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Kites celebrate Hispanics’ special heritage By ANGElINA ZINGARIEllo azingariello@liherald.com

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The vibrant colors in the sky symbolized the city’s celebration of Hispanic heritage.

A kite-flying event hosted by the Long Beach Latino Civic Association last Sunday took the city’s celebrations of Hispanic Heritage Month to new heights — literally. With a backdrop of waves and sand, the gathering took over Laurelton Boulevard beach. The association partnered with the City of Long Beach, which sponsored 100 kites for the event. It was inspired by association Vice President Nicole Fader’s recent visits to Puerto Rico. On the sunlit Great Lawn of El Morro in Old San Juan, kites dotting the sky are a familiar sight. “That’s when I thought, why can’t we do that here in Long Beach?” Fader recalled. “I don’t think anyone has ever done a kite-flying event in Long Beach, and I thought it would be great to bring our community together.” ConTinued on page 23

Fall is back in Long Beach, with pumpkins and pies By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com

The City of Long Beach’s Fall Festival has been a tradition for over two decades. You know it’s fall when it makes its return. This Saturday and Sunday, the event will once again turn Kennedy Plaza orange, yellow and brown. But this one will be a little more special. “It’s essentially the same festival everyone knows,” city spokesman John McNally said. “But this year is the 25th anniversary of the Fall Festival.” The highlights, as always, will include a pumpkin patch

filled with thousands of gourds. A pumpkin bounce house, a carousel, hayrides, fire engine rides and a children’s activity tent with fall-themed crafts will all return as well. While children are enjoying the games and goodies, their parents can enjoy some goodies of their own. Those who are 21 and older can visit a food and wine tent and sample offerings from local restaurants. An array of food vendors will also be on hand, offering international fare along Park Avenue. The costume parade, a popular, longstanding tradition, is scheduled to begin at noon on Saturday at the Recreation Cen-

his year is the 25th anniversary of the Fall Festival.

JohN McNAlly City spokesman ter. Children up to fifth grade are invited to participate, and wear their favorite costumes. All of those in costume will receive a trick-or-treat bag filled with goodies, including passes for a public skating session at the Long Beach Ice Arena.

Prizes for the best costumes will be awarded on the bandwagon at the plaza at the end of the parade. Live music and entertainment will bring the noise to the festival. There will be seven performances over the course of two days, six focusing on music and one animal show. “There’s some people that

we’ve used in the past that just sort of fit the bill for the Fall Festival,” McNally said. “Kerry Ann Troy really goes through and picks the entertainment for the days.” Troy is the city’s events coordinator. Nearly 30 vendors, known as the festival’s “vendor village,” will offer fresh produce, breads ConTinued on page 5

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Long Beach’s Hagen-Kavanagh School of Irish Dance marched proudly.

Long Beach turning green for the day Irish Day takes over West End for 34th year By ANGELINA ZINGARIELLO azingariello@liherald.com

Long Beach shamrock ‘n rolled Saturday at the Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 17’s 34th annual Irish Heritage parade and festival. The festival began at 10 a.m., with the parade starting at 11 a.m. at Washington Boulevard and West Beech Street. West Beech Street was filled with vendors, food stalls, rides, and music. There were also raffles, with the festivities lasting until 4 p.m. In the midst of Saturday’s steady rain, the West End streets of Long Beach were filled with vibrant green and cheerful faces. Irish Day not only celebrates culture but also supports community causes, benefiting the Waterfront Warriors, Long Beach/Lido Beach Little League, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. It also grants some scholarships. Congressman Anthony D’Esposito was honored as the Grand Marshal of the event. Alongside him were aides Maureen Condon, John O’Brien, Harold Rochelle and Michael Triptree. “It is an incredible honor to serve as Grand Marshal of the Irish Heritage Parade and Festival, and I am overjoyed to celebrate the amazing contributions of Irish Americans to the City of Long Beach as well as communities across the South Shore,” D’Esposito said. “Irish culture is deeply intertwined with the history of Long Island, and I am glad we are all able to come together to recognize the Emerald Isle’s positive influence right here at home.” The event was sponsored by local companies and establishments, includ-

Community members of all ages dressed up in green for the annual celebration. ing Lancer Insurance Company, The Merrow, The Inn, The Saloon, Minnesota’s, The Cabana, Borelli’s Taproom, Shine’s, Speakeasy, The Knight’s Pub, Swingbelly’s, Jetty’s, Lilly and Ugly Duckling. The AOH, founded in 1836 in the coalmining region of Pennsylvania and New York City, is America’s oldest Irish Catholic Fraternal Organization. With roots in Ireland dating back 300 years, its largest and most distinct branch is in America, although it has affiliations in Canada, Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland. The AOH aims to aid the newly arrived Irish both socially and economically. Additionally, they are dedicated to preserving and celebrating Irish culture, highlighting its arts, dance, music,

Legislator Denise Ford took part in the annual Irish Day march Saturday.

and sports. The AOH has consistently been a voice on issues significant to the Irish community. Irish Day is one of Long Beach’s largest events, drawing thousands to the West End, where the green flows for hours — vendors sell food and other items and restaurants and bars do a booming business. There are around 100 vendors, at least, each year, and food vendors, rides and food. Irish Day attracts several thousand people throughout the day, and those people frequent the bars and restaurants, where live music often plays.

Vendors lined West Beech Street to sell all sorts of goods and items.

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arrest Ronniesha Highsmith, 34, of Old Mill Court in Rockville Centre was arrested on Sept. 27. She has been charged with assault and criminal trespass following a police investigation. John Mendoza Martinez, 25, of Ann Street in Valley Stream was arrested on Oct. 1 and has been charged with Driving While Intoxicated following a police investigation into a vehicular accident on Lakeview Avenue. Dayvonne Johnson, 21, of Rose Avenue in Roosevelt was arrested on Oct. 4 and is charged with the unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle with suspended registration, and an open Suffolk County arrest warrant, following an investigation on Sunrise Highway.

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A resident of Milford Place reported on Oct. 7, someone fraudulently cashed two checks that were addressed to him. The manager of Wild Ginger reported on Oct. 6, a former employee chased fraudulent checks using the business’ bank account.

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A motorist reported on Oct. 8, someone damaged the window on her vehicle with a BB gun while driving on N. Park Avenue.

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Police units responded to an alarm at Bargain Liquors on Oct. 5. Upon arrival, officers found a broken door, where unknown subjects made attempted entry.

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An employee of Home Goods reported on Oct. 4, two individuals stole merchandise from the store.

Edwin Marmol, 36, of Burtis Avenue in Rockville Centre was arrested on Oct. 8 and has been charged with disorderly conduct after an investigation on S. Park Avenue.

The pastor of the Celestial Church of Christ reported on Oct. 4, unknown subjects broke the rear door and made entry into the church. The proceeds were already cashed checks.

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A motorist reported on Oct. 5, his vehicle was struck by a car that left the scene while parked on Lincoln Avenue.

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A motorist reported on Oct. 5, his vehicle was struck by a car that left the scene while parked on Lakeview Avenue.

People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

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and pies, as well as crafts. The food and wine tent is new, and will give a number of local restaurants the chance to offer samples from their menus. Each year, the city announces a number of sponsors of the festival. Last year, the Norway-based energy company Equinor was the headline sponsor, the largest of 20. The choice proved controversial, given the vocal opposition around the city to Equinor’s proposed Empire Wind offshore wind-turbine project. Equinor officials joined then City Manager Donna Gayden, City Council members Karen McInnis and Liz Treston, Police Commissioner and Acting City Manager Ron Walsh, and Parks Commissioner Joe Brand at a news conference a few days before last year’s event to announce the partnership. Equinor was expected to take on a large role in the city’s life. The plans for the $3 billion Empire Wind include an underground cable that would be routed beneath Long Beach to a substation near the E.F. Barrett Power Station in Island Park. A Jack-Up Barge was built and began operating in the Atlantic off Lido Beach last year, taking samples of the soil underwater to test its strength, in order to determine the best location for the cable. At numerous open houses and meet-

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pumpkins are a sign of autumn, and Long Beach does its best to bring that feel to the fall festival each year. ings focusing on the project, city residents voiced their complaints. One, Christina Kramer, who led a session in Atlantic Beach, echoed the concerns raised by residents of neighboring communities. “We’ve all purchased property here, raising our children here, because we

love this peaceful environment,” Kramer said. “They’re going to be running three high-voltage cables right in front of my home.” The Long Beach City Council eventually united in opposition to Empire Wind, and in July it sent a letter to that effect to Gov. Kathy Hochul. The council

wrote that its members were “fully in support of the necessary and urgently needed transition to renewable energy,” and were ready to engage with an “offshore wind developer that proposes a reasonable project.” Equinor is not a part of this year’s festivities.

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Marines post third straight shutout By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

WILL TOLLIVER Carey Senior Football WELL ON HIS way to a third straight All-County football season, Tolliver had a career night Sept. 22 while leading the Seahawks to a 41-29 victory at Long Beach. He scored five touchdowns, four rushing and one on special teams as Carey completed the first half of its Conference II schedule undefeated. Tolliver had touchdown runs covering 56, 5, 5 and 2 yards and capped his memorable performance with a 27-yard blocked punt return for a score.

GAMES TO WATCH Thursday, Oct. 12 Girls Volleyball: Lawrence at Clarke ........................... 5 p.m. Football: Calhoun at MacArthur ................................ 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 13 Girls Volleyball: North Shore at Oceanside ................ 5 p.m. Football: Farmingdale at Oceanside ......................... 6 p.m. Football: Lynbrook at South Side .............................. 6 p.m. Football: Kennedy at Hewlett .................................... 6 p.m. Football: North Shore at West Hempstead ...........6:30 p.m. Football: Uniondale at V.S. Central ............................ 7 p.m. Football: C.S. Harbor at Malverne ............................. 7 p.m. Football: New Hyde Park at Long Beach ................... 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 14 Boys Volleyball: Mepham at Long Beach............11:45 a.m. Boys Volleyball: South Side at Garden City ........11:45 a.m. Football: Syosset at Freeport..................................... 2 p.m. Football: V.S. South at Seaford.................................. 2 p.m. Football: Mepham at Carey....................................... 2 p.m. Football: Floral Park at Wantagh................................ 3 p.m. Football: East Rockaway at Locust Valley .................. 3 p.m. Football: Mepham at Manhasset .............................. 2 p.m. Football: Wantagh at Lynbrook .................................. 2 p.m. Football: Long Beach at Sewanhaka......................... 2 p.m. Football: Elmont at New Hyde Park ........................... 2 p.m.

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Long Beach boys’ soccer coach Leo Palacio was concerned a scoreless first half at last-place Division Oct. 5 would come back to haunt the Marines, who needed a win and two points to keep up with the frontrunners in Nassau Conference AA1 East. “We had about five or six good chances to score,” Palacio said. “These are the types of games your opponent gets once chance and scores. I told the guys at halftime they were playing not to win. Even though Division is much better than the record shows, a tie against them would’ve felt like a loss.” But it didn’t take long for the Marines to take the lead and take control. Sophomore Ryder Heitefuss, who’s had a hot foot all season, converted a pass from senior Ryan O’Campo just 16 seconds in the second half and added an insurance goal 25 minutes later to lead Long Beach’s 2-0 victory. Freshman Dominic Mendoza assisted on Heiefuss’ second tally, his team-leading fifth of 2023. “We moved the ball out to the wings and started attacking with four guys,” Palacio said of the second-half surge that upped the Marines’ conference record to 4-2-2. “We also kept sending the ball into the box. You never know what can happen. Ninety percent of the time good things happen when you get the ball in the box.” The shutout was the third straight for junior goalkeeper Jayden Zarco, who made 9 saves. Zarco was a midfielder last fall but volunteered to play goalie during summer league and quickly made an impression after shutting out Baldwin, 1-0. “He’s been phenomenal,” Palacio said. “If you want to advance deep in the playoffs, you need a strong goalkeeper and defense. Being a former field player, Jayden’s goal kicks and punts are a weapon. He’s getting better every day working on his angles and positioning.” Anchoring the defense in front of Zarco is senior All-County sweeper Alejandro Castro, a captain who “cleans up everything back there,” Palacio noted. A pair of freshmen, marking back Oliver Unver and

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Senior Thomas Gosden, left, plays a vital role in the midfield for the Marines, who close the regular season with four straight home games. fullback Gavin O’Grady, have solidified a starting unit that also includes junior Braedon Konop, who is difficult to beat and key in transition. After Heitefuss, O’Campo and senior midfielder Thomas Gosden have three goals apiece. Palacio is monitoring O’Campo’s minutes after he suffered a knee injury last season. “I want him to be 100 percent for the last regular-season game and in the playoffs,” Palacio said. Gosden is a nifty playmaker who controls the middle, the coach noted, and senior Hunter Stadtman is a rugged defensiveminded middie.

In addition to his scoring prowess, Heitefuss has 6 assists to lead the team in that category as well. “We switched him to forward to get more scoring punch and he’s responded,” Palacio said. “He’s a takeon artist and always on the move.” Each of Long Beach’s last four conference games are at home, including the regular-season finale against firstplace Kennedy Oct. 18. “If everything goes right we’ll have a shot to win the conference that night,” Palacio said. “But our conference is very tough. We have to take care of business every game to get to that point.”

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Long Island REACH has three locations in Nassau County, including Long Beach. of Directors since 2017. Her immense dedication to supporting mental health initiatives has led to an increase in program leaders and the subsequent outreach and delivery of programs to help people in the community. Sorin has a bright future ahead of her, and her support and guidance for

those struggling with mental health issues is extensive. She is a volunteer for the Crisis Text Hotline and has been a powerful advocate and voice for mental health awareness among her peers in the Port Washington community. She currently attends Wesleyan University, intending to major in Neuroscience and

Behavior. In hosting this year’s event, Long Island REACH is proud to bring the community together in support of mental health care, while commemorating the great strides Ritz and Sorin have made through their ongoing dedication. Event proceeds will benefit Long Island REACH’s support services, mental health counseling and therapy programs for people in crisis. For over 50 years Long Island REACH has served community residents, providing comprehensive social, psychological, educational and legal assistance to individuals and families. REACH reaches out to troubled youth and families to help them learn better ways to cope with their pain, enhance their selfesteem, develop their self-awareness, treat their chemical dependency issues, and create alternatives to self-destructive behavior. Their goal is to provide a comprehensive delivery of service systems to a high-risk population of residents of all ages and their families. They offer mental health and chemical dependency treatment including individual, group and family treatment regardless of ability to pay. To learn more, call (516) 889-2332 or visit LongIslandReach.org. –Brendan Carpenter

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With the importance of promoting awareness surrounding mental health at an all-time high, Long Island REACH held its annual Summer Soirée at Ayhan’s Lobster and Fish House in Port Washington Sept. 28 to bring the community together to help raise muchneeded funds to support the organization’s mission to provide behavioral health and addiction counseling, treatment, and educational services throughout Nassau County. Long Island REACH has three locations, in Long Beach, Franklin Square and Port Washington. The night’s honorees included Ellen Drisdale Ritz of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and recent Schreiber High School graduate and mental health advocate, Gaby Sorin. “Long Island is facing an unprecedented mental health crisis, and the need for affordable, accessible care is greater than ever,” said Joe Smith, executive director of Long Island REACH. “Together with our community, and with hard-working advocates like Ellen Drisdale Ritz and a bright young star Gaby Sorin, Long Island REACH is committed to providing the services needed to help adults and children of all ages and backgrounds to live healthy, meaningful lives.” Ritz is a registered nurse and has been a member of the NYS NAMI Board

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Mullaney: Leadership starts with just listening By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com

Patrick Mullaney spent his entire life as a registered Democrat. But he hopes voters will send him to Mineola to represent them on the Nassau County Legislature not as a Democrat, but instead as a Republican. Why? Mullaney wants to promote conversation and unity — on both sides. “There’s a gap that needs to be bridged,” Mullaney told reporters as part of a recent Herald Roundtable session. “I know it’s in politics and government, but I believe that gap transcends that, and is heavily in society.” Mullaney has lived in Long Beach for the past 30 years, involved in a number of community organizations— all while a member of the New York City Fire Department, where he is now a special ops lieutenant. This is his first real experience politically, but Mullaney says that’s a good thing: It allows him to come in fresh, new, and more relatable. “I think coming into politics from a fresh perspective can sometimes be a benefit,” he said. “Now you’re coming at it from a fresh angle — more of a constituent point of view, rather than somebody who’s been involved. I think it’s a nice combination that puts me in a unique spot to make a difference, and to make an impact.” Something Mullaney would want to tackle as a legislator is holding the line on taxes for the people he would represent in Long Beach, Oceanside, Island Park, Atlantic Beach, East Atlantic Beach and Lido Beach. The one downside of not coming from a political background is he hasn’t had the opportunity to “really sit down and see” the county budget in full. He can only see it as any of the rest of us could. Yet, that also gives him insight, Mullaney said. Living day-to-day outside of the government sphere allows him to see first-hand how hard it is to live in Long Beach

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Patrick Mullaney doesn’t have a storied career in politics, which he says will help him see things from the point of because of the costs. He believes the current administration led by Bruce Blakeman has done a nice job of not raising county taxes, but that Long Island is still becoming pretty tough to live on. But Mullaney isn’t a fan of Equinor’s offshore wind project, which would construct wind turbines miles offshore as a way of generating electricity for the region. Still, he isn’t totally against it, either. For now, however, Equinor needs to be put on hold until the company does a better job of addressing negative perspectives on the project. “It needs to be discussed more,” Mullaney said. “They haven’t said anything to sway people. So, until it comes back further in the middle between good and bad, I’m against it.” Mullaney also advocates for more police resources to

create better community relations, and more officers walking beats instead of simply driving through them. He wants more forums between the departments and the community members they protect, but he also wants officers to just be able to walk up to someone and chat with them more. Mullaney also wants to focus on hate crimes — especially those of an antisemitic nature through words and graffiti. “We need to continue on the trend that we’re on (of condemning such acts) and keep it in the forefront of people’s minds,” he said. “If someone don’t fall in a particular category that they think could make them a victim of hate crime, they may not think about it. But if you keep reminding people that it does exist, you potentially increase their sensitivity. “We need to couple that with promoting much more communication on it.” Beyond all that, Mullaney wants to address overdevelopment and affordable housing. Most of his experience is with Long Beach, but he has seen around the island that changes need to happen. “The needs of Rockville Centre or Manhasset versus the needs of Long Beach are very different, because they’re very different communities,” Mullaney said. “We definitely need affordable housing. I have two kids, and my parents just had to move in with my wife and I … because they just couldn’t afford their home anymore. It’s definitely something that has to be addressed.” “Your number one job is to listen to people,” Mullaney said, “and get back to them.”

Pace ready to continue being county’s advocate By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com

Alexis Pace wouldn’t say she has had the longest career in politics. She would say, however, that she’s been a community advocate for quite some time. And that’s all thanks to Pace’s daughter. Without her, Pace says she wouldn’t be where she is today — running for a seat with the Nassau County Legislature. Pace’s daughter was born with Down syndrome, and when it was time for her to start school, the family faced some resistance. Pace had to be her daughter’s numberone advocate, which ultimately taught her a lot. “She showed me how to really fight for people who don’t have a voice,” Pace said. “My daughter literally can’t speak. What that means for families is I know how intimidating it can be when you have the world or things stacked against you, and you need somebody to be able to be a strong, fierce advocate.” She doesn’t want people to think she’s just a special needs advocate, though. Pace has been on numerous school boards, including as co-president of the Special Education PTA, and vice president of the Central Council PTA. She has been on the Long Beach school board since 2021. Working through these groups has given her insight into what exactly she wants to address in Mineola. “The inequities that I saw really motivated me to take a step further,” Pace said. “I’m always looking to fill gaps, be a community advocate, and be the voice of people that just don’t have one. I would say that’s the best way to describe who I am as a person.” A lot of that starts with millions of dollars of Covid-19 relief money that had been earmarked for Nassau County. Some funding has gone out, but not among the communities Pace hopes she’ll have a chance to represent.

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Alexis Pace says learning to be her daughter’s full-time advocate has prepared her to be Nassau County’s advocate as well. Biking in and around Long Beach, East Atlantic Beach, Atlantic Beach and Lido Beach rivals driving as the main form of transportation. Biking is these areas can be a tad tricky — and dangerous — since a lot of the lanes are on the sides of the streets, except for the Long Beach boardwalk. Pace wants to work on expanding the areas for bikers, and making them safer. “When I say bike lanes, I don’t mean taking away lanes of traffic,” she said, “but specifically working on making our area more comfortable for bikers and for walkers.” As a school board member, Pace has seen how many middle and high school students live too close to their respective schools to get a bus. So, they walk or ride in the mornings and afternoons, which in turn has created significant safety issues since current traffic patterns don’t

necessarily support pedestrian-friendly travel. She also has an eye on safety and policing. She would like to see more police officers hired, but also more emphasis on addressing their mental health — especially after working so many hours during the pandemic when most everyone else was inside. Additionally, for nearly the past year entirely, Equinor, Empire Wind and alternative energy has been a backand-forth discussion — and sometimes argument. A plan was made to build giant wind turbines off the coast of Long Beach that would bring power for those living in its wake. There are people for it and against many parts of it — like cables running under streets — if they’re not against the project altogether. Pace’s big thing? How details are getting out. “I immediately identified that there were some serious issues with the way the information was being shared with the public,” she said. “When you have a project of this magnitude that is going to be so different than what people are accustomed to, no matter what, it causes some level of fear, questioning and anxiety. It’s just human nature.” Her issue with the way it has been rolled out is that without the input from Equinor and some of the other key people that can be objective, it has allowed so much noise on each side, completely politicizing the topic. It is no longer, in her estimation, about the project anymore, but about people’s agendas — which she is adamantly against. Pace is running for Denise Ford’s seat, and commends the long-time public figure’s advocacy for regular breast cancer screenings and mammography vans in and around Long Beach. Pace was diagnosed with breast cancer last October and had her mastectomy a month later. Her one-year anniversary of the surgery? Election Day, Nov. 7.

Long Beach school year off to a busy start Long Beach Public Schools students have had quite the busy start to the school year. Music, arts and futures have all been on display. Long Beach Middle School announced the induction of 27 students to the district’s newest Junior Tri-M Chapter 9410 on Oct. 3. At the inaugural ceremony, the following new members were recognized and honored: Rebecca Arden, Maven Aull, Mikayla Berga, Maya Cohen, Presley Eidens, Elora Gerantabee, Josette Gerber, Julia Glenz, Lindsey Haberlack, Christian Kalner, Nathaniel Kaplan, Anthony Marra, Jack Martin, Sofia Milito, Daniel Morgan, Jr., Finella Moriarty, Machara Moriarty, Reese Nielsen, Katherine O’Brien, Sydney Olivo, Kingsley Pax, Brooklyn Quigley, Leia Sacks, Leah Schade, Isabella Schembri, John Specht, Tara Sullivan, Peyton Waine and Kayla Watts. The middle school students are some of the school’s most accomplished young musicians and are the first group of eligible candidates to start this brand-new chapter. “You are now in the unique position of being able to pass the torch of your musical knowledge to others and future beneficiaries of the musical arts,” said

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Long Beach students went to a fair to learn about options for their future. Junior Tri-M Music Honor Society advisor David Lobenstein. “May you wear your Tri-M pin with pride and dignity as you continue to demonstrate the value of music in your life and share your gift with your school and community.” Additionally at the event, Long Beach High School Tri-M Officers were on

hand to announce that the Junior Tri-M officers for this year. Co-vice presidents are Rebecca Arden and Brooklyn Quigley, secretary is Christian Kalner, treasurer is Sydney Olivo and historian is Julia Glenz. Parents and guests in attendance also enjoyed various musical selections per-

formed by students. “We are proud to recognize these students by celebrating their accomplishments while looking forward with excitement and anticipation at what awaits them this school year,” Director of Media, Visual, and Perfor ming Arts Julia Lang-Shapiro said. “I’m so proud of these students and all that they do to give back to our community through music.” Tri-M Music Honor Society is a program of the National Association for Music Education, which recognizes students for academic and musical achievements while providing leadership and service opportunities to its members. Students are chosen for induction into the society based on musicianship, character, leadership and service to their school and community. Long Beach High School students also recently explored a fall mini-fair to see what opportunities lie ahead for college and career after graduation. Students were able to visit various booths in the commons and explore colleges and branches of the military. Among some of the representatives on-site to answer questions and share materials included Electrical and HVAC Training Center, Lido Fire Department, Muhlenberg College, Seton Hall University and The U.S. Marines.

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By BRENDAN CARPENTER

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Opening a space to appreciate music By SUSANNA CIURLEO Correspondent

Community member from near and far gathered for a grand opening reception for the Long Beach Public Library’s Vinyl Listening Lounge on Oct. 6. The lounge, with its two vinyl listening stations, complete with state-of-theart headphones, allow library patrons to select and listen to a wide variety of vinyl records in a unique space specifically designated for that purpose. Nassau residents with a library card can also borrow a vinyl record to take home as well. “There are so many records that I can’t afford that I would love to listen to, and I thought a library would be a natural place for that,” Tom Wojciechowski, program coordinator at the library, said. “And then I thought of how this hobby has so many monetary barriers to entry: you need a record player, headphones, speakers, and space, which in New York is at a premium. The key is that I wanted everything to be accessible to all. So, I formulated this grant proposal and pitched it to LILRC, and we got selected for funding.” Wojciechowski explained how Assistant Director Jakea Williams had sent around an Innovations in Technology grant opportunity through the Long Island Library Resource Council. Wojciechowski is a self-proclaimed “vinyl-record nerd.” The proposal has also been selected to present at the annual New York Library Association Conference this fall. Wojcie ch ow s k i t h e n n e e d ed t o approach Alexandra Blau, the new adult services/media Librarian at the library. He was pleased to discover a like-minded soul, as Blau was coincidentally starting a Vinyl Collector’s Club program at the library, where vinyl enthusiasts can meet monthly to chat and spin records. “She was immediately excited about it, he said, “and we have been working on this together since. I could not have asked for a better partner.” “For all the stars to align in this way is a big deal, and an amazing opportunity,” Blau said. “Records are outselling CDs now, and a lot of young people are doing the purchasing, and as a media librarian you must take that into consideration. I wanted to entice people to check out vinyl, to listen to vinyl, and be a part of this revival. There aren’t any libraries that are doing this specific setup. There’re libraries that lend vinyl, and that will let you listen to vinyl at a station, but nothing that’s a dedicated experience like what we’re doing here. We’re encouraging a vibe, and we’re proud of that.” The new Vinyl Listening Lounge has one station that can be reserved in advance, and one for anyone who wishes to walk in and listen to records. Enhancing the vibe are walls mounted with assorted ‘45’s, LP sleeves, and portraits of musical artists. The lounge’s focal point is a mural hand painted by local artist Danielle Vetter, which, according

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The Long Beach Public Library introduced its new Vinyl Listening Lounge.

All sorts of vinyl records can be listened to at the new lounge. to Wojciechowski, “evokes feelings of nostalgia, but also of modernity.” Blau and Wojciechowski are also grateful to local record shops, as well as Jakea Williamson and Library Director Tara Lannen-Stanton, for supporting their vision. “One of the things that I love about Long Beach is that it’s so musically and artistically inclined, and I believe the Vinyl Listening Lounge is another aspect of that. I hope that it brings a lot more people into the library,” said Lannen-Stanton. “Vinyl can be a very personal and solo thing, so I love receptions like this, and a Vinyl Club where people can hang out and talk about their musical experiences,” said Frank Braithwaite of Smithtown. “I want to belong.” Braithwaite, a member of the Vinyl

Community members gathered last week for the groovy opening.

Collector’s Club, makes regular one-hour trips to the Long Beach library. So why turn to vinyl records in this digital age? “It’s a conscious choice to spend time with a record, as opposed to putting your iTunes on shuffle or letting an algorithm decide what you’re listening to,” Blau said. “I love that when people come here, they are going to be able to take time for themselves and reflect. There’s so much emphasis these days on mental health, and I think music plays a huge part of that.”

Smiles were all around during the unveiling.

Beach Catholic holds annual dinner dance Beach Catholic, the tri-parish community of St. Ignatius Martyr, St. Mary of the Isle, and Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal celebrated its annual Endless Summer Dinner Dance under the tent in the schoolyard of Long Beach Catholic Regional School on Sept. 8. Over 700 community members attended the dance, which featured live music by East Coast Band, food by Swingbelly’s, beer from Bright Eye Beer Co. and speeches from the honorees. Some of the honorees included Jimmy Hays, Sister Mary Claire Rhatigan and Ruth Dumas. The Pastor of the Beach Catholic Parishes, Father Brian Barr, served as the M.C. and Father Steven McClernon delivered the invocation. Despite the threat of inclement weather, the rains held off and a great time was had by all. Proceeds from the dance support the various ministries of Beach Catholic throughout the year which include education, catechetics, outreach, along with the upkeep and physical maintenance of the three parishes and Long Beach Catholic Regional School. The Beach Catholic Team and Dance Committee would like to thank all of the volunteers who supported the event and those who attended and took a journal ad. The committee is already at work preparing for next year’s event. If you would like to volunteer, call Beach Catholic at (516) 432-0045. –Brendan Carpenter

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Hundreds of cumminty members and parishioners showed off moves

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Hundreds of community members took to dancing at Beach Catholic’s annual event.

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Ingrid Izaguirre knows presence matters By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com

Strong community engagement is the glue that holds everything together, and Ingrid Izaguirre says it’s fortunate she considers herself a community outreach specialist by trade. The Valley Stream mom brings to the table an intimate knowledge of the various services offered by social service agencies and nonprofits — the type of know-how she believes will make her an effective member of the Hempstead Town Council. While making a brief stint as a volunteer rookie first responder in the Valley Stream Fire DepartmentRescue 347 — and making an unsuccessful bid for Valley Stream village trustee in 2015 — most of Izaguirre’s efforts have centered around social work and volunteering. “I work very closely with community-based organizations,” Izaguirre said. Drawing from her experience in Medicaid managed care, she’s worked closely with Círculo de la Hispanidad in Long Beach, for example, to provide displaced migrants with access to medical coverage. “I remember that this pregnant woman came to us who had crossed the Rio Grande with her four children from the ages of 2 to 10, and was suffering from a bad ear infection,” Izaguirre said. “With no family or money, I drove her to one of the clinics, paid for her clinic visit, paid for her medication, and took her home.” Izaguirre has also tag-teamed with Hempstead Caring Hearts, a non-profit specializing in providing housing assistance to vulnerable populations, to help find a stable housing situation for displaced migrants with little financial recourse.

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Ingrid Izaguirre wants every community stakeholder at the table to make a difference — something she would champion if she were elected to the Hempstead Town Council. “This is not part of my normal day job, but as a community leader, you know? This is what we’re supposed to do,” Izaguirre said. “We’re supposed to help the community in whatever way they need, and everybody has different needs.”

Whether it’s referring others to seek support for alcohol and drug addictions, or clothing the homeless during the cold season, Izaguirre has been on the frontline trenches of curbing poverty and discrimination among the most vulnerable. A Honduran native — and one of seven children — she watched her immigrant parents struggle from fighting to learn English, to lacking the benefits of an American education. That forged a deeply ingrained philosophy of service to those in need. “It’s sad to me to see someone struggle when I can actually help them, and it takes nothing away from me,” Izaguirre said. “Elected officials should reflect a compassion and care for the community, and help their communities.” Izaguirre believes tackling longstanding issues like overdevelopment and repairing roads and basic services requires someone to be present and actively listen to concerns. Safety also is a top priority of Izaguirre’s platform. Having worked for civilian patrol, she believes in building a coalition with state and federal officials to prevent violence to people and pets, while also increasing policing in high-priority areas. Even though the district encompasses various communities, in effect, there is “very little sense of community because there is no one to tie them together,” Izaguirre said. “No one to bring them out. No one to say, ‘Hey, you know what? Let’s get together. Let’s get to know your neighbor and help your neighbor.’”

Miller is the voice for all of those in-need By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

When you ask Melissa “Missy” Miller about her time as an Assemblywoman, she tends to quote from the Disney movie “Pocahontas.” “If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you’ll learn things you never knew, you never knew.” Miller, a Republican and lifelong Atlantic Beach resident, was appointed to the Hempstead town board last year after five years in the Assembly — a decision influenced by a family medical situation, and Bruce Blakeman leaving the seat after being elected county executive. “It is no secret, my platform, if you want to call it” that, Miller told reporters during a Herald Roundtable session. That platform? “Be a voice for the most vulnerable people in our area, and our state.” Before running for the Assembly, she was an advocate for chronic health issues through Compassionate Care New York, a statewide group of patients, providers and organizations advocating for ill patients. That’s something that hits home for Miller as her son, Oliver, suffered a stroke in utero, and has suffered a lifetime of medical challenges. Working with legislators, the Compassionate Care Act made New York in 2015 the 23rd state to authorize medical marijuana treatment for patients with lifethreatening illnesses. Miller ran for the Assembly the following year, bringing her experience as a parent of children with special needs to government. That has continued in her short stint — so far — as a councilwoman. “Being in the Town of Hempstead has really opened

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Melissa Miller seeks her first full term as a member of the Hempstead Town Council — bringing a voice for the most vulnerable people in society, like she did as an Assemblywoman. my eyes,” Miller said. “The number of instances where people need help — I can directly help with that.” One of her first initiatives as a councilwoman was

expanding accessibility for those who are disabled, ensuring town beaches provided access to the hightide water line with beach rollout mats. And it wasn’t a new initiative — Miller undertook a similar action for Atlantic Beach in 2017 while working in Albany. In fact, Miller was on the beach once when she recalled seeing a family with an older gentleman walking down the mat with his walker. Tears were coming down his face as she recalled and overheard him telling his family, “I’d never thought I’d be able to get onto the beach again.” Watching that moment happen right in front of her gave Miller a sense of pride that her job was able to do for others outside her son. “I was able to give somebody that experience just by providing access” to the beach, she said. “Something for him to be able to get down there.” Miller takes her personal life experiences into consideration, asking herself how the population of the disabled, chronically ill or an older group benefitted from any action she undertook. She shares the example of building designs, which at times could leave out these populations who may need a simple curb cut or an accessible ramp to travel in and out. “Having somebody who lives in this world brings a different optic,” Miller said. “A bit of a different lens. They can now understand and consider this population when we are coming up with policies for something.” And that’s a perspective that’s hard for any lawmaker to find otherwise. “Unless you’re living this, you wouldn’t consider it,” Miller said. “I’ve been able to bring that.”

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Thousands expected for breast cancer walk By CHARLES SHAW cshaw@liherald.com

A wave of pink will wash over the South Shore this weekend, bringing awareness to breast cancer. Jones beach will see thousands walking for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer on Sunday. Hosted by the American Cancer Society and presented by Teachers Federal Credit Union, the walk is anticipated to be one of the biggest in the country, expected to attract more than 60,000 participants, raising more than $2 million. According to Katie Schafer, executive director for the Long Island region of the non-profit organization. “It really just brings together all walks of life here on Long Island,” said Katie Schafer, executive director for the cancer society’s local region. The event, celebrating its 30th anniversary, sees all sorts of participants come together to raise awareness and fund research for breast cancer. Companies, families and cancer survivors all unite to make a difference at Jones Beach, Schafer said, because the disease is all too familiar. “Everyone you talk to knows somebody who has been diagnosed with breast cancer,” she said. Joanne Ameruoso is someone who knows all too well. Her grandmother, aunt and mother all died from breast

cancer. The Merrick resident was angry after her mother’s death in 2013 because her mom refused to seek treatment and did not tell her about the disease until a few days before she died. “My mom passed away from breast cancer because she was afraid of it so much that she chose to ignore it when she discovered it.” Ameruoso said. K n o w i n g h e r f a m i l y h i s t o r y, Ameruoso sought to get genetic testing. She was negative for the BRCA gene, which puts women at a much higher risk. But when her doctor told her she was a ticking time bomb due to her family history, Ameruoso took preventive measures. “I’m not going to be another victim of this breast cancer,” she said. Ameruoso underwent a double mastectomy in 2016. In the process, she learned she had Lynch syndrome, an inherited genetic disorder that increases risk for several cancers, including stomach, colon, liver, brain, skin and endometrial. Acting early showed Ameruoso how important it is to get screened and research family genetics. “We have to stay educated,” she said, “because, God forbid, you find out when it’s too late.” Ameruoso has been an advocate for breast cancer awareness for more than 20 years now. She has participated in breast cancer walks and even wrote a memoir, “Faith Over Fear,” about how

Walkers place tokens on the turning point fence at last year’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. More than $2 million is expected to be raised for this year’s walk, taking place on Jones Beach.

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her mom’s fear of breast cancer became her fight. The book — written while she was coping with her mother’s death — aimed to help women overcome the fear associated with cancer. For Ameruoso, it is important to be proactive in raising awareness. “This is a time for us to come together and really show the people working behind the scenes all year long to continue the fight against breast cancer and all cancers,” she said. Breast cancer walks have made significant monetary contributions to

research and breakthroughs for treatment medications such as tamoxifen and trastuzumab, more commonly known by its brand, Herceptin. “Since 1993, we’ve seen a 42 percent reduction in cancer mortality,” Schafer said. “And that is just because of walks like these.” The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk at Jones Beach will take place at Field 5, with a rolling start between 7 and 10 a.m. For more information — and to register — visit ACSEvents.org.

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Multi-faceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is one of his generation’s pivotal ﬁgures in music. Enjoy his jazz stylings when he brings his talents to the Landmark stage. A recognized prodigy, Cohen began Suzukimethod piano instruction at age 3. His playing quickly became a mature melding of musicality and technique. Downbeat observed that his nimble touch and harmonic vocabulary indicate he’s above any convoluted technical showmanship. In constant demand, he leads his namesake ensemble — the Emmet Cohen Trio — and is a vibrant solo performer. Possessing a ﬂuid technique and extensive repertoire, Cohen plays with the command of a seasoned veteran and the passion of an artist fully devoted to his medium. He headlines regularly at Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Village Vanguard, among other prestigious venues.

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By Karen Bloom

mmersive art experiences continue to shake up traditional perceptions of “art.” Now Claude Monet, the beloved transformational Impressionist, gets the Van Gogh treatment (which has enticed visitors in various forms since 2021). “Beyond Monet: The Immersive Experience” gives guests a glimpse into the emotions and perspectives of the leading figure of Impressionism. Created by the same team that brought “Beyond Van Gogh” to Long Island, it’s full of infinite potential for wonder, and sheds new light on what the world thought it knew about Claude Monet. The experience showcases more than 400 of Monet’s iconic classics, including “Water Lilies,” “Impression, Sunrise” and “Poppies at Argenteuil.” “Beyond Monet,” which opened Oct. 7, has settled into the same space at Samanea New York — the By retail/ Karen Bloom WHERE entertainment complex that was formerly the site of the Mall at the Source in Westbury — that just recently housed the Can art change thelatest world? a question WHEN Van Gogh exhibit. This showcaseIt’s was again created by French-Canadian visual designer Mathieu St-Arnaud, ••Now through Jan. 2 noon-4 that’sexecutive beencreative at the focus of our collective Saturday and Sunday, director and founder of Montreal’s Normal • Sundays 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (last p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, Studio, with his team of multimedia specialists and artists, entry 5 p.m.); Wednesday culture for centuries. Now Group. as society 11 a.m.-4 p.m. produced by Pacquin Entertainment Their pairing of and Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. •(last Emilyentry Lowe6 Hall Gallery, digital technology with the artworks enhances light and hues, p.m.); Friday and navigates the complexities of modern life, South Campus, Hempstead. allowing visitors to completely immerse themselves in the Saturday, 11 a.m.9 p.m. (last For information entry 8 p.m.) and to RSVP, accompanied by a livelychange soundtrack. is at the art asimages, a “Through path for social • Tickets available at or visit call (516) 463-5672, cutting edge technology, Beyond BeyondMonet.com Hofstra.edu/museum Monetof is redefi ning what art means to people,” says Justin forefront artistic expression. • Samanea New York, 1500 Old Paquin, Paquin’s exhibitions and theatrical president. “It has Country Road, Westbury elevated artwork to the next level, allowing us to form new “When We All Stand,” Museum Art’sjust new relationships withHofstra notableUniversity masterpieces that of were notexhibition, examines possible in of previous the collective power the artsyears.” in society. InAlexandra the process our relationship to these assistant artists —director in this case, Monet — is forever changed. Curated by Giordano — the museum’s of exhibition and all-encompassing experience combines projection, music and sound effects in a collection The — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility andoriginal influence. re-imagining of role Monet’s including the artist’s “It highlights the vital that treasured artists havecreations, in activating democratic valuesown thatthoughts and words into the narrative and musical score. promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,” “When you stand inside ‘Beyond Monet,’ you truly feel like you are part of Monet’s Giordano passionate says. “Artists often charge and expose that may otherwise be Fanny Curtat, quest forlead thethe effervescent beauty oftruths the world,” says art historian ignored. The artists in this exhibition take a stand and call out injustices through their art perspectives to who consulted on the project.“Experiences like these create fresh and original and activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, interact with art in dynamic and fascinating ways.” voting rights, racial bias,atgun violence, combine thefront making It’s a look Monet’s art and freedpromises from itsunfulfi frameslled. thatThey putsallthe observer and center, of art withincorporating public serviceboth that still has and a grassroots in the400 hope of mobilizing theiralive, appear, and moving approach images. Some masterpieces come disappear, ow across multiple surfaces,create the minutia of details enveloping heightened communities and theflnation to ignite movement, awareness, and inspire othersvisitors’ to stand withsenses. them.”The show is projected on every surface around you, making you feel as though you have stepped directly into aJuly painting. This exhibit, which runs through 28, is in conjunction with Hofstra’s Monet’s art appears disappears, guests’upsenses and allowing them to 13th presidential conference on theand Barack Obama heightening presidency coming in April.

“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,

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become one with his expressive brush strokes and blurred shapes and colors that capture the natural light and forms of the impressionist style of painting. “You’re immediately immersed in a fantasticalPat McGann Pat McGann is quickly rising as one ephemeral landscape,” Curtat says. We may think we know Monet, but accordingoftothe sharpest stand-ups on the comedy scene. A relative latecomer Curtat, that’s not necessarily so. comedy, he began doing stand“This is an opportunity to go beyond the mythtoand uptoat 31 after realizing he was not the easy beauty of his works,” she adds. “We tend very forget how radical and challenging his painting was at good the at selling packaging. Blazin’ pumpkins hustled his way to become the time. He’s so widely known, but there’s somethingHe almost The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze Chicago, deceptive with that level of notoriety — especially house when emcee at Zanies is back at Old Village an artist is so famous that they are overlooked. This is a he distinguished himselfBethpage where as Restoration. The Halloween-themed unique opportunity for people to not only see more facets adept at especially working the event which of his work, but learn more about just how radicalcrowd. his A husband and— father ofhad its start in the Hudson Valley at Van Cortlandt work was for the period. three young children, McGann’s Manor in Croton-on-Hudson — “Today, we may take for granted these ‘easy’ appeal stems from his quick wit more contemplations, but they were scandalous when they and relatable takefeatures on family lifethan 7,000 illuminated, hand-crafted jack o’ were first unveiled. He went on to open the door to andsomarriage. In individually 2017, McGann displayed much — not just in terms of the progression of artbegan history, touring aslanterns the opening act throughout the restored village. but also in terms of subjective vision and freedom for of Sebastian Maniscalco, movingThe pumpkins are carved into elaborate sculptural expression.” with him from clubs to theater, displays Different elements — scenes — take visitors on to arenas, including four that sold-light up the night, creating a family-friendly experience. Monet’s journey and the themes that comprised his out shows at Madison Square Visitors strollshort, the immersive pumpkin life’s work. After entering the Garden Gallery, the Garden. Prism McGann’s relatively trail, past 19th-century buildings and transports everyone into the exhibit’s biggest feature area. but impressive resume, includes Taking inspiration from Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris — Montreal’s famedthrough Just Forhistoric Laughsbarns, fully enveloped in a fall wonderland, complete the designated home of Monet’s masterpieces —Festival, guests Gilda’s LaughFest, The with an all-original can freely roam the Infinity Room to absorb the artist’s Great American Comedy Festival, soundtrack, synchronized bright and colorful paintings. and more. McGann still calls lighting, and special Monet’s stunning imagery encompasses everyChicago surface home. effects. New this year: Go ‘under the sea’ with a giant pumpkin-octopus. of the room. It is a haven for awakening the senses as by a$35, ‘gourd-geous’ the ebb and flow of the artwork is accompanied by the Feb. 11,Be8 wowed Saturday, p.m. $40, mythical Montauk mermaid. Meet the rhythm of Jean-Sébastien Coté’s original symphonic score. $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 Minions-like (800) friendly Pumpkin Pals. “I’m so excited for people to understand thatNew whatYork Ave., Huntington. or Ticketmaster.com or carving every And watch pumpkin we take for granted (now), was incredibly new at 745-3000 the ParamountNY.com. night. time,” Curtat says. It’s the 19th century meeting up with the 21st century Now through Nov. 5. Tickets start in another compelling artistic journey. at $19 and must purchased in Courtesy Paquin Entertainment advance. Old Bethpage Village Monet’s masterpieces come to life through projection Restoration, 1303 Round Swamp technology that uses over 4 trillion content pixels in the Road, Old Bethpage. For tickets and multi-dimensional projections. information, visit PumpkinBlaze.org.

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Hang out with the “The Italian Chicks,” when these three dynamic women arrive at the Landmark stage, Sunday, Oct. 22, 3-5:30 p.m., with their comedy revue. Maryann “Boom Boom” Maisano, Cara Amore and Gianna Messina make up this eclectic trio of multitalented women who draw on the foibles of their Italian-American traditions in their show – a blend of comedy, acting and song. Maisano, the show’s producer and headliner, has described their performance “as part meatball, part cannoli — a passionate comedy with a little drama.” More than simply a “girl’s night out,” this is a celebration of food, family and culture. Whether you’re Italian or not they’ll have you roaring with laughter. You don’t want to miss this hilarious show — filled with an enthusiastic blend of comedy, characters, music, and song parodies that will make you remember things you paid your shrink to forget. When Maisano is on stage, you know it! A singer, songwriter, musician, comedian, writer, and actor, she’s the consummate entertainer. Thus her nickname “Boom Boom” — as she doesn’t know when to slow nominated for a Grammy. She has opened for comedy greats such as Joy Behar and Ray Romano. $39, $29, $19. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (917) 567-5842 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

On exhibit View the landmark exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait,” at Nassau County Museum of Art. Devoted to the way that Modigliani powerfully re-defined the art of portraiture, the show includes his masterworks along with paintings and drawings by his Parisian contemporaries (Picasso, van Dongen, Laurencin). Modigliani’s enduring influence on artists even in our own time is shown in a selection of Contemporary paintings by such important figures as David Hockney, Eric Fischl, Elizabeth Peyton and others. The exhibition is being curated by Dr. Kenneth Wayne, founder of The Modigliani Project, which authenticates paintings and drawings (two of the works in the show have been recently approved by the committee). Through Nov. 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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Familis are invited to a fangtastic night filled with eerie surprises, gallery trick or treating and a monster-led dance party at the annual Halloween celebration, Saturday, Oct. 21, 6-9 p.m. Arrive at the Museum in your most creative and dazzling costume (adults too) and stop at activity stations throughout museum for themed-craft projects and more. Get ready for some mysterious encounters as you enter the unknown in the “Outta This World Spooky Space,” where guests can explore an imaginary planet. Show off your spooktacular dance moves on our Monster Mash Dance Floor and then pump up your energy by making a gooey snack to sink your teeth into. Stop by the LICM Theater for Uncle Vlad’s Pumpkin Patch. Uncle Vlad returns with more stories and songs to share with his nephew Chad, and his fellow friendly creatures of the night. The theater add-on features puppet artists Kyle Mahoney, Sebastiano Ricci, Carrie Heffernan and Austin M. Costello. Tickets required. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

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Veteran’s Suicide Awareness & Prevention Walk The Long Beach VFW and Auxiliary Post 1384, in cooperation with the City of Long Beach, will host the first-ever Veteran’s Suicide Awareness and Prevention Walk, Sunday, Oct. 15. It takes place on the boardwalk at Grand Boulevard from 9 a.m. to noon. All proceeds go towards VFW Suicide prevention programs. For more information, visit LongBeachNY.gov.

Enjoy the season at the annual fall festival at Kennedy Plaza, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 14-15, all day. All are invited to attend this family friendly Long Beach tradition and to stroll through Kennedy Plaza taking in the sights, sounds and smells of autumn. The event offers something for everyone! The weekend’s centerpiece is the pumpkin patch filled with thousands of pumpkins waiting to be picked! A Pumpkin Bounce House, Carousel, Hay Wagon, and Fire Engine rides are just some of the fun-filled kids activities returning this year. The children’s activity tent will also return featuring fall related craft projects. Those over 21 are invited to visit the Food & Wine Tent for wine tastings presented by Beach Liquors. Each attraction costs $4. Visit LongBeachNY.gov/Fall for more information.

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For many years visitors to Westbury House at Old Westbury Gardens asked what was beyond the first floor corridor. Now beyond the door and discover “secrets of the service wing,” during a 60-minute guided tour, Friday, Oct.13, noon-1 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 15, 1:30-2:30 p.m. and 3-4 p.m.; Monday, Oct. 16, noon-1 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 18-19, noon-1 p.m. Be introduced to the intensive labor required to create the lifestyle experienced by the Phipps family and their guests; tour the many rooms that were “behind the scenes” to create the formal dining experiences of early 20th century. Go along the corridors to the butler’s pantry and silver cleaning room then descend the 17 steps to the kitchen, scullery, and wine storage rooms located on the ground floor. Reservations required. 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.

Spooky Fest is back A Halloween experience not to be missed, Spooky Fest is an outdoor adventure perfect for families who don’t want to be scared — or maybe just a little. Join in the fun at the Center for Science, Teaching and Learning, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout October. Along the way in the updated and beautifully lit up, Enchanted Walk you will see dinosaurs, aliens and friendly witches, costumed characters and more. Get your fortune told, make a craft and danceg with the Halloween DJ, along with face painting and the new Amazing Glow tent. For those who want to get a little scared, venture into the Dino Woods. Be on the lookout for the Zombie Robotic Dinosaurs. 1450 Tanglewood Road, Rockville Centre. Visit CSTL.org for more information.

Masquerade Ball Benefit Gala Enjoy the spirit of the season at a Howloween Masquerade Gala benefiting Freeport-based Bobbi and the Strays animal rescue, Thursday Oct. 26, 7 p.m.-12 a.m., at Russo’s on the Bay. $125 ticket price includes four-course dinner, dancing, entertainment and raffles. All funds raised support sheltering and medical needs of the rescued dogs and cats. 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd., Howard Beach. For information, call (917) 213-9840 or (718) 845-0779.

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Nassau County Museum of Art welcomes those interested in improving their art skills or those who simply want to explore their creativity to participate in one of their many stimulating classes. The fall schedule includes Watercolor Florals: Beginner to intermediate levels (adults and teens 16+), Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Nov. 2-Dec. 14. $300, $270 members. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. For information and to register visit NassauMuseum.org or call (516) 484-9338.

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The South Shore Audubon Society welcomes all to join its members for a bird walk, at Point Lookout Town Park and Lido Preserve afterwards, Sunday, Oct. 15, starting at 9 a.m. Walk leaders, other birders and nature enthusiasts are happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. Bring binoculars. The group meets in the southeast corner of the large parking lot on the south side of Point Lookout Town Park, (closest to the private homes of the village of Point Lookout and the beach), then walk east along the beach toward Jones Inlet. After returning to the parking lot, drive west on Lido Boulevard to Lido Beach Passive Nature Preserve on the north side of Lido Boulevard to walk through the bay marsh. To register, text your name and contact information to (516) 467-9498. Also text regarding questionable weather conditions. For more information, visit SSAudubon.org.

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Health care pros honored at Herald By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

It’s an event that’s not just about recognition, but about celebrating — and giving heartfelt thanks — to those who have been “guardians of Long Islanders’ well-being.” Those were the words of Amy Amato, executive director of RichnerLive, to kick off the second annual Herald Long Island Excellence in Healthcare Awards. It was not only cocktail, dinner and dessert, but a night of awards, handed out by ABC-7 investigative reporter Kristin Thorne at The Heritage Club at Bethpage on Sept. 27. A portion of ticket proceeds — as usual with RichnerLive events — went to a local charity. For this event, that recipient was Mental Health Association of Nassau County. Tara Buonocore-Rut, president and chief executive of CenterLight Healthcare Pace, was among the recipients. “It’s such an honor, it’s really not an honor for me,” she said. “It’s an honor for my team and all the work that we do to care for the elderly.” Edwin Chavez/Herald photos Ann Cella, chief nursing officer at St. Francis From St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center and Catholic Health — bottom row, from left, honorees Ann Cella and Novlet Hospital & Heart Center, was humbled by her Davis with their guests. award. “I feel like I’m almost not in the same league as all of these people,” she said. Carol Gomes, chief executive and operating officer at Stony Brook Hospital, says health care is not an industry of individuals, but rather of the collective. “I’m so glad that health care has prominence in the public eye,” she said. “I don’t really consider this really an honor for me, but rather, it’s health care as a team sport.” Jay Itzkowitz, department chair of emergency medicine for Mount Sinai South Nassau, says his Excellence in Healthcare award is “all about what we can do to help the community and patients,” while Colleen Merlo — chief executive of the Association for Mental Health and Wellness — says awards like this help bring to light issues that might remain in the dark otherwise. “People are really struggling with their menTim Baker/Herald tal health right now,” Merlo said. “To be able to Cristina Cellucci from Mount Sinai South bring attention to the fact that there are services Nassau, with RichnerLive chief executive available is really important to me.” Honoree professor Chad Bouton and his patient Keith Thomas. Stuart Richner. Jeffrey Reynolds, president and chief executive of the Family & Children’s Association, hand. everybody knows what everybody’s doing. We’re sort commended his employees. “I’m so proud of Chad,” Thomas said. “He’s been of like semi-competitors. But not when we all get “While I’m here accepting the award, they’re out in nothing but nice to me and my family, and my friends.” people’s homes helping sick kids, and helping seniors,” together.” Peter Igarashi, dean of Renaissance School of MediThe Herald Long Island Excellence in Healthcare he said. cine at Stony Brook, was also honored in the educaAwards were sponsored by Mount Sinai South Nassau, Kerri Anne Scanlon, executive director of Glen tional category. Northwell Health, New Horizon Counseling Center, Cove Hospital was honored for her leadership. “I think it’s a recognition of all the hard work that Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, The “To be recognized in what you do and love means the faculty and staff at Stony Brook Medicine does,” Five Towns Premier Rehabilitation and Nursing Centhe world,” she said. he said. ter, Catholic Health’s St. Francis Hospital & Heart CenAmy Silva-Magalhaes, chief operating officer of Chad Bouton, vice president of advanced engineerter, CenterLight Healthcare Pace, Stony Brook MediThe Bristal Assisted Living, was celebrated by her coing — and director for bioelectronics in medicine at cine, Mental Health Association of Nassau County, and workers. the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research — was the New York State Nurses Association. “I know I speak for many of us here, we certainly named innovator of the year. Other sponsors included St. Joseph’s University don’t do it alone,” she said. “It takes a great team “I always say we do the work we do for our New York, the New York Institute of Technology’s Colbehind the scenes to be able to support us.” patients,” he said. “Our patients are the pioneers. They lege of Osteopathic Medicine, Theralympic Speech, David Battinelli, the executive vice president and are doing new studies that have never been done Family & Children’s Association, Speech Language physician-in-chief at Northwell Health — and dean before. They’re quite brave.” Place, Options for Community Living Inc., the Nassau and professor at the Zucker School of Medicine at HofOne of Bouton’s patients, Keith Thomas, was in County Medical Society, The Bristal Assisted Living, stra/Northwell — was one of the six educational speattendance. He had been paralyzed from the chest Genesis Fertility & Reproductive Medicine, Cold cial award recipients. down following a diving accident in 2020. Bouton Spring Harbor Laboratory, the Stroke & Brain Aneu“It’s our local community, so it’s one thing to be served as investigator of the clinical trial, which has rysm Center of Long Island, FirstNet Built With AT&T, honored,” Battinelli said. “But it’s really more imporrestored feeling and movement to Thomas’s arm and and Always and Forever Rose Floral Arrangements. tant to be out with everybody else and make sure

To view the full list of honorees and photos, visit RichnerLive.com/2023healthcare/

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The FirstNet Built With AT&T team, from left, Daariat Brooks, Evelisis S. Valentin, Magdalonie Paris-Campbell, and Michael Jones. Tim Baker/Herald photos

Honoree retired Chief Master Sgt. Edward Schloeman, far right, and his guests.

Dr. Mark C. Drakos, Hospital for Special Surgery.

Flora R. Bienstock, center, and the New Horizon Counseling Center team and guests at the photo booth.

Honoree Carol Gomes, of Stony Brook Medicine, saying a few words at the podium.

Dr. Kimon Bekelis, right, from Catholic Health and the Stroke & Brain Aneurysm Center of Long Island.

Event host, WABC-7’s Kristin Thorne.

Dr. Peter Igarashi, far right, from Stony Brook Medicine.

The team from the Mental Health Association of Nassau County.

The team from one of the event’s Platinum Sponsors, New Horizon Counseling Center.

Honoree Dr. David Battinelli, right, from Northwell Health.

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Mount Sinai celebrates intensive care workers cious labor and delivery rooms, and a six-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The unit is equipped with dedicated medical technologies and staffed by boardcertified neonatologists and specially trained registered nurses.For mothers requiring a cesarean section delivery, the program has a dedicated state-of-the-art surgical suite to ensure that they experience a model of family-centered care. –Kepherd Daniel

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The Espinoza Family is all smiles as they are welcomed by Mount Sinai South Nassau NICU and maternity nurses. From the left wearing purple t-shirts are Nancy De’Ocampo, Theresa Groder, and Shobhana Carter.

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Who can enter: There will be 2 catergories: Students in grades k-5 Students in 6-12 One entry per student Deadline: Entries must be received by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov, 15, 2023. Winners will have their design printed as wrapping paper in the Herald and will be featured in an article in their local Herald paper. Entry format: Please use an 8 1/2 by 11 inch piece of unlined paper All entries should have the student’s name, age, address, telephone number, email, grade and school printed on the back. Design can be reflective of all religious holidays. Entries will not be returned.

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There was so much fun, love, and laughter that not even a steady rain could put a damper on Mount Sinai South Nassau’s second annual Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Reunion held recently at the hospital’s administrative campus in Hicksville. Children and their families enjoyed a wonderful afternoon filled with fun activities, great food, sweet treats, and adorable animals. The celebration included arts and crafts, a visit with Chase from Paw Patrol, a magic show, and live music. There was plenty of food and tasty sugary treats for everyone, including pizza, chicken meals, and wraps as well as donuts and ice cream. When they weren’t eating, snacking and taking snapshots with Chase and Mount Sinai South Nassau staff, families and children were decorating picture frames, pumpkins, and painted stainedglass leave sun catchers, while listening to live music. Some children served as magician assistants, giggling to the tricks and having fun while being amazed. In between the fun and food, families and children were thrilled by Steppin Out Ponies and Petting Zoo, feeding and petting the ponies, goats, sheep, and baby alpacas: Stewie and Harvey, as well as rabbits and ducks. Mount Sinai South Nassau’s New Beginnings Center has a “five-star” rating for patient safety and quality care from Healthgrades. In addition to advanced maternal-fetal medical technologies, the program features 26 private family and newborn rooms with firstclass hotel-like accommodations, spa-

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Colorful kites, culture, community come together Continued from page 1

The Latino Civic Association was founded in 1995, but last year’s kite celebration was the first Hispanic Heritage Month event on the city calendar in at least a decade. The association’s website states that it focuses on health and welfare, education, civic engagement and philanthropic events. According to the latest U.S. Census figures, about 13 percent of Long Beach’s approximately 34,000 residents identify as Latino or Hispanic. The day began with an opening ceremony, featuring members of the civic association and City Council members Elizabeth Treston and Tina Posterli. Around 100 flyers took part, and despite the windy conditions, most of the flights were successful, though some were less than fully controlled, the association’s executive director, Helen Dorado Alessi, acknowledged. “It was so incredibly windy, kites were just going every which way, and the kids just kept persevering,” Alessi said. “I just thought of it as a metaphor for life. We keep talking about what it means to dare to soar, which is our tagline, our motto. To sit there and be hit by the winds left and right, and your kite isn’t going the right way — you have to keep trying.” The wind occasionally sent a kite tumbling into the dunes, prompting young volunteers to hop over the fence and rescue them before they blew into the ocean. But even as they battled the pesky breezes, kites soared high. The association gave away some 200 kites during the event, and many children, with the help of their parents, experienced the joy of flying a kite for the first time. Participants showcased their creativity, with one even employing a fishing pole to fly his kite, recalling that this was how he did it in his childhood. While the kites took center stage, the attendees also had the chance to get a health assessment. Health First, a nonprofit health insurer, had a mobile unit

people of all ages took part in the event, some flying a kite for the first time. on site for screenings of a variety of medical conditions. For Alessi, the day was a relaxing and fun one. “I think it was an extraordinary event,” she said. “It was just a calm day,” she added, referring not to the weather, but the atmosphere, “with people just wanting to hang out with their family and do something fun.” After the event wrapped up at 2 p.m., the participants were invited to the Long Beach Public Library for an art exhibit and readings of inspiring stories written by Latino community members, detailing their journeys of immigration to the United States. Three artists whose works were on display shared their insight. Alessi offered some context on the writings on display and read one of the stories aloud. “I’m so proud that our folks felt that their stories had to be heard. The stories had to be read,” she said. “I think this was a very brave step to begin with.”

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LEGAL NOTICE Divorce Notice of Legal Announcement Petitioner Adriene Ayana Kennedy vs. Respondent Imtiaz Mervyn Abdool In the district court located in Cumberland County, and in the State of North Carolina, The Said respondent, Imtiaz Mervyn Abdool whose residence is unknown, is hereby notified that said Adriene A. Kennedy, the petitioner, has filed her petition to said court,alleging that Imitiaz Abdool has been willfully separated and absent from with that said, Adriene A. Kennedy has said more than three years has passed, without justifiable cause and no children were born of this marriage: where therefore she prays that she may be divorced from said Imitiaz Abdool of a legal and loving union on April 1, 2001, in the county of Nassau, township of Hempstead, with a separation date on or about July 1, 2002. The petitioner then remains in North Carolina, County of Cumberland, with a contact address of temphouse2015@gmail.c om As it will be determined by the courts, Said cause will stand for hearing on or about November 16th,,2023. Signed: Adriene A. Kennedy, pro se in the matter. 142346

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing

in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 10/18/23 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 614/23. - 616/23. LIDO BEACH - Henry Cuttler, Variances, lot area occupied, front yard average setback, side yards aggregate, construct addition to garage attached to dwelling; Variances, lot area occupied, side yards aggregate, maintain outdoor shower & outdoor kitchen both attached to dwelling; Variances, lot area occupied, side yard, side yards aggregate, construct addition (shed) attached to dwelling (demo existing shed)., E/s Carousel La., 89.98’ N/o Richmond Rd., a/k/a 14 Carousel La. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in Lido Beach within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. 142468

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. JAMES DOOLAN, et al, Defts. Index #617256/2022. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Aug. 2, 2023, I will sell at public auction on North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 23, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. premises k/a Section 58, Block 99, Lot 49. 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. HAROLD F. DAMM, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY. #100778 142062

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU BARRAGE PROMOTERS, LLC, Plaintiff -against250 NEW YORK AVE LLC, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated January 20, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on November 1, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises

situate, lying and being in the City of Long Beach, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of New York Avenue 65 feet southerly from the corner formed by the said easterly side of New York Avenue and the southerly side of West Walnut Street; being a plot 55 feet by 86.54 feet by 55 feet by 85.14 feet. Section: 59 Block: 4 Lot: 213 All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction. Said premises known as 250 NEW YORK AVENUE, LONG BEACH, NY Approximate amount of lien $237,257.39 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Index Number 604206/2017. JARED ANDREW KASSCHAU, ESQ., Referee David A. Gallo & Associates LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 47 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Manhasset, NY 11030 File# 9028.01 {* LONG BEACH*} 142120 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

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CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE Full Time/Part Time Richner Communications, publisher of Herald community newspapers has an excellent opportunity for a FT/PT Customer Service Clerk in our busy Circulation Department. Basic customer service and administrative responsibilities include: heavy computer work, answering phones, making phone calls, entering orders, faxing, filing, etc. STRONG knowledge of EXCEL a must! Knowledge of DATABASE maintenance or postal regulations a big plus. Qualified Candidates must be computer literate, able to multitask, dependable, reliable, organized, energetic, detail oriented and able to work well under deadlines. Salary Range is $15 per hour to $23 per hour. For consideration, please send resume & salary requirements to: careers@liherald.com One phone call, one order, one heck of a good price to run your ad in any state, or across the country. Call the

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Part Time & Full Time. The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. H i s t o r i c a l l y, r e p o r t e r s w h o h ave launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry. Salary range is from $20K to $45K To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@liherald.com

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Richner Communications, One of the Fastest Growing Media, Event and Communications Companies on Long Island is Seeking a Sales/Marketing Candidate to Sell our Print Media Products and our Digital, Events, Sponsorships. Earning potential ranges from $31,200 plus commission and bonuses to over $100,000 including commissions and bonuses. Compensation is based on Full Time hours Eligible for Health Benefits, 401k and Paid Time Off. Please Send Cover Letter and Resume with Salary Requirements to rglickman@liherald.com or Call 516-569-4000 X250

Receptionist needed for Publisher and Self-Storage Facility located in Garden City. The ideal candidate should have excellent communications and customer ser vice skills, be professional, dependable and have reliable transportation. Candidate should have computer knowledge and working knowledge of MS Office. Candidate MUST be reliable, punctual and be able to work a CONSISTENT schedule: Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Answering phones and greeting customers, assisting new customers by showing storage facility options and pricing, collecting payments from customers, contacting customers for late payments, applying payments and updating the customer files /data base and other general administrative responsibilities on an as needed basis. Hourly pay $15 to $17 plus eligible for Holiday Pay, PTO, Medical, Dental, 401k with company matching, plus other benefits. Qualified candidates should email their resume, cover letter and salary requirements. No phone calls please. Email your resume to: careers@liherald.com

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A. Continuing from last week, the design of how a building will look is sometimes decided by the building owner, and sometimes the owner lets the architect be artistic in creative and inventive ways. Unfortunately, not all architects are given the opportunity to create as much as they would like to, because either local governments won’t onte eeper allow it or the owner wants something particular. Some communities have special committees, called boards, to look at the architect’s design and then create parameters for what can be done. Sometimes this is a good thing, and sometimes the architect doesn’t have any choice but to change the design to something less daring, challenging or artistic. That’s why people travel away from where they live to see special buildings in places where the buildings are thought of as works of art instead of just average. In some communities, the architect can only use certain materials, so the new building matches the ones around it, and some areas require that the building be raised higher to prevent being flooded. It’s possible to use the same materials in different ways, but some community governments don’t encourage this. The outside appearance is sometimes very fancy and artful, and the materials chosen may have symbolic meaning, such as the opera house that looks like a series of sails on sailboats next to the harbor in Sydney, Australia, or a power plant with a roof that doubles as a ski slope in Copenhagen, Denmark. In some places you can see several buildings that stand in an area like works of art in a gallery. If you walk along the Highline in Manhattan, for example, it’s like walking through an art gallery, where you can see many artful and experimental uses of concrete, wood and steel. Unique buildings, the ones intended to be unusual on purpose, are often much more expensive to build, and that’s another reason why you only see unusual designs in special places, where the cities and towns want to have them. Columbus, Indiana, home to Cummins Engines, is a city that has many unique designs, but only because the local government wants to have their city be a home to special buildings. In some communities, such as Italian towns and cities, the buildings are very old, but are not allowed to be changed on the outside because it would change the character of the places where tourism is their number one means of income.

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Say I want to build a skyscraper, Part 2 Q. I’m doing a report for school on how buildings get designed. If you design a skyscraper, what are the things you have to do, and is it different for different kinds of buildings? Like, what do you have to do for a school or a house or a store to figure out what it will look like and how it gets built? My mom helped me with this question, but then we thought you might have more to say about it.

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he removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House of Representatives, led by perennial malcontent Matt Gaetz, was disgraceful, and will have lasting negative implications for Congress and the nation. A vote to remove a speaker during his or her term of office is virtually unprecedented. The last time it was attempted was in 1910, over a century ago, and that vote was unsuccessful. Speaker Joe Cannon was not removed. In fact, pETER during my 28 years in ConKinG gress, my office was in the Cannon House Office Building, named after Speaker Cannon. History can be its own reward. The speaker of the House is second in line to succeed the president. He or she heads a powerful arm of government, and is elected by a vote of the entire House. Throughout our history, the tradition has been that the majority party votes at a party conference to select its candidate for speaker, and the minority party does the same. Both candidates are then nominated on the floor of the House. When the full

House votes, no matter how close the inter-party vote is, the candidate of the majority party is elected speaker. This reflects the will of the American people to have the House run by someone the majority party has selected. To remove the speaker — to “vacate the chair” — is such an extraordinary action that it should be based on criminal conduct or serious acts of moral turpitude by the speaker. It should not be a political decision. Yet that’s exactly what happened last week, when eight far-right Republicans allied themselves with 208 Democrats to remove McCarthy, who had the support of 96 percent of Republicans. This was strictly a power play by Gaetz and his gang of hostage-takers. There isn’t one significant issue that these eight outliers have in common with the 208 Democrats and their minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries. This was a defeat for tradition and a victory for Gaetz and his unbridled ambition and lust for national publicity. Gaetz accused McCarthy of conspiring with Democrats because McCarthy forged a bipartisan coalition with them to keep the government open after the Gaetz crowd refused to support Republican legislation to prevent a shut-

down. This was an obvious ploy by Gaetz to set McCarthy up for failure. If McCarthy hadn’t passed bipartisan legislation to keep the government open, Gaetz would have accused him of poor leadership. When the speaker did the responsible thing, Gaetz virtually accused him of collaborating with the enemy. This is the ultimate hypocrisy, because Gaetz gave congressional Democrats power and influence they would not have had otherwise. I’ve known McCarthy since he was first elected to Congress in 2006. I saw him work his way up through various leadership positions, and have always been impressed by him. Most important, he always kept his word to me. As speaker, he overcame massive political obstacles to get serious legislation through the House. The reality is that Democrats control the White House and the Senate, while Republicans have a small majority in the House. Keeping that majority together required the skills of a juggler and a magician, plus extraordinary patience. The 221 House Republicans constitute a wide variety of philosophical and geographic views and beliefs. For instance, a Republican from rural Mississippi would have a

evin McCarthy’s removal was strictly a power play by a gang of hostage-takers.

very different agenda from a blue-collar conservative Republican representing suburban Long Island. It was McCarthy’s arduous and unenviable task to find common ground while accommodating these disparate agendas. (Let me commend Long Island Representatives Andrew Garbarino, Anthony D’Esposito and Nick LaLota for always taking their jobs seriously by working with McCarthy to get results for their districts and our region, and not grandstanding or taking cheap shots.) McCarthy has decided not to run again for speaker. I certainly can’t blame him, though his talents and abilities will be sorely missed. I don’t in any way envy his successor. Not only will he or she have to work with a razor-thin majority, but now that the unwritten tradition of not removing a speaker for personal political aggrandizement has been shattered, the next speaker will also have to operate under the constant threat that a disgruntled minority of the majority might conspire with the minority party to create chaos. Congress won’t be the same. Thanks for the terrific job, Kevin, and doing what you could to preserve sanity! Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@liherald.com.

Once more, Israel goes to war

ike everyone in our community and all right-minded people in the world, I am horrified by the heinous terrorist attacks that occurred in Israel beginning last weekend. The deliberate, premeditated slaughter of hundreds of civilians, on one of the holy days of the Jewish year, by a genocidal terrorist group is beyond description in words. We know that in wars fought in civilian areas, civilians are, unfortunately, killed. But to specifically plan for the wholesale, deliberate HoWARD murder of famiBREssLER lies in their homes, concertgoers and others, and the kidnapping of old people, children and women to use as bargaining chips or psychological warfare props boggles the civilized mind — and thrills only the diseased one.

This attack was a terrible blow to Israel and Jews worldwide. It is reminiscent to me of the Yom Kippur War. I was too young to understand what was happening when that war began in October 1973, but I remember the sense of fear that hung over the adults around me, and the nervous prayers led by my kindergarten teachers. That same feeling of desperately needing but not being able to access information, because of the holiday, afflicted me last weekend. Everyone was adding bits of information they had picked up from newspapers or messages conveyed by neighbors, and the news just kept getting worse. Our enemies had wounded us, and more pain was likely to come. But unlike the war 50 years ago, I do not truly fear for Israel’s survival. She is strong, and if our enemies were looking to capitalize on the disunity that

has racked Israel for many months, they may have scored a blow, but they have badly miscalculated, because when the threat comes from without, the core within hardens. This past Shabbat, Shemini Atzeret, we read Kohelet. And Kohelet instructs us that there is a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to wail and a time to dance. But what happens when those things need to be done at the same time? Simchat Torah is always a time of rejoicing and dancing, singing and glorifying. But this Simchat Torah was also a time to weep and wail. So our celebrations were tempered and our vigilance heightened, but we did dance. And we did sing. Because to do otherwise would be to allow our enemies to take even more than they already have. And for what they have taken, we will extract a price.

here is a time for war, and a time for peace. One day it will be time for peace.

There is a time to kill, and a time to heal. Unfortunately, we are now forced to do the former, and in the process we are doing the latter. There is a time to wreck, and a time to build. Now we will wreck the infrastructure and, we hope, the leadership of our enemies, and continue to build our homeland. There is a time to rend, and a time to mend. We rent our spiritual clothing these past days, and hopefully we are mending our people. There is a time to love, and a time to hate. We are showing our love to our brothers and sisters, and venting our hatred on those who seek to destroy our brothers and sisters. There is a time for war, and a time for peace. Now is the time for war. One day it will be time for peace. Howard Bressler, an attorney who lives in West Hempstead, is the author of “Wrong Conclusion, No Resolution: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334’s Erroneous Conclusions on the Legality of Israeli Settlements in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem.”

LONG BEACH HERALD — October 12, 2023

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In Israel, war ends politics, diplomacy as usual

amas’s Saturday-morning assault on Israel was more than just a shocking demonstration of barbarism. The toll of Israeli dead and wounded — not to mention those kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip by these murderers — is sickening. And it should alarm and enrage civilized people everywhere. The full extent of the horror on the southern border — coupled with a barrage of thousands of rockets and missiles fired at Israeli villages, towns and cities — is yet to be determined. Nor can we be sure what will follow after the first day of what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rightly characterized as a “war.” And whether it will spread to include Iran and its Hezbollah terrorist auxiliaries in Lebanon. But we do know this: It is an event that changes the Middle East. All the rules that have governed the way Jerusalem deals with its terrorist foes and their Gaza stronghold since it fell under Hamas control in 2006 — in which the Israeli government and military have always sought to limit the conflict — must now be thrown out. Above all, it must be an end to politics and diplomacy as usual in Israel, the diaspora and the West. Whatever strategies and tactics that the Jewish state adopts as it seeks to reassert control over its border, rescue those held hostage, and punish those responsible for these crimes, some basic principles must govern the response to these events. The first is that the Jewish people, and those who care about Israel, must unite. After a year of political division and a culture war that threaten to tear Israeli society asunder and undermine its economy and security, those arguments must cease — there and elsewhere. The magnitude of this crisis is comparable to that of Israel’s wars in 1948, 1967 and 1973, and so must be the response of those who claim to be Israel’s friends and supporters. It may be difficult to imagine the current politically fractured, more heavily assimilated Jewish community of the United States, that is far more alienated from Israel than it once was, coming together as it did during those days. But nevertheless, that is the model that the Jewish world and sympathetic non-Jews must follow. It must be clear to the world that when Israel is under attack and Jews are being murdered, the solidarity of the Jewish people and decent people everywhere with Israel must be unquestioned. Second, there must be no tolerance or acceptance of the usual narratives and biased media coverage of the conflict, which focus more on Israel’s responses than on Palestinian terrorism itself, and which often seek to demonize the Jewish

state’s justified measures of self-defense. Those who seek to wipe Israel off the map — whether by terrorism or political means — are engaging in a global attack on the Jewish people. The rising tide of antisemitism that is sweeping across the world in recent years is driven in large part by anti-Zionist propaganda. Anything that seeks to legitimize the goals of the terrorists to destroy Israel must be rightly labeled not just as hateful, but as a form of antisemitism that must not be normalized or allowed to be represented as part of mainstream opinion in the West. If Hamas cared about the safety of the Palestinian Arabs languishing under their tyrannical Islamist rule in Gaza, they would not have started this war. They will, no doubt, continue to use the people under their control as human shields. That is a tragedy, but worries about the suffering of Palestinians caused by Hamas’s actions cannot be allowed to color the responses to efforts to save Israeli hostages and take out the terrorists and their military infrastructure. The civilized world must fully support Israel’s counterattack. Any talk of proportionality or the need for restraint on the part of Israel as it copes with this assault on its citizens should be rejected. Such bloody terrorism is not a natural response to Palestinian frustration or an effort — as Hamas falsely asserts — to prevent harm from being done to the mosques on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. When Hamas talks about ending the “occupation,” it is not speaking about pushing Israel back to the 1967 armistice lines, or complaints about Jews living in the heart of their homeland in Judea and Samaria or Jerusalem. As far as Hamas and other Palestinian groups are concerned, “occupation” refers to the existence of Israel within any boundaries. Their goal is not freedom for their people. If that was what they wanted, the Islamists, as well as their supposedly more “moderate” opponents, would have accepted any one of the compromise peace offers extended to them in the past. What they want to do is to kill Jews and eliminate the Jewish state. Sadly, such sentiments are also part of mainstream Palestinian political thought and culture. The shameful scenes in which Palestinians have been shown celebrating terrorism and exulting over the dead bodies of murdered Jews or hostages must not only not be forgotten, conclusions should be drawn about what this means in terms of the future of the conflict and what the goals of diplomacy should be. Any reporting about this war that doesn’t make that clear isn’t merely biased against Israel, but constitutes an adoption of terrorist talking points that legitimize

their wrongful insistence on continuing their century-old war on Zionism that has become inextricably tied up with Palestinian national identity. Third, Hamas and its allies must gain no political or diplomatic benefit from their crimes. The current imperative for American foreign policy, and that of other nations, must be to ensure that this unprovoked and appalling tragedy is not exploited by the forces that have launched this war. Any discussion in the current context of redoubled efforts to resurrect a two-state solution to the conflict — that Palestinians have repeatedly rejected over the past decades — must end. On the contrary, the existence of the terrorist-run independent Palestinian state in all but name in Gaza is proof that such a plan is a guarantee of more suffering and bloodshed. Hamas — no doubt acting with the knowledge and support of Iran — seeks to derail the widening circle of peace in which Arab states have embraced normalized relations with Israel. This war is clearly, at least in part, a response to efforts to involve the Palestinians in negotiations between Saudi Arabia and Israel. The Jewish state’s burgeoning alliance with the desert kingdom is the result of rational assessments of the national interests of both Middle Eastern countries and their mutual fears about Tehran’s quest for regional hegemony and a nuclear weapon. This war is a reminder that the Palestinians must no longer be allowed to hold Arab nations hostage to their intransigent refusal to accept the legitimacy of a Jewish state. There will be time enough in the days and weeks ahead to fully assess how much responsibility those who have sought to appease both the Palestinian terror organizations and Iran must bear for this tragedy. The same is true with respect to assigning blame for what can only be termed a catastrophic failure on the part of Israel’s security establishment. But for now, the priority must be to ensure that Israel’s borders are protected, its people’s safety ensured, and that those responsible for these criminal acts are severely punished and no longer able to launch attacks on the Jewish state with impunity. Any other response from individuals, organizations and their leaders, politicians or governments is unacceptable. May God watch over the people of Israel and those tasked with their defense. May their efforts be victorious. And may the hateful enemies of the Jewish state be made to understand that their crimes and evil intentions will no longer be tolerated by the civilized world. –Jewish News Syndicate

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loved ones. When it came time to break the news to my family, I put on my bravest face and told them, “I have a plan in effect, and everything’s going to be all right.” But despite my confident presentation, there were many hurdles. After I started a course of chemotherapy early in treatment, I was treated for a rare allergic reaction that sent me into anaphylactic shock. Later I was hospitalized with neutropenia, a serious condition in which my neutrophils — a type of white blood cell — dropped to dangerously low levels. As my support circle reassured me that I would rebound, my thoughts turned to the Bible, and Jeremiah 29:11. “For I know the plans I have for you,” the Lord declares. “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” I soon learned that those plans included a tremendous groundswell of love and support. One of the examples I will always carry with me is the generosity of my family and friends — and my colleagues at the North Hempstead Housing Authority. As a relatively new employee, I had accrued only a small amount of sick leave, and it was being consumed quickly amid my treatment. But Loreen, Dolly,

Frann and Susan donated their time off to ensure my continued care and give me some much-needed peace of mind. I will be forever grateful to these women — my friends for life — for their generosity. After completing chemotherapy and radiation, I finished my master’s, continued my advocacy for affordable housing in 15 years at the helm of the Huntington Housing Authority, served on the Westbury Board of Education, and since 2014 have been blessed with the humbling privilege of representing the residents of Nassau County’s 2nd Legislative District. All of this was made possible by the love and support of my friends and family, the expertise of outstanding medical professionals, and the practices that led to prompt detection and treatment. For Black women, that is especially crucial. According to the American Cancer Society, we are more likely than white women to develop breast cancer before age 40, as I did. Furthermore, Black women have the highest death rate from breast cancer among any racial or ethnic group. A large factor in that sobering statistic is the fact that one in five of us develop triple-negative breast cancer, which tends to grow and spread faster, has fewer treatment

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three years ago. To the best of my knowledge, it was never completed and made public. Free will need to meet with and develop a working relationship with the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York office. FTA plays a critical role in funding the LIRR capital program. And he must continue leading the LIRR to a state of good repair for the existing fleet, stations, signals, interlockings, track, power, yards and shops. The FTA, Albany, other funding agen-

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iven its prevalence among Black women, I’m now all about advocacy.

Siela A. Bynoe, of Westbury, represents Nassau County’s 2nd Legislative District.

Letters For LIRR’s new interim president, there are new challenges ahead To the Editor: Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Janno Lieber’s appointment of Robert Free, the Long Island Rail Road’s senior vice president of operations, as interim LIRR president last month made sense. There was no way Acting LIRR President Catherine Rinaldi could give her full attention to this critical full-time position. There were never enough hours in the day while Rinaldi was also serving as Metro-North Railroad president. Promoting from within the LIRR management team makes sense. Rather than wasting time and money on a national search for a new LIRR president, Lieber should promote from within. Besides Free, there are a number of other very capable senior executives, including Executive Vice President Elisa Picca, Senior Chief Engineer Ed McGoldrick, and several others who could easily step in to fill this position full time. They, like Free, already have a good understanding of the LIRR’s organization, staff, operations, facilities and customers needs. Any of them would be able to hit the ground run-

ning with little need for on-the-job training. There are a number of issues facing management that recent Presidents Phil Eng and Rinaldi did not resolved. They include overtime abuse; out-of-control pensions; fare evasion; periodic cancellation and combining of trains due to signal, power and other problems in the East River tunnels and at Harold Interlocking, Jamaica Station and other locations; and several new union contracts. Some of these have gone on for far too long. Amtrak will begin repairs to the four East River tunnels in 2024. This will result in the removal of one tunnel at a time from service. With access to only three tunnels, Free will need to develop a new Penn Station service plan. It should keep to a minimum the number of combined and canceled trains during this multiyear construction period. Free may need to become more familiar with plans for capital projects and programs in coming years. This should include a briefing by MTA headquarters staff assigned to complete the MTA 20252044 Twenty Year Capital Needs Plan. He should also be briefed on the status of previous promised, but unfulfilled, commitments by Eng and Rinaldi. That should include the critical potential for electrification of all diesel territory branches. This feasibility study began under Eng

LARRY PENNER Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer and a former director of the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office of Operations and Program Management.

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