Long Beach Herald 05-18-2023

in decades to come, complete with recommendations

supporting senior housing, among others.

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codes

City unveils plan for the future Document to be focus of open houses in June

By JAMes BerNsTeIN jbernstein@liherald.com

After several years of work and study, Long Beach this week released a 300-plus-page plan for what the city should look like in decades to come, complete with recommendations for updating the 40-year-old zoning codes, supporting senior housing, introducing a “streetscape” plan, developing more affordable housing and making better use of parks, recreational and cultural facilities.

The so-called Comprehensive Plan, now on the city’s website, will be presented live to the public for comment in early June, city spokes-

man John McNally said. A hearing will also be held at a later date, and the City Council will ultimately vote on the plan.

At Wednesday night’s council meeting, Acting City Manager Ron Walsh called the document a “draft plan” that will be given further study by the city and commentary by the public.

“It’s an aspirational plan,” Walsh said. “It is designed to give an overall vision as to what the city should be.”

The document is the most far-reaching plan to emerge from the city government in years. The process began in April 2022, when city offiContinued on page 8

School budget is approved

Two board trustees are elected; library spending plan also passes

By JAMes BerNsTeIN & BreNdAN cArPeNTer of the Long Beach Herald

Long Beach voters passed the school district’s proposed budget by a wide margin on Tuesday, while also approving the spending plan for the library and electing two school board trustees.

The $151.6 million school budget sailed through with a vote count of 1,258 to 324.

Nora Bellsey, a retired educator running for the school board, was elected a trustee with 1,058 votes, and incumbent Trustee Dennis Ryan was re-elected, collecting 881 votes.

“Thank you to the voters of Long Beach school district for placing their trust in me,” Bellsey said.

“I would like to congratulate Dr. Dennis Ryan on his re-election, and thank Dr. Banks for running and giving the community a choice,” she added, referring to Pamela Banks, a Merrick

pediatrician who finished last among the three candidates competing for two open seats, with 650 votes.

“I’d just like to congratulate Ms. Bellsey for running and winning,” Ryan said after the results were announced. “Good luck, and we look forward to working with you. I also want to thank Dr. Banks for stepping up and running and giving the community a choice. I’d also like to thank the community for coming out to vote and supporting public education.”

Ryan and Bellsey will serve three-year terms starting July 1.

The Long Beach Public Library’s $3.8 million budget was approved by a vote of 1,272 to 258.

The school district’s spending plan has a tax levy increase of 1.5 percent. The overall plan is smaller than the current year’s $151.9 million budget.

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Christina Daly/Herald file photo loNG BeAcH releAsed a 300-plus-page Comprehensive Plan detailing what the city should look like

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A lifetime of mats, moves and pins recognized

Paul Gillespie named to high school athletics hall of fame

By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com

Paul Gillespie’s life has been shaped by two major careers and passions: lifeguarding and wrestling. One has offered him a lifetime of beach, sand and saltwater. The other has given him a lifetime of awards and recognition.

Adding another award to his resumé, he was selected as a member of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association class of 2023 hall of fame. He will be honored on July 26 in Verona.

Gillespie, 73, an Irish immigrant, grew up in Baldwin and moved to Long Beach 37 years ago. He spent 53 years looking at the sea, either from his perch on a lifeguard stand or while supervising others who save lives at the ocean. He has seen, and led the city lifeguards through, a lot over those years, the last 15 as chief.

He has continued gazing at the water but it hasn’t quite been in the same way. Last summer was his last as the city’s chief lifeguard.

He has continued his wrestling side with coaching the Wantagh High team, which he’s done for the last 12 years. He, along with his assistants he said, turned the program into what it is today.

“I have great assistants here, too” Gil-

lespie said. “These guys that have been with me here awhile at Wantagh, we turned the whole program around. We have wone a lot of county championships and I think we’ve won three state championships.”

Gillespie got involved with wrestling while attending middle school.

“I started wrestling when I was in the seventh grade,” Gillespie recalled. “I met coaches that really gave me the great guidance. I’m an immigrant, I was born in Ireland. When I came over here, I really didn’t know a heck of a lot. My mother and father, of course, were immigrants, looking for jobs and stuff like that. Luckily, I found coaches that gave me great guidance.”

After graduating Baldwin High School in 1969, he attended Westchester State University in Pennsylvania where he became a two-time division one All-American.

Then, in 1975, he got his first job out of college. He became a phys. ed. teacher in Long Beach. He spent the next 30 years

teaching at West Elementary School, the middle school and the high school. He also coached wrestling at Long Beach and Oceanside high schools before going to Wantagh.

Thinking back to when he arrived in Long Beach, he remembers that when he took over the program, it was in pretty bad shape. He said the team hadn’t won a match in about four years. What’d he say happened his first year as the high school’s coach? They won the league championship.

“We bagged it out, won the league championship, and it was history from there,” he said. “We kept bagging it out, winning and working hard, and going to events all over the place. It was quite a challenge, though, to try to bring that up to the level of the rest of the county.”

Gillespie said part of what helped him teach the young wrestlers what to do and how to do it, was his young age. He said he, and his assistant coach Reggie Jones, would actually wrestle with the kids to help them practice. He said he

also made sure he offered them any guidance they needed, like his coaches did for him.

“You find some of these kids without the correct guidance at all,” Gillespie said. “By helping them, I’ve learned a lot about how the young society is growing up. Helping them out through their lives, that’s where I learned a lot how to handle kids, through trial and error.”

Gillespie has been named to several hall of fames, with this NYSPHSAA selection being the latest. In 2007, he was put into the New York State Wrestling Hall of Fame. He has also made it into a few school district’s hall of fames, including Long Beach’s Wall of Fame, and his college hall of fame at Westchester State University.

While coaching Long Beach, the team won eight dual meet championships. Through it all, he continues to praise those around him that have helped him accomplish all of his success whom he considers equally, if not more, important.

“It has been because of all the work the kids always put in,” he said. “I have had great assistants everywhere, too. The districts have also been great everywhere. And now, here in Wantagh, the parents are really fantastic and the administration is great.”

Istarted wrestling when I was in the seventh grade.

PAul GIllEsPIE Wantagh wrestling coach

Pizza from East Meadow to Long Beach

Borrelli’s Pizzeria opens a taproom on the West End combining well-loved food

By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

The well-known and well-loved East Meadow staple, Borrelli’s Pizzeria, has taken its pizza and traveled down the Meadowbrook Parkway to open Borrelli’s Taproom in Long Beach.

Located on Beech Street in Long Beach’s West End, Borrelli’s Taproom features wood fired pizza and craft beer. Taking the reins of the new location is Stephen Carbanaro, nephew of owner Frank Borrelli.

“The opportunity came up for us for that location which was formerly the Beach House which has been there for years and they were looking to get away from some of the crowds that they had and bring in some good food,” Borrelli said. “It was just a great opportunity for that area and we’re trying to mix the young and the old and combine it.”

The new location opened May 1 with a comedy show and a selection of beer. This past weekend, they fired the brick oven up and started serving pizzas.

Most taprooms focus heavily on alcoholic drinks, especially beer. But for Borrelli, there was no way they were doing this without adding their pizza to the menu.

“We’re going to offer a great product and people will come back,” Borrelli said. “We’re not going to be a typical tourist spot that just pushes out the food and people just come because it’s on the water — we want to put top quality food and appetizers.”

The brick oven pizza will be the staple. They’re adding the restaurant’s famous baked clams and white clam sauce and according to Carbanaro, they’re going to incorporate the two onto a specialty pizza.

“One pizza that should do really well (in Long Beach) is going to be the clam pizza,” Carbanaro said. “So fresh clams, garlic, parsley, olive oil, lemon — like a baked clam on a pizza.”

Carbanaro, 34, has been involved with Borrelli’s in East Meadow since he was a teen. It was one of his first jobs, and he remembers his time as the drink boy yelling out drinks and sodas as servers needed them.

“I kind of just fell in love with the pizza making process and watching it cook and bake in the wood fired oven,” he said. “It was great to get feedback from all of my friends and family, so I decided it would be cool to offer it to private parties and events.”

For the past couple years, he’s operated his own business, Carbanaro Pizza Company that uses a portable brick oven to make pizza at different locations. He also helped Borrelli’s get one as well that goes to fairs and festivals.

He’s had other jobs before the pizza company — he even worked in the beer industry brewing beers — but he never thought he’d be running an actual restaurant.

“I always said I didn’t want to get involved in that because I know how hard the restaurant and food industry is,” Carbanaro said. “But at the same time it’s also pretty fun and rewarding.”

Both Borrelli and Carbanaro said that they wanted to create a great beer selection and are looking forward to having the staple beers along with a selection of beers from local breweries.

“(Carbanaro) is taking all of his experience and we’re bringing our pizza and introducing brick oven pizza and craft beers to Long Beach,” Borrelli said. “We’re keeping it in the family and we want to become a staple there in Long Beach.”

Borrelli and Carbanaro said it is important to ingrain themselves in the Long Beach community. Borrelli has long been involved in the East Meadow community, hosting many Kiwanis events and participating in numerous fundraisers, but he hopes Long Beach welcomes them with open arms.

“We are all about it,” Leah Tozer, the co-chair of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce, said. “Anything that’s going to be great for Long Beach and bring people here is wonderful. I love that they’re in East Meadow and

they’re coming here and it’s going to bring people back and forth.”

Borrelli and Carbanaro hope the taproom becomes a beloved year-round spot where they can continue their comedy shows and bring in other live entertainment.

“The Long Beach community seems like it’s very tight and everybody knows each other,” Carbanaro said. “If we do right by everybody here, it will help us help the community.”

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BORReLLI’S

Additional reporting by Brendan Carpenter

Brendan Carpenter/Herald photos

The TApROOM IS located on the corner of Beech Street in Long Beach’s West End.

FRANk BORReLLI OF Borreli’s Pizzeria in East Meadow has decided to bring in his pizza to Long Beach in the form of a taproom.

The TApROOM cOMBINeS Borrelli’s well-loved pizza with several different beer brands.

NepheW, STepheN Carbanaro will be taking the reigns.

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School spending plan has 1.5 percent levy increase

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superintendent for finance, said at a budget hearing last week that the tax levy increase comes after two years in which there was no increase. “So we’ve had that tax levy number for three years, and now we’re now asking for a modest increase of 1.5 percent just to keep pace with inflation and some of the cost increases in the budget,” DeVito said.

Administration officials said that the proposal does not include any funding for capital projects, but there is a plan to spend $5.2 million from the capital reserve fund on work at Long Beach High School, the middle school and Lindell Elementary. The money would be used to replace and relocate water heating pipes at the middle school, and to install new uni-ventilators for fresh air heating and cooling there; to remove and replace four HVAC units at the high school; and to replace the kitchen sewer line and the

sidewalk on the east side of the Lindell school.

“We had some problems in the middle school over the winter with pipes, and we fixed those pipes,” DeVito said last week. “Now we’re asking to put the remaining pipes that are still in the crawl space above in the ceiling, so that they don’t continue to deteriorate and we don’t have any problems at school next year. That’s the main issue. We have this $5.2 million request, but we’re asking the community for permission to spend it.”

The current budget includes nearly $4.3 million for capital projects.

District officials estimate that they will receive about $16.9 million in state aid in 2023-24, 4.8 percent more than this year. The district also plans to receive about $29.9 million from a LIPA payment-in-lieu-of-taxes plan next year, compared with $26.6 million this year.

Ext. 249 E-mail: rglickman@liherald.com Fax: (516) 569-4643

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spotlight athlete

Long Beach earns playoff spot

by tony bellissiMo tbellissimo@liherald.com

Long Beach entered the final week of the regular season trailing New Hyde Park by half-game in the race for the fourth a final playoff spot in Nassau Conference A1 baseball.

dylan reyer

Baldwin Senior Softball

a tWo-tiMe all-CoUnty selection and likely well on her way to a third, Reyer recently became the first player in Baldwin softball history to record 100 career stolen bases and is looking to lead the Bruins to a conference title. Dating back to last spring she has swiped 65 consecutive bags without getting caught. The star defensive center fielder and leadoff hitter batted .700 last season. “She’s the ultimate leadoff hitter,” coach Tom Llewellyn said.

softball playoffs

thursday, May 18

Class A first round at higher seed

saturday, May 20

Class AA and A quarterfinals at higher seed

Monday, May 22

Class AA, A and B semifinals Game 1 at higher seed

tuesday, May 23

Class AA, A and B semifinals Game 2 at higher seed

thursday, May 25

Class AA, A and B semifinals Game 3 at higher seed

saturday, May 27

Class AA, A and B finals Game 1 at Mitchel Complex

Monday, May 30

Class AA, A and B finals Game 2 at Mitchel Complex

tuesday, May 31

Class AA, A and B finals Game 3 at Mitchel Complex

The Marines managed to finish a gameand-a-half in front and clinched a berth in the Class A playoffs with a wild 16-11 victory over visiting Great Neck South May 10. Soon after Long Beach made the most of controlling its own destiny, MacArthur completed a sweep of New Hyde Park to provide the final margin between fourth and fifth place.

“We got a little help from MacAthur and took care of our own business,” Long Beach coach Jason Zizza said. “It feels good to make the playoffs for the second year in a row. It’s a difficult conference to get through.”

Long Beach and Great Neck South split the first two games of last week’s series with each winning at home. Things got a little hairy in the finale after the Marines built a 10-4 cushion. By the end of the fourth inning, the lead dwindled to 11-10. A three-run homer by senior Jake Scafa in the fifth provided breathing room.

“We kept the bats going and shut theirs down over the last two innings,” Zizza said. “The kids knew what was at stake and it was pretty intense. We started the week strong with a big home win, but we didn’t play well at their place and lost 4-2. Great Neck South is a tough place to play with no fence and thick grass.”

The Marines (9-10-1 overall) finished with a 7-10-1 conference mark and joined defending county and Long Island Class A champion Calhoun, Mepham and MacArthur as A1 playoff representatives.

Long Beach entered the Great Neck South series on a five-game winning streak that included a sweep over A1 rival Jericho and non-league victories over Hewlett and Islip.

Sophomore Matty Hayes dominated the Rebels with a complete-game performance on the mound in the series opener May 8. He allowed six hits and only one earned run with seven strikeouts in the 12-2 win.

Support for Hayes came in the form of juniors Christian Parisa (3-for-4, four RBIs) and Hunter Stadtman, who went 3-for-4 with two runs scored.

Great Neck South’s Michael Duda won a pitcher’s dual with senior Dylan Cantwell in the middle game of the series. Cantwell pitched well enough to win, Zizza explained, and has been a key piece of the puzzle all season in the starting rotation with Hayes (team-best 3.08 ERA) and Parisa.

“Our offense has been explosive and we were missing two key bats for half the sea-

son,” Zizza said. “Our team batting average going into the playoffs is .329.” Parisa, the primary shortstop, leads the way in batting with a .424 average, 18 RBIs, 12 runs scored and only three strikeouts in more than 60 plate appearances. Scafa had four homers and 16 RBIs in only 13 games. Stadtman (second base) hit .391 with 14 steals and 13 runs, junior center fielder Troy DeFrancesco batted .375 with 17 RBIs, senior third baseman Jack Wachs raked to the tune of .346 with 10 RBIs, and junior Daniel Defonte hit .321 with two homers in a dozen games.

Justine Stefanelli/Herald photo sophoMore Matty hayes dazzled in Long Beach’s series opener against Great Neck South with a complete-game and seven strikeouts.

By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

A leading advocate for the retail sale of marijuana in Long Beach is circulating a petition calling on the city council to allow for the legal use of cannabis as a way to help raise revenues at a time of a doubledigit tax increase for the new fiscal year.

Beryl Solomon-Jackowitz, 43, of Long Beach, who has spoken out at city council meetings in favor of retail marijuana sales and owns an e-commerce business called Popular, which sells a variety of hemp-based products, said in an announcement that council members are “not happy” about the tax increase, which is about 12.74 percent, the highest in years. She said also that council members “are exploring all options to help with this bud get crises.”

But, Solomon-jackowitz said, “this is just not true. City Council and the acting City Manager have done nothing since January to advance the cannabis conver sation.”

The council last year voted unanimous ly to opt out of a New York State program to allow retail marijuana sales. The coun cil can decide to opt in to the program at a later date. Solomon-Jackowitz said the petition has been circulating in the city. She said the council voted to opt-out before the state hd established regulations for retail sales. A reconsideration by the council is now necessary, she said, since rules habe been laid out.

Recently, the village of Lake Success did not opt out of the state marijuana program. But no other Nassau County, municipalities have voted to opt into the state dispensary program. But in Suffolk, Babylon, Brookhaven, Riverhead and Southampton have voted to allow retail sales.

In her statement, Solomon-Jackowitz said that “Experts predict that opting in could generate more than $400,000 in additional tax revenue – just in one year. The total contribution over the next five years could be more than $6 million.”

Her figures are hotly disputed by Judy Vining, executive director of Long Beach Aware, an educational organization dedicated to preventing substance abuse among young people.

Vining, citing comments from the state’s Office of Cannabis Management, said the marijuana dispensaries will see

Long Beach or anybody else for the first three years,” Vining said.

Retail dispensaries have opened up, including in New York City and in upstate areas as well. The state predicts that more will open in coming moths.

But Solomon-Jackowitz said that Long Beach is being stubborn in its view.

“In a city struggling to balance a budget it is borderline reckless that our leadership is not thoroughly exploring every opportunity to generate additional revenue,” Solomon-Jackowitz said. “That is why the constituents of Long Beach have come together with a petition to encourage the city council to hold a meeting to hear the community’s case for regulated cannabis in our city,” she said.

In 2012, then Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill allowing recreational marijuana use in the state by adults 21 and older, following approval by the state senate and assembly. Adults can also posses up to three ounces of pot and24 grams of cannabis concentrate Adults can grow six mature and six immature plants at home per household.

Advocate asks city to re-consider retail pot sales News brief

New mural displayed at L.B. recreation center

The Long Beach Arts Council celebrated the completion of their afterschool program, “Mural Makers,” with a new mural at the Long Beach Recreation Center.

The design came together in a classroom setting as a collaboration of ideas from Long Beach Public School students ages 13 through 17 and teaching-artists Melinda DG and Allie Ahearne. The stu-

dents were presented with citations from the city for their hard work and commitment to this program.

This program was made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Huntington Arts Council.

Comprehensive Plan was years in the works

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cial and consultants shared their views virtually with residents. The officials said the plan “should be an expressions of goals for the city’s future evolution and a series of actions to achieve those goals.”

Long Beach officials and consultant felt that the 100-year-old city, established by land speculator and State Sen. William Reynolds, was badly in need of a fresh look. Its zoning codes, for example, have not changed since the late 1980s. The city has undertaken development plans in the past, including a Comprehensive Plan in 2007. That plan included the redesign and revitalization of the Stop & Shop plaza and the city’s downtown and commercial centers.

But the new Comprehensive Plan calls for a thorough review of Long Beach’s aging zoning.

“The city’s zoning code and zoning map have not kept pace with on-the-ground development patterns and new priorities,” the plan states. One of its focuses is the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. It says that after Sandy, “the zoning district requirements established to control measures like building size, location of a structure on a lot and other dimensional regulations need to be reexamined in the context of 40 years of development.”

Most notably, the new plan notes that the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals “has assumed the roles and responsibilities for

reviewing site/land development applications in addition to their responsibilities for area and use variance reviews.”

Instead, the plan says, “Land development applications, including site plan, subdivision and special use permits, may be better accommodated by a Planning Commission/Board used in many municipalities.”

For years, people in Long Beach have called for more affordable housing. The Comprehensive Plan suggests the preparation of a citywide housing plan “that

examines the housing needs of Long Beach residents, including seniors, young families, those that live/work in the city and long-term residents wishing to downsize and stay in Long Beach.

“The housing plan would focus on longterm housing affordability in the city and developing incentives for providing affordable housing,” the plan continues.

Like many other municipalities on Long Island, Long Beach is considering making better use of its downtown transportation facilities. The plan calls for a

“Transit Oriented Development District that would allow mixed-use development at/near/adjacent to the Long Island Rail Road station.”

The city’s parks and recreational facilities would also benefit under the plan, which calls for “private sector development of family-friendly entertainment activities” and establishing alliances with cultural and art organizations to enhance local amenities and provide destinations for residents and visitors alike.

The plan also touches on the largely Black North Park section of the city, whose residents have said repeatedly that their neighborhoods do not receive the attention that is devoted to other parts of the city.

The plan suggests “incentivizing mixed-use and mixed-income development, resiliency measures and providing access” from North Park to the Bayfront, though it does not provide details.

The document also takes up the always troublesome issue of parking in Long Beach. It recommends reconfiguring parking on wide streets south of West Park Avenue as well as those north of West Park.

The plan also warns of the dangers to the city of climate change. Temperatures and sea levels are rising, it notes. “The beach communities and the communities adjacent to Reynolds Channel experience the greatest risk for flooding,” the plan concludes.

Courtesy City of Long Beach

Long Beach’s parks and facilities would also benefit under the plan, from ‘private sector development of family-friendly entertainment.’

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Criminal masterminds or a success story?

By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

Alan Pawelsky, 28, and his brother Andrew, 25, are facing an 81-count indictment for their involvement, along with coconspirator Jovaine Clarke, 29, in an alleged large-scale black-market catalytic converters trafficking operation at their Island Park business, Ace Auto Recycling Inc.

Nassau County police raided the shop in December, but did not charge the Long Beach brothers with a crime until last Friday, when they were arrested and

arraigned. On May 8, Alan Pawelsky had filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against county officials for alleged civil violations during the seizure of $7.5 million in assets five months ago.

The Pawelskys face charges of money laundering, criminal possession of stolen property, and conspiracy. They pleaded not guilty before Judge Helene Gugerty in Nassau County Court, and are due back in court on June 1. If convicted of the top charge, they face up to 25 years in prison.

Clarke, of Queens, was arraigned on charges of grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, criminal posses-

sion of stolen property for auto stripping, criminal mischief and possession of burglar tools, and faces up to seven years in prison. He also pleaded not guilty.

The Pawelskys and Clarke allegedly purchased stolen catalytic converters from as far away as California and opened them to extract platinum, palladium and rhodium that they sent to refineries where they were separated out, weighed and valued.

Between June 2021 and December 2022, police officials say, the brothers paid middlemen cash for the converters, and received $170 million from a single refinery, after which the company allegedly

withdrew more than $120 million in cash to purchase more converters.

The investigation was conducted by the Nassau County Police Department, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Homeland Security Investigations and the Nassau County district attorney.

“Not only are catalytic converter thefts extremely costly to victims, but oftentimes, these types of crimes fund larger criminal enterprises that put the community and country at a greater risk,”

Ivan J. Arvelo, Homeland Security Investigations

These types of crimes fund larger criminal enterprises that put the community and country at a greater risk.

IVAN J. ARVelO Homeland Security Investigations New York

New York special agent in charge, said in a statement. The arrests of the Pawelskys and Clarke, Arvelo added, “demonstrates that HSI remains committed to leveraging our capabilities with our local law enforcement partners to bring these criminals, as delineated in the grand jury indictment, to justice.”

Daniel B. Brubaker, the postal inspector in charge of the New York Division of the USPIS, echoed how effective law enforcement partnership can be. “The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is proud to have been a partner in this investigation, which targeted the significant rise of catalytic converter thefts that have not only impacted the U.S. Postal Service, but so many of our customers in the communities we serve,” Brubaker said. “Today’s arrests demonstrate our unwavering commitment to bringing to justice anyone who preys upon the American public for illegal financial gain.”

Alan Pawelsky’s attorney, Gerald Cohen, emailed the Herald before the arrest about the civil lawsuit, saying that Pawelsky “is an American success story” who “grew that business to over $100 million in annual revenue in less than ten years.” Cohen added that, “Without a shred of evidence, Nassau County officials targeted Pawelsky and his business solely to make splashy headlines.”

Cohen also wrote that at a news conference in December after the raid, District Attorney Anne Donnelly, Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and County Executive Bruce Blakeman “all made false statements of fact,” specifically, “the officials claimed that the catalytic converters seized from our clients were stolen (they were not stolen), and claimed that Pawelsky was part of a criminal organization stealing catalytic converters.”

In a news release after the arrests, Donnelly stated, “These defendants allegedly purchased truckloads of catalytic converters, many of them stolen from across the country, and siphoned them of precious metals that have seen skyrocketing value in recent years.”

STEPPING OUT

Galway to Broadway

Acclaimed singer/actor Ciarán Sheehan and his friends appear on the Tilles Center stage for an intimate musical journey, Beautiful, soaring Broadway favorites balanced with heart-tugging Irish melodies and humor are on full display with Dublin-born Sheehan, whose rich tenor voice and performances have been described as touching the soul. Sheehan made his Broadway debut as Babet, Marius in ‘Les Miserables,’and shortly thereafter in ‘The Phantom of the Opera.’ After a year of playing Raoul on Broadway, he moved into the coveted starring role of The Phantom, which he sang in more than 1,000 performances. His performances easily capture an audience, with the requisite charisma and magnetic stage presence. Don’t miss this lovely evening of Broadway, Irish music and mirth! This concert will lift your spirits and have you humming along to your favorite tunes.

By Karen Bloom

If the idea of longer, warmer days has you reaching for the tongs, you’re certainly not alone. Whether it’s a graduation party, a Memorial Day celebration, or simply to while away the hours with your gang, get outside and get your grilling game on.

From versatile chicken to meats, tender seafood, veggies, and even fruit, it’s never been more fun to incorporate new flavors into grilled cuisine. Find some inspiration with these recipes.

Skirt Steak with Roasted Corn Salad

• 1-1/2 pounds skirt steak, cut into 4-inch pieces

• 1/3 cup Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce

• 1 tablespoon ground cumin

• 1 large garlic clove, crushed

In a large bowl, combine chipotle pepper sauce, cumin and garlic; add skirt steaks. Toss to mix well; cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes or overnight.

Preheat grill to high. Grill skirt steak about 5 minutes, or until of desired doneness, turning once. To serve, plate steak with corn salad.

Corn Salad:

• 4 ears corn on the cob, shucked

• 2 large tomatoes, chopped

• 1 small red onion, diced

• 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and diced

• 2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil

• 2 tablespoons lime juice

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

• 1 tablespoon Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

To prepare corn salad: Preheat grill to medium. Grill corn about 5 to 10 minutes, turning frequently, until tender-crisp. When cool enough to handle, cut corn from cob. In medium bowl, combine corn, tomatoes, red onion, avocado, basil, lime juice, olive oil, chipotle pepper sauce to taste, and salt; toss to mix well.

Chicken Skewers with Mango and Pineapple

• 3/4 cup ranch dressing

• 1 canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce, seeded and finely chopped

• 2 teaspoons adobo sauce (from can above)

• 1 tablespoon honey

Saturday, May 20, 8 p.m. $59. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville. TillesCenter.org, or (516) 299-3100.

• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 pound chicken tenders, each cut into 3 equal pieces

• 1/2 pineapple, rind and core removed, cut into 1-inch chunks

• 1 large mango, peeled, cut into 1-inch chunks

• 1 small red onion, quartered and separated into layers

• Oil for grilling (about 2 tablespoons)

• 1/4 cup roughly chopped cilantro

• 1 lime, quartered

In medium bowl, combine dressing, chipotle chile, adobo sauce, honey, lime juice and salt for marinade. Stir well.

Assemble 4 skewers from ingredients in following order: onion, chicken, mango, chicken, pineapple, chicken, onion. Repeat twice more to complete skewer.

Lay skewers in shallow pan. Pour 1/4 cup marinade into small dish; set aside. Brush remaining marinade over skewers, coating all sides evenly. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate about an hour.

Set the grill to medium-high heat. When grill is quite hot, remove skewers from marinade (discard excess); brush lightly with oil. Lay oiled skewers on hot grates and grill until marked on all four sides and cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes total.

Arrange skewers on serving platter, drizzle with reserved 1/4 cup marinade, garnish with chopped cilantro and serve with lime wedges.

Spiced Sweet Potatoes

• 4 medium sweet potatoes (about 3 pounds), scrubbed well

• 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1 teaspoon paprika

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon chipotle powder

• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar

• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Cover potatoes with cold salted water in a large pot, then bring to a boil. Simmer until slightly resistant when pierced with a sharp small knife, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain well. When cool, slice potatoes lengthwise. Mix together salt, spices and apple cider vinegar; add oil in a slow stream. Brush this mixture on sweet potatoes.

Grill potatoes on a lightly oiled grill rack over medium heat, until grill marks appear and potatoes are cooked through, about 15 minutes. Serve potatoes warm.

Niklas Sivelöv

Renowned Swedish pianistcomposer-teacher Niklas Sivelöv gives a rare New York-area recital. He has an extemsive repertoire that highlighs works by a number of contemporary Swedish composers along with the classics. He continously enchants audiences with his artistic temperament, impeccable technique, and spellbinding stage presence. Sivelöv describes himself as a bridge builder and part of a living tradition. He challenges both himself and that tradition by extending its cornerstones, for example by entering into unusual collaborations, such as with the jazz pianist Carsten Dahl. Sivelöv is one of the few classical pianists to master the art of improvisation. A sought-after soloist, his repertoire ranges from Bach, Beethoven and Schubert to Bartók, Prokofiev and Per Nørgård, in addition to his own compositions.

Sunday, May 21, 5 p.m. $25. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444, or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Get fired up! Memorial Day weekend is fast approaching, and with it barbecue season is upon us.

Skirt Steak with Roasted Corn Salad

Chicken Skewers with Mango and Pineapple

Spiced Sweet Potatoes

It’s time for some sizzle

‘round the

THE SCENE

Niklas Sivelöv

Renowned Swedish pianistcomposer-teacher Niklas Sivelöv visits the Landmark stage, Sunday, May 21, 5 p.m. This is a rare New York-area recital by Sivelöv, who enchants audiences with his artistic temperament, impeccable technique and spellbinding stage presence. He has a repertoire extending from Beethoven to Lutoslawski and Ligeti, also including works by a number of contemporary Swedish composers. Sivelöv describes himself as part of a living tradition. He challenges both himself and the tradition by building upon its cornerstones, for example entering into unusual collaborations, such as with the jazz pianist Carsten Dahl. He is one of the few classical pianists to master the art of improvisation. This program includes Beethoven, Bach and Skriabin, also compositions by Queens College professor Dr. Edward Smaldone. Smaldone offers commentary during the concert. $25. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet. org.

May 18

On exhibit

Nassau County Museum of Art’s 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

The Long Beach City Council meets, Tuesday, May 23, 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.

Breastfeeding Support Group

Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure you and your baby’s spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

Memorial Day Parade

The Joint Veterans Organization and the City of Long Beach hosts the annual Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 29. This year’s parade will commence on from Ohio Avenue and West Beech Street at 10 a.m. The parade will proceed to Park Avenue down New York Avenue and march to City Hall. If your organization is interested in marching please email, LBEvents@longbeachny. gov.

Passion for Pride

May 20

Porch Fest

The first-ever Long Beach Porch Fest will take place on Saturday, May 20. Bands can be heard, seen and grooved to at several houses from 2 to 5 p.m. For more information or to see which houses are going to be hosting your favorite local bands, visit the Long Beach Historical Society’s Facebook page.

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.

Having an event?

City Manager’s Race

Long Beach Department of Parks and Recreation holds the 46th Annual City Manager’s 10-Mile Race to Remember, Sunday, May 28. The race is dedicated to the memory of race founder Ralph Kaplan. Visit LongBeachNY.gov for more information and to register.

Beaches open

On stage

The Long Beach beaches are finally opening! The beach park will open for the first time this season, Saturday, May 27. Lifeguards will be on duty from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; the beaches will be open on weekends only until June 23. For more information, visit LongBeachNY.gov.

May 27

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, Friday, May 19, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Sunday, May 21, 2 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, May 24-25, 10:15 a.m. and 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 23. 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.

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

Whale of a Drink fundraiser

Support The Whaling Museum by participating in Sandbar restaurant’s Whale of a Drink, Whale of a Cause fundraising effort, now through June 21 Enjoy the Sandbar’s iconic cocktail, the Whalebone, and a portion of the purchase will be donated to the museum. A “mocktail” version is also available. To help promote the fundraiser, mixologist Dan Leopold will offer a mixology demonstration and Whalebone tasting at the Museum’s Whales & Ales event on June 3, 2:30-3 p.m. Funds will support the Whaling Museum’s community education programs during its 2023 summer season. 55 Main St, Cold Spring Harbor. For information, visit SandbarColdSpringHarbor.com.

Through June

Task force hears personal stories of Jewish hate

By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

“Being here and sharing what has happened is a very important step.”

Those words were shared by Avi Posnick. He’s the Oceanside-based executive director of StandWithUs Northeast & New England, an international nonprofit Israel education organization. The “here” he mentioned? It was a public forum held by the Nassau County’s Special Legislative Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, a group first assembled in 2021 made up of six county legislators, five members of the public, and a representative from the county executive’s office.

The recent meeting at the county legislative building in Mineola was designed to allow those from the community to share their experiences involving antisemitism.

“We hear about it, we read about it, and some of us may be experiencing it,” said Rabbi Eli Weinstock of the Jewish Center of Atlantic Beach, who chairs the task force. “It could not be ignored without trying to take some action.”

There were 580 antisemitic incidents reported in New York last year, according to the Anti-Defamation League — a record high since 1979, and the highest in the country. Half of those incidents occurred in public spaces, while others took place at Jewish institutions, private residences, secular schools, and business establishments.

The most alarming number, however, was 42: the number of antisemitic incidents reported in Nassau County. There were found in a number of places, and include flyers that circulated last year in communities like Rockville Centre, Oceanside, Long Beach and Huntington reportedly promoting Jewish hate. There were also reports of students experiencing antisemitic bullying at school, and finding swastikas in buildings and parks. Students across the county came forward to share

their stories.

Sofie Glassman says she’s experienced antisemitism since she was 5 and on the school playground.

“A girl told me I wasn’t allowed to play with her because I was Jewish,” she said.

Glassman is now a sophomore at East Meadow High School, but the level of hate is still there. Like one time when she was eating lunch in the school cafeteria and overheard a group of students saying they wanted to throw things at her so they could “knock out my Judaism.”

Glassman told her mother about what happened, who in turn, called the school demanding the situation be addressed.

The punishment? Two months of in-school suspension.

Most recently, Glassman was informed that swastikas were found in the school’s boys bathroom. They’ve also

CAROLiNE KRONENfELD, A senior at Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, joined junior Yoav Muscal to share their experiences of antisemitism in their school district to members of Nassau County’s Special Legislative Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, during a public forum held earlier this month in Mineola.

been found elsewhere in the county, including in a Five Towns-area public school.

Another student, Caroline Kronenfeld, says the Holocaust is taught in schools like hers — Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School — but very little is discussed about the racism Jewish students face. The senior recounted one experience in the school library where she overheard a group of students saying “Kanye was right.” That Kanye being rapper Kanye West — now known as Ye — who was accused of making antisemitic statements on social media platforms that some say outright threatened violence against Jews.

“We learn about the Holocaust and the severity of that,” Kronenfeld said. “We don’t learn about the severity of casual antisemitism.”

And that’s important, East Meadow’s Glassman said. “School is a place that I am supposed to feel safe in,” she said, “and feel supported by the administration.”

Hernesto Galdamez/Herald

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. FERNANDO CUNHA, Pltf. vs. ANNIE BEST, et al, Defts. Index #614985/2021. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered March 8, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 6, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 260 West Hudson Street, Long Beach, NY a/k/a School District 28, Section 59, Block 56, Lot 15. Approx. amt. of judgment is $8,045.25 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing, cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.

MARK RICCIARDI., Referee, BRONSTER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf. 156 West 56th Street, Ste. 703, New York, NY. File No. 307580.176- #100298

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L & L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. CLIVE MALCOLM CAMPBELL, et al, Defts. Index #607507/2022. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Mar. 22, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the north front steps of Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 6, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 34, Block 269, Lots 155-158. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.

MARK RICCIARDI, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #100312

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE OF THE BUNGALOW SERIES IV TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. TOWNE-HOUSE APARTMENTS AT LIDO BEACH CONDOMINIUM, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on March 16, 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 11501 on June 8, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 750 Lido Boulevard, Unit 85A, Lido Beach, NY 11516 a/k/a 750 Lido Boulevard, Unit 85A, Long Beach, NY 11516 a/k/a 750 Lido Boulevard, Unit 101, Lido Beach, NY 11516 a/k/a 750 Lido Boulevard, Unit 101, Long Beach, NY 11516. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being a part of the condominium near the City of Long Beach, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 60, Block 91 and Lot 4U together with an undivided 0.4106 percent interest in the Common Elements.

Approximate amount of judgment is $316,559.88 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #007591/2016. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Michael W. Alpert, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 202865-1

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LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of ELANA AXELROD LCSW, PLLC, a professional limited liability company, Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of the State of NY (SSNY) on 11/30/2022. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of all process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the PLLC, 236 East Broadway, Apt 4P, Long Beach, NY 11561.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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LEGAL NOTICE

CITATION SURROGATE’S COURT, NASSAU COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,

By the Grace of God Free and Independent

TO:

Bonnie Hibscher Hamilton Grassi & Co.

Jasper Surety Attorney General of the State of New York

and any and all unknown persons whose names or parts of whose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law and next-ofkin of the said Dorothy Stiehler, deceased, and if any of the said distributees named specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and successors in interest whose names and/or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained

A petition having been duly filed by Public Administrator of Nassau County, who is domiciled at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York 11501, United States.

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on June 14, 2023 , at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why the account of Public Administrator of Nassau County, a summary of which has been served herewith, as Administrator of the estate of Dorothy Stiehler , should not be judicially settled.

[X] Further relief sought (if any):

1.Releasing and discharging the Petitioner from all liability, responsibility and accountability as to all matters set forth in the account of proceedings;

2.Allowing the commissions of the Petitioner in the amount of $ 23,082.40 pursuant to SCPA 2307(1) and the reasonable and necessary expenses of the office in the amount of $ 6,434.60 pursuant to SCPA 1207(4);

3.Fixing and determining the attorney’s fees and disbursements of Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC attorney for petitioner in the amount of $ 40,289.38, of which $ 4,289.38 has been paid and $ 36,000.00 is unpaid;

4.Fixing and determining the accounting fees of Grassi & Co, CPA’s, PC in the amount of $ 10,175.00, of which $ 4,175.00 has been paid and $ 6,000.00 is unpaid;

5.Releasing and discharging the surety;

6.Directing each of you claiming to be a distributee of the Decedent to establish proof of your kinship, and show cause why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship or deposited with the New York State Comptroller on account for the unknown next of kin of Dorothy Stiehler, decedent, should

said alleged distributees default herein or fail to establish proof of kinship; and

7.Granting such other and further relief as to the Court is just and proper.

Dated, Attested, and Sealed, April 28, 2023 Seal HON.

MARGARET C. REILLY

Margaret C. Reilly, Surrogate

/S/ Debra Keller Leimbach

Debra Keller Leimbach, Chief Clerk Richard T. Kerins, Esq. Attrney Name Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC

Firm

(516) 538-1111

Telephone 254 Nassau Blvd. , Garden City South, New York 11530

Address

NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you, and you or your attorney may request a copy of the full account from the petitioner or petitioner’s attorney.

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News brief

Leaders to host wind farms session May 24

Environmental, labor, business and state officials will be available Wednesday, May 24, at City Hall in Long Beach to discuss the proposal by Norway-based Equinor to develop wind farms off Nassau’s South Shore. The session will begin at 7 pm.

The session, sponsored by the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, is described as a free educational forum that will include a question and answer session.

The meeting will focus on the impact on marine life, EMFs and jobs in the Nassau County area. There are currently five offshore wind projects selected for

the New York area that are expected to power over two million homes in New York City and on Long Island.

Speakers include: Rob DiGiovanni, Atlantic Marine Conservation Society –Marine Mammal Protection; Dr. Ben Cotts, PhD, Principle Engineer, Exponent – EMFs; Ryan Stanton, Executive Director, Long Island Federation of Labor; Matthew Aracich – President, Nassau and Suffolk County Building Trades Association - Labor Benefits and Job opportunities.

NY State Energy Research and Development Authority will also be at the event to provide additional information.

Public Notices

NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 13, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 146 SCHOOL LANE, LIDO BEACH, NY 11561: Section 60, Block 69, Lot 20: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT LIDO BEACH, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

LEGAL NOTICE

ATTENTION VETERANS:

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK N.A. AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP.

2006-FRE1 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES

2006-FRE1, V.

JAMES S.H. LEE, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 16, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK N.A. AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP.

2006-FRE1 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES

2006-FRE1 is the Plaintiff and JAMES S.H. LEE, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NORTH SIDE STEPS OF THE

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 604011/2018. Malachy Lyons, Jr., Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 5/24/23 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 327/23. LIDO BEACHRachel Wachs, Variances, lot area occupied, side yards aggregate, rear yard, construct 2nd and 3rd story wood decks attached to dwelling., E/s Luchon St., 301’ S/o Lido Blvd., a/k/a 35 Luchon St. 330/23. POINT LOOKOUT - Alfred Caronia, Variance, front yard average setback, construct roofed over deck attached to dwelling., W/s Glenwood Ave., 485’ S/o Lido Blvd. running thru to Garden City Ave., a/k/a 77 Glenwood Ave. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in Lido Beach & Point Lookout within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available a t https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals

The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

SEALED PROPOSAL WILL BE RECEIVED by the Division of Purchasing of the Town of Hempstead, 350 Front Street, Room 122, Hempstead, N.Y. 11550-4037 until 11:00

AM prevailing time Thursday, June 1, 2023 at which time the following Formal Bids and Contracts will be publicly opened, read and approved as soon thereafter as practicable

FB#21-2023

Labor And Material To Repair/Replace Parts For TOH Existing Dust Collector

FB#22-2023

*Furnish & Install 3” Thick Foam Insulated Patio Roof and Two (2) Dry Wells

FB#23-2023

Complete Restoration Of Courtroom Benches

FB#24-2023

Purchase And Installation Of Two (2) AC units For DGS Printshop YEARLY REQUIREMENTS FOR: *TOWN BOARD TO MAKE AWARD Bid/RFP/RFQ packets may be picked up only between the hours of 9:00 A.M. to 4:15 P.M.

Bid/RFP/RFQ Packets may also be obtained via email request to Paul J. LoRaso paullor@hempsteadny.go

v Please include Firm name, address, contact person and contact telephone number. Also include Bid/Offer number that you are requesting. All Bids/Offers must be made on bidding sheets furnished by the Division of Purchasing of the Town of Hempstead and subject to all specifications, terms and conditions stated therein.

The Division of Purchasing and or the Town Board reserves the right to reject any and all Bids/Proposals and to accept the Bid/Proposal(s) that is deemed most favorable to the interests of the Town

You have certain rights under Section 162 of The New York State Finance Law in connection with public contracts for the purchase of commodities or provision of services. Specifically, This law may authorize acceptance of a bid submitted by a “Qualified Veteran’s Workshop” provided that the bid shall not exceed the lowest responsible bid by greater than 15%. It is incumbent on you to submit all required documentation to the Town, demonstrating your qualification for treatment under that section. You should consult your attorney to determine your qualification for treatment under this provision. Under local law 62.5 this law may authorize acceptance of a bid submitted by a local veteran-owned business that maintains a place of business in or sells supplies, materials or equipment manufactured in the County of Nassau and submit a bid not to exceed 7.5% more than the otherwise lowest responsible bidder, and also does not exceed the bid of the otherwise lowest responsible bidder who qualifies for the local (non-veteran) preference by more than 2.5%. Certification as to the enterprise is required to be by the NYS Office of General Services or US Department of Veterans Affairs.

DATED: May 19, 2023

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A leak in a corner, and adding a half-bath

Q. We just moved into our first home on a hilly property, and now we see that the bottom of the wall in the corner of our walkout basement is wet. I opened the drywall, and the bottom wood is black, rotted, crumbling and soaking wet, too. While we’re fixing this problem, we want to add a half bathroom and take out the columns to make the family room open and larger. What should we do to stop the water in the corner of the basement, and what do we need to know about taking out the columns? The contractor says he can put in mi-lams, which I think are some kind of wood beam.

A. The water problem, the bathroom, and the changing of structure are three different issues that can be addressed at the same time but require more than a little knowhow. First, water getting in is caused by openings, and it was helpful that you included pictures with your question. On the outside of the basement, where the floor of the basement is actually about five inches above the ground, I notice a raised planting bed. The soil and fresh mulch hides an avoidable problem: The edge of the floor is now at or just under the height of the planting bed.

I am certain the artistic intentions did not take into account the fact that water seeks its own level, and most people don’t realize that when we get heavy rain like we’ve been experiencing lately, it can’t flow away as fast as it accumulates, meaning that you can have, temporarily, 2- to 4-inch-tall walls of moving water at a given location. You must lower the flowerbeds and slope the land away from the foundation so a pond of rain can’t work its way under the wall base plate — that rotted wood sill you now see.

After clearing back the mulch and soil, clean the exposed concrete and siding, cut out the wood sill plate as long as you temporarily support the wall. As far to each side as you can, remove the wood and bottom of the siding, then install a new wood sill over a polystyrene sill sealer on the concrete with a copper termite shield above the sill sealer. Then apply liquid roll-on waterproofing membrane so that it bridges the gap of the concrete and wood wall base.

The internet has contradicting details showing sill sealer foam incorrectly above the copper shield. Logically, the foam sealer fills rough concrete surface gaps. Copper sheet flashing, called the termite shield, goes over the foam.

The half-bath may require an ejector pump. You need a licensed plumber who knows what permit requirements must be met for your building permit. Never guess what beam is required. Without a professional applying load paths, material and people weight, snow and wind loads, guessing is going to cause extra cost, either from overbuilding or replacing the wrong choice beam. Be safe!

Monte Leeper

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The George Santos of then, now, and what might’ve been

He called us the “Herald Firing Squad.” That was fair, I guess. When Republican congressional candidate George Santos first visited our Garden City office last fall, there were nine reporters — including me — sitting around the conference table waiting for him.

This time, however, it was just three of us. A senior editor, Laura Lane. A senior reporter, Michael Malaszczyk. And me. We didn’t meet on Long Island. Instead, we traveled on May 5 to Queens, where now-U.S. Rep. George Santos works when he’s not in Washington. A few days later, he would face federal charges — charges he reportedly did not know about when he sat with us.

Unlike his office on Capitol Hill, there were no reporters waiting outside his door trying to ask questions. Instead, it was just the three of us, walking into a cramped space, past a sign on the door warning against using audio devices and video equipment. Staff members had to move around a bit just to seat us at a conference table outside the congressman’s office.

Santos arrived just moments after we did, wearing a fresh suit and a light blue tie, and carrying a small food pack from Starbucks that he called his breakfast. A lot had happened to him between that October afternoon he visited our offices, and this chilly Friday morning.

Reporters spent months asking Santos questions about his past. Where he worked. Where he went to school. What happened with his mother. Whether he was ever arrested. Whether he was truly “Jew-ish,” as he had previously claimed.

Law enforcement officials at all levels announced investigations into different aspects of Santos’s life. Even the Republican-controlled House Ethics Committee wanted a chance to weigh in.

But sitting there, across from George Santos, none of that seemed real. The congressman outlined what seemed very much like a busy schedule dealing with constituents, introducing bills, and even seeking a place in history that didn’t make him an easy target for latenight talk show hosts and banter for news outlets.

There’s his bill intended to cap state and local tax exemptions beginning at $50,000 instead of $10,000. Or the bill

intended to waive the early withdrawal penalty for certain types of distributions from a retirement plan.

And then there’s a bill Santos said I’d personally appreciate, because it would prohibit the United States from providing any sort of financial aid to countries that target members of the LGBTQ community.

“Some of them kill you just for liking someone of the same sex,” Santos said. “That’s not an American value, right? That’s not something we share.”

In fact, in his first four months on Capitol Hill, Santos has introduced nearly a dozen bills. An impressive slate that almost makes everything else happening around the congressman feel like background noise you can tune out. That is until you realize that he doesn’t have a single co-sponsor for any of these bills. Not one.

“Usually people work one bill at a time, and then go work the floor,” Santos said. “I’m too impatient to do it that way. So I just put the first set of ideas in the first quarter down, and now this quarter, I’m going to be doing less of bill introduction and more of working these bills.”

The congressman’s Republican colleagues have indeed stepped up to offer

initial support for these bills, Santos said. But he wouldn’t share who any of them were, because he feared “the firing squad” would “do follow-ups” — like reporters ought to do — putting those House members “under pressure.”

“And then they might buckle,” Santos said, “and then you’ll ruin my bill.”

It’s surprising, with the walls closing so tight around Santos, that he hasn’t buckled. He’s already looking toward reelection — at least before federal criminal charges, although that may not deter him now. And there are many who truly don’t believe he’ll survive his first term.

But then again, few expected he would still be donning his congressional lapel pin in May — six months after the original New York Times exposé that punched significant holes in Santos’ claims in the first place.

It’s hard not to be impressed with that perseverance. It’s a trait that is far less common in Congress than it should be, and something Santos apparently has in abundance.

Yet, the rocky road he has had to traverse was one of his own making. Which is unfortunate, because if he hadn’t built such a house of cards around himself, who knows what kind of good George Santos might have done in Washington?

Michael Hinman

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executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? mhinman@liherald.com.

Books are an exception to the lending rule

In “Hamlet,” Polonius said to Laertes, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.”

I have always thought books were an exception to the lending rule, since they offer an opportunity to share the immense joy of a great read, but I may have to turn the page on that.

Someone out there has a copy of my “Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead,” by Olga Tokarczuk. For a year I thought it was my friend Sharon, but she’s an upright sort of woman, and she swears she searched her house and does not possess, nor did she ever possess, my book. I would like to believe her. The novel is a mind-bending challenge, translated from the Polish. But it did land the Nobel Prize in literature, and I want it back.

The book is MIA, and Sharon has a history. She has borrowed other books,

and returned most of them. Once she “found” a book of mine in her house that she had borrowed two years before. See what I mean by wanting to believe her?

I can’t quite go with Shakespeare on being neither a borrower nor a lender because sharing a much-loved book weaves a powerful connection. And it adds to my pleasure to know that someone I care about will be reading the same book without having to pay for it. There is a particular pleasure in having my friends or loved ones read the very pages I read, as if the laugh I laughed or the tear I shed might linger in the spaces between the words, also to be shared.

The experience has become even more precious in the days of e-books, when most of what we read is on our devices.

Years ago, I lent books out all over the place. I never even wrote my name inside the cover. Then I realized that my book collection was dwindling, and it was all my favorites that were gone and forgotten. I had no idea who had them or

for how long.

A friend of mine who borrows books frequently and always returns them promptly suggests that I keep a list of my lending, so I can ask for a book back after a reasonable amount of time. That works when I remember to jot down the transaction, but more often it’s a casual deal and soon forgotten by both the borrower and me.

That’s the other thing. I’m not a really responsible borrower, although I try very hard. I’m pretty good about books, because they’re so important in my life. But I’m terrible with, say, wrenches. I have a collection of wrenches in my basement that I borrowed over the years and never returned because I have no idea who they belong to. Somewhere out there I have friends to whom wrenches are very dear, aggravating their hearts out because they lent them out and haven’t gotten them back.

Still, a wrench is just a wrench. Sharing a book is like holding hands and jumping onto a fast-moving train, seeing the same words and feeling them differ-

ently.

On rare occasions I’ve borrowed a shawl or gown for an event. Most times, though, I don’t like to borrow clothing, because I’m bad with red sauce. I don’t borrow money (except when I forget my wallet), and I never borrow jewelry.

Perhaps we need to track our books with digital tags so we can find them when they go missing. Or perhaps I shouldn’t be a lender if I can’t deal with the occasional delinquent borrower. The funny thing is, I was hounding Sharon so much that she offered to buy me another copy of “Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead.” She doesn’t get it. I don’t want another one. I want that one, the one with the spaghetti sauce stains on Page 35 and the dog’s paw print on the back cover, the one I remember reading while lying on the beach. For me, the books I have read and loved have a life, memories of which linger in the mind and heart.

There may be a gazillion copies of “Drag Your Plow” out there, but there’s only one copy that shared my pillow and my comforter for three weeks last summer.

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

RANDI KREISS

Sharing a book is like holding hands and jumping onto a fastmoving train.

If he hadn’t built such a house of cards, who knows what kind of good he might’ve done?

MICHAEL HINMAN

Established

How they avoid saying the dirtiest word

in politics, the word “tax” is dirtier than the most graphic four-letter words you can think of. Any politician who plans to last in office longer than his loafers knows that you only say “tax” to blame someone else for every new tax or increase — no matter the reason — or when you boldly claim to be holding the line.

So it should come as no surprise that municipalities across the country have, for decades, found creative ways to “increase revenue streams” and “offset projected spending,” instead of “raising taxes.”

One popular backdoor tax is a fee municipalities tack on to tickets. A redlight ticket in Nassau County is significantly more expensive than in New York City or Suffolk County. In Nassau, getting caught on camera for running a red light costs $250, plus an additional $88 surcharge. In New York City, the fine is $50. In Suffolk, a red-light ticket costs $50, with an administrative fee of $30.

Why is the same violation almost six times more expensive in Nassau than in the city? And four times more expensive than Suffolk?

Red-light cameras violations aren’t meant to be cash cows — they’re supposed to make the roads safer. That’s why there are signs alerting drivers to the presence of a red-light camera. A quick search

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Kremer’s way too soft on Biden

To the Editor:

Jerry Kremer and I are on opposite sides of the political aisle, but I enjoy reading his opinions. His most recent column, “Biden’s decision was an easy one” (May 4-10), however, was quite one-sided.

I do agree there have been accomplishments Biden should be very proud of. The infrastructure bill was great and well overdue! America needs to be a global leader in microchip production, and his efforts to get us there are needed, too.

The effort to control insulin pricing is another wonderful thing. Unfortunately, Kremer and his fellow Democrats neglect to point out that it’s only for seniors on Medicare. This isn’t helping the working class, or young kids whose families still struggle with those bills.

Now let’s talk about the obvious things Kremer ignored. Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal — my goodness, could that have gone any worse? The chaos, loss of lives, loss of equipment and abandoning our allies was unconscionable. Don’t say that was Trump’s doing.

Decades-high inflation? The Biden administration told us it was transitory. Biden’s spending has helped inflation increase to its highest rate in over 40 years. That affects the working class every

online yields the locations of the cameras. This isn’t a sting operation — it’s a deterrent, in the interest of saving lives.

The exorbitant cost of a red-light ticket in Nassau compared with the rest of the region leads us to question whether the fines and fees are being used as a backdoor tax.

Not completely dissimilar to red-light ticket administrative fees are the proposed water rate increases unveiled by Liberty Utilities last week.

Liberty wants to raise water rates throughout south Nassau by an average of 34 percent. In Lynbrook, the average monthly water bill would jump by $18.32. The increase sought by Liberty in Merrick is 42 percent. And in Sea Cliff, 13 percent.

While Liberty is a private company, it is ostensibly overseen by a governmentappointed, nonpartisan body. Private companies don’t raise taxes. Private companies that provide public services, such as utilities, have the same taxing impact on families through rate hikes.

In a statement, Liberty said the proposed rate hikes are needed for plant investments, new infrastructure and other things.

Modest increases from time to time are to be expected, and are understood. But rate hikes of 34 percent, and more, are unacceptable. At best, it’s a sign of mismanagement.

So it’s no surprise that Hempstead town officials are howling about Liberty’s rate hikes, despite not taking earlier action.

Supervisor Don Clavin said that the increases are “outrageous,” and that customers were already “overpaying” for water.

Hempstead water Commissioner John Reinhardt said that Nassau residents shouldn’t be forced to pay for drinking water so that Liberty can “generate excessive profits.”

In 2021, the state created the South Nassau Water Authority as an independent body to oversee Liberty, whose predecessor, New York American Water, was roundly criticized for excessive rates. The water authority has not held a single public meeting.

Call it what you want — administration fee heaped on excessively overpriced tickets, rate hike, or a tax — it still costs us money. It doesn’t matter to a single mom working two jobs to put food on the table. It still costs money.

Red-light cameras save lives. Clean drinking water is essential. But that doesn’t mean we should be ridiculously overcharged for basic rights of citizenship.

Reduce or eliminate backdoor taxes. Force utility companies to cut unreasonable rate hikes. Give working-class people a break.

minute of the day.

We can’t forget the border crisis! Biden put Vice President Harris in charge, and that hasn’t worked out well. Border communities are overwhelmed.

Biden declared war on fossil fuels at the beginning of his administration. That’s fine — no one wants global warming. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a plan in place. Thanks to that,

gas prices skyrocketed, and at one point were higher than they had ever been.

Finally, we all can see his cognitive decline. It’s downright scary. He has held fewer news conferences per year than any president since Ronald Reagan, and gave fewer interviews during his first two years in office than any president in even longer. It’s sad, and at times hard to watch.

Something’s going wrong in Florida

there are so many things to write about these days, so many new headlines. But I can’t help writing about the state of Florida, because it seems more detached from America than any of the other 49 states.

I keep thinking it must be the water that’s making the state’s politicians go crazy, but I’m convinced that the issue is much bigger than H2O content. And the craziness doesn’t begin and end with Gov. Ron DeSantis, because he needs a state legislature to go along with his daily menu of new laws that make Florida look more and more like Russia.

The six-week ban on abortions is designed to help DeSantis win Republican primaries for the White House. I know DeSantis is married, but any clear-minded politico should know that the average woman has no idea that she is pregnant during the first six weeks. In addition, every poll taken by either the far right or the far left shows that the majority of Americans don’t want abortion banned.

It’s almost as if there are no television stations or other forms of media in Florida, because if there were, DeSantis would have learned that a bipartisan group of South Carolina women legislators were blocking a bill that would ban all abortions. In addition, many red states are being told by the courts that their bans are going too far. To show how crafty DeSantis thinks he is, he signed the abortion ban late on a Thursday night, apparently with the hope that the media wouldn’t find out about his latest political gambit.

Another issue is DeSantis’ battle with Disney World, which is the state’s second-largest tourist attraction, after the cruise industry. The theme park accounts for more than 20 million visitors a year and billions in tourism dollars. When you have such a good thing going, why would any sane governor start a fight that he is destined to lose?

DeSantis’ battle with Disney began when Disney spoke out against the governor’s fight with the LGBTQ community. The First Amendment protects free speech, and Disney is entitled to the same protections as any ordinary citizen.

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It’s time to move on from Biden, from Trump, from Pelosi and McConnell and Maxine Waters. America needs new leadership, young blood to lead us going forward. Tell Joe it’s time to go home.

PAuL WAGneR Island Park

A month to focus on mental health

To the editor: May is Mental Health Awareness

Month, a time set aside for reflection on mental illness and things that might be done to improve the lives of those afflicted.

It’s been said before: The brain is an incredibly complex organ — one we still know so little about. Just as things can go wrong with the thyroid gland or the pancreas or the liver, the human brain is periodically subject to any number of ailments.

The situation may be complicated by a variety of behavioral or social factors. The underlying reality, however, remains true: Things can go wrong with the human brain.

We can only be thankful that in 2023, much is known about how to treat such forms of illness. A broad range of effective prescription drugs is now available. Yes, there is a lot of money in it, but it is for this reason that the improvements continue. These medications are there to be helpful.

One of the first, and perhaps most influential, was lithium carbonate, used to treat bipolar disorder — or, as it was then known, manic-depression. This was the very same clay found in the european springs where the suffering regularly went to “take the waters.”

The clay was packaged for easier use. This natural substance was no less effective in that form.

Certainly, all forms of psychiatric medication must be treated with the highest degree of respect. Increasing or decreasing the dosage amounts without the assistance of a trained professional is the highest form of recklessness.

Still, help does exist.

The case can also be made that our own human emotions carry a corresponding power to alter our own brain chemistry. Fits of anger, worry, blame or fear can alter the chemical makeup of the human brain. Here, too, however, psychiatry is making great advances. With hard work and commitment — and the assistance of a psychotherapist — it is possible to maintain a more hopeful and humorous outlook, day by day.

We don’t have all the answers. Still, many good men and women are working to improve our understanding of this most human form of affliction, and to find help for those in need. If the rest of us can set aside our unnecessary prejudices and open ourselves to the help already available, we can all come out ahead.

JOSH GReenFIeLD Bronx

Angered by Disney’s position, DeSantis has tried to strip it of its special tax district status, to stop Disney from having a say over the sprawling community that lives off of the entertainment empire’s success. Without Disney, hundreds of thousands of people would lack adequate fire, police or sanitation services.

To add to the craziness in Florida, the governor has announced that a whole series of textbooks will be banned from use in the state’s public schools, because of his and school parents’ objections to some of the content in those books. He has further ordered that a number of books have their language revised, because the words “are not truthful.” Mentions of the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement have been removed from one middle school textbook. Apparently, DeSantis believes that the Floyd tragedy was some sort of fake news.

If you’re not out of breath yet, here’s another scary fact of Florida life. Thousands of schoolteachers have left the state for other regions, out of fear of prosecution for accidently discussing some sub-

ject that the governor thinks is objectionable. It is estimated that Florida will need thousands of new teachers to make up for those losses, and it doesn’t look like those new teachers will be coming in the near future.

Recent opinion polls show former President Donald Trump with a wide lead over DeSantis early in the race for the Republican nomination for president. That lead isn’t a tribute to Trump, but rather a sign of growing dissatisfaction with DeSantis, which could leave the door open to any number of candidates, many of whom have yet to announce their availability.

Many Republicans are hungering for a fresh face to take on Trump next year. But the events in Florida over the past two years make it seem as if voting for DeSantis could be the equivalent of voting for Vladimir Putin. Somehow, the only people who haven’t caught on to DeSantis’ weaknesses are Florida residents. Maybe it is the water.

Jerry Kremer was an Assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? jkremer@liherald.com.

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It seems as if voting for Ron DeSantis could be like voting for Vladimir Putin.

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