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Man arrested after alleged shooting threat officers obtained a description of the subject’s car and encountered the vehicle outside of the An East Rockaway man was hospital,” she wrote. “A 34-yeararrested on Feb. 17 after alleged- old male was arrested and multily threatening to shoot his ple loaded firearms were recovestranged wife inside a chil- ered.” dren’s hospital in Queens while Mason added that the investishe was holding the couple’s gation was continuing.

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In a statement, Queens DisAccording to the trict Attorney MelinNew York City Police da Katz said that in Department, ThomSaxton’s car, officers as Saxton, 34, who discovered two loadlives on Baisley Aveed “ghost guns,” nue in East Rockauntraceable fireway, threatened to arms that are conopen fire inside structed out of parts Cohen Children’s purchased online.

Medical Center, on After the discovery, the boarder of they took Saxton Queens and Nassau into custody. Police County. Police said also discovered addithey later found a weapons and SOPHIA MASON tional cache of guns, ammo when they ammunition and bul- NYPD spokeswoman searched his home letproof vests at his in the village. home and in his car.

“This defendant The NYPD received a call at allegedly threatened to shoot his around noon on Feb. 17, alerting wife in a hospital that specializes officers that Saxton had pulled in treating children,” Katz said. out a gun and threatened to “This potentially deadly threat shoot his wife inside the hospital was made all the more frightenas she held their daughter. In an ing when police found illegal and email to the Herald, NYPD untraceable firearms on the spokeswoman Sophia Mason defendant. This growing prevadescribed the incident.

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Courtesy Lynbrook Parents and Friends of Music/Facebook

These performers were missed At the Lynbrook High School Jazz and Pop Concert on Feb. 15, members of the jazz band took the stage for the first time in two years. Story, more photos, Page 3.

Parents claim students were intimidated, bullied over masks

By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

Dozens of parents approached the lectern at the East Rockaway Board of Education meeting on Feb. 15, accusing school officials of “intimidating, bullying and scaring” their children into complying with face mask mandates.

Matthew Corrado told the board that his son, Rocco, didn’t wear a mask for two days last

month at Centre Avenue Elementary School after a State Supreme Court judge had ruled that the mandates were unconstitutional.

However, Corrado said, after an appellate court stayed the ruling as Gov. Kathy Hochul fought it, his son was approached by school officials and “forced” to wear a mask. Corrado said that Rocco politely declined to wear a mask, but school officials then pressured him, but he refused to comply.

“My child said no thank you to wearing something that we, as a family, have sincerely held beliefs against,” Corrado said.

“And would you like to know what happens when you say no thank you? This child was suspended from school on Friday and Monday. The individual who stood close to my child leered over him, tried to coerce, bully, intimidate and shame him in CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

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SENIOR JADEN HARVIN soloed “Lovely Day.” at Lynbrook High School’s Jazz and Pop Concert on Feb. 15.

A new era for LHS’s Jazz and Pop Concert

By JULIA SWERDIN lyn-ereditor@liherald.com

Lynbrook High School students ushered in a new era for the Lynbrook Fine and Performing Arts Department on Feb. 15 at the annual Jazz and Pop Concert.

The performance was the first to be orchestrated in the John F. Brancifort Auditorium, which opened earlier this month after a two-year renovation period. It was also the first jazz and pop concert hosted by Fine and Performing Arts Department Director Adrianna Schaefer, who took over after former director Joseph Pallotta’s retirement last spring.

“We are so beyond excited to be in here tonight, as I’m sure you are, as well,” Schaefer told the audience as she introduced the concert.

She also thanked all those involved in the production of the event, including music teachers, choreographers, lighting staff and administrators.

The new auditorium has a modernized look with seats upholstered in Lynbrook green, wood-paneled walls for high-quality acoustics and an upgraded lighting system. The renovation of the auditorium coincided with the construction of the Alicemarie Bresnihan Wing at the high school, a two-story, 33,274-square-foot extension that was funded by a $28.9 million bond voters approved in 2017, which features new classroom space and a refurbished music suite.

The Jazz and Pop Concert is a beloved LHS tradition. It is distinguished from other LHS music events, like the Winter and Spring Gala of the Arts, because of its signature fun and intimate feel, which is mainly a result of its location — it is the only annual Lynbrook music concert hosted in the auditorium, as compared to the galas, which are hosted in the gymnasium.

“The Jazz and Pop concert has traditionally been a favorite of mine, and I know for many members of the community, too,” said chorus teacher Barry Wyner. “Our regular concerts are in the

THE SHOW CHOIR performed a medley from the hit Broadway play “Hamilton” during the show, and its members were lauded by the audience. tradition of western classical music, which is valuable for our students to experience, but Show Choir is more kids being kids — singing, dancing and having fun with friends to songs they’d listen to on the radio. I just love the infectious joy and energy they bring to the stage when the big night comes.”

Feb. 15 marked the first such concert since 2019, as the past two years’ events were canceled due to Covid-19 restrictions. The show featured three LHS music ensembles: Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Band, and Show Choir.

The Chamber Orchestra opened the concert with three energetic pieces: “Green Rhythmico” by Kirt Mosier, a jazzy piece with an Irish flavor; “Send in the Clowns” from the show “A Little Night Music” by Stephen Sondheim, as a tribute to the late composer; and “Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)”, a jazz piece from the ‘50s that was made popular by

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.

During the Chamber Orchestra’s set, orchestra teacher and conductor Alyssa White congratulated her students and those who performed solos.

“What an exciting occasion to be able to open up our first concert in the new beautiful space we have,” she told the audience. “Thank you for being a part of that.”

Next, the award-winning LHS Jazz Band performed. Their first piece was “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!” by Julian Adderley, which featured a sundry of soloists: freshman Cooper Shorr on guitar, junior Parker Sloan on tenor saxophone, senior Chris Gragnano on alto saxophone, and freshman Liam Mylan and senior Stephen Christian on trumpet. Succeeding songs included “Hard Bargain” by Ron Sexsmith, “Day is Done” by Peter, Paul, and Marry, and “Caravan” by Duke Ellington.

Band teacher and conductor Brian White explained that most solos were improvised, a skill that the Jazz Band has specifically emphasized this year.

“It’s really at the heart of what we’ve been working on at our rehearsals for a number of months,” White said. “It’s the core of this style jazz. They’re making it up in the spur of the moment, and it’s where the instrument they’re playing becomes their voice.”

The Show Choir performed 10 pop songs from the past several decades, along with 10 corresponding dance routines, which were choreographed by LHS junior Catherine Wren and senior Max Moscheni. Songs performed included “Lovely Day” by Bill Withers, “...Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears, a medley from the musical film “Grease”, and “Treat People with Kindness” by Harry Styles. Show Choir ladies performed a medley from the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” and the boys performed a sea shanty that was popularized on the social media app TikTok called “Wellerman.” The Night concluded with a heartfelt rendition of “I Lived”

by OneRepublic, which was especially emotional for the Show Choir’s graduating seniors.

Performers were permitted to buy three tickets each, so admittance to the show was limited. Additionally, seats were predetermined by ticket, and families were spaced out to allow for social distancing. Nonetheless, many performers and audience members agreed it was exciting to get back to live performance, and the energy was palpable throughout the night.

At the end of the evening’s performances, Schaefer reappeared to give her final thanks to the parents.

“I’d like to take a moment to thank the parents and families, our biggest supporters,” she said, “for the endless rides home after rehearsals, the late night dinners prepared, consistent encouragement in the face of adversity and your unending love. Thank you for all you do.”

Elks Hoop Shoot contest is a slam-dunk for children Courtesy Jean Hunt

Lynbrook Elks are anchors of the local communities Members of New York Elks Lodge No. 1 in Lynbrook recently attended Camp ANCHOR, a Town of Hempstead program that provides social events for children and adults with challenging physical disabilities.

The lodge uses its beacon grant each year to host a Valentine’s Day-themed party in early February for the campers.

This year, the lodge received $3,500.

Town Clerk Kate Murray was in attendance to thank the Elks for sponsoring the event and for all the lodge does for Camp Anchor and the community.

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The event featured an Italian lunch from Antonio’s in Malverne, followed by a performance from the band Beyond Fab. The Elks also sponsored a photographer to take pictures, which were placed on mugs for people to take home. Dessert, as always, was heart-shaped cookies from the Malverne Pastry Shop, Guests also left with a red New York No. 1 water bottle, which the lodge donated along with the grant.

Photos courtesy New York Elks Lodge No. 1

BLAKE VUOTTO, CENTER, finished in first place in the Elks’ Hoop Shoot and will move on to compete in Glens Falls, N.Y. Taking part were, from left, Brian Steckler, Joseph and Victoria Vuotto, Lodge Hoop Shoot Chairman John Nuzzi and Paul Schneller.

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Two others, Caroline Rogers and Blake Vuotto, both finished in first place and moved on to compete in the Elks South Regional Hoop Shoot in Bardonia, N.Y. They now have the honor representing the lodge in Glens Falls, N.Y., where they will shoot and compete in the Elks New York State Finals. Vuotto was also awarded the best overall shooter among the girls at the Regional Hoop Shoot.

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East Rockaway Mayor Bruno Romano said he was “very excited” to hear the news, and called Hochul’s initial proposal “ridiculous.”

“Our village board and myself were extremely concer ned that we would lose control of many of our housing and street legislations, which we have enacted and enforced for many years,” Romano wrote in an email to the Herald. “I would like to thank all of our legislators, who reacted to my letter, which I sent them in opposition to this proposal. The citizens of East Rockaway pay enough taxes, and we certainly want to keep our little suburbia village the way it is.”

Requests for comment from Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach were not returned at press time.

Nassau County Legislator Bill Gaylor, a Re publican from Lynbrook, wrote an editorial to the Herald earlier this month about the issue, lambasting Hochul’s proposal, and said he was glad the governor listened to the overwhelming negative response to it, but noted that the issue may not be dead.

“Residents from across the state and from all political parties spoke out and demanded that the governor stop trying to destroy suburbia with her one-size-fits-all zoning proposal,” he said in a statement. “While this

proposal has been pulled from her budget at the moment, there is always a chance it will get added back in, and we will continue to remain united in our opposition.”

Hochul put the proposal into her January budget proposal before the Legislature. It was widely criticized by local elected officials, who said Accessory Dwelling Units would put a strain on Long Island resources and that it would be an end to suburbia.

Hochul, however, saw it as a way to potentially fix the affordable housing crisis that plagues the state.

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin said at the Feb. 18 news conference that thousands of residents signed online petitions against the budget proposal after its rollout.

He added that the town received cards from residents stating their opposition to the proposal.

“The biggest investment in someone’s life is buying a house in the suburbs,” Clavin said. “The gover nor’s attempt by throwing this in the budget to eliminate single housing is wrong.”

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The East Rockaway Grist Mill Committee and the Village of East Rockaway are seeking vendors for the 52nd annual Huckleberry Frolic on Saturday June 11 (rain date scheduled for June 18). It begins at 10 a.m. with a parade leading to Memorial Park, and includes a variety of entertainment, food trucks, vendors, rides, a petting zoo, a pet photo contest and more. Anyone interested in becoming a vendor can call Village Hall at (516) 887-6300. Details and applications are also available on the event’s website, villageofeastrockaway.org (click “Home” then “52nd annual Huckleberry Frolic).

The Lynbrook mayor and village board of trustees will host its next meeting at Village Hall, 1 Columbus Drive, at 7 p.m. Visit lynbrookvillage.net or call (516) 599-8300 for more information.

Wednesday, March 9 Lynbrook Board of Education The Lynbrook Board of Education will host its next meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Lynbrook High School, 9 Union Ave., Lynbrook. Virtual meetings can be found at lynbrookschools.org.

Tuesday, March 22

VFW Thrift Shop in East Rockaway Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3350 in East Rockaway has launched its Veterans’ Thrift Shop. The post is at 164 Main St. Due to the pandemic, the store’s schedule varies, but members are trying to open daily, including Sundays. For thrift shop information and hall rentals, call the post at (516) 887-8170, and ask for Pat, Gary, Tony or Gene.

Flag Disposal in East Rockaway When a flag is worn, tattered, ripped or soiled beyond repair, it is no longer fit to serve as a symbol of our country and should be retired and disposed of properly. There are worn flag depository’s located at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3350, 164 Main St, American Legion Post 958, 71 Main St. and Village Hall, 376 Atlantic Ave., all in East Rockaway. .

Lynbrook Kiwanis Club The Lynbrook Kiwanis Club meets twice each month. Meetings are on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Lynbrook Library, 56 Eldert St., and the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at Savino’s Restaurant and Wine Bar, 88 Atlantic Ave.

Mental Health Support Group The National Alliance on Mental Illness Queens/Nassau is starting a whole family support group for families and family members with mental health concerns.

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Courtesy New York Elks Lodge No. 1

A ‘grant’ gesture New York Elks Lodge No. 1 in Lynbrook recently received a certificate of recognition from the Town of Hempstead for all it has done with funds. In addition to donating a $3,500 beacon grant to Camp ANCHOR, the lodge has also been approved for $8,000 in grant money to be used for various community and lodge endeavors, along with a $2,000 spotlight grant and a $2,500 gratitude grant.

The group will meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, virtually, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The first session is Jan. 25. To register or get more information, contact dsills@namiqn.org.

Thursday, Feb. 24 Chi Gong with Marianna Farina Join the Lynbrook Public Library for Chi Gong with Marianna Farina at 10:30 a.m. Chi Gong is an ancient Chinese meditative practice which uses slow graceful movements and breathing techniques. For more information, call (516) 599-8630 or visit lynbrooklibrary.org.

Family Lego Afternoon Join the East Rockaway Library at 2:30 p.m. Each family will have their own table full of legos. It is limited to six families. For more information, call (516) 599-1664 or visit eastrockawaylibrary.org.

Comic Book Hero Join the Lynbrook Public Library and design your own comic book character and decide what superpowers it will have.Crayola Imagine arts academy is presented by Long Island Steam Group. There are two sessions for this activity, 1 to 2 p.m. for children in kindergarten through second grade, and 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. for children in third through fifth grade. For more information, call (516) 599-8630 or visit lyn-

brooklibrary.org.

Monday, Feb. 28 Get Creative with a Squishy Who wants some cake? Using foam and paint, guests at the East Rockaway Library can create a squishy that can be used as a keychain at 4 p.m.

Open to grades four to six and seven to 12. For more information, call (516) 599-1664 or visit eastrockawaylibrary. org.

Monday, March 7 East Rockaway Village Board The East Rockaway mayor and village board will host its next meeting at 7

Vendors are being sought for the 52nd Huckleberry Frolic in East Rockaway.

The East Rockaway VFW’s thrift shop is open for business.

Kids can design a comic book character at the Lynbrook Library on Feb. 24.

East Rockaway hosts Family Lego Afternoon on Feb. 24.

The Lynbrook Kiwanis Club meets at the Lynbrook Library on March 3.

The East Rockaway Board of Education will host its next meeting at 7 p.m. at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School, 443 Ocean Ave. Live stream recordings will be posted at eastrockawayschools.org. It will also host a budget work session meeting on March 8.

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Three times the fun as E.R. triplets turn 60 msmollins@liherald.com

Photos courtesy Ellen Hamsley

THE HAMSLEY SISTERS, from left, Lizbeth, Ellen and Diane, are identical triplets who grew up in East Rockaway and appeared in several ads as babies, top left.

THE TRIO WENT through the East Rockaway school system and went on to graduate from Molloy College, each earning a degree in business management in 1984.

Top right, from left, Diane, Ellen and Lizbeth.

THE SISTERS, FROM near left, Ellen, Lizbeth and Diane, turned the big 6-0 on Feb. 9.

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The big 6-0 was three times the fun for the Hamsley Sisters, East Rockaway natives and triplets, who celebrated the milestone birthday on Feb. 9.

Ellen, Diane and Lizbeth are identical triplets who grew up in the village and went on to star in ads for baby clothing, banking, pizza, toilet paper, makeup and other products and services from the 1960s through the 1980s. Their appearances not only ran locally, they were also featured across the U.S. Ellen told the Herald that it was interesting going through life as a triplet.

“Just being an identical triplet my entire life has been a very unique experience,” she said.

“It was just very uncommon many years ago.”

She also shared a poem that read, “Like branches on a tree, sisters may grow in different directions, yet their roots are one — each life will always be a special part of the other.”

Diane now lives in northern Virginia, while her sisters have remained local, living in Lynbrook and East Rockaway. The trio was born on Feb. 9, 1962, in Freeport, three of five children

by Minton and Paula Hamsley, who died in 2002 and 2013, respectively.

Soon after, they became child models, which included ads for Carter’s clothing, Seamen’s Bank life insurance and many other companies. The sisters went through the East Rockaway school system and went on to graduate from Molloy College, all earning degrees in business management in 1984.

LYNBROOK/EAST ROCKAWAY HERALD — February 24, 2022

By MIKE SMOLLINS

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BRINGING LOCAL SPORTS HOME EVERY WEEK

HERALD SPORTS South Side/Lynbrook swims to success Junior-led team goes 8-1 in dual meets, qualifies six for state meet Nassau County Championships after taking home the 100-yard backstroke (50.61 seconds) and 100 butterfly (50.70) titles as Led by double county champion sprint- well as handling the leadoff leg of the er Nick Rhodes and All-County record-set- third-place (All-County) 200 Medley Relay. ting diver Thomas McCarthy, The meet was held Feb. 9-12 South Side/Lynbrook boys’ at the Aquatic Center. swimming/diving enjoyed a “He loves racing and is breakthrough campaign very well-rounded,” Clark that’ll continue with the six said of Rhodes, who was also representatives competing at the Division champ in the 100 the state meet March 4-5. fly and 100 breaststroke.

The team, despite a junior “He’s so fast under water and heavy roster of only 17-deep, stays under for the maxifinished runner-up in Nasmum time allowed by rule,” sau Conference 2, won the he added.

Swimming Officials AssociaRhodes combined with tion Sportsmanship Award, RYAN CLARK Lynbrook senior Dylan and produced an overall dual Boys’ swim coach Monaco and Lynbrook junior meet record of 8-1. twins David and Ramiel “We’ve had a great seaFayngersh in the 200 Medley son,” said coach Ryan Clark. “We’re only Relay at counties and finished in 1:38.84, losing two seniors and looking to move one second behind runner-up Hewlett and into the top conference next season.”

1.65 off the pace from first-place PlainRhodes, a South Side junior, was view. Rhodes, Monaco and Ramiel Fayngnamed the Outstanding Competitor of the ersh were also part of the 400 Freestyle

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e’re looking to move into the top conference next season.

Relay which captured the Division crown.

The 200 Medley Relay, with Lynbrook senior Samir Souidi also in the mix, is headed to the state meet at Ithaca College along with the school record holder in the 6- and 11-dive scores.

McCarthy, also a junior at South Side and already a five-year member of the team, placed fourth in the county diving championships with an 11-dive score of 469.45 and qualified for the state meet. He posted a high of 487 earlier in the season to establish a new school mark. “Thomas’ growth since he joined the program has been amazing,” Clark said. “He’s always been a talented diver. His scores over the past year and a half have just exploded.”

The addition of the Fayngersh’s, who recently relocated to the area, was huge with their versatility and performances, Clark noted. In addition to their contributions in relays, both thrived in the 100 breaststroke and 200 Individual Medley and earned All-Conference honors in both events. David Fayngersh placed seventh in Nassau in the 200 IM.

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DOUBLE COUNTY CHAMPION Nick Rhodes, left, and record-setting diver Thomas McCarthy lead a group of South Side/Lynbrook swimmers upstate.

Souidi, who was part of the Divisionwinning 400 freestyle foursome, finished a solid 11th and 8th in the county in the 200 and 500 freestyle, respectively. He met the All-County qualifying times earlier in the season and will compete in both events upstate. “He’s been our go-to distance kid,” Clark said.

OBITUARIES

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Former Lynbrook resident Donna Miller died on Feb. 11 in her home in Atlanta from complications of dementia. She was 77.

Miller was born to the late Philip and Miriam Rosen in 1944 and went on to graduate from Lynbrook High School, then from Cornell University in 1966. She also earned a maser’s degree in library science from Queens College.

Miller married the love of her life, Andrew “Andy” Miller, in 1966, living first in Manhattan, then Old Greenwich, Conn.

For three decades, Miller was employed as a librarian and media specialist in the Greenwich Public Schools Donna and then retired, after which she and Andy moved to Atlanta to be closer to their grandchildren. An avid runner, Miller also loved reading, tennis and her children and grandchildren.

In her retirement, Miller remained busy and active, working at Emory University Library, serving as a docent at the High Museum of Art, and traveling to

such places as South Africa, Vietnam, Turkey and Morocco. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta and a resident of the Ansley Park neighborhood and served on committees for both of those communities.

Miller was predeceased by Andy in 2004. She is survived by her daughter, Valerie M. Keith (Joe); son, Drew Miller (Amber Hoadley); three grandchildren, Peter J. Keith (Claire), Daniel M. Keith, and Julia G. Keith; her sister, Ellen R. Franklin (John) of Bloomfield, Conn.; and several nieces and nephews and their children.

A private memorial service for Miller will be held for family and friends at a later MIller date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to organizations about which she was passionate: the Atlanta Community Food Bank, the High Museum of Art, and the libraries of Cornell University and the University of Virginia. Special thanks to all who worked at or with Orchard at Brookhaven Senior Living Community and took such loving care of her.

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■ On Feb. 8 at 7 p.m., Imani Dixon, 28, of Far Rockaway, Queens, was arrested and charged with criminal impersonation stemming from an incident on Sept. 9 on Peninsula Boulevard.

■ At 4:20 p.m. on Feb. 8, Richard Lopez, 28, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation, criminal possession of a controlled substance and possession of a forged instrument. Also arrested was Cristian Bravo, 32, of Fresh Meadows, Queens, who was charged with three counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and possession of a forged instrument. Officers recovered ketamine, herion and methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (ecstacy/molly), as well as 52 counterfeit $100 bills after a car stop and investigation on Sunrise Highway.

■ Stephanie Snavely, 34, of Wayland, N.Y., was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated unlicensed operation and unregistered and uninspected vehicle on Peninsula Boulevard.

52, of Lynbrook, was arrested and charged with two counts of driving while intoxicated, two counts of aggravated unlicensed operation and various other vehicle and traffic law violations on Dawes Avenue.

■ At 5 a.m. on Feb. 11, Deric Douglas, 25, of Freeport, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, unlicensed operation and failure to wear a seatbelt on Sunrise Highway.

■ Ana Fernandez, 34, of Dundalk, Md., was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, unregistered vehicle and failure to maintain the lane on Merrick Road.

Grand larceny ■ On Feb. 9, the manager of Acura of Valley Stream, 881 Sunrise Highway in Lynbrook, reported that on Nov. 5, a white woman used fraudulent credentials to apply for credit and bought a 2021 red Acura RDX. The total loss was about $55,687. Lynbrook detectives are investigating the incident.

■ On Feb. 10 at 4:51 p.m., James Casazza, People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

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Lynbrook High alumna Donna Miller dies at 77

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NYPD OFFICERS DISCOVERED a cache of guns and ammunition at East Rockaway resident Thomas Saxton’s home and in his car after he allegedly threatened to shoot his wife at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in Queens.

E.R. man faces up to 15 years in prison after shooting threat CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE lence of ‘ghost guns’ is adding to the chaos and bloodshed in our neighborhoods. My office will continue to do everything possible to stop the flow of these and all illegal firearms. The defendant has been apprehended and now faces very serious charges.”

According to Katz, after pulling the gun out and threatening to shoot his wife, Saxton told her that he would kill her in front of all the people at the hospital. He then walked out of the hospital and called her on her phone, threatening her again and telling her he would kill her in her sleep. When police arrived, Saxton allegedly dropped a loaded magazine on the ground in the hospital’s parking lot, and police recovered a loaded 10mm pistol, a 9 mm pistol and ammunition for both firearms, as well as a plastic bag containing cocaine and Saxton’s wallet.

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Bureau, under the supervision of Assistant District Attorney Kenneth Appelbaum, Acting Bureau Chief Audra Beerman, Deputy Bureau Chief Mary Kate Quinn, Assistant Deputy Bureau Chief Howard McCallum and Daniel Saunders, the supervisor and executive assistant district attorney for major crimes.

Saxton was arraigned in front of a Queens criminal court judge on Feb. 19 and faced 14 charges. He was denied bail and was expected back in court on Tuesday, after the Herald went to press.

Charges included second- and fourthdegree criminal possession of a weapon; criminal possession of a firearm; seconddegree menacing; seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance; second-degree aggravated harassment; endangering the welfare of a child; and unlawful possession of pistol or revolver ammunition.

If convicted, Saxton faces up to 15 years in prison.

School board asks community to stay united front of his peers, and still continues to collect a six-figure salary.”

Rocco also told the board that he was uncomfortable wearing masks throughout the school day.

“It’s hurting kids, not helping,” he said.

“It just concerns me. I don’t like the masks and neither does anybody in my classroom.”

Another parent, who did not give his name, spoke about the 2010 New York state Dignity Act, which took effect in July 2013 and came with the edict that schools are responsible for collecting and reporting data regarding incidents that charge harassment and bullying in schools. It also required boards of education to include language addressing the Dignity Act in their codes of conduct.

That parent said that the Supreme Court judge’s ruling on Jan. 24 stated that mask mandates were illegal, but Hochul appealed the ruling on Jan. 25, and a district-wide email was sent out on Jan. 26 stating that mask mandates would remain in effect after the stay. On that same day, he said, district members and a police officer stood outside of Centre Avenue Elementary School to “intimidate, bully and scare children and parents into wearing masks.”

He added that students were then either forced to wear a mask or be placed in a segregated classroom or sent home if they refused to comply.

“Our children were bullied,” he said. best in their futures. We’re surrogate par“There were other accounts of bullying, ents during the course of the day. They do intimidation and harassment.” The parent their best, we do our best. As you are put then asked the board to “protect children over the barrel, so are the teachers, so are the schools . . . We’re going and follow the Dignity Act.” to get through this. East Another parent, who Rockaway has always been also did not provide her a community and it always name, said that she also diswill be a community that agreed with the mask polistands by each other.” cy, and that she believed it Vulpis also addressed should be a parent’s choice one parent who questioned whether to have their chilwhy the board hasn’t sent dren wear face coverings, any letters to Hochul, as and that if the board were other surrounding districts to adopt a vaccine mandate have done, urging her to for students in the future, overturn the mask manshe would have to consider date. Vulpis said letters moving out of state because Herald file photo would not change anything, she doesn’t want to have SEVERAL PARENTS AND noting that the written her children vaccinated. one student spoke out remarks from several other In response to the outdistricts have not led to a pouring of feedback, Board against the way that change. of Education Trustee Dom Superintendent of Schools Trustee Daniel DeMatVulpis said that he believed Lisa Ruiz and the East teo said he was in agreethe community should Rockaway Board of ment with frustrated parremain united, and that in Education were handling ents and children “one his 45 years in education, enforcing mask mandates having students be unhap- for students at the Feb. 15 thousand percent.” py is the hardest thing he meeting.

“Enough is enough,” he has faced. said. “It’s time to move forward. I promise you we’re “Everybody enters education, everybody, and if they don’t, then doing everything in our power to get past they’re in the wrong business, to service this. There is not anyone up here who is the children,” he said. “To give them the OK with this, who thinks it’s normal. It’s best of what we have so that they have the an absolute disgrace how we have to live.”

Trustee Joe Kilgus said he has three children in the district and they are all going through the same issues that parents and students brought up at the meetog..

“We have to stand together,” he said.

“Come March 2, if things don’t change, then maybe we have to reconvene about certain things, but right now, we have to stay the course.”

The mask issue has been a frequent topic of discussion in the Lynbrook and East Rockaway school districts over the past few months. In January, Lynbrook school officials said they understood parents’ frustrations, but that mask rules would stay in place until the state lifts the mandate.

Several parents of children in Lynbrook schools gathered outside of the district’s administration building late last month to peacefully protest the mask edicts. Jen Saia attended the event, noting last month that she had a child enrolled at the Lynbrook Kindergarten Center and that she and other like-minded parents wanted officials to fight against the face coverings ruling.

“We understand that coronavirus is real, it is a risk, for many,” she said at the time, “but with the availability of people to protect themselves in other ways . . . at this point in time, people should have the choice of whether or not their children are masked in schools.”

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Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF EAST ROCKAWAY PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Article 14, Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York, and a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, Nassau County, duly adopted at the Regular Meeting of such Board held on February 7, 2022, I, the undersigned Treasurer of the said Village, will sell at Public Auction in the manner provided by law on the 16th day of March, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in the Public Meeting Room of the Board of Trustees in the Village Hall, 376 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway, New York, so much of each of the following parcels of real estate upon which Village Taxes for the year 2021/22 remain unpaid as will be sufficient to discharge the tax, fees, interest and charges which may be due thereon at the time of such sale and shall conduct the same from day to day until the sale is completed.

The Purchaser or Purchasers at such Tax Sale will be required to pay the amount of their respective bids to the undersigned Treasurer within ten (10) days after the sale pursuant to the provisions the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York.

The following is a statement of the real estate hereinbefore mentioned as shown and described on the Official Tax Map of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, New York, duly adopted, approved and filed as provided by law, a copy of which is on file and available for inspection in the Office of the Village Clerk of said Village upon which taxes are unpaid together with the amount of tax, fees, interest and charges to March 16th, 2022.

NAME OF OWNER OR OCCUPANT AS IT APPEARS ON ASSESSMENT ROLL

47 Rowe Ave 84 Wilson St 82 Centre Ave 4 Plainfield Ave 263 Adams Rd 318 Waverly Ave 7 Arnold Court 41 Arnold Court 83 Arnold Court 26 Dell Drive 4 Emmet Ave 35 Lawson Ave 21 Phipps Ave 21 Ryder Place 65 Phipps Ave 14 Davison Plaza 53 Durland Road 76 Waverly Ave 39 Munson Pl 9 Prospect Ave 11 Dart St 59 Dart St 2 Lawrence St 7 Franklin St 95 Main St 36 Althouse Ave 53 Denton Ave 533 Atlantic Ave 515 Marina Pointe Dr 532 Marina Pointe Dr 621 Marina Pointe Dr 632 Marina Pointe Dr 633 Marina Pointe Dr 15 Main St 15 Main St Bordering Lot 115 Althouse Ave 40 First Ave 91 Third Ave 75 Second Ave 5 Waterview St 7 Waterview St Avenue & John St 27 Fourth Ave 1 Rose Lane 7 Dean St 35 Irving Pl 48 Waverly Ave 43 Mill River Ave 2 Leonard Dr 174 Waverly Ave 33 Judith Ct 26 Newkirk Ave 2 Salem Road 1 Salem Road

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AS IT APPEARS ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP THE VILLAGE BY: SEC.

BLOCK

LOT(s)

1 12 12 12 13 13C 13C 13C 13C 13C 14C 15 17 19 19 19 2 2 20 20 21 22 22 22 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 28 3 3 3 6 7 7 7 8 8 8

4 1 4 6 3 5 5 5 5 5 1 3 2 1 6 7 1 3 2 4 1 2 8 9 2 5 1 7 9 9 9 9 9 1 1 3 5 1 10 10 13 13 17 3 261 1 2 5 11 114 114 114 2 5 6

1 12 17 23 213 101 203 208 215 63 6 15 2-E 2-B 1 5 27 7 5 3 1 2 18 102 2 202 2 201 515 532 621 632 633 18-A 5 1 4 13-A 6-A 9 11 12 1 1 11 6 7 3 11 1 20 20 8-B 8 9

AMOUNT OF TAX, FEES, INTEREST AND CHARGES

$133.47 $877.79 $2,371.93 $523.81 $3,032.00 $5,888.26 $1,948.23 $4,717.76 $4,266.71 $4,301.96 $2,934.19 $1,488.90 $1,706.24 $10,425.88 $3,016.11 $1,812.85 $1,196.98 $3,243.94 $1,189.37 $1,873.37 $2,877.27 $1,383.24 $65.96 $2,226.87 $2,636.47 $3,431.91 $1,566.72 $126.55 $3,398.80 $1,408.33 $1,408.33 $2,999.38 $1,599.61 $72.88 $3,294.24 $104.08 $467.20 $1,299.29 $64.92 $2,435.84 $296.31 $528.13 $82.72 $1,684.43 $5,114.65 $193.08 $1,334.77 $1,382.10 $3,076.63 $4,472.12 $2,056.59 $2,795.02 $3,459.32 $2,507.04 $1,312.27

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, NY Patricia Renner Village Clerk-Treasurer Dated: 1164272

February 24, 2022 March 3, 2022 March 10, 2022

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF VILLAGE TREASURER’S SALE FOR TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE IN THE VILLAGE OF LYNBROOK, NEW YORK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Real Property Tax Law, the Village Law of the State of New York, the Village Code of the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, and pursuant to a Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lynbrook, Nassau County, New York, adopted at a meeting held on the 24th day of January, 2022, the Treasurer of said Village will sell pursuant to Village Code §222-27(B) to the Village of Lynbrook, in the manner prescribed by law, on the 10th day of March 2022 at 10:00 A.M., each of the following parcels of real estate

upon which Village taxes remain unpaid as will be sufficient to discharge the taxes, interest and charges thereon which may be due at the time of the sale.

Such interest in real estate will be sold subject to any unpaid assessment thereon levied by said Village and any unpaid lien purchased and held by said Village, and all liens on property included in this sale are sold subject to the provisions of any federal or state law.

On December 29, 2020 Governor Cuomo signed into law the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 that grants certain property owners certain rights under the Act, (see HYPERLINK “https:// www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/current_forms/orpts/rp1102ds_fill_ in.pdf” https://www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/current_forms/orpts/

rp1102ds_fill_in.pdf , Owner Declaration of COVID-19 Related Hardship) The following is a list of lots, pieces and parcels of real estate to be sold, and the total amount of the taxes, interest and charges thereon: PARCEL ID LOCATION BILL BALANCE 1-2-5 48 LAKEVIEW AVE 5,142.07 1-4-1 224 -234 HEMPSTEAD AVE 17,491.92 1-4-2 LAKEVIEW AVE 1,255.07 1-5-11 67 LAKEVIEW AVE 11,913.45 1-11-10.10A 192 HEMPSTEAD AVE 2,178.18 2-4-2 167 LAKEVIEW AVE 6,477.92 2-5-4 137 LAKEVIEW AVE 2,189.91 2-10-18 118 EDMUND ST 3,278.69 3-4-14 93 LAWRENCE AVE 1,577.08 4-7-1 326 VINCENT AVE 2,785.85 4-7-2 318 VINCENT AVE 5,097.79 4-9-10 85 WALNUT ST 3,230.84 4-11-1 312 VINCENT AVE 2,584.89 5-3-12 47 CHRISTABEL ST 2,333.68 5-4-17 99 CHARLES ST 3,476.06 6-1-14 WATERVIEW PL 615.43 6-2-9 42 WATERVIEW PL 2,525.68 6-3-11 48 ALLEN ST 5,191.27 6-3-18 121 OAK ST 2,273.87 6-3-120 BUCKINGHAM PL 197.21 7-1-2 14 DEVINE ST 4,883.76 7-1-7 273 EARLE AVE 1,938.94 8-5-5.6 81 CHARLES ST 2,611.09 9-1-3 17 LYNBROOK AVE 3,039.45 9-1-4 14 LYNBROOK AVE 2,190.13 9-5-11 48 WASHINGTON AVE 5,228.18 10-4-2 12 CHARLES ST 3,039.45 10-4-17 24 MADISON ST 5,055.97 10-4-27B 74 MADISON ST 2,537.04 11-3-4 232 -234 MERRICK RD 5,886.43 12-3-12 33 PARK PL 5,929.31 12-3-13 35 PARK PL 4,945.26 12-3-4B.15 46 HARRIET PL 20,889.37 13-1-4&5 25 HUTCHESON PL 10,378.20 13-2-1&2 40 ROCKLYN AVE 21,317.54 14-5-500.15 106 ATLANTIC AVE 15 855.17 14-5-500.32 108 ATLANTIC AVE 32 987.95 14-5-500.47 110 ATLANTIC AVE 47 987.95 15-4-5 105 VINCENT AVE 5,535.69 15-6-5 68 SHIPHERD AVE 2,671.74 16-4-2 6 WYOMING AVE 1,394.66 16-7-5 15 NEWTON AVE 2,571.72 17-1-1-4.&41 1 SUNRISE HWY 41,892.35 17-5-13 19 HAMPTON RD 6,134.34 18-1-6 17 CARTER CT 2,513.12 19-2-6 185 ROCKLYN AVE 2,431.77 19-3-15 200 ROCKLYN AVE 2,584.89 19-4-13 8 GARFIELD PL 1,962.86 21-1-1&2 710 MERRICK RD 9,478.05 21-2-8 12 WILBUR ST 9,619.51 21-2-26 612 -614 MERRICK RD 1163524 2,541.82 21-2-270 610 MERRICK RD 1,768.48 22-2-3&4 526 MERRICK RD 3,685.40 22-5-6 10 LEACH ST 3,087.30 23-3-9 113 LYON PL 1,651.85 24-2-3 10 -12 BROADWAY 7,429.99 24-3-18 47 BROADWAY 36,926.95 25-1-4 E NEW YORK AVE 240.32 26-2-15 65 WRIGHT AVE 5,142.07 27-2-11 126 LYON PL 2,043.01 28-1-1.1112 875 SUNRISE HWY 14,165.40 28-7-13 172 SCRANTON AVE 3,261.94 29-4-2I 41 GARDEN DR 2,680.59 29-4-105.106 SUNRISE DR 320.22 LEGAL NOTICE The Board of Education of East Rockaway School District, hereafter invites the submission of sealed bids for: Pupil Transportation Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 at 10:11 a.m. at the East Rockaway UFSD 443 Ocean Avenue East Rockaway, NY 11581.

At which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Specifications and bid forms may be obtained by telephone (631) 714-4221 between the hours of 8:30 AM and 3:30 PM weekdays. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or to award bid on a total award or item by item basis whichever, in the opinion of the Board of Education, will be in the best interest of the school district.

Board of Directors East

Rockaway By Amaya-Moran, Clerk.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Annual Financial Statements for the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook for fiscal year June 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021, has been completed and is on file in the office of the Village Clerk, at the Village Hall, One Columbus Drive, Lynbrook, New York, and is available for inspection between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday.

JOHN GIORDANO, VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR LYNBROOK, NEW YORK 129751 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

30-1-1 30-1-6 30-3-10 30-3-3&4 32-5-11 32-7-1 32-8-3 33-1-65 33-1-70 34-1-15 34-1-45 34-2-6 34-2-1A 35-1-11 37-3-8 38-4-406 38-4-6&7 39-2-3 39-2-6 39-3-9 39-3-11 39-4-1A 39-7-1 39-7-105 39-8-3 40-1-49 40-1-51 41-3-21 41-3-28 41-4-21.32B 41-4-22&.23 41-4-22A.5B 41-4-22A.25A 42-4-18 42-5-1 42-8-16 42-8-13D 46-2-3 47-3-9.10 47-4-13A 48-5-3 49-10-10 50-3-8A 52-2-7 52-2-15 52-6-210 53-1-401 53-4-19 53-5-6 55-6-2 55-9-5 56-3-6 56-3-10 56-4-10 56-5-12 57-3-26D 58-6-4 58-6-5 59-1-15 59-1-28 59-3-6 59-4-13 59-4-23 59-4-19A 60-2-21.20A 60-4-7 62-4-8

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803 SUNRISE HWY 1 OLIVE PL 80 EVERGREEN AVE 145 BROADWAY 141 BIXLEY HEATH 169 BIXLEY HEATH 236 PICCADILLY DOWNS 343 PENINSULA BLVD 363 PENINSULA BLVD 66 OAKLAND AVE 12 OAKLAND AVE 15 NEW ST 12 OLIVE PL 87 UNION AVE 134 SPENCER AVE 79 COVENTRY GARDENS 319 PICCADILLY DOWNS 33 FARNUM ST 10 HOLLYWOOD AVE 1 A FARNUM ST 6 CATALPA AVE 7 CATALPA AVE 46 HOLLYWOOD AVE 477 PENINSULA BLVD 11 DOROTHY PL 4 EVERETT ST 2 A EVERETT ST 14 STARKS PL 2 B STARKS PL 570 BROADWAY APT 32B 600 BROADWAY 596 BROADWAY APT 5B 596 BROADWAY APT 25A 24 THOMPSON PL 2 LENOX AVE 18 SUNSET AVE UNION AVE 3 BAYLIS PL 1 GRAND AVE 2 WINTHROP ST 104 FENIMORE ST 81 STUART ST WEBSTER ST CLINTON AVE 140 HORTON AVE 41 DAWES AVE 81 MARSHALL AVE 78 TAFT AVE 33 CLARK AVE 2 HENDRICKSON AVE 89 DAVISON AVE 33 MARSHALL AVE 19 MARSHALL AVE 593 MERRICK RD 14 WILSON AVE 483 MERRICK RD 150 SHERMAN ST SHERMAN ST 104 DAVISON AVE 93 SMITH ST 29 SUMMIT AVE 51 PEARSALL AVE 57 SHERMAN ST 41 SHERMAN ST 181 WALNUT ST 178 WALNUT ST 431 VINCENT AVE

13,801.73 4,856.70 6,076.92 8,147.26 5,621.80 7,233.18 3,055.63 5,757.10 2,440.84 2,608.81 2,142.29 10,003.24 5,992.04 4,606.48 4,551.64 2,919.83 7,749.81 7,159.71 4,551.64 7,454.59 5,424.99 1,072.28 7,115.09 6,513.60 6,249.13 5,068.27 7,220.39 2,381.53 3,421.76 2,090.04 6,417.54 1,025.63 1,532.32 6,260.20 2,607.01 288.17 74.20 2,103.42 2,931.79 4,182.62 8,106.54 2,991.60 271.01 1,424.56 1,993.11 1,938.94 2,477.23 5,174.05 3,565.78 13,053.84 2,471.25 2,333.68 6,126.12 7,800.37 1,364.76 6,421.34 3,456.89 1,009.05 2,866.60 3,613.63 2,571.13 2,333.68 10,080.78 3,589.71 8,008.13 6,113.82 3,019.58

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES JOHN GIORDANO, VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR

NAME:GEMSTONE MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 01/18/2022.

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: 127 WILSON ST, EAST ROCKAWAY, NY 11518 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

129531 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME:KEYSTONE PMS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 01/18/2022.

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: 127 Wilson St, East Rockaway NY 11518.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips said she will begin an audit of the Department of Assessment on Feb. 15.

Joined by County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who campaigned on transparency and change for the reassessment, Phillips reiterated her own promise to independently investigate the reassessment process and how to improve it.

The audit will be Phillips’ first as comptroller and will focus on better understanding the re-assessment done under former County Executive Laura Curran in order to make changChristina Daly/Herald es going forward. Phillips said that the first task will be to NASSAU COUNTY COMPTROLLER Elaine Phillips said audit the 2021 tax roll to see the she will begin her independent audit of the Department methodology and process that of Assessment and the tax reassessment done under was done for the mass apprais- the Laura Curran administration on Feb. 15. al.

“When you go in and do an relied upon heavily for a decision-making audit, you have to keep an open mind,” process. He also said that the county execuPhillips said. “Depending on the informa- tive’s office and the Legislature will have tion that you find, the audit could evolve.” no input, which will enable Phillips to Phillips said the audit will seek to dis- have an independent review. cover whether exemptions were applied Legislator Steve Rhoads, the chair of correctly and how the five-year phase in the new legislative committee for assessmay have affected the tax roll. ments, was also in attendance with vice In March 2020, the Legislature passed chair Legislator John Ferretti. the Reassessment Phase-In Act with a five“What we wanted as a legislative majoryear phase in for changes to a homeown- ity was a process that was fair, that was er’s assessed value from their 2019-20 mar- accurate, and that was transparent,” ket value to the 2020-21 roll. An exemption Rhoads said. “Unfortunately, what we base was then to be determined by taking received over the course of the last four the increase and multiplying it by .1 per- years was anything but.” cent. In the first year of the reassessment, Rhoads decried a lack of transparency 80 percent of the exemption base was to be during Curran’s administration, which subtracted from a homeowner’s total saw many homeowners sue to find out how assessment. Each year the percentage was the algorithm used by the Department of to drop by 20 percent until the new values Assessment calculated their home’s value. were fully implemented in 2024-25.

Phillips cautioned that this audit would Blakeman said that he has found identi- take time, as the audit of the assessment cal properties in places like Massapequa, review commission was published in where one home was assessed at 40 percent December 2021 after three and a half more than another. “My predecessor years. She said she plans to have her engaged in a reassessment that wasn’t department publish a report after they transparent and wasn’t done in a way that complete their review of the 2021 tax roll was fair to all the residents of Nassau but could not provide a timetable.

County,” he said. “And because it wasn’t “I’m committed to transparency,” Philtransparent, we still don’t know every- lips said. “I have my slogan that I am the thing that went wrong.” independent protector of our taxpayers Blakeman said that the information and I promise the people of Nassau Counthat comes from Phillips’ reports will be ty that I will live up to that.”

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ville Centre, did not say what specific plans he had, but said he had “several very interesting conversations” about his y, a veteran South Shore Democrat, future. announced on Feb. 16 that he will not “I’ll always find a way to serve Long seek re-election this fall.

Beach,” he added.

Kaminsky is the second Democrat to Kaminsky, who has held public office announce plans not to run again in two for 18 years, was soundly defeated this days. On Feb. 15, U.S. Congresswoman past fall in a race for Nassau County disKathleen Rice said she will not seek re- trict attorney, in a contest against Repubelection. lican Ann Donnelly. Donnelly “After much thought and focused her campaign on the consideration, I have decided controversial bail reform law. that I will not run for re-elecKaminsky was left scramtion, or for any office this bling to explain his position. fall,” Kaminsky said in an Kaminsky was a federal email to the media. “It has prosecutor at the U.S. Attorbeen an honor to represent ney’s Office for the Eastern the communities of the South District of New York. He took Shore for the past seven on cases against former State years, but I believe that it is Senate Majority Leader Pedro the best thing for my family Espada, Jr., Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky to pursue a new path.”

Jimmy Meng and CongressIn a telephone interview man Michael Grimm. The shortly after his announcement, Kamin- cases ended in convictions. sky said his defeat in the November disHe was elected to the State Senate in trict attorney election did not play any April 2016. part in his decision not to seek re-elecKaminsky is chairman of the Senate tion.

Environmental Conservation Committee, “You have to make decisions going for- earning a reputation as a conservationist. ward,” Kaminsky said. “After 18 years to He led the fight to regulate carcinogenic public service, seven in the State Legisla- contaminants in Long Island’s water supture, I am looking to private service.” ply and passed legislation banning prodKaminsky, who has an office in Rock- ucts containing these toxic substances.

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The architect made the plans, after several meetings, changes, etc., and then put them into our building department to pull a permit. We next got a notice that our attic is in violation, and we had to either take out all the finishes and bathroom or file plans to get a state permit.

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A. So you believe everyone is out to get you, including your architect, and you have the right to “pull back” your permit, ignoring the conditions of your house. It doesn’t work that way. Unfortunately, even though most local governments know that most homes have violations, the governments choose not to prosecute every homeowner, since it would be bad for the business of getting re-elected, so code violations go on without a word until you make the first move, which you did, by coming to the attention of the building officials whose job is public safety.

Every day of the week, people ask if we can’t just look the other way. We absolutely can look the other way, but eventually who will believe us for lying or not doing our job? The issues of your home easily come up by simply bringing up satellite images, on-line accessible documents, including tax department records, showing what is in the home and whether the third floor was finished. Your building official doesn’t need the architect or you to figure out the truth about the illegalities in your home. When your architect shows the actual conditions, which he is required to do, including walls removed, walls finished in rooms that the building department has no previous record of, or other changes, he’s only doing his job. Imagine the scrutiny an architect would receive if a building official walked in to check the conditions and discovered that you and the architect had lied.

I have stated in this column, many times, the statistic that only five people out of 100 will survive a fire on the third floor. Ninety-five people will die of smoke inhalation or burns. So do the right thing and follow through, whichever way you choose. I’m pulling for you.

© 2022 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.

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merica has had many political dynasties over the past 75 years.

I recall the Browns in California and the Landrieu family in Louisiana. There are many others, but none can compare to the Kennedy family and the dominant role it has played in our nation’s history. Sadly, almost all of the well-known Kennedys are gone, with the exception of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his legacy has taken a dark turn from that of the rest of his famous family.

The Kennedys JERRY were known as activists who supKREMER ported important causes, from the Special Olympics to health care for all. With his name, the son of the late Sen. Bobby Kennedy, who represented New York, could have gotten involved in dozens of worthwhile efforts that would be a continuation of decades of family good deeds. But instead, RFK Jr. has become the hero of the anti-vac-

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cine movement, which is both puzzling and surprising.

He travels around the country, spreading his gospel that vaccinations are a threat to your health. According to The Boston Globe, Kennedy preaches, “the COVID vaccine is dangerous for your children.” He claims it is “criminal malpractice to give a child one of these vaccines.” He has also called the Covid jab “one of the deadliest vaccines ever made.”

And his fixation with vaccines isn’t limited to those created for the coronavirus. He argues, without proof, that vaccines in general are linked to autism, food allergies and a host of other medical problems. For many years he asserted that the inoculations for measles, mumps and rubella caused autism and other neurological disorders, and according to the Associated Press, he claims that public health officials “knowingly allowed the pharmaceutical industry to poison an entire generation of American children.”

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groups all over the country, and is welcomed into the homes of the wealthy and influential, where he rails against the shots with no medical backup for virtually anything he says. He claims he is doing this as a public service, but his anti-vaccine foundation, Children’s Health Defense, recently reported more than $6.8 million on hand.

Kennedy states that there is no profit motive for his antvaccine activity. When asked if he was being paid for his efforts, Kennedy told Fox’s Tucker Carlson, “I am getting unpaid for this.”

But records show that in 2019, he earned $255,000 from the foundation.

Kennedy has used social media to spread his opinions, and has spent big dollars to back them up. His nonprofit is one of two buyers accounting for 54 percent of anti-vaccine content on Facebook. He has a large following on Facebook and Twitter, but his Instagram account was removed last year for “repeatedly sharing debunked claims about Covid vaccines.”

To add to the strangeness of Kenne-

he son of a legendary New York senator busily spreads misinformation.

dy’s crusade, his 2021 book “The Real Anthony Fauci” promotes unproven Covid-19 treatments such as ivermectin, which is meant to treat parasites in animals, and the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, and he claims that the current vaccines have never been safety tested, even though the Food and Drug Administration requires three phases of testing that involves thousands of people before a childhood vaccine is approved.

There is no shortage of stories about concerned parents who believe that all vaccinations are suspicious or dangerous. I do not challenge their beliefs. But considering the many positive paths that so many Kennedy family members have taken over the years, the one that RFK Jr. has taken is a disturbing one. He is a true believer in his misguided cause, but he bears no resemblance to his legendary late father.

Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years.

He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

1950s sci-fi horror story still burns bright

ow did he know?

How did Ray Bradbury know in 1951 that the tiny black and white televisions popping up in everyone’s living room had the potential to alter human experience?

How did Bradbury, who died at age 91 in 2012, know that the little screens would lead to big screens that would eventually possess children’s minds in a way books could not? How did he foresee that people would stuff their heads with the cerebral equivalent of cotRANDI ton candy and KREISS abandon intellectual pursuits for lives devoted to video games?

Bradbury was a visionary. He prophesied that many new inventions had the potential to threaten civilized life. What he saw as science “fiction” has come to pass. We are living amid modern advances that have ironically set us back as a people in pursuit of enlightenment and knowledge. We live in an era when the great works of literature are reduced to and diluted into mini-works and summaries, Cliff Notes and comic books.

I urge you and your teenagers to read “Fahrenheit 451,” Bradbury’s 1951 novel that warned the world that it was moving inexorably toward a time of more technology and less humanity, more autocracy, and less freedom of thought.

He described a time when fringe groups of fanatics would dominate by using invasive surveillance and harsh laws to squelch any resistance.

He never mentioned QAnon, but he knew it was coming.

Reading “Fahrenheit 451” today, in the time of alternate facts, false flags, big lies and other threats to our democracy, has left me shaken. Bradbury set the book in a city of the future, but he was writing during the time of the McCarthy hearings, the Red Scare, emerging nuclear weapons and increased government intrusion into the private lives of citizens. He wrote a what-if tale of how a civilized people could lose their freedom by following false gods that pander to their darkest impulses. Seventy years ago he was writing about now, about selfserving political operatives and fake news and pseudo-patriots who tear down the scaffolding that holds up American democracy.

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about a future in which firefighters are tasked with burning books and the houses of people who hide them. When a woman stands defiantly in her doorway with her book in hand, they burn her, too. Books are banned because they “confuse” people with their ideas. Much of the population is beaten into acceptance of the new normal, with information and entertainment blaring at them from wall screens all day. No one walks outside.

Everyone is suspect.

It is a thriller about one man, Montag, a fireman who experiences a sudden awakening to the horrors he has perpetrated. His wife, a survivor of multiple suicide attempts, is addicted to the virtual world projected from the screens in her house. She and her friends are inured to authentic feeling, even within themselves.

Montag goes on the run, with firemen in pursuit. Eventually he joins up with a rogue band of men — former professors and thinkers, now wanderers in the wilderness, each with large sections of books memorized for posterity.

Bradbury’s hero wears a “sea clam shell” in his ear that presages the AirPod. Montag stops on the street to get money from a machine that didn’t exist

eventy years ago, Ray Bradbury was presciently writing about now.

in the 1950s. Overhead, supersonic aircraft drop bombs on cities. They are unmanned drones, much like the ones our government is using to assassinate terrorists thousands of miles away.

He explores the risks of free thinking in a time of crushing conformity. In the world of “Fahrenheit 451” there is no privacy, no awareness of nature, simply the elevation of technology and the diminution of humanity.

Why does Montag go rogue? What makes him realize that freedom of thought is worth dying for? His last job with the firemen is to burn down the house of a woman who is hiding books.

When they arrive with their trucks and flame-throwers, she is standing in the doorway with a book in her hand, and she strikes the first match, killing herself as the house explodes around her.

People will die for their books, Montag realizes.

It’s something to think about when we read headlines every day about book bans and censorship of treasured literature. It’s something to act on when we see children who watch but don’t read in a time in America when only 25 percent of the population reads a book a year.

Bradbury knew we need books to tell the story of ourselves and pass that story on to future generations.

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

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n chess, you can’t control the game unless you control the board. The same can be said about politics, and since the early days of the republic, state legislatures have had virtually complete control of the congressional and legislative redistricting process.

After each census, states are required to draw new district boundary lines — a controversial process that far too often is steeped in partisanship. In fact, New York state lawmakers just approved those lines in recent weeks, making a number of changes, felt primarily when it comes to who represents us where in Congress.

Nothing about redistricting is popular — especially when population declines force the Legislature to remove congressional districts completely, as New York had to do this year. That’s why then Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced in 2011 what would eventually become a state constitutional amendment removing redistricting powers from the Legislature — which drew district boundaries for itself — and putting it in the hands of an “independent” commission.

We use “independent” ironically because it really wasn’t. The majority and minority parties in the Legislature each appointed four members, and those eight members chose two more people who were not registered members of either party. This commission held hearings and then drew new district late last year.

What its members couldn’t do was come to a consensus. Without what would essentially be a bipartisan agreement, the entire process was thrown back to the very Legislature that held the power to draw the maps in the first place.

Even if the commission had somehow found a way to agree on a final set of maps, it still required approval from the Legislature. Even in that scenario, the Legislature would only need to reject the maps drawn by the commission twice before it regained its original power to draw the maps its members chose.

It’s like buying your wife a bowling ball for your anniversary, with the finger holes drilled to fit your own grip.

Did anyone really believe that an inde-

pendent commission could craft district maps on its own that the State Legislature would actually approve? The odds were stacked against the panel from the very start, creating not an independent commission, but simply the appearance of one, while the process of drawing maps remained the same as it has been for the past couple of centuries.

Gerrymandering is an age-old problem, and it’s hard not to look at some of the new districts — like the stretching of U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi’s congressional district from northern Nassau County straight up past Little Neck Bay, and west to the East River and into Westchester County — and not see highly creative boundary drawing.

Yet we can’t seem to get out of our own way to prevent it. A slight shift of a district line here, and a tuck there, can be the difference between true representation and an electorate skewed to support an elite few.

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LETTERS We should be saving trees, not cutting them down To the Editor: Is it not ironic that the Village of Lynbrook has an aggressive, comprehensive tree-planting program, and New York City leaders would like to make the city greener by planting an additional 1 million trees, but the Lynbrook School District is planning to turn the children’s playground on Marion Street into a parking lot?

This effort will destroy seven decades-old trees, including the ones on the street. So the children and parents using the playground, which is now cooler in the summer thanks to the large tree canopy, will have to use a prospective new playground.

Amid the hot blacktop, parking lot and synthetic football field, temperatures in the playground will most assuredly rise. With the absence of the tree canopy, a safer, more pleasant experience will be lost. Who among us doesn’t seek out a large tree canopy when the temperature gets into the 90s?

These were the views that I expressed at last month’s school board meeting. This project may look good on paper, but will not be an asset to the stakeholders (i.e. children and parents), our environment or taxpayers’ wallets.

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hile the state’s election districts were recently redrawn — gerrymandered — by a progressive-Democratic majority in the State Legislature for the purpose of favoring their party, gerrymandering is not a particularly new political weapon. Those on both sides of the aisle have used their power to redraw district lines, depending on who holds the majority.

The practice goes back to the 1800s, but this year’s redrawing by is unprecedented, RONALD J. and comes at a when the ROSENBERG time self-proclaimed progressives’ larger political agenda ranges from defunding police to “bail reform” to demonizing the successful entrepreneur, i.e., capitalism.

As U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi pursues his gubernatorial primary quest, his former 3rd Congressional District is now unrecognizable. The progressive gerrymander has recreated his congressional borders into what they now humorously call the Long Island Sound District. It now stretches from Smithtown in Suffolk County, along the lightly populated North Shore, into the densely populated Bronx, and ends in Democratic West-

chester County.

While several Long Island Democrats have announced their intentions to run for Suozzi’s vacated seat, they will face a growing number of New York City-based progressives who see their population density and massive Democratic enrollment in the city and its environs as bulletproof at the ballot box.

The numbers speak for themselves. The Village of Northport, part of the new 3rd C.D., has some 8,000 residents. The City of New Rochelle, in Westchester, which is also part of the new district, has some 80,000.

Now consider who is lining up to run in the 3rd District so far: Bronx State Senator Alessandra Biaggi, who defeated moderate Democrat Jeff Klein a number of years ago.

In a December tweet, Democratic Socialist Congresswoman Alexandria OcasioCortez had nothing but praise for Biaggi.

Also in the running is Melanie D’Arrigo, a self-described progressive who has been endorsed by former New York City Council Speaker Melissa MarkViverito, a city pol who once co-chaired the City Council’s Progressive Caucus.

So these are the extremist candidates who stand a very good chance of assuming control of a new district designed to remove the potential of not just a Republican winning the seat, but of Long

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he ambush reveals a smug disdain for suburban values, people and needs.

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ed out a need for barriers on various railroad platforms. What he did not address, however, is how barriers would affect traffic on those platforms.

First, if barriers are installed, there will be significantly less space on the platforms, which means that fewer people will have access to them.

Second, while the technology exists to make the trains stop at the exact location so that their doors will open at the openings of the platform doors, that will require that all trains be the same length, no matter what the requirements for travel may be. Should the two sets of doors not match up exactly (within an allowable tolerance of about 18 inches) the passengers may not be able to detrain. Similarly, if the platform doors open and the train doors don’t, there will also be a lot of unhappy people.

There is no easy solution to this problem. Many people want immediate solutions, but in the real world, that doesn’t happen. And when action is taken, there are always unanticipated side effects that in some cases are worse than the original problem.

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Islanders having any representation focused on Long Island issues.

The implications have not gone unnoticed. Great Neck-based Democratic primary hopeful Robert Zimmerman is now warning Democrats and Republicans that he is the political firewall that could prevent a progressive from representing the new district. As he raises money for the primary, Zimmerman is reciting a list of moderate, centrist Long Island Democrats who now support his effort. His strategy is that of a seasoned professional, leveraging his public relations experience to focus his message, which is, essentially, “I am your last best hope to confront this city theft.”

Of course, that presumes the Republican Party won’t field a candidate who can confront and defeat whoever the Democrats nominate in this now unrecognizable district.

But the reality is that the tortured borders of the 3rd are a calculated move

by New York City-based progressives to dismantle Nassau and Suffolk counties’ ability to project political cohesion and regional advocacy. If successful, they will have effectively eliminated any chance that the Long Island congressional delegation will be a powerful force in the House of Representatives.

Consider what that means. Will a

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Bronx progressive/Socialist Democrat really work with a Long Island Republican to redress the loss of South Shore beachfront in a nor’easter? Will a Bronx progressive care about environmental damage along Smithtown’s coastline?

Will a Bronx Progressive fight for infrastructure money for the Long Island Expressway? Because, after all, shouldn’t we all be punished for not using electric vehicles?

And by the way, many constituents of this new Long Island Sound District have median incomes that progressives will find worthy of their most pungent demagoguery, because capitalism is an anathema to their political ideology.

This ambush of Long Island by these progressives reveals a smug disdain for suburbia, its values, its people and its needs. To counter it, Long Island voters must recognize that we have been robbed of our voice in Congress. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Republican, Democrat, liberal or conservative. As a bicounty region, we have been mugged by those who cynically intend to walk off with one of our congressional seats. The answer is to recognize the ploy and respond appropriately on Election Day 2022.

Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosenberg Calica & Birney in 1999.

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