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Governor signs bill to create water authority lic takeover of the system, and these new public water authorities give the local governments The long-awaited legislation the legal vehicle they need to to create a pathway for the pub- pursue the public option.” lic takeover of New York AmeriThe bill passed unanimously can Water — a private water sup- in the State Legislature in June, plier serving rateby counts of 63-0 in payers in Lynbrook, the Senate and 149-0 East Rockaway and in the Assembly. o t h e r To w n o f Rate relief for thouHempstead commusands of customers nities — has been paying high fees for s i g n e d by G ov. water service is Kathy Hochul. now possible — but The bill allows a there is still much public acquisition work to be done. of NYAW, to be The value of replaced by a South NYAW’s assets will Shore Wa t e r have to be deterAuthority, whose mined, an amount of ficials will be that may be up for named by the Nasdebate. The compasau County Legisla- DAVE DENENBERG ny’s infrastructure ture and the Hemp- Co-director, Long has been improved stead Town Board. through the years, Island Clean Air, It also establishes a and many of those North Shore Water Water and Soil improvements were Au t h o r i t y f o r funded — and are NYAW customers in the Town of now owned by — ratepayers, Oyster Bay. which will affect the company’s “Water is a necessity that overall value. Funding will also every New Yorker should have need to be allotted, which may be easy, affordable access to,” worked into the state budget by Hochul said in a statement. “The Hochul. historically high rates charged East Rockaway Mayor Bruno by New York American Water could be reduced through a pubCONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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A festive lesson As the autumn season deepens, Centre Avenue Elementary School first-graders learned about the life cycle of pumpkins. Above, Asia Beckling got into the lesson.
Lynbrook business marks 75 years of serving the village By MADELINE ARMSTRONG lyn-ereditor@liherald.com
Mur-Lee’s Men’s and Boys’ Shop in Lynbrook recently celebrated 75 years in business. Started in 1946 by brothers Murray and Lee Levitt, the store has remained a family business, becoming an “institution in the neighborhood,” said Bruce Levitt, who is Murray’s son and coowned the store with his brother, Harry. until the latter moved to
Florida at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. “We just kind of grew up working in the family business as kids,” Bruce Levitt said. “I remember Saturday mornings my father throwing a cold washcloth on me to wake me up to get up and go to work.” The business has been a part of the Lynbrook community since brothers Murray and Lee went into business together after World War II, opening the shop
on Atlantic Avenue. Murray’s sons, Harry and Bruce, helped him run the business after Lee retired in 1979. Murray, a former president of the Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce, retired in 2000 and left the business to his sons, who helped it reach the more than seven-decade mark. He died in 2006. When he graduated from high school, Bruce Levitt worked as an CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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Lynbrook student artists graduate from LIHSA Two Lynbrook High School graduates earned specialized certifications in their chosen disciplines from Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts. They completed LIHSA’s new Career and Technical Education Pathways program, which prepares them to launch their respective careers in the industry. Emma Kotkin and Shoshana Markowitz learned from a dedicated team of professionals, all of whom are accomplished artists and performers. Each CTE Pathway offers a comprehensive, hands-on education through independent projects and real-world training, on stage and in the studio. Students also
have the opportunity to attend master classes with world-class artists. Kotkin and Markowitz both earned certification in performing arts. “We could not be more proud of our brilliant and talented Lynbrook graduates,” LIHSA Principal Dr. Chris Rogutsky said in a statement. “In addition to their hard work day in and day out in honing their respective crafts throughout the year, we applaud them for their commitment and determination, and we are certain they will be successful in whatever path they may choose.” Courtesy LIHSA; compiled by Mike Smollins
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Though East Rockaway dominated Oyster Bay twice in the regular season, the Rocks were unable to capture their second straight Nassau Class C girls’ volleyball championship against the Baymen on Monday at LIU-Post. Oyster Bay ultimately prevailed over East Rockaway, 16-25, 25-23, 25-21, 16-25, 25-17, to win the championship for the second time in three seasons. The victory flipped the script from the previous two meetings between the teams, where the Rocks took six straight sets. “I think throughout the year we really worked with a battle mentality, a focus to win mentality, and I think we came in tonight with that,” East Rockaway coach Ksenia Brito said. “But for two weeks we’ve been saying we’re not going to underestimate Oyster Bay. We knew what to expect, but we just made way too many errors tonight against them.” East Rockaway and Oyster Bay went back and forth in the final set, until the Baymen were able to take a 12-11 lead that they wouldn’t relinquish. After Gianna Mancusi’s kill brought the Rocks to within 15-14 of the final frame, Oyster Bay took control, registering 10 of the final 13 points to earn the win as players and coaches came pouring off the bench to celebrate on the gym floor. East Rockaway (10-4) mostly dominated the first set before dropping two in a
row, including the third stanza, which was deadlocked at 20-20 and ultimately won by Oyster Bay, 25-21. East Rockaway played a strong fourth set to force the decider, which included outscoring Oyster Bay 13-5 en route to winning the frame after taking a 12-11 lead. Despite the strong fourth set by the Rocks, the Baymen were able to finally vanquish them in the last set to earn the title after a back-and-forth affair. “They kicked our butt twice and both times, we talked about it, my team didn’t show up those days,” Oyster Bay head coach Jen Iles said, “which, in essence, turned out good for us because they didn’t know what was coming today. We came in ready to go and we’ve played them enough to know where weaknesses are and tried to exploit what we could.” Iles lauded outside hitters Katherine Jennette and Kaitlyn Kelly for providing timely hitting throughout the match. East Rockaway was led this fall by Mancusi, Theresa Lynch, Julia Walsh, Katy Howard, Amanda Loyer and Kathryn McMahon. Oyster Bay (7-8) will return to Post on Saturday to face Mattituck in the Long Island Class C championship at noon. “It’s so exciting because coming in you had it in your head, we lost to them twice,” Iles said. “We always talk about how it’s hard to beat a team three times, so that was on our side a little bit too, but definitely they pulled it all together and made it happen.”
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NEIGHBORS IN THE NEWS Students participate in Portfolio Night Fifteen East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School students in the Advanced Placement art and college portfolio classes participated in a virtual Portfolio Night on Nov. 5. Art teachers Kelly Cabasso and Kristie Galante organized the two hour event. It included the scheduling of more than 75 Zoom breakout room sessions, where the students presented their portfolios to college representatives. Ten college representatives met with the students individually to review their work and speak to
them about each institutions’ offerings and programs. Participating colleges included SUNY New Paltz, Moore College, Drexel University, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts, Alfred State College, Adelphi University, Savannah College of Art & Design and Maryland Institute College of Art. Courtesy East Rockaway School District; compiled by Mike Smollins
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QUINN JONES, LEFT, Lily DeCiantis, Jacob Sisson, Gabriella Espinal and Noam Shemesh celebrated Diwali.
Lynbrook students celebrate Diwali To celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, kindergartners in Kim Fitzsimmons class at Lynbrook’s Kindergarten Center created rangolis at the school entrance. Rangolis are colorful art designs created on a floor or tabletop to bring good luck
for the New Year. The kindergartners also learned about diyas, clay lamps lit during Diwali, and used their creativity to create their own. Courtesy East Rockaway School District
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On Oct. 17, volunteers of the Lynbrook Fire Department, including its Ladies Auxiliary and junior firefighters, marched from the Earle Avenue parking lot to the Lynbrook Firefighters Memorial on the corner of Sunrise Highway and Earle Avenue to remember and honor the six firefighters who died in the line of duty while serving the village. Firefighters who died in the line of duty include Courtesy Steve Grogan Lieut. Fred Schnoor, who THE MEMORIAL HONORS those who lost their lives. died on May 31, 1932; John After the memorial service, the departSmillie, who died on July 13, 1939; Chief Raymond Abrams, who ment gathered at the Knights of Columdied on June 30, 1946; William H. Koch, bus Hall for breakfast and to hear guest who died on April 30, 1963; Peter J. Moody, speaker, Nassau County Police Commiswho died on May 2, 1963; and Joseph C. sioner Patrick Ryder, a former Lynbrook resident and firefighter. Fischer, who died on May 3, 1963.
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an issue of special clothes if your child feels comfortable in jeans. Don't set up behavioral rules in advance, such as "be sure you shake hands with Uncle ..." Bring activities Bring along some of your child's favorite things - a book, a game - to provide her with a sense of familiarity and allow her to retreat if things become overly stimulating. Plan carefully Avoid attending too many festivities, and allow some cool-down time between events. Organize your schedule with your child's individual temperament in mind; each child's tolerance for stimulation and ability to adapt vary. Give the child a warning before the end of an activity, which gives her a chance to readjust at her own pace.
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Courtesy of NYU Child Study Center. Above photo: To fully enjoy the festive season, we can all benefit by being flexible with our definition of what a holiday should look like. Our childhood traditions and rituals may not work for everyone — and every child. Let’s create new memories and newly define what holidays look like for our own families.
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Bill makes public takeover of NYAW possible tions. “I’m not sure why it took so long,” said Dave Denenberg, of Merrick, a codirector of Long Island Clean Air, Water and Soil and an advocate of the bill. “It’s an important step — but it also feels like déjà vu.” The Town of Hempstead conducted a feasibility study of a public takeover of NYAW in 2013, and concluded that it could cost the town as much as $80 million (see box). Denenberg contended, however, that a public takeover would save ratepayers and the town money, but to no avail, and the effort failed. “Everyone is going to have to hold Town of Hempstead and the Nassau County Legislature’s feet to the fire,” Denenberg said. He added that over the past three months, his household water bills have been $448, $473 and $396 — a total many times higher than what a typical public water customer would pay in an entire year. As for who would serve on the board of the South Shore Water Authority, Denenberg and LICAWS Co-director Claudia Borecky both suggested that it be led by civicminded leaders with backgrounds in finance, environmental work or water management. “Everyone should hold them responsible to appoint people who will be open, honest and nonpolitical,” Denenberg said.
History repeats itself In 2016, after more than five years of deliberations and a $90,000 feasibility study, the board of directors of the Water Authority of Southeast Nassau County voted against a local public takeover of New York American Water, effectively dissolving WASENC. The authority was charged in 2010 with investigating whether the towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay could — and should — assume control of American Water. The body was impaneled by the towns after a number of residents complained that the private company was charging significantly higher rates for the same water the towns provide to residents in surrounding communities such as East Meadow. WASENC retained George E. Sansoucy, an engineering consultant, to study the feasibility of a public acquisition. A draft study was completed in November 2013, according to WASENC’s secretary at the time, John Reinhardt, now Hempstead’s water commissioner, but the public did not see those findings for more than six months, prompting a protest in July 2014.
The Sansoucy study found that a takeover of American Water’s assets in local communities by eminent domain could cost as much as $80 million, which would have to be bonded. The WASENC board voted against a public takeover in 2016, Reinhardt said, because there was no evidence to suggest that it would save ratepayers money, and noted that service would likely cost them an average of $73, or 11.6 percent, more per year over the first three decades of the takeover. The State Legislature had created WASENC in 1991 to determine whether a public takeover of New York Water Service Corporation, the private company that provided water to the region at the time, made economic sense. Aqua America took over New York Water Service, and then American Water Works Company took over Aqua New York, the Aqua subsidiary responsible for the area. American Water Works now provides water to Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh, Seaford and Massapequa Park through NYAW. — Previously reported in the Herald
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Romano said in the past that he favored the legislation because it would help residents who face high water rates. “Water is an essential resource for everyone, and the soaring costs of using water [have] put a tremendous burden on many families and businesses in our communities,” he said. “I’m hoping that the costs of water are drastically reduced, as has been mentioned in the proposal for the takeover of this company. We are certainly not expecting all of the legal fees, financial costs and any other costs associated to this takeover to be incorporated into the cost of our new charges. I would hope that our legislators stand true to their promise and pass the savings along to our residents.” Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach also previously said he was “in favor of the proposal and anything that can lower rates for our residents.” NYAW’s operations could also be taken over by an existing municipal entity, such as the Suffolk County Water Authority. While the authority might need additional staffing, with its expertise and equipment, SCWA could complete an efficient, and possibly faster, takeover of operations. A similar situation may happen on the North Shore, where the Massapequa Water District may take over NYAW’s opera-
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VFW Thrift Shop in East Rockaway
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3350 in East Rockaway has launched its Veterans’ Thrift Shop. The post is at 164 Main St. Due to the pandemic, the store’s schedule varies, but members are trying to open daily, including Sundays. For thrift shop information and hall rentals, call the post at (516) 887-8170, and ask for Pat, Gary, Tony or Gene.
The East Rockaway Board of Education will host its next meeting at 7 p.m. at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School, 443 Ocean Ave. Live stream recordings will be posted at eastrockawayschools.org.
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A Thanksgiving food drive to benefit Long Island families need is ongoing until Nov. 19. Suggested donations include turkeys, canned goods, instant potatoes and other sides and fixings. The drive is being hosted by Assemblywoman Judy Griffin. Donations can be dropped off at Griffin’s district office, 74 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For more information, call (516) 361-8216, or emails griffinj@nyassembly.gov.
Saturday, Nov. 13 Third Annual HurriCon The third annual HurriCon event is set for Bethany Congregational Church, 100 Main St., in East Rockaway, fro 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature comic books, also comic book writers and artists, toys, food, local artists, collectibles, cosplay, fellowship more. $5 donation for admission, which will benefit work on the church; children under 12 in costume get in free. For more information, email hurricon@ yahoo.com.
Monday, Nov. 15 Lynbrook Village Board Meeting The Lynbrook mayor and village board of trustees will host its next meeting at Village Hall, 1 Columbus Drive, at 7 p.m. It will also be streamed virtually. Visit lynbrookvillage.net or call (516) 599-8300 for more information.
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Monday, Dec. 6 East Rockaway Village Board Meeting Courtesy Sondra Krinsky
A salute to service Lynbrook American Legion Post 335 Legionnaire Tom Galati was a recipient of Assemblywoman Judy Griffin’s Veterans Hall of Honor award on Oct. 17 at the Freeport Recreation Center. Above, Galati, center, American Legion Post 335 Commander Bill Marinaccio and Griffin at the ceremony.
Tuesday, Nov. 16 Thanksgiving Craft The Lynbrook Public Library hosts skill building activities with a craft, presented by “Time For Kids” at 1:35 p.m. for those aged 3 to 5 with a caregiver Staff plans to have the class outdoors on the library lawn or ndoors with masks during bad weather. For more information, call (516) 599-8630 or visit lynbrooklibrary.org.
Wednesday, Nov. 17 Teen Japanese-Style Herbarium Learn about the Victorian language of flowers and the magic symbolism of flowers at the East Rockaway Library at 4 p.m. Attendees will create a Japanese style herbarium jar filled with
flowers and plants. Call or stop by to register. For more information, call (516) 599-1664 or visit eastrockawaylibrary.org.
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graceful movements and breathing techniques to enhance the immune system, promote relaxation, and reestablish balance and harmony of the mind, body and spirit. For more information, call (516) 599-8630 or visit lynbrooklibrary.org.
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The East Rockaway Library hosts stories and a craft in-person at the library for kids in kindergarten through third grade at 4 p.m. Children who are not vaccinated are required to wear masks. For more information, call (516) 599-1664 or visit eastrockawaylibrary.org.
Chi Gong Join Marianna Farina at the LynbrookPublic Library for Chi Gong at 10:30 a.m. Chi Gong is an ancient Chinese meditative practice which uses slow
Puzzled by your phone? Your laptop? Your tablet? Your Kindle? Make an appointment for one-on-one technology help at the East Rockaway Library between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Servers can’t fix broken devices, but they can help you to learn to use what you have! Appointments are limited to one hour. You must have an appointment. Call or stop by to schedule your time. For more information, call (516) 5991664 or visit eastrockawaylibrary.org.
A Thanksgiving food drive is ongoing through Nov. 19. The third annual HurriCon is set for Nov. 13. The Lynbrook village board meets on Nov. 15. Make a Thanksgiving craft at the Lynbrook Library on Nov. 16. The East Rockaway school board meets on Nov. 23.
The East Rockaway mayor and village board will host its next meeting at 7 p.m. at 376 Atlantic Ave.. Vist villageofeastrockaway.net or call (516) 8876300 for more information.
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and an onslaught of many different outlets we all compete with that take away customers in a small village like Lynbrook,” Bruce Levitt said, “but through it all, we’ve managed to survive.” When they were honored by the Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce in 2017 for 70 years in business, Harry Levitt said their father would be proud. “My father loved the Village of Lynbrook,” he said at the time. “He gave all of his heart to it — in fact, sometimes he gave more of his time to the village than he gave to his family, as my brother will attest. He would have been very proud of this moment, and we wish he was here to see it.” Bruce Levitt said he truly enjoys his job outfitting people at Mur-Lee’s and is thrilled that they are back in business, busy as ever. He said his favorite part of running the store is helping people find outfits that make them feel good. He added that he has enjoyed watching his family business thrive and grow, and he hopes to continue clothing people from Lynbrook and beyond. “It’s just really heartwarming,” Levitt said, “the amount of support [from] our customers . . . because we’re here for them as well.”
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Lynbrook Elks support Red Ribbon Week Officers and members of New York Elks Lodge No. 1 in Lynbrook purchased 6,000 red ribbons for local students. Lodge Chairman Brian Steckler contacted several school districts because the Elks across America believe that young children should learn the meaning of Red Ribbon Week and say no to drugs. As part of the campaign, the Elks have distributed red ribbons to local schools, including Lynbrook North and South middle schools, Marion Street Elementary School and schools in Malverene and Valley Stream. “The lodge membership, as in past years, is honored and proud to be able to assist our youngsters in making them aware of the danger of drugs,” the Elks said in a statement. Courtesy New York Elks Lodge No. 1; compiled by Mike Smollins
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NEW YORK ELKS Lodge No. 1 in Lynbrook recently donated red ribbons to students to promote saying no to drugs, including at Lynbrook South Middle School.
East Rockaway resident appointed to Adelphi board An East Rockaway resident was appointed along with two others to the board of the Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program. Debra Langendorff. of East Rockaway, was appointed along with Neil Tanna, of Manhasset, and M. Pilar Martin, of Queens. Langendorff is a 14-year breast cancer survivor. Having had breast cancer gives her a special insight into the needs of those diagnosed with the disease. She is a volunteer with the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program, answering the hotline and presenting at outreach events. She earned her undergraduate degree in elementary education from Boston University and a master’s in special education from Adelphi University. For many years, Langendorff worked as a special education teacher, serving the needs of children with disabilities. She works at Masterpiece Printers as an executive assistant, and also volunteers as corresponding secretary at her synagogue. “These three new board members bring diversity and a wealth of experience,” program Director Reyna Machado said, according to a news release. “Together, they will have an impact on the future of our program as we continue to provide services and new initiatives to the breast cancer community.”
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EAST ROCKAWAY RESIDENT Debra Langendorff was appointed to the board for the Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program. The mission of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program, established in 1980, is to educate, support, empower, and advocate for breast cancer patients, professionals and the community. To reach the hotline, which is staffed by specially trained breast cancer survivors, call (800) 877-8077 or visit breast-cancer.adelphi.edu. Courtesy Adelphi; compiled by Mike Smollins
Firefighters food drive supports wounded warriors By STEVE GROGAN lyn-er-editor@liherald.com
Lynbrook Fire Chief John Donald has announced that Lynbrook firefighters are continuing to help wounded servicemen and women by hosting a food drive for Wounded Warriors in November. This marks the second year that firefighters have hosted a food drive for the wounded. Lynbrook firefighters also raised more than $34,000 for Nassau County Firefighters Operation Wounded Warrior at their
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Wounded Warrior Concert and Block Party at Greis Park in September. The non-perishable food donated by residents will be driven to the Soldier Recovery Unit at Fort Belvoir in Virginia on Dec. 3 when Lynbrook and other Nassau County firefighters, part of NCFFOWW, bring Christmas to the wounded. The food collection days are Nov. 20, 21, 27 and 28, and donations will be accepted from 10 a.m. to noon at Lynbrook Fire Department Headquarters, at the end of Wright Avenue opposite Greis Park.
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West End students host a successful ‘Sock-tober’ event Throughout October, members of the West End Elementary School Student Council hosted “Sock-tober,” a community sock drive to collect new socks for children and adults in need. To spread awareness on the fundraiser, the members created posters publicizing the event. At the conclusion of the sock drive, 650 pairs were donated to the Soup to Nuts Kitchen, Bethany House and the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless.
“We are so incredibly grateful for our generous families and their donations for Sock-tober,” Student Council co-advisor Melissa Kulikowsky said. Added co-advisor Nicholas Swing, “We are very thankful to the Lynbrook community for making this project such a success.” Courtesy Lynbrook Public Schools; compiled by Mike Smollins
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 11/17/21 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 671/21. NR EAST ROCKAWAY John Picone, Variances, lot area occupied, rear yard, construct 3 story dwelling with covered porch & rear deck with A/C units., N/s North Blvd., 100’ E/o Rhame Ave., a/k/a 12 North Blvd. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in East Rockway 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/ hearings/108-hearing-1117-2021 The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ board-of-appeals/livestreaming-video. Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. 128336 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook will hold a Public Hearing to consider the amendment of Village Code Chapter 113 (Electronic Cigarettes and Hookahs) which would add the use of Cannabis to the current restriction of Electronic Cigarettes and Hookahs in specified areas in the village; and under SEQRA Regulations, to determine whether the proposed code adoption would constitute a significant
negative impact on the environment; said Public Hearing will be held at 7PM on November 15, 2021, at the Village Hall, One Columbus Drive, Lynbrook, New York. All interested persons will be heard during the Public Hearing at the time and place aforementioned. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES JOHN GIORDANO, V I L L A G E ADMINISTRATOR LYNBROOK, NEW YORK DATED: 128388
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE EAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Education of the East Rockaway Union Free School District, in the County of Nassau, New York, has adopted a resolution on September 14, 2021, authorizing a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of said School District to be held on Monday, November 15, 2021, from 6:30 o’clock A.M. to 9:30 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) in the East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School, 443 Ocean Avenue, East Rockaway, New York, for the purpose of voting upon the following Proposition: PROPOSITION: WHEREAS, the voters of East Rockaway Union Free School District, in the County of Nassau, New York (the “District”) have heretofore on November 14, 2019, approved the expenditure of not to exceed $27,708,336 for various building and site improvements; and thereafter the Board of Education (the “Board”) authorized the issuance of not to exceed $21,508,336 bonds and the levy of a tax in installments to pay said bonds and the interest thereon to pay a portion of such cost; and WHEREAS, the Board has now determined that the cost of such improvements will be accomplished at a reduced cost, resulting in an unneeded balance of $4,000,000 of the bonds heretofore authorized; and WHEREAS, the Board has now further determined that it is necessary and desirable to undertake building heating and ventilation system improvements at the Rhame Avenue Elementary School and Centre Avenue Elementary School, at the estimated maximum cost of not to exceed $6,000,000, and to appropriate said amount from the proceeds of the aforesaid $4,000,000 bonds and $2,000,000 of funds on hand.
Now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: (a) That the Board of Education of the East Rockaway Union Free School District, in the County of Nassau, New York (the “District”), is hereby authorized to undertake building heating and ventilation system improvements at the Rhame Avenue Elementary School and Centre Avenue Elementary School (the “Project”) substantially as described in a report/plan prepared for the District by John A. Grillo, Architects (the “Report”), which Report is on file and available for public inspection at the office of the District Clerk, including the original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus and ancillary or related site, demolition and other work required in connection therewith; and to expend therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof, an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of $6,000,000; provided that the costs of the components of the Project as set forth in the Report may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District; (b) that $2,000,000 of available fund balance from the District’s 2020-2021 fiscal year is hereby authorized to be expended to pay a portion of the cost of the Project, and such expenditure is hereby approved, and (c) that the balance of the cost of the Project shall be financed by the issuance of $4,000,000 bonds heretofore authorized and the tax heretofore voted, such tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable. Such Proposition shall appear on the ballots used for voting at said Special District Meeting in substantially the following condensed f o r m : PROPOSITION: YES NO RESOLVED: (a) That the Board of Education of the East Rockaway Union Free School District, in the County of Nassau, New York is hereby authorized to undertake building heating and ventilation system improvements at the Rhame Avenue Elementary School and Centre Avenue Elementary School, substantially as described in a report/plan by John
A. Grillo, Architects, and to expend therefor an amount not to exceed $6,000,000; (b) that $2,000,000 of available fund balance from the District’s 2020-2021 fiscal year is hereby authorized to be expended to pay a portion of such cost, and such expenditure is hereby approved, and (c) that the balance of the cost shall be financed by the issuance of $4,000,000 bonds heretofore authorized and the tax heretofore voted, such tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable. The voting will be conducted by ballot on voting machines or paper ballot as provided in the Education Law and the polls will remain open from 6:30 o’clock A.M. to 9:30 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) and as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their ballots. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the vote shall be held in accordance with the Rules for the Conduct of Meetings and Elections adopted by the Board of Education. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to Education Law §2014, personal registration of voters is required for the Special District Meeting, and no person shall be entitled to vote at the Special District Meeting whose name does not appear on the register of the District. Registration of the qualified voters of the District for said Special District Meeting is permitted in the District Clerk’s Office, from 8:00 o’clock A.M. to 3:30 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time), Monday through Friday, up to and including Wednesday, November 10, 2021. The register for the Special District Meeting will be prepared and filed in the District Clerk’s Office and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter from 8:00 o’clock A.M. to 3:30 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) on each of the five days prior to the day of the vote, except Sunday, November 14, 2021 and from 8:00 o’clock A.M. to 11:00 o’clock A.M. (Prevailing Time) on Saturday, November 13, 2021, by advance appointment only; and at each polling place on the day of the vote. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE the register of the qualified voters of said District prepared for the Annual District Meeting and Election held on May 18, 2021 shall be used by said Board of Registration as the basis for the preparation of the
register for said Special District Meeting to be held on November 15, 2021. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the register shall include: (l) all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four calendar years (2018-2021) prior to preparation of said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Elections of Nassau County. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that applications for absentee ballots are to be completed on a form prescribed by the state board of elections and may be obtained by visiting the New York State Education Department’s Website at (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), or by contacting the District Clerk by email at namayamoran@ersd.org or telephone at (516) 887-8300 Ext. 1-433 from 8:00 o’clock A.M. to 3:30 P.M. o’clock (Prevailing Time), Monday through Friday, except holidays. If the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than November 8, 2021. If the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter at the office of the District Clerk, the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than November 12, 2021. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the office of the District Clerk from 8:00 o’clock A.M. to 3:30 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the vote, except Sunday, November 14, 2021, and from 8:00 o’clock A.M. to 11:00 o’clock A.M. on Saturday, November 13, 2021, by advance appointment only. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, any person serving in the military, including spouses and dependents, may register to vote at the Special District Meeting to be held on November 15, 2021. A military voter who is a qualified voter of the
District may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk by telephone (516-887-8300, Ext. 1-433), facsimile (516-887-1802), email (namayamoran@ersd.org. ) mail (443 Ocean Avenue, East Rockaway, NY 11518), or in person (during regular office hours or between the hours of 8:00 o’clock A.M. and 3:00 o’clock P.M.). A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District by also contacting the District Clerk. Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 o’clock P.M. on October 20, 2021. Military ballots must be received by 5:00 o’clock P.M. on November 15, 2021 if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the Special District Meeting, or not later than the close of the polls on November 15, 2021 if postmarked or endorsed by an agency of the United States government. A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot, in the East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law, §2019-a, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board. Only qualified voters who are duly registered will be permitted to vote. BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Dated:September 14,2021 Nereyda Amaya-Moran District Clerk 127636 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com
LEGAL NOTICE AVISO SOBRE LA R E U N I Ó N EXTRAORDINARIA DEL DISTRITO SOBRE EL DISTRITO ESCOLAR DE UNION LIBRE EAST ROCKAWAY, EN EL CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR EL PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar de Union Libre de East Rockaway, en el condado de Nassau, Nueva York, ha adoptado una resolución el 14 de septiembre de 2021, que autoriza una reunión extraordinaria del Distrito de los votantes calificados de dicho Distrito Escolar que se celebrará el Lunes, 15 de Noviembre de 2021, de 6:30 a. m. a 9:30 p. m. (hora vigente) en la escuela secundaria East Rockaway Jr./Sr., 443 Ocean Avenue, East Rockaway, Nueva York, con el propósito de votar sobre la siguiente propuesta: PROPUESTA: CONSIDERANDO que los votantes del Distrito Escolar de Union Libre de East Rockaway, en el condado de Nassau, Nueva York (el “Distrito”) han aprobado hasta ahora, el 14 de noviembre de 2019, el gasto de no exceder los $27,708,336 para varias mejoras de los edificios y los espacios; y posteriormente la Junta de Educación (la “Junta”) autorizó la emisión de bonos que no excedan los $21,508,336 y la recaudación de un gravamen en cuotas para pagar dichos bonos y los intereses de estos para pagar una parte de dicho costo; y CONSIDERANDO que la Junta ha determinado ahora que el costo de dichas mejoras se realizará a un costo reducido, lo que resulta en un saldo innecesario de $4,000,000 de los bonos autorizados hasta ahora; y CONSIDERANDO, además, que la Junta ha determinado que es necesario y conveniente llevar a cabo mejoras en los sistemas de calefacción y ventilación de los edificios de la escuela primaria de Rhame Avenue y de la escuela primaria de Centre Avenue, por un costo máximo estimado que no debe exceder los $6,000,000 y asignar dicha cantidad de los ingresos de los bonos antes mencionados de $4,000,000 y de los $2,000,000 de fondos disponibles. Por esa misma razón, SE RESUELVE: (a) Que, por el presente, se autoriza a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar de Union Libre de East Rockaway, en el condado de Nassau, Nueva York (el “Distrito”), a realizar mejoras en los sistemas
de calefacción y ventilación de los edificios de la escuela primaria de Rhame Avenue y de la escuela primaria de Centre Avenue (el “Proyecto”) sustancialmente como se describe en un informe/plan preparado para el Distrito por John A. Grillo, Arquitectos (el “Informe”), el cual está archivado y disponible para su inspección pública en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito e incluye mobiliario, equipamiento, maquinaria, los aparatos y el sitio auxiliar o relacionado, la demolición u otro trabajo requerido en conexión con esto; y gastar para este propósito, incluidos los costos preliminares e incidentales a ello y para su financiación, un monto que no excederá el costo total estimado de $6,000,000, siempre y cuando los costos de los componentes del Proyecto establecidos en el Informe puedan reasignarse entre dichos componentes si la Junta de Educación determina que tal reasignación obrará a favor de los intereses del Distrito; (b) que, por el presente, se autoriza a gastar $2,000,000 del saldo del fondo disponible del año fiscal 2020-2021 del Distrito para pagar una parte del costo del Proyecto y, por el presente, se aprueba dicho gasto, y (c) que el saldo del costo del Proyecto se financiará mediante la emisión de bonos por $4,000,000 autorizados por el presente y el gravamen votado por el presente, y dicho gravamen se exigirá y cobrará en cuotas en la cantidad de años y en las sumas que determine dicha Junta de Educación para pagar el capital y el interés sobre dichos bonos en el momento de su vencimiento y exigibilidad. Dicha propuesta deberá figurar en las boletas electorales usadas para votar en la reunión extraordinaria del Distrito antes mencionada sustancialmente de la forma resumida a continuación: PROPUESTA: SÍ NO SE RESUELVE: (a)Que, por el presente, se autoriza a la Junta de Educación del Distrito de Union Libre de Escolar East Rockaway, en el condado de Nassau, Nueva York a realizar mejoras en los sistemas de calefacción y ventilación de los edificios de la escuela primaria de Rhame Avenue y de la escuela primaria de Centre Avenue, sustancialmente como se describe en un informe/plan preparado por John A. Grillo, Architects, y a gastar una cantidad que no exceda los $6,000,000; (b) que,
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de mayo de 2021 se usará por dicha Junta de Registro como base para la preparación del registro para dicha reunión extraordinaria del Distrito que se celebrará el 15 de noviembre de 2021. SE NOTIFICA, además, que el registro incluirá: (1) a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito que se hayan presentado personalmente para registrarse; (2) a todos los votantes calificados previamente del Distrito que se hayan registrado anteriormente para cualquier elección o reunión anual o extraordinaria del Distrito y que hayan votado en alguno de estos eventos realizados o llevados a cabo en cualquier momento durante los cuatro años calendario (2018-2021) previos a la preparación de dicho registro, y (3) a los votantes que estén registrados de manera permanente en la Junta Electoral del condado de Nassau. SE NOTIFICA, además, que las solicitudes de boleta electoral por ausencia se deben completar en un formulario elaborado por la Junta Electoral del estado, el cual puede obtenerse en el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del estado de Nueva York en (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), o comunicándose con la secretaria del Distrito por correo electrónico a namayamoran@ersd.org o por teléfono al (516) 887-8300 Ext. 1-433 desde las 8:00 a. m. hasta las 3:30 p. m. (hora vigente), de lunes a viernes, excepto feriados. Si la boleta electoral se enviará por correo al votante, la secretaria del Distrito debe recibir la solicitud completa, a más tardar, el miércoles 8 de noviembre de 2021. Si la boleta electoral se entregará personalmente al votante en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito, dicha secretaria debe recibir la solicitud completa, a más tardar, el martes 12 de noviembre de 2021. Habrá una lista de todas las personas para las que se emitieron estas boletas electorales por ausencia disponible en la secretaria del Distrito desde las 8:00 a. m. hasta las 3:30 p. m. (hora vigente) cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores al día de la votación, excepto el domingo 14 de noviembre de 2021, y desde las 8:00 a. m. hasta las 11:00 p. m. el sábado 13 de noviembre de 2021, solo con cita previa. SE NOTIFICA, además,
que, de conformidad con la Sección 2018-d de la Ley de Educación, cualquier persona que preste servicio en el Ejército, incluidos los cónyuges y dependientes, puede registrarse para votar en la reunión extraordinaria del Distrito que se celebrará el 15 de noviembre de 2021. Los votantes militares que califiquen como votantes del Distrito pueden obtener un formulario de registro comunicándose con la secretaria del Distrito por teléfono (516-887-8300, ext. 1-433), fax (516-887-1802), correo e l e c t r ó n i c o (namayamoran@ersd.org. ), correo postal (443 Ocean Avenue, East Rockaway, NY 11518) o en persona (en el horario de atención habitual de la oficina o entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 3:00 p. m.). Los votantes militares que estén debidamente registrados pueden solicitar una boleta electoral militar comunicándose con la secretaria del Distrito para pedir una solicitud del Distrito. Las solicitudes completadas deben entregarse en persona o por correo postal a la secretaria del Distrito, y deben recibirse antes del 20 de octubre de 2021 a las 5:00 p. m. Las boletas electorales militares deben recibirse antes del 15 de noviembre de 2021 a las 5:00 p. m. si están firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo, con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la reunión extraordinaria del Distrito, o antes del cierre de la votación el 15 de noviembre de 2021 si están selladas o endosadas por una agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Los votantes militares pueden decidir si prefieren recibir un Formulario de registro para los votantes militares, una Solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud para dicho registro, solicitud de boleta electoral o boleta electoral. SE NOTIFICA, además, que la Junta convocará una reunión especial dentro de las 24 horas siguientes a la presentación ante la secretaria del Distrito de un informe escrito con los resultados de la votación, en la escuela secundaria East Rockaway Jr./Sr. con el fin de examinar y tabular estos informes del resultado de la votación y declarar su resultado; que, por el presente y de conformidad con la Sección 2019-a, subdivisión 2b de la Ley de Educación, la Junta se designa como un grupo de secretarios de mesa para emitir y escrutar los votos durante esta reunión especial de la
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Courtesy East Rockaway School District
MARINE BIOLOGY AND Advanced Placement environmental science students visited the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area, where they learned about salt marsh ecology and conducted experiments.
ERHS students venture to marine nature area East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School students in marine biology and Advanced Placement environmental science class learned about salt marsh ecology and conducted experiments at the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area.
They worked directly with Michael Farina, a conservation biologist, to draw conclusions based on their observations and inferences. Courtesy East Rockaway School District; compiled by Mike Smollins
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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU INDEX NO.: 607645/2021 DATE FILED: 6/17/2021 SUMMONS L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Plaintiff, -againstCHRISTOPHER SUGRUE, if he be living, if he be dead, his respective heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, or through CHRISTOPHER SUGRUE, if he be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND
FINANCE; NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER; INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF LYNBROOK; ETR INC. D/B/A EMPIRE TAX REDUCTIONS, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12”, the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint. Defendants. To THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of
New York), and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. David P. Sullivan, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated October 12, 2021 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office. THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a tax lien and to recover the amount of the tax lien and all of the interest, penalties, additions and expenses thereon to premises k/a District 19, Section 42, Block 45, Lot 13. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and
complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: June 16, 2021 LEVY & LEVY Attorneys for Plaintiff 12 Tulip Drive Great Neck, NY 11021 (516) 487-6655 BY: JOSHUA LEVY, ESQ. #98973 127986
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por el presente, se autoriza a gastar $2,000,000 del saldo del fondo disponible del año fiscal 2020-2021 del Distrito para pagar una parte de dicho costo y, por el presente, se aprueba dicho gasto, y (c) que el saldo del costo se financiará mediante la emisión de bonos por $4,000,000 autorizados por el presente y el gravamen votado por el presente, y dicho gravamen se exigirá y cobrará en cuotas en la cantidad de años y en las sumas que determine dicha Junta de Educación para pagar el capital y el interés sobre dichos bonos en el momento de su vencimiento y exigibilidad. La votación se realizará mediante boleta electoral en máquinas de votación o mediante boletas electorales físicas, según lo estipulado en la Ley de Educación, y la votación estará abierta desde las 6:30 a. m. hasta las 9:30 p. m. (hora vigente) y durante el tiempo que sea necesario para que los votantes presentes puedan emitir sus votos. SE NOTIFICA, además, que la votación se llevará a cabo de acuerdo con las Normas para la Organización de Reuniones y Elecciones adoptadas por la Junta de Educación. SE NOTIFICA, además, que, de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación, se requiere el registro personal de los votantes para la reunión extraordinaria del Distrito, y aquellas personas cuyos nombres no aparezcan en el registro del Distrito no podrán votar en la reunión extraordinaria del Distrito. Se permite el registro de los votantes calificados del Distrito para dicha reunión extraordinaria del Distrito en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito desde las 8:00 a. m. hasta las 3:30 p. m. (hora vigente), de lunes a viernes, hasta el miércoles 10 de noviembre de 2021 inclusive. El registro para la reunión extraordinaria del Distrito se preparará y se archivará en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito y permanecerá abierto para su inspección por parte de cualquier votante calificado desde las 8:00 a. m. hasta las 3:30 p. m. (hora vigente) cada uno de los cinco días anteriores al día de la votación, excepto el domingo 14 de noviembre de 2021, y desde las 8:00 a. m. hasta las 11:00 p. m. (hora vigente) el sábado 13 de noviembre de 2021, sólo con cita previa; y en cada lugar de votación el día de la votación. SE NOTIFICA, además, que el registro de los votantes calificados de dicho Distrito preparado para la elección y reunión anual del Distrito del 18
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t’s rare that you get the chance to meet your professional heroes, so when one of mine, former Newsday environmental reporter Dan Fagin, now the director of NYU’s graduate Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program, recently came to Hofstra University to give an hourlong talk on his seminal book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation,” I had to attend. His 462-page masterwork, published by Bantam, recounts the decades-long history of industrialSCOTT waste mismanagement and malfeaBRINTON sance in Toms River, N.J., a seaside community of about 94,000 an hour and a half south of New York City. I read the book shortly after it was published in 2014, and ever since, I had hoped to meet Fagin, now 58, of Sea Cliff. Toms River is known for its high rate of childhood cancers, in particular leukemia among girls under 5, from the early 1970s through the 2000s. Government reports attribute the spike, at least in part, to the “public health hazards” posed by widespread soil and water contamination at a now-closed Ciba-Geigy chemical plant and a massive,
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illegal toxic-waste dump at Reich Farm, which has been cleaned up, but only came under consideration for removal from the federal Superfund Site list this year. Both the plant and the dump tainted local drinkingwater wells, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. In “Toms River,” Fagin details the sordid events that spread a witch’s brew of carcinogens among the good people of this otherwise safe community, which has a reputation for patriotism, a vibrant civic culture and a deep love of Little League baseball. Toms River reminds me of so many Long Island coastal communities — earnest, hard-working, conservativeleaning but not extreme in its political views, inhabited by professionals and bluecollar workers alike. And, as is the case in more than one Long Island community, innocent residents there were forced to cope with an industrial disaster not of their making. From 2001 to 2005, I reported on Freeport Power Plant No. 2, which for three decades had spewed unfiltered exhaust from its two 13,000-horsepower diesel ship engines into surrounding communities. I walked door to door in the neighborhoods around the plant, asking people whether someone in their homes had had or died of cancer, or whether they knew of any local people stricken by
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the disease. In house after house in the Old Lindenmere neighborhood of Merrick, people reported that someone — or multiple people — in their homes had battled cancer or died from it, with many afflicted at young ages. In one case, an entire family of four had succumbed to unusual cancers. I could never call the neighborhood a “cancer cluster,” a designation that required confirmation through years of study to determine whether the cancer cases people reported were a random pattern — an accident of nature, if you will — or were tied to an industrial pollutant such as diesel exhaust, found by scientists to be among the most carcinogenic substances in the world. I worried about my reporting: Was I unnecessarily scaring people? Once I had begun, however, I quickly realized I couldn’t stop until the plant was shut down. Otherwise, residents would have lived in constant fear, and many potential homebuyers might have avoided the area, depressing housing prices. I wrote 44 stories, and thanks largely to then State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., Long Island Power Authority Chairman Richard Kessel, and Merrick civic activists Joe Kralovich and Bob Young, the plant was closed in March 2002 and replaced in September 2005 by a clean-burning natural-gas
hen it comes to health crises, it’s not that far from Toms River, N.J., to Freeport.
plant that included pollution controls. The old plant, grandfathered from the Clean Air Act of 1970 because it was completed in 1969, had none. I had a question for Fagin: Should journalists pursue such stories through anecdotal reporting, despite the lack of an official cancer-cluster designation? I was heartened by his answer: Journalists mustn’t ignore such stories. We must be honest with our audiences about “the lack of evidence” — that is, the dearth of state and federal data to back people’s assertions — but we should press forward. Whew! I was hoping he’d say that. Two decades later, I know that pursuing the power plant story was the right thing to do. On Oct. 22, 2001, I snapped a photo of 9-year-old Tyler Seaman, of Old Lindenmere, clutching two candles at a vigil outside a state public hearing over Plant No. 2’s operating permit. The photo appeared on the front page of the Oct. 25-Oct. 31 Merrick and Bellmore Heralds, and I included Tyler’s comments from the hearing in the story. “I am afraid every day that I will not see another day,” he said. In 2006, Tyler learned he had chordoma, a rare bone cancer that lodges at the base of the skull or in the spine. He died in 2010, at 18. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.
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n my hopeful search for common ground between the political and cultural forces of the far right and the far left, I have pretty much come up empty. Until now. After much consideration and not that much scientific research (since so many people don’t believe in it anyway), I realize that what many of us have in common is sleeplessness. I generally don’t ask friends how they sleep, but more and more often, someone mentions that their sleep has RANDI changed during KREISS and post-pandemic, if we even are “post,” which is part of the problem. I imagine that folks on the right are up at night worrying about the big money the Dems want to spend. Some tell me they think that, if the Build Back Better bills pass, the money will be mismanaged or disappear into a maze of inefficient government programs. I hear fears that undeserving people will get a “free ride” and others will have to pay their tab. They think about President Biden’s age and
wonder if he can lead us in the world. Who will pay for it all? they ask. Some Republicans resist vaccine mandates and mask mandates, believing their civil liberties are being violated. They stay up at night worrying about what their kids are being taught in school. Yeah, it’s enough to keep you tossing and turning. I know what folk on the left are thinking, because that’s where I stand, although I am losing patience with the far left and finding myself drifting to the center. No wonder we can’t sleep: We’re all floating. I worry that resistance to Covid vaccine mandates will perpetuate a chronic pandemic, unleashing unknowable variants. I think the Dems, addicted to infighting, will lose a one-time opportunity to pass legislation this session that would truly help people with child care and elder care and medical coverage. Here is the chance to repair roads and bridges and outdated schools. The Dems have failed miserably in communicating the good stuff in these bills, while perseverating publicly on everything that will be left out of a compromise package. I so believe in what they’re doing, but their message isn’t reso-
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nating with voters. One commentator advised the Dems to stop giving us the detailed recipe for what you’re baking and let us taste the brownies! The other stuff I worry about is, oh, basic things like no one can agree on facts or the truth or whether or not John F. Kennedy Jr. is really dead or when the last election will be overthrown. We haven’t even touched on gender rights and racial equality and climate change, and why anti-Semitism is surging across America. Last night I lay awake thinking about the fact that hundreds of QAnon followers gathered in Dallas last week to greet JFK Jr., who has been dead since 1999. They believed that he would appear and help Donald Trump become president again. How can you sleep when this kind of aberrational thinking is gaining traction? So, can we agree that wherever we sit on the political and cultural spectrum, our worries are keeping us up at night? In the world of sleep science, five major disorders are recognized: insomnia, restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, narcolepsy and REM sleep disorder. I am describing
o matter your politics, it seems, you’ve got plenty to worry about.
something new that blossomed with the pandemic and now feels as chronic as the uncertainty with which we live. Back in 2020, once I realized that Covid19 would not be a two- or three-week sprint, my sleep changed. I would fall asleep because I was emotionally exhausted and then I would pop awake, and this would go on for hours. When I woke in the morning, my heart would be racing. I’ve learned some breathing techniques and other ways to talk myself down and relax. But I don’t sleep as peacefully as I once did. When I pop awake these days, I read a boring science article or an underwhelming book. No middle-of-the-night crosswords, bridge, Words With Friends or checking out the morning newspapers. Eventually, I sleep. So, for my friends worried about Biden and his programs, and my friends worried about the insurrection of Jan. 6 and the resurrection of a former president, watch your alcohol, caffeine and nicotine intake in the evening, get into a regular bedtime routine, exercise during the day, and if you pop awake, read or do some other quiet activity until you feel sleepy. See a doctor if symptoms persist, or if you think you saw John Junior on the grassy knoll last week. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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ravo to New York state voters for overwhelmingly passing a ballot referendum last week adding wording to the New York Constitution’s Bill of Rights guaranteeing the right to clean water, air and a healthful environment. The measure passed with nearly 70 percent of the vote. Some 1.9 million New Yorkers voted for it, while roughly 860,000 voted against it. Clearly, New Yorkers were signaling that, yes, they care about the environment, and yes, they would like to protect it. Here’s the challenge: It’s one thing to put to paper that you care about the environment. It’s another thing entirely to act, day in and day out, in a manner that actually protects the environment. Each of our daily actions — many of them seemingly small — can either contribute to protecting our environment or potentially do irrevocable harm. Take washing your car, for example. How you wash it can have a profound effect on the environment, particularly the wetlands that hug Long Island’s shores. Here we must pause and offer high praise to the Village of Garden City, which in 2013 became one of the few local municipalities to prohibit residents from cleaning their cars on their own properties. It’s a critical local ordinance. Washing your car in your driveway damages the environment, because everything that is washed from it streams into the storm drains —
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letters The people spoke at the ballot box To the Editor: Voters nationwide sent a message to our elected leaders on Nov. 2, reminding them that they do, in fact, work for us, not the other way around. The pushback put a stop to multiple socialist agendas via the power of the vote. Here are important takeaways from the election: ■ Parents should have a voice in how their children are educated. The people spoke loud and clear. Just ask Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. Even former President Barack Obama, Vice President Kamala Harris, former U.S. Rep. Stacey Abrams of Georgia and President Biden himself couldn’t sway that vote. ■ We are not a racist nation, even though socialists keep pushing that false narrative. Now the focus has shifted to calling Black conservatives like Larry Elder and newly elected Winsome Sears the new faces of
from the soap and polish to oil, grease and gasoline — and eventually winds up in the wetlands and bays surrounding the Island. While there are eco-friendly biodegradable soaps, many are poisonous to marine life, often with a host of cancer-causing ingredients, from naphthalene to perchloroethylene and methylene chloride, and the phosphates that several soaps contain accelerate seaweed growth. When the seaweed reaches unnatural lengths, it breaks apart in the saltwater and rots, robbing fish of dissolved oxygen, creating dead zones in local bays. Washing your car by hand also wastes a great deal of water compared with professional car washes, which, as a matter of sound business practice, recycle 90 percent of their water. Additionally, the federal Clean Water Act of 1972 requires car washes to route wastewater to treatment facilities “designed to protect the environment,” according to the federal Environmental Protection Agency. To understand the scope of the issue at hand, we point to the Town of Hempstead, which has jurisdiction over the wetlands across Nassau’s South Shore, from Atlantic Beach in the west to Seaford in the east. That’s more than 180 miles of coastline and 17,000 acres of wetlands. Anything that seeps down through the storm drains winds up there. We would encourage any officials in charge of Nassau’s villages, towns and cities to think hard about following Garden
City’s example and prohibit residents from washing their cars in their driveways. The Town of Oyster Bay, which has jurisdiction over wetlands on both the north and south shores, addresses the issue on its Storm Water Runoff and Water Quality website, saying residents should wash their cars on their lawns rather than in their driveways. At least then the wastewater doesn’t wash into the streets, wetlands and bays, the logic goes. The State Department of Environmental Conservation offers the same suggestion. The trouble is, the practice is about as damaging to Long Island’s environment as washing your car in your driveway. Toxins slowly seep through the soil into groundwater and, eventually, the aquifers that we depend on for our drinking water. The aquifers are massive stores of underground water, deposited tens of millions of years ago. Without them we would need to import our drinking water from off Long Island, at an exorbitant cost. Bottom line: Wash your car at a professional car wash. You might pay a little more, but you’ll save yourself precious time, you’ll support an important local business, and you’ll help save the environment. Following this most recent election, we hope our government leaders from across Nassau County will double down on their efforts to protect the environment. We only have one Earth.
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f Election Day 2021 proved anything, it’s that Long Island voters shouldn’t be taken for granted. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran had been told by pollsters, Democratic Party leaders and pundits that she had this. She had attended all the civic meetings, street fairs and news conferences. She was approachable, engaged and empathic. And she spent four years raising campaign cash with the intent of spending all of it to ensure no surprises on election night. RONALD J. What she didn’t hear was the palpaROSENBERG ble anger of homeowners whose property assessments are still way out of whack. Nor could she avoid being on the same ballot with a Democratic district attorney candidate who co-sponsored the state’s bail bill that puts criminals back on the street before the arresting police can return to their patrol cars. For Curran, standing next to State Sen. Todd Kaminsky was more than minor collateral damage. Nor could she control what appears to
be an anemic county Democratic organization that is long on strategic analysis, but short on the ability to get its own supporters out to vote. The Republican candidate, Bruce Blakeman, astutely declined to follow the traditional tactics of a campaign “underdog.” He didn’t attack the incumbent. On any number of occasions, he told audiences that “she is undoubtedly a nice person.” But Blakeman would then methodically examine the policy failings of the Curran administration and let the facts speak for themselves. The voters heard, and responded. Blakeman had a crucial partner: Nassau GOP Chairman Joseph G. Cairo Jr. Quiet, reserved and a veteran of countless election nights, Cairo has the unique ability to intuitively spot political trends, recruit candidates who resonate with voters and, perhaps most important, pay attention to the grassroots mechanics of motivating voters to leave their homes on chilly, rainy November nights and head to the polls. While much coverage has been devoted to Blakeman’s victory, Cairo’s political professionalism reached beyond that single election-night win. North Hempstead,
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LETTERS white supremacy. Sears, elected as Virginia’s first female lieutenant governor of color, broke a glass ceiling, yet she didn’t receive a minute’s recognition by mainstream media. The only thing more pathetic was the Lincoln Project attempting to paint Virginia Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin as a white supremacist, and being dumb enough to hire a Black man holding a torch to represent its twisted, lying depiction. ■ The American people do not want to defund the police. That proposal went down in flames wherever it was on the ballot. ■ The people know that inflation has been caused by the Biden agenda. Just go shopping! ■ Hispanics living along the border voted overwhelmingly to secure our borders. ■ The people know that violent crime is on the rise. ■ The people see vaccine mandates being implemented throughout the nation while members of Congress exempt themselves from them. (Just like Obamacare!) ■ The majority of people do not want bail reform. ■ The people see the hypocrisy of the recent climate-change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, that more than 400 private planes flew in to, and Biden’s motorcade in Rome only days earlier had 85 vehicles in it.
a generational Democratic enclave, went Republican, too, with Jennifer DeSena beating Wayne Wink in the race for town supervisor — no small feat given Wink’s longstanding political presence in that township and overwhelming Democratic enrollment. Cairo also knows his political history. He saw how the Nassau County Republican Party of the late 1940s reinvented itself when Long island suburbs became home to Italians, Jews and Irish seeking a place for their families in communities across post-war Long Island. Those ethnicities became the next-generation Republicans. So, it’s no surprise that Cairo nominated Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip, a first-time candidate from Great Neck, to run against incumbent Democratic County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum in the 10th District, with Pilip declaring victory last Tuesday night. And just who is this person that Cairo entrusted with this race? Pilip was born in Ethiopia, moved to Israel at age 12, and became an Israel Defense Forces paratrooper and a gunsmith before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from the University of Haifa and
a master’s in diplomacy and security from Tel Aviv University. The ability to motivate Republican voters to make their voices heard has put two other Democratic Nassau legislative incumbents at risk, with Republican Paolo Pironi ahead of self-proclaimed “independent” Joshua Lafazan, and Republican Daniel Atler leading Democratic Legislator Arnold Drucker by several hundred votes. Absentee ballots may ultimately decide those races, but the tally thus far has certainly given the incumbents a shock. Like meteorologists, pollsters get paid whether they get the forecast right or not. Candidates should view Election Day 2021 as a cautionary tale, as the Nassau GOP wins have sent a shock wave from one end of the state to the other. The victory tally is reminding both parties that, regardless of the latest social media, computer-driven analytics, media endorsements and geo-fencing digital ads, there is no substitute for the type of grass-roots politics practiced by Cairo and the Nassau GOP. Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosenberg Calica & Birney in 1999.
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We, the people, have spoken using the power of democracy by voting. I hope this is only the tip of the spear, and the momentum will carry through to the midterms next year. When the media lies, democracy dies. TOM O’CONNOR North Bellmore
A glance at NYC’s subway past To the Editor: On Oct. 27, 1904, the Interborough Rapid Transit company opened the first subway line. It ran nine miles uptown from City Hall on Manhattan’s East Side, across 42nd Street (today’s 42nd Street Shuttle) to Times Square, and uptown to 145th Street. It included 28 stations. More than 150,000 riders paid a 5-cent fare. The original BMT (Brooklyn Manhattan Rapid Transit — today’s B, D, J, M, N, Q, R and Z lines) and IRT (Interboro Rapid Transit — 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Franklin Avenue and Times Square shuttles) subway systems were constructed and managed by the private sector, with no government operating subsidies. Financial viability depended entirely on farebox revenues. These systems supported both the development and the economic growth of numerous neighborhoods in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens.
The Field of Honor at McVey Elementary School — East Meadow
In the 1930s, New York City began construction of the new IND (Independent Subway — today’s A, C, E, F and G lines). This new municipal system, subsidized by taxpayer dollars, provided direct competition to both the IRT and BMT. Municipal government forced them into economic ruin by denying them fare increases that would have provided access to additional revenues. Big Brother, just like the Godfa-
ther, eventually made them an offer they couldn’t refuse. The owners folded and sold out to City Hall. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.
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