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By JAMes BeRnsTeIn jbernstein@liherald.com

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Reynolds Channel gets a spring cleaning Scott McDonnell, of Operation SPLASH, piloting his heading into Reynolds Channel with Jennie Bielous, Amanda Dombrowski and Kate Antignanoto to look for trash.

The City of Long Beach has proposed a 2023-24 budget with a 12.74 percent tax rate — the highest in several years and more than double the current 5 percent. The proposed spending plan totals $102.9 million, up from this year’s $95.5 million.

The budget was released late last week.

The proposed double-digit tax rate is primarily the result of a $75 million settlement with the developer Sinclair Haberman, who filed suit after the construction of a building he proposed was blocked. In 2015, the State Supreme Court in Mineola

granted Haberman a motion for a default judgment, three years after Long Beach officials failed to file a timely response to the suit’s amended claim for damages in a case that has been wending its way through the courts for 15 years.

The city plans to hold two public hearings on the proposed budget, on May 2 and May 16.

Haberman originally sued the city for $130 million, but over the years the suit grew to $150 million. The city negotiated the settlement down to $75 million, but now must pay Haberman $5 million per year — a financial obligation that has been nicknamed the “Haberman levy.”

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L.B. Covid-19 survivor: ‘I think it’s more like the flu now’

By JAMes BeRnsTeIn jbernstein@liherald.com

This Memorial Day weekend, Andre Marcell, of Long Beach, will be visiting his grandson Ellis August Eustis, who will be a year old, in California.

During the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, when Marcell was hospitalized, he wasn’t sure he would be around to celebrate Ellis’s birthday with his grandson and his daughter, Lauren Eustis, who will graduate from the University of Washington Medical School, in Seattle, that same weekend.

Photos of Marcell these days show a healthy, tanned man of 65

who is enjoying life. They contrast sharply with a shot of him in the spring of 2020, when he was suffering the worst that Covid-19 had to offer and was hospitalized for two weeks at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside.

Marcell had a high fever and intestinal problems. Things were so bad for him at the hospital that he called a friend and said he doubted he would ever live to see Lauren, then a medical student, marry. He wanted to have grandchildren, he said.

Now he does, and Andre and his wife, Lynn, will celebrate with their daughter and grandson next month. Marcell has also

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also don’t sweat the small stuff anymore.

AndRe MARCeLL resident

resumed working full-time at his company, Rip Tide Films, in Manhattan, which produces ad campaigns for children’s toys such as Transformers, G.I. Joe and Cabbage Patch Dolls. These days, he said, he manages the company from home, having found the commute to the city too time-consuming and unnecessary. He regularly travels to

Los Angeles on business.

He does not dwell on his days at the hospital, but says he will never forget them, either.

In early 2020, he and Lynn took a ski trip to St. Anton, a resort in Austria. There, they and other guests heard and read about the pandemic that was spreading across the globe. At the time, however, Marcell said,

it all seemed far away, and had little to do with their fun on the slopes.

The couple returned home in mid-March, eager to tell friends and relatives about their trip.

But instead of landing at Kennedy Airport, the Marcells’ flight was diverted to Newark, where they spent hours in long lines, Continued on page 4

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Donnelly targets ‘deepfake’ revenge loophole Carey was indicted in November that year, but didn’t plead guilty to four charges until this past December. He was sentenced April 18 to six months Patrick Carey probably thought he could get in prison and 10 years of probation. He also must away with posting false pornographic images of register as a sex offender. women he knew online, since there are no laws speWhat got Carey that sentence, Donnelly said, was cifically addressing such “deepfake” images. not creating sexually explicit “deepfake” images of As it turns out, the 22-year-old Seaford man — women without their consent. Instead, it was that who was sentenced for the crime this past week — one of the images he posted included a sexually almost did get away with it. At least according to explicit image of an underage girl.

Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.

But Donnelly wants to prevent another Patrick “Creating a fake image, even if it is sexually Carey from committing these kinds of crimes. With explicit, is not a criminal offense in New York state,” that, she has asked lawmakers in Albany to introDonnelly said. “It’s a loophole that allows child porduce the Digital Manipulation Protection Act. This nographers to use new technology to circumvent the state law is intended to make illegal the creation of existing laws and evade prosecutions.” deepfake images of real people in this manner, no Between January and September 2021, nearly a matter how old the victims are. dozen women contacted Nassau County police after If passed, there could be up to five new criminal discovering images of themselves on a pornographcharges associated with the kind of things Carey ic website. These were not real images, however, but was accused of doing. rather ones prosecutors say had been edited by “New York state currently lacks the adequate Michael Malaszczyk/Herald Carey to appear as such. criminal statutes to protect victims of ‘deepfake’ Carey allegedly pulled images of up to 50 women NASSAu CouNtY DIStrICt Attorney Anne Donnelly, left, has pornography, both adults and children,” Donnelly from their social media accounts and made these proposed a law that would make posting fake sexually explicit said. “That is why I am proposing the legislature “deepfakes.” These women had attended General images a state crime. This comes after Patrick Carey of Seaford take up the Digital Manipulation Protection Act, Douglas MacArthur High School in Levittown nearly got away with doing just that — allegedly — until he that would close the loopholes in the law that allow alongside Carey. sexual predators and child pornographers to create reportedly posted an image of an underage girl.

In addition to the images, Carey also allegedly sexually explicit digitally manipulated images and included personal information of the women, Using three different usernames, Carey allegedly evade prosecution. including full names, addresses and telephone numbers. posted more than 1,200 sexually explicit “deepfakes” “We cannot protect New Yorkers without making “The depravity on display by this defendant truly between August 2019 and September 2021. these changes.” makes my skin crawl,” Donnelly said shortly after his “These are images of these young women — just them Donnelly has been in contact with other district attorApril 18 sentencing. “He acted with hate, and he targeted being girls,” Melissa Scannell, assistant district attorney, neys’ offices to get the ball rolling on this proposed law, these girls. He tried to make them fear for their safety told the Herald in December 2021. “It was images of them and hopes to see it passed within a year. But whether that and their future. But he underestimated their bravery at cheerleading. It was them smiling at the beach. They does happen will all depend on how legislators ultimateand their resilience.” were just living their lives.” ly want to move forward.

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LONG BEACH HERALD — April 27, 2023 Cristine Rivera/Herald

LocaL musicians and a choral group performed live music during Saturday’s annual Earth Day celebration.

Long Beach celebrates Mother Earth Community members come out for the environment

By BREndan caRPEnTER bcarpenter@liherald.com

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he Long Beach Arts Council hosted its annual Earth Day celebration Saturday, featuring live music performances, arts and crafts and even a new sculpture reveal.

The sculpture, which is a large, colorful turtle, was installed outside City Hal. It was donated by the New York Marine Rescue Center as part of a marine life awareness initiative across several waterfront Long Island communities.

“Myself, and one of the other board members, painted and made the sculpture,” said Eve Hammer, the director of development for the Cristine Rivera/Herald Arts Council. “We actually aLExa RivERa, 12, of Lynbrook and Damien Betner, of painted it last year for Earth Northport, sharing a fun moment at the Earth Day Day, but it had been in storcelebration. age for about a year because there was scaffolding up at Member, Abbie Golding.

City Hall.”

“She put together the setlist of local The artwork was designed, painted, musicians,” Hammer said of Golding. and mosaicked by Arts Council board member Susan Tian Clancy, and Hammer, “There were six musicians who played sets and then she put together a choral with assistance from 6th graders Maximo group that sang a few songs. There was Vitolo and Ellie Clancy. about two hours of live music and then On the day of the reveal, the sculpture was covered with an upcycled tarp, embel- there was a drum circle, which was part of the art of wellness program as well.” lished with pieces of beach trash collectThe drum circle was hosted by Majesed by Long Beach Cleanup, a local nontic Healing. profit organization dedicated to the conLong Beach Cleanup, New York servation of the coastal community.

Marine Rescue Center, and Long Beach Hammer said they’ve done other projects across the city, including last summer High School’s Hope Environmental Club set up booths to engage attendees with at the recreation center with a mural and activities promoting environmental painting the walking path there. “We awareness. Kids also made arts and crafts were trying to figure out where it was with paint, glue, tape and every color of going to be this time, maybe facing the the rainbow, and added some custom picbay. The city decided that they wanted in tures to the sidewalk with chalk. front of City Hall, so that’s where the tur“The turnout was exceptional, Hamtle went.” mer said. “We had a lot of kid and we had Throughout the day, live musical perfamilies. We have people that came to see formances took place on the main stage, the music, too. It was a really full commufeaturing local musicians and a choral nity event.” group organized by Arts Council Board

Courtesy Eve Hammer

ThE Long BEach Arts Council unveiled a new turtle sculpture outside City Hall during the Earth Day celebration.

Cristine Rivera/Herald

Long BEach high School’s Hope Environmental Club set up booths to engage attendees with activities promoting environmental awareness.

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Andre MArcell enjoys a visit with his grandson Ellis August Eustis, who will be a year old in May, in California.

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Courtesy Long Beach Public Schools

students At lindell Elementary School celebrated Earth Day this week with a musical performance and homemade projects.

Students celebrate Earth Day through the arts auditorium to see the performance, which filled the room with music.

As a culminating activity, students were given an at-home recycling project to build and create with their families. Students created posters, sculptures, and dioramas.

Their finished projects were displayed in the school’s cafeteria and presented as a “Museum Walk” after the Earth Day performance.

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surrounded by people coughing.

Two days after getting back home to Long Beach, Marcell began feeling ill. He believed he had a simple bug, and paid it little attention. But the following day, he tested positive for the coronavirus. His fever was high, and he had intestinal problems.

His sister, Nicole Astil, a doctor in New Jersey, became alarmed, and insisted that he take a blood oxygen test. The concentration of oxygen in his blood was low, and he was admitted to the hospital.

His wife also developed Covid, but she suffered mostly from a cough that lasted for weeks.

Marcell’s hospital stay was complicated by double pneumonia. He lost 30 pounds, and was down to an unhealthy 160 pounds when he was finally discharged two weeks after being admitted.

Doctors wanted to put him on an oxygen tank, but in the midst of the crisis, they were in short supply. His daughter managed to locate one, saying at the time that his case was “severe.”

Recently he tested positive for Covid

again, but this time, he said, it seemed more like a bad cold than anything else.

He didn’t require hospitalization or any special treatment.

At home, Marcell began a course of physical therapy to regain his strength and put on weight. He is now back to a more healthy 179 pounds.

He wears a mask while flying commercially and at other times as well, but says he is not a slave to it. His wife still wears a mask at indoor events, and Marcell says he fully understands that people must make their own decisions.

Does he think Covid is over? “That’s a tough question,” Marcell said. “I think it’s more like the flu now.” Many who suffered through serious bouts with the disease, he said, were “traumatized” by the experience, and he understands that, too.

But having gone though it himself, Marcell has other thoughts and feelings as well — mostly a deeper appreciation for life.

“I do appreciate things more,” he said.

“I have more of a desire to live life to the fullest. I also don’t sweat the small stuff anymore. I try to be more Zen. I don’t honk the horn in my car as much.”

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Kindergarteners at Lindell Elementary School in Long Beach have been learning about ecosystems in science and the importance of taking care of Earth, right in line with Earth Day last weekend. The kindergarten teachers collaborated with the music teachers who put together an Earth Day performance, which included songs about the sun and Earth Day decorations.

Parents and teachers gathered into the

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LONG BEACH HERALD — April 27, 2023

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Thursday, June 8 Allegria Hotel, Long Beach 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Please Join Us! We are excited to welcome you to Equinor’s upcoming Empire Wind Open Houses. Join us at one or more of the events to meet one-on-one with project experts to learn more about offshore wind, and about the Empire Wind project.

The Empire Wind projects are being developed with a robust approach to community engagement to ensure public input is considered in project planning.

These open houses will provide the community with an opportunity to ask questions, contribute ideas, and visit with project experts.

An activity table will be available for children attending with their parents or guardians. Spanish interpretation services will be available, and light refreshments will be served.

A link to a virtual version of the open houses will be provided at www.empirewind.com/community/communityevents/ For more information and to register to attend, scan the QR code.

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Lynbrook Senior Lacrosse a tWo-tiMe all-CoUNtY selection headed to Monmouth University, Curley has picked up where she left off last spring and through the first six games netted 23 goals to go along with 10 assists. She’s in her fourth varsity season and in 2022 ranked among Nassau County’s leading scorers with 48 goals and 26 assists. With more than 100 career goals, Curley is “an undeniable force on the field,” coach Vin Tetro said.

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Softball: V.S. North at Lynbrook ............................4:30 p.m.

Baseball: Malverne at V.S. Central............................. 5 p.m.

Baseball: Mepham at MacArthur .............................. 5 p.m.

Flag Football: Bellmore-Merrick at Long Beach......... 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Mepham at Calhoun ......................... 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Sewanhaka at Clarke........................ 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Garden City at South Side ................ 5 p.m.

Softball: Hewlett at West Hempstead ........................ 5 p.m.

Baseball: Oyster Bay at East Rockaway ...............5:15 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Wantagh at Long Beach .................... 7 p.m.

Friday, april 28

Girls Lacrosse: Freeport at Clarke.........................4:30 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Bethpage at Seaford ........................ 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Baldwin at Kennedy .......................... 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Sewanhaka at V.S. District................. 5 p.m.

Softball: Calhoun at Kennedy ................................... 5 p.m.

Softball: Clarke at Oceanside.................................... 5 p.m.

Softball: MacArthur at East Meadow......................... 5 p.m.

Softball: V.S. South at V.S. Central ............................. 5 p.m.

Softball: Elmont at Lawrence .................................... 5 p.m.

saturday, april 29

Baseball: West Hempstead at V.S. South ................11 a.m.

Softball: Lynbrook at South Side .............................. 1 p.m.

After winning its first five games out of the gate, Long Beach girls’ lacrosse has endured a rough stretch against some of the top talent on Long Island.

Coach Rachel Ray is excited to see how the Marines (6-4 overall) react to dropping four of five, with a victory over Seaford sandwiched around defeats to defending Nassau Class B champ Garden City, defending L.I. Class A champ Northport, defending L.I. Class C champ Manhasset, and upstart North Shore.

“We saw most of the big dogs and ran with them,” Ray said. “We had leads in two of the four losses against very strong opponents. We had an important scrimmage postponed because of weather and we didn’t get the experience early on that we needed.

“We’re a pretty young team with only three seniors and it was good to see us not fold in any of those games,” she added. “I always look forward to us reaching midseason form. We’re keeping positive and are better for having these tough games under our belt.”

With one eye on a potential rematch with Garden City in the Class B title game about five weeks from now, the Marines played a spirited second half in a 13-7 defeat to the Trojans on April 3. Long Beach, which lost last year’s county final 9-8, trailed the rivalry renewal 11-1 at halftime.

“We were shell-shocked at the half,” Ray explained. “We weren’t fully prepared, especially on defense, and they came out really strong. We just

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JUNioR ava MaiN, right, is a tireless midfielder who has 22 goals, including four in last Saturday’s 12-8 defeat at the hands of visiting North Shore. woke up in the second half and outscored them 6-2. It’s something positive we could take away and a game we can learn from.”

The rest of the recent setbacks came against teams the Marines won’t encounter come playoff time. Manhasset and North Shore are part of a deep Nassau Class C, and both handed Long Beach 12-8 defeats.

“Manhasset we trailed 3-2 at the half,” Ray said. “The second half was more wideopen, but I thought we did a good job valuing possessions.

We didn’t do that as much against North Shore. With

North Shore, if you don’t stop Kylee Cobert, forget it. She’s a great player and found ways to score.”

Long Beach’s biggest offensive weapons also frequented the scoresheet last Saturday against North Shore. Junior Ava Main scored four goals, and senior Delaney Radin had a goal and five assists.

“Ava never runs out of gas and does a lot of dirty work between the 30s,” Ray said of Main, who has 22 goals and 12 assists through 10 games and is part of a dynamic midfield with seniors Nora Codianni and 18-goal scorer Keira Bauer.

Radin entered this week as Long Island’s leading scorer with 30 goals and 45 assists, an average of 7.5 points per game.

“She’s just amazing,” Ray said of the University of Florida bound attacker and two-time All-American.

Sophomore Delaney Chernoff (17 goals) has also been a steady offensive contributor.

On the back end, junior goaltender Emily Backlin picked up where she left off last spring and is playing at a high level, Ray said.

Another major test awaits the Marines this Thursday when they host Wantagh.

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Avoiding summer tragedy around the water

By MARK NOLAN mnolan@liherald.com

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ecord-breaking temperatures this April have signaled an early start to pool season. While water fun is a summer ritual, it can also lead to avoidable calamity when children are left unattended around water.

But the danger could be worse when an adult is casually supervising.

Drowning is the leading cause of death for children between 1 and 4 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly all of those tragedies — 88 percent — happen with an adult watching, experts say.

“Supervision is the main reason for drowning accidents,” said Jim Spiers, president of Stop Drowning Now. “They’re not actively supervising and paying attention.”

For Jenny Bennett, a founding member of Parents Preventing Childhood Drowning, the issue is personal.

Bennett’s son Jackson drowned in the family’s backyard pool when he was just 18 months.

Bennett, an emergency room nurse in Texas, has made it her mission to educate as many parents as possible about the danger. Her organization encourages parents and caregivers to learn CPR and first aid. Install fences with locking gates around pools. And give children swimming lessons by certified teachers.

“Say a child is fishing with grandpa and they fall in a Sue Grieco/Herald file pond or lake,” Bennett said. “Teach a child to roll and RAth PARK POOL in Franklin Square is a local hotspot for families looking to beat the heat. Safety experts insist that float on their back so they are able to breathe and call for adults keep watching their children even in public pools. help. Children under 4 are not able to tread water, so teach them the swim-float-swim sequence so they can float and breathe.”

New York state law generally requires every pool to have an audible alarm and be enclosed by a fence with locking gates. County, town and ■ Don’t just supervise — actively watch without even villages often have additional safety looking away. requirements.

“While town public pools have well-trained ■ Keep toys out of the pool when not in use so lifeguards keeping people safe, residents must children don’t have to urge to play. also be wary of the dangers surrounding private, personal pools,” Hempstead Town Super■ Don’t drink or use drugs while supervising chilvisor Don Clavin said. “A lot of our pool safety dren in the water. rules translate to personal pools — no running near the pool. No diving in the shallow end. And ■ Don’t keep patio or lawn furniture near a pool. for children, swimming with adult supervision is an absolute must.”

■ Don’t assume someone is watching the water.

As a board member of the New York Water Safety Coalition, Spiers advocates for statewide ■ Don’t assume every door and window is locked. and even nationwide initiatives. Currently, the ■ Don’t use technology or work from home while coalition has four bills up for consideration in Albany. One bill — S.3608 — would require parsupervising children in the water.

Herald file photo ents of a newborn to watch a video explaining EvEN With PROfESSiONAL lifeguards, parents should keep eyes ■ Don’t rely on personal flotation devices for safety. the dangers of drowning for infants and young on their children at all times when in the water at places like children before they even leave the maternity ward. The video would be in addition to the Veterans Memorial Park Pool in East Meadow. required material educating parents about 30 pounds to drown. They inhale water, lose consciousshaken baby syndrome. ness, and in only a couple of minutes, brain death The state Senate bill has three co-sponsors, as well as occurs.” a companion bill in the Assembly.

An adult should be designated as the “water watcher” Another bill being pushed in Albany by the New York ■ Install layers of protection, like fences and locked around pools, Spiers said. That person does not take Water Safety Coalition would designate state money to gates. their eyes off the water for any reason. And if a child provide swimming lessons to children in urban areas. does go missing, don’t waste time looking in safer places The coalition is working with organizations and munici■ Keep all gates, doors and windows locked. like under the bed or in a closet. palities in the Rockaways and throughout New York City, “If you do have a pool and a child is missing in the in addition to several other states.

■ Keep children in the water within arm’s reach. house, check the pool first,” Bennett said.

“The most unfortunate statement I hear is parents Spiers and Bennett both emphasized that when a who say they didn’t think it could happen to them,” Spi■ Store pool chemicals in locked containers and child drowns, there is almost never a loud indication to ers said, “or they just didn’t know.” out of reach. alert adults. If an adult is in the house, “watching” the What experts want parents and caregivers to remempool from the kitchen table, they may not realize there ber about water safety is that simply being present while ■ Learn CPR and rescue breathing. is danger. kids are swimming isn’t good enough. An adult must “It’s not like in the movies,” Spiers said. “Drowning is actively watch the water, Bennett said. That means ■ Create an emergency plan in advance. a silent killer. They can’t speak or call for help.” refraining from alcohol and drugs, staying off a cell ■ Install a motion alarm on all doors and the pool.

More safety tips are available through a number of phone, and not engaging in small talk at gatherings. online resources, including StopDrowningNow.org, Par“These children are not being neglected in the vast ■ Ask a professional for a safety inspection. majority of cases,” Bennett said. “There is simply a lapse entsPreventingChildhoodDrowning.com, and PoolSafely.gov. of supervision. It only takes 30 seconds for a child under

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Police announce arrest in Long Beach shooting stood with them in the emergency room on the night of this incident, that I would do everything in my power to bring the The Long Beach Police Department person responsible for this to justice. I am announced an arrest last Thursday in the very proud to be able to stand here and murder that took place at Sycamore Court say that we were able to live up to that on April 7. promise.”

Police said Ronnie Sutton, Sutton had 16 prior 49, of Long Beach, was arrestarrests, eight of them for feloed for the shooting of Shawn nies, two of them for violent U s h e r, 3 3 . S u t t o n w a s felonies, a robbery and an arraigned in court Thursday assault of a police officer. He and charged with secondalso has a misdemeanor degree murder and criminal arrest. possession of a weapon.

“While the arrest cannot The announcement came bring back this victim,” at a news conference next to a Walsh said, “our hope is that memorial for Usher that was with this arrest, we’re able to placed by his neighbors. Nasbring some sense of closure sau County Police held a news to the family and some sense conference earlier in the day of healing to this communiin Mineola announcing the ty.” arrest as well.

MARCiA GRAy Walsh was joined by SylPolice Commissioner and Aunt via Gray, Usher’s mother, Acting City Manager Ron Marcia Gray, his aunt, and Walsh said Sutton had been other community members arrested and taken to a local area hospital and police. where he was evaluated for medical and “Right where we are standing is where psychological reasons. He was released he laid and where I prayed for his life,” back into police custody Thursday. his aunt said. “We must stop the gun vio“The Long Beach Police Department is lence. None of this is going to bring him committed to ensuring the safety of every back, but we need peace. My sister needs one of its residents and all acts of vio- peace. We don’t want to see another mothlence are that are serious or not are fully er cry and we don’t want to see another investigated,” Walsh said at the news con- child grow up without their mother or ference. “I promised this family, while I father.”

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By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com

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ight where we are standing is where he laid and where I prayed for his life.

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MARCiA GRAy, ThE aunt of 33-year-old Shawn Usher who was shot and killed on April 7, with Police Commissioner and Acting City Manager Ron Walsh announcing the arrest of the shooter last Thursday.

Usher was described by friends as the father of twin 9-year-old boys. The announcement of the arrest came two days after a community rally calling for an end to gun violence. His mother, Sylvia, is a minister at Evangelical Revival Community Church in Long Beach, not far from where the shooting took place.

The last time there was gunfire in Long Beach was in June 2021, after some

2,500 mostly young people gathered for what they called a “Sunset Party” at the boardwalk at New York Avenue. The shooting occurred after the crowd was largely dispersed. Police said they found a 22-year-old man who had been shot in the buttocks numerous times. The man was rushed to a hospital and recovered. A man who ran from the scene was arrested on a weapons charge.

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Task force targets graffiti, illegal signage

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

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HEmpstEAD tOwN supERVisOR Don Clavin announced the creation of a ‘quality of life’ task force last week in Merrick, all part of an effort to combat illegal signage, graffiti and litter that he says plagues communities and hurts the suburban landscape. town every single day,” Clavin said.

“They’re going to target different areas.”

Councilman Chris Carini — who represents a district that encompasses South Shore communities like Bellmore, Merrick, Wantagh and Seaford — has worked hard over the last few years to help neighborhoods remove graffiti from Long Island Rail Road station trestles and other miscellaneous, public use structures, and helped spearhead the quality of life initiative. He says the issue of graffiti and illegal signage has been a regular nuisance to town

residents for some time.

“Going back to my years as a civic leader, these illegal signs and graffiti have been a major complaint in our neighborhoods,” Carini told reporters during a Merrick news conference last week. “We’ve seen an increase in graffiti. We’ve seen an increase in the signs. And we’re going to get out in front of this.”

Some of the town’s strongest partners in the creation of the task force were civic and homeowner associations, Clavin said, as well as various chambers of com-

merce, which work to keep their communities clean, and a place where people want to live.

Joe Baker, past president of the South Merrick Community Civic Association, has been a proponent of the task force. In just three days, Baker said he worked with the Merrick-based group to pull down illegal signs in the area.

“Over the years, we’ve collected hundreds of these,” Baker said. “The quality of life — we want to keep it good. Our motto has always been, ‘Look good, feel good.’ If the community looks good, we feel good.”

Clavin said the task force is just one step to tackling the problem at hand — Carini and other town board members are actively looking at legislation and seeing where adjustments can be made.

Utility companies have offered their support, becoming “very, very willing partners,” Clavin said.

“They understand the concerns. They understand it’s unsightly, and we’ll be changing those laws to strengthen them and fine people for not caring about other people, and where other people live.”

Anyone who wants to report illegal signs, litter or graffiti, can call (516) 4895000, and ask for their specific council person. They also can post areas of concerns on social media.

“The Town of Hempstead is a great place to live. We want to keep it clean and pristine,” Clavin said. “That’s what this squad is all about.

“Let the cleaning begin.”

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Illegal advertisements. Unsightly graffiti. Littered roadways.

“There’s nothing more irritating than, at the end of your day, when you’re driving home and you’re looking forward to going home and relaxing with your family, you are greeted at every (utility) pole with an unsightly sign,” said Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin. “We’ve come up with a concept we are hoping is going to help alleviate some of these concerns.”

That concept includes the creation of a “quality of life” task force. Its motivation is removing illegal ads, graffiti and litter, creating clean communities while preserving the suburban landscape in Hempstead.

One of the more popular signs many neighbors might see, Clavin said, are those advertising they “buy houses, no matter what the cost is.” Yet, the cost for hanging the sign could be a fine, since doing so is against the law. Advertisements for businesses — oftentimes hung on utility poles and street signs — are also included under the umbrella of “illegal signage,” Clavin said, and the town has witnessed an increase in these posters or boards being found all over downtowns.

The town’s code states it is illegal to litter or hang solicitations on “fences, trees, utility poles, or similar supporting devices, or to vacant or unoccupied structures.”

“These men and women (on the task force) are going to go out throughout the

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‘Play money,’ not cash, will be in use bcarpenter@liherald.com

Casino gambling isn’t coming to Long Beach, but the city’s Chamber of Commerce Saturday will host a form of sport, using “play” money in a first for the barrier island, at the rooftop of the Allegria Hotel.

There will be casino games and those looking for a little bit of a thrill can hit the tables and play blackjack. Of course, the gambling will not be with actual money, but “play” money.

“There’s going to be poker, Texas Hold’em, roulette tables, money wheels, craps and blackjack,” said chamber board member Brian Berkery. “Even if you think you can’t keep up, the dealer will slow down and show you what they’re doing and they’ll teach you. There will be actual professional dealers working the whole night.”

Casino-goers will be given $500 in “chips,” Berkery said. The money can be used to win prizes. If someone were to lose all their chips, they can buy more. It’s all deemed a donation, so it goes right back to the chamber to help businesses.

At the end of the night, you cash in your chips for tickets to win prizes. There will be a few options, such as gift baskets that can be entered for, a 50/50 raffle where half of the money benefits the chamber and the Long Beach Lions Club, and other raffles for memorabilia and experiences, such as a trip to a vineyard.

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LoNg BEACh ChAmBER to host first-ever Casino Night at the Allegria Hotel Saturday.

“During the day, there’s going to be a vendor fair of Long Beach vendors at the hotel as well,” Berkery said. “Downstairs from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the in the mezzanine, there will be between 15 and 25 Long Beach vendors. It’ll be like the arts and crafts fair. All of them are strictly just Long Beach vendors, too.”

Along with the games and vendors, there will be an open bar and live music and a DJ throughout the evening.

There are limited tickets left, but Berk-

ery said there is still the opportunity to buy. Tickets cost $100 before the event and $150 at the door, if still available.

“We’re starting to come up with different and more fun ideas to do,” Berkery said of the chamber. “We are all so busy all the time and we volunteer our extra time with the chamber. We wanted to come up with newer, fun ideas. So, we came up with Casino Night. Nobody’s doing it in town and it’s a brand-new idea.”

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Joyce Bazzini, a long-time resident of Long Beach, died March 31, She was. 87, She grew up in Far Rockaway and was a lover of the beach all of her life, her daughter, Caroline Sturla said. The family has been in Long Beach since 1978., Ms Bazzini was a concierge at Joyce Bazzini the Ocean Club on Broadway for 24 years.

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He mother and step-father Belle and Meyer Kass, pre-deceased her, as did her father, Leo Allweil. Brother Walter Allweil and grandson Anthony.

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Nassau County gambles on Las Vegas Sands

By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

Plans to redevelop more than 70 acres at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale took a huge step forward Wednesday after Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman revealed the county has come to terms on a lease agreement with Las Vegas Sands.

The agreement would give the Sands control over the land where it plans to spend $4 billion on a resort that would include hotels, community centers, a performance venue, convention spaces, restaurants and a casino.

“We are going to develop the Coliseum site with a world-class hotel, a world-class entertainment center, and that is going to be funded by a casino,” Blakeman told reporters at a news conference in Mineola. “We believe that that will bring jobs, economic prosperity, tax relief, and improved safety here in Nassau County.”

The agreement is still subject to the approval of the Nassau County Legislature, which likely won’t take it up until next month. But, if it’s passed, the county could potentially make millions in revenue. And local unions are happy about the jobs that the project could provide.

“This is something that is bold, and it’s big,” Blakeman said. “But it’s needed.”

But that doesn’t mean Sands will break ground right away. In fact, it won’t even be soon. This is just the first step for the Sands, Blakeman said. They still need to get the approval of the legislature, the zoning from the Town of Hempstead, and their gaming application from the state licensing board for the proposed casino.

“This will be an economic driver for this county,” Blakeman said. “Creating jobs, providing revenue to the county, providing revenue to the Town of Hempstead, providing revenue to all of our community groups that surround the Coliseum site — and those are the things that are important to the people in Nassau County.”

Mallory Wilson/Herald

NASSAu COuNtY ExECutIvE Bruce Blakeman, right, joins Las Vegas Sands president Rob Goldstein Wednesday announcing a lease agreement has been signed between the county and the Sands, with plans to spend $4 billion redeveloping the Nassau Coliseum area.

Immediately following approval from the county legislature, the Sands will start paying an annual rent of $5 million until they get their gaming license. Then rent doubles to $10 million.

Within 60 days of approval, the Sands will give the county an additional $54 million. Once the casino has opened, the county will be guaranteed $25 million in additional revenue each year, according to Blakeman. And that’s only for the first three years, officials said.

Local communities stand to benefit from the agreement as well, Blakeman said. The Town of Hempstead

would be paid a “significant” sum with $4 million earmarked for East Meadow, Uniondale, and the villages of Hempstead and Garden City through a community benefits program. The county will also receive $1.8 million per year for police improvements in the area surrounding the site.

“We felt this was the best location to do what we do, which is build large-scale resorts,” Sands president Rob Goldstein said. “We don’t build casinos. We build resorts with the casinos inside of them.”

It’s up the Sands what would ultimately happen to the Coliseum, and Goldstein said that a decision hasn’t been made yet concerning the venue.

“The goal of our company is to integrate ourselves in your community,” he said. “It will unequivocally involve local restaurant tours.”

The Sands has been trying to get to know the community since start, and held a procurement academy with the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce on April 20.

“They started off right,” said Frank Camarano Jr., president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce at the procurement academy. “They understood.

They didn’t have to wait for the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce to say, ‘Hey guys, you have to start at the grassroots level.’ It was the exact opposite — they reached out to us.”

Long Island businesses came out to see how they could be a part of the new project. Frank Borrelli, owner of Borrelli’s Italian Restaurant in East Meadow, believes this project is the best option presented so far.

“I think it’s a home run for the community,” he said.

“The taxes it’s going to generate for the county will be insane, not only from (the resort), but just branching off and bringing people to the areas. And tourism in general.”

There is a contingency plan pending the gaming license from the state. Officials said that the project could take four years once approval is received.

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Will their bond stand the test of time? Find out how it all unfolds in Jack Heifner’s ‘Vanities,’ the latest production from Adelphi University’s Department of Theatre.

This bittersweet comedy is an astute, snapshot-sharp chronicle of the lives of three Texas women and how their friendship evolves. The story begins as Joanne, Kathy and Mary are high school cheerleaders in 1963. Five years later in their college sorority house, they are confronting their futures with nervous jauntiness. In 1974, they reunite briefly in New York. Their lives have diverged and their friendship is strained and ambiguous. Their attempts at honest conversation only show they can no longer afford to have very much in common.

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Arbor Day is celebrated at Planting Fields

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with that festival staple Peat Moss & the Fertilizers. A pring fully surrounds our senses now. As self-guided tree scavenger hunt, courtesy Wonderland Mother Nature displays some of the grandeur Tree Care and Landscapes. A children’s nature craft, of the season, “Earth Month” culminates with involving tree “slices.” The all-important tree planting plenty of hoopla at Planting Fields Aboretum ceremony. And, new this year, a visit from “NYC Tree” in Oyster Bay. (aka actor Joe Whelski). He’ll wander about telling The more than 4,000 trees in the state park are jokes and regaling everyone with tree facts. a fitting backdrop to activities honoring the park’s “It’s so important to connect kids to nature at a remarkable verdure this weekend, April 29-30. young age,” Walsh says. “Kids are overwhelmed with Planting Fields has commemorated national Arbor their tech. We need to get them involved outdoors Day since 1987 with fun-filled educational activities with nature and our green spaces.” and entertainment. This year brings back the festival Smokey Bear joins in to do just that. The “park in all of its natural glory, following a slimmed down icon,” as Walsh refers to him, is the focus of attention pandemic version last spring. That means there’s when it’s time for the annual tree planting. Two trees plenty to interest all ages: tree climbing for the kids, will be planted each day. plant clinics, tree plantings with Smokey Bear, a Bonsai “It’s a big deal, exhibit, plant sale, and so much more — along with almostBy likeKaren a self-guided tours of that grand old estate, Coe Hall.

Bloom WHERE ceremony,” Walsh Yes, the focus is on having fun, but the festival says. “Everyone is about more than simply a good time. With a question WHEN gathers around climate change and the continued pressures on the Can art change the world? It’s andcollective parades to the environment at the forefront of our daily lives, park that’s been at the focus of our ••Planting SaturdayFields and Sunday, noon-4 planting location.” staffers recognize the need to keep this vital park in the public eye.

Arboretum State p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, Educational “We celebrate conservation while drawing attention to the importance culture for centuries. Now as society Historic Park, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.Oyster Bay and environmental organizations also of our green spaces,” says Katie Walsh, Planting Fields’ community Fields Road EmilyPlanting Lowe Hall Gallery, navigates ofthemodern life, •••1395 participate, including aforementioned engagement manager. “I encounter so many people who are visiting usthe for complexities April 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

South29-30, Campus, Hempstead.

Wonderland Tree Care and Landscapes, the first time. Many people think we’re a private estate.”

• $20 per carto RSVP, For admission information and art as a path for Cornell social change the • For visit Master Gardeners,is theat state’s Not so. Planting Fields — the name references the fertility of the callinformation, (516) 463-5672, or visit PlantingFields.org, or Hofstra.edu/museum agriculture department, Long Island land and its rich agricultural value originally recognizedforefront by the native of artistic expression. call (516) 922-8600 Native Plant Initiative, and North Shore American Matinecocks, and later Dutch and English colonists — is a former Land Alliance, among others.

Gold Coast estate with more than 400 acres of rolling lawns, gardens, “When All Stand,” HofstraBefriend University Museum of Art’s new a tree.

Planting Fields is exhibition, examines woodlands, and nature walks deeded to New York state in 1949 We to become the collective power of the artssurely in society. the place to do just that. a state park.

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by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director ofCourtesy exhibition and Fields Arboretum Planting Since then, the park has thrived as dynamic and vibrant site that’s collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and infl uence.

Top: Smokey Bear always attracts an enthusiastic following at the festival. known for its numerous historic structures, Olmsted Brothers-designed “It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that landscapes, and world-class art and horticultural collections. promise and freedom,Bottom: encouraging civicget engagement, cultivating unity,” Kids can a bird’s eyeand view of their surroundings as they The annual Arbor Day festivities are a time when the parkequality is at its best.

Giordano says. “Artists often lead the charge and exposeoftruths otherwise be of the environment. celebrate the importance treesthat andmay the preservation There’s always something for everyone at this family festival — concerts ignored. The artists in this exhibition take a stand and call out injustices through their art and activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, voting rights, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfilled. They all combine the making

Creative advocacy

Itzhak Perlman The reigning virtuoso of the violin makes his long-awaited return, appearing on the Tilles Center stage. Experience his impeccable musicianship as never before. The intimate performance gives Perlman fans a deeply personal glimpse into his boyhood in Tel Aviv and New York, and the earliest years of his long and celebrated career.

Enjoy an afternoon of music and storytelling as Perlman presents rarely seen archival photos and videos and shares memories, stories, and musical selections that you won’t hear anywhere else. On stage performing with Perlman for this unforgettable afternoon is his longtime collaborator, pianist Rohan DeSilva. The duo has appeared many times together, but this performance transcends a traditional recital to deliver a warm, humorous, personal look back over a legendary life and career.

Sunday, May 7, 4 p.m. $150, $100, $75. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville.

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On exhibit Nassau County Museum of Art’s new exhibition, “Eye And Mind: The Shin Collection,” highlights the extraordinary collection masterworks assembled by 31-year-old connoisseur Hong Gyu Shin, an internationally recognized figure in the global art world. He shares his treasures, including works

by Whistler, Lautrec, Boucher, Daumier, Delacroix, Klimt, Schiele, Balthus, Warhol, de Kooning, Gorky and many other important names from art history provocatively juxtaposed with the painting and sculpture of our own time from both Asia and the West. On view through July 9. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

City Council Meeting

Caissie Levy

Broadway powerhouse Caissie Levy visits the Landmark stage, Friday, May 5, 8 p.m. Catch her for a night of song, stories and laughter before she embarks across the pond to star in “Next to Normal” in the West End. Fresh off her powerful role in this season’s must-see production of “Leopoldstadt,” this is a rare opportunity to spend an evening with Levy singing some of her favorite tunes. The versatile actress of Broadway, off-Broadway and West End fame, Levy also finds time for many concert appearances — she’s backed up Rod Stewart in his Las Vegas residency, headlined Carnegie Halll, and continues to delight audiences with solo appearances. $61, $51, $41. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

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The Long Beach City Council meets, Tuesday, May 2, at 7 p.m. on the sixth floor of City Hall, in Community Hall, 1 W. Chester St. It will also be streamed on YouTube.

For more information, visit LongBeachNY.gov.

Art talk Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, May 23, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss ‘Balthus and Neo-Classicism,” in a session that is keyed to Balthus, along with Derain and such figures as Nijinsky and Prokofiev, who were experimenting with the re-invention of classical forms and motifs, notably those of the Renaissance. A decadent in the manner of Wilde, an Old Master painter among the Cubists (Picasso considered him a great talent), Balthus also became associated with the fiction of Nabokov, a literary connection that will also be considered. Participation is limited; registration required. $40, $20 members. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org or call (516) 484-9337.

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Storybook Stroll Bring the kids to Old Westbury Gardens for a storybook adventure, Saturday, May 6, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Stroll the gardens and listen to Jory John’s “The Bad Seed.” Later create a unique take home craft.

For ages 3-5. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

Passion for Pride Support PFY, a division of Long Island Crisis Center, at a 30th Anniversary Benefit celebration, Tuesday, June 13, 6-10 p.m. With drag bingo and performances by Ivy Stalls and Syn; also special guest honoree actor-author-activist Maulik Pancholy. The event, honoring PFY’s 30 years serving Long Island/Queens’ LGBTQ+ communities, is at Westbury Manor, 1100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury. For more information and tickets, go to tinyurl.com/ pfyevent2023.

Long Beach Chamber of Commerce hosts its first casino night on the rooftop of the Allegria Hotel, Saturday, April 29, 8 p.m. Games include blackjack, roulette, poker, craps and more. $100 per person in advance or $125 at the door. For more information or to buy tickets, visit TheLongBeachChamber.com.

In concert Rhett Miller, Old 97 frontman performs, Friday, May 5, at My Father’s Place supper club. The alt country-pop power pop singersongwriter is acclaimed for his compelling melodic tunes Doors open at 6 p.m., concert is at 8 p.m. The Metropolitan, 3 Pratt Blvd., Glen Cove. For tickets/ information, visit MyFathersPlace. com or call (516) 580-0887.

On stage Back by popular demand, families will enjoy a musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Thursday, April 27, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Friday, April, 28, 10:15 am., noon, and 6:15 p.m.; Saturday, April 29, 2 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, May 3-4, noon. Elephant and Piggie storm the stage in a rollicking musical romp filled with plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense perfect for young audiences. Together with nutty backup singers, The Squirrelles, the comedic duo even gets the audience involved in the action. $9 with museum admission ($7 members), $12 theater only.

Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Taco Tuesday The Cabana offers ts weekly taco Tuesday specials all day, Tuesday, May 2. Tacos available for $1, with a two-drink minimum, at 1034 W. Beech St. For more information, call (516) 889-1345 or visit TheCabanaLBNY.com.

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Adelphi Department of Dance students present their semi-annual dance showcase on the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage, Thursday and Friday, 27-28 April 27-28, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 29, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 30, 2 p.m. Dancers are working with guest artist Alberto “Tito” del Saz, artistic director of The Nikolais/ Louis Foundation for Dance, to present “Four Brubeck Pieces,” featuring music from Dave Brubeck’s classic album “Time Out.” The performance also features choreography by dance faculty members Frank Augustyn, Orion Duckstein, Adelheid B. Strelick, and adjunct faculty Bivi Kimura. The show will be also livestreamed during the Saturday matinee and evening performances. Tickets are $30, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Livestream access is $20.

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Being a victim of identity theft is just the beginning. Resolving it can be a stressful and lengthy process, and according to a pair of experts from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, it’s always better to protect in advance against scams and fraud.

Some $8.8 billion was lost to lottery sweepstakes and other scams last year alone, according to the Federal Trade Commission — a 54 percent increase from 2021. Elder fraud cost Americans older than 60 more than $966 million in 2020, according to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center.

In the United States and other countries, these numbers are only growing as criminals increasingly use online scams that target older adults — especially those living alone.

“Even though we talk about this a lot and we give prevention tips, it seems that people are still falling victim to these scams. And that’s why it’s so important to give this information out,” said Donna Harris, a public information representative for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

“Take the information and share with others so that we can get those numbers down and put the fraudsters where they need to be: behind bars.”

Harris was part of a pair of webinars hosted by AARP Long Island and RichnerLive — a sister division to Herald Community Newspapers — addressing these very

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AARP voLuNtEERs BEtty Beradford and Mike Peck help load bags of sensitive documents into a shredder at Nassau Community College last weekend, as part of AARP’s drive to help curb fraud of older Americans. issues affecting older Americans. She was joined by Michael Del Giudice, a postal inspector and team leader within the same division.

“I hear from so many people that are recent victims,” said Bernard Macias, associate state director for Long Island with AARP New York. “It’s so disruptive.

It’s so violating, it’s hurtful. It’s life-changing to be a victim.”

Identity theft has become a big problem in the United States and abroad due to so much information being available on the

internet. Every day, many unwittingly open their digital door to a world of strangers who could be scammers. In many cases, the results can be devastating — especially to older and vulnerable adults.

Even though many of these scammers are miles away, they can virtually enter homes through deceptive offers, designed to steal money and financial information.

“Once they have your information, it’s just like your DNA,” Harris said. “They find out who you are, and they can use it to defraud you. This is why we routinely dis-

If you missed last weekend’s shredding event at Nassau Community College, don’t fret. You still have two more opportunities to do so with AARP Long Island and RichnerLive.

The next shredding event is scheduled for Saturday, May 6 from 9 a.m. to noon at Michael J. Tully Park, 1801 Evergreen Ave., in New Hyde Park. To register, visit bit.ly/ ShredNewHydePark.

Then, shredding season wraps up Saturday, May 20 from 10 a.m. to noon at Farmingdale Library, 116 Merritts Road, in Farmingdale. To register, visit bit.ly/ShredFarmingdale. cuss current trends and scams to make aware of what is lurking behind the next pitch or offer that seems too good to be true.”

Also helping is not just throwing away documents with sensitive information like your Social Security number, but shredding it. One such mass shredding event happened this past weekend at Nassau Community College, attended by U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, and AARP state director Beth Finkel.

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removed from the state comptroller’s list of New York’s most fiscally stressed municipalities. It also said that its last three budgets have been balanced, and that the proposed spending plan did not require borrowing for separation payments. The city has been roundly criticized for some of those separation payments, and has filed suit to claw back some of the money that went to former city employees and officials.

Overtime pay for the city’s firefighters — a bone of contention among some city residents — is up slightly in the proposed budget, to $1.2 million, from $1.19 million

this year.

Total pay for the Long Beach Police Department is proposed to be just over $13 million, from just over $9 million this year.

City Council member Roy Lester acknowledged last Friday that he was unhappy with the budget, but added, “We will continue to work on it.”

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The city has stated that the Haberman judgment “was inherited by the current city council and administrative leadership.”

“The buck’s got to stop somewhere,” Ron Walsh, Long Beach’s police commissioner and the acting city manager, said on Monday, “and it stops here.”

The city said in a statement, “The Homestead Tax Rate increase is 12.39% or approximately $574 per the average valued home. The Haberman payment constitutes 83.4% of the Homestead Tax Rate increase.

Without HaberRon Walsh man, our increase acting city manager would be 2.06% or ap p rox i m at e ly $108 per household. The impact to correct the financial crisis is unfortunate and acknowledged.”

The non-homestead, or commercial, tax rate, is proposed to be just under 44 percent next year, compared with 38.4 this year. The largest commercial taxpayers in the city include KeySpan, Lafayette apartments, which is vacant land, Walton Stewart apartments, and Long Beach Multifamily, also an apartment complex.

Tax rates for homeowners were in the double digits in the early 2000s, and rose as high as 15 percent in 2013.

In its statement, the city blamed “years of inadequate budgeting, poor financial management, and a catastrophic legal judgment all of which combined to create significant financial stress for the City.” It added, “The process of unraveling and correcting years of mismanagement fell to a newly elected City Council and new administration in 2020. Over the next three budget cycles, the City took decisive action and the results are significant.”

The city said it should not face another double-digit tax increase in the next fiscal year, since the levy has been increased to account for the new expense. “This increase is ‘baked in’ to the levy moving forward,” the statement said.

Three of the five members of the City Council — Karen McInnis, Tina Posterli and Liz Treston, all Democrats — are running for re-election this fall. Long Beach Republicans are already launching an attack on the council and the proposed spending plan.

The GOP called the budget “an outrage” and added, “The public will not stand for it.”

The Republicans running for council seats include Brendan Finn, a retired New York City police detective, Chris Fiumara, an entrepreneur, and Michal Reinhart, a fashion company executive. Patrick Mullaney, a retired New York City Fire Department lieutenant, is running for the seat being vacated by Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford.

“So many senior citizens, families and single people can’t afford to live anymore,” the Republicans said in a statement. “Sim-

ply blaming the Haberman decision is a smokescreen for the lack of leadership, wasteful spending, mismanagement and excessive overtime.” Republicans said that the Haberman case “could have been settled for much, much less money, but the city chose not to.

“And now that the judgment came down, they are bragging they reduced it to $75 million,” the statement added.

James Hodge, a former board chairman of the Martin Luther King Center, is also running for a City Council seat.

The city said that its financial position has improved, and that it had been

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LEGAL NOTICE ANUNCIO DE AUDIENCIA PUBLICA, VOTACION DE PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCION DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR DE LA CIUDAD DE LONG BEACH, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto propuesto del distrito escolar el 9 de mayo de 2023 a las 7:30 p.m. en el Auditorio de la Escuela Secundaria de Long Beach, 322 Lagoon Drive West, Lido Beach, Nueva York, y también se puede ver de forma remota en https://www.youtube.com /channel/UCzst8qfrB66Ur 7JrZHfodyw/videos por la transacción de negocios según lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación, incluyendo los siguientes artículos: 1. Para presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada del monto de dinero, el cual será requerido para el año fiscal 2023-2024.

2. Para discutir todos los artículos que se establecen a continuación para ser votados por máquina de votación en la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto que se llevará a cabo el martes 16 de Mayo del 2023.

3. Para tramitar cualquier otro asunto que pueda presentarse adecuadamente ante la reunión de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y las leyes que la modifican.

POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que cualquier residente del distrito puede obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero requerida para el año siguiente para propósitos escolares (presupuesto escolar) sin incluir dinero público a partir del 2 de Mayo del 2023, entre las 8:00 a.m. 00 a. m. y 4:00 p. m., horario vigente, excepto los sábados, domingos o feriados en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, Nueva York, en la Biblioteca Pública de Long Beach, en 111 West Park Avenue, Long Beach, Nueva York , y en el sitio web de Internet del Distrito. Una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para los fines de la Biblioteca, sin incluir el dinero público, estará disponible en la Biblioteca Pública de Long Beach y en la oficina del secretario del distrito de la Biblioteca para el año que comienza el 1 de Julio del 2023.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que dicha Votación del Presupuesto y Elección se llevarán a cabo el Martes 16 de Mayo del 2023 en los distritos electorales

escolares que se indican a continuación, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p.m.

Se abrirán urnas para votar por máquina de votación en los siguientes artículos: 1. Para Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2023-2024 y autorizar que la parte requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito.

2. Para elegir dos (2) miembro de la Junta de Educación por un término de tres (3) años comenzando el 1 de Julio del 2023 y expirando el 30 de Junio del 2026, para llenar la posiciónes mantenida por Dennis Ryan and Maureen Vrona, cuyo término expira el 30 de Junio del 2023.

3. Para votar en la siguiente propuesta: PROPUESTA DE GASTOS DE FONDOS DEL CAPITAL DE RESERVA “DEBIERA LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN ser autorizada a apropiarse y a gastar: una suma que no exceda los $5,200,000.00, representando dineros del Fondo de Mejoras de Capital del 2018 para los siguientes propósitos: reubicar y reemplazar las tuberías de agua caliente de la calefacción a través de los espacios de acceso en los bajos de la Escuela Media Long Beach; instalar nuevos Univentiladores para aire fresco, calefacción y refrigeración para lugares incluidos en la Fase 2; remover y reemplazar cuatro unidades HVAC en la Escuela Secundaria Long Beach; y reemplazar la línea de desagüe de la cocina y la acera en el lado este de la Escuela Primaria Lindell, así como otros costos preliminares e incidentales para?

(Debido a que los fondos que se expedirán provienen del referido Fondo de Reserva del Capital, la aprobación de esta propuesta no requerirá un gravamen fiscal sobre los bienes inmuebles a la propiedad del distrito.)”

4. Para adoptar el presupuesto anual de la Biblioteca Pública Long Beach para el año escolar 2023-2024 y autorizar que la parte requerida del mismo sea recaudada mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos del distrito escolar.

5. Para elegir un (1) Fideicomisario de la Biblioteca Pública Long Beach por un término de cinco (5) años comenzando el 1 de Julio del 2023 y terminando el 30n de Junio del 2028.

TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que, según la resolución de la Junta de Educación adoptada el 8 de Febrero del 2023, esta votación y elección se llevarán a cabo en los siguientes distritos

electorales escolares (la descripción precisa de los límites está archivada y puede ser inspeccionada en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, Edificio Administrativo, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, Nueva York 11561: DISTRITO ELECTORAL DE LA ESCUELA LINDELL GIMNASIO ESCOLAR LINDELL 601 LINDELL BOULEVARD, CIUDAD DE LONG BEACH Este distrito electoral abarca el territorio delimitado al oeste por una línea paralela y sesenta (60) pies al oeste de Malone Avenue, al norte por Reynolds Channel, al este por la línea central de Long Beach Boulevard y al sur por el Océano Atlántico.

DISTRITO ELECTORAL DE LA ESCUELA EAST GIMNASIO ESCOLAR EAST 456 NEPTUNE BOULEVARD, CIUDAD DE LONG BEACH Este distrito electoral abarca el territorio delimitado al oeste por la línea central de Long Beach Boulevard, al norte por Reynolds Channel, al este hasta la línea límite este de la ciudad de Long Beach y al sur por el Océano Atlántico.

DISTRITO ELECTORAL DE LAS ESCUELAS LIDO/MS VESTIBULO DEL AUDITORIO DEL COMPLEJO LIDO 239 LIDO BOULEVARD, LIDO BEACH, NEW YORK Este distrito electoral abarca el territorio del área conocida como Lido Beach, delimitada al oeste por una línea que comienza al este de la ciudad de Long Beach, al norte por Reynolds Channel, al este por la línea fronteriza este de Point Lookout y al Sur con el Océano Atlántico.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que, de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre la Propiedad Inmueble, el Distrito Escolar debe adjuntar a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor catastral total de la nómina final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de tributación, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada por la autoridad estatutaria y mostrará el impacto acumulado de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pago en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulado de todas las exenciones otorgadas.

Además, dicho informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito.

POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que las peticiones de nominación de candidatos para miembros de la Junta de Educación y miembro de la Junta de la Biblioteca están disponibles en la Secretaría de dicho Distrito Escolar en su oficina en el Edificio de Administración, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, Nueva York, 11561. Las peticiones de nominación deben ser presentado ante el Secretario del Distrito Escolar a más tardar el 26 de abril de 2023, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m., hora vigente. Las vacantes tanto en la Junta de Educación como en la Junta de la Biblioteca no se consideran cargos específicos separados; los candidatos corren en general. Las peticiones de nominación para el fideicomisario de la Junta de Educación deben dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito, deben estar firmadas por al menos 100 votantes calificados del Distrito; debe indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante; y debe indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que las solicitudes de papeletas de voto en ausencia para las elecciones del distrito escolar deben completarse en un formulario prescrito por la junta electoral estatal y se pueden obtener visitando el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del Estado de Nueva York (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf; http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), o comunicándose con el Secretario del Distrito por correo electrónico a ldolan@lbeach.org o al 516-897-2108.

El Secretario del Distrito debe recibir las solicitudes completas no antes del 17 de Abril del 2023 y al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección, el 9 de Mayo del 2023, si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día anterior a la elección, el 15 de Mayo del 2023, si la boleta se va a entregar personalmente al elector.

El secretario del distrito debe recibir las boletas de voto en ausencia a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m., hora vigente, el Martes 16 de Mayo del 2023.

Un listado de las personas a las que se les emitieron las boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible para su inspección por parte de los votantes calificados del Distrito en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito a partir del Jueves 11 de Mayo del 2023, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p. m.,

hora vigente, todos los días anteriores al día fijado para la elección anual, excepto el Domingo, y el 16 de Mayo del 2023, día fijado para la elección.

Cualquier votante calificado que esté presente en el lugar de votación puede oponerse a la votación de la boleta por motivos apropiados, dando a conocer su impugnación y las razones por las cuales el Inspector de Elecciones antes del cierre de las urnas.

POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que cualquier persona que no esté registrada bajo el registro personal permanente el 1 de Enero del 2018 o antes, o las listas de registro suplementarias proporcionadas por la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau, o que no haya votado en una elección del distrito escolar intermedio, debe presentarse o ella misma personalmente para registrarse para tener derecho a votar el 2 de Mayo del 2023 de 2:00 p. m. a 8:00 p. m.; en el vestíbulo del auditorio de la Escuela Media Long Beach, 239 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, Nueva York 11561.

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

Dichas personas deberán informar, al momento de votar, a los inspectores electorales de su nuevo domicilio para corregir dicha inscripción.

POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que solo aquellos votantes calificados cuyos nombres aparecen en los registros preparados para dicha elección del distrito escolar tendrán derecho a votar el Día de la Elección. El registro se archivará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito y estará abierto a la inspección de cualquier votante calificado del distrito escolar de 8:00 a.m. a las 4:00 p. m. los días laborables del 2 de Mayo del 2023 al 16 de Mayo del 2023, y el Sábado 6 de Mayo del 2023, cuando estará disponible de 9 a.m. a las 12 del mediodía solo con cita previa.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que los votantes militares que no están actualmente registrados pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Se puede solicitar una solicitud de registro como votante

militar comunicándose con el secretario del distrito por teléfono (516) 897-2108, fax (516) 771-3944, correo electrónico ldolan@lbeach.org, correo a 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, NY, 11561, o en persona (durante el horario normal de oficina o entre las 8:15 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m.); la solicitud de registro debe recibirse en la oficina del secretario del distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 1 de Mayo del 2023. En la solicitud de registro, el votante militar puede designar su preferencia para recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico. Un votante militar que esté debidamente registrado puede solicitar una boleta militar solicitando un formulario de solicitud al Secretario del Distrito; para recibir una boleta militar, la solicitud de boleta militar debe recibirse a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 2 de Mayo del 2023. En la solicitud de una boleta militar, el votante militar puede designar su preferencia para recibir la solicitud de boleta militar, y la boleta militar, por correo, transmisión por facsímil o correo electrónico. Todas las solicitudes de boletas de votantes militares calificados y boletas militares deben devolverse por correo o en persona. Las boletas para votantes militares se distribuirán a los votantes militares calificados a más tardar el 2 de Mayo del 2023. El Secretario del Distrito (1) debe recibir las boletas militares antes del cierre de las urnas, el Martes 16 de Mayo del 2023, y deben mostrar un marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o debe mostrar un endoso de recibo fechado por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección y estar firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo, con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección.

Una lista de las personas a las que se emiten las boletas militares estará disponible para su inspección por parte de los votantes calificados del Distrito en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito a partir del jueves 11 de mayo de 2023, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p. m., hora vigente, todos los días anteriores al día fijado para la elección anual, excepto el domingo, y el 16 de mayo de 2023, día fijado para la elección. Cualquier votante calificado que esté presente en el lugar de votación puede oponerse a la votación de la boleta por motivos

apropiados, dando a conocer su impugnación y las razones por las cuales el Inspector de Elecciones antes del cierre de las urnas.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que, de conformidad con una regla adoptada por la Junta de Educación de conformidad con la Sección 2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o proposición para enmendar el presupuesto, o que de otro modo se someta a votación en dicha elección, debe ser presentada ante el Secretario de la Junta de Educación en la Oficina del Distrito, Edificio Administrativo, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, Nueva York 11561, con tiempo suficiente para permitir que el aviso de la propuesta se incluya con el Aviso de la Audiencia Pública, Votación del Presupuesto y Elección requerida por la Sección 2004 de la Ley de Educación o antes del 17 de Abril de 2023, a las 4:00 p. m., hora vigente; debe estar escrito a máquina o impreso en el idioma inglés; debe dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito Escolar; debe estar firmado por al menos 25 votantes calificados del Distrito; y debe indicar legiblemente el nombre de cada firmante. Sin embargo, la Junta Escolar no considerará ninguna petición para presentar a los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de los poderes de los votantes para determinar, que sea ilegal, o cualquier propuesta que no incluya una asignación específica donde el gasto de la proposición requiere dinero, o cuando existe otra razón válida para excluir la proposición de la boleta.

Fechado: Lido Beach, New York 21 de Marzo del 2023 Por Orden de la JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR DE LA CIUDAD DE LONG BEACH Lido Beach, Nueva York Lori Dolan, Secretaria del Distrito 138458 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 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE LONG BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing on the proposed school district budget will be held on May 9, 2023 at 7:30 P.M. in the Long Beach Lido Elementary School Multipurpose Room, 239 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, New York, and can also be viewed remotely at tinyurl.com/proudtobeLB; for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1. To present to the voters a detailed statement of the amount of money which will be required for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machine at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of the statement of the amount of money required for the ensuing year for school purposes (school budget) exclusive of public monies may be obtained by any district resident beginning May 2, 2023, between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM, prevailing time, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays at the Office of the District Clerk, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, New York, at Long Beach Public Library, at 111 West Park Avenue, Long Beach, New York, and on the District’s internet website. A copy of the statement of the amount of money that will be required for the Library purposes exclusive of public money will be available at the Long Beach Public Library and the Library’s district clerk’s office for the year beginning July 1, 2023.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at the school election districts indicated below, between the hours of 7:00AM and 9:00PM, prevailing time, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2023-2024 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

2. To elect two members of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term

commencing July 1, 2023, and expiring on June 30, 2026, to fill the positions held by Dennis Ryan and Maureen Vrona, whose terms expire on June 30, 2023.

3. To vote on the following proposition: CAPITAL RESERVE FUND EXPENDITURE PROPOSITION “SHALL THE BOARD OF EDUCATION be authorized to appropriate and expend: a sum not to exceed $5,200,000.00, representing monies from the 2018 Capital Improvement Fund for the following purposes: replace and relocate hot water heating pipes throughout the crawl spaces of Long Beach Middle School; install new Uni-ventilators for fresh air, heating and cooling for locations included in Phase 2; remove and replace four HVAC units at Long Beach High School; and replace the kitchen sewer line and the sidewalk on the east side of Lindell Elementary School as well as preliminary and other costs incidental thereto?

(Because the funds to be expended hereunder are from the referenced Capital Reserve Funds, approval of this proposition will not require a tax levy upon the real property of the district.)”

4. To adopt the annual budget of the Long Beach Public Library for the 2023-2024 school year and authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the school district.

5. To elect one (1) trustee of the Long Beach Public Library for a five (5) year term commencing on July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2028.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, per resolution of the Board of Education adopted on February 8, 2022, this vote and election will be held at the following school election districts (the accurate description of the boundaries is on file and may be inspected at the Office of the District Clerk, Administration Building, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, New York 11561): LINDELL SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICT LINDELL SCHOOL GYMNASIUM 601 LINDELL BOULEVARD, CITY OF LONG BEACH This election district embraces the territory bounded on the West by a line parallel to and sixty (60) feet westerly from Malone Avenue, on the North by Reynolds Channel, on the East by the center line of Long Beach Boulevard and on the South by the Atlantic Ocean.

EAST SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICT EAST SCHOOL GYMNASIUM 456 NEPTUNE

BOULEVARD, CITY OF LONG BEACH This election district embraces the territory bounded on the West by the center line of Long Beach Boulevard, on the North by Reynolds Channel, East to the easterly bounding line of the City of Long Beach, and on the South by the Atlantic Ocean.

LIDO/MS SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICT LIDO COMPLEX AUDITORIUM LOBBY 239 LIDO BOULEVARD, LIDO BEACH, NEW YORK This election district embraces the territory of the area known as Lido Beach, bounded on the West by a line commencing due east of the City of Long Beach, on the North by Reynolds Channel, on the East by the easterly boundary line of Point Lookout and on the South by the Atlantic Ocean.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the School District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that petitions nominating candidates for Board of Education trustees and Library Board trustee are available from the Clerk of said School District at her office in the Administration Building, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, New York, 11561.

Nominating petitions must be filed with the Clerk of the School District not later than April 26, 2023, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Vacancies on both the Board of Education and the Library Board are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large.

Nominating petitions for Board of Education trustee must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least 100 qualified voters of the District; must state the name and residence of each signer; and must state the name and residence of the candidate.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots for the school district election are to be completed on a form prescribed by the state board of elections and may be obtained by visiting the New York State Education Department’s Website (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf; http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), or by contacting the District Clerk by email at ldolan@lbeach.org or 516-897-2108.

Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than April 17, 2023 and at least seven (7) days before the election, May 9, 2023, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, May 15, 2023, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter.

Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 11, 2023, between the hours of 8:00a.m. and 4:00p.m., prevailing time, on each day prior to the day set for the annual election, except Sunday, and on May 16, 2023, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his or her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any person who is not registered under permanent personal registration on or before January 1, 2018, or supplemental registration lists furnished by the Nassau County Board of Elections, or has not voted at an intervening school district election, must present himself or herself personally for registration in order to be entitled to vote on May 2, 2023 from 2:00pm to 8:00pm; at Long Beach Middle School Auditorium Lobby, 239 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, New York 11561.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any person who has moved from one school election district in the Long Beach City School District to another, and who has not registered in the new school election district, and who is still registered in the district from which

he or she moved, may vote in the election district in which he or she registered. Such people must advise, at the time of voting, the election inspectors of his/her new address to correct such registration.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that only those qualified voters whose names appear on the registers prepared for said school district election will be entitled to vote on Election Day. The register will be filed in the District Clerk’s Office and open to inspection by any qualified voter of the school district from 8:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. on weekdays from May 2, 2023 to May 16, 2023, and Saturday May 6, 2023, when it will be available from 9 A.M. to 12 Noon by appointment only.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district.

An application for registration as a military voter can be requested by contacting the District Clerk by telephone (516) 897-2108, facsimile (516)771-3944, email ldolan@lbeach.org, mail to 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, NY, 11561, or in person (during regular office hours or between the hours of 8:15 AM to 4:00 PM); the application for registration must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 pm on May 1, 2023. In the request for an application for registration, the military voter is permitted to designate his/her preference for receiving the application for registration by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that military voters who are qualified voters of the district may submit an application for a military ballot by requesting an application form from the District Clerk; in order to receive a military ballot, the military ballot application must be received no later than 5:00 pm on May 1, 2023. In the request for an application for a military ballot, the military voter is permitted to designate his/her preference for receiving the application for a military ballot, and the military ballot, by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail.

All qualified military voters’ ballot applications and military ballots must be returned by mail or in person.

Ballots for military voters shall be distributed to qualified military voters no later than May 2, 2023.

Military ballots must be received by the District Clerk (1) before the close of the polls, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, and must

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show a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or must show a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or (2) not later than 5:00 pm on the day of the election and be signed and dated by the military voter and one witness, with a date ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

A list of persons to whom military ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 11, 2023, between the hours of 8:00a.m. and 4:00p.m., prevailing time, on each day prior to the day set for the annual election, except Sunday, and on May 16, 2023, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his or her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Education at the District Office, Administration Building, 235 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, New York 11561, in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law or on or before April 17, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District; and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful, or any proposition which fails to include a specific

appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

Dated: Lido Beach, New York, March 21, 2023

By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE LONG BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Lido Beach, New York Lori Dolan, District Clerk 138456 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 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU ATIR, LLC, Plaintiff, Against JAMES DOOLAN, ANTOINETTE DOOLAN, et al.

Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 2/22/2023, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 5/16/2023 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 61 Minnesota Avenue, Long Beach, NY 11561 and described as follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Long Beach, County of Nassau and State of New York Section 58 Block 99 Lot 49 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $1,010,413.46 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 16817/2009 If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.

Scott H Siller, Esq., Referee.

Richland & Falkowski, PLLC, 28-07 Jackson Avenue, 5th Floor, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101 Dated: 3/13/2023 File Number: DOOLAN LD 138796

LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff - against MICHAEL D’ANTONI A/K/A MICHAEL DANTONI A/K/A MICHAEL E. D’ANTONI A/K/A MICHAEL EDWARD D’ANTONI, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on May 26, 2022.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 16th day of May, 2023 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the City of Long Beach, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Premises known as 30 Delaware Avenue, Long Beach, (City of Long Beach) NY 11561.

(SBL#: 59-260-13) Approximate amount of lien $292,309.67 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 608466/2019.

Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee.

Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618 Tel. 585/760-8218 For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 Dated: March 15, 2023 During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

138697 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE AT&T proposes to modify their existing facility (new tip heights 86’) on the 79’ building at 2001 Ocean Blvd, Atlantic Beach, NY (20230212).

Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.

139119 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF LEGAL POSTPONEMENT OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE OCEAN LANDING CONDOMINUM, Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL H. NELSON, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on January 19, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 5, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 475 West Broadway, Unit A-2 a/k/a 2A, Long Beach, NY 11561. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Long Beach, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 59, Block 39 and Lot 150U together with an undivided 6.76 percent interest in the Common Elements. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #605743/2020.

This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale. The original sale was scheduled for April 19, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at the same location.

Peter Kramer, Esq., Referee (516) 510-4020 Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, & Peddy, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff 139118

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Richner Communications, One of the Fastest Growing Media, Event and Communications Companies on Long Island is Seeking a Sales/Marketing Candidate to Sell our Print Media Products and our Digital, Events, Sponsorships.

Salary, Commission, Eligible for Health Benefits, 401k and Paid Time Off. Will Consider Part Time.

Please Send Cover Letter and Resume with Salary Requirements to rglickman@liherald.com or Call 516-569-4000 X250 PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSE HELP Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for a motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key.

Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

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

Salary: $15.00 /hour Email your resume to: careers@liherald.com

Be apart of a growing multi media company based in Garden City Now Hiring: • Sales/Multi Media Consultants* • Receptionist • Reporter/Editor • Drivers* • Pressman/Press Helper Mail Your Resumes to Careers@liherald.com or call 516-569-4000 ext 239

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STRONG knowledge of EXCEL a must! Knowledge of DATABASE maintenance or postal regulations a big plus. Qualified Candidates must be computer literate, able to multitask, dependable, reliable, organized, energetic, detail oriented and able to work well under deadlines.

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SKA High School for Girls: Graphic Design Teacher Ivrit Teacher Halacha Teacher AP Computer Science Teacher American Sign Language Teacher (ASL)

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HW Flrs. Near Park, Trans, Shops & Houses of Worship...$829,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

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Q. Our basement is unfinished, and we plan to put in walls and a finished ceiling. We know we need an escape window, but what are your suggestions on other things, like the kind of ceiling? I’m thinking about just sheetrock, but what kind of access do you recommend for the pipes and wires I’ll need to get to?

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A. There are many items to include in your thought process for finishing your basement. his charming, beachside two family Mistakes are made, first, by ever assuming that the Colonial boasts 5 bedrooms and 2 full people doing the work know the laws. baths. The main floor features living The biggest problem I room with wood burning fireplace, dining room, EIK, 2 bedrooms, full bath and master see is that the ceiling is bedroom with sliders to a maintenance free just a little too low, that backyard. The upper apartment features two someone dropped the bedrooms, full bath, EIK with washer/dryer entire ceiling level just and a living room with door to terrace. There because of one pipe. The is a partially finished basement with crawl space and utility room with separate heating/ minimum ceiling height electric. You will love the detached one car in the current code is 6 garage and heated driveway . feet 8 inches clearance, with 6 feet 4 inches under the center beams, air ducts or soffits anywhere in the basement. Always leave access for shutoff onte eeper valves, wiring connections, cleanouts and other Results that Movecontrols.

You If you need to move pipes that were installed without any care for your future use of the basement, move them. Piping should go around the perimeter of the basement, no matter what excuse Rhonda Healy you hear. Because of poor planning and even worse Real Estate Salesperson ABR, SRS execution, pipes are the No. 1 problem, because 516.236.7269 someone thoughtlessly put them in a place that was rhondaghealy@gmail.com good for1208557 them and not for you.

CENTURY 21 Verdeschi & Walsh Realty The ceiling finish can be sheetrock in the larger areas with perimeter “hung” track ceilings outfitted with removable ceiling tiles. Again, even those lowered perimeter and under-beam soffits need to This Robin won’t rest until be no less than 6 feet 4 inches above the floor. Tall you are in your new NEST! firefighters need to avoid hitting their heads when How’s the market?? Please contact me for your they’re running though your smoke-filled basement free market report and personalized service! to rescue you or your loved ones.

“Leading Edge Award Winner” Although you know you need an escape well Robin Reiss window or exterior door entry, placement of the Licensed Real Estate Salesperson Cell: 516.510.6484 well in some side or front yards can cause a code Office: 516.623.4500 violation if it’s closer than allowed to a property Robin.Reiss@elliman.com line. Verify your setback requirements for your zone, and even confirm that with an official at your Results that Move You local building department.

Many jurisdictions require a permit with plans and inspections, so don’t forget these important requirements. There are so many people who are frustrated that their contractor didn’t tell them that they needed a permit, and even worse, that they now have a violation that requires reconstruction to pass inspections. Don’t be one of those people.

1212952 Other important issues include what to do with enclosing your heating equipment, putting laundry Opening DOOrs & Changing Lives! sinks and washing machines too close to the main Homes are selling! electrical service panel, using the wrong kind of Email or call for the current market wall studs for perimeter walls, not insulating corevaluation of your home!! rectly and forgetting to put handrails on the access stairs, inside and out. Heating equipment, to the Lisa Fava Licensed AssociAte Broker code, must follow the manufacturer’s specifications.

516-815-2434 Installers rarely leave a manual. Sometimes the LisaFava1@yahoo.com • LisaFavasellshomes@gmail.com internet helps. There must be 5/8-inch type X gypBecker realty, 50 hempstead avenue, Lynbrook, nY sum board on the ceiling extending at least 1 foot in each direction around the boiler. Best of luck!

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332B Peninsula Blvd, BA, Move Right Into This Updated 3 Br, 2.5 Bth Coop Townhouse. LR, DR, Gran/Wood Kit w/ Stainless Steel Appl. Trex Deck Off LR. Primary Ste Features Updtd Bth & WIC. Att Gar Plus 1 Pkg Spot incl in Maintenance. W/D. Pull Down Attic. SD#15. Convenient to Shops, Trans & Houses of Worship...............................................................................$449,00

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OPEN HOUSES SUNday, 4/30/23 1599 Lakeview Dr, 2-3:30, 4 BR, 3 Bth Exp Ranch on Tree Lined St in SD#14. Spacious LR, DR, Family Rm, EIK & Fin Bsmt. Att Garage. HW Flrs. Near Park, Trans, Shops & Houses of Worship........................................................................................................ REDUCED! $799,000 257 Willard Dr, 12-1:30, MUST SEE NEW KITCHEN UPDATES!! Spacious 5 BR, 3 Bth Exp Ranch With Open Layout. Main Floor Mstr Ste Plus Potential Mstr Ste on 2nd Flr. LR/Fpl, FDR, EIK & Sundrenched Family Rm w/ Doors to Deck. Fin Bsmt. Att Gar. Loads of Updates!!

SD#20 (Lynbrook) No Flood Insurance Req. MUST SEE THIS! ................................. $1,025,000 1193 E. Broadway # M23, BA, NEW TO MARKET! Move Right Into This Stunning Gut Renovated 2 BR, 2 Bth Coop in Garden Town. Gourmet Kit W/Thermdore St Steel Appl Opens Into DR & LR. Primary BR w/Bth Plus Spac 2nd BR. W/D in Unit. New Self Controlled CAC. Oak Flrs, LED Lights. Near LIRR. Parking Avail. SD#14. You Don’t Want to Miss This $379,000 1608 Ridgeway Dr, BA, Move Right Into This Completely Gut Renovated 4 BR, 3.5 Bth Col on 1/4 Acre Prop. New Kosher EIK, FDR, LR w/ Fpl, Den & Enclosed Porch. Radiant Heated Flrs.

Full Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Att Gar. MUST SEE!! SD#20 ....................................DRASTIC REDUCTION! MOTIVATED SELLER! $1,399,000 ALSO FOR RENT $6,500 per month 1267 Peninsula Blvd, BA, NEW TO MARKET! 5 BR, 2 Bth Exp Cape in SD#14 (HewlettWoodmere) LR, DR, Updtd Gran/Wood EIK, Bths. Det 1.5 Gar & Driveway for 4/5 Cars. HW Floors. Gas Heat. Near LIRR, Shops, Trans & Schools. A Steal! .................................. $599,000 1534 Broadway #103, BA, Magnificent New Renovation! One of a Kind Ranch Style Living in Luxurious Jonathan Hall Condominium with Doorman & Elevator. Just Move into This Gut Rvated, Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bath Apt with Open Layout. Large Designer Eat in Kitchen with Sep Pantry & Laundry Rm. Master BR Boasts Gorgeous Bth & Walk in Closet. Terrace Faces into Courtyard.

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onverting the Long Island Power Authority to a public power utility from a privatepublic partnership is being considered by the State Legislature through a commission. This switch, in a process known as municipalization, would be a massive mistake.

Just ask residents of Boulder and Pueblo, Colorado, who overwhelmingly rejected ballot issues to municipalize. In fact, only a handful of communities nationwide have voted in favor of a municiWENDY pal takeover of electricity in over HIJoS a decade.

It’s usually a costly folly that rarely achieves the benefits proponents claim. What happens in reality should dissuade the Legislature from altering the LIPA public-private partnership.

Creating a municipal utility doesn’t necessarily: ■ Bring lower electricity costs. In San Marcos and Palm Springs, California,

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for example, consultants’ cost savings estimates turned out to be wrong, to the detriment of consumers. Plus, while municipal utilities tend to charge residential customers less and businesses more, residents end up paying more anyway. Further, a study by a consulting firm found the costs passed on to ratepayers by municipal utilities often went up.

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strict, and more subject to politics.

■ Improve operations. Municipal officials and appointees frequently don’t have the expertise that investor-owned utilities possess, which can reduce reliability in areas where major storms and other weather-related events occur. For instance, when Winter Park, Florida, switched to a public utility, it wasn’t prepared operationally, and had to build that knowledge from the ground up.

ublic utilities are often less accountable and more subject to politics.

■ Improve grid security.

Municipal utilities are under cyber siege as their staffing shrinks, cybersecurity spending lags and their legacy systems are often outdated. In 2021, a cyberattack against the Oldsmar, Florida, water treatment facility nearly poisoned the water supply of almost 2 million people.

■ Guarantee accountability to consumers or taxpayers. Investor-owned utilities are regulated by a state utility commission. When a blackout or brownout or other crisis occurs, such oversight is vital in order to determine what went wrong and how to fix it. Accountability of a municipal utility often proves less

■ Offer the shared risk for ratepayers that investor-owned utilities do, with shareholders who shoulder risks with ratepayers.

Municipalization triggers other major problems. It costs a lot, is contentious, and takes a long time to happen, if it happens at all. In Corona, California, the direct buyout cost of its utility will exceed $300 million. Long Beach, California, rejected municipalization because of its $500 million price. The city of Pueblo, according to one estimate, would have lost nearly $8.5 million in taxes and franchise fees if it had

municipalized its utility.

Failure took 13 years for a plan in Las Cruces, New Mexico, felled after dozens of lawsuits and many untold costs arose.

As well, only one in six attempted municipal utility takeovers succeeds, according to a report that studied 60 of them. Two later sold the utility back to the investor-owned utility. Investorowned utilities cannot afford bloated budgets, but public utilities need not have the same capital discipline with taxpayer dollars.

LIPA customers should also be outraged by the poor job the legislative commission has done. Despite spending $2 million in taxpayer dollars to collect community input, the commission held none of three public hearings called for before the end of last September. It held no meetings during its first five months of existence, and didn’t produce a draft report by year-end 2022. It was expected this month.

The track record of municipalization is clear, and Long Island residents should not be fooled by the current attempts to municipalize the LIPA. Wendy Hijos is the New York state director for the Consumer Energy Alliance.

Mothering our way through the pandemic global pandemic was never part of the job description in my Mothers Handbook, circa 1971, but so be it. This is our

time.

A small distinction: A man fathers a child, and the work he does after that is called “parenting.” A woman gives birth to a child, and the work she does after that is often called “mothering.” That word implies the unique devotion needed to shepherd children safely through their early years.

The dictionary says the word RANDI embraces “kindKREISS ness” and “protection.”

No one says, “Joe is so good at fathering.” But we often hear praise for someone’s mothering. I don’t think it’s sexist; I see the word as gender neutral. Joe may be good at mothering as well.

Mothering requires tending, nurturing, cherishing and teaching children.

The term connotes warmth and support and advocacy.

Although, traditionally, mothering has been linked to the mother-child bond, there are millions of men and

people who identify in nontraditional ways, who mother their children selflessly and lovingly. Friends also can mother one another, even when children aren’t involved.

As we approach Mother’s Day, I honor all the people, from older teens to adults to grandparents, who find themselves in the role of raising children, and find within themselves the resources to “mother” them.

Parenting seems more like a job description to me. Mothering is a mission and a half. In the age of Covid-19, in the wake of lockdowns and isolation, mothering has been a gift to our kids and grandkids.

Parents pressed for time and money, parents nearly paralyzed by anxiety by the epidemic, somehow rallied and did their best for their little ones.

In my world, I observed nieces and nephews (who might now feel embarrassed by the notion) display true courage in finding a path for their babies and toddlers. Their daily creativity and devotion kept the kiddies safe, while allowing them to learn and grow in a time of restrictions and fear and social isolation. Those were long years to be alone in your home with a 2-year-old.

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I know of one young dad, working from home, who mothered his restless little ones by creating a thrilling world out of the commonplace routines of keeping the household going. The mail delivery, the Instacart groceries and the laundry all became big events, threaded with anticipation and excitement. The trash pickup was a showstopper. As in the movie “A Beautiful Life,” in which a father reinvents life in a concentration camp for his young son, the dad I know interpreted everyday activities as theater. He didn’t want his children to miss the world.

If you’re a parent trying to mother a teenager in 2023, good luck and God bless. My grandkids are 20, 18, 16 and 14, and this has been a challenging road through the pandemic. The headlines speak to the truth about unprecedented emotional fallout from the Covid-19 years. Teenagers have suffered from the social isolation and anxiety.

Everyone — teens, parents and grandparents — did our best to keep home life safe and sane. When schools were closed for months, the pressure was extraordinary to keep the teenagers engaged and off social media (ha!) and

tried to mother my own grown kids during Covid-19, to mixed success, at best.

diligent about schoolwork. The big lessons had nothing to do with the closeddown classrooms and a year’s curricula out the window, and everything to do with how to face danger, and how to be brave in the midst of a spreading pandemic, and how to think about death and hope for life and recovery. Our teens missed a lot of Happy Days, and many of the traditional paths forward to college and work life were altered.

All of you parents of teenagers who mothered your way through the past three years, the singular reward for your efforts will be children who, with support and luck, will grow into responsible adults.

I tried to mother my own kids during the pandemic as they helped their children through this time. Mixed success, at best. I tried to manage my own anxiety for them and for us without making that contagious as well. Mixed success, at best.

Mothering is unbound by time and place. My mother has been gone five years, but, hand to heart, I felt her at my side many times during the worst of the pandemic.

This Mother’s Day, I invite all of us to co-opt the M-word. It would be a happier and healthier world if we all mothered one another.

Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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he video is heart-wrenching. One by one, parents explain how their child drowned, holding their pictures and saying their names.

It’s part of a public service announcement found on the Parents Preventing Childhood Drowning website, and it’s a call to action: grieving parents pleading with us to keep children from drowning.

The message is clear: If you are supervising children who are in the water, never allow yourself to be lulled into a false sense of security. Don’t ever look away.

Not even for a second. It takes just 30 seconds for a young child to drown — half a minute that can lead to a lifetime of ceaseless grief.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the leading cause of death for children between ages 1 and 4. Some 4,000 people of all ages across the country drown each year.

For decades, government at all levels has enacted laws intended to help prevent children from drowning. Sadly, these laws have not been enough. More must be done.

There are at least four water safety bills being considered in Albany, including S.3608, which would require parents of a newborn to watch a video explaining the

dangers of drowning for infants and young children before they leave the maternity ward. State legislators should pass this bill and get it on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk.

And we urge lawmakers to draft legislation providing free pool safety inspections for homeowners and caregivers. Several government agencies already offer free car seat safety inspections. While visiting a home and inspecting a pool is more involved, it certainly is no less critical for protecting children.

At least two water safety experts have agreed that pool safety inspections would help prevent child drownings.

This proposal wouldn’t be another unfunded mandate that drains the resources of local municipalities. Albany has the mechanism to create a pilot program using previously budgeted money from an appropriate department. The pool inspections would be voluntary and conducted by state-licensed pool safety experts.

A pool owner would receive a safety inspection certificate and a degree of peace of mind. Some private companies already offer free pool safety inspections.

A government-business partnership would further enhance the reach of this

pilot program.

Water safety experts stress the need for constant surveillance of children while swimming. They also insist on multiple layers of protection — tall fences, selflocking gates and more — to prevent kids from getting into unguarded water. Pool safety inspections would offer one more element of safety.

May is National Water Safety Month.

There is no better time for local state senators and Assembly members to draft legislation to provide those inspections.

And as you prepare to open your pool for the summer, make it a priority to visit swimming safety websites and educate yourself about making your pool safer, and what you can do if you see a child in distress in the water.

Remember that water safety includes time on the bays and at the ocean. Follow state and local laws for operating watercraft. Be an active supervisor of children and young adults who are enjoying the water. Don’t assume that a day of fun in the sun can’t turn deadly.

The courage and strength of parents able to talk about their children’s deaths is remarkable — and inspiring. Honor that courage and their grief by taking action to make your pool safer.

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Cameras were already a problem five years ago To the Editor: I am in full agreement with Fred Gefen’s sentiments regarding red-light and speed-camera ticketing in his letter last week, “Every vehicular mistake, caught on camera.” His are the same sentiments, and arguments, I made in two letters, in the April 12-18 and May 24-30, 2018, issues of the Herald, “Red-light fees are ‘exorbitant’” and “Red-light ticket tyranny.”

I asked, “How does $50 automatically become $150? Ask the magicians of the Nassau County Legislature,” and, “If Nassau can’t balance its books in a fair and honest manner, is it justified in seeking additional revenues by concocting such contrived fees as these to fill the gap?”

It’s encouraging that another Nassau resident was driven to expose the very same tyranny that led me to write five years ago, but it’s equally disheartening that these injustices continue to plague us five years later, with no action having been taken to remedy them. Mr. Gefen’s references to proposed license plate readers and school bus cameras indicate that the problem is growing even worse, as Big Brother continues to invade our daily lives.

Yes, advancing technology does afford benefits to the safety and security of Nas-

sau citizens, but it must be imposed with an awareness of the detrimental and continuing erosion of our rights as citizens.

ROBERT RuBALSKY East Rockaway

Peter King should know we should follow the law To the Editor: With Peter King’s column, “With Trump’s

indictment, we cross a dangerous line” (April 13-19), it’s a relief to see members of Trump’s party finally coming down on the side of preserving norms, after years of Trumpian normbreaking. But to ask Americans to do it by exempting Trump from accountability is both hypocritical and shortsighted.

Those who supported or enabled this corrupt, duplicitous bully’s rise to the presidency should have known they were bludgeoning our country’s political norms. Our country is now on the path of restoring those norms, and we will walk that path to the end.

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he true enormity of the real-life consequences that will result from the leaking of sensitive national security secrets by Air Guardsman Jack Teixeira hit me hard the other day, when I received an email from an old friend who served with distinction in the military, in the intelligence services, as a key staffer on Capitol Hill and in the executive branch of our government.

For starters, we must realize peter that whatever is kinG leaked to social media is being absorbed, scrutinized and analyzed by our enemies and, yes, our allies. Giving our enemies access to our imagery and code-breaking capabilities puts all Americans at risk. Those who are already at risk on

the battlefield, of course, will be at greater risk. So, too, will our undercover operatives — “spies” — in hostile countries be in greater danger than ever.

Those at most immediate risk are intelligence sources — human beings — in enemy countries who have provided the United States with invaluable intelligence and information.

Having served on the House Intelligence Committee for over nine years, I saw firsthand how deeply embedded some of these sources are in enemy governments, supplying us with the most sensitive and vital information to avert attacks against us or our interests. Studying the information contained in the leaked documents, these governments will be able to do a reverse analysis, and determine who our sources are and subject them and

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ack Teixeira took an oath to defend our nation against all enemies foreign and domestic.

Letters To King and all those who would shelter Trump from this indictment, not to mention the even more serious ones awaiting him, I say this: If you really care about our country’s norms, the right way to uphold them is, first, to let the rule of law run its course, and, second, to make wiser leadership choices in the future.

their families to brutal torture and death.

This will be a human catastrophe and an intelligence disaster. Not only will we no longer receive valuable intelligence data from those who are tortured and killed, but this could also lead to other sources being disclosed and neutralized. Equally consequential, it will dissuade others from cooperating with the United States. Similarly, our allies will be reluctant to share intelligence with us, fearful that it will be leaked, with serious consequences for their sources and security.

Leaking national security secrets shouldn’t be part of a leftvs.-right debate. It was indefensible and stupid for Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene to say Teixeira was being criticized for being “white, male, Christian, and anti-war,” and wrong for

gia vote. I hope that Mr. King is taking a very hard look at those two pending cases.

Donald Trump Jr. to describe Teixeira as a “hero.” Similarly, it is wrong for people on the left, like the writer Glenn Greenwald, to argue that Teixeira performed some sort of public service by making life-or-death information available online for America’s adversaries.

Nor do I have any regard for the argument that Teixeira should get a pass because, at 21, he’s only a kid. A 21-year-old is an adult. Twenty-oneyear-olds fight our wars as soldiers and protect our streets as men and women in blue. Teixeira was trained in the military and took an oath to defend our nation against all enemies foreign and domestic.

A 21-year-old military man who makes life-threatening secrets available to our sworn enemies should not receive the benefit of youthful offender treatment. He must face severe consequences. Justice must be served.

Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

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Trump’s indictment is Trump’s fault To the Editor: In his April 13-19 column, Peter King seems to be blaming the dawn for the crowing of the rooster. He is bemoaning the fact that a federal grand jury has indicted Donald Trump for breaking federal campaign laws in connection with his Stormy Daniels payoff, rather than addressing the dirty deeds that Trump has committed.

It is true that there are two other pending cases that are far more egregious than the current one: Trump’s incitement to insurrection in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, as well as his effort to fraudulently “find” 11,780 votes in Georgia. But the current case has reached a milestone in that it has ended the notion that a president or former president cannot be indicted for criminal actions.

In other words, it opens the door to a legal path for the extremely serious charges relating to Jan. 6 and to the Geor-

To the Editor: The number of deaths due to the use of assault-style weapons in mass shootings seems, tragically, to be endless, including most recently in Nashville, Tennessee.

It is now reported that the leading cause of death in children and teens in this country is gun-related violence.

According to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun violence, 85 percent of deaths caused by the use of assault rifles occurred in mass shootings. It also found that during the 10-year federal ban on assault weapons that ended in 2004, massshooting deaths were 70 percent less likely to occur.

Despite majority public support for reasonable gun regulation, more protective federal laws, like the renewal of an assault weapons ban, are not politically feasible due to opposition from gun-rights groups and a lack of support from Republican members of Congress.

When can the renewal of a federal assault weapons ban be expected? Perhaps American history can give a clue.

There were attempts to enact a federal law against lynching toward the end of the 19th century. According to historian Eric Rauchway, in 1938 a Southern filibuster stood in the way of a proposed federal

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anti-lynching law. When asked by Jimmy Roosevelt, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s son, when the filibuster would end, Sen. James Byrnes, of South Carolina, told him, “Not until the year 2038, unless the bill is withdrawn before then.”

It took over 100 years for such a law, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, making

lynching a federal hate crime, to be enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Biden last year. Will another federal assault weapons ban happen by 2104? How many more preventable deaths will happen by then?

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