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Lynbrook teacher earns tech award

By NIColE FoRMISANo nformisano@liherald.com

For more than two decades, Jill Robinson has been behind the best-in-class technology in the Lynbrook school district. This summer, she was recognized for all her hard work when Nassau BOCES presented her with the NASTAR award — dedicated to educators who go above and beyond to make sure technology is serving both students and teachers.

“We created it to honor individuals for innovation, leadership and support of technology initiatives in their school district,” said Laura Pollak, supervisor of curriculum, instruction and technology for BOCES, otheBoard of Cooperative Educational Services. “It’s really for a champion for technology, who supports all the technology initiatives in their district.”

Robinson, the district’s instructional technology staff developer, has always made

sure Lynbrook was ahead of the curve. She started a one-toone program in which each student got a device to work with. The program began with sixthgraders and expanded every year. Robinson and the technology coordinator spent months with sixth-grade teachers so they could see how to best utilize technology in the classroom.

Her dedication to the school district over the past 24 years made her an obvious choice for NASTAR, which stands for Nassau Association of School Technologists Award Recipient. From in-classroom livestreaming to remote learning preparedness, Lynbrook accomplished big things with technology, thanks to Robinson’s behind-the-scenes work, school officials said.

Robinson began as a middle school computer teacher with the goal of teaching kids computer literacy. Like technology itself, her position quickly

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Sporting new backpacks and outfits, these youngsters were ready for the first day of class.

It’s really for a champion for technology, who supports all the technology initiatives in their district.

lAuRA Poll Ak, BOCES’ supervisor of curriculum, instruction and technology

Sandra de La Cruz with her son, david, before his first day of prekindergarten.

RemembeRing the Fallen: Sept. 11, 2001

News briefs

Junior firefighters hold car wash fundraiser

Each year, the youngsters in the Lynbrook Junior Fire Department hold a benefit car wash to help a needy family or cause. In August, they held this year’s car wash to benefit a family who lost family members in a motor vehicle accident in Massapequa caused by an intoxicated driver. The Lynbrook Junior Fire Department raised $1,100 for the family that day.

Upcoming 9/11 memorial ceremonies

Communities throughout Nassau County hold solemn 9/11 memorial ceremonies every year to commemorate the tragic terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Below is a partial list of local 9/11 ceremonies.

Village of East Rockaway

Monday, Sept. 11 7 p.m. Memorial Park, Atlantic Avenue

Village of Lynbrook

Monday, Sept. 11 7 p.m.

Memorial Garden at Village Hall, Columbus Drive

Village of Malverne

Monday, Sept. 11

8-8:30 p.m.

Church Street

West Hempstead Community Support Association

Monday, Sept. 11 7 p.m.

Halls Pond Park, Nassau Boulevard

— Compiled by Mark Nolan

Daniel Offner/Herald file

A piece of the wreckage from the World Trade Center towers stands in Lynbrook as a reminder of all the lives lost on 9/11 and the many brave men and women who rushed headfirst into danger to help others on that day.

On the anniversary of the terrorists attacks on our soil, below are the residents from our area who lost their lives in the World Trade

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Members of the Lynbrook Junior Fire Department washing one of the trucks during the fundraiser.

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7. If you forget more than you used to,or are having more ‘Senior Moments’

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Job fair with 30 Nassau school districts

Nassau BOCES, in partnership with Nassau County school districts, is holding a job fair on Wednesday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This exceptional opportunity for job seekers event takes place at the Freeport Recreation Center, located at 130 E. Merrick Road in Freeport.

Representatives from Nassau BOCES, SCOPE Education Services and several school districts will be present at the job fair offering an exclusive platform for candidates to explore a wide range of exciting career opportunities within the field of education. Attendees can look forward to engaging with representatives from 30 school districts, including East Rockaway, Lynbrook, Malverne, and West Hempstead.

Job seekers, whether seasoned professionals or fresh graduates, can explore positions as teacher aides, bus drivers, security personnel, naturalists, bus dispatchers, registered professional nurses,

maintainers, food service personnel, cleaners/laborers, HVAC and electrical technicians, groundskeepers, and more. The event features: information booths from each participating district, offering insights into their educational programs, work culture, and career advancement opportunities; face-to-face interactions with district representatives, allowing candidates to ask questions, discuss job openings, and showcase their skills; networking opportunities with fellow job seekers and educational professionals and on-site resources and workshops to help attendees refine their job search strategies, improve interview techniques, and create effective resumes.

Prospective attendees are encouraged to dress professionally, bring copies of their resumes, and prepare to make an impression. Admission to the job fair is free, and no prior registration is required. For more information visit NassauBOCES.org/jobfair.

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Job seekers get details about career opportunities at last year’s job fair.

Grief is

By NICOLE FORMISANO nformisano@liherald.com

It is often said that there are seven stages of grief — but those who have lost a loved one know the process isn’t nearly so neat or linear. Circle of Hope, a Lynbrook-based bereavement support group organized by Our Lady of Peace, is here to support people going through that messy, natural process.

“It’s okay feeling what you’re feeling now,” Angela Mendola, the social worker who leads the group, said to the ten members of the group during a recent meeting. “You’re not going crazy — you’re experiencing grief.”

The group, which meets on Fridays at 12:30 in the meeting room of the Lynbrook Public Library, is made up of people all in different circumstances. Some have lost spouses, or parents or children; some are years into their healing journey, while for others it’s only been a few months; their losses have been due to sickness, or accidents, or age. The common thing that joins them is that they’re all

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experiencing grief, and they recognize the healing power of talking about it.

“I couldn’t wait to come here today, because I haven’t been here in two weeks,” said Laura, who has been coming to the group for four months. “I couldn’t wait to get back to the group to talk to everybody, and just…”

“Know that you’re not alone,” Faye, who has been coming for 18 months, said in understanding.

Mendola handed out a sheet with a list of common feelings during grief. She asked which of them surface most often for people.

“All of the above,” Faye said, and was met with a room full of laughter.

The ability to be vulnerable in an understanding community has been indispensable to the members’ healing process. Elsa, who has been a member for two years, originally felt like a support group wasn’t for her. But now, having been a member, she said she would tell others to try it.

“It’s a recharging thing,” Elsa said. “You can come and unload, and get enough support and strength and get through until next Friday.”

Grief has a funny way of sneaking up on you in the least expected times — when you have to change emergency contacts, or check off the “widowed” box at the doctor’s office, or find a new answer to ‘how many kids do you have?’

Mendola has been running bereavement support groups for six years, but gained a new understanding of grief when her husband died three years ago. She shared how her husband had built adirondack chairs for her, but they wore down over time. When she had no choice but to throw them out, she found herself crying over them on the curb.

“It sounds silly, but it’s real,” Mendola said. “It’s what we experience. I wouldn’t tell my neighbors all that stuff, but I’m able to share it with you guys.”

People don’t need to explain themselves at Circle of Hope —

Hecht becomes SHA’s first lay principal

The search is over: Sacred Heart Academy has a new leader.

Maria Pozzulo Hecht has become the 11th principal of the Hempstead-based allgirls Catholic school — but the first lay principal. A member of the Sisters of Saint Joseph has always filled the administrative role since the school first opened in 1949. Yet, despite the fact she’s not a member of the Sisters, Hecht expects to continue the legacy of educating and empowering young women within the Sisters’ mission.

She takes over in October for Sister Jean Amore, who led the school for the past five years.

“The congregation knows that the mission of the Sisters of Saint Joseph is foundational to all dimensions of Sacred Heart Academy,” said Sister Tesa Fitzgerald, president of the Sisters — and a Sacred Heart alum — in a release. “We trust that Maria Hecht will be supported well by the community as she assumes the role of principal and leads SHA forward to its next chapter of excellence.”

Hecht most recently was the principal of Floral Park Memorial High School, which educated more than 1,300 students each year between seventh and 12th grades. She also managed 220 faculty members there, and was responsible for curriculum and instruction, professional development, recruitment and retention.

Before that, Hecht spent 12 years as assistant principal of New Hyde Park Memorial High School. She’s also been both an English department chair, as well as a high school English teacher.

Hecht grew up in Port Washington, where she now lives with her husband, Howard. Their three sons — Howard, Michael and Joseph — attended Chami-

nade High School in Mineola. All of them are members of St. Peter of Alcantara, and also attend liturgies at Our Lady of Fatima in Port Washington.

“It is so important, especially in today’s society, to provide young women with opportunities to cultivate confidence, resiliency and leadership skills that will extend to their post-high school

experiences,” Hecht said, in a release. “I believe any student can succeed given support, encouragement and access to opportunities. My goal is to provide the students of Sacred Heart Academy with opportunities that will enable them to flourish.”

Hecht earned her professional diploma in administration and supervision as well as a master’s degree in secondary education and English, as well as a bachelor’s degree in education and English, all from St. John’s University in Queens.

Hecht’s career “covers every angle of education,” said Kristin Lynch Graham, Sacred Heart’s president, in a release. “As a classroom teacher, chairperson, assistant principal and principal, she was a standout choice. Her proven experience as a high school principal will instill great confidence in the faculty, and her reputation for working with students and parents is so impressive.

“She has already embraced SHA’s mission in her life as a leader of heart. She is going to do amazing things.”

Sacred Heart Academy students are pulled from more than 40 school districts, and graduates go on to recognized top-tier colleges and universities. The school combines rigorous academics with leadership opportunities that fosters the values of courage, commitment and compassion — all under the mantra of “lead with heart.”

To learn more, visit SacredHeartAcademyLI.org.

Book Review:

Healthy at 100 by John Robbins (Part Three)

Apart from the effect that diet and exercise have in extending healthful life are the mental and social aspects. As noted author Norman Cousins wrote, “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss in life is what dies inside us while we live.”

Robbins advises that the old saying “use it or lose it” applies as much to the brain as it does to muscles. Keys to cognitive health are engagement with life and having goals and things to look forward to.

“The elders most likely to experience dementia are those who spend their days watching television or wandering aimlessly around the mall. On the other hand, those who are contributing to the lives of others, who are engaged in some way in making the world a better or more beautiful place, not only more fully retain their cognitive faculties as they grow older, but often find themselves expanding into new levels of awareness and understanding.”

Finally, the old Tina Turner song “What’s

Love Got to Do With It?” comes to mind. The answer? A lot. Studies show that selfabsorbed people are far less healthy. One doctor advises “Listen with regard when others talk. Give your time and energy to others, let others have their way, do things for reasons other than furthering your own needs.”

One study of a group of women suffering from metastatic breast cancer showed that those who participated in a support group lived an average of 37 months while those who went it alone lived an average of 17 months. The women in the support group also experienced fewer mood swings and less pain and fear.

Modern research is now repeatedly finding that your relationship with others is medically potent. Your connections with the significant people in your life — if they are positive and loving — can prevent stress-induced illness, greatly contribute to your health and healing, and add many years to your life.

Courtesy Sacred Heart Academy

Maria Pozzulo Hecht is the 11th principal to take on the leadership role of Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead, but is the first lay principal following nearly 75 years of guidance and direction from the Sisters of Saint Joseph.

Rabbi Caroline Sim• Cantorial Soloist Lauren Simhon President Edie Mandel

Hofstra seeks conference Three-Peat

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

The bar has been raised for Hofstra men’s soccer.

Hofstra repeated as conference champions last fall, but were unable to replicate its 2021 postseason success when the Pride reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. The 2022 NCAA Tournament appearance was a brief one for Hofstra, with the Pride falling in the opening round at South Florida, 4-2.

“Expectations are much higher now,” said 35th-year head coach Richard Nuttall. “Our aspirations are much higher than the NCAA first round.”

The Pride was tabbed as favorites in the Coastal Athletic Association preseason poll collecting nine of 11 first place votes. Hofstra is aiming for its first CAA title three-peat since accomplishing the feat between 2004 and 2006.

Leading the charge to once again raise a CAA trophy and get Hofstra into the NCAA Tournament as the league’s automatic qualifier are junior midfielder Eliot Goldthorp and senior forward Ryan Carmichael. Goldthorp, a native of Leeds, United Kingdom, was named the CAA Preseason Player of the Year after earning Second-Team United Soccer Coaches All-America honors last season. Carmichael of Northern Island was 2022 CAA Player of the Year after placing second in the conference with 24 points.

“They are exceptional players who are athletically blessed and skillful,” said Nuttall of Carmichael and Goldthorp, who were both named to the 2023 Hermann Trophy Watch List.

The first goal of the 2023 featured Carmichael heading in a cross from Goldthorp in the second half of the Pride’s 1-0 season-opening win against Marist on Aug. 24.

Other offensive players Nuttall is hoping produce goals this season include senior Oliver Svalander of Sweden, who tallied 21 points last season, and junior Teddy Baker, who transferred from Lake

Erie College in Ohio.

Senior goalkeeper Wessel Speel anchors a Hofstra defense that held opponents to one goal or less in 15 matches. The Netherlands native was a ThirdTeam All-CAA selection in 2022 with 45 saves and five shutouts.

The backline also features Merrick native Pierce Infuso, Stefan Mason of the UK, Nico Oberrauch of Rome, Italy and Björn van Gorkom from the Netherlands.

Infuso, a former Bellmore JFK High School standout, made strides last season as a Second-Team All-CAA selection.

“We believe he is probably as good as anybody in the country as a one-on-one defender,” said Nuttall of Infuso. “His soccer IQ is getting better every year.”

The defense also includes West Hempstead High School native Shane Salmon, a Kellenberg High School product, who is back for a graduate year after playing 16 games with seven starts as a senior.

Other local players on the Pride roster include graduate Andrew Weiner, a Mepham High School graduate who arrives at Hofstra this season after competing for four seasons at Albany. Sophomore goalie Gino Cervoni, an Elmont native and Carey High School alum could eventually end up seeing time in net during his college career.

Hofstra kicks off its CAA season on Saturday at home against Long Island rival Stony Brook at 7 p.m. The nonleague schedule is highlighted by an Oct. 3 trip to ACC power Virginia, who the Pride tied 1-1 last season.

The success of the Hofstra men’s soccer program the last two years, which included an 8-2 blowout win at Penn State in the 2021 NCAA Tournament second round, has given Nuttall an added boost in recruiting.

“We’re known as an entertaining and an attacking team and I think a lot of young people want to come here and play an attacking style soccer,” he said. “Our results are pretty impressive over the last few years so we’re becoming a place that the top level recruits want to come to.”

Courtesy Hofstra Athletics Communicationst Pride junior midfielder Eliot Goldthorp was named Coastal Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year.

If you like doo wop, you’ll like Mike D’Amore

Lead singer of The Capris leads an afternoon performance in the heart of Nassau

Nassau County put on an afternoon concert on Aug. 31 in Eisenhower Park’s Field 1. Geared towards seniors and older adults in the county, it featured Michael D’Amore, the lead singer of the one-hit-wonder doo wop group, The Capris.

The Capris originated from Ozone Park, Queens in the late 1950s, and are best known for their hit, “There’s a Moon Out Tonight,” released in 1961. The group experience a popularity resurgence in the 1980s.

The original group consisted of Nick Santamaria, Mike Mincieli, Frank Reina, Vinnie Naccarato and John Cassese.

D’Amore, who took to the stage at Eisenhower, joined the group in 2016. He originates from upstate-New York, and grew up in New Jersey. For the last 28 years, he’s been a multigenre, professional entertainer, based out of the New York metropolitan area — though he is drawn to classic R&B and doo wop sounds.

The group now consists of D’Amore, Tony Sergi, John Monforte, Lou Esposito — and original member, Reina, who resides in East Meadow, and stopped by the Eisenhower performance.

All summer long, the county has put on concerts for older generations, which kicked off at 12 p.m. D’Amore’s show was the last performance of the summer.

For more on services and events offered by the county’s Department of Human Services and the Office for the Aging, contact (516) 227-8900 or email seniors@hhsnassaucountyny. us.

Visit Capris.Net for more on the doo wop group and its history and MichaelDAmore.com for more on D’Amore and upcoming performances.

— Jordan Vallone

Michael D’Amore, lead singer of the doo wop group The Capris, stopped by Eisenhower Park for an afternoon performance on Aug. 31.

The county’s afternoon concerts are geared towards seniors and older adults. A large crowd packed into the field of Eisenhower’s Field 1.

Elaine Marbit and Emmy Marbit had a great time seeing the show together.

Michael D’Amore, with Frank Reina, an original member of The Capris, who still performs with the group. Reina resides in East Meadow, and stopped by the show.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

The performance was a hit for audience members, who enjoyed classic R&B and doo wop sounds, right in the heart of Nassau County.

County exec steps up school safety measures

By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com

Bruce Blakeman and Patrick Ryder stood on the steps of Valley Stream Central High School, holding up a backpack.

No, this wasn’t one of the many school supply giveaways that take place this time of year.

Instead, the Nassau County executive and Nassau County Police Department commissioner wanted to show a “gobag.” Filled with emergency response gear to deal with everything from school shootings to drug overdoses, these backpacks have been placed “in every county police vehicle and given to our village police department” stocked with emergency tools from a tourniquet to stop life-threatening bleeding, to Narcan, a lifesaving medication used in opioid overdoses.

These backpacks are yet another tool in a growing arsenal of existing school safety measures and protocols Blake man said are critical in creating “an atmosphere of safety” at Nassau schools.

safety of our children in Nassau Coun ty,” Blakeman said. “We are extremely serious about making sure that our kids, when they go to school, are in a safe environment free from any kind of violence or any kind of medical condi tion that would jeopardize their health.”

lead to violent activity — whether inperson or on social media — let school officials know.”

Major strides have been made in the police’s coordination efforts with schools, Ryder said, as ways to prevent active shooters and cut down on response times.

This is possible thanks to existing safety procedures and technology like security-wide assessments, mandatory police school visits, and the widespread installation of the Rave Panic Button

system in schools — a rapid alert apparatus designed to directly connect school administration to law enforcement and emergency dispatchers during a life-threatening event.

Other tactics include a dedicated team of officers who monitor the web for troubling social media posts or suspicious online behavior.

“If school officials do find something,” Ryder said, “we immediately sit down with them, the student, and their parents and discuss it.”

One instance that came to Ryder’s mind was where a conversation led to a consensual search of a family’s property, turning up weapons inside the home even the parents were not aware of.

“Since 2013, there have been 75 people killed in school shootings,” Ryder said. “Roughly 75 percent of all active shootings end in five minutes or less. And 52 percent of that is over in two minutes.”

Ryder noted that the county police’s response time falls squarely within that window — averaging around three to five minutes. In the fast-paced chaos of a shooting, “closing that gap between two to three minutes” through quicker response times can save lives, citing the need for more trained officers on standby. And close to schools.

“The bad guy has to be right once,” Ryder said. “We have to be right every single time, so we practice how we play and improve on everything we did before.”

Juan Lasso/Herald

In response to the worrying uptick in gun violence and overdose opioid deaths, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman joined Nassau County Police Department

Lynbrook Chamber hosting networking events

The Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce is hosting a series of networking and marketing events for local and small businesses throughout the fall. The first of the “Lynbrook Means Business” events will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 19 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Cornerstone Yorkshire Community Room, 5 Freer St. There will be raffle prizes and free ads on the chamber’s new interactive website. The event will be catered by Frank Pignataro of Rivermill Tavern and Tables.

“Our chamber is hosting this series of networking events and meetings to assist members to get to know each other, facilitate business and have experts share networking and marketing strategies for business growth,” said Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce President Polly Talbott. “Members and non-members will see that we really do mean business in Lynbrook. In addition, as part of our ongoing series, future events will focus on and include programs on leveraging LinkedIn, personal branding, social media marketing and speed networking.”

Guests will have the opportunity to meet and mingle with current members in this interactive informational event. Attendees will also be brought up to date on the importance of shopping and utilizing local service providers.

For more information about the event or the Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce, visit www.lynbrookusa. com. The event is free, though registration is required. Both members and non-members of the chamber are welcome. To register visit LynbrookUSA.com or email AnnMarie Lubrano at thelittleballooncottage@gmail.com.

The mission of the Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce is to promote businesses in the Village of Lynbrook, and to encourage the economic development of the village through community events, informative seminars, networking events and an up-to-date, interactive website. The chamber works to keep businesses aware of village development, programs and activities that will help them to better understand how to serve their customers.

E.R. couple married at Town Hall

Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray officiated the wedding of East Rockaway residents Mae Lapay and Karen Quimson Jabines on Aug. 3 at Hempstead Town Hall. Residents interested

in obtaining their marriage license and/or scheduling a wedding ceremony should call the Office of the Town Clerk at (516) 812-3014 or visit HempsteadNY. gov/marriage.

Courtesy Town of Hempstead

Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray, left, with East Rockaway residents Mae Lapay and Karen Quimson Jabines.

Moriches Field Brewing Company received $18,750 to revitalize an empty downtown space.

(Cheers to that.)

Revitalization grants are just one of the ways we help businesses on Long Island and in the Rockaways. For Moriches Field Brewing Company, a grant from our economic development program was a perfect fit to help them renovate a previously vacant property. A discount through our Vacant Space Revival Program saved them more than $4,000 on their electric bills, and rebates for upgrading to LED lighting are keeping them saving month after month.

Helping revitalize our Island, one business at a time, is something we’re proud to be part of and something definitely worth celebrating.

Grants | Rebates | Incentives | Assessments | Community Support

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TheIrish pride is on full display at annual festival

By Karen Bloom

s the calendar turns to fall, it’s time once again to share in the delights of all things Irish at the annual Feis and Irish Festival, presented by the Nassau County Board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

The annual spectacle is a beloved tradition that brings out visitors and participants to enthusiastically partake in a lively celebration of dance, music, piping, drumming, language, and athletics known as a feis (pronounced

George Thorogood & The Destroyers

dance, known fesh). to of the AOH, it not dancers year), Irish bread baking.

The dancers are ready and the pipes are calling all to the 51st edition of the festival at Nickerson Beach on Sunday, Sept. 17, beginning at 9 a.m. It retains the distinction of being a full feis in the traditional meaning of that term, according to Nassau AOH, in that it showcases not only Irish step dancing competitions (many hundreds of dancers are expected this year), but also a full menu of Gaelic bagpiping, traditional Irish music and song, Irish language activities, games, sports, and even Irish soda

Since 1975, George Thorogood & The Destroyers have sold more than 15 million albums, played more than 8,000 ferocious live shows, and built a catalog of classic hits that includes ‘Who Do You Love,’ ‘One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer’ and ‘Get A Haircut.’ Bad to the Bone,’ that definitive badass anthem deemed the most popular song for bikers by Spotify, celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2022. Now ‘one of the most iconic bands in rock n’ roll history’ — the Rapid City Journal, among others — celebrates it all with their Bad All Over The World: 50 Years Of Rock tour. It’s been very good to be George Thorogood & The Destroyers all these years, rock on with them. ‘If you’re content, you may as well be dead.’ Thorogood says. ‘I think everyone has thoughts about retiring, but the phone keeps ringing. ‘You want me and The Destroyers to come to your town, set up our gear, wear some cool threads and play ‘Who Do You Love?’ Let’s rock!’

Friday, Sept. 8, 8 p.m. $89.50, $59.50, $49.50, $39.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

Sharing centuries of tradition

tradition

From as far back as 18th century Ireland, communities would come together for special festivals of dance and music — involving competitions, laughter and good times. That tradition continues here, where the AOH’s eight strong divisions organize competitions of dance and piping, bestowing awards on

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festivals of dance and music — involving divisions awards the best. Ancient Nassau since

The Ancient Order of Hibernians has presented Nassau County with its annual feis since 1972, celebrating Irish culture and history.

The Nassau AOH welcomes everyone to enjoy its traditional dance and piping competitions, along with an Irish Marketplace, featuring all sorts of Irish-related goods and treats for sale. And there’s a special area for the kids. And since it’s a Sunday, Mass will be said at noon.

It’s a day that highlights the always vibrant, age-old Irish traditions, with all eyes on those high-stepping lasses. The dance competitions make this the premiere feis in the New York metro region, a showcase of some the finest Irish dancers in the area (and beyond), which also attracts pipers from all over to perform.

By Karen Bloom

The sheer energy of the step dancers fascinates the many visitors who come just to see them being judged. The dancers perform intricate steps, often arrayed in dazzlingly colorful outfits, dancing jigs, reels, hornpipes and set dances. Winners move on to national competition and even international competitions.

This year’s festival honors Tim Myles, a National Life Member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, Division 14, in Lynbrook/Rockville Centre.

“I am honored and humbled to be chosen for this position, alongside many great Hibernians in past years, including a bishop and congressman who have been the honoree,” Myles says. “I have been involved in the feis for over 30 years, but most proud of the 10 years I ran the dancing competition. I oversaw entries go from 240 competitors to over 8O0 dancers, thanks to Riverdance. Please come out and support Irish culture, because if we don’t, who will?”

Myles, who retired from Long Island Rail Road 10 years ago, is devoted to supporting the Irish community at large. Among his many efforts, he

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serves on Rockville Centre’s St. Patrick’s Parade Committee and on the board of Molloy University’s Irish Studies Institute.

Anthony Hamilton

Pat McGann

• Sunday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m. -5 p.m.

• $10 per person; children younger than 12 free

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

• Nickerson Beach, 880 Lido Blvd., Lido Beach

• Visit NassauAOHFeis.com for information

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

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

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

Other festival enticements include Gaelic bagpiping, along with traditional music and song. Individual musicians demonstrate their talents and compete for prizes on a number of instruments — including the fiddle, tin whistle, flute, accordion, all forms of bagpipes, drums and keyboards, or any other instrument of their choice. Singers do the same, and judges have been known to award extra points for songs sung in the Irish language.

The Irish soda bread judging, a perennial favorite, is also one of the most hotly contested events of the day. There are as many styles of Irish soda bread as there are bakers. And, of course, the beach beckons. Bring a picnic lunch and settle in for a taste of Irish culture and hospitality.

“It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,”

Spend an electrifying evening with soul storyteller and ‘narrator of love’ Anthony Hamilton. The Grammy winner (and 17-time nominee) is known for his singular style that mixes Southern soul with R&B swag. Over the last decade, he’s produced platinum-selling albums and charttopping hits like ‘Comin’ From Where I’m From,’ ‘Charlene,’ ‘You’ve Got the Love I Need,’ and ‘You Made a Fool of Me.’ His recent album ‘Love is the New Black’ includes the solo single ‘Mercy,’ which launched his label My Music Box. The suave singersongwriter entices everyone with a voice characterized as smooth as the glowing embers of a dying fire and a glass of pinot noir. Now considered the king of modern soul and R&B, he burst onto the scene in the early 2000s, after cutting his teeth as a background singer for the likes of D’Angelo and 2Pac.

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

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Friday, Sept. 8, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury For information/tickets, visit WestburyMusicFair.org or LiveNation.com.

Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370

Photos courtesy John C. O’Connell

Judging the Irish Soda Bread contest is difficult work but these volunteers are proud to do it.

The marchers proceed in a proud salute.

Young dancers step lively as they compete in the Irish step dancing programs in a demonstration of their training and talents.

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

THE Your Neighborhood Sept. 9

Bird walk

Killer Queen

Queen-mania rocks on. Killer Queen visits the Paramount stage, Saturday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m., with their homage to the beloved band. Formed in the UK in 1993, Killer Queen played their first public shows at London University where Queen themselves had played their first shows 21 years earlier. Fronted by Patrick Myers as Freddie Mercury, critics have described Myers’ resemblance to Freddie Mercury as “spooky;” his uncanny likeness was further proven when he recorded a #1 hit single singing as Freddie Mercury on Fat Boy Slim’s record “The Real Life.” Of the band’s success, Myers has remarked “It’s been an amazing journey. We thought our band would last maybe a summer at the most but the concerts grew and grew and we’ve ended up playing and selling out the same arenas that Queen played at their peak.” Their success has continued here in the States, with regular stops at prestigious venues on their U.S. tours. Their expert musicianship, extraordinary energy, and accurate portrayal of the world’s greatest live band has rightfully earned them the title of Queen Royalty! Thrilling sell-out audiences across the globe the band recreates the high energy, powerful phenomenon that was Queen live. This quality, combined with Myers’ powerful three-and-a-half octave tenor range, expert musicianship and dynamic stage presence, has captivated audiences the world over. $49.50, $39.50, $35, $24.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

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.

The South Shore Audubon Society welcomes all to join its members for a bird walk, at the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area, Saturday, Sept. 9, starting at 9 a.m. Walk leaders, other birders and nature enthusiasts are happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. Bring binoculars. 500 Slice Drive, off Waukeena Ave. To register, text your name and contact information to (516) 467-9498. Also text regarding questionable weather conditions. For more information, visit SSAudubon.org

Leaf Peepers

Celebrate fall and all the colors of the season with the family at Long Island Children’s Museum, Saturday, Sept. 23, 12-2 p.m. Use your imagination to make animal art out of colorful leaf shapes, focusing on the seasonal shades of vibrant yellow, deep purple, and fiery orange, at the dropin program. Suitable for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org

St. Jude Run/Walk

Registration is open for the St. Jude Walk/ Run Long Island, presented by Tweezerman International during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Sunday, Sept. 10, 9 a.m., at Marcum Corporate Offices & Park. The St. Jude Walk/Run offers everyone a chance to walk or run and gather in-person or virtually to raise funds and awareness for the St. Jude mission: Finding cures. Saving children. Besides the walk/run, the event features entertainment, food and activities for the whole family to enjoy. Participants will even have the opportunity to connect with St. Jude patients and learn firsthand how their support makes a difference. 10 Melville Park Road, Melville. Register or learn more at StJude.org/walklongisland.

Business profile photo session

Need to update your business profile or resume with a recent photograph of yourself? The East Rockaway Public Library holds a business profile event, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 6-7:30 p.m. Three edited .png files will be emailed to you. 477 Atlantic Ave. Visit EastRockawayLibrary. org or call (516) 599-1664 for

Art talk

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) 4849337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Scam workshop

Senior Services of America visits East Rockaway Public Library with an educational seminar on recognizing the danger signs of scams, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 11 a.m. to noon. 477 Atlantic Ave. Visit EastRockawayLibrary.org or call (516) 599-1664 for information.

Garage/yard sale

Bethany Congregational Church in East Rockaway is holding a garage and yard sale, Saturday, Sept. 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. No vendors. 100 Main St. For more information, call Maryanne Walling, church secretary, at (516) 599-5768..

Having an event?

Talking birds

The South Shore Audubon Society invites all to a lecture program, “Researching Cassowaries, the Deadliest Birds on Earth,” with Dr. Todd Green, Tuesday, Sept. 12,7:30 p.m., at Freeport Memorial Library. Most people have never heard of these large flightless birds native to Australia and New Guinea, which are critically important to the rain forest ecosystems they inhabit. They have daggershaped claws, crown-like structures and brightly colored heads and necks. They are so territorially aggressive; they are among the deadliest birds on earth. Paleontologists use them to help untangle the mysteries of long extinct dinosaurs. Dr. Green, a Postdoctoral Teaching fellow at NYIT, is one of the few cassowary researchers in the world. 144 W. Merrick Road (at S. Ocean Avenue) in Freeport. For more information about the program or South Shore Audubon, go to SSAudubon. org.

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

Job Fair

Nassau BOCES, in partnership with Nassau County School Districts, holds a Job Fair, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Freeport Recreation Center. It promises to be an exceptional opportunity for job seekers. Representatives from Nassau BOCES, SCOPE Education Services and several school districts will offer an exclusive platform for candidates to explore a wide range of exciting career opportunities within the field of education. Attendees can look forward to engaging with representatives from the participating school districts. Job seekers, whether seasoned professionals or fresh graduates, are encouraged to attend this event to explore positions as Teacher Aides, Bus Drivers, Security Personnel, Naturalists, Bus Dispatchers, Registered Professional Nurses, Maintainers, Food Service Personnel, Cleaners/Laborers, HVAC and Electrical technicians, Groundskeepers, Monitors and more. Each participating district, offering insights into their educational programs, work culture, and career advancement opportunities; face-to-face interactions with district representatives, allowing candidates to ask questions, discuss job openings, and showcase their skills; networking opportunities and on-site resources and workshops to help attendees refine their job search strategies, improve interview techniques, and create effective resumes. Attendees are encouraged to dress professionally, bring copies of their resumes, and prepare to make an impression. 130 E. Merrick Road, Freeport. Visit NassauBoces.org/ jobfair for information.

Protect yourself from scams

Senior Services of America holds an educational seminar on recognizing the danger signs of scams, Monday, Sept. 11, 2-3 p.m., at the Lynbrook Public Library. 56 Eldert St. Visit LynbrookLibrary.org or call (516) 599-8630 for information.

9/11 memorial events

There are several events commemorating 9/11 in the area. The Village of East Rockaway holds its memorial, Monday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m., at Memorial Park on Atlantic Avenue. The Village of Lynbrook does its memorial at Memorial Garden at Village Hall on Columbus Drive, also at 7 p.m.

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the group has a flowerpot outside the Lynbrook Library with plaques honoring loved ones.

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the other members already understand.

“People don’t get it,” said Peter, who joined the group after losing two of his children. “And when people don’t get it, it’s hard to deal with. You don’t even try to explain sometimes — there’s no point in it.

Which is why it’s good for us to come here. You can speak their names, and talk about it.”

Most bereavement support groups are highly specific — some are only for widows, while others are only for people who have lost someone to an overdose, while still others are only for people in a certain age range. They all had one feature in common: they’d run for only 6-8 weeks.

happening, and we know it.’ And it’s okay — it’s something you’ve got to do.”

Circle of Hope understands that grief is a long process. It meets its members where they are in the process, and to create an environment where people can honestly share what they’re going through without fear of judgment.

Nobody

“You can vent,” said Louise, who has been a member for two years. “Nobody judges you. You can say what you want, because we’re all going through the same thing.”

“You need to realize there’s no time limit,” Peter said. “Nobody can say ‘well in six months, one year, it should be okay.’”

“When people feel that, ‘move on, get over it,’ that’s not what we’re saying here,” Mendola said. “We’re saying ‘it’s

The group is open and honest in their discussions. Brain fog, managing others’ expectations, and the difficulty of finding new purpose are all talked about candidly and met with understanding and empathy.

“Nobody knows what we have here,” a member said.

“It’s irreplaceable.”

Those interested in joining a bereavement support group can contact Sister Barbara from Our Lady of Peace at (516) 599-7448.

judges you. You can say what you want, because we’re all going through the same

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Annual brain injury walk at Eisenhower

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

The Brain Injury Association of New York State is holding its annual March on for Brain Injury Walk at Eisenhower Park on Saturday, Sept. 9. The walk raises awareness and funds for those who are dealing with a brain injury — which could be caused by cancer, a stroke, physical injury, benign tumors — among a multitude of other things.

The event brings together brain injury survivors, caregivers and professionals in the field to celebrate and honor the memory of the brain injury community. This year’s walk will recognize medical honoree, Dr. Jason Ewards, who serves as the medical director of Inpatient Rehab and Brain Injury at the New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.

Additionally, the association will honor Colin Clive, as Long Island’s posthumous honoree. Clive, who is originally from Massapequa, died on July 3, 2023 at 31, following a lengthy battle with glioblastoma, which caused injuries to the brain.

Clive was first diagnosed with cancer back in 2018, his caretaker Roni Schneider said. She’d known Clive for most of his life, as her son was friends with him. Schneider is a nurse, and took care of her husband who had a stroke, so she was familiar with taking care of patients with brain injuries.

In 2020, Clive went into remission, thanks to success of several treatments.

What threw a massive wrench into Clive’s journey with cancer, is that both his parents unexpectedly died within 6 days of each other, in January 2021.

Clive’s cancer returned in December 2022, and again, he went through different forms of treatment and experimental trials.

“He knew that something was progressing,” Schneider said, “and in April, upon a visit that we were in the city for to get his immunotherapy, they said, you know, we’re sorry but we’re not going to be giving it to you anymore. The cancer was too far progressed. There’s nothing they could do anymore.”

Schneider said Clive’s courage and attitude throughout his battle was commendable.

“In all his support groups, he never really talked about himself,” she said. “He was always there, lending support to everybody else. And the only time he really talked about himself and his sadness, was the anniversary of his parents’ deaths.

“But other than that, he always just so genuinely happy for everyone else,” she said. “He was a very remarkable young man.”

“Colin was truly an inspiration,” said Eileen Reardon, executive director of the Brain Injury Association. “His grit and determination throughout his illness was admi-

rable and though he is not with us, we look forward to honoring him and his fighting spirit at the March On for Brain Injury Walk.”

Schneider added that Clive had an excellent support group, made of his dad’s friends, who would visit him and help him, every day. “They called me the quarterback,” she said. “I was there to you know, navigate everything. It took a village.”

The March On for Brain Injury Walk occurs virtually and in three physical locations, including Long Island. The Long Island walk is striving to raise $40,000. Registration online for the walk closes on Sept. 7, but people can donate to the cause through the end of the month. Registration on the day of the walk opens at 10 a.m., in the Scarlett Oak Picnic Area of the park. The walk itself starts at noon.

For more information and to learn more about the association, its work and the Eisenhower walk, visit MarchOn.BIANYS.org.

Courtesy Brain Injury Association of New York State

The annual March on for Brain Injury Walk is coming to Eisenhower Park on Sept. 9. This year’s walk will honor Colin Clive, a Long Island resident, who lost a 5-year long battle with brain cancer, in July 2023.

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. LORI

SCLAFANI AKA LORI SCALAFANI, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale

After Inquest and Appointment of Referee duly entered on January 27, 2020 and an Order Appointing Successor Referee duly entered on July 5, 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 September 19, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 7 East Boulevard, 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 Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 42, Block 25 and Lots 26 - 28. Approximate amount of judgment is $512,589.45 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #602724/2019. 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.

Scott H. Siller, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 141322

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PUBLIC NOTICE

In the Matter of the Application Of Empire Offshore Wind LLC For A

Certificate Of Environmental

Compatibility And Public

Need For The Construction Of Approximately 12 Miles

Of Transmission Lines

From The Boundary Of New York State Territorial Waters To A Point Of Interconnection In Town Of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, Case 22-T-0346 (the “NY Project”).

Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law of the State of New York (Article VII), Empire Offshore Wind LLC and EW Offshore Wind Transport Corporation (Empire or the Applicant) is providing notice of a supplement to Empire’s application (Application) for a Certificate of Environmental

Compatibility and Public Need (Certificate) for the proposed construction and operation of the portion of the transmission system for the Empire Wind 2 offshore wind generating facility located in New York State (the NY Project). The Article VII process is limited to the permitting of Empire Wind 2 within New York State, and construction of the NY Project is not expected to commence before 2024.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

THAT, on August 1, 2023, and August 15, 2023, the Applicant filed a Supplement in the aboveentitled matter with the New York State Public Service Commission (Commission).

DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPLEMENT

The Supplement clarifies that the NY Project will include the following:

1. Two (2) threecore 345-kV high voltage alternating-current submarine export cables;

2. An onshore substation in the Village of Island Park which will house major control components for the electrical system and perform functions such as voltage regulation, reactive power compensation, and harmonic filtering;

3. The new Hampton Road substation in Oceanside in the Town in Hempstead, New York which will include substation facilities that will provide the necessary breaker arrays and 345-kV/138-kV transformers; and

4. Four (4) 138-kV loop-in / loopout line cable circuits, located within an approximately 0.1-mi (0.2-km) long cable corridor from the Hampton Road substation to existing LIPA transmission lines located under Lawson Boulevard in Oceanside, New York.

A copy of the Supplement has been filed with the Commission and served upon the Town Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead, the Mayor of the Village of Island Park, the City Manager of the City of Long Beach, New York, and other statutory parties. A copy of the Supplement will also be available on the Department of Public Service website (www.dps.ny.gov), available by clicking on “File Search” (located under the heading “Commission Files”), and entering “22-T-0346” in the “Search by Case Number” field.

Additional information can be found on the NY Project website at https://www.empirewind. com/article-vii and at the following locations: Long Beach Public Library

111 West Park Avenue Long Beach, NY 11561

2234 Jackson Avenue Seaford, NY 11783

Point Lookout Branch

79 Lido Blvd. Point Lookout, NY 11569

Island Park Library

176 Long Beach Road Island Park, NY 11558

West End Branch 903 West Beech Street

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Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it.

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BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article

16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 9/13/23 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 1363/23. NR EAST ROCKAWAY - Crossroads Axis Realty, LLC, Variances, lot area occupied, front yard setback on Sampson St. W., maintain addition attached to dwelling., S/W cor. West Blvd. & Sampson St. W., a/k/a 102 West Blvd.

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TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in East Rockaway within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals

The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video

pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 28, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC is the Plaintiff and CYNTHIA SPRINGSTEEN A/K/A CYNTHIA RICHARDSON, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on October 10, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1 LEWIS PLACE, LYNBROOK, NY 11563: Section 42, Block 118, Lot 206:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THERE ON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF LYNBROOK, COUNTY OF NASSAU, AND STATE OF N.Y. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 003493/2013. Leo F. McGinity, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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“The fact that Lynbrook has always been a supporter of our technology program, and most of the teachers were already well-versed in at least some of the products that we use, I think it made the transition a lot easier for a lot of our teachers,” Robinson said.

“And I was there in the back, trying to support them in new things they want to do, or educate their students in a way that they had never had to do before,” she added.

The boundaries that kept kids apart in the past, like being in different grades or schools, are now bridged through technology. Kindergarteners and high school students have been able to connect, to learn from each other during science research projects.

The high school anatomy class is able to connect with Liberty Science Center to view live surgeries. Students can even watch live images of the Titanic at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, from their class.

“I think communication between our students and outside the Lynbrook walls has made our students’ experience even more enhanced,” Robinson said. “Things that they normally wouldn’t have been able to do even five or 10 years ago — now they have access to a wealth of information that’s available to them.”

Robinson said that technology could never replace a great teacher, but could be a helpful tool to assess student learn-

ing, to help teachers deliver curriculum and to help students absorb that curriculum.

In addition, schools today are already reliant on technology — Wi-Fi quality can make or break a lesson plan. Robinson works to ensure that the technology is being used in the most efficient, effective way possible, and serves the needs of both educators and students.

“Technology is already integrated in schools,” Pollak said. “But the goal is how do we actually ensure that the technology is always functional, always accessible, always supported, and also meaningful and enriching?”

Robinson’s goal is to make sure students are equipped with the skills to pursue whatever path they choose after graduation — and technology is the key, she said. To her, the most exciting part of her job is helping the school district evolve alongside technology.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, Plaintiff, vs. ERICA MCCALL, ET AL., Defendant(s).

23 LYNBROOK/EAST ROCKAWAY HERALD — September 7, 2023

“I think that’s what my favorite part of this job is,” Robinson said. “There’s always something new to learn and do, and to incorporate and see if it’s appropriate for our students, and work with the teachers and the students, to help the teachers be more proficient in their technology. And hopefully that will be passed on to the students so that they’re prepared for when they leave us.”

Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 10, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 58 Lakeview Avenue, Lynbrook, NY 11563. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the judgment is $852,237.63 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #010730/2010. 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. Harold F. Damm, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 141649

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HEWLETT-WOODMERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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SCHOOL NURSE (Floater)

FULL-TIME

Effective Date: August 30, 2023

*Starting Salary $60,948 RN NYS License required, BLS certified

• Experience with school aged children, including students with disabilities preferred.

• Knowledgeable of CDC, OHSA, NYSDOH guidelines as they pertain to disease and or illness including COVID.

• Maintains records and performs screenings as per N.Y.S guidelines.

• Provides basic healthcare and first aid to students that are ill, medically fragile and/or injured.

• Provides treatment, documents injuries and maintains ongoing student medical records.

• Administers daily medications.

• Knowledgeable of diabetic care and seizure protocol in a school setting.

• Must have superior nursing skills to include experience in emergency procedures, anaphylaxis, injuries and general triage.

• Must be highly skilled communicator, with strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

• Must be collaborative in nature and contribute to the health and well being of the school community.

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Help Wanted

ASSISTANT TEACHERS For Yeshiva

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CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE

Full Time/Part Time Richner Communications, publisher of Herald community newspapers has an excellent opportunity for a FT/PT Customer Service Clerk in our busy Circulation Department. Basic customer service and administrative responsibilities include: heavy computer work, answering phones, making phone calls, entering orders, faxing, filing, etc.

STRONG knowledge of EXCEL a must! Knowledge of DATABASE maintenance or postal regulations a big plus. Qualified Candidates must be computer literate, able to multitask, dependable, reliable, organized, energetic, detail oriented and able to work well under deadlines. For consideration, please send resume & salary requirements to: careers@liherald.com

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Seeking Candidates for the Following Positions:

TEACHER AIDES

Starting Salary: $18.65 per hour

Two years’ college preferred

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AIDES

Salary: $17.00 per hour

Two years’ college preferred

SUBSTITUTE CLEANERS

Salary: $16.00 per hour

District Wide – All Shifts

SUBSTITUTE MONITORS

Salary: $15 per hour

District Wide

SUBSTITUTE REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE

Salary: $150 per diem

Must have Registered Nurse’s License, CPR and AED Certification

SUBSTITUTE CLERICAL

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District Wide

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Must have continuing possession of NYS registration as a security guard issued by the NYS Department of State. Security and/or law enforcement experience preferred Candidates are to submit a letter of interest with resume and credentials to:

MS. Diane DrakoPouloS

Personnel Clerk east rockaway uFSD 443 ocean avenue, east rockaway, nY 11518 (516) 887-8300 ext. 1-441 ddrakopoulos@eastrockawayschools.org

EDITOR/REPORTER

The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team!

This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry.

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Florida Real Estate

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Rockville Centre

Classic Meets Modern

Aside from the fabulous location, this updated Rockville Centre home has everything you need! You will be delighted by the grand Foyer, large eat in kitchen, great room, formal dining room and living room with a wood burning fireplace. The fully finished basement with a separate entrance includes a wet-bar and room for a large walk-in wine cellar. There are beautiful hardwood floors throughout. You will enjoy several walk-in closets. One of many surprises the home has to offer is a walk up attic that is fully finished and adorned with skylights. You will definitely have plenty of room to work and play from home. As a matter of fact, there are too many extras to list and take photos of, so please come see this house today!

Making an old home newer

Q. We were told we could make our own plans for the deck we wanted to build this summer, and we thought we followed all the instructions. We filed the plans using the internet, and even though we’re not too savvy with computers, we finally figured it out. Then we got a response that we’re required to have plans for the whole house, showing any changes with an architect’s or engineer’s seal. How did this get to be so complicated, and is this typical? One has nothing to do with the other, and now the summer is almost gone, with no deck even started. We should have done what our neighbors did and just built it. What can you tell us, and is there a way around this now?

A. Your scenario isn’t unusual; it’s just that people generally try to avoid either doing the more complete thing or the right thing. Keeping things simple isn’t always the best policy if it means just putting off the inevitable. I have a long list of real estate transactions where amenities such as fences, sheds, decks or pools, or home improvements, were never filed, because sellers or buyers were advised by the people handling their process to keep things simple and just close.

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HEWLETT

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1534 Broadway #205, BA, Extra Large 2000 Sq Ft,

2 Bedroom A(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

CE da RHURST

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

ROCKVILLE CENTRE OFFICE SPACE

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• Full service boutique professional hub specifically appealing to behavioral/mental health professionals.

• Conveniently located one block north of the LIRR with plentiful on‑site and municipal parking.

• Meticulously maintained and updated with newly furnished and unfurnished suites.

• Part time and full time offices available. Attentive owner on premises and includes use of office equipment and services.

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One of the first things I have to do when I meet a prospective client is to ask for their survey and closing documents to see if a search included all the items on the site. Often there are items such as those just mentioned that were completely ignored. Nobody is the wiser until the current owner wants to make a legally permitted change and discovers they have a lot more to do than just the one thing they had hoped to get approved. That is where you are.

Apparently, your jurisdiction knows about or suspects that there is more to your property and wants a complete record. Unless someone researches the records that are on file at your local building department to see if they match the conditions of your entire property, you won’t know what the officials are questioning. Many people will not hire a professional who tells the truth about checking all records, thinking that this is all so unnecessary, with comments like, “Well this was already like this when we bought the house.” Just because it was “like this” doesn’t mean it’s legal or on record, and your building department wants to make sure that your property, inside and out, matches plans.

It pays to do this before you close, but in a brisk seller’s market, many people are afraid of losing the deal and just buy. That may be what happened to you. You are now the responsible party, and to even get the deck, you will have to hire a professional and have plans prepared after comparing the building department’s records with what currently exists. I don’t know a simpler way. Good luck!

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Congestion pricing will fuel further flight from New York

As a native New Yorker, born and raised on Long Island, I am extraordinarily proud of this place we call home. From our beaches, to our downtown, corridors to our tight-knit hometowns, the Empire State is filled with wonderful communities in which to live, work and raise a family.

Sadly, in recent times, far too many New Yorkers have been forced to flee the place they’ve spent most of their lives, driven out by high taxes, an everincreasing cost of living exacerbated by inflation, and deteriorating public safety. Instead of working to curb this mass migration of New Yorkers to greener pastures — fueled in large part by a lack of affordability — Gov. Kathy Hochul is attempting to levy an additional tax on already overtaxed New Yorkers in the form of congestion pricing. These new fees would be flat out wrong, and I’m working hard in Congress to stop them.

Under the governor’s ill-fated congestion pricing plan — formally termed the

Central Business District Tolling Program — commuters would pay upward of $23 during peak hours to drive south of 60th Street in Manhattan. What’s more, this would be in addition to the already high-priced tolls commuters must pay for the bridges and tunnels leading into Manhattan. While more and more New Yorkers feel the financial squeeze of inflation and an uncertain economy, Hochul has determined that this is the best time to move forward with her misguided congestion fees — which, if paid daily by an average commuter who drives into Manhattan for work on typical weekdays, could amount to more than $5,000 a year. What middle class family can afford that?

While congestion pricing has not yet been implemented, Hochul and her progressive allies in Albany are already championing this new pseudo-tax as a win for everyday New Yorkers as well as the faltering Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Indeed, funds from the congestion-pricing program are slated to fill the coffers of the struggling MTA and bankroll the agency’s bloated budget by encouraging more commuters to ride the rails into Lower Manhattan instead of driving. While increasing ridership on public transportation is a noble cause, doing so by threatening New Yorkers with financial hardship for driving is not the path forward.

Not only are commuters now staring down the barrel of thousands of dollars in new fees if they drive into Manhattan, but they are also facing increased costs for public transportation after the latest round of MTA fare hikes. Indeed, with MTA bus and subway fares now jumping to $2.90 a ride — and the roughly 4.3 percent Long Island Rail Road fare uptick — commuters are being forced to bear the brunt of the MTA’s long history of mismanagement — a seemingly never-ending saga that culminated with reports released earlier this year projecting a nearly $2.5 billion budget gap by 2025 for the agency.

In addition to increased costs, far too many New Yorkers have been exposed to a recent rash of violent crime while utilizing MTA services. Forcing those crimeweary commuters to pay more money for less safe commuting conditions is patently unfair.

All of this is to say that if Hochul were serious about helping local commuters, she wouldn’t push an unpopular and unneeded congestion-pricing plan on cash-strapped New Yorkers who are also having to contend with inflation, deteriorating safety on public transportation, and rising fares. What’s more, unless the MTA makes serious operational changes in the way it manages its finances, how soon will we have to contend with

increased congestion pricing fees in order to plug even greater holes in the agency’s budget?

I am opposed to the governor’s congestion pricing plan as it currently stands, and have worked in a bipartisan fashion to fight this new tax. In Congress, I have introduced H R 609, which calls for an outright rejection of the plan, and I’m proud to say that colleagues in both parties from across the tri-state area have cosponsored this federal push to quash this money grab by the state government.

While my fellow members of Congress and I work at the federal level to combat this new tax, I urge all of my Nassau County neighbors to contact Gov Hochul’s office — and their local state legislators — to voice their opposition to the congestion pricing scheme, and tell Hochul that we can’t afford another tax hike from Albany.

The governor and her progressive pals in the state legislature need to get serious about reeling in these out-of-control taxes and fees, before we lose even more New Yorkers to other corners of the country that respect their pocketbooks — and their commutes more than the Empire State does under this administration in Albany.

News porn, food porn and shopping porn

Really, the world outside is conspiring to corrupt us. The mindless chatter is deafening, the distractions are pervasive and the temptation to indulge ourselves on every level is highly seductive.

surroundings, inattentive to people standing within earshot.

On the LIRR, a woman was offering telephone therapy in a ridiculously loud voice to her daughter, who apparently was having issues of a personal nature with a boyfriend. Personal? Everyone in the train car had to listen to her advice on birth control.

ria that has replaced intelligent coverage. If you watch the news while you flip back and forth to the food channel, it’s a perfect storm of excess and grease.

Randi is on a brief leave. This column was originally published Sept. 7-13, 2017.

RAnDi KREiss

Yesterday I was standing on the train platform in Jamaica, and watched a young woman, earplugs inserted, texting while her child toddled over the yellow line, way too close to the tracks. Only those of us not on our phones noticed and yelled a warning. The embarrassed mother started to scream at the little boy, who really had done nothing wrong.

People are moving around, believing they can walk and talk or walk and listen to music or drive a car and text or sit down to dinner with the family and also answer emails.

No news flash here. This isn’t a new cultural phenomenon, but it is becoming obscene. Walking through city streets yesterday, people were mentally AWOL as they sometimes moved along and sometimes just stopped and blocked the sidewalk while they texted a message. Pedestrians were oblivious to their immediate

Gradually, this public sharing of the personal and private has become acceptable behavior for many. Facebook and Snapchat and Instagram users publish details of their lives that might have been kept within the family before the internet. Are we losing any sense of discretion?

Who among us is able to carve out islands of silence or solitude in the midst of this public havoc?

The food we eat was once a private part of our lives. Now everyone takes pictures of their lamb chops and posts recipes, some for the most excessively fattening foods imaginable. And when we put down the phone or the computer, we turn on the TV and watch “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” and watch really unhealthy-looking people gorging on fried food and barbecued everything.

If you turn to the news for a reasonable roundup of the day, you’re assaulted by the repetitive “breaking news” hyste-

Since President Trump was elected, news porn has subsumed what used to be reasonable coverage of events. It’s a chicken-andegg kind of thing. Did the chaotic nature of the administration make the news crazy, or is the crazy coverage affecting the White House?

We find excess in every arena. Once upon a time, when you wanted to go shopping, you went. It was a considered, proactive choice involving walking or driving to a store, selecting merchandise, checking out and coming home. I was never a motivated or skilled shopper, so online shopping serves me well. Still, what disturb me are the excessiveness and intrusiveness of it all.

I buy a pair of shoes online, the next time I try to do some research, I’m harassed and enticed and tempted by visual streamers on the screen, offering me more shoes and different shoes and cheaper shoes and even used shoes. Enough!

Perhaps I’m reacting to my own susceptibility to the dazzling online displays of goodies, from super-rich chocolates to rhinestone earrings that look like baby

chandeliers. It’s all visual, but it feels noisy to me.

I use the word porn for these excesses in news, food and shopping because porn doesn’t necessarily suggest sexual material. In these cases, it suggests lurid and excessive indulgence.

This isn’t an all-or-nothing problem. By all means, we need to enjoy our food and follow the news and buy what we need to buy. The tricky part is keeping it all reasonable and appropriate and private. Dare I use the word “moderation”? It sounds so boring. Still …

To save our sanity, each of us, in our own lives and own spaces, must find time to think. That’s it, just think, with no external input. Sit in a park or in the house or take a walk and leave the devices behind. You’ll see and hear things you haven’t seen in a long time, such as the flash of a bird’s wing in the distance or the humming of late-summer insects.

Since Hurricane Harvey, there’s much talk about sheltering in place. The media intrusion into our lives is another kind of storm, and we need new skills to survive. We must give the gift of quiet observation to the next generation, or they will never learn how to take shelter in their own space.

in these cases, ‘porn’ suggests something different: lurid and excessive indulgence.

U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito represents New York’s 4th Congressional District.

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Make room for school buses

they called them the most dangerous stretches of road on Long island. No crosswalks. Speeding cars. Pedestrians literally running for their lives simply to get from one side of the street to the other.

A survey conducted last year by Vision Long island — a group of community leaders from Nassau and Suffolk counties committed to advancing more livable, economically sustainable and environmentally responsible growth — found these trouble spots in six neighborhoods, including Baldwin and Hempstead village. The study came on the heels of more than 6,000 accidents reported in the Town of Hempstead involving pedestrians.

“There’s a need in the area,” Vision Long island executive director Eric Alexander said. “And we can do better.”

As schools open their doors for the fall once again, all of us must do better — at least do our part to ensure that our young folk can safely make it to their campuses. That means keeping an eye out for kids crossing streets, walking along roads where there might not be sidewalks, or simply standing and waiting for a bus.

Every morning — and every afternoon — hundreds of bus drivers are tasked with getting our children to and from school. But that task isn’t easy. Especially with impatient car drivers who might try to speed around slowing or stopped buses.

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The ongoing migrant crisis

To the Editor:

But even the most well-meaning car drivers can be a headache for school buses. The yellow behemoths have a number of blind spots, take longer to stop, and require far more room to maneuver, according to the state transportation department

Because of that, it’s important to keep your distance from buses, especially when they stop. When you’re behind them, stay at least 20 feet back.

And always be alert. Not just to kids getting on and off the bus, but also anyone waiting at a bus stop or running to catch a bus. They might not be paying attention to what’s around them, and could dart into traffic — right in front of your vehicle.

And what about when you see flashing red lights and a stop sign extended from the side of the bus? Are there any times you don’t have to stop? The answer is simple: no.

State law requires you to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights and the extended stop sign whether you’re on a two-lane road, a multi-lane road with a paved median, or a divided highway. That’s right — even a barrier in the middle of a street separating you from a school bus in traffic going in the opposite direction isn’t enough to excuse you from stopping for the bus. You still have to stop.

DoT says many of the accidents

The status quo is failing New Yorkers and migrants alike. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent extension of her executive order declaring a state of emergency for asylum seekers fails to provide a long-term plan, and only exacerbates this inhumane disaster.

Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams have failed to lead on this dire humanitarian crisis, which was created by President Biden’s failed immigration policies.

While the federal government needs to step up to address the root of this crisis, the influx of migrants has highlighted the inadequacies of the state and the nation.

STATE SEN. PATriCiA CANzoNEri-FiTzPATriCK

That unquenchable MAGA thirst

To the Editor:

Many may have thought Florida Gov. ron DeSantis’s “Let me outdo Trump” strategy was just an easy way to get votes. They may have been partially right. republican candidate Vivek ramaswamy’s doubling down — going further right than both Donald Trump and DeSantis — on his “i’m best to lead that ‘America First’ agenda” is gaining considerable momentum. His rocket-like ascension among the remaining republican

involving buses occur when car drivers try to pass stopped buses, or when they don’t stop because of poor visibility in rain, snow or fog. Some are caused by bus drivers waving cars through, unaware that a child is crossing the street. What does that mean to you? if a bus driver waves you through, don’t move forward until you’ve checked for yourself the road in front of you is clear.

of more than 100 fatal accidents reported in a recent year by the state education department, nearly 70 percent of those killed were children in kindergarten, first, second or third grade. That’s despite the fact that those kids account for less than 35 percent of the school population.

No one should ever feel unsafe going to school — whether they’re walking or taking a bus. Ensuring children’s safety is all the incentive any of us should need. But just in case it’s not, the penalties for not stopping for school buses are fines of up to $400 and potentially 30 days in jail for the first offense, increasing to $1,000 and six months in jail for repeat offenses. With school back in session, our children, the future of our neighborhoods — our world — need to get to class to learn everything they can. Stay alert. Stop on red.

Do your part to make sure they get there safely.

presidential candidates, as a first-time politician, reveals an unquenchable thirst for this ideology among a certain group of voters in America.

i t could also explain why six of the republican contenders were tripping over themselves in the first debate to say they’d support Trump if he were to win the republican primary.

What’s worrisome, however, is that despite Trump’s current legal woes, an August Marist College poll showed him in a statistical tie with President Biden in the 2024 general election.

The question is, given Biden’s progress on the economy —unemployment at a low of 3.5 percent, nationwide infrastructure investments, American manu-

New housing on L.I.? Not in my backyard.

apoll conducted by nextLI/ Newsday discovered a not-sopuzzling contradiction. A majority of Long Island residents want more local housing options, probably because their own children, just starting families, can’t afford to buy homes in the communities in which they grew up and their parents live. On the other hand, a majority also oppose “dense housing options” like those proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Opposition to “dense housing options,” a euphemism for low-cost apartments near transportation hubs, comes from both Republicans and Democrats, because support for such developments could be the kiss of death in local elections. There is deepseated fear in the metropolitan area suburbs that less-expensive housing will bring ethnic and racial minorities into previously predominantly white communities.

So far, low-cost housing options on Long Island are targeted for communi-

ties that are already primarily Black and Latino. A four-story building with 42 units and a 228-unit development are going up in Hempstead, an 81-unit project is planned for Wyandanch, and a 55-unit building is being built in a blighted area of East Patchogue. Hempstead is 46 percent Black and 45 percent Latino. Wyandanch is 60 percent Black and 18 percent Latino. Patchogue is majority white, but the area where the housing will be built is increasingly Latino.

The State Legislature, which is controlled by Democrats, adjourned for the year in June without passing legislation to address the state’s chronic housing shortage, as lawmakers failed to even introduce any housing legislation. Democratic legislators wanted to boost the housing supply by offering developers tax credits that are supposed to promote construction of affordable housing and turn unused office space into apartments. The Democrats also wanted to include protection against evictions and spiking rents.

Hochul, a Democrat, was unhappy about pairing new construction with

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DERICKSON LAWRENCE Bronx

We need to know more about LLCs

To the Editor:

Citizens have a right to know who they’re dealing with, whether it be in government or private enterprise. But that’s not the case when it comes to limited liability companies, or LLCs.

LLCs can own property, apply for grants, operate as landlords, and donate to political campaigns. But discovering who’s behind the curtain isn’t easy. Cruise through your local property tax rolls, or the state’s campaign finance disclosure database, and you’ll see plenty of LLCs, but you won’t see plenty of names.

Anonymous shell companies have been a popular vehicle for money laundering, tax evasion, organized crime, terrorism, and other forms of corruption for decades. Yet establishing an LLC requires less personal information than getting a library card.

That’s why it’s important for Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign the Limited Liability Companies Transparency Act, passed by both the Assembly and State Senate, which would require these business organizations to publicly identify their owners to the state.

A wide variety of businesses — from pizza shops to mall developers and property buyers — use LLCs as an organizing business structure. The approach, sanctioned by state law, provides the owners some limits on liabilities the companies could face.

As a practical matter, LLCs also allow the people who actually own the companies to remain anonymous. Under current reporting requirements, LLCs

rent controls. She proposed a broader housing plan that would add over 800,000 units of new housing by requiring that suburban communities meet construction mandates, including expanding their housing stock by 3 percent every three years and building 50 homes per acre within a half-mile of Long Island Rail Road stations.

Democratic legislators were leery of Hochul’s plan because last fall, Republican candidates on Long Island won three Assembly seats and three Senate seats previously held by Democrats.

While Democrats shied away from Hochul’s proposal to mandate affordable housing in the suburbs, Republicans were in virulent opposition, accusing her of imperial ambitions, and of trying to transform Long Island communities in a plan to alleviate New York City’s housing crisis. Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin, a Republican, denounced the Hochul plan as “illconceived.” State Sen. Steven Rhoads, a Republican from Massapequa, called the governor’s proposal “a reckless and irresponsible attempt to defy both local government’s right to control local zon-

need only supply a company name, county of operation, and an address where legal documents should be sent.

Sometimes that address is a post office box. Sometimes it’s an attorney’s office or a registered agent. For anyone interested in knowing more, the information is often frustratingly nondescript — and consequently useless.

But we all have a well-established interest in this information, and the State Legislature should be commended for recognizing this by including solid publicdisclosure requirements.

The lack of transparency for campaign donations is just one of the reasons the LLC Transparency Act has the support of good-government groups such as Common Cause and the League of Women Voters. While a 2019 law change required LLCs making political donations to disclose their owners, many are ignoring the requirement, the groups say.

The Business Council of New York State opposes the law, saying it will violate the privacy of law-abiding businesses — including thousands of small businesses organized as LLCs — and put their security at risk. There are some provisions in the legislation for public disclosure to be waived when “a significant privacy interest exists.” The law’s efficacy will be determined in part by how waiver requests are handled.

Given the benefits that state law confers on LLCs, it’s not too much to ask that they at least let us know who they are. This is a good step toward much-needed transparency.

JUDY PATRICK

ing and the right of each and every Long Islander to preserve their safety and suburban quality of life.”

Massapequa is 94 percent white and less than 1 percent Black. Over the past 10 years, less new housing has been built in metropolitan New York’s suburban communities than in most major metropolitan areas in the United States.

Racism remains such a potent political force in New York suburbs that the Democratic leaders in the State Legislature, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, both African-American, were unwilling to support affordable housing mandates, fearing that white opposition would cost Democrats majority control of both houses. Look for opposition to “dense housing options” to join attacks on critical race theory as Republican rally points in the 2024 election cycle to stir up white voting support.

Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and an assistant editor of Teaching Social Studies, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies.

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there’s opposition in both parties, because support can be deadly in local elections.

Judy Patrick is vice president of editorial development of the New York Press Association, a statewide media advocacy group whose members include the Herald Community Newspapers.

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