion honors veterans

Bringing the community together to honor veterans for their service to the country

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

At the Freeport Recreation Center, William Clin ton Story American Legion Post 342 commem orated Veterans Day on Nov. 11. Numerous Post 342 members, community residents, and local authorities, including Mayor Robert Kennedy, a former Navy veteran, attended the event.

Following a moment of silence, Mayor Kennedy hon ored veterans for the liberties they had protected through their service to the United States.

The Freeport High School Color Guard also participated in the event and put on a stand out performance to demon strate their support for the vet erans in attendance.

COY RICHARDSON

Past Commander, American Legion Post 342

William Clinton Story Post No. 342 of the American Legion was established in 1919, not long after World War I came to a close. It was given that designa tion in honor of William Clin ton Story, one of the first resi dents of Freeport to fall during the war.

In 1924, the Legion’s first clubhouse was inaugurated. In 1928, the Dugout, a bigger clubhouse on Sunrise High way, was officially opened as the organization expanded. In addition to the Veterans Day Service, the American Legion sponsors the Memorial Day Parade in May.

“We just reach out to the community to see what we can do for veterans in the neighborhood,” said Coy Rich ardson, past commander of the American Legion Post 342, “ We’re just an organization of veterans that get together to celebrate each other.”

At the event, several veterans were also personally honored and presented with citations in recognition of their military service.

“When you see a veteran, you don’t say hello, you say welcome home,” said Richardson.

A REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE was presented by the Freeport High School Color Guard show their support for the veterans.

SEVERAL VETERANS FROM the William Clinton Story American Legion Post 342 were personally recognized and awarded citations for their wartime service.

Photos courtesy Randy Milteer, Freeport Public Relations

MAYOR ROBERT KENNEDY joined community members and village officials in honoring the William Clinton Story American Legion Post 342 on Veterans Day at the Freeport Recreation Center.

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offers low- and moderate-income families throughout the village housing options it describes as accessible and afford able. The authority supports more than 200 low-income households and individu als while promoting affordable communi ty living by managing Section 8 housing choice vouchers, and providing public housing apartments.

authority HQ to open next year

Since the storm, the authority has made the Freeport Recreation Center at 240 S. Main St., its home. The sofas and televisions that once served as a rendezvous point for the senior citi zens who fre quently visited the leisure center were replaced with worksta tions and file cab inets. While developing a new office was on their minds, tak ing care of the apartments and tenants on Buffa lo and Albany avenues took pre cedence in the interim.

JOHN HRVATIN Director, Freeport

Like Free port’s new Moxey Rigby public housing complex with more than 100 apartments that filled up in January 2020. Hrvatin worked on the project for seven years, with assistance from municipal, state, and federal administrations.

The $65 million structure has a nearly 35,000-square-foot layout with apartments ranging in size from one to four bed rooms. There is also a basketball court, laundry facilities, community rooms, security systems, elevators, and many other new amenities were included in the $65 million project for the tenants.

“When the time came, we built the new Moxey Rigby first so we can get the resi dents into housing that is more contempo rary versus what they were previously in,” Hrvatin said. “So, the new Moxey Rigby has brand-new, state-of-the-art ele vators, sprinkler systems, fire alarms.”

Plans for a new workplace started to

take form once Moxey Rigby was opened and the previously occupied, now-aban doned apartment buildings were demol ished. A single-story building with pri vate offices for employees will now take its place.

“If you come into my office (now), I work out of the garage,” Hrvatin said.

“It’s just one open bullpen. That’s also not fair to all the people that we administer housing to, because there’s no privacy when they come in to speak, or they dis close their financial information.”

This new office building will be located at 100 N. Main St., opposite the Rev. Mitch ell Mallette Senior Apartments. The Fed eral Emergency Management Agency

provided 90 percent of the office building construction costs, with the U.S. Depart ment of Housing and Urban Development covering the rest.

FEMA is the federal agency in charge of managing the nation’s initiatives to prepare for, prevent against, manage and recover from the consequences of natural disasters.

“We’re building a brand-new building on grounds that we already own,” said Hrvatin, “I think it’s important for the residents to know that they are not paying for any of the construction for the new building.”

The housing authority celebrated its future home with a flag-raising ceremony

at the end of last month, joined by its gen eral contractor and architect.

“These people now will have the ability to have their community center back and to have senior events once more,” Hrvatin said. “Along with simple things just like gathering together and watching TV or having lunch together, we’re also going to renovate the entire community center that we’ve been occupied with for so long.”

Before vacating the rec center for good, the housing authority is installing new flooring, putting in new televisions and computers, and replacing aging furniture with new sofas and tables.

The housing authority expects to be in its new Main Street home by March.

Courtesy Freeport Housing Authority

THE NEW HEADQUARTERS of the Freeport Housing Authority

HERALD SCHOOLS

Freeport Public Schools honors Education Board

At the board of education meeting on Oct. 25, the Freeport Public School Board of Educa tion celebrated a memorable evening as they were honored for their contributions to the community.

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kishore Kuncham, dis trict administrators, union leaders, and staff expressed their gratitude and appreciation for board trustees and their commitment to making Freeport Schools an excep tional institution for educational success at a ceremony held at the Leo F. Giblyn Elementary School.

Superintendent Kuncham also thanked the trustees on behalf of the district administration and staff, “We take this opportunity to publicly honor our board trust ees and express our gratitude for the crucial role our board of education plays within our district, on the Long Island level, the state level and the national level. Every action you take has always been based on what is best for our students and your service ensures that deci sions about our schools are made by those who are most familiar with the needs of our community.”

With their presentations, students from the Leo F. Giblyn School commemorated both Board Recognition Week and Hispanic Heritage Month. Eric Robinson and Sophia Brenes, first and fourth grade students, thanked the board of education for their service and for making Freeport Schools an outstanding district, and they pre sented the board trustees with a plaque stating the Gib lyn Superstars morning slogan. The first-grade stu dents then sang the lively song “Join the Celebración”

from their Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration.

“Thank you for the wonderful recognitions this eve ning,” said Ms. Maria Jordan-Awalom, Board of Educa tion President. “It is our goal to make sure everything

we do has a positive impact on our students, and we could not do that without your support.”

–Mohamed Farghaly

Courtesy Freeport Public Schools

THE FREEPORT PUBLIC Schools Board of Education (Left to Right): Vice President Sunday Coward, Trustee Shuron Jackson, President Maria Jordan-Awalom and Trustee Ronald Ellerbe) was honored at the Oct. 25 board of education meeting in honor of School Board Recognition Week.

Madison Beer hosts concert and food drive

By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

The holidays are filled with plenty of food — but not for everyone. That’s why Nassau County officials have teamed up with Long Island Cares and Island Harvest food banks to make sure everyone eats on Thanksgiving.

And they’re getting a little celebrity help along the way from singer-songwriter Madison Beer.

Born and raised in Jericho before mov ing out west to pursue her music career, the 23-year-old Beer returns to Long Island on Wednesday, Nov. 23, to host the “End Hunger Thanksgiving Celebration” at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale.

It doesn’t cost money to attend, but everyone who shows up beginning at 3:30 p.m., are asked to bring at least one nonperishable food item. The celebration will focus on Beer’s accomplishments — begin ning with her early days as a teenager on YouTube singing covers of her favorite songs. She shot into stardom after another young performer, Justin Bieber, linked to one of her videos.

Beer also will bring attention to hunger and the culture of giving, according to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blake man.

Beer “has become a very, very influen tial person, especially with the young peo ple throughout the world,” Blakeman said

outside of Nassau Coliseum earlier this week. “We are trying to create a culture here in Nassau County and throughout the country — and throughout the world — of giving: Giving to people who need a little bit more help.”

The county also will proclaim Nov. 23 “Madison Beer Day.”

“I always look forward to coming home for the holidays,” Beer said in a state ment. “But it’s that much sweeter coming home for an event like this one that will help so many.”

Beer has more than 30 million followers on Instagram and Twitter, Blakeman said.

“She’s somebody that — certainly peo

ple throughout the world, and especially young people — have recognized as some one that is very, very talented,” he said. “We’re so happy that she is coming back to Nassau County so we can honor her, but at the same time give back to the community and make sure that everybody gets the food that they require so that they can have a happy holiday.”

Randi Shubin Dresner, the president and chief executive of Island Harvest, told reporters it was “very kind,” of Blakeman to involve the two food banks in this pro gram.

Beer, she said, is someone who “knows about our community, and clearly she understands that there are so many people who are struggling here on Long Island. With the rising costs at the gas pump and the rising costs at the supermarket, people who were just making ends meet are now having to struggle and find additional dol lars to just feed their family and put food on the table.”

Donations are down right now, accord ing to Jessica Rosati, chief programs offi cer for Long Island Cares.

Yet between the two organizations, well over 20 million pounds of food is distribut ed across Long Island, Dresner said. And that number has increased “quite a bit” from pre-pandemic times.

Seating for the celebration is limited to 15,000, and requires advanced registration at NassauCountyNY.gov. Doors open at 3:30 p.m., with the show starting at 5.

Mallory Wilson/Herald

RANDI SHUBIN DRESNER, the president and chief executive of Island Harvest, thanked Nassau County Executive Blakeman for including her organization and Long Island Cares in the ‘End Hunger Thanksgiving Celebration.’ The free event — set for Wednesday, Nov. 23 — will be hosted by Long Island-born singer-songwriter Madison Beer, and will double as a food collection drive.

Nassau County burglars apprehended

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

Nassau County police arrested four men who were allegedly involved in four burglaries that occurred between July 4 and Oct. 7.

The South American Theft Group allegedly carried out several organized burglaries around the East Coast of the United States, according to police. Nassau detectives said they had been monitoring the group’s members since April.

Defendants Mario Roberto Munoz-Ace vedo, 51, Juan Daniel Leiva Sepulveda, 38, Juan Lopez Gonzalez, 34 and Matias Igna cio Brito Baragano, 25, all live on 60th Avenue in Flushing

The men were was suspected of break ing into two jewelry stores in Greenvale on July 31 at 10:46 p.m. and in Freeport on July 4, at 12:20 a.m., as well as other bur glaries in the area.

The men allegedly disconnected the power meters of the jewelry stores which disrupted the closed circuit television equipment and alarm systems.

They waited for the backup batteries to lose power before returning to the jewelry

stores and committing the crimes unde tected, using professional grade power tools and equipment to open locked doors and smash into safes, according to police. Detectives also uncovered that several cars and cell phones were used to conduct counter surveillance.

Munoz-Acevedo has been arrested for the two jewelry store burglaries, which resulted in losses of more than $570,000 and the investigation is ongoing.

Police then apprehended Sepulveda and Gonzalez for an alleged burglary on Albert Place in Lawrence on Oct. 7.

Munoz-Acevedo is charged with two charges of third-degree burglary. He was arraigned on Nov. 12 and is in custody. His next court appearance is Nov. 15. He attempted to enter the United States on multiple occasions in August 2021 but was turned away at the Mexican border, where he then used an alias and entered illegally at an unknown date.

Sepulveda is charged with seconddegree burglary. He is also in custody and was due in court on Nov. 15. Police said he entered the country by car through Mexi co on or around Feb. 3, 2020. He remained in the U.S. after his visa expired.

CRIME WATCH

Arrests

■ During a routine patrol on Nov. 13, Freeport Police officers observed a sub ject with suspected stolen property in his possession. The subject was also discov ered to have an outstanding bench war rant from the Nassau County 1st District Court. A controlled substance was discov ered on deft’s person during a search sub sequent to a legal arrest. The subject was apprehended at the site without incident.

■ During a domestic disturbance on Nov. 12, police officers detained a subject for an unrelated bench warrant issued by Nas sau County’s 1st District Court. Subject was taken to the Freeport Station House for arrest processing before being sent to

Nassau County Detention to await arraignment.

Larceny

■ Officers apprehended a suspect on Nov. 9 who allegedly stole over $1,000 in mer chandise from a local business. The sub ject was apprehended at the scene and taken to the Freeport Station House for processing.

■ Police completed a report for a claimed physical force robbery on Nov. 13. The vic tim states that the individual assaulted her again after a few words were spoken and took around $500 USD from her. The victim sought medical assistance for his injuries.

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.

Courtesy NCPD

JUAN DANIEL LEIVA Sepulveda, left, Juan Lopez Gonzalez and Mario Roberto MunozAcevedo are three of the men accused of committing burglaries in Freeport, Greenvale and Lawrence in the past few months.

STEPPING OUT

Let’s talk about Bruno — and Anna and Elsa, too Step inside an enchanting adventure in Disney on Ice’s

YES: Close to the Edge Tour

By Karen Bloom

As the calendar moves through November, another ice extravaganza from the Disney folks is sure to find its way here. This season’s production brings together two of Disney’s blockbuster films as the beloved stories come to life on ice — “as never before,” according to the Disney folks.

The spectacle, which runs through Nov. 20 at UBS Arena in Elmont, transports audiences to the heart of the icy world in

WHERE WHEN

• Now through Sunday, Nov. 20. Times vary.

Tickets start at $20 (pricing may fluctuate based on demand); available at Ticketmaster.com

Arendelle and the Madrigal family’s casita in Columbia. And, of course, the action is guided by everyone’s favorite “hosts” — Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy — who keep the energetic show moving along

each segment.

control the weather with her emotions. Her husband, Felix. Their daughter Dolores, with her gift to hear. And, yes, the mysterious Bruno, the misunderstood Madrigal family member whose visions foretold the future.

Think of this production as a singalong on ice, accompanied by dramatic skating. From beginning to end, audiences are immediately drawn to their favorite tunes, highlighted, of course, by the power ballad “Let It Go” and the boppy “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.”

The pioneering rockers are back on stage in celebration of the 50th anniversary of their famed album, ‘Close to the Edge.’ With an ever growing fan base, YES continues to electrify audiences with daunting virtuosity, complex musical textures and powerful lead vocals. ‘Close to the Edge’ is widely considered one of their most defining albums, not only for YES but for the whole progressive movement. It became an inspiration for their contemporaries and for successive generations of musicians. Experience an unforgettable evening of YES at its best, featuring its existential prog masterworks and instrumental pyrotechnics. The band — featuring core members Steve Howe on guitars along with keyboardist Geoff Downes, singer Jon Davison and bassist Billy Sherwood — will play the iconic album in its entirety plus a set of classic YES hits.

world of “Frozen,’ narrated by Olaf, the lovable snowman who likes warm hugs and all winter. and bring back summer.

“I’m extremely proud of this show,” says Artistic Director Adam Loosely. “Disney on Ice continues to combine athletics and skating to tell a really good story. This particular production is all about contrasts (from design and costume to storyline) from the cold blues of ‘Frozen’ to the warm South American culture and colors of ‘Encanto.’ It comes together in such a meaningful way.”

who charm everyone in We

family home alongside her sisters: Isabela — whose perfection radiates with her ability to make plants grow and flowers bloom with every step — and Luisa, with the gift of super strength that she

After the dramatic opening sequence, you’ll enter the all things summer. He’ll take everyone to Arendelle to help Anna find Elsa, whose icy powers unleashed an eternal winter. Kristoff and Sven will be there, too, as they race to bring back summer. Then it’s time to visit with the Madrigals, that extraordinary family who charm everyone in “Encanto.” We follow Mirabel’s quest to save the casita, her enchanted uses to help her village move buildings and reroute rivers. Meet Tia Pepa, who can

Stepping in to helm the production as firsttime artistic director, Loosely admits to feeling what he described as “a little anxiety initially during the process. “My nerves started to fade away when I realized the whole (creative) team had the same vision. ‘Frozen’ has resonated with people for years and years. It seems we can’t have an ice show without ‘Let It Go.’”

As for “Encanto,” audiences are seeing these characters on ice for the first time. “The response has been really rewarding for our cast,” Loosely says.

And for that cast, Loosely points out that the production is much more than a retelling of the two movies. The skaters’ athleticism shines in their displays of aerial acrobatics and skating technique, setting the tone with the opening number. “It truly highlights the talent of the cast, with solos, pairs and plenty of skating style changes.”

“It’s a beautiful, optimistic show, which we need after two plus years of the pandemic,” he adds. “Spend two hours and leave with a smile on your face. We all deserve that.”

Two

Saturday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. Tickets are available at TheTheatreAtWestbury. com, LiveNation.com or (516) 247-5200.

Kirk Whalum

A familiar presence on the Madison Theatre stage with his gospel concerts, Kirk Whalum returns with a performance that demonstrates his versatile command of his sax and devotion to jazz in all its forms. Soulful, passionate, stirring — these are the words most often used to describe Whalum’s music. Forged from his Memphis, Tennessee, gospel roots and his 1980s initiation into the thriving Houston nightclub scene, Whalum’s big, rich tenor sound is unmistakably his. An ordained minister, he is the recipient of numerous awards and acknowledgments for his musical excellence, including a Grammy (2011) for Best Gospel Song (‘It’s What I Do,’ featuring Lalah Hathaway). In a career spanning decades, Whalum has a sound that is uniquely his — a sound that leaves an indelible imprint.

Saturday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m. $40-$95. Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444 or MadisonTheatreNY.org.

Photos courtesy Feld Entertainment

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popular movies from the Disney canon become one in an ice skating spectacle that shares the message: You are the magic.

Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont through

THE SCENE

Dec. 1

Knit and Crochet program

Bring your own yarn and needles, and the Freeport Memorial Library will help you with your project, Friday, Dec. 1, 7-9 p.m. Beginners and experienced needleworkers are welcome. To attend in person, at 144 W. Merrick, Rd., register by visiting FreeportLibrary.info and click on the date of the program in the event calendar. To attend virtually click on the link provided. Contact (516) 379-3274 for more information about this free event.

Walk back through time

On stage

Plaza Theatrical continues its season with “Grumpy Old Men: The Musical,” Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 20, 2:30 p.m.. Also continuing Nov. 26-Dec. 3. Based on the beloved 1993 film, which starred Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret, this stage adaptation captures the lovably crotchety characters through twinkling humor, great songs, and the affectionate depiction of a small town that feels like home to everyone. It’s performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $49, $45 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Two-time Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell brings his “Songs and Stories” concert, to Tilles Center, Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m., performing classic standards and soaring showstoppers from his celebrated career. In this joyous and elegant evening of glorious songs and personal storytelling, on the LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville, the star of “Ragtime,” “Man of La Mancha” and “Kiss, Me Kate,” among others, will serenade audiences with his powerful baritone, accompanied his long-time pianist and collaborator, Tedd Firth. Tickets are $62, available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

Nov. 19

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

4th Grade Chorus Performance

Fourth graders from Archer St. School will entertain the community, with seasonal songs, Monday, Dec. 12, in the senior lounge room #105 in the Freeport Recreational Center, 130. E Merrick Rd.

Dec. 12

Holiday fun

Visit the streets of 19th century London during the darkest days of the year, in this adaption of the classic “A Christmas Carol,” with the Experiential Theater Company, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25-26, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; also Wednesday, Nov. 30, 10:15 a.m. and noon, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage. Meet the Cratchit family, Mr. Scrooge, and the ghosts of past, present and future in this interactive show that weaves together music, humor, puppetry and collaboration. Celebrate the change of seasons through this beloved literary tale. Performances continue through December. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Having an event?

Ice skating

Public ice skating will be available throughout the November, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, at the Freeport Recreational Center’s ice rink, 130. Merrick Rd, For information visit FreeportNY. gov for skating times and the special events happening throughout the month or call (516) 377-2314.

Zumba time

Exercise with friends and neighbors in Zumba classes at Freeport Recreation Center, 130 E. Merrick Rd., Mondays, 7 p.m. Contact (516) 377-2314 for information.

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

Sparkle

on

Stage presents The Nutcracker

Enjoy the holiday season with a performance of The Nutcracker, presented by Sparkle on Stage, Saturday, Nov. 26, 4-5p.m., at 195 Woodcleft Ave, Freeport. Also Nov. 27 and Dec. 10 The classic tale is retold in this entertaining and creative rendition as tea crackers dance and candy canes come to life. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at SparkleOnsStage.org. Call (516) 240-1188 or email sparkleonstage17@gmail.com for more information.

On exhibit

Photography’s ascent in the art world is an international phenomenon. Nassau County Museum of Art’s star-studded exhibition spans the historical roots of the medium, opening Saturday, Nov. 19. View works by Ansel Adams and his generation and the thrilling, large-format color works of such contemporary masters as Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, James Casebere and Gregory Crewdson, among others. From the documentary to the painterly, images bear witness to the times. On view through March 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Learn about Playland Park

Freeport Historical Society holds informative sessions about Freeport’s once beloved amusement park. If you would like to learn more about Playland Park stop by the Freeport Historical Society museum, 350 S Main St., every Sunday through November, 2 p.m to 5 p.m. Learn more about the former amusement park and many other Freeport fun facts for free.

Oh Baby!

Mercy Hospital invites moms-to-be to a community baby shower, Saturday, Nov. 19, noon-2 p.m. Meet with physicians, lactation specialist, mother/baby nurses, and other hospital personnel with raffles, giveaways for mom and baby(s), games and more. The free event takes place in Mercy’s employee cafeteria, lower level, 1000 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org or call (516) 626-3729.

LENGTHY renovation sponsored by the NBC home improvement show “George to the Rescue,” the Freeport PAL Boxing Gym, on Parsons Avenue, has finally reopened. It has not only been improved structurally, but also supplied with cutting-edge equipment and refurbished locker rooms.

New look for White Park PAL boxing facility

to see the progress of the building. I knew it was going to be good, but I had no idea the way it was designed and built out that it would be so practical. It couldn’t be bet ter for the small space that we had. And to give us that square footage we needed, that just increases the number of kids we can bring into the gym.”

Once the new gym was unveiled to him,

Higgins joined his other coaches to pro vide additional personal touches around the facility, such as championship belts, news stories written about the boxing gym and its competitors, and other kinds of memorabilia.

Plans for this renovation were original ly supposed to start in 2020, but the corona virus pandemic not only canceled the championship tournament that year, but

also forced the gym to shut down. The clo sures put a heavy burden on the gym, and while it was allowed to reopen last Septem ber, it could only house a handful of ath letes at a time.

Personal growth, according to Higgins, is at the core of the Freeport PAL boxing program, which began 26 years ago as a recreational outlet for teenagers and young adults in and around Freeport.

“This lifestyle makes changes, these elite athletes-they live different lives than regular kids,” Higgins said.

“They’re resting. They’re eating. They’re training. Their glory is the compe tition.”

Miguel Payemps, who graduated from Freeport High School in 2021, has been patiently waiting for the gym to reopen for the past year so he may continue his train ing and discipline.

“I used to wrestle, so then I was always looking for something to do because I wanted to still stay physically active,” Pay emps said. “And then I found this gym, so I was just like, why not?”

The gym is not only open to young adults and up but also anyone 13 and older who can provide a report card with good grades. They can enroll and train at the gym without paying membership costs. Higgins and the rest of the staff say they

NEWS BRIEF

Think you’ve got what it takes?

Visit the PAL Boxing Gym, at 100 Parsons Ave. in Bishop O. White Park, Monday through Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Those younger than 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

are committed to working with students to make sure they are not only staying on top of their schoolwork, but also honoring any other commitments while they train at the gym.

“I learned a lot of life lessons here, not only mentally but also physically,” Pay emps said. “I’ve learned that I can achieve things I didn’t think I could do before.”

Higgins runs the PAL Boxing Gym dur ing the week with his son, Joe Jr., and Coach Sal Giovanniello. Although many gym members have returned to continue their training and the grand opening has drawn many new patrons, Higgins empha sized that the gym is seeking to recruit stu dents within the Freeport school district, hoping to start a youth program.

St. Joseph’s picks up funding to create new, enhance existing programs for student vets

St. Joseph’s University-New York was awarded near ly $560,000 to help it better recruit military veterans as students, and lead them toward degrees.

The funds come from the U.S. Department of Educa tion’s Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Suc cess Grant Program.

“We pride ourselves on the exceptional services we offer to all of our students, especially student veterans who have given so much of themselves before they arrive at St. Joseph’s,” said Donald Boomgaarden, the school’s president, in a release.

“We are grateful to receive this funding that will

allow us to continue the work we do with our student veterans, and expand our services to even more stu dents in the years to come.”

Funds will be used primarily for the school’s Peer Health Educator Program, designating six veteran-spe cific peer health educators trained in meeting the needs of student veterans. The grants also will expand career preparation and support for veterans, increasing partic ipation with Student Veterans of America, provide graduate student completion grants, provide internship stipends, and launch a program specifically for female veterans.

“Our military and veteran students bring a wealth of experience, knowledge and diversity to our campus es,” said Erin D’Eletto, the school’s military and veter ans services director. “This funding will not only allow us to continue providing substantial services to our stu dent veterans, but also add programs and services to further support their personal, academic and profes sional success.”

St. Joseph’s University offers campuses on West Roe Boulevard tin Patchogue, as well as on Clinton Avenue in Brooklyn.

To learn more, visit SJNY.edu.

Photos courtesy Randy Milteer/Freeport Village

THE GYM HOSTED a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Robert Kennedy and boxing director Joe Higgins, who returned to Freeport after serving as the head coach of the Marine Corps boxing team for two years. The gym was retrofitted as part of NBC’s ‘George to the Rescue’ program.

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Village of Freeport NOTICE OF TAX LIEN SALE FOR UNPAID 2022 VILLAGE TAXES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1452 of the REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that I, Ismaela M. Hernandez, the undersigned Treasurer and Collector of Taxes of the In corporated Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, will sell at public auction, in the manner pro vided by law on the 9TH December, 2022 at 10 o’clock in the forenoon at the Municipal Building of 46 North Ocean Avenue, 2nd floor, Conference Room, in said Village of Freeport, so much of each of the following parcels of real estate upon which Village Taxes remain unpaid, as will be sufficient to discharge the tax fees, interest, and charges which may be due thereon respectively at the time of such sale, and shall continue the same from day to day until the sale shall be completed.

The purchaser or purchasers at such tax Lien sale will be required to pay the amount of their respective bids to the undersigned Village Treasurer, within ten days after the sale, and upon such payment shall receive a written certificate of sale describing the real estate purchases and the sum paid therefore.

The following is a list of the parcels of real estate to be sold, together, with a statement of the amount of the tax fees, interest, and charges thereon to December 9TH, 2022.

Freeport, New York 11520

Dated: November 10, 2022

Ismaela M. Hernandez Village Treasurer & Tax Collector

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC BLOW OFF FOR WELLS #5 AND #6 AND REPLACEMENT OF MOTOR CONTROL CENTER FOR WELL #6

FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Agent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for “INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC BLOW OFF FOR WELLS #5 AND #6 AND REPLACEMENT OF MOTOR CONTROL CENTER FOR WELL #6”

until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 in the Main Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud. Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts may be obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, from 9:00 A.M. on Monday, November 21, 2022 until 4:00 P.M. Friday, December 2, 2022. There is no fee for a set of bid documents.

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

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond, and Labor and Material Bond in the statutory form.

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

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

Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - November 17, 2022 135522

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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, December 1, 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: November 17, 2022 135524

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SUPREME COURT.

NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. JOSEPH ROBINSON, et al, Defts. Index #605419/2018. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Feb. 9, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north front steps of Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on November 30, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a Section 55, Block 345, Lot(s)149-150. 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. MARK RICCIARDI, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99829 134974

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SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. GLOBAL SERVICES NETWORK, LLC, et al, Defts. Index #610853/2020. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered September 19, 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 30, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. prem. k/a District 9, Section 62, Block 183, Lot 374. 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 sale. HAROLD F. DAMM, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99826 134972

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SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU MID-ISLAND MORTGAGE CORP., Plaintiff -againstJEANINE FITZPATRICK, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on June 4, 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, NY on November 29, 2022 at 2:30 p.m.

ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as Section 62 Block 90 and Lots 88 & 89.

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

Said premises known as 302 ARTHUR STREET, FREEPORT, NY Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 000612/2017.

MARK RICCIARDI, ESQ., Referee Terenzi & Confusione P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 401 Franklin Avenue, Suite 304, Garden City, NY 11530 {* FREEPORT LEADER*} 134616

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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-24CB, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-24CB, Plaintiff, vs. LORRAINE MASSIAH, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on December 15, 2017 and an Order Appointing Successor Referee duly entered on April 12, 2018, 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 28, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 23 Jefferson Street, 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, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 62, Block 94 and Lot 114. Approximate amount of judgment is $539,430.38 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 006907/13. 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.

Peter A. Bee, Esq., Referee Pincus Law Group, PLLC, 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, New York 11556, Attorneys for Plaintiff 134968

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees’ Public Budget Workshop Session has been scheduled for Tuesday, November 29, 2022 and Wednesday, November 30, 2022. The workshop will be conducted according to the following schedule in the Board of Trustees meeting room adjacent to the Mayor’s Office; scheduled times are subject to change:

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, V. RALPH MAISONNEUVE, ET AL.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 21, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC is the Plaintiff and RALPH MAISONNEUVE, 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 29, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 182 EVANS AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520: Section 55, Block 101, Lot 39:

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, STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 010553/2014. Irene V. Villacci, 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. 134970

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Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 2/26/2020, 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 12/7/2022 at 2:30 PM, premises known as 81 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 at the Village of Freeport, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 55 Block 067 Lot 549-551. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $429,301.22 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 610854/2017. 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.

Edward Vincent, Esq., Referee.

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

Dated: 10/21/2022 File Number: 17-302369 PCO

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Al Livingston IT Department 5:50

Conor Kirwan Human Resources 6:15 Michael Smith Police Department Wednesday, 11/30

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Ismaela Hernandez Treasurer

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Megan Martinez-Ewald Auditor 5:20

Sergio Mauras Building Department 5:35

Robert Fisenne Public Works and Water Department 6:30 Howard Colton Counsel 6:35

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Pamela Walsh Boening Clerk

Anthony Dalessio Comptroller

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Issue Date: 11/17/2022 135525

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BVANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SAXON ASSET SECURITIES TRUST 2007-1 MORTGAGE

LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1 Plaintiff, Against CARLOS VARGAS, LIBIA SANTIAGO, et al., Defendant(s)

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE PARK PLACE SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-WCW2, Pltf. vs. ESCOLASTICA CRUZ A/K/A ESCOLATICA CRUZ, et al, Defts. Index #000435/2018. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Jan. 15, 2020 and order substituting the referee entered Sept 7, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., prem. k/a 61 East Avenue, Freeport, NY a/k/a Section 62, Block 76, Lot 4. Approx. amt. of judgment is $807,696.06 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are

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other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction. MARK S. RICCIARDI, Referee.

THE MARGOLIN & WEINREB LAW GROUP LLP,, Attys. for Pltf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste 101, Syosset, NY. #99859 135178

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REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-14, Plaintiff - against - MARIA OKANE, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on March 17, 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 “Rain or Shine” on the 6th day of December, 2022 at 2:00 PM. 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 and State of New York.

Premises known as 15 Thelma Court, Freeport, NY 11520.

(Section: 62, Block: A, Lot: 346)

Approximate amount of lien $382,038.59 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 000790/2015.

Ellen Durst, 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: October 20, 2022

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

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SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. ANGELA WHITE-BANKS, ETC., ET AL., Defts. Index #610368/2021. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered May 13, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on December 1, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 303 North Columbus Avenue, Freeport, NY a/k/a District 9, Section 55, Block 361, Lot(s) 853-854. Approx. amt. of judgment is $43,565.07 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and 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.” 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, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.

GEORGE ESERNIO, Referee, BRONSTER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf. 156 West 56th Street, Ste. 902, New York, NY. File No. 720381.001- #99873 135174

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SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. CORMEN ENTERPRISES INC., Pltf. vs. KITTY HOLDING CORP., et al, Defts. Index #609098/2020. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Sept. 21, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on December 7, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., prem. k/a 190 East Sunrise Highway, Freeport, NY a/k/a Section 55, Block H, Lot 55 and Lot Group 56, 369. Said property located in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of NY, known and designated as Part of Lot No. 355 and all of Lot No. 356 in Block Q on a certain map entitled, “Map of Bennington Park, situated in the Village of Freeport, Incorporated, Town of Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY,” Property of W. Newton Benninngton” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on May 26, 1902, as Map No. 223, Case No. 1768. Approx. amt. of judgment is $1,402,629.74 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.

WILLIAM A. DOHERTY, Referee, THE MARGOLIN N& WEINREB LAW GROUP, LLP., Attys. for Pltf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste 101, Syosset, NY. #99860 135176

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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST Laure Noisette; Goty Noisette; Michael Noisette, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 31, 2016 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 December 12, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 209 Brown Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incroporated Village of Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 37 Block 447 Lots 1047-1049. Approximate amount of judgment $665,512.80 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 000704/2012. 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.”

Michele Bencivinni, 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 26, 2022 135330

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SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. BOARD OF MANAGERS OF SOUTH BAY CONDOMINIUM, Pltf. vs. STEPHEN RIVERS, et al, Defts. Index #604390/2021. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Jan. 21, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north front steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on

December 14, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 31 Casino Street, Unit 3E, Freeport, NY a/k/a Section 62, Block 156, Lot 772U, CA0039, Units 305 and 4. All that unit designated and described as Unit No. 3E (Tax Unit 305) and Garage No Four (Tax Unit 4) (hereinafter called the “Unit”) in the building in the declaration establishing a plan for condominium ownership of the building (“Building”) and the land on which they are erected (hereinafter collectively called the “Property”) comprising the South Bay Condominium made by the South Bay Development Corp. under the Condominium Act of the State of NY (Article9B of the Real Property Law of the State of New York) dated May 24th 1978, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on the 25th day of May 1978 in Liber 9111 of Deed at Page 261 as amended in Liber 10791 Page 698 and Liber 11941 Page 171 (hereinafter called the “Declaration”) and designated as Section 62, Block 156, Lot 772 on the land and Tax Map of the County of Nassau and on the Floor Plans of the Building Certified by Charles A. Lobel, A.I.A. and Associates on the 25th day of May 1978 as Map No. CA39. Together with an undivided 1.6079% interest in the Common Elements of the property (as defined in the Declaration. Approx. amt. of judgment is $9,400.30 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.

FRANCIS X. MORONEY, Referee. JAY L. YACKOW, Attys. for Pltf. 355 Post Avenue, Ste. 201, Westbury, NY. #99908 135322

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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, GITSIT SOLUTIONS, LLC, PLAINTIFF, vs. JOSE M. ACEVEDO, ET AL., Defendant (s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on April 15, 2022 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Courthouse, north side of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York on December 15, 2022 at 3:00 P.M., premises known as 37 WILLIAM STREET, ROOSEVELT, NEW YORK 11575. 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: 55, Block: 436, Lot: 192 & 193. Approximate amount of judgment is $548,937.28 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 012101/2013.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Referee.

MARK LIEBERMAN, Esq., Referee Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff 135403

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-HE6, V.

LUEBERTA JAMES A/K/A LUBERTA JAMES, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 13, 2016, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-HE6 is the Plaintiff and LUEBERTA JAMES A/K/A LUBERTA JAMES, 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 December 13, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 293 WASHINGTON AVENUE, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575: Section 55, Block 547, Lot 155: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT ROOSEVELT, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 006674/2009. Roger H. Hausch, 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. 135332

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU M&T Bank, Plaintiff AGAINST Cynthia Hay, Rohan Hay, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 19, 2018, 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 December 13, 2022 at 2:00PM, premises known as 60 Agnes Street, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 55, BLOCK: 394, LOT: 423. Approximate amount of judgment $193,365.94 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #004493/2016. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA ) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. 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”. Robert F. Harper, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-073477-F01 73759 135241

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COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee for the registered holders of IMH Assets Corp., Collateralized AssetBacked Bonds, Series 2005-3, Plaintiff AGAINST Orazio J. Petito; Nancy Petito; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered December 19, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on December 14, 2022 at 4:30PM, premises known as 73 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove, NY 11542. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Glen Cove, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 31 Block 47 Lot 417. Approximate amount of judgment $1,199,324.65 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 006906/2015. The auction will be con ducted 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.”

Farshad David Saed, 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: October 5, 2022 73725 135239

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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF AND WITH RESPECT TO AJAX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2015-B, MORTGAGEBACKED NOTES, SERIES 2015-B, Plaintiff, vs. TERRELL MARTIN AKA TERRELL PAUL MARTIN, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on August 2, 2018, 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 December 13, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 98 Westside Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the

Incorporated Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 62, Block 138 and Lot 40. Approximate amount of judgment is $301,279.90 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 002394/2016. 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.

Barton Slavin, Esq., Referee

Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff Firm File No. 171703-1 135312

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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU UNITED MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff AGAINST OUDIT BUSGEETH, MOHINI BUSGEETH, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 19, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on December 15, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 824 South Ocean 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 and State of New York, Section: 62 Block: 180 Lot: 431.

Approximate amount of judgment $331,480.43 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #006309/2015. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU Cou nty COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will

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cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. John M. Brickman, Esq., Referee McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC 7 Wells Street, Suite 205B Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 15-313308 73713 135463

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WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff against URSULA CAMPBELL A/K/A URSULA M. CAMPBELL, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered October 15, 2018, 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 December 2, 2022 at 2:00 PM. Premises known as 58 Rutland Road, Freeport, NY 11520. District 2820 Sec 55 Block 225 Lot 416 & 417.

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

Approximate Amount of Judgment is $349,568.19 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 001028/2015. Cash will not be accepted at the sale.

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.”

John Kennedy, Esq., Referee 2267-004104 135188

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY

COMPANY. NAME: Serenity Stems, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 08/08/22 NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: Serenity Stems LLC

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN XS TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-20, V. HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF RUBY WEBB, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated August 16, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN XS TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-20 is the Plaintiff and HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF RUBY WEBB, 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 December 6, 2022 at 2:00PM, premises known as 123 SMITH STREET, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575: Section 50, Block 311, Lot 27, 28, 126 and 229:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT ROOSEVELT GARDEN, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 601395/2018. Mark Ricciardi, 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.

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The Freeport Housing Authority will hold a Public Meeting on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at 5:00 PM.

The meeting will be held at 240 South Main Street Community Center, Freeport, NY 11520. 135517

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VILLAGE OF FREEPORT

The Village of Freeport is requesting proposals from qualified firms for the purpose of operating the marina located at Cow Meadow Park, 701 South Main Street, Freeport, New York.

Specifications for this proposal may be seen and obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, or on our website at www.freeportny.gov from 9:00 A.M. on Monday, November 21, 2022 until 4:00 P.M. Friday, January 27, 2023. There is no charge for the proposal documents.

The Village intends to lease/license the site to the applicant whose proposal most substantially meets the objectives as outlined in the specifications provided that: (1) the applicant is found to be qualified to carry out the operation of the marina, and (2) the proposals submitted fully complies with all of the terms, conditions and requirements of the Request for Proposals.

The proposal scope and form will be available beginning November 21, 2022. Proposals are to be delivered to Ms. Kim Weltner, Purchasing Agent, Incorporated Village of Freeport, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520. All proposals must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 27, 2023. The Village reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals received.

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

Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent

Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - November 17, 2022 135521

LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE MARINA IN SEA BREEZE PARK VILLAGE OF FREEPORT

The Village of Freeport is requesting proposals from qualified firms for the purpose of operating the marina in Sea Breeze Park, Richmond Street, Freeport, New York.

Specifications for this proposal may be seen and obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, or on our website at www.freeportny.gov from 9:00 A.M. on Monday, November 21, 2022 until 4:00 P.M. Friday, January 27, 2023. There is no charge for the proposal documents.

The Village intends to lease/license the site to the applicant whose proposal most substantially meets the objectives as outlined in the specifications provided that: (1) the applicant is found to be qualified to carry out the operation of the marina, and (2) the proposals submitted fully complies with all of the terms, conditions and requirements of the Request for Proposals.

The proposal scope and form will be available beginning November 21, 2022. Proposals are to be delivered to Ms. Kim Weltner, Purchasing Agent, Incorporated Village of Freeport, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520. All proposals must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 27, 2023. The Village reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals received.

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

Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - November 17, 2022 135520

at 7:00pm, and December 13, 2022 at 10:30am, to receive input regarding the reapportionment and composition of the Town of Hempstead’s councilmanic districts to be used beginning with the Town election of 2023.

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard and give input at the times and place aforesaid.

Dated:Hempstead, New York November 15, 2022 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK. KATE MURRAY Town Clerk DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor 135484

LEGAL NOTICE SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS-SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU - WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DBA CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to N.Y. Election Law Article 17, Title 2, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York, and N.Y. Public Officers Law Article 7, the Open Meetings Law, public hearings will be held by the Town of Hempstead Temporary Redistricting Commission in the Nathan L. H. Bennett Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Village and Town of Hempstead, New York, on both November 29, 2022

ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff, -against- DANIEL GAUSE; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW, next-ofkin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming, under, by or through the decedent LENA GAUSE, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein; ANTOINETTE KIRKLAND; COUNTY OF NASSAU C/O OFFICE OF HOUSING & INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS; ANN GAUSE; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10” inclusive, the names of the ten last name Defendants being fictitious, real names unknown to the Plaintiff, the parties intended being persons or corporations having an interest in, or tenants or persons in possession of, portions of the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint; DefendantsIndex No. 003266/16 Plaintiff Designates Nassau County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject premises is situated in Nassau County. To the above named Defendants-YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days

after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated September 23, 2022. NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME - If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DBA CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable David P. Sullivan J.S.C. Dated: September 23, 2022 Filed: September 23, 2022. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 84 Hillside Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. Dated: October 6, 2022 Filed: October 6, 2022 Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP., Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Richard F. Komosinski, Esq., 565 Taxter Road Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523 Phone: (914) 345-3020 134833

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 617968/2019 COUNTY OF NASSAU ___________________\

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST Plaintiff, vs. FELICIA BENN AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF MARGARET M. BENN; KIM BENN-GURUNG AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF MARGARET M. BENN; MICHAEL BENN AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF

MARGARET M. BENN; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARET M. BENN, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants

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

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 189 EVANS AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520 Section: 55, Block: 23, Lot: 183

To the above named Defendants

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

the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $600,000.00 and interest, recorded on January 08, 2009, in Liber M 33415 at Page 399, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 189 EVANS AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520.

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

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

NOTICE

YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

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

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

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

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

Dated:October 28, 2022 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC

Attorney for Plaintiff Nadine D. Smith, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 135300

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Q. There is a house in my neighborhood, just a few doors away, that has never been taken care of. I know someone lives there, but they don’t seem to care about how their home looks, and I wonder: Is there a way to get the community together, tear the house down and turn it into a park? It would look a lot bet ter.

A. The house you’re referring to seems to be like one in almost every neighborhood, but I haven’t seen any single-lot parks popping up any where. Maybe the reason it doesn’t happen is because you can’t just seize someone’s property. If that were the case, what would stop your neigh bors from taking your property?

Ask The Architect Monte Leeper

Every once in a while, when I’m sitting in a pub lic zoning hearing, someone appears and makes a statement at the microphone just like what you are suggesting. I think they, too, are expecting a light bulb to appear above everyone else’s head when they suddenly realize what a genuinely great idea that was. But instead of trying to condemn some one else’s property, it may be better to gain some idea about what is really going on. I have often had to do this in the course of exploring options for potential buyers.

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In some cases, such as a shopping center that continued to lose and not replace businesses, the owner lived a thousand miles away, and was just using the property as a tax write-off while they waited for the market to change and just sell. The condition had already existed for over a decade before someone asked me to look into the condi tions and search the records. The property did improve after violations were issued that forced the owner to respond in court. The same may be the course of action for the property you are describ ing.

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Some people are only compelled by legal action, while others will respond to a warning. I have seen many instances in which the owner is just finan cially, physically or mentally incapable of respond ing in the way you want them to. I have even driven people in these circumstances to meetings with authorities, especially when New York Rising had funding available to help them. None of the individ uals, even with financial assistance, followed through, either from distrust of authorities or a realization that they might have to pay money they just did not have or they could not deal with the change in their lives.

If you are inclined to look further into the cir cumstances of the owner, you may learn the reason(s) for the conditions being what they are. In a free country (so far), you may not like how your neighbors live, but we still don’t have the control to just take their property. Your recourse is to try to understand why the property is this way, and help, if you can, report them to authorities and become the “squeaky wheel,” or take your own personal legal action. Good luck!

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Russia’s space program fades as China’s rises

By all accounts, Russia is losing its unprovoked war against Ukraine. It has lost thousands of troops, spent the equivalent of billions of dollars, and become an international pariah. As a result of the ruinous war, Russia is also losing some thing that has always been precious to its national pride — its position as a leader in the world’s space programs.

until 2024. The sharpest cuts will be in manufacturing technology and develop ment. Money for scientific research will be cut entirely.

into space, leading politicians and mili tary leaders to proclaim that we were failing in space.

flight and a space station, and it plans to explore the Moon, Mars and the wider solar system.

The decline of the Russian space pro gram is not new. It began after the col lapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. That kicked off a brain drain from Russian. The need to fund the Ukraine war only accelerat ed the degradation of Rus sian space efforts.

JAMES BERNSTEIN

The country that stunned the world — and shook up the Unit ed States — with the launch on Oct. 4, 1957, of the sat ellite Sputnik, is falling further and further behind in civil space explo ration, according to experts. Its mili tary space program, however, remains robust, those experts say.

“The Russian space industry is in an obvious state of crisis,” Asif Siddiqi, an authority on Russia’s space program who teaches history at Fordham Uni versity, told an industry publication.

Partly to help fund Russia’s brutal attack on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin recently said he planned to slash funding for space flight activities at least

Additionally, jailed Rus sian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has made allegations of widespread corruption across the coun try’s space industry, with money disappearing into the hands of oligarchs.

Russia does not have a rover on the far side of the moon. China does. It does not have orbiters circling Mars. China, Indi an and the United Arab Emirates do.

Russia does not have a fleet of space telescopes, as does the United States.

“We’ve fallen behind on the science program,” said Igor Marinin, head of the Russian industry publication Novosti Kosmonavtiki. “We’ve forgotten how to make and fly unmanned probes.”

Of course, it was not always this way. The United States and much of the world trembled when the Soviets put Sputnik

Concern deepened in 1961, when the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to fly to outer space, aboard the Vostok 1 capsule. He completed one orbit of Earth. Meanwhile, as the American novelist Tom Wolfe wrote in his highly acclaimed book, “The Right Stuff,” “our rockets kept exploding” on the launch pad.

But what does the cur rent demise of Russia’s space program mean for the United States? John Logsdon, who teaches at George Washington Univer sity and who is often called the “dean of space policy,” said in a phone interview last week that we can no longer count on the Russians as partners on the Interna tional Space Station, or on other space projects in the future. Russian cosmo nauts still fly aboard the space station, but Russia has said that it even plans to withdraw from that program.

For the United States, Logsdon said, the new competitor is China. The Chi nese program has overseen the develop ment and launch of ballistic missiles, thousands of satellites, manned space

In a display of its growing prowess, China launched a cargo mission to its newly completed space station last week end. The 35-foot-long cargo spacecraft docked Nov. 12 with the Tiangong station on Saturday, according to a Chinese news release. As is typical of the country’s news media, few details were released publicly. But according to space experts, the freighter was carrying propellant for the space station, as well as some scien tific experiments.

In recent months, China launched two modules to join its already orbiting space station, which is about 20 percent large than the U.S.- and European-built International Space Station. It is expect ed to be occupied and operational for at least 10 years.

Our approach to China in space has been entirely negative. In 2011, Congress banned NASA from hosting Chinese visi tors at U.S. space facilities. Two years later, Congress banned Chinese nationals from entering NASA facilities without a waiver from NASA.

Nevertheless, Logsdon said, “The Chi nese space program is advancing.”

James Bernstein is editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments about this col umn? jbernstein@liherald.com.

Thankful, mindful and watchful this holiday

Thankful, mindful and watchful this holiday

The midterm elections proved that you can’t put lipstick on a pig. Well, maybe you can try, but eventu ally folks will see through the cover-up. That expression, “lipstick on a pig,” pops up from time to time during elec tions. In 2008, President Barack Obama said that a sup posedly new eco nomic plan pro posed by his oppo nents, John McCain and Sarah Palin, was nothing new, “just putting lipstick on a pig.” Repub licans went ballis tic, accusing Obama of slyly associating the pig patter with Palin. Obama said his comment was about policy, not people. Anyway, he wasn’t the first or the last to use the expression, which, you must admit, con jures a compelling visual.

fringe groups like QAnon, tried their best to put lipstick on these pigs, but they didn’t fly. Fortunately, most of the Republicans who were elected or reelected to office aren’t conspiracy theo rists or election deniers.

This seems like a low bar, but there it is. Don’t we all want a fair fight in the campaigns for office? And when someone clearly wins, don’t we all want to see the opponent concede defeat and move on? Thank goodness that’s what hap pened most often in the days after Nov. 8.

RANDI KREISS

This election season, the GOP sent forth dozens of MAGA election deniers to run for important and influential offices across the country. Republican influencers in and out of government, complemented by seriously delusional

I am relieved and thank ful, as we prepare to gather for Thanksgiving, that the worst-case predictions for a toxic MAGA wave did not happen. Some Trumpian candidates pre vailed, but more were defeated. Voters looked at extremist candidates, anointed by the former president, and they said no. Not all the votes are counted in all the contests, and in Georgia there will be a runoff for a Senate seat, but overall the process has been peaceful and civil — and consequential.

Are we finally reaching a point where Americans on all sides of the political landscape share a vision for a safe democracy? Are we there yet? Can we

count on folks to trust election results? Will candidates fight the good fight and retreat with grace if they lose? We don’t know yet if this midterm portends big changes for the better and a return to relative normal, but the indications are promising. It was not a rout. Rioters did not take to the streets.

The cooling of the politi cal fever gripping the nation allows us to gather at our respective Thanks giving tables and truly give thanks. I am so thankful for the greatest gift we can enjoy in this life: peace of mind. We all experience occasional setbacks and losses, but with peace of mind we can negotiate our difficult life passages.

This isn’t November 2020 or Novem ber 2021, when the pandemic was burn ing through our population. We still have about 40,000 new Covid cases a day, but we have vaccines and anti-virals, greater understanding of the disease and less panic. At the height of the pandemic surge, it was difficult to find peace.

On Thanksgiving 2020, my husband and I sat down to a chicken rather than a turkey. We were grateful for one another but terribly lonely for our kids, who live plane flights away and couldn’t risk trav

el during the fury of the pandemic.

The years of Covid restrictions and isolation offered random gifts as well: learning to find strength we didn’t know was there, finding ways to connect with loved ones through words and Zooms and eye to eye, six feet apart. I would never wish it for character-building, but living through a pandemic has height ened our zest for life and attuned us to the nourishing rhythms of nature.

I noticed recently that many people, rather than saying goodbye, now say “stay safe” when they come and go. That speaks to our relatively new belief that the ground can shift under our feet in an instant. Some threats can be mitigated and some blindside us, but we survivors of the pandemic and the political mael strom have been changed by these years. We say “stay safe” as a kind of hope and benediction for our friends and loved ones.

I hope you are blessed with friends and mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers and children and grandchil dren and neighbors at your Thanksgiv ing table. Along with peace of mind, let there be delicious turkey and sweet pota toes and cranberries and pies, all the tra ditional foods that anchor us to this time and place, and to one another.

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

Much has changed since we sat down to a Thanksgiving chicken in 2020.

Yuri Gagarin is all but forgotten, and China has an orbiting space station.

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The power of concession

You’ve likely never heard the name William Jennings Bryan, as he’s not among those regularly talked about in history books. But his contribution to democracy should be indelible, after a simple telegram sent he sent to William McKinley on Nov. 5, 1896, forever changed how we approached elec tions.

“Sen. Jones has just informed me that the returns indicate your election, and I hasten to extend my congratulations,” Bryan said in the telegram. “We have sub mitted the issue to the American people, and their will is law.”

Conceding an election isn’t required by law, which is why what Bryan — in his first of three runs for president — did was all the more unique at the time. He didn’t have to do it by statute, but he had to do it in the spirit of democracy.

Such concessions have become a staple of our election process at all levels. Candi dates battle it out over issues and who can best represent the people, and once the people have made their decision, they accept it. Even if that decision doesn’t favor you, all for a peaceful transfer of power.

Not that making a concession is easy. Far from it. Candidates invest so much of themselves into their campaigns that to suddenly make an about-face and watch someone else get awarded what they had fought for can be heartbreaking. Still, no matter how hot the debate was among the candidates, once the decision has been made, it’s time to return to the real job at hand: governing.

When we think of concessions, we’re likely to think of those in races for our country’s highest office first.

“Just moments ago, I spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on becom ing the 43rd president of the United States. And I promised him that I wouldn’t call him back this time,” then-Vice President

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Al Gore said in a Dec. 13, 2000, address, even joking about rescinding his first con cession on election night, when the race between them was still too close to call.

“Almost a century and a half ago, Sen. Stephen Douglas told Abraham Lincoln, who had just defeated him for the presi dency, ‘Partisan feeling must yield to patri otism. I’m with you, Mr. President, and God bless you,’” Gore added. “Well, in that same spirit, I say to President-elect Bush that what remains of partisan rancor must now be put aside, and may God bless his stewardship of this country.”

Sen. John McCain shared similar senti ments eight years later, when he took the stage in Phoenix to congratulate the man who would become the 44th president, Barack Obama.

“Sen. Obama and I have had and argued our differences, and he has prevailed,” McCain said. “No doubt many of those dif ferences remain. These are difficult times for our country, and I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face.”

Concessions are just as powerful on the local level. State Sen. Anna Kaplan described her service in Albany as an “honor of a lifetime” after losing her reelection bid to former senator Jack Mar tins.

“While our campaign has ended, my service to — and love for — our communi ty has not,” Kaplan said. “I will always fight for you, and am committed to con tinuing that spirit of service in my next chapter.”

Laura Gillen, who lost her bid for Con gress to Anthony D’Esposito last week, also put politics aside to honor the choice of voters.

“We ran a campaign to be proud of in a challenging political environment,” Gillen said. “Together we motivated thousands of Long Islanders to make their voices heard.

To stand up for common-sense leadership. And to vigorously defend fundamental rights from assault.”

After the 2020 presidential election, in which defeated President Donald Trump never conceded to his successor, Joe Biden, there were real fears that this act of patriotism — this cornerstone action of democracy — could become a relic of the past. That conceding somehow represent ed weakness rather than strength. And that it meant essentially giving up on fighting for the chance to represent your community, region, state or even country.

But nothing about concession means you have to give up the fight, or that you can’t explore every option available to you. Once those options are exhausted, howev er, it’s time to close that chapter and start the next one.

On election night last week, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin wasn’t ready to concede the gubernatorial race to Gov. Kathy Hochul. And that was his right — not all the votes had been counted, and while his chances of winning were remote, they still existed.

But when it became clear that he had no path to victory, Zeldin did his part to pro tect and defend democracy by exercising the power of concession.

“I would like to congratulate New York governor Kathy Hochul on her election to a full four-year term,” Zeldin said in a statement the day after the election.

But while this particular battle for the governor’s mansion might be over, Zeldin made it clear that his fight for those he had hoped to represent wouldn’t end — a senti ment every candidate on the short side of any election should share in their own quests.

“As they take office in January, Gov. Kathy Hochul and those controlling Alba ny must address the grave concerns voiced by the voters,” Zeldin said. “While this campaign has come to a close, the rescue mission to ‘save our state’ continues.”

Once again, Randi Kreiss’s amazing ability to convey her thoughts and blend them with history — and in this case, a bit of astronomy as well — moved me to tears!

(“An election that will move heaven and earth,” Nov. 3-9.) These are such stressful times, and I know that while it isn’t reasonable to expect everyone to always agree, there needs to be some more honest, respectful dialogue to help move our country to a better place.

I could write to Randi weekly, because her columns are so important and meaningful. I am constantly sending copies to dear friends who don’t live in the area — even a longtime friend who has lived in Italy for decades, but who is still American at heart (whatever that means these days) and is so worried for us and the world. If the America we know and love goes, what then? But then Randi gives us the perspective of eons of time to encour

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Time to throw out the political trash

Happily, the midterm elections are behind us. They were, at best, stressful, and overall they were ugly. Once again, the poll sters were more wrong than they were right, predicting all kinds of results that never happened. There were many les sons to be learned from the results, and any politician who ignores them does so at his or her peril.

JERRY

Any candidate who calls for a ban on abortions in a red, blue or purple state is asking for trouble. There were five states in which abortion was on the ballot, and those that pro posed a ban in one form or another were shot down.

Women want to make their own choices, in consultation with their physicians, and attempts to take away that right will meet stiff resis tance. Defeated Pennsylvania senatorial candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz suggested that elected officials should have a voice on abortion, and that didn’t help his cam paign.

Most political observers thought the issue of gun control wouldn’t have an

impact on people’s thinking, but many voters who were questioned stated that their decisions factored in their con cerns about the need for much stronger gun laws. There is a constant fear that there will be more school shootings, and pro-gun legislators who are supported by the NRA may have to rethink their posi tion, even if that costs them a few gun-rights support ers. Guns are an issue that won’t go away, and will reresurface in the 2024 elec tions.

Any pollster who tells you that young people are uninterested in elections should be banned from polltaking. This election brought out a record num ber of so-called Gen-Z voters, millions of them college students. On Election Day there were reports all over the country of enormous lines of students waiting to vote, well after the polls were scheduled to close. The youth vote is now alive and well.

Crime was an issue that helped a num ber of candidates get elected, but the vast majority of voters had other concerns on their mind, including voting rights, pre serving the Constitution, saving Social Security and Medicare and stopping can

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age and help us de-stress by literally look ing to the heavens. That was so needed!

Thank you, Randi, from a most grate ful reader, for continuing to share so much of your wonderful self with us.

GEORGENE WINICK Woodmere

Another delay for LIRR East Side access

To the Editor:

Did the MTA and the LIRR forget to consider obtaining necessary clearance from the Federal Railroad Administration before they adopted the schedule calling for East Side access to Grand Central Madison to begin by December 2022? The Federal Transit Administration Full Funding Grant Agreement, approved in 2006, called for service to begin in 2011, at a total project cost of $6.3 billion, with a federal share of $2.6 billion.

The current cost is $11.6 billion, which doesn’t include debt service payments for the cost of borrowing, which brings the cost to $12.7 billion. Debt service costs are

buried under a separate agency operating budget. There is also over $4 billion more in indirect costs for what are known as LIRR “readiness” projects to support ESA service to Grand Central Madison. Honest accounting would bring the real total project cost to $16.7 billion.

A mandatory FRA safety feature that would prevent trains from entering the wrong tunnel clearly fell behind schedule. It is now forecast to be installed and up and running by March 6, 2023. Why was the original implementation schedule for installation of this safety equipment not completed earlier this year? This new FRA safety requirement was implement ed as a result of the Metro North accident on the Hudson Line at Spuyten Duyvil in 2013.

The MTA now has to request a waiver from FRA to begin service in December without this safety feature being in place. This will offer little comfort for riders who are looking for safe and reli able service to the Grand Central Madi son Terminal.

LARRY PENNER

Retired former director, Federal Transit Administration Region 2 Office of Operations and Program Management

didates endorsed by former President Donald Trump from winning key elec tions. Plenty of MAGA candidates won their races, but their tenures may be very short when their new constituents catch on to their lack of substance.

WWe learned in the mid terms that election denial ism is not a winning strate gy. The Republican candi date for New York governor, Lee Zeldin, ran a spirited race, but his resistance to acknowledging that Presi dent Biden was fairly elect ed hurt him with swing vot ers. New Yorkers are pretty sophisticated people, and the majority of them weren’t ready to buy into a candidate who opposed the certification of election results in Penn sylvania and Arizona. There are still plenty of election deniers who won their contests, but once they’re in office, their positions won’t help them do the required work.

From the ads that flooded the air waves, we could all agree that the tone of this year’s races was more dishonest and mean-spirited than ever before. In a lust for power, many candidates — incum bents and challengers alike — made false claims about their opponents, accusing

them of criminal conduct and making other outrageous allegations. But the slanderers didn’t fool most of the voters, who rejected the partisan poison.

Year after year, we have been subjected to stories about suspect polling results, in contests ranging from dogcatcher to pres ident. Political columnists and reporters, in print and on the air, have spend count less hours delving into the polling results, dissecting the numbers and often trying to divine trends that don’t exist. Over the past 10 years, I have challenged numerous pollsters who have wrongly claimed that they have reached people whose only phones are cellphones (which pollsters must dial manually). It’s time to ignore them and the commentators.

Now that the big red wave never hap pened and the experts will be scratching their heads for months trying to figure out why, it’s time to do a reset and focus on 2024. Future candidates will have to prepare for major changes in the electoral terrain, and be aware that they will suffer if they ignore the 2022 warning signs.

Jerry Kremer was an 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 strat egy firm. Comments about this column? jkremer@liherald.com.

FRAMEWORK

by Tim Baker

St. Agnes Cathetral on a crisp fall day — Rockville Centre

e learned in the midterms that election denialism isn’t a winning strategy.

KREMER