Long Beach Herald 05-25-2023

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Summer starts in Long Beach

Long Beach is preparing for one of its best summers in years. This Saturday, for example, the city will celebrate at Magnolia Playground with speeches, bands and a banner, proclaiming “Summer Begins Here.”

And in Long Beach, it really does.

A giant Memorial Day Parade is planned for Monday, May 29, beginning at Ohio Avenue and West Beech Street at 10 a.m. Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford — who is retiring from her post after 20 years in the job — is this year’s grand marshal.

The city has weathered — and overcome — more than one crisis in the recent past. Luckily, the coronavirus pandemic is now mostly an unwelcome memory, as is the fiscal issues ultimately averted with the settlement of a lawsuit by a Manhattan developer.

And now we’re all ready for a great summer in this great city.

The Long Beach Herald really is your newspaper, and we take that mission very seriously. We’ve seen firsthand how neighbors come together to support one another and their city.

Sharing some cold ones for a good cause

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Council trims budget, tax rate

City homeowners will pay $112 less per year

By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

The Long Beach City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved a significantly reduced 2023-24 budget, replacing one it proposed late last month, now with a lower tax rate and, as a result, reduced taxes for homeowners.

The council reduced the original proposed tax rate of 12.39 percent to 9.97 percent.

The council was under extreme pressure from residents, who had turned out in large numbers at meetings to complain about the initial tax rate. The tax increase for the average homeowner will

now be $462, down from $574 under the original proposal.

Asked on Wednesday whether the reductions could not have been made earlier, acting City Manager Ron Walsh said, “Constructing a budget is an at form. We sharpened our pencils and sat down with the department heads to see what we could do.”

Asked if the reductions were the result of public pressure, Walsh said, “It was in response to public concerns.”

Some residents said they believed the reductions could have been made much sooner. But,

Among the many improvements here is Magnolia Playground, which took a big hit from Hurricane Sandy. It has now been fully renovated, completely rebuilt in fact, thanks to Surf For All and so many volunteers who generously gave their time to this effort.

Long Beach is expecting big crowds on the beach and the boardwalk. On a warm summer weekend, officials anticipate up to 60,000 people will spread out on the sand while enjoying the food from such popular eateries.

Arts in the Plaza will hold weekly shows on Saturdays, featuring arts and crafts, music, and food. The restaurants, taverns and snack shops on the trendy West End are eagerly anticipating a great summer.

This week’s Long Beach Herald is being mailed to every home on the barrier island and includes a copy of our popular annual magazine, Living in Long Beach. If you’re not a Long Beach Herald subscriber, we hope a look at this week’s paper will persuade you that you should be.

Each week in these pages — and on our website — we cover the big issues in the city. And you’ll find the local news that you can’t find anywhere else. Of course, check out our in-depth feature stories about your friends, neighbors or local students who are making a positive impact on the community — all of which gives Long Beach its unique character.

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If you’re new to the Long Beach Herald, then you must know our mission is to cover all the news of your neighborhood — from the schools to local sports. From houses of worship to philanthropic organizations. Enjoy the paper, and enjoy the summer!

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Long Beach neighbors, from left, Bob and Maureen Effinger and Mary and Courtney Kenavan supported local breweries and the Long Beach Soup Kitchen at a fundraiser at Bright Eye Beer Co., on Park Avenue, on May 18.

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Making Long Beach Financially SOUND

Negotiated a settlement to the Haberman Lawsuit, saving taxpayers $75 million

Turned around years of financial mismanagement, which had made Long Beach the most fiscally distressed municipality in the state

Got the Superblock out of decades of legal purgatory, which will generate new tax revenues

Investing in Infrastructure

Secured tens of millions of dollars in grants to bring long needed flood protection to our north shore

Attained over $100 million in grants to reengineer our sewage system, to stop discharging millions of gallons of effluent into Reynolds Channel each day

MAKING LONG BEACH FINANCIALLY SOUND INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE, REVITALIZED COMMUNITY PRIORITIZING PUBLIC SAFETY

Building an Inclusive, Revitalized Community

Secured $4.5 million in grants for revitalization and improvement of the central business district

Received $1 million in federal funding to replace 100 year old water and sewer pipes in the Walks

Secured more than $1 million in grant funding to rebuild playgrounds at city parks, giving our children fun and safe places to play

Prioritizing Public Safety

Investing in new law enforcement officers to keep Long Beach one of the top 25 safest cities in the U.S.

Keeping the public safe by upgrading our fleet of fire apparatuses and ambulances

Porch Fest, a first for Long Beach, is a hit

Musical groups look for a repeat next year and hope to rock the city streets again

By Sean Kennedy Intern

PorchFest may be a new concept to Long Beach, but it did not take long for the idea to catch on as bands played Sunday afternoon on porches throughout the city, to the delight not only of listeners, but to the performers themselves.

Performers played tracks spanning the 1960s to the 2000s, to original songs.

“It exceeded all of my expectations,” said Abbie Golding, who is both a board member of the Long Beach Arts Council and a performer for her band, Lost Licks. The Arts Council was a sponsor of the event.

Crowds beat estimates in terms of size, and were also supportive in nature.

“Seeing the crowds in the streets in all the different locations was just so amazing,” said Howard Kinzinger, member of the band called Maxine Vandate, and a resident of Long Beach.

“It was awesome to see crowds of people surrounding each stage,” said Golding. “Being able to share our local music was so important to us.”

Similar music festivals have sprouted out across Long Island and the concept of bands for their neighbors on porches has taken place in nearby Rockville Centre and in Sea Cliff and on the North Shore as well.

With the idea in mind, the production opted to start out smaller in size, despite dozens of homeowners applying.

The bands and their “stages” all sprawled across a few blocks of Long Beach, with multiple bands playing on West Penn Street, Washington Boulevard, West Fulton Street and West Beech Street.

“The hope is that we’re able to do it again next year,” Golding said. “We had such tremendous feedback from the community.”

The event, the first of its kind for the City of Long Beach, was produced by the Arts Council, with support from the city government, the Kiwanis Club, and Artists in Partnership, Inc.

With major enjoyment of the crowds and performers alike, it was also a chance for performers to interact with one another and hear a fresh taste in music.

“It was amazing to hear new music,” said Golding, referring to fellow Beech Street performer Maxine Vandate. “I had never heard their music before, but they were great.

For Golding and Kinzinger, it was

especially nice to play in their hometown, where they were supported by close friends and newly-met neighbors.

“I’ve been in Long Beach over 40 years,” Golding said. “It’s the greatest thing to be able to play in our community. I love being able to see my friends, relatives and neighbors all out in the street enjoying themselves.”

“To be able to play in front of my friends and neighbors from Long Beach for the first time, it was an amazing experience,” Kinzinger added. “The outpouring from the community was incredible.”

When asked whether he and his band would come back again, Kinzinger put it simply:

“In a heartbeat.”

Stephanie Bier/Herald photos

The WelldiggerS played a well-attended show at 565 Washington Blvd. during Sunday’s Porch Fest.

Maxine VandaTe played to a sizeable crowd at 133 West Beech St.

The MuSical duo, Inevitable, performed at 128 West Penn St. during the first-ever Porch Fest.

SaM goorland Sang and played away at 536 West Fulton St. at he commencement of the event.

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New York State goes on shark alert for summer

By Sean Kennedy Intern

The shark search is on!

Governor Kathy Hochul announced a new supply of drones and technology that will aid monitoring of sharks off the South Shore this summer, alleviating concerns as summertime nears.

Ten new drones with shark-tracking capabilities will fly in the sky this summer around Long Island’s state beaches, primarily the South Shore beaches.

The new fleet joins the eight drones that are currently in operation on beaches across Long Island.

“This year, we are taking further action to protect beachgoers by increasing surveillance to monitor for shark activity near beaches off the South Shore,” Hochul said in a statement.

“With New Yorkers and visitors alike preparing to enjoy our beautiful Long Island beaches all summer long, their safety is our top priority,” she said.

Additionally, one of the drones allows for nighttime surveillance, with features like thermal imaging, laser range finding, and high-quality cameras.

In emergency situations, the drone can drop personal safety devices as well.

The Governor’s office also clarified that another ten of the drones have similar thermal imaging capabilities. The entire fleet of 18 total drones also have camera surveillance technology.

“It’s a great idea, I’d love to see how it comes through for people’s safety,” reacted Long Beach resident Michael Pontecorvo.

The Department of Environmental Conservation urged swimmers to continue awareness of their surroundings, adding that swimmers should avoid areas where seals, seabirds and schools of fish are present.

“I always get anxiety when I see those schools of fish off the shore,” said Cynthia Vitere, a Long Beach resident.

“It’s believed that the negative interactions that’ve occurred have been the result of sharks misidentifying prey,” a DEC official added.

Drones will be operated by a crew of 21 state workers, comprised of Park Police officers, state park operational staff, lifeguards and certified drone operators. Over ten more will be trained by the Fourth of July.

Hochul also announced that two additional Yamaha WaveRunners will be in commission along the South Shore, with lifeguards at both Jones Beach and Robert Moses State Parks patrolling the waters. A similar watercraft is already in use at Sunken Meadow State Park.

Officials added that State Parks Environmental Educators will be holding additional public outreach regarding shark habitats at the likes of Jones Beach and Robert Moses.

In the case of probable shark sightings, both State Park Police along with DEC Police Officers are available to patrol areas. New York State Police Aviation will be available to respond as needed.

“New York State Police is ready to assist our partners in keeping beachgoers and our waters safe this season,” said Acting State Police Superintendent Steven Nigrelli. “In the event of a sighting or incident, NYSP Aviation is prepared to provide swift support as needed.”

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Courtesy Governor’s office a State employee demonstrates how a drone works to identify sharks in the waters of Long Island’s South Shore beaches.

spotlight athlete

Long Beach defeats Roslyn, 11-9

By DaViD patalaNo sports@liherald.com

Long Beach’s boys’ lacrosse team traveled to Roslyn Monday afternoon for a Nassau Class B playoff quarterfinals and a rematch of a game three weeks ago where Roslyn was victorious.

The visiting Marines looked dominant for a majority of the game and although there were some late theatrics, they came out on top, 11-9.

KieRaN Kehoe

Mepham Junior Baseball

it DiDN’t taKe long for Kehoe to work his way into the heart of the Pirates’ batting order this spring. He began the season hot and quickly caught fire, earning All-County honors and maybe more. He finished the regular season with 5 homers and 37 RBIs to go with a whopping .650 batting average and 1.100 slugging percentage. Then in Mepham’s Class A playoff opener he blasted another home run and drove in three to lead a victory over Carey.

laCRosse playoffs

Boys laCRosse

thursday, May 25

Class A semifinals at Hofstra 3:30 and 5:30 p.m.

friday, May 26

Class C semifinals at Hoftra 4 and 6 p.m.

Monday, May 30

Class A championship game at Hofstra 5 p.m.

Class B championship game at Hoftra 7:30 p.m.

tuesday, May 31

Class C championship game at Hofstra 5 p.m.

Class D championship game at Hoftra 7:30 p.m.

giRls laCRosse

tuesday, May 31

Class D championship game at Adelphi 5:30 p.m.

Class A championship game at Adelphi 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 1

Class B championship game at Adelphi 5:30 p.m.

Class C championship game at Adelphi 7:30 p.m.

Fifth-seeded Long Beach (10-7) played a complete team game and its standouts were leading goal scorer Jack Miller, faceoff specialist Chip Buehre, Luke Hartman, Timmy Monzon, Tom Cieleski, Jack Skarren, and goalie Aiden Derupo

“They got us last time and we know we didn’t do what we needed to beat them,” said Miller. “All this week we knew what it would take to win the game. We kept it simple, we executed today, and got it done.”

When asked about his own performance, Miller was humble and focused on his teammates. “I thought I played pretty well, but it doesn’t happen without the defense getting stops, everyone clearing the ball, and winning faceoffs. It really was a team win,” he said.

Roslyn opened the scoring a minute into the game with a goal by Dan Disanti, but after a great defensive play by Monzon on the ensuing possession, Long Beach pushed the ball down the field and the junior Hartman tied it 1-1.

After that tying goal, the Marines kept the pressure on and never trailed again. The defense of Monzon, Cieleski, Skarren, and Hayden Sofield suffocated Roslyn and while the Bulldogs never went away, they could not consistently put the ball in the back of the net.

On the offensive side, Long Beach played smart and got the ball to its playmakers and scorers. The Marines scored 11 times, but it could have been more had it not been for Roslyn goalie Jacob Goldberg standing on his head for half the game.

The great defense, paired with dominating play by Buehre in the faceoff X, Miller and Hartman’s seven total goals, as well as stellar passing by Jeffrey Conway,

Cian Donaghy, and Finn Morris sealed the deal for Long Beach.

“We played great, we came out ready to go,” coach Jason Pearl said. “Give Roslyn a lot of credit. They’re a good team. They came out, fought hard, but we ended up on top. I told the guys, we have to value the ball. We have to pick up the first time ground balls. We have to play smart and we need to be successful at the face off X.”

Next up, Long Beach will travel to Hof-

stra to take on top-seeded powerhouse Garden City in a semifinal Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The winner advances to the county final next Tuesday at Hofstra.

“We have to buckle down. We have to have two good days of practice,” Pearl said.”Like I said, we need to value the ball. We had a couple throwaways today and we can’t do that against [Garden City]. Our mistakes will end up with their goals, so we have to limit mistakes.”

Brian Ballweg/Herald photo

tiMMy MoNzoN Was part of a strong defensive effort for the Marines in Monday’s 11-9 quarterfinal playoff victory at Roslyn.

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Hip-hop performer, icon visits Long Beach students

Long Beach students at Lindell Elementary School were recently treated to a special assembly featuring former hiphop pioneer and Run-DMC member Darryl McDaniels.

McDaniels wrote and read aloud his new children’s book “Darryl’s Dream.” The book focuses on finding confidence, facing bullies, celebrating yourself, and the talent and dreams within yourself.

Students and staff listened to the reading and were introduced to how he was a person who used to get teased for wearing glasses. He was a comic book fan and a lover of rice pudding. He was not famous. He was a friend and a person who worked hard and followed his dreams to success and encouraged them to do the same.

He stressed to the students that the things that make them different are the things that make them powerful and that it was important to do your best in school and get an education so you can follow your dreams.

McDaniels has been heavily involved in Long Beach this year. At the Long Beach Public Library in January, five young musicians, all Long Beach residents, made local entertainment history. The library has hosted many musical

events, its director, Tara Lannen-Stanton, but this one featured “probably the biggest name in terms of mainstream artists.”

That artist was one of the country’s best-known rappers, Darryl McDaniels,

of Hollis, Queens, a founder of RunDMC. Along with Joseph Simmons and Jason Mizell, he formed Run-DMC in 1983. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the group No. 48 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. In 2007,

Run-DMC was named the Greatest Hip Hop Group of All Time by MTV. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.

–Brendan

Carpenter

Courtesy Long Beach Public Schools

Hip-Hop pioneer Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC treated Lindell Elementary School students to a reading of his children’s book, Darryl’s Dreams.” The book focuses on teaching children to find confidence and chase any dreams and aspirations they may have.

Haberman case accounts for the tax increase

Councilman Roy Lester said, “It took a meeting of the minds.”

The reductions were listed in an amendment to the budget called Errata, for errors and corrections.

Council members and city administrators said they were able to reduce the original proposed budget by eliminating or delaying hiring for some key positions; making cuts in several departments, including police, public works, the central garage and municipal buildings; and saving on fringe benefits based on new information from the state.

“The entire tax increase is due to the Haberman case, which goes back to the 1980s,” the city said in a statement. “There was no way to avoid this.

“To be clear,” the statement added, “if it wasn’t for the Haberman settlement, there would be no tax increase this year.”

The statement was referring to a $150 million suit filed against the city by the Manhattan developer Sinclair Haberman, whose project to build expensive oceanfront condos was thwarted. Haberman sued, and was awarded a $150 million judgment. Last year the city negotiated the settlement down to $75 million, but it must pay Haberman $5.5 million a year for the next 30 years.

“The elephant in the room is the Haberman settlement,” City Council president John Bendo said. “We had to pay the developer. We zeroed out all of the tax increases except for Haberman.

“Hearing your taxes are going up is not great news,” Bendo added. “But it was out of our control.”

In the new spending plan, the police department will cut $50,000 in expenses. Walsh said the department would delay some hiring “to save money for the city.”

Long Beach also got some good news from Albany: It will not have to pay the state $130,000 in pension costs, due to a miscalculation by the state, city Treasurer Inna Reznik said. Reznik also explained that the city would save money by not hiring a comptroller or a city planner. Long Beach is also negotiating with its professional firefighters, who have been working without a contract since 2010. Their overtime pay has been an issue for some resi-

dents, who have described it as excessive.

The Long Beach City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to reduce the original proposed tax rate of 12.39 percent to 9.97 percent.

Ron Pagnini, a former Civil Service Employees Association official, raised the issue again Tuesday night. He complimented the City Council on the budget reduction, but added, referring to the professional firefighters, “I’m not going to have any union put a gun to my head. It doesn’t work. They make good salaries.” He asked that the firefighters “give back some.”

Councilwoman Tina Posterli noted that the council and the city administration had worked hard to come up with the budget reductions. “We also feel very grateful to the residents who came forward to give their feedback,” she said.

Top lawyers honored for time in, out of office

By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

It was an experience that provided plenty of perspective, including for Frank Torres.

“Whenever I’m honored and recognized for what I do in my field of law, it’s so humbling,” said Torres, an associate attorney with Duffy & Duffy. “I never would have expected so many years later after getting out of law school that I would have gotten to this point.”

That point was being recognized as one of the Top Lawyers of Long Island during a ceremony last week, May 17, at the Heritage Club at Bethpage. Hosted by RichnerLive — the events division of Richner Communications and Herald Community Newspapers — the event featured some 300 attorneys, all mingling and congratulating each other on their achievements.

Lawyers were awarded for their accomplishments in a wide range of fields, including civil rights litigation, land use and zoning, commercial litigation, personal injury, and dispute resolution.

Jothy Narendran, a co-managing partner with Jaspan Schlesinger Narendran, was named one of the philanthropists of the year. She encourages everybody at her firm to get involved with a charity that they connect with on some level. For Narendran, that work involves Spectrum Designs, a custom apparel shop that employs individuals who are neurodiverse.

“It’s so nice to be recognized, especially in the community that we’re in,” Narendran said. “I don’t think there’s success without giving back.”

Amy Amato, executive director of RichnerLive, expressed gratitude for all who attended and made the event possible. Herald publisher and chief executive Stuart Richner described the gala as a “great way to celebrate all of the legal firms and professionals that contribute to our community. They are critical to ensuring that everyone’s interests are represented both fully and fairly. And I congratulate all of the winners for their hard work, passion and expertise.”

A portion of the ticket proceeds were donated to the Suffolk County Bar Association Charity Foundation, and the Nassau County Bar Association We Care Fund. There the money will be used for educational and charitable purposes, including the improvement of citizenship and justice, and to provide scholarships, grants and charitable programs to help those in need.

Brad Cronin, founding partner of Cronin & Cronin Law Firm, was honored with the lifetime achievement award for tax certiorari. He’s been practicing in his field for 40 years.

“You do a lot of hard work to get to this point,” Cronin said, “but the wonderful thing is I have a wonderful staff that’s been with me for 20, 30 years. And it means a lot that they’ve been able to support me and everything I do.”

Giuseppe Franzella, member of Bond Schoeneck & King, was honored for his work in commercial litigation. Franzella chose this particular path of law because of his family, and that he’s known that that was what he wanted to do since he knew what work was.

“I just wanted to be able to advocate for people and really solve people’s problems, which is what I do today as a litigator,” Franzella said. “I’m very flattered to be honored. It feels great to have the support of my firm and the local legal community, and it’s an honor to be among this group that’s been nominated, which is people I’ve worked with in the legal community, and looked up to, for a long time.”

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New book: Anyone can learn to lifeguard, even dummies

By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com

There was “Investing for Dummies,’ “iPhones for Dummies,” and even “AntiInflammatory Diets for Dummies.”

Now, the latest in the series — and the title of this one may scare some people — is “Lifeguarding for Dummies.”

You certainly wouldn’t want your lifeguard to be a dummy, and neither do the co-authors, Cary Epstein and Cameron DeGuzman, who penned the recently-published book, which is really all about how to become a lifeguard and safety in the water.

Your

Home Care with Community Medicaid

Home care paid for by New York State is known as “Community Medicaid”. Paying your own living expenses, plus the cost of caregiving services, is beyond the means of many.

Since 2020, there have been numerous attempts to create a new thirty month lookback period for Community Medicaid eligibility. So far, none of these attempts have been successful and now 2024 is the earliest expected date for implementation. There is no current look-back period for Community Medicaid in New York. This means that you may move assets out of your name this month and obtain Medicaid home care benefits next month, provided you need the care.

Currently, an individual may keep about $1,700 per month plus the amount of any health care insurance premiums. Any excess income must be used towards their care. What if your living expenses exceed $1,700 per month? Enter the “pooled income trust”.

Certified by the state, pooled income trusts are used to allow you to send your

excess income, i.e. the amount over the $1,700 per month you are allowed to keep, to the trust along with copies of your bills for food, rent, mortgage, utilities, home repairs, etc. The trust pays your bills and any amounts unused will accumulate in your account and eventually be added to the “pool” to be used for charitable purposes after your death. Any monies paid to the pooled income trust are not counted as income for Medicaid purposes, allowing you to qualify for Community Medicaid.

The number of hours you will receive depends on the county’s assessment of your needs regarding the activities of daily living (ADL’s). Some of these are eating, bathing, shopping, cooking, personal hygiene, ambulating, housekeeping, dressing, etc.

Several non-profit organizations exist that offer pooled trusts. Applying to join is a formal process with which the elder law firm will assist. Costs generally include minimal start-up fees, an initial deposit and reasonable maintenance fees.

“The book really has two audiences,” said Epstein. “The first audience, the primary audience, is it’s for anybody that may be interested in a career in lifeguarding. The second audience is people that are already lifeguarding. I think a current lifeguard can pick up this book and really relate to everything we’re talking about.”

Epstein, 43, has been lifeguarding at Jones Beach for the past 26 years. Growing up in Hewlett, he remembers being on the swim team and, in 10th grade, his coach, who was a Jones Beach lifeguard, used to give out lifeguarding T-shirts. He knew he wanted to be one in the future.

When he was 16, he took his first lifeguard test and worked at the Sands in Atlantic Beach. Then, once he turned 17, he spent one summer guarding the oceans there before getting the gig at Jones Beach. He still runs training courses at the Sands alongside his main summer lifeguarding routine. He moved to Long Beach four years ago.

“Water safety and lifeguarding has been a passion of mine,” he said. “I’m a hardcore beach lover, ocean lover, swimmer and, most importantly, water safety advocate.”

Even with all his experience and training classes, he never thought of writing a book to teach others the skills. That was until one of his fellow Jones Beach lifeguards, Cameron DeGuzman, got an interesting message on LinkedIn.

“I’m a big LinkedIn guy,” DeGuzman, a lifeguard of nine years, said. “When someone reaches out to you, it’s a little suspicious if they don’t have like a profile pic-

ture that’s immediately viewable to you. But after speaking with Cary, we replied to Jennifer Yee, who’s the editor and has been an awesome piece to this puzzle, and it went off from there.”

For prospective Long Beach guards, the training regime is rigorous. Lifeguard hopefuls, and returning guards, must swim 200 yards in a recreation center pool in a maximum time of about 2 minutes, 45 seconds, and finish a one mile run on the boardwalk in no more than nine minutes.

Whether it be new, or experienced, water watchers, lifeguarding can now be more easily picked up and learned by anyone, thanks to Lifeguarding for Dummies.

The chapters cover everything there is to know. There are chapters about the history, the training, how to stay in shape, rules to follow, and so much more. The book has about 300 pages of water safety knowledge to learn.

The writing process started of slow for the two of them.

They began talking with the Dummies brand in February of last year. Deadlines began coming up in July and August and they needed to start moving a little faster. “It turned from meeting once a week, to two times a week and then eventually meeting four or five times a week,” DeGuzman recalled.

“We said from the beginning we knew writing a book wasn’t going to be easy, but we’re so knowledgeable on the topic and we love it,” Epstein said. “There were a lot of really late nights on Zoom with Cameron and I co-writing this book together. We really didn’t do a single piece of the book without each other.”

DeGuzman, 24, doesn’t have quite as many years on the beach as Esptein, being a lifeguard for the past nine years, but was able to bring his perspective to the table. They’re both EMT’s, former swimmers and current ocean lifeguards that just wanted to teach and show everyone all the different aspects of protecting swimmers.

“I think the book should not be treated like a manual,” DeGuzman said. “You learn a lot more being a lifeguard. You’re getting a lot of new skills and those skills and complex things are more than just pulling someone that’s drowning out of the water.”

Photos courtesy Jennifer Yee

LifEgAuRDs CARy EPsTEiN and Cameron DeGuzman worked together on a new book.

Long Beach welcomes a new summer season

By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

Jimmy Hennessy, 56, has lived in Long Beach all of his life. He met his wife, Bonnie, on the Franklin Boulevard Beach. She was on a four-day lay over for a flight back to her home in Los Angeles. “She never left,” Hennessy said.

Hennessy, his wife and their two children, Seamus, 17, and Molly, 19, will be among thousands in Long Beach making their way to the beach this Memorial Day Weekend. The City of Long Beach is about to welcome another summer, with the unofficial opening day Saturday morning. There will be speeches and music at the newly renovated Magnolia Park. A sign will greet visitors:

“Summer Starts Here.’

To residents and visitors, Long Beach is all about summer.

The chilly and grey winter months find people enconsensed in their homes. But when the Summer Solstice arrives, the city becomes alive. On a sunny, warm weekend, some 50,000 to 60,00 people make use of the beaches, according to Joe Brand, Long Beach’s recreation commissioner, and a life-long resident.

Hennessy will spend spend summer days at the beach, backyard barbecuing, and welcoming back friends who rent summer homes near the beach. In many ways, Hennessy embodies Long Beach. He sports a beach tan, had served as a member of the city council at one time, retired last year from his teaching job at Hewlett High School, and looks forward to each summer like one awaits a warm breeze on a cold afternoon.

“Long Beach is summer,” said Hennessy.

He is old enough to remember the days when Long Beach has its share of rundown homes inhabited by former mental patients released from the state mental hospi-

tals. But those were also the days the families he knew who lived in modest homes upstate would come down for the summer.

He remembers the parties and the celebrations, some of them at the home of his mother, at 41 Kentucky Street.

“What is summer in Long Beach?” said Brand, who was born at the old Long Beach Hospital in 1964. “If you were to poll the people who grew up here, they will tell you that summer means new lease on life. It’s a relaxation. It’s something we’re going to enjoy.”

Long Beach is not always inexpensive or easy to navigate. Beach fees are going up. Resident individual passes are $85, up from $70 last year. Resident family passes

remain at $115. Parking, always difficult, becomes like completing a triathlon. Summer rebels, if one can find one, are a gut-punch.

Nonetheless, residents can’t seem to get enough of it.

Harvey Weisenberg, 89, known widely as “Mr. Long Beach,” has been a New York State assemblyman, a Long Beach police officer, a teacher at city schools, and a lifeguard.

“God gave us a blessing,” Weisenbegg said. “Summertime is as time for people to take advantage of all our city has to offer.”

Mike Delury, another Long Beach life and former city council member, raised his family here and has never left.

“Long Beach is like no other place I’ve ever been” Delury said. He noted the things to do: the beach, the restaurants, the parks, the clubs and the music.

“You never know what you’ll come up next,” Delury said.

But big changes are coming to Long Beach. Thousands will occupy expensive condos in the Superblock within a few years. That will mean more crowded streets and beaches.

There is also competition from nearby Arverne, in the Rockaways, which has added nouveau restaurant. It is also a subway ride from New York City.

Brand and some other city officials took a tour of Arverne and emerged with a thought they wish they never had,

“It’s inviting there,” Brand said. They’re doing it right.”

Long Beach has eateries on the boardwalk, including Beach Burger, Marvel Ice Cream, Riptides, The Surfside Subs/Shakes & Shuckers and Snack Shack. There are also boardwalk carts and mobile carts.

Arverne has added restaurants with foreign dishes and styles.

Tim Baker/Herald LoNg BEAch IS known for its beaches and 2.5 mile boardwalk, crowded on warm summer weekends by as many as 50,000 to 60,000 people.

St. James seeks to expand its cemetery space

By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

People come to St. James Jerusalem Episcopal Church in Long Beach to worship, socialize with friends and talk with the pastor, Susan Bock. But they can now come to mourn friends and relatives who are buried in the church’s expanding columbarium.

For the uninitiated, a columbarium is a cemetery where ashes are buried, and the term is Latin, referring to a burial ground. Columbarium’s date back to ancient Rome, where they were built partly or completely underground. They were, as is the one at St. James, decorated with flowers, mosaics and inscriptions people feel like leaving.

SuSAN Bock Pastor

The columbarium at St. James church is the only cemetery-type setting on the barrier island.

Bock, who has been pastor at St. James – Long Beach’s only Episcopal church – since 2019 – is seeking to expand the columbarium. The columbarium has 224 niches, or spots, where ashes can be buried, normally in a box, since an urn would not fit. Thirty of the niches are currently occupied, some by those of the Episcopal faith and others by other religions, including Judaism.

“There’s no other place on the barrier island where people can be laid to rest,” Bock said. “People want to be close” to their loved ones, she said.

Funerals can be costly affairs, with some totaling $10,000 or more. At the St. James columbarium, an upper

niche cost $2,000 and a lower one is $1,000. Some, Bock said, are reserved for those who are unable to pay the cost.

The columbarium sits only a few yards from the St. James church. A statute of St. Peter, who loved animals, is set in the middle of the columbarium.

The St. James columbarium was constructed by J&R Lamb Studios of Midland, New Jersey. David Bleckman, the company’s owner, said J&R Lamb builds one or two columbarium’s a year, primarily for Episcopal churches.

“Basically, this is in lieu of a cemetery,” Bleckman said. “This is a viable option” because of cemetery costs.

Courtesy Pastor Susan Bock

PASToR SuSAN Bock seeks to substantially expand the columbarium at St. James Episcopal Church.

There’s no other place on the barrier island where people can be laid to rest.

STEPPING OUT

STEPPING OUT

Looktotheskies

Creative advocacy

atthe Bethpage AirShow

By Karen Bloom

t’s the moment we’ve been eagerly awaiting: Memorial Day weekend has arrived. Besides the observances, parades and barbecues, for so many of us, that annual trek to Jones Beach to watch the action overhead during the Bethpage Air Show is a beloved tradition not to be missed. This year’s extravaganza, on Saturday and Sunday, May 27-28, is helmed once again by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.

By Karen Bloom

The distinguished squadron, back for their 9th headlining appearance, is joined by other elite military pilots including the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, the U.S. Marines F-35B Demonstration Team, the U.S. Navy F-18 Growler Legacy Team, and the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod Team.

Can art change the world? It’s a question that’s been at the focus of our collective culture for centuries. Now as society navigates the complexities of modern life, art as a path for social change is at the forefront of artistic expression.

The Thunderbirds, “America’s Ambassadors in Blue,” demonstrate the extraordinary capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon — the Air Force’s premier multi-role fighter jet. The elite military pilots proudly showcase the capabilities of the $18 million,19,700-pound fighter aircraft, which can travel at speeds up to 1,500 mph. Grace meets power in this mix of six aircraft performing formation flying and solo routines. Flying only a few feet from wingtip to wingtip, observers can glimpse the superb skills that all fighter pilots must possess.

• May 27-28, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Dan and Claudia Zanes

minutes of dynamic maneuvers. We’re always improving our planes and refining our routines.”

His team is a close-knit group of five pilots, with decades of military and professional experience.

• Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

• $10 vehicle use fee

• Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh

“I like to say once you check in you never check out. The camaraderie of our team is what makes us special,” he says.

Pat McGann

All ages will enjoy some Memorial Day weekend fun on the Tilles Center lawn, with Grammy Award-winner Dan Zanes and Haitian-American jazz vocalist Claudia Zanes. They perform a mix of old and new songs from near and far in a style that has been called ‘all-ages social music,’ also described as an all-ages party. This interactive concert will have you dancing and singing along as the duo performs homespun, joyful music for everyone to enjoy. It’s a relaxed performance open to all, with modified sound levels and quiet spaces for those who wish to move around. Zanes occupies a unique place in American music where sea shanties, English music hall, North American and West Indian folk music, party songs, the spirit of early rock-and-roll, and soulful originals collide. Kids will also enjoy games, bubbles, face-painting and crafts, starting at 12:30 p.m., with a barbecue lunch available for purchase.

Saturday, May 27, 2 p.m. $25. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville. TillesCenter.org, or (516) 299-3100

HERALD — February 9, 2023

• For up-to-date information, visit BethpageAirShow.com.

• Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, South Campus, Hempstead. For information and to RSVP, call (516) 463-5672, or visit Hofstra.edu/museum

“We’re thrilled that this is our 20th year with the show. It’s so important to us as it’s our home show. For many of our friends, it’s the only time they get to see us (perform).

We are always excited to be here and put a smile on people’s faces. It’s great fun to fly down low and see everyone on the beach. This is an awesome weekend, and all the performers are great at what they do.”

“When We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines the collective power of the arts in society.

Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence.

Other renowned civilian performers include the always popular Skytypers and their flight squadron of five vintage World War II aircraft. Mike Goulian, North America’s most-decorated aerobatic pilot. Folds of Honor Biplane with Ed Hamill. The American Air Power Museum Warbirds. Long Island’s daredevil pilot David Windmiller. The Warbird Thunder team. The Civil Air Patrol. And the Farmingdale State College Flying Rams, who will fly several of their 22 college-owned aircraft.

The Skytypers, an air show favorite, combine the best of old and new. The team uses five of the remaining World War II-era NA SNJ planes left in the world, meticulously restored with the latest technology.

“It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,” Giordano says. “Artists often lead the charge and expose truths that may otherwise be 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 of art with public service that has a grassroots approach in the hope of mobilizing their communities and the nation to ignite movement, create awareness, and inspire others to stand with them.”

This exhibit, which runs through July 28, is in conjunction with Hofstra’s 13th presidential conference on the Barack Obama presidency coming up in April.

“These were Navy scout planes used on missions in World War II and the Korean War,” explains Larry Arken, Skytypers’ flight leader. “We’ve modernized them and give them plenty of TLC. We have to take care of our warbirds. They’ve got quite a military history. They’ve landed on aircraft carriers and as fighter trainers they trained the Greatest Generation.”

“We were interested in the idea that the artist has a civic responsibility,” says museum director Karen Albert. “The initial idea for this exhibition was inspired by an Obama Administration White House briefing that took place on May 12, 2009, where more than 60 artists and creative organizers met with administration officials to discuss the collective power of the arts to build community, create change, and chart a pathway for national recovery in the areas of social justice, civic participation and activism.”

The Farmingdale-based Skytypers are, of course, a familiar sight along beaches in the northeast with their skytyped messages generated at an altitude of 10,000 feet with puffs of smoke in dot matrix-style letters. Those messages will be on full display during the show, following their aerobatic routine.

“We like to think of this as the largest text message in the world,” Arken says.

Each message is two miles long and as tall as the Empire State building. Visible for 30 miles, they can be seen by 4 million people, according to Arken.

To that end, unlike other recent exhibits that showcased the museum’s permanent collection, Giordano reached out to contemporary artists who loaned the museum their selected works. Some 36 pieces are on view — representing all media — from Emma Amos, Molly Crabapple and the Equal Justice Initiative, For Freedoms, Miguel Luciano, Michele Pred, Hank Willis Thomas, and Sophia Victor.

“The way our climate is now, this exhibit could not be more timely than at this moment,” Albert adds.

His planes’ flying maneuvers also command attention in their five-ship formation.

“We fly low, at 500 feet,” Arken says. “We’re known for our precision skills that involve 18

Among the highlights, she points to the series of prints from the collective For Freedoms. Their four large scale photos are based on Norman Rockwell’s 1943 oil paintings inspired by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union address that outlined what he considered the essential four democratic values freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. For Freedoms has

Tom Rush and Loudon Wainwright III

Pat McGann is quickly rising as one of the sharpest stand-ups on the comedy scene. A relative latecomer to comedy, he began doing standup at 31 after realizing he was not very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become the house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself as especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father of three young children, McGann’s appeal stems from his quick wit and relatable take on family life and marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening act for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festival, and more. McGann still calls Chicago home.

Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

Yarn/Wire

Two gifted performers pair up for an exciting double bill on the Landmark stage. These legendary singer-songwriters will enthrall their audience in an evening filled with story-telling, ballads passionate gritty blues. Tom Rush, a gifted musician and performer, offers not just a performance but a musical celebration. His distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice have made him both a legend and a lure to audiences around the world. For the past 52 years, Loudon Wainwright III has carved out a distinguished career as one of our most original singer-songwriters; a six-string diarist with material that is by turns, tongue-in-cheek, tender, sarcastic, heart-wrenching, and always deeply personal. Along the way, he’s released more than 20 albums, won a Grammy, acted in film and television, and had his songs recorded by artists including Johnny Cash, Mose Allison, Bonnie Raitt, and his own son, Rufus Wainwright.

Friday, June 2, 8 p.m. $55, $49, $45. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444, or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Now in its 18th year, Adelphi University’s ‘new music’ series welcomes Yarn/Wire. The intrepid New York-based piano-percussion quartet has forged a singular path with endlessly inventive collaborations, commissions and performances that have made a significant contribution to the canon of experimental works. The quartet features founding member Laura Barger and Julia Den Boer on piano and Russell Greenberg, also a founding member, and Sae Hashimoto playing percussion.

Barger is a frequent guest with

Photos courtesy U.S. Air Force

Airmen and women execute daring manuevers in a thrilling display of the might of the Air Force’s premier multi-role fighter jet, the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

THE SCENE

Tom Rush and Loudon Wainwright III

Two gifted performers pair up for an exciting double bill on the Landmark stage, Friday, June 2, 8 p.m. These legendary singer-songwriters will enthrall their audience in an evening filled with storytelling, ballads and gritty blues. Tom Rush, a gifted musician and performer, offers not just a performance but a musical celebration. His distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice have made him both a legend and a lure to audiences around the world. For the past 52 years, Loudon Wainwright III has carved out a distinguished career as one of our most original singer-songwriters, a six-string diarist with material that is by turns, tongue-in-cheek, tender, sarcastic, heart-wrenching, and always deeply personal. Along the way, he’s released over 20 albums, won a Grammy, acted in film and TV, and had his songs recorded by artists including Johnny Cash, Mose Allison, Bonnie Raitt, and his own son, Rufus Wainwright. $55, $49, $45. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

YES...DELIVERY NOW

May 25

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.

AND

Art talk

Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, June 20, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss “Baldessari and the Making of the Avant-Garde.” John Baldessari’s roster from Cal Arts featured famed artists, from Eric Fischl (who never technically took a class with him) to David Salle, James Casebere, Tony Oursler, Ericka Beckman, Ross Bleckner, Carrie Mae Weems, James Welling and so many other art stars. Examine not only Baldessari’s own art but some of the famous assignments offered by the man many consider the most influential art school teacher of the 20th century. 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.

June 1

Colin Jost

The SNL star brings his standup act to The Paramount stage, Thursday, June 1, 8 p.m. As one of SNL’s main writers, he’s never at a loss for words. $89.50, $79.50, $69.50, $59.50, $39.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticktmaster. com or ParamountNY.com.

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

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

May 27

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.

Taco Tuesday

The Cabana offers ts weekly taco Tuesday specials all day, Tuesday, May 30. 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.

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, Wednesday, May 31, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Thursday, June 1, 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.

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

The meaning of Shavuot

to commemorate, how would the Jews maintain a gathering that was mandated by their holiest text and that was celebrated continously from the time of Moses?

The leading Rabbis in exile came up with a brilliant solution.

By calculating the timelines as presented in the Book of Exodus, the revelation of the Ten Commandments occurred at the very same day as Shavuot! From then on, to this day, nearly two thousand years later, the re-imagined version of this holiday has been fully embraced.

synagogue. Without the reason and place

haft

Every Shavuot we delight in celebrating the anniversary of receiving the moral and legal code called the Torah--and it serves as motivation to re-dedicate our lives to the principles of kindness, concern for others, peace and to work to make the world bet-

This holiday is a reminder how religion can adapt, evolve and remain forever relevant.

Jack Zanerhaft is the spiritual leader of Temple Emanu-El of Long Beach

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

139295

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

139293

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

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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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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

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Purchase And Installation Of Two (2) AC units For DGS Printshop

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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.

Town, demonstrating your qualification for treatment under that section. You should consult your attorney to determine your qualification for treatment under this provision.

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 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

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

ATTENTION VETERANS:

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

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

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.

DONALD X. CLAVIN JR.

SUPERVISOR KATE MURRAY TOWN CLERK

DOMINICK A. LONGOBARDI DEPUTY TOWN COMPTROLLER 139613

To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU

WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-3, ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-3, V.

ISAAC DAHAN AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOLANDA

FISCHER A/K/A YOLANDA FISCHER, ET. AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 15, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-3 is the Plaintiff and ISAAC DAHAN AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOLANDA FISCHER A/K/A YOLANDA FISCHER, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 27, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 2 RICHMOND ROAD, Unit #3X, LIDO BEACH, NY 11561: Section 59, Block 66, Lot 15A, Unit 224: ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 008412/2011. Mary Ellen Divone, 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

COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 139739

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A painter says he can do more than paint

Q. We started doing work to our home and are just finishing, and the painter suggested that a wall could be taken down to open up the rooms. He says he can do this himself because it’s not a support wall. We’ve looked into it, thinking about an island in the kitchen and matching the floor or replacing it. The painter said we might need an architect, but since the work is interior, it won’t need a permit. We’re wondering what we should do, because we know you’ll say we need a permit, but the painter says we can get one after the work is done, and he can start right away so he can finish the work and avoid interruptions. Do you think this is a good idea?

A. The permit, as a piece of paper or a process of reviewing the work, isn’t the point. As you read this, hundreds of projects around you are underway with no permits. Most of them will either never be found out or are of such small consequence that when an issue comes up, it will be ignored.

Usually, I only learn about problems when either a buyer or a lending bank wants something put on record. I receive frantic calls asking if plans can be made quickly and a permit obtained before the closing in a week. Anyone who tells you the permit process is quick is trying to sell you something.

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But remember, the permit document isn’t really the important thing. The permit is a symbol representing a more important issue — safety. Safety not only includes your well-being against doing something dangerous; it also means preventing health risks and the potential of losing a large sum of money if something goes wrong.

Removing a non-structural wall is a little misleading. The wall may not be supporting anything, but it has weight that you want to replace with another load. In general, people rarely look at any kind of building as a system of puzzle pieces, all fitting together in a specific way.

As an example of what can happen, I once got a call from someone who had that wall removed and added an island. The wall load was removed from the beams below, which was a good thing because those beams were now carrying less of a load. Then an island was installed, a four-foot-wide model with a beautiful quartz countertop, a sink and a sixburner stove. The homeowner also wanted an open display for restaurant-sized canned peeled tomatoes, ready for use with one of their famous recipes.

The island load was calculated after the finished flooring began to distort and come loose and sagged 4 inches, when I was called to figure out what was going wrong. The island weighed at least six times the load of the wall, and the beam below was buckling. The floor bounced and the wine glasses in a nearby cabinet clinked together every time someone walked by.

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Yes, we’re a nation of immigrants, but . . .

The ongoing influx of undocumented immigrants into New York City now threatens not just to overwhelm the city, but to spread into the suburbs, as we have already seen in Rockland and Orange counties, raising serious quality-of-life issues.

Let me make it clear from the start. America is a nation of immigrants. They have always been the lifeblood that gives America its unique sense of determination and ingenuity. I am a grandson of immigrants. Like the late Gov. Mario Cuomo, I consider America to be more a mosaic and stained glass window than a melting pot.

No country has more legal immigration than the United States. Having said that, we cannot be a nation without borders or one that allows entry to unlimited numbers of migrants. There must be an orderly process and procedure for immigration, not just to safeguard our society and communities, but for the welfare of the immigrants. We cannot financially afford the surge of undocumented immi-

grants we are seeing today.

Coming out of the coronavirus pandemic, our economy was straining to recover. Mental health and education needs caused by Covid had to be met and paid for, with diminished revenues. Crime in our streets had to be brought under control to protect our residents and to make cities safe for people to return to work and play. Housing had to be provided for the growing numbers of homeless, including America’s veterans. Adding 60,000 undocumented immigrants to New York City is unsustainable, especially since we have virtually no idea who these people are and what physical, mental and educational needs they have. Nor do we know the criminal histories some may have.

While the overwhelming majority of undocumented immigrants are good people, some are not. I saw examples of the negative results of uncontrolled illegal immigration on Long Island in 2014 and 2015, when there was a surge of undocumented minors across the southern border. A significant numbers of those kids were sent by the federal government to communities such as Brentwood and Central Islip, many of whose residents are

hardworking immigrants from Central America. This put a severe burden on the local school districts, which had to accept these kids on very short notice while addressing their unique educational and psychological needs and deficiencies as well as the language challenges.

Despite Rep. Steve Israel and I making requests and introducing legislation, the Obama administration refused to provide these school districts with any added funding. There was also the chilling reality that a number of these young people were connected to the MS-13 gang, which was recruiting new members and carrying out brutal acts of violence against other students. In the 18 months from the fall of 2015 to the spring of 2017, MS-13 carried out a reign of terror in the immigrant community, brutally murdering 25 mostly young people.

You can understand why residents in communities in Brooklyn and Staten Island are so opposed to large numbers of undocumented immigrants being housed close to schools and neighborhood facilities.

This crisis of undocumented migra-

tion would be severe enough if there were any end in sight. Instead, more buses of immigrants arrive at the Port Authority every day. New York City Mayor Eric Adams wants to lessen the city’s burden by sharing it with neighboring counties, which are no more able to provide the necessary services than the city. Not surprisingly, Rockland and Orange counties are resisting through legal proceedings, and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has made clear his opposition to Adams’s plan.

The only answer to this humanitarian crisis is for the Biden administration to secure our porous border as quickly as possible. Despite the president’s protestations, he doesn’t need congressional authorization to get the job done. He has the necessary power and authority.

Congress will not consider legislation on undocumented migrants already in the country until there is assurance that the border is secure, and the asylum system is reformed so that just claiming asylum won’t provide long-term sanctuary until hearings are held years in the future. Our challenge must be to stop illegal immigration while ensuring that America remains a nation of immigrants.

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

Dishing up an old-time menu for the holiday

The Memorial Day acai bowl just will not work. Neither do I want to see a tofu hot dog or an Impossible Burger vegging out at my table. Save the kale smoothies for another time. This year, after all the pandemic deprivations and accommodations and missed celebrations, I look forward to an old-time cookout, me and my old friends: carbs and salt and fat.

Even as I write this, it feels transgressive. I’m a good girl — I am. I eat healthy day in and day out. For heaven’s sake, even on Thanksgiving I now prepare stuffed butternut squash as a main dish and cooked fruit for dessert.

Eating natural didn’t come naturally. I didn’t grow up breakfasting on mango, granola and yogurt, lunching on avocado toast and dining on six ounces of salmon. I grew up the old-fashioned way, boosted by sugar, highly processed cereal, egg salad with mayo for lunch and liver and red meat for dinner. I stored bags of potato chips under my bed. I

know, you’re as surprised as I am that I reached this age.

My parents’ childhood diet was worse. As Jewish people of European descent, they ate everything with a scoop of chicken fat on top. Chopped liver was a fave. They were poor, so my mother’s family of six would share one chicken and fill themselves up with mounds of mashed potatoes (laden with chicken fat, of course). They served up pots of soup, also glazed with fat. The preferred cooking method was frying, and they weren’t using canola oil, believe me.

My mom and dad lived to 95 and 97, which does raise the question of whether chicken fat is an undiscovered health food. In their 60s they started eating fish and chicken, broiling instead of frying, consuming very little sugar and bulking up fruits and vegetables. They also started exercising, every day, in dogged moderation.

My food evolution began in college, when, after playing the vending machine cookie and cocoa slots, I gained 12 pounds. I hadn’t thought about it before: Would eating cookies and drink-

ing sugar make me unhealthy? Was I prepared to buy all new clothes to accommodate my chocolate chip cookie habit?

As my parents improved their eating habits in the 1960s, I too educated myself about nutrition and began grazing at the salad bars rather than the dessert buffet.

I was an awful cook when we set up our first apartment. At my first official dinner party for the family, I cooked Cornish hens, plated them, and served them to our parents. They were hens on steroids, and it looked as if a flock of geese had landed on our table. When my mother-in-law stuck a fork in hers, blood spurted out.

Some food fads of the day were fondues, either chocolate or cheese, processed white bread and Tang (dehydrated orange juice). I did own a fondue pot, but eventually, dipping bread chunks into melted cheddar lost its appeal. Everyone I knew had a bun warmer to hold the doughy rolls we served with dinner.

Eventually I learned to cook, and have been doing it every day for more than 50 years. We have moved toward

the food paradigm of lots of vegetables and a small amount of protein, preferably fish. I eat lower-fat foods and less sugar because I believe in science, and I know that a hot dog a day will put me away. But one or two a year is good for my personal sense of well-being.

We all associate food with memories, and the coming together on Memorial Day, a holiday both celebratory and somber, has always included a gustatory launching of the summer season. The meal demands fresh corn and watermelon. Beer for the grownups.

This weekend, as we honor those who have given their lives keeping us safe and strong, let’s go back to basics. Even as fake news, fake intelligence and photo fakery overtake us, let’s serve up real hot dogs, rolls, sauerkraut, relish, hamburgers and ketchup, and let’s top it all off with a gaudy and gigantic red, white and blue Jell-O mold, which has no real ingredients at all aside from food coloring.

I don’t know why the prospect of an old-fashioned barbecue feels so satisfying, and I’m not going to analyze it. Just save a seat for me at the long table with the paper tablecloth and pass me a dog with the works.

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

RANDI KREISS

I know that a hot dog a day will put me away. But this weekend, serve ’em up.

p resident Biden must secure our porous borders as quickly as possible.

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Don’t stand in the way of progress

there is absolutely nothing new about wind power. As early as 5000 B.C., people used wind energy to propel boats along the Nile River. Simple wind-powered water pumps were used in China. And windmills with wovenreed blades were used to grind grain in Persia and the Middle East.

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American colonists also used windmills to grind grain, pump water and cut wood at sawmills. Ranchers installed wind pumps as they helped settle the West. And, by the late 1800s and early 1900s, small wind-electric generators — or turbines — were widely in use in the United States.

Rural electrification systems in the West reduced the need for windmills at many farms and ranches, but wind pumps were still in use to supply water for livestock.

A global call for a reduction on reliance on fossil fuel in the 1970s and ’80s sparked renewed interest in alternate sources of power, including wind power. U.S. officials were alarmed at the country’s dependence on OPEC, which always has been largely hostile to any interests other than its own monetary goals. Fossil fuels also have been blamed, in large part, for global warming — another key reason for the country to look to wind, solar and other sources.

Germany was among the first of the European countries to switch to renewables in the early 1990s. Now, wind power is the cheapest source of new renewable power, and makes up about 20 percent of the country’s total power production.

All of which brings us to Long Beach and Long Island’s South Shore. A Norwaybased company, Equinor, has partnered

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with BP in the hopes of building 147 wind turbines off the coast of the barrier island, and between 15 and 30 miles off the Long Beach coast.

Equinor proposes to run transmission lines beneath Long Beach’s streets to connect to the E.F. Barrett power station in Oceanside. Equinor says that the project, if approved by the state’s Public Service Commission, would power up to 1 million homes.

Dozens of Long Beach and Oceanside residents have turned out at public meetings opposing the plan. Their objectives are twofold: They fear the turbines would have an adverse impact on marine life, and that the power lines might well impact their own health, causing cancer and other diseases.

In the past few weeks, however, we have heard some outlandish comments. Whales were being forced aboard boats and “blown up,” according to one, Others talk incessantly about health impacts, without offering a shred of evidence to back their claims.

Windmills are a must for Long Beach and the South Shore. They are coming to other parts of the East Coast, and they are a part of the new reality that will be the power grid in the United States.

We must rid ourselves of filthy, fossil fuel — and our dependence on OPEC, as well as its partners like Saudi Arabia.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there is absolutely no evidence offshore wind development is killing whales or other marine life. Fox News host Laura Ingraham has pushed a false narrative about

Grogan’s letter was short on facts

To the Editor:

Re Steve Grogan’s letter to the editor, “Democrats favor felons over disabled veterans” (May 11-17), referring to the Democratic lawmakers who have decriminalized adult-use recreational marijuana in New York:

Grogan argues that Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licenses to sell marijuana have gone to convicted felons, without providing the context behind the assertion.

According to a March article in the Albany Times Union, state officials have reserved more than 300 “justiceinvolved” licenses in the first round, begun last November, for those previously convicted of a marijuana offense, or those whose immediate relatives were convicted. Lawmakers did so, in large part, to help compensate historically marginalized communities of color that were harmed by disproportionately higher marijuana possession arrests compared with predominately white areas.

From January to March 2018, for example, 93 percent of those arrested for marijuana possession in New York City were people of color. Of 4,087 arrests, 2,006 were Black people, 1,621 were Latino, and 287 were white, according to the Innocence Project. Yet Brookings Institution statistics from the time tell us there was relatively little difference in

whales washing up on beaches being “a direct result of the “pre-construction” of windmills. Andrew Read, a marine science and conservation expert at Duke University, says he can’t find a “single scientist out there who thinks that these deaths are being caused by wind energy activities.”

The claims of illness from exposure to electromagnetic fields are also not supported by science. According to a report by Dr. Kenneth Olden, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health, Congress asked his agency to study the issue “to clarify the potential for health risks and exposure to extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields.”

“The scientific evidence suggesting that EMF exposure poses any health risk is weak,” Olden wrote. His agency also “does not believe that other cancers or non-cancer health outcomes provide sufficient evidence of a risk to currently warrant concern.”

The Equinor project would mean thousands of jobs for Long island, in addition to revenue the company has promised to invest in local community projects. That’s on top of the clean energy the wind turbines would provide.

The scientific case is clear: There is no danger to marine life and no concern about human health risks. Those who are opposed to wind power are standing in the way of history and progress, and are holding the country back from its desperate need to separate itself from fossil fuel, and its urgent need to combat the horrors of climate change.

marijuana use among people of different races.

Grogan writes that licenses went “mostly” to convicted drug dealers, with-

out attributing the statement to a source. Meanwhile, Section 137 of the state’s cannabis law prohibits anyone convicted of marijuana trafficking within the last

Israel’s safety must be America’s priority

In many corners of the world today, instability and democratic backsliding reign supreme. We see this phenomenon playing out in real time as Russia continues its malicious invasion of Ukraine, China further cracks down on human rights, and Sudan braces for a potentially protracted civil war. In the face of such a deteriorating international security situation, it is extraordinarily important that the United States reaffirms its commitment to standing for freedom, and continues to nurture democracy around the globe wherever there is fertile soil. America’s greatest ally in this generational struggle is Israel — a free country whose miraculous establishment by the Jewish people and survival against great odds has often drawn the ire of its antisemitic, authoritarian neighbors.

Recently I had the opportunity to travel to Israel as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation led by House Speaker

Kevin McCarthy, to see for myself the manifestation of that country’s great democracy and celebrate the 75th anniversary of Israel’s hard-fought freedom. During our time in Israel, my House colleagues and I met with President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana, and several other Israeli lawmakers, and briefed them on ways Congress is working to help Israel combat violence perpetrated by terrorist groups and state sponsors of terror, such as Iran.

While speaking to our Israeli partners, my colleagues and I reaffirmed our support for enhancing Israel’s “Iron Dome” missile defense system, and announced our participation in a new joint U.S. House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group — a bilateral association of legislators from the United States and Israel designed to promote avenues of cooperation between our countries.

What’s more, the American delegation formally delivered a copy of a congressional resolution I co-sponsored that calls for

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three years from obtaining a license, pending state board review. All license applicants must also prove they have owned a profitable, legal business for at least two years. For more, go to bit. ly/436glY2.

Finally, Grogan states that no disabled veterans have received licenses in Round One, again without attribution. The state’s Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act of 2021, however, requires that service-disabled veterans receive priority treatment in the licensing process, along with minority- and women-owned businesses and distressed farmers.

For more, go to Cannabis.ny.gov.

SCOTT BRINTON Merrick

Larger lawsuits will only damage our health care

To the Editor:

The State Legislature is again considering legislation (A.6696/S.6636) that would exponentially expand damages awardable in wrongful death lawsuits. This bill is very nearly the same as one that was — thankfully — vetoed by Gov. Kathy Hochul last January. The physicians at the Nassau County Medical Society and throughout the state worked tirelessly to have this bill vetoed, but this issue is now resurfacing.

As doctors, we have great sympathy for the grieving families of our patients, and we understand that this legislation seeks

to help them. However, any legislation to expand costly lawsuits must be balanced to help prevent the enormous adverse impact it would have on our health care system. Had the first bill been signed into law, it would have made it even more difficult for our struggling community hospitals and medical practices to continue to provide needed patient care.

While the new bill purports to respond to the governor’s veto, it in fact does not.

Hochul identified several reasons for vetoing the earlier bill, including that it “would increase already high insurance burdens on families and small businesses and further strain already distressed health care workers and institutions,” which would be “particularly challenging for struggling hospitals in under-served communities.”

Furthermore, the governor articulated her concerns that the bill “passed without a serious evaluation of the impact of these massive changes on the economy, small businesses, individuals, and the State’s complex health care system.”

The new bill does not address these concerns. It would continue to enable the awards of new categories of damages that multiple actuarial studies show will lead to a nearly 40 percent growth in liability costs, on top of the already unaffordable costs facing our physicians and hospitals.

Studies from Diederich Healthcare show that from 2019 to 2021, New York had the highest cumulative medical liability payouts of any state in the country, $1.4 billion, nearly twice as much as the secondhighest state, Florida. It also had the high-

the strengthening of the Abraham Accords. The accords — a historic framework brokered by Nassau County’s own David Friedman, who served as America’s ambassador to Israel — provide a path to lasting peace in the Middle East, and I am proud that a Long Islander played such a large part in their formation.

wWe were shown such warmth by the Israeli people as we toured large swaths of Jerusalem, including the Western Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre — moving visits to sites important to my Catholic faith. I also paid my respects to the victims of the Holocaust at Yad Vashem, which serves as a palpable reminder to the world that we must work tirelessly to prevent such evils from ever being carried out again.

Indeed, Jerusalem truly is a holy city, and I am grateful to the Israeli people for their considerate caretaking of so many important religious places of worship and other sacred sites. Sadly, however, the carefully maintained peace established by Israel that I observed was shattered as rockets fired from Gaza targeted innocent

Israelis in the southern sections of the country near the end of my visit — a painful reminder that Israel remains under siege, and that underscores the need for the United States to continue supporting our greatest ally in its struggle for survival.

On my flight back to New York from Jerusalem, I couldn’t help but think of those poor Israeli men, women and children forced to live in fear of indiscriminate death falling from the sky. We cannot allow this to remain the reality for the people of Israel.

I have seen firsthand how Israel stands as a beacon of hope in a world cloaked by darkness, and a shining example of the power of liberty in building a free, fair and just society. The United States must do everything in our power to safeguard our Israeli allies, for Israel’s very existence is a victory for the free world, and its success is America’s success. As a member of Congress, I will continue to do everything in my power to provide Israel the tools necessary to ensure that the blue and white banner forever flies high over the country’s eternal capital of Jerusalem. Israel will remain.

Framework by Tim Baker

est per-capita liability payment, 33 percent more than the second-highest state, Pennsylvania. And it far exceeds states like California and Texas, which New York is competing with to attract and retain the best and brightest physicians.

We just completed a budget cycle in which significant steps were taken to address the stability of our community health care providers, particularly those providing needed care in our undeserved areas. Yet this legislation would under-

mine the positive steps the Legislature has taken to protect access to care.

I urge the Legislature to work toward the adoption of truly balanced legislation that can expand the rights of grieving families, while at the same time preserving our patients’ ability to continue to receive needed health care in our communities.

DR. DAVID PODWALL President, Nassau County Medical Society

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Camp Avenue School — Merrick

Congressman Anthony D’Esposito represents New York’s 4th Congressional District.

e cannot allow indiscriminate bombing to remain the reality for its people.

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SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is the nation’s largest youth employment program, connecting the Town of Hempstead (TOH) and City of Long Beach youth between the ages of 16 and 20 with career exploration opportunities and paid work experience each summer.

By participating in structured project and work-based opportunities, Long Island youth are better prepared for careers of the future.

WHAT THE PROGRAM OFFERS

Career Exploration: Hone your research skills and uncover exciting new career possibilities.

Structured Work-based Opportunities: If you're a TOH and City of Long Beach youth between the ages of 16 and 20, you can get paid to learn about different careers and make a positive impact in your community through work-based activities.

Work Experiences: TOH and City of Long Beach youth between the ages of 16 and 20 can develop job readiness skills and explore diverse career pathways through paid summer jobs in various industries throughout Nassau County.

Earn Money: Don't miss out on the chance to earn money while gaining valuable experience and exploring your career options!

WORKSITE PARTNERS

Partner with the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) at HempsteadWorks and provide valuable work experience to youth while expanding your business's staff at no cost. The program pays participant wages in full, so there's no financial burden on the hosting employer. As a SYEP worksite, you can play a vital role in the region's economic development and access a pool of talented, hyperlocal youth who are the future workforce.

Please review the important information below for details on this summer's program.

SYEP 2023:

Participants can work up to 30 hours per week

Rate of pay is $16 per hour, paid by the TOH Participants go through physical clearance and drug screening

Worksite Responsibilities:

Ensuring youth time and attendance procedures are followed, and the timesheets are complete and accurate Supervision of participants, along with guidance and training as appropriate Monitoring youth attendance, punctuality, and job performance

Don Clavin Supervisor

Open Houses

Wednesday, May 3

Bridgeview Yacht Club, Island Park

11 a.m. – 2 p.m., 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

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.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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