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By JAmES BERNStEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

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It was Shredding & E:Cycling Day last Sunday in the city. More than 200 people welcomed the chance to shred unwanted documents and recycle electronics. The LBPD and the sanitation, beach maintenance, tax and events departments worked together to make it event happen.

With the city roughly $460 million in debt, the Long Beach City Council voted unanimously at a special meeting Tuesday to hire two firms with extensive experience in financial restructuring to develop plans that would allow Long Beach to repay its obligations and start on the path toward a secure fiscal future.

The council voted to hire M3 Partners and O’Melveny & Myers, both of New York City.

They are to begin work immediately. City Manager Donna Gayden said that city officials

were hopeful that State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Long Beach Democrat, would help secure some state funding to help pay the firms’ fees.

Kaminsky said he would speak with representatives of the state Financial Restructuring Board. He was joined in supporting the city’s plan by U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Democrat from Garden City, Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford, a Republican from Long Beach, and Melissa Miller, a Republican from Atlantic Beach.

Moshsin Meghji, M3 Partners’ managing partner, served as chief restructuring officer Continued on page 5

L.B. Lions raise funds for local child with rare cancer

By JAmES BERNStEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

The Long Beach Lions will hold a virtual Bingo game May 1 to raise funds for 5-year-old Tyler Lipsky, who in July 2016 developed a fever that persisted, and persisted.

Then the situation turned worse.

Tyler was just over a year old that summer, and his worried parents, Stephanie and Rob Lipsky, of Oceanside, took him to Winthrop Hospital in Mineola, now NYU Langone Health.

Concerned doctors sent him to Children’s Hospital of Phila-

delphia. In May 2017, Tyler underwent a stem-cell transplant. The doctors there had discovered that he had acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, a disease in which abnor mal white blood cells produced in the bone marrow crowd out normal ones, making it difficult for the patient to fight off infection.

“The illness has left him paralyzed,” Stephanie said, and today Tyler uses a wheelchair.

He will turn 6 on June 11.

The family now needs a wheelchair lift so Tyler can go up and down the stairs. “I’m carrying him now on my back,” his mother said. They also use a

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he illness has left him paralyzed.

StEPhANIE lIPSky Tyler’s mother

ramp on the side of the house to help Tyler get into the car.

“I’m trying to make the house a little more accessible for Tyler,” Lipsky said. The family is still recovering from the shock of the diagnosis.

Stephanie and Rob are separated, but have remained close.

Two weeks ago, the Long Beach Lions stepped in. Club

President Allen Schwartz set up the Bingo game through a Connecticut-based company, Everything Happens For A Reason Fundraising.

There will be six games played, in the hope of raising about $6,000 for the lift and ramp, Schwar tz said. Any money left over will go to buy a guide dog, he said.

In 2017, the Lipskys held a raffle and auction fundraiser, collecting about $25,000 to help c ove r m e d i c a l a n d o t h e r expenses. About 200 people attended the event, at Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall in Wantagh.

But the family’s needs have changed drastically. Lipsky had Continued on page 15

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LONG BEACH HERALD — April 15, 2021 Photos by Christina Daly/Herald

Volunteers at lido Beach town park take to the beach Sunday to clean-up as ploveds begin to migrate to Long Beach.

Big clean-up as plovers return to Lido “This debris can create dangerous conditions for residents as well as disrupt the natural habitats of piping plovers and Just as the swallows return to Capistra- other bird species that nest annually along no, the plovers return to Long Beach. town beaches,” town supervisor Don On an icky Sunday morning, about 60 Clavin said in a statement. volunteers braved heavy fog and off-and-on Lindsey Reisz, education coordinator rain showers at Lido Beach town park to for AMSEAS, said, “Cleaning up our clean up the beach so that mounds of marine environment debris would not disis at the core of our rupt the nesting of organization’s mission piping plovers, whose to promote marine migration habits take conservation through them to the Northeast action.” this time of year.

T h e vo l u n t e e r s Hempstead town came from across Naspartnered with Atlans a u C o u n t y, s o m e tic Marine Conservaarmed with umbrellas, tion Society wearing windbreakers (AMSEAS) and All and boots.

Our Energy to oversee Gail Reed and her the clean-up. About 20 husband, Martin Reed, volunteers at a time of Hempstead, stood went onto the beach, to waiting their turn to maintain social distake to the beach. tancing.

“I’m just so glad the Sunday’s clean-up town has given us the was the first of the opportunity to cleanyear, and there will be up this area,” Gail others, volunteers Reed said. “I’m just an said. all-American citizen George Povall, execwanting to do the right utive director of All thing.”

Our Energy, based in Her husband Point Lookout, said GeorGe PoVall, executiVe director agreed. “This should the plovers will be lay- of the non-profit All Our Energy, prebe done regularly,” he ing eggs soon. said. pared to oversee the clean-up as vol“We’re here to help unteers got ready on a foggy, rainy day.

P a i g e P a n z n e rpeople out protecting Ko zek of Lido, the birds,” Povall said. brought her two chilThe piping plover arrives in about mid- dren, Zsa Zsa Kozek, 11, and Theo Kozek, March and remains for three to four 13, to the clean-up. months. The birds lay 3 to 4 eggs in shallow “Pollution isn’t good,” Zsa Zsa said. depressions.

“We’re here to have a sense of improvPiping plovers have been on the federal ing the place where we live,” their mom endangered species list since 1986. Many said. “It’s a way of giving back.” coastal beaches used by the birds are now Amber Krauss, a laborer with the home to commercial, recreational and rec- town’s conservation and waterways departreational complexes. Plovers are exception- ment, said it was particularly important for ally sensitive to the presence of human volunteers to pick up balloon strings and beings. fishing lines, which plovers might swallow.

By James Bernstein jbernsterin@liherald.com

a miGratinG PloVer shared a piece of the beach with a sea gull. theo Kozel and his sister, Zsa Zsa Kozel, both of Lido, took part in the Sunday clean-up.

Board adopts budget with no tax hike

By Darwin Yanes dyanes@liherald.com

The Long Beach Board of Education on Tuesday adopted a $144 million budget, about half a million lower than the current spending plan - with no tax increase.

Michael DeVito, the district’s assistant superintendent of finance and operations, explained at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting that the plan was lower because the district used one time re-purposed existing capital funds for new capital projects, including the new auditorium roof for he middle MichaeL DeViTo tschool and an Assistant auditorium Superintendent ramp for Lindell Elementary of finance and School. The operations funds, he said, were from projects that came in under budget or other projects that did not come to fruition in the current plan.

Board Trustee Maureen Vrona made an amendment to the proposed budget – which originally called for a 0.46 tax levy – and changed it to a zero percent increase, which all her colleagues supported.

“I think Covid this year has caused a lot of stress this year,” Board Trustee Anne Conway said. “I believe that since we are able to do it financially and it makes sense for us that we should go forward with a tax levy of zero.”

DeVito said the district would need to take money from their fund balance to maintain a balanced budget. He added that it may not mean that the taxpayer will see no tax increase because the county assessment and adjusted base proportion could vary and therefore cause an increase.

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ne reason it has zero impact on the taxpayer is because we get money back from the state.

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The Long Beach Board of Education adopted a budget lower than the current spending plan.

The district is also expecting an increase in state aid of more than $1.3 million, according to DeVito’s revenue projections. In the other revenue category, Devito presented a conservative number of just above $9 million, which is a $400,000 decrease from last year.

He added, however, that the school has also received an extra $600,000 in foundation aid. “That’s real money that is based on a special formula that has to do with our wealth ratio, and other factors about the school district,” DeVito said.

The district will also see an increase in building aid from the state, which has to do with capital projects the district is completing, including the energy performance contract. The $15 million project included renovations such as comprehensive interior/exterior LED Lighting upgrades, computer load management software, roof upgrades and roof-mounted Solar Photovoltaic

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“One reason it has zero impact on the taxpayer is because we get money back from the state,” DeVito said. “ You see the difference of about half a milliondollar, which is really helpful for us.”

The district is also eliminating the pandemic adjustment line that reduced the district’s state aid in the amount of about $458,871 in the current year. The district’s federal CARES Act allocation is $458,871 and fully offsets the loss of state aid, Devito said.

In elementary schools, the district will add funding for academic intervention services. DeVito said that all four elementary principals requested the item.

The district also eliminated its NIKE program, which was an alternative program that aimed at providing at-risk youth the opportunity to earn a high school diploma while developing

employability skills. However, the district is adding a new medical assisting program, which will take over the space NIKE occupied. Other new electives like public speaking and journalism will be added to the high school.

Board Trustee Sam Pinto, who at the moment is running unopposed for reelection, said he thought the district was going in the right direction. Board Trustee Tina Posterli, will no seek reelection, but instead a seat on the City Council in the June primary.

The May budget vote will also include a proposition to spend about $4.9 million from the district capital reserve fund to make improvements to district properties. Some of the “priority 1” projects include tennis court resurfacing at the middle school, drainage work at the high school and exterior wall for the bus garage. To view the line-by-line budget, visit the district’s website at lbeach.org.

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Gayden said the restructuring project would not involve layoffs or changes in city services. It will deal solely, she said, with the city’s long-term obligations and how to pay them.

Questions arose from viewers of the meeting on Zoom about the possibility that the city would declare bankruptcy.

Gayden said there was no such plan.

“It is an option of last resort,” Meghji said. “Any headlines about bankruptcy are premature and probably wrong.”

“Simply put,” Gayden said, “Long Beach is operating an annual budget that carries extreme negative/positive swings in operating fund balances, with holes often plugged by borrowing money, and this is unsustainable. But even worse, we face total prospective financial obligations that likely exceed $460 million, an enormous amount. We cannot go on with the status quo. The appointment of these firms will begin the process of confronting the city’s challenges.”

O’Melveny & Myers opened in 1885.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher once served as its chairman, and Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr., who worked in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, was White House counsel during the Reagan administration. The firm also defended former President Donald Trump in a lawsuit filed against Trump University, which resulted in a $25 million settlement for the plaintiffs.

Gayden said she was hired to present the city with a balanced budget, which she did last year. It included a 1.8 percent tax increase, the smallest in years. She noted that she also developed a five-year financial plan for the city.

But, she said, the two firms were hired to help Long Beach develop long-term budget projections and to examine the severity of its fiscal challenges. Additionally, the firms are tasked with helping the city execute a restructuring plan.

“We do restructuring work with cities,”

Meghji said. “We have been working with [Gayden] and the city for the last few weeks.” He added that the two firms were “getting our arms around long-term liabilities exacerbated” by the recent Haberman case.

In January, State Supreme Court Justice Jack Libert, in Mineola, found Long Beach liable for $131 million in damages in a case that dates back 31 years, brought

by Manhattan developer Sinclair Haberman after the city revoked a building permit for a luxury condominium project.

But the city reached a settlement in the case, knocking $20.5 million off whatever final figure is agreed on that Long Beach must pay.

The Haberman family bought the vacant Superblock property from the city in the 1980s, but its plan for high-rise residential towers fell through, so the land remained vacant, and Haberman sued.

The city has settled a suit filed by another developer, iStar, which had proposed luxury apartments for the six-acre site. The Nassau County Industrial Development Agency denied the request, and iStar sued the city for failing to support its bid. The settlement includes the sale of the Superblock property to developer Engel Burman, which plans to build a 438unit mixed-use complex. The city will credit Engel Burman $2.5 million for fees already paid to the city, and the developer will complete $3 million worth of infrastructure improvements.

In addition to the Haberman case, Long Beach’s obligations also include $128 million in bond debt and $139 million in employment benefits liabilities. The city says it has about $460 million overall in such obligations. As of 2019, its financial statements showed that it has about $62 million a year in liabilities, making a restructuring plan a necessity.

Maria DiConza, a partner at O’Melveny & Myer, said, “What we are doing is bringing an objective and holistic approach to Long Beach’s financial problems. Our job is to look at what the options are.”

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events and activities

community update Ongoing

Long Beach Writers’ Circle If you’re a writer and want to join other local writers serious about the craft, then come join our Writers’ Circle on Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Library Board Meeting 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.

Library Board of Trustees Meeting Join the Long Beach Public Library Board of Trustees for a safe and socially distanced in-person board meeting.

Due to COVID restrictions, space for the public will be limited and priority given to those who register in-advance. The event will take place from 6:307:30pa.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

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.

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, share concerns, 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.

Appointments are needed and are given on a first-come, first-served. basis. 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 will be provided after the appointment is confirmed.

Tuesday, April 20 Intermediate Bridge Courtesy City of Long Beach

Bicycle Auction The City of Long Beach Police Department will be holding a public bicycle auction on Saturday, April 17 at 9 a.m. The auction will be held in front of City Hall The public is invited to inspect the over 100 unclaimed bicycles between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. (rain or shine). All goods are being sold “as is” and “where is.” Purchases must be made in cash and the City reserves the right to reject any or all bids. No refunds. All sales are final. All bicycles must be picked up on the day of sale. For additional information, including a list of available bikes please visit https://www.longbeachny.gov/auction

Friday, April 16 Chair Yoga

Thursday, April 15 Meditation Unplug from the news and learn to relax and unwind in this unique online meditation class with Lisa Wisel, MS, BC-DMT, LCAT. Re-center with an embodiment meditation which focuses on the senses and aliveness. Feel the benefits immediately. The virtual event will take place from 2-2:45 p.m. on Zoom, visit the L.B. Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

This popular virtual Chair Yoga class focuses on a full-body practice and will help strengthen your nervous system and reduce stress and stiffness.

Kathleen Regan has been practicing yoga since 1993, and she has been practicing for even longer. Certified in Hatha/Raja Yoga, she is also a certified Kundalini instructor. . The virtual event will take place from 9-10 a.m. on Zoom, visit the L.B. Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Saturday, April 17 Yoga for Health & Peace This advanced beginner Hatha yoga

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class is designed to strengthen and lengthen your muscles and free your mind. Instructor Stephanie Durso will guide you into each pose and provide alignment cues for holding the pose and breathing deeply. The virtual event will take place from 10-11 a.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Sunday, April 18 S.T.O.P. Program The City of Long Beach in cooperation with the Town of Hempstead will hold Stop Throwing Out Pollutants Hazardous Waste Collection Program (S.T.O.P.) behind the LIRR station from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Recycle pails will also be on sale for $15 each. Cash or check only. For

more information call (516) 4311011 For more information, visit www. longbeachny.gov.

Monday, April 19 Gentle Yoga Build strength and flexibility along with a calmer mind in this gentle yoga class featuring certified RYT instructor Beverlee Bertinetti.Beginners are welcome, and this class is open to all. Use a sturdy folding chair placed on a yoga mat and remember to wear comfortable clothing. The virtual event will take place from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Vaccines available for people 16+.

City council meeting set for Tuesday, April 20 at 7 p.m.

Outdoor Dining Permits available now. City to waive fee.

Alternate Side of the Street Parking is in effect from April 1 through November 30.

2021 Summer Special Police Officer Program applicants should call (516) 705-7318.

Ready to take your bridge skills to the next level? Then join instructor Anne Bass in this fun virtual intermediate bridge class designed for players with some experience playing bridge and are ready to learn more. The virtual event will take place from 10-11 a.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Reshaping Unconscious Bias with Dr. Penny Stern Reshaping Unconscious Bias with Dr. Penny Stern / A Long Island Reads Affiliated Program. In this Zoom program, Dr. Penny Stern will illustrate the difference between bias and unconscious bias, including racial bias, and how to increase the conscious awareness of the factors influencing decision-making. Dr. Stern is Assistant VicePresident, Preventative Medicine & Clinical Program at Northwell Health.

The virtual event will take place from 7-8:15 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

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The Herald Community Newspapers took home 26 honors in the annual New Special Sections/Niche York Press Association’s Better Newspa- Publication — Newsprint The East Meadow Herald was honored per Contest, which attracted more than 2,400 of entries from 151 newspapers for the Heralds’ K-Kids special section, a across the state this year. The Heralds’ sis- kindergarten yearbook, with photos of ter paper, The Riverdale Press, earned each class from within the East Meadow eight accolades, bringing the total for Rich- School District.

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The Heralds were recognized for an “In a year when trusted local news proved to be more important than ever,” online multiple-ad page called Make Your said Stuart Richner, publisher of Herald House a Home. Jeff Negrin designed the Community Newspapers, “our team once ad, and Sales Director Lori Berger develagain rose to the occasion, providing Long oped the concept.

Ju d g e s w r o t e, Island communities “This is one terrific with the information a d — s o m e b o dy they most needed. deserves special recCongratulations to ognition for a great all of our editors, idea extremely well reporters, designers, executed.” account representatives, pressroom staff Spot News and business leadPhotography ers.”

The Merrick HerHeralds Executive ald was recognized Editor Scott Brinton for Scott Brinton’s said, “2020 was, no two-pa g e photo doubt, one heck of a spread of the Black difficult year, but the Lives Matter protests Herald team showed in Merrick and Bellincredible grit in putmore last June. ting out top-quality Ju d g e s w r o t e, newspapers, week Brian Stieglitz/Herald “These photos of a after week under the EditOR BRiAN StiEglitz received a Black Lives Matter most difficult of cir- first-place honor for Feature Photo for march capture the cumstances.” this endearing image. determination, ferMichael Bologna, vor and peaceful vice president of operations, added, “When our peers recog- camaraderie of protesters. Unlike many nize excellence in all aspects our organiza- photographers, [Brinton] got into the tion, it really means a lot. I’m proud of our crowds, allowing the faces of participants to tell their story.” entire team.”

Here’s a rundown of how the Heralds Best Obituaries did: The Sea Cliff-Glen Head Herald was honored for Associate Editor Mike Conn’s First Place obituaries on teacher Ed Smith and artist Advertising Excellence The Long Beach Herald was recognized Tom Malloy.

Judges wrote, “These obituaries immein this very competitive category for a diately transport you to a day in the life of variety of newspapers and special sections a person who has, sadly, died . . . This work that were submitted for the contest. Rhonwas real journalism: interviews, research da Glickman and Karen Bloom coordinate advertising and special sections, respec- and carving out the story with aplomb. tively. Several advertising account execu- Excellent job. “ tives contributed to the win in this category.

“Winning first place for Advertising Excellence takes an awesome sales, administration, art and production team,” Rhonda Glickman, the Heralds’ vice president for advertising sales, said. “We won this award together, and I couldn’t be prouder.”

Judges wrote, “This publication does a great job of coordinating the advertising with the editorial; the two complemented each other both in layout and design.

There are also many unique forms of advertising happening in this publication, including premium placements, advertorials that are designed with strong copy

Feature Photo

The East Meadow Herald was honored for a front-page photo taken by Brian Stieglitz last March of 3-year-old Ropper Thompson dueling with balloon swords with cook Steve LaSala at an East Meadow Kiwanis Club pancake breakfast. Stieglitz was then the East Meadow editor, and is now the editor of the Wantagh and Seaford Heralds.

Judges wrote, “Runaway winner for the division. Great moment found at an event.

Love the face reaction.”

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HERAldS ExEcutivE EditOR Scott Brinton earned first place for Spot News Photography for his photo essay on the Black Lives Matter protests in Merrick last June.

Second Place Feature Story: Nakeem Grant, Malverne-West Hempstead Herald Best House Ad: Jeff Negrin, Wantagh Herald Best Headlines: Alyssa Seidman, Bellmore Herald

News Story: Mike Smollins, LynbrookEast Rockaway Herald Best Large Space Ad: Mona Waitzman, Sea Cliff/Glen Cove Herald Best Online Static Ad: Craig White, Glen Cove Herald

third Place Sports Action Photo: Brian Ballweg, Glen Cove Herald Best Column: Scott Brinton, Merrick Herald Best Editorials: Scott Brinton, Merrick Herald Spot News Coverage: Scott Brinton, Bridget Downes Andrew Garcia, Ronny Reyes, Alyssa Seidman, Darwin Yanes, Merrick Herald

Feature Photo: Christina Daly, Long Beach Herald Graphic Illustration: Christina Daly, Oyster Bay Herald Best Online Static Ad: Craig White, Oceanside-Island Park Herald

Honorable Mention Rookie Reporter of the Year: Jennifer Corr, Glen Cove Herald Sports Feature Photo: Anthony Hughes, Oyster Bay Herald Sports Action Photo: Anthony Hughes, Rockville Centre Herald

Coverage of Local Government: Laura Lane, Oyster Bay Herald Best Large Space Ad: Jeff Negrin, Seaford Herald Sports Action Photo: Jeff Wilson, Baldwin Herald

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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

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Photos courtesy L.B. Public Schools

Sofield will join the wrestling team at Trinity College.

Maldonado waS accepted to the honors program at Utica College, where he plans to play football.

lopez will attend Nassau Community College and participate on the wrestling team.

Buonacore haS Been named Defensive MVP twice on the Long Beach High School football team committed to SUNY Cortland.

L.B. athletes score college acceptances Many Long Beach High School senior athletes will be joining college teams and continuing their outstanding sports careers. Ryan Buonocore, Kevin Lope z, Izzy Maldonado and Dylan Sofield are all captains and four-year members of varsity teams and have earned numerous achievements during their time at Long Beach High School.

Ryan has twice been named Defensive MVP on the Long Beach High School football team and will now take his skills to the field at SUNY Cortland. He also plays lacrosse. Kevin will attend Nassau Community College and participate on the wrestling team. He is a three-time AllCounty athlete and two-time New York State Qualifier. Izzy

was accepted to the honors program at Utica College, where he plans to play football. He is also a basketball and track athlete and aspires to study sports management or business economics.

Dylan will join the wrestling team at Trinity College. He has earned Conference Champion and Conference Runner Up accomplishments on the High

School’s wrestling team and has participated in cross country and track.

The district wishes them well as they advance to the collegiate level. We will periodically be profiling our senior athletes as they make college decisions – stay tuned for more highlights as the school year continues.

Outstanding physical education students Long Beach High School senior athletes Elaina Kassap and Jonathan Lelis De Sousa were recognized as Outstanding Physical Education Students by the New York State Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance’s Nassau Zone.

They were nominated by physical education teachers and coaches Lori DeVivio and Dan Quinn.

Elaina has played varsity softball for five years and serves as team captain. She has earned All-County honors and is also on the basketball, field hockey and track teams. She plans to continue her sports involvement on the softball field at Le Moyne College, where she aspires to major in bioengineering.

Jonathan is a member of the cross country team and served as captain.

He has achieved All-Conference victories and came close to breaking the 5k school record. He plans to attend Northwestern University in the fall.

“Jon is awesome in the weight room and a really hard worker,” said Mr. Quinn.

“Lainie is the ultimate gym rat,” said Ms. DeVivio. “She plays everything she can, every day.”

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phySical education teacher and Coach Dan Quinn, far left, Jonathan Lelis De Sousa, Elaina Kassap and Physical Education Teacher and Coach Lori DeVivio.

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DiGiacomo will return to Tower Ladder 72 in the West End.

James Jacobi will be the 64th Chief of Department.

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marc babich was elected as Third Assistant Chief.

Chief DiGiacomo steps down after six years The Long Beach Fire Department has announced that Richard DiGiacomo, its chief for the last six years who has been awarded numerous life-saving unit citations, is stepping down. He will be replaced by James Jacobi, a veteran member of the department.

DiGiacomo has served the department for 29 years and this is the second time he has served in the capacity as Chief. He was chief from 2001-2003, commanding the department during the September 11th terror attacks. Like many neighboring departments, LBFD assisted the city by providing apparatus and manpower for the recovery mission and supplementing the FDNY resources during the aftermath of the collapse of the twin towers.

DiGiacomo has been awarded numerous life-saving unit citations, as well as a Class B citation from Nassau County. He will return to Tower Ladder 72 in the West End. Jacobi will be the 64th Chief of Department of the LBFD over its 110-year history. He first served the Long Beach Fire Department from 1976-1995. Following a career at the City of Indianapolis Fire Department, Jacobi returned to his hometown of Long Beach rising through the ranks until his election as Second Assistant Chief in 2016.

Over his forty-four years in the fire service, Jacobi has received numerous citations and awards including one for saving the life of a fellow firefighter at an apart-

ment fire in the late 1980s in Long Beach.

He was also awarded the Medal of Valor for saving a family of five at an apartment fire in the late 1990s in Indianapolis.

“In the fire service, it is often said that there is no greater compliment than being called a “good fireman” by your peers,” the department’s announcement said. “Being a good fireman, (or firefighter in today’s language’’) means your brothers and sisters will rely on you with their very lives, knowing that you will do what it takes at all costs, with bravery, skill and determination. It’s not a title easily earned, and few rise to earn it.

Chief Jacobi is a good fireman, and we are proud to serve alongside him.”

The department also announced the election of Third Assistant Chief Marc Babich. He joined the LBFD in 2014 and previously held the rank of Captain of Ladder Company 72, in the West End. Prior to joining the LBFD, Babich served at the rank of Captain in the Oceanside Fire Department, serving from 2002-2014.

Babich is also employed by the Nassau County Police Department as a Police Officer assigned to the elite Emergency Services Unit Babich holds a number of technical fire and police certifications including E.M.T. and Hazardous Material Technician.

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HERALD Covid-19 LIBRARIANS ELIZABETH OLESH

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’m a fan of post-apocalyptic novels. I never expected to live in one.

A public library functions as a haven, a place where all are welcomed in the pursuit of education, culture and recreation. We say that libraries are for everyone — babies, seniors, students, the homeless — and all at once, that was gone.

Or was it? The use of our online services — eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, streaming media — increased exponentially. We offered digital cards to enable immediate access. A team of staff made hundreds of calls, checking in on people and sharing information about our services during NY PAUSE. Still, we worried about the people we couldn’t reach, and the digital divide is very real.

Has anything positive come out of this experience? We’ve had time to think about our

ROCKVILLE CENTRE Program Coordinator, Rockville Centre Library values and how we want to shape the future.

We’ve stopped charging overdue fines, which can be a barrier to library use. Our virtual programs allow people who are homebound or super busy to participate. We’ve explored new services, like our smart lockers. We’ve “yarn bombed” the library — a collective art project that shows how we can find beauty in even the worst situations. As Louise Glück wrote, “There is always something to be made of pain.”

I’m usually reading one book and listening to another. Last spring, I listened to “Blindness”

by Jose Saramago, the story of an epidemic of blindness that leads to a complete societal breakdown. It was intense but cathartic. This spring, I’ve been reading some of the fluffiest novels I can find, and I can’t wait to recommend them for people to read on the beach.

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e walked out of the library on that Friday the 13th in March of 2020 thinking we would be back in the library in two weeks. Of course, we quickly came to the realization that this was going to be a far longer situation than any of us wanted it to be.

At that point, I had two concerns. First and foremost was, "How do we serve our patrons within our community and get them what they need, and how do we go beyond that?" My other concern was that I had people working in the library, and I wanted to help to protect them and keep them working, as well.

And thank goodness for Zoom! It was something I had no experience with before, but it was easy. And I really credit our yoga instructor for that. He called me and said "I’m ready to go. This is easy, Sarah!" So, we

started back with our yoga classes, and then everything kind of took off from there.

By mid-April, we had resumed and heightened our programing schedule. Then, we started to incorporate things like curbside pickup and our Library to Your Door program, which sends books out to 63 or so households where people are homebound.

We have also had some best-selling authors for Zoom calls.

But we are really a team here. In keeping the website going, keeping the social media going, keeping the children’s department running or keeping the adult reference department going, it has been a team effort, and our director has given us the opportunity to do the things that we are best at.

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was actually on vacation when the pandemic hit. It was really scary, and we were all worried about what would happen.

The library was one of the last libraries in the county to shut down, but we got up to speed on what we needed to do fast. We got on Zoom and GoToMeetings. Everyone learned a lot to move our services virtually.

We were already digitizing a lot of our books and setting up streaming services, so the pivot was relatively easy for us.

There were some hiccups and early mistakes when he started holding our programs online, but everyone was very understanding and gave us leeway. It was also surprising to learn how much reach our virtual programs had. After the event I held [about the history of Freeport’s bars], I got a call from a woman in Louisiana who grew up in

Freeport and had watched the event. She wanted to tell me about the bars she remembered in the village, and it really speaks to the technology we have available that we could connect.

Some of our other programs, like our book clubs, are also seeing more participants because they have an easier time attending the events virtually rather than in person. I doubt these virtual events will go away.

All this has really shown how flexible libraries can be, and it proves that no matter what happens, we’ll be here to meet the challenge and be there for our communities.

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hen everything shut down, suddenly we had to learn how to adapt quickly and still be able to serve the community. We closed on a Friday, and by that following Wednesday, we were doing virtual storytimes.

We reached out to families because schools were closed and we were able to really just put our heads together about the quickest things we can do.

The community really jumped into it, and we were getting 35-plus attendees at virtual events, so we expanded it.

One huge, noticeable change is curbside service, which I think most libraries are now offering; that will definitely be something that is here to stay. It’s great for limiting contact and for families that

don’t necessarily have a lot of time, but still want to take advantage of the materials the library has to offer.

We adapted really well. I think that just speaks to the strength of librarians everywhere. We were faced with a situation, everything was absolutely shut down, but we still had a duty to our community to provide them with what they need. People still needed information or entertainment, and we were able to provide that virtually.

It definitely highlighted our strength. It was a strength that we didn’t even know we had and an adaptability. We adapted without ever thinking about it, and it’s the new normal now.

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OBITUARIES Helen Mary Reider Helen Reider of Lido Beach, passed away at home, leaving behind five children, Larry (Mary), Dan (Karen), Linda Kenah (Jim), Lori Londagin (Jim) and Sandy Brant. She had eleven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was predeceased by her husband, Laurence, and daughter, Barbara.

Raised in rural PA, Helen moved to New York City in her late teens and worked in the engineering office of her future husband, Larry. Theirs was a fairytale marriage, lasting over 61 years until his passing in 2012. Settling in Long Beach in the 50’s, and then moving to Lido shortly after, the beach and water became a huge part of family life. Helen and Larry were fortunate to be able to travel the world, with amazing stories and experiences from so many unique locations.

An avid runner, voracious reader and energetic mom, Helen raised her children with so much respect, humor and guidance, with laughter as the key to the hap-

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he Covid-19 pandemic impacted both my work and life in numerous ways. While it presented a significant number of challenges, there were opportunities to explore new aspects of library. One of the most exciting was to help in expanding our online offerings and presence as a whole.

What started with helping in moving programs and resources to be accessible online snowballed into helping establish the new Virtual Services Department of the Library. Moving into the digital space at such a rapid pace forced us to collectively think outside of the box. The combination of being in relatively uncharted territory and the quick onset of changes allowed for experimentation and an expedited process of developing and implementing new ideas.

Moving online with livestreamed programs, concerts and content on YouTube greatly increased our accessibility and allowed us to reach a wider section of the Long Beach community. I was able to interact on a personal level with many more members of the community, some of whom had never been in our buildings before. This increased accessibility, and being able to interact with a wider breadth of the community, were some of my favorite parts of adapting to such a difficult time. I am looking forward to integrating what we learned in building Virtual Services, and are continuing to learn, into what the library had to offer before the pandemic to provide an even better experience that rises to meet the needs of the community of Long Beach.

piness amongst the whole family.

Helen tirelessly volunteered with the Long Beach Kiwanis Club, People’s Church of Long Beach, and when her children were growing up, The Long Beach Swim Team. She worked as a Real Estate Broker, and up until her passing, enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and new great-granddaughter.

Michael W. Conradis Michael W. Conradis, of Long Beach, NY died on Saturday, April 3 in his 47th year. He is survived by his parents Richard and Maryann Conradis and beloved sister Christine Conradis. Michael was a volunteer fireman/paramedic on 9/11 at the World Trade Center. The family received family and friends on Wednesday, April 7. Prayer Service at the funeral home was held on Thursday, April 8 and the burial was at Interment Holy Rood Cemetery.

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The Long IsLand Rail Road is suspending weekend service on the Far Rockaway and Long Beach branches April 16 to 19 for restoration work.

No weekend Far Rockaway, L.B. LIRR service Beginning on Friday, April 16 at 10:15 p.m. through Monday, April 19 at 3:30 a.m., service in both directions on the Far Rockaway and Long Beach branches of the Long Island Rail Road will be suspended for signal cutover in Valley Stream, which is part of restoration work stemming from Hurricane Sandy damage.

Along the Far Rockaway branch: Traveling west, customers at Far Rockaway throgh Locust Manor will board buses, then transfer to westbound trains at Jamaica Station. Buses will depart up to one hour earlier than usual train times.

Heading east, customers will board trains stopping at Jamaica and exit for bus service to stations Locust Manor through Far Rockaway (buses will stop at Valley Stream). Please allow for up to one hour of additional travel time.

The LIRR will also be performing switch work in and around the Far Rocka-

way station, so any residents in the immediate vicinity may hear some additional noise from its right of way.

West Hempstead branch trains will operate express to and from Jamaica station with no stops at Valley Stream. All trains will operate express between Jamaica and Westwood stations.

Along the Long Beach branch: Traveling west, customers from Long Beach through Centre Avenue will board buses, then transfer to westbound trains at Lynbrook. Buses will leave up to one hour earlier than usual train times.

Going east, customers should board Freeport-bound trains and exit at Lynbrook for bus service to stations Centre Avenue through Long Beach. Please allow for up to one hour of additional travel time.

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When the pandemic first hit, colleges had to change how they taught — they had to do so remotely or not at all — which resulted in emotional and even physical changes in many current and prospective students.

For many Long Islanders already enrolled in local colleges, as time has passed, the changes that were new transitions only a year ago have become the new normal— with many students, faculty and staff having found new and innovative ways to adapt.

Many Long Island high-schoolers who are considering college in the near future have been left with unanswered questions about university studies during the pandemic.

To shed light on the many questions that they may be pondering, Herald Inside LI held a live Zoom webinar, “Staying Local for College,” on April 8.

Panelists from local colleges and universities discussed accommodating students during a pandemic. Many panelists also reflected on what it was like when the pandemic first hit versus now.

“When the pandemic first happened, it was harder to have the same type of interactions without in-person meetings, and I think eventually students and staff got sick of virtual meetings,” said Marguerite Lane, assistant vice president of enrollment management at Molloy College. “However, now I can happily say that we are having more personal contact, and the majority of our courses will be in-person in the fall.”

Lane, who has worked at Molloy College for 33 years, said the school has adapted to the pandemic by bringing about many new changes to help students. Molloy recently completed renovations to new residence halls. Despite having mostly commuter students, the school does have a certain number of students who live on campus.

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HerAld iNside li held a live Zoom webinar called, “Staying Local for College,” on April 8.

“We have had more than double the number of our students taking advantage of mental health counseling than usual, and I think it’s a great opportunity for students to use that campus resource during this pandemic time,” Lane said.

St. Francis College has also had to offer more counseling services for students. Robert Oliva, St. Francis’s assistant vice president for enrollment management, said, “A lot of institutions have not been able to invest in mental health services for students during this tough time, but we were able to hire one new full-time counselor and 10 graduate student interns to help.”

“The past year has shown us how flexible we can be

and persistent,” said Christine Murphy, vice president for enrollment management at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn. “There was so much uncertainty before, but now we are able to do more advanced virtual events, we will have fall sports for this 2021 year, and we hope to give students more human interaction and experiences in the classroom or on the field or anywhere on campus.”

“We have entered into the new normal ... We are not the same institution, and we are all going to see even more flexibility in the coming fall months for students,” said Joseph Posillico, vice president for enrollment management at the New York Institute of Technology.

All the college enrollment officials present said their schools do not yet require a Covid-19 vaccine to take classes or take part in activities. The officials said receiving a vaccine will remain optional for students, unless state law changes or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests otherwise.

“So many things have changed, but vaccines will remain optional for now,” concluded Stephanie Espina, Adelphi University’s director of undergraduate admissions.

Hofstra University shifted its admissions process almost entirely to digital last year. Recruitment has been more personalized, explained Claire Fitzgibbon, director of undergraduate admissions at Hofstra University. By the coming fall, Hofstra aims to be back to in-person instruction exclusively. In coming weeks, clubs will be offering in-person meeting opportunities.

“Everything is different, and it’s going to continue to look different,” Fitzgibbon said. “None of us know what the “new normal” will look like, but we’re going to build it together.”

To watch the recording of this webinar, visit www. liherald.com/recordings, and to register for future webinars, visit www.liherald.com/insideli.

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The mobile traveled to inoculate underserved residents in the village and other areas in the Town of Hempstead. The mobile parked near the Long Island Rail Road parking lot in Island Park, enabling residents with appointments to roll up their sleeves and take the singledose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Staff from MSSN in Oceanside administered the vaccines, and the “Vaxmobile” was purchased by Town of Hempstead officials through Federal CARES funds.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION 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 11, 2021 at 7:00 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 ; and PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a vote and election will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 from 7:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the school election districts indicated below, to vote on the following propositions, as well as any other propositions, which may properly come before the electorate: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the Long Beach City School District for the 2021-2022 school year and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the school district.

2. To elect two (2) members of the Board of Education for two (2) three (3) year terms commencing on July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2024.

3. To vote on the following proposition: CAPITAL RESERVE FUND EXPENDITURE PROPOSITION “RESOLVED, that the Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend a sum not to exceed $4,904,900, representing monies from the 2018 Capital Reserve Fund for the following purposes: school building and district-wide site improvements, renovations and/or alterations consisting of site work at Long Beach High School, including drainage, asphalt and sidewalk bridge installation; asbestos ceiling replacement and tennis court resurfacing at Long Beach Middle School; interior masonry work at Lindell Elementary School; interior column reconstruction and exterior wall reconstruction at East Elementary School; exterior wall and window replacement at the Bus Garage; (“Project”); all of the foregoing to include site improvements, furnishings, equipment, apparatus, machinery, demolition and other incidental work or improvements required in connection therewith, as well as preliminary and other costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof; provided that the detailed costs of the components of the Project may be

reallocated among such components if the Board of Education determines that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District and no material change is made to the scope of the Project.

Because the funds to be expended hereunder are from the Capitol Reserve Fund, 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 2021-2022 school year and to 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, 2021 and ending June 30, 2026.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, per resolution of the Board of Education adopted on July 1, 2020, 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 in the District Clerk’s Office, Administration Building, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, New York): 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 Lafayette Boulevard and on the South by the Atlantic Ocean.

111 W. PARK SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICT LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY 111 WEST PARK AVENUE, CITY OF LONG BEACH This election district embraces the territory bounded on the West by the centerline of Lafayette Boulevard, on the North

by Reynolds Channel, East to the center line of Long Beach Boulevard and South to 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 west property line of Hempstead Town Park and on the South by the Atlantic Ocean.

POINT LOOKOUT SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICT BISHOP MALLOY RECREATION CENTER 15 PARKSIDE DRIVE, POINT LOOKOUT, NEW YORK This election district embraces the territory of the area known as Point Lookout, bounded on the West by the west property line of Hempstead Town Park, 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.

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 during the 14 days preceding the annual meeting, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the Administration Building, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, New York from 8:15 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., and at each school in the district during school hours. 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, 2021.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the 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 on 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 and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that petitions nominating candidates for Board of Education trustees and Library Board trustee are available from the District Clerk’s Office, Administration Building, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, New York 11561.

These petitions must be filed with said District Clerk not later than Wednesday, April 28, 2021 between 8:15 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. 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 50 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 IF 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.nys d.gov/common/counsel/fi es/absentee-ballot application-and instructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/fil s/absentee-ballot application-and instructions-spanish.pdf), or by contacting the District Clerk by email at ldolan@lbeach.org or phone at 516-897-2108.

Complete applications must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the applicant, or the day before the election fi the ballot is to be delivered personally to the applicant or to his or her designated agent.

Absentee ballot applications will not be accepted by the District Clerk before April 19, 2021.

Further no absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it has been received at the District Clerk’s office by 5:00 PM on the date of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available on each of the five (5) days prior to the date of the election during regular office hours. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge. Any such written challenge will be transmitted to the inspectors of election on Election Day. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, any person serving in the military, including spouses and dependents, may register to vote in the upcoming school district election.

A military voter who is a qualified voter of the school district may obtain a registration form 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). A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application form from the District Clerk. Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 3 , 2021. Completed military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021 if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of the polls on May 18, 2021 if postmarked or endorsed by an agency of the United States government. A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any person who is not registered under permanent personal registration on or before January 1, 2016, 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 from 2:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 22, 2021 and Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in the Long Beach Middle School Auditorium Lobby, 239 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, New York.

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 9:00

A.M. to 4:00 P.M. on weekdays from May 5, 2021 until May 18, 2021, except Saturday, when it will be available from 9 A.M. to 12 Noon by appointment only.

TINA POSTERLI, PRESIDENT BOARD OF EDUCATION LONG BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS LORI DOLAN, DISTRICT CLERK 125306 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, VOTACIÓN PRESUPUESTARIA Y ELECCIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR DE LONG BEACH CITY CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO de que una audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto propuesto del distrito escolar se llevará a cabo el 11 de Mayo del 2021 a las 7:00 p.m. en el Auditorio de la Escuela Secundaria Long Beach, 322 Lagoon Drive West, Lido Beach, Nueva York; y SE AVISA ADEMAS que la votación y la elección se llevarán a cabo el Martes 18 de Mayo de 2021 a partir de las 7:00 a.m. hasta las 9:00 p.m. en los distritos electorales escolares que se indican a continuación, para votar las siguientes proposiciones, así como cualesquiera otras proposiciones, que debidamente puedan presentarse ante el electorado: 1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar de la Ciudad de Long Beach para el año escolar 2021-2022 y autorizar que la porción requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del distrito escolar.

2. Elegir dos (2) miembros de la Junta de Educación por períodos de tres (3) años que comienzan el 1 de Julio del 2021 y terminan el 30 de Junio del 2024.

3. Para votar sobre la siguiene propuesta: “SE RESUELVE, que la Junta de Educación esté autorizada a asignar y gastar una suma que no exceda los $ 4,904,900, que representa dinero del Fondo de Reserva de Capital 2018 para los siguientes propósitos: mejoras, renovaciones y / o alteraciones del edificio escolar y del sitio en todo el distrito que consisten en trabajo en el sitio en la Escuela Secundaria Long Beach, incluyendo drenaje, asfalto e instalación de puentes en la acera; reemplazo de cielorraso de asbestos y repavimentación de cancha de tenis en la Escuela Media Long Beach; trabajo de mampostería interior en la Escuela Primaria Lindell; reconstrucción de

columnas interiores y reconstrucción de paredes exteriores en la Escuela Primaria East; reemplazo de la pared exterior y la ventana en el garaje de autobuses; (“Proyecto”); todo lo anterior para incluir mejoras del sitio, mobiliario, equipo, aparatos, maquinaria, demolición y otros trabajos incidentales o mejoras requeridas en relación con los mismos, así como preliminares y otros costos incidentales a los mismos y a su financiamiento; siempre que los costos detallados de la Los componentes del Proyecto pueden reasignarse entre dichos componentes si la Junta de Educación determina que dicha reasignación es en el mejor interés del Distrito y no se realiza ningún cambio material en el alcance del Proyecto. Debido a que los fondos que se gastarán a continuación provienen del Fondo de Reserva del Capital, la aprobación de esta propuesta no requerirá un gravamen de impuestos sobre los bienes inmuebles del distrito “.

4. Adoptar el presupuesto anual de la Biblioteca Pública de Long Beach para el año escolar 2021-2022 y autorizar que la porción requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos del distrito escolar.

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Elegir un (1) administrador de la Biblioteca Pública de Long Beach por un período de cinco (5) años que comienza el 1 de Julio del 2021 y termina el 30 de Junio del 2026.

POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que 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 de Administración, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, Nueva York): DISTRITO DE ELECCIÓN ESCOLAR DE LINDELL GIMNASIO DE LA ESCUELA 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 el canal Reynolds, al este por la línea central de Lafayette Boulevard y al sur por el Océano Atlántico.

DISTRITO DE ELECCIÓN ESCOLAR 111 W. PARK BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE LONG BEACH, 111 WEST PARK AVENUE, CIUDAD DE LONG BEACH Este distrito electoral abarca el territorio delimitado al oeste por la línea central de Lafayette Boulevard, al norte por el

canal Reynolds, al este hasta la línea central de Long Beach Boulevard y al sur hasta el océano Atlántico.

DISTRITO DE ELECCIÓN ESCOLAR DEL ESTE GIMNASIO DE LA ESCUELA ORIENTAL 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 el canal Reynolds, al este hasta la línea que limita al este de la ciudad de Long Beach y al sur por el Océano Atlántico.

DISTRITO DE ELECCIÓN ESCOLAR DE LIDO / MS VESTÍBULO DEL AUDITORIO COMPLEJO LIDO 239 LIDO BOULEVARD, LIDO BEACH, NUEVA YORK Este distrito electoral abarca el territorio del área conocida como Lido Beach, delimitado al oeste por una línea que comienza al este de la ciudad de Long Beach, al norte por el canal Reynolds, al este por la línea de propiedad oeste de Hempstead Town Park. y al sur con el océano Atlántico.

DISTRITO DE ELECCIÓN ESCOLAR POINT LOOKOUT CENTRO DE RECREACIÓN BISHOP MALLOY 15 PARKSIDE DRIVE, POINT LOOKOUT, NUEVA YORK Este distrito electoral abarca el territorio del área conocida como Point Lookout, delimitado al oeste por la línea de propiedad oeste de Hempstead Town Park, al norte por el canal Reynolds, al este por la línea fronteriza este de Point Lookout y al sur por el Océano Atlántico.

POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que cualquier residente del distrito pueda obtener una copia del estado de cuenta de la cantidad de dinero requerida para el año siguiente para fines escolares (presupuesto escolar), sin incluir fondos públicos, durante los 14 días anteriores a la reunión anual, excepto Sábados, Domingos o feriados, en el Edificio de Administración, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, Nueva York a partir de las 8:15 a. m. hasta las 4:00 p.m., y en cada escuela del distrito durante el horario escolar. Una copia del estado de cuenta de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para los propósitos de la Biblioteca, excluyendo el dinero público, estará disponible en la Biblioteca Pública de Long Beach y en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito de la Biblioteca para el año que comienza el 1 de Julio del 2021.

POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley del

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Impuesto sobre la Propiedad Inmobiliaria, el Distrito debe adjuntar a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención.

Dicho informe de exención, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor total tasado en la lista de tasación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada por la autoridad estatutaria y mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pagos en lugar de impuestos y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas.

POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que las peticiones de nominación de candidatos para miembros del Consejo de Educación y Fideicomisario del Consejo de Bibliotecas están disponibles en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, Edificio de Administración, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, Nueva York 11561. Estas peticiones deben presentarse ante dicho Secretario de Distrito a más tardar el Miércoles 28 de Abril del 2021 entre las 8:15 a.m. y 5:00 p.m.

Las vacantes tanto en la Junta de Educación como en la Junta de la Biblioteca no se consideran oficinas específicas separadas; los candidatos se presentan 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 50 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 AVISA ADEMAS que las solicitudes de boletas de voto ausente para las elecciones del distrito escolar deben completarse en un formulario prescrito por la junta electoral estatal y pueden obtenerse 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 por teléfono al 516-897-2108.

Las solicitudes completas deben recibirse al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta debe enviarse por correo al solicitante, o el día anterior a la elección si la boleta debe entregarse personalmente al

solicitante o a su agente designado. El Secretario de Distrito no aceptará solicitudes de boleta de votante ausente antes del 19 de abril de 2021.

Además, no se registrará ninguna boleta de votante ausente a menos que se haya recibido en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. M. En la fecha de la elección. En cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores a la fecha de la elección, estará disponible una lista de todas las personas a las que se les ha emitido la boleta de voto ausente durante el horario de oficina. Cualquier votante calificado puede, al examinar dicha lista, presentar una impugnación por escrito de las calificaciones como votante de cualquier persona cuyo nombre aparezca en dicha lista, indicando las razones de dicha impugnación.

Cualquier impugnación por escrito será transmitida a los inspectores de elección el día de la elección.

SE AVISA ADEMAS, que de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2018-d, cualquier persona que preste servicio en el ejército, incluidos los cónyuges y dependientes, puede registrarse para votar en las próximas elecciones del distrito escolar. Un votante militar que sea un votante calificado del distrito escolar puede obtener un formulario de registro comunicándose con el Secretario del Distrito por teléfono (516) 897-2108, fax (516) 771-3944, correo electrónico ldolan@lbeach.org, correo electrónico a 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, NY, 11561, o en persona (durante el horario regular de oficina o entre las 8:15 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m.). Un votante militar que esté debidamente registrado puede solicitar una boleta militar solicitando un formulario de solicitud al Secretario de Distrito. Las solicitudes completadas deben entregarse personalmente o enviarse por correo al Secretario del Distrito y recibirse a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 4 de Mayo del 2021.

Las boletas militares completadas deben recibirse antes de las 5:00 p.m. el 8 de Mayo del 2021 si está firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección, o no posterior al cierre de las urnas el 18 de mayo de 2021 si tiene matasellos o endosamiento de una agencia de los Estados Unidos Gobierno de los estados. Un votante militar puede designar una preferencia para recibir un formulario de registro de votante militar, una solicitud de

boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico en la solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta.

POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que cualquier persona que no esté registrada bajo registro personal permanente el 1 de enero de 2016 o antes, o 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 personalmente para registro para poder votar desde las 2:00 P.M. a las 8:00 P.M. el Martes 4 de Mayo del 2021, en el Vestíbulo del Auditorio de la Escuela Media, 239 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, Nueva York.

POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que cualquier persona que se haya mudado de un distrito de elección escolar en el Distrito Escolar de la Ciudad de Long Beach a otro, y que no se haya registrado en el nuevo distrito de elección escolar, y que todavía esté registrado en el distrito del cual se mudó, puede votar en el distrito electoral en el que se registró.

Dichas personas deben avisar, en el momento de la votación, a los inspectores electorales de su nueva dirección para corregir dicho registro.

POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que solo aquellos votantes calificados cuyos nombres aparezcan en los registros preparados para dicha elección del distrito escolar tendrán derecho a votar el día de las elecciones. El registro se archivará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito y estará abierto a la inspección de cualquier votante calificado del distrito escolar a partir de las 9:00 a.m. hasta las 4:00 p.m. de Lunes a Viernes desde el 5 de Mayo del 2021 hasta el 18 de Mayo del 2021, excepto el Sábado, que estará disponible a partir de las 9 a.m. hasta las 12 del mediodía solo con cita previa.

TINA POSTERLI, PRESIDENTE JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN ESCUELAS PÚBLICAS DE LONG BEACH LORI DOLAN, SECRETARIA DE DISTRITO 125308

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 4th day of May, 2021, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Chapter 202 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE and REPEAL “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at the following locations: ELMONT Section 202-19 CHELSEA STREET (TH 58/21) South Side - NO PARKING 12 MIDNIGHT TO 8 AM - starting at the east curbline of Arthur Street east for a distance of 101 feet.

LIDO BEACH Section 202-2 GREENWAY ROAD (TH 79/21) East Side - NO PARKING 9 AM TO 4 PM MAY 23rd - SEPTEMBER 8th - starting at a point 165 feet south of the south curbline of Clover Lane south for a distance of 114 feet.

(NR) MALVERNE Section 202-33 ATLAS AVENUE (TH 21/21) South Side - NO PARKING 5 AM TO 10 AM - starting at a point 45 feet west of the west curbline of Hempstead Avenue then west for a distance of 48 feet.

ATLAS AVENUE (TH 21/21) South Side - NO PARKING 5 AM TO 10 AM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 93 feet west of the west curbline of Hempstead Avenue then west for a distance of 93 feet.

ATLAS AVENUE (TH 21/21/) South Side - NO PARKING 5 AM TO 10 AM - starting at a point 186 feet west of the west curbline of Hempstead Avenue then west for a distance of 132 feet.

MERRICK Section 202-11 ORR STREET (TH 45/21) West Side - TWO HOUR PARKING 8 AM TO 4 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 70 feet north of the roadway termination then north for a distance of 122 feet.

ROOSEVELT Section 202-6 BABYLON TURNPIKE (TH 81/21) West Side - NO PARKING MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 AM TO 4 PM SCHOOL DAYS EXCEPT SCHOOL BUSES starting at a point 22 feet north of the north curbline of Pleasant Avenue then north for a distance of 240 feet.

UNIONDALE Section 202-12 TERRELL PLACE (TH 392/20) North Side - 15 MINUTE PARKING BETWEEN SIGNS starting at a point 30 feet west of the west curbline of Uniondale Avenue west for a distance of 60 feet.

ALSO, to REPEAL from Chapter 202 “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking from the following locations: ELMONT Section 202-19 CHELSEA STREET (TH 369/87) South Side - NO PARKING 12 MIDNIGHT TO 8 AM - starting at the east curbline of Arthur Avenue east to its termination.

(Adopted 1/12/88) LIDO BEACH Section 202-2 GREENWAY ROAD (TH 494/15) East Side - NO PARKING 9 AM - 4 PM MAY 23 - SEPTEMBER 8 starting at a point 165 feet south of the south curbline of Clover Lane south for a distance of 177 feet. (Adopted 11/24/15) (NR) MALVERNE Section 202-33 ATLAS AVENUE (TH 330/10) South Side - NO PARKING 5 AM TO 10 AM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS starting at a point 30 feet west of the west curbline of Hempstead Avenue west for a distance of 310 feet.

(Adopted 1/25/11) MERRICK Section 202-11 ORR STREET (TH 365/06) West Side - TWO HOUR PARKING 8 AM TO 4 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS starting at a point 68 feet north of the roadway terminus north for a distance of 34 feet.

(Adopted 9/19/06) ROOSEVELT Section 202-6 BABYLON TURNPIKE (TH 310/18) West Side - ONE HOUR PARKING 7 AM TO 7 PM EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 22 feet north of the north curbline of Pleasant Avenue then north for a distance of 240 feet.

(Adopted 9/20/18) (NR) VALLEY STREAM Section 202-18 BIRCHWOOD DRIVE WEST (TH 81/01) West Side - NO PARKING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS - starting from a point opposite the southeast curbline of Birchwood Drive South north for a distance of 47 feet. (Adopted 5/22/01) It may be viewed on the Hempstead website, at www.hempsteadny.gov ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard in person in accordance with applicable social distancing regulations, or real time telephonic communication, see instructions at www.hempsteadny.gov Dated: April 14, 2021

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BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 125501 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

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE Notice is hereby given that commencing on May 5, 2021, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by May 3rd , 2021 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property.

Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six-month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code.

Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale.

Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucount yny.gov/526/CountyTreasurer Should the Treasurer determine that an inperson auction shall be held, same will commence on the 5th day of May 2021 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer.

A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County

Treasurer at: http://www.nassaucounty ny.gov/DocumentCenter/ View/32293 A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before April 22, 2021.

Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities.

Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audiotape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext.

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Dated: March 26,2021 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, York ___________________ TERMS OF SALE Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts.

However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.

The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation(FDIC) receivership.

The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed.

The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.

The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid.

Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

Furthermore, as to the bidding, 1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s)

LONG BEACH HERALD — April 15, 2021

23 aCTivisTs gaThered in front of State Sen. Todd Kaminsky’s office to encourage the senator to support the Climate and Community Investment Act.

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Climate activists rally to make polluters pay

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com

Activists and community leaders rallied in front of State Senator Todd Kaminsky’s office on April 7 to encourage the senator to support the recently introduced New York Climate and Community Investment Act, or Senate Bill 4264A. The bill being pushed by New York progressives aims to create jobs through the expansion of clean and renewable energy.

The dozen or so activists in attendance chanted “Pass the CCIA, make polluters pay,” and shared their reasons for coming out to call attention to the bill.

Environmental Scientist Jerry Rivers, of Roosevelt, recalled losing five friends to flooding after Hurricane Sandy in 2012. “Everything was flooded, and people were displaced, and the power went out for seven days,” he said.

Climate refugees became a reality again in 2020 when wildfires in Canada, Brazil, California and Australia displaced many. “I am worried about my children and my grandchildren,” Rivers

said. “They’re not going to have a healthy planet to live on.”

“We’re just filling up the Earth with plastic,” activist Jose ph Varone, of West Hempstead, said. “Recycling is not the answer. Reducing the use of plastic and holding companies responsible for the garbage they make is the answer.”

Varone suggested that on a smaller scale, people can Joseph use alternatives to plastics Activist by using Brita filters and Soda Streams to cut down on their use of plastic bottles.

Charles Nieves, the eco-socialist working group co-chair at the Nassau County Democratic Socialists of America, said that the CCIA is necessary to fund the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act that was sponsored by Kaminsky and passed in 2019.

The CLCPA outlined goals to use 70 percent renewable energy by 2030, committing to 100 percent zero-emission electricity by 2040 and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 85 percent by

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further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates.

2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and

without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or

2050, among other pledges.

“We need the polluters to step up and pay for the damages that they have caused to Long Island and the state,” Nieves said.

The CCIA would institute a fee on greenhouse gas emissions and co-pollutants that would be paid by companies importing fossil fuels into the state. The fee would varone be $55 per ton of greenhouse gas emissions, which would increase every year. NY Renews, a coalition of over 200 environmental community groups,

indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates.

3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid.

4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited.

Dated: March 26, 2021 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York 125391

To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

estimates that the CCIA would raise about $15 billion annually for the first ten years.

Other similar climate rallies occurred at the offices of U.S. Representatives Thomas Suozzi and Kathleen Rice, and Assemblyman Steve Englebright as part of Climate Jobs and Justice Week, which concluded with a town hall featuring U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer on April 9.

Kaminsky co-chaired a state hearing on April 13 to discuss and receive input from stakeholders on the proposed bill.

At press time he said he does not have a stance on the potential legislation.

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Part of the deck will be over our roof, and part will extend into our backyard and give shade to our patio.

A contractor we called said we need plans first, and that he would make the deck attach to the back of the house with something he called a “ledger.” We looked it up, and were wondering if there was another way, since we would have to remove the gutters we just paid a lot of money to install. We wanted the deck to be above the gutter so we could use the gutter for our roof to drain into; otherwise the water will just pour onto our patio from underneath. What do you suggest?

A. As I wrote previously, you have the design issues with water and movement prevention, considering wind, rain, sun and fire. You have zoning and building code issues to resolve, and you have the cost issue, which is tied to everything else.

The reason for the background answers in those two columns is that you onte eeper need to know that the attached deck — any attached deck — can cause damage to the house if not done in such a way that it’s strong, and yet can still break away, if necessary, to avoid pulling the house wall with it.

If I hadn’t seen demonstrations of storms in which people left their security cameras running, I also wouldn’t imagine, but you can clearly see, the deck twisting in strong winds, wrenching loose and pulling the side wall of the home outward. I watched in near disbelief as the home, minus the wall, with the interior exposed, begin to lose the roof, which waffled up and down for few seconds before pealing off like the lid of a soup can and flying away like a kite. Coupled with my own experience of living through a Fourth of July tornado that killed 40 people and ripped off the side of our brick home, I know this is very real and can happen in an instant. That experience inspired me to tell others of the dangers.

When footage of the recent storms in Alabama was broadcast, I’m sure most people were focused on the belongings and cars strewn all over. I was looking for metal connectors at the roof and wall connections. I didn’t see a single one in any of those videos. The connectors don’t prevent pullapart, but they do resist it, and allow people time to shelter and possibly hold enough of the home together to make the difference between life and death.

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The president deserves great credit for recognizing, confronting and trying to tackle those inequities. As the plan evolves, it should focus further on how it will reduce racial segregation, the foundation of the inequities, and not just fix up the segregated communities that are so prominent in our nation’s landscape.

ELAINE The Biden plan includes $20 billion GRoSS for a new program to reconnect neighborhoods cut off by historic transportation investment inequities. That will rightly undo past harm.

The plan recognizes that people of color and low-income people are more likely to live in areas most vulnerable to flooding and other climate-change-related weather events, and it targets investments to support infrastructure there. It invests $100 billion to upgrade and build new public schools, noting that “we can’t close the opportunity gap if low-income kids go to school in buildings that undermine health and safety.”

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In some instances, fixing up segregated schools is long overdue. But what else is happening to encourage integrated schools? New school buildings can provide important incentives to encourage crossing of neighborhood borders.

The infrastructure plan highlights the severe shortage of affordable housing in America, and invests $213 billion to produce, preserve and retrofit more than two million affordable and sustainable places to live. It pairs this investment with an innovative new approach to eliminate state and local exclusionary zoning laws, which play a vital role in housing discrimination and thus residential and school segregation.

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Two examples in New York highlight the problem.

In 2014, the federal government sued the Town of Oyster Bay over two housing programs created to develop below-market-rate housing for first-time homeowners and older adults.

The programs discriminated against African-Americans, because the initiatives gave preference to residents of the predominantly white town. Very few African-Americans (3 percent of residents) lived in the town at the time, and fewer than 1 percent of Black families living there were eligible for the program. Income-eligible Black residents nearby were blocked from participating.

That is exclusionary zoning — and it is, in effect, racist.

In a separate case in Westchester County, a False Claims Act lawsuit by the Anti-Dis-

he $2 trillion plan recognizes historic inequities in transportation.

crimination Center targeted exclusionary zoning. It resulted in Westchester settling the case and entering into a 2009 consent decree. As the center describes the outcome, “Westchester was prohibited from ignoring either the residential racial segregation that continues to plague it, or the municipal resistance to affordable housing development that stymies the possibility of changing those patterns.”

The impact of exclusionary zoning is amplified by the fact that it does not exist in a vacuum. It is one aspect of a broader pattern of local control that derives from home rule — specific powers delegated by states to local municipalities. Those powers transfer to localities control of land use, public services and community benefits. In the context of predominantly white communities, local control provides the power to exclude. I have explored that further in a separate essay on “Housing Discrimination and Local Control.”

Biden is right to address racial inequities with his infrastructure plan. He deserves praise for taking an innovative approach to tackling exclusionary zoning.

What is needed now is a closer look at whether the plan overall does enough to dismantle racial segregation and the disparities it produces. It is a difficult balance.

Keep what we have and make it better, or implement real transformation.

Elaine Gross is president of ERASE Racism, the Long Island-based regional civil rights organization.

Pandemic of 1918 pushed off the front pages

y husband’s father was 14 and living in New York during the pandemic of 1918, sometimes known as the Spanish flu. He must have had memories of the time; surely he knew people who died in Brooklyn, where he lived. Yet according to my husband, his parents never mentioned the epidemic, which killed upward of 60 million people worldwide. My grandparents never talked about it, either. In 1918 they were in their 20s, and also lived in Brooklyn.

On a personal level and in the RANDI press, there was a KREISS kind of collective amnesia about the pandemic, some say because the horror was overwhelming.

In 2005, when I read “Wickett’s Remedy,” a novel about the pandemic by Myla Goldberg, I was amazed that a catastrophic epidemic had swept through this country so recently. Goldberg’s historical fiction told the tale not in the cold numbers of the body count, but in the arresting details of a community under siege — a study of how people behave in the grip of unyielding suffering. It

seems especially relevant now.

The Spanish flu was a novel virus, like Covid-19. No one had immunity, and it surged through the city tenements, wiping out entire families. Hospitals had to set up tents outdoors, because they were filled beyond capacity. Bodies piled up on the streets of Philadelphia. There was no known cause and no cure. The virus traveled around the world on troop ships carrying soldiers to World War I battlegrounds.

Like today, there was plenty of fake news about miracle cures and remedies. In Brooklyn, a group of chiropractors took out an ad in the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper, touting spinal adjustments as a cure for the disease. Their ad read in part, “If you catch cold easily and throw it off slowly, it indicates a lowered nervous vigor that must be corrected. … The cause lies in the derangement of that sensitive part of the anatomy, the spine. Spinal adjustments by a chiropractor, trained and skillful, will correct this condition.” Hydroxychloroquine, anyone?

The same paper reported on Oct. 4, 1918, that 135 men appeared in court after being caught spitting in the street. The magistrate “imposed a fine of $1 on each of the defen-

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dants and told them that with an influenza epidemic on hand they ought to be more careful.”

On Oct. 15, the Eagle reported that there had been some 500,000 cases of Spanish flu in New York City. Low-cost meals were being prepared and distributed from an empty storefront in downtown Brooklyn. Then, as now, reckless behavior sometimes led to a spike in cases.

In Eastport, Long Island, folks thought the worst was over, so they planned a celebration.

The paper reported, “Flu was at party, epidemic follows.”

Apparently there were only 15 glasses for more than 500 guests at the shindig, and it became a “superspreader” event.

Eventually, even without a vaccine, without the medical interventions we have now, the cases of flu just started to drop, and the disease disappeared, with very little press coverage.

It has been suggested that one reason people buried the memories with the bodies was that an even bigger tragedy was strutting on the world stage and grabbing the headlines: World War I. President Woodrow Wilson never made a public comment about the pandemic. There was no federal

he ‘deadliest event in all of human history’ brought about a collective amnesia.

response to the disease, no Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So it played out quietly in towns and cities across the country.

Yet “The 1918 influenza pandemic was the deadliest event in all of human history,” David M. Morens, an epidemiologist at the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in 2006. “It killed more people than any war, any pandemic, the Black Death, AIDS, you can pick your terrible event.”

The 1918 flu killed some 675,000 Americans, according to the CDC. It is estimated that one-third of the world’s population became infected with the virus.

I want to know more about how people got through the worst of it. How did they cope with the loss of life on such an epic scale? The Covid-19 death toll in America stands at 560,000 and counting, gaining on the 1918 death toll.

Now we are the witnesses. Our duty is to keep the records of this time, the data and the eyewitness accounts, our personal stories. Contemporaneous newspaper accounts, the first drafts of history, along with the remarkable scientific advances we have seen, will help us prepare for the next pandemic when it strikes.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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t the turn of the 20th century, environmental protection meant preserving wilderness so future generations might know nature as the great environmentalists Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir knew it — bountiful and largely pristine.

Some 120 years later, saving wild tracts of land remains a central focus of the burgeoning environmental movement, but there’s an added mission: preparing for the eventuality of climate change, the slow heating of the earth over time.

New York state took a major step forward recently when Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature included a $3 billion proposal, called the Restore Mother Nature Bond Act, in the state budget.

Bravo to State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, and Assemblyman Steve Englebright, a Democrat from Setauket, for working to push through this measure as chairmen of the Environmental Conservation committees in their respective chambers.

State residents will vote on the bond act in the November general election. We’re throwing our hat in the ring early on this one: We encourage people to approve this measure.

In addition to protecting forested lands, particularly those that help preserve our drinking water supply, the bond act would allocate at least $1 billion for projects to help protect Long Island and New York City from future flooding caused by global warming.

More than half-century’s worth of scientific data, accumulated by federal agen-

cies like the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA, point to a disturbing, and increasingly undeniable, trend: The earth is heating up, causing massive ice shelves in the Antarctic and Greenland to melt into the oceans, raising sea levels across the world.

That spells potential disaster for Long Island. We are, after all, an island surrounded by oceanic waters. We might be able to cope with a one-foot rise in sea level. If the oceans were to rise three or more feet — as many leading scientists predict — that could put whole swaths of our shoreline underwater, if we don’t act now to bolster our shoreline defenses.

We can’t afford to stick our heads in the sand of our pristine white beaches and hope for the best. Those beaches may not exist in the future if we do.

Beyond undertaking flood-mitigation projects, the bond act would allot up to $700 million for green-energy projects intended to slow the rate of global warming. Traditional power plants that burn coal, oil and natural gas emit massive amounts of carbon dioxide — the main driver of climate change — into the atmosphere. Green-energy sources — wind, solar and geothermal — emit nothing.

That is, they are carbon-free.

Green energy represents our future.

Now, not later, is the time to begin transitioning to a carbon-free energy grid.

There are sound reasons beyond fighting climate change to do so. Coal and oil were once plentiful resources in the United States, but not anymore. They may not have dried up yet, but every day that we

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letters Holding the City Council accountable To the Editor: The current city administration came into office promising to return transparency to the governance of Long Beach.

Members said they would ensure that residents had a window into their decision-making process and the possibility of meaningful input.

For an extended period in 2020, however, they suspended the good and welfare — or public comment — portion of City Council meetings. Not only was this contrary to transparency, it violated the city charter.

At a recent City Council meeting, an agreement with Engel Burman was voted on. It was not made available to the public beforehand, as required by New York state’s Open Meetings Law. Acting City Manager Ron Walsh (the police commissioner), substituting for City Manager Donna Gayden, who was on vacation, incorrectly said that such agreements are not subject to public disclo-

burn through our supply of fossil fuels brings us one day closer to the point of no return, when they will be used up for good. If we’re extracting an oil called bitumen from open-pit tar-sand mines in Canada — an extraordinarily labor-intensive, costly and environmentally damaging process — then we know we’re reaching the end of the fossil-fuel-as-king era.

Our only alternative path, for now at least, is green energy.

Finally, the bond act would allocate $550 million to improve drinking-water quality across the state. For decades, Long Island has struggled to maintain the quality of its drinking water. Our water is piped up from aquifers, pockets of fresh water hundreds of feet below ground. Most chemicals that we apply to or dump into the ground eventually make their way into the aquifers, from industrial degreasers and lawn herbicides to gasoline that spills from filling stations.

Water is our most precious resource, yet so often in the past we have treated it as if it mattered not at all. In recent years, however, we have begun to focus on protecting our water resources, and the bond act would only further efforts to preserve our aquifers.

We can look around the world and see example after example of environmental disaster. We know this: Once we have made a mess of the natural world, it’s really hard to clean it up. Working proactively to preserve the environment is always best, and the Restore Mother Nature Bond Act, if passed, would do exactly that.

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assau County recently announced that it finished 2020 with a surplus of $75 million (subject to some adjustment, but it’s a reasonable number to work with). Sounds like good news, right? Not so fast. Let’s look behind this news.

The surplus came about because $99 million of a $103 million federal grant to the county was used for salaries instead of increased Covid19 testing, aid to schools affected and other such pandemic-related expenses, for HowarD which the money was intended. kopeL How many people might have been saved had that been done?

The county administration recently forced, with the help of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, a refinancing of Nassau’s debt, claiming, against evidence, that the county would soon be insolvent without such action, with a projected year-end deficit of $385 million. The administration and NIFA insisted as late as last November that the refinancing and additional borrowing were critical, because sales taxes were

projected to decline 20 percent for the year.

I pointed out at the time that such a decline was virtually impossible, given that, up until then, we had experienced a decline of about 8 percent, the economy was improving, and a virtual collapse of the entire economy would be required for us to drop 20 percent.

I was right, and even conservative. The final number was about 5 percent. Besides the $75 million 2020 surplus, 2019 finished with a $112 million unrestricted/available surplus. However, NIFA said that unless the Legislature agreed to a refinance, it would reject our budget and initiate draconian service cuts.

But wait, there’s more! The resulting refinance provides about $435 million in cash for the county. Understand that this isn’t a savings, but rather represents new borrowing and deferment of some payments into the future. In fact, in a record-low-interest environment, we actually borrowed at a higher rate than the original borrowed-money portion of the financing. That was irresponsible on the part of the administration, not to mention on the part of NIFA, which, ironically, was created to force financial

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he county will soon be swimming in money, at least in the short term.

Letters sure before being voted on. Not only does this violate Section 103(e) of the law, but there is no law preventing the sharing of such an agreement for a council whose members had promised complete transparency.

Additionally, one of the council members openly admitted to not having read the agreement in advance of the vote. Yet a request by William Notholt to table the vote was rejected.

In a prior meeting, the council voted on a memorandum of agreement with the city’s paid firefighters. That was presented by Sam Pinto, of Long Beach Professional Firefighters Union Local 28, and Corporate Counsel Richard Berrios.

Since it was presented by Pinto, I assume the agreement was endorsed by the union, and thus members could not claim any exception to the Open Meetings Law’s document disclosure requirement.

Violating the Open Meetings Law is a far cry from returning transparency to government. We must hold members of the administration accountable to the standard that they set for themselves.

KeVIN HeLLeR Long Beach Heller is a candidate for a seat on the City Council, running on the Long Beach United ticket in the June 22 Democratic primary.

responsibility on the county.

Finally, the federal government recently passed a new coronavirus pandemic relief bill, scheduled to provide Nassau County with an additional $397 million. I, and others in the Legislature’s Republican majority, pointed to the likelihood of this relief to NIFA at the time, but NIFA officials refused to account for this possibility, insisting on the refinance.

The bottom line of all of this is that the county will soon, at least in the short term, be virtually swimming in new money available to spend — more than $1 billion, by my calculations. I will insist that this spending be done responsibly, and not simply be used to support the administration’s re-election campaign this fall.

But what would “responsibly” look like?

I don’t have to point out to anyone living or working in Nassau County that real estate taxes are out of control, and in fact are the highest in the country for equivalently valued properties. The recent reassessment conducted by the administration has resulted in tax increases for about 65 percent of homeowners, which will keep growing over the next few years as they are phased in.

Finally, Nassau County has a huge over-

hang of refund payments due to homeowners and business property owners — full disclosure, this includes me and other family members, along with many thousands of others — going back many years, resulting from previous overassessments. These cannot be put off indefinitely. They are obligations of the county, bear much higher interest than county bonds and must eventually be paid, with interest.

I propose that we use a major portion of the newly available money to finally clear the decks, to the extent possible, of refunds to property owners. This would have several tremendous benefits. First, during a period of depressed business and lower earnings because of Covid-19, it would provide a welcome source of funds for many people and small businesses that desperately need it. At the same time, it would use the newly borrowed, relatively cheap, funds to clear up other high-interest-bearing obligations of the county, and improve its finances going forward. That would result in lower costs in the future and, we would hope, help to slow or stop the growth of real estate taxes that are increasingly a burden that many cannot afford.

Howard J. Kopel, a Republican from Lawrence who represents Nassau County’s 7th Legislative District, is deputy presiding officer of the Legislature.

Framework by Joe Abate

The joke was on my clients — and staff To the editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s April Fools column “Dogs on Long Island get a leg up on Covid” (April 1-7): Obviously, Randi is a very persuasive and skilled writer. Also obviously, some people don’t read her columns to the end — or even very carefully.

I’ve been practicing veterinary medicine for 27 years. Two Mondays ago — my regular day off — two of my staff members texted me, all upset. Two pet owners had called our office, insisting that they be able to pick up the new Covid vaccine for their dogs. My two young staff members were totally caught off guard by this demand, and told the owners that they had not heard of such a vaccine.

The clients were irate, and yelled at them! They “deserved” and demanded the vaccine! The girls told them that they’d have to look into it, and in a panic, they looked it up on the internet — and found Randi’s column, which they didn’t read carefully or to the end, either. They forwarded it to me: “Read this!” Panic!

So I read it — and I laughed. “Project Woof Speed” — Ha! Free trip to Buffalo — Ha! And so many other funny things as well!

Ready for the rain — Island Park

I screen-shot the last paragraph, used an app to circle it in red and texted it back to my girls. They felt so silly!

What was worse was that they regretted not knowing about the column first so they could have been weaponized against those crazy calls and getting yelled at for not knowing anything about this vaccine

that was the clients’ “right” to have! How they would’ve loved to calmly respond, “Please read the article to the end.”

As the kids say, “SMH. Shaking My Head.” Randi’s a funny lady.

DR. KAReN LISS Merrick

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