Lynbrook/East Rockaway Herald 05-11-2023

Avenue in East Rockaway.

local history gets a scrubbing

The Historical Society of East Rockaway and Lynbrook celebrated National Historic Marker Day two weeks ago in East Rockaway by holding a cleanup in the two communities.

The annual event is organized by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation to bring awareness to local historical markers. Not only does the foundation help preserve local history, but it is also dedicated to improving the probability of finding appropriate donor matches or other life-saving treatments for blood cancer patients.

The society has received two grants from the foundation in the past. The first was in honor of Henri Charpentier, dubbed the first celebrity chef, whose renowned restaurant one stood on Scranton Avenue, on the East Rockaway-Lynbrook border.

The second grant was for a marker honoring Dave Push, a well-known boat captain who lived nearby in the late 19th century.

For more information, visit HSERL.com.

OBITUARy

Lynbrook hero Gerry Denk is dead at 70

By NICole FoRMIsANo nformisano@liherald.com

Many in the Lynbrook community remember Gerry Denk as the man who saved Our Lady of Peace from a gunman in 2002. To those who loved him, however, that was just one item on a very long list of what made him special.

They remember his contagious laughter, his lifelong sense of adventure, and his commitment to his wife, children and grandchildren.

Denk died on April 27, at age 70, after battling throat cancer. His resilience lives on in his family, including his wife Louise, their children. Tara and Gregory, and their grandchildren, Nicholas, Olivia, Luca and Penelope. Gerry’s sister, Denise Schanck, reflected on his

life in a eulogy that honored his life and his character.

“Gerry will always be with us,” she wrote.“His crazy sense of humor, his intelligence, his uncommon bravery, his selfless service to everyone who needed him. I will miss him but know he is pain-free and still beautiful.”

Schanck’s eulogy tells the story of a man full of strength, love and dedication to what is right. A Vietnam War veteran. Denk joined the Marines and rose to the rank of sergeant during his time stationed in the Philippines. While serving, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma of the jaw. Though only 22, undergoing surgery and chemotherapy, and living thousands of miles away from his family, he refused to let the situation affect his sense of purpose.

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MeMBeRs oF the Historical Society of East Rockaway and Lynbrook, and East Rockaway village officials, celebrated National Historic Marker Day on April 28 at the Talfor Memorial Boat Basin on Ocean

— Mark Nolan

FRANK toRRe, pResIdeNt of the historical society, cleans the marker designating the first public oven, which was built sometime after 1689.

Gerry will always be with us — his crazy sense of humor, his intelligence, his uncommon bravery, his selfless service to everyone who needed him.

deNIse sChANCK

Stamp Out Hunger returns, seeking food donations

Island Harvest Food Bank is joining forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers and the U.S. Postal Service to once again Stamp Out Hunger this Saturday, May 13. Postal workers will collect food across Nassau and Suffolk counties, looking to provide muchneeded supplemental food support to more than 300,000 people facing hunger — a third of them children.

“Participating in Stamp Out Hunger is easy,” said Randi Shubin Dresner, president and chief executive of Island Harvest, in a release. “Generous Long Islanders are encouraged to leave nonperishable food items in a bag next to their mailbox before the regularly scheduled mail deliver on Saturday, May 13. Then, your USPS letter carrier will do the rest to help make sure that no one on Long Island goes hungry.”

Those non-perishable food items can include canned goods, cereal, pasta, rice, boxed juices, and shelf-stable milk. You should not include any food or juices in glass containers.

Also needed are personal care items like toothpaste, soap, shampoo, deodorant and disposable diapers.

Everything donated on Long Island will help replenish Island Harvest’s network of food pantries and soup kitchens as well as emergency feeding programs in communities throughout Long Island.

“Every donation — no matter how small — helps our neighbors who are in the unenviable position of choosing between paying for such things as housing, transportation and medicine, or putting food on the table,” Shubin Dresner said. “I am confident that the past generosity displayed by our Long

Island neighbors will help make this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive one of the most successful.”

Since its inception in 1993, Stamp Out Hunger has collected more than 1.75 billion pounds of food in all 50 states, along with the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin

Islands.

On Long Island alone, Stamp Out Hunger has brought in more than 519,000 pounds of food in 2019, before the event was suspended the last three years because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Stamp Out Hunger’s national spokesman is Oscar-nominated actor Edward James Olmos.

“The National Association of Letter Carriers, and the men and women we represent on Long Island, are pleased to once again partner with Island Harvest in this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food collection,” said Tom Siesto, first vice president for NALC Branch 6000. “Our carriers often see firsthand the pervasive issue of hunger as part of their daily rounds, and they are eager to help give back to the community, and assist in helping Island Harvest Food Bank tackle this important issue.”

This year’s major sponsoring partners with Island Harvest include National Grid, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Amazon, Allstate, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Catholic Health, Nonna’s Garden, Long Island Federation of Labor, MCN Distributors, Dime Community Bank, and New York Community Bank.

All donations to Stamp Out Hunger are tax-deductible since all food collected benefits Island Harvest, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

To learn more, visit IslandHarvest. org/stamp-out-hunger.

Courtesy National Association of Letter Carriers ISlAnd HARvEST FOOd Bank and the National Association of Letter Carriers urges neighbors to leave a bag of non-perishable food near their mailbox on Saturday, may 13, to help those on Long Island struggling with hunger.

School budgets, trustee seats up for votes

By MARK NOLAN mnolan@liherald.com

Long Island’s “Super Tuesday” is May 16, when voters in every school district elect trustees to their local board of education and vote on proposed school budgets.

Both East Rockaway and Lynbrook are proposing budgets that fall below the New York State tax cap. Both districts also have additional propositions on the ballot.

East Rockaway

There are two open seats on the board of education, and two candidates running unopposed. Dineen Cilluffo and Asapasia “Ozzie” Lonergan are both running. The seats are both for three-years.

East Rockaway’s total proposed budget is $43,978,714 and constitutes a 1.83 percent tax levy increase, below the state tax cap.

Two additional propositions are on the ballot, which, if approved, would authorize the district to spend capital reserve money. The first capital reserve request is to spend up to $70,000

for technology upgrades. The second request is to spend $313,000 for restoring the cupola at the Junior/Senior High School.

Superintendent James DeTommaso said the budget and propositions, if approved, will allow the district to improve technology for students.

“We’re proud of the budget that we’ve proposed,” DeTommaso said. “We’re hoping the community will come out and recognize that we’re addressing 21st century learning and beyond which will help our students build post-secondary skills.”

Voting takes place from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at East Rockaway

Junior/Senior High School on 443 Ocean Ave.

Lynbrook

In Lynbrook, there are a total of four candidates for three seats. The two candidates with the highest votes will win threeyear seats on the board. The candidate with the third highest amount of votes will be elected to fill a one-year term that runs from May 16, 2023 through June 30, 2024.

Incumbents Tara Aragona, Ellen Marcus, and Patrick Palleschi are running for reelection along with newcomer Jennifer Saia.

Lynbrook’s proposed budget is $101,839,388 with a tax levy increase of 2.6 percent, below

the state’s tax cap.

Three additional propositions are on the ballot in Lynbrook. The first would allow the district to spend up to $464,179 for improving technology and continuing the multiyear wiring project. The second proposition would allow the district to spend up to $1,770,000 to renovate a bathroom, classroom doors, athletic courts, an elevator in the high school, and other items.

The third proposition would authorize the district to extend an existing capital reserve fund established by voter approval on May 15, 2018 by five years. This fund would be increased to $5 million for continuing improvements to grounds and equip -

ment.

Incoming Superintendent Paul Lynch said the budget preserves programs and services to students implemented during the pandemic without raising taxes.

“A key aspect of the budget is that we are preserving everything we added during covid without going above the permissible tax levy,” Lynch said. “We are coming in significantly under the tax levy while preserving programs, and we’re very happy about that.”

Voting takes place from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at North Middle School, 529 Merrick Road; South Middle School, 333 Union Ave., and the high school, 9 Union Ave.

Splashed with rain and color at Color Run

The event raised over $2,000 for graduating seniors

By NICOLE FORMISANO nformisano@liherald.com

Splashes of yellow, pink, orange, and green filled the air amid a grand downpour. No, it’s not a scene from a Monet — it was the inaugural Color Fun Run, hosted by the Lynbrook Moms’ Dads’ Athletic Club.

The April 29 event was a fundraiser to provide scholarships to athletes graduating from Lynbrook High School. To call the day rainy would be an understatement — but that didn’t stop students from coming out to

ThE LyNBROOK JuNIOR varsity lacrosse team played a big role in making the color run a success.

have a fun time. In fact, the weather even added to the experience for some.

“The rain made it more fun because the color stuck to us better,” said Cameron Kirby, a freshman on the Lynbrook JV lacrosse team. “It was funny. We were all trying not to slip. It can be fun in any weather.”

The color run featured two rounds, one in the morning for kids in preschool through 5th grade, and one in the afternoon for middle school and high school students. When not splashing colors on others — or having colors splashed on them — participants enjoyed tents selling cookies and merch. A DJ even came, not letting the weather stop him — he played out the back of a pickup truck, providing a fun backing track to the chorus of delighted students playing in the rain.

“I feel like it was a success,” said Jeanine DiFiore, president of the Lynbrook Moms’ and Dads’ Athletics Club. “This is a new adventure. The first year really lays the groundwork. We’ll be able to grow the run from here.”

“Despite the stormy weather, we did what we intended to do,” she added.

The fundraiser made more than $2,000, which will go to scholarships for graduating seniors who made an impact on their sports teams, whether through their athleticism, their teamwork, or their dedication.

“We give out scholarships based on athletic performance throughout your high school career, and also spirit,” said DiFiore. “They show up all the time, they always want to help.”

The girls’ JV lacrosse team was a perfect example of that kind of community-mindedness, with several students coming early to help set up the run for the younger

kids. Later in the day they had a color fight, turning their pristine white shirts into a tie dye-esque blend of color.

“My favorite part was getting sprayed with the colors, and taking pictures after with the whole team,” said Natalie Kehoe, another freshman on the JV lacrosse team. “I don’t think the weather really mattered that much. It was still fun, even if it was raining.”

Next year’s color run is scheduled for May 11, 2024. For more information, visit the Lynbrook Moms’ and Dads’ Club — Athletics page on Facebook.

Ellen Marcus Patrick Palleschi Jennifer Saia

Tara Aragona Aspasia Lonergan Dineen Cilluffo

Photos courtesy Jeanine DiFiore STuDENTS, INCLuDINg 5Th grader Grayson DiFiore, enjoyed playing at the color run.

Housing compact may be out of the

Long Island communities remain cautiously optimistic about state budget

By DANIEL OFFNER doffner@liherald.com

It appears that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plans for the New York Housing Compact have been removed from the tentative state budget, over backlash from state lawmakers on the housing policy which would have mandated downstate municipalities increase housing by 3 percent every three years.

Presented in January, Gov. Hochul’s statewide program looked to address the housing crisis by developing 800,000 new apartment units by 2027. The plan would also require municipalities — such as Lynbrook, Malverne, and West Hempstead — with Metropolitan Transportation Authority rail stations to rezone to allow for higher-density residential development.

If approved, the plan would allow the state to override municipal zoning ordinances, height requirements, and environmental reviews using a fast-track approval process to allow for high-density housing within a half-mile radius of the Long Island Rail Road station.

For Lynbrook, Malverne, and West Hempstead, this would have meant 50 housing units to be built per acre within the target area — equating to 504 new units every three years.

Rockville Center Mayor Francis Murray, who serves as president of the New York Council of Mayors, called Hochul’s plan wrong.

“It’s outrageous,” Murray said. “This is about our island, our environment, our traffic, and our communities … and every elected official from Long Island was up in arms about it.”

Murray said that as president of the New York Council of Mayors, he attended several meetings as well as some protests at the state capital where they rallied opposition against the proposed housing mandate.

Assemblyman Brian Curran, in a statement, called the proposal a “poorly thoughtout plan,” which would have had a “horrendous” effect on municipalities in the district.

“I was joined in opposition to the New York Housing Compact by Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray, Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach, East Rockaway Mayor Gordon Fox, Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy, and Malverne Mayor Tim Sullivan,” Curran said. “All the mayors, especially Mayor Murray, worked extremely hard in

a grassroots effort to educate their residents and deserve a lot of credit in defeating this disastrous proposal.”

Curran said that the plans to build 2,500 new residential units within a half-mile radius of every train station within each municipality in his district would have over-burdened infrastructure, overdensities schools, removed zoning codes, and essentially changed the character of suburban communities in the district including Rockville Centre, Lynbrook, East Rockaway, and Malverne.

Unlike other parts of the state, Nassau County relies on groundwater to supply residents with clean drinking water. But with sewage and septic systems at or near capacity, many are worried

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would come as a big sigh of relief for communities like Lynbrook and Malverne, which have been vehemently opposed to such an unfinished mandate that would alter zoning and impact communities in Nassau and Suffolk county’s way of life.

Murray, however, said he can’t be assured that the plan has been removed from the tentative state budget until it is agreed to and signed by Hochul.

“They’re saying that tentatively the deal has been struck,” Murray told the Herald. “If it’s true, I really want to congratulate the New York State Senate and Assembly on their tenacity to fight the governor on this.”

While it seems suburban communities like RVC and others on Long Island can rest easy for now, knowing that state lawmakers are fighting to remove the proposal from the spending plan, Curran said the fight is still not over yet.

“I believe Gov. Hochul and the politicians in Albany want to fundamentally change suburban Nassau and Suffolk County and will propose more zoning laws in the future,” Curran said. “These laws will seek to overpopulate and urbanize our villages on Long Island directly inlions of families moved from New York

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The New York Housing Compact was a poorly thoughtout plan that would have had a horrendous effect

Lynbrook Fire Department receives check

The money will be used to update safety systems

By NICOLE FORMISANO nformisano@liherald.com

The Lynbrook Fire Department has received $75,000 as part of the Community Revitalization Program. The funding will provide the firefighters with state-ofthe-art tablets and Personal Escape Systems to help keep them — and the neighborhood — safe.

“It protects them, it protects us,” said Nassau County legislator Bill Gaylor. “The better they do their job, the better off we all are.”

Gaylor presented the check to the fire department on April 17.

A total of $25,000 will go towards providing them with tablets that maintain their network of contact at the scene of the fire. The other $50,000 will provide the department with updated Personal Escape Systems — portable packs that include rope and other alternate means of exiting a burning building.

“They’re lightweight, they’re more

manageable, you could even say quicker deployment,” said Daniel Ambrosio, the Lynbrook Fire Department chief. “The old ones we had were kind of outdated, they need servicing. These new ones don’t need that servicing. It’s a better product, and the ease of use is much easier.”

Of the 180 members of the Lynbrook Fire Department, 100 of those members are interior firefighters — the active responders who are first on the scene of a

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fire. The Community Revitalization check ensures each of the 100 interior firefighters will be receiving an updated tablet and Personal Escape System.

By ensuring its firefighters have access to top-notch equipment, the Village of Lynbrook prevents possible tragedies like the Black Sunday fires 18 years ago where firemen were forced to jump out the windows of burning buildings.

“They didn’t have the system. That’s

when the standard really got pushed,” said Ambrosio of the Personal Escape Systems. “So if we’re ever caught up in a bad situation and we can’t get out, we can use it.”

Gaylor added: “It enables them to do a much better and more efficient job. There’s always enhancements, or new equipment being developed to help first responders. We want our firefighters to have the equipment necessary to do their job in the most effective way.”

Ambrosio, who was sworn in as chief three weeks ago, said this system will help the 100 percent volunteer fire department continue to keep Lynbrook safe.

“For a small village, we have a phenomenal fire department,” he said. “A lot of dedicated people, highly trained. We’re very, very fortunate to have such a good fire department.”

Community Revitalization

$75,000 total $50,000 for Personal Escape Systems $25,000 for tablets

— Nicole Formisano

Courtesy Legislator Gaylor

NASSAu COuNty LEgISLAtOR Bill Gaylor presented the check to the Lynbrook Fire Department on April 17. Featured in the front row are Mayor Alan Beach, Chief Daniel Ambrosio, Immediate Ex-Chief Christopher Kelly, Gaylor, and 2nd Assistant Chief Clayton Murphy.

the better off they do their job, the better off we all are.

spotlight athlete

Rockin’ Mules sit perfect so far

By toNY BellissiMo tbellissimo@liherald.com

Closing last season with seven wins in its last eight games allowed Malverne/ East Rockaway girls’ lacrosse to finish with a .500 record despite a difficult 0-6 start.

MaDisoN alaiMo

Wantagh Senior Lacrosse

a tWo-tiMe all-CoUNtY selection and a 2022 All-American, Alaimo, a fouryear starter, has been one of Nassau County’s leading scorers over the past two years. Last spring while helping lead Wantagh to the Class C championship game, she netted 62 goals and dished out 43 assists. So far this season, the two-year captain and University of Virginia-bound star attack has 48 goals, including the 100th of her career, and 35 assists.

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thursday, May 11

Baseball: Sewanhaka at V.S. Central 4:30 p.m.

Flag Football: Valley Stream at Freeport 4:45 p.m.

Baseball: Roosevelt at Lawrence 5 p.m.

Baseball: Malverne at West Hempstead 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Uniondale at Baldwin 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Manhasset at Wantagh 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Mepham at Seaford 5 p.m.

Softball: South Side at V.S. North 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: South Side at Farmingdale 7 p.m.

Friday, May 12

Flag Football: Bellmore-Merrick at Syosset 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Lynbrook at Floral Park 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Seaford at Hewlett 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Malv/East Rock at Clarke 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Wheatley at Sewanhaka 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Valley Stream District at Elmont 5 p.m.

Softball: East Meadow at Calhoun 5 p.m.

Softball: Oceanside at Kennedy 5 p.m.

Softball: Long Beach at Island Trees 5 p.m.

Softball: MacArthur at Clarke 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Kellenberg at Oceanside 6 p.m.

Softball: Lynbrook at East Rockaway 7 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: MacArthur at South Side 7 p.m.

With the bulk of the roster back this spring, coach Casey Capece wanted to put the Rockin’ Mules to the test early and scheduled non-league matchups with Baldwin, Island Trees and Hicksville. Winning each of those games by an average of nearly four goals not only flipped the opening script from 2022 but allowed the team to set the tone in the confidence department.

“The girls don’t play lacrosse yearround but most are two-sport athletes who came into the season knowing what it was going to take to be successful,” Capece said. “We’ve been on a really nice roll since the midway point of last season. This year’s start was different because we carried over the confidence.”

Malverne/East Rockaway hasn’t stopped adding to the win column since the trio of March games and opened May with its 10th victory without a defeat — 17-3 at Great Neck South with eighth-grader Makaela Brennan (five goals) and junior Emma Poland (four) starring.

Perfect in six tries against Conference V rivals, the Rockin’ Mules are in the driver’s seat for the title. Their toughest remaining hurdles to a conference title, Capece said, are Wheatley and West Hempstead. The latter visits this Friday at 5 p.m.

Capece said an 11-7 win at Jericho April 20 was the most satisfying conference triumph so far. “Jericho is a good team and we knew we had to work hard at both ends of the field,” she said of the win led by Brennan (four goals), senior Kate Chelius (three) and senior goaltender Aliyah Reshard (11 saves.)

Brennan played varsity a year ago as an East Rockaway seventh-grader and was a key part of the team’s late push, finishing with 28 goals. Through 10 games this season the talented young midfielder who also takes draws has 40 goals and 17 assists.

“She’s like our point guard,” Capece said.

“She can dodge defenders and thread the needle.”

Chelius and Poland are also frequenting the score sheet. Chelius (24 goals) is strong attacker in the crease and also providing leadership, the coach noted. “Kate has as much lacrosse experience as anyone on our team,” Capece said.

The 6-foot-1 Poland can catch any pass her way, executes well, and is no stranger to finding the back of the net with 30 goals, including at least three in half the games. She also takes most draws Brennan

doesn’t.

Senior Sarah Boubert is the team’s top defensive midfielder who makes things happen in transition with her speed. She has 17 goals. “Sarah is the backer in our zone,” said Capece, who also counts on Malverne junior Isabella Alvarez to lead the defense in front of Reshard.

A returning starter in the cage, Reshard is averaging a shade under 10 saves per game. She made a season-high 18 stops in a 12-8 victory over Hicksville. “She’s superclutch and passionate,” Capece said.

Bill Kelly/Herald photo

seNior sarah BoUBert plaYs a vital role in Malverne/East Rockaway’s zone defense and has also contributed 17 goals in 10 games.

Runners make history at L.I. marathon

East Meadow’s Eisenhower Park was abuzz with excitement this past weekend for what was both the starting and finishing line for the Jovia Long Island Marathon.

The weather was warm and sunny as some 1,900 participants lined up for their races.

Warming up in windbreaker wrappers and lightweight sweatsuits near the starting point not long after sunrise, the runners were exuberant, yet relaxed. Winning the race was less important than what they had already gained: endurance sufficient to run a 13-mile half marathon or a 26-mile full one. And then, of course, there was the wide fellowship of other runners.

Nearly 500 people ran in the full marathon, with another 1,400 looking to compete in the short race on Sunday. Spectators held signs and flowers, many yelling words of encouragement to the passing runners. The route started and ended in Eisenhower Park, but runners traversed outside to the surrounding communities as well.

Race director Corey Roberts was everywhere, greeting the athletes and answering questions. Nassau County Legislator Rose Walker, speaking from a temporary stage, recalled that the Long Island marathon started as the Earth Day Marathon at Roosevelt Raceway, directed by her late husband John.

Nassau County Parks commissioner Darcy Belyea, North Hempstead town supervisor Jennifer DeSena, and county legislator Tom McKevitt belted out words of encouragement as the start time approached.

Jordan Daniel, 28, of Westhampton, won the marathon portion with a time of 2 hours, 21 minutes. Jennifer Zopp, 38, of Westchester County, came in first for women with a time of 3 hours, 9 minutes.

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a retired long-distance runner and Long Island native show her support for runners at the Jovia Long Island Marathon. The 84-year-old was the first woman to officially win the Boston Marathon back in 1972, and has run in more than 80 marathons in her lifetime.

dov Sternberg, 46, of Cedarhurst, going clockwise, couldn’t contain his excitement for finishing the half marathon portion of the marathon event that started and ended in Eisenhower Park over the weekend.

Jennifer Zopp, 38, of Westchester County, came in first for women with a time of 3 hours, 9 minutes.

dylan White, 23, from Wantagh, finished ninth among 19- and 24-year-old men at the Jovia Long Island Marathon last weekend.

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Some 2,000 runnerS hit the pavement last weekend as part of the Jovia Long Island Marathon that started and ended at the center of Eisenhower Park.

Courtesy Sixto Sanchez Jordan danielS, 28, of Westhampton, was the winner of the Jovia Long Island Marathon. He clocked a time of roughly 2 hours, 21 minutes.

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–Mallory Wilson and Reine Bethany

Roosevelt High alleges racism during games

By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

The Roosevelt School District has accused both Wantagh and Lynbrook students of engaging in racist behavior in sports games in February, and has filed a notice of claim against both school districts for apparently failing to respond appropriately.

Roosevelt, which is being represented by attorney Frederick K. Brewington, alleges similar behavior from both Wantagh and Lynbrook.

The claim against Lynbrook is that — according to both a news release and the notice of claim — at a basketball game on Feb. 15, members of the Lynbrook High School crowd spit on, barked at, and yelled racial epithets at Roosevelt High School cheerleaders. According to Roosevelt officials, Lynbrook High School supervisory personnel were in attendance, but did nothing to stop the behavior.

Lynbrook schools declined to comment.

Roosevelt’s claims against Wantagh allegedly took place two days later on Feb. 17 at Wantagh High School. The claim is similar — the pro-Wantagh

crowd apparently yelled the N-word and yelled, “who’s your daddy?” at the Roosevelt cheer team, according to that same news release and notice of claim.

Additionally, Roosevelt claims that when their basketball team was introduced, a large group of young white men in white T-shirts stood up in the bleachers and physically turned away from the team. When the game was over, the Wantagh crowd appeared to rush onto the court and accosted the Roosevelt players.

“This photograph is a picture of the bleachers, or stands at the Wantagh gymnasium,” Brewington said, of the picture on display at a May 4 news conference. “This depicts a number of individuals from what we see on these on this photograph appear to be all young white men in largely white outfits — some of them have black on— turn their backs on the game.”

At the news conference a video was shown that, indeed, appears to show a group of white males running onto the court and forming a mob, with someone close to the camera saying “this is unsafe.”

“The crowd created a mob like environment that was uncontrolled,” the notice of claim reads. “Based on reports, the large group of young white men dressed in the white shirts was a coordinated effort between Lynbrook and Wantagh and included students from both

schools in an enterprise aimed at intimidating, threatening, demeaning, and disrespecting the Roosevelt students based on race and color.”

“One of the things we’re going to go after is text messages, and Instagram and all that,” Brewington said. “All those things that are going to show that there was messaging going on between young people between those two schools. I don’t know that for a fact, but I surely anticipate that.”

Roosevelt said that these events were in violation of the coaches’ rules and regulations of Section VIII, the governing body for Nassau County of the state’s Public High School Activities Association. Brewington also alleged that Section VIII officials did nothing to stop these incidents.

“Section will follow our policy and process for complaints of this nature,” Patrick Pizzarelli, the executive director of Section VIII athletics, said. “It is now in the lawyers’ hands.”

The notice of claim is essentially to let Wantagh and Lynbrook know that they plan to take this to court if appropriate

action is not taken.

“The next step is — I’m expecting and hoping — that there’s a phone call saying ‘we need to really sit down, we’re willing to work it out, we are sorry that we made this happen,’ because you did you allow it to happen,” Brewington added.

Neither the Lynbrook nor the Wantagh School Districts responded to a request for comment, due to the pending litigation.

While no parent in Wantagh wished to speak to the Herald on the record, a few have claimed that the picture and video were taken out of context, and that the back-turning was not racist and happens at every game. They have also claimed that the “mob” was just a celebratory action after the game was over.

“We want our students to be healthy mentally, physically, and spiritually,” Deborah Wortham, superintendent of Roosevelt, said. “We want them to be safe. We want to support them in every situation. We want our students to be engaged, to get challenged. Today, it is our intent to change the picture for our students, and to put it in a new frame.”

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has happened is not acceptable and will not be tolerated.’

Loved ones remember Denk’s humor, selflessness

He spent his time in the Naval Hospital assisting the ward nurses and helping other patients.

This is a pillar of who Denk was as a person — someone who constantly put others ahead of himself.

Those who didn’t already know him learned his name in 2002, when he singlehandedly wrestled a gun from a man who opened fire in Our Lady of Peace Roman Catholic Church.

The gunman killed the Rev. Larry Penzes and parishioner Eileen Tosner, and was still firing when Denk tackled him to the floor, grabbing the barrel of the gun

and preventing any more deaths.

“Gerry’s a hero, plain and simple,” said Steve Grogan, a family friend and former captain of the Lynbrook Fire Department.“

If he weren’t there, many more lives would have been lost.”

“My parents were sitting right behind Mrs. Tosner at that Mass,” Greg Murphy wrote in a Facebook post. “Gerry Denk probably saved their lives.”

The announcement of Denk’s death was met with an outpouring of condolences on social media — a testament to the many lives he touched as a shining light in his community. Though dozens of

comments highlighted his bravery in 2002, even more spoke of his kindness and his friendship. To those who knew him, Denk was more than a local hero — he was a friend, a husband, a father.

Gerry and Louise first met in eighth grade, and were “inseparable ever since,” Schanck wrote. They married in 1982, and more than 40 years of marriage followed. When Gerry was diagnosed last July with throat cancer, Louise’s courage and resilience — as well as their children Tara’s and Gregory’s — helped him face the challenge.

“Louise always called Gerry her rock,” Schanck wrote. “But Louise became his

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rock. I don’t know how she kept everything together, but she did. Her devotion to Gerry was steadfast and courageous.”

Denk’s signature strength struck everyone around him. His roommate at Sloan-Kettering and North Shore Hospital said that Denk inspired him to keep fighting. The doctors, nurses and therapists who knew him took it upon themselves to reach out to Louise, letting her know that his courage and kindness touched them and would never be forgotten.

Denk’s life was marked by his bravery, his selflessness, and his service to others. Those who want to honor his memory are welcome to make donations to the North Shore Animal League or local church food pantries.

State budget draws range of comments

New York state legislators approved a record $229 billion budget just over a month late.

Here are some comments from officials about the budget:

it delivers in many ways

“These investments are an important step towards a better future for all New Yorkers. We are dedicated to investing in our children by fully funding Foundation Aid, bringing more money to the suburbs for free Pre-K, and further expanding the Child Tax Credit and free school lunches to save families more money.”

— Sen. Kevin Thomas

it invests in mental health support

“Unfortunately, this budget falls far short of what New Yorkers deserved — both in terms of the process and in terms of the results. We are now beholden to a budget that was written behind closed doors, is full of policy items and is more than 30 days past due. Despite the many flaws of this nearly $230 billion budget, as Ranking Member on the Senate Mental Health Committee, I was pleased to see a significant investment in mental health.”

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Sen.

Patricia CanzoneriFitzpatrick

it has no tax reductions

“The budget that passed, like all budgets, has good provisions and bad provisions. Among the good are the tweaks to bail reform, a 10 percent increase to public school funding, the restoration of nonpublic school funding and the fact the Legislature defeated Gov. Hochul’s disastrous housing compact. Additionally, amendments to cashless bail policies are a significant step forward in making our neighborhoods safe again. The bad part is that this budget is the largest in state history, contains no tax decreases and was decided behind closed doors resulting in it being more than a month late.”

— Assemblyman Brian Curran

The dangers of vaping

By NICOLE FORMISANO nformisano@liherald.com

More than one in five teenagers in New York currently vape e-cigarettes, according to the Annual Youth Tobacco Survey. Many of these teenagers are under the impression that vaping poses little to no risk to their long-term physical or mental health.

That’s why the Long Island Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence has teamed up with local officials, to educate young people and parents alike on the risks of vaping and to empower Long Island’s youth to stay healthy and safe.

The educational campaign is co-sponsored and co-hosted by County Legislator Bill Gaylor, Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin, and Assemblyman Brian Curran, among others. The next event will be held on May 11 at 6:45 p.m. in the Rockville Centre Public Library. The upcoming educational seminar presents an opportunity for anyone who missed the similar April 19 event held in the Lynbrook Public Library.

The turnout for the Lynbrook event was extensive — high school students, parents, and educators alike filled the library. The events are open to anyone who wants to learn more about how to keep themselves and their loved ones safe from the risks of drugs and alcohol.

“Prevention is everyone,” said Adam Birkenstock, the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence’s director of programming. “From that one student at risk, to the family, to the guy who runs a business — whether it’s a liquor store, a mortar store, or the place where you get pizza.”

“Everybody has a role,” Gaylor said. “We’ve got to get parents, health care providers, teachers, and everyone else who works with or cares about young people to spread the word. That’s what this is all about.”

Underage drinking and vaping are prominent in any community, and Lynbrook is no exception. Using data from the annual Monitoring the Future study, Birkenstock explains that in the 8th grade 13 percent of kids will try vaping nicotine and 8 percent will try cannabis. By 12th grade those numbers jump to 32 percent and 30 percent respectively, with 12 percent of them going on to smoke traditional cigarettes.

Alcohol use is even more prominent — by the end of 8th grade over 15 percent of kids will have tried alcohol, and by the end of senior year that number soars to 52 percent.

Clavin, who has three young kids, is particularly concerned about the prevalence of vaping in the Long Island community.

“We are facing an epidemic of drug abuse,” he said. “Studies have shown that vaping and drinking are the initial steps that some of these people end up using more hardcore substances. We want to educate, and we want to prevent any more people becoming dependent on any sort of substances.”

These patterns carry significant health risks. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vaping and smoking harm adolescent brain development, negatively impact mental health, and can lead to long-term lung damage.

“I’ve worked with a number of students who after just a year or two of vaping, they’re vaping to the point where they’ve quit sports because they feel they can no longer run,” said Birkenstock. “So they’re seeing a huge health impact. They’re dealing with the throes of addiction very young to something that they thought was healthy, or not a risk at all.”

“When you put a kid in the audience, and they can hear it from the experts, I think it has a real significant impact,” Clavin said. “This is educational for a child to be able to say ‘No,’’ and they’ll know the reasons why. To me, if you get one kid to have that mindset, then any of these programs are a success.”

The format of these events facilitates back-and-forth dialogues among parents, kids, and experts, so members of the community can ask questions and share their concerns.

The seminars will also help learn the signs that their child is partaking in drugs, vaping or alcohol, and how to have productive conversations — not confrontations — with them.

“The biggest and most important thing to do is to be open and honest with your child,” Birkenstock said.

Young people will learn more than the mental and physical risks associated with underage drinking and vaping — they’ll also learn how to avoid drugs and alcohol during parties and other common situations, so they can stay safe while still having fun and being social.

“Kids are going to make their own choices, for better or worse,” Birkenstock said.

For more resources to help yourself or loved ones stay safe from alcohol or drug dependence, visit The Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence’s website at Licadd.org.

Staggering statistics for underage drug and alcohol use

8th Grade

8 percent of kids will try marijuana

13 percent of kids will try vaping

15 percent of kids will try alcohol

12th Grade

30 percent of students will try marijuana

32 percent of students will try vaping

52 percent of students will try alcohol

Source: Data by Monitoring the Future

— Nicole Formisano

County police swears in first Muslim chaplain

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

It was a historic moment for the Nassau County Police Department. For the first time in the department’s nearly 100-year history, a Muslim was sworn in as chaplain, set to provide emotional, moral and spiritual support to the department.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman swore in Rashid Khan at a ceremony at David Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City. Not only will Khan work with police officers and law enforcement staffers, but he’ll be one of six chaplains who may be asked to preside at a number of county events, giving religious and spiritual aid to communities.

“We have so many events here in Nassau County, and all of our chaplains are actively taking part in that,” Blakeman said. “Throughout the police department, they’re doing all kinds of chaplaincy work. But they also are in the community and representing our police department in the highest manner.”

A resident of Valley Stream, Khan is the former vice president of the Islamic Center of the South Shore in Valley Stream, and has been in law enforcement himself for 25 years, volunteering as a Nassau County Police Department auxiliary officer. Khan owns a small cleaning business in Elmont, and has served as a court officer for the Valley Stream village court.

Nassau County legislator Bill Gaylor advocated for Khan’s appointment as a chaplain.

“I know he’s filling a void,” the legislator said, “and it’s much needed within the police department and our community.”

Several law enforcement agencies were on-hand at the county’s recently job fair ranging from patrol officers, to the probation department, fire marshals, corrections officers, and the sheriff’s department. The goal

was to emphasize to younger people the importance of law enforcement positions.

“I know Inspector Khan is going to be there for me, also to help us better police our communities and better understand our officers,” said Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. “It is clear that the county executive has put his stamp on both government and the police departments when it comes to diversity and the importance of it. I have eight police officers and a son now that are of the Muslim faith, and our chaplain will instruct our recruits about the faith and understanding of that religion.

“If you understand the community, you police that

community better.”

It’s creating a bigger tent for all faiths Blakeman hoped to emphasize with Khan now part of the chaplain corps.

“One of the things that I want to market and celebrate here in Nassau County is our diversity,” Blakeman said. “Our Muslim community is growing, and we’re getting more Muslim police officers. So, we need a Muslim chaplain. We have one of the most diverse counties in the United States, and one of the things that we are doing is we are going out into minority communities and recruiting police officers in those communities.”

Book Review: “Successful Aging”

by Daniel J. Levitin

In his best-selling book, “Successful Aging”, Daniel J. Levitin, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience at McGill University (your writer’s alma mater), shows how the brain is formed and how it changes, in surprisingly positive ways, as we age.

The author notes that Freud said that the two most important things in life are healthy relationships and meaningful work.

Socialization is crucial to maintaining our mental acuity. “Navigating the complex mores and potential pitfalls of dealing with another human being, someone who has their own needs, opinions, and sensitivities, is about the most complex thing we humans can do. It exercises vast neural networks, keeping them tuned up, in shape, and ready to fire. In a good conversation, we listen, we empathize. And empathy is healthful, activating networks throughout the brain.”

If working is not a viable option then volunteering reduces mental decline.

“Volunteering at a local organization, community center, or hospital can have all the benefits of continuing to work: a sense of self-worth and accomplishment, and the daily interaction with others that causes the brain to light up. The data reveal that volunteering is associated with reduced symptoms of depression, better selfreported health, fewer functional limitations, and lower mortality.”

The author concludes “Gratitude is an important and often overlooked emotion and state of mind. Gratitude causes us to focus on what’s good about our lives rather than what’s bad shifting our outlook to the positive...psychology’s focus on disorders and problems of adjustment was ignoring much of what makes life worth living. Positive psychology has found that people who practice gratitude feel happier.”

Please note that a science background is helpful in understanding the four hundred pages that make up “Successful Aging”.

RAsHID KHAN wAs sworn in by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Nassau County Police Department commissioner Patrick Ryder as the first Muslim chaplain in the department’s history chaplain.

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Lynbrook recycling poster contest winner

Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin and Town Clerk Kate Murray recently congratulated Sophia Hassan of West End Elementary School in Lynbrook, for winning second place (Grades 1-4) in the Covanta Recycling Poster Con-

test for her Earth Day-themed drawing. The artwork is now being displayed on Town of Hempstead recycling trucks. Also attending was Maureen Early, Senior Community Affairs Specialist for Covanta Energy.

Courtesy Town of Hempstead

Poster contest winner Sophia Hassan of Lynbrook with Maureen Early, far left, Supervisor Don Clavin, and Clerk Kate Murray.

Lynbrook American Legion donates flags

Lynbrook American Legion Post 335 recently donated eight POW/MIA flags to the Village of Lynbrook. The flags will be flown underneath the American flag at the eight small pocket parks in the village.

The Defense Department’s POW/MIA Accounting Agency reports that a total of over 81,000 Americans are still listed as Missing in Action. More than 72,000 are from World War II. There are over 7,500 missing from the Korean War, and over 1,500 from the Vietnam War.

“The flying of these POW/MIA flags in Lynbrook’s pocket parks will remind residents that there is still service members who have not come home from long ago wars. We must never forget them,” said Marinaccio.

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Courtesy Steve Grogan AmericAn Legion Post 335 Commande, Bill Marinaccio, right, presents one of the flags to Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach.flags to Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach.

STEPPING OUT

Love sweet as a Celebrating mom on her

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Creative advocacy

By Karen Bloom

hose special ladies in our lives deserve a memorable day. Yes, a bouquet of flowers, cards, even that special breakfast, are all certainly welcome. But what could be better than surrounding her with blooms? Old Westbury Gardens is just the place to do that on Sunday, aka Mother’s Day.

By Karen Bloom

are the Walled Garden and the Primose Path.

Many ‘Seasons of Love’ for you

Stroll the 200 glorious acres of wooded walks and those amazing gardens that are displaying vibrant spring color. Explore Westbury House, the estate’s grand Charles II-style mansion, which is filled with art and furnishings. Pack some lunch for a delightful picnic among spring’s many blooms. Or enjoy a bite at the Café in the Woods.

question that’s been at the focus of our collective culture for centuries. Now as society navigates the complexities of modern life, art as a path for social change is at the forefront of artistic expression.

Some time surrounded by the season’s colors and scents is always uplifting — not just for mom, but for everyone. Perhaps more so than at any time of the year, Mother’s Day — for most people — is all about the flowers when visiting this grand estate.

“We’re really ramping up to almost peak season now,” says horticulture director — and interim director — Maura Brush. “With those warm days in early April, everything just burst forth. The lilacs, the wisteria, all are in full bloom.”

• May 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

• 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury

• Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

“The display in the Walled Garden is really high impact now,” Brush enthuses. There’s plenty to take in there, especially the Allium and tree peonies.

Pat McGann

A new rock musical by then little-known composer-playwright Jonathan Larson first came to the public attention in 1996. What happened next went beyond anything the musical theatre world could have imagined. Loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s 1896 opera ‘La Bohème,’ it tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan’s East Village in ‘bohemian’ Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. ‘Rent’ became an international phenomenon and a cultural touchstone. Now it’s re-imagined and staged in a concert production at the Madison Theatre, directed by the Madison’s artistic director Angelo Fraboni. The professional cast includes Molloy alum Korina Deming, Danny Bae and Shiloh Bennett, with current CAP21 Musical Theatre Conservatory students.

Saturday May 13, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 14, 3 p.m. $40-$65. Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444 or MadisonTheatreNY.org.

• For more information and program/events schedule visit OldWestburyGardens.org or call (516) 333-0048

• Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, South Campus, Hempstead. For information and to RSVP, call (516) 463-5672, or visit Hofstra.edu/museum

“The tree peonies are just not to be missed,” she says. “They are really quite stunning. The blooms can be eight inches across 40 blossoms in size. They look like crushed tissue. The texture and color are outstanding. Also the Primose Path is looking spectacular, and the Cottage Garden is filled with showy perennials and biannuals.”

“When We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines the collective power of the arts in society.

Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence.

Of course, the tulips are always a favorite. Seeing the tulips here, by the many hundreds, in the Walled Garden and Thatched Cottage Garden — and elsewhere — in myriad varieties and in a rainbow of colors, is almost overwhelming. The colors, the arrangements, are all carefully and creatively designed for maximum appeal.

“So much time is spent curating our bulb display,” Brush says. “Anyone can go anywhere and see a row of tulips. We’re so excited about our display. You won’t see it elsewhere.”

“It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,” Giordano says. “Artists often lead the charge and expose truths that may otherwise be ignored. The artists in this exhibition take a stand and call out injustices through their art and activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, voting rights, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfilled. They all combine the making of art with public service that has a grassroots approach in the hope of mobilizing their communities and the nation to ignite movement, create awareness, and inspire others to stand with them.”

The array of colors and blooms extends

This exhibit, which runs through July 28, is in conjunction with Hofstra’s

Guided tours are available throughout the day (no registration required). Take in the delights of Westbury House, the former home of financier John S. Phipps, his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps and their four children, at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Also examine those glorious blossoms on a garden highlights tour at 2 p.m., meeting at West Porch Beech next to Westbury House. And as an added treat, while supplies last, every woman 18 and older gets to take home a free lavender plant. Make sure to stop by the Plant Shop to obtain your plant.

“It’s such a pleasant way to spend Mother’s Day.” Brush says. “Come join us.”

Photos courtesy Old Westbury Gardens

Top: The magnificent and fragrant tree peonies are among the delights of the Walled Garden.

Bottom: Look carefully and Old Westbury Gardens’ resident fox may make throughout the landscape. Among the highlights an appearance.

The Guess Who and Orleans

Pat McGann is quickly rising as one of the sharpest stand-ups on the comedy scene. A relative latecomer to comedy, he began doing standup at 31 after realizing he was not very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become the house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself as especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father of three young children, McGann’s appeal stems from his quick wit and relatable take on family life and marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening act for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festival, and more. McGann still calls Chicago home.

Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

Yarn/Wire

Two great rock bands take to the Tilles Center stage for a great night of music. The Guess Who is a group that’s long connected with popular culture throughout an exultant hit parade spanning 14 Top 40 tunes, including ‘These Eyes,’ ‘Clap For the Wolfman,’ ‘Hand Me Down World,’ ‘No Time,’ ‘Star Baby’ and ‘Share the Land.’ Add in fellow classics and double sided singles like their No. 1 rock anthem ‘American Woman’ and ‘No Sugar Tonight,’ plus ‘Laughing’ and ‘Undun,’ and the Canadian-bred stateside conquerors are among music’s most indelible treasures, eternally entrenched in pop culture history. Together with pop-rockers Orleans, who are forever etched in our consciousness with ‘Still the One,’ ‘Dance with Me’ and ‘Love Takes Time,’ these songs still hold up today.

Friday, May 19, 8 p.m. $70, $60, $50, $40. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

Now in its 18th year, Adelphi University’s ‘new music’ series welcomes Yarn/Wire. The intrepid New York-based piano-percussion quartet has forged a singular path with endlessly inventive collaborations, commissions and performances that have made a significant contribution to the canon of experimental works. The quartet features founding member Laura Barger and Julia Den Boer on piano and Russell Greenberg,

collective For Freedoms. Their four large scale photos are based on Norman Rockwell’s 1943 oil paintings inspired by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union address that outlined what he

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May 11

Breastfeeding Support Group

On exhibit

Nassau County Museum of Art’s exhibition, “Eye And Mind: The Shin Collection,” highlights the extraordinary collection masterworks assembled by 31-year-old connoisseur Hong Gyu Shin, an internationally recognized figure in the global art world. He shares his treasures, including works by Whistler, Lautrec, Boucher, Daumier, Delacroix, Klimt, Schiele, Balthus, Warhol, de Kooning, Gorky and many other important names from art history provocatively juxtaposed with the painting and sculpture of our own time from both Asia and the West. On view through July 9. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure you and your baby’s spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

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Huckleberry Frolic

Enjoy some seasonal fun at East Rockaway’s 53rd annual Huckleberry Frolic, Saturday, June 10 , 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. , at Memorial Park. Parade begins at 10 a.m. at the corner of Cammerer Avenue and Main Street. With petting zoo, contest, food, entertainment, inflatables, and more. Rain date is June 17. For more information, call (516) 887-6300.

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Terrific turtles

Bring the kids to Long Island Children’s Museum to learn fascinating facts about turtles and meet the museum’s special “resident” Franklin the box turtle, Saturday, May 20, 12-2 p.m. Also make a turtle friend to take home at the drop-in program. Suitable for ages 3+ Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Passion for Pride

Support PFY, a division of Long Island Crisis Center, at a 30th Anniversary Benefit celebration, Tuesday, June 13, 6-10 p.m. With drag bingo and performances by Ivy Stalls and Syn; also special guest honoree actor-author-activist Maulik Pancholy. The event, honoring PFY’s 30 years serving Long Island/Queens’ LGBTQ+ communities, is at Westbury Manor, 1100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury. For more information and tickets, go to tinyurl.com/ pfyevent2023.

Having an event?

Make crafts

Kids in grades 4-6 can join Heather, at East Rockaway Public Library, Saturday, May 13, 11 a.m. to noon, to make friendship bracelets. 477 Atlantic Ave. Register at EastRockawayLibrary.org or call (516) 599-1664.

Employment Assistance

The social ministry with Our Lady of Peach Chruch, located at 25 Fowler Ave. in Lynbrook, is offering help to those looking for employment every Tuesday, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For more information or to make an appointment contact the office at (516) 599-7448.

Talent showcase

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

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Whale of a Drink fundraiser

Support The Whaling Museum by participating in Sandbar restaurant’s Whale of a Drink, Whale of a Cause fundraising effort, now through June 21 Enjoy the Sandbar’s iconic cocktail, the Whalebone, and a portion of the purchase will be donated to the museum. A “mocktail” version is also available. To help promote the fundraiser, mixologist Dan Leopold will offer a mixology demonstration and Whalebone tasting at the Museum’s Whales & Ales event on June 3, 2:30-3 p.m. Funds will support the Whaling Museum’s community education programs during its 2023 summer season. 55 Main St, Cold Spring Harbor. For information, visit SandbarColdSpringHarbor.com.

RVC Homemakers

All are invited to join RVC Homemakers for crafts, cooking, canasta and so much more while doing community service for local hospitals, veterans, women and children. Meets every Tuesday at 10 a.m., at the Recreation Center, 111 North Long Beach Road in Rockville Centre. For more information call Karen Alterson at (516) 318-6771.

On stage

Back by popular demand, families will enjoy a musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday, May 12, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Saturday, May 13, 2 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday, May 17-19, 10:15 a.m. and noon. Elephant and Piggie storm the stage in a rollicking musical romp filled with plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense perfect for young audiences. Together with nutty backup singers, The Squirrelles, the comedic duo even gets the audience involved in the action. $9 with museum admission ($7 members), $12 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org..

Jerry Herman tribute

A cast of Broadway and concert stars salute the life of the Broadway icon-lyricist-composer on Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage, Saturday, May 13, 8 p.m. Hear tunes from “Hello, Dolly!,”

“Mame,” “La Cage Aux Folles,” “Mack and Mabel,” and more. Tickets are $45, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 877-4000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.

Remember

Best way to treat hearing loss? Prevention

By ROKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com

It’s easy for many to take for granted hearing everyday sounds. Listening to oncoming traffic when crossing the street. Enjoying birds chirping in springtime to lift our mood. Even hearing the sizzle of a frying pan could make us feel accomplished.

These familiar sounds often leave a big impact on our quality of life, and shape our relationships with friends and family. So losing such a vital sense like hearing can be devastating, and lead to other problems that impair cognition. Knowing when to seek medical attention and understanding the full effects of hearing loss is what those who tuned in to the recent Herald Inside LI webinar with Dr. Lawrence Cardano were looking for.

“Hearing loss is associated with cognitive decline, dementia and falls since the parts of our brains that are usually stimulated with sound start to decorate,” said Cardano, an audiology doctor, author, and certified dementia practitioner explained. “If you have trouble with hearing clarity, you’re putting a lot more mental effort into figuring out what people are saying. You don’t have as much mental resources left over to remember what the person is saying.”

When doctors solve hearing clarity problems, Cardano said, they investigate how the brain interprets sound. They first look at orientation between the ears and the brain, which helps the brain understand where sound is coming from. They also assess recognition of sounds that are like one another, along with how well patients focus.

“You can hear two people talking at the same time. And if you have normal hearing, you can decide on which person to focus on, and you can switch from one to another,” Cardano said. “But if you don’t do a good job treating hearing loss, you can hear their voices, but can’t focus on one or the other. You just hear a bunch of noise.”

Research from Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that mild hearing loss increases significantly with cognitive decline and dementia, and 50 percent of the connections between the inner ear to the brain don’t function properly. People with hearing loss are likely to become socially isolated since carrying conversations can become more difficult. The resulting cognitive overload, Cardano added, also increases the risk for dementia.

Over time, many develop cerebral atrophy — or shrinkage of the brain — from deteriorating neural connections, a hallmark of dementia.

Traditional hearing tests don’t provide enough insight into what causes most hearing loss, Cardano says, which greatly impacts treatment. He believes cognitive function screenings for those 55 and older are essential since they also assess the risk of cognitive decline and hearing loss. These tests evaluate memory, vision, executive function, reaction time and processing speed.

“If we use this as a baseline if a person has hearing loss and hearing clarity problems, repeating this screening six months later will typically see improvements in some of these parameters,” Cardano said. “Hearing loss is a progressive degenerative condition.”

Doctors are now using a deep neural network of artificial intelligence in hearing devices which can greatly improve a patient’s quality of life. The artificial intelligence learns sounds like how a child learns language — through trial and error.

But no matter how advanced the technology is, it needs to be verified and validated to assess the prescription.

Treatment for hearing loss is ongoing, and treatment must be adjusted and maintained over time. Since it’s a progressive condition, hearing clarity is going to gradually decorate over time.

But fortunately, as hearing clarity decorates, Cardano said, the technology to address it improves.

Roksana Amid/Herald DR. LAwReNce cARDANO, top, joined Herald Community Newspapers executive editor Michael Hinman to provide insight on hearing loss and prevention during a free webinar last week as part of Herald’s Inside LI. Cardano’s book, ‘The Hearing Clarity Solution,’ is what he calls a must-read for those looking to treat and understand hearing loss.

The Parker Jewish Institute is recognized with AJAS Jewish Programming Award

The Association of Jewish Aging Services awarded The Parker Jewish Institute with the 2022 Jewish Programming Award for its Family Call Center.

The award recognizes Jewish programs developed and implemented by AJAS organizations that are innovative, creative and specifically designed to enhance the spiritual well-being of the older adults they serve.

Early in the pandemic, Parker established its Family Call Center as a technology-based intervention, enabling patients and residents to connect with loved ones, and ensuring that family members quickly accessed essential information. In 2022, Parker adopted advanced technology to create new efficiencies, linking the Call Center to units within the Institute. This measure enhanced communications, so team members could expedite actions when needed and share information about Parker’s wideranging services.

Now, through the Call Center, families continue to easily get clinical updates on loved ones. Families reach out to the Call Center for information about social services and to communicate with social workers. Parker’s proactive Call Center team members connect with the

family of patients and residents on the day of admission, providing contact information and resources. They coordinate tours for potential patients, helping to simplify the admission agreements when needed.

“We are so proud to receive the AJAS 2022 Jewish Programming Award,” said Parker’s President and CEO Michael N. Rosenblut. “We continue to hone innovation at the Family Call Center, engaging team members and improving the quality of life for Parker’s residents, patients and their loved ones.”

About The Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation

The Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation is headquartered in New Hyde Park, New York. The facility is a leading provider of Short Term Rehabilitation and Long Term Care. At the forefront of innovation in patient-centered health care and technology, the Institute is a leader in teaching and geriatric research. Parker Jewish Institute features its own medical department, and is nationally renowned as a skilled nursing facility, as well as a provider of community-based health care, encompassing Home Health Care, Medical House Calls, Palliative Care and Hospice.

From left: Susan Ryan of the Green House Project, the sponsor for programming awards; Rachel Dalton, Robert Sabella and Michael N. Rosenblut of Parker Jewish Institute; Don Shulman of Association of Jewish Aging Services; Lina Scacco of Parker.

Hundreds attend senior health expo

The Rockville Centre Recreation Center opened its doors to eager guests for the Herald’s Senior Health & Beyond Expo on May 5.

Presented by UnitedHealthcare and produced by RichnerLive, this is the second in a series of expos for 2023.

More than 35 diverse businesses — as well as innovative services — were on-hand to share their products and refined knowledge with Long Island senior citizens to improve wellness and heighten their lifestyle.

Free on-site health screenings and vaccines from Mount Sinai South Nassau were also available, plus hearing screenings from Dr. Lawrence Cardano of Hearing Center of Long Island — who was also one of the speakers on the expo’s

afternoon panel.

Goody bags and tons of raffles were also a plus.

The event was made possible thanks to Gold Sponsor Mount Sinai South Nassau, and the Gift Bag Sponsor, Primary Partner Care. Silver Sponsors were Verron Law Group, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, Long Beach Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Aetna, CenterLight and Hearing Center of LI.

Guests and vendors are looking forward to the next Expo happening Wednesday, June 28 at the Sunny Atlantic Beach Club, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information, visit RichnerLive.com,

1. Keynote speaKer Nancy Lebron from presenting sponsor UnitedHealthcare.

2. shaun rusKin from CenterLight discusses PACE eligibility.

3. innovation spine Medical P.C. engaging with an attendee.

4. nanci-sue rosenthal and Stacey Simens, licensed real estate salespersons from Berkshire Hathaway.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

–Alexa Anderwkavich

5. licensed real estate salesperson at Douglas Elliman, Tiffany Balanoff.

6. rhonda linzer from ClearCaptions.

7. panelist pablo Rendon, marketing associate of public affairs at Parker Jewish, at the health screening table.

8. the Mount Sinai South Nassau table, registered nurses Kathleen Kadel, and Abigail Fromm, and community education director administered Covid and flu vaccines.

9. MarK steMpel, left, and Jennie Katz from Blue Island Homes.

10. erin o’brien, far right, patient advocate, chronic care management at Primary Partner Care — the expo’s gift bag sponsor.

11. benjaMin robbinson from the Lynn Agency.

12. the owner of Natural Remedies, Long Island’s first CBD dispensary.

Public Notices

NOTICE OF BUDGET

HEARING AND ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION OF EAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK, TO BE HELD ON MAY 16, 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting of the qualified voters of the East Rockaway Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, will be held on May 16, 2023, at 9:00 P.M. in the East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School, 443 Ocean Avenue, East Rockaway, New York, for the transaction of such business as is authorized by law.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the vote upon the appropriation of funds to meet the necessary expenditures for the 2023-2024 school year, on all propositions duly filed with the Board of Education, and to fill two (2) vacancies on the Board of Education, will be held in the East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School, 443 Ocean Avenue, East Rockaway, New York, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, between 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. The business to be acted upon at such meeting will be as follows:

a. To elect two (2) members of the Board of Education to fill the office currently held by Daniel DeMatteo, whose term expires on June 30, 2023, for a new three-year term, and Joseph Kilgus, whose term expires on June 30, 2023, for a new three-year term.

b. To vote upon the annual school budget for the school year 2023-2024 and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the property of the district for the foregoing purposes.

To vote upon the following propositions:

PROPOSITION NO. 2

(Capital Reserve Fund for Technology Projects)

RESOLVED, that the East Rockaway Union Free School District, is hereby authorized to undertake certain district-wide purchases and/or replacement of certain technology and telecommunications equipment and software (“Project”) during 2023-2024 as described herein, to be funded from existing reserves at no additional cost to District taxpayers, to consist of the following: (1) Computer Hardware Upgrades; (2) Network Upgrades; and (3) Smart Classroom Upgrades; including equipment, construction and other required work, and preliminary, incidental and financing costs; and to expend therefor an amount not to exceed $70,000, to be funded as follows: $70,000 from the District’s Capital Reserve

Fund for Technology

Replacement II, established on May 20, 2014; provided that the detailed component costs may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District and can be made without any material change in the scope of the Project

PROPOSITION NO. 3

(Capital Reserve Fund for Building Improvement Projects): RESOLVED, that the East Rockaway Union Free School District, is hereby authorized to undertake certain school building Improvements (“Project”) during 2023-2024 as described herein, to be funded from existing reserves at no additional cost to District taxpayers, to consist of the following: (1) High School Cupola Replacement; including equipment, construction and other required work, and preliminary, incidental and financing costs; and to expend therefor an amount not to exceed $313,000, to be funded as follows:

$313,000 from the District’s Capital Reserve Fund for Building Improvements and Repairs III, established on May 17, 2022; provided that the detailed component costs may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District and can be made without any material change in the scope of the Project. To vote upon such other propositions as may properly come before the meeting.

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NOTICE, that a public budget hearing will take place on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 7:00 P.M. in the library of Centre Avenue School, to discuss the proposed budget of expenditures of funds for the 2023-2024 school year. The meeting will be open to the public and livestreamed at www.eastrockawayschool s.org.

The condensed form of the budget proposition and the text of all other propositions to appear on the voting machine, and a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the 2023-2024 school year, specifying the purposes and the amount for each, will be prepared and copies thereof will be made available, upon request, to any resident in the District at each school house in the District in which school is maintained between 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. during the fourteen days immediately preceding said election of May 16, 2023, excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays, and at such annual election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the election will be held in accordance with the Rules for the Conduct of Meetings and Elections adopted by the Board of Education.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that nominations for the office of member of the Board of Education, unless otherwise provided by law, will be made by petition subscribed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, and filed in the District Clerk’s Office, in the East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School, between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., not later than the 30th day before the election, this year April 17, 2023. Such petition must state the name and residence of each signer, the name and residence of the candidate, and the length of the term of office. The two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes will be considered elected to office. Where terms are of different length, the candidate receiving the highest vote will be elected to the longest term. A nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his unwillingness to serve.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any proposition or question to be placed upon the ballot must be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least 100 qualified voters of the District and filed in the District Clerk’s Office between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., not later than the 30th day preceding the meeting or election at which such question or proposition will be voted upon, this year, April 17, 2023, except that this rule does not apply to those questions or propositions which are required to be stated in the published notice of the meeting, or to those propositions or questions which the Board of Education has the sole authority by law to present at any annual or special meeting of the District.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that registration of the qualified voters of this District for said Annual District Election is permitted in the District Clerk’s Office, between 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, up to and including Thursday, May 11, 2023. A register will be prepared and filed in the District Clerk’s Office and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter between 8:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. on each of the five days prior to the election, except Sunday, between 8:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 13, 2023; by appointment only, and at the polling place on election day. The register will include:

(1) all qualified voters of the District who personally present themselves for registration; (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who have previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election and who have voted at any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within the last four years (2019-2022); and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Elections of Nassau County.

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NOTICE that the Board of Registration will meet during the hours of voting at the Annual District Meeting on May 16, 2023, for the purpose of preparing a register for District meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 16, 2023.

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NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots for election of school board members and for voting on the school budget are to be completed on a form prescribed by the state board of elections and may be obtained by visiting the New York State Education Department’s Website: (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), or by contacting the District Clerk by email (namayamoran@eastrock awayschools.org) or phone (516-887-8300, Ext.1-433). Completed applications must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the applicant, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the applicant or to his or her designated agent. Absentee ballot applications will not be accepted by the District Clerk before April 17,

2023. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the District Clerk’s office on each of the five days prior to the election except Sunday, and by appointment only between the hours 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on the Saturday prior to the election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, any person serving in the military, including spouses and dependents, may register to vote in the upcoming school district election. A military voter who is a qualified voter of the District may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk by telephone (516-887-8300, Ext. 1-433), facsimile (516-887-1802), email (namayamoran@eastrock awayschools.org), mail (433 Ocean Avenue, East Rockaway, NY 11518), or in person (during regular office hours or between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm). A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District by also contacting the District Clerk. Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2023. Military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 16, 2023, if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of the polls on May 16, 2023, if showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government. A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile, or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that this Board will convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot, in the East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law, §2019-a(2)(b) at said special meeting of the Board.

Dated: March 21, 2023 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF East Rockaway, New York EDUCATION, EAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK

NEREYDA AMAYA MORAN District Clerk 138359

LEGAL NOTICE

AVISO DE AUDIENCIA SOBRE EL PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN ANUAL DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR DE EAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE, CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK, QUE SE LLEVARÁN A CABO EL 16 DE MAYO DE 2023 POR LA PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que la reunión anual de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar East Rockaway Union Free, ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, se llevará a cabo el 16 de mayo de 2023, a las 9:00 p. m., en la escuela secundaria East Rockaway Jr./Sr., 443 Ocean Avenue, East Rockaway, Nueva York, con el objeto de que se concrete este asunto conforme lo autoriza la ley. ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que la votación de la asignación de los fondos correspondientes para cubrir los gastos necesarios para el año escolar 2023-2024, de todas las propuestas debidamente presentadas ante la Junta de Educación, y para ocupar dos (2) puestos vacantes en esta Junta tendrá lugar en la escuela secundaria East Rockaway Jr./Sr., 443 Ocean Avenue, East Rockaway, Nueva York, el martes 16 de mayo de 2023 entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m. Los asuntos que tratar en esta reunión serán los siguientes:

a. Elegir a dos (2) miembros de la Junta de Educación para ocupar el cargo actual de Daniel DeMatteo, que finaliza el 30 de junio de 2023, para un nuevo período de tres años y el cargo de Joseph Kilgus, que finaliza el 30 de junio de 2023, para un nuevo período de tres años.

b. Votar el presupuesto anual de la escuela para el año escolar 2023-2024 y autorizar la imposición de un impuesto sobre la propiedad del distrito para los propósitos anteriores.

Votar sobre las siguientes propuestas: PROPUESTA N.º 2 (Fondo de Reserva de Capitales para Proyectos Tecnológicos): SE RESUELVE que, por la presente, se autoriza al Distrito Escolar East Rockaway Union Free a realizar en todo el distrito determinadas compras o renovaciones de ciertos equipos y software de

tecnología y telecomunicaciones (“Proyecto”) durante el período 2023-2024 como se establece en el presente documento, que se financiará con cargo a las reservas existentes sin costo adicional para los contribuyentes del Distrito, y consistirá en lo siguiente: (1) actualizaciones de equipos informáticos, (2) actualizaciones de redes y (3) actualizaciones de aulas inteligentes, que incluirán los equipos, la construcción y otros trabajos necesarios, así como los costes preliminares, incidentales y de financiación; para ello se asignará una cantidad que no excederá los 70,000 dólares, que se financiarán de la siguiente manera: $70,000 del Fondo de Reserva de Capital de Renovación Tecnológica II del Distrito, creado el 20 de mayo de 2014; siempre y cuando los costos desglosados de los componentes puedan reasignarse entre dichos componentes si la Junta de Educación determina que dicha reasignación es en el mejor interés del Distrito y puede lograrse sin ningún cambio material en el alcance del Proyecto.

PROPUESTA N.º 3 (Fondo de Reserva de Capital para Proyectos de Mejora de Edificios): SE RESUELVE que, por la presente, se autoriza al Distrito Escolar Union Free de East Rockaway a realizar ciertas Mejoras en los edificios escolares (“Proyecto”) durante 2023-2024 como se describe en el presente documento, para ser financiadas con las reservas existentes sin costo adicional para los contribuyentes del Distrito, que consisten en lo siguiente: (1) Reemplazo de la cúpula de la escuela secundaria; incluyendo equipo, construcción y otros trabajos requeridos, y costos preliminares, incidentales y financieros; y gastar para ello una cantidad que no exceda $313,000, que se financiará de la siguiente manera: $313,000 del Fondo de Reserva de Capital del Distrito para Mejoras y Reparaciones de Edificios III, establecido el 17 de mayo de 2022; siempre que los costos detallados de los componentes puedan reasignarse entre dichos componentes si la Junta de Educación determina que dicha reasignación es en el mejor interés del Distrito y se puede realizar sin ningún cambio material en el alcance del Proyecto. Votar sobre cualquier otra propuesta que se pueda presentar oportunamente en la reunión.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Educación debe realizar una audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto con el

objetivo de analizar el presupuesto propuesto de los gastos de los fondos para el año escolar 2023-2024 el martes 9 de mayo de 2023 a las 7:00 p. m. en la biblioteca de la escuela elementaría de Centre Avenue. Esta reunión estará disponible para todo el público y se transmitirá en vivo. Ingrese al sitio web del Distrito en www.eastrockawayschool s.org y siga el enlace para ver la audiencia sobre el presupuesto. Se elaborarán tanto el resumen de la propuesta del presupuesto como el texto de todas las propuestas que aparecerán en la máquina de votación, como también una declaración detallada por escrito del monto que se exigirá para el año escolar 2023-2024, donde se describan los fines y el monto de cada uno. Asimismo, previa solicitud, las copias de estos documentos se pondrán a disposición de todos los ciudadanos del Distrito en cada edificio escolar del Distrito donde se encuentre la escuela entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. durante los catorce días inmediatamente anteriores a esta elección del 16 de mayo de 2023, sin incluir los sábados, domingos, feriados, y el día de la elección anual. ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que la elección se llevará a cabo de acuerdo con las Normas para la Organización de Reuniones y Elecciones adoptadas por la Junta de Educación. ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que, de acuerdo con la sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, el Distrito debe adjuntar un informe de exenciones al presupuesto sugerido. En este informe de exenciones, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, se mostrará cómo el valor total estimado de la lista de tasación final que se utilice en el proceso presupuestario queda libre de impuestos, se enumerarán todos los tipos de exenciones que otorgue la autoridad legal y se expondrá el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se prevé recibir como pago en lugar de impuestos y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que las nominaciones para el cargo del miembro de la Junta de Educación se deberán realizar mediante solicitud firmada por al menos 25 votantes calificados del Distrito y se deberán presentar en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito en la escuela secundaria East Rockaway Jr./Sr. entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m. a más tardar 30 días antes de la elección, este

Public Notices

año, el 17 de abril de 2023, a menos que la ley establezca lo contrario. Estas solicitudes deberán indicar la residencia de cada firmante, así como también el nombre y residencia de cada firmante, el nombre y la residencia del candidato y la duración del término de oficina. Los dos candidatos que reciban la mayor cantidad de votos serán considerados electos para el cargo. En el caso en que los períodos tengan distintas duraciones, el candidato que reciba la mayor cantidad de votos será el electo para el período más extenso. Sin embargo, la Junta de Educación podrá rechazar una nominación si el candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara no tener voluntad de servir.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que toda propuesta o consulta que deba colocarse en las boletas de votación, debe presentarse por escrito mediante una solicitud firmada por al menos 100 votantes calificados del Distrito y presentada en la oficina de la Secretaría de Distrito entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m., hasta 30 días antes de la reunión o elección en la que deba votarse esta consulta o propuesta, este año, el 17 de abril de 2023. Esta norma no se regirá excepcionalmente para las consultas o propuestas que deban informarse mediante la notificación publicada de la reunión ni para aquellas que la Junta de Educación tenga la potestad, conforme a la ley, de presentar en cualquier reunión anual o extraordinaria del Distrito.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que se permite el registro de los votantes calificados de este Distrito para la mencionada elección anual del Distrito en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito desde las 8:00 a. m. hasta las 3:00 p. m., de lunes a viernes, hasta el jueves 11 de mayo de 2023 inclusive. Se preparará y presentará un registro en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito, que estará abierto para que cualquier votante calificado pueda inspeccionarlo entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 3:00 p. m. durante los cinco días previos a la elección, excepto los domingos, y entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 11:00 a. m. el sábado 13 de mayo de 2023 solo con cita, y en cada lugar de votación el día de la elección.

El registro incluirá (1) a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito que se hayan presentado personalmente para el registro; (2) a todos los votantes previamente calificados del Distrito que se hayan registrado previamente para cualquier elección o reunión anual o

extraordinaria del Distrito, y que hayan votado en alguno de estos eventos realizados o llevados a cabo en cualquier momento durante los cuatro años calendario (2019-2022), y (3) a los votantes que estén registrados de manera permanente en la Junta Electoral del condado de Nassau.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Registros se reunirá durante el horario de votación en la reunión anual del Distrito el 16 de mayo de 2023 con el fin de preparar un registro para las elecciones o reuniones del Distrito que se realizarán después del 16 de mayo de 2023.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de voto por ausencia para la elección de los miembros de la Junta Escolar y la votación del presupuesto escolar se deben completar en un formulario elaborado por la Junta Electoral del estado, que puede obtenerse en el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del Estado de Nueva York: (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), o comunicándose con la Secretaría del Distrito por correo electrónico (namayamoran@eastrock awayschools.org) o por teléfono (516-887-8300, ext. 1-433). Las solicitudes completas deben recibirse al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se enviará por correo al solicitante o hasta el día anterior a la elección si la boleta electoral se entregará personalmente al solicitante o a la persona que designe. La secretaría del Distrito no aceptará solicitudes de boleta electoral por ausencia antes del 17 de abril de 2023. Habrá una lista de todas las personas para las que se emitieron boletas electorales por ausencia disponible en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito durante los cinco días previos al día de la elección, excepto el domingo, y únicamente con cita entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 12:00 del mediodía del sábado anterior a la elección.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2018-d, cualquier persona que preste servicio en el Ejército, incluidos los cónyuges y dependientes, puede registrarse para votar en la próxima elección del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que califiquen como votantes del Distrito pueden obtener un formulario de registro comunicándose

con la Secretaría del Distrito por teléfono (516-887-8300, ext. 1-433), fax (516-887-1802), correo electrónico (namayamoran@eastrock awayschools.org), correo postal (433 Ocean Avenue, East Rockaway, NY 11518) o en persona (en el horario de atención habitual de la oficina o entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 3:00 p. m.). Los votantes militares que estén debidamente registrados pueden solicitar una boleta electoral militar comunicándose con la Secretaría del Distrito para pedir una solicitud del distrito. Las solicitudes completadas se deben entregar en persona o por correo postal en la secretaría del Distrito, y se deben recibir antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 20 de abril de 2023. Las boletas electorales militares se deben recibir antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 16 de mayo de 2023, si están firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección o no más tarde del cierre de las urnas el 16 de mayo de 2023, si muestran una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero o muestran un endoso fechado de recepción por otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Los votantes militares pueden decidir si prefieren recibir un formulario de inscripción para votantes militares, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico en la solicitud para dicha inscripción, boleta electoral o voto.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que esta Junta establecerá una reunión especial a partir de ese momento, dentro de las veinticuatro horas luego de la presentación ante la Secretaría del Distrito de un informe escrito de los resultados de la votación, en la escuela secundaria East Rockaway Jr./Sr. con el fin de examinar y tabular estos informes del resultado de la votación y declarar su resultado; que, por el presente y de acuerdo con la Sección 2019-a, subdivisión 2b, de la Ley de Educación, la Junta se designa como un grupo de secretarios de mesa para emitir y escrutar los votos durante esta reunión especial de la Junta.

Fecha: 21 de Marzo de 2023 POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE East Rockaway, Nueva York EDUCACIÓN, DISTRITO ESCOLAR EAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE, CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK, NEREYDA AMAYA

MORAN Secretaria del Distrito 138361

to levy a tax for that sum upon the taxable property of the school district to meet said expenditures after first deducting the monies available from state aid and other sources.

Proposition Two: Use of the Technology Replacement Capital Reserve Fund

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION AND BUDGET HEARING OF LYNBROOK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK

MAY 16, 2023

NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual School District Election of the voters of the Lynbrook Union Free District will be held on May 16, 2023, from 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., in the following locations: Election District 1 - Lynbrook North Middle School, 529 Merrick Road, Lynbrook, NY; Election District 2Lynbrook High School, 9 Union Avenue, Lynbrook, NY; Election District 3Lynbrook South Middle School, 333 Union Avenue, Lynbrook, NY. The election shall be for the purpose of voting upon: (1) the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the District for the 2023-2024 school year; (2) to fill three vacancies on the Board of Education. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes will serve a term of three (3) years to commence July 1, 2023, and expire on June 30, 2026; the candidate receiving the third highest number of votes will fulfill the unexpired term of a former board member who resigned, which term will commence upon certification of the vote immediately following the election on May 16, 2023, and expire on June 30, 2024; (3) to transact such other business as may properly come before the voters; and (4) to vote on the following propositions:

Proposition One: Budget BE IT RESOLVED, that the Budget of the Board of Education of the Lynbrook Union Free School District for the school year 2023-2024 in the amount of $101,839,388 as proposed by the Board of Education of the Lynbrook Union Free School District be adopted and the Board of Education be authorized

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Lynbrook Union Free School District be authorized to expend from the Technology Replacement Fund, established on May 15, 2007, and extended and amended by the voters of the Lynbrook Union Free School District at the Annual District Meetings held on May 15, 2012, May 16, 2017, and on May 17, 2022, an amount not to exceed $464,179 for the purposes of providing instructional technology devices, as well as continuing a multi-year data wiring replacement and improvement project at no additional cost to District taxpayers and to commence during the 2023-2024 school year; all of the foregoing to include furnishings, equipment, machinery, demolition and other work required in connection therewith, as well as preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof; provided that the costs of the components of said project may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District and no material change shall be made in the scope of the project.

Proposition Three: Use of the Grounds Renovation, Improvement, and Equipment Capital Reserve Fund BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Lynbrook Union Free School District be authorized to expend an amount not to exceed: $270,000 from the Grounds Renovation, Improvement, and Equipment Reserve Fund established on May 15, 2018; and $1,500,000 from the Continuous Facilities Improvement Capital Reserve Fund established on June 9, 2020; for an aggregate total amount not to exceed $1,770,000 for the following purposes: at South Middle School, the renovation of one lavatory, the renovation of the Tennis and Basketball courts, and the repair and replacement of associated driveways and parking areas; at Lynbrook High School, the replacement of the elevator; at Marion Street Elementary School, the replacement of classroom doors; at West End Elementary School, the

replacement of classroom doors; all at no additional cost to District taxpayers and to commence during the 2023-2024 school year; all of the foregoing to include furnishings, equipment, machinery, demolition and other work required in connection therewith, as well as preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof; provided that the costs of the components of said project may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District and no material change shall be made in the scope of the project.

Proposition Four Grounds Renovation, Improvement, and Equipment Capital Reserve Fund

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lynbrook Union Free School District’s (“District”) existing Grounds Renovation, Improvement, and Equipment Capital Reserve Fund, heretofore established on May 15, 2018, by voter authorization for a probable term of five (5) years, which has not yet expired, in the amount of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand dollars ($2,500,000), for the purpose of funding future district-wide improvements, renovations and/or alterations, including but not limited to the replacement, renovation, and upgrade of district grounds and grounds equipment, similar projects, and associated expenses, IS HEREBY AMENDED by extending the probable term of said Fund by an additional five (5) years through and including June 30, 2028, and increasing the Fund’s ultimate amount to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000); without any change, increase or alteration to the Fund’s purpose, source or annual amount of funding, which shall remain as previously authorized by District voters. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that nominations for the office of Board of Education member shall be made by petition subscribed by at least Forty (40) qualified voters of the district and filed in the District Clerk’s office at Atlantic Avenue Administration Office, 111 Atlantic Avenue, Lynbrook, NY, during regular office hours not later than the 30th day before the election, this year April 17, 2023, except that on April 17, 2023, petitions may be filed from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Each petition shall state the residence of each signer and the name and residence of the candidate. The two candidates with the

highest number of votes will be elected to fill the two three-year terms, and the candidate with the third highest number of votes will be elected to fill the one-year and fortyfive days term of office. The condensed form of the budget proposition, the text of all other propositions to appear on the voting machine and a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money that will be required for the 2023-2024 school year, specifying the purposes and the amount for each, will be prepared and copies thereof will be made available, upon request, to any district resident at each school house in the district which school is maintained between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the election, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Copies will also be made available at the public library within the District and on the District website.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Education shall hold a public budget hearing to discuss the expenditure of funds and the budgeting thereof for the 2023-2024 school year on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lynbrook High School cafeteria. The budget hearing will also be livestreamed at www.lynbrookschools.org

/boe/virtual_meetings

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that registration is permitted in the District Clerk’s office from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, up to and including May 10, 2023. The Board of Registration will meet on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Lynbrook High School, to prepare a register of the qualified voters for the Annual District Election, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such registry provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration,

he/she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the election for which such register is prepared. The Board of Registration will also meet during the Annual District Election at each polling place to prepare a register for subsequent elections.

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NOTICE that the register shall include: (1) all qualified voters of the district who personally present themselves for registration; (2) all previously qualified voters of the district who have been registered for and voted at any annual or special district election held within the last four calendar years (2019-2022); and (3) voters permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections. The register will be filed in the District Clerk’s office where it will be open to inspection by any qualified voter between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on each of the five (5) days prior to the election, except Sunday, by appointment between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Saturday prior to the election, and at each polling place on the day of the election.

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NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots for election of school board members and for voting on the school budget are to be completed on a form prescribed by the state board of elections and may be obtained by visiting the New York State Education Department’s Website (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), or by contacting the District Clerk by email (theresa.moran@lynbrook schools.org) or phone (516-887-6558). Completed applications must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the applicant, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the applicant or to his or her designated agent. Absentee ballot applications will not be accepted by the District Clerk before April 17, 2023. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the District Clerk’s office on each of the five days prior to the election except Sunday, and by appointment only between the hours 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on the Saturday prior to the election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

Public Notices

GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, any person serving in the military, including spouses and dependents, may register to vote in the upcoming school district election. A military voter who is a qualified voter of the district may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk by telephone (516-887-6558), facsimile (516-887-3263), email (theresa.moran@lynbrook schools.org), mail (111 Atlantic Avenue, Lynbrook, NY 11563), or in person (during regular office hours or between the hours of 8:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.). A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot. A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application by contacting the District Clerk. Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2023. Military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 16, 2023, if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of the polls on May 16, 2023, if showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government.

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NOTICE that any proposition or question to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least 250 qualified voters of the district and filed in the District Clerk’s office during regular hours, except on the 30th day preceding the election at which such question or proposition shall be voted upon (this year April 17, 2023), when the hours shall be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except that this rule shall not apply to those questions or propositions which the Board of Education has authority by law to present at any annual or special meeting of the district or propositions which are required by law to be placed in the legal notice.

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NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four (24) hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of

the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law, Section 2019-a, Subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board.

By

Order of:

Board of Education

Lynbrook Union Free School District Administration Building

111 Atlantic Avenue Lynbrook, NY 11563

Theresa Moran

District Clerk 138355

SE RESUELVE que se adopte el Presupuesto de la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Lynbrook Union para el año escolar 2023-2024 por un monto de $ 101,839,388 según lo propuesto por la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Lynbrook Union y que se autorice a la Junta de Educación a recaudar un impuesto por esa suma sobre la propiedad imponible del distrito escolar para cubrir dichos gastos después de deducir primero el dinero. disponible en ayudas estatales y otras fuentes.

Proposición Dos:

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE LA AUDIENCIA ANUAL DE ELECCIONES Y PRESUPUESTO DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE LYNBROOK UNION, CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK MAYO 16, 2023

Por la presente se notifica que la Elección Anual del Distrito Escolar de los votantes del Distrito Libre de Lynbrook Union se llevará a cabo el 16 de mayo de 2023, de 7:00 a.m. a 9:00 p.m., en los siguientes lugares:

Distrito Electoral 1Escuela Intermedia Lynbrook North, 529 Merrick Road, Lynbrook, NY; Distrito Electoral 2Lynbrook High School, 9 Union Avenue, Lynbrook, NY; Distrito Electoral 3Lynbrook South Middle School, 333 Union Avenue, Lynbrook, NY. La elección tendrá por objeto votar sobre: (1) la asignación de los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos estimados del Distrito para el año escolar 2023-2024; (2) llenar tres vacantes en la Junta de Educación. Los dos candidatos que reciban el mayor número de votos cumplirán un mandato de tres (3) años que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2023 y expirará el 30 de junio de 2026; el candidato que reciba el tercer mayor número de votos cumplirá el mandato no vencido de un ex miembro de la junta que renunció, cuyo mandato comenzará con la certificación del voto inmediatamente después de la elección el 16 de mayo de 2023 y expirará el 30 de junio de 2024; (3) tramitar cualquier otro asunto que pueda presentarse adecuadamente ante los votantes; y (4) votar sobre las siguientes propuestas:

Proposición Uno: Presupuesto

Utilización del Fondo de Reserva de Capital de Sustitución de Tecnología SE RESUELVE, que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Lynbrook Union sea autorizada a gastar del Fondo de Reemplazo de Tecnología, establecido el 15 de mayo de 2007, y extendido y enmendado por los votantes del Distrito Escolar Libre de Lynbrook Union en las Reuniones Anuales del Distrito celebradas el 15 de mayo de 2012, 16 de mayo de 2017, y el 17 de mayo de 2022, una cantidad que no exceda los $464,179 con el fin de proporcionar dispositivos de tecnología de instrucción, así como continuar un proyecto multianual de reemplazo y mejora del cableado de datos sin costo adicional para los contribuyentes del Distrito y comenzar durante el período 2023-2024 año escolar; todo lo anterior incluye el mobiliario, equipo, maquinaria, demolición y otros trabajos necesarios en relación con ellos, así como los costos preliminares y los costos incidentales y para su financiamiento; siempre que los costos de los componentes de dicho proyecto puedan reasignarse entre dichos componentes si la Junta de Educación determina que dicha reasignación es en el mejor interés del Distrito y no se realizará ningún cambio material en el alcance del proyecto.

Proposición Tres: Uso del Fondo de Reserva de Capital para Renovación, Mejoramiento y Equipo de Terrenos SE RESUELVE, que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Lynbrook Union esté autorizada a gastar una cantidad que no exceda: $270,000 del Fondo de Reserva de Renovación, Mejora y Equipamiento de Terrenos establecido el 15 de mayo de 2018; y $1,500,000 del Fondo de Reserva de Capital para la Mejora Continua de las Instalaciones establecido el 9 de junio de 2020; por un monto total total que no exceda los $1,770,000 para los siguientes propósitos: en South Middle School, la

renovación de un baño, la renovación de las canchas de tenis y baloncesto, y la reparación y reemplazo de entradas y áreas de estacionamiento asociadas; en Lynbrook High School, el reemplazo del ascensor; en la Escuela Primaria Marion Street, el reemplazo del aula puertas; en la Escuela Primaria West End, el reemplazo de las puertas de las aulas; todo sin costo adicional para los contribuyentes del Distrito y para comenzar durante el año escolar 2023-2024; todo lo anterior incluye el mobiliario, equipo, maquinaria, demolición y otros trabajos necesarios en relación con ellos, así como los costos preliminares y los costos incidentales y para su financiamiento; siempre que los costos de los componentes de dicho proyecto puedan reasignarse entre dichos componentes si la Junta de Educación determina que dicha reasignación es en el mejor interés del Distrito y no es material. Se introducirán cambios en el alcance del proyecto.

Proposición Cuarta Fondo de Reserva de Capital para la Renovación, Mejora y Equipamiento de los Terrenos SE RESUELVE, que el Fondo de Reserva de Capital de Renovación, Mejora y Equipo de Terrenos, del Distrito Escolar Libre de Lynbrook Union (“Distrito”), establecido hasta ahora el 15 de mayo de 2018, por autorización de votantes por un período probable de cinco (5) años, que aún no ha expirado, por un monto de Dos Millones Quinientos Mil dólares ($ 2,500,000), con el propósito de financiar futuras mejoras en todo el distrito, renovaciones y / o alteraciones, que incluyen, entre otras, el reemplazo, renovación y actualización de terrenos del distrito y equipos de terrenos, proyectos similares y gastos asociados, POR LA PRESENTE SE MODIFICA extendiendo el plazo probable de dicho Fondo por cinco (5) años adicionales hasta el 30 de junio de 2028 inclusive, y aumentando el monto final del Fondo a cinco millones de dólares ($ 5,000,000); sin ningún cambio, aumento o alteración al propósito, fuente o monto anual de financiamiento del Fondo, que permanecerá como lo autorizaron previamente los votantes del Distrito.

TENGA EN CUENTA que las nominaciones para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación se harán mediante petición suscrita por al menos cuarenta (40) votantes calificados del distrito y presentada en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en la Oficina de

Administración de Atlantic Avenue, 111 Atlantic Avenue, Lynbrook, NY, durante el horario regular de oficina a más tardar el día 30 antes de la elección, este año el 17 de abril de 2023, excepto que el 17 de abril de 2023, las peticiones se pueden presentar de 8:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m. En cada petición se indicará la residencia de cada firmante y el nombre y la residencia del candidato. Los dos candidatos con el mayor número de votos serán elegidos para llenar los dos mandatos de tres años, y el candidato con el tercer mayor número de votos será elegido para llenar el mandato de un año y cuarenta y cinco días.

Se preparará la forma condensada de la propuesta presupuestaria, el texto de todas las demás propuestas que aparecerán en la máquina de votación y una declaración detallada por escrito de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año escolar 2023-2024, especificando los propósitos y la cantidad para cada uno, y se pondrán a disposición copias de la misma. previa solicitud, a cualquier residente del distrito en cada escuela en el distrito cuya escuela se mantenga entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a la elección, excluyendo sábados, domingos y días festivos. Las copias también estarán disponibles en la biblioteca pública dentro del Distrito y en el sitio web del Distrito.

TENGA EN CUENTA que de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto a la Propiedad Inmobiliaria, el Distrito debe adjuntar a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor imponible total de la lista de evaluación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de tributación, enumerará todos los tipos de exención otorgadas por la autoridad estatutaria y mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pagos en lugar de impuestos y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas.

TENGA EN CUENTA que la Junta de Educación celebrará una audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto para discutir el gasto de los fondos y el presupuesto de los mismos para el año escolar 2023-2024 el miércoles 3 de mayo de 2023 a las 7:30 p.m. en la cafetería de la Escuela Secundaria Lynbrook. La audiencia presupuestaria

también se transmitirá en vivo a www.lynbrookschools.org /boe/virtual_meetings

TENGA EN CUENTA que se permite el registro en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito de 8:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m., de lunes a viernes, hasta el 10 de mayo de 2023 inclusive. La Junta de Registro se reunirá el miércoles 10 de mayo de 2023, de 4:00 p.m. a 8:00 p.m. en Lynbrook High School, para preparar un registro de los votantes calificados para la Elección Anual del Distrito, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se coloque en dicho registro siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro, Se sabe, o se ha demostrado a satisfacción de la Junta de Registro, que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o posteriormente en la elección para la que se prepara dicho registro. La Junta de Registro también se reunirá durante la Elección Anual de Distrito en cada lugar de votación para preparar un registro para las elecciones posteriores. TENGA EN CUENTA que el registro incluirá: (1) todos los votantes calificados del distrito que se presenten personalmente para el registro; (2) todos los votantes previamente calificados del distrito que se hayan registrado y votado en cualquier elección anual o especial de distrito celebrada dentro de los últimos cuatro años calendario (2019-2022); y (3) votantes registrados permanentemente en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau. El registro se presentará en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, donde estará abierto a la inspección de cualquier votante calificado entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. en cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores a la elección, excepto el domingo, con cita previa entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 12:00 p.m. del sábado anterior a la elección, y en cada lugar de votación el día de la elección.

TENGA EN CUENTA que las solicitudes de boletas de voto en ausencia para la elección de los miembros de la junta escolar y para votar sobre el presupuesto escolar deben completarse en un formulario prescrito por la junta estatal de elecciones y se pueden obtener visitando el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del Estado de Nueva York (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf),

o comunicándose con el Secretario de Distrito por correo electrónico (theresa.moran@lynbrook schools.org) o teléfono (516-887-6558). Las solicitudes completadas deben recibirse al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta se va a enviar por correo al solicitante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta se entregará personalmente al solicitante o a su agente designado. Las solicitudes de boleta de voto en ausencia no serán aceptadas por el Secretario de Distrito antes del 17 de abril de 2023. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se han emitido boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito en cada uno de los cinco días anteriores a la elección, excepto el domingo, y con cita previa solo entre las horas 9:00 a.m. y 12:00 del mediodía del sábado anterior a la elección.

SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que, de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2018-d, cualquier persona que sirva en el ejército, incluidos cónyuges y dependientes, puede registrarse para votar en las próximas elecciones del distrito escolar. Un votante militar que es un votante calificado del distrito puede obtener un formulario de registro comunicándose con el Secretario del Distrito por teléfono (516-887-6558), fax (516-887-3263), correo electrónico (theresa.moran@lynbrook schools.org), correo postal (111 Atlantic Avenue, Lynbrook, NY 11563) o en persona (durante el horario regular de oficina o entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m.). Un votante militar puede designar una preferencia para recibir un formulario de registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico en la solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Un votante militar que está debidamente registrado puede solicitar una boleta militar solicitando una solicitud comunicándose con el Secretario del Distrito. Las solicitudes completadas deben entregarse personalmente o enviarse por correo al Secretario del Distrito y recibirse a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 20 de abril de 2023. Las boletas militares deben recibirse antes de las 5:00 p.m. del 16 de mayo de 2023, si están firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección, o no más tarde del cierre de las urnas el 16 de mayo de 2023, si muestra una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los

Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o mostrar un endoso fechado de recibo por otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos.

POR FAVOR TOME NOTA de que cualquier proposición o pregunta que se coloque en las máquinas de votación deberá ser presentada por escrito por petición suscrita por al menos 250 votantes calificados del distrito y presentada en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito durante el horario regular, excepto el día 30 anterior a la elección en la que se votará dicha pregunta o proposición (este año el 17 de abril, 2023), cuando el horario será de 8:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m., excepto que esta regla no se aplicará a aquellas preguntas o proposiciones que la Junta de Educación tenga autoridad por ley para presentar en cualquier reunión anual o especial del distrito o proposiciones que la ley requiera que se coloquen en el aviso legal.

POR FAVOR TOME NOTA ADICIONAL de que esta Junta convocará una reunión especial de la misma dentro de las veinticuatro (24) horas posteriores a la presentación ante el Secretario del Distrito de un informe escrito de los resultados de la boleta con el propósito de examinar y tabular dichos informes del resultado de la boleta y declarar el resultado de la boleta; que la Junta se designa a sí misma como un conjunto de secretarios electorales para emitir y escrutar boletas de conformidad con la Ley de Educación, Sección 2019-a, Subdivisión 2b en dicha reunión especial de la Junta.

Por Orden de: Consejo de Educación Distrito Escolar Libre de Lynbrook Union Edificio de Administración 111 Atlantic Avenue Lynbrook, Nueva York 11563

Theresa Moran Secretario de Distrito 138357

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY

COMPANY.

NAME: HDS Advisory LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 03/03/2023. 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:JASON HOROWITZ 100 BROADWAY, UNIT #28 LYNBROOK, NY 11563

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, V. CYNTHIA SPRINGSTEEN

A/K/A CYNTHIA RICHARDSON, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 28, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein NATIONSTAR

MORTGAGE LLC is the Plaintiff and CYNTHIA SPRINGSTEEN A/K/A CYNTHIA RICHARDSON, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction

RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY

SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 30, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1 LEWIS PLACE, LYNBROOK, NY 11563: Section 42, Block 118, Lot

206:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS

THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF LYNBROOK, COUNTY OF NASSAU, AND STATE OF N.Y.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 3493/2013. Leo F. McGinity, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU GHA HOLDINGS, LLC, V. 65 PHIPPS AVE LLC, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 9, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein GHA HOLDINGS, LLC is the Plaintiff and 65 PHIPPS AVE LLC, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE,

MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 1, 2023 at 3:30PM, premises known as 65 PHIPPS AVENUE, EAST ROCKAWAY, NY 11518: Section 38, Block 506, Lot 52-53:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF EAST ROCKAWAY, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 602603/2020. Brian J. Davis, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

139083

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., Plaintiff against HARRIS GIDDINGS, et al

Defendant(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., 20 Commerce Drive, Suite 230, Cranford, NJ 07016.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered May 18, 2018, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 8, 2023 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 12 Leonard Drive, East Rockaway, NY 11518. Sec 42 Block 114 Lot 4. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Village of East Rockaway, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Approximate Amount of Judgment is $776,530.85 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 010213/2015. For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the

Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee NY202100000285-1

139231

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON TRUST, NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE F/B/O HOLDERS OF STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC., BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST 2007-3, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3, Plaintiff AGAINST SONIA F. GARNES AKA SONIA GARNES, ORLANDO FINDLAYTER

INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SURVIVING SPOUSE OF YVETTE FINDLAYTER, ET AL., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 23, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 6, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 67 LAWRENCE AVENUE, LYNBROOK, NY 11563.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 38, Block 54, Lot 219. Approximate amount of judgment $516,776.20 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #003213/2017. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure

Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. George Esernio, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 17-000730 75811 139187

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF WORKSHOP

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS will hold a WORKSHOP on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 5:30 P.M. in the Board Room at the Village Hall, One Columbus Drive, Lynbrook, NY 11563, on the following cases: #998 - David Duarte - 2 William Street, Lynbrook, #1008Lynbrook Sunrise Realty, 381 Sunrise Highway, Lynbrook 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 139436

LEGAL NOTICE

BOARD OF EDUCATION

VALLEY STREAM SCHOOL

DISTRICT #24

REQUEST FOR BIDS FOR BREAKFAST AND LUNCH

PROGRAM

ADVERTISEMENT

The Board of Education of the Valley Stream School District #24, Town of Hempstead, 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, invites sealed bids for: Breakfast and Lunch Program for the 2023-2024 school year, in accordance with Section 103 of Article 5-A of the General Municipal Law. Bids will be received by the Assistant Superintendent for Business, located at 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York on or before:

THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2023

10:00 AM

AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED.

The information for bidders, general requirements of the contract, form of bid, list of equipment, and specifications may be obtained at the Business Office, 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York 11581 (516) 434-2833. The Board of Education of the Valley Stream School District #24, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York or its duly appointed representatives, reserve the right to waive any informalities or to reject any and all bids, which in its judgment, if in the best interest of the School District. No bid shall be withdrawn pending the decision of the Board.

By: Dr. Jack Mitchell Assistant Superintendent for Business 75 Horton Avenue Valley Stream, NY 11581

DATED:5/11/2023 Valley Stream, NY 11581 Valley Stream Herald Lynbrook Herald 139437

News brief

East Rockaway Road project continues

An ongoing project will reinforce local underground infrastructure on East Rockaway Road.

This project will involve replacing the existing gas main on East Rockaway Road between Union Avenue and Waverly Avenue. National Grid is conducting this project to enhance their ability to serve customers in the area. The project, which started last month, will continue through September and workers will be on site from Sunday through Thursday at 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Things to expect from this project include the excavation of the street and installation of the new natural gas main. Also expect new traffic patterns, as East Rockaway Road will be closed during work hours. Flaggers will be in place to accommodate local traffic.

“Our top priority is the safety of our customers the general public, and our

employees and contractors,” stated on NationalGridUS.com.

According to NationalGridUS.com, the project will not require construction on residents’ properties. “As this project will reinforce the existing local distribution system, the vast majority of work will take place within established utility corridors,” it said on the website.

The contractors will make efforts to keep noise disturbance to a minimum, but according to the website, there will “undoubtedly be noise associated with this project.” Most of that noise will occur during the excavation, as that will require heavy equipment.

For answers about specific questions, call the National Grid’s local outreach phone number, which is (516) 283-5270. Or email box.longisland@nationalgrid.com.

–Ben Fiebert

Vendors, volunteers for Huckleberry Frolic

The East Rockaway Grist Mill Museum Committee and the Village of East Rockaway are presenting the 53rd annual Huckleberry Frolic on Saturday, June 10 at 10 a.m.

The event will feature the traditional parade leading to Memorial Park followed by a day of entertainment, food trucks, vendors, rides, games, exhibits, a pet

photo contest, petting zoo, and more.

Call Regina at (516) 368-4157 for more information about becossming a vendor or volunteering. The rain date is June 17. Vendor, sponsorship, and parade applications are available online at VillageOfEastRockaway.org, or call Village Hall at (516) 887-6300.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 5/17/23 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 307/23. NR EAST

ROCKAWAY - MSJ Homes, LLC, Variances, lot area, front width from & on street line to front setback line, lot area occupied, front yard average setback, side yards, side yards aggregate, rear yard, construct 3-story dwelling with garage., S/s James St., 70’ E/o Eighth Ave., f/k/a 9 James St. 308/23. NR EAST

ROCKAWAY - PST Fine Homes, LLC, Variances, lot area, front width from & on street line to front setback line, lot area

occupied, side yards, side yards aggregate, construct 3-story dwelling with garage., N/s James St., 130’ E/o Eighth Ave., f/k/a 14 James St. 309/23. NR EAST

ROCKAWAY - MSJ Homes, LLC, Variances, lot area, lot area occupied, front yard setbacks on Eighth Ave. & James St., side yard, rear yard, construct 3-story dwelling with garage & three a/c units attached thereto., S/E cor. Eighth Ave. & James St., f/k/a 10 Eighth Ave. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in East Rockaway within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals

The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of

the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it.

139428

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

LOCAL LAW NO. 28-2023

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held April 25th, 2023, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 28-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 28-2023, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations.

Dated: April 25, 2023

Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X.

CLAVIN, JR Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk

139388

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 29-2023

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held April 25th, 2023, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 29-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 29-2023, amending Section 197-5 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include “ARTERIAL STOPS” at various locations.

Dated: April 25, 2023

Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR.

KATE MURRAY Supervisor Town Clerk

139389

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Lev Chana Early Childhood:

Early Childhood Head Teachers

Early Childhood Assistant Teachers

Administrative Assistant

HALB Elementary School:

Assistant Teachers

Part Time Morah

Middle School Morah

Full Time Rebbe

Middle School Math Teacher

DRS Yeshiva High School for Boys:

English Teacher

Science Teacher

Ivrit Teacher

Learning Center Teacher

Assistant College Guidance Counselor

SKA High School for Girls:

Graphic Design Teacher

Ivrit Teacher

Halacha Teacher

AP Computer Science Teacher

American Sign Language Teacher (ASL)

To learn more about our school community, please visit www.halb.org. We look forward to hearing from you! Please send resumes or inquiries to resumes@halb.org

DRIVING INSTRUCTOR Company Car/ Bonuses. Clean Driving Record Required, Will Train. Retirees Welcome! Bell Auto School 516-365-5778

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EDITOR/REPORTER

Please Email Resume to careers@liherald.com or Call (516)569-4000 x239

The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry. To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@liherald.com

FRONT DESK

Summer Weekend Position

Available at Howard Hanna | Coach Realtors 1315 Broadway, Hewlett

Saturday Hours 10am-1pm Sunday Hours 10am-3pm Call 516-374-0100 Today

To Schedule A Meeting!

FULL-PART TIME BOOKKEEPER:

Autostat Corporation is seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable/ Payable Bookkeeper, minimum 5 years experience working for small/ medium business in Manufacturing, Wholesaling, or Bookkeeping Fields. Must be Windows proficient, experienced with Quick Books, Bank Reconciliations, Comfortable Handling Phones, Speaking to customers, vendors. Hours Flexible- 3 days (M,W,F Pref.) 20 hours minimum per week. Full Time off Benefits include: all major holidays (8) plus 5 Sick Days. Vacation time accrues after one year. Liberal salary based on experience, Serious/ Qualified only need apply. Qualified Retirees welcome. Forward resume w/References & Salary History: orders@autostatcorp.com

HAIRDRESSER FT/PT: Zippity Doo's

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Sunday May 21st 10:00-12:00

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LIBRARY CIRCULATION CLERK P/T

Up to 17 hours per week at the Baldwin Public Library, depending on library needs. May include mornings, afternoons and at least one evening per week and one rotating Saturday. This is a non-competitive Civil Service position. $15.50 per hour, Please send resume to: broberto@baldwinpl.org

MEDICAL SECRETARY/ ASSISTANT

PT/ FT: Garden City. Responsible, Reliable. Good Salary. Computer Experience Helpful, Will Train. Call 516-739-0333: Fax 516-739-0344

MULTI MEDIA

ACCOUNT DEVELOPMENT

Inside Sales

Looking for an aggressive self starter who is great at making and maintaining relationships and loves to help businesses grow by marketing them on many different advertising platforms. You will source new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up and outbound cold calls. Must have the ability to understand customer needs and requirements and turn them in to positive advertising solutions. We are looking for a talented and competitive Inside Sales Representative that thrives in a quick sales cycle environment. We offer salary, commission, bonuses, health benefits, 401K and paid time off. Will consider part time.

Please send cover letter and resume with salary requirements to ereynolds@liherald.com

Call 516-569-4000 X286

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

Cedarhurst, P/T - F/T

Must Be Detail Oriented Plus Have Quickbooks

And Word Experience

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OUTSIDE SALES

Richner Communications, One of the Fastest Growing Media, Event and Communications Companies on Long Island is Seeking a Sales/Marketing Candidate to Sell our Print Media Products and our Digital, Events, Sponsorships. Salary, Commission, Eligible for Health Benefits, 401k and Paid Time Off. Will Consider Part Time. Please Send Cover Letter and Resume with Salary Requirements to rglickman@liherald.com or Call 516-569-4000 X250

Plaza Theatricals Seeks Reliable Person(s), With Own Transportation, For Crew To Set-Up, Run And Strike Scenery, Lights And Sound For Their Local Productions No Exp. Necessary - Will Train Part-time. Retirees Welcome For Interview Call 516-599-6870

PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSE HELP

Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for a motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key. Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

RECEPTIONIST - FULL TIME

Receptionist (full-time) needed for Publisher and Self-Storage Facility located in Garden City. The ideal candidate should have excellent communications and customer service skills, be professional, dependable and have reliable transportation. Candidate should have computer knowledge and working knowledge of MS Office. Candidate MUST be reliable, punctual and be able to work a CON-

SISTENT schedule:

Monday and Wednesday 8am to 4pm

Tuesday and Thursday 8am to 6pm Friday 8am to 5pm

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

Salary: $15.00 /hour

Email your resume to: careers@liherald.com

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Woodmere

Mediterranean Luxury and Style

Welcome to this stunning custom-built Mediterranean home, where luxury meets comfort in a unique and stylish way. This spacious home boasts seven bedrooms and five bathrooms, offering ample space for your family and guests. As you enter, you'll be greeted by the soaring ceilings that create a grand sense of space and elegance throughout the home. The chef's kitchen is a true masterpiece, featuring top-of-the-line appliances, custom cabinets, and granite countertops, providing the perfect space to prepare gourmet meals and entertain in style. The kitchen flows seamlessly into the dining and living areas, making it easy to host large gatherings or enjoy quality time with loved ones. The large master suite is a true oasis, complete with a spa-like bathroom, dual vanities, and a spacious walk-in closet. You'll love waking up each morning to the natural light and breathtaking views from your windows. The home also features a three-car garage, offering ample space for your vehicles and additional storage. As you step outside, you'll discover the beautifully landscaped backyard, complete with a sparkling swimming pool and plenty of space for outdoor entertaining. This home is perfect for those who value quality craftsmanship and attention to detail, with every aspect of the design carefully considered to ensure comfort and luxury. Don't miss this opportunity to make this Mediterranean dream home yours.

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The Tripodi Shemtov Team

Douglas Elliman Real Estate 30A W. Park Avenue Long Beach 516.835.3333

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POINT LOOKOUT:

Can our flat roof be fixed?

Q. My house, from 1963, has a flat roof we can walk on, stairs leading up to it and walls all around for safety. Over the years, we’ve noticed ceiling stains at the edges. Recently the stains spread to the middle of the room. We know it should be fixed, and three roofing companies over the past five years have told us they fixed it. There are deck boards lying on the roof. How do we solve this problem? One suggested he come back and use colored water in different spots until the ceiling stains turn color. Before we do such a thing, do you have any other ideas?

A. Flat roofs are a special kind of system, with less room for error than an angled roof. There are several components, and each one is there to create a seal and work with natural conditions, such as expansion and contraction due to temperature changes and sun radiation bombardment; infiltration due to humidity, rain, snow and ice; wind uplift under extremes such as hurricanes and tornadoes, and, in your case, foot traffic. Unless all of these conditions are accounted for, the roof will potentially stretch and tear away from the exterior parapet walls you described, causing small linear rips or even gaping holes that let water seep in. The tiniest opening, even microscopic, will allow water to accumulate in your ceiling and walls below.

Water management must also be planned into the roof. Try to look at original plans of the house design to see specific details that may or may not have been followed. Other than details, look to see if slope arrows, showing which way the water is supposed to be directed, are on the plans, especially with very low-slope, nearly flat, roofs, then look to see if the drains are clear and in the right places according to the plans.

You may need to consult a design professional or roof system manufacturer’s representative to see if the system is installed correctly. They also look for seam details, the wall-to-roof connections, the drain flashings (to be sure they’re sealed and redundantly overlapping) and whether you have the right kind of roof material for the location.

I once reviewed a public school roof where I had to tell the superintendent that classes shouldn’t be allowed back in because the condition was so dangerous. It was in early August, after a heavy rain and the roof had nearly 18 inches of standing water. The ceiling structure was bowing downward. Children were back in the classroom that September due to the quick action of the school system’s great management, who assembled a team of people to remove, re-slope the roof with a tapered foam block system and cover with the right roofing membrane, flashed correctly to new drains. The plans were followed, and I’m certain that the roof has been performing well for the past 20 years. Your roof can too. Good luck!

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.

© 2022 Monte Leeper

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The school board: Not always polite, but indispensable

So you’re looking for a way to give back to your community?

Maybe burnish your resume for a future run for public office?

Look no further than your local education board.

Next week, on Long Island’s own “Super Tuesday,” every school district will hold a budget vote and school board trustee election.

It’s a big deal for schools and the communities — and aspiring politicians.

People who run for a seat on their school board are a different breed.

They have extraordinary drive, experience and altruism.

They’re uber-volunteers who spend any free minute with all manner of community nonprofits.

They coach Little League, do homework with their own kids while cooking dinner, then race to a PTA meeting. They comb through agendas and scour budgets line by line. They’re on social media, plugging an upcoming fundraiser or highlighting a concern.

These folks are the backbone of a community. They deal with stuff like the rest of us — bills, grocery shopping, sick kids at home, deaths in the family — while donating their free time. It can be a rewarding experience to be directly involved in making your school a better place for kids.

But there should be a warning label on the trustee petition — a seat on an education board is a meatgrinder.

I’ve covered education on Long Island for almost two decades. I’ve been to more school board meetings than therapy could force me to remember.

There have been threats, tantrums, screaming, fistfights, secret recordings, security escorts — a bonanza of TMZ-worthy behavior. A former Long Island education board trustee had his car plastered with cupcakes for siding against sugary snacks in class.

Board meetings are open to the public and draw people from every corner of a community. Democracy’s strength is that every person is represented, and every person has rights. The strength of an education board — on Long Island, at

least — is direct and local control of schools. The state dictates an awful lot to schools, but districts have a lot of say in how they run them.

The openness of a BOE meeting, however, comes with risk. A few neighborhood cranks see a public meeting as their chance to flourish. They yell, hurl insults, smash furniture, post vitriol on social media. And for the most part, a trustee has to sit there and take it.

The work is admirable, and often overwhelming. There is no pay. You have to be a fiscal guru, an educational policy wonk, a legal expert, a skilled negotiator, and tireless at hours-long meetings and events.

Most trustees are well-meaning neighbors, but boards also draw aspiring political operatives. These are people who crave power and influence.

It’s no secret that an education board is a practice field for future politicians. No wonder political hacks come forward with wide grins and extended hands, the gleam of potential influence in their eyes.

Power, you say? As a volunteer on a

local school board?

Yes, sir. Boards control massive amounts of money. True, most of the budget is dedicated to predetermined salaries and retirement and health care obligations. But there are millions of dollars doled out through contracts. School officials try to spend that money locally, so local companies get rewarded with contracts — and school board trustees curry goodwill.

I truly laud people who sit on education boards — even those angling for political influence. Despite the negatives, every Long Island community needs a board with dedicated trustees.

It’s not thankless work, but at times it can devolve into pettiness, vendettas and innuendo. It takes a person with true desire to help the schools while being able to stomach the nastiness.

So keep this in mind next Tuesday as you vote for your local school budgets and trustees. And, if you’re thinking of running for a seat on the school board next year, remember this sports adage: Go hard, or go home.

Mark Nolan is the editor of the Lynbrook/East Rockaway Herald and the Malverne/West Hempstead Herald. He taught high school English for 11 years. Comments? mnolan@liherald.com.

As the virus ebbs, rules — and reporting — shift

Who says the coronavirus pandemic isn’t a global emergency anymore?

WHO says. The World Health Organization announced last week that the pandemic is officially no longer an emergency. In practical terms, that means that the intensity of monitoring will change in response to a declining number of cases worldwide.

WHO added, “The virus is evolving and remains a global health threat, but at a lower level of concern.”

spreading Covid, and some are hospitalized, and hundreds are dying, thought that’s down from thousands just a year ago. That’s very good news, unless you’re among those who catch the virus on its way out. The obvious but unstated caveat is that the virus is leaving a massive trail of loss and dislocation.

children and grandchildren were abruptly blocked, and education in any meaningful sense was altered. Did you see the recent reports on eight-graders’ knowledge of history? Are you reading about the absenteeism and school anxiety and behavioral problems as schools try to get back to business?

enough to carry without that fear. I don’t know that anyone has looked at a possible connection between the pandemic and the shooting epidemic, but both land on children as horrific and scary facts of life over which they have absolutely no control.

RANDI KREISS

Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, said, “We fully expect that this virus will continue to transmit … In most cases, pandemics truly end when the next pandemic begins.” He acknowledged that that wasn’t an entirely reassuring observation. Our Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it would curtail some of its monitoring and reporting on Covid-19, but would “continue to keep our eye on the Covid-19 ball,” according to Dr. Nirav Shah, the CDC’s principal deputy director. Every day, people are still catching and

The history of the pandemic in America is grim. In an ironic twist on American exceptionalism, we can claim to be the country where the coronavirus has been deadlier than anywhere else in the world. We lost more than 1 million of our family members, friends and neighbors. More than a million Americans who expected to grow up or grow old or find their life’s work or set out on adventures. More than a million mothers, fathers, grandparents, sisters and brothers died from a virus that wasn’t traveling the world five years ago.

We all want to move on, and pick up our school, travel and job plans, but I look over my shoulder and I see a million reminders that life is both precious and perilous.

As we move forward, I know we can’t go back to the future we expected. We have been changed by these three years of isolation and anxiety. The paths of our

Our children and our grandchildren are carrying stuff in their backpacks not appropriate for consumption by minors. Weeks and months of isolation from friends, classroom learning and school routines are losses that will burden them for some time.

We send these kids, whom we claim to love more than life itself, back to schools where they sat as second- or thirdgraders behind plastic shields. We expect them to somehow set aside the sounds and images of death and dying.

The mental health crisis among kids is well documented and well publicized, but I don’t see that it is being addressed in a robust way across the country. We need a national Peace of Mind Corps that will get out into our communities to offer mental health care where it is needed.

And yes, we must pass gun laws that would alleviate the daily threat of violence in our classrooms. Our kids have

Some people I know feel cheated by the pandemic. People in their 70s and 80s, approaching retirement and planning to use their free time to explore other activities, found themselves locked down for three years, and often locked away from family and friends. One friend said to me, “Losing three years of being out in the world is painful anytime, but losing those years when you’re older is sad.”

There are too many what-ifs surrounding Covid-19 to count. If then President Donald Trump had moved faster against the threat, we might have avoided the catastrophic losses. If officials hadn’t put politics before common-sense protocols like masking and universal vaccinations, lives would have been saved. If we hadn’t evolved into a society where science became suspect, more Americans would have survived.

But here we are. Even as we grieve our losses, we can support the agencies and services that provide mental health care to children and teens. We can do two things at once: honor the dead and support the living.

Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

I look back and see a million reminders that life is both precious and perilous.

I’ve been to more board meetings than therapy could force me to remember.

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Your school vote matters, so use it wisely

Next Tuesday, May 16, is the day that eligible voters across New York state can vote on school district budgets; on referenda that will direct money to capital projects or set aside funds to do so in the future; and for board of education trustees.

Do not waste this valuable opportunity to have your voice heard.

But there’s one vital caveat: Please understand what you are doing when you cast your ballot.

If you are concerned about how much money your district plans to spend, find out what the budget consists of before you vote. You can typically find information on the district’s website, or through reporting here in the pages of your local newspaper.

However you vote, understand that your decision has an impact.

Recently, a few parents in the HewlettWoodmere school district, along with parents in a couple of Suffolk County districts, were upset about personal questions, and some about politics, their children were being asked in classrooms. Some Hewlett-Woodmere parents threatened to vote “no” on the proposed fiscal plan. That, of course, is their choice.

letters

Loved the letter to D’Esposito

To the Editor:

I would like to applaud Claudia Borecky’s “Open letter to Rep. Anthony D’Esposito” in last week’s Herald. Borecky’s letter reflected good old-fashioned common sense as well as the outrage many of us feel toward those who allow mass shootings to continue under the “protection” of the Second Amendment.

I’m tired of listening to regular reports of mass shootings taking place all over the country. Assault rifles don’t belong in the hands of private citizens. If they want to defend themselves, their loved ones or their homes, let them get training and licenses to own simple pistols. Let’s make everyone’s safety a priority.

Will we see busloads of migrants?

To the Editor: Two wrongs don’t make a right. New

If a majority of voters reject a district budget, however, the district must either hold a second vote, offering the same spending plan or a revised one, or adopt what is called a contingency budget.

At one time, a contingency budget — then called an “austerity” budget — was restricted to a 4 percent spending increase.

Contingency budgets typically trim what is known as “low-hanging fruit” — funding for student activities such as sports, the arts — from music to theater — and clubs. Administrators, teachers, custodians and other district employees with union contracts are unaffected. The students — the ones mandated by law to attend school and receive an education, in the hope that they will become productive members of society — are the ones most severely impacted by a budget failure.

Are we saying don’t vote “no” on a school budget? In a word, no. But understand the implications of both a yea and nay vote.

Review the district literature. Read the local media. And remember that board trustees are elected. Connect with them and ask them questions — the ones running for re-election as well as the

candidates who are challenging them.

Remember, a key factor in this equation is that it’s your money. Your dollars, and those of other taxpayers, support the schools.

Do all you can to hold the trustees elected to represent you accountable, and to make sure they are holding the people they hire — superintendents, principals and other administrators — accountable as well.

When considering whom to vote for in contested — and even unopposed — trustee elections, learn about the candidates. How long have they been on the board? What have they done? What has a challenger done to illustrate his or her interest in this unpaid, volunteer position? What are the candidates’ views on important issues?

Know where you should go to vote. If you don’t, call your district, or consult its website.

School district budget votes and board elections might not attract the attention of elections at higher levels of government, but that doesn’t make them any less critical. In the days remaining before next Tuesday, do your part. Be an informed, intelligent and responsible voter.

Adams turns around to send some of the same illegal

immigrants to motels in Rockland and Orange counties, rented by the city. Will Adams soon do the same for Nassau and Suffolk counties?

York City Mayor Eric Adams criticizes Texas gov. greg Abbott for busing thousands of illegal migrants to New York. Now

My unexpected medical adventure

Ihad never spent more than one night in a hospital or been confronted by serious illness, so my recent surgery for stomach cancer and six-day hospital stay were a life-altering experience. Fortunately, it turned out well. I am all too aware that every day, many thousands of people have medical situations more serious than mine, and not all end well.

Mine began innocuously enough. In 2017 I developed acid reflux, something fairly common and usually very treatable. An endoscopy done by Dr. Michael Barth, a gastroenterologist and a good friend, turned up nothing.

As a routine update, we did another endoscopy in March. Going into it, I didn’t give it a second thought. Just another test that guys my age go through. Just checking the box. I was surprised when Barth told me he had found a protrusion in my stomach wall. He thought it was probably benign, but recommended that I see Dr. Arvino Trindade, a specialist at Northwell Health.

Trindade scheduled a biopsy for April 10, at Long Island Jewish hospital. I had to be there at 5:30 a.m. For Irish guys, hospitals are intimidating enough at any time, but especially in the early-morning dark. Melissa Zimmerman, a retired Nassau County police detective who was on my security detail when I was in Congress, offered to drive Rosemary and me to the hospital.

Before I was taken into the operating

room, Trindade told me he was pretty sure there was nothing there. The next thing I knew, I was waking up and he was telling me there was a tumor, and the odds were that it was malignant. That should have been shocking news, but he was professional and calm, assuring me it could easily be removed. Nothing to worry about.

A few nights later, I woke up at around 3 a.m., and it hit me that I probably had cancer. Then, four days after the biopsy, Barth and Trindade called to confirm it: The tumor was malignant, and the surgery would be done at LIJ by Dr. Matthew Weiss, a premier surgeon. Weiss called and told me all looked good for complete success. “Enjoy the weekend,” he said. That night, Rosemary and I had dinner at an Italian restaurant in Manhattan with Melissa and her husband, Lance.

The following Tuesday I met Weiss, who told me the surgery would be on April 24. He was confident that it would go well. It turned out that his college roommate was a son of Frank Macciarola, whom I’d gone to St. Francis College with and who later became president of the college. Small world. I took it as a good sign.

I went to pre-op appointments at Northwell, and saw my cardiologist in Manhattan to get clearance for the operation. With a day to go, I started on a liquid diet, Jell-O being the closest thing to solid food.

Once again, Melissa drove Rosemary and me to the hospital. The Northwell admissions people couldn’t have been friendlier. By 6:30 a.m. I was dressed in my hospital outfit, lying on a gurney with

Letters

The real solution involves securing our southern border with Mexico. Under President Biden’s watch, millions of illegal immigrants have crossed. Now more are attempting the same at our Canadian border. Department of Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas has the nerve to claim the border is secure. With the ending of Title 42, which afforded us the opportunity to send many illegal immigrants back to their home countries, the situation will only grow worse. Regardless of how you feel about former President Trump, under his watch the flow of illegals was less and border security better.

We have spent billions to help Ukraine secure its border against the Russian invasion. It’s time we spend whatever it takes to secure our borders with Mexico and Canada.

LARRy PENNER Great Neck

Democrats favor felons over disabled veterans

To the Editor:

First our Democratic state government gave us bail reform, which puts the criminals back on the street before police officers complete their paperwork, and Democratic district attorneys lower felony charges or completely dismiss them.

Now the Democrats, who also decriminalized marijuana, have given over 200 licenses to open stores and sell marijuana to convicted felons who were mostly drug dealers. Not one disabled veteran has received a license. In the eyes of our Democratic elected officials, convicted felons are more important than disabled veterans.

STEvE GROGAN Lynbrook

an intravenous tube in my arm, answering questions from doctors and nurses, including the ones you’re asked 100 times: name, date of birth, surgery you’re there for. Sometimes I had to spell my name.

Then I was wheeled into the operating room, a science fiction-style enclosure filled with doctors, nurses, bright lights and a table with what seemed to be an endless supply of knives and scissors. An epidural was painlessly inserted in my spine, and an anesthesia mask placed over my face.

The next thing I knew, I was in the recovery room, and Rosemary was saying that Weiss had told her all had gone well. I felt pain across my stomach, but nothing severe.

Soon I was in my own room. There was no steady pain as long as I lay motionless, but any attempt to move, or even reach for something, was very painful. Every day, though, the pain receded. The day after the surgery, I was walking up and down the hall. I slept pretty well at night, despite being awakened every few hours to have my blood pressure taken and blood drawn.

Each morning began with a team of doctors coming through at about 6:30 to ask how I was doing and to take turns admiring the 9-inch-long scar from my chest to my navel. Their words of praise made me feel proud, almost as if I had something to do with it. Weiss came by several times, always upbeat and reassuring — a total pro.

Northwell chief executive Michael Dowling, whom I’m proud to work for as a Northwell consultant, visited me for almost an hour, and we chatted about

everything from my surgery to County Limerick’s hurling team in Ireland. Besides Rosemary, who was there for hours each day, visitors included my son, Sean, my daughter, Erin, my sister, Barbara (a nurse), NCPD Commissioner Pat Ryder, former Deputy Commissioner Bill Flanagan, the Zimmermans, and former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Fred Cambria. There were phone calls from Mets greats Ed Kranepool and Art Shamsky and getwell wishes from political luminaries including Joe Cairo, Bruce Blakeman, Al D’Amato and Jay Jacobs. The warmest conversation was with my grandson Jack. The most unexpected call came from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Representatives Anthony D’Esposito, Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota, who had a layover in Shannon Airport, in Ireland, on a trip to Jordan and Israel. I almost felt as if I were back in Congress.

Five days after the operation, I walked out of the hospital unassisted.

I can’t say enough about the people at Northwell, especially the nurses and aides who did everything to make me comfortable and keep me relaxed. Northwell was top shelf before, during and after this entire process. (For those who might wonder, I was covered by Medicare and Rosemary’s insurance plan. I gave up congressional insurance 20 years ago. It was too expensive.)

Now I’m home and feel great. No real pain; just soreness. I’m eating well, and walking a few blocks each day. Weiss expected an almost full recovery in three to four weeks. There were some tense moments along the way, but I’m a lucky guy.

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Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

the next thing I knew, I was waking up and being told there was a tumor.

Grogan is a retired federal agent, a former Lynbrook village trustee and a veteran.