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Tolls on A.B. Bridge set to rise 50 percent

By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com

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TollS foR ThE Atlantic Beach Bridge — the only bridge in Nassau County that costs money to cross — will increase from $2 to $3 on Jan. 1, and later next year, vehicles that are not registered in Nassau County will be charged $4.

Tolls are set to increase on the Atlantic Beach Bridge beginning Jan. 1, after a “rigorous review,” the Nassau County Bridge Authority said earlier this week.

On Tuesday night, one Long Breach resident raised strong objections at a City Council meeting, and asked the council to speak with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman about halting the increase.

In 2023, the cost of crossing the only bridge in Nassau County that has a toll will increase from $2 to $3.

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Brown prepares for first full two-year term in Assembly

By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

During his campaign in November to represent the 20th Assembly District, which encompasses Long Beach and the Five Towns, Republican Ari Brown, a builder, frequently used a slogan to show how strong he also was politically.

“I swing a hammer,” he would say.

Even before he takes his seat in Albany, Brown is already taking a rhetorical hammer to what he characterized as Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to increase tolls on the New York State Thruway.

A Thruway Authority spokesman said the tolls would increase by 5 percent in 2024 and again in 2027 for New York E-ZPass customers. The additional fee for those without E-ZPass would increase to 75 percent of the toll, and the tolls for the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge would increase by 50 cents each year from 2024 to 2027.

The spokesman said the decision to raise the tolls was made by the board of the authority — not by the governor. He added that the authority would hold public hearings on the tolls.

The, increases would go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024.

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Assemblyman, 20th District that tolls have not been raised since 2010, and the additional money is needed “to ensure the Authority will meet its growing capital and infrastructure needs for a system that is approaching 70 years in age.”

Brown — and some Democrats — are having none of it.

In a news release last week, Brown stated, “New York has already ditched toll booths, laying off thousands of workers to lighten their books, and now they want more from our already cashed-strapped families. It was just this year that the governor gloated about New York’s rich coffers, and now she’s raising taxes — unconscio-

nable.”

Asked how wise it is for a relative newcomer to the Legislature to take on the governor, who in November was elected by a wide margin to her first full term, Brown responded, “Why not? I’m one of the older state legislators.” He is 55. “I’m not a politician. I’m doing this to Continued on page 5

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Hodge brings 180 kids to L.B. Cinemas Trip was to learn lessons about working together regradless of background Spending time as the chairman of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Long Beach, James Hodge has been helping the younger generations for quite some time. Now the former chairman, he continues to do the same.

Hodge brought 180 children, along with some seniors, to the Long Beach Movie Theater to see “Black Panther” last Tuesday, Nov. 29. He partnered with a couple organizations, including the Long Beach Film Festival, the Robert D. Gause Foundation and the Long Beach High School African American Club.

Hodge said he likes to put things together for his birthday, which was the next day, Nov. 30. “I’ve done this many times before,” he said. “I wanted to honor my birthday to bring some seniors and, first of all, children, to the movies.”

He said he went waking and calling around the community, talking to parents

that may not be able to afford the movies.

As a result, the theater offered a deal for them, where $15 would include a ticket, popcorn and a drink.

Going to the movies wasn’t just to enjoy the film, but to learn as well. Hodge said he wanted the children, in particular, to “see and get a lot of the points of the movie.”

“I wanted to see what points they got out of the movie,” he said. “One of the key things and key focuses was being able to work together. Different communities, different cultures, different walks of life.

Working together, we could get so much more done.”

–Brendan Carpenter

Photos courtesy James Hodge

Hodge said tHe idea of going to the movies wa to enjoy it, but to also learn from it as well.

James Hodge brougHt 180 kids and seniors to the movies last week to see Black Panther.

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L.B.’s Christmas Tree lit up Kennedy Plaza

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ong Beach officially opened up the holiday season Friday at Kennedy Plaza with a tree lighting, carol singing, shopping under a warm tent, and a visit by Santa Klaus.

During the evening, hundreds packed the Plaza, bringing along children, grandchildren, relatives and friends. There was no Grinch that stole this holiday celebration.

A key feature this year was the firsttime ever Holiday Farmer’s Market. More than sixty vendors were on hand to sell clothing, art, work, trinkets, holiday gifts, , food and beverages. The Farmers Market is scheduled to be open, mostly on week-

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ends through the month of December.

The tree lighting ceremony was quick and took place just after darkness feel. A cascade of light filled the Plaza, and there were cheers from the crowd. Then people, from across Nassau County, went about celebrating the beginning of the Christmas- Hanukkah-Kwanza season.

The city of Long Beach, organizer of the event, saw to it that hot chocolates were in big supply as a chill crept into the at dark.

It’s our guess the city does not like to leave people out in the cold.

–James Bernstein

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Last Friday night, Long Beach officially opened the holiday season with a tree lighting ceremony, caroling and a visit by Santa Claus. hot chocoLates were provided for visitors, who came not only from, Long Beach but across Nassau County. the tree was donated by Skudin Surf, one of Long Beach’s best-known businesses and bestknown families. santa KLaus made the scene during the evening, handing out his Ho Ho Hos and Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night.

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Later in the year, the cost for vehicles not registered in Nassau County will jump to $4.

The bridge authority also expects to implement electronic E-ZPass tolling.

In a news release on Dec. 1, the bridge authority said that “the new toll rate schedule was approved in 2022 after a rigorous review process, and there will be no further planned increases for the next five years.”

This will be the first toll increase for the bridge since Jan. 1, 2007. The authority said that its tolls would “remain among the lowest in the region, and deliver support for critical infrastructure improvements to the Atlantic Beach Bridge.”

The authority mentioned three projects in particular: the E-ZPass implementation and a toll plaza refurbishment, which it said would cost $5 million; the replacement of bulkheads in the East Rockaway Inlet, which will also cost $5 million; and bridge cleaning, painting and road work, which will cost $6 million.

Due to inflation, the tolls must increase to pay for these projects, the authority said.

Along with the increases for passenger vehicles, the cost for buses will increase from 50 cents to $3; commercial vans, from $4 to $8; and commercial trucks, from $8 to $16. Annual passes can still be purchased from the bridge authority, but once E-ZPasses is implemented, the pass________________

es will be managed through drivers’ E-ZPass accounts. They will cost $199 for Nassau County-registered cars, and $349 for those registered outside the county.

Long Beach city spokesman John McNally announced the plans at Tuesday’s council meeting, and addressed residents’ potential concerns.

“Everybody thought that once the decals went away, there was going to be no mechanism to pay for a yearly reduced rate,” he said. “It is not true. You can sign up with E-ZPass and still get the $199 yearly rate.”

Jack Ryan, the lone resident to speak on the increase, asked the council to ask Blakeman to halt the increases, and instead audit the bridge authority to find out “what they’re doing, who they are and why we’re paying more money.”

Ryan said he had researched the authority, but could not “figure out who they are.”

“I was told as a kid that when the bonds were paid off, the tolls would go away,” Ryan said. “So, what the bridge authority has done is, every time they’re close to paying the bonds, they go into debt again.”

He went on to question the authority’s statement that the bridge has the lowest tolls in the region. “They have the only tolls in Nassau,” he said.

The authority scheduled a meeting for elected officials, at its office at the bridge, on Thursday, after press time.

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Brown hopes to take a hammer to toll hikes serve. I’m not looking to make this a ■ Firefighters should have two special career.” license plates, front and back — not just Jim Moriarty, a spokesman for Long the single one they have now — to provide Beach Republicans, said that speaking out them more access on the road. politically always involves risk. But, he ■ Senior citizens should have access to added, “Any legislator has the home aides who can treat opportunity to voice his opinthem for psychological issues. ion. Being a legislator is not just about passing legislation.

■ Children with special It’s about digging into things needs should be on school and speaking out on the buses for no longer than an things that are wrong.” hour and a half.

Brown, who lives in Cedarhurst. won a special election Brown said he would conlast April to succeed Melissa tinue to fight cashless bail Miller, a Republican who was and those calling to “defund appointed to the Hempstead the police.” Both were flashTown Board. She replaced points in the November elecBruce Blakeman, who is now tions. Hochul and state lawNassau County executive. In Jim moriArty makers have clarified New November, Brown swamped Republican York’s bail laws, making Mike Delury, a former Long more crimes eligible for bail spokesman in L.B. Beach City Council member, and giving judges more disin the Assembly election. cretion when setting bail.

Brown was previously the deputy mayor Brown is far from convinced that of the Village of Cedarhurst.

Hochul has gone far enough. He wants to Brown is coming to Albany with a suit- eliminate cashless bail entirely, and says case full of proposals: the bail system is “a mess” that was created by Democrats.

■ He wants all electric auto charging Lawrence Levy, executive dean of the machines in the state to be built with National Center for Suburban Studies at parts made in America.

Hofstra, said that Brown’s success may ■ Occupational therapists, he said, depend on his ability to be a moderate.

“Does he want to align with the right should be paid on a par with teachers in

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Ari Brown spoke at Republican headquarters on election night in November, after defeating Democrat Mike Delury for the seat in the 20th Assembly District. wing of his party, or take a more nonpartisan approach?” Levy said. “The latter would give him more of an advantage.”

Levy added that Brown could work with Democrats on two key issues — improving the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Rail

Road, and health care. “These are the things people care about,” Levy said.

Whatever political path he chooses, Brown said he is always mindful that he is at heart a builder. Will he be swinging that hammer? “Of course,” he said. “I always do.”

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Remembering seniors alone on holidays Organization collected 2,000 gifts for elderly residents

By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

When Mickey and Dee Newman died in 2020 in nursing homes of Covid – 14 weeks apart -their daughter, Donna Johnson, was left with a memory that haunted her: there were many seniors she saw in the homes who had no family and no visitors.

A year ago, the 60-year-old Johnson, who retired from the fashion industry, started the Mickey and Dee Charitable Foundation, to collect gifts – toiletries, games, puzzles, books, blankets and clothing – for those seniors who are alone.

On Sunday, about 50 people turned out at the VFW Hall on West Park Avenue in Long Beach, all armed with gifts, to donate to Johnson’s charity. Young and elderly came in with packages they placed on round tables inside the hall, making sure all the items on each table were the same.

“I don’t know half the people here,” said Johnson, who announced the event on social media sites. People came from as far away as Brooklyn and Staten Island to deliver gifts. Six nursing homes will receive then gifts, including four in Long Beach, Johnson said.

“It all started because we lost Mickey and Dee to Covid,” Johnson said. Mickey Newman, 81, died at the Grandell nursing home in Long Beach. His wife, Dee, 79, died at another nursing DoNNA JohNSoN, co-fouNDER of the Mickey home in Far Rockaway.

Hall in Long Beach.

“We saw that there were people in nursing homes with no families,” Johnson said. “We Mark Bowen, 59, of Farmingdale, started just dropping off little things.” Then, she said, said he has relatives in nursing her charity went online. homes and always notices those resi“In August, I put out an Amazon wish list,” she dents who have no visitors. He said added. “I got a new package every single day. All I had his high-school age daughter perto do was ask someone.: forms Irish tap dances at some nursThe charity, Johnson said, had a goal of collecting ing homes Bowen’s wife grew up 2,000 items Sunday. By late Sunday afternoon, volunwith Donna Johnson. teers said the goal had been reached.

He said this charity event was difThere was a busy, festive air in the VFW Hall as peoferent from others. ple rushed in to drop off gifts.

“This is where you can see the “I always want to do something,” said Theresa Bell, end result,” Bowen said, referring to 58, of Long Beach, who brought books, blankets and the piles of goods on the tables. wrapping paper. “I have a special place in my heart for Everybody can feel good for this. It’s seniors.” a worthwhile cause.”

Bill Leahy, of Staten Island, was loaded boxes at the rear of the room.

“Look at this,” he said. “Look at the smiles on peoples’ faces.”

Misty Hennessy, 58, of Long Beach, remembers visiting her grandmother in a nursing home in Brooklyn ThERESA SARI AND her mom, Leila Ali, were among about 50 volunteers years ago.

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Clavin, Khzouz, Richner honored at gala Money raised will help Nassau Community College feed the hungry

By ANDRE SILVA asilva@liherald.com

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t was a night to remember, and a night to recognize the people and businesses that help make Nassau Community College what it is.

It was the annual gala of the Nassau Community College Foundation, taking place not far from the campus at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City.

Among those honored were Hempstead town supervisor Don Clavin, NICE Bus chief executive Jack Khzouz, NCC administrator Charmian Smith, and Richner Communications, the parent company of Herald Community Newspapers.

Adorned in their best suits, ties and dresses, guests were immediately offered champagne and given a chance to pose for photos in front of a red ChARmIAN carpet display.

SmITh From there, it was a tour of interim VP, the model academic student planes and hisservices, NCC toric aviation displays before being invited to sit at their respective tables in the main dining room.

Leading the night off was Donna Drake of her self-titled inspirational television show introducing guests like Joy Dedonato, an NCC alum, and executive director of the NCC Foundation.

“I’ll never forget the people I met and the values I learned at Nassau Community College,” Dedonato said. “This place taught me to hit the wall, where you cannot go further, and then go further anyway.”

NCC president Maria Conzatti then introduced the honorees, selected for their support. Like Clavin and Richner Communications, both of which publicize important notices to students, while also providing advertising and marketing.

Clavin, in fact, is a staunch supporter of the college, Conzatti said, thanking him for what he has done as an elected official. Like helping to organize The Nest at NCC — a non-profit organization that aims to alleviate hunger for students, employees and their families.

“Some people say it takes a village to raise a child,” Conzatti said. “And were proud that this village raised so many students who come back to support our college.”

Baldwin’s Charmian Smith is NCC’s interim vice president of academic student services, telling the crowd she was honored to know her colleagues recognized her in such a way.

“This gala helps to bring us all togeth-

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t’s a great time to celebrate each other, our accomplishments, the community, and our families.

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ThE NASSAu CommuNITy College Foundation honored Hempstead town supervisor Don Clavin, NICE Bus chief executive Jack Khzouz, NCC administrator Charmian Smith, and Richner Communications, parent company of Herald Community Newspapers, during a fundraising gala last week.

er after the years of the Covid-19 pandemic,” she said. “It’s a great time to celebrate each other, our accomplishments, the community, and our families.”

Clavin is an NCC alum, and has counted some of the professors there as actual members of his family.

“So many of my friends started their lives at this institution,” the town supervisor said. “To be recognized is just humbling.”

Stuart Richner talked about the importance of providing well-rounded learning experiences.

“Educating young adults takes a team of professionals and advisers, which we understand,” the Herald Community

mARIA CoNzATTI, pRESIDENT of Nassau Community College, honored Baldwin’s Charmian Smith during the Nassau Community College Foundation Gala last week.

Newspapers publisher said. “Here at Richner, we work as a team to provide hyperlocal news to our commuSuppoRTERS AND INVITED guests gathered to nities.” celebrate four honorees at the Nassau Khzouz described his being honored by the foundation “amazing.”

Community College Foundation’s annual gala NICE Bus employs more than 1,000 last week at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. people, transporting more than 70,000 each day in 450 vehicles. in Nassau County.

That’s more than a million miles a “We use large complex vehicles to month. drive through Nassau County and “We have a mission, which we live Queens at peak rush hour with impatient every day,” Khzouz said. “That mission is New Yorkers. What could go wrong?” to make sure our bus services are an Khzouz joked. “Yet, we prevail anyway.” asset to Nassau County institutions and Proceeds from the gala will help The its citizens.”

Nest at NCC food pantry. To make a donaAnd now NICE is celebrating 10 years tion, too, visit tinyurl.com/GiveNCC.

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Sol Barnett, retired L.B. police commissioner, dies at age 84

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By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

Sol Bar nett, who served as Long Beach’s police commissioner during the turbulent 1980s, died Dec. 3. He was 84.

Barnett joined the department in 1960 and was its commissioner from 1979 to until he retired in 1989. It was a tough time to be a cop. During those years, Long Beach, like many other denselypopulated areas in the country, dealt with a rash of drugs, crime and homelessness.

New York State located a number of former mental patients in Long Beach in adult homes.

Supervision was lax. The homes Courtesy Barnett family have long since been closed and the city’s crime rate is extremely Sol BARNETT SERvEd as Long Beach police low. commissioner from 1979-1989.

Harvey Weinstein, a former New York State Assemblyman and one point, served as an officer.

Long Beach police officer, believes he “His life was devoted to service,” his inherited Barnett’s badge when the com- son, Steven, of Elk Grove. Calif., said missioner retired. earlier this week.

“I knew him most of my life,” WeisenRon Walsh, Long Beach’s current berg said earlier this week. “He was a police commissioner, said Barnett hired good cop. He was respected by the him as a summer “police special” to department and the community.” patrol the boardwalk in both 1986 and “He was a Long Beach person who 1987. took care of Long Beach people,” “He was a wonderful man, a prideful Weisenberg said. man, and very soft spoken. The world is Barnett was born June 19, 1938, was a little less without him,” Walsh said. raised in Long Beach and attended Long Barnett lived in Oceanside. Aside Beach High School. He served for two from his son, he is survived by his wife, years in the U.S. Navy before joining the Joan, a daughter, Kristin Barnett-Von Long Beach Police Department.

Korff of Richmondsville, in upstate New Barnett began as a patrol officer, York, two grandchildren and one greatbecame a sergeant and a lieutenant before grandchild. he was named commissioner. He had been A private burial service was Tuesday a member of the Long Beach PBA and at at Pinelawn Memorial Park.

News BRIef Christmas Angels to hold major fundraiser

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The Long Beach Christmas Angels, a non-profit, will hold its 22nd Annual Holiday Fundraiser Friday, Dec. 9, at the Bridgeview Yacht Club in Island Park to raise funds for families and people experiencing financial difficulties, who live within the Long Beach School District, which includes parts of Island Park.

The LonG Beach Christmas Angels works with social workers from the school district, and has distributed over $2.6 million in financial assistance since its inception.

The event annually recognizes individuals, families, and businesses for their extraordinary leadership, advocacy, and dedicated community minded efforts.

The organization will be giving out awards at its event, It will recognized Hailey Brandt with

the Rising Star Award, Rob Carlo with the Humanitarian Award, The Michael Diamond Foundation with the Community Impact Award, and the Long Beach School District’s Security Team, with special recognition of Bill Calderone of West School, receiving the Guardian Angel Award.

Ticket are $155 per person. A reduced ticket rate of $75 is available for young adults. Music, raffles, and a limited number of $100 tickets are being sold for a chance to win a $10,000 grand raffle cash prize.

To purchase tickets, become a sponsor, buy grand prize tickets, or for more information, visit LongBeachChristmasAngel.com, or contact Johanna Sofield at Johanna@lbchristmasangel.com or (516) 697-4551.

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The festive tradition continues to delight

By Karen Bloom

Those sugar plum fairies and various figments of a young girl’s imagination come alive this month. The beloved holiday confection never goes out of style.

How real is what you’re seeing up on the big screen? Astrophysicistlecturer Neil deGrasse Tyson knows and he’ll clue us in, separating fact from fiction — in a new installment of ‘An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies: The Sequel.’

Derived from yet another set of 30 films/television shows that range from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ to ‘Mary Poppins’ to ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Harry Potter’ to ‘The Lion King,’ this lecture is an entertaining and enlightening review of all the science that our favorite entertainment got wrong, combined with some of the stuff they got right. This lecture also incorporates the latest films as well as some classics that you may not have known had any science in them at all.

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New York Dance Theatre’s ‘The Nutcracker’

Eglevsky Ballet’s innovative ‘The Nutcracker’

New York Dance Theatre offers its 40th season of the holiday classic, presented in the style of the legendary George Balanchine, on the John Cranford Adams Playhouse stage at Hofstra University.

The dance theatre closely follows the Balanchine tradition — from storyline through choreography, as well as sets and costumes. It is the largest production on Long Island, according to new artistic director, — and dance theatre alum Nicole Loizides Albruzzese.

The dance theatre’s version keeps to the tone set by company founder Frank Ohman, which remains true to the spirit of New York City Ballet’s Lincoln Center production. As a former student and New York City Ballet soloist under George Balanchine, Ohman was one of a select few authorized to use the original pas de deux choreography of his mentor, which continues to distinguish this production.

Through the years, Ohman created original dances and scenes to enhance Balanchine’s iconic vision. Now Albruzzese — who was a student at the dance theatre’s Ohman School of Ballet under Ohman and performed most of the children’s roles in “The Nutcracker” during her time there — returns as a professional dancer in the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy before her international dance career, follows in her mentor’s footsteps in keeping to the Balanchine standard.

Special guest artists New York City Ballet principal dancers Indiana Woodward and Daniel Ulbricht take on the roles of Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier, joining a cast of Ohman School students to bring the holiday classic to the stage.

With the elegant Christmas party scene, the battle of the toy soldiers and giant mice, the intense snow storm, and elaborate dancing in the Land of the Sweets, this “Nutcracker” is sparkling treat that maintains its enduring appeal.

Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 17-18, noon and 5 p.m. $42, $32 seniors and children 12 and younger. Hofstra University, John Cranford Adams Playouse, Hempstead.

For tickets, call (631) 462-0964, or visit OhmanBallet.org.

Long Island’s professional dance company is known for its inventive staging of Clara’s delightful journey, featuring additional choreography by Executive Artistic Director Maurice Brandon Curry.

Curry’s interpretation at Tilles Center stars New York City Ballet soloist Miriam Miller as the Sugar Plum Fairy and New York City Ballet principal Tyler Angle as her Cavalier. Also of note, Fox Weather meteorologist (and Instagram and TikTok sensation) Nick Kosir joins the cast of more than 60 students and professional dancers as Dr. Stahlbaum, Clara’s father.

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony, under the baton of maestro David Bernard, performs Tchaikovsky’s glorious score.

“This year, I’ve taken some elements and changed them to keep the production fresh,” Curry says. “Our professional dancers, along with our incredibly talented academy students, have accepted the challenge of these new variations and character developments. I’ve enriched the production with more theatricality and many new dramatic elements.

“Having our guest artists from New York City Ballet and the wonderful Nick Kosir is like having a very sweet cherry on top of an already decadent sundae.”

Company member Briana Laman dances the role of Clara, with fellow company member Ryan Cavaline as Nutcracker Prince. For this production, Curry has reinterpreted the central first act pas de deux in the prelude to Waltz of the Snowflakes (usually danced by a Snow Queen and a Snow King) for Clara and the Nutcracker Prince.

“Having this pas de deux danced by these two characters intensifies the connection between the two,” he says. “We see the arc of their relationship and gives the opportunity for Clara’s dream to have a more poignant and personal effect on our audiences.”

Saturday, Dec. 17, 1 and 6 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 18, 2 p.m. Tickets are $89, $69, $59, $49. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post, Route 25A, Brookville. For tickets, call (516) 299-3100 or visit TillesCenter.org or EglevskyBallet.org.

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Photo: Clara is enchanted with her nutcracker in the party that opens the ballet.

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Photo: The enchanting snow scene is a shimmering showstopper.

Kenny G’s The Miracles Holiday & Hits Ring in the holiday season with smooth jazz saxophonist Kenny G. The crossover jazz icon has enjoyed phenomenal success across the pop, jazz and R&B charts for more than three decades. Known for his lyrical and emotive style, his music has garnered a devoted fan base and made him one of the biggest-selling instrumentalists of all-time. The sound of his sax is as iconic as his curly coif. Indeed, both are instantly recognizable.

Expect an evening filled with a festive spirit and contemporary classics. A reprise of last year’s successful outing,’The Miracles Holiday & Hits Tour’ features a mix of holiday hits and fan favorites infused with his captivating and distinctive blending of genres.

The tour follows the release of his 19th studio album, ‘New Standards,’ and the acclaimed HBO documentary ‘Listening to Kenny G.’ Thursday, Dec. 15, 8 p.m.

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See the uplifting tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey, presented by Nassau Community College Theater Department, now through Sunday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. All the beloved characters you know from the film are brought to life on stage for an incredible adventure that includes a wisecracking donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you’ve got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there’s one on hand — and that’s Shrek, of course. Nassau Community College’s Mainstage Theatre, Garden City. Tickets $18; NCC students free with valid ID; $15, veterans, alumni, seniors 60+, students and NCC employees. For tickets/information, visit NCC.edu or call (516) 572-7676.

Mercy Medical Center Council of Leagues invites the community to its annual Christmas Tree of Lights celebration, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 5:30 p.m. Enjoy some of your favorite holiday songs sung by Mercy’s carolers and refreshments. The festivities take place in front of the hospital, 1000 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. Proceeds from the event will support the Endowment for Nursing Leadership and Education at Mercy Hospital. For information visit CHSLI.org/mercy-hospital.

Participate in a gentle yoga class, Monday, Dec. 12, at the Long Beach Public Library, 111 W. Park Avenue. The class is designed to build strength and flexibility along with a calmer mind. The class will be in the public library’s program room and on Zoom, for those you cannot go in person, from 10 to 11 a.m.

Poses will be a combination of standing and seated. For more information, visit LongBeachPL. LibraryCalendar.com.

JAM Dueling Pianos Just like the dueling pianos shows made famous in Las Vegas, Orlando and New Orleans, local musician John Arden brings his concertto the Long Beach Public Library, Saturday, Dec. 17. It will be an interactive, sing-a-long show with music and comedy bits, in the auditorium, 111 W. Park Ave., from 2 to 3 pm. For more information, visit LongBeachPL. LibraryCalendar.com.

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Grand Menorah Lighting Celebrate Chanukah with the Beaches Jewish Community and the City of Long Beach at the lighting of the Menorah on Sunday, Dec. 18. The event includes the Great Chocolate Gelt Drop, hot potato latkes, jelly donuts and hot coffee. The lighting will commence at 6 p.m. in Kennedy Plaza. For more information, visit LongBeachNY. gov or call (516) 574-3905.

Sugar Plum Ball/ Galactic Gala Bring the kids to celebrate the season at festivities hosted by the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Sunday, Dec.11, noon-4 p.m., at the Chateau Briand in Carle Place.

Kids ages 4-12, accompanied by their adult guest (Mom, Dad, grandparent, etc.), will enjoy a unique party featuring food, fun and some special guests including princesses, fairies and visitors from a Galaxy Far Far Away. With lunch, DJ, magic show, dancing, raffles, games, photo ops, and more. Cost is $75 per child, $100 per adult.

Advance reservation only. All proceeds benefit CP Nassau.

Register online at CPNassau.org or call CP Nassau at (516) 3782000 ext 651.

The City of Long Beach and the Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Electric Light Parade, 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.

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On exhibit 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. 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 Drive, Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

LI Warriors Sock Hockey Clinic Add some skills to your sock skating game with members of the LI Warriors recreational hockey league at Long Island Children’s Museum, Saturday, Dec. 10, 10 a.m. -noon. Learn about stick handling and passing as you master wrist and slap shots on the LICM “ice” in a hockey clinic for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

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Matinee time Join crafty Jack Frost on a magical, musical winter adventure, in Plaza Theatrical’s production of “Jack Frost,” Saturday, Dec. 10, 11 a.m.; Sunday, Dec. 12, noon. The story, narrated by a groundhog name Pardon-Me-Pete, tells us about the immortal winter sprite, who falls in love with a human girl named Elisa after rescuing her. Tickets are $15. Bring the kids to the Plaza stage at The Showplace at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

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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, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 8-9, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Sunday, Dec. 11, 2 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 14-15, 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. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.

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Balloon Mission is up and away to save In its early stages, nonprofit sets tone for future

MANy ARE uNAwARE the helium-filled balloons they release can harm the environment.

Sea turtles and other animals can mistake the balloons for food.

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Cynthia Seibold had that same question. And she discovered that the old axiom was true: What goes up must come down. But not in ways people might like.

The North Merrick resident with a background in insurance underwriting, spent a lot of time outdoors at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. She noticed, however, that among all the litter found in the various parks, preserves and beaches she visited, one category stood out: balloons.

Or rather, shreds of balloons. Seibold found their strings and what was left of their plastic or rubber bodies impacting trees and plants and, of course, wildlife — animals that could CyNthiA easily mistake balloon pieces for SEiBOLD food.

Founder, It’s not that balBalloon Mission loon releases — or how they potentially threaten the environment — is something new. But the pandemic created a new surge of such helium-intensive events as a different way to share birthdays, graduations and retirements.

“Balloons are (a) leading cause of pollution in our waters and our air,” Seibold said. “They break down into microplastics and nanoplastics. I kept saying to myself, ‘There has to be a better way.’”

She found it with her nonprofit, Balloon Mission.

“Our program is to collect balloons before they end up on the land and in oceans, reducing our carbon footprint and the harmful microplastics that are generated from balloons,” Seibold said. “And for every balloon that is sold and responsibly collected, we feel it’s going to be one less piece of litter that’s harming our wildlife.”

Still, Seibold wants to make one thing very clear: She is not “anti-balloon.”

“This is a growing issue,” she said. “I think people need to know that there are options of ballooning responsibly. We’re not telling you to not have your balloons, but discard them in an appropriate manner.”

Although the nonprofit is in its early stages, Seibold has already received a great deal of support while building relationships with local and statewide organizations. That includes the Hempstead town sanitation department, and the state environmental conservation department.

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the get the message out that Balloon Mission is collecting balloons with plans to set up collection bins as early as January so people can properly dispose their holiday balloons.

Those bins will be cardboard boxes with Balloon Mission signage, Seibold explained. Locations are still being determined, but she hopes to have them in community-oriented locations like firehouses, Veterans of Foreign Wars halls and libraries.

On a national level, Seibold said, people are noticing the effects balloons have on the environment.

“There was actually a New York Times article that came out in March of 2022 that talks about this surge in balloon frenzy,” she said. “We couldn’t celebrate and we couldn’t do things when we were in lockdown.

“We did these big balloon displays, and they’ve gotten even bigger, and it’s not going away. People want this — they want a balloon collection. They want options.

They want to feel like they’re part of the solution, not part of the problem.”

Through her research and communication with Hempstead town officials, Seibold learned the municipality actually passed a local law prohibiting the intentional release of balloons in 2019. Yet, balloon releases still happen, she said, making it important that signage goes up — perhaps sometime next spring — advising

against such activities.

Seibold is working closely with ACDS, an organization that offers lifetime services to people of all ages with intellectual disabilities.

Formerly the Association for Children with Down Syndrome, the organization has locations in North Merrick and Plainview.

Jane Cohen, the day habilitation services supervisor at ACDS, says it’s important for her group to offer volunteers to various enviCyNthiA SEiBOLD, fOuNDER and executive ronmental organizations, and that director of the nonprofit Balloon Mission, found its members are excited about an abandoned balloon at Lido Beach, a helping Seibold’s nonprofit.

“In January, we’re going to start Hempstead town park. Seibold is on a quest to raise awareness about how damaging to the collecting (balloons) from various environment helium-filled balloon releases are, pickup sites, and then we’re going to bring them back to our hub sites with hopes of making that a practice of the past. and sift through them,” Cohen said. Volunteers “can work on “I’m not looking to get rid of balloons their office skills and note-taking, so they — they make people light up,” she said. “I can feel like they’ve accomplished somewould like to start thinking of alternathing. It’s very rewarding for our individtives. Can we blow bubbles? Can we send uals.” up a nice waft of smoke or sage into the ACDS plans to provide some 200 volunair? It’s about finding these other ways of teers to Balloon Mission. commemorating those moments in our “We feel this is a symbiotic relationlife.” ship,” Seibold said, adding it “works in Seibold hopes her nonprofit will get keeping with ACDS’s goal of increasing people thinking about ways to help find life and social skills, and work readiness solutions. for their participants.”

“There are people that are smarter She also hopes to educate people on than me out there,” she said, “and I need alternatives to balloons. those people in on the Balloon Mission.”

Christmas Party for Warriors at P.L.F.D. unwrapped toys. They asked also for contributions to children staying at the Walter Reed Military Hospital in Washington, D.C. Chilren, adults, fire fighters and Warriors filled the fire house for most of the afternoon. The department erected two huge ladders at the enrance to Point Lookout to mark the celebration.

LONG BEACH HERALD — December 8, 2022

The Long Beach Waterfront Warriors held its 15th annual Christmas Party Sunday Dec. 4, at the Point Lookout Firehouse, which hosted the event. There was face painting, a tree lighting, the sale of apparel, and, of course, a visit from Santa Claus.

The Warriors and the fire department also held a toy drive, accepting donations, gift cards and new,

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Homemakers give back to keep vets warm

By DANIEL OFFNER doffner@liherald.com

Each year, as the winter weather starts to cool down, the Rockville Centre Homemakers pitch in to help donate much-needed socks, and personalized cards to veterans.

This year, the group pitched in to donate 250 pairs of socks — 200 for the men and 50 for the women in the armed services — and a quilt, which was decorated in Stars and Stripes.

“The Rockville Centre homemakers want to make sure that the men and women (in the military) know that their service has not been forgotten,” the club’s co-president Mary Ann Grandazza said. “The white socks are wrapped in red white and blue ribbon with an attached note that states thank you for your service, the holiday cards all read, ‘Thank you for your service.’”

The organization is composed of about 60 women from ages 50 to 97 regularly meet to share and enjoy various skills and activities.

The club, which is currently celebrating 105 years in Nassau County, has been giving back to local veterans for more than the last decade.

“We just want to give back the best way we can, and know that we can make a difference,” Grandazza said. “A kind gesture goes a long way.”

All of the socks are purchased at the Sock Factory in Garden City and are decorated in red, white and blue ribbon with a homemade tag thanking them for their service.

The socks are then packaged and donated to the American Legion Post No. 303 in Rockville Centre, which helps deliver them to the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency.

“They do a great job,” American Legion Post Commander Frank Colón said. “They’re a nice bunch of ladies and they appreciate helping out.”

In past years these socks were distributed to veterans

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AmERIcAN LEgION POst No. 303 Commander Frank Colón, left, joins the RVC Homemakers’ Betty Iaconetti of North Merrick, Karen Alterson of Oceanside, Anna Biamonte of Merrick, seated with the quilt, Laura Schuler of Rockville Centre, Patty Gaffney of Oceanside, Mary Ann Grandazza of Rockville Centre, and American Legion member Pete Kaiser, as they donate much-needed socks and personalized cards to veterans. at the Northport VA Medical Center, the A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility in Uniondale, and to troops overseas.

The RVC Homemakers have done a great deal for the community over the years, including their support to Catholic Health’s Mercy Medical Center, South Nassau Communities Hospital and other local organizations, which they have helped by making pillows for breast cancer patients, hats for premature babies, blankets for cancer patients, and red scarves for heart patients.

Colón said that they also help out with the “Stand

Down for Homeless Veterans” event every year at the Armory in Freeport.

“They always want to help out the veterans,” Colón said. “We truly appreciate them and think it’s great what they’re doing.”

The RVC Homemakers meet on Tuesdays at the John A. Anderson Recreation Center, 111 N. Oceanside Rd., and anyone 18 or older is welcome to join. Their next meeting will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023 at 10 a.m. For more information, contact co-president Karen Alterson at kaltersonk4@gmail.com.

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Sydney Dolger and Riley Rugolo have an affinity for furry friends that has started spilling out of the classroom. Tenth graders at Oceanside High School, they participate in the same clubs together such as DECA, Care Club, Key Club and more, but now they’ve started a foundation of their own. Paw for a Cause began after Dolger adopted her dog Rari at Posh Pets in Long Beach, now they’re giving back to the animal shelter that’s given Dolger a companion of a lifetime.

In September, the 15-year-olds joined DECA, where they write papers about different categories, totaling some 500 options to choose from. But they took the task a step further, choosing the community giving prompt which is the only hands-on category. “Me and Sydney are both very hands on people and we both really wanted to do something and we’re both very interested in: giving back to our community,” said Rugolo.

“We saw community giving and that’s the one of the few you actually had to do something whereas the others are more fictional,” Dolger said, “And we really wanted to give back and do something where we could show our appreciation and help the dogs and the other animals in the shelter that are really in need of everything we could possibly give them.”

Dolger has a connection with Posh

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PAws fOR A Cause founders Sydney Dolger and Riley Rugolo sit with Dolger’s dog Rari, in middle, who helped inspire giving back to Posh Pets animal shelter in Long Beach.

Pets since she chose her beloved Rari there in June and where her mother volunteers as a dog walker. “I just loved everything about the shelter,” she said, and when she saw Rari it was love at first sight.

Rugolo also has experience in adopting, choosing her dog Gina at a Petco and Ruff House Rescue event. “I really was passionate about doing Paws for a Cause because of my experience with adopting

animals from shelters and how helpful they are,” she said. Working off of a common interest and goal, they began to send email after email asking teachers and local organizations for help getting supplies and exposure for their cause.

There messaging paid off, and community support came pouring in. They partnered with Girl Scout Troop 2884 and if any scout donates, they get a paw print patch. Teachers offered extra credit and

Key Club said they’ll give community service hours.

“It was shocking, but so amazing to see how willing people were to support us and especially so many of our teachers are like ‘that is so amazing,’” said Rugolo.

And the experience working together for a common good has made them closer friends.

“I think it definitely strengthened our friendship, like we got to spend so much more time together and just working on it and fostering new ideas. I had no idea how passionate she was about dogs also. I didn’t even know how passionate I was about dogs. I started writing this paper and it really just opened my eyes to so many things. And I’m really glad it did,” Dolger said smiling.

Rugolo agreed even though it was more work than the other papers they could have chosen, it was the most rewarding. “I think I’ve been so much happier exploring more and kind of finding myself, especially in this. I’ve had so much fun doing this and it’s been a really amazing,” she said. “There’s so many things you can do to get involved in, it makes it so easy to really just go out there and be your best self.”

If interested in donating dog and cat toys, food, beds, sheets or towels or other pet related items a donation table is set up in the main lobby of the high school.

Donations will be open from 7:50 a.m. till 2:35 p.m. through Dec. 9.

November 1 thru December 30 Drop off a turkey or canned food to support the work of Island Harvest Food Bank this holiday season at any Long Island Panera Bread or Quick Chek.

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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 12/14/22 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 831/22. POINT LOOKOUT Matthew Digan, Variances, lot area occupied, front yard setbacks on Beech St. & Cedarhurst Ave., construct roofed over open porch & portico both attached to dwelling., S/W cor. Beech St. & Cedarhurst Ave., a/k/a 17 Beech St. 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 Point Lookout within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction.

There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar.

The full calendar is available 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.

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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.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of AXELROD PERFORMANCE CHIROPRACTIC PLLC, a professional limited liability company, Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of the State of NY (SSNY) on 11/04/2022.

Office location: Nassau County.

SSNY has been designated for service of all process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the PLLC, 275 Harbor Drive, Long Beach, NY 11561. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SOS K9 TRAINING, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 11/16/22 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:95 East Fulton Street, Long Beach, NY 11561 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

135612 LEGAL NOTICE Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) is proposing to collocate antennas at various heights not to exceed 72-ft 10-in on a 54-ft 10-in structure at 375 East Bay Street, Long Beach, Nassau County, NY 11561.

Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Project 6122010956 MPH c/o EBI Consulting, 21 B Street, Burlington, MA 01803, mhouston@ebiconsulting. com, or at (504) 458-4444.

135826 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED ACTION CONCERNING EXEMPTION FROM REAL PROPERTY TAX FOR ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS AND PERSONS WITH DISABLITIES LONG BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT DECEMBER 13, 2022 7:00 P.M. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Education of the Long Beach City School District will hold a public hearing on December 13, 2022 at 7:00 PM at the Lido Elementary School Multipurpose Room located at 237 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach, New York 11561. Said hearing is being held to hear all interested parties and residents regarding a

proposed resolution to authorize an increase in exemption from school property taxes for qualified Low-Income Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities, pursuant to Sections 467 and 459-c of the Real Property Tax Law. Dated: December 6, 2022 BOARD OF EDUCATION 235 Lido Blvd.

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LEGAL NOTICE Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU Action to Foreclose a Mortgage INDEX #: 607196/2022 ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS INC., Plaintiff, vs.

MARTIN SCHWARTZ IF LIVING, AND IF HE/SHE 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 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, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE SURF EAST CONDOMINIUM, NASSAU COUNTY CLERK, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O THE IRS JOHN DOE (Those unknown tenants, occupants, persons or corporations or their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors claiming an interest in the mortgaged premises.), Defendant(s).

MORTGAGED PREMISES: 650 Shore Road, Apt. 2T

Long Beach, NY 11561 AKA 650 Shore Road, Unit 35, Long Beach, NY 11561 To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days aft er the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Nassau.

The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. TO Martin Schwartz Defendant In this Action.

The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. David P. Sullivan of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated the Seventh day of November, 2022 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, in the City of Mineola. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by Martin Schwartz dated the May 3, 2018, to secure the sum of $156,200.00 and recorded at Book 42852, Page 832 in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk, on the May 23, 2018.

The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed November 12, 2020 and recorded on November 19, 2020, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book 44746, Page 104.

The property in question is described as follows: 650 Shore Road, Apt. 2T, Long Beach, NY 11561 AKA 650 Shore Road, Unit 35, Long Beach, NY 11561 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY.

Courtesy Long Beach Fire Department

A smAll fire started in the Verizon store, located at 60 West Park Ave., Monday night.

Fire hits Verizon store in L.B’s Central Business District A small fire started in the central business district of Long Beach Monday night. No injuries were reported, although there were slight damages.

The fire started in the Verizon store, at 60 West Park Ave. The smoke alarm for LB Social, the restaurant next to the store went off from the smoke. LB Social and the Verizon store were both closed at the time.

The fire “had started from a lithiumion battery, like from a charger,” said Joseph Miller, commissioner of the fire department. “It had set the desk and some of the wall on fire. We were able to get there before it went too far but there was some smoke and water damage.”

It is believed that the battery or charger may have been left plugged in, but nothing has been proven.

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YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVIC E ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or the Foreclosure Relief Hotline 1-800-269-0990 or visit the department’s website at WWW.DFS.NY.GOV. RIGHTS AND

OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO STAY IN YOUR HOME DURING THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME UNLESS AND UNTIL YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD AT AUCTION PURSUANT TO A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE. REGARDLES S OF WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO REMAIN IN YOUR HOME, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PAY PROPERTY TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress.

You should be extremely careful about any such

promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303 NOTICE 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 your mortgage company will not stop this 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 14, 2022 Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose.

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More complications from Superstorm Sandy Q. We purchased our home with minor damage from Hurricane Sandy, and were told that because there was little or no damage, just mold in the unfinished basement and new boiler, the house was fine, no title problems. But when we tried getting a permit for a shed, we were told we needed a permit for stormrelated repairs, including proof of our home’s value.

We decided not to get the shed because of this, but we got a letter saying we still need the storm repair permit, regardless. None of the neighbors we spoke to ever got this permit. It seems we’re being punished for being honest and trying to do the right thing. Is there a way around this problem? What if we do nothing?

A. My answer may be as confusing as your situation. I have seen no consistency in this dilemma as I go from one municipality to another, and I’ve asked why some impacted jurisdictions don’t require as much paperwork and scrutinizing as others.

The answer from officials was generally that each jurisdiction made assessments of the specific onte eeper properties, and then recorded which ones were uninhabitable compared to which ones had various levels of needed repairs.

It may have been that at the time, when people were so devastated by their personal property losses, it seemed like a bad policy to hurt homeowners further with permit requirements and lots of administrative paperwork. The concerns for people’s emotions at that time have, seemingly, diminished. Your jurisdiction chose to notify people to submit estimates and property value statements, over a decade later, mostly when they apply for permits for unrelated projects.

I sat down to a Sunday-morning breakfast chat in a diner with the top elected official in your jurisdiction in February of 2013, four months after the storm, as a concerned citizen as well as a licensed professional and columnist. It was nice that they paid for breakfast, but I’m not sure they acknowledged the level of problems I was seeing, from the lack of communication and enforcement with the public. I suggested that it was better to notify everyone with specifics, not randomly ambush people when they applied for other things in the future, like you’re now experiencing.

I advised that everyone damaged by the storm could file basic repair letters, be contacted by block and lot numbers instead of all at once, and put the effects of the storm behind us all as quickly and painlessly as possible, but in a way that officially recorded people’s repairs in letter form and in a simple way. Building departments were extremely helpful in assisting people to get backup documents, and I saw an earnest effort to help the public. But many homeowners ignored letters, did nothing and seem not to be affected by requirements.

Your story is an example of the result I predicted. I wish I knew the answer. It may take another decade to figure this out. Good luck!

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ohn Casciani died last weekend. You don’t know him, but trust me, he wouldn’t want anyone to fuss over him. He came into this world quietly 88 years ago, and I’m sure would prefer the same exit now.

But you can’t have such a profound effect on someone’s life — to the point that you almost single-handedly changed it for the better — and expect them to experience your passing as an afterthought.

Writing isn’t just a profession for me. It’s how I cope. And the moment I learned MICHAEL of Mr. Casciani’s passing, I put pen HINMAN to paper, sharing an anecdote from the very first time I met this fascinating chemistry teacher and photography club adviser from my high school days, and how he introduced me to the magical world of the darkroom.

I talked about the value of teachers, who are key to our self-discovery of who we are. I even shared Mr. Casciani’s way of making even the most mundane interesting, like when he would wager his chemistry classes he could drink a glass of boiling water — and then actually do it.

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I was going through a bad time when I first met Mr. Casciani. We all remember being teenagers, and few of us can say it was easy. But Mr. Casciani truly changed my life. Not just teaching me the skills that helped me land my first newspaper job — the fact that I could develop my own film and print my own pictures helped get me through the door of a daily newspaper when I was still in high school — but being someone who taught me it was OK to be fascinated by the world around us. That we shouldn’t be ashamed of that sense of wonder.

Yet I simply couldn’t find the words to express any of that. Outside of a few Facebook interactions, I hadn’t had a direct conversation with Mr. Casciani since I graduated from high school in the early 1990s. But he would occasionally send me a note, usually asking me to help him remember some details about projects we worked on — like our school’s television program in the days when creating television at the high school level wasn’t so easy to pull off — so he could reminisce.

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with “peace and love” — something you always felt around him. Peace and love.

I can usually write a column like this practically in my sleep, but nothing seemed right to honor this man who did so much for everyone, yet didn’t want anyone to notice.

But then I remembered something else Mr. Casciani taught me. Strength doesn’t come from not needing to ask for help — it comes from seeking help when you need it. Something pride interferes with all too often.

So, I sought that strength inside of me and asked for help. Marcie Schellhammer is the assistant managing editor of the Bradford Era in north-central Pennsylvania, about 30 miles from where I grew up. She’s written so many beautiful columns about people that I cite her work to my own reporters when we need examples of the best way to honor people with our words.

I did everything I was supposed to do. I shared a favorite memory, and how what I learned from it changed my life. I shared the moment my eyes opened, and even talked about how Mr. Casciani helped mold me into the man I am now. But it still wasn’t working.

“That’s because you wrote it to write a column,” Marcie told me. “You didn’t write it with your heart. At least that’s my process. I can’t write a memorial column without crying.”

e all have a Mr. Casciani in our lives, and we can never thank them enough.

So, that’s what I did. I cried. Tears of sadness. Tears of happy memories. Tears of who I am. Tears of what I might have been if it weren’t for Mr. Casciani.

As always, Marcie was right. And the more I thought about it, the more I realized I couldn’t take the traditional approach in honoring Mr. Casciani. I can scream from the hilltops how important our educators are — and they indeed are. But the truest way to honor a man like Mr. Casciani is to put what he taught me into practice.

To admit when I’m struggling. To face it. To seek out help. And to never, ever be ashamed of it. I joke from time to time that Mr. Casciani would tell me the skills I was learning in the darkroom would be skills that would help me the rest of my life. And then, in my mid-20s, darkrooms went extinct in the shadow of digital photography.

But that has changed my life. I haven’t stepped inside a darkroom in about two decades, but the skills I learned there opened the doors at the beginning of my career that allowed me to sit here and write these words today. And for that, I will be forever grateful to Mr. Casciani.

We all have a Mr. Casciani in our lives.

And we can never thank them enough for making the impact they did. So, if you can still thank them, please take a moment and do it now.

Peace and love.

Michael Hinman is executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? Execeditor@liherald.com.

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So why do I scan the shelves and pick out one sneaker among the many sports shoes for sale?

We think we have the power of choice, but we are bedazzled by influencers. Psychologists say that we are especially motivated by celebrity RANDI endorsements that KREISS suggest we can acquire good looks, wealth, friends and celebrity itself by buying the car that George Clooney drives or wearing the athletic shoes that Selena Gomez wears or drinking the Coke that LeBron James, Penelope Cruz or Michelle Kwan drinks.

Various media put enormous money into advertising campaigns that feature celebrities touting their products. For me, it’s a waste of their time and money. When a

celebrity flogs a product, my avoidance mode kicks in. I love Matthew McConaughey, but I’m not buying a Lincoln because he looks dreamy sitting behind the wheel in the TV commercials. I am not buying Gwyneth Paltrow’s skin cream thinking it will make me look like her.

I mean, why would I buy a Dior product because Charlize Theron is their public face? She’s a gorgeous 8-foottall South African beauty. My life, inside this body of mine, bears no resemblance to her existence. Dior face cream will not help. I resist.

I’m crazy about Reese Witherspoon and I love Crate & Barrel products, but I’m not buying a new couch because she’s their “brand ambassador.”

I can’t argue that celebrity endorsements don’t work, because apparently they pay off big time, or companies wouldn’t seek out famous people to push their products. I just don’t think it works for me, and I would urge others to look at their prospective purchases in a clear-eyed way, setting aside the celebrity glam factor.

Drew Barrymore has associated herself with Crocs. What the heck? Should I buy a clutzy shoe because she tells me to? What

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does she know about shoes or me or the value of her product? As for the Kardashians, well, how much time do you have? Who are they, exactly, and how many of them are in the public eye, and what is their skill set?

They endorse various hair products, and I imagine their pitch is to young people, but why? They are the most famous people who are famous just for being famous.

Epic flops and scandals have haunted the celebrity endorsement industry. Kanye West recently unraveled with his nonstop antisemitic rants. He lost Adidas, Balenciaga, Foot Locker, Gap, and others. Michael Phelps was dropped by Kellogg’s years ago, after a photo circulated of him smoking marijuana.

Today, with a net worth of some $80 million, he can boast associations with Intel, Subway, Under Armor, Beats and Visa. The weed factor is passe.

Years back, according to E-News, Madonna landed a one-year contract as the celebrity spokesperson for Pepsi. A two-minute family-friendly ad premiered wherein the singer revisited her eighth birthday. But the next day, Madonna’s video for “Like a Prayer” debuted. The video featured burn-

can’t argue that celebrity endorsements don’t work.

Apparently they pay off big time.

ing crosses, and stigmata. After an outcry from religious groups, Pepsi canceled its ad.

My friends are my greatest influencers. I buy what they tell me to buy; I watch the TV that they suggest; I read the books they send my way.

I also take seriously consumer reviews from reliable websites. I have found new doctors by reading online reviews.

I have one friend whom I love who has mysterious powers over my purchasing decisions. When we’re together, we sometimes shop. I find myself buying what she tells me to buy — even the outsized blouse with a geometric print that makes my eyes burn. Sometimes there’s a pricey item I don’t need, but if she tells me I need it, boom, it’s in the shopping bag. I don’t know what it is. My only defense is not to go shopping with her too often. Because if she tells me I need the striped balloon pants in neon green, it’s circus time for me.

As we go about our Christmas and Hanukkah shopping, it might be wise to consider who is influencing our purchases.

One of the oldest and longest-running celebrity endorsements was launched by Jell-O in the early 1970s, when they hired a 37-yearold actor named Bill Cosby. Presumably JellO has wiggled onward without him.

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

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r. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives: Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

The United States was at peace with that nation, and at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor, looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific.

Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American island of Oahu, the Japanese ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to our secretary of state a formal reply to a recent American message. And while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or of armed attack.

It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time, the Japanese gov-

ernment has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.

The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. I regret to tell you that very many American lives have been lost. In addition, American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu.

Yesterday, the Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya.

Last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.

Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam.

Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine islands.

Last night, the Japanese attacked Wake Island.

And this morning, the Japanese attacked Midway Island.

Japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area.

The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the impli-

cations to the very life and safety of our nation.

As commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense. But always, will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us?

No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.

I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.

Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory and our interests are in grave danger.

With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us God. I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire.

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letters Taking the air out of balloon releases To the Editor: Thank you to Senior Reporter Jordan Vallone for her well-written piece, “Balloon Mission is up and away: Planning initial projects, nonprofit sets tone for future” (Bellmore and Merrick Heralds, Dec. 1-7, liherald.com/merrick/stories/ball o o n - m i s s i o n - i s - u p - a n d - aw ay, 152602). And bravo to Cynthia Seibold, of North Merrick, for using the pandemic to start a nonprofit group, Balloon Mission, committed to stopping the inane practice of releasing balloons into the environment as a form of celebration.

Balloons are made of rubber, latex or nylon fabric, which does not break down easily — a polyurethane balloon can take up to 450 years to decompose, according to the University of Melbourne. In the wild, balloons get caught in trees and underbrush, where they are shredded by branches. Over time, they appear to disintegrate, but what is really happening is the balloons are further breaking down

into microplastics, which then become ingrained in soil and water systems. From there, they are ingested by animals and marine creatures — and then by we humans at the top of the food chain.

In 2019, the Town of Southampton passed a law

banning the intentional release of balloons — with a fine of $350 or imprisonment for up to 15 days for a first offense. Subsequent offenses would receive harsher penalties. The Town of Hempstead has a similar ordinance on the books, also passed in 2019,

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espite expectations, Republicans ended up underperforming on Nov. 8. Although Republicans narrowly captured the House, Democrats kept the Senate and even managed to flip multiple state chambers blue, including capturing the governor’s office in Arizona, of all places.

Peculiarly, however, Republicans had one of their best nights in none other than the deep-blue Democratic stronghold of New York. They flipped a staggering one-fifth of all Democratic congressional seats mattHew here, and nearly unseated DemoaDaricHev cratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.

How did they pull it off ? Fear of crime. While in most of the nation, inflation and preserving democracy were the top two issues, polling from New York City in May showed that the No. 1 issue on people’s minds was crime — and it wasn’t even close.

Leading up to the election, the Republicans unleashed a barrage of fear-monger-

ing on the good people of Nassau County.

For their part, the Democrats, as usual, were yet again unable to show a spine and attack the Republican narrative. But at any rate, it seems the Republican assault on our collective psyche was successful.

There’s just one problem.

There’s no actual crime wave.

It’s completely normal to be worried about crime; we all deserve to be safe in our neighborhoods. But the facts just don’t bear it out.

Did you know that the numbers of murders, rapes and sexual crimes have all gone down this year compared with last, according to official Nassau County Police Department data? Surprising, I know. And all things considered, we’re actually in one of the safest periods ever in our county.

There have been increases in crime, but they’ve been related to property, not violent crimes. And even with the increase in property crimes, it is still exceedingly rare for a Nassau resident to be a victim of such a crime. The most common crime defined as “major” this year was grand larceny. You know what

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your chances of being a victim of grand larceny are? About 0.002 percent.

But I can definitely understand the claim that we all feel an air of crime here in Nassau. Blame the media: 2022 saw a spike in the media coverage of shootings in New York City that went far beyond the actual number of shootings.

It sickens me. You turn the page, a shooting. Another page, a corpse. The third page, a guy arrested for beating his girlfriend. The media fills us with dread, all to make money. And I see how my neighbors increasingly construct their own fortresses, replete with video cameras, dogs and floodlights, all out of fear of passersby.

This fear has serious consequences, increasing anxiety, social withdrawal, and unraveling the social fabric of neighborhoods. This is no way to live.

At the same time, I don’t want to live in a county where we see an increasing number of desperate people turning to theft to survive. After all, if you can’t work, you go hungry, and stealing catalytic converters beats going hungry.

he numbers of major crimes in Nassau County have actually gone down this year.

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but the fine for intentional release cannot exceed $100, and there is no provision for jail time. I would like to see Hempstead pass an ordinance with stronger teeth.

As a town resident, though, I am heartened to see Hempstead working with Balloon Mission to educate the public about the myriad dangers that balloon releases present — particularly to the 17,000 acres and 180 miles of coastal waterways under the town’s jurisdiction.

Finally, each of us can play our part in helping to reduce plastics in the environment. When you see a plastic bottle or rubber balloon on the street in your neighborhood, pick it up and throw it away. I’m a runner.

When you run and collect garbage, it’s called plogging, a Swedish fitness term. Hempstead would do well, though, to add more trash cans for recyclables at its parks, like those at the Levy Preserve in Merrick. This way, when folks are out collecting garbage, they could easily recycle plastic bottles and aluminum cans.

SCOTT A. BRINTON Merrick

Randi nailed it on air travel To the Editor: I really love Randi Kreiss’s columns in the Herald, and the one that I specifically liked was “Flying the notso-friendly skies” (Nov. 24-30), about JetBlue and the way they’ve changed their system so that they don’t really accommodate people very well.

I went on a trip about three weeks ago, and it was really hard to book a flight because I had a couple of problems, and, like you said, to reach somebody, it’s like reaching God. And yes, the snacks are pretty sad.

Thank you so much for your articles, Randi.

JuDITH WEITz Long Beach

Here’s hoping they’re bundled up out there — Sea Cliff Yacht Club

So what can we do?

Let’s start with a price cap on gas in Nassau County, to fight inflation and bring relief to millions at the pump. Next, the county should put people to work at a good wage to finally fix these damn potholes. And thirdly, let’s keep kids off the streets by fully funding schools, and lower violent crime by having Nassau replace our lead pipes, which contribute to lead poisoning, which researchers have tied to aggressive and impulsive behavior.

Too bad the Republican-led County Legislature won’t do any of that. In fact, when adjusted for inflation, Nassau’s 2023 budget actually has less funding for special education and early-intervention programs. Nothing about lead pipes, or gas price caps. Don’t the Republicans care about preventing crime?

It’s OK to have a healthy fear of crime, and it’s OK to take measures to keep yourself safe. But I implore my friends: Don’t let politicians and the media manipulate you. It is imperative that we do not fear our neighbor.

Matthew Adarichev is a public policy major at Hofstra University, a political activist and an aspiring journalist whose work has appeared in the Hofstra Chronicle and the Anton Media Group.

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