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Lynbrook chamber presented “Every year I give a donation to Sclafani Daniels with its award Wounded Warriors and this year, for 2022.

I gave them a big donation.”

“I got a phone call from the Giving back to the communiLynbrook Chamber of Com- ty is very important to her, merce president, Cory Hirsch, Continued on page 19

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CHRistopHER MCARDlE WitH one of the flyers he created for the Holiday Light Tour event.

A community member’s bright idea for a light tour

By BEN FiEBERt bfiebert@liherald.com

One Lynbrook community member rallied the support of the Lynbrook Police Department to host a Holiday Light Tour on Dec. 13 in hope it becomes an annual tradition.

Christopher McArdle, a 20-year-old active member of the Lynbrook community who has autism, pitched this light tour event at the Lynbrook village board meeting on Nov. 28. He was there with police chief Brian Paladino, who reinforced his support for McArdle and his community walk. McArdle’s pitch to the

board members was a great feat for him to do on his own.

“I love Christmas lights and know a lot of community members who love Christmas lights too,” McArdle told the board. “This year, I made flyers which help me remember on what day and time we can all walk around and enjoy the holiday light displays together.”

With Paladino by his side, McArdle gained the support of the board to host the community walk.

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Curran takes back his past Assembly seat

By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com

After facing a stiff challenge from Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, challenger Brian Curran, a Republican, will be heading to Albany once again, marking the end of a tight race in the 21st Assembly District.

The race between Griffin, the incumbent Democrat, and Curran, who held the seat from 2010 to 2018, officially ended on Dec. 2. By a margin of just 138 votes in the final hand recount, Curran reclaimed the seat he lost to Griffin four years ago. Griffin released a statement last Friday, in which she conceded and thanked her supporters.

“Yesterday, this long election campaign finally concluded with the completion of a mandatory hand recount,” Griffin said. “Unfortunately, by the slimmest of margins, I did not prevail.”

She highlighted the narrowness of her loss. “This incredibly close result of 50.1 percent to 49.9 percent truly conveys the importance of each and every vote,” she said.

“As the first woman elected to this seat and the first Democrat elected since 1974, I am proud of my record of legislative accomplishments.”

Griffin wished the constituents of District 21 all the best, and said she remained committed to their “wellbeing as a neighbor, friend, and citizen.”

“Rest assured that I will still be advocating for you,” she concluded.

Curran was the mayor of Lynbrook from 2007 to 2010. He was elected to the Assembly in 2010, and held the seat for eight years, defeating Democratic challengers Dermond Thomas, Jeffrey Friedman, Adam Shap-

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Nassau CouNTy PuBlIC Administrator Brian Curran won the election in Assembly District 21. iro and Travis Bourgeois.

Curran told reporters at a Herald roundtable that his top priorities would be public safety, reducing taxes and improving education. A lot of work needed to be done, he said.

“It is not the same district — or at least the very same characteristics of what it used to be — where it was safe and more affordable,” he said at the Herald

roundtable. “There are not the same characteristics in District 21 from when I left and when I was asked to run. That’s the reason why I decided to do it.”

“I would like to thank Assemblywoman Griffin for her four years of service to the residents of Assembly District 21,” Curran said in a statement last Saturday.

“I would also like to thank all my campaign volunteers, who were determined to make this campaign successful.”

Curran took note of the “overwhelming voter enrollment advantage” that Griffin had in describing his win as huge victory. “Our campaign focused on the issues that the residents of the district cared about,” Curran said. “And our victory demonstrated their desire, regardless of their political party affiliation, to change the course of Albany and our state.”

“To every resident who trusted me with their vote, I would like to say a heartfelt thank you,” he added.

“For those who did not support me in this election, know that I will work every day over the next two years to earn your trust and support.”

Enhancing public safety and increasing the supply of affordable housing are two of the challenges Curran said he planned to tackle in Albany. “I will work tirelessly on behalf of Assembly District 21 to make New York state and, more importantly, our communities, a safer and more affordable place to live and raise a family,” he said. “I will not stop in my efforts to reverse Albany’s bad policies and decision making.”

Curran said he planned to bring an optimistic outlook with him to Albany. “There is a better and brighter future ahead for New York state,” he said, “and I am so grateful for the opportunity to serve as your representative in the New York State Assembly.”

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First charity game raises money for the needy

By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com

Alumni of East Rockaway High School organized a football game for a good cause on Thanksgiving Eve. The game that took place at the East Rockaway High School turf field was the first of its kind. Varsity Head Coach Russ Pajer, one of the people who ran this event, plans on turning this year’s game into an annual tradition. The alumni wanted to do something for the community and figured that they could raise money for those in need.

To play this game, you had to pay a $10 fee. The East Rockaway Recreation also asked all of the players to donate a minimum of $25. In total, the Russ PajER game raised over $4,000. “The alumni said, ‘Let’s play a flag football game for Thanksgiving and let’s do it for charity’,” Pajer said.

With Pajer being a coach at the East Rockaway High School, he said he used his connections to make this event big.

“Everyone who knew somebody sent out emails and we were able to play a football game,” Pajer said.

The money went to presents for kids, families who have a hard time paying bills, the East Rockaway Recreation Department, and two scholarships. “The donations went to need families in East Rockaway who we knew of or who anybody told us about,” Pajer said. “So all the money went back to the community.”

The scholarship fund that some of the money went towards was in memory of Julio Tayo. He was a football player that graduated from East Rockaway High School in 1987. “He was the school’s leading rusher and he held a touchdown

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ThE youNgER TEam getting ready to play in the Thanksgiving Eve football game. record for about 12 years before it was broken,” Pajer said.

The teams at this game were split by years of graduation. “Anyone who graduated after 2009, played on one team and anyone who graduated before 2009, played on another, Pajer said. A total of 50 alumni played at the game with someone who

graduated as far back as the class of 1978.

As the game ended 19-13, the younger team defeated the older alumni. “It was fun and competitive,” Pajer said. Regardless of the score, Pajer was just thrilled about the outcome of the event. “It was great seeing people and it was like a little reunion for everybody,” Pajer said.

Pajer was proud of the players at this event and at all fundraising events his football team is part of. “In East Rockaway, we all care for each other, love one another, and we all look out for each other,” Pajer said.

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all oF ThE players from both teams after the Orange team won the charity game.

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Project L.I.F.T.O.F.F. finalists honored at Lynbrook board meeting Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Melissa Burak highlighted the three team finalists in the district’s Project L.I.F.T.O.F.F. at the Lynbrook Public School’s board of education meeting on Dec. 7.

These students researched and designed microgravity-themed experiments, one of which will be sent for testing on the International Space Station. Dr. Burak named each finalist and their respective projects. She also announced that all students could start submitting designs for the Mission Patch Art and Design Competition. The winning Mission Patch will join the winning experiment on its journey to space.

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thE thREE Finalist teams in Lynbrook’s Project L.I.F.T.O.F.F. were honored at the Dec. 8 board of education meeting.

East Rockaway Fire Department donates food to wounded warriors East Rockaway FiRE Chiefs Dominic Pignataro, third from right, and Shane Vesce, far right, joined members of their department to donate non-perishable food during the Lynbrook Fire Department’s annual food drive for wounded warriors.

T he East Rockaway Fire Department recently donated nonperishable food during the Lynbrook Fire Department’s annual food drive for the Nassau County Firefighters Operation Wounded Warrior. Lynbrook’s food drive took place over the past two weeks.

The donated food was delivered to the Soldier Recovery Unit at Fort Belvoir in Virginia on Dec. 9 when firefighters, as part of Nassau County Firefighters Operation Wounded Warrior, traveled to bring Christmas to the wounded in military hospitals and recovery units at Bethesda, Fort Belvoir, Fort Bragg, and Camp Lejeune.

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East Rockaway High School freshman, Daniel Stebner has been accepted to join the All National Junior High Honor Choir.

Students had to record and submit audition tracks to be considered for participation in the choir. The application process was competitive with over 4,000 submissions.

Stebner will be performing with the Junior High Honor Choir — under the director of internationally renowned composer and conductor Andrea Ramsey — at the American Choral Directors National Convention to be held this February in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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East Rockaway student accepted into National Jr. High Honor Choir

Legislature approves secretive cyber contract

By MARK NOLAN mnolan@liherald.com

A cybersecurity services contract unanimously approved by the Nassau County Legislature’s rules committee on Dec. 5 has raised the eyebrows of an open government expert since this approval came in secret.

Yet, such discretion is necessary, county officials, said, since they believe not giving away the game plan is the best way to protect sensitive data from hackers.

At issue is a contract for Nassau County’s massive computer network. But it’s not just how the vendor will operate that remains cloaked, but also how much it will cost — and who the vendor is. All of this, according to the expert, is standard information courts have ruled the public has a right to.

The crippling malware attack on Suffolk County’s network on Sept. 8 sent shockwaves through government offices nationwide charged with protecting computer systems. Nassau officials immediately urged the legislature to act, which is exactly what its rules committee did a few months later.

A full vote of the legislature is not required under county law for contracts.

But why a secret? It’s simple, rules committee vice chair Howard Kopel said: ransomware.

“The vendor suggested (secrecy) would be a very important thing,” the legislator said. “We don’t want the crooks to know who (the vendor is) and what their methods of operation are.”

Ransomware is when someone remotely locks up a computer network or servers, releasing them only after the owners of those networks pays a monetary ransom.

Yet, is computer security enough to keep the details of a taxpayer-funded project secret? Shoshanah Bewlay, executive director of the state’s Committee on Open Govern-

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NAssAu COuNty LegisLAtuRe’s rules committee approved a new cybersecurity contract to protect government computers and servers. But who is servicing that contract — and how much of taxpayer dollars they’re being paid — is a secret. ment, disagrees. If the contract has been finalized and signed, Bewlay said, there is no reason not to disclose who the vendor is and how much taxpayer money is being paid.

“I can’t imagine what FOIL exemption would apply to permit the county to withhold the name of the vendor and value of the contract,” Bewlay said, referring to the Freedom of Information Law. “‘Cybersecurity’ isn’t on the list of exemptions to FOIL disclosure.”

Kopel said legislators were advised by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s staff it could be against the

law to provide more details about the contract.

They “told us not only is it unwise to release this information, but it’s potentially improper — potentially even illegal,” Kopel said. “We questioned the administration very closely for well over an hour, which is very unusual for a contract. We did vet this as closely as we could. We’re satisfied they did follow procedures properly.”

Blakeman spokesman Christopher Boyle defended the secrecy.

“This contract pertains to the cybersecurity of the county, and has been vetted by a committee composed of representatives from the office of the inspector general, county attorney, district attorney and police department to ensure its effectiveness and integrity,” Boyle said, in an email statement.

Public scrutiny of government contracts is a vital part of maintaining open government, Bewlay said. With the Nassau cybersecurity contract, the public does not know who the vendor is or how much they are being paid, or if the vendor is reputable or insured.

“Nobody wants hackers to compromise anybody’s systems,” she said. “But again, it is difficult to imagine how disclosing the name of a vendor — and the value of the contract for the vendor’s services — reveals the county’s critical infrastructure information such that it would be exempt from FOIL disclosure.”

Kopel agreed government needs better defenses against hackers, but also believes the public should trust the county that it is taking steps to protect the computer systems at the expense of details.

“What the public should know is that this is a huge problem,” Kopel said. “It is an ongoing, ever-present problem. Crooks will typically look for the easiest opportunity, the fastest buck.

“If we make it really, really hard, maybe they will go somewhere else.”

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Herald sports Hofstra seeks CAA championship run

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

The Hofstra men’s basketball team is poised for another high finish in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and hopes it can carry over regular season success into the postseason.

The Pride won eight of nine games last year to end the CAA schedule, but was quickly bounced in the quarterfinal round of the conference tournament by College of Charleston as the third seed.

“The goal is always to win a championship,” said head coach and former Pride star Speedy Claxton, who guided Hofstra to a conference title and NCAA Tournament as a star point guard in 2000. “We put together a tough non-conference schedule to prepare us for the physical teams we will face in conference play.”

Hofstra returned redshirt senior guard Aaron Estrada, the reigning CAA Player of the Year who Claxton says has a potential to become an NBA player. Estrada, who transferred to Hofstra from Oregon last year, scored 33 points in the Pride’s 85-80 home win against George Washington on Nov. 14.

“He is our hardest worker,” Claxton said of Estrada. “He is our best player for a reason because he is always in the gym working on his game.”

Estrada was sidelined by an ankle injury for the Pride’s Dec. 7 road trip to fourth-ranked Purdue and in his absence saw the emergence of red-shirt freshman guard Amar’e Marshall, who scored 24 against the Big Ten power.

Hofstra (6-4) opened the season with an 83-77 come-frombehind win at Princeton on Nov. 7 in which Estrada scored 27 points and the Pride ended the

game on a 10-1 run. The game also saw an emergence of sophomore guard Jaquan Carlos, who hit the eventual game-winning three pointer, the first of many clutch baskets he has made this season.

Sophomore Darlistone Dubar, a second-year Hofstra player after transferring from Iowa State, is making strides early this season averaging 10.9 points through the first 12 games. Redshirt senior guard Tyler Thomas, a Sacred Heart University transfer, has also provided an offensive spark, averaging 12 points a game including 26 in an 83-78 win against Iowa at home on Veterans Day. Hofstra was picked second in the CAA preseason coaches poll behind Towson. The Pride’s CAA home opener is slated for New Year’s Eve at 1 p.m. against league newcomer North Carolina A&T. The Pride’s home conference schedule is highlighted by a Feb. 4 matchup against Long Island rival and CAA newcomer Stony Brook for a 4 p.m. tipoff.

pride women off to promising start The Hofstra women’s basketball team is making strides early on in the new season after an 8-20 record in the 2021-22 campaign.

The Pride already achieved half of last year’s win total with a 56-53 home win against Army West Point on Dec. 7 that put the team at 4-4. It nearly got win number five last Saturday, but dropped a 62-61 overtime heartbreaker at Loyola (Md).

“I’m excited for what this season is going to hold,” said fourthyear head coach Danielle Santos Atkinson. “I truly believe we have a team that wants it and they’re willing to work for it.”

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CAA quarterfinals including AllCAA Defensive team selection Rosi Nicholson, who also displayed her offensive ability with 16 points in a season-opening 73-68 loss to Big Ten foe Rutgers.

Senior Sorelle Ineza is also back after starting 11 games as a junior.

Baldwin native Brandy Thomas, a graduate student who transferred from nearby Long Island University (LIU), has become the team’s leading scorer early on averaging 13.3 points per game including 22 in a 76-68 loss at Wagner on Nov. 26.

“She’s very competitive and pushes everyone else to be competitive as well,” said Santos Atkinson of Thomas, Junior 6-3 center Zyheima Swint is the third leading scorer early in the season and gives the Pride a strong inside presence to complement its perimeter game.

The Pride’s roster features seven newcomers including Zaniyyah Ross-Barnes, a Stony Brook transfer who is the team’s fourth leading scorer. Junior guard Ally Knights, an Australia native who transferred from North Florida, is a key rebounder and defender also capable of hitting big jump shots.

New additions to the team this season also includes freshman Emma Von Essen of Rockville Centre, who shined as a four-year member at Long Island Lutheran. Von Essen is quickly gaining minutes and got her first start in a 74-71 victory against LIU on Dec. 3 in a game where she netted season-high 17 points.

Hofstra was picked to finish last in the 13-team CAA and will look to prove the doubters wrong starting with its league opener at Delaware on Dec. 30. The Pride’s CAA home opener is scheduled for New Year’s Day against Stony Brook at 2 p.m.

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Students earn Outstanding Physical Education award

Morning car fire extinguished in Lynbrook Lynbrook Fire Department firefighters, under the command of Chief Chris Kelly, extinguished a car fire at Hempstead Ave. and Central Ave. just before 5 a.m. Nov. 30. Firefighters found a fire underneath and inside the back area of a vehicle in the driveway of the home behind the storefronts at that intersection.

Second Assistant Chief Scott Bien was also on scene. Engine Company One and

Tally-Ho Engine three and Truck Company responded. Engine Company was first on the scene and backed into the street.

One hose line was used to knock down the fire. Truck Company members overhauled and opened up the trunk of the vehicle. Tally-Ho members assisted and stood by. Firefighters were at the scene for just over a half-hour. It is believed the fire was caused by an electrical issue.

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East Rockaway HigH School seniors, Katie LaBarbera and Anthony Sanzo recognized as 2022-2023 Nassau Zone NYS AHPERD Outstanding Physical Education Students of the Year at a ceremony at Crest Hollow Country Club on Dec. 5.

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tHE LynbRook FiRE Department extinguished a care fire at Hempstead Ave. and Central Ave. Nov. 30.

Two East Rockaway students have been awarded the Outstanding Physical Education Student of the Year award by the Nassau Zone of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.

East Rockaway High School seniors, Katie LaBarbera and Anthony Sanzo were presented the award at a ceremony at Crest Hollow County Club on Dec. 5.

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Hanakkuh message The Hebrew word, Chanuka, means “dedication,” and this festival celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem following the victory of the Maccabees and their army over King Antiochus and his troops. However, it wasn’t just a rebellion against the Syrian-Greeks who wanted to outlaw Judaism, it was also a civil war between two factions of the Jewish community; ones who wanted to keep observing the commandments, and those who wanted to Hellenize and become more like the Greeks.

The story I learned growing up was that the brave Maccabees, small in number, were able to overcome the much larger enemy army. And, that the cruse of oil (presumably found by children who didn’t listen to the adults, who said there wasn’t any) only enough to last for one day, miraculously lasted for eight. The real history is much more nuanced, and more violent, and it’s no wonder our ancient sages wanted to suppress it.

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menorahs in our windows. We eat priestly family that the Maccabees latkes and sufganiyot (jelly donuts) were part of, went on to persecute and celebrate–“they tried to kill us, others, and to take the kingship for we won, let’s eat!” themselves, as well as maintain the Judaism, Jewish culpriesthood. ture and practice, Torah Rather than glorify a study and the Jewish war, and a family that community survived in turned out to not be so the land of Israel and in righteous, the rabbis of the lands to which we the Talmud, the textual were exiled in 70 CE record of generations of when the Romans rabbinic debate about destroyed Jerusalem. law, philosophy, and bibliThe desire to adopt–and cal interpretation, focusto adapt to–the customs es on lighting the chaof the country in which nukiah, the Hanukkah one is living isn’t unique candelabra. Do we start to the Jewish people; it’s with eight candles and go part of the immigrant, down to one, or start with and perhaps refugee, one and go up? Where can abbi experience. It’s also part it be placed? Can we use uSan lkodSi of our lives as we get the light of the chanukiolder; the world changes, ah to read or work by? and we need to pay attenThat said, we’re tion. The current political climate in required to publicize the many mirathe US has caused many to take sides cles of the Hanukkah story; the oil, and dig in their heels, as opposed to the victory of the few over the many, and too many to count, by placing our taking time to see the other side’s

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point of view, and perhaps compromise. We’re dealing with climate change and other environmental concerns, challenges to healthcare for women, and we’re seeing a significant increase in antisemitism, hate speech and crimes against people of color and the LGBTQIA community.

To quote Margaret Mead, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Hanukkah reminds us that not only can a small group prevail over a much larger one, but that one candle can bring light into a dark room. Each of us individually can be a light; imagine if we all light our candles together!

This year, as you light your chanukiyot (Hanukkah menorah) I invite you to imagine that each candle lit in darkness brings us one step closer to coming together as a holy community.

Susan Elkodsi is the rabbi of the Malverne Jewish Center.

May our community be blessed to feel the warmth and light of Hanukkah as we celebrate together, yet apart.

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the world. Once again, we see the search “Blessed be God who worked mirafor balance between what is private to cles for our forefathers in those days, at us and our universal responsibility. this time.” The Chanukah candle-lightLight itself brings an interesting coning blessing is a contradiction in terms. tradiction. When there is no clarity, we After all is it “in those days” or “at this are lost. At the same time, when we are time”? exposed to excessive light, we become The Chanukah holiday seems to sysblind. The Aramaic term for blind is tematically place us in front of opposagei nahor, or overly enlightened. sites so that we can seek balance. SeverExcessive light does as much harm as al symbols linked to the festival of absolute absence of light. Our challenge lights express contradictions, and chalis to seek light that is lenge us to look for an interstrong, on the one hand, but mediate path. that does not obscure our “In those days, at this vision on the other. time.” History needs to diaThe correct way to light logue with everyday life. candles is the subject of a Without history we are famous discussion between trees without roots. If we Shammai and Hillel. While have only history, we will Shammai wanted us to subturn into a museum of tract one candle each day antiquities. It is precisely from the eight in the the rereading of history in Hanukkiah, Hillel maina creative way that gives tained that we should add a relevance to contemporary candle each day until we Judaism. reached eight candles. His The main reasons for celabbi reasoning is that, in terms ebrating Chanukah are the ichel chleSingeR of holiness, we must always victory of the Maccabees increase and never over the Greeks and the decrease. However, we know miracle of oil that lasted that Hillel’s goal is not possible. We eight days. There are important lessons know that our religious observance here: Believing in God is important. We waxes and wanes throughout our lives. must have hope even when physical and Oil is another symbol of this festival. material conditions are extremely adverse. Judaism invites us to have faith For this reason, we eat fried foods such as donuts and latkes. There are other always. At the same time, the Paid miracle of for and authorized by Grace For New York meanings: We know that when we put the oil would never have happened if not for the courage of Matitiahu and his olive oil in a glass of water, the two sons. If Yehuda Hamaccabi had not led a don’t mix. Only a thin layer of oil comes into contact with the water. Such is the revolt in favor of our religious freedom, challenge of Jewish survival. If we mix no miracle would have happened. The completely, we lose our own identity. At miracle, from the Jewish perspective, is the same time, if we ignore the world the responsibility we delegate to God after doing absolutely everything within around us, we lose the opportunity to May This Festival of Lights enrich ourselves with what is strange our reach. and unfamiliar, and we fail to fulfill our Chanukah candles are special. We light Shabbat inside our homes.

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Grand Central Madison deadline looms large

By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com

Only a few months ago, all signs were pointing to the imminent opening of Grand Central Madison — Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s new, fully operational terminal in Manhattan’s East Side meant to redefine the way commuters get around by putting the Long Island Railroad to full use with a new terminal station.

The MTA has conducted a number of public meetings explaining new commuting patterns in the wake of updated train schedules. Top MTA and LIRR executives hosted private leadership events enlisting the help of business leaders and local leaders to hammer home the message: Grand Central Madison is coming by the end of this year, so get ready.

Passengers might have been ready, but the MTA apparently may not. Yet, the state organization has not veered from its message — the latest flurry of public advertisements relaying the sweeping words “All aboard for Grand Central!”

With the end-of-the-year deadline looming and still no official word about when Grand Central Madison might open, some observers have begun to question whether commuters will have to reset expectations about what they’re getting. At least while the calendar still reads 2022.

One thing is certain: it has been a complicated final stretch of construction for

the $11.6 billion mega-project.

The MTA cleared a regulatory hurdle last month that would have otherwise derailed any hopes of opening train service thanks to a federal waiver that pushed the deadline for engineers to install new federally mandated safety technology meant to prevent Amtrak trains from entering East River tunnels until February.

MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan says passengers should be rest-assured technology is already in place that helps prevent trains from speeding, colliding or derailing. In the meantime, the MTA will have to submit weekly safety reports to the Federal Railroad Administration, and conduct tests before the terminal goes online.

Then came a project update that parts of the LIRR’s concourse and facilities at Grand Central won’t be completed until February. That, at least, according to a capital program committee meeting report from last month citing the need for additional time.

“Opening a facility this size is an enormous task,” said Jamie Torres-Springer, president of MTA Construction & Development, during that meeting. “It is a 700,000-square-foot terminal station with three-and-a-half tunnels to Queens attached to it. It’s like laying the Chrysler Building on its side to get a sense of the complexity of the systems that need to operate to make this concourse, terminal and platforms function.”

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“I want to emphasize that the terminal is complete in every visible and functional way,” he said. “The escalators and elevators are running, and the fire alarm is installed. So the project is looking great, and we’re confident about opening service this year.”

Torres-Springer noted, however, that while systems are installed, they are currently undergoing testing and commissioning to ensure the project meets safety and operational standards. A major challenge currently at play is finalizing the test of the terminal’s airflow system.

The MeTrOpOLiTAN TrANSpOrTATiON Authority is entering the final hours before opening passenger train service from Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal ahead of its endof-year deadline despite hurdles and concerns over its completion.

“This is to confirm that we can move air quickly throughout the platform and the concourse in the event of a smoke condition,” he said. Testing “becomes very complex, and there’s a lot of (professionals) involved to make sure the system is safe.

“Obviously we won’t open our facilities before we are signed off on the safety of the system.”

Over the weekend, LIRR took over operational control of Grand Central Madison, making the terminal and tunnels federally regulated railroad territory. MTA officials described that as a significant step to getting the station up and running before the end of the year.

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By Karen Bloom

f you’ve never tried “sock skating” you’re definitely missing out. Yes, there’s plenty to enjoy about putting on skates and zipping along the ice, but sometimes the effort of dealing with the cold feet, etc., may seem a bit much for a family outing.

Long Island Children’s Museum’s indoor version enables everyone to stay warm and content while experiencing plenty of skating fun. The museum’s “ice rink,” which first made a brief appearance in Summer 2021, is back for the holiday season in a big way, through Jan. 8.

“This idea grew out of the many (post-pandemic) requests we received for physical activity for the kids,” says Maureen Mangan, the museum’s communications director. “There is a need to get kids off their screens and into some physical play. This is a great way to burn off energy and an opportunity to have a winter WHERE experience inside — warm and cozy.”

In fact, it’s been so well-received that the WHEN museum plans to make this an annual event • Now through Jan. 8, during the holiday season.

Tuesday through Sunday, The 800-square-foot indoor Snowflake Sock 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Skating rink (the equivalent size of a four-car • $15 admission garage) opened in mid-November to the delight • View the LICM events calendar at LICM.org for of the museum’s young visitors — and their additional information, or adult companions, who are just as keen to be in call (516) 224-5800. on the action.

• “The kids are eager to get on the ‘ice,’ Mangan says. “And the parents are, too. They go out with them. You’ll see them twirling and spinning.”

The rink is made from a high-tech synthetic polymer surface that lets everyone slide around without blades, ringed by candy cane-striped Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. posts topped with a “snowball.” Right outside, blue-hued bean bag chairs of various sizes have been placed so the “skaters” can take a break as needed.

“We frequently see kids fling themselves on the chairs for a quick rest before jumping back on the ‘ice,’” Mangan notes.

Off the “ice” a Snowflake Village beckons.

“We expanded on the concept to include plenty of experiential activities,” Mangan says. Kids can become a “baker” in the holiday sweet shop, step inside a giant (nine-foot) snowman and serve up some hot cocoa, take a turn in the rink’s “ticket booth” and “warm up” around the rink-side virtual “fire pit” where the entire family can relax, sit on a “tree stump” share stories and make some “s’mores.”

Adds education director Aimee Terzulli: “Kids use their imaginations as they take on roles associated with these familiar winter activities.”

Winter at its best — without the chill and the need to bundle up.

Photos courtesy Long Island Children’s Museum

Photo: Families can slip on ‘sock skates”’ and take a spin — whatever the weather — on the museum’s seasonal skating rink, with plenty of activities to occupy their ‘off-ice”’ time.

Step into the world of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole, in this special production of the holiday musical. Unaware that he is actually human, Buddy’s enormous size and poor toymaking abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father, discover his true identity, and help New Yorkers remember the true meaning of Christmas.

Directed by Madison Theatre artistic director Angelo Fraboni — a Broadway veteran — the charming show features a versatile cast of Broadway professionals and Molloy University CAP21 Theatre Arts students, with Matteo Mennella, of Rockville Centre, and Malverne’s Brady Schumacher sharing the role of young Michael Hobbs.

Saturday, Dec. 17, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 18, 2 and 7 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2 and 7 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, Dec. 22-23, 7 p.m. Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444, or MadisonTheatreNY.org.

Eileen Ivers The Grammy-winning fiddler and her band return to the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage for a lively holiday show, ‘Eileen Ivers: A Joyful Christmas.’

Ivers captures her Irish and American roots in a concert that blends traditional, story-filled, ageold Wren Day songs, poems, foot stomping, and hollerin’ roots music.

Ivers and the ensemble combine their numerous instruments and voices in what surely is a soulful celebration capturing the true spirit and joy of the season. She continues to push the fiddling tradition boundaries from folk music staples to a fiercely fresh, powerfully beautiful, intense world stage experience, celebrating the glorious story of Christmas with unbridled joy.

Sunday, Dec. 18, 4 p.m. Tickets start at $50, with discounts available to seniors, students, alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 8774000 or Aupac.Adelphi.edu.

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Baby Shark Live: The Christmas Show!

Splash along with Baby Shark and Pinkfong, on the Tilles Center stage, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 6 p.m., as they journey into the sea for the holidays to sing and dance through some of your favorite songs. This immersive experience, on the LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville, specially appealing to ages 2-6, will have families dancing in the aisles. Join Baby Shark and friends for exciting adventures into the jungle and under the sea to explore shapes, colors, numbers and more. Enjoy hit songs in this dazzling kids spectacular, including “Baby Shark,” “Five Little Monkeys,” “Wheels On The Bus,” and “Monkey Banana Dance,” as well as holiday classics such as “Jingle Bells.” Tickets are $69.50, $59.50, $49.50, $39.50; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, PhD, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss “Photography: Beauty and Truth,” in a session that is keyed to the photojournalism of Robert Capa and the Magnum group as well as the pioneering work of Walker Evans and Lewis Hine. He’ll compare their approach with the digital manipulation of images (including video) in the media of our time and consider the relationship between the photographer as documentarian and as artist who holds the mirror up to nature. Participation is limited; registration required.

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

Visit the streets of 19th century London during the darkest days of the year, in this adaption of “A Christmas Carol,” with the Experiential Theater Company, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 15-16, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 17-18, 2 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 21-22, 10:15 a.m. and noon, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage. Meet the Cratchit family, Mr. Scrooge, and the ghosts of past, present and future in this interactive show that weaves together music, humor, puppetry and collaboration.

Celebrate the change of seasons with this beloved classic tale.

Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City.

(516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Dec. 17 Las Posadas Poinsettias Celebrate the popular Latin American tradition Las Posadas, at Long Island Children’s Museum, Saturday, Dec. 17, 1-3 p.m.

Learn the story of La flor de Nochebuena and the significance of poinsettias at the holiday dropin program. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

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Kwanzaa celebration

Students at the Rhame Avenue and Centre Avenue schools in East Rockaway will take the stage at the East Rockaway High School auditorium on Thursday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m. for their annual winter concert.

For information, contact (516) 887-8300.

Drive-through Wonderland of Lights Lynbrook residents are invited to register online for this spectacular Christmastime event along the trail at Greis Park on Saturday, Dec. 17. Registered vehicles can approach Wright Avenue from Merrick Road going East. Time slots and registration is available online at Lynbrook.RecDesk.com.

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Meet at Earle Avenue Parking Field on Dec. 17 , noon, for community Christmas truck rides. For more information, call (516) 599-8300.

Veterans thrift shop VFW Post 3350 in East Rockaway continues its veterans thrift shop at 164 Main St. The store’s schedule remains variable in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, but attempts to be open daily, including Sundays.

For thrift shop information or hall rentals, call (516) 887-8170, or visit VFWPost3350.org.

Matinee time Join crafty Jack Frost on a magical, musical winter adventure, in Plaza Theatrical’s production of “Jack Frost,” Saturday, Dec. 17, 11 a.m.

The story, narrated by the groundhog Pardon-Me-Pete, tells about the immortal winter sprite, who falls in love with a human girl named Elisa after rescuing her. Tickets are $15. Bring the kids to the Plaza stage at the Elmont Public Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

On exhibit

The junior and senior high school will host its winter concert and art exhibit at 7 pm.

This will take place in the East Rockaway High School at 443 Ocean Ave, East Rockaway, NY 11518. Call the school at (516) 887-8300 for more information.

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The Village of Lynbrook invites the community to participate in its annual lighting of the Hanukkah menorah, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 6:30 p.m. It takes place on Stauderman Avenue, at the corner of Forest Avenue.

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East Rockaway Elementary Winter Concert

A special free Kwanzaa celebration for children and adults, Saturday, Dec. 17, 1-4 p.m. at Westbury Art, 255 Schenck Ave., Westbury. Hosted by author/artist/educator Marcia Odle-McNair, the celebration includes entertainment hand-crafted gifts that will signify the true meaning of Kwanzaa. Registration is required. Tickets are free and can be obtained on Eventbrite. com.

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McArdle’s independence continues to grow Continued from front page the Yorkshire section where he lives,” Paladino said.

According to Paladino, McArdle is a huge fan of the police \ and wanted to collaborate with the police force to make the event happen. McArdle told Paladino that he plans on carrying a speaker with Christmas carols playing during the walk.

McArdle wanted to let the police department know about his autism and from there he formed a relationship with officers like Paladino. “I developed a relationship with them so they know my

face,” McArdle said. His mentor, JoAnna Datz, encouraged McArdle to form this relationship with the police department.

“As Chris gets some more independence as he gets older, his mom, dad, and I wanted him to have familiar faces within the neighborhood,” Datz said. “Not just of neighbors, but also with the police.”

Ann-Marie McArdle, Christopher’s mom, agreed with Datz. “He is in a more vulnerable part of the community and we wanted to make sure that the police are there to protect him,” Ann-Marie McArdle said.

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neur allows me to host clubs and activities for people.” Datz believes that this is the “highlight” of McArdle’s independence.

McArdle’s first entrepreneur venture was the lunch club and then the social skills club where he made friends his own age. “He learned how to facilitate a good conversation at this club,” Datz said. This club was created by McArdle and promoted on the Long Island CSS and Friends Facebook group, a group for families with special needs. Along with these clubs, McArdle works at Parmagianni in Rockville Centre.

He does all of his entrepreneurial work while being a student at Molloy University. McArdle is in the Most Program, designed to afford a college experience to developmentally disabled adults between 22 and 27 years old. “The program teaches me finance, budgeting, and social media literacy,” McArdle said.

During the weekday evenings, McArdle spends his time at BackYard Players and Friends in Rockville Centre. “At BackYard Players, I donate clothes, do volunteer work, and take music class,” McArdle said.

“His mom, dad, and I are very proud of Chris,” Datz said. For McArdle, he is most proud of being able to speak confidently. With this confidence, McArdle is able to make him known in the community.

“Christopher seems to be the ambassador of this town,” said Brian McArdle, Christopher’s father. “He brings people home and introduces them to us and people say ‘your son was the first one to welcome me to the neighborhood’.”

With the Holiday Light Tour being the next event McArdle hosts, his mother is hoping that it becomes a yearly event with great attendance.

Christopher McArdle said organizing the Holiday Light Tour wasn’t hard work and he’s glad he was able to put it together. “As an individual with special needs, we’ve discussed with Chris how hopeful we are that his initiative will inspire others with special needs to develop positive relationships with essential community workers like the police and pursue their own community projects,” Datz said.

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The Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Evening of Excellent on Thursday, Jan. 19 from 6-10 p.m. at Coral House, Baldwin.

The evening will feature dinner, dancing and more, including special honorees Frank Pignataro, Dr. Melissa Burak, Cory Hirsch, Sean Murphy, John Donald, and Harold Reese. Visit Lynbrook119.EventBrite.com for tickets or call (516) 242-4649 for more information.

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Voting for the 2022 Herald Long Island Choice Awards is now open! Visit www.LIChoiceAwards.com until December 18th at 11:59 P.M. to vote your favorites into the Top 3! Vote one per day, per email.

WINNER: Artisan Jules Gifts and Goodness 215 Glen Cove Ave, Sea Cliff, NY 11579 (516) 240-1894 www.artisanjules.com FINALISTS: Madison’s Niche Multiple Locations (516) 246-9964 www.madisonsniche.com Hummingbird Boutique 321 Sea Cliff Ave, Sea Cliff, NY 11579 (516) 671-2281 www.welovehummingbird.com

BEST LOCAL WOMEN’S CLOTHING WINNER: Ruby and Jenna 433 Glen Cove Rd, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 (516) 801-3444 www.rubyandjenna.com

BEST LOCAL CHILDREN’S CLOTHING WINNER: Denny’s Fashion. Style. For All. 343B S Oyster Bay Rd, Plainview, NY 11803 (516) 681-4490 www.shopdennys.com

FINALISTS: Rose and Eye 893 W Beech St, Long Beach, NY 11561 (516) 544-4477

FINALISTS: Morton’s Official Camp Outfitter 533 Central Ave, Cedarhurst (516) 347-1940 www.dolceconfections.com

Temptations for Her 3175 Long Beach Rd, Oceanside, NY 11572 (516) 678-1150 www.temptationsforher.com

BEST LOCAL SHOE STORE WINNER: Hummingbird 321 Sea Cliff Ave, Sea Cliff, NY 11579 (516) 671-2281 www.welovehummingbird.com

BEST GIFT SHOP WINNER: Artisan Jules Gifts and Goodness 215 Glen Cove Ave, Sea Cliff, NY 11579 (516) 240-1894 www.artisanjules.com

FINALISTS: Eric’s Comfort Shoes 426 Hillside Ave, Williston Park, NY 11596 (516) 877-2002 www.ericshoes.com

FINALISTS: Dolce Confections 1319 Broadway, Hewlett, NY 11557 (516) 347-1940 www.dolceconfections.com White House Home 288 Hempstead Ave, Malverne, NY 11565 (516) 887-1288 www.white-house-home.business.site BEST LOCAL JEWELRY STORE WINNER: Ritz Jewelry 3574 Long Beach Rd, Oceanside, NY 11572 (516) 255-0465 www.ritzjewelryinc.com FINALISTS: Hewlett Jewelers 1344 Broadway #6, Hewlett, NY 11577 (516) 374-3950 www.hewlettjewelersny.com Matthew James Jewelers 76 Rockaway Ave, Valley Stream, NY 11580 (516) 561-3080

Cathy’s Touch 67 Merrick Ave N, Merrick, NY 11566 (516) 377-1127 www.cathystouch.com

Halperin Comfort Footwear and Orthotics 1 N Village Ave, Rockville Centre, NY, 11570 (516) 766-9220 www.halperinfootwear.com BEST LOCAL MEN’S CLOTHING WINNER: Mur-Lees Men’s & Boy’s Shop 24 Atlantic Ave, Lynbrook, NY 11563 (516) 599-7777 www.murleesclothing.com

BEST CONSIGNMENT/THRIFT STORE WINNER: LuxeSwap 21 Berry Hill Rd, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 (516) 226-1055 www.luxeswap.com

FINALISTS: Bertalia 15 N Park Ave, Rockville Centre 11570 (516) 536-3100 www.bertalia.net

FINALISTS: National Council of Jewish Women Thrift Shop 342 Central Ave (516) 569-0510 www.longislandthriftncjw.com

MyTuxes at Ginos Galleria Tuxedos 234 NY-109, Farmingdale, NY 11735 (631) 753-4466 www.tuxes.business.site

Lucky Finds Boutique 7A N Park Ave, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 (516) 442-4600 www.luckyfindsboutique.com

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LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village Board of the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, Monday, the 19th day of December 2022 at 7:00 P.M., will conduct a Public Hearing under Village Code #212-1.1 at which time the Board will take proof of the unreasonably dangerous condition of sidewalks, curbs, etc. contiguous to the properties set forth below and will determine whether said conditions must be repaired by the owner(s) of said properties or, upon failure to so repair, that the Village will do so with the cost thereof to be assessed against said properties: House Number and Street 100 Central Avenue Section, Block and Lot 55-09-03

By Order of the Board of Trustees John Giordano, Village Administrator Lynbrook, New York 135986

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF EAST ROCKAWAY NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2023 Regular Board meetings of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway will be held on the following dates, at 7:00 P.M. at Village Hall, 376 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway, New York. All interested persons are invited to attend.

January 9th, February 6th, March 6th, March 14th, April 3th, April 10th, April 24th, May 8th, May 25th, June 5th, July 6th, August 3rd, September 7th, October 16th, November 6th and December 11th.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the work sessions of the Board of Trustees will be held on the following dates, at 6:00 P.M. (unless otherwise posted) at Village Hall, 376 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway, NY: January 5th, February 2nd, March 2nd, March 9th, March 23rd, April 6th, May 4th, June 1st, July 6th, August 3rd, September 7th, October 12th, November 2nd and December 7th.

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

Patricia Renner Village Clerk-Treasurer December 12, 2022 136030 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., Plaintiff against HARRIS GIDDINGS, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., Woodbridge Corporation Plaza, 485B Route 1 South, Suite 330, Iselin, NJ 08830.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered May 18, 2018, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 19, 2023 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 12 Leonard Drive, East Rockaway, NY 11518. Sec 42 Block 114 Lot 4. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Village of East Rockaway, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Approximate Amount of Judgment is $776,530.85 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 010213/2015. For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee NY202100000285-1 135914 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Trustee f/k/a Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Trustee for Delta Funding Home Equity Loan Trust 1999-1, Plaintiff AGAINST

Jared Klausner, as Administrator of the Estate of Eli Klausner; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered October 13, 2022 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 19, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 20 Highland Avenue, East Rockaway, NY 11518. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 38 Block 299 Lot 113.

Approximate amount of judgment $350,378.25 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 600268/2020.

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

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Brian J. Davis, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: November 22, 2022 135917

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, Pltf. vs.

VIRGINIA SCALABRINO A/K/A VIRGINIA SCALEBRINO, Deft.

Index #001074/2014. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Feb. 27, 2018 and order to substitute the referee dated August 19, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on January 18, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., prem. k/a 49 Bixley Heath, Lynbrook, NY. Said property located in the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, in the State of NY, known and designated as and by the Lots #4 and 5 in Block 4 on a certain map entitled, “Map of Yorkshire, situated at Lynbrook, Nassau County, New York, Yorkshire Homes, Inc., 8502 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, June 8, 1929, Carman- Dunne, Inc., Municipal Engineers and Surveyors, Professional Building,

Lynbrook, New York” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on June 25, 1929 as Map No. 680, Case No. 811.

Approx. amt. of judgment is $489,317.79 plus costs and interest.

Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.

HAROLD F. DAMM, Referee. STEIN, WIENER & ROTH LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 1400 Old Country Road, Ste. 315, Westbury, NY. File No. 69116#99894 135866

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU OCEAN FINANCIAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff -againstFOURTEEN DAVISON PLAZA ASSOCIATES, LLC, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated October 20, 2022 and entered on October 21, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on January 19, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the southwesterly side of Davison Plaza, distant 101.65 feet northwesterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the westerly side of Ocean Avenue with the said southwesterly side of Davison Plaza; being a plot 85.00 feet by 20.00 feet by 85.00 feet by 20.00 feet.

Section: 38 Block: 506 Lot: 20 All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction.

Said premises known as 14 DAVISON PLAZA, EAST ROCKAWAY, NY Approximate amount of lien $285,302.42 plus interest, fees & costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment, outstanding taxes and/or tax lien(s) and Terms of Sale.

Index Number 602997/2019.

JANE SHRENKEL, ESQ., Referee

CULLEN AND DYKMAN LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff One Battery Park Plaza, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10004 {* EAST ROCKAWAY*} 135838

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON TRUST, NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE F/B/O HOLDERS OF STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC., BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST 2007-3, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3, Plaintiff AGAINST SONIA F. GARNES AKA SONIA GARNES, ORLANDO FINDLAYTER INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SURVIVING SPOUSE OF YVETTE FINDLAYTER, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 23, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 18, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 67 Lawrence Avenue, Lynbrook, NY 11563. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 38, Block 54, Lot 219. Approximate amount of judgment $516,776.20 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #003213/2017.

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

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. George Esernio, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 17-000730 74225 135852 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE INDEX NO.: 004123/2015 Date Filed: 11/01/2022 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE MORTGAGED PREMISES: 13 Merrill Place, Inwood, New York 11096 SBL #: 40 - 57 - 229 Plaintiff designates NASSAU County as the place of trial; venue is based upon the county in which the mortgaged premises is situate. STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

Tracey Wallace, as Heir of the Estate of Jermarl Houston; Doreen Jackson; HSBC Mortgage Services Inc.; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company A/S/O Jeanette Robinson; New York State Department of Taxation and Finance; Unknown Heirs of the Estate Jermarl Houston, and all the heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, devisees, grantees, trustees, lienors, creditors, assignees and successors in interest of any of the aforesaid defendants, next of kin, distributees, devisees, grantees, trustees, lienors, creditors, assignees and successors in interest of any of the aforesaid classes of person, if they or any of them be dead, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, and all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to plaintiff, except as herein stated; United State of America o/b/o Internal Revenue Service; John Doe #1 through #6, and Jane Doe #1 through #6, the last twelve names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants, tenants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE

COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $416,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Nassau on April 20, 2006, in Liber M 31532, Page 217, covering premises known as 13 Merrill Place, Inwood, New York 11096, SBL #: 40.- 57229 The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendants and for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises.

TO the Defendants Unknown Heirs of the Estate of Jermarl Houston, and all the heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, devisees, grantees, trustees, lienors, creditors, assignees and successors in interest of any of the aforesaid defendants, next of kin, distributees, devisees, grantees, trustees, lienors, creditors, assignees and successors in interest of any of the aforesaid classes of person, if they or any of them be dead, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, and all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to plaintiff, except as herein stated, the foregoing Supplemental Summons with Notice is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. David Sullivan of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau, dated and filed October 17, 2022. Dated: November 22, 2022 /s/ Kyle Jacobs Kyle Jacobs, Esq. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, New York 10170 Phone: 347.286.7409 Fax: 347-286-7414 Attorneys

for Plaintiff, Nationstar Mortgage LLC, HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or visit the Department’s website at www.dfs.ny.gov.

FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress.

You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services.

135770 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff, -vsBRIAN SUGRUE; JESSICA ALVAREZ; MINOR HEIRS AND UNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER J. SUGRUE A/K/A CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH SUGRUE; INC. VILLAGE OF LYNBROOK; ETR INC. DBA EMPIRE TAX REDUCTIONS; UNITED STATES OF

Lynbrook students code against the clock

LYNBROOK/EAST ROCKAWAY HERALD — December 15, 2022

Students throughout Waverly Park Elementary School crafted lines of code during the Hour of Code activity on Dec. 6.

The Hour of Code is a global computer science event that empowers students to create the world of tomorrow.

Using their laptops, students tackled a coding goal to be completed within an hour. In Josie Botwinick’s fifth grade class, students selected a virtual character, applied code to animate its limbs, head, and body to dance to a tune.

Some projects included multiple characters and animation techniques to make the dance pop. The collaborative platform allowed students to stand at the front of the class and present their animation to their peers.

Photos courtesy Lynbrook Public Schools

students in Josie Botwinick’s fifth-grade class were focused on their devices during the Hour of Code.

Isabella Bonfa’s intricate code featured multiple characters dancing in unison.

Ryder Kastin, near right, presented his code and animation to his peers.

Frankie Zangari, far right, was excited to see his animation move on its own.

Handling jewelry, and business, with care Continued from front page which is why she got into the jewelry business in the first place. “I’m helping people with things that will have an impact on the rest of their lives,” Sclafani Daniels said. She emphasized the impor-

tance of jewelry is as it gets passed down from generation to generation.

“Two years ago, a guy came in the store whose fiancée’s mother passed away and he had her watch,” she recalled. “He said, ‘I’m getting married and I really

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AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE;”JOHN DOE #1 5” and “JANE DOE #1 5” said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants, tenants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants.

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No. 606420/2022 Mortgaged Premises: 117 WEST BOULEVARD EAST ROCKAWAY, NY 11518 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer

the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State.

The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against

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you, unless the Defendant obtained a bankruptcy discharge and such other or further relief as may be just and equitable.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing an 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 your mortgage company

will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises.

Dated: November 17, 2022 VICTOR SPINELLI, ESQ. FEIN, SUCH & CRANE, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 1400 OLD COUNTRY ROAD STE 103N WESTBURY, NY 11590 Telephone No. 516/394 6921 XPNMN188 135773

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want my fiancée to wear this watch for the wedding, but everybody I go to, nobody can fix it.’”

Sclafani Daniels had the watch fixed right before the wedding. “To this day, he still comes in the store and says to me, ‘You don’t even know how happy you made my wife,’” she said.

Sclafani Daniels handles every piece of jewelry the same way. “If a customer brings me a $30,000 item, I will treat it like a $30,000 item,” she said. “All jewelry is special to me, no matter what the value is.”

When the world seemed to slow down during the pandemic, she gained a lot of business.

“I got busier during Covid because people weren’t able to go on vacation and do a lot of things so they’d call my store and ask if they could buy jewelry,” she said.

As anniversary trips, birthdays, or other celebratory vacation trips were cancelled during the pandemic, people turned to Unicorn Jewels to buy jewelry in place of these trips.

Sclafani Daniels has been in the business for over 40 years, and offers insight into how to develop a successful company.

“If you love what you’re selling, which I do,” she said, “that helps.”

Going forward, she said, she is trying to broaden her horizons with the use of social media. “We have a website, but we don’t sell anything on there,” Sclafani

Courtesy Denise Sclafani Daniels

Cory HirsCH, president of the Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce, left, presented Denise Sclafani Daniels with the Businessperson of the Year award.

Daniels said. She is hoping to find someone to manage the website and the social media as she finds it difficult for her to do this on her own.

When Unicorn Jewels operated out of the Lawrence Mall, she relied on word of mouth for her marketing, but in the age of social media, the game has drastically changed. “Social media has really taken a jump,” she said, “and it has actually made business busier.”

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

To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@liherald.com

(7 hours): $21.63/hr.

NYS Security Guard License required, law enforcement background preferred Send Cover Letter & Resume to: egomez@bmchsd.org or mail Eric Gómez Assistant Superintendent – Personnel & Administration 1260 Meadowbrook Road N. Merrick, NY 11566 Additional information can be found on our website at www.bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us EOE HIRING MAIL SORTERS $16.00-$17.00, Pickers/ Packers Springfield Gardens, $17.00. Mystery Shoppers Ages 21-25 $20.00. 860 Long Island Ave., Deer Park NY 631-586-4699 OFFICE MANAGER/ RECEPTIONI S T: P r i va t e D e n t a l P ra c t i c e Fa r Rockaway/ Lawrence. Insurance Experience Necessary. Great Salary/ Benefits. jonfriedmandds@gmail.com 917-435-7138

OUTSIDE SALES

Richner Communications, One of the Fastest Growing Media, Event and Communications Companies on Long Island is Seeking a Sales/Marketing Candidate to Sell our Print Media Products and our Digital, Events, Sponsorships.

Salary, Commission, Eligible for Health Benefits, 401k and Paid Time Off. Will Consider Part Time.

Please Send Cover Letter and Resume with Salary Requirements to ereynolds@liherald.com or Call 516-569-4000 X286 PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSE HELP Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for a motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key.

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his beautiful 2 bedroom, 2 bath Oceanview condo with a private deck features stunning ocean and pool views from the living and bedrooms.

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1608 Ridgeway Dr, 12-1:30, NEW! Move Right Into This Completely Gut Renovated 4 BR, 3.5 Bth Col on 1/4 Acre Prop. New Kosher EIK, FDR, LR/ Fpl, Den & Enclosed Porch. Radiant Heated Flrs. Full Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Att Gar. MUST SEE!! SD#20 .....$1,599,000 1534 Broadway #103, BA, Magnificent New Renovation! One of a Kind Ranch Style Living in Luxurious Jonathan Hall Condominium with Doorman & Elevator. Just Move into This Gut Renovated, Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bath Apt with Open Layout. Large Designer Eat in Kitchen with Sep Pantry & Laundry Rm. Master BR Boasts Gorgeous Bth & Walk in Closet. Terrace Faces into Courtyard.

Garage Parking Incl............................................ REDUCED $699,000 1534 Broadway #205, BA, Extra Large 2000 Sq Ft, 2 Bedrooms (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!! $699,000

EaST ROCKaWay 8 Acorn Rd, 2-3:30, 5 BR, 3 Bth Front to Back Split on Beautiful Quiet St in Lynbrook SD#20. Fin Bsmt, Att Gar. CAC, Gas Ht, HW Flr................................................................ REDUCED! $749,000 8 Howland Rd, BA, 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Exp Ranch on Beautiful Tree Lined St in SD#20. LR, DR, EIK, Den & Enclosed Porch. Full Fin Bsmt., 1 Car Gar. CAC, Gas Ht, HW Flrs. Update to Your Taste! ........$699,000

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Open Houses EAST ROCKAWAY BA 8 Howland Rd, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Exp Ranch on Beautiful Tree Lined St in SD#20.LR,DR,EIK, Den & Enclosed Porch.

Full Fin Bsmt.1 Car Gar. CAC, Gas Ht, HW Flrs. Update to Your Taste!..$699,000 Ronn i e G e r b e r, D o u g l a s E l l i m a n R E 516-238-4299

33-47 Bay Ct., BA, Enjoy The Waterviews in This Bayswater 4 BR, 1.5 Bth Split Tucked Away in Cul de Sac. Fin Bsmt. Att Gar. O/S Resortlike Yard on the Bay. Opportunity to Make This Your Dream Home!................................................................. REDUCED $675,000

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FAR ROCKAWAY BA, 33-47 Bay Ct, REDUCED! Enjoy the Waterviews in This Bayswater 4 BR, 1.5 Bth Split Tucked Away in Cul de Sac. Fin Bsmt. Att Gar. O/S Resortlike Yard on the Bay. Opportun i t y t o M a k e T h i s Yo u r D r e a m Home!..$675,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-429

HEWLETT 12/18, 12-1:30, 1608 Ridgeway Dr, Move Right Into This Completely Gut Renovated 4 BR, 3.5 Bth Col on 1/4 Acre Prop. New Kosher EIK, FDR, LR w/ Fpl, Den & Enclosed Porch. Radiant Htd Flrs. Full Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Att Gar. MUST SEE!! SD#20...$1,599,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

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Open Houses H EW L ET T 1 53 4 B ROA DWAY # 103 , OPEN HOUSE BY APPT, REDUCED! Magnificent New Renovation! One of a Kind Ranch Style Living in Luxurious Jonathan Hall Condominium with Doorman & Elevator. Just Move into This Gut Renovated, Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bath Apt with Open Layout.Large Designer Eat in Kitchen with Sep Pantry & Laundry Rm.Master BR Boasts Gorgeous Bth & Walk in Closet.

Terrace Faces into Cour tyard. Garage Parking Incl...$699,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 H EW L ET T 1 53 4 B ROA DWAY # 205 , Open House By Appt! Extra Large 2000 Sq Ft, 2 Bedroom(Originally 3 BR), 2 Bath Condo in Prestigious Jonathan Hall with Doorman & Elevator. Updtd Wood/Quartz Kit, LR & DR. Washer/Dryer in Unit. Underground Pkg. Loads of Closets. Terrace Faces Back. Easy Ranch Style Living...$699,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

Apartments For Rent CEDARHURST NO FEE Pr ivate Entrance, Modern 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, CAC, W/D, Storage, Wall To Wall Carpeting, Indoor Parking Space. Starting At $1450 For O n e B e d r o o m W h e n Ava i l a bl e.

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Baldwin $580,000 Edwards Street. Cape. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Updated eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances. First floor bedroom. 2 car garage. Central location near all.

Taxes: $15,290.84 Bellmore $695,000 Oak Street. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. New eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Spacious living room. Formal dining room. Many updates.

Taxes: $11,737.22

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Cedarhurst $940,000 Harbor Drive. Hi Ranch. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen. Den/family room. Deck and enlarged driveway.

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Taxes: $8,470

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Long Beach $620,000 W. Hudson Street. Colonial. Westholme neighborhood. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Formal dining room. Covered front porch.

Spacious yard with fire pit. Central air conditioning. Parking for 5+ cars. Convenient location near LIRR, restaurants, shopping.

Taxes: $9,499.90 Oceanside $615,000 Davis Street. Ranch. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. L-shaped dining room. Den/family room.

Taxes: $13,090.82

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Freeport $566,500 Maryland Avenue. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms.

Finished basement. Updated eat in kitchen with granite countertops. Living room with fireplace. Formal dining rom.

Large bedrooms. Oversized property with patio and Trex deck. Second deck over 2 car garage.

Taxes: $11,596.47

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Updated eat-in kitchen with quartz countertops and ample storage. L-shaped dining room. Den/family room and home office. 2 gas fireplaces and cathedral ceiling. Screened Trex deck.

Taxes: $14,931.77 Franklin Square $729,000 Craft Avenue Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms.

Finished basement. Eat-in chef’s kitchen with cherry cabinets, granite countertops and high-end appliances. Open floor plan. Living room with vaulted ceiling. Large master bedroom. Den/family room.

Taxes: $15,077

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East Meadow $580,000 Harton Avenue. Cape. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. New eatin kitchen with quartz countertops. Open floor plan. Formal dining room. Den/family room and exercise room. Many updates, including whole house water filtration. Oversized property. Convenient location near LIRR and park.

Taxes: $8656.81

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Q. We are concerned we may have waited too long because of inflation. It seems nearly impossible to afford our renovation. We got “ballpark” estimates, and just look at each other in wonder when we think about how things changed from before the pandemic.

Do you see prices coming down? Should we wait, rethink or do the repairs to our roof that led to doing the bigger job and just live with it? Are some cost increases real or made up?

A. Your decision will be made based on what you’re willing to pay, not on what you can afford.

Some prices are dropping, slightly, but as a window representative said recently, if you were a trucker being paid more to haul perishable groceries than windows, which would you choose? Across the board, as the pandemic waned and people went onte eeper back to work who were being paid not to work, they had to be enticed with higher wages at the same time that the world economy shifted due to war and sanctions. Who could have guessed that the U.S. would become the largest oil producer in the world?

People often look back in their lives and ask themselves, “How did we do it?” when pondering some of the most seemingly unmanageable situations. This is not to suggest that you gamble, but you must project the terms: whether you will need to earn more, and how, borrow more and work longer to pay, settle for a little less, change or abandon the goal.

The cost of any project is the number one question I get, and the most unpredictable, since, even before the life-changing pandemic, construction bids were generally all over the place. It isn’t uncommon to get an extremely low bid against an extremely high one and wonder why. The four primary factors in a contractor’s bid are overhead, labor, material cost and profit. Labor, and the choice of how much to add in for profit, would seem to be the most controllable, while overhead costs and material prices are often not controllable.

As I go about the everyday tasks of building design and construction, I speak with a whole range of people, from real estate salespeople to bankers, developers, contractors and tradespeople to lawyers, material representatives and the end users. The whole picture of where costs are going is influenced by many factors, and trying to pinpoint the cause of fluctuations is based more on people trying to simplify something extremely complex than on looking at a much broader picture.

Energy production dropped and costs increased.

Fewer people were driving or working, so debt and prices increased. Add to this a world in conflict and the huge debt of war, and you begin to see that the project you want to do is affected by issues that are far beyond your control. Design can reduce some costs, finish material choices can save money, but only you can determine your willingness to “settle” or go for it. Good luck!

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GIRLS CLOTHES SIZES 5 & 8: New with tags. Tops, Jeans. $8 each. 917-420-5814

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ormer President Donald Trump has been hit with a barrage of bad news in the past few weeks.

It’s also clear that his popularity is taking a hit due to the failure of his anointed candidates to win a number of contests around the country last month.

With each passing day, more Republican voices are raising their fears of a potential wipeout in 2024, and are promoting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a possible presidential candidate. Having closely followed the actions of DeSantis, my JERRY advice to the party is to be careKREMER ful what you wish for.

There is no question that DeSantis is a true conservative, and that he is outspoken on many issues. My friends who spend their winters in Florida rave about him. A number of them have chosen to become permanent residents, primarily to avoid New York state taxes. But I have yet to find one fan of DeSantis who can spell out specifically what they like about

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him. Some call him “tough” and others describe him as “forceful,” but none of his admirers are able to articulate what makes him so great.

There is no question that he comes off as a bold leader of his state. He embraces issues that he thinks will eventually make him popular beyond Florida, but he has been careful not to announce any presidential ambitions.

If you take a close look at his record, you will find him to be anti-business, and reckless in his views on public education. One good example of his antibusiness attitude is the way he has treated Florida’s two biggest money generators.

At the height of the Covid scare, DeSantis decided that it was good politics to be anti-mask and impose no government health restrictions. Florida residents liked the idea that there should be no mandates, but many tourist industry leaders felt differently. The heads of the three biggest cruise lines insisted that their passengers wear masks when they were in public areas of the ships. DeSantis made numerous threats over this

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issue, and cruise ship owners were forced to shut down for months.

The Walt Disney Company fiasco is another example of DeSantis’s poor judgment. Disney is the largest taxpaying business in the state, and its top attraction. The former Disney chief executive Bob Chapek criticized DeSantis for his position on gay education restrictions. DeSantis decided that Disney had no right to speak out and had the company’s special legislative status revoked.

In the end, it isn’t Disney that will suffer as much as the communities that surround the park, which will be forced to pay for costly fire, police and health facilities in 2023.

DeSantis has decided that his administration must be the only voice on the education of Florida’s students. His education commissioner has recommended all types of restrictions that have frightened teachers around the state. Numerous teachers have left the Florida system for fear that they might be punished for teaching subjects that are not stateapproved. Next year, Florida will have a shortage of thousands of teachers, and

ost people outside Florida have no clue how reckless the governor is.

may be forced to hire people who are unlicensed and have no formal training.

And, of course, DeSantis was anxious to get in on the program of sending immigrants to liberal northern cities as a protest against the Biden administration. In September he approved a plan to fly 50 immigrants who were detained in Texas to Martha’s Vineyard. They were not on Florida soil, and DeSantis used unauthorized federal funds for the trip.

Even Maryland’s Republican Gov. Larry Hogan called the stunt a “terrible idea.”

There are countless other DeSantis actions that merit some daylight, but it’s fair to say that most people outside Florida have no clue as to how reckless he is.

You can bet that the national press corps will have a field day when he throws his hat into the ring of the presidential campaign sometime next year. For now, his is just a name being used by the “anyone but Trump” faction of the party, but if he’s the ultimate choice to run, the DeSantis story will not be a pretty one.

Jerry Kremer was an Assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s ways and means committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? jkremer@liherald.com.

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tanding in the doorway of 2023, with the holidays ahead, I want to focus on the ways we Americans connect and love one another. This is a challenge during our great political divide, but my hope is that we can disagree peacefully, argue with civility, and celebrate our common appreciation for millions of things, from the majesty of our Rocky Mountains to same-day delivery

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There has always been open and lively conflict across America, but we are witnesses, today, to disturbing politiRANDI cal and cultural KREISS warfare, real threats to democracy. This time around could be the last time around if we don’t figure out a way forward.

That said, I own every single word I have written about former President Donald Trump and his extremist followers. I believe with all my heart that his MAGA movement has already compromised our democracy, but not irreparably.

I acknowledge — and I have the letters to prove it — that many readers see things differently. They see President Biden as

the problem. They feel loyal to the former administration.

The former president, now a 2024 presidential candidate, spoke last week about dissolving the Constitution. He hosted a dinner two weeks ago at Mar-a-Lago at which two guests felt empowered to indulge in antisemitic slurs. Perhaps we are reaching a tipping point. We need room for people to re-evaluate their loyalties and reconsider their alliances with people like the men and women who participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

I have not yet heard any Trump loyalist defend his comments about the Constitution. The principles of this document are our reason for being as a democratic country.

The words matter. How does anyone reconcile his verbal attack on the Constitution?

I believe in the possibility of change.

As voters and our law enforcement agencies move toward holding the former president accountable, we will have time and space to find the best in one another again. May the accountability unfold with dignity and gravitas.

Looking at the rapid shifts in our society and culture, it is possible to under-

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stand why many people are reactive to our brave new world and want to go back to simpler times. Life has been unfair to large swaths of people across America. I understand it, but the “simpler times” refer to a whiter, male-dominated heterosexual culture with little room for people who were different. Our world has changed, not fast enough for some people and too fast for others.

We can likely agree that political sideshows on all sides are unproductive and self-serving. We need to get behind quality candidates who can check off the basic boxes: Honest? Skilled?

Work well with others? See themselves as public servants?

Let’s take a breather over the holidays.

Hanukkah is coming up, with remembrances of hope and heroism going back to ancient times. Jewish people and their friends will light the candles and eat the latkes and give their children food and goodies over the eight days.

Christmas and Kwanzaa approach with people feeling more comfortable gathering with family, especially with vaccines and healthy protocols in place.

Some of us will mask up, not as a political statement, but as a sensible way to

his is the season of miracles. It shouldn’t take one to bring us together.

keep our elders safe through the holidays.

Across America, people of every stripe and every polka dot and from every corner of every small town, east, west, north and south, will be traveling, feeling the love of family, and sharing food at common tables.

There will be the inside family jokes and the debate over eggnog and the best recipes for chocolate chip cookies.

This is the season of miracles. It shouldn’t take one to bring together a people who settled a new country, fought wars for freedom together, laughed at the same movies, cried together on 9/11 and suffered together during the terrible years of the pandemic. We should be able to get it together, literally and figuratively.

After the holiday parties, we have work to do. We have children way behind in their academic studies; teenagers psychologically traumatized by lockdowns; people, including hurricane survivors and immigrants, who need safe places to live and jobs and acceptance. If we are pulling in different directions, it will be challenging to move forward.

Two things can be true at once. We are divided, and we share values and traditions. We can try to stand in one another’s shoes instead of stepping on one another’s toes.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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t existed for just five seconds — but it was enough to power a home for an entire day.

It was a result of nuclear fusion, taking place last February in Culham, England, a village of barely 500 people not far from the University of Oxford. A machine there called a tokamak created heat measuring upward of 270 million degrees Fahrenheit — 10 times hotter than the core of the sun — and used a series of high-powered magnets to contain it.

It produced 59 megajoules of energy, but like many experiments before it, it used more energy than it ultimately yielded.

All of that changed on Dec. 6, when U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm revealed that scientists working at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California had accomplished what no others had done before: created a fusion reaction that resulted in a net energy gain.

All of this might not seem substantial, but the breakthrough is extraordinary.

Especially in a world where new, cleanenergy sources are crucial for breaking our dependence on fossil fuels, which is rapidly destroying our environment.

Fusion would be just that: clean energy.

When we hear about anything nuclear, we think either weapons, or dangerous — and highly wasteful — ways of generating power. Today’s nuclear power plants depend on a process that harnesses energy from splitting the atom, a highly radioactive process that just isn’t sustainable long-term.

But fusion is different. Instead of splitting atoms, scientists smash them togeth-

letters Should government manage electricity?

To the Editor: Thank you for publishing the opinion piece by Ronald J. Rosenberg (“Energy efficient may become a contradiction in terms,” Dec. 1-8). Rosenberg clearly explained the importance of our upcoming decision regarding whether to name LIPA to oversee PSEG. The public continues to see increases in rates and lower service. Management of both LIPA and PSEG give themselves large pay increases. Will the government do a better job at managing our electricity? The correct direction for the immediate future is unclear to me. I hope Albany will handle this situation wisely. The future will tell if we selected the correct direction for the public interests.

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er. Unlike fission, we wouldn’t need uranium. Instead, fusion depends on isotopes of hydrogen like deuterium and tritium — both naturally available in seawater.

Of the two, tritium is radioactive. But the amount of fuel needed to create fusion is so small that very little waste is generated. Even better, fusion doesn’t produce carbon dioxide — the primary contributor to our planet’s so-called greenhouse effect — meaning that instituting technology like this could be the very means needed to reduce global warming.

Yet as much as all of this is being hailed as a breakthrough, don’t start planning for your fusion-powered car or home anytime soon. We are still years, if not decades, away from putting fusion to practical use. The Culham experiment lasted only five seconds, because that’s how long the magnets could withstand the heat. The Livermore experiments had better results, but it’s still only the beginning. Creating something that can become a regular part of our lives still requires far more research and development.

And the Earth might not have that long.

The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says we have to move out society to a “net-zero” carbon emission system in a little more than 25 years. To even have a shot at reversing the climate change damage, we need to cut our current greenhouse emissions in half before this decade ends.

Fusion might not be here yet, but alternative energy sources are — like wind and solar. Our focus on electric vehicles is also a significant step, but not if we have to use

coal or other fossil fuels to generate the electricity to power them in the first place.

New York enacted the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in 2019, requiring 70 percent of electricity consumed in the state to come from renewable sources by 2030, with the hope of being completely carbon-neutral by 2040.

It’s one of the most aggressive laws in the country, and one that PSEG Long Island — through the Long Island Power Authority — has been working around the clock to achieve. A number of projects are also well underway, including wind farms planned for 15 miles or so off the coast of Long Island.

Projects like that are certainly not without controversy. Fishermen fear that the wind farms will disrupt their livelihood and affect natural habitats. Closer to home, some Island Park residents have challenged plans of the Norwegian energy company Equinor to build a substation for wind energy in their neighborhood, rather than up the road a bit at the E.F. Barrett Power Station.

Achieving our renewable-energy goals will take a lot of work, as well as give and take, from both sides. And no matter what, we can’t lose focus on the end goal: To leave a beautiful planet for our children and grandchildren. The same beautiful planet we enjoy now.

But it will only stay beautiful if we make changes now. Otherwise, by the time we can turn five seconds of fusion power into something sustainable, there might not be a planet left to benefit from it.

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grew up in a non-religious family, but it was always important to my parents that we knew we were Jews, and my family followed certain traditional rituals. My father went to work on Saturdays, and the only religious holidays on which he shut his luncheonette were Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. My younger brother and I were bar mitzvahed, and attended youth services on Saturdays and holidays. The rule in our family was, no synagogue Saturday morning, no ball playing that afternoon; no synagogue on Jewish aLan holidays, then you go to school. sinGer My wife and I used to celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas with our children, who are grown now and have kids of their own. For Hanukkah, we invited the staff and families from her day care center for a latkes festival in our apartment, where I turned 20 pounds of potatoes and four pounds of onions into potato pancakes and told the story of the Maccabees as a freedom struggle. After Hanukkah, we set up a Christmas tree with a giant origami peace crane as its crown and pres-

ents underneath, to be opened on Christmas morning.

As an adult, I’m a confirmed atheist. I joke that I’m an evangelical atheist because I recruit. I can’t support Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands on the West Bank of the Jordan River, and its treatment of Palestinians in Gaza and Israel proper. I believe Israel has the right to exist, but not as a religious state, and not as an occupying power, and I won’t visit the country while these policies are in place. But I always identify as a Jew — a secular Jew, a Jew by birth, a Jew by history, and a Jew by tradition. I call myself a Jew, not Jewish, because I know that in many households in this country, the word Jew is still used as a curse.

Today there is a lot of antisemitism in the air in the U.S., and I feel that it’s important to publicly be a Jew. The losing gubernatorial candidate in Pennsylvania, Republican Doug Mastriano, said he wanted America to be a Christian nation, and attacked his opponent, Democrat Josh Shapiro, who won, as an “elitist,” but we knew he meant Jew. In the past, attacks on the “Rothschilds” for supposedly controlling global banking were really claims that Jews somehow

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secretly ran the world. Few people remember the Rothschilds, so now the antisemites blame George Soros, another Jew, and claim he is the evil puppet master conspiring with his co-religionists.

Kanye West has declared that he was “going death con 3 on Jewish people,” and basketball player Kyrie Irving tweeted a link to a book and movie that denies that Jews are really Jews. These claims echo positions taken by a small group that calls itself the Black Hebrew Israelites. West and Irving may be nuts, but it’s dangerous to dismiss deep antipathy toward Jews as the work of cranks.

Former President Donald Trump has been very cozy with antisemitic groups, and we know what happened in Europe in the 1930s.

Recently I attended a play about the Holocaust, and I suspect that very few non-Jews were in the audience. It was a one-actor show about the life of Jan Karski, a Polish Christian who put his life at risk to help European Jews, and it was excellent. As a teacher, as I sat there with tears in my eyes, I wondered how relevant the Holocaust and the murder of European Jews is to American students today who aren’t Jewish. The Holocaust

y wife and I used to celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas with our children.

Letters She’ll take O’Connell’s agenda To the Editor: Excellent column by John O’Connell (“I’ll take the GOP agenda — without Trump — any day,” Nov. 24-30). The headline was deadon, and very refreshing. (The Herald’s liberal slant is relentlessly consistent, and regularly has me gnashing my teeth.)

The Republicans have to move on from Donald Trump, and they need to do it decisively and quickly. If Trump would put the country above his ego, he would step into a background role and let new leaders take the reins and reassert many of the policies his administration instituted. That would win the next election.

I fear we’ll have him as a Republican nominee or a third-party candidate, and either scenario is a loser. I Hope I’m wrong, but we’re running out of time to get our country back on track.

LINDSAY ANDERSON Glen Cove

Modernize the ‘Bottle Bill’ To the Editor: Concerned citizens across the state are pushing for a modernization of New York state’s 40-year-old bottle deposit law. The proposal would increase the deposit from a nick-

happened over 75 years ago, and for students, that’s ancient history. Since then there have been so many other horrific events — genocides in Bosnia, Rwanda, Cambodia and the Congo and wars and the forced displacement of populations all over the world — that the near-extermination of European Jewry no longer stands out, at least for me, as a topic that deserves a special place in the school curriculum.

Politically, I’m on the left. I can’t support the Israeli occupation, and I don’t agree with expanding Holocaust education. But I am a Jew, and I know that if antisemites take power, my family and I will be threatened. I am a Jew, which is why I am compelled to fight for rights for all people — for sexual, ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, and for immigrants and refugees, no matter their legal status. I fight for their rights as the best way to protect my own and my family’s. Shalom.

Dr. 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 editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies. Follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com/ AlanJSinger1.

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el to a dime and would expand the types of containers recycled to include sports drinks, iced teas, juices, wine and liquor. Dairy products and infant formulas containers would be exempt.

Enacted in 1982, the New York State Returnable Container Act, commonly known as the “Bottle Bill,” has been extremely successful in boosting the state’s recycling rates, and has reduced litter. But expansion of the types of bottles recycled would bring immediate and long-lasting financial and environmental benefits to solid-waste programs. It is essential that New York City’s Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management support efforts to improve the Bottle Bill and call on our elected officials in Albany to act now.

As it stands, the bill requires a 5-cent refundable deposit to be placed on eligible beverage containers. When it was passed, the law covered only beer and soda bottles, but it was subsequently expanded to cover wine coolers and water bottles. It requires retailers who sell covered beverages to accept returns of empty containers for the products they sell and to refund the deposits. It also requires beverage distributors to compensate retailers for the cost of collecting and recycling empty containers by paying them a small handling fee per container.

JOSEPH M. VARON West Hempstead Varon is a volunteer with the Long Island Chapter of Food & Water Watch and a member of the Jewish Climate Action Network.

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