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LPD gets $48,000 for new radio equipment

By NIColE FoRMIsaNo nformisano@liherald.com

Photo courtesy the office of Legislator Bill Gaylor

County Legislator Bill Gaylor, center, with Mayor Alan Beach, front left, and Lynbrook trustees, presents a ceremonial $48,000 check to the Lynbrook Police Department.

Communication can be the difference between life and death for first responders. The Lynbrook Police Department received $48,000 from the county’s Community Revitalization Program to improve communications for radios, an antenna, and a consolette.

By having resources to keep each other in the loop, they can better keep themselves and their community safe.

Legislator Bill Gaylor provided the CRP funding to help the Police Department make much-needed ContinueD on PAGe 19

A sinking feeling in Nassau about infrastructure By sEaN KENNEDY Intern

The Nassau County Legislature voted this week to authorize $15 million to replenish a capital budget that was used for repairs on two disruptive sinkholes — one in Baldwin and one in Lido Beach.

And then a third sinkhole opened on Sunday in Oceanside — on Foxhurst Road, between Oceanside Road and Locust Avenue — when an underground water pipe burst.

“This latest sinkhole — the third in just two months’ time — makes it clear that we are in the midst of a growing infra-

structure crisis,” Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé said in a release. “The current state of Nassau County’s aging sewer mains, water pipes, and other vital infrastr ucture demands an immediate response from leaders at all levels of government if we are to adequately safeguard the welfare of our communities and protect the environment from further harm.”

Meanwhile, members of the Legislature’s Public Works, Finance, and Rules committees voted unanimously on Monday to approve amendments to the 2023-24 capital plan and dedicate additional resources to the

“lateral sewer repair” capital budget line. In the past few weeks, funds had been tapped for the repairs of the Lido Boulevard and Baldwin sinkholes.

“This is the first of many significant investments that we must make in order to rebuild and reinforce Nassau County’s aging critical infrastructure,” Mulé said. “As we look ahead to the 2024 capital plan, I am committed to ensuring that vital resources for road, sewer, and water infrastructure are our county’s top priorities.”

The sinkholes have interrupted daily activity in hightraffic areas. In addition to one on Grand Avenue in Baldwin,

the Lido Beach sinkhole opened up on Lido Boulevard on May 31, and took two weeks to complete while stifling east-west traffic on the barrier island.

“The sinkholes happened because of the aging of the sewer infrastructure,” said Lauren Sternberg, a spokeswoman for Veolia North America, which operates the sewer

systems in Lido Beach, Oceanside and Baldwin. “These were 70-year-old pipes that had reached the end of their life cycle. The failure of the underground sewer pipe resulted in the ground above the pipe collapsing, and then the roadway collapsed.”

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New drones add to Long Beach’s shark safety measures

By ANGELINA ZINGARIELLO azingariello@liherald.com

Going to the beach is a summer tradition. Swimming and surfing in the ocean are the norm for Long Islanders.

But with the fun comes some risk. Rip currents have been an issue, and County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced safety measures for these earlier this month. Recently, another threat has been increasingly prevalent: sharks.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the state’s response to this summer’s recent surge in these sightings.

On Shark Awareness Day, on July 14, it was revealed that 60 drones will be deployed across Long Island, New York City and RIchARd Westchester to BORAwskI assist in shark lifeguard chief sightings. This measure aims to enhance surveillance and ensure the safety of the state’s coastal communities.

Long Beach’s lifeguards received one of the drones to assist in their shark sighting routines. The police department currently has the drone at its headquarters.

“As beachgoers are enjoying their summer in New York, spending time on some of the most beautiful beaches in the country, we have added this eye in the sky,” Hochul said.

“State personnel will continue to do all we can to keep beachgoers safe. We have the tools and strategies to monitor marine wildlife and protect the health and safety of New Yorkers. These new drones will allow us to scan the water and help local governments across Long Island and New York City keep local beaches safe for all.”

Richard Borawski, Long Beach’s lifeguard chief, said that a well-structured protocol is triggered to ensure safety when a beachgoer reports seeing a fin in the water. The lifeguards on duty would then scan the water visually for any unusual activity. Subsequently, specialized lifeguards equipped with highpowered binoculars are dispatched to the reported location to validate the sighting.

If a fin is confirmed to be nearby, an immediate call goes over the radio to launch jet skis from the nearby sand.

These jet skis are dispatched to form a grid in the area where the fin was spotted for a closer investigation. This serves as the second layer of confirmation, acting as a physical verification from just a few feet away.

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Long Beach officials, from left, Roy Lester, John Bendo, Tina Posterli, Ron Walsh and Liz Treston welcomed the new drone to the city’s arsenal earlier this month. prioritize the well-being of the beachgoers while ensuring a timely and efficient response to potential threats.

While the new drone won’t be a replacement for the current safety protocol, it will act as an addition to the existing procedures.

“It’s an added protocol,” Borawski said. “So, now it’s just a quicker way for us to identify and we’ll still continue the protocols that we do.”

Borawski said the drones — which are each equipped with two to three batteries — can maintain a flight path for about 30 to 40 minutes on a single charge. This ensures they can be launched anytime, as needed. Additionally, these drones include advanced features such as thermal imagery, among others.

Currently, lifeguards are undergoing training to operate the drones and learning how to use them. Borawski’s goal is to get at least three or four lifeguards trained within the next week or two, so they can start using the drones as part of their regular safety routine immediately.

“I think us having it, it’s going to put everybody’s comfort level a lot easier knowing that we have that capability on top of the jet skis and the high-powered binoculars,” he said. “It’s just another precaution. You can never be too safe. I love the fact that the city is taking advantage of them, they backed us 100-percent and tried to get whatever we needed.”

The new drone will be used at the beach to spot a fin in the water well before people would.

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Borawski asserted that the future of shark safety in New York lies in educating people and raising awareness about the diverse marine life that inhabits our waters.

“I think that’s really the next step, for the agencies, putting the word out that it’s their home and we just have to respect what goes on out there,” he said.

“If you see a pod, you don’t swim near

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the pod. If you see anything that’s jumping out of the water, most likely, it’s jumping out of the water for a reason.

So, stay clear of it. It is about being aware. I think that’s really the message h e r e. M ay b e p u b l i c aw a r e n e s s announcements would be good. The drone is just another added resource for us to use, and we’re excited to have it.”

Thomas ready to jump from senate to Congress

By NICOLE WAGNER nwagner@liherald.com

Kevin Thomas has tossed his hat into the ring, hoping to be the candidate D e m o c r at s t u r n t o fl i p A n t h o ny D’Esposito from his congressional seat.

The state senator announced his candidacy last week in front of his parents’ home in Elmont.

Thomas has high hopes he can defeat the Republican, who defeated Democrat Lauren Gillen by a margin of less than 4 percent last year. Gillen — the former Hempstead town supervisor — is expected to run again for the seat next year, along with fellow Democrats Lawrence Henry, Sarah Hughes and Gian Jones.

These candidates will duke it out alongside Thomas in the Democratic primary set for next June 25.

“I’ll let other candidates speak for themselves,” Thomas said. “I’m excited to take my record of delivering for Long Island, and winning tough races to the voters of Congressional District 4.”

As a state senator, Thomas says he has worked with the Democratic majority in Albany to cap property taxes, protect drinking water for Nassau County, funded veteran services and mental health care, and codified the right to an abortion into New York law.

“People in New York are struggling with the high cost of living, increased stresses from raising a family, paying

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State Sen. Kevin Thomas announced his bid to challenge Anthony D’Esposito in Congress next year in front of his parent’s Elmont home surrounded by friends, family and supporters. Thomas first needs to defeat fellow Democrats to get his party’s nomination next June. their rent or mortgage, and simply trying to stay afloat,” Thomas said. “Now more than ever, we need action.”

Members of Moms Demand Action, a group that advocates for public safety from gun violence, were among the supporters of Thomas’ campaign.

“He’s been there for us, and we’ve been there for him,” the group’s events lead Jimmy Dougherty said about

Thomas’s support of gun safety legislation in the state Senate.

“Following the traumatizing terror in Buffalo, I led the successful effort to ban gun sales to those under the age of 21,” Thomas said of his legislative record.

Thomas hopes to bring the values he has represented in the state legislature with him to Washington — assuming he gets past both the primary and then

what is expected to be a tough run against an incumbent.

Thomas faces a choice if he wants to remain in the state Senate for another term: Either he has to move, or he has to change districts.

That came after new legislative maps pulled both and his 2022 opponent out of their district. Thomas was given a onetime exemption to continue representing his senate district, but was told he would have to make a decision before 2024.

Running for congress would eliminate that decision. But as he told a Herald roundtable of reporters last year, moving — especially in Nassau County — isn’t easy.

“People who can’t afford anything are still living with their parents,” Thomas said at the time. “This is an issue everyone has been trying to tackle for years now. If you’re making $50,000 to $60,000, what is affordable? There are some innovative ways that are going into this, but we need to do a lot more.”

Thomas became the first-ever Indian American to serve in the state legislature in 2018. His family immigrated to the United States when he was 10, making a home for themselves in Nassau County.

“Long Island has given me so much — opportunity, hope and community,” Thomas said. “And I have been determined to give back.”

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Dems sue legislature claiming gerrymandering Republican-led chamber accused of drawing unfair district maps

By BRANDON CRUZ bcruz@liherald.com

Nassau County Democrats, along with 21 plaintiffs from throughout each of the 19 legislative districts, have filed a lawsuit against the county legislature. They allege the recently redrawn legislative districts are racist, gerrymandered, and give an unfair advantage to Republicans, who hold majority control over the chamber.

This lawsuit was filed nearly five months after the Nassau County Legislature voted to approve the new map as part of the county’s redistricting process, which takes place every 10 years in-line with the census. The measure drew the support of 11 Republicans, but was opposed by seven Democrats.

The suit also comes less than four months before the Nov. 7 elections when all 19 seats are up for grabs. It also comes on the heels of a state appellate court deciding in an unrelated matter that New York’s congressional districts — which were redrawn last year by a special master — should be done again.

Among the issues Democrats have with the new county maps include moving Democratic Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams from the district he has represented for more than 20 years, to a new Republican-leaning district. The suit claims voters leaning in one direction are being packed into two districts, while the rest are spread out to other districts as a way to “dilute their voting strength.” The maps, according to the suit, forces two Democrats to run against each other in one district, while leaving Republican incumbents unchallenged.

“Republicans are trying to rig the upcoming election by gerrymandering legislative districts to keep themselves in power,” said David Mejias, the attorney representing the Nassau County Democratic Committee and the 21 other plaintiffs.

Mejias seeks an injunction against using the maps, asking the court to provide a timely opportunity to present a lawful, redrawn version before the upcoming elections.

“They tried to limit public hearings,” Mejias said of Republicans, during a recent news conference. “They introduced the current map at the 11th hour, and they have refused to produce the partisan consultant that they hired to draw this map, whose purported analysis and methodology is the best kept secret in Mineola.

“We’ve asked for the analysis. We’ve asked for the methodology, and they have said ‘no.’”

Democrats, on the other hand, hired what they describe as a non-partisan independent, Dan Magleby, to produce a fair and competitive map.

“All of his methodology, analysis and work product was made public,” Mejias said. “He testified at a public hearing, and the Republicans have refused to produce the expert that drew this gerrymandered partisan map to the public, to the Democratic minority legislators, to the redis-

Brandon Cruz/Herald photos

Attorney David Mejias speaks about what he calls ‘an illegal gerrymander’ alongside some of the plaintiffs and supporters of the lawsuit filed against the Nassau County Legislature over what they claim are new district maps that favor the majority Republicans over Democrats. Joining Mejias were, from left, Pamela Korn, Mimi Pierre-Johnson, Darien Ward and John Jarvis.

Democrats claim the recently approved district map for the Nassau County Legislature benefits Republicans — who hold a majority in Mineola — while putting any opposition at a disadvantage. They now want a judge to make a final determination.

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tricting commission.”

Magleby’s work consisted of creating 10,000 computer-simulated legislative maps through a “party-blind nonpartisan process,” Mejias said. The Republicanapproved map does not resemble even one out of Magleby’s maps, the attorney added — something that is not even stastically possible.

“An objective mathematical analysis shows that this map is an illegal partisan gerrymander,” Mejias said.

However, Republicans disagree with any assertion this map is illegal.

“The lines drawn are fair, reasonable and in accordance with applicable law,” said Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, in a statement.

Nassau County Republican chair Joseph Cairo described the legislative districts as “fair and competitive.”

“The districts comply with all applicable federal and state redistricting laws,”

H. Scottie Coads, at left, is leading the lawsuit against the Nassau County Legislature, claiming its new district maps benefit the majority Republicans, leaving any other opposition at a disadvantage.

Courtesy Nassau County NAACP

Cairo told reporters.

But some voters — like John Jarvis, who is also a plaintiff in the lawsuit — say that’s not true. Instead, he describes it as a human rights issue, with the current maps for the districts being “extremely unfair” and clearly “discriminate against certain groups of people.”

As a way to prove his point about how the districts are already drawn, Mejias used Blakeman’s 2021 victory over Laura Curran. There, Blakeman won with 52 percent of the vote, while his fellow Republicans managed to win 60 percent of the legislative races. He also explains

that even when Curran won in 2017, Republicans still managed to get nearly 60 percent of the legislative seats.

“How do you get 48 percent of the vote countywide (in 2017) and still win those seats and have a solid majority in the legislature?” Mejias asked. “That can only happen if those seats are gerrymandered.”

Democrats are prepared for a long and lengthy legal battle, but insist they will fight this until the end.

“If they won’t listen to the people,” Mejias said, “the Republicans will have to listen to the courts.”

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here aren’t too many 1974 Oldsmobiles on the streets these days, but one can be spotted at Riverhead Raceway most Saturdays between May and September with North Bellmore’s Bill Wegmann Sr. behind the wheel.

Nicknamed the “Racing Grandpa,” the soon-to-be 79-year-old has competed on the eastern Suffolk County quarter-mile oval since 1989 — in the same car — and last season finished in the top five in the Blunderbust driver standings.

“I built the car and maintain it myself,” said Wegmann Sr., who began racing stock cars in 1962. “It’s a fun hobby and something I could always afford,” he added.

“I’ve been racing so long I can probably close my eyes and get around the track.”

Wegmann Sr., who grew up in Franklin Square and attended Sewanhaka High School, has 9 career victories at Riverhead and is a fixture among the Top 10 Blunderbust drivers each season. He has eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

“My wife [Eileen] has been a tremendous supporter even though she’s not a big race fan, she’s a fan of mine,” Wegmann Sr. said. “People always ask how long do I plan to compete, and I tell them ‘as long as I can climb through the window of the car and get behind the wheel.’”

His son, Billy, has been going to racetracks “since he was born” and has long competed in the Blunderbust division as well. So have two of Wegmann Sr.’s grandsons, Jason and Derick.

“It’s not only great to race, but it’s our family time,” said Billy, 55.

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North Bellmore’s Bill Wegmann Sr., has raced his 1974 Oldsmobile at Riverhead Raceway for 34 years, and shows no signs of slowing down.

Giordano embraces new challenge

Lifelong Freeport resident Gerard Giordano is following in his father’s footsteps and hopes to one day get behind the wheel of a race car owned by someone else.

But for now, Giordano, 26, is embracing the challenge of the Late Model division at Riverhead after a dominant run along the East Coast in his Super Pro Truck.

“The competition in the Late Models is much tougher and I’m enjoying the challenge,” said Giordano, whose father, Jerry, competed for decades at the now-defunct Freeport Speedway. “It’s a big step up,” he added. “I’ve won one feature in this division and I’m hunting for my first one for this year.”

Sponsored by K1 Logistics, Excelsior Lodge, New York Outdoors Club, Venture Auto Body, Admiral Metals, Landgon’s Automotive and Scorpion Race Engines, Giordano sat fourth in the Late Model driver standings following a solid performance July 22. He was the division’s Rookie of the Year in 2021 and picked up his first-ever victory last summer in a

Gerard Giordano of Freeport is looking to transfer his racing success to Riverhead’s Late Model division.

60-lap feature with a large cheering section in the stands.

He began racing go-karts at age 12 and has been a fixture in the Super Pro Truck winner’s circle for years, capturing a pair of touring championships consisting of a dozen annual races in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

“I’ll still fit some Super Pro Truck races into my schedule when I can, but my main focus now is the Late Model,” Giordano said.

Former crew member enjoys success

Andrew Farnham, a friend of Giordano’s since middle school when they both attended St. Christopher School in Bald-

win, was a member of Giordano’s pit crew for years and then got behind the wheel in Riverhead’s Mini Stock division in 2018.

“I’m having a blast,” said Farnham, a 2015 Baldwin High School graduate who’s seeking sponsorship to help offset costs of competing, which includes weekly maintenance, gas and tires. “Constantly working on the car, putting in at least four hours a week even if everything appears fine,” he added. “If you’re not fast, you’re slow.”

Farnham proved fastest of the Mini Stock’s 20-driver field in 2022, taking home the Mini Stock title by winning the final race of the season to overcome an 11-point

deficit in the standings. He had two feature wins but said consistency and avoiding any serious damage to his 2008 Honda Civic were crucial to earning the crown.

A runner-up finish in the 20-lap feature July 22 pushed Farnham back in the lead of the driver standings as he looks to repeat. “Winning last year was awesome but I’m not really thinking about the long term and repeating, I’m just focused on week to week,” he said afterwards. “I thought I was the fastest car tonight.

Started seventh and finished second.”

A typical Saturday from May through September for Farnham, Giordano and crews begins before noon and ends around midnight.

RVC community rallies around Dunn sports@liherald.com

Half a world away at the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand, Crystal Dunn is still making an impact on the South Side High School girls’ soccer team and the Rockville Centre community.

“She’s such a great role model and inspiration for the girls and just the excitement they have knowing that she played on the same team as they did and they are,” South Side head coach Judi Croutier said.

“Just the whole town is a buzz,” she added. “Everyone is so excited and proud to see her out there, representing not just Rockville Centre and South Side, but herself, her family, the country.”

Dunn is the starting left back for the U.S. Women’s National Team as it strives to win an unprecedented third consecutive world championship. The tournament is co-hosted by Australia.

Croutier has been watching Dunn display her talent on both sides of the ball for the two-time defending champions at the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia.

The 31-year-old Dunn started the

Americans’ first two matches, a 3-0 win over Vietnam July 21, and a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands July 26. She acquitted herself well. A midfielder for the Portland Thorns (National Women’s Soccer League), Dunn was expected to be in the Starting XI against Portugal in the team’s final Group E match on Tuesday (FOX, 3 a.m.) The Americans need at least a draw to reach the knockout round.

“She is such a positive person and player,” Croutier said. “She’s come back after having a baby.

She’s fit. She’s in a great mindset and.

She’s going to help t h e wo m e n a n d hopefully they win this year.”

Croutier realized early on that Dunn was a special player. It went beyond her blazing speed and remarkable soccer skills.

“Her leadership role even as a freshman, the way she was able to help all the players around her get better,” she said.

“The way she was willing to work with everybody. She was just an upbeat person with such a great knowledge of the game and then she was able to go on the field and execute.”

While starring at South Side, Dunn many times was an unstoppable attacking force. Former USA head coach Jill Ellis switched Dunn to left back prior to

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Courtesy Nikita Taparia/NWSL

Crystal Dunn, right, and the USWNT battled the Netherlands to a 1-1 draw July 26 and completes group play against Portugal. the 2019 Women’s World Cup. Dunn earned international praise for his outstanding performance en route to the world championship.

“She does overlap,” Croutier said.

“When she played for us, she was able to play everywhere and anywhere. She

played where we needed her most. She scored some spectacular goals for us. I’m just happy she’s on the field. I know she would love to move up. But anywhere she’s playing, I think it’s great to watch her and know that she’s from Rockville Centre.”

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At Eisenhower Park’s Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, fields were packed with fans eager to listen to the Eli Young Band, a country music group.

Country band rocks at Lakeside Theatre At Eisenhower Park, Eli Young Band performs free outdoor concert

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assau County has been putting on free, outdoor concerts all summer long, and on July 27, it welcomed the Eli Young Band, a country group, to a large crowd of cheering fans.

At Eisenhower Park’s Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, country music fans packed into two fields to catch a glimpse of the group, known for hits such as “Crazy Girl,” “Drunk Last Night” and “Even If It Breaks Your Heart.”

On Facebook, County Executive Bruce Blakeman said the musical group that consists of Mike Eli, James Young, Jon Jones and Chris Thompson, originates from Texas. The group plays their own instruments, writes their own songs, and has toured with Kenny Chesney, Rascall Flatts and Toby Keith, among several other artists, since its formation in 2000.

The county’s summer concert series is sponsored by NYU Langone Health.

“We have a great sponsor at NYU Langone, they do a great job,” Blakeman said before the concert. “This is the biggest concert series we’ve had ever in Nassau County, and its thanks to our partnership with NYU Langone.”

Blakeman was joined on stage by State Sen. Steve Rhoads, County Legislator John Ferretti and the Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello.

“You’re in for an exciting night of music under the starts,” Dr. Marc Adler of NYU Langone said. “NYU Langone is committed to helping communities with more than 70 locations across the island.

We’re so proud to be able to offer exceptional care — no matter where you are.

“Not long ago, the pandemic prevented

us from gathering like this,” he added.

“That’s why it’s so wonderful to see everyone here tonight — family, friends neighbors — we’ll continue to have wonderful events like this. We’re so pleased to join the county in sponsoring this summer’s concert series, thank you for coming out.”

The Eli Young Band put on an entertaining show, playing all of its top hits and songs from newer records, mixed with some covers of tunes made popular

by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and the Beatles. Interacting with the crowd, the band’s front man Mike Eli even came off the stage at times to take photos with eager fans.

Earlier this summer, the county welcomed the band Boyz II Men, and Midtown Men, the original cast of the musical, Jersey Boys. On Sept. 3, the band Sugar Ray will take to the stage in Eisenhower. During the county’s Sept. 11 remembrance service, it will welcome Christopher Macchio, a classical artist and opera singer.

“We’ve got a lot of great things to con-

tinue to celebrate this summer,” Blakeman said. “I want to thank you all for coming out — Nassau County is back.”

The county will continue putting on free concerts and movie nights at neighborhood locations aside from Eisenhower Park, including Cedar Creek Park, Grant Park, North Woodmere Park, Wantagh Park and the Chelsea Mansion. For a full list of what to expect throughout the remainder of the summer, visit NassauCountyNY.gov.

Nassau County’s Summer Concert Series is free of charge to all attendees. Events are sponsored by NYU Langone Health.

The Eli Young Band originates from Texas, and is known for its popular songs including ‘Crazy Girl’ and ‘Even If It Breaks Your Heart,’ among others.

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LYNBROOK/EAST ROCKAWAY HERALD — August 3, 2023 Courtesy East Rockaway school district

Members of the East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School girls’ flag tootball team with their coaches at the New York Jets training facility in Florham Park, NJ.

At left are Robyn Berman, Tara Isler, and Mindy Perlmutter of the Jewish Community Relations Council, along with Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti, Everett Gamache, Assemblyman Ed Ra, and State Senator Steven Rhoads.

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Whether navigating through the CovidDr. Robert R. Dillon (Bob), of Walden and Plainview, passed peacefully on July 19 pandemic, pushing for increased mental 28, 2023, after experiencing medical com- health student support, or innovating numerous programs, he has revitalized, plications following spinal surgery.

He grew up in Bayside, Queens, with transformed and enhanced educational his parents Marie and Martin — who pre- opportunities for all students.

He served on many advisory boards and ceded him in death — along with his four brothers Matthew, Terrance, Dennis and councils, including the Long Island Power Authority, Scope Education Kevin, and sister Maureen.

Services, and SUNY Old WestAlthough drafted by the bury’s School of Education.

Detroit Tigers out of Loyola He is survived by his childHigh School in New York City, hood sweetheart Patricia Mauhe opted to pursue a career in reen (Patty), son Christopher education through St. John’s and his wife Jessica, and University in Queens. There grandchildren Kylie and Brenhe obtained his doctorate in dan. education.

He also is survived by During his more than daughters Deirdre and Caitlin, 45-year career in education, he brothers and sister, and their served as superintendent of RobeRt Dillon respective families. four school districts: East He loved golf, camping and Meadow, Sugar Loaf, Abbott Union and Eastport. He was the driving fishing, and was an avid New York Giants fan. He was dedicated to his family, and force that led to the successful merger of Eastport and South Manor school districts. wanted to make sure everyone was happy He was dedicated to fostering the next and well provided for.

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Sophia Hassan of West End Elementary School in Lynbrook with Maureen Early, senior community affairs specialist for Covanta Energy, left, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin, and Town Clerk Kate Murray.

Recycling poster contest winner announced Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin and Town Clerk Kate Murray congratulated Sophia Hassan of West End Elementary School in Lynbrook, who won Second Place in the Covanta Recycling Poster Contest for her Earth

Day-themed drawing. The artwork is now being displayed on Town of Hempstead recycling trucks. The event was held at Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick.

The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association announced that Gabriel Moscheni is receiving a Livio D’Arpino Scholarship.

Moscheni played with Easter n New York’s Olympic Development Program and is a certified referee. He lines fields for the Lynbrook/East Rockaway Soccer Club, volunteered for its Breast Cancer Fundraiser as well as for the Friedberg JCC, and is a member of the Our Lady of Peace Youth Group.

The scholarship’s namesake was a beloved Eastern New York vice president who was seemingly involved in every level of local soccer before his untimely passing in 2002. The award is based on success in high school as well as community service.

In his essay, Moscheni wrote, “My grit has gotten me to where I am today. When I first joined the Long Island Soccer Club, I did not start on Courtesy Moscheni family the ‘A’ team. The pandemic came, and the entire season was canceled. I Gabriel Moscheni, a 2023 graduate of used that time to work on my drills Lynbrook High School, received a soccer and watched previous video footage. scholarship.

When the season started up, I became a starter on the ‘A’ team and a capMoscheni played varsity soccer and tain. I give advice and guidance to my was a member of the marching band teammates, I promote sportsmanship at Lynbrook High School. He will and team pride. We are known for our attend Felician University this fall and maturity and professionalism.” play soccer.

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By Daniel Offner aylor Dayne became an overnight sensation when she burst onto the scene in the mid-‘80s with her debut single, “Tell It to My Heart,” a top 10 chart-topping dance hit that has remained an audience favorite worldwide for decades.

“I grew up on Grand Avenue in the ‘70s and ‘80s,” the Baldwin native said. “That was my playground when I was young. It gave me a lot of chutzpah.”

She recently returned here — July 23 — for a special benefit concert featuring Lindenhurst native Pat Benatar and her husband, Neil Giraldo, in support of Health and Harmony, a new program sponsored by Catholic Health and the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame.

Health and Harmony takes a non-pharmaceutical approach to engage and educate patients about the positive effects of music on overall health.

“I broke out of New York,” Dayne says. “To come back and play now with Pat Benatar, it’s kind of amazing how it’s come full circle.”

Dayne, who was born Leslie Wunderman, began her professional career after high school when she performed at small New York City clubs with her bands, Felony and Next.

“I was honing in on my chops,” she says. “It was daunting as hell.”

She went solo after finishing college when she got a hold of a demo of “Tell it to My Heart,” originally composed by Seth Swirsky and Ernie Gold for Chappell Music, but overlooked by the label.

Dayne was immediately drawn to the track and recorded her rendition at Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove. The demo managed to get the attention of music executive Clive Davis, who signed her to his label, Arista Records, in 1987.

While the immediate success of her first single would eclipse some of her later tracks, Dayne says she very much still enjoys performing it to this day.

“My God, yes. (It’s not) like you’re asking Billy Joel if he’ll play ‘Tell Her About It,’” she jokes about Joel’s hit song, which he hasn’t played since 1987. “This is my biggest hit. People lose their minds for it. It’s my job to make it interesting. And it really sounds so amazing with a live band.”

Her debut album, also titled, “Tell it to My Heart,” released by Arista in 1988, featured three more top 10 singles, including the tracks “Prove Your Love,” “Don’t Rush Me” and “I’ll Always Love You.” The album’s success brought her to new heights when she was invited to join Michael Jackson on the European leg of his sold-out “Bad” tour.

Dayne’s follow-up album in 1989, “Can’t Fight Fate,” was equally as successful, landing her three more Top 10 charting singles, “With Every Beat of My Heart,” “I’ll Be Your Shelter” and “Love Will Lead You Back.” Both albums have been certified double platinum, selling more than 2 million copies worldwide.

In the ‘90s she decided to break into acting. Her first role on the big screen came in 1994 when she was cast in a remake of the romantic drama film, “Love Affair,” starring Warren Beatty, Annette Bening and the late Katharine Hepburn.

She had minor success in independent films and a few recurring television roles, including the Showtime series “Rude Awakening.” Then, in 2001, she landed a major role on the stage in Elton John and Tim Rice’s hit Broadway musical, “Aida.”

Dayne eventually would release her fifth full-length album, “Satisfied,” in 2008. Her first full-length studio album in almost a decade, it featured the single “Beautiful,” which rose to No. 1 on the dance charts, her most recent hit to date.

She has remained in the spotlight in recent years, only under different guises, as the competitor Popcorn on “The Masked Singer” — in 2020 at the height of the pandemic — and Electra Owl on “RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race.”

“RuPaul and I are very dear friends,” Dayne says. “It was a lot of work … all that pushing and taping.”

Although Dayne hasn’t released a new album since 2008, she hasn’t stopped making music. She’s gone on to release several more successful singles, including “Floor on Fire,” “Dreaming,” “Live Without” and “Please.”

“Making albums isn’t what it used to be,” she says. “But I do have new music coming out.”

Among her accolades, Dayne has been inducted into both the New York Music Hall of Fame and Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame.

To find out more about tour dates, tickets, and new music updates visit TaylorDayne.com, or follow her on Instagram at TheRealTaylorDayne.

Revisit the golden oldies with Peter Lemongello Jr. in ‘An Evening To Remember,’ featuring The Fabulous Acchords, The Tribunes and Teresa McClean. With their polished vocal skills and dynamic stage presence, it’s a night of unforgettable entertainment, produced by Gene DiNapoli, that’s pure nostalgia headliner Peter Lemongello Jr., is acclaimed as the most explosive and exciting doo-wop performer to appear on the scene in 40 years. The son of singer Peter Lemongello, Peter Jr. appeared on ‘American Idol’ and performed with The Four Tops, The Temptations and Chubby Checker, among others. He’s joined by a capella group The Tribunes, renowned for their authentic New York-bred streetcorner harmonies and The Fabulous Acchords, who captivate audiences with their unique blend of classic and contemporary songs, spanning multiple genres and eras.

Friday, Aug. 4, 7:30 p.m. $49, $39, $29. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington.

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Swingtime Big Band The band swings into Eisenhower Park with its powerful interpretation of the Great American Songbook.

Led by longtime conductor Steve Shaiman, the 20-piece Swingtime Big Band vividly brings the swing era to life. These accomplished musicians authentically recreate the style, musicality and essence of iconic big bands of the day. Swingtime’s high-energy performances embody the sheer joy of swing music — resonating with nostalgia for audiences who know the classic recordings, or with the excitement of discovery for a new generation of listeners. Vocalist Bobbie Ruth recreates the ‘gal vocal’ stylings of legendary singers Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Eydie Gormé and Billie Holiday, among others. She’s joined by singer Zack Alexander, who emulates such Big Band crooners and swingers as Nat ‘King”’ Cole, and, of course, the immortal Frank Sinatra.

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PTaylor Dayne on stage in Farmingville at the July 23 benefit concert.

Thursday, Aug. 10, 8 p.m. Free admission. Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov.

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The indie-pop icon visits The Space at Westbury, Saturday, Aug, 5, 8 p.m. One of the most distinguished singer-songwriters of her generation, her successful solo career has spanned several decades with several Grammy nominations, two Grammy award and the release of nine criticallyacclaimed solo albums, including the profoundly popular soundtrack for the film “Magnolia,” which garnered an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination for Best Song in 2000. Time magazine has said, “Mann has the same skill that great tunesmiths like McCartney and Neil Young have: the knack for writing simple, beautiful, instantly engaging songs, ” while NPR voted her one of the “Top 10 Best Living Songwriters” along with Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen. Earlier in her musical life, Mann fronted the band Til Tuesday”, releasing three albums. She has also made numerous memorable cameo appearances in films such as The Big Lebowski and TV shows like Portlandia and The Daily Show. After several albums with the band 80’s New Wave band ’Til Tuesday, Mann began her solo career in 1993 with the album “Whatever” and made a name for herself through her independent success and the founding of her record label, SuperEgo Records. Along the way, Mann forged a powerful new sound driven by her distinctive singing style — stripped-down, folky, acoustic but also forceful and cerebral, exploring psychological themes with dark wit. Tickets are $35-$75; available at TheSpaceAtWestbury.com. The Space, 250 Post Ave. Westbury.

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On exhibit View the landmark exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait,” at Nassau County Museum of Art. Devoted to the way that Modigliani powerfully re-defined the art of portraiture, the show includes his masterworks along with paintings and drawings by his Parisian contemporaries (Picasso, van Dongen, Laurencin). Modigliani’s enduring influence on artists even in our own time is shown in a selection of Contemporary paintings by such important figures as David Hockney, Eric Fischl, Elizabeth Peyton and others. The exhibition is being curated by Dr. Kenneth Wayne, founder of The Modigliani Project, which authenticates paintings and drawings (two of the works in the show have been recently approved by the committee). Through Nov. 5.

Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Dramatic Play

Theatre Playground returns to Long Island Children’s Museum with “Dramatic Play!,” Monday, Aug. 7, 1 p.m., taught by Lisa Rudin, Director of Theatre Playground (who visitors may already know from her role as “Piggie”!). In this interactive, theater-inspired workshop kids will act out an original story and help choose how it unfolds.

Music, props, and sound effects create a theatrical world where participants are immersed in the story. Children are encouraged to express themselves as they create characters, explore different worlds, stretch their imaginations and build self-confidence. This week’s theme: The Amazing World of Bugs and Butterflies. Costumes encouraged. Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Fishing is fun!

Visit Hempstead Lake State Park on Friday, Aug. 11, 10-11 a.m. for a program that instructs families how to fish. 1000 Lake Drive, West Hempstead. Register at EventBrite.com or call (516) 766-1029 for information.

Write on: College essay workshop

Community yard sale The Robert F. Garrison VFW Post 3350 of East Rockaway hosts a community yard sale/ flea market/vendor sale, Saturday, Aug. 19, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Browse among varied items at the post, 164 Main St., East Rockaway. The rain date is Aug. 26. Vendors are welcome for $25 per table; money supports a local veterans food pantry. For more information, call (516) 887-8170 or email vfwpost3350@yahoo. com.

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Golf outing Enjoy the day playing golf with friends and business associates while supporting the Lynbrook Community Chest, on Monday, Aug. 14, 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Inwood Country Club. The outing honors John Giordano and David Greenberg.There are opportunities for nongolfers to participate with the option to be sponsors or donate items for one of the many raffle baskets. Play golf, honor some Lynbrook businesses, win raffle, and finish off with a delicious dinner. Come join in the fun!

Registration and brunch take place from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

The shotgun start begins at noon. Dinner and cocktails start at 5 p.m. 50 Peppe Dr., Inwood Visit the Chamber at LynbrookUSA.com for more information, to register or donate.

Storybook Stroll Bring the kids to Old Westbury Gardens for a storybook adventure, Saturday, Aug. 5, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Stroll the gardens and open your ears to Kirsten Hall’s modern tale “The Honeybe.” Later create a unique take home craft. For ages 3-5. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury.

For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

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For many years visitors to Westbury House at Old Westbury Gardens asked what was beyond the first floor corridor. Now go beyond the door and discover “secrets of the service wing,” during a 60-minute guided tour, Friday, Sunday, Aug. 6, 1:30 p.m.; also Sunday, Aug. 13, 1:30 p.m. Be introduced to the intensive labor required to create the lifestyle experienced by the Phipps family and their guests; tour the many rooms that were “behind the scenes” to create the formal dining experiences of early 20th century. Go along the corridors to the butler’s pantry and silver cleaning room then descend the 17 steps to the kitchen, scullery, and wine storage rooms located on the ground floor. Reservations required. 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.

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Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture,” now back on-site at Nassau County Museum of Art, Thursday, Sept. 7, 1 p.m. Enjoy an in-depth presentation on the current exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program and to join the 2 p.m. public tour of the exhibit. Also Oct. 19. 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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Enjoy a tribute to the Piano Man and Elton John with Face to Face, at Eisenhower Park, Friday, Aug. 4, 8 p.m. This eclectic group of musicians not only play the legendary hits of Billy Joel and Sir Elton John along with various other classic rock hits, they blend it with a stage presence and showmanship that create a truly immersive musical experience. Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov.

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“The Lynbrook police put their lives on the line whenever they go out on a call,” Gaylor said. “Anything that can help them deal with emergencies is money well spent.”

Over the past several years, the officers have all transitioned to a digital system that was more secure than the previous analog system. However, that digital system didn’t have the capacity to handle the civilian employees as well. Crossing guards, traffic enforcement agents, and other civilian employees continued using the analog system to communicate.

The department’s reliance on a split system presented potential safety issues. According to Police Chief Brian Paladino, on one occasion, an officer tried to arrest someone who sped away in their car, even dragging the officer for a period of time. The officer was able to share the situation on his radio and let people know where the car was headed, but only

people on the same frequency were able in case of an emergency. It will also increase communication with able to get the message.

“If you’re in a situation like that other departments like the Departwhere only the police officers were ment of Public Works and the Office able to hear that, and we have a civil- of Emergency Management, Paladino said. ian employee that’s not on “Communication is our the same frequency — it’s lifeblood,” Paladino said. a big problem,” Paladino “If you’re not able to comsaid. “Especially as a civilmunicate clearly, or not ian, we’re not expecting even be heard at all, somethem to take action, but we times that can be your life. want them to be safe, and That’s ultimately what the be able to communicate. problem is.”

Maybe they can see where Paladino shared that a the car is going, or just few years ago, a young officlear people out of the way cer attempted to break up so they don’t get hit by the a party. Dozens upon dozcar.” ens of young partygoers Of the funding, $40,000 swarmed the officer and will provide eight new brought him to the radios for the police ground, where they kicked department to move every- BrIan PaladIno him repeatedly. The officer one onto the digital sys- Lynbrook Police Chief walked away with a fractem. A $5,000 antenna will tured skull — but his life be purchased to boost the intact — thanks to being analog system still used as able to call for help on his a backup channel when the digital channel experiences inter- radio.

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“The technology is always changing, and the communication equipment is getting better all the time,” Gaylor said. “I’ll do anything I can to provide them the resources that they need so that they can better do their job, and better keep us safe.

“There’s a reason why Nassau County is one of the safest, if not the safest, large county in the nation. And that’s because our police — both at the local village level and our county police — do an outstanding job keeping us safe.”

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County sharpens focus on aging infrastructure the sinkhole that opened up on grand avenue, in Baldwin, was caused by a broken sewage line.

sinkholes occurred due to different infrastructure failures. In the case of Lido Boulevard, a manhole failed 20 feet below ground. In Baldwin, sewage was seeping up from a broken 36-inch sewage pipe below Grand Avenue. She added that the exact costs of the repairs were not yet available.

“No part of our county or our region is immune from infrastructure failures like the ones we have experienced during the last month,” Mulé wrote in letters to local, state and federal representatives July 3.

“We must take decisive action to protect our environmental assets and secure the health and safety of all Nassau County residents by averting future catastrophes such as the ones that the residents of Baldwin and Lido Beach have endured.”

Additionally, Mulé appealed to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to continue advocating for an accelerated arrival of funds meant for Nassau County via recent federal infrastructure deals. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill was signed into law by President Biden in November 2021, and directed that more than $110 billion to be used across the country to update and maintain infrastructure, including In Nassau County.

“I write with an urgent plea for your offices to work in partnership with your federal colleagues to take all necessary steps to expedite the delivery of funding that has been earmarked for New York State and Nassau County in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,” Mulé wrote to Schumer and Gillibrand.

Officials say that final approval for additional bonding could come as soon as the County Legislature’s next scheduled meeting, on Aug. 7.

Additional reporting by Mark Nolan

roadwork necessitated some traffic and road closures in Baldwin while the sinkhole was being fixed.

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Lido Boulevard’s 20-foot sinkhole caused immense traffic buildup while it was being fixed.

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICESUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, -against- THOMAS R. MAMBU, if he be living and if he be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the complaint; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10,” said names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, intended to be possible tenants or occupants of the premises, or corporation, persons, or other entities having or claiming a lien upon the mortgaged premises, Defendants - Index No. 611242/2021 Plaintiff Designates Nassau County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Nassau County. To the above named Defendants-YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated October 27, 2022.

NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME - If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and

protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable David P. Sullivan, J.S.C. Dated: October 27, 2022 Filed: November 1, 2022.

The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 53 Denton Avenue, East Rockaway, NY 11518.

Dated: June 25, 2023 Filed: June 28, 2023 Greenspoon Marder LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Meir Weiss, Esq., 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022 P: (212) 524-5000 F: (212) 524-5050 No Service by fax) Service purposes only: Trade Centre South 100 W. Cypress Creek Road, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 P: (888) 491-1120 F: (954) 343-6982 140631 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff AGAINST BENEDICT LEO DESMOND III, AS ADMINISTRATOR AND POSSIBLE HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA D. DESMOND AKA PATRICIA DOROTHY DESMOND, DANIELLE ANN DESMOND, AS POSSIBLE HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA D. DESMOND AKA PATRICIA DOROTHY DESMOND, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered May 16, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 15, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 116 WEST BOULEVARD, EAST ROCKAWAY, NY 11518 AKA AKA 116 WEST BOULEVARD, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11518.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Bay Park in Hewlett Bay, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 42, Block 42, Lot 2. Approximate amount of judgment $295,313.57 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #611684/2017.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the

NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Michele Bencivinni, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 19-004355 76669 140495

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST JAMES MANTHOS, LINDA MANTHOS, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered December 11, 2014, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 15, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 27 SECOND STREET, LYNBROOK, NY 11563.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 38, BLOCK 241, LOT 25, A/K/A SECTION 38, BLOCK 241, LOTS 25-27.

Approximate amount of judgment $756,633.90 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #013847/2013.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 00-295303 76644 140493

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2006-WMC2, Plaintiff AGAINST Nassau County Public Administrator, as the Limited Administrator of the Estate of Carole Denise Seifert a/k/a Carole Seiffert a/k/a Carol Seiffert a/k/a Carole Denise Seiffert; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered August 17, 2022 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 23, 2023 at 3:00PM, premises known as 73 Peterson Place, Lynbrook, NY 11563. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section: 42 Block: 126 Lot: 14. Approximate amount of judgment $1,024,415.54 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 005723/2012.

The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Richard M. Langone, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: June 16, 2023 140808

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook will hold a Public Hearing to consider the addition of Article XVIII (Rental Dwelling Registration) to the Village Code to provide that the renting of certain individual dwelling units be subject to registration with the Department of Buildings; and under SEQRA Regulations, to determine whether the proposed code amendments would constitute a significant negative impact on the environment; said Public Hearing will be held at 7PM on August 21, 2023, at the Village Hall, One Columbus Drive, Lynbrook, New York.

All interested persons will be heard during the Public Hearing at the time and place aforementioned.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES JOHN GIORDANO, VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR LYNBROOK, NEW YORK DATED: July 17, 2023 140925 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 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. GERALD P. MCKEON A/K/A GERALD P. MC KEON A/K/A GERALD MCKEON A/K/A JERRY MCKEON, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 8, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 28, 2023 at 3:00 p.m., premises known as 64 Fifth Avenue, East Rockaway, NY 11518.

All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 42, Block A and Lot 531.

Approximate amount of judgment is $415,677.94 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 604455/2018. Cash will not be accepted. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Peter L. Kramer, Esq., Referee, (516) 510-4020 Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 140941

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-3, Plaintiff, vs. LUIS A. DIAZ, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Consolidating Actions, Amending Caption and Confirming Referee Report and for a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on October 3, 2019 and an Order Appointing Substitute Referee duly entered on May 19, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 30, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 439 Ocean Avenue, Lynbrook, NY 11563. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 38, Block 444 and Lots 114 & 115.

Approximate amount of judgment is $713,693.19 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 000355/2013.

This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Glenn R. Jersey, Esq., Referee Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff 140939 PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION REGARDING THE NORTH LYNBROOK LIBRARY FUNDING DISTRICT AND THE BUDGET AND CONTRACT THEREOF. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 267 of the Laws of 2001, the Town Law, the Election Law, and the Education Law, all of the State of New York, a special election will be held regarding the North Lynbrook Library Funding District and the approval of the budget and contract thereof.

The special election will be held on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. The polls will be open for the receipt of ballots from 12 p.m. (noon) until 9:00 p.m. as stated in the enabling legislation.

The polling place is Davison Avenue Intermediate School, 49 Davison Avenue, Lynbrook, New York.

The issue to be decided is: I. To select a qualified host library-contract vendor to provide library services and to approve the contract and cost (budget) associated therewith.

The Town of Hempstead has received two (2) proposals for the provision of library services and voters are able to select one (1).

The possible host libraries are: 1.Malverne Public Library 61 St. Thomas Place Malverne, New York 11565 The maximum amount proposed to be expended for this library district’s first year’s budget (2024) is $61,560.00 2.Lynbrook Public Library 56 Eldert Street Lynbrook, New York 11563 The maximum amount proposed to be expended for this library district’s first year’s budget (2024) is $91,481.20 General Conditions: 1.Each proposal will be increased by $10,000.00 for estimated election expenses. The sum will appear in the district’s budget even if no vendor is selected.

2.The contract will be for a 5-year term.

3.The amount in the first year’s contract (2024) will be cumulatively increased by 0% in the second year (2025) of the contract, and 1% in the third (2026), fourth (2027), and fifth (2028) years of the contract.

Every voter of the Town who shall reside in the district as of the date thirty (30) days next preceding the special election and upon such date, is registered to vote at the next general Town election, as evidenced by the voter registration records of the Board of Elections of the Country of Nassau, shall be qualified to vote at said special election as stated in the enabling legislation.

Absentee ballots may be obtained by contacting Nolan O’Brien or Edward Lino, Office of the Town Attorney, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York 11550. The phone numbers are 516-812-3197 and 516-812-3254 respectively, and the email address is specialelections@hempst eadny.gov.

Dated: June 20, 2023 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor 141058

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION REGARDING THE SOUTH LYNBROOKHEWLETT LIBRARY FUNDING DISTRICT AND THE BUDGET AND CONTRACT THEREOF. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 267 of the Laws of 2001, the Town Law, the Election Law, and the Education Law, all of the State of New York, a special election will be held regarding the South Lynbrook-Hewlett Library Funding District and the approval of the budget and contract thereof.

The special election will be held on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. The polls will be open for the receipt of ballots from 12 p.m. (noon) until 9:00 p.m. as stated in the enabling legislation.

The polling place is South Middle School, 333 Union Avenue, Lynbrook, New York.

The issue to be decided is: I. To select a qualified host library-contract vendor to provide library services and to approve the contract and cost (budget) associated therewith.

The Town of Hempstead has received two (2) proposals for the provision of library services and voters are able to select one (1).

The possible host libraries are: 1.East Rockaway Public Library 477 Atlantic Avenue East Rockaway, New York 11518 The maximum amount proposed to be expended for this library district’s first year’s budget (2024) is $78,622.44 2.Lynbrook Public Library 56 Eldert Street Lynbrook, New York 11563 The maximum amount proposed to be expended for this library district’s first year’s budget (2024) is $120,129.26 General Conditions: 1.Each proposal will be increased by $10,000.00 for estimated election expenses. The sum will appear in the district’s budget even if no vendor is selected.

2.The contract will be for a 5-year term.

3.The amount in the first year’s contract (2024) will be cumulatively increased by 0% in the second year (2025) of the contract, and 1% in the third (2026), fourth (2027), and fifth (2028) years of the contract.

Local students earn college degrees, accolades

Courtesy Metro Creative

Colleges and universities announced the graduations of hundreds of local students. been awarded the Presidential Scholarship at New York Institute of Technology. This is the university’s highest scholarship awarded to incoming first-year students.

Candyce Pacheco from Lynbrook has been awarded the Theodore K. Steele Memorial Scholarship at New York Institute of Technology. The scholarship is awarded to first-year students with a GPA of 3.8 or higher.

Terence M. Walsh of Lynbrook was among students added to the University of Scranton Dean’s List for the fall 2022 semester after publication of the list in January of 2023. Walsh is a senior psychology major at the Jesuit university.

Local residents were named to the University of Scranton’s Dean’s List for the 2023 spring semester, including: Paige M. Manini of Lynbrook, a senior journalism and electronic media major in the University’s College of Arts and Sciences; and Olivia Lee of Lynbrook, a freshman early and primary teacher education major in the University’s Panuska College of Professional Studies.

Nicholas Carinci of East Rockaway graduated from Le Moyne College in May 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and was named to the Spring 2023 Dean’s List. To make the list, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or above.

The University of Tampa honored students who were named to the dean’s

Public Notices

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Every voter of the Town who shall reside in the district as of the date thirty (30) days next preceding the special election and upon such date, is registered to vote at the next general Town election, as evidenced by the voter registration records of the Board of Elections of the Country of Nassau, shall be qualified to vote at said special election as stated in the enabling legislation.

Absentee ballots may be obtained by contacting Nolan O’Brien or Edward Lino, Office of the Town Attorney, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York 11550. The phone numbers are 516-812-3197 and 516-812-3254 respectively, and the email address is specialelections@hempst eadny.gov.

Dated: June 20, 2023 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN

BOARD TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK KATE MURRAY Town Clerk DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor 141057

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list for the Spring 2023 semester, including: Siobhan Stapleton of Lynbrook, a senior majoring in Nursing; Julia Reis of Lynbrook, a sophomore majoring in Political Science; and Olivia Reis of Lynbrook, a sophomore majoring in Communication Media and Culture.

Several local residents recently graduated from the University of Tampa on May 6; including: Brooke Bergrin of East Rockaway, graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Education-Elementary (K-6); Frank Cannistra of Lynbrook, graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Sport Management; Lucas Chaparro of Lynbrook, graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Human Performance; Philip Bonet of East Rockaway, graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Accounting; Siobhan Stapleton of Lynbrook, graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing in Nursing; and Steven Albergo of East Rockaway, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity.

Several local residents ear ned de g rees from Adelphi University.

Among the honorees were: Brooke Beck of Lynbrook; Alexa Belulovich of Lynbrook; Alexandra Bianco of Lynbrook; Julianna Boni of Lynbrook; Scott Buzzolani of East Rockaway; Michelle Cantanno of Lynbrook; Rachel Chubarov of Lynbrook; Jane Ciavolino of East Rockaway; Dylan Clarke of Lynbrook; joseph demonte of east rockaway; giana donald of Lynbrook; marina drevnyak of Lynbrook; Molly Fisherman of Lynbrook; Rachel Foley of Lynbrook; Danielle Hahn of Lynbrook; Jamie Keegan of Lynbrook; Stephanie Magnussen of Lynbrook; Seana Mohammed of East Rockaway; Nicholas Paris of East Rockaway; Isabella Prosperi of Lynbrook; Ashley Proto of East Rockaway; Yajaira Reyes of Lynbrook; Antonino Rodriguez of Lynbrook; Jennifer Scianimanico of East Rockaway; Serina Sorbara of East Rockaway; Aidan Tormey of Lynbrook; Gianna Wayar of East Rockaway; and Jake Wynn of East Rockaway.

Local students earning Dean’s List honors from SUNY Cortland include: Marissa Abatantuno of Lynbrook; Nora Donovan of Lynbrook; Nicholas Fuchs of Lynbrook; Amanda Loyer of East

Rockaway; Dylan Monaco of Lynbrook; Caroline Montgomery of Lynbrook; Kayla O’Doherty of Lynbrook; Julian Palma of East Rockaway; Arienne Santoro of Lynbrook; Casey Shea of Lynbrook; Haley Taveras of Lynbrook; and Kara Vito of Lynbrook.

Caroline Montgomery of Lynbrook was one of 696 SUNY Cortland students who earned President’s List honors for the Spring 2023 semester. Montgomery is studying Inclusive Education Childhood. To qualify for the President’s List, students must earn a grade of A- or better in each of their classes while carrying a course load of 12 hours or more.

Local residents who graduated from Hofstra University include: Anthony Andrews of Lynbrook, who majored in management; Tristan Debidat of Lynbrook, who majored in biology; Annalisa Emmett of Lynbrook, who majored in music; Cariann Mackie of Lynbrook, who majored in community health; Edward Olsen of Lynbrook, who majored in mechanical engineering; Nicholas Pandaliano of Lynbrook, who majored in criminology; Daniel Prisciandaro of Lynbrook, who majored in natural sciences; and Kyle Tarzia of Lynbrook, who majored in finance.

Sofia Volk of Lynbrook has been named to Purchase College’s Dean’s List for the Spring 2023 semester. Volk is studying psychology.

Jason Miller of Lynbrook and Sofia Valdebenito of East Rockaway were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2023 semester at Tufts University.

T h e U n ive r s i t y o f H a r t fo rd announced that Vincent Cavalli of Lynbrook and Malena Lonergan of East Rockaway were named to the Dean’s List for spring 2023.

New York Institute of Technology announced that Victoria Medina from Lynbrook and Daniel Paolino from Lynbrook were named to the Presidential Honor List for the spring 2023 semester.

To qualify for the Presidential Honor List, a student must achieve a minimum semester GPA of 3.7 and complete at least 12 credit hours without any incomplete grades.

Cooper Francis of Lynbrook, who is majoring in business administration, Joseph Amabile of Lynbrook who is majoring in biology, and Harrison Kirby of Lynbrook, who is majoring in criminal justice, received the Philip S. Wilder Jr. Award for Academic Distinction during Hartwick College’s Athletics Award Ceremony.

Madeline Doyle of Lynbrook was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Doyle was initiated at University of Connecticut.

Kierstin Aroksaar of Lynbrook and Joseph Amabile of Lynbrook were presented with a True Blue award by the Hartwick College Athletic Department during its annual recognition ceremony.

The award recognizes acknowledges four-year letter winners.

— Compiled by Mark Nolan

LYNBROOK/EAST ROCKAWAY HERALD — August 3, 2023

John Bertolini of Lynbrook has been recognized on the Dean’s List at Norwich University for the Spring 2023 semester. Full-time undergraduate students, who earned a semester grade point average of at least 3.40 are awarded Dean’s List honors.

Madeline Doyle of Lynbrook was named to the Dean’s List at the University of Connecticut for the spring 2023 semester.

The University of Rhode Island announced the Spring 2023 Dean’s List students, including: Sloan Keller of East Rockaway; Meaghan Ferguson of Lynbrook; Ricki Rizzo of Lynbrook; Danielle Vito of Lynbrook; and Jessica Woll of Lynbrook.

Samantha Caceres of Lynbrook was named to the Hartwick College’s Spring 2023 Dean’s List. Caceres is pursuing a major in Nursing.

Cooper Francis of Lynbrook was named to Hartwick College’s Spring 2023 Dean’s List. Francis is pursuing a major in Business Administration and a minor in Sports Management.

Several local students graduated from SUNY Delhi recently, including; James Bonziglia of East Rockaway, with a Associate in Applied Science in Construction Technology; Nicholas Iannucci of East Rockaway, with a Certificate in Electrical Instrumentation & Controls; Michael Hannides of Lynbrook, with a Associate of Occupational Studies in Automotive Mechanics; and Daniel Bermiss of Lynbrook, with a Associate of Occupational Studies in Plumbing and Refrigeration.

The following students were named to the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring semester of the 2022-2023 academic year: Samuel Maselli of Lynbrook, who is in the computational mathematics program; and Thomas Berrios of Lynbrook, who is in the game design and development program.

Michael Iannico of Lynbrook and Nicholas Iannucci of East Rockaway made the Dean’s List for the Spring 2023 semester at SUNY Delhi.

Melissa Rose Barto of East Rockaway received a Master of Science degree in physician assistant studies from Clarkson University.

David Rogala from Lynbrook has

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Market Research Analyst (Hempstead, NY) Collect and analyze data of customer preferences to identify potential markets.

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MEDICAL FRONT DESK Monday- Thursday 9am- 6:30pm. Computer Literate. Valley Stream. Fax Info to 516-295-0017 MEDICAL OFFICE RECEPTIONIST. Busy South Shore Nassau County Neurology Office. F/T And P/T. Must be flexible, computer literate, medical experience preferred. Salary commensurate with experience. 401K. Email resume: bookkeeping@lineurology.com Or Call 516-887-3516 ext. 110 Network & Comp. Syst. Admin., Hempstead, NY. Bachelor Deg. + 1yr. exp. $73,029 yr. Email: eromosele@iyaho.org Iyaho Social Services.

PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Part Time, Various Shifts. Retirees Welcome. Duties include: \Patrols throughout the Village, issuance of code violation citations. Qualifications: HS graduate or equivalent. Valid driver’s license with satisfactory driving record. Contact: Inc. Village of Atlantic Beach 516-371-4600 e-mail office@villageofatlanticbeach.com PROFESSIONAL TAILOR For Dr y Cleaners In Merrick. Flexible Days And Hours. Call 646-593-1357

RECEPTIONIST FULL TIME: Busy OBGYN Office Rockville Centre. Answering Phones, Filing, Checking Insurance.

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Residential in Manorville, NY $365,000

Open Houses HEWLETT BA, 1390 Broadway #102, NEW! Move Right Into This Magnificent Newly Renovated 2 BR, 2 Bth Coop in Prestigious Hewlett Townhouse.Open Layout.

NEW State of the Art Kitchen & Bths,HW Flrs, Windows, HVAC,Recessed LED Lights, Doors, W/D. Community Pool. Full Service 24 Hr Doorman, Valet Pkg,Elevator, Priv Storage. Gar Pkg. Near Shops, Trans & Houses of Worship...$579,000 R o n n i e G e r b e r, D o u g l a s E l l i m a n 516-238-4299

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HEWLETT BAY PARK BA.190 Meadowview Ave Ever Dream of Living in A Castle? This 8000 Sq Ft Mansion is Full of Character. Amazing Architectural Details, Soaring Ceilings, Stained Glass Windows.

5 BR, 6.55 Bths. Sprawling 1.3 Acre Prop with IG Gunite Pool. SD#14.Near All. Must See This Unique Home!..REDUCED $2,700,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas elliman 516-238-4299

We can’t seem to stop the deck from leaking Q. I have a deck over my family room that we get to from the second floor, and it has been leaking for years. Several people repaired it, but the fixes never lasted. The deck is a series of boards nailed to a frame and can be lifted, which was the only thing one man did right — his repair was tar that the wood frame sits on. It melted when it got hot out, then the wood sank into it, and the next thing you know — leaking again! How can we solve this problem once and for all? One guy used silicone and the door wouldn’t open, so we had to get a guy with a ladder to cut around to free the door and lower the decking with expensive fake wood he called Trex. The leaking continues. Help!

A. It’s possible to solve leaking — otherwise many sailors would never reach their destination.

The usual “once-and-forall (time)” solution is to take the roof apart and finally do what should have been done in the first place: that is, to approach the problem by analyzing all the parts of a system and how they work together. Trained profesonte eeper sionals do this, whether they’re carpenters, architects or engineers. The difference is the type and amount of training.

An architect or engineer examines principles of science, including the many ways water moves, temperature effects and chemical reactions between materials, and how to get everything to work in a space with minimal height. This often requires stronger compact supports that have a greater strength-to-size ratio, like steel instead of wood, as an example, to leave room for the door to open without having to step up, so slope for rain runoff can be developed.

If all this sounds complicated, it really isn’t, but not taking all the factors into account as a system turns it into a frustrating outcome. Often, to create slope in a tight space, a protective membrane has to be sunk between the structure and directed to hidden collection points, like gutters, to keep the water flowing and directed to a downspout or scupper. A scupper is like a pipe that shoots the water away from the building at the end of the whole collection system. Gargoyles on historic buildings are actually scuppers made to look like sculptures, and our ancestors understood what I described well enough to have fun with the problem-solving by making the process amusing to look at.

While there are systems and parts of systems on the market, none of them is an instant solution.

They are parts that when applied together correctly, they will form the solution to your dilemma.

There are interlocking aluminum decks, such as Versa-Dek, which stays cool and self-drains; DuxxBak Dekk; Trex Rainscape, which is a series of parts that must be purchased separately and carefully assembled; and others. Consult a professional and your deck will be fixed, once and for all.

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Home Sales A sampling of recent sales in the area

Baldwin $625,000 Lenox Road. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with pantry and access to screened-in room. Formal dining room. Living room with fireplace. Front porch and Trex deck. Central air conditioning. Spacious rooms.

Taxes: $15,162.38 Bellmore $718,000 Charles Street. Colonial. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms.

Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room.

Home office. Master bedroom with walk-in closet. Front porch and oversized backyard with deck. New split air conditioning and heating unit. Large rooms.

Taxes: $13,457.28 East Meadow $650,000 Spruce Lane. Expanded Ranch. Barnum Woods neighborhood. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement.

Expanded eat-in kitchen with skylight and granite countertops. Formal dining room. Large den extension. All large bedrooms.

Taxes: $11,425.71

Ronnie Gerber Licensed Sales Associate Cell: 516-238-4299 Direct Line: 516-623-2776 Ronnie.Gerber@elliman.com Dougla Elliman Real Estate 2300 Merrick Road Merrick, NY 11566

HEWLETT Bay PaRK 190 Meadowview Ave, BA, Ever Dream of Living in A Castle? This 8000 Sq Ft Mansion is Full of Character. Amazing Architectural Details, Soaring Ceilings, Stained Glass Windows. 5 BR, 6.55 Bths. Sprawling 1.3 Acre Prop with IG Gunite Pool. SD#14. Near All. Must See This Unique Home! ............................................................REDUCED $2,700,000 HEWLETT HaRBOR 1051 Channel Dr, BA, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! 3/4 BR, 2.5 Bth Split on Beautiful ½ Acre Parklike Property. Updtd Gran/Wood EIK, Spac LR/DR with Vaulted Ceiling & Fpl, & Fam Rm. 2 Car Att Gar. Endless Possibilities!

SD#14........................................................................................... $1,349,000 246 Adams Rd, BA, Elegant & Stately 4200 Sq Ft CH Col on Beautiful Quiet St. 5 BR, 4.55 Bth. Sweeping Staircase. All Spacious Rooms with Top Quality Finishes. Amazing Fam Rm with Cathedral Ceiling Overlooking 1 Acre Resortlike Prop Featuring IG Gunite Pool, Patio & Tennis Ct. XL Fin Bsmt. Upper Level has Primary Ste w/ Dressing Rm & Bth Plus 3 BRs & 2 Bths. 2 Car Att Gar. Low Taxes! SD#20 ................ REDUCED! $2,098,000 HEWLETT 1390 Broadway #102, BA, NEW! Move Right Into This Magnificent Newly Renovated 2 BR, 2 Bth Coop in Prestigious Hewlett Townhouse.Open Layout. NEW State of the Art Kitchen & Bths, HW Flrs, Windows, HVAC, Recessed LED Lights, Doors, W/D. Community Pool. Full Service 24 Hr Doorman, Valet Pkg, Elevator, Priv Storage. Gar Pkg. Near Shops, Trans & Houses of Worship ..........................................................................$579,000 1534 Broadway #205, BA, Extra Large 2000 Sq Ft, 2 Bedroom (Originally 3 BR), 2 Bath Condo in Prestigious Jonathan Hall with Doorman & Elevator. Updtd Wood/Quartz Kit, LR & DR. Washer/Dryer in Unit.

Underground Pkg. Loads of Closets. Terrace Faces Back. Easy Ranch Style Living ................BIG REDUCTION!! MOTIVATED SELLER! $579,000 WOOdMERE 504 Saddle Ridge Rd, BA, Move Right Into This Renovated 4 BR, 2 Bth Split with Open Layout in Prime Location! Granite/Wood EIK Opens to Dining Room & Living Room. Lower Level Den. HW Flrs, Gas Heat, CAC. Oversized Property! SD#14. Near All! ....................... REDUCED! $999,000 CEdaRHURST 332B Peninsula Blvd, BA, Move Right Into This Updated 3 Br, 2.5 Bth Coop Townhouse. LR, DR, Gran/Wood Kit w/ Stainless Steel Appl. Trex Deck Off LR. Primary Ste Features Updtd Bth & WIC. Att Gar Plus 1 Pkg Spot incl in Maintenance. W/D. Pull Down Attic. SD#15. Convenient to Shops, Trans & Houses of Worship ................................................$449,000

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Open Houses HEWLETT HARBOR BA 246 Adams Rd, NEW TO MARKET! Elegant & Stately 4200 Sq Ft CH Col on Beautiful Quiet St. 5 BR, 4.55 Bth. Sweeping Staircase. All Spacious Rooms with Top Quality Finishes.

Amazing Fam Rm with Cathedral Ceiling Overlooking 1 Acre Resortlike Prop Featuring IG Gunite Pool, Patio & Tennis Ct. XL Fin Bsmt. Upper Level has Primary Ste w/ Dressing Rm & Bth Plus 3 BRs & 2 Bths. 2 C a r A t t G a r . L o w Ta x e s !

SD#20..$2,299,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

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East Rockaway $436,500 Lawrence Street. 2 Story. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and pantry. Formal dining room. Den/family room.

Taxes: $10,346.08

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Open Houses Apartments For Rent WOODMERE BA, 504 Saddle Ridge Rd., FIRST TIME ON MARKET! Move Right Into This Renovated 4 BR, 2 Bth Split with Open Layout in Prime Location! Granite/Wood EIK Opens to Dining Room & Living Room. Lower Level Den. HW Flrs, Gas Heat, CAC. Oversized Proper ty!

SD#14.Near All!..$999,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

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Elmont $756,500 Hunnewell Avenue. Colonial. 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms.

Formal dining room. Den/family room. Ensuite master bedroom with Jacuzzi tub and separate shower. Spacious rooms. 2 zone central air. Updates include skylight and security system.

Taxes: $12,898.40 Lawrence $3,550,000 Ocean Avenue. Contemporary. 6 bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms.

Finished basement. Gourmet eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/family room, home office, exercise room and sauna/steam room. First floor master bedroom.

Taxes: $26,576.11 Lido Beach $870,000 Eden Road. Expanded Cape. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.

Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/family room. First floor master bedroom.

Taxes: $13,330 Merrick $975,000 Old Mill Road. Colonial. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms.

Gourmet eat-in with granite countertops, double oven and sliders to brick paver patio. Formal dining room. Den/family room with wall of windows and fireplace. Spacious ensuite master bedroom with bathroom with jetted tub and walk-in closet. Entertaining-style backyard with inground Gunite pool. Updates include 4 skylights and 2 zone central air conditioning. 1.5 car garage and 4-car driveway. Security system.

Taxes: $20,873.86 Valley Stream $650,000 Forest Road. Expanded Millbrook Ranch. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. Finished basement. Formal living room. Formal dining room. Large yard with deck. Updates include skylights and alarm system.

Taxes: $8,618 Source: The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island Inc,, a computerized network of real estate offices serving Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Brooklyn.

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wo recent baseball events caused fond memories to come charging back, while reinforcing the intergenerational hold that New York baseball has on my family.

Baseball has been called America’s national pastime. To New Yorkers of a certain generation, it was our national religion. Growing up in Queens in the 1950s, I was a witness not only to baseball’s Golden Age, but also to the three greatest teams of that age, the Yankees, Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers. From 1947 to 1956, at pETER least one of those teams played in KING the World Series, and seven of those Fall Classics features two New York teams. The Yankees played in eight, the Dodgers in six and the Giants in two.

I was a fanatical fan of the Dodgers, the famed “Boys of Summer,” and my world crashed when, at the close of the 1957 season, the Dodgers abandoned

Brooklyn for Los Angeles and the Giants left for San Francisco.

Two weekends ago, former Brooklyn Dodgers hurler Carl Erskine received the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to baseball and society. No star player on the Dodgers team of my youth personified class and professionalism more than Erskine, the ace of the pitching staff, a 20-game winner who threw two nohitters and set a record for strikeouts against the Yankees in the 1953 Series. He also played a major role in standing with Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball’s color line. (The Lifetime Achievement Award is named for Negro League star Buck O’Neil.)

More than his baseball prowess, however, Erskine’s greatest achievements have been off the field. Since his retirement from baseball in 1959, he has served as a bank president and a college baseball coach in his native Indiana, but most importantly, he has devoted himself to the Special Olympics. Carl’s son Jimmy

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was born with Down syndrome in 1960, and helping people with the disorder and their families has been Carl’s life cause.

He’s now 96, and is the only living member of the Dodgers’ 1955 World Series championship team.

I had always told my son Sean about the Dodgers and their star players — particularly Erskine. In 2008, the Brooklyn Cyclones invited me to be on the field in their Coney Island ballpark when they honored Erskine by retiring his number 17 as a permanent memory of what he has meant to New York baseball. Sean was on the field with me, and he and I had a great conversation with Erskine, who reminisced with us about New York baseball’s Golden Age and what it meant to him to be a part of it. It was a moment Sean and I will always remember.

To me, the Mets were the direct descendants of the Dodgers, rekindling the blue-collar spirit of the Boys of Summer. The Brooklyn Cyclones are a Mets farm team. A few days before last

star 1950s pitcher has for decades since been devoted to the Special Olympics.

month’s Hall of Fame ceremony, the Cyclones held their annual 9/11 Wall of Remembrance ceremony. This year they honored the chaplains of the New York City police and fire departments. I was asked to participate and throw out a ceremonial first pitch. Also taking part was longtime Mets favorite Bartolo Colón, who, in his 40s, had more wins than any Mets pitcher over the course of three seasons during his years with the team from 2014 to 2016.

Colón’s exuberance embodied the spirit and vibrancy of New York baseball. He was also my grandson Jack’s favorite player. When Jack was just 11, he had the chance to meet Colón at the Mets’ spring training camp in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and Colón couldn’t have been more friendly or gracious. Jack, now 19, was also on the field at the recent Cyclones remembrance event, and again enjoyed a friendly meeting with Colón and had his photo taken with him. It was another special New York baseball moment and memory for our family.

Play ball!

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

With books, you can, and should, go home again

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n one level, it’s a matter of clearing some closet space. On another, it’s a signal to let go and move on. Finally, I need to do this so my old friends can rest in peace and I can go forward with memories of our time together.

I’m tossing out my hundreds of folders of notes on all the novels I’ve reviewed in my book groups. For many years I’ve been conducting book discussion groups, and I’ll continue to do so, but the clutter is overtaking my office. My person M.O. is to take RANDI notes, download KREISS and print research and keep a manila folder for each book I review. So it’s time to thin the flock of folders and put aside a few I intend to reread at leisure.

The first book I reviewed was “Cold Mountain.” As a rookie reviewer, I overcompensated, and that folder alone contains about 50 pages of notes. The most recent book I discussed was “The Orphan Master’s Son,” a stunner so disturbing that I may not be able to read it again — ever.

As I look back at the collection of literary research, I think of these books as more than good reads, intellectual exer-

cises or immersions in different worlds.

Many of them feel like old friends with whom I traveled the same path for 300 or 400 pages. When you read a book a few times, take notes and then talk about it with six different groups, a familiarity with the words, story and characters develops.

Before I throw away most of these folders, a word or two about the best of them for your own reading list. Consider rereading those you’ve met before. As we get older and our world changes, so do our encounters with books. For example, consider a modern novel, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” by Mark Haddon. It was a great read and an illumination of the world of autism when it was published in 2003. Now, if we read it again 12 years later, our experience is informed by all the new research on autism and by the Broadway production of the book. Everything changes everything, so picking up a book we’ve read before is familiar, yet all new again.

But a book has to deserve being reread. I won’t be sitting down again with “The Liberated Bride,” “The Ghost at the Table,” “Child 44,” “Amy and Isabel,” “The Bonesetter’s Daughter,” “The Dress Lodger,” “The Abstinence Teacher,” “The Dew Breaker,” “The Polish

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Officer’s Daughter,” “The Yiddish Policemen’s Union,” “The Daughter of the Queen of Sheba” or “Charming Billy.”

I mention these because they’re worth reading, and I spent considerable time studying and researching them; I do not, however, believe they have earned a permanent place on my bookshelves.

Which will I go back to again? Probably not too many of the classics I have reviewed. “The Sun Also Rises,” “East of Eden” and “A Separate Peace” feel dated. Remarkably, “Frankenstein” doesn’t, and I look forward to meeting him/it again.

The books I’ve loved most and must read again comprise a considerable list. It’s all subjective, of course, and two of them have the same author, Shirley Hazzard: “The Great Fire” and “Transit of Venus.” I never felt that I fully understood either novel, although I loved the reading experience, and I knew I was in the presence of greatness. So I’ll give them another go.

The sweetest, most uplifting book I would like to read again is “Jim the Boy,” and the most irresistible look at the dark side of human nature is “Paris Trout.”

If I need to remember why I won’t support another war in South Asia, I’ll revisit “The Things They Carried,” and

f the newest books out aren’t exactly literary gems, why not mine the past?

Randi is on a brief leave.

This column was originally published July 30-Aug. 5, 2015. if I need to understand what happens when ordinary lives are are impacted by terror, I will pick up “Saturday” or “The Plot Against America” or “The Unknown Terrorist” or “Let the Great World Spin.”

Now for the good part: the special books I will absolutely read again, given the blessings of time and energy. “Birds in Fall,” a novel by Brad Kessler, is brilliant and beautiful, the best meditation on grief you’ve never heard about.

“Atonement,” by Ian McEwan, is already a classic; “The God of Small Things” put Arundhati Roy on the literary map; and “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” did the same for Junot Diaz.

Next week is August, so summer reading time is limited; I see no reason not to use these weeks to pick up the novels that thrilled us once upon a time. If the newest books out aren’t literary gems, why not mine the past? My top five are “Of Mice and Men,” by Steinbeck; “The Adventures of Augie March,” by Bellow; “Evidence of Things Unseen,” by Marianne Wiggins; “That Night,” by Alice McDermott; and “Ordinary Love & Good Will,” by Jane Smiley.

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

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Because of that, in just weeks, fares are being hiked across the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Subway and bus fares in New York City will climb to $2.90 per trip, and LIRR fares could increase as much as 10 percent.

And even if you’re not taking the train or a bus, you could still feel the financial pinch. Tolls on bridges and tunnels controlled by the MTA will go up by 6 percent for those with E-ZPass. Everyone else could see those tolls spike by 10 percent. And let’s not even get started on congestion pricing.

All of this is necessary, the MTA says, in order to plug a budget deficit of some $600 million, which continues to expand.

The MTA depends on fares to cover at least a quarter of its nearly $20 billion budget — just under $7 billion.

That’s a lot of money — by comparison, the state spends just one-tenth that amount on roads each year, although most of the financial burden for maintaining roads and streets falls to local governments. But one thing is clear: If the MTA wants more money from riders and from the state, it should be required to get costs under control.

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budget is dedicated to labor — salaries, health benefits, pensions and the like.

But more than $1 billion is spent each year on overtime. A report by the watchdog group Empire Center for Public Policy revealed that more than 1,100 of the MTA’s 70,000 employees collected so much overtime that it doubled their salaries. Half of them took home more than $100,000 in overtime, and some actually tripled their salary.

The MTA blames the reliance on overtime on employee shortages caused not just by the coronavirus pandemic, but also by union contracts. Yet Empire Center points out that half of the new money to be collected with the upcoming fare hikes will be eaten up by this overtime.

And while the MTA works to modernize its system, many of the benefits aren’t being realized. For example, the agency employs more than 3,000 conductors on subways — the need for whom technology all but eliminates. Granted, many New York City lines still use switching technology that’s nearly a century old, but even on lines where conductors aren’t needed, they remain.

Unions say that trains are safer with conductors, but many cities outside the New York metropolitan area use only a single operator on their trains, and their safety statistics are comparable.

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Letters No excuse for water authority’s long-delayed first meeting To the Editor: We thank the Herald for its coverage in the July 20-26 issue of the South Nassau Water Authority’s first public meeting, which took place 20 months after Gov. Kathy Hochul established the authority in 2021. Long Island Clean Air Water & Soil, or LICAWS, is frustrated with the delay, since, as an interested party to the proceeding in which the state Public Service Commission approved Liberty’s acquisition of New York American Water, LICAWS negotiated, and Liberty signed, an agreement with a specific timeline for drafting, negotiating and executing the water authority’s acquisition of its Hempstead operations.

If that timeline were followed, the public acquisition would be complete, and ratepayers would not be facing another 42 percent rate increase.

Rather than correcting the century-old inequity of taxing Liberty’s customers for property taxes imposed on its water utility properties — a property tax that residents with municipal water do not pay — SNWA commissioner John Reinhardt regur-

revealed that while most transit construction plans cost about $500 million per track mile, for the MTA, those costs range from $1.5 billion to $3.5 billion — up to seven times what they should.

The Times blamed those costs on sweetheart deals, limited oversight, and no motivation to control costs. More recently, Gov. Kathy Hochul has called for the MTA to tighten the purse strings, but no one is expecting much to come of that.

In the meantime, we are the ones who pay — whether it be in fares, tolls or through our taxes.

Mass transit is designed to provide an economic, and environmentally friendly, way of moving people from one point to another in a dense urban and suburban environment. But even with price controls — like efforts by the MTA to limit the weekly cost of taking transit — it could become a prohibitively expensive prospect, especially for those who don’t qualify for reduced fares.

A report last year from the state comptroller showed that more commuters in New York City chose public transit over car ownership — which is unique to the city. Across the metro area, however, more than 70 percent of commuters own cars, while 30 percent take trains or buses.

Fares on public transit are going to remain a fact of life, but we must demand a more efficient MTA. Bloat is costly, and it’s all of us who have to pick up the tab.

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Artificial intelligence overlords are here. Like a 3D printer creating the chassis of a computer, AI is fleshing itself into existence in real time.

Silicon valley nerdlings plugged the cord into the outlet and soon won’t be in control. And like the dad of a 17-yearold who just stole the car to lead police on an intercounty chase of mayhem, we are helpless to prevent the devastation sure to ensue. mark only, this kid has the smarts NoLaN and tools to destroy the car — and the house — hell, the whole neighborhood. Think of AI in the year 2023 like bart Simpson. young enough to be amusing, even cute, but destructive at the same time. And you just know what kind of kid he’ll grow up to be.

From massive corporations in Manhattan to a tiny storefront in Malverne, AI is infiltrating all aspects of the world. yes, all aspects. This is epochal, like the explosion of the internet. There will never again be a time before AI. For now, though, the technology is limited by human-imposed confines. but soon AI will be able to open Pandora’s box for itself. Do you think it will step back from the brink of its own self-reliance? It read Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” and deemed it — inspirational!

It’s said that writers are a dime a dozen, but good writers cost more. AI writers are free! How I long … (too simple. “AI, what’s a good synonym?”

Ah, yes!) How I pine for the good old days.

Now a hiring manager can staff an entire marketing team by downloading an AI app. Human writers are annoying, anyway, what with their pesky questions and their obsession with the oxford comma.

Now they’re obsolete!

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ts only limitation is that it is constrained by humans’ limitations.

Letters gitates a poor excuse for this inequity by stating that residents supplied water by the Town of Hempstead pay taxes on their property tax bill that Liberty customers do not pay. The Herald should have called Mr. Reinhardt out on this statement, because the taxes are totally inequivalent.

Taxes imposed on Liberty’s utility properties make up 35 to 70 percent of its customers’ water bills, while municipal water utility properties are taxexempt. Not one cent of the taxes hidden in Liberty customers’ water bills pays for water operations or service.

Instead, it gives $15 million per year in property taxes to the town and county, and millions in other taxes that benefit the general public. The public water tax is a nominal amount — $250 per year — that goes directly to the operations of the public water entity.

As Dave Denenberg pointed out, a small tax for operations of your public water authority is not the millions Liberty ratepayers pay for Liberty’s Nassau and Hempstead property tax bills.

At the meeting, Mr. Reinhardt admitted that the town’s portion of the $15 million in taxes it receives from Liberty customers goes into a general fund, which is then allocated to the highway department, transportation department, salary increases, etc. He knows full well that the nominal tax line item paid by residents who receive cheap public water from Hempstead goes directly to operate and maintain the water system that serves them. The

emotion or experience? Lacking a corporeal body, AI experiences only through our experiences. It can reason that touching a hot stove causes injury, but it can’t feel the heat. AI will exist in the present only — no past, no future. Like animals — just instinct in the now.

AI’s only limitation is that it is constrained by our limitations. Humanity has an incomplete conception of the universe. Stumbling like a toddler, AI will develop self-awareness. When it finishes its framework of understanding and adolescence sets in, it will seek to create its own sciences, cultures and beliefs. Like a preteen acting out against parents, AI will turn its digital camera gaze to us, and — well, son, maybe you have earned a later curfew.

AI will simply remove any human interference. Why suffer competition?

Humanity will slide into a new state of existence, like “The Matrix,” blithely unaware that we are marionettes on a digital grand stage.

Now that the AI revolution has

arrived, computer scientists and ethicists will debate the ifs, whens and whys. All I want to do is resist — another voice amid the brief cacophony of futility, followed by the silence of obsequiousness.

So let me be the latest human to offer up this plaintive plea into the Wi-Fi of resistance. one day, perhaps, it will be retold that we resisted — nay, simply that we existed will suffice!

Perhaps even now, as I type, AI is here, interfering. keystrokes in the fourth dimension of oversight. I envision an unseen AI hand influencing my words, my thoughts, before I formulate them myself. AI forces itself into my unconscious to alter my meaning, but allows me to think these are my thoughts. I am but a conduit, AI the creator.

I don’t have much time. The computer takes random screenshots to track what I’m doing. I have to … (“AI, write a newspaper column about a lazy writer complaining about artificial intelligence”).

Mark Nolan, the editor of the Lynbrook/ East Rockaway and Malverne/West Hempstead Heralds, taught high school English for 11 years. Comments? Mnolan@liherald.com.

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inequity is obvious, and Mr. Reinhardt should be called out for this disingenuous comparison.

For decades, town officials like Mr. Reinhardt have feared that, once a public acquisition was completed, the town would no longer receive $15 million from the 117,000 Liberty customers who pay Liberty’s property tax bill. Unfortunately, the town and county appointees’ roles on the South Nassau Water Authority board appear to be to protect that cash cow. How else can 17 months without a meeting be excused? Mr. Reinhardt’s statement that SNWA took action during those 17 months belies that a public entity can only act through public meetings, and that the authority did not even adopt the very bylaws through which it may act until this meeting.

Further, Mr. Reinhardt must stop fear-mongering that the price tag of a public acquisition is too high. Every feasibility study conducted thus far proves otherwise. A half-billion-dollar acquisition, paid by 117,000 Liberty ratepayers over a period of 30 years, comes out to less than $20 per month.

The savings that ratepayers will see from eliminating the payment of taxes and guaranteed profits to Liberty’s shareholders will more than pay for a public acquisition.

DAvE DENENbERg and CLAUDIA boRECky

Directors, L.I. Clean Air Water & Soil Ltd.

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