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Officials push for upgrades at LIRR stations these crucial capital improvements at our community’s LIRR hubs, which will go a long way Local commuters and offi- in fostering a sane and dignified cials are calling on the Metro- commute.” politan Transportation AuthoriIn a statement in response, ty to make improvements at the MTA spokeswoman Meredith Lynbrook, East Rockaway and Daniels said that some planned C e n t r e Av e n u e improvements to Long Island Rail various stations Road stations. have been put on The MTA comhold amid a drop pleted a $17.9 milin ridership and lion overhaul of funding during the the Lynbrook stacoronavirus pantion last October as demic. part of its Capital “T he MTA is Program, but working hard to improvements still continue the Capineed to be made on tal Program, the station’s escaladespite the major tors, while lighting impact Covid-19 kRiStA CARlo at East Rockaway has had on our and Centre Avenue ClANCy funding sources,” also needs upgrad- Lynbrook resident Daniels said. “We ing. are relying primarA t a Fe b. 2 3 ily on federal MTA hearing, State Sen. Todd grants for this year, and are Kaminsky lobbied for the chang- advancing as many critical projes to be made at the stations. ects as we can.”

“Hardworking Long IslandEast Rockaway Mayor Bruno ers deserve a safe, affordable Romano said that village offiand dependable riding experi- cials met with LIRR executives ence to keep our region running several years ago about upgrad— and that begins and ends at ing the Centre Avenue and East their local train station,” Rockaway stations. Both remain Kaminsky said in a statement.

“I urged the MTA to pursue Continued on page 10

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A warm welcome back Members of Lynbrook High School’s class of 2021 returned to full in-person instruction on Monday, and were greeted in style. Above, from left, Gracie Collins, Alicia Villadiego, Tess Rechtweg, Ricki Rizzo and Emily Garcia were happy to be back. Story, more photos, Page 3.

Career Development Program soars New Owl’s Nest store to offer more opportunities

By JuliA SweRDiN lyneditor@liherald.com

The Lynbrook Public Schools Career Development Program for special-education students is making strides eight years after its formation. It continues to expand and innovate, and the new extension under construction at Lynbrook High School will help it grow, according to district officials.

The program focuses on voca-

tional training and life skills, such as using a cash register and reading emails, while incorporating traditional academic components like reading and math.

High school students with educational and mental disabilities are divided into two cohorts based on their ages, both of which spend time outside school, working at local businesses.

Katy McHale, 16, and Gregory Deratus, 15, are guided by Annie McKenna, who has taught special

education in the district for 10 years and has been the program’s teacher for four. Students have a double-period block of vocational training each day, two days of the week are devoted to their job sites, and they spend Wednesdays at the district administrative building and Fridays organizing books in the school library. Once a week, they take part in travel training, learning to read pedesContinued on page 10

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By Mike SMollinS msmollins@liherald.com

For the first time in nearly a year since the coronavirus pandemic first hit Long Island, seniors at Lynbrook High School were welcomed back for in-person instruction on Monday and greeted with much fanfare.

The return came after the district’s Phase 4 task force, comprising students, teachers and administrators, hosted a series of meetings to discuss bringing more students back to school, and released a survey for parents to gauge their preferences when it comes to in-person instruction. Upon their return, seniors were greeted with balloons and a welcoming staff, including Principal Joseph Rainis. Many Lynbrook businesses have also prepared special discounts for the class of 2021 throughout the week to welcome them back.

As they returned to school, many students were pleased to have a step toward normalcy.

“I was so excited to go to school today and be with my friends I haven’t seen in the hallways since last March,” senior Mason Benvenuto said. “In addition to Mr. Rainis and the LHS staff, there are a group of our parents working really hard to help make our senior year special and it kicked off today with a welcoming balloon arch and tons of discounts from our favorite restaurants in town for the senior class.”

Senior John Kelhetter said it was nice to see his classmates in person again.

“It was great being back full-time on Monday, being able to see classmates whom I haven’t seen since last March,” he said. “The quiet classrooms and students that proceeded were no more. Conversa-

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leo FinkelStein and Marti Candel were two members of the class of 2021 that were visibly excited to return to in-person instruction on Monday. tions could be heard between students and teachers all day long. It felt like a normal school day.”

Senior Michelle Langbart was also happy to return. “I think it’s great to be back in school all together and I’m looking forward to a good rest of the year,” she said.

Teachers, who have had to adapt to the many changes brought on by remote learning and hybrid schedules, were also pleased to welcome some of the students back.

“When I walked into the building, it was so nice to actually feel some life back

EREF to host virtual marathon fundraiser

By Mike SMollinS msmollins@liherald.com

The East Rockaway Education Foundation will go virtual for its annual fundraiser this year as it hosts a 5K, 10K and half marathon between March 20 and 28.

Proceeds will benefit the organization, which “was created in 1998 as an independent, non-profit organization to provide financial and creative support to the East Rockaway public schools by identifying and mobilizing available resources and by fostering partnerships” and links among schools, community, businesses, and industry.”

To register via Elite Feats, visit bit.ly/3b3WGQg. To learn more about the event and the foundation, visit bit. ly/2OhHLco, or check next week’s Lynbrook/East Rockaway Herald for an event preview.

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tHe eaSt rockaway Education Foundation will go virtual for its annual 5K, 10K and half marathon fundraiser between March 20 and 28. At the in-person event in 2017, Lauren Darienzo took first place among the women runners.

lynBrook HigH ScHool Principal Joseph Rainis, above, waited to greet returning students.

SeniorS prepared to enter the school together for the first time since last March. into this place,” Spanish teacher Danielle Leighley said. “There hasn’t been noise in the hallways since last March. It was a beautiful thing to see how happy there were to be back.”

Social studies teachers Bill Leighley and Olga Zisel also expressed their appreciation for the class of 2021 returning to the building.

“The best thing one of my returning students said was, ‘Getting back to normal is going to take some getting used to,’” Leighley said. “Very true.”

Zisel said she had experienced many feelings when she first saw the students return.

“It was so emotional seeing the beautiful arch this morning, and so many more faces around the building,” she said. “I’m so happy that the seniors are back and showing us what another step closer to normalcy looks like.”

The momentum toward a retur n gained steam at the Feb. 10 Board of Education meeting, where task force representatives shared their plan. Dr. Maureen Berman, assistant superintendent for personnel, transportation and student support services, chaired the Elementary School Committee, while Dr. Gerard Beleckas, assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and assessment,

chaired the Middle School Committee, and LHS Principal Joseph Rainis, the High School Committee.

While all seniors were given the opportunity to return, some parents have opted to have their students remain in the hybrid or full remote models. If the return of the class of 2021 goes well at the high school, the hope is to have juniors who would like to return do so on April 12. May 10 would be the possible return date for sophomores and juniors, Rainis said at the last board meeting, noting that though more desks would have to be added to classrooms, many safety protocols will remain, including keeping oneway traffic in certain hallways and staircases and the installation of more polycarbonate dividers.

At the board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Melissa Burak expressed her gratitude to those who helped make the return possible.

“There’s a tremendous amount of logistics,” she said. “I’m very proud of the teachers, the administration, the students and how everyone has really worked together and have revisited this and tried to make it safe. While maybe not everyone agrees, this district has made prudent decisions to bring back people in a safe environment for everyone.”

Clubs and organizations were a big deal in 1917

In November 1917, the New Era newspaper listed 39 active clubs in Lynbrook: The Shakespeare Reading Club, The Sans Souci (Without a Care) Embroidery Club, The Dorcas Circle, The Pinochle Club, The Cosmopolitan Study Club, and many others for men, women, boys and girls.

In addition, and not included in the 39-name list, Lynbrook had various commuter, business, political, military, athletic and civic clubs. In 1917, without radio, TV, video games and the internet, people got up, went out, got involved and did things.

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OBITUARY

Beloved Lynbrook baseball coach Don Roth dies at 80 Longtime Lynbrook resident Donald H. Roth died on Feb. 28 after a long battle with cancer. He was 80.

Roth attended Lynbrook Public Schools and was a star baseball player at Lynbrook High School. He attended Wake Forest University on a baseball scholarship, earning his bachelor’s degree. He went on to the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill for his master’s degree in education and was a member of the ROTC. After graduation, he enlisted as a lieutenant of the U.S. Army and was sent to Korea during the Korean War. Upon return, he accepted a position to teach health class and driver’s education in the Lynbrook Public Schools. He delighted in mentoring and advising students in both

academic and extra-curricular activities. Roth was a long time beloved baseball coach, earning him the title “Coach Roth,”which is still used by his former students, and “Coachie” to his grandchildren.

Due to restrictions imposed by Covid-19, there will be no wake or religious services at this time. A memorial service celebrating Roth’s life will be held when possible.

Roth is survived by his daughter, Jane Sloan (Prentice Sloan); his son, Timothy Roth (Annmarie) and his grandchildren, Parker, Lily, Ashley and Kelsey.

In lieu of flowers, the Roth family requests a donation be made in Don’s name to St. John Incarnation Lutheran Church , 13 Blake Ave., Lynbrook, 11563

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Rice has been a vocal critic of Cuomo’s alleged behavior since the accusations U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, who repre- against him first surfaced last week. sents the South Shore’s 4th District, late On Feb. 27, she tweeted, “This is no Monday called on New York’s joke. There must be an indeD e m o c r a t i c g o v e r n o r, pendent investigation into Andrew Cuomo, to resign t h e s e a l l e g a t i o n s. T h e after a third woman came foraccused CANNOT appoint ward accusing him of sexual the investigator. PERIOD.” harassment.

The next day, she followed Rice, a Democrat, tweeted, up with, “Enough is enough.

“The time has come. The GovThe accused is still trying to ernor must resign.” Below it, control this process. Make the she posted a New York Times referral to the AG with substory detailing the third wompoena power ASAP.” an’s accusations that Cuomo State Attorney General had inappropriately Letitia James, a Democrat, approached her at a wedding will oversee the investigation in 2019, wrapping his hands into Cuomo’s alleged actions. around her cheeks, as seen in She will have subpoena a photograph, and asking to power. kiss her. The incident, accordCuomo, who had called for ing to The Times, was recordan independent counsel to ed contemporaneously in text investigate the accusations, messages.

KATHLEEn RIcE has said that his actions “I was so confused and “have been misinterpreted as U.S. representative shocked and embarrassed,” an unwanted flirtation.”

Anna Ruch, 33, told The “To the extent anyone felt Times. Ruch, who worked for the Obama that way, I am truly sorry about that,” a administration and on President Joe statement by his office read.

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For the first time in Nassau Police Department history, a Black woman has been promoted to the position of chief of support.

Lorna Atmore, a 25-year member of NCPD, was promoted to the chief of support position on Feb. 25. She succeeds Chief Ronald Walsh, who recently left to serve as Long Beach police commissioner.

Atmore is now commander of the Support Division, one of the department’s largest units that includes the 911 center, information technology and the upcoming police body camera program. With the new position, Atmore is fifth in line for command of the department.

NCPD Commissioner Patrick Ryder tweeted about Atmore’s historic promotion on Feb. 25. “Today a piece of history was made in the Nassau County Police Department,” Ryder wrote. “Twostar Chief Lorna Atmore was promoted to three-star chief of support. She is the first African-American woman to serve in this position.”

Before her promotion, Atmore worked as an officer and eventually sergeant in the 3rd Precinct. She also led

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LoRnA ATMoRE Is the first Black woman to serve as the Nassau County Police Department’s chief of support. the Detective Squad in the 7th Precinct and was later promoted to captain, inspector and deputy commanding officer in the 4th Precinct, before being promoted to deputy chief of the support division.

An expanded story on Atmore will appear in the March 11 issue.

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community update Ongoing Covid-19 Testing Lynbrook residents are eligible to get tested for Covid-19 at the Valley Stream Pool parking lot, 123 W. Merrick Road in Valley Stream from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays. Rapid testing is available and no appointments are needed. Stay in your car and wait for directioins, and bring your identification and insurance card.

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.

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Accepting the kindess challenge Tuesday, March 9

East Rockaway’s Rhame Avenue and Centre Avenue elementary school students recently joined together to participate in a weeklong Kindness Challenge.

Lynbrook Library Board Meeting The Lynbrook Library will host its monthly board meeting at 7:30 p.m.

For more information, call (516) 5998630.

Wednesday, March 10 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.

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Tuesday, March 16 East Rockaway Board of Education 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 eastrockawayschols.org. It will also host a budget work session on Jan. 12 at 6 p.m., preceded by a regular work session.

Lynbrook Village Election Polls will be open at Greis Park from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. as three candidates vie for two trustee seats on the village board and two others vie for the village justice position. For absentee ballot information, visit lynbrookvillage.net to learn more. East Rockaway is also

be Grievance Night.

Saturday, March 20 EREF Race The East Rockaway Education Foundation will go virtual for its annual fundraiser this year as it hosts a 5K, 10K and half marathon between March 20 and 28. To register via Elite Feats, visit bit.ly/3b3WGQg

Monday, March 22 Lynbrook Village Board Meeting The Lynbrook mayor and village board of trustees will host its next meeting at Village Hall, 1 Columbus Drive, at 7 p.m. It will also be streamed virtually. Visit lynbrookvillage.net or call (516) 5998300 for more information. It will also

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

The Lynbrook school board meets on March 10.

The East Rockaway school board meets March 16.

Village elections are set for March 16.

A virtual fundraiser race is set for March 20-28.

Friday, March 29 Virtual Book Discussion The East Rockaway Public Library hosts a book discussion at 7 p.m. The book being discussed is “Long Bright River”

by Liz Moore. Copies are available in regular and large print at the front desk.

Copies available to download on ebook and audiobook on the Libby app. Email reference@eastrockawaylibrary.org or stop by and give the library your email address to get the link to the online discussion

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In celebration of Black History Month, Black leaders on Long Island gathered for the latest webinar of Herald Inside LI on Feb. 25.

Speakers included Phil Andrews, the president of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce Inc.; Regina Armstrong, superintendent of Hempstead Union Free School District; Frederick Brewington, the owner and principal of Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington; Margo Cargill, the CEO of Titanium Linx Consulting Inc. and vice president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce; and Daniel Lloyd, founder and president of Minority Millennials Inc. Skye Ostreicher, of Herald Community Newspapers and RichnerLive, comoderated the discussion alongside DuWayne Gregory, senior vice president and director of diversity, equity and inclusion training for McBride Consulting and Business Development Group.

Lloyd, the youngest member of and only millennial on the panel, emphasized the importance that his and younger generations will play in advancing social justice in United States “The millennial and generation Z demographics are the largest, most educated and most diverse in the nation,”

Lloyd said. “What we’re seeing is that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “We know that the failure of America millennials and gen Z are understanding what justice is — the idea of a quali- — and Long Island in itself — is not allowing the full story to be told,” Brewty life and fairness.”

“As a superintendent of a school dis- ington said. “The importance of being trict, we see how people can look at us there not only as a role model but also as a resource, so that the as a school district when wonderful education that is we’re failing, they’re quick being taken on by millennito talk about it and advertise als and gen X is not wasted it,” Armstrong said, “but in regard to getting caught when we are experiencing in the same mistakes and successes, no one wants to the same history that has share it or they begin to critpulled people down.” icize the prog ress being “One of the big lacks is made and say, ‘That can’t be that we don’t have enough possible.’” mentorship opportunities,” “That hard work that Cargill said. “We can give they’re putting in is not them that guidance and that being recognized by people direction so they can avoid on the outside,” Armstrong those pitfalls.” continued. “It makes them PhIl ANDREWs As the vice president of feel as though they are less African American t h e Nassau Council of than.”

Chamber of Chamber of Commerce, CarThe Hempstead School gill understands the perDistrict makes it a goal to Commerce spectives and practices of show students a wide variety of career opportunities so they other communities. By relaying this understand what is possible — whether information to her own community, peoit’s a store worker or the owner of the ple there can adopt beneficial practices, too. business.

“It’s about information and sharing Brewington said he often invites young local people to his practice to that information, and being a mentor,” show them career possibilities. His Cargill said. “It’s about being part of an office commemorates several historical ecosystem that’s larger than just the Black figures, including Malcolm X and majority-minority communities.”

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Andrews helped develop a young membership program for the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce in which young people can meet with business owners and receive free training.

“We didn’t want young people sitting outside on an opportunity like this,” Andrews said. “We have to be at the table; we have to be involved. When we have a seat at the table, we can bring something away. We can’t sit back on these things. . . We have to be examples.”

“You can’t buy wisdom,” Lloyd said, referring to the need for mentorship on Long Island. Minority Millennials helps invigorate young members’ business dreams by allowing them to share the personal stories behind their business ideas.

“We, as a people, need to understand where that information is flowing and not just confine ourselves to what we like or what’s comfortable for us,” Cargill said. “Step outside the box and stay curious, because as you stay curious, that’s where you’ll find your niche and your next big idea.”

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The 2021 Jovia Long Island Marathon will return to Eisenhower Park in East Meadow this Sept. 17 and 18.

L.I. Marathon to be held in person in September

By BRiaN STieGLiTZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

Long Island’s most anticipated running event will return this year with a new course — again.

The 2021 Jovia Long Island Marathon and all its accompanying racing events will return to Eisenhower Park in East Meadow this Sept. 17 and 18. While the event is typically held in May, Nassau County officials decided to host it five months later to allow more time to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

“As we continue to make significant progress in the fight against Covid-19, we’ve been able to allow some smaller races — with up to 300 participants — to come to our parks through the fall and winter,” said County Executive Laura Curran at a Feb. 25 news conference, at which she made the announcement.

Curran explained that the county has been able to host races by following safety and social-distancing protocols like introducing staggered start times and contactless check-ins, checking athletes’ temperatures and limiting the number of spectators.

Because the Long Island Marathon draws a much bigger crowd than the typical 5K and 10K races, attracting 5,000 people in 2019, county officials decided to hold the event in September “because we expect to have more vaccines . . . and that will mean more immunity in our community so we could get more participation,” Curran said.

For the second year, the race will be directed by Baldwin-based company Race Awesome, which is run by Corey Roberts and his wife, Stacey.

“At the end of the day, the realization is that it’s not just about producing a race,” Roberts said at the news conference. “There are so many services that Nassau County provides to the race to make it happen, especially from our health department.”

Past events have had roughly 12 medical tents along the route, all of which the county health department provided.

“The health department right now really needs to focus on vaccinations,” Roberts noted. “With that, we really took the time to think about how we can do this and do it safely with Nassau County.”

When Race Awesome took the reins to direct the 2019 marathon, it unveiled a new course that shut down parts of Merrick Avenue and Wantagh Parkway.

With the event in September, Roberts said he was reluctant to follow the same route and risk impacting the

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NaSSau CouNTy exeCuTive Laura Curran announced the changes to the marathon during a Feb. 25 news conference, at which she was joined by Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and Health Commissioner Larry Eisenstein. crowds heading to and from Jones Beach for their last beach trips of the summer.

The 47th marathon will feature a two-lap course that keeps runners in Eisenhower Park for more of the event and then send them through Mitchell Field, Museum Row and along the some of the pedestrian and bike lanes that the county installed in 2020.

“It will have less an impact on communities and downtown areas than previous years, while delivering athletes a full-distance marathon with a two-lap course,” Curran said.

Roberts added that having a more condensed course could allow runners more opportunities to compete alongside one another and give spectators a better chance to see runners.

The marathon will remain a qualifying event for the Boston Marathon. Everyone who registered for the 2020 event, which was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be automatically registered again for the 2021 event in September. Those who haven’t registered yet will be able to do so starting March 15 at www.runlongislandmarathon.com.

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Career Development Program keeps growing continued from front Page trian signs, follow maps, spot speed limit signs and find their way around the school.

“I like to cook, play Ping-Pong and play board games,” McHale said, noting that next year she hopes to work at Doughology in the village. Debra Geiser has been a one-to-one aide in Lynbrook for 19 years, and she now assists McHale with her daily school activities.

Coralie Germain, 17, and Justin Martinez, 21, are taught by Eileen Silecchia, and they explore career field work environment preferences every day. Germain works in the administrative office, the Lynbrook Public Library and the school cafeteria, where, she said, she enjoys preparing food with the kitchen staff. Martinez works at Miller’s Hardware and Doughology, where he said he loves to make doughnuts for customers.

Many CDP students also participate in extracurricular activities. LHS’s Challenger basketball team competes against rival districts and learns through drills, such as dribbling and shooting, all while cheering on their teammates.

“My nickname was J-Mart, and that’s what they announced when I scored baskets,” Martinez said. “I had a lot of fun playing basketball.” Students also enjoy the annual Corner of the Sky Production, for which they act and dance in a play run

by CDP teachers, aides and buddies. Martinez used to operate the stage lights for the production.

CDP students continue to attend school every day in person, but certain activities have been canceled because of the pandemic. In a typical year, they rode on buses and trains to learn public transportation etiquette, but those activities have been put on hold because of the pandemic, along with Challenger basketball and Corner of the Sky Production.

For sophomore Alexandra Spector, this

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Lynbrook PubLic SchooLS’ Career Development Program for special-education students has expanded in its eighth year. marks her first year as a buddy, but she is already a part of the CDP family. She connected with the program through LHS Principal Joseph Rainis, who, earlier this year, sought volunteers from the Student Government Association.

“My favorite part of being a CDP buddy is being able to interact with the students and become their friend,” Spector said.

“We eat lunch together, play board games and just talk about our day. I love hearing their experiences, and it is an hour that I really look forward to throughout the day.”

Junior Vincent Sullivan, McHale’s buddy, has been involved with the program for more than two years, originally helping to coach the Challenger squad.

“The thing that I love the most is that spending time with the CDP kids makes my day better no matter what,” Sullivan

said. “I love being able to spend time with them, and we always have a good time.”

Additionally, CDP students often attend the Virtual Enterprise class, an interactive business course taught by Dr. Benedict Tieniber, to further strengthen their skills in customer service and money handling.

VE students are also aiding CDP students to develop a business model for their developing school store, which will open next school year when construction of the building’s new wing is complete. The building’s new developments will also include a refurbished CDP suite, equipped with a kitchen for students to practice cooking.

The Owl’s Nest store will sell drinks, snacks and specialized LHS products, such as VE, Key Club and Student Government Association merchandise, and it will be

run by CDP students, who will work as cashiers and customer greeters.

“The Career Development Program is absolutely phenomenal,” Tieniber said.

“I’ve watched it grow over my past four years here, and to have a school store, with CDP students running it, is really incredible.” Art teacher Michael Cunz is running a contest for his art students to draw an Owl’s Nest logo; the winning art will be painted on the storefront.

The increased use of video chatting during the pandemic has also provided opportunity for innovation. Each Friday, CDP students from the high school have a call via Cisco Webex with their pen pals from North Middle School. This is the CDP’s first year at North, and it is led by Bryton Saunders, who previously taught special education in the Bronx.

“The best part of my job is seeing my students grow,” Saunders said. “It’s incredible to compare where they started in September to where they are now.”

Saunders added that the CDP students and staff have formed strong bonds during the school year. “We call ourselves the ‘Room 126 family,’ because that’s really what we are,” she said. “I absolutely love this program.”

Saunders said she has high hopes for the program’s future, and plans to bring her students to LHS once or twice a week to take advantage of its new facilities. She explained that her North students have been creating miniature stores in the middle school classroom, so working in the Owl’s Nest will be an opportunity for their skills to develop.

“The collaboration between students in and out of the Career Development Program is what makes this building so special,” LHS Assistant Principal Matthew Sarosy said. “The school store will be awesome, and having the CDP students so involved in its operation is something I’m really looking forward to.”

MTA called on to improve three train stations continued from front Page in bad shape, he said, and need improvements. Romano said it is “embarrassing” for the village when visitors come to East Rockaway and see the condition of the stations. He added that subsequent efforts to hold meetings with LIRR executives and officials have been difficult, and many of the representatives whom village officials met with years ago are no longer there or have moved to other positions.

“In East Rockaway, we like to keep everything pristine and manicured,” he said. “It becomes challenging when you have an eyesore like the train stations in our village . . . We certainly would like to have our commuters be safe with proper lighting, and also have clean shelters during inclement weather. We would certainly appreciate any efforts that could be made to update the two stations which we have in our community.”

Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach had not responded to a request for comment at

press time, but he, Kaminsky and former State Assemblyman Brian Curran had negotiated with LIRR officials in 2016 and met with them several times before the upgrades were finally made at the village’s station.

At an unveiling of the revamped station in October, Beach lauded its completion. “This station was in such terrible, terrible shape, and it has been a long battle for us,” he said. “. . . We had a couple of hiccups along the way, and adjustments that we made, and we came to have things done that we never even expected. It makes us very proud in Lynbrook to have this done.”

The upgrades to the Lynbrook station were the first in many decades. An LIRR stop that was once home to small craters in the platform floors, chipped paint on walls, a dilapidated waiting room and dingy wooden boards that supported concrete overhangs above escalators and staircases underwent a near-total renovation. The project included an upgraded

drainage system, replacement of canopies, two new glass waiting rooms, new signage, LED lighting and closed-circuit cameras.

But for commuters like Lynbrook resident Krista Carlo Clancy, who has been riding the LIRR between the village and New York City since 1996, the enhancements to the station were not enough.

“When this project began over a year ago for improvement, I was very excited,” she said. “I was expecting a greater transformation, with more security and modernization. There are barely any noticeable changes, and [it’s] an extremely disappointing finalization.”

Additional work, which officials are still pushing for, would be on the street level, and include the installation of new asphalt and concrete sidewalks, curbs and improvements to the station house.

They were to be considered under the MTA’s next Capital Plan, but the agency scaled back on many major projects because of decreased ridership.

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officiaLS Lauded the completion of the revamped Lynbrook Long Island Rail Road station in October, but they are now pushing to finish improvements there and at the East Rockaway and Centre Avenue stations.

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MALVERNE Owner, Nassau HVAC Inc., Lynbrook

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t first, the pandemic affected us a lot.

Technically, we were considered essential, so we were allowed to open, but I had my family to take care of, so I had to think about them first. I had to make a very hard decision, and I closed my business for two and a half months last year.

I spent that time focusing on my book series for children, K.C. & Kayla’s Science Corner, which I started back in 2018. I’ve published four books so far, and they're all aimed at firstand second-graders. I really did believe in it, and I thought that it was something that kids would love. I think the part that I enjoyed the most was when I would go to the schools or the libraries and I would read to the kids.

It’s different when you’re in the room physically with them, because you can move

around and kind of feel the energy, and I like that. When you’re on a computer, you don’t really feel that. Just to see the look on their faces . . . that really gave me the motivation to keep going.

When I reopened my business during the summer, I took up all the new safety measures.

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In the beginning of 2020, members didn't want to have meetings in our local food establishments, as was customary. Soon thereafter, the board participated in a few Zoom meetings, but I knew that something else was needed so that we could safely network in person. When I received a PPE kit for my business and one for the chamber, our event Networking in the Park was born.

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It’s really hard, but I don’t want to close the store, so I try — I try hard. I run this place by myself as of right now. Basically it’s not really busy, so it’s not really a toll on me. Once in a while somebody comes in and I do it. People understand, like the landlord, because they used to come before. They knew I had people back then, but now they know how things are.

I talk to people, I talk to them, you know the landlord, he understands I’m behind on the rent. He’s waiting because he sees there’s nothing going on anyway, because he sees.

And then the lights, I don’t know. It’s just unlike before. Like way before, if I didn’t pay they’d shut me off. Now they don’t. I guess they’re giving me breaks, but I still have to pay.

In the future, I hope that everybody will be coming in, and walking out there, and not be afraid of anything, and, you know, coming in and out, and to spend time and spend money, and then we’ll get back to normal, because right now, nobody’s coming in.

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JuNIOr rILEY O’HagaN is scoring in double figures and serving as a captain.

Success for East Rockaway basketball

By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

With no postseason for Nassau County high school basketball teams, the East Rockaway boys’ and girls’ will have to wait until the 2021-2022 campaign to defend their Class C titles.

East Rockaway’s boys’ won the Long Island Class C championship as well last March and were one victory away from a trip to the state semifinals in Glens Falls when the pandemic shutdown occurred.

The Rocks returned one full-time starter and one part-time starter but haven’t suffered any setbacks in terms of chemistry and picked up wins in four of their first five games. “It’s a sprint, not a marathon,” head coach Paul Collins said. “A season usually requires building brick by brick. This season was like putting walls up and hoping the house stays up. Fortunately for us, the kids up from JV are always used to the system because we teach the same thing at both levels.”

Senior Franklin Infante, an All-County guard, is carrying the offensive torch for the Rocks with a 27 point-per-game average. If this season wasn’t limited to eight games, Collins said Infante, who seeks to play in college, would have had an excellent chance to reach 1,000 career points.

Infante poured in 37 points in a 58-47 win over Cold Spring Harbor on Feb. 22.

Senior forward Matt Machovec

brought some starting experience at the varsity level and has done a nice job rebounding and protecting the inside with his defense. Junior forward Aidan Green has flourished in his first taste of varsity action with a pair of double-doubles, including a 21-point, 20-rebound effort to lead a 58-50 victory at Oyster Bay on Feb. 23.

Sophomore Tyler Hyland, a varsity reserve last season, and junior Tyler Poland, up from JV, solidified the backcourt and will be key figures next season along with Green.

East Rockaway girls’ basketball coach Cheri Poland has a junior-led roster, including captain Riley O’Hagan, Katie Howard and Theresa Lynch. All played integral roles in last year’s run to the county title.

O’Hagan, a smooth shooting guard, is averaging better than 10 points per game and broke out for 22, including five threepointers, in a loss to Cold Spring Harbor on Feb. 22. “Riley’s our leader and our biggest outside threat,” Poland said.

Howard is a force in the paint, averaging close to 10 points while leading the team in rebounds along with senior center Emma Pollackov. Howard netted 13 points in a 44-33 win over Malverne on Feb. 24. Lynch is averaging 8 points per game, while freshman point guard Emma Poland has chipped in 7 and leads the Rocks in blocked shots.

Ratepayers support NYAW takeover

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Many residents, elected officials favor municipalization of private utility

By Mike Conn and AlyssA seidMAn mconn@liherald.com, aseidman@liherald.com

South Shore residents spoke forcefully at a public hearing that reviewed the state’s study to examine a potential public takeover of New York American Water’s private infrastructure on Long Island, making it clear they want public water.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced legislation to begin the study Feb. 3. Last Thursday’s virtual forum allowed residents within NYAW’s Lynbrook and Merrick service areas to share their thoughts with Rory Lancman, special counsel for ratepayer protection, who will oversee the study, and commissioners Diane Burman and Tracey Edwards of the New York State Public Service Commission.

The meeting came roughly a month after a study by Walden Environmental Engineering determined that NYAW ratepayers within the Town of Hempstead would see savings between $70 and $383 a year if the town acquired a portion of the private utility’s Nassau operation. In some cases, NYAW customers pay five times more for water than residents serviced by a municipally owned entity.

The PSC is also determining whether NYAW should be permitted to sell its Long Island infrastructure to Liberty Utilities for $608 million, a tentative deal that was reached in November 2019.

State Senators Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, and John Brooks, a Democrat from Seaford, were the first to speak at Thursday’s hearing; they both said they favored a public water takeover. (see box) Then it was the public’s turn.

Claudia Borecky, the co-director of Long Island Clean Air Water and Soil, a Merrick-based advocacy group, cited two instances in which ratepayers had benefitted from the sale of a NYAW property, and therefore, in the event of a public takeover, argued that residents should not have to pay for what they already own.

A June 2014 PSC order authorizing the sale of NYAW’s Lynbrook headquarters ruled against company shareholders retaining any profit from the sale of the asset, Borecky said. The same was true of a 2019 sale of NYAW’s Prospect Avenue property to the Village of Sea Cliff, which resulted in North Shore customers splitting a $1.6 million credit on their future water bills.

“It is our view that to be fair and equitable, New York state should compensate New York American Water ratepayers by funding a public takeover . . . and finally give us equal protection under the law,” Borecky said.

Baldwin resident Jack McCloy highlighted the pricing disparity between publicly- and- privately-owned water despite being sourced from the same aquifer.

McCloy said that he pays more than $100 for about 11,000 gallons of water, while his mother, a Melville resident, pays only $8 to the South Huntington Water district, a public entity, despite using the same amount.

Susan Melnick, of Merrick, added that the bills are inexcusable because of the

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lAst thursdAy, rory Lancman, special counsel for ratepayer protection at the state Department of Public Service, hosted a virtual hearing at which South Shore residents aired their grievances about New York American Water, the private utility currently under the scrutiny of a state-led feasibility study. quality of the water itself. “My water often is brown, not beige or discolored but brown — sometimes it has an odor,” she said.

Resident Rich Erben was critical of the company’s tiered conservation rate system, which divides customers into four tiers based on the amount of water they use. The more a customer uses, the higher the rate they pay. “It may be OK if you’re one person – I’m a family of five,” he said.

“What’s taking place is really criminal.”

Some speakers expressed their disappointment with Hempstead officials who earlier this year opposed a local takeover of NYAW, arguing that resulting savings would be “diminutive” compared to an almost $500 million cost to acquire the system.

Supervisor Donald “Clavin scoffed at the results of [Walden’s] feasibility study, saying that a public takeover would significantly increase residents’ tax bills,” said Baldwinite Beverly Visconti. “Is he forgetting about those who already pay significant taxes for New York American Water?”

Merrick resident Fred Harrison also acknowledged the town’s reluctancy and recommended the formation of a South Shore water authority to oversee the system, should it be municipalized.

Barbara Hafner, of West Hempstead, added, “After looking at what happened in Texas and the privatization of their utilities, we need to rethink our utilities.”

Residents who missed the meeting but want to comment can fill out a form on the department’s website, or visit www. dps.ny.gov, click on “Search,” enter Case No. 20-W-0102 in the “Search by Case Number” field and click on “Post Comments.”

elected officials express their support “It is no exaggeration when I say that the number one complaint by volume I’ve received over the past three years is from American Water customers who are astounded by the bills they’ve received.

Having a municipalization study is very important, and I think the question we have to figure out is can the Town of Hempstead do this? I hope the answer is yes, but if they don’t, we need to figure out a structure that could work to help lower ratepayer bills. Anything we do has to result in the significant rollback of rates for my ratepayers who are disgusted and overwhelmed, and this is on top of the really difficult cost of living here on Long Island.”

“It’s critically important that we give the folks that are now provided service from New York American Water the opportunity to discuss some of the many concerns they have, from a rate [and] service standpoint. I have concerns about the infrastructure of the system and who is the actual owner [and] about the pricing programs that are currently in place. This gives us an opportunity to truly evaluate how well New York American Water is serving our community, the option to [sell to] Liberty and perhaps, more importantly, the opportunity to have a municipal program in place, which I strongly favor.”

–State Sen. John Brooks, 6th District

–State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, 9th District

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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 25th day of January, 2021, 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 11th day of March 2021 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

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1-2-5 1-3-2A.3&4 1-4-1 1-4-2 1-5-11 1-11-10.10A 2-1-9&.PT10 2-4-2 2-5-8 2-7-9 3-1-15 4-5-10 4-7-1 4-7-2 5-2-8 5-4-17 6-1-8 6-3-11 6-3-120 7-1-2 7-8-602 8-5-5.6 9-5-10 9-5-11 10-2-2 10-4-24 11-1-27 11-2-2 11-3-6 12-3-12 12-3-13 13-2-1&2 14-5-500.32 14-5-500.71 14-5-500.77 14-5-500.81 15-6-5 16-1-10 16-4-4 17-3-18 17-5-13 18-3-16 18-4-1 19-4-2 20-3-8 20-4-18 21-1-3 21-1-4 21-2-16.17 21-4-4 21-4-5 22-5-6 24-2-2 24-2-3 24-2-4 24-2-5A 24-3-18 24-4-5 25-1-4 26-2-15 27-2-3 28-5-4 28-6-10A 28-6-10D 28-7-12 28-7-19 29-3-5.6 29-4-1 29-4-2B 30-1-6 30-3-10 31-1-13.13A 32-2-10

48 LAKEVIEW AVE 96 LAKEVIEW AVE 224 -234 HEMPSTEAD AVE LAKEVIEW AVE 67 LAKEVIEW AVE 192 HEMPSTEAD AVE 140 LAKEVIEW AVE 167 LAKEVIEW AVE 143 LAKEVIEW AVE 69 DRIVING PARK AVE 36 CLIFFORD ST 144 HEMPSTEAD AVE 326 VINCENT AVE 318 VINCENT AVE 77 EDMUND ST 99 CHARLES ST 106 OCEAN AVE 48 ALLEN ST BUCKINGHAM PL 14 DEVINE ST 245 MERRICK RD 81 CHARLES ST 44 WASHINGTON AVE 48 WASHINGTON AVE 60 MONROE ST 52 MADISON ST 14 ATLANTIC AVE 274 -276 MERRICK RD 183 VINCENT AVE 33 PARK PL 35 PARK PL 40 ROCKLYN AVE 108 ATLANTIC AVE 32 112 ATLANTIC AVE 71 112 ATLANTIC AVE 77 114 ATLANTIC AVE 81 68 SHIPHERD AVE HUNTINGTON AVE 12 WYOMING AVE 443 OCEAN AVE 19 HAMPTON RD 251 FOREST AVE 176 ATLANTIC AVE 6 VINCENT PL 74 ROBERTSON RD 80 MELROSE AVE 106 (9) HORTON AVE 7 LOIS PL 616 -620 MERRICK RD 64 HORTON AVE 60 HORTON AVE 10 LEACH ST 5 ATLANTIC AVE 10 -12 BROADWAY 11 ATLANTIC AVE 15 ATLANTIC AVE 47 BROADWAY 53 ATLANTIC AVE E NEW YORK AVE 65 WRIGHT AVE 158 LYON PL 28 PICCADILLY DOWNS 27 PICCADILLY DOWNS CANTERBURY GATE 170 SCRANTON AVE 153 CANTERBURY GATE 219 SCRANTON AVE 304 PENINSULA BLVD 94 OLIVE DR 1 OLIVE PL 80 EVERGREEN AVE 131 -135 BROADWAY 88 BIXLEY HEATH

BILL BALANCE 4,860.94 3,224.28 16,532.29 1,187.49 2,636.43 4,209.94 3,043.40 6,123.40 1,472.03 1,935.52 3,190.37 3,139.50 2,633.34 4,819.10 3,179.06 3,286.46 5,093.44 4,907.44 187.75 4,616.82 7,452.31 2,469.01 6,893.56 4,942.32 2,726.87 2,206.84 8,096.70 9,789.88 5,302.69 5,604.93 4,674.94 20,147.72 1,896.60 935.04 935.04 2,227.91 5,169.23 2,907.97 2,861.69 2,975.57 3,081.72 3,791.45 2,401.29 2,523.38 4,244.82 2,950.14 1,630.30 3,789.53 6,468.79 2,466.86 5,645.38 5,976.92 1,415.50 7,023.16 13,974.82 9,690.68 34,899.55 8,503.68 228.49 2,376.42 1,867.69 5,930.42 3,333.38 443.28 3,084.11 2,245.35 4,510.22 2,760.79 2,004.49 5,634.16 6,487.42 11,649.85 3,484.30

32-6-13 32-7-1 32-9-14 33-1-65 33-1-70 34-2-6 34-2-1A 34-3-1 35-2-26 37-2-4 37-3-8 38-1-5 38-4-6&7 39-2-3 39-2-6 39-2-150 39-3-9 39-3-11 39-4-1A 39-7-1 39-7-105 40-1-49 41-3-21 41-3-24 41-4-14 41-4-21.32B 41-4-22A.25A 42-4-7 42-8-13D 43-1-103 44-1-13 44-3-9 47-3-15A 47-4-13A 48-3-7 49-1-4B 50-3-7 50-3-8A 51-2-5 51-7-7 52-1-2 52-1-3 52-1-4 52-1-3A 52-2-15 53-1-401 53-2-14 53-3-15 53-3-15A 53-4-19 54-4-10A 55-6-2 56-1-10.11 56-3-6 56-4-7A 56-5-12 57-4-23 58-6-4 58-6-5 59-1-28 59-4-13 60-2-21.20A 60-4-7 60-4-46 61-2-14 62-4-8

192 BIXLEY HEATH 169 BIXLEY HEATH 240 BIXLEY HEATH 343 PENINSULA BLVD 363 PENINSULA BLVD 15 NEW ST 12 OLIVE PL 288 -290 BROADWAY 57 OAKLAND AVE 5 MCKINLEY AVE 134 SPENCER AVE 300 PICCADILLY DOWNS 319 PICCADILLY DOWNS 33 FARNUM ST 10 HOLLYWOOD AVE 461 PENINSULA BLVD 1 A FARNUM ST 6 CATALPA AVE 7 CATALPA AVE 46 HOLLYWOOD AVE 477 PENINSULA BLVD 4 EVERETT ST 14 STARKS PL 8 STARKS PL 23 STARKS PL 570 BROADWAY APT 32B 596 BROADWAY APT 25A 175 DONNA CT UNION AVE 98 UNION PL 634 SCRANTON AVE 54 MARION ST 321 HENDRICKSON AVE 2 WINTHROP ST 45 HAWTHORNE ST 368 WHITEHALL ST 4 WEBSTER ST WEBSTER ST 50 STEVENSON ST 12 STUART ST 68 WHITEHALL ST 72 WHITEHALL ST 80 -82 WHITEHALL ST 78 WHITEHALL ST 140 HORTON AVE 81 MARSHALL AVE 238 HENDRICKSON AVE 54 WILSON AVE 56 WILSON AVE 78 TAFT AVE 191 CENTRAL AVE 2 HENDRICKSON AVE 47 MARSHALL AVE 33 MARSHALL AVE 11 WILSON AVE 14 WILSON AVE 15 CURTIS PL 150 SHERMAN ST SHERMAN ST 93 SMITH ST 51 PEARSALL AVE 181 WALNUT ST 178 WALNUT ST 1 GLOVER CIRCLE 68 NOBLE ST 431 VINCENT AVE

6,961.40 3,337.33 2,661.30 5,442.18 2,308.13 8,485.50 2,767.00 7,802.77 4,326.19 239.79 4,302.94 2,924.70 7,325.41 5,088.78 2,607.09 4,814.44 7,046.41 6,329.44 2,060.51 3,944.23 6,157.11 3,244.69 2,252.06 4,674.94 4,349.44 965.45 1,449.51 3,466.44 71.50 1,423.98 1,773.86 3,326.03 12,533.34 3,954.20 2,726.87 3,094.28 5,139.94 257.50 3,163.24 8,337.52 8,266.84 2,562.95 5,444.01 1,596.38 1,884.97 2,342.50 2,415.99 1,765.95 2,274.67 4,891.16 7,848.76 12,338.04 2,444.25 2,206.84 5,637.47 1,291.15 2,692.96 1,602.04 954.99 6,999.91 2,206.84 7,569.54 5,779.31 7,576.29 2,806.01 2,855.06

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES JOHN GIORDANO, VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR 1120896 LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF EAST ROCKAWAY ELECTION NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law of the State of New York that the Office of two (2) Village Trustees and one (1) Village Justice are to be filled at the Village Election to be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the following polling location; Charles Formont Senior Citizen Center 6 James Street, East Rockaway NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the following is a true and correct list of the names and addresses of all those who have been duly nominated for the office of Village Trustee and Village Justice by certificate or petition of nomination duly filed with the Village Clerk in accordance with the provisions of the Election Law, and the office and term of such offices for which they have been so nominated.

PRIDE PARTY Office and Term Place of residence Tim O’Hagan Trustee 8 Morton Avenue Four (4) year term East Rockaway, NY 11518 John F. Felbinger

Trustee Four (4) year term

20 Clarke Street East Rockaway, NY 11518

Richard Braverman

Village Justice our (4) year term

1 Mallow Road East Rockaway, NY 11518

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, New York.

Patty Renner Village Clerk-Treasurer Published: March 4, 2021 1122800

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF EAST ROCKAWAY NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway will be held on Monday, April 05, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. at Village Hall, 376 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway, New York. It is at this meeting that all official appointments are made.

All interested persons are invited to attend.

Patricia Renner Village Clerk-Treasurer DATED: March 04, 2021 124858 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway will hold a public hearing at Village Hall, 376 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway, New York, on Monday, April 5, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of considering the adoption of the Village of East Rockaway Annual Storm Water report. The report is also available to the Village residents for inspection until the date of the public hearing hereby scheduled.

All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the time and place herein stated.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, New York.

Patricia Renner Village Clerk-Treasurer DATED: March 11, 2021 124859

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF EAST ROCKAWAY AMENDED NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway on Monday, March 08, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. at Village Hall, 376 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway, New York, for the purpose of approving the Application for the NCBG Year 47th requesting funding.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, New York.

Patricia Renner Village Clerk-Treasurer Published: March 4, 2021 124857 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS will hold a WORKSHOP, Thursday, MARCH 11, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. in the Board Room at the Village Hall, One Columbus Drive, Lynbrook, NY 11563, to discuss the following cases: #982 - 3 Olive Place, Lynbrook and #983 4 Calvin Street, Lynbrook. All interested parties that would like to appear must adhere to COVID 19 requirements.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Ginger Fuentes, Chairperson of the Board of Zoning Appeals Brian Stanton, Superintendent, Department of Buildings Lynbrook.Publish 1x 124850

News brief Lynbrook to light the sky for seniors Lynbrook schools are set to light the sky as the Student Councils from each building will come together to support the class of 2021 by raising money for senior awards, scholarships and events.

On March 11, the organizers request that residents put luminary bags on display in front of their homes to show support and display a united community.

The Lynbrook High School Student Government Association requests that residents purchase luminaries through a Microsoft form. Once the form is submitted, the order will be put together and available for pick up on March 6 between 9 a.m. and noon in the LHS parking lot. For more information on how to get a form, visit bit.ly/307UyR4.

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OPEN HOUSES BY APPOINTMENT SUNdAY, 3/7/21 HEWLETT BAY PARK 70 Heron Dr, 1-2:30, 6 BR, Contemporary with Open Layout on an Acre of Parklike Property. Move Right in!

SD#14 ..................................................REDUCED $1,599,000 40 Heron Dr, BA, NEW TO MARKET!! 10,000 Sq Ft Waterfront Property on an Acre of Parklike Grounds Tucked away in Cul de Sac. 5 BR, 5.5 Bth Contemporary. Soaring Ceilings. IG Pool, Hot Tub. 285' Vinyl Bulkhead Raised & Redone. Dock. 3 Car Garage .................................$4,650,000

2 Fowler Avenue #224 LYNBROOK MLS# 3240730 $320,000 2 Fowler Avenue #224 LYNBROOK MLS# 3240730 $320,000 Low inventory and record-low interest

HEWLETT HARBOR 267 Channon Rd, BA, NEW EXCLUSIVE! 7 BR, 4 Bth Exp Ranch w/ Full Fin Bsmt on Quiet St in SD#20. 2 Car Att Gar. Won’t Last! .............................................................$1,198,000 105 Lake Dr, BA, NEW TO MARKET!! Spectaular Water & Golf Course Views. 4 BR, 4.5 Bth 4500 sq Ft Contemporary w/ Open Layout & Soaring Ceilings, 2 Car Gar, SD#14 .................................................................... $1,995,000 236 Richards Lane, BA, 5 BR, 5.5 Bth Contemporary Home on an Acre Of Resortlike Prop with IG Pool. Open Floor Plan.

Full Fin Bsmt. Main Flr Master. SD14.. REDUCED! $1,499,000

rates have increased demand, and buyers Loware inventory andThe record-low interest motivated. time is now.

rates have increased demand, and buyers motivated. time is now.

Loware inventory andThe record-low interest

2 Fowler Avenue #224 LYNBROOK THIS IS THE SELLER’S MARKET YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR. MLS# 3240730 $320,000

rates have increased demand, and buyers Elefante THIS IS THEKaren SELLER’S MARKET YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR. Real Estate Salesperson are motivated.

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any people seem to confuse democracy and capitalism.

Some seem to think that capitalism defines our system of government. However, our governance is based on democratic principles, including the importance of voting. Capitalism is about economics, not governing.

Two central characteristics of capitalism are competition in the marketplace and the availability of information. Competition supports choice, and freely available information supports ROBERT informed choice.

Wander supermarSCOTT kets aisles and look at the shelves.

There are abundant choices of toothpaste, laundry soaps and paper products, with descriptions of ingredients and safety labels. Nevertheless, we as consumers must be aware; we must determine the truth in advertising.

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characteristic. We can choose which political party to support, which candidate to back and which policy proposals meet our criteria. However, we must seek the truth and become informed with facts.

Given such choices, why do so many fail to vote?

The 2020 presidential election campaigns spent almost $14 billion, and turnout, as a percentage of the voting-age public, was higher than any other in 120 years — yet one-third of eligible voters stayed away.

Some lacked access or were afraid of the unofficial “marshals” monitoring voting sites, and others were dissuaded from voting by disinformation spread through social media.

We need to do more to control disinformation efforts, reduce limitations to voting, help voters learn the truth and ensure the integrity of elections. We can choose to do more to ensure informed choices at the ballot box. But not choosing to do so is itself a choice, one that can lead to the demise of democracy.

The historian Robert Artigiani wrote

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that we should “choose to act so the act of choosing remains possible.” By failing to exercise our right to vote and failing to ensure the integrity of information promoted by campaigns, we have not only lost our chance to choose, but also have chosen to act in a way that can lead to losing our right to choose.

That’s what happens in authoritarian regimes, even though they may not start that way. Hitler was chosen democratically in 1932 before consolidating power.

Putin was first elected by popular vote in 2000, and instituted constitutional changes in 2018 that allowed him to remain in power. In both cases, the people made choices that resulted in the loss of future choices because they didn’t stay informed or act on their concerns in time to avoid the consequences.

The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was the result of a disinformation campaign of falsehoods that persists to this day. For democracy to survive, for there to be “a more perfect union,” we need an informed citizenry that under-

ven in November’s momentous election, onethird of eligible voters sat out.

stands and appreciates critical thinking, information literacy and the instruments of democracy. We need objective journalism as the source of news.

We also need more flexibility in voting to meet the needs of our modern world.

Voting by mail and early voting are steps forward, but not the only steps that we can take. Why is general-election voting limited to the first Tuesday in November?

Wouldn’t it make sense to allow voting over several days, as in some other countries? What about holding elections on weekends, when fewer people would have to take time off from work in order to vote? In some countries, voting is mandatory, and fines can be imposed on those who do not vote.

Our vote is our voice. Voting is an act of choice and the exercise of our voice in expressing our values and priorities. We should make it easier to learn about candidates and issues, and vote. After all, our choice of leaders and policies is much more important than our brand of toothpaste.

Robert Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University and the author of “How University Boards Work.”

Fighting the other epidemic: QAnon (Part 1)

ddly, the most offensive remark made by a politician lately (and there are a lot to choose from) came from Marjorie Taylor Greene last month, as she was desperately trying to hold on to her seat in the House of Representatives. Standing before a microphone on Feb. 4, Greene was backpedaling as fast as she could to put distance between herself and QAnon, the conspiracy group she supported. She had been elected to the House in Georgia’s 14th District on a wave of racist RANDI and anti-Semitic KREISS vitriol and innuendo.

In numerous speeches and tweets over the course of her campaign, Greene had allied herself with QAnon and its conspiracy tropes targeting numerous people in public life. By Feb. 4, she had been stripped of her committee assignments in the House because of her public remarks, and she feared being booted out of office altogether. So she stood before a microphone and announced to the world, “9-11 definitely happened.”

Thank you, Marjorie.

She proclaimed, “School shootings

happened.”

In what fractured reality, I wondered, do we find someone like her validating the epic public tragedies we have witnessed with our own eyes? We heard the cries of children with our own ears. We saw the bodies falling from the high floors of the towers.

Look around and take note: We are in a surreal place now, where the liars like Greene assume the roles of validating self-evident public truths.

In her Feb. 4 appearance, she tried to distance herself from QAnon, but it was a transparent, self-serving show. She kept her seat.

This is a woman who promoted violence against Q’s perceived enemies, at one point signaling support for the assassination of Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Greene was duly elected by 74 percent of the voters in her district. That raises the questions, how and why.

My initial reaction was not to write about QAnon, to avoid shining a light on its dark activities and let it die a slow death. But it isn’t dying. A better tactic, I think, is to let in the air and light until the issues that gave rise to such a disturbing belief system are addressed.

Briefly, QAnon is an internet-based

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group of people who believe that there exists in public life a secret society of devil worshipers who kidnap and cannibalize children and engage in pedophilia.

Preposterous? The ideology metastasized across the web, pulling people into an alternative world where they followed hidden “clues” and “codes” signaling belief that former President Trump would create a “storm” on inauguration day, ushering himself back into power and bringing down President Biden. And of course, destroying Black Lives Matter and Jewish influencers and basically nonwhites of any variety.

How does a belief system like QAnon take hold? The problem isn’t politics, which just offers a stage. People are susceptible to theories that claim to explain the inexplicable uncertainties in all our lives.

According to a story by Kevin Roose in The New York Times on Feb. 4, QAnon operates in a different way, and on a different scale, than anything we’ve seen before. For starters, it is uniquely participatory. Followers congregate online to decode the latest QAnon posts and to discuss their theories about the news of the day, creating a communal bond with their fellow believers. Apparently, hundreds of thousands of people think, with complete

t satifies needs we all have to feel significant and part of something big.

sincerity, that the leaders of the Democratic Party may be killing innocent children. Combine those fantasies with a willingness to commit violent crimes in the name of the group, and there is a real threat.

Although there is plenty of ignorance to go around among Q followers, Roose wrote that they can’t be dismissed as stupid. The group satisfies needs we all have to feel significant and part of something big. When you don’t get that in other aspects of your life, the group becomes that much more important. Social media adds accelerant.

We have to address the psychological triggers and motivations if we want to mitigate the influence and potential dangers of this kind of thinking. Conspiracy theories will always thrive when people feel like they’re not in control of their lives and when political, religious and social groups offer shelter. According to NPR, although QAnon has been kicked off Twitter and Facebook, it thrives on various fringe platforms.

I don’t think anyone has a solution for eradicating groups like QAnon. But a good step forward is to better educate our children, creating a generation of more critical thinkers.

I’ll address that in Part 2 next week.

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t’s been over 27 years since Colin Ferguson stepped onto a Long Island Rail Road train in Mineola and started indiscriminately firing a 9mm pistol at passengers. Six were killed, including Dennis McCarthy, of Mineola, and 19 were wounded. Dennis’s son, Kevin, then 26 and a broker with Prudential Securities in New York City, took a bullet to the head, but survived. His left arm remains partially paralyzed.

That attack propelled Carolyn McCarthy, Dennis’s wife and Kevin’s mother, to run for Congress. McCarthy, then a nurse, was assailed as a political neophyte and a single-issue candidate, with her laser focus on gun control. Despite the odds against her, she won, and served in the House of Representatives from 1997 to 2015, retiring because of a cancer diagnosis.

Throughout her time in Congress, McCarthy ably represented her district, becoming a respected member of the House and a strong-willed politician. She was frustrated often by the lack of movement on common-sense gun-control legislation, such as an assault weapons ban, because of big-money special-interest groups like the National Rifle Association.

Still, she endured.

It boggles the mind, but in the 243-year history of this nation, only two women have represented Long Island in the House of Representatives. McCarthy, who was elected in the 4th Congressional District, on Nassau’s South Shore, was the first, according to the Congressional Archives.

The second is her successor, Kathleen Rice, who was previously the Nassau County district attorney, and whom

McCarthy strongly endorsed in the 2014 election against Republican Bruce Blakeman, the County Legislature’s former presiding officer and a current Town of Hempstead councilman.

There has never been a woman from Long Island elected to the U.S. Senate. In fact, only two New York women — Hillary Clinton and Kirsten Gillibrand — have ever served in the Senate since the election of the state’s first two senators, Philip Schuyler and Rufus King, in 1789.

Yes, only two. All other New York senators have been white men. That is a sad statement, given that women comprise more than half of our population, and that New York is a racially diverse state.

In March, Women’s History Month, we should take a moment to reflect on these facts — and understand that we really could use more women representing us in Washington, and at all levels of government.

There is no doubt that women often see the world differently than men. They understand, with far greater depth, the travails that they have faced in this country because of their gender — the implicit bias and outright discrimination.

Most often, women are the primary caretakers of our children, so they better understand the lack of government resources available to young mothers with babies and school-age children. They can see how frayed our social safety net is, particularly when compared with Western European nations and Canada.

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Thank you for renaming Robertson Road in memory of Andrew, whom we lost nearly 20 years ago in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Almost two decades after this unbearable loss, to know that others in Lynbrook and East Rockaway — my former hometowns — still care is so heart warming. Bonomo worked closely with my son, Michael, to make this beautiful day happen, and Beach saw it through without a hitch during the less-than-perfect weather.

Congress, many of whom are often more concerned with international monetary policy and U.S. military intervention than funding school lunch programs and drugtreatment centers.

In fact, in the long history of the House of Representatives, only one woman, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, has chaired the Foreign Affairs Committee, and for only two years, from 2011 to 2013, according to the Congressional Archives. The Foreign Affairs Committee is considered among the premier assignments in the House, a center of international power and prestige.

Yes, we need our representatives to keep a watchful eye on global affairs — and a number of women in Congress do.

Of the 48 current members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, 12 are women — eight Democrats and four Republicans.

None are from New York.

At the same time, we need to balance international and domestic affairs, and women elected leaders play a key role in ensuring that we do. A record 144 women now hold seats in the House and Senate — but Congress remains a male-dominated institution, with men holding 73 percent of the seats.

That statistic needs to change, on both of the Democratic and Republican sides of the aisle. We need greater balance in order to work toward a more perfect union, one in which our daughters, and their daughters, are given the respect they deserve.

This month, though, we can reflect on pioneering women elected leaders like Carolyn McCarthy, Kathleen Rice, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, and now Vice President Kamala Harris.

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he coronavirus pandemic has tipped over the world as we know it, harming most New Yorkers in profound ways while laying bare societal inequities that have plagued New Yorkers for generations, like the disparities in access to child care. It has also strained government budgets to the breaking point, at a time when we rely on the government for help.

But there is light at the end of the tunnel, and we are inching our way to recovery.

On our way there, we can — and ToDD should — focus on issues kaminsky specific that Covid-19 magnified. That’s why I’m pushing to pass two major initiatives over the next few months.

My first initiative for Long Islanders is Universal Pre-K. UPK would provide 4-year-old children throughout Nassau County with free public preschool education. This would be a game-changer. New York City already has a robust universal

pre-K program. It’s about time Long Island children — and parents — received the same support. The science is clear: Investing in children before they start kindergarten has profound effects on their pre-literacy and pre-math skills.

Children in Tennessee’s state-funded pre-K program, for example, saw a 75 percent improvement in letter-word identification, a 152 percent improvement in oral comprehension, a 176 percent improvement in picture vocabulary and a 63 percent improvement in quantitative concepts, compared to children who were not in pre-K. Simply put, pre-K sets children up to succeed.

Universal pre-K would also be critical for parents and the economy. The pandemic highlighted how challenging — and stressful — full-time parenting with full-time work can be for families. UPK would speed up New York’s recovery by letting parents get back to work.

I am pushing hard for UPK to be done in this year’s budget, which is due April 1.

Second, I want to revolutionize how

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ocusing on universal pre-K, and on making big companies fund recycling.

LeTTers I must also mention East Rockaway Mayor Bruno Romano, who was an East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School graduate with Andy, and I would also like to thank Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, as well as a representative from State Sen. Todd Kaminsk y’s of fice for their attendance, kind words and a proclamation given in Andy’s honor.

How can I ever truly thank the class of 1978 from ERHS for always being there and for being so loving? It was so beautiful to see so many of you still remembering Andy.

It’s still difficult to believe that there were more than 100 people in the pouring rain to honor my Andy — family and friends from near and far. This is one proud and thankful mother.

BARBARA STERN Oceanside

A big thank you to Sen. Kaminsky To the Editor: Being the president of Temple Am Echad in Lynbrook, I am well acquainted with being responsible for the well-being of

we deal with our trash.

We have a waste problem in America.

Trash is literally piling up; and it will drown our kids. According to a recent study, the U.S. produced more plastic waste than any other country in the world in 2016, about 92.6 billion pounds. If we don’t act soon, we will run out of places to put it. That’s why I have introduced legislation that would shift the responsibility, and the cost, of recycling from taxpayers to big companies.

Extended Producer Responsibility (also known as EPR) would boost recycling, curb waste and save tax dollars by shifting the end-of-life responsibility for packaging and paper products from local governments and taxpayers to corporate brand owners and producers. Right now, many products you put in the recycling bin aren’t actually recycled; there’s no market for them. This costs our municipalities millions of dollars, and keeps them on an unsustainable course. Under EPR, producers, like big companies, would cover the cost of recycling paper products and packages. This would moti-

vate them to produce fewer and more eco-friendly materials, all while funding our municipal governments.

So what would happen to the packaging from all those deliveries you’ve ordered while you’ve been stuck at home? My bill would require companies to pay our cities for their recycling while also incentivizing them to use less packaging.

And the best part? EPR would create thousands of new jobs on Long Island while saving taxpayers money. As we head toward recovery, it is crucial that we provide economic relief for local governments while generating good, wellpaying jobs. The bill, if passed, would be a win-win.

We are on the cusp of recovery from the pandemic. More of us are getting vaccinated every day. Now is the time for lawmakers to look beyond Covid-19, learn from what we have gone through, be bold and enact policies that not only help Long Islanders get back to work, but also secure a better future for our children. Why just get back to normal when we can get back to better?

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, of Long Beach, represents the 9th District.

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people you serve.

That usually involves trying to help, and then wondering if that help has been successful and cong re g ants are indeed “helped.” I made a pledge that if someone offered help to me, I would acknowledge that offer and make certain that I kept the p e r s o n i n fo r m e d a l o n g t h e way. So now I am happy to be able to keep that promise.

About three weeks ago, I received a call from someone from State Sen. Todd Kaminsky,’s office, asking if they could do something for our congregation. I reported that we had a congregant who had just lost his wife, and was unable to schedule an appointment for the vaccine.

Within two weeks, I received an elated thank-you phone call from this grateful congregant.

Then I received another pleading phone call from a health-challenged congregant who needed a vaccination appointment. What a great feeling to know I have an opportunity to help this person thanks to the compassion and caring of Kaminsky. I hope people know how loving our elected officials can be when someone is in need.

GRETA KANTROWITz Lynbrook

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Looking past the pandemic and toward the future

Re-Elect

Bill McLaughlin Village Justice

Background:

Lifelong Lynbrook resident residing on Kowall Place. Married to his wife Marianne for 44 years. They have four children Meghan Zelles, Brian, Kevin and Kara and three grandchildren.

Business Background Firefighter in FDNY for 20 years, former Trustee FDNY Pension Fund & UFA Executive Board.

Member of Tally-Ho Engine Co. 3 of LFD since 1970. Warden on Fire Council.

Practicing Attorney since 1984 with office at 81 Hempstead Avenue

Education

Adelphi University Bachelor of Business Administration St John's University Juris Doctor Degree

Involvement in Village sponsored functions:

• Associate Village Justice 1997- 2009 • Elected Village Justice 2009 - Present

Elect

Laura Ryder Trustee

Background:

Lifelong Lynbrook resident married to her husband Mike for 27 years. They have two children, Shannon (26) and Aidan (20).

Business Background: Paralegal in family law firm for over 25 years.

Licensed Real Estate Agent

Education:

Briarcliffe College Degree in Paralegal Studies

Involvement in Village sponsored functions: • Lynbrook 2018 Humanitarian of the

Year • Lynbrook 2014 Woman of the Year • Lynbrook Community Chest • Lynbrook Community Cares • Lynbrook 9/11 Memorial • Lynbrook Oktoberfest Co-Chair • Lynbrook Architectural Review Board • Malverne School District SEPTA Board Member • NC Police Commissioner's Community Council

ELECTION DAY MARCH 16, 2021

Re-Elect

Michael Hawxhurst Trustee

Background:

Lynbrook resident since 1995 with two children, Sarah (24), and Hannah (20).

Business Background: Internal Audit Director with over 30 years experience at major Financial Firms

Education:

State University of NY at Albany Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting St John's University Master’s Degree in Taxation Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Involvement in Village sponsored functions: • Lynbrook Village Trustee 2009-Present • Lynbrook Deputy Mayor since 2019 • Board Representative to Library • Lynbrook Budget Committee • Winter Celebration Committee  Breakfast with Santa  Village Tree Lighting • Character Counts in Lynbrook • Lynbrook Village Summer Swim Team • Lynbrook Oktoberfest

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