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‘There was a piece missing’ State lawmakers help secure funds for pre-K programs on L.I. and Anna Kaplan and Assemblywoman Judy Griffin announced that 64 school districts would For the past 15 years, Karen receive a total of 5,149 new spots Brohm, president of the West for 4-year-olds in the 2021-22 Hempstead School District school year. West Hempstead Board of Education, has pushed schools will receive $286,200 to for pre-kindergarten education create 53 full-day pre-K slots, in the district. As while the Malverne part of its current School District will budget, a pre-K cenget $264,600 for 49 ter will be built at slots. the Chestnut Street “As a working School, with conparent who’s a mom struction starting of three, it’s hard to next month. find affordable child Brohm’s hopes care,” said Oroma fo r p re s ch o o l e r s Mpi-Reynolds, of were realized on West Hempstead.

April 8, when state “This is great news, officials announced and it’s just in time an expansion to full- kAREN BRoHM for my youngest day pre-K for Long child.”

Island school dis- W.H. School District Mpi-Reynolds, a tricts for the first special-needs attortime this fall. ney, added that it would be “This would be a great thing important for parents to have the for us to have all of our young option to place their children in learners here,” Brohm said. a pre-K program in which they “Things are truly in motion. I can receive speech or occupajust hope that it stays on that tional therapy, instead of being upward trajectory, and that we forced to use a day care center. see this come to fruition sooner West Hempstead Superintenthan later.” dent Daniel Rehman said that At a news conference at more than 50 percent of the disChestnut Street last Thursday, trict’s kindergarten students State Senators Todd Kaminsky, Kevin Thomas, Shelley Mayer Continued on page 5

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Here’s to 20 more years Antonio’s Deli owner Antonio Bove, in black at left, and Malverne Mayor Keith Corbett, joined by local elected officials, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the deli’s 20th anniversary last Saturday. More photos, Page 3.

W.H. bowler Arthur O’Connor named Coach of the Year

By NAkEEM GRANT ngrant@liherald.com

Bowling runs deep in the O’Connor family, according to West Hempstead bowler Arthur O’Connor III. His grandfather and father, both named Arthur, were well-known bowlers in New York, and he took up the game as a child.

After he graduated from West Hempstead High School in 1978, O’Connor’s bowling career came

to a halt when he decided to pursue the culinary arts, working as a chef in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. “With that profession, I had no time for bowling,” O’Connor, 60, recalled. “I traveled a lot, and it just didn’t lead to bowling.”

But he started bowling again in 2000, and he combined both of his passions in 2011, when he became a bowling coach and the food and beverage director at Jib Lanes in Flushing, Queens. Jib

Lanes’ bowling program blossomed under O’Connor’s leadership, expanding from six youth bowlers to more than 120 as of last season.

Recognized for his ability to guide new bowlers, O’Connor was named the 2021 David Dahms Coach of the Year by the International Bowling Campus Youth Committee last month.

The annual award recognizes an Continued on page 14

his would be a great thing for us to have all of our young learners here.

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Legislation in the state budget that would have made a public takeover of New York American Water possible while bringing rate relief to customers stalled in the Assembly after being approved by the Senate.

“It was very disappointing,” said State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach. “The number one complaint I’ve received from constituents is their high water bills. In the summer they become astronomical, and I want to address this badly, especially because there’s a looming rate increase, so solving this before the rate increase is imperative.”

NYAW has unsuccessfully sought an exemption from a special franchise property tax, which makes up anywhere from 31 to 55 percent of customer’s bills. The Senate has pushed for the creation of a Nassau County Water Authority to oversee a potential public takeover of the utility. But the Assembly didn’t want to rush a non-budget item into the spending plan, and there are issues to settle over who would bear the cost of a public takeover of the company.

A request for comment from NYAW representatives was not returned at press time.

While rate relief is still being sought, the utility plans to increase them by an average of 26 percent on May 1. NYAW has agreed to sell the company to the Canada-based Liberty Utilities for $607 million, pending approval by the Public Service Commission. The utility has been the

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legiSlation in the state budget that would have made a public takeover of New York American Water possible and brought rate relief to customers stalled in the Assembly. subject of several state investigations after rate increase irregularities and has also faced criticism over rates from community members and elected officials.

NYAW has opposed a public takeover due to the length and cost of the endeavor.

A study ordered in February by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and conducted by the state’s Department of Public Service found that municipalization of NYAW’s Long Island infrastructure is possible.

“The study determined that such municipalization is both feasible and, under a variety of scenarios, in the public interest,” the DPS report reads, “even with an upfront investment of nearly $800 million for the purchase of NYAW’s assets (or a pro rata amount for parts of the system), ongoing and near-term infrastructure improvements, and transaction costs.”

The DPS had until April 1 to declare its

results and the study was overseen by Rory Lancman, the department’s special counsel for ratepayer protection.

The DPS recommended that the State Legislature act now to remove the “onerous property tax burden” on NYAW’s ratepayers, and to establish a new public authority, likely called the Nassau County Water Authority, with the power to purchase all or parts of NYAW’s assets in the county, or to obtain them through eminent domain proceedings. If the authority is established, it could choose to operate the infrastructure itself, contract operations to established public-water providers or merge all or parts of NYAW’s assets into existing water providers.

The report advised that time is of the essence in establishing a public water authority “This is a comprehensive report,” said NYAW President Lynda DiMenna. “As always, our number one priority is our customers, and we will be reviewing the details of the report to understand the impact on them. We are gratified to see that the governor’s press release and the report acknowledges what we have been saying for years: that the special franchise tax is overly burdensome for New York American Water customers, and tax reform is key to providing affordability for our customers.”

Kaminsky said after the NYAW measure stalled in the Assembly that the Senate would continue to create legislation in the hope of paving a path toward a public takeover and to decrease customers’ rates.

“We’re going to keep pushing,” he said.

“Doing nothing is not an option.”

Antonio’s Deli celebrates 20 years in Malverne For the past 20 years, Antonio’s Deli, at 307 Hempstead Ave. in Malverne, has served the village a variety of meats, sandwiches, pastas, pastries and more.

Local elected officials and groups such as the Malverne Chamber of Commerce joined the store to celebrate 20 years in the village with a grand re-opening last Saturday.

The store underwent numerous renovations in recent months, and has thrived amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Photos by Christina Daly/Herald

aBove, left, greg Ferraro and Vito Asaro were happy to reflect on the deli’s anniversary.

antonio’S Deli owner Antonio Bove gathered with his family outside his deli on Hempstead Avenue to celebrate its 20th anniversary last Saturday.

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Man released from hospital after long stay March 24 was “hug day” for Alfredo Hercules.

After spending 72 days at Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre, Hercules was discharged and able to hug his two daughters, 9-year-old Isabel and 7-year-old Safiah, for the first time since Jan. 2, when he tested positive for Covid-19. That’s 84 days.

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Alfredo Hercules wAs discharged from Mercy Hospital after spending months in the hospital after contracting Covid-19. resident, was a healthy 39-year-old dad prior to contracting Covid-19, but, on Jan. 3, he started experiencing flu-like symptoms. After a week of feeling ill, his wife, Jamila, insisted he go to the hospital and on Jan. 11, he was admitted to Mercy Hospital and diagnosed with Covid-19 pneumonia.

While Hercules was able to go home, he is still recovering, as he is hypoxic — oxygen deficient — and was sent home with an oxygen tank. Hercules told hospital staff that he does not know where he contracted the virus.

During his time at Mercy, Hercules was cared for by staff members from many departments, including critical care, inpatient rehab, acute care, respiratory and emergency.

Dr. Perry Stein, director of physical medicine and rehabilitation, was one of many doctors who cared for Hercules.

“Alfredo was in bad shape when he came to us,” he said in a statement.

“When you have Covid-19 and it affects your breathing, it can be torture, but Alfredo pushed himself every single day. He showed incredible perseverance and resilience and I give him full credit for pushing himself to this point.”

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Hercules, hospital representatives said in a news release, they were excited to celebrate his discharge with a celebratory send off.

For more information about Mercy Hospital, visit www.mercymedicalcenter.chsli.org or call (516) 626-3729.

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West Hempstead parent Oroma Mpi-Reynolds, at lectern, was excited for her 4-yearold daughter, Riley, to be a part of Chestnut Street School’s pre-K program.

Malverne, W.H. schools to receive funds for pre-K arrive with no prior school experience.

The district, he added, has spent the past few years developing a comprehensive pre-K curriculum focusing on cognitive, social and emotional and foundational educational skills.

“As we knew, there was a piece missing,” Rehman said. “Creating a pre-K program is another step in our educational journey to provide an expansion program for all West Hempstead students.”

This funding is part of a $3 billion increase in school aid statewide. South Shore schools in Kaminsky’s 9th Senate District would receive more than $326 million in state funding in this year’s budget, an increase of more than $43.6 million.

“Providing a high-quality education for our children is my top priority, and

strengthening the school district is integral to ensuring that West Hempstead and Malverne remain wonderful places to live and raise a family,” Kaminsky said.

“Importantly, the more money we secure from Albany, the less local taxpayers are called on to shoulder the financial burden. That’s certainly a goal of ours.”

“Our students have faced unimaginable challenges, and Covid-19 has highlighted numerous educational inequalities here on Long Island,” Thomas said.

“Now, more than ever, we need to make sure that not only our students recover from this crisis, but thrive in spite of it.

Early-childhood education programs are a proven strategy for putting children on a path to success in school and beyond.”

Brohm said she hoped the pre-K center would be ready for the start of the 2021-22 school year.

Our nurses — our heroes Herald Community Newspapers will shine a spotlight on the extraordinary nurses (re gistered nurses, nurse practitioners, LPNs and others) who devote their lives to helping others in an upcoming special section that celebrates Nurses Week in May. The supplement will highlight these selfless individuals who give of themselves, day in, day out, especially throughout the pandemic.

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10:30 a.m. Craft materials will be provided and can be picked up in advance.

For ages one and up. Registration Registration is required. Call (516) 5990750 ext. 303 or email malvernekids@ malvernelibrary.org and schedule a time to pick up the materials.

Farmers Market at Crossroads Crossroads Farm’s weekly farmers markets will be held each Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Movies at the Malverne Cinema The Malverne Cinema is now available for private rentals only.

Thursday, April 22

Youth Project of the Year nominee

Community Service: Plastic Bag Bracelet (grades six to 12)

West Hempstead gospel singer Janessa Smith is nominated for Youth Project of the Year in this year’s Stellar Awards.

Her album, “He’s Able,” is listed under category 24 on the Stellar Awards’ website. Public voting will be open until April 19. To vote, go to www.thestellarawards.com.

Create a bracelet to wear or gift with recycled plastic bags with the West Hempstead Library from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. A kit will be provided, but participants can also recycle their own plastic bags.

Virtual Chapter Chats Read Aloud with Ms. Samantha

Thursday, April 15 Virtual A Time for Kids Enjoy a “Jump, Frog, Jump” themed storytime with music, movement and activity with the West Hempstead Library at 4 p.m. For children up to the age of 5. Please register with a valid email address so that the library can send you the Zoom link.

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Farm animals virtual storytime Join Miss Antoinette with the Malverne Public Library for an interactive early learning storytime via Zoom with stories, songs, rhymes and fun crafts on April 21, from 10 to 10:30 a.m.

Listen as each week Ms. Samantha reads a few chapters of “The Borrowers”

by Mary Norton, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Afterwards, unmute to discuss the book together in a live chat. Each participant will also receive a copy of the book after the group completed it. For children in grades three to five. Please register with a valid email address so that the library can send you the Zoom link.

Intermediate Spanish Join Claudia for an intermediate Spanish class with the West Hempstead Library from 4 to 6 p.m. Call Pia Ramirez at (516) 481-6591 ext. 11, or email canaria@whplibrary.org.

Virtual Chapter Chats Read Aloud with Ms. Samantha Listen as each week Ms. Samantha reads a few chapters of “The Borrowers”

by Mary Norton, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Afterwards, unmute to discuss the book together in a live chat. Each participant will also receive a copy of the book after the group completed it. For children in grades three to five. Please register with a valid email address so that the library can send you the Zoom link.

Kids in the Kitchen: Spring Flower Pretzel Bites Learn how to make adorable and delicious flower treats using M&Ms,

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chocolate and pretzels with the Malverne Public Library. An instructional video will be available on the Malverne Library’s Facebook page starting on April 15. A limited number of kits with all of the ingredients that you need to make 14 flowers will be available at the library while supplies last. There is a $2 material fee. Registration is required. Call (516) 599-0750 ext. 303 or email malvernekids@malvernelibrary. org to register and schedule a time to pick up a kit.

Friday, April 16 Storywalk Come enjoy a STORYWALK® with your family down at the West Hempstead Library this weekend. “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type,” by Doreen Cronin, will

be read from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and from 12 noon 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Monday, April 19 Preschool Take-Home Craft Starting at 12 noon today, a takehome craft will be available in the West Hempstead Library’s lobby. Please take one per young child in your household.

While supplies last.

Virtual Stay & PlayHooray Join Molly Mouse for some songs and some stories with the West Hempstead Library at 4 p.m. Geared towards ages four months to seven years old, but all are welcome. Please register with a valid email address so that the library can send you the Zoom link.

Tuesday, April 20 Lorax drawing (grades five to eight) Children can practice their drawing skills with the West Hempstead Library with this Lorax scene, just in time for Earth Day. Then, color it in with colored pencils. Pickup is anytime between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. on April 20. For questions, call the library at (516) 481-6591 ext. 18 or email teens@ whplibrary.org.

Wednesday, Apr. 21 Farm Animals Virtual Storytime Join Miss Antoinette with the Malverne Library for an interactive early learning storytime on Zoom with stories, songs, rhymes and fun crafts, from 10 to

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The Long Island Herald won numerous awards at this year’s NYPA Better Newspaper Contest.

The Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens is distributing vaccinations, by appointment only.

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Heralds take home top press honors Herald Staff Report

writing and special sections.”

The Herald Community Newspapers took home 26 honors in the annual New Special Sections/Niche York Press Association’s Better Newspa- Publication — Newsprint The East Meadow Herald was honored per Contest, which attracted more than 2,400 of entries from 151 newspapers for the Heralds’ K-Kids special section, a across the state this year. The Heralds’ sis- kindergarten yearbook, with photos of ter paper, The Riverdale Press, earned each class from within the East Meadow eight accolades, bringing the total for Rich- School District.

Honorees included Karen Bloom, Photo ner Communications Inc. publications to Editor Christina Daly, Rhonda Glickman 34, a record showing.

The contest includes both weekly and and Creative Director Jeff Negrin.

Judges wrote, “It is visually overwhelmd a i ly n ew s p ap e r s. Aw a rd s we re announced virtually on Zoom Friday. The ing, but given the subject matter, that Heralds earned a variety of awards, seems appropriate.” including both editorial and advertising Best Online Static Ad honors.

The Heralds were recognized for an “In a year when trusted local news proved to be more important than ever,” online multiple-ad page called Make Your said Stuart Richner, publisher of Herald House a Home. Jeff Negrin designed the Community Newspapers, “our team once ad, and Sales Director Lori Berger develagain rose to the occasion, providing Long oped the concept.

Ju d g e s w r o t e, Island communities “This is one terrific with the information a d — s o m e b o dy they most needed. deserves special recCongratulations to ognition for a great all of our editors, idea extremely well reporters, designers, executed.” account representatives, pressroom staff Spot News and business leadPhotography ers.”

The Merrick HerHeralds Executive ald was recognized Editor Scott Brinton for Scott Brinton’s said, “2020 was, no two-pa g e photo doubt, one heck of a spread of the Black difficult year, but the Lives Matter protests Herald team showed in Merrick and Bellincredible grit in putmore last June. ting out top-quality Ju d g e s w r o t e, newspapers, week Brian Stieglitz/Herald “These photos of a after week under the EditOR BRiAN StiEglitz received a Black Lives Matter most difficult of cir- first-place honor for Feature Photo for march capture the cumstances.” this endearing image. determination, ferMichael Bologna, vor and peaceful vice president of operations, added, “When our peers recog- camaraderie of protesters. Unlike many nize excellence in all aspects our organiza- photographers, [Brinton] got into the tion, it really means a lot. I’m proud of our crowds, allowing the faces of participants to tell their story.” entire team.”

Here’s a rundown of how the Heralds Best Obituaries did: The Sea Cliff-Glen Head Herald was honored for Associate Editor Mike Conn’s First Place obituaries on teacher Ed Smith and artist Advertising Excellence The Long Beach Herald was recognized Tom Malloy.

Judges wrote, “These obituaries immein this very competitive category for a diately transport you to a day in the life of variety of newspapers and special sections a person who has, sadly, died . . . This work that were submitted for the contest. Rhonwas real journalism: interviews, research da Glickman and Karen Bloom coordinate advertising and special sections, respec- and carving out the story with aplomb. tively. Several advertising account execu- Excellent job. “ tives contributed to the win in this category.

“Winning first place for Advertising Excellence takes an awesome sales, administration, art and production team,” Rhonda Glickman, the Heralds’ vice president for advertising sales, said. “We won this award together, and I couldn’t be prouder.”

Judges wrote, “This publication does a great job of coordinating the advertising with the editorial; the two complemented each other both in layout and design.

There are also many unique forms of advertising happening in this publication, including premium placements, advertorials that are designed with strong copy

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The East Meadow Herald was honored for a front-page photo taken by Brian Stieglitz last March of 3-year-old Ropper Thompson dueling with balloon swords with cook Steve LaSala at an East Meadow Kiwanis Club pancake breakfast. Stieglitz was then the East Meadow editor, and is now the editor of the Wantagh and Seaford Heralds.

Judges wrote, “Runaway winner for the division. Great moment found at an event.

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HERAldS ExEcutivE EditOR Scott Brinton earned first place for Spot News Photography for his photo essay on the Black Lives Matter protests in Merrick last June.

Second Place Feature Story: Nakeem Grant, Malverne-West Hempstead Herald Best House Ad: Jeff Negrin, Wantagh Herald Best Headlines: Alyssa Seidman, Bellmore Herald

News Story: Mike Smollins, LynbrookEast Rockaway Herald Best Large Space Ad: Mona Waitzman, Sea Cliff/Glen Cove Herald Best Online Static Ad: Craig White, Glen Cove Herald

third Place Sports Action Photo: Brian Ballweg, Glen Cove Herald Best Column: Scott Brinton, Merrick Herald Best Editorials: Scott Brinton, Merrick Herald Spot News Coverage: Scott Brinton, Bridget Downes Andrew Garcia, Ronny Reyes, Alyssa Seidman, Darwin Yanes, Merrick Herald

Feature Photo: Christina Daly, Long Beach Herald Graphic Illustration: Christina Daly, Oyster Bay Herald Best Online Static Ad: Craig White, Oceanside-Island Park Herald

Honorable Mention Rookie Reporter of the Year: Jennifer Corr, Glen Cove Herald Sports Feature Photo: Anthony Hughes, Oyster Bay Herald Sports Action Photo: Anthony Hughes, Rockville Centre Herald

Coverage of Local Government: Laura Lane, Oyster Bay Herald Best Large Space Ad: Jeff Negrin, Seaford Herald Sports Action Photo: Jeff Wilson, Baldwin Herald

Inside LI hosts local colleges webinar nalcindor@liherald.com

When the pandemic first hit, colleges had to change how they taught — they had to do so remotely or not at all — which resulted in emotional and even physical changes in many current and prospective students.

For many Long Islanders already enrolled in local colleges, as time has passed, the changes that were new transitions only a year ago have become the new normal— with many students, faculty and staff having found new and innovative ways to adapt.

Many Long Island high-schoolers who are considering college in the near future have been left with unanswered questions about university studies during the pandemic.

To shed light on the many questions that they may be pondering, Herald Inside LI held a live Zoom webinar, “Staying Local for College,” on April 8.

Panelists from local colleges and universities discussed accommodating students during a pandemic. Many panelists also reflected on what it was like when the pandemic first hit versus now.

“When the pandemic first happened, it was harder to have the same type of interactions without in-person meetings, and I think eventually students and staff got sick of virtual meetings,” said Marguerite Lane, assistant vice president of enrollment management at Molloy College. “However, now I can happily say that we are having more personal contact, and the majority of our courses will be in-person in the fall.”

Lane, who has worked at Molloy College for 33 years, said the school has adapted to the pandemic by bringing about many new changes to help students. Molloy recently completed renovations to new residence halls. Despite having mostly commuter students, the school does have a certain number of students who live on campus.

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HerAld iNside li held a live Zoom webinar called, “Staying Local for College,” on April 8.

“We have had more than double the number of our students taking advantage of mental health counseling than usual, and I think it’s a great opportunity for students to use that campus resource during this pandemic time,” Lane said.

St. Francis College has also had to offer more counseling services for students. Robert Oliva, St. Francis’s assistant vice president for enrollment management, said, “A lot of institutions have not been able to invest in mental health services for students during this tough time, but we were able to hire one new full-time counselor and 10 graduate student interns to help.”

“The past year has shown us how flexible we can be

and persistent,” said Christine Murphy, vice president for enrollment management at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn. “There was so much uncertainty before, but now we are able to do more advanced virtual events, we will have fall sports for this 2021 year, and we hope to give students more human interaction and experiences in the classroom or on the field or anywhere on campus.”

“We have entered into the new normal ... We are not the same institution, and we are all going to see even more flexibility in the coming fall months for students,” said Joseph Posillico, vice president for enrollment management at the New York Institute of Technology.

All the college enrollment officials present said their schools do not yet require a Covid-19 vaccine to take classes or take part in activities. The officials said receiving a vaccine will remain optional for students, unless state law changes or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests otherwise.

“So many things have changed, but vaccines will remain optional for now,” concluded Stephanie Espina, Adelphi University’s director of undergraduate admissions.

Hofstra University shifted its admissions process almost entirely to digital last year. Recruitment has been more personalized, explained Claire Fitzgibbon, director of undergraduate admissions at Hofstra University. By the coming fall, Hofstra aims to be back to in-person instruction exclusively. In coming weeks, clubs will be offering in-person meeting opportunities.

“Everything is different, and it’s going to continue to look different,” Fitzgibbon said. “None of us know what the “new normal” will look like, but we’re going to build it together.”

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Kathy Ribaudo, owner of San Dee Lanes in Malverne, received a certificate of recognition from the Town of Hempstead last month as part of Women’s History Month.

Ribaudo, who has owned San Dee

Lanes for more than 30 years, was joined by numerous local elected officials.

Courtesy Town of Hempstead; compiled

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Courtesy Town of Hempstead

West Hempstead resident Margaret Kelly, center, was honored with the Town of Hempstead’s Pathfinder Award last month. She was joined by Town Clerk Kate Murray, left, Town Supervisor Don Clavin, Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman and Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll.

W.H. resident earns Pathfinder Award Margaret Kelly, of West Hempstead, was honored with the Town of Hempstead’s Pathfinder Award in celebration of Women’s History Month on March 25.

Kelly has long embraced her role as a force for positive change in the Town of Hempstead; assuming leadership roles in such organizations as The Order Sons of Italy America, in which she works to assist local students as chairwoman of the Amer-

ica Lodge 2245 Scholarship Committee.

Kelly has also channeled her willingness to serve during her tenure as president of the Community League of Garden City South, Inc., where she organizes neighborhood events and acts as a voice for neighbors.

Courtesy Town of Hempstead; compiled by Nakeem Grant

Courtesy Town of Hempstead

KatHy ribaudo, oWner of San Dee Lanes in Malverne, fourth from left, received a certificate of recognition from town officials in honor of Women’s History Month. She was joined by local elected leaders in front of her business last month.

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MASSAPEQUA PARK Director, Elmont Memorial Library

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efore March 2020, Zoom, GoToMeeting and virtual programming would not have invoked the memories of the “little squares” that schools, libraries, businesses and even entertainment turned to as the primary mode of communication. Technology was the vehicle through which communication was broadcast, but it was the people providing the human connection that made the real difference. In my case, as the new Elmont library director, I anticipated some challenging situations, but nothing prepared me for the fear and uncertainty of Covid-19.

From the day the library closed following executive orders, the lockdown did not hinder the interaction the library administration, staff and I had with the Elmont community.

With phone calls to patrons and, yes, Zoom

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and GoToMeeting programs and events, the Elmont staff and I began our quest to remain connected to our library family. With the assistance of the Nassau Library System and other library directors, the Elmont administration, staff and the board of trustees, we set out to innovate our services while we sheltered in place.

Although our “virtual doors” became the catchphrase, libraries remained accessible, even remotely, since we provided services that helped connect people from their homes.

Whether attending a virtual cooking class, a computer training session, a book discussion, a lecture or a craft class, the human connection prevailed. The Elmont library reopened last June, and the staff and I welcome our library family to visit us in person as well.

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hen the pandemic first began, we gradually needed to scale back the number of staff and patrons we could allow in the building, which had a great impact on the services we could offer.

Not long after, we needed to close the building entirely to the staff and the public. I needed to adapt to a new way of reaching out to our patrons and keep the staff engaged.

The staff worked remotely for two months, calling patrons to check in on them and creating online programs, which was a new experience for all of us. The most important task I had was developing a plan based on New York state and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that would offer a safe environment and minimize any risk to the staff and patrons once we were allowed back in the building.

I think the library will continue with a hybrid

of both virtual and in-person programming gong forward. This will enable us to reach more people who, for one reason or another, are not able to physically attend a program that interests them.

Our homebound delivery service was expanded and will remain in place. We will also continue our virtual storytimes and to add content to our YouTube and social media pages.

The library is one of the few places that serves all of the public, from infants to seniors, and it is vital that we be available to try to meet their needs. During the shutdown, my staff called many of our patrons who were feeling lonely and scared.

Our online storytimes and "take and make" crafts gave them a much-needed outlet. The needs of the community aren't one-size-fits-all, so it's our responsibility to maintain a stable, informative and welcoming environment for those who need it.

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ublic libraries have always offered a wide variety of services to meet the various needs of their patrons. Whether it's balancing demand for print media with the increasing demand for digital access or serving as a social hub versus simply offering a quiet oasis, libraries have always adapted quickly to the changing needs of their communities.

With the added health and safety concerns to consider, the Covid-19 crisis has accelerated the demand for libraries to adapt. The library board, staff and I had to reimagine what our library service would look like without access to our physical setting. We always knew that our library wasn't just a building housing books, but was also a reflection of the people who serve their community through hard work, compassion and humor.

As Covid caused everything around us to grind to a halt overnight, the residents of the Village of Malverne immediately rallied to support one another, and the library quickly switched gears from what had been our routine to something new. We focused on ways to bring the library to our patrons, into their homes, and keeping families busy with fun outdoor activities. We stayed connected through wellness phone calls, Zoom programs, scavenger hunts and Grab & Go crafts while increasing choices of eBooks and audiobooks to keep up with patron demand.

In this turbulent year, our relationship with and our commitment to the village has actually deepened. In a post-quarantine world, we will remain committed to grow and evolve our services to further benefit our community.

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he pandemic has meant becoming an expert in Zoom. It has meant searching out fascinating and fun content, and sometimes finding surprise hits such as our new challahbaking and Passover cooking demos.

From our first Zoom last April, our audience has grown phenomenally; we now regularly host eight to 10 virtual programs with up to 1,500 in attendance per week, a huge increase from pre-pandemic levels.

This past year has been challenging for so many of us who have been isolated and alone, looking for activities to relieve our loneliness and boredom. Those numbers represent a whole community of lifelong learners in Lawrence schools and beyond who are eager to participate and happy for the company.

From online canasta lessons to unlocking the mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls, from author visits and book discussions to show

business lectures, seeing the joy that programs bring to our patrons and knowing that I have made this challenging time just a little bit easier for someone means the world to me.

It has meant that the book discussions I run each month at Blue Door Books in Cedarhurst and elsewhere have also become virtual. Luckily, we are finding that authors are delighted to join our regular Zoom events; they miss meeting readers as much as readers miss them.

In some ways, the pandemic has served as an engine of opportunity, allowing us in the book and library world to find new (and even better) ways to serve our community. As the world changed, we changed.

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e've definitely had to think outside the box. We closed last March 20, and by the following week we were starting to do Zoom programs. Thank God the technology was available, the staff was on board with it and we were able to do that almost imeediately.

We had a lot of support from the county to continue offering our digital services. Of course, those increased exponentially during the time that we were closed.

We made the decision that we'd do all of our programs live. Live Zoom, not taping, because we thought it was very important to have interaction with our patrons, and that has been very successful. We have regualr people coming to our story time still and, in fact, in certain ways we've been able to accommodate more people, because we've had a very small

meeting space, and now we can do 20 to 25 children with adults. In the past we could only do 12 and 12, so we've actually expanded some of those things.

The pandemic impacted us in the sense that we were not able to continue certain things.

The older population hasn't really picked up on Zoom. We can't do movies on Zoom. We have some people who come to the book club, but many of the regulars were seniors, and they weren't able to pick it up. We've tried to have classes, but it's hard to have a class on how to do something when you need to have the technology to attend the class. And that's something we haven't been able to overcome, and I think that's the story for most people.

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active U.S. Bowling Congress-certified coach who leads a USBC youth program and has demonstrated outstanding commitment to coaching, sportsmanship and knowledge of the organization’s rules.

“Quite frankly, I was stunned, and I still am,” O’Connor said. “It’s been a cool trip to see how far I’ve come.”

A father of two, O’Connor, who coaches bowlers of all ages, said he likes to focus on the fundamentals. His YouTube channel, Art of Bowling, which he launched in 2018, has more than 20,000 subscribers and has amassed more than 1.6 million views.

“My YouTube channel kind of emphasizes the basic tips and tricks behind bowling,” O’Connor said. “Believe it or not, three games of bowling is equivalent to walking a mile, so I try to keep my lessons light and simple.”

In addition to teaching novices, O’Connor has encouraged experienced bowlers to share their knowledge with new bowlers to help them improve.

“Arthur plays a big [role] in New York’s youth bowling programs,” said Lou DeMartino, general manager of AMF Bowling Co., in a Facebook post. “This is well deserved for Arthur.”

O’Connor, who is also an administrative assistant for the USBC in New York

City, helps his students find scholarship opportunities through bowling. Despite having bowled 13 perfect 300 games, he said he knows the difficulties of sustaining a profitable career in bowling, which is why he puts education first.

“There’s only 64 guys that travel every week on the [Professional Bowlers Association] tour,” O’Connor said. “Of that, the top five are making money. In bowling, there really isn’t a whole lot of money to be made through the sport. I know that I’m never going to get rich by coaching bowling, but at least I’m doing what I love.”

O’Connor was motivated to try coaching full-time, and ended his gig as food and beverage director at Jib Lanes, when he attended the 2018 World Bowling Coach Conference at the International Training and Research Center in Arlington, Texas. There he got to meet bowling greats such as Suzie Minshew, Jack Clemente and Ron Hatfield.

“I don’t feel like I work now,” O’Connor said. “I enjoy every day much more now than worrying about who was showing up to work when I ran restaurants. So I encourage others to do what they love.”

He will be honored at the annual USBC Convention, which will be held virtually on April 28, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

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Musical excellence at Malverne Schools The Malverne School District has again been recognized by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation as one of the Best Communities for Music Education. This is the eighth consecutive year the district has achieved this title.

Malverne is one of 686 districts across the nation to receive this honor, which recognizes the outstanding efforts of teachers, parents, administrators and community members to ensure all students are offered exceptional music education in their curriculum. The NAMM Foundation evaluates schools and districts based on their funding, highly qualified music teachers, commitment to high music standards, community support, and participation and access to music instruction.

“Many thanks to our Board of Education, central and building administration, parents, students and community members,” said Michael Messina, the district’s chairman of music, fine arts and family & consumer science. “Great job music teachers.”

Courtesy Malverne School District; compiled by Nakeem Grant

Courtesy West Hempstead School District

Malverne is one of 686 districts across the nation to receive this honor.

Courtesy West Hempstead School District

students in Jeannine Scully’s kindergarten class at the Chestnut Street School in West Hempstead enjoyed some outdoor reading on April 8.

A perfect day for poetry in W. Hempstead Students in Jeannine Scully’s kindergarten class at the Chestnut Street School in West Hempstead enjoyed some outdoor reading on April 8.

The school is celebrating National Poetry Month and stu-

dents will read different types of poems throughout April. The month-long celebration was introduced in 1996 and is organized by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the

United States. Inspired by the success of Black History Month and Women’s History Month, the Academy of American Poets convened a group of publishers, booksellers, librarians, literary organizations, poets and teachers

to discuss the need and usefulness of a similar month-long holiday to celebrate poetry.

Courtesy West Hempstead School District; compiled by Nakeem Grant

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Public Notices 2014, an amount not to exceed Two Million Eighty Thousand Dollars ($2,080,000.00) to undertake and perform the following school building and district-wide site improvements, renovations and/or alterations to commence during the 2020-2021 school year (“Project”), substantially as described in a memorandum report prepared by the District’s architects (“Report”), on file and available for public inspection in the office of the District Clerk, all at no additional cost to District taxpayers: certain capital improvements, construction, reconstruction, renovations and/or alterations in all District buildings and facilities and the sites thereof, including (1) installation of new High School baseball field with synthetic turf infield, grass outfield, and associated site work including drainage, fencing, dugout structures, and batting cages/bullpens, (2) additional site upgrades including installation of synthetic turf with inlaid logo on hill near Varsity Football Field, parking lot entrance sign at High School, flag pole at Center Field Varsity Baseball field, dugout furnishings including bat rack/helmet rack for Varsity Baseball Field, and audio-visual equipment related to Varsity Baseball Field, and (3) roof repair and remediation work at the High School, including (as and where necessary) furnishings, equipment, machinery, demolition, and other work in connection therewith, as well as preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof; provided that the costs of the components of the Project as set forth in the Report may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District and no material change shall be made in the scope of the Project.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the voting shall be on voting machines and the polls will remain open from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their ballots. The condensed form of the budget proposition and the text of all other propositions to appear on the voting machines and a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the school year 2021-2022, specifying the purposes and the amount for each, will be prepared and copies thereof will be

made available, upon request, to any resident in the district at each school house in the district in which school is maintained from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. during the 14 days immediately preceding said election of May 18, 2021, excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays, and at such annual election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the district is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the election shall be held in accordance with the Rules of the Conduct of Meetings and Elections adopted by the Board.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the nominations for the office of Board of Education member shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, and filed in the District Clerk’s Office, in the Administration Building, 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, N.Y., from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., not later than the 30th day preceding election, this year April 19, 2021. Such petition shall state the specific vacancy on the Board for which the candidate is nominated, which description shall include at least the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent, if any. Each vacancy shall be considered a separate office and a separate petition shall be required to nominate a candidate to each separate office.

No person shall be nominated for more than one separate office.

However, a nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his unwillingness to serve.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any proposition or question to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted, in writing, by petition subscribed by at least 100 qualified voters of the District and filed in the District Clerk’s Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., not later than 30 days preceding the meeting or election at which such question or proposition shall be voted

upon, this year April 19, 2021, except that this rule shall not apply to those questions or propositions which are required to be stated in the published or posted notice of the meeting or to those propositions or questions which the Board of Education has authority by law to present at any annual or special meeting of the district.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Registration shall meet on Thursday, April 15, 2021, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the Malverne High School Lobby and at the District Administration Building from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and on Thursday, May 13, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters for said annual district election, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon the such registry provided that, at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he/she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the annual district elections for which such register is prepared.

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

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Registration will further meet during the Annual District Election on May 18, 2021 to prepare a register for District meetings or elections to be held after May 18, 2021. The Register shall be filed in the District Clerk’s Office where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the five days prior to the election, except Sunday, and at the polling place on election day.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots for election of school board members and for voting on the school budget are to be completed on a form prescribed by the state board of elections and may be obtained by visiting the New York

State Education Department’s Website (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), or by contacting the District Clerk by email (lridley@malverne.k12.ny. us) or phone (516-887-6483).

Completed applications must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the applicant, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the applicant or to his or her designated agent.

Absentee ballot applications will not be accepted by the District Clerk before April 19, 2021. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the District Clerk’s office on each of the five days prior to the election except Sunday, and by appointment only between the hours 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on the Saturday prior to the election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, any person serving in the military, including spouses and dependents, may register to vote in the upcoming school district election.

A military voter who is a qualified voter of the District may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk by telephone (516-887-6483), facsimile (516-596-2910), email (lridley@malverne.k12.ny. us), mail (District Clerk, Malverne UFSD, Administration Building, 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY 11565), or in person (during regular office hours or between the hours of 9:30AM and 2:30PM). A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District by also contacting the District Clerk.

Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021.

Military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021 if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of the polls on May 18, 2021 if postmarked or endorsed by an agency of the United States government. A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military

ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special meeting ther0eof within 24 hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating and declaring said results; that the Board hereby designates itself to be set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law, §2019-a, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board.

Dated: March 9, 2021

BY ORDER OF BOARD OF EDUCATION MALVERNE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK ___________________ LISA RIDLEY DISTRICT CLERK 125247 LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE ELECCIÓN DEL DISTRITO ANUAL Y AUDIENCIA DEL PRESUPUESTO DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR UNION FREE DE MALVERNE, PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO de que la reunión anual de votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Union Free de Malverne, Ciudad de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, se llevará a cabo el 18 de mayo de 2021 a las 9:00 p.m. en el gimnasio de la Howard T. Herber Middle School, Ocean Avenue, Malverne, N.Y., en dicho Distrito Escolar para la transacción de los negocios autorizados por la ley.

POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO de que la Audiencia sobre el presupuesto se llevará a cabo el 11 de mayo de 2021 a las 8:00 p.m. en el Malverne Performance Art Center, 80 Ocean Avenue, Malverne, N.Y. con el propósito de discutir los fondos para el Presupuesto Escolar 2021-2022 propuesto. La audiencia de presupuesto se puede ver en el siguiente sitio web: www.malverneschoolslive .com POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA de que la votación sobre la asignación de los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos necesarios para el año escolar 2021-2022, sobre todas las proposiciones debidamente presentadas ante la Junta de Educación y para llenar dos (2) vacantes en la Junta de Educación se llevará a cabo en el gimnasio de la Howard T. Herber Middle School el martes 18 de mayo de 2021, de 7:00 am a 9:00

pm Los votantes calificados llenarán las siguientes dos vacantes: la oficina de Phyllis M. Tinsley y Danielle Hopkins, miembros actuales de la Junta de Educación, cuyos mandatos vencen el 30 de junio de 2021 y por dos nuevos mandatos que comienzan el 1 de julio de 2021 y expiran el 30 de junio de 2025. Los votantes calificados también votarán sobre las siguientes proposiciones.

PROPOSICIÓN NÚM. 1 Se resolvió que se adopte el Presupuesto propuesto del Distrito Escolar Union Free de Malverne de la ciudad de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, Estado de Nueva York para el año fiscal 2021-2022 y que el monto de dicho presupuesto se aumente mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible. del Distrito Escolar después de deducir primero el dinero disponible de la Ayuda Estatal y otras fuentes.

PROPOSICIÓN NÚM. 2 (Propuesta de Gastos del Fondo de Reserva de Capital): SE RESUELVE: Que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Union Free de Malverne (“Distrito”) sea autorizado por la presente a apropiar y gastar del Fondo de Reserva de Capital II del Distrito, establecido por los votantes del Distrito el 20 de mayo de 2014, una cantidad no exceder los dos millones ochenta mil dólares ($2,080,000.00) para emprender y realizar las siguientes mejoras, renovaciones y/o alteraciones del edificio escolar y del sitio en todo el distrito para comenzar durante el año escolar 2020-2021 (“Proyecto”), sustancialmente como se describe en un informe de memorando preparado por los arquitectos del Distrito (“Informe”), archivado y disponible para inspección pública en la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito, todo sin costo adicional para los contribuyentes del Distrito: ciertas mejoras de capital, construcción, reconstrucción, renovaciones y/o alteraciones en todos los edificios e instalaciones del Distrito y los sitios de los mismos, incluyendo (1) la instalación de un nuevo campo de béisbol de la High School con césped sintético, campo de césped y césped artificial trabajo en el sitio asociado que incluye drenaje, cercas, estructuras de dugout y jaulas de bateo/bullpens, (2) mejoras adicionales del sitio, incluyendo la instalación de césped sintético con el logotipo incrustado en la colina cerca del campo de fútbol universitario, letrero de entrada al estacionamiento en la High School, asta de

bandera en el centro Campo de béisbol del equipo universitario, mobiliario del dugout, incluyendo el bastidor para bates/bastidor del casco para el campo de béisbol del equipo universitario, y equipo audiovisual relacionado con el campo de béisbol universitario, y (3) trabajos de reparación y remediación del techo en la High School, que incluyen (según y donde sea necesario) mobiliario, equipo, maquinaria, demolición y otros trabajos relacionados con los mismos, así como los costos preliminares y los costos incidentales a los mismos y su financiamiento; siempre que los costos de los componentes del Proyecto como se establece en el Informe se puedan reasignar entre dichos componentes si la Junta de Educación determina que dicha reasignación es en el mejor interés del Distrito y no se hará ningún cambio material en el alcance del proyecto.

TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que la votación se realizará en máquinas de votación y las urnas permanecerán abiertas desde las 7:00 a.m. hasta las 9:00 p.m. y tanto tiempo como sea necesario para que los votantes presentes en ese momento puedan emitir sus votos. La forma condensada de la proposición del presupuesto y el texto de todas las demás proposiciónes que aparecerán en las máquinas de votación y una declaración detallada por escrito de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año escolar 2021-2022, especificando los propósitos y la cantidad para cada uno, se preparará y las copias de los mismos estarán disponibles, a pedido, para cualquier residente en el distrito en cada escuela en el distrito en el que se mantiene la escuela de 9:00 am a 3:00 pm durante los 14 días inmediatamente anteriores a dicha elección del 18 de mayo de 2021, excluyendo sábados, domingos y días feriados, y en dicha elección anual.

TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley de impuestos sobre la propiedad inmobiliaria, el distrito debe adjuntar a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención.

Dicho informe de exención, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará el valor total de tasación en la lista de tasación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario que está exento de impuestos, enumerará todos los tipos de exenciones otorgadas por la autoridad estatutaria y

MALVERNE/WEST HEMPSTEAD HERALD — April 15, 2021

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION AND BUDGET HEARING OF MALVERNE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting of the qualified voters of the Malverne Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, will be held on May 18, 2021, at 9:00 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Howard T. Herber Middle School, Ocean Avenue, Malverne, N.Y., in said School District for the transaction of such business as is authorized by law.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Budget Hearing will be held on May 11, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. at the Malverne Performance Art Center, 80 Ocean Avenue, Malverne, N.Y. for the purposes of discussing funds for the proposed 2021-2022 School Budget.

The Budget Hearing may be viewed at the following website: www.malverneschoolslive .com PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the vote upon the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary expenditures for the school year 2021-2022, on all propositions duly filed with the Board of Education, and to fill two (2) vacancies on the Board of Education shall be held in the gymnasium of the Howard T. Herber Middle School on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The qualified voters shall fill the following two vacancies: the office of Phyllis M. Tinsley and Danielle Hopkins, current members of the Board of Education which terms expire on June 30, 2021, and for two new terms commencing on July 1, 2021 and expiring on June 30, 2025. The qualified voters shall also vote upon the following propositions.

PROPOSITION NO. 1 Resolved that the proposed Budget of the Malverne Union Free School District of the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York for the fiscal year 2021-2022 be adopted and that the amount of said budget be raised by tax upon the taxable property of the School District after first deducting the monies available from the State Aid and other sources.

PROPOSITION NO. 2 (Capital Reserve Fund Expenditure Proposition): RESOLVED: That the Board of Education of the Malverne Union Free School District (“District”) be hereby authorized to appropriate and expend from the District’s Capital Reserve Fund II, established by the voters of the District on May 20,

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mostrará el impacto acumulado del tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pagos en lugar de impuestos y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas.

TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que la elección se llevará a cabo de acuerdo con las Reglas de Conducta de Reuniones y Elecciones aprovadas por la Junta.

TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que las nominaciones para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación se harán mediante una petición suscrita por al menos 25 votantes calificados del Distrito, y se presentarán en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito, en el Edificio de Administración, 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY, de 9:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m., A más tardar el trigésimo día anterior a la elección, este año 19 de abril de 2021. Dicha petición deberá indicar la vacante específica en la Junta para la cual el candidato está nominado, cuya descripción incluirá al menos la duración del mandato y el nombre del último titular, si lo hubiera. Cada vacante se considerará una oficina separada y se requerirá una petición separada para nominar un candidato para cada oficina separada.

Ninguna persona podrá ser nominada para más de un cargo separado. Sin embargo, la Junta de Educación puede rechazar una nominación si el candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara que no está dispuesto a servir.

TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS de que cualquier proposiciones o pregunta que se coloque en las máquinas de votación deberá presentarse, por escrito, mediante petición suscrita por al menos 100 votantes calificados del Distrito y presentada en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito entre las 9:00 am y las 5:00pm, a más tardar 30 días antes de la reunión o elección en la que se votará dicha pregunta o proposición, este año 19 de abril de 2021, excepto que esta regla no se aplicará a aquellas preguntas o proposiciones que se requieran que se establezcan en el aviso publicado o publicado de la reunión o aquellas proposiciones o preguntas que la Junta de Educación tiene autoridad por ley para presentar en cualquier reunión anual o especial del distrito.

TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS de que la Junta de Registro se reunirá el jueves 15 de abril de 2021, de 8:30 am a 11:30 am, en el lobby de la Malverne High School y en el edificio de administración del distrito de 11:30 am a 3:30 pm, y

el jueves 13 de mayo de 2021 de 9:00 am a 1:00 pm, con el propósito de preparar un padrón de votantes calificados para dicha elección distrital anual, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho al nombre colocado en dicho registro siempre que, en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro, se sepa, o se pruebe a satisfacción de la Junta de Registro, que tiene derecho a votar en las elecciones anuales de distrito en ese momento o en el future para lo cual se prepara dicho registro.

TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que el registro incluirá: (1) todos los votantes calificados del Distrito que se presentarán personalmente para el registro; (2) todos los votantes previamente calificados del Distrito que se hayan registrado previamente para cualquier reunión o elección anual o especial del Distrito y que hayan votado en cualquier reunión o elección anual o especial del Distrito celebrada o conducida dentro de los cuatro años (2017-2020) anteriores a la preparación de dicho registro; y (3) los votantes registrados permanentemente en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau.

TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS de que la Junta de Registro se reunirá durante la Elección Anual de Distrito el 18 de mayo de 2021 para preparar un registro para las reuniones del Distrito o las elecciones que se llevarán a cabo después del 18 de mayo de 2021.

El Registro se archivará en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito donde estará abierto para la inspección de cualquier votante calificado de 9:30 am a 1:30 pm los cinco días anteriores a la elección, excepto el domingo, y en el lugar de votación el día de la elección.

TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que las solicitudes de boletas ausentes para la elección de miembros de la junta escolar y para votar sobre el presupuesto escolar deben completarse en un formulario prescrito por la junta electoral estatal y pueden obtenerse visitando el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del Estado de Nueva York (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), o comunicándose con la Secretaria del Distrito por correo electrónico (lridley@malverne.k12.ny. us) o por teléfono (516-887-6483).

Las solicitudes completas deben recibirse al menos

siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta se enviará por correo al solicitante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta se entregará personalmente al solicitante oa su agente designado. La secretaria del distrito no aceptará las solicitudes de boleta de voto ausente antes del 19 de abril de 2021. En la oficina de la secretaria de distrito estará disponible una lista de todas las personas a las que se les haya emitido el voto ausente en cada uno de los cinco días anteriores a la elección, excepto los domingos y sólo con cita previa entre las 9:00 am y las 12:00 del mediodía del sábado anterior a la elección.

TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2018-d, cualquier persona que preste servicio en las fuerzas armadas, incluyendo los cónyuges y dependientes, puede registrarse para votar en las próximas elecciones del distrito escolar. Un votante militar que sea un votante calificado del Distrito puede obtener un formulario de registro comunicándose con la Secretaria del Distrito por teléfono (516-887-6483), fax (516-596-2910), correo electrónico (lridley@malverne.k12.ny. us), correo (Secretaria de distrito, Malverne UFSD, edificio de administración, 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY 11565), o en persona (durante el horario regular de oficina o entre las 9:30 a.m. y las 2:30 p.m.). Un votante militar que esté debidamente registrado puede solicitar una boleta militar solicitando una solicitud al Distrito y también comunicándose con la Secretaria del Distrito. Las solicitudes completadas deben entregarse personalmente o enviarse por correo la secretaria del distrito y recibirse a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 22 de abril de 2021.

Las boletas militares deben recibirse antes de las 5:00 p.m. el 18 de mayo de 2021 si está firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección, o no posterior al cierre de las urnas el 18 de mayo de 2021 si tiene matasellos o endosamiento de una agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Un votante militar puede designar una preferencia para recibir un formulario de registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico en la solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta.

TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS de que esta Junta convocará una reunión especial dentro

de las 24 horas posteriores a la presentación ante la Secretaria de Distrito de un informe escrito de los resultados de la boleta con el propósito de examinar, tabular y declarar dichos resultados; que la Junta se designa a sí misma como un grupo de secretarios electorales para emitir y escrutar los votos de conformidad con la Ley de Educación, §2019-a, subdivisión 2b en dicha reunión especial de la Junta.

Fecha: Marzo 9, 2021 POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR UNION FREE DE MALVERNE PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK ___________________ LISA RIDLEY SECRETARIA DEL DISTRITO 125249

Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the MALVERNE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on Monday, April 26, 2021 at the MALVERNE VILLAGE HALL, 99 Church Street, Malverne, New York 11565 and will decision the following case at 7:30 PM: Indranie Mangra 96 Horton Street; Residential “A” District Building Permit Application No.:2020-0880/Zoning Application No.:2020-0684 Proposes to construct a new 2414 gross sq. ft. single family two story dwelling over full finished basement for habitable space; with a total floor area ratio (FAR) of 44.0% where the maximum allowable is 40.0%; with a total lot coverage of 26.24% where the maximum allowable is 25.0%; and the nonconforming structure is being enlarged or extended.

BY ORDER OF THE MALVERE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF MALVERNE Averil Smith, Village Clerk Dated: April 9, 2021 125519 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 4th day of May, 2021, at 10:30

o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 202-1 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE and REPEAL “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at the following locations: ELMONT CHELSEA STREET (TH 58/21) South Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point 101 feet east of the east curbline of Arthur Street east for a distance of 40 feet.

ROOSEVELT ALLERS BOULEVARD (TH 84/21) North Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Newton Place east for a distance of 35 feet.

NEWTON PLACE (TH 84/21) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of Allers Boulevard north for a distance of 35 feet.

WHITEHOUSE AVENUE (TH 86/21) South Side NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Brookside Avenue east for a distance of 35 feet.

WHITEHOUSE AVENUE (TH 86/21) North Side NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Brookside Avenue east for a distance of 35 feet.

WHITEHOUSE AVENUE (TH 86/21) South Side NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Pennsylvania Avenue west for a distance of 30 feet.

WHITEHOUSE AVENUE (TH 86/21) North Side NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Pennsylvania Avenue west for a distance of 25 feet.

WANTAGH DEMOTT AVENUE (TH 76/21) South Side NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Wantagh Avenue east for a distance of 30 feet.

WEST HEMPSTEAD HAWTHORNE STREET (TH 69/21) North Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Nassau Boulevard west for a distance of 30 feet.

HAWTHORNE STREET (TH 69/21) South Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Nassau Boulevard west for a distance of 30 feet.

NASSAU BOULEVARD (TH 69/21) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of Hawthorne Street north for a distance of 35 feet.

NASSAU BOULEVARD (TH 69/21) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the south curbline of Hawthorne Street south for a distance of 39 feet.

ALSO, to REPEAL from Section 202-1 “PARKING OR STANDING

PROHIBITIONS” from the following locations: FRANKLIN SQUARE HEWLETT STREET (TH 195/03) West Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME starting at a point 90 feet south of a point opposite the southeast corner of Gehrig Avenue south for 55 feet.

(Adopted 4/27/04) It may be viewed on the Hempstead website, at www.hempsteadny.gov ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard in person in accordance with applicable social distancing regulations, or real time telephonic communication, see instructions at www.hempsteadny.gov Dated: April 14, 2021 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 125502 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 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 4th day of May, 2021, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Chapter 202 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE and REPEAL “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at the following locations: ELMONT Section 202-19 CHELSEA STREET (TH 58/21) South Side - NO PARKING 12 MIDNIGHT TO 8 AM - starting at the east curbline of Arthur Street east for a distance of 101 feet.

LIDO BEACH Section 202-2 GREENWAY ROAD (TH 79/21) East Side - NO PARKING 9 AM TO 4 PM MAY 23rd - SEPTEMBER 8th - starting at a point 165 feet south of the south curbline of Clover Lane south for a distance of 114 feet.

(NR) MALVERNE Section 202-33 ATLAS AVENUE (TH 21/21) South Side - NO PARKING 5 AM TO 10 AM - starting at a point 45 feet west of the west curbline of Hempstead Avenue then west for a distance of 48 feet.

ATLAS AVENUE (TH 21/21) South Side - NO PARKING 5 AM TO 10 AM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 93 feet west of the west curbline of Hempstead Avenue then west for a distance of 93 feet.

ATLAS AVENUE (TH 21/21/) South Side - NO PARKING 5 AM TO 10 AM - starting at a point 186 feet west of the west curbline of Hempstead Avenue then west for a distance of 132 feet.

MERRICK Section 202-11 ORR STREET (TH 45/21) West Side - TWO HOUR PARKING 8 AM TO 4 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 70 feet north of the roadway termination then north for a distance of 122 feet.

ROOSEVELT Section 202-6 BABYLON TURNPIKE (TH 81/21) West Side - NO PARKING MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 AM TO 4 PM SCHOOL DAYS EXCEPT SCHOOL BUSES starting at a point 22 feet north of the north curbline of Pleasant Avenue then north for a distance of 240 feet.

UNIONDALE Section 202-12 TERRELL PLACE (TH 392/20) North Side - 15 MINUTE PARKING BETWEEN SIGNS starting at a point 30 feet west of the west curbline of Uniondale Avenue west for a distance of 60 feet.

ALSO, to REPEAL from Chapter 202 “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking from the following locations: ELMONT Section 202-19 CHELSEA STREET (TH 369/87) South Side - NO PARKING 12 MIDNIGHT TO 8 AM - starting at the east curbline of Arthur Avenue east to its termination.

(Adopted 1/12/88) LIDO BEACH Section 202-2 GREENWAY ROAD (TH 494/15) East Side - NO PARKING 9 AM - 4 PM MAY 23 - SEPTEMBER 8 starting at a point 165 feet south of the south curbline of Clover Lane south for a distance of 177 feet. (Adopted 11/24/15) (NR) MALVERNE Section 202-33 ATLAS AVENUE (TH 330/10) South Side - NO PARKING 5 AM TO 10 AM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS starting at a point 30 feet west of the west curbline of Hempstead Avenue west for a distance of 310 feet.

(Adopted 1/25/11) MERRICK Section 202-11 ORR STREET (TH 365/06) West Side - TWO HOUR PARKING 8 AM TO 4 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS -

starting at a point 68 feet north of the roadway terminus north for a distance of 34 feet.

(Adopted 9/19/06) ROOSEVELT Section 202-6 BABYLON TURNPIKE (TH 310/18) West Side - ONE HOUR PARKING 7 AM TO 7 PM EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 22 feet north of the north curbline of Pleasant Avenue then north for a distance of 240 feet.

(Adopted 9/20/18) (NR) VALLEY STREAM Section 202-18 BIRCHWOOD DRIVE WEST (TH 81/01) West Side - NO PARKING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS - starting from a point opposite the southeast curbline of Birchwood Drive South north for a distance of 47 feet. (Adopted 5/22/01) It may be viewed on the Hempstead website, at www.hempsteadny.gov ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard in person in accordance with applicable social distancing regulations, or real time telephonic communication, see instructions at www.hempsteadny.gov Dated: April 14, 2021 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 125501 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE Notice is hereby given that commencing on May 5, 2021, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by May 3rd , 2021 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property.

Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six-month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code.

Island Harvest expands to larger location will help provide Long Islanders faced with poverty and food insecurity with the resources necessary to lift them from uncertainty to stability,” Randi Shubin Dresner, Island Harvest president and chief executive officer, said in a statement.

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Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale.

Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucount y n y. g o v / 5 2 6 / C o u n t y Treasurer Should the Treasurer determine that an inperson auction shall be held, same will commence on the 5th day of May 2021 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer.

A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: http://www.nassaucounty ny.gov/DocumentCenter/ View/32293 A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before April 22, 2021.

Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities.

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Dated: March 26,2021 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, York ___________________ TERMS OF SALE Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts.

However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.

The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership.

The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed.

The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy

estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.

The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid.

Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

Furthermore, as to the bidding, 1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive

advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates.

2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates.

3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid.

4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited.

Dated: March 26, 2021 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York 125376

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er to Long Islanders facing food insecurity when needed and provide specialized and targeted services to people across Long Island.”

Shubin Dresner joined Island Harvest in May 2001. The organization itself was founded 30 years ago by Rockville Centre native Linda Breitstone.

“I think it’s wonderful,” Breitstone, who now lives in Hawaii, said of the expansion.

“I think the more people they can feed the better, and it’s also creating jobs for the people that work at Island Harvest.”

More community involvement, she said, creates more awareness of the need to help those experiencing food insecurity.

If people aren’t volunteering or remain disconnected, they “kind of have blinders on and don’t understand that people right in their community are hungry,” she continued.

It’s good news for area food pantries.

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of these pantries, once self-sufficient, have depended upon help from Island Harvest.

“Everyone got inundated and didn’t have enough food for the people that were coming out of the woodwork,” said Karen LaSorsa, Nassau County agency relations coordinator. She oversees, trains and monitors every pantry that works with Island Harvest. “Seniors were told not to leave the house and didn’t know how they would get food.”

In 2019, Island Harvest distributed more than 10 million pounds of food, personal

care items and household products to more than 300,000 residents across Nassau and Suffolk counties before the coronavirus pandemic.

During Covid-19, Island Harvest nearly doubled its service and support, helping more than 550,000 Long Island families who found themselves food-insecure from job losses and other economic factors.

Shubin Dresner said in an interview that she is also looking forward to further expanding the non-profit’s outreach with the acquisition of the new building. Warehousing and distribution will use 23,000 square feet of the new building, with 20,000 square feet for administrative and program services.

One of the targeted services that Island Harvest started is an education outreach program. Shubin Dresner said that the program was an effort that had been discussed for years.

“As the proverb goes: ‘Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Teach a man how to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime,’” she said. “This is a way to help our neighbors in need.”

Island Harvest’s new building will enable the food bank to expand its social service-related programs, including nutrition education, benefits assistance and workforce development, which Shubin Dresner said she is particularly excited about. And the state-of-the-art refrigerator/freezer will increase the availability of perishable foods, such as fruit and vegetables, dairy products and meats.

Allocating Covid-19 funds for local organizations

By C. William Gaylor As part of the recently passed American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Nassau County will receive almost $400 million to be used for COVID-19 relief.

Recently, I joined with my colleagues in the Legislative Majority calling on the county to establish a separate relief fund specifically targeted to help veteran, fraternal and other community organizations that own buildings and are struggling due to the pandemic.

Since the onset of the coronavirus, these organizations have not been eligible for any kind of federal assistance or loan programs. As a result, many are facing major difficulties in paying rent, property taxes, utility bills and other necessary maintenance on their venues due to a lack of income because the pandemic has forced cancellation of events.

While some of the restrictions are beginning to ease, fraternal organizations are nowhere near pre-pandemic levels and there’s no indication that will happen any time soon. Things are so dire for some that they might be forced to sell their buildings due to the loss in revenues they have suffered.

The Legislature’s plan for a community organization Covid-19 relief fund would

be in two parts. The first would reimburse these organizations for the money they have lost over the last year when they could not be open for business. The second part would be the implementation of ongoing relief grants, which would be provided to these organizations until the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic are fully lifted.

Veterans and fraternal halls are part of the fabric of our community. As a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, I know firsthand the important role these facilities serve. The current administration will have some important decisions to make concerning where and how to best spend the millions for Covid-19 relief they will receive. Helping these organizations should be among the top priorities.

I will continue my efforts to advocate for our proposed relief fund that will assist these types of venues as they await the time when they will be allowed to fully use their buildings for events and other activities.

Bill Gaylor is a county legislator for Legislative District 6, which comprises Malverne, Lynbrook, North Lynbrook, Valley Stream and portions of Rockville Centre, Hewlett, Franklin Square and Woodmere.

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Part of the deck will be over our roof, and part will extend into our backyard and give shade to our patio.

A contractor we called said we need plans first, and that he would make the deck attach to the back of the house with something he called a “ledger.” We looked it up, and were wondering if there was another way, since we would have to remove the gutters we just paid a lot of money to install. We wanted the deck to be above the gutter so we could use the gutter for our roof to drain into; otherwise the water will just pour onto our patio from underneath. What do you suggest?

A. As I wrote previously, you have the design issues with water and movement prevention, considering wind, rain, sun and fire. You have zoning and building code issues to resolve, and you have the cost issue, which is tied to everything else.

The reason for the background answers in those two columns is that you onte eeper need to know that the attached deck — any attached deck — can cause damage to the house if not done in such a way that it’s strong, and yet can still break away, if necessary, to avoid pulling the house wall with it.

If I hadn’t seen demonstrations of storms in which people left their security cameras running, I also wouldn’t imagine, but you can clearly see, the deck twisting in strong winds, wrenching loose and pulling the side wall of the home outward. I watched in near disbelief as the home, minus the wall, with the interior exposed, begin to lose the roof, which waffled up and down for few seconds before pealing off like the lid of a soup can and flying away like a kite. Coupled with my own experience of living through a Fourth of July tornado that killed 40 people and ripped off the side of our brick home, I know this is very real and can happen in an instant. That experience inspired me to tell others of the dangers.

When footage of the recent storms in Alabama was broadcast, I’m sure most people were focused on the belongings and cars strewn all over. I was looking for metal connectors at the roof and wall connections. I didn’t see a single one in any of those videos. The connectors don’t prevent pullapart, but they do resist it, and allow people time to shelter and possibly hold enough of the home together to make the difference between life and death.

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resident Biden’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure plan is remarkable for its ambition and breadth and for taking significant steps to address historic racial inequities.

The president deserves great credit for recognizing, confronting and trying to tackle those inequities. As the plan evolves, it should focus further on how it will reduce racial segregation, the foundation of the inequities, and not just fix up the segregated communities that are so prominent in our nation’s landscape.

ELAINE The Biden plan includes $20 billion GRoSS for a new program to reconnect neighborhoods cut off by historic transportation investment inequities. That will rightly undo past harm.

The plan recognizes that people of color and low-income people are more likely to live in areas most vulnerable to flooding and other climate-change-related weather events, and it targets investments to support infrastructure there. It invests $100 billion to upgrade and build new public schools, noting that “we can’t close the opportunity gap if low-income kids go to school in buildings that undermine health and safety.”

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segregated communities is a worthy priority, and much should be done in the short term. But the core problem that requires addressing is the historic and structural discrimination and segregation that fuel inequity. Should these populations have to remain in the flood areas?

Shouldn’t they have access to other communities, too?

In some instances, fixing up segregated schools is long overdue. But what else is happening to encourage integrated schools? New school buildings can provide important incentives to encourage crossing of neighborhood borders.

The infrastructure plan highlights the severe shortage of affordable housing in America, and invests $213 billion to produce, preserve and retrofit more than two million affordable and sustainable places to live. It pairs this investment with an innovative new approach to eliminate state and local exclusionary zoning laws, which play a vital role in housing discrimination and thus residential and school segregation.

“For decades,” the plan states, “exclusionary zoning laws — like minimum lot sizes, mandatory parking requirements and prohibitions on multifamily housing — have inflated housing and construction costs and locked families out of areas with more opportunities. President Biden is calling on Congress to enact an innovative, new

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competitive grant program that awards flexible and attractive funding to jurisdictions that take concrete steps to eliminate such needless barriers to producing affordable housing.”

Exclusionary zoning often seems superficially innocuous. “It’s about density, not racism,” goes the argument. But its impact is to reduce options for more affordable housing and, therefore, a more diverse population. In some cases, it is specifically designed to give preference to those who already live in largely white communities.

Two examples in New York highlight the problem.

In 2014, the federal government sued the Town of Oyster Bay over two housing programs created to develop below-market-rate housing for first-time homeowners and older adults.

The programs discriminated against African-Americans, because the initiatives gave preference to residents of the predominantly white town. Very few African-Americans (3 percent of residents) lived in the town at the time, and fewer than 1 percent of Black families living there were eligible for the program. Income-eligible Black residents nearby were blocked from participating.

That is exclusionary zoning — and it is, in effect, racist.

In a separate case in Westchester County, a False Claims Act lawsuit by the Anti-Dis-

he $2 trillion plan recognizes historic inequities in transportation.

crimination Center targeted exclusionary zoning. It resulted in Westchester settling the case and entering into a 2009 consent decree. As the center describes the outcome, “Westchester was prohibited from ignoring either the residential racial segregation that continues to plague it, or the municipal resistance to affordable housing development that stymies the possibility of changing those patterns.”

The impact of exclusionary zoning is amplified by the fact that it does not exist in a vacuum. It is one aspect of a broader pattern of local control that derives from home rule — specific powers delegated by states to local municipalities. Those powers transfer to localities control of land use, public services and community benefits. In the context of predominantly white communities, local control provides the power to exclude. I have explored that further in a separate essay on “Housing Discrimination and Local Control.”

Biden is right to address racial inequities with his infrastructure plan. He deserves praise for taking an innovative approach to tackling exclusionary zoning.

What is needed now is a closer look at whether the plan overall does enough to dismantle racial segregation and the disparities it produces. It is a difficult balance.

Keep what we have and make it better, or implement real transformation.

Elaine Gross is president of ERASE Racism, the Long Island-based regional civil rights organization.

Pandemic of 1918 pushed off the front pages

y husband’s father was 14 and living in New York during the pandemic of 1918, sometimes known as the Spanish flu. He must have had memories of the time; surely he knew people who died in Brooklyn, where he lived. Yet according to my husband, his parents never mentioned the epidemic, which killed upward of 60 million people worldwide. My grandparents never talked about it, either. In 1918 they were in their 20s, and also lived in Brooklyn.

On a personal level and in the RANDI press, there was a KREISS kind of collective amnesia about the pandemic, some say because the horror was overwhelming.

In 2005, when I read “Wickett’s Remedy,” a novel about the pandemic by Myla Goldberg, I was amazed that a catastrophic epidemic had swept through this country so recently. Goldberg’s historical fiction told the tale not in the cold numbers of the body count, but in the arresting details of a community under siege — a study of how people behave in the grip of unyielding suffering. It

seems especially relevant now.

The Spanish flu was a novel virus, like Covid-19. No one had immunity, and it surged through the city tenements, wiping out entire families. Hospitals had to set up tents outdoors, because they were filled beyond capacity. Bodies piled up on the streets of Philadelphia. There was no known cause and no cure. The virus traveled around the world on troop ships carrying soldiers to World War I battlegrounds.

Like today, there was plenty of fake news about miracle cures and remedies. In Brooklyn, a group of chiropractors took out an ad in the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper, touting spinal adjustments as a cure for the disease. Their ad read in part, “If you catch cold easily and throw it off slowly, it indicates a lowered nervous vigor that must be corrected. … The cause lies in the derangement of that sensitive part of the anatomy, the spine. Spinal adjustments by a chiropractor, trained and skillful, will correct this condition.” Hydroxychloroquine, anyone?

The same paper reported on Oct. 4, 1918, that 135 men appeared in court after being caught spitting in the street. The magistrate “imposed a fine of $1 on each of the defen-

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dants and told them that with an influenza epidemic on hand they ought to be more careful.”

On Oct. 15, the Eagle reported that there had been some 500,000 cases of Spanish flu in New York City. Low-cost meals were being prepared and distributed from an empty storefront in downtown Brooklyn. Then, as now, reckless behavior sometimes led to a spike in cases.

In Eastport, Long Island, folks thought the worst was over, so they planned a celebration.

The paper reported, “Flu was at party, epidemic follows.”

Apparently there were only 15 glasses for more than 500 guests at the shindig, and it became a “superspreader” event.

Eventually, even without a vaccine, without the medical interventions we have now, the cases of flu just started to drop, and the disease disappeared, with very little press coverage.

It has been suggested that one reason people buried the memories with the bodies was that an even bigger tragedy was strutting on the world stage and grabbing the headlines: World War I. President Woodrow Wilson never made a public comment about the pandemic. There was no federal

he ‘deadliest event in all of human history’ brought about a collective amnesia.

response to the disease, no Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So it played out quietly in towns and cities across the country.

Yet “The 1918 influenza pandemic was the deadliest event in all of human history,” David M. Morens, an epidemiologist at the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in 2006. “It killed more people than any war, any pandemic, the Black Death, AIDS, you can pick your terrible event.”

The 1918 flu killed some 675,000 Americans, according to the CDC. It is estimated that one-third of the world’s population became infected with the virus.

I want to know more about how people got through the worst of it. How did they cope with the loss of life on such an epic scale? The Covid-19 death toll in America stands at 560,000 and counting, gaining on the 1918 death toll.

Now we are the witnesses. Our duty is to keep the records of this time, the data and the eyewitness accounts, our personal stories. Contemporaneous newspaper accounts, the first drafts of history, along with the remarkable scientific advances we have seen, will help us prepare for the next pandemic when it strikes.

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

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Support the Mother Nature Bond Act

t the turn of the 20th century, environmental protection meant preserving wilderness so future generations might know nature as the great environmentalists Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir knew it — bountiful and largely pristine.

Some 120 years later, saving wild tracts of land remains a central focus of the burgeoning environmental movement, but there’s an added mission: preparing for the eventuality of climate change, the slow heating of the earth over time.

New York state took a major step forward recently when Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature included a $3 billion proposal, called the Restore Mother Nature Bond Act, in the state budget.

Bravo to State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, and Assemblyman Steve Englebright, a Democrat from Setauket, for working to push through this measure as chairmen of the Environmental Conservation committees in their respective chambers.

State residents will vote on the bond act in the November general election. We’re throwing our hat in the ring early on this one: We encourage people to approve this measure.

In addition to protecting forested lands, particularly those that help preserve our drinking water supply, the bond act would allocate at least $1 billion for projects to help protect Long Island and New York City from future flooding caused by global warming.

More than half-century’s worth of scientific data, accumulated by federal agen-

cies like the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA, point to a disturbing, and increasingly undeniable, trend: The earth is heating up, causing massive ice shelves in the Antarctic and Greenland to melt into the oceans, raising sea levels across the world.

That spells potential disaster for Long Island. We are, after all, an island surrounded by oceanic waters. We might be able to cope with a one-foot rise in sea level. If the oceans were to rise three or more feet — as many leading scientists predict — that could put whole swaths of our shoreline underwater, if we don’t act now to bolster our shoreline defenses.

We can’t afford to stick our heads in the sand of our pristine white beaches and hope for the best. Those beaches may not exist in the future if we do.

Beyond undertaking flood-mitigation projects, the bond act would allot up to $700 million for green-energy projects intended to slow the rate of global warming. Traditional power plants that burn coal, oil and natural gas emit massive amounts of carbon dioxide — the main driver of climate change — into the atmosphere. Green-energy sources — wind, solar and geothermal — emit nothing.

That is, they are carbon-free.

Green energy represents our future.

Now, not later, is the time to begin transitioning to a carbon-free energy grid.

There are sound reasons beyond fighting climate change to do so. Coal and oil were once plentiful resources in the United States, but not anymore. They may not have dried up yet, but every day that we

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letters The joke was on my clients — and staff To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s April Fools column “Dogs on Long Island get a leg up on Covid” (April 1-7): Obviously, Randi is a very persuasive and skilled writer. Also obviously, some people don’t read her columns to the end — or even very carefully.

I’ve been practicing veterinary medicine for 27 years. Two Mondays ago — my regular day off — two of my staff members texted me, all upset. Two pet owners had called our office, insisting that they be able to pick up the new Covid vaccine for their dogs. My two young staff members were totally caught off guard by this demand, and told the owners that they had not heard of such a vaccine.

The clients were irate, and yelled at them! They “deserved” and demanded the vaccine! The girls told them that they’d have to look into it, and in a panic, they looked it up on the internet — and found Randi’s column, which they didn’t read carefully or to the end, either. They forwarded it to me:

burn through our supply of fossil fuels brings us one day closer to the point of no return, when they will be used up for good. If we’re extracting an oil called bitumen from open-pit tar-sand mines in Canada — an extraordinarily labor-intensive, costly and environmentally damaging process — then we know we’re reaching the end of the fossil-fuel-as-king era.

Our only alternative path, for now at least, is green energy.

Finally, the bond act would allocate $550 million to improve drinking-water quality across the state. For decades, Long Island has struggled to maintain the quality of its drinking water. Our water is piped up from aquifers, pockets of fresh water hundreds of feet below ground. Most chemicals that we apply to or dump into the ground eventually make their way into the aquifers, from industrial degreasers and lawn herbicides to gasoline that spills from filling stations.

Water is our most precious resource, yet so often in the past we have treated it as if it mattered not at all. In recent years, however, we have begun to focus on protecting our water resources, and the bond act would only further efforts to preserve our aquifers.

We can look around the world and see example after example of environmental disaster. We know this: Once we have made a mess of the natural world, it’s really hard to clean it up. Working proactively to preserve the environment is always best, and the Restore Mother Nature Bond Act, if passed, would do exactly that.

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assau County recently announced that it finished 2020 with a surplus of $75 million (subject to some adjustment, but it’s a reasonable number to work with). Sounds like good news, right? Not so fast. Let’s look behind this news.

The surplus came about because $99 million of a $103 million federal grant to the county was used for salaries instead of increased Covid19 testing, aid to schools affected and other such pandemic-related expenses, for HowarD which the money was intended. kopeL How many people might have been saved had that been done?

The county administration recently forced, with the help of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, a refinancing of Nassau’s debt, claiming, against evidence, that the county would soon be insolvent without such action, with a projected year-end deficit of $385 million. The administration and NIFA insisted as late as last November that the refinancing and additional borrowing were critical, because sales taxes were

projected to decline 20 percent for the year.

I pointed out at the time that such a decline was virtually impossible, given that, up until then, we had experienced a decline of about 8 percent, the economy was improving, and a virtual collapse of the entire economy would be required for us to drop 20 percent.

I was right, and even conservative. The final number was about 5 percent. Besides the $75 million 2020 surplus, 2019 finished with a $112 million unrestricted/available surplus. However, NIFA said that unless the Legislature agreed to a refinance, it would reject our budget and initiate draconian service cuts.

But wait, there’s more! The resulting refinance provides about $435 million in cash for the county. Understand that this isn’t a savings, but rather represents new borrowing and deferment of some payments into the future. In fact, in a record-low-interest environment, we actually borrowed at a higher rate than the original borrowed-money portion of the financing. That was irresponsible on the part of the administration, not to mention on the part of NIFA, which, ironically, was created to force financial

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he county will soon be swimming in money, at least in the short term.

Letters “Read this!” Panic!

So I read it — and I laughed. “Project Woof Speed” — Ha! Free trip to Buffalo — Ha! And so many other funny things as well!

I screen-shot the last paragraph, used an app to circle it in red and texted it back to my girls. They felt so silly!

What was worse was that they regretted not knowing about the column first so they could have been weaponized against those crazy calls and getting yelled at for not knowing anything about this vaccine that was the clients’ “right” to have! How they would’ve loved to calmly respond, “Please read the article to the end.”

As the kids say, “SMH. Shaking My Head.” Randi’s a funny lady.

DR. KAReN LISS Merrick

Brinton uses familiar talking points on guns To the editor: Re Scott Brinton’s April 1-7 column, “Dear politicians: Get your act together on gun control”: Brinton repeats

responsibility on the county.

Finally, the federal government recently passed a new coronavirus pandemic relief bill, scheduled to provide Nassau County with an additional $397 million. I, and others in the Legislature’s Republican majority, pointed to the likelihood of this relief to NIFA at the time, but NIFA officials refused to account for this possibility, insisting on the refinance.

The bottom line of all of this is that the county will soon, at least in the short term, be virtually swimming in new money available to spend — more than $1 billion, by my calculations. I will insist that this spending be done responsibly, and not simply be used to support the administration’s re-election campaign this fall.

But what would “responsibly” look like?

I don’t have to point out to anyone living or working in Nassau County that real estate taxes are out of control, and in fact are the highest in the country for equivalently valued properties. The recent reassessment conducted by the administration has resulted in tax increases for about 65 percent of homeowners, which will keep growing over the next few years as they are phased in.

Finally, Nassau County has a huge over-

hang of refund payments due to homeowners and business property owners — full disclosure, this includes me and other family members, along with many thousands of others — going back many years, resulting from previous overassessments. These cannot be put off indefinitely. They are obligations of the county, bear much higher interest than county bonds and must eventually be paid, with interest.

I propose that we use a major portion of the newly available money to finally clear the decks, to the extent possible, of refunds to property owners. This would have several tremendous benefits. First, during a period of depressed business and lower earnings because of Covid-19, it would provide a welcome source of funds for many people and small businesses that desperately need it. At the same time, it would use the newly borrowed, relatively cheap, funds to clear up other high-interest-bearing obligations of the county, and improve its finances going forward. That would result in lower costs in the future and, we would hope, help to slow or stop the growth of real estate taxes that are increasingly a burden that many cannot afford.

Howard J. Kopel, a Republican from Lawrence who represents Nassau County’s 7th Legislative District, is deputy presiding officer of the Legislature.

Framework by Joe Abate

the threadbare rhetoric of the Democratic Party in its efforts to disarm honest American citizens. Telling the big lie over and over again doesn’t make it a fact. In 2017, according to FBI statistics, more homicides were committed with hammers and blunt instruments than rifles. That would be all kinds of rifles. Brinton did not mention this.

I also wonder if Brinton consulted the National Rifle Association or the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association before writing his piece. Perhaps he would have gotten a more balanced view. I fear that he did not.

JAMeS G. CoLLINS Floral Park Collins is Long Island director of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association.

In 2017, homicides by blunt instruments exceeded homicides by rifle in the United States, 467 to 403, according to the FBI. That same year, homicides by all forms of gun (handguns, rifles, shotguns and other firearms) numbered 10,982. A full accounting can be found on the FBI’s website at bit. ly/3taPkkC.

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