Freeport Herald 12-15-2022

Career day at Bayview School

A holiday party for children’s center

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

Children and families joined the South Shore Child Guidance Center to help launch the holiday season at its annual Christmas celebration.

Attendees left the Freeport Memorial Library feeling joyous while looking the part, wearing festive hats and carrying gifts.

The South Shore Child Guidance Center held its fourth annual holiday party on Dec. 3, returning to the library for the first time in two years since the Covid-19 pan-

Village meeting focuses on enhancing coastal resiliency

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

Freeport officials and environmental experts convened a summit to propose new measures after revealing the south shore of Long Island’s susceptibility to powerful storms.

Hurricane Sandy slammed through Freeport 10 years ago, destroying nearly 3,500 homes, closing down businesses along the Nautical Mile, and inflicting $10 million in damage to the city’s infrastructure. Freeport was not the only town to suffer the impacts of such a calamity; other waterside communities, such as Long Beach, saw terrible

effects that devastated their town and famed boardwalk.

Village mayor Robert Kennedy was joined by environmental officials and marine researchers on Dec. 7 at Village Hall to highlight the vulnerabilities of Long Island’s south shore to large storms, floods, and coastal surges.

“I, as mayor, have been trying to spearhead a program of protecting the waterfront community,” Mayor Kennedy said. “Along with numerous elected officials to try to prevent something like Superstorm Sandy from damaging our waterfront community as it did. And at that time, we investigated methods that would

prevent this, and one of them was surge barricades.”

According to Kennedy, over 100,000 residents of South Shore communities will be adversely affected the next time a natural disaster strikes.

Those communities must grow to become more resilient, but doing so will be challenging given financial circumstances. For larger properties, the cost of elevating a home can range from $80,000 to $125,000 or more. Thousands of houses are in the flood zone and would need to be raised, at a cost of billions of dollars.

One potential solution for safeguarding residents and their

property is the installation of storm surge barrier gates along the coastlines. Storm surge gates are large gates that are designed to be installed at the entrances of harbors and estuaries. They are typically made of steel or concrete and are used to protect areas from storm surges, which is a rise in sea level that can occur during a hurricane or

other strong storm.

When a storm surge is predicted, the gates can be closed to prevent water from entering the harbor or estuary and causing damage. This can help to reduce the risk of flooding and other types of damage that can be caused by storm surge.

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THE SOUTH SHORE Child Guidance Center, staff members and representatives of the Freeport fire and police departments, gathered for the annual holiday party to make sure patients and their families had a memorable day. The staff arranged numerous games and activities and well as gifts for the kids.

Champions Martial Arts learns to give back

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

With the help of its students and their families, the Freeport Champions Martial Arts Taekwondo School collected non-perishable food items for Operation Child Rescue throughout the entire month of November.

To give back to the community, the martial arts school located at 54 West Merrick Road encouraged its pupils to gather canned food items from their homes, the houses of their friends and family, and wherever else they might find culminating into an end of the month drop off.

“I chose to participate as a Freeport school,” Program Director Ann Marie. “Since I was doing it, I was gonna give it back to Freeport. I wanted to keep it in the neighborhood.”

Operation Child Rescue was founded in 2018 by a group of martial arts school owners who try to make a difference in their local communities as well as by working together with other organizations. Their desire to give back to their communities has resulted in many children receiving medical attention and treatment, as well as families in need of food getting fed. The non-profit organization’s reach spans the country, with over 70 different martial arts schools supporting their cause as far away as California.

“The organization puts together a fundraiser two to three times a year,” Marie said. “So, collecting the canned foods was one of them and the kids got really involved.”

Marie had set a goal of collecting 100 cans but was wonderfully surprised when her students went above and above, collecting more than 150. After the month of food collection was finished and they had met their goal, Marie and several of her students went to Archer Street School to turn in all of the items they had gathered.

“I had a handful of kids come with me to drop the food off so they could represent the school,” Marie said. “Some of them went to that elementary school, so it’s nice for some of them to have been able to see their teachers from last year or a couple years ago.”

Archer Street School then forwarded the collected goods to Our Holy Redeemer Church on 87 Pine St, where they would be contributed to their food bank just in time for the holidays.

“This was a wonderful experience for the children, they learned to give back and to support their community,” Marie Said.

Champions Martial Arts Taekwondo School is currently seeking toys for the annual “Toys for Tots” campaign in Freeport. New and unwrapped toys can be dropped off at their school, located on 54 West Merrick Road.

Courtesy Champions Martial Arts Taekwondo School ANN MARIE, THE program director at the Freeport Martial Arts Taekwondo School, organized a food drive in November to collect goods to give back to the community just in time for the holidays. More than 150 cans were collected by students at the school and donated to the Our Holy Redeemer Church food bank.

It’s Career Day at Bayview Avenue

Students learn about various professions and careers

During the annual Bayview Career Day, students at Bayview Avenue Elementary School got an inside look at a range of occupations when professionals visited their classrooms.

Individuals representing careers in finance, engineering, health care, law, personal training and fitness, military service, and other fields visited students in grades kindergarten through fourth. They all spoke to students about their professions as well as the training and education required to successfully gain such a position.

“I think it’s never too early to be for student to be thinking about what I want to be, and what I can be,” Freeport Public Schools Superintendent Kishore Kuncham said.

While some guests spoke with the children about their jobs and experiences, others were able to demonstrate what they do. Fitness teacher Mike Watson led students in jumping exercises, fisherman Louis Aponte gave them hands-on experience with a fishing pole reel, and Police Officer Andre Coburn displayed how his dog, Bernie, aids in search and rescue, suspect tracking, and other duties.

The Bayview Avenue students came away from their career day with a greater understanding of the various job choices that could be attainable to them in the future if they choose to pursue it.

“I truly believe that early college awareness, early career awareness and exposing our children to various professions, trades and pathways is really good for them,” Kuncham said. “It’s very important to have our future leaders know more about careers and opportunities and choices.”

GREGORY SHEPHERD OF the New York City Fire Department spoke with first grade students in Jayme Jacobsen’s class about the training and abilities required to become a firefighter.

EMILY CHESTER’S SECOND grade class exercised with fitness instructor Mike Watson as he talked about his profession and the significance of exercise.

CELINE LEVINE’S FOURTH-GRADE students inspected professional fisherman Louis Aponte’s fishing reel.

–Mohamed Farghaly

Photos courtesy Freeport Public Schools

DURING THE BAYVIEW Avenue School annual career day, police officer Andre Coburn and his dog, Bernie, interacted with fourth graders from Kara Urquhart-Green and Anna Manolakis’ classes.

Exploring ways to prepare for future storms

have a barrier island so the whole trick to this is to fortify the barrier island, and install surge barrier gates,” Kennedy said.

“You could prevent all of the waterfront community on the south shore of Long Island from flooding.”

The resurrection of new “Zombie Houses” in the event of another natural disaster is one concern Kennedy cites as a key factor in his support for the initiative.

For decades, Long Island has been dealing with a housing crisis.

JOHN CAMERON JR. founder, CEO Cameron Engineering & Associates

Early 2000s price spikes led to a housing bubble, which resulted in a market crisis in 2008 and 2009. In the Village of Freeport in particular, numerous residences were consequently foreclosed upon.

Then came Hurricane Sandy which devastated a large number of residences in the neighborhood. Several of the houses are now deserted, mere husks of what they once were. They are referred to as “zombie homes.”

“There are several homes that were repossessed by New York for breach of contract and not timely performing the repairs and are still zombie homes,” Kennedy said. “Freeport still has 50 homes that are vacant as a result, and people just walked away. Insurance has skyrocketed and real estate is adversely affected.”

Malcolm Bowman, oceanographer and Stony Brook University professor, was present at the event, along with members of the Long Island Regional Planning Council, to reveal the findings of a fouryear New York State study on coastal resiliency.

“The South Shore, where the village of Freeport is, is very low and storm surges are really just extra high tides that are driven by very, very powerful winds blow-

ing the water against the coast, and it piles up,” Bowman said. “Then the water looks for every little inlet, every little crack it can find to flow in. The city of Long Beach and Freeport are where the population density is very high, with a lot of people and a lot of structures.”

The proposed method for operating these theoretical gates is to close them only when there is word of a storm or other form of disaster approaching the region.

The gates should be closed two to three hours before high tide and opened again two hours later to commence tidal flushing and release stored bay water for optimal protection.

Although some people would be wary of a man-made barrier affecting the natural ecosystem and natural waterways, Bowman argues that they can coexist with the right management and resources.

“It’s sort of a cultural divide between the gray and the green,” Bowman said. “The gray I think of as engineering, painted steel, concrete, and the green is the natural environment. There’s a sort of a suspicion that these two cultures

don’t talk to each other, they talk past each other. As a professor of oceanography and a professor of environmental science, I’m in both camps. One of my missions in life is to try and get these two cultures to sit down at the table and talk to each other.”

Bowman and his research team foretell the results of particular natural disasters thanks to modern technology. By using model programming, they can simulate the real world and examine how different sorts of disasters would affect the model. They have even gone as far as to recreate Sandy’s effects on the community.

“With computers we can actually model the real world, we can play God,” Bowman said. “We can make the tides come in and out, we can make the winds blow, and we can reproduce what happened that night during Sandy 10 years ago to learn from it.”

The summit was also attended by John Cameron Jr., founder and chief executive of Cameron Engineering & Associates, to further discuss the engineering firm’s study on the viability of installing these gates to safeguard the inlets against

future disaster incidents.

“You look at Freeport and it is directly north of the Jones inlet,” Cameron said.

“The ocean waters from Sandy came right through in Jones and led right by up and flooded Freeport. Freeport was one of the most devastated communities on the south shore. So, it was a logical location for us to have this presentation in the village hall.”

Models representing the consequences of storms and tidal surges in extreme weather events, like Sandy, were displayed at the conference to emphasize the importance of such preventative measures.

“Those of us professionals, engineers and scientists who are knowledgeable and involved said it’s not a matter of if, but a matter of when we’re going to get another Sandy,” Cameron said.

The project is in the planning stage; pursuing government financing will enable it to advance and materialize. Before any construction can begin, the stage of development will have a more thorough design with further research which will take years to implement.

Courtesy Randy Milteer/Freeport Public Relations

IN A CONFERENCE at Village Hall, Freeport officials and environmental specialists discussed the likelihood of South Shore communities being devastated by the next natural disaster, and what actions can be taken to prevent that.

The children’s center has found a new home

demic interrupted the routine.

“We’ve been in the community since the 50s,” mental health services senior director, Shari Lurie said. “What we try and do because the community is a needy community is we like to provide a party for the kids so that they can have a nice Christmas. Some of them don’t get gifts because their parents cannot afford it. So, we bring them in, feed them, give them gifts and the kids and the families are incredibly appreciative.”

Patients and family joined the staff for a memorable afternoon where visitors were able to take part in a variety of activities, including a reindeer toss, a coloring table, and a slime-making station. A staff member also applied fake tattoos to the children.

Before beginning to dispense gifts, Santa sat and spoke with some of the kids. Toys were collected and organized by age group for the children, with each visitor receiving two to three gifts to take home.

The Freeport police and fire departments brought representatives to the Christmas celebration, arriving in full uniform with their gear and presents for the children. Walking around the room, police officers and firefighters distributed coloring books and fire hats.

“We are having our annual holiday party, where we kind of try to give back to our clientele through gifts and activities for the holiday,” Clinic Supervisor, Anna Artega said. “We’re actually very excited to have it this year because we haven’t been able to have it for the last two years due to Covid. So, this was our first time back in per-

The center, located at 91 Guy Lombardo Ave., is an outpatient mental health clinic licensed by the state Office of Mental Health. It has been supporting Nassau County children and families since 1959 and has become a Freeport community staple, supporting over 1,000 children

every month ranging in age from preschool to 18 years old.

The center offers a variety of services such as individual, group and family psychotherapy, adult and pediatric psychotherapy, home-based crisis intervention, chemical dependency education, counseling, and a DWI offenders’ program.

South Shore Child Guidance Center is also the sole provider of children’s emergency services in Nassau County,

providing its own mobile crisis team and the ability to perform crisis intervention in the home. The unit is designed to respond promptly to people and/or families in distress at home or anywhere else in the community. Team members from the center travel to their patients’ residences or locations to facilitate on-site supportive crisis intervention in the event of any disruptions or emergencies.

While the Christmas party was a memorable celebration, the staff at the center is already looking forward to next year’s event when they move into a new building and use their own facility for the first time to hold the event.

Since its inception, the center has been located on Guy Lombardo Avenue. However, in recent years, the organization has been attempting to expand its services with a newer, larger structure. They have secured their new home on Church Street and plan to move in completely by March after receiving a statewide transformation grant this year.

“The importance of the new building is that the need has grown so much out there for mental health,” Lurie said. “The kids are suffering, especially since Covid. But they have been even before that, so this will allow us to serve more children, families and adults.”

One of the most significant advantages of the facility upgrade is the ability to operate an in-house pharmacy for patients. Visitors can come in for therapy or treatment and then stop by the pharmacy on their way out for a more convenient process, since all of their needs will be met under one roof.

“The new building will have our own personal pharmacy where our clients and employees will be able to get their medication, it’s going to be an in-house pharmacy,” Artega said. “We’re also going to have a lot more space, we’re going to have a lot more group rooms and things like that.”

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Mohamed Farghaly/Herald THE SOUTH SHORE Child Guidance Center staff attended their annual Christmas celebration for their patients and their families at the Freeport Memorial Library.

HempsteadWorks one-stop shop for job seekers

By MARK NOLAN mnolan@liherald.com

Searching for a new job at any stage can be daunting. Among myriad challenges are cold calls, maintaining contact lists, constantly updating social media profiles and customizing resumes, and recruiting references.

It’s enough to give even the most stalwart job hunter a feeling of timidity.

But there are resources available: HempsteadWorks. A joint effort between the Town of Hempstead’s occupational resources department and Long Beach’s city workforce development board, HempsteadWorks is intended to provide assistance at all phases of hunting for that next position.

Those services can include everything from workshops on how to create resumes and write cover letters, how to best approach a job interview, ways to utilize social media sites like LinkedIn, and even training and certification programs.

All for free to anyone living in the town or in Long Beach.

“If someone doesn’t have computer skills, we help them,” said Mary Drangel, a business services representative for HempsteadWorks. “Some don’t have a computer at home, so they can come in and use the computer resource room and work on their resume.”

HempsteadWorks, Drangel said, offers services for a wide range of professions — from truck driving to engineering.

“They are matched with a career counselor,” she said, “and we find out what their needs are and what career path they want to take. From there we have all of the services that they might need.”

While unemployment rates nationally and locally remain near record lows, there are still plenty of people in need of jobs, or even a new job. HempsteadWorks helps not just the unemployed, but the underemployed as well.

“For the adults, we have training and workshops so they can get a certificate or credential in any field,” Drangel said.

HempsteadWorks is especially skilled at helping young

and at-risk job seekers, Drangel said — even those with criminal records. The youth services program is currently helping nearly 150 Hempstead teens and young adults with job training, transportation and child care.

It’s a comprehensive program designed to eliminate potential barriers to getting hired.

“We want them to be self-sufficient,” said Nene Alameda, a co-worker of Drangel. “Some of the youth we work with have been involved with the justice system. We find companies that are willing to give them a second chance. We try to identify barriers and mitigate them. We want to help them find a sustainable wage to live on Long Island.”

The youth services program helps job seekers between 18 and 24 who dropped out of high school, have a criminal record, are homeless, pregnant, or economically disadvantaged. HempsteadWorks also has a program designed to help those trying to escape from the influence of gangs.

“We have a pro bono attorney to help them clean up their rap sheet,” Drangel said.

There are also services for those with physical and learning disabilities, as well as English language learners. Job seekers must, of course, have a legal right to work in the United States.

Job searches would be fruitless without jobs. Drangel and Alameda said that HempsteadWorks develops great relationships with businesses to meet their needs, and not just the needs of those looking for jobs.

A recent job fair in Freeport, for example, attracted 1,500 job seekers and 70 companies.

“I always feel like we’re a bit of a professional matchmaker,” Alameda said. “We work with companies to understand their needs, but we’re also working with participants who have workforce needs. How do we find that perfect fit?”

Drangel changes leadership, not her priorities

By MARK NOLAN mnolan@liherald.com

One of Hempstead’s most influential employment recruiters will soon find herself out of a job.

But on her terms.

Mary Drangel will retire from HempsteadWorks as a career center representative on Jan. 31, after 14 years of service.

But the Oceanside resident has a much longer resume with the Town of Hempstead, with jobs that include purchasing and procurement, the tax receiver’s office, and real estate. Drangel’s passion has been helping people find a job, and she exudes excitement when talking about helping them overcome the hurdles.

“It has been challenging, but also rewarding at the same time,” Drangel said. “I have to say, I feel proud of what I’ve done here.”

Drangel is getting ready for warmer temperatures with plans to move to Florida with her husband, Scott. He recently retired from the New York City’s environmental protection department. Their son, Michael, is a Rockville Centre resident, and Mary’s mother and two sisters live locally, so the couple plan to spend plenty

of time visiting back home.

Drangel plans to continue her passions for nature photography and hiking.

Drangel’s replacement, Nene Alameda, has been a part of HempsteadWorks since

June, and is intimately aware of all the programs and resources the office provides. Still, she is only grudgingly celebrating Drangel’s retirement. “When they invent the machine for

downloading of brains, I want to connect to Mary and keep downloading everything she knows,” Alameda joked. “Everything she touches turns to gold.”

Alameda has been largely responsible for HempsteadWorks’ social media campaign designed to attract younger job seekers.

She also added QR codes — two-dimensional bar codes people can scan with their smartphones taking them to specific websites.

“Our flyers are very dynamic,” Drangel said. “When you look at them, you’re attracted right to them. Nene is phenomenal at creating flyers.”

While Drangel has had good things to say about her successor, Alameda credits Drangel for much of HempsteadWorks’ success — especially after Covid-19.

“I said, ‘Why don’t we just think out-ofthe-box and do a job fair on Zoom?’” Drangel said. When asked how she was going to do that, Drangel had a simple answer.

“I said, ‘I don’t know. I’ll figure it out’” she said. “And it turned out that it really took off.”

“Who would have thought that a job fair online right after the pandemic started would take off,” Alameda said. “I don’t want her to leave.”

Mark Nolan/Herald

NENE ALAMEDA, LEFT, and Mary Drangel reviewed plans for upcoming job fairs offered by the Town of Hempstead’s occupational resources department through its HempsteadWorks Career Center.

Mark Nolan/Herald

HEMPSTEADWORKS CAREER CENTER employees Lily Dou, far left, Tamia Anderson, Maria Reed, Kurt Rockensies, Eric Mallette, Mary Drangel, Nene Alameda, Christopher DeRita and Jeanie Robano-Stocker provide comprehensive career services for Hempstead town residents.

By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com

Only a few months ago, all signs were pointing to the imminent opening of Grand Central Madison — Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s new, fully operational terminal in Manhattan’s East Side meant to redefine the way commut ers get around by putting the Long Island Railroad to full use with a new terminal station.

The MTA has conducted a number of public meetings explaining new commut ing patterns in the wake of updated train schedules. Top MTA and LIRR executives hosted private leadership events enlisting the help of business leaders and local lead ers to hammer home the message: Grand Central Madison is coming by the end of this year, so get ready.

Passengers might have been ready, but the MTA apparently may not. Yet, the state organization has not veered from its mes sage — the latest flurry of public adver tisements relaying the sweeping words “All aboard for Grand Central!”

With the end-of-the-year deadline loom ing and still no official word about when Grand Central Madison might open, some observers have begun to question whether commuters will have to reset expectations about what they’re getting. At least while the calendar still reads 2022.

One thing is certain: it has been a com plicated final stretch of construction for

the $11.6 billion mega-project.

The MTA cleared a regulatory hurdle last month that would have otherwise derailed any hopes of opening train service thanks to a federal waiver that pushed the deadline for engineers to install new federally mandated safety technology

ing fast to the MTA’s promise that passenger trains will run at Grand Central by the deadline.

“I want to emphasize that the terminal is complete in every visible and functional way,” he said. “The escalators and elevators are running, and the fire alarm is installed. So the project is looking great, and we’re confident about opening service this year.”

Torres-Springer noted, however, that while systems are installed, they are currently undergoing testing and commissioning to ensure the project meets safety and operational standards. A major challenge currently at play is finalizing the test of the terminal’s airflow system.

“This is to confirm that we can move air quickly throughout the platform and the concourse in the event of a smoke condition,” he said. Testing “becomes very complex, and there’s a lot of (professionals) involved to make sure the system is safe.

“Obviously we won’t open our facilities before we are signed off on the safety of the system.”

Over the weekend, LIRR took over operational control of Grand Central Madison, making the terminal and tunnels federally regulated railroad territory. MTA officials described that as a significant step to getting the station up and running before the end of the year.

The MeTrOpOLiTAN TrANSpOrTATiON Authority is entering the final hours before opening passenger train service from Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal ahead of its endof-year deadline despite hurdles and concerns over its completion.

Courtesy Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Buy a Brick

Celebrate or honor your loved ones this holiday season and give the gift of a lasting legacy in the Mount Sinai South Nassau garden, located at the corner of Oswald Court and One Healthy Way. Purchase an engraved brick, tree, or garden bench, or name the entire plaza and garden space that thousands of patients, visitors, and employees will see every year as they enter and exit the hospital’s front entrance

Honor a loved one or someone who made a di erence in your life. Remember a special person or celebrate a special occasion. Support Mount Sinai South Nassau’s mission and vision for a healthier tomorrow.

For more information visit southnassau.org/buyabrick or call 516-377-5360.

Arrests

■ Detectives from the Freeport Police Department arrested a subject on Dec 11. who was seen on home video surveillance removing holiday decorations from the front yard without the permission or agreement of the victim, who was reportedly known to the subject. Following a brief investigation, the person was apprehended.

■ At the Freeport Rail Station, police officers arrested a person who was causing annoyance and alarm to other patrons on Dec. 11. The individual was also discovered to have an outstanding

bench warrant from Nassau County’s 1st District Court. The subject was taken to the Freeport Station House for arrest processing before being sent to Nassau County Detention to await arraignment.

■ Police officers stopped a subject on a routine traffic violation on Dec. 10. The subject was later found to be in possession of a quantity of a controlled substance.

Lost Property

■ A report for a missing handicap parking permit was completed by Freeport

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.

Police on Dec. 9. The complaint reports that despite checking the permit’s shipment status with the granting agency, he never received it.

Disorderly conduct

■ A subject who grew upset during the delivery of a parking ticket was issued a

village ordinance summons by police on Dec. 8. The individual grew irritated with the officer who issued the parking ticket. The subject’s behavior was conducted in the presence of the responding officer, causing public annoyance and concern.

Petit Larceny

■ Freeport police completed a report on Dec. 8 for a complaint of many charges on the complainant’s debit card, which had been misplaced a few days before the charges. The complainant merely wanted a report for documentation, not an arrest.

Man sentenced to 20 years for murder attempt

A Hempstead man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the attempted murder of a man at a Baldwin nightclub this week.

Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced on Dec. 2 to 20 years in prison for firing seven shots at a D’Ambiance Nightclub in Baldwin in July 2019.

Jermaine Grant, 37, was convicted in a jury trial, before Judge Helene Gugerty on Oct. 27 for attempted murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.

He was acquitted at trial for tampering with physical evidence.

The trial began on Oct. 20, and the jury deliberated for approximately four hours before reaching their verdict. Upon reaching their verdict, Grant was sentenced to 20 years in prison and five years post release supervision.

Donnelly said Grant stalked and cornered his victim, and fired multiple shots at the man as he tried to flee.

“Grant was shooting to kill,” said Donnelly., in a release.

“My office is committed to vigorously prosecuting gun violence in Nassau County, taking guns out of the hands of criminals, and ensuring that they are held responsible for their crimes with significant jail time.”

District Attorney Donnelly said that, on July 28, 2019, at approximately 2 a.m. in front of the D’Ambiance Nightclub, Grant identified a man outside of the club who was an enemy and followed him into an alleyway. She said Grant then pulled out a gun and fired seven shots toward the fleeing victim.

The gunfire missed the targeted victim, and he was able to flee uninjured.

Members of the Hempstead and Nassau County police departments arrested Grant later that morning in the Village of Hempstead.

Donnelly said Senior Litigation Counsel Stefanie Palma of the Homicide Bureau prosecuted the case, and Joseph LoPiccolo represented Grant, the defendant.

STEPPING OUT

Toss off those shoes and skate away

By Karen Bloom

f you’ve never tried “sock skating” you’re definitely missing out. Yes, there’s plenty to enjoy about putting on skates and zipping along the ice, but sometimes the effort of dealing with the cold feet, etc., may seem a bit much for a family outing.

Long Island Children’s Museum’s indoor version enables everyone to stay warm and content while experiencing plenty of skating fun. The museum’s “ice rink,” which first made a brief appearance in Summer 2021, is back for the holiday season in a big way, through Jan. 8.

“This idea grew out of the many (post-pandemic) requests we received for physical activity for the kids,” says Maureen Mangan, the museum’s communications director. “There is a need to get kids off their screens and into some physical play. This is a great way to burn off energy and an opportunity to have a winter experience inside — warm and cozy.”

In fact, it’s been so well-received that the museum plans to make this an annual event during the holiday season.

The 800-square-foot indoor Snowflake Sock Skating rink (the equivalent size of a four-car garage) opened in mid-November to the delight of the museum’s young visitors — and their adult companions, who are just as keen to be in on the action.

“The kids are eager to get on the ‘ice,’ Mangan says. “And the parents are, too. They go out with them. You’ll see them twirling and spinning.”

WHERE WHEN

• Now through Jan. 8, Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• $15 admission

• View the LICM events calendar at LICM.org for additional information, or call (516) 224-5800.

•

The rink is made from a high-tech synthetic polymer surface that lets everyone slide around without blades, ringed by candy cane-striped posts topped with a “snowball.” Right outside, blue-hued bean bag chairs of various sizes have been placed so the “skaters” can take a break as needed.

Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City.

“We frequently see kids fling themselves on the chairs for a quick rest before jumping back on the ‘ice,’” Mangan notes.

Off the “ice” a Snowflake Village beckons.

“We expanded on the concept to include plenty of experiential activities,” Mangan says. Kids can become a “baker” in the holiday sweet shop, step inside a giant (nine-foot) snowman and serve up some hot cocoa, take a turn in the rink’s “ticket booth” and “warm up” around the rink-side virtual “fire pit” where the entire family can relax, sit on a “tree stump” share stories and make some “s’mores.”

Adds education director Aimee Terzulli: “Kids use their imaginations as they take on roles associated with these familiar winter activities.”

Winter at its best — without the chill and the need to bundle up.

Photos courtesy Long Island Children’s Museum

Families can slip on sock skates”’ and take a spin — whatever the weather — on the museum’s seasonal skating rink, with plenty of activities to occupy their ‘off-ice”’ time.

Buddy is back!

Step into the world of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole, in this special production of the holiday musical. Unaware that he is actually human, Buddy’s enormous size and poor toymaking abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father, discover his true identity, and help New Yorkers remember the true meaning of Christmas.

Directed by Madison Theatre artistic director Angelo Fraboni — a Broadway veteran — the charming show features a versatile cast of Broadway professionals and Molloy University CAP21 Theatre Arts students, with Matteo Mennella, of Rockville Centre, and Malverne’s Brady Schumacher sharing the role of young Michael Hobbs.

Saturday, Dec. 17, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 18, 2 and 7 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2 and 7 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, Dec. 22-23, 7 p.m. Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444, or MadisonTheatreNY.org.

Eileen Ivers

The Grammy-winning fiddler and her band return to the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage for a lively holiday show, ‘Eileen Ivers: A Joyful Christmas.’ Ivers captures her Irish and American roots in a concert that blends traditional, story-filled, ageold Wren Day songs, poems, foot stomping, and hollerin’ roots music. Ivers and the ensemble combine their numerous instruments and voices in what surely is a soulful celebration capturing the true spirit and joy of the season. She continues to push the fiddling tradition boundaries from folk music staples to a fiercely fresh, powerfully beautiful, intense world stage experience, celebrating the glorious story of Christmas with unbridled joy.

Sunday, Dec. 18, 4 p.m. Tickets start at $50, with discounts available to seniors, students, alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 8774000 or Aupac.Adelphi.edu.

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Baby Shark Live: The Christmas Show!

Splash along with Baby Shark and Pinkfong, on the Tilles Center stage, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 6 p.m., as they journey into the sea for the holidays to sing and dance through some of your favorite songs. This immersive experience, on the LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville, specially appealing to ages 2-6, will have families dancing in the aisles. Join Baby Shark and friends for exciting adventures into the jungle and under the sea to explore shapes, colors, numbers and more. Enjoy hit songs in this dazzling kids spectacular, including “Baby Shark,” “Five Little Monkeys,” “Wheels On The Bus,” and “Monkey Banana Dance,” as well as holiday classics such as “Jingle Bells.” Tickets are $69.50, $59.50, $49.50, $39.50; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

Art talk

Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, PhD, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss “Photography: Beauty and Truth,” in a session that is keyed to the photojournalism of Robert Capa and the Magnum group as well as the pioneering work of Walker Evans and Lewis Hine. He’ll compare their approach with the digital manipulation of images (including video) in the media of our time and consider the relationship between the photographer as documentarian and as artist who holds the mirror up to nature. Participation is limited; registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Las Posadas Poinsettias

Celebrate Las Posadas, the popular Latin American tradition, at Long Island Children’s Museum, Saturday, Dec. 17, 1-3 p.m. Learn about the story of La flor de Nochebuena and the significance of poinsettias during this holiday, at the drop-in program. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Dec. 15

Knit/Crochet Class

Bring yarn and needles, and Freeport Library will help you with your project, Thursday, Dec. 15. Beginners and experienced needleworkers welcome. Visit FreeportLibrary.info and click on the date of the program to attend in-person; click on the link provided to participate virtually. Contact (516) 379-3274 for more information.

Santa Night with the Heide Family

The Heide Family in Merrick has rescheduled their Santa Night. Stop by the epic display on Saturday, Dec. 17, 6 p.m., at 2509 Yale Place, Merrick. Rain date Dec. 18. Santa, Mrs. Claus and the Grinch will be giving out gifts and refreshments to all of the kids. There will also be an epic snowball fight between Santa and the Grinch all night long. The family is again collecting for Bobbi and The Strays Animal Shelter — visit BobbiAndTheStrays.org for more. If you can’t make the event, feel free to swing by the house all season long for a display worth seeing.

Having an event?

Arts Film Festival: Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ Hybrid

Freeport Memorial Library offers an amusing and instructive Watch Party on Kanopy or Medici highlighting various artistic themes, Saturday Dec.17, 1-3:30 p.m. Enjoy Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet from home or at the library, 144 W. Merrick Road. To register or find out more information visit FreeportLibrary.info or call (516) 379-3274.

Volunteer for SPLASH

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

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. 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 Drive, Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Exercise at the Rec Center

Work out with Zumba classes at the Freeport Recreation Center, every Monday, 7 p.m.,130 E. Merrick Road. 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.

Yoga at the Rec Center

Fresh air, flexibility, and the peaceful traditions of yoga are featured in yoga classes, Wednesdays at the Freeport Recreation Center, 130 E. Merrick Rd. The classes start at 7 pm., outdoors if weather permits. Call (516) 377-2314 for information.

Matinee time

Join crafty Jack Frost on a magical, musical winter adventure, in Plaza Theatrical’s production of “Jack Frost,” Saturday, Dec. 17, 11 a.m. The story, narrated by the groundhog Pardon-Me-Pete, tells about the immortal winter sprite, who falls in love with a human girl named Elisa after rescuing her. Tickets are $15. Bring the kids to the Plaza stage at the Elmont Public Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

sports

Hofstra seeks CAA championship run

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

The Hofstra men’s basketball team is poised for another high finish in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and hopes it can carry over regular season success into the postseason.

The Pride won eight of nine games last year to end the CAA schedule, but was quickly bounced in the quarterfinal round of the conference tournament by College of Charleston as the third seed.

“The goal is always to win a championship,” said head coach and former Pride star Speedy Claxton, who guided Hofstra to a conference title and NCAA Tournament as a star point guard in 2000. “We put together a tough non-conference schedule to prepare us for the physical teams we will face in conference play.”

Hofstra returned redshirt senior guard Aaron Estrada, the reigning CAA Player of the Year who Claxton says has a potential to become an NBA player. Estrada, who transferred to Hofstra from Oregon last year, scored 33 points in the Pride’s 85-80 home win against George Washington on Nov. 14.

“He is our hardest worker,” Claxton said of Estrada. “He is our best player for a reason because he is always in the gym working on his game.”

Estrada was sidelined by an ankle injury for the Pride’s Dec. 7 road trip to fourth-ranked Purdue and in his absence saw the emergence of red-shirt freshman guard Amar’e Marshall, who scored 24 against the Big Ten power.

Hofstra (6-4) opened the season with an 83-77 come-frombehind win at Princeton on Nov. 7 in which Estrada scored 27 points and the Pride ended the

game on a 10-1 run. The game also saw an emergence of sophomore guard Jaquan Carlos, who hit the eventual game-winning three pointer, the first of many clutch baskets he has made this season.

Sophomore Darlistone Dubar, a second-year Hofstra player after transferring from Iowa State, is making strides early this season averaging 10.9 points through the first 12 games. Redshirt senior guard Tyler Thomas, a Sacred Heart University transfer, has also provided an offensive spark, averaging 12 points a game including 26 in an 83-78 win against Iowa at home on Veterans Day.

Hofstra was picked second in the CAA preseason coaches poll behind Towson. The Pride’s CAA home opener is slated for New Year’s Eve at 1 p.m. against league newcomer North Carolina A&T. The Pride’s home conference schedule is highlighted by a Feb. 4 matchup against Long Island rival and CAA newcomer Stony Brook for a 4 p.m. tipoff.

pride women off to promising start

The Hofstra women’s basketball team is making strides early on in the new season after an 8-20 record in the 2021-22 campaign.

The Pride already achieved half of last year’s win total with a 56-53 home win against Army West Point on Dec. 7 that put the team at 4-4. It nearly got win number five last Saturday, but dropped a 62-61 overtime heartbreaker at Loyola (Md).

“I’m excited for what this season is going to hold,” said fourthyear head coach Danielle Santos Atkinson. “I truly believe we have a team that wants it and they’re willing to work for it.”

Hofstra returned six from last year’s team that reached the

CAA quarterfinals including AllCAA Defensive team selection Rosi Nicholson, who also displayed her offensive ability with 16 points in a season-opening 73-68 loss to Big Ten foe Rutgers. Senior Sorelle Ineza is also back after starting 11 games as a junior.

Baldwin native Brandy Thomas, a graduate student who transferred from nearby Long Island University (LIU), has become the team’s leading scorer early on averaging 13.3 points per game including 22 in a 76-68 loss at Wagner on Nov. 26.

“She’s very competitive and pushes everyone else to be competitive as well,” said Santos Atkinson of Thomas, Junior 6-3 center Zyheima Swint is the third leading scorer early in the season and gives the Pride a strong inside presence to complement its perimeter game.

The Pride’s roster features seven newcomers including Zaniyyah Ross-Barnes, a Stony Brook transfer who is the team’s fourth leading scorer. Junior guard Ally Knights, an Australia native who transferred from North Florida, is a key rebounder and defender also capable of hitting big jump shots.

New additions to the team this season also includes freshman Emma Von Essen of Rockville Centre, who shined as a four-year member at Long Island Lutheran. Von Essen is quickly gaining minutes and got her first start in a 74-71 victory against LIU on Dec. 3 in a game where she netted season-high 17 points.

Hofstra was picked to finish last in the 13-team CAA and will look to prove the doubters wrong starting with its league opener at Delaware on Dec. 30. The Pride’s CAA home opener is scheduled for New Year’s Day against Stony Brook at 2 p.m.

Photos courtesy Hofstra Athletics Communications PRiDE REDshiRt sENiOR guard Aaron Estrada, right, is the reigning CAA Player of the Year.

hOfstRA’s WOmEN’s tEAm is making early strides and aims to prove the preseason rankings wrong.

Northwell Community Scholars meet their mentors

The Northwell Community Scholars program at Freeport Public Schools is now fully operational, with the participant students meeting their mentors. Both mentors and mentees met at Freeport High School for dinner, dessert, and activities where they learned about each other, discussed program specifics, and what each of them hoped to accomplish in the coming years.

Northwell Community Scholars is a new initiative that Northwell Health is launching in collaboration with the Bay Shore School District. This program will provide a limited number of high school students with chances for academic progress and career exploration, with a concentration on health care occupations that could lead to employment. Once accepted, students will receive services to support their continued growth and development, such as mentorship, college preparation, career advisement, internship/shadowing opportunities, and financial assistance to pursue an associate degree or certificate program at Nassau or Suffolk Community College.

Throughout the program, students will be guided and learn about all of the professional prospects available at a health system, such as clinical vocations, health care administration, information technology, operational support, and care coordination. Furthermore, as program members, students will be given resources to encourage continuous growth and development, such as mentorship, college preparation, career advising, and internship and shadowing opportunities.

The Freeport students participating in the Northwell Community Scholars program were selected by a committee composed of representatives from the high schools, community colleges and the Long Island Community Foundation.

Courtesy Freeport Public Schools

HELEN KANELLOPOLOUS, FREEPORT Public Schools’ assistant superintendent for pupil personnel services and special education, joined guidance director Emma Perdomo, high school principal Gisselle Campbell-Ham, education board president Maria Jordan-Awalom, and Northwell Community Scholars’ student engagement coordinator Michelle Raider, along with program managers Miguel Garces and Courtney Freeman with the Freeport Schools Northwell Community Scholars participants and their mentees.

–Mohamed Farghaly

Legislature approves secretive cyber contract

By MARK NOLAN mnolan@liherald.com

A cybersecurity services contract unanimously approved by the Nassau County Legislature’s rules committee on Dec. 5 has raised the eyebrows of an open government expert since this approval came in secret.

Yet, such discretion is necessary, county officials, said, since they believe not giving away the game plan is the best way to protect sensitive data from hackers.

At issue is a contract for Nassau County’s massive computer network. But it’s not just how the vendor will operate that remains cloaked, but also how much it will cost — and who the vendor is. All of this, according to the expert, is standard information courts have ruled the public has a right to.

The crippling malware attack on Suffolk County’s network on Sept. 8 sent shockwaves through government offices nationwide charged with protecting computer systems. Nassau officials immediately urged the legislature to act, which is exactly what its rules committee did a few months later.

A full vote of the legislature is not required under county law for contracts.

But why a secret? It’s simple, rules committee vice chair Howard Kopel said: ransomware.

“The vendor suggested (secrecy) would be a very important thing,” the legislator said. “We don’t want the crooks to know who (the vendor is) and what their methods of operation are.”

Ransomware is when someone remotely locks up a computer network or servers, releasing them only after the owners of those networks pays a monetary ransom.

Yet, is computer security enough to keep the details of a taxpayer-funded project secret? Shoshanah Bewlay, executive director of the state’s Committee on Open Govern-

ment, disagrees. If the contract has been finalized and signed, Bewlay said, there is no reason not to disclose who the vendor is and how much taxpayer money is being paid.

“I can’t imagine what FOIL exemption would apply to permit the county to withhold the name of the vendor and value of the contract,” Bewlay said, referring to the Freedom of Information Law. “‘Cybersecurity’ isn’t on the list of exemptions to FOIL disclosure.”

Kopel said legislators were advised by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s staff it could be against the

law to provide more details about the contract.

They “told us not only is it unwise to release this information, but it’s potentially improper — potentially even illegal,” Kopel said. “We questioned the administration very closely for well over an hour, which is very unusual for a contract. We did vet this as closely as we could. We’re satisfied they did follow procedures properly.”

Blakeman spokesman Christopher Boyle defended the secrecy.

“This contract pertains to the cybersecurity of the county, and has been vetted by a committee composed of representatives from the office of the inspector general, county attorney, district attorney and police department to ensure its effectiveness and integrity,” Boyle said, in an email statement.

Public scrutiny of government contracts is a vital part of maintaining open government, Bewlay said. With the Nassau cybersecurity contract, the public does not know who the vendor is or how much they are being paid, or if the vendor is reputable or insured.

“Nobody wants hackers to compromise anybody’s systems,” she said. “But again, it is difficult to imagine how disclosing the name of a vendor — and the value of the contract for the vendor’s services — reveals the county’s critical infrastructure information such that it would be exempt from FOIL disclosure.”

Kopel agreed government needs better defenses against hackers, but also believes the public should trust the county that it is taking steps to protect the computer systems at the expense of details.

“What the public should know is that this is a huge problem,” Kopel said. “It is an ongoing, ever-present problem. Crooks will typically look for the easiest opportunity, the fastest buck.

“If we make it really, really hard, maybe they will go somewhere else.”

Tim Baker/Herald NAssAu COuNty LegisLAtuRe’s rules committee approved a new cybersecurity contract to protect government computers and servers. But who is servicing that contract — and how much of taxpayer dollars they’re being paid — is a secret.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS

FURNISHING OF 15 KV

UNDERGROUND CABLE, EPR INSULATED, COPPER TAPE SHIELDED, CHLORINATED, POLYETHYLENE JACKETED (3-1/C PARALLELED)

FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT 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 the “FURNISHING OF 15 KV

UNDERGROUND CABLE, EPR INSULATED, COPPER TAPE SHIELDED, CHLORINATED, POLYETHYLENE JACKETED (3-1/C PARALLELED)” until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, December 27, 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 seen and obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, or by visiting the Village’s Website at www.freeportny.gov.

Bids will be available from 9:00 A.M. on Friday, December 16, 2022, until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, December 23, 2022.

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

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

Kim

“2023

BASIN

ANNUAL CATCH

AND ROAD PANEL

CONTRACT” until 11:00 A.M. on January 10, 2023, 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 seen and obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, or by visiting the Village’s Website at www.freeportny.gov.

Bids will be available from 9:00 A.M. on December 19, 2022 until 4:00 P.M. January 6, 2023. There is no charge for the bid documents.

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

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

Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - December 15, 2022 Freeport Herald 136059

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

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

Kim Weltner

Purchasing Agent

Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT

Issue Date - December 15, 2022 Freeport Herald 136062

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO BIDDERS 2023 ANNUAL CURB AND SIDEWALK CONTRACT FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS 2023 ANNUAL FENCE CONTRACT FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Department of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for “2023 ANNUAL FENCE CONTRACT” until 11:00 A.M. on January 10, 2023, 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 may be obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, and 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520 or on the Village website, www.freeportny.gov, from 9:00 a.m. on Friday, December 16, 2022 until 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 6 , 2023.

Weltner

Purchasing Agent

Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT

Issue Date - December 15, 2022 136058

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO BIDDERS 2023 SUPPLY OF CAR TIRES 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 2023 SUPPLY OF CAR TIRES until 11:00 A.M. on January 10, 2023, 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.

Notice is hereby given that the Purchasing Department of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, New York will receive sealed proposals for “2023 ANNUAL CURB AND SIDEWALK CONTRACT” until 11:00 A.M. on January 10, 2023, 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 seen and obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520, or by visiting the Village’s Website at www.freeportny.gov. Bids will be available from 9:00 A.M. on December 19, 2022 until 4:00 P.M. January 6, 2023. There is no charge for the bid documents.

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.

Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts 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 by visiting the Village’s Website at www.freeportny.gov.

Bids will be available from 9:00 A.M. on December 19, 2022 until 4:00 P.M. January 6, 2023. There is no charge for the bid documents.

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

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

Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - December 15, 2022 Freeport Herald 136061

Completed proposals are to be delivered to Mrs. Kim Weltner, Purchasing Agent, Incorporated Village of Freeport, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520. All proposals must be received by 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 6, 2023. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received and subject to these reservations, shall award the contract to the highest responsible vendor. Proposals, which in the opinion of the Board are unbalanced, shall be rejected.

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 - December 15, 2022 136063

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to §128-5 of the Freeport Village Code, a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Freeport will be held to conduct public hearings on Thursday January 12, 2023 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: December 15, 2022 136057

LEGAL NOTICE

SURROGATE’S COURTNASSAU COUNTY PROBATE CITATION

any of the said above distributees named specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and successors in interest whose names and/or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained.

GREETINGS A PETITION having been duly filed by Dean Geoge Pappas.residing at 9994 Beach Club Drive #504, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on: January 11, 2023 at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of WILLIAM EGAN , lately domiciled at 69 Lester Ave, Freeport NY admitting to probate a Will dated September 11, 2009 a copy of which is attached, as the Will of WILLIAM EGAN deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that [ X ] Letters Testamentary to DEAN GEORGE PAPPAS ] Letters of Trusteeship to ] Letters of Administration c.t.a. issue to ] Further relief sought (if any):

HON. MARGARET C. REILLY HON. MARGARET C. REILLY, Surrogate Dated, Attested and Sealed, October 24, 2022 (Seal) Debra Keller Leimbach, Chief Clerk

This Citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear, it will be assumed that you consent to the proceedings, unless you file written verified objections thereto. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you.

Name of Attorney: BARTON L. SLAVIN ESQ Address 3000 MARCUS AVE NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11042 Phone No. 646-233-0656

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC Plaintiff, Against TONI SANDERS, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 02/11/2020, 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 1/19/2023 at 2:30 PM, premises known as 36 Underhill Avenue, Roosevelt, New York 11575, And Described As Follows; ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Roosevelt, Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau And State Of New York. Section 55 Block 319 Lot 1103 & 1104. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $401,511.70 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 604578/2018. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.

Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee.

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

Dated: 10/24/2022 File Number: 18-300574 PCO 135947

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

US Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1, Plaintiff

AGAINST

York, Section 19 Block D Lot 112. Approximate amount of judgment $928,735.94 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 12-007547. 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.” Jane Shrenkel, 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 28, 2022 135933

Place

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., Plaintiff, vs. ESTATE OF TREVOR JONES A/K/A TREVOR LIONEL NOEL JONES, ET AL., Defendant(s).

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS

2023 ANNUAL CATCH

BASIN AND ROAD PANEL

CONTRACT

FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

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

Specifications, proposal and proposed contracts 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 by visiting the Village’s Website at www.freeportny.gov. Bids will be available from 9:00 A.M. on December 19, 2022 until 4:00 P.M. January 6, 2023. There is no charge for the bid documents.

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

Kim Weltner Purchasing Agent Village of Freeport VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Issue Date - December 15, 2022 Freeport Herald 136060

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

2022 DELINQUENT MUNICIPAL PROPERTY TAX LIENS BULK SALE FOR THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

The Incorporated Village of Freeport is hereby requesting proposals from interested parties for the purchase of the 2022 delinquent municipal property tax liens. The amount due to the Village of Freeport as per the date of this notice is $1,834,644.08. The sale will be conducted as a bulk sale transaction with one aggregate bid.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

By the Grace of God Free·and Independent File No.2020-2157/a ToVera Foster, James T. Egan Jr., Michael J. Morrissey, Daniel Morrissey, Kevin Morrissey, Eileen Morrissey, James Morrissey and paternal Aunt Ruth Egan and or her heirs at law, and any and all unknown persons whose names or parts of whose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law and next-ofkin of the said WILLIAM EGAN, deceased, and if

A TRUE COPY OF THE WILL OFFERED FOR PROBATE MUST BE ATTACHED TO THIS CITATION

Note: 22 N.Y.C.R.R. 207.7 (c): Proof of Service shall be filed on or before the second day preceding on the return date.

In computing such period of two days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays shall not be taken into account 135610

Stephen Dedomenico; William Dedomenico; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 25, 2015 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 January 17, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 4 August Lane, Old Westbury, NY 11568. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Old Westbury, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New

Pursuant to a Default Judgment, Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, Amendment of Caption and Reformation of Legal Description in Mortgage duly entered on October 18, 2022, 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 January 17, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 150 Grand Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55, Block 229 and Lots 305 and 307. Approximate amount of judgment is $487,612.04 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 605936/2019. Cash will not be accepted. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee

Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff. 135963

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST

NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR SC PARK LANE II TRUST 2019-1, Plaintiff, vs. 2962 GRAND DRIVE CORP., ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and Other Relief duly entered on March 31, 2022, 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 11501 on January 17, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 2962 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, NY 11510. 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 54, Block 429 and Lots 4382 and 4383.

Approximate amount of judgment is $666,352.13 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 602658/2020. 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.

Oscar Prieto, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff Firm File No. 200067-1 135961

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU EVERBANK, Plaintiff AGAINST TIMOTHY KEY, ET AL., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered July 5, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 17, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 86 Decatur Street, Roosevelt, NY 11575. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in Roosevelt, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55 Block 297 Lots 347 and 348.

Approximate amount of judgment $265,312.72

plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #008113/2012. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. 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”. Malachy Lyons Jr., Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 21-001473 73837 135860

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR NEW CENTURY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2006-2, Plaintiff, AGAINST JEAN MARCELLUS, et al. Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on September 23, 2022.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 17, 2023 at 2:00 PM premises known as 34 Mansfield Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575. Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 55, Block 559 and Lot 41.

Approximate amount of judgment $405,499.94 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #003273/2015.

Peter A. Bee, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 135887

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff -against- LESTER L. GREENIDGE AKA LESTER GREENIDGE, NYASHA HINDSGREENIDGE, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated February 27, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on January 19, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Long Beach Avenue, distant 75 feet northerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the westerly side of Long Beach Avenue with the northerly side of Hudson Avenue; being a plot 100 feet by 60 feet by 100 feet by 60 feet.

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 40 LONG BEACH AVENUE, ROOSEVELT, NY Approximate amount of lien $652,033.23 plus interest & costs.

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

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 or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Index Number 009202/2015.

JOSEPH TERINO, ESQ., Referee David A. Gallo & Associates LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 47 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Manhasset, NY 11030

File# 4722.1068

{* FREEPORT LEADER*} 135844

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU CITIMORTGAGE, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC., Plaintiff -againstANGELA CORNELL, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated December 6, 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 January 18, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of Long Beach Avenue, distant 1440.00 feet southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the easterly side of Long Beach Avenue with the Southerly side of Suffolk Street; being a plot 100.00 feet by 50.00 feet by 100.00 feet by 50.00 feet.

Section: 62 Block: 186 Lot: 502 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 929 S LONG BEACH AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY Approximate amount of lien $803,351.11 plus interest & costs.

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

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 or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Index Number 10359/2013.

MALACHY LYONS, JR., ESQ., Referee David A. Gallo & Associates LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 47 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Manhasset, NY 11030

File# 5025.1267 {* FREEPORT LEADER*} 135846

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME

COUNTY OF NASSAU

that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Baldwin, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 54 Block 374 Lots 1235, 1236, and 1237. Approximate amount of judgment $631,324.09 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 005729/2016. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Shelly Eaton, 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: November 17, 2022 135929

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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: November 7, 2022 135931

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

AL. are the Defendant(s).

COURT

The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., AssetBacked Certificates, Series 2006-26, Plaintiff AGAINST Karen Vazquez a/k/a Karen V. Vazquez; Beulah Buchanon a/k/a Beulah M. Buchanon; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered August 22, 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 January 19, 2023 at 3:00PM, premises known as 1050 Hastings Street, Baldwin, NY 11510. All

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as Indenture Trustee for the registered Noteholders of Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1, Plaintiff AGAINST Chamaine Collazo; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 13, 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 January 18, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 274 Babylon Turnpike, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 0055 Block 00352-00 Lots 00495 and 00496. Approximate amount of judgment $410,174.45 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 000796/2016. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” David Lieser, Esq., Referee

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Scott Craig a/k/a Scott O. Craig; Reginale Craig; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 19, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 18, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 212 Green Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 55 Block M Lot 302. Approximate amount of judgment $627,893.15 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 008944/2016. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” George Esernio, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: November 3, 2022 135927

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC, V. ANTHONY CUCCERALDO AS ADMINISTRATOR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF ELINA G. TAMAYO, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 24, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC is the Plaintiff and ANTHONY CUCCERALDO AS ADMINISTRATOR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF ELINA G. TAMAYO, ET

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 January 18, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 4 NASSAU AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520: Section 62, Block 157, Lot 0553:

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, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 009511/2013. Alexander Sklavos, 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. 135910

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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. 135413

LEGAL NOTICE

SITE PLAN REVIEW BOARD MEETINGDECEMBER 27, 2022

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a Public Hearing will be held before the Site Plan Review Board on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at 6:45 P.M., in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, Main Conference Room, 46 N. Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, on Site Plan applications as they appear on the calendar; public comment invited.

The Board will meet at 6:00 P.M. in the Trustees Conference Room to discuss cases not requiring a public hearing; open to the public, no public comment.

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

SP-3606 - 201 W. Merrick Road, Section 62/Block114/Lot 2. Business AA. Luther E Woodward School. Remove 33’ x 81’ area, extend sport court to 91’ x 81’ and replace with new asphalt. Install 3 10’ x 8’ drywells and channel drain on one side of the court.

SP-3586 - 360-370 Atlantic Avenue, Section 62/Block036/Lot 153. Business A, 370 Freeport, LLC. Exterior façade repair. 136029

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU INDEX # 601100/2022 FILED 1/27/2022

SUMMONS

Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial based on the location of the mortgaged premises in this action.

Plaintiff’s principal place of business is c/o Celink, 3900 Capital City Boulevard, Lansing, Michigan 48906.

REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC, Plaintiff, Cristobal A. Vasquez as heir at law and next of kin to Maximiliano Vasquez, Marta Isabel Romero as heir at law and next of kin to Maximiliano Vasquez, John Doe and Jane Doe 1 through 50, intending to be the Unknown heirs, distributees, devisees, grantees, trustees, lienors, creditors, and assignees of the Estate of Maximiliano Vasquez, who was born in 1941 and died on April 21, 2020, a resident of Nassau County whose last known address was 11 Mount Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520, their successors in interest if any of the aforesaid defendants be deceased, their respective heirs at law, next of kin, and successors in interest of the aforesaid classes of person, if they or any of them be dead, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, all of whom and whose names and places, are unknown to Plaintiff, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of America o/b/o Internal Revenue Service, “JOHN DOE #1” to “JOHN DOE #10,” the last 10 names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the persons or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the complaint,

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Defendants. 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 attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (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. 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 your mortgage company will not stop this 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. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 145 Huguenot Street, Suite 210, New Rochelle, NY 10801. 914-636-8900. 914-636-8901 facsimile.

INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies, and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by New York State Department of Financial Services’ at 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the Department’s website a t

WWW.BANKING.STATE.N Y.US. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME.?You have the right to stay in your home during the foreclosure process. You are not required to leave your home unless and until your property is sold at auction pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale. Regardless of whether you choose to remain in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY and pay your taxes in accordance with state and local law.

NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU INDEX NO.: 611195/2020

DATE FILED: 10/13/2020

twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (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 failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon.

David P. Sullivan, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered Nov. 30, 2022 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office.

THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a tax lien and to recover the amount of the tax lien and all of the interest, penalties, additions and expenses there on to premises known as Section 55, Block 370, Lot 230.

Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property.

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YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

Rabbi Chaplain Stacy Sokol gives Hanukkah message

Guest Column

This year as we celebrate The Festival of Hanukkah, we are blessed and reminded that with Hanukkah comes light and blessings from God. The words recited every Saturday night after the Sabbath:

The acronym below can be used to share holiday joy through this difficult time:

H appiness

A nticipation

N urture

HELP

FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the Summons and Complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the Summons and Complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself.

SOURCES OF

FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services.

File# 21-300498 135433

SUMMONS L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Plaintiff, -againstCORA LEE HIGGS, CLAUDINA BILBO, ALBERTO HIGGS, VICTSENINA HIGGSJACKSON, BERNADETTE LAWSON, LELAND HIGGS and OCRUN HIGGS, if they be living, if they be dead, their respective heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, or through CORA LEE HIGGS, CLAUDINA BILBO, ALBERTO HIGGS, VICTSENINA HIGGSJACKSON, BERNADETTE LAWSON, LELAND HIGGS and OCRUN HIGGS, if they be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR TO THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK; REYNOLDS ALUMNUM CREDIT CORP.; 341 EAST LLC; BO CHANG; ROBERT FISENE, “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.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorney within

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder 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 tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action.

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

Dated: October 12, 2020 LEVY & LEVY Attorneys for Plaintiff 12 Tulip Drive Great Neck, NY 11021 (516) 487-6655

BY: JOSHUA LEVY, ESQ. #99962 135829

Layehudim hita ora v’simcha, gives us hope that from darkness comes light and, with light, joy.

U nafraid K inship K indness

A ccepting H onor

Rabbi CantoR StaCy Sokol

On Hanukkah, Jewish people celebrate the miracle of the Maccabees and how God helped keep The Jewish religion alive. The Maccabees and the Jewish people lived in a very difficult time.

Just as the Maccabees fought to bring joy and happiness, we, too need the same strength from God. This year we have had a lot of antisemitism in the community. We must pray, now more than ever, for

light, Let us take each night and each candle of light to represent hope for the new year

We at Congregation B’nai Israel of Freeport extend a very Happy Holiday to the entire Freeport community. May this New Year be filled with happiness, joy and love. Happy Hanukkah, Merry Xmas, Happy Kwanzaa and Happy New Year!

Rabbi Cantor Stacy Sokol has been the spiritual leader at Congregation B’nai Israel for over a decade.

Hanukkah

according to the instructions on the back of the bag. Heat oil in a pot or deep fryer to 350 degrees.

Fry doughnuts for a minute or two on each side, until the outside is golden and the center is cooked through.

Remove with a slotted spoon and set on a cooling rack or a plate lined with paper towels.

Immediately roll doughnut in zaatar spice. Allow doughnuts to cool. Use a serrated knife to cut the doughnut in half horizontally. Cut about three-quarters of the way through. Spoon in the tomato confit. Serve immediately.

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Courtesy Congregation B’nai Israel CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL located at 91 N. Bayview Ave.

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Baldwin $580,000 Edwards Street. Cape. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Updated eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances. First floor bedroom. 2 car garage. Central location near all.

Taxes: $15,290.84

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Taxes: $8656.81

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Taxes: $14,931.77

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Taxes: $15,077

Freeport $566,500 Maryland Avenue. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. Finished basement. Updated eat in kitchen with granite countertops. Living room with fireplace. Formal dining rom. Large bedrooms. Oversized property with patio and Trex deck. Second deck over 2 car garage.

Taxes: $11,596.47

Long Beach $620,000 W. Hudson Street. Colonial. Westholme neighborhood. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Formal dining room. Covered front porch. Spacious yard with fire pit. Central air conditioning. Parking for 5+ cars. Convenient location near LIRR, restaurants, shopping.

Taxes: $9,499.90

Oceanside $615,000 Davis Street. Ranch. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. L-shaped dining room. Den/family room.

Taxes: $13,090.82

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The cost of any project is the number one question I get, and the most unpredictable, since, even before the life-changing pandemic, construction bids were generally all over the place. It isn’t uncommon to get an extremely low bid against an extremely high one and wonder why. The four primary factors in a contractor’s bid are overhead, labor, material cost and profit. Labor, and the choice of how much to add in for profit, would seem to be the most controllable, while overhead costs and material prices are often not controllable.

As I go about the everyday tasks of building design and construction, I speak with a whole range of people, from real estate salespeople to bankers, developers, contractors and tradespeople to lawyers, material representatives and the end users. The whole picture of where costs are going is influenced by many factors, and trying to pinpoint the cause of fluctuations is based more on people trying to simplify something extremely complex than on looking at a much broader picture.

Energy production dropped and costs increased. Fewer people were driving or working, so debt and prices increased. Add to this a world in conflict and the huge debt of war, and you begin to see that the project you want to do is affected by issues that are far beyond your control. Design can reduce some costs, finish material choices can save money, but only you can determine your willingness to “settle” or go for it. Good luck!

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Beware the lure of DeSantis

Former President Donald Trump has been hit with a barrage of bad news in the past few weeks. It’s also clear that his popularity is taking a hit due to the failure of his anointed candidates to win a number of contests around the country last month. With each passing day, more Republican voices are raising their fears of a potential wipeout in 2024, and are promoting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a possible presidential candidate. Having closely followed the actions of DeSantis, my advice to the party is to be careful what you wish for.

him. Some call him “tough” and others describe him as “forceful,” but none of his admirers are able to articulate what makes him so great.

issue, and cruise ship owners were forced to shut down for months.

may be forced to hire people who are unlicensed and have no formal training.

JERRY KREMER

There is no question that DeSantis is a true conservative, and that he is outspoken on many issues. My friends who spend their winters in Florida rave about him. A number of them have chosen to become permanent residents, primarily to avoid New York state taxes. But I have yet to find one fan of DeSantis who can spell out specifically what they like about

There is no question that he comes off as a bold leader of his state. He embraces issues that he thinks will eventually make him popular beyond Florida, but he has been careful not to announce any presidential ambitions. If you take a close look at his record, you will find him to be anti-business, and reckless in his views on public education. One good example of his antibusiness attitude is the way he has treated Florida’s two biggest money generators.

At the height of the Covid scare, DeSantis decided that it was good politics to be anti-mask and impose no government health restrictions. Florida residents liked the idea that there should be no mandates, but many tourist industry leaders felt differently. The heads of the three biggest cruise lines insisted that their passengers wear masks when they were in public areas of the ships. DeSantis made numerous threats over this

Yes, left and right,

Standing in the doorway of 2023, with the holidays ahead, I want to focus on the ways we Americans connect and love one another. This is a challenge during our great political divide, but my hope is that we can disagree peacefully, argue with civility, and celebrate our common appreciation for millions of things, from the majesty of our Rocky Mountains to same-day delivery by Amazon.

the problem. They feel loyal to the former administration.

The Walt Disney Company fiasco is another example of DeSantis’s poor judgment. Disney is the largest taxpaying business in the state, and its top attraction. The former Disney chief executive Bob Chapek criticized DeSantis for his position on gay education restrictions. DeSantis decided that Disney had no right to speak out and had the company’s special legislative status revoked. In the end, it isn’t Disney that will suffer as much as the communities that surround the park, which will be forced to pay for costly fire, police and health facilities in 2023.

DeSantis has decided that his administration must be the only voice on the education of Florida’s students. His education commissioner has recommended all types of restrictions that have frightened teachers around the state. Numerous teachers have left the Florida system for fear that they might be punished for teaching subjects that are not stateapproved. Next year, Florida will have a shortage of thousands of teachers, and

And, of course, DeSantis was anxious to get in on the program of sending immigrants to liberal northern cities as a protest against the Biden administration. In September he approved a plan to fly 50 immigrants who were detained in Texas to Martha’s Vineyard. They were not on Florida soil, and DeSantis used unauthorized federal funds for the trip. Even Maryland’s Republican Gov. Larry Hogan called the stunt a “terrible idea.” There are countless other DeSantis actions that merit some daylight, but it’s fair to say that most people outside Florida have no clue as to how reckless he is. You can bet that the national press corps will have a field day when he throws his hat into the ring of the presidential campaign sometime next year. For now, his is just a name being used by the “anyone but Trump” faction of the party, but if he’s the ultimate choice to run, the DeSantis story will not be a pretty one.

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 strategy firm. Comments about this column? jkremer@liherald.com.

more alike than not

stand why many people are reactive to our brave new world and want to go back to simpler times. Life has been unfair to large swaths of people across America. I understand it, but the “simpler times” refer to a whiter, male-dominated heterosexual culture with little room for people who were different. Our world has changed, not fast enough for some people and too fast for others.

keep our elders safe through the holidays.

Across America, people of every stripe and every polka dot and from every corner of every small town, east, west, north and south, will be traveling, feeling the love of family, and sharing food at common tables.

There will be the inside family jokes and the debate over eggnog and the best recipes for chocolate chip cookies.

There has always been open and lively conflict across America, but we are witnesses, today, to disturbing political and cultural warfare, real threats to democracy. This time around could be the last time around if we don’t figure out a way forward.

The former president, now a 2024 presidential candidate, spoke last week about dissolving the Constitution. He hosted a dinner two weeks ago at Mar-a-Lago at which two guests felt empowered to indulge in antisemitic slurs. Perhaps we are reaching a tipping point. We need room for people to re-evaluate their loyalties and reconsider their alliances with people like the men and women who participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

RANDI KREISS

That said, I own every single word I have written about former President Donald Trump and his extremist followers. I believe with all my heart that his MAGA movement has already compromised our democracy, but not irreparably. I acknowledge — and I have the letters to prove it — that many readers see things differently. They see President Biden as

I have not yet heard any Trump loyalist defend his comments about the Constitution. The principles of this document are our reason for being as a democratic country. The words matter. How does anyone reconcile his verbal attack on the Constitution?

I believe in the possibility of change. As voters and our law enforcement agencies move toward holding the former president accountable, we will have time and space to find the best in one another again. May the accountability unfold with dignity and gravitas.

Looking at the rapid shifts in our society and culture, it is possible to under-

We can likely agree that political sideshows on all sides are unproductive and self-serving. We need to get behind quality candidates who can check off the basic boxes: Honest? Skilled? Work well with others? See themselves as public servants?

Let’s take a breather over the holidays.

Hanukkah is coming up, with remembrances of hope and heroism going back to ancient times. Jewish people and their friends will light the candles and eat the latkes and give their children food and goodies over the eight days.

Christmas and Kwanzaa approach with people feeling more comfortable gathering with family, especially with vaccines and healthy protocols in place. Some of us will mask up, not as a political statement, but as a sensible way to

This is the season of miracles. It shouldn’t take one to bring together a people who settled a new country, fought wars for freedom together, laughed at the same movies, cried together on 9/11 and suffered together during the terrible years of the pandemic. We should be able to get it together, literally and figuratively.

After the holiday parties, we have work to do. We have children way behind in their academic studies; teenagers psychologically traumatized by lockdowns; people, including hurricane survivors and immigrants, who need safe places to live and jobs and acceptance. If we are pulling in different directions, it will be challenging to move forward.

Two things can be true at once. We are divided, and we share values and traditions. We can try to stand in one another’s shoes instead of stepping on one another’s toes.

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

we are

This is the season of miracles. It shouldn’t take one to bring us together.

Most people outside Florida have no clue how reckless the governor is.

Fusion can augment clean-energy creation

It existed for just five seconds — but it was enough to power a home for an entire day.

It was a result of nuclear fusion, taking place last February in Culham, England, a village of barely 500 people not far from the University of Oxford. A machine there called a tokamak created heat measuring upward of 270 million degrees Fahrenheit — 10 times hotter than the core of the sun — and used a series of high-powered magnets to contain it.

It produced 59 megajoules of energy, but like many experiments before it, it used more energy than it ultimately yielded.

All of that changed on Dec. 6, when U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm revealed that scientists working at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California had accomplished what no others had done before: created a fusion reaction that resulted in a net energy gain.

All of this might not seem substantial, but the breakthrough is extraordinary. Especially in a world where new, cleanenergy sources are crucial for breaking our dependence on fossil fuels, which is rapidly destroying our environment.

Fusion would be just that: clean energy. When we hear about anything nuclear, we think either weapons, or dangerous — and highly wasteful — ways of generating power. Today’s nuclear power plants depend on a process that harnesses energy from splitting the atom, a highly radioactive process that just isn’t sustainable long-term.

But fusion is different. Instead of splitting atoms, scientists smash them togeth-

er. Unlike fission, we wouldn’t need uranium. Instead, fusion depends on isotopes of hydrogen like deuterium and tritium — both naturally available in seawater.

Of the two, tritium is radioactive. But the amount of fuel needed to create fusion is so small that very little waste is generated. Even better, fusion doesn’t produce carbon dioxide — the primary contributor to our planet’s so-called greenhouse effect — meaning that instituting technology like this could be the very means needed to reduce global warming.

Yet as much as all of this is being hailed as a breakthrough, don’t start planning for your fusion-powered car or home anytime soon. We are still years, if not decades, away from putting fusion to practical use. The Culham experiment lasted only five seconds, because that’s how long the magnets could withstand the heat. The Livermore experiments had better results, but it’s still only the beginning. Creating something that can become a regular part of our lives still requires far more research and development.

And the Earth might not have that long. The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says we have to move out society to a “net-zero” carbon emission system in a little more than 25 years. To even have a shot at reversing the climate change damage, we need to cut our current greenhouse emissions in half before this decade ends.

Fusion might not be here yet, but alternative energy sources are — like wind and solar. Our focus on electric vehicles is also a significant step, but not if we have to use

coal or other fossil fuels to generate the electricity to power them in the first place.

New York enacted the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in 2019, requiring 70 percent of electricity consumed in the state to come from renewable sources by 2030, with the hope of being completely carbon-neutral by 2040.

It’s one of the most aggressive laws in the country, and one that PSEG Long Island — through the Long Island Power Authority — has been working around the clock to achieve. A number of projects are also well underway, including wind farms planned for 15 miles or so off the coast of Long Island.

Projects like that are certainly not without controversy. Fishermen fear that the wind farms will disrupt their livelihood and affect natural habitats. Closer to home, some Island Park residents have challenged plans of the Norwegian energy company Equinor to build a substation for wind energy in their neighborhood, rather than up the road a bit at the E.F. Barrett Power Station.

Achieving our renewable-energy goals will take a lot of work, as well as give and take, from both sides. And no matter what, we can’t lose focus on the end goal: To leave a beautiful planet for our children and grandchildren. The same beautiful planet we enjoy now.

But it will only stay beautiful if we make changes now. Otherwise, by the time we can turn five seconds of fusion power into something sustainable, there might not be a planet left to benefit from it.

LETTERS

Should government manage electricity?

To the Editor:

Thank you for publishing the opinion piece by Ronald J. Rosenberg (“Energy efficient may become a contradiction in terms,” Dec. 1-8). Rosenberg clearly explained the importance of our upcoming decision regarding whether to name LIPA to oversee PSEG.

The public continues to see increases in rates and lower service. Management of both LIPA and PSEG give themselves large pay increases. Will the government do a better job at managing our electricity? The correct direction for the immediate future is unclear to me. I hope Albany will handle this situation wisely. The future will tell if we selected the correct direction for the public interests.

OPINIONS

It’s a strange time to be a Jew, but when isn’t it?

Igrew up in a non-religious family, but it was always important to my parents that we knew we were Jews, and my family followed certain traditional rituals. My father went to work on Saturdays, and the only religious holidays on which he shut his luncheonette were Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. My younger brother and I were bar mitzvahed, and attended youth services on Saturdays and holidays. The rule in our family was, no synagogue Saturday morning, no ball playing that afternoon; no synagogue on Jewish holidays, then you go to school.

ALAN SINGER

My wife and I used to celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas with our children, who are grown now and have kids of their own. For Hanukkah, we invited the staff and families from her day care center for a latkes festival in our apartment, where I turned 20 pounds of potatoes and four pounds of onions into potato pancakes and told the story of the Maccabees as a freedom struggle. After Hanukkah, we set up a Christmas tree with a giant origami peace crane as its crown and pres-

ents underneath, to be opened on Christmas morning.

As an adult, I’m a confirmed atheist. I joke that I’m an evangelical atheist because I recruit. I can’t support Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands on the West Bank of the Jordan River, and its treatment of Palestinians in Gaza and Israel proper. I believe Israel has the right to exist, but not as a religious state, and not as an occupying power, and I won’t visit the country while these policies are in place. But I always identify as a Jew — a secular Jew, a Jew by birth, a Jew by history, and a Jew by tradition. I call myself a Jew, not Jewish, because I know that in many households in this country, the word Jew is still used as a curse.

Today there is a lot of antisemitism in the air in the U.S., and I feel that it’s important to publicly be a Jew. The losing gubernatorial candidate in Pennsylvania, Republican Doug Mastriano, said he wanted America to be a Christian nation, and attacked his opponent, Democrat Josh Shapiro, who won, as an “elitist,” but we knew he meant Jew. In the past, attacks on the “Rothschilds” for supposedly controlling global banking were really claims that Jews somehow

LETTERS

She’ll take O’Connell’s agenda

To the Editor:

Excellent column by John O’Connell (“I’ll take the GOP agenda — without Trump — any day,” Nov. 24-30). The headline was deadon, and very refreshing. (The Herald’s liberal slant is relentlessly consistent, and regularly has me gnashing my teeth.)

The Republicans have to move on from Donald Trump, and they need to do it decisively and quickly. If Trump would put the country above his ego, he would step into a background role and let new leaders take the reins and reassert many of the policies his administration instituted. That would win the next election.

I fear we’ll have him as a Republican nominee or a third-party candidate, and either scenario is a loser. I Hope I’m wrong, but we’re running out of time to get our country back on track.

LINDSAY ANDERSON Glen Cove

Modernize the ‘Bottle Bill’

To the Editor:

Concerned citizens across the state are pushing for a modernization of New York state’s 40-year-old bottle deposit law. The proposal would increase the deposit from a nick-

secretly ran the world. Few people remember the Rothschilds, so now the antisemites blame George Soros, another Jew, and claim he is the evil puppet master conspiring with his co-religionists.

Kanye West has declared that he was “going death con 3 on Jewish people,” and basketball player Kyrie Irving tweeted a link to a book and movie that denies that Jews are really Jews. These claims echo positions taken by a small group that calls itself the Black Hebrew Israelites. West and Irving may be nuts, but it’s dangerous to dismiss deep antipathy toward Jews as the work of cranks.

Former President Donald Trump has been very cozy with antisemitic groups, and we know what happened in Europe in the 1930s.

Recently I attended a play about the Holocaust, and I suspect that very few non-Jews were in the audience. It was a one-actor show about the life of Jan Karski, a Polish Christian who put his life at risk to help European Jews, and it was excellent. As a teacher, as I sat there with tears in my eyes, I wondered how relevant the Holocaust and the murder of European Jews is to American students today who aren’t Jewish. The Holocaust

happened over 75 years ago, and for students, that’s ancient history. Since then there have been so many other horrific events — genocides in Bosnia, Rwanda, Cambodia and the Congo and wars and the forced displacement of populations all over the world — that the near-extermination of European Jewry no longer stands out, at least for me, as a topic that deserves a special place in the school curriculum.

Politically, I’m on the left. I can’t support the Israeli occupation, and I don’t agree with expanding Holocaust education. But I am a Jew, and I know that if antisemites take power, my family and I will be threatened. I am a Jew, which is why I am compelled to fight for rights for all people — for sexual, ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, and for immigrants and refugees, no matter their legal status. I fight for their rights as the best way to protect my own and my family’s. Shalom.

Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies. Follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com/ AlanJSinger1.

FRAMEWORK

by Tim Baker

el to a dime and would expand the types of containers recycled to include sports drinks, iced teas, juices, wine and liquor. Dairy products and infant formulas containers would be exempt.

Enacted in 1982, the New York State Returnable Container Act, commonly known as the “Bottle Bill,” has been extremely successful in boosting the state’s recycling rates, and has reduced litter. But expansion of the types of bottles recycled would bring immediate and long-lasting financial and environmental benefits to solid-waste programs. It is essential that New York City’s Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management support efforts to improve the Bottle Bill and call on our elected officials in Albany to act now.

As it stands, the bill requires a 5-cent refundable deposit to be placed on eligible beverage containers. When it was passed, the law covered only beer and soda bottles, but it was subsequently expanded to cover wine coolers and water bottles. It requires retailers who sell covered beverages to accept returns of empty containers for the products they sell and to refund the deposits. It also requires beverage distributors to compensate retailers for the cost of collecting and recycling empty containers by paying them a small handling fee per container.

JOSEPH M. VARON West Hempstead

Varon is a volunteer with the Long Island Chapter of Food & Water Watch and a member of the Jewish Climate Action Network.

Horse and carriage rides at the Christmas tree lighting — Bellmore

My wife and I used to celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas with our children.