Long Beach Herald 11-17-2022

On being Amy Schumer’s mom

Sandy rarely mentions her celebrity daughter

By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

Sandy Schumer is a soft-spoken, 74-year-old religious school principal and administrator at Temple EmanuEl of Long Beach who is extraordi narily polite and chooses her words carefully. Is this the mother of the 41-year-old, often sexually explicit standup comedian? The star of television and film who, when asked by David Letterman on her last appearance on “The Late Show” in 2015 to “do something you’ll regret,” hiked up the hem of her tight black dress and pointed to a long white line

across her upper thigh?

“What’s that?” Letterman asked.

“That’s my vagina,” Amy Schumer responded.

Yes, Sandy Schumer is her mother.

After working for 25 years as a speech ther apist for BOCES in Nassau County, the elder Schumer took a job as religious school princi pal at the temple, a position she has held for the last three years. She is also the author of a book, “The Language of Parenting.” It is a guide to helping parents meet the challenges of raising children. The book is dedicated to Amy, and Sandy’s two other children, Jason, a

L.B. leans red in midterm balloting

By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com

Long Beach, a Democratic stronghold for decades, turned decidedly red in last week’s mid term elections.

In the 20th Assembly District, which takes in Long Beach and the Five Towns, Republican Ari Brown swamped Democrat Mike DeLury, garnering 61 percent of the vote, to 38 percent for DeLury. Nassau County heavily favored Republican gubernatorial candi date Lee Zeldin, giv ing him 55 percent of the vote, com pared with 44 per cent for incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul, who won the elec tion statewide.

Support among Nassau voters has shifted toward Republicans in both local and state elections. Lawrence C. Levy, a longtime Newsday reporter and columnist and the executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, cited several

factors in explaining the appar ent red wave on Long Island.

“This year, in the campaigns for local offices, Republicans really hammered the same issues that carried them,” Levy said. “The Republicans generat ed a lot of momentum on crime and inflation, and people on the Island were really con cerned about rising crime, even if there was very little in their own communi ties.”

Levy added that Long Islanders’ per ceptions of crime were heavily influ enced by New York City media and poli tics, and that gave Republican candi dates a “head start” in attracting sup port. “The Republi can message reso nated with people as more than just a campaign tactic,” he said.

“If people feel unsafe, a politi cian has to be seen as doing something, or at least talking compellingly about it,” Levy added. “And until the last week

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SANDY SCHuMER, CoMEDIAN-ACTRESS-wRITER Amy Schumer’s mother, at work in the religious school at Temple Emanu-El in Long Beach.

The Republican message resonated with people as more than just a campaign tactic.

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‘Sensory Special’ production of “Oz”

By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

We’re not Kansas anymore, Toto. Or, in Long Beach, either.

For two magical hours at the Lindell Elementary School last Sunday afternoon, the mostly young cast of the Long Beach Theater Guild presented the iconic “The Wizard of Oz.”

And the audience, captivated, was also in Oz.

The play was presented Saturday as well, but what made Sunday’s perfor mance extraordinary is that it was put on for sensory sensitive children, some of who are on the autism spectrum.

Nancy Gallinaro, president of the Long Island Theater Guild, and several volun teers handed out packets to sensory sensi tive children, who may be sensitive to loud noises. The packets consisted of earplugs, and squishy toys that could be squeezed to relieve any tensions the children may experience. The voices of the actors were sometimes modulated to reduce loud sounds.

“Last year, we did a sensory show, but we did it remotely because of Covid,” Gal linaro said. “This is the first time it’s live.”

The Wizard will be performed againSaturday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, Oct. 20, at 2 pm at the Lindell School. The Theater Guild will be celebrating is 50th anniversary this weekend, honoring its founders, Don Kelly and his wife. Ginny.

The kids loved the play, and they all had their favorite characters.

Ashley Deutsch, 14, of Long Beach High School, sat with friends waiting for the play to begin. Ashley had seen The Wizard before, elsewhere, but had to see it again, especially so she could see her favorite, the Tin Man, played Sunday by Shane Levine, a sophomore at Hofstra.

“He’s cool,” Ashley said. “And he’s funny.”

Ava Abramson, 13, of Long Beach Mid dle School, had a part of The Wizard with another theater group, called Spotlight,

which is geared to young people. She liked the Lion, played by Tommy Larson, who performed in “Fiddler on the Roof.” Ava said the Lion was funny “because he’s scared of everything.”

Moving projections on the screen on the stage augmented the production Sunday. Parts of the movie of The Wizard were shown on the screen. The Wizard, pro duced in 1939 by MGM, has become a clas sic over the decades and starred a young Judy Garland playing Dorothy Gale.

The cast was led by Ariel Pearl, 20, of Long Beach, who played the lead role, of Dorothy, the girl lost in a storm who must find her way back home to Kansas from the Land of Oz. She is a bilingual singer/ actress who has released a debut single, “Let It All Go.” Her rendition of the “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” held the audience spellbound.

“My biggest goal is to win a Grammy, and to make a difference in the world,” Pearl said. She is already signed to a con tract with Warner Music.

Photos by Bob Arkow/Herald

ThE ENTIRE CAST of The Wizard of Oz takes a bow at the finale of the performance Sunday at Lindell Elementary School.

DoRoThy gETS woRD from the Munchkins that the Wicket Witch is dead “truly dead.”

(L To R) The Lion (Tommy Larson), Dorothy (Ariel Pearl), the Tin Man (Shane Levine) and the Scarecrow (Partrick O’Neill) meet to discuss their plans to get Dorothy home to Kansas.

Experts say voters may reverse the trend in 2024

or two of the campaign, voters did not hear that from the top of the Democratic ticket. The bottom line is that Long Islanders really are attuned to personal and financial insecu rity, rising crime and rising costs. That hit home to a lot of people who normally vote Democratic.”

Levy said he believed that those voters would probably return to supporting Demo cratic candidates in national elections.

In a statement, Mary Volos evich, president of the Long Beach Democratic Party, said, “Long Beach, like Nassau County, has always included Republican and Independent voters, and unfortunately vot ers bought what the NY Post was selling. We are proud and grateful of the hard work from so many of our volun teers from the Long Beach and Nassau County Democratic Committees. While the results weren’t what we were hoping for, it wasn’t because of a lack of effort or resources from our city or county com mittees, and we are confident we will be able to flip all GOP seats in Long Beach during the 2024 election cycle.”

According to the Federal Election Commission, from 2018 to 2021, Long Beach residents made 4,411 contributions to the Democratic Party and liberal cam paigns, and just 462 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns. Those contributions totaled $322,591 for Demo crats, and $118,676 for Republicans.

Beach Republican Party, acknowledged that historically, the city has been pre dominantly Democratic. He added, how ever, that he has noticed a change in the past few years.

“I think politics has been changing for a long time now,” Moriarty said. “The Democratic Party had a lock on certain groups and ages. As younger people and voters have more information available to them, and candidates are speaking on issues that can be important to them, they vote for them.”

People are no longer tied to traditional party politics, Moriarty said, which is changing the way they vote.

Jim Moriarty, president of the Long

Tim Baker/Herald photos Republican aRi bRown defeated Long Beach Democrat Mike Delury in a race for the State Assembly.

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once estranged, are now close

jazz musician, and Kimberly, a writer and producer.

The Schumers are also distantly related by marriage to Sen. Chuck Schumer, the majority leader of the U.S. Senate. But Sandy Schumer said she has met him pri vately only once.

She almost never tells people she is Amy’s mother. And she shuns the word “pride” when speaking of her daughter, whose fame reached a new level in 2015, when she made her film debut in “Trainwreck.” She received nominations for the Writers Guild of America award for Best Original Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.

“She’s a regular person,” Sandy Schumer said of her daughter.

“I feel disassociated from the famous person she is. I’m not a fan. I’m her mother.”

“I have a very specific feeling about pride,” Schumer said. “I have three children. I never say, ‘I’m proud of you.’ I say, ‘I’m so happy for you.’ Pride has to come from within. So many people work hard to make their parents proud, and then those people are disappointed” when they feel they haven’t done so.

Rabbi Jack Zanerhaft, the religious leader of Temple Emanu-El, said Schumer is “private, quiet about it all.”

“She doesn’t promote the fact that she has a famous daughter,” Zanerhaft said. There is a definite resem blance between mother and daughter, he said. “But Sandy doesn’t go out of her way” to talk about Amy.

Amy Schumer is on a nationwide performance tour, and was unavailable for comment.

Her mother is so discrete that, for over a year, the can tor at Temple Emanu-El, Lisa Klinger-Kantor said she didn’t know that Amy was Sandy’s daughter. Amy was married in February 2018 in Malibu, California, and Klinger-Kantor said that Sandy told her about the wed

ding a week before.

“I only knew her as Sandy Schumer,” Klinger-Kantor said. “We had never talked about her daughter. She said, ‘Do you know who my daughter is?’ She said it’s Amy Schumer. I cracked up. She said she had two days to pack for the wedding in California.”

“She’s low-key and quiet,” Klinger-Kantor added. “But she gets her opinions across. She’s very organized.” The temple’s religious school has about 70 students.

Sandy Schumer was born to Methodist parents in Cin cinnati, but converted to Judaism after meeting a Jewish student, David Stein, at Miami University in Ohio. She knew little about Judaism, but studied diligently.

“I never had a bagel in my life” before college, she said.

She married Stein in 1972. He has since died, and she married Gordon Schumer in 1979. Gordon, she said, developed a drinking problem and his furniture-import ing business failed. They have been divorced for 30 years.

In her 2016 book, “The Girl with the Lower Back Tat too,” Amy Schumer wrote that she was 10 when her father’s car was repossessed. “I do remember him stand ing expressionless in the driveway as it pulled away,” she wrote. Gordon was later diagnosed with multiple sclero sis, and now lives in a care facility in Manhattan.

Amy, who married Chris Fischer — a farmer and a chef who is on the autism spectrum — five years ago, has said that she has “forgiven” her mother, but that it took time.

“When she was 30, she and I stopped communicating for a few months,” Sandy said. “We were too close. She was angry at me. I didn’t handle things well. But we worked to rebuild our relationship. The best thing that has happened was her having a son” — Gene, now 3½.

Amy Schumer has made millions of dollars over the course of her career. But her mother lives on a Nassau County pension and her salary at Temple Emanu-El.

“I’m a normal person,” she said. “I have a normal job. It’s very important for me to be independent.” When she thinks of her daughter, she often recalls a child who loved to perform in school plays at a Catholic school in Rockville Centre, where the family lived when Amy was young.

“She was delightful, smart, creative and funny,” Sandy Schumer said. “She looked a little like Shirley Temple.”

Courtesy Keith Rossein Photography

Amy Schumer, in Malverne in 2021, filming a Hulu series called ‘Life & Beth.’

Madison Beer hosts concert and food drive

By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

The holidays are filled with plenty of food — but not for everyone. That’s why Nassau County officials have teamed up with Long Island Cares and Island Harvest food banks to make sure everyone eats on Thanksgiving.

And they’re getting a little celebrity help along the way from singer-songwriter Madison Beer.

Born and raised in Jericho before mov ing out west to pursue her music career, the 23-year-old Beer returns to Long Island on Wednesday, Nov. 23, to host the “End Hunger Thanksgiving Celebration” at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale.

It doesn’t cost money to attend, but everyone who shows up beginning at 3:30 p.m., are asked to bring at least one nonperishable food item. The celebration will focus on Beer’s accomplishments — begin ning with her early days as a teenager on YouTube singing covers of her favorite songs. She shot into stardom after another young performer, Justin Bieber, linked to one of her videos.

Beer also will bring attention to hunger and the culture of giving, according to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blake man.

Beer “has become a very, very influen tial person, especially with the young peo ple throughout the world,” Blakeman said

outside of Nassau Coliseum earlier this week. “We are trying to create a culture here in Nassau County and throughout the country — and throughout the world — of giving: Giving to people who need a little bit more help.”

The county also will proclaim Nov. 23 “Madison Beer Day.”

“I always look forward to coming home for the holidays,” Beer said in a state ment. “But it’s that much sweeter coming home for an event like this one that will help so many.”

Beer has more than 30 million followers on Instagram and Twitter, Blakeman said.

“She’s somebody that — certainly peo

ple throughout the world, and especially young people — have recognized as some one that is very, very talented,” he said. “We’re so happy that she is coming back to Nassau County so we can honor her, but at the same time give back to the community and make sure that everybody gets the food that they require so that they can have a happy holiday.”

Randi Shubin Dresner, the president and chief executive of Island Harvest, told reporters it was “very kind,” of Blakeman to involve the two food banks in this pro gram.

Beer, she said, is someone who “knows about our community, and clearly she understands that there are so many people who are struggling here on Long Island. With the rising costs at the gas pump and the rising costs at the supermarket, people who were just making ends meet are now having to struggle and find additional dol lars to just feed their family and put food on the table.”

Donations are down right now, accord ing to Jessica Rosati, chief programs offi cer for Long Island Cares.

Yet between the two organizations, well over 20 million pounds of food is distribut ed across Long Island, Dresner said. And that number has increased “quite a bit” from pre-pandemic times.

Seating for the celebration is limited to 15,000, and requires advanced registration at NassauCountyNY.gov. Doors open at 3:30 p.m., with the show starting at 5.

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RANdI ShuBIN dReSNeR, the president and chief executive of Island Harvest, thanked Nassau County Executive Blakeman for including her organization and Long Island Cares in the ‘End Hunger Thanksgiving Celebration.’ The free event — set for Wednesday, Nov. 23 — will be hosted by Long Island-born singer-songwriter Madison Beer, and will double as a food collection drive.

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Mepham tops Long Beach in rainstorm

By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

Second-seeded Mepham and No. 3 Long Beach not only batted each other through out last Friday afternoon’s Nassau Confer ence II football semifinal at Hofstra, but also Mother Nature.

“I don’t think I’ve ever been this drenched in my life,” Mepham head coach Matt Moody said. “At times, I couldn’t see plays develop. It was crazy.”

Torrential rain, wind, punts and turn overs dominated three scoreless quarters before the Pirates finally broke through in the fourth with a pair of touchdowns for a 14-0 victory. Mepham, which last won a county title in 1952, advanced to face sixtime defending champion Garden City next Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Hofstra for the crown.

“We found a way to win and we’re look ing forward to next week,” said Mepham senior quarterback/linebacker Dominick Novello, who opened the scoring with 7:58 remaining on a 2-yard touchdown run and was part of a smothering defensive effort with 8 tackles and a pair of sacks. “We’re excited to get a rematch with Garden City,” he added.

Long Beach (7-3) had two chances to take the lead early in the fourth quarter but had one field-goal attempt sail wide and another blocked by Mepham’s senior Nick Walker. Following the block by Walk er, the Pirates drove 60 yards behind senior Dylan Dunn (45) for the eventual winning score.

“I don’t think any of us thought the game was going to go south, but we were minus-3 in turnovers in the first half and it was still a 0-0 tie,” Moody said. “We knew we had to do a better job protecting the ball and things finally shifted in our favor in the fourth quarter.”

With the weather conditions basically eliminating the passing attack for both offenses, Moody wanted to give Dunn, one of Mepham’s receivers, some touches out of the backfield. “Dylan provided a spark we hadn’t had all game,” Moody said. “We wanted to get the ball into his hands some how.”

Trailing 7-0, the Marines fumbled away their ensuing possession. Senior Christo pher Norris recovered for Mepham (9-1) on the Long Beach 18. Five plays later, Novello lost a slippery ball at the goal line but junior Steven Mulqueen pounced on the fumble in the end zone for a touchdown

with 4:28 left.

“I was super happy Mulqueen was there to recover it,” Novello said.

Long Beach, which lost 28-13 at Mepham in Week 6 of the regular season, was held to just 51 yards of total offense.

“The weather conditions didn’t play to our strength,” Long Beach head coach Scott Martin said. “We’re a passing team. We averaged 230 yards passing a game. We couldn’t get the ball into the hands of our playmakers.”

The Marines defeated New Hyde Park in the opening round of the playoffs, 27-14. Senior quarterback Jeff Conway threw three touchdown passes, giving him 21 on the year.

“The rain and wind eliminated the pass ing, but I still thought our defense did an incredible job,” said Moody, who praised the performances of Novello, Norris, Walk er, Ryan Thier and Brendan Toomey.

Mepham’s only loss came Week 5 at Garden City, 35-18.

“They’re the gold standard,” Moody said of the top-seeded and unbeaten Tro jans. “We spotted them too many points in the first half when we played. We know it’s going to be tough, but we’re proud to be in the position we’re in.”

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JuNIOr COurTNEY MErChaNT and the Marines completed a successful season with an overall record of 7-3.

New contracts to top administrators?

The Long Beach City Council Tuesday night heard a proposal to provide official contracts to four department heads, but the matter was tabled to allow council man Roy Lester to weigh in on the issue. Lester did not attend Tuesday night’s meeting.

Contracts would be provided to the Long Beach police commissioner, the city comptroller, the public works commis sioner and the corporation council. Offi cials currently occupying those positions are working without contracts.

The contracts would be for a period of three years. The City Council changes

every two years, and the officials who work without contracts would be locked in even if there were new council members.

Francis McQuade, an attorney in Long Beach, objected to the idea and asked the council to reject it. McQuade said the idea would “reduce city management to little more than CSEA status and may New York State laws.

The city is still negotiating with the MTA over the issue of building barri cades in the North Park section to reduce flooding problems in the area.

L.B. athletes sign letters of intent

Six Long Beach High School senior athletes signed National Letters of Intent to signify their commitment to play Divi sion I sports in college on November 9. Each of these students have received ath letic scholarships to attend college and continue their sports career.

The athletes gathered in the high school auditorium, where they were joined by family members, coaches, Prin cipal Jeffrey Myers and Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics Arnold Epstein for a celebration of their accomplishments. Epstein welcomed

attendees and each student with their family came up to the front of the room to make their decision official and receive applause.

Keira Bauer is preparing to join the lacrosse team at Binghamton University and Nora Codianni will also play lacrosse at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Saman tha Kolb will play soccer at Providence College. Jack Miller will play lacrosse at Manhattan College and Delaney Radin will play lacrosse at University of Flori da. Jack Skarren with play lacrosse at St. John’s University.

–James Bernstein

Herald file photo

Top L.B. officiaLs may one day be offered official contracts.

Courtesy Long Beach Public Schools six Long Beach High School senior athletes signed National Letters of Intent to signify their commitment to play Division I sports in college.

STEPPING OUT

Let’s talk about Bruno — and Anna and Elsa, too Step inside an enchanting adventure in Disney on Ice’s

YES: Close to the Edge Tour

By Karen Bloom

As the calendar moves through November, another ice extravaganza from the Disney folks is sure to find its way here. This season’s production brings together two of Disney’s blockbuster films as the beloved stories come to life on ice — “as never before,” according to the Disney folks.

The spectacle, which runs through Nov. 20 at UBS Arena in Elmont, transports audiences to the heart of the icy world in

WHERE WHEN

• Now through Sunday, Nov. 20. Times vary.

Tickets start at $20 (pricing may fluctuate based on demand); available at Ticketmaster.com

Arendelle and the Madrigal family’s casita in Columbia. And, of course, the action is guided by everyone’s favorite “hosts” — Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy — who keep the energetic show moving along

each segment.

control the weather with her emotions. Her husband, Felix. Their daughter Dolores, with her gift to hear. And, yes, the mysterious Bruno, the misunderstood Madrigal family member whose visions foretold the future.

Think of this production as a singalong on ice, accompanied by dramatic skating. From beginning to end, audiences are immediately drawn to their favorite tunes, highlighted, of course, by the power ballad “Let It Go” and the boppy “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.”

The pioneering rockers are back on stage in celebration of the 50th anniversary of their famed album, ‘Close to the Edge.’ With an ever growing fan base, YES continues to electrify audiences with daunting virtuosity, complex musical textures and powerful lead vocals. ‘Close to the Edge’ is widely considered one of their most defining albums, not only for YES but for the whole progressive movement. It became an inspiration for their contemporaries and for successive generations of musicians. Experience an unforgettable evening of YES at its best, featuring its existential prog masterworks and instrumental pyrotechnics. The band — featuring core members Steve Howe on guitars along with keyboardist Geoff Downes, singer Jon Davison and bassist Billy Sherwood — will play the iconic album in its entirety plus a set of classic YES hits.

world of “Frozen,’ narrated by Olaf, the lovable snowman who likes warm hugs and all winter. and bring back summer.

“I’m extremely proud of this show,” says Artistic Director Adam Loosely. “Disney on Ice continues to combine athletics and skating to tell a really good story. This particular production is all about contrasts (from design and costume to storyline) from the cold blues of ‘Frozen’ to the warm South American culture and colors of ‘Encanto.’ It comes together in such a meaningful way.”

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family home alongside her sisters: Isabela — whose perfection radiates with her ability to make plants grow and flowers bloom with every step — and Luisa, with the gift of super strength that she

After the dramatic opening sequence, you’ll enter the all things summer. He’ll take everyone to Arendelle to help Anna find Elsa, whose icy powers unleashed an eternal winter. Kristoff and Sven will be there, too, as they race to bring back summer. Then it’s time to visit with the Madrigals, that extraordinary family who charm everyone in “Encanto.” We follow Mirabel’s quest to save the casita, her enchanted uses to help her village move buildings and reroute rivers. Meet Tia Pepa, who can

Stepping in to helm the production as firsttime artistic director, Loosely admits to feeling what he described as “a little anxiety initially during the process. “My nerves started to fade away when I realized the whole (creative) team had the same vision. ‘Frozen’ has resonated with people for years and years. It seems we can’t have an ice show without ‘Let It Go.’”

As for “Encanto,” audiences are seeing these characters on ice for the first time. “The response has been really rewarding for our cast,” Loosely says.

And for that cast, Loosely points out that the production is much more than a retelling of the two movies. The skaters’ athleticism shines in their displays of aerial acrobatics and skating technique, setting the tone with the opening number. “It truly highlights the talent of the cast, with solos, pairs and plenty of skating style changes.”

“It’s a beautiful, optimistic show, which we need after two plus years of the pandemic,” he adds. “Spend two hours and leave with a smile on your face. We all deserve that.”

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Saturday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. Tickets are available at TheTheatreAtWestbury. com, LiveNation.com or (516) 247-5200.

Kirk Whalum

A familiar presence on the Madison Theatre stage with his gospel concerts, Kirk Whalum returns with a performance that demonstrates his versatile command of his sax and devotion to jazz in all its forms. Soulful, passionate, stirring — these are the words most often used to describe Whalum’s music. Forged from his Memphis, Tennessee, gospel roots and his 1980s initiation into the thriving Houston nightclub scene, Whalum’s big, rich tenor sound is unmistakably his. An ordained minister, he is the recipient of numerous awards and acknowledgments for his musical excellence, including a Grammy (2011) for Best Gospel Song (‘It’s What I Do,’ featuring Lalah Hathaway). In a career spanning decades, Whalum has a sound that is uniquely his — a sound that leaves an indelible imprint.

Saturday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m. $40-$95. Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444 or MadisonTheatreNY.org.

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popular movies from the Disney canon become one in an ice skating spectacle that shares the message: You are the magic.

Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont through

THE SCENE

On stage

Plaza Theatrical continues its season with “Grumpy Old Men: The Musical,” Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 20, 2:30 p.m.. Also continuing Nov. 26-Dec. 3. Based on the beloved 1993 film, which starred Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret, this stage adaptation captures the lovably crotchety characters through twinkling humor, great songs, and the affectionate depiction of a small town that feels like home to everyone. It’s performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $49, $45 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Farmers’ Market

Yoga session

Participate in a Hatha Yoga class, Saturday, Nov. 19, at Long Beach Public Library, 111 W. Park Ave. The class is designed to strengthen and lengthen your muscles and free your mind, held in the program room and on Zoom,10-11 a.m. Most poses will be performed on a mat but some seated chair poses can be done if desired. Bring a yoga mat and optional yoga block and strap if desired. For more information, visit LongBeachPL.LibraryCalendar. com.

FAR Trio Live at Bright Eye Beer

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Two-time Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell brings his “Songs and Stories” concert, to Tilles Center, Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m., performing classic standards and soaring showstoppers from his celebrated career. In this joyous and elegant evening of glorious songs and personal storytelling, on the LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville, the star of “Ragtime,” “Man of La Mancha” and “Kiss, Me Kate,” among others, will serenade audiences with his powerful baritone, accompanied his long-time pianist and collaborator, Tedd Firth. Tickets are $62, available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

Nov. 19

The City of Long Beach will be having its weekly Farmers’ Market in Kennedy Plaza, outside City Hall, Saturday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The market features locally grown vegetables, fruits, breads, pastries and more. For more information, visit LIGreenMarket.org.

The FAR Trio will be performing live music at Bright Eye Beer Co., at 50 W. Park Ave., on Friday, Nov. 18, starting at 6 p.m. The group will be playing a variety of soul, blues and funky arrangements. For more information, visit BrightEyeBeerCo.com.

Holiday fun

Electric Light Parade

On exhibit

Nov. 25

Visit the streets of 19th century London during the darkest days of the year, in this adaption of the classic “A Christmas Carol,” with the Experiential Theater Company, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25-26, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; also Wednesday, Nov. 30, 10:15 a.m. and noon, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage. Meet the Cratchit family, Mr. Scrooge, and the ghosts of past, present and future in this interactive show that weaves together music, humor, puppetry and collaboration. Celebrate the change of seasons through this beloved literary tale. Performances continue through December. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM. org.

City Council Turkey Trot

The 17th annual City Council Turkey Trot will be held on Sunday, Nov. 20. Day-of-race registration and race shirt pickup will be at the Long Beach Catholic School gymnasium from 6:30 to 8 a.m. The onemile children’s race will begin at 8:30 a.m and the 10K race will begin at 9 a.m. For more information and to register, visit LongBeachNY.gov.

Christmas Tree Lighting

The City of Long Beach and city officials will celebrate the season with the annual Kennedy Plaza Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 2. Lighting time TBD. For more information, check back to LongBeachNY.gov.

The City of Long Beach and the Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Electric Light Parade on Saturday, Dec. 10. Antique cars, fire trucks, floats and bicycles will be wrapped in Christmas lights for the festive holiday parade. Restaurants will be offering specials and kids activities after the parade. The parade will begin on Ohio Avenue and will head down Beech Street to Grand Boulevard. Parking will be available at the Long Beach Catholic School. Starting time is TBD. For more information, visit LongBeachNY.gov.

Turnpike Joe and the Traffic Jam

Nov. 19

Photography’s ascent in the art world is an international phenomenon. Nassau County Museum of Art’s star-studded exhibition spans the historical roots of the medium, opening Saturday, Nov. 19. View works by Ansel Adams and his generation and the thrilling, large-format color works of such contemporary masters as Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, James Casebere and Gregory Crewdson, among others. From the documentary to the painterly, images bear witness to the times. On view through March 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Turnpike Joe and The Traffic Jam perform some lively tunes

at Long Beach Public Library, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2 p.m. The concert is held at the second floor auditorium, 111 W. Park Ave. There is no need for preregistration. For more information, visit LongBeachPL.com.

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

Oh Baby!

Mercy Hospital invites moms-to-be to a community baby shower, Saturday, Nov. 19, noon-2 p.m. Meet with physicians, lactation specialist, mother/baby nurses, and other hospital personnel with raffles, giveaways for mom and baby(s), games and more. The free event takes place in Mercy’s employee cafeteria, lower level, 1000 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI. org or call (516) 626-3729.

Long Beach remembers Kristallnacht

Long Beach’s Holocaust Memorial Committee held a service Nov. 6 at the Memorial Monument at Kennedy Plaza, to mark Kristallnacht, the beginning of the Holocaust, in which six millions Jews perished at the hands of Nazis. (L-R) Co-Chair George Trepp, keynote speaker Ryder Moss, Sherri Vegh, Warren Vegh, who delivered the annual Holocaust Pledge, and Master of Ceremonies Vincent Marmorale. Rabbi Eli Goodman, of the Chabad of the Beaches, delivered the Invocation. He is not pictured here.

Weisenberg donated to Jewish War Veterans

Long Beach resident and former state assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg made a donation to the Long Beach Jewish War Veterans post Tuesday.

Weisenberg met with members of the group at Lido Kosher Deli in Long Beach, where they fittingly enjoyed a Kosher lunch. He then presented them with a

$1,000 check.

“The people in this city are my fami ly,” Weisenberg said. “I always want to help family.”

Weisenberg has donated money in the past to numerous people and groups in and out of Long Beach, with this being the latest.

Courtesy James Hodge

Courtesy Joe Ponte

Harvey WeisenBerg made a donation to the Jewish War Veterans of $1,000 earlier this week.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, vs. GEORGE ABT, Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on October 18, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on December 7, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 63 Kirkwood Street, Long Beach, NY 11561. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Long Beach, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 59, Block 184 and Lots 39 and 50. Approximate amount of judgment is $436,090.40 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #602647/2018. Cash will not be accepted. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

John G. Kennedy, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 135180

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMNT LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-BNC3 Plaintiff, Against LYDIA LAMOUTH, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 04/03/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 12/5/2022 at 2:30 PM, premises known as 159 E Chester St Long Beach, New York 11561 and described as follows;

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Long Beach, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 0059 Block 00108 Lot 00065,00066,00067. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $477,177.88 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 607220/2017. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.

Jennifer B. Ettenger, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Suite 205, 10 Midland Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated: 10/21/2022 File Number: 560-2175 PCO 135182

accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 135136

are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.

JEFFREY W. HALBREICH, Referee, BRONSTER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf. 156 West 56th Street, Ste. 902, New York, NY. File No. 307668.006- #99810 135320

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 03/03/2021, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 11/29/2022 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 545B West Broadway, Unit 205, Long Beach, NY 11561 and described as follows;

at 7:00pm, and December 13, 2022 at 10:30am, to receive input regarding the reapportionment and composition of the Town of Hempstead’s councilmanic districts to be used beginning with the Town election of 2023.

345 EAST HUDSON STREET, LONG BEACH, NY 11561

Section: 59, Block: 136, Lot: 61 & 62

To the above named Defendants

COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard and give input at the times and place aforesaid.

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE

OF SALE

SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. DEBBIE NARDOZZI, et al, Defts. Index #601487/2021.

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC, V. BETTY OSEI-MENSAH, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 30, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC is the Plaintiff and BETTY OSEIMENSAH, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on December 6, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 31 BARNES ST, LONG BEACH, NY 11561: Section 59, Block 223, Lot 37 & 214:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED; SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 022937/2009. Leland Lewis Greene, Esq.Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered April 20, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on December 8, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a Section 59, Block 166, Lot(s) 11-13. Sold subject to terms and conditions of field judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law.

Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If property social distancing cannot be maintained of there are other health of safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale.

THERESA MCSWEENEY, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99885 135172

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. CIVIL PROCESS SERVICES, Pltf. vs. KATHLEEN O’LEARY, et al, Defts. Index #1903/2017. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered February 22, 2019, I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on December 13, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 350 East Market Street, Long Beach, NY 11561 a/k/a Section 59, Block 138, Lot 26, Group Lots 26-27. Approx. amt. of judgment is $6,012.11 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing, cannot be maintained or there

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST PHILIP LEVI, JOY LEVI, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered December 19, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on December 13, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1767 BAY BOULEVARD, ATLANTIC BEACH, NY 11509. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Atlantic Beach, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SBL #: 58-65-5, 58-65-6, 58-65-7, 58-65-8, 58-65-53, 58-65-54, 58-65-55, 58-65-56, 58-65-61, 58-65-64. Approximate amount of judgment $1,596,469.73 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #006575/2009. The aforementione d auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Jane Shrenkel, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 00-145324 73856 135237

LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE BOARDWALK CONDOMINIUM II, Plaintiff, Against ASHANTI RANDOLPH In Her Individual Capacity And As Executor Of The Last Will And Testament Of JAMES A RANDOLPH, et al., Defendant(s)

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Long Beach and State of New York, Section 59 Block 28, Lot 184. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $65,474.60 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 005590/2015. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.

The Original sale date was 11/7/2022 at 2:00PM at the same location.

John L. Juliano, Esq., Referee.

SHERWOOD & TRUITT LAW GROUP, LLC, 300 GARDEN CITY PLAZA, SUITE 136, GARDEN CITY, NY 11530. Dated: 11/9/2022 File Number: RANDOLPH PCO 135471

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: CARPENTER INK LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 01/06/2022. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: 88 Troy Avenue East Atlantic Beach, New York 11561.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 135399

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to N.Y. Election Law Article 17, Title 2, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York, and N.Y. Public Officers Law Article 7, the Open Meetings Law, public hearings will be held by the Town of Hempstead Temporary Redistricting Commission in the Nathan L. H. Bennett Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Village and Town of Hempstead, New York, on both November 29, 2022

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State.

Dated:August 31, 2022 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Eric S. Sheidlower, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 135296

PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES…

Dated:Hempstead, New York November 15, 2022 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK. KATE MURRAY Town Clerk DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor 135484

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 606278/2022 COUNTY OF NASSAU

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, vs. DANIEL ANGEL, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; TOM KORNOBIS; RACHEL ALI, “JOHN DOE #3” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last ten names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises:

The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $512,820.00 and interest, recorded on August 24, 2020, in Book VI-44480 at Page 513, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 345 EAST HUDSON STREET, LONG BEACH, NY 11561.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 609244/2022

COUNTY OF NASSAU

Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com PUBLIC

MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC Plaintiff, vs. KAREN S. ROBERTSON, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 23 VINTON STREET LONG BEACH, NY 11561 Section: 59, Block: 225, Lot: 66 & 67

To the above named Defendants

November 17, 2022 — LONG

FIDF South Shore honors IDF soldiers

At a time when antisemitism is ram pant and support for Israel and the IDF is challenged, Friends of the IDF, an orga nization dedicated to the wellbeing of the soldiers of Israel, brought together mem bers of the Five Towns community in a strong show of solidarity for the brave young men and women of the Israel Defense Forces.

Over 400 local IDF supporters gath ered on October 24 for the Five Towns and Greater South Shore 9th Annual Gala at the Sands in Long Beach.

“I’m honored and proud of our par ents for their extraordinary leadership and passionate commitment to ensuring a better future for the brave men and women of the Israel Defense Forces, the State of Israel and the entire Jewish community,” said Trudy Stern, a relative of one of the families recognized. “I know I speak for the entire Jewish com munity in expressing my thanks to FIDF for the incredible work that they do and opportunities they provide. Without a strong IDF, there is no Israel and there is no organization better equipped to meet the social, educational and wellbeing needs of Israel’s heroes.”

Guests heard from three active-duty IDF soldiers. Sergeant Shachar, a naval combat sailor in the IDF’s 3rd Flotilla spoke about her experience as part of the team that used the anti-missile system on the INS Eilat for the first time. While on a patrol sailing, Shachar’s team suc cessfully intercepted two drones sent by the Hezbollah terror organization in an attempt to damage one of Israel’s gas rigs. She was proud to play a part in this difficult task. In addition, Shachar spoke to the value of the support she and her unit receives from FIDF. “You make us all feel so appreciated.”

Another Soldier, Staff Sgt. Alisa spoke about her time in the elite Paramedic Unit in the IDF and what FIDF’s support means to her. “It is not taken for granted that so many people from across the

globe care. I feel so lucky to be able to defend and represent the incredible val ues of the one State of Israel.”

Lastly, FIDF CEO Steve Weil took the stage and praised the evening’s honor ees. “Tonight, a story of courage with Staff Sgt. Alisa and 2nd Lt. Yosef showed us the importance of putting purpose over our comfort zone. And we’ve seen how the culture of courage that FIDF supports enables a soldier like Sgt. Shachar to save a nation under threat. This is the Jewish people. This is the compound effect of courage.”

–Brendan Carpenter

Public Notices

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State.

The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency

balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $675,000.00 and interest, recorded on April 20, 2011, in Liber M 35963 at Page 382, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 23 VINTON STREET, LONG BEACH, NY 11561.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Dated:November 15, 2022

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Eric S. Sheidlower, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

135298

Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

News brief

St. Joseph’s funding helps student veterans

St. Joseph’s University-New York was awarded nearly $560,000 to help it better recruit military veterans as students, and lead them toward degrees.

The funds come from the U.S. Depart ment of Education’s Centers of Excel lence for Veteran Student Success Grant Program.

“We pride ourselves on the exceptional services we offer to all of our students, especially student veterans who have given so much of themselves before they arrive at St. Joseph’s,” said Donald Boomgaarden, the school’s president, in a release. “We are grateful to receive this funding that will allow us to continue the work we do with our student veterans, and expand our services to even more students in the years to come.”

Funds will be used primarily for the school’s Peer Health Educator Program, designating six veteran-specific peer

health educators trained in meeting the needs of student veterans. The grans also will expand career preparation and sup port for veterans, increasing participation with Student Veterans of America, pro vide graduate student completion grants, provide internship stipends, and launch a program specifically for female veterans.

“Our military and veteran students bring a wealth of experience, knowledge and diversity to our campuses,” said Erin D’Eletto, the school’s military and veter ans services director. “This funding will not only allow us to continue providing substantial services to our student veter ans, but also add programs and services to further support their personal, academic and professional success.”

St. Joseph’s University offers campuses on West Roe Boulevard tin Patchogue, as well as on Clinton Avenue in Brooklyn. To learn more, visit SJNY.edu.

PeoPle honored at the gala saluted the crowd in Long Beach.

Photos courtesy Friends of the IDF the Friends oF the IDF honored many people and their families late last month at the Sands.

DRIVERS WANTED

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered.

EDITOR/REPORTER

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. Historically, reporters who have 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.

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@riverdalepress.com

Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@liherald.com.

Marketing Analyst (Lynbrook, NY) Promote company services and perform market analysis. Plan and implement marketing targets, identify appropriate markets to introduce new products and services Analyze marketing statistics to formulate policies. Resumes to Group ESI, Inc., 97 Horton Avenue, Lynbrook, NY 11563

RECEPTIONIST - FULL TIME Receptionist (full-time) needed for Publisher and Self-Storage Facility located in Garden City. The ideal candidate should have excellent communications and customer service skills, be professional, dependable and have reliable transportation. Candidate should have computer knowledge and working knowledge of MS Office. Candidate MUST be reliable, punctual and be able to work a CONSISTENT schedule: Monday and Wednesday 8am to 4pm Tuesday and Thursday 8am to 6pm Friday 8am to 5pm

Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Answering phones and greeting customers, assisting new customers by showing storage facility options and pricing, collecting payments from customers, contacting customers for late payments, applying payments and updating the customer files /data base and other general administrative responsibilities on an as needed basis. Hourly pay, plus eligible for Holiday Pay, PTO, Medical, Dental, 401k with company matching, plus other benefits. Qualified candidates should email their resume, cover letter and salary requirements. No phone calls please. Job Type: Full-time. Salary: $15.00 /hour Email your resume to: careers@liherald.com

SENIOR SECURITY ENGINEER (Vandis, Inc.) (Albertson, NY): Research, Design, Development and Implementation of Cloud, Networking and Security Technologies for Medium and Large Enterprises using vendor solutions, such as FortiGate, Barracuda, Palo Alto, Cisco etc. Reqs. Bach. degree or for. equiv. in Information Technology, Network and Comp. Security, Comp. Science, Electrical Eng., or a rel. field plus 5 years’ experience in a Network and Security Engineer or related role. Exp. must include: Network and Internet Security Configuration, Design and Architecture. Cloud Security Architecture and Connectivity. Network and Internet Secure Connectivity and Security hacking prevention, including attack methodologies, firewalls (Next Generation Firewalls ex. Fortinet, Palo Alto, Juniper, Cisco; and Web Application Firewall including F5, and Barracuda), IDS, VPNs (IPSEC and SSLVPN), cryptography and wireless networking. Network and Infrastructure support, including use of TCP/IP OSI Model, Switching, IP routing, SSL/TLS, Authentication, Authorization and Accounting. $162,926$180,000. Send resumes to Vandis, Inc., Attn: S. Ratafia, CFO, 1 Albertson Avenue, Suite 1, Albertson, NY 11507 or by email to sratafia@vandis.com.

RECEPTIONIST MEDICAL OFFICE: 2pm-

TEACHERS: SPANISH SPEAKING A+. BA/ Associate Degree In Early Childhood Education. Teacher's Salary $32K. EMAIL RESUME: kgreene@fivetownsmail.org 516-239-6244 Ext. 237

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Q. There is a house in my neighborhood, just a few doors away, that has never been taken care of. I know someone lives there, but they don’t seem to care about how their home looks, and I wonder: Is there a way to get the community together, tear the house down and turn it into a park? It would look a lot bet ter.

A. The house you’re referring to seems to be like one in almost every neighborhood, but I haven’t seen any single-lot parks popping up any where. Maybe the reason it doesn’t happen is because you can’t just seize someone’s property. If that were the case, what would stop your neigh bors from taking your property?

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Every once in a while, when I’m sitting in a pub lic zoning hearing, someone appears and makes a statement at the microphone just like what you are suggesting. I think they, too, are expecting a light bulb to appear above everyone else’s head when they suddenly realize what a genuinely great idea that was. But instead of trying to condemn some one else’s property, it may be better to gain some idea about what is really going on. I have often had to do this in the course of exploring options for potential buyers.

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In some cases, such as a shopping center that continued to lose and not replace businesses, the owner lived a thousand miles away, and was just using the property as a tax write-off while they waited for the market to change and just sell. The condition had already existed for over a decade before someone asked me to look into the condi tions and search the records. The property did improve after violations were issued that forced the owner to respond in court. The same may be the course of action for the property you are describ ing.

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Some people are only compelled by legal action, while others will respond to a warning. I have seen many instances in which the owner is just finan cially, physically or mentally incapable of respond ing in the way you want them to. I have even driven people in these circumstances to meetings with authorities, especially when New York Rising had funding available to help them. None of the individ uals, even with financial assistance, followed through, either from distrust of authorities or a realization that they might have to pay money they just did not have or they could not deal with the change in their lives.

If you are inclined to look further into the cir cumstances of the owner, you may learn the reason(s) for the conditions being what they are. In a free country (so far), you may not like how your neighbors live, but we still don’t have the control to just take their property. Your recourse is to try to understand why the property is this way, and help, if you can, report them to authorities and become the “squeaky wheel,” or take your own personal legal action. Good luck!

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Russia’s space program fades as China’s rises

By all accounts, Russia is losing its unprovoked war against Ukraine. It has lost thousands of troops, spent the equivalent of billions of dollars, and become an international pariah. As a result of the ruinous war, Russia is also losing some thing that has always been precious to its national pride — its position as a leader in the world’s space programs.

until 2024. The sharpest cuts will be in manufacturing technology and develop ment. Money for scientific research will be cut entirely.

into space, leading politicians and mili tary leaders to proclaim that we were failing in space.

flight and a space station, and it plans to explore the Moon, Mars and the wider solar system.

The decline of the Russian space pro gram is not new. It began after the col lapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. That kicked off a brain drain from Russian. The need to fund the Ukraine war only accelerat ed the degradation of Rus sian space efforts.

JAMES BERNSTEIN

The country that stunned the world — and shook up the Unit ed States — with the launch on Oct. 4, 1957, of the sat ellite Sputnik, is falling further and further behind in civil space explo ration, according to experts. Its mili tary space program, however, remains robust, those experts say.

“The Russian space industry is in an obvious state of crisis,” Asif Siddiqi, an authority on Russia’s space program who teaches history at Fordham Uni versity, told an industry publication.

Partly to help fund Russia’s brutal attack on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin recently said he planned to slash funding for space flight activities at least

Additionally, jailed Rus sian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has made allegations of widespread corruption across the coun try’s space industry, with money disappearing into the hands of oligarchs.

Russia does not have a rover on the far side of the moon. China does. It does not have orbiters circling Mars. China, Indi an and the United Arab Emirates do.

Russia does not have a fleet of space telescopes, as does the United States.

“We’ve fallen behind on the science program,” said Igor Marinin, head of the Russian industry publication Novosti Kosmonavtiki. “We’ve forgotten how to make and fly unmanned probes.”

Of course, it was not always this way. The United States and much of the world trembled when the Soviets put Sputnik

Concern deepened in 1961, when the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to fly to outer space, aboard the Vostok 1 capsule. He completed one orbit of Earth. Meanwhile, as the American novelist Tom Wolfe wrote in his highly acclaimed book, “The Right Stuff,” “our rockets kept exploding” on the launch pad.

But what does the cur rent demise of Russia’s space program mean for the United States? John Logsdon, who teaches at George Washington Univer sity and who is often called the “dean of space policy,” said in a phone interview last week that we can no longer count on the Russians as partners on the Interna tional Space Station, or on other space projects in the future. Russian cosmo nauts still fly aboard the space station, but Russia has said that it even plans to withdraw from that program.

For the United States, Logsdon said, the new competitor is China. The Chi nese program has overseen the develop ment and launch of ballistic missiles, thousands of satellites, manned space

In a display of its growing prowess, China launched a cargo mission to its newly completed space station last week end. The 35-foot-long cargo spacecraft docked Nov. 12 with the Tiangong station on Saturday, according to a Chinese news release. As is typical of the country’s news media, few details were released publicly. But according to space experts, the freighter was carrying propellant for the space station, as well as some scien tific experiments.

In recent months, China launched two modules to join its already orbiting space station, which is about 20 percent large than the U.S.- and European-built International Space Station. It is expect ed to be occupied and operational for at least 10 years.

Our approach to China in space has been entirely negative. In 2011, Congress banned NASA from hosting Chinese visi tors at U.S. space facilities. Two years later, Congress banned Chinese nationals from entering NASA facilities without a waiver from NASA.

Nevertheless, Logsdon said, “The Chi nese space program is advancing.”

James Bernstein is editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments about this col umn? jbernstein@liherald.com.

Thankful, mindful and watchful this holiday

Thankful, mindful and watchful this holiday

The midterm elections proved that you can’t put lipstick on a pig. Well, maybe you can try, but eventu ally folks will see through the cover-up. That expression, “lipstick on a pig,” pops up from time to time during elec tions. In 2008, President Barack Obama said that a sup posedly new eco nomic plan pro posed by his oppo nents, John McCain and Sarah Palin, was nothing new, “just putting lipstick on a pig.” Repub licans went ballis tic, accusing Obama of slyly associating the pig patter with Palin. Obama said his comment was about policy, not people. Anyway, he wasn’t the first or the last to use the expression, which, you must admit, con jures a compelling visual.

fringe groups like QAnon, tried their best to put lipstick on these pigs, but they didn’t fly. Fortunately, most of the Republicans who were elected or reelected to office aren’t conspiracy theo rists or election deniers.

This seems like a low bar, but there it is. Don’t we all want a fair fight in the campaigns for office? And when someone clearly wins, don’t we all want to see the opponent concede defeat and move on? Thank goodness that’s what hap pened most often in the days after Nov. 8.

RANDI KREISS

This election season, the GOP sent forth dozens of MAGA election deniers to run for important and influential offices across the country. Republican influencers in and out of government, complemented by seriously delusional

I am relieved and thank ful, as we prepare to gather for Thanksgiving, that the worst-case predictions for a toxic MAGA wave did not happen. Some Trumpian candidates pre vailed, but more were defeated. Voters looked at extremist candidates, anointed by the former president, and they said no. Not all the votes are counted in all the contests, and in Georgia there will be a runoff for a Senate seat, but overall the process has been peaceful and civil — and consequential.

Are we finally reaching a point where Americans on all sides of the political landscape share a vision for a safe democracy? Are we there yet? Can we

count on folks to trust election results? Will candidates fight the good fight and retreat with grace if they lose? We don’t know yet if this midterm portends big changes for the better and a return to relative normal, but the indications are promising. It was not a rout. Rioters did not take to the streets.

The cooling of the politi cal fever gripping the nation allows us to gather at our respective Thanks giving tables and truly give thanks. I am so thankful for the greatest gift we can enjoy in this life: peace of mind. We all experience occasional setbacks and losses, but with peace of mind we can negotiate our difficult life passages.

This isn’t November 2020 or Novem ber 2021, when the pandemic was burn ing through our population. We still have about 40,000 new Covid cases a day, but we have vaccines and anti-virals, greater understanding of the disease and less panic. At the height of the pandemic surge, it was difficult to find peace.

On Thanksgiving 2020, my husband and I sat down to a chicken rather than a turkey. We were grateful for one another but terribly lonely for our kids, who live plane flights away and couldn’t risk trav

el during the fury of the pandemic.

The years of Covid restrictions and isolation offered random gifts as well: learning to find strength we didn’t know was there, finding ways to connect with loved ones through words and Zooms and eye to eye, six feet apart. I would never wish it for character-building, but living through a pandemic has height ened our zest for life and attuned us to the nourishing rhythms of nature.

I noticed recently that many people, rather than saying goodbye, now say “stay safe” when they come and go. That speaks to our relatively new belief that the ground can shift under our feet in an instant. Some threats can be mitigated and some blindside us, but we survivors of the pandemic and the political mael strom have been changed by these years. We say “stay safe” as a kind of hope and benediction for our friends and loved ones.

I hope you are blessed with friends and mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers and children and grandchil dren and neighbors at your Thanksgiv ing table. Along with peace of mind, let there be delicious turkey and sweet pota toes and cranberries and pies, all the tra ditional foods that anchor us to this time and place, and to one another.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

Much has changed since we sat down to a Thanksgiving chicken in 2020.

Yuri Gagarin is all but forgotten, and China has an orbiting space station.

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The power of concession

You’ve likely never heard the name William Jennings Bryan, as he’s not among those regularly talked about in history books. But his contribution to democracy should be indelible, after a simple telegram sent he sent to William McKinley on Nov. 5, 1896, forever changed how we approached elec tions.

“Sen. Jones has just informed me that the returns indicate your election, and I hasten to extend my congratulations,” Bryan said in the telegram. “We have sub mitted the issue to the American people, and their will is law.”

Conceding an election isn’t required by law, which is why what Bryan — in his first of three runs for president — did was all the more unique at the time. He didn’t have to do it by statute, but he had to do it in the spirit of democracy.

Such concessions have become a staple of our election process at all levels. Candi dates battle it out over issues and who can best represent the people, and once the people have made their decision, they accept it. Even if that decision doesn’t favor you, all for a peaceful transfer of power.

Not that making a concession is easy. Far from it. Candidates invest so much of themselves into their campaigns that to suddenly make an about-face and watch someone else get awarded what they had fought for can be heartbreaking. Still, no matter how hot the debate was among the candidates, once the decision has been made, it’s time to return to the real job at hand: governing.

When we think of concessions, we’re likely to think of those in races for our country’s highest office first.

“Just moments ago, I spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on becom ing the 43rd president of the United States. And I promised him that I wouldn’t call him back this time,” then-Vice President

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Al Gore said in a Dec. 13, 2000, address, even joking about rescinding his first con cession on election night, when the race between them was still too close to call.

“Almost a century and a half ago, Sen. Stephen Douglas told Abraham Lincoln, who had just defeated him for the presi dency, ‘Partisan feeling must yield to patri otism. I’m with you, Mr. President, and God bless you,’” Gore added. “Well, in that same spirit, I say to President-elect Bush that what remains of partisan rancor must now be put aside, and may God bless his stewardship of this country.”

Sen. John McCain shared similar senti ments eight years later, when he took the stage in Phoenix to congratulate the man who would become the 44th president, Barack Obama.

“Sen. Obama and I have had and argued our differences, and he has prevailed,” McCain said. “No doubt many of those dif ferences remain. These are difficult times for our country, and I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face.”

Concessions are just as powerful on the local level. State Sen. Anna Kaplan described her service in Albany as an “honor of a lifetime” after losing her reelection bid to former senator Jack Mar tins.

“While our campaign has ended, my service to — and love for — our communi ty has not,” Kaplan said. “I will always fight for you, and am committed to con tinuing that spirit of service in my next chapter.”

Laura Gillen, who lost her bid for Con gress to Anthony D’Esposito last week, also put politics aside to honor the choice of voters.

“We ran a campaign to be proud of in a challenging political environment,” Gillen said. “Together we motivated thousands of Long Islanders to make their voices heard.

To stand up for common-sense leadership. And to vigorously defend fundamental rights from assault.”

After the 2020 presidential election, in which defeated President Donald Trump never conceded to his successor, Joe Biden, there were real fears that this act of patriotism — this cornerstone action of democracy — could become a relic of the past. That conceding somehow represent ed weakness rather than strength. And that it meant essentially giving up on fighting for the chance to represent your community, region, state or even country.

But nothing about concession means you have to give up the fight, or that you can’t explore every option available to you. Once those options are exhausted, howev er, it’s time to close that chapter and start the next one.

On election night last week, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin wasn’t ready to concede the gubernatorial race to Gov. Kathy Hochul. And that was his right — not all the votes had been counted, and while his chances of winning were remote, they still existed.

But when it became clear that he had no path to victory, Zeldin did his part to pro tect and defend democracy by exercising the power of concession.

“I would like to congratulate New York governor Kathy Hochul on her election to a full four-year term,” Zeldin said in a statement the day after the election.

But while this particular battle for the governor’s mansion might be over, Zeldin made it clear that his fight for those he had hoped to represent wouldn’t end — a senti ment every candidate on the short side of any election should share in their own quests.

“As they take office in January, Gov. Kathy Hochul and those controlling Alba ny must address the grave concerns voiced by the voters,” Zeldin said. “While this campaign has come to a close, the rescue mission to ‘save our state’ continues.”

Once again, Randi Kreiss’s amazing ability to convey her thoughts and blend them with history — and in this case, a bit of astronomy as well — moved me to tears! (“An election that will move heaven and earth,” Nov. 3-9.) These are such stressful times, and I know that while it isn’t reasonable to expect everyone to always agree, there needs to be some more honest, respectful dialogue to help move our country to a better place.

I could write to Randi weekly, because her columns are so important and meaningful. I am constantly sending copies to dear friends who don’t live in the area — even a longtime friend who has lived in Italy for decades, but who is still American at heart (whatever that means these days) and is so worried for us and the world. If the America we know and love goes, what then? But then Randi gives us the perspective of eons of time to encour

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Time to throw out the political trash

Happily, the midterm elections are behind us. They were, at best, stressful, and overall they were ugly. Once again, the poll sters were more wrong than they were right, predicting all kinds of results that never happened. There were many les sons to be learned from the results, and any politician who ignores them does so at his or her peril.

Any candidate who calls for a ban on abortions in a red, blue or purple state is asking for trouble. There were five states in which abortion was on the ballot, and those that pro posed a ban in one form or another were shot down.

Women want to make their own choices, in consultation with their physicians, and attempts to take away that right will meet stiff resis tance. Defeated Pennsylvania senatorial candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz suggested that elected officials should have a voice on abortion, and that didn’t help his cam paign.

Most political observers thought the issue of gun control wouldn’t have an

impact on people’s thinking, but many voters who were questioned stated that their decisions factored in their con cerns about the need for much stronger gun laws. There is a constant fear that there will be more school shootings, and pro-gun legislators who are supported by the NRA may have to rethink their posi tion, even if that costs them a few gun-rights support ers. Guns are an issue that won’t go away, and will reresurface in the 2024 elec tions.

Any pollster who tells you that young people are uninterested in elections should be banned from polltaking. This election brought out a record num ber of so-called Gen-Z voters, millions of them college students. On Election Day there were reports all over the country of enormous lines of students waiting to vote, well after the polls were scheduled to close. The youth vote is now alive and well.

Crime was an issue that helped a num ber of candidates get elected, but the vast majority of voters had other concerns on their mind, including voting rights, pre serving the Constitution, saving Social Security and Medicare and stopping can

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age and help us de-stress by literally look ing to the heavens. That was so needed!

Thank you, Randi, from a most grate ful reader, for continuing to share so much of your wonderful self with us.

GEORGENE WINICk Woodmere

Another delay for LIRR East Side access

To the Editor:

Did the MTA and the LIRR forget to consider obtaining necessary clearance from the Federal Railroad Administration before they adopted the schedule calling for East Side access to Grand Central Madison to begin by December 2022? The Federal Transit Administration Full Funding Grant Agreement, approved in 2006, called for service to begin in 2011, at a total project cost of $6.3 billion, with a federal share of $2.6 billion.

The current cost is $11.6 billion, which doesn’t include debt service payments for the cost of borrowing, which brings the cost to $12.7 billion. Debt service costs are

buried under a separate agency operating budget. There is also over $4 billion more in indirect costs for what are known as LIRR “readiness” projects to support ESA service to Grand Central Madison. Honest accounting would bring the real total project cost to $16.7 billion.

A mandatory FRA safety feature that would prevent trains from entering the wrong tunnel clearly fell behind schedule. It is now forecast to be installed and up and running by March 6, 2023. Why was the original implementation schedule for installation of this safety equipment not completed earlier this year? This new FRA safety requirement was implement ed as a result of the Metro North accident on the Hudson Line at Spuyten Duyvil in 2013.

The MTA now has to request a waiver from FRA to begin service in December without this safety feature being in place. This will offer little comfort for riders who are looking for safe and reli able service to the Grand Central Madi son Terminal.

LARRY PENNER

Retired former director, Federal Transit Administration Region 2 Office of Operations and Program Management

didates endorsed by former President Donald Trump from winning key elec tions. Plenty of MAGA candidates won their races, but their tenures may be very short when their new constituents catch on to their lack of substance.

wWe learned in the mid terms that election denial ism is not a winning strate gy. The Republican candi date for New York governor, Lee Zeldin, ran a spirited race, but his resistance to acknowledging that Presi dent Biden was fairly elect ed hurt him with swing vot ers. New Yorkers are pretty sophisticated people, and the majority of them weren’t ready to buy into a candidate who opposed the certification of election results in Penn sylvania and Arizona. There are still plenty of election deniers who won their contests, but once they’re in office, their positions won’t help them do the required work.

From the ads that flooded the air waves, we could all agree that the tone of this year’s races was more dishonest and mean-spirited than ever before. In a lust for power, many candidates — incum bents and challengers alike — made false claims about their opponents, accusing

them of criminal conduct and making other outrageous allegations. But the slanderers didn’t fool most of the voters, who rejected the partisan poison.

Year after year, we have been subjected to stories about suspect polling results, in contests ranging from dogcatcher to pres ident. Political columnists and reporters, in print and on the air, have spend count less hours delving into the polling results, dissecting the numbers and often trying to divine trends that don’t exist. Over the past 10 years, I have challenged numerous pollsters who have wrongly claimed that they have reached people whose only phones are cellphones (which pollsters must dial manually). It’s time to ignore them and the commentators.

Now that the big red wave never hap pened and the experts will be scratching their heads for months trying to figure out why, it’s time to do a reset and focus on 2024. Future candidates will have to prepare for major changes in the electoral terrain, and be aware that they will suffer if they ignore the 2022 warning signs.

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

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e learned in the midterms that election denialism isn’t a winning strategy.

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