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By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

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NICk oRICCHIo, wHo’S originally from Salerno, Italy, has cut hair in Long Beach for 60 years.

At 80, still buzzing and clipping

‘Nick the Barber’ has been at Majestic since 1962 By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com

Over the decades, hairstyles have changed — from crew cuts to flat tops to locks that hung down to the shoulders, and even lower. But through it all, the barber behind the chair at Majestic Barber Shop, on Park Avenue, has remained the same. Nick Oricchio, now 80, has been cutting hair, trimming moustaches and clipping beards in Long Beach for 60 years and, he said last week, his barbering days are nowhere near over. “I’ve gotten a lot of new customers over the years,” Oricchio said. “I have the best custom-

ers in the world. Why? Because I treat them with respect. Sometimes you succeed with people and sometimes you don’t, but I don’t take anything for granted.” His skill with scissors and combs dates to his youth in Salerno, Italy, where he was raised. After school, other kids would play and wrestle, but young Nick wanted none of that. His father, a carpenter, told him to “pick up what you want to do for the rest of your life.” He decided he wanted to be a barber. “I started training at a barbershop in Italy,” Oricchio recalled. “My boss’s name was Benjamin Frussu. After about two years, I learned how to do the Continued on page 4

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Butterscotch finds home through Posh Pets days later, her husband saw what he thought was a sign – a butterfly in the window of his car. He decided he Leslie Feifer lost her pit bull, wanted the dog. Maggie Moo, last August. She didn’t They set up video just lose a pet. conferences with Posh She lost “a kid.” Pets to show their house Three days after the and meet with the care passing of her dog, Feifworkers about adoption. er, a partner at Jaspan They adopted ButterSchlesinger LLP, and scotch shortly after. her husband, decided “I knew nothing of they needed a new dog Posh Pets when we to fill the void in their went,” Feifer said. “I life. So, they began their was so impressed with search on Petfinder, a how hard they worked to website for people lookfind [Butterscotch] a ing for a new pet. home.” They quickly found Feifer was so Butterscotch. impressed that she nomButterscotch, another lEsliE FEiFER inated them for her compit bull, was living at Dog owner pany’s Heart of the Posh Pets Rescue in Community Award. The Long Beach, which Feifaward is given to 75 local er had never heard of. The dog came businesses, in honor of the company to Posh Pets from Texas, where she being in business for 75 years and was treated poorly, and wasn’t doing includes a $1,000 donation to each. well in the shelter and was losing Posh Pets won one of the Septemweight. ber awards last year and was given So, Posh Pets was trying to find a the award by Feifer during a visit to loving home for the dog quickly. the shelter. Feifer, 54, and her husband still “This place deserves this,” Feifer weren’t set on adopting Butterscotch said emotionally. “They are such who was a year and three months incredible people and they do great old, which is younger than they things. They make my heart swoon.” were planning on. However, two

By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com

was so impressed with how hard they worked to find [Butterscotch] a home.

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MElissA MCClEllAN, shElTER Director and Secretary of Posh Pets Rescue and Leslie Feifer, a partner at Jaspan Schlesinger LLP.

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artiStS diSplayed their work on tables at the Historical Society, which also held a raffle in addition to the art show.

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The Long Beach Historical Society, as Spring opened its doors, welcomed the new season with a display of local art work, including drawings and photography. The Society also held a raffle at the event. The work of the local artists was offered for sale, or just for viewing on a fine Spring afternoon. The even featured Scott Ferrone, a photographer, Stuart Friedman, a painter, Rosemary Leonetti, who does collage, and Jacqueline Sferra Roda, an artist.

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Stuart Friedman diSplayed his work at the Long Beach Historical Society Art Show Sunday, March 27. Artists’ work was available for sale.

School fundraiser earns more than $3,000 By Kepherd daniel kdaniel@liherald.com

Oceanside High School spent last Friday “Creating Connections” between students and faculty in a fundraiser for the Joseph Paul Wollweber Foundation. Nick Wollweber was a 14-year-old freshman when his brother, Joe, 24, died of a drug overdose in January 2019. As an 18-year-old high school senior, Nick has created the Joseph Paul Wollweber Foundation. “He was a great guy, he was my role model,” Nick said. “I looked up to him and we did everything together. He really pushed me to be a better person. He would lighten up a room. I try to emulate and bring that to this foundation. It’s about being a good person and how that can change someone’s life.” Nick was inspired by John O’Shea, who runs the Ryan Patrick O’Shea Foundation. O’Shea’s son committed suicide two days before Nick’s brother overdosed and would start his foundation soon after his son died. “I met him [John] this past summer and the way he’s touching and helping people that have gone through what his son did and how he’s helping a lot of people through a bad situation,” said Wollweber. “It’s very moving to me and it’s become part of my healing process,” he added. “I struggled a lot after my brother died and I was seeking purpose. I think with the inspiration from John and that I love help-

ing people, it’s become a passion of mine. I can capitalize on a horrible situation. My healing process is trying to help other people speak up. And I want the people who are struggling to open up and feel more comfortable.” With the help of the high school’s health teacher, Sarah Dowler, who runs the school’s youth council, Sources of Strength and Oceanside Safe Coalition, Nick launched the Creating Connections school-wide fundraiser. “It’s a group effort,’’ Wollweber said. “Today wouldn’t have been possible without all the help from the health classes, youth council and Sources of Strength. They all just came together and knew it was a good idea.” In the spirit of strengthening ties between students and faculty, students participated in a raffle where they would have a chance to win a free period with a teacher and bring three friends with them. Teachers, administrators and security guards all volunteered to take a period of time to spend with students. Because the Joseph Paul Wollweber Foundation is not yet official, all the money donated from Friday’s fundraiser will be held by Oceanside Safe Coalition. The money will be donated to a local organization. “It wasn’t just about giving money to a good cause, but creating connections between students and the teacher is really helpful,” said Wollweber. “To be able to get through those struggling times, you need to have that support system around you and getting to know your teachers better

aSSociate principal Joelle Mazun, left, Nick Wollweber, center, and teacher Sarah Dowler assisted with the Creating Connections event.

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is a good resource to have. Kids now can get to know their teachers, have some fun with them and also know that they’re a resource if they’re struggling.” While Nick was struggling with the loss of his brother, Dowler and retired social worker Miss O’Hara served as a support system for him, and the Creating Connections fundraiser will help other students form those connections. While students could enter the raffle, donations were opened to all students and the school raised close to $3,000. Associate principal Joelle Mazun spoke about the success of the fundraiser. “It was great that so many people came together to make this happen,” he said. “It was over-

whelming to see how many kids came out just being generous and with over 50 teachers putting their names out there to offer their time to spend quality time with kids and doing fun hobbies.” After witnessing the success of the Creating Connections day, Wollweber looks forward to more fundraising opportunities. “I want to make it an annual thing,“ he said. “I want to do more fundraisers because it’s a good cause. I’m grateful for the people that are being so generous. If we can raise this amount of money in just this school, I can’t imagine what we can do when we do involve the parents, the other schools in Oceanside and also the neighboring towns.”

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Nick OricchiO, left, working at a barbershop in Italy at age 17.

‘Nick the Barber’ has no plans to quit cutting hair continued from front page razor. I never went to school for it.” Oricchio left Naples on a ship called the Christopher Columbus on May 25, 1962, and arrived in Long Beach 10 days later. A month after that, he got a job at Majestic. The shop has been in Long Beach for nearly 100 years, opening in 1925, where Bank of America now stands next to the train station. It took Oricchio a while to learn English, but taking night classes at Nassau Community College, he eventually got the hang of the new language. Nine months after he was hired, a young man named Antonio Gonzalez came to work at Majestic. Oricchio and Gonzalez worked alongside each other for 20 years before buying the shop together in 1982. Since then the business has moved twice, first to where the restaurant Brixx and Barley is now, and then, in 2004, to its current spot, across Park Avenue from City Hall. Gonzalez died of a brain aneurism in 2005. Since then, Oricchio has been the shop’s sole owner. “We worked together ________________

for 42 years,” he said. “We never had an argument.” Oricchio has seen all kinds of heads over the decades. He has cut the hair of many, including former U.S. Sen. Al D’Amato and Guy James Mangano, a former state assemblyman and senator and State Supreme Court justice. Former Long Beach City Councilman Mike Delury has been a customer of Oricchio’s for 25 years. “He’s been around for so long and has had all different kinds of people come in from all over,” Delury said. “He’s very conversational, and has a lot of history that not everybody has.” Hunter Bloomer, a 2021 Long Beach High School graduate, began going to Majestic as a youngster with his dad. ”The waits were never long, the rates are always good and they always had a bowl of candy,” Bloomer recalled. Oricchio, who now lives on December Walk with his girlfriend, said he would continue cutting hair until his service starts to decline. He doesn’t see that happening anytime soon. The bowl of candy is still on the counter.

of Riverside, and city officials say that intermittent closures and detours should be expected. Work on the $4 million to $5 million sewer line is expected to take about three months. As part of a community-development agreement, Engel Burman is installing the sewer system, with expanded capacity for the new residents of the condo and apartment buildings, which is expected to improve Long Beach’s overall infrastructure. “In the weeks and months to come our neighbors will see a project that will move beyond what is out-of-sight and begin to become apparent to even the most casual passerby,” Weiss wrote. “We are now working on the garage structure, which will lead to steel and concrete in the months to come.” “It’s finally progress Long Beach will be able to see,” he added. Joe Febrizio, the city’s commissioner of public works, said earlier this week that he was pleased with the progress Engel Bur man has been making. “They’re moving much faster than I thought possible,” Febrizio said. Once completed, the superblock buildings are expected to bring in, for the most

part, wealthier residents. The condos are expected to sell for $700,000 to $1 million, and the apartments will rent for an estimated $3,000 to $4,000 per month. The Superblock property had been little more than an eyesore for residents and visitors for years, with many wondering whether it would ever be developed, and others hoping it might eventually be turned into a park. A groundbreaking last September ended decades of lawsuits, negotiations, and meetings between potential developers, city officials and skeptical — and sometimes hostile — residents who complained about tax breaks that developers sought. Two major roadblocks were overcome in the past year. Last April, the city reached a settlement agreement with the developer iStar Financial, which claimed that the city was in breach of contract for not supporting iStar’s plans for the superblock. The agreement ended iStar’s $100 million lawsuit against the city. Then, Last August, the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency approved Engel Burman’s plans, which included a 25-year, $52 million tax abatement. The developer said that the abatement was absolutely necessary for the project to proceed.

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WOrkers prepare fOr a long day at the Superblock site, where construction is expected to continue until late 2024.

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events and activities

Ongoing

Thursday, April 7

Library Board Meeting

Mommy & Me Yoga Class

The Long Beach Public Library Board of Trustees typically meets on the third Monday of every month. Check the website for specific dates and times, www.longbeachlibrary.org.

The public library will have a mommy and me yoga class in the auditorium from 9:15 to 9:45 am.

Free Job Training The Long Beach Adult Learning Center will be offering information on job training at their table in the first floor lobby of the public library from 10 to 1 pm.

Long Beach Soup Kitchen The Long Beach Soup Kitchen, 140 West Pine Street, is open 6 days a week 11:15 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. They offer Hot and Cold Meals TO GO. They offer a full pantry with canned goods and fresh produce. Mondays and Thursdays. All are welcome.

Friday, April 8 Youth Drawing Club

Meet The City Manager City Manager Donna M. Gayden will be holding “Meet The City Manager” virtual chat sessions. These meetings are an opportunity for residents to engage in a one-to-one dialogue with the City Manager; ask questions, or express ideas on how to enhance the quality of life in our community. The virtual meetings will take place on Tuesdays from 2-4 p.m. Please call the City Manger’s Office to make an appointment at (516) 431-7202 or email citymanager@longbeachny.gov. Information on how to meet.

The public library will have a youth drawing club session in the program room and on zoom from 4 to 4:45 pm.

Chair yoga The public library will have a chair yoga class in the auditorium and on zoom from 9 to 10 am. Herald File Photo

Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday

Saturday, April 9

The City of Long Beach Department of Park and Recreation will be having their annual Easter Egg Hunt on the Recreation Center fields from 9 am to 1 pm. Different imes are based on age groups.

Easter Egg Hunt

Friday, April 1

Sunday, April 3

Children’s Preschool Readiness

S.T.O.P. Program

The public library will have a children’s preschool readiness workshop in the auditorium from 10:30 to 11:15 am.

Chair Yoga The public library will have a chair yoga session hybrid from 9 to 10 am.

Saturday, April 2 Adult Craft The public library will have an adult craft session where participants can make a spring wreath in the program room from 2 to 3 pm.

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The City of Long Beach in cooperation with the Town of Hempstead will have a hazardous waste collection behing city hall from 8 am to 3 pm.

Meet the Authors The Long Beach Historical Societ will have a book presentation and signing with authors Kimberly Schiller and Mary Anne Tracsiatti from 2 to 4 pm.

Monday, April 4 Gentle Yoga The public library will have a gentle yoga session in the program room and on zoom from 10 to 11 am.

Writers’ Circle The public library will have a writers’ circle meeting on zoom from 11 am to 1 pm.

Wednesday, April 6 Coping with Covid-19

City Council Meeting

FEMA and the Office of Mental Health have partnered with NY Project Hope to offer a free, anonymous counseling session to anyone affected by Covid19 in the first floor lobby of the public library from 10 am to noon.

There will be a city council meeting on YouTube starting at 7 pm.

Ask the Tech Guy

Tuesday, April 5

West End Arts Meeting There will be a West End Arts Visual Artists Guild meeting in the program room of the public library from 6:30 to 8 pm.

Afternoon Games The public library will have an afternoon games session in the auditorium from 1:30 to 4:30 pm.

The public library will have an “Ask the Tech Guy” session for residents to ask any technology-related question in the second floor lobby from 2 to 3 pm.

Resume Assistance Lenora, a public library librarian, will be offering free resume assistance at the adult reference desk from 1 to 3 pm.

city is in talks about parking meters in the center of town. city will celebrate its centennial this summer. city council will soon start considering a new budget for the next fiscal year. city will be discussing possible changes to beach fees. Park and Recreation’s 60th annual Easter Egg Hunt will be on April 9.

The City of Long Beach Department of Park and Recreation’s annual Easter Egg hunt will be at the Rec Center from 9 am to 1 pm.

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Irish heritage shabbat at Temple Emanu-El

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by brenDAn CArPenTer bcarpenter@liherald.com

Courtesy Rabbi Jack Zanerhaft

MeMbers of Long Beach’s own Hagen-Kavanagh School of Irish Dance put on a performance at Temple Emanu-El last Friday.

Temple Emanu-El in Long Beach held a shabbat for Irish History Month last Friday. The service acknowledged the connection between Ireland and the Jewish community. Rabbi Jack Zanerhaft gave a talk about how Jewish refugees ended up in Ireland in the 1800s. The taught how the refugees immigrated from Germany,

Latvia and Lithuania to the Emerald Isle, a nickname for Ireland. He also noted how Dublin’s first Jewish Lord Mayor, Robert Briscoe rose to prominence as well as pointing out Israel’s sixth President, Chaim Herzegovina was bor n and raised in Belfast. Zanerhaft said the talk was even more relevant with the Ukrainian refugees being displaced because of the war with Russia. “We are trying to bring all different people together in our city,” Zanerhaft JACk said. “It’s about building bridges ZAnerhAfT a n d s h o w i n g Rabbi that our similarities outweigh our differences. The Temple continues to build bridges with all segments of our community, and we are proud of our mission to accentuate our similarities and bring all people together in fellowship and understanding”. Cantor Lisa Klinger-Kantor sang Danny Boy, an iconic and meaningful song in the Irish community, during the worship experience. After the services and during the dessert reception, about 50 congregants and guests in attendance were treated to a dance performance given by members of Long Beach’s own Hagen-Kavanagh School of Irish Dance. “For a lot of the kids there, the dancers and their parents, it was their first time in a Jewish house of worship,” Zanerhaft expressed. “We wanted to create a comfort level to where everyone can feel comfortable here, in the City by the Sea.

t’s about building bridges and showing that our similarities outweigh our differences.

GOP candidates are ready for campaigning

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By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

Will this be the year Republicans take back both Albany and Washington? That’s not likely at the state level, but more modern tradition on Capitol Hill has favored the party not in the White House in midterm elections, which gave members of the Nassau County GOP some confidence when they kicked off their fall campaign in Westbury last week. It was there they introduced their congressional and state candidates, sounding traditional party themes of lowering taxes, fighting crime, and “rebuilding the economy.” Republicans are particularly optimistic about their chances given high gas and food prices, perceived crime spikes in major cities, and Joe Biden’s waning popularity. “We are going to have a tremendous victory this year,” Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said. “People are living paycheck-to-paycheck. They can’t afford gasoline. People are realizing we are the answer to their problems, not the Democratic Party.” Topping the list of candidates is Anthony D’Esposito, a Hempstead town councilman seeking to replace Democratic congresswoman Kathleen Rice, who already announced she wasn’t seeking re-election. But the race for Rice’s seat is crowded, at least among Democrats. They include former Hempstead town supervisor Laura Gillen, county legislators Siela Bynoe and Carrié Solages, and Malverne mayor Keith Corbett. Jack Martins, a past Mineola mayor and a former state senator, is seeking another shot at his senate seat, challenging incumbent Democrat Anna Kaplan of Great Neck. Assemblyman Edward Ra, ranking member of the Assembly’s ways and means committee, also seeks re-

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REpuBlIcAN cANdIdATES foR state and federal officers gathered at GOP headquarters in Westbury on March 25 to kick off the fall campaign. election. Other Republicans running for Congress whose districts include a portion of Nassau County are Andrew Garbarino, George Santos, Nick LaLota and Paul King. “I talk to a lot of people in the district,” said D’Esposito, a retired New York City Police detective. “They are fed up. People can’t put food on the table. They feel the country is off-track.” But Democrats see things a bit differently. Nassau County Democratic Party chair Jay Jacobs said in an email that “broken economy” includes a record-breaking gross domestic product growth of nearly 6 percent, the addition of 7 million jobs, and an unemployment rate

below 4 percent — “all while reducing the Trump budget deficit by $360 billion since Joe Biden took office.” Republicans know no Democrat running in Nassau County — or anywhere else — supports defunding police, Jacobs added. “Yet, they cling to it along with bail reform as if they are the causes of increased crime, when all the data proves otherwise. “The uptick in violent crime is a nationwide problem, and among the two greatest causes are gun violence and a lack of funding for mental health. Republicans continue to do nothing to control the influx of guns and wear mental health budget cuts as a badge of honor.”

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Long Beach residents opposed to a developer’s plans for a 50-year-old home on East Beech Street spoke out at a Zoning Board of Appeals meeting March 24.

Richard Boodman, a long-time Long Beach resident, came well-prepared to a Zoning Board of Appeals hearing last week to protest a developer’s plans for a century-old home on East Beech Street . He held up a copy of a book, “Scoundrels By the Sea,” all about the history of corruption in Long Beach.. He made clear he was not talking

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about anyone in the meeting room at City Hall March 24. “This is about Long Beach in earlier times,” Boodman said. “But if there’s ever a sequel written, it will be about real-estate speculators. Hopefully, it will include a chapter that they were ridden out of town on a rail,” he added. Boodman was one of about a dozen residents of the Eastholme section who turned out to protest plans by developer Charles Mayeri of Great Neck, who bought the century-old home at 355 East Beech Street. Mayeri owns other property in Long Beach. Mayeri came to the ZBA in hopes of overturning a decision last June by Long Beach’s building commissioner, Scott Kemins, who had issued a stop-work order prohibiting the developer from continuing to construct driveways at 355 East Beech. Building inspectors arrived at the home in June 11, but work on the driveways had been completed the day before, residents have said. If the ZBA does not overturn Kemins’s decision, Mayeri is asking for a variance for the work to be completed. Residents believe Mauyeri wants to sub-divide the property and build another home on the next to the current two-family house. They oppose such a move, citing overdevelopment in the area. Albert D’Agostino, the attorney for Mayeri, told the ZBA that, “We believe the determination by the Building Department is plainly wrong and is speculative.” He acknowledged that a valid work permit did not exist when the driveways were constructed. Jessica Rone, a member of the Block Alliance Association, a group opposing Mayeri’s plans, said a case presented to the ZBA previously by the developer was heard and denied,. She said for that reason, Mayeri’s current case should not be heard. She said Mayeri had shown no hardships in explaining why he needs a variance. Phyllis Ginsberg, another resident, expressed another view. “My concern is the overriding moral issue,” she said. “This person (Mayeri) owns multiple properties in Lopng Beach. This is not someone who doesn’t understand” zoning regulations. “This goes beyond this person playing games.” The ZBA rserved decision.

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The six long tables were evenly divided, with chairs on either side, with plenty of room for breakfast, coffee and some juice. The large conference room inside the Garden City headquarters of Richner Communications Inc., sprang to life, as the Herald publisher welcomed members of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce last week to do something they haven’t done much of during the pandemic era — get together in-person. “For almost two years, we did just Zoom,” said Frank Camarano, the council’s president. Although it was convenient under the circumstances, “I didn’t like it.” Pointing to the room full of people talking, either one-on-one, or in small groups, Camarano declared that “in-person is much better. We need in-person.” The council is a group of 42 chambers of commerce from across the county collectively addressing legislative issues that could have an impact on Nassau businesses. The council seeks to promote what it calls “economic security and enhanced growth.” Through promotion of campaign like “Shop Local,” the group looks to ensure a bright future for the businesses and the communities where they are located. “We just went to Albany and we partner with Suffolk County and Vision Long Island,” Camarano said. “We are a sound-

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RichNER commuNicatioNS iNc. hosted the monthly meeting of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce last week. From left, council president Frank Camarano, Herald digital sales manager Lori Berger, and Herald publisher Stuart Richner. ing board and give our members a voice.” He also noted the organization also discusses issues on the county, town and village levels. Breakfasts like these are held the last Thursday of every month except October, when the council holds its annual Businessperson of the Year and Legislative Breakfast that serves as a fundraiser for the organization.

With 24 community weekly newspapers and a website, Herald Community Newspapers has a wide reach, according to company president — and breakfast host — Stuart Richner. In fact, “92 percent of Long Islanders go to their mailbox daily,” meaning that traditional print products remain an effective way to reach existing and potential customers. That’s proven with a robust printing

business on the premises, as well as new products like the magazine LI Home. Richner also shared the recent success of its Business Women of Long Island Awards dinner where 400 people attended an inperson gala at the Heritage Club in Bethpage State Park. Spotlighting the talents of the in-house graphic designers, Richner added: “You can write on the back of a napkin, and we’ll turn it into something good.” All of Long Island was the focus of a presentation by Kristen Reynolds, president and chief executive of Discover Long Island, an organization that promotes Long Island as a tourist destination. She was joined by her chief operations officer, Sharon Wyman. Reynolds spoke about her 14-employee staff that oversees a $3 million annual budget — money generated from hotel occupancy taxes. Yet, her budget is paltry compared to the $37 million available to New York City. With 10 social media channels — including one on YouTube — Reynolds said Discover Long Island aims to tell people “what Long Island has to offer,” adding the group looks to host parties focused on events such as the Belmont Stakes. It will relaunch its website in October. To learn more about the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, visit NCChambers.org. For Discover Long Island, visit DiscoverLongIsland.com.

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March 31, 2022 — LONG BEACH HERALD

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SpOnSORS Of ThE Premier Business Women of Long Island awards gala included AT&T’s FirstNet, at left, who provided a photo booth during the evening’s opening networking session. At the same time, team members from Investors Bank were out to support their winner, Ana Oliveira.

A celebration of Long Island’s premier women By MARIA CESTERO mcestero@liherald.com

Dressed in pantsuits or even long sequined gowns, guests chatted in the lively atmosphere that made up this year’s Premier Business Women of Long Island awards gala last week at the Heritage Club in Bethpage. Part of Women’s History Month, the third annual event hosted by Herald C o m m u n i t y N ew s p ap e r s g r a n t e d remarkable women the chance to network with other successful peers, celebrating the culmination of their success. “I think it’s very important for young women to see an example of a woman who works very hard,” said Nadgeena Jerome, Miss Long Island 2022. “I think it’s really important to highlight those efforts, especially when there is a sense of inequality toward women that we try very hard to diminish, but unfortunately (is) still there.” Joining Jerome among the 49 winners was Leanne Pinard Baum, the owner and director of Miss Long Island Pageants, as well as Miss Long Island Teen 2022. Stuart Richner noted a remarkable woman in his life — Edith Richner, who founded Herald parent Richner Communications alongside husband Robert Richner nearly 60 years ago. The current company chief executive emphasized the importance of including and empowering women in all industries, all while promoting diversity in the workplace. “If she were here today, I have no doubt that she would be in disbelief at and extremely proud of the dozens of Long Island business leaders gathered here this evening,” Richner said of his mother. “While we have certainly come a long way in the past six decades, there is still a lot more work to do to achieve

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SpOnSORS DOlCE BEllA Luxury Italian Ices provided some sweet treats for the 400 or so who gathered at the Heritage Club in Bethpage last week to celebrate Long Island’s Premier Business Women. the equity, opportunities and respect that women deserve.” Accompanied by television host and entrepreneur Judy Goss, the duo presented awards to all 49 of the honorees. News 12 Long Island reporter Antoinette Biordi joined them as a special guest speaker. One by one, each honoree accepted their award, encouraged by thundering applause and cheer from the crowd. Retha Fernandez described walking up to the stage as “amazing.” “Women, traditionally, we do work — sometimes without being noticed or recognized,” said Fernandez, Suffolk County’s chief diversity and inclusion officer. “But we do it for the love of the work, and just seeing what women across Long Island are doing is a form of inspiration, really.” Magdalonie Paris-Campbell described her Premier Business Women

awards as just the beginning. “Never give up and don’t stop believing,” said the AT&T Services area manager. “Even when the lights are dim, we (women) are warriors. The world is endless.” A portion of the gala’s ticket proceeds will be donated to Moxxie Mentoring Foundation, a non-profit that supports and fosters career advancement and leadership development of young women. “Our mission is to connect, collaborate and celebrate, and I hope you made some great connections here this evening,” said Amy Amato, corporate relations and events executive director at Herald Community Newspapers and RichnerLive, who organized the event. “It is a privilege to be here with such talented, driven and giving group of strong and fearless women. And tonight, we celebrate you.”

Thank you to our sponsors Helping make the Premier Business Women of Long Island awards gala possible were AT&T, FirstNet, Apple Bank, Catholic Health Mercy Hospital, PEO Spectrum, PSEG Long Island, Tritec Real Estate Co., Investors Bank, Jersey Mike’s Subs, The Maria Babaev Team, the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency, New York Grant Co., Parker Jewish Institute, Miss Long Island Pageants, Dairy Queen, Girls Inc., Grassi Advisors & Accountants, Henry Schein, The Smilist, Wealth Advisory Associates and TenantBase.

premier business women of long island ■ ChriStina armentano, COO, Paraco Gas Corp.

■ laura JoSeph, director of sales performance and development, Crown Castle

■ maria babaev, licensed associate real estate broker, Douglas Elliman

■ KriSten Kapoor, vice president and senior counsel for labor and employment, Henry Schein

■ leanne pinard baum, owner and executive director, Miss Long Island Pageants ■ Catherine Canadeo, president and CEO Health and Wellness Corp. ■ KriSten CapeZZa, vice president of enrollment management and university communications, Adelphi University ■ aShley trager Chauvin, director of corporate communications, PSEG Long Island ■ antonietta ChiauZZi, vice president, digital banking branch manager, Apple Bank ■ Katie Coleman (CFP) financial advisor, Coleman Financial Group Christina Daly/Herald

Champagne flower lady, with LAURA L. MAIER, councilwoman, Town of Oyster Bay; franchisee, Dairy Queen & Jersey Mike’s Subs and her mom.

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■ niCole Craveiro, founder, owner, human resources consultant, CraveHRO ■ Sharon daviS-edwardS, CEO, S.J. Edwards Inc. ■ molly deegan, founding partner and licensed real estate salesperson, Branch Real Estate Group

■ Stephanie Kornblum Knight, director of operations, C&L Plumbing Supply Inc ■ donna laSCala (RFC, CDFA) registered financial consultant, American Portfolios Financial Services ■ SuZanne leblanC, president, Long Island Children’s Museum ■ miChele lindner (CPA, CCIFP) audit principal, Grassi Advisors & Accountants ■ neela muKherJee loCKel (MSW, MPA) president and CEO, EAC Network ■ patriCia mahony, CEO, The Smilist ■ laura l. maier, councilwoman, Town of Oyster Bay; franchisee, Dairy Queen & Jersey Mike’s Subs ■ Sarah J. mcCann, business manager, Huntington Arts Council

SponSor for five Coffee offered cold beverages, at left, to attendees, whle celebrating their winner, Tracy Imhof.

■ daniele d. de voe, partner, Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ aleXandra nigolian, executive director, Nassau County Police Department Foundation

■ retha fernandeZ, chief diversity and inclusion officer-Suffolk County, Department of Human Resources Personnel and Civil Service

■ rebeCCa o’Connell, region manager, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

antoinette biordi of News 12 offered encouraging words.

■ dr. Kerry fierStein, CEO, Allied Physicians Group

announCer and award winner Judy Goss, below right, handed out awards.

■ renee flagler, executive director, Girls Inc. of Long Island ■ amy floreS, board member, Nassau County Industrial, Development Agency ■ lori fruCht, director of marketing, PEO Spectrum ■ JeSSiCa fuenteS, Miss Long Island Teen 2022 ■ barbara gibbonS, vice president for patient care services and chief nursing officer, Catholic Health Mercy Hospital ■ Judy goSS, TV host, entrepreneur, author ■ Kelley Coughlan heCK, executive vice president for development, Tritec Real Estate Co., Inc. ■ teSSa hultZ (RCE, CAE) CEO, Long Island Board of Realtors ■ traCy imhof, vice president of marketing, For Five Coffee ■ miChelle Jardine (MD, FACE, ECNU) diabetes and endocrinology, Stony Brook Medicine ■ nadgeena Jerome, Miss Long Island 2022

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■ ann Kayman (Esq) founder and CEO, New York Grant Co.

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■ ana oliveira, senior vice president, New York market executive, Investors Bank ■ SuCi padro, branch manager, Intercontinental Capital Group ■ magdalonie pariS-Campbell, area manager-Long Island external and legislative affairs, AT&T Services Inc. ■ anna poolt (CPA) audit manager, Grassi Advisors & Accountants ■ Kelly a. rohrS (CPA) founder, K. Rohrs, CPA P.C. ■ wendy b. SamuelSon (Esq) managing partner, Samuelson Hause & Samuelson LLP, ■ lina SCaCCo, vice president of corporate engagement and community health services, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation ■ luCiane SerifoviC, CEO and founder, Luxian International Realty ■ donna StefanS (Esq. AIF) founder and lead attorney, Stefans Law Group P.C., president of Summit Tax Advisors, Inc. & Wealth Management Advisor, Wealth Advisory Associates ■ eveliSiS S. valentin, principal regional consultant-NYC, FirstNet Program, Public Safety Solutions, AT&T Services Inc. ■ Kelly Zhou, founder and CEO, Yaaas Tea

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South Carolina offers sunny, affordable lifestyle By KEPHERD DANIEL

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Northern winters are cold and dreary, summers full of roadway construction. Of course, we love life on Long Island. But if we’re ever considering a change of scenery, South Carolina hopes you’ll check out what the south has to offer.. “We’re getting lots of buyers from the north because of our climate, because of our lifestyle, and because our homes are very affordable,” said Jana Bantz, who runs Jana Bantz & Associates in Summerville, located just outside of Charleston. “People move here because there’s something for everyone.” Bantz joined Southern Trust loan officer Beth Greenlee and real estate attorney Michael Browder as part of the RichnerLive webinar series, Herald Inside LI. She gets people love their New York homes, but it doesn’t mean they can’t consider something new — or even something additional — in South Carolina. It’s a state filled with beaches, in-ground swimming pools, and plenty of flat land considered great for cyclists. Bantz lauded the world-class restaurants and art scenes the Charleston area also offers. Downtown Charleston is home to highend real estate with many historical homes dating back to the 18th century. Kiawah, a barrier island southwest of Charleston, is primarily a private beach and golf resort with nearly 40 such courses within 20 miles of the coastal city.

If you missed the live presentation of Herald Inside LI’s “Dreaming of Moving South,” you can watch the whole thing online at tinyurl.com/ CharlestonMove.

Courtesy Jana Bantz & Associates

MovINg to SoutH Carolina could include living in a home like this one in the Charleston suburb of Summerville. This four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom house is nearly 3,000 square feet, and is listing for $549,000. Charleston, James Island, Summerville and West Ashley are among other many affordable suburban areas, all helped with South Carolina’s low tax rates. A property valued at $400,000 could pay as little as $2,000 in taxes each year if treated as a primary property, Browder shared. “People, especially after the Jana pandemic, are looking for our lifestyle and livability,” Bantz said. “The distance between South Carolina and New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, is only a day’s drive away. Florida is a two-day trip. Being close to family is also a draw.”

And South Carolina’s location eases some of the more extreme weather patterns found in northern states. “The strong storms are mostly broken up by the breeze of the ocean before they get to the lowland,” Greenlee said. “Thunderstorms will occur more inland, but don’t count on Charleston getting any major Bantz tornados.” “Many of the children in the low country haven’t even seen snow,” Banta said. “So when it does snow, it’s a party.” Yes, there are hurricanes. Oceanfront homes would need to be secured. Interior

areas such as Goose Creek, Moncks Corner and Summerville, however typically only experience rain and wind. “We get 10 days’ notice before they arrive, so everyone just battens down the hatches and waits for them to go,” Bantz said. For those who do want to move don’t even have to wait for retirement. Charleston offers a booming job market with high-end employers and top-notch medical services, according to the panelists. Medical University of South Carolina’s Teaching Hospital draws the best and the brightest young medical students looking to serve beach towns, among a plethora of hospitals in Moncks Corner, Mount Pleasant and Summerville. Anyone getting around Long Island last Friday needed heavy coats and maybe even scarves. But that wasn’t true in Charleston. “It’s a beautiful, South Carolina day,” Bantz said. “Sunny, blue skies. It’s 72. We broke out our summer wardrobe. Spring is here. Flowers are blooming, birds are building nests. It’s beautiful.”

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE LONG BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing on the proposed school district budget will be held on May 10, 2022 at 7:30 P.M. in the Long Beach High School Auditorium, 322 Lagoon Drive West, Lido Beach, New York, and can also be viewed remotely at https://www.youtube.com /channel/UCzst8qfrB66Ur 7JrZHfodyw/videos; for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1. To present to the voters a detailed statement of the amount of money which will be required for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. 2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machine at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of the statement of the amount of money required for the ensuing year for school purposes (school budget) exclusive of public monies may be obtained by any district resident beginning May 3, 2022, between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM, prevailing time, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays at the Office of the District Clerk, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, New York, at Long Beach Public Library, at 111 West Park Avenue, Long Beach, New York, and on the District’s internet website. A copy of the statement of the amount of money that will be required for the Library purposes exclusive of public money will be available at the Long Beach Public Library and the Library’s district clerk’s office for the year beginning July 1, 2022. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the school election districts indicated below, between the hours of 7:00AM and 9:00PM, prevailing time, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2022-2023 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District. 2. To elect one (1) member of the Board of

Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2022, and expiring on June 30, 2025, to fill the position held by Anne Conway, whose term expires on June 30, 2022. 3. To vote on the following proposition: CAPITAL RESERVE FUND EXPENDITURE PROPOSITION “SHALL THE BOARD OF EDUCATION be authorized to appropriate and expend: a sum not to exceed $1,499,074.26, representing monies from the Long Range Building and Capital Improvement Fund for the following purposes: replace part of the existing steam heating system with hot water at the Lido/Middle School Complex; and a sum not to exceed $5,570,823.74 representing monies from the 2018 Capital Improvement Fund for the following purposes : at the Lido/Middle School Complex, replace the remaining existing steam heating system with hot water and partial air conditioning, replace boiler #2 and boiler #3 with new hot water boilers, and replace plaster ceilings containing asbestos material in five classrooms, and at the NIKE Site, replace sidewalks and gravel turnaround; as well as preliminary and other costs incidental thereto? (Because the funds to be expended hereunder are from the referenced Capital Reserve Funds, approval of this proposition will not require a tax levy upon the real property of the district.)” 4. To adopt the annual budget of the Long Beach Public Library for the 2022-2023 school year and authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the school district. 5. To elect one (1) trustee of the Long Beach Public Library for a five (5) year term commencing on July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2027. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, per resolution of the Board of Education adopted on February 8, 2022, this vote and election will be held at the following school election districts (the accurate description of the boundaries is on file and may be inspected at the Office of the District Clerk, Administration Building, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, New York 11561: LINDELL SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICT LINDELL SCHOOL GYMNASIUM 601 LINDELL BOULEVARD, CITY OF LONG BEACH This election district embraces the territory bounded on the West by a line parallel to and sixty (60) feet westerly from Malone Avenue, on the North by Reynolds

Channel, on the East by the center line of Long Beach Boulevard and on the South by the Atlantic Ocean. EAST SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICT EAST SCHOOL GYMNASIUM 456 NEPTUNE BOULEVARD, CITY OF LONG BEACH This election district embraces the territory bounded on the West by the center line of Long Beach Boulevard, on the North by Reynolds Channel, East to the easterly bounding line of the City of Long Beach, and on the South by the Atlantic Ocean. LIDO/MS SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICT LIDO COMPLEX AUDITORIUM LOBBY 239 LIDO BOULEVARD, LIDO BEACH, NEW YORK This election district embraces the territory of the area known as Lido Beach, bounded on the West by a line commencing due east of the City of Long Beach, on the North by Reynolds Channel, on the East by the easterly boundary line of Point Lookout and on the South by the Atlantic Ocean. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the School District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that petitions nominating candidates for Board of Education trustees and Library Board trustee are available from the Clerk of said School District at her office in the Administration Building, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, New York, 11561. Nominating petitions must be filed with the Clerk of the School District not later than April 27, 2022, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Vacancies on both the Board of Education and the Library Board are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions for Board of Education

trustee must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least 100 qualified voters of the District; must state the name and residence of each signer; and must state the name and residence of the candidate. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots for the school district election are to be completed on a form prescribed by the state board of elections and may be obtained by visiting the New York State Education Department’s Website (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf; http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), or by contacting the District Clerk by email at ldolan@lbeach.org or 516-897-2108. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than April 18, 2022 and at least seven (7) days before the election, May 10, 2022, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, May 16, 2022, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 12, 2022, between the hours of 8:00a.m. and 4:00p.m., prevailing time, on each day prior to the day set for the annual election, except Sunday, and on May 17, 2022, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his or her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any person who is not registered under permanent personal registration on or before January 1, 2017, or supplemental registration lists furnished by the Nassau County Board of Elections, or has not voted at an intervening school district election, must present himself or herself personally for registration in order to be entitled to vote on May 3, 2022 from 2:00pm to 8:00pm; at Long Beach Middle School Auditorium Lobby, 239 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, New York 11561. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that any person who has moved from one school election district in the Long Beach City School District to another, and who has not registered in the new school election district, and who is still registered in the district from which he or she moved, may vote in the election district in which he or she registered. Such people must advise, at the time of voting, the election inspectors of his/her new address to correct such registration. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that only those qualified voters whose names appear on the registers prepared for said school district election will be entitled to vote on Election Day. The register will be filed in the District Clerk’s Office and open to inspection by any qualified voter of the school district from 8:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. on weekdays from May 3, 2022 to May 17, 2022, and Saturday May 7, 2022, when it will be available from 9 A.M. to 12 Noon by appointment only. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. An application for registration as a military voter can be requested by contacting the District Clerk by telephone (516) 897-2108, facsimile (516)771-3944, email ldolan@lbeach.org, mail to 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, NY, 11561, or in person (during regular office hours or between the hours of 8:15 AM to 4:00 PM); the application for registration must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 pm on May 2, 2022. In the request for an application for registration, the military voter is permitted to designate his/her preference for receiving the application for registration by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application form from the District Clerk; in order to receive a military ballot, the military ballot application must be received no later than 5:00 pm on May 2, 2022. In the request for an application for a military ballot, the military voter is permitted to designate his/her preference for receiving the application for a military ballot, and the military ballot, by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. All qualified military voters’ ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person. Ballots for military voters shall be distributed to qualified

military voters no later than May 3, 2022. Military ballots must be received by the District Clerk (1) before the close of the polls, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, and must show a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or must show a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or (2) not later than 5:00 pm on the day of the election and be signed and dated by the military voter and one witness, with a date ascertained to be not later than the day before the election. A list of persons to whom military ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 12, 2022, between the hours of 8:00a.m. and 4:00p.m., prevailing time, on each day prior to the day set for the annual election, except Sunday, and on May 17, 2022, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his or her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Education at the District Office, Administration Building, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, New York 11561, in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law or on or before April 18, 2022, at 4:00p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District; and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful, or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where

other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot. Dated: Lido Beach, New York, March 8, 2022 By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE LONG BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Lido Beach, New York Lori Dolan, District Clerk 130407 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE ANUNCIO DE AUDIENCIA PUBLICA, VOTACION DE PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCION DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR DE LA CIUDAD DE LONG BEACH, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto propuesto del distrito escolar el 10 de mayo de 2022 a las 7:30 p.m. en el Auditorio de la Escuela Secundaria de Long Beach, 322 Lagoon Drive West, Lido Beach, Nueva York, y también se puede ver de forma remota en https://www.youtube.com /channel/UCzst8qfrB66Ur 7JrZHfodyw/videos por la transacción de negocios según lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación, incluyendo los siguientes artículos: 1. Para presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada del monto de dinero, el cual será requerido para el año fiscal 2022-2023. 2. Para discutir todos los artículos que se establecen a continuación para ser votados por máquina de votación en la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto que se llevará a cabo el martes 17 de Mayo del 2022. 3. Para tramitar cualquier otro asunto que pueda presentarse adecuadamente ante la reunión de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y las leyes que la modifican. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que cualquier residente del distrito puede obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero requerida para el año siguiente para propósitos escolares (presupuesto escolar) sin incluir dinero público a partir del 3 de Mayo del 2022, entre las 8:00 a.m. 00 a. m. y 4:00 p. m., horario vigente, excepto los sábados, domingos o feriados en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, Nueva York, en la Biblioteca Pública de Long Beach, en 111 West

Park Avenue, Long Beach, Nueva York , y en el sitio web de Internet del Distrito. Una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para los fines de la Biblioteca, sin incluir el dinero público, estará disponible en la Biblioteca Pública de Long Beach y en la oficina del secretario del distrito de la Biblioteca para el año que comienza el 1 de Julio del 2022. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que dicha Votación del Presupuesto y Elección se llevarán a cabo el Martes 17 de Mayo del 2022 en los distritos electorales escolares que se indican a continuación, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p.m. Se abrirán urnas para votar por máquina de votación en los siguientes artículos: 1. Para Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2022-2023 y autorizar que la parte requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito. 2. Para elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación por un término de tres (3) años comenzando el 1 de Julio del 2022 y expirando el 30 de Junio del 2025, para llenar la posición mantenida por Anne Conway, cuyo término expira el 30 de Junio del 2022. 3. Para votar en la siguiente propuesta: PROPUESTA DE GASTOS DE FONDOS DEL CAPITAL DE RESERVA “SE DEBE AUTORIZAR A LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN a apropiar y gastar: una suma que no exceda los $1,499,074.26, representando dinero del Fondo de Mejoras de Capital y Construcción a Largo Plazo para los siguientes propósitos: reemplazar parte del sistema de calefacción de vapor existente con agua caliente en el Complejo de las Escuelas Lido / Media; y una suma que no exceda los $5,570,823.74 que representan dinero del Fondo de Mejoras de Capital del 2018 para los siguientes propósitos: en el Complejo de las Escuelas Lido/Media, reemplazar el sistema de calefacción de vapor restante con agua caliente y aire acondicionado parcial, reemplazar la caldera #2 y la caldera # 3 con nuevas calderas de agua caliente y reemplazar los techos de yeso que contienen material de asbesto en cinco salones de clases, y en el sitio de NIKE, reemplazar las aceras y la gravilla; así como costos preliminares y otros costos incidentales a los mismos? (Debido a que los fondos

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que se gastarán en virtud del presente provienen de los Fondos de reserva de capital mencionados, la aprobación de esta propuesta no requerirá un gravamen fiscal sobre los bienes inmuebles del distrito).” 4. Para adoptar el presupuesto anual de la Biblioteca Pública Long Beach para el año escolar 2022-2023 y autorizar que la parte requerida del mismo sea recaudada mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos del distrito escolar. 5. Para elegir un (1) Fideicomisario de la Biblioteca Pública Long Beach por un término de cinco (5) años comenzando el 1 de Julio del 2022 y terminando el 30n de Junio del 2027. TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que, según la resolución de la Junta de Educación adoptada el 8 de Febrero del 2022, esta votación y elección se llevarán a cabo en los siguientes distritos electorales escolares (la descripción precisa de los límites está archivada y puede ser inspeccionada en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, Edificio Administrativo, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, Nueva York 11561: DISTRITO ELECTORAL DE LA ESCUELA LINDELL GIMNASIO ESCOLAR LINDELL 601 LINDELL BOULEVARD, CIUDAD DE LONG BEACH Este distrito electoral abarca el territorio delimitado al oeste por una línea paralela y sesenta (60) pies al oeste de Malone Avenue, al norte por Reynolds Channel, al este por la línea central de Long Beach Boulevard y al sur por el Océano Atlántico. DISTRITO ELECTORAL DE LA ESCUELA EAST GIMNASIO ESCOLAR EAST 456 NEPTUNE BOULEVARD, CIUDAD DE LONG BEACH Este distrito electoral abarca el territorio delimitado al oeste por la línea central de Long Beach Boulevard, al norte por Reynolds Channel, al este hasta la línea límite este de la ciudad de Long Beach y al sur por el Océano Atlántico. DISTRITO ELECTORAL DE LAS ESCUELAS LIDO/MS VESTIBULO DEL AUDITORIO DEL COMPLEJO LIDO 239 LIDO BOULEVARD, LIDO BEACH, NEW YORK Este distrito electoral abarca el territorio del área conocida como Lido Beach, delimitada al oeste por una línea que comienza al este de la ciudad de Long Beach, al norte por Reynolds Channel, al este por la línea fronteriza este de Point Lookout y al Sur con el Océano Atlántico. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que, de conformidad con

la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre la Propiedad Inmueble, el Distrito Escolar debe adjuntar a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor catastral total de la nómina final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de tributación, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada por la autoridad estatutaria y mostrará el impacto acumulado de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pago en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulado de todas las exenciones otorgadas. Además, dicho informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que las peticiones de nominación de candidatos para miembros de la Junta de Educación y miembro de la Junta de la Biblioteca están disponibles en la Secretaría de dicho Distrito Escolar en su oficina en el Edificio de Administración, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, Nueva York, 11561. Las peticiones de nominación deben ser presentado ante el Secretario del Distrito Escolar a más tardar el 27 de abril de 2022, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m., hora vigente. Las vacantes tanto en la Junta de Educación como en la Junta de la Biblioteca no se consideran cargos específicos separados; los candidatos corren en general. Las peticiones de nominación para el fideicomisario de la Junta de Educación deben dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito, deben estar firmadas por al menos 100 votantes calificados del Distrito; debe indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante; y debe indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato. SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que las solicitudes de papeletas de voto en ausencia para las elecciones del distrito escolar deben completarse en un formulario prescrito por la junta electoral estatal y se pueden obtener visitando el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del Estado de Nueva York (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf; http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), o comunicándose con el Secretario del Distrito por correo electrónico a

ldolan@lbeach.org o al 516-897-2108. El Secretario del Distrito debe recibir las solicitudes completas no antes del 18 de Abril del 2022 y al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección, el 10 de Mayo del 2022, si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día anterior a la elección, el 16 de Mayo del 2022, si la boleta se va a entregar personalmente al elector. El secretario del distrito debe recibir las boletas de voto en ausencia a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m., hora vigente, el Martes 17 de Mayo del 2022. Un listado de las personas a las que se les emitieron las boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible para su inspección por parte de los votantes calificados del Distrito en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito a partir del Jueves 12 de Mayo del 2022, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p. m., hora vigente, todos los días anteriores al día fijado para la elección anual, excepto el Domingo, y el 17 de Mayo del 2022, día fijado para la elección. Cualquier votante calificado que esté presente en el lugar de votación puede oponerse a la votación de la boleta por motivos apropiados, dando a conocer su impugnación y las razones por las cuales el Inspector de Elecciones antes del cierre de las urnas. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que cualquier persona que no esté registrada bajo el registro personal permanente el 1 de Enero del 2017 o antes, o las listas de registro suplementarias proporcionadas por la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau, o que no haya votado en una elección del distrito escolar intermedio, debe presentarse o ella misma personalmente para registrarse para tener derecho a votar el 3 de Mayo del 2022 de 2:00 p. m. a 8:00 p. m.; en el vestíbulo del auditorio de la Escuela Media Long Beach, 239 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, Nueva York 11561. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que cualquier persona que se haya mudado de un distrito escolar electoral en el Distrito Escolar de la Ciudad de Long Beach a otro, y que no se haya registrado en el nuevo distrito escolar electoral, y que todavía esté registrado en el distrito de donde proviene movido, puede votar en el distrito electoral en el que se registró. Dichas personas deberán informar, al momento de votar, a los inspectores electorales de su nuevo domicilio para corregir dicha inscripción. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que

solo aquellos votantes calificados cuyos nombres aparecen en los registros preparados para dicha elección del distrito escolar tendrán derecho a votar el Día de la Elección. El registro se archivará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito y estará abierto a la inspección de cualquier votante calificado del distrito escolar de 8:00 a.m. a las 4:00 p. m. los días laborables del 3 de Mayo del 2022 al 17 de Mayo del 2022, y el Sábado 7 de Mayo del 2022, cuando estará disponible de 9 a.m. a las 12 del mediodía solo con cita previa. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que los votantes militares que no están actualmente registrados pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Se puede solicitar una solicitud de registro como votante militar comunicándose con el secretario del distrito por teléfono (516) 897-2108, fax (516) 771-3944, correo electrónico ldolan@lbeach.org, correo a 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, NY, 11561, o en persona (durante el horario normal de oficina o entre las 8:15 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m.); la solicitud de registro debe recibirse en la oficina del secretario del distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 2 de Mayo del 2022. En la solicitud de registro, el votante militar puede designar su preferencia para recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico. Un votante militar que esté debidamente registrado puede solicitar una boleta militar solicitando un formulario de solicitud al Secretario del Distrito; para recibir una boleta militar, la solicitud de boleta militar debe recibirse a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 2 de Mayo del 2022. En la solicitud de una boleta militar, el votante militar puede designar su preferencia para recibir la solicitud de boleta militar, y la boleta militar, por correo, transmisión por facsímil o correo electrónico. Todas las solicitudes de boletas de votantes militares calificados y boletas militares deben devolverse por correo o en persona. Las boletas para votantes militares se distribuirán a los votantes militares calificados a más tardar el 3 de Mayo del 2022. El Secretario del Distrito (1) debe recibir las boletas militares antes del cierre de las urnas, el Martes 17 de Mayo del 2022, y deben mostrar un marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o debe mostrar un endoso de recibo fechado por otra

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Long Beach resident honored for 100th birthday Long Beach resident Sandy Solo was honored by the City of Long Beach for his 100th birthday earlier this month. He was met by City Manager Donna Gayden and the City Council. Gayden and the council presented Solo with a proclamation from the city. The city honors all residents who reach this milestone with a proclamation. Solo proudly served in the United

States Air Force from 1942 to 1947 and received the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and a Presidential Citation for his actions while in service. Solo was hired by the city in 1971, by then-City Manager Peter Korn, as a Service Assistant in the Public Information Department and worked for the Long Beach until his retirement in April 1989.

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agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección y estar firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo, con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección. Una lista de las personas a las que se emiten las boletas militares estará disponible para su inspección por parte de los votantes calificados del Distrito en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito a partir del jueves 12 de mayo de 2022, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p. m., hora vigente, todos los días anteriores al día fijado para la elección anual, excepto el domingo, y el 17 de mayo de 2022, día fijado para la elección. Cualquier votante calificado que esté presente en el lugar de votación puede oponerse a la votación de la boleta por motivos apropiados, dando a conocer su impugnación y las razones por las cuales el Inspector de Elecciones antes del cierre de las urnas. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que, de conformidad con una regla adoptada por la Junta de Educación de conformidad con la Sección 2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o proposición para enmendar el presupuesto, o que de

otro modo se someta a votación en dicha elección, debe ser presentada ante el Secretario de la Junta de Educación en la Oficina del Distrito, Edificio Administrativo, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, Nueva York 11561, con tiempo suficiente para permitir que el aviso de la propuesta se incluya con el Aviso de la Audiencia Pública, Votación del Presupuesto y Elección requerida por la Sección 2004 de la Ley de Educación o antes del 18 de Abril de 2022, a las 4:00 p. m., hora vigente; debe estar escrito a máquina o impreso en el idioma inglés; debe dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito Escolar; debe estar firmado por al menos 25 votantes calificados del Distrito; y debe indicar legiblemente el nombre de cada firmante. Sin embargo, la Junta Escolar no considerará ninguna petición para presentar a los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de los poderes de los votantes para determinar, que sea ilegal, o cualquier propuesta que no incluya una asignación específica donde el gasto de la proposición requiere dinero, o cuando existe otra razón válida para excluir la proposición de la boleta. Fechado: Lido Beach,

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A. What you heard may or may not be true, but unless someone with the ability and training to calculate the load distribution and confirm it with building codes can check it, you’ll probably never know if you could have saved the structure or not. The unwritten rule, compared with the code standard, is typically that repetitive floor joists onte eeper shouldn’t span more than 2 feet beyond a support beam. If calculations show that the bending moment, fiber stress and moment of inertia are within a safe range, however, then the existing structure may be able to be saved. It gets more complicated, though, because most decks have inadequate spread footings for the weight distribution underground, especially because people assume, incorrectly, that sandy soil is very stable. They also generally have little understanding of what freezing conditions can do to the entire structure. In other words, most decks are built based on many assumptions, but aren’t considered as big an issue if they move, since cracking and uplift generally aren’t a noticeable concern. It really doesn’t matter if a design professional is working on a big building or something as simple as a deck, because the ability to cause deadly problems and mistakes is still the same. It’s understandable that people want to save money by not hiring an architect or engineer for something seemingly so simple, but you may want to consider that most municipalities require plans prepared under the direction and review of a licensed professional, and not guessed at by someone with power tools who builds. Many people learn the hard way, especially when they go to legalize a deck long after it has been built and used for years, that the way it was built won’t pass and get a permit without expensive changes. There are many regulations, codes and laws regarding every kind of structure, from where it can be placed to the materials and methods of putting it together. It doesn’t take much, just a consultation with an architect or engineer, to find out the answer to your question. Building an addition close to water means making a little more effort to only do things once, especially with exposure to the conditions of higher wind and water force, corrosive salt air, saltwater and unstable soil. You may end up with a new structure, but when you think about the investment and your safety, it will be worth it. Good luck!

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n the 246-year history of the United States, a Black woman has never served on the U.S. Supreme Court. With President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, that should soon change. A U.S. Senate vote on her nomination is expected next month. From an early age, Jackson was advised as a Black woman to lower her expectations. As the White House states, “When Judge Jackson told her high school guidance counselor she eLaine wanted to attend Harvard, the guidGross ance counselor warned that Judge Jackson should not set her ‘sights so high.’” She went on to graduate magna cum laude from Harvard University and cum laude from Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Biden’s earlier announcement that a Black woman would fill the Supreme Court seat generated howls of protests from conservatives — similarly telling every Black woman who is qualified to fill the seat not to set their sights so high.

Republican presidents had previously promised to appoint women to the court, and appointed white women without controversy. Former President Donald Trump pledged to nominate a woman after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2020; Ronald Reagan promised in 1980 to nominate the first woman to the court. Yet the promise to appoint a Black woman brought howls. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, called Biden’s announcement “an insult to Black women,” adding, “Black women are, what, 6 percent of the U.S. population? He’s saying to 94 percent of Americans, ‘I don’t give a damn about you. You are ineligible.’” U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi, said that as a result of Biden’s pledge, the first Black woman on the Supreme Court would be a beneficiary of affirmative action. The controversy comes from Biden’s pledging to appoint a Black woman, because that violates the racial hierarchy of structural racism. Structural racism is the historical and ongoing racial discrimination, segregation and marginalization of Black people — African-Americans in particular — that is typically instigated

Letters We need a bill that includes independent oversight, defined and substantive targets, investment in reuse/refill/recycle infrastructure, bans on toxins in plastics and bans on any burning of plastic waste. Hopefully New Yorkers will get the bill they need and deserve. I live in Rockville Centre, and I volunteer for All Our Energy, a local environmental organization. If you have any questions, you can reach me at (516) 594-4485. KARIN JOHNSON Rockville Centre

Child care providers deserve to make a decent living To the Editor: I have been a child care provider in Freeport for eight years. I watch infants take their first steps and form their first words. I help toddlers handle emotions while they learn how to share and negotiate. The children and families I serve have built a stable relationship with

or sanctioned by government. Underlying it is the false notion that race provides a justification for treating people differently. But race is a social construct. All humans are 99 percent genetically identical. Racism is a concept created to advantage whites and disadvantage Blacks. If Jackson becomes the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, we should celebrate that longoverdue milestone and her extraordinary credentials. But we should not fall victim to the idea that she is the exception, a rare talent who had the unique credentials to break the glass ceiling. The list of potential nominees previously released by the White House showed that there are numerous Black women qualified to serve on the court. As we prepare to celebrate this milestone, we should also commit to three more actions. First, we should increase the number of federal judges who are Black women. According to the Pew Research Center, “Only 70 of the 3,843 people who have ever served as federal judges in the United States — fewer than 2% — have been Black women.” That under-representation on the federal bench restricts the talent pool for future justices with

e can't fall victim to the idea that Ketanji Brown Jackson is the exception.

attractive legal credentials. Second, we should address the role that structural racism continues to play in the segregation of public schools and the insufficient funding of schools in neighborhoods educating most Black students. The result is that millions of Black girls — including those with the potential to serve on the Supreme Court — are deprived of their rightful opportunities to succeed, and our nation is deprived of the added wisdom they can bring from their life experiences to the role of Supreme Court justice. Third, we should never forget the exciting and inspiring impact that having a Black woman on the Supreme Court can have on Black girls — and Black women of all ages. As a civil rights leader for more than 20 years and a Black woman, I can attest to how exciting and inspiring it is to see Black women take on new historic roles — Michelle Obama as first lady and Kamala Harris as vice president, to mention just two. The prospect of a Black woman on the Supreme Court is similarly invigorating — even after 246 years. Yet I can’t help but think about the countless Black women and girls who have been told — and continue to be told — not to set their sights so high. Elaine Gross is president of ERASE Racism, the Long Island-based civil rights organization.

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me and my staff, which is critical to child development. But the 16 children in my care come from families who qualify for a state subsidy. The subsidy is nowhere close to the cost of quality care. Throughout the pandemic, I and my staff have provided these children with a social and educational foundation while barely making minimum wage. How long can we afford to be underpaid? Members of the State Legislature have joined parents and providers who are calling for a big investment in the state budget to rescue the child care system. I really hope it happens before I have to close my doors. I hope leaders in Albany understand that if people don’t have child care, they can’t work. I also hope they realize that qualified child care providers are happy to provide quality care, if we can just make a decent living. JANNA RODRIGUEz Freeport President/Provider The Innovative Daycare Corp.

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LONG BEACH HERALD — March 31, 2022

Finally, a Black woman on the Supreme Court?

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t was said to be cold that spring morning in 1768 when 20 or so businessmen gathered at Fraunces Tavern in Lower Manhattan. The goal was to create a coalition of merchants, intended to help — and even protect — one another. King George III wasted no time granting a royal charter. But within a few years, this bustling guild would be deeply divided between those loyal to the crown and those seeking independence. The revolutionaries ultimately won — both the war and control of the chamber, which grew from an organization supporting New York City to one that supported New York state. It is now known as the Partnership for New York City, and many credit the chamber for everything from the birth of the Erie Canal to the development of transatlantic cables to what would become the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. There are nearly 4,000 chambers of commerce spread across the country today, according to the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. And more than 40 them are right here in Nassau County, which is home to 150,000 businesses that employ more than 800,000 people. No matter how we break down economic development, two key components always remain — people, of course, and businesses.

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letters We must reduce plastic waste To the Editor: The State Legislature is working on extended producer responsibility, or EPR, policy to address our serious plastic waste crisis. This type of legislation can hold producers responsible for what ultimately happens to the packaging they use to contain their products, with the goal of reducing waste and moving us to more easily recyclable materials. It is crucial that Albany gets it right. The petroleum, gas and chemical industries, the makers of plastic ingredients, as well as producers and packaging manufacturers, know this type of legislation is inevitable, but they don’t want it to cut into their profits. Right now, these groups are winning against groups that have only the environment at heart. But, producers shouldn’t be running the show and setting their own targets, and they shouldn’t be part of an advisory board, setting the rules and holding more power than environmental and consumer groups.

Nassau is blessed with a number of the county’s largest employers, like Northwell Health, Catholic Health Services of Long Island and the Stop & Shop grocery store chain, which alone employs more than 8,000 workers, according to published reports. The NYU Langone Hospital isn’t far behind. But the vast majority of businesses are the ones where any of us can walk in, and we know the employees by name. We know the owners. We go to the same churches and synagogues, the same school board meetings, the same parks. And we depend on every one of these businesses, not just for the goods and services they provide, not just for the jobs and paychecks they create, but also for helping us establish the very sense of community we have come to enjoy. Some chambers, like the one in Wantagh, host Fourth of July parades every year. The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores is known for its street festivals and vendor events, including one coming up April 23. The Glen Cove chamber highlights local eateries with its regular Culinary Delights events. There are boardwalk fairs hosted by the Long Beach chamber, Kids Fests organized by the Merrick chamber, and car shows from the Oyster Bay-East Norwich chamber. And we can’t forget the Rockville Centre chamber’s Eat Shop Rock, which last

year attracted 75 vendors, 50 food trucks and 18 live bands. These extraordinary coalitions represent the very lifeblood of our communities. And all of them are part of a much larger consortium that helps enhance those voices even more: The Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, which not only advocates and promotes businesses through programs like its “Shop Local” campaign, but also connects businesses with a number of resources, including grants, tax-abatement programs and even federal services, like the Paycheck Protection Program created during the coronavirus pandemic. “We are a sounding board,” council president Frank Camarano told a breakfast crowd that gathered at our Herald Community Newspapers headquarters last week, adding that the council wants to “give our members a voice.” With 150,000 businesses, it may feel impossible not to get drowned out in a cacophony of voices. That’s why chambers are more important than ever, especially as all of us recover from the economic turmoil of the pandemic, while climbing the mountain of supply-chain shortages and high inflation. There’s a reason why chambers are woven into the very fabric of our society: Without them, there simply wouldn’t be society.

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ong awaited, spring, the season of beginnings, has begun. Though it happens with astronomical regularity, isn’t it interesting that we’re always surprised by the first buds, the first mist-like sheen of yellow in trees that looked lifeless for months, the first songbirds? The perennially anticipated equinox brings more than pop-up daffodils and lively robins to us this year. Mostly free of masks, marathons are back on, parades have returned, and we JOHN dine outside it’s so O'CONNELL because nice, not for fear of death. These signs of spring’s rebirth are worthy of being called blessings to count. Of course, we’re not completely “back.” We mingle, but still carefully, in restaurants and at parties, at the supermarket, at crowded ball games and in schools. We’re still cautious on the days we’re back in the office, and we’re fully masked for medical appointments. Subway, train and plane rides remain as masked as gatherings of thieves. Those reasonable restrictions notwithstanding, it’s time to get out.

How appropriate that this get-out-ofCovid-jail pass coincides not only with the northern hemisphere’s blooming time, but also with April’s holy celebrations of liberation: Pesach and Easter. Whether we’re commemorating our people’s escape from slavery or our redemption secured by the risen Lord, it’s our time now for freedom and rebirth. Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and probably all religions celebrate spring as freedom from fasting and a return to fruitfulness. Lured by the fresh scents of growing grass and budding crocuses, enticed by the sweet chirps of returning warblers, we’re ready and willing to escape our coopedup homes and enjoy all that our region offers. You may have your special spring escapes, but here are some favorite places to spend a spring day. The 409-acre Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, in Oyster Bay, is an ideal venue for individual, couple or family walks among beautiful trees, spring gardens and greenhouses. If you’re by yourself, bring a book; there are plenty of benches on which to sit and read in peace. Less than five miles from the Planting Fields is Theodore Roosevelt’s family home at Sagamore Hill. The National Historical Site gives life not only to the president’s days at his Summer White House,

but also holds treasures from his journeys out West and to Africa. You can feel TR’s energy there. The grounds are inspiring. A few minutes’ drive from downtown Oyster Bay is the president’s gravesite, at Youngs Memorial Cemetery. After a full life, Roosevelt was laid to rest in this peaceful place in 1919, at age 60. Next to the cemetery is the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center. Except for the chirps of countless songbirds, it’s a quiet place with education programs for adults and children. On the opposite compass point, one of the most wellknown beaches in the world, Jones Beach State Park, offers six and a half miles of broad, clean ocean beaches, nature centers, food concessions and a magnificent boardwalk. I’ve been going to Jones Beach for almost 60 years, and it’s never been better. For bikers, there are trails from Wantagh and other South Shore villages to the park and then east, beside Ocean Parkway. Freeport’s Nautical Mile has many waterside eateries and drinkeries, party boats, gift shops and fresh-fish markets. In Suffolk County, enjoy an afternoon at Riverhead’s Long Island Aquarium, a fun experience, especially for kids. There is a fleet of “open” boats for fishing at Captree State Park, just north of

e're ready and willing to get outside and enjoy all that our region offers.

Robert Moses State Park, another fabulous beach and recreation area. Looking to take the family to a professional baseball game without the crazy prices? Even Mets and Yankee fans will enjoy the L.I. Ducks, who play their first home games starting April 22. Town of Hempstead residents can enjoy a round of golf at excellent rates at the Lido Beach or Merrick courses. Oyster Bay golfers can enjoy the Hon. Joseph Colby course in Woodbury. This is an opportune time for Nassau County residents to purchase a Leisure Pass. It costs $36, gets you into many county recreation facilities and entitles you to valuable discounts. You can obtain a pass at most county parks. There’s lot of springtime in the 930acre Eisenhower Park. Larger than Manhattan’s Central Park, Eisenhower has ball fields, picnic areas, one of the best golf facilities on Long Island and one of the best swimming facilities in America. Reserve space for a family, team or organization picnic in Eisenhower Park or any of the many other Nassau County parks. Call your local county park after April 4; find every park’s phone number at https://bit.ly/3N6sEfL. Whatever your favorite springtime pursuits, now’s the time to shed winter’s shivers and bask in April’s warmth. John O’Connell is a former executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? OConnell11001@yahoo.com.

Where am I at 75? Reflections from the edge

rriving at age 75, alive, intact, and ready to roll into the future, I would like to share some reflections on the last seven-plus decades. I know. Can you believe it? Right? The main thing is, I don’t have advice for anyone. I never thought that teetering into older age necessarily conferred wisdom or the right to tell others what to do. So carry on, make your own mistakes. You will soar, you will fall, and if you get up, you will move on. I never made a big deal about birthdays, but this RANDI year is different. I KREISS feel changed by the pandemic experience, and inclined to be more open about the journey so far. Facing death will do that to you, and many of us have come to terms with our mortality, unless, of course, we deployed industrial-strength denial. Authenticity in myself and others has become key. I don’t want to dance the dance anymore. I have always abhorred small talk, maybe because I’m not very

good at it, but I have little tolerance for the “So, what are you watching these days?” although it is not beneath me to ask exactly that when I’m stuck with strangers. My preference is to get to the truth of the moment and exchange ideas, not chitchat. I feel a freedom that I didn’t always carry with me in my careers in teaching and journalism, and even in my life as a parent and friend. So many dinners with so many people who were part of our social life. We all had those circles. When our kids were little and we left them with babysitters, it was to see other adults. Some were dear, and the relationships were central to our well-being. But some were people who were nice to talk to but not emotionally connected with us. It was fine, back then, but these days, time is more precious. It has become a supply-chain issue, like everything else. With the pandemic, the entire paradigm of an adult social life shifted. We saw no one for over a year, and then, gradually, a few “safe” people, and recently a few more. What hit home is how nurtur-

ing and vital the special friends are. What is true, too, is that as you get older, even without a pandemic, some relationships ebb. Some of us have become less tolerant of the lapses that come with age. As much as I hated being at the children’s table when I was 5, it’s challenging to be at a table of 70-somethings. I can’t sit facing a bright light. My husband can’t hear everything. Someone else can’t get their artificial hip into the chair. Another one needs the heat set at 85. I learned, too, during these years of crisis, that the quality of a relationship doesn’t always depend on face-to-face meetings. I have held close to my heart a number of people through long emails and telephone conversations that aren’t hit-and-miss but planned and set in the calendar. Some others I see when we can, and when we do, it’s as if no time has passed at all. Instant connection, 5G at least. By the time I reached 70, I realized I had spent way too much time worrying what others thought of me. That might sound ridiculous from someone who

uthenticity in myself and others has become key. Small talk? No thanks.

writes a column that sometimes elicits death threats, but those are different. They aren’t personal. I could fret for days about an offhand comment I made to a friend that might possibly have offended. Or I could feel slighted by a remark from someone else. By 75, and not a moment too soon, I am moving beyond that hypersensitivity. My third-grade teacher, Mrs. Heller, told me I needed to grow an elephant skin, and she was right. It just took me a while. Another shift that comes in the fullness of our years is our drift toward the wings of the family stage, the fringe, the edge. You get it. We aren’t the main event anymore. That’s a very good thing. Our kids are officially launched. We have no 40-yearolds living in the basement. We do have an opportunity now to take on fresh challenges. Maybe all of us elders should go back to our full-time jobs now that no one else wants to work. Or just chill. Thank you for indulging me. Apparently, I’m having a “where did all the years go” moment. I am astonished to be 75 years old. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

LONG BEACH HERALD — March 31, 2022

At long last, spring. Cue the fresh scents and sweet chirps

March 31, 2022 — LONG BEACH HERALD

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