Long Beach Herald 07-18-2024

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An explosive post-Fourth show

Vital workers are offered some much-appreciated thank-yous

The Beach Maintenance crew is vital to the city’s operations all year round. The workers do so much and help so many people, but often don’t receive the thanks they deserve.

The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce took notice, however, and after being on the receiving end of the crew’s help recently, wanted to flip the script.

In 2023, chamber board member John Boland applied for PSEG’s Chamber of Commerce Outdoor Commerce and Beautification program grant, now called the Long Island Thrive Out -

Ordinances on fines, personnel OK’d by council

Nobody likes traffic tickets. Everyone loves vacations. Both were on the City Council’s agenda Tuesday night.

The council discussed two new ordinances, the first aiming to amend the city’s personnel code, specifically impacting employees who are not covered by union agreements.

“Outside of government, most vacation is you use it or you lose it,” Bendo said. “You don’t get to roll it over for indefinite periods of time or have months of it. And that’s just a perk of working for government, because it used to be that was the offset (for) the lower compensation maybe government employees received.

I don’t view this as a payout.

door Commerce and Beautification Program.

The chamber was approved for $10,000 on June 21, to install a new “Welcome to Long Beach” sign on the south side of the Long Beach Bridge, on Long Beach Road.

But the grant didn’t cover labor costs. So the Beach Maintenance workers helped out, installing the sign at no cost to the chamber late last month. Boland and other members wanted to show them their appreciation.

“We really wanted to say thank you,” Boland said. “And if I’m being honest, it seems like sometimes they don’t get the thanks that they deserve. Everybody there does a great job on a

The City held its annual fireworks show on July 13. The display was planned for the day before, but pushed back due to potential rain. The forecast didn’t put a damper on the festivities, however, as the beaches and boardwalk were crowded with residents and visitors. Story, more photos, Page 3. Continued on page 14

So-called exempt employees, who include managers and commissioners, currently accrue up to 50 vacation days. The new ordinance would align their benefits with those negotiated in the collective bargaining agreement for unionized employees in the Civil Service Employees Association, allowing them to accrue as many as 80 vacation days. It would also adjust the payout for those vacation days upon termination or retirement from 50 to 80 days.

BRENDAN FINN City Council president

“But again, my job is also not (just) to make sure our exempts are taken care of, but that the taxpayers are represented as well,” Bendo added. “And I don’t think this should be in here. This should be a separate issue addressed separately. So for that reason on this, I’m going to vote ‘no,’ because I don’t think it’s in the taxpayers’ interest.”

Councilman John Bendo expressed concerns about the revisions, and their financial implications.

The purpose of the ordinance is to correct past discrepancies and ensure that all employees are treated equitably. Any future changes in the CSEA contract, which is in effect through 2025, will automatically apply to exempt as well as non-exempt employees, maintaining consistency in

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One more time, a ban from women’s sports

A Nassau County bill banning biological males from participating in women’s sports and activities on county facilities was signed on Monday.

“It’s a good day for women in Nassau County, today,” Legislator Samantha Goetz, who represents the 18th District and is a sponsor of the measure, said at a news conference in Mineola on Monday.

The Legislature’s presiding officer, Howard Kopel, expressed his support for the legislation. “It’s here to protect women, and this is something that I think that all people of good will should accept and understand,” Kopel said.

Immediately after the law was signed, state Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against the county, claiming that it conflicts with state discrimination laws.

“With this law, Nassau County is once again attempting to exclude transgender girls and women from participating in sporting events while claiming to support fairness,” James wrote in a news release. “NYCLU and the Long Island Roller Rebels won their first lawsuit and County Executive Blakeman’s transphobic executive order was struck down because it was blatantly illegal,” she added, referring to the New York Civil Liberties Union. “Now this discrimina-

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County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed legislation banning biological males from taking part in women’s sports and activities at county facilities, alongside a bill cosponsor, Legislator Samantha Goetz, third from right, and others who voted to pass it.

tory law must be as well. Here in New York, every person has the right to be exactly who they are, free from discrimination, and my office will always protect that right.”

The NYCLU also filed a lawsuit against Blakeman and the Legislature.

“It is abundantly clear that any attempt to ban trans women and girls from sports is prohibited by our state’s antidiscrimination laws,” Gabriella Lar-

ios, staff attorney at NYCLU, wrote in a news release. “It was true when we successfully struck down County Executive Blakeman’s transphobic policy and it is true now. This latest round of hateful legislation is unacceptable and we won’t let it stand in New York.”

The Legislature approved the bill in a 12-5 vote along party lines. An executive order that Blakeman issued earlier this year has faced more than one court chal-

lenge.

“For us it’s a matter of common sense, it’s a matter of fairness and it’s a matter of integrity,” Blakeman said at Monday’s news conference.

The bill was filed June 7, and was passed by the Legislature’s Rules Committee just three days later.

“If they do continue to push forward on this harmful legislation, the NYCLU will certainly see them in court, and we believe it will be promptly struck down as unlawful under our state anti-discrimination law,” Bobby Hodgson, the NYCLU’s assistant legal director, previously told the Herald.

After Blakeman signed the order in February, which directed that sports, leagues, organizations, teams, programs and sports entities that use county facilities designate themselves male, female or co-ed, and that they only accept athletes who meet those criteria according to their sex at birth, James sent a ceaseand-desist letter to Blakeman demanding that he rescind it.

Blakeman responded a few days later with a federal lawsuit contesting the letter, which was denied in federal court and dismissed in April.

The county Supreme Court struck down Blakeman’s executive order on May 10, after a legal challenge by the NYCLU.

Blakeman said he plans to appeal the decision.

Lighting up the skies with a blast of color

The City of Long Beach held it’s annual July fireworks display on Saturday, July 13. It was originally scheduled for the day before but the possibility of rain pushed it back. The last second change didn’t impact the community turnout, though. People packed every beach across the city to watch the display. The fireworks came in a wide variety of colors, shapes, and size.

Mt. Sinai South Nassau and Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center sponsored the event. Starfire Corporation put on the display, shooting off the fireworks from a barge way out in the ocean.

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Mt. Sinai South Nassau and Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center sponsored the colorful event.
The display was originally scheduled for Friday but was moved to Saturday due to weather.
Starfire Corporation put on the display.
The fireworks were visible from anywhere along the boardwalk and beachfront.
The fireworks show lit up the skies, turning it all different colors.

Ticket fines, vacation days were on council agenda

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benefits.

Ultimately, the amendment was adopted by a vote of 4-1, with Bendo alone in his opposition.

“Our men and women who run the city work very hard,” Council President Brendan Finn said. “I don’t view this as a payout. It’s earned time. Good employees lead to a good city.”

The second ordinance, introduced primarily as a response to the proliferation of e-bikes in the city and their unauthorized use on the boardwalk and sidewalks, will significantly increase fines for their riders, as well as for motor vehicle and traffic violations. The minimum fine — applicable to any of the above — will increase from $2 to $50, and the maximum fine will rise from $250 to $500.

cyclists.”

Second Marriage Planning

In second marriage planning, a co-trustee is sometimes recommended on the death of the first spouse. While both spouses are living and competent they run their trust or trusts together. But when one spouse dies, what prevents the other spouse from diverting all of the assets to their own children? Nothing at all, if they alone are in charge. While most people are honorable, and many are certain their spouse would never do such a thing, strange things often happen later in life. A spouse may become forgetful, delusional or senile or may be influenced by other parties. Not only that, but the children of the deceased spouse tend to feel very insecure when they find out their stepparent is in charge of all of the couple’s assets.

If you choose one of the deceased spouse’s children to act as co-trustee with the surviving spouse there is a conflict that exists whereby the stepchild may be reluctant to spend assets for the surviving spouse, because whatever is spent on that spouse comes out of the child’s inheritance. Then what if stepparent gets remarried? How will the stepchild trustee react

to that event? What if it turns out the stepchild liked the stepparent when his parent was living, but not so much afterwards?

Here is where the lawyer as co-trustee may provide an ideal solution. When one parent dies, the lawyer steps in as co-trustee with the surviving spouse. The lawyer helps the stepparent to invest for their own benefit as well as making sure the principal grows to offset inflation, for the benefit of the deceased spouse’s heirs. The stepparent in this case takes care of all their business privately with their lawyer. The trusts cannot be raided. These protections may also be extended for IRA and 401(k) money passing to the spouse through the use of the “IRA Contract”. Surviving spouse agrees ahead of time that they will make an irrevocable designation of the deceased spouse’s children as beneficiaries when the IRA is left to the surviving spouse, and further agrees that any withdrawals in excess of the required minimum distribution (RMD) may only be made on consent of the lawyer.

Second marriage planning offers numerous traps for the

ETTINGER LAW FIRM

Council members and attendees expressed a range of views on the proposal. Some argued that increasing fines without adequate enforcement would not solve the e-bike problem.

The city plans to increase enforcement efforts, which will include educating the public about the rules before issuing fines.

Acting Police Commissioner Rich DePalma acknowledged challenges in enforcing e-bike regulations because of their speed, and requested additional resources, such as e-bikes for officers, to enhance their enforcement capabilities.

Public suggestions included implementing speed limits on the boardwalk, using electronic signs to display riders’ speeds, and increasing public awareness of the new regulations.

“We need safe routes where people can ride without fearing for their safety,” resident Christina Kramer said. “How do we not have that? We can do better with white lines, little dotted lines, and clear signage to guide

Councilman Roy Lester voiced his opposition to the ordinance, arguing that the new fines were excessive, and would not solve the underlying problem of increasingly unsafe bike lanes.

“Now, let’s just take in front of Hollywood (Fitness) — that sidewalk is about 30 feet wide, something like that,” Lester said. “But if you ride your bike there instead of riding it on Park Avenue . . . you’re entitled to be fined $500. That doesn’t solve the problem. We have a problem here. This is not solving it.”

Despite Lester’s concerns, other council members supported the increase, highlighting the need for a multifaceted approach, combining higher fines, increased enforcement and public education to effectively address the issue.

The City Council voted to approve the increased traffic fines, all voting for it except Lester. The majority of the council said they believed that stronger enforcement measures were essential to protect pedestrians and maintain order on the city’s sidewalks.

Both ordinances took effect immediately.

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one of the main discussions at tuesday’s council meeting was of traffic tickets, and increasing fines.

Councilman Chris Carini passes away at 49

A champion of quality of life, he represented many towns, including Lido and Point Lookout

Town Councilman Chris Carini, a familiar face to many in the Town of Hempstead and the 5th Councilmanic District, died unexpectedly on July 14, while visiting family in Florida. He was 49.

The Republican, from Seaford, was first elected to the Town Board after former Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney dropped out of the race six weeks before the 2019 election. Carini had long been involved with the Wantagh/Seaford Homeowners Association, which often focused on quality-of-life issues.

“There’s no words to express how heartbroken we are in this loss,” Ella Stevens, president of the homeowners association, said. “He took his watch over Wantagh and Seaford and spread it to other communities.”

Those concerns followed Carini into office. He spearheaded the town’s Quality of Life Task Force in 2023, which evolved from a graffiti task force that Carini also created. Every day, crews travel around Hempstead to remove graffiti, collect trash and debris and take down illegal signage from utility poles and fences, thanks to Carini’s efforts.

“Councilman Carini was a dedicated public servant,” Town Supervisor Don

Clavin said in an emailed statement, “whose commitment to the communities he represented was unwavering.”

“Today is a profoundly sad day for all of us whose lives were touched by Councilman Chris Carini,” State Sen. Steve Rhoads emailed in a statement. “As an elected official and as a friend, I don’t know that I’ve ever met someone who was more passionate or took more enjoyment out of helping his neighbors and trying to make his community better than Chris.”

Rhoads added that Carini’s energy was “boundless” and his humor “infectious.”

“I will miss his friendship, his leadership, and we will all miss his good common sense,” Rhoads said.

best kind of public servant, selfless.”

Carini was well known in the communities he represented, and seen frequently at civic association and Chamber of Commerce meetings. He was extremely proud of the town’s finances, which helped fund renovations of a number of recreational facilities in his district, including Seamans Neck Park in Seaford and Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore.

Before Carini joined the Town Board, he was a decorated veteran of law enforcement, serving for 22 years as a police officer in the New York City, Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police departments.

Councilwoman Missy Miller described Carini as “the epitome of the phrase ‘larger than life.’” “With a cup of coffee in hand, he was energized — always,” Miller wrote on Facebook. “He was the

Among the many hats Carini wore, being a family man was perhaps his greatest joy. He and his wife, Danielle, had two children, Ava and Joey.

“Chris was a loving husband, adoring father, and a dedicated public servant,” County Executive Bruce Blakeman said in an emailed statement. “He had an outstanding career with the Port Authority Police Department protecting our region. I was honored to serve with him on the Hempstead town board.”

U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, who also served with Carini on the board, said he was “one of the finest dads” D’Esposito had ever seen. On Facebook, D’Esposito called Carini “a tireless advocate for his Town of Hempstead neighbors” and an “unwavering supporter of

law enforcement.”

“This one hurts deeply,” D’Esposito wrote. “I will miss you, my friend.”

“Chris was an amazing person who worked so hard in all aspects of his life to make this world a better place,” John Theissen, founder and executive director of the John Theissen Children’s Foundation in Wantagh, said. “My prayers are with his wife and children. This is just so sad, and a tremendous loss to this community.”

Tom Condon, chairman of the Seaford 9/11 Memorial Committee, said that Carini was a tremendous supporter, and embodied the committee’s themes of service, character and commitment.

“He certainly represented those qualities,” Condon said, “and it’s certainly going to be a great loss for not only Seaford, but for his family and the Town of Hempstead.”

In a roundtable interview with Herald reporters last fall, Carini prided himself on his ability to talk to people and listen to their concerns.

In his tenure, he got to know the many school districts in his jurisdiction well.

“On behalf of myself, the board of education, and the entire district, I extend my deepest condolences and prayers to the family of Councilman Christopher Carini,” Seaford Superintendent Adele Pecora wrote in an email to the Herald.

CHRiS CARiNi

Ducks pursue second-half turnaround

Gutted by roster departures and injuries, the Long Island Ducks completed the first half of the Atlantic League baseball season July 5 with a 30-33 record, 13 games behind the North Division-winning York Revolution.

First-year Ducks manager Lew Ford, the franchise’s all-time hits leader with 1,036 and a key member of three championship teams, witnessed plenty of second-half turnarounds in his 13 seasons and is hopeful for another.

“I try to look at the positives and so far we’ve helped eight guys sign to play either in a Major League organization or professionally overseas,” Ford said. “We’ve had a ton of turnover and some injuries, but I like our roster entering the second half.”

The offense, led by outfielder Tyler Dearden and first baseman Frank Schwindel, did its part through the first 63 games averaging 5.25 runs. Dearden and Schwindel finished first and third in the league in batting, hitting .361 and .353, respectively,

Dearden, who spent his first six professional seasons in the Boston Red Sox organization and played at the Triple-A level in 2023, appeared in 55 first-half games and cracked 12 homers with 46 RBIs and 37 runs. His contract was purchased July 2 by the Minnesota Twins organization.

Schwindel, who has 145 games of Major League experience, appeared in 39 games and belted 11 homers and drove in 38 runs in the first half.

“Those guys were our MVPs in the first half,” Ford said of Dearden and Schwindel.

The most accomplished player Ford has penciled into the lineup is outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr., who appeared in 1,182 MLB games and won a World Series with the Boston Red Sox in 2018. He totaled 109 homers, 449 RBIs and 69 stolen bases over an 11-yer career.

A lower body injury forced Bradley Jr. to miss 35 games thus far. When healthy, he’s raked to the tune of a .360 average, 7 homers and 22 RBIs.

Catcher Chance Sisco, with nearly 200 MLB games under his belt, hit a team-leading 14 homers in the first half. Ivan Castillo has been steady with the glove and batted .298 with 6 homers, 23 RBIs and 7 steals in 42 first-half games.

Improving a team ERA of 5.34 and a league-worst .280 opponents’ batting average will go a long way in the Ducks’ chances of getting back to the playoffs. By far their most impressive arm to date is reliever Ramon Santos, who carries a 0.71 ERA with 3 wins (one shy of team leader Stephen Woods Jr.) and 45 strikeouts in 25 innings.

“We have to pitch better and the staff knows that,” Ford said. “They’re all capable.”

Ducks reach 9 million fans all-time

The Ducks welcomed their record 9 millionth fan through the gates of Fairfield Properties Ballpark June 18 prior to their

Tyler Dearden, signed by the Minnesota Twins July 2, hit .361 with 12 homers and 46 RBIs in 55 games with the Ducks.

game against the Staten Island FerryHawks.

“This is another special day in the history of this great franchise,” Ducks General Manager Sean Smith said. “Reaching 9 million fans is a testament to the incredible support from our fan base since we first opened the gates in 2000 and to the fun and excitement Ducks baseball continues to provide Long Islanders every year.”

Five-year-old Ethan Oldham from Islip entered through the West Gate at 5:56 p.m. with his mother, Katie; father, Craig; and baby brother, Nolan. In doing so, Ethan became the 9 millionth fan in franchise history to attend a Ducks game in their home ballpark.

Long Island became the first club in Atlantic League history to reach the milestone attendance figure despite having begun play in the league’s third year of existence (2000). The Ducks are also currently the league’s all-time leader in sold out crowds with 707, have led the league in attendance 17 times and currently lead the league in 2024 attendance as well with an average of more than 4,500.

Ethan was recognized during a VIP onfield ceremony for being the 9 millionth fan. Sheldon Ellison, General Manager of the Levittown P.C. Richard & Son location, presented the lucky fan with a $1,000 gift card to use at any of the Ducks charter sponsor’s locations. In addition, the Ducks presented Ethan with a jersey featuring “9 Million” as the name on the back and the number “24”, representing this season. Ethan threw out a ceremonial first pitch, received a 2024 Ducks team-signed baseball, and he and his family were upgraded to VIP tickets for the night.

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Reliever Ramon Santos pitched to a 0.71 ERA with 45 strikeouts in 25 innings through the season’s opening half.

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A Mineola rededication for Nassau’s 125th

Despite pouring rain outside the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on July 12, there was a joyful rededication ceremony for the building, a highlight of Nassau County’s yearlong 125thanniversary celebration. Attendees reflected on the county’s journey from its separation from New York City, in 1899, to its present-day status as one of the bestknown, busiest, most vibrant and culturally diverse counties in the United States.

Moderated by County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the event brought together elected officials, local historians, and Tweed Roosevelt, the great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, to honor the rich history and legacy of both the county and the former president.

“Today we reaffirm our commitment to the memory of Theodore Roosevelt, a great president, a great governor, a police commissioner, a state legislator,” Blakeman said. “Someone who was a war hero, and someone who overcame tremendous adversity to achieve so many great things.”

The county’s origin story was, in effect, an act of secession, according to historians. In 1898, when New York City annexed Queens County, its three eastern towns — Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay — pushed to split away, drawing an invisible boundary between themselves and the newly expanded city. On Jan. 1, 1899, Nassau County was born, and its suburban future firmly secured.

The county building, designed by the architectural firm Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, best known for designing the Empire State Building, is historically significant, because then Gov. Teddy Roosevelt himself helped lay the cornerstone in 1900. When U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi was

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Tweed Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt’s greatgrandson, honored the rich history and legacy of both the county and the former president.

serving as county executive in 2002, he announced that the building, a former county courthouse, would be renamed in honor of Roosevelt.

In 2005, a replica of a 17-foot statue of Roosevelt that stands on Theodore Roosevelt Island, in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., was installed outside the building in Mineola. Now the statue’s plaque recognizes the county’s historic milestone.

Roosevelt’s legacy as a public servant and leader is extensive. He was born in New York City on Oct. 27, 1858, into a wealthy family. Though he was frail and asthmatic as a child, he was determined to pursue a vigorous lifestyle that would define most of his life.

Roosevelt’s education was a mix of private tutoring and formal schooling, culminating in his graduation

Proudly Jewish. Proudly Zionist. Proudly American.

from Harvard in 1880. His political career began with his election to the State Assembly in 1882, where he earned a reputation as a reformer. As president of the New York City Board of Police Commissioners in 1895, he fought corruption and modernized the police force through hands-on inspections and reforms.

Appointed assistant secretary of the Navy in 1897, Roosevelt prepared the Navy for the Spanish-American War, and subsequent leading the Rough Riders, the first U.S. volunteer cavalry. His heroism propelled him to the governorship of New York in 1898, where he implemented significant labor, health care and conservation reforms.

Roosevelt’s New York-honed leadership led to the vice presidency in 1900, and the presidency just a year later, when William McKinley was assassinated. His progressive policies, including trust-busting and conservation efforts, were influenced by his New York experiences.

Roosevelt’s connection to New York remained strong throughout his life. His home at Sagamore Hill, in Oyster Bay, was his retreat as well as a hub of intellectual and political activity, and played a large role in his personal and political life. The name of the main house on the 150-acre estate, which he bought in 1880, is Native American for “chief,” and it was the scene of many milestones in Roosevelt’s life, from family moments to political decisions.

“He spent the better part of his life here,” his greatgrandson, Tweed Roosevelt, said during the event. “He’s reputed to have said on the day he died to his wife, ‘Dear, you have no idea how much I love Sagamore Hill.’”

“Teddy Roosevelt is a man that we all should try to emulate,” Scott Fairgrieve, president of the Nassau County Historical Society, said. “He was a family man. He was a great president of the United States, and he loved this country.”

Registration dates won’t help Jewish voters

Two Saturdays in the fall — and one Thursday — will conflict with Shabbat and Rosh Hashana

Voter registration programs aim to make voting more accessible for people, and to encourage them to participate in the democratic process. But a recent directive from the state Board of Elections has done just the opposite for Jewish constituents, county executive Bruce Blakeman says.

A statewide voter registration date — this year, Thursday, Oct. 3 — is required by state law. A second, local voter registration program also takes place in Nassau County, but the dates that program may take place is up to the state Board of Elections, rather than the county’s. The state gave the county board two options to choose from: Sept. 28 or Oct. 5. Both are Saturdays.

That makes the voter registration program inaccessible for observant Jewish people, as well as Seventh-Day Adventists, and is antithetical to the program’s purpose of diversity and inclusion, Blakeman said at a news conference last week.

Blakeman appeared with county legislators Bill Gaylor and Mazi Pilip; the Legislature’s presiding officer, Howard Kopel; Comptroller Elaine Phillips and Rabbi Yossi Lieberman, of the Chabad of West Hempstead, on July 11 at Halls

Pond Park, in West Hempstead, to urge Attorney General Letitia James to step in and take action to correct the state election board’s decision.

“We are here in West Hempstead, which has a very large Jewish population,” said Blakeman, who is the county’s first Jewish executive. “And quite frankly, Nassau County is home to probably the third-largest Jewish county in population in the United States, and we

have a very large population of SeventhDay Adventists, especially in the Elmont and Franklin Square areas. So we believe that the state is making a big mistake, and we would ask them to correct that mistake.”

“As we welcome a voter registration program and we encourage everyone to participate in an election, I would expect from our state leadership to be sensitive for Shabbat,” Pilip said. “Shab-

bat is a day for many Jewish people, they are resting, they are going to synagogue, they don’t work, they don’t use phones, they don’t do anything that typically they’d do on a regular day.”

Even the statewide voter registration date of Oct. 3 is problematic for Jewish constituents, Kopel said.

“Nobody’s saying it’s necessarily deliberate,” Kopel said, “but let’s also remember that not only is that Thursday date a workday, it is also, as it happens, the day after Rosh Hashana. It is a fast day. Some people don’t feel well — they’re fasting, they can’t get out, they’re not up to it.”

Because the Saturday dates for the county program were finalized by state legislation, they cannot be changed without legislative action. The state Board of Elections, however, has the power to change the statewide registration program from a Thursday to a Sunday, so it is not on a working day. Blakeman called on James to direct the state board to make that change.

“It should be a very simple thing to do,” Kopel said. “Just go ahead, make the change. And I would also urge our officials to be a little bit more sensitive and a little bit more careful, and think about what you’re doing before you go ahead and do it. Because this was just really careless.”

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The State Board of Elections gave Nassau County two Saturdays to choose from for a local voter registration program, making the program inaccessible to observant Jews, County Executive Bruce Blakeman said at a July 11 news conference.

Island Park rallies around Joey Olshwitz

GoFundMe

started after teen struck by car

The Island Park community is rallying behind resident Mary Olshwitz after her 16-year-old son Joey suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was hit by a car while riding his bike in Long Beach on July 2.

Police said Joey was riding his bike to his friend’s house from his home in Island Park when just before 7:30 p.m. he was struck by a car at the intersection of Long Beach Blvd. and East Beach Street. Doctors said the teenager suffered severe injuries, including a fractured skull, whiplash and multiple head wounds.

The driver remained on the scene following the accident. The event was deemed an accident and no charges were filed

I thank everyone from the bottom of my heart

MARy OLsHwItz Joey’s mom

Joey was immediately rushed to Mount Sinai South Nassau but was quickly transferred to Cohen Children’s Medical Center for advanced care.

Mary Olshwitz, 47, who works full-time as a respiratory therapist at Northwell HealthLIJ Valley Stream, has taken a three-month leave of absence from her job to help care for her son. She is also a single mother who attends Molloy University to earn her dual MBA in healthcare administration and marketing. In addition, she has a 14-year-old daughter, Gianna, who is said to be devastated by everything that’s happening.

Doctors told Olshwitz that Joey, who is in a cervical collar due to the severe whiplash, is recovering faster than expected. Despite the severity of his injuries, Joey has shown remarkable progress, including being able to use his phone and passing a speech evaluation test and was discharged from the hospital on Saturday.

Doctors said the teenager, who is a rising junior at Long Beach High School, would require outpatient rehabilitation. Social media has united friends and even community members in an overwhelming outpouring of support for Joey’s path to recovery.

“He doesn’t remember the accident,” Olshwitz, a 12-year resident of Island Park, said. “He doesn’t even remember riding to his friend’s (house). He feels overwhelmed with so much love and support from all, you know, his friends, family and the community. We’re just also thankful and appreciative of all of this.”

Following the accident, Joey’s godmother, Dawn Marie Powers, launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover his extensive medical bills and support his longterm rehabilitation. As of press time, the community has raised $19,333 through 269 donations.

“He’s just a really good all-around person,” Powers said. “Everybody wants their son to be like Joey. The way he respects his sister, his mom, women, and just life, is just incredible. If anybody were to see the video of the accident and see where he’s at right now, it’s a miracle he is alive. What everybody in the community has done, I don’t know if you expected it to spread this much.”

Tragedy also struck the Olshwitz family two years ago, when Joey’s grandmother died after suffering a heart attack during a family visit — which traumatized both Joey and Gianna.

Now, Joey’s accident has galvanized the community to rally behind him.

“They’ve been through a lot,” Powers said. “The goal was that she just didn’t have to worry about any kind of financial hardships that may come their way.”

Tara Byrne, an Island Park school board trustee and a family friend, has also garnered widespread support for Joey. Byrne knows Olshwitz through PTA and Island Park school activities and their community involve-

ment, particularly the Great Stride walks for cystic fibrosis, since both their sons are afflicted with the disease.

Byrne has started a “Take Them a Meal” initiative for Joey’s family following his accident. But, instead of meals, gift card donations have been suggested, offering more flexibility to the family. This would allow the Olshwitz family to cater to their specific needs during her leave of absence from work. In addition, gift cards are more practical due to the family’s inability to cook while spending time at the hospital.

Byrne has provided a list of suggested gift cards, including options for local restaurants, grocery stores and various retailers, covering a range of needs from meals to everyday essentials.

“She’s tired and she’s not working, so, you know, she needs help,” Byrne said. “That’s why I started the meal chain. She’s got a lot going on, but she did say she was so thankful for the community.”

Despite the overwhelming support, Joey’s journey to recovery is just beginning. The donations raised through the GoFundMe are crucial in covering his immediate medical expenses, but the road ahead remains long.

“He’s wearing a cervical collar for six weeks, and he could have potentially broken his neck, so he has a long road ahead,” Joey’s mom said. “If it was any closer to his spine… This was a hard impact. We didn’t even know if he was going to wake up. I feel like my mom was watching over us. He’s such, such a smart kid, and he could do great things in this life. I don’t think he was meant to go anywhere. I thank everyone from the bottom of my heart.”

To contribute, visit the gofundme. com/f/6wg42-support-joeys-journey-to-recovery or takethemameal.com/BFAP6476

The Island Park community and others have raised more than $19,000 to support the Olshwitz family after Joey Olshwitz, 16, was struck by a car in Long Beach on July 2.
Photos courtesy Mary Olshwitz Joey, 16, his mother, Mary, and his 14-year-old sister, Gianna, are grateful for the outpouring of support from the community.

STEPPING OUT

Local musicians and

fans

gather in tribute to the beloved musician

Harry Chapin’s tragic death is now many decades behind us, but his music and philanthropy remain forever enshrined in Long Island’s collective consciousness. Stuart Markus, a longtime fixture on the local folk-acoustic scene, cherishes his role as guardian of Chapin’s legacy, organizing the yearly memorial concert each summer. Markus, who is based in Malverne, remains just as passionate about Chapin’s music and his humanitarian zeal as when he began this tribute event — taking on the role of concert organizer — 21 years ago. It has now moved on from its longtime home at Chapin’s namesake theater in Eisenhower Park — following last year’s well-publicized kerfuffle with Nassau County officials — to the Chapin Rainbow Stage in Huntington’s Heckscher Park. Some 30 musicians will gather with fans on Sunday, July 21, regrouping for this year’s edition of “Just Wild About Harry.”

“I’ve long thought it would be wonderful and extremely appropriate to do the show in Huntington, where Harry and Sandy lived and raised their family,” Markus says. “Harry is still held in such beloved regard by residents of the town and public officials at all levels.”

Despite the years that have passed since Chapin’s shocking death on the Long Island Expressway en route to his ill-fated performance in Eisenhower Park in July 1981, the man and his music still resonates. In fact, several show regulars were among the crowd when what was supposed to be a joyous event turned into a vigil, according to Markus.

“Harry is so beloved in memory on Long Island,” Markus says. “You don’t have to look too hard to find someone who met him, whose school he did a benefit for, or someone who’s been helped by one of his charities. It’s so meaningful for the music community to come together and, in effect, do the concert he might have given.”

And come together they do — year after year. “I never expected it would go on this long,” Markus says. “When I first started doing the show I thought it would run its cycle. Instead, each year it keeps growing and keeps getting better. It’s such a wonderful concert and everyone has a great time, which is a tribute to what a great man he (Chapin) was.”

• Sunday, July 21, 7 p.m.

Admission is free.

• Heckscher Park, located off Main Street (Route 25A) and Prime Avenue, Huntington

• Long Island Cares’ staff and volunteers will be collecting donations of nonperishable food at a tent at the entrance to the Chapin Rainbow Stage

The troubadour’s song catalogue is creatively interpreted by each act, who make it their own, while honoring Chapin. “We’ve had some amazing arrangements, from folky to country, torch-song style to hard rock,” adds Markus. “Throughout the two decades that we’ve been presenting the show, I’ve always encouraged everyone to make the songs fresh, however they imagine them. They’re not just reproducing them the way Harry did.”

Markus is pleased to welcome Chapin’s daughter, singer-songwriter Jennifer Chapin, in her first performing appearance at this year’s concert. She’ll do “I Wanna Learn a Love Song,” which tells

story

“It means a lot to her and the family that we’re doing this in Huntington, where they grew up,” Markus adds.

In another first, the lineup also includes Cantor Lisa Wharton, of Temple Beth Emeth in Mount Sinai, who appears with her husband, percussionist Akiva Wharton, and Cantor Judy Merrick, of Plainview Jewish Center. They’ll perform “I Wonder What Would Happen,” which Markus describes as very appropriate as “it’s a spiritual, gospel feeling song.”

Also Cantor Talya Smilowitz, with Oyster Bay’s Congregation L’Dor V’Dor, also graces the stage; Markus accompanying her for “Saturday Morning.”

“She has an amazing voice and in the chorus melody it just soars,” he enthuses.

Also participating, as always, are stalwarts of the local music community — including returnees Roger Street Friedman, Frank Walker, Patricia Shih and Stephen Fricker, Robinson Treacher, MediaCrime, Judith Zweiman, Martha Trachtenberg, Robin Greenstein, Christine Solimeno, and Grand Folk Railroad. They are joined, of course, by Markus, who performs with his longtime trio Gathering Time.

As is their signature, Markus, with Gathering Time, arrive on stage at the end to conclude the concert. They’ll perform “Cat’s in the Cradle,” which marks its 50th anniversary this year; also on the “Verities & Balderdash” album. Then, as always, in the true spirit of Harry Chapin, Gathering Time is joined by the entire group for their annual rendition of “Circle,” Chapin’s traditional closing.

More than just a concert, the free event, of course, involves a food drive. Concertgoers are asked to bring donations of nonperishable items to support Long Island Cares, the regional food bank and humanitarian organization Chapin founded n 1980.

Bring seating to the concert, held rain or shine. It will also be livestreamed on Facebook and the Harry Chapin Foundation YouTube channel.

Courtesy Keith Rossin

Top photo: Gathering Time’s Stuart Markus leads his fellow musicians in the spirited tribute.

Courtesy Doug Otto

Bottom photo: Everyone gathers to salute Harry

Comic showcase

Laugh the night away at Mom’s Night Out, presented Long Island Comedy Festival. You’ll enjoy standup delivered by four clever comics. Talia Reese, (pictured) an Orthodox woman, is one of the edgiest comedians on the circuit. Also a lawyer and a mom, she’s more than capable of not only wearing many hats, but mixing offbeat comedy, motherhood and Orthodox Judaism together. She’s joined by Carla Ulbrich, a singersongwiting comedian known as a “professional smart-aleck, with a love of the absurdities of ordinary life; Rockville Centre’s own Laura Patton, who encourages everyone to laugh along with her as she lives her dream; and national headliner Maria Walsh, “America’s Naughtiest Mommy,”known for her quick wit.

Thursday, July 18, 8 p.m. $45. Madison Theatre, Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. Tickets available at MadisonTheatreNY.org or call (516) 323-4444.

His ‘New York State of Mind’

and their

during the rousing finale that closes the

Mike DelGuidice is, of course, forever known for his connection to Billy Joel. One of Long Island’s most celebrated singer/songwriters continues his “residency” on the Paramount stage, DelGuidice and his band always give it their all, especially when playing the iconic Billy Joel songs. Like his idol, DelGuidice has become one of the area’s most popular performers, balancing his schedule between doing his own thing and touring with Joel. DelGuidice, as with Joel, grew up mastering several instruments including bass guitar, guitar, piano, and drums. He’s renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge of the Joel catalog, which caught the attention of Joel himself, who ultimately brought him on stage with him. DelGuidice and his band pack hit after charttopping hit, along with his own tunes in a high energy show that’s always a crowd pleaser.

Friday and Saturday, July 19-20, 8 p.m. $60, $40, $25, $20. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

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of Chapin meeting his future wife Sandy Cashmore in 1966
romance. It was included on his 1974 album “Verities & Balderdash.”
Chapin
concert.

July 26

‘Cold Beer on a Friday Night’

Jimmy Kenny and the Pirate Beach Band are back on the Paramount stage, Friday, July 26, 8 p.m., with their beachy vibe. With summer in full swing, keep the mood going with their “Ultimate Beach Party Tribute” to Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett and Zac Brown Band. Parrotheads, No Shoes Nation and the Zamily: it’s 5 o’clock somewhere so let’s ‘raise ‘em up and sing along.

The Long Island based band — guided by Paul C. Cuthbert (aka Jimmy Kenny) on lead vocals/ acoustic guitar, with Linn DeMilta (aka Lovely Linn), lead and backing vocals, Luis Rio, lead guitar/ backing vocals, Frank Stainkamp, keyboard/backing vocals, Dan Prine, bass, and drummer Mike Vecchione, have been celebrating the beach country sounds of Buffett, Chesney and Zac Brown Band for over a decade, spreading their vibe up and down the Northeast. Everyone has a great time grooving to their lively mix of their popular sing-along hits and feel good, easy living flair. It’s a show that connects everyone to good times and good friends. And, of course, you’ll know all the tunes. If you like your toes in the sand, wasting away with a margarita or a cold beer, then you’ll surely have a great time with the Jimmy Kenny Band. $35. $25, $20, $15. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

Dramatic Play

Theatre Playground returns to Long Island Children’s Museum with “Dramatic Play!,” Monday, July 22, 1 p.m., taught by Lisa Rudin, Director of Theatre Playground. In this interactive, theater-inspired workshop, children will act out an original story and help choose how it unfolds. Music, props, and sound effects create a theatrical world where participants are immersed in the story.

Children are encouraged to express themselves as they create characters, explore different worlds, stretch their imaginations and build selfconfidence. This week’s theme: Pirates and Princesses to the Rescue. Costumes encouraged. $5 with museum admission. Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Long Beach Film Festival

Enjoy some films! Check out the annual Long Beach Film Festival, Friday, July 26. The latest and greatest independent movie releases from around the world will be shown on the National Boulevard beach. For more information, visit LongBeachFilm. com.

Movie Night

Enjoy a family film outdoors on Eisenhower Park’s big screen, Wednesday, July 31, dusk, at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre. See the recent 3D animated musical fantasy “Trolls 3: Trolls Band Together.” The film serves as the threequel to Trolls, the sequel to Trolls World Tour, and the continuation of DreamWorks Trolls franchise. Eisenhower Park, Lakeside Theatre, East Meadow. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov.

Beach Wrestling

The Jones and Gillespie East Coast Beach Wrestling Tournament hits the sand, Saturday, Aug. 3. The matches will be within a 20-foot diameter circle on National Boulevard starting at 10 a.m. For more information, visit LongBeachNY.gov.

National Night Out

Join in the community barbecue in Kennedy Plaza, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 4-7 p.m., bridging relations between the community and the LBPD. With kids activities, music, food and more. Visit LongBeachNY.gov/ nno for more information.

Thursday Chat

Long Beach Historical Society invites all to their popular Thursday Night Chat, “The Bathhouses of Long Beach,” Thursday, July 18, 7 p.m. Mike Lundwall, historian and lifeguard captain, presents the history of Long Beach’s bathhouses. Bathhouses, changing rooms with showers, gave visitors access to pools and the beaches, with their cool ocean breezes. Discuss the various bathing pavilions that dotted the boardwalk and their importance to the city’s development. Q&A follows, with refreshments. Free admission; donations welcome. 226 W. Penn St. For more, call (516) 432-1192.

Lions Club Duck Pluck

Plastic ducklings compete for first place in the Kennedy Plaza Fountain, Sunday, Aug. 4, at 10 a.m. Is this for real? Yes! Are the ducks real? NO! Games for the kids, refreshments, raffles and more. For more information, LongBeachLionsClub.org.

Tunes in the garden

Enjoy the glorious grounds of Old Westbury Gardens and listen to some stirring sounds, as Old Westbury Gardens’ summer music series continues, Sunday, July 21, 3-4 p.m. The Cambiata Cello Duo performs compositions spanning styles and centures at the Barn. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

C.U.R.B. Annual Bike Tour

Participate in the 21st Annual Bike tour around the barrier island, Saturday, Aug. 10 Proceeds benefit Citizens United to Remove Barriers. Kick off from the Recreation Parking Lot at 9:45 a.m. Go to Bike4Curb.org for more information.

Having an event?

Teen Game Night Game on! Swing by the library on Wednesday, July 24, 6:30-7:30 p.m., for a teensonly game night. Meet up with friends to play a board game, video game, or just hang out and listen to some music in the second floor program room. 111 W. Park Ave. For more information, visit LongBeachPL.com or call (516) 432-7201.

Summer concert series

Enjoy tunes on the beach, Wednesday, July 24, 7 p.m. John Arden brings hit dueling piano show to Lincoln Boulevard Beach.

Kiefer Swim-PaddleRun

Held in memory of NYC Firefighter and Long Beach Lifeguard Michael Kiefer, the annual swim-paddle-run takes place, Sunday, July 28. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. on Riverside Boulevard. For more information, visit LongBeachNY.gov/races.

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.

Best of Broadway

Sounds of the Great White Way return to Eisenhower Park with Neil Berg’s “100 Years of Broadway,” Saturday, July 20, 7-9 p.m., at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre. The lively musical revue, hosted by Neil Berg, on piano, shares those dynamic showstopping tunes performed by a cast of Broadway actors and actresses. These energetic talents light up the stage with songs from the hit shows in which they starred. Berg presents creatively revived arrangements of Broadway classics as well as thrilling numbers from some of the newest hits, along with his fascinating commentary and historical notes in between songs. Bring seating. Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov.

Movie night on the beach

Bring the family, a beach chair and blanket, and don’t forget the popcorn, Saturday, Aug. 10. Watch Trolls (3) Band Together on Lincoln Boulevard Beach. Movie starts at dusk For more information, visit Long BeachNY.gov/movies.

Boardwalk Arts and Crafts Festival

Shop 200 vendors offering everything from jewelry and clothing to paintings and photography on the boardwalk, Saturday and Sunday, July 20-21. Shop between Long Beach and Edwards Boulevards from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, visit LongBeachNY.gov/ artsandcrafts.

Library Fun Fair

Enjoy the community event for all, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., in Kennedy Plaza, Sunday, Aug. 11, celebrating Long Beach Library’s Summer Reading Program. Activities include bounce houses, games, photo ops, book swaps, raffles, and more For more information, visit LongBeachLibrary.org.

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daily basis. We appreciate it.”

The chamber showed its appreciation by ordering food, beverages and snacks — sandwiches, soft drinks and bottled water, chips and cookies — for all of the workers on July 11, catered by Brand’s Deli. City Council President Brendan Finn, chamber Cochair Leah Tozer, Boland and chamber member Ian Danby dropped by to thank them.

T“They’re the ones that are doing all the work all the time to make our city what it is,” Tozer said. “They help our businesses, and our residents love to be here and bring people in from outside the area. It’s important to thank the people that are doing all that work, and that’s what we love to do.”

free of charge.

“When I was growing up in Long Beach, the sign said, ‘Welcome Long Beach,’” Finn recalled. “I went to Tommy and said, you know, we have to get a ‘to’ in there. All joking aside, I think everyone really appreciates what you all do. I certainly do, and I always have. Before I became a politician, I always appreciated seeing what you all do on the beaches. So thanks a lot for everything you’ve done.”

hey’re the ones that are doing all the work
Leah

Canner, who has been with the city for 37 years, said it felt great for him and his workers to be recognized. He added that the department does so much work that people may not be aware of, so being thanked for all of it goes a long way.

The Division of Beach Maintenance, led by Director of Operations Tommy Canner, doesn’t just tend to the city’s beaches. In addition to the year-round maintenance of the boardwalk and beaches, the department also oversees the upkeep of the boardwalk and does seasonal planting in the downtown malls and gardens. The workers also help prepare the city for storms and clean up after them.

They install signs for the chamber

“It’s great to be recognized, because the chamber obviously supports all businesses in town,” Canner said. “We clean streets, pick up the trash, put up the Long Beach sign and do the flowers. So we make the community better to bring people into the community, and they’re making the business better. We all have the same common goal. To the workers, it just boosts their morale up. ‘Thank you’ is just two small words, but it’s such a big gesture.”

Brendan Carpenter/Herald
Chamber members ian danby, Leah tozer and John Boland with the new Long Beach sign that was graciously installed by Beach maintenance.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. MILTON HARRISON, AS ADMINSTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF SIBYL BRACKIN A/K/A SIBYL GRANT, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on March 28, 2024, 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 July 30, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 134 West Chester Street, Long Beach, NY 11561. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Long Beach, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 59, Block 70 and Lots 21-22. Approximate amount of judgment is $419,173.33 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #605197/2019. 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.

Lisa Segal Poczik, Esq., Referee Greenspoon Marder, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2200, New York, NY 10105, Attorneys for Plaintiff 147696

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN

ASSET-BACKED

CERTIFICATES, SERIES

2007-CB4, -againstELLEN M. DAYTON, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on December 6, 2023, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN

ASSET-BACKED

CERTIFICATES, SERIES

2007-CB4 is the Plaintiff and ELLEN M. DAYTON, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY

SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on August 6, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 411 EAST HARRISON STREET, LONG BEACH, NY 11561; and the following tax map identification: 59-148-46 & 47.

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 615778/2019. Bruce W. Farquharson, 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. 147834

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR HILLDALE TRUST, Plaintiff AGAINST MARY MARKS, RON MARKS AKA RON EVAN MARKS, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 16, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 ‘Rain or Shine’ on August 5, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 47 East Beech Street, Long Beach, NY 11561. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Long Beach, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 59, Block 99, Lot 61-64. Approximate amount of judgment $1,405,702.49 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #600924/2018. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with

social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this 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 foreclosure auction. Fay Mattana, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 19-005692 81190 147757

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, BR MADISON LLC, Plaintiff, vs. MARIO ZARCOGUADARRAMA, AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARLENE M. CARROLL, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on May 28, 2024, 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 August 13, 2024 at 3:00 p.m., premises known as 42 Wyoming Avenue, Long Beach, NY 11561. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Long Beach, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 59, Block 258 and Lot 7. Approximate amount of judgment is $13,167.71 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #617520/2023. 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. Kenneth Lawrence Gartner, Esq., Referee Robert Bichoupan, P.C., 175 East Shore Road, Suite 270, Great Neck, New York 11023, Attorneys for Plaintiff 147942

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE OF LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION

TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. NICHOLAS R. RAO, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 6, 2024, 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 August 12, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 811 West Park Avenue a/k/a 811 Park Avenue, Long Beach, NY 11561. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Long Beach, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 59, Block 250 and Lot 10. Approximate amount of judgment is $1,009,609.26 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #603179/2023. 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.

Matin Emouna, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 232578-1 147940

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LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Sale

Supreme Court: Nassau County Acqua Capital LLC v James G. Kane et al. Defts Index 605167/2022 Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and entered December 19, 2023, I will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr. Mineola NY on August 16, 2024 at 3:00 pm premises known as Section 59, Block 172 Lot 64, Group Lot 64-65, City of Long Beach, County of Nassau, State of New York Sold subject to the terms of sale and filed judgment of foreclosure. Bank Checks Only, must be payable to the Referee for 25% of Bid Price, No Cash Accepted. Foreclosure Auctions 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 and safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. John P. Clarke, Esq. Referee 148068

City officials recognized and thanked Long Beach Police Department officers and detectives for the work following the unauthorized June 13 beach gathering.

Recognizing workers who acted quickly in Long Beach

Long Beach City Council honored Police Department Detectives Stephanie Marra and Rudy Pennetti, along with Officers Joseph Brand, Sean Gutfleisch, Ashley Raaf and Shelby Saroka.

City Manager Dan Creighton presented each law enforcement professional with a citation at the city council meeting on July 2. This recognition of first responders comes as a result of the unauthorized beach gathering on June 13, which resulted in a shooting at Long Beach train station.

“Giving these proclamations and awards out to these police officers who responded so bravely and did their duty reminds us that America’s changing and Long Beach is changing as well,” said City Council President Brendan Finn. “The police are the people who uphold the social contract that keeps our country together so we need to respect the police and we need the police to be a part of the people, and that’s the social contract, so I’m very grateful for their service.”

The combined efforts on June 13 were those of the Long Beach Police Depart-

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ment, Nassau County and MTA, as well as the Long Beach Fire Department who tended to and transported the victim. Officers ran towards the direction of the shot and Saroka and Raaf tended to the victim. Brand and Gutfleisch, along with Nassau County Police, were able to take a suspect into custody, recovering an illegal firearm without further violence. Marra and Pennetti were on the scene during the incident and have worked to piece together the case, which has resulted in an indictment for attempted murder, with the possibility of further charges as the investigation continues.

“This is an extremely difficult time to be a police officer and first responder and I personally do not think they are thanked enough for putting their lives at risk for all of our safety,” said City Manager Daniel Creighton. “Their actions help to restore order and keep our residents safe. I thank them all for their service to our community and hope we can, as a country, return to a time when officers are afforded the respect they rightly deserve.”

On another front of protecting the community, Creighton highlighted the job done by the city’s lifeguards so far this summer.

Public Notices

Supreme Court: Nassau County Point 62 LLC v John A. Curry Jr As Administrator C.T.A of the Estate of Amanda M. Shuler A/K/A Amanda Curry et al. Defts Index 609094/2022 Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered December 6, 2023, I will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr. Mineola NY on August 16, 2024 at 2:30 pm premises known as Section 59, Block 93 Lot 95, Group Lot 95-97, City of Long Beach, County of

Nassau, State of New York Sold subject to the terms of sale and filed judgment of foreclosure. Bank Checks Only, must be payable to the Referee for 25% of Bid Price, No Cash Accepted. Foreclosure Auctions 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 and safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.

Heather D. Crosley, Esq., Referee 148066

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Sale

Supreme Court: Nassau County Point 62 LLC v Brian McBrearty et al. Defts Index 607236/2022

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered December 19, 2023, I will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr. Mineola NY on August 15, 2024 at 2:00 pm premises known as Section 59, Block 189 Lot 348U CA157 Unit 200, City of Long Beach , County of Nassau, State of New York Sold subject to the terms of sale and filed judgment of

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Q. We have a siding problem that nobody, so far, seems able to solve. We added a second floor three years ago, and redid all our siding. The siding representative came after the siding people couldn’t figure out why our siding began to distort and hang, almost as if it had melted. We don’t keep our barbecue near the house because we learned the hard way, after the siding melted, when the barbecue was too close. This is different, and nobody has any idea why our siding is sagging. The representative took pictures but hasn’t gotten back to us. Have you ever heard of this, and is there anything we can do to stop it? We did replace two sections, but after a year it began happening again. We even checked to see if maybe an appliance was overheating indoors, but there’s nothing nearby that could have caused this. Any ideas?

A. I can shed some light on this, literally, by confirming that your siding, is indeed, melting, but for a reason you didn’t mention: the sun. In the past, when there were mysteries like this, they created fear of the unknown, and your may have thought your home was possessed, but as long as the mortgage is paid, the house isn’t possessed, and it won’t be repossessed. I’ve only seen this problem three times over the 50 years I’ve been in the field, and each one was solvable, but with some rethinking and extra expenditure.

If you were to check to see the orientation of the house and monitor where the sun reflects in either the early morning or late afternoon — and I have seen both phenomena — you’d notice that the sun is especially intense at certain angles. In each case I’ve traced, the sun hit an upper window and reflected with great intensity — like holding a magnifying glass over an innocent bug — off a neighbor’s window and back onto the siding of the first house. This “house of mirrors” phenomenon was intense enough to melt the vinyl siding, which simply wasn’t able to resist the heat.

In one case, the solution was to add a trellis to the side of the house to shield it from the sunlight. This can be done with a freestanding trellis instead of puncturing the siding and causing potential leaks with invasive hardware. Ironically, in that case you could be solving one problem while creating another.

You could also add tall shrubs or short trees between the houses if you have the room. The most expensive way is to side the area with a different, more durable, siding material such as cement board, which looks like vinyl siding, brick or stone. As we experience more intense sunlight due to climate change, I anticipate seeing more of this problem, but it’s still rare, because the windows have to align just right, and it usually happens when the sun is oriented to the Earth just right, possibly only twice a year. Good luck!

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In a medical emergency, we were in experts’ hands

Iam writing this with the strong encouragement of my wife, Rosemary, who just underwent emergency surgery to remove her gallbladder. She believes it is important to express gratitude to the medical profession, and stress the benefits of early medical attention and detection.

Three Sundays ago, early in the morning, Rosemary began feeling mild but persistent stomach pain and discomfort, which continued into midafternoon. She wasn’t concerned, but she contacted our family physician, Dr. Eric Barth, in Wantagh, to see if he could prescribe something to address her discomfort. Even on a Sunday afternoon, Barth got back to her within minutes.

As she answered his questions, he told her this could well be a serious gallbladder issue, and that she should quickly go to an emergency room for an MRI and blood tests. (Interestingly, it was Barth’s brother, Dr. Michael Barth, a

gastroenterologist, who discovered a cancerous tumor in my stomach wall during a routine endoscopy last year.)

Still not overly concerned and having only mild pain, Rosemary calmly got dressed and sat down in the front seat of our car, which I was driving, joined by our 20-yearold grandson, Jack, who took the back seat. Barely five minutes into the drive to the North Shore University Hospital emergency room, we suddenly realized how accurate Barth’s diagnosis had been. Rosemary was struck with severe abdominal pains, causing her to scream and kick like she never had before, including during labor. At almost the same time, it started raining, and there was an accident on the LIE, which made Waze divert us off the expressway as I tried to maneuver through the rain and reassure Rosemary while Jack navigated from the back seat. When we arrived at North Shore, the doctors and nurses worked calmly but feverishly to relieve the pain and determine the course of treatment. Melissa Zimmerman, a retired police detective who was on my security detail when I was in Congress and has become a close

Ifamily friend, joined us in the emergency room and stayed with us at the ICU, where Rosemary was taken next and excellently cared for.

My wife initially wasn’t concerned about her mild but persistent stomach pain.

She was operated on late Tuesday afternoon by an outstanding surgeon, Dr. Geraldo Tamayo Enriquez, who had initially hoped to remove her gallbladder in a laparoscopic procedure rather than by opening her up. Several hours later, though, Enriquez was in the waiting room, explaining to my sister Barbara and me how complicated, difficult and extensive the surgery was and how it could not have been done laparoscopically. (Barbara is a retired nurse who is always there and invaluable to our family in stressful health care situations.)

The next few days were rough for Rosemary, but she received excellent care and is on her way to full recovery. I cannot begin to thank Barth for his initial diagnosis and the doctors, assistants, nurses and support staff at North Shore for all they did for Rosemary from the moment we arrived at the emergency room to the day of her discharge. She was truly fortunate.

Now that the crisis has passed, she

and I have the chance to appreciate what a teaching experience the surgery has been. There is no substitute for staying in contact with a trusted family physician and other doctors you deal with regularly and know you well. This was proven true this month with Rosemary and Dr. Barth, and last year with me, when his brother detected a stomach tumor when I had no symptoms whatsoever.

Just as important were the skilled medical professionals at North Shore, who began immediate emergency treatment and then conducted so many tests and procedures over the next several days, including the complicated surgery itself, to restore Rosemary to good health. I admit my bias as a consultant to Northwell Health, but I maintain that the American health care system and its hospitals do extraordinary work that could not have been imagined even several years ago. (I say this as someone who grew up in the old Irish tradition of avoiding doctors.)

We should be grateful to the medical profession, and diligent and attentive to our individual health.

Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.

If you like horror stories, read Project 2025

don’t watch horror movies, and even if my friends recommend them to me, I take a pass. I try to avoid anything else that is gory, including news photos and some Facebook posts. But one horror story that has captured my attention is a political document known as Project 2025.

Project 2025 is a 922-page manifesto created by the Heritage Foundation. It has been described as a road map for any new Trump administration. It outlines, agency by agency, the federal programs and projects that should be eliminated, and what the policies of a second Trump administration would be.

Over the past few weeks, officials in former President Donald Trump’s campaign have attempted to disavow any connection between themselves and this recipe for a government revolution, but those denials do not have any substance. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who was willing to say anything or do anything to be Trump’s running mate, called Project 2025 “a bunch of recommendations by

scholars and has no substance.”

The facts belie all of the protestations by the Trump team. The Heritage Foundation is a conservative think tank that had enormous influence on the first Trump administration. It recommended all three of the justices whom Trump appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Foundation Chair Kevin Roberts has bragged that 64 percent of the organization’s 2016 recommendations were adopted by the administration. Roberts has attracted national attention with his recent statement that “we are in the process of a second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”

n o federal agency is spared from the Heritage Foundation’s governing plan.

There is much more to the Project 2025 blueprint. It recommends that upward of 50,000 federal civil service workers be reclassified so that they can become political appointees. It recommends that Medicare and Medicaid funding be reduced, and that the president take total control of the FBI, the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Commerce and the Federal Communications Commission.

ernment is overlooked, Project 2025 advises that all climate-change regulations favor fossil fuel production, and that Medicare be banned from negotiating with pharmaceutical companies to lower drug costs. To make Medicare less costly, it calls for a new health insurance tax, and concludes by recommending that “Christian Nationalist policies be incorporated into the administration’s mission.”

Project 2025 is the work of a team composed almost exclusively of former Trump appointees, including the former chief of staff of the Office of Personnel Management, Paul Dans. Many of its planks are identical to speeches made by Trump on the campaign trail. They include instituting tariffs on all imported goods; setting up deportation camps for non-citizens and so-called Dreamers, even those married to American citizens; and deploying the military for local law enforcement.

No agency would be spared the wrath of Project 2025. It suggests that the Department of Education be abolished and reconstituted as a way of “enhancing parental rights in education and reclaiming the funds from students whose college loans were forgiven.” While it does not suggest that abortions be banned, it recommends that the abortion pill mifepristone be removed from the market. It urges that 100 current government workers have their names publicly posted so that citizens can comment on whether they will be loyal to the new administration. Parts of the document sound like they were written during World War II.

To make sure that no function of gov-

When questioned about Project 2025, Trump, who followed many of the Heritage Foundation’s previous government and court reform strategies, stated, “I have no idea who is behind it. I disagree with some of the things they are saying.” That’s not much of a denial. Trump campaign operatives can deny any connection to Project 2025, but the facts say otherwise. One of its loudest supporters has been Steve Bannon, a Trump confidant, who is currently in federal prison. “This is not empty rhetoric,” Bannon recently stated. “This will be the manifesto of the new administration. Take it seriously.”

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

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The key to safe swimming? Paying attention.

Last week we offered tips on fire safety, and this week we’re focusing on another summer activity that is usually fun, but nevertheless requires responsible behavior in order to keep it safe as well. There were three backyard swimming pool deaths on Long Island in just 24 hours earlier this month, and another incident a few days later in which a 2-year-old fell into a pool and, fortunately, was rescued.

Swimming pools are supposed to be places of joy, not tragedy. They offer respite from the summer heat, host family gatherings and are a place for those of all ages to play and exercise — but they also present significant potential dangers, especially for younger children and inexperienced swimmers.

The recent drownings — like those we hear about every summer across the country — underscore the absolute necessity of an annual focus on swimming pool safety. A study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month reported that over 4,500 people drowned in pools or other waterways each year from 2020 to 2022.

The allure of a swimming pool is undeniable, but it is essential to recognize its inherent risks. Drowning is one of the leading causes of accidental death in children, and it usually happens not amid a flurry of attentionattracting splashing and shouting, but unnoticed and all but silently. Unlike the dramatic portrayals seen on TV or in

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movies, many real-life drownings are quick and quiet, making it all the more critical for adults to remain vigilant when their children are swimming. Lapses in supervision for even mere seconds at a time simply aren’t unacceptable.

A responsible adult should always be within arm’s reach of young children who are in or near the water. Designating a “water watcher” can ensure that there is always someone focused on the pool, free from distractions like phones or animated conversation. This simple yet effective practice can be a lifesaver. Equally important are physical barriers and safety devices. A pool should be surrounded by a fence that is at least four feet high, with self-closing and selflatching gates. This is the first line of defense against accidental drownings, particularly for toddlers, who are naturally curious and drawn to water. Pool covers and alarms can add extra layers of security, alerting homeowners to potential dangers before they escalate. Swimming lessons are another crucial component of pool safety. Teaching children to swim when they’re young — most can become comfortable in deep water at age 6 or 7 — not only equips them with the skills they need to stay safe, but also instills a sense of respect for a pool’s potential dangers. Community centers, clubs and other organizations offer swimming lessons, and investing in them brings lifelong benefits.

Do the math: There’s a better way to conserve water

To the Editor:

I applaud any effort endorsed by local government to conserve water, but I find the recent Town of Hempstead rain barrel campaign a bit of a stretch and, after careful analysis, downright foolish, shortsighted and inherently a waste of time and money.

A plastic container with a 50-gallon capacity and an overflow outlet requires installation by skillfully cutting your roof downspout pipe to position it on a firm and level base. If you have the tools, time and expertise, go for it.

In the spring and fall, when we get plenty of rain, it will fill quickly, just in time to water your plants that somehow don’t need watering because of all the rain. The surplus will simply overflow, with no benefit. In the hot, dry summer months, those 50 gallons will be used up in a few days with no replenishment in sight. Turn on the garden hose!

The math: The barrel costs you $65. For that price you can buy about 6,500 gallons of water from Liberty Water, or about 130 barrels full. And this water is available on demand when needed. My guess is that you’ll be lucky to end up collecting, storing and actually using about 10 full barrels per season.

In addition, educating pool users about risks and safety protocols is essential. Training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, for adults and older children can mean the difference between life and death in the critical moments before emergency responders arrive in an actual emergency. Anyone whose regular summer routine includes time at the pool should know how to respond when someone is pulled unconscious from the water. CPR courses hosted by schools, public pools, and the offices of the American Red Cross and many other organizations, should be a regular part of teens’ and adults’ summer preparation in every community.

The recent deaths on Long Island serve as a stark reminder of the consequences of neglecting pool safety. Each represents not just a statistic, but a family shattered by an avoidable tragedy — emphasis on avoidable. Public-awareness campaigns can play a vital role in the effort to eliminate those tragedies altogether, and those efforts should involve local governments, schools, community centers, service clubs, health clubs and police and fire departments. Ultimately, the goal is to create an environment in which memories of joyfilled days in the pool will be the highlights of your children’s summer. Make sure they learn to swim — adding some incentive, perhaps, by taking a lesson or two yourself — and keep a close eye on them whenever they’re in the water.

And don’t forget to drain, move and reattach that section of drainpipe before winter, or you’ll end up with a 50-gallon ice block that may well crack your investment.

Are there better alternatives? There

most certainly are. It’s called a welland-pump system, connected to your lawn sprinkler — and most of us have one of those, right?

The math: A well/pump system will pay for itself in about three years, from

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Only our police officers should be doing police work

on June 25, my classmates and i became the latest class of graduates from the Nassau County police Department Foundation’s Civilian police academy — a program i encourage all Nassau residents to enroll in.

although i have been involved with many aspects of the criminal justice system during my legal career as a Queens County assistant district attorney and as a private practitioner, the academy was an eye-opening and enlightening experience that i believe would give any Nassau resident vital insights into the daily activities of our law enforcement professionals. starting on March 7 and continuing every thursday evening from 7 to 10 p.m., we delved into key aspects of criminal procedure and penal law as well as the department’s policies governing the use of force. Guest speakers from various units presented to our class of civilian students, giving us first-hand insights into the operations of the Detectives squad, the Bomb squad, the K-9, horseback mounted and aviation units and more; demonstrations included the

landing and takeoff of a police helicopter and a simulated high-speed chase in a Nassau police car.

the Civilian police academy was a pared-down version of the extensive training that our Nassau County police Department professionals receive. it gives participants insights into the decisions officers make and what they go through on a daily basis. this experience further elevated my tremendous respect for our law enforcement professionals and appreciation for the department’s commitment to training and professionalism.

tBlakeman administration’s proposal was reckless, misguided and unlawful. as i completed the Civilian academy, i grew even more steadfast that the provisional special deputy sheriff program — also known as the “militia” — is a recipe for disaster.

he county’s proposal to mobilize ‘provisional sheriffs’ was reckless.

Moreover, my experience in the Civilian police academy, as a county legislator, provided me with a unique perspective that i can apply to critical law enforcement and public safety policy decisions. it was a tremendous experience, personally and professionally.

Earlier this spring, the administration of County Executive Bruce Blakeman solicited applications for “provisional sheriffs.” as a predicate to applying, each of these citizens required a valid pistol permit. provisional sheriffs could be mobilized to guard public spaces, utilities and infrastructure during vaguely defined “states of emergency.”

From its inception, i believed that the

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savings of metered water use. ironically, a shallow well also actually recycles rainwater, storing it in a trillion-gallon natural aquifer rather than a 50-gallon molded plastic barrel. You decide.

Minimizing the risk of shark interactions

to the Editor:

t he New York s tate Department of Environmental Conservation is promoting public safety at ocean beaches by educating the public to help minimize the risk of negative interactions between people and sharks.

t he annual summer migration of sharks into New York’s coastal waters is underway, and sightings of shark activity in the nearshore ocean waters are expected to increase during the summer months through september.

DEC encourages New Yorkers to be aware of their surroundings in the water with the potential for shark-human interactions, and to follow DEC guidelines to minimize the risk of negative interactions.

■ avoid areas with seals.

■ avoid areas with schools of fish, splashing fish, or diving seabirds.

■ avoid swimming at dawn, at dusk or at night.

■ avoid murky water.

■ swim, paddle, and surf in groups.

■ stay close to shore, where your feet can touch the bottom.

■ a lways follow the instructions of lifeguards and park staff.

s harks have existed in New York’s marine waters for millions of years. today there are more than a dozen shark species that migrate through New York’s marine waters.

Each shark species has unique habitat and food preferences, and plays an important role in maintaining a healthy and balanced marine ecosystem. sharks can prevent other species from monopolizing limited resources and degrading the marine environment. the presence of sharks in New York’s marine waters is a positive sign of a healthy marine ecosystem.

humans assume risk whenever they enter any wild environment, whether on land or in the water. a lthough it is impossible to eliminate risk altogether, ocean users can modify their behavior

i respect the fact that several of the participants in Blakeman’s program may be retired law enforcement professionals and members of our armed forces, and i thank them for their prior service. Nevertheless, the 30-day training crash course that these civilians received is woefully insufficient to get anyone prepared to act in any law enforcement capacity. it becomes more troublesome when you consider that NCpD officers receive seven months of intense basic training before being permitted to function as police officers.

By comparison, my classmates in the Civilian police academy and i completed 14 weeks of instruction by the NCpD. Logically, wouldn’t we be better trained than other civilians who received only 30 days of training? For some reason the Blakeman administration believes that provisional sheriffs need a mere 30 days of vaguely defined training before being activated in potentially chaotic, emergency situations.

i have always believed that only police officers should be doing police work. if what i learned in a 14-week police course does not qualify me to act in a law enforcement professional’s capacity, why should these provisional sheriffs be given authority to insert themselves, and their firearms, into emergency situations? these are situations in which residents are already stressed, confused and seeking clarity. Nassau County doesn’t need this. Nassau County doesn’t want this. We have more than 2,600 well-trained officers already at the ready, not to mention state, village and city police departments that can provide mutual aid. We also have the National Guard, FEMa and other agencies that are far better equipped to assist than a handful of provisional special deputy sheriffs. there is plenty to do in Nassau — we should be devoting our attention to addressing real issues like fixing our broken assessment system, investing in our aging infrastructure, getting lifesaving opioid settlement funds onto the front lines of the addiction crisis, and saving Nassau University Medical Center and Nassau Community College. this “militia” is yet another example of wasted time, resources and energy by the Blakeman administration, which focuses on finding solutions to problems that don’t exist.

Seth I. Koslow represents Nassau County’s 5th Legislative District.

Now this is what summer’s all about — Eisenhower Park, East Meadow

to minimize potential interactions with sharks and reduce overall risk. When in the ocean, follow DEC’s shark safety guidelines to minimize the potential for negative interactions with sharks.

Learn more about New York’s shark

species at DEC.ny.gov.

ChristophEr sCott

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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