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Field of five for three seats on Lynbrook BOE By mIkE SmollINS msmollins@liherald.com

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Gridiron greats Girls from Lynbrook High School’s classes of 2021 and 2022 recently participated in the school’s annual flag football game at Marion Street School, which has been a tradition for 15 years. The senior class took the win, and partnered with juniors to raise $702 for their classes through the Key Club.

Five candidates will vie for three open seats on the Lynbrook Board of Education in next Tuesday’s elections.

Incumbent Vice President Lesli Deninno, Secretary Robert Paskoff and Trustee David Yaker are seeking re-election, while Nicole Aroksaar and Sean Murray are looking to unseat them and join the board.

Paskoff has the longest term of the incumbents, having served for 15 years, while both Deninno and Yaker have been trustees for six years. Aroksaar is an account manager for an insurance broker

and has served as co-president of the Lynbrook High School PTA for two years, and Murray has a wide range of experience working in education, including his current role as principal of West Hempstead Middle School.

Ahead of the election, the Herald asked the candidates about their goals and the issues facing the district.

Herald: Why did you decide to run (or run again) for the Board of Education?

Deninno: During my six years as a

trustee on the Lynbrook Board of Education, I am proud of the Continued on page 3

Vulpis, Caracciolo vie for East Rockaway school board By mIkE SmollINS msmollins@liherald.com

When polls open in East Rockaway next Tuesday, incumbent Board of Education President Dom Vulpis and challenger Dan Caracciolo will appear on the ballot, vying for one board seat.

Vulpis, who served as athletic director at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School for 22 years before he retired in July 2017 to become assistant to the executive director of Section VIII athletics in Garden City, has been on the board since 2018.

Caracciolo is running for the board for the first time, but has been involved in several school

and community committees and groups, including the East Rockaway Education Foundation and ERHS Alumni Association.

Ahead of the election, the Herald asked the candidates about their goals, visions for the future and assets they would bring to the board.

Herald: Why did you decide to

run (or run again) for the Board of Education?

Vulpis: I’m running for re-elec-

tion because we have projects that began during my tenure that would benefit the community to see them to completion.

Caracciolo: I love East Rockaway. I grew up here, and I credit East Rockaway schools for my academic and professional success, my strong sense of community and, of course, my marriage and family. I am seeking a position as school board trustee so I can reinvest in the next generation of East Rockaway’s children, the way so many people in this community invested in me. I want the chance to ensure all of our kids are supported, nurtured and given every opportunity to succeed in order to keep our hometown strong and vibrant well into the future. As a banker, homeowner, taxpayer and working parent, it is also extremely

important that the district maximizes the value of every taxpayer dollar, and I’m confident that my background lends itself to the district’s long-term financial security.

Herald: What would your main goals be and what major issues would you wish to address if you were elected to the board?

Vulpis: My goals are to continue

the transition from remote and hybrid learning back to full-time in-class learning, continue to implement policies for educational equity and allocate federal funds to programs that will bring student competence to prepandemic times. Furthermore, I’d like to keep addressing the Continued on page 4

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East Rockaway School District officials have proposed a $41.7 million budget for the 2021-22 school year.

The tax levy increase — the total amount that a district must collect in property taxes to meet expenses — is set at 1.60 percent, which is below the district’s allowable tax cap. The budget is $547,220 more than the 2020-21 spending plan. More than 74 percent of the budget will go toward programs, while over 13 percent is designated for capital projects and more than 11 percent is allocated to administrative expenses. East Rockaway will receive $7.8 million in state aid.

“Despite expenses related to Covid-19 driving our budget expenditures, the unexpected increase in [state] aid has allowed us to minimize the impact to residents, while maintaining staff and programs,” the East Rockaway Board of Education said in a statement. “The budget continues to support all our current curricular programs, K-12 clubs and all extracurricular activities, as well as programs that continue to support our students social-emotional needs, as well as expand offerings in certain areas.”

The budget includes a continued focus on security with upgraded cabling for high-definition cameras, replacement of old cameras with high-definition cameras, and the addition of 3M security film in common areas and on classroom doors, the installation of security fencing along the walkway to the front entrance of Rhame Avenue Elementary School, the continuation of the 1:1 tablet initiative for thirdthrough 12th-graders, the addition of Mac computers for high school art programs and an additional oven for the high school.

what’s on the ballot?

Proposition 1: $41.7 million budget proposal Proposition 2: Enables the district to spend $170,000 from its capital reserves to continue districtwide technology enhancements Proposition 3: Incumbent Dom Vulpis vs. challenger Dan Caracciolo for a Board of Education trustee seat Voting will be open at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on May 18 Additionally, the budget will fund floor replacements in the art room at Centre Avenue Elementary School, continued support for the high school’s summer school program and the Northwell Health Community Mental Health Clinic, and will bring in six new English as a New Language teachers, four math teachers and a literacy coach, along with a large bus, a new driver’s education vehicle and a camera system along with subscriptions to enable streaming of all regular season home games for athletics.

In addition to the budget, the district is also seeking approval to spend $170,000 from its capital reserves to continue districtwide technology enhancements at no additional cost to taxpayers.

Voters will also have the opportunity to select a candidate in the Board of Education trustee race. President Dom Vulpis is running against Dan Caracciolo.

Lynbrook school board candidates share goals accomplishments that we have made.

While we have remained below the tax cap each year, this year specifically our board has made the decision to have the lowest tax levy that we have proposed during the past five years. While maintaining a fiscally conservative budget, we have been able to add necessary staff and programs. I want to ensure that we remain on this path of providing all students with the tools necessary to succeed. I sit on the board to represent the community and to be its voice. I want to keep our taxes down while ensuring that our schools continue on the path of excellence.

Paskoff: I decided to run for a sixth term

on the board to help steer the district out of the Covid-19 struggles. The students missed many events and traditions over the past two school years, as did the parents and the community. I look forward to helping guide the district on our transition back to normal, which will be much smoother with experienced board members in place. Although I no longer have children in the schools, I have a home here.

Maintaining a quality school experience in all aspects of a public school system enhances the value of my home. Being born and bred in Lynbrook also helps with my desire to run for the board again. I bleed green and gold and want to enhance the great experiences I had as a child.

Yaker: This past year has certainly tested

our resolve, pushed our patience to the limit, and challenged everything we thought we knew about education and the world around us. We all have suffered great loss, both personally and communally, and have been asked to do things beyond what we thought we were capable of. Now more than ever, we must remain steadfast in our mission to nurture our children’s love for learning, teach them to become critical thinkers and have pride in their community in the hope that one day they may choose to return to Lynbrook and raise their own families here.

Each year it seems like we’re faced with new challenges just as we’re getting a grip on old challenges. The world is going through an unprecedented time right now.

New mandates are being placed on us daily, with little to no time to prepare, and having an experienced board member to help guide the district through uncharted territory is more important than ever. I have the experience, the understanding and the passion to continue this pursuit, and look forward to the challenges that lay ahead

Aroksaar: In my role as high school PTA copresident for the past two years, I have always been a strong advocate for students and families. I know how important the role of the Board of Education member is to the students, staff, schools and community. When schools closed last March, I was working remotely full-time, and all four of my children were home indefinitely. My two college students jumped right into remote learning, but my high school and middle school students really struggled — first, with a mostly virtual synchronous model in the spring, then with the hybrid

Lesli Deninno

Robert Paskoff

model starting in the fall. I saw what a toll the shutdown had on my children educationally and socially, but most of all, emotionally. During our Zoom PTA meetings, and while speaking with friends and other members of the community, I realized that this was a widespread issue. Out of concern for the mental health of our students, I decided to run for the board.

Murray: I decided to run for the Board of

Education because I believe that I will bring a new perspective to the board. As a school leader at both the building and district level, father of young children, and community volunteer, I have a broad range of experiences and expertise to contribute to board discussions and decisions. I am a creative problem solver, and I believe the board needs to have creative ideas to solve issues facing public schools today.

Herald: What are your main goals and what major issues do you wish to address by becoming a member of the school board?

Deninno: While navigating the pandemic,

our school board and administration took the lead on many protocols. We were the first to allow spectators to attend inside sporting events, and it yielded extremely positive results. The safety of our students and staff was always the primary focus.

We should all be very proud, as we came together and worked in conjunction with each other, further showing what a caring and special community we are, where everyone’s voices matter. My main goal is for Lynbrook to continue to take the lead and be a model school district that other districts want to emulate.

Paskoff: As I mentioned before, guiding the

district out of Covid-19 and helping the district move forward is my primary goal.

As we do this, we must make sure we are being inclusive and listening to all corners of the community. Part of this is addressing our growing diversity, but another part is ensuring that the board speaks for everyone, not just our children or neighbors. As a board member, I have enjoyed attending events at all our schools and gained a better understanding of how each school is unique.

Yaker: A Board of Education is at its best

when supporting the educational leaders whom our district has hired, serving as a checks and balances, being transparent in its dealing with all members of the community and remaining fiscally responsible to all its taxpayers, and most importantly giving our children all the opportunities

David Yaker

Nicole Aroksaar

and more to be successful in the 21st century. I think one of the challenges that we will be facing in the coming years is the way in which we, as a district, balance our newfound advancements in technology with the need to not be completely reliant on this same technology. I have witnessed firsthand the wonderful things we can do with technology in the classroom, but also the damage that this technology can do to student motivation, interaction with one another and overall communication. We also must remain vigilant amid the longterm effects that this pandemic will have on our children. We must be prepared to tackle the social emotional tolls that our students will be facing. Finally, we will need experienced board members in order to handle the potential fiscal challenges that we are sure to face in the coming years.

Aroksaar: As I mentioned, the overall mental health of the students is a primary concern. I also worry about students struggling to bridge educational gaps that have occurred in the last year. Lynbrook has a great support staff in our schools, and they are constantly monitoring at-risk students. My goal is to ensure that all students’ needs are being considered and addressed. Our kids are not OK. Many students are flying under the radar and need to know that they are not alone in their feelings of isolation. Our administrators and staff are always working hard for our students, but in today’s world, I would like to see enhanced communication with parents as well.

Murray: My main goals are to ensure that our policymaking and our administrative team are focused on improving teaching and learning for our district’s students. It is imperative that we do not rest on our laurels, but that we seek continuous improvement. In particular, the next few years will require a specific focus on the mental health and social-emotional needs of our students. Every staff member of the district must address these needs in addition to the content and standards.

Herald: Why do you think you have the experience necessary to be a good fit for the board?

Deninno: During my time as a trustee, our board has improved transparency, email correspondence and overall communications and visibility within our community.

Please know that I represent you and your family. I am always available to listen to and hear your concerns. I will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that our children

Sean Murray

have the best opportunities in our schools.

Paskoff: I have been on the board for the past 15 years. I have worked with three different superintendents. That means I have worked on 15 budgets and many varied contract negotiations. I have been part of the interview process for many of the higher-level positions, including two of the three superintendents I talked about earlier. I can balance the needs of the student with the needs of the community. I have also attended numerous state and national school board conferences that enable me to introduce fresh ideas to our community.

Yaker: The future is bright for Lynbrook.

The additions both physically and academically make for a great deal of excitement. Yet there is still work to be done. As a lifelong resident, a teacher, a coach, an active community service leader and a board member for the past six years, I am excited to tackle the challenges that we will surely face in the coming years. These challenges do not scare me, but rather motivate me to continue our pursuit of excellence for the entire Lynbrook School District.

Aroksaar: As PTA co-president over the past two years, I have interacted with many parents and community members and have a feel for what the people of Lynbrook want and need. I feel I bring a balanced and thoughtful opinion to examine issues from all perspectives. My job requires me to work collectively with others in my department as well as interact with clients to help problem solve. My education in accounting and work experience will help during the budget process to ensure fiscal responsibility, while also keeping the needs of our students in the forefront.

Murray: I have almost a decade and a half

of experience as a school leader, and bring that broad understanding of student learning, state standards and education policies to the board. Additionally, I have served on the executive boards of multiple other community organizations, including a co-op board of directors. I have been at the table with others where we needed to make decisions in the best interests of the organization and not ourselves. The ability to think through issues that way takes time and practice to develop, and I have been developing those skills for almost 20 years.

For full candidate bios and answers to more questions, visit liherald.com/lynbrook.

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Two candidates run for E.R. board seat continued from front page mental health and wellness needs of our students through our Northwell Health partnership and to build on the district’s strategic plan by setting new goals and objectives.

Caracciolo: My main goals are to help

the district develop a long-term strategic plan, what I’m calling a “Master 2050” plan, to amplify the reputation of East Rockaway as a premier district for all students, families and future homeowners. I want to maximize opportunities for all students by identifying and filling program gaps, supporting a stigma-free learning environment for all students, whether they excel in academics, compete in sports, perform in the arts, have a love of languages or have special needs that we can meet together.

I also hope to use my personal and professional networks to build public private partnerships within the district that can create opportunities for internships and apprenticeships, exposing students to public servants and business leaders in East Rockaway to help guide career and college decisions. Encouraging community investment can reduce the tax burden and improve the quality of the district’s programs and services.

Finally, another goal is to build on the board’s recent investments in transparency and accountability by creating a user-friendly district-wide financial dashboard that is translated, digested, accessible and collaborative so every taxpayer can understand how and where the district spends our tax dollars. Residents and taxpayers really should be the ultimate voice in setting priorities and defining and driving not just satisfaction, but success.

Herald: Are there any educational cours-

es or curricula that you wish to see implemented that are not now offered?

Vulpis: We are looking to implement a

pre-K program with federal funds. We are hoping to use the learning curve the pandemic taught us with technology to leverage new innovative curricula.

Caracciolo: I am excited about the new

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Dan Caracciolo

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Challenger

Age: 65

Age: 40

Family: Wife, Kathleen; son, Dom; daughters, Marykate and Kerrianne

Family: Wife of 16 years, Kristina Caracciolo, two daughters

Number of children in district: None

Number of children in district: Two

Professional experience: Teacher and administrator for 42 years

Professional experience: Vice president of sustainable banking originations and senior corporate relationship manager, HSBC Bank

Other positions: Section VIII Athletics assistant executive director

Other positions: Director, East Rockaway Education Foundation (previously served as president, vice president and recording secretary); president, ERHS Alumni Association

Caracciolo: First, I am a team player. In my professional life and in my volunteer work, I enjoy being part of diverse teams and committees that have shared goals. I know that everyone on the board, as well as the superintendent, shares my goal of doing what is best for our community and our students.

Despite being an independent outsider, I’m lucky to have almost lifelong relationships with some of the board members. Finally, as a parent with two students in the district, and as a leader in the East Rockaway Education Foundation, I have cultivated an open and constructive dialogue with [Superintendent Lisa] Ruiz [and] her leadership team, and I look forward to working alongside all of these great public servants. I want to bring fresh eyes to the board while opening the district up to everyone’s input, and I have no other allegiances other than to our children and residents.

Herald: Why do you think you have the

experience necessary to be a good fit on the board?

Vulpis: My experiences as a [board] trustee, vice president and president afford me opportunities to write and review school board policies. Having a long-term relationship in the schools and community enables the school culture to continue to grow with the values the community is proud to display.

Caracciolo: I have a lifetime of experi-

courses being offered in the art, technology and family and consumer sciences departments, and hope that the district will soon provide more opportunities for students to learn languages necessary for our country to continue to lead in a global economy. It would be great to expose students to sustainability as a component of STEAM education, to encourage innovation that will help their generation tackle all sorts of climate-related challenges to everything from food to energy. I would also love for our students to learn basic, practical financial literacy that will help them succeed both in college and

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Herald: How do you think you would work (or continue to work) alongside the other board members and superintendent?

Vulpis: I have been working beside fellow board members and the superintendent’s team of administrators with the ability to share views that will promote programs. Consensus building with team members comes about when there is a common thread to serve the students.

ence growing up, learning, serving and living in East Rockaway. I have helped this community overcome challenges during Hurricane Sandy, and helped my children succeed educationally and socially through the challenges of remote learning. I think people on the board and in the schools know that I definitely care as much as they do, and that common ground will drive our collaboration and help the board achieve our goals. Professionally, my experience in identifying and managing financial risk, building relationships, and negotiating business agreements will bring a new and objective skill set to an already successful team.

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Lynbrook schools propose $92.9M budget —$92.9 million budget proposal —The district seeks to appropriate $600,000 of the Technology Replacement Fund for network infrastructure and the installation of new technology tools in the Kindergarten Center and to use $605,000 in capital reserve funds for infrastructure.

—Five trustees vie for two Board of Education spots —Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. For your polling location, visit lynbrookschool.org.

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0perspectives so they will be equipped to make their own educated choices down the road.”

Under the diversified literary repertoire, each grade will focus on a different theme. In order of grade level, nine through 12, the chosen themes are as follows: Coming of Age, Empathy, Cultural Awareness or Identity. Students will be offered a choice of approximately 10-12 titles that have been chosen with consideration for diverse authorship, perspectives, interests, genres, literary merit and ability levels.

To continue supporting the creative arts, the administration has decided to increase funds for the Fine and Performing Arts Department. “We have an incredible community for the arts,” Lynch said.

He specifically noted the high school’s Bern Seiderman Gallery, which displays student art pieces year round. The Health and Athletics Department, run by director Joseph Martilotti, will have a decrease in funds as a result of the pandemic; much of the new sport’s equipment purchased in years prior went unused as team sports were put on hiatus due to Covid-19, which can be used again.

The instructional buildings’ funds, also known as the principals’ budget, will decrease by 4.71 percent. This budget funds classroom furniture, school supplies, and club activities. “No programs will be touched by this decrease,” Lynch said.

Facilities will also see a significant decrease of 5.63 percent, which includes oil, gas, water and security. Preventative maintenance functions will be maintained, but new projects will be delayed for next year.

The communications budget will see a timely 2.14 percent increase, as the pandemic has created a greater need than ever to invest in technology. Learning management systems, including Schoology and Seesaw, will be maintained through those funds, and teacher desktops will be replaced to include webcams; these precautions are being taken in case the district must return to remote instruction, which Lynch pointed out could happen at a moment’s notice.

The second proposition on the budget is for the district to appropriate $600,000 of the Technology Replacement Fund for net-

lynBrook School officialS have proposed a $92.9 million budget for 2021-22, and the vote is set for May 18. work infrastructure and the installation of new technology tools in the Kindergarten Center; as proposed, touch-screen televisions will serve as a replacement for Smartboards. That will have no impact on the tax levy, as it is making use of funds that the district already possesses.

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Lynbrook School District officials recently announced their plans for the $92.9 million 2021-22 school budget, which aims primarily to bolster current programs, make improvements in school infrastructure, and continue staff development across the board. At the May 5 Board of Education meeting, Paul Lynch, assistant superintendent for finance, operations and information systems, presented a breakdown of the proposed budget, as adopted on March 10 and adjusted on April 20; all information regarding the budget, status of the schools, and fiscal accountability can be found on the district website.

Although the administration initially prepared for a decrease in state aid, this year’s aid program exceeded their expectations. Through local taxes, a federal grant program and an increase in state Foundation Aid, the district was able to make bolder program adjustments in this year’s budget, while still maintaining their original priorities: an additional special education class at the elementary level, a book selection from diverse perspectives to offer student choice, and continued staff development for technology, special education and reading.

Overall, the three-part budget —which includes administrative, capital, and program costs — will see a 1.62 percent increase. Seventy seven percent of the budget will go into programming: “It’s the heart of what we do,” Lynch said at the budget hearing. However, due to the large sum of state aid, this will be the lowest proposed tax levy in five years.

Coming in at .98 percent, the levy is significantly lower than the allowable levy of 1.88 percent, meaning it only requires a simple majority to pass.

While one of the primary goals of the budget is to strengthen the district’s special education program, it proposes a 5.47 percent decrease in funds for the program this year. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Melissa Burak explained that the special education budget is known to fluctuate by each year, as it depends on the number of students attending high-cost, out-of-district programs. Currently, less students are placed out of the district, so the budget can be reduced. This will enable the schools to “safely save money,” Lynch said at the hearing. An additional special education class will be added at Waverly Park Elementary School.

Additionally, the district’s budget for salaries will increase, allowing for an expansion of the special education staff; the schools plan to hire a special education chairperson, additional special education teachers, two elementary teacher assistants and one elementary level aid. The budget for the guidance department will remain steady, but will also include new Career Development Program job coaching services.

The administration also plans to expand student-choice within the high school English curriculum. “It is important to use literature in our schools that reflects the growing diversity in our student population,” Burak said. “Our students need to read books that offer diverse

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VFW installs new officers The officers for the coming year of Lynbrook’s American Legion Post 335 were sworn in at the May meeting held at the post’s headquarters on Merrick Road. The Legionnaire officers are, from left, Historian Steve Grogan, Financial Officer Howard Kalachman, Adjutant Kenny Weir, Commander Bill Marinaccio, Sergeant-at-Arms Mike Guglielmo and Judge Advocate Bill Gaylor. Chaplain Len Goldstein, right, swore in his fellow officers.

Ongoing Free Hearing Screenings In honor of Better Hearing and Speech Month, Comprehensive Audiology is offering free hearing screenings from May 1 to 31. Call (516) 387-4000 for an appointment at 261 Broadway, Lynbrook to see Dr. Esther Fogel.

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

Monday, May 17 Lynbrook Village Board Meeting The Lynbrook mayor and village board

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Visit lynbrookvillage.net or call (516) 599-8300 for more information.

Tuesday, May 18 School Board and Budget Votes Polls will be open for Lynbrook and East Rockaway school board trustee and budget votes. Ballot and voting information can be found at the district websites, eastrockawayschools. org and lynbrookschools.org.

Saturday, May 22 Safety Expo The East Rockaway Kiwanis Club is hosting a free safety expo with the Nassau County Police Department and East Rockaway Fire Department from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Oxbow Park, 517 Ocean Ave. in East Rockaway. The event

will cover bicycle registration, bike and helmet inspections and crosswalk safety. For more information, contact Stephanie at stephaniepaul0217@gmail.com.

Monday, May 24 Book Club for Adults The East Rockaway Library hosts a virtual Book Club at 7 p.m., focusing on The Book of Speculation by Erica Swyler. It’s the story of a Long Island librarian and his family’s strange and terrible history. When an antique book is sent to him, he has to figure out how it fits in with his life. Copies are available for download on the Libby app, and in large and regular print at the front desk. Email reference@eastrockawaylibrary.org to sign up for the link to the discussion.

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

Comprehensive Audiology offers free screenings in May The Lynbrook village board meets on May 17.

School board and budget votes are set for May 18.

The E.R. Kiwanis Club hosts a Safety Expo on May 22.

will host its next meeting at 7 p.m. at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School, 443 Ocean Ave. Live stream recordings will be posted at eastrockawayschols.org.

Thursday, June 8 Lynbrook Library Board Meeting The Lynbrook Library will host its monthly board meeting at 7:30 p.m.

For more information, call (516) 599-8630.

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

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Former LynBrook Fire Chief and Honorary Commissioner Tom Ryan, right, broke the traditional bottle of champagne on the new Tally-Ho pumper as officers, from left, Second Lieutenant Jack Liquori, First Lieutenant Ken Olsen and Captain Stephen Liquori also took part.

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Tally-Ho christens its new LFD fire truck On April 23, Tally-Ho Engine Company No. 3 of the Lynbrook Fire Department dedicated and christened its new 2021 Spartan fire truck at wet-down ceremonies in the parking lot of the firehouse on Horton Avenue.

The fire truck is the eighth piece of firefighting equipment since the company was formed 119 years ago. Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach and members of the village board were present along with county and town officials. Also in attendance were the chiefs of the LFD and

other local fire companies.

During the ceremony, former Chief and Honorary Commissioner Thomas Ryan broke the ceremonial bottle of champagne on the front pumper. Our Lady of Peace deacon Kevin McCormick also blessed it.

After the ceremony, the new fire truck was wet-down with streams of water. The new fire truck is dedicated in memory of Tally-Ho Lieutenant Fred Shnoor, who was killed in the line of duty during a fire on May 31, 1932, and former Tally-Ho Captain Jeffrey Wiener, who as a Navy Corpsman was killed in action in Iraq on May 7, 2005.

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Amend laws to address hate crimes against Asians Earlier this month, the Legislative names, addresses and phone numbers.

To address this disturbing matter, I Majority convened a hearing focusing on anti-Asian hate crimes and violence. recently joined my colleagues by sending Across the country, acts of anti-Asian a letter to our state leaders calling on hate have occurred with an alarming fre- them to expeditiously amend the discovquency, and tragically, we have seen sever- ery reform laws to exclude personal inforal horrific acts committed in and around mation regarding victims and witnesses Nassau County recently, as well as in from being shared with defendants, specifically in cases of hate crimes. With the other areas in New York state. current climate of fear from Nassau has one of the physical and verbal assault fastest growing Asian popuwithin the Asian community lations in America, estimatand other racial biases we ed at about 10 percent are witnessing, state leaders countywide, including a must immediately amend large Southern Asian poputhe law. lace in the Valley Stream I will continue to do anyarea and other Asian comthing on my part to see that munities within my district this law is changed and to as well. Therefore, it is make it easier for residents imperative that the Nassau County Police Department Nassau CouNty LegisLator to report hate crimes without fear of reprisal. Racial and district attorney’s office C. WiLLiam gayLor hate and bias have no place have the resources to act on in our society and violence and prevent acts of hatred of this nature against anyand violence against Asians, one, is reprehensible and must not be tolor any humans for that matter.

Likewise, it’s important to ensure that erated.

The surge in attacks around the counthe NCPD provides targeted means for victims of hate crimes to report such inci- try is in direct opposition to the freedoms dents, including department personnel to we hold dear. I, along with every member communicate in the languages of our of the county’s Legislative Majority, universally condemn such behavior and anydiverse population.

During the hearing, several Asian one committing crimes by acting in this American community activists testified manner should be apprehended and prosthat many individuals were afraid to ecuted to the fullest extent of the law. report hate crimes in part because of Gaylor is a county legislator for LegislaNew York’s new discovery reform laws mandating that prosecutors turn over to tive District 6, which comprises Malverne, defendants names and contact informa- Lynbrook, North Lynbrook, Valley Stream tion of victims and witnesses within 15 and portions of Rockville Centre, Hewlett, days of arraignment. That includes their Franklin Square and Woodmere.

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At the village board meeting on May 3, officials received $75,000 in community revitalization money to help fund the project, which will be used for benches, the installation of sidewalks and the purchase of a clock for the southwest corner of the intersection.

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he pandemic changed my job a lot. It has been a lot of work all the time.

When the pandemic first hit, there were more people in the store than ever before.

It brought in more business because a lot of other supermarket locations closed, but ours stayed open. More people from Elmont and from neighboring towns and villages came to shop at our supermarket. I was happy about having more business because we were serving more of humanity, which is a blessing.

Things have recently gone back to normal, with a regular amount of people coming to the store on a regular basis because more supermarkets are open now.

Overall, the pandemic has been tough on everyone. When it first hit, most people were staying home, and they couldn’t really

go anywhere. It was very hard for everyone. I still don’t really go anywhere outside of work because I don't want to get infected.

But I had to keep going to work, and at times I didn’t want to be close to anyone.

However, we have so many customers asking for different things, and sometimes I have to get close to them.

My job is part of helping to supply and meet the needs of our community. I have to keep going and keep working no matter what happens. People need to eat in the neighborhood. and they need the food that we provide in order to survive and live. We can’t just close and stop working.

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had just purchased Broadway Tavern in December 2019. We renovated the interior, and we even expanded the bar with an outdoor section.

We had to completely renovate inside the bar, too, because it was old and looked dirty.

At 8:00 on March 16, 2020, we were forced to shut down everything. I tried to give my bartenders a few dollars to keep them going, because obviously they were struggling.

When we were allowed to reopen two months later, we had a live band playing, and the place was filled to capacity on the first night. During the summer we did really well, because no one wanted to be inside. In the fall, as it got cooler, business dwindled a bit, and I had to cut back on our staff.

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The best thing we did was spend the money to put this outdoor venue together. People want to be outside, anyway, because it’s a little more comfortable now.

The town has been very cooperative in giving us whatever we need. The mayor of Malverne has been more than accommodating, and the village board has really tried their best to support us in any way possible.

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efinitely because of Covid, it’s made it a lot harder in terms of getting things done.

In terms of the social distancing, there’s a lot more tension with the employees and the customers just because of the atmosphere of everything going on. But I think after the first couple of months of Covid, both the customers and employees became more adapted to it. At least the drama in the store kind of subsided for the most part.

Actually, for most retail, especially the grocery industry, Covid has actually been a saving grace in terms of profit. Grocery chains across the country have seen record profits.

Within the first couple of months of Covid, it didn’t matter what product it was, it was flying off the shelf. We’re one of the few businesses that’s actually been open the entire time

because we were deemed essential from the get-go.

Just the added stress in terms of the social distancing, the fear in terms of not really knowing the nature of the virus and how to go about it, that was definitely real, but as more information has come out about the virus, that’s subsided for the most part. It’s all about being able to adjust to the climate. At least in terms of how normal it can be, it’s returned to some sort of normalcy, at least.

We’re still wearing the mask, but at this point, it's pretty much like a part of my face.

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rom a business standpoint, the pandemic has forced us to find other ways to generate revenue to try and stay afloat. We started a shipping business, which helped us maintain sales. Doing things like that has helped us stay afloat.

While we've always maintained a clean store, the pandemic helped us become even more conscious of it. We're doing things from a cleaning standpoint that we’ve never done before on a minute-to-minute basis, and I believe it has helped us maintain an even cleaner store. We're still using the same cleaning procedures, such as constantly washing down tables and cleaning counters.

So far this spring, things have been really good business-wise. People have been coming back in, sitting both inside and outside.

Business has been picking up, and we're close to being back to where we're supposed to be.

We're not back to 100 percent yet, but we’re back to about 75 to 80 percent of where we were prior to the pandemic. I’m very happy about that, and I’m excited about things going forward as we approach the summer.

I want to thank the customers with all my heart for supporting us and for coming in.

They're trusting us in that we're keeping a clean store and that we're still manufacturing the same great food and bagels. They really have shown support for us throughout. I’m very grateful for the support of the community.

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Airpower Museum to host Memorial Day shows In observance of Memorial Day Weekend, the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale will once again join in the Jones Beach Air Show, flying its “Arsenal of Democracy” warbirds over Jones Beach on Saturday and Sunday, May 29 and 30..

AAM’s fleet of restored military aircraft will include a B-25 Mitchell Bomber, Douglas C-47 Skytrain troop transporter, Grumman TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber, Curtiss P-40 Flying Tiger, P-51D Mustang Fighter, AT-6 Texan Warbird and AT28D5 Nomad Vietnam Era Fighter.

On May 29 and 30, Hangar 3 will open at 10 a.m. Arrive early, park your car, sign in and enjoy the exhibits. During the morning, visitors will be called outside to watch as pilots start their engines, taxi and lift off, performing fly-bys with Republic Air Traffic Control permission, before leaving to join the Jones Beach Air Show. Have lunch and later on watch as the aircraft return from Jones Beach in the afternoon, touch down and taxi back to Hangar 3. Flight experiences will also be available each day on AAM’s AT-6 Texan and Waco Biplane.

AAM will also welcome three visiting U.S. Navy EF/A-18 Super Hornets from May 27 to 30. The Hornets are supersonic combat jets, designed as both fighters and attack aircraft. Exclusive to AAM, Hornets are not in the Jones Beach Air Show and will be on AAM’s ramp all four days. Be there early in the morning as the Hornets touch down at Republic on Thursday, May 27. Hornets are scheduled to depart on May 31 or June 1.

AAM’s World War II aircraft will also hold practice flybys Thursday and Friday in the morning and afternoon.

According to AAM founder Jeff Clyman, the goal for this four-day salute is two-fold: “To honor the men and women of the ‘Greatest Generation’ who built, maintained and piloted the iconic warbirds of yesteryear in a bold defense of freedom during World War II, as well as active duty military, national guard and reservists who continue this mission and command the skies in

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Among the AircrAft featured in the American Airpower Museum’s Memorial Day shows will be the Grumman TBM Avenger, a World War II era fighter plane. advanced supersonic jet aircraft to our present day.”

Since everyone cannot be at Jones Beach on Saturday and Sunday, Clyman decided to stage this four-day salute so people on the beach, as well as those closer to home, can enjoy AAM’s warbirds. So, if you want to avoid the Wantagh Parkway crawl to Jones Beach, you can park instead for free in AAM’s lot and along New Highway.

The Air Show will also feature a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, “The Warthog,” flying over Jones Beach.

AAM has its own A-10, the nation’s premier close air support attack aircraft, and it will be display outside Hangar 3, with staff ready to answer questions about its special

features and armaments.

Admission for adults is $15; seniors and veterans, $10; and children ages 5 to 12, $8. Tickets and pre-registration are not required, and admission is on a first-come, firstserved basis. The museum can now operate at 100 percent capacity, in accordance with New York’s May 19 lifting of pandemic capacity limits. However, there is still a need for social distancing, and guests must wear face masks and have their temperatures taken at the door. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on all four days, plus AAM will be open Monday, May 31, Memorial Day.

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On the other hand: Yikes! What if I can’t keep up?

What if I’ve lost everything I worked so hard to attain?

First, know that hope is far from lost. But also realize that unless you’ve diligently kept up your training — perhaps with at-home workouts — you probably will have lost some effects, particularly cardiovascularly.

Manage your expectations “Fitness takes longer to gain than it does to lose,” says Laurie P. Whitsel, vice president of policy research and translation for the American Heart Association.

But try not to despair, she says. Life has been crazy lately, so you just have to forgive yourself and move forward.

“If you’ve taken a break during Covid-19, that’s fine,” Dr. Whitsel says. “This is a stressful time. Maybe we’ve devoted more time to our families, or we’re adjusting to working a different way. So take time off; that’s OK. Then jump back in and do those wonderful things for your heart. You don’t want to give that up.”

When workouts do get sporadic or cease completely, that starts the body into what’s known as the detraining effect — “an interesting area of research,” says exercise physiologist Fabio Comana.

Some people, studies have shown, may lose training effects in a few days; for others, it may take a month or more. Just how quickly depends on factors like age, general health, the presence of underlying issues such as diabetes, and VO2 max (a measure of how much oxygen the body utilizes during intense workouts).

“Let’s say you trained and had an amazing VO2 max in the 60s,” Comana says. “Then you stop. It may drop 10 percent, so you’re down to 54. That’s still high, and in dayto-day living you won’t be winded. But if you’re an older adult with a 25 VO2 max and have a 10 percent drop, it will compromise your activities of daily living.”

What you’ve lost you can get back Cardiovascular fitness tends to be lost more quickly than muscle strength, Comana says. Here’s why: “Muscle adaptations are architectural changes; that is, you’re building bigger muscles,” Comana explains. “But cardiovascular fitness is a mechanism for becoming more efficient, rather than a structure.”

Added to that physical mix is what’s going on in our brains. “Any time we’re confronted with a decision” — whether to exercise or not, maybe — “our brains are doing a sort of analysis, weighing the benefits of the decision with the potential costs,” says neuroscientist Shannon Odell.

“After falling out of the habit of exercising or of taking time to focus on fitness, that cost may feel extra high,” says Dr. Odell, who admits to slipping out of her own exercise routine. “And research suggests that our brains are wired to follow the path of least resistance, or to make choices that require the least amount of effort.”

So, since not doing anything is easier than doing something, no wonder we may be kind of in limbo about how, when and — hearing how quickly we’ve lost fitness — why to start back.

That said, please don’t make a U-turn from the door of your recently reopened gym/fitness studio and head back to your car. Ditto for refraining from plopping back down on your favorite sofa with a bag of chips and your favorite beverage.

Because while getting back to your pre-pandemic level may seem like a looming mountaintop, you can do it. And once you reach the summit, you’ll see that breathtaking view and feel that sense of accomplishment all over again. Plus, your workout buddies are counting on you — to do it, and to motivate them to do it, too.

“We tend to focus on weight,” Dr. Whitsel says, “but we really need to emphasize overall the benefits of physical activity, the mental health and well-being, the positive effect on the cardiovascular system, on your muscles; you’ll feel stronger, have better balance and flexibility, and reduce the risk of falls.”

It’s all a matter of feeling safe, of getting started, of planning ahead, of not being hard on yourself if you’re out of breath long before you used to be.

Above photo: Before beginning a fitness routine after a long break from physical activity, experts say it’s best to set realistic expectations and ease into exercise to avoid injuries.

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Get (re)started and achieve results without frustration Exercise is a wonder drug, but you can’t feel the effects until you fill your own prescription. “In this time of Covid and stress, exercise can be a great relief for your body and your mind,” Dr. Laurie P. Whitsel says. “It’s more important than ever.”

If you’ve been away from exercise, or just lax in consistency, Fabio Comana says the first thing to consider goes beyond physiology.

“A lot of times when we’ve detrained, it may not be our choice; it may be circumstances,” he says. “Say you had no ability to work out for a month or two. You’ve not just detrained; you’ve changed your behavior.”

Start to re-engage those behaviors that got you in shape; get back to exercising consistently, he says.

Surprisingly, motivation doesn’t work as well as believing in yourself to accomplish something.

“Where are you most likely to be successful?” he says. “The human brain doesn’t like uncertainty, but that’s what Covid has presented to us — uncertainty. The best way to overcome it is to develop structure.”

Try a behavior once and evaluate it, he says. “If it’s something enjoyable and you could do it again, move it to two times and then to three. It’s building tiny habits and creating an automatic process.”

Studies show the best way to stay motivated is by setting “small, difficult but still achievable goals,” Dr. Odell says. “So don’t expect yourself to hit that personal best the first week.

Remember: Slow and steady.”

The silver lining of all this? “We’ll probably recondition faster the second time than the first,” Comana says.

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ing your comeback as successful as possible.

Plan ahead: When you’ve scheduled a class and put it on your calendar, you’re more likely than not to show up. It’s a matter of holding yourself accountable. You wouldn’t schedule a haircut or a dental appointment and just not show up, would you?

Lighten up on yourself: OK, you’ve been doing some neighborhood walking, maybe some crunches and push-ups, maybe some at-home workouts. Now you are ready to really push forward. f you don’t see results from your new workout routine right away, it can get frustrating, and you may be tempted to give up. But remember, it will only get easier with time.

Listen to your body: If it’s telling you to slow down or take an option suggested by your instructor, go for it.

“You’re feeling appropriate for where you are,” Dr. Whitsel says. “Don’t feel guilty; it’s all part of ramping back up.”

Encourage each other: “It’s human nature to be competitive,” Comana says, “but the coach can change the mindshift from competitive to supportive. Pick up your neighbor; it’s fortunate for them and fortunate for you.”

Additionally, he says, “Diminish the urge to peek over and see how the person next to you is doing.”

And since social distancing keeps us from hugging or high-fiving each other at the end of class, it’s especially important to acknowledge classmates with a two-word call-out: “Great job!”

Above photo: The key to returning to exercise safely after a long break is to take small steps and frequently change up your routine, according to fitness experts.

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There are many treatments for chronic pain, including, but not limited to: Physical therapy and lifestyle modification, TENS, topical therapies, over the counter and prescription medication, and injections and nerve ablations.

s many as 50 million Americans have chronic pain. It interferes with their work, their activities of daily living, and almost every facet of their lives. Brian J. Snyder, M.D., is a partner and attending neurosurgeon with Neurological Surgery, P.C. (NSPC Brain & Spine Surgery), Rockville Centre, and a fellowship-trained, board certified expert in using neurostimulation to treat chronic pain, surgery for epilepsy, movement disorders, and refractory pain.

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Neuromodulation, or neurostimulation, is a group of procedures that involve placement of electrodes temporarily (an if successful), permanently in the nervous system. These treatment procedures What causes chronic pain? interfere with the message for pain being sent to Chronic pain can have many causes. It can be the brain. caused by prior injury, medical disease, or prior These procedures include: spinal cord stimulation surgery. Some patients may have chronic pain with Brian J Snyder, M.D. (SCS), dorsal roots ganglion stimulation (DRG), no apparent cause. peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS), occipital nerve stimulation (ONS), motor cortex stimulation (MCS), and deep brain What are some of the types of chronic pain? stimulation (DBS).

• Low back pain (caused by arthritis, injury, etc.) – Some patients with chronic low back pain may have had prior surgery and persist with If a patient had an unsuccessful trial or implant for that pain. neurostimulation in the past, or has a device implanted that • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS – formerly known as RSD) – doesn’t work very well, are they a candidate for one of these Caused by nerve or tissue damage, sometimes very benign in nature procedures? resulting in a severe pain syndrome.

Yes. The technology has advanced substantially in the last several • Migraine and other headache/occipital neuralgia. years and there are new devices and new procedures that are allowing • Shingles (post-herpetic neuropathy).

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Many people find it impossible to think about summer without conjuring visions of spending endless hours outdoors from morning until evening, whether beachside, on the open water or even floating in a backyard pool.

Especially now, as we begin to emerge from the pandemic, outside — making up for 2020’s “lost summer” — is where we want to be.

Although a certain measure of sun exposure is required for some natural functions of the body, it’s well documented that too much time in the sun can be hazardous to one’s health. That’s why summer frolickers need to exercise considerable caution each time they step outside.

Each year more than three and a half million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the United States. So whether you’re planning a trip to the beach, hitting the golf course, or enjoying a backyard cookout, remember to protect yourself from the sun.

Banish The Burn Taking sunburn for granted can be a big mistake. Many people wouldn’t risk burns from a hot stove or open fire, but they won’t think twice about being unprotected under the very hot rays of the sun.

Depending on the intensity of the sun and the amount of time spent outside, sunburn can be a first- or second-degree burn. In first-degree burns, damage affects the topmost layer of skin.

However, sunburn can even affect deeper layers and cause blistering in addition to redness and pain.

Sunburn also can cause some irreparable damage that goes unseen. Medical experts stress that ultraviolet light from the sun can alter DNA, prematurely aging skin or even contributing to skin cancers. It can take years before symptoms become noticeable. Therefore, exercise caution when spending time in the sun — at every age.

Always Protect Yourself Sunburn is one of the most easily prevented summertime ailments. It’s also important to note that sunburns are not just limited to the hot weather or when it is sunny outside.

Ultraviolet damage can occur at any time of the year, and also from artificial UV sources, such as tanning beds.

Preventing sunburn — preventing serious risk to your health — is simple.

Seek the shade. The sun’s rays are usually strongest between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. If you are outside, find shade from a structure, a leafy tree, or a sun umbrella for protection. Also, try to arrange your schedule so that you can take advantage of the early morning and late afternoon for your outdoor activities. Otherwise, limit exposure to the sun and take frequent breaks in the shade.

Cover up. Wear protective clothing that covers the arms and legs. Some outdoor gear is designed to offer sun protection. Tightly woven fabrics tend to help the most.

Your clothes can be an effective form of protection from the sun’s harmful rays. Some

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outdoor clothing now carries an Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) rating. The UPF rating lets you know how well the fabric shields your skin from ultraviolet (UV) rays. All fabrics block UV rays to some degree, but the most effective have a UPF rating from 15 (good) to more than 50 (excellent). For example, a white cotton t-shirt has a UPF of five. Blue jeans have a UPF of 1,700.

In other words, densely woven and bright or dark colored fabrics offer the best defense from the sun’s rays.

Light-weight, loose-fitting long sleeves and pants also help. Don’t forget a hat and sunglasses to protect your head and eyes and put sunscreen on exposed skin.

Apply — and reapply — sunscreen. Apply sunscreen generously and reapply it regularly.

The Sun Protection Factor (SPF) measures how long unprotected skin can be theoretically exposed to the sun’s harmful UV rays before causing damage. UVA rays can prematurely age your skin, causing wrinkles and age spots. UVB rays can burn your skin. Too much exposure to

either can cause skin cancer.

Look for products that offer an SPF of 15 or greater. The American Academy of Dermatology actually recommends an SPF of 30 or greater.

Make sure the product is broad-spectrum, meaning it protects against UVA and UVB rays.

Apply sunscreen thoroughly, paying attention to the tops of feet, hands and other places that tend to go untreated. Reapply every two hours or more frequently, if necessary.

Keep in mind that sunscreen is often not applied thoroughly or evenly, and it might wash off while you swim or sweat. That means sunscreen might be less effective than the SPF number might lead you to believe.

Dermatologists suggest that along with the sunscreen’s SPF, you should choose a “broad spectrum” sunscreen that offers protection from UVA and UVB rays. It is important to reapply sunscreen frequently.

Above photo: Have your time in the sun while sparing your skin from damage and harm to your health.

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s gyms reopen and summer sports and outdoor activities ramp up following the easing of coronavirus restrictions, Mount Sinai South Nassau experts advise caution before jump-starting a new workout regimen.

“It’s important to warm up first followed by stretching before starting exercise, especially if you have been on the couch for months due to the pandemic,” said Stelios Koutsoumbelis, MD, Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at Mount Sinai South Nassau. “We are concerned that people may rush back out without proper preparation, which could lead to a rash of stress fractures, muscle strains, overuse tendon injuries, and soft tissue tears in the knees, shoulders, elbows, hips, and ankles.”

To prevent such injuries, Dr. Koutsoumbelis recommends taking these simple steps before exercising: √ Follow a schedule that sticks to the “10 percent rule” of increasing the intensity, volume, distance, and duration of workouts. Make time for rest and recovery after strenuous exercise. √ Warm-up first followed by stretching before practice or training. √ Diversify training by combining or alternating activities like walking, jogging, biking, or weightlifting. Improving your core strength, lower extremity balance, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance can enhance your fitness. √ Listen to your body; if you feel pain, soreness, or tightness, stop!

Early intervention with targeted conditioning and stretching exercises, or even physical therapy, is key to avoiding further injury. √ Eat healthy. Be sure to include fruits and vegetables and adequate portions of protein in your daily diet.

If you or your child suffers an injury, don’t live by the rule “no pain, no gain.”

Dr. Koutsoumbelis, left, and orthopedic surgeons at Mount Sinai South Nassau use minimally invasive and arthroscopic surgical techniques that reduce post-operative pain and result in less scarring.

Mount Sinai South Nassau’s sports medicine professionals are ready to help by applying their experience and expertise to develop a tailored plan that will lead to a faster recovery and prevent reinjury. If surgery is needed, the hospital’s orthopedic surgeons use minimally invasive arthroscopic and image-guided surgery to repair common and complex orthopedic sports injuries.

“The benefits of minimally invasive and arthroscopic surgery include reduced post-operative pain, less scarring, a quicker recovery, and a faster return to normal activities,” said Dr. Koutsoumbelis. “Many of these surgeries can be performed on an outpatient basis.”

Minimally invasive procedures such as the Birmingham Hip resurfacing may eliminate the need for traditional hip replacement surgery, just as the Uni-Knee partial knee replacement and ImageGuided knee replacement procedures may help you avoid open surgery.

Knee and shoulder injuries repaired at Mount Sinai South Nassau include torn cartilage and anterior cruciate, posterior cruciate, and medial collateral ligaments in the knee as well as instability, impingement, rotator cuff, or labrum tears and recurrent dislocations in the shoulder.

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Women are still more likely to leave the workforce, at least temporarily, to raise children, resulting in lower contributions to employer-sponsored retirement plans; also to become fulltime caregivers of aging parents or other relatives. Those caregiving duties can exact a big financial toll: Wages, pensions (including 401(k) and similar plans) and Social Security benefits lost to caregiving can amount to more than $300,000 over a lifetime, according to the National Academy of Sciences.

Improve your financial outlook with these steps Take full advantage of retirement plans. If your employer offers a 401k or similar plan, put in as much as you can afford each year and increase your contributions when your salary goes up.

Choose the mix of investments that can provide the most growth potential, given your individual risk tolerance. Also even if you contribute to a 401k, you may be eligible to find an IRA, which gives you more investment choices.

Evaluate Social Security options. You can typically start taking Social Security benefits at 62. But

monthly checks will be much larger if you wait until “full” retirement age, likely between 66 and 67. Also consider whether you’d be better off by taking spousal benefits, if your spouse earned more money than you.

You’re generally eligible for spousal benefits even if divorced as long as you were married at least 10 years and haven’t remarried.

Look for unexpected income opportunities. Even after you’ve formally retired, find ways to receive some earned income. Perhaps you can work part-time or do some consulting. If you’re a caregiver, you might be able to receive some compensation for your work. Many local governments pay non-spouse caregivers who act as personal attendants, although the rules vary greatly by state and county.

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Creative ways to incorporate family fitness into your lifestyle We all know how important an active lifestyle is for long-term health and well-being. And now that the warm weather has arrived, there’s no reason not get outdoors and get moving.

While eating a diet that is low in fat and high in whole-grain fiber, vegetables and lean proteins is important to our overall health, exercise remains one of the key factors in maintaining a healthy weight. However, many adults and children simply do not get enough exercise during the day. An active lifestyle is often hampered by the prevalence of digital devices or sedentary jobs that encourage more screen time than fitness time. But there are ways for the entire family to get fit. Exercising together is not just a great way for families to get healthy, but also a great opportunity to spend time together. The following are a handful of ways families can work together to incorporate more exercise into their daily lives.

Tackle chores. Yes, tasks around the house can count as exercise. Working together not only gets you moving but also cuts down on the time it takes to tackle tasks around the house.

Mowing the lawn, vacuuming the rugs, sweeping the floor -- all of these activities can get the heart pumping. Make it fun by setting chores to music or competing against one another to see who gets their task done first or the best.

Compete in the pool. Swimming is a low-impact activity that works many muscles in the body. Taking a dip in the pool can be both relaxing and beneficial to your health. Compete with family members to make the most of the time spent in the water. Host relay swimming races, see how long each member of the family can tread water or create any other competitions that keep everyone in the pool moving.

Create an outdoor obstacle course. Set up a series of obstacles in your yard and host your own triathlon. You can jump through tires, climb through tubes and scale trees. Make it fun by having adults try to ride tricycles or pair up an adult with a child for sack races. The opportunities for fun are only hampered by your imagination.

Go for family bicycle rides. Traverse your neighborhood or

blaze new trails by riding bikes together. Young children can be strapped into trailers that are pulled behind the bike or ride in seats attached to the bike itself. This gives everyone a chance to enjoy the great outdoors and hone their cycling skills.

Go hiking. Hiking is another fun family activity that also happens to make for great exercise. Choose a trail that may not be level and push everyone’s endurance to the test.

Stroll the beach. We’re lucky enough to live close to the

beach, so take advantage of our many beaches and incorporate them into your fitness routine. Walking or running on sand offers more resistance than walking on pavement. Take a stroll at the seaside. Break up the walk by collecting shells or stopping by the water to observe marine wildlife.

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LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village Board of the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, Monday, the 17th day of May 2021 at 7:00 P.M., will conduct a Public Hearing under Village Code #212-1.1 at which time the Board will take proof of the unreasonably dangerous condition of sidewalks, curbs, etc. contiguous to the properties set forth below and will determine whether said conditions must be repaired by the owner(s) of said properties or, upon failure to so repair, that the Village will do so with the cost thereof to be assessed against said properties: House Number and Street Section, Block and Lot 477 Merrick Road 57-04-18 1A Farnum Street 39-03-09 49 Clark Avenue 53-05-02 461 Scranton Avenue 34-03-281

By Order of the Board of Trustee John Giordano, Village Administrator Lynbrook, New York 125911 LEGAL NOTICE 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 18, 2021 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 18, 2021, at 9:30 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 school year 2021-2022, on all propositions duly filed with the Board of Education, and to fill one (1) vacancy on the Board of Education, shall be held in the East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School, 443 Ocean Avenue, East Rockaway, New York, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, between 6:30 A.M. and 9:30 P.M. The business to be acted upon at such meeting will be as follows: a.To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education to fill the office currently held by Dominick Vulpis, whose term expires on June 30, 2021, for a new term commencing July 1, 2021, and expiring June 30, 2024. b.To vote upon the annual school budget for the school year 2021-2022 and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the property of the district for the foregoing purposes. c.To vote upon the following proposition: 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 2021-2022 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) NetworkUpgrades; 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 $170,000, to be funded as follows: $170,000 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. d.To vote upon such other propositions as may properly come before the meeting.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the voting shall be on voting machines and the polls will remain open from 6:30 A.M. to 9:30 P.M. and as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their ballots. The District Clerk is authorized and directed to have the necessary ballot labels printed for said voting machines in the form corresponding as nearly as may be with the requirements of the Education Law. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the Board of Education shall hold a public budget hearing to discuss the proposed budget of expenditure of funds for the school year 2021-2022, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School. This meeting will be open to the public with social distancing guidelines in place and livestreamed. Log onto the District’s website at

www.eastrockawayschool s.org and follow the link to view the budget hearing.

Any changes regarding this hearing will be posted on the school’s website.

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 school year 2021-2022, 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 7:30 A.M. and 3:30 P.M. during the fourteen days immediately preceding said election of May 18, 2021, excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays, and at such annual election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the election shall 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, shall 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 19, 2021. Such petition shall state the residence of each signer and the name and residence of the candidate. The one candidate receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to office. Where terms are of different length, the candidate receiving the highest vote shall be elected to the longest term. However, 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 voting machines shall 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 shall be voted upon, this year, April 19, 2021, except that this rule shall 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 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 7:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, up to and including Thursday, May 13, 2021.

A register will be prepared and filed in the District Clerk’s Office and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter between 7:30 A.M. and 3:30 P.M. on each of the five days prior to the election, except Sunday, and between 8:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 15, 2021, by appointment only; and at each polling place on election day.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the register shall include: (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four calendar years (2017-2020) prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Elections of Nassau County.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Registration will further meet during the hours of voting at the Annual District Meeting on May 18, 2021, for the purpose of preparing a register for District meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 18, 2021.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER 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-ballot application-and instructions-spanish.pdf), or by contacting the District Clerk by email (tfazi@eastrockawayscho ols.org) or phone (516-887-8300, Ext.1-553).

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 19, 2021. 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. 1-553), facsimile (516-887-8308), email (tfazi@eastrockawayscho ols.org), mail (443 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 22, 2021.

Military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021 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 18, 2021 if postmarked or endorsed by an 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 shall 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, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board.

Dated: March 16, 2021

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 VITINA FAZI District Clerk 125256 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

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 18, 2021 NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual School District Election of the voters of the Lynbrook Union Free District will be held on May 18, 2021 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 2 Lynbrook High School, 9 Union Avenue, Lynbrook, NY; Election District 3 Lynbrook 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 2021-2022 school year; (2) to fill

three vacancies on the Board of Education, each for a term of three (3) years, new terms to commence July 1, 2021 and to expire 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: The Budget BE IT RESOLVED, that the Budget of the Board of Education of the Lynbrook Union Free School District for the school year 2021-2022 in the amount of $92,907,426 as proposed by the Board of Education of the Lynbrook Union Free School District be adopted and the Board of Education be authorized 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 Fund Reserve BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Lynbrook Union Free School District be authorized to appropriate and 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 Meeting held on May 16, 2017, an amount not to exceed $600,000 for the purposes of providing instructional technology devices, continuing the annual device replacement cycle, and providing for the replacement of the computer network infrastructure; at no additional cost to District taxpayers and to commence during the 2021-2022 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 Building Renovation, Improvement, Upgrade, Equipment Fund Reserve BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Lynbrook Union Free School District be authorized to appropriate and expend from the Building Renovation, Improvement, Upgrade,

and Equipment Fund, established on May 19, 2015, an amount not to exceed $2,435,904 for the following purposes: at North Middle School, the replacement of flooring in room 208, a parking lot expansion, and the installation of a turf field to accommodate all sports; at Waverly Park Elementary School, the replacement of the front main door entry and the renovation of the handball, basketball, and tennis courts; all at no additional cost to District taxpayers and to commence during the 2021-2022 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.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that nominations for the office of Board of Education member shall be made by petition subscribed by at least Thirty-Six (36) 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 which is April 19, 2021. Hours on April 19, 2021 shall be 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 three candidates with the highest number of votes will be elected to 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 which will be required for the 2021-2022 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 public library within the district and on the district website.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to

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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 2021-2022 school year on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lynbrook High School Auditorium. 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 12, 2021. The Board of Registration will meet on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 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 preparing a register for subsequent elections.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER 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 any annual or special district election and who have voted at any annual or special district election held within the four calendar years (2017-2020); 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, and at each polling place on the day of the election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER 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@lynbroo kschools.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 19, 2021. 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 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@lynbroo kschools.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 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 22, 2021. Military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 18,

2021 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 18, 2021 if postmarked or endorsed by an 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 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 19, 2021), 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.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER 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 125251

PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE ELECCIÓN DE DISTRITO ANUAL Y AUDIENCIA DE PRESUPUESTO DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE LYNBROOK, PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK 18 DE MAYO DE 2021

Por la presente se da AVISO de que la Elección Anual del Distrito Escolar de los votantes del Lynbrook Union Free District se llevará a cabo el 18 de mayo de 2021 de 7:00 am a 9:00 pm, en las siguientes ubicaciones: Districto Electoral 1 Lynbrook North Middle Escuela, 529 Merrick Road, Lynbrook, NY; Distrito Electoral 2 Escuela Secundaria Lynbrook, 9 Union Avenue, Lynbrook, NY; Distrito Electoral 3 Escuela Intermedia Lynbrook South, 333 Union Avenue, Lynbrook, NY. La elección tendrá el propósito de votar sobre: (1) la asignación de los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos estimados del distrito para el año escolar 2021-2022; (2) para llenar tres vacantes en la Junta de Educación, cada una por un período de tres (3) años, nuevos períodos que comenzarán el 1 de julio de 2021 y vencerán el 30 de junio de 2024; (3) para tramitar otros asuntos que puedan presentarse debidamente a los votantes; y (4) votar sobre las siguientes proposiciones: Proposición uno: El Presupuesto SE RESUELVE, que se adopte el Presupuesto de la Junta de Educación del Lynbrook Union Free School District para el año escolar 2021-2022 por la cantidad de $ 92,907,426 según lo propuesto por la Junta de Educación del Lynbrook Union Free School District y que la Junta de Educación para recaudar un impuesto por esa suma sobre la propiedad imponible del distrito escolar para cubrir dichos gastos después de deducir primero el dinero disponible de la ayuda estatal y otras fuentes.

Proposición dos: Uso de la Reserva del Fondo de Reemplazo de Tecnología SE RESUELVE, que la Junta de Educación del Lynbrook Union Free School District esté autorizada a apropiar y gastar del Fondo de Reemplazo de Tecnología, establecido el 15 de mayo de 2007, y extendido y enmendado por los votantes del Lynbrook Union Free School District en la Reunión Anual del Distrito celebrada el 16 de mayo de 2017, una cantidad que no exceda los $ 600,000 con el propósito de proporcionar dispositivos de tecnología educativa, continuar el ciclo anual de reemplazo de dispositivos y proporcionar el reemplazo de la infraestructura de la red informática; sin costo adicional para los contribuyentes del Distrito y comenzará durante el año escolar 2021-2022; todo lo anterior para incluir mobiliario, equipo, maquinaria, demolición y otros trabajos requeridos

en relación con los mismos, así como los costos preliminares y los costos incidentales a los mismos y su financiamiento; siempre que los costos de los componentes de dicho proyecto se puedan reasignar entre dichos componentes si la Junta de Educación determina que dicha reasignación es en el mejor interés del Distrito y no se hará ningún cambio material en el alcance del proyecto.

Proposición tres: Uso de la Renovación del Edificio , Mejorar, Aumentar, Reserva del fondo de equipo SE RESUELVE, que la Junta de Educación del Lynbrook Union Free School District esté autorizada a asignar y gastar del Fondo de Renovación, Mejorar, Aumentar, y Equipo de Edificios, establecido el 19 de mayo de 2015, una cantidad que no exceda los $2,435,904 para el los siguientes propósitos: en North Middle School, el reemplazo del piso en el salón 208, una expansión del estacionamiento y la instalación de un campo de césped para acomodar todos los deportes; en la Escuela Primaria Waverly Park, el reemplazo de la puerta de entrada principal y la renovación de las canchas de balonmano, baloncesto y tenis; todo sin costo adicional para los contribuyentes del Distrito y comenzará durante el año escolar 2021-2022; todo lo anterior para incluir mobiliario, equipo, maquinaria, demolición y otros trabajos requeridos en relación con los mismos, así como los costos preliminares y los costos incidentales a los mismos y su financiamiento; siempre que los costos de los componentes de dicho proyecto se puedan reasignar entre dichos componentes si la Junta de Educación determina que dicha reasignación es en el mejor interés del Distrito y no se hará ningún cambio material en el alcance del proyecto.

TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que las nominaciones para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación se harán mediante una petición suscrita por al menos treinta y seis (36) 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, que es el 19 de abril de 2021.

El horario del 19 de abril de 2021 será de 8:00 am a 5:00 pm Cada petición deberá indicar la residencia de cada firmante y el nombre y

residencia del candidato.

Los tres candidatos con el mayor número de votos serán elegidos para el cargo.

La forma condensada de la propuesta de presupuesto, 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 2021-2022, especificando los propósitos y la cantidad para cada uno, y copias de los mismos estarán disponibles, a pedido, para cualquier residente del distrito en cada escuela en el distrito cuya escuela se mantiene entre las 9:00 am y las 4:00 pm durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a la elección, excluidos sábados, domingos y feriados. Las copias también estarán disponibles en la biblioteca pública dentro del distrito y en el sitio web del distrito.

TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que, de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley de impuestos 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 está exento de impuestos el valor total de tasación de la lista de tasación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada por la autoridad estatutaria y mostrará la 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 MÁS AVISO de que la Junta de Educación celebrará una audiencia de presupuesto público para discutir el gasto de los fondos y el presupuesto de los mismos para el año escolar 2021-2022 el miércoles 5 de mayo de 2021 a las 7:30 p.m. en el Auditorio de Lynbrook High School. La audiencia sobre el presupuesto también se transmitirá en vivo en www.lynbrookschools.org /boe/virtual_meetings TENGA MÁS AVISO que el registro está permitido en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito de 8:00 am a 4:00 pm, de lunes a viernes, hasta el 12 de mayo de 2021 inclusive. La Junta de Registro se reunirá el miércoles 12 de mayo de 2021 desde las 4:00 pm hasta las 9:00 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 se coloque su nombre en dicho registro siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro, él /ella se conoce, o se prueba a satisfacción de la Junta de Registro, que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o en el futuro en la elección para la cual se prepara dicho registro. La Junta de Registro también se reunirá durante la Elección Anual de Distrito en cada lugar de votación para preparar la preparación de un registro para las elecciones posteriores.

TENGA MÁS AVISO de que el registro incluirá: (1) todos los votantes calificados del distrito que se presenten personalmente para el registro; (2) todos los votantes del distrito previamente calificados que se hayan registrado para cualquier elección anual o de distrito especial y que hayan votado en cualquier elección anual o de distrito especial celebrada dentro de los cuatro años calendario (2017-2020); y (3) votantes registrados permanentemente en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau. El registro se archivará en la oficina del secretario de 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 del mediodía del sábado, y en cada lugar de votación el día de la elección.

TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que las solicitudes de boletas ausentes para la elección de miembros de la junta escolar y para votar sobre el presupuesto escolar deben completarse en un formulario prescrito por la junta electoral estatal y pueden obtenerse visitando el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del Estado de Nueva York ( http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/ absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), o comunicándose con el secretario del distrito por correo electrónico (Theresa.moran@lynbroo kschools.org) o por teléfono (516-887-6558).

Las solicitudes completas deben recibirse al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta se enviará por correo al solicitante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta se entregará personalmente al solicitante o a su agente designado. El secretario

de distrito no aceptará las solicitudes de boleta de voto ausente antes del 19 de abril de 2021. En la oficina del secretario de distrito estará disponible una lista de todas las personas a las que se les haya emitido el voto ausente en cada uno de los cinco días anteriores a la elección, excepto los domingos. y sólo con cita previa entre las 9:00 am y las 12:00 del mediodía del sábado anterior a la elección.

ADEMÁS SE ADMITE QUE, de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2018-d, cualquier persona que preste servicio en las fuerzas armadas, incluidos los cónyuges y dependientes, puede registrarse para votar en las próximas elecciones del distrito escolar.

Un votante militar que sea 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@lynbroo kschools.org), por correo (111 Atlantic Avenue, Lynbrook, NY 11563), o en persona (durante el horario regular de oficina o entre las 8:00 am y las 4:00 pm). Un votante militar que esté debidamente registrado puede solicitar una boleta militar solicitando una solicitud al Distrito y también 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. el 22 de abril de 2021. Las boletas militares deben recibirse antes de las 5:00 p.m. el 18 de mayo de 2021 si está firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección, o no posterior al cierre de las urnas el 18 de mayo de 2021 si tiene matasellos o endosamiento de una agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos. 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.

TENGA MÁS AVISO de que cualquier propuesta o pregunta que se coloque en las máquinas de votación deberá presentarse por escrito mediante una petición suscrita por al menos 250 votantes calificados del distrito y presentada en la oficina del secretario de distrito durante el horario regular, excepto el día 30 anterior de la elección en la cual se votará dicha pregunta o proposición

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(este año 19 de abril de 2021), cuando el horario será de 8:00 am a 5:00 pm, excepto que esta regla no se aplicará a aquellas preguntas o proposiciones que la Junta de Educación tiene autoridad por ley para presentarse en cualquier reunión anual o especial del distrito.

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

Por orden de: Junta de Educación Distrito Escolar Libre de Lynbrook Union Edificio de administración 111 Atlantic Avenue Lynbrook, NY 11563 Teresa Moran Secretario de distrito 125253

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTIFICACIÓN SOBRE LA AUDIENCIA POR EL PRESUPUESTO Y LA ELECCIÓN ANUAL DEL DISTRITO PARA EL DISTRITO ESCOLAR EAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE, CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK, A CELEBRARSE EL 18 DE MAYO DE 2021 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 18 de mayo de 2021, a las 9:30 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 INFORMA que la votación de la asignación de los fondos correspondientes para cubrir los gastos necesarios para el año escolar 2021-2022, de todas las propuestas debidamente presentadas ante la Junta de Educación, y para ocupar un (1) puesto en esta Junta tendrá lugar en la escuela secundaria East Rockaway Jr./Sr., 443 Ocean Avenue, East

Rockaway, Nueva York, el martes 18 de mayo de 2021 entre las 6:30 a. m. y las 9:30 p. m. Los asuntos a tratar en esta reunión serán los siguientes: a.Elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación para ocupar el cargo actual de Dominick Vulpis, que finaliza el 30 de junio de 2021, para un nuevo período que comienza el 1 de julio de 2021 y finaliza el 30 de junio de 2024. b.Votar el presupuesto anual de la escuela para el año escolar 2021-2022 y autorizar la imposición de un impuesto sobre la propiedad del distrito para los propósitos anteriores. c.Votar sobre la siguiente propuesta: PROPUESTA NÚMERO 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 2021-2022 según se establece aquí, que se financiarán con las reservas existentes sin costo adicional para los contribuyentes del Distrito, y consistirán en lo siguiente: (1) actualizaciones de equipos informáticos, (2) actualizaciones de la red y (3) mejoras en las aulas inteligentes, lo que incluirá el equipamiento, la construcción y otros trabajos necesarios, así como los costos preliminares, incidentales y de financiación; se destinará para ello una cantidad que no exceda los $170,000, que se financiarán de la siguiente manera: $170,000 del fondo de reserva de capitales del Distrito para la renovación tecnológica II, creado el 20 de mayo de 2014; siempre que los costos detallados de los componentes puedan reasignarse entre esos componentes si la Junta de Educación determina que tal reasignación redunda en beneficio del Distrito y puede realizarse sin ningún cambio material en el alcance del Proyecto. d.Votar sobre cualquier otra propuesta que pueda presentarse oportunamente en la reunión.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que la votación se realizará mediante máquinas de votación, y las urnas estarán habilitadas desde las 6:30 a. m. hasta las 9:30 p. m., durante el tiempo que sea necesario para que los votantes presentes puedan emitir sus votos.

Se autoriza e instruye a la Secretaría del Distrito a imprimir las etiquetas de las boletas electorales

necesarias para estas máquinas de votación en el formato que más se aproxime a los requisitos de la Ley de Educación.

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 2021-2022 el martes 11 de mayo de 2021 a las 7:00 p. m. en el auditorio de la escuela secundaria East Rockaway Jr./Sr. Esta reunión estará abierta al público siguiendo las pautas de distanciamiento social implementadas y transmiciones en vivo.

Iniciar sesión en el sitio web del Distrito en www.eastrockawayschool s.org y siga el enlace para ver la audiencia sobre el presupuesto.

Cualquier cambio con respecto a esta audiencia se publicará en el sitio web de la escuela.

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 2021-2022, 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 7:30 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m. durante los catorce días inmediatamente anteriores a esta elección del 18 de mayo de 2021, sin incluir los sábados, domingos, feriados, y el día de la elección anual.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA también 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.

Este informe de exenciones, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor total calculado de la lista de cálculos finales usada en el proceso presupuestario queda libre de impuestos, enumerará todos los tipos de exenciones otorgadas por la autoridad legal y mostrará 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 año, el 19 de abril de 2021, a menos que la ley establezca lo contrario.

Estas solicitudes deberán indicar la residencia de cada firmante, así como también el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

Se considerará electo para el cargo aquel candidato que reciba la mayor cantidad de votos.

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 para tomarlo.

ASIMISMO, SE INFORMA que toda propuesta o consulta que deba colocarse en las máquinas 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 19 de abril de 2021. 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 7:30 a. m. hasta las 3:30 p. m., de lunes a viernes, hasta el jueves 13 de mayo de 2021 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 7:30 a. m. y las 3:30 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 15 de mayo de 2021 solo con cita, y en cada lugar

de votación el día de la elección.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que 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 (2017-2020) previos a la preparación de este registro, 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 18 de mayo de 2021 con el fin de preparar un registro para las elecciones o reuniones del Distrito que se realizarán después del 18 de mayo de 2021.

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-ballot application-and instructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballot application-and instructions-spanish.pdf), o comunicándose con la Secretaría del Distrito por correo electrónico (tfazi@eastrockawayscho ols.org) o por teléfono (516-887-8300, ext.

1-553). 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 19 de abril de 2021. 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.

1-553), fax (516-887-8308), correo electrónico (tfazi@eastrockawayscho ols.org), correo postal (443 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 deben entregarse en persona o por correo postal en la Secretaría del Distrito, y deben recibirse antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 22 de abril de 2021.

Las boletas electorales militares deben recibirse antes de las 5:00 p. m del 18 de mayo de 2021 si están firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo, con fecha máxima el día anterior a la elección, o antes del cierre de la votación del 18 de mayo de 2021, si están selladas o endosadas por una agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Los votantes militares pueden decidir si prefieren recibir un formulario de registro para votantes militares, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud para dicho registro, solicitud de boleta electoral o boleta electoral.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que esta Junta establecerá una reunión especial a partir de ese momento, dentro de las 24 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: 16 de marzo de 2021

East Rockaway, Nueva York POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN, DISTRITO ESCOLAR EAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE, CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK, VITINA FAZI Secretaria del Distrito 125258 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF EAST ROCKAWAY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway on Monday, June 7, 2021 at 7:00 PM at 376 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway, New York, to introduce the following proposed local law: Proposed Local Law #2 of 2021 – Pursuant to Cannabis Law §131 opting out of licensing and establishing retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on site cannabis consumption establishments within the Inc Village.

The above proposed local law may be inspected in the office of the Village Clerk at Village Hall, 376 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway, New York, seven (7) days before the hearing, during regular office hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

All interested persons shall have an opportunity to be heard at the time and place aforesaid.

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

Patricia Renner Village Clerk-Treasurer Published: May 13, 2021 125910 LEGAL NOTICEPUBLIC HEARING INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF LYNBROOK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, May 17, 2021 at 7:00 PM at the Village Hall, One Columbus Drive, Lynbrook, New York 11563, in order to receive public comment upon the following: APPLICATION OF 43-47 BROADWAY PROPERTY LLC FOR A PETITION FOR INCLUSION OF CERTAIN PREMISES IN THE ARTS AND CULTURAL OVERLAY DISTRICT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 252 OF THE CODE OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF LYNBROOK, ENTITLED “ZONING”, SECTION 252-46.2 ENTITLED “AREAS OF

APPLICABILITY”, SUBSECTION (B) AND SECTION 252-46.3 ENTITLED “PERMITTED USES AUTHORIZED IN DISTRICT”, SUBSECTION (F)IN ORDER TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 201 UNIT MULTIPLE DWELLING UPON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 43-47 BROADWAY, 90-96 SAPERSTEIN PLAZA AND 17 & 21 LANGDON PLACE, LYNBROOK, KNOWN AND DESIGNATED ON THE VILLAGE OF LYNBROOK LAND AND TAX MAP AS SECTION 24, BLOCK 3, LOTS 15-18 AND ON THE NASSAU COUNTY LAND AND TAX MAP AS SECTION 24, BLOCK 519, LOTS 13, 14, 117-124, AND 213.

The Village of Lynbrook does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in administration or access to or employment in its projects and activities.

John Giordano has been directed to coordinate compliance with non-discrimination requirements of the Federal Revenue Sharing and Fair Housing regulations. A copy of the application is on file in the Building Department, Village Hall, One Columbus Drive M-F 8am-3:30pm, and at lynbrookvillage.net, and may be examined by any persons interested.

The meeting will also be broadcast live on Verizon Channel 33 and Cablevision Altice Channel 20, and streamed on YouTube; those interested in participating remotely can by phoning 516-599-2828 as authorized by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order 202.15 and subsequent extensions including Executive Order 202.102.

Participants can also attend in person or comment by mail to the Village Clerk, One Columbus Drive, Lynbrook NY 11563 prior to 4:00pm on May 17, 2021 or submitted in person, or via email to jgiordano@lynbrookvillag e.com At the aforesaid time and place, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard, in which social distancing and masking will be observed for those attending in person.

By Order of the Board of Trustees John Giordano, Village Administrator Dated: May 3, 2021 125825 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

Lynbrookite upset after solar panels are denied

LYNBROOK/EAST ROCKAWAY HERALD — May 13, 2021

By Mike SMollinS msmollins@liherald.com

Lynbrook resident Michael Franklin said he was disappointed with the village’s Architectural Review Board because it didn’t approve his request to put solar panels on the front of his house in March.

Franklin said he put hours of research into putting the panels on the roof of his home on Sherman Street in the hope of going green, but was informed that they had to be in the rear of his home, not the front. He said four of his neighbors have front-facing solar panels and the majority of sunlight hits the front of his home, so it wouldn’t be cost efficient to install them in the rear.

“When I go through a town that has solar panels anywhere, I think it’s very aesthetically pleasing because you can see that the town cares about the environment and isn’t burning oil,” Franklin said. “It wouldn’t be worth putting them on the back and spending all this money.

It would never produce enough energy to make me not use gas.”

Franklin added that he was disappointed that the board didn’t tell him about their decision and he had to read it in the meeting minutes.

John Ferrante, the chairman of the Architectural Review Board, said the request wasn’t denied, but was adjourned until Franklin provides new renderings.

“It is common for the applicant and solar company representative to return with additional and/or new information for an application,” he said. “To date, the applicant and contractor has not returned to a meeting formally or informally to revisit the project. We certainly encourage them to do so.”

He added that south-facing roofs are the most efficient for solar work, but not the only viable option, and said many solar companies have provided new renderings for a project to meet the needs of the applicant while also maintaining the beauty of the home. Ferrante noted that the board’s purpose is to solely address aesthetics to maintain the beauty of the community.

The board is comprised of appointed residents who meet twice a month. They adjourned Franklin’s application in March and discussed a letter Franklin wrote to them in protest of the decision in

Courtesy Michael Franklin

Michael Franklin Said he was disappointed that the Village of Lynbrook’s Architectural Review Board denied his request for solar panels on the front of his home. Represetatives of the board said he was not denied, but would have to make changes to his application. Franklin provided this photo of fellow Lynbrook resident Anthony Longo, who has solar panels on the front of his Lynbrook home.

April, but he said he has heard nothing since then, and noted that Building Department Superintendent Brian Stanton was “very helpful” in explaining the board’s decision.

Franklin said he will wait a year and weigh his options before putting another application forth to the board, and that he could possibly appeal the decision.

“I’m frustrated most of all because with all the global warming and everything that’s going on, I want to try and save the environment for my children and grandchildren and their children,” Franklin said. “If everyone goes solar, we won’t be polluting the environment as much. To hear that because it doesn’t look good is why I’m not allowed to do this and contribute is crazy.”

Mayor Alan Beach said that while some homes were permitted to have solar panels on the front of their homes in the past, the board has started to deny them recently because of the aesthetics.

“There have been denials of other people,” he said. “They don’t like the way it looks in front of the house. I leave it up to the Architectural Review Board.”

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LEGAL NOTICE OF THE ADOPTION OF LOCAL LAW SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on May 3, 2021 the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook unanimously adopted Lynbrook Village Code Chapter 251 (Cannabis Opt-Out).

Lynbrook Village Code

Section 251 states that the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook has opted out of the licensing and establishing of both retail cannabis dispensaries and on-site cannabis consumption establishments within the boundaries of the Village of Lynbrook. This local law was adopted pursuant to New York State Cannabis Law Section 131. Importantly, this approval by the

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Board of Trustees of the Village of Lynbrook is subject Permissive Referendum. A copy of the local law is available at the Village of Lynbrook village hall located at 1 Columbus Drive, Lynbrook, New York 11563, and also available on the village’s website at www.lynbrookvillage.net.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES JOHN GIORDANO

VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR LYNBROOK, NEW YORK DATED: May 4, 2021 125914

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Lynbrook historical odds and ends Editors note: Lynbrook historical odds and ends is a column that takes a look back at some interesting facts and events in the village from over the years.

Miniature golf conflict in 1930 solved by a ‘king Solomon’

On July 22, 1930, the Nassau Daily Review reported that a “miniature golf course problem has vexed the village board since the new fad invaded Lynbrook.” It was finally solved by a clever man, Mayor Howard Wilson.”

The residents near Huntington and Shipherd avenues wanted the Tom Thumb golf course to close at 10 p.m., and the owners wanted 11 p.m.

Wilson gave the owners what they wanted, an 11 p.m. closing time, but the rt owners did not realize until it was too late that Wilson had cleverly worded the ordinance to state a closing time of 11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

This would be 10 p.m. Daylight Savings Time, which gave the residents what they wanted for more than six months, including the summer months, which was when the course was mostly used.

Review of Oct. 4, 1930, “a spectacular fire attracted hundreds of spectators to the heart of Lynbrook’s business area.”

At one point, it appeared as if the Five Corners Building would be consumed. The disaster took a humorous turn when customers of the burnedout George’s Hat Cleaning and Shoe Repair began to “fire questions to the proprietor regarding the outcome of their hats.”

Guest column

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A MAttson

hats were important in 1930

According to the Nassau Daily

A famous golf course architect, Peter Lees, a Scotsman, lived in Lynbrook for nine years, from 1914 to 1923. During that time he designed several courses including those at Lido Beach and Garden City.

—Obituary in The New Era, May 16, 1923.

Mattson is the official Lynbrook village historian and a director of the Historical Society of East Rockaway and Lynbrook. Additionally, he is the author of “The History of Lynbrook,” which is available on Amazon.com and at local libraries.

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s someone who has been active his entire life, I consider “retirement” a dirty word. But sooner or later, all of us retire, or are retired by fate. I take note of the impending retirement of Dr. Stuart Rabinowitz, the president of Hofstra University. Having been a trustee of the university for almost 30 years, I have come to understand how significant Hofstra has become in this region and this state, and the role Rabinowitz has played.

Hofstra is Long Island’s largest JERRY private college. It educates 12,000 KREMER students and has nearly 3,700 employees. It occupies 244 acres in the heart of Nassau County, adjacent to the Nassau Coliseum.

Its campus is a model of greenery and a comforting atmosphere. Rabinowitz has been president for over 20 years, which makes him the longest-serving privatecollege president in the state.

When I became a board member in 1991, Hofstra was a modestly sized institution with all of the typical college courses that were being offered at the time. Its

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president, Dr. James Shuart, was a hardworking, affable guy, a good administrator and a competent leader.

I like to describe the time after Shuart’s retirement as the Rabinowitz era. In the early 2000s, the private-college scene changed drastically. The economy suffered numerous ups and downs, and college presidents couldn’t afford to sit idly by. Hofstra was known as a commuter school, and hadn’t attracted much attention beyond Long Island. At the outset, Rabinowitz recognized that something more dramatic had to be done to make Hofstra a destination for students outside the bi-county area.

Any college that wants to attract new students must be ranked by the various college publications. Course offerings and campus environment are a very big deal to any prospective student, and it was important for Hofstra to expand its offerings and make the campus atmosphere attractive and safe. Rabinowitz embraced the challenge with vigor. Today, Hofstra is one of only three schools in the downstate area that offer degrees in engineering, medicine and law.

If you tour the campus today, you’ll find six new schools: the Donald and Bar-

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bara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell; the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies; the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science; the Peter Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs; the Lawrence Herbert School of Communications and the newest of the campus buildings, the state-of-the-art Frank G. Zarb School of Business.

Thanks to Rabinowitz’s dedication, the university is now known by rival schools around the country. One of his crowning achievements was Hofstra’s being the only college in the country to host three presidential debates. Few people know what a headache these debates are for any college that is chosen to stage one. Media from around the world descend on the campus, and the human and organizational demands of hosting such an event discourage most institutions from applying.

Rabinowitz has not been content just to be the leader of a growing and successful institution. On numerous occasions he has been called on by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to head up state commissions, and he currently co-chairs the Long Island Regional Development Council, which has helped

hanks to Dr. Stuart Rabinowitz, the university is now known around the country.

deliver $727 million for over 900 projects.

Some people would consider serving on these bodies a full time job, but Rabinowitz has managed those responsibilities without being distracted from the rigorous job of running a university.

If you ask him what his greatest challenge has been in his years at Hofstra, he would probably say running a college in the middle of an ongoing pandemic. Providing an education for thousands of students — inside and outside the classroom — while keeping them safe is a herculean task for any college president, but Rabinowitz successfully steered the college through this monumental year-plus-long headache, often acting as if it were just another day on the job.

Long Island has been blessed with many fine college presidents over the years. Rabinowitz would be the first to ask why he should be singled out for recognition, because that’s the Stu Rabinowitz many have come to know and respect.

He will step down in August, leaving a lasting imprint not only on Hofstra, but on the entire Long Island community.

Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column?

JKremer@liherald.com.

Gotta get up, get out and do something bold

s poet Mary Oliver asks, “What will you do with your one wild and precious life?” In our (almost) post-pandemic lives, the question presses us for an answer. What will we do now that we faced the fact that our days are finite and fleeting? The remedy for a year of loss is a new season of action, and even daring.

“Daring” is a relative concept.

My ancestors never went west of the Hudson River.

My dream is to go west, traveling across the country in the steps of the RANDI pioneers of the KREISS 1800s who headed for free land, independence and a new life in the wide-open spaces. I know I’m romanticizing the harrowing journey that could take up to a year and suck the life out of the voyagers. They raced west at 2 miles per hour, covering 20 miles a day — if they didn’t encounter an impassable river or hostiles hoping to raid their party.

Some 250 years ago, a covered wagon was the cheapest way to move a household west, and there was strength in the num-

bers of wagons trundling across the prairies.

For our Boomer trip, we plan to fly to Denver (skipping the flat parts) and then drive to California, about 16 hours. A wagon train is out of the question, so we booked an airplane and a rental car and will dine on fast food instead of jerky. In the old days, many of the westward travelers brought their cows and pigs along to keep them fed along the way.

We will bring Lillybee the dog, who requires a reverse process in which we must feed her to keep her going.

We have been to Komodo Island in Indonesia, the Arctic Circle in Norway and Table Mountain in South Africa, but this year, driving even partly across our own country feels thrilling.

In some ways we are old school, or possibly just old. We bought an oversized road atlas that bumps the font up to something that is readable for us. My husband spends hours poring over the primary, secondary and scenic byways that could get us from Point A to Point B. I know we can use MapQuest and several other digital trip planners and maps, but this is way more fun. And anyway, on my computer the

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AAA maps keep zooming in and out of control. One minute I’m looking at the road from Denver to Laramie and the next minute I’m in a hill town outside Bangkok.

Along the way, we may not face Sitting Bull, who rightfully suspected that the emigrating hordes would kill his people and trash his world, but I expect we will be edified by the culture and politics of the places between the coasts. Read “edified” any way you like.

Our first real challenge was booking plane tickets.

Apparently, everyone is on the road. No exaggeration, the wait time to talk to a Delta agent was 3½ hours.

Next, we needed a rental car. Very quickly we discovered that a reasonable car would cost way more than our flights.

The pioneers didn’t even ride in their wagons because the terrain was a nightmare of ditches and holes and broken wheels.

And while the western voyagers pushed ahead fearlessly, we piled on the insurance. Wagon train journeys cost as much as $1,000 for a family of four. Today, some rental car companies are charging that per day for large SUVs.

f you’re flying and driving these days, the rental car can cost as much as the airfare.

Then we booked a rental house up in a mountain town where wildfires are a constant threat over the summer and autumn.

It may seem knuckle-headed to choose a fire zone for vacation, but it seems to run in the family. Our kids live there.

At least we won’t face the pioneers’ hardships of limited diet and the threats of cholera, flu, dysentery, measles, mumps, tuberculosis and typhoid fever.

Not that bouncing from McDonald’s to Burger King is a healthy regimen. We trust that our recent Covid-19 vaccines will still be effective in the coming months as we drive through areas where some folks don’t believe in either the disease or the inoculation.

Our drive will take us from Denver through Wyoming and Nevada, into California. Part of me thinks we need not just a plan but also a plan B and a plan C. What if we get to Denver and we can’t get a rental car? What if we get to California but don’t feel like making the drive back to Denver for our flight home? What if we need to evacuate our rental house in the middle of the night?

But the better part of me says westward ho.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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lthough the Lynbrook and East Rockaway school districts are each expected to see budget increases in 2021-22, it is as important a time as ever to back them as officials strive to enhance school safety and increase the quality of programs amid the coronavirus pandemic, while holding the line on taxes.

Thus, the Herald enthusiastically endorses the Lynbrook and East Rockaway school district budgets, and encourages voters to show their support by voting “yes” next Tuesday.

Lynbrook School District officials

recently announced their plans for the $92.9 million 2021-22 school budget, which aims primarily to bolster current programs, improve school infrastructure and continue staff development.

East Rockaway School District officials have proposed a $41.7 million budget for the 2021-22 school year, and the tax levy increase — the total amount that a district must collect in property taxes to meet expenses — is set at 1.60 percent, which is below the district’s allowable tax cap. The budget focuses on upgrading security, enhancing programs and increasing staff, including six new English as a New Lan-

guage teachers.

We also encourage residents to vote “yes” on propositions that will enable East Rockaway to use $170,000 from its capital reserves for districtwide technology enhancements and permit Lynbrook to use $600,000 from the Technology Replacement Fund for infrastructure and technology improvements at the Kindergarten Center.

Both school boards have contested elections, and we encourage residents to cast their votes and show their support for those who donate their time to help students thrive.

tion. The number of ways that she has made it her priority to advocate, help and look out for the members of the Lynbrook community, especially our students, is immeasurable.

I hope residents agree that Deninno is a tremendous asset to the Lynbrook school board and will vote to give her the opportunity to continue striving for excellence on behalf of our children. For the sake of our community, re-elect Deninno to the school board.

frey Miller. awaiting the flight home, listening to the Knicks game (the “Willis Reed game”) on armed Forces Radio, and reading the army’s Stars & Stripes, I had survived my tour of duty. Meanwhile, Jeff, the younger brother of my great friend Russell Miller, was one of the four students killed by the Ohio National Guard at Kent State University during a protest against the U.S. invasion of Cambodia.

I had survived a more than year-long combat zone tour, and Jeff had lost his life while on a college campus. The irony is still palpable.

Russ is a friend still. We have memories of our Bronx neighborhood, Cub Scouts and stickball.

Jeff was 20 years old when he died. Justice was not served in 1970. Perhaps the George Floyd case is a step forward, but gun culture remains a real barrier to advancement, to my mind, in american society.

In vietnam, I never fired my M-16 in anger or defense. When will we grow up as a nation?

Thanks to Brinton for his piece.

letters Alcohol, tobacco are the gateways To the Editor: I’m writing in response to your article, “Lynbrook board opts out of marijuana sales” (May 6-12). Lynbrook Trustee Laura Ryder supported opting out of marijuana sales in the village, calling marijuana “a gateway drug to more serious drugs.” By that reasoning, the trustees should outlaw alcohol and tobacco sales.

Since the 1970s, research has shown that the gateway drugs are alcohol and tobacco. That pathway is so consistent it has been called “the invariable sequence.” Tobacco actually enhances susceptibility to cocaine, and is a primary risk factor for opioid addiction.

I do not advocate banning beer and cigarettes, and I have no opinion on marijuana sales, but as a physician, I have to point out that the trustee’s reasoning is illogical.

DR. DaRyL aLTMaN Lynbrook

My vote is for Deninno To the Editor: Lesli Deninno has been a personal friend of mine for the past 10 years. I have also been fortunate enough to work in her kindergarten classroom for the last two years.

Without exception, Deninno is one of the most dedicated teachers I have ever encountered. as a loving mother of four children, she is always extremely busy, but amazingly, she finds extra time for the 21 children in her class and the countless students whom she endlessly works with and fights for in the Lynbrook School District.

Deninno has long been involved in the PTa, as a regular member of various committees and PTa president for a term. She is currently vice president of the school board and also sits on the audit and Facilities committees. additionally, Deninno is one of the founders of the Lynbrook Excellence Education Founda-

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When will America grow up on guns?

To the Editor: I just read Scott Brinton’s column “The story that haunts me all these years later” (May 6-12).

In 1970, on my last day of a 415-day tour of duty in vietnam, I learned of the killing of Jef-

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ews sources are filled with reports of claims about “woke” universities and corporations (awake to racial injustice), complaints about critical race theory (that race is an invented category used to oppress people of color), and anti-racism training sessions (often designed to help white people experience being a member of a minority group).

In addition, organizations and institutions are making plans to ensure DEI: diversity of membership, equity for all people roBert a. and inclusive practices to ensure that sCott Black and Brown people are not excluded.

The partisan divide already evident in our society is being deepened by those who complain that this focus on race is motivated by “hatred” of America. For others, “woke” initiatives are urgent calls for a national reckoning of public policies and private prejudices that explain the vast differences in wealth and opportunity between whites and Blacks. Our history is replete with discrimination against Native American and Asian citizens as well.

Unlike our own, the German government has supported reparations and museums to acknowledge public and private complicity in anti-Semitism, the Holocaust

and other war crimes. In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission did something similar. Here in the U.S., the National Museum for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala., and other memorials were inspired by the Holocaust Museum in Berlin and the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, but are supported privately.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington received $270 million from the federal government — the cost of one corporate Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The balance of the funding was raised privately. In America we have no federal acknowledgement of racism and slavery, and standard school curricula ignore this history while they celebrate such “achievements” as western expansion.

Meanwhile, police officers use federally provided military equipment and weapons against Black motorists and pedestrians.

In response, large crowds protest and called for change. Some have called for “defunding” the police, because armed forces on the streets belie a commitment to community protection.

There is no denying the force of institutional racism in our country. The question is how to acknowledge and fix it. We need the courage to listen to the pleas and engage the truths. We need to foster an honest respect for history and differences.

We need to take affirmative action to com-

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t is not enough, Lyndon Johnson said, just to open the gates of opportunity.

Letters ‘Change the street, change the world’ To the Editor: The Herald’s Earth Day editorial, “L.I. is making strides on the environmental front” (April 22-28), noted encouraging progress in addressing three major environmental problems on Long Island. It rightly hailed remedial actions to clean up the Northrop Grumman toxic plume in Bethpage, an outfall pipe that spews fishkilling effluent into Reynolds Channel off Long Beach and the huge amounts of nitrogen fertilizer spread on golf courses and home lawns.

The editorial did not, however, call for targeting a far greater source of pollution that threatens public health across Long Island, New York state, the U.S. and the planet. The environmental damage highlighted by the Herald is vastly exceeded by the toll taken by ever-increasing volumes of automobile traffic, and this destruction takes more forms than just the climate instability caused by burning fossil fuels.

Cars pose immediate, daily threats to human life. Reckless driving resulted in 284 deaths in Nassau County in 2019 alone.

Vehicle operators and passengers account-

pensate for past injustices and promote fair opportunities, based not on skin color but on the consequences of state, federal and private sanctions.

President Lyndon Johnson introduced his idea of affirmative action 56 years ago by arguing that “Freedom is not enough. You do not wipe away the scars of centuries by saying: Now you are free to go where you want, and do as you desire, and choose the leaders you please. You do not take a person who, for years, has been hobbled by chains and liberate him, bring him up to the starting line of a race and then say, ‘you are free to compete with all the others,’ and still justly believe that you have been completely fair.”

It is not enough, Johnson said, just to open the gates of opportunity. Those who have suffered discrimination must have the resources necessary to walk through the gates and take advantage of the opportunity. These resources include housing, nutrition, adequate schooling, safe neighborhoods and protection, not persecution, by the police.

Arguments about white privilege and advocacy of anti-racist training can be instructive, but they are not sufficient.

They do not make up for government policies that denied access to housing, education and business development, as occurred with the post-World War II G.I. Bill. They do not compensate for the pri-

ed for most of those fatalities, but crashes also killed several pedestrians and cyclists, including young children. Has this carnage become so commonplace that we have come to pay it no mind or view it as an inevitable byproduct of convenient transportation?

Cars not only steal lives; they also squander the precious time we are given on this earth. The average Long Islander spends 81 hours a year — the equivalent of more than three full days — sitting in traffic, according to an April 8 report in Newsday.

Then there is the ugliness of much of Long Island’s commercial landscape, the result of our car-dependent way of life.

One road in Nassau looks a lot like most other roads across the county: a series of shopping centers, strip malls and parking lots. Long Island once abounded in natural beauty; now it’s buried beneath endless pavement and honky-tonk signage meant to attract car travelers.

It’s easy to say that nothing can be done and it’s too late to repair the wreckage.

Maybe that’s so. But do we not owe our children and grandchildren at least an attempt to achieve alternatives to wasteful and deadly over-reliance on private automobiles?

vate prejudices that continue to limit opportunities in education and employment. They do not bring reparations to compensate for 400 years of discrimination.

Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson, a Democrat, is the lead sponsor of H.R. 40, which would establish a commission to study reparations for slavery. She has said that bringing the bill to a vote in the House would be “cleansing” for the country, and asked her Republican colleagues not to “cancel” debate on the issue. The 13-member commission, Jackson explained, would “study the effects of slavery and racial discrimination, hold hearings … recommend appropriate remedies … and consider what form a national apology could take for the harm caused by slavery.”

Those in favor of reparations argue that “today’s descendants of enslaved people and those who look like them continue to suffer from the lingering legacy of slavery and persistent racial inequities.”

So, instead of accusations of white privilege and woke universities, let’s have a serious discussion of the past, how to acknowledge it and what to do about it. We need more history and less histrionics.

Germans and South Africans were not afraid to confront their past. Surely we can do the same with honest listening and civil discourse. The truth shall, indeed, set us free.

Robert Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University and the author of “How University Boards Work,” Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.

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An egret on the hunt on the Nickerson Beach pond — Lido Beach

Suburban jurisdictions and individuals do have the power to fashion a more livable, sustainable future. We can promote and expand Long Island’s bus and train networks, develop hundreds of miles of protected bike paths and reconfigure residential areas to allow easy pedestrian access to shops and businesses.

It was then New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s visionary transportation commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan, who memorably encapsulated all this by observing, “If you change the street, you change the world.”

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